Chapter 57
"Lord Youcheng, this is all the information you want." Chen Shou held several volumes of files and put them on the several cases in front of Liu Yin, and the bamboo slips naturally accounted for the vast majority, and some of the paper files.
Liu Yin was very surprised, and it was difficult for Chen Shou to be able to retrieve Wei Yan's information in a very short time, even if he was a qualified librarian, it was impossible to retrieve the information in such a short time, not to mention that Liu Yin noticed that Chen Shou didn't look at things like the index catalog at all, it seemed that these things were in his head, and Liu Yin couldn't help but sincerely admire him.
In the Three Kingdoms era, there were many geniuses who could not be forgotten, such as the famous Cai Zhaoji, and Zhang Song, a strange genius in Shu who could recite Cao Cao's book of soldiers with just one glance.
It's very possible to think about it, after all, Chen Shou is going to complete "Three Kingdoms" in the future, and those vast materials may be hidden in his heart, and he will be familiar with them.
Liu Yin opened the file and read them one by one, which contained the investigation conclusions about the whole case, the recital of Yang Yi and Wei Yan's letter to the imperial court attacking each other, and the edict issued by the later lord Liu Chan to the three clans of Yi and Weiyan. At the end of the reading, Liu Yin also found a record about Wei Yan's wife Zhang, which said that in the process of the forbidden army being ordered to raid the Wei family in Nanzheng, they were fiercely resisted by the Wei family, and killed more than ten Wei family members on the spot, and the forbidden army was seven dead and eight wounded, and Wei Yan's wife Zhang fled. The record mentions that Zhang is suspected to be pregnant, and he was not arrested in a subsequent wanted notice.
Closing the dossier, Liu Yin fell into deep thought, and now there is sufficient evidence to prove that what Wei Xuewu said is true, but this undoubtedly creates a huge problem for Liu Yin. Wei Xuewu is her father's revenge, which is reasonable, but she assassinated today, this kind of crime is not punishable, even if Liu Yin is a little selfish and wants to protect her, it is almost no possibility, if she is not careful, she will harm herself because of the assassin.
"Chen Lingshi, do you think it is possible for Wei Yan, the general of Zhenbei, to be wronged?" Liu Yin turned his head and asked Chen Shou.
Chen Shou had been standing aside, and he was slightly surprised when he heard Liu Yin suddenly ask such a sensitive question, but he quickly returned to normal, and said lightly: "Lord Youcheng, I am only an official responsible for preserving these historical materials, but I dare not talk about these historical materials. ”
Liu Yin smiled, and said deeply, this is a taboo for people, it seems that Chen Shou is well versed in this, but it does not match the character of Chen Shou in the legend, if Chen Shou is really the kind of person who is tactful, he will not fall into the position of librarian.
"Mr. Su Wen is upright, open-minded, and does not tend to be inflammatory, but why is he silent about a piece of historical material that has been dusty for many years, which does not seem to be Mr. 's style of doing things?"
Chen Shou said indifferently: "Lord Youcheng has praised it falsely, but he is just abiding by his own principles." As for the matter of General Wei Yan, His Majesty had already issued an edict to deal with it, and it was already a foregone conclusion that the coffin was closed, so what does it mean to say it now? ”
"Closing the coffin? I don't think so, Wei Yan has been loyal all his life, and has made miraculous contributions to the court in several battles, and his name of betraying the mastermind is just Yang Yi's villain secretly worshipping. Wei Yan has an arrogant temperament, a clear distinction between good and evil, a good soldier and a light doctor, arrogant and not humiliated, and Yang Yi are incompatible with each other. After the death of Prime Minister Zhuge Cheng, the power belonged to Yang Yi, and Wei Yan's arrogant character may not be willing to succumb to him, and it is reasonable to be retaliated against by Yang Yi. Judging from the seals that Yang Yi and Wei Yan each played to the imperial court, attacking each other, the imperial court should have dealt with them impartially, but at the critical time, they listened to and believed partially, resulting in Wei Yan's defeat and execution. And Yang Yi was also deposed and committed suicide the following year because of his rebellious words, what is the credibility of such a villain, so in his foolish opinion, General Wei Yan died in Hanzhong in vain, and he was really wronged. ”
Chen Shou showed a slight look of surprise and said, "Lord Youcheng's remarks, aren't you afraid of spreading to the court?" ”
Liu Yin smiled slightly and said: "Mr. is bright and straightforward, frank as a man, how can it be that kind of dirty villain's behavior, although he has no wisdom of knowing people, but I am afraid that he will not be able to turn his eyes to Mr." ”
Chen Shou smiled lightly and said, "Then Lord Youcheng reviewed Wei Yan's case file today, could it be that he wants to clear up the injustice of General Wei Yan?" ”
Liu Yin said: "I may not have that ability, but justice is in the hearts of the people, and this point cannot be extinguished." ”
Chen Shou was speechless for a while, and said silently: "If Lord Youcheng can think like this, I think General Wei Yan will also be deeply gratified in the spirit of the sky." If you talk about the generals alone, General Wei Yan can be regarded as a famous general in the world, bravely crowning the three armies, and the director of the general's strategy, once proposed a plan for a surprise soldier to attack Guanzhong at the meridian, which can be a shocking scheme, but it is a pity that Prime Minister Zhuge was cautious all his life and did not accept his plan, resulting in the failure of the Northern Expedition. ”
Obviously, it was Liu Yin's straightforwardness that infected Chen Shou, so that Chen Shou couldn't help but vomit his heart.
The Meridian Conspiracy was a "bold" strategy proposed by Wei Yan during the first Northern Expedition to the Central Plains of the Shu Army: Wei Yan personally led more than 10,000 elite soldiers from the Meridian Valley to Chang'an and took Chang'an and Tongguan in one fell swoop.
I have to say that Wei Yan's plan is very imaginative, not to mention the success or failure of this plan, this mind and courage alone are not comparable to ordinary generals, in fact, in history, only Deng Ai's sneak attack on Yin Ping Dao can be compared with it, the difference is that Wei Yan's plan was stillborn, but Deng Ai's sneak attack was successful. In later generations, many people have been arguing about the feasibility of the Meridian Scheme, but this is of no avail, because any surprise attack is both risk and opportunity, and many accidental factors are likely to determine the success or failure of the strategy.
Zhuge Liang, who was only cautious all his life, categorically vetoed Wei Yan's plan, perhaps Zhuge Liang has deeper considerations, because the duel between the two countries is not simply a military contest, Wei Yan, as a general in command, naturally has a more overall vision than Zhuge Liang. But no one can deny that Shu may have missed an opportunity to succeed in the Northern Expedition.
Liu Yin's eyes lit up, and he said, "What is the chance that Mr. will win the Meridian Scheme?" ”