Three Kingdoms: The Reverse Son of the Guan Family, Dragon Blessing Jingxiang

——The balance of the various factions in Soochow has shifted.

Lu Xun's words were by no means a random fabrication, nor were they scaremongering.

He had talked with Guan Lin about this matter, and also talked about the development of Soochow in recent years and Sun Quan's checks and balances in recent years.

Speaking of which…

Sun Quan indeed had a hellish start.

When I first inherited my father and brother's legacy, the conflicts in Soochow became increasingly fierce, with internal and external troubles...

However, the Huaisi Expedition faction under him was so powerful that even after Sun Quan succeeded to the throne, he still dared to talk about abolishing the throne and planned to support Sun Quan's younger brother Sun Yi to succeed to the throne, and even proposed to support Sun Ce's son Sun Shao to succeed to the throne.

All this made Sun Quan extremely afraid... and made him hate it with itch.

Therefore, Sun Quan used methods that were kind on the surface but dark and ruthless in reality. It took him a full ten years, and with the secret help of the Soochow family, he finally... killed or imprisoned ten meritorious generals, thus weakening the Huaisi conquest faction. , leaving Soochow with only one voice: Sun Zhongmou.

Coupled with the support for the Huaisi Liuyu faction, the three factions, one to win over, one to support, and one to suppress... the entire situation in Soochow maintains an unusual balance.

But things are different now.

With the complete decline of the expeditionary faction, the Huaisi exile faction maintained excellent relations with the major families in Wu County. The major families in Wujun and the Huaisi faction became more and more powerful, which made Sun Quan feel the crisis.

Therefore, he was forced to use his relatives, his favorite Ji Concubine's Bu trainer clan, and Bu Zhi, in order to support the Bu family of his relatives, and cultivate a powerful force of his relatives, together with the Huaisi Liuyu faction, and Wujun. The major families fought against each other.

No matter where…

No matter what the situation is, the three-legged situation is often the most stable and balanced, and it is the one where Sun Quan is the most secure.

But the accident happened when Bu Zhi died in Yulin, Jiaozhou...

The strength that the relatives had finally built up collapsed overnight...

The three-legged alliance within Soochow... suddenly couldn't stand up anymore!

The growth of the Huaisi Liuyu sect and the major families of Soochow are already challenging Sun Quan's checks and balances on Jiangdong.

Therefore, new opportunities arise.

now…

Lu Xun was recounting these views on the changes in the current situation in Soochow that he and Guan Lin had discussed.

Explain this to Sun Shao and Tai Shixiang in detail.

After so many years, Sun Quan's checks and balances have always been the same. He weakened whoever was strong and supported whoever was weak. He always maintained three forces and three pillars, allowing them to fight. On the contrary, Sun Quan used their fights to mediate. , reaping the benefits of being a fisherman and making his position more stable...so...

Lu Xun's eyes were dark, and he stared deeply at Tai Shixiang and Sun Shao, Now that Sun Quan has lost the help of his relatives, he needs a force from the Huaisi Conquest Department to check and balance the aristocratic families of Soochow! Based on this, At this point in time, if we can win over Zhou Xun and the Zhou family, it will be the best opportunity to strengthen the Zhou family and bury our strength in Soochow!

What's more, this boy Zhou Xun is very popular with Sun Quan. He has repeatedly praised him for being like his father... He even mentioned before that he wants to marry Sun Luban, the eldest daughter of him and Bu Lianshi... It can be seen that from early in the morning, Sun Quan I intentionally keep this force as a precaution... and also to be able to support the descendants of the Expeditionary Faction again at any time, to check and balance other forces, and to maintain the three-legged situation of Soochow!

Following Lu Xun's words, Sun Shao and Tai Shixiang fully understood why Mr. Yunqi's plan for Hongyan was to win over Zhou Xun and strengthen the Zhou family.

After trying to understand this section, the two of them bowed to Lu Xun: If it hadn't been for General Lu's words, we would have almost missed the big event! We almost have misunderstood Mr. Yun Qi...

Do as he asked... Lu Xun turned his head and stared deeply at the waterway leading to Soochow, and said with emotion: At least until now, he has never made a decision to deal with Soochow. There haven’t been any mistakes…”

At this point in the conversation, it seems that the topic has reached its conclusion and final chapter.

Sun Ru walked up to her younger brother Sun Shao in time, arranged his clothes and hair, then slowly took out a letter from her arms, handed it to her younger brother Sun Shao, and said solemnly: This is Mom's autographed letter may... be of great use in the process of you, 'Hongyan', gaining Zhou Xun's support...

