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After the end of the Central Plains War, local officials from the counties of Yuzhou and Xuzhou were moved and expressed their loyalty to the Han Dynasty. For a time, all counties and counties lowered the Wei banner and replaced it with the Han banner.

After the Han army won the Central Plains Battle, they divided into two groups. One was led by general Zhao Yun, leading an army of 100,000 to besiege Luoyang, and the other was commanded by the commander of the 80,000 elite troops, deployed on the Yellow River line in Dongjun, and stared at the north of the Yellow River.

As a supporter, Huang Zhong led 50,000 troops to station in Xuchang. At the same time, he was also responsible for acquiring 100,000 Cao's army surrendered troops, taking away the young and strong, and reorganizing the 100,000 surrendered troops into 60,000 elite Han troops.

In the following two months, Liu Jing inspected the people's conditions in various counties in the Central Plains, met with officials, appointed commanders of the garrison to consolidate the Han army's occupation of the Central Plains, and at the same time stabilized the situation in the Central Plains.

As time gradually came to early September, the summer heat subsided, and sooner or later there was a hint of coolness. Liu Jing had already inspected most of the Central Plains, and the last stop was to inspect Dongjun. The reason why Dongjun was arranged as the last battle was because the strategic position of Dongjun was important.

Dongjun is close to the Yellow River. On the other side of the Yellow River is Weijun where Yedu is located. It is also the northern gate for northern troops to attack the Central Plains. When Yuan Shao attacked Cao Cao, the army crossed the Yellow River from Baimajin to the south. At present, Binghe Liu Hu led an army of 80,000 troops to station troops in Dongjun, pushing the Han Cao battlefield to the front line of the Yellow River.

On the morning of that day, King Liu Jing of Han, accompanied by more than a dozen Han generals, inspected the Yellow River defense in Baimajin. Baimajin is the ancient ferry crossing of the Yellow River. This area is a hiking remnant. The mountains on both sides are undulating, but not steep. The vast and vast Yellow River water flows eastward from the large hills and mountains.

The senior officials accompanying Liu Jing to inspect the ferry were also Prime Minister Sima Yi and Dongjun Magistrate Cheng Rui. Everyone stood on a platform on the hillside and looked at the boats on the ferry and the rolling Yellow River from afar. Liu Jing's eyes became even further away and turned to the other end of the Yellow River.

The next to him said: "Your Highness, Cao's army only deployed 10,000 troops on the other side of the Yellow River, distributed in Baimajin and Yanjin. The defense is weak, and Beizhi thinks this is an opportunity."

Liu Jing smiled and said to Pin: "You can't eat quickly, otherwise you will choke easily. Don't worry, let's take your time, stabilize the Central Plains, and give the soldiers enough rest and training, and we will send troops north."

A hint of disappointment appeared on Pin's face. He originally thought that he had stationed 80,000 troops in Dongjun to be prepared to cross the river and go north, but he did not expect that the King of Han had no plan to go north.

At this time, Sima Yi smiled again and said, "The general's mood is understandable, but Luoyang has not been taken yet. Qingzhou is still in a confrontation. You should first take Qingzhou and Luoyang, and then consider crossing the Yellow River to the north, and wait for a few more months!"

Pin also felt that he was impatient and apologized: "I am just considering the military and have some simple thoughts. Please don't blame me."

Liu Jing nodded. He did not mean to blame the recruitment. He asked Shou Cheng Rui again: "Cao Pi crossed the Yellow River from Baimajin twice. I want to know how he crossed the Yellow River?"

Cheng Rui hurriedly said, "Your Highness, when Cao Pi crossed the Yellow River, the water was relatively smooth. He used a large leather raft, which could cross a cavalry, and the momentum was quite spectacular."

"It's indeed a raft!"

Liu Jing became a little vigilant. It seemed that Cao's army had done some hard work in crossing the river with rafts. When Cao Cao used rafts to cross the Han River, he made small fuss. Now he can use rafts to cross the cavalry, so he underestimated them.

