Tian Yan

After all, the Kingdom of Shu was still not reconciled to the failure of the Northern Expedition like this. The army went out of Qishan many times, but they basically returned without success.Zhuge Liang thought about it, and only by getting rid of Sima Yi can the Wei army be thrown into chaos and the current deadlock broken.

The tree wants to be quiet but the wind keeps blowing. Sima Yi, sitting in the army, can also smell the Shu army's movement, but he can't get the exact clue.

"The weather is hot. Weinan is hot and humid and rainy. If His Majesty doesn't go back, I'm afraid the cough will get worse."

Cao Pi leaned on the couch and opened his clothes slightly: "I know what you want to say, Beijing and China have their own arrangements, so you don't have to worry about it."

Sima Yi knelt in front of the couch, and said solemnly: "Your Majesty is noble, and the sword has no eyes on the battlefield. I am worried that if something happens to Your Majesty, I will become a sinner through the ages."

Cao Piqing coughed a few times, saw Sima Yi's frown immediately, and let out a sigh of relief: "Zhong Da, don't rush me away, I stay here for a reason."

"what reason?"

Cao Pi straightened up, took Sima Yi's hand, and wrote the word "change" in the palm of his hand.

"Your Majesty also feels that the tug-of-war for so many years is coming to an end?"

Cao Pi nodded, his expression gradually serious: "In the past few days, the Shu army must have made a big move. I want to stay here and end this war with you."

Sima Yi paused for a moment, and slowly wrote the word "Sheng" in Cao Pi's palm, and the two looked at each other and smiled.

Sure enough, two days later in the early hours of the morning, when you could not see your fingers, General Wei Yan of the Shu Army led an army to raid the camp of the Wei Army.Fortunately, Wei Jun had already strengthened his defenses and faced the battle immediately without suffering too much loss.This time the Kingdom of Shu seemed to be in a desperate situation. The two armies fought from dark to dawn and beheaded countless people. Wei Yan shot an arrow and led his army to retreat in a hurry.

"This is the main force of the Shu army. If we can destroy it, most of the Shu kingdom will be wiped out!" Sima Yi's voice almost broke due to excitement, "Chasing after him!"

"Zhongda, let's go!" Cao Pi, dressed in battle armor, reined in his horse beside him.

Sima Yi felt uncomfortable: "It's dangerous, Your Majesty will stay in the camp..."

"Zhongda, when your father was on the battlefield before, did you feel that he was in danger?" Cao Pi turned sideways and squeezed his hand holding the rein, "Believe me, I am not a scholar emperor raised in a deep palace."

Sima Yi nodded, and the two galloped away side by side.

The Shu army said that it was not wrong to flee in a hurry, and even ran all the way to the upper valley where the Shu army's grain and grass were located.

The upper valley is like a placed water bag. When the Shu army guarding the storehouse saw this posture, they became confused and fled one after another. The Wei army easily attacked.

It took no effort at all.

Cao Pi got off his horse and looked around the granary, only to see piles of grain piled up in a mess, obviously without any precautions.

The soldiers were very happy, but Sima Yi was not really relieved.Master Sima saw his concern, drew out his sword and stabbed it into a sack of grain, white rice immediately flowed out.

Sima Yi picked up a handful, brought it close to his nose and sniffed it, and immediately his expression changed drastically!

"There is kerosene in the rice, we are ambush!"

As soon as the words fell, there was a sudden wind all around, and countless rockets fell like rain, and immediately shot Wei Jun and turned him on his back.

"Lie down, lie down!"

Sima Yi looked around and saw that the mountains and plains were full of Shu army's crossbowmen, and they couldn't retreat at all.The valley was ignited by the wind again soaring to the sky. They were trapped in the valley and could only watch themselves being burned to death.

It's over... Sima Yi looked up at the gray sky, his slip of the foot has harmed the entire Great Wei!

"Zhong Da get down!"

Sima Yi was knocked to the ground by Cao Pi, and a stray arrow flew past his scalp.

"Your Majesty..." Sima Yi looked desperate, "We lost...we can't get out..."

Cao Pi found a blind spot, swung away the arrows with his sword, dragged Sima Yi over, and held him in his arms.

"Zhongda, calm down, you are the general!"

Sima Yi shook his head: "Your Majesty, as long as there is still a glimmer of hope, I will try my best to cover Your Majesty's breakout, but...it can't be done, the fire is burning so big, and there are still Shu troops outside, so we can't get out."

Hearing this, Cao Pi was unusually calm: "Perhaps this is the destiny, that we live and die together in the same bed."

"If we all die here, Great Wei will be finished..." Sima Yi also calmed down, just smiled wryly.

Cao Pi held his hand tightly, without saying a word, but raised his head slightly to see that the fire that filled the sky was as gorgeous as the fireworks that were just set off.

