Chapter 108 One hundred and seventeenth chapter Wei took power and returned to the Sima clan Jiang Wei defeated Niutoushan

But when Sima Yi heard that Cao Shuang, his younger brothers Cao Xi, Cao Xun, Cao Yan, and his confidants He Yan, Deng Yang, Ding Mi, Bi Gui, Li Sheng, etc., and the imperial army, followed Cao Fang, the Lord of Wei, out of the city to visit the tomb of the Ming Emperor, he went hunting.Yi was overjoyed. When he arrived in the province, he ordered Situ Gaorou to act as a general with a battle axe, first occupying Cao Shuang's camp;Yi introduced the old officials into the harem to play the Empress Dowager Guo, saying that Shuang had betrayed the kindness of the former emperor, Tuogu, and that the crime of treachery and chaos in the country should be abolished.Empress Dowager Guo was shocked and said: "The emperor is outside, what can I do?"Yi said: "The minister has the appearance of playing the emperor, and the plan of punishing the treacherous minister: don't worry about the queen mother."The queen mother was afraid, so she had to follow it.Yi urgently ordered Taiwei Jiang Ji and Shangshuling Sima Fu to write the form together, and sent Huang Menfu out of the city to go to the emperor to apply for the performance.Yi led the army to occupy the arsenal.Cao Shuang's family had already been informed.His wife, Liu Shi, rushed out of the hall, and called the magistrate to ask, "what's Zhongda's intention of raising troops now that the lord is away?"The gatekeeper Pan Ju said: "Madam, don't be alarmed: I'll ask."Dozens of bowmen and crossbowmen were led to look at them from the gate tower.Just as Sima Yi led his troops across the mansion, he ordered people to shoot arrows at random, but Yi couldn't pass.Sun Qian, the general, said: "The Tai Tuo is a major national event, so don't shoot arrows."Stop three times in a row, but don't shoot.Sima Zhao passed by to protect his father Sima Yi, and led his troops out of the city to station on the Luo River to guard the pontoon bridge.

Let's say that Cao Shuang's Sima Luzhi, seeing the incident in the city, came to discuss with Xin Chang, who joined the army, and said: "Zhongda is in such a mess today, what will happen?"Chang said: "You can lead the soldiers of our department out of the city to see the emperor."He said what he said.Enter the back hall in a hurry.His sister Xin Xianying saw it and asked, "What's the matter with you, so hurried?"Openly said: "The emperor is out, and the Taifu closed the city gate, and he will surely seek rebellion."Xianying said: "Sima Gong may not be rebellious, but he wants to kill General Cao's ear."Shocked and said: "How about this unknown?"Xianying said: General Cao is not Sima Gong's opponent, and he is bound to lose.Chang said: "Sima taught me to go with me that day. I don't know if I can go?"Xianying said: duty is the righteousness of a person.Ordinary people are in trouble, but they still feel sorry for them.It is very ominous to hold the whip and abandon the work.Openly following his words, he led dozens of horsemen with Lu Zhi, broke through the pass and seized the gate to get out.People reported to Sima Yi.Yi feared that Huan Fan would also leave, so he was called urgently.Fan discusses with his son.His son said: It is better to go south than to drive outside.Fan Congqi said that he got on his horse and went to Pingchang Gate. The gate was closed, and the gatekeeper was Huan Fan's old official Sifan.Fan took out a bamboo tablet from his sleeve and said: "The Empress Dowager has an edict to open the door."Si Fan said: "Please test it."Fan Chi said: "You are my old official, how dare you do that!"Fan had to open the door and let him out.Fan went out of the city and called Sifan, saying: "The Taifu rebelled, so you can follow me quickly."Fan was shocked and couldn't catch up.People reported to Sima Yi.Yi was shocked and said: "The brains are leaking!"What can I do?Jiang Ji said: "If a horse loves stack beans, it must not be used."Yi Nai called Xu Yun and Chen Tai and said: "You go to see Cao Shuang and say that the Tai Tuo has nothing else to do but cut your brother's military power."Xu and Chen went.He also called Yin Damu, the lieutenant of the palace, to come; he ordered Jiang Ji to write a book, and went to see Shuang with Damu Chi.Yi Fu said: "You and Shuanghou can take this post: you see Shuang said that Jiang Ji and I made an oath to Luoshui, only because of military power, and had no other intentions."Yin Damu left according to the order.

