Chapter 11 1. Emperor Wei Tuogu

On August 8, the showers in Liaodong finally stopped.Sima Yi immediately gathered the elite of the three armies and encircled them on all sides. With Murongba, Gao Yunming and other guest troops as the vanguard, they built earth mountains, dug tunnels, installed ladders, and erected artillery mounts. They attacked day and night without stopping. Only six days later, the Yan army in Xiangping City ran out of ammunition and food. Everyone resented, everyone was heartless, and they all wanted to sacrifice the city and surrender.In desperation, Gongsun Yuan had no choice but to send Wang Jian, the pseudo-Yan Xiang, and Liu Fu, a doctor of imperial history, to put down the hanging basket from the tower and leave the city to come to the Wei camp to ask for surrender, begging the Wei army to relieve the siege and retreat, and his own side will bound their faces and ask for forgiveness.

How deep and sophisticated Sima Yi was, he immediately knew that this was Gongsun Yuan's plan to feign surrender and escape. Without hesitation, he ordered Wang and Liu to be beheaded and sent back to Xiangping City, and ordered Yu Song to shoot When they entered the city, they reported, "Chu and Zheng are all states, and Zheng Bo is still leading a sheep to welcome him. Is it proper for Wang Jian, Liu Fu and others to escape the siege and retreat alone to meet him? The two are old and old, the rumors are false, and they have already killed each other. If Mr. Gongsun has any intentions, you can send a young man with a clear decision!"

Gongsun Yuan had no choice but to send his servant Zhong Weiyan to beg for a surrender in a short time. Sima Yi angrily reprimanded in front of Wei Yan: "Gongsun Pifu is just trying to delay the army to earn another chance of rainstorm. Yes! It can be said that they only want to wait for the opportunity to escape without sincerity! Just listen to it, there are five general principles of military affairs——If you can fight, you should fight; Ear! If you don’t want to surrender with sincerity, the only way forward is death! Why send your son as a hostage?” Wei Yan fled back to the city with his head in his arms, but Gongsun Yuan still refused to beg for surrender.

Five days later, under the powerful offensive of the Wei army, all four gates of Xiangping City were defeated. Gongsun Yuan and his son fled in a panic, but were intercepted by the Wei soldiers on the bank of Liangshui, killed on the spot, and passed on to the capital. Immediately Sima Yi led his troops into the city, punished his puppet Yan Cong Ni Gongqing, and more than 7,000 people from 108 families of soldiers, built a Beijing temple to frighten the crowd.At the same time, he sealed the tombs of the Liaodong generals Lunzhi, Jia Fan and others who were killed for admonishing Gongsun Yuan not to betray the Great Wei that day, and honored their descendants, as a warning for those who came later.So far, since the Chuping period of the Eastern Han Dynasty, the Gongsun clan that had ruled Liaodong for more than 40 years was eradicated by Sima Yi in one fell swoop, and there was no future trouble.And Sima Yi himself once again deeply shocked Wu and Shu with this illustrious military exploit.

In the middle of the night, in the hall of the Taiwei Office, which was rebuilt from Gongsunyuan's old palace, Sima Yi screened away other irrelevant personnel, and personally greeted Sima Niuheng, the shogunate army who had rushed from the capital of Luoyang day and night. After the two sat down at the guest-host table, Niu Heng wiped off the hot sweat on his face, and without caring about the politeness, he directly reported: "Master Taiwei, Niu has been ordered by his wife to come here specially. I have come to send you a message. Now I have received top-secret news from the palace. His Majesty is suffering from a serious illness and is in danger of dying. There are traitors everywhere in the court, and the situation is extremely complicated! Madam suggests that Mr. Taiwei must solve it in the shortest possible time. Settle Liaodong, and then return to the capital as quickly as possible to deal with unexpected changes!"

Sima Yi listened carefully, stroking his beard under his chin with his hand, and remained silent for a long time.After half a stick of incense, he opened his mouth in a deep voice: "This matter, I have my own sense of proportion. You go back with the news and let the madam and the two sons do it in the capital or continue to do it." This seat is full of confidence in them. Brother Niu, this seat is asking you and Steward Yin to give them full support from the rear!" Seeing Sima Yi's sincerity, Niu Heng hurriedly got up and clasped his fists and replied: "Please rest assured, Mr. Taiwei—Madam and the two young masters are in the middle of planning, and we will work hard and fight hard in the thunderous danger!"

