Three Kingdoms: Ancestors of the Han Dynasty

Chapter 220 Farewell
In 229 A.D., the third year of Taihe, in March, Luoyang.

From the beginning of last year to this year, blessings do not come again, disasters come again, and Cao Rui's mood became more and more depressed.

Not to mention the defeat of Eastern Wu and Western Shu, even Xianbei was ready to move, and surrounded Wuhuan school Wei Tianyu for seven days and seven nights.

Now even the Gongsun family in the northeast is experiencing instability.Gongsun Gong, the prefect of Liaodong, was conspired by his nephew Gongsun Yuan to take his official position. In order to stabilize the rear, the court had to appoint Gongsun Yuan as the prefect of Liaodong to show appeasement.

Now the Great Wei is in urgent need of good news, Cao Rui also has great expectations for Cao Zhen who is about to go to war, and even under Cao Zhen's ineffectiveness, he was appointed as the Great Sima to succeed the dead Cao Xiu and become the pillar of the Great Wei .

"Your Majesty! Da Sima is about to leave. I wonder when His Majesty will leave?" the attendant said respectfully outside the door.

When Cao Zhen conquered Shu this time, Cao Rui wanted to send him off in person, in order to encourage the generals who conquered Shu to make more contributions.

In his busy schedule, Cao Rui forgot to change out of his women's attire, put on an embroidered hat and half-sleeves in silk (note ①), and went straight out of the hall.

Yang Fu, who accompanied him, saw Cao Rui coming out of the hall in a strange dress, so he hurried up a few steps, and advised him, "I have never heard of sending the general on an expedition. Your Majesty can wear this dress. I wonder what kind of courtesy it is?"

Cao Rui did not answer, returned to the hall, changed into a dress with the help of Gong'e, and went out of the hall again.

Seeing this, Yang Fu sat behind Cao Rui with satisfaction.

Yang Fu was one position behind Cao Rui, remembering that a month ago Cao Rui was repairing the forbidden camp near Luoyang for a large-scale construction project, and selected beautiful women to fill the harem.

"Your Majesty, Wu and Shu have not yet settled down, and there are still large armies outside. I wonder if we can stop repairing the forbidden area?" Yang Fu said, standing outside the carriage.

Cao Rui sat in the car, pretending not to hear about it, and ignored it.

Yang Fu was a little dissatisfied, and said in a deep voice: "I heard that the king is a sage, and the officials dare to speak out. Yao and Shun are all sage monarchs. They often ask the officials to give opinions, so they can be the ancient sages. Dayu made many achievements. But the palace where I live is very narrow; the former Emperor Wen of the Han Dynasty advocated thrift and wore common clothes."

Yang Fu followed the driver on the road, trying to persuade him.

"It's all a wise move. I hope your Majesty can listen to it and learn from it. Your Majesty should emulate the good governance of the ancient sages, and try to avoid the evil government of the emperor's debauchery and subjugation. May your Majesty think about everything, and follow the example of the former Han Wen Emperor to marry the beauties of Emperor Hui's harem, and the newly elected The lady who entered the palace was let out of the palace. The lady who entered the palace was too young, and I thought she didn't know the dignity and could not serve His Majesty."

"The ban was built because frugality was the top priority, and the cost was saved to make up for military expenses. If Wu and Shu are pacified, the monarch and the people will enjoy themselves..."

The expression on Cao Rui's face became more and more dissatisfied, but in order to show the appearance of a wise gentleman, he corrected his posture and said with a smile: "Your words are sincere, and your heart is frank. I will consider it carefully, and I hope you will continue to persuade me and speak your heartfelt words to me. "

Hearing this, Yang Fu stopped his babbling, and said joyfully, "Your Majesty is wise, I will surely have more to say in the future, and I will live up to your Majesty's words today."

The corners of Cao Rui's mouth twitched, he stopped talking, and made up his mind, he persuaded him, and I didn't listen.

Yu Jia drove slowly on the corridor to the west of the city to see Cao Zhen off.

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Outside the ten-mile long pavilion, willow trees lined the shade, and Cao Wei's soldiers walked slowly on the official road.On both sides of the road, Cao Weijun and his ministers were in harmony, sending off the expedition of the army.

Cao Rui walked slowly along the road, Cao Zhen was one body behind Cao Rui, and accompanied by the horse.

Cao Rui looked at the mountains in the distance with his hands behind his back, and said in a deep voice, "Since last year, there have been wars in the Great Wei, the borders are restless, people in the country are uncertain, and the drought has affected the Great Wei. It's difficult!"

