Three Kingdoms: I help Liu Bei grow thousands of miles

Chapter 828

Hu Ke returned to Jiefanwei, and called Brother Sima to inform Wei Guo's mission to take over. When the two were silent, Hu Ke started to flicker with his tongue again.

"You have been in Jiangdong for several years. This general treats you well. It is a pity that the truth cannot be found out, but the suspicion of the Lu family can be ruled out. I will continue the previous inference. You return to Wei, the future is unknown to be honest, once there is a change, your team will be wiped out."

Although Master Sima was only 15 years old, his enemies and dependents made him lose his childishness in advance. After hearing Hu Ke's words, he looked up to the sky and smiled bitterly: "If that's the case, it is also the fate of our Sima family. How can we compete with the sky?"

"Although Chen Shangshu played a huge role in bringing our brothers back to Wei, His Majesty should be happy to do so. Can you infer that the enemy is not the Cao family?" Sima Zhao is not as stable as Master Sima, and he thinks about the problem less comprehensively. .

Sima Shi shook his head and sighed softly: "Who knows if it's true or not? I have the same opinion as General Yu. It's uncertain whether he will live or die in Wei."

"In that case, it's better to stay in Jianye." Sima Zhao suggested in a low voice.

"There are some things we can't decide on," Master Sima said bitterly.

"It's not that Jiangdong can make a complete decision, but it's not that there is no room for maneuver." Hu Ke's expression was solemn.

Master Sima knew that Hu Ke was very capable, and hurriedly asked after hearing this: "The general really has a way?"

Hu Ke stroked his beard and nodded, stretched out two fingers and replied: "First, let me talk about the enemies of the Sima family, and then I will talk about the countermeasures?"

"Yeah." The Sima brothers stood together, like two wandering little quails.

"This general came from a business background, and he likes to analyze problems from the end. The Sima family is a prominent family in Hanoi. The ultimate beneficiary of the entire family's destruction is likely to be the one who killed the ruthless. With these questions in mind, you may be able to find out." Find the answer." Hu Ke said halfway, leaving time for the two brothers to digest.

"The Sima family plays an important role among the noble families in Henan. Our family's rights in the court and the land outside the court should be robbed by other families. The general means Chen Shangshu and the others." Sima Zhao first followed Hu Ke's thinking and made a conclusion, and then immediately overturned it. My own argument: "No, no, Chen Shangshu has been taking care of our brothers, it is absolutely impossible to be the Chen family"

"There is more than one Chen family in the Central Plains? Chen Qun has a deep relationship with your father, but the rest of the people may not necessarily know it. You must know that sharing adversity is easy and sharing wealth is difficult." Hu Ke shook his head lightly.

Master Sima nodded in agreement: "General Yu is right. The political and economic heritage of our Sima family has been divided up by other gentry families in the Central Plains. They are all inseparable from this conspiracy. As for the Lu family, they can be ruled out. Hiring murderers is just for the sake of it." It's impossible to vent your anger."

Hu Ke was startled when he heard this, and thought that Master Sima could do it, and he learned to answer quickly.

"I heard that Cao Cao was very afraid of your father, so he never dared to reuse it. It is not ruled out that he left a will before his death to remove potential threats to his son." Hu Ke added.

"Yes, the Cao family is also very suspicious. Returning to Wei this time is also an opportunity. Maybe we can find out the truth. If it doesn't work, I will go to Wei alone. Brother Zhao will find a way to stay in Soochow. If there is any danger, the Sima family also has descendants." Sima Shi stood up with his chest out, and Sima Zhao was so moved that he almost cried.

Seeing this, Hu Ke shook his head, pointed at Sima Zhao and said, "There is indeed a way to keep you alone, which is also the countermeasure I mentioned just now, but after many inquiries, I learned that Cao Pi must return you to Wei, so only your brother Stay, you or both of you return to Wei."

"Why?" Sima Shi was puzzled.

Hu Ke spread his hands, "Only Cao Pi may know the details of the news that came back from careful investigation."

"Then I'll go. I'll trouble the general to find a way to keep my brother. He's smarter and more stable than me. Keeping him is good for the revival of the Sima family." Sima Zhao's blood suddenly ignited in front of the family's interests.

"This..." Master Sima was at a loss.

Hu Ke nodded appreciatively, "As expected of Sima Zhongda's son, he is really brave and resourceful. This general has already asked Marquis Wu that he is willing to accept your brother as his adopted son, so that he doesn't have to follow the mission to return home." Wei."

"Really? This is really great. It's better to be the adoptive son of Marquis Wu than to be in exile. Big brother, you have to live up to it." Sima Zhao looked at Master Sima and tried to stop crying, but the tears in his eyes were finally gone. Disappointing.

"Since you have agreed, I will report back to Marquis Wu as soon as possible. In addition, your inscriptions have to be changed. Sima Shi's character is Wenhou, and Sima Zhao's character is Wuhou. It's all because the general made a mistake at that time. That's right, I was corrected by the king today." Hu Ke feigned embarrassment.

"Wenhou and Wuhou don't matter, we brothers are not used to it yet." Master Sima shook his head lightly.

Sima Zhao echoed, "It's normal for the general to misunderstand. You can go to the palace and return to your command. I can't wait to return to Wei to check."

"Brother Zhao." Master Sima couldn't bear it.

Hu Ke nodded in relief, and then went straight to the palace, saying that brother Sima had little experience, and he was bluffed by his few words.

Sun Quan didn't expect Hu Ke to handle things so quickly, so he summoned the Wei State Mission on the same day to discuss conditions.

Under Sun Quan's intentional "making things difficult", the two parties finally reached a consensus. The Wei State Mission agreed to only pick up Sima Zhao, and return to Luoyang to transfer [-] million yuan to Soochow as compensation.

The mission bid farewell to Sun Quan and walked out of the Wu Palace. The servant Gao Mou was already drenched. He was glad that Sun Quan accepted 'Marquis Wen' as his adopted son. If 'Marquis Wu' was forcibly adopted as his adopted son, then his trip would be in vain.

The next day, the Wei State Mission left with Sima Zhao, and Hu Ke and Sima Shi went to the pier to see him off in person.

Seeing Gu Fan going away, Hu Ke patted Sima Shi on the shoulder: "Let's go, follow me to the palace."

Sima Shi turned around with a question mark on his face, and Hu Ke explained softly: "The king wants to solemnly accept you as a adopted son, and he has ordered Marquis Quan (Zhang Zhao) and Prime Minister (Sun Shao) to prepare for the ceremony. You will not be able to stay in Jiefanwei from now on. .”

"But I feel like I can learn something from the general." Master Sima frowned.

Hu Ke said with a smile: "The king will teach you in person in the future. Remember to study hard. The two sons of Ling Gongji (Ling Tong) were also adopted by the king in the palace. Don't be worse than them."

"Don't worry, general, I won't disgrace the Sima family." Master Sima replied solemnly.

Three days later, Sun Quan summoned his clan relatives and close officials, and formally accepted Sima Shi as his adopted son in the Wu Palace.

Not long after the ceremony was over, Sun Quan called Sima Shi to his side alone, and said with a serious expression, "Wen Hou, there is something you need to be mentally prepared for."

"Father, please tell me, there is nothing to be afraid of if the child's whole family suffers." Master Sima looked fearless.

Sun Quan nodded with satisfaction, stroked his beard and said: "On the way back, the Wei mission was suddenly attacked by unknown bandits at the junction of the Sun and Cao families in Huainan. I, the governor of Dongwu, heard the news and went to rescue it. Unfortunately, it was still a step too late. Regiment members were killed and wounded"

(End of this chapter)