Sima Yi's Three Kingdoms Collection Collection

Chapter 59 Pretending to be paralyzed and refusing to enter Cao's camp, plotting a big plan (4)
"Yes! Yes! Xun Lingjun and the others are indeed very good at learning from others. Hearing that Hu and Zhongda are classmates and friends, and both are students of Mr. Guan Ning, Xun Lingjun asked a lot about your study in Ziyuan Academy During the performance, I have always been full of praise for you, saying that you are a generation of geniuses who are "learned and learned, learn from the past, learn from the past, observe the classics and make changes"!" When Hu Zhao talked about Xun Yu, his expression couldn't be concealed. He became extremely excited, and his face was full of admiration, "When he said goodbye to Hu Mou and left Xudu, he also told him many times that if he saw you, he must convey his deep regards to you on his behalf!"

"Hey... What virtue and ability does Yi have? How can he win the favor of Xun Lingjun, a peerless Confucian?" Sima Yi's heart warmed up, and he was a little moved, "'Learn to learn, learn from the past, learn from the past, and keep the scriptures well. "Change"—how can Yi deserve these praises? Xun Lingjun is really absurd to praise Yi!"

"Zhongda, Mr. Hu can tell that Mr. Xun Ling really cares about you!" Hu Zhao said seriously, "That's right! Before parting, he asked Mr. Hu to bring you eight words as a gift."

"Oh? What are the eight characters?" Sima Yi felt very curious when he heard it.

"Consider carefully and follow the times!" Hu Zhao said slowly, word by word.

"Consider carefully, follow the time and change?" Sima Yi listened, his heart trembled suddenly, and the five fingers of his right hand, which were gently caressing the top of his right knee, also tightened secretly, pinching deeply into the muscles of his thigh.At the same time, he was already thinking so intensely in his mind that he forgot about the pinch in his leg! ——Unexpectedly, he disguised so cleverly and covered up so painstakingly, after all, he could not escape the eyes of that Xun Lingjun who is far away in Xudu but can see thousands of miles away!Unexpectedly, he didn't know where Xun Lingjun was looking at, and he saw through all kinds of performances of his "serious consideration, and adapting to the times" all at once?well!My own cultivation of keeping a low profile is still not perfect enough!Since Xun Lingjun can see so clearly, then Cao Sikong must also be aware of it - it's just that he is busy with Yuan Shao's southern invasion army at the moment and has no time to distract himself to investigate himself!It seems that I have to be more careful in concealing it in the future...

"Zhongda! Zhongda!" Seeing Sima Yi's face suddenly changed, Hu Zhao couldn't help panicking, "You...you..."

"It's okay! It's okay! Yi suffered from angina pectoris just now...it's better now, I'm recovering..." Sima Yi hastily covered his chest with his left hand, half-folded on the couch, pretending to rest for a while It was only after he recovered, "Xun Lingjun sent these eight characters well--Jian Yi's body can only be 'changed with the times'..."

"How can Zhongda say such despondent words?" Hu Zhao shook his head disapprovingly, "The arthralgia syndrome is not a terminal illness—after returning home, Mr. Hu must find out the medical books taught by Mr. Guan Ning back then. Check, there will definitely be a good prescription for your wind arthralgia."

Sima Yi glanced at Hu Zhao gratefully, changed his mind, diverted the topic away, and asked, "Mr. Hu—have you ever had contact with any classmates since you left your teacher and entered the world?"

"After Hu left Linglong Valley, he has been returning to the county to study classics behind closed doors, and has not contacted any classmates. At the beginning of this year, when Zhou Xuan passed through Yingchuan County on a study tour, he took the initiative to find Hu's home for a reunion. After thinking about it for a while." Hu Zhaoyi thought for a moment, then replied in a deep voice, "Mr. Zhou's attainment in Yi Xue Mathematics is really extraordinary..."

"Oh? Have you seen Zhou Xuan?" Sima Yi smiled slightly, "Recently, Yi has put a lot of effort in learning mathematics, and I deeply feel that this knowledge is 'higher when looked up at, and stronger when drilled' I wish I could meet Mr. Zhou to give me some pointers. According to Mr. Hu, what can Mr. Zhou do to show that he is now proficient in Yi-learning and mathematics?"

