In the fifth year of Jingyuan, Wei Chang'an City.

Recently, the Han State has been attacking frequently, and since Jia Chong came to the order and secretly clashed with Zhong Hui, this Chang'an City is no longer quiet.

However, two months ago, Jia Chong was anxious to get results, thinking of driving Zhong Hui away from Chang'an City as soon as possible, intending to establish prestige in the Western Army, so he investigated in many ways, intending to lead his troops to invade the land of Han Zhong.

However, after that, Zhong Hui sat back and watched the possible risks, and did not remind him, but also helped him with a proud army, and in the end, Jia Chong lost more than 10,000 and lost the stronghold in Xixian County.

Soon after, the Wei general Sima Zhao forced Jingzhou to assassinate Shi Deng Ai to attack Han for the sake of prestige, and sent Sima Lun to supervise the army, and then tens of thousands of soldiers were lost in the first war not long ago, and the three eastern counties were lost.

Later, the Han State entered Nanxiang County, pointing directly to the hinterland of the Central Plains of China occupied by the Wei State, and the Wu State raised a three-way army to attack Wei, with great momentum, and for a time, the world entered the scene of war clouds.

However, Chang'an City has not been exposed to war for many years, and the city is still quiet, but during this time, there are patrols at the important street entrances, checking the occasional passers-by, and the lights in the houses are dim, and there are many oil lamps, but it is women who are spinning.

In the streets and alleys, there are watchmen carrying small lanterns and banging gongs or bangzi.

Jia Chong, the protector of Weizhong, was in the study, thinking about things.

In front of him, there was an object, which was put away in a brocade box, and he was considering whether to give it away.

After a long time, Jia Chong finally made up his mind, summoned a close attendant, asked him to pick up the brocade box on the table, and said: "This is the table I submitted to the imperial court, you can quickly send someone to the general's mansion, there can be no mistake." ”

"No." The attendant bowed his head and bowed his head in response.

After retreating, he found a team of fifty people and set off immediately, and he presented the recital to Sima Zhao.

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Luoyi

The car of the general of Wei, Sima Zhao, drove back to the house, and when he arrived at the door, the guards were already kneeling in a row, welcoming him back, just like Cao Cao back then, at this time he had already called the king of Jin, and added nine tin, and he was one step away from usurping the throne, and the inside and outside also regarded himself as the emperor's majesty.

Sima Zhao ignored this, got out of the car, walked through the front garden, and walked to a room in the back, sat down on a large chair, and took a breath.

Sima Zhao was already nearly fifty and half-year-old, he was of medium height, his temples and beard were black, and his eyes were shining, giving people an indescribable majesty.

At this time, a middle-aged man heard the voice, habitually straightened his robe, and walked out of the duty room, and he was about to walk in carefully, when a close attendant walked out. He hurriedly took a step forward, arched his hand, and asked in a low voice, "How is the general feeling?" ”

The attendant didn't speak, just nodded slightly, and the two staggered.

The man entered inside, knelt down to Sima Zhao, and made a big salute, Sima Zhao casually let him get up, and asked, "What news has you had in the palace recently?" ”

The man replied respectfully: "The emperor was furious again and threw a few cups, which is said to be for the sake of Liaodong." ”

Sima Zhao sneered when he heard this, took a cup of tea, the faint fragrance of tea was refreshing, he smacked it lightly with his lips, looked at this cup thoughtfully, and said, "Let's hear it." ”

The matter of Changli County has been several months, and Sima Zhao originally thought that Cao Wei was looking for death as soon as he did the clan, and he could send a partial teacher, but who knew that it would take a few months to calm down.

And if the time continues to be delayed like this, I am afraid that people's hearts will fluctuate, after all, the Sima clan has not usurped the throne now, and there are many speculators in the world, even those diehards of the Sima clan cannot be trusted.

For example, the Zhong Hui, everyone in the world knows that this is the diehard loyalist of the Sima family, and now he has only been in charge of the army for more than two years, and he has a rebellion, which is nothing more than the strength in his hands.

And now, the counties of Liaodong are all unstable, the name of the Cao Wei clan is Cao Heng, and now he is called the King of Liao, which is raging in the counties of Liaodong, and the generals of the court cannot reach it, and it is actually strengthened.

It wreaked havoc in the four counties of Liaodong, destroyed countless countries, but it spread all over the sea, of course, such a small country, no one cared, but this person continued to grow in Liaodong, and he was independent for a dynasty, and he intended to be the emperor.

However, Cao Heng didn't know if it was deliberate, or he didn't take the court in his eyes, and after conquering Sanhan, he actually said that he had made outstanding achievements, so please be crowned the king of Liao, and add nine tin.

