Chapter 247 Talk Therapy (please ask for monthly votes for more updates)
After Mi Huang returned to Beijing, he never saw Sima Yue because he fell ill.
I don’t know what caused the illness, and Mi Huang didn’t dare to guess. Anyway, Situ’s health has not been very good in the past two years and has been getting worse. It is normal to be sick.
But the rumors spreading wildly still made him unable to help but speculate.
Thinking about it at the end, I just sighed.
He couldn't help but recall the scene seven years ago.
At that time, he was just a supervisor, supervising and training the first troops for Sikong, and Shao Xun was just a senior officer.
Seven years have passed, and the world is turbulent and dazzling.
What has happened in these seven years may be more shocking than in the past twenty or thirty years.
It was as if something suddenly sped up, making people extremely uncomfortable, and then they subconsciously wanted to do something, but the result was that it got worse and worse, and finally reached the point where it is today.
"The Jin Dynasty is going to die, right?" Mi Huang sighed helplessly.
Well, in fact, he is not that concerned about the demise of the Jin Dynasty. He just wants to replace him as emperor. But he was more concerned about his benefactor. After all, he was from the Sima family. When the nest is overturned, how can there be any eggs?
Shao Xun should not care much about the Sima family, unless it is a woman named Sima...
Mi Huang grinned, very ugly.
"Master." Mi Zhi walked over and saluted.
Mi Huang looked at his eldest son, and there were more than twenty people outside the door.
Some of them came from Hongnong and were old subordinates he met when he was the prefect of Hongnong.
Some of them are Luoyang people, small officers who defected after the Forbidden Army was purged.
There are also a group of people who came from their hometown in Donghai, the backbone of the family tribe.
“Go back to Songshan.” Mi Huang waved his hand and said, “There are refugees everywhere now, so you can make a living.”
"Thankfully, I listened to my advice and planted wheat last autumn." Mi Zhi said with emotion: "If it rains this autumn, I have to plant it to avoid next year's locust plague."
"You have an idea, grandpa is very good. "Rejoice, go ahead, don't go back to Luoyang if you have nothing to do, practice Zhuangke well," Mi Huang said with a wave of his hand.
"Yes." Mi Zhi saluted and left with his subordinates.
Songshan Wubao currently has more than 1,300 households and can produce 2,000 young men.
It is not easy for them to farm and practice in the mountains and cope with the current situation.
But where is it easy nowadays?
No matter how hard it is in the mountains, it is still safer than Luoyang.
Furthermore, when Luoyang falls into a war, Songshanwu can also be used as a garrison point for Shao Xun.
Yes, it is for Shao Xun.
Mi Huang has despaired of the Forbidden Army.
The Forbidden Army, which had gone through the Great Purge, no longer had the strength to actively attack the Xiongnu, and could only defend around Luoyang.
Even in a field battle with the Xiongnu, it must be fought against the city, and it is impossible to go on an expedition.
He once talked freely about military affairs with Shao Xun.
Shao Xun believes that the first-class army can attack deep into the enemy's territory, the second-class army can attack within one's own territory, and the third-class army can defend the city within the enemy's territory. It is the lowest-grade army that is holding on within its own territory.
Offense and defense have completely different requirements for the quality of the army.
Today's Forbidden Army is probably between the third and fourth levels, and they have fallen a bit quickly.
From now on, they will most likely have to be passively beaten and defend the city.
As for the situation in Luoyang, it will definitely not be able to be defended until the end.
It’s difficult.
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Mi Huang stayed in Beijing until mid-June before receiving permission to see Situ.
On June 16, he hurried to Situ Mansion.
"See the princess." When seeing Mr. Pei, Mi Huang bowed and saluted.
Concubine Pei returned the gift, and then said softly: "Don't worry, Zihui. Wang Taiwei, Pan and Liu are all here, just be careful what you say."
"Thank you, Concubine Wang. "Point."
Concubine Pei drifted away.
Mi Huang sighed.
After learning that Situ was seriously ill, the princess took the prince back to the capital and took care of him personally.
This made Mi Huang not even know what to say.
