Sima Yi's Three Kingdoms Collection Collection

Chapter 95 When Cao Cao made a mistake, Sima laughed (5)
"On the other hand, Jiangdong Sun Quan, at such a young age, has such sages and generals as Zhou Yu and Zhang Zhao willing to serve his life under his tent. He has expanded his territory for three thousand miles in a few years, and his vigor is overwhelming. It is really him that cannot be underestimated. The special envoy Lu Su sent at the Zhuquechi grand meeting last time was full of tricks, and he was not an ordinary person. Therefore, Jiangdong Sun Quan should be regarded as Cao Cao's current strong enemy. If I were Cao Cao, I would definitely make a point of the Southern Expedition Two. All the way was false, with Cao Ren, Xia Houyuan, etc. as commanders, marched between Ye County and Wancheng, pretending to the outside world that they would attack Jingzhou with great fanfare, and attracted all the attention of Liu Biao and Sun Quan to the Jinghan area; All the way is true. Cao Cao personally led Chen Jiao, Zhang Liao, Zang Ba and other elite soldiers who are familiar with the situation in the south of the Yangtze River to be the vanguard and main force. Subdue the festival. If Sun Quan surrenders, then Liu Biao will have nothing to worry about, and at that time, taking advantage of the situation on the basis of Jiangdong and going back to Jiangxi to press down, Jingzhou will be pacified."

Sima Fang listened to his eloquence, he couldn't help nodding his head and secretly agreed.He turned his eyes, looked at Sima Lang, and asked: "Lang'er, what do you think of your second brother's analysis?"

Sima Lang also looked at Sima Yi in surprise, and stuttered in surprise, "Second brother! Your analysis of the situation in the south of the Yangtze River is really ingenious! To be honest, the Prime Minister's Mansion just started the Southern Expedition this morning. General Strategy Discussion Conference. Xun You's military division also advocated that during the southern expedition to Jingzhou, the latent troops between Ye County and Wancheng would rush out, and Liu Biao would be caught off guard... However, no one proposed to treat Jiangdong Sun Quan as a strong enemy...Cao Prime Minister took the lead To march south to Jingzhou is because Liu Bei is afraid that when Liu Biao is critically ill, he will suddenly turn to the hostess and occupy the nest of magpies."

"Hmm... Liu Bei?" Sima Yi was taken aback when he heard this, and then slowly opened his mouth after a while, "Yes! Yi neglected Liu Bei's important role... Zhuge Liang, his military adviser, should have suggested that he should be in Beijing as soon as possible. When Liu Biao is seriously ill, should he turn against the guest? Yes, if Liu Bei occupies the land of Jingzhou, then he can be said to be a "dragon who wins water", and Cao Cao will be difficult to deal with... However, in Yi Yi's view, Liu Biao should have already arranged how to restrain him Liu Bei's layout. Cai Mao, Zhang Yun, Kuai Yue, Wang Can and other Jingzhou important officials are all the forces he uses to monitor and deal with Liu Bei."

When he said this, he suddenly smiled coldly: "However, as far as Yi knows, Cai Mao, Zhang Yun, Kuai Yue, Wang Can and others, like Han Song, have long been drawn in by Cao Cao through various channels and relationships. After all, on the territory of Jingzhou, Liu Bei and the others can't stir up much trouble. Therefore, in Cao Cao's overall plan for the Southern Expedition, it should always be—Jiangdong is the most important thing, and the thunder must be attacked first. Take it out and control it; although Jingzhou is light, it must cooperate with the inside and the outside, and use its strength to fight!"

When Sima Lang heard this, he couldn't help admiring: "Second brother's exposition in this way can be called 'comprehensive and detailed, and exhaustive'. I really didn't expect the second brother who was born as a Confucian scholar to be so profound. A genius who knows how to fight and is proficient in the art of war!"

Sima Yi smiled confidently, and said to his father Sima Fang: "Cao Cao's two big mistakes of killing Kong Rong and conquering Jingzhou in the south can be seen by a blind man. He is eager to usurp the throne and proclaim himself emperor. It is a big mistake to rely on the emperor to command the princes, to use the emperor to win the hearts of the people', and to abandon the favor of the people of "supporting the Han Dynasty, being loyal to the emperor and helping the world".

