Sima Yi was placed under house arrest on the second large ship. Jiang Xiajun treated him well. There were three ship warehouses inside and outside, books, pens, inkstones, and inkstones. He also found a captured subordinate to serve him. In addition to being unable to leave the ship warehouse, everything was free in the cabin, and there was also a small window for him to visit the scenery outside.

At this time, Sima Yi was writing a letter to his wife Zhang. When he went to the army to fight, his wife Zhang had been pregnant for more than seven months. Now he calculated his days and his wife should have had a child, which made him very excited whether his wife would give birth to his first son.

Sima Yi is 30 years old this year. He has been married for nearly ten years and has given birth to two daughters, but he has no children. His wife's pregnancy this time has made him look forward to for a long time. If he can give birth to a son, it will fulfill his greatest wish.

Sima Yi finished the letter in one go. He put down his pen and couldn't help but sigh. Now he is a prisoner of war. What's the point if the letter cannot be sent out?

Sima Yi stood up and walked to the small window with his hands behind his back, silently staring at the scenery outside the window. The big ship sailed south in the bending water. The rising sun had risen from the clouds, and the rays of light shone onto the earth, dyeing the earth purple-red, and his face was also dyed red.

He was considering his future and destiny. Liu Jing obviously hoped that he could surrender, and he also valued himself very much. He offered a reward of 5,000 taels of gold to arrest him. Although he didn't know why Liu Jing valued him so much Sima Yi, at least it means that he would never be let go easily.

In fact, Sima Yi was not willing to serve Cao Cao because he did not agree with the political thoughts of Cao Cao's poor family Legalists. He valued famous families and Confucianism, and was extremely disgusted with Cao Cao's destruction of famous scholars and great scholars. When the famous scholar Bian Ran was killed, Sima Yi participated in the anti-Cao camp and fiercely criticized Cao Cao's harm to Confucian scholars.

When Confucian leader Kong Rong was killed a few months ago, Sima Yi was even more disheartened, so he instigated the Imperial College to return to his hometown to express his protest against Cao Cao. If Cao Cao was willing to let him go, he would rather go back to his hometown to farm and study for the rest of his life.

‘The Tao is different, don’t plan with it’. His political thoughts from Cao Cao are completely different. He either lie on firewood and tastes gall, waits for the opportunity to overthrow the rule of the Cao family, or returns to his hometown to avoid officials, and never seeks it by Cao Cao forever. There is no third choice.

Now Cao Cao has made him the chief clerk and a strategist, which is actually a painful torture for Sima Yi. When planning for Cao Cao for a day, he felt as if he had participated in the harm to Confucianism.

Now, Liu Jing asked him to surrender to Jiang Xia, but he did not have strong ideological resistance. He just needed to consider interests and his own and his family's safety. Frankly speaking, he was just worried about whether Jiang Xia could withstand Cao Cao's full-strength conquest and whether he could defeat Cao Cao's southern expedition.

If Liu Jing was destroyed by Cao Cao, what's the point of surrendering? Instead, it will bring disaster to himself, and even the mountains and forests will become a luxury.

At this moment, the laughter of his followers came from behind, "Young Master, I found "Zhuangzi"!"

Sima Yi's entourage was named Yang Shun, who was a slave to the Sima Mansion for generations. He grew up with Sima Yi since he was a child. He was very skilled in martial arts and was especially good at shooting crossbows. He always followed and protected Sima Yi, but he was separated from Sima Yi when he broke through and was also arrested by Jiangxia Army. After learning about his identity, Jiangxia Army sent him to continue serving Sima Yi.

Sima Yi turned around and saw him carrying dozens of bamboo slips, and asked with a smile: "Where did you get it?"

"It's their spoils, and boxes piled up in the bottom warehouse. Jiang Xiajun thought it was garbage, so I could choose whatever I wanted."

"Rubbish!"

Sima Yi shook his head and sneered: "How can such a precious wealth be regarded as garbage? It seems that Jiang Xiajun is just like that."

Yang Shun put down the bamboo slips and smiled and said, "I also got a stove and a teapot. I'll go and cook tea for the young master!"

"No need, go and rest! I'll read a little."

Yang Shun agreed and slowly stepped back. Sima Yi picked up a bamboo slip, which turned out to be "Autumn Water". He unfolded the slip on the small table and read it slowly.

At this time, a knock on the door came from outside. Sima Yi listened carefully. Yang Shun opened the door and heard him ask, "Who is this gentleman looking for?"

The answer was the voice of a middle-aged man, "Go to report to your son, and say Jia Xu is here to visit!"

Sima Yi exclaimed in surprise and quickly stood up to greet him. Jia Xu had a very good relationship with his father and he had known each other since he was a child.

"It turns out that Uncle Shi is here. I'm sorry for my nephew's rudeness!" Sima Yi bowed and bowed deeply.

Jia Xu stroked his beard and smiled, "I heard that my nephew was unfortunately captured, so I came here to take a look."

Sima Yi suddenly realized that Jia Xu was Liu Jing's military advisor, and he must have come to persuade him to surrender. Sima Yi was immediately embarrassed and forced a smile and said, "Uncle Shi, please sit in the room!"

Jia Xu did not refuse and followed Sima Yi into the inner cabin. The two of them sat down. Jia Xu asked with a smile: "Is it good to Ling Zun?"

"My father is now in the old house in Wen County and is in good health."

