Cao Rui wanted to die, but Liu Chan was in a bit of trouble; because now he could fulfill Cao Rui's wish with just one word from him.
If he wants to kill Cao Rui now, it is easier for him than trampling on an ant. He only needs one sentence to complete it.
But——
Liu Chan knew deeply that killing Cao Rui was easy, but killing Cao Rui would not be of any benefit to the Han Dynasty.
After a few words with Cao Rui, Liu Chan temporarily placed him under house arrest. As for how to deal with it, he had to think carefully before making a decision.
In the Battle of Jinzhong, with Cao Rui captured, at least in the Jinzhong area, it was difficult for Cao Wei to organize an effective counterattack for the time being, so Liu Chan handed over the task of setting up Jinzhong and conquering the counties in Jinzhong to Wei Yan Go deal with it.
In the study——
There are only two people, one is the Han Emperor Liu Chan, and the other is the veteran Zhao Yun.
"What worries your majesty?" Zhao Yun asked.
"Alas!" Liu Chan sighed, shook his head and said, "It's not because of the captive Cao Rui... Today I learned that the teacher led troops to come to the rescue and had already entered the Wei army camp. At that time, I was really special I want to capture Cao Rui alive."
When Zhao Yun heard this, he seemed a little confused: 'Why...does your majesty...doesn't your majesty not want to capture Cao Rui again?'
When Zhao Yun was confused, Liu Chan said: "Killing Cao Rui is easy...just..."
"Oh..." Zhao Yun then smiled and said: "Hahaha... It turns out that Your Majesty is thinking about whether to kill Cao Rui, right?"
"Exactly!" Liu Chan affirmed.
"I wonder if the teacher thinks...Cao Rui should be killed?"
"Your Majesty!"
"If Cao Rui is killed now, Cao Wei will soon establish a new emperor;" Zhao Yun said lightly: "And... Cao Wei will also use all the troops of the country to attack our great Han because of Cao Rui's death... .Thus avenging Cao Rui..."
Liu Chan didn't speak. He was listening to Zhao Yun carefully.
This is also what worries him.
The Battle of Jinzhong was not originally initiated by the Han Dynasty, but was started by Cao Rui while Liu Chan and Zhuge Liang were away on an expedition.
At least in Liu Chan's view, it is not yet time to officially declare war with Cao Wei.
Although the Han Dynasty has developed quite well in the past few years, because it owns Liangzhou and the Hetao area, it has greatly improved the cavalry power of the Han Dynasty. In addition, in recent years, the prime minister has been focusing on exploring the Western Regions, which has also brought great success to the Han Dynasty. A lot of wealth came.
Wait a moment——
According to the original plan, Liu Chan felt that if he was given another five years, that is, through ten years of hard development, the Han Dynasty would have greatly improved both its military and national strength.
If there is a change in the Central Plains at that time, the Han Dynasty can take the opportunity to send troops out of Tongguan and destroy Cao Wei first and then Dongwu, thus completing the unification of the world.
This is Liu Chan's plan, and it is also the national policy that Prime Minister Zhuge Liang and imperial censor Xu Shu jointly believe the Han Dynasty should choose now.
It’s just a pity——
In just five years, Cao Rui took the initiative to start a war, and even united with Sun Quan of the Eastern Wu Dynasty, with a total of nearly 200,000 troops, to attack the Han Dynasty in two directions: north and south.
Although Liu Chan was a little worried when the Wei and Wu coalition forces attacked, he was not afraid.
In the past five years, in addition to making a fortune, the big man has not neglected the defense of various frontier passes.
For example, on the border between Wei and Wu, the passes have been repaired, and most of the city walls have been replaced with cement bricks, which are much stronger than the previous rammed earth walls.
It is also for this reason that when Liu Chan came back from Dawan and learned that the Wei and Wu coalition forces were attacking, he did not immediately think of taking his troops to help Wuguan. Instead, he felt that this was a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity.
Cao Wei attacked Wuguan in a large scale, so their Jinzhong might be relatively relaxed. If a surprise force were to send out a surprise force at this time and suddenly attack the Jinzhong area, the territory of the Han Dynasty would extend to the line of Taihang Mountain.
