Sima Yi's Three Kingdoms Collection Collection

Chapter 291 The Controversy Between Shu and Wei (10)
When he came to a small river beside the plain, Sima Yi suddenly stopped in his tracks.His gaze was fixed quietly on the willow trees by the river, and he was speechless for a long time.Slowly, step by step, he walked up to those green willows that were as vigorous as a green gauze, and stretched out his hand to gently caress the silky branches, but tears slowly welled up in his eyes. .

"Father..." Sima Shi whispered from the side, "What's wrong with you..."

"Oh...Master, do you know? The willow tree by the river was planted by my father when he accompanied Taizu Wei Wudi on the Hanzhong Road 20 years ago..." Sima Yi stared at the distant front , said in a calm tone, "At that time, these willow trees were only as thin as this branch, but now they have grown so thick and vigorous... Sigh, time can really change everything!"

He turned his head back quietly, and said slowly: "At that time, Emperor Taizu Wei Wudi gathered his troops here to defeat the evil thief Zhang Lu, and faced a major strategic decision whether to continue to take advantage of the victory and drive straight into the hinterland of Hanzhong. He hesitated again and again, then Summon all the generals and counselors under his command to discuss this matter in his Chinese army account.

"When I became a father, I was young and energetic, and I was conceited that I knew people well, so regardless of my humble status as an assistant, I stepped forward and said boldly, "Liu Bei conspired to get rid of Liu Zhang, the prefect of Yizhou, who was his clan. We were supposed to sit in Chengdu to appease the people and stabilize the overall situation, but we didn't know the current affairs. We left this mess and ran outside to compete with Sun Quan for Jingzhou. This is our rare opportunity! For the current plan, we might as well take advantage of the situation that we can break Zhang Lu and occupy Hanzhong With great prestige, lightning strikes, directly marching into the middle of Shu, with the momentum of thunder, they are caught off guard! Then, the forces of Liu Bei, Zhuge Liang and others will surely collapse, and the land of Bashu and the land of abundance will naturally be obtained by me lightly and skillfully .This great opportunity is fleeting, and we must not let it go.'”

Hearing this, Master Sima couldn't help but praise: "This plan offered by my father is really bold, generous and wise! Taizu Emperor Wei Wu must have adopted it in the end, right?"

Sima Yi shook his head slowly, and continued: "Oh, it would be great if he adopted it... My father really didn't expect that after hearing this plan, Emperor Wu of Wei would sneer contemptuously in front of so many people. Father, "It's a pity that the old man didn't grow two scuds like the fairy in the legend. He just won the land of Hanzhong with great difficulty, and immediately wanted to seize Bashu!" The crowd laughed loudly, and they were so ashamed that they blushed for their father.

"Since then, my father has vowed to be a strong man with enough strength to carry out his grand plans and strategies in the future, and he must not let mediocrity and fools suppress him! Alas... In fact, back then Taizu Wei If Emperor Wu had been open-minded, not ashamed to ask his subordinates, and adopted his father's advice, he would not have left Wei the trouble of the Shu bandits today!"

Listening to his father's words, Sima Shi suddenly understood: No wonder his father has always favored such an underappreciated stranger as Deng Ai. It turned out that he himself had such a "depressed low-level bureaucrat and underestimated by the superior" when he was young. experience!That's why my father has a very accurate view of those talents who are like gold and jade, and never misjudges them. At the same time, he "treats them as his own and spares no effort" in promoting them!
Just as he was thinking about it, Sima Yi suddenly reached out and patted the trunk of the willow tree, and said with emotion: "It's just that my father never imagined that today, 20 years later, my father will lead thousands of troops like Emperor Wu of Wei did back then." Wanma returned to this place again to compete with the Shu bandits who were lucky enough to be raised because Emperor Wu of Wei rejected my advice! Maybe this is God's will? Could it be that the Sima family was destined by God to clean up the world and unify the Three Kingdoms? "

Master Sima hastily lowered his hands respectfully and said, "Father is invincible in both literary and martial arts. What's so difficult about the great cause of clearing the world and unifying the world?"

After hearing this, Sima Yi didn't answer, but gently stroked the willow trees with his hand, silently.Sima Shi also stood aside in awe, waiting patiently.

At this moment, there was a sound of hoofbeats, and one of Sima Yi's personal soldiers who stayed in the camp came galloping on horseback. The imperial envoy invites you to go back and receive the order."

"Understood." Sima Yi didn't turn his head, he caressed the willow tree and just answered.Master Sima waved his hand, signaling for the soldiers who delivered the letter to get on their horses and go back. After he had gone far, he walked up to his father and said, "Father, brother Zhao wrote a letter yesterday, talking about the recent battle between the court and the Mumen Dao. Many of the ministers believed that Zhang He's death had something to do with his father. It is said that Chen Sikong and Hua Taiwei also secretly reported to the emperor, claiming that Zhang He's death was deliberately planned by you, and the purpose was to eliminate dissidents and monopolize military power. And they were all worried about their father's The power will gradually grow in Guanzhong and dominate one side, and they all ask the emperor to transfer father away quickly, father must guard against it!"

