Chapter 107 Chapter One Hundred and Sixteen

But it is said that Gongsun Yuan is the grandson of Gongsun Du in Liaodong, and the son of Gongsun Kang.In the twelfth year of Jian'an, Cao Cao pursued Yuan Shang, but before he arrived in Liaodong, Kang Zhanshang was the first to offer Cao Cao, and Cao made Kang the Marquis of Xiangping. After Kang died, he had two sons: Chang Yue Huang, then Yuan, both young; Kang's younger brother, Gongsun Congratulations on your succession.Cao Pi granted Gong the title of Marquis of Chariot and Cavalry General Xiangping.In the second year of Taihe, Yuan grew up, well-versed in both civil and military affairs, and had a strong and aggressive nature. He took the position of his uncle Gongsun Gong, and Cao Rui made Yuan the governor of Liaodong, General Yang Lie.Later Sun Quan sent Zhang Mi, Xu Yan and Jin Baozhenyu to Liaodong, and made Yuan the king of Yan.Yuan was afraid of the Central Plains, so he beheaded Zhang and Xu, and sent their heads to Cao Rui.Rui Fengyuan was the Duke of Da Sima Lelang.Yuan's heart was insufficient, and he discussed with the public, calling himself the king of Yan, and changing it to the first year of Shaohan.The deputy general Jia Fan remonstrated, saying: "It is not mean to treat the lord above the lord in the Central Plains; if you go against it now, it will be really unfavorable."What's more, Sima Yi is good at using soldiers, Zhuge Wuhou of Western Shu can't win, let alone the lord?Yuan was furious, scolded Jia Fan to be tied up on the left and right, and cut him off.Joining the army, Lun directly remonstrated: "Jia Fan's words are true."The sage said: When a country is about to perish, there must be evildoers.Strange things are often seen in the country today: recently, a dog wearing a scarf and a red dress went up to the house to walk.Also, in the south of the city, when the people were cooking rice, a child suddenly died of steaming in the rice cooker.In the north city of Xiangping, a hole suddenly sank in the ground, and a piece of meat gushed out, several feet around, with head, face, eyes, ears, mouth and nose, only no hands and feet, invulnerable to knife and arrow, I don't know what it was.The divination said: "If there is form, it cannot be formed, and if there is speech, there is no sound; the country is destroyed, so it shows its form."All three of these are ominous signs.The lord should avoid evil and seek good fortune, and should not act rashly.Yuan was furious, and ordered the warriors to tie Lunzhi and Jia Fan to the city.Make general Bei Yan the marshal, Yang Zuo the vanguard, raise 150,000 Liao soldiers and rush to the Central Plains.

The frontier officials reported to Wei Lord Cao Rui.Rui was shocked, so he called Sima Yi into the court to discuss.Yi Zou said: "Forty thousand officers and men on horseback under your command are enough to defeat bandits."Rui said: "Qing's soldiers are few and far away, and I'm afraid it will be difficult to recover."Yi said: "There are not many soldiers, but the ability to set up strange tricks and use wise ears."I entrust your majesty with great blessings, and Gongsun Yuan must be captured to offer your majesty.Rui said: "What do you expect Gongsun Yuan to do?"Yi said: "If Yuan abandons the city and leaves in advance, it is the best plan; guarding Liaodong and rejecting the army is the middle plan; sitting and guarding Xiangping is the next plan, and he will be captured by the ministers."Rui said, "How long will this go back and forth?"Yi said: In a land of four thousand li, go for a hundred days, attack for a hundred days, return for a hundred days, and rest for sixty days, about one year is enough.Rui said: "If Wu and Shu invaded, what should we do?"Yi said: "The minister has made a policy of defense: don't worry, Your Majesty."Rui was overjoyed, and ordered Sima Yi to launch an army to conquer Gongsunyuan.Yici went out of the city, ordered Hu Zun to be the vanguard, and led the front troops to Xiazhai in Liaodong first.The sentry horse flew to report to Gongsun Yuan.Yuan ordered Beiyan and Yang Zuo to divide 80,000 troops into the Liao Tunnel, surrounded by moats for more than 20 li, surrounded by antlers, which was very tight.Hu Zun made people report to Sima Yi.Yi laughed and said: "Thieves don't fight with me, they want to old me to fight."I predict that most of the thieves are here, and their lairs are empty. It is better to abandon this place and go straight to Xiangping;So he reined in his troops and marched towards Xiangping from the small road.

