Chapter 27 Second, the matter is imminent

On the ninth day of December in the ninth year of Zhengshi, Henan Yin Lisheng, who was about to go to Jingzhou to take up the post of governor, handed in a letter of worship to Taifu's mansion, claiming that he wanted to come to the mansion to visit Sima Taifu's illness. Sima Yi had already received a secret report from Yang Zong and Yu Song. Although the six Cao Shuang brothers had been confused by the auspicious miracle of "six mushrooms with the same root and abundant springs emerging" on the tomb of Gaoping Mausoleum, they decided to go to visit together to confirm this auspicious omen. But after all, he was still a little worried about Sima Yi who was sick at home, so he sent Li Sheng to find out the truth about Sima Yi's illness on the grounds of saying goodbye and visiting the sick.He pondered for a moment, and then asked Sima Zhao to take the invitation to bring Li Sheng in to meet him.

Under the leadership of Sima Zhao, Li Sheng entered Taifu's mansion, led through several gates, passed through several gardens, and came to a jingshe in the deep part of the mansion in a detour.He looked up and saw a plaque hanging on the door, named "Zhengxin Hall", which took the meaning of ancient and modern sages and sages who "sincerely cultivate one's morality, cultivate one's character, govern one's family, rule the country and the world".Sima Zhao pushed open the room door for him in front of him with a full face of humility, and bowed to send him into the room, but he himself stood outside the door and dared not enter without permission.

As soon as Li Sheng entered the Zhengxin Hall, he could smell the strong and somewhat pungent smell of boiling herbal medicine in the air. He couldn't help frowning and slapped his nose a few times with the corner of his sleeve. But he saw an old man in red robe with gray beard and hair sitting up on the couch in the room supported by two maidservants, with a haggard face and dull eyes, he turned out to be Grand Tutor Sima Yi! Li Sheng hastily stepped forward to greet him.That Sima Yi's cloudy old eyes lit up, his face wrinkled into layers of smiles, humming, waving and beckoning, looking very happy, but his words were somewhat vague, But it can also be heard that he is greeting him.At that moment, his heart trembled faintly. He never imagined that Sima Zhongda, the generation of "God of War" who conquered all over the world and conquered the world, would be so old. It's really pitiful!

He was deeply moved, sat down at the guest table, and cupped his hands to Sima Yi, saying: "I want to report to the Grand Tutor, Li has recently been favored and recommended by the General, and will soon return to the state as a shepherd. The Grand Tutor has been in Jingxiang for many years, if you can enlighten me, Li will be very grateful." While he was speaking, Sima Yi seemed to be a little afraid of the cold. While listening, he shrank his neck and pointed to the maidservant to cover him with the fox fur soft cover on his waist and legs.While the maidservant was busy, the felt blanket on his body slipped to the ground again.This time, it seemed that he was shivering from the cold, out of breath, and coughing like a heart-piercing lung.In a panic, the servants hurriedly picked up the felt blanket and put it on him, and then gradually stopped his coughing and panting.

Sima Yi gave Li Sheng a wry smile in embarrassment, opened his mouth, showing his broken teeth, pointed his finger at his mouth, and said "Eeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee" a few times, signaling to the maid that he was thirsty. The maidservant on the left brought a bowl of light porridge.Sima Yi seemed unwilling to have them come and feed him in front of the guests, so he tried his best to hold the porridge bowl with both hands, but his fingers were still trembling violently, the bowl couldn't reach his mouth no matter what Finally, his hands softened, the porridge bowl tilted, and the porridge still spilled out, wet a large area of ​​his corset.The maidservants hastily brought towels to wipe him clean, but he lay down slumped, moaning on the bedside, as if he was complaining about his old age and weakness.

Li Sheng saw this situation in his eyes, and couldn't help saying: "Master Tai Tuo! You must cherish it! Now that the Lord is young, and Master Tai Tuo, you are the pillar of the society and the world depends on... I I used to think that you should be well taken care of, Mr. Taifu, but I never expected that your body would decline to this point." At this moment, Sima Yi raised his head tremblingly, and after listening for a long time with his ears, he said slowly, "My lord? Does your lord miss me very much? Sigh... I am old and sick, thinking that the days to come are numbered." Yes. Your Majesty is assisted by General Cao. I look very good. Oh, by the way, Li Jun, you just said that you are going to serve in Bingzhou? Bingzhou is close to the Xiongnu and Wuhuan. They are chaotic by nature. Be careful!"

