The elite did not migrate south

Chapter 129 Unspeakable
Sima Shi appeared like a ghost and scared Gao Rou.

He never thought that Sima Shi would appear in his own mansion.

If it were a month ago, Gao Rou would not be so afraid, at most he would be a little apprehensive.

But now, facing Sima Shi, who was about to die at any time, Gao Rou was extremely frightened.

Sima Shi was unable to take away all the ministers in the temple.

But if he is determined to take one of them away, there will be no problem at all.

The relationship between the ministers and the Sima family was very delicate, including the relationship between the local governments and the Sima family.

If Sima Shi was gone, the relationship between the ministers and the Sima family might become more harmonious. After all, Sima Zhao posed far less of a threat to the ministers than his brother.

Sima Zhao would bring his ministers to eat the prey together, but Sima Shi would treat other big clans as prey as well, and would turn back to take a bite from time to time.

Faced with Sima Shi's dying counterattack, the ministers would probably endure it and not fight him to the death. After all, it was the last blow, and as long as it did not exceed their tolerance limit, it would be fine.

Gao Rou did not think that his execution was beyond the tolerance of his ministers.

This group of jackals doesn't care about the life or death of their companions at all.

Looking at the powerful crossbows aimed at him in the distance, Gao Rou couldn't help but feel scared. Could this guy really want to take him away?

After all, he was a veteran minister who had served three dynasties, so Gao Rou quickly calmed down.

"General, why are you here?"

Sima Shi looked at Gao Rou in front of him, and then looked at Gao Guang who was standing beside him.

Under Sima Shi's gaze, Gao Guang's performance was even worse. He was so scared that his face turned pale and he almost collapsed on the ground. Only his father standing beside him gave him some peace of mind.

"I haven't seen Mr. Situ for a long time, and I miss you so much that I came here uninvited."

Sima Shi's voice became hoarser than ever.

"I was busy with state affairs and was unable to meet the general. Please don't blame me."

Gao Rou looked at the pale-faced servants in the distance and shouted, "What are you still standing there for? It's a rare opportunity for the general to come. Why don't you go and prepare some tea?"

Gao Rou said this, but the servants did not dare to move, mainly because there were soldiers standing behind them, holding their shoulders and not letting go.

Gao Rou looked at them, smiled and shook his head, and said with emotion: "General, I am old, but even the servants dare to look down on me like this."

Sima Shi looked him over, motioned for him to follow him, then turned and walked into the study.

The two sat in the study, and Gao Rou looked at Sima Shi in front of him.

Sima Shi's weakness could no longer be hidden. A month ago, he was just thin but full of energy. But at this moment, he seemed to have lost all his energy, and the smell of rotting wood filled the air around him.

Gao Rou would not be surprised even if he died here the next moment.

"Master Situ, I have a lot to do, and my time is limited. I really don't want to waste it."

"I want to ask, does Mr. Situ want to live or die?"

Sima Shi asked very seriously.

Gao Rou was stunned and immediately became furious.

"General, do you want to kill me?!"

Sima Shi looked at the soldiers standing beside him and said, "Go and kill Gao Guang."

The soldier then walked out.

Gao Rou was horrified and stood up suddenly, blocking the soldier. "Master Sima! What do you want to do?!"

"You have three sons."

"So don't panic. I can ask you three times."

"I am a veteran minister of three dynasties and the current prime minister. If you dare to kill me, the ministers will certainly not forgive you."

"Lord Situ, how do you compare to Cao Shuang? How do you compare to Wang Ling? How do you compare to Xiahou Xuan?"

"They are rebelling! But I have never rebelled!"

"Do you dare to be an enemy of the ministers?!"

"Don't dare."

Sima Shi answered directly and seriously, "Before I came here, I had already put Zhong Hui in charge of the new nobility system, the five ranks. I didn't want to do this originally, but the situation forced me to do it."

"This new title system should appease the ministers and prevent them from embarrassing me for the sake of a selfish Situ Gong. Besides, I won't kill you outright. I will tell them that you oppose this system and don't want to share the power in your hands."

"You have done such things before. I don't need to do anything when the time comes. The ministers will take your life."

"What does Situ Gong think?"

Gao Rou opened her mouth and wanted to say something, but it was as if her neck was being strangled and she couldn't say anything.

His breathing became more rapid.

"Why did the general come to this?"

"I have always been close to your father."

"Mr. Situ, do you want to live or die?"

Sima Shi asked again.

Gao Rou's entire body began to tremble. He slowly sat down in his seat, his eyes dull. His lips trembled slightly as he finally uttered those two words, "I want to live."

Sima Shi nodded, "Situ Gong is indeed a wise man."

"I will resign tomorrow. I will give up the position of Situ."

"Master Situ is still strong and healthy, why would you resign?"

Sima Shi asked back.

Gao Rou was almost going crazy, "What on earth does the general want to do?!"

