Chapter 18 Three, the strong woman Shen Liniang

"This stone bud has a lot of ideas. He knows that the first priority of the Great Wei Dynasty today is farming, and the second is training soldiers. However, farming requires iron smelting for plows, and iron smelting is also required for soldier ordnance forging... He relied on his own travels in the past. Based on the experience, I took people to Tiefeng Mountain in Guangping County, Jizhou to find three iron ore veins, which solved my need for iron for refining farm tools and weapons in the Great Wei Dynasty!" As soon as Sima Zhao talked about Shi Bao to Zhong Hui, he was full of praise: "Mr. Zhong, my elder brother can find such a rare man like him with his own pair of eyes. It is really admirable! Zhao is really ashamed of himself." !"

When Zhong Hui heard Sima Zhao praise Shi Bao so much, he couldn't help but feel a sour taste in his heart, jealous thoughts arose secretly, but his face remained silent, pretending to agree with Sima Zhao first and said: "Yes! Yes! Shi Zhongrong Helping the Central Guardian Army to purge the Imperial Army has also achieved remarkable results-twenty or thirty mediocre generals were cut off in one shot! Now, both inside and outside the capital are promoting the strength of the five warrior battalions under the Central Guardian Army. Far above the powerhouses of towns and states..."

Sima Zhao listened, just nodded and smiled.In the past two or three years, Shi Bao suggested that Master Sima set the grand plan of "firmly controlling the internal imperial army, consolidating the weak branches, focusing on controlling the light, and using the middle to control the outside". The selection of soldiers and generals made the elite combat power of the five battalions of warriors led by Sima Division of the Central Guard Army far exceed the foreign troops owned by Sifangzhou Town.If there is a change in the town of Sifang Prefecture, the Forbidden Army can be dispatched in time, and it will be decided in a moment!But these things are one of the core secrets of the Sima family, and Sima Zhao naturally couldn't say anything to Zhong Hui in this situation, so he gently brought this topic to the past.

"However, Sima Jun, there are still some things that I have to say to you. This stone bud is very popular now, and Cao Shuang seems to be wooing him very tightly!" Zhong Hui rolled his eyes, leaned forward, and leaned forward. Come over and whisper to Sima Zhao, "Zhong has heard rumors that He Yan, Deng Yang and others have secretly visited Shi Bao with gold and jade, I don't know how many times..." "What? There are such things?" Sima Zhao actually knew the inside story of these things, but pretended to hear it for the first time today, showing a very surprised look.

"Yes! Moreover, I heard that He Yan and Deng Yang offered higher and higher prices to buy him. They promised Shi Bao that as long as Shi Bao voted for them, at least one of the Marquis of Changping You can't get away with the title of title and the official cap of a Sili captain." "Hehehe! The price Cao Shuang, He Yan, and Deng Yang offered to Shi Bao is really not low! The Marquis of Changping Township with more than 1,000 households in the feudal city, the official rank is the first-rank Sili Xiaowei. It almost makes me secretly tempted!" The smile on Sima Zhao's lips was as indifferent as water, "However, I believe that Yi Shibao's loyalty and integrity are definitely not something they can buy with these high-ranking officials and generous salaries. "

"Well, that's true." Zhong Hui secretly peeped at Sima Zhao's reaction, so he couldn't directly provoke him, so he went around and said, "However, in Zhong's opinion, He Yan, Deng Yang and the others The higher the price, the higher the price, and the other way around, it may gradually lead to Shi Bao's pretentiousness. Even He Yan and Deng Yang offered high-priced betrothal gifts such as the title of Marquis of the Township and the title of Captain of Sili. Wouldn't you treat Shi Bao with a treatment that is too lower than these prices... Isn't it because Wu She, who was sent by Xiang Yu, used some arrogant and arrogant words to make Han Xin feel complacent from then on? ?”

Sima Zhao said "Yes", shook his head slightly, and looked at Zhong Hui solemnly: "You can't say that. I'm afraid he still knows how Shi Bao is treated by my Sima family. As long as he doesn't let our Sima family down now , our Sima family will never treat him badly in the future!" Zhong Hui listened, and pretended to say with emotion: "Mr. Sima's words really sound like a clatter, which can be used to illuminate the sun and the moon! If Shi Bao betrays your Sima family in the future, he will definitely be punished by God!" Although Sima Zhao said that to Zhong Hui, he was faintly worried that Cao Shuang's faction was trying so hard to win over Shi Bao, and a ray of worry could not help but float on his brows.

