Sima Yi's Three Kingdoms Collection Collection

Chapter 50: One is to become famous all over the world

Chapter 50
Sima Yi didn't answer at this time, and glanced sideways at his elder brother Sima Lang who was sitting on his right.Sima Lang understood, and said slowly: "Brothers Yuan Xiong and Yuan Hun, we can release them from prison today, and Master Cui will bring them back to Jizhou, and ask General Yuan to strictly control them; Clothes and utensils can be taken away by themselves, but all their houses, farms, land, grain stores, etc. in Hanoi County will be confiscated by the county government and used to house those displaced tenants.”

"Very good." Hearing this, Cui Yan seemed to agree without thinking much, and at the same time, he pointed to the thick stack of files on the mat beside Sima Lang, which was almost unbearable. He said in a strong tone of opposition, "However, I want to take all of your files away—you can't keep a single piece of these things here."

Sima Lang smiled lightly and said, "That's natural. You can take all these things away! We really don't want to keep any of them here."

After retreating, Yuan Tong couldn't help but grabbed Cui Yan's sleeve, and said a little indignantly, "Master Cui, how could you let them go so easily? These guys are really cheap!"

Cui Yan didn't say much, he stuffed the two pieces of paper into Yuan Tong's hands, and said coldly: "Yuan Jun, if you continue to fight with them, do you want to roast General Yuan on the charcoal fire? Just take a look, this one is the spoils deed written by the Yuan brothers and Du Chuan's uncle and nephew, all of them signed and stamped their fingerprints; Guarantee that General Yuan will give him the post of prefect and [-] mu of land after he captures Hanoi County..."

"This... this... they forged it!" Yuan Tong looked at it and shook his head, "You shouldn't be fooled by them..."

"Forged?" Cui Yan was annoyed and funny, and pointed to the bright red stamp under the commitment letter, "That's right, there is no General Yuan's handwriting on it. But the seal of 'Jizhou Muzhi' is Can someone else forge it? Forget it, let’s fight for these two things that can’t be put on the table. The most important thing is to protect the face of our General Yuan!”

Sing the double reed to win over Cui Yan

In the bedroom of the post house, a lamp is like a bean.Outside the window, the dark night without stars and moon.

Cui Yan felt a lot of thoughts in his chest, disturbing him tossing and turning, so he put on a cotton robe, walked up and down the room with his hands behind his back, frowning.

This trip to Xudu shocked him greatly: Cao Sikong's great talent and general plan, Xun Lingjun's style of Wang Zuozhi, the erudite talents of Xudu's famous scholars, and the entire court's well-organized government, harmonious people, and clean style, all made him feel the greatness there. Everything is thriving and flourishing!However, looking back at Jizhou where he lives, Yuan Shao blindly pursues great achievements and fame, while his colleagues in Yecheng also form cliques and quarrel endlessly. There are nearly a million troops in the Li, and the power is huge, seemingly invincible—but Cui Yan knows it in his heart.All of this is just a flashy illusion, like a giant made of straw, unable to withstand the light poke of a sharp knife in someone else's hand!
well!Do I really want to bet the wealth and life of my relatives on Jizhou Yuan's body?Cui Yan thought for a moment that his head was aching: After he returned to Ye this time, could Yuan Shao listen to his loyal advice and work hard to govern, catch up, refresh the government, and stand upright?I'm afraid that with Yuan Shao's small belly, instead of understanding Cui's painstaking efforts, he might think that Cui was deliberately trying to speak well for his opponent Cao Cao, but expelled Cui from the Mu Mansion?well!General Yuan Shao's narrow-mindedness is really incurable...

Just as he was thinking hard, the bedroom door was knocked lightly several times from outside.He thought it was the Cui Mansion servant who came with him, so he responded: "Come in!"

The door of the room was pushed open silently: two burly masked men dressed as servants entered in a flash—Cui Yan was about to cry out in surprise, but saw them tear off the veils that were covering their faces But it was Sima Lang and Sima Yi brothers!

"You...what do you want to do?" Cui Yan asked coldly with a chill in his heart.

Sima Lang and the two looked normal, and bowed deeply towards him—Sima Lang said with a calm smile, "Master Cui, don't be alarmed. Lang is waiting to come here tonight because he has something important to talk to you about."

Cui Yan flicked his right sleeve out, and his tone was still as cold as ice: "Cui's rule is to 'close the account at night, and do not give private customers'—whatever is important for you and the two brothers, you can make it public tomorrow. Come here for an interview now, you don’t have to sneak in so late at night!”

Sima Lang was not embarrassed when he heard this, he still smiled and said slowly: "Lord Cui, I waited to sneak in late at night, in fact following His Majesty's imperial order and the secret order of Cao Sikong and Xun Lingjun."

"Hmm... Your Majesty's imperial edict? Cao Sikong's and Xun Lingjun's secret orders?" Cui Yan's face changed slightly, but he soon believed that Sima Lang was telling the truth.He saw that Sima Lang was taking off the blue cloth bundle on his back, and took out a wooden box wrapped in bright golden yellow satin from it!

When Cui Yan saw it, he couldn't help but groan—he lowered his head, walked slowly back and forth in the room with his hands behind his back, and finally gritted his teeth secretly and made up his mind.He raised his eyes quickly, glanced at the door of the bedroom behind them, and said in a low voice: "The one next door is Mr. Yuan Tong..."

"Lord Cui, don't worry—we have lighted a piece of rosemary, a specialty of the Western Regions, in Master Yuan Tong's room. He should sleep soundly tonight." Sima Yi said slowly, "His servant The subordinates we sent were all drunk in the side house. Moreover, there are our people inside and outside the inn, so everything is the safest."

