Sima Yi's Three Kingdoms Collection Collection

Chapter 375
"Sick" Director

Before Cao Shuang led his monarchs and ministers south to Xuchang to celebrate his birthday, just in case, he deliberately left his second younger brother Cao Xi, the leader of the army, and his fourth younger brother Cao Yan, He Yan, and Ding Mi, who were regular servants of Sanqi, to guard the capital of Luoyang. Go straight to Chilu Garden, Zhuque Pond, Weiyang Palace and other wonderful places to spend time, drink and have fun.

However, since the incident of Wang Guan being beaten, He Yan has been feeling restless.During this period, one day, after having a feast with Cao Xi, Cao Yan, Ding Mi and others, he leaned on the desk table and had a strange dream: a cloud of yellow mist rose densely and gradually dispersed with the wind, and a figure suddenly appeared inside it. Come, wearing a crown, wearing a dragon robe, holding a Shangfang sword, with a majestic appearance with straight beard and raised eyebrows, slowly approaching him.He Yan was horrified, and when he took a closer look, he saw that he was his adoptive father, Cao Cao, Emperor Taizu Wu!

Shocked, He Yan woke up, covered in cold sweat and unwilling to eat, immediately ignored the efforts of Cao Xi, Cao Yan, Ding Mi and others, and left the meeting in a hurry by presuming that he felt unwell , went back to the mansion behind closed doors and recuperated for many days.

In fact, He Yan was originally a man of astute suspicion and understanding, and he liked to study Lao Zhuang's pure and empty learning. How could he not know the principle that the extreme of madness is blame, and the extreme of things must be reversed?He is the son-in-law of the imperial family of the Great Wei Dynasty, and he has a great reputation. It was only because Cao Pi, Emperor Wen, and Cao Rui, Emperor Ming, didn't like his flashy decorations, so his career in politics was suppressed.But in the past six or seven years, it was Cao Shuang who promoted him to be the Minister of the Ministry of Officials in charge of the court's personnel and human rights, allowing him to taste the taste of great wealth, great power and great fortune!In his view, people used to respect you only for your status as consort and your ability to speak clearly. But it is the power of promotion and dismissal held in your hands and the magnificence of four horses and high chariots. This kind of respect is real and comes from the heart!In the past, all those doctors who advocated the concept of literature in Taixue dared to argue with him, He Yan, but now every time he shouted and hugged the podium, those doctors were only obedient and full of praise. !Power is such a good thing!Power can really make you extraordinary and incomparable!I am afraid that I will never be willing to bear such great power in my life!What you said in the past is light and elegant, indifferent to fame and fortune, how silly!Now everything has become a thing of the past!
However, that night, foster father Cao Cao suddenly dreamed to warn him. Could it be that he and Cao Shuang were blaming himself and Cao Shuang for their extravagance and disrespect?But ask yourself, say that you are "arrogant and inactive", and you also want to enjoy yourself in time and live a real life; but the feeling of "disrespect" is not necessarily true, whether it is yourself, Cao Shuang and the others Forget it, where is there really any ambition to usurp?So, he settled down, picked up a pen, and wrote a poem on the table to express his depression:
The swans and swans fly together, and the flock of flying plays is too clear.I am often afraid of a big snare, and worry about disasters once they are all together.

But after writing this, He Yan felt a little ominous, and used a brush to smear the written lines into black ink.Are you worrying too much about yourself?The ancients said: "My fate is up to me!" How could the future prospects be as serious as I imagined?Now that Sima Yi, the biggest enemy of his faction, has been kicked out of Luoyang and retired to the countryside, and Jiang Ji, Guo Zhi and other honored and former nobles are only left to be obedient, so where did the trouble come from?Where does the net come from?well!I was really frightened out of proportion by a strange dream, it was because I read the book stupidly!So, he picked up the pen again, and wrote four lines at the end of the poem: "Wish to be the duckweed grass, and send it to the Qingchi. Let's enjoy today, and I don't know what to do later." No matter how anxious After living through this life, I can't escape the last word "death" after all!Why bother yourself so much?Just go with the flow and enjoy yourself in time!

At this moment, the servant came to report: "Mr. Ji Kang is here to visit."

"Uncle Ye?" He Yan was overjoyed, and hurriedly put down the writing brush, and said repeatedly, "Please come in quickly! Please come in quickly!"

After a while, a handsome young man walked in from the door of the room.

He was wearing a light blue silk robe that fluctuated with the wind, and he didn't tie his hair or wear a crown, but loosened it casually, and the wind blows it, making him look extraordinarily elegant.The sharply defined lips were tightly pressed, revealing an inexplicable fortitude.

He Yan greeted him with a smile, and asked, "Shu Ye, have you written any articles on the topic recently? Come and show it to me!"

Ji Kang looked at him squarely and shook his head.

He Yan laughed again: "How about this, my "Analects of Analects" is almost finished, how about you take it out and help me review it?"

Only then did Ji Kang speak: "Of course it is possible——Kang came here today to ask you a few things, Uncle."

"Tell me." He Yan's face suddenly became serious.

"Ruan Sizong recently wrote a poem, the content is:'I heard that Dongling melons are close outside the Qingmen. The distance between the fence and the rice paddies, the mother and the child are hooked together. The five colors shine on the sun, and the guests meet everywhere. The tuition fees are suffering, and there are many. Wealth is a disaster. Clothes can last a lifetime, so how can you be favored?' Uncle, have you seen it?" Ji Kang looked at He Yan without blinking.

He Yan was taken aback for a moment. He had been indulging in wine, sex and entertainment for the past few months, but he hadn't paid any attention to the publication of these new works in the literary and poetic garden. A satirical poem!He murmured: "Well... this poem written by Ruan Sizong is very good, I will definitely remember it in my heart. I will also have someone copy dozens of poems for the general, Ding Yilang, Deng Shangshu ( Deng Yang has already assumed the position of Wang Guan's Duzhi Shangshu), General Cao Xi, General Cao Xun and the others read it..."

