Shen Huang Yan Feng

2. Queen Young

A few days later, Sima Yan finally remembered to look for his concubine.The concubine's name is Yang Yan, and her style name is Qiongzhi.

"The concubine Yang Yan is meeting the emperor."

"My son, Sima Dong, sees my father."

"My son... Sima... Sima Zhong, uh, see my father."

"Qiong Zhi, please get up. You all get up too."

"Zong'er, Dong'er, tell Father, what have you learned from the Taifu today?"

"Father, my son has learned "The Analects of Confucius" from the Taifu today." Sima Dong said gently and politely.

Sima Yan nodded in satisfaction, then, looking at Sima Zhong, he asked gently: "Zhong'er, did you understand anything from it?"

"Huh? Go back... back to father, I understand... uh, I forgot." Sima Zhong groaned for a while, and then came this sentence.

"It's unworthy!" Sima Yan said condensedly.He wished he could strangle this villain to death.

"Your Majesty, Zhong'er is still young, so it's understandable that I can't remember these things."

"Dong'er is smaller than him!" Sima Yan said coldly.Then, he walked away.

Yang Yan patted Sima Zhong's head affectionately, and kept comforting him, but ignored Sima Dong.

"Xiaofeng, go invite King Mu to come to the imperial study." Sima Yan said angrily.

"The slave is going here."

"Your Majesty, I have already found out the details of King Mu." Gu Ruo and Mo An said respectfully.Then, they put a large stack of rice paper in their hands on the table for Sima Yan to read.

Sima Yan picked up the rice papers and read them one by one.After that, he put the rice papers on the table and said to Gu Ruo with a normal expression: "Gu Ruo, go tell Cui Heng and Huo Bi that from now on, you must take better care of Concubine Jingguo. And, no According to my order, absolutely no one is allowed to enter that mansion, especially King Mu."

"Your Majesty, King Mu regards you as the son of an enemy who killed your father and mother. Why don't you explain this clearly to him?"

"I will naturally deal with this matter. The matter I asked you to investigate has come to fruition. Who is the woman who assassinated me in Prince Mu's Mansion?"

"Assassin of the Wu Kingdom."

"Wu country? If you don't remind me, I will forget about Wu country."

"Gu Ruo, Mo An, from now on, you will contact the people I have arranged in Wu. If there is any change in the Sun family, report it immediately."

"Your Majesty, King Mu is asking to see you."

"Let him in."

When Shen Mu entered the room, he saw Sima Yan looking at the jade seal on the table with a deep thoughtful expression.As for those rice papers, Sima Yan had already dealt with them.

"My minister sees the emperor."

"Please get up. King Mu came over to talk."

"Your Majesty, you are so engrossed, what are you thinking about?"

"I'm wondering to whom the throne should be passed on."

"Isn't the eldest son the emperor's heart?"

"Zhong'er is a fool, and cannot bear to inherit the throne. It is better to choose one of the emperor's younger brothers for him to succeed." Sima Yan said lightly.Then, he said gently: "The scenery outside is just right, let's go for a walk together."

The two walked to a peach grove talking and laughing, Shen Mu suddenly said in admiration: "The peach blossoms here are really beautiful."

"King Mu likes peach blossoms very much? Then I will order someone to build a palace here for you to enjoy peach blossoms." Sima Yan said softly as he reached out and broke off a peach blossom and handed it to Shen Mu.

"When the emperor's palace is completed, these peach blossoms should all wither." Shen Mu said tenderly.Then, he lowered his head slightly and looked at the peach blossom in his hand with a smile like a crescent moon.

"Then I will keep these peach blossoms now." Sima Yan said with certainty.Shen Mu looked back at him in surprise.

"Xiao Feng." Sima Yan used his inner strength to convey the message.

"Your Majesty, what orders do you have?" Xiao Feng hurried over and asked respectfully.

"I want to paint. You go and prepare." Sima Yan said plainly.Shen Mu couldn't help but smile.

"Yes, the slave will prepare now."

After the pens, inks, papers and inkstones were all brought, Sima Yan ordered lightly, "Xiao Feng, you should step back. If anyone comes to see me later, let them all wait outside, and they are not allowed to pass."

"Don't worry, your majesty, the servants will never let them spoil your interest."

At this time, Shen Mu was drawing, and Sima Yan watched quietly from the side.Then, he smiled and wrapped him in his arms, held his hand, and drew peach blossoms with a brush.

"Shen'er, do you like painting like this?" Sima Yan pressed Shen Mu's ear and asked tenderly.Shen Mu wanted to leave Sima Yan's embrace, but was hugged tightly by him, unable to move.He really didn't know what to do.

"Your Majesty, I suddenly remembered..."

