Duibihui: Take the power alone, and celebrate with joy
Although the fight in the woodshed was quite fierce, it did not cause much sensation. Under Sima Fang's arrangement, the entire Sima family was ultimately unable to alarm. Fortunately, the man in black only wanted to leave quickly and did not attack anyone in the Sima family when he retreated, so no one was injured.
However, Hu Zhao once again felt great dissatisfied with Sima Fang for what happened just now. After returning to the study, he said angrily: "For the first time, you pushed Zhongda to the brink of danger, are you afraid that he would live too long?"
Sima Fang calmly replied: "He has already started to act and is waiting for the opportunity to open the relock of the woodshed. If you and I are there to deal with them, and someone is not good for Zhongda, we will never have time to go there."
"Even so, I don't allow you to use him as a bargaining chip..."
Although he was very dissatisfied, Hu Zhao had no way to refute him, so he had to stand there and get angry.
After a calm analysis, Sima Fang said to Hu Zhao: "The reason why I locked him in Sima's house without killing him is to arouse their suspicion about him. The passage of time will make their suspicion worse. In the end, in order not to disclose the core secrets, they had to get rid of him and silence him, and there was no other way."
Hu Zhao sneered: "Your purpose has been achieved. That person already knows that he is an abandoned son. It will be a matter of time before he throws him to us. So will you tolerate that person using Zhongda to instigate you to open the door lock?"
In fact, Hu Zhao's directionality is already very obvious, but Sima Fang still has room for this person:
"I just hope he can look back."
Just as they were arguing about this person, Sima Fu, who was lying on the eaves, was trying to block the full moon in the sky, his eyes as cold as the moonlight...
For most people, things in the woodshed didn't seem to have happened. On the third day, Sima Lang officially announced the happy events of Sima Yi and Zhang Chunhua, and the whole family was happy about this incident.
Perhaps because of his guilt that was hidden deep in Chunhua for many years, Sima Lang was particularly concerned about their marriage and arranged all the details himself. However, after discussing with Sima Yi and Zhang Chunhua, he decided to respect their intentions and not do a big deal, but just keep the door closed at his own home to do things.
Sima Lang, who was planning to report these details to his father, did not find him in Sima Fang's bedroom and study.
Not only that, even the wood-room doors that have been sealed with relocks were opened and there was no one inside.
More than ten miles away from Tangyang City, Sima Fang was leading the horse to the southwest. On the horse's back was a tied assassin man. At this time, the assassin man did not have the arrogant and arrogant expression before, and always lowered his head.
After a certain distance, Sima Fang helped him down and tied his rope with his own hands.
The man did not understand Sima Fang's true intention, so he turned his head and looked at Sima Fang with an incredible look on his face.
"I know your relationship with him, and your past. From my standpoint, I have no right to persuade you to turn back. However, after this, you should also understand the true face of that person. You are definitely not what Duan Ying wants to see if you do this."
After Sima Fang said this, the man suddenly recalled in his mind that the person who led his troops to surround the Taiwei Mansion was the Jingzhao Yin Sima Fang.
Although the court issued a manifesto that Duan Wei said that Sima Fang had made contributions to the report and was not implicated, and was a person who sold friends and asked for honor, in the eyes of the assassin man, Sima Fang did not seem to have been investigated as the outside world. When he was plagiarizing the Taiwei Mansion, he and Duan Wei tried their best to protect the seven adopted sons of Duan Ying, including himself, and secretly arranged for them to leave the city.
In addition, shortly after Duan Ying committed suicide by drinking poison in Tianzhuo, his family was implicated. It was Sima Fang who published a public letter saying that Duan Ying had repeatedly pardoned his family.
He still clearly remembers what Sima Fang said to Guo Huai, Guo Pei, and others:
"Don't get involved in this matter. Living safely is Duan Ying's only wish..."
What Sima Fang is doing now is the same as twenty-eight years ago, which makes his past hatred seem meaningless for a moment. At this time, he actually began to doubt whether his goal was correct.
Before leaving, Sima Fang said to him meaningfully:
"This matter has nothing to do with Zhongda. If you don't believe what I said, just look at it with your own eyes."
After taking the horses and dry food from Sima Fang, the man took the reins and walked forward a few steps. After struggling for a long time, he stopped and said to Sima Fang: "Master Jiangong, I know you are a good person. Maybe you are right. I really need to see it myself. Although they betrayed me, I can't sell them, so I can't provide what you want to know."
Sima Fang nodded with a smile and watched him leave.
Before leaving, the man told him his current name: Niu Jin.
After the Niu Jin was safely transferred, Sima Fang did not return to Tangyang. He just sent a letter back and told Sima Lang, Sima Yi and other brothers that he had important things to do, and he would not come back to attend Sima Yi's wedding.
Everyone felt sorry and puzzled about this, only Hu Zhao understood Sima Fang's intention.
