"Master, Zhonghuangmen Zhang Dang asks to see you." Butler Hou Ji came in at this time to report.

"Zhang Dang?" Sima Shi looked at his father in some surprise, Zhang Dang was a eunuch, and he usually had no contact with the Sima family, but the sudden visit at this time made Sima Shi a little inexplicable.

Sima Yi looked like an old god was there, and he didn't seem to be surprised by this at all, and said with a slight bow: "Welcome to the middle hall first, and then go to a certain time." ”

Hou Ji took his life and left.

Sima Shiqi said: "Father, this Zhang came to visit suddenly, but I don't know what happened?" ”

Zhang Dang is a flattering person, the best at patting horses and whiskers, flattery, in the palace is notorious, for the Yellow Gate squire to ward off evil and evil, the end of the Ming Emperor, not for reuse.

When Cao Fang ascended the throne, Zhang Dang was promoted to Zhonghuangmen, and happened to be in charge of the dismissal of palace maids.

Emperor Cao Rong of Wei Ming has a disease of lust, his lust is not ordinary, both men and women eat, there are three thousand beauties in the harem, and the beauties are like clouds.

After Cao Rong died, according to the palace law, these palace ladies who had no heirs were all sent back to their hometowns and were no longer allowed to stay in the palace.

Zhang Dang relied on his power and secretly gave several outstanding palace ladies to Cao Shuang.

After hearing the news, he angrily reprimanded Zhang Dang, believing that Zhang Dang's move was in the name of the first emperor.

However, Zhang Dang had Cao Shuang as his backer, and he couldn't help him to ward off evil spirits, and in the end, the matter was over.

It's just that Sima Shi is very strange, since Zhang Dang hugged Cao Shuang's thigh, and Cao Shuang is the first minister, it is when the spring breeze is proud, what is the purpose of Zhang Dang's coming to Taifu's Mansion near and far?

Sima Yi smiled slightly: "Although Zhang Dang's reputation is not good, he is also an errand in the palace, and he is the most well-informed. ”

As soon as he entered the middle hall, Zhang Dang had a flattering smile on his face, and bent down to salute Sima Yi, his posture was like a ripe green shrimp.

"The lower officials see Sima Taifu."

Sima Yi returned the salute slightly, and said calmly: "I don't know what Zhang Huangmen is doing when he comes to the cold house?" ”

According to the system of the imperial court, foreign officials and internal officials are not allowed to interact, but the system belongs to the system, in fact, it is still difficult for this regulation to restrain the internal ministers and foreign ministers, but usually Sima Yi and Zhang Dang do not have any friendship, so Sima Yi's attitude towards Zhang Dang is so salty, at least before he knows Zhang Dang's intentions, Sima Yi wants to keep a certain distance from him.

Zhang Dang didn't dare to have the slightest dissatisfaction, and said with a sneer: "The lower official took the liberty to visit, but he had something to report to Mrs. Sima." After the collapse of the first emperor, he still did not restrain himself, and even intensified, claiming to be the old minister of the first emperor, not putting His Majesty in his eyes, and the lower officials implored Sima Taifu to be the master, and got rid of the traitors in the palace, so as to show the holy listening. ”

Zhang Dang and the evil spirits are not in harmony, Sima Yi has also heard of it, when Cao Ei was alive, he was the only pet to ward off evil spirits, and the status of natural evil spirits in the palace was unmatched, after Cao Ei collapsed, Zhang Dang took refuge in Cao Shuang, and his status in the palace rose sharply, which was bound to cause friction with evil spirits.

However, the evil spirits are very well-connected in the human palace, although there is no support from the emperor, but the relationship with the queen mother is also good, Zhang Dang only relies on Cao Shuang, but he still can't defeat the evil spirits, so he will come to ask Sima Yi for support.

Sima Yi was reluctant to wade into this troubled water, and said lightly: "Although a certain is a prince, he is a foreign minister, how can a foreign minister interfere in the affairs of the palace?" In the six palaces, when the queen mother is in charge, why doesn't Zhang Huangmen play the queen mother, and she decides? ”

Zhang Dang didn't know that the palace was the queen mother's business, Cao Shuang had played the queen mother before, and asked to deal with evil spirits, but the queen mother did not agree, Zhang Dang thought, if Cao Shuang and Sima Yi, the two auxiliary ministers, put pressure on the queen mother, the queen mother may agree, so Zhang Dangcai came to the door to ask to see Sima Yi.

Sima Yi's attitude Zhang Dang had already thought of it, why should he help you if he has no grudges against evil spirits, but since Zhang Dang is here, he is ready to kill you.

"Sima Taifu is an important minister of the country, ordered by the first emperor, entrusted to the orphan auxiliary government, the affairs in the palace are related to the society, and His Majesty's side, how can he tolerate traitorous ministers, so the lower officials dared to ask the Taifu to advise the queen mother, the side of the Qing monarch." Zhang Dangdao, "Xiaguan still has a matter that needs to be told to the Taifu, before the collapse of the first emperor, he had secretly given an edict to ward off evil spirits, and he went out of the palace in disguise that night to ward off evil spirits, and he didn't know where to go, this matter may have something to do with Taifu, Xia Guan thought about it, and felt that it was better to inform Taifu." ”

Sima Yi's face suddenly became solemn, the secret edict, Cao Rong actually left a secret edict before he died? This news really shocked Sima Yi.

It seems that he still underestimated the Emperor Wei Ming, who died young.

On the surface, the edict ordered Cao Shuang and Sima Yi to be auxiliary ministers and preside over the affairs of the DPRK and China, but secretly Cao Rong had other arrangements.

This news can be called earth-shattering, Sima Yi, who originally only regarded Cao Shuang as an opponent, suddenly discovered that he actually had a hidden opponent.

And what worries him even more is, who is this hidden opponent?

He didn't know anything.

Don't look at Cao Shuang's pride in the spring breeze now, Sima Yi has a hundred ways to play him to death, but the opponent hidden in the shadows makes Sima Yi feel that he has nowhere to exert his strength.

The invisible enemy is the most terrible enemy.

Seeing Sima Yi's slightly frowning brows, Zhang Dang knew that today was definitely worth the trip, whether Cao Yi had a secret edict about their little people, but Sima Yi, who held the title of auxiliary minister, was different, Zhang Dang pressed a treasure, and in exchange for Sima Yi's support with this top-secret news, it was obviously a success.

Sure enough, Sima Yi pondered for a moment, and said to Zhang Dang: "Zhang Huangmen is reasonable, Rong and the general will discuss it, and enter the palace to pay attention to the Empress Dowager Ming another day, and then make a decision." ”

Zhang Dang thanked him and left happily.

Sima Shi said indignantly: "Cao Ei, the dog emperor, still can't trust his father after all, and he has to guard against it when he dies!" ”

Sima Yi said calmly: "I have been defended by his Cao family for so many years, and I have long been used to being a father, and the lord suspects that the ministers will die, and it is a blessing that my father can live until now." ”

Sima Shi said angrily: "How much credit has my father made for his Cao family's country, fighting in the south and fighting in the north, fighting in the east and killing in the west, if there is no father, how can Cao Fang'er sit firmly on the throne?" Our Sima family went to the soup and fire, but in exchange for being suspicious, we guarded against thieves, and we were really suffocated to death! ”

Sima Yi sighed and said: "Accompanying the king is like accompanying the tiger, above the court, trembling, walking on thin ice, walking is difficult, the slightest carelessness is the disaster of death and annihilation." ”

"No, this nail has to be dug out!" Sima Shi is categorical.