Dali Temple is located inside the Zhuque Gate of New Chang'an City.
The government office has a strict atmosphere and is extremely solemn. It is the place where the world's criminals and prisons are in charge, and it is also the lifeblood of the judiciary of the Wei Empire.[]
When Cao Peng came to visit Dali Temple, he happened to meet Feng Chao at his door.
This Feng Chao was also an old retainer around Deng Ji! His father was originally the magistrate of Haixi County, but was later killed by pirates. Feng Chao led a group of patrolmen, and in order to avoid being chased, he had to work as a bandit in the mountains. Later,
It was Deng Ji who went to Haixi to serve as an official and conquered Feng Chao. With his superb shooting skills, he quickly gained a foothold. He followed Deng Ji all the way north from Haixi and made countless achievements in Bingzhou.
Most of those who followed Deng Ji and Cao Peng together with Feng Chao have become famous.
Even Hu Ban became the governor of Hexi.
Originally, when Deng Ji returned to Chang'an, he intended to make proper arrangements for Feng Chao. With Feng Chao's merits and Deng Ji's status, even if he arranged for an important position in the Fifth Army Protectorate, it would not be a big problem.
But Feng Chao was unwilling and finally chose to come to Chang'an with Deng Ji.
Today, Feng Chao serves as the Secretary of the Dali Temple and is an inconspicuous minor official. But the entire Dali Temple knows that no one in the Dali Temple, from the top ministers to the left and right, to the subordinates, can offend Feng Chao. That is Deng Ji's
Confidant! If he wasn't illiterate and didn't know the criminal law, he wouldn't be holding the position of a young minister.
Feng Chao's salary was not much, but the rewards given to him by Deng Ji were countless.
Therefore, he also bought a house in Chang'an, which was considered a small fortune. Even some officials would not dare to offend Feng Chao on weekdays.
"Prince, why are you here so late at night?"
Feng Chao quickly greeted Cao Peng.
Cao Peng smiled and said, "My eldest brother is still handling official business?"
"Yes, today Dongdu sent a prison sentence, and the implication is very wide.
The master is checking things out in the palace. I just persuaded him to go back, but he was scolded. The prince came just in time, and the master has worked too hard these days. It would be better if you take him back and let him have a good rest."
In the entire Hou family, I am afraid that only Feng Chao dared to speak like this.
Cao Peng nodded and asked Feng Chao to take him to the public room. The lights in the room were dim and Deng Ji was leaning on the desk, reading official documents. When he heard someone coming in, Deng Ji immediately shouted impatiently: "I told you not to disturb me."
, why are you still... Huh? Ah Fu, why are you here? Did your sister file a complaint again?"
Deng Ji said, got up and walked around the desk to welcome Cao Peng into the room.
Feng Chao brightened the lights a lot, and then went out with Wang Shuang to guard.
It has been a year since he returned to Chang'an... Deng Ji looked even more haggard and thinner than when he was in Bingzhou.
Cao Peng said dissatisfied: "Brother-in-law, you can't do this.
The right way is to combine work and rest, with relaxation and relaxation. Do you think that if you work so hard every day, you want my sister to become a widow?
If you don't pay attention again, I will inform His Majesty and ask him to terminate your position as Minister of Dali Temple."
"Just about to go back, just about to go back."
Deng Ji couldn't help but laugh.
He is very concerned about this position... You must know that Deng Ji first studied criminal law. Later, by chance, he became a local official. But in his heart, the place he most wanted to go to was the predecessor of Dali Temple, Tingwei.
Unfortunately, he has a disability and has never been able to do what he wanted.
After finally arriving at his favorite place, he naturally spent all his time working and forgetting to eat and sleep.
But he also knew that Cao Peng was thinking about him.
After bringing a glass of honey water to Cao Peng, Deng Ji sat down and patted his head gently, "It's not that I don't want to go back, it's just that there are too many criminal cases...many criminal cases have to be re-processed, so I am a little busy.
By the way, why are you here tonight?"
Cao Peng did not answer immediately, but after thinking twice, he asked: "Brother-in-law, what do you think of Wang Shuang?"
