Sima Yi was heartbroken. He looked at himself moving little by little towards the original direction of Tingwei's mansion. He felt almost desperate. It was over. He was about to fall into Man Chong's hands. If he came out of his hands, he would have to escape even if he didn't die. Damn it, Sima Yi looked around blankly. Is there any way to escape? How can he report it to the emperor?
At this moment, he suddenly found that the team had stopped. He hurriedly stuck his head out to see. In the distance, Zhang Fei was chatting with someone. The person looked in his direction from time to time. Sima Yi recognized him. It turned out that this person was Yuan Shang, and the two could be considered relatives because of Yuan Shu. However, even his younger brother had abandoned him, so would Yuan Shang care about him?
However, Sima Yi noticed that the two seemed to have an argument. I don't know what they talked about. Zhang Fei left the place with his hands in anger. The embroidered messenger stood around him again, and Yuan Shang walked up to him with a smile. In front of me, "Is Mr. Sima okay?"
"Of course it's fine. Yuan Jun can give it a try someday. It's an endless aftertaste inside the prison car."
Yuan Shang didn't say another word, and led the people in another direction. Obviously, this direction was the direction of the palace. Sima Yi breathed a sigh of relief, and his expression gradually calmed down. When the prison car arrived at the entrance of the palace, Yuan Shang said Only then did people release Sima Yi and take him into the palace.
So we walked all the way to the Houde Hall. The Huangmen on the road looked at Sima Yi with some curiosity. After all, he was still wearing the same prison uniform and looked decadent. He looked like a death row prisoner. After entering the Houde Hall, only the emperor Sitting alone with a scroll of Spring and Autumn in his hand, Yuan Shang saluted the emperor and left the Hall of Houde.
Sima Yi sighed and bowed to the emperor, "Sima Yi, the guilty minister, pays homage to your majesty."
Liu Xi slowly raised his head, staring at Sima Yi with cold eyes, "Zhongda? How long have I known you?"
"It's been decades..."
"How many years exactly?"
"Twenty-one years."
"You have known me for more than twenty years. Is there anything I can't do to you?"
"Never."
"Then why did you betray me?!"
Sima Yi hurriedly raised his head, "Have I ever rebelled against the emperor?" Although I am not allowed to govern diligently in Yanzhou, I definitely have no evil intentions. Who said that I have rebelled against the emperor?" Sima Yi was really frightened and neglected his administration. He confessed to the crime of rebellion, but he couldn't bear the crime of treason. He was a state pastor and only had a dozen or so soldiers in his hands. How could he rebel?
"Not doing anything when you are in power, being favored but not being favored, is treason." Liu Xi said coldly.
Sima Yi's face was condensed, but he was speechless. He was silent for a moment, and then he bowed again and said, "Please punish me, your Majesty. However, I hope your Majesty can spare my family members."
"Oh, get up!!" Liu Xi said angrily. Sima Yi stood in front of him, still lowering his head. Liu Xi then said: "This time, I just want you to remember, I let you go No matter how big or small you are, you cannot be so negligent. If there is a next time, I will not let Yuan Shang bring you back. I am not willing to treat you, but I am willing to pamper you!!"
"I understand, thank you Your Majesty!"
"Okay, since you have come all the way, I won't keep you here. I think you will not be having a good time on this journey, so go and rest for two days before looking for Kong Ming."
"Looking for him? Why?" Sima Yi asked doubtfully.
"He is now serving as the Commander-in-Chief, and both the Supervisory Office and the Criminal Office are under his command. You go to him to collect your guilt."
"But he can let it go...", Sima Yi was about to defend, but he was speechless when he saw the emperor's impatient eyes. Alas, after not seeing each other for a few years, the emperor became more and more tough, which made people unable to understand at all.
Dare to refute, this momentum is really like the irritable Emperor Xiaoxian in the past. Sima Yi accepted the order, then said goodbye and left, returning to Sima's mansion.
Seeing Sima Yi come back, his eldest brother Sima Lang was particularly happy. He pulled Sima Yi and looked him over and over, almost crying, "Zhongda, you're okay, it's okay, it's okay, it's okay. If something happens to you, I'll die."
How will I explain this to my father later?" Sima Lang said, wiping his tears.
Sima Yi didn't say much, ate some food and went to bed.
This time, Sima Yi slept until the evening of the next day. After getting up and washing up, he suddenly felt a headache. Sima Yi ignored it and sat in the backyard to rest after eating. Not long after, Sima Lang heard that he got up and also
When they came to the backyard, the two brothers sat in the backyard and chatted.
"What did you commit in Yanzhou that was so serious?"
"I did nothing."
"Then why should you be punished?"
"Because I didn't do anything."
Sima Lang finally came to his senses and cursed: "The shepherd of Fangzhou is still neglecting the governance. How unbecoming is this!?"
"I was negligent and forgot about the current official system of temples. The ministerial order can completely bypass the emperor to punish me. Your Majesty also asked me to go to Zhuge villagers to plead guilty, because I was afraid that this guy would humiliate me without mercy...
