Sima Shi was born in the 13th year of Jian'an. He is now 28 years old. He is as famous as Xia Houxuan and He Yan. Because he is a son of a wealthy family, he has many contacts with famous people, has a large circle of friends, and is well-known.
Sima Shi's wife was Xia Houshang's daughter, and Xia Houxuan's sister Xia Houhui. The two had five daughters. Xia Houhui was very knowledgeable and thoughtful. During the Sima family's tenure in the Wei Dynasty, he often planned and assisted Sima Shi.
Because the Xiahou family and the Cao family were from the same lineage, Master Sima had many scruples about his wife Xiahou Hui.
Originally, with the fall of Wei, the relationship between the couple had improved, but as Xiahou was re-employed by Liu Chan, Master Sima was restless and took the opportunity to poison Xiahou Hui.
Of course, the poisoning incident was Ma Su's speculation based on known history, and it seems to be similar to the facts. Master Sima was loyal and righteous on the surface, but in fact he was vicious and vicious, and would do anything to achieve his goals.
Sima Shi's official position is not high. He was just a regular attendant on horseback before, that is, one of the emperor's entourage. When he entered, he would admonish mistakes, but when he went out, he would ride on horseback and follow others. However, Sima Shi had a humble attitude and extraordinary conversation, which won the favor of all the officials of the Shu Han Dynasty.
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As a result, Master Sima became one of Liu Chan's closest ministers. He acted in a low-key manner, had a calm demeanor, and was well aware of the temperaments of his colleagues around him. Since he had fought with Sima Yi for many years, Master Sima was also quite familiar with the procedures of the imperial army.
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There was no reason for such a talent not to emerge, and soon Liu Chan began to notice Master Sima.
After Sima Yi made great achievements in pacifying the Western Regions, Sima Shi was ceremoniously received by Emperor Liu Chan and was immediately promoted to the rank of military leader. You must know that this is a position that only the descendants of the Zhuge family and Xiahou family are qualified to hold.
For Liu Chan, Sima Shi was just a useful minister, and being named the leader of the army had no more profound meaning. But for other people in the court, the rise of Sima Shi meant that the Sima family was reduced to Ji Han.
The fifth prominent family after the Zhuge family, Ma family, Xiahou family and Lu family.
In view of the fact that the first four families were related to each other and almost wore the same pants, many officials with little family background began to consciously win over Sima Shi. Among them was Fei Yi. When Fei Yi was serving as the regular attendant of Sanqi under Sima Shi,
He visited him many times and talked freely about world affairs with him, and the latter responded one by one. The unique insights and talents revealed in his words surprised Fei Yi.
As the conversation progressed, the two of them came up with the idea of killing the general and removing the obstacles blocking his way.
So, the assassination plan was hatched.
The truth must be like this. Ma Su nodded, feeling that he had understood everything.
As long as we get the evidence, we can capture Master Sima and kill him as a warning to others to set an example!
As long as there is evidence, it won't be easy even if Sima Yi comes, and he won't be able to save Sima Shi.
As a general with great power and a sense of crisis, Ma Di would not let an enemy like Sima Shi grow strong enough to deal with him.
This time, I was really lucky to have a substitute to block the knife. What about next time? There are many occasions where he, a general, must attend. If someone comes to assassinate him again at that time, it will be terrible.
Therefore, a substitute still has to be found.
The worst that can happen is that you will be given more money and more pensions.
With this in mind, Ma Su shouted toward the door: "Here comes someone!"
"General." Junior general Zhao Guang and Qu Shang pushed in the door together.
Ma Di said to Zhao Guang in a deep voice: "Send a few people to find out all the whereabouts of Master Sima. You must know exactly who you meet and what you say every day. If he has anything
If there is any abnormality, report it to me immediately, we must take action first!"
Zhao Guang quickly accepted the order, "Yes, General, do you want to monitor the people who have been in contact with Sima Division?"