Sima Yi turned around slowly, but smiled coldly: "I know all this as a father. As a father, I also know that when the emperor was deeply suspicious, it was Sun Zi's words that eased his suspicion—— Sun Zi said to the emperor at that time, "Your Majesty is only 26 years old, and General Sima is 51 years old this year. He is already decayed, and your Majesty is rich in age, so why fear that he will make a big mess?" After all, General Sima He is destined to die before His Majesty! Why does Your Majesty have to be suspicious of such an old minister out of thin air?' Alas, although Sun Zi's words were harsh and ugly, they were wise words, which not only weakened the emperor's jealousy, but also preserved As a father. Chen Qun and Hua Xin are old people who only fan the flames when they encounter troubles. How can it be compared with Sun Zi's quick-wittedness and flexibility? Master, you have to learn a lot from Sun Zi and them!"

After hearing this, Sima Master bowed his head and replied: "What the father taught is that the child must obey it carefully. However, father, please allow the child to guess the will from the emperor today." After speaking, he saw Sima Yi nodded slightly, and then He said frankly: "The emperor's decree will never transfer my father from Guanzhong. Instead, he will praise you in plain text, but he will warn you in secret. Because since my father became the head coach of Guanzhong in March this year, , the controversy against your father has never ceased. During this period, the emperor has always supported you with all his strength. In addition, you have killed more than ten thousand enemies in the wooden doorway and made outstanding achievements, which proves that the emperor was right in employing people. Therefore The emperor would never slap himself in front of his officials and transfer you out of Guanzhong for no reason. However, the general Zhang He was defeated in the battle of Yushu, so the emperor will order the imperial envoys to treat you Secretly giving verbal warnings! I wonder if the father thinks what the child said?"

Sima Yi listened carefully to his words, nodded with some satisfaction, and smiled slightly: "My son has really improved a lot, and his thinking has become more and more thoughtful. It seems that you have been by my father's side these past few months. Wait! But my son only knows one thing, but not the other..." He raised his head, looked at the border of Shu State on the other side of Qishan Mountain, and said leisurely: "Actually, as long as Zhuge Liang, the number one Wei State, The great enemy still exists, and my father's position in Guanzhong is as stable as Mount Tai, no one can shake it...even the emperor can't shake it..."

"However, after Zhuge Liang's Northern Expedition was thwarted, what if he also retreated into Shuzhong like Wu Guosun Quan and did not dare to come out to challenge again? If everything is peaceful in Guanzhong, father will have no use for him!" Master Sima said unreasonably. Said without worry.

"That's impossible!" Sima Yi said decisively, "You may not know Zhuge Liang. But Weifu knows him! He and Weifu are the same kind of people! He would be willing to stay in that small court in Chengdu with his eyes down. Serve that little emperor submissively? He will never do that! Like his father, he can only consolidate his power in the country by making contributions to foreign wars! From this point of view, Zhuge Liang will definitely carry out the Northern Expedition In the end.

"Furthermore, my father thinks that Zhuge Liang did not lose in the battle of Mumendao! It is true that he lost more than 1 soldiers in Mumendao, but he achieved a good result in killing Wei Guo's general Zhang He in one fell swoop! Think about it, when Han The death of Zhang He, whom Liu Bei was deeply afraid of, would have played an important role in establishing his supreme authority in the country! Therefore, he should be very grateful to be his father. In addition, encouraged by this incident, Zhuge Liang I will also recharge my batteries and make a comeback.

"Then, if the cunning rabbit is not dead, how can the lackey cook it? How can the bow and arrow be hidden before the birds are gone? Therefore, my father concluded that the emperor's visit this time is only to add praise and blindly win over, and he absolutely dare not warn him. Threat! Now the emperor is afraid of his father, not the emperor because of his father!"

Speaking of this, Sima Yi raised his face again, looking at the long wisp of floating clouds in the sky, with a deep sense of sadness on his face: "But Master, from today onwards, our Sima family will really go on the road to success." A road of no return to break with Cao Wei... It shouldn't be like this! Whether it is Emperor Wu of Wei or Emperor Wen of Wei, if they could treat their father with heartfelt respect and respect like Emperor Guangwu of Han Dynasty did, how could they be fathers? Why take this risky road?"

He looked up at the sky, and the sadness on his face became deeper and deeper: "Could it be that the ancient legend that the story of Yi Yin assisting merchants and Jiang Shangzuo Zhou to achieve a good start and end well can only exist in the letter slips, and can never be seen in reality? Can it be realized? Sigh... When my father was young like you, he also despised the behavior of Taizu Wei Wudi who forced the Han to stand up, but he didn't expect that he would unknowingly walk on the same path step by step in the future ...I really didn't expect that..."

Just as he was muttering to himself, a desolate and violent howl suddenly broke through the air, startling both his father and son.The two of them looked up to the sky and followed the sound, and saw a mountain eagle with high wings soaring into the sky from Qishan, flying against the wind, circling in mid-air, rising like a black lightning, and it was gradually falling into the sky. Gone among the gloomy clouds...

(End of this chapter)