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Chapter 268 In fact, my family is also loyal

Sima Yi and Cao Pi have been together for many years and are well aware of Cao Pi's habits.

When Cao Pi likes you, even if everyone in the world says you are not good, it will not shake Cao Pi's love for you. In history, Sun Quan and Meng Da once had a good relationship with Cao Pi. Cao Pi highly praised them and trusted them. Everyone knows the story behind them.

But once Cao Pi loses trust in you, he will really say that if you kill you, you will kill you. He will not consider the consequences at all. He will kill you. In history, Xiahou Shang was once Cao Pi's iron brother, but it was because his concubine who was particularly pampering about his eldest wife Cao Pi's feelings of fucking his sister. Therefore, Cao Pi came to clean up the door directly. Xiahou Shang, who once had great military achievements, has since fallen into Cao Pi's position in his heart.

This is quite consistent with his attitude towards his own women.

When Cao Pi first arrived in Jingzhou, he was very bad about Yunshan and Cao Zhi. Cao Pi naturally had a good attitude towards him, thinking that this person was a worthy object to win over.

But as Cao Zhi and Yunshan became better and better, Cao Pi's mood became worse and worse. Later, Yunshan took the initiative to divide Cao Zhi's troops, allowing Cao Zhi to wander outside in the name of attacking Hanzhong. Cao Pi lost control of him, which made Cao Pi turn his anger on Yunshan.

Now he looks horizontally and vertically and feels that Yunshan is very disliked. Even if Zang Ba’s previous incident failed to give Yunshan a fatal blow, he will definitely not be able to make Yunshan feel better later.

Huo Jun was cultivated by Cao Pi, and he certainly knows how terrible Huo Jun is now.

This person is a simple idealist. After occupying one side temporarily, he began to continuously implement his own philosophy. He relied on the complex terrain of the Funiu Mountain area to start building a base, reduced rent and interest rates within the base area, and reclaimed a large amount of wasteland, which received firm support from many people.

Logically speaking, such a policy violates the interests of local wealthy landlords, and they should firmly oppose it and take the initiative to form an army to attack Huo Jun.

But speaking of the policy of Cao's army is a little bit reverse. In order to ensure the supply of military rations, they continuously expanded the scale of military farming. They tried their best to restrict the people from their own fields and continued to produce, and even listed widows as important means of production, requiring local governments to continue to pay.

Under this policy, there are fewer and fewer self-cultivated farmers. Large and wealthy families can leave enough farmers to themselves by concealing their population, but small landlords in the local area do not have the conditions to hide their population, and objectively they have to withstand the chaos caused by the large number of people who are dissatisfied with the military farming, turning into bandits.

After thinking about it, they felt that although Huo Jun reduced their intuitive income, he at least temporarily ensured the stability of one party and controlled the bandits around him.

So they became Huo Jun's supporters, and they also took the initiative to mobilize their own children to help Huo Jun stabilize the base and recruit a large number of refugees. People who were unwilling to farm for Cao's army also moved to Wancheng. Now Huo Jun is the strongest bandit in the Central Plains - he is still a supporter of Cao Pi, but he has long cut off all contacts with Cao Pi, and it is clearly a rebellion.

Yunshan responded to Cao Pi's order lightly, expressing his determination to attack Huo Jun and eliminate the bandits who brought huge crisis to the Central Plains.

In order to prevent fishing in Yunshan, Cao Pi also emphasized that the bases established by Huo Jun must be removed one by one, and the normal order of the Cao army should be restored on those lands - what is the normal order? Of course, the refugees must be allowed to go back to farm and perform labor service, and they must hand over enough widows.

Seeing that Yunshan agreed and expressed his willingness to do his best to serve Cao Pi, Cao Pi finally changed his attitude towards Yunshan slightly.

Well, if Yunshan can do a good job, it would be impossible to trust him a little later.

Everyone dispersed and said goodbye. Sima Yi followed quietly behind Yunshan. Cao Zhen also nodded secretly like Sima Yi, helping Sima Yi disperse the people around him who might be in the way.

Seeing that the person who was in trouble was not here, Sima Yi boldly stepped forward, pulled Yunshan's sleeve from behind, and whispered:

"Frankly, I'm not sure about this. This matter was not something I could give to the King of Wei. In my opinion, only Jia Xu could come up with such vicious thoughts."

Guan Ping smiled and shook his head:

"What is Zhongda talking about? How can he be vicious?

Huo Jun occupied Funiu Mountain, which was a disaster for the country. It is natural for me to eliminate it for the King of Wei. Can the King of Wei still deliberately harm me?"

Sima Yi shook his head, his face full of anxiety:

"General Yun, you and I have a very shallow relationship, but my brother Sima Fu is very cared for by the general. It is entirely due to the general's lack of savings. Moreover, the general has made great contributions in Guanzhong. No one in the world knows it. The King of Wei's dispatch is really a cold heart for us!"

It is another matter whether to dispatch or not. Cao Pi did not discuss with good brothers like Sima Yi and Cao Zhen on major issues, but instead discussed with Jia Xu, the important murderer who killed his biological brother. This was originally a big deal.

Sima Yi doesn't want Jia Xu's plan to succeed now, otherwise Cao Pi will rely more on him in the future. How can those who have been with Cao Pi since many years ago handle themselves?

