In the first month of 226 AD (the seventh year of Huangchu of Wei), after a month of observation and testing, Cao Pi saw that Cao Rui and Sima Yi did not make any changes because of the critical illness he deliberately released. He thought it was meaningless to continue to stay in Liang State, so he set off from Liang State and arrived in Xuchang through Chenliu.

Sima Yi, the general of the Fu Army who was in charge of guarding Xuchang, came to greet him in person outside the east gate of Xuchang.

Cao Pi walked out of the car with Cao Xiu. Sima Yi noticed that although Cao Pi's arrow wound on his back had healed, his complexion was much worse than before he went to war. His physical condition seemed a little weak, and it was obvious that the toxins had begun to slowly attack.

Sima Yi accompanied Cao Pi to inspect Xuchang's city defense. After stepping on a long step to climb to the top of the city tower, Cao Pi was so tired that he couldn't breathe. Seeing this, Sima Yi and Cao Xiu quickly stepped forward to support him:

"Your Majesty be careful..."

The abnormal physical condition also made Cao Pi feel very strange, but the imperial doctors with the army diagnosed several times and concluded that the physical fitness decline caused by excessive labor was not other obvious symptoms.

Standing on the city tower, Cao Pi looked down at the tenacious foundation that his father had created from here as a starting point. For some reason, a strange thought emerged in his heart:

These will no longer belong to you in the near future...

In recent years, Cao Pi consciously squeezed Sima Yi out of the central government to prevent Sima Yi from further controlling Cao Rui and even the entire Cao Wei regime. But now he understands that if Sima Yi had this idea, even if he was demoted to Xiliang or Northern Xinjiang, he would be able to control the court, or he would have more room to stay away from his sight.

For this reason, Cao Pi transferred Sima Yi back to Luoyang, but he thought of Cao Cao reminding himself during his lifetime:

Chen Qun and Wu Zhi got very close to Sima Yi, not to mention that Chen Qun was Sima Yi's sworn brother. If Cao Pi wanted to stabilize the court, he had to rely on Chen Qun's political talent, and put him and Sima Yi together would be very risky. That's why he transferred Wu Zhi from Luoyang to General Zhenwei, and was in charge of the governor of Hebei, and then transferred Sima Yi to Xuchang.

Just when Cao Pi was hesitating about this, Chen Qun, who was far away in Luoyang, directly reported to the Pingyuan King Cao Rui, who was responsible for the supervision of the country, publicly impeached Sima Yi on the grounds that Sima Yi had privately accepted bribes and forced recruitment of civil servants since he was in Xuchang for three years, and requested that Sima Yi be dismissed and all official positions be removed and investigated and dealt with strictly.

After seeing this memorial, Cao Rui couldn't believe his eyes. He looked at Chen Qun with extremely surprised eyes:

"Sir, are you crazy?"

Facing Cao Rui's doubts, Chen Qun smiled indifferently: "I am not crazy. Your Majesty was ambushed and injured when he went to war in Eastern Wu. I'm afraid his body will not last long. At this time, you need Sima Yi's assistance."

This explanation made Cao Rui even more incomprehensible:

"Since that's the case, why do you want to impeach Mr. Zhongda again?"

Chen Qun explained: "Please imagine that Your Majesty will be in the south three times. Why did you transfer Sima Yi to Xuchang while you were asked to supervise the country? That is precisely because Your Majesty noticed that Sima Yi was secretly helping you, and because I have a Jinlan friendship with him, Your Majesty is afraid of me. Sima Yi and Your Majesty colluded with each other to form an unshakable force, and now..."

Before Chen Qun finished speaking, Cao Rui already understood what he meant:

"Now the husband takes the initiative to publicly impeach Sima Yi, just to prove to his father that there is no private collusion with him, so that his father will no longer doubt your relationship with Mr. Zhongda."

Seeing that Cao Rui was so smart, Chen Qun was surprised at all, but he found that Cao Rui still didn't see through everything:

"Not only that, please refer to Your Majesty for this memorial."

After Chen Qun reminded him, Cao Rui happily gave instructions on the memorial to impeach Sima Yi, and then sent an envoy to Xuchang quickly and handed it over to Cao Pi to decide.