"Wang Shuang? Of course not bad."
Deng Ji looked at Cao Peng in confusion, not quite understanding.
But Cao Peng took out a directory from his arms and handed it to Deng Ji.
There were three people at the beginning of the directory, namely Wang Shuang, Shi A and Zhu Dao. On the cover of the directory, there was the word "dark" written on it.
Deng Ji said: "What is this?"
"There are currently 873 secret warriors under my command, and their names are all listed above.
These people are loyal and only obey my orders. Now the secret agents are divided into two groups. One is in Xingyang, and they are all raw melons and eggs, which are of no use. The other group is the people on the roster in hand.
I have secretly placed them at the foot of Jiming Mountain, with Shi A in charge of training...
Today, this secret agent will be handed over to my brother."
Deng Ji was so excited that he shivered.
"Afu, did something happen?"
Cao Peng shook his head, stood up, took off a gold and jade dragon pendant from his waist, and placed it in front of Deng Ji.
"I'm ready to leave Chang'an."
"What?"
"I remember that when I left Goguryeo, a friend once said something to me: When the water is full, it will overflow, and if it is too much, it will overflow.
It is precisely for this reason that I refused to fight bravely to take the lead in the battle of Yizhou.
The late emperor left me idle, and I have no resentment, but secret gratitude. But now, I have the first sword of Tiangang, and I am the sole and important minister entrusted by the late emperor. I worship the general and hold the world's soldiers and horses. Even Xun Wenruo is handling it.
When it comes to government affairs, you also need to discuss with me. It can be said that one person is inferior to ten thousand people...
But it’s not cold at high places.
I'm a little afraid... I'm afraid that if I have too much power, it will bring trouble to our family. If I stay in Chang'an, I will be like a bird in a cage. So after thinking about it, I can only bring prosperity to my family by leaving.
But since I left, my brother-in-law has to worry a lot.
Xiao Rui is not happy in the palace, and is attracting attention from all around. This is not what I want... But I adopted him to Your Majesty, and I want to take it back, but it is impossible. I leave the secret agent to my brother-in-law, please
Protect Xiao Rui well. Xiao Di is married and will return to Chang'an soon. I will try to get him to serve as the captain of Fengche and move around the palace. Bo Yue and Bo Long have grown up and can protect Xiao Rui secretly.
In short, before I leave, I will try my best to plan for Xiao Rui.
But after I leave, I will leave it to you, brother-in-law, to take care of everything and protect Xiaorui."
After saying that, Cao Peng stood up and bowed deeply to Deng Ji...
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In the early summer of the second year of Taiping, reports came from northern Xinjiang that Kebi Neng colluded with Dingling and Hujie people to cause chaos at the Lingzhou frontier fortress.
Xincheng County was attacked by the Xianbei people.
Two villages and towns were destroyed, with as many as a thousand casualties...
Cao Hong, the governor of Bingzhou, immediately sent troops to rescue, but the Xianbei people fled without a trace.
In a rage, Cao Hong led his troops around the West Sea and forcibly crossed the Ganwei River in an attempt to attack Kebineng. However, just as he was about to launch a decisive battle, the Hujie people suddenly appeared from behind and attacked Xianbei front and back, defeating Cao's army.
Fortunately, Hu Ban, the governor of Hexi County, and Wang Suli of Xianbei sent troops to rescue Cao Hong.
However, this battle made Cao Hong lose all courage and led his troops back to Bingzhou, not daring to interfere with Lingzhou affairs anymore.
It was early autumn.
The Jiangdong War also saw wonderful changes.
Pang De Zhou Cang Yang Xi, after the initial run-in, launched another attack on Jiangdong.
At the same time, Hefei Cao Zhen also commanded his troops and fought a bloody battle with the Soochow army at Ruxukou. He killed several Soochow generals and won a complete victory.
Gan Ning and Du Ji assembled a naval force of 50,000 people and more than a thousand large and small boats at the mouth of Sanjiang River to confront the Jiangdong navy.
Cao Zhang, who was supervising the battle in Jiangxia, was also shocked when he learned the news of Cao Hong's defeat.
