Chapter 18 The golden bottle of sake is worth ten thousand, and the jade plate is worth ten thousand dollars

As soon as Cao Cao's words fell, the hall suddenly fell silent......

Who is Sima Yong in the waiter?

The children of the Sima family are also.

If this is forgotten, at most, Jia Chong thinks that Emperor Wei is currying favor with Sima Shi, but this Sima Yong is not an ordinary child of the Sima family.

He is Sima Fu's eldest son!

Then who is Sima Fu?

Sima Yi's third brother, Sima Shi, and Sima Zhao's third uncle.

Not to mention Liu Sui's incredulous expression, Jia Chong himself was even more surprised, this Emperor Wei ...... Could it be that I was wrong?

It seems that it was a trip in vain.

Jia Chong smiled bitterly in his heart, bowed and said, "Since Your Majesty already has a candidate in mind, the minister will not make decisions on his own." ”

This sentence seems to be light, but in fact, it has two meanings, the first layer is the meaning on the surface, Jia Chong no longer insists on being the prince, and the second layer means that this matter will be revealed, and the Sima family will not be embarrassed again.

"I'm tired."

Cao Cao naturally understood, but the matter was over, and he didn't bother to continue talking nonsense with Jia Chong.

"The minister retired."

Jia Chong saw that Cao Cao's face was not good, so he bowed knowingly and took the opportunity to retire.

Looking at Jia Chong's figure slowly leaving, Cao Cao's heart breathed a sigh of relief, scheming Jia Chong, calculating Sima Shi, seemingly aggressive, advancing step by step.

But in fact, it is like walking on thin ice, like facing the abyss.

If you are not careful, you will die and the country will be destroyed.

If you don't move out of Sima Yong today, I'm afraid that the forbidden army will break into the palace and abolish the emperor in the next moment.

But...... This Sima Yong ......

Cao Cao frowned.

Whether it is in his previous life or present life, he is indeed not very familiar with him, and the reason why he is proposed is because of his father Sima Fu.

In Cao Chao's memory, every time Sima Fu went to court, whether it was Emperor Wei's-for-tat or Sima Shi's aggressiveness, he didn't say a word, but when Sima Fu learned that Sima Shi killed Emperor Wei Cao Fang, he knelt in front of Cao Fang's corpse and cried, and never went to court again.

There seems to be a sign of a break with the Sima family.

When Cao Cao recalled this in his mind, doubts flashed in his eyes.

The Emperor Who Wept Death......

Resolutely not to go to the court......

It is difficult to show that Sima Fu is loyal to the Cao family with these two alone, but Jia Chong is pressing step by step, and in desperation, he can only use Sima Fu's son as a shield, so Jia Chong can't refuse if he wants to.

"Sima Shuda ......"

Cao Cao muttered to himself.

Sima Fu, although he is one of the "Sima Bada", is talented, but in the Cao Cao era, it is easy for people to ignore.

Including Cao Cao himself.

Cao Cao's most important to the Sima clan were Sima Fang and Sima Lang.

Sima Fang was the father of Sima Yi, who was upright and fair, and was a well-known gentleman in the world at that time. When he was young, he served as an official in the state and county, successively served as Luoyang Ling, Jing Zhaoyin, and when he was old, he turned to the captain of the cavalry, raised Zhilu Lane, closed the door and guarded himself, and was loyal to the Cao family.

Sima Lang is the eldest son of Sima Fang, the eldest brother of Sima Yi, and the head of "Sima Bada". When Cao Cao was the Sikong, Sima Lang was made a subordinate official of the Sikong, and successively served as Chenggao Ling, Tangyang Chief, Yuancheng Ling, Prime Minister's Chief Book, Yanzhou Assassin History, etc., all of which had political achievements and were deeply loved by the people. After Sima Lang and Xiahoudun, Zang Ba and others conquered Eastern Wu, after arriving at Juchao, the plague was epidemic in the army, Sima Lang personally went to inspect and deliver medicine, so he contracted the disease and died at the age of forty-seven.

After the death of Sima Fang and Sima Lang, the Sima family was taken over by Sima Yi, until the Gaopingling Incident, Sima Yi led the Sima family to completely control the entire Great Wei.

But the Sima family is not monolithic.

The first is the so-called "Sima Bada." ”

What is Sima Bada?