But when Cao Shuang was flying eagles and running dogs, he suddenly reported that there were changes in the city, and the Taifu had a watch.Shuang was shocked and almost fell off the horse.The official of the Huangmen knelt before the emperor holding his watch.Shuang took the watch and unpacked it, and asked the near ministers to read it.The table briefly said: Minister Sima Yi, the governor of the Great Western Command, bowed his head in fear and trepidation: the minister returned from Liaodong in the past, and the first emperor ordered His Majesty, the King of Qin and his ministers, to ascend the imperial bed and put the ministers in their arms, thinking deeply about future affairs.Cao Shuang, the great general today, betrayed Gu Ming and ruined the national code; internally arrogated, and externally authorized authority; Zhang Dang of the Huang family was appointed as the capital prison, dedicated to handing over customs; inspecting the supreme, serving the divine weapon; separating the second palace, hurting the flesh and blood; The world is full of turmoil, and people are full of fear: this is not the original intention of the late emperor's edict to His Majesty and his ministers.

Although the minister is old, dare to forget the past words?Taiwei Chenji, Shangshu Chenfu, etc., all regard coolness as the heart of a king, and brothers are not suitable for soldiers to stay in the guard. They played the Empress Dowager of Yongning Palace and ordered the imperial officials to implement it.The ministers and the masters and the Huangmen order, stop Shuang, Xi, and train the officials and soldiers, and take the title as a marquis. They are not allowed to stay, and they are driven by cars; if they dare to stay, they will be engaged in military law.The ministers and generals stationed on the pontoon bridge of Luoshui, watching and investigating: I would like to hear this, and Fu Gansheng listens.

After listening to Cao Fang, the Lord of Wei, he called Cao Shuang and said: "If the words of the Taifu are like this, how can you judge?"Shuang was at a loss, looked back at his second brother and said, "What can I do for it?"Xi said: "The inferior brother also once advised the elder brother, but the elder brother was obsessed with obsession and refused to listen, which led to today."Sima Yi is extremely deceitful, Kong Ming still can't win, let alone my brother?It's better to bind yourself to see it, so as not to die.Before he finished speaking, Xin Chang and Sima Luzhi, who had joined the army, arrived.Cool to ask.The two said: "The iron barrels in the city are similar. The Taifu led his troops to station on the Luoshui floating bridge. It will never return: it is better to make a big plan early."In the middle of the story, Si Nong Huan Fan came to him suddenly, saying that Shuang said: "The Tai Tuo has changed, why don't the general ask the emperor to take advantage of Xudu, and send foreign troops to fight against Sima Yi?"Shuang said: "Our whole family is in the city, how can we go to other places for help?"Fan said: Every man is in trouble, but he still wants to live!Now the lord follows the emperor and commands the world, who dares not to do so?How can I cast myself to death?It's cool to hear that you can't decide, but it's just a runny nose.Fan said again, "I'm going to Xudu, but I'll stay in Zhongshan."The food and grass in the city are enough for several years.Now the army and horses of the Lord's other battalion are near Quenan, and they are called to come.The seal of Da Sima, a certain general is here.The lord can hurry, and he will stop if he is too late.Shuang said: "Don't push too much with many officials. Let me think about it carefully."In a few moments, Xu Yun, the servant, and Chen Taizhi, the minister's order.The two said: "The Taifu is only for the general's weight, but he has no other intention to cut off the military power."The general can return to the city early.Shuang remained silent.And I saw Yin Damu, the Colonel of the Palace, arriving.Damu said: "The Taifu took Luoshui as an oath, and he has no other intentions."There is Jiang Taiwei's book here.The general can cut off his military power and return to the prime minister's office early.Shuangxin is good words.Huan Fan said again: "The matter is urgent. Don't listen to foreign words and die!"

