Volume 1: Xu Du Fengyun Chapter 86: Sima and his son
If you say who should be the bull ear of Hanoi Wen County?
When the first Sima family was recommended as the leader, the head of the family Sima Fang, the word Jiangong, the former Yingchuan Taishou, the son of Sima Jun.
Everyone said that Sima Gong was upright and fair, and he was quite prestigious. I love to read the Book of Han, and I have satiated hundreds of thousands of words. When he was young, he started as a county official, and successively served as Luoyang Ling, Jing Zhaoyin, and Xu Duling......
In the past, he praised Cao Cao many times and recommended him as the lieutenant of northern Luoyang, and Cao Cao began his career as a eunuch.
Sima Jiangong had eight sons, named after the characters Lang, Yi, Fu, Kui, Sui, Jin, Tong, and Min. The sons under their knees have the reputation of Sima Bada, the dragon and phoenix among the people.
His brother Sima Fu is now a scholar of Sikong Mansion, and although Sima Yi returned from studying in Lu Hunshan, he and the other six brothers are still unofficial.
In the room, Sima Yi carried a basin of hot water and placed it at Sima Fang's feet, squatted down, washed his father's feet with his own hands, Sima Fang accepted it with satisfaction, stroked his beard and said: "My son, it is a great blessing to return from studying art." ”
Sima Yi smiled humbly and said, "The great luck of a child is to serve his father. ”
Sima Fang heard this, smiled and said nothing. Sima Yi was washing his father's feet, and suddenly burst out with a sentence: "Today, I met with my friends in Fengyu Building, but I met a very dignified person. ”
"Who is Zhong Da talking about?"
"Father thinks, in this huge city of Xudu, how many young people can make children sincerely praise?" Sima Yi asked rhetorically.
Sima Fang pondered for a moment, spat out turbidity, and said: "In recent months, the one who has been in the limelight is Sikong's son-in-law, Cao Zi is gone, but Wu'er has met him?" ”
"Father is wise, what the child met today is the general Zhonglang, and I went to ask for a glass of wine?"
"Oh? Didn't get kicked out by him? Sima Fang heard that his son took the initiative to come forward to ask Cao Ang for advice, and he was in good spirits and asked jokingly.
Sima Yi smiled and shook his head, Sima Fang asked for a reason, since Cao Ang's son came back from Wancheng, the rejection of these scholars is particularly obvious, and he never hides it, so he almost said that Lao Tzu and the scholars do not share the sky.
It stands to reason that Cao Mengde can have today's status and energy, in addition to the support of his clan, there is no lack of help from the scholars when he was young, according to common sense, Cao Ang is the son of Cao Cao, a profiteer, not to mention treating the scholars with respect, even the friendship on the face is almost too lazy to maintain.
Some people say that his actions in the two counties are a slap in the face of the scholars, but in the eyes of the scholars, this is a slap in the face, it is clearly a sharp knife deeply pierced into the chest of the scholars, and the blood is bleeding all over the ground, not to mention, but also pretending to comfort, "Be strong." "There is nothing more murderous than this!
"I have just returned, and I have no enmity with him, so what reason does he have to belittle me?"
"That's right, how do you feel about this person after spending some time with him?" Sima Fang nodded and asked.
"This person is very keen, cohesive, and his brothers are very convinced of him, and then look at what this person did in the two counties, if it were not for the approval of Xiahou Yuan and Cao Ren, he would never be able to do this. From this point of view, the Cao clan also respects Sikong, the son-in-law. ”
Sima Fang fell on the back of the chair a little lazily, and said leisurely: "You only talked about this person's heart and character, do you know this person's methods?" ”
"This kid doesn't know much."
Sima Fang patted him, motioned for him to get up, and sat down on the side. Sima Fang personally picked up the sackcloth and wiped his wet feet that were still steaming hot, only to hear him say: "This son is really not a good type. ”
Sima Yi couldn't help but raise his eyebrows, because his father almost never had such an evaluation of people, it is true that they and Cao Ang are opponents at this moment, however, Sima Fang's words are by no means derogatory, but out of a pertinent evaluation of Cao Ang's opponent.
"Father, please." Sima Yi said.
"When Cao Zixuan was a teenager, he followed Meng Denan to fight in the north, and he was modest, he was the kind of person who respected him a foot, and he also had a temperament, which naturally laid the foundation in the grassroots soldiers."
Sima Yi knew that Cao Ang was not only favored by his clan relatives, but also had a deep foundation in the hearts of foreign generals and low-level soldiers.
"If you just rely on affinity and humility, I'm afraid you won't be able to convince the generals, right?" Seeing that Sima Yi pointed out the key point, Sima Fang nodded frequently, and praised his son in his heart.
After the return of this son, it was rumored that he could hold a five-stone bow and seven stars in a row, but most people at that time scoffed at this. ”
Sima Yi frowned, as a qualified child of the scholar clan, the six arts of a gentleman need to be mastered, even if he is not good at it, he must dabble in it.
The doorway of the bow and arrow, how could Sima Yi not know, just said his own personal experience, don't say anything about the seven stars, even if two arrows are fired in an instant, Sima Yi thinks that he can't do it, and his arms will be swollen for a while.