But Bei Yan discussed with Yang Zuo and said: "If Wei soldiers come to attack, don't fight with them."He came thousands of miles away, the food and grass were not sustainable, and it was difficult to last, and he would retreat when the food was exhausted; when he retreated, and then sent out surprise troops to attack him, Sima Yi could capture him.In the past, Sima Yi resisted the soldiers of Shu and insisted on defending Weinan, but Kong Ming died in the army.Today is exactly the same as this principle.While they were discussing, it was reported that Wei Bing had gone south.Bei Yan was shocked and said: "He knows that I have a small army in Xiangping, so I am going to attack the old camp."If there is a mistake in Xiangping, it will be useless for us to wait here.Then he pulled out the stronghold and rose up.Sima Yi has been reported to Ma Fei for a long time.Yi smiled and said, "It's my plan!"He then ordered Xiahouba and Xiahouwei to lead an army to lie on the bank of Liangshui: if the Liao soldiers arrive, they will go out together.The two were tricked and went.Earlier, I saw Bei Yan and Yang Zuo leading troops to come.There was a sound of gongs, and the two sides clamored and waved the flag: Xiahouba on the left and Xiahouwei on the right, they all rushed out.Bei and Yang, who had no intention of fighting, took the road and left. When they ran to Shoushan, just as Gongsun Yuan's soldiers arrived, they joined forces, returned to their horses and fought with Wei soldiers again.Bei Yan got out of the horse and scolded: "The thief will stop making tricks!"Do you dare to fight?Xia Houba rode his horse and swung his sword to meet him.After countless battles, Xia Houba cut him down and put him under his horse. The Liao army was in chaos.Ba drove the soldiers to hide and kill, Gongsun Yuan led the defeated soldiers into Xiangping City, and stood behind closed doors.Wei soldiers surrounded them on all sides.

It was a time of continuous autumn rain, which lasted for a month, and the water depth on the flat ground was three feet. The grain transport boats went from the mouth of the Liaohe River to the city of Xiangping.Wei soldiers were all in the water, restless walking and sitting.Pei Jing, the governor of the left, entered the account and said: "The rain can't stop, the camp is muddy, and the army can't stop. Please move to the mountain in front."Yi said angrily: "It's only a matter of time to catch Gongsun Yuan, can we move the camp safely?"If there is another word, those who move the camp will be killed!Pei Jing retreated.After a while, Qiu Lian, the governor of the right, came to tell again: "The soldiers are suffering, begging the Taiwei to move the camp to a higher place."Yi said angrily: "My military order has been issued, how dare you disobey it!"He ordered him to be pushed out and beheaded, and his head was hung outside the gate.So the army was shocked.

Yi ordered the people and horses in the two villages to retreat for 20 li temporarily, and the soldiers and civilians in the city went out to collect firewood and graze cattle and horses.Sima Chen Qun asked: "When the former Taiwei attacked Shangyong, his troops were divided into eight groups. They rushed to the city on the eighth day and captured Mengda alive. He achieved great success. Now he has 40,000 armored troops and has traveled thousands of miles. He is not ordered to attack the city, but he has been living there for a long time." In the mud, there are thieves and woodcutters: I really don't know what the Taiwei's idea is.Yi laughed and said, "Don't you know the art of war?"In the past, Mengda had a lot of food and a lot of soldiers, but I have a lot of food and a lot of soldiers, so we must fight quickly; only by attacking unexpectedly and suddenly can we win.Today there are many soldiers in Liao, but I have few soldiers. The thieves are hungry and I am full. Why should we attack?Just let him go on his own, and then take the opportunity to attack him.Now I let go of a road, and I will not stop the other's woodcutters and herdsmen, so I will let him go on his own.Chen Qun bowed down.