Zhong Hui wholeheartedly wanted to drive a wedge between Shi Bao and the Sima family, so as to take the opportunity to eliminate Shi Bao, a potential rival on his way to power in the future, so he was still watching his words secretly, and said politely: "Mr. Sima, to be honest, From the bottom of his heart, Zhong has always been worried about these poor people. They have no family law to restrain them, no relatives and friends to bind them, and they travel all over the world alone. They are ungrateful and ungrateful. It’s not like me and other descendants of famous families have deep roots and clean roots, and have been friends with each other for a long time. Of course, Mr. Shi Bao is loyal and honest, and he is not among such poor people, so we can treat him differently. However, Mr. Zhong asked Mr. Sima to ask himself, what will happen in the future? There is an unexpected change between your Sima family and the other family, and the situation is at a critical moment, what relationship does Shi Bao have with your Sima family? Can he really stand by your Sima family consistently and unwaveringly?"

Having said that, he raised his eyes to stare at Sima Zhao, and finally asked "seeingly", "Has Mr. Sima heard of the name Shen Liniang?" Sima Zhao pondered, and nodded slowly: "This woman, Zhao has heard her name—she is just Shi Bao who is talking about it and will greet her with big gongs, drums and colorful lights every few days." The concubine in the mansion?" "That's right. However, do you know her background, Mr. Sima? As far as I know, this Shen Liniang is actually a brothel girl who has always had an affair with He Yan and Deng Yang. It was through her that He Yan and Deng Yang used her as a bridge between them and Shi Bao. Eye to eye, secretly sending money." Zhong Hui's voice was always so cold and sharp, "on the other hand, is it possible that Shi Bao is using this Shen Liniang to break ties with He Yan and Deng Yang to reserve a way out? If he, Shi Bao, is really loyal to your Sima family wholeheartedly, he should have imitated Wu Qi Shilu, a famous general in the Warring States period, and killed Qi's wife to show his loyalty!"

After hearing this, Sima Zhao's cheek muscles twitched violently, and he remained silent.But in the depths of his eyes, there was a ray of ice flashing past, and it disappeared in a flash! Walk again and again, and part with the king.They are separated by more than ten thousand miles, and each is at the end of the world.The road is obstructed and long, but we can know when we meet.Huma follows the north wind, and the more birds nest in the south branch.The day is far away, and the day of clothes has slowed down.Floating clouds cover the day, and the wanderer does not care about returning.Sijun makes people old, and the years are suddenly too late.Don't give up donations, don't go back, try to add meals.

With the clear and melodious singing, Shen Liniang, who is in a fluttering dress, stepped lightly on lotus steps, raised her lotus arms, and smiled brightly in her eyes, blooming like a colorful lotus dancing in the attic. He Yan, who was quietly watching her dancing, held the wine glass in one hand, and stroked the silk on the table with the other, and sighed long and long: "Li Niang, the meaning of parting is very strong in your lyrics, it seems that you and I are indeed destined." It's almost over!'Huma Yi North Wind, Yue Bird's Nest South Branch.'You are really going to leave me today, I am really very sad!" Shen Liniang's eyes flicked around, but she saw that he had only sad words but no sadness, knowing that he was just reluctant to part with her own beauty, so she replied gracefully: "'Abandon the donation, don't go back, work hard to add food.'" My lord, you have to take good care of yourself in the future! Liniang will no longer be able to serve you and Lord Deng, so you all need to take care of yourself!" "Oh... this Shi Bao is really stubborn!" He Yan threw down the wine glass, and said bitterly, "Thanks to Deng Yang and I being on duty to pay tribute to him, he still insists on taking you away! It's really impossible Li Yu! Could it be that he is so ambitious that even the Marquis of the Township and the Colonel of Sili can't be bothered?" Shen Liniang stopped dancing, gently picked up the wine glass that fell on the floor of the wooden pavilion, put it back on the table, looked at He Yan and smiled lightly: "When Mr. Shi Bao's head was not exposed, the slave body also asked He Yan many times. My lord and my lord Deng wholeheartedly recommend you, but you two have always met as ordinary people. When Sima Yi and his son saw Mr. Shi Bao, they immediately regarded him as a pure gold and uncut jade, and treated him like a child. After a little bit of carving, he has become the weapon of