"Virtuous nephew, mourning."

Lu Yu stepped forward to help Sima Zhao up, with a sad face.

"When the general passed away, we all mourned, I don't know what last words the general left before he died?"

Sima Zhao shook his head, "No." ”

Lu Yu let out a long sigh again.

"The world will never forget the merits of the great general, and I will definitely go to the temple to ask for a nickname that echoes his merits"

Sima Zhao was not in the mood to listen to Lu Yu's nonsense anymore, he opened his mouth and said: "My brother died of illness, I have no heart to continue to govern the world, I want to resign from the official title and keep filial piety for my brother with peace of mind." ”

Hearing Sima Zhao's words, Lu Yu trembled and looked at Sima Zhao in front of him in disbelief.

Lu Yu originally thought that after Sima Shi's death, the more radical Sima Zhao would take his place and begin to fight against him head-on.

He was already on guard, but Sima Zhao actually wanted to retreat at this moment.

Lu Yu was a little incredulous, and he asked, "Is this true??" ”

"Does Duke Lu think I'm not filial?!"

"When my father died, I was busy with major events and failed to receive filial piety, and now my brother's son is still young and cannot reach the age of filial piety, so I should be filial piety for my father and brother."

"Okay!!"

Lu Yu patted Sima Zhao's shoulder, "General Zhengxi is really filial!" The general's filial piety is really touching! ”

Anyone can see the ecstasy in Lu Yu's heart at the moment.

The competitor died, and the next competitor withdrew.

In the temple struggle, as long as one withdraws from the core of power, it is extremely difficult to return again, unless Sima Zhao can do what his father did, otherwise such a retreat will basically declare the end of his political life.

Lu Yu is really difficult to describe the mood at the moment, double happiness is coming, everything is developing in the best direction, and the success is today!

Lu Yu immediately pulled Sima Zhao and informed the ministers of Sima Zhao's thoughts, as if he was afraid that Sima Zhao would regret it.

The ministers were also very surprised, they didn't understand that although Sima Shi was dead, the Sima family was still that behemoth, whether it was in the temple or in the locality, it was an extremely powerful force, and no big clan could fight them alone.

The ministers even thought that Sima Shi's illness had dragged down the Sima family before, so that the Sima family could not fight back forcefully, and now that he is dead, Sima Zhao is very healthy, and he should lead the Sima family to start an all-out struggle.

How could he choose to back down at this time?

Seeing the suspicious eyes of the ministers, Sima Zhao also couldn't understand this matter.

But he still obeyed his brother's will.

At this moment, someone hurriedly stood up, grabbed Sima Zhao's hand, and pulled him aside.

This person is Zhao Yu, Zhao Yu gritted his teeth and said, "What does the general want to do?" ”

Also as a big clan in Hanoi, the fate of the Zhao family has long been bound to the fate of the Sima family, and it cannot be easily separated, Zhao Yu does not understand Sima Zhao's decision at this moment.

Sima Zhao asked Sima Yan to take charge of the greetings, and walked out of here with Zhao Yu.

He whispered, "Please don't worry too much, this is not my father's last wish, this is my brother's order. ”

"Before my brother died, he said that he would let me resign and wait for the ministers to persuade me to become a general again."

"What??"

Zhao Yu frowned, "What does this mean?" The ministers were particularly jealous of us, they were probably glad that the general had passed away at the moment, how could they let the general take the position? Or are you begging to put the general on the throne?? ”

Sima Zhao said: "He also said a lot, listening to what he meant, it seems that Shang Shutai and the general will still be our family." ”

Zhao Yu hesitated for a moment and asked in a low voice, "Could the general be a little delirious?"

Sima Zhao suddenly glared at him, and Zhao Yu hurriedly explained: "I'm not disrespectful to the general, I'm just worried that what the general said is really embarrassing."

Sima Zhao said calmly: "I believe in my brother. ”

"He will definitely not be delirious, he is very sober, he must have made arrangements, you don't have to worry, at this moment, we can't make any more moves, let everyone under his command be quieter, do their own things with peace of mind, and let them bounce for a little longer."

"Those who are not firm enough and hesitate to let them go out to Lu Yu is also a good thing, and those who are still with us today are all sages who are really close to us."

Hearing Sima Zhao say this, Zhao Yu did not object again, nodded and agreed.

At this moment, the ministers had already confirmed Sima Shi's death, and even learned that Sima Zhao was unwilling to fight anymore, which made them very happy.

Gradually, these ministers gathered in the General's Mansion left.

They still have a lot of work to do.

As soon as Sima Shi died like this, he left a lot of inheritance, which needed them to divide the inheritance.

People came and went, but the ministers who came to worship became fewer and fewer.

In the Zhaoyang Palace, Gao Rou was telling the Queen Mother about Sima Shi's death.

