"Brother?! Brother!!"
Sima Zhao's face was full of despair, and he kept shouting.
But Master Sima just lay on the bed, motionless.
After vomiting blood at the court meeting, Sima Zhao hurriedly brought his brother back to the house. As soon as he returned to the house, Sima Shi fainted.
After the imperial doctor came to check, he also expressed helplessness that the illness was so terminal that there was basically no way to treat him.
The general's health was not good to begin with. He just had the operation and he didn't rest. He was busy all day long, running around in this cold winter. It was a miracle that he could persist until now.
Sima Zhao was so angry that he immediately wanted to kill the imperial doctor, but was stopped by Sima Fu.
"Brother! Don't scare me! Wake up, brother!"
"Sir, please stop yelling."
Sima Fu interrupted Sima Zhao's cry of ghosts and howls. He sat aside with a straight face and a very solemn expression.
"Zi Yuan hasn't woken up, but the ministers won't stop. We have to find a way to stop them as soon as possible."
Sima Zhao glanced at him, and then asked angrily: "Where is Zhong Hui? Where did Zhong Hui go?!"
"General, don't shout that I'm coming."
Hearing a voice from outside the door, Sima Zhao raised his head and saw Zhong Hui walking in quickly.
He looked very tired, his eyes were red, and he was depressed.
"Shi Ji! You are finally here, those rebels"
When Sima Zhao saw him, he was immediately excited. He hurried forward, took his hand, and was about to talk about what happened in the temple, but Zhong Hui interrupted him, "No need to say more, I already know."
Sima Zhao immediately shut his mouth.
Zhong Hui looked at Master Sima lying on the bed, with a trace of sadness flashing in his eyes, and slowly sat down next to Master Sima.
"Three days ago, the general sent me a letter saying that the minister of the DPRK seemed to be up to no good and asked me to return as soon as possible."
"Unexpectedly, it was still a step too late."
"I've heard about what happened in the court."
Zhong Hui was frowning at this moment, his face looking very ugly.
Sima Zhao looked at his brother whose life and death were uncertain, and couldn't help gritting his teeth, "It's all Cao Mao's fault! I have said in the past that leaving this son behind will eventually lead to serious trouble for us. Brother also ordered that if anything happens to him, he will be killed." To kill Cao Mao, I think we can do it now!"
Zhong Hui snorted coldly, "What does this matter have to do with Your Majesty?"
"Are the officials coming to oppose us because of His Majesty?"
"What's the use of killing His Majesty?"
"The only thing it does is make us die faster."
Sima Zhao only felt that these words were particularly harsh. He knew that Zhong Hui had always had a good relationship with the emperor, but now, he did not dare to reprimand Zhong Hui anymore.
"Then kill the Queen Mother?"
"Then you will die faster. Even the people you send may not be able to rush into Zhaoyang Palace."
Sima Zhao became even more irritable, "What should we do? Just delay it like this? Sima Xun has just returned to the house, and that stupid woman actually issued an edict to remove him! If we continue to delay, she will issue more and more edicts. , I’m afraid even the position of general has been removed!”
"I am going to draw up the general order on my brother's behalf and let Sima Xun continue to serve! I don't believe that the general order is inferior to that bullshit Queen Mother's edict!"
Zhong Hui frowned and did not reply.
Under the current circumstances, if we only talk about righteousness, the general's order is really not as good as the empress dowager's order.
The general commanded the national army, and the Shangshu Ling was in charge of the national politics.
However, the general's order is only the minister's order, and the empress dowager's edict goes beyond the level of minister. The general's order cannot depose the emperor, but the empress dowager's edict can. The general's order cannot abolish the queen mother, but the queen mother's edict can abolish the general!
Zhong Hui quickly began to think deeply. He suddenly remembered something and slowly looked at Sima Zhao.
"General, I have a way to protect the clan and fight against the aristocratic family."
Sima Zhao's eyes lit up, "Shiji, please tell me!"
"Alliance."
"With whom?"
"emperor."
"What?! Are you crazy?!"
Sima Zhao's eyes widened and he almost jumped up.
Others don't know, but he, Sima Zhao, can see it clearly. So where does the Queen Mother have the courage to collude with the rebels to deal with the Sima family?
The one who can do all this is Cao Mao!
It was he who promoted all of this, and it was he who created this current situation.
He immediately asked: "Zhong Jun! Do you know what kind of big thing my brother wants to do?!"
"Know."
"Then do you know who is responsible for all this?"
"I know that too."
"Since we all know it, why do you want me to form an alliance with our biggest enemy?! Do you also want to rebel?"
Sima Zhao finally couldn't help it anymore. He was originally angry because Zhong Hui was getting close to Cao Mao. He felt that Zhong Hui had completely shown off his cards. He was the emperor's man!
Zhong Hui was not angry. He said: "General, starting from today's court meeting, Your Majesty is no longer our enemy. The civil and military officials of the court are our enemies."
"In today's situation, the ministers are coercing the Queen Mother and want to evade the general."
"And the general's order cannot stop the queen mother's order."
"The only one who can oppose the Queen Mother's edict in the interests of justice is the emperor's edict."
Sima Zhao was not convinced and said: "I have more than 100,000 elite soldiers. How many troops does the Queen Mother have?"
