Sima Shi truly was not lying, for in these days he was exceedingly exhausted.
First was Sima Zhao sending up a memorial over there to inform him of the assembled ministers urging him to accept the throne.
The assembled ministers all wished to make progress, yet if the Sima Family did not make progress, how could they make progress?
Therefore they rose up one after another to press him, and even because Sima Zhao had privately met with Cao Mao on the eve of the enthronement, many truly believed this was the Sima Family's layout, while Sima Zhao sternly rebutted them, yet they merely took it as imitating that Cao Mao, wishing to put on a show of yielding.
The assembled ministers pressed forward step by step, and Sima Zhao could only seek help from his elder brother.
Meanwhile within the imperial palace, the letters Jia Chong had people send came in greater numbers by the day.
Recently Sima Shi had to deal with Guanqiu Jian on the outside, had to win over Zhuge Dan, still had to cope with the assembled ministers in Luoyang, and had to keep his eyes fixed on the emperor within the imperial palace...
This eye ailment of his had originally reached the point where he simply had to use the blade, and at this moment it was all the more agonizingly painful.
Tough though Sima Shi was, he could not help but lose his composure before Deng Ai.
Deng Ai furrowed his brows, saying with some worry: "M-May... May the... Grand General treasure his body more, and n-not... not overwork himself like this..."
"Shizai need not worry; you should first return to Yanzhou and simply make your preparations."
"In the campaign against Guanqiu Jian, grain and forage are the key to victory. With you