Jia Xu sighed. "I haven't seen Lingzun for six years. He is two years younger than me. Now he can spend his old age at home, but I am still thinking about the world's major events in Jiangxia. I can't compare!"

Sima Yi also smiled and said, "Uncle Shi is a famous and talented man in the world. It would be a pity if he retired too early. My father still envies Mr.!"

Jia Xu laughed, "If he really said this, he would be insincere."

The two of them reminisced about the past for a moment, and Sima Yi suddenly remembered something and asked strangely: "Uncle Shi also lives on this boat?"

"No! I'm on the previous boat and just came."

"But the boat is driving." Sima Yi was puzzled. How could this be achieved?

Jia Xu smiled, "My nephew is the same as when I first came to Jiangxia. It is very strange that how can the ships on sailing come and go? People in the north are incredible. In fact, as long as the operation is done properly, the two ships can be connected at any time. If they board the pier, they will come over. It is very safe."

"I see!"

Sima Yi thoughtfully said: "If a water war breaks out, then the ships can come and support at any time, that's it!"

"This is the advantage of the Southern Navy. In fact, no matter how Prime Minister Cao trained the Navy in Jiangling, the Northern Navy still could not be compared with the Southern Navy, which was far from that. Therefore, this time Prime Minister Cao's southern expedition was mostly unfavorable!"

Sima Yi remained silent. Jia Xu glanced at him and asked tentatively: "What do you think of Liu Zhoumu?"

"Although he is young, he is extremely ambitious. Even the King of Xiangyang refused. It is said that the Cheng praised him and only hated that he was not his son, but I personally don't know him very well."

Jia Xu sighed and said, "You really don't understand him. At first I didn't understand him, but later I slowly understood him. Frankly speaking, I deeply agree with his lofty ambition to revive the Han Dynasty and follow him."

Sima Yi showed a sarcastic smile on his lips. Jia Xu actually wanted to revive the Han Dynasty. So how could he explain his assistance to Dong Zhuo back then?

Jia Xu seemed to understand his thoughts, shook his head and smiled bitterly, "People can change. I have experienced the world and did not realize it until my later years. Although Prime Minister Cao had the ambition to support the world, he respected the law and criticized the Confucians, respected the cold clans and demoted the geniuses, and went against the trend of history, which had laid the root of his defeat.

Even if he wins the world, it is only maintained by force. Once the force that maintains the rule of Cao's family declines, then the famous Confucian families who oppose him will form strength. When this force is connected together, that is, when the Cao family dies, I dare to assert that the Cao family will flourish for at most three generations."

Jia Xu's words made Sima Yi fall into deep thought. He was also an anti-Cao faction in his bones. Jia Xu made a profound analysis and spoke to his heart.

Jia Xu did not expect to convince Sima Yi to surrender in one go. He would gradually change Sima Yi's will. Seeing that Sima Yi was thinking deeply, Jia Xu smiled and stood up and said, "I'm going back. My nephew must have not slept last night, so have a good rest! After arriving in Jiangxia, I will take him around and learn about Jiangxia's cultural scenery."

Sima Yi also got up and sent him out. When he walked to the door, Sima Yi suddenly remembered something and said quickly: "My wife may be about to give birth. I wrote a letter from my family and hoped that Uncle Shi would send it back to Xuchang for me to report safety to my family."

"Yes, it's just a slight effort. My nephew will send me the letter!"

Sima Yi returned to his room to get a letter and handed it to Jia Xu, "Please, Uncle Shi!"

Jia Xu smiled, "After I arrive at Xiakou tomorrow, I will send someone to Yecheng immediately."

He bowed his hand, turned around and left, looking at Jia Xu walking away, and Yang Shun beside him whispered: "Will he really deliver a letter to the young master?"

"It's just a letter from his family, and it's a slight effort for him. I don't think Liu Jing will make things difficult for me on this little thing."

Sima Yi sent the letter away, letting go of his heart, he stretched his waist and smiled, "I'm going to have a good sleep, and wake me up after I'm at Xiakou."

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In the cabin, Liu Jing listened quietly to Jia Xu's report. He looked calm and did not interrupt Jia Xu's statement from beginning to end.

"My subordinates are very familiar with his father. His father Sima Fang was once the imperial court of Jingzhao and Luoyang. He has always taken the responsibility of protecting the people. He told people more than once that one day, he would die of old age on his way to his post. But three years ago, he resigned from his post and returned to his hometown to retire. This shows his dissatisfaction with Cao Cao."

Seeing that Liu Jing heard it very seriously, Jia Xu smiled and continued, "Like his father, he has the same son. Actually, I know that Sima Yi doesn't want to be the official of Prime Minister Cao, but he had to do it in order to protect his family. I just tried him and said that Prime Minister Cao valued law rather than Confucianism, and emphasized cold families rather than aristocratic families. This is against the trend of history. Since he did not refute me, it means that he has deep feelings. When I slowly enlighten him, he will definitely let him serve the provincial governor."

Speaking of this, Jia Xu took out a letter and presented it to Liu Jing, "This is the family letter Sima Yi asked me to give to his wife. I promised him and asked the provincial governor to take a look."

Seeing that the envelope was not sealed, Liu Jing pulled out the letter and read it. He couldn't help but smile and said, "It turns out that Sima Yi is going to have a son, so he named Sima Shi."

He handed the letter to Jia Xu, "You can send it to Yecheng."
Chapter completed!