Three Kingdoms: Ancestors of the Han Dynasty

Weidu, Yecheng.

Before the court meeting started, He Yan, Deng Yang, Li Sheng, Ding Mi and others surrounded Cao Shuang and talked, offering compliments everywhere.And at the corner of the gate of the palace, Sima Yi was holding a wat board, his face remained unchanged, and only a few senior officials beside him were chatting with each other.

Since Cao Wei successfully moved the capital to Yecheng, Cao Shuangnian's ruling foundation is relatively weak.So he could only appoint those noble children and Qiaopei fellows who had a better relationship with him.For example, He Yan in Nanyang served as the official minister, and Ding Mi and Deng Yang received the minister.Appoint Li Sheng as the prefect of Weijun and Bi Gui as the lieutenant of Sili to control the power inside and outside the capital.

Jiang Ji glanced at the group of Cao Shuang who had a loud voice, and seemed to say to himself: "One person ascends to heaven, and chickens and dogs follow each other, disturbing people's dreams."

Sima Yi looked at his nose with his eyes and his heart with his nose, and said lightly: "It's good to get used to the sound of chickens and dogs. Be patient."

Under the instigation of He Yan, Ding Mi and other people who were eager to get rich, Cao Shuang gradually became dissatisfied with negotiating with Sima Yi on everything, and the reform was often restrained by him.So in order to start to grasp the power, he adopted He Yan's strategy, asked Cao Fang to recommend Sima Yi as the great Sima.

The old minister strongly believed that the former great Sima died more often in office, which was not good for the country.Cao Shuang shot Sima Yi with a feint shot, and recommended him to be the grand tutor who has no real power.There was no other way for Sima Yi to succeed him as the Grand Tutor. For example, what happened to Xiao, he did not tend to enter the palace, praised him without being famous, and went to the palace with his sword.

As the court meeting was about to begin, everyone walked in.Jiang Ji leaned over to Sima Yi's side and said in a low voice, "The Han is in a hurry to attack Wu, and the people of Wu are asking for help. You should know it yourself."

"Ok!"

Sima Yi responded softly, and went forward to meet Cao Shuang, who was walking up the hall without a sword on his feet. He cupped his hands and said with a smile: "The general is in charge of state affairs alone, you have worked so hard!"

Cao Shuang was still somewhat humble, and replied: "I dare not, I'm just doing my best for the country. After the court meeting, Shuang still has important matters to ask the Taifu, and I hope the Taifu will not hesitate to advise."

"The general is humble! Yi is only a person who has entered the earth, and his old eyes are dim. How much insight does he have?" Sima Yi took a step back and responded.

"General, please!"

"Teacher, please!"

The two enter the palace hand in hand, and after entering, they will be divided, and they can occupy the second place.And the ministers behind them entered the hall, divided into civil and military sides.

All the ministers then looked at the young emperor Cao Fang and the Empress Dowager Guo of Empress Mian, knelt down and shouted: "I will pay my respects to Your Majesty and the Empress Dowager, and may your Majesty and the Empress Dowager live happily ever after, and enjoy good fortune and longevity~"

"No courtesy." Cao Fang replied skillfully, "The general will manage the government."

Cao Shuang came out with a big belly, and said, "Your Majesty, the Shu people are in a hurry to attack Wu! The Wu people sent envoys to Wei. They probably want to ask for help from our great Wei. Now they are outside the palace. Dare to ask Your Majesty to summon them. "

"Can!"

"Xuan, Yin Li, the envoy of Eastern Wu, entered the palace."

Outside the hall, Yin Li tidied up his clothes and drove into the hall under the leadership of his attendants.

The two countries of Wei and Wu established diplomatic relations that had been broken for more than ten years. After Cao Rui died of illness, Sun Quan sent envoys to express condolences.Cao Wei also sent envoys to return the gift, and in response to Wu's need for war horses, the two countries also communicated with each other.After coming and going, the relationship between Wei and Wu gradually eased. Although they didn't greet each other with smiles, at least they didn't shout and kill.

