Shanggui, Yongzhou governor's office.

In the brightly lit public room, Yang Qingzheng was sitting in front of the case, writing furiously and reviewing official documents one after another.

Since returning to Longyou eight days ago, Yang Qing has been busy from morning to night, with almost no rest. To this day, he still has to work overtime until late at night.

Although before the expedition, Yang Qing entrusted all political affairs in the state to Yang Xi, Jiang Yin and others, their power was limited after all, and they still did not dare to make decisions on many major matters without authorization, so they had to leave it to Yang Qing to make decisions when he came back.

Seeing that there were fewer and fewer bamboo slips on the desk, Yang Qing couldn't help but breathed a sigh of relief, put down his brush, stretched his aching waist, and prepared to rest for a while before finishing the remaining official documents in one go.

As soon as he took a sip of tea, he heard Wu Que's voice asking to see him outside the door. Yang Qing hurriedly said: "Come in."

Wu Que gently opened the door, stepped inside, and saluted with clasped fists: "Your Majesty." Yang Qing hummed and said with a smile, "It's so late, why hasn't Shu Qi fallen asleep yet?"

"Your Majesty, haven't you rested yet? You are still working diligently on official duties, how can we, the subordinates, dare to be lazy?" Wu Que also joked.

Yang Qing pointed to the piles of letters on the desk and said with a wry smile: "Haha, I had no choice but to do this. These are all the homework assignments Wen Ran and the others left for me, so I had to finish them in a hurry."

After a slight pause, he continued: "Tell me, what are the new developments on Wei Jun's side?"

Wu Que closed the door, took a few steps closer, and replied softly: "I just received the news that the false emperor Cao Rui has issued an order to summon Cao Zhen back to the court to take over the post of Grand Sima."

"Oh? Is this happening?" Yang Qing was slightly surprised when he heard this.

Wu Que said: "Exactly, Cao Rui's decree reached Chang'an three days ago, and Cao Zhen has now set off for Luoyang."

"Then who did Cao Rui give to lead the Wei army in Guanzhong?" Yang Qing asked.

Wu Que replied: "Xia Houru, the fake general who conquered the west, took over the post of governor of Yongliang. All the 50,000 Wei troops in Guanzhong are now under his command."

"Xia Houru? It seems that Cao Rui has long wanted to recall Cao Zhen back to the dynasty, otherwise he would not have let Xia Houru serve as the general of the Western Conquest.

At present, Xiahou Ru is one of the few talented people in the Xiahou family who can take advantage of them. He is given the command of the military affairs of Yongliang and Liangzhou. It seems that Cao Rui still trusts the Cao Xiahou group more.

He also transferred Cao Zhen back to Luoyang. This arrangement was clearly intended to divide the power of ministers with foreign surnames such as Hua Xin, Chen Qun and others. Hehe, Cao Rui still has some skills."

Yang Qing quickly saw the political intentions behind this personnel change in Wei State. He thought that although Xia Houru also had certain military talents, he was not as good as Cao Zhen after all. It was a pity that he was unable to send troops to fight again in the near future, otherwise he would take advantage of the situation.

If Cao Zhen and Sima Yi are not in Guanzhong, we will definitely be able to accomplish something.

In Yang Qing's mind, there are only one and a half people in Wei who can pose a threat to Ji Han, and Cao Zhen is the other half. Although this person's military ability is not as good as that of a super master like Zhuge Liang, he can still barely maintain the Guanzhong defense line by relying on city defense.

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However, Cao Zhen has a somewhat impatient temper, and as the leader of Cao Wei's generals, he cannot bear to be passively beaten. Once he sends troops to attack the Han army in a field battle, it will be extremely easy for the Han army to find a flaw.

Therefore, Cao Zhen's sergeant's ability has not yet reached a mature level, and he can only be regarded as a half-threat.

And the complete person is naturally Sima Yi. In terms of defensive ability, this person is still above Cao Zhen. Although he prefers an aggressive and fire-like military style, once the opponent is too powerful to defeat, he will immediately become immovable. The master of defense.

This man is proficient in military skills, capable of both offense and defense, and has a very high mental quality. He can endure things that ordinary people cannot endure. He is actually the Han army's number one enemy.

