Sima Yi's Three Kingdoms Collection Collection

Chapter 298 The Ups and Downs of the Imperial Family (7)
After Yan Fei and his party left, Sima Yi called Sima Zhao and told him: "Zhaoer, please write a secret memorial for my father, who will recommend Yan Fei as the prefect of Pingyuan County... There are fewer and fewer honest officials like him now..."

Zhao Yan heard it clearly from the side, and couldn't help laughing and said: "Since the general has such a good intention to serve the country, why didn't he explain it to him in public?"

After Sima Yi heard this, he turned to Zhao Yansu and said: "Martial Zhao, a noble rewarder, is also a public weapon of the court. How dare I do my own work for myself? To choose talents for the country and accept private ones, this is not what I do! "

Zhao Yan stroked his palms and smiled: "Everyone says that General Sima is very much like Xun Lingjun's 'loyalty and wisdom' in the past, and what Yan saw with his own eyes today is true!"

While they were talking, a soldier galloped over on horseback and shouted from afar: "General Sima! The imperial edict has arrived, and the imperial envoys are already waiting in the general's mansion..."

"In the past, Zhou Gongdan helped the prime minister to become a king and achieve peace, and he was loyal to the sun and the moon, and he finally received the tribute of the pheasant; today Sima Aiqing is in charge of Shaanxi, honest, diligent and respectful, and has the dedication of the white deer-is it not loyal and consistent? Deed, to serve the family of the state, to rest forever? Now that the Wu thief is blaming the name and the Shu bandits are making stupid moves, I am deeply worried, and I can only divide it with Sima Aiqing! Special gift of the late emperor's token, the national treasure 'Zilong Jue' In order to show my favor - this is it!"

Zhou Xuan finished reading the imperial edict in a mellow and melodious manner, and after Sima Yi kowtowed his head to thank him, he rolled up the edict, stepped forward to help him up, and said with a smile: "Ru'er, quickly send the brocade box to you!" Come, present it to General Sima."

Guan Ren, Taishi Cheng, came over with a multicolored brocade box and gently opened it in front of Sima Yi: a snow-white and fat half-moon-shaped jade ring appeared impressively on the bright yellow satin cushion, and the embossed and exquisite skirt on the body The dragon-shaped purple pattern seems to be more ostentatious and vivid, and it looks even more powerful when its beard is flying!

Staring at this "Purple Dragon Jue", Sima Yi's eyes suddenly burst into bright tears, and the scenes of the past flashed like lightning in his mind——

At the Yuxian Hall of the Xun Mansion, Xun Yu, a Confucian sage, personally put this "Purple Dragon Jue" on his belt, and his brows and cheeks were full of kind and sincere encouragement and joy;
In the Eastern Palace of the former Emperor Cao Pi, in order to please Cao Pi and win his trust, I humbly donated the "Purple Dragon Jue" to him. At that time, he was so excited that he jumped up from his seat and applauded repeatedly;
In the mansion of the former Taiwei Jia Xu, in order to win over Jia Xu, he helped Cao Pi succeed to the throne, and he did not hesitate to bow down and give this jade as a token to Jia Xu;

In the inner hall of the palace, Jia Xu had no choice but to put on a smile under the hint of Cao Pi, who had already proclaimed himself emperor, and obediently returned the "Purple Dragon Jue" to Cao Pi, not daring to keep it for himself;

But today, Cao Rui threw out this "Purple Dragon Jue" to the old man as a token of favor...

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In just 20 years, the tortuous fate of this piece of "Purple Dragon Jue" floating in the hands of everyone in the world is so intriguing when you think about it carefully...

However, in the end, this piece of "Purple Dragon Jue" returned to his own hands—as if everything had returned to the original point!Sima Yi seemed to hear Xun Yu's usual calm, gentle and kind words: "Now, as a teacher, I am presenting this treasure to you—I hope you will see Jue's ambition, keep striving, and become a generation as soon as possible." Great weapon, made great achievements for our great Han dynasty!"

For a moment, Sima Yi couldn't control it anymore, and tears welled up in his eyes, rolled down, and wet the front of his clothes.

"General..." Zhou Xuan and Guan Ren couldn't help being surprised when they saw each other.

Sima Yi reacted immediately, and hastily raised the sleeve of his robe to wipe the corners of his eyes, choked up and said: "Your Majesty actually rewarded this commander with such a treasure, this kind of favor can be described as heaven and earth... This commander can't help but burst into tears. I swear to be loyal and sincere to my Great Wei until death, in order to repay Your Majesty's gracious gift!"

"General Sima's utter loyalty to Wei, Zhou and others are all in admiration!" Zhou Xuan and Guan Ren praised him repeatedly.

Sima Yi slowly restrained his expression, waved his right hand, asked them to sit down on the side seats, and said haha: "Come here, serve fresh milk cakes! This commander should do his best to clean up the dust for the two imperial envoys!"

"Fresh milk cake?" Zhou Xuan was surprised when he heard it, and turned his head to look at Guan Ren, "Ru'er, your divination skills have improved a lot—the night before yesterday, you dreamed of fire Niu Chongshan, he asserted that he would taste the delicacies related to cattle... At this moment, isn't your Zhanyu already come true?"

"Thank you, master, for your compliment!" Guan Ren nodded and smiled slightly, but bowed to Sima Yi and asked, "General Sima, please tell me, what kind of meal do you plan to entertain me at noon?"

