Three years later,

Xudu Jia Mansion

"Ahem"

There were another fierce coughing sound in the mansion. The servants who were working were all sighing after hearing this, and their eyes showed concern. It was because although Jia Xu was in a high position, he was simple and extremely low-key, and was also very good to the servants.

The servants of the Jia family heard in private that Cheng Yu, a wise man who followed Taizu to conquer all directions decades ago, had a hot temper, but also had a mercy. The servants of the Cheng family were often beaten to death for some trivial matters. After Cheng Yu passed away, his son Cheng Wu had a more temper than his father. The servants of the Cheng family were miserable. In addition, there was Chen Qun, a current official who was entrusted with orphans. Chen Qun was rigorous and extremely strict with his subordinates. If the servants had any disqualification, they would be executed on the spot. Because of all these things, the servants of the Jia family were grateful and loyal to Jia Xu.

In the mansion, a simple man was lying on the bed and coughing constantly, and coughing blood from time to time! His face became paler as time went by. However, his age at 70 years old gave people a feeling of being weak due to his weakness. Who could imagine that this old man tortured by the disease was Jia Xu, who was famous all over the world?

His son Jia Mu was sweating profusely, and the worry in his eyes became heavier and heavier. At the same time, he kept smoothing his hands on Jia Xu's heart. Jia Xu stopped Jia Mu's movements and said weakly: "Mu'er, my deadline has come, it's no better!"

After hearing this, Jia Mu burst into tears and knelt in front of Jia Xu's bed and cried, "Father! I really don't understand. If my father told Your Majesty a few days ago, his Majesty would definitely send famous doctors in the palace to treat his father. If the famous doctors in the palace could not be cured, based on your father's contribution to the late emperor, Cao Ziheng would also search all over the world and find famous doctors in the local area to treat his father!"

Speaking of the three words Cao Ziheng, Jia Mu's face couldn't help but be distorted. After hearing this, Jia Xu suddenly became angry and scolded: "How can you call Your Majesty the name directly!"

Jia Mu still cried: "Father, how could Cao Pi be one ten thousandth of the third son? If Sima Zhongda had not interfered, how could the late emperor have established Cao Ziheng? Father, you have been safe for fifty years and are seriously ill now. Why do you still have to do this? You all know this!"

Jia Xu was speechless, and for a while, and said with a wry smile: "It is really not easy for a crazy person to see through this point. However, do you know that since the death of the late emperor, I have been preparing for three years. Three years have passed in a flash, but I have never caught a fatal flaw of Sima Yi. He endured it for three years. No, it should be said that he has endured it since the battle of the lord Guandu. This person is tough and can be called my opponent. Unfortunately, I am unable to turn the world back!"

Jia Mu was unwilling to say: "Father, is there no one in the court able to compete with Sima Zhongda!"

"Yes, Liu Ye, Liu Ziyang can be comparable to him, but Liu Ziyang has no military power, while Sima Yi began to infiltrate our Great Wei army and has already surpassed Liu Ye. In addition, Wang Lang in the court, although he is a famous scholar in Shandong, he is not scheming enough. Hua Xin is not scheming but not wise enough. If so..."

Speaking of this, Jia Xu's wry smile slowly stopped.

"If so?"

Jia Mu asked hurriedly.

Jia Xu did not answer, his eyes were a little dazed, as if he was recalling something, and at the same time he felt that Jia Mu's face became blurry...

Until Jia Mu completely disappeared when his bed collapsed, the two of them suddenly stood beside his bed. A middle-aged man on the right was wearing a black Confucian uniform with a strong evil spirit between his eyebrows and eyes. The middle-aged man on the left was wearing a blue dress, with a smile on his face forever. At the same time, a wine gourd was tied to his waist, and he took a big sip from time to time.

The man on the right said coldly: "Wenhe, your life is coming soon. When I get down, I don't know if you have the face to see me! If you were willing to assist Enxiang back then, how could Enxiang be plotted by Wang Yun's old dog? How could I escape to the world? Otherwise, how could the people in the world still curse Li Ru? "

Jia Xu was about to speak when the middle-aged scholar on the left chuckled softly, took the wine gourd around his waist and took a sip. He seemed to be anxious and coughed suddenly. The scholar knocked on his chest twice and said with a smile: "Wenhe, you know, I have an old problem, don't mind."