", Sima Yi said coldly, Sima Lang was stunned for a moment, and then asked: "Don't you have a good relationship with him?"
"Oh, that's right? He has always been a villain. He has no room for talented and loyal ministers in his eyes. He is all about fighting for power. You see, he just took the position of serving as a sergeant, and he almost killed me. Why, he is
He's afraid that I will compete for his position. Such traitors are a nuisance to loyal ministers in the temple!"
As Sima Yi said, he suddenly remembered something and asked: "By the way, where is Sima Fu? Where is he?!"
Sima Lang was stunned and said: "The third brother hasn't come back yet, what's wrong?"
"It's okay, brother, you can go and have some rest. My third brother and I haven't seen each other for a long time, and I miss him so much. I'll wait for him here for a while..." Sima Yi narrowed his eyes and Sima Lang nodded.
, stood up slowly. As the eldest son of the Sima family, he seemed a little slow now that he was over fifty, and his thinking was not as clear as usual. He leaned on crutches and left slowly.
Sima Yi sat here and waited for more than half an hour.
"Brother!" With a call, Sima Fu walked in from the gate with a smile on his face. When he saw Sima Yi sitting in the backyard waiting for him, he walked over with a smile and sat next to Sima Yi, "
Brother, are you still alive?"
"I'll kill you traitor!!" Sima Yi jumped up suddenly. Sima Fu could see clearly that he was holding a wooden stick in his hand. The wooden stick suddenly hit Sima Fu's shoulder, and Sima Fu screamed in pain.
Got up.
"Brother, what are you going to do?"
"You're looking forward to my death, aren't you?"
"Ouch, brother, I'm going to fight back!"
"Come on, fight back if you dare!"
Finally, Sima Yi panted and dropped the wooden stick in his hand. Most of the frustrations he had suffered these days seemed to have dissipated. Sima Fu, with a bruised nose and swollen face, sat on the ground and groaned in pain. Sima Yi then asked coldly.
Said: "What did Zhang Fei say to you that day?"
"Hey, he said that Duke Zhuge had his own arrangements, so I know that my brother is fine. Why did my brother treat me like this when I was joking like that just now?"
"Haha, it is indeed him." Sima Yi squinted his eyes, and Sima Fu stood up, sat aside, and complained: "Brother, I am over thirty, and all my children have gone to school, and you beat me like this
, how will I get home later? I came to visit my brother, but he ended up like this..."
"Oh? Yong'er went to the official school?"
"Not only Yong'er, Wang'er, and Fu'er are all gone..."
"Fuer?? Wait, how many children do you have now?"
"Ahem, one daughter, eight sons, by the way, my wife is pregnant again this year, I can't say..." Sima Fu said a little shyly.
"Eight sons? You have inherited the true legacy of your father?"
Sima Fu slowly explained, and Sima Yi finally realized how big the Sima family was. His father, Sima Fang, had eight sons. These eight sons now have their own families. Except for the young Sima Tong and Sima Min,
None of the other brothers had fewer children. Of course, Sima Yi got married late, but the other brothers kept having children. The eldest brother even had several grandchildren.
Today's Sima family is the best in the world in terms of numbers, and no one can compare with it.
"Call them over some other time, I want to take a look..." Sima Yi said while stroking his beard. Sima Fu said "Well," Sima Yi then asked: "How is your relationship with the Zhuge villagers? Is it still the same?"
As close as usual?"
Sima Fu hesitated for a moment, "I often visit him, and Zhuge Gong is also very close to me..."
"Well, okay, it's better to get closer."
"Brother, I will not help you harm Duke Zhuge!"
"Who wants your help? Get out, get out, don't get in my way here!" Sima Yi cursed angrily. As a father of nine children, Sima Fu stood up aggrievedly at this moment and said: "Then I
Then he left. Brother, you should spend more time with me. His health is getting worse. After hearing about you, he risked his own life in the palace and visited your Majesty several times before meeting His Majesty."
"He also went to Zhuge Gong. In the name of a classmate, he begged several times, and my brother decided to go and accompany him more..."
Sima Yi was stunned and looked a little confused. Sima Fu said that before his brother could speak, he turned around and left the mansion.
Until Sima Fu left, Sima Yi still sat in the backyard. He looked at the inner room where his brother was. He felt a little touched in his heart. He got up and walked to the inner room. He vaguely saw the flickering candlelight. He asked: "Brother,
,Have you ever had a rest??”
"Brother? Have you ever rested?"
"No! Zhongda?" Sima Yi asked twice in a row, and Sima Lang finally answered.
Sima Yi walked into the room, and Sima Lang was sitting in front of the desk, squinting his eyes and looking at the book. When he saw his brother walking in, he couldn't help but raise his head and smile, "Have you met Shuda? These days, he is such a good person.
I went around trying to rescue you. I went to the palace several times but could not see the emperor. He led me in..."
"This kid has been so impatient these days that he has lost a lot of weight. He must have been very happy to see you safe and sound, right?"