Hearing this, Hu Zhao thought for a while before saying: "That day when Mr. Zhou came to Yingchuan to meet Hu, Mr. Hu talked about the chaos of the current situation and felt at a loss for what to do, so he asked Mr. Zhou to make a divination. To show guidance. Zhou Jun scattered the copper baht, and the last thing that came out was a hexagram of "Little Animal", and the line of the ninth day of the hexagram moved."

"Oh? Mr. Zhou made the hexagram 'Xiao Hu'? The line of change is the ninth day?" Sima Yi thought for a while, then interjected, "The hexagram of the 'Xiao Hu' hexagram is 'Heng. Miyun does not rain, Self in the western suburbs'. The line of the line on the ninth day of the ninth day is 'Recovering the way, what is the blame? Ji.'...How did Zhou Jun explain this line to you?"

Hu Zhao saw that Sima Yi could recite the hexagrams and lines of the "little animal" hexagram casually, which is enough to show that he has memorized the thick "Book of Changes" thoroughly, and he really put a lot of effort into it.He replied in amazement: "Mr. Zhou explained it this way: Judging from the hexagrams and lines, the current situation is indeed chaotic, just like the sky is cloudy and it will not rain for a long time. Adhering to Confucianism and Taoism, self-restraint and restoration of rituals, external evils will not hurt, and internal troubles will not arise. Moreover, he concluded that this chaos started from the west, but it will end in the north. He said these words somewhat It's vague, anyway, the way of heaven is mysterious and unpredictable, so Hu can only cultivate his own virtue and deal with good and bad luck..."

Sima Yi listened, thought for a moment, and laughed: "Mr. Zhou's analysis of hexagram images, hexagram words, line positions, and line words is very precise, but according to Yi's opinion, it is still not detailed enough—"Miyun does not rain" According to its image, the falling of rain and rain is formed by the rising of the earth's air and intersecting with the weather, and then agitated and pushed; the shape of dense clouds is formed by the decline of yang qi at the top and the knot of yin qi at the bottom. Not intersecting, formed by stagnation. This is its hexagram. Then according to its reasoning: Yin Qi is the way of ministers, and Yang Qi is the way of monarchs. It is just like the current situation where chaotic ministers hide below and the Son of Heaven declines above. , The situation of the princes separatist from the Quartet is completely consistent. The "self-western suburbs" shows that the chaos that caused the "clouds and no rain" was suddenly caused by Dong Zhuo's army coming from Liangzhou in the west to the east... This is also This is exactly what Zhou Xuan meant when he said that the chaos "begins from the west"—probably, his "ends in the north" refers to the current battle between the Cao and Yuan families in Hebei... However, this It may be too early to say whether this chaos can really 'end in the north'."

Hu Zhao listened and nodded again and again: "Unexpectedly, Mr. Sima can measure the way of heaven and judge people's affairs with Yixiang. When analyzing, he can be fictitious or real, close or far away. Hu really admires it. Then, Mr. Sima, please, Facing such a chaotic situation, you and I, as scholars, should stick to what virtues and tactics to cope with the changing situation?"

"Well... "The Book of Changes" has a saying: 'Fashion on the water, small animals. A gentleman uses Yi Wende.' Yi Yi's rough speculation, this 'Xiao Animal' hexagram is to teach us that we should 'reserve strength with softness'. And The foundation of accumulating strength lies in literature and virtue: if people far away are not convinced, and the princes are not inferior, then you can cultivate your own literature and virtue and settle down." Sima Yi said politely, "You and I are far away from the rivers and lakes. You can cultivate your body quietly, store your strength with softness, and be able to live naturally' Miyun does not rain'In the midst of clearing the clouds and seeing the sun, usher in peace and rule of the world."

"What Mr. Sima said is very incisive, and it seems to be quite similar to Mr. Xun Lingjun's gift of "being cautious and foresight, and adapting to changes". You need to be more proactive." Hu Zhao nodded in admiration, "Mr. Sima is in such a predicament and can have such an ambition in his heart, Hu can finally relax!"

Sima Yi listened quietly, his eyes flashed like sparks, and he stared at Hu Zhao's face: "Hehehe... Unexpectedly, after going around a few times, Hu Jun used these words to detect Yi's mind and ambition. Sigh, even if Yi is determined to make a difference now, he will only be able to do so when he is cured of the wind paralysis."

