Sima Yi's Three Kingdoms Collection Collection

Chapter 48
"However, since we have found such a serious case, I'm afraid we can't let it go with the attitude of 'let the matter go'?" Guo Jiana's clear eyes showed a trace of sophistication, "When encountering such a good opportunity If you don't give that domineering Yuan Shao an appropriate counterattack, maybe he will think that the court is really afraid of him, and instead grow his indomitable arrogance."

"Then, what should we do to give him an 'appropriate counterattack'?" Cao Cao's eyes became more and more serious.

"I'm going to ask Xun Lingjun about this." Guo Jia glanced sideways at Xun Yu who was sitting above him, and said in a slightly teasing tone, "Xun Lingjun is probably already in Zhizhu's hands at this moment. You, I just like to keep silent until the most appropriate time to say the most correct words..."

Everyone present was used to Guo Jia's teasing and playful tone, and they didn't feel that there was anything undignified about him on such an occasion.Cao Cao was so impressed by him, he turned around hastily, bowed deeply to Xun Yu and said, "Feng Xiao (Guo Jia's word Feng Xiao) is very right, please respectfully ask Xun Lingjun to teach you!"

When Xun Yu saw it, he hurriedly avoided the seat, and bowed back, saying: "Master Sikong's move really killed Yu, and Yu is ashamed to dare to do it."

"Respectfully, Lord Lingjun, please teach me!" Cao Cao didn't say much, and still insisted on bowing and asking.

Xun Yu had no choice but to sit back in his seat, straightened his words, pondered for a while, looked at Cao Cao quietly, and said slowly: "For the current plan, there is only this: First, first put Du Chuan, Du He and other corrupt officials The official's conviction clearly stated that he would be cut in half in the city to serve as an example; second, Yuan Xiong, Yuan Hun and other Yuan's minions were all imprisoned and not disposed of for the time being. All their properties in Hanoi County were confiscated and confiscated, and then attached by the court Their case files issued an edict of accountability, which was sent directly to Yuan Shao in Yecheng, accusing him of the crime of "indulging relatives and lax governance", and ordered him to send personnel to explain clearly. Then, the court selected capable officials For the sake of mediation, order them to bring Brother Yuan Xiong back by themselves and strictly supervise them."

After hearing this, all the people in the hall couldn't help thinking deeply.After a long while, Zhong Yao couldn't help asking: "Mr. Xun Ling, Yuan Shao is narrow-minded and small-minded. What if he can't bear such a stimulus for a while and becomes angry and commits an attack? How should the court respond?"

"Yuan Shao is narrow-minded, but he is also very face-saving and vain - he has always claimed that he came from a noble family of "four generations and three princes". , This is the pain that he can't bear the most, and it will arouse him to become angry and mobilize his troops to attack! Since Lord Sikong put his relatives in prison and did not deal with them for the time being, he has saved his face politely... ...He will naturally know how to make a big deal out of it? Even if he used this pretext to attack rashly, he would not have much advantage in terms of etiquette and justice! Therefore, according to Xun, Yuan Shao We can only send someone to bring his relatives and minions back to Yecheng in a desperate manner!" Xun Yu seemed confident and talked eloquently, making everyone in the room nod their heads in admiration.

"Alas... I, Sikong, has always been fair and just, and acted according to my heart, but today I have to make up with Yuan Shaoxu, and I am very unwilling!" Cao Cao's complexion was still abnormally heavy, and his right fist lightly beat on the table in front of him. "In fact, I have already added Guan Yu, Zhang Fei, Zhang Xiu and other powerful generals under my command, and I have also obtained the help of Liu Bei and Uncle Liu Huang. Even if Yuan Shao dares to attack at this moment, with Xu Du's current strength, how can he be inferior to him? "

"Master Sikong's words are very true. However, at this moment, there are still Sun brothers in Jiangdong, and Yuan Shu's remnants are making trouble in Huainan. The rear of the court is not stable yet. Please forgive me and say it bluntly: it is not the best time for the court to openly confront Yuan Shao. Sir Sikong must strengthen the foundation and strengthen the foundation, first to stand in an invincible position, and then wait for the opportunity to strike later." Seeing that Cao Cao was full of enthusiasm and seemed to be unable to hold back, Xun Yu hurriedly warned, "There is an old saying: 'Many Doing unrighteousness will lead to death.' The Yuan family of Jizhou relies on power and has no virtue and no way. How can it last long? If he dares to jump on the beam, Lord Sikong will then follow the order of the emperor to punish the rebellious ministers, uphold the righteousness and lead the heroes , Support Hongyi and eliminate filth and chaos, we will be able to win the battle, and it will be determined by one battle!"

Cao Cao listened to Xun Yu's words so profoundly, pondered for a while, and then gradually calmed down the excitement in his chest, nodded and replied: "Forget it! This time, I, Sikong, followed Xun Lingjun's instructions to deal with the serious case in Hanoi County. However, among the court officials, who is worthy of the important task of mediating with the envoys sent by Yuan Shao? I hope that Xun Lingjun will recommend a suitable candidate."

"Who is this candidate? He is far away in the sky, yet close in front of us." Xun Yu glanced at Sima Lang, who was sitting on the lower left side of him. Hebei has a lot of connections with people from Jizhou - he is naturally competent to mediate with Yuan's envoys!"

After Cao Cao heard this, he slapped his right knee vigorously with his palm, and said with a chuckle, "Okay! Master Sima, the heinous event caused by your second brother will have to be resolved by you, the eldest brother, in the end—can you tell me what happened?" Being able to accept and lift weights as lightly as possible can show your brother Sima's skills!"