Zhong Hui shook his head, "General, he really despises these big families. The problem of the Chinese Army is far more complicated than you think. Although the Zhongling Army, Zhongfu Army, Zhonghu Army, etc. are all our people, since The military positions below them are all held by children of aristocratic families."
"You ordered them to attack and kill the ministers. Do you think they will follow you?"
"Except for the Chinese army, which of the governors and governors in various places does not come from aristocratic families? Which of the four expeditions and towns is not related to the ministers of the DPRK?"
"The current situation cannot be solved by brute force."
Sima Zhao took a deep breath and forced himself to calm down. He never thought in his life that he would fall to this point. He never thought that one day he would even need to join forces with the emperor. Thinking of this, Sima Zhao even wanted to laugh.
"Emperor Zhongjun's edict is not as good as the Queen Mother's edict, and the emperor will not join forces with us."
"Not necessarily. How can the edicts of the powerful emperor be inferior to those of the empress dowager? Besides, the emperor has Guanqiu Jian on his side."
The corners of Sima Zhao's eyes twitched. Hearing what you mean, you still want to join forces with Guanqiu Jian? ?
Zhong Hui continued: "Furthermore, neither Your Majesty nor we will be the beneficiaries if the aristocratic family does this. After all, what the aristocratic family wants to take advantage of is that Your Majesty and we, His Majesty, are smart and can definitely see through this truth."
Sima Zhao shook his head. He still didn't believe Zhong Hui's nonsense.
How could someone join forces with someone who wants to usurp his country to deal with the ministers of the DPRK and China? ?
Sima Fu was staring at Zhong Hui thoughtfully at this moment.
Unlike Sima Zhao, Sima Fu felt that this matter was feasible.
The emperor was indeed very smart, and Lu Yu's actions not only harmed the interests of the Sima family, but also harmed the interests of the emperor.
However, once they join forces with the emperor, make peace with Guanqiu Jian, and everyone joins forces to fight against the family, all the preparations made by the Sima family over the years will be in vain.
At this moment, someone suddenly said: "General, I have an idea."
Sima Zhao looked at the person who spoke, it was Sima Zhao's confidant Xun Xu.
Because of Xun Yi's betrayal, Sima Zhao looked at him with something wrong, "What can you do?"
Xun Xu said firmly: "I have received the kindness of the general and will never betray the general. However, in the current situation, I feel that I can no longer fight with the ministers. This will not benefit anyone."
"Instead of joining forces with His Majesty as Lord Zhong said, it would be better to directly agree with what the ministers say!"
"However, before agreeing, you have to make the officials give up on the Queen Mother. On your side, you can even use them to pacify Guanqiu Jian."
Xun Xu said very excitedly.
Zhong Hui couldn't help but laugh, "Mr.
"That's better than a dead end. Even if it's not a big deal, you can still become the number one family in the world! It's a way out!"
Xun Xu said confidently.
Zhong Hui pointed at him and said to Sima Zhao: "General, you can beat this villain with a stick!"
"The great general's great cause has reached this point. Is there still a chance to give up now? If you don't progress in this kind of thing, you will die. His words now think that we are all Cao Shuang! Let us take the initiative to hand over the power in our hands. Get into them!”
Xun Xu was furious, pointed at Zhong Hui and cursed: "You have clearly defected to the emperor, and you just want to use our Sima family to achieve great things for the emperor!!"
Sima Zhao couldn't hear their quarrel anymore. He lay down in front of Master Sima with a face full of despair, and tears couldn't help but fall down.
Master Sima closed his eyes tightly and his breathing became increasingly weak.
"Teacher! Throw away the bamboo horse in your hand! Go back to the study! Study!!"
"Teacher! It's your eldest brother's fault for allowing your younger brother to make mistakes! Stretch out your hand!"
"Teacher, you don't even understand this? Sigh~~How are you going to achieve great things in the future?"
"Master, what happened today must not be spread to outsiders. She deserves to die, do you understand?"
"Hahaha, Ziyuan, the three of us will definitely accomplish great things! Let's have a drink!"
"Zi Yuan! How did I teach you?! Hanging out with people like Xia Houxuan and He Yan all day long? Sooner or later, you will cause trouble for me!"
"Zi Yuan, you have to marry his daughter. This will be beneficial to the clan."
"My beloved? Does your head still hurt? Why are you worried?"
"Father! Dad!"
"Zi Yuan! What did I say before?! Tell you not to associate with those two people!! What now?!"
"Zi Yuan, we can't keep this girl any longer. Now is a good opportunity. Do it cleanly and don't leave any traces."
"Father, I can't find my mother~~~"
"Master, your father no longer wants me, so just let me die like this. Don't try to persuade me."
"Old thing is not worth pity, if it weren't for you, huh."
"Zi Yuan, prepare some dead soldiers, we can't delay any longer."
"You're actually pretty good at it!"
"The Ziyuan clan has entrusted you with a great cause, a great cause has been entrusted to you."
"General"
"only!"
"General!"
"General."
"I didn't expect that the general would come to arrest me personally."
"Father! Please! For your grandson's sake!"
"Brother is not afraid, how could I be afraid of you?"
"ah!!!"
Master Sima trembled all over and struggled to open his eyes.
But he saw Sima Zhao's face covered with tears.
"Brother?! You're awake!!"
Zhong Hui's face darkened, but a word emerged in his mind.
Reflection.
