Three Kingdoms: Ancestors of the Han Dynasty

Chapter 776 Arguing (for Subscription)

Wei Emperor Cao Fang was only 12 years old. Although he was in court at the age of nine, he was basically difficult to govern.Often when the young masters of the Han Dynasty ascended the throne, the queen mother was qualified to be a director of the court.

Cao Wei also inherited this system, and all affairs in the Cao Wei state must be consulted with Queen Mother Guo before they can be implemented.However, the Queen Mother Guo's rights are not very great. She is restricted by the edict "Forbidden Mother Queen's Pre-government Edict" issued by Wei Wendi Cao Pi, and it is difficult to exert great influence due to the weak mother clan.

Therefore, it can be said that Cao Shuang is the person with the highest voice in the country, while Queen Mother Guo represents the orthodoxy of the country.This is why, in history, when Cao Shuang imprisoned Queen Mother Guo, he had nothing to do.However, when Sima Yi launched the Gaoping Mausoleum Change, Queen Mother Guo was required to show the reason for the edict.

Including Guanqiu Jian, Zhong Hui and others, when launching a mutiny, they often borrowed the name of Queen Mother Guo to write imperial edicts, and used this as an excuse to confront Sima.

Sima Yi insisted on pretending to be sick, but his political purpose was just to get those people from Shangshutai to come forward and enter the palace to obtain an edict for him to take over the current state affairs in a legitimate way.As for why this edict was issued, Sima Yi also had other purposes.

When Fu Gu entered Taifu's mansion again, not only the people from the Shangshutai, but also the imperial edict issued by the Queen Mother.The edict said a lot of boring words, but the core meaning is that the current situation is critical. You Sima Yi is a veteran of the four dynasties. At this time, you need to stand up. I will grant you the right to act cheaply and resist the bandit army.

And Sima Yi also pretended to get up from the sick bed, received the edict, kowtowed in the direction of Queen Mother Guo, and took over the current state affairs.

After Sima Yi took office, he directly ordered Cao Shuang to withdraw his troops. Guo Huai, the governor of Sizhou, immediately led his army across the Yellow River, gathered in Hanoi, marched towards Dongyuan, and entered Hedong to rescue Anyi, thinking that the army was the vanguard; In the south, he garrisoned the border in case the Shu army took the opportunity to attack; Wang Ling, the general who conquered the east, withdrew to Shouchun to guard against the Wu people's attack.

Then Sima Yi assembled a total of 3 soldiers from Hebei and Yecheng, went to the party, entered Hedong from Duanshi, and arrived in Jicheng.

After Sima Yi finished his orders, he didn't dare to waste time, so he called Master Sima, and said, "Ziyuan, the capital of Yecheng, is now shaking when the western thieves invaded the east of the river. As the Central Guard, you should make the capital stable and calm inside and outside."

"No!" Sima Shi said with a calm face, "If the general returns to the capital, how will the affairs be handled?"

Sima Yi stroked his beard and said, "When Cao Shuang returns to the capital, he will hand over state affairs to Cao Shuang."

Master Sima glanced at the edict and said in a low voice: "Father, we have the edict of the Empress Dowager, we must not miss this opportunity."

Sima Yi looked his son up and down, but he didn't expect his heart to be so big.

Shaking his head, Sima Yi said, "National calamity comes first, but major events must come first. Cao Shuang's troops are invincible in this battle. If his father's soldiers win, he will force Liu Chan to retreat. At that time, we will decide the major events of the country."

At present, Sima Yi still has Cao Wei in his heart. As a veteran of the four dynasties, he just wanted to take advantage of the opportunity to defeat the Shu rebels this time, take advantage of the result of Cao Shuang's retreat, and rely on the edict bestowed by the Queen Mother Guo.As a result, he rose to power again and took charge of the state affairs.If you break your face with Cao Shuang now, it will not be good for the country, but will be used by the western thieves instead.

"No!" Master Sima replied disapprovingly.

In Master Sima's mind, Cao Shuang would certainly not have surrendered his rights easily if a catastrophe were not imminent.Moreover, whether his father can defeat Liu Chan is still unknown, and he can still follow what he did before.

What did you do before?Yin nourishes the dead... It's just recruiting talents.

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When the edict went south and reached Cao Shuang, Guo Huai and others, they received mixed reactions.Guo Huai, on the other hand, withdrew his troops decisively. He received the edict in the morning and set off at noon, heading towards Hedong;

However, as a member of Youyan, Tian Yu was quite righteous, and informed Cao Shuang that the army should be withdrawn, and asked Cao Shuang when he planned to withdraw the army.

However, Cao Shuang, Deng Yang and others were furious when they received the imperial edict issued by Sima Yi in the name of the queen mother.

