Chapter 101: Resignation

"Second Young Master, look at Sun Deng's palace in front of him. It's so grand. It looks three points bigger than the palace in Yecheng! This Sun family is so luxurious!"

Sima Zhao nodded: "You have wronged Sun Deng. This palace was not built by Sun Quan and his son, but by Yuan Shu back then. After Yuan Shu became emperor in Shouchun, he built a large-scale construction and built a palace, which is said to be comparable to the Qin Palace of the First Emperor in the past. Sun Quan just repaired it."

Sima Zhao said, glanced at the surroundings, and then asked, "Have you done everything inside?"

"Don't worry, the second young master has done some work. But the second young master probably has to wait a little longer. Huang Hao doesn't know when he will have time to see us..."

"Hmph, a eunuch, and he is still showing off..." Sima Zhao frowned, but then he thought that when he was under the low eaves, he had to bow his head. Now he had to ask for help, so he had to endure it.

"Let's wait, anyway, we have time, so we don't rush for a moment."

...

Huang Hao bowed and left the hall, holding a very beautiful bowl in his hand.

Two little eunuchs next to him hurriedly came up, while Huang Hao handed the bowl in his hand to the little official, and said, "Go and make another hot bowl. This bowl is already cold. Your Majesty wants to eat hot."

"I obey the order..." The little eunuch ran down immediately, and at this time, a confidant eunuch beside Huang Hao walked over.

"Sir, there is a Mr. Ma who wants to ask to meet with you."

"Mr. Ma, what is Mr. Ma? I haven't heard of it. Our family is very busy on weekdays and has to serve His Majesty, but I haven't seen you." Huang Hao shook his head.

"Uh, sir, you'd better take a look at this gift list first!"

"Yeah..." When Huang Hao heard the words "Take" and Huang Hao's eyes lit up and he reached out to take the gift list.

"Hey, very good, very good!" Huang Hao's face smiled when he saw the Zeli List, and then immediately asked, "Where is that Mr. Ma?"

"Just wait outside the palace."

"Well, take him to the palace first and arrange it for him, and I'll go there later."

...

Sima Zhao was taken to a room by an old eunuch.

"Stay here, don't walk around. This is the palace. If you lose your life everywhere and cause our family to be implicated, it will be difficult." The old eunuch said in an official voice.

"This old eunuch!" Sima Zhao cursed in his heart when he saw the old eunuch's appearance, but his face still looked respectful.

Two full hours passed, but Huang Hao was still missing, and the sky outside gradually became darker.

"Hmph, this catfish..."

At this moment, footsteps sounded from outside. Sima Zhao hurriedly looked outside and saw a young eunuch coming over.

"Is he Huang Hao?" Sima Zhao frowned, and Huang Hao had already walked in.

Huang Hao walked to the middle and sat down casually, waved his left and right back, then looked at Sima Zhao, and asked, "You are Mr. Ma, right?"

"Yes, I've met Lord Huang."

Huang Hao nodded weakly, and began to think about who the man surnamed Ma was.

There are many family families in Jiangdong, but Huang Hao thought about it and never thought that any man surnamed Ma would have such a big deal to present such a thick gift list. The value of the gifts on this gift list is definitely not something that ordinary people can afford. Moreover, the other party took out such a gift list and listed so many gifts, and it is definitely not a trivial matter to come to do something he wants to do.

Huang Hao took a sip of the tea in the bowl and then said, "Our family just served Your Majesty, and Mr. Ma has been waiting for a long time. Don't blame Mr. Ma."

"How dare you, how dare you..." Sima Zhao answered, but he did not feel Huang Hao's slight apology at all.

"Haha, Mr. Ma, I wonder where you came from?"

"I'm not sure about it, I'm from Huaibei."

"Huaibei!" Hearing these two words, Huang Hao just picked up the teacup and almost couldn't hold it.

Huang Hao certainly knew the meaning behind the word "Huaibei". Eastern Wu and Cao Wei divided the two sides with the Huaihe River. Huainan was the territory of Jiangdong, while Huainan was the territory of Cao Wei.

The hall suddenly fell into silence.

Huang Hao's mind was spinning rapidly. People from Wei must have asked for something, and they also brought so many gifts, asking for fear not too small. Although Huang Hao liked the gold, silver and treasures, it was also a question whether he could eat them.

After a long time, Huang Hao looked serious and asked, "Sir, are your real surname Ma?"

Sima Zhao shook his head: "I'm not sure about it, I'm Sima."

"Sima..." Huang Hao stood up suddenly and asked, "What is Sima Yi's relationship with you."

"It's my father..."

"What? You are Sima Yi's son!" Huang Hao looked at Sima Zhao in surprise. He began to weigh the trade-offs quickly in his mind.

After a long time, Huang Hao took out the gift list and handed it back to Sima Zhao, and said, "Mr. Sima, our family probably can't afford to have your gift list."

