Chapter 30 Two, no longer invincible

In the three or four years from the 10th year of Chiwu to the 13th year of Chiwu in Dongwu, corresponding to the seventh year of Wei Guozheng's first year to the first year of Jiaping, Sun Quan successively carried out deliberate measures against the powers of the prince Sunhe and Lu Wang Sunba respectively. suppression and weakening.Hussar General Zhu Ju, Yangwu General Zhang Xiu, Taichang Gu Tan, Censor Lu Yin, Crown Prince Fu Wucan, etc. of Sun He's faction were all sentenced to death by Sun Quan. , Wu An, the servant of Zhongshu, Quanji, the second son of General Quan Cong, and Sun Qi, Yilang, were all imprisoned and killed by Sun Quan.

In the second half of the twelfth year of Chiwu, the "conflict between the two palaces" between Sun He and Sun Ba intensified.Therefore, in August of this year, Sun Quan was forced to personally write an edict to abolish the crown prince Sun He, bestowed the death of Lu Wang Sun Ba, and appointed the youngest son Sun Liang as his successor, and finally gave him the power to provoke the Wu Palace. The struggle for establishing an heir has come to an incomplete end.And this case of "constructing the two palaces" caused Sun Quan to waste too much energy and time on it, and also caused the elites of the four major families of "Gu Lu Zhu Zhang" who were the foundation of the Eastern Wu Dynasty to lose their vitality. Injury, thus laying a deep root for the weakening of the state of Wu.

After Sun Quan managed to stabilize the situation in the middle of the country with difficulty, he looked north suddenly, only to realize that the real crisis was coming from the frontier like dark clouds in the sky.Sima Yi, the grand official of the Wei state who had always been extremely afraid of him, launched a mutiny overnight and returned to the power center of the Wei family.However, at this moment, Sun Quan no longer had any veteran generals to rival him.Then he couldn't help but deeply regretted that he had forced Prime Minister Lu Xun to death too early! Under the double blow of internal and external troubles, Sun Quan finally fell ill.He quickly sent Zhuge Ke, the governor of the northern conquest, to recall him from Chaisang Mansion to sit in Jianye, and appointed Zhuge Ke as the assistant general of Wu and the prince and Taifu who led the prince Sun Liang as quickly as possible.Now, he has only one military and political talent that Zhuge Ke can barely produce.

In the harem bedroom of the State of Wu, Sun Quan was lying on a soft couch with a withered face - an imperial doctor was holding bright silver needles on the back of his neck, performing acupuncture on him Law. Although Sun Quan seemed to be sleeping with half-closed eyes, a gleam of cold light slanting from the corner of his eyes turned around the imperial doctor's body from time to time, always on guard against him suddenly making any unfavorable actions. . "Qizuo Your Majesty, recently the puppet Wei Zhennan General Wang Chang and Jingzhou Inspector Zhoutai suddenly became aggressive and launched a siege against Xiling City in Jingzhou, the Great Wu... The guard of Xiling, Qu Lin, failed to protect the city and has fallen, losing six thousand troops. Now the Jiangbei fan screen in the western border of Great Wu can be said to be completely broken!" Zhuge Ke kowtowed on the floor tiles and said, "I implore your majesty to send 100,000 troops to fight back with all my strength. The thief swears not to pay it back!"

"That's all! That's all! Zhuge Aiqing, how could I be willing to let you, a good minister of the country, go to Maoshishi to fight the bloody battle!" Sun Quan waved his hand slightly, still lying on his back with half-closed eyes, "If Xiling City is lost, it will be lost. Now the Wei thieves are powerful, and Sima Yi and his son are even more ambitious. They want to make military exploits to win the Wei family. I, the Great Wu, really have no power to compete with them in the north of the Yangtze River. You Let the Zhongshu Province and Shangshutai draw up an imperial edict ordering the armies in the important towns of the western frontiers such as Changsha and Wuchang to just paddle the river and protect themselves with all their strength!"

"This... the humble minister leads the decree." Zhuge Ke pondered for a while, and had no choice but to answer like this. "That's how I arranged the war in the western border." Sun Quan's eyes that seemed to be closed but not closed suddenly opened again, as if thinking of something, "The defense of the eastern border must also be paid attention to! You plan to send an edict to Zhengdong. The governor, Lu Ju, ordered him to dispatch troops to block up the weirs in Tangyi County, Xuzhou, while guarding Dongguan. As soon as the Wei soldiers guarding Xuzhou heard the news, they would open the gates and release water to wash them away. Their southward invasion method..."