"Okay! I also trust you and Steward Yin's loyalty and wisdom!" Sima Yi also stood up and thanked him, "Our Sima family's great cause is supported by you and Steward Yin, so why worry about everything going wrong?" He thanked him, called Liang Ji, and asked, "Mr. Liang, in your opinion, under the current situation, how should we respond to His Majesty's suspicions and the complicated situation in the court?" Liang Ji pondered for a while before slowly answering: "My lord Taiwei, according to Liang's humble opinion, under the current situation, when His Majesty is seriously ill, what he cares most about is naturally which subject treats him The most loyal... Our Sima family must be conscientious and sincere, and we must show a more loyal attitude than all other officials, so that we can get His Majesty's reassurance and reuse!"

"Very good, you spoke very well." Sima Yi slowly started to walk in the hall with his hands behind his back, "I remember such a thing: A few days ago, many soldiers were short of clothes due to the cold weather here in Liaodong. Wearing clothes, complaining endlessly, Mr. Liang, you came here to suggest that I give them the cotton robes and trousers that were stored in the Liaodong official treasury before to keep out the cold...Of course, Mr. Liang, your suggestion is very good. Maybe you You will be surprised, why I did not comment on your suggestion at that time. In fact, I had already made up my mind at that time, and it must be done to distribute cotton robes and trousers to everyone to keep out the cold. But here Under the circumstances, it is inappropriate for me to come forward to do this matter. As the saying goes, the selfless deeds of a minister will give the best reputation. Liang Jun, you should immediately write a memorandum for this seat and add 800 li Hurry up and send it to the palace. You are the only one who writes this memorandum, keep it secret, and don’t disclose it to Yu Song. Its content says that I am asking His Majesty for permission to distribute the cotton clothes of the Liaodong official treasury to the soldiers of the Northern Expedition. The matter of keeping out the cold... Your Majesty saw that this seat, who is a Taiwei, even had to ask himself for trivial matters such as distributing cold cotton clothes to the soldiers. It must be very useful in the bottom of his heart, and this might dilute the suspicion in his heart. of……"

When Liang Ji heard this, he was deeply impressed: "Your Majesty Taiwei is really insightful and has exhaustive strategies. Liang admires him the most." Sima Yi didn't answer, but continued to think hard, and after a long time, he said again: "After taking Xiangping City this time, I asked Yu Song to take a closer look at the existing soldier book, and found that my Great Wei Wangshi Among the three armies, there are as many as 1,800 veterans who are over 60 years old. Alas! These veterans have fought so hard for my great Wei for so many years, and it is time to let them have a good life! , you can also write this matter in the memorandum for me. I beg Your Majesty to allow the dispatch of these more than 1,800 veterans to return to their hometowns to recuperate, so as to declare to the whole world the mighty power of the Emperor of Wei. Grace and generosity."

Niu Heng heard it clearly, and was also secretly surprised.This Sima Yi's ability to win people's hearts and win people's hearts is really amazing!With this move, he won the reputation of being a benevolent emperor for the emperor above, the benefits of pensions for the old soldiers below, and the praise of himself for himself. It is really ingenious and ingenious! The snowflakes in the night sky fluttered leisurely with the new wind, like light flakes fluttering one after another, covering every corner between the sky and the earth. The curtains in the inner room of Sima Mansion were lowered, blocking the bitter cold outside.

