Master Sima followed his father Sima Yi back to Taifu's Mansion and went straight into a door in the courtyard of the inner palace. The maid at the door waited for them to pass by, then immediately knelt on the ground and wiped the footprints on the floor with a cloth.
"I'll clean up again at noon." The teacher turned around and looked at the floor and said.
The maid responded: "Here." She quickly got up, buried her head and went out.
The teacher turned around and said, "The snow didn't fall very much in the past two days, so the snow couldn't be stored. Instead, the ground was covered with mud."
After that, he closed the door, took off his boots, knelt down on the mat in front of the stove, stretched out his hands, and said again: "It's really cold here."
After Sima Yi entered the door, he was already sitting on a beech bed. He had been silent just now, and then he said thoughtfully: "It is the coldest when the snow melts, but it will be better when it doesn't snow."
The teacher glanced at the closed wooden door, but since he had just come in from the outside, he naturally knew that the snow had stopped today and the sky was overcast. Is the snow melting at this time, or is the snow in the clouds not falling?
The father and son were silent for a while, and then the master said: "I'll call the people from Shuangfu later, and pay more attention in the future to see if Shuangfu is plotting something."
Sima Yi nodded and said nothing.
The teacher frowned again and said: "Cao Shuang may let his younger brother Cao Xi be the leading general. Once something like this happens, all Chinese and foreign armies will be in the hands of the Shuang Mansion. Will they take advantage of the situation and do something crazy?"
Sima Yi's little eyes no longer looked cloudy and hollow, but suddenly became sharp. Perhaps the nervousness aroused his spirit. Sima Yi frowned, with a serious expression, and said: "Cao Shuang, this person, understands
Point out the potential, but don’t understand the form.”
When the master heard that his father was looking at the problem from the perspective of the human mind, he followed the topic and asked: "What is the momentum and what is the form that my father is referring to?"
Sima Yi touched the beard on his chin, looked up at the sky slightly, and after thinking for a moment, he said: "The situation can be transformed. Just like the situation on the Go board, you can judge at a glance how much territory is occupied, and the strength and weakness.
This is potential. But if you want to calculate what to do step by step and predict what the opponent will do, it is accurate and unobtrusive. What the eyes can see is form. For example, if you can eat the opponent's big dragon, form is transformed into potential.
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He paused briefly and then continued, "Cao Shuang is a man who understands principles and values intuition. He knows what the situation in the court is, and he also knows what things should be obtained, including military power, human rights, and prestige. But if he is asked to take the initiative to take the things in his hands, the specifics
Once the land is used, he will be at a loss and not know where to start. When Cao Shuang does something, after completing one step, he often misses the next step, perhaps without considering it all in advance."
Although Sima Yi's words were somewhat reassuring, the slightly nervous look on his face was no longer concealed in front of his son. Man Chong's death was too sudden, and Sima Yi might not have been prepared in his heart.
The teacher asked: "What does my father mean by saying that Shuang won't do anything crazy?"
When Sima Yi nodded, he was still a little hesitant, "Probably not, but we need to look at the people around him more."
The teacher thought for a while and suggested: "It is reported that the Wu army is stationed in Wancheng (west of Anqing). Why don't my father ask for an order and lead troops out of Beijing to repel the Wu soldiers?"
"This method is good." Sima Yi glanced at his teacher and answered quickly.
The master was encouraged and continued: "If the Shuang Mansion did not object to my father going south to supervise the army, he should not have murderous intentions for a while. This can also remind Cao Shuang that Wu Shu still threatens the country. He is not good at leading troops in war, and rash actions will lead to chaos.
National overall situation.
And the country also relies on the loyalty and bravery of the governors from all over the world. He should not forget our local power. This may be able to scare him a little and not think of desperate tricks."
Sima Yi nodded and said: "But the position of the leading general cannot be let go so easily."
When he said this, he suddenly remembered something and pointed at the teacher, "By the way, if the Shuang Mansion takes control of the Luoyang Central Army, with Cao Shuang's temperament, he will probably have to replace a lot of his people. In fact, it may not be possible to do so.
What a big deal, the families of the Chinese and foreign military officers and soldiers are currently in other places and have been frightened by various methods. They will not listen to anyone and only listen to the orders of the court. However, you can try to contact those who have been replaced.
"
The teacher cupped his hands and said, "My son, do as you are told."
After a while, the teacher pondered again, "Does the leading general Jiang Zitong know anything about government affairs?"
Sima Yi glanced at his son: "After four dynasties, everything is safe so far. Do you think he understands? You don't know what was going on in the court back then. How can I survive until now? What have I not endured?"
The teacher thought so, and he also knew that there were people secretly scolding my father, old turtle, but he couldn't find out who said it first.
The teacher frowned and said, "Then Jiang Zitong might have different intentions?"
Sima Yi shook his head and said: "How can people like Jiang Zitong ask for him like ordinary people? He is not a slave of our family, he has his own ideas. Jiang Zitong wants to be promoted to Taiwei, which is the most advantageous for him, as his status and prestige
High, out of the limelight, with some room on both sides.
In this situation, there is no guarantee of winning or losing, so how can you make Jiang Zitong obey your words? He can show his heart to us, which is already a great friendship."
The teacher sighed: "Great wisdom is often like foolishness."
Sima Yi also sighed: "What people care about most is themselves."
The father and son had almost finished talking, and the master retired. When he walked out of the courtyard, he glanced at the clouds in the sky, and suddenly felt as if the clouds were all pressing on his heart. The words of explanation just now did not completely eliminate his heart.
The heavy pressure. In fact, even my father, how could he feel relaxed at this time?
At this time, Master Sima saw a middle-aged woman at the door of the wing, and immediately walked over and called the woman into the wing.
The woman was someone who was placed in the house of the deposed Wu family by Master Sima not long ago. Master Sima did not care about the Wu family before. At that time, Wu Ying, the son of Chou Hou, returned to his hometown, and the Wu family had nothing to pay attention to. Now he sent
I went as a member of the Sima family mainly for the convenience of contacting Qin Liang.
After entering the wing, the woman gently closed the door, bowed and said: "After I arrived at the Wu Mansion, Qin Zhongming only saw Mrs. Wu twice, both in the front hall. The first time there happened to be a widow named Zhen.
At the scene, Qin Zhongming treated Mrs. Wu politely, and the relationship was unfamiliar. It didn't seem like there was anything wrong. This time Mrs. Wu asked me to say that Qin Zhongming would like to ask you to support his recent petition on changing the school affairs office."
Master Sima said casually: "I understand."
After that, he said no more, opened the door and walked out. Now that the situation in the court had changed, Cao Shuang's pressure suddenly increased, and Master Sima really didn't have any intention to pay attention to Qin Liang's matter for a while.