Sima Lang looked at Cui Yan's face, and smiled with a hint of connotation: "Master Cui, in the territory of Hanoi County, it's very easy for us two brothers to talk with you all night without anyone noticing. .As the saying goes: "The shore of the land, could it be a king's minister." As long as he is a loyal Han Dynasty official who wants to be king, we will give him the safest protection."

Hearing Sima Lang's words, Cui Yan was sure, but let go, turned around, let them enter the room, and said calmly: "Since the two of you have planned for a long time and came prepared, what will Mr. Cui say?" ?—Let’s cut to the chase, shall we?”

"Master Cui is so quick to speak! Lang You invite Master Cui to take a look at this treasure." Sima Lang nodded, holding the wooden box wrapped in yellow satin with both hands solemnly, walking forward with a half-bow , put it down on the table very carefully, and then gently opened it, only to see a handle of white jade Ruyi, more than two feet three inches long, shaped like a ganoderma lucidum, crystal clear and smooth, extremely clean.

"What's the meaning of this?" Cui Yan's eyes paused for a moment on the white jade ruyi, then he quickly moved away, and smiled coldly, "Hehehe...Master Sima, your method of winning people's hearts is really good. It's not smart enough..."

Sima Lang shook his head at him with a smile, picked up the white jade wishful from the wooden box, and put it on the table - he stretched out his hand to hold the cup of tea on the table, and gently poured it on the white jade wishful.I saw the clear and bright tea pouring on the white jade ruyi, and immediately scattered into round and bright water drops, which slid down one after another-it turned out that the white jade ruyi was as moist as cream, and it didn't even drip!
This is actually the best mutton fat jade from the Khotan Kingdom in the Western Regions!Cui Yan's complexion fluctuated slightly, and a ray of surprise surfaced: Sima Lang's shot is really generous!This kind of beautiful jade is really rare.

Sima Lang stared at the mutton fat jade Ruyi with extremely respectful eyes, and said solemnly: "Your Majesty said: 'Yan is a beautiful jade. I specially bestow Cui Yan with this jade Ruyi, and hope that Cui Yan's name will be true , People are like Yan.'——This is a gift specially selected by His Majesty from the treasures of the palace for Cui Jun, please accept it respectfully."

When Cui Yan heard this, he was stunned, and hurriedly knelt down on the ground, his voice trembling with excitement: "Thanks to His Majesty for favoring me, I am ashamed of myself! Long live, long live, Your Majesty!"

Sima Yi also knelt down respectfully beside him, and when he saw Cui Yan's heartstrings moved and grateful for the mutton fat jade bestowed by the emperor, he couldn't help feeling deeply: The emperor is the emperor, even though he has no real power in his hands , but still has the supreme etiquette name-"Under the world, is it the king's minister"!Although Cui Yan was a private minister of the great general Yuan Shao's office, Cao Sikong and Xun Lingjun cleverly used the name of the emperor of the Han Dynasty to pull him into the position of a courtier of the Han Dynasty with a jade ruyi. Psychologically transformed my role and identity!This kind of win-over technique seems to be pedantic, but it is actually extremely effective for Cui Yan, a famous scholar who is based on Confucianism.

After the handover ceremony was over, Sima Lang pointed to the wooden box again and said, "Master Cui, this box also contains His Majesty's imperial decree and a secret letter from Cao Sikong and Xun Lingjun..."

"Understood." Cui Yan walked over, but instead of opening it to look at it on the spot, he gently closed the wooden box and returned it to Sima Lang with both hands.

Sima Yi was stunned, but saw that his elder brother Sima Lang had no other expression on his face, and he just took it indifferently—as expected, Cui Yan looked directly at Sima Lang, and said each word slowly: "Mr. Sima, this imperial decree is consistent with Cao Sikong's." , Xun Lingjun’s secret letter, now, for Cui, it can be said that ‘you can see it without seeing it, read it without reading it, and know it without knowing it’. You can rest assured to bring them back, Cui will understand everything.”

Sima Lang nodded slightly and smiled, and didn't say much.

Under Sima Yi's slightly suspicious gaze, Cui Yan walked slowly to the table at this moment, picked up the suet jade ruyi, and stroked it slowly with the palm of his hand.That Yu Ruyi's whole body was white and smooth, and when touched, it was as warm and delicate as the skin of a newborn baby, and it felt extremely comfortable.He couldn't help chanting softly: "'Qingqing Zijin, caress my heart. But for the sake of the king, I have pondered it so far. Yoyo Luming, the apple of the wild food. I have guests, and I play the zither and flute. Sending hair, inviting friends and companions to eat wild apples together; playing the flute for bosom friends, and enjoying a feast together with emotion. Scholars are fortunate to know the master of music, isn't it a joy?"

When Sima Yi heard this, his heart suddenly brightened: This Cui Yan is indeed not a foolish vulgar Confucian, but a celebrity who understands current affairs!
"Ah... Cui also served under General Yuan for many years." Cui Yan cast his gaze deeply to the night sky in the north outside the window, "Could it be that he really can't become a virtuous official like Zhou Gong and Guan Zhong to help the Han Dynasty? Is it? Cui is very sad..."

Hearing Cui Yan's words, Sima Yi's heart was moved, and he said quietly: "Master Cui, the sages said: 'The ancients who made great contributions to the world have their talents, so although they are weak now, they will be strong in the future; Although strong, then it will be weak. Emperor Gaozu fought with Xiang Yu, the overlord of Western Chu, to fight for the world, and the occasion of one gain and one loss is a lesson to be learned." If General Yuan can't respect morality, noble virtues, and establish discipline, he will be abandoned by heaven; Since he was abandoned by heaven, Master Cui need not be too sad and sigh for him."

(End of this chapter)

Tap the screen to use advanced tools Tip: You can use left and right keyboard keys to browse between chapters.

You'll Also Like