"Who is ordered to fight?"
Huang Quan and Zheng Du looked at each other, stepped forward and said: "If we are to fight against Ke Bineng, no one but a great general can win."
"You mean..."
Cao Zhang hesitated.
Zheng Du mustered up his courage and took a step forward again, "In fact, it is beneficial for both Your Majesty and the General to send the General to the expedition. I also know that Your Majesty and the General are very close... However, Your Majesty is no longer the prince, but the prince."
It is God's destiny. The general's merits are outstanding and unparalleled. If he stays in Chang'an, he will be in trouble sooner or later. It is better to let him go to Lingzhou. Firstly, the situation can be stabilized. Secondly, the friendship between Your Majesty and the general will last forever. In short,
It would be better if one day in the future, Your Majesty and the General turn against each other."
"You bastard, how dare you talk like that."
Cao Zhang was furious and drew his sword to kill Zheng Du.
Fortunately, Huang Quan, Zhang Ren and others persuaded Cao Zhang. However, in the end, Zheng Du was kicked out of the palace.
"How could Bonian be so careless in what he said today?"
Zhang Ren was responsible for driving Zheng Du away. He couldn't help but say outside the palace: "You know that His Majesty and the General are close, but you said such things. Isn't it intentional to offend the General? If the General knows about it in the future, you..."
Zheng Du laughed!
He said softly: "General, you will only be grateful to me and not blame me.
Public Protector, can't you see? In your heart, your Majesty is still a little wary of the general. Otherwise, in this battle of Jiangdong, your Majesty does not need to take charge of the battle personally. He only needs to order the general to supervise the battle.
His Majesty chose to lead the expedition in person, which shows that he is also in a dilemma.
In less than three days, there will be an edict: order the general to go north.
Presumably, this is also the result that the general hopes for... If you stay in Chang'an, sooner or later there will be trouble."
Zhang Ren couldn't help but be silent after hearing this.
As Zheng Du expected, the very next day, Cao Zhang issued an edict to appoint Cao Peng as the King of Lingwu and to supervise the war in Lingzhou. He immediately took up the post.
As soon as the edict was issued, it immediately aroused controversy.
You know, since Cao Zhang ascended the throne, no one has been crowned king.
Now Cao Peng is the first person to be crowned king, and he is also a prince who commands the army, which is naturally thought-provoking.
But for Cao Peng, this result is undoubtedly the best.
After receiving the edict, Cao Peng immediately began preparations.
It was at this time that the Battle of Sanjiangkou finally broke out.
Both sides used nearly five thousand boats to seal off the entire water surface. Ma Da commanded the Jiangdong navy and tried to capture the Sanjiangkou. Once the Sanjiangkou was occupied, the Jiangdong navy could go straight into Jingnan and threaten Cao's rear. At the same time,
, the navy had the upper hand and could rely on the great river and natural chasm to fight off Cao's army.
It can be said that both sides have been preparing for this war for a long time.
Since Gan Ning Du Ji took over the navy, he has been practicing day and night, and what he did today is what he did today.
In terms of military strength, both sides are comparable.
There were 30,000 Jiangdong naval forces and more than 40,000 Cao Wei naval forces. Before the war began, both sides were prepared for a bloody battle. On the tenth day of August in the second year of Taiping, the two sides launched a desperate fight on the river.
At the beginning of the war, the Soochow Navy had the upper hand.
However, starting from the second day, one hundred and eighty Jian'an-class keel tower ships came out of Dongting Lake and joined the battle group, suddenly changing the situation of the battle. On the third day and the fourth day... Soochow Navy's attack on Cao Wei's tower ships
Under the impact, coupled with the rampage of the Eight Ox Crossbows equipped on the building ships, they gradually fell into the disadvantage. One after another, the sterns were cut off in the middle, and the warships were bombarded by the Eight Ox Crossbows. The whole river was filled with shouts of killing, and everywhere
The wreckage of the boat floats.
As the Soochow Navy retreated steadily, Ma Da tried to withdraw his troops and stabilize his position.
