Chapter 16 Three, bitter plan

In the living room of Sima's Mansion, there are paintings hanging on the four walls, such as "climbing high, you must feel inferior, traveling far, you must be proud", "if you want to be established, you must first establish others, if you want to achieve yourself, you must first achieve others", "if you are poor, you must first achieve others". The calligraphy and paintings of classics and mottos such as "righteousness, upholding the Tao", "self-cultivation to the world, virtue to the people", etc., are full of a kind of literary freshness unique to Confucian aristocratic families.

Cao Pi sat on the seat, looked carefully at all the decorations here, and said in his heart: No wonder Brother Sima Yi is so knowledgeable and talented, it turns out that the spirit of books and eagerness to learn are everywhere in their house!The reputation of this famous Confucian family and poetic family did not come out of thin air... Thinking of this, his admiration for Brother Sima Yi couldn't help but increase a little bit. A sound of footsteps came from far and near, and he looked up, only to see Sima Yi's eldest brother, Sima Lang, the head of the prime minister's residence, coming out from behind the screen wall in the hall.

"My lord, you have come here with honor. Lang is too far away to welcome you. You are rude." When Sima Lang saw Cao Pi, he seemed to be stunned for a moment, and hurried forward to salute, "That servant of the mansion really deserves to die—he only People from the prime minister's residence were reported to come to meet, but your name, the eldest son, was not reported." "Master Sima, you don't have to be too polite." Cao Pi got up and saluted him, waved his hand and said, "It was Pi himself who deliberately didn't give the name of the servants in your house. I don't want to bother you too much."

"Young Master treats our Sima family with such courtesy, Lang really cannot forget it!" Sima Lang blinked his eyes, and there seemed to be tears flickering. "Is Zhongda okay? How is his arrow wound? Is there any serious problem?" Cao Pi then turned to the topic and asked Sima Lang like a cannonball. "Lang Dai Zhongda thank you for your concern." Sima Lang said with tears in his eyes, choked up, "The doctor is still applying medicine to Zhongda to heal his wounds... It is really thanks to the eldest son that the arrow missed Zhong Da’s vital point. However, Zhong Da might not be able to recover within ten days and half a month this time... Eldest Young Master, where did the assassin come from such a vicious assassin to put you all to death, Eldest Young Master?”

"Well... the assassin who was captured alive has already confessed. They are the remnants of the rebels of the Yuan family in Hebei. Zhongda sacrificed his life to save him—otherwise Pi's life would have been lost!" "Why did the eldest son say this? This is Zhongda's duty as the eldest son. You don't have to be so polite." Sima Lang reached out to wipe away the remaining tears from the corners of his eyes, and said solemnly, "Our Sima family stands on loyalty and righteousness. It has been handed down from generation to generation, even though Zhong Da really splattered five steps of blood and decapitated for the sake of the eldest son, he died a worthy death with no complaints or regrets!"

Hearing this, Cao Pi couldn't help being moved so much that his heart ached. Crystal tears rolled down his cheeks one after another. He bent down and bowed deeply and said, "Pie will remember the great kindness and virtue of the Sima family, and I will always remember it." Don't forget!" Sima Lang was so startled that he hastily slanted to the left to avoid it, bowing again and again: "Young Master, you can't do it! You can't do it! ——Young Master escaped the catastrophe this time, it's really auspicious, how dare our Sima family covet the merits of the heavens?" ?”

Cao Pi didn't say much, and pushed out a red lacquered wooden box from behind, and said to Sima Lang, "This is five hundred taels of gold and forty catties of jewels. It's a mere gift. It's not a thank you. It's just for Zhongda to use medicine to heal his wounds." ——Please accept Master Sima!" When Sima Lang saw it, he thought to himself: Good job, Cao Pi!Do you think that this mere box of gold and jewelry can completely settle this matter?He changed his mind, and felt that rejecting his thank you gift on the spot would make him suspicious, so he chuckled and said, "Eldest Young Master, you are so polite! How dare Lang accept such a generous gift? The eldest son should take it back."

