Sima Yi's Three Kingdoms Collection Collection

Chapter 362
Within a few days, Fei Yi, Secretary of State of Shu, together with Jiang Wan and others finally persuaded Liu Chan to order more troops and food to rescue the border. He personally led a [-] strong army from Chengdu to rush to support Hanzhong County.As a result, the situation of the battle between the two sides suddenly reversed.At the foot of Qishan Mountain, Xiahouba was exhausted due to long-term attack without success, so he had to withdraw his troops and return; while Cao Shuang and Xiahouxuan were in a dilemma on Xiegu Road, losing troops and generals, and had to flee in a hurry.

Cao Shuang invested nearly 20 troops in this battle of conquering Shu and destroying the bandits, costing more than 180 million shi of food and grass, losing countless military equipment, cattle, horses, mules and donkeys, and fled back in less than two months.This dealt a heavy blow to his prestige, and made him feel ashamed for a while and went back to the capital to meet the young emperor Cao Fang, Taifu Sima Yi and ministers.

At the same time, this incident also marked the complete exposure of Cao Shuang's external strength, vanity and incompetence.The political capital he inherited from his father Cao Zhen to stand in power was exhausted!At least, in the military circle of Wei State, Cao Shuang completely lost the prestige and influence he should have as a Minister of Gu Ming.The direct consequence of this is that Cao Shuang will not be able to borrow a single ounce of help from Wei Guo's military circles in the future duel with Sima Yi!

On the court hall of the Nine Dragon Palace, Sima Yi's vigorous and powerful voice echoed: "The old minister said to His Majesty, this time Huainan's campaign against Wu, the old minister has adopted the ingenious strategy of Sima Shibao, the army planner of the Taifu's government and the central guard. In one fell swoop, he captured Lujiang County and Wancheng, and expanded the territory of [-] miles north of the Yangtze River in Yangzhou—the old minister thinks that Shibao has made great contributions, so please confer the title of Marquis of Guannei and the Order of Luoyang."

Cao Fang turned to look at Cao Shuang with a gloomy face, and seeing that he lowered his head slightly and had no objection, he replied, "Yes."

Sima Yi didn't look sideways, and said again: "General Cheqi and Governor of Yongzhou Guo Huai, and General Zuo Hu Zun have done a great job in protecting the people in the battle of Shu. Please grant two hundred households to each of them. Appreciate."

Cao Fang knew that she could only be a "respondent" in front of Sima Yi, a veteran of the four dynasties and the chief assistant of Gu Ming, so she replied casually, "Yes."

At this moment, Fu Gu, the servant of Zhongshu, and He Zeng, the servant of Huangmen, both came out of the crowd, holding up their wats and playing in unison: "Weichen and others have written a letter to your majesty. This time, we failed in the conquest of Shu, lost troops and generals, and wasted officials. , Someone must come out to take the responsibility, otherwise the military law and the government will be difficult to establish in the country in the future! The ministers and others think that the general Xia Houxuan who conquered the West has no strategy and strategy, and that he lost his master and humiliated the country. "

Although the two of them were pointing at Xia Houxuan on the surface, everyone could see that it was Cao Shuang that they stabbed secretly.

Cao Fang suddenly became overwhelmed, turned her head, stared at Cao Shuang without saying a word.

Cao Shuang's face also became hot immediately, and he was about to speak in response, but Sima Yi said: "My lords, I have decided to temporarily put aside the expedition against the Shu bandits, please don't make any unreasonable comments! Wait and back off!"

After Cao Shuang heard this, he never expected that it was Sima Yi who came forward to help him out at this time, and looked up at him in a daze, with a dazed expression on his face.

Shen Liniang

"This stone bud has a lot of ideas. He knows that the first priority of the Great Wei Dynasty today is farming, and the second is training soldiers. However, farming requires iron smelting for plows, and iron smelting is also required for soldier ordnance forging... He relied on his own travels in the past. Based on the experience, I took people to Tiefeng Mountain in Guangping County, Jizhou to find three iron ore veins, which solved my need for iron for refining farm tools and weapons in the Great Wei Dynasty!"

