Cao Shuang set up a grand banquet in the military camp and invited Wu Qiu Jian to have a meal together.

Wu Qiu Jian felt a little uncomfortable. When one dish after another of the delicious dishes cooked with colors, fragrance and taste came, he was surprised and thought to himself: "Such food is definitely not something that a dozen chefs can make. Cao Shuang was so luxurious when he was outside."

He could see that even the pot of seemingly ordinary old soup in front of him would take more than twelve hours to cook it, let alone all kinds of precious ingredients, and he felt a little displeased: "The march was hard, and most of the soldiers were exhausted, and they wished they could reduce it by one point. Cao Shuang, who was alone and wanted to enjoy, actually brought so many kitchen marches in Luoyang, and with all kinds of military personnel, there were probably more."

As soon as Wu Qiu Jian sat down, Cao Shuang clapped his hands with a smile, and the curtain was opened, and more than a dozen singers of Yingying Yanyan walked in.

One of the women sat next to Wu Qiu Jian, which made him feel quite uncomfortable and asked in a low voice: "Are you also followers in the army?"

The woman laughed and said, "We are the singers in the General's Mansion."

Wu Qiu Jian was very displeased, but he couldn't bear to say it. Since the death of the late emperor, Cao Shuang became the minister of the regent, he was almost an invincible existence.

Wuqiu Jian was quite dissatisfied with this. He had an old age with Cao Rui and was loyal to the Wei family. How could he tolerate such a arrogant and domineering powerful minister? Therefore, he was just doing superficial skills to show kindness to Cao Shuang.

Cao Shuang lived in the upper seat, looked down at Wuqiu Jian, and smiled and said, "Zhong Gong, tell me your views on Yan State, and you are the clearest about your understanding of Yan State."

Wu Qiu Jian gave in a humble manner: "When the general was attacking Liao, he met Gongsun Yuan. This man was greedy and the two ends of the rat were very easy to deal with. If the weather had not changed suddenly, he would not have returned without success. Now the Yan State is in power. This man is ten times better than his father. He has always been cunning. Even the Taifu once thought of the Tao, which is really not easy to deal with."

Cao Shuang said "Yeah", and she felt a little unrest in her heart. She thought to herself that Sima Yi could not do it. At this time, the strong soldiers and horses could not conquer a small Yan State? He waved his hand and said, "Zhonggong, one time and another. No matter how powerful the Yan thief is, he is still an ordinary person after all. Yan State has few soldiers and is not enough to compete with us. Let's talk about your thoughts."

Wu Qiu Jian pondered a little, and he also understood Cao Shuang's determination to destroy Liao. The troops and civilian forces used this time were among the few since the founding of the Wei State.

If you win, you will naturally be happy. Although it is a waste of money, if you can destroy Yan State and get the entire Liaodong - the Yan State today not only includes the four counties of Liaodong, but also adds Goguryeo, a thousand miles east of Liaodong. The population and territory that can be obtained should not be underestimated.

Of course, if you are defeated but won, if you are defeated and fall into a quagmire, it will easily cause border turmoil. For example, Shu and Wu will inevitably send troops to gain some benefits.

Wu Qiu Jian said: "In the view of the Ultimate General, Yan State has now annexed Goguryeo and gained more than 300,000 people, and its strength has doubled. But after all, the people's hearts have not been attached. If Yan State encounters turmoil and internal chaos, internal disasters will arise."

Cao Shuang couldn't help but smile and nodded: "Yes, Gongsun Xiu wanted to combine the Goryeo people with the people of Yan. He has moved the Goryeo people to Yan State to live in a large number of mixed places, and has implemented strategies to encourage childbirth, so that Hu and Han can be integrated. But this is a fatal point."

Wu Qiu Jian praised, "The General is wise." He paused and said, "The integration of Hu and Han, changing customs and customs is not a matter of day and night. If it takes several generations and hundreds of years, it can be transformed into invisible Hu. But at this time, the war is coming, and it will not be given such a stable period as Gongsun Xiu, so that people will not worry about chaos."

Cao Shuang thought Wu Qiu Jian really had two tricks, and smiled and said, "You and I have a great time chatting, you should drink happily. Anyway, it's a time of gossip."

After saying that, he said without saying a word: "Come here, drink and call the singer to come on stage."

Wu Qiu Jian smiled bitterly and had to accept it and follow Cao Shuang's arrangement.

Soon, elegant music sounded in the military camp, and seven or eight beautiful singers danced in the tent, exuding the ultimate luxury.

Wu Qiu Jian and Cao Shuang had a drink and had already become drunk and said in a deep voice: "General, you should not be anxious to destroy Liao for a moment. If we cannot make achievements for several months, we will have to wait for another battle next year."

