Sima Yi's Three Kingdoms Collection Collection

Chapter 387 Defeating Cao Shuang, Sima Yi monopolizes power (4)
"And Huan Fan, the chief minister, can't go with us to accompany the sacrifice!" Cao Xun said suddenly, "This old man Huan is becoming more and more ignorant now. A few days ago, brother, you went to the hall to discuss matters on the chariot, and he How dare you jump out and accuse your elder brother of being 'disrespectful'! Such an old stubborn, it would be a big trouble for us to take him there!"

Cao Shuang nodded sullenly.

Ding Mi secretly sighed in his heart for Huan Fan's cold reception, and with a turn of his mind, he said: "General, this time six of your brothers went out of the capital to sacrifice to the mausoleum. The auspicious miracle of "the same root of zhi, the emergence of Fengquan" has to be done, but this matter of staying in Beijing and China must not be relaxed!"

"Ding Jun! You are really worrying for nothing!" Deng Yang laughed loudly, "Now that the great general is in control of the power, he is powerful and powerful, and old Sima is dying. Who else would dare to provoke him?"

"Don't be afraid of everything, just in case!" Ding Mi said deeply.

"Okay! Ding Jun will be in charge of the posthumous affairs in Beijing! You don't have to go to the ceremony meeting that day." Cao Shuang pondered for a while before ordering.

"Ding's order." Ding Mi responded, and then said politely, "In Ding's opinion, there are only three most critical places for the maintenance of the post-secondary stay in Beijing: one is the Xifang arsenal in Luoyang, and the weapons and armor in the arsenal. The weapons are piled up like a mountain. Whoever occupies it can give people swords, divide troops and launch weapons, and fight together. This place, Ding Mou and Captain Cao Shou will take people to guard it in person; the second is the general's mansion, please General, you designate your confidant family to stay on duty later. If there is an unexpected change, you can let the servants and generals come out and come to Xifang Arsenal to meet Ding and others to echo; the third is the palace, the general You can ask Yin Damu, the captain in front of the Forbidden Army Hall, to strengthen your vigilance and patrol when you go out to worship the mausoleum, and you must not be negligent at all times..."

"Okay! Okay! Let's do as you said! We're all exhausted!" Cao Shuang yawned, waved his big hand, and shouted outside the door, "Sun Qian—you send a message Go down, let the kabuki musicians in the back garden get ready, the general will come to rest and have fun later!"

Scattered snow fell with the freezing rain. Although the wind was not strong, it was like an ice knife hidden in the dark, flying out suddenly and slashing people's faces with pain.And the boundless night adds a layer of heavy invisible pressure to this season, as if something in the air is about to burst.

However, the underground secret room in the backyard of Taifu's mansion is an exception: the large animal head heaters placed in the four corners are glowing red, making the six-foot-square room as warm as spring and as bright as day.

The most striking thing inside is that an extremely large silk map of the military topography inside and outside the capital of Luoyang is tightly attached to the front wall. At first glance, it looks like a cloth wall with vertical and horizontal lines and vertical lines.

This big silk picture is very detailed.In Luoyang City, there are nine streets and eight squares, six departments and four gates, almost every street, alley, every mansion, every shop and wine shop has been sketched out exactly and clearly!Looking closely, the address icons on the silk map, such as the Imperial Palace, Arsenal, General’s Mansion, Taifu’s Mansion, Henan Yin Official Office, Sili Xiaowei Official Office, and Shangshutai Official Office, have been roughly scratched with a cinnabar brush Several bright red eye-catching circles!
Sima Zhao approached the silk picture with the light on the side of the wall to look at it seriously, and exclaimed, "Mr. Shi Bao, you really do everything seamlessly and seamlessly. Zhao also remembers that there is such a pancake shop on the street of Zhuque Street, Nanfang, outside the Sima Gate of the Imperial Palace." Museum, you actually marked it so accurately and clearly on this map. It’s not simple! It’s really not simple!” As he spoke, he turned his admiring eyes to Shi Bao who was standing respectfully in the corner with his hands down.

It seems that in the past two or three years, it has been hard work to train dead men to do fine work and contact and run chores in the filial piety of Wen County——Shi Bao's white, tender and handsome face has long been exposed to a light bronze color, and the corners of his brows and lips The lines between them have long been honed to be as hard and sharp as a knife's edge!He stood there and heard Sima Zhao's praise, but he just smiled lightly: "Second Young Master, you are flattering yourself—this is what Shi should do."

Master Sima walked up to his second brother and introduced with a smile: "Second brother, of course this mustache shop must be marked! It will be an excellent tool for the rebels of the Sima family to control this Suzaku Street at that time." Strongholds! All the places marked and circled on this silk map are actually the dangerous places where we should quickly control the entire capital when we start an incident..."

"Oh? So that's the case?" Sima Zhao couldn't help looking at the position of the Wu Bakery on the map after hearing this.Brother is right. If Zhuque Avenue in the capital is compared to a long snake, this mustard shop is indeed nailed to its "seven inches" key position, and it is a suitable stronghold that can be attacked and defended!And behind the selection of such a stronghold, I really don't know how much hard work the eldest brother and Shi Bao have put in in secret these days!

Sima Yi stood behind the two brothers, stretched out his hand to gently caress the drooping beard on his chest, and said in a slow voice: "Mr. Shi Bao, it seems that you have already planned the surprise attack plan of our uprising King Qin very deeply. Now, just Please explain it to me in detail!"

Hearing this, Shi Bao straightened up, walked over generously, pointed the slender copper ruler with his right hand to the topographical map of the capital on the wall, and drew a line of marching routes, talking eloquently Tan: "My lord Taifu and the second son, Shi Bao and the eldest son have repeatedly deduced the strategic plan for this uprising King Qin's surprise attack in advance. When it comes to the incident, we must use the fastest speed , the strongest force, and the most ingenious technique to control the inside and outside of the capital! Then, among them, there are three most important marching routes.