"The principles of heaven and the favor of the people are the foundations of doing great things and building a great cause! Since they are far away from Cao Cao, does that mean that Cao Cao's own foundation is also in jeopardy?" Sima Fang asked deeply, " Cao Cao was originally a hero of a generation, and he also dominated the Central Plains, with great power and deep roots, how could he be defeated so easily? Yi'er, your words are a bit vague."

"Father, my lord is a lesson. Although Cao Cao has deviated from the principles of heaven and lost the favor of the people, he will not fall soon. In fact, in my child's opinion, if Cao Cao falls prematurely, my Sima family will 'change their fate', It will be difficult to realize the plan of 'adults changing into tigers'. This is actually a harmful and unhelpful thing for our Sima family's great cause of turning the world around and changing the world."

"Cao Cao fell too soon, or is it 'harmful but not beneficial'?" Sima Lang looked surprised, "What does the second brother mean by this?"

"For the Cao family in Peijun, the most feasible direction for our Sima family is: on the one hand, to maintain their power strong, but not enough to rule the world; on the other hand, to make their power weaker and weaker, but not enough And it cannot be disintegrated. We must keep the development of the Cao family's power in a position that is easy for us to control. After Cao Cao lost the principles of heaven and the people's favor, he wanted to unify the empire of Liuhe and calm the world. I am afraid that it will not be possible in the end. In this way, it will be difficult for him to expand his career for a while, and there will be a stalemate period in which he is neither strong nor weak, neither advancing nor retreating, and standing still.

"Then, during this period of stalemate, we should firmly seize all opportunities, plan in every possible way, and make every effort to absorb all the strategic advantages and favors lost by the Cao family in Peijun into our Sima family's bag continuously. , our Sima family's great cause of 'reversing the universe and unifying the heaven and earth' will come naturally invisibly and silently!"

"Good! Good! Good!" After hearing Sima Yi's words, Sima Fang couldn't help but stroked his beard and looked up to the sky and smiled, "Our Sima family is fortunate to have such a peerless talent like Yi'er, how can we be invincible? What can't be done? What can't be done become?"

Sima Lang also accompanied his father to praise his second brother a few words, and suddenly a flash of inspiration flashed in his mind, and he yelled: "That's not good!"

Sima Fang was startled, and looked at him coldly.Sima Yi's expression remained the same, and he only asked indifferently: "Do you have any objections to my younger brother's strategy of embedding flowers and changing trees?"

Sima Lang stared at him with big eyes: "Second brother—there is still a gap in your strategy!"

Sima Yi looked at him flat, and continued: "That's right. There is indeed a gap in the strategy that my younger brother is talking about."

Sima Lang saw that he admitted it frankly, so he said solemnly and bluntly: "Then what do you think is your shortcoming? Let me tell you about it."

"The omission of the little brother is that the little brother just said that he missed a person. This person can directly affect whether the Cao family's imperial career of 'unifying Liuhe and calming the world' is successful or not."

"That's right." Sima Lang looked straight at Sima Yi with his eyes like swords, "If our Sima family wants to successfully implement this strategy of embedding flowers and planting trees, we must deal with this person well. Have you figured out how to deal with him?" ?”

"Is this person Xun Yu?" Sima Fang suddenly interjected when he heard this.

Sima Lang and Sima Yi nodded at the same time.

"That's right. Xun Yu's ingenuity and strategy are invincible, and his talent in governing the country and the people is even rarer in ancient and modern times--as the saying goes, 'Whoever wins the king of Xun Ling will win the world'!" Sima Fang said slowly, with a solemn expression, "If he has the intention If it is the honor of the founding father to assist Cao Cao, the Cao family's "unifying Liuhe, calming the world" will surely succeed in one fell swoop!"