However, Cao Wei never recognized the legitimacy of Soochow Sun Quan's throne because of his self-recognition of destiny.Because of Soochow's betrayal of the alliance, the great Han abolished Sun Quan's throne a long time ago.Now it is reasonable for the three countries not to recognize any one of the emperors.

After Yin Li entered the palace, he saluted Cao Fang, Cao Shuang, and Sima Yi one by one, and said, "Foreign Minister Yin Li pays homage to His Majesty the Great Wei..."

Cao Shuang held the wat board with one hand, looked at Yin Li and asked, "Why is the envoy Wu visiting our Great Wei?"

Yin Li cupped his hands towards Cao Shuang and said, "Li came to Wei Wuta today, but to ask for help from Wu!"

"In the past, the world was divided into three parts. At that time, Wei was strong and Han and Wu were weak. Wu and Han formed an alliance to fight against your country. Today is different. The Western Kingdom started in Bashu for more than ten years, and its sword pointed to the world. It is as strong as the world. Its military front, even the Northern Kingdom dare not fight one or two, and our country dare not fight against it. Therefore, the Northern Kingdom sent envoys to say that in our country, our great Wu Xiao Han has a strong military front, and raised troops to help Wei. But God has no mercy I, your country mourned and withdrew, and our army was defeated in Xiangyang."

Yin Li knew that he couldn't hide his intention of asking for help, so he went straight to the point and analyzed the situation clearly.

"Now the Western Han invades us, and their offensive is fierce. They want to destroy our Great Wu. If our Great Wu is destroyed, more than two million people will fall into the hands of the Western Kingdom. At that time, the superior manpower of the Wei Kingdom will be in the Western Kingdom. I'm not in your country. I'm feeling like my lips are dying and my teeth are cold, I hope your country will send troops to help me."

When Cao Shuang first came to power, he still focused on prudence, so he didn't agree immediately, saying: "Wu envoy's intention, I, Wei, know that the Western Kingdom is the common enemy of our two countries. Bi. The issue of sending troops still needs to be discussed, so the envoy Wu might as well go back to the post for a while and rest."

Hearing this, Yin Li gritted his teeth and cupped his hands and said, "Our country has no intention of making progress in the world. It only has the plan of limiting Jiang to protect itself. I hope your country will understand it."

After finishing speaking, Yin Li bowed to Cao Fang and Cao Shuang to leave.

After Yin Li left, Cao Shuang looked at the crowd and said, "Now the people of Wu are asking for help, what do you think?"

Hearing this, Jiang Ji stepped forward and said, "General, what the envoys of the Wu people said is not unreasonable. Although the Wu people have the advantage of water warfare, Shu has the advantage of the upper reaches of the Yangtze River. In the past, Sima Cuo said:" "Shu has already acquired Chu." Although this statement is exaggerated, it is not unreasonable. Moreover, the army of Shu is strong, and our country is comparable to it. Our army is like this, and the Wu people are also difficult to stop."

"Save it, if our country wrestles with Shu, the Wu people will be able to help our army. If we don't save it, Shu will merge with Wu and attack us from the west and south. At that time, the Central Plains will be in danger! Ji steals that it is better When you save Wu, you must save him."

"Besides, when the army of the Shu people goes south to attack Wu, the defenses in Nanyang and Guanzhong will inevitably be empty. Our army going south may restore the land. Even if the land cannot be restored, it is also a good thing to save Wu."

Xia Houxuan also agreed with Jiang Ji's words, and said: "General, Jiang Gong's words are the best policy. Our army should help from the south, and restore the land to strengthen ourselves."

"Exactly!" There were not a few people who responded.

Cao Shuang was also moved in his heart, and said, "Since this is the case, I don't know who to be the general and where to march from. It is the most appropriate."

"General, Ji thought he was Taifu Sima Gong. The Taifu fought with the Shu people several times. Although there were victories and losses, the Taifu had experienced hundreds of battles. He captured Mengda in the west and conquered Liaodong in the north. There are also famous generals of Wei. There may be many generals in the country who have made military exploits, but they are not as good as the Taifu." Jiang Ji recommended.

