Tian Yan

Sima Yi was at a loss for words for a moment, and his throat wriggled a few times with difficulty.

Cao Cao stared at him for a while, then laughed: "Are you so stupid? I'm going to lie to you!"

Sima Yi raised his eyes, and his face was pale in the dim moonlight: "Your Majesty, don't make such a joke, it will ruin the subject."

With a smile on his face, Cao Cao stretched out his arms naturally, wrapping around Sima Yi's shoulders.

"It's cold, go back to your tent."

Sima Yi just slept for a few hours, and now he doesn't feel sleepy.Cao Cao, on the other hand, drank a lot of wine at the banquet, and was busy dealing with the Ma clan in Xiliang all day, so he was already tired and half-lying on Sima Yi's couch to doze off.

"What are you doing sitting, come up to sleep."

The bed was so small that even a slightly thicker man would find it too narrow to sleep on. Sima Yi had to lie on his side and try to shrink himself up.

After waiting for a while, Cao Cao didn't see any movement, he just lifted the quilt and wrapped him in.

His hands and feet were already cold outside, and Sima Yi was afraid of offending Cao Cao, so he hurriedly backed away, but Cao Cao hummed displeasedly, and hugged him tightly.

It was human body temperature, wrapping him without a trace of hostility.Cao Cao's breath was slightly alcohol-smelling, making this small world slightly drunk.

Sima Yi found a comfortable position on Cao Cao's arm, but he didn't feel sleepy when he lay down.

The dragon couch of the Chinese army is very spacious, but Cao Cao insisted on squeezing in his place, not because he wanted to vent his desires, so it should be Xun Yu who slept there.

He also made a rough guess about the relationship between Cao Cao and Xun Yu, and there seemed to be some unresolved knot between the two of them.Although Cao Cao didn't know what to do, he never forced Xun Yu, and he felt a little submissive.I don't know if it's because of deep feelings, or because Cao Cao owes him something.

However, apart from emotional aspects, Xun Yu's handling of other government affairs can be regarded as painstaking efforts. It is not like a deep hatred such as being killed by Cao Cao or selling his son.

Can't figure out the relationship that even Cao Cao, the protagonist of Nie Yuan, can't figure out. How can he figure it out as an outsider?

"Don't sleep, what are you thinking about?"

Cao Cao suddenly made a sound, and Sima Yi was shocked, but Cao Cao grabbed his waist and rubbed his palms along the waistline.

"How does His Majesty know that the minister is not asleep, and he must not be asleep."

Cao Cao pinched him: "I used to play chess with you and found that when you think about problems, you breathe very lightly, as if you are afraid of disturbing your thoughts."

"Your Majesty knows me so well..." Sima Yi was a little embarrassed and smiled uncomfortably.

"However, I can't see through your heart." Cao Cao moved his hand to his chest and covered the beating part. "If you don't show your likes and dislikes to your ministers, then your ministers will reveal their likes and dislikes by themselves. But you, like something I want everything, but I don’t want anything.”

Sima Yi took a breath: "I don't want Your Majesty to bother you. If Your Majesty wants to know, I will tell you."

Cao Cao hummed and sat up from the couch.Sima Yi also sat up on his knees and lit up the lamp.

"I almost died under His Majesty's sword back then, and I was always afraid that His Majesty's interest in playing with me would disappear, and I would still die. At that time, I didn't have time to think about anything else, but how to please His Majesty. , so that I can live longer."

Cao Cao frowned slightly, Sima Yi knew how to measure, and didn't mention Cao Chong's matter, but picked a suitable time to talk about it.

"Later, I heard something about His Majesty and Lord Jijiu... Your Majesty's feelings for Lord Jijiu are not as simple as pure love. Back then, I didn't have time to say anything, I didn't see it with my own eyes, and I didn't have the opportunity to understand it. His Majesty's heart is all weighed down by the matter. This longing heart is too heavy. So His Majesty came to me. On the one hand, perhaps my qualifications and insights are not as good as Lord Jijiu, so I let His Majesty down. Angry; on the other hand, His Majesty also wants such a similar person to carry His Majesty's love and hatred, and witness the world that belongs to His Majesty."

"What about you, what do you want to do?" Cao Cao looked at Sima Yi with quiet eyes.

"I want to assist Your Majesty, fix the boundaries, and bring peace to the world." Sima Yi paused, "I'm also a man, and I also want to make contributions in an upright manner. This is the only way to wash away the humiliation of the past."

"At that time, will your majesty admit that I am Sima Yi, and that Sima Yi, who became an official in Jian'an 13 years ago, is not someone else."

After Sima Yi finished speaking, there was silence inside the tent, only the whining and whining of the wind could be heard outside the tent.

