Sima Yi's Three Kingdoms Collection Collection

Chapter 165 Collecting public opinion and helping Cao Cao rise to power (1)
Sima Yi's official road
Outside the wooden window of the hall of the Prime Minister’s Mansion Dongcao Office, in the shade of bisensen trees, summer cicadas cling to the branches and whine long and short, mixed with the scorching heat like boiling water and invade the house, one can’t help feeling a little upset chaos.

On the straw mat beside the entrance of the hall, Cao Laosan, the gatekeeper and servant of the prime minister's mansion, sat.He was rattling a cattail fan with one hand, and while opening his clothes to reveal his big belly, he was leaning against the door frame halfway up, and kept screaming for heat.Speaking of which, Cao Laosan can also be regarded as a distant relative of Prime Minister Cao's family, and has been with the late Prime Minister Cao's father, the old Taiwei Cao Song, for quite some years.Prime Minister Cao thought that he was an old servant of the Cao Mansion who served his father, so he didn't send him back to Qiaojun Township, but left him as a job in the Prime Minister's Mansion, and he had the right to provide for him.

But Cao Laosan relied on having worked as a servant in the Prime Minister's Mansion for many years, and thought he had some qualifications, so he looked down on some young servants who had recently entered the Prime Minister's Mansion.At this time, in front of Lang Wangchang, the secretary of Dongcao Office, he said without hesitation: "Hey! Wang Chang, you don't just want to bury your head in the desk and gnaw on what kind of documents! The weather is so hot, Why don't you take a break! Let's listen to your old uncle Cao talk to you...Tell me, in our prime minister's mansion, which young official has the fastest promotion?"

Wang Chang, who was sorting out documents at his desk, raised his head to look at him, frowned slightly, and replied in a neutral tone: "This question, Mr. Wang doesn't know." There are so many chores, how can I, Wang Chang, have the time to think about these issues!Only servants like you, Cao Laosan, who are doing nothing all day long, have time to think about these things.

"Hey! You didn't pay attention to such a thing, so what are you busy with all day in the prime minister's mansion? You only know how to pull the cart and don't know how to look up the road. You are a stupid cow! Forget it! Forget it! Let Your old uncle Cao told you—speaking of it, among all the young officials in the prime minister’s mansion, only your immediate boss, the official of Sima Yi, who belongs to Dongcao, has been promoted the fastest! Since the end of Jian’an 12th, you Cao In this prime minister’s mansion, the old man knows the most about his success.” As soon as Cao Laosan opened the chatterbox, he talked happily, “I remember that when he entered the prime minister’s mansion in 12 years of Jian’an, he was about 28 or 13 years old. Well, he is three or four years older than you are now, and he is also a small literary officer, with an official rank of only [-] shi. It was in July of the [-]th year of Jian'an, and he followed Prime Minister Cao to Jingzhou for a southern expedition. Not long after he came back, he mentioned the position of Bingcao, and his official rank was raised to Biqianshi. Later, he was sent to the palace as a Yilang for a year or two, and worked under Xun Lingjun in Shangshutai. Xun Lingjun treated him very much. Appreciate it, and suggest that the Ministry of Officials make an exception and raise his official rank to a thousand stones (higher than six hundred stones, but lower than a thousand stones). In April last year, he returned to the prime minister's mansion and ascended to the eminent position of Dongcao in one step. Tsk tsk tsk, the official rank has suddenly reached more than two thousand shi. Of course, this is nothing compared to the official rank of two thousand shi. The most important thing is that the position of Dong Cao is really special—it can represent Prime Minister Cao’s special Exercising the great power of electing, promoting, rewarding and dismissing civil and military officials inside and outside the imperial court! Even the post of Minister of the Ministry of Officials at the Shangshutai in the imperial court is incomparable!"

"Uncle Cao! You can't talk nonsense! The current chief officer of the Dongcao Office is Master Cui Yan of the Dongcao Office! Lord Sima is just an adjutant of the Dongcao Office. During this period of time, due to Mr. Cui's illness, he is recuperating at home. Prime Minister Cao temporarily asked Master Sima to assume the position of Dong Cao’s vassal and take over the power of Dong Cao.” Wang Chang heard Cao Laosan’s nonsense, and hurriedly interrupted him, “After Master Cui recovered from his illness and returned to his post, how can Master Sima do it? Like what you said, how do you exercise the power to represent Cao Cheng in electing, rewarding, dismissing and promoting civil and military officials inside and outside the court? Your words are a bit too much, and it will be detrimental to Lord Sima if it is spread."

"Oh! What do you know, you little boy? Do you know the relationship between Master Cui Yan and Master Sima's elder brother, Sima Lang? They are old friends for many years! His careful cultivation of Master Sima Yi on weekdays, you and I are both It's obvious to all!" Cao Laosan felt that Wang Chang's words just now were a bit hot, so he didn't want to be outdone, so he simply came up with a "big bag", "Let me tell you! Master Cui Yan had already been dismissed by the court before he fell ill. Prime Minister Cao was scheduled to be Minister of the Ministry of Officials, but he was unable to take up the post because he fell ill at this time. During his convalescence, Lord Sima Yi assumed the power of East Cao Cao. This is clearly Prime Minister Cao's intention to train him, and then Let him successfully take over the position of Tosoko."

