Wei Ni

Chapter 33 Expulsion
At the end of the year, the catkin-like snowflakes dance with the wind one by one, dyeing the world, mountains and rivers into white.

In the courtyard of Lanlinghou's mansion, Wang Su, who had sued Xiumu, was sitting alone in front of the hall, holding a scroll of bamboo slips, watching the snow in front of the court with a somewhat blurred gaze.

He was probably upset.

He couldn't read the biography anyway, and even the snowflakes flying in front of the court, he felt messy and disordered at the first glance, and he still found it disorganized and disturbing at the same time.

Alas, it's all to blame for the emperor's random fingering of marriage that day!

In the beginning, the emperor Cao Rui suddenly married his daughter to Xia Houhui for some reason, but he still had no resistance in his heart.

Because during the several months of getting along with each other, he felt that Xia Houhui was a decent person.

Although sometimes he acted recklessly, but after all, he was a young man.

Can understand.

If you have traveled far in your official career and seen many things, you will naturally become more stable.

However, what he didn't expect was that just after the process of the marriage between the two families had just begun, and just after he had been entertained by various families in the capital, Xia Houhui would become an existence that everyone hated as a dog.

The reason is that he made three remonstrances.

For the first time, it was Shangshu who recommended Du Shu and echoed his remarks on the temple's unhealthy atmosphere.

This trip made everyone have a doubt - isn't it rumored that Xia Houheng runs a family well and his elder brother is like a father in the capital?Why is it that Xia Houhui still looks like he has no upbringing from his parents?
It is indeed uneducated.

Born in the Xiahou clan, but only a servant of Yisanqi, he pulled Du Shu, who had already claimed to be sick and lived in seclusion, out to embarrass all the princes!

Don't you see, before Jiang Jishang neglected self-examination and asked the emperor Cao Rui to reiterate the enthusiasm for cultivating morality and integrity, but after a month or so, the winter has completely cooled down?
What are you bringing up again!
It's really unreal, and doesn't understand the slightest bit of official career and sophistication!

It's just that all the ministers just slandered him in secret for his ignorance.

Because the emperor did not wait for this to be fermented in the temple, he made a final decision and appointed Du Shu as Zhonglang again, and asked him to assist Jiang Ji in acting for the emperor Enke.

It also made the temple officials privately speculate that this was the emperor's instruction to go to the sparse school in order to promote Enke, so no further entanglement.

But Xia Houhui's second remonstrance confirmed his official career as a "stunned young man".

It was Man Chong, the former general who was in Huainan, and went to the Shu Temple to state the strategy of the thief Wu.

On this matter, the temple officials have different opinions.

The most fierce opposition was undoubtedly Jiang Ji, the general of the army.

He used to work in Yangzhou Biejia and is very familiar with Jianghuai affairs. He felt that Hefei City had been established for decades and had always been an outpost against the thief Wu. How could it be demolished~
The thief Wu has never been conquered, but he took the initiative to tear it down, calling it Yu Wu Zhice?
It's ridiculous!

In this regard, the emperor Cao Rui did not have a definite statement.

Instead, when the administration of the East Hall was dismissed, he recalled that he had previously tested all his ministers on Jianghuai affairs, so he let everyone speak freely.

All the close ministers know that such a military matter is not something they can talk about now.

Therefore, when presenting one's own views, they are all euphemistic and ambiguous, trying not to be involved in the dispute between Man Chong and Jiang Ji, the two mainstay ministers.

But Xia Houhui is not!

He actually shouted the idea that "thief Wu Lishui will be cowardly", praised the strategy of Man Chong, and persuaded the emperor to adopt the strategy of Man Chong.

You know, Jiang Ji appreciates him a lot~
In the past few months, Jiang Ji has "inadvertently" repeatedly claimed that he is a rising star of Xiahou's family, and that he will surely return to the achievements of his father's generation in the future, so he will be famous for him!

What a kindness it is to get the personal approval of important ministers when people are despised and humble!
Don't you see that when Wei Wu Cao Cao was young, he was judged by Taiwei Qiaoxuan as the person who would surely calm down the troubled times in the future, and Cao Cao remembered it for a lifetime.

Whenever passing through the Qiaoxuan Cemetery, there is always a sacrifice.

Even Wei Wen and Cao Pi once offered sacrifices.

And what about Xia Houhui?
It's fine if you don't think of kindness, but you actually rebelled against it in court?

Even if you have a good opinion, you can still keep your mouth shut and maintain the superficial harmony~
Reckless man!

Every time he thinks of this matter, Wang Su can't help being angry and angry for a while.

However, Xia Houhui was lucky enough to escape in this matter.

Just when he was full of praise for Wu Fanglue, the most favored thief, and before Jiang Ji became angry, General Cao Zhen returned from his station in Chang'an.

And on this matter, he stood firmly on Man Chong's side, and let the emperor make a decision.

Well, Cao really came back to plan to attack Shu.

The upcoming attack on Shu is nothing new to the ruling and opposition parties of Wei State.

Since the emperor Cao Rui succeeded to the throne, in just two years, Bashu sent troops to invade the country three times, and also captured Wudu and Yinping counties.

Just think about it.

For Cao Rui, Wei State monopolized seven points of the world, and Cao Pi did not lose its territory during his reign. If he did not attack Bashu so provocatively, what is the national prestige?Where is the regal power?
For the important ministers who can discuss military and state affairs in the temple, it is out of the consideration of subverting the cognition of Bashu.

At first, Liu Bei, the lord of Shu, collapsed in Yong'an, and all the temples of Wei State thought that Bashu was already declining to the west. At that time, Situ Huaxin, Sikong Wanglang, Shangshuling Chen Qun and others also wrote books to Shu and Chen Tianming personnel, persuading Zhuge Liang, who was left alone by Liu Bei, to lead the country Called Fan.