"You want to be... a powerful minister? Just like when I was in the previous dynasty?"

Sima Yi smiled slightly: "Your self-knowledge is superficial. Since ancient times, a powerful minister has no good death. I am a person who cherishes his life."

"Hehe..." Cao Cao patted his leg, "Whether it's true or not, since you're willing to say it, I'm willing to believe it."

Sima Yi lowered his eyes slightly, but the corner of his eyes still caught it. When Cao Cao said this, his eyes fell silent for a moment.

It doesn't matter if it's true or not, the important thing is to be willing to tell him your so-called thoughts, which is better than having an untouchable forbidden zone between the two of you. Is it a luxury to talk about love?

"You want to help me, but I also have something on my mind. I'm afraid I won't be able to sleep tonight."

"I would like to hear the details."

Cao Cao rolled over and sat down in front of the desk. Sima Yi also sat opposite him: "Mo Mo."

Sima Yi did as he said, and saw Cao Cao spread out a roll of maps, holding the ink pen upside down, and marked several locations on the map with the pen holder.

"Tomorrow, they will definitely shirk the matter of farming. I want to take this group of iron cavalry from Xiliang for my own use. What should I do?"

Sima Yi lowered his eyes and rubbed his ink: "Xiliang is located at the junction of Shu Kingdom and my country, and iron cavalry are suitable for land combat. We really can't let them sit big, otherwise when the Wei and Shu confront each other, the initiative will no longer be in our hands. inside."

"Then what do you think, can I make arrangements for this trip to Xiliang?"

Sima Yi frowned and thought for a moment. He didn't add water to the inkstone, but just ground it. The ink soon became thick and black.

"In Xiliang, there are actually several major forces. On the one hand is Ma Teng and Han Sui. Han Sui followed Ma Teng in his early years. He was the first to be able to separate the Ma family from Xiliang. Over the years, Ma Chao has grown gradually. Whether he is attached or not The political views of Wei State were different from Han Sui’s. The soldiers were divided into two factions because of this, some supported Han Sui and united Wei State Xu’s plan, while others supported Ma Chao in order to curry favor with the future master.”

"Your Majesty seems to have a plan in mind." Sima Yi smiled and put down the ink stick in his hand. "It's just that I haven't thought about how to implement this alienation plan."

Cao Cao frowned: "This ink is too thick."

Sima Yi took a new pen from the pen holder and dipped it in thick ink: "Your Majesty can choose any detective report, use this..."

Cao Cao took the pen, paused for a moment, then laughed heartily: "You are really vicious."

"It's just that your Majesty, once this plan comes out, you need to be ready to fight at any time. Can the army be mobilized?"

"I have my own arrangements." Cao Cao smiled and yawned, "Sleep."

I didn't sleep well that night, before dawn, there were noisy footsteps of armored soldiers outside, but they dared not enter.

"What are you doing? Hurry up and wake up His Majesty."

The soldier replied anxiously: "Prime Minister, Your Majesty is asleep...we dare not..."

Xun Yu squinted his eyes, Cao Cao was fond of killing people in his dreams, and there was a precedent of an attendant who broke into his bedroom without authorization and was shot dead with a flying knife.

"Step aside."

"Prime Minister, no..."

"Just get out of the way." Xun Yu said in a low voice, and stepped forward to open the curtain.

Cao Cao was neatly dressed, sitting on the edge of the couch and yawning.

"Your Majesty, rise up..."

"Hush..." Cao Cao made a silent gesture, and helped Sima Yi, who was sleeping beside him, tuck the corner of the quilt.

Xun Yu gave a noncommittal "Yes" and turned around to leave the tent. Cao Cao followed him and stood behind him.

"Your Majesty released some news last night that there was chaos in Xiliang." Xun Yu tilted his head slightly, and the faint morning light reflected on his side face, turning a layer of cold white.

"I sent a redacted letter to Han Sui." Cao Cao looked at the sky, "Let's stand still for now. We just need to inform a few of our confidant generals so that they can deploy troops to prepare for the attack at any time."

"These ministers have finished." Xun Yu lowered his eyes, his face was calm, but the black and blue under his eyes still made Cao Cao frown, "It's done, did you not sleep last night?"

Xun Yu raised his eyebrows slightly: "After taking a nap for a while, after hearing about this, how can I still fall asleep?"

"Don't work too hard, go to sleep for a while." Cao Cao reached out and shook Xun Yu's shoulder. Xun Yu gave Cao Cao a complicated look. Cao Cao was taken aback, then let go of his hand with a sigh.

"The minister has retired."

Cao Cao raised his hand, looked at Xun Yu's back and smiled wryly.

How could he have forgotten that Wen Ruo is a man who holds grudges.

