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Chapter 128 Wind and Rain
A banquet lasted until late at night.

After all, Huan Fan was a little old, and Lu Zhi was not quite used to this occasion, so he bid farewell to Cao Shuang.

The two left, Li Sheng said: "Lu Zhi was recommended by Guo Huai at the beginning, so his heart must be different."

Cao Shuang glanced at him sideways, "You were Zhang Lu's subordinate back then, did you have a different intention?"

"Don't dare."

Cao Shuang said: "Lu Zhi, a gentleman has both ability and political integrity, and he will never be the best at both ends. You resent Xing Yun, but you shouldn't frame him. Moreover, it was Li Mi who fell for Guo Huai. Xing Yun couldn't bear it, so he had to get rid of him." Of."

"This subordinate is guilty, guilty." Li Sheng couldn't lift his face.

Ding Mi and He Yan beside him also cast contemptuous glances.

Cao Shuang was fat and generous, and he didn't blame too much, so he ordered his servants and Meiji to step down.

Some things, some things, cannot be said in front of Huan Fan and Lu Zhi.

"The Guo family in Xiping is so weak that there is no need to beat them up. From what I can see, the general is in full swing, why not..." Deng Yang's eyes glowed with green light.

Like a cat about to go into heat.

Cao Shuang narrowed his eyes, making his face look fatter, "How about it?"

Deng Yang arched his hands, his eyes wandered to Ding Mi.

There are three dogs in Taichung, the second dog is not suitable for Yachai, and the first dog makes a gangrene by silently. The dogs all want to bite people, but Ding Mi is especially so.

It was his plan to surrender to Sima Yi and Jiang Jiming before.

"The great general is brilliant and mighty, and his power spreads all over the world, and his voice shakes the world. How can he be inferior to an old man and a woman?" Ding Mi is unscrupulous when others dare not say it.

"Bold." Cao Shuang reprimanded weakly.

Ding Mi cupped his hands again and again.

Everyone looked at Cao Shuang expectantly.

Cao Shuang picked up a bottle of wine, drank it in one gulp, his plump face turned rosy, exhaled a long mouthful of turbid air, and said in remembrance: "I and the late emperor are brothers and sisters, but the late emperor died in the middle way and entrusted the Great Wei to me. However, the surname of Great Wei is Cao after all, not Sima or Guo, and only when Great Wei is handed over to the Cao family, can it be regarded as worthy of the entrustment of the late emperor!"

"The general is utterly loyal, and he has worked hard for the great Wei, which is enough to repay the kindness entrusted to him by the late emperor." He Yan flattered and rushed towards him.

He started, and everyone immediately flattered in unison, flattering.

Cao Shuang was greatly benefited, and the fat on his face gradually stretched out.

"The great general possesses the talents of the world, holds the weapon of Qingping, and the clock is silent, so he must act decisively!" Deng Yang said loudly.

"How to make a quick decision?" After making such a big circle, Cao Shuang no longer concealed his ambition.

Ding Mi said: "If you invite Queen Mother Guo into Yongning Palace, there will be no barrier between the General and Your Majesty."

The hall suddenly became quiet, very quiet.

A ray of wind came in from the outside, causing waves on the curtain.

"Yes!" Cao Shuang finally opened his eyes.

Outside the hall, the wind was getting stronger, and a few dark clouds were blowing from the sky. It seemed that a storm was about to sweep Luoyang City.

Master Sima's eyes wandered to the dark clouds over Luoyang.

"The great general was defeated in the war against Shu and lost the hearts of the world. If he doesn't abdicate to the virtuous and demean himself, he will definitely act recklessly. But how can the current general be inferior to Queen Mother Guo?" Zhong Hui looked at Master Sima with burning eyes. profile.

People in the world often say that the face is like a crown jade, and Sima Shi's profile is even more perfect than the crown jade.

It's just that there is no expression on this piece of crown jade, and it looks a little indifferent, which makes Zhong Hui slightly disappointed.

But the more this faint indifference, the more attractive Zhong Hui is.

