Chapter 120: Jiangdong Rats Attack
The most important thing for Shu Han now is to digest the results of the war.

One fact that cannot be denied is that the overall national strength of Shu Han was indeed inferior to that of Cao Wei.

With the current strength of Shu Han, even relying on the power of magic weapons.

We can defeat Cao Wei, but it will take some time to completely destroy it.

The most important thing now is to digest the current results and then rest for a while.

Then find an opportunity to destroy Cao Wei.

Of course there is another way.

That is to seek help from the Zhutian Chat Group.

Or ask the group members to come to this world and help him support the Han Dynasty.

Or join the heaven directly.

Zhuge Liang still had to think about whether to do this.

Zhuge Liang instructed those around him, "Tell His Majesty to pay attention to the movements of Dongwu."

The rats of Dongwu, although Zhuge Liang never took them seriously.

But at this time, the rats in Eastern Wu might stab Shu Han in the back again.

Anyway, this is not the first time that the rats in Dongwu have done these things.

Luoyang City, inside the Wei Imperial Palace.

When Emperor Cao Rui of the Wei Dynasty received the news of Cao Wei's defeat, he was furious.

When Chang'an City was occupied by Shu Han, Cao Rui could no longer bear it and vomited blood.

Cao Rui's health had been deteriorating over the years.

The eunuch next to him hurried over to support him.

However, Cao Rui pushed the eunuch away and looked coldly at the ministers present.

He sneered at the ministers of Wei and said, "Hundreds of thousands of elite soldiers of Wei were defeated by a mere Shu Han. What's even more outrageous is that even Chang'an City was occupied by the enemy. What are you doing for a living? What is Sima Yi doing for a living?"

He trusted Sima Yi so much that he gave him the command of hundreds of thousands of Wei's elite troops.

Is this how Sima Yi repaid him?
The ministers present felt the momentum coming from Cao Wei and all knelt on the ground.

"Your Majesty's anger! Your Majesty's anger!"

"This war was entirely caused by Sima Yi's incompetence. Sima Yi really deserves death."

"Yes, Your Majesty, Sima Yi single-handedly ruined the great situation of our Great Wei. Sima Yi deserves to be cut into pieces."

All the ministers present were cursing Sima Yi.

In fact, they didn’t understand how Sima Yi lost.

The strength of Cao Wei is simply incomparable to that of Shu Han. How could Shu Han win?

In other words, even if Shu Han won, with Cao Wei's strength, its army should not have been completely destroyed, let alone the city of Chang'an directly occupied.

Doesn't Sima Yi deserve to be cut into pieces?
That’s Chang’an City?
The political significance of Chang'an City is greater than its strategic significance.

When Emperor Gaozu of Han, Liu Bang, founded the Han Dynasty, he made Chang'an his capital.

It was not until Emperor Guangwu of Han, Liu Xiu, restored the Han Dynasty for the second time that the capital was moved to Luoyang.

Luoyang gradually replaced Chang'an and became the new political center.

But even so, the political status of Chang'an City did not change much.

In the minds of countless Han people, it has a meaning of faith.

The ministers present knew without even having to think about it what people in the world would think when they heard that Shu Han had occupied Chang'an City.

At that time, countless people probably defected to Shu Han, believing that Shu Han was the orthodox one.

After all, even though decades have passed, the afterglow of the Han Dynasty still shines on the Thirteen States of the Han Dynasty.

Countless people in this world still consider themselves Han people.

However, Shu Han has always been weak and was defeated by Cao Wei time and time again.

These people calmed down, became pessimistic, and had to give up their unrealistic dreams.

But if they knew that Shu Han had occupied Chang'an City, I'm afraid these people would have new ideas.

Maybe they won't do anything due to reality, but it will be troublesome for Cao Wei.

"Sima Yi is indeed guilty of a thousand crimes and deserves death. His death is not a pity."

Cao Rui said coldly, "It's a pity that the old man died on the battlefield. The key now is, tell me, what should my Wei do now? How should we deal with the aggressive Shu Han?"

The ministers present had different thoughts at this time.

Of course, they also saw the scene of Cao Rui vomiting blood.

If the Emperor of Wei is in poor health, they will have to choose a new investment target.

However, Cao Wei is the powerful ruler of the Great Wei after all. As long as he is not dead, these ministers dare not have any other thoughts.

