Great Wei Nengchen

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The next morning, Xia Houyuan brought a lot of gifts, and personally came to the Chinese army's tent to make amends. It was a rare thing to say, his two sons were beaten half to death, and my father had to come to apologize. ah!

Xiao Yi went out of the tent to greet each other and treat them with fragrant tea, but in his gentle words, there seemed to be a sense of beating, and the subtext was:

Everyone knows what happened last night, so don’t pursue it any further. If it’s really about dealing with the court... Night Watching the Big Tent, Night Watching Family Members, and Night Watching Female Family Members, just change one or two words, and Xia Hou Brother to death!

Xia Houyuan is also a smart person, and knows Xiao Yi's black-bellied and ruthless character, and his unpredictable methods, so he nodded and bowed his head, which means that this matter has been exposed.

"The three armies have not yet moved, and the food and grass go first. This is a matter of life and death. However, Da Sima is in charge of the overall situation. It is not appropriate to leave the camp of Meiwu lightly and go to Longyou to raise food and grass. How about leaving it to the old man?"

"Longyou is a land with poor mountains and bad waters, and it is very difficult to raise food and grass. General Xiahou is old, so it is better to sit in the camp. This Da Sima will take care of this matter!"

"Although the old man is over fifty years old, he can still eat three liters of food, ten catties of meat, ride a thousand-mile horse, pull a three-stone bow, and don't even touch the sand in his eyes. How can he talk about an old word?"

"There is something in General Xiahou's words. I am the commander-in-chief and you are the deputy general. Everything in the army follows orders. Does the general want to violate military orders? Don't forget whoever disobeys the order-behead!"

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After exchanging a few more pleasantries, Xia Houyuan turned to the topic. It turned out that the apology at the door was fake, and the real thing was to go to Longyou-Liupan Mountain to sit in town and search for treasures!

Xiao Yi naturally refused sternly, and even used military law to suppress it, but the more he did this, the more Xia Houyuan believed that his judgment was correct and that the treasure was in Liupan Mountain, so the quarrel became more vigorous!

The two were at each other's throats, refusing to give in to each other. The anger became louder and louder, and almost a physical conflict occurred. The guards on both sides also held weapons in their hands, and there was a posture of disagreement and drawn swords!

"Hehe, logically speaking, as a lieutenant general, the old man should obey the orders of the Great Sima, but no matter how powerful the Great Sima is, he must obey the King of Wei, Qiansui, right?

Wei Wang Qiansui has an edict: Let the old man sit in Longyou, supervise the troops of Qishan and Chencang, don't let the soldiers relax, and supervise the affairs of Xiliang at the same time-raising food and grass to supply the army! "

Since the rhetoric was useless, Xia Houyuan had no choice but to show his trump card. Xia Houyuan sneered a few times, took out an edict from his bosom, and showed it to everyone in the tent. !

According to the system of the Han Dynasty: according to the different contents of the imperial decree, there are mainly three forms: Zhaoyue, Zhiyue, and Chiyue:

The edict said: It is an edict to the subjects of the world, and it is used for important military and political affairs, such as appointing a queen and prince, and declaring war...the emperor will issue an edict!

The system says: It is used to reward civil and military officials. For example, a certain official is loyal and outstanding, and the emperor issued a decree to reward him!

The edict said: it has the meaning of warning. Generally, the emperor will use the imperial edict to command the army to fight, or to urge officials to do things!

Although Cao Cao does not have the name of the emperor, he has the reality of the emperor, so the military orders he issued are also called "Chi" by the officials, but they have changed one word, not the decree, but the decree!

This is strange, what was discussed yesterday afternoon, why was there an edict from the King of Wei this morning? Chang'an and Xuchang are more than 200 miles away.

Not to mention rushing around, even a flying pigeon would not be able to pass the letter in time, not to mention a small carrier pigeon would not be able to carry this kind of edict... The gold-rimmed jade shaft, embroidered with yellow silk and dragon, weighed at least seven or eight catties.

Could it be that this decree is fake? Forging the decree of Cao Cao, the king of Wei, is a serious crime of copying and beheading.

"Edict of the King of Wei, bring it to me to see!"

"It doesn't matter if you look at it, if there is any falsehood, please cut off the old man's head!"

"Is this edict... indeed true!"

Xiao Yi took it in his hand, and checked it carefully, including the seals, patterns, secret codes... Finally, it was confirmed that it was the real King Wei's edict, but there was still a small problem - the handwriting!

It is not Cao Cao's handwriting, but it has a strong ink fragrance, and it is slightly damp, which means that the handwriting has just been written not long ago, not even more than an hour... After a little thought, you can understand, this is the 'killer'. !

What Xiao Yi expected was right, Xia Houyuan was brave but not resourceful, in order to let him do a good job of supervising the army, Cao Cao gave him a trump card: three blank copies of Wei Wang's edict!

