"Chengjun, why do you treat me like this?"
Cao Mao ordered the bed to be brought in and placed it in front of Cheng Ji. He looked at him carefully and couldn't help but ask.
Cheng Ji kept a straight face and said nothing.
Now, Cao Mao has no acquaintance around him again.
The four new chamberlains no longer dared to record their words and deeds openly and kept their distance at all times.
Of those two Huangmen officials, one is called Sima Hui and the other is Sima Ma. I heard that both of them are distant relatives of the Sima family. They are probably the ones who have been in the fifth service. Otherwise, they would not be Huangmen officials for themselves. .
The attitude of these two people towards Cao Mao was quite friendly.
The new guard leader Cheng Ji, although he knew Cao Mao in the past, said nothing at the moment.
The way he looked at Cao Mao was very different.
Cao Mao felt that those eyes were not looking at people, but those looking at prey.
How long had it been since we last seen each other? Why did Chengjun think of himself as his prey?
Cheng Ji said indifferently: "Your Majesty, I dare not say more."
"Hahaha, Chengjun is such a fierce general. He personally taught me martial arts back then. Why don't you dare to say anything now?"
Cheng Ji once again had a straight face and ignored Cao Mao.
Cao Mao could see clearly in his heart that this guy had clearly been instructed by Sima Zhao.
When Master Sima came that day, his condition seemed to be very bad, and his left eye was already wrapped. If he guessed correctly, this guy should have gone under the knife just like in history.
Historically, Sima Shi's situation improved to a certain extent after cutting off the tumor with a knife, but then he faced Guanqiu Jian's uprising and rushed to the battlefield. After pacifying Guan Qiujian in a very short period of time, he died of illness on the battlefield. Many of them died of illness. People speculated that Master Sima died of inflammation after surgery.
My situation is completely different from the first week.
At the end of the week, I chose Gou, always seeking stability, building up my reputation among those loyal and good people, and actively wooing the scholars, but this did not have any effect, and instead caused me to lose a lot of opportunities.
In the second week, he had successfully aroused the Sima family's full suppression, but he also became a banner against the Sima family.
At least, Guanqiu Jian had suppressed his thoughts of rebellion and began to calmly confront the Sima family.
This simply puts the Sima family in a dilemma. Let's start the fight rashly. There is no guarantee of victory. Let's drag it out. Sima Shi's condition is so serious.
Of course, the risk of doing this is also very high. Although it has attracted people with lofty ideals at home and abroad who are opposed to the Sima family, Master Sima will not let him go easily. If he is about to die, he will definitely be buried with him.
With the talents he has shown so far, how could Master Sima leave him to cause trouble for his younger brother?
Then, Cheng Ji was probably cheated by Sima Zhao. If the general changed, then he should control himself quickly. He might even ask him to get rid of him secretly, die of illness or something.
With this Chengjun's recklessness and outstanding political wisdom, maybe he is still thinking about what title he should exchange for his head.
Cao Mao shook his head.
Anshi is only sixteen years old. He has just finished teaching classics. He has not yet been involved in political teaching. He has never done anything. It’s okay to act stupid and cute. But you, Chengji, are an adult in his thirties. Why don’t you do that? Don’t understand?
It seems that I have to show this person how cruel this fight is.
Cao Mao looked at Sima Hui standing aside and asked, "Zi Gui, who is the current lieutenant colonel?"
"That's why I joined the army, Sima Xun..."
"Oh? Are you related?"
"He is the son of Duke Xuanwen's younger brother Chengyang Tinghou."
When he said this, Cao Mao understood that he was the son of Sima Yi's younger brother.
Now in this situation, I am the only one whose surname is not Sima, and the others have all been replaced by Sima.
Cao Mao said with a smile: "Okay, the palace is full of talented people, I am very pleased! Zigui, go and invite the captain and the general of the army to me!"
"Today, I will hold a family banquet to entertain all the wise men of the Sima family!"
Sima Hui was stunned for a moment, but he didn't dare to disobey and hurried out.
Cao Mao looked at Cheng Ji beside him and said with a smile: "General Zhengxi has arranged for you talented people to take care of me. I don't have to be afraid anymore. I haven't been able to sleep well for a long time. Fortunately, I have you. "
Cao Mao still did not give up his nonsense offensive.
