The two Sima brothers were shocked and looked at each other. For a moment, they didn't understand what Yan Liang wanted them to do.
"Idiot, let me tell you simply. I want you to kill each other. Only the one who survives will be spared his life." Yan Liang said in a tone as cold as a blade.
The two Sima brothers finally understood and couldn't help but change their expressions in shock.
They originally thought that Yan Liang would torture them and humiliate them, but they never expected that Yan Liang would be so cruel as to force them to kill each other.
The two Sima brothers were so shocked that they froze there, almost suffocating with fear.
Yan Liang's expression turned casual, admiring the two embarrassed Sima cubs with a vengeful expression.
In the past history, although Sima Yi destroyed Cao Shuang and seized the power of the Cao family, he still respected the Wei Emperor and did not do anything to usurp the throne during his lifetime.
Moreover, although Sima Yi also used wealthy families, he also promoted some talents from poor families. For example, in history, Deng Ai, who was born in a humble family, was promoted by Sima Yi.
But the two brothers Sima Shi and Sima Zhao forced the Wei Emperor step by step, and used the noble families in a big way to squeeze out the poor families. In history, Deng Ai destroyed Shu, but was killed by Sima Zhao's trick. Of course, there were some who had more merit than the master.
The ingredients were included, but Deng Aihan’s identity was also an important reason why he was killed.
As for Sima Zhao's son Sima Yan, he even directly implemented the ninth-grade official law to the extreme, ruling the world entirely by family and not giving Han people any chance.
And this Sima Yan even granted great titles to the kings of the Sima clan, allowing these kings to gain real power. Finally, he passed the throne to his mentally retarded son, Emperor Hui of Jin, and married his son to a demon queen like Jia Nanfeng as his queen.
All this can be said to have laid the foundation for the Eight Kings' Rebellion in the Jin Kingdom. Without the Eight Kings' Rebellion, how could the Wuhu have taken the opportunity to take over the Central Plains.
Knowing this past history, Yan Liang hated Sima Yi, and even more deeply hated the two boys Sima Shi and Sima Zhao.
Now that these two little brats are in his hands, how can Yan Liang let them go so easily?
Isn't your Sima family the best at internal fighting? The chaos of the Eight Kings has caused the decline of China, and the rise of Wuhu has poisoned China. Well, I will let the drama of internal fighting in your Sima family take place one day earlier.
The two brats Sima Shi and Sima Zhao naturally had no way of knowing what Yan Liang was thinking. They only knew that Yan Liang was extremely cruel and inhumane.
Although the two brothers were extremely frightened, neither of them took away the knife and attacked their brother.
After all, the two of them had read books about saints and sages since childhood, and were influenced by "benevolence, justice and morality". How could they easily do such a thing as brothers killing each other?
Yan Liang had already expected this, and with a wave of his hand, he issued another order to Zhou Cang.
Zhou Cang understood and shouted: "Your Majesty has a decree, the archers are in place!"
The order was passed, and heavy footsteps sounded. In a moment, more than fifty fully armed archers entered the hall, lined up on both sides.
Yan Liang raised his hand. The archers bent their bows and nocked arrows. More than fifty sharp arrows were aimed at the two Sima brothers who were kneeling in the hall like the fangs of death.
The two brothers were so scared that their livers trembled, and they instinctively leaned against each other, panicking and feeling helpless.
"I will count dozens. When I finish counting, if you haven't taken action yet, you are waiting to be pierced by thousands of arrows." Yan Liang said coldly.
The brother was so frightened that his legs became weak and he almost had no strength to sit up, and he almost collapsed to the ground.
Yan Liang raised his hand slightly, and Zhou Cang stood solemnly in front of the steps, opening his mouth to count: "One...two...three...four..."
As the numbers were read out one by one, the two Sima brothers shivered more and more violently. They felt an invisible noose tightening around their necks. Every time a number was read, the noose tightened.
One minute, until they are close to suffocation.
With pale faces, they knew that death was approaching step by step. If they didn't take action in a few moments, they would be shot into hedgehogs.
die!
Death is right in front of you.
"Eight...nine...ten!"
As the last number was read out, the fifty crossbowmen moved slightly, preparing to open their bows and release arrows.
At this last moment, Sima Zhao suddenly shouted, snatched up the knife in front of him, and slashed at Master Sima.
Master Sima was just about to get the knife, but he didn't expect that his brother, who was usually less courageous than him, would actually take action first.
Seeing the blade coming, Sima Shi rolled on the spot and retreated quickly.
Although Sima Zhao was not as good as him in martial arts, they were so close to each other and the incident happened so suddenly. How could Master Sima escape unscathed when this sword was swept over him?
puff!
There was a muffled sound of bone and flesh being torn apart, and a gash was cut out of Sima Shi's left arm in an instant, and dripping blood flew down.
Master Sima held onto the wound, half-crouched on the ground, and stared at his ferocious-looking brother with a look of shock and anger.
"Second brother, how dare you confront my opponent? Do you want to kill your brother?" Master Sima yelled angrily.
Sima Zhao gritted his teeth and said: "Brother, I have no choice. I don't want to die, so I can only do this."
