Why did Meng Da look so excited after hearing the word "Sima" in the general's mansion?
It's really because these two words represent unusual power.
On the surface, Sima is a professional title for middle and lower-level officers in the army. If there is not a specially appointed Sima, then the rank of Sima is often no more than 400 shi.
Judging from the rank alone, Meng Da, who is now the prefect of Hanxing and general Yingyang, probably despises this military position.
However, the official positions in the Han Dynasty had a very distinctive feature, which was the separation of power and hierarchy. To put it more directly, the emphasis was on actual power over rank.
In the more than 400 years of history of the Han Dynasty, what kind of power is the greatest for a minister?
Undoubtedly, it is the power of auxiliary government.
The auxiliary ministers of the Han Dynasty had the power to depose and establish the emperor!
If you want to become an auxiliary minister, the most basic and important factor is to have the power to run the government and manage affairs.
The power to open a government and manage affairs is equivalent to a certain minister being able to form his own team in an honest and upright manner based on the righteousness of the Han family.
Even in the later stages of development, as long as the auxiliary minister is clever enough and has high prestige, he can completely make his tyrant become the new central court of the Han Dynasty.
This is what Zhuge Liang was like in history.
Historical records record that during Zhuge Liang's auxiliary period, Ji Han's power center was described as follows - the palace, the palace and the palace were all integrated.
In the early days of Jian'an, Cao Cao also had this power.
It was precisely because of this power that Cao Cao was able to legitimately control the political affairs of the Han Dynasty and laid a solid foundation for his political team in the Han Dynasty.
But there is still a gap between Cao Cao and Zhuge Liang.
After Cao Cao took control of the Han Dynasty, he either followed his inner desires or was coerced by his own interest groups. In the end, he became the most despised person in his youth.
However, Zhuge Liang always maintained his original intention and abided by his ministerial integrity throughout his life, which became a legend throughout the ages.
Human nature is inherently selfish, and Cao Cao's behavior is understandable from a human perspective.
But Zhuge Liang's behavior is enough to make people admire him.
This is also the biggest reason why he can be passed down through the ages and admired by countless people in later generations.
Regardless of the differences between Zhuge Liang and Cao Cao's choices, their examples are enough to show that once Mi Yang becomes an official general, with the blessing of Kaifu, his personal power in the Han Dynasty will reach A new peak.
The power to open the government and manage affairs will not only benefit Mi Yang a lot, but also all their subordinates.
Because no matter how powerful the power is, someone needs to execute it for Mi Yang.
This group of people can only be members of Mi Yangba's mansion.
Among all the official positions in the Ba Mansion, Sima is an inconspicuous but extremely important position.
Sima could share Mi Yang's military power to a certain extent.
Becoming a member of the Bafu can be said to be the biggest ambition in the heart of every ordinary Hanchen.
Historically, Xiang Lang was the eldest son of Zhuge Liang's domineering family. Later, Zhuge Liang dismissed Xiang Lang in anger because Xiang Lang protected Ma Di.
A few years later, Liu Chan appointed Xiang Lang as Guang Luxun for Zhuge Liang's sake.
Guang Luxun was one of the Nine Qings, and his status was completely different from Xiang Lang's previous long history position.
However, after Xiang Lang was awarded the title of Guang Lu Xun, he was often depressed and eventually died of sorrow and anger.
The reason is that when Xiang Lang was the governor of Zhuge Liang's domineering government, the power in his hands was almost equivalent to that of the deputy prime minister of the Han Dynasty. During that period, the door of Xiang's house was like a bustling city, and countless people came to follow his influence.
But after Xiang Lang was "promoted" to Guang Luxun, all these phenomena disappeared.
From Xiang Lang's case, we can see how important it is to ordinary Han ministers whether he is a minister of the Overlord.
It is no exaggeration to say that it is simply a qualitative sublimation.
Meng Da was a man of the world, and he certainly knew how much benefit it would be to him to become a Sima among the ministers of the Overlord.
And this kind of benefit is absolutely irresistible to anyone who likes power.
Under this kind of temptation, let alone letting Meng Da go deep into the tiger's den, even letting him change his surname to "Mi" is not unacceptable.
After Meng Da instantly became a "loyal minister", Mi Yang smiled and asked Meng Da to step back and get ready.
But after Meng Da retreated, Mi Yang found that Fa Miao and Zhou Tai were both looking at him with eager, no, extremely passionate eyes.
The eyes of the two seemed to say - if they could become ministers of the Overlord, they could also go to Fufeng!
Among them, Fa Miao's eyes were a little warmer than Zhou Tai's, because the Fufeng Fa family was also a prominent local family.