But what I didn't expect was that only a few years later, Zhuge Liang led his army out of Longyou, and the three counties of Nan'an, Tianshui, and Anding in Wei State all rebelled against Wei Yingying, which made Guanzhong resound!

In this way, if you don't attack Shu to show off the power of Wei's army, how can Yongliang be safe!
Therefore, when the two counties of Wudu and Yinping had just been lost, the emperor Cao Rui often privately consulted the important officials of the temple about the conquest of Shu.

It's just that the ministers have different opinions.

For example, Liu Ye, the servant who received the most consultation, claimed that he could do it in private with the emperor, but he said he couldn't do it in front of everyone, showing his flattery.

Yang Ji, the leader of the Central Committee, opposed it.

He thought that Bashu was solid with mountains and rivers, and the roads were rugged, and it was difficult for Wei's most elite cavalry to exert their combat power, so he thought it was not advisable to attack Shu.

In winter and November, when the general Cao Zhen presented his plan to conquer Shu, Sikong and Chen Qun clearly opposed it.

Because in Cao Zhen's strategy, Guo Huai planned to let Guo Huai supervise the Longyou tribes to enter Yinping and Wudu County, and Hussar General Sima Yi went to the East Three Counties to support him, while he himself was to lead the main force to attack Hanzhong through Baoxie Valley.

Chen Qun felt that this strategy was unlikely to succeed.

And the reasons are irrefutable.

When Wei Wu Cao Cao failed to enter Hanzhong through the Qinling Valley Road and the Baoxie Valley, which was more than 300 miles long (Han), why do you Cao Zhen think that you can succeed?
Could it be that Cao Zhen thought to himself that he was better at using soldiers than Emperor Wu?

Emperor Cao Rui transferred Chen Qun's opinion to Chang'an to Cao Zhen, which also prompted Cao Zhen to rush back to Luoyang in person.

He who had stayed in Luoyang to help Cao Rui stabilize the situation knew that if Cao Rui's thoughts of conquering Shu were no longer in his mind, he would directly issue an edict to temporarily shelve the matter; and to convey Chen Qun's words to him, he would naturally let him persuade Chen Qun himself and others.

After Cao Zhen returned, he roughly revised the strategy directly, and changed it to his own supervisor to lead the main force to march from Ziwu Valley, and assigned troops to veteran Zhang Jai to walk to Baoxie Valley, forming a four-way attack on Shu.

In this regard, Chen Qun and other opponents did not immediately refute.

Instead, after adding a new route to advance, the army's rations and supplies and other issues are re-evaluated, and I plan to seek truth from facts before making admonitions.

But what no one expected was that Xia Houhui actually gave advice!
He didn't know that he was a lowly person, and he talked about military and state affairs. With thousands of words, he claimed that it was not suitable to attack at this time, from the aspects of mountains and rivers, geography, soldiers and generals, environment and climate, and the comparison of the advantages and disadvantages of Wei and Shu. Shu.

Not many officials knew about this appointment.

When Shangshuling Chen Jiao saw it, he immediately sent it to the East Hall; but after the emperor finished watching it, he recruited the Supervisor of Zhongshu, Lingyu Shizhong Liu Ye, and Chen Qun to discuss it. spread out.

Anyway, it is not a secret that Wei Guo will attack Shu.

For example, the secret work in the Yongliang army has found out a long time ago that Zhuge Liang, the prime minister of Shu, has already built the city of Han in Mianyang and the city of Le in Chenggu, and has made preparations for defense in advance.

What is the result of the discussion between the emperor Cao Rui and the important ministers, and what will happen to Xia Houhui who talked about military and state affairs indiscriminately, no one knows now.

But one thing is certain.

From the three events of recommending Du Shu, approving the Manchu strategy, and arguing about Cao Zhen's attack on Shu, the government and the public all know what kind of person Xia Houhui is——

A direct minister who has no party, no friends, no family, no self-interest, and no official career.

That is the so-called isolated minister of the country.

Because his way of doing things is only from the perspective of benefiting the community, and he does not hesitate to offend those who cannot be offended and who should not be offended.
You know, Xia Houhui should try his best to facilitate Cao Zhen's attack on Shu~
Originating from the relationship between the death of Xiahouyuan and Xiahourong in Hanzhong County, the general Cao Zhen’s attack on Shu also indirectly avenged Xiahouyuan; if things go well and retakes Hanzhong County, it will be even more hatred for Xiahou’s family and the shame of losing Hanzhong County !
As the Son of Man, how can you object?

"Zizi! You don't want to take revenge on your father and brother's enmity, what kind of face do you have to live in the evil world!"

These are Xia Houheng's original words.

Just a few days after Xia Houhui's appointment, his elder brother Xia Houheng learned of the incident, and he beat him violently and scolded him for being unworthy.

But Xia Houhui did not give in.

While avoiding fists and kicks, he was still arguing blindly, "I am a subject, and I should benefit the country, so how can I abolish the government for private purposes" and so on.

This attitude of never admitting his mistakes also made the annoyed Xia Houheng make the decision to separate his brothers.

To put it nicely, it's a separation.

But everyone knew that it was Xia Houheng who drove him out of the house.

Use practical actions to show everyone that what this rebellious son says and does in the future has nothing to do with Xiahou's family. If others want to fight, scold or frame him, he can do as he pleases, and there is no need to think about Xiahou's family.

This was the source of Wang Su's restlessness.

His daughter just got engaged to Xia Houhui!
(End of this chapter)