"Wu and Shu swore an alliance to heaven and earth. I only thought that they were close friends. I didn't expect that Sun Quan was still as usual, thinking of taking advantage of both sides."

In the Tai Chi Hall in Luoyang City, Cao Rui read the urgent letter sent from Jingzhou, with a sneer on his face.

 “When someone comes, call Sun Zi and Liu Fang.”

 Lian Zhao, who was accompanying him, quickly responded "Promise."

 Then he trotted all the way to the door and ordered the guard at the small yellow gate in the corridor.

 Liu Fang, the supervisor of the Zhongshu, ordered Sun Zi to receive the edict. He did not dare to neglect and rushed over.

 Walking to the east hall of Tai Chi Hall, I saw Lian Zhao standing guard at the door.

 “I’ve met two Zhongshu.”

Liu Fang and Sun Zi returned the gift. As he stood up, one of them asked in a low voice:

 “How is your Majesty feeling?”

Lian Zhao replied in the same low voice:

 It’s just okay.

 The two of them looked at each other and felt relieved.

 Some time ago, rumors were rampant in Luoyang.

Two of Feng Thie's poems, "Crying for Cao Zijian" and "Han Daochang", were sung all over Luoyang.

 It puts His Majesty in a very bad mood.

It is good news to hear that His Majesty is in a good mood this time.

 “I have met Your Majesty, and may Your Majesty live long and live happily ever after!”

"rise."

After letting the two of them sit down, Cao Rui asked Lian Zhao to hand over the letter on the desk:

“Two of you, please read this letter. This is a letter intercepted from Jingzhou.”

Zhongshu Supervisor Liu Fang was located in front of Zhongshu Ling Sun Zi, so Liu Fang took it first and looked at it carefully, with a somewhat dignified look on his face.

 After he read it, he handed it to Sun Zi.

Sun Zi only saw half of it and couldn't help but said angrily:

"Sun Quan, what a villain! I collected your majesty's thousand horses, turned around and wrote to Zhuge Liang, asking the two countries to join forces and agree to attack our great Wei Dynasty!"

Cao Rui looked at Liu Fang: "What does the Chief Secretary think?"

Liu Fang nodded and agreed:

“Sun Quan has always played both ends, and everyone knows that if this matter is indeed not a trick of the Wu people and they deliberately let the Wei intercept the letter, then it would be better for the Wei to make preparations in advance.”

 Over the years, countless letters from Wu people regarding materials and personnel have been intercepted.

 So the other party learned the lesson in two years, and sometimes they actually sent fake letters and were intercepted on purpose.

 Then when the Wei Dynasty went to attack according to the content of the letter, he fell into the Wu's trick.

“It doesn’t seem like they were intercepted by Wei on purpose.” Cao Rui shook his head, “Sun Quan suggested in his letter that we should attack Wei together next spring, so he must have considered it.”

During the Battle of Longyou, Zhuge Liang set out from Hanzhong at the beginning of spring, borrowing the water transport of the Western Han Dynasty.

In July and August, September at the latest, there are heavy rains in Hanzhong, and the river currents surge, making it difficult to travel.

 For the Jianghuai area, the situation is exactly the opposite.

 In spring, the rivers and Huaihe Rivers rain continuously, and the rivers have abundant water, which is just good for the people of Wu.

 As for the Wei Dynasty, the road was muddy and the fine cavalry could not exert its due power.

 So Sun Quan’s suggestion that the two countries attack together next spring must have been considered.

When Liu Fang and Sun Zi heard what Cao Rui said, they couldn't help but look worried on their faces.

“Your Majesty, for such a big matter, it is better to summon the important ministers to discuss it.”

"There's no rush." ​​Cao Rui said calmly with a faint smile on his face, "Sun Quan is just a suggestion and it has not yet come true."

"Besides, even if the Shu people are willing at this time, they are afraid that they are powerless."

 In the Battle of Xiaoguan, Feng Thief's command eliminated the Shu people's bad style of attacking cities and not being good at cavalry.

 Sieging a city is like wind and thunder, and fighting on horseback is like ghosts and gods.

But according to the reports from the armies in Guanzhong afterwards, the reason why Feng Thief was able to win over Cao Da Sima.

