There are many famous families! The Sima family is a prominent family in Hanoi, and they are respected and coveted at the same time. In this era when imperial power is declining and there are as many families as dogs, whoever wins more support from the family will be more likely to succeed. And a big family like the Sima family is the object of all the princes' efforts.

The family has a large land and population, and it also has a local reputation, and its strength should not be underestimated. The county guard of Hanoi is self-aware and respectful to the Sima family on weekdays, so it is unlikely that he will take the initiative to send someone to monitor the Sima family. But now on his territory, someone is blatantly monitoring the Sima family, but he doesn't dare to squeak, which means that the person who ordered someone to spy on the Sima family is not something that can be provoked.

Liu Xie's arrival was very unfortunate, just in time to visit the Sima family when they were unlucky. Thanks to Sima Fang's wit, Liu Xie's true identity was not exposed. Strange goods can live, and now that the hearts of the Han family have not been lost, Liu Xie's identity as the son of heaven is still very valuable.

However, it is not easy for Liu Xie to leave immediately, since he has entered Sima's house, it means that he has also entered the sight of those who are monitoring Sima's family, in order to prevent accidents, Sima Fang left Liu Xie at home, and waited for the time to be ripe before sending Liu Xie away.

"Mr. Sima, slow down." Liu Xie stopped Sima Fang, who was about to leave, although he was very grateful for Sima Fang's care and love, but he decided without consulting his own opinion at all, is this too unserious?

"What else does the Holy One command?" Sima Fang asked puzzled.

"Mr. Sima, I appreciate your care and love, but when will the time be ripe? Could it be that I'm going to stay here for another year and a half? To tell you the truth, I ventured here this time to ask my husband to return to the imperial court to serve as Jing Zhaoyin, but I didn't want to encounter this situation. However, since it has happened, there is nothing to complain about, and I also ask Mr. Sima to tell the details, as long as Mr. Sima is willing to take the position of Jing Zhaoyin, then the imperial court will also do its best to protect the safety of Mr. Sima's family. ”

Sima Fang didn't think that Liu Xie could be of any use to him, and after seeing Liu Xie, he just wanted to protect Liu Xie, but he didn't want Liu Xie to want to protect himself.

"The good intentions of the saint are understood by the old ministers, but the people of the Sima family are strong this time, and with the current strength of the imperial court, I am afraid there is nothing to be done."

“…… Is it Yuan Shao? Liu Xie suddenly asked coldly.

Sima Fang was stunned when he heard this, and then looked at Liu Xie in surprise, as if he didn't expect Liu Xie to guess the mastermind who planned to force him to serve under his command this time. Seeing Sima Fang's expression, Liu Xie explained: "It's not difficult to guess. The Sima family is a prominent clan in Hanoi, and the major forces around Hanoi are only the imperial court, Yuan Shao, Cao Cao and the black mountain thief Zhang Yan, oh, and there is a local Zhang Yang in Hanoi, but Zhang Yang doesn't have much ambition, so there is no need to consider it for the time being. As for Zhang Yan, the Black Mountain thief, he would not take the initiative to deal with the Sima family, so he could ignore it. The only ones who really want to get the Sima family to serve are the imperial court, Yuan Shao and Cao Cao, but Mr. Sima is kind to Cao Cao, with Cao Cao's current situation, he will not send people to persecute the Sima family, then the last thing left is me and Yuan Shao, I am unlikely, and the only remaining Yuan Shao has become the mastermind behind the scenes. ”

"The Shengshang's analysis is indeed clear, there is nothing wrong, the people who are monitoring the Sima family outside are indeed instructed by Yuan Shao." Sima Fang nodded slightly and acknowledged.

“…… Since Yuan Shao sent someone to invite, why didn't Mr. Sima agree? With Mr. Sima's eyes, can't you see the current situation of today's chaos and the rise of princes? Han lost its deer, the world chased it, the fourth and third princes of the Yuan family, and now they have the upper hand in the war with Gongsun Zan for Hebei, once they dominate Hebei, it is not impossible to seize the world. ”

Liu Xie's words made Zhao Yun on the side grin when he heard it, and the lord of his own family really didn't hold back his mouth, and he thought of what to say. And Sima Fang also didn't expect Liu Association to say such a thing, and he was even more shocked in his heart. He was stunned for a while before shaking his head and saying: "Although Yuan Shao is strong, he is not the master, and the Sima family is afraid that it will be difficult to die well in the future." ”

"Mr. Sima, the Sima family is a prominent family in Hanoi, it is a matter of time before you stand in line, you refuse Yuan Shao's overtures now, just Yuan Shao's careful eyes, don't think about having a good life in the future."

