Sima Yi's Three Kingdoms Collection Collection

Chapter 87
The word "forbearance" was when he confronted Yuan Shao at Guandu at the most difficult and critical juncture, Xun Yu wrote it on the silk scroll from behind Xu Duli, and sent Yang Jun to ride eight hundred miles all night Sent to his camp.During those extremely difficult years, relying on the word "forbearance" presented by Xun Yu, he gritted his teeth and persisted until the final complete victory.Therefore, after the teacher returned to the court, he asked the famous craftsman in the court to engrave the word "Forbearance" written by Mr. Xun Ling on the gold medal on his jade belt, and use it all the time to remind himself to "take care of himself to prevent accidents." The flourishing, persevering and persevering in order to achieve success."

However, looking at the golden word "forbearance" today, Cao Cao felt infinitely sad and desolate in his heart.Wen Ruo, Wen Ruo!How much I hope you can stand by my side at this moment, and use that gentle and peaceful language, meticulous thoughts, and gentle attitude as usual for the rounds of open attacks and plots that I will face now. , Give me tireless advice!But where are you now?Why has your attitude towards me changed since this old man became prime minister this year?You are a humble and humble person, and you will never be jealous because you think that my prime minister's mansion has usurped your power at Shangshutai... Is it hard... Are you also a foolish and loyal person to the Han Dynasty like Kong Rong?You are so smart, so wise, and so well versed in current affairs, why can't you see the general trend of the world clearly?Mingming Tianming has long since abandoned the Han Dynasty—but why are you so stubborn about revitalizing the Han Dynasty?You... oh...

He gritted his teeth fiercely, and suppressed all kinds of thoughts that were churning in his heart, then he pretended to be calm and calm, and said slowly: "Dr. Dong, thank you so much for the truth. It’s just that I need you to spend more time on this matter to dig out the truth about the insidious person who spread this nursery rhyme.”

"Prime Minister trusts me so much, I am so heartbroken, I have to fight to the death to eliminate these insidious people for the Prime Minister!" Dong Zhao was secretly overjoyed when he heard that, thinking that he had received Cao Cao's special favor today, his mouth immediately seemed to have been wiped with honey He told all the words of flattery and flattery.

Cao Cao's eyes turned to Sima Lang, and he looked at him fiercely: "Master Sima, according to the secret order, the 300 million shi of grain transferred from the official warehouses of Jizhou, Qingzhou, and Youzhou have been delivered. Where have you been?"

"My lord, the 150 million shi of grain from Jizhou has been transported across the Yellow River yesterday, and the 150 million shi of grain from Youzhou and Qingzhou has arrived in Yingchuan County yesterday..." Sima Lang looked very humble and cautious. He replied, "In less than four days, all the food will be transported to Xudu. It's just...it's just that a few days ago, Duzhi Shangshu Wei Xie heard the news from somewhere, and found his subordinates and asked Extract 300 million shi from the 100 million shi grains to help the victims in Bingzhou and Xuzhou."

"Wei Xi? How dare Wei Xi intervene in the affairs of my prime minister's residence?" Cao Ren said angrily from the side, "Doesn't he know that this is the secret military ration specially allocated by the prime minister to the imperial court's 80 troops?"

"Of course Wei Shangshu doesn't know. Prime Minister Cao ordered the transportation." Sima Lang still said in a soft tone.

"Jun Xun Lingjun must have asked him to do this, otherwise he wouldn't have the guts to ask about the affairs of the prime minister's residence." Hua Xin suddenly interjected sullenly from the side.He has a lot of opinions on Xun Yu.Originally, Prime Minister Cao wanted to promote him a month ago to serve as a servant of the Minister, but Xun Lingjun put him in the position of Minister of the Ministry of Officials with a comment that "Mr.Therefore, his attitude towards Xun Yu has always been somewhat indifferent, but he did not dare to offend Xun Yu easily because he was afraid of Cao Cao's special favor for Xun Yu.During this period of time, he noticed that the relationship between Cao Cao and Xun Yu had changed slightly, and today he took this opportunity to throw stones to ask for directions.

