Sima Yi's Three Kingdoms Collection Collection

Chapter 94 When Cao Cao made a mistake, Sima laughed (4)
Immediately, Liu Xie's right hand pressed the cover of the golden lock treasure box deliberately and unintentionally, and said lightly: "I am the emperor, although I can't hold the 'Thousands of Miles' in the palm of my hand as Dr. Thirty miles away, I still want to find a veteran general to calm down, so that those assassins behind Yuan Shao, Yuan Shu and other rats can learn to restrain themselves..."

As he said that, he raised his eyes and faced Cao Cao straightly: "Besides, the position of General Xiahou Dun's position as Director of Habayashi has not changed, and General Ma Teng voluntarily moved all his family and relatives to the prime minister's jurisdiction. I'm going to live in Yecheng, Jizhou, and buy a property. Are you still not at ease with such an arrangement?"

Cao Cao's eyes were fixed on Liu Xie's right hand that was pressed on the cover of the golden lock treasure box. Out of the corner of his eye, he glanced at the silk draft of the imperial edict to kill Kong Rong in his hand, and sighed secretly in his heart. In a low tone, he replied slowly: "Your Majesty's edict, the old minister has no objection."

Cao Cao made mistakes again and again, and will still make mistakes

At noon on June [-], Kong Rong, a doctor of the Taizhong, was chopped up at the Zhuque Gate of Xudu for the crime of unfilial piety and abandoned the market.On the same day, Cao Cao issued a mobilization order to the states and counties of the Central Plains to march south to Jingzhou.

Originally, Kong He was originally charged with "disloyalty, filial piety, disobedience and unrighteousness" at Yushitai and the Prime Minister's Mansion. When the result of this collegiality was sent to Shangshutai and the imperial palace for the examination and use of seals, it was taken away from it. The crime of "disloyalty and misconduct".The reasons given by the Lang officials at Shangshutai are very convincing. If Kong Rong is really convicted of "disloyalty, filial piety, disobedience and righteousness", then according to the law of the Han Dynasty, he will be punished by the clan.The world's noble families can be punished by clans, but the Kong family in Qufu, Lu State, cannot be eradicated...Since Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty deposed all schools of thought and respected Confucianism alone, Confucius has been a model for all ages, and Confucianism has become the world's sect. source.Now, if Kong Sheng's blood is cut off in accordance with the law of the Han Dynasty regardless of reality, how will the Prime Minister's Mansion and Yushitai face the people of the world?The officials inside and outside the prime minister's mansion and the imperial court already had great doubts and resentment towards the capture of Kong Rong. If the family punishes him again, the minds of the officials and commoners in the government and the public will be disorganized and it will be difficult to deal with it!For any minister in power, if you blatantly disrespect Confucianism, then why should the tens of thousands of Confucian scholars in the Kyushu region of the world respect you?Therefore, only by convicting Kong Rong for the crime of "unfilial piety and unrighteousness" can the whole family of the Kong family in the state of Lu not be implicated. In this way, the family of saints can be preserved, the world's scholars and people will not be radically changed, and the Central Plains Gangji will not be disordered because of this. .

After Cao Cao saw the reason given by the officials of Shangshutai in the form of letters, he immediately understood that these words were actually Mr. Xun Ling who was hiding behind the scenes of Shangshutai, and asked him and his subordinate officials to say it to himself. of.He immediately adopted it without hesitation, and only killed Kong Rong, his wife and his son and daughter.

However, even as a result of such a compromise, he couldn't get a moment of tranquility—a wave of verbal criticism from all over the country quickly pushed him to the forefront.Liu Biao, Liu Zhang, and Liu Bei's three clan emperors immediately submitted the "Wanmin Letter", accusing Cao Cao of killing celebrities indiscriminately, destroying saints and disrupting the law; Jiangdong famous scholars Zhang Zhao, Sun Shao, Gu Yong, Zhuge Jin, Qin Song and other hundreds of gentry prefects also submitted joint opinions to Xu Du, asking the court to redress Kong Rong's grievances, and named and accused Xi Xi of resigning. His words also faintly stabbed Cao Cao.Xi Xi was the first to be unable to withstand this wave of public opinion attacks, and hastily resigned from the position of Yushi doctor on the afternoon of June [-].And Cao Cao's confidantes, such as Hua Xin and Dong Zhao, who supported Kong Rong's conviction in the past, are now scolded by the famous scholars and officials of Xudu, making them restless no matter where they go.

The most important thing is that Cao Cao's army is also talking about it, and people are getting confused.Under the desperation, Cao Cao had no choice but to write a warrant in his own hand, publicly defending himself for killing Kong Rong:

Kong Rong, a doctor of the Taizhong, has absolved him of his crimes, but people in the world often pick up his false name and seldom verify it.People from this state said that Pingyuan Youheng received the theory of Rong Rong that parents are unrelated to others, such as fou ware, and put them in them; they also said that if there is a famine and his father is unworthy, he would rather support others.It can be seen that Kong Rong's crime of unfilial piety is serious!Going against the heavens and the Tao, corrupting morals and unreasonable things, although the truth is spread across the courts, I still hate it for being too late.Let this matter be listed on the list, and declare that all the generals and subordinates of the army have heard about it, and fortunately there is no objection.

Once Cao Cao's warrant was disclosed to the world, he could be regarded as having made his last effort to recover from the various adverse effects brought about by this matter.As for whether the effect of this warrant is to make his image whiter or darker, and whether others think he is telling the truth or trying to cover it up, all these things are really out of his control.