It was night when Cao Shuang couldn't make a decision, so he drew his sword in his hand, sighing and thinking; from dusk to dawn, he was full of doubts and uncertainties.Huan fan entered the account and reminded him, "my lord has been thinking about it all day and night, why can't we make a decision?"Shuang threw his sword and sighed: I can't afford to be a soldier. I petition to abandon my official position, but being a rich man is enough!Fan cried loudly, and went out of the tent, saying: Cao Zidan prides himself on his ingenuity, and now there are three brothers, who are really porpoise ears!Wept bitterly.Xu Yun and Chen Tailing Shuang first accepted Yinshou and Sima Yi.Shuang sent the seal first.The master book, Yang Zong, grabbed the seal ribbon and cried, saying: "My lord, today I will give up my military power and surrender myself. I will inevitably be killed in Dongshi."Shuang said: "Teacher will never break his promise to me."So Cao Shuang sent Yin Jiangshou to Xu and Chen, and first to Sima Yi.When all the troops saw that there was no general seal, they all scattered.Shuang has only a few bureaucrats under his command.When he arrived at the pontoon bridge, Yi sent an order to teach the three brothers Cao Shuang to return to their private houses; the rest were sent to prison to wait for the edict.When Shuang and others entered the city, there was no attendant.When Huan Fan arrived at the floating bridge, Yi pointed at him with a whip and said, "Why is Doctor Huan like this?"Fan bowed his head and left without saying a word.

So Sima Yi asked to drive out of the camp and enter Luoyang.After the three Cao Shuang brothers returned home, Yi locked the door with a big lock and ordered 800 residents to surround his house.Cao Shuang felt depressed.Xi said that Shuang said: "There is no food in the family today. Brother can write books and borrow food from the Tai Tuo."If you are willing to lend me food, you will have no intention of harming each other.Shuang is a book that makes people hold on.Sima Yi read the book, so he sent people to send a hundred dendrobium of grain to Cao Shuang's mansion.Shuang was overjoyed and said: Mr. Sima is harmless to my heart!So I don't think it's worrying.It turned out that Sima Yi first arrested Huang Menzhang and put him in prison for questioning.That day, he said: "I am not alone, there are five people including He Yan, Deng Yang, Li Sheng, Bi Gui, and Ding Mi who conspired to usurp us."Yi took Zhang Dang's confession, but caught He Yan and others for investigation and found out: they all said that they wanted to rebel in March.Yi nailed it with a long yoke.Si Fan, the guard at the city gate, reported that Huan Fan had ordered him out of the city, saying that the Tai Tuo had conspired against him.Yi said: False people and turn against love, and repay the crime and sit on the ground.Huan Fan and others were also imprisoned, and then the three Shuang brothers and a group of criminals were killed in Shicao, and their three families were destroyed; all their family property was copied into the treasury.From time to time Cao Shuang's younger brother Wenshu's wife was the daughter of the Marquis of Xia.Ji Shuang was punished, his father was about to marry him again, and his daughter cut off her nose.His family was terrified, and they said: "Living in this world is like light dust perched on weak grass, why do you suffer so much?"Moreover, the husband's family has been slaughtered by the Sima family, so who will keep this desire?The woman cried and said: I heard: the benevolent do not change their festivals with prosperity and decline, and the righteous do not change their hearts with survival and death.When the Cao family was in its prime, they still wanted to protect their end; now that they are dead, how can they bear to abandon them?How can I care about this behavior of beasts!Yi heard that he was virtuous, and he asked the beggar to support himself and become the heir of the Cao family.There is a poem from later generations that says:

Weak grass and dust are full of insight, and Xia Hou has a girl who is as righteous as a mountain.The husband is not as good as the skirt and hairpin, and he is ashamed of himself. But when Sima Yi killed Cao Shuang, Taiwei Jiang Ji said: "There are still Lu Zhi and Xin Chang who broke through the gate and came out, and Yang Zong won the seal, so they can't be allowed."Yi said: "Everyone is his master, and he is a righteous man."Then everyone returned to their old jobs.Xin Chang sighed and said, "If I don't ask my sister, I will lose my righteousness!"Later generations have poems praising Xin Xianying saying:

