Sima Yi's Three Kingdoms Collection Collection

Chapter 19 From a famous teacher, learn the art of the emperor (5)
In the afternoon of that day, Guan Ning laid out a topographic map of the fortress of Dahanzhou County on the ebony table in Mingdaotang, pointed at the map with a jade ruler, and said slowly to Sima Yi: "Today's world is already one. Divided into ten: in the north, Yuan Shao occupies Jizhou and Qingzhou, and Gongsun Zan occupies Youzhou; in the southeast, Yuan Shu occupies Huainan, and Sun Jian's son Sun Ce and Sun Quan brothers thrive in Jiangnan; in the south, the clan Liu Biao occupies Jingzhou; in the southwest, the clan Liu Yan, Liu Zhang and his son There are Hanzhong and Yizhou; in the west, Ma Teng and Han Sui ruled Yongliang and Liangzhou; in the east, Cao Cao holds Yanzhou, and Lu Bu holds Xuzhou; in the Central Plains, it includes your Sima family in Hanoi, Yingchuan Xunzhou The major families in Yuzhou, including the Xu family in Runan and Runan, formed a defense center and defended themselves...Only today, the son is still held hostage in Guanzhong by Dong Zhuo's remaining party, Li Jue and Guo Si, and is isolated and precarious. The situation in the world is so confusing and chaotic. There are so many images, in your opinion, how do you sort out a clue?"

Sima Yi was not as pretentious as ordinary disciples. He went forward and looked down at the map for a long time, then slowly raised his head, looked straight at Guan Ning, pondered for a while, and said, "Master, according to my disciples, looking at the map All over the world, these ten forces are now entwining and gnawing at each other in the land of Shenzhou, but they are all struggling for the word "strong"! In terms of the word "strong", at present, Yuan Shao's faction in Shuofang has everything. The power of the Yuan family is naturally the strongest, and it is actually the head of all the heroes in the world. However, with only one word 'strong', the Yuan family wants to dominate the world and act recklessly, but I am afraid that it may not succeed in the end..."

"Oh? How did you see that?" Guan Ning couldn't help but change his face slightly when he heard this.

"Master once taught that the most powerful and powerful in this world does not rely solely on the strength of the soldiers, but the support of the people of the world. Today, the world is in turmoil and the heroes are fighting. The palace can heal the princes and restore peace..." Sima Yi quietly stared at the topographic map of the state and county fortresses, as if from this map he could see countless soldiers and people struggling and wailing in the blood and flames of war, and seeing the bustling city. The city was reduced to ruins under the iron hooves of soldiers and horses, and seeing the raging flames burning everywhere in the quiet village, his eyes gradually became wet, "However, many of the princes in the four directions have different aspirations. secretly hoped that today's son would be killed by Li Jue, Guo Si and other bandits Dong Zhuo and others, and then they would enter Guanzhong in the name of "revenging the king's revenge and beating rebels" and began to fight for the throne. Yuan Shaoben He has hundreds of thousands of soldiers and thousands of miles of land, and is most capable of driving Chang'an to wipe out Dong Zhuo's remnants in one fell swoop, welcome the emperor to Wanquan, turn the chaotic world back to peace, but he has been sitting and watching the emperor in the ups and downs without knowing it. Asking, it must be with such disgusting intentions!"

Guan Ning listened, stretched out his hand to caress the few strands of beard on his chest, raised his eyes to the north, and said solemnly: "Thankfully, the Yuan family has always been honored by my Han family as the 'four generations and three princes'. Waiting for misbehavior, ungratefulness, greed for power and profit, are really worse than pigs and dogs!"

"Master, in my disciple's opinion, since Yuan Shao and the others are so dishonest and shameless, they will naturally not be able to achieve anything." Sima Yi's eyes flashed, and he said to Guan Ning, "How can they deceive the people of the world with their clumsy intentions? Even if Yuan Shao has hundreds of thousands of armored soldiers and thousands of miles of land, he is just a scumbag who only knows how to watch the door and wait for opportunities to steal people's wealth. After all, it will be difficult to become a hegemony! If there is Qi Huangong like that' The virtuous men who unite the princes of righteousness and unite the world' will rise up at the right time, drive straight into the Guanzhong, welcome the emperor in the temple, restore the dignity of the Han Dynasty, and attack disobedient officials according to the imperial edict... No matter how powerful Yuan Shao is, the congregation will surely betray their relatives and fall apart. , sit and wait to die!"

