Sima Yi's Three Kingdoms Collection Collection

Chapter 267 Zhuge Liang’s Attack (6)
Sima Yi was taken aback, and his face immediately became serious.He is also quite clear about the grievance complex between the Empress Dowager Guo of Yong'an Palace and His Majesty today.But he never imagined that the estrangement and conflict between Queen Mother Guo and His Majesty have deteriorated to the situation it is today!Since April last year, His Majesty has stopped visiting the Yong'an Palace to greet the Queen Mother Guo, which already shows that the relationship between the two is extremely tense.The Empress Dowager Guo summoned all the elders and ministers to say "governing the country with filial piety", even more quietly using the name of "unfilial piety" to insinuate Her Majesty today.As for her request to promote Guo Biao to Da Sima, it is obviously to expand Guo's strength in case of accidents.All these signs show that the brutal struggle between the two parties after Emperor Wei Gong has surfaced.Sun Zi asked him these sensitive questions so bluntly today, clearly trying to test his position in this court struggle.

Thinking of this, Sima Yi also said solemnly and forcefully: "I really don't know about these things. However, the Queen Mother's move is really inappropriate. As a minister of the auxiliary government, I must stand up for justice in the temple and openly oppose it! The late emperor has The edict said, "Women's participation in politics is the root of chaos in the country. From now on, the officials are not allowed to play against the Queen Mother, and the Queen Mother is not allowed to call the officials to ask about politics. Noble. Pass this edict to future generations. If there is any violation, the whole world will punish it.' The position of the Great Sima is not for the assistant minister and the country's important honor. Guo Biao, how can he be worthy of this position?

"The so-called 'governing the country with filial piety' is originally contained in the four characters of "loyalty, filial piety, benevolence, and righteousness" in our great Wei Dynasty. The old man thinks that the four ways should go hand in hand, and it is not appropriate to focus solely on the word 'filial piety'. What's more, there is the foundation of civil and military officials' conduct in the world - the word "loyalty" hangs high on it! The late emperor's edict also stated that "loyalty" is greater than "filial piety"! I will go to court tomorrow, and I will ask your majesty to reiterate the late emperor's edict , warn the ministers!"

When Sun Zi heard this, he was overjoyed and said: "Sima Gong is upright and straightforward, enough to shine through the ages! With a solid minister like Sima Gong who sets an example and sets an example for the world, and serves as the pillar of our great Wei society, the emperor can completely bow down to the court. It's gone all over the world!" After praise, he said very seriously: "Since this is the case, Sun can rest assured. Mr. Sima, Sun wants to tell you a very confidential and important matter, please listen to me !" Sima Yi didn't dare to be careless when he saw it, and hurriedly listened to it.With a solemn face, Sun Zi whispered a few words in his ear in a very low voice.

After hearing this, Sima Yi's face changed drastically, he turned his head, stared at Sun Zi in surprise, and asked suspiciously: "The holy will has been decided?!" Sun Zi looked into his eyes with a solemn face, and said Without saying anything, he nodded vigorously.

Sima Yi stared at Sun Zi: "Isn't the Imperial Guard not available?"

Sun Zi lowered his gaze a little: "Although Cao Shuang and Qin Lang are in charge of the Inner Court Habayashi Army and the Ruishi Battalion, Guo Biao and the others also have hidden threads in them... If the Inner Court Forbidden Army is called, His Majesty is a little worried about scaring the snake..."

"Hmm...so, Your Majesty thought of dispatching dead soldiers from other feudal towns to give Guo Dang a shocking blow?" Sima Yi understood, his heart was surging and he couldn't restrain himself, so he buried his head and walked around the study room for a few times. The circle finally gritted its teeth and stood still, and said slowly: "Okay! The old man will let Zhao'er stay in the capital and be sent by Mr. Sun. What Mr. Sun said, Zhao'er will help you do it perfectly. .”

"The Second Young Master seems to be refined and gentle, so I'm afraid he can't do such a decisive thing?" Sun Zi hesitated, "Sun is a little worried that the Second Young Master will not be able to take on this important task."

"There is no one who knows a son like a father. Zhao'er has been through life and death with this old man for many years. He is gentle on the outside and strong on the inside, with a strong bearing, and he is decisive when the opportunity arises, and never misses." Sima Yi slowly stroked his beard and said, "Master Sun can use him with confidence and boldness. In addition, the old man immediately dispatched [-] cronies and elite soldiers from the Jiangnan Ruishi Battalion to sneak into the capital under the guise of street gangsters and spread among the people.

After Sun Zi heard this, he turned his expression back, bowed deeply, and said, "Master Sima is worthy of being a minister of the country who deserves His Majesty's heartfelt confidence and shares honor and disgrace. Sun has thanked Sir Sima on behalf of His Majesty."

"To share the worries of the emperor and solve the difficulties for the country is the responsibility of this old man as a minister who takes care of his life and trusts his orphans. How can your majesty thank me?" Sima Yi sighed deeply, bowed and returned the gift, "Master Sun, please tell your majesty, Whatever happens in the future, I will, as always, do my best to support His Majesty, and I will not hesitate to go through fire or water."

