The Three Kingdoms of the Widow

Sima Lang spent a lot of time running outside recently, and recently he finally found time to visit his father. He asked for leave by the way, and planned to spend more time at home serving his parents.

But when it comes to seeing his father, Sima Fu delays and obstructs him in every possible way.

Sima Lang felt that this was very abnormal, so he ignored Sima Fu's obstruction and went straight to visit his father in the back.

Sima Fu felt that his cold sweat was about to fall again.

"Shu Da, let elder brother go."

Sima Yi spoke later, and Sima Fu felt relieved. Sima Lang didn't have time to say anything to this "brother". Seeing his father was a business.

Then he stopped outside Sima Fang's bedroom—what happened to these warriors? !

Sima Lang turned his head to look at Sima Yi, Sima Yi waved his hands calmly, and the warriors saluted and retreated.

"Brother please."

Suspicious Sima Lang saw his father—Sima Fang lying on the bed, thin and thin, with dull eyes and a bad complexion. When he saw him, tears filled his eyes, his lips trembled, and he was speechless.

Sima Lang was shocked, the last time he visited his father was not like this.

"Father, brother is here to see you."

Sima Fang tried his best to speak at first, but Sima Yi's cold words behind Sima Lang made him swallow the words again.He could only look at his eldest son with tears in his eyes, and shook his head slightly.

"Father! What's wrong with you, Father?" Sima Lang walked up, supported his father, and knelt by the couch.

"Father has not been in good health for the past few days and is recuperating." Sima Yi said respectfully behind his elder brother.

"Father is sick?" Sima Lang didn't believe it.

A maidservant brought a bowl of steaming medicine, Sima Yi took it with his own hands, walked up to him, also knelt down in front of the couch, took a spoonful of medicine, blew gently, and handed it to Sima Fang's mouth: "Yes I have been taking medicine for a few days."

"why did not you tell me?"

"Father won't let me. He said he was afraid that the eldest brother would be distracted if he found out outside." Sima Yi looked at Sima Fang, "Father, is it?"

Sima Fang wanted to deny it, but seeing Sima Yi's menacing eyes turned to Sima Lang, he could only nod his head.

"What kind of medicine is this?" Sima Lang felt that the atmosphere was weird, and seeing Sima Fang's appearance, he was also extremely reluctant to take the medicine.

"It's some tonic. The medical officer prescribed it. He said that my father is getting old and suffering from cold, so he dare not prescribe heavy medicine. He always focuses on recuperation."

Seeing how relaxed Sima Yi said, Sima Lang couldn't find out the problem in person, so he could only turn to Sima Fang: "Father, my son hasn't come home for a long time, what do you want to tell me?"

Sima Fang knew that this was an opportunity given to him by his eldest son, so he wanted to say it, but thinking about what Sima Yi said before, he finally only spit out these few words in a hoarse voice: "Go...to see your mother..."

Sima Lang had no choice but to leave and go to see Mrs. Zhang.

Mrs. Zhang seems to be the same as before, and her mind is still unclear.Sima Lang bowed to his mother, but he didn't hear his mother's response for a long time. He raised his head, only to see Mrs. Zhang with a cane in both hands, staring blankly ahead.

"Mother, elder brother is back to visit you." Sima Yi said beside Mrs. Zhang.

Mrs. Zhang turned to look at Sima Yi in a daze, as if she didn't understand what she was saying.

"Brother is here to see you." Sima Yi repeated loudly.Mrs. Zhang finally had some reaction this time, but she didn't let the eldest son get up: "Lang'er is back? Yi'er, ask him for me, did you see Jiayu?"

Jia Yu used to be Mrs. Zhang's personal maid, and she has been dead for many years.

Mrs. Zhang's questioning of Jiayu proved that her condition had not improved, and she had nothing to say to such a mother. Sima Lang let out a long sigh and left.

Sima Yi followed his elder brother out, saw Sima Lang's frowning eyebrows behind him, and comforted him, "Don't worry too much, elder brother..."

"Enough!" Sima Lang suddenly turned around and roared, reaching out and grabbing Sima Yi by the front of his clothes, forcing her into a corner, "Sima Yi, do you really think I'm a fool, thinking I can't see anything? Are you right? What did mother and father do!"

This kind of behavior can no longer frighten Sima Yi: "What did the elder brother say?"

"Although I don't have evidence, I can tell! You put your parents under house arrest! What are you going to do!"

"How dare I do such a rebellious thing?"

Sima Lang stared at Sima Yi: "No? That's good." He let go, turned and walked out.

"Brother, are you going to sue me in front of King Wei?" These words made Sima Lang stop in his tracks.

