Chapter 19 1. Sima Yi returns home

"I heard that the list of ministers who will be included in the Taimiao Memorial Ceremony is about to come out?" Sima Yi held the teacup, sipped it slowly, and asked casually, "What kind of ranking method did they prepare? ?” "Ding Mi, He Yan, Deng Yang and others ranked the former Great Sima Cao Zhen, the former Great General Xia Houshang, the former Taiwei Huaxin, the former Sikong Chen Qun, the former Minister Ling Chen Jiao and others in the top list of the imperial temple. The list of honorable ministers in the memorial ceremony. They also proposed the rule that 'non-marquises and knights should not be listed', so grandfathers and uncles were excluded from the list." Sima Zhao said very carefully, "Father...Father My lord, do you think we need to contact Wang Taichang, He lords, and Fu lords in time to refute them together?"

"Refutation? What are you refuting to Cao Shuang and the others? Refutation that they excluded your grandfather and uncle from the sacrificial ceremony in the Taimiao?" Sima Yi gently put down his teacup, "All this is a farce written and performed by Cao Shuang's school. I If the Sima family came forward to take the lead in making trouble, wouldn't they have lowered themselves to the same despicable and vulgar level as them? Forget it, they did such a shameless thing, and I don't have the time to accompany them!" "My lord, are you really able to endure such humiliation?" Sima Zhao said angrily, "Cao Shuang and the others are really deceiving people too much!"

"That's right! Cao Shuang and the others are indeed deceiving people too much. Those who are not conferred titles are not allowed to be listed as worthy of the sacrifices in the Taimiao Temple? So this is how they commemorate the founding heroes of the Great Wei?" The smile on Sima Yi's lips was as cold as ice, " What kind of founding official is Cao Zhen? He is still ranked first on the list of commemorative sacrifices in the Taimiao Temple? When your grandfather and uncle assisted Cao Cao in founding the foundation together with Xun Lingjun, Zhong Taifu, and Dong Situ, where was Cao Zhen still? Wear open crotch pants in the corner! Also, your uncle was the first out of all the officials under Cao Cao to be released to serve as the governor of Yanzhou. He was the only official in Xinjiang! He...he..." At this point, his voice suddenly He choked up, "When he was dying, the whole court unanimously wanted to posthumously confer him the title of Marquis and the honor of the Three Dukes, but he still humbly gave up this special gift on the grounds that 'the military affairs are still pending, and it is not appropriate to indiscriminately reward'... Now, Cao Shuang, Ding Mi, Deng Yang and the others don't even care about your grandfather and uncle's numerous contributions to the Wei family, and they almost want to wipe out their contributions! This is too 'out of line'! Hmph! They want Bring out Cao Zhen, a dead man, to put gold on his face, but he can't stand on other people's shoulders and swagger around!"

"Father! Cao Shuang, Ding Mi, and Deng Yang are so indifferent to the great achievements of our Sima family, I really want to bring up the three-foot Qingfeng to them and ask them clearly!" Master Sima couldn't help stretching out his hand to press the scabbard. drank. "Don't provoke the wrath of ordinary people!" Sima Yi said heavily, "I'm talking about this with you for my father, I want you to see Cao Shuang's actions are so chaotic, mean and ungrateful, not to stimulate you to act rashly! In fact, Cao Shuang and the others are really It's also stupid. Didn't one of them remind that such misdemeanors are of no benefit except to offend the public? They are the old Tai Fu Zhongyou, the old Situ Wang Lang, and the old Taiwei Man Chong (Man Chong died of illness during Sima Yi's Huainan campaign. ) and other veterans and important ministers have not been included in the list for the commemorative ceremony of the Taimiao Sacrifice..."

"Father, look, Cao Shuang and the others are engaged in the practice of nepotism, such as Hua Xin, Chen Qun, Chen Jiao and other important officials who are close to his Cao family. The list; all important ministers who are closely related to our Sima family, such as Zhong Taifu, Wang Situ, Dong Daren, and Man Taiwei, will all be excluded..." Master Sima gritted his teeth and said bitterly, "Father, are you here?" They acted so recklessly when they were in power, they are clearly provoking our Sima family!" Sima Zhao glanced at Sima Yi: "By the way, my lord, my son got a secret report from the eyeliner. In fact, when they were plotting this matter earlier, Da Sinonong Huan Fan suggested that they should put their grandfather and uncle in the same place. Those who were included in the commemorative list of sacrifices to the Taimiao, but Cao Xun, Deng Yang, Ding Mi, and Cao Shuang didn't listen to them."

