The Reincarnation of Lu Bu at the End of the Han Dynasty

Chapter 580 Sima Family

Lu Bu had the idea of ​​going to Sima's house, but Sima Lang, his subordinate Cangcao, dared not refuse.

So the group of people changed their way under the guidance of Sima Lang.

Not long after, they arrived at the gate of a mansion. By the moonlight, the three red characters of "Sima Mansion" on the door frame could be faintly seen.

Sima Lang got off his horse and stepped forward to knock on the door.

The door of the mansion opened, the servant who watched the door saw that it was Sima Lang, his face was extremely surprised, and then he was very happy and happy, obviously he did not expect his eldest son to come back at this time.

Before the servant could pay his respects, Sima Lang told him, "Go and tell the second uncle that a nobleman is coming, and ask him to bring everyone out to greet him."

Seeing Sima Lang's serious expression, the servant didn't dare to neglect him, and hurried to the mansion to report.

Afterwards, Sima Lang stepped back and said to Lu Bu apologetically, "Grand Sima, please wait a moment."

Lu Bu smiled slightly, indicating that it's okay.

Within a short while, many people came out of the gate of Sima's house, including men and women, old and young.

The leader was an old man in gray-brown cloth, his temples were slightly gray, and he wore a pair of black cloth on the soles of his feet. He didn't have any gold or jade ornaments on his body, and he looked quite amiable while wearing plain clothes.

On both sides of him, lined up are members of a large family in the mansion, most of them are men, and the youngest is still sleeping soundly in swaddling clothes.

"Fool Sima Cheng, pay homage to Da Sima."

The old man bowed and saluted Lu Bu on horseback, and the people beside him also saluted.

In Sima Cheng's generation, the eldest Sima Hong had passed away for several years, the third eldest Sima Haiyuan worked in Yingchuan, and the fourth eldest Sima Fang was an official in the government and the opposition, so the big family in Wen County had to be run by him.

In recent years, wars and famines have been raging. As a well-known noble family in Hanoi, Sima Cheng decided to sell his property and use the food he obtained to relieve and care for the poor and some local people.

So far, although Sima's family is not as wealthy as before, their reputation in Hanoi has skyrocketed.

When the servant came to report, Sima Cheng hadn't gone to bed yet, so he was reading in the study, which was also the habit he had developed over the years.

Knowing that Sima Lang came back, Sima Cheng, as the second uncle, was very happy.But when he learned that Sima Lang had brought a nobleman, Sima Cheng showed deep thought.

Sima Lang served under Lu Bu's command, which was known to the entire Sima family.The person who can be called a "noble man" by Sima Lang, Sima Cheng thought for a moment, and then deduced the answer, it must be Lu Bu.

So he issued an order to gather all the members of the mansion, whether they were asleep or not, to gather in the mansion hall, and then go out of the mansion to greet them.

Lu Bu was obviously very satisfied with this. This attitude alone was far superior to that of the county magistrate. I don't know how much better it is.

Lu Bu got off his horse and cupped his hands with Sima Cheng, "Patriarch Sima, you have the liberty to come here late at night and disturb me."

Sima Cheng didn't dare to say anything, he leaned forward and said: "Da Sima condescends to visit the humble house, it really makes the humble house flourish, there is no reason to bother."

Afterwards, the people at the gate moved out of the way, and Sima Cheng personally welcomed Lu Bu and others into the mansion, and ordered them to serve wine, meat and food for Lu Bu to eat.

During the banquet, Sima Cheng took the initiative to stand up and apologized to Lu Bu with a toast: "In a remote place, there are only simple tea and light meals. It really can't compare with the delicious food in Kyoto. Please forgive me."

Lu Bu picked up a piece of meat, put it into his mouth, chewed it carefully, then drank it in one gulp, and said with a smile: "Patriarch Sima is too modest, these foods are already very delicious."

Afterwards, Lu Bu chatted with Sima Cheng about some homework, and by the way, praised Sima Lang's intelligence and ability to handle affairs.

After the banquet was over, Sima Cheng had already arranged accommodation for Lu Bu and his party.

Walking out of the mansion, Lu Bu politely refused to be led by the steward of the mansion, but chose to hang out in the courtyard with jokes, saying that he would wait until he had digested it before going to bed.

Qinghui covered the courtyard, and there were two figures walking casually, one tall and the other low.

"I thought Sima Fang was already a mature fox, but I didn't expect that the Patriarch Sima, whom I met today, is even more watertight."

Lu Bu put one hand behind his waist, his face no longer showed the drunkenness just now, and the moonlight poured on his face, reflecting a little bit of resolute color.

Lu Bu was much shorter than Lu Bu, with his hands folded in his sleeves, his body slightly hunched, and he smiled: "These people have lived decades longer than us, and most of the time they pretend to be ignorant. In fact, my heart is as transparent as a mirror."

Lu Bu let out a 'huh', fell silent for a while, and then asked again: "Sir, what do you think of the Sima family?"

Xi Ce bowed his head and pondered for a while, and only answered four words: "Through accumulation."

In the eyes of outsiders, Lu Bu's visit to Sima's house was just a whim.Only Xie Ce didn't take it seriously, because he could clearly perceive that this was obviously done on purpose by Lu Bu.

As for the purpose, of course it is to take the opportunity to win over the Sima family.

Today's Lu Bu, the power can be said to be in full swing.

Not to mention a series of names such as Da Sima, General Hussars, Marquis Wen, etc., there are countless generals under him, and they hold heavy troops and real power.The Yang family in Guanzhong, the Gai family in Xiliang, the Jiang family, the Yan family in Bingzhou, the Zhang Lu family in Hanzhong, and other big and small families in Guanzhong are all attached to Lu Bu's wings, and they seem to have formed an indestructible formation. The behemoth is extremely powerful.

However, this is only the surface that everyone sees.

Among these dependent forces, even the Yan family may not be willing to live and die with Lu Bu.

Lu Bu was born in a poor family, without the precipitation and foundation of history. This kind of power that has grown by leaps and bounds is really too dangerous. It is like a castle in the sky that is hundreds of feet high. Once it collapses, it is bound to disappear.

But Lu Bu himself didn't think so, he only thought that as long as there were enough forces attached to him, there would be an extra insurance.

There is certainly some truth to this kind of thinking, but once Lu Bu loses power and the wall falls and everyone pushes back, those aristocratic families will inevitably stand up and push the wall.

"Does the gentleman think that it is feasible to win over the Sima family?" Lu Bu stopped and looked sideways at Xi Ce.

For this question, Xi Ce already had an answer in his mind: "It's due to General Enwei, just give one or two sweet dates, and the Sima family will belong to the general."

Being loyal to the Han Dynasty and being loyal to the Han Dynasty are two completely different concepts.

Loyalty to the Han Dynasty is because the Han Dynasty can bring them prosperity and benefits, so they are willing to work together to maintain the rule of the Han Dynasty.

And die loyal to the Han Dynasty, let your court abuse me thousands of times, I still treat you like first love.

The Sima family is obviously in the first category.

(End of this chapter)