Chapter 36 3. Completely handle Cao Pi's pawn

A cool wind blows into the house, making the flame on the candlestick flickering and flickering, as if it will be extinguished at any moment. "Sima Jun, aren't you willing to teach me a word?" Cao Pi stared straight at Sima Yi, his mood was up and down like a candle flame being blown wildly by the wind, his eyes were full of disappointment Color—— He told Sima Yi almost everything about the "Xuanjizi" he saw in Qingyun Temple yesterday, but he concealed the part about "a nobleman gifted by heaven".However, Sima Yi sat across from him with deep eyes, just listening quietly, never saying a word.

"My lord, in your opinion, how credible is what this 'Xuanjizi' said?" Sima Yi finally asked him. "This... this 'Xuanjizi' is mysterious and mysterious, like a demon." Cao Pi replied mutteringly. "How credible is this 'Xuanjizi''s words?" Sima Yi ignored his hesitation and continued to ask.This is the crux of the problem. Cao Pi must have some confidence in Zhou Xuanzhi's words from the bottom of his heart, otherwise all subsequent plans will be impossible to talk about. "This... this... this 'Xuanjizi''s words generally seem to be 70% or 80% credible." Cao Pi was forced to a dead end, so he had to answer like this, "I... I suspect that he is a yellow scarf demon. Dao Zhangjiao's first-class demon... Sima Jun, should I tell my father to arrest... him and kill him?"

Sima Yi looked at him and smiled deeply: "My lord, why are you going to report to the prime minister? If it is found out that he is really a monster, others will use the excuse to ask you, how did you know this monster? Are you and this monster?" Isn’t there something to do with it? With the addition of some other people with ulterior motives who are fueling the flames, you can’t tell, Eldest Young Master. I’m afraid this will be even more detrimental to you, Eldest Young Master, right?” "Then...then...what should I do next?" Cao Pi mumbled and asked again. "Actually, in Yiyi's opinion, this 'Xuanjizi', who had never met the eldest son before, was able to deduce so many precise words after meeting you for the first time. From this, it can be seen that this person also It can be said that Jingfang, Zhiyun, and Chifuzi are first-class Xuanmen strangers." Sima Yi pondered for a moment, and then slowly said, "Such a master and stranger who knows the omens of good and bad fortune, and knows the past and future. , if the Eldest Young Master can secretly accept him for his own use, wouldn't it be like a tiger with wings added to his body, and his help greatly increased? What do you think, Eldest Young Master?"

"But...but why did he sneak away again later?" Cao Pi gritted his teeth angrily and said, "It's too weird to hide his head and show his tail like this." "Eldest son, this is understandable. He is a Taoist warlock, and he has a heart-to-heart relationship with you at the first glance. He communicates with you shallowly but deeply, and he speaks some secret words that cannot be revealed to others; he does not take the opportunity to avoid you. You go to see the effect, do you really want to stay there and be caught by you? Didn't you just want to arrest him and go to prison? However, you don't have to worry about him now. If you really have something with him Destined fate, when the time comes in the future, you and him will have a reunion..."

Cao Pi listened, and nodded slowly: "Alas...some words of this 'Xuanjizi' are really good. It's a pity that he ran to hide somewhere. In fact, I really have a few doubts. Ask him a lesson." Sima Yi stood up, walked to the wall of the wing room, reached out and gently closed the two windows.The flames on the indoor candle holders were no longer blown by the night wind, and they ignited straight up and high, illuminating the whole room brightly. Cao Pi's mood suddenly became brighter with this openness, and he said with a slight smile: "This 'Xuanjizi' actually said that there is an 'exquisite aura' on the top of my son's head, isn't he Is it prophesying that this son will inherit the position of his father and be honored as the prime minister?"

"No." Sima Yi walked back slowly and sat down in front of him, looking straight at him with his eyes motionless, "This 'mystery' has already hinted many times that the 'air of nobility' on your head is the successor to Emperor Gaozu. The 'five-colored aura' on top of your head and the 'brilliant red aura' on Emperor Guangwu's head are the only things you can see after that...that is to say, the noble aura on your head is really the aura of an emperor!" As soon as he said this, Cao Pi's heart beat violently, and his face turned pale: "Mr. Sima—this is unacceptable! It is absolutely unacceptable!"

Sima Yi's face was as still as water, and there were no ripples on his face.He continued: "This kind of thing is not the next person to say it. Tai Shi Ling Wang Li is deeply aware of the way of heaven, and his astrology and numerology is rare in the world. Didn't he also say something like this: "The former Taibai guarded the sky, The meeting with Yinghuo; the intersection of gold and fire is also a sign of revolution. Now that Han Zuo is about to end, someone must rise up to replace him.'——In Yi Yi’s opinion, there is no one who can stand in the world today and make the world respect the Han. Even Prime Minister Cao!"

"Mr. Sima! Mr. Sima!" Cao Pi jumped up from his seat, his face paled in shock, and he shouted in panic, "You...you...these words are simply making my Cao family in Peijun disloyal and disrespectful. Ah! I don’t dare to listen to it, nor can I bear to listen to it!” Sima Yi was sitting on the couch, just looking at him quietly, and after he sat back in front of him shyly, he said slowly: "Actually, I know that I have spoken these words tonight. If Prime Minister Cao found out one day, he might kill me to prove his innocence. However, I welcomed you into the house without any regrets and said these words from the bottom of my heart, you Why should there be any thought of self-existence and inferiority?"