He told a lot of things and waited for a long time, but the two people just arrived belatedly.
Neither Sima Xun nor Sima Wang looked very good at the moment.
The two of them reluctantly visited Cao Mao, but they did not dare to sit down.
Cao Mao got up enthusiastically, pulled them to sit down, and asked people to pour wine for them.
"Hahaha, please don't be restrained!"
"An Shinai and I are close friends, as close as brothers! I also admire you very much!"
"In this temple today, there are Taiwei, General, and General Zhengxi, and there are four of you in the palace... We, the Sima family, have so many talented people!"
Even Cheng Ji couldn't stand Cao Mao's behavior of recognizing a thief as his father.
But the Sima family members around Cao Mao looked increasingly uneasy.
Especially when Cao Mao wanted to pour wine for Sima Wang with his own hands, Sima Wang was even more frightened and kept refusing.
Cao Mao took Sima Xun's hand again and asked him to sleep with him tonight, but Sima Xun dared not agree and quickly refused, almost kneeling in front of Cao Mao and begging for mercy.
This is certainly not because they are worried about Cao Mao's sexual orientation.
Well, except for the last Emperor Liezu, none of the other emperors of the Cao family were men and women.
Unlike Chengji, they can see the situation clearly.
They obviously also knew what the general's serious illness meant.
They were not afraid that Sima Zhao would be jealous of them. We were all relatives, but the problem was that the emperor showed so much love to them, and then they took over the responsibility of guarding the palace. If the emperor was dismissed or killed by the general, , how will they face the people of the world?
Are you the loyal minister who helped your relatives kill the emperor after gaining his favor?
They dare not face such criticism.
Not every Sima family is shameless.
Especially Sima Fu's lineage.
Seeing them panicking, Cheng Ji felt a little strange.
You are relatives of the general, what are you afraid of? Is the general still worried about you joining forces with the emperor to rebel?
The two of them were restless until the emperor became drunk, and they were relieved and left the place in a hurry.
However, Cao Mao entangled Cheng Ji and held his hand drunkenly.
"Chengjun, they actually ran away! None of the sages of the Sima family can drink from me, so it seems that you still have to come!"
Cheng Ji looked disgusted and did not answer.
Sima Hui hurried forward to bring the emperor inside.
Cao Mao is very disappointed. Nai Gong has made it clear to you to this extent, why don't you understand? ?
No one in the Sima family wants to be a swordsman. Do you think you are more powerful than them? Do you think you are closer to the general than they are? ?
He simply gave up the idea of persuading this reckless man and directly took Sima Hui's hand and started nagging.
"I really envy your brothers."
"General Zhengxi also has a good brother. You can always ask him when things happen."
"You guys too, but I don't."
"If I had a brother who had seen the world, I could ask about so many things... After becoming the emperor, there is no one who can show off, haha..."
Cao Mao was talking nonsense and seemed drunk.
In fact, he changed the way of hinting.
Cheng Ji, the stupid guy, obviously couldn't understand the situation, but that might not be the case for his brother.
If he can beg for food under Master Sima, he is definitely not stupid. As long as he understands what his younger brother is planning to do, he will have a chance to win over his brothers.
As long as this stupid guy can have some contact with his brother...
Of course, Cao Mao wasn't sure if this would be useful, and he couldn't put his words more bluntly. It just depends on whether the riding supervisor can discover what's going on with his brother in time!
Cheng Ji obviously did not hear the implication of Cao Mao's words.
He was still immersed in the joy of his promotion.
Until this day, he had just returned to the house to rest when he learned that his brother had come to visit.
"Brother!!"
Facing his elder brother, Cheng Ji did not dare to be as indifferent as he was towards Cao Mao, and his face was full of smiles.
His father passed away when he was very young, and it was his older brother who raised him up and raised him to where he is today.
And he lived up to his brother's high expectations.
In history, he gave his brother a perfect reward and killed three members of his family.
ps: Brothers, please bear with me a little longer, it will be on the shelves in a week, and Lao Lang is still working on it. After it is released, I will not go out, and I will update it at home every day.
In addition, some readers have made suggestions that the plot is watered down. I have to explain that the plot has many branches, and the conflicts in different places are different. These branches will definitely come together in the end and become the key point for the protagonist's comeback...