Hearing that his words were confused, Li Sheng hastily raised his voice and emphasized: "The place where Li takes office this time is not Bingzhou, but Li's hometown——Jingzhou!" "What?" Sima Yi didn't seem to hear clearly. He narrowed his eyes and looked at him for a while, then murmured to himself according to his own thoughts: "Oh... so you have just been to Bingzhou? Why, you are right Got a headache there?" Li Sheng thought to himself, this Sima Yi must be a little deaf, right?Even "Jingzhou" and "Bingzhou" can't understand!So he shouted again: "Li is going to Jingzhou, not Bingzhou!"

He yelled these words so loudly that the two servants were startled.Sima Yi stopped muttering to himself, stared blankly at Li Sheng, turned his dizzy old eyes a few times, and then seemed to suddenly realize it after a long while, and answered in a low voice, embarrassedly saying: "I heard you clearly, I heard you clearly." ——It turns out that you are going to Jingzhou to be a shepherd and guard! Jingzhou...Jingzhou seems to be your hometown? He is very savage, and there are always smoldering police, you must not be careless..." After talking, his thoughts jumped to the "Youzhou" again.Li Sheng heard that his words were full of mistakes, and he didn't bother to correct anything, so he followed his words and responded perfunctorily.

Just as the saying goes: "There are many old roots in a tree, and there are many old sayings in people." Sima Yi took Li Sheng's hand, and chattered indiscriminately from east to west, from east to west, from east to west, from east to west, from east to west, intermittently, and sometimes vaguely. Forgot, guessed randomly for a while, and then suddenly shouted, as if startled.Li Sheng was dizzy and said "ohhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh", it was extremely uncomfortable. After half an hour finally passed, Li Sheng also lost the last bit of patience, held Sima Yi's hands tightly, and said in tears: "Master Tai Tuo! Your earnest teachings today, Li will always keep in mind. Taifu, you must take good care of yourself and keep quiet. Your health and well-being, Taifu, is not only our sincere hope, but also closely related to the prosperity of our great Wei society! Let’s do this——Li will not bother you anymore I'm taking a break, so I'm leaving!"

Hearing the servant girl next to him explaining with pictures for a while, Sima Yi finally understood the general idea, shook his head and sighed: "Oh! I am deaf and dazzled, and Mr. Li is laughing at all kinds of gaffes! It would be great if my master and Zhaoer could have you, Mr. Li, who is as steady and stable as you! In the future, in case of my death, I hope you, Mr. Li, will not hesitate to support my master and Zhaoer. If this is the case, I will die with peace in my eyes!" Li Sheng's hand was firmly held by him, so he could only nod his head repeatedly: "What is the Taifu saying? Li will be a gentleman with Ziyuan and Zishang forever! Don't worry too much, Taifu. It's better to have a good rest! Li really can't continue to bother you..."