If this plan works——
In the future, if the big man wants to dominate the world, he will have more chips in his hands.
The fact was just as Liu Chan expected, when he rushed thousands of miles to Jinyang, the Wei troops in various places in central Jin had no time to react.
Jinyang was captured by Liu Chan.
However, Cao Rui's reaction was beyond Liu Chan's expectation.
His reaction was so fast. Just a few days after Liu Chan captured Jinyang, he personally led tens of thousands of soldiers and horses directly to the gates of Jinyang City.
If Zhao Yun hadn't arrived in time today, and because Cao Rui didn't know about Sima Division's reinforcements, he would have been easily defeated by Zhao Yun, and ended up being fooled by Zhao Tong. In the end, tens of thousands of Wei troops were defeated, and Cao Rui was captured. Come back.
"Teacher..." After Zhao Yun finished speaking, Liu Chan asked deliberately: "Teacher, what do you mean, you can't kill Cao Rui yet?"
"Your Majesty is wise!"
"Not only can Cao Rui not be killed, he must be let back."
"Ah... we have to put him back..." Liu Chan was confused and asked: "Since we want to put him back, why did the teacher let Zhao Tong... capture him today?"
Liu Chan asked this deliberately. With Zhao Yun's words just now, he already understood that Cao Rui cannot be killed, and he must be let go so that he can continue to be the emperor of the Wei Dynasty.
However, what surprised Liu Chan was that as a military general, the old general's mind was like a wise man strategizing.
"Hahaha!" Zhao Yun laughed: "Your Majesty, if he was deliberately let go on the battlefield today, wouldn't it be a loss to my big man?" He paused before adding: "If Capture him alive and use him to negotiate with Cao Wei..."
"Teacher, great advice!" Liu Chan said, "Teacher's words are exactly what I mean."
"Thank you, Your Majesty!"
"Teacher!"
"You can quickly send people back to Chang'an and ask the prime minister to send people to Luoyang to negotiate with Cao Wei about the release of Cao Rui."
"Old minister obeys the order!"
"Teacher!"
Seeing Zhao Yun about to get up, Liu Chan stopped him again: "Don't publicize the capture of Cao Rui to the outside world for the time being. It won't be too late to let the world know about it when the prime minister's envoys arrive in Luoyang."
Zhao Yun nodded when he heard the words, and suddenly felt inexplicably pleased with the emperor in front of him, and said in his heart: 'My late emperor, you can rest assured, your majesty has really grown up now.'
Naturally, Liu Chan didn't know what Zhao Yun was thinking, and he didn't want to know either.
Now for him, he wants to know how excited Prime Minister Zhuge Liang would be if he knew that they had captured Cao Rui alive in Jinyang.
‘Hahaha, Xiangfu!’
‘I will give you a big gift soon.’
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The 16th year of Jianxing of the Han Dynasty (238 AD), October 12th.
Chang'an.
Prime Minister's Mansion.
When General Zhao Guang of Yamen reported the war in Jinyang one by one, Prime Minister Zhuge Liang finally showed a long-lost smile on his face.
Although he was in Chang'an during this period, his heart was not always concerned about Jinzhong, but about the war ahead.
But Xu Shu has already led troops to rescue the emperor. If he follows, what should Chang'an do?
"Okay!"
"Okay!"
"Okay!"
"The late emperor bless you, and the emperor will be blessed."
Zhuge Liang was really happy, and the stone that had been hanging in his heart finally fell to the ground. After he was over excited, he looked at Zhao Guang and said with concern: "My dear nephew, you have worked hard all the way, please go home and rest soon."
"Thank you, Prime Minister, I will take my leave."
Zhao Guang is the second son of Zhao Yun. He is only twenty years old this year. Because Sima Yi suddenly launched an army to attack Wuguan, Zhao Yun took him with him. This is also the first time that he has truly gone on the battlefield.
Because in the past few years, the Han Dynasty rarely fought wars.
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This chapter has been completed!