That night, it rained heavily again in Luoyang.

A bolt of lightning lit up in Sima Yi's room.

Sima Yi was suddenly awakened.

He suddenly couldn't sleep.

He came to the eaves and looked at the pouring rain, and his heart was full of thoughts.

Suddenly, the figure of a woman appeared in his mind, the woman with whom he had had an affair.

The woman's name was Lan'er, and she was a singer in a teahouse in the city. She has a beautiful appearance and a natural singing voice.

When Sima Yi first met Lan'er, he was attracted by her beauty and talent.

The two began to date frequently, and under the cover of night, the secret of their fornication was unknown.

However, as time passed, Sima Yi gradually became aware of the risks that this relationship could pose to his career and reputation.

He is an ambitious man who aspires to climb the ranks of officialdom, and the act of fornicating with the singer is likely to become his handle.

So, he decided to end the relationship.

One night, Sima Yi met at the teahouse.

Lan'er looked forward to meeting him with joy, not knowing that this would be the last time they would see each other.

Sima Yi told Lan'er that they couldn't continue because his career and future were more important.

Lan'er burst into tears, but she understood Sima Yi's distress.

Since then, they have parted ways and never seen each other again.

Now, Sima Yi, who is standing under the eaves, remembers this past.

A complex emotion surged in his heart, including longing for Lan'er and regret for his original decision.

He understands that he has given up his true love for power and status, but he cannot redeem the past.

The rain was still falling, and Sima Yi silently walked into the house.

That affair became an eternal secret in his heart, and he would continue to pursue his ambitions and goals, no matter what the cost.

He remembered that she was pregnant and should have a daughter.

Sima Yi returned to the house, still in a heavy mood. He sat in front of his desk, contemplating his past and future.

As time passed, Sima Yi climbed higher and higher in the officialdom, and his power and position became more and more secure.

However, he could never forget the relationship with Lan'er in his heart, and often thought of her beauty and tenderness in the dead of night.

Of course, all these years have passed.

Forget it, don't think about it so much, let's go back to the car and rest.

But no matter what, he couldn't sleep.

He felt a special pain in his heart.

He fell asleep for a while, had a dream, and dreamed of Lan'er, and his illegitimate daughter.

He actually knew where the illegitimate daughter was, but he couldn't just disturb him.

In the early morning of the next day, Sima Yi got up.

The air was filled with a fresh smell, the smell of the rain-washed earth.

At this moment, a servant came over and handed over a letter.

"Sir, someone sent me a letter last night."

The next person reported that the messenger had sent the letter to the bottom of the gate, and Sima Yi had written it on it.

Sima Yi opened the letter, and it was written that his illegitimate daughter Du Yujie had now arrived at Cao Pi and was violated by Cao Pi.

After Sima Yi saw this information, he was very angry and shocked.

"What, how could it be like this"? He couldn't believe his eyes, basically no outsiders knew about his illegitimate daughter, who was this person who wrote the letter?

His hands clenched into fists, and the anger in his heart was hard to contain.

His eyes widened, and he stared at every word of the letter as if to carve them into his mind.

She was actually violated by Cao Pi, which made Sima Yi unacceptable.

Immediately afterwards, Sima Yi thought again.

Is the person who wrote this letter provoking the relationship between himself and Cao Pi, or is his illegitimate daughter coming to Cao Pi, is someone deliberately arranging it?

But even if this is the case, how can he be indifferent?

He understands that it is very important for him to be with Cao Pi now, so there are people who want to do this.

Sima Zhao came to Sima Yi's study, and Sima Yi folded the letter in a panic, not wanting his son to see it.

Sima Zhao noticed his father's abnormality, but he didn't ask directly, but walked to Sima Yi's side quietly.

"Daddy, the child is asking you a question."

Sima Yi forcibly endured the uneasiness in his heart, and focused on answering Sima Zhao's questions, trying to distract him.

After Sima Zhao left, Sima Yi could no longer suppress the anxiety in his heart.

He decided to go to Du Yujie's village in person to find out the truth of the matter.

Sima Yi hurriedly packed his bags and set out on the road to the small mountain village.

Along the way, his heart became heavier and heavier, and his heart was full of worries and guilt for his daughter.

After a long journey, Sima Yi finally arrived at the village.

He came to Du Yujie's home.

He saw a lot of people in the yard, it turned out that Du Yujie was really lost, and many people were discussing how to find it.

Sima Yi understood that his daughter was really lost.

Tianhu saw a man in the inn, he was dressed in black, wearing a hat, and his face could not be seen clearly. Tianhu knew that this person was a person from the Dragon Tiger Gate.

Tianhu looked around vigilantly for a moment, and after making sure that there was no one else, he whispered, "Come to my room." ”

The man slowly took off his hat, revealing a cold face, and whispered, "I'm here to tell you that the matter has been done." We have succeeded in sowing discord between Sima Yi and Cao Pi, and we believe that there will soon be a fight between them. ”

There was a hint of pride in the voices of the people of the Dragon and Tiger Gate.

Tianhu was overjoyed.

