Sima Yi's Three Kingdoms Collection Collection

Chapter 180: Building Miraculous Achievements, Being Released (6)
"No! Prime Minister Cao has decided to conquer Sun Quan in person in more than a month. He wants to see the progress of this matter before then..." Sima Lang shook his head slowly and said, "Prime Minister Cao is in a very urgent mood. He has already He is 60 years old, and he has to go to the battlefield regardless of the pain of the pommel horse and the risk of a bloody battle... In all fairness, the imperial court should respect and respect him no matter what this time!"

"How can I not know these reasons?" Dong Zhao sighed deeply, "But the famous scholars and officials in Xudu City just don't want to sign and jointly sign this push and wear watch! It's impossible for the two generals Xia Houshang and Cao Hong to chop off their Do you want to write your signature?"

"Doctor Dong's words make this matter too difficult." Sima Yi, who had been sitting silently on the side seat on the left side of the wooden couch, couldn't help but speak at last when he heard this.

"Hmm..." Dong Zhao's eyes flashed, and he looked towards him hastily, and asked in surprise and sarcasm, "Listening to what Zhongda said, are you sure about this matter? Come and listen to it."

Sima Yi didn't answer right away, but got up slowly, walked to the side of the book case, and held up a thick stack of watches written by prefects and governors of various counties with great care, like holding up a heavy stone tablet , step by step, walked slowly in front of Dong Zhao, and presented it respectfully: "Dr. Dong, please take a look."

Amidst all kinds of surprises, Dong Zhao reached out and took the stack of push-and-wear watches, gently placed them on the side of his seat, then picked up the one on his face, and looked carefully.

After reading it, Dong Zhao's complexion changed drastically. With a "snap", he put down the copy of the playlist, took out another copy from the stack of push-and-wear watches beside him, and flipped through it quickly.He flipped through thirteen or four melodies in a row, before he stopped, sat down on the seat, panted heavily, and his cheeks gradually blushed.

"Great... that's great!" After a while, Dong Zhao's slightly trembling cheer burst out from the depths of his chest, breaking the silence in the room at once, "With the support of these prefects and governors With the watch as evidence and foreshadowing, the old man can open up the situation in one fell swoop, and persuade more people who are neutral and neutral to push Prime Minister Cao and Duke Jin to give gifts..."

Sima Yi just quietly retreated to his seat and sat down, his face was calm, as if he had expected Dong Zhao's surprise and abnormal behavior at this moment, and he was so calm that he turned a blind eye.

After a long time, Dong Zhaofang calmed down, raised his head, and stared at Sima Yi as if he had just met Sima Yi for the first time, with an expression on his face that seemed to have infinite emotion: "Zhong Da is really an amazing genius! The county went to watch the wind and inspect, and came back with these performances in a short time. What a good vision! Good means! Good strategy! The young people are formidable, and the future is boundless. extreme."

After hearing his compliments, Sima Yi hastily bowed down and gave a deep thank you, with a calm expression on his face, he still said calmly: "What this junior did today is nothing more than being obedient to others. On the contrary, Dr. Dong’s trip to contact the sages and officials in Xu Capital City can be called a heavy responsibility and a great achievement. If there is only one word from the seniors tonight, this is a big matter. It is related to the safety of our family. It can only be successful. Can't fail!"

"This... the old man naturally understands." Dong Zhao nodded, his face froze again, and he said worryingly, "With these push and wear watches to respond, other famous scholars and officials are easy to deal with, the most difficult thing is to go Convince Xun Lingjun..."

Cao Pi stands out
The yellow curtains hanging down from the top of the Baiyu Hall in the Prime Minister's Mansion were gently fluttered by the autumn wind, like stacked golden waves, looking extremely magnificent.

Cao Cao was sitting on a red sandalwood square couch, with the tall screen carved with the pattern of "Seven Stars Arching the Moon" on the back, staring at the black jade table in front of him with burning eyes, and remained silent.On the black and lacquered black jade desk, there was a tall stack of playlists neatly stacked, the height was almost as high as Cao Cao's chest who was sitting on the wooden couch.

His eldest son Cao Pi, the general of Wuguan Zhonglang, the second son Cao Zhang the mighty general, and the third son Pingyuan Hou Cao Zhi stood in front of the Wuyu table with their hands down, their expressions dignified and solemn.

"Do you know why my father called you here today?" Cao Cao moved his eyes from the tall pile of playlists to the faces of the three sons, scanned around slowly, and asked expressionlessly. road.

"My child doesn't know, please show me." Cao Pi's three brothers hurriedly bowed and replied after hearing the words.

Cao Cao slowly raised his hand, pointed to the stack of melodies placed on the black jade table, and said slowly: "Here are 45 prefects and governors of prefectures and counties, governors, and 28 virtuous officials. Put on a watch for the father Jin Gong... You talk about how the father should respond to this matter at this moment? Don't be cautious, just say what you think in your heart. Listen carefully to the father!"

However, Cao Zhi's face was serious, he took a step forward, bowed and said: "Father, in my child's opinion, you should abide by the way of being a modest gentleman, and take the initiative to present it to Your Majesty, and resign from the support of these prefects and famous scholars!"

As soon as he said this, both Cao Pi and Cao Zhang couldn't help being startled. They looked at him inexplicably in surprise, but they seemed to have their own thoughts, thinking secretly, and didn't say much.

The expression on Cao Cao's face was as deep as an abyss, without the slightest fluctuation, he still asked slowly: "Do you have any reason?"

