Chapter 76 The Righteous 2

Sure enough, a group of cavalry galloped from the distant horizon, and the guards at the wooden door of the camp quickly pushed open the wooden door and stood on both sides with halberd. In a moment, a large number of Zhao cavalry had rushed into the camp. The first man dressed as a general in a fiery red cloak was his father Zhao Yong.

According to the system of the Zhao Guojun, the cavalry need to disarm immediately after entering the camp, and it is strictly forbidden to drive in the camp. After entering the battalion, the cavalry also dismaned as usual. Only the master father was abnormal. He did not slow down and dismiss the horse. Instead, he waved his whip and accelerated and galloped to a corner of the camp.

Sima Xi stood there quietly, looking at his father's horse galloping towards him with a smile, looking at his face getting closer and closer, but his heart turned upside down.

He drove the horse straight away. Only more than ten steps away from Sima Xi's body, Zhao Yong suddenly pulled the resp of the horse and stopped the galloping war horse. He flew out of the horse like flowing water. His feet opened his arms and laughed and rushed to Sima Xi without touching the ground.

"My good brother, it's been 20 years, and we finally have the time to meet again today."

Sima Xi faced Zhao Yong's enthusiasm, but suddenly shrank back and took a step back to avoid Zhao Yong's hug. He just bent over and saluted respectfully: "Participate in the Lord."

The smile on Zhao Yong's face froze in an instant, and his expression showed surprise. He opened his arms and was stunned there, and he was a little at a loss. After a long time, he took back his hand and pretended to smile, "Sima, although you and I haven't seen each other for many years, our brotherhood has never changed. Why should we look outside like this today?"

Sima Xi bowed slightly, and his body was a little cringe. He said slowly, "The master's words were heavy. In those years, he was careless and did not understand etiquette, so he arbitrarily offended the king. Today, you and I are already old people. How can we not know the etiquette of the king and minister?"

Zhao Yong was silent for a long time, but his original joy slowly lost. He heard something else from Sima Xi's words. A deep resentment and the loneliness of the past 20 years.

He doesn't blame Sima Xi for his rudeness. On the contrary, it was Zhao Yong who was Zhao Guo who apologized to Sima Xi.

The two froze there with different looks, but no one opened his mouth to break the deadlock first. Zhao Xin had already felt that in addition to the solidification of the atmosphere, he slowly retreated away.

After a long silence, Zhao Yong said with a wry smile, "Sima, I haven't seen you for 20 years. You and I are old. The brilliant young talent in those years is now also white-haired and full of temples. It's really old, and the hero is late."

Sima Xi was slightly straight and said, "The master is now strong and healthy, and there is no old man. It's me, just a few years older than you, just like fifty or sixty people."

Zhao Yong looked at Sima Xi carefully, and he didn't like it at all, but he didn't know what to say. He had to take a few steps with the horse's rein and reach out to pat the horse's buttocks. The horse followed Zhao Yong for many years, and he was also very good at it and would leave slowly.

Zhao Yong looked at the back of the distant mount, slowly recovered, looked at Sima Xi and said with a wry smile, "You're blaming me."

"At the beginning, I was ambitious to change my method and strengthen myself and annex Zhongshan. I thought five years was enough, so I asked you to go to Zhongshan to undercover for me. However, I didn't expect that the resistance to change the law in China was so great, so I had to do it slowly. It was not until 22 years after my accession to the throne that the arrangement was perfect, and the method was changed in one fell swoop. But I suffered from you and waited for me in Zhongshan for 20 years. It was my Zhao Yong who was sorry for you and delayed your life! If you want to blame me, scold me, or even whip me fiercely, I, Zhao Yong, will never have any complaints.

After saying that, he stretched out his hand and stuffed the whip into Sima Xi's hand.

"I dare not." Sima Xi gently broke away from his hand, but a few bitter tears flowed out of his eyes.

"I dare not complain. It was me who chose to go to Zhongshan in those years, not my father. Even later, you allowed me to leave at any time. I chose to stay by myself. I can't blame you.

"I came from a cold background. It was the appreciation of my father that I was able to show my strengths. From this point of view, I am no longer qualified to complain about anything. Father, you don't despise me because I was born despicable. You always treat me with brotherly salute. The winner is like this, even if there is no fear of death.

Zhao Yong stretched out his hand and grabbed Sima Xi's hand tightly. His eyes were full of tears, and he said with choking, "When my aunt went, I was by her side. I knew she wanted to see you, but I couldn't bring you back. I'm really sorry."

