Great Wei Nengchen

In all honesty, Cao Pi, the great king, did a good job. He respected his parents, cared for his siblings, worked diligently and cared for the people... He actually did a lot of good deeds. Although there was an element of show in them, good deeds are good deeds!

Human nature is the most complicated thing. Good and evil, good and evil, loyalty and traitor are all entangled together. Good people also have evil thoughts in their hearts and make some mistakes; bad people also have justice in their hearts, and occasionally do some good things!

I don’t see the sage and sage Confucius, but for the sake of academic disputes, he killed Shaozhengmao (a doctor of the state of Lu, who sang against Confucius academically. His remarks were very provocative, and once made Confucius "Three surpluses and three voids".)

On the contrary, Wang Mang usurped the country, committed a heinous crime, and was reviled by the history books for hundreds of years, but he is frugal, diligent, knowledgeable, filial to his mother, and also takes care of his widowed sister-in-law and brother-in-law.

In the same way, Cao Pi has always adhered to virtue and governed the world well, and he will be a wise emperor in the future. I am afraid that he will be driven away by delusions before he has been sharp for a long time. There are not a few emperors who "give up halfway" in history!

"Recently there is an urgent report from Qingzhou: Marquis Linzi and Marquis Xiao Huai have rebelled, and under the pretense of the previous king's order, they want to invade Xuchang City and try to seize the throne. For a while, the government and the public were shocked, and there was a lot of discussion!

Your Majesty can't bear to meet his brothers and soldiers, and he can't sit idly by and let the 'Second Marquis' cause trouble in the world. He doesn't think about eating and drinking every day, and he loses a lot of weight!

Fortunately, a group of ministers advised me that this is a state matter and a family matter, and the elders should be asked to uphold justice. Among Cao's in-laws, Da Sima is the most respected, so I sent officials here to hope that Da Sima Come forward, mediate disputes, quell disasters, and restore peace to the people of the world! "

After three rounds of wine and five tastes of food, Chen Qun and Zhen Yu expressed their intentions, but they were very cautious, first test their attitudes!

Because they expected that when Cao Zhi and Cao Xiong raised their troops, they would inevitably send people to lobby Xiao Yi and offer a very high price. They wondered if this great Sima was lured over?

"The rebellion of the clan has existed since ancient times, far from the "Three Supervisors' Rebellion" in the Western Zhou Dynasty, and near the "Seven Kings Rebellion" in the former Han Dynasty.

Your Majesty can send envoys to reason with Linzi and Xiaohuai, and move them to stop their rebellion. Afterwards, the brothers will gather in Yecheng to resolve the conflict before the coffin of the late king, and the world will be peaceful!

With the utmost benevolence and righteousness, if the Second Marquis still refuses to listen to the advice and insists on committing chaos, the king can send a general of the clan to lead the army and horses to fight against them. "

Xiao Yi's answer was impeccable, he first stated his political stance, he supported Cao Pi's side, and then talked about ways to counter the rebellion, but he didn't mention anything about himself!

The reason is very simple, if you don't have money, you won't come, and if you don't reward you, you won't go. If you want to send troops to counter the rebellion, you have to give some benefits. For the Xiao Group, this is also a good way to grow. Chance!

"Hehe, Da Sima is the son-in-law of the former king, and he also belongs to the clan. If he can mediate in person, Marquis Linzi and Marquis Xiao Huai will definitely heed his advice and stop the rebellion in front of him. Wouldn't it be a great thing for brothers to be in harmony and turn hostility into friendship? !

The king also said to his subordinates that Da Sima's ability to govern the country and his martial arts are far from what he can match. He plans to hand over the position of the prime minister of the Han Dynasty and work together to rule in the future to create a peaceful and prosperous world! "

After some probing, Chen Qun made an offer. First, he took out an imperial decree, to the effect that Xiao Yi would lead his troops to quickly quell the rebellion in Qingzhou, capture the Second Marquis alive, and return triumphantly!

Cao Pi knew that his prestige was not enough, even if he issued an edict from King Wei, he might not be able to mobilize Xiao Yi's troops, instead he would lose face and deepen the rift between the two sides!

Therefore, an imperial decree was requested to let Xiao Yi put down the rebellion in the name of the Great Han Emperor. This would not only give the other party enough face, but also save his own face. It can be said to be the best of both worlds!

At the same time, Zhen Yu took out a box, opened it, it was shining golden, and there was the golden seal of the Prime Minister of the Han Dynasty. This was one of the prices that Cao Pi offered to give Xiao Yi the position of Prime Minister!

What Cao Zhi promised before was only the position of deputy prime minister. Now Cao Pi directly sent someone to send the golden seal of the prime minister of the Han Dynasty.

"Prime Minister, assist the emperor to manage yin and yang, obey the four seasons, cultivate all things in the world, control the princes of the four barbarians outside, and attach to the people inside, so that the ministers and officials can hold their own positions... This is the important weapon of the country. I can give and receive in private, thank you for your kindness, the king, I appreciate it, I dare not accept it!

As for His Majesty's imperial decree, I have no reason to shirk it. It is enough for me to go to Qingzhou, but it takes a little preparation time to mobilize troops and horses and raise food and grass! "

Unexpectedly, Xiao Yi accepted the imperial decree with both hands, but rejected the prime minister's golden seal. This price is indeed very attractive, but it's a pity that it's the moon in the water and the flower in the mirror. If you can't eat it, you will suffer disaster if you eat it!

You know, Cao Cao's last order made it clear: "The eldest son, Cao Pi, is honest and respectful, and he can continue my great cause, and let the eight ministers of Gu Ming assist him!" '

Just a few days ago, Emperor Liu Xie issued an edict: let Cao Pi succeed the king of Wei, and also lead the prime minister of the Han Dynasty, and accepted the congratulations of civil and military officials.