Zhang Chunhua was sitting on the couch in the middle, Sun Zi and Liu Fang sat on the brocade reed mat to her right, and Sima Shi and Sima Zhao sat on the brocade reed mat to her left. Sun Zi and Liu Fang were all beaming. They raised their wine cups together and congratulated Zhang Chunhua, mother and son: "Sure enough, Taiwei Sima lived up to everyone's expectations and overcame all kinds of difficulties and dangers. Gongsun, the traitor, is truly unparalleled in the world, unparalleled in the world!" Zhang Chunhua accepted the congratulations from the two of them with a slight smile, and said in a soft voice: "You two adults are too famous. If my Lord Taiwei hadn't received the secret help of your two adults who are hiding behind the scenes, how could we have made such a smooth move?" Success? Half of the great achievements in finalizing Liaodong and clearing up the traitors belong to you two, Lord Sun and Lord Liu." "Ma'am, if you say that, Liu and Sun Jun really have no place to be ashamed." Liu Fang listened, leaned on the seat and answered humbly. But Sun Zi put down his wine cup, and let out a deep sigh: "Alas... If Dong Situ is not dead, Cui Sikong is not ill, and Wang Sujun is not released, Mr. Taiwei will be my teacher on the day of Xuanjing's class teacher this time. Let us try our best to persuade him to be promoted to the prime minister and congratulate Jiuxi! It is a pity that there are too few old and respected senior ministers like Dong Situ and Cui Sikong in the current capital." Zhang Chunhua smiled leisurely, and said slowly: "My lord Taiwei and I both understand the difficulties the two lords are facing now. As long as you always have this kind of concern, my Sima family will be very grateful for it." Liu Fang stood up, glanced at Sun Zi, and said slowly: "Sun Jun, in fact, according to Liu's opinion, everything has a twist and turn, and a turning point suddenly becomes clear. Today, His Majesty is getting seriously ill, and Chu Jun is too young and weak , I'm afraid I won't be able to push Mr. Taiwei to the position of prime minister for a while, but we should still be able to help him to be promoted to the position of first assistant minister of Gu Ming." Sun Zi looked certain, and stared deeply at Liu Fang: "Liu Jun, you are too optimistic about this matter. Recently, Cao Shuang, Xia Houxuan, Yan Wang Cao Yu and others have frequently entered and left the palace to meet His Majesty, and almost every time When I came in, I had a secret conversation with him... The situation in the court changes so unpredictable, how can everything be determined? Besides, Cao Shuang, Xia Houxuan and others have already been lurking behind the scenes and making moves, so we must not be lazy suddenly!" "Admiral? That's right, my wife has also noticed that the palace officials seem to be much smarter than before, and I have always felt very strange." Zhang Chunhua's heart trembled, but his face remained calm, "Do you two adults know Who are Cao Shuang, Xia Houxuan and others behind the scenes?" "Hmm... Sun just heard Guo Zhi Zhonglang vaguely mention that Xia Houxuan and Cao Shuang have been secretly trying to help Da Si Nong Huanfan to become one of the three princes and take over the position of Situ!" Sun Zi twitched the corner of his mouth. Twisting his beard, he replied thoughtfully. When Zhang Chunhua heard it, he immediately understood.Guo Zhi is also the uncle of the noble concubine Guo Yao.The news he sent to Sun Zi must have been given by Guo Yao!Because now only Guo Yao is the closest person around Cao Rui, the news she heard must be the most accurate!Thinking of this, Zhang Chunhua sighed secretly in his heart.No wonder Cao Rui seems to have become a lot smarter all of a sudden recently!It turns out that the brain trust behind him is Huan Fan, his husband's classmate and good friend back then!Thinking about it carefully, only this resourceful and sophisticated Huan Fan could devise so many extremely fierce tricks!She suddenly changed her mind again, and asked in surprise: "Master Sun, General Guo Zhi Zhonglang doesn't have much close friendship with our Sima family, and he is not irritable and easy to vent. Why did you make such a big one?" What about the gift' hand in hand? Is there a fraud in it?" "Madam, according to Sun's speculation, Guo Zhi's actions must have been ordered by the noble concubine Guo Yao of the harem." Sun Zi twisted his beard and said, "The concubine Guo Gui of the harem has made it clear that she will be promoted to the position of empress dowager in the future. Her personality is also soft on the outside and strong on the inside, and she loves power like her life. How could she be willing to sit and watch the Xiahou family, the Cao family and other nobles from Pei County grow up and down in the court? But at this moment, since His Majesty is still here, she is not good. On the bright side, they jumped out to openly oppose the Xiahou family and the Cao family's division of power, so they came up with a plan of "borrowing a knife to kill people". They tried to use the power of our Sima Party to suppress them Xiahou family and Cao family! And Xiahou family, Cao