The reason why Zhang Yan adopted Sima Yi's Pingnan plan was not only because of the clever plan that Sima Yi wrote in the plan, but also because Sima Yi saw that the rest of the people could not see a single qiē. After Zhang Yan finished reading Sima Yi's Pingnan plan, it suddenly dawned on him that if the internal contradictions were not resolved first, no matter how powerful the military was, it might fail.

In history, Cao Cao in the Battle of Chibi is a typical precedent.

Zhang Yan was unwilling to be Cao Cao, and he was even more unwilling to follow in Cao Cao's footsteps, so he had to take precautions and eliminate all the factors that were not conducive to the pacification of the south.

Therefore, Zhang Yan dared to boldly use Sima Yi's Pingnan plan, and use Sima Yi to rectify the bad atmosphere in the army.

The Sun group that seized Jiangdong must be destroyed, as for the time sooner or later, for Zhang Yan, there is no big problem, as long as the Sun family can be destroyed within the year, he can ignore everything else.

At this moment, Zhang Yan was sitting in the hall of the county government, discussing things with Jia Xu, the superintendent, when suddenly a brocade guard ran in from outside, hurriedly hugged his fist towards Zhang Yan and said: "His Royal Highness King Qiyan, His Royal Highness's newly appointed Pingnan general Sima Yi went to inspect the navy today, and as a result, Huang Zhong, the governor of the navy, was beaten, and Huang Zhong was removed from the post of governor of the navy......"

"Got it, let's go down." Zhang Yan waved his hand at Jin Yiwei and said.

Jin Yiwei was stunned for a moment, and suddenly felt that Zhang Yan seemed to be a different person, Huang Zhong was beaten and dismissed, and he was already in an uproar in the army, many naval generals dared to be angry but did not dare to speak, not to mention that Huang Zhong was the dignified governor of the naval army. Say it, hit it. didn't say hello to King Yan either. Isn't this a clear indication that he doesn't take King Yan in his eyes?

However, why was Zhang Yan indifferent after listening to it? Like nothing happened?

Zhang Yan raised his eyelids, glanced at the Jinyi guard who was standing in the hall with some doubts, and asked, "Is there anything else?" ”

"No, my subordinates will retire!" Jin Yiwei slowly left the hall with great interest, and after leaving the hall, he was still muttering in his mouth. "Your Highness, what's the matter?"

After Jin Yiwei left the hall, there were two people left in the hall, Zhang Yan and Jia Xu, at this time, I only heard Jia Xu say: "The new official took office with three fires, but I didn't expect that Sima Yi would shoot at General Huang Lao first." Your Highness, are you really letting it go? ”

Zhang Yan nodded and said: "Although Sima Yi is young, he is very measured, Huang Zhong is the most prestigious general in the Jingzhou army, and beating him is actually an example." Even Huang Zhong dared to fight, and said that he would be dismissed if he was dismissed. The rest of the generals of the navy naturally didn't dare to say anything, this was no different from killing people. However, he was wronged by General Huang, and he may still not understand why Sima Yi wanted to beat him. It is estimated that Sima Yi hates Sima Yi to death psychologically......"

Jia Xu was very good at figuring out Zhang Yan's thoughts, and without waiting for Zhang Yan to speak, he took the initiative to ask at the right time: "Your Highness, do you want to visit General Huang and tell him the truth by the way?" ”

"No need, since Sima Yi dares to beat him, there will definitely be follow-up actions, just wait and see what happens." Zhang Yan said.

"Whoa!" Jia Xu said respectfully.

However, less than a stick of incense had just passed, and the guards outside the door came to tell him that Wen Ping, the deputy governor of the navy, had led officials above the captain of the navy to ask to see Zhang Yan.

Jia Xu said to Zhang Yan: "Wen Ping and others must have come to fight for Huang Zhong this time, and they will definitely say that Sima Yi is authoritarian and arrogant, too domineering and has no one in his eyes." ”

Zhang Yan said: "The expected thing, since this king has promised Sima Yi to be his solid backing, he can't be timid, let this king do the work of wiping his buttocks." When they arrived, they would understand Sima Yi's good intentions. ”

As soon as the words fell, Zhang Yan said to the guards: "Let them all come in!" ”

"Whoa!"

After a short time, Wen Ping led dozens of officials above the captain of the Navy to the hall, the originally empty hall suddenly became congested, after everyone saw Zhang Yan, they first saluted him, and then said that Huang Zhong was beaten and dismissed, and complained to Zhang Yan, saying that Sima Yi was too nonsense and must be severely punished.

