Sima Yi's Three Kingdoms Collection Collection

Chapter 112 Ming Xiu Plank Road, Dark Chen Cang (8)
After listening to the second paragraph of the poem "Recounting Epic Poems" recited by Cao Cao, Xun Yu's eyebrows twitched slightly, and a ray of disappointment suddenly appeared in his eyes.Cao Cao responded with this poem, which showed that he was still unwilling to learn Xibo Jichang's obedience, serving as a courtier at the end of the Han Dynasty, and he was still planning to one day be like Duke Huan of Qi.

well!Xun Yu sighed inwardly, and closed his eyes tightly.

Seeing Xun Yu's appearance, Cao Cao was almost at a loss as he sat there.For some reason, he suddenly felt that he and Xun Yu had been separated by thousands of mountains and rivers invisibly, and could no longer get close.Suddenly, his heart felt sour, and tears fell down involuntarily.

"Wen Ruo, don't treat me like this! We are best friends! You...do you remember the first year of Xingping? In that year, I devoted myself to Xuzhou Tao to avenge the murder of my father. I am a thief, but I didn’t expect that my team had just entered Xuzhou, and Chen Gong and Zhang Miao, who were staying in Yanzhou, suddenly betrayed me in collusion with Lu Bu. Chen Gong and Zhang Miao are also my old friends of Cao Mengde for many years! For their own self-interest, They actually betrayed me! At that time, Yanzhou fell almost overnight, and before I had time to wipe away my tears on the front line of Xuzhou, you, Xun Wenruo, had already risen from the rear, desperately turning the tide, and firmly defending Cao Mengde Zhencheng, Dong'e and other three counties were used as my bases for recovering Yanzhou. Facing the soldiers of Yuzhou Governor Guo Gong who fished in troubled waters, you were brave and fearless. , Going out of the city to go to the meeting alone, he was responsible for righteousness, and he was arguing about his interests, which actually persuaded him to withdraw his troops and retreat.

"So, from then on, whenever I encountered any difficulties or adversities, the first thought that popped up in my mind was, 'Hurry up and talk to Wen Ruo!' Oh! Wen Ruo, you really don't want to give up on me so cruelly. And go..."

Xun Yu's eyes were still tightly closed and never opened. After a long time, he said indifferently: "Master Prime Minister, everything Xun has done for you in the past is to help you help the Han Dynasty and put things right. You don't have to be so grateful to me."

As soon as he said this, the choking sound in Cao Cao's throat stopped suddenly, but the breath in his nose became a little rough.

The bedroom was silent for a long, long time, as if it lasted several hours, and finally Cao Cao's voice resounded leisurely, as cold and hard as if solidified by ice: "The truth is that this southern expedition is fierce and dangerous. Farewell or Cheng Yong Jue, the time has come, and Xun Lingjun is still speechless?"

Xun Yu's right hand on the side of the couch moved slowly, and he took out from under the pillow the scroll of silk script that Cao Cao asked Xun You to forward to him, and held it in his palm.His voice was still so humble and stubborn: "The "Songs to Wine" presented by the Prime Minister is very well written, and I have been taught from the bottom of my heart. The seven states in the Central Plains and thousands of people are all the efforts of the Prime Minister. Peaceful and bloody battle. Yu is in Xudu, so the people in this side will not fall into the suffering of war and displacement again. As for other matters, I don't know."

Waver, South

The strong wind was blowing, the flags were flying, and the scorching sun in July was covered with murderous aura and turned into a mass of gray.Under the heavy sky, there were many spears and spears, and the soldiers of the big Han stood in an endless square array in black, waiting in neat uniforms.

Jia Xu, Xun You, Mao Jie, Cao Ren, Xia Houyuan, Zhang Liao, Yu Jin, Le Jin, Xu Huang, Man Chong, Sima Yi, Yang Xiu and other generals and officials of the Prime Minister's Mansion who accompanied Cao Cao on the southern expedition stood in the army phalanx on horseback In the front row, look forward to the farewell platform covered with felt and colorful outside the Suzaku gate in Xudu.

It turned out that Emperor Xiandi Liu Xieyu, the emperor of the Han Dynasty, set up a farewell banquet and personally led all the civil and military officials to Zhuquemen to see off Cao Cao's southern expedition today.

On the wide farewell stage, Hua Xin, Wang Lang, Fu Wan, Yang Jun, Ma Teng, Sima Lang, Cui Yan, Cao Pi, Dong Zhao, Cao Hong and other generals and officials who stayed in Xudu lined up on both sides and knelt respectfully.The emperor Liu Xie wore a neat and dignified royal gown, held up a bronze Nine-Dragon Day-by-Day Monarch with both hands, filled it with fine wine, and handed it over to Cao Cao with a solemn expression and a very solemn tone. He said: "I would like to use this wine to wish Prime Minister Cao a victory in the Southern Expedition and an early triumph!"

Cao Cao, who was dressed in gold and silver armor, stretched out his hands, respectfully took the farewell wine that Liu Xie handed over, and held it in his palm, but his eyes shot directly at Liu Xie's face like a sword, deeply and deeply. Said: "The old minister would like to thank His Majesty for his grace. The old minister also hereby respectfully asks His Majesty to rest assured. In today's world, there are turmoil and ugliness jumping on the bridge. However, as long as the old minister survives, Your Majesty can take the throne and stand alone! Thinking of being strong in the past Those who are soldiers like Yuan Shao, those who are tyrannical like Lu Bu, and those who are as cunning as Yuan Shu, all the veterans have been cut off by His Majesty. Now Liu Biao and Liu Bei who are guarding Jingchu are only taking on the danger of mountains and rivers. In ten months, I will make peace for His Majesty in one fell swoop!"

