"It seems that it is not in vain to teach others harm, after all the hardships, the joy comes." The third chapter of the East Wall Chronicles
The death and surrender of Han Sui and Cheng Gongying marked the complete destruction of the last generation of Qiang rebellion forces. From then on, the Qiang Di vitality was seriously injured and they would no longer be able to fight against the imperial court. Shortly thereafter, Cao Cao, the general of the Western Expedition, rushed to Chencang to offer sacrifices to the imperial envoys.
Huangfu Song used an excuse to have a brief meeting with Zhong Yao, Cao Cao, Pei Mao and others in Chencang. Finally, Cao Cao and Zhong Yao led their troops to Yongliang to pursue the remaining enemies, and Pei Mao also had a new destination for the emperor.
I'm going back to Chang'an.
"Although General Chariot and Cavalry was ordered to lead Yongliang's military affairs, he stopped moving as soon as he arrived in Chang'an. It can be seen that he only received a false name. The war in Yongliang is still dominated by Zhong and Cao." Sima Lang had already been replaced.
He took off his official uniform and wore a deep blue suit. He sat next to Sima Yi, still holding the decoction in his hand.
Since the incident was leaked, Sima Yi was the first to be put under house arrest. As his elder brother and Chen Cangling, Sima Lang helped a lot in concealing the information. Therefore, he was impeached by Pei Mao Shangshu and was removed from office. Together with Sima Yi, he was guarded at home.
In this small courtyard.
Sima Yi listened to the faint sounds of mourning outside and knew that many people were holding a belated memorial ceremony for Huangfu Song. However, he was not only suffering from illness, but also a guilty person, so he really could not go to Huangfu Song's funeral formally.
Sorry, I can't help but feel a little down.
"Xia Houyuan was in Hanyang, stabilizing the Qiang settlements and annihilating the disobedient people; Ma Chao was conquering countless Qiang and Di tribes in Longxi, and the Qiang people in Longxi were frightened. These were all due to the joint efforts of Zhong Shijun and General Cao, although they had fought against the intruders once before.
The battle was defeated, but with these achievements, Zhong Shijun can also defeat them. I heard that Zhong Shijun is preparing to go to the country, imitating the policy of merging states to govern the Huns, applying it to the Qiang and Di, changing their surnames and customs, organizing households and people, and paying
Taxation. As long as these are done well, Zhong Shijun will be the first person to control the Qiang." Sima Lang blew the soup and fed it to Sima Yi with a wooden spoon. "So you can be considered as helping him. Let's see if he is willing to do so in the future.
If I am willing to speak for you, as long as I save my life, everything will be easy for me to say."
"After Cheng Gongying surrendered, there was no way to explain the deaths of the two captains Ma and Yang. If he were killed, the Qiang people would be afraid of chaos and would not dare to surrender again; if they did not kill him, neither the Ma family nor the Yang family would be able to surrender.
If you will give up, who will you inflict your resentment on?" Sima Yi slowly swallowed the bitter decoction without frowning. Except that his face was still pale, his expression was very calm. "Zhong Gong's future troubles have just begun.
start."
Sima Lang narrowed his eyes and immediately thought of the key point. Although it was Cheng Gongying and Qu Guang who directly killed Ma Yu and Yang Ru, these two people will inevitably suffer revenge in the future. But other than that, those who are eager to make progress and meritorious deeds
Zhong Yao and Liu Yao were also the initiators who indirectly caused the death of Ma Yu and others. If they had waited for two days for Ma Teng and Gaishun to arrive before marching together, how could what happened later happen?
At this time, someone gently knocked on the door. Sima Lang put down the medicine bowl, stood up and walked over, taking the meal sent by a guard from outside the door. Sima Lang glanced at the guard without leaving a trace, closed the door and left with a calm expression.
When he came back, he found a piece of silk cushion from under the plate, picked it up and looked at it carefully, and said, "Wang Fu wrote it to you."
"He must have complained about me." Sima Yi looked up at his brother curiously.
Sima Lang looked at it again and said with a smile, "He was complaining that you kept it secret, so that he had no chance to plan for you, instead of blaming you for doing such a thing." After saying that, he sat down again and handed the silk to him. Sima Yi said, "Although I despise him, sometimes I have to say that this person is somewhat loyal when making friends."
"He is also talking about it. This time, apart from sending people to convey transportation and summons, you dare not do anything else if you ask him to do it." Sima Yi looked at the silk with an expressionless face. The silk was sent by Wang Fu's envoy. , although the above is old news from several days ago, for the imprisoned Sima Yi, every piece of old news can allow him to obtain a lot of useful information.
