Li Zhang

Sima Yi, who returned Yuyu to the imperial study, looked at the memorial on the copybook for a long time without reading a single word. His mind was filled with the empress dowager's words and Li Zhang's determination, which disturbed him so much that he couldn't make up his mind.He was really worried that Li Zhang would deliberately toss his life away!

When Jin Bai came in, he saw Sima Yi who was sitting still, and couldn't help but sighed again.Today's him is really not at all the unrestrained and unrestrained style he was at the beginning, he seems to be sighing all the time, and his mood can't be relaxed all the time.He didn't believe in ghosts and gods, and he also began to believe that these two people were wronged in previous lives, and that's why they were so entangled in this life.

However, Sima Yi, who became the emperor, could not let him be so laissez-faire, and the crisis in front of him was far from over.

So Jin Bai slapped the case file on the desk with a little heavy hand, and Sima Yi's consciousness returned without any surprise.

Sima Yi's eyes lit up: "Jin Bai..."

Jin Bai made a stop gesture: "I think it's better for the emperor to let go of Li Zhang's matter."

Sima Yi's eyes darkened, and he accused bluntly: "Didn't you always protect him? Why do you keep saying that this time!"

Jin Bai seemed to have lost his patience, looked up into Sima Yi's eyes, and said unceremoniously: "The emperor has been fighting hard for a long time, what is the result? Not only is Li Zhang ungrateful, but the courtiers are even more alienated. Let’s talk about suppressing the rebellion and keeping the people safe! Besides, Li Zhang is ruthless to the emperor, so why should the emperor fight so hard?”

Sima Yi seemed to have been touched by the pain, he opened his mouth in a daze for a long time, then supported his forehead and said, "Gu Xin...can't let it go." He looked sideways at Jin Bai, "If Gu can't even protect the one he loves, I really don’t know what’s the point of sitting on the throne!”

"The emperor speaks carefully!..."

Sima Yi smiled wryly, waved his hand to stop Jin Bai, looked at the dark furniture in a room, and lost his mind: "Tell me, what should you do if you like someone? Isn't it good to keep him? Go alone and treat him No, he doesn't believe in Gu, but Gu understands. That's why Gu has to protect him, protect him, and treat him well..."

Sima Yiyue said that the more gentle his expression, Jin Bai saw it, but his face was full of helplessness, and he secretly slandered.He was silent, and waited for Sima Yi to recover, before he said: "Since the empress dowager has agreed to the emperor, the emperor doesn't have to be so worried. Li Zhang is tough by nature, as long as the empress dowager does not intentionally harm him, he will protect himself. "

Sima Yi shook his head slightly: "What if he doesn't want to live? The Empress Dowager will not show mercy."

Jin Bai suddenly asked: "Has the emperor regretted it? If the emperor had listened to the suggestions of the ministers and others, Li Zhang would not have asked for death, let alone fall into the hands of the empress dowager!"

Sima Yi stopped breathing as if he was suffocated. After a long time, he shook his head and insisted: "Perhaps in the past, the father would not really want Li Zhang's life. But at that time, he would! I can't take this risk." He took a deep breath He took a deep breath, "Actually, I understand Father's feelings very well. What happened to the Mu family has dealt a great blow to Father. Gu also feels deeply guilty. Li Zhang once said that loneliness is the cause of everything, Gu..."

Jin Bai exclaimed: "He is so bold!"

Sima Yi nodded sadly, but there was a slight smile on his lips: "It is true that he is getting tougher and taller. I can't let go alone!"

Seeing that the conversation was getting more and more serious, Jin Bai frowned and said solemnly: "Since this is the case, I think that the emperor should calm down and resolve the chaos of the former prince as soon as possible, so as to calm down the confusion and speculation of the people of the world and settle down. Li Zhang's entanglement."

Sima Yi didn't seem to hear it, and kept his back.

Jin Bai was a little anxious, and couldn't help but increase his tone: "Your Majesty! Even if Li Zhang hates the Emperor, he doesn't want to see the Emperor collapse! He has already paid so much for this, is it true that the Emperor really wants to let him down completely? No!"

Sima Yi froze for a moment, then turned around slowly: "He, does he really think so?"

"If the emperor doesn't believe it, you can ask him personally."

Sima Yizhong turned around again and raised his head slightly.He was a little hot-eyed, but his mood that had been scattered all over the place gathered again.

In this way, he still has expectations for himself, right?

If you do it yourself,

Will he be willing to see himself again?

hope.

There is hope!

Just after the new year, Sima Yi sent troops to Yizhou to formally crusade against Sima Yao and Cheng Xuan who had conspired against him.Mu Yan insisted on joining the army, so Sima Yi named him the Great General of Dispute, commanding the rebel army drawn from the Dingdong Army and the reorganized Dingnan Army.

