Sima Yi's Three Kingdoms Collection Collection

Chapter 232 Sima Yi Takes Military Power for the First Time (9)
"Said? What did they say?" Sima Yi raised his thick eyebrows, and said in surprise, "That's right, Jiang Ji, who went to the east to join the army, was indeed strongly recommended by Yi to His Majesty. Yi also wrote an adverbial in his own hand, commenting on him as 'talented as well as civil and military. , Generosity of ambition, loyalty and hard work, worthy of a heavy responsibility' - Your Majesty leading him to the East will definitely be beneficial. In this matter, Yi is magnanimous and selfless for the country."

"Zhongda, you have the ability to know people, observe them well, and learn from others. Naturally, Shang is convinced and has nothing to say. However, Shang heard that Zidan had some objections to Jiang Ji: Zidan accompanied Emperor Wu to participate in the Red Cliff In the battle of the war, I saw Jiang Ji's cousin Jiang Gan boasting, and in the end he offered a series of boats to miss the military and state affairs - Zidan was very worried that Jiang Ji would be as flashy and useless as his cousin Jiang Gan. !"

"Boren, you have to trust Yi! When did I miss someone? Jiang Ji is completely different from his cousin Jiang Gan. He is full of strategies, has a deep understanding of military tactics, and has no air of exaggeration. Your Majesty will take him to the east. Go, you will surely benefit from secret help in a hurry!"

"Zhongda, of course Shang fully believes in you, otherwise Shang would not have mentioned this to you here today." Xiahou Shang slowly turned the teacup in his palm, squinted at Sima Yi, and said with a slight smile, "Nowadays in the ruling and opposition parties, who doesn't know that you, Sima Zhongda, are the most adept at appointing talents, accepting talents, being impartial, just like Jinghou Xunyu back then?! It's just that in the future, you will recommend Jiang Ji, who has a controversial name. Sir, you don’t have to deal with them all on your own. After all, everyone has their own destiny, and they are rich, and if one of them makes some mistakes, it will be your negligence... This will leave an excuse for others Yes! If you have people who are not convenient for you to recommend publicly in the future, you can tell Shang Zhi secretly, and Shang will come forward to help you manage..."

When Sima Yi heard this, his eyes darkened, and he raised his head to stare deeply at Xia Houshang: "Boren! Yi really can't repay the sincerity you have treated Yi!"

"Look at what you said - your Sima family's affairs are my Xiahou's family's affairs! Our two families are as close as one, if you are so polite, you will be too alienated!"

Sima Yi stared at him quietly for a moment, with a certain expression on his face, raised his right palm and slapped him hard: "Come on!"

I saw Sima Yin walking slowly up the terrace with a few strong domestic servants carrying a two-foot-square red lacquered wooden cabinet.

Xia Houshang slightly turned his head to look at Sima Yi, his eyes full of surprise.

"At the time when Bo Rennan went to make meritorious service, Yi thought about it, but I can only give this thing as a gift, maybe it will be of little use, and I hope Bo Ren will accept it with a smile." Sima Yi stood up and went forward to open the bag himself. Red lacquered wood cabinet.

Xia Houshang smiled faintly and glanced at it, but was stunned for a moment—there was actually a pair of armor made of strange materials in the cabinet.At a cursory glance, that pair of armor seems to be extremely old, with traces of sharp blades appearing in the deep purple.But if you take a closer look, you will see that the armor has a thick and dignified brilliance in the dark purple smelted from cooked copper, as if it is indestructible.

"This... Could this be the legendary 'Consonance Armor'?" Xia Houshang shouted out excitedly after seeing it.

"That's right. This is exactly the 'Armor of Consonance' worn by Xiang Yu, the overlord of Western Chu. It is as tough as the 'Golden Nephrite Armor' worn by His Majesty!" Sima Yi held it up with both hands. Looking directly at Xia Houshang in that pair of armor, he said politely, "Boren is going to raise his troops to contain the bandits of the Eastern Wu Dynasty. He will definitely take arrows and stones and charge forward. I am afraid that there will be fears of 'soldiers are fierce and dangerous'-if you Wearing this 'Spirited Rhinoceros Armor' for personal protection, Yi feels at ease."

