Luoyang, Tai Chi Hall.

Cao Rui sat behind the lenient imperial case, looking through the documents on the case while listening to Cao Shuang telling about his trip to Yongqiu.

Cao Shuang was not too slow and there was no trace of anger on her face, as if she was talking about something that had nothing to do with him. He told Cao Rui what he had met with Cao Zhi and his son in the whole story, including that he was slapped in the face by Cao Miao in front of everyone, and everything was very detailed.

He and Cao Rui grew up together since childhood and knew what kind of person this childhood partner was. Compared to his father, Emperor Wen, Cao Pi, he was more like Emperor Wu, Cao Cao. He was naturally alert and suspicious, and it was difficult to truly believe in people. Once he found out who lies to him, all the trust in the past would be destroyed.

He also heard that while he was rushing to Yongqiu, a school clerk visited the same thing in Yongqiu.

"So, Yunliang's crazy disease is not only not healed, but is heavier?" Cao Rui put down the document in his hand, raised his head, looked at Cao Shuang with a smile, and raised the corners of his mouth slightly.

"I dare not speak nonsense, but Your Majesty makes it clear."

Cao Rui waved and signaled Cao Shuang to get closer. Cao Shuang walked a few steps on his knees and approached the imperial case. Cao Rui leaned forward and reached out to pat Cao Shuang's face. "Zhao Bo, if the inner alchemy technique can really cure the general's illness, would you be willing to exchange it for your property?"

"This..." Cao Shuang blinked, not knowing what Cao Rui meant. He thought for a while before he said seriously: "Your Majesty, if the inner alchemy technique can really cure my father's illness, I will naturally do whatever I want. But such things are untrue and cannot be trusted easily."

"Yes, being cautious is always good." Cao Rui sat back. "Since Yunliang's illness is so serious, I'm afraid it won't be cured in Yongqiu. Let him come to the capital and let the imperial physician order send someone to see it." As he said, he said to the eunuch beside him: "Please enter the hall by the minister Liu Ye."

Cao Shuang bowed and asked to leave. When he was leaving the palace, he met Liu Ye, the servant who was walking quickly. He hurriedly asked him to stand aside and bowed. Liu Ye slowed down and slightly looked at Cao Shuang, but did not stop.

When he arrived at the gate of the hall, Liu Ye signed up to enter. Cao Rui's voice came from the hall, asking Liu Ye to enter the hall. Liu Ye took off his shoes, hung the long sword on Lan Qi on the side, bowed his hand, and walked into the hall.

After the salute, Liu Ye sat in the seat on the front of Cao Rui's left, with a solemn expression.

Cao Rui raised his head and looked at Liu Ye. "Liu Qing, have you heard of Zhou Feng?"

Liu Ye thought briefly. "I know that in the sixth year of Huangchu, the great commander Peng Qi and others in Poyang responded to the king's army, and that was the one who destroyed it."

"Do you think he will abandon the darkness and turn to the light and surrender to the Holy Dynasty?"

Liu Ye frowned slightly, and then said, "It's impossible."

“Why?”

"Zhou Bing is from Yangxian, Wujun. Yangxian is in the west of Taihu Lake and cannot be compared with Wuxian in the east of Taihu Lake. Zhou is also a poor family in Yangxian. He was promoted by his merits, not by his family background. Sun Quan retreated to Jiangdong, rejected the Holy Dynasty outside and fought against the aristocratic families inside, and relied on these people, so Zhou Bing was promoted very quickly in recent years, and there was no possibility of defecting at the risk of destruction of the clan."

"Maybe the Wujun tribe was jealous of Zhou Feng and searched for a gap to force Sun Quan? Just like Ji Yan before."

Liu Ye shook his head and raised his lips lightly. "Zhou Feng is not Ji Yan. He is the prefect of Poyang with military power, which is related to the safety of one side. Even if someone is jealous of him, he will not risk the chaos in Yuzhang and the collapse of Jiangdong to force him against him."

Cao Rui took a slight head and picked up a document from the desk. The young eunuch on the side took the document with both hands, walked to Liu Ye with small pieces, and respectfully presented the document. Liu Ye took it, brows quickly, frowned even more, and did not speak for a while.

