I don’t know if it hit a small stone on the street. The carriage suddenly vibrated, and then there was another "shaking" sound.

It woke up Master Sima who was deep in thought.

Thinking of what he had planned in his mind, Master Sima felt a little guilty.

He carefully glanced at Sima Yi opposite him, fearing that his master would see what he was thinking.

Unexpectedly, Sima Yi was already sitting there cross-legged with his eyes closed, as if he didn't care what Master Sima was thinking at all.

Master Sima secretly breathed a sigh of relief.

He lifted the car curtain and looked out of the car. Only then did he realize that this was not the direction of Tai Tu's Mansion, and he was a little surprised:

"Sir, are we not going back home?"

Sima Yi did not open his eyes:

"One more thing."

Master Sima suddenly thought of the humiliation he suffered outside Xiahou Mansion, and his heart tightened: "I wonder what else, sir?"

If it happened again, Master Sima didn't know if he could hold on.

Fortunately, this time, the family Sima Yi went to had no conflict with Master Sima.

It can even be said that even communication is almost non-existent.

This family's surname is Huang, given name is Quan, and given name is Gongheng. He is currently the general of Zhennan, granted the title of Marquis of Yuyang, a minister in charge, and the governor of Yizhou.

Since Huang Quan surrendered to Wei, he has never been involved in Wei's dynastic strife.

Of course, he seemed to be honorable, but in fact he had no power and was not qualified to participate in Wei's imperial struggle.

But he happened to be an example set by Wei State, so his status was extremely transcendent.

As long as he doesn't cause trouble, basically no one will come to trouble him - probably this is the power of political correctness.

If you win, if you win without force, you may be said to be bullying others, and you may even be looked down upon by some big shots in the DPRK:

You bully others like this, what do you think of those who want to abandon the dark side and turn to the bright side?

If you lose, it will be even worse: you can't even compete for surrender, you are simply a waste!

Anyway, no matter what the result is, you will lose and lose.

The other party wins, and wins.

So how could Master Sima not be surprised when he heard that his lord was going to visit Huang Quan?

The carriage stopped, and Sima Yi got out of the carriage, looking at the high steps, thick doorposts, and shiny copper-nailed door of the Huang Mansion.

He couldn't help but feel a little emotional.

This palace was built by Emperor Wen himself when Huang Quan came to invest.

The purpose is to show the magnanimity of the Wei Dynasty and encourage more thieves to surrender.

Emperor Wen certainly would not have thought that in just fifteen years, the Wei and Shu captives would already have different offensive and defensive forces.

If Emperor Wen had known better, I wonder if he would have regretted building such a splendid palace for Huang Quan?

Just as his mind was racing, the gate of Huang Mansion was opened, and Huang Quan went out to greet the Taifu in person:

"I don't know that when Taifu comes, he will be greeted from afar and disrespected!"

Huang Quan's temples were already gray. Even when facing the most powerful Sima Taifu in the Wei Dynasty, Huang Quan still had a calm demeanor and was neither arrogant nor arrogant.

But Huang Quan, who was standing behind Sima Yi, was a little surprised when he looked at the old man in front of him.

Not for anything else, just for the other party's changes.

In his early years, Sima Yi, as Emperor Wen's most trusted minister, met Huang Quan more than once at banquets.

Sima Yi even commented with Huang Quan on many people in Shu.

At that time, Master Sima also met Huang Quan several times with his master.

In his impression, although Huang Quan was a low-ranking person, he never lost the demeanor of a celebrity.

The most famous incident was that the news of Liu Bei's death reached the Wei Dynasty. All the ministers congratulated each other, but Huang Quan did not smile at all.

Emperor Wen wanted to try and surprise him, so he sent edicts to Huang Quan.

Huang Quan is still on the road, and Emperor Wen has sent several groups of envoys to rush him, galloping on horseback, crisscrossing the road. The officials and attendants are all frightened, but Quan behaves calmly.

It is precisely because of his ability that he can convince the kings and ministers of the Wei Dynasty, and everyone must treat them with courtesy.

Unexpectedly, Master Sima had the impression that he was a fast warrior. Although he tried hard to straighten his back, he still could not hide his slightly rickety figure.

If you look carefully, your face is already full of vicissitudes of life, if not criss-crossed with ravines.

It has only been fifteen years. Not only has the world seemed to have changed, but the people have also completely changed.