Zhang Yan naturally supported Sima Yi, and the reason for this, Jin Yiwei also reported to him in detail, Zhang Yan told Sù Wenpin and others that there were indeed loopholes in the navy, and Huang Zhong, who was the governor of the navy, could not escape the blame no matter what, especially the theft of the navy materials, money and grain, and even more strictly pointed out that Huang Zhong's discipline was inadequate.

Anyway, Zhang Yan has been defending Sima Yi, and has settled these naval generals who came to complain for Sima Yi, but those naval generals who are angry are blowing their beards and glaring, if they don't stop it in time, it is very likely that they will quarrel with Zhang Yan.

In the end, the generals of the navy were very helpless to go back, but Sima Yi acted in accordance with military law, and everyone had no way to reason, at most they complained that Sima Yi was too unkind.

Just when Wen Ping led the generals of the navy to sue Sima Yi, Huang Zhong, who had been beaten with 20 military sticks, was carried back to the camp where he lived by the soldiers, and the more he thought about it, the more angry he became, and he couldn't swallow this breath no matter what, and felt that Sima Yi was too arrogant and unreasonable.

Huang Zhong kept insulting Sima Yi in his mouth, his psychological side was even more angry, and his back was even more scarred, and the physical pain was nothing to him who had experienced a hundred battles, but the psychological scars were difficult to heal. Sima Yi acted according to the law, he had no point, and it made no sense for him to beat him with a military stick, but why should he be removed from his post as the governor of the navy? Could it be that Sima Yi's words are so effective?

The more Huang Zhong thought about it, the more angry he became, the more uncomfortable he became, and the more depressed he became.

"Bring the wine!" Huang Zhong shouted at the soldiers outside the tent.

After a while, someone walked in and took the initiative to hand a wine bag in front of Huang Zhong, Huang Zhong lay there, didn't even look at the person, grabbed the wine bag casually, and drank it with a clatter.

But. The liquid in this sac has just entered the mouth. He immediately squirted. scolded sharply: "Bastard thing, I asked you to get wine, why did you give me water?" ”

"General Huang is injured, drinking will not only damage the old general's body, but also have no benefit, it is better not to drink, when the old general's injury is better, I will naturally ask General Huang to drink happily."

After Huang Zhong heard this voice. He immediately turned his head to look over, but saw that it was not a soldier standing beside him, but Sima Yi, the general of Pingnan.

He glanced at Sima Yi coldly, then turned his head over, and asked coldly: "The general is coming from afar, please forgive me for being injured and unable to meet him from afar." Just now I thought it was the guards outside the door, and if there is any offense, I hope the general will not mind. ”

Sima Yi said: "Old General Huang is iron-clad, but today I scolded General Huang with twenty military sticks in front of so many people. It's really a shame for General Huang. However, please believe me, General Huang. I was forced to do this. ”

"The state has national laws, the army has military regulations, and the general acts in accordance with the laws and regulations, so what's wrong? It's also to blame the old man for being unlucky, there are so many materials missing in the warehouse, but the old man doesn't know that if it weren't for the general inspecting the water army camp today, the old man would probably be kept in the dark. Huang Zhongdao.

Sima Yi's face loosened slightly, sighed, and said to Huang Zhong: "Old general, in fact, there is no shortage of materials in the treasury, and I sent someone to steal them. ”

After hearing this, Huang Zhong was shocked, looked at Sima Yi with a look of disbelief, and asked, "General, what did you say?" The materials in the treasury were stolen by the general? ”

Sima Yi nodded and said, "Yes." ”

"Why? Why did the general frame me like this? Huang Zhong suddenly yelled at Sima Yi angrily.

Sima Yi said: "Old General Huang is angry, and listen to me after I finish speaking, and then you will understand." ”

Huang Zhong said: "Okay, you say, I see what else you want to quibble!" ”

Sima Yi first hugged his fist respectfully towards Huang Zhong and said: "Old General Huang, it is my fault that I will punish you with twenty military sticks today, but this is also a last resort, I think about it, except for General Huang, I can no longer find a second person who can carry out this secret." If General Huang has any resentment, when the matter is completed, I am willing to accept the twenty military sticks that General Huang personally reprimands. ”

Huang Zhong saw that Sima Yi said so sincerely, even if he continued to listen attentively, it seemed that Sima Yi's words were mixed with another layer of deep meaning.

In the entire camp, there were only two people, Huang Zhong and Sima Yi, Sima Yi attached to Huang Zhong's ear, whispered some words, Huang Zhong listened, the angry expression on his face gradually dissipated, slowly regained calm, and then frowned tightly.

