Sima Yi's Three Kingdoms Collection Collection

Chapter 49
"Here, as a father, you might as well tell you bluntly. In the contest between you and Du Chuan, nephew and Yuan brothers, even if you finally won the final victory - it is very lucky. You go to Wei Zhong to deal with Du Chuan and others Traitor, this is the first step in your bookishness. Fortunately, Wei Zhong is a fool and a peacemaker, and he has not been completely won over by Du Chuan, otherwise you would have died under the joint plot of him and Du Chuan You later went to Yang Jun to deal with Du Chuan, his nephew and the Yuan brothers. This was actually the second step in your bookishness. You were lucky, and you happened to meet Yang Jun, a rare and upright official, and you didn't bother to be punished. Du Chuan and the others bought it with small profits and small benefits, and your elder brother greeted him quietly before, otherwise you will die under the sniping of him and Du Chuan and his like this time; in the end, you are going to find Liang Guang, fortunately, the county lieutenant who holds the military power in the Hanoi County Government Office is actually the key son of Cao Sikong and Xun Lingjun in Hanoi, otherwise you and Yang Jun would be powerless to fight against... Yier! Every step you take , are all formed by the mutual support of weather, location, people and the three forces. How can you rely on your own small ingenuity? Therefore, what Confucius said, "Do your best and then listen to the destiny" is the real way to achieve success. Let it shine down on the most famous words of wisdom through the ages!"

"These words of the father really speak to the heart of the child." Sima Yi's expression was extremely respectful, "The child will definitely remember it firmly and never forget it."

"Yi'er! You once told Du Chuan that the key reason for his failure was that he had too many unrealistic fantasies about Yuan Shao in Jizhou. You said it very well! This should also become your own life memory Lesson: In the midst of official disputes, you should never have too many unrealistic fantasies and expectations for the help of the outside world and other people, but you must always carefully cultivate the real strength that belongs to you! Only your own The power you have is the most solid and reliable, and all other external forces are erratic and difficult to grasp!" Sima Fang looked at him solemnly, with an unusually solemn expression on his face, and a very solemn tone, "Remember, Remember! Don't place your hope of victory on the goodwill and gifts of others, but always focus on the comparison and competition between yourself and the enemy! No matter how noble and respectable the name and axiom you occupy , However, they are still empty in the final analysis, only with the strength of an iron fist can determine the final victory of the entire struggle!"

"Father is right. The child must 'learn from others' and never forget these bloody inscriptions." Sima Yi nodded emphatically.

"Can you really understand the true meaning of these words now? These words are all personal lessons from my father's many years of immersion in the officialdom!" Sima Fang said with deep emotion, "You probably don't know much about them now, but, As long as you keep it in mind at all times, you will truly understand the true meaning of it in your future official struggles."

Yuan Shao's face is the most important
Cui Yan was a senior general and a Biejia in Jizhou Shepherd Yuan Shao's house. He studied under Zheng Xuan, a generation of great scholars in his youth. He is proficient in "The Analects of Confucius" and "Mencius". He is known as "the No. 1 scholar in Jizhou".According to Yuan Shao's selfish thoughts, he sent Cui Yan as his chief representative to Xudu to negotiate with Cao Cao, Xun Yu and others. Confucian scholars.

Unexpectedly, as soon as Cui Yan arrived in Xudu, in a debate on Taoism at the welcome banquet, he was overwhelmed by the articulate and witty debater Mi Heng, and the knowledgeable and talented Taizhong doctor Kong Rong. Dare to rule the roost.Later, he started a debate on current affairs with Guo Jia and Xun Yu, after which he felt ashamed of his lack of knowledge and ability, and was willing to bow down.When he left Xudu with Sima Lang and rushed to Hanoi County to deal with the handover affairs, Cui Yan no longer had the arrogance and arrogance he had when he came to Xudu ostentatiously, and he restrained himself a lot.

The so-called handover is actually the handover and reception of the personnel and property of the Yuan Mansion by both parties.In this process, it is inevitable that you will come and go and bargain.

On this day, Sima Lang, Sima Yi, Liang Guang, etc. sat on the seats on the right side of the hall of the county government office. The seats on the left began to argue about the handover of people, wealth, and things in the Yuan family.

"Master Sima, according to the emperor's order, the two brothers Yuan Xiong and Yuan Hun should naturally be sent back to Jizhou, and handed over to General Yuan to strictly control him." Cui Yan's expression was always so indifferent, and his words It is also a hidden front, "Then, after we are going to take care of all the properties of the Yuan brothers in Hanoi County, we will set off and return to Jizhou."

"Huh? Where do Yuan Xiong and Yuan Hun have any property?" Liang Guang was taken aback when he heard this, "They have done so many bad things in Hanoi County that violated laws and regulations and oppressed the people. Fleeing with the money? Should all their ill-gotten gains be confiscated?"

How can Cui Yan pay attention to Liang Guang, a small county lieutenant?Cui Yan didn't even glance at him, let alone answer his words, he just looked at Sima Lang who was sitting across from him, his eyes turned cold: "Master Sima, the imperial decree didn't say clearly whether the two brothers Yuan Xiong and Yuan Hun committed crimes. How many violations of law and discipline and oppression of the people have been committed, and there is no explicit statement that all their property will be confiscated!"