"Oh... If Uncle Cao's words are true, then my subordinates are also very happy for Master Sima! Master Sima is ambitious, talented and rich, and has outstanding knowledge. He can be promoted step by step, and he deserves his name." Wang Chang read from the book case. He stood up, stretched his waist, and said lightly, "There's nothing to be surprised about!"

"Hehehe..." Cao Laosan waved the cattail fan in his hand, killed a big mosquito that was biting his belly with a "slap", and said shaking his head, "Master Sima has some real talents. It’s true, but how could he be so successful so quickly? You don’t understand that? His elder brother, Sir Sima Lang, is the head of the Prime Minister’s Mansion, and he is the most favored person around the Prime Minister. Everyone knows this. The most important thing What's more interesting is that his father, former Master Jing Zhaoyin Sima Fang, was an old acquaintance who recommended Prime Minister Cao as "Xiao Lian" and later promoted Prime Minister Cao to be the captain of Luoyang North. Prime Minister Cao values ​​love and righteousness the most. To repay Sir Sima Fang’s kindness, he took such good care of Brother Sima Yi. In addition, their Sima family has very deep connections inside and outside the court, and Guanglu Doctor Yang Biao, Shang Shuling Xun Yu, and your cousin Da Honglu Wang Lang and other senior officials have deep personal relationships, hehehe—with such a unique background and background, it is difficult for Sir Sima Yi not to be promoted!"

"Uncle Cao, don't talk nonsense anymore." Wang Chang waved his hand to him hastily after hearing this, and said solemnly, "What kind of wise man is Prime Minister Cao? Hypocrisy, the selection of talents is the most impartial and selfless, and has never been promoted on the basis of closeness, family background, and false fame. According to Wang, Lord Sima Yi was able to be promoted to an official position in just three or four years. The rank of Tung Cao who is more than two thousand stones is purely due to his real talent and learning. Uncle Cao must never talk about these things behind other people's backs."

When Cao Laosan heard Wang Chang's words, he couldn't help but look embarrassed, and secretly said, "You kid, why are you pretending to be prudish with Cao Laosan at this time?"Do you really think that matters in the officialdom are so black and white that people can see clearly at a glance?The bottom is still deep!On the day of Master Sima Fang's death in the twelfth lunar month last year, Prime Minister Cao even got out of his busy schedule to attend the memorial ceremony in person. How touching was his grief-stricken expression at the funeral!From this point, I'm afraid you haven't really understood it until now.I told you these things today to remind you that Sima Yi's position in Dongcao will soon be vacant, and you have to hurry up and find your great-uncle Wang Lang, who is the Great Honglu, to drill the door!I didn't expect you, kid, to put on a show for me. Only after you have suffered a few dumb losses will you know whether what Cao Laosan said is true or not... He snorted heavily, and shook the cattail fan in his hand There was a loud bang, and I stopped talking.

Seeing Cao Laosan's disapproving look, Wang Chang couldn't help curling his lips secretly, unwilling to talk to him.It is true that Master Sima Yi's rapid fortune is indeed a great miracle in the prime minister's residence.There are many rumors circulating inside and outside the Prime Minister's Mansion about his success, which are much more colorful than what Cao Laosan said today.After all, Sima Yi, who had just turned 34 years old, was quietly promoted by Prime Minister Cao to the position of Dong Cao's subordinate in the prime minister's mansion, and now he is acting as Dong Cao's power, taking charge of the personnel affairs inside and outside the prime minister's mansion with ease The great power has really caused many officials, big and small, who have been through many years of qualifications but have not been able to "reach the Tao" to talk about it.Yes, in this troubled world, there are too many miracles.Zhou Yu, who died young under Sun Quan in Jiangdong, was young. At the age of 33, he became the commander-in-chief of tens of thousands of troops in the Sun-Liu Alliance; He also became Liu Bei's military adviser when he was less than 30 years old.But they rely on their real talents and learning, and they are illustrious military exploits. The positions they hold are equivalent to their abilities and efforts.Why can Sima Yi be reused by Prime Minister Cao?Didn't he climb up by relying on his family background, the protection of his father and brother, and bragging, what's so special about him?
Discussions inside and outside the prime minister's mansion were raging and mysterious. Cao Laosan would definitely not be the first person to comment on Sima Yi like today, and certainly he won't be the last.However, in the eyes of many people, Master Sima's performance is as usual.His gaze is still looking straight ahead with firm composure, his gait is still steady and unhurried, and his speech is still rhythmic and rhythmic.The clerk beside him is still Wang Chang, and the coachman is still his old servant Yu Zhong.The calf he was riding in was also the original one, without any extravagant decorations.In short, his image is still the same as when he was the literary director of the prime minister's mansion before he was promoted.

Even so, Sima Yi still couldn't avoid people like Cao Laosan talking nonsense behind his back, Wang Chang sighed deeply in his heart.There is an old saying that goes well: "If a tree is beautiful in the forest, the wind will destroy it; if one's conduct is higher than others, people will not do it." It is indeed a famous saying that has never been easy.

"Today's weather is really hot!" Suddenly a clear and bright voice came over, but I saw a burly and handsome young civil servant slowly turning in on the left hand side outside the gate of the Toso Office.With his square face, high raised forehead, and eyes as deep as a deep abyss, when he raised his hands and feet, there was a sense of majesty and majesty, which made people feel awe.

"Si...Master Sima!" Cao Laosan couldn't help but stop shaking his fan when he saw it, and hurriedly stood up from the straw mat, with a smile on his face, nodded and bowed, and said, "You ...You...you retreated back?"

(End of this chapter)