Wei Ni

Indeed, Man Chong has always admired Xia Houhui's general strategy.

Because of the time when Sun Bu pretended to surrender, Xia Houhui took precautions and only used 200 cavalry to attack the east and attack the west, capturing the thieves first and capturing the king first. He killed Sun Bu and returned with his head. Man Chong felt that he was a rare general.

The reason why Xia Houhui has always been disliked and often suppressed is because of his loyalty to Wei.

As a veteran of the Wei Kingdom for three generations, Man Chong hoped that the Wei Kingdom could achieve great achievements in the world, so he was also worried that Xia Houhui would become the next Cao Xiu.

Yes, it’s Cao Xiu.

Although Cao Xiu made great contributions to the Wei state in his early years, it is undeniable that he was stubborn and did not listen to the advice of Sun Li and Hu Zhi. He insisted on going his own way, which led to the defeat of Shiting, making Wei and Wu now difficult to attack and defend.

To the state of Cao Wei, his faults outweighed his merits, and he was a sinner.

If Cao Xiu was a middle-aged man and only relied on his status as a clan member to gain the throne and did nothing while in office, it might actually be a good thing for Wei.

The stronger the ability and the greater the authority of a person with character flaws, the greater the harm to the society.

This was the reason why Man Chong kept suppressing Xia Houhui.

Out of his loyalty to the Wei State, he felt that Xia Houhui, who was still greedy for merit and took risks, should not be allowed to accumulate merit and hold a high position, so as not to bring unbearable burden to the Wei State in the future.

Even though he knew that the generals of the Wei clan and the governor Qiao Pei were not in contact with each other, and that the emperor Cao Rui had long secretly expressed his intention to cultivate Xiahou Hui as a talent reserve for the country.

He is different from Li Changshi.

Li Changshi protected and connived Xia Houhui in everything, and did not hesitate to play tricks and seek power for him.
In Man Chong's eyes, this kind of behavior was not good for Xiahou Hui, but rather harmful to him, making him act more recklessly and unscrupulously, thus missing the process of accumulating and tempering his mind.

Young people cannot have everything their way.

If a person gets everything going well when he is young and faces the rest of his life without experiencing setbacks, he will not know how to solve the problem when he encounters sudden setbacks in the future, which can easily lead to a breakdown in life. fall into an unfortunate situation.

After all, there has been only one Huo Qubing in history, and he died young.

On the contrary, if you endure a little more hardship when you are young, experience setbacks and get up from them, such people will be able to face the difficulties of the world calmly in the future. This is what the sage Mencius said: "When heaven is about to entrust a great responsibility to a person, he must first harden his mind and resolve." This is true!

Now, Man Chong saw that Xia Houhui finally showed signs of calmness, and naturally he also wanted to cultivate underachievers for the country.

Similarly, his training was completely different from that of Li Changshi.

Li Changshi just wanted to stay in Huainan Cavalry Qu for Xia Houhui, so that he could have the opportunity to make achievements with Cavalry Qu in the future.

Man Chong feels that one should have great courage in doing things.

Either don’t cultivate or promote, if you want to cultivate, just do it in one step!
This is the reason why he asked Zhai Dan to bring Xia Houhui to see him - he wanted to use Xia Houhui as the main general to supervise the Huainan Cavalry Qu and his new army of 3,000 soldiers to go to Guangling County, Xuzhou to overthrow the Jiangdong garrison! When they welcomed Wang Li and Liu Yu, who had surrendered to Wu, they took advantage of the opportunity to ambush Sun Shao, causing Xia Houhui to issue an order immediately after the first battle. Emperor Cao Rui and all the princes in the temple couldn't help but look at his credit!
This is called unrelenting promotion!
This can be regarded as fulfilling the emperor's intention to reserve talents for the country!
The state of Wei has thousands of cavalry groups, so what is there to seek over the leadership of those thousands of cavalry units in Huainan?

Moreover, he was not worried about Xia Houhui's failure.

Since Guangling County is already hundreds of miles of open space with no roosters crowing, Xiahou Hui can rely on his cavalry to successfully break out of the encirclement and return after his defeat. However, if the new Shijia army will suffer many casualties, then just hope for the best.

Those are the new troops of the Shi family. Even if they are lost, they will not affect the defense of Huainan.

And compassion does not command troops. No war is foolproof. Since they are in the army, they must be prepared to lose their lives on the battlefield.

After all, if you want to obey the emperor's wishes and cultivate generals for the country, it has never only cost material and financial resources. The lives of countless soldiers are indispensable.

As for Xiahou Hui, if he fails, he who is in charge of Huainan will be punished in the temple and criticized by the government and the public.
He is already past his seventies.

I have long lost interest in fame.

For example, when he was slandered by Wang Ling, the governor of Yangzhou, and summoned by Emperor Cao Rui to the capital to report on his duties, he took advantage of the situation and asked to step down from the post in Huainan and return to the court because of his old age, hoping to experience the family happiness of having fun with his grandson.

It's a pity that the emperor did not allow it.

Therefore, it doesn't matter to him whether the war is successful or not.

Of course, whether it was out of loyalty to Wei or out of concern for his own honor and disgrace, he still hoped that Xia Houhui would succeed in the battle. Therefore, when Zhai Dan brought Xia Houhui to see him, he first asked Li Changshi to briefly describe the whole story of the matter and the plan, and then gave him a serious warning.

"This time Zhiquan leads the troops, I have no control over what to do. However, the old man said, the military struggle is related to the fate of the country. When Zhiquan supervises the troops, he should take the Wei family and the country as his top priority, and do not let the emperor down. Don’t hesitate to ask for promotion.”

After saying this, without waiting for Xia Houhui to say anything, he waved his hand and sent them all out.

Everyone has long been used to it, and they bowed out politely.

After leaving the office, Zhai Dan sent someone to contact Wang Li and Liu Yu to prepare for the Wei army on the grounds that the matter was urgent.

After Li Changshi left, he patted Xia Houhui's arm and said sincerely, "Zhiquan, you must be cautious in this battle. It is better to gain little than to act rashly. You need to know, can you Many veterans of the Wei Dynasty regard you as the most talented person in the country and fight here."

Yes, this battle is crucial.

Man Chong's delegating power to others was, in a sense, a test for Xia Houhui.

If his performance is remarkable and he wins the praise and endorsement of three generations of important ministers, then other veterans who are loyal to Wei will also recognize his talents and feel that he will be of benefit to the country in the future, and they will follow Qiao Pei Yuanxun The children and the Wei family shared weal and woe and thus became friendly with him. Not only will he advocate for him in the temple in the future, but he will even ask his nephews at home to assist him.

But if he is still not cautious, his performance in this battle will be disappointing.
Not to mention that in order to prevent him from harming the country in the future, many veterans of the Wei family would spontaneously unite to resist him and try their best to dissuade Emperor Cao Rui from granting him authority.

His status as a descendant of Qiao Pei's founder not only gave him many benefits, but also made him face more resistance than others.

The Wei State, which was born from the ruins of the Han Dynasty for four hundred years, is an achievement that many people have worked hard for for a lifetime with Emperor Cao Cao. They do not want to usher in a disaster that tramples on their hard work.

"Wei. Chang Shi is gentle, I understand the importance."

After bowing to express his solemn thanks and watching Li Changshi leave, Xia Houhui also left the city and returned to Shijiabiwu.

As the horse was riding slowly, flakes of crystal light appeared in the sky.

Snowing.

In the second year of Qinglong, a light snow buried all the old things, giving many people the opportunity to write a new chapter in their lives. (End of chapter)