Volume 3: The Land of Jingchu Chapter 259: Zhang Yang
Zhang Chunhua was historically the wife of Sima Yi and the mother of Sima Shi and Sima Zhao.
Born into the Zhang family in Hanoi, she was known for her intelligence, decisiveness, and ruthlessness. When she was young, she was a famous "lady of the upper class" in Hanoi because of her intelligence and virtue.
But in history, such an incident happened...
When Sima Yi was first recruited by Cao Cao, he felt that there was no room for him to display his talents either in the imperial court or in the prime minister's office, so he decided to hide his incompetence. So he pretended to have "rheumatism" and declined the recruitment.
However, one time when it was raining, there were still books drying in the courtyard. Sima Yi felt sorry for them and went out to collect the books. This scene was also seen by a maid. People with rheumatism should have severe pain in their joints when walking...
Sima Yi, who was still young, overlooked this point himself, but Zhang Chunhua reacted quickly and silenced the maid!
This shows his vision, decisiveness and ruthlessness!
If it was a man, the poisoner in the late Eastern Han Dynasty would have to add another one...
Sima Yi initially relied on Zhang Chunhua as a virtuous wife, but when he was a little older, Sima Yi, like other big pigs, began to like young grass and became obsessed with his favorite concubine, Madam Bai. He hated Zhang Chunhua to the point of forbidding her to visit him and always calling her an "old thing".
Zhang Chunhua was furious and went on a hunger strike to protest but it failed to save the situation. Fortunately, she still had children. Seeing this, Sima Shi, Sima Zhao, and Sima Gan brothers not only went to beg their father, but also went on a hunger strike with him. Only then did Sima Yi apologize to Zhang Chunhua...
However, when Sima Yi talked about this matter with other people afterwards, he always emphasized, "It doesn't matter whether the old man dies or not, but my good sons cannot die."
The relationship between Sima Yi and his wife is not the point. When Bai Tu heard the name Zhang Chunhua, the first person he thought of was naturally Sima Yi!
Just like when I saw Sima Lang...
Although Sima Yi's historical image is not as perfect as Zhuge Liang's, as Zhuge Liang's arch-enemy and the biggest winner in the Three Kingdoms era, Sima Yi is no less capable than Zhuge Liang!
But... when this question is asked, there will always be some people who don’t understand Baitu’s hard work and eagerness to recruit talents, and they will misunderstand.
"This... Although I have not asked, but since Miss Zhang came to Naxian Hall under the name of Hanoi Zhang, I think she is not married yet." Jiang Wan said.
"Oh." Bai Tu sighed regretfully.
Jiang Wan: …
Today, Jiang Wan always felt as if he had learned something extraordinary!
Fortunately, Bai Tu was also "experienced". In order to avoid being misunderstood, he immediately explained: "I originally thought that the Zhang family of Hanoi and the Sima family had always been on good terms, and I thought that the talented Sima family would also come to join the general's mansion."
Upon hearing this, Jiang Wan immediately showed a look of sudden realization, and the words "I really believe it" were almost written on his face.
At this time, Lu Bu said, "The Sima family? Even if it's impossible... Uncle Ya and I scolded the Sima family for half an hour yesterday. After Cao Aman suppressed the Zhang family, it seems that he supported the Sima family as the controlling force in Hanoi."
This is not surprising!
After all, Sima Lang is now under pressure in Nanjing, and the person Cao Cao trusts more in Hanoi is of course the Sima family.
However, because of this reason, Zhang Yang was obviously angry with Sima and might have been very unhappy when he left.
Of course, Bai Tu and Cao Cao are still in alliance, so although Zhang Yang was dismissed from his post in Hanoi by Cao Cao, he did not harm him and did not stop him from migrating south.
After all... an official of Zhang Yang's caliber wouldn't make much difference in the General's Mansion if he had one more or one less!
"Maybe Uncle Ya is in the inn now." Lu Bu said with a strange expression.
"Huh?" Bai Tu asked in surprise.
"Hehe, it's nothing. Uncle Ya knows what's going on. It won't be...too excessive." Lu Bu said.
That’s right, Zhang Yang is now in the post house—the very post house where he is staying as an envoy from the Prime Minister’s Office!
In the past, younger generations like Sima Bada had a good relationship with the younger generations of the Zhang family.
For ordinary people, even if there is a "conflict" now, they would not vent their anger on Sima Lang...
However, can Zhang Yang be an ordinary person?
He is a very emotional person, just like in history, in order to please Lu Bu, he forgot the power comparison between the two sides and brazenly sent troops to force Cao Cao to return. Now Zhang Yang, who is unhappy, is in the inn, yelling at Sima Lang.
Relying on his nominal status as an "elder", Zhang Yang also put on airs...
"Oh, look at this posthouse of yours... Is it still a place for people to live? Hey, nephew Cao, nephew Sima, if you feel wronged, you can tell your uncle! To be honest, although I don't have much ability and can't even be the governor of Henei, I am popular with people!
Does the Privy Councilor know? Does Marquis Wen know? He has a very good relationship with my uncle! When we were drinking together, Prime Minister Cao... was pretending to have a stroke! Hahaha... I don't know if you have seen that play! As expected of Prime Minister Cao, he was so smart when he was a child! "Zhang Yang felt very comfortable.
I have already released 70% of the food I was holding back in Hanoi.
The so-called "Cao Cao had a stroke " means that Cao Cao was a naughty child when he was young. His father doted on him, and only his uncle would teach him a lesson, so... Once when Cao Cao's uncle was about to criticize him again, Cao Cao pretended to have a stroke and fell to the ground. When his uncle brought his father over, Cao Cao looked normal again and said that his uncle didn't like him and deliberately said that he was sick.
As a result, when his uncle complained to him later, Cao Song probably didn't believe it.
Well, Cao Pi had only heard about such a secret matter many years ago when his uncles and cousins mentioned it to Cao Cao while they were drunk and joking about it, but for some reason... there was actually such a short play in Jinling!
"My uncle once said that drinking too early will make you short of height." Cao Bang squeezed out a sentence.
Zhang Yang: …
Zhang Yang is indeed not tall, at least he is relatively short among military generals!
Of course, if they knew the secret in Cao Cao's boots, they probably wouldn't use this as a joke...
Zhang Yang's face turned ugly after being ridiculed. Then... he didn't know how to comfort himself in his heart. He gradually calmed down, raised his chin, looked at Cao Bang with his nose and said, "That's strange. Although I am not tall, my brother Fengxian is a rare tall man in the world!"
Cao Pi and An An stopped Cao Bang, while Sima Lang tried to comfort Zhang Yang, as if he had not heard any sarcasm from beginning to end.
Cao Pi and Sima Lang have also seen this fellow's shamelessness ...
Not only is he narrow-minded, but he also talks about Lu Bu every other sentence, as if "I just have a very good relationship with my brother Fengxian"!
Zhang Yang also knew his limits and would not point fingers and curse. Instead, he would pretend to be the elder and make sarcastic remarks!
When I almost called out "Cao A Man", I still remembered to turn back and not be criticized for my etiquette.
Otherwise, although Cao Pi was a hostage, if he really made trouble, it would be said that he was Zhang Yang who took the initiative to provoke. Even if the General's Office didn't do anything to him for Lu Bu's sake, it would still be a disgrace to Lu Bu...
