The elite did not migrate south

Chapter 82 Repayment
"Cheng Jun, why do you treat me like this?"

Cao Mao asked someone to bring a Huchuang and placed it in front of Cheng Ji. He looked at him carefully and couldn't help asking.

Cheng Ji had a stern face and said nothing.

Now, Cao Mao once again had no acquaintances around him.

The four new eunuchs no longer dared to openly record their every word and action, and kept their distance at all times.

The two eunuchs, one of them was called Sima Hui and the other Sima Che. I heard that both of them were distant relatives of the Sima family, probably within the five generations of mourning, otherwise they would not have come to serve as eunuchs for him.

The two men were quite friendly towards Cao Mao.

The new chief of the guards, Cheng Ji, although he knew Cao Mao in the past, did not say a word at this moment.

The look in his eyes when he looked at Cao Mao was very different.

Cao Mao felt that it was not the look of looking at a person, but the look of looking at prey.

It's only been a short time since we last met, why did Cheng Jun treat me as a prey?

Cheng Ji said indifferently: "Your Majesty, I dare not say more."

"Hahaha, what a brave general, Cheng Jun, you once taught me martial arts. Why are you so afraid to speak now?"

Cheng Ji frowned again and ignored Cao Mao.

However, Cao Mao could see clearly in his heart that this guy had clearly received instructions from Sima Zhao.

When Sima Shi came that day, he looked in very bad condition, with his left eye bandaged. If I'm not mistaken, he must have had surgery, just like in history.

Historically, Sima Shi's condition improved to a certain extent after he had the tumor removed by surgery, but he was then faced with the uprising of Guanqiu Jian. He rushed to the battlefield and pacified Guanqiu Jian in a very short time. However, he died of illness on the battlefield. Many people speculated that Sima Shi died of inflammation after the operation.

My situation is completely different from that of the first week.

In the first round, I chose to hide and play it safe, build up my reputation among loyal people, and actively win over scholars, but this did not play any role. Instead, it made me lose many opportunities.

In the second round, he had successfully provoked the Sima family's full suppression, but he also became a banner of the anti-Sima family.

At least, Guanqiu Jian had already suppressed the idea of rebellion and began to confront the Sima family calmly.

This put the Sima family in a dilemma. If they started fighting rashly, they had no guarantee of victory. If they dragged it out, Sima Shi's condition was so serious.

Of course, there are also great risks in doing so. Although it has attracted those philanthropists at home and abroad who oppose the Sima family, Sima Shi will definitely not let him go easily. If he is about to die, he will definitely be buried with him.

With the talent I have shown so far, how could Sima Shi leave me behind to cause trouble for his brother?

Then, Cheng Ji was most likely tricked by Sima Zhao. If the general showed any signs of change, he should quickly control himself, because Sima Zhao might even want him to get rid of him secretly or die of illness.

Given Mr. Cheng's recklessness and outstanding political wisdom, he might even be thinking about exchanging his head for a title.

Cao Mao shook his head.

Anshi is only sixteen years old and has just finished classical education. He has never been involved in political education and has never done anything. It's okay for him to behave stupidly, but you, Chengji, are an adult in your thirties. How come you don't understand?

It seems that I have to let this person see how cruel this struggle is.

Cao Mao looked at Sima Hui standing aside and asked, "Zigui, who is the current Palace Captain?"

"It is the former military officer Sima Xun."

"Oh? Are you related?"

"He is the son of Duke Xuanwen's younger brother, the Marquis of Chengyangting."

After he said this, Cao Mao understood that it was the son of Sima Yi's younger brother.

In the current situation, I am the only one whose surname is not Sima, while the rest have changed it to Sima.

Cao Mao smiled and said, "Great! The palace is filled with talented people. I am very pleased! Zigui, go and invite this captain and the general of the guard to come to me!"

"Today, I will hold a family banquet to entertain the Sima family!"

Sima Hui was stunned, but did not dare to disobey and hurried out.

Cao Mao looked at Cheng Ji and said with a smile, "General Zhengxi has arranged for you talented people to take care of me. I don't have to be afraid anymore. I haven't been able to sleep well for a long time. Fortunately, you are here."

Cao Mao still did not give up his nonsense offensive.

He told a lot of things and waited for a long time before the two people finally arrived.