Ma Su glanced at him, very dissatisfied, "Is this your first day of work?"
"Yes, I will understand how to do it."
"Move in a more concealed manner. Anyone who leaks information will be killed!"
"yes."
Ma Su said coldly: "Humph, if I find evidence, I will kill all his Sima family!"
"Yes!" Zhao Guangnuo left.
Qu Shang witnessed the whole conversation between the two, hesitated for a moment, and said: "General, please calm down. Sima Shi is an official of the imperial court after all, and his father Sima Yi is leading troops outside. He is openly spying on the imperial official. If your majesty finds out, I'm afraid he will not
Beautiful…please, General, please think twice.”
Ma Su waved his hand: "No need to say more, I have my own sense of proportion."
"yes"
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On the other side, there is the residence of General Chariot and Cavalry.
Master Sima, who returned from the next court, looked solemnly and looked around at his four followers seriously, "Who leaked the news?"
Sima Zhao was also confused and confused: "Brother, since the general has become suspicious, let's stop this time."
Master Sima slowly drew out his sword: "Brother Zhao, don't panic, they can't find anything. The most urgent task is to guard and guard against any mistakes again."
"Brother, what should we do?"
Master Sima looked outside the room and suddenly shouted: "Who is outside the door?"
As soon as this statement came out, everyone was shocked.
The four followers quickly turned around to take a look.
Then there were four sounds of "Puff, Puff" coming from behind. The four people drew back their swords and fell to the ground, instantly expiring.
Seeing four of his cronies being killed in front of his own eyes, Sima Zhao was so frightened that his voice stuttered.
"Brother, brother, what is this?"
Master Sima returned his sword and wiped it slowly. His voice was calm as if nothing had happened: "Why did the general send people to monitor me? It was because he suspected that I was related to Wang Ping's assassination. Since
From today on, my two brothers must thank guests behind closed doors and refrain from chatting with others except for official duties. Brother Zhao, do you remember?"
"Remember, brother."
"Well, we can wait until father comes back to talk about everything."
"Will father come back?"
"Will do."
"oh"
The conversation between the two brothers fell silent.
The Chariot General's Mansion was quiet and quiet, and even the servants rarely moved around.
A few days passed in the blink of an eye.
On this day, Ma Di was listening to Zhao Guang's report on the situation in the study, when he suddenly heard noise coming from outside.
"Old General Zhao, the general is currently meeting guests. If you don't want to disturb me, please come here, Old General Zhao."
"Qu Shang? Get out of the way!"
"The old general is not allowed in. The general is really waiting for guests!"
Bang--
The door was pushed open with great force.
Zhao Yun glanced at Ma Su and his youngest son Zhao Guang in the study, and then at Qu Shang.
Qu Shang touched his nose awkwardly and retreated dejectedly.
Zhao Yun walked into the room, first glanced at his second son who lowered his head and did not dare to look at him, then looked at Ma Su, and said with a smile: "Youchang, becoming a general is different, even I need to report...
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"Looking at this situation, You Chang seems to be plotting against a certain minister. Let Zhao guess who this unlucky guy is..."
Ma Su rolled his eyes and almost laughed at Zhao Yun's words. He quickly changed the subject and said, "Old General, is something wrong?"
Zhao Yun chuckled: "That's not true. It's just that I haven't been feeling well lately. I've been walking around and come here to have a look."
"..."
Ma Su silently took out a cloth bag, put it in Zhao Yun's hand, looked at him directly, and said nothing.
"Oh, look at my memory, I suddenly remembered something happened at home, so I left." Zhao Yun touched the cloth bag and found four pills in it. He patted his forehead and left.
The faster it comes, the faster it goes.
Zhao Guang looked at his father's back curiously, his eyes falling on the cloth bag. It wasn't until Zhao Yun disappeared around the corner that he turned back and opened his mouth to speak.
Ma Di raised his hand to stop, "Don't ask, continue to monitor Master Sima."
