Sima Yi's Three Kingdoms Collection Collection

Chapter 304 Wu Shu Alliance (5)
Wang Su raised his eyes and took a deep look at him, then continued to write on his palm with his fingers: "'Golden Horse is born', who is the 'Golden Horse'? This is the key to the omen of a change in the sky——He Junzi Think deeply about it!"

As soon as he finished writing, He Zeng was sweating on his temples: "It turns out that it is like this! He... He somewhat...understands..."

The sun was setting, and the golden slanting light shrouded the back hall of the Xiahou Mansion, and it couldn't hide the approaching yellow color amidst the splendor.Candles were shining brightly in the main room, and Huben Zhonglang sat Xia Houxuan and his sister, Sima Shi's wife Xia Houhui, across the table.

Xia Houhui came back to her natal family today to visit her relatives—her mother, Cao Ru, the owner of the Wei Shi Deyang Township, was suffering from a sudden illness, so she came to visit with a gift.Unexpectedly, after the visit was over, the eldest brother Xia Houxuan left her in the back hall, saying that he had important matters to discuss in secret.

The faint tea steamed up, blinding Xia Houxuan's eyes.He stared at his younger sister, her long black hair was coiled in a soft bun on the top of her head, her white face was as plump as a full moon, and the gemstone pendant hanging by her ear shone like a star, which was beyond words.It's just that there was a trace of inexplicable haggardness between her brows.

"Yuanrong (Xiahouhui's character is "Yuanrong"), have you noticed any strange signs in the Sima Mansion recently?" Xia Houxuan asked straight to the point, lifting his skirt with his hand.

Since the first Emperor Xiahouhui married into Sima's family in the early years of Emperor Huang, she followed her father Xiahoushang's secret order and has been secretly monitoring the movements of Sima and his son.However, to this day, she is still the same as usual, answering Xia Houxuan solemnly: "Little sister has been observing the Sima Mansion with great concentration recently, and found that they have not made any strange movements."

"No way? Brothers Dong Zhao, Wang Su, and Zhong Yu have any contact with their Sima family recently? Also, how many royal ladies have their Madam Zhang hosted recently?"

"Ziyuan and Zishang followed my father-in-law to the western border to fight against Shu. Who are Dong Situ, Lord Wang and the Zhong brothers visiting? My mother-in-law is not in good health recently, and she often sleeps behind closed doors. They are kept in the room, and they hardly move around with the people outside..." Xia Houhui frowned slightly and said impatiently, "For so many years, you have been so nervously suspicious of my husband's family and won't let go... "

"Yuanrong! This is my father's will, His Majesty's secret decree! Don't you want to disobey it?" Xia Houxuan gave her a hard look, "What do you know——your father-in-law is not simple! After a lot of painstaking efforts in Guanzhong, the three thousand miles of Pingchuan fertile fields there were made "impenetrable by water and impenetrable by arrows". He even blocked the authority of my Wei family. It is said that there are seventeen or eight counties The county actually set up a 'living man's temple' for him and worshiped him with incense..."

"My father-in-law was originally a respected and hard-working minister of the country. What happened to the common people to commemorate his meritorious deeds and set up a 'living man's temple' for him? Didn't your majesty also issue an edict to praise him as 'Duke Zhou of the Dynasty'..."

"Duke Zhou, Duke Zhou! Do you know that if this "Duke Zhou of the Dangchao" has a different ambition, he might immediately become the "Wang Mang of the Dangchao"!" Seeing that his younger sister, Xia Houxuan was a little "unrepentant" ", he threw a silk rubbing picture over, and said coldly, "Yuanrong, as a relative of our Wei family, you still have to be vigilant in your heart! This 'Spirit Turtle Profound Stone' is connected to the 'Mandate of Heaven'. Greatly criticize Cao Yan; the golden horse is born, and the hooves soar to the clouds; the auspiciousness is prosperous, and the Dianwu will change. Such prophecies have come out! If you are not vigilant, our Wei family will be in great trouble!"

Xia Houhui stared blankly at the painting of "Eight Horses Galloping" on the silk, and saw that each of them looked more domineering than the other, as if they were about to break through the silk and fly away!Her heart skipped a beat, and she seemed to feel an inexplicable strangeness: where did she seem to have seen these images of galloping horses before?It's just that she couldn't remember it for a while...