Although Cao Zhen's surname is Cao, he is a member of the clan, but Cao Zhen's original surname is Qin.Cao Cao adopted quite a few adopted sons, but there were only a few of them who became famous and could play a big role.

Although Cao Zhen is currently the backbone of Cao Wei, he dare not speak too much for fear of causing trouble.

That's why Cao Zhen could only respond to Cao Rui's words, and said: "Your Majesty's words are very true. I have done it last year, and I can't break the Yellow Power. It will cause damage to soldiers and horses, and cause Prince Quan (Wang Shuang) to die in battle. Being pinned down by him in Wuzhang Plain for a long time, resulting in the capture of Longyou, is indeed my fault!"

Cao Rui waved his hand and said bitterly: "Your Majesty, don't say that. The imperial court also made mistakes in its strategy. It was misled by Western Shu, thinking that Zhuge would be attacking key problems, and Longyou would relax and be taken advantage of by him. Not to mention that Eastern Wu would send troops to help. In Western Shu, send a hundred thousand troops to fight the Zhuang Hou at Shiting."

Hearing this, Cao Zhen bowed his head in silence, a little ashamed.Although the court judged that Longyou's inconclusiveness was not due to war, Cao Zhen himself has always been unable to let go of it.

This time, 180,000 troops were raised to crusade against Xishu. It cannot but be said that there was no influence of Cao Zhen's personal psychological factors.

Cao Rui vented his displeasure, and said: "The great Wei is so difficult, I never thought there would be villains spreading rumors, wanting to let the King of Dong'a (Cao Zhi) enter the capital, and bring disaster to the palace of the Great Wei. I don't want to pursue it, but I'm afraid There are so many incidents that the foreign invaders can take advantage of it."

After finishing speaking, Cao Rui realized that he had made a slip of the tongue and was about to change the subject.

Cao Zhen, who was silent for a while, spoke slowly: "Your Majesty, don't worry. I have received the virtues of Emperor Wu and Emperor Wen. Today, the Central Plains cannot be emperor without His Majesty, and the world cannot be ruled by the Cao family. I must lead the army with a sword and protect Cao. Only when you belong to the world can you repay His Majesty's kindness."

"I used to be the governor of Guanzhong and was in charge of the military affairs of Yongzhou and Liangzhou. I was punished for the failure of Longyou. Your Majesty did not take the minister's fault, and moved him to be the chief minister. He took the minister's responsibility and led the soldiers who conquered the country. Conquer Western Shu. This time, I will live up to Your Majesty's entrustment."

Cao Rui stopped, feeling touched, and exhorted: "The king of Western Shu is wise and his ministers are strong. I also heard that Liu Chan is diligent and thrifty and loves the people. Together, they are called monarchs and ministers, but they are actually father and son."

"These two are very close, trust each other, and cannot be divorced. Zhuge's edict is like Liu Chan's edict. Zhuge's talent is comparable to Guan Zhong and Le Yi; his ability to govern the country is the best, and the military strategy is second. Huang Quan, governor of Qinzhou, is Tuo Gu. Minister, the military strategy is the leader, and the army is strictly controlled, so you should not be taken lightly."

After a pause, Cao Rui said what was in his heart, and said slowly: "Great Sima, that's why in this expedition to Shu, we put invincibility first and victory second, and we can't force things. The 180,000 army is already what our great Wei can mobilize. For all mobile soldiers, I hope Da Sima will learn from the strong man!"

Cao Zhen also nodded in agreement with Cao Rui's point of view, he often dealt with big men, how could he not know that big men are formidable enemies.

Cao Rui shook his head and chuckled, and said, "Western Shu is the great enemy of Wei! I just hope that Da Sima will act carefully."

After finishing speaking, Cao Rui picked up the wine bottle, turned towards Cao Zhen, and said in a gentle voice: "Cao Qing went to the northwest to conquer Western Shu. I hope that you will pay respects to the general again, and hope that the general will return in victory."

Cao Zhen took the wine bottle from the attendant and said respectfully: "Thank you, Your Majesty, I will definitely live up to your Majesty's wishes."
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① "Three Kingdoms · Wei Shu · Yang Fu Biography": In Fu, it is often seen that the emperor of the Ming Dynasty wore an embroidered hat and was covered with half-sleeves.Fu asked the emperor, "How can this be obeyed by etiquette?" The emperor did not answer in silence.

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