Chapter forty-seven: big show
Zhou Yang and others returned to Luoyang and first settled Sima Yi and Zhang Chunhua, they immediately made arrangements according to the plan.
However, some things cannot be rushed. Therefore, at the beginning, Zhao Qi and Hao Zhu were promoted to the left and right commanders of the Tiger and Leopard Cavalry, and in the name of elimination and screening, this powerful combat team was transferred to the Prime Minister's Mansion.
Then he told Li Yu about Sima Yi's plan, and he would form a diplomatic envoy to be responsible for contacting Wu and Shu.
Li Yu asked inexplicably: "Wei State does not lack diplomatic talents, why did Prime Minister Zhou do this in one go?"
Zhou Yang said according to Sima Yi's logic: "This diplomacy is not the other diplomacy, nor is it for the purpose of political policies. It is just to make friends with the two countries in the personal name of our prime minister."
Li Yuqi said: "Hidden it from the emperor?"
Zhou Yang said: "There is no need to hide it from the emperor, but there is no need to report it deliberately. If you ask, just answer it as an ordinary diplomatic task."
Li Yu thought for a while and suddenly asked: "Does Prime Minister Zhou feel dissatisfied with the treatment of Wei State, or are he disgusted?"
Zhou Yang said in surprise: "Why do you think so?"
Li Yu said: "If not, this kind of diplomatic activity is meaningless."
Zhou Yang patted his shoulder and smiled and said, "You guy's mind is very fast, but we are not young anymore. We should always make some plans for our future. Do you understand?"
Li Yu shrugged and said, "It doesn't matter whether you understand clearly or not! Anyway, it's up to you to follow the leader of Prime Minister Zhou."
After saying that, Zhou Yang began to arrange other things.
He ordered Pang De and Zheng Hao to use the three thousand cavalrymen in Luoyang as the standard to expand their combat effectiveness, and asked Zheng Hao to select twenty elite soldiers from them as personal bodyguards.
After the two of them took the order, they went to the love group report to ask if Ling Yu and Fang Yuzhu had been back.
Ye Xuan said in surprise: "These two were intelligence elites personally promoted by Chief Peng back then. They will definitely abide by the instructions issued by Prime Minister Zhou and will never disappear without reason."
Zhou Yang couldn't figure out the reason, so he had to say: "I'm always worried about them. Will they be assassins from Wu and Shu assassins."
Ye Xuan shook his head and said, "It is unlikely that Muye itself is not a military location, but not the main development city of Wei State is just a small county town. Ling Yu and Fang Yuzhu rarely participate in investigating enemy intelligence, so it will not arouse the other party's alert at all."
Zhou Yang said: "Then I'm still very worried about sending some people to find them."
Ye Xuan responded: "I understand."
After everything was arranged, Zhou Yang suddenly felt relaxed.
Just as he returned to the mansion, the palace also sent someone to find him, saying that the emperor had something important to discuss with him.
Zhou Yang was quite guilty. After all, he had been busy doing some shameful things these days. Cao Pi actually looked for him at this time. Will he notice anything?
However, Sima Yi said that even if the emperor is more afraid of him now, as long as he does not act arrogantly, there will be no problem.
So he calmly agreed to the official and went there immediately and asked him to go back and report his life first.
At this time, Su Chen and Cao Lin were coming from the railings. When they saw Zhou Yang, they grabbed him and asked him about his long-term questions, but the main question was that he disappeared as soon as he returned to Luoyang. Instead, there were two young and beautiful girls at home.
Zhou Yang thought to himself that Sima Yi has dressed up in women's clothing again?
However, if Su Chen and Cao Lin mistakenly thought they wanted to take two concubines all at once, it would be not good, so they quickly explained.
But these two women are as easy to fool when they were young.
Cao Lin stared at him and said, "It's such a prestige of a country. How can you be so sneaky about taking a concubine? You haven't taken a concubine for a long time. Are you looking at me, a woman who goes to and from the military camp all day long?"
Su Chen also said, "There are more! He is no longer a girl. Please accept younger ones in the future so that you can show that your Prime Minister Zhou's charm is not inferior to that back then!"
Zhou Yang smiled at it and said, "Those two...the two girls are really not concubines or something, but do you really want me to take a concubine so much?"
Su Chen sighed, "Sister Qirou, Miss Yun'er and Zou have both passed away for so long. Do you really plan to spend time with us, two middle-aged women who are dancing with swords and swords, with you?"
Cao Lin also pretended to be sad and said, "Besides, how could the dignified Prime Minister Zhou have only one son like Kang'er? It seems that there is no hope for them to have children. Prime Minister Zhou, you should take more rooms as soon as possible and add some people to this lonely Prime Minister's Mansion!"
Su Chen said: "After that being said, why can't you get pregnant with Miss Cao Hua for so many years?"
Cao Lin carefully grabbed and said, "Maybe it's because our Zhou Cheng is boring to younger sister like Xiao Hua, or it's because he is dissatisfied with political marriage!"
Su Chen added: "It is also possible that Prime Minister Zhou is still very young on the surface, but in fact he is no longer able to do it!"