"Well... Among Cao Shuang's faction, only Yuan Ze is a sensible person after all - at least he understands the essence of 'If you want to be established, you must first establish others, if you want to achieve yourself, you must first achieve others', and he is also clear The true meaning of 'injustice and injustice cannot convince the public'. Alas! He is too brainy, following Cao Shuang, Ding Mi, and Deng Yang, I am afraid that he will end up in the end of 'Fan Zeng's rebirth'!" Sima Yi deeply sighed. Sima Shi said grimly: "Father, since Huan Fan is such a deliberate enemy of our Sima family, then we might as well use the same method we used to deal with Chen Jiao and take the opportunity to eradicate him as well!"

"Huan Yuan is my father's classmate at Ziyuan Academy in Linglong Valley, that is, your uncle!" Sima Yi's eyes flickered coldly, and he waved his hand and said, "He and Weifu just have different political views, and each has his own ambitions. That's all. Unless it is absolutely necessary, no one in my Sima family can hurt him at all! Otherwise, don't blame my father for being ruthless with your iron fist!" "This... I will obey my orders." Master Sima could only answer with his head bowed. "By the way, Father, do you know? A few days ago, He Yan published an article in Taixue called "Han Bai Lun"." Sima Zhao seemed to remember something again, and seriously told Sima Yi, "It seems There is no deep meaning in his article, the edge is hidden, piercing people invisible..."

""Hanbailun"? What is the specific content? Find it and show it to Weifu!" "Father, my son, I will recite it to you now and listen to it." Han Xin and Bai Qi, the two generals, are almost the enemy of Chiyou, and they are very rare to open up. Which one is the winner? Or say: "Bai Qi is Qin Generals, attacking cities and conquering territory, have made innumerable achievements, are invincible in all directions, and the history thinks that there are infinite wonders. If you want to peek into the sea, you will win in vain;Can it be said that it is strange and strange? "Bai Qi's defeat of Zhao's army, deceitful running to cut off his food road, all of these are the techniques used to win. The so-called surprise is between the unexperienced, and is it even more surprising than the strange one?"'"

"Well... I understand Weifu, isn't he just secretly satirizing Weifu in this article! He thought that Weifu defeated the enemy and won, but it was just 'falsely rushing to cut off his food, and the tricks to win are all like this'. Hehehe, in his opinion, if he is in charge of the army, as long as he can "cheat and cut off his food", he can easily become Bai Qi and Han Xin's first-class famous generals?" The smile on Sima Yi's face Looming indistinctly, faintly and profoundly, "This rotten Confucian with great ambitions and few talents, flashy and useless! Full of absurd words, nothing more than the sound of frogs and dogs barking! It's simply not worth talking about!"

"My lord father! Let's not play these tricks with them anymore, we might as well seal our throats with a sword!" Master Sima was still indignant, "According to my son, why don't you just use it this time?" Cao Shuang's defeat in the conquest of Shu is an excuse, so he simply abolished his position as assistant minister!" Sima Yi didn't answer him, but turned his attention to Sima Zhao: "Zhaoer, what's your opinion?" Sima Zhao pursed his lips and pondered for a while before replying in a deep voice: "Father, brother, Zhao thinks that this move is really inappropriate. The defeat in the conquest of Shu this time is indeed a big setback for Cao Shuang. But if If we want to use this as a reason to abolish him, it seems that it is still a little bit short. Only when we reach the point of being useless, can we start to abolish Cao Shuang's position as Minister of Gu Ming. It's really not enough to destroy him!"

