This time, Cao Pi was in danger and was a blessing for those who helped him openly and secretly. Just as Chen Qun, Wu Zhi and others finally breathed a sigh of relief after experiencing these days of hard work, Cao Pi noticed that there seemed to be a little sadness on Sima Yi's face and it was difficult to dissipate.

"Do you have any worries sir?"

Cao Pi, who saw Sima Yi's thoughts, asked him in a worried tone:

"If there is any difficulty, you can tell me and see if Cao Pi can help Mr.

Sima Yi's hands were always clenched in a state of silence. After a while, he raised his head and looked at Cao Pi:

"Does the young master know what Duke Wei plans to deal with Yuan Mai?"

No one expected that Sima Yi would care about Yuan Mai's life and death at this time, which surprised Wu Zhi and Jia Kui present. Instead, Chen Qun, who knew his experience, knew what he was worried about.

Cao Pi, who was also shocked and confused about this, temporarily suppressed these emotions in his heart and turned to Sima Yi with a smile:

"Why do sir care about Yuan Mai?"

Chen Qun, who was sitting next to Sima Yi, was always worried that Sima Yi would tell Cao Pi about his experience of Zhang Chunhua and Yuan Mai as old acquaintances. Because the result of doing so would very likely lead to Cao Pi's distrust of him. However, in this situation, he could not help Sima Yi openly, so he had to hold the wine bottle and try to change the topic:

"Today I am here to celebrate the danger of the young master and wish him a speedy recovery. Don't talk about unhappy topics."

Wu Zhi also echoed: "Brother Changwen said so much. Come on, let's do this."

Although with the help of Chen Qun and Wu Zhi, Sima Yi did not continue the topic of Yuan Mai's sentencing, Cao Pi had already seen that Sima Yi seemed to have an old friend with Yuan Mai. He leaned on the table and coughed slightly before speaking:

"When Mr. Bai Tian came to visit me today, he talked to me about this issue, and had already discussed with Lieutenant Cui Yan to determine the final decision..."

As he said that, Cao Pi gently pushed a roll of bamboo slips on the table towards Sima Yi:

"The resolution is written here. Mr. Zhongda can take a look if he is interested..."

From Sima Yi's standpoint, it was not suitable to show too much concern for Yuan Mai's sentencing at this time. However, when he thought of Zhang Chunhua, he ran the reason he had, slowly stood up and left his own table and walked to Cao Pi. After hesitating for a while, hesitated and reached out to pick up the bamboo slips under the gaze of Cao Pi, Jia Kui and others.

When he spread out the bamboo slips and saw the execution method that was finally given to Yuan Mai, his pupils began to magnify...

After returning home, Sima Yi was exhausted physically and mentally, but he didn't care about this. All he thought about was how to tell Zhang Chunhua about this result and what kind of blow this result would cause to her.

This concern did not last long. Before he could figure out how to face Zhang Chunhua just now, she was already standing in front of him:

"How is Maier?"

"He was taken to the death row of Tingweisi..."

These days have been so difficult for Zhang Chunhua to live like the New Year. She would ask for any news about Yuan Mai every day, but what she heard made her feel desperate. However, she still deceived herself that Yuan Mai would have the possibility of survival.

Now her only hope is to hear this impossible answer from her husband's mouth...

The word "death cell" means that the life is about to end artificially for anyone, which is also within Zhang Chunhua's expectations and the result she has to accept.

"Is it a beheading?"

She was completely powerless with her head down, or the beheading was the only ending that Yuan Mai had to face. Just by persuading herself to accept this Zhang Chunhua was on the verge of collapse. However, what she didn't expect was that what Sima Yi said next made her completely fall into the cold hell:

"It's a car break..."

The punishment of chariot splitting is commonly known as the five horses to dismember the corpse. It began in the Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States Period. In history, Wu Qi, Shang Yang, Gao Qumi, and even Peng Yue all died of this punishment. Due to excessive cruelty, few monarchs of all dynasties adopted it.

Now Cao Cao once again used this punishment for Yuan Mai after Ma Yuanyi. His intention was very clear, that is, to eliminate all evil and eliminate the roots. At the same time, he was also warning those who had bad intentions behind their backs to follow suit.