According to changes in the situation, Xia Houyuan can fill in the required text on it, and then seize military power, mobilize troops and horses, and even kill generals and officials who do not obey orders!

In other words, this is tantamount to Cao Cao's hand firmly pressing on Xiao Yi's shoulder, making him dare not act rashly--the treacherous thoughts are as deep as the sea!

However, Cao Cao also knew that royal power cannot be abused, so he only gave three blank edicts. Before leaving, he repeatedly told Xia Houyuan not to use the edict unless it was absolutely necessary, let alone kill easily!

For one thing, the blank edict is like an unsheathed sword, its biggest function is deterrence, once the sword is drawn out, the deterrent power will be greatly reduced, and it will be difficult to restrain Xiao Yi.

Second, he was also worried that Xia Houyuan would abuse his power, interfere with Xiao Yi's military command, and miss the important event of pacifying Yizhou. The most taboo thing in the army is to make people go out of many schools, and the soldiers are at a loss as to what to do.

Unexpectedly, after Xiao Yi made a little test, Xia Houyuan took out the edict, and Cao Cao's good intentions were in vain. It's not because of lack of resourcefulness, but because he was entrusted to someone else, so what?

"In today's matter, Da Sima will either disobey the order and cut off the old man's head; or he will obey the order and let the old man sit in Longyou and take charge of Xiliang's affairs—haha!"

Holding the edict of King Wei, Xia Houyuan's face was about to burst into laughter, as if he saw countless gold, silver and jewels rolling towards him, and the anger of his two sons being beaten was also vomited out-comfortable!

"Hoo! - Hoo! Hoo!"

The atmosphere in the big tent was solemn, only the sound of heavy breathing remained. Xu Chu, Cao Xing, Xiao Bin and a group of soldiers were still holding their weapons tightly. , I dare to kill and eat meat!

Xiao Yi remained silent and fell into deep thought. The opponent's hole card was tested, but it was also very tricky. This was written according to Xia Houyuan's wishes and was a genuine imperial edict of the King of Wei. Should he obey it?

If you obey, there will be the first edict today, and there will be the second and third orders tomorrow...Everywhere is controlled by others, how can you command the army to attack the land of Yizhou?

If you refuse to obey, it is tantamount to violating Cao Cao's wishes, and the consequences will be quite serious. If you don't believe me, look through the history and see what will happen to those generals who violated the king's orders?

"When the generals are outside, the emperor's orders will not be accepted" - this is the first famous saying of Wei general - Jin Bi during the Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States Period.

What was the result? He was killed on the spot by Hercules-Zhu Hai with a forty-pound hammer.

"The army hears the general's order, but does not hear the edict of the emperor" - this is what a generation of famous general Zhou Yafu said. He once defeated the enemy with 50 Han troops and [-] people. Where is the prime minister?

So what was the result? Because of a trivial matter of sacrificial objects, he was thrown into prison by Tingwei, humiliated in every possible way, went on hunger strike to protest, and finally vomited blood and died!

This proves a truth, as long as it is the will of the emperor, no matter whether it is right or wrong, whether praise or disgrace, the courtier must unconditionally obey, otherwise, even if he is proud for a while, the end will be extremely miserable!

Although Cao Cao's time is numbered, although the tiger is old, its majesty is still alive, Xiao Yi doesn't want to fall out with him, and affect his plan to unify the world!

"The King of Wei's order, whoever dares to disobey, please ask General Xiahou to lead a team to Longyou to sit in town, and urge Qishan and Chencang teams to collect food and grass from Xiliang counties by the way!"

"The last general obeys orders, and will go to Longyou to sit in town tomorrow--haha!"

Xiao Yi gave in helplessly, and sat paralyzed on the handsome seat, his small face was full of depression, as if he saw a gold ingot on the road and was picked up by others first!

But my heart was full of joy. I made arrangements in Liupan Mountain. As long as Xia Houyuan went there, he would find many "clues" to treasures, and then climbed mountains and ridges, drilled holes and crossed ravines... In the end, I was so happy that I didn't say anything. , The good time was wasted!

By the time he came to his senses, he had already captured Hanzhong, and was sitting in Nanzheng City enjoying the scenery. If he was lucky, he might have captured Bashu as well.

Thinking he had a plan, Xia Houyuan took the guards back to the big tent, and after settling down his two sons, he began to choose his confidants, and went to Liupan Mountain to find the treasure...

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"Master Sima, the annoying flies have already left, shouldn't we also leave?"

"Hehe, don't be impatient, wait a few days before talking, and don't show your feet!"

"promise!"

Facts have proved that no one in this world is a fool. Xia Houyuan said that he was going to leave tomorrow, but there was no movement for three days in a row, and he was still staring at the big tent of the Chinese army. He was also worried that this was a trick to divert the tiger away from the mountain, but in fact Xiao Yi had another conspiracy!