Then, the scholar's face changed and he said coldly: "Jia Wenhe! You are old man! You violated the agreement of that year and refused to assist Ming Gong with all your heart. In the battle of Chibi, others can't see Pang Tong and Zhou Yu's plan, but you can't see it?"

He sighed randomly: "Forget it, you man, I should have thought that you would always protect yourself. I only hate the thief who is jealous of talent every day and let me die in Liucheng. He refused to let me live for a few more days, and he refused to let me assist Ming Gong for a few more days!"

Jia Xu smiled bitterly and said, "Fengxiao, how do you know that I have not assisted my lord with all my heart?"

Guo Jia shouted loudly: "Enough, Jia Wenhe, if you are willing to do your best, how could Gong Ming have the defeat of Chibi, Tongguan, and Hanzhong? Will Sima Zhongda be so arrogant to this day? Jia Xu, you are not too long, I see how you will explain to me, Zhongde, Wenruo, Zixiao and others when the time comes!"

After saying that, the two disappeared at the same time.

Jia Xu stared at Jia Mu who was crying beside the bed, as if it was just a short and painful dream just now...

Jia Xu suddenly vomited a mouthful of blood and sighed: "It seems that I am not good at all. Mu'er, listen to me. After I die, I will follow the plan of Liu Ye in the court, Zhang He and Xu Huang's courage in the army, Sima Zhongda will not do anything big. The Great Wei is not worried, the pseudo-Han and Jiangdong are just showing off for a while, and they are in a corner. Even if Jiang Shang and Zhang Liang are resurrected, they will not be able to turn the world back. The world's general trend is in my Great Wei. In the past few decades, my Great Wei will definitely be unified. What I worry about is that after I die, if Liu Ye and Zhang He have something happen to me, Sima Zhongda can subvert the world in one fell swoop. In addition,

Watching the astrological signs at night, Xu Gongming will die within a few years. Once Xu Huang dies, only Zhang He can compete with Sima Yi in the army. Zhang He is a general, and Zhuge Liang of the pseudo-Han is invincible. He is a rare famous general in the world. However, Zhang He and Sima Yi are still much worse in their scheming. If Sima Yi takes Your Majesty to the court and forces Zhang He in the name of the emperor, He will die. By then, the Great Wei will fall into the hands of the Sima family. It is hateful! He hateful! I hope Your Majesty can detect Sima Zhongda's ambitions. Jia Mu, remember, no matter what the future is, if you are not loyal to the Great Wei, I will die with my eyes!"

Jia Mu cried, "Son, remember, I dare not forget!"

After Jia Xu finished speaking, he seemed to have used all his strength, and his body, which was originally half leaning on the bed, fell down with a bang!

A shrill roar came from the Jia Mansion: "Father!"

On August 11, 223 AD, Jia Xu was destroyed and Emperor Wen of the Great Wei Dynasty gave him the posthumous title of "Su".

...

Eight years later

Lueyang, Wei army commander in the tent

Zhang He looked at the middle-aged man with a gloomy face in front of him and said unbelievably: "Grandmaster! You should understand that Zhuge Kongming is cautious and will set up many ambushes when retreating. How can we chase him!"

Sima Yi said expressionlessly: "General Zhang, please rest assured. The governor has his own plans for this matter, so you don't need to ask. Besides, General Zhang is a famous general of our Great Wei. He followed the former emperor to conquer all directions. Those who hear your reputation in the world will be rife. Zhuge Liang, a mountain village man, is definitely not your opponent, you should pursue it quickly!"

A trace of murderous intent flashed in Zhang He's eyes. Before Zhang He could say anything, Sima Yi smiled playfully: "Your Majesty now has appointed me as the Grand Commander of the West. Now in this battlefield, my order is the king! What's more, if you miss the opportunity to fight, your Majesty will blame you, can you bear it?"

After hearing the word "Your Majesty", Zhang He's angry expression quickly faded, as if he was like a dying old man, and said decadently: "No!"

After watching Zhang He leave the camp, Sima Yi said coldly: "Shi Zai, in your opinion, can Zhang He come back alive?"

A thin young man walked out of the shadow of the camp. The young man said blankly: "The governor, the heart... he has his own concerns. Although Zhang... Zhang He is a famous general in the world, if he pursues... he will die at the hands of Zhuge Liang!"

Sima Yi laughed: "Yes, once Zhang He died, the veterans who followed Cao Cao and were loyal to the Cao family were completely gone! With those wastes of Cao Shuang? Hahahaha, this Wei is already the treasure of my Sima family!"