"You should call me An Shi. Also, I probably fall in love with you."

The two were speechless for a moment.

After a long time, Shen Mu said angrily, "Ah Yan, paint for me seriously!"

"Okay. I will always listen to Shen Er from now on." Sima Yan replied more gently.However, he did not let go of Shen Mu.The two of them were painting and chatting at the same time.

A few days later, Sima Yan finally went to look for his concubine Yang Yan again.

"Qiongzhi, I just want to say one thing today. Since you have been with me for nine years, I ordered people to choose an auspicious day, and the position of queen will be given to you."

"Thank you Your Majesty, my concubine. I have grown up with my uncle and aunt since I was a child, and I have never repaid their kindness. I also ask the emperor to allow my concubine to welcome my cousin Zhao Can into the palace for a talk."

Both Empress Yang and Zhao Can wrote dark strokes in the history of Jin Dynasty.

"Of course I agree. Since Zhao Jun is kind to Qiongzhi, I will give him an official position tomorrow."

"The concubine thanked the emperor for his love."

"Your Majesty, please stay."

"What else is the queen?"

"Your Majesty, you have been on the throne for two years, and the choice of the crown prince is still pending. The ancient precepts say that you should establish the heir and the elder. The concubine thinks it is better to make Zhong'er the crown prince. What is the emperor's opinion?"

"Zong'er is a fool, and cannot bear to inherit the throne. The empress will never mention this matter again."

"Your Majesty! Your Majesty! The concubines send you off respectfully to the Emperor."

In March of the second year of Taishi, Princess Yang was established as the queen.After Yang Hou tried his best to match, Emperor Wu made Zhao Can his wife.

Why did Empress Yang arrange Zhao Can as a concubine in the palace, Sima Yan knew very well.Isn't this just wanting to add a helper in the palace to speak for her.

"Your Majesty, Zhong'er is still young, so it's no wonder that he has a childlike innocence and a little bit of intelligence. But it's unknown if he will mature late in the future. The emperor has been on the throne for two years. If the crown prince doesn't stand up early, there will be no benefit to the foundation. I still hope the emperor Make Zhong'er the crown prince as soon as possible." Mrs. Zhao persuaded again.

"Zhong'er is very stupid, it's hard for him to take over the throne. I've already planned to make him King of Nanling. When I go to court tomorrow, I will formally appoint Dong'er as the crown prince."

"Your Majesty, since ancient times, a prince should be established as a heir. Dong'er is only the second son, with mediocre knowledge, and no ability to succeed to the throne. I hope the emperor will think twice." Empress Yang and Zhao Can knelt down while talking together.After hearing this, Sima Yan got up and left.

"Sister, what should I do now?"

"I will send someone to notify Uncle and Uncle, and invite them to play together tomorrow, and please make Zhong'er the crown prince."

After a while, Empress Yang's uncle, Yang Jun, got the news.But there was nothing he could do.But he remembered a friend.

"Why did Lord Yang come here late at night?"

"It happened suddenly, and I have no choice but to act. The emperor intends to appoint Sima Dong as the crown prince in the early morning of tomorrow. Even so, the empress prefers the eldest son Sima Zhong, so please let me protect his crown prince. There is really nothing I can do. May King Mu and his party."

"Master Yang, please go back to the mansion. Forgive me, I can't do anything about what you said." Shen Mu said calmly while serving tea to see off the guests.

"Since Mu Wang returned to Beijing, the emperor has cared for you and is considerate. The emperor will definitely listen to Mu Wang. I also ask Mu Wang to speak a few words for Zhong'er in front of the emperor, so as to fulfill his position as the crown prince. If things are done, the queen will treat you with generous salary."

"Because this king came to Beijing for the first time, the emperor showed a little concern for me, and please don't show love to me. It's getting late, please go back, my lord."

"There are people in Beijing who say it. Hasn't King Mu heard of it? I didn't want to talk too much with the queen."

After a long time, Shen Mu asked back with a calm expression: "The emperor once told me about the establishment of the crown prince. But the emperor really doesn't like Sima Zhong. He always thinks that he is stupid and difficult to become a master. He is a shameless villain." If Master Yang were me, would you still dare to persuade me?"

"Prince Mu, no matter whether the emperor wants Zhong'er or Dong'er to be the crown prince, they are both the queen's own son. If the emperor orders Dong'er to be the crown prince, no one will let the queen remember his kindness. If you make Zhonger the crown prince, the empress and the future prince will be very grateful to you, King Mu. It is unknown if you are named the prince and tutor. For King Mu, this matter will be beneficial and harmless!"

"That being said, how can I, a little prince like me, let the emperor change Li Chujun's mind?"

"Success or failure, I only ask Mu Wang and his party."

