When Cao Liang was doing Yu Linlang, this road was walked countless times, and he was naturally very familiar, in fact, thinking about it, it was only seven years since he was Yu Linlang, and now he has walked back to this road, and there is a feeling like a world away.

Entering the palace from Sima Gate, getting off the horse at the stop car gate, Fang Bu naturally did not follow, according to the previous habit, he still waited outside Sima Gate, waiting for Cao Liang to meet the Son of Heaven.

Most of the Yu Linlang in the palace had some new faces, but there were still old acquaintances, and they were surprised at first when they saw Cao Liang coming, but they quickly greeted each other enthusiastically.

Zhang Tong has been promoted to the governor of the palace, but compared with Cao Liang, Zhang Tong can't help but feel a little ashamed of himself, thinking that at the beginning, Cao Liang and him were the same Yulin Lang, but now, Cao Liang has become an auxiliary general of the third grade, the goods have to be thrown, and the people have to die, this gap is a world of difference.

Seeing Cao Liang's scenery, Zhang Tong faintly regretted it, when he first conquered the south, Cao Liang resigned from the position of the forbidden army and transferred to the general of the southern army to join the army, and he was also invited at that time, but Zhang Tong himself gave up this opportunity, if he had followed Cao Liang at the beginning, he would not have been so miserable now.

But think about all this glory of Cao Liang, he fought in the south and the north, fought in the east and west, was born and died, and went through all kinds of hardships and dangers, and he was on an errand in this palace, stable and stable, without any risk, thinking about this, his heart was balanced, everything Cao Liang now deserved it, and others really couldn't envy it.

Zhang Tong saluted very respectfully, but Cao Liang smiled, punched him, and said, "You and I were brothers before, and we will still be brothers in the future, between brothers, do you need to be so polite?" ”

Zhang Tong was very moved, he didn't expect that after so many years, Cao Liang still did not forget the friendship between them, Zhang Tong secretly swore that if there is a chance in the future, he must follow Cao Liang out and no longer be so timid. When a lifetime of forbidden army, at best, can only be a captain, and like Cao Liang, in just a few years, he has been promoted from Yulinlang to the position of governor of Bingzhou and auxiliary general, and he can go out to fight, it is completely different, although there is a certain risk, but he can be promoted to the rank of knight and soar.

Huan Fan also arrived, although they were ordered to enter Beijing, but the status of the previous foreign official still could not let them enter the court automatically, so he, like Cao Liang, was also waiting for the summons at the car gate.

Hundreds of civil and military officials entered the court one after another, and many of them were acquaintances with Cao Liang and Huan Fan, and they all greeted each other very warmly and friendly.

Cao Liang saw Taiwei Jiang Ji, and he seemed to see Cao Liang as well, but he turned a blind eye and hurriedly passed in front of Cao Liang.

This guy, didn't he push Cao Liang into the cabinet when he was discussing with the court before, but now he is a stranger, Cao Liang couldn't help but sneer secretly, there is no doubt that this is completely Sima Yi's conspiracy, Jiang Ji is just Sima Yi's gun, obviously their trick succeeded, Cao Liang was recruited by the imperial court from the position of the governor of the state, and became a nominal auxiliary general, Sima Yi's goal was achieved.

Behind Jiang Ji, Cao Liang saw a familiar figure, that is, the one-eyed Sima Shi.

Sima Shi obviously didn't want to talk to Cao Liang, so he just glanced at Cao Liang with his yin owl's right eye, but this guy looked much calmer than before, and his joy and anger were invisible, and it seemed that he had fulfilled Sima Yi's true inheritance.

If he and Cao Liang met before, they would have been enemies, and they would have been red-eyed, and they would have the heart to devour Cao Liang alive. Now the breath is restrained, and it is really like a stranger.

However, Cao Liang knows that Sima Shi's hatred for him has never diminished, in addition to the greatest hatred for killing his father in life, I am afraid that the hatred of his wife will be taken away, such a grudge is naturally endless, Sima Shi is calm on the surface, but in his heart I am afraid that the hatred is monstrous.

But Cao Liang is fearless, anyway, in this life, he is in trouble with the Sima family, either you die or I live, there is absolutely no possibility of reconciliation.

And now maybe the two sides can still stand together with the palace as ministers, and wait until the Sima family launches a rebellion in the future and seeks power to seize the throne, which is the real momentum, and it cannot be separated.

What makes Cao Liang more strange is that he didn't see the figure of Taifu Sima Yi, it stands to reason that today is a big court meeting, the largest court meeting in this month, Sima Yi, as an auxiliary minister, how not to show up, is a strange thing.

However, it seems that the civil and military officials who entered the court were a little accustomed to Sima Yi's absence and did not care at all. Huan Fan took the opportunity to inquire with an official he was familiar with, and the result was that Sima Yi was sick and could not go to court today.

This is not the first time that Sima Yi has asked for leave and not going to court, in fact, with Cao Shuang's monopoly on power, after Sima Yi was gradually elevated, he has already said that he is sick and cannot go to court many times.

Sima Yi's reason is very simple, that is, he is old, and he often has some headaches and fevers, which causes him to be unable to go to the court, and the court does not need patients, right?

As for whether he is really sick or pretending to be sick, naturally no one has to investigate it in detail.

Of course, Cao Shuang is happy to see it, this old horseman, if he doesn't go to the court, it can't be better, saving him from chirping crookedly in the court.

In their opinion, now all the military and political power in the court belongs to the general Cao Shuang, and Sima Yi, as one of the auxiliary ministers, has purely become the ears of the deaf - ornaments, whether he goes to court or not, it is irrelevant.

But only Cao Liang knew that Sima Yi was not sick on the surface, but secretly he was preparing intensively, waiting for Cao Shuang's opportunity to make a mistake, and then kill with one blow.

This kind of trick of taoguang and obscurity can hide it from others, but it can't hide it from Cao Liang, and now it seems that Cao Shuang has forced Sima Yi into a desperate situation step by step, and it's time for the Sima family to fight back.

Just when Cao Liang was thinking nonsense, at this time, the Huangmen official sang loudly: "Your Majesty has a will, General Xuan Fuguo, Cao Liang, a regular servant of the scattered cavalry, and the great Si Nonghuan Fan will meet you!" ”

The two of them immediately dressed up, although Cao Liang was a general, but at this moment he also took off his armor and changed into court clothes, after being summoned, the two of them immediately stepped forward and walked towards the Taiji Palace.

When they saw the Son of Heaven, they could not take the kind of official steps that were flat and steady, but they had to walk in a hurry, that is, bend down and bend their knees, run in small steps, and they must take off their shoes to show respect to the temple, and they will soon come up to the palace.