Zhang Meng was anxious to check Sima Yi's current situation, after entering the cell, he saw that this cell was really not a place for living people, the whole cell was low and damp, the musty people were out of breath, the cell was dark, only two small windows inlaid with iron rods let in a little light, when Zhang Meng looked into the cell through the railing, it took a while to see Sima Yi lying in the corner of the cell.

At this time, Sima Yi was lying on a pile of straw with his body bent, without making a sound at all, the jailer thought he was dead, came over and pushed it, and heard Sima Yi moaning, so he scolded loudly: "Sima Yi, someone has come to see you." The jailer said, holding his nose with one hand, and turned to leave the cell.

When Sima Yi heard that someone was coming to visit the prison, he tried to open his eyes and see that it was Zhang Meng, shook his head laboriously and said, "Boss Zhang, it's time, you shouldn't come over!" ”

Zhang Meng listened, and saw that Sima Yi was in such a situation at this time, not only his nose was a little sour, but he turned his heart sideways, and said to himself: "There is no way, I can only do this!" ”

Zhang Meng said to himself, so he brought the wine jug, sifted half a bowl of old wine, leaned it to Sima Yi's mouth, and said, "Sima Gong, you take a sip of old wine first, moisten your throat, I have something to say to you." ”

Sima Yi listened, stretched out his hand and pushed it away, and said, "The old man is in pain like a fire, where can he still drink the wine, forget it, don't drink it." Don't ask for anything else, the old man only wants to die early at this time! One hundred deaths, full of disasters, natural relief. ”

Zhang Meng listened, poured the old wine in the bowl to the ground, then poured another bowl of hot water, took care of Sima Yi and drank a few sips, then spoke in a low voice and asked, "Sima Gong, you should know yourself, what crime is this?" ”

Sima Yi listened, pondered for a while before saying: "It was Zhuge Liang who falsely accused me of rebellion, and the court suspected that I really had this intention, so he dismissed my official and seized my power. At that time, it was only suspicion, and there was no evidence, so I was only sentenced to go home and stay idle, and I was not sentenced.

At the beginning, I still had a fluke in my heart, looking forward to the day when the truth would be revealed and the court would use me again.

No, someone falsely accused me of dating Meng Da to rebel a few days ago, and Meng Da came out to corroborate it, so that the evidence and witnesses are all available.

The emperor ordered that he be tortured severely. So torture began.

I thought about it for a while, and this time the defendant was connected to the last time, and the crime of rebellion had been established. Confession is also a capital offense, and failure to admit it is also a capital offense.

It is better to die early than to be tortured to death as scheduled. So I admit it······ There is nothing else to look forward to, just to die early. ”

Zhang Meng heard this, and whispered to Sima Yi: "Sima Gong, you have to hold on, hold on for a few days, and I will come over to save you from prison!" ”

When Sima Yi heard this, he looked at Zhang Meng lightly, smiled bitterly, and said, "Boss Zhang, thank you for your hard work, you, don't bother, you can't save me from prison." Besides, if you deliver me out, where will I go? Can you still escape from Wei? That's it, the old man is already cold-hearted, but he wants to die early, and there is nothing else to ask for. ”

When Zhang Meng heard this, he tried to think about it, and picked up the most convincing words to enlighten Sima Yi: "Sima Gong is also a handsome man in the world, a famous person, and he shouldn't lose his life in such an unknown way." Once he dies, people in the world for thousands of generations will regard Sima Gong as a rebel and thief who rebelled and was killed.

According to the following, stay in the green mountains, and you are not afraid of running out of firewood. As long as Sima Gong saves his life and comes to work in the future, if the world changes, there will be a chance for Sima Gong to reveal the truth. You say, Sima Gong, for a lifetime, is it better to die in an unknown way, or to leave a name and surname innocently? ”

When Sima Yi heard this, he pondered for a while, and then said: "Of course, I want to live an innocent life, but who can change the situation of the old man now?" ”

Zhang Meng listened to it and knew that Sima Yi's heart was moved, so he told Sima Yi in detail about his plan.

When Sima Yi heard this, he sighed and said: "I hope God has eyes to save the old man from the sea of suffering, and from now on he will not seek to be an official or a eunuch, but only to be innocent for a lifetime." ”

Zhang Meng instructed Sima Yi here, and came to Sima Shi with wine and food, and also instructed Sima Shi these words, and finally, came to Sima Zhao's prison cell, and told Sima Zhao to take care of his health, "In the next few days, I will come to save your family from prison, and when the time comes, you must do what I just said, and don't be negligent." ”

When Sima Zhao heard this, he nodded his head again and again in agreement, and repeatedly begged Zhang Meng: "Our family's net worth and life are entrusted to Boss Zhang, I hope Boss Zhang can come over in time and as soon as possible to save us from this sea of suffering." ”

Fortunately, the two brothers Sima Shi and Sima Zhao were not tortured by any heavy torture, and their bodies were not seriously damaged.

Zhang Meng saw it, instructed him for a while, and then said goodbye to Sima Zhao, got out of the prison door, and returned to the inn. Zhang Meng thought as he walked along the way: "Fortunately, Sima Yi values his reputation very much, but the main thing is Sima Yi's desire to survive. Grasp these two points to enlighten Sima Yi, and succeed in the end! ”

That afternoon, Zhang Meng brought enough money and handed it to one of the death row guards, asking him to buy some dried fish and meat every day and give them to Sima Yiye to eat.

Since this day, Zhang Meng has often come to visit the prison, and he has become familiar with this version of the jailer. In addition, Zhang Meng is generous and generous, and after a long time, he has won the favor of the jailers, so Zhang Meng came out and went to this death row, very casually, and gradually, he investigated the inside and outside of this death row, as well as the prisoners in custody.

In this way, Zhang Meng went back and forth between the inside and outside of this death row, urging other stores to hurry up to make coffins and shrouds, and at the same time, carefully inquired about the progress of Sima Yi's case, and waited for everything to be ready, and immediately began to rob the prison and rescue Sima Yi's family.

The day was August 27, and Zhang Meng saw that everything was ready, so he prepared to start that night.

During the day, when Zhang Meng delivered food to Sima Yi's family, he had already greeted them, saying that they should wait for the evening, and they should cheer up and cooperate with the action, and they should not be lazy and miss the opportunity. Then, Zhang Meng came to Boss Huang's inn again, asked Boss Huang to give him a convenient place, temporarily rented a wide and idle courtyard called the Xie family compound, and instructed Boss Huang: "Tonight, you will use a drummer and a sedan chair driver, please entertain them for dinner, just wait in this courtyard, and I will come over to call when the time comes." ”

After the arrangements were made here, Zhang Meng came to the shroud shop again, collected 100 sets of shrouds, handed over the money, and instructed the boss: "Send these shrouds to the Xie family's compound immediately and hand them over to Boss Huang." ”