Hearing what Sima Yi said was very sincere, Guan Ping's previous calmness and calmness finally disappeared. He gently grabbed Sima Yi's palm, his face was lonely, and he shook his head gently:

"Shuda is sincere. I have said before that Brother Zhongda is simple and sincere. How can I not believe it? It's just... it's just entrusted by the King of Wei, how can I refuse as a minister?

I have to do something to reassure King Wei!”

Sima Yi nodded heavily:

"If Tanzhi believes in me, I have a plan."

"Oh, then please give me advice from Brother Zhongda!"

Sima Yi calmed down and lowered his voice with a little guilty conscience:

"Now Huo Jun occupied Funiu Mountain. If he had a strong attack, he would be unfavorable. If he did not attack the King of Wei, he would blame him. However... the King of Wei did not say that it would take long to succeed. Tanzhi went to Funiu Mountain. Even though he led the army to stay in a while, I would have something to say at that time, and it would be enough to help the general to hand in the office."

Sima Yi's idea was very directed at Cao Pi's personality. Anyway, Cao Pi would definitely not go to Funiu Mountain to supervise the battle. Yunshan led tens of thousands of people to wait there, and he would get some refugees to work every now and then.

After fighting for a long time, Cao Pi was almost in a state of anger at that time, Sima Yi, Cao Zhen and others were slowly persuading him. Even if Cao Pi was helpless, he could not be dismissed because of his incompetence.

Sima Yi's strategy was quite good. Guan Ping nodded in surprise and thanked Sima Yi for his help. He said that he would do his best to help the Sima family's business in the future, at least there was no problem of communication between the north and the south.

It was almost the same here. Guan Ping thanked Sima Yi brothers as Yunshan. He was about to leave, but heard Sima Yi sighing leisurely.

"I wonder if General Yun knew about my father and Dong Zhuo back then?"

"Ah!" Guan Ping was stunned and then said, "I heard a little."

Sima Yi's father Sima Fang was highly valued under Dong Zhuo. He was able to hold an important official position like Jingzhao Yin and was considered Dong Zhuo's best friend.

Because Dong Zhuo failed and his reputation was too bad, this experience was very secretive in later historical books, and even the biography of Sima Lang in "The Three Kingdoms" was changed to the wrong words.

Out of taking care of Sima Yi, no one was willing to mention Sima Fang’s old story in front of Sima Yi. Unexpectedly, the assassin Sima Yi mentioned this matter without warning.

This made Guan Ping not know how to answer for a while. He couldn't say that he knew that your father was Dong Zhuo's close friend, right?

Sima Yi said leisurely:

"My father went to Chang'an with Dong Zhuo, not because he was unwilling to serve the country with death, but because he was worried about the safety of the emperor and did not know what the future of the Han Dynasty was. As a minister, he could only follow the emperor.

Later, Dong Zhuo was killed by Wang Situ. His father just sighed slightly and was beaten by Wang Situ as Dong Zhuo's party. He was really unwilling to accept it.

Our Sima family has been loyal and kind for generations, and everyone knows the whole world. What happened to Wang Situ back then... Oh, my father was worried and he was unwilling to say this. As a son, I..."

Guan Ping felt a storm in his heart.

He couldn't believe that things had actually developed in this direction.

Sima Yi is Cao Pi's hardcore, and now he actually talks about the loyalty and kind things of the Han Dynasty to himself!

Sima Yi's speaking skills were also very clever. He was just talking about the past of his father Sima Fang. It was absolutely right to say that his father was a pure minister of the Han Dynasty. Anyone who asked him would say the same thing.

But at this moment, he deliberately avoided Cao Zhen's involvement between Sima Fang and Dong Zhuo, and repeatedly told Yunshan that Sima Fang was not Dong Zhuo's party, which is very interesting.

Does this mean that Cao Pi's current behavior is like Dong Zhuo back then, and Sima Yi is helpless to follow Cao Pi now. In order to preserve his useful body, he is forced to surrender to the snake.

Before Guan Ping could think carefully, he immediately said quickly:

"At that time, the emperor was covered in dust and could still advance and retreat with the emperor in times of crisis. Sima Gong was high and righteous. At that time, the Sanfu County Magistrates were from Bingzhou except Sima Gong. Wang Situ's fellow townsman Wang said that Sima Gong was Dong Zhuo's party, but he did not punish him for his two fellow townsman, which shows the unfairness."

Sima Yi's face immediately showed a look of joy and nodded slowly: "Shuda often said that although General Yun was young, he was resourceful and knowledgeable about justice. Such a person is really a role model for us, and he is really happy."

"Brother Zhongda has won the award."

Guan Ping's mouth was very calm, but he could not suppress the ecstasy in his heart.

There are more and more people in our own country, and fewer enemies.

When the loyal ministers around Cao Pi become their own people one by one, the outcome of the world's struggle is naturally self-evident.

Seeing that Sima Yi and Yunshan had a happy conversation, Cao Zhen also showed a sincere smile on his face.

He stepped forward slowly and said happily:

"General Yun, don't be angry, King Wei... Alas, King Wei has this temper. After a while, we will just slowly persuade him."

Guan Ping smiled and nodded:
Chapter completed!
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