Both Sima Xun and Sima Wang looked unhappy at the moment.

The two men reluctantly paid their respects to Cao Mao, but they did not dare to sit down.

Cao Mao stood up enthusiastically, pulled them to sit down, and asked someone to pour them some wine. "Hahaha, don't be restrained, gentlemen!"

"Anshi and I are close friends, as close as brothers! I also admire you all very much!"

"In this court today, we have the Grand Marshal, the General, and the General of the Western Expedition. In the imperial palace, we have the four of you. How many talented people are there in our Sima family!"

Even Cheng Ji couldn't stand Cao Mao's behavior of recognizing the thief as his father.

But the Sima family members around Cao Mao looked increasingly uneasy.

Especially when Cao Mao wanted to pour wine for Sima Wang personally, Sima Wang was even more frightened and kept refusing.

Cao Mao grabbed Sima Sun's hand again and asked him to sleep with him tonight, but Sima Sun didn't dare to agree. He quickly refused and almost knelt down in front of Cao Mao to beg for mercy.

This was certainly not because they were worried about Cao Mao's sexual orientation.

Well, except for the last Emperor Liezu, none of the other emperors of the Cao family were bisexual.

They are different from Cheng Ji. They can see the situation clearly.

They obviously also knew what the general's serious illness meant.

They were not afraid that Sima Zhao would be wary of them, because they were all relatives. But the problem was that the emperor showed them so much love, and they were in charge of guarding the palace. If the emperor was dismissed or killed by the general, how would they face the people of the world?

Are you the loyal minister who gained the emperor's favor and then helped his relatives to kill the emperor?

They dare not face such reputation.

Not every member of the Sima family is shameless.

Especially the Sima Fu lineage.

Seeing them so frightened, Cheng Ji felt a little strange.

You are relatives of the general, what are you afraid of? Is the general worried that you will join forces with the emperor to rebel?
The two men were restless until the emperor got drunk, then they felt relieved and left in a hurry.

Cao Mao, however, clung to Cheng Ji and drunkenly held his hand.

"Cheng Jun, they actually ran away! None of the Sima family's wise men can drink more than me, it seems you have to do it!"

Cheng Ji looked disgusted and did not answer.

Sima Hui hurried forward and wanted to bring the emperor in.

Cao Mao was very disappointed. "Nai Gong has explained it to you so clearly, and you still don't understand?"
No one in the Sima family wants to be used as a knife. Do you think you are more powerful than them? Do you think you are closer to the general than them?

He simply gave up the idea of persuading this reckless man, and directly grabbed Sima Hui's hand and started nagging.

"I really envy your brothers."

"General Zhengxi also has a good brother. He can always be consulted when he encounters problems."

"You too, but I don't."

"If I had a brother who had seen the world, I could ask him about so many things. Even if I became the emperor, I wouldn't be able to show off. Haha."

Cao Mao was talking nonsense, as if he was very drunk.

In fact, he changed the way he hinted.

Cheng Ji, the big fool, obviously didn't understand the situation, but his brother might not be the same.

The man who could beg for food under Sima Shi must not be stupid. As long as he understood what his younger brother was going to do, he would have the opportunity to win over the Cheng brothers.

As long as this big fool can get in touch with his brother.
Of course, Cao Mao was not sure whether this would be useful, and he could not say it more directly. It all depended on whether the cavalry commander could discover his brother's situation in time!
Cheng Ji obviously did not understand the hidden meaning of Cao Mao's words.

He was still immersed in the joy of his promotion.

Until this day, he had just returned home to rest, but learned that his brother had come to visit.

"Brother!!"

When facing his elder brother, Cheng Ji did not dare to be as cold as he was towards Cao Mao, and his face was full of smiles.

His father passed away when he was very young, and it was his elder brother who raised him and brought him up to where he is today.

And he did not disappoint his brother's high hopes.

In history, he gave his brother a perfect reward by killing his three clans.

ps: Brothers, please be patient, the game will be on the shelves in a week. Laolang is still preparing for it. After the game is on the shelves, I will not go out and will update the game every day at home.

In addition, some readers have suggested that the plot is too bloated. I have to explain that the plot has many branches, and the conflicts in different places are different. These branches will definitely converge together in the end and become the key point for the protagonist to turn the tables.
(End of this chapter)