[Three Kingdoms] Carnival

"Why doesn't he throw it away?"

"It's probably...haven't thought of that meaning yet, why don't you hint at it a few more times, Zihuan?"

"Didn't I hint enough? Ji Zhong, today you saw with your own eyes how I kept three sentences from Lingjun and seven sentences from Xiangjun. What happened to him? Just reply 'oh' and urge me to watch it." Memorial. There are also servants who clean his house. I asked them to place the same book in the center of his case three times a day. He looked back and put it to the side. After waiting too many times, he discovered it and came to ask me. Do you want to thoroughly investigate the details of the palace, I—”

"Calm down your anger. This... what do you think, Zhong Da has never liked this ingenuity in writing, even me, if you hadn't told me in advance, I wouldn't have thought of it either."

"But, can you do the same?"

"Zihuan, I'm angry when you say this. What do you mean I can be the same? How is Zhongda different from me?"

"No, that's not what I mean, it's just... look at my father and Mr. Guo. Mr. Guo guessed it before his father even spoke. Why did Zhong Da... why not throw it away?! I watched That thing hanging on his waist every day is an eyesore!"

"Be quiet, be quiet... Huh, this way, you have to be patient. When you mention it again tomorrow, I will respond a little more, and he will definitely realize it."

"That's the only way. By the way, you can promise me that you are not allowed to tell him in private first."

"How do you know I'm calling...cough, I mean, well, I'm sure I won't tell him."

"Really?"

"Who dares to lie to you, Da Shizi. Let's go, Zhongxuan is still waiting for us to drink."

The afterglow of the setting sun went away with their voices, sending the majestic palace of Yecheng into the long night.In the subsequent alternation of countless bright suns and bright moons, the historical story, as always, begins and ends in a dull manner, flowing eastward like a torrential river, never stopping.As everyone knows, mortals are born, old, sick and die, dynasties have their ups and downs, and the grand occasions of Yexia people raising toasts and mourning songs, and their generosity and long endowments are gradually reduced to a few pennies in the annals of history with the departure of the old man, waiting for the Golden Crow to take off from the east , once again gilded by the sun, is the majestic and majestic city of Luoyang thousands of miles south of Yedu.At this time, the city is full of spring and the wind is breezy. The willows and locust trees on both sides of the road have sprouted new buds, enveloping the inside and outside of the palace city in a comfort of new life.

"Father, Cao Shuang, Cao Xi, He Yan, Deng Yang and others have all been imprisoned, and none of them slipped through the net."

When Master Sima's voice sounded behind him, Sima Yi was looking up at the gate of the palace with his hands behind his back.Xu Shi was old and deaf, and it took a long time after Master Sima said what he said, Sima Yi slowly lowered his already stiff neck, turned around, and looked at his eldest son with cloudy eyes.

"And, Jiang Ji wants to see his father."

"Who does he want to intercede for?"

"Brothers of the Cao family. He said that Cao Zhen had made great contributions to the imperial court, so he had to leave a successor for him."

Hearing these words, Sima Yi let out a snort, which was between a sigh and a mocking laugh.He said: "Follow me to see His Majesty first. After that, I will personally go to see Jiang Taiwei."

"Yes."

"Also, Duke Jiang and General Cao Zhen are elders to you, so you can't call them by their first names."

Master Sima's face froze slightly, and then he lowered his eyes: "Yes, my son knows his mistake."

Sima Yi nodded, his cloudy eyes didn't seem to catch the unhappiness that flashed across Master Sima's face.Leaning on a jade stick with a dove head, he dragged his tired legs and walked slowly towards the palace gate step by step.Sima Shi silently and patiently followed behind his elderly father, with his head slightly lowered so that he could support him in time when necessary.From this angle, his eyes naturally fell on the half jade ring hanging on Sima Yi's waist, which was swinging slightly back and forth following the steps of its owner.He had heard about the origin of this half jade ring, which was given to his father by Gaozu many years ago.She heard from her mother that she had never seen her father take off this half of the jade ring, whether it was a court meeting or a banquet, this half of the jade ring was always carried by her father, and she never left it.

