Chapter 3 3. Hundred Ren blood book

In a bamboo house in the back garden of Sima Mansion, Sima Fang was sitting beside a few desks, quietly studying the ancient remnant chess game that was said to be a game between Duke Zhou and Jiang Shang. "Tuk-tuk-tuk", the bamboo door was tapped lightly a few times outside. "Who is it?" Sima Fang asked with his right hand holding the chess pieces in the air above the chessboard, turning his head and asking slowly. "Father, the child has come to pay his respects." Sima Yi's voice came from outside the bamboo gate. "Oh... so it's Yi'er!" Sima Fang slowly put the chess piece back into the chess bowl, straightened his clothes, sat down on the seat, and said slowly, "Come in."

Sima Yi responded respectfully from outside, gently pushed open the bamboo door, and walked in. "Yi'er, you have just recovered from your wind numbness, and it seems that you should rest in bed." Sima Fang put the volume of chess records in his left hand on his lap, and slowly stroked his beard with his right palm, his gaze He looked straight at Sima Yi seriously, "If there is nothing urgent, you don't have to pay your respects so formally." Sima Yi stopped six feet in front of him, bowed his hands and replied: "My lord, how can the filial piety and filial piety that our Sima family has practiced for many years can be lightly discarded just because the child is unwell? My child hereby expresses his gratitude to him." Greetings, Father."

After hearing this, Sima Fang had no choice but to follow what he said, so he looked solemn, straightened his body, and immediately sat upright like a bell, quietly accepting his deep salute.Then, he opened his mouth and said: "That's it. You sit down now—Yi'er, you have accepted the bibliography sent by the special envoy Cao Sikong sent for more than three days. I wonder what plan Yi'er has in mind this time? " "This... Father must have thought of a very comprehensive response strategy for the child - the child respectfully listens to the father's instructions." Sima Yi leaned over and said hurriedly while sitting on the side seat.He was very familiar with his father's way of talking, and he didn't really need to answer such questions from his father.It was just a transition, to draw out the important thoughts in his own chest.Therefore, facing such a question from his father, Sima Yi only needs to "listen respectfully to the express instructions".

Sure enough, Sima Fang began to talk eloquently: "Cao Sikong's conquest this time is quite different from the previous situation: he swept away Shuobei, his foundation was solid, and he pretended to be the Duke of Zhou. You will never give up the face he gave Flick! Moreover, before enlisting you, he said to his special envoy: "If this son is still lingering, I will immediately tie him in and let everyone come to see you."... Alas, my son is always pregnant. The ambition to be good for one's own body, and to be good for the world', now the situation is pressing, I'm afraid my son can't help himself!"

"That's right. My boy really has no excuse to refuse Cao Sikong's conquest this time." Sima Yi said slowly, raising his eyebrows and lowering his eyes, "And...if the personnel and personnel are handed over today, my boy should also go out of the mountain and go to Xudu for My Sima family's great cause has worked side by side with my elder brother." "Well... Yi'er has really grown up and matured! What you said is really good!" Sima Fang raised his eyebrows when he heard this, looked at him with a smile for a moment, and then nodded gracefully, "Yes, I am Sima. After all, the grand plan and great cause of the family depends on the unity of the eight of you brothers, and your profit will break the gold!"

As he spoke, he stood up, walked to a bookshelf in the corner of the room, and took down a bright silver box engraved with exquisite patterns of white tigers and black leopards from it. With the sound of "Zheng", the silver box slowly opened: a crystal-clear, blue-green horse button with a square jade seal was revealed—the four seal characters on the jade seal of the king of Yin are majestic, flying and agile, and seem to be off the print And it jumped out in front of my eyes. "Yi'er, this is the token of our Sima family who broke the soil and claimed the king and opened the foundation!" Sima Fang held the jade seal of the Yin king in his palm, and slowly lifted it in the air, letting Sima Yi look up and study it. For generations, they belonged to the royal family of Yin. They were born in a noble and noble family. Lowly, in order to cover up your ugliness, you have to recruit the virtuous Prime Minister Cao Shen to pretend to be your ancestors as a cover!"

Sima Yi looked at the bright green jade seal of Yin Wang, and a surge of passionate heat surged in his chest, and he felt that his whole body was so full of energy that he could lift up the sky and the earth, and swallow rivers and mountains. Sima Fang's eyes also gradually shot out a frenzied and bright light: "So, Yi'er, you must always remember the supreme glory of our Sima family that has been passed down in one line and passed down from generation to generation. You and your eldest brother must work together, secretly plot, work hard, and forge ahead for the complete success of our Sima family's great cause of "emerging from a sudden force, being the first to strike, and taking the lead"!"

