The first thousand three hundred and ninetieth chapters
Chapter 1,390: Causing the Tiger to Leave the Mountain
Chapter 1,390: Causing the Tiger to Leave the Mountain
"Lieutenant, do you have something to say?"
Lieutenant...The person who currently holds the position of lieutenant in the court is Cui Yan.
Before Cao Cao founded the country, there were many candidates for the post of Shangshu Ling in the DPRK.
But if we really count, before being granted official status, only Xun You and Cui Yan are suitable.
Yang Biao is too old, and Yang Xiu, an unlucky child, ruined his reputation during the previous heir struggle, and now he is even more reclusive than Jia Xu.
Dong Zhao is suitable, but now Xudu is inseparable from Dong Zhao's control. Although Liu Xie has been replaced and the Han Dynasty exists in name only, most people still don't know about it. This is inseparable.
Dong Zhao’s efforts.
Everyone saw Jia Xu's situation, and no one suggested that Jia Xu should be allowed to hold the post of Shangshu Ling again.
After much calculation, only Xun You and Cui Yan were suitable.
Because Xun You's status around Cao Cao is still special - although he had taken over Xun Yu's job before and served as Shangshu Ling in Taichung for a long time, but because of his background as a counselor, Cao Cao often had to take Xun You with him.
He was always around to listen to his opinions and suggestions on various matters, so the job of staying in the Chancery was naturally left to Cui Yan.
Apart from anything else, there is no doubt about Cui Yan's work ability.
Born into a noble family, he studied under the great Confucian Zheng Xuan. He was well versed in the classics and never showed nepotism.
Choosing Cui Yan as Shangshu Ling is naturally a very suitable choice.
As for Xun You, Cao Cao created a new official for him. He combined the regular servants in the middle and the regular servants in the scattered cavalry into one position. Instead of using eunuchs, Xun You was chosen as the head, and the scholars held the position. He was in the third rank, the same as the minister.
But most of the work was done by Cao Cao's side.
In this way, the distribution of high-ranking officials at the founding of the Wei State has basically been completed, and everything seems to be quite satisfactory.
until…
It was not until half a year ago that Cui Yan became selfish after the assessment caused a storm in Yecheng.
At first, he chose Cao Pi and planned to rely on Cao Pi - he was Cao Pi's teacher. Cao Pi's abilities could be cultivated, but Cao Pi's forbearing character was what Cui Yan thought was the most suitable person for assistance.
In order to realize the great ambition in his heart to regain the Han Dynasty, Cui Yan, who had been suppressed for many years, finally did this kind of stupid thing.
However, everything was thrown into chaos by Yi Xiaotian's assessment.
The first is the mentor's rule, which means that if Cui Yan doesn't want to be caught out early, he can only push Sima Yi to the forefront, and he will turn to a more covert method to support Cao Pi.
This is another reason why Sima Yi said he couldn't lose - he now not only represents the future of the Sima family in Hanoi, but also shoulders Cui Yan's expectations.
If he and Cao Pi lose, the Sima family may be in ruins, but the more terrifying thing is yet to come - it is unclear whether Cao Ang has this intention, but in the future, those who serve Cao Ang will definitely track down those who have supported Cao Pi.
After all, by that time, all the behaviors they have done that are expressly prohibited by the rules will be dug out.
Under such circumstances, Cui Yan can be said to have sacrificed his life to accompany the gentleman.
Everything went as planned...
But just two months ago, Cao Cao transferred Cui Yan from the position of Shangshu Ling without any warning, although the position of lieutenant did not mean that he would be demoted.
However, from being in charge of government affairs and taking charge of various ministries and affairs, he became a palace soldier. He could only patrol the main hall and the people around it on weekdays. It is difficult to say that there is no other meaning in this.
Especially after knowing that there was a serious problem with Sima Yi and suddenly severing all contact with him, Cui Yan's past two months could be said to be worse than death.
It happened that he, the lieutenant, had to report the surrounding situation to Cao Cao every day, so the meeting with Cao Cao every day became the time Cui Yan was most afraid of.
He suspected...Cao Cao might have discovered the relationship between him and Cao Pi.
Worse case, Cao Cao may even have some evidence.
so…
In order to protect himself, Cui Yan contacted the Sima family on the one hand. Sima Fu, who is now serving as the imperial eunuch in the court, is Sima Yi's younger brother and one of the few confidants of Sima Yi in the court.
Cui Yan got in touch with the Sima family through Sima Fu, and also learned that during this period, Sima Yi cut off all contact with other people in order to protect himself.
Their situation in Shouchun was very serious. Cui Yan tried many methods but found that he couldn't help at all.
So he did the next best thing and chose to divert attention to buy time for Sima Yi and the others.
Yes, there are some rumors about Youjian Villa that suddenly appeared some time ago.
He even invited the Ministry of Household Affairs to investigate the financial accounts of Youjian Villa in recent years, and the subsequent news that Youjian Villa was so rich that it rivaled the country did attract the attention of most people for a long time.
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Then it's now.
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"Lieutenant, do you have something to say?"
Cui Yan was thinking, thinking that things would turn around today - he had already felt bad when he heard yesterday that the guy named Huang Cheng had evidence about Sima Yi and Cao Pi's murder of the orderly soldiers in the army...
Although Sima Yi didn't tell him personally, since the rumor had spread... Cui Yan probably knew that Sima Yi might have really done such a thing.
But...evidence?
No matter how much he thought about it, Cui Yan couldn't believe it. How could a small Sima like him discover the evidence left behind by someone as thoughtful as Sima Yi?
After asking, I found out that the person who discovered this incident was not Huang Cheng. Huang Cheng was just a messenger, and the person who really disrupted the situation was Guo Jia from Youjian Villa.
After hearing this, Cui Yan, who was confused, had already thought about how to excuse Cao Pi.
As long as it is associated with Youjian Villa, given the current attitude of people in the upper class to avoid Youjian Villa, I am afraid that most people will soon stand against Youjian Villa.
That’s right…
It was inevitable that Cui Yan would be on the opposite side of Yi Xiaotian, but now the advantage was with him - after losing this battle, he only felt that he had a chance to win, and there was no chance of defeating Yi Xiaotian's power in the court in one fell swoop.
It's right in front of you.
"Ahem..."
Cui Yan didn't think deeply about why he was suddenly called upon by Cao Cao. He just felt that since this was an opportunity, he planned to speak out directly.
"As for what the second young master and his mentor Sima Yi actually did, and if it is true that they did commit a crime as the rumors say, then I also support that they should be dealt with according to law as Mr. Jia said."
"But there is one thing that I personally feel I have to remind you of -"
"Guo Jia and Guo Fengxiao, who claimed to have witnessed the crimes committed by the second young master and Sima Yi and obtained the evidence, are now the acting owners of the Villa in Yecheng."
As soon as these words came out... many people's eyes actually showed some strange light.
Cui Yan's words were a reminder to them that Guo Jia might not be clean.
