Sima Yi's Three Kingdoms Collection Collection

Chapter 188 The Controversy of Prince Wei (3)
Sima Yi saw that the third younger brother didn't care about the rank of the official, whether or not he was going to stay in power, and he was unrestrained and indifferent. Second brother admires it." At the same time, he smiled in his heart, knowing that he made the right move again.Yeah, you can't put all your eggs in one basket, what if they all break?If our Sima family wants to take root in this dangerous officialdom, we must learn to "be both ways and respond to each other", otherwise it will be easy to fail.Chunhua was right. Putting the third younger brother next to Cao Zhi might be useful at some point in the future.Sima Yi looked at his third younger brother's clear eyes, and his heart moved secretly.The third brother is too loyal and honest, if not for the success or failure of the entire Sima family's great cause, he would not want to drag his third brother into this whirlpool.

But Sima Yi sighed in his heart, but his rationality reminded him that he must do this.He looked out the window and thought: Is Cao Pi also in the same state of distress as himself at this moment?Does he know that I used my closest younger brother as a tool for his sake?

Ding Yi's choice
Sima Yi was not the only one who was extremely concerned about how to establish an heir after Cao Cao was granted the Duke of Wei by the Jin Dynasty.Ding Yi, who is in charge of the personnel affairs in the prime minister's mansion, is also worrying about this matter.Contrary to Sima Yi, the object of his support is Cao Cao's second son, Cao Zhi.

Why did you choose Cao Zhi as your object of support?His younger brother Ding Yan asked him more than once.Ding Yi always smiled but didn't answer.Yes, from a common sense point of view, Cao Pi, as the eldest son, with both civil and military skills, is the most likely to be established as heir.But Cao Pi is narrow-minded, more than gloomy but not bright enough. Such a person can't achieve great things at all.As soon as Ding Yi thought about this, he couldn't help recalling the grievance complex between himself and Cao Pi.

Ding Yi has been reading extensively since childhood, recites more than a thousand words a day, and has a photographic memory. He is known as a "child prodigy".But because he read too much and didn't pay attention to rest and adjustment, his eyesight was greatly damaged.When he was 20 years old, his left eye was blinded by heat poisoning, and only his right eye was barely able to see.For Ding Yi, the blind eyes of a young man is a deep pain in his heart.But this also happened to be the driving force for his inspiration, forcing him to work hard, and finally became a generation of famous Confucianism, famous in Kanto. He is going to betroth his beloved daughter Cao Ying to Ding Yi as his wife.In order to handle this matter properly, Cao Cao specially ordered Cao Pi to invite Ding Yi with a gift.

Unexpectedly, Cao Pi's good friend Xia Houmao loved Cao Ying very much, so he begged Cao Pi not to promise her to Ding Yi.Cao Pi was in a dilemma, so he persuaded Cao Cao: "Father only loves his daughter, and talents and talents can be found everywhere. If you ask for courtesy, who can't get it? Although Ding Yi is talented, but young and blind, I'm afraid Yingmei I looked down on him, but a lot of troubles happened, and I lost the original intention of hiring Ding Yi with a lot of money!" Cao Cao weighed it over and over again, and finally accepted his suggestion, and did not betroth Cao Ying to Ding Yi.However, after Cao Cao waited for Ding Yi to enter the mansion, after talking with him, he found that he really knew the wisdom and strategy, so he couldn't help patting his knees and sighing: "Young Master Ding is really a genius in the world! You should entrust Ying'er's lifelong happiness to you, let alone you are only blind in the left eye? It's Pi'er who misjudged the truth by judging people by their appearance!" Only then did Ding Yi realize that there was such a foreplay.But he didn't take it too seriously.After all, Ding Yi still has self-knowledge. She has ugly eyes and is not suitable for being the prime minister's beloved daughter. However, Cao Pi has a ghost in his heart.Seeing Cao Pi's narrow-mindedness, Ding Yi felt contempt spontaneously in his heart, and from then on, he was like a passer-by with him and went their separate ways.Moreover, through this incident, Ding Yi saw the flaws in Cao Pi's character. He looks brave but timid, sensitive and suspicious, and he doesn't have the grandeur and boldness of his father's hesitation and absorption of Baichuan.All this is doomed that Cao Pi will never be able to truly rule the world.