"One is the route that all the dead in the uprising escorted Master Taifu from Zhuque Street in Nanfang, passing through the gate of Cao Shuang's mansion, to the Sima Gate of the Imperial Palace and entering the Kowloon Palace. Because Cao Shuang's mansion happened to be located between Taifu's Mansion and Sima Gate of the Imperial Palace, Taifu If you want to enter the place where Simamen occupies the inner core of the palace, you must pass through the gate of Cao Shuang’s mansion safely and smoothly. How to do this cannot be ignored.”

Sima Yi listened, and nodded slightly: "I have a clear idea of ​​this problem, you can continue to talk about it!"

Shi Bao's tone paused, and he said again: "The second is the marching route from Taifu's Mansion to the Henan Yin Official Office in Dongfang, the capital. If you want to completely control the entire capital, the Henan Yin Official Office is actually a pivotal place, because it holds Control the opening and closing of the gates on the four sides of the capital. Only by occupying it can we use the foreign troops stationed in Beijing in the name of Henan Yin to secure the gates on the four sides of the city in case of accidents.

"The third is the marching route from Taifu's Mansion to Xifang Arsenal in the capital. The entire city of Luoyang is stationed with [-] forbidden troops and [-] foreign troops. Almost all armored soldiers and equipment are usually stored here. If we can't get it in one fell swoop in time If it is captured in the palm of the hand, if it is controlled by Cao's rebellious party, it will be backlashed and regretted!"

Sima Yi's eyes sparkled when he heard it: This Shi Bao really has the talent of a general, and he knows the dangerous situation inside and outside the capital of Luoyang inside and outside the Luoyang capital in every detail!It is really a great fortune for my Sima family to be able to employ such talents!While he was meditating secretly, Sima Shi added next to him: "My lord father, in fact, besides these three most critical marching routes, whether there are three places that can be quickly controlled at that time is also crucial."

Sima Yi looked at him sideways: "Which three places? Tell me about it."

"One is Cao Shuang's mansion. There are as many as two thousand soldiers and generals in his mansion, and all of them are tough and desperate. If there is trouble, it will have a big impact; The third is the military battalion under Cao Xi's command in the imperial palace. As long as these three places are controlled in one fell swoop, major events in Beijing and China can be settled in no time!"

"Okay! Your opinions are very good." Sima Yi smiled slightly, and said slowly: "Let's do this! My father will also make his deployment plan clear to you——

"The first step is to lead Gao Rou, Wang Guan, Sun Zi, Liu Fang, Wang Su, etc. directly to the Sima Gate of the palace when the incident is about to start. On Guo Zhi's side, the father will report to the emperor at the right time. He made it clear. He is the Ouchi Weiwei, who is in charge of guarding the palace gate. As soon as we got there, he opened the Sima Gate and let us in to occupy the Zhongshu Provincial Office Hall and Jiulong Hall. Then, Guo Zhi picked him up from Yongning Palace Her Royal Highness joined us to respond.

"The second step is that once the father enters the palace, he will immediately call the officials of the second rank and above in Beijing to gather in the Jiulong Palace to discuss matters according to the Queen Mother's order, and order Taiwei Jiang Ji to enter the palace to serve as the father's assistant to decide on important matters. The father will immediately appoint Gao Rou Chijie took over the position of the general and took over the camp of the Imperial Palace Habayashi Army; appointed Huan Fan or Wang Guan Chijie to take over the post of the Zhongling Army and took over the battalion of the Zhongling Army; appointed Zhaoer Nijiajie to take over the Henan Yin Yin I will quickly close the gates on all sides of the city; I will appoint you as a guru to guard the Zhongshu Province and Jiulong Palace to protect the empress dowager and the ministers."

"Father, are you... are you letting the boy sit in the Henan Yin government office?" Sima Zhao finally understood the division of labor that Sima Yi had assigned to him, and couldn't help hesitating, "Is the boy not too concerned about the bureaucrats over there?" cooked..."

"It doesn't matter. As a father, I will let Sima Qi assist you to go to Henan Yin's official office to take over the post of Henan Yin. Sima Qi is now Henan Cheng. He and your cousin Sima Zhi have been running in the capital for many years. They have deep connections and a lot of prestige. Gao. With him assisting you to go, you will surely succeed." Sima Yi said to Sima Zhao confidently, "At the same time, on the day of the incident, you can bring your wife and brother Wang Yun and Wang Kai as assistants. Let's go together. After controlling Henan Yin's official office, you will quickly mobilize the garrison and foreign troops to surround Cao Shuang's mansion tightly! Luoyang Capital City has four school captains in the east, west, north, south, and north. At that time, your confidantes Jia Chong, Pei Xiu, Wei Lie, Yang Jun and others should go and take over as their substitutes! It's better for them to guard than other outsiders."

"Yes, my son has remembered Father's instructions." Sima Zhao quickly nodded in agreement.

Sima Yi finally turned his fiery eyes on Shi Bao: "The third step, Mr. Shi Bao, you and Uncle Niu Heng will lead the [-] dragon-riding heavenly army to capture the Luoyang arsenal, and fight with Ding Mi and Cao Shou stationed there. Fight to the death! In this way, you can personally avenge your Shen Liniang who died tragically at the hands of the thieves!"

The Change of Gaoping Mausoleum

On the afternoon of the third day of the first lunar month in the tenth year of Zhengshi, Captain Jiang Ji, Shangshuling Sima Fu, and Shangshupu She Weizhen came to the bedroom to visit Sima Yi.

Sima Yi was still half lying on the couch sickly, staring at the three of them without saying a word.

(End of this chapter)