All of his performance and intentions were actually clearly seen by Sima Lang.At this moment, Sima Lang naturally took prudence and protection as the best policy, and he neither accepted his interjection nor deliberately added embellishments - he believed that with Cao Cao's wisdom and wisdom, everything would come to its own conclusion.

"The disaster victims in Bingzhou and Xuzhou have to give relief. Just allocate 20 shi of grain to Bingzhou and 50 shi of grain to Xuzhou! Master Sima, on behalf of the prime minister, go to Shangshutai tomorrow to negotiate with Xun Lingjun. Say this is the original The Prime Minister's decision." Cao Cao pondered for a moment, then said slowly, "From now on, if there is any matter in the Prime Minister's Mansion, it should be negotiated with the Shangshutai, and you should pay attention to it. Master Sima, I believe you will handle it properly and timing."

"Yes." Sima Lang answered concisely.He secretly sighed in his heart: Prime Minister Cao deserves to be Prime Minister Cao—why did Xuzhou allocate 30 shi more food for disaster relief than Bingzhou?Because Xuzhou borders Yangzhou in Jiangdong!Distributing more relief food to Xuzhou will help win Jiangdong's hearts.Prime Minister Cao is really good at calculating this account.

Cao Cao discussed business matters with Hua Xin, Dong Zhao, and Sima Lang for a while, and seeing that the sun was setting and it was getting late, he let them go, leaving only Cao Hong and Cao Ren to serve by his side. .

The night is gradually falling, the evening breeze is blowing, and the heat is gradually disappearing.Sitting in the dark, Cao Cao suddenly called out, "Cao Ren!"

"Your brother is here!" Cao Renzhong replied angrily, and approached.

"Call together Zhang Liao, Yu Jin, Xu Huang, and Le Jin to quickly discuss a strategy for the southern expedition." Cao Cao's voice was extremely dignified, "At the same time, pass on my military orders, from Hebei, Bing, Qing, You, and Yanzhou. Mobilize 30 troops and go straight to the Xudu suburban camp—ready to go at any time, and take Jingzhou and Jiangdong to the south!"

"Yes!" Cao Ren had already guessed that Cao Cao would take the opportunity to march south since Cao Cao issued a secret order to adjust grain to Beijing more than ten days ago. He didn't expect this to come so soon, and he couldn't help but feel excited and nervous. Unknowingly, a handful of hot sweat had already been pinched on the handle of the knife at his waist.

Cao Cao raised his eyes again, and looked at Cao Hong: "Cao Hong! Has there been any change in the ministers of the court and the ministers recently?"

"Kong Rong's mansion is full of guests and friends every night - he has already made a lot of remarks that are detrimental to you, the Prime Minister! The nursery rhyme has been traced hard by the servants, and now it can be basically concluded that it came from Kong Rong's mansion. It spread out." Cao Hong bowed and clasped his fists.

"The truth has long been expected to be him!" Cao Cao said coldly, "You can tell Xi Xi that his impeachment form should be written and submitted to the palace as soon as possible!"

"This... Mr. Xi still seems to be a little worried. He said that Xun Lingjun gave him a warning at the Vermilion Bird Pond event, which made him a little timid."

"Don't worry about him—you can go to Lu Cui tomorrow and ask him to draw up the impeachment form for Kong Rong, and then take the manuscript directly to Yushitai to force him to sign it with a seal. This matter can't be delayed any longer. !"

"Prime Minister, can this matter be slowed down for a while?" Cao Ren was listening quietly, but the more he listened, the more he felt uneasy, so he persuaded Cao Cao, "Your brother also read There are many stories in the history books that it is not the best policy to kill the ministers suddenly before the battle! This will cause the people of the ruling and opposition parties to be unstable."

