The annihilation of the Sima family had such a huge impact that Cao Pi discussed with Jia Xu many times how to deal with the aftermath properly.
It happened that Chen Qun and Jiang Ji wanted to "rescue" the Sima brothers, so the emperor and his ministers used their plan to play a double act in front of the ministers.
"Lieutenant, please tell me more details." Cao Pi showed a curious expression.
Jia Xu glanced at Chen Qun secretly, and then explained: "If Sun Quan kills the Sima brothers, it means that the assassins were indeed ordered by Sun Quan. We can use this as an excuse to attack Sun Quan. The Jiangdong gentry will no longer be of the same mind as the Sun family. There is no gentry."
With money, food, and troops, Sun Quan has no capital to resist. By conquering Jiangdong, not only can he avenge the Sima family, but the king can easily regain Yangzhou. This is killing two birds with one stone."
"Wonderful." Cao Pi nodded in affirmation.
"If Sun Quan doesn't kill the Sima brothers, he still has to give an explanation to the king. Who sent the assassin? If he really finds out, should he deal with it? If Sun Quan doesn't deal with it, the king can still send troops. If Sun Quan does it, it will disintegrate the interior of Jiangdong, because
The person who can make enemies with Sima Changshi is definitely not an unknown person. Sun Quan would also be disloyal at that time. In short, it is beneficial to the Wei State no matter how you look at it..." Jia Xu stroked his beard and nodded.
"The Taiwei is really a wise man." Cao Pi praised Jia Xu in front of everyone, and once again admired Jia Xu in his heart.
In Cao Pi's view, Jia Xu had already made a complete plan.
"Jia Taiwei is an unparalleled scholar in the country, and he can be said to be Liu Hou alive..." Chen Qun took over Cao Pi's words and continued to praise.
Jia Xu retreated to his seat, raised his hands and humbly said to everyone: "Your Majesty, Hongfu Qitian, actually has nothing to do with me..."
Prime Minister Hua Xin came out of his tent and advised Cao Pi: "Your Majesty, Sun Quan paid tribute and became a minister, and advised you to ascend the throne. The emperor has also written to the minister many times recently, saying that the time of the Han Dynasty has expired, and he has taken the initiative to ask for the Zen throne to you.
, it is better to take advantage of the victory to return to the teacher and go to Xudu to receive Zen. The people of the world have been waiting for the new master for a long time..."
"Uh... maybe this isn't appropriate? Even the previous kings were unwilling to proclaim themselves emperors on behalf of Han..." Cao Pi pretended to be surprised.
Hua Xin immediately added: "At this time and that time, the emperor is willing to imitate the ancient Yao and Shun, and the king should do his duty and rule the world to save all people from water and fire."
"This..." Cao Pi still hesitated.
"Please, Your Majesty, comply with the people's wishes..."
"Your Majesty, please accept Zen and ascend the throne..."
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All the civil and military officials in the tent bowed to urge them to come in. Cao Pi nodded with satisfaction upon seeing this, but he still didn't let go: "I understand the intentions of the ministers. I will break camp and return to Xudu tomorrow. I will think about it on the way back..."
Sun Quan presented a letter of surrender to Cao Pi, but he never expected that the other party would actually return the gift to two living people, and they were the victims of the Sima family. He thought that Cao Pi really relied on me?
"What on earth does Cao Pi want to do? I, Jiangdong, have already bowed down and surrendered to Wei, so why is he still unwilling to give up on this matter?" Sun Quan banged on the table and was puzzled.
At this time, there were only three people around Sun Quan: Zhuge Jin, Zhang Zhao, and Zhang Wen.
Zhuge Jin looked to the side and added in a low voice: "My lord, I went to Cao Pi's camp three times. The general named Xu Chu outside Cao Pi's tent reminded me to listen to Cao Pi's words every time, and his attitude was very tough. I doubted the Sima family.
The annihilation of the family was done by Cao Pi himself..."
Sun Quan sneered: "Has Cao Cao done enough to slaughter the city and destroy the family? I think it is reasonable for Cao Pi to kill the Sima clan, but he wants me, Jiangdong, to take the blame. Isn't that really unreasonable?"