The young man frowned and said, "The governor... the governor is not... happy... it's too early. In the court... Chen Qun... Liu... Liu Ye and others are... wise men who were famous in the world when they were chasing... and following the former emperor... and conquering all directions... can... but they are not as good as the governor!"

Sima Yi looked at him in surprise: "Yes, although the Great Wei army is now in control, I have to make plans for these old foxes in the court. Deng Ai, you are very good. After this battle, this governor will report to you to the emperor and make you the captain!"

The young man called Deng Ai said without any grief and joy: "Thank you... Thank you... the governor."

Sima Yi thought about it and said coldly: "It's better to be safer, Deng Ai, you will follow Zhang He with a hundred people. If he survives under Zhuge Liang's ambush, you will..."

Deng Ai said coldly: "No!"

...

Zhang He returned to his tent and said to the deputy general Zhang Feng: "Click the two thousand soldiers quickly and follow me to pursue Zhuge Liang!"

Zhang Feng was originally a member of Zhang He. During the late Han Dynasty, Emperor Xian, he served as the overlord of Hebei. Yuan Shao, who was the fourth generation and the third generation, surrendered to Cao Cao after the Battle of Guandu. After decades, he followed Cao Cao to fight against Chibi with his brother Zhang He, attacked Xiliang and retreated to Liu Bei. He was highly valued by Zhang He! Moreover, Zhang Feng was gentle, shared joys and sorrows with his soldiers, without any complaints, and was proficient in military tactics. He was actually an indispensable general under Zhang He!

When Zhang Feng heard Zhang He's arrangement, he was shocked and hurriedly asked Zhang He. Zhang He had no choice but to tell Zhang Feng what was happening in the tent just now.

After hearing this, Zhang Feng was furious: "General! Zhuge Liang is cautious and must have set up an ambush. Sima's old thief is trying to harm you! We must not sit still and wait for death!"

Zhang He smiled bitterly and said, "Don't I know? But... I, Zhang He, was a surrendered general. My lord treats me well, but I have made no achievements. Zhang Liao is also a surrendered general. However, in the battle of Xiaoyaojin, Sun Quan led a 100,000 army to attack, but was defeated by one hundred of his soldiers. He was famous all over the world. The lord praised it very much. But what about me... In the battle of Dingjunshan, Liu Bei defeated our army, General Xiahou was killed, but I escaped. Not only did the lord not kill me, I also asked me to continue to serve as the chief general and preside over the war against the pseudo-Han. I, Zhang He, will never forget this kindness! I will never abandon Cao, and I did not obey Sima Zhongda's order, but obey Your Majesty's order. Your Majesty named Sima Yi as the commander-in-chief of the West. Then, Sima Yi called me to die, and your Majesty called me to die, so I must die!"

The two were silent at the same time. After a long time, Zhang He seemed to have been aged for several years and pretended to laugh: "Maybe, Zhuge Pifu had no time to arrange an ambush in order to escape his life!"

After reluctantly laughing twice, he didn't even believe this, let alone Zhang Feng.

Then, Zhang He's old look suddenly gone, as if he was back to the era of fighting wits and courage with Liu Bei, Zhang Fei and others, and said sternly: "Zhang Feng obeys the order! I will order you to quickly order two thousand soldiers and follow me to pursue Zhuge Liang!"

Zhang Feng cried and said, "I will obey the order!"

Historical records: The general of Cao Wei, Zhang He, was greedy for merit and made a rash progress. He did not listen to Sima Yi's painstaking advice and insisted on chasing Zhuge Liang. When Zhang He was chasing the wooden doorway, he accidentally got ambushed and died of thousands of arrows. Deputy General Zhang Feng was cut into meat paste by Zhang Fei's son Zhang Bao, and all 2,000 soldiers were killed!

...

Xu Du, Chen Mansion

Chen Qun looked at Sima Yi with a pale face and laughed and left. He had calculated everything but he didn't expect that Zhang He would die...

Now only he and Wang Lang and Liu Ye were the ones who followed the lord back then, and they had no military power. They could only watch Sima Yi gradually devour the Wei Dynasty...

Chen Qun walked back and forth in the house at a loss, Zhongde, Wenhe, Wenruo, it would be great if you were still there...

And the man who will never get along with me,

The man who never knows what etiquette is,

The man who died in Liucheng cried for him,

The man who often reports him in front of his lord...

