Huan Rong

The emperor issued several decrees in succession, canonizing the queen, appointing the prince, deposing the emperor, and making Sima Daozi the king of the East China Sea, which caught the officials by surprise.In the end, another thunderstorm was released, and Sima Huan and Xi Ji were used to assist the government, imitating the story of Duke Zhou.

That is to say, all the government is entrusted to the two, and when Sima Yao ascends the throne in the future, he will become a more appropriate "puppet" than the previous emperors.If the two are dissatisfied, they can drive him out of Taicheng.Whether to abolish or establish, it all depends on the thought of the two of them.

Although such a will is not as good as handing over the throne, it is not much worse.

The only good thing is that Sima Yu stayed behind and recruited two "Dukes of Zhou" instead of letting one person dominate, holding Jiankang in his hands, and monopolizing the power of the court.

The army of Xifu and the army of Beifu are evenly matched, Gushu and Jingkou keep each other in check, and they don't want to fight to the death and be taken advantage of by others, Huan Wenwen and Ximin will be cautious and will not easily argue.

In this way, Jiankang can barely be kept safe, and the civil and military forces of the Manchu Dynasty can also breathe a sigh of relief temporarily.

In addition, Wang Shuyi ascended to the post and moved into the Xianyang Palace, so she was the rightful ruler of the harem.Due to her seniority, Empress Dowager Chu had to take a step back.

In the future, when the emperor dies, Sima Yao ascends the throne, and the powerful ministers in the court assist the government, there is no need for the Queen Mother to be a regent.Even if you want to show off, the Queen Mother will be invited.

As for the Empress Dowager Chu, she can only stay in Changle Palace, continue to move the beads, and wither a Taoist scripture.

The hall was silent for a long time, finally a courtier mustered up his courage, stood up and said: "Your Majesty, the great Sima has not been recruited into the court, so you should send someone to Gushu to convey the intention of establishing an heir."

Translated, Huan Da Sima is not in Jiankang, is it really okay to just settle things like this?

Sima Yu didn't answer for a long time, just coughing one after another.The eunuch handed over warm water, and managed to suppress a little, but he was unable to speak, otherwise he would cough until his heart was piercing.

In fact, with his current condition, he could not go to court at all.But forced by the situation, I don't want to die with "regret", so I must arrange the funeral in advance.

The ambitions set when he ascended the throne have long been in vain.

All he can do is to try his best to balance the forces of the court and China, try to suppress the Queen Mother Chu, and avoid a predictable military disaster.

Whether Sima Yao can secure the throne, whether Sima Dao's son will harbor resentment, whether there will be a struggle within the royal family, Sima Yu doesn't care at all, and is even somewhat happy to see it succeed.

The son is unfilial, unites with outsiders, and looks forward to his father's death all day long.

Why should he leave his compassion to pave the way for the two unfilial sons?

In the Tai Chi Hall, the silence was suddenly broken.

As soon as one person spoke, the group of ministers seemed to be pressed on a switch, and they began to insist on their own words, arguing with each other.

The point of the dispute was not whether to establish an heir, or whether to establish Sima Yao. After all, the imperial decree had been issued, and the dignity of the imperial power must be maintained, and the emperor should not be forced to change his words.

The point is, who will send the letter to the aunt, and whether to wait for Sima Huan to let go of his mouth or to be recruited into the court, and then register as the crown prince and send Sima Yao to the East Palace.

After half an hour, the opinions still could not be unified.

There was a lot of commotion at the court meeting, many people were blushing and neck thick, but they refused to let go.

From the beginning to the end, Xie An sat upright without saying a word.Xie Xuan sat in the back seat, looking at his uncle's back, his brows furrowed.

Wang Biaozhi and Wang Xianzhi exchanged glances, but also did not join in this meaningless "quarrel".

There are almost no stupid people who can stand in the court and have an official rank of more than a thousand stones.

Family background is true, but when dealing with colleagues, every time you fight with swords, your own ability is also indispensable.

The crowd was indeed arguing, and quite violently.However, anyone with a discerning eye can see that even the two parties in the quarrel know very well that this quarrel is destined to be fruitless.