Zhuge Ke didn't expect that Sun Quan was so afraid of the Wei army, and he couldn't help sighing secretly in his heart: Back then, Sun Quan crossed Wu to occupy Yue, supported troops and showed off his troops, and under his command Zhou Yu, Lu Su, Lu Meng, Lu Xun, Gan Ning, Cheng Pu Waiting for good generals like a cloud, resisting Cao Cao in the north and capturing Guan Yu in the west for a while, how mighty and majestic that is!Now, Sun Quan has been lying on the sick bed for a long time and is dying. Facing Sima Yi's Wei soldiers and Wei generals, he is afraid and cowering, how weak and timid he is!

While he was meditating, Sun Quan suddenly yelled and kicked the imperial doctor down: "You lowly slave! Do you want to stab me with silver needles? You pricked my dragon body to bleed... ...Come on! Drag him down and cut him off!" Sun Quan's hysterical roar and the imperial doctor's crying pleas echoed in the empty bedroom.Zhuge Ke knelt down on the ground as if he was dead, not daring to show more air!He suddenly felt an inexplicable chill from the bottom of his heart.Isn't the great Wu dynasty now "very old" like His Majesty Sun Quan, who was weak, withered, and insane before him?I... Can I really shoulder the heavy responsibility of Zhongxing Dawu?

"General Xiahou, you are truly a righteous man with foresight and foresight to abandon darkness and surrender to our great man today! You and the great man will definitely reward you!" Shu Emperor Liu Chan held up the green and gold wine baron and came to pay Xiahouba a direct respect. Xia Houba stood up from his seat, took Liu Chan's toast with a half-bow, and thanked him: "Your Majesty is benevolent in Gaiyu, and outside the Enze domain, Ba is fortunate to be included in the big man, and he is satisfied to be able to preserve the collar. How dare you do it again?" Rewarded by His Majesty?"

"General Xiahou, you are familiar with the inside story of the puppet Wei." Jiang Wei said three words without leaving the Northern Expedition, grabbed Xiahouba and asked, "Sima Yi and his son have usurped the throne right now. Will they raise troops to attack my big man in the near future? Should I, a big man, use offense as defense to go ahead with the Northern Expedition?" Xia Houba pondered for a moment, then replied: "Sima Yi and his son have usurped power for the first time. The foundation has not yet been firmly established. In the past two or three years, they should not aggressively invade the big man. However, after two or three years, the foundation of the Sima family has been solid. He will jump on the beam and come here. Therefore, in the past two or three years, the big man must recharge his batteries and wait for the opportunity!"

