Chapter 143: Thorough investigation
Sima Yi didn't know how his son raised a dead soldier in secret, so he frowned and said, "Can it be that you are negligent in your work, which leads to the leak?"
"Nothing happens."
Sima Shi had absolute confidence in this matter, and the chance of leaking the matter was zero. He said in a deep voice: "There is actually only one dead man raised by the child in secret, and he is the only one who knows me. I have saved his life, supported his parents, and often gave him wealth. This man treated me like a god. From him to the people, he found five people secretly trained them into dead men. These five people searched for five people to train them. In this way, three thousand people were secretly hiding among the people. Their whereabouts were uncertain. It is possible for anyone, perhaps one of the slaves in the family, or the pawn peddlers on the street, or more likely to be soldiers working in the palace."
Speaking of this, I still don’t want to believe that anyone has learned it. I frowned and said, “Not to mention Cao Shuang, even if it is me, it is impossible for me to find them one by one. After all, I only know the person who is loyal to me.”
Sima Yi nodded, knowing that using this method to train the dead soldiers is more complicated, but it is safe to win, and they all don’t know each other. If Cao Shuang wants to arrest him, he needs to follow the clues to find the top leader. Sima Shi only needs to get rid of the dead soldiers who are connected with him and can withdraw at any time.
The disadvantage of this method is that once the middle ring is broken, it will take an iron ring from it like an interlocking iron chain. The iron chain is divided into two, and the head and tail cannot correspond, and no one can recognize anyone.
Sima Yi breathed a little relieved and said, "You secretly go to meet the dead soldier who is in contact with you to see if he leaked the secret or the people under his command have leaked the secret. If so, pull out the iron ring. In this way, we won't be able to find out our heads."
Sima Shi was shocked. This move was equivalent to discarding the carefully trained army of dead soldiers and becoming a masterless person. He immediately said: "Your child will do it immediately. If this is true, he can only abandon the car and protect the coach."
Sima Yi stroked his beard and said, "You go and do it. I will go back to the house to take charge of the overall situation. There is only Zhao'er in the family, so as not to accidentally say the wrong thing."
In the chaos, Cao Shuang ordered He Yan to lead a large group of troops to Sima's mansion.
As soon as He Yan arrived at the door, he ordered the Wei army to surround the residence to prevent anyone from entering and leaving. He led more than a hundred people into the main gate and said in a deep voice: "Your Majesty's imperial edict: All the people in the Sima family are not allowed to enter and exit. They must wait until the search of the official can be completed before they can be released."
As soon as this was said, a large group of people walked in the corridor, entered various rooms to search, rummaged through boxes and cabinets, and only disturbed the women in the mansion as if birds and beasts were scattered, and ran into the yard one after another.
Sima Zhao rushed out and ran all the way. He saw that He Yan was leading a large group of troops to search. He actually carried bright swords, guns, swords and halberds in his hand. The wings and boudoirs in the mansion were all overturned. He quickly smiled and said, "Mr. He, what's wrong? When he came to the mansion to reminisce about the past, how could he have such a situation?"
He Yan glanced at him with a squinted look and sneered, "My son, this time I am not here to reminisce about the past, but to follow the order of Your Majesty, I came to search for any dead men in your mansion. If I find it unfortunately, I will not be nostalgic for the past."
Although he led a large army of troops and was symbolically covered with armor, his face was actually covered with thick pink makeup, which was even better than the thick makeup of a woman. This man was also very handsome, and looked like a woman.
Sima Zhao smiled bitterly when he heard this, "The Prince He was joking. There must be a misunderstanding. If our Sima family serves the monarch, how could he hide the dead soldiers if they treat their biological parents? It must be that there is any misunderstanding. It doesn't matter if the Prince He searches. The female family in the mansion is still there, don't disturb me."
He knew that this Prince He was the grandson of He Jin, a general of the previous dynasty. Because his mother Yin was born with beautiful appearance, he was taken as a concubine by Cao Cao. He Yan naturally became Cao Cao's adopted son.
Lao Cao was also a person who was not jealous of the world. Although he was not a biological son, his lover's wife was very fond of her adopted son and betrothed his daughter, Princess Jinxiang, to him. He was not only Cao Cao's adopted son and son-in-law, but everyone at that time was called He's prince consort.
Since Cao Shuang entered the central government, he has appointed such evil people, and together with Deng Yang and Ding Mi, he is called the Three Dogs of Taichung. These three people have made the Wei court chaotic. All the ministers who have loyal and direct advice will be dismissed and resigned, and catered to flattery promotions and titles. Both the court and the court acted according to the trend. Not only that, He Yan also occupied hundreds of hectares of mulberry fields in Luoyang, stole official property, and asked for money from officials in various prefectures and counties, which made officials of all sizes dare not speak out.
