Sima Yi's Three Kingdoms Collection Collection

Chapter 126 Sima Yi's Secret Alliance with Sun Liu (4)
"However, Bian He knows the value of this piece of jade he owns—it is a unique and rare jade! It is not a clever craftsman who can discern treasures and ingenious workmanship, but he is not smart, wise, virtuous and blessed. But King Li of Chu and King Wu of Chu are both foolish kings! Those jade craftsmen under him are also shams. If Bian He handed over such a precious piece of jade to them, they would have neither insight nor wisdom. If you have no ingenuity, and you don’t know how to cherish treasures and love treasures, what if you perfunctorily destroy that rare treasure? Without a skillful craftsman, he had no choice but to be tortured himself rather than damage the jade. Therefore, Bian He carried the rare jade in his arms, and he did not hesitate to have his feet cut off, suffered heavy punishment, endured humiliation, and supported him with all his strength. What he was waiting for was a skilled craftsman with insight and wise and wise lord.

"Alas... Bian He's unique insight, perseverance in choosing what is good, perseverance in waiting for the time, never turning back, is really a lesson for all of us to set ourselves up and practice the way. We must learn from it! If we can have his kind With such painstaking efforts and perseverance, Shen Yi is tenacious, and any cause must be unstoppable by man and unstoppable by heaven, and there will be a day when the clouds will be cleared!"

When Sima Zhi heard Sima Yi's firm and powerful words, he couldn't help but feel his heart tremble, and he was in awe: "Second brother Zhongda's words are powerful, upright, vigorous and honest, my younger brother is here to learn!"

Sima Yi slowly turned his gaze back again, cast his eyes deeply on Sima Zhi's face, and his tone suddenly became very gentle and soft: "Actually, Uncle, Brother Zhi, Brother Niu Heng, you have always served Sima Zhi for the past 20 years. The great cause of the Sima family's sudden emergence and turning the world around has always been admirable to my brother. Now, we are finally able to work together side by side, and finally leave my Sima family to dominate the world and the world The family's ambition is getting closer."

Sima Zhi's eyes slowly turned red, and his voice choked up: "Second brother Zhongda... why are you saying these kind words? Who in my Sima family doesn't do that? You are at Xudu's side. It's also a deep dive, a risky struggle! My father always said that Cao Cao's lord is ruthless and treacherous, far better than Liu Biao, the shepherd of Jingzhou. It's more difficult for you to circle around him than here in Jingzhou..."

When the two of them were sighing, the scene suddenly fell silent, the sky, the ground, and the mountain became silent—Sima Yi and Sima Zhi seemed to hear the undercurrent of the Shenbi Lake at the foot of the mountain. the rushing sound.

Sima's hidden power

It was still Sima Yi who was mature and experienced, able to control his emotions freely. In an instant, he regained his calm and calm face: "Speaking of He's Jade Bi, Brother Wei remembered something. Brother Zhi, you guys here The jade of Jingshan Mountain has been famous since ancient times. There is a cloud in ancient books: "The essence of the age star falls on Jingshan Mountain and turns into jade. When you look at it from the front, it is bright, and when you look at it from the side, it is gorgeous. Bianhe It was obtained as a gift to the king of Chu, and later entered into Zhao and enshrined in Qin. The first emperor ruled, carved it as the seal of his command, and Li Si wrote it in Xiaozhuan, which has been handed down from generation to generation. "Even the jade seal handed down by His Majesty today is carved from this Jingshan jade. It was made! Lord Cui Yan and Lord Mao Jie in the Prime Minister's Mansion have always been envious of this kind of precious jade. Before Brother Wei came to Jingshan this time, they all mentioned this matter to Brother Wei, but they didn't know Brother Zhi Have you collected some raw materials or carvings of Jingshan Jade here?"

When Sima Zhi heard his words for the first time, he was taken aback for a moment, but immediately came back to his senses, raised his face and looked at him with a grin, and silently gestured to Niu Heng who was standing beside him.Niu Heng didn't seem to be surprised by all this, and handed the brocade box that he had been carrying in front of Sima Yi.

"What's in this box?" Sima Yi was a little stunned.

"It's the rarest turquoise jade among our Jingshan jades." Sima Zhi smiled and pointed at the brocade box, "Second Brother Zhongda, please open it and enjoy it!"

Sima Yi never expected that this Sima Zhi could be so predictable, that he had already prepared gifts for himself to take care of himself, honor Cui and Mao, and other officials—he took a deep breath, his eyes lit up, and he suddenly Shoot straight at Sima Zhi.Sima Zhi was a little uncomfortable being looked at by him, he quickly suppressed his smile, and said in a low voice: "Second brother Zhongda, my father has already ordered me to prepare a few green pine jade carvings for you as a gift for the imperial court. The gift from China Communications Tour..."

It turned out to be the careful planning of Uncle Sima Hui!Only then did Sima Yi smile, stretch out his hand to open the brocade box, and three oval green pine jade inkstones jumped into his eyes.They are all glowing with green crystals, and under the sunlight, there is even a faint layer of pines and cypresses that seem to be there or not. They look really simple, elegant and exquisite.

Seeing this wonderful and rare jade quality, Sima Yi suddenly felt a little familiar when he was in a trance.He stretched out his fingers to touch the surface of the jade inkstone lightly, and a fresh and cold feeling that he had known before suddenly entered his heart, which gave him a flash of inspiration.It turns out that this is the same quality jade as Fang Ying's green pine yaoqin!No wonder he always felt as if he had seen them somewhere...In an instant, Fang Ying's "clever smile, beautiful eyes and hopeful" face reappeared in the depths of his heart, and his heart waved immediately. Ripples open...

