Chapter 367 Let that rubbish save you! What did I do wrong to deserve the massacre of my entire family? I will fight you to the death!

Shen Pei was stunned and looked at Sima Yi in surprise.

That look seemed to be saying, you are crazy.

It can not only lift the siege of the capital, but also allow him to become the crown prince of Wei again. It's a good thing that kills two birds with one stone. How dare you oppose Yuan Shang from doing it?

"Zhongda, tell me your reasons."

Yuan Shang did not seem too surprised, as if Sima Yi's position was exactly what he wanted.

"The king was very dissatisfied with the prince because he forged the imperial edict to succeed the throne. The prince refused to return to Yecheng to report and took away half of the troops and fled to Nanpi. This move must have made the king even more angry."

"With these two things combined, the king must be extremely disappointed with you and no longer favors you. How could he possibly make you the crown prince again?"

"Even if the eldest son is dead, the king will pass the throne to the second son in the future. Why would he pass the throne to you?"

Yuan Shang's heart trembled, and his sword-like brows instantly furrowed.

"So Yi guessed that the promise in the king's edict was just a pie in the sky, and the purpose was only to induce the prince to lead the army to rescue Yecheng."

"If you respond to the imperial edict and go to the king's defense, let's not talk about whether you can save Yecheng. Even if you can, the king will definitely go back on his word afterwards."

"You lost your troops and wasted your own strength, but you ended up making wedding clothes for the second young master. Why did you do that?"

Hearing this, Yuan Shang nodded heavily and snorted coldly:
"You are right. There were rumors earlier that my father was bewitched by Ju Su and wanted to make my stupid second brother the crown prince."

"If the rumors are true, my father's edict is clearly intended to use me!"

Sima Yi continued:
"So what I mean is that you can pretend to respond to the imperial edict, but deliberately hesitate and delay the time, waiting for the second young master to lead his Bingzhou army to rescue you."

"When the Second Young Master learns that he has a chance to become the Crown Prince, he will mobilize all the troops in Bingzhou and go to rescue Yecheng without reservation to prove his loyalty to the King."

"With Zhang Yan, the two armies, together with the defenders of Yecheng, can attack Liu Bei from both inside and outside."

"Even if we can't defeat Liu Bei in one fell swoop and lift the siege of Yecheng, we can at least deplete each other's strength."

"When Liu Bei has been attacking Yecheng for a long time and his troops are exhausted, you can lead fresh troops to rescue Yecheng and we will be able to break the siege in one fell swoop."

"In this way, we can not only lift the siege of Yecheng, but also use Liu Bei to deplete the Second Young Master's military strength. This is truly killing two birds with one stone."

"By then, you will have a strong army and horses, and the combined strength of the king and the second young master will not be as strong as yours. Will the position of the crown prince of Wei still be in suspense?"

Hearing this, Yuan Shang's mouth corners slightly raised.

Sima Yi's advice coincided with his true inner thoughts.

Haven't I fallen out of favor? Father, don't you want to make that loser Yuan Xi the crown prince? Then let that loser save you.

But I want to conserve my strength, sit on the mountain and watch the fight between tigers, and watch you and Yuan Xi fight to the death with Liu Bei, the big-eared thief, in Yecheng.

Of course, we can also add Zhang Yan, the black mountain bandit.

When you guys have exhausted all your efforts, I will come and clean up the mess.

By then, Liu Bei will have retreated, Yuan Xi will be deposed, and you, Yuan Shao, will be disabled. Only I, Yuan Shang, will have 40,000 troops under my command. Who will have the final say in Hebei then?

Do I need you, Yuan Shao, to make me the crown prince?

As long as I want, I can force you to abdicate at any time and ascend the throne again.

This time, I am not forging an imperial edict. I am legitimately ascending the throne of the King of Wei!

"Zhongda's words make sense, and his words make sense."

"Let me follow your advice and let my second brother go to the king's defense. As for us, we can just pretend to be there."

Yuan Shang picked up the wine glass and drank it all, with a hint of sarcasm and a hint of complacency in his sneer.

The plan was settled and everyone left.

Sima Yi said goodbye and went out, heading towards his own residence.

"Big brother?"

The moment I stepped into the hall, a familiar figure came into view.

The eldest brother Sima Lang, the eldest son of the Sima family, was sitting in the hall at this time, drinking one glass of wine after another.

Shouldn't Sima Lang be in his hometown in Hanoi at this time, accompanying his father Sima Fang in his retirement life?

Why did you suddenly come to Nanpi?

There was blood on his body, and he looked like he had just escaped death and was still in shock?

Sima Yi froze in place, feeling a sense of foreboding that suddenly loomed over his heart.

"Second brother, second brother——"

When Sima Lang saw his brother returning, he threw down his wine glass and staggered over to him, crying with a sad face.

Sima Yi held him and asked in surprise:
"Brother, why are you in Nanpi? What happened at home? Did something happen?"

Sima Lang cried out in anger with tears in his eyes:

"Our Wen County Sima Manor was burned to ashes!"

"Fathers, brothers, nephews, they were all killed."

"Our Sima clan has been exterminated, and we are the only two left!"

Sima Lang announced the bad news with grief and anger, his face full of tears, and he fell to his knees on the ground as if he was exhausted.

Sima Yi's body shook violently, as if he was hit on the head by a bolt from the blue.

