Sima Yi's Three Kingdoms Collection Collection

Chapter 283 The Controversy Between Shu and Wei (2)
Huang Hao looked down and saw that this golden carp was about two feet long, fat and big, and couldn't help but blurt out praise: "Master Shang Shuling's fishing skills are really amazing!"

There was also a smug smile on Li Yan's face, he pointed at the golden carp jumping on the ground with the green bamboo fishing rod in his hand, and said, "If Eunuch Huang doesn't mind this golden carp, Then take it back to the palace and cook it yourself! As for the things His Majesty needs, Eunuch Huang will go back for now. After an hour, I will try my best to find the best delicacies from mountains and seas and send them to the palace." Huang Hao couldn't help being overjoyed when he heard that , Thank you again and again.

"In addition, the old minister has an idea: in a few days, Zhang Wen, the envoy of the Eastern Wu, will go back. Although we failed to reach an agreement on the joint attack on the puppet Wei this time, Zhang Wen made a special decision before leaving. He put forward a request to purchase Shu brocade from our Han territory for national use." Li Yan said unhurriedly, "You should also know that our Shu brocade has always been of high quality and is very exquisite. Even the King of Wu and Sun Quan couldn’t put it down. According to Zhang Wen, as long as we are willing to provide enough Shu brocade, they can give us anything we need in exchange..."

"Shu brocade?" Huang Hao was stunned, his face was blank, "Master Li...Huang knows that there are indeed 30 pieces of Shu brocade in the treasury, but Prime Minister Zhuge personally confessed before his departure: these Shu brocades are still there. Urgent use, it is used to exchange food and ordnance with Soochow when it is a last resort!"

"This veteran also knows. Is Eunuch Huang afraid that if Prime Minister Zhuge blames him, he won't be able to bear it? You don't have to worry too much, the veteran will take care of everything!" Li Yan said to himself, holding a fishing rod in one hand and facing the pool. He looked at him, but didn't look back at him, and a deep smile slowly appeared on his face, "Xiao He, a virtuous prime minister of the former Han Dynasty, once said to Emperor Gaozu, 'The palaces are simple but there is no way to strengthen the power of heaven, and the food and clothing are poor but not enough. Taking care of the emperor is the fault of being unfaithful.' So the old minister decided to use the 30 pieces of Sichuan brocade to exchange some top-grade pearls, emeralds, tortoise shells, colorful feathers, and ivory from Soochow. The imperial palace has been redecorated to make it even more magnificent, so as to promote the beauty of my great man, Wuhua Tianbao!"

"This... This is of course great!" Huang Hao was so happy from ear to ear when he heard this, he said happily, "After Huang returns to the palace, he must tell His Majesty: Mr. Li still remembers His Majesty wholeheartedly. The assistant minister who knows the heart and lungs of His Majesty!"

"Then thank you, Eunuch Huang, for your kind words in front of His Majesty." Li Yan slowly put away the fishing rod, approached him, and said slowly to Huang Hao, "Your Majesty has lived a miserable life for dozens of days. It’s also very clear—it’s all caused by the Northern Expedition, which is a waste of money and money, and has no merit at all.” Speaking of this, his eyes suddenly darkened, but his tone was calm: “However, please tell your Majesty, Eunuch Huang, At most, I will have to endure it for another month or two. The veteran doesn't want to make everyone in the government and the public feel disheveled because of the so-called great cause of a certain person, and they don't know the joy of living."

After hearing this, Huang Hao's face froze, and he said in a low voice: "Master Shang Shuling and Mr. Huang, and... I really want to go together, or how can I say that you are 'His Majesty's intimate assistant minister', It's not like some people who only care about their own history and leave a name, but don't know the general outline of the court, so that everyone from top to bottom will suffer with him!" Li Yan understood Huang Hao's words in an instant, "And..." Who was the person behind referring to, he stretched out his hand and arched at him, smiled without saying a word.

The sudden relegation of Cao Zhi, the king of Dong'a, actually aroused the secret sympathy of many ministers in the court of Wei State.However, sympathy is all sympathy, and no one dared to stand up and say a fair word for him-they all knew why the emperor attacked his virtuous uncle so ruthlessly.Who told King Dong'a to become the emperor's so-called "biological father" inexplicably in that sensational rumor?In order to show the people all over the world that he is the legitimate son of Emperor Wei Wen, and to show the people all over the world that his blood is pure, the only trick that the emperor can do is to quell the rumors by severely beating his own uncle!At present, his trick has really paid off, and as Cao Zhi was publicly reprimanded, the rumors gradually subsided.

And Dong'e Wang Cao Zhi himself probably understood the intentions of his emperor's nephew, and immediately made a tearful and bloody apology, acknowledging the "unnecessary" charges imposed on him by the court. Everything is true, and at the same time, he publicly promised to voluntarily stay in Dong'a City to wait for the old, no longer care about the affairs of the court, never set foot in the capital, and vowed to be a companion of poetry, books and books for the rest of his life.

Chen Qun was one of the very few veteran ministers who were invited into the palace to see Cao Zhi's apology in the first time.At that time, he couldn't help feeling a sore nose, and tears were about to come out of his eyes.Originally, as Gu Ming's auxiliary minister, he should be happy that Cao Zhi, a potential political opponent, has completely withdrawn from the court.However, for some reason, he still couldn't help feeling a "sorrowful rabbit dies and a fox" in his heart.He deeply understood that it can be seen from the emperor's harsh and ungrateful and merciless attack on Cao's clan, that the emperor has decided not to use the clan kings as the pillars of his imperial power.The Cao family members, just like the relatives of the later clan who were swept into the garbage dump of history more than half a month ago, are also lingering in the political arena of Wei State.At the same time, judging from the emperor's many favors and great rewards for the members of Sima Yi's family recently, the balance of the highest power in the Wei family has finally tilted towards the so-called Sima family who are "brilliant in meritorious service and deeply respected by everyone"!What a dire red flag this is!

