Cao Shuang had an army of 100,000 men shouting at the gates of Luoyang City all afternoon, but the old thief Sima huddled in Luoyang City, just like the tortoise he raised huddled in its shell and refused to come out.
Think of it like when he led Cao Wei's army to resist Zhuge Liang, no matter how Zhuge Liang called the formation, he would not allow his subordinates to go out to fight. They hid in the turtle shell, wore women's clothes and worked hard to kill the Wolong Zhuge Liang, and won a great victory.
Return.
This time Sima Yi wanted to repeat his old trick and take another gamble, betting that Cao Shuang, a stupid pig, would besiege the city of Luoyang and fight him in vain. After that, he would send Sima Zhao secretly out of the city to ask for help from major aristocratic families, and once again make a comeback! p>
In the first month of the year at the top of Luoyang City, the cold wind was biting. At Xuanyang Gate, Sima Yi asked Hou Ji to light a pot of charcoal fire for him at the top of Luoyang City. He stretched out his wrinkled hands to roast it, and then asked Hou Ji to stew it for him.
I drank a few sips from a can of ginseng soup, while my son Sima Zhao stood aside holding a sword.
Hou Ji brought a bowl to Sima Zhao and said sadly: "Second Master, the weather is cold. Let's drink ginseng soup to warm yourself up."
Sima Zhao forced a smile on his face and said: "Thank you, Uncle Hou."
Hou Ji looked around and asked with a puzzled look on his face: "Master, second master, where is Mrs. Bai? Didn't she come back with you?"
Sima Zhao said with some sadness and shame: "Auntie, she can't come back. Uncle Hou, just look outside the city. She is there."
Hou Ji approached the city wall and looked outside the city. He saw a man dressed in green, being held hostage by Cao Shuang and sitting in front of him. Cao Shuang was riding a horse just a stone's throw away from Luoyang City, patrolling around to boost morale.
Cao Shuang smiled and said: "Old thief Sima, how dare you go out of the city to fight!"
Hou Ji angrily shouted to Cao Shuang outside the city: "Child Cao Shuang, if you have the guts, let go of Mrs. Bai. Bullying Ruo women is nothing. I, Hou Ji, will go out of the city and fight you openly!"
Cao Shuang didn't look at him, but said lightly: "Your master hasn't spoken yet, but Hou Ji is really anxious. It's just that the emperor is not anxious and the eunuch is anxious, so he quickly asked the old thief Sima to talk to me." p>
Sima Yi stood up unhurriedly, took a deep breath, and said calmly: "General, you and I are the auxiliary ministers of the late emperor Tuogu. I will no longer pursue your previous intention to rebel.
He also swore on Luoshui that he would make you a rich prince. General, you and I have been officials in the same court for so many years. Don’t you still believe in Yi’s character? General, it’s better to put down your weapons and surrender as soon as possible." Sima Yi's touching words, if it were Cao Shuang in the past, he would have been persuaded to surrender long ago, but the Zhaobo he met today was not the same Zhaobo, so he remained unmoved. Sima Yi's top deception did not work.<
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Cao Shuang smiled and said: "Old thief Sima, you'd better save yourself, keep your tricks and say goodbye to the late emperor!"
Hou Ji said with an ugly face: "Master, just save Mrs. Bai, you can't leave Mr. Lun without a mother."
Sima Yi weighed the pros and cons in his mind, and finally thought, isn't it just a concubine? I gave it to you.
Cao Shuang waited at the foot of the city for a while, but did not see Sima Yi come up to reply, so he smiled and said: "Master, do you still want your beautiful Mrs. Bai? If not, I will accept it with a smile!"
Sima Yi said with a livid face: "Uncle Zhao, what if I want it? So what if I don't?"
Cao Shuang said with a smile: "If you want, just go out of the city and surrender. Don't be too careful. I can ask your majesty to spare the lives of your whole family. If not, Mrs. Bai will be relieved. You and I have to go to the battlefield."
See you above!"
Sima Yi said gloomily: "In this case, Mrs. Bai will be taken care of by Uncle Zhao. Uncle Zhao is worthy of being a descendant of Emperor Wu and has the legacy of Emperor Wu! After all, women are like clothes to me. Whoever wears them does not wear them, but I wear them."
