Chapter 39: Asking the Right Question
A series of military victories greatly eased the tension in the court of the Great Jin Dynasty, so that the Son of Heaven Sima Zhen wanted to hold a court meeting, but there were not enough officials in Beijing, and many people lost contact, and finally gave up.
The Metropolitan Governor Sima Yi also did not want to hold a court meeting at this time.
If everything is said on the surface, it is easy to cause controversy and twists and turns, and if it is not done well, it will fall into passivity, it is better to ask the right question in a small range in private, he makes suggestions, the Son of Heaven agrees, and the matter is decided.
Of course, asking the right question needs to be summoned by the Son of Heaven, and it is not something you just want to do. But this is not a matter for Sima Yi, no, Sima Zhen, who had just returned a few days after Zhang Fang came back, "took the initiative" to ask the right question.
In addition to the emperor, the palace people, and Sima Yi, there were also several assistants of the shogunate of the Changsha King/Taiwei/Dadu Governor/Hussar General: Sima Wanghu, Peng Liu Yan, Zuo Chang Wang Ju, Wen Du Xi, and the chief bookkeeper Zu Ti - because he wears many hats, Sima Yi is qualified to open the mansion in the name of a lot, so there are many sets of teams.
This meeting has been held for a while, and Du Xi talked eloquently: "Liu Shen, the assassin of Yongzhou, was originally a minister of the imperial court, loyal and courageous, but he had no choice but to bend to the West Mansion, and he didn't think about His Majesty's grace every day. Now he can send an envoy to the west, secretly meet Liu Shen, and show an edict to order the counties of Guanxi to raise troops to fight against Sima Hao, or to make Zhang Fang withdraw his troops. ”
Sima Zhen, the Son of Heaven, had a loveless expression. Anyway, it's not his turn to call the shots, so why pretend? Besides, he can't quite understand national affairs, as if his brain is not enough-in other words, he has recently become the "No. 1 Warrior of the Great Jin", and he can always appear on the most fierce battlefield, and then lead the king to turn defeat into victory, and he is very brave, although he is forced.
The queen sheep is even more lazy to talk nonsense.
She didn't have any good feelings for Sima Yi, and she still remembered the arrows that flew towards her at the beginning. If it weren't for luck, it would have died long ago. Not to mention, there is also her father Yang Xuanzhi's account, although the family is vague, how can she not understand!
However, she was very careful to hide her emotions, because she was afraid of death - Jia Nanfeng could die, but she couldn't die if she sacrificed her face?
"Your Majesty......" Sima Yi coughed and reminded.
He is only 27 years old this year, which is the age of full ambition and high spirits. If he was a little depressed a while ago, with several big victories in a row, his heart suddenly rose, and he felt that he might have a chance to win this game of chess.
He is a person with strong executive ability, and he can listen to opinions with an open mind, and after the subordinates put forward a plan, he will go through it himself, and do it if he thinks it is no problem, such as ordering the counties of Kansai to raise troops to fight against Sima Hao.
"Wang Sima is reasonable, Taiwei will look at it." Sima Zhen came back to his senses, nodded, and said.
Yang Xianrong glanced at her husband speechlessly.
The one who spoke just now was Du Xi, the literary scholar of Changsha Palace, the son of the famous general Du Zhu, not Sima Wanghu of Taiwei Mansion - Wang Hu, the word is Zhong, a native of Chen County, Shi Hansu, because he has beheaded more than ten Hebei generals in a row and broke the land machine, he is now a hot figure in Beijing.
Du Xi and Wang Hu glanced at each other, and they could see the embarrassment in each other's eyes.
"Your Majesty." Sima Yi bowed, and he didn't intend to correct anything.
After speaking, he gestured with his eyes.
"Your Majesty, the ministers heard that there were many thieves in Jianghuai, and the people could not be at ease, or they could be sent to Yang, Jing, and Henan Prefectures to suppress them, and discipline them with discipline." Changsha Wangfu Zuo Chang Wang Ju stepped forward and said.
"This matter ......," Sima Zhen subconsciously looked at Sima Yi.
Sima Yi bowed slightly.
"Let Wang Qing preside over it." Sima Zhen said.
"Obey." Wang Ju saluted and stepped back.
Wang Ju recently showed his face.
Swept away the enemy army in the south of the city with inferior forces, although it was not the main battlefield, but the performance was really good, and it was valued by Sima Yi.
The staff in the palace discussed that Luoyang alone was not enough to support the operation of the entire imperial court, and it was necessary to rely on other states. It happened that Jing and Yang were troubled and difficult to pacify, so they decided to send their own people south to take the opportunity to collect these territories and continue to provide food for Luoyang.
Discussion and discussion, and finally Sima Yi Qiangang made a decision and decided to send Wang Ju, his most trusted henchman, to the south, and now it is just a matter of going through the process - it is impossible for the soldiers to take him away, and there are not enough in Luoyang, so he can only rely on Wang Ju himself, and use the righteous name of the court to quell the chaos, which is not easy.
said two things in a row, and they were done, and Sima Yi was happy in his heart.
Taiwei Peng Liu Yan observed his words and said, "The governor of the capital has won many victories, and the thieves are frightened. After hearing the fiasco of the thief Shuai Lu Ji, his prestige was greatly damaged, and no one listened to him anymore. There are also rumors in Yecheng that Lu Ji may be imprisoned. ”
Liu Yan, the word Shiren, a native of Weichang, Zhongshan, and Liu Kun's brother.
The generals of Hebei were originally dissatisfied with Lu Ji, and after the fiasco of Jianchunmen, they would not listen. Lu Ji is afraid that he will not be able to command a few people now, and the next battle can only rely on Hebei Zhu to play his own role until Sima Ying changes the coach.