In addition to Wang Fu's long-winded complaints, the short piece of silk also talked about a lot of things, such as Zhang Ji leading Guanqiu Xing across Hexi and reaching Yumen Pass, and Gaishun and Ma Teng marching up to Long to pursue death in the north. , Xia Houyuan, under the leadership of Cheng Gongying, went deep into Huangzhong to conquer the Qiang and Di. Only Xu Rong led his troops back to Beidi County, preparing to take back the land along the Yellow River in Beidi County that had fallen into the hands of the Xianbei tribe.
The wars in Yongliang were in full swing, and the imperial court also began to collect the few remaining treasuries in an effort to fight the last battle. There was an endless stream of teams transporting grain in the mountain roads of Hanzhong, and many civilians died almost every day. .
Sima Yi estimated in his mind that the imperial court's actions had already begun to overwhelm the local government, and there was a gradual trend of turning from a unification war to a militancy. However, in this situation, no minister with an interest raised any objections. Instead, they fully supported the emperor's sweep. The determination of the poor bandits was as if they were red-eyed and wanted to solve all the remaining problems in one fell swoop.
The wind was going in the wrong direction, and Sima Yi keenly felt that something was wrong. Everyone in the imperial court was united in preparing for the war. That was when they were conquering Guandong and reunifying it. Now that the whole country has surrendered, there are only a few border areas that are insignificant. This twist is The knots should have been separated long ago, but why do they still stay together?
In fact, most of the ministers in the DPRK were from local powerful people. In order to pay for the expenses of several wars, the imperial court had already used up the food in Taicang. Junshu Ling Mi Zhu, who was in charge of military supplies, even brought together the Shaofu, Da Sinong, Du branch and Shui Captain Heng, with the emperor's permission, implemented a series of policies to increase currency issuance, minted Jian'an Tongbao on a large scale, and purchased grain from the people, especially powerful families.
Rising prices will inevitably affect the economic recovery after the war. A war was fought at the cost of overdrafting the national treasury. There is no need to rush the war. After the war, the public opinion about recuperating and recuperating and having little trouble in the world is bound to dominate. The court has nothing to do and interferes less. This is what it means. What everyone expects.
Sima Yi thought hard, but he only knew something was wrong, but could not come up with an answer to this anomaly.
"What are you thinking about?" Sima Lang couldn't help but ask when he saw that he had been gone for a long time.
"Nothing." Sima Yi naturally would not say something that he had not figured out yet. He was currently between life and death and had no interest in studying other things.
Sima Lang seemed to want to say something, but in the end he did not speak. He knew that this younger brother cherished his life the most. At this moment, the other party could not calm down at all. The calmer he looked on the surface, the more anxious and fearful he felt in his heart.
But this kind of emotion cannot be expressed, because once it gets out of control, the situation of the two of them will be more dangerous. This kind of emotion is tacitly understood between the two brothers. Sometimes they often talk to each other in the middle of a conversation, as if they have lost everything.
Got interested.
The days of waiting for the verdict were painful. On the afternoon of the next day, Sima Yi was so worried that he couldn't even eat. He turned over in bed uncomfortably. Suddenly, he heard the sound of sorrow and joy outside suddenly became louder, like a wave of laughter.
A magnificent band was playing bells and chimes outside.
Sima Yi listened quietly for a while, then immediately raised his upper body and said with both fear and expectation, "This seems to be advocated by the Yellow Clan."
Huangmen drummers are the emperor's royal band. They are often surrounded by the emperor, or at the banquets where the emperor entertains his ministers, or as rewards to his beloved ministers and generals. This is a symbol of status, which will bring a person to the throne.
The Ministry of Education advocates giving gifts to ministers, which represents the supreme honor.
Naturally, the emperor would not come to Chencang at this time. Advocacy appeared at this time. It is conceivable that the emperor regarded the advocacy as an honor and bestowed it on Huangfu Song.
Sima Yi couldn't help but feel silent. He seemed to have something to say first, and he even had to get approval from others before he could feel at ease. "The emperor actually gave me the advice, but I don't know if he has added feathers."
Bao, Ban Jian, if you gave Dongyuan the secret weapon, you must have given it, but why didn’t Wang Fu mention this? Is he thinking that the mourning of the dead is not important or is he really confused?"
"Yes, yes." Sima Lang looked at Sima Yi who suddenly became excited, and then followed his words and said, "Wang Fu is so rude, how could he know the article here?"
"Funerals are for living people." Sima Yi's lifeless face seemed to suddenly change to life. He tried to open the window and looked out, but the window was sealed, and he could only see trees through a crack in the window.
He sat back down a little discouraged and calmed down a little, "The greater the honor and honor the court gives to you, the greater the hope for us."
"Huangfu Gong has made countless military exploits for the imperial court. It is natural for him to receive these mourning honors after his death." Sima Lang did not want to associate the mourning honors with the court's attitude too much. In case the emperor thought that the deceased was the most important thing, he would let Huangfu Song go.
, giving him face, but not giving Sima a way to survive.