Something unexpected happened at this moment...
More than ten Jiangdong warships suddenly switched sides and launched an attack on the Soochow navy. The commander of these more than ten warships was named Lu Fei. He was originally a private soldier of the Lu family, but was later sent into the water by the Lu family.
The army has been working diligently for many years. Lu Fei's defection before the battle had an immeasurable impact on the Jiangdong navy.
In an instant, the Soochow navy was in complete chaos...
Gan Ning saw this situation and immediately ordered a fierce attack.
He personally met with Lu Fei and learned from Lu Fei that Cao Peng and Lu Xun had been in contact for many years... On the eve of the outbreak of the Sanjiangkou War, Lu Xun sent someone to tell Lu Fei that depending on the situation of the battle, he would either fight or surrender.
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When Gan Ning heard this, he couldn't help but feel emotional.
He said to Du Ji in private: We are looking at ten steps, and your Majesty is looking at ten miles away... But today we know that the young master is already looking at a thousand miles away!
In mid-August of the second year of Taiping, the Jiangdong Navy was at Sanjiangkou and was completely wiped out.
Immediately afterwards, Lu Xun, the governor of Guiyang, suddenly took action and declared his surrender to Cao Wei. He listed Sun Quan's ten major crimes, raised troops to rebel, and conquered Xiangxiang. After hearing the news, Taishi Ci, who was supervising the battle on the Boluo River, couldn't help but sigh to the sky.
That night, Sun Shao crossed the Poluo River alone and entered the Dongwu military camp, saying that he would surrender to Tai Shici.
After careful consideration, Taishi Ci finally decided to start an uprising. He returned to Linxiang overnight and killed Xu Sheng who was supervising the battle. Then he joined forces with Lu Xun, left Changsha, and attacked Luling. Three days later, Luling fell.
The navy in Jiangdong was defeated, and Taishi Ci Luxun rebelled!
The whole of Soochow suddenly became panicked...
Cao Zhang took the opportunity to issue an edict and ordered his army to attack from Jiangxia and launch a fierce attack on Soochow.
At this time, the situation in Soochow was over.
However, Sun Quan was not willing to be defeated. Instead, he concentrated his forces and prepared for a decisive battle with Cao Zhang...
In October, twenty huge high-end ships appeared on the coast of Wujun.
Gu Yong, a powerful man in Wuxian County, took advantage of the situation and raised troops, announced his break with Sun Quan, and welcomed Cao Wei's army to land.
In November, He Qi of Kuaiji County raised troops in Shanyin to welcome the son of King Heng back to his hometown. Kuaiji County was in chaos.
The entire Jiangdong seems to have become uncontrollable in just a few months.
After Pound captured Dantu, he sent his army south to capture Qu'a.
Sun Quan was really panicked this time!
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In the blink of an eye, it’s already December.
Cao Peng has arrived in Lingzhou and summoned fifty soldiers and horses in Xincheng County to look at Xianbei.
Kebineng quickly sent people to sue for peace, but Cao Peng refused. In November, the two sides fought a bloody battle at Langjuxu Mountain. Cao Peng took two veteran generals Huang Zhongyanyan as the vanguard and ordered Shamo to
Ke and Zhao Yuyun were the two main generals on the left and right. They fought from the morning when the sun rose to nightfall...
The Xianbei people could not withstand Cao's army's offensive and were finally defeated and fled.
Cao Peng took advantage of the situation and ordered Huang Zhong and Yan Yan to pursue and capture the Xianbei royal court. Ke Bineng fled in embarrassment and fled to Dingling for help.
At the same time, the Hujie people did not dare to be lonely and joined forces with the Mobei Xiongnu to rescue Kebineng. However, Suli, instigated by Hongdu, sent troops to stop him. After Kebineng was defeated, the Hujie Xiongnu coalition immediately retreated.
However, how could Cao Peng easily let go of the two parties? He led his troops across the Ganwei River, and at the same time issued a conscription order to recruit soldiers and horses from Youzhou and Bingzhou. When Cao Hong learned of Cao Peng's victory, he transferred troops without saying a word.
