The elite did not migrate south

Chapter 27 Sima Division

Inside Luoyang City, it was still dark.

It has been drizzling since last night.

It continuously washes over the entire Luoyang.

Guo De sat by the window in his underwear, listening to the sound of raindrops falling and looking at the gray sky outside the window.

"The day before yesterday, the sky was divided into four parts, the star Betelgeuse appeared in the north, and Mars and Mars were in conjunction. Today, rain is coming to obscure the sky. This is a truly ominous sign."

A cold wind mixed with rain blew, and Guo De couldn't help shivering.

Guo De has been very uneasy these days, always feeling that something big is going to happen.

Guo De hasn't had a good night's sleep since Cao Fang was deposed.

It’s not that he is loyal to Cao Fang, but the power of their Guo family comes from the emperor, and the choice of emperor has not been determined yet. Guo De is a little worried and can’t sleep or eat.

Maybe I should have gone to Yuancheng myself and not let my brother go.

My younger brother can command the army, but he is not suitable to participate in important state affairs.

Now Guo De has already agreed with his ministers on the important matter of having Cao Mao succeed Emperor Liezu.

I heard that Sima Yan was also sent to Yuancheng.

I don’t know what the situation is. Why hasn’t Jian written to me yet?

Guo De didn't know how long he had been sitting here, he just felt a little hungry.

"Someone is coming!"

Guo De suddenly shouted at the front door.

As the most distinguished guest of the Great Wei, he had a special servant to look after him and guard the front door at all times.
But now, there was no movement outside the door.

Guo De was stunned for a moment, then shouted again: "Someone come here!!"

There was still no movement outside the door.

Guo De was furious.

"Who the hell is guarding the door today?!"

He stood up angrily, and the sound even woke up his sleeping wife.

Guo De walked quickly to the gate.

He pushed the door open and pointed at the person outside.

"You bastard, you're neglecting your duties! Why should I support you?"

Guo De swallowed half of his words.

There was a figure outside the door.

He was a tall and thin man.

There was a flash of thunder, and the man's face was vaguely visible in the thunder.

What a terrifying face it was!

It seemed as if only a skeleton was left inside his robe, with not much flesh left on his body.

He stared at Guo De with fierce eyes. There was a melanoma under his left eye, which made him always squint one eye, making him look even more terrifying.

At this moment, Guo De felt a piercing chill rushing from his back to the top of his head, making his hair stand on end.

He seemed to be suffocating and his breathing became difficult.

Surrounding the man was a group of armored soldiers.

Under the thunder, they looked like evil spirits with blood on their faces.

Guo De looked at all this and was overwhelmed by great fear. His whole body went limp and he collapsed to the ground, trembling all over.

"Oh"

He lost his voice.

"What happened?"

A woman's voice was heard from inside the house. Sima Yi frowned and walked out of the inner room. As soon as she came out, she saw her lover sitting on the ground in fear. She was shocked and hurried forward to help him.

When I looked up, I saw the person in front of me again.

But unlike Guo De, Sima Yi was not afraid at all when she saw this person, and there was even some surprise in her eyes.

“Father!!”

"Why are you here? What happened?"

"No problem."

The man's voice was deep and magnetic.

He walked past Guo De and went straight into the inner room, then sat down in the seat where Guo De had just sat.

Sima Yi tried to support Guo De with difficulty, but she couldn't move him. She looked at the soldiers outside the door with some anger.

"What are you still standing there for?! Help me get up!"

The soldiers just stared straight ahead, motionless, as if they had not heard the words of the general's beloved daughter at all.

Sima Yi was both angry and furious, and looked at her father.

Sima Shi said, "Help him up."

Two armored soldiers came in, easily helped Guo De up, and brought him to Sima Shi. Perhaps it was because he saw his wife, Guo De finally recovered some strength and was able to stand up.

"Greetings, father-in-law!" Guo De's voice trembled noticeably.

"Yansun, I know you are a chaste, respectful, and humble person. That's why I married my daughter to you and love you like my own son. Why did you betray the court?"

Sima Shi asked.

Guo De was so frightened that he almost collapsed to the ground again. He trembled and said, "Father-in-law! Why do you say that? I have always been your leader. How dare I betray you?"

"Oh, you don't know yet, show him."

Sima Shi spoke to the soldiers in the distance.

Soon a soldier came forward and handed something to Guo De.

