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Chapter 18
Luoyang is located in the middle of the world, with dangerous mountains and rivers.

The four corners are all gathered here.

Ban Gu once said in "Liangdu Fu": Zeng Zhoujiu, repair Luoyi, fan towering, show wings.Guang Hanjing is located in Zhuxia, and it is always in all directions.

Cao Wei established his capital here, and the people from all over the world gathered together, and the national power was rising day by day.

The summer sun shines all over the city.

Luo Gu's defeat did not affect the prosperity of the city.

And the cries of the common people who lost their sons and fathers and husbands will never be heard in the Qingwa of Zhumen.

In Sima Mansion in Xicheng, father and son sat facing each other.

"Cao Shuang and Xia Houxuan were defeated, and the hearts of the world are lost!" Master Sima suppressed the joy in his heart and said in a deep voice.

In front of his father, he is always cautious.

Both respect and fear.

"Cao Shuang's heart is lost, but Great Wei must not lose his heart." Sima Yi's expression was calm.

But only Sima Shi knew that behind the calm and calm clouds were the mighty turbulent waves.

When Cao Shuang sent troops, everything was calculated.

Therefore, the outcome of the Battle of Shu was already doomed.

Master Sima seemed to have heard some kind of prophecy, and his eyes brightened: "What my father said is that when the imperial court promotes my son to be the Central Guard, I will do my best."

Since the Wei and Jin Dynasties, Zhonglingjun and Zhonghujun have become the most important official positions in the Chinese army.

The leader of the central government is in charge of the Luoyang Forbidden Army, and the guards of the royal family have a very important position.

The Central Guard is in charge of the selection of military officers and has great power.

Cao Shuang obeyed Ding Mi's plan, he was promoted publicly and surrendered secretly, respected Sima Yi as Taifu, and seized his military power. Jin Jiangji was made Taiwei, and he was relieved of the post of leader of the army.

The Central Guard was also held concurrently by Xia Houxuan.

But the defeat of Shu failed, and Cao Shuang had to surrender part of his power under the oppression of various forces.

Many things are calm on the surface, but they are already turbulent in the dark.

Under mutual compromise, the Central Guard Army belonged to the Sima Division.

Sima Yi lay lazily on the soft bed, looking at the clear blue sky, as if reminiscing about the glorious past, "You and I are both servants of the Great Wei. The country is difficult, so we should serve the country's kindness."

"What my father said is very true. Recently, Liaodong came to report that Goguryeo took advantage of the false and invaded the border, and attacked Xi'an Ping, and the land of Yan is in danger."

Since Cao Shuang's expedition, Sima Yi stayed at home on the pretext of illness and did not ask about state affairs.

All the troubles in the court were passed on by Master Sima.

In the first year of Emperor Jingchu of the Ming Dynasty, Sima Yi's 15 reinforcements joined forces with Guan Qiujian and broke Gongsun Yuan in Liaodong. After that, Sima Yi ordered the beheading of more than 2000 men over the age of [-], and built a Beijing temple with their heads. , More than [-] people including General Bi Sheng were killed, [-] households were taken in, and a large number of people moved into the interior, which directly caused the emptiness of Liaodong.

Goguryeo took advantage of the situation.

In the following decades, Liaodong gradually became the land of Longxing for the Xianbei people.

After listening to Master Sima's report, Sima Yi was unmoved, lying on the soft bed with his eyes closed, as if he was asleep.

Sima Shi continued: "Goguryeo Throne Palace has [-] troops, while Guanqiu Jian has only [-] county soldiers. If Guanqiu Jian is defeated, Cao Shuang will help!"

Guanqiu Jian was an old man from the East Palace of the Ming Emperor. He was deeply trusted and made great progress. Later, he made friends with Xia Houxuan, Ji Kang and other celebrities.

After a long time, Sima Yi said slowly: "Guanqiu Jian has a great strategy and is a famous general. This battle is difficult to determine. Although he has a close relationship with Xia Houxuan, it may not be Cao Shuang's party, so we can't generalize it."

At the end, the conversation suddenly changed, "Guanqiu Jian is loyal to the Great Wei, and my son should follow suit."

Master Sima didn't think so at first, but after hearing this, a gleam flashed in his eyes, "Thank you father for your advice, I understand."

Immediately, Sima Yi lowered his eyelids again, really fell asleep.

Master Sima bowed his hands and was about to leave, when suddenly he saw his wife Yang Huiyu standing twenty steps outside the pavilion, with a look of panic on her face, two cups of green tea were shaking on a jasper tray in her hand, the light green tea Spilled a lot.

Master Sima's expression changed, but he glanced at his father who was sleeping in the afternoon, and he calmed down quickly for some reason.

Without making any sound, he turned and left quietly.

"Didn't you say that no one can get close to me when I talk to my father?" Sima Master's tone was gentle, but there was a hint of sharpness in the gentleness, as if there were fine needles hidden in the brocade silk.

Yang Huiyu had never seen such a Sima Shi before, and she became more and more panicked.

Suddenly, I remembered a rumor that was not too long ago.

And that rumor about Sima Shi's first wife Xia Houhui...

Sima Shi had three wives in total, and each of them had a glorious family.

The first Xiahou Hui was the daughter of Xiahoushang and the younger sister of Xiahouxuan.

This marriage brought great fame to Sima Shi.

The second Wu family was the daughter of Wu Zhi, a close friend of Emperor Wen. Wu Zhi assisted Emperor Wen in seizing the throne, and was later granted the title of General Zhenwei.

However, after Emperor Wen and Wu Zhi fell one after another, the Wu family was gradually marginalized.

The Sima family resolutely divorced the Wu family and married the current Yang Huiyu.

The Taishan Yang family has been a family of ministers since the time of Emperor Han'an, and has become one of the best aristocratic families. It was only at twenty that it became famous in Luoyang.

"My concubine saw that my father had been talking with my husband for a long time, so I prepared some tea and didn't want to disturb my husband." After all, Yang Huiyu came from a family, so she quickly stabilized her emotions and responded calmly.

Master Sima stared into her eyes with flickering eyes.

Yang Huiyu looked at each other calmly.

After a while, the expressions of the two relaxed, and they returned to their former loving appearance.

"I will talk to my father in the future, don't come close."

"Yes, husband." Yang Huiyu lowered her head gently.

Master Sima smiled and watched Yang Huiyu retreat.

The cool summer breeze blows away all restlessness.

After a long time, Sima Shi suddenly waved to the shade.

In the early summer afternoon, I was sleepy, and there was no one in the back garden.

However, the shade of the tree suddenly moved, and a black shadow sprang out swiftly, bowing in front of Master Sima, "Master."

Sima Shi's face twitched slightly, and then he remained expressionless like a stone sculpture, "You were negligent."

The black shadow trembled all over, "The subordinates dare not stop the mistress."

"You're wrong again, you only have a master, not a mistress!" Sima Shi said calmly, his expression and demeanor inherited six or seven points of Sima Yi's charm.

Hei Ying's whole body trembled even more, and he didn't even have the courage to look straight at Master Sima.

Master Sima sighed, "Every one of you was carefully raised by me, and you were scattered around the world, and you couldn't see them in the sun, so some mistakes can be made, and some mistakes can't be made, you should know."

"Subordinates know!" There was a glimmer of hope in Hei Ying's eyes.

"Go down." Sima Shi's voice softened, as if a father was teaching his son.

Tears almost welled up in Heiying's eyes, "No!"

However, the next day, a headless corpse in black slowly floated in Luoshui...

(End of this chapter)