In fact, just by looking at Sima Yuanshan's experience, we seem to understand why the other party behaved like this. He came from a prominent family. Although he was a general with high military rank, he had never actually commanded a major battle.
Even if you participate in battles, you will only participate in those battles with a huge disparity in military strength, so there is no difficulty.
It is precisely because of this that Sima Yuanshan seems naive, thinking that fighting alone or fighting should be "above and aboveboard".
Muchuan began to "brainwash and educate" at this time. Sun Wu's "Thirty-Six Stratagems of Action" in Sun Wu's Art of War was not just about escaping.
The key is that it "takes retreat to advance". It looks like running away, but in fact it is just temporarily avoiding the opponent's edge and looking for better opportunities to counterattack.
War is like this, and so is the contest between generals. If you can't win, be cunning and retreat, and defeat the opponent by looking for flaws.
At this point, Temujin Dali performed very well. Although he looked rough and heroic, he was very careful, and he firmly remembered Muchuan's teachings and knew the principle of "retreating to advance". For this reason, he could
In the battle, he won every victory and knocked down Sima Yuanshan in one fell swoop.
"General Sima, your strength is not weak, but the main problem lies in your thinking! Whether it is a battlefield or a competition, you should know the importance of 'avoiding the edge'."
"General...understand."
Sima Yuanshan murmured in his voice. Although he claimed to understand, his face looked like he didn't understand. He probably could only understand the meaning of Muchuan's words but not comprehend the profound meaning.
Bar.
But it doesn't matter, Muchuan already had a plan in mind to send Sima Yuanshan to train and train.
As a general, Sima Yuanshan lacked "practical experience". If he encountered any war, Muchuan could just push the opponent to the front line and let him practice, and he should be familiar with it after two rounds.
Now that he had finished talking about the gap in thinking and experience, Muchuan ordered his servants to help Sima Yuanshan and Temujin bandage their injuries.
In the palace hall, a group of maids and the doctor were busy surrounding the two people. Taking advantage of this, Muchuan continued to tell them the advantages and disadvantages of the battle just now.
At the same time, in the Chang'an City Imperial Palace and the Royal Study Room, a group of civil and military ministers were gathered here.
On the golden dragon throne was Li Shimin, who was dressed in golden robes. He glanced majestically at the ministers present, and then said in a voice: "I summoned you here today... to discuss something."
After finishing speaking, Li Shimin winked at Liu Gui next to him.
Liu Gui then began to explain the matter in detail, saying that today the Taiwei Commander Sun Wuji sent a team of light cavalry to "Beiyang Village" in the north of Gyeonggi Province to investigate, and found that the villagers there were suffering from the plague, and their symptoms were skin diseases.
Erythema, weak Qi and physical weakness, persistent cough, etc.
When they heard this, it was like a meteorite falling into the calm lake, which made all the ministers feel shocked and shocked.
In fact, Muchuan had proposed the theory of "plague" a long time ago. At that time, all the court officials were questioning it, saying that Muchuan was afraid of the world being in chaos and had no good intentions.
Now that I have heard Changsun Wuji’s investigation report, doesn’t it corroborate the “plague” issue?
You must know that the "plague" is very serious. If it spreads, not only thousands of people will die, but hundreds of thousands of people will die! All civil and military officials were panicked for a while.
"I didn't expect that the Minister of the Ministry of Finance actually got the word right. This person is really a man of heaven, and he has a miraculous plan to predict the future!"
"Now that the plague has appeared, only Lord Muchuan can solve it, right?
We need to inform him of this matter as soon as possible so that he can think of a solution."
"Yes, yes, Lord Muchuan has great powers. If it were him, he would definitely be able to resolve the matter safely."
Although everyone was panicking, they were not completely desperate, because Muchuan was there! So they could see civil and military officials coming to remonstrate one after another, claiming to grant Muchuan the power to deal with the current disaster.
In fact, the thoughts of the civil and military officials were consistent with Li Shimin's. If such a disaster occurred, it would be natural to rely on Muchuan.
Just when Li Shimin was about to promulgate the imperial edict, a man jumped out, bowed his hands and said, "Your Majesty, I have objections."
The person who spoke was none other than Zhongshu Ling Shangguan Jin!
Seeing that Shangguan Jin raised objections, Li Shimin asked the other party in confusion what was going on?
After all, the situation is serious and there can be no delay at all.
Shangguan Jin Cheng said in fear: "Wei Chen believes that this plague should not be plague."
This statement immediately caused consternation among the ministers. Changsun Wuji sent Qingqi to investigate, and it was confirmed that the villagers were infected with the plague. However, Shangguan Jin said that it was not "plague". Isn't this just claiming that Changsun Wuji lied?
Changsun Wuji stood next to Li Shimin, flicking his sleeves. He also asked Shangguan Jin what he meant.
Shangguan Jin definitely did not dare to offend Changsun Wuji, so he said humbly: "What Mr. Taiwei investigated is certainly true, but there must be a misunderstanding."
Shangguan Jin said that the terrain in Beiyang Village is rugged and complex, the fields are barren, and snakes, wild cats, eagles and other creatures often appear, so the plague is not prone to occur.
What's more, if it is really a plague, the disease should be spreading and every villager can't live in peace. However, according to the investigation report, not all villagers are sick, just some.
"Of course, this is just the stupid opinion of a humble minister, so I specially invited the imperial physician Ling from the Imperial Medical Office to come here to prove it."
Imperial physician Ling Cui Feng, although not of high rank, was renowned for his medical skills.
Several small-scale plagues broke out in the Tang Dynasty, and Cui Feng was responsible for handling them. For this reason, he gained deep trust in the court.
Li Shimin nodded and summoned Cui Feng with a single move of his hand. After all, you really need to listen to what experienced people have to say about the plague.
"Greetings to Your Majesty!"
Cui Feng saluted, and then learned about the situation in Beiyang Village from Liu Gui.
After hearing the inside story, Cui Feng began to summarize: "Reporting to Your Majesty, Wei Chen believes that Zhongshu Ling is reasonable. If this is really a plague, there should not be so few patients. It may be other diseases."
"Cui Aiqing, do you know what the disease is?"
"We don't dare to make rash judgments. We need to conduct an in-depth investigation in Beiyang Village to make a clear conclusion."
If a "plague" really occurs, there is no need to delay. According to the suggestions of Changsun Wuji and Muchuan, the village should be immediately sealed off, access blocked, roads within the 50-kilometer radius of "Beiyang Village" sealed, and sergeants screened one by one to confirm whether there are any.
other infected people.
Naturally, the ministers had a lot of criticism about the method proposed by Muchuan in the memorial. Using this method wasted money, wasted money, and blocked the economy, which would cause panic and social unrest.