Zhang Zhaoxin said, who calls us the weakest? Cao Pi wants Guan Yu to take the blame, but he doesn't dare to provoke him now, right?
"Lord, we all admitted before that it may indeed be the Jiangdong assassin. Now we have sent people to investigate secretly. If you regret it temporarily, will you give someone a chance?" Zhuge Jin thought of Xu Chu's expression, and sweat was still dripping from his vest.
"Since it is possible that Cao Pi is responsible for the blame, why don't we expose each other's faces? Cao Pi is massacring the entire Sima family now, and he may also kill the Zhong family, Chen family, Yang family, etc. in the future. Those noble families will definitely rise up to resist. Wei
If the country is in chaos, our danger will be lifted." Zhang Wen found the right opportunity to express his opinion.
Zhang Zhao waved his hand and retorted: "Huishu has only been in office for a short period of time. I don't know how powerful the Cao family's methods are. Cao Pi even dared to exterminate the clan of his close friends. This will definitely solve his worries. If we add fuel to the flames, the consequences may not be beneficial to Jiangdong..."
Sun Quan's face was solemn, and he said to himself: "Cao Pi can become the king of Wei. It is said that Sima Yi has great achievements. If Cao Pi really kills his family, this man is more ruthless than Cao Cao."
"Since ancient times, the emperor's family has been the most ruthless. When he conquered Zhangxiu in Wancheng, Cao Cao, in order to be romantic and happy, let his nephew Cao Anmin and general Dian Wei die. Not only did his eldest son Cao Ang also die in Wancheng, otherwise how could there be Cao Pi and Cao Zhi?
Opportunities to compete for the heirloom? The Cao family is all the same, they are all ruthless..." Zhang Zhao shook his head and sneered.
Suddenly, Zhang Zhao turned to Sun Quan again and said, "My lord, you must also take this as a warning."
"What should I use as a warning? Gu is not a good womanizer, and he is not stupid enough to let Gonghe (Sun Deng) be involved in danger. As for being ruthless..."
Sun Quan felt something was wrong in the middle of his words. He suddenly looked at Zhang Zhao coldly and said to himself, you, a weak old man, are you trying to insinuate my eldest brother and third brother? Their assassination was a complete accident.
Zhang Zhao was furious when Sun Quan looked at him and immediately covered his mouth with his hands. He knew that what he said was wrong and might have violated Sun Quan's taboo.
Zhuge Jin immediately changed the subject and asked loudly: "Then what should we do now? What will happen to the Sima brothers? If they stay in Jiangdong for one more day, Cao Pi will mention the Sima family's destruction. Why not help Cao Pi eliminate the roots?"
As expected, Sun Quan was attracted away by Zhuge Jin's "stupid" topic. Sun Quan frowned and answered him: "Cao Pi did not destroy the family openly. Master Sima, if Sima Zhao really died in our Jiangdong, wouldn't we be blamed for destroying the family?"
Is it true? These two brothers can only support them when they return..."
"If this is the case, we must find a scapegoat for Cao Pi..." Zhang Zhao continued.
"The military advisor is extremely resourceful, so I will leave it to you to arrange the scapegoat. As for the placement of Brother Sima..." Sun Quan looked at Zhang Zhao and hesitated.
Zhang Zhao almost cried. He thought to himself, don't leave all these "good jobs" to me. He is already half dead, so how can he have such great energy?
Seeing that the situation was not good, Zhuge Jin sighed and shook his head and said: "Hey... Then Cao Pi is really difficult to deal with. He is not as upright as Cao Cao. We still have to serve two miserable masters. It's really..."
"Actually, in my opinion, Brother Sima's coming to Jiangdong is not necessarily a bad thing..." Zhang Wen said thoughtfully.
When Zhang Zhao heard this, it was like rain after a long drought. He quickly stepped forward and took Zhang Wen's hand, sighing kindly: "Hui Shu is really a leader of the Zhang family. Regarding Brother Sima, it is really gratifying for me that you can share my worries with me."
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Chapter completed!