After quietly arriving at the bedroom, he saw Sima Yue half-leaning on the couch with a desolate expression, quietly listening to Wang Yan's words.
Mi Huang glanced quietly and almost shed tears.
Situ was originally slender, and after a serious illness, he became so thin that his cheekbones protruded.
The eyes are also a little cloudy and no longer as bright as before.
It seems that the interruption of the Luoshui River has dealt a very heavy blow to him.
“Situ.” Mi Huang saluted.
Sima Yue turned his head and looked at Mi Huang, his eyes flickering and very complicated.
"Sit down." Sima Yue raised his hand feebly and said.
Mi Huang sat down, lowered his head and said nothing.
Wang Yan continued to speak: "The theory of prophecies flourished in the Later Han Dynasty. At that time, the Five Classics could not be revised. Confucian scholars continued to modify the scriptures in order to advance. The theory of gods and ghosts was constantly introduced. There were many believers, but they were all illusory. There are many theories.”
“Yifu is saying that the prophecies were created by Confucian scholars. Isn’t that credible?” Sima Yue asked. Wang Yan stroked his beard and did not answer the question directly. He just said: "In the early Han Dynasty, there were nine chapters of "He Tu" and six chapters of "Luo Shu", which were texts from the Yellow Emperor to King Wen of Zhou Dynasty. There were also thirty chapters. , since the beginning of time, Confucius has added the Nine Saints to expand its meaning, such as "Hetu Chifufu", "Hetu Emperor Lanxi", "Luoshu Zhen Yaodu", and "Luoshu Excerpts". Pi", "Confucius Heluo Prophecy", etc."
“These prophecies and scriptures of the Han Dynasty were actually left by the previous dynasties. Over the past thousand years, there have been countless people who have dealt with prophecies and scriptures, and they all have their own purposes. "Write prophecies."
He gave a few examples.
Sima Yue listened with great concentration, his solemn expression relieved slightly.
Wang Yan has been quietly observing Sima Yue's face, and seeing this, he gradually felt at ease.
He did not completely deny the theory of prophecy and wei, but first started with the large number of prophecy and wei books, pointing out that the content of prophecy and wei books was very complex, and that people in all dynasties had added private goods, and even contradicted each other over the evolution. at.
This is a classic rhetorical technique. Even if 99.9% of the content of a book is correct, as long as 0.1% is problematic, you can use this point to pursue it, confuse the public, completely deny the book, and create a fixed impression on people.
Sima Yue is obviously hooked.
“After Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty deposed hundreds of schools of thought and only respected Confucianism, Confucian classics became an official school. However, the affairs of the world are all-encompassing, so how can the classics from hundreds of years ago cover everything? Therefore, Confucian scholars used prophecies to elaborate on it, To prevent the Confucian classics from being criticized, the perfect 'jing' can only be perfected by the 'wei'." Wang Yan added.
"In the late Han Dynasty, Wang Mang, in order to usurp power, concocted a large number of prophecies. At that time, the theory of prophecies was extremely widespread. Wang Mang not only did not ban it, but condoned it and even rewarded it. However, after Wang Mang usurped the throne, he immediately ordered the ban and control of prophecies. , it can be seen from this. ”
Sima Yue nodded slightly after hearing this.
Mi Huang couldn't help but nod. He felt that he was almost convinced.
“Every servant who heard about the wise kings dismissed the theory of prophecy.” Wang Yan observed the words and continued: “Guangwu of the Han Dynasty once issued a prophecy to the world to shape the prophecy and curb its development.”
“Emperor Wu of the Wei Dynasty once banned internal science and banned the theory of destroying prophecies.”
“Emperor Wu of the Wei Dynasty also banned the theory of star energy prophecies.”
“Therefore, this statement is not credible. , Situ, don’t worry.”
Wang Mang once crazily concocted prophecies in order to gain power, and immediately issued an edict to ban it.
After Liu Xiu pacified the world, he promulgated the prophecy in the first year of Zhongyuan (56), which actually stipulated the format of the prophecy. The final interpretation right belongs to the official version. In fact, it was to curb the development of the prophecy theory.
