After Cao Pi performed the power of the King of Wei in an expedition, he ordered the important officials in Yecheng to be transferred to Luoyang in batches, including Sima Fu.

In order to further win over Sima Yi, Cao Cao thought of promoting Sima Fu and Sima Kui to calm his heart. Therefore, he found Sima Yi on this matter and offered to promote Sima Fu to the position of concubine in the crown prince's mansion, and Sima Kui was appointed as the literary officer.

"Thank you for your appreciation from the Prince, but my two younger brothers are not good at learning, so I'm afraid they are not enough to listen to your subordinates."

Seeing that Sima Yi was politely rejected, Cao Pi waved his hand and said with a smile:

"Sir, I am too humble. When I was in Yecheng, I heard that Mr. Jian had eight sons under his knees, known as 'Sima Bada'. Everyone is all talented. Now I am in power and lacks a lot of talents in my hands. Please don't be stingy."

Just as Sima Yi was about to reply to Cao Pi, Jia Kui, who was sitting directly opposite him, suddenly spoke:

"The prince said very much. I remember that when he was in Yecheng, there were three people who tried their best to assist Cao Zhi and the prince in fighting for the throne. One was Yang Xiu, who had been killed by the King of Wei, and the other was Xun Yun who died suddenly. As for the last one, he was Ling's brother Sima Fu..."

When he actually talked about this in front of Cao Pi, Sima Yi immediately understood Jia Kui's vicious intentions. Seeing that Cao Pi's face was changing quietly, Sima Yi explained:

"I was the only one who was foolish brother Shuda who entered Linzi Hou Mansion to serve as an official. The purpose was to secretly investigate the truth and inform me of Cao Zhi's dynamics in time. If this makes His Highness unhappy, I am willing to apologize..."

"Oh...so that's what it is..."

Cao Pi's cold face began to heat up again: "Sir, don't be like this. If it weren't for Mr. Liang Dao, Ji Chong and Changwen gave me advice from beginning to end, I guess I wouldn't have been so smooth, and I have worked hard and made great contributions."

Before Cao Cao's death, he had already started a secret game between the two. Sima Yi asked Jia Kui to go to Hangu and failed to let him die at Cao Zhang's hands. This time, Jia Kui wanted to use Sima Fu to attack Sima Yi. Although neither of them achieved their goals, this was normal for them.

Because, both Sima Yi and Jia Kui understand very well:

The opponent is not so easily knocked down...

Shortly after Sima Fu arrived in Luoyang, he was officially appointed as the concubine's son in the crown prince's mansion, and the two brothers met at home soon.

As soon as we met Sima Fu, we quickly reported what happened in Yecheng over the past period of time, including his conclusion on the death of Xun Yun: "Brother, after Xun Yun's death, Zhong Yu and I went to his home to investigate under the name of mourning, but I found that Xun Yun's study and bedroom seemed to have been deliberately cleaned up, leaving no clues at all."

"This means that Xun Yun's death is indeed unusual..."

Sima Yi immediately asked, "Can you start in the direction of Mrs. Cao?"

"Zhong Yu investigated as an old friend. Unexpectedly, as soon as he spoke, Mrs. Cao handed him the calligraphy written by Xun Yun during his lifetime, saying that Xun Yun had already written it, and if he was not at home in the future, he could hand it over to him."

This detail caught Sima Yi's attention:

"What is written on the ink treasure?"

The words on the brocade are still fresh in memory for Sima Fu:

"The mind is always in vain, and the grass is standing in the east. If a person stops, he will be at peace over time."

Previously, Zhong Yu and Sima Fang were sure that Xun Yun would leave a key message in these sixteen words, but after thinking about it for a long time, they still couldn't get the answer, so they could only count on Sima Yi.

However, Sima Yi repeatedly recited these sixteen words, but he could not understand the mystery.

"Forget it, let's talk about this later."

Sima Yi, who was temporarily unsure of the matter, decided to temporarily put Xun Yun's matter on the ground and instead said to Sima Fu:

"Cao Pi promoted you not only to show his importance to me through you, but also to test whether I am really loyal to him through you. You must be careful in the future, especially to be careful about Jia Kui."

