Sima Yi's Three Kingdoms Collection Collection

Chapter 275 Subduing the enemy without fighting (6)
The opinions of the two factions confront each other in the court, and the fight is so intense that sparks fly.Cao Rui was tired of hearing this day, so he waved his hand to let the two groups of courtiers retreat, leaving only Sun Zi and Liu Fang to discuss in the imperial study.

Sun Zi looked at his words and saw Cao Rui's tiredness and confusion. It seemed that his confidence in the strategy of "surrendering the enemy without fighting" had been shaken. Are you troubled by the controversy over General Sima's refusal to fight?"

Cao Rui nodded slowly.Sun Zi smiled lightly, and said: "Your Majesty, don't worry. From my humble minister's point of view, what General Sima did was an act of public loyalty to the country. Chen Sikong and Hua Taiwei accused General Sima of not fighting, and the reason was grand-sounding— ——Showing weakness to the enemy is detrimental to the prestige of the country, but in fact, what they think in their hearts is only to protect their power and position, and they don't want others to rise up and threaten them. They are purely seeking their own selfishness and disregarding the overall situation. Their opinions are all focused on selfishness, and they have no sense of justice, loyalty and justice, so why should they rely on it?" At this point, Sun Zi raised his eyes and looked at Cao Rui's somewhat relaxed expression. , and said: "They don't know what's going on. Did your majesty forget it? It was you who wrote the secret edict and asked General Sima to keep 5 people in Chang'an in case of unexpected changes. You asked General Sima How can the remaining [-] soldiers face Zhuge Liang's [-]-strong army of tigers and wolves? He did not hesitate to let himself bear the infamy of being fearful of Shu like a tiger! As the saying goes, a soldier can be killed but not humiliated. How loyal and loyal General Sima is to bear the burden of humiliation! Just imagine, Your Majesty, how many ministers in the court can be as fair as him Loyalty country?"

After Cao Rui listened, he remained silent, his face was as quiet as a deep pool, without any expression.After a long time, he slowly opened his mouth and said: "Is Sima Yi really as loyal, industrious and clean as Ai Qing said? I recently received a secret letter, and someone reported that he took bribes wantonly when he arrived in the Guanzhong army. Searched a lot of rare treasures, greedy, very hateful!"

Hearing Cao Rui's words, Sun Zi and Liu Fang were neither surprised nor angry, they just looked at each other and smiled as usual.Cao Rui looked at the expressions of the two of them quietly, and couldn't help being slightly shocked. He was secretly surprised, but his face remained calm, and he said: "What do you two Ai Qing have to say at this moment?"

Seeing Cao Rui's questioning tone was very sharp, Sun Zi didn't dare to take it lightly, so he calmed down and straightened his face, and said solemnly: "My minister, may I ask your Majesty, the secret note accused General Sima of confiscating rare treasures?" Among the rare treasures, is there a treasure named 'Qinglong Amber'?"

When Cao Rui heard it, his face changed slightly, and he nodded: "That's right. According to the secret memorandum, the 'Qinglong Amber' is a natural auspicious and rare treasure - Sima Yi took it as his own, and it seems to be hidden Arrogant self-importance, aspiring to the top of the sky! Hey, how did the two lovers know this?" He stared at Sun and Liu with burning eyes, and his face became more and more serious.

Sun Zi met Cao Rui's sharp gaze calmly, and asked calmly, "My minister dares to ask Your Majesty again, who wrote the secret memorial? Did it mention a battalion officer named Guo Ping?" "

Cao Rui's complexion changed again, and he said slowly: "That's right. The name Guo Ping was mentioned in the secret memorial. But I can't tell you the name of the author of this secret memorial."

Sun Zi didn't ask any more questions, but a slight smile appeared on his face, and he sighed deeply: "General Sima really knows things like a god, and all conspiracies and tricks can't escape his eyes." After finishing speaking, Cao Rui was astonished In his eyes, he slowly took out a memorial and a red sandalwood box from his robes, held them in his hands and presented them respectfully, saying: "Your Majesty, this is a secret memorial written by General Sima and presented here The secret box. I believe that as long as His Majesty reads this secret melody and opens this secret box, the truth will come to light!"

After Cao Rui listened, he pondered for a moment, first took the secret performance, opened it and read it.Looking at it, his face was cloudy and gloomy, but it was changing.At the end, only a long sigh was heard, and Cao Rui's face returned to contemplation, and the melody in his hand was slowly put down. He leaned on the dragon bed, closed his eyes and meditated for a long time, and suddenly opened them again. Come on, pointing to the red sandalwood box in Sun Zi's hand, he said slowly, "Open it for me."

Liu Fang stepped forward and reached out to open the red sandalwood box.Cao Rui looked into the box, and saw a piece of amber that was crystal clear and pure as ice, and the little blue dragon inside was even more vivid, with an unusually vivid posture.

Seeing this treasure, even Cao Ruigui, who is the son of heaven and rich in the world, couldn't help but marvel at it.There are countless treasures in his palace, but compared to this piece of "Blue Dragon Amber", they are all useless.Cao Rui opened his eyes wide, watched it quietly for a while, then waved his hand, and said, "Pack it up." Sun Zi responded by closing the lid of the red sandalwood box, still holding it in his hand, waiting for Cao Rui to speak.

Sure enough, there was a moment of silence in the imperial study, Cao Rui's eyes fell on the secret note written by Sima Yi, and he spoke slowly: "It turns out that Guo Ping is a member of Guo Biao's clan. The bait was used to frame General Sima...Fortunately, General Sima saw the adultery with his eyes like a torch, so he made a plan to lure the snake out of the hole, so that the treacherous villain has nowhere to hide!" After a pause, Cao Ruicai said lightly again: " I was really wrong to blame General Sima. General Sima is upright, clean and spotless, and he is worthy of being a pillar of our Great Wei Dynasty!"

