Even if they are the same family, the interests within the Sima family are different. The Sima family is not united. If Master Sima had not been too strong, they would have started to bite.
The Sima family enfeoffed the princes and kings. In addition to learning from the lessons of Wei and suppressing the family, it also wanted to consolidate the interests of the entire family into one place.
Cao Mao didn't care whether his stabbing was useful or not, he would do it first.
Doing it is better than doing nothing!
Sima Fu quickly left the palace and did not mention his son again.
He looked a little distracted. Sima Fu didn't have that big ambition, and he never thought about competing with the Youzi. Although the position was full of temptation, the risk factor was also very high.
He doesn't have the courage like Master Sima.
Moreover, my brother entrusted me with a great undertaking and asked me to assist the Youzi to accomplish great things. How could I have any undue thoughts? If he is seduced by the emperor and starts internal strife, the Sima family will surely perish!
When Sima Fu returned to his mansion, Sima Wang was already waiting for him.
"Father? How is it? Can you ask him to withdraw the edict?"
Master Sima and others can ignore the emperor's edict, but Sima Fu and Sima Wang cannot.
Sima Fu shook his head helplessly, and the father and son sat facing each other.
Sima Wang's eyes were full of despair, "Father, I have to go. After Jia Chong was killed, His Majesty became closer to me. He claimed that he had nightmares all day long and asked me to stay in the west hall and sleep together."
"If this continues, something big will happen!"
Looking at his frightened son, Sima Fu said calmly: "It's okay, didn't I tell you to go find General Zhengxi? What did he say?"
Sima Wang became even more frightened when he mentioned this matter, and his face turned pale.
He hesitated and said: "He reprimanded me, saying that my official position was obtained by the general after all the hard work. If I give up now, I would be sorry to the general. He also asked me Reorganize the troops in the palace and take over the army from Guo Jian..."
"anything else?"
"And...and..."
Sima Wang hesitated for a moment, and then whispered: "He said that if he arranges the guards to do something, he told me not to intervene in a hurry, but to wait until the work is done before killing them..."
"What?!"
Sima Fu stood up suddenly, his eyes full of anger.
Sima Wang looked at his father's angry look and said with a wry smile: "When I first heard about it, I was just like you. Who would have thought that General Zhengxi actually had the idea of regicide... Father, you Say, how can this be done?”
Sima Fu gritted his teeth and said angrily: "How could he let you participate in such a dirty thing?!"
Sima Wang trembled and looked at his father in surprise.
Sima Fu may have realized that he had made a mistake, so he hurriedly cleared his throat and said, "I will go find General Zhengxi. Please stay at home first and don't go out."
After all, Sima Fu still couldn't ignore morality like Master Sima. Even in front of his son, he was willing to maintain a good image of a loyal minister.
But facing his son's matter, he could no longer remain calm, so he had someone prepare a carriage and hurried towards Sima Zhao's mansion.
When he arrived at Sima Zhao's house, Sima Zhao had not yet sobered up.
Although he was in a daze, he still came to greet Father Zhong.
During these days, Sima Zhao was attacking with all his strength, hoping to capture Wuqiudian.
He was even more powerful than Cao Mao. He held banquets all day long, with different food and wine every day. Beauties from all over the world served him, and he rewarded all kinds of gold, brocade, and various promises for the future. He almost didn't care about the cost. Want to win over Wuqiudian.
He firmly believes that anyone can be bought and impressed.
However, the temper of this censor was exactly the same as his father. Facing Sima Zhao's offensive, he remained as indifferent as ever. He drank wine and ate meat, refused to accept beautiful women, withdrew all rewards, and refused to listen to promises...
This made Sima Zhao very angry.
But I also gradually gave up the idea of bribing Guanqiu Jian and his son. It seemed that I and this man must fight to the death.
He was just about to take a rest when Sima Fu came to his door again.
Sima Zhao looked confused.
"Father Zhong...why are you here?"
Seeing the expression on Youzi's face, Sima Fu felt helpless.
Although this guy looks stupid, he actually knows his purpose of coming. Sima Wang had just been here in the morning, and now he is here again. How could he not know?
He just doesn't want to know!
Many times, Sima Zhao looked like this at a loss, but if anyone really believed that this guy was innocent and ignorant, he would be in trouble.
"Zishang, I'm here because of Zichu's affairs."
Sima Fu said seriously: "Zi Chu wants to be released, why don't you agree to him?"
Seeing that his uncle did not hide anything and raised this topic directly, Sima Zhao did not hide it anymore.
He sighed and said seriously: "The doctors told me that they have not yet been able to cure my brother's disease."
"My brother's tumor has been removed, but he still hasn't woken up. He woke up twice during this period, drank some water, and then fainted again... I can only keep feeding him with water."
"They said that my brother was already ill, and he was overtired and traveling around, which made his illness worse and his strength weak...Now that everything in the world has fallen into my hands, this is the time when I need the family's help the most. How can you let Zichu leave the temple at this time?"
Sima Zhao added: "I know Zichu's talent. In the whole family, he is the only one who can do things, and no one else can."
"Ziti is incomparable to him."
"As for that little thing in the palace, you must know how much he can cause trouble. My brother said that if he cannot wake up this time, then we will get rid of the little brat at all costs and let him go on the road together."
"Because if something happens to my brother, Guanqiu Jian will launch an attack... Maybe even people like Zhuge Dan will betray their trust!"
Sima Zhao's voice was very deep.
Because of the blessings given by Cao Mao, Master Sima's surgery did not go as smoothly as it had in history, and some complications occurred, making everything fall into Sima Zhao's hands.
Sima Zhao could not fully mobilize the confidants under Sima Shi. The whole world was watching the general's condition, including ministers inside and military leaders outside.
All this made Sima Zhao very uneasy and under great pressure.
Facing Sima Fu, he also expressed all his thoughts.
"Father Zhong, I have already ordered my servant She Chengji to make preparations. If something happens to my brother, I will ask him to get rid of Cao Mao."
"Then Zichu comes forward to deal with him, and it will be regarded as revenge for the emperor."
"There will definitely be no mistakes. There is no way that Zichu can take a step forward by relying on his achievements in avenging the emperor..."
Sima Zhao said it with all his heart.
It seemed that this was a once-in-a-millennium opportunity for Sima Wang.
But Sima Fu was not so easily fooled.
So Cao Mao seems to be easy to deal with? Even Master Sima is worried about him, so what is Cheng Ji who can handle this matter well?
When the time comes, he fights back hard, what should his son do? Caught in the middle, in a dilemma, if he is not careful, the notoriety of regicide will be directly placed on his head.
This lineage originally existed as a retreat for the Sima family. In this situation, after getting involved, are you sure we can continue to be a retreat? ?
You can kill the emperor if you want, but you can't involve my family members.
The good things are all from our lineage, and the bad things must be borne by us?
You can't bully people like this.
Sima Fu put away his usual amiability and frowned, becoming extremely serious.
"Zi Shang, I watched you grow up. My brother entrusted you to me and asked me to support you with my heart."
"In these years, I believe that I have lived up to my brother's high expectations."
"What do you think?"
Sima Zhao was stunned and quickly replied: "Of course it is. My brother and I have both received the kindness from Father Zhong..."
Sima Fu nodded, "In that case, you have to agree and let Zichu leave as quickly as possible and let him go to other places."
"Ah? Father Zhong, I just said that my brother is seriously ill..."
"It is precisely because the general is seriously ill that Zichu has to leave. This is not for me, nor for Zichu, but for our Sima family!"
Sima Fu frowned. For some reason, today's emperor's words echoed in his mind, and his attitude became stronger.
