Sima Yi's Three Kingdoms Collection Collection

Chapter 104 The Reef Emerges (7)
After hearing this, Sima Yi and Sima Lang couldn't help but look at each other in blank dismay, pale in shock.It turns out that our Sima family in Hanoi has planned so deeply, hibernated for so long, and prepared so well in order to realize the general strategy of "emerging from a sudden force, attacking people later, and turning the family into a country", which is really incredible.It turns out that behind all the achievements of our Sima family today, there are countless painstaking efforts and sweat of countless ancestors.Every generation of elites in my Sima family has silently paid too much, like offering sacrifices, for the great plan and grand strategy that has been passed down from generation to generation...

Sima Fang raised his gaze slowly, and looked over at Niu Heng: "Niu Heng, just tell us what the second master wants to tell us and listen."

Niu Heng nodded solemnly, and said respectfully: "The second master asked Niu to tell the elder master that he has been in Jingzhou for more than 200 years, founded Qingyun Villa, made friends with Yuzhou Mu Liubei, Jingchu Shuru Pang Degong, and has Zhuge Liang as his disciple. , Pang Tong, Xu Shu and other talented people of the moment, and raised [-] dead soldiers. If the Grand Master intends to go south, this fund can still be used for mere help."

At this moment, Sima Yi had completely returned from the horror to the calmness of reality. He concentrated for a moment, and couldn't help asking Niu Heng: "Brother Niu, please tell me about Liu Bei and Zhuge Liang's current situation in detail, how about it?"

When Sima Fang heard this, he nodded secretly: "Yi'er really has a unique eye, and he asked the key point straight away - Cao Cao's number one enemy in his southern expedition to Jingzhou was Liu Bei.In order to make Cao Cao's Southern Expedition fail, our Sima family has to use Liu Bei's hand to resist.Therefore, the first step to hinder Cao Cao's victory in the Southern Expedition is to find out the strength of Liu Bei and Zhuge Liang, and take the opportunity to communicate with them secretly and even join forces to weaken Cao Cao.

"Okay. Liu Bei defected to Liu Biao's mansion around six years ago in Jian'an. After six or seven years of recuperation and adjustment, his subordinates finally gathered [-] soldiers and a thousand horses. Some time ago, Liu Biao let him deal with Cao Cao. As the defender of Fancheng, he has gradually gained some scale. However, with his current strength, it is impossible to confront Cao Cao." Niu Heng said slowly, "However, with his current strength, Most of them also rely on Zhuge Liang to operate from the side. After all, in the eyes of Liu Biao, the shepherd of Jingzhou, Liu Bei has always been the object of "using and defending, and using and defending". Liu Bei lives under the fence of Liu Biao, I have never dared to let go of the expansion of military power.”

Sima Yi listened very seriously, and immediately asked, "What is Zhuge Liang's background in Jingzhou? When did he join Liu Bei? According to Second Uncle and Brother Niu, what are his strengths?"

"Zhuge Liang, styled Kongming, was born in Langya County, Shandong Province. His ancestor Zhuge Feng was an official to Sili Xiaowei. He was a generation of capable officials. His uncle Yuzhang Taishou Zhuge Xuan had an old friend with Liu Biao. His father-in-law was Huang Chengyan, a famous scholar in Jingzhou. His wife’s aunt was Mrs. Cai, Liu Biao’s successor, and his wife’s uncle was Cai Mao. Since the early years of Jian’an, Zhuge Liang and his younger brother Zhuge Jun moved to Jingzhou to establish a foothold. They both worshiped the second master as their teacher. Liu Biao recruited him to join the government many times, but he politely declined." Niu Heng's memory is astonishing, and he seems to have a close relationship with Zhuge Liang. On the surface, he is quiet and indifferent, but in fact he is a genius with a deep understanding of strategy. Even the second master has publicly praised him as a "Wolong" great sage in Jingzhou scholars many times. It was probably around the end of last year that General Liu Bei visited the thatched cottage three times before he was finally taken away. Please come out of the mountain... When Zhuge Liang was just a fledgling, relying on his connections in Jingzhou Mufu, he secretly saved a lot of money, food, ordnance for Liu Bei. ..."

"Contact Liu Qi for internal aid?" Sima Yi was startled.

"This... I can explain it to my second brother." Sima Lang also has his own eyeliner deployed in Jingzhou City, so he knows more about the internal situation of Jingzhou Mu's Mansion than Sima Yi. "Actually, Liu Biao's mansion has always existed. In the dispute between the concubine and the concubine, Liu Qi, the eldest son of the Liu family, is the eldest son born to his ex-wife, and Liu Cong, the second son of the Liu family, is the second son born to his stepwife Mrs. Cai. Mrs. Cai, Cai Mao, Kuai Yue, Han Song and the others Naturally, he wanted to support Liu Cong as his heir. Liu Qi was single and weak in this battle for establishing an heir—unexpectedly, he found Liu Bei and Zhuge Liang as his help to contend with Liu Cong. Alas! Jingzhou is about to face catastrophe, and There are still so many internal strife in the Mu Mansion. Therefore, Liu Biao is also physically and mentally exhausted, which is why he fell ill."