"Holy Lord, you are the Son of Heaven of the Great Han, how can you be so calm when you talk about this kind of thing?" Sima Fang asked with some confusion.

"Mr. Sima, can I learn from shrews to scold the street to make those princes give up the power in their hands and obey the decrees of the imperial court again? If I could, then I could scold all day long, but it wasn't impossible. If the Han family wants to revive, those princes are the biggest obstacle. ”

"The saint can think like this, and the old minister feels very comforted in his heart." Sima Fang nodded and said.

"Mr. Sima, don't just think about it, can you take some practical actions?"

“…… What does the Holy Lord want the minister to do? ”

"I hope that Mr. Sima can serve as Jing Zhaoyin to take care of those children of the family for me. Today is different from the past, no matter who it is, there must be a little limit to doing things, but without a strong order that dares to offend the famous family, those families will be lawless. Of course, if I could, I would prefer that Mr. Sima would move his family to Chang'an, where Guanzhong is now internally stable and much safer than other places. It can also make Mr. Sima not burdened by his family. ”

“…… This matter is very important, and I also ask the old minister of Shengshangrong to consider one or two. Sima Fang didn't agree to Liu Xie immediately, and said after pondering for a while.

"Mr. Sima just thinks about it, but please give me an answer as soon as possible, and I can arrange for Mr. Sima's family to leave earlier." Liu Xie said with a smile.

In this way, Liu Xie temporarily lived in Sima's house, of course, Liu Xie did not wait in Sima's house, Zhao Yun left Sima's house at night with the four King Kongs beside Liu Xie, unaware. At this time, Liu Xie was the only one who lived temporarily in Sima's house.

After living in Sima's house, Liu Xie found out how strict the family rules of the Sima family were, and because Liu Xie was a special guest, several children of the Sima family liked to gather by Liu Xie's side. Because as long as Liu Xie is there, the family rules of the Sima family will not fall on their heads.

Sima Fangsheng has eight sons, the eldest son Sima Lang is already twenty-four and has reached the age of becoming a leader, and the second son Sima Yi is sixteen this year and has just returned from Lu Hun Mountain. However, Sima Yi came back this time because he made some mistake, and after returning home, he was severely beaten by his strict father Sima Fang using family methods, and now he is lying in bed to recuperate from his injuries and can't get off the ground. The third son, Sima Fu, is now fifteen years old, and he usually takes his fourth and fifth brothers to follow Liu Xie, and the younger sixth and seventh brothers still need to be taken care of, and the eighth brother is a little baby who needs to be taken care of.

Liu Xie is now fourteen, but he has countless interesting ideas from later generations, and soon established the status of the child king in the Sima family. At present, Zhao Yun and the others sent out by himself have not replied to him, and Liu Xie can only stay at Sima's house with peace of mind. Idle and bored, he doesn't like to get around Sima Fang, others say that Sima Fang has an upright and fair temperament, but Liu Xie found out after a few contacts that this Sima Fang is not only stubborn, but also a good teacher, and likes to educate people after chatting with him for a few words. If it is not a very formal occasion, Liu Xie will seem very casual, and this habit is exactly what Sima Fang can't look down on.

In Sima's house, Liu Xie's most unhappy thing was when eating. Sima's family strictly adheres to the principle of eating without words, and eats like a thief at a meal, not only is it not allowed to talk, but it is not even allowed to make a sound when chewing and drinking soup. This made Liu Xie, who likes to talk when eating and likes to suck soup, feel very uncomfortable, and feel that he is eating with a group of ghosts.

But fortunately, Sima Fang seems to have given up on correcting Liu Xie, who has been taught repeatedly, and has instead let it go, which makes several children of the Sima family prefer to mix with Liu Xie.

