Sima Yi's Three Kingdoms Collection Collection

Chapter 68 Entering the Prime Minister's Palace (3)
Sima Fang's eyes also gradually shot out a frenzied and bright light: "So, Yi'er, you must always remember the supreme glory of our Sima family that has been passed down in one line and passed down from generation to generation. You and your eldest brother must work together, secretly plot, work hard, and forge ahead for the complete success of our Sima family's great cause of "emerging from a sudden force, being the first to strike, and taking the lead"!"

"My father's clear words, my child must remember them in his heart and never forget them." Sima Yi lowered his figure, buried his head on the table and bowed deeply.

At this time, Sima Fang slowly put Yin Wang Yuyin back to the case, stared at Sima Yi and said slowly: "Before I leave, I have something to tell you as a father. When you are fighting in Xudu City, you must When Cao Mengde is regarded as the most powerful enemy in his life, he must not treat each other negligently. There is an ancient saying: "In the past, when the monarch and his ministers chose to meet each other in a day when the world was in trouble, the emperor never did not want the talent of his ministers, and the minister never did not want his ruler. A minister is talented, but his ruler is jealous; a ruler is wise, but his ministers are also afraid. Why? The ruler is not evil to his ministers, but he is jealous of his power. Two to me; ministers are not afraid of someone who is outside the king, and they are too rigid and tolerant enough to tolerate me. This kind of jealousy of the king and ministers comes from it.' And between you and Cao Mengde, no matter how respectful you are Serving him is bound to have a sneaky feeling of jealousy—you are not enough to cause Cao Mengde's jealousy, and it is not Cao Mengde who is not enough to cause you to be afraid. Obstacles! You must never forget this.”

Sima Yi didn't expect his father to see all these situations so clearly.As the saying goes: "Ginger is still hot when it is old." After so many years of ups and downs in his father's career, he saw at a glance the joints where he would be in the officialdom in the future.He lowered his head and sighed deeply: "My lord father taught me the right thing, the child will never forget it."

"Then, how are you going to deal with Cao Mengde's prying eyes and fears in the future?" Sima Fang stared at him with piercing eyes, "Tell me about it for my father..."

Sima Yi saw that his father's question was very straightforward, so he didn't hold back any vain and evasive, and immediately expressed his feelings: "This... this child will definitely abide by the inscription in the "Taibai Yin Jing" that "the ancients are good at using tricks." Those who do not stand up unless they are faithful, do not stand up unless they are yin and yang, do not fight unless they are strange, and do not fight unless they are treacherous. Conspiracy is hidden in the heart, and things are seen in deeds. Those who have the same mind and deeds are defeated, and those whose mind and deeds are different win. Conspirator, deceitful way Also: if you can, you can show that you can't, if you use it, you can't use it; if you have a big heart, you can show it small; Unpredictable.' The boy followed this motto and followed it, thinking that Cao Mengde may not be able to do anything to me even if he has the talent of a world-class hero and all kinds of restraint skills..."

Sima Fang listened, nodded slightly, frowned suddenly, and said slowly: "Yi'er, it is certainly a feasible way for you to use strategy to deal with Cao Cao in the court. However, now Cao Cao has a large army and holds Authority is overwhelming. You may not be able to fight against him if you use tactics alone. As a last resort, you have to get rid of your teeth and swallow your blood, and stick to the word 'forbearance' to be self-reliant and self-reliant..."

"The word 'forbearance'?" Sima Yi was slightly taken aback when he heard it.

"That's right. The word 'Forbearance'!" Sima Fang looked at him squarely and nodded slowly.Then, with a stretch of his right hand, he took out a rather old waxy white silk from the shiny silver box.

Sima Yi hurriedly looked at the silk, only to see that it was covered with the words "forbearance" written in dense numbers, large and small.The characters for "forbearance" are bright red and eye-catching, as if they were written with spots of blood.

