Chapter five hundred and eighty third disagreement
Secrets are carried in the heart, even if the mistakes are made, they cannot be cured." [Chapter 9 of Songs of Chu]
Chang'an City has not seen such a violent spring rain for a long time. Accompanied by faint thunder and howling wind and rain, the terracotta tiles on the tower seemed to be unable to withstand the heavy blow, making a sound like jade breaking and ice breaking.
It was getting late, and the gates of every village were about to be closed, and curfews were in effect. Ma Xiu and Ma Tie were holding umbrellas for Ma Chao, who was kneeling on the ground, as if he was unconscious, while anxiously looking at the room attendant under the Beigong gate, Beigong.
It seems that Mensima is coming to chase people away.
Suddenly there was a clear sound of horse hooves, galloping from behind against the raindrops. Matthew looked back and saw four or five knights in raincoats and bamboo hats rushing towards them. Through the light emitted by the rain-proof bronze lantern,
Under the thick layer of raincoat, one can vaguely see the military uniform made of silk.
Holding the Jinwu Ti Cavalry.
Now the defense of the entire Chang'an is in the hands of Zhijinwu, the city gate captain. Now Zhijinwu Sima Fang is a strict and dignified person. Anyone who stays outside during the curfew will be severely punished according to the law. Ma Xiu shuddered, this was the first time for him
He is so afraid of facing a mere four or five cavalrymen. Now he is no longer the son of General Ping Di, but a family member of a traitor. At this sensitive time, he is still gathering in front of the Beigong Gate. No matter how he spreads out, he will not be clean.
!
"You are Ma Chao!"
A sharp shout frightened Matthew and the others so much that they felt as if they had been drenched by the freezing rain.
Ma Chao seemed to have had a very strange dream. In the dream, he seemed to be standing alone in the wilderness of Liangzhou, with a rainbow hanging on the blue sky after the rain. Not far away was the Qiang-Han coalition army ready to go, with flags covering the sky.
In the sky, the sound of trumpets alarmed the clouds, and Han Sui's figure quietly came to him at this moment. Facing the enemy who put his family in danger, Ma Chao didn't have any anger in his dream, or in other words, his anger was directed at a person.
A complete stranger.
He turned to look at Han Sui and said with seemingly uncontrollable lips: "Now Chao has abandoned his father and regards the general as his father. The general should also abandon his son and regard Chao as his son."
Suddenly, he dreamed of an experience he had not long ago. It was the city of Chang'an where the sun was setting. He rode a borrowed horse and chased the figure of the man in front of him. However, no matter how superb his riding skills were,
, even though he was already some distance behind, he still couldn't catch up with the ugly horse sitting next to him. He called the ugly horse a 'god horse' just to tease Su Ze, but he didn't expect that Pound actually recognized it.
Ma Chao was right. Ma Chao watched helplessly as the man laughed gracelessly on the back of a galloping horse. It was a sight he had never seen before.
He reined in his horse and stopped, perhaps because he knew he could never catch up with Su Ze, or perhaps because it was getting late and the dream was about to disappear.
"Is he awake?" Someone seemed to be talking outside the dream.
The other person's voice was calmer, slowly diluting the dream in front of Ma Chao: "It was only delivered last night, how could it be so fast? Even a healthy person will get seriously ill if he gets caught in the rain."
"I gonna go see."
Ma Chao reflexively sat up from the bed. He pressed his forehead hard and tried to recall what he had dreamed about. However, as his thoughts gradually became clearer, those dreams that seemed to have happened gradually became fragmented and could no longer be remembered.
Not sure anymore.
"Aren't you awake?" A strange voice sounded from beside him. Ma Chao frowned and looked, only to see two men, one long and one young, standing by the door. The man behind him was about in his twenties.
Seeing Ma Chao wake up, he couldn't help but look shocked, but the young man in front of him smiled proudly.
This young man was of slim build. He gestured to the person behind him as if he had won, walked straight to the other side of the room, and opened the side door with a bang. Outside the side door was a verandah for viewing and resting.
, outside the corridor is a fairly open courtyard. There are two jujube trees and several unknown flowers and shrubs planted in the courtyard. Rainwater drips from the tips of the grass blades and the eaves from time to time, making a 'ding-dong' sound.
.
The fresh and moist air blows in from the courtyard, refreshing people.
The man took a deep breath by the door, turned around in a comfortable manner, looked at Ma Chao up and down for a while, and said with great satisfaction: "After all, it's Xiliang Jianyong who was beaten and wet like that again."
It rained so hard that I just needed a good night's sleep."
This young man has a fairly handsome appearance, but his eyes are raised, which is inconsistent with his overall appearance. Ma Chao has never known such a person. He seemed to have had a hangover and his mind was still a little unclear. He hesitated and said
: "May I ask who you two are?"
