Farmer of Shu Han

Sima Zhao did have the benevolence of a woman towards Xia Houxuan.

It's just that when he saw the red light on half of Sima Shi's face, and heard the heavy breathing almost close to his ears, all of them showed his brother's excitement.

He knew that his brother had been waiting for this day for a long time.

Although he used to be Xia Houxuan's brother-in-law, when facing Xia Houxuan, Master Sima felt guilty at first.

But as a ruthless man who killed his wife to testify to the Tao, Sima Shi's guilty conscience gradually turned into embarrassment and anger as time passed.

In addition, Xia Houxuan had humiliated Master Sima more than once. (Chapter 1089, Chapter 1122)

It is easy to go a step further when shame becomes anger, and it becomes resentment, and even wants to put it to death.

As long as you, Xia Houxuan, are dead, no one will maliciously remind me that I killed my wife with poison, and naturally I will be able to keep out of sight.

It's just that Xia Houxuan and his wife, one has a great reputation among the scholars, and the other is quite benevolent among the common people.

Coupled with Xiahou's status in Wei State.

If there is no legitimate reason to punish and punish, it is still a trivial matter to be criticized.

It would be a big deal to ruin Sima's reputation and ruin Sima's move to win over the hearts of Wei Guo.

Now that Xia Houxuan took the initiative to give such a great opportunity, how could Master Sima let it go?

How can you not be excited?

Under Sima Master's repeated urging, no matter how much Sima Zhao wanted to intercede for Xia Houxuan, he could only go to Xia Houxuan's residence with his men first.

It was just a little unexpected that when he stood in front of the Xiahouxuan Mansion, the door was opened from the inside before anyone stepped forward to call the door.

With the opening of the gate, some dazzling light also came out of the brightly lit mansion, causing Sima Zhao to narrow his eyes slightly involuntarily.

Soon, a figure slowly appeared at the gate, blocking most of the light.

"Boss, are you here?"

Hearing this familiar voice, Sima Zhao, whose eyes were slightly adjusted to the light in front of him, immediately recognized the owner of the voice:

"Taichu?!"

Sima Zhao hastily took over the affairs of Luoyang, but he was inexperienced, but he was not a fool.

Seeing Xia Houxuan coming out to welcome Xia Houxuan at such a time, how could he not think of why?

But seeing that his face changed slightly, and there was a little trembling in his tone, he couldn't believe it:

"Are you waiting for me?"

"yes……"

Xia Houxuan's tone was a little long, it seemed to be relaxed, and it seemed to be a sigh.

Just two words broke the last glimmer of hope in Sima Zhao's heart.

But seeing that he lost his composure and took a few steps forward, he couldn't help raising his voice:

"Why?!"

Xia Houxuan was silent for a while, and finally asked a question:

"Could it be that Zishang really doesn't know?"

Sima Zhao choked.

He looked up at Xia Houxuan who was standing in front of the gate of Xiahou Mansion, trying to see his face clearly.

But because the other party was behind the light, he could only barely recognize that the person in front of him was indeed Xia Houxuan. .

At this moment, the heavy night seemed to be filled with endless alienation.

It seems that the host and guest enjoyed themselves during the day, as if nothing had happened.

Sima Zhao, who was standing under the steps, felt that Xia Houxuan on the platform had become a little strange.

With a huge psychological gap, he asked in a somewhat shy voice:

"So, Tai Chu is cheating on me?"

Xia Houxuan was silent again, and after a while he said:

"It's about the lives of my wife, children and relatives, so I can only feel sorry for my son."

Sima Zhao hissed:

"Then Taichu knows that before I came out, I did my best to plead for you in front of my brother?"

Xia Houxuan sighed softly:

"Sir, if your lord is in Luoyang at this time, you can see that the Sima family and the Xiahou family have friendship, and they won't do anything to me."

"Even if Zhongda is not here, if you can take charge of Luoyang, I won't worry about it. However, who is the real leader in Luoyang today?"

Sima Zhao was dumbfounded.

There was a long silence between the two, and finally Xia Houxuan took the initiative to speak again:

"The visitor is a guest, do you want to sit inside?"

Unexpectedly, Sima Zhao was not fooled at all:

"Taichu, now, do you still want to procrastinate?"

Xia Houxuan came down from the steps and came to Sima Zhao, allowing Sima Zhao to finally see his appearance clearly.

But seeing that Xia Houxuan was still wearing daytime clothes, his expression was calm and indifferent.

It can be seen that the "waiting" he said from the beginning is indeed true.

Hearing Sima Zhao's words, Xia Houxuan looked indifferent:

"My son, now that you have led people here, if Sima Ziyuan really sends someone to chase after him, how can I stop him?"

"As for me," Xia Houxuan pointed to himself, "Since I choose to stay, I am already ready to die, so what's the use of delaying for a while?"