"This is the 'Hundred Ren blood book' left by the ancestor Zhengxi General Sima Jun!" Sima Fang's tone suddenly became a little sad, "He is using his own blood to warn the descendants of my Sima family, every time you are happy, hate, love At the critical moment of hatred, advance and retreat, success or failure, the word "forbearance" must be used as the lead, be firm and self-reliant, adapt to the situation, and never be disturbed by emotion!"

Sima Yi is very familiar with the story of the ancestor Sima Jun.Sima Jun was brave and good at fighting. During the reign of Emperor An, he was appointed as General Zhengxi, and he was famous.That year, he was ordered to lead an army to conquer the rebels of the Western Qiang. On the way, his lieutenants Zhong Guang and Du Hui relied on their own wisdom and did not obey his command. They rushed to attack the Qiang rebels and were trapped.Sima Jun was angry and refused to send troops to rescue for a while, which caused Du Hui and his men to be defeated.Later, Sima Jun was also questioned by the court and imprisoned, regretting suicide.Before he died, he bit his finger and left this "Hundred Ren blood book" to his family as a warning to future generations.

Seeing the "Hundred Ren Blood Book" with dazzling red characters, Sima Yi seemed to read the teachings and warnings written by his ancestor Sima Jun with blood from the square and powerful "ren" characters, and felt deeply With a long sigh, he fell on the table and kowtowed to his father, Sima Fang, speechless.

"There is a saying in an ancient book: 'There must be tolerance, but there is help.'" Sima Fang stared directly at his favorite son with burning eyes, and said solemnly, "Ninja, is the It is the use of the human heart to be firm and vigorous, and to rule the world with self-improvement. Forbearance can observe the changes of things and conditions, forbearance can thwart the opportunities of evil, forbearance can be punished and rewarded, and forbearance can be used to build virtue. A The word 'forbearance' is enough to make you gallop with the softness of the world and the firmness of the world! Even if Cao Mengde has power over the world and might overwhelm the world, what can he do to you?!"

Cao Cao abolished the three princes and monopolized the power of prime minister
In May of the 13th year of Jian'an (AD 208), Liu Xie, Emperor Xian of the Han Dynasty, personally issued an edict to the world: immediately abolish the "three officials" of Taiwei, Situ, and Sikong, and set up a new post of prime minister to take charge of the government. Sikong Cao Cao was transferred to the post of prime minister. From now on, civil and military ministers and bureaucrats will submit letters to the prime minister's office to set their priorities, and then discuss and make decisions with Shangshutai.

This edict was like throwing a boulder on the calm lake of the imperial court, which immediately caused ripples.Taiwei, Situ, and Sikong's "Three Lords" official positions were originally established by Emperor Guangwu Liu Xiuzhong to consolidate the power of the emperor since he rejuvenated the Han Dynasty. The fate of the country divided the power of the prime minister into three: Taiwei was in charge of military power, Situ was in charge of rituals and laws, and Sikong was in charge of general affairs.And this 200-year-old system of decentralization among the three princes has been broken by Sikong Cao Cao in one fell swoop.

Although the proclamations issued by the imperial court to the princes of all parties all declared that "Cao Sikong cut off the rebels such as Yuan Shao, Yuan Shu, and Lu Bu. He has worked hard and made great achievements, and his reputation is illustrious; it is not enough to be a prime minister. ", but the princes of all parties are clear-eyed: Cao Cao has established a very high authority in the court by virtue of his achievements in leveling Yuan Shao, pacifying Shuofang, and clearing the Central Plains. Let him monopolize the price of the prime minister to appease him and continue to be loyal to the Han Dynasty.At present, Cao Cao holds a lot of power, is honored by the emperor, and looks down on the world. His impressive prestige makes Ma Teng who is entrenched in Liangzhou, Liu Zhang who is guarding Yizhou, Liu Biao who is dormant in Jingzhou, and Sun Quan who occupies Wuyue. Feeling dreadful, all of them were apprehensive—for fear that he would catch some weakness in himself and sweep over.