"Ah, this is the home of Sima Gong Zhijinwu." The young man said in a very discreet manner, pointing to the young man still standing by the door: "This is the eldest son of Sima Gong, Sima Lang, the former commander of Jinyang."
A trace of displeasure flashed across Sima Lang's face. He closed the door with his backhand, walked to Ma Chao and chose a seat to sit down. He raised his hand towards the young man who was sitting by the side door watching the scenery after the rain in the courtyard, and spoke in a calm tone.
: "This is General Wei's second son, Secretary Lang Wangfu."
It turned out that he was Wang Fu. Ma Chao couldn't hide his surprise and looked at him blankly. He had heard of Wang Fu's reputation for a long time. This man was the emperor's cousin, and his father, General Wei Wang Bin, was the most powerful minister in the current imperial court.
.My maternal relative, Wang, has always been deeply favored by the Holy Spirit, and no one in the capital wants to join her. Ma Chao's current predicament may seem difficult, but as long as he takes Wang Fu's path, everything can be easily solved.
After Wang Fu looked at the plants in the courtyard, he began to look at the layout of the room. He curled his lips and suddenly asked: "Who taught you this?"
"What?" Ma Chao didn't understand.
"What else? Of course it's to plead guilty!" Wang Fu looked very interested and asked with wide eyes: "This move is so wonderful! It not only solves Su Ze, but also draws a clear line with Ma Teng. Originally, Tingwei
Yang Pei has already sent a letter to Shu to imprison your whole family, but with this effort, I am afraid Chengming Palace will not agree to it."
"I can't help him, so it's natural to apologize to him." Ma Chao frowned, and the other party thought that he did it deliberately, which made him feel insulted: "No one taught me how to do it."
Sima Lang heard the dissatisfaction in Ma Chao's tone and said: "No matter what, the Ma family's chance of turning a corner depends entirely on your actions last night."
When Ma Chao heard this, he felt relieved, but when he thought that Su Ze had broken up with him, he couldn't relax no matter what.
"Early this morning, Duke Huangfu sent a military report from Xi County. There were good things and bad things. Which one do you want to hear first?" Wang Fu raised his eyebrows and looked at the other party.
Sima Lang glanced at Wang Fu helplessly, shook his head slightly and said nothing.
Ma Chao looked confused, but his heart was pounding. He asked nervously: "What is a good thing?"
"The good thing is that your Majesty Ma Teng has always been under the city of Yi County. He has never strayed far away or done any evil." Wang Fu observed Ma Chao's delighted expression, and then poured cold water on him: "The bad thing is that Su's Wu was indeed attacked by the Qiang soldiers.
, there is no one left in the family, old or young.”
Ma Chao's heart dropped again when he mentioned it. Su's Wu was indeed looted, so no matter who was the culprit, Su Ze would still blame Ma Teng, the instigator of the alliance with South Korea. Could it be that there was no chance for them to turn around again?
Already?
After a long silence, Ma Chao asked: "I have never met you two, why should I...?"
Wang Fu opened his mouth and said with a smile: "I am entrusted by others..."
"I heard about your righteous act of asking for forgiveness and was deeply moved, so I came to help you." Sima Lang immediately cut off Wang Fu's words and finally gave him a stern look.
Wang Fu raised his eyebrows and said no more.
Seeing Ma Chao's confused expression, Sima Lang continued with a straight face and a tone that left no room for doubt: "You don't have to think too much. After the matter is over, it's up to you to decide where to go."
After saying that, he took Wang Fu and walked out. Ma Chao looked at their leaving figures in confusion, feeling something strange in his heart that he couldn't explain.
"You shouldn't have come here." Sima Lang frowned, let go of Wang Fu, and looked at him: "You coming here will only make Ma Chao doubtful, and it will delay important things!"
"I'm asking for forgiveness. I just want to see him. Is it possible? Don't you want me to see him?" Wang Fu flicked the invisible dust on his clothes and said nonchalantly: "Zhongda asked me to take care of the Ma family.
, I also tried my best to protect him, otherwise who would have let him kneel at the North Palace Gate last night?"
Sima Lang twitched his brows and glanced at Wang Fu with slight dissatisfaction: "Not to mention whether the Ma brothers can be saved, the court is not stable now. If you don't go to Chengming Hall to take care of it, why are you still here?
Come?"
Wang Fu slowly stopped his ungrateful smile and looked at Sima Lang quietly: "I will naturally do what Zhongda arranges. Don't you still believe him?"
I don't believe you.
Sima Lang hid this sentence in his heart without saying it, but his expression undoubtedly betrayed him. Wang Fu chuckled lightly, put his hands behind his back, and lost his patience in his heart: "For Zhongda's sake, I also
I call you brother, but if you look down on me like this all the time, things won’t get done.”