"Ah?" Zhao Guang nodded, still wanting to speak,
Ma Su glared at him, "I told you not to ask!"
"No, General, I discovered a new situation."
"what's the situation?"
"General, do you still remember Jia Chong from the Beimen Primary School? He has been very active recently and frequently visits the major officials in the court. When the general finally saw that he was just a doorman, he could go in and out of various officials' mansions. He was curious and asked
I sent someone to monitor it."
"Jia Chong? I forgot about him." Ma Di's eyes lit up, "Catch him immediately and he will be tortured!"
"Oh, by the way, arrest his family members too!"
"Also, arrest all three of his clans!"
Hearing this, Zhao Guang was confused, "General, on what charge should we arrest him?"
"Well, that's a problem." Ma Di nodded. If Jia Chong was arrested without giving any charges, someone would definitely criticize him for abusing his power and engaging in white terror.
Therefore, there must be a crime that can arrest all the Jia Chong clan.
However, this Jia Chong is just a city gatekeeper now. Apart from participating in the assassination, there is no other crime at all.
But there is no evidence for his participation in the assassination, so he cannot be arrested on this charge.
What crime should be assigned to him?
This guy's official position is too small, so it's hard to deal with him.
Zhao Guang is also upright and obviously not the kind of person who does bad things. Looking for him to frame something like this would be in vain.
Ma Su was suffering from the lack of a good plan when he suddenly saw Qu Shang hiding in the distance and looking this way. His eyes lit up and he thought he had it.
Qu Shang has a bad temper and is suitable for this task.
So he waved to Qu Shang and said, "Come here! Yes, it's you!"
"What are your orders, General?" Qu Shang trotted to Ma Di.
"You send a few people to arrange a charge for Jia Chong of Beimen Primary School. It's a charge that can immediately arrest the three tribes. Can you handle this well?"
"What's so difficult about a trivial matter?" Qu Shang cupped his hands and said, "General, if you don't show your talent, there are at least nine ways to make Jia Chong commit the crime of killing the nine tribes!"
"Very good, let's do it quickly. Zhao Guang, you cooperate with him."
"Yes, General." The two of them took the order and left.
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The next day, Tingwei was in prison.
Xiang Chong looked at Jia Chong, who was kneeling below, speechlessly. He was shocked and shouted: "How dare you Jia Chong, how dare you rebel?!"
Jia Chong's eyes were a little distracted, staring straight at the pile of dazzling objects thrown in front of him, unable to recover for a long time.
Until now, he is still in a state of confusion.
Last night, he was on normal duty at the North Gate, but unexpectedly a group of forbidden soldiers suddenly came and said that he was deliberately treason, and then arrested him.
Why is he, a little guard, planning to rebel?
Did anyone rebel against him?
But the pile of gold knives and yellow robes in front of him were indeed dug out by the Forbidden Army soldiers from his backyard, and it seemed that no one had touched them in the backyard.
In other words, if he couldn't explain the golden sword and yellow robe clearly, not only the nine clans would be killed, but at least three clans would be gone.
Seeing that Jia Chong was silent for a long time, Xiang Chong was a little angry. He slapped the alarm again and said, "Bold Jia Chong! If you don't recruit me truthfully, don't blame me for being ruthless! If you come, I will be punished!"
Xiang Chong sneered and said, "Unjustly accused? Every prisoner who comes here says so!"
"You colluded with Fei Yi and Yang Yi to assassinate the general and intend to rebel. I have already found out clearly, why don't you call us in quickly?!"
"Come here~~ torture!"
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While Xiang Chong was interrogating Jia Chong, Ma Di was sitting in the study of the General's Mansion, holding a tea cup, drinking tea, and slowly asking Qu Shang about the progress of the matter.
"Have all Jia Chong's whole family been arrested?"
"Yes, General."
"What should I say to Master Xiang Chong?"
"Sir Xiang Chong, please rest assured, General, we will definitely complete the case."