There was a sound of "crash, la la", and six gold bahts were scattered on the black lacquer desk.The hexagram image of this hexagram is the "Ge" hexagram of Shangze Xiahuo, in which the words of the ninth, ninth, and fifth lines of the ninth day have been changed, and the hexagram image of the changed hexagram is the "Qian" hexagram of Shangxiashan .

The book slips of the "Book of Changes" were gently opened: the hexagram of the Ge hexagram is "Si Ri Nai Fu, Yuan Heng, Li Zhen. Regret for death"; The speech of the fourth line is "regret for death. You Fu changed your life. Auspicious", the speech of the ninth and fifth line is "A man changes from a tiger. He did not occupy Fu";

Sima Yi calmed down, with piercing eyes, and stared at the hexagrams and lines drawn out of the gold baht for a long while, then stood up solemnly, and bowed his hands to his father Sima Fang and elder brother Sima Lang standing beside the desk, with a face full of respect. There was a gleam of joy on his face: "My lord father, elder brother, now that Yixiang is in full swing, the great opportunity for our Sima family to take advantage of the momentum has finally come!"

Sima Fang looked down at the hexagrams and lines, and said slowly: ""Book of Changes" is indeed the most amazing book in ancient and modern times! It really can go deep and go far - no wonder Confucius read it so much"Wei Bian [-] Absolutely! Now the image of the hexagram "Ge" is clear, and the sentences in these lines are also inseparable from the word "Ge". As the saying goes, "the revolution of heaven and earth is formed in four seasons, and the revolution of Tang and Wu follows the sky and responds to people. The revolution of revolution The righteousness of the time is too great!'—Could it be that the opportunity for our Sima family to turn things around has really arrived?"

"That's right. Combining these hexagrams and lines with the current situation in the world, it is indeed clear at a glance. When the Cao family made a mistake, it was the time when our Sima family wanted to change its power!" Sima Yi looked at him squarely. His father pondered, "Cao Cao's mind is overwhelmed with desire and ambition, and he finally couldn't restrain his arrogance and violence. He made several miscalculations and miscalculations one after another. It's an excellent opportunity. If our Sima family fails to seize this opportunity, it will be the kindness of heaven and the great ambition of our ancestors!"

"What miscalculations did Cao Cao do?" Sima Lang asked gravely.

"There are at least three things. First, the execution of Kong Rong; second, the southern expedition to Jingzhou; third, the preference for Cao Zhi and the imbalance of heirs."

"Well... Cao Cao's big mistake was indeed to kill Kong Rong. Yier, let me analyze it carefully for my father." Sima Fang smiled slightly and stroked his beard, "I want to hear what you said about these things. view of the event."

"My lord, please forgive me for showing my shame. First, let's talk about Cao Cao's killing of Kong Rong——Kong Rong was a man with a high reputation, but he was not a man of insidiousness. He confronted Cao Cao and took a completely upright path. .Although he caused a lot of trouble for Cao Cao, he always acted according to reason and obeyed justice. He would not stab Cao Cao from behind. Put him to death, who in the world will be able to obey him?" Sima Yi slowly replied, "Besides, Kong Rong is the only loyal minister of the Han Dynasty, the most sincere and filial son of the Kong family, and everyone in the world knows it. Cao Cao relied on Xiji, Lu Cui's untruthful words and nonsense, how can he be discredited? Therefore, this time he killed Kong Rong, the crime was too far-fetched, the method was too clumsy, and he was obsessed with punishment. All the scholars and people in the world saw that he had more than enough power but not enough name. Under such a background, Cao Cao's attempt to use Kong Rong's head to kill others as an example was completely empty talk. After he killed Kong Rong, he could only pass He exposed his ambitious ambitions early on, which greatly angered the subjects of the Han Dynasty. Although they appeared to be intimidated by Cao Cao for a while on the surface, secretly out of anger and the desire to protect the Han, He will definitely seize every opportunity to constrain Cao Cao in many ways and plot against him from time to time, making it difficult for him to achieve his ambitions. When the great cause is not yet determined, he presumptuously kills, kills great sages, and openly becomes an enemy of the Confucian holy sect. Cao Cao has once again repeated the killing of celebrities Isn’t it a big mistake and a miscalculation to give way and cause the whole state to rebel?”

Sima Fang listened very seriously, and couldn't help asking: "Then, why do you think that Cao Cao's southern expedition to Jingzhou was a miscalculation and miscalculation? Jingzhou is actually the throat of Cao's conquest of Jiangnan, and it should not be underestimated. Got it It can march to Yizhou in the west, and Wu Yue in the east. It is extremely stable and convenient, and it also cuts off the joint rebellion of Liu Zhang and Sun Quan. Jinxu should also occupy this place first!"

"Father, elder brother, in Yi's opinion, any strong fortress is not enough to rely on, the key is the wisdom and courage of the people who occupy the land are the foundation of victory! Jingzhou has such a good geographical location, and the north can look up to the Central Plains. The east can look down on the south of the Yangtze River, and the west can spy on Bashu. It can be called a "blessed land" - but what value does it play in the hands of Liu Biao, a mediocre man? For more than ten years, Liu Biao has only regarded it as a tortoise shell lingering. He didn't make it his base to rule the world at all. Therefore, the wisdom and courage of the people who occupy the land are the key. Only the virtuous and outstanding can make the best use of the land!" Sima Yi said eloquently, " As far as Yi knew, Liu Biao was now seriously ill, his subordinates had long been renounced, and the dispute between his son and concubine was intensifying. Although Liu Bei was by his side, he was jealous and difficult to use, so he should never be Cao Cao's main enemy at present.

(End of this chapter)