Sima Xi shook his head and said with a miserable smile on his face; "My mother is a kind of mustard people, but she can die in the palace. What a glory and happiness this is. There is no regret in this life. Although I had to see her, I also know that you will treat her well, and you can rest assured.

Zhao Yong patted him on the shoulder. He said, "Your brother, I have made him the county magistrate of Zhongmou. His wife is the youngest daughter of doctor Zhao Ling. She is the matchmaker I made myself. Now she has given birth to a second son and a daughter. I'll take you to have a look these days."

Sima Xi sighed and arched his hand and said, "Master, I know better than anyone what my brother is. He is bold and greedy. If you really feel guilty about me, you might as well give him a hundred mu of good land instead of letting him do something, otherwise something will definitely happen for a long time."

Zhao Yong's heart moved slightly, stretched out his hand and pressed Sima Xi's shoulder, and said in a sincere voice; "Sima, now that Zhongshan is over, most of our ambitions have been realized. Now I am sitting in the north, and the soldiers are holding it. All the princes in the world look up to me. It is the time to realize our original ambitions. Why don't you come back and help me? I'm in charge of the army outside. You're helping me in charge of the government. How about you and my brothers join hands to level the world together?

"I'm so talented that I can't take on such a big task."

Zhao Yong waved his hand and said disapprovingly, "I know how talented you are. In terms of being a minister, you may not be as good as fat and respectful. But in terms of the talent of governing the country, he is a fat man and is not your opponent of Sima Xi. The reason why I was willing to let you go to Zhongshan was that I thought I would soon recruit you back to the court, but I didn't expect to waste 21 years of you in Zhongshan. It's not too late today. We can start again. When I go back to the court, I'll let you be the prime minister, and you will take charge of the government, okay?

Zhao Yongjiong looked directly at Sima Xi and nodded and agreed with hope, but he was disappointed that he did not see any waves in his eyes, as if he was listening to something that had nothing to do with him.

Sima Xi just replied slightly: "Thanks to the love of the Lord and Father, it's a pity that the old minister's heart is dead, and he is no longer the ambitious young man in those years. Moreover, Sima Xi is notorious. No one in Zhongshan knows it, and many people in the world have heard of it. If the master wants to be a treacherous minister, he may be laughed at by the people in the world, and the newly returned people in Zhongshan will inevitably complain, which is not conducive to the master and calm down Zhongshan.

"According to my meaning, Lord, you should kill me to calm the people's hearts and vent their anger."

"Hit up." Zhao Yong clenched his fist, jumped up and shouted loudly.

"Am I Zhao Yong such a villain in your eyes?"

Sima Xi arched his hand and said, "My father misunderstood. I'm just talking about the matter. As a minister, I'm providing the best attention to his master, and I'm not wrong. If you shield me and even reuse me, you will definitely anger the surrender of Zhongshan, so the most appropriate choice is to kill me to comfort Zhongshan.

Zhao Yong's face was blue, he gritted his teeth and looked at Sima Xi with hatred, and roared in a low voice, "If you say such nonsense again, I, Zhao Yong, will have no brother in this life.

Sima Xi's face was moved, and he shook his head with a wry smile. "Master, you still have the temper of those years. Do you know where your biggest weakness is? He is a gentleman, but his personal feelings are the most important. You should know that as a king, you can only let go of your superfluous feelings. You are tenacious by nature and decisive. Even if the other party is your parents and wife, you should get rid of it decisively for the sake of the society.

"Nonsense." Zhao Yong roared in a low voice.

"If you are a king, you must be a person first. If you do whatever you want for profit, what's the difference from a beast? If you don't even deserve people, how can you be a king!"

"I, Zhao Yong, am upright, worthy of the ancestors, and the dawn people of the State of Zhao, worthy of conscience. Believe what you say and what you do. Let me climb up by stepping on my brother's body unless I die.

Sima Xi sighed in his heart. Although he was a little happy, he was already very worried. Zhao Yong was so affectionate, in other words, he was a woman's benevolent. He thought about an idea in his heart and said in a low voice, "Lord, I want to ask you for a grace."

"But it's okay to say it."

"I want you to promise me something. No matter how difficult it is, you must promise to do it for me."

"Okay, I promise you, just say so."

A trace of hesitation flashed in Sima Xi's eyes. After silence, he still bowed his head and said, "Let's talk about it tomorrow, okay."