I am the master of this world

Chapter 138 Straightening the Hat

Sima Zhou walked into the Tai Chi Hall and saw seven cousins ​​and a fat man.

"I will pay my respects to Your Majesty, Your Majesty's Holy Body is safe!"

The eight people immediately paid a visit to Sima Zhou, and the etiquette was in place.

Sima Zhou sat on the dragon chair and said with a smile, "Let's be flat! There are no outsiders here today, they are all my relatives. You divide the lands, protect the Dajin River and Mountains for the Sima family and for me. You have a heavy responsibility. This time, I will be able to do it on my birthday." It’s really not easy to reunite once. I heard that when King Runan and King Qi entered the capital, they had already forgotten the rules of the imperial capital, and almost fought with the Suwei army?”

Sima Liang got up and said: "Your Majesty, I have been away from the imperial capital for many years, and I forgot the rules for a while, please forgive me."

He also gave Sima Zhou face and kept his words down.

But King Sima Jiong of Qi snorted coldly, sat down and said: "Your Majesty, the Suwei army should also be rectified. Even this king doesn't know him, so he won't let him enter the city. It's really unreasonable!"

The others enjoyed watching the play, and among the Eight Kings, Sima Jiong had the hottest temper.

Sima Zhou immediately turned to Sima Jiong and asked, "What is it? King Qi wants to discipline the guards for me?"

"I don't dare! I have to guard Qingzhou, so many soldiers and horses need to be fed, how can I have time to take care of other things, don't you guys?" Sima Jiong sneered.

Sima Zhou's face changed slightly.

He heard Sima Jiong's threat!

The other princes laughed, and although they didn't speak, they all supported Sima Jiong.

Sima Zhou gritted his teeth.

According to the title system of the Great Jin Dynasty, these kings who are entrusted outside have a maximum of [-] soldiers and horses, and they must be under the jurisdiction of the court.But now, the imperial court has completely lost its functions, and every prince has expanded his army. Sima Jiong has [-] troops, Sima Yue has [-], and Sima Liang has [-].
Adding up the Eight Kings, there must be an army of 40.

But what about him, the emperor?
The foreign army has become useless and is controlled by Wang Jue. The only things he, the emperor, can call upon are the internal army and Yangzhou soldiers and horses.

Don't forget, in addition to the eight princes, there are also ten military princes.

The ten military princes guarded the border and did not dare to recruit troops as unscrupulously as Wang Jue. Their establishment was very small on the surface, but secretly they must have secretly expanded it. The actual number of troops and horses was unknown at all, but the total number was definitely not less than 50 Ten thousand.

Eighty percent of the Jin forces are in the hands of these kings and princes. Even if Sima Zhou wants to change, what can he do?
This is also the reason why Sima Jiong dared to threaten, and the reason why he threatened was just to tell Emperor Sima Zhou that if we dare to come to the imperial capital, we will not be afraid of you, don't play tricks.

Although Sima Zhou was fatuous, he was the emperor after all, and he understood his situation, and felt worried, but he could only be angry, without a solution.Among the ruling and opposition parties, among his favorite eunuchs and ministers, which one can help him to help the country?
They are all seeking their own interests, and they are all blood-sucking worms on Da Jin's body.

"In this way, King Qi has indeed worked hard, but from my point of view, your busyness is in vain. Some time ago, your general Wei Chizhan colluded with Xuzhou State Muwang Xiao to attack the southeast palace in an attempt to rebel. Wang easily solved it. You can't even control your confidantes, how can the order in Qingzhou be better?" Sima Zhou said casually.

As soon as this remark came out, Sima Jiong suddenly became angry.

He has five fierce generals, all of whom are his confidantes who followed him through life and death, among them Lieutenant Chi Zhan ranked second.It's a pity that he was executed by Ling Chi now, but he was angry in his heart!

However, Sima Jiong's anger was not directed at the emperor Sima Zhou, but at the last son of the Southeast Prince, Sima Haiyun.

Sima Haiyun's heart trembled, and he felt Sima Jiong's gaze, but he squinted his eyes and looked straight ahead, pretending not to know anything.

