It's quiet at night.
Sima Zhao sat in the study and couldn't help but raise his head and sigh.
Since his brother passed away due to illness, all the pressure and responsibilities have fallen on Sima Zhao.
Everything is different.
He thought he was sure of victory, but now he discovered that the ministers who had obeyed his words in the past turned against him just as quickly.
Even Hu Zun, the confidant of the Sima family who had followed his father to fight his way to the top, was constantly pulling against him at this moment.
Originally, Sima Zhao had high hopes for him, thinking that he would definitely be on his side.
It's just that after Hu Fen met him, the situation was not as he imagined.
Hu Zun said that he would stand on his side, but there were many conditions.
People want Hu Fen to take over his position.
People asked Sima Zhao to negotiate with the ministers and not to do anything to make foreign enemies happy.
Sima Zhao knew that these were definitely not the old man's last two conditions.
Once he bows his head, he will have more and more conditions in the future.
Besides, is his second condition supporting himself? Allowing yourself to take the initiative to compromise with the ministers, is this also called support?
Hu Zun's performance greatly disappointed Sima Zhao, and Sima Zhao had another person to rely on, Wang Chang who was far away in Jingzhou.
Wang Chang was both civil and military, he once defeated Wu State, and even married Sima Zhao.
Sima Zhao felt that this person could be trusted.
However, this person's performance is still very disappointing.
He didn't clearly mark the price like that warrior Hu Zun, but at the same time, he didn't clearly state his position.
When the people sent by Sima Zhao arrived in Jingzhou, Wang Chang met the envoy while lying on the bed.
Wang Chang said that his physical condition was very bad.
He said that he would definitely support Sima Zhao, but due to physical reasons, he could not send troops.
When Sima Zhao got the reply, everyone was stunned.
One is standing on the other side to support him, and the other is lying on the bed to support himself? ?
Sima Zhao originally wanted to send someone to contact Zhuge Dan, but the performance of the first two generals made Sima Zhao give up the idea immediately.
Even the two generals who were close to him were like this. How could Zhuge Dan be any better?
As for Chen Tai and Sima Wang in the northwest, Sima Zhao did not bother them. Those people should feel at ease to resist Jiang Wei's invasion. If they were dragged into the water, Yongliang would have a big problem.
The two major reinforcements Sima Zhao thought about were missing.
This made Sima Zhao a little lucky. Fortunately, he followed Yang Zong's suggestion in time and took away the military power of He Zeng and Chen Ben.
Otherwise, judging from the performance of the generals, these two people may not be on their side.
Sima Zhao sighed again.
Now, he is walking on a new path, and he can't see the ending.
Before Master Sima passed away, he gave Sima Zhao many instructions.
He asked Sima Zhao to bow to the emperor and take the initiative to become the emperor's right-hand man. He first worked together to solve the problems of the ministers, retaining his own power as much as possible, and then placed his hope on Sima You and other young talents.
Perhaps in Sima Shi's view, his family has a very large population, and with many talents coming out in the future, and continuing to exist as the first family, sooner or later there is hope that the long-cherished wish of several generations can be fulfilled.
However, Sima Zhao did not choose the path left by his brother.
He really couldn't bow his head to the young emperor. He also thought that if the emperor came on his own initiative, he would definitely agree to join forces and follow his brother's wishes.
However, the emperor did not send anyone to look for him. The few times he did so, he just wanted to use him to do things.
Sima Zhao was very unconvinced.
He never felt that it was Cao Mao and his ministers who defeated him and his brother.
My brother was defeated by the disease, not by these insects.
Especially that Cao Mao, who is he? If we hadn't nodded in the beginning, would he have been able to take the position of emperor?
A person who can be easily crushed to death actually has to bow down on his own?
wishful thinking!
Sima Zhao may want to prove himself to his brother, or he may simply be unwilling to rely on others. In short, he is following his own ideas.
In fact, none of his younger brothers understood Sima Zhao's thoughts.
He first left Luoyang and let the ministers fight with the emperor, and then returned to Luoyang with an absolutely superior force to quell the chaos in the temple in one fell swoop.
Now, he is only one step away from success.
As long as he can break into Luoyang this time, all his plans will come true.
He must show his brother that he does not have to bow to the little emperor to survive!
Sima Zhao suddenly looked towards the door and shouted: "Go and ask Mr. Yang to come see me!"
After a while, the soldier came in helplessly and reported: "General, Mr. Yang has been drinking for a while and is not sober at the moment."
Sima Zhao suddenly frowned.
He really hated the hobby of taking powder among his subordinates. Sima Zhao had never touched this kind of thing. Yang Zong started to drink powder at this critical moment. Although Sima Zhao was displeased, he didn't say much.
After Du Yu left, the only adviser he could rely on now was Yang Zong.