"Very good. If that's the case, on the day of the Prime Minister's triumphant return, I will also lead the ministers to hold a banquet here to welcome you!" Liu Xie's face froze slightly, and an indescribably bright smile burst out again, in the faint Amidst the timidity, he looked directly into Cao Cao's eyes with some tenacity.

Cao Cao knew that he was perfunctory to himself with a smirk, so he also pretended to be grateful, nodded heavily to Liu Xie, and then turned around, in front of all the soldiers in the audience, He drank the farewell wine in his hand up to the sky, then suddenly and awe-inspiringly glanced at the numerous troops standing below the stage, and chanted loudly:

Wang Gang returned to justice, and the sun and the moon regained their brightness.

Respectfully follow the holy order and inspire the heroes.

Sweeping across the south of the Yangtze River, the four seas are united.

Resign after success, smile at Taiping!
The voice of his chanting is so deep and desolate, so generous and heroic, and so passionate and high-spirited, like the chant of a horned dragon and the cry of a phoenix, it is transmitted far away in the vast sky, lingering in the air for a long time The ears of the soldiers are echoing in the hearts of the soldiers.

Listening to his high-pitched and provocative poems to express his feelings, all the ministers and officials who participated in the farewell meeting for the Southern Expedition, although they had mixed feelings in their hearts, they were very impressed with the majestic and majestic king he sent out when he chanted. The arrogance of domineering is deeply moved by it.

While admiring Sima Yi, he thought to himself: Although Cao Cao's short lyrical poem is superficially honest, and his respect for the Han Dynasty seems to be beyond words, but the "four fours" that run through it The faint domineering spirit of returnees from overseas and who can give me up is always hard to hide, which cannot be underestimated.Even if he deliberately used this to express his intention of "resigning after success", who would believe this? I am afraid that the poem "retire after success" is completely reversed in the ears of the emperor Liu Xiehe and the loyal officials of the Han Dynasty-he wants to "resign after success"!Cao Cao, a hero of the generation, is not even tactful in making a lie in his own poems, but he is naturally domineering and hard to restrain himself!

At this time, Cao Cao stood on the stage and waved, and the eunuch serving the banquet next to him immediately ran forward knowingly, and filled the bronze Nine-Dragon Day-by-Day Fang Jue in his hand with wine.Cao Cao holds the title in his hand, and pays respects to all the officers and officials in the audience: "All the officers and men, in order to wish the great victory of this Southern Expedition, and to wish the world a return to peace, the truth On behalf of His Majesty, on behalf of the Great Han Dynasty, I sincerely offer a toast to everyone!"

"Follow the holy order! Sweep the south of the Yangtze River! Respect the holy order! Sweep the south of the Yangtze River!" The response of thousands of soldiers in the audience was like rolling thunder, deafening, and like waves rising and falling one after another, as if stretching all the way to the sky the end.

Although Sima Yi was shouting slogans with everyone, he turned his eyes secretly to Jia Xu who was riding a horse and standing at the forefront of the lineup.I saw Jia Xu tilting her head slightly and looking up at Cao Cao on the farewell stage with a smile on her face, her eyes overflowed with deep satisfaction, as if she was enjoying a fascinating live drama.

Maybe, he and Cao Cao secretly planned and directed all of this, right?Sima Yi thought to himself, then looked at Sima Lang and Cao Pi who were standing on the corner of the farewell platform.Sima Lang's face was solemn, as if he was receiving a great sacrifice and facing an enemy.The eldest brother is easy to show emotions when he is in a hurry.At this moment, he must be secretly planning in his mind how to skillfully manipulate all the contradictory factors between Xudu's inner court and the prime minister's mansion and make flexible use of them, right?With his father at his side to guide him, the eldest brother will definitely be able to go smoothly.Cao Pi's eyebrows showed a hint of joy in his pretended solemnity, as if he was complacent that he was able to stay in Xudu and guard the great cause of Cao's family, right?He should be obedient to his elder brother while Xu Du stayed behind, no doubt about it...

While Sima Yi was deep in thought, for some reason, the letter Zhang Chunhua wrote to him the night before yesterday popped out of his mind.She told him shyly in the letter that she was three or four months pregnant, and she hadn't told him because she was worried about his busy schedule.Now that she heard that he was about to go on an expedition to the south, she quickly wrote to inform him, hoping that he would take good care of himself during the journey.This news made Sima Yi surprised and excited again and again.I, Sima Zhongda, finally have a successor!It is for this child that I must skillfully protect myself and successfully complete the task during the southern journey.

Thinking of this, he couldn't help turning his eyes to the south where he was about to go down with the army—

In that distant land of Jingchu, what kind of opportunity, what kind of situation, what kind of person, what kind of thing, what kind of fortune will I encounter?Where should our Sima family start to implement the plan of suppressing Cao Cao and stealing the sky and changing the sun?Cao Cao, Jia Xu... what powerful strategists they are, can I and my uncle really be able to deal with them...

(End of this chapter)