"Your Majesty, King Mu is asking to see you."

"Chen'er, come sit down and tell me, do you miss me tonight?" Sima Yan said softly to him.Seeing this, Xiaofeng quickly backed out.

"Ah Yan, you did this on purpose."

"Shen'er, tell me, do you miss me?"

"No. You told Empress Yang that your second son, Sima Dong, would be appointed crown prince in the morning, so she passed the news to her uncle overnight. Yang Jun had no other choice, so he boldly went to Prince Mu's mansion to beg me. Ah Yan, you Don't disturb the peace anymore."

"I will dismiss Yang Jun tomorrow."

"Forget it. This matter is not urgent. Ah Yan, do you really not want Sima Zhong to be crown prince?"

"When I was playing in the Imperial Garden today, I happened to see Zhong'er playing too, so I walked over to see him. You know what he said to the eunuchs around me when I just walked over."

"This frog keeps croaking. Is it for the sake of an official?" Sima Zhong pointed at the frog and asked in puzzlement.At that time, all the eunuchs snickered.

"If you are in official land, you will be an official, if you are in private land, you will be private." One of the eunuchs replied.

"Well. Reasonable. Reward."

Before Sima Yan finished speaking, Shen Mu couldn't help laughing.Sima Yan couldn't help gnashing his teeth and said: "Chen'er, even if I have only his only son, I will not hand over the country to him."

Shen Mu could also understand why Sima Yan was so determined not to make Sima Zhong the crown prince.But even so, he still wanted to persuade him to make that idiot the crown prince.Who told him that the Sima family owed him too much debt!

Shen Mu looked at Sima Yan seriously, and said to him in embarrassment: "Ah Yan, I suddenly remembered something. But if I tell you, don't be angry."

"What did Shen'er remember?"

"Ayan, your younger brother, Sima You, read a lot of scriptures when he was a child, and he was more knowledgeable than you. The former emperor Sima Zhao has always loved him very much. Because his brother Sima Shi had no descendants, he made You his successor. Give him your son. Do you still remember what the late emperor said when discussing the establishment of a son?"

After a long time, Sima Yan indifferently repeated what his father said back then:

"The world is my brother's world, and I only succeed because of my brother. After a hundred years, the world will belong to my brother's stepson, so I feel at ease."

"Theoretically speaking, this world should be the world of your uncle and grandfather Yi. After a hundred years of Emperor Zhao, even according to the rules of etiquette, the throne should be passed on to his younger brother. Ah Yan, what do you think? He couldn't find a decent reason, so he passed the throne to Sima You. When Ah Yan heard the late emperor's words, did he agree with him?"

After bowing his head and thinking for a long time, Sima Yan said more indifferently and decisively: "Chen'er, let me tell you the truth, I despise the throne and never thought of fighting for it. But I just want to know one thing Aside from Sima You's few articles being better than mine, what else can he do better than me, to make Emperor Father favor him so much!"

"Ah Yan, don't think about these things that have passed. These things will only make you sad."

"I will give Zhong'er a chance. If his talent is still the same when he is weak, then we can discuss it again."

In the first month of the third year of Taishi, Sima Yan, Emperor Wu of Jin, made his ten-year-old eldest son, Sima Zhong, the crown prince.Moreover, among the officials of the Prince's Mansion, he has also decided who will be in charge.But the forest is so big that any kind of bird can fly out.Some people dare to refuse to be an official.

"Your Majesty, the newly-appointed crown prince, Xima Li Mi, not only refused to leave, but also presented a prayer memorial."

Sima Yan opened his eyes calmly.What he saw was the "Chen Qing Biao" that has been passed down through the ages.

"This man is really a rare filial grandson."

"See King Mu."

"Chen'er, you are here. This is the memorial presented by Li Mi, the crown prince chosen by me. The lines are full of sincerity, which makes people sigh. You should take a look too." Sima Yan said, holding the Passed the memorial to Shen Mu.

""Chen Qing Biao"?" Shen Mu said lightly.After reading it, he sighed and said: "This Shu Han official Li Mi is really a filial and good official. He is very admirable."

"Chen'er, it's enough to know some things well, you don't have to say them so clearly."

"Xiaofeng, pass on my will, and all Li Mi will be filial, and when Mrs. Liu dies, I will wash the horse for the crown prince."

"The servant complies with the order." Xiaofeng said in a daze.

The peaceful days always pass quickly, and the troubles are always entangled with people.

"The Shen family is loyal, but there is only one son, Shen Mu. Now he is nineteen years old, and it's time to get married. The emperor must pay more attention to his daughter, marry him as soon as possible, and continue the incense for the Shen family." The Queen Mother said with concern.

Sima Yan hid the complex emotions in his eyes, and said calmly: "I know. I will take care of King Mu."

