Through the gray cloth car curtain, Dong Zhuo looked inside the car and asked suspiciously: "Why didn't Sima Gong repay me when he returned home?"

It seems that Dong Zhuo suspected that Sima Fang was secretly fleeing with Dong Zhuo on his back. Sima Lang tightly grasped the reins and tried to calm down:

"The Grand Master must have had some misunderstandings. The car was not my father, but my brother Sima Yi. Recently, due to an acute illness, the medicine stone was ineffective. I returned home to arrange my funeral. I hope the Grand Master will not doubt it."

Sima Lang was quite sad in his words, hoping that his acting skills could be avoided.

Although there was no flaw in Sima Lang's words, the cunning Dong Zhuo did not believe Sima Lang's words and asked again: "When I saw Brother Ling in the palace a few days ago, I was still sick. Why did I suddenly have no medicine for the medicine?

At this time, Dong Zhuo's eyes were filled with murderous intent: "Aren't you lie to me?"

Listening to the meaning of Dong Zhuo's words, Sima Lang calmly released the reins, calmly got out of the car and bowed:

"The subordinate officials dare not deceive them, please let the Grand Master investigate."

Dong Zhuo still didn't believe it and said clearly: "Berda, you are the same age as my son, and I have never treated you badly. Why did you betray me today?"

Faced with Dong Zhuo's aggressive pressure, Sima Lang calmly replied:

"The Grand Master has a clear understanding. There are two reasons for me to return to my hometown with my brother. One is my brother seriously ill and difficult to cure. The ancestors have a lesson: Any male member of the Sima clan's clan must be buried in the country after his death to show that he will return to his roots. I know that the Grand Master is benevolent and filial to govern the country, and I dare not disobey it."

After hearing this, Dong Zhuo looked a little more suspicious and asked with a smile: "What's the second thing?"

Sima Lang replied: "The second Taishi has made great contributions and its prestige is growing, which aroused fear of the princes, and then rebelled. The local prefectures and counties have long been in chaos, and the people have no home to rest and fled everywhere. Although the Taishi's laws and regulations clearly stated that they set up a ban on the ban, they still cannot stop the people's power. As an official of the Han Dynasty, I should set an example to stabilize the villagers and stabilize the local area to show the benevolence of the Taishi."

Although Dong Zhuo was very happy to hear it, it happened that Sima Min, the youngest hidden in the car, couldn't help but sneeze, which aroused Dong Zhuo's alertness. He put away his smile and rode slowly to the edge of the tent, and was about to stretch out the whip in his hand to open the curtain.

In desperation, Sima Lang grabbed Dong Zhuo's arm and shouted: "My brother is suffering from smallpox disease, and the Grand Master is respectful!"

Half-believing and half-doubted Dong Zhuo covered his face with his sleeves, threw away Sima Lang's arm and continued to activate the curtain. He vaguely saw Sima Yi lying on the straw mat in the car, his face was covered with sweat, and his skin was covered with rashes and his body was twitching. It seemed that he was indeed a sign of not having a long life.

Seeing this, Dong Zhuo quickly took a few steps back, patted his sleeves and sighed intently: "It's a pity that such a talent will die prematurely."

In fact, Dong Zhuo understood what he had told the spies before, which was quite consistent with the current situation, which shows that Sima Yi was really terminally ill.

"Go and go back to Chang'an as soon as possible."

The soldiers all stood on both sides and watched Sima Lang drive away.

When the car reached several miles, Sima Lang saw that he was far away from Luoyang City, he got out of the car and lifted the curtain: "You all come out."

After hearing the sound, Sima Yi immediately sat up, and Sima Fu and others jumped out of the straw.

"Dong Zhuo should not chase after him again." Sima Lang took out a square scarf from his sleeve and handed it to Sima Yi: "We are safe for the time being."

Sima Yi jumped out of the car with a square scarf, squatted by the stream and wet the square scarf, and wiped the red spots that he had tinted with red ink. Sima Kui in the car slapped Sima Min's head hard: "You almost killed us just now."

Five-year-old Sima Min started to cry when frightened: "The straw makes her nose itchy..."

Sima Lang stopped his fourth brother Sima Kui: "Stop making trouble, it's important to hurry up now."

After Sima Yi returned to the carriage, they headed towards Wen County without stopping.

Wen County does not belong to Dong Zhuo's direct sphere of influence, so it is much safer than Luoyang.

Even if this was the peace before the storm, it would be enough to make a warm current surge in Sima Lang's heart.

After returning to his ancestral home, Sima Lang gathered his servants and prepared to live here temporarily.

Just as he was instructing the servants to clean and place their luggage, a man walked over outside the door and bowed from a distance and said:

"I don't know if Lord Sima returns home, he will be welcomed."

Sima Lang knew the person in front of him at all and hesitated: "What's the matter with you?"

The man seemed to forget to introduce himself and said with a smile: "Zhang Wang, the chief of Wen County, heard that Lord Sima has returned home, so he is here to visit him."

The visitor seemed to be non-enemy, and Sima Lang also gave a respectful greeting: "You are polite, sir."