For the minister's food and salary, he should think of repayment, and the victim will be loyal in the face of danger.Xin's Xianying once persuaded his younger brother, so he has praised Gao Feng for thousands of years. Sima Yi spared Hsin Chang and the others, and then issued a notice to announce: But those who follow Cao Shuang's sect will not die, and some officials will return to their posts as usual.The soldiers and the civilians guard their families, and the inside and outside are blocked.He and Deng died unexpectedly, so Guan Ren's words should be answered.Later generations have a poem praising Guan Ren saying:

Passed down the true magic tricks of the sages, Pingyuan Guanren communicates with the gods.He Deng is divided into ghosts and ghosts, and a prophet who has not died is a dead man. But it is said that Cao Fang, the Lord of Wei, made Sima Yi the prime minister and added Jiuxi.Yi refused to accept his resignation.Fang forbids it, and orders the father and son to lead the state affairs together.Yi suddenly remembered: Although Cao Shuang's family was punished, there is still Xiahouba guarding Yongzhou and other places. They are relatives of Shuang. If there is a sudden disturbance, how can we prepare for it?It must be dealt with.He issued an edict to send envoys to Yongzhou, and took General Xiahouba of Zhengxi to Luoyang to discuss matters.When Xia Houba heard this, he was shocked and led three thousand soldiers from his headquarters to rebel.Guo Huai, the governor of Yongzhou who guarded Yongzhou, heard that Xiahouba had rebelled, so he led his troops to fight Xiahouba.Huai went out on horseback and scolded, saying: "You belong to the royal family of the Wei Dynasty, and the emperor has never done you any harm. Why did you rebel?"Ba Yi scolded and said: "My grandfather worked so hard in building the country, what kind of man is Sima Yi now!"To destroy my Cao family and come to take me again, sooner or later I will think of usurping the throne: I will be righteous to beg for thieves, why not?Furious, Huai raised his spear and charged at Xiahouba.Ba waved his sword and galloped his horse to meet him.The battle failed, Huai was defeated, and Ba came after him.Suddenly he heard the cries of the rear army, and when Ba hurried back to his horse, Chen Tai led his troops to kill him.Guo Huai replied.Attacking from two directions, the tyrant was defeated and left, and most of his troops were lost; he had no idea, so he threw himself into Hanzhong to surrender the master.