"You're doing a great job."

After the man left, Tianhu wrote a letter to Xi Yu. I'm going to tell him about it.

Xi Yu received Tianhu's letter, he was very happy, and the corners of his mouth couldn't help but rise.

"Looks like there's going to be another show soon." He muttered to himself, his eyes glinting with excitement.

Just then, the sound of light footsteps entered the room.

Xi Yu looked up and saw Xi Shi's beautiful figure appear at the door.

There was curiosity in her eyes, and she seemed to be attracted by Xi Yu's good mood.

"Husband, why are you so happy?" Xi Shi asked softly, walked over to Xi Yu's side and sat down.

Xi Yu smiled and handed the letter of Tianhu to Xi Shi, saying, "If you look at this, you will know why I am happy." ”

Shih Tzu took the letter and began to read it. Her face grew solemn, and her eyes showed concern.

It turned out that Xi Shi remembered the era in which he lived.

Gou Jian dedicated himself to his husband in order to use the beauty trick.

Xi Shi's thoughts gradually drifted away, and she remembered the days when she was a commoner woman in Yue Kingdom.

In order to restore the country, Gou Jian resolutely decided to use the beauty trick to confuse his husband.

"Madame, what's wrong with you? Why do you look a little sad"? Xi Yu hurriedly asked.

"I just remembered my childhood, and I really didn't want any more wars."

Although she is not from this era, she is also full of feelings for this era, and he doesn't want people to be in dire straits.

Only then did Xi Yu understand what she was doing, so he held her hand.

"Don't worry, I'm building a world without war, but there will be war before that."

Xi Shi nodded, and soon lay down in Xi Yu's arms.

Sima Yi left the small village with mixed feelings. He knew someone was calculating him, but he couldn't ignore it. He thought about how to face Cao Pi repeatedly in his heart.

Cao Pi's home.

Du Wujie was still locked up, and she kept shouting desperately: "Let me out." ”

But no one pitied her at all.

After a while, Cao Pi came over, and then asked all the subordinates to retreat.

He quickly entered the room, and then looked like a squint.

Du Yujie looked at him viciously.

"You let me go, or I'm willing to go on a hunger strike."

But Cao Pi didn't listen to her at all, but quickly came to her, grabbed her body, and then ravaged her fiercely.

After some clouds and rain, Cao Pi asked everyone to be optimistic about Du Yujie again and did not let her run out.

After Cao Pi left, several subordinates gathered around Du Wujie and persuaded in a low voice: "Since the situation is already like this, it is better to agree to Cao Pi." In this way, you can be favored by Cao Pi, enjoy the glory and wealth, eat fragrant and drink spicy. ”

Du Wujie's face instantly became gloomy, she glared at those subordinates, and said in a firm tone: "I will never sell my dignity and principles in exchange for the so-called favor!" ”

Several subordinates saw that she didn't listen to persuasion, so they stopped talking.

At this time, Sima Yi came to the door of his home.

The porter knew that Sima Yi must have something important, and he was an important minister by Cao Pi's side, so naturally he would not stop him.

Cao Pi was lying on the recliner under the grape trellis, looking leisurely.

Sima Yi was very angry when he saw him.

Suddenly, Cao Pi closed his eyes and wanted to take a nap, Sima Yi approached him, but found that he didn't find himself.

So, Sima Yi decided to inquire about the next person first to see where his illegitimate daughter was.

Sima Yi began to ask his subordinates if a woman had recently arrived in Cao Pi's mansion.

His servants quickly reported to him that a father had sold his daughter because he could not afford to support her.

It is said that the girl was very beautiful and was now taken to a room.

Sima Yi asked further about the girl's situation. The subordinate described the girl's appearance and temperament in detail, indicating that she was a very outstanding beauty.

"Okay, I got it". Sima Yi waved his hand and let his subordinates out of his sight.

When the servant was turning to leave, Sima Yi called him over again.

"Mr. Sima, do you have anything else?"

"Tell me where that girl is being held?"

The man didn't suspect anything, so he told the relevant situation.

Sima Yi came to the door of the room where Du Yujie was being held, and saw that there were many subordinates guarding there, and Du Yujie was shouting inside.

He stopped and listened to Du Yujie's voice quietly, and a complex emotion surged in his heart. Sima Yi felt a special pain in his heart, but he still forced himself to remain calm, pretending not to know anything, and asked the subordinates who were guarding there, "What's going on here?" ”

One of the subordinates replied respectfully, "Mr. Hui, this woman is a newly bought maid from the lord, and it is said that her father sold her because he could not afford to support her. She's been making a lot of noise here. ”

Another subordinate interjected: "Yes, Cao Gong asked us to take good care of her." ”

Sima Yi frowned slightly, and continued to ask, "Why is she noisy?" Is there any reason for this? ”

"This woman seems unwilling to be sold here, and keeps saying that her father did not sell her." A subordinate replied.

"I'm going to go in and meet her, and you stay outside and don't let anyone in."

The people were a little hesitant.

"I am an important minister by the side of Duke Cao, don't you listen to me?"