A redacted letter from Cao Cao to Han Sui to reminisce about the old days caused huge waves in Xiliang at this juncture.

Ma Teng and Han Sui were called monarchs and ministers, but they were actually brothers. Therefore, Han Sui was Ma Chao's uncle.Ma Chao and Han Sui now have different political views on the state of Wei, and their influence is basically the same. It is because of Ma Teng's face that they barely agree with each other.Although Ma Teng relied on Han Sui, he also intended to support the power of his heir, so he did not express his support for which side.

Originally, Han Sui's pro-Wei tendency was not in line with the wishes of the warlike Xiliang soldiers, but now the letters he had secretly communicated with Cao Cao were found, and there were traces of obliteration in thick ink on them, which is even more trying to cover up.

The people of Xiliang are bold and warlike, and have a lot of nationalism. Rao Han Sui, who has made great military exploits, is not from Xiliang and has an old friend with Cao Cao, so some people have made a fuss about this.Now that the melon fields and plums are under the sun, it is even more difficult to argue.

Ma Chao led his army to besiege Han Sui's mansion at night and fought with Han Sui's own soldiers. Ma Teng led his troops to quell the riot after hearing the news, but he was shot in the heart by a cold arrow from somewhere, and his life was in danger.

Everyone can see that this is the prelude to regicide and usurpation of the throne.Ma Chao is the long-established heir, and the situation is stable now, there is no reason to usurp the throne immediately, so all the spearheads are directed at Han Sui.

The rebellious Han Sui had nowhere to go, so he took thousands of soldiers under his command and defected to Cao Cao.

Cao Cao ordered that old friends who agree with each other should immediately open the city to welcome them. So far, Han Sui has been convicted of treason.Ma Teng was seriously injured and died in a few days. Ma Chao succeeded to the throne and led the Xiliang cavalry, and the whole country came to seek revenge for Ma Teng.

Wei Guo's backup did not arrive, but he encountered problems when building the city.The soil in Xiliang is mostly sandy, so it is impossible to build a high city.Seeing that the war was about to break out, but the immediate fortifications could not be built, and they were helpless for a while.

Han Sui also knew his identity, if Cao Cao was willing to fight, then he was an ally; if Cao Cao couldn't fight, his way of retreat might be to hand over his head and make peace with Ma Chao.

Stretching out his head and retracting his head was also a knife, Han Sui clenched the saber at his waist tightly, if there was such a day, it would be fine if the fish died and the net was broken.

"General Han, Your Majesty has raised the account, please general."

Han Sui was a little surprised. He thought Cao Cao would avoid him to discuss matters, but he didn't think he was an outsider?

Xun Yu did not participate in the discussion. Ma Teng had just died, and Ma Chao would always hold the coffin in mourning for a few days, and would not invade immediately.Today's account increase is just to stabilize Han Sui, it's not very pleasant, the most urgent thing is how to build the city.

The lead cloud hangs low, and the cold wind is like a knife, whistling and shaving people's faces painfully.

Xun Yu gathered the raw edges of his collar, and the sand under his feet was still loose, and it spread out with a little effort.

If they can't build a city, they can only retreat to the top of the mountain and defend it. After all, it is not a long-term solution.

Xun Yu chuckled, this is the difference between him and Guo Jia, when encountering difficulties, Guo Jia can always come up with clever schemes to defeat the enemy, while he always paves the way out first.

So Cao Cao once said that with Fengxiao, he can become a hegemon; with Wenruo, he will not be defeated and the country will perish.

It is a pity that it has been six years since Guo Jia passed away. Wei Guo was more than stable but not aggressive. Cao Cao sighed, but he didn't know whether to praise him or belittle him.

What should I do... Cao Cao definitely doesn't want to retreat, how to build this city now?

There were footsteps behind him, and Xun Yu turned his head slightly, only to see Sima Yi dressed like a ball, his whole body covered with only one pair of eyes, walking up.

Xun Yu frowned. This person looks like an idiot but is soft inside. He just doesn't like him anyway.

"Why is the prime minister dressed so thinly?"

Xun Yu glanced at him, but did not answer this boring question.

"It's so cold, it's dripping into ice." The man didn't shut up, rubbing his hands and chattering.

Wait, dripping into ice?

Xun Yu's expression froze, the sand under his feet was still soft, but the river not far away was frozen solid.

"Sima Yi, you are really insightful." Xun Yu turned around and looked at Sima Yi for the first time.

Sima Yi cupped his hands and bowed slightly: "I'm just afraid of the cold, so I'll take my leave first."

Xun Yu nodded, knelt down and picked up a handful of sand, and the loose sand flowed down his fingers coolly.

In a few days, these things will become an iron wall against the Xiliang army.