Except four days ago.

When he took off his saber and handed it to the soldiers at the gate of the palace, Master Sima took a special look at the heavily guarded Simamen in front of him.Four days ago, that is, the Jiawu Day of the first lunar month in the tenth year of Zhengshi, he and his uncle Sima Fu led troops to station here under the order of his father.At that time, they were all in military uniform, holding sharp swords in their hands, going in and out of the palace city, no one dared to stop them.It's not like now, even a blunt old sword has to be handed over.

"The Empress Dowager has difficulty reading the Taifu's legs and feet, so she asked someone to prepare a brocade chariot and send the Taifu to Jiafu Hall."

"Old minister, thank you Empress Dowager Long En. However, there are always prohibitions in the palace. All princes and ministers must abandon their horses and get off the carriage when they enter the Sima Gate. I dare not violate the rules." After speaking, without waiting for a response, Sima Yi moved his legs around the brocade chariot and leaned on it. Holding the jade stick, he continued to walk towards the Jiafu Hall.Sima Shi also nodded coldly to Huang Men who was smiling flatteringly, and then followed.

During the reign of Emperor Ming, there was a massive construction project in Luoyang. Not only did new palaces such as Zhaoyang Hall and Zongzhangguan be built, but the original palaces, royal roads, and pavilions were all redecorated.In the huge palace city, there are many buildings, Qionglou Yuyu is dazzling, and it is easy to get lost.But this is the only way to go to Jiafu Hall, even if Sima Yi knows that he is old and dim, he will never go wrong.Ten years ago, he sent off the late emperor in the Jiafu Palace, and 23 years ago, he closed Cao Pi's eyes in the same place with his own hands.

"Wait for me outside."

After explaining this sentence, Sima Yi asked his servant to help him push open the heavy wooden door, stepped over the threshold and walked into the hall.Today's little emperor Cao Fang is sitting on a throne made of gold and jade, with tension and anxiety written all over his face.On the right hand side of the little emperor, the Empress Dowager Guo was sitting in a high position wearing a phoenix robe embroidered with gold silk and smiling.Ever since Cao Shuang forced her to move to Yongning Palace a few years ago, she has not enjoyed the honor of the Queen Mother for a long time.Now that all the people in the same party as Cao Shuang have been imprisoned, she feels proud and proud, so she naturally wants to put on a costume to show the majesty of the emperor mother.

"My minister, Sima Yi, sees Your Majesty, and sees the Empress Dowager."

"Teacher doesn't need much—"

Before the Empress Dowager Guo finished speaking, Sima Yi put down her jade staff and knelt down.It is very inconvenient for elderly people, all movements are extremely slow, but there is no violation of restraint.It took a long time before he picked up the jade staff, stood up slowly supporting his aging body, and looked at the emperor and the queen mother with those cloudy eyes.

"Come here, give the Taifu a seat."

"Queen Dowager," he interrupted Queen Mother Guo again, "Your Majesty and I have state affairs to discuss,

Please ask the Queen Mother to move to another palace. "

Empress Dowager Guo's face flashed with astonishment for a moment, and then she was tinged with anger: "The emperor has not yet been in charge of the government, and I don't understand many state affairs. If I stay here alone, I can help the emperor and the grand tutor." I wanted to be tougher, but thinking of the scene four days ago, in the end, reason was greater than emotion, and the words became softer.

But it was obvious that no matter what she did, Sima Yi didn't intend to show her face: "Gaozu once ordered that women in the harem should not interfere in politics. I once again ask the queen mother to move to another palace."

It was said that Queen Mother Guo couldn't hold back her anger and was just about to explode when she met her boss Ma Yi's eyes.It was clearly turbid eyes, but at this moment, she seemed to be stared at by a lone wolf in the wilderness, she was so frightened that her hairs rose suddenly, and her voice suddenly became hoarse.After hesitating again and again, she actually got up as she said, and hurriedly left the Jiafu Hall.