After reading the thoughts of the two confidants, Mi Yang couldn't help but laugh.
Yes, everyone in the world is mortal, how can they not be tempted by fame and power?
But Mi Yang did not promise anything to the two confidants. After discussing some matters about sending troops tomorrow, Mi Yang watched Fa Miao and Zhou Tai leave with lonely faces.
Regarding this point, Mi Yang did not mean to whet the appetites of Fa Miao and Zhou Tai.
In fact, just as he said, he did not have a clear idea in his mind about the ownership of Yiying Ba's officials.
Since there is no clear evidence, we cannot make premature promises without reason.
But after the Northern Expedition, this matter will also be put on the agenda.
And once Mi Yang's hegemony is officially established, it will represent a huge interest group that is attached to Mi Yang and will be formally formed.
In this case, after Liu Bei's death, besides Zhuge Liang, who also had the power to establish a government and govern affairs, who else among the Han Dynasty could check and balance Mi Yang?
Even with Mi Yang's prestige in the army and Mi Yang's youth, this check and balance will gradually weaken and eventually disappear over time.
That day has arrived.
Mi Yang suddenly missed Zhuge Liang.
I think Zhuge Liang must have full regret in his heart that he could not participate in this Northern Expedition.
He had to write a letter to tell Zhuge Liang his happiness.
After writing the letter, Mi Yang ordered someone to send the letter in his hand to Chengdu as quickly as possible.
Looking at the leaving figure of the messenger, a longing smile appeared on the corner of Mi Yang's mouth.
So what if that day comes?
Just follow the example of your mentor.
Adapting to the times and being ungrateful are always two different things.
On the second day, Meng Da happily packed up his luggage and headed for Fufeng along the short road with some of his followers.
Because Meng Da set off too early, Mi Yang didn't even know about it until he got up.
But this does not affect Mi Yang's next actions.
After replenishing the food and grass in the praise, Mi Yang issued an order for the entire army to continue setting off on the same day.
Shortly after Mi Yang led his army into Baoxie Road, the spies arranged by the Wei army in advance in Baoxie Road noticed signs of the appearance of a large number of Han troops.
When the Wei army scout saw the "Mi" flag flying high among the Han army, he was so frightened that he almost rolled down the hillside.
After finally regaining his balance, the Wei army scout returned to Chang'an at the fastest speed in his life.
However, a few days later, the Wei army scouts returned to Chang'an City with a vicissitudes of life after traveling day and night.
Such a fast speed, I don't know if the Wei Jun scout is eager to repay, or if he is simply afraid of Mi Yang's arrival.
The return of the Wei army scouts also brought a major earthquake to the huge city of Chang'an.
I'm going to die! Mi Yang is really here!
This news quickly swept through the entire Chang'an City like a thunderstorm.
When the Wei generals in Chang'an City learned the news, their throats almost jumped out of their chests.
Because most of the Wei generals in Chang'an City were the same people who were lucky enough to escape from Nanzheng City.
As for who is most afraid of Mi Yang in the current Wei Dynasty, is there any second candidate besides them?
The flood that filled the sky that day was like the most indelible nightmare in their lives, always invading their hearts.
The young general who looked up to the sky and laughed at the top of Nanzheng City that day was like a god who could attract the power of heaven and earth. Every time they thought about it, they unconsciously wanted to worship him.
In extreme panic, many Wei generals gathered at the general's mansion in Chang'an City to find Cao Zhen to discuss countermeasures.
Cao Zhen was also lucky enough to escape back to Chang'an City not long ago.
After learning that Cao Zhen was still alive, Cao Pi finally felt relieved.
Not only did he not severely punish the defeated Cao Zhen, he also issued an edict asking Cao Zhen to perform meritorious service and be responsible for guarding Chang'an to resist the incoming Han army.
Although Cao Pi did not severely punish Cao Zhen, after returning to Chang'an, Cao Zhen still vomited blood because of the guilt and hatred in his heart.
There was quite a bit of vomiting.
But maybe after castration, Cao Zhen's physical condition changed.
Or perhaps because he didn't want to disappoint Cao Pi, let alone overthrow the state of Wei, Cao Zhen finally took over the heavy responsibility of becoming the governor of Guanzhong.
Not long ago, the Northern Expedition message written by Mi Yang himself has spread throughout Guanzhong.
Under this situation, everyone knew that Mi Yang would personally lead an army to conquer Guanzhong in the near future.
Regarding this fact, Cao Zhen also made a lot of advance arrangements in Chang'an.
But there is nothing wrong with being prepared. When he learned that Mi Yang would actually send troops, Cao Zhen still felt no less anxious than the generals who came to look for him.
