"To risk one's life, or to face an unexpected opportunity, it is safe to reveal one's mind." [An Explanation of Private Discourses]
When Huangfu Song was still alive, he had gradually entrusted Sima Yi to handle all major and minor matters. Everyone had long been accustomed to this favored military supervisor giving orders on his behalf. Therefore, after Huangfu Song's death, Sima Yi was able to play the role well.
.But paper cannot contain the fire. As time goes by, more and more people begin to find clues. For example, since Huangfu Song was rumored to be seriously ill, he has never had contact with anyone other than Sima Yi, and those who worked for Huangfu Song
The doctors who diagnose and treat have never left the mansion...
The three to four thousand soldiers and horses inside and outside Chencang City were all under the control of Sima Lang and Ma Chao. No one in the city dared to say anything for a while. However, it was not until Sima Yi, who was responsible for the overall situation, also got sick that the situation began to get out of hand. First,
After Pei Mao, the lieutenant of Sili School, persuaded Su Ze to inquire privately to no avail, he immediately persuaded Huangfu Song's nephew, Huangfu Li, the prefect of Shangjun. The other party was not only worried about the current situation, but also worried about his uncle's health, and sent him several letters.
After receiving no reply, he sent the county magistrate Liang to visit.
Later, Zhong Yao, the governor of Yongzhou, realized this later and sent Huangfu Song's in-law, Shejian, the prefect of Hanyang, over for the purpose of asking for military advice.
This time, Sima Yi was completely unable to resist. One of the opponents was Huangfu Song's nephew, and the other was the brother of Huangfu Song's son-in-law. If it was a business matter, Sima Yi could easily shirk it, but they were both Huangfu Song's relatives, and Sima Yi could never interfere in other people's family affairs.
.The more he tried to cover it up, the harder it was to cover up the matter. Sima Yi had already contracted a cold and was not feeling well. At this time, his condition worsened and he finally became ill.
This serious illness left Sima Yi in a coma for a whole day before he woke up. When he woke up, he grabbed Sima Lang's hand and his first words were: "Are they still there?"
"Where are you willing to go?" Sima Lang said worriedly: "Master Shefu is worth two thousand stones. Duke Zhong invited him here because he was sure that we would not dare to stop him. Fortunately, Meng Qi is guarding the door, and I am beside him.
With words of persuasion, I persuaded them to take a rest, and you will definitely have an explanation for everything when you wake up."
"It's time for an explanation." Sima Yi nodded, moved his gaze to the other side, looked at Ma Chao who was sitting quietly and said, "Meng Qi, thanks to you this time."
"My husband's words are serious." Ma Chao moved on the couch. Sitting upright for a long time made him feel numb: "This is the military order, how can I dare to disobey it? What's more, the two gentlemen have treated me kindly. I
It can’t be unjust…it’s just…”
Sima Yi knew what he meant. He forced out a smile and said gently: "Whatever Meng Qi wants to do, just tell me and I will help you while I still have the strength."
It was these words that made Ma Chao make up his mind. Ever since Su Ze warned him privately that day, Ma Chao didn't know what Su Ze meant at first. However, as rumors inside and outside continued, even if Ma Chao decided to attach himself to Sima's tail, he would not know what Su Ze meant.
At this moment, he couldn't help but feel panicked. He later realized that what Su Ze said was true. In this turmoil, he should escape as soon as possible. His face was deep in thought: "The general is thinking that it has been a long time since he came to Chencang."
, Meng Langjun gave me two thousand soldiers and horses as a reward. I have been training rigorously in recent days, hoping to kill the enemy on the battlefield in the morning and make achievements, but now this battle..."
The drunkard's intention was not to drink. Seeing what the other party said, Sima Yi did not expose it. Since it would be useless to force him to stay, letting him go would be considered a good relationship. Moreover, the other party did help him this time: "It seems that you are seeing
Others are chasing people to the north in Yongliang, but I can't hold it back anymore." He smiled and joked a few words, and then said: "Just a few days ago, Lord Wei of Wudu said that the military strength there was weak, and he was afraid that there would be some differences between Yin, Qiang and Di.
, specially asked me to send troops. Since you are willing to send troops this time, there are many generals in Yongliang area. Even if you go, you will not get anything, so you simply go to Wudu. Although it is remote, it is close to Yinping and Longxi.
There’s a lot to be done.”
Wudu, Yinping and Qiang had been attacked once by Pei Mao and other troops when they attacked Yizhou in the south. Now that the imperial army was so powerful, how could they dare to come out and show off. This is nothing more than Sima Yi following along.
Ma Chao knew the excuse for what he said. He thanked him gratefully and breathed a sigh of relief as if he had received an amnesty. At the same time, he quickly planned a marching route from Wudu north to Longxi and then into Jincheng.
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He hesitated for a moment, and then told Sima Yi and others about the plan. Sima Yi replied affirmatively: "This is a very good idea, but you have to pay attention to the food and grass. There are not enough warehouses in the area. Meng Qi might as well plunder more Qiang settlements to use the Qiang people's territory."