The palace door closed behind him, and Sima Yi turned his gaze to the emperor on the throne again.And Cao Fang was also looking at him, as if she wanted to use her wide eyes to bolster her courage, but instead she revealed her fear.The juvenile's slender body contrasted with the tall throne, making him look even stronger on the outside but on the inside.

"Your Majesty, Cao Shuang and others have already been imprisoned, and it is up to the Ting Wei to test the facts. After that, they can be convicted."

"I don't know what the general is guilty of."

"The party is united in attacking dissidents, coercing the two palaces, and it is a big rebellion."

Four days ago, while Cao Shuang was taking the emperor to Gaoping Mausoleum to pay homage, Sima Yi joined forces with Jiang Ji and Gao Rou to stage a coup. In the imperial city, soldiers with sharp hands could be seen everywhere, chilling and terrifying.Thinking of the later description of the palace people, Cao Fang stared at Sima Yi intently.

Shouldn't what you said be a crime committed by your Sima family?

"Your Majesty, the crimes of Cao Shuang and others are beyond the power of my ministers." Sima Yi calmly answered Cao Fang's silent question, "The person who conspired against Cao Shuang, Deng Yang and Li Sheng is He Yan and Shangshu."

"This is impossible!" Hearing the extremely unexpected answer, Cao Fang suddenly jumped up, and under the gaze of Sima Yi's hawk-like eyes, she sat back in the same place, "He Shangshu and the general have always been friends. , How could it be... You must be coercing and luring, right?! If you lie to him, as long as you frame the general, you can save his life! It's the same as you deceived the general in Luoshui that day!"

That day, on the pontoon bridge above Luoshui outside Luoyang City, Sima Yi pointed at the river and swore an oath to Cao Shuang, who was still in doubt.And Jiang Ji, Chen Tai and others also wrote to Cao Shuang, promising that the Taifu would never pursue further.Looking at it today, I really don't know whether it was Sima Yi, Jiang Ji and others who lied to Cao Shuang, or Sima Yi who lied to Jiang Ji.

Sima Yi lowered his head slightly, as humble as every courtier.He quietly waited for Cao Fang to dissipate his anger, and then slowly said:

"Just as His Majesty thought."

Whether it is a real gentleman or a hypocrite, when he hears such a question, anyone with a bit of courtesy and shame will refute it.But Sima Yi recognized it without any hesitation or shame.For a while, Cao Fang's breathing was stagnant, and she didn't know what to say.What's the point of using moral accusations against a person who doesn't care about morality.

"I have read the history," Cao Fang said after a long time, her voice became much calmer, "In the reign of Emperor Huan of the Later Han Dynasty, the general Liang Ji was arrogant and domineering, full of evil, and Zhongliang hated him deeply, and wanted to get rid of him. Hurry up. Later, Emperor Huan finally killed Liang Ji inside the palace gate with the help of eunuchs. On that day, the government was full of excitement and the people celebrated. Everyone thought that from now on, the government and the people would be peaceful. In [-], eunuchs became marquises, corrupted their minions, and killed Zhongliang. Things without roots are more vicious and evil than Liang Ji."

"So, Taifu Sima, even if you try your best to make everyone think that Liang Ji has reappeared today, you will not be able to become a loyal and virtuous minister."

At the end, Cao Fang's voice began to tremble a little.He is afraid.Sima Yi now holds the entire Luoyang city's troops in his hands, as long as he doesn't worry about the troubles afterwards, he can even bloodbath the palace city immediately.But the pride in his blood made him hold his breath again, supporting him to finish speaking.He just wanted to let Sima Yi know that if you can stop the mouths of today's people, you won't be able to stop the mouths of future generations, and if you can stop the mouths of future generations, you won't be able to stop his mouth now.

What a loyal and loyal Sima Taifu, isn't he just as virtuous as those rootless eunuchs!