Hu Zhao was full of smiles, stretched out his hand and lightly stroked Sima Yi's stiff knees, and said lightly, "Zhongda, this mere ailment of wind can bind your Kunpeng wings? Everything will turn to the sun, and the rain will pass!"

back garden secrets

In October of the fifth year of Jian'an, when Cao Cao was confronting Yuan Shao at Guandu, a surprise attack suddenly robbed and burned the most important Wuchao granary behind Yuan Jun's rear, cutting off the life support line of more than [-] Yuan Jun, and immediately reversed the entire battle situation in one fell swoop: In one night, Yuan Shao had no choice but to abandon all the camps, luggage, picture books, and ordnance, and fled northward in a hurry with [-] remnant cavalry alone!

Since then, Cao Cao has truly established his supreme power and status as the overlord of the Central Plains with his terrific victory in the Battle of Guandu!Ma Teng in Guanzhong, Liu Biao in Jingzhou, Sun in Jiangdong, Liu Zhang in Yizhou and other vassals who ruled the separatist side could not help but be terrified by this, and at the same time began to worry about their own future - now Cao Cao's soldiers are in front of him. It means that no one is invincible, if the next target he aims at is himself, wouldn't he be like a lamb waiting to be slaughtered?

At the end of the year, Sima Lang, who was the head of the Sikong Mansion, suddenly returned to Xiaojing Village in Wen County for a vacation to visit his relatives.

The back garden of Sima Mansion leans against the Fuxi mountain wall in the south of Jindao Valley. It covers a very large area, with hills and gullies, lakes and ponds, gardens and gardens, pavilions and pavilions. Among them, the winding corridors extend in all directions, appearing open and open yet quiet and profound.

At this moment, Sima Yin and Niu Jin carried a bamboo couch and walked slowly behind Sima Lang on the Yingying greenery.On the bamboo couch, Sima Yi, dressed in light fur, was lying half-lying.

Everyone could tell that Sima Lang was in a good mood when he went back to his hometown to visit his relatives this time, with a swaggering manner, as if he had picked up some rare treasure.Naturally, there is a reason for this: in view of the fact that Sima Lang did all the housework in an orderly and meticulous manner in Sikong's mansion in Xudu, after Cao Sikong returned from the front line at Guandu, he immediately reported to the Ming court to reward him with a salary of [-] shi. Promoted two ranks.Moreover, Cao Sikong thought that he had been busy with official duties for more than half a year and had no rest, so he specially allowed him to go home for a vacation to visit his relatives, rewarded him with a large cart of fine wine, and wrote a letter of thanks to his father, Sima Fang. Kind regards.Faced with Cao Sikong's favor, how could Sima Lang not hide his joy in his actions? !
"Second brother, I really didn't expect Yuan Shao, the overlord of the generation with a base of thousands of miles and 30 soldiers, to be defeated like this. The fire in Wuchao's granary would burn his entire army to pieces!" Sima Lang said. He sighed deeply, "Cao Sikong was able to turn the world around in such a difficult and dangerous situation—he is truly a hero!"

"That's right! Food and grass are the basis of marching and fighting——Cao Sikong cut off Yuan Shao's 'base' at one stroke, and the 30 Yuan Jun, who was pampered and depended on more to win, suddenly faced the dilemma of having no food to eat. It's 'a small matter of disobedience, but a major matter of starvation', why didn't they all lose their fighting spirit and break up and flee?" Sima Yi leaned on the bamboo couch and said solemnly, "In the final analysis, the 30 soldiers under Yuan Shao's command are nothing but a mob. If there is food, it will gather, and if there is no food, it will disperse-this also exposed the major flaws of Yuan Shaozhi's army's "no way, lawlessness, discipline, and incompetence"! In contrast, Cao Sikong fought against Hebei with an army of [-] The assembled enemy army of more than [-] people, lacking weapons and food, was able to hold on for half a year with one heart and one mind, and it was not until the last moment that the situation was turned around. It is not an exaggeration for the eldest brother to praise him as the "Hero of Heaven"! "

(End of this chapter)