"You are a brother-killer, where is your humanity?" Master Sima was so angry that his face turned red and his eyes were about to explode.
"Humph." A trace of contempt flashed across the corner of Sima Zhao's mouth, "Brother, why do you have to pretend anymore? You just wanted to kill me with a knife just now, but I just stole the opportunity. If you want to kill my younger brother, I
Why can't I kill your brother?"
"You——" Master Sima was struck in his mind. He was ashamed and annoyed, and his face turned as red as blood.
Seeing these two Sima boys showing their true nature and killing each other, Yan Liang felt so happy that he couldn't help laughing.
"Okay, Sima Yi's son is indeed great, very good, very good."
After applauding, Yan Liang's expression suddenly became solemn, and he said in a deep voice: "I will give you a cup of tea. If you still can't decide the winner, I will shoot you all. Your time is running out.
, take action quickly.”
Saying that, Yan Liang picked up the imperial cup in front of the dragon case and took a sip.
At this point, Sima's two little brats have shown their true nature. Under Yan Liang's coercion, they have no time to talk such righteous nonsense.
There was only one thought left in their minds, that they must put each other down before Yan Liang drank that cup of tea.
Master Sima's eyebrows darkened, and his eyes quickly glanced from Sima Zhao to another ring-headed sword a few steps away.
Even though his martial arts skills surpassed his younger brother, it was extremely difficult to kill Sima Zhao without weapons. He had to get the knife.
As soon as he had this idea, Master Sima took a leap and rushed toward the sword.
When Sima Zhao spoke, his eyes were fixed on his brother. He knew that his martial arts skills were much inferior to his brother's. The key to this life-or-death battle was whether he could seize the opportunity first.
He had just killed Master Sima with a sword, which was a preemptive opportunity. He knew that no matter what, he could not let his brother get the sword, otherwise, he would have no chance of winning.
Seeing Master Sima's eyes change, he knew that Master Sima must want to seize the sword. Just when he was concentrating on guarding, Master Sima's body moved.
"If you want to seize the sword, don't even think about it!"
Sima Zhao moved his feet, jumped out with an arrow, and shot out the ring-headed sword, slashing towards the advancing Sima Shi.
The blade of the knife hit his face, the cold wind was blowing, and Sima Zhao had used all his strength, clearly intending to kill Master Sima.
Master Sima frowned secretly. He saw the blade slashing towards his neck, but he did not retreat at all and continued to rush forward.
When he was very close, Master Sima suddenly bent his knees, his legs knelt on the ground, his upper body leaned back, and his whole body almost lay flat and slid forward.
The fierce blade whizzed past Master Sima's face.
puff!
There was a small sound, and a piece of skin was cut off from Master Sima's forehead, and traces of blood seeped out.
Although his head suffered some skin trauma, he managed to avoid the fatal blow. As he was sliding, he picked up the ring on the ground. Regardless of the pain, he jumped up and slashed with his backhand.
Protect yourself.
"This Sima Zhao is really a ruthless character. Fortunately, he fell into my hands. Otherwise, in a few years, if he grows up, he might be able to help Sima Yi make some waves again...?
Yan Liangliang thought to himself, with a sneer still on his face, admiring the two Sima family brats who were fighting for their lives.
After a missed move, Sima Zhao turned around anxiously and looked at his blood-soaked brother with a surprised look.
Master Sima held the ring-shou knife in his hand, but there was a trace of pride on his face, and he said coldly: "Okay, boy, you have repeatedly killed people, so don't blame me, the eldest brother, for killing your relatives in a righteous way. Today, either you will die, or I will."
live."
"Ah, when we're in this situation, there's no need to talk about family ties. Let's just die." Sima Zhao snorted coldly, jumped up with his feet, and rushed out again.
Sima Zhao knew very well that his martial arts skills were no match for his brother. Now that Master Sima had obtained the sword again, he had to fight to the death to have a chance of survival.
Master Sima didn't take it seriously and calmly blocked it with his sword. Unexpectedly, Sima Zhao went crazy, using every move as if they were going to die together, forcing him to respond in a hurry.
With no choice, Master Sima could only guard the door and use all his strength to block it.
In the blink of an eye, more than ten moves passed by, Sima Zhao's madness was over, and the ferocity of his moves was exhausted.
After the rampage ended, Sima Division turned from defense to attack, and quickly gained the upper hand to regain the upper hand. He hunted with his blade and swept towards Sima Zhao like a strong wind.
"Ah~~" Sima Zhao screamed, his left shoulder had been cut with a knife.
Immediately afterwards, the second and third swords came one after another. In more than ten strokes, Sima Zhao was injured several times and blood flew all over his body.
At this point in the battle, the victory or defeat has been decided, and with just a few more moves, Sima Shi can kill him.
At this time, Sima Zhao suddenly took three steps back, fell to his knees, and begged with tears: "Brother, I was wrong. Please spare my life for the sake of brother."
Master Sima's sword was raised, and he was about to kill him, but when he saw Sima Zhao's pitiful begging, he suddenly softened his heart.