He Yan looked at the sky and sneered, "Don't worry, we are arresting vicious people, not loyal ministers. As long as we verify that we have no hiding death warriors, let's just forget about this. Don't hide swords or something. If there are, then I won't explain it to Your Majesty."
Sima Zhao knew that he always said that he wanted to make money for the sake of the court, but he actually wanted to take the opportunity to make some money. He thought that there were still many weapons in the mansion, but people were used to it on weekdays and didn't think so. He was really afraid that He Yan would use this as a matter of silence or frame it.
He smiled and approached He Yan and whispered in his ear: "Please show mercy and give each other a face. The twelfth room in the east wing house contains the Bob Chef He. But I have been bothering you recently and I have no chance to offer it. This - now Prince He is visiting you. It is better to meet him by chance than to invite him. I'll ask you to bring Bob Chef back by yourself."
This is said without any loss. After all, even if you don’t give gold, silver and jewelry, the Wei army would probably take advantage of it when they saw it, so they would just give it straightforwardly.
He Yan smiled and nodded, "You are good at doing things, right, so I'll accept it."
Sima Zhao flattered and said, "What's the matter? The prince-consort He worked hard for the country. The Sima family has been loyal to the country for generations, and they are all doing things for His Majesty. However, there are slander and slander from villains in the middle. The misunderstanding has been resolved. In the future, Mr. He needs more support."
The Wei army searched the entire Sima family and searched the cellars and houses. In addition to the "Bo Li" that should be taken away, He Yan also ordered people to search in the study room and searched all the letters. There was no evidence of forming cliques and communicating with the musical notes, but the letters were still taken back for careful study.
The Wei army general Bo Li put on the carriage, and He Yan said to Sima Zhao: "Yes, you are rigorous and have eyesight. You are a smart person. If it is not a difference in politics, you can do things under me."
Sima Zhao was half slow to him and walked out of the mansion, smiling and said with apologies: "It is a blessing for villains to be able to do things under He's princess. He must be loyal to the country, his heart can be seen by the sun and the moon, and the heaven and the earth are proof."
He Yan smiled and stood in front of the carriage to get on the carriage. A personal soldier squatted on the ground and put him on the carriage. Sima Zhao also quickly looked, reached out to hold He Yan's armpit, held him on the carriage, and smiled and said, "The Prince He walked slowly and didn't send him off."
He Yan glanced at him contemptuously, waved the long whip in the air, making a crisp "pop" sound, and rode away with a loud laugh.
Sima Zhao watched He Yan leave, and his face turned from a bright smile to a vicious look. The servants around him could not help but shivered when they saw the young master's appearance.
Just then, Sima Yi rode his horse and rushed over. Seeing his son, he hurriedly asked, "Zhaoer, is He Yan leaving? Nothing happened, right?"
Sima Zhao shook his head and said, "I left, nothing happened. I gave He Yan a few boxes of gold, silver and jewelry, saying that our Sima family is hiding the dead soldiers. Such greedy and lustful people cannot make any troubles, but they are just proud for a moment."
Sima Yi breathed a sigh of relief and said, "Go in and talk."
The father and son entered the mansion. Sima Yi wanted to speak but stopped and whispered: "Don't be afraid of telling you something for your father."
"Dad, I know it," said Dad."
He shook his head and waved his hand, "Cao Shuang is becoming increasingly rampant, and he wishes to step on the Sima family. He Yan led his troops to search the family today, and he almost didn't take us seriously. Humph, since he suspected that our Sima family was hiding dead soldiers and intending to rebel, then even if there were really dead soldiers and were ready to rebel, what's the harm? Even if they fought to the death, they would be forced to rebel."
Sima Yi paused for several seconds after hearing this, and suddenly said, "What if my father tells you now that our family really raises dead soldiers and is scattered among the people?"
He just said this casually, and his angry words accounted for 50% or 60% of them. Suddenly, when he heard that his father was really hiding a dead soldier, his face changed slightly. His face was very complicated, both fear and excitement, and he whispered: "It turns out that my father has been prepared for a long time. If I don't plan, I will be harmed by others. Just--"
"But, if you take this step, there is no way back."
Sima Yi smiled indifferently and said in a deep voice: "There is no perfect solution in the world. If everything is ready, then our Sima family will not need to think about any chance to turn things around when they fall into the field today. Cao Shuang takes up all the right time, place, and people. What should we fight with him? It is a waste of time, 20% or 30% of the chances. It is a desperate gambler who will lose his fortune sooner or later."
Speaking of this, he said leisurely: "My father is waiting for a time to bet on all his wealth and life when he has 70% or 80% of the opportunity to survive. As for whether he can accomplish something, it depends entirely on the will of heaven. This is what the heroes do."
Chapter completed!