Sima Yi pretended not to know, and said in surprise: "There is such a thing? ”
"Absolutely." Liu Yan said with a smile: "Someone in Ye Mansion was instructed by the eunuch Meng Jiu to report it first, saying that 'the machine has two hearts in Changsha'. Sima Ying was suspicious and sent people to the army to verify, and the generals and others were all recommended by Meng Jiu, pretending to be perjury, and standing on Meng Jiu's side, which is ridiculous. Although Sima Ying has not yet taken away Lu Ji's principal and position, it is estimated that he will be soon. ”
Sima Yi laughed.
He laughed so hard that tears were about to come out, as if he was venting his emotions.
"This is all the work of the Tai Lieutenant." Liu Yan's face was grim, and he said: "If there were no successive victories, how could Lu Ji end up like this." ”
"This is all the work of the Tai Lieutenant." All the staff members said one after another.
Sima Zhen opened his mouth and didn't say anything.
Yang Xianrong had a decent smile on her face, as if she was happy with her, but those who were familiar with her could find that the smile did not have the slightest warmth.
"Eunuchs are bad." Sima Yi slowly retracted his emotions, shook his head, and asked casually, "Why can't Meng Jiu get along with Lu Ji?" ”
"Meng Jiu's brother Meng Chao had a gap with Lu Ji, and he robbed the law field in public, rescued the soldiers who violated military discipline in his tent, and asked Lu Ji if he would be the governor." Liu Yan said: "After Chao returned to the camp, he was worried about Lu Ji's revenge, so he wrote this matter into a letter and sent it to Yecheng. Meng Jiu read it, and a few days later, he was shocked to hear that Chao was not in the array, which was also a suspicion of harm. ”
"How did Meng Chao die?" Sima Yi looked at Wang Ju and asked.
In the military report he saw, there was only a vague mention of Wang Ju's battle with the thief, and Meng Chao panicked and was killed by Mi Huang, the governor of Yuefu. I didn't care about it at the time, but now I think it's too simplistic.
Theoretically speaking, the area south of the city belongs to Wang Ju, and there is no problem in saying that Meng Chao died at the hands of Wang Ju, but what about the details?
Wang Ju's heart sank, and he immediately said: "Tai Lieutenant, after the battle of Jianchun Gate, the thieves were in a panic, and they had no intention of fighting, so they retreated one after another. Mi Governor Hu led the crowd to pursue and beheaded Meng Chao at Pingchang Gate. ”
"Who killed it?" Sima Yi glared and asked: "I have seen Mi Huang twice, an honest man, his martial arts are sparse, and he can't lead soldiers, don't tell me that Mi Huang killed Meng Chao with his own hands, he doesn't have this ability." ”
Beads of sweat oozed from Wang Ju's forehead slightly, and he said: "Shao Xun, the governor of Mi Huang's tent, has won the head of Meng Chao. ”
In fact, there was Shao Xun's name on the military newspaper originally, but after Wang Ju read it, he learned about this person and learned that he was only sixteen years old and still a sergeant, so he decided to press it down and remove Shao Xun's name.
There weren't too many people who objected to this, because everyone was not very comfortable.
"Tell me carefully, Hugh is in vain." Sima Yi said.
Wang Ju had no choice but to recount the battle process.
When he heard that Shao Xun dismounted in front of thousands of enemy soldiers and beheaded Meng Chao as if no one was around, Sima Yi was stunned.
Wang Hu and Zu Ti also raised their heads, quite shocked and a little fascinated.
Especially Wang Hu, although he is from a scholar family in a broad sense, he is a "world Hansu", and he has suffered from snacks, and he doesn't have so many views, so he thinks he can make friends with Shao Xun.
It's a pity that that person is a general of the Yuefu family, but he can't be recruited under his command, so he is slightly regretful.
"Captain forgiveness." Wang Ju lowered his head and said in fear.
Sima Yi looked at Wang Ju's somewhat pale temples, sighed secretly, and didn't plan to delve into it, and said, "Give Shao Xun a golden silk to show his merits." ”
"No." Wang Ju immediately responded.
Sima Zhen's mouth was wide open, apparently not yet recovering from Wang Ju's narrative.
In front of so many enemies, first fire three arrows in a row to scare off those frightened birds, and then if no one else collects the head, how can this person be so bold?
Yang Xianrong sneered secretly.
That poor worm named Shao Xun is probably not from any background, not even Hansu.
It's so funny.
Sima Yi, your staff are so powerful, they are all righteous men and gentlemen. With them for you, you can win, right?
Destroy, she thought to herself.
This court will only harm its own people, and his father cooperated with Sima Yi wholeheartedly, but he ended up with a "death of fear".
This court will only be jealous of the virtuous and jealous, not rewarded for meritorious service, and not punished for faults, all of them are a group of jackals dressed in human skin.
What is the difference between this court, which is still polite and happy, shooting arrows at the Son of Heaven and the Queen, and Chengji who killed the monarch on the street back then?
Destroy, I'm tired, I don't want to play here anymore.
And that Shao Xun, hate the court, hate Sima Yi, take revenge fiercely, goose goose goose.
"And one last thing...... Sima Yi looked at the emperor and queen and said, "The matter of peace has to be decided by Your Majesty." ”
"Huh? Oh! Negotiate peace. Sima Zhen nodded and said, "It's time to negotiate peace." Fighting, killing, and killing, no one is going to cook rice, how is this good. I don't want to eat minced meat anymore, and the corners of my mouth are foaming, alas. Taiwei has always had an idea, so I'll leave this matter to you. ”
Sima Yi's forehead was bruised.
The staff all bowed their heads, not knowing what they were thinking.
"Obey." Sima Yi took a deep breath and said.