Li Zhang

After the Hungry Ghost Festival, Ningzhou's land equalization system was successfully completed, and initial results were seen. The civilians who fled due to the war returned one after another, and the abandoned fields were replanted. Families in other states and counties were worried that the land equalization system would also fall to their own families. On the head, the attitude towards the new dynasty and Sima Yi has eased, and the matter of the imperial court's dispatch has changed from resistance to delay, and it has become more or less able to gain a little from the previous almost no harvest.

Seeing this, Sima Yi looked down on them even more, so he ordered Jiaozhou to implement the land equalization system.

This time, they encountered resistance.

Jiaozhou is located in a remote place, and there are not many aristocratic families, but the consequences of occupying land are even more serious. There is actually a rich family with the surname Wu occupying half of the fertile land in Jiaozhou.Wu Yunzhi, governor of Jiaozhou, was the eldest son of the family, so he violated the land equalization system, and only redistributed the scattered farmland, and even took out the fields of forced small farmers.

Wu Yunzhi only said that the sky is high and the emperor is far away. His actions this time are the same as any other ones in the past. As long as he manages the higher-level officials well, he will be fine.Who would have thought that Sima Yi had ordered Pingdu to monitor him secretly from the very beginning, seeing that he was making too much noise, he stepped out and proclaimed the imperial decree.

Wu Yunzhi was stupid at the time, and after listening to Pingdu, he counted all kinds of bullying and domineering and occupying the fertile land. The arm was thrown into prison.

Since then, the land equalization system in Jiaozhou has been presided over by Pingdu. The Wu family withdrew most of the fertile land in order to protect Wu Yunzhi.People who were displaced due to the seizure of their fields returned one after another, and the farmers who plowed the fields worked harder than ever because of the huge increase in returns. Even the conscription in Pingdu was easier than before.

Seeing this, Sima Yi was overjoyed and strengthened his determination to implement the land equalization system. However, the Central Plains aristocratic family, who had just waited and watched, began to feel the crisis, and their actions of overt and covert demolitions became more frequent.While they jointly signed a letter of opposition, they tried their best to win over the Empress Dowager, and at the same time secretly collude with Yizhou.

In August of the first year of Jianping, Sima Yao published a crusade against Sima Yi in the name of Emperor Xiao. In the article, Sima Yi was disloyal, unfilial, and angry with the late emperor, and betrayed his family unjustly.Eloquently counting from the time when the aristocratic family supported the emperor Tai*zu to ascend the throne to the time when Liedi swept the domain, the family and the various families supported Liedi, directly criticized Sima Yi for forgetting his ancestors, subverted the foundation of the Great Wei, and called on the people of the world to rise up and do the opposite. To maintain the bloodline foundation of the Great Wei Dynasty.

As the call to action spread, the aristocratic families in the Central Plains applauded one after another, and the Zhou family couldn't hold back and called Sima Yi to reprimand him, telling him to stop continuing to implement the land equalization system.

Sima Yi refused to accept it, and said that Chen was at a critical juncture in the duel with Cheng Jia. Once he retreated, it would only increase Sima Yao's momentum, and the most troublesome one is also the most unreliable one, so why not take the opportunity to cut it off? .

The Zhou family scolded Sima Yi for his arrogance and arrogance, saying that the aristocratic family is the foundation of the Great Wei, so how could he and a group of poor children be allowed to shake him at will.

It was the first time that the two clashed because of political disagreements, and Sima Yi had a tough attitude. The deliberate respectfulness he had shown when he first arrived was gone, and he even said the "women's opinion" that he had been secretly maligning in his heart. Zhou was so angry that he yelled at those who were close to Mo Zhehei. He lost his head for a while, and called for someone to bring Li Zhang, and he was about to be killed with a stick in front of Sima Yi.

When Sima Yi saw Li Zhang being pinned down on the ground, his eyes became red, and he flew up to punch and kick him and threw him away. Once he hugged Li Zhang, he refused to let go.Li Zhang didn't understand at all, so he didn't know which play this was playing, but it was rare for Sima Yi to hold him quietly without struggling.

Mrs. Zhou was already holding her heart in anger, the palace was in a mess, no one was in charge and there was no way to control Sima Yi, so Sima Yi left Longevity Palace with Li Zhang in his arms.

Sima Yi was so excited that his eyes lit up.The dispute with the Zhou family made him more aware of the fact that the land equalization system must be implemented to the end.Only in this way can Sima Yao and Cheng Xuan be defeated thoroughly and truly have their own imperial power.At this moment, although he was holding Li Zhang, he was completely immersed in his own thoughts and forgot his existence.