People, cattle and sheep will feed our Han soldiers."
Ma Chao readily accepted this opinion. When he went to war with his father Ma Teng, he had seen many hostile Qiang people massacre each other. Fighting to support war was not an unusual concept for him.
Having decided where to go, Ma Chao did not stay long. After greeting Sima Yi for a few times, he left immediately. He did not express any concern or even questions about Huangfu Song in his words. He left the space for Sima Lang and Sima Lang.
After seeing the brothers, Sima Lang stood up and took a half-step, with deep worry lingering between his brows: "Even this guy knows that something is wrong."
"Has Cao Cao listened to the order?" Sima Yi did not answer, but suddenly changed the subject and asked about Cao Cao, the general who conquered the West and led his troops directly into An Ding not long ago.
Sima Lang stopped when he heard this, frowned, and said: "This man is very smart. He only sent his generals to Anding. He himself used the excuse of lack of food and grass to station in Qixian County."
"He didn't dare to go to Xiliang for fear of competing with the generals for credit; he also didn't dare to come to Chencang for fear of being implicated." Sima Yi said in a low voice: "By staying here, it only boosted Zhong Gong's momentum. It can be seen that I was betting
By the way. No matter how good Mr. Pei is, Hedong Haoyou behind him is too weak to give him any help."
"With this person joining forces with Duke Zhong, we can successfully take over the vacancy left by the prince and unite the generals to wipe out the remaining enemies." Sima Lang nodded and said with some relief: "The prince was worried about his successor after his death.
It is difficult for a person to control strong generals, and this problem is easily solved."
The arrival of Cao Cao's new force gave Zhong Yao a lot of confidence. After Huangfu Song, he could use Cao Cao's strength to appease and command the generals to fight against the enemy. At the same time, the emperor also led his army into Henan. Soon
He will return to Chang'an. The shift of military focus means that Sima Yi no longer has to bear all the pressure. He can finally make everything known to the world. Whether he lives or dies next depends on whether his efforts have been in vain.
"By the way, Taiwei Wei Jun also came from Chang'an yesterday." Sima Lang suddenly remembered and said: "Although Mr. Wei is from Hedong, Wei Gu rebelled back then and was implicated a lot. Now he is in Dong Taiwei
In the mansion, you must be on a mission when you come here this time, so it can be seen that there are a lot of rumors about this matter even in Chang'an."
"It's good that they're all here. I don't want to hide it anymore." Sima Yi breathed heavily. At this time, he was so eager to have a good sleep. He breathed hard: "Originally, I hid it for Huangfu's sake.
The great trust you entrusted me is for the overall interests of Yongliang, and now if I keep it secret and refuse to repay it, that would be my selfishness."
Before he finished speaking, he raised his hand. Sima Lang, who was standing, immediately sat down next to Sima Yi and listened to him carefully: "It's enough if you all are here. Get Huangfu Gong's testament and orders. I'll do it now."
Go meet them."
Sima Lang felt as if a huge mountain was weighing down his heart, and without saying anything, he turned around and went out to send people to invite She Jian, Wei Jian and others in.
"Young man knows that he is guilty of death, and dare not accept God's grace. At the right time, the situation in Yongliang is not stable, Han Sui is defeated for the first time, and the general is seriously ill. It is inevitable that Han Sui and other thieves will take advantage of our army's panic and make another rebellion. The general thought deeply and thought again, and as a last resort, he
He had no choice but to entrust me with the funeral affairs and ordered me to temporarily take charge of the military order until the court returns home triumphantly or when the war situation no longer repeats, then the matter will be announced to the world." Sima Yi was wearing a thin single coat and held up one hand.
The upper body and lower body were covered with a thin quilt.
After he finished speaking in one breath, he knelt down and bowed to everyone. Although his cry was mournful, it did not move everyone.
Shejian heard some bad speculations from Zhong Yao when he came. At that time, he thought Zhong Yao was unfounded. Unexpectedly, after arriving in Chencang, what he saw and heard made him think of the worst.
.Huangfu Song was his in-law. Fufeng She's family could be where they are today. In addition to She Jian's luck in relying on the emperor, Huangfu Song's help was also extremely important.
Now that he heard that Huangfu Song had died a long time ago, Shejian felt sad and at the same time felt great hatred for Sima Yi, who had been acting in Huangfu Song's name during this period.
She Jian suddenly stood up, pointed at Sima Yi and yelled: "You are so bold!"
Sima Yi did not want to bear the responsibility alone, so he handed over the legacy written by Huangfu Song himself with both hands: "How dare you, young man, to be expert? However, the king has orders. If the situation is like this, I dare not disobey! Here is the legacy, and I ask you to take a look at it!"