The mother of Sun Shao and Sun Ru is Da Qiao...

Zhou Xun's mother is Xiao Qiao. Although the two sisters have not seen each other for many years, they miss each other.

For Xiao Qiao, her sister Da Qiao's family letters are worth tens of thousands of dollars.

Sun Shao carefully collected his mother's letter and bowed deeply to his sister Sun Ru and his brother-in-law Lu Xun.

Thank you, Third Sister, thank you brother-in-law...and thank you...Mr. Yunqi!

Lu Xun repeatedly reminded: The Shixie family in Jiaozhou has a close relationship with Young Master Yunqi, and Mr. Han Xuan from Changsha County is also one of our own. If Hongyan encounters any difficult problem, something happens suddenly, and Jingzhou is too far away, you can first Turn to the Shixie family of Jiaozhou and Mr. Han of Changsha County for help... Master Yunqi has specifically told them that they will give their fullest help!

With this faint words came out.

The last worries and confusions of Sun Shao and Tai Shixiang disappeared in an instant...disappeared into thin air!

They didn't know what to say or how to express it, so they could only bow and salute again to express the throbbing in their hearts.

alright…

Lu Xun patted Sun Shao and Tai Shixiang on the shoulders, It's time for me to leave. We all have our own missions. I just hope that the next time we meet, the swan geese will no longer leave without a trace, but the swan geese will fly south and the swan geese will take the lead. !”

Then…

The four people solemnly said goodbye at the port. Sun Shao and Tai Shixiang's awning boat left first and headed home.

Not long after, Guan Lin's fleet also set sail, carrying the mood of revenge for I, and set sail on the river——

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On the official road from Langya Kingdom to Shouchun City.

Hahaha…

Cao Cao's triumphant laughter came from the carriage, and he was laughing happily.

Cheng Yu looked full of admiration for Cao Cao. He said with emotion: Sure enough, the person who knows Guan Yu best is the Prime Minister... As the Prime Minister said, Guan Yu really went to attack Fancheng.

It's just a pity... Cao Zhi added: It's a pity that Uncle Xiao, General Xu Huang, and General Pang De couldn't kill Guan Yu. Otherwise... not only Fancheng was defended, but with the combined efforts of the three generals, Nanjun was also It’s about to be recovered!”

It's not surprising. Cao Cao waved his hands in relief as if he expected it. He sat in the carriage and explained in a good mood: After all, that is Guan Yunchang. After Lu Bu, Yunchang's martial arts is the best in the world. , Zixiao just woke up, how can he use all his strength? Gongming was frustrated again, and he was afraid that 70% of his strength was good! Pang Lingming alone was not enough to capture him...but Lingming could shoot a poisonous arrow It’s not easy to hurt him!”

Just now, on the official road...

A messenger told Cao Cao in detail what happened on the Xiangfan battlefield recently.

Including Guan Yu's attack on Fancheng, including a three-pronged attack by Cao Ren, Xu Huang, and Pang De, Guan Yu was hit by an arrow and retreated to Jiangling...

Xiangfan's dilemma was solved.

In addition, there are three little things.

The first was that Sima Yi, who was sent as an envoy to Jiaozhou and was captured by Lu Xun and sent to Anlu City in Jiangxia, returned.

No torture, no torture, just released directly.

The second is that Zhu Ling and Zhu Shu, father and son, were cited by Guan Yu as the chief contributors in the previous battle in Jiangxia, and their achievements were sent to Chengdu. In addition... they were generously rewarded.

The third is Jiang Qian. Jiang Qian, who was appointed as the county magistrate by Cao Cao after failing to persuade Zhou Yu in the past, actually... created that huge fire.

In Jiangxia, it was he who set fire to 80,000 Cao Cao's troops!

In Xiangfan and Huainan, he was the one who made those damn ‘burning pots’ to burn Cao’s army’s camp!

This made Cao Cao completely surprised and said...he was wrong!

Of course, these are all little sections

At this moment, the topic among the people in the carriage was still about Guan Yu's defeat after being struck by an arrow.

Cao Cao didn't seem to mind Guan Yu escaping back to Jiangling at all. He just narrowed his eyes and said with emotion: At least Xiangfan is stabilized, which also allows Gu and Dawei to breathe a sigh of relief.

The implication is that the significance of this victory is to buy Cao Cao enough time to deal with internal matters!

For example, one of the most important items is the procedure for changing the name of Dahan's house book to Dawei.