That is, Sima Fang's eight sons:

Yanzhou Thorn Shi Sima Lang, the word Boda;

Wei Taiwei (Emperor Xuan of Jin) Sima Yi, the word Zhongda;

Wei Dazai Sima Fu, the word Shuda;

Wei Dongwu City Hou Sima Kui, the word Jida;

Wei Honglu Cheng Sima Sui, the word is obvious;

Wei Zhonglang Sima Jin, the word Huida;

Wei Ancheng Pavilion Hou Sima Tong, the word Yada;

Wei Anping Pavilion Hou Sima Min, the word Yuda.

Because his eight brothers are talented, and the characters of the eight people all have "Da", they were respectfully called "Sima Bada" by the people at that time.

Among them, the eldest brother Sima Lang followed Cao Cao in his early years, was loyal, and died of illness in the twenty-second year of Jian'an.

Among the remaining people, Sima Yi doesn't need to say much.

The fourth brother, Sima Kui, was shocked when he learned of the change in Gao Pingling, and dissuaded Sima Yi, but was imprisoned by Sima Yi and died.

The fifth brother, Sima Sui, was frail and sickly and died early.

The sixth brother, Sima Jin, is still alive, and he is neutral in the dispute between the Sima family and the Cao family, does not help each other, and has never intervened in it.

The seventh brother Sima Tong, who is still here, agreed with Sima Yi's annexation of the Cao family in his early years, thinking that the Sima family should replace him, and now although he is old and no longer deals with political affairs, he still supports Sima Shi's actions behind his back.

The eighth brother, Sima Min, is still here, but he never asks about the government, only delves into literature and historiography, and is friends with Du Pre.

When he thought of this, Cao Cao's eyes lit up, and he might have the opportunity to use the discord meter......

In addition to Sima Lang, who died of illness 50 years ago, Sima Kui, who died of seclusion by Sima Yi, Sima Yi, who died in Luoyang in the third year of Jiaping, and Sima Sui, who died early of frail and sick, there are still three brothers Sima Fu, six brothers Sima Jin, seventh brother Sima Tong, and eighth brother Sima Min who are still alive today.

Among them, Sima Tong still insists that the Sima family is granted by the mandate of heaven, and he wants to replace the Cao family, but at present, it will not affect it.

If you want to sow discord, you have to start with Sima Jin and Sima Min.

"King Gu seems to have heard that Sima Jin's second son Sima Mu has a lot of complaints about Sima Yan, and it seems that he has the intention of competing for the prince of Jin, and he seems to have heard that Sima Min's adopted son Sima Biao is greedy for money and lustful, and he is a famous playboy in Luoyang......"

Cao Cao looked at Liu Sui meaningfully, and Liu Sui nodded knowingly: "Please rest assured, the lord will soon spread that Sima Biao instructed his subordinates to snatch Sima Yan's concubine, and Sima Yan was furious and found out that the mastermind behind the scenes was Sima Mu......"

The two looked at each other and smiled.

About half an hour later, a decree came from the palace.

Announced the appointment of Sima Yong as the crown prince's concubine.

It probably means that Sima Yong, the son of Taiwei Sima Fu, is loyal and conscientious during his tenure, and can be appointed as the crown prince.

Originally, this will was mediocre, and the appointment of the prince was a big thing for today.

But the appointment of the crown prince is a trivial matter, but the appointment of Sima Yong as the crown prince is a more surprising thing.

Because everyone knows that Sima Yong is a member of the Sima family.

It stands to reason that the emperor should hate the people of the Sima family to the core, how could he take the initiative to let someone from the Sima family serve as the prince's housekeeper.

Could it be that the emperor really obeyed the Sima family?

With the issuance of this will, the whole of Luoyang fell into speculation. Luoyang in these days can be said to be unprecedentedly lively, first the Son of Heaven Cao Chao was unable to endure the humiliation and committed suicide and was rescued, and then the Son of Heaven woke up and his temperament changed greatly, he actually killed the cronies of the Sima family with a sword, stabbed the commander of the forbidden army, and whipped the son of the Sima family, what is even more strange is that Sima Shi actually did not take any revenge measures at all.

And this time, the Son of Heaven intends to appoint Sima Yong as the crown prince.

This time, King Jin is still the same as before, ignoring nothing?

The various forces in the entire Luoyang couldn't help but turn their eyes to Sima Shi. Even if it was the emperor's will, it would be useless if Sima Shi, the king of Jin, did not agree.

……

Today, Jia Chong entered the palace to ask for himself to be the prince's husband, and Sima Shi actually knew.

