Chapter 58 Four, rattling

This is the case with many things. Until the last moment, no one is sure who the real winner is.Originally, Marquis Pingyuan was already at a disadvantage in this matter of establishing an heir, but it was at this precarious last moment that God sent a glimmer of opportunity.It's just a stroke of luck.Ding Yi waited quietly for the arrival of Yang Xiu and Sima Fu in the secret room of the mansion, while thinking deeply.Yes, now Qing Fu has fallen into our hands, so many sinful secrets hidden behind this heir-making struggle will be revealed to the world.There is an old saying: "Good avoids yang, and evil avoids yin." The most feared thing in doing good is excessive publicity, and the most feared thing in doing evil is excessive darkness.No matter how dark and dark the evil deeds are, once they are made public, they will disappear like snow and ice.

However, if we continue to trace Qingfu's clue, what kind of things and people will be found out?She is Mrs. Wang's personal maid, if she misses, the consequences will be disastrous.When Ding Yi thought of this, her heart shivered.For the first time, he felt his isolation and helplessness when he confronted the mysterious force that opposed and blocked Pingyuan Hou Lisi.However, Ding Yi, who has grown up fighting discrimination, external resistance, physical disabilities and other disasters since she was a child, has long understood deeply that the more isolated and helpless a person is, the more difficult he will be. The more tenacious and persistent, and the more cautious and cautious, the more complete success can be achieved.Thinking of this, a sharp light flashed in the depths of Ding Yi's right eye, which was bloodshot, sore and sore due to staying up all night thinking hard, no matter who might be involved behind this handmaid, he must investigate , Grab the "behind-the-scenes hand".

"Brother, Master Yang and Young Master Sima are here." Ding Zhen pushed open the door, followed by Yang Xiu and Sima Fu.Ding Yi didn't get up to greet them, but bowed politely on the chair, beckoning them to sit beside her.At the same time, the deep tiredness on his face was swept away, revealing a relaxed expression. Ding Yi first looked at Yang Xiu's expression.Recently, Yang Xiu was very sad because his father Yang Biao was killed one by one, so his face was quite ugly.To be honest, it was his father's sudden expulsion that made him deeply feel the ups and downs of the officialdom.My father adhered to the righteous way all his life, never said anything wrong with etiquette, never moved anything wrong with it, was loyal to the Han family, loyal to the emperor, and was respected by everyone.However, in his later years, he was ruthlessly abandoned by the Han Dynasty and the emperor whom he was loyal to for the sake of self-protection!The world is hot and cold, human feelings are cold and warm, and the officialdom is sinister, which can be seen.Qu Yuan was right: "The water in the Canglang is clear and can wash my tassels; the water in the Canglang is turbid and can wash my feet." He couldn't help thinking of retreating bravely in the rapid current.However, when he thought that Marquis Pingyuan's matter of establishing an heir was not yet over, he couldn't bear to let it go.The Marquis of Pingyuan treats him with the courtesy of a national scholar, and he can only do his best to help Marquis Pingyuan achieve "a good start and a good end".He made up his mind that as soon as Ping Yuanhou was promoted to the position of son, he would immediately resign from office and never get involved in politics again.

Sima Fu, who was sitting on the other side, seemed worried for some reason.From time to time, a faint melancholy cloud passed between his brows and eyes.There is a saying in China: "Every family has its own scriptures that are difficult to recite." The common feature of the scriptures of every family is "difficult to recite", but as to how difficult to recite, they are different.Ding Yi was "difficult to read" because Cao Zhi, Marquis of Pingyuan, could not be established as the son of the prince, Yang Xiu was "difficult to read" because he was detained in Cao Ying as a descendant of the Han Dynasty, and Sima Fu was "difficult to read" because of the constraints of family relations.When he suddenly received an urgent meeting with his second brother Sima Yi in the morning, and after hearing what his second brother said to him, he knew that today he had really reached the "crossroads" of his life choices.A person has to walk a thousand or ten thousand steps in his life, but the key is only two or three steps; a person has to speak a thousand or ten thousand sentences in his life, but the key is only two or three sentences; Do thousands or tens of thousands of things, but the key is only two or three things.If you choose the right way to take these two or three steps, say these two or three sentences correctly, and do these two or three things right, your life will jump to a higher level to achieve yourself; if you choose the wrong way, take these two or three steps. Bulu, if you say these two or three wrong words, or do these two or three things wrong, you may be thrown into the 18th level of hell, and you will never be able to stand up again, and even your family and relatives will be affected.