"My father's clear words, my child must remember them in his heart and never forget them." Sima Yi lowered his figure, buried his head on the table and bowed deeply. At this time, Sima Fang slowly put Yin Wang Yuyin back to the case, stared at Sima Yi and said slowly: "Before I leave, I have something to tell you as a father. When you are fighting in Xudu City, you must When Cao Mengde is regarded as the most powerful enemy in his life, he must not treat each other negligently. There is an ancient saying: "In the past, when the monarch and his ministers chose to meet each other in a day when the world was in trouble, the emperor never did not want the talent of his ministers, and the minister never did not want his ruler. A minister is talented, but his ruler is jealous; a ruler is wise, but his ministers are also afraid. Why? The ruler is not evil to his ministers, but he is jealous of his power. Two to me; ministers are not afraid of someone who is outside the king, and they are too rigid and tolerant enough to tolerate me. This kind of jealousy of the king and ministers comes from it.' And between you and Cao Mengde, no matter how respectful you are Serving him is bound to have a sneaky feeling of jealousy—you are not enough to cause Cao Mengde's jealousy, and it is not Cao Mengde who is not enough to cause you to be afraid. Obstacles! You must never forget this.”

Sima Yi didn't expect his father to see all these situations so clearly.As the saying goes: "Ginger is still hot when it is old." After so many years of ups and downs in his father's career, he saw at a glance the joints where he would be in the officialdom in the future.He lowered his head and sighed deeply: "My lord father taught me the right thing, the child will never forget it." "Then, how are you going to deal with Cao Mengde's prying eyes and fears in the future?" Sima Fang stared at him with piercing eyes, "Tell me about it for my father..."

Sima Yi saw that his father's question was very straightforward, so he didn't hold back any vain and evasive, and immediately expressed his feelings: "This... this child will definitely abide by the inscription in the "Taibai Yin Jing" that "the ancients are good at using tricks." Those who do not stand up unless they are faithful, do not stand up unless they are yin and yang, do not fight unless they are strange, and do not fight unless they are treacherous. Conspiracy is hidden in the heart, and things are seen in deeds. Those who have the same mind and deeds are defeated, and those whose mind and deeds are different win. Conspirator, deceitful way Also: if you can, you can show that you can't, if you use it, you can't use it; if you have a big heart, you can show it small; Unpredictable.' The boy followed this motto and followed it, thinking that Cao Mengde may not be able to do anything to me even if he has the talent of a world-class hero and all kinds of restraint skills..."

Sima Fang listened, nodded slightly, frowned suddenly, and said slowly: "Yi'er, it is certainly a feasible way for you to use strategy to deal with Cao Cao in the court. However, now Cao Cao has a large army and holds Authority is overwhelming. You may not be able to fight against him if you use tactics alone. As a last resort, you have to get rid of your teeth and swallow your blood, and stick to the word 'forbearance' to be self-reliant and self-reliant..." "The word 'forbearance'?" Sima Yi was slightly taken aback when he heard it. "That's right. The word 'Forbearance'!" Sima Fang looked at him squarely and nodded slowly.Then, with a stretch of his right hand, he took out a rather old waxy white silk from the shiny silver box. Sima Yi hurriedly looked at the silk, only to see that it was covered with the words "forbearance" written in dense numbers, large and small.The characters for "forbearance" are bright red and eye-catching, as if they were written with spots of blood. "This is the 'Hundred Ren blood book' left by the ancestor Zhengxi General Sima Jun!" Sima Fang's tone suddenly became a little sad, "He is using his own blood to warn the descendants of my Sima family, every time you are happy, hate, love At the critical moment of hatred, advance and retreat, success or failure, the word "forbearance" must be used as the lead, be firm and self-reliant, adapt to the situation, and never be disturbed by emotion!" Sima Yi is very familiar with the story of the ancestor Sima Jun.Sima Jun was brave and good at fighting. During the reign of Emperor An, he was appointed as General Zhengxi, and he was famous.That year, he was ordered to lead an army to conquer the rebels of the Western Qiang. On the way, his lieutenants Zhong Guang and Du Hui relied on their own wisdom and did not obey his command. They rushed to attack the Qiang rebels and were trapped.Sima Jun was angry and refused to send troops to rescue for a while, which caused Du Hui and his men to be defeated.Later, Sima Jun was also questioned by the court and imprisoned, regretting suicide.Before he died, he bit his finger and left this "Hundred Ren blood book" to his family as a warning to future generations. Seeing the "Hundred Ren Blood Book" with dazzling red characters, Sima Yi seemed to read the teachings and warnings written by his ancestor Sima Jun with blood from the square and powerful "ren" characters, and felt deeply With a long sigh, he fell on the table and kowtowed to his father, Sima Fang, speechless. "There is a saying in an ancient book: 'There must be tolerance, but there is help.'" Sima Fang stared directly at his favorite son with burning eyes, and said solemnly, "Ninja, is the It is the use of the human heart to be firm and vigorous, and to rule the world with self-improvement. Forbearance can observe the changes of things and conditions, forbearance can thwart the opportunities of evil, forbearance can be punished and rewarded, and forbearance can be used to build virtue. A The word 'forbearance' is enough to make you gallop with the softness of the world and the firmness of the world! Even if Cao Mengde has power over the world and might overwhelm the world, what can he do to you?!"