"That's the way things are, it's just that you may be temporarily wronged by General Huang." Sima Yi laid out his plan and the plan.

After Huang Zhong heard this, he hugged his fists and said: "Thanks to the general's eyes, the old man has given me such an arduous and heavy task, please rest assured that the old man will definitely do his best to complete the things that the general has explained." General, does His Royal Highness King Yan know about this matter? ”

Sima Yi nodded and said, "If I didn't have the full support of His Royal Highness King Yan, how could I dare to be so arrogant?" At this time, it is estimated that Wen Ping took the generals of the navy to find His Royal Highness King Yan to sue me......"

Huang Zhong said: "General, don't blame Wen Ping, he is also thinking about the old man, but he is just holding on to the fight." When Wen Ping comes back, the old man will explain to him a qiē ......"

"Nope! This matter can only be known to you alone, and you must not let too many people know, the Jingzhou Army has just been organized, the people in the army are not aligned, there are many factions, maybe there are Jiangdong's fine works lurking in it, in case the news leaks out, won't the old general's beating be in vain? Sima Yi hurriedly stopped.

Huang Zhong said with understanding: "Oh, the old man knows what to do, please rest assured that the old man will definitely keep his mouth shut." I also asked the general to return to His Royal Highness King Yan, and said that Huang Zhong would definitely not live up to His Royal Highness King Yan's expectations. ”

Sima Yi nodded and said to Huang Zhong: "It is inconvenient for me to stay here for a long time, so as not to give birth to the suspicion of others." However, before leaving, I hope that General Huang will cooperate with me to put on a good show! ”

"What kind of show?" Huang Zhong hurriedly asked.

Sima Yi whispered a few words in Huang Zhong's ear, Huang Zhong nodded, and a smile appeared on his face, and then he suddenly burst into a loud shout and scolded Sima Yi: "Don't be pretty, get out of me!" The old man doesn't need your pity! ”

Huang Zhong entered the role in an instant, which made Sima Yi stunned for a moment, and the acting was also vivid, which made him feel even more relieved, such a person is the best person to really perform this task.

Sima Yi showed a faint smile on his face, and at the same time gave Huang Zhong a thumbs up, and whispered praise: "Old general, awesome!" ”

As soon as the words fell, Sima Yi's face changed, became gloomy, and said to Huang Zhong angrily: "Hmph! General Ben kindly came to visit the old general, but I didn't expect you to be ignorant of good people's hearts, or so, it seems that General Ben misjudged you. ”

There was a quarrel in the tent, and the soldiers outside the tent were all shocked when they heard it, and one of them even secretly looked into the tent from the gap, but saw that Huang Zhong and Sima Yi were arguing, both of them were blushing and thick-necked, and their faces were full of anger, and no one was willing to give in.

Huang Zhong said angrily: "Get out!" Get out of here! You despicable villain, the old man is really blind, he would choose a person like you in the first place! ”

"Humph! You're unreasonable! Don't speculate for more than half a sentence, General Ben will leave, and you will fend for yourself! ”

As soon as the words fell, Sima Yi walked out of the big tent angrily, and left the big tent with people, and the guards who were waiting outside the door hurriedly walked in, came to Huang Zhong's side, and asked, "Old general, what happened just now?" ”

"Is that what you should be asking? Where to stay cool, where to go! Don't ask me about it here! Get out of here, let the old man be alone! ”

The guards were not interested in asking for themselves, but they could also see that Huang Zhong was angry, so he simply walked out.

After a while, they all came to Huang Zhong's camp, and they learned that Sima Yi had come once before, so they hurriedly asked Sima Yi what he was doing here, Huang Zhong didn't elaborate, but said that Sima Yi was specially here to humiliate him, and the two had a big fight.

Wen Ping and the others were indignant and said: "This Sima Yi is too bullying, on the first day of taking office, he beat General Huang Lao, and even His Royal Highness King Yan is helping Sima Yi speak, it is extremely aggrieved to do things under such a person." ”

The others also chimed in, you said a word to me, talking about your dissatisfaction with Sima Yi.

Huang Zhong said: "Okay, okay, don't look like you are bitter and hateful, don't I know you yet?" Since you have such a big complaint against Sima Yi, why was no one willing to come out and be punished for me except General Wen when Sima Yi scolded me with a cane? Where did you run away then, but now you have to talk here about the wind and cold. ”

The rest of the people looked at each other, but none of them could say a word, and they didn't know where to start.

"Okay, the old man has all understood your intentions, you all go and get busy with you, let the old man be quiet by himself, and think about how to deal with Sima Yi!" Huang Zhongdao.

"Whoa!" (To be continued......)