Xia Houshang was an upright person, and when he heard what Sima Yi said, he stopped being modest, and immediately responded: "Zhongda is right! This is the 'precious armor' worn by the Overlord of Western Chu! Putting it on and charging into battle, Shang may really be able to acquire a bit of the supernatural power of the Overlord of Western Chu! In this way, Shang can win more battles for the court!"

Sima Yi smiled and said: "Yes! Yes! The saddle is matched with a horse, and the rhinoceros armor is given to a hero—Boren, you will definitely win the battle of Jingzhou!" When he said this, he frowned again, "However, Yi is still a little worried about Guan Zhongzidan's side!"

"Zhongda, what are you worried about over there in Guanzhong? It's just that some Xiliang Qiang thieves come here from time to time to grab food and steal horses on the border! Once Zidan's army comes out, they will become powder!"

"Is it in Yi's eyes that the thieves in Xiliangguan are making trouble? It's because Zhuge Liang, the pseudo-Shu, takes advantage of His Majesty's eastward campaign against the Wu thieves and leaves the west wing empty, and leads his troops out of Hanzhong. If three surprise attacks come, Guanzhong will be in danger!"

"It's Zhuge Liang, the puppet Han of Western Shu again! Zhongda, why are you so afraid of him! Is he that powerful?"

"Boren, how about this? Yi will only give you one example to prove his talent for strategy—Meng Huo, the chief of the Southern Barbarians in central Shu, entrenched in the natural dangers of the deep mountains and jungles, with [-] fierce rattan armored soldiers in his hands, and behind his back he secretly communicated with the East. Is Wu Zhi's power a small enemy? As a result, within a year, he was defeated by Zhuge Liang's ingenious tricks and captured seven times! Who can match this kind of military genius? Boren, you must tell your son in time Dan, tell him not to take this Zhuge Liang lightly!"

After hearing what Sima Yi said, Xia Houshang gradually believed it.He pondered for a moment, then asked in surprise: "Since Zhong Da is so clear about the puppet Shu army, why didn't you tell Zidan face to face?"

"Boren! You should understand that Yi is the chancellor who governs the country, and Zidan is an important general of the clan. It is not appropriate to whisper in a courteous manner. Besides, Zidan has always been arrogant and conceited. If you tell him face-to-face In this case, maybe he secretly thinks that Yi wants to meddle in his important affairs of the Kansai military, but he may have a misunderstanding. After thinking about it, he can only tell Boren you, please tell Zidan - in front of him, You must never mention that these are what Yizhi said! Just say that it is what you have imagined in your chest!"

"Alas! Zhongda, you are too cautious! Good! Good! Regarding your views on the pseudo-Shu Zhuge Liang, Shang will definitely tell Zidan skillfully—do you have anything else that you need to tell him? ? Just tell it all in one go!"

"It's rare that Boren is so old-fashioned and warm-hearted! Yi thanked you on behalf of Wei Sheji—you can go and tell Yi three suggestions: First, beware of Zhuge Liang and the Xiliang Qiang bandits secretly cooperating to make trouble! Zidan must hurry up Time to dispatch troops and generals, and quickly clear the entire territory of Longxi, just like Zhuge Liang wiped out Menghuo of the Nanman, and pulled out all hidden dangers for his great cause of Yushu!
"Secondly, the Chencang Fortress is closest to the border of the Shu invaders. If Zhuge Liang raises his troops to attack, it will definitely bear the brunt. Yi secretly observed Hao Zhao, the captain of the Yongzhou Tunqi School. Sent to garrison Chencang, we will be able to keep the Shu bandits out of the country and win precious time for our great Wei to rush to help.

