Zhao Xin frowned and hesitated, "Is it too long for January? I heard what the Lord's father said, and seemed to be worried that the princes in the south would have an unstable image. If they delayed for a long time, they might change, so I wanted to fight quickly.

Sima Xi shook his head and said, "Today is different from the past. If it were the past, I was confident that I could persuade the king to believe what I said, but now the army besieged the city and the troops are at the city. Military control has been implemented in the city, and even the king cannot act as he pleases. In recent years, I have mainly operated in the court. There are not many forces in the army, and there are only a few confidants who can speak."

"Besides, some royal families and generals have already doubted me because of the Shiyi incident. The king no longer trusts me as much as before. For example, this time, Lingshou defense was handed over to General Wuqiujiu, but he did not let me intervene."

Zhao Xin suddenly felt aroused in his heart and blurted out, "Sir, where is the food and grass in the city?"

Sima Xi glanced at Zhao Xin lightly and said with a calm expression: "I know what you want to do. You want to remove the firewood from the cauldron and remove the small amount of food and grass in the city, right? I have not thought of this method before, but the determination to succeed is too slim. Although Wuqiu Jiu is known for his bravery, he is also a person with a rough and delicate style. The granary is of great importance. He is his confidant guarding and his defense is extremely strict. I sent people to investigate for various reasons several times, but they were completely rejected without mercy."

"And food and grass can only be destroyed by fire. Now the city is in a panic and a strict curfew is imposed at night, so even I can't mobilize a soldier without mobilizing a soldier at night, so I advise you to dispel this idea."

Although Zhao Xin was a little unwilling to give up, he knew that Sima Xi was telling the truth, so he had to nod helplessly and said, "As you said, we can only wait for a way."

Sima Xi nodded seriously, "That's right."

"Since the master has been carefully prepared for twenty years to destroy Zhongshan, why can't we wait patiently for dozens of days? Zhongshan is now dying, and the country is not a country, and sooner or later it will fall into the hands of our Zhao people. But the centipede insect dies without being stiff. Zhongshan is one of the great powers, and it has been preserved for hundreds of years. If it is urgent to attack, it will only damage our precious military strength. Now we only need to wait patiently, so why bother to worry."

Zhao Xin nodded, and thought of the words entrusted before leaving, and said, "My father asked me to tell you, please be sure to protect yourself. If there is danger, get out immediately and do not leave it. If it is seen through by Zhongshan Kingdom, it is important to save your life. Any conditions of Zhongshan Kingdom can be agreed first, even if it is to let me, Zhao Kingdom withdraw immediately."

Speaking of this, Zhao Xin said with a solemn expression; "There is a saying in the Lord's name that my father told me to tell you, "I will never let you down in this life!"

Sima Xi was silent, and the flashing fire was imprinted on his side, making him look more and more shady, just as complicated as his mood at this moment.

For more than 20 years, he has been busy with intrigues every day, trying every means to gain the trust of the King of Zhongshan and make trouble in Zhongshan. But every night, he becomes cautious, fearful, and never stays by any woman because he is afraid that the murmur in his dreams will reveal his identity. Even if he ascended to the position of Xiangbang, which is above ten thousand people, he is still walking on thin ice every day. The endless scenery in the day does not dilute the loneliness and fear in his heart at night.

It was such a life. He lived for twenty-one years. In the past, he regarded himself as a prime minister, beautifying his lord and controlling his ministers, but behind him, he betrayed the interests of Zhongshan Kingdom without hesitation. If Sima Xi had not been persevering by nature, he would have been crazy if he had been ordinary people.

Sima Xi closed her eyes, took a deep breath, and tears slowly flowed out. The sadness and tolerance of more than 20 years seemed to have disappeared with Zhao Yong's words "Never let each other down". Although his face was still the same, a hint of relief appeared in the corner of his mouth.

After all, Zhao Yong was still the Zhao Yong of the past, and his father was the King of Zhao of the past. He swears to pat his chest and say "You will not let me down, I will not let you down" and he has never forgotten it.

A woman is tolerant to those who please themselves, and a man dies for his confidant! If the winner is like this, what else can the husband ask for?

It is enough to have a confidant in life!