"Don't say that big brother has no evidence. Even if there is, big brother thinks he can rescue father? Big brother thinks it's because he informed King Wei quickly, or because I ordered the warriors at the gate to act faster?"

"You really put father under house arrest..." Sima Lang gritted his teeth.

"So what? I'm only under house arrest, and I haven't abused my father yet. Brother, don't remind me."

"What the hell do you want to do!"

"I don't want to do anything." Sima Yi adjusted his clothes and walked over in a leisurely manner, "Why did I do this, brother should be very clear, this is what father deserves."

"I came up with the idea at the beginning! You want to take revenge on me! Don't do father's business!"

"What's the big brother talking about? We are brothers. I don't want revenge. I just want to make a deal with the big brother."

"What deal?" Sima Lang didn't believe Sima Yi.

"I heard that elder brother asked for leave. But King Wei is currently going to conquer Soochow, and there is a shortage of people. Please think about state affairs more. If elder brother follows, I am willing to take care of the family affairs, younger brother, and there will be no mistakes."

"Just like that? You just want me to leave Xudu, and you will treat father well?"

"Brother, if you don't believe me, you can wait until you come back from the expedition. If there is anything wrong with my father at that time, brother can report me in front of King Wei."

Sima Lang thought about it, and now his father is held hostage by Sima Yi, with Cao Pi as his backing, there is really no benefit in denouncing her.It's better to listen to her temporarily and keep father safe.If something really happened to his father, he would simply fight to the death.

"Okay, that's it!"

Sima Lang left in a hurry, and Zhang Chunhua came out from Mrs. Zhang's room: "You play really well. You use your son to blackmail the father, and at the same time you use the father to blackmail the son."

"It makes me feel good."

"This reminds me, I will do the same to your son in the future."

"Hmph," Sima Yi sneered, and squeezed Zhang Chunhua's wrist back, "I'm not Sima Lang, so I don't have so many worries. If you don't believe me, you can try."

Sure enough, Sima Lang set off with the army, all the way was safe, but when he arrived at Juchao, the problem of the northerners' dissatisfaction with the south's water and soil reappeared, and the plague was prevalent, so Cao Pi suggested to Cao Cao that Sima Lang organize medical officers and medicinal materials to go to the rescue , Cao Cao adopted this suggestion.Sima Lang conscientiously went down to the army to inspect in person, and distributed medicine, so that he became ill. At that time, there was a slight shortage of medicine, and Sima Lang finally died of illness and died in the nest.After Cao Pi learned the news, he was very sad, and asked Cao Cao to abdicate himself, because he suggested Sima Lang to go. If it was not for him, Sima Lang would not have died.

Cao Cao knew that the relationship between Sima Lang and Cao Pi was relatively ordinary, but Cao Pi could still be so emotional for such a person. Cao Cao felt that Cao Pi was now conscious of being an heir, at least not the immature look of "helping relatives and not helping relatives" before.

So in October of the 22nd year of Jian'an, Cao Cao unexpectedly announced that he would make Cao Pi the son of Prince Wei.

Cao Cao thought his son had matured, but of course he didn't know that after Cao Pi was granted the title, the first thing he did was to go to Sima Yi to congratulate him.After Sima Yi avoided seeing him, he took the next best step and hugged Xin Pi who came to congratulate him by the neck and said, "Does Xin Jun know how happy I am now!"

Mrs. Bian was conferred the Queen of Wei at the same time. As a mother, she always knew her son better than Cao Cao. When the maidservants congratulated her, she rejected it with a straight face. It was not because she was so wise. After all, she had a son named Cao Zhi.

At night, the pre-war mobilization meeting in Central Shu.

There are always people who think that after winning Yizhou, they should rest and recuperate for a while, and they completely fail to see the necessity and urgency of consolidating the fruits of victory.

Fazheng said: "The land of Hanzhong is also the throat of Yizhou. The top can overthrow the enemy and honor the royal family, the middle can eat away at Yong and Liang, expand the territory, and the bottom can hold on to the key points, which is a long-lasting strategy."

This is true, but no matter how good the place is, there is no need to be so anxious. It turns out that Zhang Lu has held it for so long, and Liu Zhang seems to be alive and well.

"No, we must be in a hurry." Zhuge Liang said, "Because Hanzhong is now in Cao Cao's hands, the meaning of this place to Cao Cao is different from that to us."

