"Anshi!!"
Cao Mao stood in the car, smiled and waved his hand.
Sima Yan was standing in front of the General's Mansion with his younger brother Sima You, waiting respectfully for the emperor to come.
Seeing Cao Mao arriving, Sima Yan's eyes lit up and he was about to shout, but he remembered his mother's instructions, put away his smile, and bowed to see him.
"An Shi, what are you doing?"
Cao Mao hurriedly helped him up, with some shock in his eyes.
Sima Yan hesitated to speak, his face was a little complicated, and his eyes were full of loneliness.
Sima You on the side lowered his head, not daring to look at Cao Mao at all.
Cao Mao sighed, this day has finally arrived.
He knew in his heart that Wang Yuanji was probably giving Sima Yan a temporary make-up lesson, allowing him to see many things clearly that he had never seen clearly before.
For example, talk about their family's plans over the years, their family's real relationship with the emperor, etc.
Sima Yan has not participated in political affairs until now, and Sima Zhao has never let him participate in the family's plans. Just as Sima Shi is protecting Sima Zhao's reputation, Sima Zhao is also protecting Sima Yan's reputation.
But in the current situation, Sima Zhao was not in Luoyang, and the temple suffered such drastic changes. Wang Yuanji was probably worried that Sima Yan would do something stupid, so she gave him some political education in time.
Sima Yan was silent, not daring to say anything more to Cao Mao.
"Does An Shi not regard me as a friend?"
Sima Yan shook his head, "That's not the case."
Sima You was a little anxious at this moment, and he hurriedly said: "Eldest brother and Your Majesty are the best friends, but I have been ill in the past few days."
Cao Mao looked at Sima You, smiled, and without saying anything else, pointed to the carriage behind him, "There are adults in those carriages, you can go and see them."
Sima You did not dare to disobey and hurried to go.
Cao Mao took Sima Yan's hand and walked into the general's mansion together.
"Is your mother in charge of the general's residence now?"
"Um."
"Then go to your mother first. I still have a lot to say to her."
Cao Mao was walking on the road with Sima Yan. The two were once close friends, but now they didn't speak. It was as if the relationship between the two had become estranged within a few days.
The soldiers followed Cao Mao into the mansion. Cheng Ji and others followed behind them, looking around cautiously.
They walked all the way to the backyard. Cao Mao ordered the others to guard the door while he followed Sima Yan into the courtyard.
Wang Yuanji was sitting here with a serious face. After Cao Mao walked in, she stared at Cao Mao.
Cao Mao saluted and sat next to her.
"Please don't worry. I have brought all the generals of the Chinese Army here. Starting today, they can stay in this mansion and stay with you."
"They didn't suffer much, and they all gained a lot of weight."
Cao Mao said with a smile.
Wang Yuanji narrowed her eyes, "Your Majesty's strategy is extraordinary. They were not unjustly defeated by you."
Cao Mao shook his head, "We have never been hostile, so how can we win or lose?"
"I have never wanted to be hostile to anyone. I just want to govern the world well and prevent the world from suffering."
Cao Mao said calmly: "I will not embarrass them, nor will I embarrass you, nor will I embarrass General Wei."
"The Wei Dynasty will have many enemies in the future. In addition to the well-established aristocratic families, there will also be more disasters. In times of crisis, we should join forces to deal with powerful enemies."
Wang Yuanji nodded, "Your Majesty is right."
Cao Mao laughed. For some reason, whenever he told the truth, these people would never believe him. On the contrary, if he told a lie, they would believe it.
There are many things to fight against in the future. Man-made disasters are of course terrible, but natural disasters should not be underestimated. Plagues, snowstorms, droughts, these disasters will take turns. If we are not prepared in time, they will bring huge harm to the world.
Wang Yuanji glanced at Sima Yan and said, "Yan, you can go out first."
Sima Yan nodded, turned and left the inner room.
Cao Mao looked at Sima Yan's dejected back and murmured: "Madam shouldn't have told him so many things. He has always wanted to be a Marquis of Wu and govern the world."
Wang Yuanji said, "If I keep hiding this from him, I'm afraid he will become a knife in His Majesty's hand and use it against his own father."
Cao Mao shook his head, "Madam, you thought wrong."
"What? Your Majesty dares to say that he has no such thoughts?"
Cao Mao's eyes suddenly turned cold.
"Indeed not."
"Why is it so complicated to deal with Sima Zhao?"
"Back then, I was alone and weak, yet I dared to compete with the general. Now that I have grown up and have strong generals under my command, can I still be afraid of Sima Zhao?!"
Cao Mao suddenly asked.
His face was fierce and his eyes were sharp, no longer as gentle as usual.