Deng Yang threw the imperial edict on the ground, and immediately scolded: "Emperor Wen said that women should not interfere in politics. Now that His Majesty is grown up, how can it be feasible for the Empress Dowager to uphold the government. The disaster of the later Han Dynasty is in front of us. How can we, the Great Wei, ignore it. "

As he said that, Deng Yang wanted to step on it a few times to relieve his anger, but Xia Houxuan stopped him, picked up the imperial edict that fell on the ground, and swept away the smoke and dust on it.

Li Sheng shook his sleeves heavily, and also scolded: "Ni's falling into a chicken, this is a sign of chaos in the country, how can I, Great Wei, do this."

Cao Shuang was also upset. He had tasted power and had been in power for so many years, but this was the first time he was being played like this.It would be fine if he persuaded him with good words in letters, but Sima Yi climbed directly on his head to point fingers, and used his previous methods to control himself.

However, after these years of ruling, Cao Shuang was still able to restrain himself, suppressing his anger and not bursting out on the spot.

Deng Yang took Cao Shuang's hand and begged, "General, you must not return to the army at this time, or our army will lose all previous efforts. Our army has [-] troops, and Powuyin is not far away. If you don't succeed And when I return, I will lose all my face.”

Li Sheng also made an admonition, saying: "General, let Guo Huai's troops cooperate with Sima Yi to rescue Hedong. There are 11 troops from Tianyu and [-] from our army. There are still [-] troops. Why worry about Wang Ping's death? Jingzhou Have to?"

Cao Shuang showed hesitation, and was very moved by Deng Yang and Li Sheng's suggestion.

However, Yang Wei's voice from outside the tent broke the discussion atmosphere of several people, and he scolded loudly: "Deng Yang, your face is important, the army is important, or Hedong is important."

After saying that, Yang Wei opened the curtain and went in, pointed at Deng Yang and Li Sheng, and scolded: "General, Deng Yang and Li Sheng are playing about military affairs, so they should be beheaded to show military discipline."

Deng Yang stared at Yang Wei, but couldn't help being angry, and spouted: "Old thief, I am at odds with you. The general, who ignores military orders and does not obey his words and deeds, should be beheaded now and placed in the patrol army to suppress the army." wind."

The hot-tempered Yang Wei couldn't bear it anymore, took off his shoes, threw them on Deng Yang's head, and cursed: "If I knew that I was dealing with fools like you today, I would have gone with Lu Zhi in the first place, why would I have today?"

The young Deng Yang flashed past, accused Deng Yang and said: "General, Yang Wei deliberately colluded with the thieves, and now he will be punished by the Ming Dynasty."

"enough!"

Xia Houxuan thumped the next table with his fist, and said coldly: "When you sent troops this time, the two of you quarreled endlessly. Could it be that you really want to kill each other before you stop? It's ridiculous. The colleagues in the army hate each other. , compared to the enemy Kosh.”

Facing Xia Houxuan's reprimand, both Deng Yang and Yang Wei sighed and stopped talking.

The tent became deserted in an instant, Cao Shuang couldn't decide whether to withdraw or not, and asked hesitantly, "Does Tai Chu want to withdraw today?"

Xia Houxuan nodded slightly, and said in a deep voice: "The army should be withdrawn now, and Hedong is in the world. If Hedong is lost, Shangdang and Jinyang will be reduced to borders. If Shangdang is lost again, the bandits will spy on Hebei, and then our Great Wei will be in danger! "

After a pause, Xia Houxuan reminded: "Besides, this is the edict of the Empress Dowager that must be obeyed. The general must return to the capital as soon as possible to uphold the military affairs. Let's see if he can assist the Taifu to retreat from the enemy. Hedong must not be lost."

Xia Houxuan hinted to Cao Shuang with words, telling him to go back and seize the government again.At the same time, troops were sent to assist. If Sima Yi really retreated from the Han army, Cao Shuang would also have merit to share, so that Sima Yi would not be the only one.

There was silence for a long time, wondering if Cao Shuang had understood Xia Houxuan's hint, and said, "Yes, follow the edict and withdraw the troops and return to the court."

"promise!"

"General, after the withdrawal from this campaign, a certain general who is conquering the west needs to be stationed in Luoyang, so he will not go back to Ye City with the general." Xia Houxuan cupped his hands and said.

Xia Houxuan is tired, and no matter what the result of Sima Yi's victory is, the struggle for power between the two sides will become more intense.He just wanted to do something for the imperial court, but now he is getting deeper and deeper, so he might as well stay on the sidelines, so as to save some peace and quiet.

Cao Shuang took a deep look at Xia Houxuan, sighed and said nothing.

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