Chapter 251 I knew I couldn't hide it from the Prime Minister
"This kid Cao Pi is really a big deal!" Liu Bei smiled coldly, with a hint of domineering on his face.
This Cao Pi really went through all kinds of troubles in order to be able to lead his army into Shu. Even the assassination was so complicated. It was really difficult for him.
What's more, there are five groups attacking Han immediately behind. If these five groups can really separate and attack together, Ji Han may not be able to block it.
However, this so-called five-way attack is nothing more than a delusion.
Liu Bei knew this well, but he wanted the emperor and his ministers to be of the same mind, so he asked Zhuge Liang for his opinion.
Zhuge Liang smiled and said: "What I have seen is the same as that of the prince. These five armies seem to have loud thunder, but in fact they have little rain. The southern barbarian Meng Huo was crippled by Zhao Yun long ago, and 20,000 strong men were extracted from them to form Wudang Fei."
Therefore, Meng Huo of the Southern Barbarians was nothing more than a sick tiger without claws; while Ma Chao was the ancestor of the Xichuan people and had always won the hearts of the Qiang people. The Qiang people regarded Chao as a mighty general. With him around, Kebi Neng did not dare to invade
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"As for Sun Quan in the east of the Yangtze River, there was a cold wind. Shihuan each led 10,000 elite troops to garrison in Jiangxia. They leaned against each other and were as solid as gold. Li Feng, Huo Jun, and Fei Guan guarded the three counties in the south of the Yangtze River and peeped at Yuzhang County. Sun Quan
If you are attacked from both sides, you will not dare to act rashly."
"As for the Wei army in Nanyang, Guan Yu is stationed in Jingzhou, so he should be fine. As for the Wei army pressing down on Guanzhong and peeking into Hanzhong, Wei Yan will take over."
Zhuge Liang shook his goose feather fan and talked eloquently, showing his confidence.
Liu Bei nodded secretly after hearing this. He felt that Kong Ming's words were the key to the art of war. Even if he was in charge and dispatched, he would still do it this way.
He sighed: "What the Prime Minister said is completely true. These five armies are not a problem."
Then he added: "I didn't expect that during my life as a soldier, when I got old, I would be plotted against by my younger generation, so that I would end up lying on the bedside of a hospital."
Zhuge Liang hurriedly said: "Your Majesty, I hope you can preserve your dragon body well so that you can prepare for the next day!"
Liu Bei smiled and said: "The Han thieves are not at odds with each other, and the king's business is not in peace. Even if Cao Pi's son does not come to plot against me, I will still go north to Qinchuan to help the Han Dynasty. Prime Minister, don't worry. I will not die in peace unless I enter Chang'an."
Feng Zhou sighed in his heart, took a step forward, cupped his hands slightly and said: "I think that as long as you wait patiently, there will definitely be a war between Wei and Wu within one or two years. I, the Han Dynasty, can take the opportunity to send troops to Qinchuan, occupy Chang'an, and occupy Longxi and Yongzhou.
, wait for the troops and horses to be strong, and then go east to Guandong, in this way, within five years, we will be able to dominate the world."
When Liu Bei saw him speaking like this, he was relieved and said: "I originally thought you would be brave enough to march out of the army in a hurry, but I didn't expect you to be able to keep your composure."
Feng Zhou said: "Since Cao Pi's assassination operation has been carried out, his army must be mobilizing, especially the Guanzhong army. If our army leaves the pass and goes north at this time, I am afraid that the war will be protracted. Therefore, I thought that now we should defend
It is important to wait for the enemy to retreat and wait until they are unprepared before sending the army northward. It must be understood that the key to the art of war is to mobilize the enemy, concentrate superior forces, and annihilate the enemy's effective strength. Food must be eaten bite by bite, and Wei is like a head.
I only eat ten pounds of a hundred pounds of fat cow in one meal, but I can finish it in ten days."
"Good!" Liu Bei was overjoyed and shouted: "Adou is not a weakling, but he has such great ambitions. Even Gan Luo and Huo Qubing are not as good as him. What do you think, Prime Minister?"
Zhuge Liang said: "The prince's words are profound in the art of war. As long as your majesty is here, the Han Dynasty will be prosperous. With the prince here, the Han Dynasty will be prosperous. As a minister, I will do my best to be loyal and wise, and help prosper the Han Dynasty."
Say it, kneel on the ground, and kowtow heavily.
Liu Bei hurriedly asked Feng Zhou to help Zhuge Liang up, and sighed: "My body can hold on at this time, but I don't know how long I can hold on. If my deadline is not far away, I hope that the prime minister will do his best to assist and stabilize the country."
After Zhuge Liang heard this, he was sweating all over his body, his hands and feet were at a loss, and he cried and bowed to the ground and said: "I dare you not to use up your strength, to show your loyalty, and then to die! May your Majesty kill the dragon body! I will do my best.
The hard work of the dogs and horses is to repay Your Majesty's kindness in knowing the situation." After saying this, he kowtowed and his head bled.
Feng Zhou also said: "Your Majesty, take care of the dragon body, stay in Chang'an one day, share the peace of the Han Dynasty, and drink in the Weiyang Palace with the Prime Minister, Second Uncle, Third Uncle, Uncle Yun and others. Isn't this a man's pleasure?"
Liu Bei said: "I also want to take over Chang'an, but I'm afraid my body won't be able to hold on."
Feng Zhou said: "My son, I have studied the 'Xuanyuan Duan Ti Technique', which regulates the inside, nourishes the lungs, and prolongs life. Please use it."
Liu Bei smiled and said: "Adou is pure and filial, I remember it. You can go out, I want to take a rest."