However, Yizhou, which has been in business for a long time, has suffered a great loss from Mu Yan, who is determined to win. The Dingxi Army has also shown its true strength. Not only is it large in number, but its weapons and equipment are far superior to the imperial army.Mu Yan, who underestimated the enemy and aggressively entered Yizhou, fell into Cheng Xuan's trap in Lizhou when he first entered Yizhou. One hundred thousand troops were trapped in the Mi Cang Corridor, and became a living target for the Dingxi Army on the surrounding mountains.Although Mu Yan was calm in the face of danger, due to the narrow terrain and steep slopes, he had no choice but to break out of the encirclement with all his might.

After nightfall, the torches on the surrounding high mountains were blazing and killing, and the narrow valley was littered with dead bodies, missing arms and legs, mixed among the huge rolling logs and stones, and the blood soaked the soil under their feet.After fighting for a whole day, nearly half of the casualties of the rebellious army were lost, but they still failed to break through the barrier of the pass.

Mu Yan's eyes were red, and he rushed to the enemy line first. In front of the stacked crossbow carts, there was a young general with a silver helmet and silver armor standing with a horizontal knife. His handsome face had a murderous look like ice, but it was not Ling Yuncong. Who is it again!

Mu Yan's eyes became even redder, and he rushed forward without saying a word, throwing the knife in his hand suddenly, and nailed it into the chest of an enemy soldier who was quietly pulling the crossbow.Ling Yuncong yelled, "Wait until I capture him alive!" He rode his horse to meet Mu Yan.

The two fought together at the pass.Although Mu Yan has strong internal strength and strong palm style, he can't take advantage of Ling Yuncong's sword. Ling Yuncong deftly dodged it several times.Mu Yan saw that this small skill was exactly what Li Zhang usually used, and he hated it even more. He raised his voice and asked someone to throw a spear, held it with one hand, and attacked again with the sound of the wind.Ling Yuncong didn't dare to confront Mu Yan head-on, he urged the horse to circle around Mu Yan, and occasionally used his dexterity to make quick attacks, but he usually left after just a touch.Seeing him procrastinating, Mu Yan cursed angrily: "I only dare to touch my back, but you are still the son of Ling Feng!"

The frost on Ling Yuncong's face was even thicker: "My father beat Beiman uprightly, and when he was framed behind his back, why didn't he speak out with righteousness? Ling Yuncong is a villain, so he is not as open and upright as an adult!"

Mu Yan gritted his teeth: "You are still stubborn!"

"The hatred of killing one's father is unshakable! Ling Yuncong's fans are already lost, and there is no way to turn back, so it's better to go all the way to the dark!"

"Do you know what Li Zhang has undertaken for you?! Ling Feng has been upright all his life. If he hadn't been burdened by you, how could he have ended up like this!"

"Yes! It's me who hurt my parents! I hurt Li Zhang!" Ling Yuncong yelled uncontrollably, "I'm a heinous man, so what's the point of saying this!" Ling Yuncong fought Mu Yanzhan again. In one place, he didn't hear the sound of Mingjin in his own formation at all, and he and Mu Yan fought back and forth in front of the formation, fighting desperately like an inextricable one.

The Liannu chariot formation blocking the pass did not dare to go all out because of Ling Yuncong. The rebellious army led by the deputy general Zhang Xuran stormed up, bypassing Mu Yan and Ling Yuncong who were fighting fiercely, and went straight to the Liannu chariot formation.The power of the ballista is greatly reduced after losing the opportunity, and it is even a pile of waste when it is attacked by someone close to it.Soon, the rebellious army broke through the blockade of the pass and broke through the encirclement!

Mu seriously threw a spear at Ling Yuncong. Ling Yuncong raised his knife to block it, but his body, which had already suffered internal injuries after several hard fights, couldn't support it. He spit out a big mouthful of blood and fell limply.Mu Yan forcibly withdrew his strength, and was about to reach out and grab him, when he saw Ling Yuncong slam the horse's belly, the horse suffered from pain, and galloped away, leading Ling Yuncong to gallop away with all his strength!

Seeing that he was following Sima Yao with all his heart, Mu Yan was even more angry and hated, thinking that if there was a next time, he would never show mercy!

The rebellious army had a bad start and suffered a disastrous defeat in the first battle.All the states and counties who were originally aiming to get married suddenly seemed to have eaten five stones, and they all spoke for Sima Yao in a roundabout way, and continued to make a big fuss about Sima Yi's disobedience and anger to death of the late emperor, and there were even many people who secretly communicated with the song.The court hall was even more noisy, there was everything to say, but there was no encouragement to solve the problem, and Sima Yi was so angry that he retreated halfway.

After the rebel army withdrew from Lizhou, the rebel army chased and killed them all the way, approaching Liangzhou.Captain Zhang Wei of Qinzhou cooperated with Mu Yan to fight with all their strength, but the governor of Qinzhou had communicated with Cheng Xuan early on, openly seized the food and grass of the defenders, and opened the gate of the city privately in the middle of the night to let the rebels into the city.Zhang Wei fought bloody battles and desperately escorted Mu Yan out of Liangzhou, but was shot dead at the gate of the city by random arrows.