He was fully prepared to meet Sima Yi's wrath.But this time he was wrong again.After hearing his words, Sima Yi smiled faintly, and his falcon eyes softened accordingly.In fact, this is the Mr. Sima familiar to Cao Fang in her memory. He has the seriousness of three generations of veterans and a little bit of the kindness of an elder.When he was less than ten years old, Sima Yi took him to read the poems and proses of the Jian'an period and Emperor Wen's "Dian Lun".Only later, Cao Shuang told him that Sima Yi was too old to deal with political affairs, so he drew up an order for him, enshrined Sima Yi as the grand tutor, and ordered him to cultivate in the government.Since then, except for banquets and sacrifices, he rarely saw Sima Yi again.

He heard Sima Yi's voice that might be called comforting:

"Your Majesty, what you said is true."

Cao Fang fell silent again.He is only 17 years old, and he is used to the clear and simple distinction between loyal ministers and treacherous ministers, good guys and bad guys.And the old Sima Taifu in front of him seems to have accumulated too many years, the entanglement of good and evil, and the product of chaos and intertwining. He can't see through it, let alone understand it.

"What on earth are you here for?" He didn't believe that Sima Yi came to the palace just to tell him about Cao Shuang.Sima Yi had already obtained the imperial edict from the Queen Mother Guo, and it was based on justice and self-interest, so Sima Yi could cover the sky without him doing anything as an emperor.

"I want to come and tell His Majesty why the matter of Gao Pingling can be successful."

Are you showing off? !

These words came to Cao Fang's mouth immediately, and he swallowed them back.He finally understood that neither Mr. Sima in his memory nor Taifu Sima, who was as ruthless as a wild wolf today, would never do such a boring thing.

"Teacher please tell me."

Unexpectedly, after finishing these words, Sima Yi raised his feet and walked towards the throne.Seeing Sima Yi put his hands into his arms, Cao Fang's heart was filled with fear.He subconsciously dodged to the side, but in the next second he found that what Sima Yi took out was not the dagger he thought, but a topographical map of Luoyang City.There are a lot of marks and characters written on the picture, and the four corners are worn to varying degrees.Obviously, this picture has been carefully studied for a long time.

He coughed lightly and sat up straight.

Fortunately, Sima Yi didn't care about his clumsy cover-up.He sat down in front of Cao Fang, his hands rough with old age first pointed to the north corner of Luoyang.

"Your Majesty, where is this place?"

"Ao Cang." Cao Fang replied without thinking.The so-called Ao Cang is the name of Luoyang Arsenal, where the soldiers and halberds in the city are stored.

"In Luoyang City, except for the soldiers on patrol and the guards, the staffs of the other forbidden troops are stored in Ao Cang." Sima Yi said, "Therefore, when the soldiers are launched from within, the first step to capture must be here."

Cao Fang looked at the ink circle drawn on the map, and then casually looked down.Cao Shuang's mansion is one street south of Aocang, while Sima Yi's mansion is in the southeast corner of Luoyang City. To occupy Aocang, one must pass through Cao Shuang's residence.Sima Yi had no blade, while Cao Shuang had family soldiers. At that time, it must have been thrilling.

"Besides Ao Cang, we need to strictly guard this place." Sima Yi pointed to the Sima Gate to the south of the palace city, "There are three gates in Sima Gate, connecting the inside and outside of the palace city. Given the situation in the palace, I dare not act rashly."

"After doing this, you let Gao Rou and Wang Guan go to take over the barracks of the general and the leading army, and then closed the gate of Luoyang, forcing the general to do nothing in panic, and finally, deceived by you, dismissed the troops and returned home. " Cao Fang followed, "I can't figure it out."

"Can't figure out what?"

"You can control Simamen because Sima Division is the Central Guard Army and holds half of the power of the Imperial Guard. The general has been wary of you for a long time, how could he hand over such an important position?"

