The atmosphere in the palace suddenly became solemn.
A large number of unfamiliar soldiers appeared in the palace, and the defense strength of the entire palace reached a new level.
Sima Xun, wearing armor and leading many soldiers, hurriedly walked towards the Tai Chi Hall.
The armors collided together, making bursts of sounds.
Nearly a hundred soldiers, fully armed, followed Sima Xun. Their steps were neat and their eyes were sharp. At first glance, they were the most elite soldiers.
When Sima Xun came all the way to the west hall, someone suddenly stood in front of him.
The person blocking the road was an extremely tall warrior, followed by about a dozen soldiers. Facing an "enemy" several times his own, this man had no fear in his eyes and just stared at Sima Xun solemnly.
"What does the general want to do?!"
This warrior is Man Changwu.
Guo Jian placed him here to protect Cao Mao's safety.
Sima Xun said: "I have been ordered to protect Your Majesty, get out of the way quickly."
"Whose order?"
"It's the general's order!"
"Show me."
"Get out of the way quickly!!"
Sima Xun scolded again: "If it delays the general's affairs, don't think that your uncle can protect you!"
Man Changwu should have been a confidant of the Sima family, because his aunt married Sima Qian, and who was Sima Qian? Sima Yi's fifth son is the same mother as Sima Zhao, Sima's master.
Sima Yi had many sons, but not many of them could truly be favored by Sima Shi and Sima Zhao. The rest were half-brothers, but Sima Qian was their real brother.
With such an uncle around, Man Changwu should have been safe in the Sima family, but his personality made him unable to get along with others.
"Okay Manjun, it doesn't have to be like this, just get out of the way."
Cao Mao suddenly came out and said.
Man Changwu was stunned and slowly stepped aside.
Looking at this warrior, Cao Mao's eyes were full of complexity.
Previously, he thought that this person was someone he could win over, but after contacting him, he discovered that Man Changwu was different from others.
Man Changwu was not loyal to the emperor, nor was he loyal to Sima. It must be said that he was loyal to his duties.
He and Guo Zi are actually somewhat similar. They are both conscientious, but at the same time very pedantic and do not know how to adapt.
Guo Jian was his boss, so he listened to Guo Jian. Guo Jian asked him to stay here, so he would stay here and not allow anyone to get close.
In fact, such people are not annoying at all.
It's just that I can't win over him.
Cao Mao was very magnanimous at this moment. He raised his head and looked at Sima Xun in front of him, with no fear on his face.
"Is Ziti here to kill me?"
Cheng Ji stood on the left side of Cao Mao. Cheng Ji squinted his eyes at the moment and looked at the distance between himself and Sima Xun.
Sima Hui and others stood on the right side. At this moment, they were very frightened and at a loss.
As for the few chamberlains standing behind, they looked at each other a few times, with a fierce light flashing in their eyes.
Upon hearing Cao Mao's question, Sima Xun's expression changed and he suddenly felt unnatural.
"Why would your Majesty say this? How dare I?"
"Then you broke into the West Hall with hundreds of soldiers. What do you want to do?!"
"I am here to protect your majesty. There are rebels outside Luoyang. The general is very worried about your majesty's safety, so he specially sent me to protect you."
"I see."
"What happened outside the city?"
Cao Mao asked again.
Sima Xun replied: "Your Majesty, don't worry! They are just some little rebels."
Cao Mao narrowed his eyes.
The two of them just looked at each other, and neither of them spoke in a hurry.
There seemed to be a shadow of someone flashing across the Tai Chi Hall. Inside the many hall walls, eunuchs pressed their backs tightly against the walls, holding daggers, daggers and other weapons in their hands, nervously waiting for orders.
If Sima Xun could fly into the sky, he would be able to see that there are hundreds of eunuchs gathered in various corridors at this moment, hiding on the side of the hall wall in the shadow of the huge Tai Chi Hall, as if they will be there next moment. To rush out.
The atmosphere was somewhat solidified.
Cao Mao smiled, looked at the soldiers behind Sima Xun, and took the initiative to break the solemn atmosphere.
"Ziti, since Emperor Wen, there has never been such an evil spirit in front of the Taiji Palace. Since you are here to protect me, why not guard me at the palace gate? Wouldn't it be better for you to stay and watch?"
Sima Xun hesitated and did not answer in a hurry.
Cao Mao frowned, "Ziti is unwilling to obey the edict?!"