Liu Jing thought for a while and said to Pin: "To be steady, a sentry tower will be built every fifty steps in the ferry area to prevent Cao's army from crossing the river with rafts."

"Abide by the orders!"

Liu Jing asked a few more words to hire him, and then he finished inspecting the ferry and returned to the military camp. As soon as he returned to his tent, a guard walked over quickly and submitted a piece of information to Liu Jing. "Report to your highness, Ye has sent emergency information!"

Liu Jing was really tired after two consecutive months of inspections, so that he was just a quick visit to Baimajin today and couldn't cheer up. However, the emergency information from Yedu made him feel energetic. He has been waiting for the information sent by Li Fu these days.

Liu Jing hurriedly called the information, looked at it quickly, couldn't help laughing, and immediately ordered the guards, "I'll ask Sima Prime Minister to come here quickly."

Soon, Sima Yi walked into the tent under the leadership of the guards and smiled and said, "Your Highness is looking for a minister for the affairs of Yedu!"

Sima Yi was in charge of the information. Li Fu's situation was given to him first, and then he wrote it to Liu Jing. Of course, he knew that something big happened in Yedu, and the King of Han would definitely discuss it with him.

Liu Jing asked Sima Yi to sit down, and ordered the guards to serve tea. Then he smiled and said, "It's really unexpected! Xiahou Dun actually led 20,000 troops to Yedu. Is this forcing the palace?"

Sima Yi took a sip of tea and said calmly: "Actually, this is also expected. Cao Cao controlled the military power for a long time, and it was a bit late to give it to Cao Pi. Cao Zhang held 50,000 Youzhou troops, and Cao Zhi received the support of the Xiahou clan. Cao Pi could only rely on Cao Ren. In this Central Plains war, Cao Ren's power was wiped out, which greatly weakened Cao Pi's army. How could Zhang Zhi and the other two not take the opportunity to join forces? Unless Cao Cao took the initiative to clean up the mess, but according to the news I received, Cao Cao was already unconscious and it was difficult for him to stand up for Cao Pi again. I think Xiahou Dun knew this very well and dared to lead troops from Bingzhou to Yedu."

After a pause, Sima Yi said again: "More importantly, this miserable defeat in the Central Plains caused Cao Pi's prestige to fall to the valley, and also gave Zhangzhi and Xiahou Dun the opportunity to attack. Someone must come out to take responsibility. Cao Ren was captured, so all the spearheads were aimed at Cao Pi. After all, he was the planner of this Central Plains war, and he could not escape this disaster."

"Zhongda said it right. After the Battle of Red Cliff, Cao Cao was secretly blamed by all parties, which made him silent for many years. Cao Cao was like this, not to mention Cao Pi, who had an unstable status, this time, if he turned the blame on Cao Ren, he would be despised by the Cao family. If he took the responsibility, he would probably have to step down. No matter if it was, he would be sad."

Liu Jing walked a few steps behind his hands and said slowly: "Cao Wei still has about 180,000 troops, Xiahou Dun has 50,000 Bingzhou troops in his hands, Cao Zhang has 20,000 Youzhou troops, and the remaining 110,000 troops, Wan is besieged in Luoyang, Wan is in Cao Xiu's hands, and there are still 10,000 troops, which is actually Youzhou troops, which are temporarily controlled by Zhang Liao, and another 10,000 are deployed on the north bank of the Yellow River. Cao Pi's direct-in-chief army in Yedu has only 10,000 Hu Ben Guards, while Zhangzhi has 40,000 troops. It seems that Cao Pi's situation is not good!