"Your Majesty, for now, it is better to contact Dongwu."

"Your Majesty, in my humble opinion, Shu Han's current strength is barely enough to occupy Chang'an City, and it will not pose a threat to our Great Wei capital for the time being."

"Your Majesty, let's contact Dongwu while re-arranging the defense line and see if we can take back Chang'an City."

The ministers present spoke up one after another.

After hearing what the ministers present said, Cao Rui knew that this was the only way.

The only solution now is to unite with Eastern Wu.

Although Cao Rui also looked down on the rats in Eastern Wu, especially the old guy Sun Quan.

This old guy Sun Quan was a rival to his grandfather, but now he has achieved nothing.

If Cao Cao were still alive and facing the second generation heirs of Shu Han and Eastern Wu, he would have unified the world long ago.

Only Sun Quan was Sun Shiwan in the beginning and he is still Sun Shiwan now.

For so many years, I have been struggling to survive in Dongwu.

If it weren't for the fact that Shu Han was facing Cao Wei's army, Cao Wei would have destroyed Eastern Wu long ago.

But there is no other solution for now but to unite with Eastern Wu.

One thing that has to be admitted is that after Shu Han occupied Chang'an City, it drove a nail into the heartland of Cao Wei.

Being able to attack when advancing and defend when retreating, Shu Han already had the ability to threaten Cao Wei.

Therefore, it is necessary to unite with Soochow.

As for whether Dongwu would agree, Cao Rui didn't even need to think about it.

Even without Cao Wei's intervention, Eastern Wu might have become unable to sit still and might have taken the initiative to attack Shu Han.

Not to mention that Eastern Wu and Shu Han have always been allies, this is not the first time that Dongwu has been stabbed in the back.

Moreover, relations between countries have always been determined by interests.

Any covenant is just an agreement that can be torn up at any time. The moment a covenant is signed, it is meant to be torn up.

At that time, Guan Yu's power shocked all of China, and he flooded the three armies, which almost shook the Cao Wei regime and brought it to its destruction.

The Eastern Wu was afraid that the Shu Han would become too powerful, so they stabbed it in the back.

Now that Zhuge Liang has occupied Chang'an City, Sun Quan might have the same idea and stab Shu Han again.

Cao Wei and Shu Han have been fighting each other over the years, trying to unify the world.

The Eastern Wu was like a troublemaker, beating whoever was stronger.

Sun Quan of Eastern Wu had long lost the ambition to unify the world.

The battle of Hefei that year had already shattered all his ambitions.

All he wanted was to establish his own territory and prolong his life.

But he would never allow the birth of any country that had the opportunity to unify the world.

Cao Rui immediately ordered, "Okay, then contact the Eastern Wu, unite with the Eastern Wu, and threaten Shu Han. At the same time, deploy heavy troops to recapture Chang'an City."

Cao Rui said these words with a hint of self-mockery.

It was obvious that Cao Wei had the strongest comprehensive national strength, but it was always one step away from unifying the world.

If it weren't for the troublemaker Eastern Wu, Cao Wei would have unified the world long ago.

Perhaps if only Eastern Wu is left, Cao Wei will be able to unify the world.

However, no matter how powerful Cao Wei was, there was still Shu Han and Eastern Wu.

What's even more ridiculous is that it was Cao Wei that had always been intimidating Shu Han and Eastern Wu.

In Cao Rui's view, Shu Han and Eastern Wu would not be able to hold out for much longer.

Because of this situation, Cao Wei's strength will only become stronger and stronger.

It is believed that the Inner Cao Wei occupied the north and had great comprehensive potential.

Sooner or later, Cao Wei will be able to accumulate enough wealth to unify the world.

It can even be said that there is no need to wait until that day, as Shu Han and Eastern Wu would have been dragged to death.

But who would have thought that the Shu Han would directly occupy the city of Chang'an in this battle.

For a while, it was Shu Han that had the upper hand, and Cao Wei had to start defending.

After Cao Rui arranged everything, he returned to the palace.

After returning to his bedroom, he couldn't help but spit out blood again.

"Your Majesty, are you okay?"

The eunuch couldn't help but said worriedly, "Your Majesty, I will go and get the imperial physician right away."

This is because the eunuchs serve Cao Rui and are the emperor's household slaves. They share the emperor's prosperity and adversity, so naturally they do not want anything to happen to Cao Rui.

