Sima Ni has not slept all night, and has been staying in the study since the second half of the night, sending henchmen to inquire about the situation from time to time, closely watching the movements of the Taihe Palace, and looking at the pen, ink, paper and inkstone rewarded by the first king Xiao Li in the study, this white-haired old man, his heart fluctuated for a while. He remembered the thrilling past with the former king and Cao Ze, Jin Ge Iron Horse, conquering the world, and expanding the territory of Daqi. I think of the countless efforts I have spent in the past few years to support this young new king. Now that the showdown is finally coming, he is full of confidence in today's plan, but he ......

The human heart is the most complex thing in this world, and even a clever strategist like Zhuge Liang can't fully see through it. Thinking back then, Cao Ze was a military general, he was a minister, and he assisted Xiao Li, how loyal he was, and the monarch and the minister were unstoppable. He was born in a big family, and he has been exposed to it since he was a child, and he has an innate respect and loyalty to the king and the court. Cao Ze is different, he is from a poor background, but he has a different talent for Taoism, with a habit of rivers and lakes, which is despised by other ministers, but Xiao Li appreciates him very much, and the two have become irreversible friends, Cao Ze sacrificed his life on the battlefield several times to save Xiao Li's life, Xiao Li has also been repeatedly promoted, and he has also invited a special master to teach him to read and write, and govern the country, it can be said that the two complement each other.

"Back then, Han Gaozu had Zhang Liang, Han Xin, and Xiao He could win the world, and now I have Cao Ze in Wu and Sima Ni in Wen, not inferior to Liu Bang." Xiao Li often talked about this allusion with a smug face, and Cao Ze also slapped his hands and laughed on the side. And now, Cao Ze, Xiao Li's most proud, is about to raise troops to kill his son and seize power.

Everyone has desires, but if the desires are too strong, they will be swayed by desires and become slaves.

Once you become a slave to your desires, you are no longer yourself.

Cao Ze, who was high-spirited and chivalrous back then, and Cao Ze, who is now proud and conceited, does not know how to be a minister, and respects the courtesy of the king, Sima Ni really can't think of any connection between the two.

In all fairness, Sima Ni was very pleasantly surprised by Xiao Zhi's layout, and he was happy that Xiao Zhi had a thorough layout and successfully won over key people, and he was a little more sure. Shockingly, he himself was in danger as bait, and he had to worry about the king's comfort. As the first assistant of the current dynasty, Sima Ni couldn't help but think that in case something happened, who would be sent out of the palace to transfer troops, and who would be let the Qinwang troops come to command, thinking of this, his blood was boiling, as if he had returned to the battlefield where thousands of horses galloped and flesh and blood flew back then. At this moment, the guards of the palace hurriedly ran in, "Sima Gong, our king has won!" Cao Ze, Xiao Yan and others were all taken down! Sima Ni's hanging heart was let go.

"The king has an order, Xuan Sima Ni will enter the palace immediately."

Cao Ze Xiao Yan was imprisoned, and several mansion evils who plotted against the rebellious ministers were copied, which caused a sensation in the palace, the capital of Qi, and the world.

After a few days of trial by the ministers, they realized that the complexity of the case was far beyond imagination. Xiao Zhi was in the Taihe Palace, and he had to summon Xiao Jie, Yan Zhiyuan, and Sima Ni every day. Xie Lan also knew the situation of the trial well, thinking of Xiao Zhen's previous judgment of Xiao Yan, Xie Lan was even more impressed by the young King of Qi who was less than twenty years old.

Everything seems to be under Xiao Zhen's control.

On this day, Xiao Zhi summoned Xiao Jie, Yan Zhiyuan, Sima Ni and a group of people in the Taihe Palace, Xiao Zhi said with a smile: "Everyone Aiqing, the case of Cao Ze and Xiao Yan must be closed as soon as possible to calm the hearts of the people in the world." Eh, Xiao Yan is a sinister and cunning person, I have already seen that he and Cao Ze are not in the same group, what are you asking, who is the main rebel between the two of them? ”

Xiao Jie hurriedly smiled and said, "King Shengming! The main rebellion is still Cao Ze, only Xiao Yan, as a close branch of the royal family, instigated rebellion, and the weight of his crime is not under Cao Ze, so he really can't tell who is the master and who is from. Xiao Zhi nodded and said, "This makes sense, this person is a big traitor; It's a pity that Cao Ze has been smart all his life, but he fell for him, Yan Zhiyuan, what do you think? ”

Yan Zhiyuan heard Xiao Zhen's meaning, and seemed to have the intention of protecting Cao Ze, so he wanted to make a further test, what the holy intention was, blinked, and also came up and said: "According to the "Great Qi Law", such crimes, regardless of the leader, will be executed by Ling Chi. As for how to send it down, the ministers listened to the king's orders. ”

Hearing this, Xiao Zhi was a little unhappy, "You still can't get rid of this old problem." Xiao Zhi didn't hear the meaning of his words, thinking that he was prevaricating, "If you don't have an idea, can you call a loyal minister?" Tell me, is there anything unforgivable about the sins of these two men? ”

Only then did Yan Zhiyuan understand what Xiao Zhi meant, he was not afraid, and he dared to speak, too: "Death is a certain death, but there are also several ways to die." The minister thought that Cao Ze was a lonely minister, and it seemed that he could be punished lightly and beheaded in order to make meritorious contributions to the battle. This is also the mercy of my king. ”

Kill or not, how to kill, Xiao Zhi hadn't really made up his mind at this time, and suddenly saw Sima Ni standing next to him and didn't speak, so he asked, "Sima Ni, why don't you speak?" ”

Sima Ni was thinking about this question with all his heart at this moment, and when he saw Xiao Zhi pointing to him, he hurriedly bowed down and replied: "King Shengming, there is no need to talk about the sins of these two people, no matter how you deal with it, it is not too much. Now the most important point is not how Cao Ze Xiaoyan himself is, but whether it is beneficial to the king's plan to rule, so how to deal with it is really extraordinary - one is a general, and the other is a royal clan. The minister discussed with Xue Bilong yesterday until the third watch, and finally had no opinion. Don't dare to deceive, please let the king think again. ”

"Good! This is what Lao Cheng said about the country! You also learn a little bit, you can only dance with swords and swords, and if you don't have the ability to govern the country, how can you do it?! You don't have to be afraid to say anything, just take it as your purpose. ”

"Ministers' Honor", Xiao Zhi retreated from everyone, sat alone on the couch, and thought about this matter carefully.

What to do with them? Did you really kill them?

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