"Ah, Mr. Sima... Mr. Sima values ​​me so much, and our Cao family in Peijun so much, it's really... really..." Cao Pi was so excited, he didn't know what to say—— This Sima Yi is clearly saying that he has put his life in my hands, in the hands of my Cao family in Peijun.Since Sima Yi even entrusted his life to me, to my Cao family in Peijun, how can I, our Cao family in Peijun have "outsider" thoughts towards him instead? "My lord, do you know why you are willing to take risks?" Sima Yi's voice suddenly became serious. "Mr. Sima is deeply concerned about the way of tomorrow and worries about the world. He is completely... completely in line with the will of the people." Cao Pi said solemnly, "It's not like Kong Rong, a mad Confucian who doesn't care about the past."

"Your Excellency's words really touched my heart." Sima Yi's face was also very serious, "Nowadays, people of insight in the world have seen that the Han Dynasty is doomed. The people are in the water and fire, so that they can be worthy of the important task of governing the world in the contemporary Han Dynasty. The way of heaven has no relatives, and the people have the ability. Those who have made great achievements in the world must be rewarded in the world. Therefore, mix Liuhe, use the south to control, move the artifact to your own family, and decline from generation to generation The appointment of Zuo in the Han Dynasty is actually the world-class reward Cao Cheng deserves."

When he spoke up to this point, he paused for a moment, and said solemnly: "The Eldest Young Master has the extraordinary appearance of an emperor, bears the auspicious omen of great fortune and wealth, and is a generation of heroes who have been destined by destiny. To be able to know the Eldest Young Master, Our Sima family is really very fortunate! Therefore, today, I would like to express my heartfelt words to the eldest son. From the bottom of my heart, my Hanoi Sima family hopes and supports the eldest son to become the successor to the great cause of the Cao family." "Ah, my son is so valued by Mr. Sima, I am really grateful... I am so grateful!" Cao Pi was ecstatic in his heart, and even his voice could not help changing the tone greatly. What Sima Yi said greatly exceeded his expectations, and even more so exceeded his expectations—the four words "God-given nobleman" came alive in his mind like a flash of lightning. , suddenly highlighted.Difficult... Could it be that Mr. Sima is the "God-sent nobleman" that "Xuanjizi" said can help me "turn disasters into good luck" and "always rise all the way"?He opened his eyes wide and stared at Sima Yi firmly - as if he was afraid that he would fly away without wings in the blink of an eye. "Eldest son, why does my Sima family look forward to you becoming the successor to the great cause of the Cao family? It is because only the wise and virtuous son of the eldest son can carry forward the great cause of the Cao family. And follow the eternally difficult rule According to the rules of etiquette, only the eldest son who becomes the heir to the great cause of the Cao family is the one who obeys the heavens and obeys the law of heaven." Hearing Sima Yi's earnest words, Cao Pi's eyes couldn't help getting hot.He nodded vigorously, already too moved to speak. "However, you should always keep these words in mind, my lord, and never let them out easily." Sima Yi's eyes suddenly became very deep, "Now, there are powerful enemies inside and outside Cao's mansion, and the danger is unpredictable. , many dissidents are searching for the Cao family's "handle" - for the great cause of the Cao family, for the prime minister, and for the safety of the eldest son, these words can only be "you know, I know, God knows, the earth knows." know', no third person should know." "This... I naturally understand." Cao Pi replied. "There are still five or six days before Prime Minister Cao will personally lead the army to march south to Jingzhou." Sima Yi watched Cao Pi and said slowly, "In Yiyi's opinion, before he leaves, he may summon the eldest and third sons to Instructing some important matters may also ask you some important questions. Yi believes that the eldest son should always stand at the height of establishing the Cao family's great cause, and think about his problems from the perspective of the prime minister's "replacing the Han and establishing the country." "Sima Jun... Father Prime Minister... what questions will he ask this young master? You... help me guess!" Subconsciously, Cao Pi regarded Sima Yi as the most trustworthy "God-sent nobleman", so he blurted out the question without any scruples in desperation. "If Prime Minister Cao asks whether you would like to go south with him to Jingzhou or stay in Xudu, you must answer that you are willing to stay in Xudu." "What? Staying behind in Xudu? Mr. Sima, didn't you say before that accompanying your father on the southern expedition, you can make meritorious deeds, and at the same time, you can solve your father's worries and problems. Isn't it a great thing to have the best of both worlds? Besides, maybe three Brother, he will agree to accompany his father on the southern expedition." "My lord, I have said this before. However, at this time and at that time, things change as time goes by, and our countermeasures should also change accordingly." Sima Yi's voice seemed to come from a bottomless black hole. It came out slowly, "First of all, as far as Yi knows, the third son can't afford to take care of his illness, and he seems to be secretly sulking about the prime minister's killing of Kong Rong, so he will definitely not accompany the prime minister to make meritorious service in the southern expedition Yes. Since the third son will not go south to Jingzhou, Eldest son, if you go to the south alone, there will be no comparison, and it will lose any meaning. Moreover, according to Yi Yi, the place that the prime minister is most worried about is probably ours. This Xu Du under your feet. Eldest Young Master, you should think about it carefully..."