Cao Zhen looked at the anxious generals in front of him. He wanted to yell at them to calm their minds, but he couldn't say such words.
That’s Mi Yang!
The advantage in his hand has been beaten into that horrible shape, and now the disadvantage is obviously on Wei Jun's side. What's the use of his pale scolding?
Cao Zhen could only sigh helplessly in the end.
He had to slow down.
After a long time, Cao Zhen, who was able to stabilize his mind, said to the generals in front of him:
"The thieves are coming to invade Chang'an with great force, and they are determined to win."
"The most important thing for our army at the moment is to send troops to block the way out of the Baoxian Road.
Otherwise, if the Mi thieves were allowed to lead their troops into Guanzhong smoothly, the consequences would be disastrous. "
Although the disastrous defeat in the Liangzhou battle made Cao Zhen unstable, he was still one of the most famous generals in the world.
It is not difficult to make basic correct judgments quickly.
Long before the Han Army's Northern Expedition, Cao Zhen had discussed with several of his confidants where the Han Army's main target would be in the future Northern Expedition.
However, because Mi Yang's tactics have always been changeable, at the end of the discussion, Cao Zhen and several confidants still could not come up with a definite answer.
However, because of the importance of Chang'an, the speculation that the Han army would mainly attack Chang'an was still one of the mainstream speculations among the Wei army before.
Now that we learned from the scouts that the Han army appeared in Baoxie Road, this guess was obviously confirmed.
But this is definitely not good news for Cao Zhen.
Because the general commanding the Han army was Mi Yang, not Liu Bei as many people had guessed before.
It seems that Liu Bei finally made the choice to sit in Nanzheng and send Mi Yang to personally conduct the Northern Expedition for the sake of the overall situation.
And just as Cao Zhen said, if Mi Yang personally leads the army, due to the lessons he has received before, he must be extremely careful when fighting him.
Although Chang'an is one of the top three fortified cities in the world, Cao Zhen felt that it would be most appropriate to send troops to stop Mi Yang's army directly outside Baoxie Road.
After all, Cao Zhen was worried that once Mi Yang was allowed to lead his army into Guanzhong without any hindrance, he would cause some trouble.
Outside Chang'an City, there is the Wei River!
But long after Cao Zhen's words fell, no one of the many Wei generals present responded to Cao Zhen in time.
None of the Wei generals present were fools.
Cao Zhen's words obviously hoped that someone would volunteer and lead his army to consolidate the camp outside Baoxie Road and prevent Mi Yang from leading his army into Guanzhong.
All the Wei generals also know that Cao Zhen's strategy is right, but the point is that not long after the defeat of Liangzhou, who would do such a thing of self-recommendation?
Most people don't want to do it anyway.
But just when Cao Zhen was disappointed and wanted to directly name him, a Wei general stood up after pondering for a long time.
This Wei general was Sun Li who had escaped from Yangping Pass.
After Sun Li stood up, he said to Cao Zhenyan with determination:
"General, I am willing to go!"
Cao Zhen was overjoyed when he heard that someone took the initiative to ask for help.
He took a closer look and recognized Sun Li's identity.
In his early years, Sun Li served as a subordinate of Cao Cao, and Cao Cao once praised Sun Li for being "courageous, resolute, and like a general."
Cao Zhen has always been very convinced of Cao Cao's judgment.
Therefore, without much thought, Cao Zhen agreed to Sun Li's request.
But Cao Zhen still explained in advance:
"There are not many troops in Chang'an City at the moment, so I can only give you three thousand elite troops.
But don't worry, Guhui will issue military orders to all states and counties today, asking them to quickly mobilize their troops.
But before reinforcements arrive from all directions, you must guard the entrance of Xiegu for Gu! "
Sun Li was not surprised when he heard what Cao Zhen said.
After the First World War in Liangzhou, there were very few troops left in Guanzhong.
In addition, he did not know where the Han army's main attack direction was, so Cao Zhen could only deploy troops and horses in important places.
This undoubtedly made the troops in Chang'an City even weaker.
Sun Li knew that the total military strength in Chang'an City was only ten thousand.
This was despite reinforcements being sent from the Central Plains.
In order to defend Xiegukou, it was not easy for Cao Zhen to give him three thousand elite soldiers in one breath.
However, Sun Li was confident that with three thousand elite troops, he could hold off Mi Yang's army for a while.
There are not many people, but the location is favorable to him.
And he already had a good idea in his mind.
So Sun Li slowly bowed to Cao Zhen and said:
"only!"
Old rules, Chapter 2 Early morning or morning.
