Ji Han Da Sima

Chapter 315 Dao is different, not conspiracy
Shouchun, countryside.

"Hey~"

Dozens of riders rode their horses and walked slowly. The first few riders on the left and right carried pheasants and rabbits, talking and laughing happily, and they were very happy.

The leading knight was very noble. He held the reins and said with a smile: "Zhongmou is good at shooting. Pi has heard about it for a long time. Today, he hunted in the countryside, and he lived up to his reputation. He hunted roe deer. As the ancients said, people from the south are good at boating, and people from the north are good at sailing. Horses. Now that Pi has seen Zhongmou’s superb riding and shooting skills, I’m afraid this statement may be false!”

"Young Master is ashamed of your power!"

The servant who was taller and shorter said, "Although Quan is good at shooting, Young Master is particularly good at shooting. Without Young Master's arrow, the deer that Quan hunted would have escaped!"

"Ha ha!"

Cao Pi laughed a few times and said: "When I was young, the world was in chaos and wars broke out. The Prime Minister taught me how to shoot and ride a horse. When Cao Pi was eight years old, he could ride and shoot. From the age of ten, he followed the Prime Minister in the north and south. It has been more than ten years now. I dare not compare with Zidan in riding and shooting, but I am better than everyone else!"

Pen pals in history, meeting each other today, the relationship should be good.

Cao Pi and Sun Quan first met in Xiangyang, and later became close friends in Yecheng and formed a sincere friendship. When Sun Quan went on an expedition with Cao Cao, the two often exchanged letters and expressed their friendship.

Now Cao Pi followed Cao Cao south to Shouchun and specially invited Sun Quan to go hunting.Judging from the relationship between Cao Pi and Sun Quan, Sun Quan will be able to team up with Sima Yi, Chen Qun, and Wu Zhi to become Cao Pi's five friends.

"The young master is both civil and military, and has the style of a prime minister. It is expected that a hundred years later, the young master will be able to follow the prime minister's legacy, sweep the south, and dominate the world." Sun Quan boasted.

Cao Pi's face turned slightly gloomy and he said, "In the current Southern Expedition, the Prime Minister left his son to build a house in Yecheng, but I don't know what the Prime Minister means?"

In the past, when Cao Cao went to war, Cao Pi, as Cao Cao's deputy, stayed behind in Yecheng.At this time, Cao Cao was touring the Huaihe River south, and asked Cao Pi to accompany him to Shouchun, and asked Cao Zhi to stay in Yecheng.Such a move made Cao Pi suspicious, wondering if Cao Cao had other intentions?

Sun Quan thought for a while and said with a smile: "Young Master may be overly worried. The Prime Minister is about to enter the Duke of Wei. He may have other intentions when he takes the Young Master south this time. And even if the Prime Minister may be interested in Young Master Zhi, the Young Master must not be suspicious of and alienate Young Master Zhi. He must do the opposite." Follow the path and show brotherly kindness to the Prime Minister."

After a pause, Sun Quan said: "Looking at the current situation in the world, Liu Bei caused chaos in Wu and Chu, and Gongsun separatist power in Liaodong. With power, the world cannot be pacified in a hurry. Only a capable king can stabilize the world. Although Gongzhi is talented and learned, , but with a rough and arrogant temperament, how can he be qualified for this position?"

"Quan Guan, the prime minister, and all the other disciples, only the young master is good at both civil and military affairs, and has a strategic mind. If the young master does not take the position, who can take charge of him!"

Hearing this, Cao Pi put aside his depression and said with a smile: "I hope it will be as Zhongmou said!"

"drive!"

During the conversation, the group of people headed from the countryside to the military camp set up by the Huai River.

Cao Cao led the troops from Yanzhou and Henan prefectures to Shouchun and camped on the Huaihe River. He then summoned Xiahou Dun, Zang Ba, Wen Hui and other key civil and military officials in the Jianghuai area.

"Ba's rescue was not successful. Please punish me, Prime Minister."

