In fact, Sun Quan also planned this. Although it is better to re-establish the alliance with Shu Han and he cannot make any big moves against Nanzhong, since the Shu Han court did not send troops to quell the rebellion, maintaining the status quo in Nanzhong is also very good for Soochow.

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Therefore, Sun Quan still secretly promised Yong Kai that as long as he could hold off the Shu Han's counter-rebellion army, he would bargain with the Shu Han court for him in the future to achieve a situation in which Nanzhong was independent and self-reliant.

So when Yong Kai saw that Sun Quan had reached this point, he couldn't say anything more. Now he could only rely on himself for everything. As a hero of his generation, he knew that only if he was powerful enough could he have a big enough say.

"A famous family? It's just a traitor from the former Qin Dynasty. It is comparable to the princes of the Yong family." Yong Kai laughed and said: "Third brother, tomorrow I will order the troops to rest for two days, and wait until Lu Kai and the others are exhausted.

Siege the city."

Yongjie also felt that this was the only plan for now, and immediately responded: "Yes, brother."

While the various forces in the South and China were fighting each other, the Emperor of Cao Wei, Cao Pi, held a court meeting in Luoyang Palace in the capital to gather civil and military officials and discuss conquests from all directions.

"My lords, the world is in turmoil and the world is restless. Western Shu and Eastern Wu are now assuming false names, separatizing the mountains and rivers, and not obeying the king's rule. If there are two thieves like this, our country will raise righteous soldiers to fight against them. However, things have their own sequence of events.

, there are priorities in conquering, do you think China should conquer Shu or Wu first?"

It has been four or five years since Cao Pi became emperor, and the ministers of the Wei State have already become familiar with the monarch's temperament. Asking about such major conquest matters in the court shows that the emperor has made a decision in his mind, and everyone is unwilling to say more even if they have their own thoughts.

What.

However, there were so many talented people in the Wei state, and although the scholar-bureaucrats respected the emperor, they all had their own thoughts. Many people suspected that the emperor wanted to conquer Wu.

However, Liu Ye, the veteran counselor of the Wei State, came out and said: "Your Majesty, today the country is divided into three. The Wei Dynasty is super strong and Wu Shu is weak. Among them, Western Shu is the weakest. The only Ming leader of Western Shu is Liu Bei.

The only famous general in Shu is Guan Yu, but now that both of them are dead, the army of Western Shu is few and it is difficult to support them."

"Although Zhuge Liang has the talent to know the world, it is difficult for him to stand up to the critical situation by himself. This is the time for your majesty to unify the world."

"I ask your Majesty to send a large army out of the Qinling Mountains to destroy Shu in one fell swoop. If Shu is destroyed, it will be difficult for Wu to survive. If you do this for a few years, build a large ship from Shu and go down the river, go straight to Jiangling, and build an industry, then the defeat of Dongwu will be around the corner. Your Majesty's great cause

It can be done."

When Cao Pi heard Liu Ye's grand plan, he couldn't help but feel excited. Two years ago, he failed to listen to Liu Ye's plan to attack Wu because he didn't listen to Liu Ye's plan. Today, he heard Liu Ye's plan for the overall situation. He not only thought about it secretly, but also felt that this plan was feasible.

However, Liu Ye is a descendant of Fuling King Liu Yan, the son of Emperor Guangwu of the Han Dynasty. Speaking of which, he is much closer to Liu Bei than Emperor Guangwu, and he is a serious lineage of the Han Dynasty.

Although this man devoted himself to Cao Wei, Emperor Wu of Wei and his son had always had a trace of suspicion about him deep in their hearts, fearing that this man, on the surface, was facing the Wei family, but in fact, his heart was towards the Han Dynasty.

If Liu Ye knew about the suspicions in the hearts of Cao Cao and Cao Pi, Liu Ye would definitely scream that he was wronged.

Although he was a direct descendant of Emperor Guangwu, he had long been disillusioned with the Han Dynasty. From the bottom of his heart, he felt that the Han Dynasty could not be revived, so it was better to win a good future for the family in the new dynasty as early as possible.

In particular, Liu Bei, a remote clan member, not only did not surrender to Cao Cao's despotic power, but became the leading figure in the resistance against Cao Xinghan. This made Liu Ye, the descendant of Emperor Guangwu, even more disgusted with Liu Bei in his heart, and was reluctant to eliminate his power early.

But how did Liu Ye know that although he sincerely planned for Cao Cao and his son, Cao Cao and his son never really believed in him. If he knew this intention, he didn't know how he could see Emperor Guangwu underground.