family The most powerful trump card in the hands of the Xiahou and Cao clans is Huan Fan, as long as we can always suppress Huan Fan in the favored position and prevent him from finding a chance to show up, the power of the Xiahou clan and the Cao clan will never be able to truly grow!" Zhang Chunhua nodded again and again, smiled, and said politely: "Master Sun's analysis is really penetrating, and the truth is clear. We have never found out who the brains behind Xia Houxuan and Cao Shuang are. Now that it is so accurate If we found him, then everything will be easy! Do Master Sun and Master Liu have any clever plans to control it?" Liu Fang smiled all over his face, looked at Sun Zi and said, "Mrs. Zhang, since Sun Jun has understood all this, he must have hidden a good plan. Sun Jun, don't hide it anymore. Tuck it in, let's talk it out!" Sun Zixu said a few words, straightened his face, looked directly at Zhang Chunhua, and said slowly: "Sun has been thinking hard for several days recently, and he has come up with a plan to turn the tiger away from the mountain. This autumn, the grain and grain failures in Yanzhou and Qingzhou, and the famine Huan Fan, as the chief minister of farming, is in charge of the official granary payment. We can work together from Zhongshu Province and Shangshutai to send him to Shandong to inspect the disaster situation and open warehouses for relief. Huan Fan Didn't he always claim that compassion for the people and love for his subordinates are the first priority in everything? In this way, even if Huan Fan has doubts, he has no way to shirk, so he can only leave the capital with the country's business as the most important thing... Now that the brains are gone, let's deal with Xiahou Xuan and Cao Shuang are more confident!" Sima Zhao, who was sitting opposite him, pondered for a moment and asked hesitantly, "Master Sun, what if Huan Fan insists on his own opinion and refuses to be ordered to leave Beijing? Also, what if His Majesty and Cao Shuang don't go out?" Are you willing to let him leave Beijing?" "Sun has already thought of this beforehand." Sun Zi slowly twitched his mustache and said coldly, "If he persists, we will encourage the supervisory censors in Yushitai to criticize him for ignoring people's livelihood, Thinking about the hardships of the people, the corpse is a vegetarian meal. With Huan Fan's resolute and unyielding personality, he must not be able to bear the humiliation and leave Beijing on his own!" "Very good! Very good! After all, it is Mr. Sun who is astute and experienced, and few people can match him!" Zhang Chunhua smiled happily when he heard it, "In my wife's opinion, after Huan Fan is expelled, the next person who wants to be expelled should be Xia Houxuan Yes. We have almost figured out his details. Since he has a very stiff relationship with the Guo family in the harem, and he seems to be in the same bed with Cao Shuang's family, it should be easier for us to deal with him..." Speaking of this, she raised her hand and pointed at Sima Shi and Sima Zhao brothers: "Master Sun and Master Liu, if you can use my Shier and Zhaoer when you carry out big plans in the palace in the future, feel free to speak up." That's what I ordered!" "Lord Xiahou, please wait here." The servant led Xiahouxuan into the observation room of the harem, bowed and said, "Your Majesty will come to this room to summon you after bathing in the warm and cool pool." "Okay." Xia Houxuan responded, and sat down on a brocade mattress in the room.The servant glanced at him secretly with the slanted light from the corner of his eye, bowed his head, and quietly backed out. Having nothing else to do, Xia Houxuan couldn't help looking around, but saw a copybook hanging on the carved sandalwood wall in the room.He himself is also a person who loves calligraphy, so he stepped forward to watch it carefully. However, seeing the chapters and sentences written on those copybooks, if you look carefully at the handwriting in them, it is very distinctive: that point is as vivid and eye-catching as flowers blooming in full bloom; Winding and agile like ivy; that stroke, to the right, it flies back and forth like a phoenix spreading its wings; that vertical stroke, it suddenly trickles down like a clear spring; !It is true that there are pictures in the words, and the words appear in the pictures, and the calligraphy and painting are integrated and complement each other!Looking at these copybooks is like appreciating beautiful pictures one after another.This kind of font not only has the dignified and squareness of Xun Shuang font, but also the majestic atmosphere of Cao Cao font, and the flexibility of Zhong Yao font, which is truly extraordinary!The most rare thing is that it combines painting with calligraphy, and the combination of calligraphy and painting is pleasing to the eye and has a special interest! Xia Houxuan was aroused by watching, and read one post after another like a fascination, and unknowingly stepped into the threshold of the back hall of the viewing room - when he looked up, he saw a stunning woman Sit on the ground inside, pick up a pen and practice calligraphy.It turned