The sound of Li Sheng's footsteps finally faded away from outside the house.Inside the abode, it returned to the silence like a pool of autumn water. Sima Yi panted and waved his hands: "You all get back down! I want to be alone for a while." The servants and servants immediately tidied up everything and retreated out after hearing the words.Sima Yi was half lying in this empty room, lost in deep thought. "Father..." Brother Sima's low voice seemed to come from far away.Sima Yi suddenly opened his eyes, two sharp sword-like cold lights pierced Sima Master and Sima Zhao couldn't help but shudder! "Alas... so many years have passed, and my father has never performed as vividly as today!" Sima Yi withdrew his stern gaze and looked at the roof, "Speaking of which, the last time I performed like this was at forty Many years ago... At that time, even their great ancestor Wu Emperor Cao Cao was fooled by his father's acting skills, not to mention this stupid Li Sheng today!" "My lord father! You are really incompetent, you are so honored and precious, and you are humiliated by pretending to be sick and acting foolishly in front of Li Sheng... It is really unfilial for you!" Sima Shi Sima Zhao and Sima Zhao couldn't help kneeling on the ground and crying bitterly. Sima Yi watched the two of them quietly, with a calm expression on his face, and slowly said: "What? You guys also know that this is a great shame? Shi'er, Zhao'er, in front of my father today In front of all the people in the world, I'm here pretending to be sick and acting stupidly. Do you think it's for what? It's so that one day, everyone in my Sima family can feel proud, hold their heads high, and hold their heads high. You don’t need to play such ugly dramas anymore! When you are slack in building a foundation and expanding your business in the future, remember more about this extremely humiliating performance that your father made in this room today! In this way, maybe You will be able to realize your shame and be brave..." Brother Sima touched his forehead to the ground, whimpered and did not answer. "That's all! Don't cry anymore! Hurry up and make arrangements. Within ten days, let Wang Guan, Gao Rou, Sun Zi, Liu Fang, Guo Zhi, He Zeng, Wang Su and others sneak into the I am from Sima's mansion, because my father wants to give them opportunities one by one, and plan ahead for our Sima family's final victory of 'Flying Nine Heavens, Turning the World Around'!" Sima Yi's voice at this moment has become as sonorous and powerful as the sound of gold and iron. . "Hey! The general said earlier that you were worrying too much, but you still don't believe me!" After Cao Shuang listened to Li Sheng's detailed report on spying on Sima Yi's condition, he said to Ding Mi and He Yan on the spot: "Listen to Li Jun's report. , can’t lift the bowl when drinking porridge, can’t lift the clothes when wearing clothes, and the time of death is just around the corner! How can you pose a threat to us? You guys are just afraid of this and that, you are really cowardly!” Ding Mi ignored his sarcasm, and still muttered: "Could it be that Sima Yi is really terminally ill and dying? Ding always feels a little unreliable. Well, when will Ding personally come to spy on him again?" Fan..." "Ding Jun! What are you talking about? Are you saying that you don't believe that Mr. Li came to the Taifu's mansion this time to spy?" Li Sheng was very unhappy when he heard this, and shouted, "Although Mr. Li is not as good as you Mr. Ding is very resourceful, but his eyes are not blind. Whether he is pretending to be sick or really sick, Li is confident that he can still tell the difference!" He Yan waved his sleeves and persuaded them both: "Li Jun, Ding Jun didn't mean that. Ding Jun, He also asked Ji Kang to quietly go to Ruan Ji's side to inquire about Sima Yi's condition. Ruan Ji is doing something wrong now. Is it the secretary of the Taifu's mansion? He also said that Sima Yi is now "a dead body, his body and spirit have been separated, and his life is in danger"..." "Is Ruan Ji's words credible?" Ding Mi asked hesitantly, "Although Ruan Ji has always regarded himself as a 'sage in the bamboo forest', he is now an official in the Sima Mansion, so I'm afraid he may not say anything to Ji Kang and the others. The truth..." "Hey! You Ding Mi! You doubt Li Jun's words, and you don't believe Ruan Ji's words, so you should go and see for yourself if you have the chance!" Cao Xun said impatiently, "But you Ding family and Sima family There has been a feud since the time of Emperor Wen. Will Master Sima and Sima Zhao welcome you to visit? Forget it! Forget it! As long as you know that Mr. Sima is seriously ill, why do you have to go to other people's house? Let’s bring shame on ourselves? Let’s discuss more about holding the Xiandi’s Ten Years Great Sacrifice Ceremony at Gaoping Mausoleum on the