"Oh! Zixiao (Cao Ren's name is Zixiao) is actually quoting historical books and stories to persuade the truth today? It seems that you really didn't read the classics and historical books in Xun Lingjun's Yuxian Hall in the past two or three years!" Cao Cao said He stroked his beard and beard on his chest with his right hand, and looked at him with a half-smile, "Cao Hong, tell him the reason why you decided to get rid of Kong Rong."

"Three days ago, the guard at the border captured a servant of the Confucian family, and found a secret letter from him, which was written by Kong Rong to Liu Bei, the 'big-eared thief' stationed in Fancheng." Cao Hong explained to Cao Ren .

"Based on this letter of collaborating with the enemy, the Prime Minister doesn't have to do anything about it." Cao Ren still insisted on his opinion, "The Prime Minister is so eager to kill Kong Rong, there must be troubles! Now there are many people, big and small. People are all paying attention to the Prime Minister's handling of Kong Rong, and even many generals in the army are talking about it. Your handling of Kong Rong is slightly inappropriate, which will cause people to be unstable!"

"Huh? Why did you, Cao Zixiao, turn your elbows out—to share your nostrils with those famous scholars and officials?" Cao Cao couldn't bear it anymore, and said angrily, "What do you know? The truth is to borrow him Kong Wenju (Kong Rong) Word Wenju) One head stands in the world!"

"Master Prime Minister—this 'prestige' really cannot be established like this." Cao Ren fell to the ground with a "plop", and said in a choked voice, "Xun Lingjun once said: 'The most powerful person in the world will stand if he wins the hearts of the people, and if he loses the hearts of the people, he will stand upright. Then the power will be destroyed.' You listen to his advice, he will not harm you..."

"It's Xun Wenruo again! It's Xun Wenruo again! Do you still see me, Cao Mengde?" Cao Cao was flushed with anger this time, and he swung his sleeves violently, "Get out!"

Seeing this, Cao Hong hurried to Cao Ren and kicked him hard——Cao Ren then stepped back with his head down while covering his tears.

There was a dead silence in the stands, only the sound of Cao Cao's rapid breathing of "huhuhu" could be heard.After a long time, he gradually calmed down.

"Prime Minister...Let Brother Hong help you go back to rest!" Cao Hong stepped forward and said cautiously.

"No, no." Cao Cao waved his hand, looked at the direction Cao Ren was retreating, and said leisurely, "Actually, Zixiao's words still have some truth. The truth is, we should think about it carefully when dealing with Kong Rong." ...By the way, you haven't finished answering the question just now. Among the ministers of the court and the staff of the prime minister's mansion, besides Kong Rong, is there anyone else who has made any changes?"

"After Ma Teng came to Beijing, he got very close to Xun Lingjun, Yang Shilang, Doctor Wang, and former Taiwei Yang Biao..."

"Well... Pay close attention to Ma Teng. His son Ma Chao is stationed in Kansai. He has ulterior motives and cannot be ignored. Be careful of their father and son colluding internally and externally to cause chaos! Is there anything wrong with the others?"

"Yes." Cao Hong responded, and replied while recalling, "Yesterday, Master Sima recommended to Mao Jie a young sorcerer from Yizhou to enter the Taishi Department... The arrow wound on Sima Yi's shoulder has not yet healed. He entered the mansion yesterday to handle official business. Today, the eldest son Cao Pi and the brothers Sima are very close..."

"These things are too trivial. Why shouldn't Pi'er be close friends with the Sima brothers? After all, Sima Zhongda saved his life!" Cao Cao said impatiently, "You just talk about other people for the truth. Case!"

"This... this... other people's affairs are also such trivial matters." Cao Hong could only stretch out his hand and scratch the back of his head, with a look of embarrassment, "Brother Hong will definitely continue to make secret visits and investigations after he goes down. "

(End of this chapter)