Everyone doesn't live in a supernatural vacuum, and they can't really be unencumbered and free to do whatever they want.He must live in a complex social relationship, and he also lives on behalf of the huge social network behind him.No one is an exception, and so is Sima Fu.The big family headed by the second elder brother Sima Yi bet on the revival of the family style on the handsome general with five senses, only Sima Fu is still hesitant.In his opinion, Pingyuan Hou Cao Zhi is indeed a candidate for the heir with both ability and political integrity, and Pingyuan Hou has always treated Sima Fu with deep affection and friendship, as close as a brother, how can Sima Fu bear him?

However, when the second brother met him in the morning, his shocking words and deafening words finally shattered the last trace of hesitation in his heart.The second brother was right, Ding Yi grabbed that maidservant Qingfu, it was equivalent to strangling Mrs. Wang, the general with five sense organs, the second brother and others by the throats!They must not sit still and wait for death. They have already made comprehensive preparations and are ready to go.As long as Ding Yi does something unusual, a bloody and tragic Wei family massacre will kick off... At that time, the second brother Sima Yi pointed at the three thousand dead soldiers who were waiting for the battle in the mansion training ground in an instant. He said: "If Ding Yi dares to use that maidservant to blackmail us, we will let these dead soldiers change into the clothes of the guards of the Han Palace, and enter the Prime Minister's Mansion and Pingyuan Marquis Mansion in one fell swoop, claiming that His Majesty sent him to assassinate Prime Minister Cao and Prime Minister Cao." Marquis of Pingyuan. They have our internal support in their mansion, and they will definitely succeed! After killing Prime Minister Cao and Pingyuanhou, the five-featured general will immediately take charge of the overall situation in the name of 'revenge for his father', dispatch troops and generals, and pursue the victory , taking advantage of the trend to slaughter the monarchs and ministers of the Han Dynasty, and then ascend the throne and proclaim the emperor. ——Although we don’t want to do this, but the situation has come to this point, I’m afraid this tragedy is really inevitable.”

Sima Fu shook his head and was speechless. He knew that what the second brother said was true, and he also knew that there were too many people involved on Cao Pi's side. Their counterattacks and plots were definitely not mere literati like Ding Yi, Yang Xiu and himself. Confucian scholars can handle it.Maybe only by doing as the second brother said, can this tragedy of burning jade and stone be resolved.He was right: "We have no other choice. We can only put the quelling of Wei's internal chaos as the top priority, and let the situation return to a situation where everything seems to have never happened before." Qing Fu, his "trump card", he would not be able to make waves, nor would he be able to make waves.Only in this way can the Wei family be at peace.

While he was thinking, Ding Yi said slowly: "This morning, we captured a personal maid in Caiban Hutong. She was captured alive by us at the scene of an interview with an unknown dead man. Now, we can It is determined that she is the 'informant' who will collude with Mrs. Wang in private. This is what happened. Let's talk about it, what should we do next?" "Has she confessed herself?" Yang Xiu asked bluntly.Ding Yi shook her head slightly - this whole morning, Ding Ming and the others tortured Qing Fu, but she insisted on not saying a word, saying nothing.Seeing this, Yang Xiu couldn't help sighing, and said, "No matter what, we must draw important testimony from her, as the last trump card of Marquis Pingyuan in the battle to establish an heir."

Ding Yi nodded without answering, and turned to look at Sima Fu again.Sima Fu knew that it was time for him to speak, so he collected himself, and said as Sima Yi ordered, "I think that after the testimony of that maidservant is drawn out, the Marquis of Pingyuan should inform Mrs. Bian of the news as soon as possible, and do a good job in time. The interior of the prime minister's mansion should be prepared." After hearing this, Ding Yi glanced at him in surprise, and said slowly, "Mr. Sima has a good idea." In order to continue to paralyze Ding Yi, Sima Fu offered another plan: "This maidservant has been captured, and the general of the five senses must have already done it." Well, we are fully prepared to deal with this matter. We can't measure the belly of a villain with the heart of a gentleman, and we need some extraordinary means. As far as I know, the five-featured Zhonglang will be with Xia Houshang, Cao Zhen, Zhang He, Xu Huang, etc. The general has a very close relationship. What if we corner him and jump over the wall in a hurry?"

