The autumn wind is bleak, and the dead leaves dance in the wind.
Soldiers filled the entire mansion, and tall and powerful soldiers were stationed at all entrances and gates.
In the front hall, there were more than two hundred soldiers standing on both sides.
Master Sima stood in the middle of them.
His eyes were like a sharp knife piercing Cao Mao's body, trying to pierce him.
Cao Mao had never felt such a strong sense of oppression before. Some kind of unspeakable uneasiness filled his heart, and his whole body became stiff.
Why does Master Sima appear here? ?
Shouldn't he go to recuperate?
Cao Mao was not the only one who was afraid, Sima Yan was even more afraid at this moment.
At this moment, he was like a woman who was caught by her parents on a secret date. She lowered her head and secretly distanced herself from Cao Mao.
Cao Mao forced himself to calm down and saluted Master Sima.
"Meet the General!"
Master Sima withdrew his terrifying eyes and looked around his mansion.
"This is a nice place for you to live."
"Thank you for the compliment, General!"
"This mansion was given by the general. I owe everything I have today to the kindness of the general."
Master Sima glanced at Sima Yan again, "What are you doing here?"
"Uncle...I...I..."
Sima Yan was trembling and speechless.
A trace of disappointment flashed in Master Sima's eyes, and he turned around and walked into the inner room.
Cao Mao still maintained his salute and did not dare to move.
However, Sima Yan looked around and walked quickly to a middle-aged scribe. This scribe had an unimpressive appearance and a medium build. He could hardly be noticed standing next to Master Sima.
He had a sunny smile on his face, like a kind elder.
"Jia Gong, why is my uncle here??"
When Sima Yan opened his mouth, Cao Mao took a breath of air again.
This is even more of a heavyweight.
The person surnamed Jia who can be called Duke by Sima Yan and can stay by Sima Shi's side is naturally Jia Chong.
Jia Chong is the son of Jia Kui, a powerful minister of the Great Wei Dynasty. He was born in the Jia family in Pingyang. He is different from Zhong Hui. Zhong Hui has a close relationship with Sima Shi Sima Zhao and others. After all, they all come from rich families and are half ministers and half friends. But this Well, that's Master Sima's most loyal lackey.
When Sima Shi went on an expedition, he would stay in Luoyang.
He served as the general in charge of military affairs. During the Sima Zhao period, he served as the general Sima and personally organized the regicide.
Just because he was protected by Sima Zhao, he was not punished after committing such a crime.
As for the ministers of the Jin Dynasty, their abilities and personal morals are quite average, and this Jia Gong is even more average among the average. He committed regicide and betrayed the country, flattered the inferior, formed cliques for personal gain, framed Zhongliang, and had a good relationship with his daughter Jia Nanfeng. They are also known as "Two Heroes in the Early Jin Dynasty".
But now Jia Chong looks so kind and gentle, without any trace of the ruthlessness of daring to kill the king.
Seeing Sima Yan, his expression became gentler.
"An Shi, your uncle is here naturally to welcome His Majesty."
Sima Yan was stunned, looked at Cao Mao who was still kneeling, and couldn't bear to say: "Then why is your Majesty not allowed to get up?"
"I know your Majesty's character. Your Majesty is a loyal and kind man. Most of the previous things were misunderstandings..."
Jia Chong looked at Cao Mao, as if he had just noticed him kneeling in front of him, and hurried forward to help him up personally.
"Your Majesty, get up quickly, get up quickly."
If he hadn't known about his deeds, even Cao Mao would have thought he was a kind man.
Jia Chong said loudly: "The general has an eye disease and is recuperating in Luoyang. According to the etiquette, he sent Wang Gongdan Taichang, a famous person in the world, to greet your majesty. I will wait for your majesty to come to Luoyang to see you again."
"It's just that I didn't expect that this move would cause His Majesty to be so dissatisfied. The General was so frightened that he stopped recovering from his illness and hurriedly came to Yuancheng to personally welcome His Majesty to the throne!!"
"The general is late, please forgive him for his crime!"
Cao Mao was suddenly speechless.
What the hell.
The co-author is here to bully the general, right? ?
Cao Mao hurriedly said: "How dare you let the general come to greet you in person?"
"I am a middle-aged man with little talent. It is really difficult for me to inherit the great cause. I heard that King Pengcheng is very wise. His reputation is recognized by everyone in the world. I am still young..."
Whenever Cao Mao has no cards to play, he will play the card of Pengcheng Wang Xianming.
