Chapter 33 6. The Sima family's top secret agent who has been lurking for 25 years

"Very good! Very good! Courageous! Ambitious! Courageous! Sure enough, you are a gentleman, domineering and domineering—Yi'er! You have become so mature and enterprising today. I really feel very gratified for my father! "Sima Fang's extremely happy voice broke the silence and echoed in the secret room, "However, you will never fight alone when you go south to Jingzhou. In fact, whether Jia Xu goes or not, our Sima family has long been there. Jingzhou has deployed a strong army of "subduing the army in a reckless manner without seeing its shape", waiting for you to use it freely and gallop freely. No matter how hard Cao Cao tried his best, he tried to fight in Jingzhou If he wins and decides Jiangnan, my Sima family will not make him happy..."

Speaking of this, Sima Fang suddenly stretched out his palm and clapped three times very loudly in mid-air.With the sound of his clapping, a secret door on the left side of the secret room opened silently.A masked man in a black suit rushed in, stood in front of Sima Fang's table, and bowed deeply to him. Under Sima Lang's somewhat astonished eyes, Sima Fang caressed his white beard fluttering down his chest, walked up to the masked man and said with a smile: "Niu Heng, you just met the two young masters. " Upon hearing the word "Niu Heng", the two brothers Sima Lang and Sima Yi were secretly surprised: Niu Heng is Niu Jin's eldest brother!Since the first year of Jian'an, he suddenly disappeared from Sima's mansion without a trace, and no one knew where he went. Now that he appeared in this secret room, the Sima Lang brothers couldn't help being shocked and inexplicable.

Sure enough, the masked man turned around and slowly took off the black scarf covering his face, revealing a familiar yet strange face.His eyebrows are still similar to that of his younger brother Niu Jin, but the wrinkles on his forehead are a little more, the corners of his beard are also a little gray, and the color of wind and frost on his cheeks is clearly visible. "Brother Niu!" Sima Yi couldn't help shouting, his throat was suddenly choked again, and his eyes were moist, "Where have you been for so many years?" "Second son...you have finally grown up and matured! Niu is so happy to see you today!" Niu Heng's eyes were also slightly red, and his words were still so respectful and friendly, "Eldest son, You have become even richer over the years!"

Sima Lang also looked at him with tears in his eyes, and silently nodded. "Niu Heng, is the second master still okay?" Sima Fang suddenly turned his face down, and asked Niu Heng, "Oh, it's been twenty-five years. I have been separated from him for twenty-five years. I exchanged letters, but I never saw him in person, and this old man misses him very much..." After speaking, there was a hint of sadness in his tone. "Report to the Eldest Master, the Second Master is well. He welcomes the Eldest Master to meet you at any time in Jingzhou." Niu Hengfu bowed again and replied.

"Second master?" Sima Lang and Sima Yi looked at each other in astonishment.how?Does father actually have a younger brother who lives far away in Jingzhou?Why has my father never mentioned this second uncle?What is he doing in Jingzhou? ... Sima Fang listened to Niu Heng's answer, and heaved a long sigh: "Oh... I'm afraid I won't be able to go to Jingzhou to meet him in person. Yi'er, you will go south with Cao Cao this time, and you will definitely meet him , you can say hello to him on behalf of your father..." "Father, this second uncle, my son has never seen him before." Sima Yi replied in surprise.

"You've seen him before." Sima Fang fixed his eyes on his face, and his voice sank suddenly, "Didn't you study with him in Ziyuan Academy? Remember that Qingyun who came from Jingzhou?" Mr. Shui Jing, the owner of the villa?" "Mr. Shui Jing?" Sima Yi was taken aback, "He...he is the second uncle of the boy?" He always remembered clearly the "Mr. It was from him that he learned that there was a young hero in Nanyang who was almost the same age as him——Zhuge Liang. "That's right. Mr. Shui Jing's real name is Sima Hui, and he is your second uncle."

Sima Fang's face was serious, he looked at the two brothers very solemnly, and said slowly: "He is a rare genius in the Sima family in Hanoi who is rare in a hundred years! Back then, your grandfather Sima Jun was so far-sighted that he saw Huan, Ling The two emperors were out of power and morality, the misfortune of the party was prospering and the world would be in chaos, so he ordered his father to "hire in the court" and made friends with celebrities and heroes with potential in the official circles of the court, citing them as funds for future support and mutual assistance; and ordered your second uncle Sima Hui's "Xiaoyin hides in the wild" and makes friends with the strange talents lurking in the rivers and lakes, in order to communicate with each other and be ready at any time. You can now understand the greatness of our Sima family's "emerging suddenly, attacking later, turning the world around" It is not a temporary expedient measure, but it has been passed down from generation to generation in our Sima family. During this period, how many ancestors have worked silently for our Sima family's strategy of "turning a family into a country" for many years , your grandfather Sima Zhi was such a person, your grandfather Sima Jun was such a person, and your uncle Sima Hui was also such a person. Now, when it’s time to march south to Jingzhou, he should show up to help Yi’er complete your task. It's a big deal..."

