The Three Kingdoms Fight for the Deer

Chapter 461
"At that time, I wasn't sure about your real identity. I was just suspicious. I thought you might have been ordered by Cao Cao to stay in Xiapi to assist me and be his eyes and ears. So I deliberately made an exception and appointed you to enter Xiapi directly. In the circle of officials, let's see if you will show your feet. In fact, you have done very well in the past eight years without any abnormalities, but I have not let go of my doubts because I trust my intuition. My intuition is not You'll lie to me." Li Yuan believed in his intuition very much.

"Since when did my lord notice my abnormality?" Ma Xian stopped explaining at this time, because he knew that no matter how he explained it, Li Yuan would not believe him.

"I am also dissatisfied with you. When I was in Tongguan, I was [-]% sure that you were Sima Yi. Cao Cao sent Cao Hong and Cao Xiu to arrest me in Tongguan. Only the important officials under his command knew about my going to Wuwei. Except for thinking that you would inform Cao Cao, nothing else There is no such possibility per capita.”

"That may also be the news obtained by Cao Cao's spies."

"It is indeed possible, but it will be too late for Cao Cao to do so, because I went directly to Tongguan after leaving Xiapi, and there was no delay on the way. Spread the news to Hebei, and Cao Cao will send people from Hebei to Tongguan. It will take a lot of time, and I am afraid that he will not have time to arrange it when I pass Tongguan. Only you can write to Cao Cao immediately after I leave. It was only in time to arrange it." Li Yuan denied this possibility.

Hearing this, Ma Xian stopped talking, but bowed his head in silence.

Li Yuan continued: "If I was only [-]% sure that you were Sima Yi when I was in Tongguan, then I was [-]% sure when I returned to Xiapi, because I didn't know that Sun Quan was making trouble in Xiapi until I came back. I think you should have revealed this to Sun Quan as well."

"Sigh, I didn't expect that I had exhausted all my tricks, and in the end I still couldn't escape your eyes. Since my identity has been revealed, I can kill you if I want to." Sima Yi looked up to the sky and sighed. Although his identity was completely exposed, he But I felt extraordinarily relaxed, because the burden on my body was finally let go.

Li Yuan saw that Sima Yi's identity was discovered, not only did he not have any fear, but was very relaxed. He couldn't help asking: "Sima Yi, since your identity has been discovered by me, why are you not afraid at all?"

"Hahahaha, if my identity is found out, I can only die. There is nothing to be afraid of. For the past eight years, I have spent every day in fear. Although I appear to be working for you, I am always thinking about how to help Cao Cao. Only in this way will I have the opportunity to return to Hanoi to reunite with my relatives at home, but I know that General Li, you are a very smart person, and Xi Zhicai and Jia Xu beside you are also top-notch counselors in the world. It is very difficult to deceive you, so I am very happy Take less shots, and have been waiting for an opportunity, only this time to take the initiative to attack, but in the end it still failed, and you saw it through instead, and it's fate."

The most regrettable thing for Sima Yi was that he couldn't go back to see his relatives before he died. He knew that Li Yuan could not let him go.

"Sima Yi, it can be heard from your words that you miss your family very much. In that case, why did you agree to Cao Cao to come to me as a spy, and you have been doing it for eight years. I don't know how much time was wasted. If you concentrate on finding someone If you work with power, your official career must be very bright, but being Cao Cao's servant has made you waste eight years of your life." Li Yuan also felt sorry for Sima Yi.

"General Li is right, but life is beyond our control, and there are many things that I cannot decide alone." Sima Yi did not continue to speak, with a painful expression on his face.

Li Yuan's eyes did not fall on any of Sima Yi's movements and expressions. He saw the helplessness on Sima Yi's face and asked, "Did Cao Cao threaten your family, so you had to work for him?"

"General Li has a clever plan. You can't hide anything from you. Cao Cao didn't agree to his request when he first came to me, but he threatened me with my family, so I had to do this. Now Hanoi has fallen into his sphere of influence. It is easy to deal with my relatives, so I have to obey him." Sima Yi smiled wryly.

Li Yuan could feel Sima Yi's pain and helplessness. If he was Sima Yi, he could only obey Cao Cao's words. If he left recklessly, his family would be the victims in the end. He knew that Cao Cao was the best at doing this, in "history" Xu Shu's mother was kidnapped by Cao Cao, forcing Xu Shu to leave Liu Bei.

Sima Yi clasped his fists at Li Yuan and said, "I, Sima Yi, know that I am sorry for General Li's eight-year employment. I just ask General Li to grant me my death, and then send my body to Chenliu, so that Cao Cao will know that I have done my best and let him let go." over my family."

Li Yuan didn't answer immediately, but sat down on his seat, stroked his chin and pondered. The reason why he left Sima Yi alone instead of revealing his true identity in public was because he didn't want to kill Sima Yi just like this. After all, Sima Yi was a hundred years old. A rare talent, regardless of commanding the army, strategy, and politics, he has extraordinary talents. He is a powerful figure who can compete with Zhuge Liang, so Li Yuan attaches great importance to him. Now he knows that Sima Yi has no choice but to do so because he was threatened by Cao Cao If he did, he would not want to kill Sima Yi even more.

Li Yuan thought for a long time, but finally he couldn't make up his mind. Although he could not kill Sima Yi and continue to reuse him, what he was most worried about was Sima Yi's palace and ambition. With the growing power, Sima Yi might have the heart to rebel. This is something that has happened in "history". Cao Cao's hard-earned foundation was eventually emptied by Sima Yi. Although Sima Yi never usurped the throne during his lifetime, he had great power and was already a minister. As a result, Cao's power gradually declined, giving Sima Yan the opportunity to usurp the throne and proclaim himself emperor.

Some people also say that because Sima Yi was afraid of Cao Cao, he kept hiding his clumsiness when Cao Cao was alive, and he didn't show his sharpness until Cao Cao died.Li Yuan was worried that Sima Yi would rebel against him, so he hesitated. After a long time, he sighed, "Sima Yi, if I don't kill you, are you willing to serve me sincerely?"

Sima Yi's eyes lit up when he heard the words, and he looked up at Li Yuan, "General Li is a great man, and he is the best candidate for whom I want to serve loyally. It was only because I was threatened by Cao Cao that I had to serve him. If General Li can appoint him regardless of the past, I, I, Sima Yi, are willing to go through fire and water for you, in order to repay General Li's great kindness!"

(End of this chapter)