"Exchange." Sima Yi replied, "Six years ago, Zhao Yan, the general who conquered the west, retired from illness, and Xia Houxuan, the central guard, took his place to guard Guanzhong. In order to guard against the Shu thieves, I used to control the army in Guanzhong for many years, and there were many old troops. Xia Houxuan is the governor of Guanzhong, and needs the support of his ministers. In exchange, Xia Houxuan gave the post of Central Guard to Sima Division.” When he mentioned Cao Shuang, Xiahouxuan and Sima Division, his tone did not change at all. It seems that the latter, like the former, are just pawns on the political chessboard for him to adjust the layout.

Ji Sun's worries were not with Zhuan Xu, but with Xiao Qiang.Cao Fang secretly wrote down these words.In political exchanges, we must follow the will clearly and steal the benefits secretly.Cao Shuang wanted to take advantage of the political territory Sima Yi had managed for many years, but instead gave up the Central Army, then lost the arsenal, the imperial capital, and everything.

"But there is one thing, what your Majesty said is wrong." Sima Yi continued, "The key to controlling Sima Men is not his official position in the Central Guard Army, but Taiwei Jiang Ji. He has served in the Imperial Army for more than ten years and has extensive contacts. With his support, Sima Fu and Sima Division have enough prestige to control the imperial army. Does your majesty know why he would help his ministers?"

"Seven years ago, Cao Xi took his real power and moved him to the vain position of Taiwei." Just like Sima Yiming's downgraded position of Taifu, "He holds a grudge, and when he has the opportunity, he will naturally take revenge."

Sima Yi was silent for a while, then asked again: "What about Situ Gaorou?"

"he……"

"Where is Shangshu Chen Tai?"

This time Cao Fang was completely unable to answer.Chen Tai is the son of Chen Qun. During the few meetings, he deeply remembered this Shangshu who was more serious than his rumored father.During the whole afternoon of lectures, Chen Tai sat upright all the time, without even shaking his body.

Jiang Ji, Gao Rou, and Chen Tai, like Sima Yi, were senior ministers of several generations with white hair, while the latter was the most loyal minister. In fact, Cao Fang didn't believe that Sima Yi was in the same boat.

"In the fourth year of Taihe, the first emperor suppressed pomp and dismissed He Yan, Deng Yang, Ding Mi, Bi Gui and others, and none of them were hired." Sima Yi continued to explain Cao Fang's doubts very patiently, "At that time, His Majesty was still in the feudal clan Little is known about the country. Deng Yang and others wrote to each other, praising and criticizing the government, comparing themselves to Si Cong and Bada, and the whole Luoyang was in turmoil."

"Didn't the people of the Later Han Dynasty also have the theory of the Three Monarchs and the Eight Steeds? Li Ying and Chen Fan were impassioned and fought against eunuchs. Could it be that because they were respected by the world and made friends with all living beings, they were not loyal ministers of the country and righteous men of the country?"

"The party was in trouble, and Xizhou Huangfu ruled that he was ashamed of the name of a party member. He asked to sit as a party member and was guilty of the same crime as all living beings. Confucius of Lu State hid the party members and was sent to prison. His mother and brother fought to die ; Li Ying did not escape in the face of difficulties, went to the court prison, and was eventually plundered to death; [-] students of the Imperial Academy did not avoid swords and halberds, and gathered under banners to plead for the wronged ministers. Among these things, He Yan and others can do everything Got one?"

Cao Fang silently lowered her eyes.He has also read the history of the Party Gu.Everyone resists anger, discusses with officials, raises their reputation, criticizes public officials, and clarifies the court. Even eunuchs with relatives and eunuchs who hold great power are afraid of them.Every time he reads this, he can't help but feel his blood boil, admiring this integrity that values ​​justice and despises death.

But when it came to the flashy people from Taihe to Zhengshi, what was his first reaction?He thought of He Yan's face that was fairer than a woman's, his swaying gait after taking clothes off, and his hair disheveled. Most of the savings were wasted.Even in Luoyang, you can hear the complaints of soldiers and the wailing of wives and mothers who lost their sons.