sixth day of the first lunar month!” "Yes, yes, yes!" Cao Shuang slapped himself on the forehead, and asked Yang Zong, the director of the General's Mansion who was sitting in the side seat, "Master Yang, how are you preparing for this matter?" "General, under the guidance of Mr. He and Mr. Deng, Yang has rehearsed all the ceremonies and activities of the ten-year grand ceremony of the late Emperor Gaoping Mausoleum." Yang Zong cupped his hands and answered, "The most important thing The important auspicious miracle of "six zhis with the same root, Fengquan emerges", Mr. Guan Ren and Mr. Yu Songjun have also completed the on-site investigation and processing of the mausoleum. According to the arrangement of the ceremony, the general and your five virtuous brothers will be lined up in the hundred Before the official, he offered incense to the late emperor. Then Mr. Guan Ren twisted the mechanism in the dark, and the auspicious miracle of "six zhis with the same root, abundant springs emerge" will suddenly appear. After the accompanying priests witness the auspicious omen of this day, they will I respect you even more, General, you are the minister of the Duke of Zhou who is destined to return." "Good! Good! Good!" Cao Shuang stroking his beard and laughing endlessly, "My lords here, after I become a minister of the Duke of Zhou, I will never forget all your contributions." "General, Deng has another matter to present. In order to prevent the ten-year grand ceremony of Gaoping Mausoleum from being opposed by some old-fashioned officials, Deng's opinion is that Taiwei Jiang Ji, Situ Gaorou, and Shang Shuling Sima Fu, former Zhongshu Ling Sun Zi, former Zhongshu Supervisor Liu Fang, Wei Wei Guo Zhi, Taichang Wang Su and others do not need to participate. It will prevent them from making a fuss and making a lot of noise at the ceremony!" Deng Yangjin said Said, "We just need to let His Majesty and most of the courtiers witness the auspicious miracle of 'six mushrooms with the same root, and abundant springs emerge' appearing on the spot..." "And Huan Fan, the chief minister, can't go with us to accompany the sacrifice!" Cao Xun said suddenly, "This old man Huan is becoming more and more ignorant now. A few days ago, brother, you went to the hall to discuss matters on the chariot, and he How dare you jump out and accuse your elder brother of being 'disrespectful'! Such an old stubborn, it would be a big trouble for us to take him there!" Cao Shuang nodded sullenly. Ding Mi secretly sighed in his heart for Huan Fan's cold reception, and with a turn of his mind, he said: "General, this time six of your brothers went out of the capital to sacrifice to the mausoleum. The auspicious miracle of "the same root of zhi, the emergence of Fengquan" has to be done, but this matter of staying in Beijing and China must not be relaxed!" "Ding Jun! You are really worrying for nothing!" Deng Yang laughed loudly, "Now that the great general is in control of the power, he is powerful and powerful, and old Sima is dying. Who else would dare to provoke him?" "Don't be afraid of everything, just in case!" Ding Mi said deeply. "Okay! Ding Jun will be in charge of the posthumous affairs in Beijing! You don't have to go to the ceremony meeting that day." Cao Shuang pondered for a while before ordering. "Ding's order." Ding Mi responded, and then said politely, "In Ding's opinion, there are only three most critical places for the maintenance of the post-secondary stay in Beijing: one is the Xifang arsenal in Luoyang, and the weapons and armor in the arsenal. The weapons are piled up like a mountain. Whoever occupies it can give people swords, divide troops and launch weapons, and fight together. This place, Ding Mou and Captain Cao Shou will take people to guard it in person; the second is the general's mansion, please General, you designate your confidant family to stay on duty later. If there is an unexpected change, you can let the servants and generals come out and come to Xifang Arsenal to meet Ding and others to echo; the third is the palace, the general You can ask Yin Damu, the captain in front of the Forbidden Army Hall, to strengthen your vigilance and patrol when you go out to worship the mausoleum, and you must not be negligent at all times..." "Okay! Okay! Let's do as you said! We're all exhausted!" Cao Shuang yawned, waved his big hand, and shouted outside the door, "Sun Qian—you send a message Go down, let the kabuki musicians in the back garden get ready, the general will come to rest and have fun later!" Scattered snow fell with the freezing rain. Although the wind was not strong, it was like an ice knife hidden in the dark, flying out suddenly and slashing people's faces with pain.And the boundless night adds a layer of heavy invisible pressure to this season, as if something in the air is about to burst. However, the underground