Early spring in March. The Guhuzhushi of the Wei Dynasty, Shaolinghou and Da Sima Cao Zhen, Cao Zidan, died in Luoyang, the capital of Wei. Emperor Cao Rui personally gave him the posthumous title "Yuan". After the edict was announced to the world, Cao Zhen was buried in Beimang Mountain, Luoyang, with the courtesy of the princes.
The tombs of Xia Houshang, Cao Xiu and Cao Zhen are guarded next to the Shouyang Mausoleum of Emperor Wen Cao Pi.
After death, the four people who were brothers and sisters stood together on Mang Mountain as if they were alive, overlooking the Wei Dynasty they had created together.
Emperor Cao Rui was thinking back on his uncle's tumultuous life.
Looking back on Cao Zhen's life, he was indeed worthy of the name of a famous general.
When he was a boy, he rode back on his horse and bent his bow to shoot at tigers. Emperor Wu strengthened his bravery and was able to lead the tiger/cavalry camp of tigers and leopards.
Later, he defeated the Lingqiu bandits and was granted the title of Marquis of Lingshou Pavilion, and was granted the title of nobility at a young age.
In the Battle of Hanzhong, when he was more than 20 years old, he defeated Liu Bei's general Wu Lan Yu Xia Bian and gained the high position of a backbone general. In the year of Chang'an, he was awarded the title of Central Leader.
In the battle at Dingjun Mountain, commander Xia Houyuan was beheaded by Liu Bei. He was ordered to guard the army in the face of danger. Later, he supervised Xu Huang's generals at Yangping Pass and defeated Liu Bei's general Gao Xiang.
After Emperor Wen succeeded to the throne, he began to guard Hexi and Yongliang. He became the general of Zhenxi, the commander-in-chief of the military forces in Yongzhou and Liangzhou, and was granted the title of Marquis of Dongxiang.
When Zhang Jin rebelled in Liangzhou, he sent Fei Yao to quickly pacify him. He was promoted to the general of the army, and the commander-in-chief of all domestic and foreign military affairs. He used Jiejieyue and became the supreme commander of the Wei Dynasty.
In the winter of the second year of Huangchu, the Zhuhu coalition forces rebelled in Hexi. He led his generals to attack the Zhuhu coalition forces and won a great victory. He pacified Hexi in one fell swoop. In this battle, more than 50,000 people were beheaded, and he gained 100,000 lives and 100 sheep. With 110,000 people and 80,000 cattle, the road between the Western Regions and the Central Plains was re-opened. The kings of the Western Regions of Shanshan, Qiuci, and Khotan also sent envoys to pay tribute. From then on, the Wei Dynasty restored the Central Plains' influence in the Western Regions since the Han Dynasty. rule.
In the third year of Huangchu, Emperor Wen divided his troops into three groups to conquer Sun Quan in the south. He, General Xia Houshang, General Zhang He, and General Xu Huang led the army of the middle route south to Jiangling, Nanjun. After first defeating Wu general Sun Sheng and then retreating Zhuge Jin, Sun Quan was forced to send envoys to pay tribute again.
After that, he was ordered to assist the government, promoted to the title of Shaolinghou, moved to the rank of general, and then promoted to the rank of Sima. After defeating Zhuge, he finally became the most famous general in the Wei Dynasty!
In the fourth year of Taihe, Cao Zhen was the most high-spirited year. In that year, he moved to the imperial court and was promoted to Grand Sima. He was given the highest honor of going to the palace with swords and shoes and never following the imperial court.
The Great Sima was given the posthumous title of Yuan. The first founding of the country was called Yuan, and the name of his doctrine and virtue was called Yuan.
As the founding father of Emperor Wen and an important minister from Conglong, Cao Zhen is naturally worthy of the title Yuan.
Cao Rui took another look at Cao Zhen's suicide note, which was a suicide note in which he begged to share his land with two friends who died on the battlefield early in his life.
When Da Sima was young, he served Emperor Wu together with his cousin Cao Zun and fellow countryman Zhu Zan. Later, Cao Zun and Zhu Zan died on the battlefield, and Da Sima had been thinking about them for many years. Only then would he beg for a share of the land before his death, and be granted the title of son of Zun and Zan.
Faced with such a request, how could Cao Rui have the heart to refuse?
After thinking for a moment, he said to his cousin Bian Lan, the regular servant of Sanqi, who was standing aside:
"I have issued an edict. The Great Sima Youshu is generous to his uncle Xiang Fugu, and he has been praised by Yan Ping for a long time. The beauty of a gentleman's adult life is rewarded with the true city of Zun, and the praise of the viscount Guan Neihou, each of which is a hundred households."
After receiving Cao Rui's decree, Bian Lan immediately went to the Shangshutai to draft the decree.
