Sima Yi's Three Kingdoms Collection Collection

Chapter 290 The Controversy Between Shu and Wei (9)
Sun Zi let out a "huh" and didn't answer immediately, but closed his eyes slightly and began to meditate.After a long time, he gently opened his eyes, bright as a sword, staring at the front without moving, and said slowly: "What's the point of talking about this now? Brother Liu, you and I have always supported General Sima in the court. , This is a fact that is obvious to all other ministers of civil and military affairs - we have long been regarded by them as members of the "Sima Party"! Now, we and General Sima are "both prosperous and all damaged", and we are no longer There is no way out!"

"Ah?" Liu Fang was startled when he heard the words, "This... this..."

"However, it's nothing! In my opinion, this General Sima is able to protect the country with Wen Neng and Wu Neng. He really deserves to be the most outstanding and sage I admire most in my life besides Teacher Xun Yu! I I thought that he would not become a "treacherous hero" like Wang Mang, nor would he become a "hero" like Dong Zhuo, but he must be called a "Confucian hero"! This is rare among Confucian scholars in the world for hundreds of years What a genius at first sight! You and I are both Confucian scholars. Helping him achieve great things is better than Zhang Liang and Fan Zeng having to stoop to help rural people like Liu Bang and Xiang Yu back then, right?"

Having said that, Sun Zi turned his head to look at Liu Fang who was puzzled, and said, "In any case, judging from all the signs of General Sima, he is an indisputable minister of pillars—at least, On the surface, he has always been flawless. To put it more bluntly, even though he has deep ambitions and ulterior motives, you and I know better than anyone else: in the current ruling and opposition parties, who can really win me over? Wei has always maintained a strong position above the Wu thieves and the Shu bandits. I am afraid that only General Sima can do it. We support him now, so we are not sharing the worries of the country and solving the problems for the king. ? Just ask for a clear conscience!"

"Yeah!" Liu Fang sighed softly, reached out and dusted off his robes a few times, very hard and hard, as if he wanted to shake off all the dust on the robes.While brushing off his robe, he said with a little helplessness and a little confusion in his tone, "Now, you and I can only think like this in our hearts."

Besides, after Sun Zi and Liu Fang left, Cao Rui locked himself in the imperial study room by himself without seeing anyone, closed the door and held his head in thought for an afternoon.Finally, at dusk, he himself stood up and opened the door, ready to go out for a walk in the imperial garden to get some air.As soon as the door was opened, an eunuch approached and bowed to report: "Your Majesty, Sikong Chen Qun and Taiwei Huaxin have been begging to see you outside the hall for a long time. No matter how much I persuade you, I can't persuade you to leave. May I ask your Majesty?" See you today or not?"

Cao Rui walked back and forth in front of the imperial study room with his hands behind his back, suddenly heaved a long sigh, and said, "Quickly summon them to see me! Besides, no one is allowed to come and disturb you!" After speaking, he turned around and entered In the Royal Study Room.

As soon as Chen Qun and Hua Xin entered the imperial study, they both knelt on the ground with a "plop".Cao Rui was taken aback, and hastily stepped forward to help him up personally, saying: "You two gentlemen, please get up quickly! To me, you are like a teacher like a father, so you don't have to do this big gift as an old man."

But the gray-haired Hua Xin was holding his stick in one hand and the ground in the other, raised his body tremblingly, looked straight at Cao Rui and said, "The Great Wei is in danger! The country is in danger! The old minister risked his life and begged Your Majesty to make a decisive decision." , turn the tide, and get rid of the big traitor of our Wei family as soon as possible!" As he said, he lowered his head and knocked on the white marble floor repeatedly, until there was a "bang bang" sound, and blood was already flowing from his forehead!

Cao Rui leaned over and stretched out his hand to support him. Tears welled up in his eyes, and he said in a choked voice, "Captain Hua... why are you doing this? Who... who is the villain of the Wei family?"

Chen Qun took the conversation from the side and said quietly: "Your Majesty, do we still need to clarify this person? Your Majesty should know who he is."

"Si... Sima..." Cao Rui was startled, and said in a trembling voice, "You...you don't think he is..."

Chen Qun looked serious, and said calmly: "That's right. Sima Yi had a deep plan and borrowed a knife to kill General Zhang He; Sima Yi insinuated, fabricated rumors, and suppressed Cao's clan; Sima Yi made great achievements, won people's hearts, and stole military and political power. The facts of these three things are obvious—he is not the minister of Ying Yang of the Wei family, so who else would be?"

Cao Rui took a deep look at Chen Qun, and said slowly: "You say he is a traitor, is he a traitor? He says you are traitors, what do you have to say? Show evidence!"

"Evidence? The rumor a month ago disturbed the entire country of Wei, but this rumor finally hit King Dong'a the worst! And the worse King Dong'a was hit, the worse Sima would be." Gain power!" Chen Qun said slowly without changing his face, "Where did this rumor come from? We are still unable to find out for the time being. But we can see at a glance who is the biggest profiter from this rumor."