Xia Houxuan looked at Sima Zhao and said slowly:

"The reason why I want to invite Zishang to enter the mansion for a talk is just because I have received gracious hospitality from him during the day, and now Zishang comes to the door of my mansion. If I don't invite you in, it would be unreasonable for me to say."

Sima Zhao moved his lips, took a deep look at Xia Houxuan, and finally shook his head:

"Thank you Taichu, let's forget it this time, please."

Xia Houxuan nodded and walked forward.

The people around wanted to detain Xia Houxuan, but Sima Zhao stopped him.

"Since Xiahou Taichu was able to stay here and did not run away with others, it means that he has no intention of running away. Why do you want me to be a villain in vain, so unnecessary?"

Master Sima, who had been waiting all this time, asked someone to help him up early and sat on the hall.

Seeing Sima Zhao leading Xia Houxuan in, even if he was as vicious as Master Sima, he couldn't control his emotions and patted the table.

Then he laughed wildly:

"Xiahou Taichu, you also have today!"

Xia Houxuan bowed his hands unhurriedly:

"Ziyuan, long time no see. I came here to visit you during the day, but I couldn't see you. Unexpectedly, I saw you at night. It seems that Ziyuan's illness has improved?"

Sima Shi's laughter stopped abruptly.

"Boom!"

Sima Shi patted the table again, almost standing up angrily:

"Xiahou Taichu, what do you mean?"

Xia Houxuan was still not in a hurry: "There is no other meaning, just concerned about Ziyuan's condition."

Master Sima sneered:

"Taichu, don't worry, even if my condition gets worse, I won't walk ahead of you."

Xia Houxuan smiled nonchalantly when he heard the words, "It's natural. I've been in Luoyang for these years, and I can't help myself in going in and out. Now when I enter the Taifu's mansion, I can't help myself in life and death."

He said, looking at Master Sima meaningfully, "Today's Luoyang is ruled by Ziyuan, and my life is naturally in Ziyuan's hands."

Sima Shi became even more angry: "You mean I dare not kill you?"

Xia Houxuan's demeanor remained unchanged, and his tone was calm:

"What I'm saying is that my life is in Ziyuan's hands. When did you say that Ziyuan didn't dare to kill me?"

Sima Zhao, who followed in, finally couldn't help but say:

"Brother, Taichu, in my opinion..."

"Sir, shut up!" Sima Zhao was interrupted by Master Sima unceremoniously before he finished speaking, "You don't want to interrupt this matter."

After Sima Zhao stopped drinking, Master Sima looked at Xia Houxuan again:

"At the beginning of Tai, your Xiahou family and the royal family of Wei are related by marriage. Now, all three of you have violated the emperor's edict and left Luoyang privately. How do you explain this matter?"

Xia Houxuan's tone finally changed, but he sighed and replied: "It's just for a living."

If he had no choice, why would he want Xiahou to do this?

Xiahou's current predicament is originally a problem left over from the period of the former emperor.

Even General Cao, who controls the Son of Heaven, finds it difficult to face the plight of the Xiahou Clan.

Regardless of whether Xia Houba was really captured or pretended to be a thief, but over the years, news has been continuously sent back from Han:

He accompanied Zhang Xiahou, the mother of the empress of the Han Dynasty, to various banquets in the Han Dynasty many times.

Don't say it's General Cao, no matter who it is, after hearing these news, it is enough to feel worried.

And Xia Houmao has been very close to the Sima family these years, so General Cao is naturally too lazy to talk to him.

As for Xia Houxuan, General Cao wanted to use him again, but it was a pity that Sima Yi couldn't let him go.

So Xiahou's three clans couldn't advance or retreat like this, and were trapped in Luoyang.

The reason why Xia Houxuan sent his wife and children away was to stay alone.

Not only to attract Sima's attention, but also to preserve Xiahou's last dignity.

"Begging for work?" Sima Shi sneered, "As a subject, I don't want to be loyal to the emperor and serve the country, but instead use the name of begging for work to do things that violate the edict. Is this deceitful?"

Xia Houxuan smiled slightly:

"Ziyuan, how about the Xiahou family, the emperor will issue an edict, how can you convict the Xiahou family for the emperor?"

Master Sima sneered again:

"How about the Xiahou family, the late emperor has already made a conclusion, why does the emperor need to issue another edict? Besides, the rebellious ministers and thieves, everyone can punish them."

After a pause, he continued, "If the news I got is correct, Xia Houmao led the caravan and headed west."

"Tai Chu, don't tell me, he really wants to trade and do business?"

Xia Houxuan was silent.

From the perspective of Great Wei, to be honest, Xiahouba in the early years and Xiahoumao today can be regarded as the black spot of the Xiahou family.

Or you can continue to wait for Dawei for your faith.

But the Great Wei may no longer be worth the Xiahou family's betting on the fate of the whole family.