today. .As the saying goes, "Scholars die for their confidantes, and women are for those who please themselves." How can this kind of favor and affection be exchanged by you now with high-ranking officials and generous salaries?" "Deng Yang and I also regret this matter very much! However, Liniang said, 'It's not too late to make up for it'. No matter how much Sima Yi and his son appreciated him, they only gave him a Central Guard Sima and Luoyang Ling. However, if General Cao of my family appreciates him, he will be promoted to the rank of Marquis and Lord of the Three Dukes at once! Liniang, you should find an opportunity to persuade him." "Master He, you should give up! You can let Shibao go!" Shen Liniang smiled lightly, and slowly handed over the wine glass to He Yan, "Also, after today's meeting, Master He and He Yan will be together again!" Lord Deng doesn’t need to come to the Xiangyue Pavilion anymore. In two days, the slave body will probably not be here anymore. Lord He and Lord Deng, the gold, silver, pearls, emeralds, silk and satins that you usually bestow on the slave body are all gone. It has been sealed in the casket, Lord He and Lord Deng can take it back at any time..." "Li Niang, why are you really so decisive?" He Yan picked up the wine glass and kept turning it in his hand. Shen Liniang lowered her bright eyes, and said quietly: "It's not Liniang's refusal—it's because Liniang will be a concubine, so she has to wash off the old dirt to welcome a new life!" He Yan's hand holding the wine glass froze suddenly: "Is Liniang really going to abandon the old relationship with us?" Shen Liniang raised her eyes and stared at him: "Then, please, slave, Mr. He, as the right servant of the official department and the captain of the son-in-law, can you openly marry the slave into the house as a concubine like Mr. Shi Bao? ? If you can do it, the slave body can also choose to die with you at this time." "This... this..." He Yan stuttered when he heard the question. Seeing his situation, Shen Liniang immediately smiled deeply, with tears shining in her smile: "This point, I have already expected it. The main room in Mr. He's mansion is the princess of the Wei Dynasty. Mr. He came from a noble family. How elegant is your lord's demeanor, how could you marry such a singing girl as Nushen as your concubine? Why can't your lord marry Nushen today, just like you didn't pay attention to Mr. Shi Bao that day, and you must not regret it in the future..." Listening to Shen Liniang's words, He Yan's face gradually turned pale.With trembling hands, he raised the porcelain cup and drank the wine in one gulp. Finally, he stood up slowly, and walked out with dull steps like a wooden man... The cicada-winged window screens of the Xiangyue Pavilion in Cuixiangyuan reveal a pink light, which is warm and warm, like the hot spring in the Huayin Pool. "Liniang! Shi Lang is back to see you!" Shi Bao ran upstairs a few steps, pushed open the door of the pavilion happily, but was stunned for a moment: there were a few more men in Shen Liniang's room— ——At the head is Ding Mi, the big red man in front of General Cao Shuang, the chief minister of the inner court, with eagle eyes and wolf cheeks, sitting Shi Shiran on the wooden couch; Cao Shou, the captain of the infantry of the Imperial Army, also looked at him with a wicked smile.On the couch in the pavilion, Shen Liniang was tied up tightly like a rice dumpling, and several servants brought by Ding Mi and Cao Shou were holding her tightly to prevent her from struggling. "Mr. Shi Bao, you are finally here." When Ding Mi saw Shi Bao, he put on a smile and said, "Are you here to find Miss Shen? Ding heard that you are buying a house and money these days." , planning to marry Miss Shen into the mansion to hide in the golden house. Therefore, Ding first came to congratulate Miss Shen, but he never thought of causing such an unhappiness." "Oh! Ding Yilang, what kind words do you have to say to this mud-legged poor man! Mr. He and Mr. Deng are too gentle and refined. I don't know how to use this old friend named Shi to blackmail him!" Cao Shou took the lead. Then he shouted, "Shi Bao! Your uncle Cao will give you a happy explanation. Today, all the women in Cuixiangyuan have been conscripted as military prostitutes by my General Cao's warrant. Your old friend is also famous. If you don't want to part with this good old friend, you can go to General Cao for mercy. You are lucky these days, and my General Cao is looking at you! Once you go, he will not only take this The old friend will give it back to you, maybe even all the women in this Cuixiang courtyard will be given to you! Hehehe! You have a good fortune! Anyway, you just like this...Okay! Shi, your uncle Cao Just put this ugly talk in front, and you