The elite did not migrate south

Chapter 157: Deceiving the world and stealing fame
"Go and greet the person you need to greet first. After that, come back quickly. Your grandfather is leaving Luoyang today and returning to his hometown."

"You come with me to say farewell."

"only!!"

Sima Yan hurried to meet everyone as planned. Since his father was not at home, he went to meet his uncle first.

Sima Yan thought that he would just pay his respects outside the door, or even just pay his respects. After all, his uncle was in poor health and had important things to do, so he would not receive him. But he did not expect that his uncle would actually ask someone to call him in.

The house was filled with an unpleasant smell of medicine.

Sima Yan covered his nose, but suddenly felt that this was impolite, so he quickly put it down.

"It's okay, just cover it up if you want."

Sima Shi spoke.

Sima Yan looked up and saw his frail uncle sitting at the desk, his right eye staring at him dimly.

Sima Yan hurriedly bowed and was about to say something about "filial piety", but Sima Shi just waved his hand and motioned him to sit next to him.

Sima Yan carefully sat down beside him and looked him over. "Uncle, are you okay?"

"Um"

"Do your eyes hurt?"

Sima Yan took out a piece of silk from his sleeve, opened it and placed it in front of Sima Shi.

"Uncle, this is willow bark. When I was young, I soaked it in water and drank it, and it was very effective. If you feel any pain, you can try it."

Sima Shi's right eye fell on the willow bark, and then he looked at Sima Yan.

"An Shi, I plan to have you go to the Central Army Camp and serve as the General of the Central Army, leading the Central Army Camp."

"what?"

Sima Yan's eyes widened. "Uncle, I don't know anything about military affairs."

"How can you not know military affairs? Go ahead."

Sima Shi's tone was unquestionable. Sima Yan was a little frustrated, but still nodded to show his obedience.

Then the atmosphere became silent, and Sima Shi seemed to have nothing to add.

Seeing that his uncle was unwilling to talk, Sima Yan did not continue to pester him. He stood up and pointed at the willow bark on the table and said, "Uncle, I will be leaving now. Don't forget to take the medicine. This medicine is very effective."

Sima Shi looked at him again, with a sharp look in his eyes.

Sima Yan didn't dare to say much. He bowed, turned around and left.

Sima Yan had just left this place when a man came in from the side door and sat down in front of Sima Shi with a smile.

"Young Master Yan may lack talent, but he is a simple and generous person."

This person was Zhong Hui.

"First, let Gongzi Yan leave the imperial court and lead the Central Frontier to familiarize himself with the Central Army. When something happens to the Emperor, we will take advantage of the situation to kill the Guo family and let Gongzi Yan take over as General of the Guards and lead the Central Army alongside General Zhengxi. As expected of a great general, he has already made arrangements to this extent."

Zhong Hui sighed.

"How's the situation in the northwest?"

"What did Guo Huai say?"

Sima Shi asked calmly.

Zhong Hui laughed. "He said nothing. The people we sent saw him, and he couldn't even utter a complete sentence. His brother, on the other hand, wrote a letter to the imperial court, saying that Guo Zhan deserved death and that he had failed to discipline him properly, and he apologized to the emperor."

Sima Shi was a relatively frugal person and never wasted anything, whether it was an opportunity or a human life.

After killing those county magistrates, he used their stories to gauge the reactions of military leaders in various places.

Sima Shi was most worried about Guo Huai. Sima Shi liked to judge others by himself. In his eyes, there were probably no good people in the world. He would speculate about the people around him with the greatest malice.

Guo Huai had never shown any intention of seizing power, but Sima Shi refused to believe it easily. He was always worried that this man was pretending to be sick and would attack him from behind while he was attacking Guanqiu Jian.

It was not until now that Sima Shi began to believe that Guo Huai was really seriously ill.

When Guo Huai was still very powerful, his clansmen were more unruly, domineering and unscrupulous than each other. Now that his son has been killed, they dare not complain. Well, if he is not acting, then his serious illness must be real.

Zhong Hui said helplessly: "General, there is no need to worry anymore. Guo Huai is really seriously ill."

"Chen Xuanbo's letter this time has already urged us to prepare. He said that the General of Chariots and Cavalry might not survive this cold winter."

"I think Chen Xuanbo's words are credible."

Master Sima nodded.

Chen Xuanbo is referring to Chen Tai, the governor of Yongzhou, who has been following the Sima family for some time.

Sima Shi looked at Zhong Hui again and said, "Then let's begin."

"only!!"

Zhong Hui received the order and left in a hurry.

After he left, Sima Shi looked at the piece of willow bark on the table again. Not knowing what he was thinking, he put the thing into his sleeve and continued to read the memorial.

Outside the city, in front of the official road.

Wang Su seemed to have aged in a short period of time.

He no longer had the same spirit as before, and looked a little sick and decadent.

His ambition to become a high-ranking official was ruined just like that. Everything was going in a good direction until he was beset by that filthy creature, and his bad luck kept coming, nearly sending him to the desolate Liangyong.