Seeing that Xia Houxuan didn't speak, Master Sima sighed in his tone:

"For so many years, everyone thought that Xia Houmao was a villain who was good at managing his family property and was only interested in profit. I didn't expect to be able to bear it so far. I really underestimated him."

Looking at Xia Houxuan with one eye, his tone became cold:

"You Xiahou clan not only violated the order of the first emperor and left the city privately, but you may also cooperate with the enemy and bring down bandits."

"And you, Xiahou Taichu, not only did not report the knowledge, but even dared to cover it yourself, what should you do?"

Xia Houxuan said calmly:

"Since I stayed, I already had the idea that I couldn't survive."

He looked Sima Shi up and down, "Ziyuan supported his sick body and told me so much, isn't he just trying to convict me?"

"Ziyuan is the person in charge in Luoyang, what is my fault, but please do it for me."

Master Sima didn't expect Xia Houxuan to be so straightforward, his face turned red all of a sudden:

"Xiahou Taichu, don't think that I dare not kill you because you are a celebrity!"

Xia Houxuan just smiled calmly and stopped talking.

"Okay, okay! When the time comes, don't you deny your debt!" Master Sima was waiting for this moment, but when he saw him smile angrily, he ordered, "Come here, bring it up!"

Sima Shi, who had long wanted to put Xiahouxuan to death, had already prepared Xiahouxuan's charges in his mind after learning about the Xiahou family.

When Sima Zhao led the people out, Master Sima had already asked someone to write a crime statement.

"...Xuan Bei Shichen, but concealed evil intentions, handed over rebels, taught treacherous tricks, rebelled against the previous emperor's edict, and despised the power of heaven..."

After Xia Houxuan finished reading, he just nodded and said nothing.

This surprised Master Sima:

"Xiahouxuan, don't you intend to defend yourself?"

"If you want to commit a crime, why don't you have excuses?"

Sima Shi stared at him steadfastly, as if he wanted to see his true thoughts from Xia Houxuan's expression.

It's just that he was destined to be disappointed, Xia Houxuan's expression was extremely calm.

"Good hearted." Master Sima nodded and ordered, "Come here, take him down."

"Here!"

"Brother!" Seeing Xia Houxuan's figure disappearing at the door, Sima Zhao finally couldn't help but stepped forward, "Taichu is a famous person in the world, so we should handle this matter carefully."

"Let's send people to Yecheng as soon as possible, tell the matter to the adults, and see what the adults think?"

After Xia Houxuan left, Master Sima showed pain on his face, closed his eyes and leaned back, and said slowly:

"How close is Luoyang to Yecheng, and Luoyang to Xuchang?"

"If your lord's intention has not come, but the Emperor Xuchang's edict has arrived, and ordered to release Xiahou Taichu, what should we do?"

"If Master Kuang knew about this matter, he would definitely let this person go due to the good relationship between the two families."

When Sima Zhao heard what Master Sima said, his eyes widened suddenly:

"Brother?!"

Sima Shi finally opened his one eye:

"If Xia Houxuan doesn't die, Luoyang will only become more chaotic, do you understand?"

Sima Zhao was taken aback: "What... what?"

"If you and I don't dare to resort to thunderbolt methods for such a big event as Xiahou's escape from Luoyang, then who will recognize you and my brother in the future?"

Seeing Sima Zhao's dazed look below, Master Sima let out a long sigh.

In fact, I did this all for you, son-in-law.

"My son, think about it carefully. Since you took over this Luoyang, everything has not been straightened out. If you don't use the Xiahou family's affairs to establish rules, are you going to make Luoyang a mess?"

"At that time, not to mention you, even I will not be able to bear this responsibility."

At this time, Sima Zhao had fully understood his elder brother's plan, and said in a pleading tone:

"Brother, is there no way to take a step back?"

Master Sima shook his head ruthlessly:

"I can only go one step further, there is no way to take a step back."

Seeing Sima Zhao's bewildered look, Master Sima finally softened his heart and slowed down his tone:

"Son, have you forgotten how everyone treated Xia Houxuan when I married the Wu family?"

"Listen to my advice, with your ability, it is impossible to control Xia Houxuan for your own use, you should give up your mind early."

Sima Zhao cried, "Brother, I don't want him to be used by me, but by our Sima family!"

Master Sima waved his hands wearily, and the look in his one-eyed eyes was extremely complicated:

"It doesn't matter. My lord, you're already old. From now on, you're going to lead our Sima clan. You need to work harder!"

Hearing Sima Master's words, Sima Zhao was taken aback, then looked at Sima Master again:

"Brother, what are you talking about? Even if the adults are old, you will be the one who will lead our Sima family in the future!"

Sima Shi smiled wryly, closed his eyes again, and murmured, "God's will..."

"Boom!"

"Brother, what's wrong with you?"

"Come on, come on!"