In this case, Jia Chong could only stop and said helplessly: "Your Majesty, please don't belittle yourself. How can your Majesty's wisdom be compared to that of King Pengcheng?"
Jia Chong's words made Cao Mao feel at ease a lot.
Master Sima is not here to kill him.
If you want to kill yourself, there is no need to come in person.
It seems that there is still progress on Guanqiu Jian's side.
But it's unlikely that he came here to welcome me. Is he worthy of doing this?
Moreover, he also brought Jia Chong with him, which obviously had other ideas.
It was just a pretense to welcome him, he had other plans.
Jia Chong did not give Cao Mao a chance to continue thinking. He took Cao Mao's hand and said kindly: "You can come with me to meet the general."
Cao Mao was taken into the inner room, but Jia Chong did not follow him in. He stood at the door and closed the door.
There were only two people in the room, Sima Shi and Cao Mao.
Master Sima knelt down in front of the document and ignored Cao Mao, just looking at the document in his hand.
Cao Mao carefully sat next to Master Sima and began to look at his most powerful opponent.
As a noble son from a top aristocratic family, Master Sima's appearance is actually not bad. He is still very handsome when viewed from the side. However, the tumor on his left eye ruins this beauty.
In addition, it is his current physical condition.
The eye disease has tortured him for many years, and now the condition is even more serious. This has made him extremely thin, and he wears loose clothes, as if his frame is covered with cloth.
Cao Mao could clearly feel Master Sima's disregard for him.
This is not because Master Sima is pretending, but because he really ignores himself.
Perhaps in his eyes, he is not worth mentioning, he can be crushed to death easily, he does not need to take it to heart at all, and he is not considered an opponent.
Cao Mao regarded him as his most powerful enemy and his lifelong enemy. However, this old enemy never looked at him.
Cao Mao didn't feel disappointed or angry, but felt a little happy.
It's better to ignore it. It's better to forget that there is such a person like yourself from now on and let yourself develop.
Master Sima put down the memorial in his hand and looked at Cao Mao indifferently.
"Your Majesty, why have you been reluctant to go to Luoyang? Could it be that you have forgotten our old friends in Luoyang?"
"An old friend from Luoyang?"
"That old friend from Wuqiudian Mansion, he and Your Majesty haven't seen each other for a long time."
Cao Mao's hand trembled slightly.
"Ah? The general must have remembered it wrong. I have never been to Luoyang, and I have no old friends in Luoyang. As for the people from Guanqiu you mentioned, I only know General Guanqiu Jian from Huainan."
Master Sima continued to stare at him.
"Your Majesty is benevolent and caring for the people, and he is able to recruit talents. This is very good."
"At the beginning, Yang Zong made a big mistake. My father pardoned his crime and told me that this man was resourceful and could be used again, but he was unwilling to be used by me. I had no choice but to demote him to another place and think about it. When I die, he can serve my family.”
"In these days, he has been drinking and drinking all day long, and he has been in a state of confusion. I thought that this person was no longer useful. I didn't expect that Your Majesty could still bring such a dead body back to life for your use. Please persuade Guo Jian, Inform the big clans everywhere in advance and use this opportunity to put pressure on us to protect His Majesty."
"nice."
Cao Mao laughed and said, "General, Yang Zong cares about the world and is a truly virtuous person. You can definitely reuse this person and don't let him waste time in the local area."
"What about Guo Zui?"
"Guo Zui was promoted by me. I sent him to the local area and gave him important responsibilities, but he failed to complete his mission."
"He beguiled the king, secretly helped his brother to seek public benefit for personal gain, and finally implicated his brother. Does Your Majesty think he can be punished for such a crime?"
Cao Mao was disturbed by this series of attacks.
When Master Sima mentioned Guo Ji, Cao Mao could hardly suppress the anger in his heart.
"Your Majesty's reputation is quite good in Yuancheng. The local magistrate Shu Wan has neglected his duties. His position must be carefully considered. It was a temporary move to let Shu Wan govern the local area. Logically speaking, he is the local magistrate. People cannot serve as local officials."
"It's just that sometimes you need to make exceptions. Loyalty is hard to find. The Shu family in Yuancheng has heard that there are many talented people, so the selection of the county magistrate must be properly arranged."
"Your Majesty, you see, the matter of governing the country is so complicated and not easy."
"It's a good thing that I have my ministers here, otherwise, wouldn't the country of Wei be destroyed in your hands?"
ps: The good news is that the collection has exceeded 70,000, and I feel that the goal of collecting 100,000 before it is put on the shelves can still be achieved!
The bad news is that there are so few book reviews that there is nothing to learn from.