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She Jian snorted coldly, snatched the manuscript from Sima Yi's hand, and read it word by word. Every word in the manuscript was written by She Jian's familiar handwriting, and even the tone of the content seemed to be written by Huangfu Song in person. He
The more I read, the more sad I became, and in the end I couldn't bear to finish reading.
Wei Jian spoke in a deep voice on the side: "It is regrettable that Mr. Huangfu cares about the country. However, state affairs are not private matters. Without announcing the funeral secretly, it is really child's play to entrust the entire army to you, a weakling. Now, under the power of the country, we have repeatedly
It’s okay to win battles repeatedly; if something unexpected happens, how can it be enough to thank the world?”
"It's really ridiculous!" Liang, the Prime Minister of Shangjun, echoed at the side.
Sima Yi lay on the ground, sobbing silently. Sima Lang spoke on his behalf: "The situation at that time..."
"Pei Gong, the captain of the Sili school, and Zhong Gong, the governor of Yongzhou, who can't take over the banner and kill the enemy?" Wei Jian interrupted rudely. He was just helping Dong Cheng out for a routine matter.
He didn't take it too seriously. Unexpectedly, he encountered such a shocking thing, which made him very dissatisfied: "There are also Taiwei and General Wei in the court. Who can't decide important matters? How dare the General Hussar decide it alone?"
Shi Liang didn't know why, but he just wanted to speak quickly and said nonchalantly: "Could it be that Mr. Huangfu thinks too highly of himself and can't see..."
"That's enough." This time it was Shejian who was speaking for Sima Yi. He held Huangfu Song's remains tightly in his hand. After interrupting the other person's nonsense, he obviously hesitated for a moment and finally said.
: "The prince has far-reaching plans and is concerned about the overall situation. How can you understand it?"
Not to mention the reactions of Sima Yi and Sima Lang, Wei Jian and Shi Liang alone seemed to have heard some incredible remarks and looked at She Jian in surprise.
Shi Liang was still in the clouds, but Wei Ji immediately understood that Huangfu Song acted without permission, obviously he did not trust the abilities of Pei Mao, Zhong Yao, and even Dong Cheng. Logically speaking, this is true. Huangfu Song is a famous general in the world, so naturally
He has the right to look down on anyone. And the facts prove his vision:
Zhong Yao rushed into the army rashly and lost his troops in Hanyang; Pei Mao made a small fuss in the third auxiliary, but in the end he only wiped out the stragglers left behind by Han Sui; Dong Cheng fought for half a year in Chang'an, but failed to win over Wang Bin, Zhao Wen, and Yang
Qi and others found a loophole to lead troops into the war.
Looking at everything Sima Yi did during this period, although there were many decisions made by Huangfu Song in advance, and Sima Yi was dissatisfied with Xiao Guicao, this person's outstanding commanding ability is evident. In time, he may not be able to become a new generation of generals in the imperial court.
, it’s just a pity...
When Wei Qian thought of this, he suddenly came back to his senses and knew that he was thinking too far. When he thought about Shejian's sudden change of tone, it was actually not difficult to understand that the other party was not willing to offend the dead Huangfu Song again because of this incident.
A large number of people.
Once such words spread, the much-disdained Pei Mao, Zhong Yao and others will not mainly point their finger at Sima Yi, but at Huangfu Song's unauthorized actions.
This is extremely detrimental to Huangfu Song's posthumous reputation and to the She family.
Shi Liang seemed to have not reacted for a while, and said slightly unconvinced: "That's it, why is it so obvious?"
She Jian clutched the remains in his hand tighter, and said with some annoyance: "After all, you are settled in a wealthy family and live in the same family with the king. Why don't you know how to cover for the king?"
Shi Liang said "Oh" and then he understood, but although he regretted it, he didn't take it seriously. Anding County is not rich. The Huangfu family has been the dominant family here for many years. Therefore, many powerful people have to survive in the cracks and work hard.
The income earned was not even a fraction of that of the Huangfu family. It is impossible to say that Shi Liang did not take advantage of this to get jealous and add insult to injury.
However, Shi Liang looked at Wei Qiang who was standing aside and did not agree with him. He was helpless, so he temporarily swallowed the matter.
"This is such a serious matter that you are not allowed to hide anything anymore." Wei Jian bypassed the dispute between the two people and said directly to Sima Yi: "Have you made everything clear? Not only are they detailed here, but also
If you want, just write a memorial and report it to the imperial court."
"I'm here." Sima Yi was still lying on the ground, not raising his head for a long time: "I have already written the memorial. I just need to wait for the princes to read it and sign it, and then submit it to the country."
"Shan, from now on you can rest here to recuperate and wait until you are done." Wei Jian finished settling Sima Yi's matter in a few words, and then stood up from the couch. His words and deeds were quite leader-like, as if he was the one who just
He is the backbone of this place, even if he is just a lieutenant in charge of a military camp:
"Before the imperial court responds, we should discuss it..." Wei Jian lowered his head and glanced at Sima Yi without leaving a trace, and said softly, preparing to walk out: "Who will serve temporarily here."