Li Zhang

After Sima Yao's counter-crime was issued, Yizhou really took action and sent troops to Liangzhou.The governor of Liangzhou did not expect it. In addition, the local area suffered from continuous drought. Although the harvest did not result in a loss of grain, it was only [-]% of the previous year's harvest. This war cut off the access to the Central Plains. Xuan even frightened and coaxed, so he simply took refuge in the past.

After Liangzhou took over, the collusion between Cheng Xuan and Rouran became more frequent, and Qinzhou was also built by Cheng Xuan as the frontier to fight for the Central Plains.The aristocratic family in the Central Plains is also ready to move, secretly contributing money and food to support Sima Yao's restoration.

On the other hand, on Sima Yi's side, since the quarrel with the Zhou family, Sima Yi changed his strategy. Instead of blindly oppressing the family, he made appropriate concessions, allowing them to keep more land. The scope prevails, but must be strictly enforced.Some aristocratic families who admired orthodoxy and did not agree with Sima Yao's approach were shaken, and they no longer remained monolithic with those few people who followed Sima Yao determinedly.

Although the Empress Dowager Zhou's natal family is also from Sizhou's aristocratic family, they have strict self-discipline and act according to the Dao, so they are very upright. The New Deal is highly respected and has always stood on his side with a clear banner.Therefore, after Jin Bai approached him, Zhou Mao readily agreed to the task of persuading the Zhou family.

Zhou was enlightened with his brothers since he was a child, and although he did not continue to learn from his master afterwards, he was always influenced by his ears and eyes. Therefore, after listening to Zhou Mao telling what he saw and heard when he was the governor of Yuzhou, his face was extremely ugly, but In consideration of face, he refused to express his opinion immediately.Zhou Mao didn't know that the most frequent people who came to her place a few days ago were the members of those aristocratic families who he said were bullying and greedy. She was afraid that if she said it, her old-fashioned and stern brother would reprimand him face to face like before. Well, he's not afraid of offending her because of this, but he still wants to save face!

So the Zhou family wanted to put Zhou Mao back perfunctorily: "What my brother said, the Ai family will find someone to verify it. In any case, the family system was established by the emperor Tai*zu, how can it be easily shaken."

Zhou Mao didn't react, thinking that the task hadn't been fulfilled, and continued to persuade: "The aristocratic family back then, the Qingming was upward, worried about wars and chaos, and the people were displaced. Supporting the Taizu Emperor to establish the country first, and helping the country's development later, isn't it? At the moment, a family that only knows how to collect money and have fun, and disregards people's livelihood is comparable! Therefore, although the family is still the same family, it is no longer that family. How can the Empress Dowager stick to the appearance and ignore the essence?"

When Zhou Mao was young, his temper was extremely hot, and he was jealous of evil. If he had any opinions, he would speak out loudly regardless of the occasion, and he would not give anyone face.Zhou's husband and wife used to speak badly because of Emperor Xuan's long illness. He thought that his natal brother would turn to him, but when Zhou Mao heard about it, he went to the palace and scolded her, saying that he didn't care about the relationship between husband and wife. Dao, it is unrighteous to despise a sick man.The Zhou family had a grievance in the first place, but was turned on the spot by such scolding by her elder brother. Since then, she refused to see her natal family again, and even demoted Zhou Mao to Jiaozhou. It was not until the death of Zhou's father in the fifth year of Jingdi Anping that she gradually eased up.

Zhou Mao was only transferred back to the capital in 22 years in Anping. He was still a doctor in the official department. Sima Yi, who had the false title of inspecting and supervising the official department of Xiaqing, saw it in his eyes. When the officials were purged this time, he was promoted to the secretary of the household department.After he came back, his temper calmed down a lot, so he could endure talking with Zhou until now.

Mrs. Zhou knew that what her elder brother said was not bad, so she had no choice but to see that her elder brother couldn't understand the matter of face, so she smirked, and Gu Zuo said to him: "Ai family remembers that elder brother scolded the emperor back then. Ruthless, how could this fall towards him again."