secret room in the backyard of Taifu's mansion is an exception: the large animal head heaters placed in the four corners are glowing red, making the six-foot-square room as warm as spring and as bright as day. The most striking thing inside is that an extremely large silk map of the military topography inside and outside the capital of Luoyang is tightly attached to the front wall. At first glance, it looks like a cloth wall with vertical and horizontal lines and vertical lines. This big silk picture is very detailed.In Luoyang City, there are nine streets and eight squares, six departments and four gates, almost every street, alley, every mansion, every shop and wine shop has been sketched out exactly and clearly!Looking closely, the address icons on the silk map, such as the Imperial Palace, Arsenal, General’s Mansion, Taifu’s Mansion, Henan Yin Official Office, Sili Xiaowei Official Office, and Shangshutai Official Office, have been roughly scratched with a cinnabar brush Several bright red eye-catching circles! Sima Zhao approached the silk picture with the light on the side of the wall to look at it seriously, and exclaimed, "Mr. Shi Bao, you really do everything seamlessly and seamlessly. Zhao also remembers that there is such a pancake shop on the street of Zhuque Street, Nanfang, outside the Sima Gate of the Imperial Palace." Museum, you actually marked it so accurately and clearly on this map. It’s not simple! It’s really not simple!” As he spoke, he turned his admiring eyes to Shi Bao who was standing respectfully in the corner with his hands down. It seems that in the past two or three years, it has been hard work to train dead men to do fine work and contact and run chores in the filial piety of Wen County——Shi Bao's white, tender and handsome face has long been exposed to a light bronze color, and the corners of his brows and lips The lines between them have long been honed to be as hard and sharp as a knife's edge!He stood there and heard Sima Zhao's praise, but he just smiled lightly: "Second Young Master, you are flattering yourself—this is what Shi should do." Master Sima walked up to his second brother and introduced with a smile: "Second brother, of course this mustache shop must be marked! It will be an excellent tool for the rebels of the Sima family to control this Suzaku Street at that time." Strongholds! All the places marked and circled on this silk map are actually the dangerous places where we should quickly control the entire capital when we start an incident..." "Oh? So that's the case?" Sima Zhao couldn't help looking at the position of the Wu Bakery on the map after hearing this.Brother is right. If Zhuque Avenue in the capital is compared to a long snake, this mustard shop is indeed nailed to its "seven inches" key position, and it is a suitable stronghold that can be attacked and defended!And behind the selection of such a stronghold, I really don't know how much hard work the eldest brother and Shi Bao have put in in secret these days! Sima Yi stood behind the two brothers, stretched out his hand to gently caress the drooping beard on his chest, and said in a slow voice: "Mr. Shi Bao, it seems that you have already planned the surprise attack plan of our uprising King Qin very deeply. Now, just Please explain it to me in detail!" Hearing this, Shi Bao straightened up, walked over generously, pointed the slender copper ruler with his right hand to the topographical map of the capital on the wall, and drew a line of marching routes, talking eloquently Tan: "My lord Taifu and the second son, Shi Bao and the eldest son have repeatedly deduced the strategic plan for this uprising King Qin's surprise attack in advance. When it comes to the incident, we must use the fastest speed , the strongest force, and the most ingenious technique to control the inside and outside of the capital! Then, among them, there are three most important marching routes. "One is the route that all the dead in the uprising escorted Master Taifu from Zhuque Street in Nanfang, passing through the gate of Cao Shuang's mansion, to the Sima Gate of the Imperial Palace and entering the Kowloon Palace. Because Cao Shuang's mansion happened to be located between Taifu's Mansion and Sima Gate of the Imperial Palace, Taifu If you want to enter the place where Simamen occupies the inner core of the palace, you must pass through the gate of Cao Shuang’s mansion safely and smoothly. How to do this cannot be ignored.” Sima Yi listened, and nodded slightly: "I have a clear idea of ​​this problem, you can continue to talk about it!" Shi Bao's tone paused, and he said again: "The second is the marching route from Taifu's Mansion to the Henan Yin Official Office in Dongfang, the capital. If you want to completely control the entire capital, the Henan Yin Official Office is actually a pivotal place, because it holds Control the