"Hanzhong is located in a valley, with the Qinling Mountains in the north, steep mountains, and the Bashan Mountains in the south. It is connected to the middle of Shu, and it is an important passage from Guanzhong to Shu. Yang Ang tried to lure me into Shu through this, but failed. Military Adviser Shicai said, the land of Hanzhong is different from Cao Cao’s to me because of these two mountains. The Qinling Mountains are steep and connected to Guanzhong, making it difficult to cross them. In comparison, the Bashan Mountains are much gentler. If Hanzhong is in the hands of Cao Cao, Here, he can send troops across Bashan to attack Shu at any time. We have almost no danger to defend. Even if we organize a counterattack, we will inevitably suffer great casualties; Our natural barrier is extremely difficult to cross, and the safety of central Sichuan is guaranteed. Relying on the Qinling Mountains, we can advance and retreat and defend, and Hanzhong is still a natural supply ground. When Cao Jun attacks, they will be the ones who will suffer heavy casualties. And Cao Cao is now It is impossible to go to Hanzhong to command in a short period of time to attack Soochow. The main person in charge of Hanzhong is Xia Houyuan of Yangping Pass. Although he is also a general, he is no more treacherous than Cao Cao in using troops. Going to Hanzhong, this is the best opportunity! With Hanzhong, threatening Guanzhong, whether it is against Cao Cao or Lord Wu, we have more room to maneuver."

After Ma Chao said so much in one breath, he suddenly felt that the room was too quiet. He raised his head inexplicably, and found that everyone was looking at him. He didn't know what was going on: "I... did I say something wrong?"

"Oh, there's one more thing that Shibie has been admiring for three days." Zhuge Liang sighed exaggeratedly, and looked at Zhao Yun next to him, "Meng Qi has made great progress recently. It seems that the learning effect is very good. I should send it to you." a diploma."

Zhao Yun looked proud: "Will you give me a teacher qualification certificate first?"

"Okay, Kong Ming. Let's not talk about joking." Liu Bei stopped the two people from continuing to speak nonsense that everyone couldn't understand. For us, it is a battle of life and death! Therefore, don't slack off!"

"Yes!" The generals bowed their hands.

"Xiaozhi," Liu Bei turned to Fazheng again, "tell me about your arrangement."

Fazheng's deployment is to divide the troops into two groups. The main force is led by Liu Bei. Fazheng, Huang Zhong, Wei Yan, Zhao Yun, Liu Feng and others attack Yangping Pass, the important place in Hanzhong that Xia Houyuan is defending. If Yangping Pass is captured, Hanzhong will basically be pacified.In addition, Zhang Fei and Ma Chao led Wu Lan and others to attack Wudu County in the Xiabian area. In addition to cutting off Xiahouyuan's reinforcements and food roads, this group of troops could also protect the main force's flanks.

"Xiaozhi estimates, how will Xia Houyuan respond?" Zhuge Liang asked Fazheng.

"Xiahouyuan should use the main force to guard Yangping Pass. The other cities include Zhang He, Cao Hong, Cao Zhen, etc., and there is little change."

"Also beware of his mobility."

"If these cities can be defended, there will not be too many mobile troops, and the activities will not exceed the area from Maming Pavilion to Hanzhong."

"En." Zhuge Liang shook his feather fan and nodded, Fazheng had considered it all, so there was no problem.

"Xiaozhi thinks what are the odds of winning this attack on Hanzhong?" Zhang Fei asked.

"There is no chance of winning. Hanzhong must be won. Even if there are occasional setbacks, we cannot retreat." Fazheng said firmly.

"Prefect Fa thinks, what is the worst situation we will encounter?" Wei Yan asked.

"Xia Houyuan sticks to Yangping Pass. This is our worst case scenario. If we find a way to transfer his army out of Yangping Pass, it will be easy."

"There is another situation, that is, our soldiers are insufficient." Huang Zhong also expressed his opinion.

"General Huang can rest assured about this." Zhuge Liang took over the words, "Liang sits in Chengdu and takes care of the logistics, food, grass and troops."

I have thought of everything that should be thought of, and this is almost the same. Liu Bei ordered everyone to go back to prepare the soldiers and horses. Just as he was about to end the meeting, he remembered something. He turned around, held Zhuge Liang's hand, and said sincerely: "Kong Ming, I am alone here This time I took away a lot of soldiers. Yizhou may be understaffed in government affairs on weekdays. If you are in Chengdu, if you see capable people, you can use them as much as you like, and you don’t have to report everything. I will leave the state’s pastoral seal to you. If you need it, just use it. Your order is equivalent to Gu's order, if something happens in Jingzhou, you can handle it in the name of Gu, and you don't have to worry about it."

The generals and counselors have not finished their journey yet. Some of these people stayed in Yizhou. Liu Bei's words clearly fell into everyone's ears. Everyone knows what it means.