A month later, Shen Mu looked at Sima Yan who was lost in thought again, and said very unhappy, "Ah Yan, what are you thinking in your heart?"

"The imperial doctor reported that the queen mother coughed up blood again yesterday, and I am worried that the mother's condition will worsen."

"Ah Yan, the Queen Mother is surrounded by many imperial doctors who are taking good care of her, so nothing will happen."

"Chen'er, let's go for a walk with me." Sima Yan said as he stood up.He gently put on the cloak for Shen Mu.Then, he walked away with him.

At night, the sky is full of stars, shining brightly.Sima Yan was lying on the soft couch, looking up at the night sky, but he was not in a good mood.

"Shen'er, there is something I want to discuss with you."

"Ah Yan, what do you want to say?"

"Chen'er, one month ago, my mother mentioned something to me. I have been thinking about it for a month. Now, I think what my mother said is very true." Sima Yan sat up and said to him gently.Then, avoiding Shen Mu's gaze, he continued sadly: "If King Mu has a woman he likes in his heart, I am willing to marry you. If not, I will send someone to choose for you. King Mu will marry Ruyi as soon as possible." Princess, let's continue the incense."

After Shen Mu heard this, she was extremely annoyed for some reason.He looked at him, but said nothing.Afterwards, he just stood up, walked slowly to the railing, and watched the night with a complicated expression.

Then, Sima Yan stood up, walked behind him, and said helplessly, "You are the only son in the Shen family. I can't be so selfish as to let you have no offspring."

Shen Mu turned around, looked up at Sima Yan, and said seriously: "Ah Yan, is there no room for maneuver in this matter? I don't want to get married."

"Mu Wang, I will definitely choose a beautiful, virtuous and virtuous woman for you as the princess."

"My minister complies with the order. Your Majesty, don't worry, I will be deeply in love with this king's concubine in the future, and grow old together. I will resign." Shen Mu said coldly.Then, he turned and left without hesitation.And Sima Yan looked at the cold moon in the sky, and sighed in his heart.

The days passed by.A month later, Sima Yan had chosen some women, and one of them would become Shen Mu's concubine.

"Your Majesty, these are the portraits of the women who have been selected as Princess Mu. Prince Mu said that he wants a slave to show you. No matter who the emperor chooses, Prince Mu will marry her as the princess." Xiao Feng held more than a dozen portraits , carefully told Sima Yan.

"Put these rice papers on the table first, and I'll take a look at them later."

Xiaofeng put the portrait on the table as she said.

Sima Yan flipped through the pages, pointed to a portrait, and said calmly, "Xiaofeng, you can take this portrait to King Mu later."

"Yes." Xiaofeng said respectfully.Then he closed the painting and turned to go out.

In Mu Wangfu, Shen Mu looked at the portrait in his hand, and said angrily in his heart: Sima Yan, who do you think I am, why should I be called around by you!

After throwing the portrait on the table casually, Shen Mu said to Ge Hui coldly: "Ge Hui, prepare delicious food and wine, I'm going to go boating."

"Then do you want to invite the princess?"

"No, you go and prepare."

After a while, Ge Hui came back and said to him respectfully, "My lord, the carriage is ready."

Shen Mu stood up with displeasure, and walked out of the palace.Walking to the river, he just got out of the carriage when he saw his soon-to-be concubine Jia Jun.

"The little girl Jia Jun sees the prince, and the prince is blessed."

"Miss Jia wants to go boating?"

"Yes. My little girl..."

"In the twelfth lunar month of winter, the water is cold and the wind is cold, Miss Jia is weak, how can she come here for boating, why not go back first." Shen Mu said gently and politely.

"My little girl is leaving." Jia Jun said reluctantly.She took another look at Shen Mu, who was unparalleled in beauty and sane, before slowly turning around and leaving.

In such a big boat, Shen Mu drank and had fun alone.

Naturally, no one would like to see Shen Mu drinking alone.Another boat came not far away.Sima Yan, dressed in green clothes, stood outside the canopy of the boat and played the flute.

After a song, Sima Yan opened the tent, entered the cabin, and was about to walk on the soft couch, when Shen Mu's voice came from the bow: "In Shen Mu, I really like the flute music that the flute player just played. I wonder if I can have a drink with the piper?"

After hearing the words, Sima Yan walked out of the cabin slowly after thinking for a while.When Shen Mu saw that it was him, she was extremely displeased.Then, he turned around coldly, and told everyone indifferently: "Take the boat back!"

Sima Yan didn't know how to keep Shen Mu, so he could only watch him leave.Then, Sima Yan walked to the bow of the boat, just staring at the river water in a daze.She didn't feel that Shen Mu looked back at him bitterly.