Zhou Mao didn't change his face: "The minister always discusses the matter. Compared with Cheng Xuan and Sima Yao's plan to poison the late emperor, the emperor's previous behavior was not a big evil, although there were mistakes, this time the land equalization system is even more beneficial. What is more important, the minister can still distinguish clearly."

Zhou was silent for a long time, then sighed: "The Ai family knows. Brother, you can go down."

In September of Jianping, Chengxuan officially sent troops to attack Tongguan. Correspondingly, Rouran's army sent troops to Jiuyuan again.Su Qingyang's Dingbei Army was restrained in the north, and Pingdu was still in the south. Sima Yi only had the Dingdong Army and the defenders of the prefectures and counties in his hands.The attitudes of Yongzhou, Sizhou, Yuzhou and other Central Plains families made Sima Yi's situation even more confusing.

At this delicate and grim occasion, Sima Yi ignored the objections of the courtiers and went to Yuzhou to urge the delayed armaments. On the way, he was chased by assassins.

Yuzhou has always been an important political and cultural base in the Central Plains. There are many Yuzhou aristocratic families who have become officials and held important positions in the court, and their in-law relationships are intricate and deeply involved.Qiaocheng is the administrative seat of Yuzhou, and the Chen and Liu families in the territory are also the leaders of the Central Plains family. Sima Yi's trip is to put pressure on these two families and force them to express their attitude.

The Chen and Liu families respect the former Taishi Ling Chen Ping.Chen Ping was originally close to Cheng Tong, but after being deposed due to the dispute over the reign title, Chen Ping became even more rebellious.And the two sons of the Liu family who were officials in the court were killed in Sima Yi's purge because they had contact with Cheng Xuan and Sima Yao's people, so they naturally resented Sima Yi.These two families were originally relatives of sons and daughters, and they hit it off on the issue of the land equalization system. The joint opposition of the Central Plains family to the land equalization system was provoked by them. Hypocrisy and submissiveness maintain the superficial harmony between the monarch and his subjects.It's a pity that Sima Yi doesn't want this kind of superficial effort.

After Sima Yi arrived in Qiaocheng, the Chen and Liu families warmly entertained them. They searched for beautiful young men and sent them to Sima Yi's door, but they were all turned away by the guards in the name of safety.And Sima Yi didn't talk nonsense, he went straight to the point and asked the two companies to express their attitudes, and this attitude must have substantial content.To put it bluntly, Sima Yi came to them to ask for money, food and people.

Although Chen and Liu had disagreed for a long time, they never had the idea of ​​immediately taking Sima Yao's side.Their family has a big business, and although Sima Yao is aggressive, it is uncertain whether he will be able to accomplish anything, and Sima Yi is even more of a lunatic, no one knows how far he can go.Seeing Ningzhou's end, he felt even more apprehensive, not daring to immediately raise the banner against Sima Yi.

They secretly supported Sima Yao with money and food, and supported Sima Yi with the word "drag" on the surface, leaving ways on both sides.Who would have thought that Sima Yi would enter Qiao alone at such a tense time, which not only shocked them, but also made them make up their minds in advance.

Five days later, Liu Zecheng, who personally went to raise armaments, led a group of young men back to Qiaocheng. He said that they were newly recruited men, and handed over to Sima Yi along with dozens of carts of food and grass and military pay.Sima Yi was very satisfied with the young men, and asked them to follow him back to Beijing.

Halfway through the journey, the captain of Yuzhou led his army to turn to Tongguan with food and grass, while Sima Yi led the strong men and continued to the capital.

The outskirts of Yuzhou.

It's also a rainy day.

The same murderous aura of sudden oppression.

Sima Yi stood coldly among the imperial guards, watching the team of strong men suddenly attack, took out a long sword from a passing carriage, and surrounded them.

really.

Ha ha!

Without a word of nonsense, without even a bit of hesitation, the strong men had already rushed forward, Sima Yi looked familiar, and couldn't help frowning.At the same time, Wang Xiang also looked at him suspiciously.