out that in Cao Rui's palace, Zhaoyi and Cairen were mostly female historians who were both talented and talented, and they specially reviewed the documents of Zhongshu Province and Shangshutai on his behalf.Needless to say, this woman is undoubtedly a harem official. "This girl's handwriting is so beautiful - words are not words, paintings are not paintings, there are pictures in the words, and words in the pictures!" Xia Houxuan forgot where he was for a moment, and praised deeply casually, "But I don't know what the girl is like. What kind of school is a good calligraphy from? This seat is really fascinated!" As he spoke, he walked in carelessly. The woman continued to write with the pen in her hand, as if she had never heard of it, she waited for him to step closer, then she put down the brush in her hand, squinted her eyes and smiled at him charmingly - her smile was like a flash of light, which would be extinguished in a flash No sound, no breath, no trace, no trace, but it is enough to seduce people's souls and shake people's souls! Xia Houxuan took a look, even though he was well-cultivated, he couldn't help but be moved by it - when he was silently silent, the woman suddenly threw her head straight into his arms, and at the same time put her body With a tug of her hair, a rub of her clothes, she called out coquettishly, "Help! There are prostitutes!" "What? Xia Houxuan was reported to have molested talent Shishi in the palace?" Cao Shuang couldn't help being surprised when he heard the news reported by Yin Damu, a lieutenant of the former Imperial Guard under his command. Yin Damu is a bodyguard who grew up playing with Cao Shuang and Xia Houxuan since he was a child. He has always had a very close relationship with Cao Shuang and Xia Houxuan, so he is also very concerned about Xia Houxuan's personal safety, so he came here early in the morning. Cao Shuang reported the news.Hearing Cao Shuang's question, he replied very anxiously: "This matter was not intentionally spread and slandered by others. Master Xiahou has been detained by the Habayashi Army in a side room of the harem since yesterday. The specifics of what happened are in the Xia Yin is not too clear. But Qu Luo, the servant girl next to Concubine Guo, also came forward to testify that when she entered the back hall of the observation room, she saw Shi Cairen and Lord Xiahou hugging each other. Now, His Majesty has asked Tightly seal this news, don't let it out, and invite General Wuwei to enter the palace to talk..." When Cao Shuang heard this, he couldn't help stomping his feet angrily. At this critical juncture of the court's friendship, Xia Houxuan made such an incident that violated etiquette and morals. What should we do?Moreover, he had previously heard that Shi Shi was one of His Majesty's most beloved female officials in the inner court. If Xia Houxuan really molested her, he would be in big trouble!He didn't have time to think about it, he waved his hand hastily, and ordered: "Damu, you go back to investigate the progress of this matter first, the general will come right after changing his clothes..." "Then, Yin has gone to the palace...General Wuwei, you must hurry to the palace to intercede for Lord Xiahou!" Yin Damu didn't say much, and hurried away. Cao Shuang watched him run out of the back room, and was about to order his servants to get court clothes and put them on, when his third younger brother Cao Xun flashed in from outside the door, grabbed his robe corner, and said in a low voice: "Brother Wait a minute!" Cao Shuang was startled, and looked sideways at Cao Xun: "What are you doing?" Cao Xun saw no one around in a blink of an eye, so he whispered to Cao Shuang and asked, "Do you really want to go to His Majesty to intercede for Xiahou Taichu?" "At the beginning, he was pure and pure. How could he do such a thing? He must have been framed. Of course, my brother can't stand by!" Cao Shuang nodded. "Brother—little brother just came back in a hurry after learning about this incident from the infantry battalion of the Imperial Army! This time, Xia Houxuan probably really fell home! Concubine Guo's maids all stood up to testify against his misbehavior. Brother , just listen to my little brother, at this very moment, you must not go to the palace to rescue Xia Houxuan!" Cao Xun's eyes turned brightly, and he kept holding Cao Shuang's clothes tightly. Fang, "Let His Majesty decide and deal with it on his own-you just declare to the outside world that you have a sudden leg problem and you can't leave the house for a while." "This...how can this be done?" Cao Shuang gave Cao Xun a hard look, "A few days ago, when Uncle Huan left Beijing to go on a disaster relief tour, he tried his best to advise my brother and Taichu to make a decision when they were in trouble. We must work together with different bodies and work together, and we must never have any disagreements. His earnest words are still in my ears, as a brother, now that the crisis is approaching, how can we ignore the safety of the beginning?" Cao Xun shook his head and waved his hands again and again, "Brother, don't worry! This matter is not as serious as you