Sima Xun's forehead was covered with fine sweat, "Of course not, I just want to protect His Majesty with all my strength."
"The soldiers are guarding the palace gate, can the bandits still fly in?"
Sima Xun pursed his lips and said to the soldiers around him: "Go and guard the palace gate."
Taiji Hall is a palace within a palace. As long as you guard a few doors, no one from the palace can break in.
Seeing Sima Xun ordering the soldiers to go back, Cao Mao also breathed a sigh of relief.
When the chamberlains informed him that a large number of soldiers had broken into the palace, Cao Mao almost thought that Sima Shi was dying and Zhong Hui wanted to get rid of him.
Therefore, he told the eunuchs in advance to prepare for violence and killing.
Even if I am going to die, I will never let you live in peace, I will turn you upside down! ! I have General Zhendong to avenge me! !
But looking at Sima Xun's current attitude, it doesn't look like these people are here to kill him.
Cao Mao changed his strong attitude just now, with a smile on his face, took Sima Xun's hand and led him into the hall.
Cao Mao smiled and pulled Sima Xun to sit down, as if the confrontation just now did not exist.
"Ziti, there were so many people outside just now that I can't speak directly."
"Tell me, how can I, the great Emperor of Wei, be so frightened by the traitors that I let my soldiers enter the Tai Chi Hall to protect him?"
"Don't blame me"
Cao Mao said sincerely.
Sima Xun suddenly understood, and the worry on his face suddenly disappeared.
So that's it. Just now, he thought the emperor was about to fall out, but he was frightened. Although everyone in the Sima family knew what the general wanted to do, they didn't want to take the blame.
Even if it is the assassination of the emperor, this blame cannot be shouldered by ordinary people. This will be infamy for thousands of years.
None of them wanted to break up with the emperor directly.
Now that he knew that the emperor turned out to be a good person, Sima Xun suddenly stopped worrying.
He smiled bitterly and said: "Your Majesty is overly worried. Your Majesty is a mighty king, and the generals were frightened just now. Who dares to say that Your Majesty is a coward?"
Cao Mao scratched his head and looked a little ashamed. He looked around and asked in a low voice: "What happened outside?"
Sima Xun was stunned. He didn't want to answer this question.
Cao Mao said again: "I will never tell others! What happened outside?"
Sima Xun thought for a while and said helplessly: "There are rebels in Heyin. The general has sent people to quell the rebellion. Don't worry, Your Majesty."
Cao Mao was shocked.
"What??"
Cao Mao remembered that Sima Yan once told him that Guo Zu served as the county magistrate in Heyin. Heyin rebelled? Is it Guo Zu? ?
It’s broken! !
Cao Mao frowned.
He knew his family's defense orders very well. How could Guo Zui be the material to start a rebellion?
He was excessively pedantic and stubborn. How could a person who believed that the Han Emperor voluntarily abdicated rebel? ? ?
It's over, something is going to happen to Guo Zui! !
Seeing that the emperor's face turned pale, Sima Xun thought he had been frightened, and quickly comforted him: "Your Majesty, don't worry, it's just a little thief who hijacked officials, robbed and killed, but only a few hundred people can be pacified in one day."
Cao Mao nodded stiffly.
"That's good, that's good."
"Who is going to fight against the bandits?"
"I heard they are Sima Ban and Changshui Colonel Yin Damu of the Chinese Army."
"That's it."
Cao Mao nodded. If Yin Damu sent troops, maybe things would turn around. Yin Damu would not say that he cooperated with them in the rebellion, but if Guo Zhi and others ran fast enough,
Cao Mao knew that no matter how much he worried, it would be in vain. Now he had no ability to help Guo Zu.
I hope he can survive. Oh, Mr. Guo, Mr. Guo, why are you so anxious? ?
It would be nice if we could endure it a little longer. As a Luoyang sect, if we prepare for one more year and find the right time, I wonder how much effect it can have. What effect can we have if we start a rebellion now?
Sima Xun was chatting with Cao Mao, and he felt quite relaxed.
However, he was always a little fussy and restless in his heart.
He raised his head suspiciously, only to see Cheng Ji, the head of the emperor's bodyguard, staring at him.
There was something wrong with his eyes, his eyes were fiery, and there was a sinister smile on his lips.
Could this guy be crazy? ?
Why are so many people going crazy recently? ?
