Xianyang, Wuchengjun Lü Buwei Mansion.

Lü Buwei was entertaining a very special guest.

"General Sima, please." Lu Buwei raised the wine lord in his hand and said to the guest in front of him with a smile.

Sitting opposite Lu Buwei was a white-haired old man, who looked to be at least sixty years old, but he was very energetic with his waist straight.

This person is none other than Sima Xin, the brother of Sima Cuo, the former general of the Qin State, and the head of the Sima family in the Qin family.

Sima Xin was a subordinate general of his brother Sima Cuo in his early years.

After Sima Coo's death, due to the rise of a new generation of generals such as Sima Terrier and Sima Jin, Sima Xin also retreated to the second line and concentrated on being an official in Xianyang, while cultivating a new generation of Sima characters.

The Sima clan used to be a prominent military clan in the Qin State, although it is said that over the years because of the death of Sima Terrier and other Mesozoic generals and a lot of silence, but in general, the emaciated camel is bigger than the horse, and still has a great influence in the Qin army.

It is precisely because of this influence that even Lu Buwei, who is a noble minister, is very polite when facing Sima Xin, the head of the Sima family.

Sima Xin smiled slightly, also raised the wine lord in his hand, and said to Lu Buwei: "Wu Chengjun, please." ”

Both of them raised their heads at the same time and drank the wine.

Lü Buwei smiled and said to Sima Xin: "The reason why General Sima was invited here today is actually to ask for something. ”

For Sima Xin, Lü Buwei also made a lot of hard work to investigate, for example, for example, Sima Xin prefers to be called General Sima instead of Doctor Sima, and Lü Buwei knows it clearly.

Sima Xin showed a very modest smile on his old face, and he looked completely harmless: "I don't know what happened to Wu Chengjun?" Don't hide it from Wu Chengjun, Sima Shi's talents have withered over the years, and they are not as good as before, whether they can help Wu Chengjun, I don't dare to pack tickets. ”

What Sima Xin said is really the truth.

In the Battle of Changping, the death of Sima Terrier, who had been identified as the next generation of the Sima family, was a very big blow to the Sima family.

And in that battle, the Sima clan lost not only Sima Terrier, but also many Sima elites around Sima Terrier.

Since the Battle of Changping, the Sima clan, which could have been regarded as the first military meritorious family of the Qin State, began to decline, and only then did the Bai clan and the Wang clan come to the fore.

Lu Buwei smiled: "I don't dare to say anything else, but in this matter, only General Sima can really help." ”

A glimmer of light flashed in Sima Xin's old eyes, and he said slowly, "Really? So I don't know what Wu Chengjun said, what is it? ”

Speaking of which, the political stance of the Sima clan has always been against Lü Buwei.

The reason is also very simple, the Sima clan is a military-led military merit family and belongs to the radical main battle faction, while Lü Buwei is the main peace faction within the Qin State, and the two are naturally not in the same pot.

If it weren't for the fact that Lü Buwei had the trust and support of Qin Wang Chu, Sima Xin might not have agreed to attend today's banquet.

I saw that Lu Buwei restrained the smile on his face and began to ask seriously: "I don't know what General Sima thinks about the current battle situation in Hexi?" ”

After a pause, Lü Buwei said again: "Please rest assured, the general's words today will definitely not be passed on to Liu'er." ”

Sima Xin glanced at Lu Buwei, pondered for a while, and then said slowly: "I really don't hide it from Wu Chengjun, if I look at it from my opinion, this battle situation in Hexi can be described in one word. ”

"What's that?" Lü Buwei asked.

Sima Xin let out a sigh of relief and said, "It's difficult, it's difficult!" ”

Difficult, this is Sima Xin's answer.

Lü Buwei nodded and said, "I don't know if General Sima has ever seen the power of the cavalry of the Zhao army?" ”

Sima Xin snorted and said, "Although he is old, when the Zhao army entered Xianyang, he also killed a few heads of Zhao people. But well...... To tell the truth, the power of the cavalry of the Zhao army is indeed crowned by all countries, especially the armored cavalry, which almost destroys the world when it charges, which is daunting, let alone an enemy. ”

As he spoke, Sima Xin's old face couldn't help but show a little fear.

Sima Xin is a person who has led soldiers to fight, and he has witnessed how the armored cavalry of Zhao Jun stepped on the long street under the leadership of Li Mu and entered the palace city, and he can be said to be extremely impressed by the power of the armored cavalry.

Lü Buwei said in a deep voice: "This is the problem. As far as I know, now on the Xihe front, the Zhao army has launched an attack on our army's position day and night with earth-shattering thunder, and our army's defense line has become somewhat difficult to inherit. Now this situation, it is still because the cavalry of Zhao has not gone south, so it is not so bad, a few days ago the general of the cavalry vanguard of the Zhao army, Yiqu Sheng, has led the army into Guanzhong, once Pang Xuan led 50,000 cavalry to all arrive and attack General Wang Jian with Li Mu before and after, then Daqin is in danger! ”

Sima Xin listened to Lu Buwei's words quietly, but did not speak.

