Chapter Seventy-Four: Sima Yi Refuses to Accept Gifts
I only heard Sima Yi say to himself: "Guo Huai can't make such a plan."
Even if it is made, Cao Zhen can't bear this temperament.
Hehe, even if Cao Zhen can endure this temperament, the court will not allow it, and he will definitely urge him to start a war early.
Alas, ββ, said that 'the general is outside, and the king's order is not subject to it', how many generals dare to disobey the king's order? β
Sima Yi muttered here, hehe twice, and then muttered: "If this is the case, Zhuge Liang can't stand it!" β
So, Sima Yi talked to Zhang Meng about some gossip again, and when he saw that it was not early, Sima Yi said: "The old man is sick and can't accompany the guests, so he won't keep the meal at noon. β
When Zhang Meng saw it, he hurriedly opened the package, handed Meng Da's letter to Sima Yi, and spread out the inner package, showed a bag of real gold and silver, and said: "This is the letter that Meng Da Taishou presented to the general." This is a gift from Meng Da Tai Shou Tuo to the general.
Meng Da Taishou said that the general was demoted for a while and his life was difficult, so he brought a little money, which was not a tribute, and asked the general to buy a bag of tea to drink. β
Sima Yi listened, stood up, only glanced at the envelope of the letter, and then glanced at the gold and silver on the case, and said to Zhang Meng calmly: "When the old man presided over the country's military affairs, there were many letters and Meng Dataishou exchanges.
However, it was all a business affair and there was never a personal relationship.
Now, the old man is in this situation, and there is no need to keep a private relationship with Mrs. Meng.
The old man will not take this letter and money, and ask the guest to bring it back to Meng Dataishou. β
When Sima Yi said this, he turned his face to look out the window, thought for a while, and then said: "After the guest went back, he thanked Meng Da Taishou on my behalf, and said that although I am now at home, life is not a problem, so I don't have to worry about it."
It's just that the first line of Shangyong in the new city is at the junction with Shu Han, and Meng Da is also asked to guard his work and beware of the invasion of Shu Han people and horses. β
When Sima Yi said this, he instructed Sima Shi: "Send me off." β
So, Sima Shi stretched out his hand to the door and said, "The guest is here, please." As he spoke, he carried the package for Zhang Meng and sent it out the door.
Sima Shi sent Zhang Meng to the door, and was just about to say goodbye, when he suddenly saw three people coming from the willow forest road in the south, one of them also had a figure like Sima Shi, thick and sturdy, and the other two were dressed as family men, leading two donkeys, and the donkeys carried some vegetables and grain on their backs.
When I saw these three people coming, the fat man among them asked, "Brother, where are the guests?" β
When Sima Shi heard this, he whispered a few words, and then turned back to Zhang Meng and said, "This is my brother Sima Zhao, who just came back from going out to catch the market." β
So Zhang Meng and Sima Zhao clasped their fists with each other and saluted.
After Zhang Meng said goodbye, Sima Zhao still stood there straight, staring at Zhang Meng's back and said to Sima Shi: "This guest is so powerful, those eyes look like two awls. This guy doesn't look like a layman! β
Here, Zhang Meng thought to himself while walking: "This is 'three horses in the same groove'?" Just these three people, booming for decades, have changed the face of the world! Hum! With me Zhang Meng here, I won't let you succeed! β
Zhang Meng returned to the inn and saw Gao Ling and Liu Ying sitting in the house gossiping, Gao Ling saw Zhang Meng coming back and asked, "Have you seen Sima Yi?" β
"See, a bad old man."
"How's it going, does he mean that?"
Zhang Meng muttered in his heart when he heard this: "Which one do you think is simple, persuade Sima Yi to surrender when you meet!" As I've said before, what about the hard time?
It's just to catch a rabbit, and you have to work hard to catch it, not to mention that Sima Yi, a big living person, persuaded people to surrender when they met, and was not driven out of the door by others? β
Zhang Meng muttered to himself, looked at Gao Ling, and said to himself: "It's just such a little girl as you, I've spent so much effort and haven't gotten you a handle yet!" β
Zhang Meng muttered to himself, excused himself to speak, and when he walked behind Gao Ling, he touched Gao Ling's arm, and hated Gao Ling backhand on Zhang Meng's waist, shouting: "Be honest, be serious." β
Zhang Meng sat down at this time, looked at Gao Ling and said, "Who isn't serious?" If you want to get simple, you haven't skimmed the eight characters yet, so you ask how the conversation is, really, just meet, how to open your mouth? You don't want to think about it either. β
Gao Ling laughed when she heard this, laughed for a while, and said: "Hey, I thought you Zhang Meng had the ability to stand up to the sky, and when you see Sima Yi, needless to say, as long as you give an order, he will surrender obediently."
It turns out that you also have to follow the steps of ordinary people, step by step. β
Gao Ling said, stretched out her hand and pushed Zhang Meng, and then said, "How is it?" You don't have that much ability, do you? β
Zhang Meng saw it, took the opportunity to grab Gao Ling's two little hands, and clenched them tightly, until Gao Ling cried out in pain, then let go, and took the opportunity to eat tofu, but he laughed at himself: "I'll tell you to laugh at me again that I don't have the ability, let's see, do I have the ability?" Begging for mercy, right? β
Gao Ling blushed and said: "What kind of ability is this, bullying a little girl, if you have the ability, go out, go and sneak Sima Yiti over, and hand it over to Prime Minister Zhuge Cheng!" β
Zhang Meng heard this and said hatefully: "Gao Ling, you don't have to provoke me, sooner or later I will clean up Sima Yi and show you." β
At this time, Liu Ying, who was sitting on the side and watching the excitement, began to speak, so she asked Zhang Meng: "GeneralΒ·Β·Β·Β·Β·Β· Hey, no, boss, Boss Zhang, how many people are in Sima Yi's family? β
Zhang Meng asked, looked up at her, rolled his eyes and thought for a while, and said: "Who knows how many people there are, even though there are many people who come in and go out, they all walk around quietly to do things, and they don't speak loudly." It seems that Sima Yi's family has strict rules. β
Ma San'er interjected and asked, "Boss, we came out of his house, who is the man who came back from the market with two servants?" β
"Sima Zhao, Sima Yi's second son."
"Oh, I remember, this Sima Zhao comes out to catch the market every episode, here is a set every five days, he buys more radish and cabbage every time he rushes to the market, and the fresh vegetables are not sold at all, only two or three catties of meat are cut at a time, there are so many people in his family, two or three catties of meat in five days, and the days are very careful!"
When Zhang Meng heard this, he seemed to be tapped by something in his heart, so he continued to ask Ma San'er: "Sima Zhao rushed to the market, what did you see again?" β
That time, he was about to buy a chicken, and he argued with the chicken seller for a long time over the price. I went there and bought a few small crucian carp, and I also argued with others about the price for a while. It seems that Sima Yi's family is not rich. β