Chapter 1 Wedge

Author: The tea is getting stronger

Chapter 1 Wedge

In late spring and March, everything revives and is full of vitality.

The continuous mountains and forests in the northern part of Yingchuan County have sprouted green, and they look even more verdant in the warm sunshine.

The beautiful water meandering southward was wrinkled by the spring breeze, and the blooming ripples complemented the hazy smoke on the waterside. Occasionally, a few fish jumped up playfully, making a few birds fly by with their wings folded, enjoying themselves.

The spring dawn of the world rejoices with the revival of all things.

On the post road by the river, seven or eight knights rode on horseback, looking at Xuanyuan Pass as they entered Luoyang.

From the dust on their bodies and the messy strands of hair sprouting from their heads, it could be seen that they had been traveling for a long time and were in a hurry.

However, it seems that they have long been used to it.

Not only did their faces show no trace of tiredness, but the knights on the periphery also turned their gazes from time to time to low hills, reed swamps, woods and other places where criminals could hide, as alert as scouts in the ranks.

Cang Tou, who was driving the horse at the front to explore the road, was about forty years old, and his beard and hair had long been stained with white frost.

He raised his hand to block the sun, straightened up on the horse and squinted his eyes for a moment, then turned the horse back to the team, slightly cupped his hands to the people gathered in the middle, and asked loudly, "Rokuro, what's ahead is

The last post in front of Xuanyuan Pass has been reached. Angels and military messengers pass through this pass all year round, and the garrison soldiers dare not relax. We all wear swords and cross swords, and we have no goods, women or children to accompany us. We go straight into the valley road for fear of being misunderstood by the soldiers.

If not, how about we rest in the post for a while, and I can send someone to report first before entering the valley road?"

The person who is called Liulang is probably in his weak years.

He is seven feet six inches tall, with a plump head, bright eyes, thick eyebrows and slanting eyebrows, a nose as thick as a gallbladder, and temples as sharp as a knife. He has a dignified appearance and looks like a talented person.

His name is Xia Houhui, also known as Zhiquan.

A native of Qiao County, Yuzhou, he was the sixth son of Xia Houyuan, the former general of Cao Wei who conquered the west.

He was known for his talent and learning at a young age, but he was not as capable as Xia Hourong, who died young, who was "able to write at the age of seven and have a photographic memory".

When he was ten years old, his father Xia Houyuan was killed in battle in Hanzhong. Hui followed his eldest brother Xia Houheng in mourning outside Xuchang City. After being discharged, he returned to Luoyang, the capital. He was good at writing and gradually became famous.

At the age of fourteen, I went on an outing in Yanshi and went boating in Luoshui.

In a sudden strong wind, the boat capsized, drowned, and temporarily lost all breath.

Later, he recovered and suffered from febrile illness. He was in a trance and babbled frequently. His words were strange and no one knew what they meant.

It hasn't healed in seven or eight days, and it's getting worse day by day.

The family asked Tai for medical treatment.

The imperial doctor looked at it but was helpless. He could only pour some decoction into it and said: "Wind evil enters the body and cold evil penetrates into the bones, which cannot be reached by needles and stones. Forgive me for being old and incompetent. Whether the young man survives depends on God's will."

The family mourned and wanted to set up an altar to pray for him.

Before he could do it, Hui actually healed himself, but it was like a soul that had left his body and couldn't help himself.

After a few days of recovery, he finally regained consciousness and behaved as before.

From then on, Hui was a man of few words, but he was particularly fond of martial arts. He studied military books behind closed doors and practiced archery and horsemanship. He no longer enjoyed being famous for his literary works, and he no longer engaged in banquets and debates with others to gain reputation.

At that time, everyone was puzzled.

Some people say: "In the past, Cangshu and Youquan both had early wisdom and were called child prodigies, but they both died at the age of thirteen. Now that Childquan has encountered misfortune, they have closed their doors and stayed humble. They are afraid of God and will not miss the year!"

Hui's mother, Ding, is mourning and she should observe mourning.

When he was seventeen years old and his filial piety was fulfilled, his eldest brother Xia Houheng wanted to show his favor to the emperor and find a job for him.

Hui Ci said: "If you are young and have little knowledge, your talent and knowledge cannot manage a city, and your military strategy cannot govern an army, how can you be able to ascend to the throne of the emperor?"

The family wants the official's daughter as his wife.

The reply said: "When a husband is born in the world, he should seek to make contributions and establish a career, so that he can be listed in the history of Qing Dynasty! He has no merits of any magnitude, so why should he seek a wife?"

If you are strong and strong, you will no longer be strong.

At that time, He Yan, Xia Houxuan, Zhuge Dan, Deng Yang, Ding Mi, Bi Gui, Xun Can, Sima Shi and others often gathered together to socialize, talk about philosophy, and accept names in the imperial court.

