Hedong, Sima Mansion

After sending Xun Yu's envoy away, Sima Langzhe returned to the mansion, frowned, and said respectfully to his father Sima Fang: "Father, it seems that Xun Wen and the others must think that their second brother is not dead, I wonder what you think?" In order to cooperate with Xun Yu and others' plans, Sima Lang had returned to his hometown in Hedong from Xuchang.

Sima Fang, who is over 60 years old, is still energetic and his eyes are not turbid.

After hearing the eldest son's inquiry, Sima Fang, who was reading Jianshu, raised his eyes and replied casually: "You're not dead before you die..."

"Father..." Sima Lang looked at Sima Fang in surprise, not understanding why his father seemed so indifferent. Among the eight brothers, Sima Fang's most optimistic is Sima Yi, Zeng said that the future of Sima family will be this second son.

During those years when Sima Yi sneaked into Liu Bei with his identity and acted as an insider, although Sima Fang did not mention it often, he was still very concerned about the safety of his second son.

When Cao Cao came to the door to inform Sima Yi of his death, Sima Fang almost fainted, and there was no water in the following days. But now Sima Fang seems so cold to Sima Yi's affairs, which makes Sima Lang confused.

"Huh~~!" Seeing that the eldest son seemed to have to ask what happened, Sima Fang put down the Jianshu in his hand and sighed softly, "If Zhongda dies or not, it has nothing to do with our Sima family.

Since it doesn’t matter, how can you pay attention to so much?"

"..." Sima Lang really couldn't understand the meaning of his father's words.

"Berda, you care about it so much that you can't even get deeply trapped in the situation and be confused..." Seeing his son's confusion, Sima Fang shook his head and said, "There is no one here, only you, my father and son, there is no need to hide it.

Berda. Let me ask you, what is the trend today?"

"..." Sima Lang hesitated for a moment and replied, "The world is divided into two parts, the south is strong, the north is weak."

"Okay, okay, okay! It's not very fascinating..." Sima Fang nodded and praised. "My Sima family is in Hedong, so he can only serve Xuchang and cannot move.

In recent years, the northern Cao has declined and the southern Liu has risen. The two-part situation may end within 30 years. If the southern Liu unified the world, even if our Sima family surrendered halfway, it would be difficult to get a heavy responsibility. In this way, the decline will surely be reduced.

If Zhongda is really alive, if he assists Ma Dai to capture Xiliang, it is Zhongda, it is enough to show one thing———”

Sima Fang Gujing Wubo's old eyes flashed with a strange look: "Although Zhongda's identity is exposed, he is still an important task for Nan Liu."

"So. The previous news of his death was done by Nan Liu for the second brother of Baoquan?!" Sima Lang said excitedly.

"If Zhongda is still alive, that should be true!" Sima Fang nodded.

"Father, since that's the case, why don't you send someone to contact your second brother in secret?" Sima Lang said with a little puzzled look.

"What are you doing when contacting Zhongda?" Sima Fang sighed and said softly, "Now, every move of our Sima family is probably under Xun Wenruo's attention.

If you really contact Zhongda, can you still let him return? Can you let him be the inner supporter again? Can you let him give up Xiliang?"

Sima Lang was silent for a while and knew that his father's words were completely reasonable. Xun Yu tried every means to lead Sima Yi, which was definitely not the most likely purpose of the family drama of father reunion and brothers reunion.

It is to use Sima Yi to serve Cao Cao again.

"So, my second brother is probably not intentionally contacting his family?" Sima Lang said suddenly.

Sima Fang nodded and sighed: "Zhongda is very smart, maybe very lucky. There is a wise and generous Liu Xuande as the master. If Zhongda can be attentive, the survival of Sima's family may depend on him in the future..."

Sima Lang was not jealous of his father's words of praise for his second brother. Sima Fang's education of his children was quite successful, and his eight sons had always had a harmonious relationship. He would not have any behavior of competing for favor.

"Father. What should I do with the fourth brother?" Sima Lang couldn't help but feel worried when he remembered Xun Yu's request for Sima Xu to go to Xiliang.

"Go and go. What's the worry..." Sima Fang said without joy or sorrow, "Call Ji Da over, I'll explain some things..."

"Yes!" Sima Lang respectfully responded and stood up and left.

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The news that Zhang Ren invited the Jingzhou army to Sichuan to suppress the rebellion caused great shock in Xichuan.

The storm caused by the Lujiang court's rebellion a few days ago has not yet been eliminated, and such shocking news has come. The counties in Shu, which were already in a state of fluctuation, became even more confused and uneasy.

Although the emperor of Lujiang was young, he was the legitimate bloodline of Emperor Xiaomin and the first candidate to inherit the throne. In terms of orthodoxy, he was far superior to Xuchang.

The general who was the assistant to the government, Liu Bei, was the uncle of Emperor Xiaomin, and was benevolent and famous. He was also famous for his former governor of Yizhou, Liu Zhang, also officially appointed the position of Zong Zhengqing of the Lujiang court.

In summary, in the eyes of most Xichuan scholars, the Lujiang court was undoubtedly an orthodox court. The court issued a ruling order to fight against rebellion, which made many people regard Liu Xu, Zhang Song and others as rebellious.

Although Liu Xun tried his best to erase the influence exerted by the Lujiang court and claimed that the Xuchang court was orthodox, the situation did not reverse much.

