A year later, Sima Yi stood in front of Xudu's city gate again.

The last time he came out of Xudu's southern gate, he followed Cao Cao's army in the southern expedition. At that time, he was full of thought about how to help Liu Xie stop Cao Cao's ambition to annex the world, but now his mood has undergone a fundamental change.

"This place is no longer the same Xu Du for you as before. If you have enough determination, you will definitely die."

Zhong Yu walked up to Sima Yi and said, "How is it? If you are afraid, you have time to go back now."

Sima Yi closed his eyes and recalled all the scenes he had experienced in Xu Du before, and then opened his eyes:

"No, I'm just sorting out all the past. I've died more than once for His Majesty. I've long thrown this kind of fear into the dust of time, and now... I'm reborn and I want to take another new step."

After saying that, Sima Yi calmly stepped over the city gate, and Zhong Yu, Cheng Wu and Fu Ruoxin followed.

After entering Xudu City, Sima Yi went directly to Cao Cao's temporary capital in Xudu, and reported his name to the guard at the gate and said, "I am Sima Yi, the literary clerk of the Prime Minister's Mansion, and I came here to ask for the Prime Minister."

The guard only knew that Sima Yi was a literary officer appointed by Cao Cao himself, and did not know what had happened between Cao Cao and Sima Yi, so he said to Sima Yi: "Please report it to the Prime Minister later."

At this time, Cao Cao was meeting Jiang Ji, a former Yangzhou leader from Hefei. He had previously launched a rebellion headed by Chen Lan, Mei Cheng and Lei Xu in Lujiang County. They and Sun Quan from Jiangdong supported each other to betray Cao Cao with soldiers from six counties. At this time, Cao Cao breathed a sigh of relief after giving up Jingnan and freed up his hands to send Zhang Liao and Yu Jin to attack.

Sun Quan, who knew Jiang Ji's talent, hated his previous act of deceiving his withdrawal of troops, so he adopted Lu Su's suggestion of "using his own way, he will also cure his own body" and wrote a letter that he secretly colluded with Jiang Ji and sent it to Hefei City. As a result, he deliberately intercepted it by Zhang Liao's army. Zhang Liao knew that Cao Cao valued Jiang Ji very much, so he did not dare to deal with it without authorization, so he had to report it to Cao Cao.

Cao Cao wrote a letter to ask whether the Yangzhou governor Wen Hui had any such incident. Wen Hui firmly believed in Jiang Ji's character and told him frankly. However, Cao Cao thought that this incident had caused an unstable state of military morale, so he had to transfer Jiang Ji back to Xu Duchen to argue about this matter.

When they met Cao Cao asked Jiang Ji whether he betrayed the court, Jiang Ji laughed and said:

"If the Prime Minister thinks that he will really betray me, then I will be beheaded and made public, so how could I not have ropes and shackles, but instead invite me to come to the Prime Minister's Mansion to ask questions?"

After hearing Jiang Ji's words, Cao Cao laughed and said, "When Zhang Liao asked me for instructions on how to deal with you, I told Xun Yu that how could Jiang Ji do such a thing? If you really betray me, it means that my Cao Mengde's eyes are white, and it must be just a plan of disagreement set by stupid people such as Sun Quan and Chen Lan."

Jiang Ji praised Cao Cao for his wisdom and trust: "The Prime Minister's wisdom..."

After inviting Jiang Ji to take the seat, Cao Cao asked, "Zi Tong, do you know why I transferred you to Xu Du?"

After thinking a little, Jiang Ji smiled and replied:

"In my opinion, the reason why the Prime Minister recalled me to Xudu was that the fact that I, Jiang Ji, intended to rebel, had spread in Yangzhou. Even if I had no intention, it would have an impact on the morale and people in Yangzhou. Therefore, the Prime Minister transferred me away to stabilize the situation."

Cao Cao smiled very satisfied and continued to ask, "What about the second one?"

Jiang Ji continued to answer Cao Cao in a joke tone and said, "Secondly, the Prime Minister must have felt that he had worn the Yangzhou hat on his head for too long. He should have wanted to change the new one for me..."

Cao Cao clapped his hands and smiled, "It's really rare to be as wise as you. I should have pulled you to my side long ago."

Just as Cao Cao and Jiang Ji were having a good chat, the guard at the door quickly walked to the door of the conference hall and reported to Cao Cao:

"You reported to the Prime Minister, someone outside the door claimed to be Sima Yi, the literary clerk of the Prime Minister's Office, and asked to meet the Prime Minister."

When Cao Cao heard Sima Yi's name from the guards, he almost thought he had heard it wrong:

"Who did you say? Say it again..."

After the guard repeated the truth, Cao Cao, who was originally sitting upright on the collapse, stood up suddenly. Jiang Ji, who was standing aside, could see a strong murderous aura in his eyes, which made him care more about what kind of ability Sima Yi had, which actually made Cao Cao pay so much attention.

However, Cao Cao quickly sat back and whispered to the guard who was waiting for his order at the door:

"I'm talking to Zi now about important things. You go and inform Cao Zhen, and find a secluded house for Sima Yi in the Tingweisi to let him stay. When I finish my work, I will go find him."