think! It's just a matter of molesting a talented person! Your Majesty is smart and wise today. Xia Houxuan will definitely not be severely punished when employing people. However, Xia Houxuan, the guard who is in charge of guarding the palace gate, will definitely not succeed!" "Isn't it serious to remove him from the position of Weiwei? Now among my old relatives of the Cao family, the only one who can join hands with brother Wei to deal with Sima's party is Xiahou Taichu. If brother Wei doesn't save him at this moment He will be beyond reach in the future!" "Hey! Brother, you always like to turn your elbows outward! He Xia Houxuan can certainly help you, but my younger brother and Yandi can't help you? Why do you have to bring in an outsider to join forces with the Sima Party? Our own brothers With so many, I'm afraid they are more reliable than Xia Houxuan and the others!" "Third brother, you...you...how can you think like this?" Cao Shuang was startled as if he had been shocked when he heard Cao Xun's words, and stared at Cao Xun in amazement. Cao Xun did not avoid his direct gaze, held his hands, and said very sincerely: "Young brother is really thinking about the future of my Cao family! What is your majesty's health now? They all know it well. Then, he must be deeply considering the list of candidates for the Gu Ming Assistant Minister behind him. Needless to say, you and Xia Houxuan must have been on the list of the next Gu Ming Assistant Minister two important candidates. "However, Xia Houxuan suddenly caused such a incident right now. No matter whether it is true or not, his reputation will be greatly damaged. Because the Sima Clan will definitely seize this incident and make a big fuss. It is difficult for him to stand up. Therefore, if he wants to take over the post of Minister Gu Ming at this moment, it is very hopeless! In this way, among the old relatives of the Wei family, only you, the elder brother, have this qualification You have been promoted to the seat of assistant government. As the saying goes, "all flowers are thankful, but I will let them go, and only one flower will occupy the spring", isn't it God's help? Why do you want to do anything else for Xia Houxuan?" "This..." Cao Shuang froze, and slowly sat back on the couch, and kept touching his shiny forehead with his palm, "Let Brother Wei calm down and think about this matter." "Your Majesty Qizuo, Cao Xun, General Cao Shuang's younger brother, came to report that General Cao suddenly fell in front of the gate of the mansion when he was about to enter the palace, and hurt his leg. Therefore, he cannot enter the palace for a while to discuss matters. Please forgive me. " The servant bowed and played in a high-pitched voice.Cao Rui, who was lying on the dragon bed, coughed a few times when he heard this, and waved his hand to let him back out. Holding a silver bowl, Guo Yao approached Yingying, and said in a gentle voice: "I respectfully ask Your Majesty to use the soup." Cao Rui's expression was a little gloomy, he waved his hand lightly, stopped her, and said slowly: "I don't believe that Xiahou Taichu would be so frivolous to moles a stone talent in my harem!" Hearing this, the expression on Guo Yao's face froze. "Concubine Ai, you are so narrow-minded that you can't tolerate him?" Cao Rui raised his eyes and looked at her coldly, "It's too blatant to order Qu Luo to testify!" "No...no..." Guo Yao hastily put down the silver bowl, and argued eagerly, "The concubine never ordered Qu Luo to do this. The concubine also questioned Qu Luo seriously in private, and she said that she just listened to Only when Shi Cairen cried for help did he rush over to take a look, and saw Xiahou Weiwei and Shi Cairen twisted into a ball on the floor..." "That's all! That's all! Don't argue anymore!" Cao Rui waved his hand impatiently, ignored her, and murmured to himself: "It seems that you and Xiahou Taichu really have too much prejudice against each other. It’s always difficult to resolve. Alas! Why can’t you all work together to defend my great Wei? My concubine, I’m really heartbroken!” Speaking of this, he lightly slapped his chest with his fist, and said: "However, that's good too. The sooner this contradiction is exposed, the less I will fall into illusions, and the better to deal with it in time After all, you are going to be the empress dowager in the future, and you want to take care of and love Fang'er instead of me, how can I be willing to touch you? In order to protect everything about you, I have to sacrifice Xiahou Taichu!" With difficulty, he raised his chin and pouted his mouth above the imperial case in front of him: "Here, that is an edict written by me personally, which stated that Xia Houxuan will be removed from the position of Weiwei and let him go out to take up the post of Dahonglu You and your Guo family don't have to embarrass him in the future!" Guo Yao suddenly had a sore nose, and two lines of tears rolled down her cheeks: "Your Majesty's care for my concubine in every possible way, I will never forget it!" Cao Rui tilted his head and looked at her deeply: "My concubine, you are a descendant of the same clan as