Although Cao Pi had always had a suspicion about Liu Ye, a close branch of the Han family, he had to admit that Liu Ye's words were indeed reasonable. If the Shu Han could be destroyed while it was weakening, Soochow would be the only one left.

It's easy to deal with.

"What do the ministers think of Liu Shizhong's plan?" Cao Pi asked excitedly.

The important minister Zhongshu ordered Sun Zi to go out and report: "Your Majesty, I think what Liu Shizhong said is inappropriate."

Sun Zi was a close official of Cao Pi. His courtesy name was Yanlong and he was a native of Zhongdu County, Taiyuan County.

This man lost his parents when he was three years old and was raised by his brother and sister-in-law. When he grew up, he entered the Imperial College and was appreciated by the then Situ Wang Yun. Wang Yun saw that he was knowledgeable and talented and appreciated him very much. Later, he was recommended as a scholar because of his filial piety and upbringing.

County magistrate.

At that time, Cao Cao welcomed the emperor of Han Dynasty to Xudu and was appointed Sikong. Cao Cao used the official position of Sikong to establish a hegemony and recruit talents from all over. Sun Zi was recruited as an official by Cao Cao.

However, at this time, Sun Zi's brother was assassinated and killed by thieves. In order to avenge his brother, Sun Zi assassinated his brother's enemy and took his whole family to flee to another country, unable to go to his post.

Later, after being recommended by his friend Jia Kui, he finally joined the service of Prime Minister Cao Cao. He successively served as a meritorious official in the prime minister's office, a planner, and joined the army. He was praised by Xun Yu, the minister of justice.

After Cao Pi inherited his father's throne, he planned to usurp the Han Dynasty. Sun Zi and another minister Liu Fang were his confidants. After the establishment of Cao Wei, Sun Zi successively served as Secretary Lang, Shangshu Youcheng, and moved to Zhongzhong to write orders to Shizhong. Together with Liu Fang,

If you want to control the machine, please enter the palace of Guan Neihou.

After Cao Pi became emperor, he immediately changed the Secretarial Department to the Zhongshu Department. Since Sun Zi and Liu Fang had the same seniority, Liu Fang was appointed as the Zhongshu Supervisor and Sun Zi was appointed as the Zhongshu Ling.

Although Zhongshu Jian was located in front of Zhongshu Ling, Zhongshu Jian and Zhongshu Ling were in the same class, and they were in charge of the government together, which was the first time that a high-ranking official in Zhongshu was the prime minister.

So at this time, Sun Zi was an important minister in the court of Cao Wei. Seeing him speaking out against Liu Ye's plan, Cao Pi straightened his body and asked, "Oh? I wonder what Sun Qing has to say?"

Sun Zidao said: "Your Majesty, although what Liu Shizhong said is reasonable, he ignored the terrain of Western Shu and Zhuge Liang's talents."

"Oh? Please tell me in detail." Cao Pi said curiously.

Sun Zi received Cao Pi's encouragement and said loudly: "Your Majesty, Western Shu is far away in the southwest, separated from Guanzhong by high mountains, and the roads are dangerous and difficult to defeat. In the past, Emperor Wu raised a large army to compete with Liu Bei in Hanzhong for Western Shu. After all, it was difficult to transport food and grass.

, the front was too dangerous and too long, so he had to withdraw his troops, so Liu Bei succeeded in settling in Shu.

"If Your Majesty now sends troops to Western Shu, he will inevitably face the hardships of road migration and difficulty in transporting food and grass. In addition, Zhuge Liang is good at governing the country. Although his country's army is weak and the people are weak, there are dangers on the Shu road, which is enough to resist the king's army.

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"If the king's army cannot attack for a long time, it will only waste money and food, and only consume national power. Therefore, I think that if your majesty raises an army, it is better to go to Wu instead of Shu."

When Liu Ye was retorted by Sun Zi, he couldn't help but sneered in his heart. These civil servants had never experienced the ups and downs of troubled times, but only tried to cater to their superiors. How could they understand the principles of rejuvenating the country and ensuring peace?

Liu Ye sneered in his heart, but said calmly on his face: "Your Majesty, it is Zhuge Liang who is good at governing the country. We cannot give him a chance to breathe. We must work hard, raise a large army to conquer Western Shu, and defeat it in one fell swoop."

He was also afraid that Cao Pi would not be able to convince him, so he persuaded: "Your Majesty, now most of the troops in the Western Shu Kingdom have been damaged, and they have also lost Fazheng, Liu Ba, Ma Liang, Ma Chao, Huang Zhong and other civil and military ministers, and the three counties of Nanzhong have rebelled again.

, it is the opportunity God has given your Majesty to use force, and your Majesty must cherish it.
Chapter completed!