Now it seems that this procedure is still two steps away and needs to be completed quickly.

Cheng Yu followed Cao Cao's words and said with emotion: In these years, the Prime Minister has been fighting in the north and south, and the Wei Dynasty really needs time to recuperate... Guan Yu was hit by an arrow, and the Guan family army suffered heavy losses. This really bought the Wei Dynasty a lot of time to rest and recuperate!

In fact, Cheng Yu is the most wise one besides Cao Cao...

The impact of the failure of this 100,000-strong army's southern expedition is not insignificant!

Cheng Yu can already feel and realize...

Cao Cao has completely given up on the idea of ​​unifying the world. He has already felt that at his age...

Under the current situation in the Wei Dynasty, unifying the world has become a luxury.

On the contrary... Zhu Ling and his son and Sima Yi...

Cheng Yu changed the subject, It is difficult to guard against domestic thieves during the day and at night. I never thought that the defeat of Jiangxia this time started and ended internally. The prime minister treated Zhu Ling and his son well, but they...

Without waiting for Cheng Yu to finish speaking...

Cao Cao stretched out his hand to signal Cheng Yu to stop talking. His eyes narrowed slightly and he muttered:

The Guan family is full of tricks, and when it comes to attacking people's minds, they are comparable to those of Zhuge Kongming and Zhou Gongjin!

With the current information, I can't tell whether Zhu Ling and his son are really duplicitous people who are pursuing Qin and Muchu. However, Guan Lin generously rewarded Zhu Ling and his son and asked Yunchang to report his miraculous achievements to Liu Bei. This move alone... made Zhu Ling Father and son Ling can suffer endless hatred from the soldiers of Cao Wei!

In this way, no matter who Zhu Ling and his son were loyal to before? Now, they have no choice. Even if it was a false surrender in the past, it will become a real surrender today, a heartfelt surrender. Is Guan Lin provoking Guan Lin? !”

this…

Cheng Yu paused and did not continue.

On Cao Cao's part, the topic brought up Zhu Ling and his son, which seemed to open up Cao Cao's conversation. He asked Cao Zhi, Zijian, I'm just asking you, what do you think about Guan Lin releasing Sima Zhongda?

this…

Cao Zhi paused for a moment. After thinking for a while, he directly met the eyes of his father Cao Cao, As my father said, Guan Lin is full of tricks. This time, he will not attack or punish Sima Yi. He will not punish Sima Yi. Let him come back if he is humiliated. The child thinks...this is probably Guan Lin's plan...

Sima Yi is from a wealthy family in Hanoi, and has deep connections. He has good relations with many officials in the court. Sima Yi's father, Sima Fang, recommended and supported his father when he was young... Therefore, instead of killing Sima Yi, Guan Lin Putting him back will obviously make his father suspicious of Sima Yi and the Sima family...

Then he blamed the Sima clan in Hanoi and wanted to kill Sima Yi with his father's sword, so that the Sima clan would hate his father and the wealthy clans who were friendly with the Sima clan would hate his father... This is so-called killing with a borrowed knife!

Cao Zhi spoke out his opinions.

However, the more he talked about it, the more timid he became. He glanced at his father Cao Cao from the corner of his eye, as if observing his expression, more like he was suspicious and couldn't be sure.

Hahahahaha...

On the contrary, Cao Cao laughed heartily because of Cao Zhi's words.

I laughed for a long time without realizing it...

Cheng Yu asked curiously: Why is the Prime Minister laughing?

When the laughter stopped, Cao Cao said: I am Xiao Zijian, and I am still as kind and kind as ever...

Cao Cao looked at his son with affection in his eyes, Yang Xiu is good at showing things, and Sima Yi is good at hiding them. I have long seen that Yang Xiu may be talented, but he is not suitable to assist you, but Sima Yi, his assistance can make you better. Zihuan is as powerful as a tiger!

In the past, Gu once asked Sima Yi, Gu asked him, how about letting him assist Zijian? Who would have thought that he knelt down in fear and said, 'I have mediocre talent and virtue and cannot assist the Marquis of Pingyuan.' He also said, 'Pingyuan' Hou, he wouldn't let Sima Yi assist him, and let Gu Mingcha...haha...

Having said this, Cao Cao paused, At that time, I realized that Yang Dezu was no match for Sima Zhongda. With Sima Zhongda's help, Zihuan would have the upper hand in the fight for the throne. , Zijian has suffered a lot, right?