All are gone, you are all gone...

I, Chen Changwen, really has no way to do it...

In the final analysis, it was the ninth-rank Zhongzheng system he proposed. Not only did the people of Wei lose their hearts, but the gentry also became unjust.

Chen Qun sat on the ground with his eyes blank and muttered to himself: "Am I wrong? Am I wrong..."

...

Fifteen years later,

Xudu, Niu Mansion

Niu Jin looked at the boy who was smiling at him with sharp eyes, and couldn't help but angrily: "Zhong Hui, remember that your father and someone worked together for the lord, but why did you become the Sima family's lackey!"

Zhong Hui disagreed and said, "The old general's words were wrong. At first, when Taizu died, Chen Changwen was the ninth rank of Zhongzheng. Emperor Wen then decided to abolish Yan Han and replace him. At that time, the old general was nominally a Han minister, so why did he ignore Emperor Wen's act of usurping the throne?"

Niu Jin was originally a rough man, and he was speechless for a while.

Zhong Hui struck the railway while the hot: "Now the Japanese prince came, the old general should know that when he was incompetent today, he had no effect since he ascended the throne. My lord's wisdom was the world. Who in the world can compete with him? I wish that the fake Han Zhuge Liang and the fake Wu Luxun were also heroes for a while, but they were not my lord's opponents. I am not mainly helping His Majesty rectify the country. I am afraid that the two countries have been destroyed for a long time. Why don't the old general join our lord and share the glory and wealth?"

Niu Jin was furious: "The child of Huangkou is very shameless. That Sima Yi is just a turtle shrank! Decades ago, the lord conquered the world. The lord's subordinates Jia Xu, Guo Jia, Liu Ye, Xun Yu and others were all wise men in the world. The lord's family Cao Ren, Cao Chun, Cao Zhen, and Cao Xiu were all famous generals in the world. Such as the hero Yuan Shao, all of them could not stop them. Zhuge Liang of the pseudo-Han and Wu Zhouyu of the pseudo-Han were all outstanding people in the world. Wasn't he trapped in the south by the lord? The lord's lord's prisoner of dragons and phoenixes and galloping around the world, where was Sima Yi? Moreover, a rough man, he knew what loyalty and righteousness were. Zhong Yu was also a figure. He governed Chang'an for the lord and appeased the princes of Xiliang for decades, but he did not expect that his son would humiliate his ancestors!"

Zhong Hui was furious and said, "Niu Jinnian! Since you want to be a loyal minister, I will fulfill your wish!"

After saying that, Zhong Hui turned around and said to the guards, "Please bring the wine given by the lord!" He turned his face and sneered at Niu Jin, "This wine is a fine wine in the palace, and my Lord specially gave it to the general for enjoyment!"

Niu Jin stared at the wine in a daze, and scenes of the past emerged in his mind...

More and more Wu soldiers rushed up, Niu Jinti shot and retreated a few times. After looking around, he found that all the 300 soldiers he brought had been killed.

Niu Jin smiled bitterly, all complaining that he did not obey the general's orders and went out of the city to attack Zhou Yu without authorization. He looked up powerlessly at the man in white in the distance. Is that the Great Governor of the Eastern Wu Zhou Yu, who claimed to be "Qu's mistake, Zhou Langgu"?

He followed General Cao Ren to determine Yanzhou, attacked Lu Bu, defeated Yuan Shao, defeated Jingzhou, and fought against Chibi, and also saw many people. In addition to Lu Bu and Zhang Xiu, there were such people in the world who could defeat the Prime Minister's army of 700,000. I, Niu Jin, died here, it is not unfair!

Niu Jin shook his head and found that the armor on his body had been stained with blood. He didn't know if it was his blood or Wu Bing's blood. At the same time, the spear in his hand was as heavy as a thousand pounds and could no longer kill the enemy. Looking at the more and more Wu Bing around, he knew that he could not return to the camp alive...

Next dozens of Wu soldiers were not afraid of death and slashed at Niu Jin with a big knife. Niu Jin had exhausted his strength and half-kneeled on the ground and closed his eyes and shouted: "General, I will not obey your orders and leave the city without authorization. I will die here today. If there is a next life, I hope to be your commander!" Then I closed my eyes and waited for death.

After a long time, Niu Jin touched his head: "Isn't dead yet?" He opened his eyes, and he would never forget the next scene.
To be continued...