Cao Pi was very surprised when he saw this memorial. He did not expect that Chen Qun would take the initiative to expose Sima Yi's administrative shortcomings, and he did not expect that Cao Rui would agree to remove Sima Yi. This made Cao Pi begin to wonder.

Sima Yi knew about this from beginning to end, not only that, but he was also the person who planned it himself.

After hearing the truth from Sima Yi's mouth, Niu Jin felt that Sima Yi's move was too risky:

"If Cao Pi really dismissed you, then all your previous efforts will be wasted?"

But Sima Yi said calmly: "Don't worry, the more Chen Qun and Cao Rui impeach me, the more they can express their determination to draw a clear line with me to Cao Pi, so that I can return to the center of the government and have the opportunity to serve as the minister of the regent."

"Register?"

Niu Jin felt that it was difficult for Sima Yi to stand in this position. Although Cao Pi had lost trust in Jia Kui now, Cao Pi entrusted the military power that controlled the lifeline of the country to Cao Zhen and Cao Xiu, whom he trusted the most. As long as these two people were there, Sima Yi would find it difficult to look up, and even if he served as the Minister of Responsible, he would be restricted everywhere.

Sima Yi had already made mental preparations for this:

"I didn't say that after becoming the Minister of Responsible, the road ahead may be more difficult, but even so, I have to continue. This is what I have expected since I chose this path..."

In the end, after weighing the left and right, Cao Pi believed that Sima Yi was a person who must be guarded and used, so he did not punish Sima Yi according to the contents of the memorial, but pressed him down.

At the same time, Cao Pi made a decision: summon Sima Yi to return to Luoyang with him...

In order to avoid further deepening the conflict between father and son, Sima Zhao could hone his will and increase his experiences outside. At the same time, in order to help Sima Yi win over Zhang He, Zhang Chunhua endured the pain of separation of flesh and blood and made a difficult decision, begging Zhang He to take Sima Yi as his disciple and let him take him to Yongzhou.

At first, Sima Zhao would often write letters to Zhang Chunhua. Every time she saw Sima Zhao's letters, she would talk about it in a ** way. She kept every letter written by Sima Zhao properly. However, since Sima Zhao disappeared, Zhang Chunhua had never received any letters. Because of this, she was anxious. Zhang He was ordered to follow Cao Pi to fight in the south so he did not understand the situation in Yongzhou. However, she could not directly ask Sima Yi, so she could only ask Sima Shi, the eldest son who often came to visit her.

But in order to avoid making Zhang Chunhua worry too much, Sima Yi specially instructed Cheng Wu and Sima Fu to strictly keep the news of Sima Zhao's disappearance secret, and even Sima Shi and Fu Ruoxin were not aware of it.

She asked herself over and over again if something happened to Sima Zhao, but no one can give her this answer...

The sensible Sima Shi knew that his mother was worried about his younger brother, so every time he listened to his mentor Wang Su's class, he would immediately rushed to Zhang Ning's home to accompany Zhang Chunhua, which gave Zhang Chunhua a lot of comfort.

But this comfort was quickly broken...

One day, Zhang Ning, Zhang Chunhua and Sima Shi sat around the courtyard. Sima Shi told them about the knowledge he had learned at Wang Su's home and the interesting experiences he had encountered, while peeling oranges for Zhang Chunhua.

Seeing that Sima Shi was so filial and sensible, and smart, Zhang Ning couldn't help but praise:

"You gave birth to a good son..."

Zhang Chunhua showed a very satisfied smile on the surface, but whenever she saw Sima Shi, she couldn't help but think of her other son Sima Zhao. However, in order not to worry Zhang Ning and Sima Shi, she could only put this longing and concern in her heart.

Just now, a voice came from outside the door that made Zhang Chunhua feel very familiar:

"What a happy mother, kind and filial son..."

While hearing this sound, Zhang Chunhua felt an extremely chilling surge in every pore on her body. She stood up and looked at Zhao Rui who was walking in from outside the door without saying a word.

At this time, Zhang Ning, who knew the grudge between Zhao Rui and Zhang Chunhua and Sima Yi, immediately realized that Zhao Rui's visitor was not good. She hurriedly stood up and walked to Zhang Chunhua's side and asked:

"I wonder if Mrs. Zhao comes uninvited, what can I do to teach you?"

Zhao Rui smiled very calmly: "I didn't want to come at first, but when I learned the news, I felt that if I didn't inform the old friend, I would be a little reluctant, so I came."