This is a palm, a broken palm, with several fingers tightly grasping a letter, and the letter is covered in blood.

"Your knight is still very loyal and refuses to let go. This is the only option left. Please be understanding."

"This is a letter from Guo Jian to you. I haven't read it yet. Please read it to me."

Guo De didn't dare to take the letter. His eyes were filled with despair. "General! I am innocent!"

Sima Shi said to himself:
"Your Majesty sent someone to tell me that if he wants to ascend the throne, he must first rehabilitate Xiahou Xuan, Li Feng and others, restore their good names, and release all those who were arrested because of them."

"We want to divide the wise ministers from their clans, so that more wise men will dare to speak out and actively submit petitions."

"What a wise young emperor! Even Taizu and Gaozu, at their age, were not as good as Your Majesty."

"This is a blessing for the country. You, the Guo family, are quite insightful."

At this moment, Guo De finally understood why the general suddenly appeared at his doorstep, and he felt dizzy.

However, he was much calmer than Guo Jian, and immediately started to defend himself:

"Father-in-law! I swear to you, this has nothing to do with my family. It was all done by Lord Gaogui on his own initiative. Xiahou Xuan and Li Feng deserve their punishment and must not be vindicated!!!"

Sima Shi glared at him, "How dare you be so disrespectful to His Majesty?! Are you trying to disobey His Majesty's order?!"

"I"

Guo De looked at his wife beside him.

Sima Yi quickly said, "Father, my beloved will never rebel against you. The emperor acted on his own initiative and it had nothing to do with my beloved."

"妜"

"This is a discussion of state affairs. You don't need to say much."

Sima Shi said this and then looked at Guo De.

"Get up, come and sit over here."

Guo De did not dare to disobey and sat next to Sima Shi in fear.

Sima Shizhang sighed, "De, over the years, I have been extremely fond of you, the Guo family. The army within the palace has always been left to you to control, and I have never interfered."

"Actually, your family has never understood one thing."

"I don't care about the power in the palace at all."

"How can a man be so short-sighted?"

"You are my son-in-law. You don't have to do anything to share my family's wealth."

"Since I have promised to support the Duke of Gaogui as emperor, how could I go back on my word?"

"Why are you so anxious? Why are you so foolish? You are a knife in someone else's hands, and you don't even know it?"

Sima Shi shook his head.

"Because of you alone, the government is becoming unstable again. Some people only care about the interests of their clans and completely disregard the country."

"Who is Xiahou Xuan? He's my child's uncle, my wife's brother, and a world-renowned role model of morality."

"At the beginning, Lian Zhaodu advised me not to kill Xiahou Xuan, so as not to cause a stir in the world."

"But I have to kill him. If I allow my relatives to rebel, won't the country be destroyed?"

Guo De seemed to have heard something, his face turned pale and he said nothing.

Sima Shi gently held his hand, which was so cold that it was icy cold.

"Yansun, I know you love your wife dearly, and that Yi is obsessed with her uncle. You sent your brother to Yuancheng to instigate His Majesty to submit a petition seeking to exonerate Xiahou Xuan. You are a very filial person, but your actions will cause misunderstandings, leading the wise men of the world to believe that His Majesty is trying to get back at me."

"Your brother doesn't know what's going on here."

"As for Ping, I think he's young and intelligent, and he's bound to become something great in the future. You don't have to worry."

"Can you understand me?"

Guo De's face was filled with despair, "Father-in-law, I know I was wrong."

"It was I who instigated Your Majesty. I wanted to exonerate Xiahou Xuan. All the faults are mine. The others were unaware and are innocent."

Sima Yi finally reacted and she hurriedly knelt in front of Sima Shi, her eyes full of tears.

"Father!! Please!"

"Father! Please spare my beloved!"

"For the sake of fairness, Father!!!"

Commander Sima sighed, reached out his hand and stroked his daughter's tear-stained face.

"Yi, you really look like your mother."

ps: Xiahou Hui, Xiahou Xuan's sister, married Sima Shi. She was a very smart and strategic woman, who often gave advice to Sima Shi. She knew that the Sima family was not loyal and was very wary of Sima Shi. Sima Shi was also wary of her because of her background. In the second year of Qinglong (234 AD), which was a year of "great epidemic" and "great disease", according to the "Book of Jin", Xiahou Hui was poisoned to death by Sima Shi at the age of . She was buried in Junping Mausoleum after her death.

(End of this chapter)