Chapter 52 Eight, kill three birds with one stone

It was very late at night, and Sima Fu knocked on the closed door of the mansion.Sima Yin yawned and opened the door for him, and asked lazily: "The third master is back!" Sima Fu nodded without saying a word, and walked straight in.He buried his head and walked for a few steps, then stopped suddenly, turned around and said, "Has the second master rested yet?" "I don't know either," Sima Yin yawned and closed the door, "It's so late, the second master should have rested already." After hearing this, Sima Fu went back to his bedroom without saying anything else.Along the way, he was full of thoughts and thoughts, and he never let go of his tight heartstrings.When Ding Yi suddenly summoned him and Yang Xiu to the secret room to discuss matters this night, deep in his heart he was always uneasy.He had vaguely heard Ding Yi and Yang Xiu vaguely mentioned the matter of establishing an heir before, but he didn't take it to heart at that time.Unexpectedly, overnight, he was involved in the vortex of the prime minister's establishment of an heir.He also didn't expect that Ding Yi and Yang Xiu trusted their sincere friendship and close relationship with Cao Zhi so much that they would confess all their plots to themselves.But all of this, like a piece of extremely hot red coal, was put into his sleeve, making him restless.Originally, if he didn't know all of this, he could just sit back and stay out of it.But now, he has fully understood all this, so he has to seriously think about where to go from here.

After entering the bedroom, Sima Fu didn't light any candles, and lay on the bed with his head full of thoughts, tossing and turning, unable to sleep, unable to calm down for a long time.The more he thought about it, the more confused he became, and the more he thought about it, the more annoying he got up, and he simply got up again, walked outside, came to the courtyard, listened to the croaking of frogs and cicadas, and stood quietly thinking.On the ground of the courtyard dam, the moonlight was like water, and the shadows of the trees were floating and swaying. Ruo Ruo's mind was full of distracting thoughts, one after another, unable to calm down.

He looked up to the sky with a long sigh, and said to himself: "I, Sima Fu, was born in troubled times. I obey Confucianism, respect morality and virtue. I just want to be alone and clean. Unfortunately, the sky doesn't follow my wish and makes me fall into a trap." There are disputes among officials, what can I do! What can I do!" As soon as he finished speaking, he heard a familiar voice behind him: "The "Three Strategies of Huangshi Gong" said it well: "The sage and gentleman can understand the source of prosperity and failure, understand the cause of success and failure, and judge the opportunity of chaos. The third brother has always read a lot of books, so how can he be at a loss when things happen, and even forget this old saying?"

Surprised, Sima Fu hurriedly turned his head, followed the prestige, and saw his second brother Sima Yi slowly walking out of the shade of a tree in a corner of the courtyard.His face was like still water, without waves or movements, but its depth was unpredictable.Sima Fu suddenly realized that his second brother had been standing under the shade of the tree and watching his every move when he entered the mansion.For some reason, from the moment he saw his second brother, his heart became a little vacillating, and a faint sense of fear could never go away. Seeing his third brother's evasive eyes and extremely unnatural expression, Sima Yi secretly laughed.Third brother, third brother, you are used to being honest, how can you hide what's on your mind?He remained calm, with his hands behind his back, approached slowly step by step, and slowly asked: "Third brother, why did you come back home so late tonight? And why are you troubled here?"

Sima Fu felt like his heart was beating very hard as if he had done something wrong, and he said hesitantly: "There are too many chores in Pingyuanhou's mansion, so I didn't come back until so late tonight. I... I came to this yard just In order to get some air, the second elder brother, Lao Lao, is nagging..." Sima Yi raised his eyes, and the two gazes suddenly pierced like sharp swords, forcing Sima Fu to hang his head and dare not look directly at him: "The third brother is probably going to Ding's house at night. Tan just came back so late, or is it because of Pingyuanhou's affairs that you are troubled here?"

"Second...Second Brother..." Sima Fu stuttered suddenly, "I...I didn't go to the Ding Mansion..." Sima Yi just looked at him quietly, waved his hands with a half-smile, pondered for a moment, Suddenly he asked again: "I want to ask my third brother a question, please answer truthfully. If my lord father has not passed away yet, who will he choose between you and me as heir?" Sima Fu didn't expect the second brother to ask such a question, so before he had time to think about it, he replied humbly: "Of course it is the second brother!" Sima Yi still looked at him with a half-smile: "But I remember that my father always I really appreciate the talent of the third brother, and I have repeatedly praised your Confucianism foundation in front of outsiders. I think, when the father is alive, he should hope to make you his heir, right?"

