Master Sima hunched over and sat on the upper seat.
Sima Zhao and others sat in front of him, waiting for him to give orders.
Master Sima's face was extremely ugly, and he was swaying all over, as if he was about to fall down in the next moment.
His health was already in very bad shape, so bad that through Cao Mao's unremitting efforts, the general finally couldn't bear it anymore.
The ministers suddenly launched an attack, which was no less powerful than Wen Yang's charge.
Although his eyes were not blown out by the officials, Master Sima could hardly stand up.
At this moment, he was sitting on top and didn't even have the strength to move.
He looked at the people in front of him calmly.
After Sima Zhao saw his brother sober, he finally put away his anger and became rational again.
The other ministers all lowered their heads at this moment, feeling very uneasy.
Master Sima is now the backbone of the entire family. If he falls, I really don't know how bad the situation will be. Everyone can see Sima Zhao's performance just now.
With his performance like this, it would be fine if everything goes smoothly, but in the face of such a predicament, what good results can come from following him?
Master Sima probably also saw the fluctuation of people's hearts.
Among the crowd, only Sima Fu was still looking directly at Master Sima at this moment, his brows furrowed and his eyes full of worry.
In this situation, Master Sima cannot afford to fall.
Sima Zhao seemed to be a generous man, but he was afraid of himself and Zhong Hui. He simply couldn't believe that the Sima family would fall apart if Master Sima died.
Just as Sima Fu was thinking, he saw Master Sima turn his head and look at him.
"Father Zhong, are you satisfied now?!"
"Um?"
Sima Fu was stunned.
Master Sima said coldly: "At the beginning, I said that I suspected that Lu Yu and others were plotting something evil and asked you to send someone to keep an eye on them. What did you say?"
"You must say that these people are all worthy ministers of the temple and should not act rashly. It is because of listening to your words that we have achieved today's results!"
"I just found out today that Father Zhong has never been with me."
"No wonder Father Zhong has suddenly become close to me these days and keeps in touch with me all day long. It turns out he has such a conspiracy!"
"Father Zhong, my father asked you to take care of us. Is this how you take care of us?"
Hearing Sima Master's words, Sima Zhao was stunned for a moment. In front of his brother, he was no longer so irritable, and his rationality returned instantly.
He jumped up suddenly and looked at Sima Fu in the distance angrily, "That's it!"
"you"
"Why are you doing this?!"
Sima Zhao's face turned red, but he resisted the abuse. After all, he was his elder, so he couldn't abuse him in person.
Everyone in the room was stunned. Several confidants stood up and stared at Sima Fu with squinted eyes.
Sima Fu was just silent at the moment.
His eyes were a little stunned, but he soon became sober, and he looked at the Sima Master in front of him again.
He almost grew up before his eyes.
I still remember that when he was young, he always complained to himself that his brother was very controlling of him, even to the point of making people feel distressed, so Sima Fu secretly gave him some toys.
When he grew up, relying on his handsome appearance and profound knowledge, he traveled around with Xia Houxuan and He Yan. He was unrestrained and unrestrained, and called himself the Three Sages of Luoyang. He was the object of admiration of all young celebrities. At that time, Sima Shi, the whole Everyone is incomparable to the sunshine, which exudes a scorching light.
Whenever he and his friends got drunk and did not dare to go home, they would hide in his house.
I don't know when he started, but he never saw a smile on his nephew's face again.
Maybe since the sudden death of his wife? Maybe it was when he was killing his former friends?
In short, the nephew becomes more and more strange and scary.
Even Sima Fu, who had watched him grow up, couldn't help but tremble in his heart when he saw him.
Today's gloomy and terrifying face no longer shows the demeanor of the dashing and famous man in the past. His eyes are so calm, even when facing death, he does not seem to be moved at all.
He doesn't even look like a human being anymore. He is the embodiment of the Sima family's desire for power and ambition, a political machine built by manpower, and deprived of all human emotions.
For some reason, Sima Fu hesitated and just stared at Master Sima in the distance.
Master Sima was stunned and asked again in a cold voice: "Why is Father Zhong so contemptuous?! Didn't you hear my words?!"
Sima Fu's lips trembled and he said: "General, the ministers just put forward their own ideas, how can they be said to be treason?"
At this moment, everyone in the room was in an uproar.
Except for Sima Master and Sima Zhao, all the confidants widened their eyes and almost jumped.
Zhong Hui half-closed his eyes and said nothing.
Master Sima did not speak again. Sima Zhao pointed angrily at Sima Fu in front of him, "What are you talking about?! The officials clearly took advantage of their brother's serious illness to usurp power! Put forward their own ideas? Their idea is to destroy Are you going to lose the Wei Dynasty?!"