"Removing thieves is false, but making a name is true." While looking at the military camp outside Luoyang, he overheard soldiers whispering, "Cao Shuang didn't want to seek a good name, which caused the soldiers to be slaughtered by Shu thieves. Back then Emperor Wu's 1 people still beat Shu thieves and rats and fled, why have I ever been so useless?"

He suddenly knew the reason why Jiang Ji and others wanted to get rid of Cao Shuang.

The same is making friends with each other, discussing government affairs, some people really care about the world, want to clarify dirty officials, and plead for the common people; , wanting to eliminate dissidents and fight for power by discussing one after another.Even scribes who claim to only read the books of sages do not necessarily only know the way of sages in their hearts.In different times, in different situations, and in different positions, anyone can be a righteous man, and anyone can be a jackal.

In the eyes of Jiang Ji and others, if Cao Shuang and others were not eliminated, the court of the Great Wei Dynasty would really be corrupted by these idiots who only knew the truth but did not understand the reality.

"What about you?" Cao Fang asked, "Sima Yi, are you trying to seek power and usurp the throne?"

Sima Yi shook his head.

"Then you are going to be a loyal minister?"

Unexpectedly, Sima Yi still shook his head.

Cao Fang fell into doubt again, and what was more intense than the doubt was the irritability for unknown reasons.He asked impatiently: "Then why did you tell me this?!" Could it be that the reason why Sima Yi said this was to defend himself?

"Your Majesty, I'm too old." Sima Yi sighed, "At this age, I can neither be a traitor nor a loyal minister."

Cao Fang was slightly taken aback.In this moderate voice, he really felt a strong sense of decay.The coup d'état four days ago was too shocking. When Sima Yi spoke just now, his voice was clear and his eyebrows were sharp. He actually forgot for a moment that Sima Yi was already 70 years old.

"I leave this picture to Your Majesty. Please remember what I said today. Maybe one day, Your Majesty will be able to use it." Cao Fang wanted to ask again, but Sima Yi stood up with his jade stick .Staggering out a few steps, he seemed to remember something, and came back again, "I'm getting old, my memory is not good, and there is one more thing that I have to hand over to Your Majesty."

What was placed on the table was a small wooden box, pure and unadorned, and its age could only be inferred from the traces on it.

"what is this?"

"Weetweed."

Leaving a word that made Cao Fang even more confused, Sima Yi wrapped his palm around the dove bird on the jade stick, and walked towards the outside of Jiafu Hall step by step.Sitting for a long time aggravated the leg disease that had already fallen in Guanzhong, and together with the white hair that fell beside the crown, it showed that this old body was undoubtedly dying soon.Perhaps it was because of the strong afternoon sun outside the hall, Cao Fang felt that the faltering old man he saw, although his back was slightly stooped, was still trying to redeem something in his dying years.It used to exist in Yanhan, Jian'an, Huangchu and Taihe, but now it is rarely heard of, and it will be lost on this land for more than a hundred years.

The 17-year-old boy seemed to have vaguely guessed the real reason why Sima Yi came here today.

Your Majesty, Luoyang City is about to collapse.

After Sima Shi helped Sima Yi out of the palace, the two of them drove to the prison together.After a half-way silence, Master Sima said, "What my father did was unfair to Ah Zhao and me."

Sima Yi raised his eyes slightly, waiting for Master Sima to continue.

"Luoyang is the Luoyang of the Cao family, and it is also the Luoyang of the aristocratic family." He said, "It's not us, it will be someone else. In today's Luoyang, no one wants to wait for a little emperor to grow up."

"Ziyuan," Sima Yi said in a deep voice, "Luoyang is also the Luoyang of the Great Wei. And the Great Wei not only has the Cao family and the family, but also the world."

Master Sima's eyes flickered, but he still said: "The world is also home to the capable."