The soldiers and horses of fifty prefectures in Bingzhou participated in the battle. Cao Chun, the governor of Youzhou, also recruited soldiers and horses of thirty prefectures, together with the 20,000 soldiers and horses of Daxing Prefecture in Liaodong and the 30,000 soldiers and horses of Lu Han, a total of 80,000 soldiers and horses participated in the battle.
However, no one expected that the general sent by Lu Han would be their prince, Cao Nian, who was less than ten years old.
An army of 160,000 troops gathered at the Ganwei River.
Grain and grass from Liangzhou, Youzhou and Bingzhou were sent to Xincheng County one after another.
Cao Peng made it clear that he would not give up until the Hujie people were killed. For a moment, the Hujie people felt a chill to their bones.
Fuchun, Chengfu.
Cheng Pu felt quite sad when he looked at Zhuge Jin, who was tired from all the work and looked tired.
A great situation was lost in the blink of an eye.
Who is to blame?
Blame the motor?
At least in the Battle of Sanjiangkou, Ma Da did not show any flaws, and it was even said that his command was extremely appropriate.
Blame Sun Shao? Blame Tai Shi Ci?
No one can blame...
"Lu Boyan, why did you start the uprising?"
Cheng Pu suddenly asked, but Zhuge Jin didn't know where to start.
"This is a long story to say...it seems to start from the time of King Heng." Zhuge Jin knew some of the reasons, so he explained it to Cheng Pu. Something happened to Lu Xun at his wedding back then, and it seemed like nothing serious.
.But the root of this disaster has been sown... The Gu and Lu families seemed to be loyal to Sun Quan, but in fact, they were full of resentment in their hearts. They even handed over their private soldiers, and what they did today is what they did today.
As for Xue Zong...it's just a trigger!
"Old General, please, for the sake of Emperor Wu Lie, please help His Majesty one more time."
Zhuge Jin begged hard.
Now, Lu Su is struggling to support himself in Danyang, but sooner or later he will be defeated.
With the rebellion in Kuaiji, Wu County, Sun Quan could no longer control the situation. He could only invite veteran generals like Cheng Pu, Huang Gai, etc. to stabilize the morale of the army. Otherwise, defeat would be inevitable. It must be said that Cheng Pu had a deep affection for Soochow.
Although I was disappointed with what Sun Quan did before, after thinking about it for a long time, I still decided to go out.
In the first month of the third year of Taiping, Cao Zhang invaded Lujiang County.
Pound occupied Jurong, while Cao Zhen captured Shicheng, forming a pincer attack on Jiankang.
At the same time, Cao Wei's navy landed in Wu County, reunited with He Qi, and occupied Wu County. Seeing that the situation was over, Sun Quan abandoned Jiankang and fled to Yuhang. At the same time, Cheng Pu recruited 3,000 healthy soldiers in Fuchun, and Huang
Gai came out again. Lu Su defended Hushu for more than 20 days. In February, the city was defeated and Lu Su died in battle...
Although Lu Su died, he bought Sun Quan enough breathing time.
Sun Quan also forcibly recruited more than ten thousand people from Shanyue, relying on the advantages of his hometown, and vowed to fight Cao Zhang decisively.
In May, Cao Zhang personally led an army to conquer Yuyao.
The Battle of Jiangdong seems to be coming to an end...
However, Zhuge Jin Yuqian planned an ambush, and Cao Zhang was poisoned by an arrow and almost died.
Fortunately, Hua Tuo, the doctor accompanying the army, saved Cao Zhang's life. However, Cao Zhang was no longer able to continue the expedition himself and returned to Jiankang to supervise the war.
I have to say that compared to Nishikawa, Wu is a fierce person.
Cheng Pu, Huang Gai and others fought a bloody battle with Cao's army in Qiantang for half a year. It was not until the first month of the fourth year of Taiping that the city was breached.
Two veterans died in the battle at Qiantang.
Cao Zhang ordered people to surrender to Sun Quan, but Sun Quan refused.