Zang Ba took off his armor and took off his sword, stepped into the tent, glanced at Ma Chao who was sitting on the side of the couch, and then respectfully paid homage to Cao Cao.

Looking at Zang Ba who sincerely apologized, Cao Cao looked unhappy and asked: "What is the general's crime?"

Zang Ba stood in the battle tent and lowered his head and said: "Our rescue in Xuzhou was not in a good position. We were restrained by Mi Fang's troops. We only sent Wu Dun to lead ten thousand people to rescue, but they were attacked by the enemy. If he knew Huo Jun's plan, Ba would have personally led the army to rescue Hefei. .”

The battle to rescue Hefei could not tolerate Cao Cao's anger. In his prior planning, if Hefei was besieged by Huo Jun and Yan and Hezhou sent troops southward, and Zang Ba could do his best to rescue him, the people of the Central Plains would be able to force Huo Jun back. .

However, he never expected that Huo Jun asked Mi Fang to take the sea route, float on the sea and go north to contain Zang Ba's troops.Under the control of Mi Fang, the troops dispatched were detected by Huo Jun in advance, and were directly defeated by the scorpion army that came all the way.

Cao Cao stared at Zang Ba, snorted coldly, and said: "Now that Hefei has been lost, such words are useless. There is a reason for everything. You have sent soldiers to rescue and will not be held accountable. If it happens again, I will be punished. .”

Zang Ba wiped the sweat from his forehead, raised his hands and said, "I would like to inform the Prime Minister that the southern bandits are wreaking havoc in Huainan and occupying the county. Ba is willing to be the vanguard for the Prime Minister to sweep away the enemy invaders and recapture the Jianghuai city."

Seeing Zang Ba's respectful attitude, Cao Cao was very satisfied.He forcibly brought Ma Chao to Shouchun, not only to facilitate Xiahou Yuan's pacification of Longyou, but also in the hope that Ma Chao could be a mascot to intimidate the Taishan generals.Tell the Taishan generals that he can defeat Ma Chao, who is more powerful than them, and he can also defeat them.

Cao Cao nodded slightly and said: "The enemy bandits are cunning. They are firmly entrenched in Hefei. With Chao Lake as their back and boats and boats transporting them, it is difficult to defeat them. Now I am ordering you to lead the army south to the Yangtze River and Huaihe River, restore the Huainan city walls, and eradicate the water bandits."

"promise!"

Zang Ba slowly left the tent. After leaving the tent, he let out a breath and left feeling deeply grateful.

After Zang Ba withdrew from the tent, Cao Cao looked at Xiahou Dun and asked, "How is the war in Huainan going?"

Xia Houdun said truthfully: "I am reporting to the Prime Minister that generals Cao Zhen and Cao Xiu have descended on Xiquyang, Zhongli, Anfeng and other counties in Huaixi. The water thieves fled before they died. Most of them have retreated to the cities of Liu'an and Hefei."

"Liu'an City is guarded by Huo Jun's brother Huo Du, with more than [-] soldiers; Hefei City, Huo Jun has more than [-] soldiers, under the wing of three generals: Zhao Yun, Huang Zhong, and Gao Xiang. The two cities are adjacent to each other, and they are each other's horns. I don't know. Will we enter Lu'an and Hefei?"

Cao Cao stroked his beard and said: "There is a lot of water this summer and autumn. The southern thieves' boats are entering the water supply, which makes it easy for the army to run out of food. Our army has many infantry and cavalry sergeants, but they are limited to the water network. There is no opportunity to advance now. Let Zidan and Wenlie Pay attention to the enemy's movements and withdraw the troops to Chengde to observe the enemy's strength. If Huo Jun raises his troops to go north, he will lead the Central Plains infantry to attack them."

"promise!"

As Huo Jun speculated, Cao Cao left a large number of Chinese troops to rest and reorganize when he went south this time, and led a small number of sergeants and accompanying Hefei troops. Basically, he had no intention of marching south to Hefei, but wanted to fight a political war so that he could ascend to the throne of the country. Public, rather than insisting on conquering Hefei.