Sima Yi looked at a few people coldly.

A few people eventually nodded and got out of the way.

Sima Yi pushed open the door and walked into the room.

Du Yujie saw him and asked, "

"Who are you?"

She doesn't think the other party is a good thing either.

Sima Yi made a silent gesture.

"Little girl, don't talk, I'm here to help you." Sima Yi's voice was particularly small.

Du Yujie looked at him suspiciously, "Why are you helping me?" You don't know me. ”

Sima Yi pointed outside, meaning to tell her not to ask, so as not to be heard by people outside.

Then, Sima Yi looked at this face that was very similar to Lan'er.

His mood was full of emotion again, and he thought of Lan'er again.

Seeing that he looked very out of shape, the other party felt very surprised.

She really felt very strange, why was he like this?

Sima Yi soon realized that he was a little out of shape, so he asked the other party to tell the story in detail.

Although Du Yujie hated him a little, she still told him about it.

Things turned out to be as Sima Yi guessed.

"I've told you what happened, what can you do to take me away?"

"You stay here in peace first, and don't make a lot of noise, because it's useless to be noisy."

Sima Yi felt a special heartache, and his tears flowed, he couldn't imagine that his illegitimate daughter was ravaged by Cao Pi.

Who did it? And who knows about his relationship with his illegitimate daughter?

"Why are you crying?" Du Yujie asked again.

She suddenly felt very strange, because she saw that the other person seemed to have met somewhere.

"Don't ask so much questions just don't ask so much, in short, just listen to me." Sima Yi quickly wiped away his tears.

After that, Sima Yi walked out quickly.

Cao Pi slept for a while, and finally woke up, when he suddenly heard a sound of footsteps, and it turned out to be Sima Yi coming.

Cao Pi was very happy to see Sima Yi coming, and said with a smile: "Zhongda, I came to find Ben Hou today, but what is the important matter?" ”

After Sima Yi saluted, he asked bluntly: "Gong Cao, my subordinates came today to ask about that person named Du Yujie." ”

Cao Pi's face changed slightly, but he quickly returned to normal.

"You actually know this"?

"The subordinates think that this girl should be released, otherwise, it will not be good for Cao Gong's reputation."

Cao Pi was very unhappy when he heard this, he didn't expect the other party to ask this question.

"What's wrong with a bad reputation, her father couldn't afford to support her and sold her, and I'm taking care of her."

"Cao Gong, you should know that the real situation is not like this." Sima Yi said indignantly, when Cao Pi looked at him, he saw that the other party's eyes were particularly sharp.

He didn't seem to know Sima Yi anymore, and he didn't know why Sima Yi was so angry today.

"Zhongda, what's wrong with you today"?

"The subordinates are upholding justice, and I hope that Cao Gong can make the right choice."

After that, he saluted Cao Pi respectfully, but he was already angry in his heart.

"Zhongda, are you crazy today?"

Cao Pi immediately quarreled, and his voice was particularly high.

Sima Yi's eyes seemed to erupt with a burst of flames, which made Cao Pi feel even more incredible, and he couldn't help but take a few steps back.

What the hell is going on? Does Sima Yi know this woman?

"Zhongda, do you recognize this woman?"

"Cao Gong, it doesn't matter if your subordinates know each other or not. The important thing is that now that the enemy is about to be great, you should get things down to business. ”

Cao Pi's anger gradually subsided a little.

Cao Pi said that although the enemy is current, it is normal to relax occasionally, and he said to Sima Yi that it is simply a big fuss.

Sima Yi said: "Cao Gong, his subordinates are not making a big fuss, but are far-sighted. There are many small things in history that have turned out to be catastrophic. ”

Cao Pi smiled and said, "Then you can give a few examples to listen." ”

Sima Yi pondered for a moment and said: "For example, during the Warring States Period, in order to fight against the Xiongnu, Li Mu, a famous general of Zhao State, ordered the whole army to stick to the camp and not fight. A soldier violated the military order and left the camp without permission, although it was only a small matter, but it was discovered by the Hun spies. After the Xiongnu Shan Yu learned of the reality of the Zhao army, he immediately launched an attack, resulting in a great defeat for the Zhao state and heavy losses. ”

Cao Pi's face changed slightly, and he motioned for Sima Yi to continue.

Sima Yi continued: "These examples illustrate the truth that details determine success or failure. At the current critical moment of the great enemy, any insignificant little thing can affect the entire battle situation. Therefore, we must maintain a high degree of vigilance to ensure safety. ”

Cao Pi was very dissatisfied.

"Zhongda, what you said is a bit excessive, but it's just a woman, but you tell such a big truth."

When Sima Yi wanted to say something, Cao Pi waved his hand.

"You go immediately, I'm in a bad mood today and I don't want to see you."

After that, Cao Pi entered the room, and Sima Yi clenched his fists.

This matter can't just be left at that, he has to save his daughter.

Seeing his daughter, but he couldn't tell her identity, he felt a special pain in his heart.

After that, he turned pale, and then left the Cao Mansion. (End of chapter)