"Well said!" A strange and clear voice suddenly sounded in the hall.Sima Yi couldn't help being startled, turned his head to follow the sound, and saw a young Confucian scholar in a brocade robe and a scarf on his head, and a handsome young man in a green shirt and a jade crown with hair tied on his head. The sandalwood frame screen slowly turned out, looking at him and Guan Ning with a slight smile.

Guan Ning was not surprised. With a chuckle, he stretched out his hand and pointed to the scholar in brocade robe who praised Sima Yi just now, and introduced to Sima Yi who was surprised: "Zhongda, these two young masters are new recruits to my master this morning. Disciple: He is Huan Fan from the family of the Huan family in Peijun."

"Huan Fan?" Sima Yi was surprised when he heard this: the Huan family of Peijun was a famous Confucian family in the Later Han Dynasty.In the early years of the Later Han Dynasty, Huan Rong, the great ancestor of the Huan family in Peijun, served as the tutor of Emperor Ming of the Han Dynasty.According to common sense, the Confucianism of the Huan family has a long history, so how can Huan Fan need to study abroad?But today he came all the way to worship Guan Ning's sect, which is really surprising.

Guan Ning pointed to the beautiful young man in green shirt again, and introduced with a smile: "This one is the son of Fang Ze's mansion, the school captain at the south gate of Yecheng, Jizhou, named Fang Ying."

After hearing this, Sima Yi thought about it carefully, and he didn't remember the name of the Fang family in Yecheng. It should be the family of ordinary officials who only made a fortune in modern times.He raised his eyes to look at Fang Ying, and saw that his face was like jade, his eyes were like autumn water, and his temperament was elegant and elegant. Although his age was slightly younger than him, he was also born tall and handsome, which made people suddenly see him. Draw close to the heart of love.

Fang Ying had been looking at Sima Yi with a smile in the distance, and suddenly saw him looking directly at him, she felt a little shy, and lowered her head slightly, not daring to meet him.Sima Yi also felt that he was a little rude, so he quickly looked away, and looked at Huan Fan again, but he couldn't help thinking to himself: This Fang Ying is also a child of an eunuch family, why is she as coy as a girl in a boudoir?
At this time, Huan Fan's expression turned back, and he came forward, his eyes rolled, and he looked Sima Yi up and down, then he bowed his hands to him and said solemnly: "Brother, I must be Mr. Sima Yi of Hanoi County! Huan is here I heard Mr. Xun Yu introduce you when I was in Peijun——after hearing your extraordinary views today, I realized that Mr. Xun's praise of you as "talented, intelligent, and knowledgeable" is indeed true."

"Brother Huan has won the award! How can I deserve Mr. Xun's praise?" Sima Yi blushed slightly, and hurriedly returned the courtesy and thanked him.

"Why must Mr. Sima be so modest? A great man, a great husband, should talk and act like the sun and menstruation. Both his name and his reality are impressive." Huan Fan seemed impatient after hearing what he said, and waved to him. He waved his hand, and said seriously, "Sima Zhongda deserves such praise, so you should be worthy of it, so why bother to be modest? On the contrary, it hurts your honesty!"

He seemed very straightforward when he said this in front of Sima Yi, which was quite different from the gentleness and humility of ordinary Confucian disciples.When Sima Yi heard this, his face turned red, and he laughed and said, "Brother Huan is upright and forthright when he talks and behaves, but I'm sticking to common etiquette, which makes Brother Huan laugh at me."

"Well... that's right!" Huan Fan nodded, and then said leisurely with his solemn expression on his face, "Let's go back to the previous topic. In fact, Mr. Sima, what you just said is like A virtuous man like Duke Huan of Qi who 'unifies the feudal lords and governs the world' has appeared!"