Guo Jia, Guo Zhenhou, the chief think tank of Emperor Taizu Wu, you must have Guo Zhenhou's talents and abilities! , you still have to protect this Cao family community for me!" Guo Yao touched her forehead to the ground, leaned over with tears in her eyes and replied: "I will protect the country with my death." Cao Rui looked at her quietly, and waited until she calmed down, then said slightly out of breath: "Sima Yi has sent back two performance forms from the front, one is to issue cotton robes to the soldiers of the Northern Expedition to keep out the cold; The purpose is to ask for the dismissal of the veterans of the Northern Expedition Army who were over 60 years old and return to their hometowns to live in peace. Sun Zi and Liu Fang praised this as his unsurpassed act of "the ministers do nothing selfishly, and the reputation belongs to the superior"... Zhen , I also feel the same. So, without hesitation, I personally approved both of these memorials!" When he said this, he raised his head and looked at the high caisson dome outside the hall: "Sima Gong is worthy of being Sima Gong! He is simply a sage reincarnated, and he has done nothing wrong. Even if I want to find a flaw in him, I will always It's flawless..." As he said that, he seemed to recall something from the past again, his eyes became hot, and tears welled up: "My concubine, you...you don't know, when I first came to the throne, Sun Quan, Lu Xun, Zhuge Jin and other Wu Thieves raised their troops to attack Jingxiang, Southern Xinjiang was in a hurry, and the flames were raging. It was him, Sima Yi, who came out bravely and pacified it with all his strength. Back then, the Queen Mother Guo and his party stirred up trouble in the palace and shook my throne with their lives. It was also his Sima Yi family. Together we pacified it for me; later, Zhuge Liang mentioned that the people of Yizhou invaded on a large scale, and Guanzhong was in danger, and it was Sima Yi who rose up to defend me from the enemy outside the gate of the country... These great achievements are vivid in my memory, I, I am afraid that I would not dare to obliterate anything in front of the subjects of the world! This time he came back with the great honor of Liaodong, how can I, I can stop his sharpness? Alas! It is a pity that Xiahou Taichu was at this time You have stabbed yourself such a big hole again!" A cluster of charcoal fire in the purple gold basin was burning, and the warmth flowed to every corner of the back hall of Jiafu Palace in Wei Palace. However, the candles at the four corners of the hall were dimly lit, as if someone's eyes were half-opened and half-closed when someone was about to wake up, and the hall, which was mostly covered in darkness, echoed and gradually opened its arms, revealing In the center of the viscera that is flickering and dimming, there is a person leaning on the center of the heart - he is Cao Rui, who is already terminally ill. Cao Rui half supported his upper body, slowly stroking the green dragon amber in his left palm with his right hand, his eyes seemed very focused.The auspiciousness that came from the sky back then has been played by him to become crystal clear in the past few years.Holding it in the palm of your hand, that little green dragon seemed to come alive, ready to slip out from between your fingers and fly away at any moment!While stroking the green dragon amber, he frowned and thought deeply. Zhongshu Supervisor Liu Fang and Zhongshuling Sun Zi sat down in front of his couch respectfully holding a pen and paper, waiting quietly for him to speak. "Sun Aiqing, Liu Aiqing, I will start dictating the will now, so you should write it down verbatim!" Cao Rui finally seemed to have made a big decision, and said slowly, "Let's call Yan Wang Cao Yu and Chu Wang Cao Biao entered the palace." Sun Zi, who was sitting opposite him, had a serious expression on his face, as if he had been prepared for a long time, and pushed back hard: "Your Majesty Qizuo, I forgot to remind you, the late emperor left a will, publicly announcing to the world that vassal kings are not allowed to enter the capital. Government, veterans must guard it to the death.” Cao Rui's hand holding Qinglong Amber tightened suddenly, and the amber made a faint sound when he squeezed it: "Times change and things change, everything changes, and everything is possible. Why can't I order the clan prince to assist the government today?" Liu Fang gritted his teeth, straightened his body, and remonstrated solemnly: "Your Majesty, what Sun Lingjun said is very true. Today's heirs are weak, so beware of Guan Shu and Cai Shu who take advantage of the situation to steal the throne! If so, your Majesty, after you How can I sit in the Taimiao and enjoy the sacrifice of blood?" This passage is like a sharp arrow shot into the deepest part of Cao Rui's heart.He sighed deeply as if he was in pain, and held the green dragon amber tightly, as if he wanted to squeeze water out of it: "That's all! That's all! Then you two will write an imperial edict to Sima Tai on my behalf." Wei, 'When you look at it from the side, you will go straight into the pavilion and look at my