Rebirth of the Southern Barbarian Meng Huo

The news of Meng Huo's separatist rule in Hanoi soon spread throughout the world, and all the princes had their own thoughts on this.Yuan Shao, who originally planned to take over Hanoi, had to give up. From then on, Yuan Shao held a grudge against Meng Huo; while Han Fu, the governor of Jizhou, sent people to send food and grass as a show of goodwill to Meng Huo.

Knowing what Han Fu had done, Yuan Shao was immediately furious.Although Meng Huo occupied Hanoi first, he dared not speak out when he was angry. Now that Han Fu showed favor to Meng Huo, Yuan Shao suddenly had evil intentions.In order to destroy Han Fu, he separatized Jizhou.There was no shortage of counselors and generals under Yuan Shao's command. After some conspiracy, Yuan Shao began to contact Gongsun Zan, the governor of Youzhou, and conspired with him to attack Jizhou and then divide Jizhou equally.

Gongsun Zan readily agreed and began to send troops to Jizhou.

Ever since, a conspiracy against Han Fu, the governor of Jizhou, was quietly going on.

From then on, the chaos among the princes will also begin.

But all this has nothing to do with Meng Huo. No one in Meng Huo's separatist rule in Hanoi dared to make irresponsible remarks. Even Dong Zhuo, who held the emperor hostage in Chang'an, did not say anything.

There was nothing going on in Hanoi, so Meng Huo decided to go to Sima's house in Wen County.

When he learned that Meng Huo was coming, Sima Fang, the current head of the Sima family, called his eight sons together and told him: "The emperor's master is a great man of our generation. Our Sima family has been hiding its power and keeping a low profile for a hundred years. It's time for him to be born. Therefore, You must perform well in front of the Emperor's Master, strive to gain the Emperor's Dharma Eyes, and strive for a good future."

Several of Sima Fang's sons responded in unison, but only one stood up and said: "Father, now among our eight brothers, only the eldest brother is twenty and one. The other brothers are still young and should not have been born yet."

Seeing his second son speak, Sima Fang also nodded and said: "It is indeed as Zhongda said, this is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity, and the emperor's master Meng Huo is the master!"

"Yes, we can't let this opportunity pass by." Sima Lang, the eldest son of Sima Fang, also agreed.But he had reached the age of becoming an official and had always wanted to find a wise master, and in his opinion Meng Huo was a good choice.

Then the third son Sima Fu and others also agreed one after another, but they were young and frivolous. They only worshiped the strong and had no long-term considerations at all.

Seeing that his father and brothers all agreed, the second son remained silent.

Meng Huo arrived at Sima's house at noon that day. This time, Meng Huo came alone. He had just settled in Hanoi, and many things needed to be done by his subordinates. Therefore, Meng Huo was the only one to be free, and Meng Huo didn't think that Sima's house was anything. The dragon's pond and the tiger's den.

When Meng Huo arrived, Sima Fang was already waiting outside the door.Seeing Meng Huo, Sima Fang quickly saluted and said, "Sima Fang, a common man, has seen the emperor's master."

Sima Fang is a middle-aged man in his forties with an unattractive appearance. His cultivation level is only that of Zhenqi, and there is nothing extraordinary about him.

But Meng Huo knew that this man had a good son.

Therefore, Meng Huo returned the greeting and said: "Master Sima, there is no need to be polite. After the death of the late emperor, the current emperor did not appoint me as the emperor's master, so the emperor's master will not be mentioned. I am just a common man."

"The common people are panicking. The emperor's master is the emperor's master. Even if the late emperor dies, you will still be the emperor's master!" Sima Fang complimented.

Meng Huo smiled and turned to say: "This is so shameless for Huainan. In fact, Huainan's visit is really shameless. The head of the Sima family also knows that Huainan has lived here not long ago. Although Han Fu, the governor of Jizhou, helps, it is still difficult. Therefore. Come and ask for help from the Sima Patriarch."

Seeing the slight change in Sima Fang's expression, Meng Huo continued: "Don't worry, Master Sima, Huainan is not that robber, let alone do such banditry. If Sima Family Master does not give up, Huainan will recommend the Sima Family Master's sons. If you serve as an official, one day when the emperor returns, he will receive the title of emperor."

Sima Fang suddenly laughed and said: "What can I say about the emperor? It is a great honor to be able to help the emperor. I am dissatisfied with the emperor, but a certain person with considerable family resources will help the emperor tide over the difficulties."

"Master Emperor, please come to the hall. Duke Jiang has prepared some food and wine. I hope Master Emperor will show his favor."