can weigh it yourself!" Ding Mi frowned secretly when he heard him speak so vulgarly, but he was not good at confronting him in the open, so he kept his face livid and silent.This time, it was Cao Shuang and he who caught Shen Liniang and threatened Shi Bao when they heard the news from the Sima Mansion that she had been a "double-faced spy" wandering between the Cao family and the Sima family. , Deng Yang and the others decided to do so in secret.Just in case, the two of them decided to hold Shen Liniang, and they must not let her, a potential dangerous factor, follow Shi Bao into Sima's house.But at the moment when Cao Shou comes up, he threatens Shi Bao with vulgar words and arrogant words, which is not acceptable to Ding Mi. Sure enough, after hearing this, Shi Bao said angrily, "Cao Shou! Don't be too arrogant! I, Shi Bao, clearly told them that this Li Niang is going to marry her in a few days. How dare you marry her?" Dare to conscript her into the army?" Cao Shou took out a piece of silk from his chest and slapped it on the table in the room, and shouted with raised eyebrows: "You are poor and poor, open your dog's eyes and take a look. Is this a handwritten order from my family, General Cao? He is Gu Ming’s auxiliary minister, and he is a ‘half emperor’ in this court. Do you dare not listen to his words?” Shi Bao endured for a while, softened his tone, and said: "Since it is General Cao's warrant, Shi will not say anything more at the moment. However, Shi is the current Luoyang order, and Cuixiangyuan belongs to Shi. Within a certain area under your jurisdiction, Shi will definitely report to Taifu Sima to thoroughly investigate and deal with your expropriation of Cuixiangyuan!" "Hehehe... Do you want to go to Taifu Sima as a backer to fight this lawsuit?" Cao Shou smiled coldly, "Tell you, it's useless! If you have the ability, you can go to Mr. Sima to try it... " Seeing that Cao Shou was getting more and more chaotic, Ding Mi coughed, interrupted hastily, and said calmly: "Mr. Shi Bao, in fact, General Cao has always admired your talent and has always favored you. How about this?" , Ding would like to introduce General Cao for you. Don't worry, Ding can guarantee in public that General Cao will not treat you harshly..." Shi Bao naturally understood that Cao Shuang's faction was setting up traps in every possible way to control him. He gritted his teeth and said awe-inspiringly: "General Cao's move today is really an overlord's bow. It’s a bit blatant. Just let Liniang go, and Shi will have his own say when he goes to see General Cao!” "Shi Lang—don't!" Shen Liniang broke free from the servant who was covering her mouth on the bed, and hurriedly called out.But soon, the servants rushed up like wolves and tigers, and pressed her tightly again, making it difficult for her to make a sound! "Very good. In fact, we also know the relationship between Shi Bao and Taifu Sima's family... General Cao did not do this today to make things difficult for you. As long as you agree to resign from the position of Sima in the Central Guard Army, General Cao will arrange You take this Miss Shen to Bingzhou as a personal driver, so that you don't have to wade into the "muddy water" in Luoyang City, wouldn't it be the best of both worlds? You won't have to bear the bad name of being ungrateful, and you won't have to offend directly General Cao, this should be an excellent way to deal with it." Ding Mi slapped his palms, stood up from the wooden couch, looked at him with a half-smile and said, "Speaking more deeply, you Shi Baoliu Within the capital, it has little impact on the overall situation of the court. I, General Cao, can even replace high-ranking officials at the level of ministers and ministers, let alone you, a small central guard Sima and Luoyang order?" "So that's what your intentions are. Ding Mi, Cao Shou, and General Cao behind your scenes, don't you even feel sick when you do this?" Shi Bao's eyes turned cold, and he couldn't help but speak awe-inspiringly. "Oh? Since you said that, there's no need for us to continue." Ding Mi immediately lowered his face, turned around, and looked at Shen Liniang coldly, "To be honest, there are some things that Ding still doesn't want to say. Expose it publicly. The girl Shen you befriended is hailed as the "No. I still don’t know! I, Ding Mi, am not an idiot like He Yan and Deng Yang who can be manipulated around! Since you, Shi Bao, have this answer, don’t blame us for being ruthless to this Shen Liniang! Cao Xiaowei—take her away !" Shi Bao's eyes were blood red, he pulled out his knife and blocked the door: "Don't force me!" "Shi Lang! Don't——they are just trying to lure you to accuse you!" Shen Liniang was in a hurry, and she didn't know where she came from, she broke away from the bed and