Sima Yi's Three Kingdoms Collection Collection

Chapter 334 Wei Emperor's Counterattack (4)
"Husband, there is a rumor outside that His Majesty deliberately recalled you and your eldest brother back to the capital to take you as hostages to watch as hostages in order to guard against your father's sudden change in Liaodong... Don't curl your lips, you can see for yourself , you have been named the Chief Councilor by His Majesty, and your elder brother has also been named as a regular servant of Sanqi by His Majesty. These are all close-to-hand positions with him! You two are in control!" Wang Yuanji slowly poured a cup of tea for Sima Zhao, and handed it over with both hands.

"I'm not thirsty." Sima Zhao didn't lift his head, holding a towel in his hand, gently wiping the snow-white and smooth surface of the Zilong Jue given to him by his father, with a very focused expression, "Yuanji! You are also worried about Weifu and eldest brother Kong—our brothers have stayed outside the capital for too long in the past two or three years, and it is time to come back and exercise in this central place of the world."

"Husband, it's not that I'm just worrying in vain! You should be able to see clearly that during my father's expedition to Liaodong for more than half a year, both Dong Situ and Simpi died of illness, and my Sima family lost two people at once. Great help; then, Cui Sikong also became seriously ill, and Gao Tingwei was squeezed out again. Now Shangshu Lu Yu's words in the Ministry of Officials are not as effective as Deng Yang, and even the concubine's father was transferred to Guangping County to serve as the prefect. The reason is high-sounding. It is said that the concubine’s father is going to experience the position of being close to the people. In fact, he wants to drive him out of the central center of the court! Your Majesty and the nobles of the Wei family have been desperately suppressing our father while he is far away from the capital of Luoyang. I am the Sima family!"

Sima Zhao wiped the purple dragon jue very carefully until it was as bright as fat, and the dragon-shaped purple pattern coiled around the jue was even more lifelike. !He held it in his palm and looked at it carefully, his tone as calm as white water: "What are you afraid of? Our Sima family has always been the head of a century-old family, the crown of the richest family in the world, with deep roots and lush branches covering the world. Don't they want to move it?" Can it be moved?"

Wang Yuanji gently put the teacup back on the table, and sighed leisurely: "That's what I said, but others are pressing on every step of the way recklessly! The news from Master Sun and Master Liu said that Wei Wei Xiahouba is about to be released to replace Lord Meng Jian as Liangzhou Inspector. Lord Meng Jian was recalled by His Majesty to Beijing to take up the idle position of offering wine at Chongwenguan Taixue. Cao Shuang, Xia Houxuan and other Wei family nobles clearly It is to extend their hands into the Guanzhong area that our father has managed for many years."

The Zilong Jue was fastened immediately, and the smooth jade surface suddenly printed clear and clear fingerprints, which spread out circle by circle, and then slowly and silently melted away without a trace.Sima Zhao's voice became stagnant: "Xiahouba wants to go to Guanzhong? Huh, this wedge is being played so hard and hard. We haven't started to infiltrate into his capital, but he wants to attack us. Guanzhong, which has been painstakingly managed, has started."

Then, he raised his gaze and turned straight to Wang Yuanji: "Do mother and elder brother know about this?"

"This news was told to my concubine by my lord mother, and my eldest brother should have known about it a long time ago."

"Oh, since the mother and elder brother already know, then don't worry, they have their own countermeasures." After hearing this, Sima Zhao's face was fixed, his expression was calm as usual, and he continued to slowly caress the piece of purple dragon, Said eloquently, "A few days ago, His Majesty issued an edict ordering Ma Jun, a master craftsman, to lead a group of skilled craftsmen to conscript [-] farmers, and go to the Weiyang Old Palace in Chang'an City to dismantle the bronze statue of Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty. And Chenglu plate, and then transported back to Luoyang capital to rebuild Bailiang Terrace to set up bronze figures and Chenglu plate. I wrote a remonstrance book for this matter. Yuan Ji, please revise and polish it. Tomorrow morning, as a husband, I will bring it to the palace and present it to His Majesty."

