The group returned to Chang'an. Three women gathered in the back garden to talk, while Ailang and Guo Jia were drinking and chatting in the study.

Ailang took a sip of wine, put down his glass, and sighed: "When I came to this world, I was just going to live a life of slaughter, but I didn't expect to reach this point today!" Guo Jia smiled and said: "As the saying goes, 'The times create heroes', the lord is the hero, and he is destined to purge this troubled times! After the Han Dynasty, the lord who created a new generation of dynasties will definitely belong to the lord!" Ailang laughed, picked up the wine glass, and dried the remaining wine.

Guo Jia said: "If most of the lower part has fallen into the hands of the lord today, and no one in the world is still thinking about the Han Dynasty. My subordinates think that it is the time for the lord to open up the foundation and set up the tripod." Ai Lang was stunned, looked at Guo Jia, and asked: "What do you mean is to call me the emperor?"

Guo Jia said: "The time is ripe now. Establishing a new dynasty can greatly boost the morale of the military and civilians, and at the same time make the war to unify the world more legitimate! In addition, establishing a new dynasty can make the world know that the new dynasty has replaced the Han Dynasty, which can hit the opponent's military and civilians' will to a considerable extent! And that emperor is not only useless now, but also often causes trouble for the lord behind his back. It's time to depose him!"

Ai Lang was very hesitant, then shook his head and said, "This matter is not urgent, let's talk about it at this year's annual meeting." Guo Jia smiled slightly, nodded, picked up the wine glass in front of him and took a sip. Put down the wine glass, and said to Ai Lang: "The joint attack of lord, Cao Pi, Liu Bei and the barbarians was completely crushed, and our army also attacked Chang'an. This time they could be said to have lost a lot of rice! My subordinates thought that in the next year, we should launch a new round of attacks on Liu Bei, and strive to break through Xichuan and completely wipe out Liu Bei's power!"

Ailang nodded and said, "Your idea is the same as Lao Chen. Lao Chen suggested that our army will still implement this year's major policies and policies in the coming year, adopt a defensive stance against Cao Pi and Sun Jian, and concentrate its efforts to attack Xichuan!" He paused and frowned and said, "But this matter is not easy! Xichuan has thousands of mountains and rivers, and the mountains and rivers are dangerous and difficult to attack. Moreover, the city gates are built with huge rocks. Our siege equipment is destroyed and unfavorable in other places, but it is almost useless in front of those city gates! Although Liu Bei's strength was severely damaged, he relied on the natural danger of Xichuan. How can our army attack in?"

Guo Jia said: "What the lord said is very true! I think one of the important reasons why Western Qin was able to finally sweep the world and unify the mountains and rivers with a corner of the land was that Xichuan, a big rear that was easy to defend and difficult to attack, was relying on! Liu Bei was a hero in troubled times, not a mediocre person. It was indeed not easy for our army to attack with force alone!..." Ai Lang couldn't help but look at Guo Jia and asked with a smile: "Listen to Fengxiao, do you have other ways to seize Xichuan?"

Guo Jia smiled and clasped his fists and said, "Actually nothing is strange. It's just to provoke discord and instigate the enemy." Ai Lang felt aroused and asked hurriedly, "Is it possible?" Guo Jia said, "I have been doing this since I was meditating in Chang'an. Judging from the current situation, this matter is quite possible. Although Liu Bei is full of benevolence, righteousness and morality, he is doing something to seize people's property and occupy his wife and daughter. There are many people in Xichuan who hate Liu Bei. His subordinates have sent many people to sneak into Xichuan for activities, and news should have come before the New Year."

Ai Langxi said: "If we can really instigate a few civil and military officials within Liu Bei, this battle would be simple!" Guo Jia remembered something and said: "There is another thing that needs to be reported to the lord. In addition to sending people to sneak into Xichuan, his subordinates also sent their close friends to contact Mao Jie. There is no reply yet."

Ailang nodded thinking, then smiled and said, "Okay! Let go of these things, I will support them with all my strength!" Guo Jia was very grateful and couldn't help but hold his fists and bow, "Thank you for your trust!"

Ailang only stayed in Chang'an for two days before setting off for Xuchang. He walked day and stayed overnight on the road, and no more accidents occurred. More than ten days later, the group returned to Xuchang.

The women entered the backyard to settle down, while Ailang came to the study. Zhuge Mengxue reported to Ailang: "Husband, my little sister has received the envoys from Gogurye and the Japanese according to her husband's orders." "Well. What did those two families say?"

Zhuge Mengxue frowned slightly and said, "The Japanese are still respectful, but the Goguryeo people have a proud attitude and claim that we only have two paths..." Ailang couldn't help laughing and said, "It's interesting. So what two paths do we have?"

