Chapter 8 3. Mr. Shui Jing is actually cheating his death!

On the fifth day after Cao Cao's threatening letter was sent, Cao Jun's "eyeliner" in Chaisang City, Jiangdong sent back a message that seemed to be both unexpected and expected. At the last moment of Zhuge Liang's inextricable battle with the Jiangdong scholars in the "war" and "peace" debate, Zhang Zhao, the chief representative of the Jiangdong peace faction, suddenly came forward and publicly voted for Zhuge Liang. Support Lian Liu against Cao—then, the situation took a turn for the worse, and the Jiangdong main combat faction quickly gained the upper hand in the Chaisang County shogunate.

During the banquet, Qin Song, Gu Yong, Bu Zhi and other celebrities from the main peace faction couldn't help asking Zhang Zhao in amazement: "Why did Mr. Zhang change his mind suddenly and not be firm in his determination?" Zhang Zhao answered calmly, "I and other Jiangdong scholars are all devoted to the Han court. Who would be willing to be the slave of Cao's family, the ugly eunuch in Pei County?" "Cao Cao is the Prime Minister of the Great Han Dynasty. He is famous in Liuhe, and he has awe-inspiring power. He once welcomed His Majesty into Xudu with the merit of Emperor An. Why did Zhang Gong say that about him?"

Zhang Zhao took out one of Cao Cao's most proud poems "Duan Ge Xing" on the spot to demonstrate: "'The mountains never tire of being high, and the water never tires of being deep. The Duke of Zhou vomits his nourishment, and the world returns to his heart." In this poem, the "Duke of Zhou" is exactly what Cao Cao secretly said. "Mountains never tire of being high, water never tires of being deep" is actually Cao Cao's ambitious and insatiable inner self-exposure, implying that he "never tires of being high and powerful"; 'The whole world belongs to Cao's hands' that's all - every word and every word reveals Cao Cao's unruly ambitions. Therefore, those of us in Jiangdong who want to sincerely support the Han must first regard Cao Cao as the number one traitor of the Han!"

In this way, Zhang Zhao's words "finalized" the debate between "war" and "harmony" in the Chai Sangsun family—the big clans in Jiangdong decided to work together to support the Sun Liu alliance to fight against Cao Cao. Moreover, what made Cao Cao most angry was that the cunning and unpredictable Sun Quan immediately recruited Zhou Yu, the governor of Jiangdong, to command 40,000 sailors to rush along with Lu Su and Zhuge Liang without giving him any positive response to this threatening letter. Go westward, meet Liu Bei and Liu Qi in Xiakou City, and then come straight from the Yangtze River to Jiangling, and "fight undeclared" against your own side!

It really is "the most fierce dog does not bark but bites".Cao Cao's patience also reached its limit, and he immediately responded forcefully. The whole army immediately mobilized and gathered in full gear. On October 16th, they went down the river and attacked Liu Sun's allied army head-on on the Yangtze River! In a side pavilion above the Jiangling City Tower, Sima Yi was leaning over several desks by candlelight and slowly sorting out the military affairs books of the Southern Expedition.Tomorrow the army was about to march eastward. Cao Cao specially gave the soldiers and subordinates a one-night leave. From the first quarter of the unitary hour, he asked them to come back early to rest, recover their spirits, and set off with the army.

However, seeing that they are about to march eastward to Xiakou City with the army, and these more than 100,000 troops are about to confront Liu Bei, Zhuge Liang, and Lu Su. Although I firmly believe that Zhuge Liang, Lu Su, and Zhou Yu are capable of protecting themselves against the enemy, after all, they are fighting an enemy of more than 100,000 with a force of 40,000!The strength of the two sides is indeed too great!What's more, Cao Cao himself is also an invincible soldier in the Central Plains, and his men are even more talented.Facing such an opponent, can they sustain it?Zhou Yu in Jiangdong, although I have heard that he has commanded several small and large battles and achieved a lot of victories, but that was all in the Jiangdong area. A "big tiger" really came down the mountain to eat. Do Zhou Yu, Zhuge Liang, and Lu Su still have enough confidence to laugh?

"Second Young Master, my elder brother is here." Niu Jin, who was guarding the door of the side pavilion, suddenly called inside. "Good! Good! Good! Invite him in!" Sima Yi was expecting Niu Heng to send him the exact news from Jiangdong, and when he heard this, he was so happy that he got up and greeted him quickly. I saw Niu Heng stepping into the room, bowed to him still seriously, and said solemnly: "Second Young Master, Heng has brought a very important person here today to meet you in person. Please forgive me." "Who?" Sima Yi asked hesitantly, but he thought in his heart, could it be that Zhuge Liang or Lu Su came here in disguise again?

