Sima Yi's Three Kingdoms Collection Collection

Chapter 233 Sima Yi Takes Military Power for the First Time (10)
"It's not early, it's not early. It's the right time for this minister to discuss this matter with His Majesty! This matter can't be delayed at all!" Xia Houshang said with a little hissing, "Jingzhou under the control of this minister is It is the hub of the Great Wei's confidant. In the east, there is Sun Quan in Wuchang, and in the south, there is Lu Xun in Changsha. If it doesn't happen, Jingzhou will be in danger!"

Cao Pi frowned tightly, and squeezed out a deep word "Chuan" between the seals: "According to Qing's opinion, who can take over this position?"

Xia Houshang stared at Cao Pi with burning eyes, and said every word as if it burst out from between his own teeth: "Your Majesty Qizuo, according to my humble opinion, among all the officials in the court, only Sima Zhongda is both civil and military, capable of planning and fighting, and can take on the role of Jingxiang!"

"Sima Zhongda? Boren... Do you also suggest that Sima Zhongda take over the position of General Zhennan?" Cao Pi's eyes sparkled like sparks, "This, except for him , you don’t have any other suitable candidates? Can’t Jia Kui do it? Can’t Pei Qian do it?”

"Your Majesty, although Jia Kui and Pei Qian are also capable of commanding soldiers, they are both brave and sharp but not strategic. How can they be the opponents of the treacherous Sun Quan and the resourceful Lu Xun? Therefore, according to my opinion Come on, only Sima Zhongda is the only suitable candidate to take over the position of General Zhennan!" Xia Houshang replied decisively.

Cao Pi's face became gloomy, his eyes drooped slightly, as if he had fallen into deep hesitation.

"Your Majesty, I know that you think that Sima Zhongda is not a relative of my Cao family, but a foreign minister with a different surname, so you dare not let go of your trust. But the situation in Jingzhou is so critical now. If there is no Zhongda to guard the Xiangyang Fortress, it will be inevitable in the future. It was captured by Sun Quan and Lu Xun!"

Cao Pi's face was gloomy, but he remained silent.He secretly thought in his heart: Could it be that Xia Houshang got some benefits from Sima Yi in private and was bribed by him——that's why he strongly recommended Sima Yi?Or maybe it was the superficially warm relationship between Sima's family and Xiahou's family that blinded him, Xiahoushang?Sima Yi's faint threat to my Cao family Jiangshan, he actually didn't see it...

Amidst his miscellaneous thoughts, Xia Houshang spoke again out of breath: "I implore Your Majesty to think more carefully. Although Sima Zhongda will take up the post of Jingzhou in the future, he will be supported by Wen Lie." Bing Jianghuai and restraining him, Xiyou Zidan holding a battle ax and imprisoning Yongliang—even if he has different ambitions in his heart, but he is restrained left and right, what is the benefit? Your Majesty can use him with confidence!"

After hearing Xia Houshang's words, Cao Pi secretly dispelled his doubts about him at this moment.His face relaxed, showing a touch of emotion: "This... Boren, you just need to rest assured and recuperate. I will seriously consider your suggestion. In Jingzhou, in my opinion, let Pei go first for the time being." Qian and Niu Jin, let’s face it first! Although their ability to advance and expand their careers is insufficient, they should be able to stick to their ability to protect themselves, right?”

"Your Majesty... How can Pei Qian and Niu Jin have the ability to defend themselves in the face of a formidable enemy like Lu Xun? I don't know how many copies of their urgent help documents have been sent to Wei Chen in the past few days! I'm afraid they will try their best. You may not last long with all your strength—you must make a decision on this matter quickly! This matter is closely related to the life and death of Jingzhou, and it must not be delayed!"

"I... I know..." Cao Pi murmured in agreement.In his heart, he secretly calculated: Now that Cao Xiu is fighting Sun Quan in the Jianghuai area, it can be said that he has been in the limelight in recent days, and he seems to have become a little arrogant!Right now, Xia Houshang seems to be in danger, and it will be even more difficult for Cao Zhen to check and balance Cao Xiu alone in the future... For the current plan, it may be possible to release Sima Yi, the "tiger", to faintly frighten Cao Xiu, so that he can understand The way of humility!Otherwise, his tail would almost go up to the sky...

While he was thinking, Xia Houshang was still nagging and said: "Your Majesty should be familiar with the nature of this minister. This minister always cares about public affairs and will never play favoritism. This minister and Meng Dasu have always been brothers and sisters." , but I still suggest that Your Majesty should take strict precautions against him and not trust him. This is what His Majesty has heard and witnessed; I have a marriage relationship with Sima Zhongda, but I still ask Your Majesty to use him wisely today. Take precautions, don't take it lightly! Everything that I think and do is for the sake of my Huanghuang Great Wei's foundation, which can be passed down from generation to generation!"

Hearing this, Cao Pi couldn't help holding his skinny hands tightly, tears streaming down his chest, and choked up, saying: "Boren! Your loyalty, I will never forget it..."

Xia Houshang's face was flushed, and he also held Cao Pi's hand tightly, struggling to come forward, almost approaching Cao Pi's ear, and played in a low voice: "Your Majesty, I am here to tell you a secret. : The daughter of Weichen, Xia Houhui, is a strange woman who understands righteousness, is brave and resourceful. Although she has become Sima Yi's eldest daughter-in-law, she is still a member of the Cao family and Xiahou family of our Wei family... After she came out of the cabinet On that day, Weichen entrusted her with the top-secret task of 'surveilling the Sima family'! She made a solemn oath to take up this top-secret task with a lifetime commitment. If Sima Yi's family really has any "transformation" with ulterior motives, they will definitely hide it. But hers! As long as she stays lurking in the Sima Mansion, our Wei family will always have a pair of 'eyes' that can monitor Sima Yi's family most quickly and accurately at all times...Your Majesty, in this way, you can control Sima Yi under your control Among the..."

