magic high school

Chapter 87: The Sima Family's First Luoshui Winter Swimming Competition

As for why he was able to control the Imperial Guards and personal guards to massacre the Sima family, Li Ge gave the most perfect reason: in Cao Huan's name, he claimed that Sima You forced him to abdicate and give way to a worthy successor, and that the loyal minister Sima Yan rebuked his elder brother for being disloyal and unjust, so he went to punish the traitor on behalf of the emperor.

Thus, his subordinates probably understood that this was a power struggle among family members, or even a struggle for the throne. After all, Sima You was the eldest son of the Sima family, but he was adopted by Sima Shi as Sima Shi's son, and Sima Shi had died early.

Historically, Sima You was forced to his death by Sima Yan.

Throughout the entire storyline, Cao Huan will ride in the same carriage as Sima Yan, and Li Ge will give Sima Yan his final order: to block Sima Zhao and protect Cao Huan.

This was Li Ge's last lifeline for this fake emperor. With Sima Yan's protection, even if Luoyang was in chaos, Cao Huan could at least hold out until Yi Lian and Jiang Wei arrived in Luoyang with their army.

The Sima family was very quiet today, without any signs of war or chaos. Only a few clansmen were enjoying a few drinks with some Wushi powder and wine by the Luo River.

The Duke of Jin's mansion is located on the banks of the Luo River, which runs through the entire city of Luoyang and is the river with the most water usage in the city. The Duke of Jin's mansion was located upstream of the Luo River, which flows directly past the west gate of the mansion.

However, none of them expected that the Imperial Guards of Luoyang would completely surround the Sima family's residence, forbidding anyone from entering.

However, the formation was three sides surrounded and one side was missing, with the only gap being the direction of the Luo River.

"My men, dismantle Luoqiao immediately!" Sima Yan ordered the Imperial Guards.

The next moment, the group immediately demolished the bridge at the entrance of the Duke of Jin's mansion.

"Wait! This is the Prince of Jin's residence. Who dares to act so presumptuously here!" Immediately, a servant of the Sima family noticed something was wrong and came forward to reprimand him. However, when he saw that the leader was Sima Yan and that the people around Sima Yan were wearing imperial robes, his heart sank and he immediately knelt on the ground.

"How dare you, servant, behave so presumptuously!" Sima Yan said expressionlessly, swiftly cutting down the man with his blade, as if he had completely lost his humanity, as if he were not chopping down his own servant but a blade of grass. He then said, "Guards, follow me inside to kill the traitor. The rest of you, dismantle Luoyang Bridge!"

"promise!"

So he immediately led his most trusted guards and stormed into the Duke of Jin's mansion, thus beginning the most paternalistic and filial night of genocide.

Tonight is destined to be an eventful night. The once peaceful and auspicious city of Luoyang is suddenly thrown into chaos.

A fire broke out at the Duke of Jin's mansion, and the flames instantly engulfed the surrounding houses. The Sima family members fled in tears and screams, never expecting that the one who slaughtered them was actually Sima Yan, the eldest son of the Sima family!

Sima Yan personally led his personal guards to carry out the massacre of the entire Sima family on the night of the execution. In fact, all the main members of the Sima family were personally killed by Sima Yan.

These horrifying scenes threw the entire Sima family into further chaos. Most of the guards who had originally protected the Duke of Jin's mansion also defected to Sima Yan. After all, based on their limited knowledge, they could only see this as a battle for the throne, even though Sima Yan was already the nominal eldest son.

It's a battle for the throne; whoever loses is a traitor.

As a result, many of the guards who originally protected the Duke of Jin's mansion joined Sima Yan in an instant, raising their knives against the former Sima family members.

The sounds of wind, fire, and cries shattered the tranquility of Luoyang.

When the people around the Duke of Jin's mansion saw the fire, they all opened a crack to see what was going on.

The Jin Gong mansion was filled with heads rolling, all those who tried to resist were killed on the spot, and those who tried to escape were killed by the imperial guards guarding outside.

The only one who could escape was Luoshui of Ximen.

However, Sima Yan demolished the bridge over the Luo River, so the Sima family members had no choice but to desperately jump into the Luo River like dumplings being dropped into boiling water, swimming frantically to the other side in the icy water, hoping to escape the hellish Jin Gong Mansion.