Sima Yi stroked his beard and replied, "Of course it's my famous dish in Guanzhong—red and spicy roast beef!"

After hearing this, Guan Ren turned around and said to Zhou Xuanchang: "Master, you are so clever! The disciples can only predict that they will taste the delicacies related to cattle, but you, master, immediately judged me You will be able to eat the meat of roast beef as soon as you enter the customs! The disciple's measurement is vague, far inferior to your master's clear judgment!"

"Hey! Both of you master and apprentice are amazing people who can detect the past and predict the future, so don't show off your magical powers here to astonish the world!" Sima Yi snatched the conversation with a smile, "I will rely on you two in the future. There are still many places to go! By the way, Doctor Zhou, I want to ask you a few things about the recent court affairs."

When Zhou Xuan heard it, his face immediately became solemn, and he raised his right sleeve—Guan Ren would be overjoyed, and picked up the copper bowl containing fresh milk puff pastry, drank it all in one gulp, and wiped his mouth with the corner of his sleeve , then stood up and bowed deeply to Sima Yi, then went out.

Sima Yi also cast his eyes to the left and right, and Liang Ji immediately retreated with all the servants and guards, leaving Sima Zhao alone to serve.Sima Zhao's eldest brother, Sima Shi, was supposed to be in the general's shogunate, but Sima Yi sent him to Longliang to supervise the affairs of the army station, and he never came back.

"Senior Brother Zhou, you went to Guanzhong personally this time, probably because of the prophecy on the 'Spiritual Turtle Profound Stone'?" Sima Yi remained calm, holding a bowl of fresh milk cakes, and slowly put He pursed his lips.

"That's right. Zhongda, it's exactly as you expected—His Majesty sent Zhou to try to suppress the evil spirit on the 'Spiritual Turtle Profound Stone'!"

"Hey!" Sima Yi put down the lacquer bowl and smiled slightly, "What's the use of the prophecies on the mysterious stone in Yanzhen now? Their pictographs have already been spread, and I'm afraid your majesty can't stop them if they want to." Living……"

Zhou Xuan heard that Sima Yi had "something to say in his words", he twitched his beard, blinked his eyes, and said with a smile: "This... Zhou, as an official of Qintian astrology, has been ordered by the emperor, so he still has to do the rituals that should be done. Yes! As for whether it will have any effect in the future, Zhou dare not make any guarantees."

Sima Yi listened, pointed at Zhou Xuan, and laughed: "Senior Brother Zhou! You... OK! Tomorrow Yi will send someone to escort you to Kunlun Mountain to collect the 'Xuanyin Soil' to fill stones and suppress evil spirits." .”

"So, Zhou would like to thank Zhongda!" Zhou Xuan nodded with a smile, "Your Majesty is really wise—you immediately followed Zhou's wonderful method of changing 'discussion' into 'plan'... "

Sima Yi thought to himself: What was said in the Xuanshi prophecy to change "discussion" into "trick", is actually deceiving oneself and deceiving others!Doing so can only make the description darker and darker - and it will also make it more obvious that you, Cao Rui, lack confidence and are timid!But there was no strange expression on his face, and something suddenly came to his mind, and he asked seriously: "Senior Brother Zhou came from Luoyang Capital, did you know the court's strategy for disposing of uncle Gongsun Yuan's self-reliance in Liaodong?" how?"

"How else can we deal with it?" Zhou Xuan shook his head, with a helpless expression on his face, "The imperial edict has been issued, recognizing Gongsun Yuan as the new Liaodong prefect, and naming him 'Le Lang Gong' to keep him in custody..."

"Hmm... how can this matter be handled like this? Chen Jiao and others are soft and weak, which is really detrimental to the country's prestige!" When Sima Yi heard this, he was furious on the spot. Will secretly laugh at me that there is no one in the Great Wei Dynasty!"

"Then, according to Zhongda's opinion, how should this matter be properly handled?"

"According to my opinion, everything has its root and its end, and those who manage affairs focus on holding on to the root and controlling the end: Gongsun's family has separated Liaodong since the early years of Jian'an in the previous dynasty. It is far and difficult to control, but the succession of officials and power for a long time can be called "the trouble of aliens" in our Great Wei Dynasty. Now Gongsun Yuan has turned against him. If he is not punished now, there will be changes in the future. Obey him, wait for him to sit down and make a big mess, and then raise troops to fight again, I'm afraid it will make things difficult. It's better to take advantage of the time when he suddenly seizes the throne, the people in the territory are divided, there are parties and hatred, and there are grudges. But the thunder strikes, sends troops to attack, sets up rewards, cuts off branches and leaves, and weakens its power, all of which can be decided without any effort!"

"Zhongda's strategy is very clear and clever. It's a pity that Chen Lingjun is just a graceful and obedient official. How can he have your great wisdom, great charm, and great means?" Zhou Xuan couldn't help but praise deeply after hearing this. road.

"That's all! That's all! No matter how clever my commander is, they always don't listen to it... just let me be angry for nothing!" Sima Yi sighed deeply, and said leisurely, "To be honest, according to my commander's opinion, it's like Xia Houxuan, Deng Yang, He Yan and other so-called "rising stars" of the imperial court are all people who are talkative, graceful, and inexperienced. How can they support the great cause of "destroying Wu Tunshu and bringing peace to the world" in the future? I am very worried."

(End of this chapter)