At this time, Zhang Chunhua's brain was blank and it was also swelling violently. Her whole body trembled and almost fell into a state of convulsion. Seeing that her mental state was not good, Sima Yi wanted to step forward to support her.

Zhang Chunhua grabbed his arms tightly and begged:

"Aren't you a very important counselor around Wei Gong? Didn't Cao Pi also value you very much? Can you ask them to avoid the car pill? I don't ask him to have the possibility of living, I just hope he can suffer less, is that okay?"

Although Zhang Chunhua has never asked Sima Yi for anything since she met Sima Yi, she has no other way to think about it this time. Sima Yi is the only one who can help her and Yuan Mai, but he has gained endless despair and helplessness from Sima Yi's eyes.

Her hands slid weakly from Sima Yi's arms, turned around and walked slowly and shaking towards the room. Sima Yi wanted to reach out and call her, but he couldn't say anything more than me.

Cao Cao has made a decision on the time and place of Yuan Mai's execution. In order to avoid causing turmoil in the hearts of people in Hebei, Cao Cao specially ordered that Yuan Mai be punished with the punishment of chariot splitting on the charge of intention of assassination of Cao Pi and conspiracy of chaos.

The day before the execution, Sima Yi used the identity of Dong Cao of the Prime Minister's Mansion to enter the death prison alone and came to Yuan Mai.

With eyes facing each other, Sima Yi and Yuan Mai remained silent for a long time.

"Are you here to come and make a joke?"

His hands and feet were locked in heavy shackles. Yuan Mai, who was covered in sloppy clothes, leaned against the corner of the wall, looked up at Sima Yi. Judging from his calm expression, he had no fear of being about to face the torture of the car split, as if he was completely unaware of his ending.

"Since you've been lucky enough to survive, why don't you cherish your life?"

"Cao Cao seized his father's four prefectures in Hebei, Cao Pi marched into Liaodong and threatened Gongsun Kang to kill my two brothers. I lost my relatives and everything. I have long died of both body and mind. I have no other thoughts to survive except for revenge..."

In the face of Sima Yi's low-pitched questioning Yuan Mai still looked relaxed:

"Then why are you? You almost died in the Battle of Red Cliffs at the hands of 'Liu Ji' and Liu Xie. Since you finally survived, why did you want to go back to Yecheng's den? Sima Yi...or should call you..."

Seeing that he was so indifferent to his attitude, he was ridiculed by this matter. Sima Yi stretched out his right hand and grabbed the rusty railing and shouted:

"Do you know Chunhua's heart was broken for you? Do you understand how painful and sad it would be when she learned that you were going to be broken by a car! But you are full of generous deeds here..."

“Hey hey hey hey…”

Although Yuan Mai's eyes changed when Sima Yi mentioned Zhang Chunhua, this did not change his mental state. He picked up a straw on the ground and played with it on his fingers. He still interrupted Sima Yi with a relaxed expression: "I am the person who is about to be cracked by the car. Isn't it appropriate to be so excited from your standpoint?"

After saying that, Yuan Mai lazily threw the straw in his hand on the ground, stood up, slapped his palm, slowly walked to the front of the iron railing, keeping a close distance with Sima Yi:

"Do you really think you won this time?"

Sima Yi put down his right hand that grabbed the railing and asked coldly:

"You secretly instigated the relationship between Cao Hong and Cao Pi, which made him choose Cao Zhi from the standpoint of Li Si, thus cooperating with your frame-up operation. Now all plans have been destroyed, and you are about to bear the bitter fruit of failure alone. Do you still want to say that you won?"

After hearing Sima Yi's words, Yuan Mai maintained an unpredictable smile. He gently knocked his forehead on the railing and stared at Sima Yi's eyes at an extreme distance:

"I feel relieved when I hear you say this. It seems that what 'Liu Ji' said is right. You are indeed not his opponent..."

After saying that, Yuan Mai turned around and walked backwards, but Sima Yi had no idea what he meant. Just as he wanted to ask, Yuan Mai walked barefoot on the ground for two steps and suddenly stopped:

"I originally planned to bring this into the grave, but since 'Liu Ji' failed to make my revenge plan successful, I can't just let him use me for nothing. Why don't you give you a reminder..."