Due to the convenience of taking the waterway, the matter was reported to the imperial court early, and Sima Zhao read it first, did not say anything, and handed it over to the emperor for approval.

At this time, the Great Wei Emperor was actually a puppet, and even if he was a puppet, he had a few rights.

At this time, the imperial power was not yet weak enough to be completely ignored.

Sima Zhao constantly devoured the power of the imperial court and wanted to stand on his own, but nominally gave the chapter to the emperor and made him a seal official.

Maybe it was a bad mood, maybe Sima Zhao deliberately disgusted the emperor, this news of Liaodong really made the emperor angry, and he turned back to the dormitory, and soon after, in the dormitory, there was a sound of smashing things.

Even if you can't lift this tripod, you can't let others ask about it, even if it's your brother.

The emperor was like this, and an attendant stepped forward to comfort: "Your Majesty, don't be angry!" ”

"What do you know?!" Another artifact was smashed to the ground, and the emperor said angrily: "What a bold group of people! These people, relying on the military power in their hands, don't take me seriously! I am the lord of the world! They actually promised each other in private, what did the court think of me? Darn! What a bunch of bastards! ”

He cursed loudly and kept throwing objects at the ground in his hands, but fortunately most of them were gold and silverware, and few of them were damaged.

Only this banging sound, the serving attendants were frightened and didn't dare to come out.

No matter how the emperor puppets and kills them, it is effortless.

After a while, the fire in his heart was tossed enough, and the emperor sat down on the chair tiredly, but his face became more and more gloomy.

What is the situation in the Great Wei court now, Cao Huan knows it, and the world nominally respects him as the master, but in fact, there are more people who do their own politics, and there are not many people who regard him as the emperor at all!

Even within the royal family, many people can't wait for him to die, but Cao Huan spares his life, the puppet emperor, and the emperor, isn't this Sima Zhao not usurping the throne? Maybe Sima Zhao wants to be a loyal minister!

Only...... Just like Huo Guang in the Han Dynasty back then, Cao Huan has been seeking to abolish the queen and marry a noble daughter of the Sima family.

However, everyone in the world knows that he, the Emperor Cao Wei, still seems to be the lord of the world and enjoys the four seas, but he is just a puppet.

Cao Huan is not a young child, he can understand his current situation, but in the end he is still vigorous, and his heart is still unwilling, he roared angrily: "Don't approve, do such a contrarian thing, and want me to approve it, don't approve!" ”

The man prayed one by one, secretly looking at Sima Zhao's facial expression and his subtle movements as he examined the teacup.

Sima Zhao stood up, paced back and forth in the room for a moment, and said with a smile: "The emperor really hasn't grown up yet!" ”

This man thought in his heart: "If it weren't for the emperor's seemingly mediocre appearance and his liking to play wine in the palace, how would he survive?" ”

But the mouth is full of promises.

Sima Zhao walked a few steps, sat down in front of the case, and unfolded a picture, this picture is a painting of the world's rivers and mountains, made by a famous artist in the Han Dynasty, Sima Zhao was very appreciative, and then took a casual look, and saw that there were many marks left by the emperor of the Han Dynasty, and now there is another one of his personal Yangwen Zhu seals, this is his ambition.

For a while, after laughing, Sima Zhao was silent.

In fact, the situation in the palace, he can get a report at any time, not to mention those generals and eunuchs in the Mingli, there are many dark lines, it seems to be Cao Huan's henchman, not just the person in front of him, after all, the emperor has no rights, and he also has a righteous name, how dare he be careless.

"The palace is the most important, this is where the emperor is driving, you must do things well, and you can't let the villain snoop around." Sima Zhao said calmly.

"Please rest assured, the little one will take care of the emperor!"

"Well, you can go back, as for the matter of Liaodong, who told him to provoke the emperor's anger, only to refuse." Sima Zhao said casually.

Liaodong is now beyond the reach of the whip, and the bitter cold of Liaodong actually does not have much significance to the imperial court.

Although it was approved, Cao Heng had an extra layer of righteousness, and the court also had more face, but that's all.

However, Cao Heng occupies the four counties of Liaodong, which in his opinion is not even as good as the half of the Central Plains, and it is not particularly noticeable to him, since he encountered the emperor's anger this time, he has no choice but to dismiss it.

That Cao Heng's wolf ambition is already the opposite, and if you want to be the king of Liao, you can be a wild king yourself!

"Yes!" The man prostrated again, got up from the ground, and withdrew respectfully.