everyone jumped up, headlong He bumped into Cao Shou, "Shi Lang, run! It's not a pity to die as a slave—" She bumped Cao Shou's body and fell away. Then, Shen Liniang turned around, looked at Shi Bao and smiled sadly: "Shi Lang! You can live well on behalf of the slave body! The slave body will go first..." Lifting the corner of the skirt, the delicate body jumped out of the Xiangyue Pavilion Jumped out of the window! "Liniang!" Shi Bao let out a heart-piercing cry, before the lingering sound faded away, she rushed out of the door and went downstairs to save her... "Mr. Shi, although this Shen girl is trapped in the world, she can sacrifice her life for righteousness and end the whole festival. It is rare and rare!" Sima Yi's expression was very moved, and tears were faintly in his eyes, "I will definitely play the role of His Majesty, with 'loyalty' Yufu, let her memorial tablet enter the martyr's temple in the name of setting up a festival on her body, and bury her honorably with the ceremony of imperial wife!" "Thank you, Tai Tuo, for your great kindness." Shi Bao replied with a choked voice, lying on the ground. "Mr. Shi, the deceased is dead, you still have to mourn!" Sima Yi got up from the table and came to help him in person, "However, it is because my Sima family did not protect you enough that your concubine was in trouble this time, Mr. Shi. Excuse me. This seat is deeply sorry, and I hope you will understand. This seat hereby assures you in public that such incidents will never happen again in the future." "Master... Grand Tutor! Why do you blame yourself so much?" Shi Bao resigned with tears in his eyes, "All this is a tragedy caused by Cao Shuang, Ding Mi, and Cao Shou's wolves! Shi will not report this in this life Enemy, I swear not to be human!" Sima Yi put his hands on his shoulders, looked straight at him and nodded deeply, and said, "That's right. Of course we have to pay back this blood debt from Cao Shuang and Ding Mi. The reason why Miss Shen died unfortunately this time is because It's because there are spies inside the Sima Mansion who are reporting to the outside world..." "Who? Who is he?" Shi Bao clenched his fists into "clucks" repeatedly, "Shi can only eat his flesh and sleep on his skin!" "This spy is Tian Shiro, the old servant of our government... He hid so deeply that I didn't even notice him! Now he has been dug out by the housekeeper Rang Yin, and he has written a confession. Sin..." Sima Yi stroked his beard calmly and said, "Mr. Shi, I will leave him to you to deal with!" Hearing Sima Yi's words, Sima Zhao, who was standing aside, seemed to be stabbed by a steel needle, his eyebrows twitched, and his complexion changed slightly. "Okay! Thank you Sima Tai Fu Chengquan!" Shi Bao was furious, with a murderous look on his face, "Shi will use his head to pay homage to our Liniang!" Sima Yi looked deeply at Shi Bao, waved his hand, and told him to leave. After Shi Bao had left, Sima Yi waved his hand and called to Sima Zhao, "Zhaoer—come here. Hey, why don't you look so good?" Beads of sweat rolled down from Sima Zhao's forehead, and he seemed quite uneasy and said: "Father... my lord father, you hand over Tian Shilang to Mr. Shi Bao to deal with... privately, I'm afraid... I'm afraid it's a little bit Not so good……" Sima Yi looked at him coldly: "What? Shi Bao avenged his concubine, and he went to execute his wife-killing enemy himself, what do you think is so bad?" "In case...if Tian Shiro opens his mouth to talk nonsense, wouldn't...wouldn't it be more embarrassing to our Sima family?" Sima Zhao was so nervous that sweat broke out in his palms, "Father, it's not as good as a child... also Go over there and have a look..." "Tian Shilang is talking nonsense, what can he say? How can he damage the face of our Sima family? You are clean and spotless, are you afraid of being discredited by others?" Sima Yi stared at Sima Zhao, and said meaningfully, " A person's face is lost by oneself, not by others. Zhao'er, did you have something wrong? Your face seems to be getting uglier!" Sima Zhao could not help but turn pale when he heard the meaning behind his father's words. He hurriedly fell to his knees with a "plop", and said in a sobbing voice, "Father, my lord, son... I know my mistake. My son also wants to use Shen Liniang will test Shi Bao's loyalty to our Sima family..." Sima Yi jumped over with a "teng", rushed to Sima Zhao, and slapped him hard, and shouted: "You only admit that you were wrong now? When you did this thing back then Didn't you expect it to be the result today?" Sima Zhao's cheeks were immediately swollen with five red finger marks.With tears streaming down his face, he straightened his upper body and knelt, and Ren Sima Yi slapped his face violently! Sima Shi watched from the