Before he finished speaking, Sima Yi knew that he wanted to strike while the iron was hot, and said aloud: "General, in the past, some people said: 'The state is in danger, and I am afraid that the officials will have other thoughts. The turmoil, the doubts of the hearts of the people, should be said by him, and it should be the great worry of the community."

As he said that, Sima Yi kowtowed to Cao Fang and said, "Your Majesty, Queen Mother, I beg you to lead the army to go to the south and north of Jing, so as to restore our territory of the Great Wei."

Sima Yi's words are based on the yin and yang of Xia Houxuan. At the beginning, Xia Houxuan believed that there were no clans in the locality who left the town. Now that Cao Wei is in trouble, the local state and county chiefs will have other ideas and want to reform this matter.However, Sima Yi believes that this is the law of the ancestors and should not be changed lightly, and the time has not yet come.This aroused Xia Houxuan's dissatisfaction, which also gave Cao Shuang the idea of ​​wanting to take power alone.

Now Sima Yi borrowed this phrase to request to send troops, and he also wanted to block Cao Shuang and Xia Houxuan to death.

Sure enough, as soon as this remark came out, although Cao Shuang didn't want Sima Yi to send troops, he couldn't say anything.

Cao Fang was ignorant, and under the guidance of Queen Mother Guo, she looked at Cao Shuang and signaled him to speak.

Cao Shuang thought about the country, so he cupped his hands and said, "I think the words of the Taifu are feasible. If this is the case, the Taifu will lead the army to go to Jingbei to save Wu and restore the land."

Seeing Cao Shuang's promise, He Yan in the crowd was so angry that he punched his fist secretly.Let Sima Yi send troops to win this time, how will the court check and balance Sima Yi.

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After retreating from the imperial court, He Yan went directly to Cao Shuang, pulled him to a corner, and said anxiously: "The general is confused! I waited so hard to let Sima Yi have no power to govern, but now the general has Sima Yi lead an army south to Jingbei. If Sima Yi wins, how will the general check and balance?"

He Yan, courtesy name Uncle Ping, was the grandson of He Jin, a great general of the Eastern Han Dynasty. Cao Cao married his mother Yin when he was appointed Sikong, and adopted He Yan together.He Yan was talented when he was young, and married Princess Jinxiang, Cao Cao's daughter.

Cao Pi didn't like He Yan, so he was not granted an official position when he was in power.Cao Rui believed that He Yan was superficial and false, so he only gave him the post of redundant official.Until Cao Shuang came to power, he should be promoted to an important position because of his friendship.

Cao Shuang frowned and said, "I was entrusted by the late emperor to take the post of Tuogu Minister. Now there is an opportunity to revive the Great Wei. If you don't take the opportunity to restore the country and save Wu, you will not be responsible for your duty."

He Yan stomped his feet and said, "General, Sima Yi is the only one who can restore the land and save Wu."

Cao Shuang thought that He Yan was asking him to go out, shook his head and said: "I haven't sorted out the affairs of state affairs, and asking me to send troops to fight, it should be embarrassing for me."

He Yan sighed, and said in a low voice: "Chen Tai, the governor of Bingzhou, Man Chong, the Taiwei, Guo Huai, the left guard of Luoyang, and Tian Yu, the governor of Yuzhou, can all take this post. The general can send [-] soldiers to Sima Yi, and Chen Tai and Tian Yu will take the rest. Each of Yu led tens of thousands of soldiers and horses to conquer the Shu people. Sima Yi is a general of our country, and the Shu people will definitely target them. Chen Tai and Tian Yu should have a chance..."

Cao Shuang nodded slightly, and said with a smile, "Uncle Ping's words are really the best policy. If Uncle Ping hadn't reminded him, Sima Yi might have succeeded."

"Don't dare!" He Yan pretended to be modest and said.

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