Wei Ni

There are many people in the temples of Wei who can call Xia Houhui a child.

But if this person is Huan Fan, it would be a bit unreasonable.

Not to mention the friendship with Sangzi, who is also a Qiaoren, and the joy of knowing that the talented people in the hometown have grown up, and Huanfan himself was highly regarded by the three generations of kings of the Wei family, he should be no different from the Wei clan. The Xiahou clan is not lacking in etiquette.

But that's what he said.

After seeing Xu Xuan's letter from Zuo Pushe, he mentioned that Xia Houhui was favored by Emperor Cao Rui.

He felt that Xu Xuan was making a fuss out of a molehill.

He was born into a prominent Longkang family. Regardless of his family background, age or career qualifications, he was qualified to regard Xia Houhui as a junior.

It's just that the emperor Cao Rui asked for advice. What's there to pay attention to?
He was even able to recommend candidates for official positions such as Shangshutai Pushe, and he was even accepted by Emperor Cao Rui!
Moreover, he now has Chijie Commandery in charge of the military forces in Qingxuzhou. His status in the southeast of Wei is second only to Man Chong, the general who conquered the east. Xia Houhui, who only supervises 3,000 soldiers, is of no importance to him!

Yes, Huan Fan has always been reserved.

Not only because of his superior talent, but also because he is ashamed to be inferior to others.

The reason why he spoke disdainfully towards Xia Houhui today was because he felt that Xu Xuan wrote a book specifically to talk about this matter, which had the vague intention of juxtaposing him with Xia Houhui, so it made him feel a little uncomfortable.

Anyway, you are talking to yourself in the backyard of your home, so there is no need to worry about others listening.

But after finishing his talk, he threw the letter into the brazier. When he looked up at the desolate winter atmosphere in the courtyard, the look on his face became lonely.

Whether he is proud of his official career or his talent, it cannot change the reality he has to face - with his wisdom, he actually knows that Xu Xuan's reminder is not nonsense. One day, he will be like his younger generation. The Xiahouhui train is running side by side, and there may even be a train behind it.

no way.

The Wei family and the Xiahou family have been married for many generations.

In the current trend of close relationship between kings and kings, and under the natural bond of blood relationship, his income from ten years of hard work may not be as rich as Xiahou Hui's one year old.

Just look at his current official position.

It is true that he, the governor of Qingxu Province, seems to have a high and powerful position, but in fact his power is pitiful.

Since the Battle of Shiting, Wei's long-term reserves in Yang, Qing, and Xu states have been wiped out, and the entire line has entered a passive defensive state. The military status of Qingxu states, which were originally located at the rear of Huainan, has plummeted.

Even the thief Wu's repeated attacks were just a partial division of less than 10,000 soldiers sent north to Xuzhou to support the Huainan battlefield. There was no chance for General Dong Zhonglang to make any achievements.

As for people's livelihood and official administration
Not to mention it.

In the early years, there was the Yellow Turban Rebellion in Qingzhou, and Xuzhou was massacred to pieces. The people were sparse and the people's livelihood was in decline. Even the local officials such as the prefectural and county pastors and guards were quite free!
There is no room for him, a military commander, to have any say.

To put it bluntly, Emperor Cao Rui sent him to serve in the southeast just to allow him, who had served in the central government since the days of Cao Cao in the Wei Dynasty, to gain experience in the local area and accumulate qualifications, so that he could be selected as a minister when he returned to the temple in the future.

There was no intention of letting him truly control one side.

Looking back at Xiahou Shang and Cao Zhen, who also served as commanders of the Central Army, when they were sent to other places, one was the general of Zhengnan to guard Jingxiang, and the other was the military commander of Yongliang with the post of general of Zhenxi.

He truly controls one side and has military power!
Therefore, Huan Fan could also guess that if Xia Houhui was really favored by Emperor Cao Rui as Xu Xuan said, he would definitely become the governor of Huainan, Yongliang or Jingxiang as long as he was old enough.

This is destiny.

It doesn’t matter how much talent you have or how deep your experience is.

It cannot be changed by Huan Fan being proud of his talents and learning and being ashamed of others.

Hey~
Huan Fan couldn't help but sigh quietly as his eyes followed a dead leaf that was swirling and drifting helplessly in the cold wind for a long time.

He suddenly felt a little sentimental.

I feel like a dead leaf that has been played wantonly by the wind. Once it leaves the branch, I can't control everything. I can't even control where it falls and rot and turn into spring mud.

Otherwise, try to fight for it?
Huan Fan recalled his feelings about Xia Houxian, Cao Zhao, Cao Shuang, Qin Lang and others when he was still serving in Luoyang. He also thought about the fact that Xu Xuan, who actually controlled the authority of Shangshutai, would write a letter to inform him, and he came up with this idea: Qiaojun Cao, Ding, and the Xiahou family have been married for generations. Now that the Ding family has been left alone, can the Longkanghuan family be the replacement?
Of course, he didn't want to be a relative.