"Sima Yi is over 70 years old, how long will he last?" Fei Yi also asked with great concern. "According to Ba's knowledge, this Sima Yi is in good health, maybe he can live for another ten years or so!" Xia Houba replied thoughtfully. "Ten years? Can Sima Yi live another ten years?" Liu Chan's face changed drastically, "This old and immortal villain is really a disaster for the world..." "Your Majesty, don't worry, my great man has the danger of the mountains and the pass of the sword gate, which is more than enough to protect himself. Back then, when Sima Yi commanded the troops in Guanzhong, he couldn't break it. What about ten, thirty, or a hundred years from now? "Huang Hao, the regular servant of the Sanqi and the order of the Huangmen, said from the side of the imperial seat, "You can hang down the temple as much as you want, and you can rest easy!" After hearing this, Liu Chan gradually calmed down, and said with a smile: "What Huang Aiqing said is true, what she said is true!" After hearing this, Xiahouba hesitated for a long time, and finally couldn't help but said: "Your Majesty Qizuo, although the big man has the advantage of a favorable location to defend himself, the Sima clan already has Deng Ai, Zhoutai, Shi Bao, Zhong There will be a lot of talented people waiting for us, all of them are good fighters. Your Majesty must not take it lightly!" Liu Chan nodded thoughtfully: "General Xiahou, you are right. Fei Aiqing, Jiang Aiqing, you also need to find a lot of talents from all counties and counties for national use!" Hearing this, Fei Yi couldn't help smiling bitterly, and looked at Liu Chan with a complicated expression: "Your Majesty, you issued an edict of 'cutting salary for provincial officials' at the beginning of this year. Is it an official?" "This... this..." Liu Chan was stunned, and couldn't help turning his eyes to Huang Hao - at the beginning of this year, it was Huang Hao who complained to him about the lack of employment in the palace, which forced them to award the "Provincial Official Cut Salary" "The imperial edict was to harm the salaries of officials and benefit the expenditure of the inner court. Huang Hao originally wanted to use this edict of "provincial officials cut salary" to enrich his own pockets, but when Fei Yi forced him to do so, he hurriedly rolled his eyes and said with a grin: "Fei Lingjun, your majesty's "provincial officials cut salary" 'The imperial edict is naturally extremely wise, and it should be carried out without compromise. As for the discovery of talents, it will not happen overnight. Everyone, take your time, take your time, and everything will be fine..." When Fei Yi and Jiang Wei heard this, their faces changed slightly, because Liu Chan was present, but they couldn't criticize Huang Hao for anything. Xia Houba sat on the side, seeing this scene clearly, somehow, his mood became indescribably heavy.Like the Shu Han who is so perfunctory and muddling along, how can he have the vigor and spare energy to conquer Guanlong and take Luoyang to avenge his Xiahou family's extermination of the Sima family? Since the summer of the first year of Jiaping, Sima Yi stopped entering the court to preside over state affairs on the grounds of old age, illness and difficulty in moving, and handed over all of them to Sima Shi and Sima Zhao to take care of them.But he himself lived leisurely in Sima's mansion and became the Confucian classics teacher of Sima Yan and Sima You's two precious grandsons. Husband's filial piety is the foundation of virtue, and the source of teaching is also the origin of life... The body and skin are received by parents, and they dare not hurt them. This is the beginning of filial piety.Stand up and practice the Way, make your name known to future generations, and honor your parents. This is the end of filial piety.Husband's filial piety begins with serving relatives, being loyal to the king, and finally establishing oneself. "Daya" says, "No Nian Erzu, Yu Xiujue De"... In the attic, thirteen-year-old Sima Yan and eleven-year-old Sima You were holding the "Book of Filial Piety" and reciting aloud.Sima Yi sat behind the desk and looked at the two of them kindly, stroking his beard and smiling slightly. After listening to the two of them recite seriously, Sima Yi asked: "You two good grandsons, grandpa asks you - in this "Book of Filial Piety", which chapters and sentences do you two like the most?" Sima Yan was thick-headed, with shiny black eyes, and he answered first: "Grandpa! Grandpa! Yan'er doesn't like the chapters and sentences in the "Book of Filial Piety". In the future, together with my uncle and father, I will lead thousands of troops to charge the battlefield and wipe out the bandits!" Sima Yi heard this, and chuckled: "It turns out that my Yansun's ambition is to be a great general! Good! Good! Good! From now on, grandpa will tell your uncle and father that if they ever use troops on the battlefield, they will take you along with them." Take it to experience and experience! The descendants of my Sima family should not be confined in the yard like ordinary people without any exercise! If they are tiger cubs, they should be put to flop in the big forest; if they are eagle species, they should be put in Gao Yuntian fly in!" After he finished speaking, he looked at Sima You again: "Yusun, what about you?" Sima You was born with delicate features and a very quiet temperament.He replied respectfully: "Returning to Grandpa, You'er's favorite passage in the "Book of Filial Piety" is a passage in the "Book of Filial Piety", 'A gentleman