Zhuge Liang nodded: "Thank you, my lord, Liang will do his best."

Everyone left, Zhuge Liang came out last, and someone was waiting for her outside.

Zhuge Liang suddenly felt that this scene was familiar. There were people waiting for Mrs. Sun when she made a big fuss in the posthouse.

"What do you mean, little pig?" Zhao Yun's tone was not very good.

"What do you mean?" Zhuge Liang did not show weakness.

"Fa Xiaozhi divides his troops into two groups—why don't you let Meng Qi go to fight the main force? You yourself said that the main force is the most difficult all the way, and Yangping Pass must be taken, but you would rather take Liu Feng instead of Meng Qi?"

It was an obvious question.

"You still don't trust him?"

"This was proposed by Xiaozhi, and the master approved it. If you are dissatisfied, go to them." Zhuge Liang dismissed himself with one sentence.

"Come on! I don't know you yet. Even if Xiaozhi brought it up, I must have asked your opinion."

"Zhao Xiaoyun, Meng Qi has made great progress, why don't you understand better than him now?" Zhuge Liang refused to answer directly, "I still can't figure it out, you can ask Meng Qi."

When Zhao Yun returned to her residence, Ma Chao was waiting for her outside the house with a notebook between her hands.

Zhao Yun was a little surprised: "Why are you here? I don't have class today, and I won't be in the future. I'll teach you everything I know. I’ve already told you all the articles my teacher taught me and what I still remember.”

Ma Chao looked at the ground, thinking about it, and obviously had something to say.

"What's the matter with you?"

"I, I want to say, don't go to the military division."

"kindness?"

"I understand the military adviser's intentions. If it were me, I would have made the same arrangement. Didn't you say that although Zhu Zhiwu retired from the Qin army, he managed to get Qin to keep Ziqi and others to protect Zheng, forcing Qin to protect Zheng?" The state of Jin did not dare to attack the state of Zheng, but after the battle of confusion, it was still Ziqi and others who planned to swallow up the state of Zheng. Foreigners are unreliable, so you must be cautious, not to mention how long have I just been here? My subordinates Those Xiliang soldiers don’t know much about military discipline, so what if the master’s important affairs are ruined? I’m already very grateful that the military adviser gave me a chance to make meritorious service instead of letting me stay in Chengdu.”

Ma Chao said sincerity, but Zhao Yun was a little angry: "You believe her! I don't know what her plan is! This time, there must be no mistakes in capturing Hanzhong, and everyone who can go will go, so she let you go How kind do you really think she is!"

"I believe in the military division!" Ma Chao raised his voice slightly, "I believe that the military division is not that kind of person."

Zhao Yun calmed down and looked at Ma Chao quietly.

"So, don't go to the military division anymore. Let's separate for the time being and work hard on our own. We will see you again soon. Why don't you make a bet and see who enters Hanzhong first?"

Zhao Yun looked at Ma Chao, knowing that he was sincere, Zhao Yun pursed his lips, and stretched out his right hand: "Okay, high five, see you in Hanzhong."

The brilliance of the stars in the sky is shining gently.

The author has something to say:

Ma Chao's progress is quite obvious... at least he has a big picture.

Although there is no description of how Zhao Xiaoyun taught Ma Chao, the author made up his mind:

Zhao Xiaoyun stood in front of the blackboard with a pointer, and Ma Chao sat behind the small desk with a pious face.

Zhao Xiaoyun: Cough cough!Today... Today we are talking about "Zhuang Gong Ke Duan Yuyan", the classmate opened the notebook... (teacher knocks on the table) Ma Chao!Where's your notebook!

Ma Chao: Notebook... What is a notebook?

Zhao Xiaoyun: What?What class did you come to without a notebook!A good memory is not as good as a bad pen, you know!

Well, the brain supplement is over, and I would like to dedicate the above paragraph to the author's extremely hard high school days when he needed to take notes.A high school classmate of the author has a famous saying about this: "I don't bring books and notebooks to class, and I don't have water if I bring pens."

What Zhao Yun talked about were all the texts she had learned in high school. Her high school performance was also an important reason why she was able to enter the university. However, it is a pity that she did not study ancient history in high school... so her entire ancient history was a mess...

Ma Chao can only stutter to Zhao Yun... Well, well, the author did it on purpose... In fact, he is a general, and he said it very gracefully...

Isn’t this section very disappointing: Zhuge Liang will not be on the front line for the entire Hanzhong battle...but don’t be discouraged, how can Zhuge Liang be willing to make no achievements according to the author’s virtue, she will give advice from the rear, she She had to do this, she had to do this, otherwise the author would write nothing!