"The rumors are true, but they are exaggerated." Sima Yi said affirmatively.
Sima Fang glanced at Sima Yi and continued: "Then, when Meng De sent him to escort Langya and Liu Que to Xiapi to make an alliance with Lu Bu, Cao Ang wore wide sleeves and fought with Zhang Wenyuan, the first general under Lu Bu, who was fully armed, regardless of victory or defeat!" ”
Sima Yi got up suddenly, his pupils shrank sharply, since Zhao Wuling Wang Hufu cavalry shooting, the soldiers' equipment has always been according to the mobile and flexible equipped with strong armor, when galloping on a horse with wide sleeves, because the wind will blow the wide sleeve robe to form resistance, greatly limiting the speed and activity.
Therefore, when the two armies fight generals, they must be flexible and mobile, and the generals who wear wide sleeves and charge with a white horse under the crotch on the battlefield have the same goal, either because of their confidence in their own strength, or because they are dead!
Cao Ang is definitely not dead, then he has that strength.
I don't know who Zhang Wenyuan is Sima Yi doesn't know, but the name of Lu Bu and Hu is known to everyone, and those who can sit on the number one general under Hu Hu are naturally not good, but they are such people, in the case of wearing armor and holding troops, but they have fought back and forth with a son and brother in wide sleeves, Sima Yi will not feel that Zhang Wenyuan is inferior, he only thinks that Cao Ang is brave.
Seeing Sima Yi, who was being stunned, Sima Fang signaled him to be calm, waved his hand and continued: "Before Meng De fought against Yuan Shu, he was willing to shoot arrows and cheer, in front of the civil and military officials of the Manchu Dynasty, with a five-stone bow and a seven-star alignment! ”
And the most astonishing thing is that the cluster of arrows it shoots shatters the brickwork of the city wall! His Majesty gave him the armor of the overlord of Chu, and what he gave back to everyone was that he had the strength comparable to the courage of the overlord......"
Then, in the stunned eyes of his son, Sima Fang explained how Cao Ang broke the first city of Yuan Shu, the two counties of Weizhen Huai and Ru, and countless cases of beheading generals together with Sima Yi.
After a long time, Sima Yi came back from his distraction and said slowly: "According to what my father said, this person is an extremely tricky existence, and the second son has little hope." ”
Sima Fang said with emotion: "Yes, especially when the confrontation is tied and timid. ”
Sima Yi speculated in his heart that Cao Ang was added as the eldest son, and he was trusted by the elders, and the generals and soldiers with foreign surnames were trusted, and he had his own hills and ravines in his chest.
After careful calculation, Cao Ang is an extremely tricky guy with almost no weaknesses.
"If it weren't so tricky, how could the second prince be determined to be with me now?" Sima Fang asked rhetorically.
"But in this case, our warriors are also very passive."
Sima Fang saw that his son had drilled the tip of the horns, and said comfortingly: "Zhongda, is it possible that Cao Zihuan doesn't have a little advantage in your heart?"
Sima Yi smiled bitterly: "Please forgive my father for the child's stupidity, I really didn't think of Cao Zihuan's advantages."
Sima Fang stood up and said, "As long as there is my clan, this is Cao Zihuan's advantage." He said with great confidence, in Sima Fang's eyes, Cao Ang's advantage was so obvious, but so what?
In this day and age, no matter how good a person you are, without the help of the nobles, all advantages and ideas are in vain.
At the moment, such as Liu Xuande, a hero-like figure, there are fierce generals and ministers under him, but so what, when he was in Xuzhou, he was not supported by the scholars, no, he bent his knees in Jingzhou, even if he was reluctant, he had to be honest in Xinye County as a pawn for Liu Biaogan.
Besides, Gongsun Zhan, Bai Ma Yi was entrenched in Youzhou, what a hero and domineering, but he still suffered a loss without the support of the scholars, and fought at the boundary bridge, and Yuan Benchu, who was the third prince of the fourth world, was defeated, and after a while, Gongsun Zhan's command was torn apart, and Youzhou changed hands.
Even if he is strong enough to win Emperor Guangwu Liu Xiu, what about it, if he doesn't have the support of the Shi clan, how can he come to Yuntai to worship and have the opportunity to sit in the world?
Sima Fang felt that in today's world, as long as there is the support of the scholars, as long as the supporter is not a fool, he can succeed.
Even if Cao Ang was the son of destiny, Sima Fang would shoot him in the dirt, making him unable to turn over.
"As strong as the overlord of Chu, how did it end?" Sima Fang asked.
Sima Yi was stunned for a moment, and then replied: "Embattled Wujiang kills himself."
"What about Liu Bang, who is weaker than him?"
"Weijia Haine, sitting on the Han world." Sima Fang smiled and nodded, and Sima Yifu asked again: "Regardless of whether Cao Ang is willing to be an overlord or not, how does my father know if Cao Zihuan is the material for Han Gaozu?"
Sima Fang looked at Sima Yi deeply, and the latter also looked at his father with burning eyes, "Who they are is not up to them to decide, it depends on our Shi clan, what our Shi clan says they are, they are what they are." ”
These words sounded unashamed, but they deeply shocked Sima Yi, why his father was so confident, all because their clan had this strength.