Gongsun Xu and Mo Bingmei came to the window in succession. Through the window, they could see a person behind a desk who was pouring out ink, and didn't even notice that there were two uninvited guests outside the window. The man was slender and wore a wide robe and large sleeves. Even though there was a thick piece of paper in the window, one could still tell that his actions were elegant and elegant.
"He is Sima Fang?" Gongsun Xu turned his head and whispered into Mo Bingmei's ear.
Mo Bingmei took a deep breath to calm himself down, then walked to the study door and lightly knocked.
"Is it Zhong Da? The door isn't shut. Come in. " Sima Fang stopped writing to look at the door and asked with a clear voice.
Mo Bingmei did not reply as he pushed open the door and entered.
"It's you!" When Sima Fang saw Mo Bingmei's appearance clearly, he was shocked. The brush in his hand dropped onto the snow-white xuan paper.
"Sima Xiansheng, why is it that you're so shocked to see me?" Mo Bingmei shifted his gaze from the brush that had fallen to Sima Fang's face and asked with an extremely cold tone.
"Oh, nothing!" Sima Fang immediately recovered his composure, smiled and covered it up: "It's only been a while since I've seen Mo Xiaoniangzi, this old man has lost his composure. Mo Xiaoniangzi, please have a seat. "
Mo Bingmei nodded her head unceremoniously, and naturally sat down opposite of Sima Fang. Her expression was extremely calm, as if sneaking into his room late at night was a very normal thing.
Sima Fang was both anxious and fearful at the same time. The great power in the past was not enough to scare him, at most, he was just respectful and kept his distance. But right now, the Mo Sect had already joined Gongsun Xu's camp, and Gongsun Xu's army was just outside the city, so they could attack at any time. At this time, Mo Bingmei suddenly came in the middle of the night, so how could the person who did this be easily guessed it?
was not afraid of Mo Bingmei proposing harsh conditions, but was afraid that the other party would attack her without a word and with intentions. Back then, when Mo Bingmei was undergoing the's test, she had stayed at Sima's's house for a few days. The things she did made Sima Fang tremble in fear, for example, when he saw a local tyrant humiliating a girl on the streets, Mo Bingmei went to that tyrant's house and killed all the chickens and dogs in his house. In the entire Sima's, almost all of them were scholars, and only Sima Yi's martial arts could be considered average. However, in the face of Mo Bingmei, he was obviously not worthy of the title, so Sima Fang had never even thought of using martial arts to fight him.
Sima Fang quickly calmed himself down, and asked with a smile: "Does my wife want to eat some tea?"
"No need." Mo Bingmei waved his hand indifferently, staring into Sima Fang's eyes, he said softly: "Sima Xiansheng should know the purpose of my visit, I wonder what choice mister is prepared to make?"
"The little lady is still as straightforward as ever!" Sima Fang laughed bitterly and nodded: "That's right, this old man knows the reason for this little lady's visit. Before Gao Qian left, he had allowed his clan member Gao Gang to take control of the Henei County, but that fellow was just a piece of trash. This old man's house only has a few tens of slaves, and not a single one of them can attack and kill the enemy. If General Gongsun Xu wanted this old man to secretly open up a city, even if the young lady kills my entire family, this old man would not be able to do it! "
Mo Bingmei was expressionless, and only looked at Sima Fang quietly, until the latter started to feel fear in his heart. He then said coldly, "Sima Xiansheng does not need to worry, General Gongsun Xu knows the situation in Mister's house like the back of his hand, so how could he propose such unreasonable conditions? Before defeating Cao Cao, General Gongsun Xu will not make any conditions for Mister! "
Sima Fang heaved a sigh of relief, but at the same time, he understood the meaning of Mo Bingmei's words. It turned out that Gongsun Xu wanted his clan to help him stabilize the situation after the great battle at Jizhou, so Gongsun Zanfuzi could control the Jizhou as soon as possible. Not only would it not be difficult at all, it would also allow him to quickly raise the fame and strength of the Sima's in the process. There was no need for him to reject Gongsun Zanfuzi at all, and even if Gongsun Zanfuzi were to successfully destroy Yuan Shao, Cao Cao Cao would definitely be defeated on his own and would return to the Yanzhou. At that time, the Jizhou would no longer have the courage to resist Gongsun Zanfuzi, and the Sima's would no longer have the guts to reject Gongsun Zanfuzi's conditions and requests.
"Please rest assured Mo Xiaoniangzi, at that time, this old man will definitely help General Gongsun." After Sima Fang thought about it, he gave his guarantee immediately. He then asked, "The young lady just now said that General Gongsun Xu knows the situation in my house like the back of his hand. Could it be that General Gongsun Xu came to Hanoi secretly?"
In truth, Sima Fang knew that it was impossible for Gongsun Xu to have been to the river in secret, and the situation at home could only be leaked by the Mo Sect Disciple.
"Why would Sima Xiansheng play with me so narrow-mindedly?" Mo Bingmei knew what Sima Fang was thinking with a single glance, and after he sneered, he said arrogantly: "There is no information in this world that my Mo Sect Disciple is not able to find out. Today, General Gongsun Xu knows the situation of the Wealthy Clans in the Henei County like the back of his hand, it's just that there are not many people he is interested in, and the Sima family is one of them."
Sima Fang revealed a grateful expression and cupped his hands: "This old man is extremely grateful to General Gongsun Xu for his importance, but I wonder what kind of things can the Sima family do for General Gongsun Xu?"
Sima Fang's question was very polite, it seemed as if he was putting his status very low, but he was actually asking the Sima Clan about the benefits they could get by submitting to Gongsun Zanfuzi. For large aristocratic families, any sort of guarantee was meaningless. Only the benefits that they truly gained would move them.