More importantly, the Northern Expedition carried out by the Jing and Yang army last year has allowed many officials in Shu to see Liu Bei clearly, and Cao Cao's strength comparison is tilting towards Liu Fang.

If you really want to choose one of the two sides of Cao to surrender, most of the gentry would naturally be willing to surrender to Liu Bei, who had the advantage of strength and was known as benevolence.

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In Chengdu, in the meeting hall of the governor's office, Liu Xun met with civil and military officials in Xichuan to discuss how to retreat to the enemy and defend the land.

"Liu Bei is a hero of the world. Why is he named "rebellion" this time? In fact, he just wanted to take the land in Shu. We were all born in Shu and grew up in Shu. How could we sit and see this land and land obtained by Liu Bei?

"Liu Xi looked sad and angry, and shouted with a sigh, "All the Dukes are loyal people in Shu. I hope they can work together with Xi to fight against foreign humiliation!"

Liu Xun had a sincere attitude and spoke enthusiastically, but the civil and military officials in the hall had a relatively plain reaction. Except for Zhang Song, Meng Da and others, nearly half of the officials remained silent and bowed their heads without saying a word.

In fact, for more than a year since Liu Zhang's death, although Liu Xun has taken control of the power of Xichuan, he has never been able to subdue the original neutral officials.

Like Huang Quan, Pang Yi, Qin Mi and others, although they accepted the fact that Liu Xun was in power on the surface, they actually implemented passive confrontation. They basically did not design a plan, come up with a plan, and do anything for Liu Xun.

"Although Liu Bei's momentum is fierce, it is actually not worth fearing!" Seeing that Liu Xi was in a cold situation, Zhang Song, the leader of Yizhou, cleared the siege, said, "The terrain of Xichuan is dangerous and the plank road is difficult to walk. There are only a few roads that can penetrate deep into the heart of our central Sichuan.

Choose a dangerous place. Stop the heavy army and no matter how many powerful soldiers he has, it is difficult to make progress. When the food and grass are exhausted, Liu Bei's army retreats without fighting. This beautiful Xichuan is still the world of our Shu people."

Although Zhang Song has an ugly appearance, he is smart and speaks very well, and his words are very inciting. Some neutral officials think that Xichuan may be earned by outsiders. Unconsciously, his thoughts have changed.

"The enemy commander who invaded this time was Zhang Fei, the younger brother of Liu Bei." General Ling Bao frowned and said, "Zhang Fei is good at using troops. He has been invincible in recent years and has been invincible in every battle. He has been invincible in all directions. He is so powerful that even Cao Cao avoids it for fear of being unable to do so.

I'm afraid this person is not that easy to deal with!"

"So what about Zhang Fei? Can he still fly to Chengdu?" Zhang Song smiled, picked up his short beard under his chin, and said indifferently. "As long as you can't get out of danger, no matter how hard you use your troops, you can only do nothing!"

Looking at the generals with eyes, Zhang Song said in an inspiring tone: "What a glorious thing it would be to defeat Zhang Fei, who was terrifying China!"

"Leave Zhang Fei to me!" Meng Da stepped out and said proudly.

"I am also willing to lead the army to reject Zhang Fei!" General Yang Huai said unwillingly.

"I also want to..."

Satisfied with the effect of his words, a smug smile flashed across Zhang Song's face and gave Liu Xu a wink.

Liu Yu looked happy. He slapped the table and said, "Zhang Fei's troops were divided into three groups. Wu Ziyuan (Wu Yi) had already guarded Jiange along Jiameng Pass, and now there were two groups left. Zidu (Meng Da), Gongbing (Yang Huai) could lead troops to resist him in one direction."

"No!" Meng Da and Yang Huai agreed with emotion.

"All the generals can fight for the first place. Why worry about the enemy not retreating?" Zhang Song said happily.

Under the hall, Huang Quan, who was standing quietly beside him, sneered in a very subtle voice.

The only thing Wang Lei, who was paying attention, looked at Huang Quan but said nothing.

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On June 27, 2013, I led the Central Army and Zhang Ren to join forces in Liangping, Badong.

The road to Shu is as difficult as climbing to the blue sky.

If you don’t experience it yourself, you will never be able to deeply understand this sentence. After entering Badong by Zigui, the road becomes difficult and rugged, and it is extremely difficult to walk.

Our detailed work on Xichuan for many years has shown its full potential at this moment. Under the guidance of the detailed work, the army has already walked the most convenient path. But even so, it is difficult for the army to march more than 50 miles per day.

Moreover, this is a blessing for never encountering an enemy.

After the ridge was flat, there were even more dangerous roads waiting for the front.

Zhang Ren had already led his army to wait for Liangping. He brought almost all the military power he could use, leaving only his general Zhang Yi and 500 soldiers to station in Hanping.

There is no news about the other two troops besides me. Huang Zhong's southern army marched south along the Yangtze River with the support of the Ganning Navy, and had arrived in Fuling. So far, he has not encountered the enemy.

According to the news sent back by the memorial work, Liu Xun seemed to have given up some of the outer cities and concentrated his military forces to defend the more dangerous pass bases.

Although this strategy is conservative, it is extremely effective. If you want to attack with a strong force, the price you pay is second. The key is that you may not be able to conquer.
Chapter completed!