Chapter 223: Crisis
Ghosts can't affect the human world, but the human world can affect the underworld. Man dies as a ghost, and a ghost is born as a man. When a person dies, he can retain the memory of the time when he was in the world, and when the ghost is born, he has to drink Meng Po soup. Strictly speaking, the underworld is the next station in the world, or the terminal station of a soul.
A soul is reborn from the earth, throws itself into the skin of the world, and experiences the joys and sorrows of a lifetime. When the skin grows old, he goes to the underworld, looks back on the grievances before his death, learns to see it, learns to let go, and then puts it into a new cycle.
Reincarnation in Buddhism is a kind of suffering, which makes people let go of attachments. But the life in reincarnation is always trapped in it, unable to extricate itself.
Zhang Chunhua's words made Sima Yi and Sima Shi's eyes widen. The killing of kings has been recorded since the Xia Dynasty, and up to now, almost every dynasty has the right to kill kings. Rao is like this, but killing the king is still a big sin.
Sima Yi looked at Sima Shi with a somewhat hurried expression, and asked, "Who is Cheng Ji, and what does it have to do with my Sima clan?"
"Cheng Ji is our Sima clan's henchman in the court, and his official position and fame are all obtained by Brother Zhao, and he has a very strong relationship with Jia Chong. ”
Sima Yi's hand slammed heavily on the table, a little confused. Killing the monarch in the underworld is not a big crime, at most it is punished as murder. But as long as it is a superior person, he will not like the word killer. Now whether it is a city or a soldier, they all depend on the Han family, and what kind of attitude the emperors of the Han family will have, Sima Yi has no bottom in his heart.
Zhang Chunhua also showed a little flustered, I don't know what to do, the rumor from the Han family is very clear, this time there will be no more support for Sima Yi, Liu Qi even personally burned a letter for her, asking her to leave as soon as possible and go back to Chang'an to hide temporarily. It's just that the son is here, and the mother is willing to leave alone.
"What happened to the Han family?"
"Emperor Xiaoyuan, Gaozu has made a decree that the Han army in Chang'an and Chengdu is not allowed to leave the city. ”
Sima Yi hurriedly asked, "Have the officials and soldiers in the city withdrawn?"
"Not really, it's just that such a big thing happened in the world, if Cao Cao attacks, with the soldiers in the city, I'm afraid he won't be able to resist. ”
Sima Yi was a little disappointed, the Han family had infiltrated his city too much, and since the city was built, he has never had any real power.
"Father, mother, what should I do now?"
Zhang Chunhua looked at him and said, "I am a pawn of the Han family, Cao Cao doesn't dare to touch me, Shi'er, you might as well go to Yanjun City to hide first, as long as you are out of this territory, Cao Cao will not dare to be presumptuous." ”
"In the current crisis, how can there be any reason to abandon your parents and survive alone. I also asked my father to order, and I immediately took someone to Luoyang to monitor the movements of the Wei army. ”
Sima Yi waved his hand and said, "No need, when Cao Song died in Xuzhou, Cao Cao was angry and raised troops and slaughtered the people to vent his anger." Now that Cao Chao is dead, Cao Cao will inevitably not settle down, and it is inevitable to send troops. I expect that in Luoyang City, preparations are being made at the moment, and if the action is fast enough, the former army should have already left the city. ”
"Old thing, hurry up and think of a way, if you want to be beaten yourself, it's really not good, I'll take my son to Chang'an!"
"Don't worry, I'll immediately deploy manpower to strengthen the defense. ”
Without waiting for Zhang Chunhua to answer, Sima Yi had already stood up and walked out of the dining hall.
When Cheng Ji came to his senses, he was already at the door of the judge's office. For his own death, he still has resentment. did his best for the Sima family, and was willing to bear the name of killing the king, but in exchange for the whole family being punished, the blood did not exist. How unjust things are in the world.
Nezha stretched out his hand to push him through the door, and beckoned to the judge inside, "Chengji, I sent it to you!"
The judge was about to reply, but saw that Nezha had closed the door outside and did not even enter the house. I had to close my open mouth again and start counting the merits and demerits of Chengji.