This is a document sent from Yangzhou, signed by Grand Marshal Cao Xiu himself. The content is that Zhou Jing, the prefect of Poyang, surrendered and asked Cao Xiu to send troops to respond. Cao Xiu wrote a letter, requesting to lead his troops and mobilize the forces of Yuzhou, Xuzhou and Qingzhou, and go south to cross the river and destroy Wu in one fell swoop.

"What do you think Liu Qing?" Cao Rui coughed lightly.

Liu Ye returned the documents to the eunuch and bowed slightly. "Your Majesty thinks, how does Grand Sima compare with Emperor Wu and Emperor Wen?"

Cao Rui looked down at the clerk and was silent for a moment. "Liu Qing thought Zhou Feng was a fraudulent surrender?"

"Yes, I believe that Zhou Bree is a fraudulent surrender. Although I have no definite evidence, if the Grand Sima personally led his troops to help and transferred troops from the three states of Yuqing and Xu to help, it would not matter whether Zhou Bree is a fraudulent surrender. The Grand Sima has nearly 100,000 troops, which cannot be dealt with in just one week. Your Majesty can pay attention to one person."

"who?"

"Lu Xun. If Lu Xun wants to fight against Grand Sima, the only one who can be the general of Eastern Wu is Lu Xun. If Lu Xun is still in Jingzhou, Your Majesty can rest assured. Even if Zhou Feng is a fraudulent surrender, it doesn't matter. Grand Sima can at least escape unscathed. If Lu Xun leaves Jingzhou, Your Majesty will remind Grand Sima to pay attention."

Cao Rui agreed and smiled and said, "Liu Qing is a master of strategy. Since the only general in Eastern Wu is Lu Xun, I ordered General Cavalry (Sima Yi) to go to Jiangling and force Lu Xun to fight to support the Grand Sima's advance, how about?"

Liu Ye twitched his lips, looked at Cao Rui subconsciously, then withdrew his gaze and bowed, "If General Cavalry can hold Lu Xun, the Grand Sima's plan is not bad. Even if he cannot pacify Jiangnan in one fell swoop, it would be good to take back Lujiang. I am just worried that the army will be thousands of miles apart and inconvenient to contact, and there may be any errors in the transmission of the message, delaying the fighter's opportunity, causing Grand Sima to misjudgment the situation."

Cao Rui didn't say anything else. He knew what Liu Ye was worried about. In fact, he had similar concerns.

I hope there are many people who have suffered setbacks.

After Xiahou Shang's death, the royal family lacked talent, and he had to transfer Sima Yi to govern the military of Jingzhou, which gave the aristocratic family hope to get involved in military power. If Cao Xiu was frustrated, his prestige was greatly damaged, and he could even die in battle, Yangzhou would have the aristocratic family to take charge of the soldiers after Jingzhou. In this way, the aristocratic family would have greater voice. He wanted to reverse the established policies of the late emperor Cao Pi and the idea of ​​suppressing the aristocratic family would end in vain.

Before agreeing to Cao Xiu send troops, he had to make a plan for Cao Xiu's failure. However, after thinking about it, he couldn't find someone who could replace Cao Xiu.

As Cao Miao said, no successor to the royal family. Xiahou Shang died, and his son Xiahou Xuan had no talent to command military forces, so the military power in Jingzhou could only be handed over to Sima Yi. If Cao Zhen and Cao Xiu were also dead, who would the military power be handed over to?

Every time he thinks of this situation, he will shudder and cannot sleep at night.

Before finding a suitable candidate, he could only hope that Cao Zhen and Cao Xiu could live a few more years and give him time to raise money. If the inner alchemy technique has such a miraculous effect, he would not mind giving Cao Miao the wealth he wanted, nor would he care whether he was really crazy or pretending to be crazy, as long as he didn't overdo it.

Cao Miao slapped Cao Shuang in the face a bit too much.

Cao Shuang is my confidant and has always been loyal and honest. How can he tolerate such humiliation?

Cao Rui narrowed his eyes, subconsciously twisted his fingers, and then smiled and said, "Liu Qing, I heard that there are so-called four-minded and eight-minded people in the capital. Can you know what the person is?"
Chapter completed!