Sima Fu smiled and said:

"Don't worry, second brother, I'm all dead once, are you still afraid of a mere Jia Liangdao?"

From the words, Sima Yi heard that he seemed to have already made plans, so he smiled and hammered his chest with his hands:

"Okay, I can trust your abilities, so let go and do it, I will do everything."

At this time, Sima Yi noticed that Cheng Wu and Zhong Yu, including Jia Mu, did not follow Sima Fu, and Sima Fu explained:

"Wei Feng was involved in rebellion in Yecheng at the beginning. Since Wei Feng was recommended by Master Zhong Yao, Cao Cao also took his anger on Zhong Yao. Because he had made many outstanding achievements in Hedong before, he did not kill him, but deposed all his official positions and was placed in the mansion. Others were temporarily detained, including his son Zhong Yu. Now Jia Mu and Cheng Wu stayed in Yecheng to prepare for active rescue."

Since hearing the news that Wei Feng colluded with Chen Yi to seize Yecheng, Sima Yi has always felt that it was very strange. After this incident, he finally understood something:

"Wei Feng is just a civil servant, and Chen Yi is just a mere school captain. How many troops can they have? He actually has the courage to seize Yecheng. Now it seems that someone is secretly manipulating it, intending to use Wei Feng to attack Zhong Yu and his son. Since the beginning of his resignation, his suspicion has become increasingly serious and he will not be ruthless towards rebels. Anyone who is involved will definitely be unable to escape death and will implicate his family."

Sima Fu also believes that this matter should be inseparable from "Liu Ji":

"But now Guo Huai and others who should be around 'Liu Ji' will die or leave, so how could he..."

Speaking of this, he suddenly understood:

"Is there anyone else he has besides Guo Huai brothers and others..."

"My father died in Hanzhong, and not long after Xun Yun died in Yecheng, while Guo Huai was under everyone's noses all day long. With such a long distance and such a short time, wouldn't he have the ability to clone his body?"

Speaking of this, Sima Yi clenched his fists and hit the table hard:

"I underestimate him too much..."

When talking about the situation at home, Sima Fu did not forget to congratulate Sima Yi and said:

"By the way, my sister-in-law was pregnant when you left Yecheng, and later gave birth to a daughter."

"oh?"

Sima Yi was very happy when he heard about this, but also deeply surprised:

"But I have never heard Ruoxin mention this to me from the letter."

Sima Fu explained: "My sister-in-law is distracted by her brother and you are worried about their mother and daughter, so she didn't tell you. This time, His Royal Highness the Crown Prince ordered all the families of officials who entered Luoyang to come to Luoyang one after another. I think you will soon see your sister-in-law and your children."

Sima Yi, who had been in military and political affairs for a long time, felt a little relieved, but this comfort did not last long, because he soon thought of Sima Fu's sister-in-law and another person, that is, Zhang Chunhua, whose relationship with him had completely broken down.

"So...will she come too?"

Seeing that the smile on Sima Yi's face soon disappeared, Sima Fu knew that he was still resenting Zhang Chunhua because of Sima Lang's affairs:

"I have visited her in the prime minister's mansion before. She looks very haggard and has no energy. Mrs. Ruoxin asked me to invite her to follow the Sima family to move to Luoyang, but she was rejected. Her sister-in-law said she would set off with Mrs. Zhang and the Crown Princess."

After listening to Zhang Chunhua, Sima Yi felt that his heart was being pulled hard, but he still pretended to be unrelated: "Then let her do whatever she wants..."

The ministers came to mourn Cao Cao one after another. Many people were so sad that they couldn't help but cry. Cao Pi also started crying when he saw this. The whole mourning hall was wailing everywhere, and the scene was extremely sad.