Sima Liang immediately came out to make a rescue: "King Qi, don't be angry, our good nephew has found out the traitor around you for you, you should be happy, is it possible that you still want to get angry at the junior? The conflict between you and the King of Southeast is your two The younger generation cannot be involved in human affairs."

Sima Jiong snorted coldly and didn't say much.

Sima Zhou, who was sitting on the dragon throne, also looked at Sima Haiyun and said with a smile: "I have also heard about what happened in Pengcheng. The Southeast King has a good son, who is as outstanding as his father. We are all old. The happiest thing is for a son to inherit his father's legacy, isn't it, King Qi?"

Sima Jiong grimaced and hummed lightly.

Sima Jiong has a big regret, that is, he has no son, and he gave birth to a bunch of daughters, but they were not brought with him. This is the pain of his life. Now Sima Zhou is deliberately ridiculing it, which can be said to be spreading salt when he uncovers the scar.

But Sima Jiong could only stare.

Sima Haiyun secretly glanced at Emperor Sima Zhou and found that Sima Zhou was actually sizing him up. He was so frightened that he sat upright and secretly prayed not to talk about him again.

Shen Ning waited for more than half an hour before Sima Haiyun left the palace.

After bidding farewell to the seven princes, Sima Haiyun got on the carriage tremblingly, and Shen Ning could feel his trembling when he helped him.

Shen Ning smiled secretly. It seemed that the trip to the palace scared him a lot. Could it be that something wonderful happened inside?
After sitting in the carriage, Sima Haiyun breathed a sigh of relief.

"Finally I have passed this test. I have decided to stay in the Southeast Palace honestly and not go anywhere. After His Majesty's birthday is over, I can go home after going through it again!" Sima Haiyun solemnly said.

Shen Ning asked curiously: "Your Majesty, what happened? Did Your Majesty make things difficult for you?"

"That's not true. They were gods fighting, and I, a kid, suffered. Especially with Sima Jiong's eyes, I always felt that he was going to kill me. If I had known that, I wouldn't have fought late with Ling Chiwei." Sima Haiyun sighed.

Shen Ning became interested and asked: "My lord, can you tell your subordinates what happened in detail, and your subordinates will also advise you."

"Okay, that's what I meant." Sima Haiyun quickly told Shen Ning the entire process in detail.

Shen Ning frowned after hearing this.

After listening to Shen Sima Haiyun's story, there were no major events in the Tai Chi Palace. At most, the seven kings united to warn Emperor Sima Zhou, and then they hurt each other. The scene was not harmonious, but it was not dangerous either.Sima Haiyun was so scared because he was scaring himself.

But the thoughtful Shen Ning saw something was wrong.

Emperor Sima Zhou seems to be suspected of provoking Sima Jiong to deal with Sima Haiyun, which is also understandable. Both Xuzhou and Qingzhou will suffer, which is a good thing for the emperor.However, when Sima Liang defended Sima Haiyun, he always felt provocative.

Unfortunately, Shen Ning could only judge based on Sima Haiyun's description, which was not accurate.

"Shen Ning, do you see the problem?" Sima Haiyun asked.

Shen Ning shook his head and said: "Don't worry, Your Majesty, you are a junior after all. As long as you behave normally and there are seven princes in front of you, you will be fine."

"Then I'm relieved." Sima Haiyun felt relieved.

Returning to the Southeast Palace, after lunch, Yang Jian actually came.

After Yang Jian visited Sima Haiyun, he asked Shen Ning for advice. Although Shen Ning kept winking, Sima Haiyun nodded in agreement.

"Shen Ning, please accompany the Prince Consort to the Princess's Mansion. Ordinary people are not qualified to do so. This is how much the Prince Consort and the Princess value you!" Sima Haiyun said solemnly.

Shen Ning had no choice but to agree, and at the same time told him everything that needed to be said, without any intention of hiding anything. This was very important to prevent others from plotting against him when he returned to Xuzhou in the future.