"Oh? So, Zhao'er, you have a countermeasure?" Sima Yi stretched out his hand, stroking his beard, and asked his second son. "Father, my son has indeed come up with a bold and surprising strategy recently, I wonder if I should tell it?" "speak!" "Father, in my child's opinion, at this moment, you might as well use the clever strategy of playing hard to get and retreating: temporarily call yourself sick at home, hide your strength and bide your time, and let Cao Shuang's faction spread their teeth and claws in the court hall and do mischief, and then wait until he indulges in lust and accumulates evil At a time when he has lost his virtue for nothing and is notorious, wait for the opportunity to attack him again, and beat him so that he will never stand up!" Sima Yi hadn't finished listening, and the depths of his eyes were already burning brightly. He stared at Sima Zhao closely, and almost leaned towards him: "Please explain the reason more specifically." Sima Zhao met his father's fiery gaze, restrained his extreme nervousness, swallowed, and said, "I know Cao Shuangzhi is a man with mediocre nature. He is a little vigilant when he is in danger, and he forgets himself when he is in safety. You If he stays in the court and confronts him in the future, if he is afraid of the situation, if he restrains himself and forbears and turns to Huan Fan, Ding Mi and other resourceful and cunning people for help, maybe he can survive and save his life ;If you say you are sick and leave, he will be relieved, his body and mind will be slack, and his fear will disappear, and he will turn to arrogant, domineering, extravagant and lustful, and it will not be long before he will attract the wrath of heaven and others-at that time, If you use the excuse of 'clearing the emperor's side and saving the country', you can completely eradicate him by the roots!" After Sima Yi listened quietly, he didn't say much. He turned around and asked Master Sima, "Master, what do you think of Zhao'er's plan?" Sima Shi looked at his second younger brother with admiration in his eyes: "My lord, the second younger brother's plan is brilliant, my son respectfully asks you to adopt it!" Only then did Sima Yi's expression relax, he stroked his silver beard, and smiled long: "Not bad, not bad. Zhao'er, you have become more and more wise and mature recently. My father has adopted this wonderful plan of yours!" Looking out from the high pavilion in the middle of the lake in the back garden of Sima Mansion, there are sparkling blue waves all around, swaying green lotus, and fluttering cloud shadows, filled with an indescribable peace and elegance. "Today, I invite all old brothers and friends here to have a good gathering and talk with you." Sima Yi sat leisurely leaning against the incense table in the pavilion, and said, "Now , there are not many opportunities for everyone to sit together and have a heart-to-heart talk like today..." Speaking of this, his eyes blinked, and tears flashed, "Man Chong Taiwei, Cui Lin Situ, Zhao Yan Sikong and the others are here In the past two or three years, they have passed away one after another, this seat really misses them very much!" In the pavilion, sitting with him at the head are: Jiang Ji who was recently promoted to Taiwei, Zhongshu Ling Sun Zi, Zhongshu Supervisor Liu Fang, Shangshu Ling Sima Fu, Shangshu Pushe Weizhen, and the Ministry of Officials Lu Yu, Du Zhi Shang Shu Wang Guan, Ting Wei Gao Rou, Tai Chang Wang Su, Da Sinong Huan Fan, Da Hong Lu He Zeng, Chong Wen Guan Sacrificial Wine Fu Gu and other senior ministers.Listening to Sima Yi's eloquent speech at the banquet, they all had different expressions and were deeply moved. Sima Yi looked at the wisps of wandering clouds in the sky through his tears, and said with emotion: "In the past sixty years, I and you can be said to have witnessed three times of this meeting between the world's scholars. Transmutation - First, the sages at the end of the Han Dynasty, like Wang Yun, Xun Shuang, Yang Biao, and Xun Yu's generation of high-ranking scholars and great sages, have the common characteristics of virtue over talent, despising life and valuing righteousness, practicing pragmatism, and keeping integrity; The second is Jian'an sages, like Wang Sujun, Gao Roujun, Jia Kuijun, Manchongjun, Jiang Jijun, Huanfanjun and this seat, etc. Our common characteristics are both virtue and ability, pursuit of good deeds, freedom of square circles, and meritorious deeds; the third is like Xia Houxuan , He Yan, Ji Kang, Ruan Ji, Liu Ling, etc., the celebrities who grew up in Huang Chu and Taihe years, I am not flattering to them. In a catastrophic situation, growing up in a family of rich clothes and fine food, and making friends in the prosperous and prosperous times, they are more willing to work than suffering, and more leisure than work, resulting in their characteristics of being more talented than virtue, more colorful than real, despising others and valuing themselves, and liking leisure and despising work! Alas, looking back, the world is going downhill and