Sima Xi opened her eyes for a long time and looked at Zhao Xin and said slowly, "Tell me for my Lord's Father that I, Sima Xi, have no other requests in this life. Please rest assured that I will live to see him, just as I promised back then."

Zhao Xin looked at Sima Xi's face, which was already full of tears. He was originally a little disdainful of Sima Xi's integrity, but now he felt a little respect.

Great wisdom is like foolishness, great loyalty is like treacherousness. What is wisdom is like foolishness, what is loyalty and treacherousness? How many people in this world can say that the wise and the wisdom of Tao are. Just like Sima Xi, he was undoubtedly a great treacherous minister in Zhongshan Kingdom, bewitching the monarch, chasing the court, understanding the foreign countries, and framed the loyal and kind! But for Zhao Kingdom, he was also a great loyal minister and wise man. He endured for more than ten years, but never forgot his old master.

Seeing that the words had been passed, Zhao Xin estimated that it was not suitable to stay for a long time, so he planned to say goodbye to Sima Xi and go back to report to his master's father. Just as he was about to say goodbye, his face changed and he quickly lowered his voice and said in a low voice, "Someone is here."

Sima Xi turned his ears and heard footsteps coming from afar. Then someone reached out to pat the door and shouted, "Master."

"It's my confidant servant Meng Shi." Sima Xi explained to Zhao Xin, then raised his voice and said, "Come in."

Meng Shi pushed the door and entered, his eyes flashed over Zhao Xin, who was standing a little embarrassed, but he didn't even look at him at all. He just bowed his head and bowed to Sima Xi.

“See the Lord.”

"What's wrong? It's already midnight and I'm still disturbing me."

Meng Shi bowed slightly. "Master, someone outside the door asked for a visit."

Sima Xizou Mei and said unhappy, "Who wants to see me? Didn't you tell him that I'm sleeping?"

"It's a little girl over ten years old, she claims to be Qi Jun's adopted daughter."

Sima Xi's face tightened, and a hint of surprise appeared in his eyes. Now the real Qi envoy has been detained by him and hid in the mansion. The so-called Qi envoy who met the King of Zhongshan was pretended by Sima Xi, so naturally there would be no adopted daughter.

In this way, isn’t the matter exposed?

Sima Xi's expression gradually became heavier. If something happened at this time, it would inevitably affect the whole body. If it delayed the Zhao State's plan to conquer Zhongshan, it would be really not worth the loss.

Thinking of this, Sima Xi was still calm, and immediately looked back on her face and asked again, "Can someone be with her?"

Meng Shi shook his head, "I haven't seen anyone accompany me, I came alone to ask for the Lord."

Zhao Xin watched from the side. Seeing that Sima Xi's expression was strange, he couldn't help but ask. After Sima Xi explained a few words to him, he also figured it out.

Meng Shi took Sima Xi to explain, looked at Zhao Xin a few times, and suddenly said in a deep voice, "Master, since she is here alone, then we just pretend that we don't know and take her..."

As he said that, he made a knife with his right hand, and slashed heavily, looking at Sima Xi, his meaning was self-evident, and he wanted to kill someone to silence him.

Sima Xi shook her head and said, "It's not appropriate. Since she dares to come alone, she must have something to do. If we kill it rashly, it may be a bad thing."

Sima Xi pondered for a while and said, "Have the detainees ever been optimistic about it? Where is the pretender now?"

Meng Shi replied, "I just went to the cellar to check it out. Qi Zhizheng stayed in the cellar intact, and there was nothing unusual. As for the fake, I sent someone to see it. He is now addicted to the pile of women and can't extricate himself."

Sima Xi nodded and said, "No matter what, you must control these two people. Instruct the guards, they can be killed on the spot under special circumstances, and they cannot be left to live and be plundered by outsiders."

"As for that little girl, you ask her to wait for me in the study, and I will see her and see what she says."

"No." Meng Shiqian bowed aloud, turned around and left.

Sima Xi glanced at Zhao Xin beside him, suddenly thought of something, and said, "How good are you, shouldn't you be bad?"

Zhao Xin was stunned and replied truthfully, "It's pretty good. Although he is not a top expert, he has few opponents."

Sima Xi nodded, "Then you go with me to see her, so that you can also serve as a guard for me to avoid being taken advantage of by others."
Chapter completed!