And Cao Zhi is different from his elder brother Cao Pi.Cao Zhi was bright and bright by nature, broad-minded, generous and benevolent, and at the same time erudite and talented, enough to be a generation of sages.A good bird chooses a tree to live in, and a wise man chooses a master to work on. Therefore, Ding Yi would rather choose Cao Zhi, who is more difficult to establish an heir, as the object of his allegiance, rather than follow the example of other courtiers to follow Cao Pi.

Thinking of this, he slowly opened a collection of poems that Cao Zhi gave him.He is fond of reciting poems and composing Fu, and he is proficient in it, but every time he reads Cao Zhi's poems, he always feels like drinking sweet wine.Cao Zhi's poems are fresh and natural, fluent and lively, with witty words, which are heart-wrenching.In that poem, "the herring leaps in the east marsh, and the white bird plays in the west lake", what a lively mind this is! "I want to fight the six hexes, clear the fog and linger on the purple void", what a magnificent scene this is!The more Ding Yi read it, the more meaningful it became, and she would strike a chord with admiration from time to time.

Finally, Ding Yi fell into deep contemplation after returning to reality from Cao Zhi's brilliant and dazzling artistic conception of the article.Cao Zhi's literary talent is indeed unparalleled in the world, but can this be the condition for him to be established as the son of the world?Ding Yi was not sure about this.But he was going to use this point to cut into reality to help Cao Zhi open up a shortcut to the position of son.

He picked up his pen, approved a note, and wrote: "The world's best essays must be shared, how can I leave my desk alone? When the title of the poem moves in all directions, the sky, clouds and shadows wander together." At the same time, he called the servant outside the door. , Picked up the collection of poems sent by Cao Zhi on the desk, together with the comment, and handed it to him, saying: "You take this collection of poems to the doctors of the Literature Museum for circulation, and ask someone to transcribe them. Copy [-] copies, and they must be completed within three days, and then distributed to hundreds of officials in the court and all states and counties!" The servant took the collection of poems and was ordered to leave.

Ding Yi pondered for a moment, then slowly picked up the pen, as if lifting a heavy burden, as if it was very difficult.Finally mentioned the mid-air, after a moment of contemplation, the pen in his hand pierced the ground like a dragon breaking through the clouds, and swayed like the wind on the paper on the table.

This may be the most difficult and wonderful memorial he wrote in his life.

A glass of wine gets a secret

During this period of time, Sima Yi was very busy with the construction of the Jizong Temple of the Wei State Commune.Of course, there is not much shortage of funds for the project, but there are too few skilled craftsmen and it is really hard to find them.After all, in this chaotic world, the people are struggling to survive and everyone is in danger. How can it compare to the peace and prosperity when all kinds of crafts are ready and talents are abundant.

On the surface, he was busy, but Sima Yi was secretly doing his most important things.First of all, Sima Fu was quickly transferred to Cao Zhi's mansion and became his concubine son; secondly, Sima Yi's good friend Wang Chang immediately took over the post of Sima Fu's former prime minister's mansion, Xi Cao, and specifically undertook the construction of the Wei State Commune. The matter of the ancestral temple; finally, Sima Yi explained to Wang Chang that he must select the relatives and friends of several adults, such as Xun You, Cui Yan, and Mao Jie, to do this project, and ensure that sufficient money, food and materials are provided in time.These things were done so smoothly and naturally in Sima Yi's hands, as if everything was in order.