Sima Lang invited him to sit in the inner hall, and the two talked as both Han bureaucrats.

Zhang Wang said: "The Sima family is a prosperous tribe in Hebei. They are highly respected and respected. If you have any orders in the future, you can find a subordinate at any time."

When asked about the reason for returning home, Zhang Wang learned that Sima Yi was seriously ill and difficult to treat. He specifically wanted to see Sima Yi's condition. Sima Lang didn't want to agree. In addition, he saw Sima Yi shaking his head at him between the cracks of the door, so he politely declined Zhang Wang because the disease would be contagious.

After Zhang Wang left, Sima Yi walked out of the house and asked his brother about the content of their chat, and remained silent for a long time.

Shortly after Sima Lang and his group returned home, that is, in March 190 AD, Dong Zhuo moved the capital to Chang'an. Before leaving, Li Jue and Guo Si were indeed ordered to burn Luoyang City. The palace that had experienced vicissitudes was burned. In addition, Dong Zhuo also excavated the imperial tomb and stole treasures. Luoyang City was swallowed by this thrilling disaster. People and officials who had not had time to evacuate were either buried in the sea of ​​fire or died under the blade of soldiers. Their condition was very miserable. For a time, Luoyang and the surrounding 200 miles became hell on earth.

The anxious Sima Lang and Sima Yi received a letter from their father Sima Fang on the sixth day after Dong Zhuo moved the capital. The letter said that everything was fine and there was no need to worry about it. They also mentioned that Sima Lang took good care of his younger brother and urged them to study hard.

The two of them were relieved only after they received the letter.

A few days later, Zhang Wang often came to visit him, and Sima Yi was bedridden and kept reminding his brother that everyone in the family should not mention him. Sima Lang asked him the reason, and Yi replied: "We are returning secretly, how can Zhang Wang know?"

A word of the dreamer, Sima Lang suddenly realized: He is likely to be Dong Zhuo's eyeliner.

It took Sima Yi to show up after ten consecutive days. Zhang Wang was shocked when he saw it, but he tried to calm down. Although he restrained his expression in time, he could not hide the sharp eyes of Sima Yi and Sima Lang.

Sima Lang saw Zhang Wang's thoughts and smiled: "My brother got smallpox a few days ago, and the doctors in Luoyang were reluctant to do it. He wanted to go back to his hometown to cook his funeral, but he never thought that God would favor him. After returning to his hometown, his condition gradually improved and he has recovered as before."

Zhang Wang would definitely not believe this high-sounding sentence, but he could only smile:

"The countryside can also support people, and I am grateful to have the blessing of God. Fortunately, I survived the disaster.

As Sima Lang expected, after returning, Zhang Wang wrote a secret letter to Dong Zhuo after he returned. He didn't know where Dong Zhuo was concerned about the Sima family's affairs at this time. Moreover, most of the previous letters had fallen into the hands of Sima Lang, who had bribed the sender before leaving the city.

After opening the secret letter, the content was indeed as Sima Yi expected. Dong Zhuo's reassurance was temporary. Li Ru soon reminded him that the Sima clan was deeply rooted in Hebei. If he responded to the rebellion of the Kanto coalition forces, it might lead to a disaster. So Dong Zhuo followed Li Ru's advice and sent Zhang Wang to monitor the Sima clan before he moved the capital. Fortunately, the letter did not fall into Dong Zhuo's hands.

Sima Lang, who was so kind, once made an appointment with Zhang Wang alone and asked to let him go and his family. Zhang Wang received a lot of money, but he still wrote a secret letter to send someone to Dong Zhuo, but was intercepted by Sima Lang again.

The begging failed. In order to save the family's young, Sima Lang had no choice but to kill.

The next day, he bribed Zhang Kai, the former Yellow Turban Party, to assassinate Zhang Wang at Zhang Wang's home. Before leaving, he specifically told Zhang Kai to kill Zhang Wang only and not to harm innocent people. Unexpectedly, Zhang Kai just arrived at the door of Zhang Wang's house, and the horse cried and the sword woke Zhang Wang up. Just as he was about to take action, Zhang Wang jumped off the bed and didn't bother to put on his clothes, and jumped onto the horse and fled alone.

Zhang Kai, who had found nothing, saw the jewelry of the Zhang Wang family and then maliciously killed Zhang Kai's family.

The story of Zhang Wang's family being destroyed reached Sima Lang's ears. He immediately vomited blood several times and fainted on the spot. After waking up, he held Sima Yi's hand and cried: "Zhongda, I only came up with this bad plan because of helplessness. Unexpectedly, I implicated the innocent. Everything was my fault. I killed their lives."

Sima Yi felt quite guilty about this, and he comforted Sima Lang:

"Brother, since things have happened, you don't have to blame yourself too much."

However, Sima Yi was still unable to sleep or eat. He ignored Sima Yi's opposition and forced himself to come to Zhang Wang's house alone. He watched with his own eyes the bright red liquid all over the room and the bloody smell that had not yet dissipated in the air. His strong self-blame was once again flooding his heart.
Chapter completed!