"Ah Chao, don't worry about anything, the judges of the underworld are very fair, and there will never be any mistakes in merit and demerit. When the judge is done, you can go and see your family. ”
"Thank you, will we have a chance to meet in the future?"
"Hmm..."Nezha fell into deep thought, the yin and yang are not separated by people and ghosts, but the world and the underworld are two worlds, the city god who serves in the human world, there is probably no time to wander around in the underworld, whether they can meet in the future, it really takes two.
Cao Chao saw his embarrassment, so he said: "It's okay, no matter what happens in the future, I will remember your friend." ”
"It's okay, even if you can't get the right to live forever in the underworld, you will have more than a hundred years of yin life, before I come to the underworld, I will burn the letter to you first, and we will meet in Yanjun City!"
"That's great!"
Nezha reluctantly said goodbye to Cao Chao, and Ji Dan who watched it was a little emotional. To be able to move a Rao, there is probably only enough sincere affection
The long procession, walking on the road, Cao Cao's face was gloomy. Liu Bang only promised him three days, not long, not short, it was enough to urge the camp to pull out the village, but if it was to conquer a fortified city, it was still not enough.
Smoke and dust billowed out, and thousands of troops and horses surrounded Sima Yi's city under the reflection of the setting sun. This long-unnamed city suffered the greatest crisis since its founding, with 200,000 troops besieging the city, banners covering the sun, drums and horns, and swords and guns towering like a forest, as if to turn this land into a Shura field.
Lu Bu took the troops he was familiar with, standing within sight of the field and monitoring the field, and the order given to him was very simple, let them fight, and don't care about what they do, just in case they use too much water and fire, causing a catastrophe.
The job of the Metropolitan Protector is very good, and there is a fixed salary every month, and there is no need to fight often. Strictly speaking, unless the boundary of the North Court is opened, there is no chance for the Metropolitan Protectorate to participate in the war.
From a distance, I saw a man and a horse coming out of the camp of the Wei army, running straight towards them. waited a little closer, and then saw clearly that it was Guo Jia. After Xun Yu left, he was the mastermind of Cao Cao's subordinates, and he was very heavy.
drove the horse to Lu Bu, hugged his fists and said, "General Lu, I don't know what the capital protector has to teach here?"
"Hmph, Sima Yi burned a letter to Guan Duhu, the Wei army besieged the city, and asked Duhu to come to mediate, so I came here. ”
"Oh. Guo Jialuo thought for a while and asked, "Then the general wants to persuade me to wait for the army to retreat?"
Lu Bu rolled his eyes and said, "How can you be so idle, take care of the adults, as long as you don't hit the boundary of the North Garden, don't fire prevention, don't release water, it's up to you, we just come over to see the excitement." ”
"The general has worked hard, and I will send some wine and meat to Wei Wangming to reward. ”
Lu Bu didn't speak, but was thinking about the laws of the underworld and the rules of the capital. I don't know if there will be a problem. It's really not interesting to watch a drama here, but it's a good thing to eat and drink a little.
Guo Jia saw that he didn't answer for a long time, but when he agreed, he drove his horse back.
Cao Cao is a generous ghost, and after receiving Guo Jia's return, he sent more than a dozen truckloads of wine and meat.
A group of knights looked at the wine and meat drooling, and had the urge to take a big bite to eat, but Lu Bu didn't open his mouth, so it was not easy to make his own decisions.
"That's... , which of you brought pen and paper?" Lu Bu looked around and asked in a loud voice.
"General, I brought a carving knife and bamboo slips, is that okay?"
"Yes, burn the letter to Guan Duhu, and ask if you can accept the labor army!"
The soldier quickly wrote the letter, lit the fire with the fire fold he carried with him, and burned it for Guan Zhong.
After waiting for about two quarters of an hour, the sergeant shouted: "General, take care of the rest of the food, as long as the task is okay, everything else is casual." ”
Lu Bu put his mind at ease, waved his hand, and said: "All of you get off the horse, make a fire on the spot and make food, be careful, don't cause a fire." ”
Smoke soon rose from the army of the Imperial Protectorate and entered the eyes of Sima Yi at the head of the city.
Although I knew that it was not necessarily reliable to ask the Metropolitan Protectorate to mediate, was it too much to rely on drinking wine and eating meat on the edge of the battlefield?