Flowers on the other side [Comprehensive Red House]

Cao Cao massacred the city again, which caused an uproar in Luoyang.

Zhong Yao, the imperial censor of the Jin Dynasty, wrote a letter to the emperor, suggesting that Cao Cao should be severely punished for his massacre of the city.If the courtiers did not believe in Cao Cao's massacre of the city, Zhong Yao suggested that the emperor send someone to Xuzhou to check the matter.

Originally, because after Cao Cao occupied Yanzhou, Zhong Yao took the initiative to present himself as Yanzhou Mu to the emperor who was still in Chang'an, and he had a very good impression of Cao Cao.At that time, Li Jue, Guo Si and others believed that Cao Cao wanted to establish himself as the emperor in Kanto, although he sent envoys, it was not out of his original intention.

They also discussed detaining Cao Cao's envoy, refusing to accept Cao Cao's letter to the emperor, and denying Cao Cao's Yanzhou pastor.

Zhong Yao came forward to dissuade Li Jue, Guo Si and others who held such opinions.

"Today's world is divided between powerful and powerful regimes, and each of them assumes the order of the emperor to rule one side. No one thinks about writing to the emperor in the eyes of the emperor. Now Cao Cao writes a letter to the emperor. No matter whether he is true or not, he still has the emperor in his heart. , There is a royal family. If you reject his 'loyalty', it will not match the wish of the Han Dynasty after many emperors."

It was because of Zhong Yao's words that Cao Cao finally got the approval of the court and obtained the official document of Yanzhou Mu.

Therefore, Cao Cao has always been grateful to Zhong Yao, and regarded Zhong Yao as a godsend.

However, Cao Cao slaughtered Xuzhou one after another, and Jiangdong Sun Ce's respect and tribute to the emperor made it impossible for Zhong Yao to carry out the theory that as long as he agrees with the little emperor, he is a loyal minister in Luoyang.

As Yushi Zhongcheng, he is responsible for the impeachment of Cao Cao's massacre of the city. If he does not express his position on this, it will be his dereliction of duty during the year-end assessment.

The little emperor knew that Cao Cao's massacre of the city was true out of ten.Before Zhong Yao led the team to leave Luoyang for Xuzhou, he summoned Zhong Yao to the palace and told Zhong Yao worriedly.

"Yuanchang, the story of Cao Mengde's massacre of the city is probably true. But you must not confront him in Xuzhou. You must remember that I only hope for your safe return."

Zhong Yao knew that the emperor attached great importance to him and cared about his own safety.He repeatedly assured the little emperor that he would return safely, before leaving the dilapidated palace in Luoyang under the eyes of the little emperor.

Zhong Yao led dozens of officials to Xuzhou for the purpose of examining whether Cao Cao had massacred the city. Among the team, there were mixed officials who believed and those who did not.

Fortunately, Luoyang is not far from Xuzhou, and the journey is very peaceful.But not long after they entered the border of Xuzhou, they saw unburied corpses on the side of the road, and many bones discarded randomly in the wilderness.At the beginning, Zhong Yao and the others still parked the car and asked the guards to bury old and new corpses and messy bones. Slowly Zhong Yao realized that they could not finish.

There are too many bones along the way, so we have to be exposed to the wilderness first.

The officials who insisted that Cao Cao did not massacre the city shut up and fell silent when they passed through desolate villages and towns and saw the ruins of the ruins that had been destroyed by the fire.

They dare not deny that this is a massacre caused by military disasters, and it is far-fetched to even evade it to the general behavior of bandits.The piles of white bones and some corpses with cloth on them all spoke silently about what happened to Xuzhou in the past few years.

Before Cao Cao avenged his father, Xuzhou was a paradise that had not experienced war, and it was one of the few wealthy places in the north of the Han Dynasty. Now it is full of barren and miserable scenes...

What kind of cruelty in purgatory have the people of Xuzhou experienced!

Zhong Yao led a team to Xuzhou to inspect the massacre of the city. Before leaving Luoyang, Cao Cao got the letter.Thinking of Zhong Yao who has always been kind to him, Cao Cao let it go a little bit.He couldn't stop the people of Xuzhou from talking, so he could only hope that Ji Zhongyou would cover up a thing or two for him.For this reason, Cao Cao pushed Liu Bei back to the position of governor of Xuzhou, pretending that he was just opening his eyes for Liu Bei and regaining Xuzhou for Liu Bei.

Liu Bei immediately ordered Guan Yu to garrison at Xiapi, and led his troops back to Xiaopei to garrison.

