Chapter 358 Misfortune Comes 2

As an important minister of the court, Sima Ao did not present the "Picture of Beautiful Lands and Mountains", which was disloyal to the Tang Dynasty and showed his deep love for me.

The new emperor took advantage of this incident and stripped Sima Ao of his post as Zuodu imperial envoy, demoted him to a historian without military power, and demoted him from the third rank to the sixth rank.

Loyalty to protect the country has been questioned!

He made no mistake and was demoted!

Your talents are not reused!

A heart that cares about the country and its people has been ignored!

After Sima Ao was demoted, he felt depressed.

Soon the bad news of his mother's death came, making Sima Ao even more devastated!

The new emperor suddenly sent troops to search Sima's mansion, which scared Mrs. Xiang!

Mrs. Xiang was already seriously ill, but this scare made her condition even more serious.

In the end, Mrs. Xiang survived the long cold winter, but failed to survive the unbearably hot midsummer.

Sima Ao believed that his mother's death was more or less caused by himself.

Full of guilt and self-blame, Sima Ao became even more depressed and sad.

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Sima Ao's examination paper has neat handwriting, without any mistakes, comparable to a modern printing press, and his strategies for governing the country are even more astonishing.

The former emperor (Tang Xuanzong) summoned Sima Ao.

"Are you Sima Ao?"

The former emperor was shocked by Sima Ao's high spirits and splendor!

"Yes." Yili replied.

The former emperor wanted to take the test on Sima Ao, and it started with questions and answers from the emperor and his ministers.

The former emperor asked: "Who is the greatest in the world?"

Sima Ao replied: "In the whole world, the people are the greatest."

The former emperor was slightly angry: "In the whole world, is it the land of the king? On the shore of the land, is it the ministers of the king? How dare you say that the people are the greatest?"

Sima Aobei said: "A kingdom without people will eventually become barren; a dynasty without people, the royal power will lose its meaning and become empty. Your Majesty, which one do you think is the greatest?"

The former emperor thought about it deeply and thought so.

The former emperor asked again: "Then do you think the people are great, or the sky is great?"

Sima Ao replied: "The greatest of all things."

The former emperor asked: "Why?"

Sima Ao replied: "The heaven and the earth are shaped by all things, and the people are supported by all things. Your Majesty, who do you think is the greatest?"

The former emperor was deeply shocked by Sima Ao's profound knowledge and super thinking!

"You are the number one scholar in Jinke."

In this way, Sima Ao was designated as the "No. 1 Scholar", and he felt as if a thousand-mile horse meets a bole.

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The former emperor learned that Sima Ao liked to explore unsolved mysteries and astronomy, and he happened to be interested in this area as well.

The former emperor summoned Sima Ao again, and once again, the emperor and his ministers asked and answered questions.

The former emperor asked: "My dear, tell me, what else is there in the sky besides the stars, the moon, and the sun?"

Sima Ao replied: "There is still heaven in the sky."

There is heaven in the sky, which refers to the planets.

The former emperor obviously didn't believe it.

The former emperor asked again: "My dear, tell me about the sky in the sky, what is there?"

Sima Ao replied: "Like our sky, there are starry sky, sun, moon, clouds, oceans and all things. But it is different from our starry sky, sun, moon, clouds, oceans and all things."

The former emperor became more and more curious and asked: "What are the differences?"

Sima Ao replied: "The shape is different; the quantity and color are different; the order is different; and the way of survival is also different."

The former emperor asked: "Are there people living in the sky up there?"

(The person the former emperor asked refers to the gods)

Sima Ao replied: "Of course there are people."

(The people Sima Ao answered refer to people from the planet. They have not reached the level of immortals, but they may be higher or lower than the level of mortals, or they may be the same level as mortals.)

The former emperor asked: "Are we more powerful, or are they more powerful?"

Sima Ao replied: "I don't know the specifics. I just know that different heavens naturally give birth to different people, and they should each have their own strengths."

The former emperor said: "Hahaha! My dear, after hearing what you say, I really want to visit them!"

Although they knew that this was just a beautiful fantasy, the former emperor and Sima Ao both believed that it was not a fantasy.

Now thinking back on the past with the former emperor, Sima Ao missed the former emperor even more, who had gone to the west.

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Dongfang Yu'er also went to attend the funeral of Mrs. Xiang, but Dongfang Yu'er did not appear as a real person, but possessed Jingjing's body.

It is said that after Dongfang Yu'er returned to the palace, Xu Siming accidentally came across Jingjing's life book, and found out that Jingjing turned out to be the Orchid Fairy (a mysterious orchid), who was demoted to a mortal by the Queen for unknown reasons.

Although Jingjing is now a mortal, her faint orchid aura is still there.

It just so happens that Jingjing is the number two figure in Sima Ao's destiny. In other words, Jingjing will indirectly affect the development of Sima Ao's entire destiny.

Dongfang Yu'er chose to possess Jingjing. First, it was to hide herself from being discovered. After all, this time she was in the private world. Second, her own gas was very consistent with Jingjing's gas.

Jingjing's arrival surprised the Sima Mansion, but they came to pay their respects, so no one said anything.

When his mother was mourning, Sima Ao choked up several times because of his sadness, which made Dongfang Yu'er feel very distressed!

This is just the beginning of Sima Ao's misfortune. The real misfortune is yet to come. How will Sima Ao live in the future?

Dongfang Yuer is really worried about Sima Ao's future!

Not only Dongfang Yu'er was worried about Sima Ao, but Sima Xiang, as a father, was also worried about his son's career.

Sima Xiang always believed that his son's official career was too smooth and it was not a good thing to show his sharpness. As expected, it almost led to the annihilation of his family.

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Late that night, Sima Xiang tossed and turned and couldn't sleep. He got up and went to his son Sima Ao's door and knocked on it.

Sima Ao also tossed and turned and couldn't sleep. He got up and opened the door and saw his father.

Sima Ao asked his father, what's the matter with looking for the child late at night?

Sima Xiangping said calmly, "It's okay, I just want to chat with you suddenly!"

Sima Ao was afraid of disturbing his sleeping wife, so he went to the yard with his father to have a deep chat.

It was a bit chilly late at night, so Sima Ao wore a robe when he left the room. He also brought one to his father and put it on his father.

His son's subtle and warm behavior was like a hot spring surging in Sima Xiang's heart.

For the first time, father and son sat on the ground and talked for a long time in the quiet night and under the bright moonlight.

Sima Xiang said to his son Sima Ao, "Your mother was ill, so don't blame yourself too much. In the name of God, if your mother sees you so helpless, your mother will definitely be very sad and will not be able to leave."

Stability? If you want your mother to leave in peace, you must cheer up. Even if your father leaves that day, you must cheer up and live happily."

Sima Ao didn't understand what his father meant when he said these words to him at night. Did he want to say goodbye to him?

Father!

Sima Ao looked at his elderly father with fearful eyes.

Sima Xiang could see the fear in his son's heart, and also knew that his son had never experienced setbacks and would find it difficult to face sudden changes.

"Father just wants to tell you that birth, old age, illness and death are normal, and everyone has to leave this world."

Sima Ao nodded understandingly.

Sima Ao knew that his son was upset and felt sorry for missing the opportunity for reform.

Sima Xiang also told his son Sima Ao that there are some things that cannot be violated, as long as you try your best, there is no need to be regretful and sad.

Indeed, failing to save Datang became Sima Ao's lifelong regret!

Sima Ao listened indifferently.
Chapter completed!