Sima Yi then turned his head and looked straight at his eldest son.The children of the past have grown heroic and tall, as bright as a jade tree.He has extraordinary martial arts and resourcefulness, as well as a desire for achievement that no matter how calm a person is, he can't hide it.Soon, this young man will take over the highest authority, and his thoughts and deeds will set off turbulent waves for the dynasty and the world.

"Do what you want." Finally, Sima Yi seemed extremely tired, and closed his eyes again, "If you can do it."

"The weetweet—"

"The ones in your hand plus the dead are enough. The rest, as you said, may not wait until His Majesty finds out, and it will change today."

The coachman's voice came from outside the curtain, the carriage had already arrived at the court prison.

"Why so noisy?"

"Go back to the Central Guard Army, those people just got whipped a few times and then howled and wailed, and some of them just cried there, we can't do anything about it."

Hearing this, Sima Yi snorted coldly: "Crying and crying, there is no hope."

The soldier who reported hurriedly lowered his head, not daring to speak.

"Father, the prison is filthy, master go in by yourself." Sima Shi said, "Father will be satisfied with the result."

Sima Yi closed his eyes and did not answer.Sima knew that this was tacit consent.

After watching the carriage go away, Sima Shi followed the soldiers to the court prison.As soon as he walked in, a strong smell of blood came over his face.Now all the people here are imprisoned in rich and well-clothed families, who have never suffered such grievances since they were young. Seeing Sima Shi walk in, there were screams, wailing, and begging for mercy everywhere, shaking his eardrums. .

Cheers.He held tightly the half jade pendant that Sima Yi gave him just now, and thought comfortably.Next, it's time for careerists.

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Ye Shi, a later Song Dynasty scholar, said that the change of Gaoping Mausoleum was extremely strange.Although Cao's foundation and career were not as solid as those of the Han Dynasty, it has been five or sixty years since Cao Cao to Zhengshi, and the people's will has been determined for a long time.Sima Yi has been entrusted with lonely and important tasks many times. If he is not loyal, why rush at this time.What's more, Sima Yi had no power at that time, and he was in the same position as a single concubine. When the emperor was away, he closed the door and cut off the bridge to rob the matter. How is it different from rebellion?Such dangerous and difficult things, even a fool would not dare to do them. Sima Yi was supposed to be wise, but he acted recklessly, blocking the possibility of the family's destruction, and committed a terrible act in his rare years.This is indeed a big strange thing in the Wei and Jin Dynasties.

In the third year of Jiaping, that is, two years after the Gaoping Mausoleum Incident, the 72-year-old Sima Yi personally led troops to Huainan to put down Wang Ling's rebellion. Facing Wang Ling who was bound on board, Sima Yi suddenly began to think about this The reason for this.He thought that many years ago, he was still used to keeping the pros and cons in mind, and firmly believed that loyalty and benevolence were just an excuse for the monarch to trick his subjects into working for him, but he had sworn since he was a child that he would never be such a fool.

On the opposite side, Wang Ling's smile dropped when he saw the coffin nails he ordered someone to hand over.Before the army arrived in Huainan, Sima Yi wrote to Wang Ling, saying that as long as he stopped in time and secretly planned to establish another emperor, he could forget the past.What's interesting is that after the battle of Gaopingling, there are still people who believe this kind of deceitful words.As soon as the army arrived in Huainan, Wang Ling took the initiative to ask for guilt, and left his army without hesitation, and followed him to the light boat alone.

At this time, Wang Ling was yelling: "Your betrayal!"

"I would rather be responsible to Qing than to the country."

After saying this, not only Wang Ling, but even Sima Yi frowned at these words.

Live up to the country?Since when did he also become a hypocritical Taoist who talked about loyalty to the emperor and patriotism at that moment?

But before he could think of anything, Wang Ling, who knew he had no hope of survival, suddenly rushed towards him.Keeping vigilant all the time, he immediately dodged to the side. Wang Ling only pierced his sleeve, but accidentally hooked the jade ring around his waist, and fell into the water together.