If Xiao Yi received the prime minister's golden seal, he would not only live up to Cao Cao's entrustment, but also violate the will of the emperor of Han Dynasty, which would inevitably lead to accusations from the world, such as disloyalty, disfilial piety, usurpation of power, etc., and his personal prestige would also decline !

With Xiao Yi's intelligence, he would definitely not take this 'hot potato'. Cao Pi knew it well, so he pretended to be generous and sent someone to send the golden seal of the Prime Minister of Han. Without compromising the slightest interest, such a scheming man is worthy of being the son of a traitor!

Cao Pi was treacherous and cunning, while Xiao Yi was even better. He accepted the imperial decree to send troops, but proposed to make some preparations. As for how much time to prepare... For the important matter of the country, the more preparations the better.

This is to tell the two envoys, don't use the gimmick of painting cakes to satisfy their hunger, and if you want my chief Sima to send troops to suppress the rebellion, get some real benefits!

"Hehe, Master Da Sima is so noble and upright, he regards prosperity and wealth like floating clouds, he is really a role model for ministers, I admire him so much!

By the way, after the king succeeds to the throne, he will reward civil and military ministers, everyone will be promoted to rank, and he also has a heart for Da Sima, please take a look! "

The plan of painting cakes to satisfy hunger failed, Chen Qun laughed awkwardly, and took out another imperial decree from his bosom, which was in name to reward Xiao Yi, but in fact it was the price offered, summed up in three items:

First, Fanyang, Liaoxi, and Liaodong counties in Youzhou were included in the fiefdom of the Xiao family, hereditary from descendants, and rested with the country!

The fiefdoms of the Xiao family are all in Youzhou, of which Yuyang, Shanggu, and Youbeiping counties belong to Xiao Yi, Dai County belongs to his second son Xiao Huang, and Changli County belongs to his wife Cao Jie. Now Fan Yang, Liaoxi, Almost all the three counties in Liaodong and the land of Youzhou have the surname Xiao!

Second, after the rebellion in Qingzhou was suppressed, Xiao Yi alone was in charge of the aftermath of the local affairs, and the Han court and the prime minister's office would not interfere!

In other words, as long as the rebellion is quelled, the Qingzhou Mu, the prefects of the five counties, and the candidates for local officials will all be arranged by Xiao Yi. This is the military and political power of a state!

Third, the imperial court will allocate money and food, expand the scale of Zhengming Academy, increase the number of students of the Academy, and arrange a group of graduate students to work!

Since the establishment of the Zhengming Academy, it has cultivated many talents who have gone deep into various industries and played a huge role. Moreover, the students who came out of the Academy are very united!

Blocking difficulties together, sharing benefits together, helping each other, watching and helping each other, has formed a huge group, and Xiao Yi wanted to expand the school several times and recruit more students, but was rejected by Cao Cao!

Because Cao Cao discovered to his dismay that all the talents cultivated by the academy were imprinted with the word "Xiao". The more students there were, the stronger the Xiao family's power would be, so naturally they had to be suppressed.

Now Cao Pi agreed, and the imperial court allocated money and food to expand the Zhengming Academy in an all-round way and recruit more students!

In all honesty, Cao Pi's offer of three conditions was quite generous, and it exceeded Xiao Yi's expectations. He should have been happy, but the little black face became vigilant instead.

If something goes wrong, there must be a conspiracy, and he will not hesitate to pay a heavy price in exchange for sending troops to Qingzhou. Is it just a simple counter-insurgency, or is there another conspiracy?

Xiao Yi has experienced countless political struggles, and he has long been scheming, and he quickly guessed seven or eight points...Talking the tiger away from the mountain, driving the tiger to devour the wolf, and the dove occupying the magpie's nest are really insidious methods!

But, you have Zhang Liangji, I have a wall ladder, isn't it just a scheming, let's see who swallows who in the end--Xiahouyuan, Dingjunshan, ha ha!

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"The two adults win a drink, and if you don't get drunk today, you won't return--haha!"

"Thank you, Master Sima, for your hospitality. It's rare to taste such a mellow wine!"

After accepting the second imperial decree, Xiao Yi remained calm and continued to drink with the two envoys. After drinking another seven or eight bowls of fine wine, he suddenly left the table and walked towards the back tent.

As the saying goes: good wine goes to the kidneys, and the up and down are unobstructed. When the rich and powerful hold banquets, people often run to the toilet, and they call it "change clothes!" '

So Xiao Yi left the meeting halfway, Chen Qun and Zhen Yu didn't care, they continued to eat meat and drink, and at the same time secretly discussed, how can Xiao Yi send troops quickly?

After Cao Zhi and Cao Xiong rebelled, they gathered tens of thousands of soldiers and horses, and rushed all the way to Yecheng, which is the fiefdom of the Great Wei State and the old nest of the Cao family. If they fall into the hands of the two, the consequences will be disastrous!

Cao Pi was in a hurry to go to the house, so he offered a high price, asking Xiao Yi to send troops quickly to put down the rebellion. Of course, there were other schemes involved... Zhen Yu didn't know, but Chen Qun did!

A quarter of an hour, two quarters of an hour...More than half an hour passed, and Xiao Yi hadn't returned for a long time. Now the two of them couldn't sit still!

For such a long time, ten times of 'changing clothes' is enough. Could it be that Master Sima's stomach is not fit, and he accidentally fell into... Maybe there is an urgent military matter, why hasn't he come back?

While being suspicious, the curtain of the big tent was lifted, and a person walked in, not Xiao Yi, but Jiang Wei!

"Dare to ask the little general, why did Da Sima not come back so late?"

"The two adults conveyed the imperial decree to ask my master to send troops to suppress the rebellion. The master has already gone to war!"