After discussing military affairs, Cao Cao asked everyone to go out, except Xun Yu.

Seeing that there was no one else in the tent, Cao Cao smiled and said, "Although Cao and Wen Ruo have worked together for many years, they rarely attack the bandits together. Cao Cao is very happy to be able to fight against the bandits in the south with you now."

After a pause, Cao Cao said: "Wen Ruo has always been talented as a king's assistant, has military strategies in his mind, and knows countless people. Who do you think Liu Bei is? How will the world be pacified today?"

Xun Yu lowered his eyelids and said: "After Liu Bei was named the Han Dynasty, he was actually a rebellious official and traitor. He separated Wu Chu and caused trouble in the south. With the help of Huo Jun, Zhuge Liang, Zhang Zhao and others, it has become a climate and will definitely be a serious trouble for the country."

Then, Xun Yu said: "If the prime minister wants to bring peace to the world, he should serve the emperor and clarify the principles of justice to punish the disloyal ministers of the world. At that time, the prime minister first settled in the northwest, advanced towards Bashu, and went down the river to capture Wu and Chu. Then the world would be peaceful, and the prime minister could do the same. Xi Jia withdraws his troops!"

Cao Cao narrowed his eyes and said, "When the world is at peace, what kind of reward can Cao Cao get?"

Xun Yu's expression did not change and he said: "Following what Zhou Dan and Lu Wang did, the prime minister returned the government to the emperor, and the emperor gave the kingdom to the prime minister. After the earth was broken, temples were built and sacrifices were made, and the incense was passed on to future generations. Now the prime minister has peace in Guanzhong, Eating thousands of households in the city is enough to show the merits of the prime minister." Cao Cao saw Xun Yu prevaricating him and wanted to get angry.But thinking of the friendship of the past battles, I gritted my teeth and endured it.

At that time, the attendant entered the account and said: "Prime Minister, the young master has returned from hunting and is outside the camp."

"Let the young master enter the account!" Cao Cao took a deep breath and said with a smile.

"promise!"

After a while, Cao Pi, fully dressed, stepped into the tent, saluted and said, "I paid homage to my father and met with your Majesty."

Cao Cao hid his displeasure in his heart and said with a smile: "I wonder how many roe deer, pheasants and rabbits Zihuan got?"

"I have received from my father five roe deer and thirty pheasants and rabbits, and I have made a small profit. Pi has asked his men to roast the venison and offer it as a special offering to my father and your father," Cao Pi said.

Xun Yu faced the younger generation with a smile on his face and said, "Zi Huan is good at shooting. Now I'm very lucky!"

Cao Cao waved his hand and said with a smile: "Pour more honey and eat venison, but don't live without honey."

"promise!"

Cao Pi was very eye-catching and said: "Pi will leave first, and the two gentlemen will wait for a while!"

"good!"

Looking at Cao Pi's figure, Cao Cao said with emotion: "After many years, Zi Huan already has a son, and Gu also has a grandson. Gu vaguely remembers Zi Huan and Chang Qian studying in Wen Ruo's house, but it is a pity that the two have grown up, but Little contact.”

The person who is long-lived is Xun Yun, the eldest son of Xun Yu.He married Cao Cao's daughter and had a bad relationship with Cao Pi, but had a friendly relationship with Cao Zhi.

Xun Yu sighed and said with emotion: "As time goes by, people will grow old!"

Cao Cao sighed sadly and said: "According to what you said, after a hundred years of Cao Cao, Zihuan and Zijian will soon be dead, and Cao Cao's descendants will not be able to survive in the world!"

Xun Yu looked surprised and said, "Why did the Prime Minister say this?"

Cao Cao spoke bluntly and said: "Cao is old and it is difficult to see the world unified. As per the text and words, Cao Cao respects the emperor. However, when Cao dies of illness, his descendants will be punished by swords and axes, and even Chang Qian will not be spared. .”