"Haha, Lord Huang is joking. You can definitely bear this gift list. Lord Huang is not allowed to worry. I promise that it will not be harmful to Lord Huang, and it will give you a great fame." Sima Zhao said with a smile. However, in Sima Zhao's heart, he secretly cursed: This eunuch cannot pass on the family line, so what's the use of fame and fortune!

"Mr. Sima, what do you mean?"

"I would like to ask Lord Huang to recommend him to meet Master Wu."

"Are you going to assassinate?" Huang Hao was shocked.

"Mr. Huang misunderstood. My father asked me to come down and meet Master Wu, hoping that Master Wu could take him in..."

"Ah! Sima Yi is going to surrender to Your Majesty!" Huang Hao looked surprised.

"No, I'm sorry, Lord Huang has recommended it."

At this time, Huang Hao also felt that, as Sima Zhao said, this was indeed a good opportunity for Huang Hao. If Sima Yi really wanted to surrender, Huang Hao would also make a lot of contribution from it.

"Huh..." Huang Hao took a deep breath.

"This matter, let me think about it again."

...

Sun Deng leaned against the couch, his eyes narrowed slightly. Beside him, Queen Zhou gently stroked the piano, and the melodious sound of the piano rippled in the hall.

Empress Zhou was born by Zhou Yu and Xiao Qiao. Zhou Yu is called Mei Zhou Lang and has a very handsome appearance. Xiao Qiao is also a famous beauty, so the Empress Zhou born to them is naturally very beautiful and is deeply favored by Sun Deng.

Huang Hao walked over quietly, came behind Sun Deng, and quietly stopped.

At the end of the song, Sun Deng opened his eyes. He looked back at Huang Hao and asked, "Huang Hao, is there anything wrong?"

"Your Majesty, that's how it is." Huang Hao leaned into Sun Deng's ear and whispered in a low voice.

"Be serious about this? He really wants to surrender?" Sun Deng's face looked joyful.

"Yes, Your Majesty, his son Sima Zhao has arrived in person. He just found a servant yesterday."

"Oh." Sun Deng nodded and murmured: "You said Sima Yi was going to surrender, why didn't you just look for the general, but instead went to find me with all your heart?"

"Haha, Your Majesty, I don't know. But I think this is better." Huang Hao whispered.

"Better? Where to start?"

"Your Majesty, think about it, Sima Yi is a great talent in the world, and is not inferior to the general. If he can use it for His Majesty, it will definitely be a great help from His Majesty. Sima Yi sent Sima Zhao to see His Majesty instead of directly looking for the general. He must be afraid that the general will not benefit him. As the saying goes, one mountain cannot accommodate two tigers... Your Majesty can take this opportunity to take Sima Yi as his command so that Sima Yi can serve His Majesty in the future."

Sun Deng nodded: "Okay, let me tell Sima Zhao that I will summon him tomorrow."

...

Sima Zhao walked into the hall with great strides, and Sun Deng sat in the middle of the hall.

"Sima Zhao bowed to His Majesty Wu." Sima Zhao bowed to Sun Deng respectfully.

"You are Sima Zhao... OK, you are indeed a young talent." Sun Deng asked a politely, and then continued: "Huang Hao has told me your purpose. Is your father trying to surrender to me?"

"Your Majesty said that good birds choose trees to live in, good ministers are the masters and serve them, and my father wants to surrender to Your Majesty." Sima Zhao replied.

"Well, okay, Sima Zhongda is a wise man of the age. I promise that if Sima Xianshi is willing to surrender, I will treat him well. But I have a question, why did your father send you here to find me instead of going to Lu Xun directly?"

"My father said that it was His Majesty Wu who surrendered to us, not Lu Xun."

"Hahaha..." After hearing Sima Zhao's words, Sun Deng laughed, but there was a little helplessness in the laughter.

"Your Majesty, my father also said, Your Majesty, you are the heroic lord at that time. If your father surrenders to Your Majesty, Your Majesty will definitely treat your father well. The achievements will definitely not be below the present..." Sima Zhao continued.

"Uh..." Sun Deng's face was stunned. There was something in Sima Zhao's words. Now in Wei State, Sima Yi is the Grand Marshal, and his position is similar to that of Xu Shu and Cao. According to Sima Zhao's statement, Sima Yi's achievements are not inferior to that of now. The official title given to Sima Yi by Sun Deng must at least be at the level of the three public.

But thinking about it, with Sima Yi's talent, it is worth it to give him a prime minister and general in exchange for Sima Yi's allegiance.

Moreover, if Sima Yi could be supported, he would definitely be able to compete with Lu Xun and Gu Yong. At that time, the two sides could balance each other, so that Sun Deng's throne could be more stable.

Sun Deng secretly thought in his heart that he had to control Sima Yi in his hands and let Sima Yi serve him wholeheartedly.

"Huang Hao, I am sending an order that I will go to Huaibei Camp and personally welcome Sima Xianshi." Sun Deng said.

"Your Majesty, you must not. Huaibei is in danger. If the Prime Minister knows that you are going to Huaibei, you will definitely blame me in the future."
Chapter completed!