Sima Yi's Three Kingdoms Collection Collection

Chapter 258 Controlling half of the Cao family (2)
After finishing speaking, he slowly rolled up the silk picture and put it back into the brocade box.After a while of silence, he said quietly, "Jia Mu has been serving as the prefect of Beihai County for almost two or three years, right? Chunhua, remember to promote him to the position of Qingzhou Biejia at the end of this year! This can be regarded as the best of my Sima family's heart to repay his Jia family!"

"Your husband never forgets the old kindness, you are truly a loving and righteous man!" Zhang Chunhua couldn't help but praise deeply.

Sima Yi picked up his rice bowl from the table again: "What's the latest news from the court?"

"My concubine found out from Mrs. Xun in Chen Sikong's residence that Chen Jiao is going to take over the post of Shangshu Pushe, who was resigned by you, and the third brother will be transferred to the post of Duzhi Shangshu that Chen Jiaokong gave up...Third brother The Minister of the Ministry of Officials was vacated, but Lu Yu, the prefect of Guangping County, came to take over."

"Lu Yu? Is that the youngest son of Lu Zhi, the famous prince in the former court?" Sima Yi asked in a deep voice, "During the early years of Huang Chu, he once contradicted the late emperor because of his reasoning and outspokenness, so he was demoted from the imperial court by the late emperor for four or five years. His Majesty is really a generation of Mingjun, and he was promoted back without thinking about the past, it is really commendable!"

While he was saying this, he was thinking to himself: This Cao Rui really has some tricks. When he ascended the throne, he used his new favorite to quietly grab the officials and control the power of appointing and dismissing officials. Just in time to carry out his general plan of "establishing authority and upholding the position" as the new king!

How clever Zhang Chunhua is, he immediately understood the hidden worry in his words, and said with a smile: "Your husband, there is no need to worry too much. The relationship between Lu Yu and the third brother has always been good. The third brother once suggested to the court when the late emperor was alive. Taking him as the Minister of the Ministry of Officials——so, Lu Yu's promotion to the position of Minister of the Ministry of Officials should not have too much impact and influence on the personnel structure previously set up by our Sima family."

Sima Yi frowned slightly: "It will not have a big impact on the personnel structure that our Sima family set up earlier, that's for sure. However, if our Sima family wants to intervene in the appointment and removal of officials in the future, wouldn't it be difficult? Hmm...Let Wei Fu take some time to think about it carefully, you have to solve this difficult problem skillfully...you can continue talking!"

"Also, Steward Yin got the news from Sun Zi: Emperor Taizu Wu's military planner, Runan prefect Man Chong, is about to be promoted to Yangzhou shepherd; Guo Biao, the younger brother of Queen Mother Guo, finally got the imperial palace. The position of the general of the middle base; Cao Shuang, the eldest son of Cao Zhen, was also promoted by His Majesty to serve as the general of the military guard; It's my job..."

Sima Yi didn't say a word, but listened to these words very seriously, while holding the dried beef with bamboo chopsticks and chewing slowly in his mouth, he was thinking deeply.

"By the way, Hua Xin, an old man, blindly obstructs and suppresses you, husband, you are deceiving too much!" Zhang Chunhua also knew what Hua Xin had done to make things difficult in the court that day, so he couldn't help but said angrily, "I am a concubine. See, why don't you tell Steward Yin to find some capable dead men and get rid of Hua Xin without leaving a trace, lest he hinder the great cause of our Sima family..."

After hearing this, Sima Yi paused for a while, put the bamboo chopsticks on the table, looked at Zhang Chunhua, and said slowly: "Madam, you and Steward Yin care so much about your husband, and I am very grateful to you from the bottom of my heart. But the Taoist words There was once a clear commandment, "The great disadvantage of being a human being is that you only know and then don't retreat, you only know what is blocked but don't know how to get rid of it, you only know what is there but don't know this." From my husband's point of view, Hua Xin must never be killed! As a husband, he is an obvious political opponent who can deal with it. This will make the royal family of Cao Wei think that the situation of "mutual control of officials and balance of power" has not been destroyed, so they are complacent and self-proclaimed. Husband, relax your vigilance and vigilance... If you wait for the opportunity to assassinate him, no matter whether you leave traces or not, all overt and secret suspicions will eventually point to Husband! This will put Husband in a very disadvantageous position... ..."

"Ah! Your husband is right!" Zhang Chunhua immediately realized, clapping his palms together, "The concubine cared too much about her husband for a while, and almost made a big mistake!"

Sima Yi's heart was moved for a moment, and when he looked up and saw a few silver threads slightly exposed on her temples, he was filled with mixed feelings for a moment, and his voice was a little choked up: "Chunhua—you don't have to worry about your husband so much! Don't worry, Emperor Taizu Wu back then Such a shrewd and cunning character, he didn't care about his husband--he is just Hua Xin, how can he make a name for himself?"

But Zhang Chunhua didn't notice his emotional reaction. He sat there, twisted his skirt slowly with his hands, and said in a deep thought: "Husband, someone in the court is trying to harm you, how can I be at ease?! As the saying goes, "I'm not afraid of thieves coming to steal, but I'm afraid of thieves thinking about it!" As for Hua Xin, if you can't get rid of him, why not lure him to my Sima's house? There is another strategy here—Dr. Dong Zhao's Mrs. He and his concubine Speaking of which, she and Mrs. Gao in Hua Xin's mansion have been friends since childhood, why not ask her to come forward as a matchmaker and tell Hua Xin's beloved daughter, Hua Ning, to Zhao'er as his wife!"