"No...no...how is this possible? The meaning of "Spring and Autumn" is to establish the elders but not the young...this is an eternal principle..." Sima Fu shook his head again and again, "Why did the second brother make such a joke? Besides, I No matter how high the level of Confucianism is, he can't manage the family as well as the second brother, let alone honor the Sima family! Moreover, the family is not so easy to manage, but the second brother is responsible for it. We have suffered so much..." When Sima Yi heard what Sima Fu said, he was so emotional later, tears welled up in his eyes, he couldn't help feeling warm, he waved his hand gently to stop him, and said slowly: "The third brother is right! Whoever manages the family is the one who owns the family." I am going out to endure hardships for my brothers. I believe that as long as our Sima family brothers are sincerely united and united, we will never be knocked down by any difficulties!" At this point, he paused, and then said meaningfully , "Then, let us look back at the dispute over Duke Wei's heirship. Why is it not the case? Pingyuanhou is indeed more talented than the general of the five senses, but is he really more suitable for the position of the son of the prince than the general of the five senses?" ? Third brother, can you convince yourself?"

Indeed, Sima Fu really couldn't convince himself on this issue. In any case, the second brother's words had the greatest advantage in traditional etiquette.Moreover, even he himself agrees with these words in the depths of his heart.It was as if he had been picked up by his second brother to an answer that was as dazzling as the sun, and he was so scorched that he dared not look up. Seeing this, Sima Yi smiled slightly. He knew that he had completely shattered the pillar that the third brother relied on to support Cao Zhi in terms of legal principles.But now, it is time to shatter the third brother's last hesitation on this issue with hard facts.He said in a deep voice: "If the water is not excited, the oil will not burn; if the fire does not burn, the forest will not be destroyed. Brother Ding Yi is an outsider, but he is involved in the struggle for the succession of the prime minister's heir, causing swords, swords and blood. Splashing five feet! Did you know that I was traveling with the five-featured general and other people this morning, and was plotted by an assassin on the way?"

"What? The second brother and the general of five senses were assassinated by an assassin this morning?" Sima Fu suddenly turned pale with shock, "Where is the assassin from?" "The assassin missed a single hit and was killed by the guards on the spot. His origins were not found out." Sima Yi looked deeply into Sima Fu's eyes, "But I think the third brother should be able to guess who sent him. here." "I... how could I guess..." Sima Fu suddenly lost his words.He instantly recalled Ding Yi's cold expression and tone when he talked about Cui Yan Shangshu's opposition to Pingyuan Hou Lisi in the secret room, "Zhilan is in the way, so I have to hoe", and he couldn't help being shocked.He suddenly said: "This...this...could it be..."

Sima Yi acted as if he had never seen his expression or heard his words, stretched out his hand and slowly untied his robe, only to see a long bandage wrapped around his waist and back, which was stained red by the oozing blood .Under Sima Fu's horrified gaze, he slowly said: "When the assassin swung his knife at the general with five senses, I rushed forward and pushed the general with five senses away in time. His knife hit me on the back, It was more than a foot long, and there was blood profusely on the spot... I almost thought I would never see my third brother again today..."

After all, Sima Yi slowly put on his robe again, and said coldly: "I'm afraid that Marquis Pingyuan himself will not bear to accept the crown of the son with his blood-stained hands?" "No...it's not like this..." Sima Fu cried out in tears, "Ding Yi and the others did it...they...they are going to attack Master Cui Yan!" "What?" Sima Yi was startled, "Lord Cui is a family friend! Why did Ding Yi attack him? Tell me everything you know!" Sima Fu wept and stammered and told Sima Yi all the conversations he had with Brother Ding Yi and Yang Xiu in the secret room of Ding's mansion. After hearing this, Sima Yi didn't say a word, just stood in the courtyard and pondered for a long time.Finally, he reached out and patted Sima Fu on the shoulder, gently supported him, and said slowly: "You are right to tell the second brother all this. You are helping Pingyuanhou and Wuguan Zhonglang to get rid of each other. On the tragic path of fratricide. You've done well, well..." Anyone needs to use a reason that can at least convince themselves to "last" for their words and deeds, so as to escape regret and self-blame in the future.After all, objectively speaking, Sima Fu really betrayed, and it can even be said that he betrayed Brother Ding Yi, Yang Xiu, and maybe Cao Zhi.So, Sima Yi subtly gave him this reason by comforting Sima Fu.As long as Sima Fu feels that he is really doing this to eliminate a tragedy of fratricide, he will gain moral self-forgiveness, and he will be able to realize that even though he is on the side of Brother Ding Yi and Yang Xiu, his heart is falling apart. to his side.Thinking of this, Sima Yi laughed silently in his heart.The third brother is so naive and simple!How could he know that the assassination of his second brother Sima Yi and the five-featured Zhonglang this morning was completely a wonderful show written and performed by Sima Yi himself!The assassin was disguised as a dead soldier sent by Sima Yi.This assassination, on the one hand, will arouse stronger suspicion between Cao Pi and Cao Zhi, and on the other hand, Sima Yi will gain Cao Pi's deeper trust by sacrificing his life to protect the Lord.Moreover, tonight, Sima Yi used this incident to persuade Sima Fu to tell him all the plots of Brother Ding Yi and Yang Xiu.This dangerous move is really "killing three birds with one stone", and it has yielded fruitful results.Sima Yi laughed very heartily in his heart, he suddenly felt that he was almost a genius who played tricks to an unprecedented level, maybe Zhang Liang and Chen Ping back then were not as good as him?As for myself, using such a powerful mentality to create the future, what career can't be done?