"Second Brother Zhongda, Second Brother Zhongda..." Sima Zhi saw that something was wrong with his expression, so he hurriedly called a few times from the side.

Sima Yi came back to his senses quickly, and hastily bit his lips hard with his teeth, suppressing the unrestrained thoughts in his heart, and let the rippling mind come back.He straightened his face, still looking at the three green pine jade inkstones carefully, and said leisurely: "Just now, Yi was thinking in his heart that if Master Cui and Master Mao saw such high-quality jade inkstones, they would definitely feel strange. happy……"

"Second brother Zhongda, although my younger brother lives far away in Jingzhou, I have heard for a long time that the two adults Cui Yan and Mao Jie are great scholars in the northern land. They are honorable, clean and flawless, and obey the morals." Sima Zhi's eyes showed a trace of disdain, "but I don't know that they like these things outside of the body as much as ordinary people..."

Sima Yi waved his hand slightly, and said calmly: "Brother Zhi, you underestimate the integrity of these two adults. They really love jade, but not the treasure of jade, but the virtue of loving jade. "Confucius's Family Talk "In the past, it is said: "In the past, a gentleman was more virtuous than jade, warm and moist, and benevolent; meticulous with chestnuts, wisdom; honest but not sloppy, righteous; hanging down like a pendant, etiquette; knocking, its sound is clear and long , in the end, it will be joyful; flaws do not hide the beauty, and the beauty does not hide the flaws, it is loyal; Fu Yin is pangda, trustworthy; Qi is like a white rainbow, the sky is also; the spirit is seen in the mountains and rivers, the earth is also; Guizhang is special, the virtue is also; there is nothing in the world. The noble one is the Tao. The poem says: When you think of a gentleman, he is as warm as jade. Therefore, a gentleman is precious.' Lord Cui and Lord Mao are rare sages and gentlemen in the world. It is not because of the green pine jade in Jingshan that it is not enough to respect and respect him. both!"

Sima Zhi heard him speak so high-soundingly, and thought to himself: This Second Brother Zhong Da is really interesting, he even gives someone a gift by quoting scriptures like this, I don't know if it is bookish or official, it seems there is still something So a little bit strange.

However, after a while, Sima Yi's next words became very simple and realistic: "Brother Zhi, you can select some loyal and reliable people with real talents from among the disciples of your uncle, and draw up a list—— Take it back for my brother and present it to Master Mao Jie, who will be named and used one by one."

"Okay! Pei Qian, Shi Tao, Meng Gongwei, and Cui Zhouping are all outstanding talents among the three hundred disciples of my Qingyun Villa, and they were all cultivated by my father. They are grateful to my Sima family Naturally, it is extremely profound. Did Second Brother Zhong Da put them in Xudu Prime Minister's Mansion or Jingzhou Shepherd's Mansion?"

"Well... Judging from the current situation, they may be temporarily assigned to positions such as county magistrate, county lieutenant, and county government officer in Jingxiang."

When Sima Zhi heard this, he couldn't help being surprised: "With Pei Qian, Shi Tao and others' good character and learning, it's better to be the county magistrate and sheriff, why do you put them in the middle of the county? The job of being a beneficiary? This is really overkill..."

"Unknown to Brother Zhi, Kuai Yue, Cai Mao, Han Song and others are quite favored in front of Prime Minister Cao. They also made a list of recommendations for the governors and county magistrates of various places in Jingxiang to Cao Prime Minister. Most of them are relatives and disciples of their Kuai, Cai, and Han families. Originally, this kind of nepotism would not work with Prime Minister Cao, but Prime Minister Cao just relied on their light cavalry to take Jingxiang North. You can't help but give them a little bit of noodle."

"Oh?... These Kuai Yue, Cai Mao, etc. are really addicted to power! Before Liu Biao was alive, he was not satisfied with seeking personal gain and covering the sky with one hand, but he wanted to plant cronies and sell officials for personal gain in front of Cao Cao, the new master. They How complacent! How dare you stand up and meddle in Jing Xiang's personnel arrangement with your tail still dragging behind your ass?"

"How do you say that? What are they still dragging their tails on?" Sima Yi's eyes froze and he shot at him.

"Brother Zhongda, you don't know. Zhuge Liang is Cao Cao's confidant, right? But his wife and uncle is Cai Mao, and his sister Zhuge Ling's husband Kuai Qi is Kuai Yue's nephew. Kuai Yue, Cai Mao and the others How dare you blatantly propose marriage? Is that Prime Minister Cao really so easy to be tricked by them?"

"Well...so that's the case." Sima Yi said to himself slowly, and he also recalled that he saw the name "Kuai Qi" on the recommendation list submitted by Kuai and Cai that day. , he was about to be recommended by Kuai and Cai to be the prefect in Nanyang.With a thought in his mind, he said to Sima Zhi, "Let's do this! Brother Zhi, you should seize the fact that Kuai Qi is Zhuge Liang's brother-in-law and write an anonymous report letter, and bring it back for Brother Mao Jie to investigate and deal with it." .”

"This...is this okay?" Sima Zhi nodded first, and then asked suspiciously.

(End of this chapter)