He jumped off the boat without hesitation.It wasn't until the water overflowed his head that he realized what stupid thing he had done.

Sima Zhongda, I'm afraid you are crazy.

Later, he was rescued by soldiers and returned to the boat, and Yu Jue was also found by his groping in the water.The soldiers all thought that Wang Ling was trying to kill him, and that's why he and the Taifu both fell into the water, so Sima Yi's famous name was saved.After this accident, his spirit became more and more bad. Fortunately, the matter in Huainan was over, so he ordered the teacher to return to Luoyang immediately.

When the army returned to Luoyang and passed the pontoon bridge, he suddenly became interested, got out of the car and walked alone with his jade stick.Under the setting sun, Luoshui sparkled, just like the past and the following hundreds of years, concealed the dirt, and slowly flowed away.

"Mr. Sima?"

Suddenly he heard someone calling him, Sima Yi turned his cloudy eyes to follow the sound, and saw an old man with white hair on his temples just like him.It turned out that he had walked along the river bank to the farmland outside Luoyang without knowing it.The climate here is suitable, the water source is abundant, and most of the years can have excellent harvests. Part of the farmland in Luoyang is also arranged here.

"You are—" Sima Yi waved his hand to make the blocking soldiers retreat.He looked at this person for a long time, thinking seriously, "I seem to have seen you in Yecheng."

"Sir, I have a really good memory. I used to be a guard of Ye Palace. After the imperial capital moved, I followed to Luoyang and lived here in the south of the city."

Nowadays, it is rare to meet people who still remember what happened in Ye Palace.Sima Yi's mood improved a lot, and it was rare for him to talk kindly with him.How are the children in the family, what is the harvest in the field, and whether they are met or not.Later, they talked about what happened in Ye Palace in the past. At that time, Luoyang had not yet been rebuilt, and the Great Wei Dynasty had not yet been established.

"At that time, I was on duty at the gate of the palace, and the son and Mr. Wu were chatting and walking out." I don't know whether it was out of consideration for the old man or the memory of this long-standing word, Sima Yi did not remind him of the mistake of addressing, "The son seems to be in a mood Not Yu, you can ask me what you want when you see me. When I was young, my family was poor, I didn’t study much, and I didn’t understand the meaning of Shizi very well.”

"Do you remember exactly what it was?" he asked, without much hope.About how cruel time is to memory, he knows it well and never insists.

Unexpectedly, the old man still remembered:

"The son raised something and asked me what it was. I recognized it was half a jade ring at a glance. Because my wife knew that 'jue' and 'jue' had the same pronunciation, if I gave the jade ring to someone else, it was to marry this person." The meaning of farewell."

"The prince asked again, what does it mean to throw away the jade ring? I know there must be an allusion in it, but I know so much, so I can only answer bravely. Throw it away, of course it's 'Never Say Goodbye'."

"After that, the prince turned his head and said to Mr. Wu, you see, even the guards who have not read the book can understand the meaning of Pi. Mr. Wu persuaded him from the side, saying that it is because of Mr. Sima that you were born a master of Confucianism and read books. There are too many, so it is not easy to think about it. After that, the son read some poems, but this villain couldn't understand, so he-"

"Donate the remaining Jue to the river, and leave the rest to Lipu."

"That's right, that's the sentence!"

As soon as he finished speaking, the old guard saw Sima Yi laughing.It's not the alienated and sarcastic smile of the past, but a hearty laugh.He watched Sima Yi laugh so hard that he couldn't straighten up, there seemed to be sparkles in the sockets of his eyes, washing away the muddy eyes, the clarity and sincerity seemed like the youthful days in Ye Palace in his memory.

He untied the jade ring tied around his waist.The guard quickly recognized that this was the other half of the incomplete jade jue that Cao Pi had identified for him back then.

"That's why Yicai is most annoyed by the ingenuity of writing."

Half of the jade ring was thrown lightly, making a small splash, and then sank into Luoshui, heading east.

Cao Zihuan, see you in Shouyang Mountain.