No matter which side wins the quarrel, Huan Wen's strength lies in that. If Sima Yao wants to enter the East Palace, it is useless to have an imperial decree.

The reason why they are so "involved" is just to show their attitudes and stand in their own teams.

After all, Xi Yin is in the court.

The gentry who were at odds with Huan Wen, and the courtiers who did not want to take refuge in Huan Da Sima, all took the opportunity to hand over the "voting certificate" to Xi Jishi.At the same time, it also paved the way for future competition.

Another hour passed, and the officials quarreled even more fiercely.

Xi Yin sat on the first seat on the right, closed his eyes and rested his mind, as if he had a plan in his chest, he never said a word.

Sima Yu coughed harder, but no matter how loud he was, he would be overwhelmed by the quarrel in the end.

Watching the farce in the palace, Sima Yu coughed and laughed sarcastically, this is the pillar of the country, my thigh, how ridiculous!

Sima Yao and Sima Daozi are not qualified to go to court, but they always pay attention to the news of the court meeting.Hearing Sima Yu's appearance at the court meeting, he even sent people to guard outside the hall, and reported back as soon as there was news.

Not long after, the eunuch hurried back and forth to report, saying that there was a quarrel at the court meeting, and the civil servants and military generals quarreled together, and the dispute could not be resolved.

"What is the quarrel about?"

"Returning to Your Highness, I vaguely heard that it is the appointment of the crown prince..."

The eunuch told what he heard one by one, Sima Yao blushed, his nostrils flared, and he clenched his fists tightly, almost unable to restrain his excitement.

"You mean, my father has ordered me to be crown prince?"

"Return to Your Highness, that's right." The eunuch knelt down and knelt, with his forehead pressed against the ground, not daring to stand up at all, let alone look at Sima Daozi, "Your Majesty issued several decrees in succession to confer Wang Shuyi as queen and make His Highness emperor. Crown Prince, seal..."

"What?" Sima Yao asked.

The eunuch swallowed, and said with a trembling voice, "His Highness Qi is the King of the Eastern Sea."

"King of the East China Sea?" Sima Yao froze, turned to look at Sima Daozi, the corners of his mouth turned up unconsciously.Although he pressed down at the fastest speed, he was still seen by the opponent.

"Brother is very proud?" Sima Daozi asked gloomyly.

"How could it be?" Sima Yao quickly waved his hands.

"Is that gloating?"

"How could brother have such an idea." Sima Yao hurriedly shook his head.

Sima Daozi snorted coldly, stood up suddenly, and kicked the eunuch on the back.

The eunuch didn't dare to cry out in pain, so he could only grit his teeth and bear the anger without moving.

"Brother!" Sima Yao frowned, "What are you doing?"

"What are you doing? You don't care what I do!" Sima Daozi drew out his sword from his waist, and slashed at the eunuch with a slash.Because it was a wooden sword, the eunuch did not see blood on the spot, but when the sword edge fell, a large area of ​​bruises was inevitable.

The eunuch still gritted his teeth, not daring to make a sound.

Sima Yao glared at Sima Daozi.

Beating a dog depends on the owner!

The eunuch was by his side and was ordered by him to go to the Tai Chi Hall to inquire about the news. No matter how angry Sima Daozi was, he shouldn't have done this in front of him.

Is he beating the eunuch?

It was clearly slapping him!

"Brother, this is not a place for you to run wild." Sima Yao said in a deep voice, "If you have any dissatisfaction, you can wait until the end of the court meeting to see Father!"

"Why, before you moved into the East Palace, you started to put on the prestige of the crown prince?"

Sima Daozi sneered, and regardless of Sima Yao's anger, he raised his wooden sword and slashed at the eunuch's back.It wasn't that the latter had a bad premonition and dodged subconsciously. He might injure his neck bone or even die on the spot.

"Sima Daozi!"

Sima Yao stood up suddenly, after all, he was two years older than Sima Daozi, and he was tall and healthy, directly overpowering the latter in terms of momentum.

