Wei Ni

Chapter 42
A single spark can start a prairie fire.

Inside the Jianshi Hall, after Xia Houhui had reported Wu Zhi's crimes in the court hall, and the emperor Cao Rui had not made a sound for a long time, the princes and officials began another round of impeachment.

But this time it is not aimed at Xia Houhui again, but Wu Zhi.

After all, although Xia Houhui is not pleasing to people, he is always right about things and wrong about people when he goes to school, but Wu Zhi is the exact opposite.

Moreover, he does not cultivate morality, bullies others, and there is no shortage of things like bullying the high and trampling the low.

If it is said that whoever is in the court hates dogs and hates dogs, then Wu Zhi has done his part and deserves his name!

Furthermore, Chen Qun was born in a famous family in Yingchuan and has held important positions in the court for many years, so there are many people who are kind to him.They didn't refute when the emperor Cao Rui issued an edict, because they didn't want to disobey the emperor's will, so one thing more is worse than one thing less.

However, when Xia Houhui pointed the finger at Wu Zhi, how could they continue to treat themselves as wood sculptures and clay sculptures?
For a time, words of impeachment against Wu Zhi were raging in the court.

Baiguan not only echoed Xia Houhui's impeachment, but also added other charges, almost describing Wu Zhi as the gangrene of the Wei State.

It also made the emperor Cao Rui, who was still meditating, reflect it, borrowed the donkey to go downhill, and went back to the court on the grounds that this matter needs to be considered.

Moreover, when returning to the East Hall, he specially asked the servants to inform Wu Zhi and Xia Houhui that they would not have to accompany them today.

Xia Houhui didn't care about this.

After more than half a year of getting along, he has roughly figured out the temperament of the emperor Cao Rui.

This person who aspires to be a wise king cherishes his own feathers the most, and will never give himself a reputation for treating veterans harshly. Even if the treatment is justified, he must find a fig leaf.

As in today's matter, if he still feels that Wu Zhi's slackness is justified, he will speak out in the court to protect him; A decent way of dismissing him is just to give himself a good reputation for treating veterans well.

Of course, Xia Houhui himself will also be dealt with.

No matter how correct his words of impeaching Wu Zhi are, he cannot escape the charges of exceeding the rules and regulations, roaring at the court, and losing his dignity before the emperor.

Just like Du Shu before.

He is about to be dismissed from his position as a servant of Sanqi, and it is a certainty that he will be moved from the left to a small official.

Therefore, he is now thinking about how to persuade the emperor Cao Rui so that he can release himself to serve on the Huainan front and gain some military merit from the thief Wu Sunquan.

However, for several days in a row, the emperor not only did not invite him to accompany him, but even deprived him of the treatment of the East Hall to listen to the government.

The only way is to let him enter the forbidden palace every day, and worry alone in the waiting building.

During this period, he also received two letters.

One is written by Xia Houhe.

He claimed that Xia Houba, the author of the book, had recently returned, so that his eldest brother Xia Houheng should not be angry. After he conquered Shu, he would find a chance to come back to visit his relatives, and then teach Xia Houhui, an unworthy son, on behalf of his father.

Well, Xia Houba, who liked martial arts since he was a child, and now nearly eight feet tall, is about the same age as Xia Houheng, and he is also the one who likes to do things the most among the brothers. For example, Xiahouhe and Xiahouhui were often taught by him when they were young.

So, Xiahou and this is a warning.

Let Xia Houhui meet in the future, and follow the filial piety of "receiving with a small stick and walking with a big stick".

The other one was a letter forwarded by Chen Taituo Xiahouhe.

Chen Tai, who had met once, learned that Xia Houhui angrily reprimanded Wu Zhi for supporting his father Chen Qun in the court hall, so he wrote a letter of gratitude and praised Xiahou Hui Gao Yi and so on.

The words in the words and sentences all reveal a kindness.

There is nothing wrong with thinking about it.