As soon as he finished speaking, a long and distant voice rang in from outside the pavilion door: "The shadow of the crane is deeply covered by the cold clouds, and I am alone on the Miaomiao Star Picking Platform. The rustling autumn wind blows the light curtain, and the mountains and rain are coming from a distance!" The voice of this chant sounds clear and intense, with profound meaning, and the lingering sound is lingering and lingering endlessly.But Sima Yi's complexion gradually changed, becoming more and more surprised and confused, and his eyes couldn't help opening wider and wider.This... this voice is so familiar!It was as bleak as his father's voice, and as dignified as his elder brother's... more like the voice he had heard a long, long time ago.Why...why does this voice still appear?No...no...impossible!

The sound of long chants finally came to an end, and the door curtain was lifted, and an eight-foot-tall black-robed old man came in with a green cloth mask.His eyes were brilliant, shining like cold stars in the dark night, he only glanced at Sima Yi's face, then lowered his eyelids slightly, as if staring at the tip of his own nose.The old man kept his hands behind his back, walked slowly in front of Sima Yi, and then stretched out his hand to slowly remove the green cloth covering his face, and said lightly: "Zhongda, when you left Linglong Valley for nearly ten years, did you improve your cultivation? Now that a big battle is imminent, can you still manage to be as calm as an abyss?"

Seeing this, even Niu Jin, who was guarding the door, was so startled that he almost blurted out: It turns out that the black-robed old man was the one who had given lectures at the "Ziyuan Academy" and had "died" for many days. Mr. Shui Jing, the owner of Qingyun Villa - Sima Hui! After all, Sima Yi's cleverness and dexterity are extraordinary. At first, he was taken aback as if he had seen a ghost, but he quickly reacted. With his uncle Sima Hui's foresight and wisdom, he must have chosen "fake death" for a reason. Intentionally.He also vaguely guessed that maybe only this "fake death" will allow his uncle Sima Hui to completely avoid the entanglements and troubles from all aspects in the future, but he himself can hide behind the scenes very cleverly, very secretly, and very detachedly. Manipulate his schemes to be carried out.Who would doubt that a "dead man" is actually "turning clouds and rains" behind the scenes?Even if some people in the future realize that some of Sima Hui's "before he was alive" and some things seem to be vaguely strange, but he himself is already "dead", "dead" is beyond proof, no matter how smart you are It is extremely difficult for people to find out the truth.