As if he had heard something interesting, Sima Lang's rigid face finally smiled. He nodded to Wang Fu, and stretched out his hand to the side to indicate that he should go ahead.
Wang Fu also snorted and walked forward. He didn't like Sima Lang's character. Every time he met him, he would inevitably think of his brother. Who let Sima Yi stay in Yi County?
Besides planning things in Chang'an, he actually wanted to discuss more with the other party. With this thought in mind, he walked straight out of the mansion, got into his car, and drove towards Beique Jiadi.
Today is indeed not very stable as Sima Lang said. It turned out that Huangfu Song lost the battle and the three assistants were disturbed and uneasy, which greatly affected the prestige of Wang Bin, the person in charge. Some people suggested that Huangfu Song should be recalled immediately and stick to Chang'an; some people suggested that please
The emperor returned to the army and sent a powerful force to help; taking this opportunity, Taiwei Dong Cheng also began to build momentum for himself, trying to succeed Huangfu Song and take the lead.
The Chengming Palace has been arguing about this for a long time, but today it started with the issue of how to deal with Ma Teng's family.
"Ma Teng is sitting on the throne. His family is innocent, so there is no need to impose strict laws." General Wang Bin of the Wei opened a pair of cloudy eyes, looked at Sikong Zhao Wen beside him, and said calmly: "Wei Ting is asking to be imprisoned and punished. It is discussed.
Not feasible."
"Isn't it true that traitors should be implicated? Yang Pei listed the laws of Han Dynasty, and many of them are useful. When Li Ling surrendered to the Huns, his mother, brother, and wife were all executed." Taiwei Dong Cheng squinted his eyes and stared at Zhao Wen.
, this was the first time that he felt the benefits of Yang Pei's power as the acting commander of the court, as if he was urging him with revenge: "If they are left in Chang'an without punishment, how can people's hearts be at peace? The people of Chang'an have been in panic for a long time, and they have to be punished.
They can only give an explanation."
"To defeat Han Sui is the biggest responsibility." Yang Qi, the servant, coughed lightly. He actually believed that Ma Teng's motive for rebellion was not sufficient. At present, the imperial court was in great power in Guandong, and the world was about to be rejuvenated. Ma Teng could not commit the crime because of a few trivial matters.
Nian Qingqing followed Han Sui to risk his life. Not only that, Ma Teng still wanted to rebel even though his wife and children were in Chang'an. There were too many doubts in this.
Because of these doubts, Yang Qi, who has not yet obtained a correct answer, is not willing to deal with Ma Chao and others rashly. Now that the situation is critical, killing Ma Chao and others, wouldn't it be equivalent to forcing Ma Teng into a dead end?
"I think we can let Zhijin Wuduo send Tiqi to monitor Ma Chao and other children and not let them leave the house without authorization. As for the punishment, we can leave it to the future." This is Yang Qi's point of view.
Zhao Wen took a slow sip of tea, letting the fragrance of tea linger in his mouth, and refused to say a word without permission.
He took the tea bowl to the minister and ordered Wu Shuo to lift it. Wu Shuo hesitated for a while and said: "Ma Teng is rebellious by nature. He can't stand the military regulations under Huangfu Gong. He is also tempted by short-term gains and thinks three things."
It is easy to get rich people, so he rebelled out of desperation. How can we let such a thief off easily? Not only should he be severely punished, but even his family members should not be let off."
After hearing these words, Zhao Wen was a little disappointed. Some time ago, Dong Cheng was overshadowed by Wang Bin's power. Wu Shuo also made a move to change his family and join the Wang family. But until that person arrived, Wu Shuo
He changed his mind again and got together with Dong Cheng again.
From Dong Zhuo to Wang Yun, from Wang Yun to Dong Cheng, Zhao Wen saw with his own eyes that Wu Shuo changed his backers three or four times in a row. Each time he changed his backers, he grasped the timing extremely accurately. Not only did he avoid political liquidation, but he also often achieved better results.
On the next floor, he was highly relied upon by the new owner. Zhao Wen originally thought that Wu Shuo could be a weather vane to remind the court ministers, but he did not expect that the other party would not be so lucky this time.
Thinking of this, Zhao Wen still did not express his attitude. He looked around and saw only a few people in Chengming Hall. Wang Bin, Dong Cheng, Yang Qi, and Wu Shuo all expressed their attitude. Zhao Wen thought carefully and turned his gaze to
The person in the last seat said: "Wen Ruo, do you have any insights?"
"He is not a member of the Chengming Palace. It is against the rules to listen in. How can he be allowed to speak!" Dong Cheng reciprocated and was the first to express his dissent. His attitude aroused Wu Shuo's grateful glance.
"Listening together will lead to enlightenment. There is nothing wrong with listening to one more person." Wang Bin's tone left no room for doubt.
At this time, everyone's eyes were focused on Shangshu Pushe Xunyu.