Chapter 4: I Should Get Involved
Shi Xun still has some feelings for Lao Cao, of course, with the soul of his later generations, he can't understand the "love of kings and ministers" that doctors are used to in these years, and he is mixed with Cao Cao's closeness to acquaintances, awe of leaders, and reverence for heroes. When he was a lover of the history of the Three Kingdoms in his previous life, he couldn't say that he was a fan of Cao, but he felt that compared to Sun Quan's meanness and unkindness, and Liu Bei's repeated whitewashing in the long river of history, Cao Cao's image looked more real - even if he was a villain, he was a frank and unscrupulous real villain.
Of course, it must be admitted that Cao Cao is a hero, just as Liu Bei and Sun Quan can also be called heroes, they are all heroes who lead the time and create great achievements in the world. Or Cao Cao is a hero, because he is ambitious, suspicious, and killing, but which hero is pure and innocent? Extraordinary people do extraordinary things, and Liu Bei and Sun Quan also can't escape the ridicule of the heroes. Or Cao Cao is a traitor, but the so-called "traitor" is relative to "loyalty", Cao Cao really has a credit to the country, even if he has the truth of bullying Emperor Han Xian, but he is not very interested in the way of feudal monarchs and ministers, how can he care about the word "traitor"?
After crossing over to this world, Shi Xun quickly hooked up with Cao Cao, instead of looking for the other two, one felt that Cao Cao was more temperamental to himself, and he might be able to match it; Second, Cao Cao attaches more importance to cultural undertakings, and if he wants to enter the government with poetry and writing, the road will be smoother; The third is that Cao Cao occupies the Central Plains, and he has a greater possibility of unifying the Inner Territory than those two - he does not want to spend his whole life in Sichuan or the Jiangnan region, which is less developed.
After joining Cao, they have known each other for 20 years, and they have supported many stormy waves together. Cao Cao also treated himself quite well. Therefore, Cao Cao's death was heard at first glance. A wave of pathos welled up in my heart. After the shock, I couldn't help but have a sour nose and red eyes, and then thought that the meaningless "love of the monarch and minister" must be emphatically expressed, so I simply lowered my head and took advantage of the situation to squeeze a few tears out. In these years, the scholars and doctors all wore long-sleeved robes, which were suitable for covering their faces, as long as they performed properly. but to make it seem to others that one part of sorrow may be increased to seven points.
As soon as the sleeve covered his face, Shixun immediately howled: "Haotian does not hang, so call my master, woo and hurt~~" Cao Ren hurriedly grabbed Shixun's shoulder: "Hongfu is silent!" Today's secret matter, in order to keep the hearts of the people in Shu from being shaken. ”
It was Xun Xin who said that it was just right, with my feelings for Cao Cao, when I heard the news of his death, of course, it was impossible not to mourn, but I also mourned silently. I sighed sadly, I really want to cry like my dead mother. After all, he is not a professional actor, and this task is a bit heavy...... So with Cao Ren's warning and persuasion, he pretended to grit his teeth and choked back his cry.
Immediately, his mind lit up, and after pretending to wipe his tears, he immediately asked, "When will Your Majesty ride the dragon to Binye?" Cao Ren replied: "The first emperor is expected to collapse in November, and now the grandson has ascended the throne. ”
Shi Xun frowned, and asked Cao Ren urgently: "Then the one who sins against me is not Your Majesty...... The first emperor also, real-time king? "Cao Renxin said that your brain is really fast...... In desperation, I had to tell the truth, saying that it was indeed this edict issued by Cao Chao - "But Yun is the edict of the first emperor, so I have to listen to it." ”
It's Xun Xin who said Cao Chao, you're crazy! Cao Cao can suppress me, and half of your older children dare to do this? What do you say about the "edict of the first emperor", if Cao Cao is still alive, or if he does this plan, if he knows that he is going to die, he will not do it! The reason why he was in a hurry to send himself to attack Shu, and planned to take the opportunity to cut off his own honors and suppress his prestige and power, was to slander himself and avoid his descendants from resentment. Now that Cao Cao is dead, whether it is an edict or not, after all, this edict was issued by Cao Chao, not to mention himself, it is impossible for anyone not to secretly resent Cao Chao because of this.
Either Cao Cao was sick and confused before he died, or Cao Chao was overbearing. But is it because Xiao Young is ignorant, so he is still obsessed with implementing Cao Cao's original plan in the face of changing circumstances, or is Cao Chao respectful on the surface, but in fact he has always been resentful of himself? Is he blaming me for not being able to keep Cao Ang as crown prince in the first place?
