Three Kingdoms: Ancestors of the Han Dynasty

Taiyuan County, Jinyang.

The wind is coming in Qingming, and the drizzle is misty; the spring is cold, and the grass leaves are withered and yellow.

The solitary tomb stands among the hillsides. On the tombstone is written the words 'General Wei Fubo's Sun Li Stele', and below it is written the content of Sun Li's past deeds.

Looking at the inscription on Sun Li's inscription, Sima Yi not only recalled the scene when Sun Li went to the mansion to visit him when he was the governor of Hedong.

At that time, Sun Li served as the commander-in-chief of the general and assisted Cao Shuang in governing.However, Sun Li was upright and outspoken. He opposed the suggestions of Deng Yang, He Yan and others several times, which angered Cao Shuang, so he was changed to the governor of Jizhou.When Later Sun Li served as the governor of Jizhou, he offended Cao Shuang because of the boundary dispute between Qinghe and Pingyuan counties. He was sentenced to several years in prison and was dismissed from office.

During this period, Sima Yi and everyone pleaded for Sun Li many times, but Cao Shuang refused.It wasn't until a year ago that Cao Shuang wanted to conquer Jingzhou. In order to get everyone's consent, he appointed Sun Li as an official, appointed him the governor of Hedong, and led General Fubo.

The day before departure, Sun Li went to see Sima Yi, when the two met.Sun Li's face showed anger, but he didn't say a word.At that time, Sima Yi thought that Sun Li was still upset with Cao Shuang because of the land dispute, so he advised Sun Li not to grudge the past too much.

Unexpectedly, Sun Li burst into tears, expressing that although he is not a person of outstanding moral character, he is not such a small-hearted person either.I thought that Cao Shuang could live up to Cao Rui's entrustment and help the Wei family, but I didn't expect that the society has become more and more chaotic, and the Wei family is in danger of collapse.Feeling that he has let down the kindness of the Cao family, he hates himself for being incompetent, and hopes that Sima Yi can come out of the mountain, stabilize the court, correct the chaotic government, and assist Wei Emperor.

Sima Yi was helpless about this, so he could only let Sun Li bear it for the time being and let him defend the Han people in Hedong.

Those words at that time became the words of farewell between the two.

Sima Yi read those words, and said to himself: "Der Da sacrificed himself to be benevolent, and Yi admired it very much. The word of patience may be a joke. If you bear it now, the Wei family will perish!"

"Cao Shuang was defeated in Jingzhou. In order to take power, he imprisoned the Queen Mother and replaced the military power. When Hedong fell, he held the Chinese army in his hand, regardless of the country's danger, and dispatched new soldiers to me. He was afraid that I would cause trouble. If he didn't die, maybe the Wei family really will perish at his hands."

For Cao Shuang's Xiaojiujiu, how can the old and spicy Sima Yi not see their careful thinking.Sima Yi was speechless when he saw the good and the bad, and the [-] sergeants who were not even under the ranks. He didn't expect Cao Shuang and his group to be so childish in the face of the country's rise and fall, and he was afraid that he would take advantage of something.

Sima Yi thought he was quite selfish, but he didn't expect that there are people outside the world, and there is a sky beyond the sky.Cao Shuang and his group are too selfish, and their vision is too shallow.In the face of the life and death of the country, he still considers the power in his hands.Don't these people know that if the country is destroyed, what else can they do with the little power in their hands?

Seeing his old friend's death in battle now, Sima Yi began to really have no expectations for Cao Shuang, nor did he think that simply using political means could seize the ruling power from Cao Shuang.

You must know that in the early days, Sima Yi tried to contrast Cao Shuang, who was defeated in Jingzhou, through the edict of Queen Mother Guo and his military exploits in rescuing Hedong, and used political means to seize the military power in Cao Shuang's hands.Now that I think about it, maybe it was too naive. How could someone like Cao Shuang be willing to give up the ruling power in his hand so easily.

Sima Yi sprinkled the wine lightly in front of Sun Li's grave, then saluted to Sun Li's mausoleum, and said, "Your clothes and hats, Yi has ordered people to send them back to Rongcheng. I hope you can protect Yi from under the Nine Nethers." also!"

When Sima Yi received Sun Li's coffin from the big man, he was worried that the next hot weather would make the corpse rotten and smelly when it was sent to Rongcheng, Fanyang County, so he ordered someone to oversee the construction of the mausoleum, and a stele was engraved to record Sun Li's achievements.But Sima Yi also sent Sun Li's clothing and items to the supervisor to build it, so that Sun Li could return to his hometown.

After paying homage to his old friend Sun Li, Sima Yi braved the drizzle and walked down the hillside.

Chen Gui, who had been waiting at the foot of the mountain for a long time, led the crowd to welcome him up, and his attendants stepped forward to hold up an umbrella for Sima Yi.

"Teacher, the thief general Jiang Wei has withdrawn from Jiexiu and retreated to Yang County." Chen Gui whispered to Sima Yi.

After Jiang Wei pacified the counties of Pingyang County, he saw that the reinforcements of the Wei army stopped moving forward, and only built fortifications in the Bishui area. Go north to try to capture Taiyuan County.