Wang Yuanji's face turned pale and she was speechless.
Seeing Wang Yuanji who was obviously scared, Cao Mao once again put away the anger on his face and showed his gentle smile again.
"Madam, I am here this time to join forces with General Wei."
"I am not afraid of General Wei, but I don't want to start a war rashly. I will let Sima You inherit his father's title, and I will also keep An Shi by my side, so that he can grow into a real Wuhou. Your two My son will not suffer any loss."
"General Wei has no chance of winning. If he can wake up in time and can't bear to lose his position as a prince, I will not kill him and will reuse the rest of the Sima family."
"If General Wei doesn't comply this time, I will destroy the entire Sima family, leaving no chicken or dog behind, even if we both suffer losses."
Cao Mao said seriously.
Wang Yuanji didn't dare to interrupt at all. Even when she learned that the emperor had succeeded, she was still a little dissatisfied with Cao Mao. The gentle emperor was still in her mind, but when Cao Mao showed his ferocious side, Wang Yuanji suddenly did not dare Say no more.
What he was facing at this moment was the real powerful person in Luoyang.
If he wanted to, he could slaughter the entire General's Mansion to the ground at any time.
Wang Yuanji asked: "What does Your Majesty want me to do?"
"Please come forward to appease the Sima family members in Luoyang, so that they will not have any thoughts of resistance and can do their own thing with peace of mind."
"As for General Wei, perhaps An Shi will need to go there in person in the future to tell him what happened."
Wang Yuanji did not dare to say more and fell silent again.
"Please think about this matter carefully. I am the son-in-law of the general. Naturally, I will not do anything to my own family. What I want is just to get those who followed the general in the past, Du Yu and Sima Wang. , Deng Ai, Wang Ji, Hu Fen"
"It's a shame to have these people die in the civil war."
"And your father, he obviously has the talents of the Three Lords. There is still a vacancy in the position of the Three Lords in the temple today, so he is the first person I think of."
"General Wei is impatient and will not bow to me easily, but you are a sensible person. You should be clear about the pros and cons."
Cao Mao then stood up and said, "Madam, please think about it again."
Without waiting for Wang Yuanji's answer, he turned around and left the inner room. Sima Yan was standing outside the door waiting. When he saw Cao Mao coming out, a trace of loneliness flashed in his eyes again.
Cao Mao motioned for him to follow him, and the two of them wandered around the general's mansion.
"An Shi, I know exactly what you are thinking."
"When I first met you, I actually wanted to kill you."
Sima Yan trembled all over.
Cao Mao continued: "Because I feel that my position is not guaranteed, and the person most likely to inherit the throne in the future is you. I want to take action against you, not because of anger, but because I feel that you have no talent and will destroy the world."
"However, after interacting with you, I realized that you are completely different from your father and grandfather."
"You have a generous personality, are friendly to others, are sincere to others, understand right from wrong, and are simple and kind. I think you are a very good friend."
"So, I changed my mind and started to teach you some principles of governance. I just thought that if I die, you can inherit my ambition and govern the world for me."
"I don't know what you are thinking now, but here, you are my best friend and will remain the same until death."
Cao Mao said, looking at Sima Yan aside.
Sima Yan's eyes were a little moist, but he didn't speak.
"An Shi, the current situation is still unclear. After a while, I will send you away and let you go to your father's side."
"At that time, you can make your own choice."
"His Majesty."
Sima Yan suddenly spoke.
He asked: "Are you making me the military advisor and general to use me to appease my mother and the Sima family?"
Cao Mao shook his head, "I am going to use your brother to appease your mother and your tribe."
"I make you a military advisor so that I can take you with me when I go to Chang'an in person to conquer Shu."
"I want you to be my Marquis Wu, and I want to entrust you with the important task of unifying the world in the future."
Sima Yan stared blankly into the distance and didn't speak for a long time.
"If my mother hadn't told me this, would I never have known?"
"Of course not. As you get older, one day you will understand a lot of things and feel enlightened."
"But what others tell you is never as good as what you think about yourself."
"Speaking of which, your mother actually doesn't know me as well as you do."
"She may think that I have been using you and want to use you to deal with your father and others in the future."
"But only you know whether I have been using you."
Sima Yan lowered his head and said nothing.
Cao Mao stretched out his hand again and touched his hair, "An Shi, I have to leave first. There are still many things in the temple. You just stay here and continue to look at your mother. Don't let her go." Others come in and out.”
"The defense here still has to be left to you."
"Don't forget the East Hall Banquet in two days."
"When the time comes, I will be waiting for you in the east hall."
"Don't be late."
Cao Mao turned around and left. Sima Yan stood there, staring blankly at the emperor who was walking away in the distance, silent.