It would be better to wait until he is sober before discussing this matter.
He pondered and said, "Then let Cheng Wu come in."
After a while, Cheng Kuan appeared in front of Sima Zhao.
Cheng Wu looked a little tired, his face full of sleepiness.
Seeing his appearance, Sima Zhao felt really distressed.
"Chengjun, come on, sit down, sit down, this period of time has been very hard for you!"
"Let you run back and forth!"
Sima Zhao is currently uneasy about the generals under his command. The main reason is that he led four battalions from the Chinese Army, two of which are biased towards aristocratic families. In addition, the troops in Hebei are not Sima Zhao's own people.
Therefore, Yin Damu, who was born a domestic slave, and Cheng Kuo, who had followed his brother for many years, became his more reliable candidates.
The most important thing, such as going out to explore the enemy's situation, was also left to Cheng Kuo.
When Sima Zhao saw Cheng Kuo's tired look, he trusted him even more. He was doing his job as a scout very carefully.
Cheng Kuan sat tiredly in front of Sima Zhao.
He took out a lot of documents and put them on the case, "General, these are the situations I have investigated, including the deployment of the Chinese army in various places, and the routes we can attack."
Sima Zhao quickly picked up the document, his eyes full of surprise.
He examined it carefully, but Cheng Wu was complaining secretly in his heart.
Reconnaissance to find out the enemy's situation is not very tiring.
After all, this is Cheng Wu's job. He is a military commander who has truly risen from the bottom. He cannot be said to be from a commoner background, but he can be regarded as a counterattack from a humble family. He has followed Sima Shi for many years, made many contributions, and revitalized the family.
What made him feel tired was that he had to write about the enemy situation.
He can't tell Sima Zhao the real enemy situation. He can't say that the enemy's elite cavalry is ready to move and is preparing to cooperate internally and externally. Several battalions of the opponent are surrounding us, preparing to carry out beheading operations, right?
If you can't tell the truth, you have to write some lies.
He began to write about the enemy's situation.
The distribution of enemies in each city, the number of enemies, and the conditions on each road
This made Cheng Wu exhausted both mentally and physically and miserable.
I am a warrior who charges into battle! !
The battle report submitted by Cheng Kuan was very limited in content. It tried its best to discredit the combat effectiveness of the Chinese army and describe their defense line as useless.
But in fact, there are many questions. If you ask them seriously, Cheng Kuo may not be able to answer them.
Fortunately, Sima Zhao's military level was not much higher.
At this moment, he has not experienced the three rebellions in Huainan, and his military experience is blank.
From the document Cheng Kuo handed over, he saw only what he wanted to see. His opponent was weak and his defense was improper, so his chances of winning were extremely high.
Looking at these things, Sima Zhao suddenly felt much better.
He couldn't help but laugh.
"It seems that the ministers are still not able to fully control the central army. Their strength is insufficient!"
"Then the central army has my people and the emperor's people. Even if the ministers take down the central army, how much strength can they retain?"
"It's almost impossible for them to use this amount of troops to defend from all directions."
Cheng Kuo remained silent.
Until now, the general doesn't even understand what happened in Luoyang. Can such a person really win the final victory?
Cheng Wu was once again glad that he had not chosen the wrong person.
Cheng Kuan was promoted by Sima Shi, and he was quite loyal to the Sima family. However, Sima Zhao's behavior completely angered the general.
Sima Zhao placed his younger brother beside the emperor and ordered him to see the right time to strike.
Isn't it obvious that he wants to use himself as a knife?
After doing such a thing, can the two brothers still have a way to survive? Can their clan still have a way to survive?
Cheng Kuan was furious, I risked my life for your family, I worked so hard, you still want me to die?
Under this dissatisfaction, Cheng Kuo asked his younger brother to take the initiative to contact the emperor. From then on, he also found a new path. He watched the emperor's power rise with his own eyes, and in his heart he felt deeply for the emperor and Sima Zhao. The evaluations are also completely different.
Sima Zhao's proud look at this moment made Cheng Su look down on him.
This person is impatient and arrogant when he is proud. He is far inferior to the general!
Sima Zhaobing didn't pay attention to Cheng Kuan's expression. His face was full of smiles. He was already imagining the beautiful scene of the ministers bowing to him after he entered Luoyang.
What about Hu Zun, what about Wang Chang, when you have completely taken control of the temple, will you still dare to do this to me?
There is also the little emperor in the court. I am afraid that he has been imprisoned by the ministers for a long time. When we meet this time, I want to see whether you are bowing your head or not.
Obviously you can solve the problem if you take the initiative to find me, so you have to show off your strength, but now I want to see what end you will end up with.
When you catch him, you can't let this guy die too happily, you have to make him suffer too! !