Cao Rui also remembered that every time Da Sima went on an expedition, he would work hard and share the hardships with the soldiers. If the military reward was insufficient, he would often use his family wealth to give it to him, so the soldiers were all willing to sacrifice their lives for Da Sima.
Cao Rui thought about this and felt extremely grateful. He then said to Xiahou Xuanyan who was sitting at the table:
"At the beginning of the year, you also drafted a decree on my behalf: Great Sima will be loyal and loyal to serve the second ancestor. He will not rely on the favor of his relatives at home, and will not be arrogant outside. The people in the white house can be said to be able to maintain their positions and work hard to fulfill their virtues. This is the case. It is known that the five sons of Feng Zhen, Xi, Xun, Ze, Yan and Ai, are all princes."
Xia Houxuan's heart skipped a beat, and he was overjoyed at the same time. The emperor immediately awarded all his ministers titles to his sons. This was indeed an unprecedented gift, and coincidentally, Xi Di finally received the title this time. After receiving the order, he also went to Shangshutai to draft the decree.
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In the early morning, a knight with a command flag on his back and a fast horse galloped toward the west gate of the capital city. While waving the token in his hand, he shouted loudly: "Military emergency in the northwest, open the city gate quickly. Emergency military affairs in the northwest, open the city gate quickly!"
The captain who guarded the city did not dare to slack off and immediately ordered the suspension bridge to be raised. Seeing that the city gate was open, the cavalryman did not even bother to wipe the sweat from his forehead and continued to gallop towards the imperial city.
In the Tai Chi Hall, all the civil and military officials in the court looked like they were in great danger.
Cao Rui was also feeling anxious at this time. He put his hand on his forehead, trying to calm himself down so that he could think of good countermeasures.
The 800-mile expedited military plane from Yongzhou said that after hearing the news of the death of Great Sima Cao Zhen, Shu general Zhuge Liang once again led his troops across the Qinling Mountains and surrounded the important town of Qishan. This time, Zhuge Liang also won over the people in Wei. Xianbei tribe, Xianbei Lord Kebineng also raised troops in Shicheng to respond to the Shu captives!
But now, Great Sima Cao Zhen, who had successfully resisted Zhuge Liang many times, has passed away!
All the officials in the court were panicking at this time, because now, the only famous general in the court who had the experience of fighting Zhuge Liang many times was no longer there. The civil servants did not know who they should recommend at this time, military general. They also lack the confidence to defeat Zhuge Kongming.
The officials and workers of the Manchu Dynasty still had lingering fears about Zhuge Liang's northern invasion in recent years. In their view, although Shu was a small country, it had a natural sharpness, and this Zhuge Liang, known as the "Wolong", was this The backbone of a sharp momentum.
In the spring of the second year of Taihe, Zhuge Liang went north for the first time.
After Liu Bei's death, Wei underestimated and looked down upon Shu and did not strictly defend itself. The three counties of Nan'an, Tianshui and Anding in Longyou were unable to resist the Shu army. The prefects of Tianshui and Nan'an even abandoned their defenses to attack the Shu army. Flee eastward.
Wei's Tianshui guards Jiang Wei, Liang Xu, Yin Shang, Shangguan Yong and others surrendered to Zhuge Liang. In an instant, the five counties of Longyou, Longxi, Nan'an, Tianshui, Guangwei and Anding, all surrendered to Zhuge Liang, leaving only Guangwei County and Longxi County.
The people in the Cao Wei Dynasty were frightened. Emperor Cao Rui rushed from the Luoyang court to lead a large army to conquer personally. He personally went to Chang'an to take control of the army. He also sent General Cao Zhen to oversee the army to Xi County to defend Zhao Yun. Zhang He led an army of 50,000 to resist. This gave Zhuge Liang a brief pause in his offensive. .
This time, it was because Zhuge Liang did not know the people well and lost the important town of Jieting, the northern shortcut to attack Chang'an, and the geographical advantage, so he was forced to withdraw his troops. The Wei State recovered the lost territory by luck, but the population of the three counties was completely wiped out. Moved to Hanzhong by Zhuge Liang.
In the winter of the same year, Zhuge Liang heard that the former Grand Sima Cao Xiu was defeated and died, so he launched another northern expedition and stormed Chencang with siege vehicles. If the original general Cao Zhen had not had the foresight to send General Hao Zhao to guard there in advance, the important town of Chencang might have been like this. lost.
In the spring of the third year of Taihe, the Shu army once again prepared food, grass, soldiers, horses, armor, swords and spears. Zhuge Liang sent General Chen Shi to occupy the two counties of Wudu and Yinping in one fell swoop.