"There is no old friend of yours here! Please leave, my wife!"

Sima Shi, who had always been calm and steady, knew that she was coming for his mother Zhang Chunhua. In order to avoid his mother being hurt, he quickly stood up and issued an order to expel him on behalf of Zhang Ning.

But Zhao Rui's next words made everyone present lose their energy:

"Don't you even want to know about your youngest son Sima Zhao, Zhang Chunhua?"

As soon as she heard the words "Sima Zhao" spoke from Zhao Rui, Zhang Chunhua immediately had a very bad premonition, but she was afraid to continue listening, so she could only stare at Zhao Rui with a silent gaze.

"Your son Sima Zhao had fallen into a cliff more than a year ago and was crushed to pieces..."

This news was undoubtedly a bolt from the blue for Zhang Chunhua. She felt that all her strength had been drained and she sat on the stone bench weakly.

Seeing that Zhang Chunhua was hit hard, Zhang Ning quickly comforted Zhang Chunhua and said:

"Chunhua, don't believe what she said. You mean to make you sad and say nonsense."

"deliberately?"

Zhao Rui sneered: "I did tell you this news on purpose, but it's not nonsense. You can ask your husband Sima Yi, who abandoned you, to see if what I said is true."

The furious Sima Shi could no longer hold it back. Just as he clenched his fists and was about to rush towards Zhao Rui, he was blocked by Cao Shuang who rushed over:

"Sima Shi! If you dare to be rude to my aunt, don't blame me for being rude!"

At this time, Sima Shi thought of his father Sima Yi before leaving, and told him that he was a sensitive moment and never had any disputes with Cao Shuang anymore. Sima Shi understood how difficult his father's situation was. At this moment, no matter how angry he was with Zhao Rui, he could not vent it, so he could only endure it for the time being.

Seeing Zhang Chunhua's distraught look, Zhao Rui felt extremely happy in her heart and left with satisfaction.

However, Zhang Chunhua's emotions became extremely unstable, and she grabbed Sima Shi's hand tightly:

"Shi'er, I want to see your father...I want to see your father..."

After saying that, she fainted in Sima Shi's arms due to excessive tension and worry...

After several days, Zhang Chunhua, who was ill and ill, did not eat anything anymore. No matter how Zhang Ning coaxed her, it would be useless.

Seeing her face getting paler, Sima Shi could no longer help it. He hurriedly ran home to question his father Sima Yi, who had just returned to Luoyang for a few days: "Father! Brother Zhao is he already..."

Sima Yi didn't expect that he would suddenly ask himself this, but he still asked back calmly:

"Who did you hear the rumors from?"

Sima Shi replied according to facts:

"I went to visit my mother before, and Cao Hong's wife Zhao Rui suddenly came to Aunt Ning's house and said that Brother Zhao fell off a cliff in Yongzhou and died. My mother had not been in due to this news for several days. Father, Brother Zhao..."

Hearing that Zhang Chunhua hadn't eaten for many days, a soreness surged in Sima Yi's heart, but he did not express his concern for Zhang Chunhua on his face, but said to Sima Shi very plainly:

"Zhao Rui has a bad intention, don't believe what she said. Now your mother is in poor health. As a son, you should care more about her and take care of her. Also, don't give her greasy food when she is weak, otherwise she will vomit. Give her more light foods such as porridge and wait until her mood and body recover..."

Speaking of this, Sima Yi found that Sima Shi looked at him in a wrong way. He realized that he seemed to have said too much, so he lowered his head to continue reading the book in his hand. However, Sima Shi heard his concern for Zhang Chunhua from his words just now:

"Since my father is also worried about his mother, why don't he take her back? Otherwise, Brother Zhao wouldn't have to go to Yongzhou."

"shut up!"

Sima Yi, who wanted to teach Sima a lesson, couldn't speak for some reason. In a state of uneasiness, he threw Shu Jian onto the table: "You have more important things to do now, and you don't need to ask about the others..."

After nightfall, Sima Yi, who was sitting in the study, still felt uneasy, so he could not see any official documents in the court. He walked to the window and looked up at the starry sky. He thought of Zhang Chunhua in his heart, and couldn't help but talk to himself:

"I will definitely find Zhao'er, you don't have to worry..."
Chapter completed!