When Liangzhou City was broken, Mu Yan only brought out less than 2 rebel troops, and it was because of Zhang Wei's words "keep the green hills" that he reluctantly retreated from the north gate and returned to the capital.Mu Yan was impeached by the courtiers because of his reckless actions and failed in the first battle. However, because the two generations of loyal members of the Mu family were destroyed, no one could pursue Mu Yan's faults. On the contrary, the Qinzhou governor's treasonous behavior was too obvious, which was even more awe-inspiring. Vigilant.

Sure enough, not long after this battle, Jingzhou and Ningzhou also followed Qinzhou to fly the banner of following Sima Yao. Sima Yao also established himself as Emperor Ai in March, changed his year name to Yuanyan, and set his capital in Luo County.

In contrast, because Sima Yi and his courtiers have been on good terms for a long time, the Taishi Bureau did not make any suggestions, which caused Sima Yao's reign to come out earlier than the orthodox Emperor Su's reign, and the empress dowager scolded Sima Yi for not caring about state affairs. , Looking back, he picked Li Zhang for many mistakes and severely punished him with a rattan whip, which made him lie down for three full days before he could barely get up.

Although Sima Yi didn't know this, he was very angry with his courtiers.A group of old ministers no longer held on to Li Zhang, but because they were afraid that Sima Yao would go to the capital in one go, they planned a peace talk with Sima Yao, saying that they were both of the blood of the former emperor, and it was not appropriate to kill each other. As the best policy, I want Sima Yi and Sima Yao to divide the land and govern for the sake of peace.

Not long after, a wandering Taoist came to the capital, claiming to be a magician, killing people everywhere in the capital, and people flocked to him because of his bold words.After earning his fame, the Taoist priest began to criticize the current situation, saying that the current chaos was caused by Taizu mistakenly believing slander and hurting the fox demon who had saved his life.The fox demon was not angry, and the resentment lingered for a hundred years, and finally reincarnated to take revenge.He described the appearance of the fox demon in detail, saying that she was born with a charming and fickle female appearance, first she was fascinated by Cheng Jia and played a voodoo on the late emperor, and then she was fascinated by Sima Yi and did not hesitate to piss the late emperor to death.This great achievement will become more and more demonic, if it hadn't been inadvertently suppressed by the Empress Dowager, the Wei Dynasty would have been turned upside down.

Thanks to Sima Tui, the people in the capital had been complaining about Sima Yi's death of the late emperor because of Li Zhang's anger. At this time, they remembered the panic and fear during the siege. Seeing the rebellious army returning after a big defeat, they worried that the siege would become a war again. In fact, most of the Taoist priests believe.Then it was deliberately exaggerated by someone with a heart, Chengtong and Sima Yao's crime of poisoning the late emperor was said to be the behind-the-scenes act of the fox demon, and Sima Yao was re-dressed as the orthodox successor as a victim!

After Jin Bai heard the news, he was so angry that he immediately ordered the hidden guard to dismantle his tricks while the Taoist was doing it, but the rumors had already taken root, and it was no longer clear with a few simple excuses.After the Taoist priest disappeared, there were many activities among the people to worship the Great Immortal to drive away the fox demon. In the palace, some people secretly pasted the talisman paper on the door where Li Zhang lived. Li Zhang is locked up layer by layer, please call the imperial guards to patrol and guard.Sima Yiben was also worried that someone would assassinate Li Zhang, so when Zhou mentioned it, he responded smoothly, but he didn't associate the fox monster with Li Zhang at all.

Because Jin Bai didn't intend to distract him, Sima Yi kept everything about the inner palace secret from Sima Yi, and only the secret guards took care of Li Zhang secretly.Therefore, although Sima Yi was worried, after paying attention to the inner palace report for a period of time, he also believed that the Empress Dowager was trustworthy and cared about the overall situation.And the conflict between him and the veteran has gradually reached the point of irreversibility.

In April, the Dark Guardian published a list of officials who had been in contact with Sima Yao, covering almost all important officials from various ministries and states.Sima Yi knew that he should continue to be rebellious, and after colluding with Jin Bai and Muyan, he suddenly acted late one night. The forbidden army blocked the capital and arrested dissidents one by one. At that time, important officials in the court were sacked one after another, and poor scholars who were not valued began to emerge.Afterwards, Sima Yi directly recruited talents outside the palace, and those who were recruited were appointed exceptionally.

As the news spread, talented people with no family background in the city and the surrounding states and counties announced their applications one after another. The newly appointed Minister of the Ministry of Officials and Jin Bai reviewed the essays all night, and finally selected six talents with unique opinions and opinions on current affairs. Hand it over to Sima Yi for personal appointment.

In May of the first year of Emperor Su's Jianping, a new generation of courtiers headed by Wei Pingxuan came on stage. Sima Yi approved the begging bones of the old censor and the old prime minister, and promoted Dou Yunsi, the former Minister of Rites, as the new censor. Jin Bai is Doctor Guanglu, Mu Yan is General Protecting the Country, and the position of Prime Minister is suspended temporarily.

In mid-May, the imperial court once again assembled a rebellion army, led by Dingbei General Su Qingyang and Dingnan General Pingdu respectively. Mu Yan personally served as Su Qingyang's quartermaster, and started the second rebellion against Sima Yao.

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