Seeing that they sang and colloquially, Zhou Yang became more and more outrageous as he spoke, so he waved his hand and stopped him, "Okay, okay, I'll just listen to your concubine, but it's definitely not these two girls. Please don't talk nonsense in the future, okay?"
The two of them winked each other before leaving.
Sima Yi and Zhang Chunhua, who were dressed as women, were rushing over, and when they saw Zhou Yang's face was strange, they covered their mouths and laughed.
Zhou Yang had no choice but to take the opportunity to mention the summoned by the emperor and escape first.
Before that, Sima Yi stopped him and said in surprise: "The emperor summoned his brother at this time?"
Zhou Yang always felt a little guilty. Now seeing Sima Yi’s strange expression, he couldn’t help but ask: “Yes! Is there any problem?”
Sima Yi's eyes flashed and he thought for a long time before saying, "Brother, don't be too careful. This may be a good opportunity for brother to show off his strength."
Zhou Yang didn't understand what he meant, but now he didn't have time to ask more details. I believe that this mature wise man should have thought very carefully, so he nodded to him and expressed his understanding.
When he arrived in the palace, the eunuch introduced him to Emperor Wen of Wei’s study and then stepped down.
At this time, Cao Pi knew that he was coming, but his back was still facing him.
After a long time, he asked, "Since my father's death, I have continued to develop the military farming system and implement Guboyi City. In just two or three years, the social order has been stable and the national treasury has become increasingly enriched, which has basically solved the inflation problem caused by the war. In addition, the establishment of the Nine-Rank Zhongzheng system has made the aristocratic clans have their own political stance. Prime Minister Zhou thinks that I, the emperor, is it okay?"
Zhou Yang heard that he was calling him Prime Minister Zhou for the first time when he heard no one else, and never thought that Cao Pi would suddenly count his political achievements in front of him.
However, it is undeniable that in the short few years when Cao Pi became emperor, the internal affairs of the country have indeed become very stable.
These are all essential capitals for unifying the world in the future, and are also the results expected by the people, the gentry, wealthy businessmen, etc. Although they are not perfect, they are very rare wise rulers compared to this era.
Cao Pi continued: "I believe in the situation between Wu and Shu, Prime Minister Zhou should have heard of it!"
Zhou Yang replied: "After Liu Bei died and his son Liu Chan ascended the throne, the power of the entire Shu Kingdom was completely concentrated in the hands of Zhuge Liang and Li Yan, the two ministers entrusted by the orphans; Eastern Wu had just defeated the Shu army, and it was a matter of time before Lu Xun took power."
Cao Pi said: "They all have a handful of talents in the world. When such unparalleled talents as Zhuge Liang and Lu Xun were able to display their talents, fortunately, I, the Great Wei Kingdom, also have you, Prime Minister Zhou, but Prime Minister Zhou should not underestimate these two young generations who were just starting out of the hut."
Zhou Yang knew the power of Zhuge Liang and Lu Xun better than anyone else, so he had to find Sima Yi back. Now Cao Pi said so, but for some reason, he quickly responded: "I will do my best to deal with Wu and Shu to the end and help the emperor unify the world."
Cao Pi said: "Now, Shu is the time to compete for power and profit within the country. Liu Bei arranged two ministers, Zhuge Liang and Li Yan, to ask Zhuge Liang to assist Liu Chan with all his strength. In fact, Li Yan still retained his hand to restrain him, so as not to dominate him. As for Jiangdong, there are countless people with high moral character and high moral character. Lu Xun wanted to display his talents with all his strength, and he might still have some obstacles in the short time."
Zhou Yang felt that the more he listened, the more he became. As Cao Cao's only minister of orphanage, he did not have Li Yan to restrain him, nor did he have as many obstacles as Lu Xun. Could it be that Cao Pi began to plot against him?
However, when he thought of Sima Yi's instructions before, he let go of his courage and said, "Does the emperor mean that he hopes to take this opportunity to attack Wu and Shu?"
Cao Pi kept his back to him and did not look back. After hearing this, he paused for a long time before saying, "If Prime Minister Zhou had the same meaning, then I really hope so."
Zhou Yang said in surprise: "Is there anything wrong with it?"
Cao Pi sighed: "If there was no rebellion between the Qiang and Hu coalition forces in Hexi, and the Xianbei in the northern borders did not repeatedly invade the borders, and the Western Regions could restore the rule of our Great Wei, perhaps I could free up my energy and take the opportunity to eliminate Wu and Shu."
Zhou Yang suddenly realized that the internal situation has only stabilized slightly, and many other problems have arisen in the border to drag the country.
In such troubles, it is indeed not suitable to launch military operations against Wu and Shu.
Cao Pi said again: "If today is a three-part situation, it is not only about the national strength, but also whoever stabilizes his national borders faster will be able to develop an offensive against the other party first, gain the initiative in the entire situation, grasp the rhythm of changes in the world, and hold the opponent by the nose."
Zhou Yang took the initiative to ask for his order: "Then... please allow the emperor to allow the empress to immediately launch an action against these external troubles, strive to stabilize the Bianhu in the fastest time and solve these three major problems in front of him."
Chapter completed!