 The most important point is that he used all the elites as bait from the beginning.

 He even deliberately caused heavy losses to all his elite troops, almost falling into a complete rout, causing Da Sima to misjudge the situation on the battlefield.

Feng Thief took out his iron cavalry at the last moment and caught the Guanzhong army by surprise.

After this battle, the Guanzhong army was defeated miserably, but Feng Thief's elite troops were probably very few left.

Over the years, the Shu people have been fighting continuously on the territory of one state, and they also want to pacify Longyou, Liangzhou and other places.

How could it be possible to recover so quickly and be able to attack with the Wu people next year?

“I hope that the people of Shu can agree to this matter.”

Cao Rui sighed, "In this case, as long as we survive next year, the days of the Wei Dynasty will be much easier."

The Shu bandits, who were out of strength, tried their best to march into Guanzhong. Faced with the preparations Da Sima had made in Guanzhong in recent years, they were afraid that they would suffer a lot.

“It would be worrying if we wait for the Shu people to recover and then attack with the Wu people.”

Sun Zi also sighed: "Thieves Ge and Feng are both outstanding men in the world. I'm afraid they have seen this a long time ago!"

Cao Rui nodded: "So I guess that Sun Quan's letter is not because he really wants to agree to attack together, but to show the Shu people that he will not change the alliance between Shu and Wu."

When Liu Fang heard Cao Rui's words with certainty, he immediately understood that His Majesty might have already made up his mind, so he asked tentatively:

 “Then what your Majesty means is...”

Cao Rui looked at Liu Fang, smiled slightly, and said slowly:

"Liu Zhongshu, I have always known that you are good at writing forgeries. My intention is that you add text according to this letter, and be sure to change the content to Sun Quan's intention to profess to me, the Great Wei Dynasty."

“Then it will be sent to Zhuge Liang in Shu, so as to divide the two countries.”

Liu Fang hurriedly said: "I obey your order."

“Your Majesty, I’m afraid Zhuge Liang won’t be fooled so easily.”

Sun Zi reminded.

 He was not worried about Liu Fang's ability to tamper with letters.

 Liu Fang imitated other people's handwriting, almost to the point of confusing the fake with the real one.

Even if you add text, it can be connected with the context without any obstruction.

 What he is worried about is that this move may not achieve the purpose expected by His Majesty.

Cao Rui smiled calmly:

"If there was no such thing as Sun Quan collecting a thousand war horses, then it would naturally not arouse Zhuge Liang's suspicion."

“But this time, Sun Quan may not be able to explain it so easily. After all, the people of Wu have always been untrustworthy. I know it, and Zhuge Liang also knows it..."

If we say that those thousand war horses allowed Sun Quan to take advantage of him, it was a serious conspiracy.

So this time, it’s a conspiracy.

 There is falsehood among truth, yin and yang, which can confuse people the most.

Even if Zhuge Liang is not suspected, it is enough to make the Shu people dissatisfied.

 This kind of secret struggle requires long-term efforts and unremitting persistence.

Cao Rui didn't think that he could drive a wedge between the two kingdoms of Shu and Wu once, but as long as the two countries continued to do so many times and there was a rift between the two countries, there would always be a day when the Wei Dynasty would seize the opportunity.

 “Your Majesty is wise.”

Sun Zi understood Cao Rui’s thoughts, rolled his eyes, and suggested:

“Since Your Majesty mentioned the war horses, why not also do something about the bright jewels sent by the Wu people?”

When Cao Rui heard this, he quickly asked with great interest: "Oh, what is Sun Zhongshu's plan?"

"A few days ago, rumors were spreading in Luoyang, and among them, people from Shu must be responsible."

“Your Majesty, why don’t you deliberately show others the bright jewels you got from the Wu people to prove that they were presented by the Wu people as vassals?”

"I think the Shu people will take a closer look and report this matter to Zhuge Liang. Then it will be corroborated with the letter. Let's see how Sun Quan can identify himself?"

 Cao Rui and Liu Fang cheered together: "Great plan!"

The king and ministers of Wei State discussed it again and made sure that there were no omissions, and then the matter was settled.

Then Cao Rui picked up another secret memorandum, signaled Lian Zhao again to hand it over, and said with a slight sigh:
To be continued...