"Boren! Boren... Hui'er understands righteousness so well and sacrifices her life for the country. I really didn't expect it! Alas! For the safety of the ancestral temple of the Great Wei Dynasty and the solidity of the country for thousands of generations, Hui'er has suffered so much... ..."

Xia Houshang's bloodshot eyes were also full of tears.He coughed and panted for a long time, then held Cao Pi's hand tightly, and said word by word: "Your Majesty, there is an old saying, 'When a bird is about to die, its cry is mournful; when a man is about to die, his words are sincere' I have some words that have been lingering in my throat for many years, and I have no choice but to report them directly... Your Majesty must listen to them with all my heart!"

"Speak! Boren, just speak up! I will definitely listen carefully..." Cao Pi also urged him earnestly.

Xia Houshang opened his eyes wide and looked straight at Cao Pi: "Your Majesty, after the unfortunate passing of my minister, Sima Yi will leave the town of Jingzhou sooner or later, and then the position of servant shot he previously held will be vacant - Weichen At the end of his life, he risked his life to suggest that His Majesty restrain his personal grievances, focus on the ancestral temple and the country, develop it with open-mindedness, encourage it with fairness and sincerity, and summon Dong'a Wang Cao Zhi to return to Luoyang to serve as a minister! So, Then the foundation of the Great Wei will always be as safe as a rock! If this is the case, then the death of the humble officials will be in peace!"

Hearing Xia Houshang's words, Cao Pi was stunned as if someone had hit some acupuncture point—the expression on his face suddenly became as complicated as it could be!He was silent for a long time, and slowly broke away from Xia Houshang's grip on his hand, slowly turned his face away from him, and said in a cold tone: "Boren! You probably I'm really a bit sick and confused, actually persuading me to call back Cao Zhi to serve as a minister? Hmph! How he pushed me too far when he was competing for an heir! In order to please those shameless literati, I even went to Wang Can Pretending to be a donkey and braying in front of the tomb to show courtesy to the corporal! I will never forget those shames! Those cruel disputes, you are an outsider, how can you feel the pain of my skin back then! Don’t say any more! I just agree Hand over all the military and state duties to him, Sima Yi, and will never entrust him with Cao Zhi!"

After Xia Houshang listened silently, his face suddenly turned pale.He suddenly slumped down on the high pillow of the couch, the corners of his mouth twitched slowly a few times, but in the end he still couldn't utter a word.With a deep sigh, he tilted his head, a cloudy teardrop slipped down from the corner of his eye, fell on the boxwood floor with a "click", and shattered into a splash of translucent grains !

On April 26th of the seventh year of Huang Chu, Cao Pi's one-year-long campaign against Sun Quan ended in futility.On the way back to Xuchang City from Guangling City on the front line, he was suddenly ambushed by two thousand daredevils led by Soochow Generals Sun Shao and Gao Shou. The guards suffered more than [-] casualties.Fortunately, Jiang Ji, who joined the army in Zhengdong, advised Cao Pi to sneak in the auxiliary car of the imperial driver in advance. Only then did he avoid the danger of being assassinated by Wu Bing.But this sneak attack still frightened him strongly, and it also triggered his old chronic angina pectoris, which made him bedridden after he hurriedly fled back to Luoyang, the capital.

In the midst of a serious illness, he learned from the pain, and with such a poem, shyly and half-concealed, he drew an unsatisfactory end to his nearly seven years of fighting career with many defeats and few victories:

Watching soldiers facing the river, what kind of soup is the water flowing!Ge spears form mountains and forests, and Xuanjia shines in the sun.The fierce general is full of rage and courage.Who has a vast river?A reed can sail!If you don't fight and surrender to the enemy, you will be called a virtuous soldier.Qiyi, the ancient mansion, actually began to cut Yin and Shang.Meng Xian camped in a tiger prison, and Zheng people were afraid of being punished.Filling the state affairs with farming and planting, first zero and self-destruction.In Xingnong Huaisi, the building capital is Xu Fang.Quantity is suitable for transportation and strategy, and the Sixth Army is happy and healthy!Is it like "Dongshan Poetry", so long and sad?
All the military and military officials of the Manchu Dynasty could see that this was a magnificent and obscure "Edict of Luntai" written by him in the form of poems and poems: stop the campaign of conquest, vigorously promote the industry of farming, deeply rooted and solid. , Rest and recuperate, first make yourself invincible and then wait for the enemy to take advantage of.

Another half month later, a strange thing suddenly happened in Xuchang City, the accompanying capital: its Suzaku gate collapsed in broad daylight for no reason, crushing to death and injuring 39 innocent people on the spot.This ominous omen was immediately circulated inside and outside the state of Wei—even many folk warlocks came out to analyze: Xuchang City is the capital of the Great Wei Dynasty; Suzaku Gate is the hub of Xuchang City's opening and opening.The pivot of Kaitai, the capital of the Great Wei Dynasty, collapsed for no reason, which indicates that the emperor of the Wei Dynasty will collapse suddenly!

In the face of these rumors and rumors one after another, all the councils and pavilions of the Wei court showed a surprisingly intriguing calm and indifference: no officials stood up to respond, no officials stood up to stop them, and no one Stand up and guide.It seems that the "answer" is already self-evident without debate, self-obvious without concealment.

On the day of Dingsi, there are three drums in the morning, the sky is full of cold stars, and the dawn moon is like a hook.The eaves corners of the long corridor in the palace were lit up with pine branch-shaped glazed palace lanterns everywhere, illuminating the cypress floor with clear silver lights rippling everywhere.

(End of this chapter)