At this moment, Sima Fu, who is the son of the Central Concubine, stood up and shouted loudly:

"No one of us wants to see the death of the former king. As the saying goes, the country cannot be without a master for a day. The reason why the Qingzhou mutiny occurred was because of the national shock. The most urgent task should be to immediately establish a new king to revitalize the world. Have you, as ministers, forgotten your duty and have become women who have cried and wiped away tears!"

No one expected that Sima Fu, a person whose reputation was far less than that of his brother Sima Yi, would dare to say everything that everyone wanted to say but did not dare to say during the mourning period. For a moment, they looked at each other and were shocked.

Before they could recover, Sima Fu immediately turned around and knelt on the ground and bowed to Cao Pi and said:

"I beg your Highness to ascend the throne quickly to the heart of the world!"

Soon Wu Zhi, Chen Qun, Jia Kui, Cao Zhen, Cao Xiu and others knelt down and agreed:

"We all have this wish, and ask the prince to put the country first!"

At this time, Sima Yi and Cao Pi noticed that Cao Zhang, who was standing next to the coffin, did not express any words. Cao Hong stood up and said, "It is natural for the prince to ascend the throne, but according to the regulations of the court, he should have the emperor's edict to inherit the title. Should he submit a request to the emperor of Xu Du first? What's more, if the prince ascends the throne in Yecheng, it would be inappropriate if the prince ascends the throne in Luoyang..."

Although Cao Hong's words were so loud, he still could not escape the eyes of Cao Pi and Sima Yi, but it was just because all the ministers were present and it was difficult to express it. Sima Yi could see that Cao Pi was already very dissatisfied with Cao Hong, and was almost unable to suppress his anger, so he also stood up from the list of officials:

"Xu Du is at least three or five days away from Luoyang. Who would have expected that there would be no more things like Qingzhou soldiers in three or five days? Regulation is dead, and people are indeed alive. Nowadays, extraordinary laws should be carried out. It is normal for the prince to mourn and ascend the throne."

After saying that, he turned his gaze to Cao Zhang next to the coffin:

"Besides, if someone has an accident at this time and makes unwise moves, will the country be in chaos again?"

This sentence is only a slight difference. Almost everyone present could hear Sima Yi's last sentence was undoubtedly directed at Cao Zhang. Although Cao Zhang was furious, he had no choice but to hold the fire in his stomach.

Seeing the wind, the ministers who were changing their ruthlessness saw that the wind was already very obvious, so they knelt on the ground and went up the mountain to shout:

"Please take the crown prince to ascend the throne immediately! We should do our best to assist!"

Afterwards, Cao Pi had to accept the request of everyone "uncomfortably" and summoned all officials to arrange all the sacrificial rituals within one day and complete them all within one day.

The next morning, in the name of Cao Pi's biological mother, Queen Wei (Mrs. Bian), he formally appointed Prince Cao Pi as the King of Wei, and ordered a general amnesty for the whole world. The emperor Liu Xie, who later realized it, had no choice but to submit the request of the Censor Hua Xin, promulgated the legality of allowing Cao Pi to inherit the throne, and granted the Prime Minister's Seal and Strip and the King of Wei Seal and Strip, and still served as the governor of Jizhou.

Ascended the throne as queen, Cao Pi was very satisfied with the actions of Sima brothers in the mourning hall. He immediately appointed Sima Yi as the Housing of Hejin Pavilion and was transferred to the Prime Minister and Chief Secretary to show his honor and favor. But at the same time, Cao Pi also promoted Jia Kui to the County Magistrate of Ye County and also served as the prefect of Wei County.

On the surface, Jia Kui did not have a marquis but only an official position, and was not as good as Sima Yi in terms of status. However, Sima Yi could see Cao Pi's intention at a glance. Ye County was the heart of the capital of Wei State, and Wei County seemed to have only one county, but in fact, the territory of Wei County continued to expand after Cao Cao became the Duke of Wei, so that Jia Kui had more and greater power than Sima Yi in actual terms. In other words, Sima Yi was only promoted in name, but in fact, Jia Kui was truly valued by Cao Pi.

Despite discovering this, Sima Yi still looked grateful to Cao Pi for his reward.
Chapter completed!