But even now, Wang Su still said he was not convinced, "Someone who was good at calculation said that I could be one of the Three Dukes!"

Wang Yuanji looked at him helplessly, not knowing what to say. Sima Yan was quite reluctant to see his grandfather leave like this.

Wang Su had nothing to say to his daughter, but he pulled Sima Yan to his side.

Wang Su warned him earnestly, "Anshi, you are a simple person and easily deceived by bad people. Listen to me and don't get too close to the emperor. The emperor is not a good friend and he will use you! You must not get close to him!"

After listening to his grandfather's words, Sima Yan was no longer as obedient as before.

He quickly defended himself, "Grandfather, you don't know that His Majesty is not who you think he is. He is a sincere and kind-hearted person. In recent days, I have benefited from his help and have become famous."

Wang Su suddenly became anxious.

"He's trying to lure you in with small favors and small benefits. If you continue to be stubborn, something terrible will happen!"

Sima Yan was very helpless and said, "I know that my grandfather is very prejudiced against him, but Your Majesty is different now. Now he has the princes to teach him, and his knowledge has improved greatly. Even those famous scholars praise his talent."

Wang Su snorted coldly, "What kind of talent can Wang Xiang have? Besides, talent has nothing to do with morality. He is very talented, but he is definitely not a good person!"

"Father."

Wang Yuanji couldn't help but interrupt him, "Don't worry, I will handle these matters myself."

Wang Su shook his head and looked at Luoyang City in front of him again with some reluctance in his eyes.

"Jianping once said"

"Hey, Junfu, let's go."

Wang Su didn't say anything more. Wang Kai helped him get into the carriage, and the carriage slowly drove away into the distance.

Wang Su sighed deeply and said, "That's good. After leaving Luoyang, we can completely get rid of that villain and will never be entangled by him again. I can stay home peacefully. Perhaps, there will be a chance for us father and son to make a name for ourselves in the future."

Wang Kai's eyes were filled with reluctance. "Alas, I wanted to participate in the Dongtang Banquet. What a pity!"

Wang Su snorted coldly, slowly closed his eyes, and said with some disdain: "They are all mediocre people, it's better not to participate."

Wang Kai quickly said, "Father, you're mistaken. Word has spread throughout Luoyang today that the Inspector of the Imperial Capital, Lord Wang, is a master of classical studies! He has also conducted in-depth research on the Taixuan Scripture. Your Majesty's previous debates with many renowned scholars were based on his teachings. He proposed that the Taixuan Scripture was derived from the Zhouyi, dividing the two into three."

Wang Su suddenly lost his composure.

He suddenly opened his eyes and looked at Wang Kai in front of him.

"What did you say?!"

"Father, you're surprised too, right? I'm also surprised that this prince's knowledge is somewhat similar to yours."

Wang Su's whole body began to tremble, his eyes wide open, pointing at his son in front of him.

"Bullshit! What's the similarity?! This is my knowledge!! I came up with it!"

"The Emperor's Taixuan! I taught him that! What does it have to do with Wang Xiang?!"

"What on earth does Wang Xiang know about Taixuan?! Ridiculous!"

"what??"

Wang Kai was stunned, then quickly shook his head, "No, Father, I've heard it before. It's just that my knowledge is similar to yours, but there are actually many differences. I think you are looking down on the prince."

"I only realized those differences a while ago!!"

"Wang Xiang, you bastard! You're a deceitful thief!"

"It's too much to bully someone!!"

Wang Su's entire body began to tremble. He suddenly shouted, "Stop the car! Stop the car! I want to return to Luoyang! This bastard stole my knowledge. I will not let him off!"

"Father! Father! Don't be impatient, we can't go back to Luoyang!"

"Shameless old thief! I will never forgive you!"

...............

Sima Yan stood there, looking at the carriage that had almost disappeared in the distance, then looked at his mother beside him, "After such a long time, I still seem to hear grandpa's voice. This is probably because I miss him so much."

Wang Yuanji said seriously: "Although what your grandfather said was a bit extreme, he was also doing it for your own good."

"Anshi, you can follow His Majesty to study, but if he orders you to do anything, remember to inform me first and get my consent before doing it. Got it?"

Sima Yan nodded obediently and agreed.

"However, I guess it will be difficult to see Your Majesty in the future. My uncle asked me to go to the Central Army and lead the Central Camp."

"kindness??"

Wang Yuanji was shocked and turned to look at him. "Did the general give the order personally?"

"yes."

Wang Yuanji pondered for a moment before admonishing, "Then don't let your uncle down. You don't know anything about military affairs. How about this? I'll ask Du Yuankai to teach you. He's a relative of ours and well-versed in military tactics. If you go to the central army like this, I'm afraid you'll disappoint your uncle's high hopes."

"Oh"

Sima Yan said to himself, "My uncle has been working very hard. I saw that he seemed to be in great pain. His body was shaking all the time. I gave him the willow bark that my mother had prepared for me."

Wang Yuanji shook her head and just looked into the distance calmly.

"How could a man like the general feel pain?"

(End of this chapter)