He gathered the last part of his troops and continued to fight with Cao's army. In May of the fourth year of Taiping, Lu Xun captured Jiaozhi. Lu Ji, the governor of Jiaozhi, entrusted all his troops to Lu Xun and launched an attack from Jiaozhou to Yuhang...
In October of the fourth year of Taiping, Yuhang was defeated.
When the city was captured, Sun Quan beheaded his wife and children, then set fire to the palace and committed suicide in the fire.
I originally thought it would be a smooth battle.
Cao Zhang gathered countless troops and horses, spent a lot of money and food, and invested almost all the capital that Cao Cao had saved during his lifetime into the battle of Jiangdong. No one would have thought that this battle would last for three full years.
Cao Zhang won!
But it was a miserable victory...
By this time, Cao Peng had already conquered Abakan and occupied Jiankun.
The black dragon flag of Cao Wei fluttered in Kyrgyzstan in later generations. In front of him, there was only one Ding Ling left...
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In the sixth year of Taiping, it was mid-autumn.
Cao Wei's army captured Beihai, which later became Lake Baikal.
Cao Peng was in a very happy mood as he drank his horse from Beihai. Ligers and tigers ran happily along the shores of Beihai, neighing repeatedly.
Here, it is still a wilderness.
But Cao Peng saw infinite light from this endless wilderness.
"Your Majesty, Your Majesty..."
Just as Cao Peng was about to mount his horse and return to the camp, he suddenly heard someone shouting.
Looking up, I saw a horse galloping towards me, and immediately there was a young general.
He is Cao Qi, the grandson of Cao Xing.
Cao Qi reined in his horse in front of Cao Peng and rolled off his horse.
"The envoy from Chang'an has come to ask the king to accept the order."
Cao Peng was startled.
Since his expedition, he has had little contact with Chang'an.
Every time good news came back, he stopped asking. Why did a messenger suddenly come to Chang'an?
Cao Peng quickly led his people back to the camp.
The envoy was indeed an acquaintance, someone who always served him well.
After not seeing each other for five years, Yue Ban was much older. After seeing Cao Peng, he hurriedly stepped forward to salute and say hello.
"Servant Yue Chang, you and I are old acquaintances, so don't be too polite...Did an accident happen in Chang'an?"
The more I heard this, I couldn't help but feel sad.
He nodded and said softly: "Your Majesty, I am dying!"
"What?"
Cao Peng was startled.
How old is Cao Zhang now?
It seems that he is still less than 30 years old... This age is the age when a dragon is vigorous and vigorous. How could he suddenly fail?
Yue Banze sighed softly
"When Your Majesty was attacking Sun Quan, he was wounded by a poisonous arrow from Shan Yue.
Although Mr. Yuanhua treated him, the poison could not be completely eliminated... After returning to the court, he worked hard every day, just like the late emperor. Some time ago, the king received good news, saying that he had captured Beihai and captured King Ding Ling.
, and also beheaded Kebineng. His Majesty was very happy at the time, and held a banquet with wine...
During the banquet, His Majesty also said: Once Ding Ling is destroyed, he can be reunited with the king.
Unexpectedly, within a few days, his body collapsed. After that, he became ill and his mind became extremely unclear...
The Queen Mother and Zhen Zhaoyi were under great pressure.
The Queen Mother Huan and the Marquis of Ye kept instigating His Majesty to pass the throne, but fortunately the Queen Mother stopped it... After discussing with Prime Minister Xun, the Queen Mother believed that the king must return to Chang'an as soon as possible to stabilize the situation. Otherwise, the Wei Dynasty will be in danger."
Cao Peng's expression suddenly changed!
Without saying a word, he immediately said: "Cuan Gu ordered that Kong Ming and Xiao Zhi stay in Beihai to build the city and stabilize the situation.
Huang Zhong, Yan Yan, Zhao Yuyun, and Samoko immediately ordered their troops and horses to follow me back to Chang'an."
"Dad, what about me?"
When Cao Nian heard that Cao Peng was leaving, he became anxious and asked quickly.
Cao Peng stretched out his hand, rubbed Cao Nian's head, and said softly: "Nian'er, just follow me and go back to Chang'an together."