Sima Daozi's expression changed slightly, and he could not help but flinch.

Sima Yao took half a step forward, snatched the wooden sword, threw it on the ground, grabbed Sima Daozi's collar, and said angrily, "What do you want to do? Kill people in front of me?"

Sima Daozi narrowed his eyes, instead of being angry, he smiled, but the smile was distorted, showing a bit of ferocity abruptly.

"Brother, why bother to ask?"

King of the East China Sea, King of the East China Sea!

Even if he is not made the crown prince, he should be the king of Langya, the king of Kuaiji!Why is it the King of the East China Sea? !Doesn't this mean that he is destined to miss the throne?Even if Sima Yao was abolished like Sima Yi, he still couldn't touch the side of Tai Chi Hall!

Sima Yao stared at him for a moment, then suddenly waved his hand, causing all the eunuchs and maidservants in the palace to retreat.

When the gate of the palace was closed, he raised Sima Daozi up a bit, forcing the other party's face to turn red, and he was almost out of breath.

"Brother, you look smart, but you are really stupid."

"what?!"

"The imperial father's decree is that you are angry at me?" Sima Yao sneered, "Sima Daofu left Jiankang, Xu Shuyi dared to slap you in the face, Wang Shuyi was made queen, and my aunt is still suffering in the side hall! "

"Don't you think about it, what is all this for?!"

Sima Daozi gritted his teeth and glared at Sima Yao.

"Do you really not understand, or are you pretending to be confused?" Sima Yao continued, "Since you and I stepped into Changle Palace, Father will no longer treat you and me as before. Since you uttered wild words in front of the Taiji Hall, you will kill Sima Daofu has committed a big taboo by being a human pig, even without me, the owner of the East Palace would not be you!"

Sima Yao spoke quickly, but his words were clear, like steel needles piercing Sima Daozi's body fiercely.

"I know you have a mind, so you started acting early. Since you started acting when you were sensible, why didn't you continue to act? Or did you lose your patience, thinking that my father was seriously ill and I couldn't be happy with him, so you became the only choice? "

Sima Daozi remained silent, staring at Sima Yao with an extremely vicious look.

"Don't want to say something?" Sima Yao slightly let go.

"Don't be complacent!" Sima Daozi said in a vicious voice, "Father canonized Wang Shuyi as the empress. She was the concubine's concubine. Although she was not public on weekdays, she was even more difficult to deal with than Xu Shuyi! This time the aunt was in trouble, and she was behind her." Handwriting! She is the empress today, and the empress dowager tomorrow! Look at Emperor Ai and Emperor Fei, how long do you think you can be proud?"

Sima Yao let go of his hand, allowing Sima Daozi to fall to the ground.The latter pulled off his collar forcefully, covered his neck and coughed several times.

"Why, are you scared?" After breathing evenly, Sima Daozi wiped the corner of his mouth with his sleeves, and sat on the ground with his legs stretched out, regardless of his image, "You think you won? You're just a puppet! When I get to the fief, maybe Live more freely than you!"

"Brother," Sima Yao condescendingly looked down at Sima Daozi, "After I ascend the throne, how about making you King of Langya?"

Sima Daozi laughed out loud, not believing a word.

"Sima Yao, I'm not a fool! You can only deceive a three-year-old child by saying this, don't try to deceive me!"

"I know you're not a fool, and I didn't intend to lie to you." Sima Yao shook his head, sat opposite Sima Daozi, clasped his fingers, and looked serious, "I can swear that when I ascend the throne in the future, I will immediately make you King of Langya. "

"Really?" Sima Daozi was still skeptical.

After what happened today, the two of them were tearing each other apart. Sima Yao had absolutely no reason to do this!

"No reason?"

Sima Yao sighed, and said in a deep voice, "I don't want to be a puppet, is there a reason?"

Sima Daozi narrowed his eyes, waiting for Sima Yao to continue.

"I know you don't believe me, but what I'm going to say next comes from the bottom of my heart and is the truth." Sima Yao stared at Sima Daozi, his face was still simple and honest, but his expression became gloomy.

