Are you a person with human nature? Whether you pretend not to listen, or bring your brother to plead for mercy tomorrow or surrender, will His Highness really criticize you? In my opinion, you can either tell the truth or get out!"

Sima Yi was sweating profusely, and his embarrassment became more and more obvious, but he finally gritted his teeth and told the truth: "To be honest with Mr. Dong, I just don't understand how serious this matter is? I was obviously talking about the Jing'antai incident before.

, talking about the earthquake in western Liaoning, and the matter of the Han emperor in the south having a successor, it is obviously a major political trend related to the succession of the destiny. Even in the evening this evening, Prime Minister Jia Gong clearly had the intention of resigning to explain the matter, but why

Duke Yan reassured him so easily, but instead just let Duke Dong pass, and then solemnly explained such a small case? It is certainly inappropriate for a few scholars to criticize a character, but what does it have to do with the inheritance of destiny?

?”

"It's a small case. I don't know if you really don't understand it or if you pretend you don't understand it... Just sit here." Dong Zhao sighed quietly. "How has this kind of case been so small since ancient times? The two disasters of party imprisonment were not very serious at first.

A small case?"

Sima Zhongda, who had just landed on his butt, was so frightened that he immediately stood up again.

"Sit down." Dong Gongren said nonchalantly, holding a white porcelain teacup under the candlelight. "It won't be that big of a deal... The two disasters caused by party bans, to put it bluntly, were due to the loss of prestige of the Han Dynasty, and Emperor Huanling had no choice but to

Such a crude strategy was used to suppress the noble families, and how high was the prestige of the founder of the country? Gaozu and Shizu, one annexed the princes of the opposite sex, and the other suppressed the tyrants of Hebei, and even the first emperor suppressed the nobles of the six countries after they merged with the six countries. Isn't it similar?

Something happened? But they didn’t say where the trouble was, and no one said what the disaster was.”

"But...but according to Uncle Fang, this case is similar to the party's imprisonment?" Sima Yi sat back down and was so shocked that his heartbeat could not stop.

"This is natural." Dong Zhao still responded calmly. "But you don't have to be surprised. You must know that in politics, the most important thing is personnel and keeping up with the pace... The two emperors Huan Ling, especially the party supervision of Emperor Ling, although

It is also to fight for the power of personnel, but the fundamental reason for fighting is to make yourself comfortable; as for our Yan Gong, we have our own political ideals, our own plans, and our own ideas. He takes the personnel for his own benefit.

Political ideas can flow unimpeded!”

Sima Yi nodded slightly, as if he was thinking of the words of his Yan Gong at the foot of Wangwu Mountain in Hedong.

"And let me ask you again, who are the subordinates that Emperor Huan Ling used to seize personnel? Just eunuchs! Who are they getting rid of? And what about our Duke Yan?" Just when Sima Yi was lost in thought, Dong

Zhao asked again and again but failed.

"Yes..." Sima Yi came to his senses and wanted to answer instinctively, but he couldn't. Then his face turned red immediately and he lost his composure for a moment.

"Understood?" Dong Zhao finally laughed. "Who do you think your people are in Duke Yan's eyes? Are they from Hebei? Are they relatives of the Gongsun family? Are they students from Yexia University? Are they Yuan Cong, the hero who has been with him for many years?

None! In the eyes of Duke Yan, his own people are those who can adhere to his laws, maintain and help promote his new policy, and fundamentally improve the world! With your position beside Duke Yan, you should have listened long ago.

Have you heard some of the statements made by our Duke Yan himself? But why don’t you want to believe them?”

Sima Yi looked flustered.

"Yan Gong's ambition may be a bit vague to others, but to you and me, has he ever tried to cover it up? Yan Gong has a set of political strategies in mind, which is to end the war and at the same time, through

Conquer the land, equalize the land, eliminate the noble families, build a small family from a poor family, and enter the world of officialdom through the imperial examination!" Dong Zhao's dark and fat face became more and more smiley. "And Yan Gong's magnanimity is beyond that of his family.

It’s a private matter!”

"..."

"For example, the origin of the Jing'antai incident, that is, when Duke Yan rebuked Guo Jia, was it really Guo Fengxiao who fell out of favor? No!" A gust of cool breeze came out, and Dong Zhao suddenly stood up, walked out with his head held high, and stood on the porch.

place, and then kept talking. "The so-called reprimanding Guo Fengxiao is just that his actions were indeed against the rules. It was just because he killed Lu Bu willfully before that he could not reprimand him. As for some people, some people say that Guo Fengxiao is really evil.