Zhang Fei was puzzled and chased after Liu Bei.

Liu Bei covered his face and sighed: "Third brother, it's not that I don't want to be in Xiapi, it's really hurting my eyes, I dare not be in Xiapi. If I can protect Xuzhou from Yuan Gonglu and Lu Fengxian, how can Xiapi be empty?" .”

Yes, what the court officials led by Zhong Yao saw was the situation of ten rooms and nine emptiness in Xiapi, as well as the silt that was too late to be cleared from the streets after Xiapi city was flooded, and it was too late to be sent outside the city for burial bones.

People who understand some medical principles know that as the weather warms up and the temperature rises, this is definitely the most common before the outbreak of the epidemic.The expedition team only stayed in Xiapi for two days before leaving in a hurry.It was Zhong Yao who reminded Guan Yu that the corpse should be transported outside the city to bury it immediately, and the Xiapi should be cleaned up to avoid outbreaks of epidemics.

Although Guan Yu was dubious about the words of Zhong Yao and others, he did not dare to use the epidemic to verify the authenticity, so he immediately led the army to clean up Xiapi.

Zhong Yao and others left Xuzhou with a lot of worries. No one thought that Xuzhou would be like this.When they went back, their hearts were much heavier than when they came.The tragic scenes in Xuzhou, even those who have good friends with Cao Cao, can hardly speak for Cao Cao.

Besides, if Cao Cao was able to help the Han family and save the Han family from being ruined, he must not be afraid of the ghosts coming to find him in the middle of the night.

Zhuge Xuan took his family and left Jingzhou to join Zhuge Jin under Sun Ce's tent in Jiangdong. This incident was like a breeze passing through the forest. There was only a small sound in Kuai's and Pang's houses, and then it quickly returned to normal.

Kuai Liang believed that Liu Biao married Zhuge Xuan's eldest niece to the Kuai family in order to win over the Kuai family.Indeed, the Kuai family gained sufficient status and power in front of Liu Biao because of their marriage.But the love between Kuai Qi and Zhuge's husband and wife in the past few years is beyond everyone's surprise.Not only Zhuge Xuan and Kuai Liang thought it was a good marriage, but also the husband and wife involved.Now Zhuge Xuan is counting the days day by day. He is willing to entrust Brother Zhuge Liang to their own brother Zhuge Jin instead of entrusting Kuai Qi and his wife.

Kuai Liang thought that Zhuge Xuan understood the truth very well.

Therefore, after Kuai Qi presented an ox cart, he was afraid that Zhuge Xuan and Xiao Tan's family who were seriously ill would not be accommodated by an ox cart, so he not only added another ox cart, but also presented two parts, ordering They want to send Zhugexuan's family to Qu'e properly, which is also fulfilling the due meaning of in-laws.

This is also where Kuai Liang is thoughtful.

Duke Pang De learned the news that Zhuge Xuan's family had left Jingzhou only after returning from a trip.He called his son Pang Shanmin and his daughter-in-law Zhuge Shi to inquire carefully, and only then did he know that his daughter-in-law's eldest brother had obtained a position in Wuhou's governor's mansion.Because of Zhuge Xuan's serious illness, he had visited him once, and he knew that Zhuge Xuan's heart disease was caused by depression and depression, so he couldn't say anything except regret.

Although the Pang family is a big family in Jingzhou, they have always had a feud with the Cai family, and they themselves can't speak in front of Liu Biao.Liu Biao married Zhuge Xuan's second niece to Pang's family, which is very obvious.Fortunately, Zhuge is a smart and sensible girl, and she has a good life with her son.

After he asked that his son had presented an ox cart with the same gift as Kuai Qi, Lord Pang De put aside the matter and never mentioned it again.

Not long after, Liu Biao Jingzhou wanted to set up schools and academic officials, and widely sought people who were proficient in Confucianism.Liu Biao was originally one of the "Eight Horses", so it is not surprising that he did such a thing.Song Zhong, a great Confucian in Xiangyang, was first included in Liu Biao's recruitment list.Sima Hui, who was as famous as Song Zhong and lived in Xiangyang, Jingzhou to escape the war, also entered Liu Bei's recruitment list.

Sima Hui, styled morally, is elegant and unconventional, erudite and knowledgeable, not only proficient in Taoism, Qimen, art of war, and Confucian classics, but also his uniqueness lies in his ability to understand people, discuss the world, and identify talents.In order to get acquainted with him, Duke Pang deliberately walked from Nanjun to Yingchuan to visit him, and the two became close friends.