can speak well, think well, act happily, be respectable in virtue and righteousness, follow the law in doing things, and be respectable in tolerance." , Advancing and retreating can be measured, so as to be close to the people. It is because the people fear and love them, and they are like them. Therefore, they can become their moral education and implement their government orders.' "Poetry" says, 'A gentle man, his manners are not insincere.' '" When Sima Yi listened, his deep eyes couldn't help flashing, his expression was solemn and restrained, he stared at Sima You for a long time, and said slowly: "You Sun, at such a young age, you already like to ponder the true meaning of such proverbs, It is really commendable. Grandpa hopes that you can take the inscription of the "Book of Filial Piety" just now as the standard for your own words and actions, follow it in every thought and deed, and get used to it after a long time. It has infinite benefits!" After hearing this, Sima You gradually blushed, bent down, touched the mat with his forehead, and bowed deeply to his grandfather: "Your will definitely remember the teachings of grandpa firmly." Sima Yan squinted at Sima You, and turned his mouth: "Taofu (Sima You's nickname is "Taofu") just likes to pretend to be a little old man, just to please grandpa!" Sima You just gave him a blank look and ignored him. Sima Yi laughed and said, "Stop! Yansun, you yourself are not as studious as Yousun, and you still say that about him! Well... grandpa will punish you to practice riding and archery in the back garden for an hour! Yousun, just Stay here and accompany grandpa to study and chant scriptures!" "Okay!" Sima Yan didn't wait for Sima Yi to finish speaking, he got up from his seat, put down the scroll and ran out in a hurry! Sima Yi looked at his back and shook his head with a slight smile, beckoning Sima You to sit beside him, and at the same time wrote a motto on the silk with a pen: "There is nothing in the world that does not come from small things. The sage has far-sighted concerns, so he can treat the weak ones first; the mediocre man has close knowledge, so he must wait for them to be treated and then save them. Treating the weak ones requires less effort but much success; saving them takes a lot of effort and may not be successful. " Then he handed the silk to Sima You, and said with a smile, "Does Yousun understand the meaning of this proverb?" Sima You looked at it carefully, then nodded, "Your understands a thing or two." Sima Yi looked at him in surprise: "I really didn't expect that my Sima family would produce such a Confucian classics genius as Yousun! Good! Good! Good! It seems that the roots of your grandfather and grandfather's Confucianism have been integrated into your endowment." In a few days, grandpa will call Master Ruan Ji and Master Yu Song to come over and give you guidance..." While he was talking, he saw Sima Zhao hurried in from the room door, and said, "My lord, Wang Ling in Huainan wants to make some changes!" Sima Yi looked calm as usual, patted Sima You on the shoulder, and said, "Yousun, go to the bookstore to study by yourself, and grandpa will come over to study with you later." Sima Youbin responded politely and withdrew.Only then did Sima Yi point to the side seat next to him: "Zhaoer, don't panic, just sit down and talk." Sima Zhao hurriedly calmed down, and after sitting down on the side seat, he said in a slow tone, "My lord, there are two signs that Wang Ling wants to make a move. Kuaiqi memorial, claiming that the Wu thief built a weir to block the flow of water in Tangyi County, Xuzhou, in an attempt to store water to wash away the main road of Xuzhou's southward expedition to Wu. I hereby request the imperial court to issue a tiger charm and an marching order to him, so that he can quickly recruit troops. Gather people to attack the Wu bandits!" "Recruiting troops? Oh... It seems that he really wants to take the opportunity to mobilize the crowd to fight a big fight?" Sima Yi pondered a few words, "Then, what about the second sign of his change?" Sima Zhao looked directly at Sima Yi, and said slowly: "Secondly, Huang Hua, the governor of Yanzhou, sent a secret report. Wang Ling recently sent Yang Hong, who joined the army, to contact him secretly. And Cao Biao, king of Chu, is the hope of the clan, so he can be established as the new emperor, welcome the capital to Xuchang, and then use Luoyang to rebel!" Sima Yi listened quietly, his face gradually became gloomy, but the knuckles of his right palm were pinched repeatedly, and he said in a low voice: "I don't want to kill any more because of my father. I was thinking of Taiyuan Wang's family back then. Yimai and my Sima family have been friends for many years, and my father has never wanted them to do such a despicable and shameless act! My father has already taken away a Linghu Yu for them as a warning! But they just don’t realize it. Don't die. Then, don't blame the father for wanting to kill him..." On April 17th of the third year of Jiaping, Sima Yi personally led the Chinese army stationed in Beijing with 30,000 horses. With Huben Zhonglang Shi Bao and Zhongling Sima Wang as the vanguard generals, they all sailed in a boat, covering the sky with banners, from the Yellow River. Jinkou turned into the Langdang Canal and entered the Yingshui River, all the way down the east, traveling 300 miles a day, and approaching Shouchun City, the place where Wang Ling ruled, with lightning speed.The effect of such a surprise attack was astonishing: when they arrived at Yingshui