After hearing this, Sima Yi and Sima Lang couldn't help but look at each other in blank dismay, pale in shock.It turns out that our Sima family in Hanoi has planned so deeply, hibernated for so long, and prepared so well in order to realize the general strategy of "emerging from a sudden force, attacking people later, and turning the family into a country", which is really incredible.It turns out that behind all the achievements of our Sima family today, there are countless painstaking efforts and sweat of countless ancestors.Every generation of elites in my Sima family has silently paid too much, like offering sacrifices, for the great plan and grand strategy that has been passed down from generation to generation...

Sima Fang raised his gaze slowly, and looked over at Niu Heng: "Niu Heng, just tell us what the second master wants to tell us and listen." Niu Heng nodded solemnly, and said respectfully: "The second master asked Niu to tell the elder master that he has been in Jingzhou for more than 20 years, founded Qingyun Villa, made friends with Yuzhou Mu Liubei, Jingchu Shuru Pang Degong, and has Zhuge Liang as his disciple. , Pang Tong, Xu Shu and other talented people of the moment, and raised 1,200 dead soldiers. If the Grand Master intends to go south, this fund can still be used for mere help."

At this moment, Sima Yi had completely returned from the horror to the calmness of reality. He concentrated for a moment, and couldn't help asking Niu Heng: "Brother Niu, please tell me about Liu Bei and Zhuge Liang's current situation in detail, how about it?" When Sima Fang heard this, he nodded secretly: "Yi'er really has a unique eye, and he asked the key point straight away - Cao Cao's number one enemy in his southern expedition to Jingzhou was Liu Bei.In order to make Cao Cao's Southern Expedition fail, our Sima family has to use Liu Bei's hand to resist.Therefore, the first step to hinder Cao Cao's victory in the Southern Expedition is to find out the strength of Liu Bei and Zhuge Liang, and take the opportunity to communicate with them secretly and even join forces to weaken Cao Cao.