"If we go by what they said, the assessment officials only look at family background, taxes are only levied on civilians, and the criminal law cannot control wealthy families, can the Wei Dynasty last long?!"
Sima Fu said seriously: "The temple is filled with wise men. These people must have their own ideas when they propose such a policy."
"General, at first Duke Xuanwen turned the tide, got rid of treacherous ministers like Cao Shuang, and stabilized the Wei Dynasty. But when it came to you, you ignored Duke Xuanwen's orders and acted arbitrarily, killing the wise ministers in the court, making them useless. Dare to speak out, and now they will be treated as treason just because of their advice!"
"If you do this, can you live up to the spirit of Duke Xuanwen in heaven?!"
"The Sima family is not yours alone!!"
"If the general insists on acting recklessly, even people from the same clan may not be willing to continue to follow the general!"
"You!! Be bold!!"
Sima Zhao was so furious that he jumped up in anger.
The two were fighting, but no one here dared to participate. This was an internal matter of the Sima family. Even if they were close confidants, they were still outsiders and could do nothing.
"alright."
Master Sima interrupted his brother.
He looked at Sima Fu in the distance coldly, "Today is entirely because of my father."
"Father Zhong can go."
Sima Fu stood up slowly and looked at Master Sima in the distance, "General, where the people's hearts are is the most important thing in the world. General, please don't make any mistakes."
Master Sima did not answer.
Sima Fu continued to look at his nephew, staring seriously for a long time.
"General, take care."
Sima Fu turned around and left. After he stood up, three people immediately stood up and left behind him.
The people who left were Sima Quan, the Marquis of Dongwucheng, Sima Sui, the Marquis of Wucheng Township, and Sima Mu, the imperial censor.
They didn't even dare to look at Master Sima. They just lowered their heads and quickly followed Sima Fu in the distance.
Seeing them leaving together, Sima Zhao was furious and "eat everything inside and outside"
He cursed under his breath.
Everyone here felt very complicated at the moment. They never expected that such a powerful Sima family would one day be divided. What Sima Fu just said was that he obviously wanted to break off the relationship with Master Sima.
At this time of crisis, the Sima family is divided into two. What can we do?
The study room was extremely quiet, probably because he noticed that everyone was not interested. Master Sima waved his hand and said, "Please step aside first."
Everyone stood up one after another and said goodbye.
Sima Zhao and Zhong Hui did not move, they stayed.
After everyone left, Sima Zhao put away the anger on his face and asked, "Brother, has it reached this point?"
Sima Zhao murmured.
No matter how paranoid Sima Zhao was, he would not think that his father-in-law would side with the ministers to deal with his family. He just thought that his father-in-law might take his position.
He knew that his brother was using the escape route left by his father and was preparing to cut off with Sima Fu and others.
In this way, even if they are destroyed, Sima Fu can lead the remaining clans to continue to survive.
Sima Zhao is no longer afraid of Sima Fu. If even his brother thinks that things have reached this point, then who would want his position?
He could even imagine that after Sima Fu went out, he would actively collude with those ministers and sell out the interests of the Sima family in exchange for their recognition. After all, a current Taifu was second only to the general, and he had many subordinates. Many people from the Sima family followed.
The ministers would not refuse such help.
This is what Xun Xu wrote, causing the Sima family to give up their great cause and become a noble family again.
Unexpectedly, the brother finally adopted his method.
However, he did not fully adopt it and only asked Sima Fu to take some of his people to defect to those ministers.
While Sima Zhao was still thinking wildly, Master Sima looked at Zhong Hui aside.
Master Sima said calmly: "Yes, you will go out later and let Guanqiudian go."
"You can take him to see the emperor."
"Let the two of you talk alone."
Sima Zhao widened his eyes, looked at his brother, and then at Zhong Hui, "Huh??"
Zhong Hui nodded, "Okay, I'll do it later. Where's your majesty?"
"Just come forward yourself. If the matter is urgent, you don't need to ask me. You can make your own decision."
Zhong Hui nodded again, "I understand."
"Brother? Do we really want to form an alliance with the emperor?!"
Sima Zhao couldn't bear it anymore and asked.
Master Sima finally looked at his younger brother, "You should send people to blockade Luoyang now. The entire city is under martial law and no one is allowed to enter or exit."
Sima Zhao was overjoyed, as he should have been.
He stood up quickly, "Yi!!!"
"Yes, you can release Wuqiudian now and talk to him about the important matters in the palace. I'll leave it to you."
Zhong Hui stood up, saluted Master Sima again with a solemn expression, then turned and left.
Only two brothers, Sima Shi and Sima Zhao, were left in the mansion.
Looking at his trembling brother, Sima Zhao hurried forward and helped him lie down on the bed.
"Brother, from now on, just rest quietly, don't think about anything, don't do anything, leave everything to me and I will never let you down!"