"Really?" Sima Yi was startled, "This news about you can be called a great piece of good news for all the people in the world—may I ask who is this virtuous man?"

"He is the elder of this county—General Fenwu, Governor of Yanzhou, Cao Cao!" Huan Fan's eyes fell on the location of "Yanzhou" on the map, and he said slowly, "Recently, Mr. Cao heard that today's emperor and the imperial court Gongqing Mengchen was tossed in the hands of the gangsters, and with righteous indignation, he sent his confidants Xiahou Dun, Cao Hong and others to lead troops to Chang'an to meet the emperor and court officials, and to settle down in Xu County, which has not been damaged in Yuzhou. "

"Well...there is an old saying: 'The strong wind knows the strong grass, and the loyal ministers are seen in troubled times.' This Mr. Cao is loyal and righteous. He welcomes the emperor and the court ministers out of danger, revives the majesty of the Han Dynasty, and cleans up the court. He is truly a sage Minister!" Sima Yi listened carefully, and couldn't help but praise deeply, "If it wasn't for him to be truly wise, there must be someone behind the scenes with extraordinary strategies to guide him... However, if you are not a hero, you can't use the strategy of a hero— — This Duke Cao really deserves to be called a hero in troubled times!"

"What Mr. Sima said is true." Huan Fan looked at him with a smile on his face, and said, "It is true that Mr. Cao himself is wise, but it is also true that he has a master behind the scenes to guide and help him... Sima Jun, can you guess who is the expert behind the scenes?"

"This..." Seeing the mysterious smile on Huan Fan's face, Sima Yi's heart suddenly moved, and he said in a low voice, "Brother Huan just mentioned that he met Mr. Xun Yu in Peijun... I think, the one hidden behind Cao Gong The strategist must be Mr. Xun Yu..."

"That's right! Besides Mr. Xun Yu, who else in this world can plan the grand scheme of 'serving the emperor so that he can't be a subject'?" Huan Fan nodded solemnly, then turned to Guan Ning and bowed respectfully. He said abnormally, "Mr. Guan, Xiaosheng was also taught by Mr. Xun Yu, and just now he left home to come to Linglong Valley to study Taoism. Xiaosheng deeply feels that this trip is worthwhile!"

When Sima Yi heard what he said, he spoke straightforwardly, afraid that Guan Ning would be disgusted with him, and was about to speak out to help him, when he raised his eyes, he saw Guan Ning smiling. Huan Fan admired the upright and straightforward style of this school.Only then did he secretly feel relieved.

Fang Ying just stood aside and listened quietly to the conversation between Sima Yi and Huan Fan, but the faint impatient expression on his brows clearly revealed that he didn't care much about the current situation in the world, and his bright eyes only looked at The paintings of mountains and watercolors on the four walls of Mingdao Hall are fascinating to look at.

Guan Ning waited for Huan Fan to finish speaking, looked up at him and Fang Ying, stretched out his hand to stroke his beard and said with a smile: "Since you two have come from thousands of miles to study, this master will definitely teach you everything, so that you are worthwhile." It’s fine. My teacher also hopes that you will succeed in your studies, that in the future you will be able to manage the government in peace, and you can teach the people in the wild!"

Mr. Fang

In the early morning of this day, walking on the bluestone all the way, covered with green shadows on both shoulders, lit by the gorgeous morning light like broken gold all over the ground, Sima Yi climbed straight up to the forest on the top of Linglong Valley with his hands behind his back.Niu Jin, carrying a pair of books on his back, followed behind him unhurriedly.

After reaching the top of the mountain forest, Sima Yi stood on a huge rock and looked around. He saw the red sun in the sky, the clouds glowing, the green grass and trees in all directions, and the beautiful mountains and rivers. The meaning of liveliness washes away in my chest and lungs.He couldn't help himself, raised his head to the sky and let out a long howl, like a dragon chanting to the heavens, clear and rising above the clouds, and the lingering sounds were transmitted far away along the wind, lingering among the forests, springs, mountains and rivers, and it will last for a long time.

(End of this chapter)