"What a 'you can't measure the belly of a villain with the heart of a gentleman'!" Ding Yi nodded approvingly, "I haven't seen you for a few days, and Sima Jun has learned the art of scheming. What you said is very true. Ding has already flown The pigeon sent a letter to urgently summon Pingyuanhou's second brother, the mighty general Cao Zhang, to be ready for my orders at any time, and return to Xudu as soon as possible to help out in the name of guarding the prime minister and Pingyuanhou." "Brother Ding, is there any way to get the testimony out of that maid?" Sima Fu was silent for a moment, then asked again, "Getting the testimony as soon as possible is the key to our victory."

"I know this." Ding Yi frowned slightly, "Indeed, this maidservant has a very strong personality, and it is difficult to attack her. Ding already thought of finding a breakthrough from the people around her... However, Ding sent someone I went to track down the relatives of the servant girl, but found no clues. It seems that Cao Pi controlled them and used them as hostages to threaten her. But..." He looked at Sima Fu, who looked a little nervous, and said , "Mr. Sima, don't worry. My dead man went to arrest the man she met in the prime minister's mansion tonight... a groom called, what is the name 'Shi Sanlang'... as long as he is caught, Ding A certain one is sure to force this maidservant to speak..." Although he was comforting Sima Fu not to worry too much, how could Sima Fu not be anxious when he heard these things?Sima Fu's heart tightened. At this moment, Yang Xiu seemed to realize something, and said: "By the way, Yang recently came to the residence of the General of the Five Senses to do business, and also observed a somewhat abnormal situation... I wonder if Yang is worrying too much... " "What abnormal situation? Tell me!" Ding Yi's eyes lit up, and she asked earnestly. "During this time, General Wuguan Zhonglang's mansion has been transporting a car of silk and satin every two or three days. There are usually a few large wooden boxes on the carriage that transports silk and satin. It seems that the silk and satin cloth inside There are quite a few of them, and every time the calf pulls the cart, it seems to be very difficult..." Yang Xiu recalled every detail carefully, and said slowly, "However, according to my observation, the wives, concubines, maids and maidservants in his mansion are I didn't wear the newly made silk and satin gown much... There is something strange here..." "You mean, those big wooden boxes are not filled with silk and satin cloth," Ding Yi immediately understood, "Could there be someone hiding in the boxes?" "Yes!" Yang Xiu nodded confidently, "And it must be those confidant counselors who secretly formed parties with the generals of the five senses for personal gain and plotted to establish an heir! He used this method of 'transporting people in empty boxes' to bring the counselors into the We met in the mansion..." "God bless Pingyuanhou!" Ding Yi slammed the desk in front of him with his right fist, causing the teacup on the table to shake, and his face looked very excited, "Don't disturb them, the next time there is such an ox cart coming in, you can do it It's..." "I just heard this afternoon that the servant who was recruited by us from the mansion of Wuguan Zhonglang reported that their mansion will bring in another cart of silk and satin cloth tomorrow." Yang Xiu smiled slightly, "I came here tonight to prepare Tell you this situation, and then catch them by surprise!" "It's not too late, then tomorrow you will find a suitable opportunity to tell the Prime Minister all this, and cut off those big wooden boxes on the spot, so that those people 'reveal their true colors'!" Ding Yi's right eye flashed a cold light like a sharp knife , "I also really want to know who are those 'superior' who have been hiding behind Cao Pi?" "Dang Clang" sounded suddenly, Ding Yi's heart skipped a beat, but he saw that Sima Fu accidentally knocked over the teacup, and the tea flowed all over the floor.While blushing, Sima Fu leaned over to pick up the fragments of the teacup on the ground, and said in a panic, "Just now... a big mouse ran across the ground just now, and it scared me!" Ding Yi, Yang Xiu, and Ding Yan couldn't help laughing when they heard this.Sima Fu also had a dry smile on his face, but there was a trace of worry in the corner of his eyes, and it was fleeting - they all just smiled, and no one noticed it.Of course, today is indeed a day worthy of their laughter-there are no doubts and no way out, the willows are dark and the flowers are bright, and there is another village, why doesn't this make them happy in the bottom of their hearts?