There is a reason why Sima Zhao asked Wang Yuanji to help him revise and polish the manuscript.She was born in the Wang family of Confucianism in Shandong, and she has been influenced by her family since she was a child. Her grandfather Wang Lang once praised her as "proficient in literature and art, good at studying poetry and books, and what you see with your eyes must be in your heart."Since there is such a talented woman as Wang Yuanji as a virtuous housemate, of course Sima Zhao will ask her to help him with various external affairs from time to time.At this moment, after listening to Sima Zhao's order, she didn't say much. She took the memorial manuscript that was on the table and read it carefully.
In the past, Yao honored Maoci, and all nations lived in peace; Yu humbled the palace and the world enjoyed his career; as far as Yin, Zhou, or halls were worshiped three feet, the degree was nine feasts.The ancient sage Emperor Ming did not have the extremely palace-like Goryeo to wither the financial resources of the people.Jie made Xuanshi and Xianglang, Zhou made Qinggong and Lutai, all of which showed his country; .If you don't save the power of the people, if you follow the desires of the eyes and ears, there will be no one who will not die.Your Majesty should take Yao, Shun, Yu, Tang, Wen, and Wu as the law, and Xia Jie, Shang Zhou, Chu Ling, and Qin Huang as the deep commandments.But now, only the palaces are extravagant and ornamental, taking the copper men of Chang'an and laboring the people, building the terraces and consuming the country's savings--Your Majesty will not take the theft of humble ministers!
At present, the two thieves of Wu and Shu are not vain captives and bandits gathered in the cities, but they are taking advantage of dangers and riding the flow.Today, if someone comes to tell: "Sun Quan and Liu Chan also practice moral government, return to cleanliness and frugality, save rent and taxes, play well if they are not governed, consult the elders and sages, and obey the etiquette." , Thinking that it is difficult to destroy the country and worry about the country?If the informer said: "The two thieves are immoral, advocating extravagance, enslaving their scholars and people, and emphasizing their collection of taxes. They are unbearable, and they are crying more and more." When your majesty hears this, wouldn't you be furious that he trapped me innocently? If you want to punish the people, and want to punish them quickly, secondly, isn't it unfortunate that they are exhausted and it is not difficult to take them?If this is the case, you can easily overcome it, and the number of righteousness is not far away.

Moreover, Qin Shihuang did not build a foundation of morality, but built the palace of Efang, and built the Great Wall without worrying about the change of Xiaoqiang. His monarchs and ministers planned for this, and he also wanted to establish a career for thousands of generations, so that his descendants would have the world; Shout out, and the world is overturned?Therefore, I thought that to make the previous kings know that what they did would lead to defeat, it would be impossible to do so.Therefore, the ruler of a subjugated country claims to be immortal, and then he dies; the sage king claims to be about to perish, and then he is immortal.In the past, Emperor Wen of the Han Dynasty was known as a virtuous lord, who practiced frugality and benefited the people. However, Jia Yi Fangzhi thought that the world was hanging upside down, and he could be one who cried bitterly, two who had a runny nose, and three who sighed long.Today, the world is in decline, the people have no stone reserves, the country has no year-round savings, there are strong enemies outside, the six armies are violent on the frontier, construction is being carried out inside, and there are turmoil in the prefectures and counties. I am destined to be in court!I implore Your Majesty to think deeply about it!

Wang Yuanji finished reading slowly, her eyebrows gradually frowned, and her complexion changed slightly: "My husband's piece of remonstrance is of course written in a straight and profound way, with three points to the bone, and it can be said to be spoken by all people in the world. I can't help but write a pen. It can be changed. It's just that if you send it up and offend Long Yan, what should you do?"