The reason why I got His Highness was that he was too eager and would rather walk a few steps slower than contradict His Highness' biased policy... This is even more nonsense."

"Our Highness understands in his heart that Guo Fengxiao is in that position. The intention of this move is good. It is to unify the world as soon as possible. Moreover, the chaos in Shu, where everyone is blinded by power, also shows that the war

Over time, people's hearts will indeed lose. In other words, Duke Yan knows better than anyone else that Guo Fengxiao and he are essentially working together and are not dissidents. He can tolerate mere discord! I'm afraid, Guo Fengxiao also understands this.

This is why you are so indulgent!"

"But some people don't understand this!"

Sima Yi swallowed his saliva instinctively.

"Some of these people are newly arrived scholars from the Central Plains, some are wealthy families from Hebei who have been with Duke Yan for a long time, some are seeking official positions, and some are simply dissatisfied with the New Deal... But they have a common shortcoming, which is short-sightedness.

Selfish! These people always think that in the eyes of Duke Yan, the so-called power of Yi Ding in the world, the move of Yan to overthrow Han, and Gongsun's ascension to the throne and proclaiming himself emperor are the biggest things in the world... This is called taking advantage of small things.

The heart of a man is the belly of a hero! Unlike me, I have known that Duke Yan is a hero for more than ten years, so I have never made such a ridiculous mistake!"

Sima Yi's face was already pale and unbearable.

"So, when these villains saw that the March of Yizhou had fallen and the world was irreversible, they no longer hesitated! They thought they were scholars and could control public opinion, so they took the opportunity to stir up trouble, chatter endlessly, and use the theory of destiny to

The prestige of De Chengzhi is just trying to seize this God-given opportunity and make an exchange with Duke Yan... Believe it or not, if Duke Yan gives them an official position and slows down the new policy a little, they will immediately turn around.

Promote the saintliness of Duke Yan! Urge Duke Yan to ascend the throne as soon as possible and proclaim himself emperor as soon as possible! Replace Liu with Gongsun as soon as possible! Overthrow Han with Yan as soon as possible!"

"Zhongda, do you think these people behave like some rogue alchemists or even rogue beggars in the Luoyang market in the past? When they see others getting married, building new houses, or opening new stores, they come to say that this is unlucky.

Isn’t that appropriate? Once someone else gives you the money, you will immediately get rich?”

Having said this, the fat and dark Dong Zhao turned around and looked at Sima Zhongda, whose hands were trembling. He couldn't restrain his laughter and almost burst out laughing.

"But what a pity! What these scoundrels don't know is that Duke Yan doesn't care about this at all! What he cares about is exactly what those people are dissatisfied with! What a pity Zhongda, you have a great future, why is there such a fool who likes to be a beggar with others?

Where are the younger brothers? You have eight brothers, how will Duke Yan view your brothers in the future?"

Sima Zhongda wanted to get up, but his legs felt weak.

It was September in the ninth month, and it belonged to the third autumn. The autumn tiger was still a little sultry during the day, but it suddenly became cooler at night. And just when Dong Zhao was imparting his most precious life experience to Sima Yi, on the Tongque stage, people had already

Sun Xun, the Duke of Yan, who knew this through a secret report from Jing'an Tower, didn't care at all. Instead, he held a white porcelain cup and stood on a slightly short observation tower, looking at the thousands of people under the Tongque Tower in the distance.

The lights at home look cozy.

"Father."

At this moment, Gongsun Li, the eldest daughter of Duke Yan, suddenly appeared and brought a new pot of warm tea to his father. After making the tea, he held the cup and asked, "It's so late, what are you looking at, father?"

"Looking at the world." Gongsun Xun took the tea and took a sip. He turned back slightly and smiled and replied, "Your master, the world!"

—I am the shameless dividing line—

"If Sima Yi, Zhuge Liang, and Wang Can came after him, everyone at the time would say: Sima Yi inherited Dong Zhao's talent and virtue, Jia Xu's self-restraint; Zhuge Liang inherited Lu Fan's magnificence, Wang Xiu's loyalty, and Xun You's meticulousness; but Wang Can could only inherit Wang Xiang's literature."

"Shishuoxinyu" - Insights Chapter
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