sidelines, and only tried to persuade him, but he didn't dare to step forward to stop him. After Sima Yi slapped Sima Zhao a dozen times in a row, he sat back on his seat angrily, glared at him and asked sharply, "Tell—do you know where your mistake is?" Sima Zhao endured the scorching pain on his face, and replied somewhat vaguely: "Father... my lord father! My son did this because he wanted to fasten the talent of Shibao for my Sima family! He... After all, he is an outsider who participated in our Sima family's great cause of 'reversing the universe and unifying the world'.Our Sima family must obtain his absolute loyalty!No matter how much you beat the child, the child will say the same! "So, Hai'er has always believed that if Shi Bao has no choice but to be absolutely loyal to our Sima family, there must be a deep hatred between him and the Cao family! And the most effective way to create this kind of deep hatred is to induce Cao Shuang The party went to bully and persecute his concubine Shen Liniang! After they bullied and persecuted Shen Liniang, Shi Bao had no choice but to turn to our Sima family for help in revenge... and only in this way, Shi Bao would follow my Sima family and her The Cao family is an enemy! So, Haier asked Tian Shilang to deliberately leak the top-secret information that Shen Liniang was a "double-faced spy" to the Cao family..." "Good! Good! Good! What a sinister scheme! What a powerful scheme!" Sima Yi laughed coldly, "Do you think your scheme can really deceive the world? What kind of person is Shi Bao? Such a scheme is only afraid of you You can fool Shi Bao for a while, but you may not be able to fool him forever! If he finds out the truth in the future, how will you face him? In the scene on Xiangyue Pavilion, you also saw how Shi Bao and Shen Liniang Repay my Sima family! Don’t you feel ashamed and remorseful when you think about it now?” "Father...Father...Master Father! I know my mistake, I really know my mistake." Sima Zhao fell to the ground and kowtowed desperately. Sima Yi couldn't help standing up again, walked back and forth in the secret room, and said coldly: "I don't know how many times I have told you as a father, to recruit talents and use scholars, blindly use power to control them, and use power to benefit them." It is the policy of the bottom to respond to it with opportunities; to subdue it with virtue, control it with the way, and move it with sincerity is the policy of the top! You have all fallen into deaf ears! Uncle Niu Heng, Uncle Niu Jin and the others Are they not outsiders? Yin Steward and Liang Ji are not outsiders? But they are loyal to my Sima family, and they don’t need any tests to trust them as a father! Mozi said well, "A husband who loves others must be So love them; those who benefit others, they will benefit them; those who hate others, they will hate them; They have always been loyal, have no complaints or regrets, and have consistently returned to my Sima family! "Look at this copybook that Shi Bao gave to my father, 'A man of integrity will not be deceived by others; he will not be forced by others if he can give a weapon; he will bow with a whip to show the respect of the humble man; Entrust your confidants to show the use of the wise." This is his heartfelt experience, and this is also the way of treating scholars that he has always maintained as a father! Like you, with a mentality and approach that is secretly mechanical, suspicious, and ambiguous. What kind of hearts have you won? What great things have you achieved? What great achievements have you made?" As he spoke, he pointed to the inscription written on the screen behind him, "Advocating morality, doing benevolence and righteousness, acting faithfully, avoiding hypocrisy, abandoning falsehoods, and benefiting the world. There are people without me. Grace is enough to thank the people. It is enough to be a hero, the people cherish their virtue, and if heroes are used together, there will be peace in the world." He said very solemnly: "Do you think that these holy scriptures and proverbs are all empty words to lie to you? These are the foundation of your great achievements. Yuan! Don’t underestimate them! Han Gaozu was able to explain Yong Chi’s personal grievances and spread great faith to the princes. You Sima Zhao was vainly familiar with the classics and history, so you didn’t learn from him? Instead, you have to follow Zhao Gao and Wang Mangzhi Just go and learn some tricks of intrigue and deceit, where the yang gives to the yin and takes from the yin!" Sima Zhao knelt on the ground and kowtowed even harder: "My lord, I will confess my mistake to Mr. Shi Bao later..." At this time, Sima Yi slowly calmed down, waved his hand, and said leisurely: "Is it necessary at this time? Tian Shilang is a heroic