So Sima Yi sent people to Luoyang to collect food.Wei Lord Cao Rui set up the dynasty.All the ministers said: "The autumn rain has been continuous for a month, and the men and horses are tired. Sima Yi can be recalled, and he has the right to stop the army."Rui said: "Sima Taiwei is good at using troops, and he is in danger to control change. He has many good plans. He captured Gongsun Yuan and waited for a day: Why should you worry about it?"So he didn't listen to the advice of the ministers, and sent people to transport grain to Sima Yi's army.Yi was in the stronghold. After a few days, the rain stopped and the sky cleared.That's when Ye Yi went out of his tent and looked up at the astronomy. Suddenly he saw a star, as big as a bucket, with a stream of light several feet. It turned itself to the northeast of Shanxi and fell to the southeast of Xiangping.All the soldiers of the battalion were terrified.Yi saw that he was overjoyed, and said that the generals said: "After five days, Gongsun Yuan will be killed at the place where the stars fall. In the next day, we can attack the city together."

The generals were ordered to invade the morning the next day, lead troops to encircle all sides, build earth hills, dig tunnels, set up scaffolding, install ladders, attack day and night without rest, and shoot arrows into the city like torrential rain.Gongsun Yuan ran out of food in the city, and he slaughtered cattle and horses for food.Everyone is resentful, everyone has no heart to guard, and wants to behead Yuan's head, surrender the city and surrender.When Yuan heard this, he was very frightened and worried, so he hurriedly ordered Xiang Wangjian and Liu Fu, the imperial historian, to go to Weizhai to ask for surrender.The two tied down from the top of the city and came to tell Sima Yi, saying: "Please retreat twenty miles, the Taiwei, and my monarch and ministers will surrender themselves."Yi said angrily, "Why didn't Gongsun Yuan come here?"It is unreasonable!The chi warrior pushed out and cut it, and gave the head to the servant.Gongsun Yuan was shocked when he reported back from others, and sent his servant Zhongwei Yan to Weiying.When Sima Yi raises his tent, he gathers people to stand on both sides.He walked forward on his knees, knelt under the tent, and said, "May the Taiwei calm down the wrath of thunder."Keri first sent his son, Gongsun Xiu, as a pledge, and then the monarchs and ministers bound themselves to surrender.Yi said: There are five general principles of military affairs: if you can fight, you should fight; if you cannot fight, you should defend; if you cannot defend, you should go; if you cannot go, you should surrender;Chi Weiyan returns to Gongsun Yuan.The actor fled away with his head in his arms, and reported to Gongsun Yuan.Yuan was shocked, so he had a secret discussion with his son, Gongsun Xiu, and selected a thousand troops. At the second watch of the night, he opened the south gate and walked southeast.Seeing no one, Yuan was secretly happy.Less than ten miles away, I suddenly heard the sound of gongs on the mountain, and the sound of drums and horns: a soldier stopped, and Sima Yi was in the middle; Sima Shi was on the left, and Sima Zhao was on the right.Yuan was shocked, and hurriedly called his horse to find his way and run away.Hu Zunbing had arrived earlier; Xiahouba and Xiahouwei were on the left; Zhang Hu and Leqi were on the right: surrounded by iron barrels similar to each other.Gongsun Yuan and his son had no choice but to dismount.Immediately, Yi went to the generals and said: "I saw a big star fall here on the day of Bingyin the night before yesterday, and it will be the day of Renshen tonight."All the generals congratulated him and said: "The Taiwei is really a genius!"Yi Chuan ordered him to be beheaded.Gongsun Yuan and his son were slaughtered facing each other.Sima Yi then ordered his troops to take Xiangping.Before reaching the city, Hu Zun led his troops into the city early.The people burned incense to greet them.All Wei soldiers entered the city.Sitting on the yamen, Yi killed Gongsun Yuan's clan and bureaucrats, including more than 70 heads.Out of the list to calm the people.People told Yi, "Jia Fan and Lun Zhi bitterly advised Yuan not to rebel, and they were all killed by Yuan."Yi then sealed his tomb and honored his descendants; he rewarded the three armies with the property in the treasury, and returned to Luoyang.