Xuan Nai was a descendant of Xia Houshang and a descendant of the Yi Hui clan, so he often sent people to invite him.

No favors will come.

The eldest brother Xia Houheng heard about it and said: "In the early days of the Tai Dynasty, the clan was just the same flesh and blood. Today, the love between Yin and Yin is so great, why don't we resist evil?"

He said to him: "When you are young, you should study hard and practice sincerely. Socializing and talking is not what I want."

Therefore, many people sought fame and fortune in Kyoto, not as a place to study, so they bid farewell to their brothers and returned to Qiao County, Sangzi, where they studied reading and biography in the spring and summer, went hunting in the autumn and winter, and paid no attention to worldly affairs for three years.

Now returning north to Luoyang, Emperor Cao Rui ordered him to come and make him the minister of the Yellow Gate of Sanqi.

Sanqi Huangmen Shilang is an official position established by Wei Wen Cao Pi.

The reason was that after learning the lessons of the eunuchs' chaos in the late Han Dynasty, the gentry were instead appointed as the emperor's chamberlains. Later, a system was formed. The imperial court always had four casual knights and four Huangmen servants.

His responsibilities are to accompany the driver, control the attendants, advise and respond, and advise on gains and losses.

Although he has no specific real power, he is extremely noble.

Since Cao Pi, Wen of the Wei Dynasty, the Sanqi Chang Shilang and the Sanqi Huangmen Shilang all chose their close friends and old friends, high-ranking disciples or eminent ministers to serve as ministers. After serving for several years, they were transferred to other positions. If they were sent to other places, they would be given two thousand shi. Handheld machine required.

It can be said that this position was used by the emperor to promote his trusted ministers.

Now that the edict has come, it is not surprising that Xiahou Hui is in a hurry to get on his way.

Because the previous Xia Houhui died when Yanshi drowned, the soul that now occupies this body comes from two thousand years later.

Having the memory of later generations, he roughly knows the direction of history.

Similarly, he also knew that if he did not die early, the "Gaoping Ling Incident" would be inevitable.

In other words, after the Sima family came to power, Xiahou Yuan's family seemed to have suffered no losses except that Xiahou Ba fled to Shu and Xiahou Xuan was killed. For example, in the original historical trajectory, Xiahou Wei's granddaughter Xiahou Guangji also Becoming the biological mother of Sima Rui of the Eastern Jin Dynasty can also make the lintel of the Xiahou family continue to be prominent in the world.

But when Xia Houhui thought of Sima Yi swearing at Luoshui (farting), Sima Zhao's act of regicide in the street, and the fall of China caused by his descendants after they conquered the world, Xia Houhui felt that it was necessary to save Cao Wei's life.

In any case, no matter how bad Cao Wei treated Li Shu, he would not have brought the darkest period to the world for nearly three hundred years.

As for how to do this, he thinks it is not difficult.

For example, they tried their best to dissuade Cao Rui from being dissolute, and tried their best to live longer and die later than Sima Yi.

For example, when Cao Rui was Tuogu, he tried hard to prevent Sun Zi and Liu from causing trouble in the middle, and changed the candidates for Tuogu to Cao Shuang and Sima Yi.

Or perhaps it was to see if it was possible to prevent Cao Shuang from becoming what Huan Fan called a "little ear"!

Of course, it is better to ask for others than to ask for yourself.

It is unreliable to place all your hopes of success on others.

He felt that he should try his best to be prepared just in case.

If you strive to have the right to speak in the temple and have soldiers and horses under your command, when the Sima family launches the Gaopingling Revolution, you can be the oriole behind the mantis stalking the cicada.

However, all prerequisites must be based on him entering the core of Cao Wei Temple first.

First have power, then you can have military power!

This kind of thinking is what prompted him to behave differently from the past after coming to this era.

Studying military books and practicing bow and horse diligently is to have the opportunity to command the army in the future; thanking guests behind closed doors, not socializing with famous people, rejecting Xia Houxuan's good intentions, etc. is to avoid "glorious cases" and prevent Cao Rui from classifying himself as a vain person. generation.

After all, if he wanted to change the trajectory of history and compete with the Sima family, which was backed by a noble family, his only choice was to get enough power from Cao Rui.

Now, in the third year of Taihe (AD 229), he finally took the first step.

"No need."

Still riding his horse forward, he heard the request from his family for instructions. He raised his head and looked at the dangerous valley entering Xuanyuan Pass, and said loudly, "The emperor has a call, so don't neglect it. Just send one person to the pass to report first, and I'll wait for you." Today we will stay overnight in Fengshi County after Guanhou, and arrive at the capital's residence the next day."

"only."
Chapter completed!