While preparing for the wedding, Sima Yi received a letter from his righteous brother Chen Qun from Yecheng, and was told that Cao Cao had ordered people to open a Xuanwu Pool in Yecheng to train the navy. Not only that, he forcibly abolished the three-month system despite Liu Xie's intentions, restored the prime minister system, and served as prime minister himself, completing the political attempt to monopolize the power.
However, Cao Cao's actions caused a strong backlash from the royal party in the court, and Kong Rong was the first to bear the brunt.
In the court, Kong Rong openly proposed that the old Kyoto system should be followed and that the king should not be named after a thousand miles away.
Anyone with discerning eyes can see that his move was a restriction set against Cao Cao.
Although Kong Rong's purpose was to strengthen and consolidate the authority of the emperor, most officials, including Liu Xie, understood deeply that Cao Cao was at its peak now, and Cao Cao killed Dong Cheng's party in a very short time with his thunder. It made everyone feel timid, so how could he dare to openly challenge Cao Cao's power?
After reading this news, Sima Yi was deeply worried about Liu Xie's situation, and seemed to be worried about it and was not in a state of getting married at all. Although his emotional changes were not easy to be noticed, he still did not escape the eyes that knew others best.
Seeing that Sima Yi had few joys on his face for the past two days, he was sitting on the wooden armrest in the corridor looking up at the sky in a daze, Sima Lang took the initiative to walk over and sit opposite him:
"Don't worry, your emperor friend is a smart person and will definitely not be a problem."
Sima Yi didn't expect that his worries could never escape the eyes of his brother. However, since he was seen through, he had no need to reserve. Instead, he crossed his hands into his sleeve and sighed slightly:
"What Cao Cao is doing now is gradually moving closer to Dong Zhuo and Wang Mang of that year. Although in my opinion he is at least much better than them, no matter what, this is not a good thing for His Majesty and the stability of the Han Dynasty."
"In my opinion, no matter what Cao Cao will become in the future, at least he is qualified as a prince."
Sima Lang's view seems to be different from Sima Yi:
"From Hebei to Yuzhou, Yanzhou, Xuzhou, and Sili, what the people really think about at this time is how to end this chaotic world and how to restore a stable life. As for who will rule them, it may no longer be so important."
Sima Yi couldn't accept or even tolerate such years as Sima Lang, and he retorted:
"Now Cao Cao is winning people's hearts for his political ambitions. But once he stands in an unattainable position, who can truly guarantee that he will think and examine the problem from the perspective of the past?"
This question left Sima Lang speechless for a short time. He stared at Sima Yi with a dazed look, then reached out and patted Sima Yi on the shoulder: "Brother, some things make sense to say, and anyone can easily say them. But you may not be able to really understand the meaning of it before you experience it, and you have no position to comment on right and wrong. Can you understand?"
Sima Yi looked up again at the sky covering the sun's clouds:
"If the passing clouds block the sun's light, then I must become a breeze to disperse the flowing clouds..."
Sima Yi, who said this, actually didn't know that the person who blows the flowing clouds into the sun was Qingfeng itself...
The Sima family was particularly lively on the wedding day, and everyone was busy inside and out, but since no one was not notified in advance, it didn't look large. Like the wedding ceremony of ordinary families, it did not have the specifications that the Sima family, which had a huge influence in Hebei, should have held.
Sitting in the room, wearing a bright red wedding dress, Zhang Chunhua looked at herself who was very unfamiliar in the mirror, and asked Ying'er who was dressing up for herself: "Yinger, tell me that this is not a dream, right?"
Ying'er couldn't help but smile and said, "What's the girl saying? After tonight, you will be the second young master's legitimate wife. I will change my words to call you a wife in the future."
This kind of situation was not the first time Zhang Chunhua experienced it. She recalled to Ying'er:
"When I was in Yecheng before, I personally watched Zhen Mi marry Brother Yuan Xi. At that time, I was still young and didn't know what marriage was or what marriage was. I didn't expect that when I didn't fully understand this problem, I was going to get married."
As she said that, she couldn't help feeling uneasy, and she suddenly turned around and held Ying'er's hand tightly:
"What should I do? I was so nervous, and suddenly I was so scared to walk out of this door."
Ying'er comforted her and said, "Don't be afraid of girls. I have heard from the villagers that women will be very nervous when they get married, because after they leave the house, they will face a new life, and everything is unknown. But the second young master is a good person, and has experienced the ups and downs with you, and you will definitely be very happy in the future."
After Ying'er said this, Zhang Chunhua's heart calmed down.
With Ying'er's support, Zhang Chunhua, who had a red cover on his head, walked out of the house.
She couldn't see everything in front of her, and for some reason she began to feel uneasy again, until a hand gently took her right hand from Ying'er's hand, and a warm current flowed through her fingertips in an instant.