adultery is rampant, and those later scholars are probably even more lacking in virtue and ability, and have lost their names and names, and the disaster is becoming more and more unspeakable!" Hearing the words, Jiang Ji was also moved with compassion, and sighed deeply: "Fu Sima Taifu's concern for the world and the people is really touching! In today's situation, we can only do our best and then obey the destiny. Right now, we can fight for the country. Cultivate a good seedling and try your best to cultivate it, and you will live up to your lifelong ambition of helping the world and rectifying chaos!" "Master Tai Tu, don't worry too much and hurt yourself!" "Master Tai Tu is really a sage..." Gao Rou, He Zeng, Fu Gu, Wei Zhen and others also spoke to comfort Sima Yi.Only Huan Fan was sitting at the table, staring at Sima Yi coldly, without saying anything. Sima Yi pressed his palms on the table, with an anxious expression on his face: "Oh! That's why I will go all out to fight here and there - I just want to take advantage of the fact that my old bones can still move in the past few years, and fight for the future. Wipe out the Shu bandits and Wu thieves in your lifetime, and create a peaceful and prosperous world for the lords present here and the people of the world, with no soldiers and no weapons, so that our descendants can live in happiness and peace! Jun—would you like to allow your descendants to experience the hardships of wandering, killing and hunting since the end of the Han Dynasty?" Speaking of this, he already burst into tears like rain, wet his chin and his beard was glistening a lot. This time, all the officials present, including Huan Fan, were deeply moved by him.They all stood up and bowed their hands to Sima Yi and said: "Master Tai Tuo has the world in mind, cares about the common people, and benevolently covers the world. I really admire him from the bottom of my heart! I wish Master Tai Tuo a thousand years and a thousand years!" "That's it! That's it!" Sima Yi lightly pounded his left fist on his legs and knees, waved his right hand at them, and said gracefully, "I have recently relapsed from my old leg and foot disease, and it is very inconvenient for me to move up and down. Yes. Gentlemen, I tell you the truth. After meeting with you today, I will return to my hometown in Xiaojingli, Wen County, to recuperate behind closed doors. In the future, I will ask you all to assist General Cao with all your strength. Jointly dealt with..." When he suddenly said this, all the veterans present looked at each other in shock, and were a little stunned for a while. Wang Guan was the first to react from the shock, and shouted in a low voice: "Master... Master Taifu! You...you can't just report your illness and return home like this! This Great Wei Sheji cannot leave you in the capital even for a moment. Preside over the overall situation!" Then, Jiang Ji, Gao Rou, Wei Zhen, Wang Su, Lu Yu and others also persuaded him: "Master Tai Tuo, what will happen to the world when you go? If you say that your legs and feet are inconvenient, we will join you in the concert." Your Majesty, it is enough to grant you the privilege of 'going up to the temple by chariot and sleeping in the temple'! Why do you want to leave this important matter behind and return to Wen County to recuperate behind closed doors?" But no matter how dry their mouth was and foam was pouring out of their persuasion, Sima Yi remained unmoved: "I've made up my mind to go—gentlemen, don't try to persuade me any more!" In the end, it was Sima Fu who came out to smooth things over: "My lords, my brother's character has always been what he says, so you don't have to force him anymore. After he returns to his hometown in the countryside to rest for a few days, he can still do it after he recovers." Then return to court to assist the government." Thus, Sima Yi's return to his hometown to recuperate from his illness has just come to an end.Pointing to the snacks and tea fruits on the table, he greeted all the veterans with a smile: "Okay! Alright! Everyone, let's chat with me now. If you have time in the future, You can also visit my hometown in Xiaojingli, Wen County as a guest..." The people had no choice but to drink tea and taste fruits, and talk about some matters of discrimination and analysis on the rules and principles. They were halfway through the game when Zhong Hui and Ruan Ji came to visit.Sima Yi also asked them to sit at the end of the table, and then he stroked his beard and said: "I have heard about Zhong Jun and Ruan Jun for a long time, and today I will write a question to test the knowledge of Er and others. This is a simple question. It was drawn up by Emperor Wen himself when he was diving into the East Palace. If in that war-torn world, you got a pill, and there were two patients lying in front of you, one was your lord and the other was your father. They can only be saved by taking this pill of yours, may I ask which one of them should you dedicate that pill to?" As soon as he asked this question, there was silence in the