After a long time, Sima Shi said indifferently: "If we suddenly make trouble at this time, can we control Cao Shuang's party?"

"No." Zhong Hui did not hesitate.

Sima Shi looked at him quietly.

The eyes of the two met, without avoiding it.

"Please try to say it." Sima Shi said.

Zhong Hui took two steps, and talked eloquently: "Now the Cao brothers control the forbidden army, the three dogs roar together in Taichung, the government and the public are full of their eyes and ears, most of the military officials in the four directions are old Cao, the people of the world are not in the general, but they are still in the Cao family, The general has not yet angered people, and the Taifu's cronies are all in Yongliang and Jingxiang, so if something happens at this time, nothing will happen."

"Why did Shi Ji teach me?"

Zhong Hui stretched out his wide sleeves and chanted, "Master Yu Shuo, obey the dark times."

These eight characters come from the Book of Songs, which originally praised King Wu of Zhou for adapting to the current situation and retreating to wait for the time.

On the surface, Zhong Hui was offering advice, but in fact he used the Book of Songs to compare Sima Shi to King Wu of Zhou.

It should be noted that there is a King Wen of Zhou above King Wu of Zhou.

That pair of father and son is somewhat similar to today's father and son pair.

However, Cao Shuang has not yet reached the "height" of King Zhou.

Zhong Hui's poem, eight characters, not only pointed out the current situation, but also secretly flattered Sima and his son.

Sima Shi's talent is actually not weaker than Zhong Hui's, of course he knows it.

If the clock will be a sharp long sword, showing its sharpness.

Then he is an abyss, bottomless, but never turbulent.

In the early years, Sima Shi was also a flashy man, a beautiful man who was as famous as Xia Houxuan and He Yan.

Later, beside Sima Yi, his sharpness gradually faded away.

Adults change, so do their Wen Bing.

When a gentleman changes, his writing becomes rich.

At this moment, Master Sima curled up a faint smile, and cupped his hands to Zhong Hui, saying: "This is the real king Zuocai!"

Zhong Hui smiled complacently.

Isn't this sentence in response to him?

If I am the king of Wu, I should be Wang Zuocai.

The last person who was called Wang Zuozhi by the world was the famous Xun Yu.

Torrential rain poured down Luoyang City.

After Zhong Hui left, Sima Shi stared blankly at the heavy rain in the attic.

Not long after, Yang Huiyu put a cloak on Master Sima's shoulders, "Father, please tell me, my husband."

Sima Shi turned around, with a trace of tenderness in his eyes, "Yuanrong..."

Yuanrong is the name of Sima Shi's first wife Xia Houhui, and she has five daughters with Sima Shi.

As soon as he said it, he was startled and changed his words: "Huiyu."

Yang Huiyu stared blankly at Master Sima, but pain appeared in his eyes.

It has been several years since she married into the Sima family, but she has never had any children.

And no matter how close she was, there always seemed to be a shadow lying between the two of them, lingering.

Sima Shi turned around and left, braving the heavy rain to walk to Sima Yi's bedroom.

Sima Yi was also looking at the heavy rain outside the window, without turning around, he knew who was behind him, "Is Zhong Shiji useful?"

"Shi Ji has Zhang Liang's ingenious plan, but his ambition is greater than his capacity. He can only be the assistant prime minister, not alone."

"The first thing to plan is to know people. If you don't know people, you will fail in planning."

"Yes."

Sima Yi stood with his hands behind his back, standing like a long sword, without any signs of aging, "Do you know why my father let you get close to Zhong Shiji?"

"The Yingchuan gentry regards the Xun family as the most respected, but the younger generation, Zhonghui's reputation is the most prosperous. The Zhong family and the Xun family have been in-laws for several generations. If you win over Zhonghui, you will win over the Yingchuan gentry."

"Children can be taught." Sima Yi looked relieved.

A faint smile appeared on Master Sima's face.

Only in front of Sima Yi, the abyss in Master Sima's heart would gently ripple a few times.

(End of this chapter)