Sima Yi led a large number of guards, who protected him from the ring while fighting.However, the well-trained guards couldn't stop the dozen or so men, and they broke through one after another.Wang Xiang galloped to Sima Yi's side, raised his voice and called Liu Xiuji over.

"Your Majesty, it's those people!"

"Who? Why do I look like Jiufanzhen? It's still coming soon!"

"The imperial guards can't resist it!"

At this time, Wei Weicheng (the official name of the leader of the Imperial Guard) who was traveling with him also leaned over: "Your Majesty, these people are difficult to deal with, and we are not good at horse fighting, so we might as well get off the horse."

Sima Yile turned his horse's head to look behind him, and saw that most of the guards' horses had been cut down by those people, some were not injured but could not catch up, and they were far behind. Fewer and fewer.If things go on like this, when the opponent catches up to him, he probably won't have much defensive strength on his side.

Sima Yi stopped his horse, looked at the man in green who was getting closer and closer, and said to Wei Weicheng in a low voice: "Mu Yan also taught you the formation method, right? Wait until you form the formation by yourself and protect yourself first."

Wei Weicheng got the order to lead the rest of the imperial guards to dismount, take bows and arrows and shoot horses.The men in Tsing Yi were very tough. They fought with the imperial guards while protecting the horses. They could only abandon the horses when they got close to the ground. However, the imperial guards were accidentally injured.

Sima Yi pulled out Chi Xiao, Wang Xiang and Liu Xiuji glanced at each other, leaving Sima Yi the position of command, and he followed closely to take his position.

In another duel, both sides were a little bit red-eyed.The leader of the other party saw Sima Yi standing in the middle, turned his eyes around the faces of Wang Xiang and Liu Xiuji on both sides in surprise, and gritted his teeth sullenly.He still didn't make a sound, and the sword moved forward together, leading the crowd to attack.

Sima Yi stood still.

The imperial guards stopped the men in Tsing Yi, forming groups of three and three. Although it was not the real Jiu Fan Formation, it had begun to take shape. The attack and defense were simple and smooth, and they were the most practical moves.The man in Tsing Yi deformed accordingly, and his formation became a sharp wedge, wedged into the imperial guard formation, tearing apart the imperial guard's line of defense with extreme force.Because of Sima Yi's order, the imperial guards did not dare to fight to the death, and the wedge retreated everywhere by itself, but surrounded him again behind the wedge.

Sima Yi moved.

Before the aggressive wedge tip was exhausted, he avoided the edge and turned to the side. After taking the opportunity to attack a few moves, he continued to join the guard behind the wedge, and returned to the confrontation situation at the beginning.

The eyes of the people in Tsing Yi changed, and the team formed three sharp knives, attacking from three sides, and smashing Huanglong directly.The imperial guards fight three to three times, if they can block it, they will block it for a while, and if they can't stop it, they will retreat according to law. Sima Yi led Wang Xiang and Liu Xiuji to pick and beat the opponent who is entangled. Once they are rescued, they will also retreat .

After doing this over and over again, the people in Tsing Yi became a little impatient, and reunited amidst the leader's whistle, and once again hacked into the guards with a strong momentum.

The people in Tsing Yi had a small formation inside the big formation, once the imperial guards got out of the way, the big formation was divided into two, and Sima Yi and the three were surrounded in the center in an instant.

Wang Xiang and Liu Xiuji were so nervous that they sweated immediately, and they looked at each other with the intention of sacrificing their lives for benevolence.But hearing Sima Yi snort coldly, relying on Chi Xiao, he went straight to the opponent's leader. Wang Xiang and Liu Xiuji quickly woke up and stabilized their position, focusing all their attention on Sima Yi's sword intent.

Sima Yi had never seen the flow of the formation so clearly before, all the actions of the opponent were in his eyes, and he experienced the joy and willfulness of being one with the formation.

This is your world, Li Zhang?

The same life collides.

same blood.

You are fighting to the death,

The confrontation is courage, ingenuity and persistence!

Even if the vitality is as small as a fine powder,

It can also be turned upside down!