If a minister complains about the king, he cannot establish a dynasty; If the king complains about the minister, the minister will die! With such an emperor sitting on the stage, his future is even worse than he originally expected!
Thinking of this, the face sank as soon as it was "brushed".
In terms of political sensitivity, although Cao Zixiao is not as good as Hongfu, he has also been an official for decades, what is Xun roughly thinking in his heart, he must be able to guess it. He immediately shook Shi Xun's hand and enlightened him: "The Son of Heaven is still young, and when he is newly mourned, or if he behaves in a hurry, we are his elders and important ministers of the country, and we should be magnanimous and tolerant, and teach him to become an adult, and to Yao Shun." Hongsuke should not be privately complained. ”
The corners of Shi Xun's mouth trembled slightly, and he replied: "This is not what a human monarch should do." Setting Shu is not me, but for him, which is the opposite. In the past, Qi Xiang said that Guadai, and then there was a chaos of connection and management; Zheng Ling is not allowed to touch, but to kill the lord ......"
He mentioned two old things, both of which were because the monarch was careless in his words and deeds, offended the minister, caused turmoil in the country, and even lost his hands. One thing is that the envoy of Qi Xiang said that he would go to his father's side and casually promise that the melon would go from time to time, and "replace the melon" - you are on a business trip when the melon is ripe, so when the melon is ripe again, that is, after a year, I will send someone to replace it - but when the deadline comes, not only will he not change people, but he will scold the second doctor who sent someone to inquire about the news, so Lian Cheng and Guan Zhi's father immediately instigated rebellion and took the life of Qi Xianggong.
The second thing, Zheng Linggong summoned Gongzi Song (Zigong) and Gongzi Guisheng (Zijia), before entering the palace, Gongzi Song suddenly moved his index finger, thinking that there must be delicious food; After entering the hall, when they saw the turtle cooking in Dingzhong, the two looked at each other and smiled. However, Zheng Linggong did not let Gongzi Song eat, and Gongzi Song was furious, "touched Yu Ding, tasted it out", and finally united with Gongzi to return to life and kill Zheng Linggong.
Cao Ren heard Shixun mention these two examples, and his face was shocked on the spot: "Hongfu said carefully, what do you want?!" Shi Xun was annoyed for a while, and before the words came out, he also felt that it was not appropriate, and then he breathed a long sigh of relief and explained: "I received the great favor of the first emperor, that is, I was released by the monarch of time." Also go to the shore of Yinze. Dare to complain? "Xingyin Zeban" is the "Chu Ci. The Fisherman. That means that I, like Qu Yuan, are all loyal ministers-"If it is someone else, it is unpredictable." As Zixiao said, we are the elders of the monarch and the important ministers of the country, and we should be magnanimous and tolerant, and teach them to be adults, so that Yao Shun can be handed over immediately and return to Luoyang in a hurry. to admonish it. ”
I don't have any bad intentions, and it's okay for me to be a little wronged, but I must take the responsibility of the old minister and go back to Luoyang to advise the emperor: You are not doing it right, it is easy to have unpredictable consequences.
Cao Ren patted the back of Shixun's hand and comforted: "Don't be in a hurry. "You came from afar, and you heard about the death of the first emperor, so your behavior is a little out of place, and your speech is a little out of line, and I don't blame you. It's better to hurry down and rest. Let's hand over the military tomorrow.
Shihoon returned to his bed, tossing and turning and couldn't sleep. The more I thought about it, the more annoyed I became, and I couldn't help but have a sentence in my heart: "How can Cao Pi like this serve in the future?" This is said to have been said by Feng Guozhang. Folk rumors, Yuan Keding instigated Yuan Shikai to be the emperor, Feng Guozhang is not worthy of being a person, but there is a saying - the president can be the emperor, the problem is that he must be the prince, that guy is mean and unkind like Cao Pi (of course Cao Pi in the romance), be his courtier, we can have the hardships!
Yesun used to like Cao Chao, thinking that this child was smart and gratifying, and inherited his father's loyal temperament, but his personality had not yet been formed, so he should not be as pedantic as his father, or he could inherit the great cause. It's a pity that Cao Cao died too early, Cao Chao is not yet an adult, and his mind is incomplete, which led to this evil government. So, how do you deal with it?