At that time, when Lü Buwei and Cai Ze quarreled, Sima Xin was one of the ministers of the Qin State present, and he was actually no stranger to the theory thrown out by Lü Buwei.

So Sima Xin was still waiting for Lu Buwei's next words.

Lü Buwei glanced at Sima Xin, and suddenly said: "General Sima Xin, I heard that the general has a grandson named Sima Xing, who is quite skilled in martial arts, and now serves in the Xianyang army. ”

Sima Xin's face moved slightly, and he said: "Xiao Sun is not good, he is not favored by the king, he can't go to the battlefield to kill the enemy for Daqin, but he can only stay in Xianyang City to waste his years, which really makes me dissatisfied." ”

said that he was dissatisfied, but Sima Xin did not have any dissatisfaction on his face.

Lu Buwei secretly sneered in his heart, he had already investigated clearly, this Sima Xing was actually Sima Xin who wanted to be the successor of the Sima family after his death, so he used all kinds of means to prevent Sima Xing from going to the front line, so as not to repeat the mistakes of Sima Xing.

However, Lu Buwei naturally would not say anything about this matter, and he saw that this Qin State Wu Chengjun said with a straight face: "General Sima's words are not right. Whether it is fighting for the country on the front line, or defending the national capital in Xianyang, it is all for the service of the king and the great Qin, how can there be a difference between superior and inferior?

After a pause, Lu Buwei continued: "However, in my opinion, this Sima Xing is a great talent, and if he is a mere general, it will inevitably be a bit overkill." I plan to recommend Sima Xing to the king as the deputy general of the garrison of Xianyang City, I don't know what General Sima thinks? ”

Sima Xin's spirit perked up when he heard this, and a pair of old eyes suddenly burst into light: "Is Wu Chengjun's words true?" ”

Lü Buwei said solemnly: "Does General Sima think that I am a person who likes to joke very much?" ”

After Sima Xin heard Lü Buwei's words, he was overjoyed in his heart.

You must know that Sima Xin has always hoped to push Sima Xing up, and to be able to inherit the position of head of the family after having a certain official position like Sima Xin himself, which will be very helpful for Sima Xing to control the Sima clan in the future.

But the problem is that now Sima Xing can't go to the battlefield, and this promotion is not so easy.

After all, the current Sima clan is still deeply rooted in the Qin army, but these things cannot help Sima Xing, who is not on the battlefield, and the political top of the Qin State is something that the Sima clan, which has been far away from the core for many years, cannot reach.

Under such circumstances, the olive branch thrown by Lü Buwei was actually difficult for Sima Xin to refuse.

But even if he was quite moved, Sima Xin did not make a decision immediately, but said to Lu Buwei: "So how does Wu Chengjun want Sima to help?" ”

In the political arena, there is always an exchange of interests, and there is no such thing as a white gang, which Sima Xin is naturally very clear about.

Lü Buwei was also relieved after hearing Sima Xin say this, and said with a smile: "I only hope that General Sima can show the king pain to the king when he meets him, and let General Wang Jian attack as soon as possible to fight for a glimmer of life for Daqin!" ”

Sima Xin shook his head and said, "Wu Chengjun, even if General Wang Jian really attacks as soon as possible, our army's chances of victory are still extremely low. ”

Lu Buwei snorted and said in an aggravated tone: "But if Wang Jian doesn't attack, by the time Pang Xuan goes south, it will be too late!" At that time, you, me, and all the ministers will all be sinners of Great Qin! ”

Sima Xin was silent.

After a while, Sima Xin said, "If you can, Sima also wants to get the position of two partial generals and one general. ”

Lu Buwei said categorically: "One partial general and one general, there can't be more!" ”

Sima Xin nodded and said in a deep voice, "Good." ”

The next day, a messenger from the palace came to Sima Xin's mansion and read out an order from Qin Wang Chu: "General Sima, the king orders you to enter the palace for an audience!" ”

Sima Xin, who had been prepared, followed the envoy to board the carriage and enter the palace.

Along with Sima Xin, there were several other veterans of the Qin State.

It wasn't until dusk that Sima Xin finally returned to his mansion with a tired face, and then gathered all the core members of the Sima clan and held a secret meeting.

"The decisive battle is about to start, the national fortune of Great Qin is completely tied to this battle, if it is defeated, Great Qin is in danger! Wu Sima has long been favored by the Qin king's family, and he should serve the king of Qin. But the blood of the family cannot be cut off from my hands! Fang'er, Za'er, Ling'er......"

Sima Xin counted the names of more than a dozen Sima clansmen in one breath, and then said: "You and the others will go back and prepare immediately, and set off from the south gate tomorrow morning to the land of Bashu to find Li Bing, the Taishou of Shu County!" ”

"No!" An excited young man from the Sima clan stood up and said very impassionedly: "Now that the family and country are in trouble, how can we be a deserter? ”

"Smack!" A loud slap rang out.

Sima Shi slowly withdrew his palm and said word by word: "If you don't want the Bai family's today to be the future of the Sima family, then now, go back to me and pack your luggage!" ”

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