Cao Pi's face became serious, and his tone became a little harsh: "Master Sima thinks that this gift from Pi is not rich enough, or does he simply look down on Pi's act of gratitude? If you continue to push back, Pi will have no choice but to give it to you." Take it out and throw it into the Furong Pond to feed the fish!" "Oh! Look at what the eldest son said...Lang will accept it for the time being." Sima Lang couldn't help replying with some panic when he heard it, "Lang and the others are really ashamed of it—a mere trifle has changed Thank you so much for coming to the Eldest Young Master. The Eldest Young Master is also a benevolent and virtuous scholar! Your generosity and love for others is simply unmatched!"

When Cao Pi heard him praise himself so much, his heart felt as sweet as drinking honey, and he couldn't help showing a bit of complacency on his face. Sima Lang glanced at him secretly, thought for a moment, then picked up pleasant words and continued: "Eldest Young Master has turned a bad luck into good fortune, and he will surely be blessed and prosperous in the future. With the kindness of the Eldest Young Master, With the blessing of the eldest son, it can be said that "golden scales are not a thing in a pond, but when they take the time, they will transform into a dragon"--Lang and others are looking forward to your success in everything!"

"Master Sima, if there is such a day when the sky is skyrocketing and happiness is overwhelming, Pi will never forget your brother Sima's kindness in helping those in need..." Cao Pi was overjoyed for a moment, and said casually, "Pi is the eldest son of the father. I will surely keep your important position as Master Sima, and you will stand like a mountain forever." Sima Lang secretly sneered in his heart, but there was no sign of strangeness on his face, and he bowed with extreme humility and replied: "Since that is the case, Lang thank you for your kindness and kindness, my lord—come here! Give me the gift I prepared for you Bring it up!"

I saw Sima Yin walking up the hall holding a two-foot-square red sandalwood box in both hands. What is this?Cao Pi looked at Sima Lang with doubts in his eyes. "This is a wish from my Sima family, I hope the eldest son will not dislike it." Sima Lang waved his hand after speaking, motioning Sima Yin to open the box. Cao Pi's eyes lit up immediately, and he looked a little silly-there was actually a pair of close-fitting soft armor with golden light and green glow in the box!Looking closely, the strands of golden light turned out to be hair-thin golden threads; the pieces of green light turned out to be green jade flakes as light and thin as fish scales.It is these strands of dazzling golden threads that connect these thin pieces of green jade into a pair of beautiful close-fitting soft armor. "This... is this the legendary 'Golden Silk Nephrite Armor'?" Cao Pi exclaimed excitedly, "It was the rare treasure worn by King Wu of Zhou when he was attacking King Zhou of Shang." "That's right. This 'Golden Silk Nephrite Armor' is made of a strange material, extremely tough, invulnerable to weapons, water and fire, and is really an excellent treasure for body protection. At the same time, when you wear it on your body, it feels light and light like gauze. If there is nothing, it's simply wonderful!" Sima Lang introduced slowly, "Please accept it, my lord!" Cao Pi panicked and waved his hands again and again: "How dare Pi accept such a rare treasure? Please take it back, Master Sima." "Eldest son, please do not decline. This kind of body protection treasure is just matching the eldest son's golden body-even if there are rats to plot against him in the future, the eldest son will be safe and sound!" Sima Lang asked Sima Yin's hand. He took the red sandalwood box, and held it in front of Cao Pi, "My Sima family sincerely prays for your eldest son's safety and well-being—won't your eldest son dispel the prayers of our Sima family?" Cao Pi's eyes had long been fixed on the radiant golden silk nephrite armor, and he couldn't move away. He muttered, "The kindness of the Sima family is so hard to come by, and Pi has no choice but to accept it..." "Hahaha! My Sima family is flattered to be able to show my heart to the eldest son!" Sima Lang laughed. However, Cao Pi had already stretched out his hand, slowly stroking the warm, bright and tough green jade armor, tsk-tsk praising, his eyes were almost closed by the strands of golden light, and narrowed into slits.