In an instant, his body stiffened and his face was frozen in shock.

The Sima family was slaughtered for no reason?

The Sima family is a prominent family in Henei. How could dozens of people lose their lives overnight?
The Sima family was actually exterminated?
Sima Yi froze in place, his head buzzing, his face full of disbelief, as if he had misheard. "Ah——"

At a certain moment, a hysterical cry was heard.

Sima Yi's knees went weak and he also knelt on the ground, bursting into tears.

The two Sima brothers hugged each other and cried their hearts out, almost fainting.

at last.

Sima Yi cried for an unknown amount of time until he had no more strength left and finally regained some of his sanity.

He wiped the tears from his face, grabbed Sima Lang fiercely, and asked with a ferocious roar:

"My Sima family is a great family in Henei. My father was the prefect of Jingzhao. I am an important official under the Third Young Master. Who is so bold and cruel as to destroy my Sima family?"

Sima Lang's face was filled with grief, which turned into anger. He gritted his teeth and said:
"Who else could it be? The Big Eared Thief, of course!"

"Liu...Liu Bei?"

Sima Yi was stunned and failed to react in time.

"At that time, Ling Tong, a general under Liu Bei, led several thousand Chu troops to attack Henei County, and the defending Wei generals were defeated in succession."

"Father originally thought that although Hanoi would not be able to be saved, given the reputation of our Sima family in the county, we would be safe, just like the previous changes of ownership."

"Who would have thought that one day the Chu army would attack Wen County, and that night Ling Tong personally led his army to suddenly attack our Sima manor, saying that we Sima family were resisting stubbornly and wanted to kill us without mercy."

"The Chu army surrounded us on all sides that night and started a massacre. My father and all the tribesmen died under the blades of the Chu army!"

"I was stabbed that day, and I faked my own death to escape."

"My second brother, my Sima clan was wiped out by that big-eared thief!"

Sima Lang burst into tears and told his brother about the tragedy of that day with grief and indignation.

After saying this, Sima Lang grabbed Sima Yi tightly, gnashing his teeth and shouting:

"Second brother, you must kill Liu Bei, you must avenge your father, you must avenge your brothers, and you must avenge the dozens of innocent souls of my Sima family who died!"

At this time, Sima Yi was frozen in place.

Every word of his brother was like a sharp blade cutting into his heart.

The Sima family was destroyed by the Chu army overnight!
Such an irreconcilable hatred could not fail to make Sima Yi extremely furious and indignant.

He also had a premonition that Ling Tong's action of exterminating his Sima family was clearly intentional.

It was Liu Bei who deliberately instructed to exterminate his entire clan!
This was clearly directed at him. Liu Bei wanted to retaliate against him for joining the Yuan family, giving advice to Yuan Shang, and becoming an enemy of the State of Chu.

But this shouldn't be the case.

There are countless noble families in the world who place bets separately, and it is not uncommon for brothers of the same family to serve different princes at the same time.

Isn’t the Xun family the most typical example?

All the princes in the world turned a blind eye to this. Wasn't it the same thing you, Liu Bei, did to your subjects before?

But why today, you have to target me, Sima Yi, and want to destroy my Sima clan just because I work for the Yuan family?
This is not the kind of magnanimity you, Liu Bei, should have!

To put it another way, even if I am really guilty, my crime is not serious enough to warrant the extermination of my entire clan!
Sima Yi's grief-stricken face was twisted with deep confusion and bewilderment, and he was in a trance.

"Zhongda, didn't you hear what I said?"

"Our Sima clan was exterminated by Liu Bei. You must avenge our dead clansmen~~"

Sima Lang's angry roar rang in his ears again.

Sima Yi was finally awakened, and all his confusion and shock disappeared.

At this moment, there was only endless hatred left in his bloodshot eyes.

"Big-eared thief!"

Sima Yi suddenly jumped up and shouted furiously.

He staggered out the door, pointed in the direction of Yecheng, and cursed loudly:
"I, Sima Yi, have only offered a few strategies to the Yuan family, but you are narrow-minded, cruel as a beast, and have wiped out the lives of my entire clan!"

"This hatred and hatred are irreconcilable!"

"I, Sima Yi, swear to heaven that I will fight you, Liu Bei, to the death. I will use all my wisdom in this life to fight you to the death!"

"If I don't kill you Liu Bei and destroy your Chu State, I, Sima Yi, will be punished by heaven and earth!"

Sima Yi spitted and cursed Liu Bei from a distance, and vowed to take revenge.

Sima Lang also followed his brother's example and uttered a series of harsh words and swore a poisonous oath towards the direction of Yecheng.

I do not know how long it has been.

The two brothers finally ran out of energy to curse, and could no longer vent their anger. They sat down on the doorstep weakly, gasping for breath.

After a while.

Sima Lang was the first to calm down and persuade him, and said:

"Zhongda, you should introduce me to the Third Master Yuan right now. I will also help him to fight against Liu Bei and do my part to avenge the extermination of my clan."

Sima Yi did not answer, his breathing gradually calmed down, and his emotions returned to calm in an instant.

After pondering for a long time, Sima Yi said in a deep voice:

"Brother, you should set off now and go to Qin State immediately. Take advantage of your father's recommendation to King Qin Cao Cao and join the King Qin's army."

Sima Lang was stunned.

(End of this chapter)