"Your Highness is right. I think the key now is that the 60,000 Cao troops in Qingzhou. Zhang Liao is loyal to Cao Pi, but his ten thousand troops are Cao Zhang's Youzhou troops. Cao Pi will never dare to transfer him back to Yedu. The only possibility is Cao Xiu's ten thousand troops. This is Cao Pi's only force to balance Zhangzhi. Cao Pi ordered Cao Xiu to give up Xuzhou and return north to save the ten thousand troops. I boldly speculate that Cao Pi may transfer Cao Xiu back to Yedu."

Liu Jing considered more how to get the greatest benefit from the Cao family's civil strife. First, Qingzhou was Qingzhou. He smiled meaningfully and said, "If Cao Pi really transferred Cao Xiu's army back to Yedu, how would Cao Zhang respond? Zhongda thinks that Zhang Liao still controls the Wan Youzhou army?"

Sima Yi immediately understood what Liu Jing meant. He said excitedly: "Qingzhou is not Youzhou, Cao Zhang will not care about its gains and losses. He will definitely take back his military power from Zhang Liao. If we add another fire from the side, we can guarantee that Qingzhou is within our reach."

Liu Jing nodded, "Qingzhou is just the first step. If we don't make good use of this brother's internal strife, we will be really stupid."

While the two were discussing, a personal soldier whispered at the door of the tent: "Your Highness, Cao Pi sent an envoy to ask for his visit."

"What?"

Liu Jing didn't hear it clearly and asked again: "Who sent an envoy to see you?"

"It was Cao Pi, a special envoy from Wei State, who sent Hua Xin to ask for a meeting."

Liu Jing and Sima Yi looked at each other, and they laughed intently. They actually sent Hua Xin as the envoy, which shows how serious the crisis Cao Pi is facing now.

"Bring him to see me!"

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Hua Xin was taken into the tent by the guards in a nervous mood. This was his second time to meet Liu Jing. The last time he was in Chang'an to seek support from the Han Dynasty for Cao Pi. This time, Cao Pi was facing a serious crisis of trust, and he had to come to Liu Jing on behalf of Cao Pi again for help.

Even Hua Xin did not expect that the defeat in the Central Plains would lead to such serious consequences. Cao Zhang and Cao Zhi joined forces with Zhong Yao, Sima Lang and other important officials to ask Cao Pi to explain the reasons for the defeat in the Central Plains and take responsibility. The least was that Cao Pi handed over military power and resigned from the position of deputy prime minister, and the worst was that Cao Pi announced his resignation of his position as the emperor.

As Xiahou Dun led 20,000 Bingzhou troops back to Yedu, Cao Pi faced the danger of a military coup. In desperation, Cao Pi had to secretly order Hua Xin to come and see Liu Jing and seek Liu Jing's help. Although the two countries are currently hostile, Liu Jing married Cao Xian after all, and in some way, they still have room for peace talks.

When Hua Xin saw Liu Jing and Sima Yi sitting in his seat, he could not stand and salute. He stepped forward and knelt down and bowed, saying, "Hua Xin of Wei Kingdom pays homage to His Highness the King of Han!"

"Shi Zhong Hua is exempt from the gift, please sit down!"

Liu Jing was very polite and did not show a cold attitude. Of course, he could talk about it. The key is what sincerity Cao Pi needed to show.

Hua Xin calmed down and sat down. Before he could speak, Liu Jing asked again with a smile: "I still want to know, how did Shizhong Hua know that I am in Dongjun?"

"this..."

Hua Xin hesitated for a while and said, "In fact, we have been paying attention to the movements of the Han army in Dongjun, and we just happened to know that Your Highness is in Dongjun."

The implication is that they deployed a probe in Dongjun. In fact, Liu Jing also guessed that Cao's army arranged a probe in Dongjun. It seems that this probe is quite effective and must be pulled out.

At this time, Hua Xin said anxiously again: "This time I came to see Your Highness on the order of the world, and I want to have an exchange with Your Highness."

Liu Jing smiled faintly and said, "I just met Shizhong Hua. As for specific matters, Shizhong Hua might as well have a detailed discussion with Sima Prime Minister."
Chapter completed!