"Sima Fa" says, "Although a country is large, if it is warlike, it will perish."
Since our Wei State inherited the Mandate of Heaven from the Han Dynasty, we have repeatedly attacked the thief Wu. However, after Your Majesty inherited the unification, he did not obey the ministers like Shu. Wu also repeatedly raised troops to invade the territory, so that the war continued for many years and the people's livelihood was in ruins. Now, the country is in urgent need.
When you need to rest with the people and save yourself from corvee labor, how can you use swords and soldiers to cause trouble to the living people?
If both of them are involved, Shu will have danger to fall back on.
Mencius once said, "The weather is not as good as the right place, and the right place is not as good as the people."
The territory of Bashu is dangerous and difficult to defend. Even though our Wei State has elite soldiers and tiger generals, it is difficult to attack. For example, when Emperor Wu first conquered Zhang Lu and later fought against Liu Bei, he gathered a hundred thousand people and personally went to the battlefield to teach strategies, but he was still trapped in food shortages.
The journey is difficult, but it is impossible to achieve all the success.
It can be said that the geographical advantage is not in our country Wei!
When Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty invaded Hanzhong, the common people in Wancheng suffered from hard labor, and the defenders gathered the officials and the people to rebel. If the Wei State sends troops to attack Shu, it should not disturb the people's spring plowing time. However, the Hanchuan River is blocked, and the Qinling Valley Road is rainy in summer and autumn, fearing that the army will not be able to do so.
Just before the battle, the rain will only waste your fighting spirit.
In this case, the timing is not with me!
When Liu Bei died in Yong'an, rebellions broke out all over Bashu, and the officials and people were uneasy. It has been nearly eight years since Zhuge Liang, the Shu Prime Minister, was entrusted by Liu Bei to be an orphan. He worked hard to quell the rebellion in Nanzhong and went north to Hanzhong to practice martial arts. It has been nearly eight years! It can also be said that Bashu
The internal turmoil is gone, people's hearts are at peace, and everyone is willing to serve each other. If our Wei State raises an army to attack at this time, it will definitely arouse the resentment of others as enemies.
This can be said that the enemy has the power of harmony.
The favorable time, place, and people are not with me, so how can Your Majesty attack me?
Third, the Yongliang Qianghu tribe is prone to instability and difficult to settle down.
Since the beginning of the previous dynasty, there has been Qiang and Barbarian turmoil in Liangzhou that lasted for more than a hundred years. Emperor Wu once said that he "willed to be a general in the Western Conquest."
Since the founding of the Wei Dynasty, although we have raised troops several times to fight against unruly ministers, punish the evil leaders, move tribes to different places to divide their power, and many other strategies to suppress and divide the tribes, rebellions among the Qiang and Hu tribes have continued.
Now, if we, the Wei State, raises an army to attack Shu, we must take the cattle and sheep of the Qiang and Hu tribes for food and fodder, recruit the tribesmen to join the army to show off the military power, and transport the baggage. This may arouse their resentment and raise troops to cause rebellion again!
These are the three most important bases in Xiahou Hui's reprint of Shu's statement that Shu cannot be conquered.
He also mentioned some examples and words of praise such as the Holy Lord cherishing the people and not using weapons rashly, etc. Sima Yi simply ignored them.
"This boy is young and has plans in mind, but he can actually be very involved in military and national affairs!"
These are the words that Sima Yi secretly praised without hesitation after reading it.
Yes, he thought Xia Houhui was very good in his studies.
Because in his heart, he was also not optimistic about the outcome of Cao Zhen's expedition to Shu.
When Cao Zhen went to court for the first time to ask for war, Emperor Cao Rui wrote a letter to him and asked him to work together.
However, he did not give a negative opinion.
Instead, he gave ambiguous advice due to the different defense zones and lack of understanding of Yongliang affairs. He also claimed that if Shu was attacked, the Jingxiang tribes under his command would definitely march forward to the death and be loyal to the country.
The reason why he acted like this was not because he was sitting on a corpse.
There are two reasons.
First, the person who proposed the strategy of conquering Shu was General Cao Zhen.
Today, the person whom Emperor Cao Rui trusts the most is also the true leader of the Wei Kingdom, inferior to one person and superior to ten thousand people.
for example.
If Cao Zhen claimed that the Three Dukes were incompetent, the Emperor Cao Rui would consider it carefully and privately instruct the school officials to secretly investigate the actions of the Three Dukes.
But what if Sangong claims that Cao Zhen is arrogant or incompetent~
Cao Rui's first reaction was - how dare you slander the general and try to sow discord between the monarch and his ministers!?
What are your intentions!?
The second reaction was to immediately order a department to investigate the person who made the accusation.
Even if no crime was found, Cao Rui would alienate him from now on.
Therefore, it is easy to understand that Sima Yi, who had not long been the governor of one side, did not express any objection.
His qualifications and position in the army are not as good as those of Cao Zhen, so why bother to make him embarrassed?
Another reason is that he is already a very popular minister.
As one of the ministers who care about life in today's world, as early as when Cao Rui just succeeded to the throne, he was given the power to open a government and appoint his own subordinates, and now he is also in charge of the army from the temple. It can be said that, At this time, he claimed that "what more could I ask for in this life" was very appropriate.
Therefore, when the generals of the Wei clan are withering and there is no successor, he refutes Cao Zhen's strategy. Doesn't that give others a reason to criticize the clan?
Those who are not from the clan but hold military power should be careful in their words and deeds!
Moreover, Chen Qun, who was also the minister of Gu Ming, refuted it. If the emperor Cao Rui could listen, it would be the same whether he refuted it; but if he didn't listen, adding his refutation would not help.