Sima Lang didn't answer directly, but reached out and patted the thick stack of interrogation files placed beside his seat, and said calmly: "Master Cui, we haven't made a decision yet, and we will confiscate all of Yuan's family members." The legal property of the brothers. You should first review the confessions of Du Chuan, Du and his uncle and nephew - then maybe you will know how much property the Yuan brothers should take away and how much property should be left here."

"The confessions of Du Chuan, Du and the two corrupt officials are not credible." Cui Yan smiled coldly, "Cui has seen a lot of such immoral people. They are in prison, as long as they If the interrogator imposes a small punishment, they can make up any kind of messy confession."

As soon as he said that, the atmosphere in the hall froze like a layer of ice.

After a while, Sima Yi spoke slowly: "My lord, Cui, do you know how much property the Yuan brothers brought with them when they moved to Hanoi County four or five years ago?"

Cui Yan was startled, and didn't answer, but just glanced sideways at the housekeeper Yuan Er Er of the Yuan Mansion.Yuan Er Er hesitated and said: "This... this... this old slave only remembers that the two masters brought a lot of gold and silver treasures when they moved here, and they were loaded into dozens of carts. The exact number, my lords I have to ask the two masters themselves..."

When everyone heard this, they couldn't help laughing: Yuan Xiong and Yuan Hun are both detained in the county prison, how could they be called in for questioning?But this Butler Yuan was hesitating and hawing, his eyes were evasive, maybe he was trying to cover it up!
Sima Yi took out a case file, put it on the table in front of him, and said, "It seems that you, Steward Yuan, are not very clear about how much treasure your two masters brought with you back then—here is a copy of Yuan's residence." The testimonies given by neighbors and folks on the same street and in the same mile, they testify that when your two masters came to this county to settle down four or five years ago, their luggage consisted of four or five small carts and two or three boxes of clothes. I only bought five or six empty houses..."

"Master Sima, but in the past four or five years, the business of the two masters of my family has always been very prosperous. There are more and more guests coming and going from north to south, and the baht money is flowing into the hands of the two masters of my family like a river. Here..." Yuan Lao Er hastily argued, "The two of them have made a lot of money in the past few years! The neighbors in the neighborhood can see it clearly."

"That's right! The two of them have indeed made a lot of money—but, with only the business of Sihailou, your two masters can achieve what they are today in troubled times—more than 4000 hectares of fertile land, More than 1000 tenants and servants, and more than 300 grain warehouses?" Sima Yi looked at Yuan Laoer and said meaningfully, "This kind of excellent money-making technique really makes Yi am amazed!"

Yuan Laoer's cheeks immediately swelled into a maroon purple, and he muttered, unable to answer.

Cui Yan was originally from the Confucian family, and he has always been frugal, and he is most disgusted with the filthy behavior of others.After hearing Sima Yi's words, he also understood what he meant, and he felt contempt for the Yuan brothers in his heart - but since they are relatives of General Yuan, it is impossible for Cui Yan to treat Sima Lang brothers in front of him. Seeing something on his face, he could only cough dryly, looked around and didn't say much.

Sima Yi took out two pieces of paper from the pile of case files, held them in his hands and smiled slightly at Cui Yan, saying, "However, in Yiyi's opinion, these two things can tell me how the two masters of the Yuan family did it." Follow the example of Mr. Tao Zhu, who has the right way to make money and the skills to collect money! Master Cui—these are written by the two masters Yuan, signed and painted, and they will never be fabricated by someone to frame them."

As he spoke, he stretched out his hands and placed the two pieces of paper in front of Cui Yan.

Cui Yan originally had a sense of pride in his power, but when he thought that Sima Yi was also from a Confucian family, he was not like a reckless man like Liang Guang.Looking at it, his face couldn't help turning blue and turning red, it was really ugly.After reading, he put the two pieces of paper on the side of the table, but did not return them to Sima Yi. After a long time, he sighed: "That's it! That's it! Then, how much belongings are you going to let the Yuan brothers take away from Hanoi County? You decide stop!"

The deputy envoy Yuan Tong and the Yuan Xiong brothers who were sitting on the seat on his left were relatives of the same clan. Seeing Cui Yan at this moment, he softened his tone. He was very puzzled in his heart. How could he just show weakness?He stretched his face, and hurriedly asked: "In Yuan's opinion, all the properties of Yuan Xiong and Yuan Hun should be taken away, even their 4000 hectares of land should be taken away!"

"How do you take away the more than 4000 hectares of land?" Sima Yi chuckled, "You can't just roll them up like straw mats and carry them away on your shoulders?"

Yuan Tong blushed, but his words were still so firm: "This property can be compensated to them by your county government at a discounted price, or sold to other rich and powerful households in the county..."

When Sima Yi heard this, his face became solemn, and he immediately cupped his hands to Cui Yan and said, "There is an old saying: 'Under the whole world, there is no king." Lord Cui Yan, since this Master Yuan said so, please return to Yecheng immediately. General Yuan please submit a memorial to the court of Xudu——the memorial asks His Majesty to allocate silver taels from the treasury to compensate the Yuan brothers! I will wait for a second opinion and then it will be done."

Cui Yan was so choked by him that he had nothing to answer. With a wave of his left hand, he stopped Yuan Tong's argument, and said in a deep voice: "Mr. Sima, don't need to say too much. My seat is still the same question: Are you going to let Yuan Shi How much belongings did you bring with you to leave Hanoi? You decide for yourself!"

(End of this chapter)