In this way, the two rode to the princess mansion.

On the way, Shen Ning asked casually: "My lord, the princess only entered the palace in the morning, so will she leave the palace so early? If the princess is not in the palace, wouldn't we run away for nothing?"

Yang Jian smiled and said: "No, the princess will not be in the palace for a long time, the empress has passed away, at most she will go to your majesty's place to say hello, or just go to the prince's place for a short time."

"Didn't it mean that His Highness the Crown Prince was imprisoned in the East Palace by His Majesty, and no one was allowed to meet?" Shen Ning asked.

Yang Jian said in a low voice, "That's right, but Her Royal Highness and him are brothers and sisters after all, and His Majesty gave him the privilege to see him twice a month."

According to blood relationship, the prince is still Shen Ning's eldest cousin.

It is said that this big cousin is capable of writing and martial arts, and is regarded by countless people as the hope of the future of Dajin. Many people hope that in the future he can sweep away the villains, help the fallen Dajin, and reproduce the future of Dajin.

It's a pity that as a prince, what you should worry about the most is not the treacherous ministers, but the emperor.

The prince is too good, what do you want the emperor to think?
Not surprisingly, the prince angered His Majesty because of many things, and was finally imprisoned in the East Palace for more than ten years.At the beginning, His Majesty even had the intention of abolishing the crown prince, but for some unknown reason, he did not abolish it.

So Da Jin has a prince, and there is no prince.

The prince became a puppet under house arrest, so that the emperor did not have to worry about the fight for the prince's position, nor did he have to worry about the prince seizing power, so he could be the emperor with peace of mind.

Soon, the two came to the princess mansion.

Yang Jian asked his servants to knock on the door. When the steward of the Princess Mansion saw it was Yang Jian, he asked, "Why is the Prince Consort here? Without the princess's order, I dare not let the Prince Consort enter the house."

"I know. If you go and report it, just tell me that my consort will bring Brother Shen to pay homage." Yang Jian said happily.

The steward turned and entered the mansion.

Yang Jian's eyebrows were filled with joy and he said with emotion: "It's all thanks to Brother Shen that I can enter the princess's mansion this time! You will be my good brother from now on!"

Shen Ning gave him a helpless smile.

Brother, you are leading a wolf into the house. Are you afraid that your cuckold won't be securely worn, so you specially straighten it up?

Not long after, the steward and a group of female officials arrived. The middle-aged woman at the head was the woman Shen Ning had seen in the Jinxiu Garden.

"My son-in-law, Mr. Shen, the princess welcomes you!" the woman said respectfully.

Yang Jian smiled and said, "Thank you, Mrs. Xue."

Shen Ning also returned the gift, and followed the other party into the princess mansion.

As expected of His Majesty's most beloved daughter, this princess mansion is large in scale and has a pleasant environment. There are also peacocks, egrets, sika deer and so on in the mansion.To be able to build a mansion of this size next to the imperial city is worthy of Princess Changle.

Under the guidance of Officer Xue, Shen Ning and Yang Jian came to a room.

"My son-in-law, Mr. Shen, please come in." Lady Xue pushed open the door and invited the two to enter.

The two walked in, and saw that the room was very spacious. Princess Changle seemed to like elegant and simple rooms. This room was a full one or two hundred square meters in size. There were not many furnishings in the room, but there were many Screens divide an empty space into small parts.

Bogu racks are placed in each small section, and strange stones are displayed on them.And in the middle, there is a huge Shoushan Stone, which is rugged and magnificent in shape, with a skylight on the roof, casting eyes down, making this mountain stone more shining.

Beside this Shoushan Stone, there is a desk, and through the gap of the screen, a beautiful shadow can be seen faintly, which should be Princess Changle.

"Brother Shen, this is the stone room, where Princess Changle specially collects strange stones." Yang Jian explained in a low voice.

Shen Ning was secretly envious.

It is said that the big family has a lot of rooms, which are used to hold playthings.

Such as stones, porcelain, calligraphy and painting, gold and silver, jewelry, beauties, and men.
(End of this chapter)