She was no longer afraid because she knew that the person holding her hand was the one she had been waiting for for thirteen years.
Under Sima Lang's presidency, the wedding ceremony went smoothly at first, but just as the two of them took the wine from Ying'er's tray and were about to drink it, a heavy knock on the door suddenly came from outside the door.
Everyone's eyes were instantly attracted by the movement. After the servant opened the door, Cao Hong, dressed in casual clothes, stood at the gate of the Sima family. What caught everyone's eyes were more than ten large wooden boxes vaguely visible behind him.
Just when the Sima family was surprised at why Cao Hong suddenly appeared here, Sima Lang had already walked forward to welcome Cao Hong's arrival, and he bowed to him:
"The general came from afar, but the subordinates were in trouble to welcome him."
Cao Hong also bowed respectfully to Sima Lang and replied: "Sir Sima is so polite. When the Prime Minister learned that his brother Zhongda had a wedding today, he specially asked me to come to congratulate him and gave him a mere gift. Please accept it with a smile."
Sima Yi, who was standing in the hall, was not surprised by this scene. He knew that Cao Cao would definitely put eyeliners around him, and Cao Hong came this time, not just congratulations. So he walked to Sima Lang and saluted Cao Hong:
"After getting married, I was so tired that the general came to work hard and asked him to sit down at the bar with a glass of water."
From Cao Hong's eyes, Sima Lang could see that he was not friendly to Sima Yi, but was a little hostile.
After a brief look at each other, Cao Hong bowed and refused: "No need, I am still in charge of military affairs and want to go back to report my life. The Prime Minister asked me to greet Mr. Zhongda, and said that I miss you very much after not seeing you for a long time. I hope you can go to Yecheng as soon as possible to have a lecture."
Sima Yi knew that Cao Cao finally came to urge him to become an official. When he heard Cao Cao's unjust behavior of "destroying the three dukes, appointing himself as prime minister, and weakening the emperor", he had already made up his mind that even without the oath he had made before, he would not be used by Cao Cao in this life.
But it is not a wise move to say no to refuse at this time, and Hu Zhao behind him was also looking at him, so he had to pretend to agree and then delay: "The general went back and asked the Prime Minister to tell him that when he was newlywed, he would definitely abide by the agreement after he was settled at home."
Although he received Sima Yi's affirmative answer, Cao Hong seemed to not believe it, and just smiled in a subtle tone:
"Just remember what you said, don't break your trust in the Prime Minister."
After nightfall, Sima Yi pushed open the door surrounded by his younger brothers and looked at Zhang Chunhua, who was still wearing red covers on the bed. He had never experienced such psychological panic after many adventures. However, just when he was thinking of running away, the younger brothers behind him all reached out and pushed him into the house. Then everyone laughed and closed the door.
There were only two of them in the quiet room. They both felt a little overwhelmed when they experienced it for the first time.
After getting up from the ground, Sima Yi slowly walked towards the edge of the bed. He could clearly see Chunhua's hands lying on his legs tightly, as if he was even more nervous than himself.
After hesitating for a long time, Sima Yi slowly stretched out his hand and took off the veil on Chunhua's head. When he saw Chunhua in front of him, he couldn't help but be stunned: she was light makeup and red, and her cheeks were peach-like, as if she was the tenderest and most watery stamen among the buds.
Zhang Chunhua, who had not dared to look up for a long time, saw Sima Yi sitting beside him without a trace of sound. He felt strange and dared not ask, so he could only pursed his lips and did not move.
Sima Yi, who slowly recovered from his senses, stretched out his hands to hold her arms again, gently turning Chunhua's body, making the two face each other head-on. He, who had always been confused about the relationship, finally understood what this feeling of love that had always made his heart beat faster. He said to Chunhua emotionally:
"I really didn't expect that the girl I used to regard as a real sister became Sima Yi's wife."
Zhang Chunhua looked at Sima Yi's eyes and slowly leaned his face against Sima Yi's chest, holding his shoulder with his right hand:
"Since I arrived in Yecheng, you always appeared in my dreams, and you came to Youzhou to look for me without fear of hardships. It can be seen that it is the guidance of God and our fate."
Sima Tong and Sima Min, hiding in the garden outside the house, were peeking at every move inside the house mischievously.
Suddenly they saw that the candles in the house were extinguished, and Sima Min looked up at Sima Tong:
"Why did you blow the candle? Now you're over, you can't see it at all."
Just when they were upset about this, they suddenly felt someone patting their shoulders behind them. They were startled and quickly turned around and looked at Sima Fu, who was expressionless with a ghost-like expression:
"Third brother..."
Sima Fu stared at them coldly: "What are you doing sneakily when you don't sleep so late?"
Sima Jin and Sima Min quickly escaped in shame. Sima Fu looked at the dark room and suddenly felt some murderous aura mixed in the quiet night, so he turned around and left here.
Chapter completed!