Feng Zhou and Zhuge Liang looked at each other and stood up to leave.
But Feng Zhou knew in his heart that Liu Bei had made up his mind not to practice any physical training techniques.
He was so stubborn, and Feng Zhou had no good solution. After all, things like the Yi Jin Jing could only be taught to a person who had a certain understanding of internal strength.
Although there was a theory of Jing Qi Shen in the late Han Dynasty, the theory of internal strength had not yet been perfected. If you rashly taught it to an emperor who was over sixty years old, I was afraid that Liu Bei would easily go crazy.
Therefore, Liu Bei's body can only be judged by his internal condition.
It is said that Cao Pi ordered Sima Yi to plan for several years and arrange such a complicated assassination strategy. He also used these three years to actively contact and confer Sun Quan the title of King of Wei and Wu, just to form an alliance with him and agree to jointly conquer Jingshu.
In addition, they also sent people to contact Qiang King Kebineng and Nanman Menghuo to make an appointment to send troops.
However, he did not expect that Wei Shan Jiu Ren would fall short. The assassin's attempt to assassinate Liu Bei failed. Sichuan was stabilized. When the news came out, neither Ke Bineng nor Meng Huo stood still and showed no sign of using their troops.
Sun Quan from Jiangdong was even more indifferent to sending troops.
These three groups of troops were not touched, and Cao Ren of Nanyang did not dare to go south to attack Guan Yu, so the western route army arranged by Cao Pi was meaningless.
So Cao Pi had no choice but to stop his troops and ordered Cao Zhen, the governor of Yongliang, to send troops to Chang'an to prepare for the Ji-Han Northern Expedition.
But Liu Bei was already sixty-three years old after all. He had been in the army for a lifetime and was scarred. This time he was poisoned. He was unwilling to follow Professor Feng Zhou's method to exercise and regulate his lungs. His body gradually weakened and finally died in Zhang.
He died in April of the fourth year of Wu Dynasty. Compared with history, he was not defeated at Yiling, his power was growing day by day, and he lived for another year. Although he was a little regretful, he died with peace of mind.
When Liu Bei passed away, all the civil and military officials mourned. After mourning and saluting, Feng Zhou became the emperor, and the Yuan Dynasty was changed to Jianxing. Zhuge Liang was made the Marquis of Wuxiang and led the pastoral care of Yizhou. The late emperor was buried in Huiling, and he was posthumously named Emperor Zhaolie.
Empress Wu was the empress dowager; Mrs. Gan was posthumously named empress Zhaolie; Mrs. Mi was also posthumously empressed. She adopted Zhang Xingcai, Zhang Fei's daughter, as empress, promoted rewards to ministers, and granted amnesty to the world.
When Cao Pi heard about Liu Bei's death, he thought of conquest again. Jia Xu remonstrated: "Liu Bei has been in bed for a year, and his political affairs have long been entrusted to Prince Liu Chan and Prime Minister Zhuge Liang. Although the emperor died, there is no chaos in Shu. If this is the case,
If you attack at the right time, I'm afraid that the other side will win if you lose your troops."
Cao Pi asked Sima Yi again, and Sima Yi said: "Liu A is fighting against a brave king, and the bandit general Xu Huang was killed by him. Cao Zhen, the governor of Yongliang, did not dare to fight. If he attacked by force, he would lose his troops and generals, so it was better to attack Soochow first. Sun Quan was trapped many times.
With Hefei and Jiangxia being ceded to Liu Bei, it can be said that it is becoming increasingly difficult. If we attack it with heavenly troops, we may have a winning strategy. But if we want to attack Soochow, we must guard against Liu Chan and Guan Yu's surprise attack."
Cao Pi followed his words and ordered Cao Xiu to be the governor of Nanyang and be on guard against Guan Yu. Cao Zhen was stationed in Chang'an to be on guard against Liu Chan, and then sent an order to launch an army to attack Wu. Sima Yi memorialized: "Wu is in danger of the Yangtze River and cannot be crossed by ship. Your Majesty will march on the expedition in person, optional."
Warships, big and small, enter the Huaihe River from Cai Ying, take Shouchun, go to Guangling, cross the river mouth, and take the route to Nanxu: This is the best strategy."
When the news reached Jinguan City, Feng Zhou summoned Zhuge Liang and said, "Since the late emperor succeeded to the throne, I, the Han Dynasty, have been dormant for four years. Now that Cao Pi wants to attack Soochow, it is a good opportunity for the Northern Expedition. What do you think, Prime Minister?"
Zhuge Liang said: "I am willing to personally lead the army to conquer the Central Plains in the north to fulfill the late emperor's last wish."
Feng Zhou smiled slightly: "This time in the Northern Expedition, the Prime Minister will naturally lead the army, but I cannot sit in Jinguan City and follow the army secretly. A military order must be issued. The army is strictly prohibited from revealing my identity and whereabouts. Anyone who violates the order will be punished.
I will kill you without mercy!"
Zhuge Liang's heart trembled, and he immediately remembered that the Qin army had issued similar military orders during the Battle of Changping. He knew that Feng Zhou had fought with the army at a young age, killed famous generals, repelled Cao Zhen, and scared off the Wu army. Now the two groups guarding Jiangxia,
He was his student back then.
After Feng Zhou returned to Jinguan City, he had been cultivating new troops for four or five years. He thought it would be better if he didn't make a name for himself and become a big success.
Thinking of this, Zhuge Liang smiled and said: "Although Wu's army is powerful, your Majesty's words make me feel more at ease. Your Majesty summoned me to come, presumably to ask me to cooperate in the court."
Feng Zhou nodded and said, "You know you can't hide anything from the Prime Minister."