Sima Yi packed up his bags and came to the city wall of Wenxian County, only to see thousands of troops and horses, including 50,000. Sima Yi was not panicked, and shouted to Yuan Jun outside the city gate very respectfully: "Under Sima Yi, I don't know what General Yuan commands?" Yuan Xi heard a well-dressed young scribe say this, although he couldn't see his appearance clearly, he also knew that this person was Sima Yi. Yuan Xi replied: "I heard that there is a great sage in Wen County, named Sima Yi, who passed by today and came to visit. ”

Sima Yi contacted Zhang Xiujian a few days ago, which made people panic, and the people of Wen County did the same, and they didn't dare to let Yuan Xi in, Yuan Xi ran into a wall, and naturally wanted to find a pretense, that is, himself, and replied: "General Yuan remembers that he is here, and Sansheng is lucky, but now that the war is raging, Wen County is not easy to open, of course, the people of Wen County have no intention of making the general an enemy, and ask the general to take a detour, Zhong Da is here to thank you." After speaking, Sima Yi bowed respectfully to Yuan Xi, Sima Yi expected that this Yuan Xi cherished his reputation and would not forcibly attack the city, otherwise he would carry the black pot for Zhang Xiu, and it would be difficult to subdue the Central Plains.

Xun Zhan was good at rhetoric, and came out to relieve Yuan Xi and said: "Zhongda stands high on the city wall like this, which is not like hospitality. Sima Yi replied with a smile: "I naturally welcome General Yuan to come as a guest, but the place in the house is small, I am afraid that it cannot accommodate so many soldiers, only by standing on this city wall, can I receive all the general's men." With a good mouth, Yuan Xi smiled and said, "I don't know how many people can be accommodated in the house?" Sima Yi replied: "I am used to taking only one scholar with me when I visit, but I don't know what about the general?" ”

Yuan Xi expected that even if he went to Sima Yi alone, he wouldn't dare to do anything to himself, but if he made the same mistake as He Jin, Sima Yi probably wouldn't look down on him, since he brought one person, he naturally wanted to bring Zhao Yun, a super thug, so he looked at Zhao Yun and said, "Is Zilong willing to go with me to visit Sima Mansion?" Zhao Yun also admired Yuan Xi's courage, of course he had the courage, but he still looked at Xu Shu with an inquiring gaze.

Xu Shu hesitated for a moment and nodded, although it was a bit risky, but it was also valuable for the lord to do this, this Sima Yi is a rare talent, if he gets this person, he can also better stabilize the situation in the Luoyang area. With the nods of Zhao Yun and Xu Shu, Yuan Xi said with confidence: "With Lao Zhongda being so hospitable, I will be respectful to General Zhao and go to Sima Mansion as a guest, and ask Zhongda to open the door!" ”

Sima Yi was also slightly surprised, admiring Yuan Xi's courage, but unfortunately, as the commander of the three armies, it was really unwise to risk his life like this, but after thinking about it, it seemed that he couldn't do anything to Yuan Xi, so he asked the guards to open the city gate and let Yuan Xi in. At this time, the leader said uneasily: "Sima Gongzi will let Yuan Xi in like this, I'm afraid it's not appropriate, what if they take the opportunity to kill in?" Sima Yi looked at the dutiful guard and said, "This big brother is very dutiful, but have you ever thought that if the Yuan army wants to attack the city, can it be defended by a few hundred people in our county?" It's better to open the city gate, General Yuan is an honest and trustworthy person, don't worry. ”

The leader pondered for a long time, agreed with Sima Yi's opinion, and ordered his subordinates to open the city gate and let Yuan Xi in. Sima Yi came to the gate of the city, and Yuan Xi ordered the army to be stationed on the spot, and he and Zhao Yun entered Wen County. Sima Yi saw that Yuan Xi was dressed in a military uniform and his appearance was extraordinary, and he also admired it very much, and the guard who followed him looked like a powerful character at first glance, and politely stepped forward to meet Yuan Xi. Yuan Xi was also very happy to see that Sima Yi was dressed in green clothes, polite, modest and respectful, and a cultivated intellectual.

Yuan Xi and Zhao Yun followed Sima Yi to Sima Mansion, although Sima Mansion is not a large place, but the dress is very exquisite, simple and elegant, and the large collection of books shows the rich family heritage. Yuan Xi drank tea while enjoying the scenery of Sima Mansion, especially looking at the pair of slingshots, and said to Sima Yi: "Sima Mansion is a good place to go, leisurely and comfortable, the scenery is unique, when you are bored, drink tea and read books, plant flowers and birds, it is really happy." ”

Sima Yi remembered his terrible playing skills, blushed, and said ashamedly: "Let the general see and laugh, it's just nothing." Yuan Xi said: "Zhongda, why do you say that the gap between people is so big, God is really unfair, you and I are the second sons of the same family, why do I have so many things to deal with every day, and you are so leisurely?" ”

Sima Yi guessed that Yuan Xi wanted to recruit himself, although the Yuan family was powerful, but unfortunately the internal instability, after Yuan Shao, it was very likely that the three brothers would split up. Although Yuan Xi showed a certain ability, it was still a shortcoming, thinking of this, Sima Yi replied euphemistically: "The general said that he was laughing, the fourth and third princes of the Yuan family are the head of the Shi clan, how can my Sima family be comparable?" General Yuan is the assassin of Youzhou, and Yi is just a civilian, which is very different. ”

Yuan Xi also knew that his current strength was not worth attracting Sima Yi, so he turned to talk about other things, got up and picked up the slingshot, tried it, and said to Sima Yi: "Zhongda shouldn't have hit many birds, right?" You're not doing this right, you must be symmetrical to make a slingshot branch, if you can't find it, you can't do it, you can use a knife to sharpen, and then choose an elastic rubber band through the cowhide, choose the right stone to improve the hit! Sima Yi didn't expect Yuan Xi to also have research on slingshots, so he suddenly became interested and asked: "I didn't expect the general to also have research on slingshots, next time I will build one according to what the general said, and see if I can hit it." ”

Yuan Xi is a master of slingshots, holding Sima Yi's slingshot and flicking it at the bird outside the window, and the bird fell to the ground in response. Sima Yi was stunned for a moment, Yuan Xi had not played less before, and said earnestly: "Zhongda, do you know why I am so accurate with the same slingshot?" Sima Yi rolled his eyes, it's not that you are also playful, practice a lot, practice makes perfect, but I didn't expect Yuan Xi to say: "I have more vision than you, I see your potential, and you are a talent that can be created, but you didn't realize that I am the master!" After speaking, Yuan Xi wanted to capture the old man, put down the slingshot in his hand, and silently got up to say goodbye and leave.