"General Huang's words are serious. Someone suddenly came to visit. I should be the one who is rude!"

Sima Yi looked at Huang Quan in front of him, thinking of the past when he and Huang Gongheng were discussing people in Shu. Huang Gongheng was full of praise for Zhuge Kongming and would often sit up and sigh.

Now that Zhuge Kongming is dead, Huang Gongheng has become like this.

Sima Yi stroked his beard and felt something in his heart: He was getting old too.

Huang Quan did not turn away Master Sima like Xia Houxuan did, but personally welcomed Sima Yi and his son into the palace.

He even ordered his son to come to see him.

After Huang Quan arrived in Wei, he married another wife and gave birth to his son Huang Yong. He was only twelve years old now and was frail and sickly.

He looked at his son who was a little at a loss after obeying his master's words and mechanically saluting and greeting Sima Yi and his son.

Huang Quan apologized a little and said to Sima Yi helplessly:

"Since Quanzi was born, he rarely goes out of the house to socialize with others, so he is a little ignorant and does not know the etiquette. I ask the Taifu and the Central Guards to forgive me."

Cao Shuang intended to let Xia Houxuan serve as the Central Guard Army, and at the same time, he asked Sima Division, who was originally serving as the Central Guard Army, to move to the Central Supervisory Army.

It's just that this appointment has just been spread from Xuchang to Luoyang and has not been officially spread yet, so Huang Quan's title to Sima Shi is still his old job.

Master Sima was at least as famous as Xia Houxuan and others back then.

As long as he was not facing the Xiahou clan, Master Sima had a reputation for morale and would not care about Huang Quan's small oversight.

He even smiled warmly at Huang Yong who was hiding behind Huang Quan.

"I heard that your son is frail, and the doctors in my house still have some medical skills. Why don't you let them come over and show you to me?"

After Sima Yi and his son sat down with Huang Quan respectively, Sima Yi looked at Huang Yong who was exiting and asked with some concern.

Huang Quan smiled bitterly: "Thank you for your kindness, but the dog's body was brought from the womb."

"At that time, Emperor Wen also sent medical workers from the palace to look at him and said that he could only nurse him back to health slowly the day after tomorrow. There was no other way."

"Emperor Wen..." Sima Yi continued with a sigh.

After a while, he suddenly also smiled bitterly:

"I remember that after the battle of Yiling, General Zhennan abandoned his rebellion and followed the upright. Emperor Wen was very happy, but he only thought that Shu was in decline, and he even sent people to Shu to persuade him to surrender."

At that time, the Wei Dynasty was at its peak and ranked first in the world.

There are only two Zhou Dynasties in the world, and Wei Dynasty has seven out of ten, and its power is even greater than that of Zhou Dynasty.

"But it has only been ten years, and the situation in the world has become like this!"

If it had been anyone else, he would have thought that Sima Yi was mocking him in person.

However, since Huang Quan surrendered to Wei, he never said that the monarchs and ministers of Shu were not good, and even praised Liu Bei, Zhuge Liang and others without concealment.

Even if others are mocking, it is impossible for them to mock me with this kind of thing.

Besides, the dignified Master Sima couldn't do something as boring as deliberately visiting someone's house to ridicule him.

Therefore, there is only one reason why Master Sima said this:

"Taifu, could it be that there is something going on in the Kingdom of Shu again?"

Sima Yi looked at Huang Quan, and the bitter smile on his face became even worse:

"Over the years, the Wei Dynasty has not won a single victory against Shu. It seems that even General Zhennan has become accustomed to it."

Huang Quan had a complex expression on his face and said in a somewhat astringent voice:

"But the Shu people captured Shangdang?"

Sima Yi sighed: "Not yet, but according to my estimation, it should be soon."

"Hebei simply does not have the extra troops to reinforce the Shangdang, and the troops and horses in Hanoi that are capable of supporting the Shangdang have no orders from Xuchang."

"Secondly, Thief Feng has not only been staying in Hedong for the past three months, but also judging from the news from Xizuo, he has been continuously increasing his troops in Hedong, and seems to have the intention of advancing eastward."

"So the 50,000 men leading the army (that is, Jiang Ji) dare not move easily. If this continues, no matter how dangerous the terrain on Shangdang is, it will be difficult to stop the Shu people!"

Huang Quan was silent.

After a while, he finally said:
To be continued...