Someone reported to Jiang Wei, but Wei didn't believe it, so that people could visit the truth and teach him into the city.After seeing you, Ba cried and told the past.Wei said: In the past, Weizi went to Zhou Dynasty and became famous throughout the ages: the public can help the Han Dynasty, and he is worthy of the ancients.So a banquet was held to treat each other.Wei asked at the meeting: "Now that Sima Yi and his son hold great power, do they have the ambition to spy on our country?"Ba said: "The old thief is plotting rebellion, and he has not had time to go abroad, but Wei Guoxin has two people who are in their young age. If they lead troops and horses, it will be a serious disaster for Wu and Shu."Wei asked: Who are the two?Ba Gao said: "One person is now Secretary Lang, from Yingchuan Changshe. His surname is Zhong, his name is Hui, and his style name is Shiji. He is the son of Taifu Zhongyou. He is courageous and wise when he is young."Yaochang led his two sons to meet Emperor Wen when he was seven years old, and his brother was eight years old when he saw the emperor. He was frightened and sweated.The emperor asked Yu, "Why are you sweating?"Yu said to him, "I'm panicked by the war, and I'm sweating profusely."The emperor asked the meeting and said: "Why don't you sweat?"The meeting said: trembling and trembling, dare not sweat.The emperor is unique.And a little longer, likes to read military books, and has a deep understanding of strategy.Both Sima Yi and Jiang Ji are known for their talents.One person is now an official, who is also from Yiyang: surnamed Deng, surnamed Ai, styled Shizai, lost his father when he was young, and has great ambitions, but when he sees high mountains and great swamps, he often peeps at finger paintings, where to station troops and where to accumulate Food, where can I ambush.Everyone laughed at it, but Sima Yi was so talented that he ordered the military counselor to fly.Ai is a stutterer, and he must be called Ai Ai in every performance. Ai Yi joked: "You call Ai Ai, how many Ai should there be?"Ai Yingsheng said: "The phoenix is ​​the phoenix, so it is a phoenix."Its capital is quick, and it is roughly like this: the two of them are very fearsome.Wei laughed and said, "What's the point of measuring this child!" So Jiang Wei led Xia Houba to Chengdu to see the Empress.Wei Zuo said: Sima Yi murdered Cao Shuang and came to make Xiahou Ba, so Ba surrendered.Now Sima Yi and his son are in power, Cao Fang is cowardly, and the state of Wei is in danger.I have been in Hanzhong for a long time, and I have enough soldiers and food; I am willing to lead the king's division, take the hegemony as my guide, enter the Central Plains, revive the Han Dynasty, in order to repay your majesty's kindness, and to end the prime minister's ambition.Shangshu ordered Fei Yi to remonstrate, saying: Jiang Wan and Dong Yun all died one after another, and there is no one under internal governance.Boyue should only wait for the time, not move lightly.Wei said: Otherwise: life is like a white horse passing through the gap, it seems that the time is delayed, when will the Central Plains be restored?He also said: Sun Tzu said: Know the enemy and know yourself, and you will be victorious in every battle.We are not as far as the prime minister, and the prime minister can't restore the Central Plains, let alone us?Wei said: I have lived in Longshang for a long time, and I know the heart of the Qiang people very well. If we get the help of the Qiang people today, although we can't conquer the Central Plains, we can go west from Longsong, but we can break it and have it.The Empress said: "If you want to attack Wei, you can be loyal and do your best. Don't lose your spirit and take my life."So Jiang Wei led the edict to resign from the court, and went to Hanzhong with Xia Houba to plan to raise troops.Wei said: You can first send envoys to the Qiang people to form an alliance, and then go out of Xiping and approach Yongzhou.First build two cities under Qushan Mountain, and order soldiers to guard them, thinking that they will be at the corner of the mountain.I waited to send all the grain and grass to Chuankou, and marched in order according to the old system of the prime minister.In the autumn and August of that year, Ju'an and Li Xin, the generals of Shu, were first sent to lead fifteen thousand soldiers to build two cities in front of Qu Mountain: Ju'an guarded the east city, and Li Xin guarded the west city. There has long been a detailed report with Guo Huai, the governor of Yongzhou.While reporting to Luoyang, Huai sent his deputy general Chen Tai to lead 50,000 troops to fight the Shu soldiers.Gou'an and Li Xin each led an army out to meet them; because they were too few to resist the enemy, they retreated into the city.Tai ordered soldiers to surround and attack on all sides, and then used soldiers to cut off the grain road in Hanzhong.Ju'an and Li Xin were short of food in the city.Guo Huai, who led the army, also arrived. After seeing the terrain, he was very happy. When he returned to the village, he discussed with Chen Tai, saying: "This city has high mountains and hills, so there must be little water, so we must go out of the city to fetch water; if the upper stream is cut off, the soldiers of Shu will die." I'm dying of thirst.So the sergeant was ordered to dig the weir to cut off the upper stream.As