General Guo Huai sent his army forward in an attempt to regain the two counties. However, Zhuge Liang led the main force to retreat to the rear of the Wei army to build Wei City. Guo Huai did not dare to risk his own life and had to retreat immediately.
After the Shu army successfully occupied the two counties, Zhuge Liang also appeased the local Di and Qiang people, and then left troops to defend the area while he led his army back to Hanzhong. As for the two counties of Wudu and Yinping, to this day, the Wei Dynasty has not been able to recover them.
Now, Zhuge Liang has raised troops to invade again, and the Great Sima Cao Zhen has passed away now! This is how the civil and military officials of the entire dynasty could not panic and how could they not be afraid?
The same goes for Cao Rui. He has been thinking about who else can stand alone and lead the world's elite troops to make up for Yongliang's shortcomings and become the commander-in-chief of the defense against Shu.
However, he didn't seem to have thought of a suitable candidate for the time being.
Although the general Sima Yi was a brilliant strategist, he had never led a hundred thousand men into battle alone. Not only that, what he lacked most was his prestige among the Yongliang army.
General Zuo and Marquis Zhang He, although both civil and military, are only good generals who can command 20,000 to 30,000 people, and it is difficult to be sure that they can win on their own.
The entire court was in a suffocating silence at the moment. Everyone was meditating, but no one came up with a solution.
At this moment, a low and steady voice from the front row of the left column of the court room broke the silence.
"Your Majesty, Sima Yi, would like to apply for a tassel, lead the tiger soldiers of Yongliang, and defeat the thieves of Bashu!" Sima Yi, the general and Wuyang Marquis, held an ivory wat, bowed slightly, and came out to play. In fact, he has been holding back over the years. He does not want to show all his talents prematurely because he thinks it is not the right time yet; he does not want to show his talents prematurely, because this will only make him prematurely. His Majesty is suspicious of him.
But now, he no longer has to endure it, because this court and this country can no longer live without him.
At least, before the new general had grown up, he, Sima Yi, was already the civil and military leader in the court.
He could finally look up and face the tall man.
This time, he did not bow down and tremble like before. At this moment, he straightened his waist and looked at the emperor on the Kowloon Golden Steps with his resolute, confident eyes that could not be questioned by others.
After hearing these words of invitation, Cao Rui's spirit was lifted. He subconsciously looked up at Sima Yi, the Marquis of Wuyang, who was standing at the foot of the stairs.
Suddenly, Cao Rui shuddered coldly. What kind of eyes were those?
Like an aloof old wolf under the moon, or a tiger hiding among the weeds in a graveyard, his eyes were confident and arrogant, and seemed to be mixed with a trace of longing for recognition.
But this strange feeling was fleeting, and Cao Rui soon stopped paying attention to it. At this moment, he felt relaxed and happy. Fortunately, he still had a useful talent in his hand.
"Oh? It's great that the general is so sure." Cao Rui sat on the dragon throne, his frowning eyebrows relaxed a little. He waved his sleeves and said loudly: "In that case, then go to Yongzhou to resist The important responsibility of the Shu captives will be handed over to the general."
Cao Rui stood up and said loudly: "Order General Sima Yi to be the commander-in-chief, temporarily take charge of the Yongliang army, and station it in Chang'an. Generals Zhang He, Fei Yao, Dai Ling, Guo Huai and others will be the deputy generals, and Jia Xu will be the supervisor. Resist the Shu army. Pass the festival orders and collect military talismans."
The chamberlain on the side made a "promise" and went to summon Fu Jie Ling. After a while, Fu Jie Ling fetched the Yongliang Tiger Talisman.
Cao Rui personally took the golden tiger talisman from his fault, walked down the golden steps, and came to Sima Yi's side. All the officials in the court immediately knelt on the ground to show respect.
Sima Yi knelt on the ground, waiting for Cao Rui's order.
Cao Rui bowed, patted Sima Yi's shoulder, and personally handed the tiger talisman that could mobilize Yongliang's 300,000 troops into Sima Yi's hands.
"General, I entrust the safety of the people in the western region of Wei Dynasty and the lives of our soldiers to you today. I hope you will not disappoint my expectations, be able to defeat the enemy, and return home in triumph as soon as possible." Cao Rui pondered for a while, then continued. : "The general is about to travel far, and I will compose a poem for you to celebrate your journey."
Cao Rui, like his grandfather Emperor Wu, his father Emperor Wen, and his uncle Chen Wang Cao Zhi, all liked to write poetry.
Just listen to Cao Rui's loud voice and say:
“A warrior possesses courage and perseverance.
Reiner the horse in the Central Plains.
The forest is as thick as the forest.
The long sword is inexhaustible. "
"My minister, I will do my best to live up to your majesty's trust!" Sima Yi took the heavy tiger talisman with both hands and paused with his head on the ground.