"My beloved wife thinks that because of her husband's negligence, she acted recklessly at the wrong time, without knowing the time, and not following the trend?" Sima Zhao looked at her deeply. Take it! Think about it, speaking of axioms, as a husband’s job is in Yilang, it is his duty to remonstrate and argue for the great cause of the country, and he will definitely win the hearts and admiration of the people and people in the world; speaking of self-interest, as a husband, the writing of this memorial is justified. , unbiased, firm and soft, the nobles of the Wei family will eventually have no room to take advantage of their jealousy, and what's more, His Majesty himself has always prided himself on being an enlightened king."

A deep and inexplicable smile slowly appeared on Wang Yuanji's jade cheeks: "Hearing what my husband said, I finally understand. Your public presentation of this remonstrance, my husband, is actually to show that I am Sima in front of the people of the world. The honesty and loyalty of the Sima family, the lofty character of being close to the people and caring for the people, will attract more people's hearts for our Sima family!"

While Sima Zhao and Wang Yuanji were seriously discussing how to modify and embellish the advice in the secret room, General Cao Shuang of the Military Guard, General Xia Houxuan of Huben Zhonglang, Captain He Yan of the Prince Consort, Deng Yang, Minister of the Ministry of Officials, and others were waiting behind the Xiahou Mansion. Gather and talk in the heart-nourishing pavilion in the garden.

Standing in front of the table, Xia Houxuan leaned slightly forward, holding a writing brush in his left and right hands, and at the same time wrote on the two silk screens on the table in a free and easy way—the writing in his right hand is correct. It is "Anonymous Theory" written by He Yan: "The heaven and the earth are moved by nature, and the sages use nature. The nature is the way. The way has no name, so the old man called it strong. Zhongni said that Yao was incompetent. If the cloud is majestic and successful, it will be named by force. Take what the world knows and call it ears. Is there a name, but it is even more evil when the cloud is incompetent? The husband is only nameless, so it can be named by the name of the world; but what is the name? ? Only this is enough for a metaphor but not for the final realization, it is the person who observes the rise of Mount Tai and says that the vitality is not vast!"

What he wrote simultaneously in his left hand is "Tao Lun": "If you have what you have, you can live by what you don't have; if you do something, you can do it from nothing. The husband and the way are speechless, and the name is nameless. Formless, listen to it without sound, then the Tao is complete. Therefore, it can reveal the sound and emit the air, envelop the shape and spirit and create light and shadow. The black is used for the mysterious, the white is used for the plain, the square is used for the square, and the circle is used for the rule. It has form, but it has no form; white and black have a name, but it has no name."

In the eyes of others, although Xia Houxuan wrote with both hands at the same time, the slowness of the movement, the straightness of the turning, and the width of the circle are all in perfect harmony, without delay.The font of "Anonymous Theory" on the right is dignified, dignified, elegant and simple; the font of "Taoism" on the left is written lightly, gracefully, chicly and elegantly!Deng Yang, who had been quietly watching him finish writing the banner, couldn't help but approached, almost couldn't help stretching out his fingers to touch the ink-drenched handwriting on the banner, and sighed involuntarily: "What a profound article. ! Such beautiful calligraphy! The square script of Liang Hu, a famous teacher of the former dynasty, and the round script of Cai Yong, a great scholar of a generation, are all incomparable! Mr. He, come and enjoy it too!"

Over there, He Yan, whose complexion was as pale as powder, was dipping his hands in the copper basin brought by the maid, and gently scrubbing them with clean water.His voice was always as gentle as spring water: "Don't urge, don't urge, after Yan Jing has passed, you should come over and ask Xiahou Jun for advice."

Cao Shuang stood with his hands behind his back, looking over his eyes, watching He Yan's white hands slowly washing in the clear water, with shallow ripples, not a speck of powder drifting away.It seems that the skin of his hands is indeed as white as jade by nature, and it is definitely not caused by makeup.

Xia Houxuan slowly put down the two writing brushes he held in both hands, and while he was looking at the flaws on these two writings, he asked Deng Yang casually: "Deng Jun, you haven't told me yet. Information about the Liaodong War!"

(End of this chapter)