opening and closing of the gates on the four sides of the capital. Only by occupying it can we use the foreign troops stationed in Beijing in the name of Henan Yin to secure the gates on the four sides of the city in case of accidents. "The third is the marching route from Taifu's Mansion to Xifang Arsenal in the capital. The entire city of Luoyang is stationed with 30,000 forbidden troops and 20,000 foreign troops. Almost all armored soldiers and equipment are usually stored here. If we can't get it in one fell swoop in time If it is captured in the palm of the hand, if it is controlled by Cao's rebellious party, it will be backlashed and regretted!" Sima Yi's eyes sparkled when he heard it: This Shi Bao really has the talent of a general, and he knows the dangerous situation inside and outside the capital of Luoyang inside and outside the Luoyang capital in every detail!It is really a great fortune for my Sima family to be able to employ such talents!While he was meditating secretly, Sima Shi added next to him: "My lord father, in fact, besides these three most critical marching routes, whether there are three places that can be quickly controlled at that time is also crucial." Sima Yi looked at him sideways: "Which three places? Tell me about it." "One is Cao Shuang's mansion. There are as many as two thousand soldiers and generals in his mansion, and all of them are tough and desperate. If there is trouble, it will have a big impact; The third is the military battalion under Cao Xi's command in the imperial palace. As long as these three places are controlled in one fell swoop, major events in Beijing and China can be settled in no time!" "Okay! Your opinions are very good." Sima Yi smiled slightly, and said slowly: "Let's do this! My father will also make his deployment plan clear to you—— "The first step is to lead Gao Rou, Wang Guan, Sun Zi, Liu Fang, Wang Su, etc. directly to the Sima Gate of the palace when the incident is about to start. On Guo Zhi's side, the father will report to the emperor at the right time. He made it clear. He is the Ouchi Weiwei, who is in charge of guarding the palace gate. As soon as we got there, he opened the Sima Gate and let us in to occupy the Zhongshu Provincial Office Hall and Jiulong Hall. Then, Guo Zhi picked him up from Yongning Palace Her Royal Highness joined us to respond. "The second step is that once the father enters the palace, he will immediately call the officials of the second rank and above in Beijing to gather in the Jiulong Palace to discuss matters according to the Queen Mother's order, and order Taiwei Jiang Ji to enter the palace to serve as the father's assistant to decide on important matters. The father will immediately appoint Gao Rou Chijie took over the position of the general and took over the camp of the Imperial Palace Habayashi Army; appointed Huan Fan or Wang Guan Chijie to take over the post of the Zhongling Army and took over the battalion of the Zhongling Army; appointed Zhaoer Nijiajie to take over the Henan Yin Yin I will quickly close the gates on all sides of the city; I will appoint you as a guru to guard the Zhongshu Province and Jiulong Palace to protect the empress dowager and the ministers." "Father, are you... are you letting the boy sit in the Henan Yin government office?" Sima Zhao finally understood the division of labor that Sima Yi had assigned to him, and couldn't help hesitating, "Is the boy not too concerned about the bureaucrats over there?" cooked..." "It doesn't matter. As a father, I will let Sima Qi assist you to go to Henan Yin's official office to take over the post of Henan Yin. Sima Qi is now Henan Cheng. He and your cousin Sima Zhi have been running in the capital for many years. They have deep connections and a lot of prestige. Gao. With him assisting you to go, you will surely succeed." Sima Yi said to Sima Zhao confidently, "At the same time, on the day of the incident, you can bring your wife and brother Wang Yun and Wang Kai as assistants. Let's go together. After controlling Henan Yin's official office, you will quickly mobilize the garrison and foreign troops to surround Cao Shuang's mansion tightly! Luoyang Capital City has four school captains in the east, west, north, south, and north. At that time, your confidantes Jia Chong, Pei Xiu, Wei Lie, Yang Jun and others should go and take over as their substitutes! It's better for them to guard than other outsiders." "Yes, my son has remembered Father's instructions." Sima Zhao quickly nodded in agreement. Sima Yi finally turned his fiery eyes on Shi Bao: "The third step, Mr. Shi Bao, you and Uncle Niu Heng will lead the 800 dragon-riding heavenly army to capture the Luoyang arsenal, and fight with Ding Mi and Cao Shou stationed there. Fight to the death! In this way, you can personally avenge your Shen Liniang who died tragically at the hands of the thieves!"