Sima Yi is also a smart person, and Zhuge Liang's words suddenly awakened him.
Even though Sima Yi believed that he was talented, sometimes he had to admit that his second junior brother seemed to be one step ahead of him in resourcefulness.
Although this step is not big.
But Sima Yi is not very jealous of him. In this regard, Sima Yi is far more open-minded than ordinary people.
Being stronger than yourself means being better than yourself, and there is nothing to deny.
While fanning himself with a palmetto fan, he thought carefully: "So, do you suspect that the scholar family in Jiaozhou has something to do with Zhou Yu? At present, in the south, the only people who can really threaten Nanchang are Sun Ce and Jingzhou. The Liu family is the only scholar family."
Zhuge Liang said: "Yes, so I asked you to be your envoy and go to Jiaozhou specifically."
The palmetto fan in Sima Yi's hand suddenly stopped.
"You want to go to Shi's house and why do you want to drag Zhang Ning and me with you?"
Xiao Ying'er followed Sima Yi and suddenly said: "I followed Kong Ming voluntarily and was not dragged along by him. Don't compare me with you."
The muscles on Sima Yi's face twitched.
"Okay, if you want to go to Shi's house, why do you want to drag me along?"
Zhuge Liang said calmly: "It would be better for my senior brother to go with me, because something is somewhat wrong."
Sima Yi asked curiously: "What's wrong?"
Zhuge Liang said: "Since Xu Jing joined the teacher, the scholars in Jiaozhou have always been on good terms with us. Even if Zhou Yu wants to incite the scholars, how can he persuade them to change with his ability? I always feel that something is wrong. There is a place, but I can’t figure it out yet, so I can only ask my senior brother to come with me so that I can learn more about it.”
Sima Yi's complexion suddenly changed... He became as dark and as dark as possible, and as unhappy as he became.
"Is it because of this? You dragged me to Lingnan on purpose?" Sima Yi said through gritted teeth.
Zhuge Liang shivered when he looked at him and said, "Is there something wrong?"
"Why didn't you tell me about such a trivial matter earlier?" Sima Yi gritted his teeth and said, "You had to drag me here to spit. If you had told me earlier, I would have told you... Isn't this trip in vain for me? toss?"
Zhuge Liang smiled apologetically and said, "There are some things that I don't understand clearly myself, so why bother bothering my senior brother?"
Sima Yi took a deep breath, restrained the urge to beat him, and said: "Second Junior Brother, although you are more strategic, you are still somewhat lacking in this aspect... This matter is actually easy to understand. If I were Zhou Lang, Then he will definitely not have any thoughts about Shi Xie."
Zhuge Liang asked: "Why?"
"One Shixie is too old, already over sixty years old, and the other Shixie has been on good terms with us in recent years and pays tribute to the court every year. Such an elderly man who wants to be comfortable must not be willing to take it easy. To change the past stable situation, Zhou Lang wants to instigate rebellion against Shi Xie, so it is impossible to appoint him."
Zhuge Liang nodded suddenly and said: "Senior Brother's words are reasonable, what do you mean?"
Sima Yi said: "Instead of instigating rebellion against Shi Xie, it is better to instigate other members of the Shi family... those who are young and energetic, those who are ambitious, those who want to do something great, those who are not satisfied with the status quo..."
Zhuge Liang gently patted his forehead with a white feather fan and said: "Senior brother is really smart. I heard that Shi Xie's son Shi Hui is young and energetic. Although he is qualified to succeed Shi Xie, Shi Xie is in good health and Shi Hui will inherit Jiaozhi." It's a long way off... and I heard that his political views have always been very different from Shi Xie's. It is said that he has a violent temper and a lot of ambition..."
When talking about this, Zhuge Liang and Sima Yi exchanged deep looks with each other.
After the two of them discussed the matter, it seemed that there was nothing difficult about it.
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A few days later, Sima Yi, Zhuge Liang and other people finally arrived in Jiaozhi.
Jiaozhi County was located in the southernmost territory of the Han Dynasty, and its seat was Guangzhou, one of the most important economic zones in China in later generations.