Wine and song, life geometry.

For example, the morning dew has a lot of suffering.

Generosity should be regarded as generosity, unforgettable worry.

How to relieve worries?Only Dukang.

Green Zijin, Youyouwoxin.

But for the sake of the king, I have been pondering it so far.

……

Forced to the point of life and death, Wei Jun sang Cao Cao's "Duan Ge Xing", and people kept falling down with arrows, and it finally became a song.

"Great Governor! Young Master, Young Master, he was shot by an arrow!"

"What!" Sima Yi's mind thumped, and he immediately got up from the ground, and just after running a few steps, Cao Pi pushed him violently behind him.

Sima Yi didn't have time to stop his feet, and slid far away at once. Looking back, Cao Pi was hit by an arrow and was lying motionless on the ground.

"His Majesty!"

Cao Pi gritted his teeth and raised his head, waved his hand at him, making a gesture of nothing.

Sima Yi felt powerless for a while, and the scene in front of him was as tragic as hell. This time, he finally realized that he really had nowhere to go.

Hahahaha, he, Sima Yi, also has today, a day when every day should not be called the earth is not working!

Putting the sword on his neck, Sima Yi raised his head, and the sky was silent, looking down at the common people.

"Zhong Da, don't..."

Cao Cao, Sima Yi suddenly laughed, I have suffered a much worse defeat than your Chibi, and I will really be ashamed to see you for a while.

At the moment of life and death, water drops fell on the blade of the sword, Sima Yi raised his head in astonishment, and it rained.

"It's raining, it's raining!"

This torrential rain, like a god's help, quickly extinguished the fire in the valley, and the Wei army broke out of the encirclement, finally preserving their vitality.

Fortunately, Cao Pizhong's arrow did not hurt internal organs, but he lost too much blood and was very weak.Sima Shi was shot in the left eye and injured his brain. He was unconscious and in critical condition.

Sima Yi, who retreated from the battle in Shangfanggu, couldn't sleep at night in the face of the injuries of Cao Pi and his eldest son.

The conditions in the army are poor, so they can only pull out the arrows.The military doctor took Cao Pi's pulse, his face sank, and he felt it carefully again, and he knelt down in panic.

"Tell the truth." Sima Yi said in a low voice.

"Your Majesty...how can you come to the battlefield with your majesty's appearance!" The military doctor said sadly, "Your Majesty's lung disease is already serious and hard to recover, and with this arrow wound...you can only do your best and obey the destiny, if you don't have a fever Come on, there is still room for change."

Sima Yi tried his best to stop the trembling of his hands in his sleeves: "Your Majesty's condition must not be revealed, you know!"

"Yes!" The military doctor was trembling, and hurriedly went to decoct the medicine.

"Zhong Da."

"Your Majesty..." Sima Yi's eyes were red, and he quickly stepped forward to grab Cao Pi's hand, "Your Majesty was shot by the arrow to protect me, what do you want me to do..."

"Where did Zhong Da say that you are the heart of my Great Wei's army, and it is absolutely necessary."

Sima Yi burst into tears: "No, Your Majesty, do you know what I'm most grateful for on the battlefield? It's that my Great Wei Youming sits in the rear, has enough soldiers and supplies, and is united as one, so I don't have any worries!"

Cao Pi smiled: "Why are you crying, am I fine? How is Master?"

Sima Yi shook his head, then shook his head again.

Cao Pi sighed: "Go and accompany him, I'm fine here."

Sima Yi hesitated for a moment, got up and walked to the door of the tent: "I'll come back after I have a look."

Cao Pi nodded and watched him go out with a smile.

There was a bloody smell coming from Sima Shi's tent. Sima Yi couldn't bear to look closely, but he saw pots of blood-red water being poured out, but the people lying on the couch remained silent.

The military doctor shook his head at Sima Yi with a very sad expression.

Sima Yi knew in his heart that not everyone could continue to fight after being shot in the eye by an arrow like Xiahoudun.The shot was deep, and not a few were killed on the spot.

But Sima Shi is such a smart child, he is only in his teens, he is Sima Yi's most valued son!

The medical officers packed up their things and went out. Sima Yi stepped forward and held Sima Shi's cold hand.

Sima Shi's lips were moving, and Sima Yi leaned closer to get a rough idea.

He was saying, Dad, train Zhaoer well, he is no worse than me.

Sima Yi's heart felt sour, and tears flowed down his face: "Father knows, father knows."

After hearing this, Master Sima raised the corners of his mouth, and the smile froze on his face.

Sima Yi walked out of Master Sima in a daze, his strong self-blame overwhelmed him.There were wounded everywhere in the camp. Due to the hot weather, the corpses of the low ranks had to be incinerated on the spot, and their condition was horrible.