Why bother?
When Cao Zhen changed his strategy and tried to lead Yongliang's main force to march from Ziwu Valley, he was even more unable to refute.
You know, the exit of the southern section of Ziwu Valley is in Dongsan County!
In other words, the marching routes of the Yongliang main force led by Cao Zhen and the Jingxiang troops led by him overlapped!
They are all going to attack Hanzhong County via Huangjin Gorge!
So, what is the difference between changing the strategy for conquering Shu and not changing it?
But Cao Zhen "changed" it like this. It was not unwise, but he clearly told others that the intention of conquering Shu was his and the emperor's decision, so you should not make any more noise.
Therefore, Sima Yi has nothing to refute.
If we have this spare time, we might as well urge the various ministries in Jing and Xiang to prepare for the expedition to Shu.
"Zi Yuan, come and take a look at this place."
He no longer hesitated about whether it was appropriate to attack Shu, and handed the copy to Sima Shi on the side.
Yes, Master Sima has come to Wancheng.
He has not yet retired from official service, so he can stay or leave at will.
Now it was the end of the winter, and as the eldest son of the family, he naturally had to come to Wancheng, Nanyang, to visit his relatives, do some filial duties such as sending food and clothing to his father and reporting on the situation at home.
Anyway, Wanluo has been known since ancient times. The official roads are smooth and the distance is very close, making travel very convenient.
"only."
Master Sima responded respectfully, stood up, sat down next to his father's case, and took the transcript.
It's just that the attitude is a bit careless.
At the first glance, he raised his eyebrows in slight surprise, then quickly glanced at ten lines, and put the copy down after a few breaths.
Such an attitude also made Sima Yi slightly frown.
How could you ignore the opportunity to observe military and national events?
And he had only left Luoyang for a few years. His eldest son, who was known as a celebrity, was so flattered by others that he was so proud that he had no children left?
His reaction also fell into the eyes of Master Sima.
Immediately, he smiled and said softly, "Father, it's not that my child is dismissive of this article. It's because what was said in this article, except that the Qinling Valley Road is rainy in summer and autumn, and everything else said, my child will be early." I knew it months ago."
Alas!
My son actually knew this already?!
Didn't Xiahou Zhiquan go to the temple just this month?
Even though Sima Yi, who had long been conditioned to be unfazed by honor and disgrace, and whose expression remained unchanged despite the collapse of Mount Tai, was also surprised by the eldest son's words.
Master Sima did not wait for him to ask questions, and then told the story of how he and Xia Houhui met in the thatched cottage outside Chenjia City a few months ago, had a knee-jerk conversation about the conquest of Yongliang, Wei, and Shu, as well as the subsequent frequent correspondence in which they talked about everything.
said.
After saying that, he also asked a question.
"Father, my son and Xiahou Zhiquan have not known each other for a long time, but they are very close to each other, and they always feel like confidants. Moreover, his talents and learning are not inferior to my son. If they get to know each other deeply, they will be good friends who benefit each other. But for now, he
Shangshu stated the shortcomings of the times, denounced the unhealthy atmosphere in the temple and refuted the general's strategy of conquering Shu. It can be said that he was isolated in the temple and cut off from the clan leaders. It also made it difficult for the child to decide whether to continue to associate with him. "
"My father must also know that there is a mixture of dragons and snakes in the capital, and each family has many eyes and ears. Although the child has not yet become an official, his words and deeds attract the attention of others, and they will be interpreted as father's intention. Therefore, if the teacher
Interacting with Xiahou Zhiquan as usual may bring unnecessary criticism to the family; and if the child breaks off correspondence with him, he will be treated less favorably than the child. In my father's opinion, how should the child deal with himself?
evil?"
After hearing the eldest son's question, Sima Yi did not answer immediately.
Instead, he kept stroking his arms and thinking.
After a moment, he suddenly laughed and said, "My son has been doing the ceremony for many years and is quite famous among the scholars. He certainly has his own opinions on this matter. I am asking this question because I want to clear up my father's doubts."
?Or maybe you have evil intentions in trying to be a father?"
Yes, he was so smart that after a little thought, he realized that Master Sima had already made his choice.
Asking him to clarify his doubts is just asking for permission.
He was not angry at this slightly Meng Lang way of talking.
Because in his eyes, Master Sima is still very young.
Young people should have the vitality of young people and the high-spiritedness to dare to do something.
And it is not terrible if young people do wrong things.
In particular, he was an important minister designated by the late Emperor Cao Pi to the emperor, and a governor who held heavy troops to guard one side.
Under his wing, as the eldest son, Master Sima, who will inherit the title and lintel in the future, should make his own decision no matter what he faces, and act boldly. Even if he does something wrong or takes a wrong step
, there is no need to worry, elders will come forward to mediate, and there will be no shortage of opportunities to start over in the future.
Just think of it as accumulating experience for your future career.
What he is really worried about is that Master Sima has no spirit, dares not to do anything, is timid in repeatedly weighing the pros and cons, and eventually becomes a mediocre person.
That is the greatest misfortune for our family!
Therefore, he used rhetorical questions to implicitly encourage the eldest son to act according to his own wishes, making the relationship between father and son more warm.
"Hahaha, I can't hide everything from my father."
Master Sima, whose thoughts were revealed, had no trace of shyness on his face. Instead, he laughed heartily, and while smiling, he thanked me with a gift, "My dear, thank you father for your approval."
"You and I, father and son, don't be restrained."
Sima Yi waved his hand and asked with a smile, "Well, it's about Mo Yan's temple and Xiahou Zhiquan. Ziyuan, how is your family doing now?"
"Go back to my father. Everything is fine at home now. Mother."