The Shixie brothers have ruled Jiaozhi for more than four years. They are powerful and powerful among all barbarians. Their prestige can be described as noble and supreme in the southern border.
When he came in and out, he rang bells and chimes, was equipped with majestic demeanor, played pipes and flutes, and filled the road with chariots and horses. There were often dozens of ascetics among the chariots and horses burning incense, and they killed as many oxen as they wanted.
Zhuge Liang and others came to see Shi Xie in the name of envoys.
Shi Xie had been on good terms with the imperial court in recent years, and when he heard that the potter's apprentice was coming in the name of an envoy, he should personally receive him.
Zhuge Liang met Shi Xie and first expressed to him the sincerity of the pottery merchant, and then took out the imperial edict to express the sincerity of the pottery merchant.
On behalf of the imperial court, Tao Shang decreed that Shi Xie be conferred the title of General Anyuan and the title of Marquis Longdu Ting.
Shi Xie was very old, so he was naturally very happy to be granted a title by the imperial court. He happily entertained Zhuge Liang and Sima Yi in person.
There were only three of them at the banquet.
After exchanging cups and cups with Shi Xie for a while, Zhuge Liang and Sima Yi suddenly said, "Do you know, sir, why we two came here so far away?"
Shi Xie has lived a long life, so he is certainly no longer a child, and he probably knows the current situation of the northern princes.
Shi Xie stroked his beard and said: "It is precisely because I don't know what the two special envoys ordered the prime minister to do, that I made a special trip to hold a banquet alone to entertain the two envoys and shoo them away... There is no one else here. The so-called leaving the king's mouth,
When it reaches my ears, it does not reach the sky above, nor does it reach the earth below. It is here. If the two envoys have something to say, you might as well say it directly."
Zhuge Liang secretly admired that Shi Xie was indeed an old fox.
"The situation in the north, you must be aware of it, right?"
Shi Xie did not hide his secrets and nodded: "I have heard a little bit. Formerly, Prime Minister Tao gathered an army of 300,000 in Qufu to compete with Cao Cao and San Liu. Now Sun Ce takes advantage of the emptiness in Tao Shang's rear and raises troops to attack Jiangnan... Oh, think about that.
Sun Ce was only able to secure his position in Lujiang thanks to the protection of the Prime Minister back then, but now he has betrayed his trust and raised an army to rebel against the Prime Minister... How could Sun Wentai have such evil obstacles! Oh, it is really amazing!"
Zhuge Liang was about to put up his feather fan and said: "There is only one unfilial son in the world, Sun Bofu. I'm afraid there are some unfilial sons right in front of us, but parents treat their children as if they are in heaven, so I may not be able to see clearly."
Shi Xie frowned when he heard this. He was also an old man and naturally knew that there was something in Kong Ming's words.
Shi Xie looked at Kong Ming steadily: "I am stupid, so I would like to ask little friend Zhuge to express his feelings directly."
Kong Ming said: "I and Senior Brother Sima are here this time. Firstly, they are ordered by the teacher to represent the imperial court and ennoble the prince. Secondly, they want to ask the prince whether you have any contact with Zhou Yu?"
"Zhou Yu?" Shi Xie said puzzledly: "I don't know Zhou Yu and have never had any contact with him. I wonder why little friend Zhuge asks this question?"
Zhuge Liang said: "To be honest, Zhou Yu led his troops to attack Nanchang, and most of his actions were self-sustaining. According to the investigation of the school affairs office, Zhou Yu seemed to have allies, so he acted like this. Liang looked at the southern princes and found that they could be Zhou Yu's allies."
, and can also send troops to take Nanchang directly. Apart from Fu Jun, Liang really can't think of anyone else."
Shi Xie said in surprise: "Little friend Zhuge, I have no contact with Zhou Yu."
Sima Yi said with a smile: "Apart from my husband, what about the others? The scholar's family has a big business, I'm afraid that everything cannot be controlled by the prince alone, right?"