One day, after inspecting the construction site, Sima Yi went back to the Prime Minister's Office to sit quietly and recuperate.He was resting his eyes with his eyes closed, when he suddenly heard the door of the room "duk-duk" ringing, and when he opened his eyes, it was Xi Cao and Ding Yi who pushed the door open and entered.Sima Yi has always been very considerate to others, when he saw Ding Yi, he hurriedly stood up, greeted him warmly, and asked, "Brother Ding, what's the matter to come to the little brother's hall?" Ding Yi seemed nervous, and his breathing was not natural.He held his breath, concentrated his attention, and asked Sima Yi in a deep voice: "Prime Minister is going to the court today to discuss matters, when will he return to the mansion? Does Mr. Sima know?"

Sima Yi smiled lightly, and said: "Brother Ding, do you have something urgent to ask the prime minister? Don't worry, don't worry, the prime minister will return to the mansion in about an hour or two. What's important for brother Ding, can you tell the prime minister?" Ding Yi listened , After pondering for a while, he said: "I'm still here to wait for the prime minister to come back in person, and there are important matters in front of me..." At this point, he seemed to be speechless, so he paused, and then said, "It's mainly about some personnel matters in the prime minister's house. Regarding the change, you have to meet the prime minister and discuss it in detail." After speaking, he sat down on a mahogany chair in the hall and really waited for Cao Cao.

Sima Yi observed his words and expressions, and knew that his intention for coming here must be something serious, so he didn't ask him, so he chatted with him casually.Before they knew it, the two of them had been chatting for more than half an hour.While chatting, Sima Yi saw that Ding Yi's right sleeve was slightly bulging, and there was something hidden, which must be the secret note that he wanted to hand over to Prime Minister Cao.

He pondered for a while, stood up, walked back to his desk, and said leisurely: "Brother Ding, you and I are busy with business and have no leisure all day long, but I don't know how you relieve your fatigue and boredom?" Ding Yi He has always been addicted to alcohol, so when he heard Sima Yi's question, he answered casually: "The method is very simple, it's in Prime Minister Cao's "Duan Ge Xing" - 'The only way to relieve worries is Du Kang'! Drink a few drinks when you are tired. A cup will do. It’s just that Prime Minister Cao lifted the ‘alcohol ban’, so good wine is hard to find!”

After hearing this, Sima Yi laughed and said, "Brother Ding's words are very fond of my heart. To tell you the truth, my little brother always hides such high-quality remedies in this library!" As he spoke, he took it from under the desk He picked up a red sandalwood box and put it on the desk.

Ding Yi looked at him in surprise.Sima Yi smiled, and slowly opened the red sandalwood box, a golden jug inlaid with pearls and gemstones, and two jade cups shining with green light appeared in front of them.Ding Yi couldn't help being a little stunned, and murmured: "This... this..." Sima Yi looked at Ding Yi with a smile, and said, "Since it is rare for Brother Ding to come to my master bookstore in person, I will use the treasures that I have treasured for many years. How about drinking and drinking with Brother Ding, the fine wine of the imperial court——'Longquan Saliva'?"

"No...no..." Ding Yi shook her hand, and said hastily, "Ding really has something important to see the prime minister today, and he can't drink, please put away the cups and pots, Mr. Sima!" Unexpectedly, Sima Yi did not move. He slowly took off the lid of the golden pot, and suddenly a faint fragrance wafted out, which made people salivate.

Ding Yi couldn't be attracted by the aroma of the wine, when he smelled it, he couldn't help praising: "Good wine! It really is good wine!" and couldn't help walking closer.Sima Yi smiled and said nothing, holding the pot in his hand, and poured the wine into the two jade cups.The amber-like wine in the cup was rippling, reflecting Ding Yi's manly eyebrows.He slowly raised a jade cup filled with wine, held it up in the air and squinted his right eye to appreciate it, and praised it, showing his unbearable love.Sima Yi raised his glass and made a respect in front of him, then drank it all in one gulp and said, "Brother Ding, I will do this first as a respect."

(End of this chapter)