"Two cakes."

"Eat."

"Wait, I'm sorry, I'm." Sima Fu smiled and took the two cakes in his second brother's hand and pushed down the mahjong tiles in front of him.

Mahjong is a quintessence suitable for all ages, and Liu Xie, who can't go out in Sima's house, naturally wants to take out this simple toy and share it with the brothers of Sima's family. Several brothers of the Sima family are not stupid people, Liu Xie just briefly explained the guidelines, and took them to fight a few times, and several people understood.

However, the Sima family is very strict, and it is not allowed to gather to gamble, and Liu Xie has no interest in gathering people to gamble. But there is no color head, playing mahjong always feels that something is missing. For this reason, Liu Xie came up with an idea and wrote some things on some notes, and the loser had to do it according to what the note said. Some are learning to bark, some are going to go in circles, and some are looking for something to come back, in short, there are many things to do, and no one wants to be the one who loses.

Sima Lang was older, so he didn't participate, just as a bystander, but Sima Yi, who was just able to get out of bed and walk, couldn't bear the loneliness, squeezed the fourth brother down, and went into battle himself. It's just that I don't know if Sima Yi was born to rush with mahjong, and after he was on the table, he didn't open it, and he put several punches in a row, and the ten beans as a bet were made, and now Sima Yi only has one left.

"Third brother...... My father often taught us that brothers work together ......" Sima Yi tried to educate his third brother, but as soon as he said a word, he was interrupted by Sima Fu, "Second brother, there are no brothers in the casino." ”

"You ......"

"Second brother, why don't you take a break?" Sima Lang was a little reluctant to persuade Sima Yi.

"No, I'm going to touch myself today." Sima Yi refused without hesitation. The more people with bad luck, the more unwilling they are to give up, and Sima Yi is like this at this time.

"Second brother, you only have one bean left, and if you lose, you'll have to draw a note again."

"Hmph, the winner is not scored, I want to see who draws the note in the end." Sima Yi snorted coldly, and glared at the third brother Sima Fu viciously.

The game is open again, Sima Yi seems to be possessed by the god of decay, the first few can still catch a pair or something, but this time the cards are fine. And what's even worse is that before Sima Yi stretched out his hand to grab the cards, he heard Liu Xie, who was sitting on the opposite side, smile, "I'm sorry, Tianhu, one bean per family." ”

"You're cheating!" Sima Yi was the first to jump up and shout.

"Oops~ Zhongda, please pay attention to the gambling, the gambling is the character, and I am willing to lose the bet." Liu Xie looked at Sima Yi with a smile and said.

"You, you must have cheated." Sima Yi shouted angrily.

"Come on, you say I'm cheating, so you can tell me how I cheated?" Liu Xie asked fearlessly.

"I, you......"

"Second brother, I am willing to lose the bet, hurry up." Sima Lang on the side was not afraid of big things, and he smiled and took a clay pot placed beside him, which was a note written by Liu Xie, and whoever drew something had to do one thing according to what was written on the note. Sima Lang had already admired the second brother's learning to bark at a dog, turning around thirty times in place, and so on, which made Sima Lang look forward to what the second brother would be forced to do this time.

Facing the unkind eldest brother and those gloating younger brothers, Sima Yi could only helplessly reach out again and find a note from the clay pot, and just wanted to open it, Sima Lang snatched it first, "Second brother, the rules, the rules can't be forgotten." ”

“…… Big brother, we are biological brothers. ”

"What does this have to do with whether or not you are a brother?" Sima Lang opened the note as he spoke, and after reading it, he couldn't help but sneer and handed it to Sima Yi, and Sima Yi took it, his face suddenly darkened, and he couldn't help but hold up the note and ask everyone: "Which bastard wrote this?" ”

"Big brother, what's written on the note?" When the third Sima Fu heard this, he asked Sima Langdao.

Sima Yi didn't wait for Sima Lang to answer, then glared and shouted: "Big brother, if you want to say it, I will cut off the brotherly relationship with you." ”

"Second brother, I just won't say it, you won't know if you become a younger brother in a while." Sima Lang said helplessly.