Li Zhang was hugged by Sima Yi, seeing that he did not let go of his intentions after leaving the Longevity Palace, he frowned slightly.He struggled uncomfortably, trying to free Sima Yi's arms by himself.Sima Yi woke up and stopped to look at him.

"Put me down."

Li Zhang's voice was not loud, and he couldn't hear any emotion.Sima Yi froze for a moment, and let him go.

Li Zhang lowered his eyes, turned his back to Sima Yi, waited for a while, but did not see Sima Yi's voice, and asked hesitantly: "Just now, what happened?"

Sima Yi hugged him from behind, and asked an irrelevant question: "If you don't like it, Gu will take you away."

Li Zhang sneered very lowly, and said: "Is there anything I don't like, it's worth falling out with the Empress Dowager."

Sima Yi silently rested his head on Li Zhang's shoulder, his jaw hurt from the hard bones, he frowned dissatisfied, but said to Li Zhang in a very serious tone: "What I want to do alone, I will definitely not do it." Frustrated!"

The familiar sentence and the familiar tone made Li Zhang close his eyes suddenly.He tried his best to suppress the urge to break free in his heart, and said in a calm voice: "I also heard the emperor's sacrificial speech on the Hungry Ghost Festival. Master and their blood cannot be shed in vain. When facing an enemy, the most taboo is to suffer from the enemy. Your Majesty Why take advantage of this momentary aura and make yourself an enemy."

"...Are you caring about Gu?"

Li Zhang stood stiffly, neither nodding nor shaking his head.

Sima Yi's arms hugged a little tighter, and his voice was choked up: "As expected, you still want to see Gu Hao..."

Li Zhang couldn't laugh or cry, but he only felt sad.Whether he is good or not is not only about him.And there is no place to repay my grievances.This is life!

Sima Yi's strength was so great that he seemed to break his waistband, and his acupoints began to hurt again when he breathed.Li Zhang didn't want to touch his hand by himself, so he said lightly: "You let me go, I feel very uncomfortable."

Sima Yi was taken aback for another moment, then let go of his hand and turned Li Zhang around.

"She said you've been sick, what's wrong? Jin Bai didn't treat you?"

Li Zhang showed impatience, and raised his eyes to look at Sima Yi: "It's good that the emperor remembers the agreement with the empress dowager that day, and I also want to see the day when they confess their crimes as soon as possible!"

Seeing Li Zhang's eyes again, Sima Yi couldn't help but let out a long sigh.He stared closely at those bottomless black pupils, so addicted that he couldn't help himself, and stretched out his hand, but Li Zhang avoided it again.

Sima Yi's hand froze in mid-air, and his heart seemed to be missing a piece, dripping blood.

"You... still hate me."

Li Zhang looked away, a little confused in his heart, he couldn't tell whether he still hated him or not, he shook his head lightly and said, "I don't have the strength to hate you anymore."

Sima Yi put his hands on Li Zhang's shoulders, and said sadly and earnestly: "You...give me another chance!"

Li Zhang turned his gaze back, looked at Sima Yi, and said quietly: "Sima Yi, you and I are not on the same road, why bother to make mistakes again and again?"

Sima Yi's face darkened: "Whether we are on the same road or not, we have to say it alone!"

Li Zhang tightly shut his mouth.

When Jin Bai got the news, Sima Yi had brought Li Zhang back to Chaoyang Palace.Jin Bai heard that Mrs. Zhou was very angry, so he hurried to ask his master to come to rescue him, while he rushed to Chaoyang Hall with a dark face.

In the Chaoyang Hall, Sima Yi's face was as dark as the bottom of a pot after hearing the imperial doctor's report, and he immediately started to get angry when he saw Jin Bai barging in.

"You...how do you do things? He's so sick that he doesn't know anything about it!"

Jin Bai's mind was spinning rapidly, and he opened his mouth without hesitation to answer: "He has a weak foundation, and he has never been raised. Your Majesty, if you care about it, it will cause chaos!"

Sima Yi looked at Li Zhang suspiciously and asked, "Is that true?"

Li Zhang paused and nodded.

Sima Yi's expression turned pale.

After Jin Bai motioned to Eunuch Xi to take everyone away, he said solemnly to Sima Yi: "The emperor has done too much today! How could the emperor anger the empress dowager so much? At this moment, the foreign aggressors are already joining hands, and the inner court has re-emerged. It can only make the road ahead more difficult. How could the emperor be so thoughtless before acting!"

"She wants to vent her anger and stick Li Zhang to death! I have already made a lot of concessions, and she is still pressing so hard, I can't back down anymore!"

Jin Bai was also taken aback when he heard the words, and looked at Li Zhang with a complicated expression.Sensing Jin Bai's gaze, Li Zhang tilted his head and closed his eyes, without speaking.