"That's right. The eldest son is right." Niu Heng looked at Sima Lang in surprise and said.

"That's the way it is. No wonder Han Song and Cai Mao want to surrender to Cao Cao wholeheartedly! These aristocratic families have already squeezed out a few drops of oil in Jingzhou under Liu Biao's rule, and now they want to sell Jingzhou's "exotic goods can live" to Cao Cao in exchange for high-ranking officials They also know that no matter whether it is Liu Qi or Liu Bei, after taking over Jingzhou, they will not give them good fruit to eat, so they deliberately try to exclude Liu Qi and suppress Liu Bei." What a smart person Sima Yi is, he understands it when he hears it Come over, "Well, since Liu Biao and the others have such confidantes, it seems that the death of Jingzhou is inevitable. Liu Bei, Zhuge Liang, and Liu Qi may not be able to stop Cao Cao's army from annexing Jingzhou..."

He thought about it.Although Liu Bei, Liu Qi, Zhuge Liang and others alone can hardly deal with Cao Cao in Jingzhou, why didn't my Sima family jump out of Jingzhou circle, look at Jiangdong, and use the power of Sun Quan's faction to prevent Cao Cao from winning the Southern Conquest?It's a pity that in the Jiangdong area, our Sima family doesn't seem to have any insiders to communicate with.

"What the second son said just now is wrong." Niu Heng raised his eyes and looked at him flatly. Zhi'an's 'Hero in Distress'. Now he is like a tiger with wings added, if Cao Cao is here, if he is a little careless, he may stumble under the joint efforts of him and Zhuge Liang!"

"Then, what is so special about Zhuge Liang that can make Liu Bei no longer the 'Hero in Distress' who was running around without a place to go?" Sima Yi stared into his eyes, and suddenly his eyes froze. Asked a question.

"The second master said that based on the grand plan that Zhuge Liang told Liu Bei when he came to invite Liu Bei to come out of the mountain in the Nanyang hut that day, he is already a generation of outstanding people, and he is enough to stand out from the current generation!" Niu Heng is still not tight Answered slowly.

"What kind of grand plan is that?" Sima Yi asked seriously.

"This... Niu has little talent and learning, but he can't recite it. The second master has already written it in this silk book." Niu Heng took out a roll of silk book from his sleeve and handed it to Sima Yi, "Please take a look at it, Second Master." .”

Sima Yi took the silk scroll, hastily unfolded it, and read it with his head buried.Watching and watching, his brows could not help but gradually stretched, his eyes sparkled brightly, and finally he slammed his right fist on the floor, and shouted: "High opinion! High opinion! It really is the ambition of the king! "East and Sun Quan, north against Cao Cao, occupy Jingzhou, advance in Yizhou, divide the world into three parts, and wait for an opportunity to unify"-this strategy he presented to Liu Bei is really brilliant. No wonder Liu Bei did not hesitate to visit the thatched cottage to invite him Come out of the mountain. He really deserves the great gift of 'three visits to the thatched cottage'."

After being excited for a while, Sima Yi suddenly looked determined, turned around, saluted Sima Fangshen respectfully and said, "Father, please send a letter to Second Uncle in time, and ask him to communicate with Zhuge Liang first, and say that he I have found a master behind the scenes who is loyal to the Han Dynasty, and will ingeniously support and protect Cao Ying, and promote the complete realization of Liu Bei and Zhuge Liang's strategy of "East and Sun Quan, North against Cao Cao", and will eventually make Cao Cao march south Returned in vain."

Sima Fang stroked the gray beard on his chest, and nodded.It is natural for Yi'er to be this "master behind the scenes".He used the brand of a loyal minister of the Han Dynasty, in the name of helping Liu Bei, the emperor of the Han Dynasty, and then through Sima Hui's introduction and bridge building, he circled in front of Zhuge Liang, and no one would suspect that he went to other places.

Sima Lang sat opposite Sima Yi and looked at him for a long while, his expression gradually changed, and finally he clapped his hands slowly and said: "My lord father, at this moment, the child really understands the meaning of the last line of the 'Ge' hexagram that day. The whole meaning of the line is—"The gentleman changes, and the villain changes his face. Fighting evil. Juzhen: auspicious."—"The gentleman changes" naturally refers to the second brother who is talented, surprisingly adaptable, The "little man with a leather face" refers to Jia Xu! Didn't this villain Jia Xu change his appearance? He changed from a "five-surnamed house slave" who was despised by the scholars to a "high-minded, virtuous man" Is Yuren's "Taizhong doctor"? "Zheng fierce" means that Cao Cao's southern expedition will fail; Juzhen: "Auspicious", it means that the Sima family must live in peace and prepare carefully. Wait for the opportunity to respond, and it will be smooth sailing and great success!"

(End of this chapter)