"This is impossible." Sima Yi, who had been calm for many days, suddenly became irritable. He seemed to be depressed to the extreme by the torturous waiting. "There is no reason for me to bear it alone. If this is the case, if this is the case, I will tell you all the reasons. He doesn't want to hear it.
Naturally, there are many people who want to hear it.”
"What crazy talk are you talking about?" Sima Lang looked at the other party in horror.
Sima Yi ignored him, but reorganized his thoughts. Zhong Yao escaped the punishment of defeat because of himself, and the other party would not deny this; because Huangfu was worried about Huangfu Song's posthumous reputation, he would not let others do it.
Criticize yourself and deny everything you have done.
Although this support is weak, it cannot be ignored. In the end, it depends on the emperor's attitude.
There was a knock on the door, and without waiting for Sima Lang to reply, the person outside opened the door and walked in.
This man was wearing official uniform, his eyes were gentle, and he looked like an honest man. After seeing the two Sima Lang brothers, even though they were in such a situation, he laughed naturally.
"Zhao Jun" Sima Lang recognized the person who was from Hanoi and paid a visit to Zhao Zi.
The Zhao family and the Sima family in Hanoi are family friends. When Sima Lang fled back to Hanoi from Luoyang, he was worried that Hanoi would be a military hub, so he lobbied the village elders to move the family to the residence of Zhao Weisun, the in-law of the Sima family, Liyang Camp Supervisor.
The powerful people in Hanoi were nostalgic and reluctant to move. Only Zhao Zi was willing to take his family with him. Later, the prefectures and counties in Guandong raised troops and gathered in Hanoi. The rebels looted wantonly and nearly half of the people died. After the Sima family entered the dynasty from Hedong, Zhao Zi and others
He also joined the court and became an official. Zhao Zi was a kind person and did not fight for power and gain. After many years, he was still a dispensable servant.
But now it was this dispensable visitor who had the power to manage Huangfu Song's funeral on behalf of the emperor, comfort the generals, and even visit the imperial prisoners.
Old friends met again, and one of them was in poverty, which made people lament the most. Zhao Zi opened the door of the room, and in front of a crowd of people waiting behind him, he asked the Sima Lang brother's current health and the reason briefly.
Sima Yi answered them one by one. He seemed to have many things he wanted to know, but when he was about to speak, Sima Lang on the side interrupted him and said, "It's a good time for Aweng in Chang'an."
"It's not that good." Zhao Zi glanced back, as if he was considering whether he should say such a thing. He hesitated for a moment, and finally said under the eager eyes of the two people, "Sima Gong knows about you two."
Later, he became so angry that he became seriously ill, and then he went to court to plead guilty, saying that he had failed to teach his son well, and resigned from his post as Jinwu."
"It's me who is unfilial," Sima Lang murmured, and suddenly he covered his face and burst into tears. His cries were so pitiful that everyone behind Zhao Zi was moved.
Sima Yi also followed suit and wiped his tears and cried a few words. Naturally, he would not let go of this opportunity to speak, so taking advantage of the sound of Sima Lang crying, he lowered his head and approached Zhao Zi, and asked in a low voice, "Follow me."
Who else is going with you?"
Zhao Zi squinted his small eyes and said softly, "Mr. Zhao Gong, the Guanglu doctor, is presiding over the funeral. I am just accompanying him to announce the edict to the people outside. I will stay here while I manage the funeral and find out the case."
"You can't go to Tingwei Prison for trial here." When Sima Yi heard that Zhao Weisun and Zhao Zi were acquaintances of them, he caught another key piece of information, and a ray of fire suddenly burst out of his already cold heart.
Sima Lang next to him cried even more sadly. He was out of breath and crying bitterly. While he was using this to vent the frustration in his heart, he was really repenting of his unfilial piety.
Sima Lang beat the ground and cried bitterly, which immediately attracted the attention of many people. They were all whispering about each other's behavior, and inevitably ignored the exchange between Sima Yi and Zhao Zi.
"Tingwei Fangong's illness is in and out, and he is about to die." Zhao Zi saw that Sima Lang's voice was almost hoarse from crying, and said quickly, "The person who was ordered to interrogate you is Shi Yushi Dengpin. He is
Nanyang people."
Tingwei Fayan's serious illness has nothing to do with whether Sima Yi can be interrogated in Chang'an. What's more, if Tingwei can't interrogate him for a while, then Tingwei Zheng, the Ministry of Punishment, and Yu Shi Zhongcheng can't interrogate him.
Sima Yi really heard the hope of life from it, and various signs showed that the emperor did not give up on him. Thinking of so many days of fear, tossing and turning, thinking of his countless regrets and fears, the psychological pressure now puts him
All the discomfort caused by the body seemed to disappear immediately.
He could no longer bear it and knelt on the ground, sobbing in his mouth, and followed Sima Lang and cried in pain, "We can all live."