Liu Fang also said aside: "Your Majesty, now that the truth is revealed, the problems exposed in it are worthy of deep thought and vigilance! The Queen Mother Guo and Guo Biao's party are already sharpening their knives and are waiting for an opportunity to endanger us. Great Wei Sheji, you must guard against it!"

Cao Rui nodded when he heard it, and said seriously: "My intention has been made, and the court will issue an order tomorrow morning. Anyone who makes false comments on the war in Guanzhong will be demoted to three ranks, expelled from the court, and exiled to the border; if anyone spreads rumors and slanders General Sima , once verified, they will be severely punished!"

"Your Majesty is wise." Sun Zi nodded and said again, "I would like to ask again, who is the person who gave you the secret memorial to falsely accuse General Sima? Judging from his secret memorial, he and Guo The Empress Dowager has a close relationship with the party, so it should be thoroughly investigated and punished!" Cao Rui sighed deeply, and said, "This secret memorial was written by Hua Taiwei. However, the two lovers should not be too suspicious of Hua Taiwei. I believe that Taiwei Hua was deceived by Guo Biao and others to write this secret memorial, and he did not intend to falsely accuse General Sima. This matter is over, don't get entangled any longer."

Sun Zi was shocked when he heard this: It stands to reason that Taiwei Hua and General Sima knew each other very well, so he should at least believe in General Sima's character and virtues, and that Guo Biao and Guo Ping set a plan for General Sima. The trap was also full of loopholes, and Taiwei Hua directly reported it to the emperor without verifying it. This is not like his usual deep and steady style!If you have to ask the question to the end, there is only one explanation: Taiwei Hua knew that there was a fraud and deliberately used this matter to make a big fuss, forcing General Sima to surrender his military power!So, what is his purpose in doing this?Even though Sun Zi was resourceful and resourceful, he was also puzzled by this question.

While he was thinking about it, he saw Cao Rui yawned, seeming impatient.He knew that Cao Rui had recently selected hundreds of beautiful girls from outside the palace to serve in the palace, and he must have thought of going to have fun at this moment.Thinking of this, he couldn't help sighing in his heart, pondered for a moment, and had no choice but to bite the bullet and say: "Now I want to bring someone to meet His Majesty, I wonder if Your Majesty would like to see you?"

"Who?" Cao Rui asked lazily.Sun Zi raised his eyes and looked around, took a step forward, and said in a low voice, "This person is a personal maid surnamed Liu who was next to the Empress Dowager Zhen back then."

Cao Rui's heart shook, and his body leaning on the dragon bed straightened up. He immediately grabbed the armrests on both sides of the dragon bed with both hands, and said nervously, "Really? I wish to see you!"

After hearing this, Sun Zi stepped forward and put the red sandalwood box on the imperial book case, then turned his head sideways and winked at Liu Fang.Liu Fang understood, bowed and said: "Your Majesty, today's matter is very important. I want to explain to the guards around me that they will guard the imperial study from a distance and not come near."

Cao Rui had a solemn expression on his face, he didn't say a word, he just nodded slightly.Sun and Liu withdrew from the imperial study together and went to their own affairs.

Hearing the footsteps of the two of them gradually fade away, the awe-inspiring look on Cao Rui's face gradually receded, replaced by endless thoughts and worries.The unjust death of his biological mother, Empress Dowager Zhen, had always been a huge stone on his heart since he was a child.He deeply hated Queen Mother Guo who had slandered and killed his mother at that time.However, how the Queen Mother Guo killed his mother, because Cao Rui was young at the time, and everyone in the palace deliberately concealed it from him, so he has never been very clear.However, today, Sun Zi is going to reveal the truth about the relationship between Zhen and Guo back then.For some reason, Cao Rui's heart became tense.

He stood up from the dragon bed, and walked in the imperial study room with his hands behind his back, thinking deeply.The steps under his feet also fluctuated with his own thoughts, walking slowly for a while, and hurried for a while.

Finally, there was a sound of light footsteps outside the door of the imperial study.Cao Rui knew that it should be Sun Zi and others who came back.He turned around and stopped, standing in the center of the imperial study, quietly looking at the door, waiting for the sound of footsteps outside the door getting closer.

The light outside the door dimmed, and Sun Zi and another person walked in slowly.Standing beside Sun Zi, the man was slightly smaller, and his whole body was covered in a loose black robe, and his face was also covered by a green veil.

Cao Rui looked at the two of them quietly, his face was like an ancient pond, and the water was calm.

Sun Zi and the man knelt down together and said: "My minister brought Liu Shi, the maidservant of Empress Dowager Zhen, to meet His Majesty." Cao Rui stared silently for a moment, then said slowly: "Pingshen. Sun Aiqing, let Liu Shi see me in her true colors. "

Sun Zi nodded, pulled Liu Shi to stand up, and lifted her veil and black robe for her.Cao Rui took a closer look, but saw that the woman was about 35 years old, with a gentle appearance and a decent manner.He pondered for a moment, then slowly said: "Mr. Liu, since you claimed that you were the maidservant of Empress Dowager Zhen back then, what evidence do you have?"

Mrs. Liu replied to Cao Rui neither humble nor overbearing: "When your Majesty was three or four years old, your servant served you along with Empress Dowager Zhen. I am afraid that your majesty was young at that time, and your servant had been wandering outside the palace for many years, so your majesty has long forgotten about your servant. But I still remember some things about His Majesty. There is a large cyan birthmark on His Majesty's abdomen that looks like a dragon, and there are seven red moles on his back that are arranged in the shape of a Big Dipper... These are all signs that His Majesty is the Son of Heaven..."

(End of this chapter)