Sima Yi fixed his eyes on his father, and after a while, a deep smile suddenly appeared on his face: "But father, brother, we don't need to bother to deal with Xun Lingjun anymore. From a Since Cao Cao abolished the three princes and lived alone many months ago, he would not continue to assist Cao Cao! Otherwise, how could Cao Cao have made so many miscalculations recently? And Cao Cao killed Kong Rong a few days ago, only I'm afraid that they have created a rift that will never be repaired in their once intimate partnership..."

"But things are unpredictable and people's hearts are unpredictable! If Xun Wen doesn't help Cao Mengde today, it doesn't mean he won't help Cao Mengde tomorrow..." Sima Fang said coldly.

"Father, based on my child's understanding of Xun Lingjun, I can be very sure of this. Between helping the Han Dynasty's ZTE or helping Cao Cao's rise, Xun Lingjun will definitely choose to help the Han Dynasty ZTE without hesitation! In his mind Among them, general rules and etiquette are more important than anything else. Don’t forget that back then, he disdained to be with Yuan Shao and turned to Cao Cao because he saw Yuan Shao’s intention of rebelling against the Han and standing on his own. He won the honored seat of Yuan Shao more than ten years ago, so why bother to support Cao Cao, who was the weakest at that time, to fight for the great achievements of today and win the Central Plains for the Han Dynasty? The merits of Jingping?" Sima Yi said eloquently, "Now that Cao Cao kills Kong Rong and shows signs of rebellion, he will not tolerate it—just as he tolerated Yuan Shao back then. As long as he does not assist Cao Cao, his talent as a child is enough. Deal with all the civil servants and generals under Cao Cao!"

"This time, Cao Cao will use Xun You as the chief military adviser and Xun Lingjun as the commander-in-chief in the rear for the southern expedition to Jingzhou, right?" Sima Lang murmured, "In my opinion, it seems that Xun You will accompany Cao Cao to the south. .”

"Xun You and Xun Lingjun are uncles and nephews of the same heart, and they will not sincerely assist Cao Cao. If he really intends to assist Cao Cao, he will never just suggest that Cao Cao sneak into Jingzhou from Ye County and Wancheng and set up Jiangdong Sun Quan He is trying to induce Cao Cao to unknowingly embark on the path of failure in the Southern Expedition!" Sima Yi said sharply, "If there is a chance in the future, when dealing with Cao Cao, a big hero, maybe My Sima family will also have a tacit and ingenious cooperation with their Yingchuan Xunmen..."

"You just mentioned that Cao Cao favored Cao Zhi and his heirs were out of balance. This is his third miscalculation." Sima Fang asked slowly, "This point is quite clear as a father. He Cao Mengde is so eager to unify The world, established on behalf of the Han, is to realize the great cause of "reversing the Han Dynasty" for future generations by himself, and take all the infamy on his shoulders. Then, he will make the virtuous and virtuous Cao Zhi his heir, inheriting Datong, Cao Zhi came to follow the Cao family, step by step, and conquer the hearts of the people. As the father and the head of the Cao family, Cao Cao can also be described as affectionate and well-intentioned! I am also a father, so I understand what he said. It's all planned."

"Unfortunately, Cao Pi won't understand his father's painstaking efforts in doing this, he will only resent his father's partiality." Sima Yi said coldly, "Brother, we must work hard on Cao Pi so that he can become the leader of my Sima family as soon as possible." Invade the breakthrough of Cao's foundation!"

When Sima Lang heard this, he didn't answer immediately, but nodded emphatically.

"After listening to your analysis, and comparing these hexagrams and lines for my father, the two are really inseparable and complement each other. Sure enough, Cao Cao has reached the point where he has made a mistake, and our Sima family has also arrived accordingly. It’s time for power to change, and Fu to change fate!” Sima Fang carefully watched the hexagrams lined up with gold baht on the desk, and said leisurely, “Children, look, the ‘changed hexagram’ of this hexagram It is the hexagram of "Qian", and the words of the hexagram are "Heng, a gentleman has an end" - this is a warning from God! When our Sima family encounters "reform", we must remember the word "Qian", and we must keep a low profile. Start carefully and end well!"

(End of this chapter)