righteous man, and he has already promised his father that he will take all responsibility for this matter." It's all taken to him for you... That's all! That's all! Let's stop this matter for today! "Sima Zhao, because of your poisonous thought, you actually killed two martyrs, Shen Liniang and Tian Shilang. This lesson is too profound! You must keep it in mind from now on! In the future, you will visit them every year. Go to the grave and put some more incense sticks to express your repentance! You must remember, "A man must do something, and he will not do it; a true sage must do something, and he will not do it." I believe you will learn a lesson in the future, and you will be able to distinguish clearly which are 'do not do' and 'do not seek', and which are 'do something' and 'do something'!" "Boy, I will engrave today's mistake in my heart, be vigilant at all times, and never do it again!" Sima Zhao knocked on the floor until his forehead was red and swollen. "Father, please trust the second brother—he will correct himself with all his heart." Sima Shi also knelt on the ground and pleaded desperately for Sima Zhao. At this moment, Sima Yi suddenly stopped speaking, staring intently at the sun spots overflowing between the panes of the window, and let out a long breath: "Father, I don't understand, how could Zhong Hui offer advice to Zhao Er like that? " This question came out of nowhere, and it was very strange.But all the hairs on Sima Zhao's back stood on end in an instant - Father is really a god!He's so perceptive! However, it is obvious that the father did not ask him this question.Sure enough, Master Sima took it from the side and replied: "My child is also very puzzled. Maybe he is just jealous of Shi Bao's talent? Or maybe he doesn't want to see so many talents under my Sima family?" Master Sima's answer seemed ambiguous, but it hit the nail on the head. Sima Yi seemed very satisfied with Master Sima's answer, and leaned back on the couch, with a thick smile on his face: "Master, now you have finally become rough and subtle, brave and wise. I'm so relieved for my father! Hehe, Zhong Huiruo wants to play tricks with my Sima family, he seems a little too young..." "Hey! Ding Mi! You are too cruel! Shen Liniang had spied a lot of information for us before, why did you force her to death?" Deng Yang's eyes bulged out. , with a look of anger on his face, "A way like yours has completely pushed Shi Bao to his Sima family! This is not a good thing for us..." Ding Mi coldly blocked his gaze back: "Deng Shilang! Now that the enemy is in front of you, you should put away your thoughts of pity for beauty. The sooner we get rid of the 'double-sided elaboration' like Shen Liniang The cleaner it is! Dong Zhuo and Lu Bu were all planted by Diao Chan back then—have you forgotten this lesson?" When Deng Yang heard this, he couldn't help twisting his mouth in anger, and was about to refute, but He Yan pulled the corner of his sleeve, and Deng Yang resentfully held back his words. Cao Shuang was also very impatient when he heard it, and stretched out his hands to press on both sides: "Oh! Ding Jun, Deng Jun, just died of a brothel girl, is it worth the two of you arguing about her? What a waste of life That's all. Don't argue, everyone, let's get down to business. Now the Sima Clan is really arrogant and very proud. I heard that Wang Su, He Zeng, Fu Gu and others are secretly trying to persuade Sima Yi to become the prime minister and give gifts As for the Jiuxi matter, how should we respond?" In the middle of the field, it suddenly fell silent like a pool of stagnant water.Ding Mi, Deng Yang, and He Yan all frowned and thought hard, but they couldn't come up with any plan for a while. Cao Shuang turned his attention to Huan Fan for help.Huan Fan stroked his beard and said: "Uncle Zhao, I tell you the truth, now you have lost your hope of conquering Shu, and you have Sima Yi embracing the victory in Huainan and taking advantage of it. Under the circumstances, it is really inappropriate to confront Sima's party head-on. Therefore, Uncle Zhao, you should be humble and self-confident, and the best policy is to stay calm!" "Humble, humble, self-confident? Dr. Huan! The aggressiveness of others is approaching our door! What are you going to do to keep your elder brother humble and self-confident?" Cao Xun said angrily when he heard this He retorted, "If you keep procrastinating so lukewarmly, my elder brother will not escape the same fate as Wang Shun in the late Han Dynasty when he offered the seal to Wang Mang in the future!" "Young Master Xun, worry too much. Uncle Zhao will not become the second 'Wang Shun'. After all, you still have the title of Gu Ming Assistant Minister stipulated in the last emperor's edict. This is something Sima Yi dare