"Lord Situ, you helped my family back then. I will never forget this kindness. Don't worry, I never considered attacking you, nor did I ever consider murdering the Gao family." "If I truly had such thoughts, I would have killed you along with Xiahou Xuan, and you wouldn't have stayed until now."

"The main reason I came this time is because you wanted to send your son to serve under Guanqiu Jian."

Sima Shizhang sighed and said helplessly, "Don't tell me that even you think I'm no match for Guanqiu Jian?"

Gao Rou didn't say anything, and her expression became increasingly ugly.

Sima Shi said softly, "I won't make things difficult for you. You can continue as Si Tu. No one will know I've been here, and neither will the General Zheng Xi. Aside from your son not being able to go to Huainan, everything else will proceed as usual."

"However, I would like to ask Mr. Situ to pay attention to one thing for me."

"When General Zhengxi forcefully detained your son and didn't allow him to go out, you must have been very angry and aggrieved."

"At this time, if someone finds you and tells you something important, or plots with you, please inform me immediately."

Gao Rou suddenly laughed, and the laughter was very bitter.

"The general is using me as bait? Is there anyone in this temple who needs the general to set up bait himself?"

Sima Shi shook his head. "It's not really bait. I'm just curious and want to see what they're going to do."

"it is good."

"I will do as you say."

"That's great. You've reached your current position with great difficulty, so why take the risk again?"

"Also, the servants in your house aren't very diligent. I think it's better to replace them."

Gao Rou closed her eyes and did not dare to refuse Sima Shi.

Sima Shi slowly stood up and walked outside. Gao Rou followed him. When he reached the door, he stopped.

"Master Situ, there is one more thing."

"My brother is useless and timid by nature."

"Next time, don't threaten him again."

At this moment, in the general's mansion.

Sima Zhao, who was "naturally timid", knelt in front of the desk with a worried look on his face. He looked at the two people in front of him and really didn't know how to start.

The two people sitting in front of him were Du Yu and Zhong Hui.

Sima Zhao hesitated for a long time before finally speaking, "I would like to arrange a marriage for Your Majesty."

"Oh?"

Zhong Hui's eyes lit up, "Do you have a candidate for general?"

Sima Zhao was a little conflicted and whispered, "My brother's daughter Sima Yi is a virtuous person, known to the world. I want her to marry Your Majesty."

Even Sima Zhao found it difficult to talk about this matter.

Du Yu was stunned when he heard this.

"General! How can this be possible?! Guo De has only been dead for two months. Moreover, Your Majesty considers the Queen Mother as his mother, so how can he consider his aunt as his wife? This is simply..."

"Great!! Great!!"

Zhong Hui immediately clapped his hands, his face full of excitement.

Du Yu looked at him in astonishment.

Zhong Hui said, "Sima Yi is the most suitable! It is precisely because she is Guo De's wife that she is the most suitable!"

"Your Majesty and the Empress Dowager are growing closer and closer. Guanqiu Jian and others believe that the Emperor has inherited the legacy of Emperor Liezu. If the Emperor were to marry Guo De's widow, hahahaha, how could the Emperor inherit the legacy of Emperor Liezu?"

“If I inherit it, wouldn’t I be a beast marrying my aunt?”

"In this way, the emperor and the Guo family will no longer be able to work together!"

Du Yu was stunned.

He quickly looked at Sima Zhao and said, "General! Emperor Wen once issued an order prohibiting the participation of relatives from outside the family in government. If the general's daughter were to marry your majesty, wouldn't the officials in the court use this as an excuse to attack you?"

Zhong Hui was very disdainful. "Have you not heard the teachings of the New Sage? The etiquette and laws of the past are not suitable for today's era. If any ministers feel that they have violated the decree of Emperor Wen, then send them to see the Emperor Wen."

Du Yu frowned and looked very ugly.

Sima Zhao was also somewhat hesitant. He whispered, "This woman is sentimental, and Cao Mao is easily seduced. If she really falls in love with him, wouldn't that be a bad thing?"

Zhong Hui said calmly, "General, you're worrying too much. This is just a temporary measure."

Sima Zhao certainly understood what Zhong Hui meant.

If something happened to his brother, the emperor would be dismissed or killed. This was a temporary measure to prevent Cao Mao from causing trouble in the short term.

He said seriously: "Brother's illness has been cured!"

Zhong Hui said nothing more.

Sima Zhao looked at the two of them and sighed again.

It can be seen that Sima Zhao was also a little troubled at the moment. He told the two not to spread the matter and then ordered them to leave.

Du Yu looked at Zhong Hui who was walking in front of him with an extremely complicated look in his eyes.

Zhong Hui suddenly stopped, as if he had eyes on the back of his head. "Mr. Du, is there anything you want to teach me?"

Du Yu asked, "Mr. Zhong, I heard that you admire His Majesty very much. Why would you approve of something so unethical?"

Zhong Hui turned around and looked at Du Yu in front of him with a joking look.

"I have great respect for Your Majesty."

"so."

“I have to give it my all.”

(End of this chapter)