face in person. I have something important to ask you!'" After finishing speaking, he didn't care about Sun Zi's and Liu Fang's reactions, he raised his left hand and threw the green dragon amber into the charcoal brazier! A wisp of white smoke curled up, and the transparent ice-like green dragon and amber slowly ignited a light blue flame from top to bottom. The "little dragon" circled and soared up in the light blue flame, and then the light resin The burning fragrance filled the entire Jiafu Hall... Sun Zi and Liu Fang walked out of the hall happily holding the yellow silk imperial edict with dried ink, and saw Sima Shi and Sima Zhao brothers waiting under the eaves of the hall, so they hurried over and said to them in a hurry: "Sima The Taiwei’s important matter has been decided, but he must be asked to come back quickly to accept the responsibility of Tuogu himself.” "Father has rushed over from Xiangping City." Sima Zhao responded, "My nephew immediately arranged for capable people to escort the imperial envoy to deliver the imperial edict. I wonder if this imperial envoy is...?" Sun Zi replied: "Let our Zhongshu Provincial Secretary Lang Zhonghui go!" Sima Zhao took the yellow silk edict and immediately replied: "Okay! My nephew will go and implement it now." Master Sima asked Sun Zi and Liu Fang, "What should we do if someone in the imperial army changes?" "Your Majesty is still alive, Tianwei is still awe-inspiring, who dares to make any changes?" Liu Fang seemed to think that Master Sima was too cautious, and said a little puzzled, "Ziyuan, what are you worried about? Cao Shuang dare not act recklessly." ..." "Zi Yuan's concerns are not unreasonable." Sun Zi took over the conversation and preached thoughtfully, "Originally, Jiang Ji of the Central Guard Army and General Guo Zhi of Huben Zhonglang had issued imperial edicts to prepare for emergencies, but we At this critical moment, you should not take it lightly. Ziyuan, you have military experience and have been on the battlefield many times. You can go to assist Master Jiang and General Guo just in case something happens!" Sima Yi rode a windmill pulled by Babaili Kuaiqi from Ji County halfway back to the Imperial Palace in the capital in one day and one night.In the night sky, the snow is shining brightly, just like the wreckage of thousands of fallen stars! He stomped his feet lightly in the corridor outside the gate of Jiafu Hall, and rubbed his hands together vigorously. The white air he exhaled soon formed into ice crystals, which rustled on the thick snow. "Taiwei, please come in." The imperial envoy Zhong Hui ran ahead and pulled up the bead curtain for him.Sima Yi thanked him verbally, and at the same time took a look at this noble son who was seven or eight years younger than his own Zhao'er, and was secretly surprised at how clever and well-behaved he was when he accompanied him all the way back to Beijing. With a certain figure, he held his breath, wiped off the snow and dust on his body with his sleeves, tried his best to calm down the beating heart, and walked in step by step in keeping with the rhythm of the beating heart. "It's here! It's here! It's here! The Taiwei has finally arrived!" The voices of Sun Zi and Liu Fang passed like a layer of light waves in the hall, but the silence was restored immediately. In the dim light, Cao Rui, who was extremely weak, coughed heavily, and floated out from the deepest part of the light and shadow like a stone statue. In an instant, even though Sima Yi's heart was as hard as steel, he couldn't help but see the scene of Emperor Wen Cao Pi in the Chonghua Hall on his deathbed more than ten years ago in his mind, his eyes were sore, and tears welled up involuntarily: "Your Majesty ...Your Majesty...the old minister is late!" "Taiwei Sima..." Cao Rui's trembling voice was as faint as that of a lamp flickering in the night wind, "Everyone says that the race against death is the hardest to win, and I hold back this last breath The vitality has finally lasted until Captain Sima, you rushed back to the palace, I have no more regrets!" "Your Majesty, don't say that..." Sima Yi fell to his knees with a "plop", and cried out with an extremely sad expression.With his expression, no one can say that he is pretending. "Taiwei Sima, my prince, please help me!" Cao Rui gently raised his hand, "Fang'er, come and kneel down for Taiwei Sima!" Cao Fang, who had just turned eight years old, was supported by Empress Guo, walked over with tears on her face, sobbing, and really wanted to kowtow to Sima Yi! "I can't! I can't! How dare the old minister accept this great gift?" Sima Yi hurriedly crawled over, stretched out his hand to stop Cao Fang, "His Royal Highness is really killing the old minister by doing this!" Cao Rui was watching the scene of Cao Fang and Sima Yi kneeling and weeping opposite each other on the couch, as if thinking of the night in the Chonghua Palace in April of the seventh year of Huang Chu, he couldn't feel the tears and rain, and his voice was so low that it was almost audible不到：“您……您若真是朕的父亲该有多好啊！” 这边，司马懿在光滑坚硬的地砖上把头磕得“砰砰”有声：“陛下不见当日先皇之托孤于老臣耶？老臣在此立誓，老臣毕生定是大魏一代纯臣，必当为我大魏的社稷永固鞠躬尽瘁，死而后已！”