"'Golden horse is born'...the prophecy contains a word 'horse'! You know: I have very few surnames with the word 'horse' in my surname! The suspicion of Sima and his son is the biggest Yes! Also, I heard from my cousin Cao Shuang: As soon as Sima Yi entered the Guanzhong, the generals that his uncle Cao Zhen, the great Sima, carefully cultivated in Yongliang and Liangzhou, such as Dai Ling, Fei Yao, Jia Si, etc., were all ranked by him. He was sent to the position of the county guard and partial general... You see, Niu Jin he brought from the Jingxiang camp has replaced Dai Ling as the post general; Hu Zun, who he conscripted from Yingchuan County, He has already replaced Fei Yao as the general who conquered Shu—I heard that this Hu Zun is still the nephew of an old classmate of his surnamed Hu..."

"Brother! Don't believe in the one-sidedness of cousin Cao Shuang! My little sister also heard Ziyuan talk about Dai Ling's impetuosity and rashness, and made a lot of trouble for the Guanzhong army. My father-in-law transferred him to the Hexi area. To deal with the Huns and Qiang who are also fierce and irritable, isn’t it just doing what they can do? As for Fei Yao, besides relying on his seniority in the Guanzhong army, what advantages does he have? My father-in-law dismissed him and went to Nan’an County When he was the captain of Tuntian, he didn't do much to bury him!"

When Xiahouhui said this, he suddenly raised his voice, and said bluntly to Xiahouxuan: "Brother! It's not that my younger sister is rude. I am here to accuse you today. You should learn a lot from the two brothers Ziyuan and Zishang... You yourself I have seen it with my own eyes. Over the past seven or eight years, they have accompanied my father-in-law to fight in the east and west, and how much skill they have honed? You, cousin Cao Shuang, and uncle He Yan only know how to talk about metaphysics and do not care about common affairs! If this continues, how can you To become the pillars of my Great Wei who support the sky and the earth? At a certain point, maybe you won't need others to plot against you, you will have already defeated yourself..."

After hearing this, Xia Houxuan immediately froze in place, his face turned blue and purple, and after a long while, he answered in a murmur, "Yuanrong! You are a woman in the boudoir, how do you know the general situation in the court? Now the court is the most important thing in the world." The important positions are almost all controlled by their wealthy families with different surnames. How can we have the opportunity to practice? That day, we wanted to push Uncle Cao Fan to the position of Sikong, but in the end, Sima Yi and Dong Zhao Situ jointly recommended Si Li Captain Cui Lin pushed him down..."

"My little sister is also clear about this matter. Master Cui Lin is the cousin of Cui Yan, the former Minister of the Ministry of Officials. Cui Yan was assassinated by Ding Yi because he was the first emperor to establish an heir. Great merit... Now His Majesty listened to my father-in-law and Dong Situ's advice and "drinking water thinks of the source", and gave them a reasonable grace to repay the Cui family of Jizhou, isn't that too much?"

"Yuanrong, you are so confused. Although the favor of being promoted to Sikong was bestowed by our Wei family, Cui Lin only remembers that this favor was won by Sima Yi with all his strength-this is your father-in-law's most brilliant gift." The art of winning people's hearts! Could it be that you can't even see this?" Xia Houxuan rolled his eyes for a while when he was choked by Xia Houhui, and in a rage, he flicked his sleeves and stood up resentfully, "And Live——Yuan Rong! Don't say any more! Brother Wei has no intention of debating right and wrong with you here. In short, Brother Wei solemnly warns you: No matter where your heart has turned, you will always be My close relative of the Wei family, you have the blood of the Cao family and the Xiahou family flowing through your body-you must not forget this! Are you so ruthless that you can watch my Cao family and Xiahou family decline day by day? Just weigh it yourself!"

After finishing speaking, he turned around angrily and went into the back room, leaving Xia Houhui alone in the back hall and sitting there numb.

Horse-drawn carriages drove past the gate of the Weinan camp of the Wei Army, and the carriages were loaded with bundles of green and tender fodder for horses.

Just at this time, Sima Yi led Niu Heng, Niu Jin, Liang Ji, Hu Zun, Huang Hua, and Wei Ping to patrol the camp from inside.When he saw the carriages, he raised his hand—Niu Heng, the Sima of the Guanzhong Army, immediately understood, and stepped forward to stop the hay carriages and stopped.

"These are the fodder for the horses that were transported to our rear camp stables?" Sima Yi stepped forward, asked the supervisor of the convoy, and walked to a carriage and stretched out his hand to pull it from above. The next handful of green horse feed was stuffed into his mouth and he started to chew, "Where did they get harvested?"

(End of this chapter)