Just now in the court, His Majesty spit out blood, and now he spit out blood again.

Is there anything wrong with your majesty's health? Cao Rui stopped the eunuch and said, "No, I'm fine."

There was a deep sense of reluctance and sadness in his eyes.

He was of course aware of his current physical condition. He felt empty inside and might not be able to hold on for much longer.

He was only in his thirties, in the prime of his life, but his health was failing.

Is God so lenient with him?

Cao Rui's heart was filled with grief and indignation, but he could do nothing about it.

If he is given enough time, he is confident that he can unify the world in his lifetime.

Unfortunately, he doesn't have time.

He didn't know how many years he could hold on. The most important thing now was to train a qualified next generation successor for the Wei Dynasty.

Cao Rui thought of this and called the secret guards. He directly ordered them, "Go and kill the Sima family without leaving a single piece of armor. Remember, not a single piece of armor will be left."

The secret guards didn't have any ideas, but when they heard Cao Rui's order, they were a little confused for a moment.

Your Majesty, what does this mean?
Is it because Sima Yi suffered a great defeat and made a big mistake, so they are preparing to punish the Sima family?

But why not punish him directly in the court, but instead resort to assassination?
Even if the secret guards don't understand much, they know about politics. Assassinating each other is a big deal, especially for someone as noble as the emperor.

Cao Rui did not give any explanation, in fact it was because he had already received the information about Sima Yi performed by Zhuge Liang.

Although Sima Yi was dead at this time, the Sima family still existed.

Based on those plays, Cao Rui deduced that it seemed that the Cao Wei kingdom might really fall into the hands of Sima Jia.

After all, he only has a few years left to live.

If he cannot cultivate a qualified emperor, this emperor will not be able to suppress the Sima family.

Then the power of Cao Wei might really be controlled by the Sima family.

It is better to kill this kind of thing by mistake than not to kill it.

Even if Cao Wei was destroyed, it was much better than falling into the hands of Sima Qian and then experiencing the tragedy of the Five Barbarians Invading China.

The Five Barbarians Invaded China, haha!
It is really ridiculous that the Five Barbarians, who were beaten badly by the princes of the Three Kingdoms, later became a major threat to the Han people.

Thoughts flashed through Cao Rui's mind one after another, and he finally closed his eyes tiredly.

We must train a qualified successor for the Wei Dynasty to inherit his legacy and unify the world.

I hope God will have mercy on him and let him live a few more years.

Although the secret guard had doubts in his heart, he still accepted the order and killed Sima Jia completely.

The Sima family had not yet recovered from the grief of Sima Yi's death, and all of them were killed.

This family, which can be said to have directly caused the tragedy of the Five Barbarians Invasion of China in later generations, was destroyed in this way.

Eastern Wu, in Jianye City.

Sun Quan, who was gradually getting old and corrupt, also received the news that Shu Han had occupied the city of Chang'an.

Sun Quan was also a little bit unbelieving.

"What? Zhuge Liang occupied Chang'an City? Zhuge Liang actually achieved victory?"

As he grows older, the monarch of Eastern Wu has long lost his sharpness.

In other words, after the battle of Hefei, he no longer had the dream of unifying the world.

He just wanted to guard this little piece of land, rule one side and act tyrannically.

During the Three Kingdoms period, Cao Wei had the ambition to unify the world.

Shu Han also had the ambition to march north to the Central Plains and support the Han Dynasty.

Only the Eastern Wu had long lost this ambition.

Over the years, he watched Zhuge Liang launch northern expeditions again and again, and fail again and again.

Sun Quan even had a mentality of watching a good show.

It is undeniable that seeing Zhuge Liang's failure again and again, Sun Quan had a strange feeling of schadenfreude in his heart.

No matter how you laugh at us, we will remain unmoved.

It can even be said that Sun Quan would occasionally have sweet dreams.

When both Cao Wei and Shu Han were defeated, their disciples in Jiangdong would go directly north, unify the world and become the ruler of the universe.

Of course, most of the time Sun Quan was just thinking about it.

At his age now, Sun Quan no longer has so many pursuits.

In these last days, feeling his aging body, he just wanted to hold power tightly in his own hands and enjoy these last years honestly.

After his death, power will be passed on to his son.

Of course, the prerequisite is that he gives it to his son, and then his son can take it.