Fortunately, Zhuge Liang has also been ill since Shangangu's miscalculation, and I am afraid that his time will not be long.

Sima Yi stood in front of Cao Pi's tent, feeling uneasy for a while, Master Sima was gone, if Cao Pi also...

Shaking his head violently to get these negative thoughts out of his mind, Sima Yi took a deep breath, opened the curtain and walked in.

Cao Pi was resting with his eyes closed, when he heard something, he opened his eyes and looked towards him.

Sima Yi approached step by step, and knelt down on the ground with a plop: "Master is gone..."

Cao Pi stretched out his arm, hooked Sima Yi's neck, and let him lean against his chest, Sima Yi finally cried out.

"Your Majesty, you won't leave me too...don't..."

Cao Pi didn't answer him right away, but just followed his back lightly: "Zhongda, you are the governor of the state of Wei. Now is a very important time, and I order you not to cry no matter what you encounter again."

Sima Yi choked up and looked up: "I can't do it..."

Cao Pi gently pushed his shoulder, and Sima Yi straightened up.Cao Pi reached out and touched under the pillow, and pulled out a scroll.

"Bring the torch."

Sima Yi did so, and Cao Pi handed the scroll to him.Sima Yi unfolded it, and saw that the painting on it was a three-horse trough.

"This is a prophecy that my father gave me before he died," Cao Pi looked at him eagerly, "I have never shown it to anyone, so I will give it to you now and burn it."

"This..." Sima Yi looked at Cao Pi in astonishment, "Your Majesty, I..."

Seeing that he was not moving, Cao Pi tried his best to prop up half of his body, held his wrist from behind, lit the torch, and approached the painting.

"I'm sure you wouldn't do that."

Flames sprang up, bit by bit devouring the picture scroll that was enough to be the handle of his life, but Sima Yi didn't feel relaxed, something was blocking his heart, making him unable to breathe.

Cao Pi let go of his wrist, hugged his waist from behind and put his head on his shoulder.

"Can you tell me why you were able to disregard my life for the throne, but today you are in a high position, but you can give up your life to save me?" Sima Yi's throat moved with difficulty, "Zihuan, tell me!"

Cao Pi smiled hoarsely: "Some things, if you don't get them, you will never be satisfied, but when you get them, you miss the things you left along the way... In fact, I don't regret it, what I want to do It doesn’t matter if you say you are desperate, but you have done it.”

"Cao Zihuan, you are such a bastard." Sima Yi wiped away tears, "You are selfish, you are so selfish that I... don't even know whether I should hate you or not."

"Yeah, I apologize, I shouldn't use this life to compensate you after I got the throne..." Cao Pi panted a few times, "I'm a little sleepy, can I lie down on your lap?"

Sima Yi nodded, got up and got up on the couch, and let Cao Piping lie down.

"I don't feel sorry for moving, but I cherish the passing of time. The time is endless, how can we know the reunion? May you be a pair of yellow concubines, and dance with each other to clear the pond." Sima Yi murmured in a low voice, "Zihuan, you said you did what you wanted to do All, what about me, what have I got?"

No one answered him, Cao Pi's face was serene, and he seemed to be fast asleep.

Sima Yi sat quietly until it got dark, until the tears on his face dried up, and sat until dawn again, but Cao Pi never woke up again.

"I promise you, Zihuan, I am the governor of Wei, no matter what happens, I will never cry again."

Sima Yi got up from the couch and walked out of the military tent slowly.Outside the tent, a rising red sun is dispelling the last ray of darkness belonging to the night.

Everything is over, but nothing seems to have changed.

Just like the sky above the head, it is unchangingly distant and unreachable.

postscript

Emperor Wen died, and Prince Cao Rui succeeded him.Sima Yi made great contributions in preventing the Northern Expedition, and as a minister of Tuogu, his power was unparalleled for a while.

After Sima Shi's death, Sima Zhao's temperament changed drastically. Compared with Sima Master's meticulous and meticulous, he was more active and bloody. In addition, he had a good relationship with Taifu's son Zhong Hui, and the Sima clan's status in the court could be guaranteed Said more and more stable.

The Cao family is naturally jealous, but most of the successors are mediocre, and in the end they can only be at the mercy of the Sima family.

The only puzzling point is that although the Sima clan later destroyed Western Shu, attacked Sun Wu, and almost unified the Three Kingdoms, until Sima Yi's death, the Sima clan never replaced the Cao clan.

Later generations have a lot of political analysis on this, and quotes from all sides are eloquent, and it is unknown whether it is true or false.

What is left is the coffin of Sima Yi, the number one hero of the Wei State, who was sacrificed in the temple of Emperor Wu Cao Cao, and two silent tombs on Shouyang Mountain, which are left for future generations to worship and conjecture.