"Don't worry, I won't put all the eggs in one basket." After saying this, Sima Yi walked out of the door with a figure-shaped step.
…
Sima Hui and Zhuge Ci were making tea and playing chess. When they saw Sima Yi coming, Sima Hui lowered his hand and said, "Zhongda will sit down first, and he and I will decide the winner first."
Sima Yi didn't say anything, just sat aside and closed his eyes silently.
After a while, before the game of Go was finished, Sima Hui spoke first: "Zhongda deserves to be a great talent of our Sima family. At this time, he can still take his time. It seems that if we leave this matter to Zhongda, we will
I feel relieved."
"I have discussed it with several old patriarchs. This is the best opportunity for us to rise, and it is also an opportunity that we have to take advantage of. If we don't seize it, it will be a failure to God. Zhongda, what do you think?...
...Zhongda, Zhongda...Sima Yi..."
"Ah, ah." Sima Yi opened his eyes from his sleep and hurriedly said to Sima Hui: "Mr. Shui Jing, forgive me, forgive me." He yawned again.
A look of dissatisfaction appeared on Sima Hui's face, "Zhongda, as a younger member of the family, how can you fall asleep while your elders are admonishing you?"
Sima Yi patted Zhang Yuan's mouth and glanced at the chessboard: "Didn't Mr. Shui Jing say that he would talk to the juniors after playing chess? I guessed that it would take half an hour to finish the chess game, so I took a nap. Now...
…It seems like it’s not finished yet.”
Sima Hui was speechless. Seeing that Sima Hui could not come to the stage, Zhuge Ci smiled kindly and said: "Haha, it seems that Zhongda's chess skills are pretty good. Sure enough, the next generation is to be feared, and the next generation is to be feared."
Sima Hui was even more dissatisfied. Sima Yi actually humiliated himself in front of Zhuge Ci. Although Sima Yi was not as unfilial as Zhuge Liang, it still made him uncomfortable.
But knowing that this was not the time to care about these things, he asked Sima Yi: "Zhongda, what do you think of what I just said?"
"What are you talking about?" Sima Yi said blankly.
Sima Hui was already angry in his heart. He suppressed his dissatisfaction and forced himself to repeat what he said. This may be the first time in his life that Sima Hui had to repeat what he said.
Sima Yi listened to Sima Hui's words and secretly laughed in his heart. Sure enough, the arrogance came again. At this moment, he always thought about the rise of the Sima family to seize power. However, Sima Yi also understood Sima Hui. Now is the time for the Sima family to seize power even if they don't want to seize power.
It's just that Sima Yi wouldn't say such words. It's better to let Sima Hui show his intelligence, otherwise this arrogant man will get angry again.
Sima Hui said: "This time the ministers are forcing me to remonstrate, it is not only our opportunity, but also the time when our Sima family has to make a choice. If we miss this opportunity, our Sima family may never be able to rise.
The soldiers we formed last time were brutally recruited by Cao Cao. I'm afraid this is the reason why Cao Cao dares to speak loudly now. Maybe Cao Cao got proud too early. How can those family soldiers be broken up and reorganized once, and they can be absolutely loyal to another general?
Is he from Cao Cao?
But if we keep silent, then these disciple soldiers will really become Cao Cao's army. Now that Cao Cao has ignored the advice of his ministers and committed arrogance again, we should remind him tomorrow who has helped him survive to this day.
In addition, there is another thing that is not allowed by nature, and now it has become the laughing stock of our Zhuge family and Sima family."
When Sima Hui said this, anger emerged on his face: "Zhuge Liang betrayed the family and didn't say it. He actually yelled at the family members in Hetao and asked them to herd horses and sheep for foreigners. This is unreasonable. It is an insult to gentlemen and a great shame.
What's even more hateful is that Cao Cao's daughter Zhe Lanying actually killed all the members of the family who surrendered when she betrayed him.
All the families were very angry about this, but Cao Cao didn't say anything at all. We didn't mention it. It was because of our demeanor. But if Cao Cao's daughter did such a thing, shouldn't we be given an explanation?
The above two things fully demonstrate that Cao Cao is an immature wolf. The more our family compromises, the more he pushes forward. One day, he will become the second Liu Zhang.
If Cao Cao takes us less and less seriously, we can still endure it in order to fight against the Sichuan barbarians.
If tomorrow's remonstrance fails, or if it succeeds and fails to completely control Cao Cao, Cao Cao will definitely hold a grudge against us and take revenge on us.
It will be too late to deal with Cao Cao at that time. If civil strife breaks out and the Sichuan barbarians invade Hebei, it will be too late to regret it.
Therefore, tomorrow we will not remonstrate by force, but by force. If we do not control Cao Cao, we will be counterattacked, so we must keep Cao Cao in our hands.
This is what I said, even if it is a good opportunity for our Sima family, it is also a step we have to take, Zhongda, do you understand?"
Sima Yi nodded slowly: "I understand, sir, what you mean is that tomorrow we will not use public anger to threaten Cao Cao, but we will use soldiers to threaten Cao Cao. The ministers' remonstrance is just a show, so that the world will think that it is Cao Cao who is in front of the ministers' remonstrance.
Concession, but in fact we use force to control Cao Cao, and from now on we will use Cao Cao's orders to issue orders, right?"
"Yes, Zhongda is really very enlightened. Do you have any opinions on this matter?" Sima Hui said.