As soon as Sima Zhao talked about Shi Bao to Zhong Hui, he was full of praise: "Mr. Zhong, my elder brother can find such a rare man like him with his own pair of eyes. It is really admirable! Zhao is really ashamed of himself." !"

When Zhong Hui heard Sima Zhao praise Shi Bao so much, he couldn't help but feel a sour taste in his heart, jealous thoughts arose secretly, but his face remained silent, pretending to agree with Sima Zhao first and said: "Yes! Yes! Shi Zhongrong Helping the Central Guardian Army to purge the Imperial Army has also achieved remarkable results-twenty or thirty mediocre generals were cut off in one shot! Now, both inside and outside the capital are promoting the strength of the five warrior battalions under the Central Guardian Army. Far above the powerhouses of towns and states..."

Sima Zhao listened, just nodded and smiled.In the past two or three years, Shi Bao suggested that Master Sima set the grand plan of "firmly controlling the internal imperial army, consolidating the weak branches, focusing on controlling the light, and using the middle to control the outside". The selection of soldiers and generals made the elite combat power of the five battalions of warriors led by Sima Division of the Central Guard Army far exceed the foreign troops owned by Sifangzhou Town.If there is a change in the town of Sifang Prefecture, the Forbidden Army can be dispatched in time, and it will be decided in a moment!But these things are one of the core secrets of the Sima family, and Sima Zhao naturally couldn't say anything to Zhong Hui in this situation, so he gently brought this topic to the past.

"However, Sima Jun, there are still some things that I have to say to you. This stone bud is very popular now, and Cao Shuang seems to be wooing him very tightly!" Zhong Hui rolled his eyes, leaned forward, and leaned forward. Come over and whisper to Sima Zhao, "Zhong has heard rumors that He Yan, Deng Yang and others have secretly visited Shi Bao with gold and jade, I don't know how many times..."

"What? There are such things?" Sima Zhao actually knew the inside story of these things, but pretended to hear it for the first time today, showing a very surprised look.

"Yes! Moreover, I heard that He Yan and Deng Yang offered higher and higher prices to buy him. They promised Shi Bao that as long as Shi Bao voted for them, at least one of the Marquis of Changping You can't get away with the title of title and the official cap of a Sili captain."

"Hehehe! The price Cao Shuang, He Yan, and Deng Yang offered Shi Bao is really not low! The Marquis of Changping Township with more than 1000 households in the feudal city, the official rank is the important position of Sili Xiaowei from the first rank. It sounds like It almost makes me secretly tempted!" The smile on Sima Zhao's lips was as indifferent as water, "However, I believe that Yi Shibao's loyalty and integrity are definitely not something they can buy with these high-ranking officials and generous salaries."

"Well, that's true." Zhong Hui secretly peeped at Sima Zhao's reaction, so he couldn't directly provoke him, so he went around and said, "However, in Zhong's opinion, He Yan, Deng Yang and the others The higher the price, the higher the price, and the other way around, it may gradually lead to Shi Bao's pretentiousness. Even He Yan and Deng Yang offered high-priced betrothal gifts such as the title of Marquis of the Township and the title of Captain of Sili. Wouldn't you treat Shi Bao with a treatment that is too lower than these prices... Isn't it because Wu She, who was sent by Xiang Yu, used some arrogant and arrogant words to make Han Xin feel complacent from then on? ?”

Sima Zhao said "Yes", shook his head slightly, and looked at Zhong Hui solemnly: "You can't say that. I'm afraid he still knows how Shi Bao is treated by my Sima family. As long as he doesn't let our Sima family down now , our Sima family will never treat him badly in the future!"

Zhong Hui listened, and pretended to say with emotion: "Mr. Sima's words really sound like a clatter, which can be used to illuminate the sun and the moon! If Shi Bao betrays your Sima family in the future, he will definitely be punished by God!"