In March, Luoyang, located in the north, has an average temperature of only 3 to 10 degrees Celsius. At this time, it was already early morning, and the temperature in Luoyang was even closer to zero degrees Celsius.

I don't know if it was the goddess of the Luo River's blessing, or if Sima Yi's farting in the Luo River had an effect.

Most of the Sima family members who jumped into the Luo River thrashed about for a couple of moments before sinking completely. When they surfaced, they were swollen corpses, drifting downstream with the Luo River.

Sima Yi swore an oath by pointing to the Luo River back then, and today the Sima clan swims in the Luo River in winter. Perhaps this is the ultimate insult.

Meanwhile, under the protection of the Imperial Guards, Cao Huan watched as the Sima family members jumped into the Luo River one by one like dumplings being dropped into boiling water, then thrashed about for a moment before dying. He found it incredibly exciting and thrilling.

"Wonderful! Wonderful! Wonderful!" Cao Huan jumped up and down excitedly in the carriage. Today was the most exciting day of his life, so exciting that he couldn't breathe! Even if he died, it would be worth it.

The firelight completely illuminated the entire city of Luoyang, and the corpses of the Sima family piled up in the Luo River. Even so, the desperate members of the Sima family still had no choice but to jump into the Luo River and start the first Sima family winter swimming competition in the Luo River!

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As a result, the fire at the Duke of Jin's mansion also terrified the other Sima family armies. They had no idea what had happened and rushed to Luoyang to investigate. Even the eastern suburbs of Luoyang, where the surrendered generals were being guarded, dispatched a large number of people to investigate the situation.

It was under these circumstances that Xiaoye successfully infiltrated into it.

Her task was not simple; the most crucial condition given by Shu Han was to successfully bring Liu Shan out of the country.

But actually, Li Ge didn't care whether Liu Shan or not. Anyway, he didn't think much of A Dou. Even if Shu Han lost Liu Bei's descendants, wouldn't there be Liu Kang? The grandson of Liu Xie and Cao Jie, wouldn't he be more legitimate?

Li Ge is a pragmatist; he uses whoever is most useful. Even emperors need to meet KPIs, and clearly A Dou's KPIs weren't very good.

In fact, if A Dou hadn't surrendered before leaving the city and had held out for two more months, he could have waited for Li Ge and his troops to arrive like divine soldiers. But obviously, there are no "ifs." A Dou surrendered too early, so he could only sing "Conquer" in Luoyang.

When Xiaoye sneaked into the Anle Duke's mansion again, the former Shu Han emperor, who could say "I am so happy here that I do not miss Shu" in court during the day, was now looking at the "Memorial on Dispatching the Troops" and reading it word by word, crying as he read.

In fact, Jiang Wei's secret letter was probably delivered to him only the day before.

Upon seeing Jiang Wei's secret letter, Liu Shan, who had been feigning innocence, was unable to control his pain and sorrow for the first time. He hid in his room, reading the "Memorial on Dispatching the Troops" while weeping bitterly.

He knew that if the Sima family discovered this secret letter, he and his children would die without a burial place. But for some reason, despite being most afraid of death, he secretly hid the secret letter close to his body and kept it safe.

At this moment, he didn't know what his feelings were. They were painful, complicated, and a little regretful. He regretted listening to the slander of villains, regretted not trusting Jiang Boyue, and even regretted not supporting Jiang Boyue as he had supported his father.

Liu Shan did not trust Jiang Boyue, for a simple reason: Jiang Boyue was not mentioned in the "Memorial on Dispatching the Troops".

But now, he truly regretted it, yet there was nothing he could do. He could only read his father's "Memorial on Dispatching the Troops" while weeping. Though he was already an old man, he cried like a child.

While reciting, she cried and kept saying "Father, Father".

Especially after the court session ended, when Xiao Ye secretly met with him here and presented Jiang Wei's token, Liu Shan truly broke down completely.

"Your Majesty has endured several days of humiliation. I wish to restore the nation from peril to peace, and to restore the sun and moon from darkness to light."

And now, only two days after this secret letter was delivered to him, Jiang Wei has come to rescue him!

"Have you come to rescue me...?" Liu Shan asked slowly, his voice slightly choked with emotion, upon seeing Xiao Ye.

"Yes, I apologize for my lack of courtesy. Please take the young masters with you and let's leave immediately! My friend has caused chaos in Luoyang, so this is the best time to escape," Xiaoye said.