What's the harm in giving old clothes to Uncle Zhao!"
Bai Lingjun said sadly at the foot of the city: "Sima Yi, you liar, you deceived me physically and mentally with your sweet words and made me wholeheartedly work for the Sima family.
Ignoring Emperor Wen's trust to monitor your Sima family, you are so cruel now that you just threw me to Cao Shuang like a piece of clothing. You will not die well!"
Bai Lingjun devoted all his heart and soul to Sima Yi, but he ended up like this. He was extremely disappointed with Sima Yi, and his love turned to hatred.
Sima Yi said with a smile at the top of the city: "Haha, it's in vain that you, Bai Lingjun, claim to be the wisest among women. Haven't you been hiding it from me for so long and being fooled around by me?"
Bai Lingjun said angrily: "Sima Yi, you are shameless!"
Cao Shuang watched the two scolding each other with great interest outside the city. He turned to the dog-headed military advisor who was taking notes and asked: "Master Yang, have you written down the drama about the couple's breakup today?"
Yang Zong smiled and said: "General Qi, I wrote it down verbatim."
Cao Shuang smiled and said to Sima Yi who was on the tower: "Tai Tuo, I asked the chief clerk to write down all what you said today. Tomorrow the Japanese general will make the Tai Tu's true face known to the public for everyone in the world to see!"<
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Sima Yi pointed at Cao Shuang outside the city with a livid face and said, "Young Cao Shuang, you are shameless!"
Cao Shuang said with a smile: "Thank you for your praise, Taifu. I learned all this from Taifu."
At this time, Bai Lingjun's voice came from in front of him: "General, as long as you kill this old Sima thief for me, Lingjun is willing to join you, no matter what he does!"
Cao Shuang said with a smile: "Mrs. Bai, no matter whether you join me or not, I am at odds with the old thief Sima. However, if Mrs. Bai is willing to join me, I will get a daughter Zhuge. Naturally, the beauty is what I want!"
Cao Shuang nodded to the great Sinong Hengfan and the great general Sima Luzhi who were standing aside, indicating that it was time to set off.
Da Sinong Hengfan waved loudly and said: "The army is marching southeast to Xuchang!"
Cao Shuang smiled and said: "Old thief Sima, I won't accompany you to play here anymore. You can stay in Luoyang by yourself first!"
As he spoke, Cao Shuang hugged Bai Lingjun and rode towards Xuchang, personally guarding the young emperor Cao Fang's chariot.
On the way, the young emperor Cao Fang curiously raised the curtain and asked: "General, where are we going now? Why don't we go back to Luoyang to see our mother?"
Cao Shuang raised his hands and said: "Your Majesty, because the old thief Sima Yi kidnapped the Queen Mother and occupied Luoyang to rebel, I had no choice but to take your majesty to the old capital of Xuchang and call on the troops of King Qin of Wei to fight against the old thief Sima Yi!" p>
Young Emperor Cao Fang asked puzzledly: "General, why did the Grand Tutor conspire to rebel? The late Emperor treated him well, and my mother and queen asked me to reward his two sons before."
Cao Shuang said with a smile: "Your Majesty, everyone is greedy. Seeing that His Majesty Cao is young, the Grand Tutor had the idea of replacing him. He planned to get rid of me and monopolize the power of auxiliary government."
Cao Fang gratefully said to Cao Shuang: "Thank you, uncle, for protecting my kingdom in Wei!"
At dawn the next day, the army arrived in Xuchang. Cao Shuang welcomed the emperor to stay at the Xuchang Palace. It was a little small but it was the residence of the emperor after all. Cao Shuang went to the Prime Minister's Mansion in Xuchang and called on a group of counselors to draft an imperial edict.
Make Sima Yi's true face and treasonous crimes known to the public, and call on all the diligent king's troops to fight against the rebellious traitor Sima Yi.
Cao Shuang did not rest. He ordered the chief minister, Nong Hengfan, to prepare food and fodder, open the treasury, take out weapons, and equip an army of 100,000 people. He also ordered the chief secretary, Yang Zong, to go to Chang'an in person, and ordered Xia Houxuan to send troops to Luoyang to quell the rebellion.
At this point, Sima Yi's reputation in Cao Wei was ruined, and the scholar family gradually alienated him.