After hearing Cao Cao's words, everyone burst into laughter, and everyone secretly breathed a sigh of relief.Sima Lang also bowed his head, and replied respectfully, "I obey."

When Cao Cao was laughing, he glanced sideways at Xun Yu and saw that he was smiling absent-mindedly, with a thoughtful look on his brows, so he quickly stopped laughing and asked, "Is there anything Xun Ling-jun can't say?" place?"

Xun Yu narrowed his eyes, stared at the thick stack of case files on the table, and said slowly: "Just now Xun Xun has been thinking that this act of farming and calming the people is originally a benevolent government that benefits the country and the people. When it comes to local states and counties, it has become an evil government in which corrupt officials and powerful people join forces to corrupt ink and enrich their own pockets. Lord Sikong, take a look at the case files that Sima Yi and Lord Yang have thoroughly investigated, such as Uncle Du Chuan, nephew Du Chuan, and the Yuan brothers. How shocking are the crimes committed by corrupt officials and tyrants who have encroached on official land, oppressed refugees, and fished the common people! I am afraid that there are quite a few of these prefectures and counties that are as bad as Hanoi County? It’s just that there are not many people Dare to stand up and expose like Sima Yi!"

"You mean to set about purging people's hearts and clarifying the administration of officials?" Cao Cao couldn't help asking solemnly.

"Purge people's hearts and clarify the administration of officials. Of course, this must be done. But it is not the time yet, and it is too late to do it." Xun Yu turned his head and glanced at Cao Cao, and continued, "The key is to target We need to study and formulate a general strategy to manage both the symptoms and the root causes of this issue of farming and reassuring the people!"

"A general strategy to treat both symptoms and root causes?" Cao Cao was slightly startled again.

Facing his question, Xun Yu calmly replied, "That's right. This general strategy of treating both symptoms and root causes must be able to prevent local tyrants from colluding with state and county officials to enrich their own pockets to a considerable extent!"

"Oh... I understand what Xun Lingjun means!" Guo Jia laughed, and interjected, "This is what my subordinate understands, and the matter of garrisoning the fields and reassuring the people should be put under the direct control of the imperial court's Da Si Nong and Du Zhi Zhong Lang. , and the imperial court will 'insert through to the end' from top to bottom for overall overall management!"

"Guo Jun's words are very true." Xun Yu nodded slightly to Guo Jia, and said, "According to Xun's humble opinion, for the current plan, it should be like this: take the affairs of garrisoning the fields from the local state and county government offices to the imperial court directly. In charge of this matter, the imperial court sent Diannong Xiaowei and Tuntian Duwei to the prefectures and counties to take charge of this matter, and the state, county, county and other three-level governments were not allowed to intervene indiscriminately. The subalterns joined hands to collude!"

"Xun Lingjun really deserves to be a good prime minister of Jingtianweidi! There is a case of ink corruption in Hanoi County, which is not surprising for others to see, but you can learn from it and treat both symptoms and root causes!" Hearing this, Cao Cao admired him, "What is this? Extraordinary great wisdom, great talent and general strategy! It is far beyond the reach!"

"This is a secret letter from your elder brother." Under the bright and bright candlelight, Sima Fang handed a silk script to Sima Yi, "Everything is as we expected: Cao Sikong and Xun Lingjun finally decided, and Du Chuan and others have made the final decision. The treacherous officials will be severely punished; the brothers Yuan Xiong and Yuan Hun will be expelled from the country. Cui Yan, the envoy sent by Yuan Shao, and your eldest brother will rush to this county in a few days to handle all the handover matters here."

Speaking of this, he suddenly raised his eyes and glanced at the second son who was reading the letter with his head down, and said politely: "You should have seen it by now, your elder brother mentioned in this letter that Cao Sikong played 'can seek' on you." You can break the law, keep the way, not afraid of power, and stick to your opinions', and Xun Lingjun also commented on you as "youthful talent, outstanding knowledge"... How do you think about all this?"

Sima Yi slowly put down the secret silk letter from his elder brother, without much surprise on his face, he replied indifferently: "My lord, how can I deserve these compliments from Cao Sikong and Xun Lingjun? Looking back on the scenes of fighting wits and courage with traitors and thugs such as Du Chuan, nephew and Yuan brothers, it was really dangerous and dangerous, and I am still afraid of it! Although the boy won a big victory in the end, somehow, I can’t always be happy—Jizhou’s Yuan family must have made a death feud with my Hanoi Sima family! Such consequences, whether it will be a blessing or a curse for the future of our Hanoi Sima family, I haven’t figured it out for a while.”

"Well... Yi'er, it's really rare for you to be able to 'not be afraid of the situation, and be deeply worried about it'! I, the Sima family in Hanoi, must be more vigilant in the future from the open attacks and plots of the guests of the Yuan family's disciples from Jizhou. However, Cao Sikong It has been decided to release Yuan Xiong and Yuan Hun brothers, and Yuan Shao did not raise his troops against each other, and everyone did not make a decision—so, both sides still have room for change." Sima Fang nodded slightly, stroked his beard with a smile, and said, " When your eldest brother is negotiating with Yuan's envoy Cui Yan, he will be able to bridge the gap. Yi'er, in life, you should not be too clear about good and evil, especially not in appearance; if you really want to be an enemy, you'd better As said in "Sun Tzu's Art of War": "A good defender hides under the nine grounds; a good attacker moves above the nine heavens, so he can protect himself and win all."

(End of this chapter)