Yuan Mai turned his head and looked at Sima Yi:

"Don't think that this is the end. They will stare at you in the dark like a pack of wolves, and... Be careful of the person you trust and respect the most, who will leave you at any time..."

"What does this mean?"

It is difficult for Sima Yi to guess what Yuan Mai said in a short period of time, but Yuan Mai did not answer his doubts at a deeper level:

"I can only say that, if I say too much, there will be no fun."

He still sat on the ground with his back to Sima Yi and never said anything again.

On the way back, Sima Yi never understood who Yuan Mai was referring to, and the person he believed and respected the most... Could there be someone around him who would be betray him? Is it really a bluff or a bluff? If so, who would this person be? It is hard for him to think of it.

The next day, Yuan Mai was escorted to the Qishan execution ground under the pseudonym "Sun Yong".

There were many people coming to watch the execution, including Zhang Chunhua. When she arrived at the execution ground, she found that there were far more than one acquaintance here, as well as Zhen Mi and Zhang Ning who had escorted him and Yuan Mai to Youzhou when she was in Yecheng.

Concerning their own position and identity, Zhen Mi and Zhang Ning both came here this time in disguise.

In fact, Zhen Mi and Zhang Ning were both shocked when they learned about Yuan Mai. However, because Yuan Mai committed the death penalty of rebellion, it was involved in Zhen Mi's husband Cao Pi. No matter how big the Zhen Mi and Zhang Ning had the intention to rescue him, they would not be able to do it, because they knew that if they stood up and talked for Yuan Mai at this time, they would not only have no position to defend him, but would instead put their families in a dangerous situation.

At this time, the three of them gathered on the execution ground. After looking at each other, they could not hide their sympathy and compassion for Yuan Mai, and even their helplessness and self-blame for themselves as bystanders.

The person responsible for the execution was Lieutenant Cui Yan, who tried the case. After the verification, Cui Yan ordered the execution to begin.

The executioner used a rope to cover Yuan Mai's limbs and neck and shouted loudly to Cui Yan:

"Sir Qi! The execution is ready!"

After looking up at the sky, Cui Yan saw that the time had arrived and ordered the execution to begin.

At the moment when the flesh and blood were separated, Zhen Mi and Zhang Ning couldn't help but turn their faces, but Zhang Chunhua saw this extremely bloody moment with her own eyes. She stood there in the face of her tremendous pain, even after the execution, everyone left the execution ground, she had no intention of leaving.

Zhen Mi and Zhang Ning stepped forward to comfort her and wanted to take her away, but Zhang Chunhua refused:

"You guys go first, I want to stay and accompany Maier..."

Before the execution, Cao Cao ordered that Yuan Mai would not need to be sorted out the broken body after the execution, so he let him throw it on the execution ground and let the passing beasts eat it. Therefore, after the execution was confirmed, Cui Yan and all the law enforcement officers left Yuan Mai's fall and left.

At this time, Zhang Chunhua, who was standing alone, could no longer bear it. She burst into tears. However, she soon realized that there was more than one person in pain. Not far away, she held a broken wooden crutch in her hand. The ragged beggar walked towards Yuan Mai's scattered body on the ground while crying, holding Yuan Mai's head in his arms and crying:

"I didn't expect that when I found you, you were already like this!"

Looking at the old beggar in front of her reminded Zhang Chunhua that Yuan Mai had mentioned to her that there was a beggar who took good care of him, and she was separated after the war in the river. She thought to herself that the person in front of her might be the beggar.

"Does sir know him?"

Even though she was facing huge pain, Zhang Chunhua still did not take rash actions. She just wiped away her tears and went forward to test and did not reveal her identity.

When Zhang Chunhua looked up close, he found that the old beggar in front of him was smelling a foul smell, the straw sandals on his feet were almost worn out, and his gray hair was fluffy on his forehead. He was crying in tears, and could only nod and answer Zhang Chunhua's question.

I don’t know why, although it was a stranger to Zhang Chunhua, she always felt that the old beggar in front of her was very friendly:
Chapter completed!