Chapter 10: The desire to accept Sima Yi’s old troops
In early February, the spring breeze began to rise in Luoyang City, and the situation in Cao Wei gradually stabilized. He Yan invited him to banquets many times in recent days, but he did not agree.
Just spending more time dealing with military affairs, He Yan and a group of other friends understood that the general had really changed.
Cao Shuang sent someone to summon Ding Mi to the palace to discuss the matter of recruiting Guo Huai to surrender. When Ding Mi entered the palace, Cao Shuang offered him a seat.
Ding Mi smiled and asked: "I wonder why the general came here to recruit his subordinates?"
Cao Shuang smiled and said: "Yan Jing, I have an important matter to entrust you with. I wonder if you are up to the task?"
Ding Mi smiled and said: "General, I wonder if you want to persuade Guo Huai to surrender?"
Cao Shuang cupped his hands and said with a smile: "Yan Jing is a roundworm in my stomach. You already know this before I say it, so you can make this trip to Longxi."
Cao Shuang then wrote a personal letter to Guo Huai to persuade him.
"Brother Bo Ji personally proposed, and his younger brother Cao Shuang paid homage to him. In the first month of the year, Sima Yi falsely conveyed the Queen Mother's will and plotted rebellion. Fortunately, his younger brother discovered it and crushed Sima's rebellion.
I know that Brother Bo Ji followed Sima Yi on many expeditions in the past and defeated Zhuge Liang's plan to leave Qishan six times. Brother Bo Ji was the barrier against the Shu army.
You have made great contributions to the country. I know that you have never participated in Sima Yi's rebellion. You are a loyal minister of our great Wei Dynasty. I hope you can understand the current situation.
Don't follow Sima Yi's old path of rebellion and continue to be my barrier to the great Wei Dynasty and Shu. In the future, I will no longer have any problems getting promoted to a higher position!"
Cao Shuang dried the ink on the bamboo slip, handed it to Ding Mi, and said with a smile: "Jingyan, this is my handwritten letter to Bo Ji. You take it and give it to him.
In addition, before you go, please ask for His Majesty's decree and hand it over to him when you arrive in Longxi. This will surely calm Guo Huai's eagerness to surrender and allow him to surrender with peace of mind!"
Ding Mi cupped his hands and said: "I will fulfill my mission and persuade Guo Huai to surrender!"
Originally, Cao Shuang wanted to keep Ding Mi in the mansion for lunch, but Ding Mi was very motivated to work and said it was better to do it earlier to avoid long nights and dreams.
In order to stabilize Longxi, he asked Cao Shuang for military orders, went to the camp to collect five thousand guards, and galloped towards Longxi.
In the afternoon, Cao Shuang remembered that Zhong Hui, Jiang Ji, Chen Qun and others were still imprisoned in Luoyang Prison, so he asked the chief secretary Yang Zong to accompany him to take a look.
Cao Shuang saw Zhong Huihui sitting in the prison with a look of despair on his face. He must have heard that his teacher Sima Yi was defeated and fled, and he was imprisoned in this prison again. He probably didn't have much time left.
Cao Shuang smiled and said: "Shi Ji, I haven't seen you for a long time. Is everything okay in prison?"
Zhong Hui smiled miserably and said: "Is the general here to kill me? If you lose this time, you will be defeated. If the general wants to kill or behead me, please do as you please. I have nothing to say."
The chief secretary, Yang Zong, fanned a goose feather fan at the side and said with a smile: "Shi Ji, the general is here today not to kill you, but to cherish your talents.
If you are willing to surrender, the general will spare your life, reinstate you to your original position, continue to be your minister, and continue to serve the general!"
Zhong Hui thought for a while and realized that the Sima family was in doom. If he did not join, the general would not let him go or let his family go. He sighed and said, "Oh, that's all. Shi Ji is willing to serve the general!" Cao Shuang hurriedly stepped forward to help Zhong Hui up, and said with a smile: "Shiji, please get up. From now on, this great Wei will have to rely on me to help him. I hope Shiji will not let me down."
Zhong Ji knelt down with his hands and bowed down and said with tears in his eyes: "Thank you so much, General, for your forgiveness!"
After that, Cao Shuang went to the luxurious single cell of Taiwei Jiang Ji. When Jiang Ji saw that it was Cao Shuang who came, he knew that the Sima clan had been completely defeated.
He anxiously grabbed the railing of the cell and asked: "General, it seems that you won the battle with Sima Yi. Where is the Taifu? Did you kill him?"
Yang Zong, the chief clerk, smiled and replied for Cao Shuang: "Captain, you are worrying too much. My general did not kill the Taifu. Originally, I only wanted the Taifu to submit to my General.
The general could ensure that he became a rich man, but unexpectedly, the tutor turned traitor and defected to Shu.