As a son of man, the father should repay the humiliation with a sharp knife.

Since the law cannot be carried out, he naturally thanked Xia Houhui for his righteousness.

Especially with his wisdom, it is not difficult to guess what result Xia Houhui will usher in when he speaks this time.

As for Xia Houhui's gratitude to him, he just said in his reply letter, "I don't mean to cling to Chen Gong. It's just that as a courtier, I can't bear the treachery and sycophants to mess with the court. You don't need to remember, Brother Xuan" and other words , and this matter was revealed.

It seems to reject Chen Tai's kindness, but it is not.

Because Chen Tai's gratitude will not change, and his attitude of putting aside the relationship will still make Chen Tai respectful.

So, why not do it?

Time flies like a white horse, and before you know it, it is late spring and March.

All things are full of vitality, and the greenery is dotted with the hope of this year's verdant greenery on the mountains and fields, and Xia Houhui, who has been left hanging in the building, has finally waited for the opportunity of the emperor Cao Rui's private call.

That's because he will go out to worship and plow the fields in person the next day, so today he has to bathe and change clothes, and sleep alone overnight to show his devotion to the mountains, rivers, ghosts and gods.

Therefore, after finishing the affairs in the East Hall, the emperor asked all the close officials who were in charge of the administration to go out of the palace by themselves, and drove them to the Chonghua Houdian.

After lunch, someone summoned Xia Houhui who was guarding the building alone.

Yes, Cao Rui had already made a decision in his mind on how to deal with the impeachments of the court a few days ago.The purpose of calling Xia Houhui over was to ask him if he had any places or ideas he wanted to go to when he was about to be released.

As a monarch, when dealing with his subjects, he should first ask them about their intentions. This kind of thing seems unthinkable, but from Cao Rui's point of view, it is actually reasonable.

One is that he has always cherished Xia Houhui's talents, and also wanted to cultivate them into the future pillars of the society.

Another reason, of course, is to be grateful for Xia Houhui's grievances.

After all, Xia Houhui redeemed the wrong decision he made when he was blinded by Wu Zhi for a while, but because of the court's law, he was about to be moved to the left, so he was wronged.

Knowing the power of the emperor, he naturally wanted to show his favor in private, so as not to dampen his enthusiasm for sacrificing his life to serve the country.

Therefore, when Xia Houhui was ordered to come here, after the ceremony, he didn't have too much politeness, and asked directly, "Presumably Zhiquan also knows in his heart that according to the court's practice, he will go to Gyeonggi to take a post soon, right? I know Zhizhi Quan is dedicated to the public, but the court's laws cannot be changed, so I want to ask the juvenile Quan's heart before the edict is issued, is it to govern the local herdsmen? Or to experience evil in the army?"

Of course he is in the army!
According to my current age and qualifications, if I want to guard the place, I will be criticized by a county magistrate~
"Thank you, Your Majesty, for your kindness."

After thanking you first, Xia Houhui quickly replied, "Your Majesty, the world is not settled today, and Hui just asks to be a relative of the national dance so as to beg for disobedience."

"good!"

Showing an unexpected smile, Cao Rui praised, "Zhiquan is the descendant of the general family, and he closed his door to read military books and practice bowing and horses in his early years after adversity, so that he can understand his ambition! Yes, the first emperor of Zhiquan guarded Yongzhou in his early years. Liang, Hubu Guanyou, how about going to Yongliang to serve? It just so happens that the general appreciates the talent and learning of the juvenile, and now the attack on Shu is imminent, so he will definitely be reused."

uh~
If I go, I don't know if I can be reused by Cao Zhen, but I will definitely be "reused" by Zhongxiong Xiahouba first~
Furthermore, I have no achievements to make in the battle of conquering Shu that is doomed to fail!

"Return to Your Majesty, Hui does not want to go to Yongliang."