Sima Hui taught students at the Bikan in Xiangyang. Liu Zhen from Nanyang, Jingzhou, and Xiang Lang from Xiangyang followed him to study.Later, Yin Mo and Li Ren from Fu in Yizhou came to Jingzhou to learn ancient Chinese classics from Sima Hui and Song Zhong because Yizhou only popularized modern classics.

Sima Hui knew that Liu Biao was a narrow-minded person and could not tolerate those who disagreed with him. When he was hired by Liu Biao, he immediately packed up his things and went to teach in Liu Biao's official school.But he kept silent about things other than teaching, let alone talking about the current situation.

Someone remembered that Mr. Pang De praised Sima Hui for his special ability to understand people, discuss the world and identify talents, so he mentioned it in front of Liu Biao.

"Mr. Pang De once said that Sima Decao is a strange man who can be mirrored by others, but he did not meet a confidant, so he did not show his extraordinary ability to govern the world."

Liu Biao immediately took Sima Hui to heart and went to visit him in person.After returning, he disapproved and said to the people around him: "Mr. Pang De's big words are biased, and the words of Sima Hui he admired are all false and untrue. Sima Hui is just a scholar, and his knowledge is no different from ordinary people."

Liu Biao even felt a little regretful, believing what he heard was true, and hired Sima Hui as a great Confucian to the official school, but now it's hard to drive him out.

The establishment of Jingzhou Academy and Liu Biao's employment of Song Zhong and other great Confucian scholars soon came to Wu Guotai's desk.

Wu Guotai called Sun Ce and said to him, "Our Eastern Wu lacks such great Confucian scholars. Let's see how to invite some people to come. First, they can teach you useful talents, and second, they can also give you appearance."

Sun Ce replied with a smile: "What A Niang said is true. Now my son needs a great Confucian to show off, and then it is time for someone to help teach talents."

In Sun Ce's heart, he thought that A Niang was just as easy as talking about serious things as a joke.Invite great scholars to come to Jiangdong.Where is teaching talents first, in A Niang's heart, prestige comes first.

Wu Guotai couldn't help laughing when he saw that Sun Ce understood his thoughts.

"You know what I mean. It's not that I've misjudged the great Confucians. Some of them are good at studying, but they are far behind in teaching and educating people." Wu Guotai tapped his head, "Their ideas here are not stubborn. They are transformed, and they still hold the idea that it must be the Han Dynasty. But they are lost in their conscience, and they don’t see the common people in the war today, which is no different from the end of the Qin Dynasty. "

Zhuge Liang and Sun Quan stood behind Sun Ce on the left and right. Wu Guotai called Sun Ce to come over and talk. Sun Ce didn't sit down and the two of them had to stand.

"I would like to invite Sima Hui to come to Qu'a. Bo Fu, please arrange for someone to pick him up in Jingzhou, okay?"

Sun Ce's eyes widened in surprise, he had heard of the name Sima Hui before.

"Mother, will he come?"

Wu Guotai handed a sealed envelope to Sun Ce.

"Give this to Sima Hui. If his background is true, he will come here immediately when he sees it."

Sun Quan couldn't help being curious, he stepped forward and pointed to the envelope in Sun Ce's hand and asked, "Aniang, what's there?"

Sun Ce patted Sun Ce's shoulder with the envelope in his hand, "Zhongmou, you are the clerk now, you can't come out and speak without my permission."

Seeing that his mother didn't intend to speak up for him, Sun Quan responded in a low voice: "Your official made a mistake, please blame Wuhou Mo." He stood back and stood still.

Only then did Wu Guotai speak, "Bo Fu, with Kong Ming and Zhongmou together, Zhongmou has made rapid progress."

Sun Ce looked sideways at Sun Quan who was standing there, nodded and praised his younger brother, saying that Sun Quan was very embarrassed.

"Zhongmou has always been self-motivated, but in the past he just lacked a model."

Zhuge Liang's face flushed slightly, and he bowed slightly to thank Wu Guotai.He wanted to say that he had learned a lot from Wu Hou in the past few months.I worked with Sun Quan and learned a lot from him, but he still didn't open his mouth—there was no room for Sun Quan to talk, and he still kept his mouth shut and didn't try to embarrass him, even if it was to praise himself.

In fact, what Sun Quan asked was also a doubt in his heart.

The content of the letter is about Sima Hui's background.

What would it take to make Sima Hui come as soon as he saw the letter?