"This seems a little inappropriate: Hua Xin is an 'old dog' specially used by Cao Cao and Cao Pi to monitor Wei Husband. If Wei Husband is uncharacteristically married to him, it will definitely arouse the suspicion of the royal family of Cao Wei... It's better to leave him there and let him become an "empty shell" shield for our Sima family. The royal family members of Cao Wei are very happy to see Hua Xin and his husband "dog bite dog" and tear each other down! Since they If you want to watch a play, hehehe... As a husband, you should seriously cooperate with Hua Xin to perform this good show for them in a down-to-earth manner!"

Zhang Chunhua looked at him quietly for a while, and then said in a quiet tone: "My husband, the Hussar general and the governor of Zhennan, is really struggling every step of the way - facing that Captain Hua Xin, he can't kill him, dear." You can't even kiss, you won't fight back when you hit me, and you won't fight back when you scold me... This skill of 'spitting on your own face' is really difficult for my husband, how did you get it?"

Sima Yi stared at the deepening twilight outside the window, and said nothing: When Cao Cao was the prime minister and his power was all over the court, he couldn't hold back for a while, he couldn't "be tempted and forbear, restrain himself and control his anger", so he killed him with a knife. Kong Rong, the doctor of the Taizhong, who he "singed against the tune", exposed his ambition to usurp the Han prematurely, which caused him endless troubles. How can I repeat his mistakes today?

Couples discuss politics
Watching his wife clean up the bowls and chopsticks, Sima Yi was silent for a moment, and when she came over and sat down next to him, he said gracefully, "By the way, Chunhua, you just mentioned about Zhao'er——Zhao'er Didn't my son just graduate from senior brother Hu Zhao last month? What plans does he have for his future?"

"It's okay if you don't mention him, but when you mention him as a concubine, you feel a little unhappy! You! You must let him go to Luhun Mountain to study in Linglong Valley. It is Brother Hu's quiet and secluded style that makes him a little bit unscrupulous. Going to the east of the city every day under the green bamboo grove to discuss Lao Zhuang's theory of life with Ruan Ji, Xia Houxuan and other youngsters.

"Lao Zhuang's learning?" Sima Yi frowned slightly, "This Lao Zhuang's learning emphasizes emptiness rather than reality, stresses bending rather than stretching, regresses rather than advancing, how can it compare with my Confucianism, Confucius and Mencius? Saying "beautiful and solid"? Zhao'er will lose his vigor after soaking in it for a long time! What's the point of talking in the altar and talking in vain? You go down and tell Sima Zhi, and send Zhao'er to him Go down and be a Diannong school lieutenant in a county in the suburbs of Beijing, let him have a lot of experience in the common affairs of the people's livelihood, and don't become a flashy and useless person like Kong Rong and Wang Can!"

"This concubine knows about it. Even if you don't tell me, my husband, I will arrange it like this." Zhang Chunhua nodded in agreement.

Sima Yi pressed his hands on his knees, stared into thought for a moment, and said, "I have an idea about Zhao'er's marriage. My husband has heard that Mrs. Wang Su's eldest daughter, Wang Yuanji, is well-educated and intelligent. She comes from a family of Hanxiang and a family of Confucianism, so she can be my daughter-in-law. Please ask Mrs. Zhong Taifu to go and talk about the matchmaking, and ask Mr. Wang Su to marry Wang Yuanji to Zhaoer. Of course, the relationship between my Sima family and his Wang family It's also very good, but if we become in-laws, it will be even more intimate and icing on the cake! Our Sima family will be able to get the help of his Wang family even more--Wang Lang is now Situ. In name, he, Situ, can be in charge of the power of officials, and our Sima family can use him to cultivate power skillfully in the future. Well, Lu Yu, let's win over him..."

He thought for a while, then continued: "Didn't you say that Man Chong is going to be promoted to the Yangzhou Mu? , to give myself another deep support! His daughter Man Fang seems to have reached the age of Ji, isn't my family's Ganer also about [-] years old? You ask Mrs. He from Dr. Dong's mansion to tell them both Get a matchmaker, take advantage of this period of time when my husband is a little free in Kyoto, and try to get these two things done as soon as possible."

Zhang Chunhua showed a slightly hesitant look: "My lord, we have been marrying and marrying so many wealthy families in such a short period of time. Will the royal family of Cao Wei be alerted? Will Hua Xin go forward to slander His Majesty?"

"Don't worry too much—my husband assures you that all the current movements of my Sima family will not cause too much irritation to His Majesty today!" Sima Yi picked up a cup of tea, took a sip, and said leisurely. He said with a smile, "In Luoyang City, there is another wealthy family standing in front of us to divert His Majesty's vigilant and suspicious eyes!"

"Which rich family?"

"It's the family of the Queen Mother Guo in Taiyuan! You see, as soon as the uncle Guo Biao was promoted to the general of the middle base, His Majesty immediately promoted Cao Shuang to the general of Wuwei, Xia Houba to the director of Yulin, and Qin Lang to the guard. What?"

"It turns out that the people His Majesty has been most vigilant and wary of are the family of the Queen Mother Guo of Yong'an Palace!"

Seeing his wife's suddenly enlightened expression, Sima Yi nodded with a smile: "Don't forget—the mortal feud between His Majesty and the Empress Dowager Guo of Yong'an has always been a mortal feud! As long as there is this knot in his heart, he Suspicion and jealousy between the two will intensify, and this will give our Sima family a great opportunity of 'the snipe and the clam fight, the fisherman wins'."

"Husband is always so smart, always able to seize opportunities, manipulate conflicts, and turn the clouds and rains in the fastest time for me to use!"

(End of this chapter)