not ignore." Although Cao The words of the training were very harsh, but Huan Fan still seemed unfazed, and said calmly, "How old is Sima Yi this year? Sixty-six years old! How old are you, Uncle Zhao! You are not yet forty. As long as you are humble and self-confident, and there is no blame to be found, Sima Yi will not be able to catch anything against you, and then when Sima Yi finally grows old, you will be able to ascend to the position of Gu Ming's chief assistant and take full power , to drive away all the courtiers who disagree with the Great Wei..." "But look at Sima Yi's old and hard-working spirit, I'm afraid he will live to be more than 80 years old like Taifu Zhong!" Cao Shuang pouted, and several ugly wrinkles appeared on his face. "Even if he can live to be a hundred years old, you must grit your teeth and endure it!" Huan Fan said deeply, "Uncle Zhao, after all, time is always on your side! He is destined to die in front of you!" "However, Doctor Huan, Sima Yi and the others will never give us such a chance to wait patiently." Ding Mi sighed quietly, "Oh, 'the tree wants to be quiet but the wind is quicker'!" Huan Fan twirled his beard silently, and after a long while, he slowly asked Ding Mi: "Ding Jun, have you come up with some countermeasures?" "Ding has just realized something just now." Ding Mi shook his clothes, looked at him and Cao Shuang squarely, and said with bright eyes, "Actually, General Cao still has a trump card in his hand-first When Grand Sima Cao Gong was alive, he guarded the western borders and was famous in Guanzhong, and he made outstanding military exploits. General Cao, you can use his power to make a "splendid article"!" "How to do it?" Huan Fan's pupils brightened. Ding Mi's eyes were piercing, and he said politely: "Isn't it just a few days before the imperial court will go to the Taimiao and Emperor Gaozu Wen's Mausoleum to commemorate the grave? Ding will go back tonight and invite a few Yilang to join in the petition to ask for His Majesty's favor." Brigadier General Cao Gong, the first great Sima, is included in the Taimiao for sacrifice!" "Hmm...to include my late father in the Taimiao for the sacrificial ceremony?" Cao Shuang blushed slightly.Unexpectedly, today I would still gnaw at my father's marshal Cao Zhen's old foundation-it is ridiculous and lamentable to use the glory of my father's marshal's merits to brighten my image and enhance my reputation! Huan Fan's expression was also faintly stagnant: this Cao Zhen was in charge of Xijiang during his lifetime, although he had confronted the Shu thieves many times, he did not have any outstanding feats, so how can he borrow much glory from him?However, when things come to an end, there should be such a move for this move, it's just better than nothing.Then he nodded slowly and said: "It is feasible to include Cao Gong, the first great Sima, as a sacrifice in the Taimiao to publicize your origin, Uncle Zhao. Maybe it can also win the hearts of some scholars and people. The old man recalled that until now So far, among the nobles and ministers of our court, only the former Great General Xiahou Dun, the former Great Sima Cao Ren, and the former Suhou Chengyu were included in the Taimiao to enjoy sacrifices. However, this time, if it is really necessary to include the former Great Sima Cao Gong太庙配享祭祀的话，就不能做得太过露骨。依桓某之见，不如把故征南大将军夏侯尚、故司空陈群、故太尉华歆等也一齐列入太庙配享。其实，司马懿的父亲故京兆府君司马防、大哥故兖州牧君司马朗亦是可以拉进太庙里来的……” “故征南大将军夏侯尚、故司空陈群、故太尉华歆等列入太庙配享祭祀也就罢了，凭什么把司马老匹夫的父亲、大哥也要拉进来呀？”曹训一脸不快地说道，“桓伯父——您这么做，岂不是让司马懿脸上更有光彩？” “可是，曹大将军你们若要一味生硬地将司马懿的父亲和大哥排斥出来，就定会示人以狭、授人以柄啊！”桓范紧蹙眉头十分严肃地说道，“这反倒会让外人瞧了觉得不公不平、不尽不实的，如此一来倒把朝廷祭祀纪念大典的公正性和威信度看低了……” “哎呀！公正性、威信度什么的就扯得太远了！我们把先大司马曹公列入太庙配享祭祀纪念，本就是为大将军兄弟脸上增光添彩的嘛！”邓飏也蛮不耐烦地冲桓范嚷道，“桓大夫你却偏要将司马防、司马朗他俩也拉进来，这不是自己搅乱了自己这一着妙棋嘛！邓某的看法是，真要把司马防他俩拉进来，倒不如都不搞这劳什子'配享祭祀纪念大典'了！” “你……你们怎么这样器度褊狭浅陋？”桓范闻言，不由得动了真怒，双眼直瞪着曹训、邓飏二人，大袖“呼”地一甩，愤然离席而起，“真是'竖子不足与谋'也！昭伯、丁君，你们自己好好权衡思量吧！老夫言尽于此，你们好自为之！” 说完，他转过身来，气呼呼地就要离去。 “这……这……桓伯父，您……您等一等……”曹爽急忙呼唤着，却是喊他不住，脸上便透出几分不悦来，“这个桓伯父怎么是这样一个人啊！” “大哥！你今天是第一次才晓得这桓老头儿是这么古怪的一个人吗？”曹训腮上肌肉猛跳了几下，“他就是喜欢倚老卖老……” 邓飏听到桓范直斥他为“竖子”，心头亦是暗恨不已，就在一边煽风点火起来：“哎呀！曹大将军您对桓老头儿也是太过尊崇了，以致让这桓老头儿的尾巴都快翘上天去了！邓某都为大将军你看不下去了！大将军你知道吗？这桓老头儿近来写了一段怪话到处散播……” “什么怪话？桓伯父怎会讲什么怪话呢？”曹爽愕然而问，“邓君你不要胡说！” “他这段怪话的内容是这样的：'钓巨鱼不使婴儿轻豫，非不亲，力不堪也。'大将军，您难道听不出他这话里的机锋吗？”邓飏阴阴冷冷地说道。 他这么一深文周纳、寻章摘句地刻意撩拨，曹爽再怎么信任桓范，思路也立刻被引歪了。于是，曹爽便这样去理解这段“怪话”中的微妙含义了：“钓巨鱼”者，暗喻“受顾命、辅国政”也；所谓“婴儿”者，说不定就是桓范拿来暗讽自己了，抨击自己年轻望浅而不堪重任了。一想到这里，曹爽的心头顿时像扎了一根鱼刺般有些很不舒服起来，咬了咬牙，大袖一摆：“罢了！不去管他这老头儿到底想怎样了！丁君，依你之见，此事应该如何明断！” 丁谧在理智上明白桓范的进言是对的，但从私人情感上却接受不了把杀兄仇人司马懿的父亲、兄长推出来配享祭祀、供奉尊崇，所以他也不愿支持桓范的建议，于是他低回沉吟着徐徐讲道：“桓大夫所言本也不无道理。但从另外一个方面来看，倘若真是将司马防、司马朗也拉进太庙配享祭祀纪念，亦确是难保司马懿会借此契机喧宾夺主，反倒会用他的父亲和大哥大做他司马家的锦绣文章啊！” “唔……丁君说得是，就照你的意见去办！”曹爽面色一凝，终于定了下来。听到丁君口中那锦绣文章一词，他仿佛又联想起了什么似的，侧过头来看向何晏道：“何大人，说起这做文章，本大将军倒是想问前几日吩咐您做的那一篇锦绣文章可曾完稿了没？” 何晏淡淡一笑：“那篇文章么？何某早已做好，正让下人抄写编册后乘机流传出去呢。”