Sima Yi led Wang Xiang and Liu Xiuji to attack and defend tightly, and they were surrounded in the middle without losing. The surrounding guards regrouped, and the lagging guards kept catching up, and it turned into a scene of attacking the people in Tsing Yi.The leader in Tsing Yi suddenly stepped forward to directly confront Sima Yi. Sima Yi showed surprise when he met him, and then his expression became excited, and he attacked each move more tightly. Gradually, only the leader in Tsing Yi was left in his eyes. dripping.The man calmly lured Sima Yi deeper and deeper, while Wang Xiang and Liu Xiuji followed closely, because there was no commanding officer, the situation gradually became chaotic.Liu Xiuji could see it clearly, wanted to remind Sima Yi but was afraid, the formation was torn apart by the people in Tsing Yi while hesitating!

When Sima Yi woke up, he was alone among the men in Tsing Yi.Wang Xiang and Liu Xiuji fought hard, but they were blocked outside.Sima Yi paused in his heart, thinking of losing to Li Zhang again, he felt annoyed and unwilling for a while, but he was not timid or afraid.He roared loudly, the sound shook for several miles, and the people in Tsing Yi also changed color when they heard it!

The leader in Tsing Yi didn't hesitate anymore, and with a gesture, everyone attacked together.Wang Xiang saw that his eyes were shattered, and he rushed in desperately. Several swords were pierced into his back at the same time. Stand upright!Liu Xiuji was heartbroken and desperately desperate, but fighting alone can't shake the other party!

Seeing that Sima Yi fell into the siege, Wei Weicheng no longer cared about the order to save his life, and commanded the imperial guards to attack desperately. The men in Tsing Yi faced each other with their backs. No one cares about any formations on both sides anymore, and it's a scuffle.And the people in Tsing Yi obviously had better skills, and they had the upper hand in the melee!

Sima Yi was trapped alone in the middle, although he was in a bit of a mess, but he was still able to support him. With his strong internal strength and the heavy palm of the sword, the leader in Tsing Yi and the other two masters couldn't help him for a while, but as Sima Yi's injuries grew, his physical strength finally began to begin. bad.The eyes of the people in Tsing Yi were full of ferocious joy, like a pack of bloodthirsty wolves, pressing towards their desperate prey.

At this moment, more than a dozen horses rushed into the valley suddenly, and before everyone reacted, they rushed into the crowd roaring, and the guards and people in Tsing Yi were rushed away by surprise. Evil spirit.The leader in Tsing Yi saw that the opportunity was wrong, and immediately commanded a change of formation. The Tsing Yi men who were not disturbed formed a new formation, intercepted in groups of two and two, unscrewed the hilt of the sword and pulled out the chain, and lowered himself to trip the horse's legs, encircling Sima Yi to death in the center .

Seeing the chains approaching, the rider leaned forward on the horse, picked up the long knife in his hand and reached the chains, and rolled and dragged his companions flying. Picked up to the sky, fell far behind.The rest of the people in Tsing Yi were about to change in a daze, but the horsemen who followed followed suit, knocking them down at the same time in an instant, and the swarming imperial guards took the opportunity to pounce on them and wrestled with them.

Sima Yi inside was already very embarrassed at this time, his left abdomen and right shoulder were severely injured, Chi Xiao had switched to his left hand, barely protecting his chest, one staggered and injured his leg, almost unable to stand still, but insisted on refusing fall down.The leader in Tsing Yi smiled grimly and stabbed a deadly sword, Sima Yi tried his best to block it, but the man in Tsing Yi's moves had changed.Sima Yi lost his blood and was powerless, he could only watch helplessly as the tip of the sword pierced his chest.

It can only be...here?

I don't know if he will cry for himself.

I really shouldn't hold him.

How dazzling he is in the Ninth Stage,

Bright... like the sun!

Sima Yi closed his eyes full of regret, but his body didn't feel the pain of being pierced, but was hugged tightly by a big hand.He opened his eyes suspiciously.

"Mu Yan?! You...you're not dead?!"

The author has something to say:

Don't worry, there are still three chapters to get Li Zhang out.In other words, I wrote very anxiously. , Mo ~ This Sima Yi is still a stunned young man, o(︶︿︶) o