……

Sima Zhao is the king of Jin, and his intentions are known to everyone in the world, so speculators have persuaded him to enter, but there are also some people who are loyal to Cao Wei, just to protect themselves, and they can only say nothing.

Although Ruan Ji is an official of the imperial court, since his ambition is useless at this time, this official is meaningless, although he is a dignified military captain, but his residence is also remote and simple.

Drinking alcohol during the day to make a mediocre act, Ruan Ji rested in the house for a while, half lying on the quilt at random, took out a book, and was reading, when suddenly, there was a sound outside, and he saw his son Ruan Hun coming back angrily at this time.

Ruan Ji motioned for his son to sit down at this time, and said, "What's wrong?" ”

"Father, do you know that the request of the King of Liao has been rejected, and there is even a reprimand!"

"What?" Ruan Ji's surprise was not trivial, he stood up and walked around the room.

It is said that opening up the territory and expanding the territory is a meritorious achievement, even if Cao Heng may be a rebel, but now he is still Cao Wei, so what Cao Heng did is right.

"Father, what should I do?" Ruan Hun asked with a blank look at this time.

Ruan Ji got off the kang and walked out of the door at this time, and did not speak, a servant had already seen it at this time, and hurriedly stepped forward and asked, "Master, where are you going?" ”

Ruan Ji looked at the dense stars in the sky at this time, smiled indifferently and said, "Come out and breathe the wind!" ”

As he spoke, he took his son and turned his feet and went out of the second door.

That is, the courtyard of the second entry of the family, of course, this is still a vast mansion for the poor, but for Ruan, it is a prisoner.

Outside, even if it was already the starry night, the streets were still prosperous, people came and went, and after watching for a while, Ruan Ji sighed and said: "Although Liang Yuan is good, it is not a place to live for a long time!" ”

Ruan Hun squirmed in his mouth, but he didn't say anything, and after waiting for a while, Ruan Ji said at this time: "I have resigned from the imperial court!" ”

"What?" Ruan Hun's surprise is not trivial, although his father is now a celebrity, but celebrities have no money, and the court's income is still the main income of the Ruan family.

"I have been wandering so far, thinking about it, but so far I have achieved nothing, I cannot die for my loyalty, and I am not willing to bend my knees for wealth.

is reluctant to be an official, but he has done nothing, and he doesn't dare to go forward and backward.

It's better to resign from this official now, and live in the mountains and forests in the future, and I can't say that I can live for a few more years. ”

After saying this, Ruan Hun was a little unwilling, but he didn't say anything, at this time it was still filial piety for respect, and the two Han Dynasty had been filial piety for hundreds of years.

The next day, Ruan Ji directly hung the seal and asked for it, and he had already taken his family out of the city at night, and later, when Sima Zhao got the news, it was already very late.

After all, although Ruan Ji is a celebrity, but in the eyes of those in power, these people are not worth mentioning, and Sima Zhao is not as "generous" as Sima Yi was back then, and he doesn't care about these people, and it was a few days after he got the news, but he smiled casually and let go.

Originally, Sima Zhao also intended to send someone to catch up with this Ruan Ji and kill the best, but at that time, a letter from Chang'an came into his hand, which surprised him.

Jia Chong's recital, saying what Zhong Hui did, put all the responsibility for the mourner on Zhong Hui, of course, this is not the first letter, but the seventh letter.

The plea has been sent, but this letter is substantial, and some Wei generals who are now captured by the Han State and turned around to serve the Han State do list the evidence, and the families of these people are gone.

directly pushed all the failures of this series to Zhong Hui, this letter did make Sima Zhao shocked and angry, but after thinking about it, it felt full of trickiness.

Zhonghui is not a poor family, no one to help him, and now he is also the commander of the army, how can he be taken away in a word.

Sima Zhao didn't want to force the anti-Zhonghui, after all, this was still a benchmark, and the Sima clan usurped the throne, not because the Sima clan was very strong, but because they united many scholars and reached a tacit understanding.

For example, taking the daughter of Hongnong Yang, all kinds of relatives, and all kinds of transfers of interests, this is the opportunity to usurp the throne, but Sima Zhao wants to be more stable on this throne, that is, to change the name more justly.

So he originally intended to take the throne after destroying Shu Han, but now the situation, let alone destroying Han, after the new emperor of Shu Han ascended the throne, his aggressive momentum made him frightened!

Although after several inquiries, it was determined that the emperor of Shu Han was a woman, but this could not solve the current situation at all, Shu Han entered the three eastern counties, and then entered Nanxiang County, approaching Nanyang County, and on the other hand, there was the intention of seizing Xiangyang County.