But this official behavior also made prophecy become a prominent scholar. By the end of the Eastern Han Dynasty, the theory of prophecy and latitude was very prosperous, and Confucian scholars also used it extensively, even to the point where longitude and latitude were indistinguishable.
Even though suppression began in the late Eastern Han Dynasty, this theory has already taken root and cannot be suppressed in a short time. At this time, it is still one of the must-learn subjects for the children of wealthy families.
Wang Yan said so much, and seemed not to believe in prophecies, but if you ask him why he is always at home alone studying prophecies and even fortune-telling?
"What Yifu said seems to make some sense." Sima Yue's face looked much better, and then he looked at Pan Tao and Liu Yu and asked, "What do you two think? "
"Situ, this is definitely a Huns plan to drive a wedge between Situ and the Duke of Luyang County. It is not credible," Pan Tao said immediately.
Liu Yu hesitated for a moment, seeming to think that this would not lead to civil strife and that the overall situation should be the most important thing, so he echoed: "The theory of prophecy is illusory. The Duke of Luyang County is arrogant and domineering, greedy for money and lustful, evil. Many people may have been slandered.”
“The Duke of Luyang County sent troops to accompany Situ every time. His loyalty and bravery are commendable,” said Mi Huang.
Sima hesitated more and more, and finally nodded doubtfully.
When he first heard the news that Luoshui was cut off, his vision went dark and he fell heavily to the ground.
After I woke up, I wanted to ignore everything and kill Shao Xun on the spot. Fortunately, I was able to stop the endless murderous intention after being persuaded by the people around me.
After Wang Yifu's enlightenment at this meeting, I felt much better and my murderous intention became much less intense.
But the thorn in my heart couldn't be pulled out no matter what. Instead, it got deeper and deeper into my flesh.
After repelling the Huns, we still have to deal with this matter.
I would rather believe that it exists than believe that it does not exist.
After thinking about the Xiongnu, he asked: "Shilekou Julu, Changshan and other counties wantonly recruited hundreds of thousands of people. How should we deal with it?"
"Situ , This matter has to fall on Wang Youzhou. "Liu Yu replied: "Maybe he can be given the power to take over the northern counties of Jizhou, take charge of military affairs, and destroy Shi Le."
Sima Yue hesitated.
This is in the name of Wang Jun, and he is not very happy.
The best way is for Wang Jun to fight for the court and retreat after defeating Shi Le. The counties such as Julu and Changshan will still be under the control of the court.
The court can give Wang Jun a title, but it cannot give him a promotion or territory. This is the bottom line.
"Wang Jun will advance to destroy Shile first." Sima Yue said.
“No.” Liu Yu agreed.
"The Huns will definitely go south." Sima Yue said again: "This war needs a coach. Who can do it?"
Logically speaking, Sima Yue is the unyielding coach, but now he is Due to his physical condition, he is indeed unable to command - of course, there may be other factors.
Several people looked at Wang Yan subconsciously.
Wang Yan is the Lieutenant Commander and Taiwei of the Northern Army, and it is almost a matter of course for him to command the Forbidden Army in battle.
Sima Yue glanced at Wang Yan, feeling inexplicably uncomfortable.
In addition, he does not want to concentrate too much power in the hands of one person.
"That's it." Sima Yue waved his hand and said, "Let Cao Wu and Wang Kan guard the ferry to prevent the Huns from going south. We will discuss the rest later."
After that, He looked at Mi Huang again and asked, "Zi Hui, tell Gu Xi about the situation of going south."
Mi Huang stepped forward and explained the meeting with Shao Xun in detail.
Of course, in his way.
For example, when Shao Xun asked for money, food and equipment, his tone was very bad. Mi Huang only mentioned that the red land in the south was thousands of miles away, and the people were crying for food. Shao Xun's army was short of food, and he begged the court to allocate food from Taicang for relief.
All kinds of things.
Sima Yue was noncommittal after listening.
Just as I was about to say something, I suddenly felt dizzy and felt extremely uncomfortable.
I could only wave my hands feebly and said: "I'm telling Shao Xun to lead his troops northward. As for the money, food and equipment, Yifu can give it to you."
"Okay." Wang Yan nodded. He nodded and responded.
(End of this chapter)