Firstly, Mr. Cao did not have this idea, and secondly, he was unwilling.

Because after the Cao family became the Wei family, they became mean and ungrateful, and there was no shortage of principal members who were dismissed or sentenced to death.

Not to mention, Huan Fan still knew about the resentment in the harem a few years ago: "The Cao family is self-loving and humble, but no one can do anything righteous."

The person he was thinking of was Xia Houhe, who was promoted to Sanqi Shilang before he even reached the weak crown.

When it comes to marriage, you should be a rival to the local family.

Although the Xiahou family was no more than a local tycoon in the past, now it is no less than the Huan family.

As long as he brings up the idea of ​​​​marriage, the friendship between the family members and the people in the village will definitely be welcomed by the temperament of Xia Houheng, the current head of the Xiahou family.

And if the marriage takes place, when Xia Houhui reaches a high and powerful position, the Huan family will also be able to rely on him to take a further step forward.

At a time when the Wei clan's generals were in decline and Qiao Pei's leadership was unsustainable, people with foreign surnames such as Sima Yi and Man Chong were able to supervise the front lines, accumulate meritorious service, and promote their families to have their wives and children. He, Huan Fan, was born in the Wei family's hometown and The qualifications are not lacking and the talent is not bad either, no matter what!
Well, you might as well give it a try.

It's just a wedding.

Based on the reputation of Xiahou Yiquan that he learned in his early years, he would not have insulted the daughter of the Long Kanghuan family.

Thinking of this, Huan Fan stopped chasing. When he saw the dead leaf finally falling at the root of the tree, he swept away the loneliness on his face and smiled silently.

He also acted vigorously and resolutely.

He got up and came to sit down at the desk, writing a letter with some ink.

I wrote a reply to Xu Xuan first, and the content was nothing more than some words of thanks and reminders and some words of friendship from the past.

Then he wrote a letter to Xia Houheng. He first praised Xia Houhe a few words, and then changed the topic and claimed that his family had a daughter who had grown up, was knowledgeable and sensible, and was very kind. Finally, he lamented that since the two families moved to Luoyang, the capital, they were not as good as before. We had the same friendship that we often had when we were in the countryside.

It seemed like endless chatting, but I said everything I wanted to express.

"Someone is coming."

After gently blowing the ink dry, Huan Fan put the letter in a bag and loudly called his servant to send it out. The next thing is to wait for Xia Houheng's reply, or even to directly send someone to take the matchmaker's advice.

"My son, please stop working."

In Chang'an, Guanzhong, in the Governor's Mansion of Yongliang, General Sima Yi was sitting behind the desk. He took out a few copies from the thick papers and greeted Master Sima who was playing with the brazier in the hall, "Although my father is old, he is still alive." It’s not even the early winter and I feel chilly, so let’s take a look at these official documents.”

"only."

He responded loudly, but Master Sima did not stand up and come over as he was told. Instead, he replied with a smile, "I know that you are not afraid of the cold. I'm just afraid that my mother at home will know about it, and it will be rare for me to be by your side." , but he didn’t even do anything to make a fire for the adults, so he must blame his children for being unfilial.”

"Hey, mind that"

Hearing this, Sima Yi laughed and blurted out immediately. However, when he saw Master Sima slightly raising his eyebrows and showing a slightly strange expression, he swallowed the words "Old disgusted things" and changed his words, "Pay attention to those worldly things." What are you thinking about? If you keep filial piety in your heart and don’t care about the deeds, my son will be filial and unfilial, but he still doesn’t know what’s wrong with him as a father?”

This time Master Sima did not answer.

He just turned his head and smiled, but still waited until the brazier was raised before he quickly came over, picked up the document and read it carefully.

He has been in Chang'an for some time.

When he was imprisoned due to the flashy case, he lived in seclusion in his Luoyang mansion for a long time. Later, after his nephew Xia Houhui recovered from his illness, he returned to his hometown of Wen County, Hanoi to take charge of family affairs. Later, he was recruited to Chang'an by Sima Yi.

"Zhang Hu was the one who killed the chieftain, Xia Houhui was the one who rescued the thieves, Tian Yu was the one who routed all the thieves, and it was Cao Shuang who led the thieves into the capital, and the credit of each general is unknown. This shows that Qin Yuanming was a mediocre person. But Tian Yu came forward to ask for money and food to manage the merger of the state, so that his Majesty invited Zhongshu Sheng and Shangshu Tai to discuss it, and finally adopted Xia Houhui's policy. Qin Yuanming was in vain. "

Master Sima, who had finished reading them one by one, put down the documents one by one and said so with a smile.

Yes, what Sima Yi asked him to see was Qin Lang's merit list, Tian Yu's appendix, and Sima Fu's private letter.

Sima Fu's current official position is Duzhi Shangshu, who is in charge of the national treasury, so he also learned about the follow-up of the crusade against Xianbei.