"Father! In my child's mind, you have always been a great hero who upholds the sky and saves the world and the people. When Dong Zhuo took power and disrupted the Han Dynasty, you raised the banner of righteousness in Chenliu, led the volunteers, and fought bloody battles against Dong Zhuo. Later, with the help of Lord Xun Ling, you dared to be the first to welcome His Majesty to Xudu, and served the emperor as an order not to be a minister, and wiped out Yuan Shao, Yuan Shu, Lu Bu and other traitors in troubled times in one fell swoop, and finally cleared the Central Plains, and you're done." Cao Zhi He raised his eyebrows, his eyes were bright, and his face was not timid. He looked straight at Cao Cao and said frankly, "Now that the Central Plains is safe, the world has yet to be settled. At this time of rectifying the chaos, Zhi'er believes that the father should lead by example and respectfully Keep the minister's day, uphold the loyalty of loyalty, keep the reality of retreat, stand on the cliff, and don't give Liu Bei, Sun Quan and other rebels any excuse to slander their father!

"Since Jian'an 13 years ago, Your Majesty canonized you as the prime minister of the Han Dynasty. You are in charge of the government alone. You are not famous when you are worshiped. For hundreds of years, only the virtuous Prime Minister Xiao He has enjoyed this honor. And Xiao He's meritorious virtues are only specially bestowed as "Entering the court without tending, and walking on the sword". The father has one more than him. Praise is not famous'. All this is enough to prove that the imperial court's respect for the father is unmatched since the founding of the Han Dynasty. Zhi'er implores the father to respect his name, and not to lose his reputation for the sake of false name! A gentleman loves others with virtue, Don't seduce people for profit. The actions of these prefects and famous scholars and bureaucrats do not follow the etiquette and selfishness, and give my Cao family a bad name of being humble, disobedient, disrespectful, and unruly! Please don't listen to me, my father. ah!"

After he finished the long piece of advice in one breath, he closed his mouth and looked at his father intently, waiting for his answer with a very serious expression.

I saw Cao Cao sitting motionless on the red sandalwood couch, his face was still gloomy, as deep as an ancient well.He listened to Cao Zhi's words without missing a word, slowly stretched out his palms, patted twice, and said slowly: "Zhi'er really speaks eloquently and eloquently! However, your words Why does it sound like what Xun Yu said for my father?"

"That's right. These words are exactly what my child learned from the principles of heaven taught by Lord Xun Ling." Cao Zhi did not hide or evade, and said frankly, "Since my father mentioned Lord Xun Ling, my child will say a few more words here. According to my child, the heroic achievement of clearing up all rebellions and clearing the Central Plains was achieved by Xun Lingjun and his father. Now Xun Lingjun can still be respectful and humble, treat himself with respect, and only occupy the position of a minister , neither feudal nor marquis. Compared with him, the honor enjoyed by the father is far superior—are you not satisfied?"

"Presumptuous! Have you ever talked to your father in such an aggressive manner? Hmph! You only read a few poems and wrote a few poems with them, and you dare to criticize him in front of your father?" Cao Cao listened. He finally couldn't bear it any longer, straightened his body, got up from the couch, waved his sleeves, and shouted at Cao Zhi, "the principles of heaven, the rules of etiquette, the truth is better than his Xun Yu?" What's wrong? Don't bring out the great truths he said to suppress the truth! These more than [-] watches were submitted by scholars and people from all over the world voluntarily. What can the truth do? When Tongque Terrace was built last year, Truth has already written an article "Let the County Self-Ming Benzhi Order" to announce to the world that I, Cao Mengde, are by no means greedy for merit and power. Is what the Prime Minister said empty words? It is precisely because of this that the Prime Minister is asking you for your opinion on the matter of wearing more than seventy watches... I never thought that you, a child, would be so rude!"

When Cao Pi saw it, he pulled Cao Zhi's sleeve hastily and winked at him.Only then did Cao Zhi regain his enthusiasm, bowed his head with some reluctance, and said in a low voice: "Since my father is so open-minded, humble and indifferent, my son was really rude and offended you just now. Please forgive me, father." crime." Seeing that the third brother had already bowed his head and admitted his mistake, Cao Pi hurriedly bowed beside him and said, "Father calm down! The third brother also said this for the sake of his father's integrity, but he was too blunt, so please forgive me !"

Cao Cao snorted, then sat down resentfully on the red sandalwood couch, gradually regained his composure, and asked Cao Pi slowly, "Pi'er, what's your opinion on this matter?"

When Cao Pi heard this, his eyebrows twitched suddenly, and the thoughts in his heart had crossed thousands of hills and ravines for a moment, and turned back and forth for no less than a hundred turns.Before coming here today, Sima Yi had reminded himself many times in private that only by cleverly persuading his father to be promoted to Duke, would he be able to cater to his father's favor, in exchange for his greater favor and trust in him .Thinking of this, he gritted his teeth fiercely, looked up at his father, and at the same time leaned forward and replied: "My son thinks that my father has been in the position of prime minister for a long time, but the title he enjoys is the same as that of Zhang Xiu, Zhang Lu, Liu Cong and other rebellious ministers who surrendered and surrendered are comparable, and the child feels unwilling to see it. There is an old saying that only extraordinary achievements deserve extraordinary rewards. The father has made great achievements for the imperial court, and the imperial court should not hesitate to reward them It’s up to you to treat each other fairly! Whether you resign from the title or not is your business; whether the court grants the title is the court’s own business! But they are not even willing to show such a little sincerity. Don't make people feel chilling? Also, if the father is humble and self-reliant, I am afraid that the soldiers and subordinates below will feel uneasy! According to the child, these 73 push-and-wear watches are exactly the destiny and the hearts of the people. The direction - the father can completely accept it without shame!"

(End of this chapter)