Empress Dowager Guo's first reaction was disbelief, and then there was ecstasy.

She was so happy, just like the courtiers in the temple, she couldn't wait to start celebrating now.

Gao Rou is very smart, he linked his actions with Sima Shi's death, and subconsciously made people feel as if it was because of him that Sima Shi died.

Empress Dowager Guo said excitedly: "Okay, in the future, there will be no enemies in the temple." ”

Gao Rou said seriously: "Queen Mother, you can't celebrate too early. ”

"Although Sima Shi is dead, his power is still huge, his younger brother Sima Zhao will take over these forces, and Sima Zhao is radical and impatient, maybe it will cause greater contradictions, at this moment, the Queen Mother should take the opportunity to take back power, so that the Sima family has no possibility of counterattacking at all."

Empress Dowager Guo thought so and hurriedly nodded.

"Yes, yes, that's right!"

Gao Rou hurriedly said: "Therefore, the minister thinks that the most important thing now is that the military power should be taken back from the temple. ”

"The general has passed away, so it is up to you to arrange a suitable person to fill his place."

"As a general, order the armies of the world, let them surrender, and dare not make trouble again."

"In this way, it can also prevent Sima Zhao and others from making trouble."

Gao Rou analyzed it seriously, and kept hinting.

Empress Dowager Guo nodded, feeling that what he said was very reasonable, so she hurriedly asked: "What do you think if Wang Taichang comes to serve as a general?" ”

Gao Rou took a deep breath, and blue tendons suddenly appeared on her forehead.

He looked at the Queen Mother in front of him again, and he hinted so obviously, you are here to tell me Wang Xiang??

How can the old horseman be a general? Call him over now, see if he dares to do it!

Was this stupid woman pretending to be confused with herself, or was she really not understanding her own hints?

Gao Rou said helplessly: "Queen Mother, the prince's qualifications are not enough, he has only served as Jiuqing for a short time, and he has no military merits."

Speaking of military exploits, the Queen Mother suddenly realized, "What about Wang Shangshu and Wang Guan?!" He has qualifications! I also know how to lead troops to fight! ”

Gao Rou was silent for a long time, "Queen Mother, what do you think of the minister?" ”

Empress Dowager Guo was stunned, "You are over eighty years old, can you still lead troops to fight?" ”

Gao Rou was silent, things were not as smooth as he thought, Empress Dowager Guo was not so easily persuaded in the selection of the general, she felt that this position had to be carefully considered.

Gao Rou also dispelled the idea of persuading her to let herself take office today, and temporarily went home, leaving the Queen Mother some time to celebrate

General's Palace.

In the evening, there are hardly many ministers who come to pay their respects.

At this time, another minister came to the front of the palace.

Sima Gan hurriedly got up, and the person who came this time was Zhong Hui.

Zhong Hui frowned, his expression extremely complicated.

Sima Gan personally led him to the mourning hall.

Sima Zhao didn't expect someone to come at this time, so he got up and saluted to greet him.

Zhong Hui just calmly looked at the man lying on the top seat, and then knelt down in front of him.

Zhong Hui was a little stunned, when he was very young, he often heard his brother talk about the three most powerful scholars in Luoyang.

He Yan, Xiahou Xuan, Sima Shi.

Zhong Hui and his brother admired these three people very much, or rather, the Luoyang scholars at that time did not appreciate and worship these three people.

Zhong Hui repeatedly begged his brother to take him to their meetings, just to see them.

Sima Shi admired this prodigy very much, and once instructed him in his studies.

When Zhong Hui was older, he directly took refuge in Sima Shi and became his confidant ever since.

Zhong Hui likes to do things for Sima Shi very much, and he has always firmly believed that Sima Shi is the holy king that a virtuous minister like himself needs.

He thinks that the two of them will open up an immortal cause, and who can compete with us in today's world?

Destiny is in the two of us, and we will open up a new era.

However, the virtuous minister had not yet fully developed his talents, and the Holy King had already died.

Zhong Hui sat here, didn't say anything, didn't cry, just sat very calmly.

"Shiji"

Sima Zhao opened his mouth and said.

Zhong Hui looked at him, "The general didn't lose." ”

"Huh?"

"None of the people who are celebrating and complacent today have been able to defeat the general."

Zhong Hui said to himself: "The general did not lose to Lu Yu, nor to Wang Xiang, nor to Your Majesty. ”

"He just lost to time, and if he can live another twenty years, do you think those people have a chance?"

Sima Zhao looked dazed, he didn't know why Zhong Hui said this, and he didn't know how to answer.

After Zhong Hui finished speaking, he got up, "I didn't lose either." ”

He turned and walked away.

Sima Yan looked at his father, "What does he mean by this?" ”

Sima Zhao shook his head, "I don't know either."