When he thought about it further, he was even more terrified: In the current imperial court, only he is the last obstacle to the Sima clan controlling the court and arbitrarily ruling the court!If it was said that there was Queen Mother Guo's party and the Cao clan in the imperial court who could be used as targets to win against Sima, but now, he looked around but he couldn't find a right-hand man!Unknowingly, he has been pushed to the forefront of the court by the current situation to check and balance Sima!
After pondering for a long time, Chen Qun raised his eyes and looked at Zhong Taifu, Wang Situ, Doctor Dong and others who came into the palace with him to watch Cao Zhi's apology form.All of them had serious expressions on their faces, completely covering up the turmoil in their hearts, making it impossible to see what was going on in their hearts.After a while, these adults all reasoned that they were too old to be tired from sitting for a long time, and one by one they resigned and left the palace.In the huge political discussion cabinet, only Chen Qun, who was responsible for the affairs of the prime minister's various ministries, was left alone to discuss with Sun Zi and Liu Fang how to deal with the current famine among farmers in Yuzhou.

"In my opinion, it's better to continue to allocate surplus food from Xuzhou and Yangzhou to save the people of Yuzhou from the famine as in previous years." Chen Qun is already familiar with handling such matters, and the emergency plan is easy to come by without thinking, " Lord Sun and Lord Liu please draw up the decree quickly!"

Unexpectedly, as soon as he spoke, there was an astonishing silence in the arena.Sun Zi and Liu Fang looked at him quietly with wry smiles all over their faces, without any response.

"My lords, what's the matter?" Chen Qun was taken aback, "Could there be some accident?"

Liu Fang glanced at Sun Zi, and smiled bitterly: "Chen Sikong dares to think that the two states of Xu and Yang are as easy to manage as they were when they were under the command of General Sima! Brother Sun, tell Chen Sikong the situation of those two states. Let's talk, Sikong!"

Sun Zi also smiled helplessly, and looked up at Chen Qun who was full of doubts, and said, "Chen Sikong, you also know that in the past, whenever there was a famine in various parts of the Great Wei, it was caused by the two states of Xu and Yang. A "spare granary" to adjust grain for emergencies is really "supplied as soon as it is called, and as soon as it is supplied", and there has never been any hindrance-but that is where General Sima, a minister who is worried about the world, has been there for the past few years. Respond to the imperial edict at any time! General Sima always prefers to let the soldiers under his command live a little tighter for the time being, but also to deliver the relief food meticulously in time according to the imperial order to save the people from the famine .

"But this year, General Sima was transferred to the Guanzhong area to fight against Shu. The two generals Man Chong and Jia Kui who stayed behind in the two states of Xuyang and Yangzhou were not as loyal and pure as he was, and took the overall situation into consideration! No, we haven't An edict was issued to distribute grain from their Xu and Yang states for disaster relief, and the two of them acted pre-emptively. They sent an express report from [-] miles three days ago, claiming that the grain harvest in their military village was not very good this year. , please the imperial court not to recklessly transfer... You see, they have become 'iron cocks' who have nothing to pull out!"

"Huh?" After hearing this, Chen Qun couldn't help being furious as soon as he slapped the book table, "It's really unreasonable, Man Chong and Jia Kui are too much! Master Sun and Master Liu, immediately issue stern words to reprimand them! They pushed back and forth against the court's will and bargained."

Sun Zi and Liu Fang couldn't help being surprised when they saw that Chen Qun was really angry.Sun Zi hurriedly stepped forward to persuade him: "Lord Sikong, please calm down, don't get angry over such a trivial matter!"

"Oh! Hundreds of thousands of hungry people in Yuzhou are waiting to be fed. This is not a trivial matter!" Chen Qun said anxiously, "Now Guanzhong is under pressure from the enemy, and Xuyang and Yangzhou refuse to transfer food for disaster relief. What if there are so many hungry people? Wouldn't it be dangerous to cause trouble in the hinterland of our Great Wei Zhongyuan because of hopeless food supply?"

"Lord Sikong, don't worry. General Sima sent a memorial yesterday, and decided to temporarily allocate 40 shi of grain from the Guanzhong military station to Yuzhou for emergency relief..." Sun Zi suddenly smiled, and persuaded him who was anxiously waiting in the Yizheng Pavilion Chen Qun, who was running around in circles, "Besides, he seemed to know about Xu Yang's refusal to adjust grain, and sent two urgent letters, sternly reprimanding Man Chong and Jia Kui, ordering them to obey The imperial court ordered that the food be prepared and delivered to Yuzhou in time... I believe that General Sima will go out and Xuyang and Yangzhou will do everything."

After hearing this, Chen Qun stabilized his mood and his face returned to calm.He settled down and sat quietly on the chair for a while, then took another sip of tea, before reaching out to wipe off the sweat on his forehead, he sighed: "It's so good, it's so good."

Before the words were finished, a flash of inspiration suddenly flashed in his mind: At present, Xu Yang and Yangzhou are making such a fuss for no reason, and Sima Yi immediately stepped out to make it quiet—could it be that Sima Yi wrote and acted the ups and downs, the ups and downs, and the ups and downs? A "live drama"?Could it be that he is using this to demonstrate to the old man?Thinking of this, Chen Qun's heart suddenly sank.He knew that with Sima Yi's helping hand, he would no longer be ashamed to argue with him on the strategy of dealing with Shu.

(End of this chapter)