Deter Zhang He
The Gu Ming Tuo Gu ministers of the Wei State usually have two identities: one civil and one military: they will be commanders when they go out to conquer, and they will be ministers and lords when they enter the court to assist the government.Sima Yi usually only uses his position as "Hussar General" in the outer borders. Who would have thought that he would use the part-time "Censor Zhongcheng" to enter the court to discuss politics!This censor Zhongcheng has great power, in charge of discipline inspection, supervision, correction and impeachment of all civil and military officials across the country, from princes and ministers to small officials in prefectures and counties, everyone is afraid of him.Therefore, when Sima Yi suddenly suggested to His Majesty in his capacity as Yushi Zhongcheng to reiterate the late emperor's edict that the family of the descendants should not be rewarded indiscriminately and took the opportunity to rectify the rules and regulations, he also took the lead in contacting Taifu Zhongyou, Situ Wanglang, Sikong Chen Qun, and Taifu. When Wei Huaxin and other veteran ministers blatantly rejected the Queen Mother Guo's proposal to promote the middle base general and uncle Guo Biao to the Grand Sima, everyone was shocked.Only then did they deeply understand that the former Dong'e king Cao Zhi's praises about Sima Yi's "Quiet, outstanding, upright, majestic, and popular" are indeed true.

Just when the civil and military officials were sweating because Sima Yi had offended Queen Mother Guo openly, the edict of Sima Yi as the commander-in-chief of Guanzhong was quietly and suddenly announced in the court.This was like a thunderbolt from the blue, which shocked all civil and military officials.

Previously, who was appointed as the coach of Guanzhong has always been the "focus" of the ruling and opposition parties.However, just overnight, General Sima refuted the issue of Empress Dowager Guo's son, and became the "focus" of more attention from the court and the public.Surrounding this "focus", a lot of strange talks and strange theories came from the sky: Some people said that it was the Empress Dowager Guo who asked the emperor to send him to fight in Guanzhong in order to defeat the prestige of General Sima, and let the Shu bandits teach him a lesson about this stubborn, stubborn Conceited old minister; some people say that the emperor had no choice but to demote General Sima from the imperial court in order to appease the anger of Queen Mother Guo; The coach is purely going out to protect himself... At least, many courtiers believe that Sima Yi's appointment as the coach of Guanzhong this time, no matter whether he wins or loses against Shu, it will be more or less auspicious.

However, some courtiers were not distracted by Sima Yi's refutation of the Empress Dowager's son.They have been watching the development of Sima Yi's appointment as the coach of Guanzhong with cold eyes, paying attention to the most substantive thing-whether the weight of power in Sima Yi's hands is increasing or decreasing.These people were not very optimistic about Sima Yi in advance, because he had been doing well in Wancheng as his commander-in-chief of the war against Wu, but when he heard the news of Cao Da Sima's death, he flew to Beijing to ask for orders to go out. The style of "who can give up me" is too ostentatious and straightforward, which can easily arouse the emperor's disgust.Coupled with the strong opposition from veteran officials such as Taiwei Huaxin and Sikong Chen Qun, the uncertainty of Sima Yi's military power in Guanzhong has greatly increased.However, what surprised them was that no matter how tortuous and complicated the plot was, Sima Yi finally won the battle for military power in Guanzhong and got what he had always wanted.The emperor publicly conferred on him the Huang Yue, which represented the power of killing and making decisions in the army like an emperor, and at the same time appointed his third brother Sima Fu as Duzhi Shangshu who was in charge of military supplies and supplies on the western front and stationed there. Chang'an is responsible for responding.All of this marks the young emperor's full trust and strong support for Sima Yi as the coach of Guanzhong.Therefore, in the eyes of this part of the courtiers, Sima Yi secretly picked the fruits of victory under the appearance of being full of controversy.And their next step is to keep their eyes open, waiting to see how Sima Yi will perform a wonderful and unusual live drama in the rugged and precipitous land of Hanzhong!
On the second day after receiving the order to be the commander-in-chief of Guanzhong, Sima Yi specially held a banquet in the mansion, sent his sons Sima Shi and Sima Zhao to deliver the invitations in person, and invited Sikong Chen Qun and Taiwei Huaxin to the banquet.

And Chen Qun and Hua Xin were really invited to come to Sima Yi's residence to congratulate him.At the banquet, in the eyes of others, the three world-renowned senior ministers talked and laughed happily, and it was like a reunion comedy of the Wei State version of "Harmony of Generals and Prime Ministers"!Who would have expected that the invisible and silent battles between the three of them in the dark had reached a fever pitch, and it was almost life and death!

This banquet, at least on the surface, was a harmonious and lively meal.However, from the next day, Chen Qun took three days of sick leave and did not go to court, and Hua Xin's hunchback became even more bent, and his skinny hand seemed to no longer be able to hold the imperial gift. The purple bamboo stick was always trembling like a stroke.

Everyone present can understand that in this "reconciliation of generals and prime ministers" reunion comedy, the winner creates this harmony in the attitude of a winner, and the loser temporarily accepts the reality in the attitude of a loser.Now that the rift exists, the wrestling between the two sides is always inevitable, but sometimes it will surface, and sometimes it will sneak into the background.

On March 23, Cao Rui personally led civil and military officials to walk to the main gate of Luoyang City to see Sima Yi off when he went to Guanzhong.This is the first time since Cao Rui ascended the throne that he personally saw off a minister on an expedition. This kind of extremely respectful treatment was never even enjoyed by the Grand Sima Cao Zhen back then.Sima Yi was naturally grateful, thanked him again and again, and expressed his determination to "do not destroy the Shu bandits and will not pay back" with resolute and decisive words and deeds.

(End of this chapter)