The expression on Cao Rui's face convulsed, and he said after a while: "Continue talking."

"There is also the matter of General Zhang Yun being shot and killed by an arrow in the Battle of the Wooden Gate Road...According to the information obtained by the old minister, General Zhang was only shot in the right knee by an arrow, and did not hit any vital parts...He was actually killed! "Chen Qun frowned, with doubts on his face, "Is there nothing strange about it? According to the old minister, what General Zhang hit must be a poisonous arrow! But at that time, so many sharp arrows from the Shu bandits wounded my uncle. Wei soldiers, Guanzhong has never reported that anyone died of poisoned arrows! So, isn’t it clear where the only poisoned arrow that hit General Zhang came from?”

Cao Rui also thought so in his heart.When he suddenly heard Chen Qun's words, his heart jumped up suddenly, his face changed drastically, and he couldn't restrain himself!After enduring it for a long time, Cao Rui regained his composure, and sighed deeply: "According to Qing, what should I do now that things are like this?"

Chen Qun gritted his teeth in secret, and couldn't care less, so he said bluntly: "The old minister risked his death to remonstrate, and begged His Majesty to issue an order immediately to take away Sima Yi's position as the coach of the Guanzhong, and recall him to the capital to serve as a vacant post for the aged! Your Majesty, His Majesty can only pluck out his wings and get rid of his minions!"

Cao Rui smiled lightly, and said slowly: "That's right. I can order Sima Yi to be recalled to Beijing to serve immediately—but if I remove Sima Yi from the position of the head coach of Guanzhong at this moment, who can replace him to deal with the Shu bandits alone?" What? According to the secret report I received, after Zhuge Liang’s Northern Expedition was frustrated and retreated, he did not give up, and threatened to send troops to attack again next year!”

"This... this..." Chen Qun suddenly became speechless.

Hua Xin hurriedly interjected and said, "Then please use your majesty's discretionary wisdom, expand the emperor's power, and boldly replace Sima Yi with Cao Zhi, the king of Dong'a!"

When Cao Rui heard this, his face darkened, and he shook his head slowly.

"Your Majesty! This is an extraordinary time, you must have extraordinary knowledge!" Hua Xin said anxiously.

Cao Rui raised his head, looked at the high roof of the room, and said sadly: "It's late! It's late! I have received news that King Dong'a has been ill in bed since he was demoted a month ago... The imperial doctor I sent to treat him came back and told me that King Dong'a was very ill, and I'm afraid he won't last until the end of this month..." As he spoke, he suddenly stamped his feet, and sighed sadly: "It's me who killed him. King Dong!"

"Ah..." When Hua Xin heard it, he felt as if struck by lightning, his heart trembled violently, and suddenly a mouthful of blood spurted out, and the purple bamboo stick in his hand fell to the ground with a crisp "pop".At the same time, his body also fell down softly.

"Hua Taiwei...Hua Taiwei..." Chen Qun rushed forward, held Hua Xin's pale face with his hands, and cried out in disgrace, "If something happens to you, I'm the only one left Chen Qun is alone, how can he survive the crisis in the court! Captain Hua... Captain Hua... You must never abandon me like Da Sima Cao..."

At some point, Cao Rui also knelt down beside the two of them, closed his eyes, and remained silent like death, but there were two lines of clear tears streaming down his cheeks silently and slowly...

On the plain at the foot of Qishan Mountain, the autumn wind is harsh and the vegetation is withered.Wearing a black cloak, Sima Yi and his eldest son, Sima Shi, walked leisurely and chatted from time to time.

"Father, my son guessed the content of the letter you wrote to Uncle!" Sima Shi winked at Sima Yi slyly, and smiled complacently, "Zhuge Liang seized this letter in time, so that the The 'unpredictable prophet' set up an ambush at the wooden doorway and eliminated it for us..."

"Don't talk about this anymore." Sima Yi frowned slightly, "Everything is over. We should think of ways to rectify the army in Guanzhong, how to build the military camps in this area! Your third uncle wrote yesterday and said that he wanted to The repair and repair of the Chengguo Canal, which runs across Guanshan and stretches for more than a thousand miles, is worth doing seriously for my father! As long as this canal is repaired, it will be able to attract water from the Weihe River. Hundreds of thousands of acres of land will no longer have to be afraid of drought like in previous years!"

"Father never forgets to make the country rich and strong, and my son respects it." Master Sima couldn't help but straighten his face when he heard his father's words, and said with emotion, "Father has the world in mind, and it is really a blessing for the people to benefit and eliminate harm for the country and the people."

Sima Yi listened, nodded his head, and said slowly: "You are such a beautiful word, as a father, I can't bear it. But what you said is to make the country rich and the army strong, but you must actually do it." .Boy! Intrigues and plots are nothing more than occasional tricks! To clear up thousands of miles and bring all the wastelands into order, you ultimately rely on the true talents and learning of the world!" Master Sima blushed slightly when he heard this, No more words at the moment, just walking slowly behind his father.

(End of this chapter)