Cao Shuang's face turned red when she drank, and she sneered: "Sima Yi claimed that he had destroyed Liao in a hundred days. Am I not as good as Sima Yi?"

Wuqiu Jian hurriedly said, "This is not the meaning of the last general, but one time and another, and it is impossible to say who wins and who loses."

Cao Shuang became more unhappy and snorted coldly: "Sima Yi is just to support the enemy and respect himself. This is true for Shu and Yan. If the former emperor had not been critically ill, the old thief would not know how long he would have wanted to fight. If all the external troubles were all over, such an old man would have long since retired and returned home. I just thought about his elders of the four dynasties and would not have been more concerned with him. When my troops returned to the court, I would definitely teach him what the most important thing is to speed up the army."

Wuqiu Jian knew that Cao Shuang had lost his eyes by power, and was determined to fight Sima Yi to the end. In order to establish his authority in the army, he thought to himself: "If you do this in a rebellious manner, even if you can win, the soldiers of the three armies will probably lose their skin."

He casually glanced at the singer dancing in the field, and his eyes fell on one of the beautiful women in red. He felt that it was still the second best to be beautiful, so why did he look familiar?

Seeing him staring at the singer, Cao Shuang thought to himself: "It seems that Wu Qiujian is calm on the surface, but in fact he can't walk when he sees the woman."

Wu Qiu Jian tried hard to recall, as if he remembered that when the late emperor was alive, he went to Luoyang to pay homage. The late emperor was accompanied by a talented person, which was this woman. When he thought of this, he was shocked and angry: "I have heard that Cao Shuang relied on his authority and looked down on the young emperor. I thought that the powerful ministers for the time could not help but be arrogant and unaware of it. Who would have thought that Cao Shuang was so bold that he even dared to get involved in the palace talented person left by the late emperor..."

This is not a trivial matter. Cao Shuang dared to act as his own singer based on the talented people left by the late emperor. The crimes in the harem were enough to be executed by the whole family.

Seeing his face suddenly change, Cao Shuang chuckled and said, "Zhonggong, what's wrong with you?"

Wu Qiujian took a deep breath, raised his glass and took a sip, suppressed the anger in his heart, and said with a forced smile: "It's okay, it's okay--"

Cao Shuang looked at the singer in red on the field, and saw that Wu Qiu Jian looked bad. After thinking about it carefully, she understood his intentions. She thought that you had actually recognized it. After all, Wu Qiu Jian and Cao Rui had six years old in the Eastern Palace. I think I saw it before, and I recognized it today.

In his eyes, Cao Rui died and was promoted to the regent minister. His Majesty is just a child now. As for the respect of the empress dowager, he is just a woman, and no one can control him at all.

Such a sexual act in the harem is a serious crime, but Cao Shuang doesn't care. Anyway, Cao Rui left many concubines during his lifetime, and they were all beautiful women with great beauty.

He was cautious in his daily life and suddenly took power. His dirty thoughts were infinitely amplified. He made an excuse to transfer seven or eight talented people out of the palace and went out to the army to go out for fun.

Cao Shuang thought to herself: "If all beautiful women are left in the palace and are not nourished by men, they will decline and wither within a few years. It is better for me to take care of the late emperor. Anyway, I have to be my own son, so it is better to take care of them with all the talents around me."

If Gongsun Xiu heard these words, he would raise his thumbs up and exclaim, "Cao Thief is so crazy, it turns out that you are also a fellow disciple."

Wu Qiu Jian was stared at Cao Shuang with goose bumps all over his body. He was shocked and angry, but he still maintained his etiquette and thanked him: "I can't bear to drink, so I may not be able to accompany the general to continue drinking."

Cao Shuang smiled and waved her hand, "Zhong Gong is unable to drink, so let's go back and rest first. It's not too late to drink some more next day."

Wu Qiu Jian was so amnesty that he quickly turned around and left, fearing that Cao Shuang would see his abnormality and would cause a disaster to kill him.

As soon as he walked to the door, Cao Shuang suddenly stopped him in a cold manner: "Zhonggong, wait!"

Wu Qiu Jian turned around and said in confusion: "What else does the general have to give?"

He was shocked and wanted to leave this place of right and wrong as soon as possible, and did not want to bear the bad reputation.

Cao Shuang showed a smirk, pointed at the singer in red, and said, "Zhong Gong went back to rest alone, it would be boring. Why not bring the singer back to the camp and spend the night with you."

Wu Qiujian's face turned green when he heard this. Unexpectedly, Cao Shuang was so arrogant that she was so arrogant and domineering that she hurriedly said, "The general thanked the general for his good intentions, but he was not lucky enough to accept it."

Cao Shuang tried it casually, heard him say this, waved his hand and let him go.