Although Cao Cao had no intention of sending Sima Yi off the surface, Jiang Ji understood very clearly that he had basically declared his death after imprisoning Sima Yi in the Tingweisi.

Cao Zhen's first reaction was very strange when he received Cao Cao's order. In his impression, Cao Cao and Guo Jia mentioned Sima Yi many times during his lifetime. It is not difficult to see his appreciation for Sima Yi from Cao Cao's words and deeds. Guo Jia also repeatedly said that he would recommend Sima Yi to Cao Cao when Cao Cao was analyzing the general trend of the world. But now Cao Cao actually sent this talent that he had finally recruited to him to the Tingweisi, which really made Cao Zhen, who was unknown for a reason, feel puzzled.

What surprised Cao Zhen even more was that when he brought people to the gate of the prime minister's mansion, he found that Sima Yi was not there. The guard told him that Sima Yi had left and told him that if Cao Zhen brought people to take him, he would tell him that he had already gone to the Tingweisi to wait for him first.

After taking the people back to Tingweisi, Cao Zhen indeed saw Sima Yi standing there alone at the gate.

As soon as they met Sima Yi, the soldier behind Cao Zhen wanted to step forward and put shackles on him, but Cao Zhen reached out to stop them. Both of them took two steps forward to salute each other. Sima Yi seemed to have realized the situation he was about to face, but he was still talking and laughing:

"General Zidan, it's been a long time since..."

Cao Zhen did not feel the same way to greet him, his face looked serious: "What happened between you and the Prime Minister? Why didn't you come back with the Prime Minister? Why did you suddenly get you into the death row as soon as you come back?"

Sima Yi did not explain this, but stretched out his hands in front of Cao Zhen:

"Since the Prime Minister has given me such a secluded place, please worry more."

In desperation, Cao Zhen had to wave to the people behind him, and the soldiers locked Sima Yi's hands and feet with heavy shackles. Under Cao Zhen's arrangement, Sima Yi moved into a cell with slightly better light and environment. In addition, Cao Zhen also told the prison guards not to make things difficult for Sima Yi and not to neglect the food.

After dealing with Sima Yi, Cao Zhen rushed to the prime minister's mansion to report to Cao Cao without making any stop.

Cao Cao and Jiang Ji were very surprised to hear that Sima Yi actually went to Tingweisi to wait for Cao Zhen by themselves. Especially when he was conquering Chen Lan and others' rebellion, he heard the praise of Sima Yi several times from Zhang He. In addition, Sima Yi's incredible behavior this time made him even more interested in Sima Yi.

Soon the news that Sima Yi entered Xudu and was taken into custody by Cao Cao spread throughout Kyoto.

Jia Xu, who was reused and Cao Cao returned to Xudu from Qiao County, just as soon as he got home, he saw his sons Jia Mu and Zhong Yu who had been wandering outside for many years, sitting in the back hall waiting for him.

As soon as he saw Jia Mu and Zhong Yu were together, Jia Xu already understood who his son was with and what he was doing now.

"What do you want me to do?"

After Jia Mu and Zhong Yu looked at each other, they said to Jia Xu:

"Father, you probably already know that Sima Yi is being taken into custody of Tingwei Si now?"

Jia Xu, who picked up the teacup, turned his eyes and looked up at Jia Mu:

"You want me to rescue him? Then you have found the wrong person. I have no power to help you get to the prison together. Li Jin and Cheng Wu, who have this skill, are with you, you should let them go. What's more..."

Jia Xu lowered his head and blew the gradually rising heat, took a sip and put it back in place:

"Sima Yi is a smart man. Since he jumped into this tiger's mouth, he must have thought of a way to escape."

Just as Jia Xu was about to get up, Zhong Yu, who was sitting opposite him, suddenly raised his head and stared at his eyes and said:

"Even so, I hope you can lend a helping hand in time when you need help. Even if you have no personal relationship with Sima Yi, you can't sit idly by the way for his father..."

At this time, Jia Xu finally got the information he wanted from them. He sat back and stretched out his hand to gently slap the heat that had gradually faded away, and turned to Jia Mu, who had been away for several years, who had not heard from him:

"When did you get together with them? And...Where is Liu She?"

Cao Pi was caught off guard when he learned about Sima Yi. He only knew that Sima Yi would come to Xudu in the near future, but he did not expect that he would enter the city by seeking death. For this reason, he specially found Chen Qun and Wu Zhi to discuss the matter and urgently sought active rescue methods.

At first, Cao Pi wanted to go to Cao Cao's side to plead for Sima Yi, but Chen Qun and Wu Zhi both expressed opposition to this. Wu Zhi said to Cao Pi: "Did the young master forget Zhou Buyi before? At that time, you pleaded with Lingzun for him, but not only did you not save Zhou Buyi's life, but instead caused suspicion from the emperor about you."

Chen Qun, who is also very worried about Sima Yi's safety, also added:

"At present, Sima Yi is still safe. If the Prime Minister really wants to kill him, he will not be taken to the Tingweisi first. However, if you go to plead for him, you may really kill him."

Cao Pi, who was sober, was still worried, and he seemed very anxious:

"Then you can't just leave Mr. Zhongda alone, right?"
Chapter completed!