But just now, Gu asked Zijian what he thought of Sima Yi's return. This was a perfect opportunity. If you wanted to get rid of Sima Yi, you only had to give Gu a word. It was easy. But you... are still as kind as ever!

Cao Zhi looked at Cao Cao and said hesitantly and energetically: Father, no matter who becomes the heir, my second brother or I, we are all brothers and sisters. I really can't bear that too many people die... in this fight for the heir... if... If the Wei Dynasty is torn apart due to the fight for the heir apparent and his father's flesh and blood is slaughtered, then the child...the child would rather...

Shut up! Cao Cao suddenly sternly said, When will you understand why your father wanted you to marry Cui Yan's daughter, but gave Zhen Mi to your second brother? When will you understand why? Why does the father force you to fight for the throne of this world?

Baby...baby...

Before Cao Zhi could say what he said...Cao Cao shook his head, You have what a father lacks most. The great Wei Dynasty needs Gu's domineering and cruelty to set sail, but if the Great Wei Dynasty wants to last forever, it also needs your kindness...

Gu has killed millions of people. There is no rooster crow for thousands of miles, and the bones are exposed in the wild. This is the tragedy that Gu has to experience, but it is not the future that Gu is looking forward to... I don't want everyone to talk about the Wei Dynasty in a hundred years or a thousand years. , all associate Wei with cruelty, Gu makes people in the world fear Wei, but you are the only one who can make people in the world respect Wei, the burden on you, and the subsequent burden on Wei, is ten times heavier than Gu!

Since ancient times, martial arts has been followed by literature, and war has been followed by recuperation!

In fact, Cao Cao has realized that unifying the world is not only beyond the reach of his generation, but also beyond the reach of the next two or three generations...

With the three pillars standing, this situation is still too stable!

From now on, it depends on how the situation changes, who is more popular, and who can make as few mistakes as possible!

Cao Cao is already sixty years old, and there is not much he can do. He can only defend the existing territory of the Wei Dynasty.

Leave the rest to future generations!

People...are all like this...

When I was young, I didn’t care about other people’s opinions and wasn’t afraid of what others said.

But the older I get, the more I care about these things, the records in history books, the opinions of future generations on him, and the evaluation of Wei!

Zijian, Zijian, let the world understand the true achievements of our Cao family. This burden is very heavy, very heavy! Even heavier than unifying the world!

With another emphasis from Cao Cao.

This arrogant hero, looking at his beloved son, was full of worry and helplessness, with the look of an old father's expression on his face.

Cheng Yu watched this scene and listened to the conversation between father and son...

He finally understood why Cao Cao traveled hundreds of miles to personally come to invite Zang Ba out of his mountain!

This frail old man wants to use his last bit of face, credibility, and prestige to hire the strongest line of defense for his son to defend this huge country!

How could Cheng Yu know...

When Cao Cao and Zang Ba were chatting in the house, he said this.

——Gu is old. Gu Ye knows that you are very righteous. Gu killed your eldest brother Lu Fengxian. You will not sincerely serve Gu, so... Gu will not force it...

——Ke Xuan Gao, look at these brothers behind you. They once followed you and followed Lu Fengxian in the north and south. But now, they are also old. When they were alone, they could protect you, but after they die alone, What? Can Gu's son and Gu's grandson protect you like Gu? How will the sons and grandchildren of the brothers behind you deal with themselves? Are they going to hide in this Mount Tai for the rest of their lives?

——Help Banggu, just think of it as helping your brothers and their descendants! Banggu defends Nanyang. Nanyang is the capital of the south. There are thousands of miles of fertile land there, with mountains and rivers. It is much more fertile and prosperous than Langya country. Come, take your troops and horses, and all your people move there. I don’t want you to expand the territory. As long as you can hold Nanyang, I am willing to donate Nanyang to you and make it your vassal state. How about that? ?how?

Cao Cao's words are completely clear...

His world has always been black and white. Since it cannot be unified, there are only two things left for him to do in the next few years.

The first is to make the Wei Dynasty make further progress.

Let all the procedures required for taking the last step be completed in advance. He, Cao Cao, does not have to take this step, but his descendants can take this step at any time if they want to!

Replace the big man and establish a new order!

The second is to make Wei's border defense as stable as a mountain and as solid as a rock, so that the three-legged situation can be maintained.

——Cao Cao, the sixty-year-old man!

Even if the headache gets worse, even he can feel that he has only a few years left.

But he still gave everything he had to his son;

dedicated to his people;

His great Wei!

He is cruel to the world, but to Wei, his son, and his clan, he is the most merciful and the most considerate!

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