However, I didn't expect Jia Chong to fail to become a prince. Instead, the Son of Heaven ordered Sima Yong to be the prince's housekeeper. didn't understand the reason, so Sima Shi immediately sent someone to find Jia Chong.

In the study room of the Jin Palace, Sima Shi and Jia Chong sat opposite each other.

"Why did Gonglu enter the palace to ask for the crown prince to give up, but the Son of Heaven appointed the prince?" Facing Jia Chong, Sima Shi expressed the doubts in his heart, this is too strange.

Sima Yong, the word Zikui.

"This, the lower officials don't know. After the lower official entered the palace, he recommended himself as the prince's housekeeper, but the Son of Heaven did not allow it, and argued with the lower official, and the lower official did not dare to persecute too much. He retreated, but he didn't expect the Son of Heaven to appoint Zikui Gongzi. Jia Chong said.

"I don't know what Gonglu thinks the Son of Heaven wants?" Sima Shi was a little puzzled, and after thinking about it for a long time, he couldn't figure it out, so he asked Jia Chongdao again.

"I don't know. This matter is indeed too strange, I don't know how King Jin decided on Sima Yong's sacrifice for the crown prince. Jia Chong shook his head and asked.

"Sima Yong is the son of the third uncle, although he is young and frivolous, his talent is still extraordinary. It is enough for the prince to give up people. Sima Shi pondered for a moment and said.

This is the result of Sima Shi's thinking about it several times, anyway, Sima Yong is a member of his own family, and there is no reason to refuse.

"But Zikui Gongzi has not been an official in the court before, and his qualifications and experience are insufficient, which ......" Jia Chong had some doubts.

"Zikui is a member of my Sima family, no one in the court will question it, doesn't Gonglu still have official documents to deal with? Let's go down first. Displeasure flashed in Sima Shi's eyes, and he directly found an excuse and planned to send Jia Chong away.

Jia Chong is just a person with a foreign surname, and he also cares about my Sima family's affairs?

Seeing Sima Shi say this, Jia Chong lowered his head slightly, his eyes narrowed slightly, and he shot out a trace of fine light. Then he returned to normal, got up and said, "Then the official will leave first." The matter of the crown prince's sacrifice of people, about prestige, also asked the king of Jin to seriously consider it. ”

"Hmm." Sima Shi nodded when he heard this, and let out a soft hum sound.

Jia Chong nodded and turned to leave.

"But...... Cao Chao suddenly appointed the crown prince as Sima Yong, although the benefits are in me. But could there be some trickery involved? After Jia Chong left, Sima Shi fell into deep thought again.

From this matter, Sima Shi began to think of another thing.

"Someone, bring Wei Qian here."

After pondering for a moment, Sima Shi spoke.

"No."

The guards outside the door said yes and immediately went about their work.

Wei Qian is one of the Nine Emperors and one of the officials in charge of the palace guards. Zhang Hu was stabbed blind and sick in bed, and the matter of monitoring the palace is currently handed over to Wei Qian to deal with.

Wei Qian is not from a high background and lacks resourcefulness, but he is a former friend of Sima Shi, and the two have a good personal relationship. Since Sima Shi became the head of the Sima family, Wei Qian also changed his role, from a friend to a loyal general.

Sima Shi's orders have always been efficient. Even if the other party is one of the nine qing.

Soon, the guards led Wei Qian in.

"His Royal Highness the King of Jin." After Wei Qian came in, he immediately saluted Sima Shi and said.

"Sit." Sima Shi nodded and pointed to the position where Jia Chong had sat just now.

Wei Qian nodded and sat down.

"I came to you this time to ask, is there any abnormality in the palace recently?" Sima Shi asked.

"Anomaly?" Wei Qian pondered slightly before he said to Sima Shi: "Since General Zhang is sick at home, his subordinates have monitored the palace according to the will of King Jin...... There is nothing unusual about this. ”

"If you insist on saying something abnormal, it is that Cao Chao killed Cheng Ji before, stabbed General Zhang, and whipped Sima Gongzi, and then Lord Jia Mo and Lord Jia Chong each came to the palace once."

Sima Shi nodded when he heard this, a little disappointed. He did know all of this.

"Is something strange going on in the palace?" But Sima Shi still didn't give up and asked.

"There really isn't."

Wei Qian thought for a moment and said.

"Well, Lone knows, you go down first." Sima Shi's eyes showed a thoughtful look when he heard this.

Since there is no abnormality in the palace, why did Cao Chao suddenly choose Sima Yong as the prince's housekeeper.

This doubt is still lingering in Sima Shi's heart.