"Since Cao has conquered the world, he has killed countless people, and I don't know how many people bear grudge against me. If I don't take the official position, after Cao dies of illness, the military power will return to the emperor, and the emperor will be the one who kills my son and heir."

I don’t know when Cao Cao developed the desire to be independent, but one thing is true.If Cao Cao does not move in the direction of self-reliance on behalf of the Han Dynasty, he and his heirs will definitely die in the future.

Once you embark on the path of a powerful minister like Cao Cao who holds the emperor hostage, there is no turning back.If he turns back, not only will his men abandon him, but even his men will be the first to swing a knife at him.

Seeing Cao Cao showing his open mind and speaking frankly, Xun Yu might have expected it and said: "If the Prime Minister dies, Zi Huan can succeed him. How can the Prime Minister's children be involved in war?"

Seeing Xun Yu being so naive, Cao Cao sneered and said, "What about the future?"

Xun Yu looked directly into Cao Cao's eyes and said, "What about the Prime Minister?"

"Enter Wei Gong!"

"Enter the King of Wei!"

"Enter Wei Emperor!"

Xun Yu sat on the couch and said calmly: "When the prime minister embarks on the path of becoming a prince, there is no turning back."

Seeing Xun Yu's resolute attitude, Cao Cao stood up suddenly and said angrily: "Xun Yu, don't you think I don't know your thoughts?"

Swinging his sleeves, Cao Cao pointed his finger at Xun Yu and said in a deep voice: "In the past, when Dong Zhuo was in chaos, the emperor was in trouble, and Xun Yu abandoned his official position and left. On the contrary, Gongda was concerned about state affairs and conspired with Wu Qiong, He Yong and others to plot against Dong Zhuo."

"Do you dare to say that you, Xun Yu, are truly the emperor?"

When Xun Yu saw Cao Cao's bloody anatomy of his actions, his face turned red, but he was angry and silent.

"Xun Yu, the world of the Han Dynasty that you desire is nothing more than a situation in which the emperor is a virtual king, and the nobles are in charge of the government and rule the world together."

Cao Cao stared at Xun Yu, shook his head repeatedly, and said: "The emperor does not rule the world alone, but rules the world together with the scholar-bureaucrats. How absurd is it?"

Xun Yu got up from the couch and said coldly: "Gong Cao, a single man has ruled the world. Since the ancestors of the Han Dynasty, it has been nothing more than treacherous ministers in power, relatives in power, and the world in chaos. The world of the Han family is not the world of the Liu family, and it is not governed by scholar-bureaucrats. Could it be that the world is governed by the eunuchs and the common people?"

"We don't agree with each other, so I won't talk to Duke Cao. The Han Dynasty cannot be destroyed, and the Duke cannot join the Duke of Wei. This is my attitude, Xun Wenruo!"

Since the late Eastern Han Dynasty, Xun Yu had seen too many chaotic governments. Powerful ministers, warriors, eunuchs, and relatives took turns to be in power. He pursued the political philosophy of "government by the Ning family, and sacrifice by the few".

Perhaps Xun Yu's thoughts may seem awkward to outsiders.But in fact there are people who have similar thoughts to Xun Yu, such as Director Wang of the Eastern Jin Dynasty.

During the Eight Kings Rebellion, Director Wang went south and actively contacted the Jiangnan nobles to ask them to support Langya King Sima Rui's ascension to the throne.After a conflict of interest broke out between Emperor Sima Rui of the Jin Yuan Dynasty and Wang Dun, Director Wang chose to help Wang Dun defeat Sima Rui.

However, when Wang Dun planned to depose Emperor Jin Yuan after Sima Rui's defeat, Director Wang expressed firm opposition and consistently maintained the Sima family's royal status.

The emperor and the scholar-bureaucrats jointly rule the world, protect the emperor, and protect the family. This may be a portrayal of people like Xun Yu and Wang Dao.

Looking at Xun Yu who came out of the tent angrily, Cao Cao looked at the empty box on the table and sighed.

"Wen Ruoxiu is so weird!"

(End of this chapter)