Zhuge Mengxue said: "The envoy said that they Goguli had replaced the Hun Empire at that time and became the great empire in the north. We either surrender to them and attack Cao Pi together. At that time, we can hand over Bingzhou and southern Jizhou to us. If we do not agree, they will unite with Cao Pi and destroy us in one fell swoop."

After hearing this, Ailang laughed loudly and joked, "This is really a mouse who jumped onto the table and regarded himself as a person!" Then he said, "Cut me the ears and noses of the messenger Goguli, and ask him to bring a message to King Goguli. If you have the courage, come, I will wait for him!"

The domestic city, which is now Ji'an, was the capital of Gogurye's royal city in this era. The city is surrounded by mountains and rivers, and the situation is majestic. Although the city is not big, it shows a ferocious demeanor. In the middle of the city, there is an extremely exquisite castle, which is Gogurye's royal palace.

At this time, on the palace hall, the King Gaotai of Gogurye, who had two beards with a bit of mighty temperament, was pacing back and forth angrily, and in front of him, a person with a head and face was kneeling. It turned out that he was the envoy sent by Goguryee to send Lu Bu to the envoy. He had two purposes for sending this envoy, one was to demonstrate his national prestige of Goguryee. Now Goguryee has taken the opportunity to annex the Xianbei Wuhuan, and its strength is no longer the same as before, so Goguryee is eager to show his national prestige;

He wanted to take the opportunity to get the greatest benefit. According to Gao Tai's estimate, the Central Plains is now in a civil turmoil, and the Han Dynasty is in decline and its power is no longer there. The princes from all over the country would naturally cooperate with him, the strong man who rose in the north, for their own interests, just like in the Warring States Period, when the Central Plains countries were pleased with the northern Huns. However, what he expected was that the envoy he sent would be cut off and his nose and ears were rushed back in a mess, which not only surprised him, but also made him feel greatly insulted.

Gao Tai looked at the envoy who was kneeling in front of him and cried, angrily, "Stop crying!" The envoy stopped and looked at Gao Tai with a little at a loss. Gao Tai asked angrily, "Why did Lu Bu provoke me? Aren't he afraid that I and Cao Pi will destroy him?" The envoy quickly said, "Lu Bu is extremely rampant! He heard what his subordinates said, and actually said, "Your King Goguli has the courage to come! I'll wait for him!" Then he ordered someone to cut off his subordinates' nose and ears!..."

Gao Tai was furious and roared: "Lu Bu is looking for death! I will not be a human being if I don't kill him, but I won't be a human being!"

The military advisor Defang next to him who appeared in a Confucian robe, immediately said: "King, since Lu Bu is ignorant, we can make up our minds to cooperate with Cao Pi! Although Cao Pi asked us to cooperate with their actions, it was worth it to use the three counties of Liaodong, Lelang and Xuantu as rewards!" Gao Tai frowned and said: "Let me, the king of the king of the north, the king of the king of ten thousand kings, obey Cao Pi's orders?..." Gao Tai seemed extremely reluctant when he said this.

Defang smiled and said, "Master, we are just using Cao Pi." After a pause, he said seriously: "Although the Han Dynasty has fallen, the strength of the princes of all sides should not be underestimated! Cao Pi and Lu Bu are the strongest two of them! If Cao Pi wants to use us, aren't we using him? Let's take this opportunity to make them fight in the internal battle first, and when they fight for both losses, it will not be too late to reap profits! At that time, the king led the army to enter the Central Plains, which can be said to be a natural thing!"

Gao Tai was happy, smiled and nodded, and said, "Okay! Then I will follow Cao Pi's orders for the time being, assemble the army, unite the Japanese, and attack Qingzhou from the water! Last time, Lu Bu took a little advantage by conspiracy and tricks, and this time I will let him know the power of our Gogurye Army!" Defang immediately bowed and said, "The king is wise!" Gao Tai laughed. Then he glanced at the messenger with a head-on face and a ridiculous image. He frowned and said, "What are you doing when you are still here to embarrass your eyes? Get off now!" The messenger quickly agreed and hurriedly went down.

The sight turned back to Luoyang. Time passed quickly, and autumn passed in the blink of an eye. In the snow, Luoyang showed a beauty that was different from other seasons. The official road was filled with people and merchants from all over the place. Among these pedestrians, there were Ma Chao and Ma Yunlu who had just arrived from Hanzhong to prepare for the annual meeting. This time, Ailang placed the location of the annual meeting in Luoyang, so civil and military officials including Ma Chao were rushing to Luoyang one after another.
Chapter completed!