Mo Bingmei was startled. She completely understood what Sima Fang meant, it was just that Gongsun Xu had not asked her this question before. For a moment, she really didn't know how to answer. She subconsciously turned her head to look at the window, wondering if she should call Gongsun Xu in.
Seeing that, Sima Fang became suspicious, and thought that maybe Mo Xiaoniangzi was the one who made the decision to look for him, otherwise, how could he not even know what condition Gongsun Xu had given him? Or was it possible that Gongsun Xu knew of this, but did not have any sincerity, and did not mention it to Mo Xiaoniangzi?
"Who are you?" At this moment, a clear shout came from outside, followed by the sound of fists and feet.
Sima Fang turned pale with fright. This voice was precisely the voice that he had high hopes for, Sima Yi. Could it be that the person outside was Mo Bingmei's subordinate? Most of the Mo Sect Disciple were proficient in assassination, what if something bad happened to Zhong Da! He suddenly stood up and asked anxiously: "Mo Xiaoniangzi, are you your subordinates outside?"
At this moment, the sounds of punching and kicking outside had already stopped, and following that, one could hear Sima Yi's soft muffled groan. Evidently, he had been restrained by Gongsun Xu within two to three moves.
Mo Bingmei smiled and shook his head: "I am not my subordinate, Sima Xiansheng will know the moment he sees me."
His clothes were a little messy, and there were still some dust on top of his clothes. The bun on his head had also loosened, and his long hair was let loose to cover half of his face, making him look extremely shocked and disheveled. Sima Yi had practiced martial arts for many years and could be considered to have achieved some small success. He never thought that he would have suffered a crushing defeat in just one move. If it wasn't for the fact that his opponent had shown mercy, how could he still have his life!
Gongsun Xu followed closely behind Sima Yi and closed the door as he calmly looked at Sima Fang. Earlier, he was only thinking about what conditions he should give to the Sima's and wasn't aware of the fact that someone was nearing him. He waited for Sima Yi to speak before coming back to his senses, and with a single move, he subdued Sima Yi who was rushing over from behind him.
"Zhong Da, are you alright?" Sima Fang did not bother to ask about Gongsun Xu's identity, as he hastily walked over and asked Sima Yi.
"Your son is fine. He showed mercy just now. His martial arts are truly amazing!" Sima Yi comforted his father. When he turned around to point at Gongsun Xu, he was instantly shocked speechless.
When Gongsun Xu was engaged in a war of words with Cao Cao Cao outside the city, Sima Yi was already watching the show from the top of the city walls.
Sima Fang did not recognize Gongsun Xu and since Sima Yi's back was facing him, he did not see the look of shock on his son's face. He cupped his hands and asked Gongsun Xu, "Who might you be? and Mo Xiaoniangzi? "
Gongsun Xu smiled slightly. Just as he was about to reply, Sima Yi spoke first with an incomparably shocked tone.
"Father! This is General Wu Huan, General Gongsun Xu!
When Sima Yi was in his prime, he rarely submitted to others. He never thought that he would be restrained by Gongsun Xu today with a single move. He had already developed admiration for Gongsun Xu, and even fear for him in his heart.
"What?" Sima Fang was also shocked as she hurriedly bowed and said, "I never thought that it would actually be General Gongsun. This old man does not recognize Mt.
It was reasonable to say that there was no need to be so respectful to Gongsun Xu. However, with Gongsun Xu's current army, he could attack the city at any time, so Sima Fang did not dare not show his respect. Furthermore, just now, Gongsun Xu had easily subdued the Sima Yi, whose family's martial power was the highest, making him an expert in martial arts. He was often a boorish person, such as the temperamental Lv Bu, who was afraid that Gongsun Xu would do the same. Sima Fang thought that his attitude should be more respectful, lest Gongsun Xu suddenly get angry and hurt people, no one in the entire house could stop him.
"Mr. Sima is a noble and respected man, how could I dare to accept your elder's gift? "Hurry, wake up!" Gongsun Xu hurried over with a smile, and supported Sima Fang up with both hands.
Seeing Gongsun Xu's attitude towards this, the worry in Sima Fang's heart dropped. As long as the other party was not a boorish fellow who only knew how to shout and kill.
Gongsun Xu released Sima Fang, looked at Sima Yi, and asked with a smile. "Is this the Sima Zhongda whose name has stirred the entire Jizhou?"
Currently, with the light from the room, Gongsun Xu was able to clearly see Sima Yi's appearance. This person's cheeks were long and thin, his eyebrows were very thin, his nose was high, and his lips were thin.
"I don't dare!" "That's me!" Sima Yi hurriedly cupped his fist and bowed, feeling a trace of goodwill towards Gongsun Xu in his heart. He had quite a bit of a reputation in the Henei County, how many people in the Henei County would be able to recognize him? Gongsun Xu was so courteous, he must be pasting gold on his face.
Gongsun Xu smiled and cupped his fists in return: "I have long heard of Sima Zhongda's great name, seeing him today is indeed extraordinary!"
Sima Yi said humbly, "Unworthy of a reputation! General Gongsun has done quite a few great things recently, and it has filled my entire family with admiration! "
Hearing this, Gongsun Xu's heart was at ease, it seemed like there was no problem in trying to win over the Sima's.
Sima Fang slapped his forehead, and shouted: "Aiya, I was too busy speaking, and had actually forgotten to invite General Gongsun to sit down! General, please sit down! Zhong Da, personally go and instruct that no one is allowed to enter the study room! This old man wants to have a good talk with General Gongsun! "