Nativity

Chapter 358 Doom Comes 2
Sima Ao, who is an important minister of the court, did not present "The Picture of Beautiful Country and Mountain", which means he was disloyal to the Tang Dynasty and was ashamed of my great love.

The new emperor took this opportunity to deprive Sima Ao of his position as the Imperial Envoy of Zuodu, demote him to a historian without military power, and downgrade him from the third rank to the sixth rank.

Loyalty to protect the country was actually suspected!
Even if you don't make a mistake, you will be demoted!
A talent cannot be reused!

A heart that worries about the country and the people is ignored!

After Sima Ao was demoted, he was depressed.

Soon came the sad news of his mother's death, which made Sima Ao even more grief-stricken!

The new emperor suddenly sent troops to search Sima's mansion, which frightened Mrs. Xiang!
Mrs. Xiang was already seriously ill, but this scaring made her condition worse.

In the end, Mrs. Xiang survived the long cold winter, but failed to survive the unbearably hot midsummer.

Sima Ao believed that his mother's death was more or less caused by himself.

Full of guilt and self-blame, Sima Ao became more depressed and sad.

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Sima Ao's examination papers are neatly written without any typos, comparable to modern printing presses, and Anbang's policies and theories in governing the country are even more astonishing.

The former emperor (Tang Xuanzong) summoned Sima Ao.

"You are Sima Ao?"

The former emperor was shocked by Sima Ao's vigor and youth!
"Yes." Yili replied.

The former emperor wanted to test Sima Ao, and it started, with questions and answers from the monarch and his ministers.

The former emperor asked: "Who is the greatest in the whole world?"

Sima Aohui: "In the whole world, the people are the biggest."

The former emperor was slightly angry: "Under the whole world, is it the land of the king; on the shore of the land, are the ministers of the king; you actually said that the people are the largest?"

Sima Ao said fearlessly: "A king's land without people will eventually become barren; a dynasty without people will have no meaning in royal power, just like a vain establishment. Your Majesty, which one do you think is the biggest?"

The former emperor thought about it and thought it was the same.

The former emperor asked again: "Then you say, the people are big, or the sky is big?"

Sima Aohui: "Everything is the biggest."

The former emperor asked, "Why?"

Sima Aohui: "The heaven and the earth are formed by all things, and the people are supported by all things. Your Majesty, who do you think is the greatest?"

The former emperor was deeply shocked by Sima Ao's profound knowledge and super thinking!
"The champion of Jinke is you."

In this way, Sima Ao was hand-picked as the "Jinke No. [-] Scholar", and he felt like a thousand li horse met Bole.

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The former emperor learned that Sima Ao liked to explore unsolved mysteries and astronomy, and it happened that he was also interested in this area.

The former emperor summoned Sima Ao again, and once again, the emperor and his ministers asked and answered.

The former emperor asked: "Aiqing, tell me what else is there in the sky besides the stars, the moon, and the sun?"

Sima Ao replied: "There is still a sky in the sky."

There is also heaven in the sky, which refers to the planet.

The former emperor obviously didn't believe it.

The former emperor asked again: "Aiqing, then you talk about the sky in the sky, what are you talking about?"

Sima Aohui: "Like our sky, there are starry sky, sun, moon, clouds, ocean and all things. But it is different from our starry sky, sun, moon, clouds, ocean and all things."

The former emperor became more and more curious, and asked again: "What are the differences?"

Sima Aohui: "Different forms; different quantities and colors; different orders; different ways of living."

The former emperor asked: "Are there people living in the sky that day?"

(The person asked by the former emperor refers to the fairy god)

Sima Ao replied: "Of course there are people."

(The people Sima Ao answered refer to planetary beings who have not reached the level of immortal gods, but may be higher or lower than mortals, or at the same level as mortals.)
The former emperor asked, "Is that our strength, or their strength?"

Sima Aohui: "I don't know the details, I only know that different heavens naturally give birth to different people, and each has its own strengths."

The former emperor said: "Hahaha! Aiqing, I really want to visit them after hearing what you say!"

Although they knew that this was just a beautiful fantasy, the former emperor and Sima Ao both believed that it was not a fantasy.

Looking back on the past with the former emperor now, Sima Ao misses him even more, the former emperor who has gone west.

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Dongfang Yuer also went to Mrs. Xiang's funeral, but Dongfang Yuer did not show herself as a real person, but attached to Jingjing's body.

In other words, after Dongfang Yu'er returned to the palace, Xu Siming accidentally visited Jingjing's life book, only to find out that Jingjing turned out to be an orchid fairy (a secluded orchid), and for some reason she was demoted to a mortal by the Queen of Heaven.

Although Jingjing is a mortal now, her faint orchid aura is still there.

Coincidentally, Jingjing is the second person in Sima Ao's fate, that is to say, Jingjing will indirectly affect the development of Sima Ao's entire destiny.

Dongfang Yu'er chose to possess Jingjing, firstly, to hide herself from being discovered, after all, this time she is in the mortal world in private.[-]. It is the gas of oneself that is very compatible with the gas of Jingjing.

Jingjing's arrival made Sima Mansion feel astonished, but she came to pay tribute to the funeral, so no one said a word.

When his mother was at the funeral, Sima Ao choked up several times because of his grief, which made Dongfang Yu'er very distressed!

This is just the beginning of Sima Ao's bad luck, the real bad luck is yet to come, how will Sima Ao live in the days to come?
Dongfang Yu'er is really worried about Sima Ao's future!

Not only Dongfang Yuer was worried about Sima Ao, but Sima Xiang, as his father, was also worried about his son's official career.

Sima Xiang always thought that his son's official career was too smooth, and it was not a good thing to show his sharpness. As expected, it almost brought disaster to the family.

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In the middle of the night that day, Sima Xiang tossed and turned, unable to fall asleep, got up and went to the door of his son Sima Ao's room, and knocked on the door.

Sima Ao also tossed and turned, unable to sleep, got up and opened the door, and saw that it was his father.

Sima Ao asked his father, why is he looking for a child late at night?
Sima said to Pingfan, "It's okay, I just want to chat with you suddenly!"

Sima Ao was afraid of disturbing his sleeping wife, so he went to the yard with his father to have a deep chat.

It was a bit cold in the middle of the night, when Sima Ao went out of the room, he put on a robe, and took one for his father, and put it on for him.

The son's subtle and warm demeanor was like a hot spring surging in Sima Xiang's heart.

For the first time, the father and son sat down and talked for a long time in the quiet late night under the bright moonlight.

Sima Xiang said to his son Sima Ao, "Your mother is sick, so don't blame yourself too much. In the spirit of heaven, if your mother sees you so helpless now, your mother will be very sad, and she will definitely leave. Stability? If you want your mother to leave with peace of mind, you have to cheer up, even if your father is gone that day, you have to cheer up and live happily."

Sima Ao didn't understand what his father meant by saying these words to him at night, was he saying goodbye to him?
Father!

Sima Ao looked at his elderly father with fearful eyes.

Sima Xiang could see the fear in his son's heart, and knew that his son had never experienced setbacks, and it was difficult for him to face the sudden change.

"Father just wants to tell you that birth, old age, sickness and death are normal, and everyone has to leave this world."

Sima Ao nodded in understanding.

Sima Ao knew his son, and he regretted and felt sorry for missing the opportunity of reform.

Sima Xiang told his son Sima Ao that there are some things that cannot be violated, as long as you do your best, there is no need to be brooding and sad.

Indeed, failing to save Datang has become Sima Ao's lifelong regret!

Sima listened proudly.

(End of this chapter)