Fortunately, Sima Yi is still guarding the middle line, and Cao Rui did not let him take over Cao Zhen's position. It was a great blessing for the Han army to send Xiahou Rushi.

In this way, Ji Han still had some time to encroach on Guanzhong. Once all the Yongliang prefectures fell into Ji Han's bag, it would be too late even if Sima Yi was transferred to the western front.

"It's a pity that we don't have the ability to launch the third Northern Expedition this year, otherwise Chang'an will be owned by me. It seems that we have to wait until next year or the year after that. During this period, we must accumulate enough food, grass and military supplies."

Yang Qing pondered for a moment, and then told Wu Que: "Since Xia Houru has become the governor of Yongliang, we must strengthen the intelligence collection on Xia Houru in the future to find out his official career history, preferences, temperament, and command style."

"To reassure you, I have already arranged for manpower to carry out the work." Wu Que bowed and replied.

Yang Qing nodded with satisfaction: "Very good, go back and rest early."

"Yes, I am resigning from my humble position."

Wuchang,Wugong

Last night, the news that the war in Guanzhong had come to an end was sent to the palace by spies overnight. Sun Quan was greatly relieved when he learned that the Han army failed to capture Chang'an, and he quickly summoned Gu Yong, Lu Xun, Zhuge Jin and other important ministers for discussion.

After describing the etiquette, Sun Quan on the throne immediately said loudly: "My lords, the spies reported that Yang Qing has returned to Shanggui. The Shu army only took Qicheng and other places in this eastward march, but did not capture Chang'an." After that, He handed the detailed investigation report to the chamberlain beside him and motioned to the ministers to circulate it.

"Supreme, this matter is good news for me, Soochow. The reason why Xi Shu sent Yang Qing to attack Chang'an after the second Northern Expedition was just to make a fuss about preventing the Supreme from proclaiming himself emperor.

It's good now. Chang'an has not been conquered by the Shu army, which proves that the destiny of the Han Dynasty is no longer in the Han Dynasty. The supreme emperor ascended the throne and proclaimed himself emperor, which can be said to be an act of obedience to heaven and the people." Gu Yong read it quickly and was the first to say.

The true intention of the Han army to attack Chang'an could not be concealed from the emperors and ministers of the Eastern Wu Dynasty. Sun Quan, Lu Xun and others were well aware of this. They had been lurking in Yizhou these days to monitor the details of the Han and Wei armies in Guanzhong. As for the situation of the war, as soon as there is news, it must be reported back to Soochow immediately.

How important Chang'an, the old capital of the Han Dynasty, was, and Sun Quan and his ministers knew it very well. They were worried about Ji Han achieving his goals all the time these days. Fortunately, Chang'an is still in the hands of Cao Wei, and they can finally put their hearts at ease. Gone inside.

Zhuge Jin raised his hands and said: "Your Majesty, what the Prime Minister said is true. This good news comes at the right time. Knowing that the Shu army has not recaptured Chang'an, I will be more confident to negotiate with Fei Wenwei and Chen Xiaoqi tomorrow."

"Yes, Fei Yi proposed the day before yesterday that Xi Shu could be made the ruler of the country. Is this really unreasonable?

I command the territory of Jing, Yang, and Jiaozhou, and have hundreds of thousands of elite soldiers and generals under my command, as well as thousands of talented people in civil and military affairs. Success in becoming an emperor is the aspiration of the people and the trend of the times. Why should I be conferred by Liu Chan's son and become a laboring son?

Lord of the country? Zhuge Liang and the others bullied me too much!" Sun Quan said angrily.

Gu Yong said: "Supreme, please calm down. Zhuge Liang and others just couldn't let go of the so-called orthodoxy of the Han Dynasty, so they came up with an unjust and unreasonable title of king of the country in an attempt to turn me, Soochow, into a vassal of his Shu Han. This move is completely

It's whimsical.

In addition, they did not capture Chang'an, so there is no possibility of discussion on this matter. Tzuyu will refute this severely during tomorrow's negotiations."

"Prime Minister, don't worry. I will definitely not disgrace the country. I will discipline Fei Wenwei and Chen Xiaoqi tomorrow." Zhuge Jin said.
Chapter completed!