But it was not until he was in his seventies, in the last two years of his life, that he showed everyone his true self.
So, the question returned to square one: did Sima Yan really have an agenda?
Chuge could only say: "I don't know."
Since it was impossible to verify any of it, even if one could relive that history or stand in the shoes of those involved, it was impossible to verify a possibility that never occurred.
From deep within, Chuge was more inclined to believe that Sima Yan truly had no intentions of rebellion and was also willing to believe it was just a wrongful murder, but if one looked at it from the emperor's perspective, he indeed could not afford the risk.
Thinking of this, Chuge sighed softly and finally concluded the cause of Sima Yan's death.
If Sima did not die, the strife in Huai region would not cease.