Now, looking at his sons who are becoming more and more heroic and youthful, Sun Quan even feels a sense of threat.

Therefore, in order to check and balance the government and to keep power firmly in his own hands, Sun Quan even used one faction to fight against another and allowed factional struggles to break out in the court.

It has to be said that although Sun Quan was good at military affairs, he might not be that good at governing the country.

However, all his abilities were focused on political struggles, and he mastered the art of checks and balances.

To this day, he still only controls the power of Eastern Wu.

But it is understandable that even at this time, there is still internal strife in Jiangdong.

Sun Quan has always considered himself a smart man. Others looked down on him, and he also looked down on Cao Cao and Liu Bei.

So what if Cao Cao had great talent and strategy?
What does it matter whether Liu Bei is supported by the people?

They all died, and only Sun Quan survived to the end.

The great country and supreme power were all given to others to enjoy.

Only Sun Quan is still the lord of Jiangdong, holding great power and controlling all killing and destruction.

During these last few days, Sun Quan didn't want any accidents to happen and just wanted to enjoy himself.

But who would have known that at this time Zhuge Liang would quietly do something big.

Zhuge Liang actually defeated Cao Wei's army and occupied the city of Chang'an.

This was absolutely unacceptable to Sun Quan and the Eastern Wu.

Sun Quan looked at the ministers present and said, "Everyone, Zhuge Liang has occupied Chang'an City. What should I do now?"

Almost all the ministers of Eastern Wu understood that there was a deep blood feud between Shu Han and Eastern Wu.

Guan Yu of Shu Han died directly because of Eastern Wu, and Zhang Fei died indirectly because of Eastern Wu.

More importantly, it can be said that Liu Bei, the first emperor of Shu Han, also died because of Eastern Wu.

This is a blood feud.

If it weren't for Cao Wei's involvement with Shu Han over the years.

If it were not for the powerful Cao Wei, Shu Han would have had to form an alliance with Eastern Wu.

Then Shu Han would definitely avenge this blood feud.

Now Shu Han occupied Chang'an City and dealt a heavy blow to Cao Wei.

Originally, Shu Han was in a disadvantageous position in the confrontation with Cao Wei.

But now the situation has changed, and the ministers of Eastern Wu present couldn't help but worry.

If Shu Han has time, will it take action against them?
Of course, there is a more important point. Dongwu cannot sit idly by and watch Shu Han grow stronger and have the power to unify the world.

Sun Quan thought of this instantly.

According to his understanding, there is a group of people in Shu Han who harbor hatred towards Eastern Wu.

If Shu Han had the opportunity to destroy Eastern Wu, they would definitely not hesitate.

As the person who indirectly caused the deaths of Guan Yu and Liu Bei, Sun Quan would naturally not have a good ending.

Sun Quan immediately thought that it was necessary to use military force against Shu Han to weaken its strength.

The Three Kingdoms have always been like this.

Beat whoever is stronger.

This is a confrontation between countries, and there is no room for friendship.

But Sun Quan would not say this. He did not want to bear the infamy of stabbing his ally in the back.

Just like when Lu Meng crossed the river in white clothes and cut off Guan Yu's head, this was not his decision and he was not aware of it.

After hearing Sun Quan's words, some people immediately understood what Sun Quan meant.

In this court, there is always someone who needs to take the blame for the monarch.

Moreover, in the current situation, there is no other choice except to betray Shu Han and ally with Cao Wei.

"Your Majesty, the only solution now is to send troops to Jingzhou to guard against Shu Han."

"I see that Zhuge Liang has evil ambitions. After he takes action against Cao Wei, the next one might be our Dongwu. We have to be on guard."

The ministers present felt a little embarrassed.

There were still some ministers in the Eastern Wu who were close to the Shu Han, and these ministers immediately stepped forward and denounced it.

"Your Majesty, don't listen to his nonsense. Dongwu and Shuhan are allies. How can we betray the alliance for our own sake?"

"Yes, my king, you must not do that. If you act like this, how will the world view Dongwu?"

When Sun Quan heard this, his face became darker and darker. Wasn't this just an indirect criticism?

The main reason is that Sun Quan has already stabbed his allies in the back, and now these people are just pointing at Sun Quan's nose and scolding him.

Sun Quan angrily said, "Enough."

(End of this chapter)