However, Sima Yi left most of them to stick to Bishui, while he led his elite to copy the Bishui Mountain Road to Taiyuan County.After arriving in Taiyuan County, Sima Yi discovered that the defeated Pingyang prefect Wang Jing had survived the battle, and led his 5000 or [-] rout troops to defend Jiang Wei's attack in Jiexiu.

At the same time, because the defeated Southern Huns plundered the village pavilions in Taiyuan County, Taiyuan County was too busy to support Wang Jing.Therefore, Wang Jing was almost alone and helpless, stubbornly resisting Jiang Wei's attack.

After Sima Yi saw it, he quickly entered Jinyang City, beheaded the leader of the Southern Huns rebellion in Taiyuan, and incorporated the Southern Huns rebel army.After meeting Liu Bao, the wise king of Zuo who wanted to unify the five tribes of the Southern Huns, he comforted him with good words and offered benefits, and the Southern Huns gradually stabilized.

After pacifying the interior, Sima Yi quickly ordered people to lead soldiers to rescue Jiexiu, and let out rumors that he would follow Jiang Wei's retreat.After Jiang Wei learned about it, he was worried that there would be problems with his own food and grass. Seeing that the Wei army came to help, Jiang Wei retreated from Jiexiu and retreated to Yang County.

In fact, Jiang Wei couldn't afford not to withdraw. It was hundreds of miles away from Pingyang to Jiexiu. Although the Fenshui River passed through, the two were not in the same basin.Pingyang is located in the Fenshui Basin, while Jiexiu is on the southern edge of the Jinzhong Basin, so the distance between the two places is not flat, and there are mountains blocking each other.Coupled with the warmer weather, the winter ice and snow are close to melting, and the roads are gradually becoming muddy.

If the Wei army really wanted to copy Jiang Wei's troops, it would be easy to close the door and fight dogs. It is normal for Jiang Wei to withdraw his troops out of overall consideration.

Sima Yi nodded slightly, boarded the car, and asked, "Is Liu Bao safe these days?"

Chen Gui shook his head and said: "Since talking with the Taifu, Liu Bao has not done anything secretly, but he attacked the southern Xiongnu and moved the southern Xiongnu to the south because Puzi is located in the Han territory and the situation is unstable. Zishi, where it is located, annexed the Huns herdsmen in the south."

Sima Yi snorted softly, and said, "This fellow Liu Bao has lofty ambitions. He wants to annex the five tribes of the Xiongnu, and both the central and right tribes echo him. Now that he has annexed the southern Xiongnu, it is not far from his unification of the five tribes of the Huns. also!"

Hearing this, Chen Gui was quite worried, and said: "Although the Southern Xiongnu changed their surname to Han, they still have the heart of a barbarian. They have the heart of a beast, and they don't put morality first. He has no ambition at all, and is obedient to my great Wei. Now that my great Wei is weak, he wants to gather people to commit violence and resist our great Wei. Grand Tutor, what should we do now?"

In the battle of Fenyuan, Chen Tai was defeated and died, and the Bingzhou army suffered heavy losses. Only Wang Jing led thousands of defeated troops to retreat to Jiexiu.This battle was not only a key battle for the big Han to seize Hedong, but also an opportunity for Zuoxian King Liu Bao to take the opportunity to grow bigger.

In the past, although Cao Wei treated Liu Bao with a pacifying policy, the Bingzhou army was still strong at that time. Chen Tai was in Linfen, blocking the Shu Han in the east, and the Xiongnu in the north and south.Liu Bao didn't dare to make too much publicity, and often collude with big men, luring Jiang Wei to send troops, and let Cao Wei rely on himself.

But with the fall of the Bingzhou army, Hedong was captured by the Shu Han.Cao Wei's strength in Bingzhou declined rapidly, and it was no longer possible to control the growing power of the Southern Huns tribe.On the contrary, Cao Wei now wants to keep Taiyuan, Xihe, Xinxing and other Bingzhou counties, so he needs to win over Liu Bao, and even acquiesces that Liu Bao will rule the five tribes of the Southern Huns.

Previously, the southern Huns' chaos in Taiyuan was one of Liu Bao's methods to test Cao Wei's internal situation, and leading Jiang Wei to the north was also one of Liu Bao's bargaining chips in negotiating with Cao Wei.

Today's Southern Huns have grown bigger, and Sima Yi has nothing to do about it.Based on the current status quo, if the Great Wei wants to restore the original state, it is basically necessary to mobilize troops and forcibly separate the Southern Huns again.But considering the current situation, it is impossible to send troops at all. If he sends troops, Liu Bao will inevitably lead the Han people to go north and intervene in Taiyuan affairs.

Now Cao Wei can only adopt a policy of appeasement and indulge Liu Bao's growth.But this appeasement policy can only be maintained for a period of time, depending on who takes the lead among the Southern Huns, Han, and Wei.

Sima Yi looked at the drizzle of the car, sighed, and said: "Let's discuss it for now! The Southern Huns are willing to join forces with our army to fight against the Han people."

"promise!"

"Anne is still needed to fight against the outside world!"

Sima Yi's fingers tapped on his knees a few times, and he muttered something meaningful.