Baichiyan, two thousand miles away, it only took them seven days and seven nights!And all of this is due to the interlocking connection of the water transport weirs and canals that Deng Ai built in this area ten years ago.It turns out that this water channel from Luoyang to Shouchun can not only transport food at a high speed, but also transport troops at a high speed!This wonderful move that Sima Yi made seemingly carelessly through the hands of Deng Ai many years ago is actually to control the territory of Huainan more conveniently and effectively today! This time, Wang Ling was caught off guard and extremely embarrassed. In addition, he heard that Deng Ai was in Runan, Zhoutai was in Yiyang, Huang Hua was in Ping'a, and Zhuge Dan was in Hefei. With the momentum of pincer attacks from all sides, knowing that the defeat is already settled, he had no choice but to surrender obediently.He went up the river by boat, and ran all the way to Qiutoujinkou in Runan County, Yuzhou, to wait for Sima Yi's driver and prepare to apologize to him face to face. After Sima Yi got the news from the flagship, he pondered for a long time, and finally agreed to see him on board. As soon as he entered the cockpit, relying on his old friendship and being older than Sima Yi, Wang Ling deliberately pretended to be crazy and said carelessly: "Oh! Taifu Sima, you are so out of touch. With your great prestige, you only need to send me a piece of paper. The letter, Wang will come here immediately, how dare he be a little negligent? Why do you want to mobilize the teachers and mobilize the crowd like today?" After hearing his words, Sima Yi felt that this man was as thick-skinned as a city wall, so he sneered coldly: "General Wang, with your great ambitions and great talents, how can you just recruit me with a letter?" of?" Wang Ling's face turned pale, and he hurriedly knelt down on one knee, clasped his fists and said, "Master Taifu! You have misunderstood Wang! How dare Wang have different ideas?" "'White Horse River is full of magical horses, hooves as big as bucket seals on the beach. After the night passes by the officials and herdsmen, all the horses should follow like a cloud'. What's the matter with this rumor?" Zhu Huqi, what's the matter with this nursery rhyme?" Sima Yi scolded coldly, "Wang Yanyun (Wang Ling's word is "Yanyun")! The year before last, I bestowed poisonous wine and poisoned Linghuyu to death. I am knocking on you! You are still not aware of it! You still want to use the opportunity to swindle the Tiger Talisman to recruit soldiers and buy horses to plot evil!" "Master... Grand Tutor! How... how can this happen?" Wang Ling's whole body was trembling like a dead leaf in the cold wind. Sima Yi threw a few slips of paper on the desk in front of him with a "wow": "You still dare to quibble? This is a secret report written by Huang Hua, Yang Hong, and Yang Kang! Also, this is your son Wang Guang wrote a letter of advice to you: "My father, my son thinks that every major event should be done according to my own feelings. Today, brothers Cao Shuang lost the people because of their arrogance and extravagance, and Uncle He Ping died of vainness. Although Ding, Bi, Deng, and Li have all Floating reputations are all dedicated to the world. Changes and changes in court codes, death of teachers and humiliation of the country, and frequent changes in government orders. Although the legacy is high, things cannot be followed. , Killed on the same day, halved the celebrities, and the people were at ease, and there was no need to mourn, because they lost the people. Although Sima Yi's feelings are difficult to measure, things have not turned against him. Don’t be suspicious and do your best, appoint people on their own merits, broaden trees to win yourself, revise the government orders of the previous dynasty, and meet the wishes of the people. The reason why Cao Shuang was evil in the past is that there is no need to change it. First of all, it can be said to be very popular. Besides, his father, son and brother are all heroes, and they hold the key points, so they are easy to perish? Father, you must be careful!'Listen! Listen! Wang Yanyun! You have lived for more than seventy years in vain. Your own son sees current events clearly!" "Master... Grand Tutor! Spare... Spare me!" Wang Ling was so panicked that he kowtowed his head on the board of the boat like garlic. Sima Yi slowly closed his eyes, and his voice was as smooth as an ice thread: "That's it! If you dare to do it, you have to dare to do it. Since you are so fond of that Zhu Hu (Chu King Cao Biao's nickname is "Zhu Hu") , then accompany him to Emperor Taizu Wu, Emperor Gaozu Wen, and Emperor Lie Zuming to apologize! I don’t have the power to forgive your crimes!" ... In May of the third year of Jiaping, Sima Yi entered Shouchun City, and all those who conspired with Wang Ling surrendered and pleaded guilty.He dealt with the matter poorly, investigated to the end, forced Wang Ling to drink poison to apologize, and ordered Chu Wang Cao Biao to commit suicide, and all other conspirators were exterminated. In order to prevent the gradual progress, and to prevent Sifang Prefecture from coercing Cao's vassal king to rebel again in the future, Sima Yi was ordered to list all the princes of the Wei family and place them under house arrest in Yecheng. After this final battle, Sima Yi finally firmly grasped the supreme power of the Wei family into the hands of the Sima family before he was alive. Looking around the world, no one dared to compete with his Sima family anymore.