As soon as he left the camp, Wu Qiu Jian's face turned dark, and he was very angry, thinking to himself: "Cao Shuang is doing something wrong, can no one control him? There is no loyal minister in the civil and military affairs in the court."

But then he thought about it, he regarded himself as a pure minister of the Wei Kingdom. When faced with such disrespectful things, he could only pretend not to know, so as not to cause any harm to kill him. I think all the princes in the court had this idea.

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Liaosui City.

Gongsun Xiu and Deng Ai climbed the city together. Many places in the city were strengthened to prepare for defense and food and supplies. After all, Cao Shuang's army of 70,000 was coming, and his power was extremely terrifying.

He looked around, pointed to the south wall, and smiled at Deng Ai, "When he fought with Sima Yi, he hollowed out the soil under the city wall, and used the top wood to support it, and burned the twelve-meter-long wall. Sima Yi filled a large pile of dead people, half-dead people with soil, and built the wall again."

Deng Ai chuckled and shook his head, "This is almost his common strategy. At all costs, anything except victory can be abandoned, including face, reputation, and subordinates."

Gongsun Xiu couldn't help but be surprised and said, "Shizai can still understand Sima Yi's character."

Deng Ai sighed: "In fact, it is extremely rare for the king to make Sima Yi help us secretly. People like him have never wanted to be influenced by others and have their own standards for dealing with people and things. Everyone in the world says that Sima Yi is the expectation of the court, not the minister of the country, so that's why."

Gongsun Xiu laughed and said, "Yes, if compared to birds and wild animals, Sima Yi would be like a poisonous snake lurking in the grass, wandering around, not taking action easily, and taking human life with one move. As for Cao Shuang, it would be like a slow horse."

When Deng Ai heard his vivid metaphor, he couldn't help but laugh and nodded, "The King summarized it very accurately."

He shrugged, thinking that I was a time traveler, so he knew that Deng Ai judged Sima Yi's character, but he really had a pair of wise eyes to recognize people.

Looking at the scenery outside the city, Gongsun Xiu asked, "What are the tricks Shi Zai has to defend against Cao Shuang?"

Deng Aisi looked at the distance under the city for a little while, and suddenly said, "It is better to build a camp under the city based on my guess."

"Entering?" Gongsun Xiu was stunned, not understanding what he meant.

Deng Ai explained in detail: "The camp can be stationed not far from the city wall. It should not be too far or too close. Every distance, a camp will be set up, and some troops will be stationed above the camp."

Gongsun Xiu became more and more surprised as he heard it. He thought to himself what kind of fighting method this was, and he couldn't help but ask: "Where is this wonderful use? We have few soldiers, so we can only defend the city. If we build another camp outside the city, wouldn't it be wasted?"

"When I go back to the king, the camps are not used to block the enemy's army, but to restrain the Wei army's forces. Just imagine that Cao Shuang will attack the camps and attack the city walls directly. And our army in the camps can attack the Wei army. If he attacks the city walls, the camps can attack the camps and the troops in the city first, then the soldiers and horses in the city can attack them. Although this method is simple, it is enough for the Wei army to drink a pot."

Deng Ai said confidently.

"Shizai has such confidence, and it is not appropriate to delay, and now he can order the civilians and soldiers to prepare to build a camp."

Gongsun Xiu praised him after hearing this. It didn't take much effort to build a camp. It would expand or shrink according to the required military force ratio, and it would not be necessary to be strong. It would be able to firmly bite the Wei army's fatal hole.

Deng Ai still attached great importance to Cao Shuang's attack and said seriously: "I have ordered people to inquire. Cao Shuang's marching speed is not fast, and every time he pulls out the camp, his demolition and burial is not thorough enough. The traces left can be distinguished. The troops led by Cao Shuang should be around 50,000 troops. If the Youzhou soldiers of Wuqiu Jian responded, the whole group would be 70,000 troops, and they were all elite soldiers of the Wei State. They were not strong men who were arbitrarily recruited and replenished. Their power was definitely not a false statement."

Gongsun Xiu always had a smile on his face, and he did not take Cao Shuang seriously. In fact, he had almost no courage to fight without Sima Yi's agreement to impeach Cao Shuang.

After all, although Cao Shuang is not a big shot, he can only be said to be a laughing stock in the Three Kingdoms period, the Wei Kingdom behind him is not an easy task. What he has to face is the foundation accumulated by the three generations of the Cao family. Now the military and political affairs of a country are all in Cao Shuang's hands. If he brings the army of the country to invade, Yan State will be completely unstoppable.

Although the lion is fierce, it is impossible to kill the huge colossus with one bite. Perhaps the battle between them can win a few small games, but it will inevitably be a defeat in the end.
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