field.Huan Fan's face moved slightly, thinking about Sima Yi's question, his eyes flashed like lightning. Sima Yi waited for a while, and began to roll the roll: "Ruan Jun, answer first." Ruan Ji frowned, seeming to be in a dilemma: "Teacher Sima, it is really difficult for Ruan to answer this question. Father is the foundation of one's life, and the king is one's own destiny, and one must not lose one's duty. How can Ruan be able to do this?" The best of both worlds? It is really difficult for Ruan to choose—to save his father, he will forget the righteousness of the ruler and his ministers. In between! When Ruan is in a dilemma, he can only kill himself!" "Oh? Jun Ruan turned out to be the answer! He decided to kill himself and avoid conflicts—why did it come to this?" Sima Yi took a deep look at him, and then turned his gaze to Zhong Hui: "Mr. Zhong, where is your answer? " Zhong Hui straightened his face, and replied respectfully: "My lord, it is a dilemma whether this pill should be dedicated to the lord or to the father... However, I think that before offering this pill, you must first get the medicine." There should be a difference..." "Separate? There should be a separation in advance when offering medicine to save lives?" Huan Fan frowned slightly as he listened, "How do you say that?" "That's right. In advance, there should be such a distinction: a ruler with virtue, a ruler with no virtue, and a father with virtue, and a father without virtue." Zhong Hui replied slowly, "According to Hui's humble opinion, if the ruler has the Dao, the father If there is no virtue, then this pill should be given to the lord to take; if the king has no way and the father is virtuous, then this pill should be given to the father to take.” Sima Yi raised his head and looked around, chuckled, and asked Zhong Hui, "If the king is righteous and the father is virtuous, who should you give the pill to?" "Naturally, it is dedicated to the lord - because if the king has the way, the benefit will be wide; although the father is virtuous, the benefit will be narrow! Besides, a virtuous father himself may not take this pill in vain." Zhong Will answer without hesitation. "If the king has no way and the father has no virtue, how should I offer this pill?" Wang Su also interjected and asked. "At this time, the pills should be dedicated to the father - because if the king has no way, many people will be harmed. Giving him the pills to save him is doing harm to the tiger. For the filial piety of the son." After hearing Zhong Hui's defense, the veterans present almost couldn't help applauding.At this time, Sima Yi asked the only one among them, Huan Fan, who had been expressionless all the time: "Doctor Huan, what do you think of Zhong Huijun's answer just now?" Huan Fan had already seen that Sima Yi deliberately used this question of "whose pills to give" to lure civil and military officials to subtly change their positions of "pure loyalty" and "pure filial piety", using "whether there is Tao and how much virtue is" "Being vaguely used as the premise of the question of "who will be loyal to", a pattern is given to their thinking to manipulate their choices and actions when they will go in the future.Therefore, he smiled deeply: "Although Zhong Huijun's words are indeed quite reasonable, it seems that they are still not exquisite enough." As soon as he said this, the expression on Sima Yi's face froze. "Please enlighten me, Doctor Huan." Zhong Hui did not change his face, and bent down to salute Huan Fan. Huan Fan touched the beard at the corner of his lips, and said solemnly: "Under that time and that situation, if the king has no way, but this doctor thinks that you should still dedicate the pills to him - because you can save him after he is cured." After that, I will wholeheartedly assist him in turning the ignorant way into the right way, so that the benefit will be wide and the benefit will be many!" Hearing his words, Sima Yi's eyes were burning and focused on him immediately: "Doctor Huan, in my opinion, if you are a king who can be transformed, then you are not a king without principles!" Huan Fan raised his eyebrows, and met Sima Yi's scorching gaze with a knife-like gaze: "Teacher Sima, Huan has always believed that although a king has no way, a minister must be loyal! A king is a king, no matter who has If there is no way, all ministers should swear allegiance to the death! Bigan, Qu Yuan, aren’t we our role models? Hmph! But I don’t know how you, Sima Taifu, answered this question in front of Emperor Gaozu Wen?” Seeing his excited expression, Sima Yi was stunned for a moment: Kong Rong's shadow suddenly floated across his mind, and superimposed on Huan Fan's face leisurely and flickeringly!He sighed deeply in his heart, but his tone softened: "Doctor Huan...why are you doing this? To tell you the truth, this is what I answered in front of Emperor Wen back then—the king is the best between heaven and earth." The most important thing is that Yi Wei can only offer medicine to you—the answer is exactly the same as yours."