Although Sima Zhao said that to Zhong Hui, he was faintly worried that Cao Shuang's faction was trying so hard to win over Shi Bao, and a ray of worry could not help but float on his brows.

Zhong Hui wholeheartedly wanted to drive a wedge between Shi Bao and the Sima family, so as to take the opportunity to eliminate Shi Bao, a potential rival on his way to power in the future, so he was still watching his words secretly, and said politely: "Mr. Sima, to be honest, From the bottom of his heart, Zhong has always been worried about these poor people. They have no family law to restrain them, no relatives and friends to bind them, and they travel all over the world alone. They are ungrateful and ungrateful. It’s not like me and other descendants of famous families have deep roots and clean roots, and have been friends with each other for a long time. Of course, Mr. Shi Bao is loyal and honest, and he is not among such poor people, so we can treat him differently. However, Mr. Zhong asked Mr. Sima to ask himself, what will happen in the future? There is an unexpected change between your Sima family and the other family, and the situation is at a critical moment, what relationship does Shi Bao have with your Sima family? Can he really stand by your Sima family consistently and unwaveringly?"

Having said that, he raised his eyes to stare at Sima Zhao, and finally asked "seeingly", "Has Mr. Sima heard of the name Shen Liniang?"

Sima Zhao pondered, and nodded slowly: "This woman, Zhao has heard her name—she is just Shi Bao who is talking about it and will greet her with big gongs, drums and colorful lights every few days." The concubine in the mansion?"

"That's right. However, do you know her background, Mr. Sima? As far as I know, this Shen Liniang is actually a brothel girl who has always had an affair with He Yan and Deng Yang. It was through her that He Yan and Deng Yang used her as a bridge between them and Shi Bao. Eye to eye, secretly sending money." Zhong Hui's voice was always so cold and sharp, "on the other hand, is it possible that Shi Bao is using this Shen Liniang to break ties with He Yan and Deng Yang to reserve a way out? If he, Shi Bao, is really loyal to your Sima family wholeheartedly, he should have imitated Wu Qi Shilu, a famous general in the Warring States period, and killed Qi's wife to show his loyalty!"

After hearing this, Sima Zhao's cheek muscles twitched violently, and he remained silent.But in the depths of his eyes, there was a ray of ice flashing past, and it disappeared in a flash!
Walk again and again, and part with the king.They are separated by more than ten thousand miles, and each is at the end of the world.The road is obstructed and long, but we can know when we meet.Huma follows the north wind, and the more birds nest in the south branch.The day is far away, and the day of clothes has slowed down.Floating clouds cover the day, and the wanderer does not care about returning.Sijun makes people old, and the years are suddenly too late.Don't give up donations, don't go back, try to add meals.

With the clear and melodious singing, Shen Liniang, who is in a fluttering dress, stepped lightly on lotus steps, raised her lotus arms, and smiled brightly in her eyes, blooming like a colorful lotus dancing in the attic.

He Yan, who was quietly watching her dancing, held the wine glass in one hand, and stroked the silk on the table with the other, and sighed long and long: "Li Niang, the meaning of parting is very strong in your lyrics, it seems that you and I are indeed destined." It's almost over!'Huma Yi North Wind, Yue Bird's Nest South Branch.'You are really going to leave me today, I am really very sad!"

Shen Liniang's eyes flicked around, but she saw that he had only sad words but no sadness, knowing that he was just reluctant to part with her own beauty, so she replied gracefully: "'Abandon the donation, don't go back, work hard to add food.'" My lord, you have to take good care of yourself in the future! Liniang will no longer be able to serve you and Lord Deng, so you all need to take care of yourself!"

"Oh... this Shi Bao is really stubborn!" He Yan threw down the wine glass, and said bitterly, "Thanks to Deng Yang and I being on duty to pay tribute to him, he still insists on taking you away! It's really impossible Li Yu! Could it be that he is so ambitious that even the Marquis of the Township and the Colonel of Sili can't be bothered?"

(End of this chapter)