"Um"

Sima Yi, who was in the presence of the old god, did not comment on this and just made a slight nasal sound.

But if you observe more carefully, you will find that his movements of twirling his beard are a little faster than before, and he is obviously very proud of himself.

Indeed, he was very satisfied with his eldest son.

Whether it is talent, learning or ambition, it is enough to make him feel happy that "if you have a son like this, why would you regret it after you die?"

This is also the reason why he recruited Master Sima to Chang'an and took him with him to teach him through words and deeds.

All the scholars of our generation have the hope of becoming a prime minister.

He also hopes that his eldest son can quickly accumulate military experience so that he can become better than his masters in the future.

In other words, Master Sima has been imprisoned, and he doesn’t know when he will have the opportunity to embark on an official career~
Sima Yi was not worried at all.

who is he!

He was born in a noble family with two thousand stones in the previous dynasty, a minister who was assisted by the late emperor Cao Pi, a veteran of the third generation of the Wei family, and the current general and governor of Yongliang! With such a status, he has done a lot of credit and worked hard in Wei State. Should he still worry that his eldest son will not have the opportunity to enter an official career?
When Bashu invades less frequently, he can petition to relinquish military power, or when he retires and begs for his remains to return to his hometown, the emperor Cao Rui will take the initiative to release the Sima division from imprisonment and grant him an honorable appointment.

He can even start a family with just two thousand dan!
After all, it is something that any king would do, not to chill his ministers.

Even if the emperor Cao Rui is unwilling to do it, the princes in the temple will work together to make Cao Rui make reasonable arrangements because they have no lessons learned from past mistakes.

Therefore, Sima Yi felt that it was a good thing that his eldest son was imprisoned.

When their parents are still able to protect and deal with them, young people have to experience some setbacks to hone their minds, understand the ups and downs of officialdom, and understand the nature of power and profit, so that they can be able to shoulder the lintel of the family in the future.

In fact, Master Sima is also like this.

After being imprisoned, he did not feel depressed. Instead, he tempered his sharp edge and no longer acted like a gentleman and sought fame.

What's even more rare is that after experiencing this incident, he no longer sticks to the superficial appearance of things and often has sharp insights.

Just like now, after just reading a few official documents, he bluntly said that Qin Lang was mediocre and unworthy of being a villain, and inferred that Emperor Cao Rui had already considered Xiahou Hui more highly than Qin Lang when finishing the campaign against Xianbei.

I would like to ask how many of the young talents in the world had such a keen sense of smell when they were still ordinary people?
"Father, why don't you say anything?"

Seeing that Sima Yi was holding his beard in silence, Master Sima asked, "Do you think what I said is wrong? However, when I was in Luoyang, I had a little understanding of Qin Lang and other close officials of the emperor, so there should be nothing wrong with it." That’s right.”

"My son speaks no lies."

Sima Yi, who came back to his senses, waved his hand and found another reason to reply, "It was because of my father that I felt emotional. Well, it was because my son had friends with Xia Houxuan, He Yan and others in the past. Although his official career was restricted, However, Ye Sheng is associated with Qin Lang and Cao Shuang."

But what he didn't expect was that Master Sima not only didn't answer, but also raised his eyebrows slightly and smiled at the corner of his mouth.

It seemed that there was a hint of cunning that could not be seen through between his eyebrows.

Ok?
Did I say something wrong?

It also made Sima Yi a little curious in his eyes, and he couldn't help but raise his chin towards his eldest son.

"Ha, my father is looking down on me!"

Immediately, Master Sima raised his palms and smiled, answering with a hint of pride, "Although Xiahou Taichu, He Shuping and others are better than Qin Lang and others, in my opinion, they are all middle-aged people with outstanding reputations." But there is no one who can do anything! Father, why do I want to be so evil? Father, my friendship with them in the past was just to gain a reputation, and I never associated with them."

uh~
My son is so angry!

Therefore, when Xia Houhui was called a "temple man" by the Gon-Gun princes, you still fell in love with him, but did you think he could rival you?
Sima Yi was slightly stunned. With such thoughts, Sima Yi made a fierce face and lectured, "Shuzi, you don't know how to be modest! You should know that those who cut themselves off have no merit, and those who are proud of themselves will not grow!"

"Wei. Please remember your master's teachings."

Master Sima quickly lowered his face and responded respectfully to show that he had been taught, but then he smiled again and said, "It's just Father, what you say here is not to be heard outside the ears. What worries do you have that you can't tell Father sincerely?"

"Well, having said that, my son must not forget that a gentleman should be cautious in his independence."

Sima Yi nodded lightly, but he was not really angry, but he still said some words of warning, and then he said solemnly, "Zi Yuan, Xia Hou Zhiquan is talented and is now favored by His Majesty, but in the past Zi Yuan did not go to his banquet. , cut off the relationship. Father, is this a mistake?" (End of this chapter)