Immediately, Xia Houhui hurriedly replied, "Hui went up to refute the general's strategy of attacking Shu earlier, and all the troops in Yongliang must have known it. If you go to Yongliang, I am afraid that it will increase the discord between the general's soldiers and generals." Also. Brother Hui Zhong has served in Yongliang for many years, Hui does not want to compete with his brother for merit, so His Majesty sent Hui to Huainan to guard against the thief Wu."

Want to go to Huainan?

Could it be that he still insists in his heart that this attack on Shu is not good?

Hearing this, Emperor Cao Rui raised his eyebrows slightly, then drooped his eyelids, muttering to himself.

It's not that he was annoyed by Xia Houhui's failure to follow what he said.

Instead, I remembered Cao Zhen's previous advice that he should be selected from the clan or Qiao Pei's heroes to advance, and sent to the army to practice for the society.

In his opinion, Yongliang is the easiest theater to hone the backwardness and accumulate achievements.

Because of the disastrous defeat in the Battle of Shiting, Wei State no longer had the strength to crusade across the river in a short period of time, and the strategy against the thief Wu had to be adjusted to focus on defense.

Defense is the main priority, and it is naturally difficult to make military achievements, and it does not conform to his intention of tempering the backward.

And among the many descendants of the clan, Xiahou Hui made him feel that he had the most strategic strategy. Wouldn't it be a waste of time to let him go to the Huainan front?
"You can tell, what is the current situation in Huainan?"

After a moment of silence, Emperor Cao Rui asked a question.

"Return to Your Majesty, Huizhi."

Xia Houhui, who didn't know what the emperor was thinking, said with a look of anticipation, "The thief Wu Sunquan has moved his capital to Jianye, and he must frequently invade Huainan! It is also the time for Huike to repay the country!"

Alas, that's all.

Let him do what he wants.

After two or three years at most, the matter fades away, and then find another opportunity to call him back from Huainan.

Cao Rui, who had made up his mind, nodded lightly, "Well, very good."

The next day, after the emperor Cao Rui personally plowed the land, he also issued two edicts.

One is about the disposal of Wu Zhi and Xia Houhui.

Regarding Wu Zhi, the emperor did not dismiss him from office, but was very considerate and let him return to the mansion to recuperate on the grounds that he often fell ill after returning to Luoyang.

However, anyone with a discerning eye knows that Wu Zhi has been left idle.

Because it is not up to his own body to decide when and whether his illness will be cured.

But Xia Houhui got his wish, and changed to the post of Yamen General to go to the Huainan front, and was placed under the command of General Zhengdong Manchong.

General Yamen is a general of thousands of men, and his rank is higher than that of Sanqi Shilang.

But now there are no more than [-] or less than [-] Yamen generals in the state of Wei, and there are only four Sanqi servants!

In terms of dignity, it is not a level.

Moreover, due to the separatist regime at the end of the previous dynasty, and the relationship between the states and counties indiscriminately displaying official positions in order to win people's hearts, such as Zhonglang Jiang and Xiaowei were reduced to low-level military positions.Many of today's Yamen generals have false titles, and there may be three to five hundred soldiers under them, or even only a hundred.

Not to mention, when Xia Houba was sent to the army by Emperor Wen Cao Pi, he started out as a partial general.

From the point of view of family background, Xia Houhui was moved too much by Zuoqian.

But another edict was to let the government and the public know why Xia Houhui was treated so poorly.

Xiahouhe, who was not as weak as the crown, succeeded Xiahouhui as the servant of Sanqi
That is to say, the Son of Heaven cryptically expressed in this way that the brothers of the Xiahou family would no longer be angry with Xiahouhui for opposing the attack on Shu.

As for Chen Qun's appeasement, the emperor Cao Rui praised a few words and gave property at a court meeting, and asked his son Chen Tai to replace Mao Zengzhi's lack as a Sanqi servant.

It can be regarded as exposing the matter.

(End of this chapter)