Cao Cao is dead, he is really a master of high merit now, and there are only two ways to go from the people who have come here, either to replace him, or to die and the clan will be wiped out - even if Huo Guang and others can die well, the descendants may not be able to survive.
Shi Xun has never had the luxury of thinking that he will be Cao Dai, and he doesn't dare to think about whether he will become Sima Yi in the original history, because it is very unrealistic. Searching through the history books, there are only two possibilities for the usurpation of the throne: first, they have mastered military power in troubled times, such as Liu Yu, Li Yuan, and Zhao Kuangyin; Second, there are strong family forces to rely on, such as Wang Mang and Sima Yi. But who is in the family? Yes Yi's old thing has basically turned his face with himself, and he has always dealt with his own family very much, and he is a waste...... Even if Su and Jun are quite kind, they are not brothers after all, and the reliability coefficient will be greatly reduced.
The only possibility is to start from Yesfu and Shitan, and continue to have two or three generations of children and cultivate forces to become a big family...... By then, I would have hung up a long time ago, why do you want to go so far? It was not himself or his family that he hoped to succeed Cao Xiahou to continue to maintain the stability of China's political power, but his protégés such as Zhuge Liang, Sima Yi, and Guo Huai, as well as former officials such as Zhang Ji, Sun Zi, and Jia Kui, as well as an inexhaustible stream of poor people who made their fortunes through the imperial examinations.
Only in this way can this dynasty last for several generations or even more than ten generations, and shine in history like the Han and Tang dynasties, rather than the Eastern Jin Dynasty and the Southern Song Dynasty, or the Western Jin Dynasty and the Sixteen Kingdoms. However, if China is stable and strong, the tragedy of "five indiscriminate China" will never happen!
But if Cao Chao is so virtuous, who knows in what direction the political situation will develop? Looks like I can't get out of it just yet.
The next day, he got up, handed over the military power with Cao Ren, and then commanded the troops, through the meridian road to Chang'an, and then turned from Chang'an to Luoyang - and when he arrived on the outskirts of Luoyang, it was already the second half of the first month of the seventh year of Yankang - oh no, on the way, it was learned that the new emperor Cao Chao changed the Yuan on the first day of the New Year, because of the performance of Yin Peiqian in Henan, the edict of Tude, and the name of the year was "Huang Chu".
In fact, there is such a thing as dynastic virtue, when Cao Cao first received Han Chan, someone mentioned it, saying that this dynasty should be Tude, in order to succeed the Han fire, and also cited many examples such as "when Tu Gao" and a certain Huanglongxian to prove. However, it was opposed by Shi Xun, who said: "The theory of the five elements, Zhou Li does not carry it, the sage does not speak, only Zou Yan writes in vain, and the three unifications mentioned by Dong Zi (Dong Zhongshu) have nothing to do with the five elements." Later, Liu Xin created momentum for Wang Mang, and the clouds were born together, and because of it, the fallacy was spread......"
To put it bluntly, these five elements and five virtues are not Confucian orthodoxy - do you believe the words of Liu Xin's bastard?
"Qin Chu ordered Shui De, Henkel because of it, Zhang Cang proved it, and Liu Xin was Yun Huo De. Then Hand is water? For fire? If the clouds are fire, the former Han is still black, hanging for two hundred years; If the clouds are water, the Later Han Dynasty is still red, and it will be two hundred years old. If there is a mistake, there is no disturbance in the country, and the society does not fall, then what is the benefit of virtue? "The former Han said that he was a water virtue, and the latter Han said that he was a fire virtue, there is always a mistake, right? But even if it's wrong, I haven't seen the wrath of heaven and the collapse of the country, so what's the point of us still doing this?
Cao Cao himself was not very superstitious, so he listened to what Shi Xun said and put to bed for the time being. But when Cao Chao came to power, after all, children like all kinds of bells and whistles, and they don't know much about the past.
This matter is not stated for the time being, and it is said that Xun Xing went to the outskirts of Luoyang, the distance is still more than ten miles, and it is still early, but he deliberately stopped and entered the post house. The reason makes sense, if there is a traffic jam along the way (?) I almost didn't get into the city, the gates were closed, and I couldn't even find a place to sleep. Let's wait until dawn tomorrow before leaving.
But he did not sleep, but leaned on the couch in his bedroom, but was in a daze. Until the end of the day, there was a sudden announcement outside the door: "Enlighten the lord, there are people from the city, ......" (to be continued.) )