Ji Kang came up again and asked: "Lord Xia Houxuan also wrote an article "On Le Yi" in Chang'an, in which he said: "The ambition of being happy is met once in a thousand years, and it will also be the way to prosper in a thousand years." Also, how could it be that the situation ended in annexation at that time? Annexation by a husband is not what Le Sheng wants; strengthening Yan and abolishing Dao is not what Le Sheng seeks. If you disdain to get it, you will have no near-term things; if you don’t seek it Xiaocheng, it is also the one who benefits the world at the same time. The husband promotes the matter of Qi, so he uses his opportunity to move the world, and fights for Qi in order to understand the righteousness of the Yan Lord. This soldier is not prosperous for profit. The besieged city will not harm the people. This kind of benevolent heart is far and wide. The whole country does not seek meritorious deeds, eliminates violence and does not use power, this is the ultimate virtue to command the world; when the highest virtue is used to lead the nations, it is almost as good as Tang and Wu.' Master Xiahou knows this , With such an amount, why is he still placed far away in the border town?"

He Yan didn't expect his nephew and son-in-law to be so outspoken, so he could only excuse himself: "I have mentioned the matter of Xiahou Taichu to General Cao many times. General Cao may be busy with business, so forget it for a while." I will remind you tomorrow. However, Shu Ye, the important place in Guanzhong is also the important town of our Great Wei, so I have to have close friends and old friends to visit me! It is very suitable for Xiahou Taichu to work there."

Ji Kang's eyes were deep and bright, as if he had been listening carefully to He Yan's speech, and seemed to be thinking about something else.He asked solemnly again: "Uncle, Kang also heard that there is such a story in the market. Two months ago, the Wu thief Zhu Ran led his troops to invade Mianyang City in Jingzhou. General Wang Chang and the state governor fought back bravely. It took [-] days to repel the enemy and capture more than [-] Wu soldiers. But after this victory was sent to Beijing, General Cao refused to reward them for their meritorious deeds, and wanted to investigate their crimes. It is a crime of lax defense and inviting thieves to commit crimes. Does my uncle think this is appropriate?"

He Yan's face darkened: "Shu Ye—then Wang Chang and Zhou Tai are members of the Sima family. How can we, the relatives of the Wei family, be arrogant and indulgent because of their little military exploits? We should suppress them, or we should suppress them." of."

"Uncle! The affairs of the world are like the movement of the sun and the moon, and everyone can see it. If the superiors are unfair in rewards and punishments, or injustices, they will definitely attract the attention and criticism of the people in the world, and the fire is unstoppable! The pseudo-Shu Zhuge Liang was able to do it when he was alive." Be open-minded, impart justice, those who have merit will be rewarded even if they are enemies, and those who have done wrong will be punished even if they are relatives." General Cao, who entrusted himself to govern alone, can't even do this?" Ji Kang persuaded earnestly, "After all, Kang is an in-law of Great Wei. He has a close relationship with Great Wei and we share weal and woe. I don't want my relatives in the Wei family to be resented by others because of the loss of my body, and cause endless troubles!"

He Yan gritted his teeth, flicked his sleeves, and sighed deeply: "Shu Ye, your bookishness is too strong! How can there be such clear rewards and punishments in this world? No matter how much the general rewards Wang Chang and Zhou Tai , They will not be grateful for their surrender, but instead will blindly use the opportunity of making meritorious service to receive rewards to secretly expand their power..."

Hearing this, Ji Kang was startled for a moment.In an instant, he decided that he didn't want to continue arguing with the uncle in front of him who always claimed to be "clear as water, bright as a mirror, indifferent and serene to appreciate all opportunities". With tears in his eyes, he bowed deeply to him Came to give a salute: "Master Uncle, with the sincerity of his in-laws, Kang has said all of this today. Uncle Wan Wang and General Cao and others thought carefully, and Kang took his farewell and left—please do your own thing in the future!"

In this way, time passed away slowly day by day like a pool of water that was gradually drying up.When almost everyone was getting used to Cao Shuang's extravagance and debauchery every day, Taifu Sima Yi, who had been recuperating in his hometown in Wen County, suddenly returned to Luoyang Nanfang on April [-]th in the eighth year of Zhengshi Sima Mansion.

It turned out that his wife Zhang Chunhua reported that she was critically ill.Sima Yi and Zhang Chunhua have been raising eyebrows for so many years, they are naturally very close as husband and wife, so as soon as they heard about her illness, they hurriedly drove back to the house to visit.

In the bedroom in the backyard of Sima Mansion, Sima Yi sat on the edge of the couch, let Zhang Chunhua lie on his back with his knees as a pillow, and at the same time gently stroked the roots of her hair on the sideburns on her forehead, tears fell from her eyes. fell down.

"Husband, why are you so incomprehensible?" Zhang Chunhua's smile is still so calm and gentle, "Birth, old age, sickness and death, the fate of people, what should come will eventually come. Brother Zhi (referring to Sima Yi's cousin Sima Zhi) is in such a good health , didn’t you die from an illness the year before last? It’s a pity that as a wife, I can’t see the day when your husband will become famous and reach the pinnacle!”

Sima Yi was very sad when he heard this, and hastily stretched out his hand to touch his waist pocket: "My husband will never let you die, Chunhua - my husband must let you live well to see the day when my husband will become famous and reach the pinnacle. Yes. Here, this is a box of Nine-Turn Life-Extending Pill that Master Guan Ning gave to my husband back then... You, you are about to take it, I heard that it is most effective in curing diseases and prolonging life..."

(End of this chapter)