"The third is that Guo Huai, governor of Yongzhou, and Meng Jiandu, governor of Liangzhou, had worked with Yi in the military Cao's office during Emperor Wu's time. Yi knew them well. Both of them are good generals, and Wanwang Zidan can rely on them. Arm, entrusted with a heavy responsibility! If this is the case, the country will be very lucky! Guanzhong will be safe!"

last entrustment
In November of the sixth year of Huangchu, Cao Pi took Cao Xiu as the vanguard general, and personally led a mighty army of 28 to conquer Sun Quan all the way east. As a result, he fell into a stalemate with the Wu army in Hefei and Lujiang.After sitting and waiting in Qiaojun for 55 days, he saw that the battle between the two sides was still inextricably linked, so he had no choice but to drive back to Xuchang City to prepare for the New Year Festival and chat to relax.

However, on the seventh day of the first lunar month in the seventh year of Huang Chu, the news that Zhennan General Xia Houshang was seriously ill and hard to recover came suddenly like a thunderbolt from the clear sky, which touched all his nerves and heartstrings!Now, there are fewer and fewer brave generals in the Cao clan. Cao Ren, Cao Hong and others passed away one after another last year. Now Xia Houshang is reported to be critically ill. How can Cao Pi not feel like "losing his arm" ?
Along with the news that Xia Houshang was seriously ill, it was Xiahoushang's urgent appeal form. In the memorial form, he clearly mentioned that he had a particularly important posthumous matter that he had to present to Cao Pi face to face, and begged Cao Pi to report it in time. Allow it, otherwise he won't have the chance to show up in the future!When Cao Pi saw it, Dang even put aside the military affairs of the Eastern Expedition, and with a large group of court doctors, hurriedly drove overnight to Wancheng where Xia Houshang retired to recuperate, preparing to bring dead wood to Xia Houshang at the last moment. The miracle of rejuvenation!
The sky is covered with snow, and the courtyard of the Zhengnan General Administration Office located in Beifang, Wancheng is covered with silvery white. Walking in it, you feel as if you are in a hazy world of crystal glass.

The curtain of the back hall of the administrative office is heavy and drooping.The air was filled with the pungent bitter taste of concoction.Xia Houshang was half lying on the sickbed, his complexion was yellowish and blue, with a very obvious sickness.

"Your Majesty is here!" The voices of the guards outside the door, which contained deep surprise and fear, echoed one after another, echoing in the corridors of the back hall.

"Your Majesty! Your Majesty..." The haggard Xia Houshang suddenly opened his closed eyes, brushed off the quilt on his body, moved his lips violently, and supported himself on the edge of the couch with his elbows desperately. Panting roughly, he was about to get up and meet him.

"Boren! Boren!" Cao Pi was sitting on a chariot with red lacquer inlaid with gold and carved dragons, surrounded by a group of tiger and ben warriors from the Habayashi Army and rushed towards him like smoke!Before the chariot stopped, he jumped down with a "boom", rushed into the lobby and shouted to Xia Houshang with concern: "Boren, you are not in good health - don't move around!"

Then, he turned his head and repeatedly ordered to the imperial doctors who were following behind him: "Quick! Quick! Take the pulse of General Xiahou and treat him with medicine!"

"Please slow down, Your Majesty!" Xia Houshang gritted his teeth and played heavily, "I have an urgent matter to play!"

"Boren, let's talk about your memorial later! I visited you this time because I specially brought a group of imperial doctors with the best medical skills in the palace... The most important thing is to diagnose your disease Ah! You should diagnose the disease first!"

"Your Majesty! Please accept the treatment of the royal doctors after Rong Weichen has finished playing this important matter!"

"This... alright!" Cao Pi glanced at Xia Houshang, who was coughing and wheezing, and his face was ashen. Knowing that he had made up his mind, he had to wave his hand, making all the tiger warriors and imperial physicians all look at him. retreated.

For a while, the back hall of the administrative office became empty, leaving only Cao Pi and Xiahou Shangjun and his ministers sitting opposite each other.

"Your Majesty... Your Majesty!" Xia Houshang sat upright, bowed his head and said to Cao Pi, "The one who is sick today is the one who will take the post of General Zhennan in case something happens to me. The matter of his successor..."

"Hey! Boren! Look at what you said—you are just suffering from a cold now, and you will recover in a short time! Isn't it too early to discuss your successor for the post of Zhennan General? some?"

(End of this chapter)