Alas, Lieutenant, why do you think this old master is so ignorant of promotion? He only has a few years left to live, and he even accuses himself of treason and treason."
Jiang Ji murmured: "How is this possible? Zhongda is a veteran of the fourth generation of Wei Dynasty. He has assisted three former emperors. How can he conspire against the country?"
Cao Shuang said sadly: "Zitong, you don't know that it was indeed the Taifu who used the Queen Mother's will to plot rebellion. Now the Taifu's conspiracy has been foiled.
Then he fled to the Kingdom of Shu. I wanted to make him a rich man just like the oath he swore to Luoshui, but, alas, unexpectedly, he turned traitor!"
Jiang Ji cried and said: "Zhongda is so scheming and good at using intrigues and deceptions that he deceived me into aiding the tyrants and almost ruined my kingdom. Emperor Wu, I am guilty!"
Cao Shuang said with a smile: "Zitong, as long as you can wake up and wake up, you will still be a minister of my great Wei Dynasty. I will not kill you, but you can take care of yourself and take care of yourself in the future. You don't have to work hard for the government anymore!"
Jiang Ji breathed a sigh of relief and said: "Thank you, General!" For so many years, he has been sandwiched between several auxiliary ministers. The auxiliary ministers have gone through several rounds of rotation, but he is still walking on thin ice among them.
Now I can finally retire.
Cao Shuang smiled and said, "Come here, let the captain out of prison!" The jailer listened to the order, opened the cell door for Jiang Ji, and let him go back to his home.
At the last stop in Luoyang Prison, Cao Shuang came to the luxurious single room of Chen Qun, the minister of law. Seeing that it was Cao Shuang, Chen Qun said calmly: "General, are you here to see me off?"
Cao Shuang smiled and said: "Chen Shangshu misunderstood me. I am here to pick Chen Shangshu out of prison."
Chen Qun asked in confusion: "Oh, when did the general become so kind?"
Yang Zong, the chief bookkeeper, said with a smile: "The main culprit of this rebellion is Sima Yi, and everyone was deceived by him. Now that the case is clear, Chen Shangshu can be released from prison."
Chen Qun sighed: "Oh, Zhongda and I have been good friends for so many years, but I haven't noticed that Zhongda has the intention to rebel. He is just an old man, his eyesight is dim, and he doesn't know people well."
Cao Shuang said with a smile: "Chen Shangshu doesn't have to blame himself. It's all because the old thief Sima hid too deeply. Now his precious son who poisoned his wife with his own hands has been executed, and Sima Yi has fled to Shu."<
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After that, Cao Shuang released Chen Shangshu, but also strengthened the supervision of the school affairs office on the three people's houses.
Ding Mi rode quickly for five days before arriving at the Governor's Mansion in Longxi to persuade Guo Huai.
At this time, Guo Huai also received the news that Sima Yi had failed in his rebellion and had committed treason. He did not act rashly in Longxi, but was just waiting to see what happened.
Guo Huai smiled and said: "Yan Jing, which gust of wind blew the red man next to the general from Luoyang to Longxi?"
Ding Mi said in a serious tone: "Brother Boji, do you know that you are about to be in disaster, and you can still laugh?"
Guo Huai raised his hands in confusion and asked, "Oh, please give me some advice, Yan Jing."
As Guo Huai spoke, he asked his wife Wang to make a pot of tea with ginger for them.
Mrs. Wang said gently: "Husband, Master Ding, please have some tea."
Ding Mi said: "Brother Bo Ji, this time Sima Yi's rebellion failed. Everyone in Luoyang City thought that Brother Bo Ji was a close confidant of Sima Yi and was also involved in the rebellion. All the ministers petitioned to have Brother Bo Ji arrested.
Take him back to Luoyang and ask if this is not a big disaster."
Guo Huai anxiously raised his hands and said, "Brother Yanjing, please save me!" Wang was also panicking at the side.
Ding Mi smiled and said: "Brother Boji, sister-in-law, please rest assured. The general asked me to bring you a letter, stating that brother Boji was just deceived by Sima Yi.
He did not participate in the rebellion and is a pure minister of our great Wei Dynasty. Your Majesty has also issued an imperial edict to clarify that Brother Boji is not guilty. No, brother Boji, here is the general's letter and your Majesty's decree. Take it and read it!" Ding Mi said and handed him the imperial edict and letter. Guo Huai breathed out a sigh of relief after reading it and said: "Huh, luckily your Majesty and the general are aware of everything.
Since the general is so benevolent and righteous, Guo decided to break with Sima Yi today and swear allegiance to your majesty and the general from now on, and he will not hesitate to do anything for us, the great Wei Dynasty!"
Deng Ai, who was far away in Huainan, could not make any waves at this time, but Cao Shuang still asked the emperor to give him an imperial edict to win over Deng Ai.