Although people outside Xudu looked at Cao Cao's move of "abolishing the three lords and seizing the power of prime minister" as an outrageous move, in fact, people in Xudu knew very well that when Cao Cao abolished the "three lords" official system, he actually did not Do too many tricks.First of all, Taiwei Yang Biao was recuperating at home due to foot disease, and his position as Taiwei was temporarily suspended, and was led by Yushi Zhongcheng Xilu on his behalf; secondly, Situ Zhao Wen recommended Cao Cao's eldest son Cao Pi at the beginning of this year, and Cao Cao Participated in a book on the charge of "flattery, selfishness and false election", and he was removed from the position of Stuart.For a while, the position of Taiwei was vacant, and the official Situ was expelled, and Cao Cao, the Sikong, became the only one.Therefore, he took advantage of the situation to abolish the official system of the three princes and take over the power of the three princes in one person, and it will happen naturally.Although Cao Cao was a bit blatant, judging from his step-by-step methods of seizing power, the famous scholars and officials in Xudu's court couldn't grasp him for a while to make trouble, and could only watch helplessly. monopolized.

However, on the surface, Cao Cao did not leave any pretext for the famous scholars and bureaucrats in the Xudu court to attack him as arbitrarily authoritarian, but rumors criticizing him secretly sprang up one after another, saying everything.Some people say that Dong Zhuo was so violent and domineering back then that he didn't dare to abolish the "Three Dukes" and monopolize the court, but today Cao Cao has taken a step far ahead of Dong Zhuo, which is really ambitious and unruly; When the edict was issued, Hua Xin, the special envoy sent by Cao Cao, had urged him no less than five times in advance, and he was so impatient and ugly; some people said that Kong Rong, a senior official of the Taizhong, saw this edict in the court hall. At that moment, he snorted coldly from his nostrils on the spot, embarrassing Cao Cao in public...

No matter how vivid and complicated the discussions outside were, Cao Cao, who always went his own way and was free and easy, still happily held a grand celebration banquet in his mansion.

The celebration banquet is held at the beginning of the night at the hour of Xu.In the hall of the Prime Minister's Mansion, there were lights and candles around, and the fire trees and silver flowers, the flames were bright, as bright as day.

On the square couch made of purple wood in the middle of the hall, Cao Cao in purple robes sat upright.Although he is not tall and tall, but his majestic appearance with bushy eyebrows and tiger eyes, eagle jaws on one side and the all-powerful and overwhelming arrogance make it almost impossible to look straight at him when looking down.

On the long seats on both sides of the wooden couch where he was sitting, on the right sat the high-ranking officials from the imperial court in turn: Xi Ji, the imperial historian, Xun Yu, the minister, Zhong Yao, the school captain of Sili, Hua Xin, the minister of official affairs, and the counselor. Wang Lang, Sanqi's regular servant Jia Xu, Huangmen's servant Yang Jun, etc.; on the long seat on the left sat the staff members of the prime minister's mansion in turn: Xun You, the military advisor, Sima Lang, the chief secretary, Mao Jie from Dong Cao, Cui Yan from Cao Cao from the west, and military priests. Wine Dong Zhao.But Dong Zhao's lower head sat two young scribes of similar age.One of them was dressed in a bright and clean brocade shirt, with a handsome face, and his spirit was flying when he lingered; the other was wearing a simple old black robe, with a square face and round forehead, stern eyebrows and deep eyes, with a serious air, as if he bowed his head slightly reservedly While sitting, his eyes are only quietly staring at the table in front of him, and he rarely raises his eyes to look around.

Xi Xi, Jia Xu and others who came from the court felt a little strange to these two young scribes, so they couldn't help but look at them a little more.Yang Jun, who was sitting by the side, seemed to see the doubts in their hearts, smiled and cast a deep glance at Xun Yu, and was about to introduce him, but saw Xun Yu wave his hand at him, then turned to look at Cao Cao—— Yang Jun immediately understood, so he closed his mouth and stopped.

Xun Yu turned his gaze, glanced at the empty seat below him, and sighed secretly again in his heart.

(End of this chapter)