"Master Uncle..." Sima Yi burst into tears immediately, and sobbed with a choked voice, "My nephew is being polite here." After saying that, he knelt down and bowed down. Sima Hui, however, just replied "Get up", just like when he was giving lectures to him in the Mingdao Hall of "Ziyuan Academy", and walked to the room and sat down on the couch. Sima Yi responded with a sob, hurriedly got up, and stood respectfully below Sima Hui's right side, lowered his eyebrows and lowered his eyes, and stood with his sleeves down. "Zhongda, your appearance hasn't changed much in the past eight or nine years, but your figure has grown a lot taller, and your cheeks have become a lot fatter." Sima Hui looked at him slowly with his eyes, as if quite satisfied, "There is an old saying : 'If you are not physically fit, you will not be able to bear the weight, and if you are not strong, you will not be able to go far. Only those who are physically fit and strong will be able to carry the weight and go far. Entrepreneurship is the foundation of long life. Zhong Da, you have done a good job! Alas, Uncle Wei, like your father, is getting old, and he no longer has the vigor of his prime... ..." Sima Yi looked up, and in the dim light of his tears, he saw the bright candlelight shining on Sima Hui's temples, revealing a few gray strands of silver.His eyes were red, and tears "fluttered down": "My uncle has been hiding in this remote place in Jingxiang for many years. He has devoted so much thought and painstaking efforts to the great cause of the Sima family in the Yin Kingdom. Yizheng is grateful to see him." Sympathy! You are exhausted by these complicated affairs..." "These words are so eloquent! 'Accompanying Cao is like accompanying a tiger', big brother, he and your brothers are not doing well in Xudu..." The corners of Sima Hui's eyes also faintly flickered. He moved, but the expression on his face remained calm and unwavering, "Zhongda, you are hiding in the Cao Cao shogunate now, you must 'look left and right, look forward and backward, be careful everywhere, and be careful in everything'! Uncle gave you a The inscription is the supreme treasure of wisdom: "The ancient good scholars are subtle and mysterious, and they are unrecognizable. The husband is unrecognizable, so he is strong: Yu Yan, if you are wading across the river in winter; You Xi, If you are afraid of your neighbors; if you are stern, it looks like volume; if you are sloppy, it looks like ice is about to be released; when it is dense, it looks like plain; when it is open, it looks like a valley; when it is muddy, it looks like turbidity.' You follow this and go with all your strength. It will work wonders in the future.” Sima Yi listened very carefully, and quickly nodded deeply in response: "Your uncle's teachings and hints, my nephew must take it to heart and practice diligently." Sima Hui stared straight at him and said, "Do you know that Jiangdong decided to unite Liu against Cao and sent 40,000 elite soldiers. Their commander is Zhou Yu, their deputy is Cheng Pu, and the vanguard generals are Huang Gai and Gan. Ning, the military adviser and lieutenant of Zanjun is Lu Su, and the chief soldier is Zhuge Liang. That is to say, Zhuge Liang and Lu Su are now the core decision-makers of the Sun-Liu coalition army. Lu Su will not talk about him, what I care about is, What do you think of Zhuge Liang? How do you think of himself compared to your talents?" "This...Zhuge Liang is the chief disciple of my uncle's Qingyun Villa, and my uncle must be well aware of his strengths and weaknesses." Sima Yi hastily bowed his head and replied humbly, "My nephew dares to criticize himself in front of you. My little nephew is willing to listen to your comments on my little nephew and Zhuge Liang." "Zhongda actually waffled his words in front of Uncle Wei? It sounds like you are too modest and hypocritical, or hypocritical and condescending! It's a ridicule for lack of insight and lack of insight." Sima Hui stroked his beard and smiled softly. He said, "If Zhuge Liang were to answer this question for Uncle, he would definitely not look like you. His general knowledge is firm and he holds his own opinion, how can ordinary people match it? Back then, Uncle gave him the title of 'Wolong' , He accepted it in public and refused to give in. As an uncle, Xu Shu privately advised him to be modest. Zhuge Liang asked him: "Xu Jun thinks I am not worthy of my name?" Xu Shu said: "No. But if you can restrain yourself a little Leaving is also a good talk." Zhuge Liang replied with a long smile: "My virtue and talent are in line with the name of "Wolong". The moon has its own splendor, why should it hide itself? Ordinary people are bound by etiquette and law, and cannot hold on to their own vision, but pretend to follow the crowd. How can it be said that they are well-versed in the current affairs?' Listen to his words, you may be half too modest Is it false?" When Sima Yi heard this, his cheeks were slightly red, but his heart secretly smiled.This Zhuge Liang, who seemed to be gentle and gentle on weekdays, did not expect to be as thick-skinned as a city wall on certain occasions.When the words are unreasonable, the face does not feel hot and the heart does not beat.He had made up his mind, and seeing that Sima Hui was still looking at him aggressively, he had no choice but to reply: "Your uncle's words hit the nail on the head, and my nephew is extremely ashamed. Since this is the case, my nephew will speak out. This Zhuge Liang claimed Consistent with the name of "Wolong", my nephew used "natural dragon" as a metaphor for his weapon's ability--the dragon can be big or small, can ascend or hide. The big one can make clouds and fog, and the small one can hide Mustard is invisible; ascension means soaring between the universe, and hiding is lurking in the waves. Zhuge Liang cultivated his ambition in Nanyang, but secretly cherished the great strategy of "Longzhong Dui", this is his hiddenness; Formidable enemies such as Cao Cao, Jia Xu, Cao Ren, etc. protected Liu Bei's main force from Changbanpo and retreated safely. Compared with Yizhi's intelligence, it seems to be slightly insufficient." "Why, how afraid are you of him?" Sima Hui's hand stroking his beard suddenly stopped, and his gaze swept over him like a knife's edge. "That's right. In Yi's heart, I sincerely hope that I will never be an enemy of this king forever." Sima Yi lowered his eyebrows and answered solemnly. "Don't underestimate yourself. Zhongda, you must remember that no one is always invulnerable or invulnerable." The coldness in Sima Hui's eyes gradually faded, and what appeared was an inexplicable depth , "In the eyes of Uncle Wei, there is no distinction between advantages and disadvantages in anyone. The advantages are the disadvantages, and the disadvantages are the advantages. They are just like the positive and negative sides of the same coin. It is a big deal for a person to be strong and persistent. It is a great advantage, but when he uses this kind of firmness and persistence in the wrong place and at the wrong object, he will become stubborn and rigid; Use this kind of gentleness and humility with the wrong object, and you will become weak; a person's quickness and flexibility are a great advantage, but if he uses this kind of dexterity with the wrong person at the wrong time and the wrong place, he will become weak. become vacillating. Therefore, no matter how outstanding the advantages are, if they are not applied to the right time, the right place and the right object, they will become very serious shortcomings. Zhuge Liang has all the advantages. Doesn’t this just mean that he may Happens to be flawed all over the body? Zhongda, you must have such an absolute courage to overlook everything, doubt everything, criticize everything, and penetrate everything!" After hearing what Sima Hui said, Sima Yi's heart suddenly brightened.His face was filled with joy, and he quickly bowed his body and thanked Sima Hui deeply: "My uncle's words are really like the sounds of heaven, which made my nephew suddenly enlightened and enlightened! My nephew is here to listen to your continued teaching."