"Okay. Liu Bei defected to Liu Biao's mansion around six years ago in Jian'an. After six or seven years of recuperation and adjustment, his subordinates finally gathered 20,000 soldiers and a thousand horses. Some time ago, Liu Biao let him deal with Cao Cao. As the defender of Fancheng, he has gradually gained some scale. However, with his current strength, it is impossible to confront Cao Cao." Niu Heng said slowly, "However, with his current strength, Most of them also rely on Zhuge Liang to operate from the side. After all, in the eyes of Liu Biao, the shepherd of Jingzhou, Liu Bei has always been the object of "using and defending, and using and defending". Liu Bei lives under the fence of Liu Biao, I have never dared to let go of the expansion of military power.” Sima Yi listened very seriously, and immediately asked, "What is Zhuge Liang's background in Jingzhou? When did he join Liu Bei? According to Second Uncle and Brother Niu, what are his strengths?" "Zhuge Liang, styled Kongming, was born in Langya County, Shandong Province. His ancestor Zhuge Feng was an official to Sili Xiaowei. He was a generation of capable officials. His uncle Yuzhang Taishou Zhuge Xuan had an old friend with Liu Biao. His father-in-law was Huang Chengyan, a famous scholar in Jingzhou. His wife’s aunt was Mrs. Cai, Liu Biao’s successor, and his wife’s uncle was Cai Mao. Since the early years of Jian’an, Zhuge Liang and his younger brother Zhuge Jun moved to Jingzhou to establish a foothold. They both worshiped the second master as their teacher. Liu Biao recruited him to join the government many times, but he politely declined." Niu Heng's memory is astonishing, and he seems to have a close relationship with Zhuge Liang. On the surface, he is quiet and indifferent, but in fact he is a genius with a deep understanding of strategy. Even the second master has publicly praised him as a "Wolong" great sage in Jingzhou scholars many times. It was probably around the end of last year that General Liu Bei visited the thatched cottage three times before he was finally taken away. Please come out of the mountain... When Zhuge Liang was just a fledgling, relying on his connections in Jingzhou Mufu, he secretly saved a lot of money, food, ordnance for Liu Bei. ..." "Contact Liu Qi for internal aid?" Sima Yi was startled. "This... I can explain it to my second brother." Sima Lang also has his own eyeliner deployed in Jingzhou City, so he knows more about the internal situation of Jingzhou Mu's Mansion than Sima Yi. "Actually, Liu Biao's mansion has always existed. In the dispute between the concubine and the concubine, Liu Qi, the eldest son of the Liu family, is the eldest son born to his ex-wife, and Liu Cong, the second son of the Liu family, is the second son born to his stepwife Mrs. Cai. Mrs. Cai, Cai Mao, Kuai Yue, Han Song and the others Naturally, he wanted to support Liu Cong as his heir. Liu Qi was single and weak in this battle for establishing an heir—unexpectedly, he found Liu Bei and Zhuge Liang as his help to contend with Liu Cong. Alas! Jingzhou is about to face catastrophe, and There are still so many internal strife in the Mu Mansion. Therefore, Liu Biao is also physically and mentally exhausted, which is why he fell ill." "That's right. The eldest son is right." Niu Heng looked at Sima Lang in surprise and said. "That's the way it is. No wonder Han Song and Cai Mao want to surrender to Cao Cao wholeheartedly! These aristocratic families have already squeezed out a few drops of oil in Jingzhou under Liu Biao's rule, and now they want to sell Jingzhou's "exotic goods can live" to Cao Cao in exchange for high-ranking officials They also know that no matter whether it is Liu Qi or Liu Bei, after taking over Jingzhou, they will not give them good fruit to eat, so they deliberately try to exclude Liu Qi and suppress Liu Bei." What a smart person Sima Yi is, he understands it when he hears it Come over, "Well, since Liu Biao and the others have such confidantes, it seems that the death of Jingzhou is inevitable. Liu Bei, Zhuge Liang, and Liu Qi may not be able to stop Cao Cao's army from annexing Jingzhou..." He thought about it.Although Liu Bei, Liu Qi, Zhuge Liang and others alone can hardly deal with Cao Cao in Jingzhou, why didn't my Sima family jump out of Jingzhou circle, look at Jiangdong, and use the power of Sun Quan's faction to prevent Cao Cao from winning the Southern Conquest?It's a pity that in the Jiangdong area, our Sima family doesn't seem to have any insiders to communicate with. "What the second son said just now is wrong." Niu Heng raised his eyes and looked at him flatly. Zhi'an's 'Hero in Distress'. Now he is like a tiger with wings added, if Cao Cao is here, if he is a little careless, he may stumble under the joint efforts of him and Zhuge Liang!" "Then, what is so special about Zhuge Liang that can make Liu Bei no longer the 'Hero in Distress' who was running around without a place to go?" Sima Yi stared into his eyes, and suddenly his eyes froze. Asked a question. "The second master said, just based on the grand plan that Zhuge Liang told Liu Bei when he came to invite Liu Bei to come out of the mountain in the Nanyang hut that day, he is already a generation of outstanding people, enough to stand out from the current generation!" Niu Heng is still not tight Answered slowly. "What kind of grand plan is that?" Sima Yi asked seriously. "This... Niu has little talent and learning, but he can't recite it. The second master has already written it in this silk book." Niu Heng took out a roll of silk book from his sleeve and handed it to Sima Yi, "Please take a look at it, Second Master." .” Sima Yi took the silk scroll, hastily unfolded it, and read it with his head buried.Watching and watching, his brows could not help but gradually stretched, his eyes sparkled brightly, and finally he slammed his right fist on the floor, and shouted: "High opinion! High opinion! It really is the ambition of the king! "East and Sun Quan, north against Cao Cao, occupy Jingzhou, advance in Yizhou, divide the world into three parts, and wait for an opportunity to unify"-this strategy he presented to Liu Bei is really brilliant. No wonder Liu Bei did not hesitate to visit the thatched cottage to invite him Come out of the mountain. He really deserves the great gift of 'three visits to the thatched cottage'." After being excited for a while, Sima Yi suddenly looked determined, turned around, saluted Sima Fangshen respectfully and said, "Father, please send a letter to Second Uncle in time, and ask him to communicate with Zhuge Liang first, and say that he I have found a master behind the scenes who is loyal to the Han Dynasty, and will ingeniously support and protect Cao Ying, and promote the complete realization of Liu Bei and Zhuge Liang's strategy of "East and Sun Quan, North against Cao Cao", and will eventually make Cao Cao march south Returned in vain." Sima Fang stroked the gray beard on his chest, and nodded.It is natural for Yi'er to be this "master behind the scenes".He used the brand of a loyal minister of the Han Dynasty, in the name of helping Liu Bei, the emperor of the Han Dynasty, and then through Sima Hui's introduction and bridge building, he circled in front of Zhuge Liang, and no one would suspect that he went to other places. Sima Lang sat opposite Sima Yi and looked at him for a long while, his expression gradually changed, and finally he clapped his hands slowly and said: "My lord father, at this moment, the child really understands the meaning of the last line of the 'Ge' hexagram that day. The whole meaning of the line is—"The gentleman changes, and the villain changes his face. Fighting evil. Juzhen: auspicious."—"The gentleman changes" naturally refers to the second brother who is talented, surprisingly adaptable, The "little man with a leather face" refers to Jia Xu! Didn't this villain Jia Xu change his appearance? He changed from a "five-surnamed house slave" who was despised by the scholars to a "high-minded, virtuous man" Is Yuren's "Taizhong doctor"? "Zheng fierce" means that Cao Cao's southern expedition will fail; Juzhen: "Auspicious", it means that the Sima family must live in peace and prepare carefully. Wait for the opportunity to respond, and it will be smooth sailing and great success!"