Chapter 694: Sudden Bad News
Sima Yi watched the messenger leave, stroked his beard and smiled lightly, getting the Empress Dowager Guo's decree is the most important part of Sima Yi's plan, as long as the Empress Dowager Guo is fully supported in the back, the Sima family's mutiny will be half successful first.
In fact, it is not easy to get the support of the Empress Dowager Guo, after all, as the Empress Dowager, the biggest reliance comes from the support of the Cao clan, but Cao Shuang made a stupid mistake, that is, to separate Cao Fang and the Empress Dowager Guo, making it difficult for them to meet, and at the same time placing the Empress Dowager Guo under house arrest, making her unable to interfere in politics.
Cao Shuang thought he was scheming, but he made the next big mistake and provoked the woman who should not be provoked, although there was an edict in the imperial court that women were not allowed to interfere in politics, but in fact, there were no women in that generation to interfere in politics, Empress Dowager Guo was from a low background, but with her mind became the queen of Emperor Wei Ming, it can be seen that this woman is indeed unusual.
How can a scheming and clever woman succumb to Cao Shuang's mercy, although she is under house arrest in Yongning Palace, but Empress Dowager Guo has been waiting for an opportunity, as long as there is a suitable opportunity, she will definitely not let Cao Shuang go.
Sima Yi's mutiny this time undoubtedly gave Empress Dowager Guo a chance to make a comeback, even if she knew Sima Yi's ambitions, but it didn't matter, the important thing was that Sima Yi could help her deal with Cao Shuang, so that she could restore her power in the palace.
In fact, between Sima Yi and Empress Dowager Guo, it is more like a transaction, a win-win deal, Empress Dowager Guo gave Sima Yi support and asked him to deal with Cao Shuang, while Sima Yi helped Empress Dowager Guo return to the harem, and both parties were happy.
At this moment, Sima Zhao hurried from Sima Gate to the stop door, saw Sima Yi, hugged his fists and said, "Father-"
Sima Yi glanced at him and said, "Didn't my father order, you are only allowed to lead troops to stay outside Sima Gate, and you are not allowed to enter the palace to disturb the Queen Mother, what are you doing here?" β
Sima Zhao said hesitantly: "This ...... The news that has just come back from the Great Xia Gate, the third uncle ...... He ......"
Sima Yi frowned slightly, although Sima Zhao was not his most important son, but Sima Yi never liked the indecision of his children, seeing Sima Zhao speak so vaguely, he was very dissatisfied and said: "Say it clearly, what's going on?" β
Sima had no choice but to bite the bullet and say: "The third uncle was killed by Cao Liang in the Great Xia Gate, and he was killed by random arrows, the Great Xia Gate has been lost, and Cao Yan's Xiao cavalry battalion has entered Luoyang City. β
Sima Yi was greatly saddened when he heard the bad news, and said silently: "Third brother, I'm sorry for my brother, you died so miserably!" "Among Sima Yi's brothers, Sima Yi and the third brother Sima Fu have the best relationship, the two are about the same age, like-minded, and more importantly, Sima Yi attaches the most importance to Sima Fu, thinking that Sima Fu is the most talented and his most powerful right-hand man.
Sima Yi is very suspicious, and it is most difficult to trust others, but it is impossible for him not to believe his own brother, so in this mutiny, Sima Yi had high hopes for Sima Fu, but he didn't expect that he would be killed in Daxiamen, even if Sima Yi's coup d'Γ©tat could be successful, but Sima Fu's death was a regret that he could never make up.
Sima Yi, who has always been calm and waveless, is in tears at this moment, his beard trembles, and he falls into great sorrow.
Cao Liang! It's Cao Liang again!
Is he really the enemy of his fate?
The account of the burning of the arsenal has not been counted with him, and now there is a new hatred, Rao is Sima Yi's best at restraint and forbearance, and he can't wait to break his body into thousands of pieces.
"This Cao Liang is very hateful, he has a marriage contract with our Sima family, and he still wants to do such a heartbreaking thing, but the poor third uncle also died a miserable death, and the body has not been snatched back yet. Brother is really, such a vicious person, why do you still have to marry Ru Xu to him? Sima Zhao said indignantly.
In fact, Sima Zhao didn't know much about this family matter, he thought that Sima Yi didn't know, it was Sima Shi's arbitrariness that gave his daughter to Cao Liang, it was really confused, Sima Shi brought such a deep enemy to the Sima family?
Sima Yi is now a dumb eater of Coptis chinensis, and there is no way to say that there is suffering, originally Sima Ru and Cao Liang's family affair was opposed by Sima Shi, but under Sima Yi's persuasion, this family affair was also given like this.
In order to really pull the cage to Cao Liang, the Sima family can be said to be swallowing their anger and humiliating this time, just to stabilize Cao Liang and not have a negative impact on the mutiny of the Sima family.
But what I didn't expect was that when the Sima family mutinied, when the city was silent, Cao Liang stepped forward and fought with the Sima family to the end.
Whether it was Sima's family raising a white-eyed wolf or was completely calculated by Cao Liang, Sima Yi secretly guessed that judging from the current situation, Cao Liang's reaction speed and preparation proved that Cao Liang's actions were premeditated.
Sima Yi fought eagles all day long, but he was still blinded by eagles.
The death of the third brother Sima Fu brought endless sadness to Sima Yi, but the mutiny had to continue, even if Cao Liang brought endless destructive power to this mutiny, but Sima Yi had carefully prepared for decades for this coup, and there was no turning back, so he could only fight Cao Liang to the end.
What makes Sima Yi more troublesome now is that the entry of the Xiao Cavalry Battalion, among the camps of the Chinese army, Sima Yi is most afraid of Cao Yan's Xiao Cavalry Battalion, if there is no Xiao Cavalry Battalion to disrupt the situation, this mutiny storm, everything is within Sima Yi's control.
But now, Cao Liang and the Xiaocai Battalion are completely on the opposite side of the Sima family, conspiring to sabotage Sima Yi's plan, which must not be tolerated by Sima Yi.
"How's Jia Chong's situation?" Sima Yi asked the first question, before Sima Yi entered the palace, he appointed Jia Chong to lead his troops to the Gaoling Marquis Mansion, preparing to conquer the Cao family and take Cao Liang's relatives hostage, so that Cao Liang would inevitably be subject to the Sima family.
It's just that I don't know if Jia Chong's attack on the Cao family was successful, did he succeed?
Sima Zhao shook his head and said: "What my father entrusted is not a person, just now, Jia Chong led the army to attack the Gaoling Marquis Mansion unsuccessfully, and the whole army almost collapsed, and Cao Liang has already moved his people out of the mansion and went to Daxiamen. β
Sima Yi's face changed slightly, Jia Chong's failure made him quite disappointed, originally this was the only way to contain Cao Liang, but now, there is no such opportunity, Cao Liang and the Xiao Cavalry Battalion will definitely become the lifelong enemies of the Sima family, no matter whether this coup is successful or not, at least the nightmare that Cao Liang brought them will not be able to dissipate for a long time.