"Master Sima, please."

"Master Emperor, please."

When the guests and hosts walked into the lobby, the banquet was already prepared.

During the dinner, Meng Huo said: "I have heard for a long time that the young masters of the Sima family are very talented. Why not invite them to come up and let Huainan see them."

Sima Fang was immediately overjoyed and ordered his attendants to invite several young masters.

On the other side, Sima Lang and other eight people had been waiting for a long time. When they heard that Meng Huo wanted to summon him, they all rushed to the living room. However, none of them noticed that when they walked to a lotus pond, the second son Sima Zhong Da casually grabbed something toward the lotus pond.

Soon, eight energetic young men filed in. The elder was in his early twenties, and the younger was only six or seven years old.But they all held their heads high and showed their best side in front of Meng Huo, hoping to gain a good impression.

"Quick, I've seen the Imperial Master!" Sima Fang shouted as he saw his eight sons standing excitedly in the middle of the hall as if they had been given blood.

The eight young men hurriedly saluted Meng Huo and called out: "May you be safe, Emperor Master."

Unlike the other eight young men, the young man in second place actually had his hands behind his waist when saluting.

"Master, how about you look at the dogs?" Sima Lang was still very satisfied with the performance of his eight sons. He looked at Meng Huo with a smile, but he was waiting for Meng Huo to be awarded an official position.

If Meng Huo did not give him an official position, he might not be able to provide enough food and grass to Meng Huo.

Looking at the eight young men in front of him, Meng Huo nodded and said: "All Sima Bada are extraordinary. When I saw them today, they are indeed extraordinary. Among them, Zhongda is even more extraordinary. He can become an official at the age of fifteen, and Boda can become an official." I am the Chief of the Central Army, as for Zhongda..."

Meng Huo thought for a while, wondering what position to assign to Sima Yi.

But I didn't expect that Sima Zhongda actually took a step forward and said: "A certain good article can be used as a literary treasurer." When Sima Zhongda said this, his hands behind his back were also exposed. His hands were covered with mud, and every time Each hand is holding a clay ball.

There's no way he could be a good writer with such an appearance, he's just like a playful child.Even Sima Fang was furious when he saw this scene and shouted at Sima Zhongda: "Shu Zi, how dare you meet the emperor's master with such filth!"

Then he apologized to Meng Huo and said: "Master, the dog does not know the etiquette. If he is disrespectful, I will forgive him and I will not let him serve as an official."

The reason why Sima Zhongda wrote the Niwan by hand was because he did not want to be an official, especially under Meng Huo. Now that he heard his father's words, he felt relieved.

But they didn't expect that Meng Huohun didn't care. Instead, he smiled and said: "I heard that in ancient times, Mao Sui recommended himself to save Zhao, and now I see Zhongda recommending himself as a literary minister. I guess Zhongda is indeed talented in literature. Isn't it rude to do so? Zhongda is a good writer. , Zhongda can become an official and become a literary scholar."

"This..." Sima Fang was shocked and confused, not knowing how to speak.

"I..." Sima Zhongda didn't know how to refuse. His original intention was not to become an official, but he didn't want to make a fool of himself and make Meng Huo look down on him. Instead, it was self-defeating. Meng Huo really gave him an official position.

Who is Sima Zhongda? He is Sima Yi.He was an absolute hero in the Three Kingdoms era. He played a huge role in the unification of the Three Kingdoms. How could Meng Huo let such a figure go unused?Now that Sima Yi is only fifteen, Meng Huo doesn't believe that he still can't control him.

Meng Huo not only wants to use Sima Yi and Sima Lang, but he also wants the entire Sima family to serve him. Therefore, Meng Huo continued: "I don't think there is an ordinary person in the world. Anyone as long as fifteen people can come into my tent and listen." use."

Hearing Meng Huo speak like this, Sima Fang was immediately surprised and said: "Thanks to the emperor's mercy, the Sima family will swear allegiance to the emperor to the death!"

"The head of the Sima family has made a serious statement. You and I are both ministers of the Han Dynasty, and we must serve the Han Dynasty."

"Yes, yes, be loyal to the Han Dynasty." Sima Fang said happily, "Come here, give the seeds to the emperor."

Not long after, I saw five maids filing in carrying five trays.

When the five trays were presented to Meng Huo, Meng Huo saw clearly what was in them. They turned out to be five seeds.

Feeling the breath of the five seeds, Meng Huo's expression changed slightly and he said, "This is it?"

Sima Fang said proudly: "The emperor only knows one but not the other. The reason why the Sima family has enough food and grass depends entirely on these five seeds!"

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