"No, not at all." Sima Yi said simply: "The old man's plan was perfect. Cao Cao held the emperor hostage for almost ten years and ordered the princes to do it. Now it's retribution."
Sima Yi came out of Sima Hui's mansion and let out a long breath facing the mountain mist in the distance, "Everyone is so self-righteous, are they treating me, Sima Yi, like a monkey?"
When the carriage driver saw Sima Yi standing alone, he stepped forward and said, "Sir, are you going back home?"
Sima Yi got into the car directly. When the car was two hundred meters away, he said to the groom: "Go to Zhen's house."
…
The next day, Cao Cao sat in the palace, and the civil and military officials once again gathered to remonstrate. Cao Cao refused again, but this time it was clear that the officials did not give up.
Chen Qun, Wu Zhi and other officials all knelt on the ground. Chen Qun said: "My lord, in the autumn of the country, the Sichuan barbarians are ten times more dangerous than the Xianbei and Wuhuan. Although they are members of the royal family, they are more ruthless than the most ruthless barbarians."
If the Sichuan barbarians dominate the world, Chinese civilization will collapse in rituals and moral principles, and the entire Han Dynasty will fall into the dark rule of the Sichuan army.
Now allocating grain and grass to foreigners is not betraying the Han people, but killing two birds with one stone. It not only drives out the Sichuan barbarians, but also consumes the foreigners, killing two birds with one stone.
Please don’t hesitate, my lord. If you don’t make a decision, I’m afraid the Sichuan barbarians will enter the country and it will be difficult to recover.”
"What if I don't agree?" Cao Cao stood up from his seat, furious.
"My lord, if my lord insists on doing this, Chen Qun, my lord's minister, must die to show his loyalty."
After Chen Qun finished speaking, he hit the pillar. Wu Zhi and others hurriedly grabbed Chen Qun. Chen Qun struggled desperately but could not break away. Wu Zhi and others said together: "My lord, if my lord cannot make a decisive decision and save the big man from falling,
We don’t want to see the great man perish, so please kill us, lord."
"You...are you trying to force me to remonstrate?" Cao Cao looked at the civil and military people kneeling in the hall, his eyes shining brightly.
"I don't dare." Chen Qun and others responded in unison, but did not get up.
"Chang Wen, Ji Zhong, don't you think you have exceeded your duties as a minister by doing this?" Xun Yu stood up and said.
Chen Qun raised his head and snorted coldly to Xun Yu: "Master Xun, even if we go beyond our duties as ministers, it is for the sake of the Han Dynasty. It is better than some people who are indifferent to the brutal Sichuan barbarians who want to engulf the Han Dynasty.
"
Chen Qun's words were obviously directed at the civil and military people who were still standing. Zhang Liao, Xia Houyuan and others were furious, but before they could speak, the young master Cao Pi who was standing aside stood up and said angrily to Chen Qun and others: "You are so bold
, Not only are you disrespectful to your father, but you also insinuate and criticize other distinguished civil and military ministers who are not on your side.
You are not admonishing at all, you are clearly trying to force me to marry you, and you are not allowing others to have different opinions from you. If you are really as righteous as you say, why are you so righteous? I think you are not admonishing, but rebelling."
After Cao Pi finished speaking angrily, Cao Cao, Xun Yu and others all looked at Cao Pi in surprise. They knew that Cao Pi was usually close to the family, but they didn't expect that he would be the first to stand up now.
Chen Qun and others looked at Cao Pi in surprise. They expected that Zhang Liao, Xia Houyuan, Xun Yu and others would come out to speak for Cao Cao, but they did not expect that Cao Pi would stand up.
The family has already observed that Cao Pi's governing philosophy is different from Cao Cao's, preferring to re-employ the family. Chen Qun even proposed an official selection system called the Nine-Rank Zhongzheng System to Cao Pi.
This system sublimated the inspection and promotion system again, dividing talents into nine grades, and specialized officials evaluated talents.
Although family background is not the only evaluation criterion, it is definitely the first consideration. A person's father's official position, moral character, and contribution to the Han Dynasty directly determine his character, career, and even talents.
Moreover, the so-called family background is not the only consideration. In fact, it is just a nice way of saying it. The aristocratic family has almost a say in how to evaluate it. In the large bureaucratic network composed of aristocratic families, coupled with the nine-level Zhongzheng system, it can be said to form a seamless barrier against poor families.
It was such a system that Cao Pi repeatedly praised and said that if he were in power, he would definitely implement this system.
As a result, Chen Qun and others have already determined the policy of supporting Cao Pi to succeed Cao Cao. Chen Qun, Wu Zhi and others are now basically Cao Pi's retainers.
But now Cao Pi actually objected, and there was no room for change in his tone. How could this not surprise Chen Qun and others.
"Second Young Master, we have absolutely no intention of rebellion, but the current situation is compelling..." Wu Zhi defended.
"Excuse." Cao Pi interrupted Wu Zhi and said to the ministers: "You have exceeded the rules. If you want to remonstrate, stand up. I will advise my father to discuss it with you, but you still want to kneel and remonstrate like this.
, trying to shake the king's power with the power of everyone is a rebellion. When the time comes, don't blame the law for being merciless."
Cao Pi's face was full of anger. Cao Cao, Xun Yu, Guo Jia and others all frowned and thought, and carefully looked at the performance of Chen Qun and others.