"Father doesn't like you and me, knowing that you and I voted for Changle Palace, even if you want to have an heir, you can choose from the clan, why did you choose me?"

"I was really happy when I first heard the will, but when I think about it later, it's..."

Sima Yao smiled wryly, as if swallowing Coptis chinensis, his facial features began to distort.

"In Taicheng, there is the Empress Dowager Chu, and there are Da Sima and General Beiping in the court. Even if I ascend to the throne safely, I will only be a tool for several parties to fight for power, a living puppet or even a target!"

"If you're lucky, you can live in chaos for a few years. If you're unlucky, you'll end up in the same fate as the deposed emperor. You'll be imprisoned for half your life, or even lose your life."

"What does this have to do with me?" Sima Daozi snorted coldly, rolling his eyes on the spot.

"Of course it's related." Sima Yao approached, grabbed his wrist, and said forcefully, "You and I are brothers from the same mother, so we should join forces!"

Sima Daozi turned his head, his expression full of sarcasm.

Sima Yao didn't take it seriously, and continued: "Daozi, I am on the throne, and you can be the king. What will happen to you if someone else ascends the throne?"

"Do you threaten me?"

"I'm reminding you." Sima Yao pressed his five fingers hard, almost leaving a green mark on Sima Daozi's arm, "In Taicheng, above the court, you and I are one brother! We should support each other!"

"Wait for me to ascend the throne, make you the king of Langya, keep you in the court, and allow you to be the eighth prince!"

"Huan Wen and Xi Min are very powerful, and they have long been at odds with each other."

"The nobles of Wang Xie look down on you and me, but they still look down on these two power officials!"

"In Taicheng, Queen Mother Chu may not be reconciled to Wang Shuyi ascending to the post and wanting to take power."

Sima Yao's analysis of each sentence finally caused Sima Daozi to turn his head, his eyes flickering.

"These are our opportunities!"

"we?"

"we!"

The two brothers looked at each other for a long time, Sima Daozi finally said, "Brother, let me think about it."

He didn't agree on the spot, his tone softened, and the signal he released was very positive.

Sima Yao nodded, pressed Sima Daozi's shoulders, and said in a low voice: "In the future, you and my brother will support each other so that we can continue to walk. The court can win over the clansmen of the gentry, and outside the capital, we can send people to contact us. People who are not in harmony with Huan Wen and Xi Yin use the situation to my advantage."

"Who can win over?" Sima Daozi frowned.

Sima Yao smiled triumphantly, and slowly said a name, "Huan Rong, the governor of Youzhou!"

Youzhou, Xuyi

Huan Rong received a secret report from his aunt, and had to break the appointment with Yuan Feng, and hurried back to the Assassin's Mansion with the child.Seeing that his expression was wrong, Yuan Feng didn't bother, but nodded obediently, and followed him back home on a pony.

In the next two days, Huan Rong dispatched troops to Shouchun again, and there were many pigeons flying to Jiangzhou and Jingzhou.

After Xun You and Jia Bing returned, they didn't even have time to catch their breath, and were immediately dragged away by Huan Rong to discuss matters.

"The letter said that the lord of the family has sent an envoy to Jiangzhou."

No matter how much history changes, Sima Huan is destined not to survive the second year of Xian'an.

This sudden serious illness not only dragged down his body, but also broke his plan to train Huan Xuan as his successor.Coupled with the fact that Huan Rong's status in the clan is becoming more and more stable, and his voice is getting bigger and bigger, all calculations will come to nothing.

However, Sima Huan was unwilling to hand over all his forces at this point.

Knowing that Huan Chong and Huan Huo were friends with Huan Rong, after careful consideration, he sent someone to Jiangzhou to ask Huan Chong to go to Gushu to see him for the last time.

The purpose is very clear, Xifu Army!

When he dies, the Xifu army must stay in Huan's hands and must not be returned to Jiankang.Even though there will be moves in the court, he believes that with Huan Chong's ability, he should be able to compete with the opponent.