Jin Bai sighed, lowered his tone and persuaded slowly: "Then you have to admit your mistake to the Empress Dowager, and Li Zhang... also. The aristocratic families have been moving around frequently recently, and it is inevitable that the Empress Dowager is moved. I heard that the Empress Dowager The queen mother's natal brother and nephew are very upright, the emperor might as well find another way."

Sima Yi frowned and said, "It's fine to admit your mistakes, but Li Zhang can't hand it over to her."

"Your Majesty! If you don't hand over Li Zhang to her, how can she believe in your sincerity!"

"Don't worry about it!"

"The emperor can use an excuse to let the imperial guards protect him personally."

"..."

"You can also ask to send someone to take care of it. The right to dispose of it belongs to her, but the guards also have the right to report."

Sima Yi thought about it carefully, nodded hesitantly, but warned: "If Gu Gu hasn't seen him come back next time, I won't let him go!"

Jin Bai let out a long breath, and looked at Li Zhang apologetically, but saw Li Zhang's expression was indifferent, seeming to listen but not listening.Jin Bai sighed deeply again.

That night, after Zheng Pinzhi's ingenious needle injection, the pain in Zhou's heart finally stopped. Sima Yi took Li Zhang back to Changshou Palace to ask for an interview, but Zhou refused to see him, so Sima Yi stood outside the palace gate for half a night. Zhang Ze knelt all night.The next morning, Mrs. Zhou finally opened the door.Sima Yi knelt in front of Mrs. Zhou to admit his mistake, promised to think about the issue of land equalization, and promised not to take Li Zhang away casually. Only then did Mrs. Zhou calm down a little, but still ordered Li Zhang to be fined thirty canes.

Sima Yi gritted his teeth and watched Li Zhang being beaten, Li Zhang tilted his head and endured it, without saying a word.The executioner didn't dare to release the water, and was afraid that Sima Yi would see the blood, so he beat him from back to legs one by one. The amount was small and there was no superposition, so he secretly breathed a sigh of relief.Sima Yi didn't know how bad the rattan whip was, but when he saw that Li Zhang was still refreshed after being beaten, he only thought that Mrs. Zhou cared about him and saved face for himself, so his attitude softened a bit.Seeing this, Mrs. Zhou was also very satisfied, her complexion was as usual.

After Li Zhang was beaten, it was very difficult for him to even stand up. Although Sima Yi was a little surprised, he felt sad when he thought about what the imperial doctor said. Wei shared the worries of the Empress Dowager and took good care of Li Zhang.

Zhou was stunned, so he couldn't object directly, so he could only acquiesce.

Li Zhang thanked him in a low voice, but didn't say another word.Relying on the support of the imperial guards, he walked back to the abandoned courtyard, covered in cold sweat again.Bai Qi didn't show up when he saw the stranger, and the guard wanted to give Li Zhang some medicine, but Li Zhang let him alone in a daze.The guard unbuttoned his clothes and was frightened by the scars on Li Zhang's body. He hesitated for a long time and did not move.

It took Li Zhang a while to react, and he said softly and casually: "It's okay to leave it before. You don't need to report it."

The guard secretly breathed a sigh of relief.

Li Zhang laughed at himself, feeling that he was becoming more and more like a monster.

The guard stayed on.Li Zhang invited him to live in the empty room next door, and he still took care of his own affairs, and he refused to leave his hands.Zhou's still sent Li Zhang to clean up, but no longer humiliated with chains.The imperial guards followed obediently, asked the inner prison for a broom, and swept with Li Zhang.

After a long time, Li Zhang felt that the imperial guard was being dragged down, and wanted Bai Qi to beg Jin Bai, and asked him to persuade Sima Yi to ask him to go back, but both Bai Qi and the imperial guard refused to agree, so Li Zhang had to give up. .He was still disheartened, unable to raise his spirits about anything, only when he occasionally saw the pill, he was slightly absent-minded.

He already remembered that it was something Jin Yi gave him.

The author has something to say:

This part of the palace was indeed dragged on a little longer, but because Li Zhang couldn't escape by himself, it was a headache how to add some props into it.Now, it's finally almost there.

Li Zhang used to say that the male servant Li Zhang was dead, but this time he said that the guard Li Zhang was no longer there, which meant that he had completely separated himself from Sima Yi.His temperament is actually not a good character, but if a person is always sensible, it is not realistic.

I still feel that Sima Yi is in love with Sima Yi, but because of the separation, I don’t have too many shots for him, so I can’t express his private thoughts about emotions, and I still I don't think he is the kind of person who loves first.

I wrote more than 20 words eloquently, but it was to tear down this pair of CPs. I am really not normal. OTL