But it is said that the Lord Wei was in the palace, and at night to three o'clock, a sudden gust of wind blew out the lights: only to see Empress Mao leading dozens of palace people to cry for their lives in front of the seat.Rui got sick because of this.As the disease became more and more serious, Liu Fang and Sun Zi, the senior officials of Guanglu, were ordered to take charge of all affairs of the Privy Council; Cao Yu, the son of Emperor Wen of Yan, was called as the general, and Cao Fang, the crown prince, was regent.Yu is respectful, thrifty and gentle, and he refuses to take on such a big job, so he firmly resigns.Rui called Liu Fang and Sun Zi to ask: "Who can be appointed within the clan?"The two had been favored by Cao Zhen for a long time, so Baozuo said: "Only Cao Shuang, the son of Cao Zidan, can do it."Rui followed it.The two played again and said: "If you want to use Cao Shuang, you should send the King of Yan back to the country."He speaks wisely.The two then asked Rui to issue an edict, and issued an edict to the King of Yan, saying: "There is an edict from the Son of Heaven, ordering the King of Yan to return to the country, within a day's limit; if there is no edict, he is not allowed to enter the court."King Yan wept away.Then Cao Shuang was made a general and regent in charge of the government.Rui's illness gradually became critical, and Sima Yi was urgently ordered to return to the court.Yi was ordered to go to Xuchang to meet the Lord Wei.Rui said, "I'm afraid I won't see Qing; if I see you today, I will die without regret."Yi Dun played the first song and said: "I was on the way, and I heard that your majesty's holy body was uneasy. I hated that I had two wings and flew to the lower gate."It is my honor to be able to see Longyan today.Prince Ruixuan Cao Fang, General Cao Shuang, servants Liu Fang, Sun Zi, etc. all came to the imperial couch.Rui held Sima Yi's hand and said: In the past, Liu Xuande was critically ill in Baidi City, and his youngest son, Liu Chan, was entrusted to Zhuge Kongming alone. Therefore, Kongming devoted himself to loyalty until he died: "This is still the case in a partial state, let alone a big country?"My youngest son, Cao Fang, is only eight years old and can't bear to manage the country.Fortunately, Taiwei and Zongxiong Yuanxun and old ministers tried their best to help each other, and they did not disappoint my heart!He also called Fang and said: "Zhongda is one with me, and you should pay respects to him."Then he ordered Yi to bring Fang to the front.Fang hugs Yi's neck and doesn't let go.Rui said: Taiwei, don't forget the love of the youngest son today!After saying that, I burst into tears.Yi paused and burst into tears.The Lord of Wei was dizzy, unable to speak, and only pointed to the crown prince, and died in a moment; he reigned for thirteen years and lived thirty-six years: it was the end of the first month of spring in the third year of Wei Jingchu.