“…… Can I touch one again? ”

"Second brother, rules, rules are very important." Sima Fu and his two younger brothers shouted at Sima Yi in unison.

Sima Yi: "......"

……

As the head of the family, Sima Fang not only needs to consider his own personal thoughts, but also needs to consider the interests of the entire family. Today's Han is like a huge gambling game, and various families are gamblers gathered around this gambling game, some have already bet, and some are still waiting. The rise and fall of the family, Sima Fang cannot but be cautious.

According to Sima Fang's thoughts, he neither wanted to go into battle in person like the Yuan family, nor did he want to bet too early, and a successful gambler would never bet when the situation was unclear. At present, although Yuan Shao is strong, Sima Fang is not optimistic about the future of the Yuan family. Liu Xie's arrival made Sima Fang see another possibility.

Before seeing Liu Xie in person, Sima Fang also felt that the Han family's occupation of Guanzhong might be just a lingering breath, but after talking with Liu Xie a few times, Sima Fang suddenly felt that maybe he could trust the imperial court again. The previous conversation with Liu Xie was indeed a little discouraging, but thinking about it on the other hand, if you can't even recognize your current situation, then what is there to look forward to.

People know what they are! Only when you know what you are missing can you make progress. At present, Liu Xie is very sober, and the strategy he adopts is also to follow the Qin State during the Warring States Period, run Guanzhong to accumulate strength, let the "Six Kingdoms" attack each other, and wait until the time is ripe to go out and reorganize the rivers and mountains. Although the "Six Nations" will gradually grow stronger through mutual annexation during this period, it is conceivable how much strength the victors who have exhausted themselves from the "Six Nations Struggle for Hegemony" will have to deal with the recuperated imperial court officers and soldiers.

Sima Fang knew that the plan would never catch up with the changes, but as long as the imperial court could defend Guanzhong, it would not be a pipe dream to revive the Han dynasty in the future. The Son of Heaven is not yet an adult, as long as there are no accidents on the way, he will live longer than the princes who are now active, and as long as people live, they will be full of countless possibilities.

Does the Sima family want to bet on the Son of Heaven?

Just when Sima Fang was embarrassed by this question, there was a knock on the door of the study. Sima Fang frowned and asked, "Who's outside?" Didn't you tell me not to disturb? ”

"Father, it's a child." Sima Yi's voice came from outside.

Among the eight children, the younger ones haven't been seen yet, but at present, Sima Fang's most important thing is the second son Sima Yi, and it is also the one who makes Sima Fang feel the most headache. Compared with the honest and honest eldest son, the second son is obviously the reincarnation of a demon king of the mixed world. Thinking of the reason why the second son went home this time, Sima Fang was angry.

But after all, it's your own child......

"Come in." Sima Fang commanded.

The door of the study opened, Sima Yi stood outside the door, as if he was a little hesitant whether he should enter or not, Sima Fang frowned and asked, "Zhongda, didn't you hear that your father asked you to come in?" ”

"Yes, father, the child has come in." Sima Yi hurriedly walked out of the door with a smile on his face.

Looking at the second son standing in front of him, Sima Fang asked in a calm voice, "Zhongda, is there something wrong with you coming to see your father?" ”

"Uh...... Something. Sima Yi was stunned for a moment, and subconsciously turned around to look outside the door, Sima Fang frowned again when he saw this, "Zhongda, what are you doing outside the door?" ”

"Uh...... It's okay, the child just always feels like someone is following him. Father, the child came to his father today because he wanted to say something to his father. ”

"Hmm...... What words? ”

"Uh...... That ......" Sima Yi was still thinking about what to say, but Sima Fang was already a little unhappy, when did his second son speak so much, and couldn't help but ask in a deep voice: "What do you want to tell your father?" If you come to admit your mistake, your father has already used family law, and you have already revealed the matter of peeping at the village woman bathing in Luhun Mountain......"

"Poof~" A laugh suddenly came from the window of the study.

"Who's eavesdropping?" Sima Fang asked when he heard this. Listening to the footsteps hurrying away, Sima Fang looked at the face of the second son, and it had already turned from white to red, from red to black......

"Zhongda, what the hell is going on?" Sima Fang asked angrily.