Another point is that with this matter, a nail can be planted between Huan Chong and Huan Huo.

Externally, the two will work together to embrace the Huan family, but internally, the two can no longer be united.In the event of a dispute, it will not be others who benefit, but more than [-]% will be Huan Rong.

Perhaps everything is a coincidence, and the reason why Sima Huan did this is only due to "habit".

However, Huan Rong couldn't ignore the secret letter and private seal sent to Youzhou, and he was upset for a while, unable to calm down for a long time.

Letters and private seals were placed on the table, and Huan Rong sat alone for a long time.He thought he wouldn't feel the slightest bit, but the fact was completely contrary to his imagination.

With a wry smile, he brushed his fingers across his eye sockets.

what is this?

So many calculations before, but in the end it came out like this?

Picking up the private seal and rubbing the seal characters at the bottom, Huan Rong didn't know what to say or what to do.

With this thing in hand, he can control Huan's private soldiers openly and aboveboard.According to the content of the letter, Huan Da Sima had made a statement a few days ago, and appointed Huan Rong as the assassin of Yuzhou to take charge of the military forces in Youzhou and Yuzhou.

"what is this?"

The same four words echoed in his mind over and over again, Huan Rong closed his eyes, listened to the sudden chirping of insects outside, and gritted his teeth until he tasted blood in his mouth.

"Come on!"

"Lang Jun?"

"Jia Sheren, please." Huan Rong rubbed his private seal, his eyes lowered.

The arrow had to be fired on the string.

No matter what Sima Huan's original intention was, and no matter what kind of schemes were hidden behind it, the state soldiers must advance to Yuzhou when things have come to this point.

This is to show the world the edge of the blade, and it is also to let the court civil and military understand that Youzhou has more than just financial resources!

In the second year of Xian'an, in June, the emperor appointed Wang as the queen, and made Sima Yao the crown prince, and Sima Daozi the king of the East China Sea.The abolished emperor descended to Haixi County, and moved to Youzhou.

In the same month, the emperor issued four imperial edicts to enlist Da Sima Wen to enter the court.

The latter firmly resigned, and made a statement saying that he was old and frail, so he raised Huan Chong to take charge of the Xifu army and town Gushu; Huan Rong was used as the envoy of You and Yu to take charge of the military forces of the two states; Huan Huoyao was asked to lead the Yangzhou shepherd.

When the form was handed over, the officials were in an uproar, not knowing what play Sima Huan was going to sing.

In connection with his experience in Gushu, Wang Tanzhi suddenly realized that he was going to find Xie An right now.When he came to the gate of the mansion, he stopped suddenly, and ordered someone to invite the gentleman of the clan to discuss after closing the door.

With the development of the situation, news of Huan Wen's serious illness spread like wildfire, and he could no longer hide it.

When Jiankang was about to make a move, Huan Rong suddenly sent Youzhou generals into Yuzhou on the pretext of chasing down the Hu bandits and rebellious soldiers, and took over the state's military affairs.Before the emperor's appointment, he had already held Yuzhou in his hands.

Chaotang was shocked, but he was powerless and did not dare to pursue it.

Huan Da Sima was seriously ill and could not enter the court, and he has already explained his funeral.Ximin, the great Buddha, was alive and kicking, and was even invited into Jiankang, holding the will of the emperor in his hand, and was about to assist the Duke of Zhou in assisting the government.

Compared to Huan Rong who is far away in Youzhou, this is a serious problem!

Knowing the many changes, Sima Yu was silent for a long time, and suddenly laughed out loud, with endless desolation.

"Man is not as good as the sky, and man is not as good as the sky!"

"God bless the room!"

After leaving the last two sentences, the laughter stopped abruptly.

The eunuch stepped forward cautiously, looked at Sima Yu who was no longer breathing, knelt on the ground trembling, and let out a cry: "The emperor is doing well!"

In June of the second year of Xian'an, Jiayin, Sima Yu, the emperor of Jin, died.

It was Rijiankang who was struck by thunder, dark clouds gathered, and a heavy rain that had been brewing for a long time finally poured down.