expected, there was no water in the city.Li Xin led his troops out of the city to fetch water, and the soldiers of Yongzhou were in a hurry to besiege.Xin couldn't fight to the death, so he had to retreat into the city.There was no water in the city of Ju'an, so they met Li Xin, led their troops out of the city, and stayed together. After a long battle, they were defeated and went back into the city.The sergeant was thirsty.An Yuxin said: "The soldiers of Jiang Dudu have not arrived yet. I don't know why."Xin said: "I should give up my life and fight for help."So he led dozens of cavalry, opened the city gate, and killed the generals to come out.Yongzhou soldiers surrounded on all sides, and Xin fought to the death before he was able to escape; he was left alone, and the rest of his body was seriously injured and died in the rebellion.It was night when the north wind was strong, the clouds were overcast, and the sky was snowing heavily; therefore, the Shu soldiers in the city divided the grain and melted the snow to eat. But Li Xin broke out of the siege and walked for two days on the Xishan path, meeting Jiang Wei's men and horses.Xin dismounted from his horse and prostrated himself on the ground, saying, "The two cities of Qushan Mountain were besieged by Wei soldiers, and the waterway was cut off."Fortunately, it snowed heavily, so we melted the snow to survive the day.It is very critical.Wei said: "I am not late in saving: the Qiang soldiers did not arrive because of the gathering, so I missed it."So they sent Li Xin to Sichuan to recuperate.Wei asked Xia Houba: "The Qiang soldiers have not yet arrived, and the Wei soldiers are in a hurry to besiege Qushan. What advice does the general have?"Ba said, "If we wait for the Qiang soldiers to arrive at Qushan, both cities will fall."I expect that all the soldiers from Yongzhou will come to Qushan to attack.The city of Yongzhou must be empty. The general can lead his troops to Niutou Mountain and copy behind Yongzhou: Guo Huai and Chen Tai will return to rescue Yongzhou, and the siege of Qushan will be solved by itself.Wei Daxi said: This plan is the best!So Jiang Wei led his troops to look at Niutoushan. But Chen Tai said that when he saw Li Xin go out of the city, he said to Guo Huai, "if Li Xin is in a hurry to Jiang Wei, Jiang Wei predicts that all my soldiers are in Qushan, so they will copy Niutoushan to attack me."The general can lead an army to fetch Taoshui and cut off the food road for the Shu soldiers; I will divide half of the troops and go straight to Niutoushan to attack them;Guo Huai followed him and led an army to steal Taoshui.Chen Tai led an army to Niutoushan. But when Jiang Weibing arrived at Niutoushan, the former army suddenly shouted and reported that Wei Bing had stopped the way.Wei hurriedly went to the front of the army to look at it.Chen Tai yelled, "You want to attack my Yongzhou!"I have been waiting for a long time!Wei was furious, raised his gun and rode his horse straight at Chen Tai.Tai greeted him with a knife.The battle was not three-in-one, Tai was defeated, and Wei waved his troops to cover up the kill.The Yongzhou soldiers retreated.Occupy the hill.When Wei retreated his troops, he went to the village of Niutou Mountain.Wei ordered his soldiers to fight every day, regardless of the outcome.Xia Houba called Jiang Wei and said: "This is not a place to stop for a long time: fighting for days without a winner or loser is a trick to lure troops, and there must be conspiracy."It's better to step back temporarily and make a better picture.In the meantime, it was reported that Guo Huai had led an army to take Taoshui and cut off the grain road.Wei was shocked, and hurriedly ordered Xia Houba to retreat first, and Wei himself broke the rear.Chen Tai divided his troops into five groups and rushed over.Weidu rejected the main entrance of the Five Routes and fought against Wei Bing.Taylor's soldiers went up the mountain, and the arrows and stones rained like rain.When Wei retreated to Taoshui in a hurry, Guo Huai led his troops to kill him.Wei Yin troops come and go to conflict.Wei Bing blocked his way, as dense as an iron bucket.Wei Fen killed and killed most of his troops, and flew to Yangping Pass.Another army came ahead; the leading general came out with a horse and a knife. He had a round face and big ears, a square mouth and thick lips, a black tumor under his left eye, and dozens of black hairs on the tumor: he was the eldest son of Sima Yi, General Hushi. Master Sima also.Wei said angrily, "how dare you, son of a bitch, block my way back!"Pat the horse and hold the gun, come straight to the assassin.The teacher greeted him with a knife.Only three times, Sima Shi was defeated, and Wei escaped and went straight to Yangping Pass.The people in the city opened the door and let Jiang Wei in.Master Sima also came to grab the pass, and both sides fired crossbows at once. One crossbow firing ten arrows is the method of connecting crossbows left by Marquis Wu when he was dying.It is exactly: it is difficult to support the defeat of the three armies today, and it depends on the biography of the ten arrows back then.It is not known how Master Sima's life will be, let's see the breakdown below. ① Careful physical interview. ② Baiju Guogao Baiju is a horse, and the gap is a hole; Baiju Guogao means that the horse ran past the hole in one go; time flies by.