At present, Sima Yi and Cao Shuang are helping the crown prince Cao Fang to become the emperor.Fang, whose name is Lanqing, is the begging son of Rui. He is kept secret in the palace, and no one knows its origin.So Cao Fang posthumously named Rui as Emperor Ming and was buried in Gaoping Mausoleum; respected Empress Guo as empress dowager;Sima Yi and Cao Shuang assisted in the administration.Shuang Shiyi is very cautious, and he must be enlightened first when dealing with major events.Shuang, whose courtesy name is Zhaobo, has been in and out of the palace since he was a child. When Emperor Ming saw Shuang Jinmin, he loved and respected him very much.There are five hundred guests under Shuangmen, and five of them are distinguished by pomp: one is He Yan, whose name is Pingshu; the other is Deng Yang, whose name is Xuanmao, after Deng Yu; Mi, styled Yanjing; one is Bigui, styled Zhaoxian.There is also Da Si Nong Huan Fan Zi Yuan Ze, who is quite resourceful, and many people call him a think tank, and they are all trusted by Shuang.He Yan told Shuang: "Your Majesty has great power, so don't entrust it to others: for fear of future troubles."Shuang said: "Sima Gong and I were both ordered by the late emperor to be entrusted to Gu, so bear to carry it?"Yan said: In the past, when the grandfather and Zhongda defeated the soldiers of Shu, they were burdened by this man's anger, and he died because of this. Why don't you check it out, my lord?Shuang suddenly realized, so he stopped discussing with many officials, and entered the memorial to Cao Fang, the Lord of Wei, saying: Sima Yi has made great achievements and virtues, so he can be added as a grand tutor.Fang followed it, and the military power all belonged to Shuang.Shuang ordered his younger brother Cao Xi to be the leader of the army, Cao Xun to be the general of the military guards, and Cao Yan to be the regular servant of Sanqi. Li Sheng is the lieutenant of Sili, and Li Sheng is Henan Yin: these five people discuss matters with Shuang day and night.As a result, Cao Shuang's guests became more and more popular.Sima Yitui recovered from his illness, and both his sons retired and lived at home.Shuang drinks with He Yan and others every day: all clothes and utensils are no different from the imperial court; every place pays tribute to play with rare things, first takes the best ones for himself, and then enters the palace; beauties and beauties are full of yellow gates in the mansion, Cao Shuang, a flatterer, privately selected seven or eight concubines of the late emperor and sent them to the mansion; Shuang also selected thirty or forty children of good families who were good at singing and dancing, as family fun.He also built heavy buildings and painting pavilions, made gold and silver utensils, and employed hundreds of skilled craftsmen to work day and night.

However, He Yan heard that Pingyuan Guan Ren Mingshu, please discuss "Yi".At that time, Deng Yang was present and asked Ren: "Your self-proclaimed good "Yi", but the words are not as good as the meaning of the words in "Yi", why?"Ren said: Those who are good at "Yi" don't talk about "Yi".Yan smiled and praised: "It can be said that you can talk without being annoying."Because of that, Ru said: Try to make a divination for me: Can I reach Sangong?He asked again: Dozens of dreamcatcher flies come to gather on the nose. What is the sign of this?Ren said: Yuan, Kai ① assisted Shun, Zhou Gong assisted Zhou, all with kindness, humility and courtesy, and enjoyed many blessings.Nowadays, the status of rulers and lords is very respectful, but there are few people who are virtuous, and there are many people who are afraid of power. It is not the way to seek blessings carefully.And the nose is the mountain; the mountain is high but not dangerous, so it is expensive to keep it long.Now the stinky flies are gathering here, and those who are high-ranking are not afraid of it?May the princes wear more to benefit the few ②, do not act inappropriately: then the three men can come, and the flies can be driven away.Deng Yang said angrily: "This old man often talks about it!"Ren said: Those who are old see but do not live; those who talk a lot see but do not talk.So he walked away.The two laughed and said: "A true madman!"When I got home, I talked to my uncle.The uncle was shocked and said: "He and Deng are very powerful. How can you commit such a crime?"Ren said: "I talk to the dead, why should I be afraid?"Uncle asked why.Ren said: Deng Yang walks, his tendons do not bind his bones, his pulse does not restrain his flesh, he stands up and leans, as if he has no hands or feet: this is the appearance of a ghost.He Yan looked at him, his soul was not guarding the house, his blood was not colorful, his face was like a haggard tree: this is the appearance of ghosts and ghosts.Sooner or later, the two of them will surely be killed, so what is there to be afraid of?His uncle didn't scold Ren as a madman and went away.

But it is said that Cao Shuang tried to hunt with He Yan, Deng Yang and others.His younger brother, Cao Xi, remonstrated, saying: "Brother has too much authority, and he likes to go hunting. If it is calculated by others, I will regret it."Shuang Chi said: "The military power is in my hands, why should I be afraid of it?"Sinong Huan and Fan also remonstrated, but did not listen.At that time, Cao Fang, the leader of Wei Dynasty, was the first year of Jiaping in the first ten years of the reform.Cao Shuang has always been in control of power, and he doesn't know Zhongda's falsehood.Shi Weizhu removed Li Sheng as the governor of Jingzhou, and ordered Li Sheng to resign from Zhongda to find out the news.When Shengjing arrived at Taifu's mansion, the doorman had already reported in.Sima Yi said to the second son, "This is the envoy of Cao Shuang who came to investigate the actuality of my illness."Then go to the crown to distribute it, go to bed and sit under the quilt; and ask the second maidservant to help, and then invite Li Sheng to enter the mansion.Sheng went to the bed and said: "I have never seen the Taifu. Who would want to be so seriously ill."Today, Zi ordered someone to be the governor of Jingzhou, so I came here to pay my respects.Yi pretended to answer, "Bingzhou is near Shuofang, so I can prepare for it."Sheng said: "In addition to the governor of Jingzhou: it is not Bingzhou."Yi smiled and said, "You came from Bingzhou?"Sheng said: Han went to Jingzhou Er.Yi laughed and said, "You come from Jingzhou!"Sheng said: How did Taifu get so sick?The left and right said: Taifu is deaf.Sheng said: beg for paper and pen.Take paper and pen from left to right and win.After finishing writing, submit it.Yi looked at it, smiled and said, "I'm sick and deaf."Take care here.When you have finished speaking, use your fingers to speak.The maidservant entered the soup, and Yi took it out of his mouth. The soup flowed all over his chest, and he made a choking voice, saying: I am old and sick, and I will die soon.The second son is unworthy, and I hope the king will teach him.If you see the great general, you must look at the second son!After speaking, he fell on the bed, panting hoarsely.Li Sheng pays his respects to Zhong Da, and when he returns to see Cao Shuang, he talks about it in detail.Shuang rejoiced and said: "This old man is as if he is dead, so I have nothing to worry about!" When Sima Yi saw that Li Sheng had gone, he got up and said to his second son, "Li Sheng is going here, report the news, and Cao Shuang will not be afraid of me."Only when he goes out of the city to hunt, can he draw it.Not a day later, Cao Shuang invited Wei Lord Cao Fang to pay homage to the late emperor at Gaoping Mausoleum.Bureaucrats, big and small, all drove out of the city.Shuangyin's third brother, his confidant He Yan, etc., and the guards of the Imperial Forest Army were on their way. Sinong Huan Fan kowtowed at the horse and said: "My lord, the general rule prohibits soldiers, and it is not suitable for brothers to go out."What if there are changes in the city?Shuang reprimanded him with a whip and said: "Who dares to change!"Stop talking nonsense!That day when Sima Yi saw Shuang leaving the city, he was overjoyed. He reminded him of the people who had defeated the enemy under his command in the past, joined dozens of generals in his family, and led his two sons onto horses to murder Cao Shuang.It's just that: the closed accounts suddenly improved, and the driving troops have been dominant since then.It is unknown what happened to Cao Shuang's life, let's see the breakdown below. ① Yuan and Kaiyuan refer to eight yuan; Kai refers to eight Kai.Historical legend: Bayuan, eight people in Gaoxin's time; Bakai, eight people in Gaoyang's time.They are all very talented. ② The more you benefit, the less you gather; the more you benefit, the less you get, that is: accept more opinions from others and correct your own shortcomings. ③ Choking: The appearance of being unable to speak because the throat is blocked due to grief.