Sima Zhou walked into the Taiji Hall and saw seven cousins and a big fat man.

"Your Majesty, Your Majesty's Holy Communion Jin'an!"

The eight people immediately visited Sima Zhou, and the etiquette was in place.

Sima Zhou sat on the dragon chair and said with a smile: "Flatten!" There are no outsiders here today, they are all my relatives. You divide the lands, protect the Dajin rivers and mountains for the Sima family and me, and have a heavy responsibility, and it is not easy for me to reunite once on my birthday. I heard that when the king of Runan and the king of Qi entered Beijing, they had forgotten the rules of the imperial capital and almost fought with the Su guards? ”

Sima Liang got up and said: "Your Majesty, the minister has been away from the imperial capital for many years, and he forgot the rules for a while, and I ask Your Majesty for forgiveness." ”

He also gave Sima Zhou face and lowered his words.

But Sima Jian, the king of Qi, snorted coldly, sat down and said: "Your Majesty, the Su Guard Army should also be rectified, and even this king doesn't know it, and he doesn't even let this king enter the city, it's really unreasonable!" ”

Others are happy to watch the play, and among the eight kings, Sima Jian is the one who has the most temper.

Sima Zhou immediately looked at Sima Jian and asked, "What?" King Qi wants to discipline the Su guards for me? ”

"Don't you dare! The minister still has to defend Qingzhou, so many soldiers and horses need to be fed, how can he have time to take care of other things, isn't it, everyone? Sima Jian sneered.

Sima Zhou's face changed slightly.

He heard Sima Yin's threat!

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

Sima Zhou gritted his teeth.

According to the Great Jin title system, these feudal kings had a maximum of 5,000 soldiers and horses, and they were also subject to the jurisdiction of the imperial court. But now, the imperial court has completely lost its functions, and each prince has expanded its forces, Sima Jian has 70,000 soldiers and horses, Sima Yue has 60,000, and Sima Liang has 40,000...

Eight kings combined, 400,000 troops are definitely there.

But what about him, the emperor?

The foreign army has become a virtual entity, controlled by the prince, and he, the emperor, can only call on the internal army and Yangzhou soldiers and horses.

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

The marquis of the ten major armies guarded the border passes, and did not dare to recruit troops and horses as unscrupulously as Wang Jue, they had very few establishments on the surface, but they must have secretly expanded, and the actual number of soldiers and horses was unknown, but the total number was definitely not less than 500,000.

Eighty percent of the forces of the Great Jin Dynasty are in the hands of these princes and princes, even if Sima Zhou has the heart to change, what can he do?

This is also the reason why Sima Jian 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 bad intentions.

Although Sima Zhou was mediocre, he was the emperor after all, and he understood his situation and felt worried, but he could only be angry, but there was no solution. Up and down the government and the opposition, which of the eunuchs and important ministers he favors can help him help him support Sheji?

They are all seeking their own interests, and they are all bloodsuckers on the body of Dajin.

"In this way, King Qi is indeed hard, but according to me, your busyness is blind busy. Some time ago, your general Wei Chi Zhan colluded with Mu Wang Xiao of Xuzhou Prefecture to attack the Southeast Wangfu in an attempt to rebel, but was easily solved by the Southeast King. You can't even manage your confidants and favorite generals, how good can the order in Qingzhou be? Sima Zhou said casually.

As soon as these words came out, Sima Jian suddenly became angry.

He has five fierce generals, all of whom are henchmen who died with him, and their lieutenant Chi Zhan ranks second. It's a pity that he is now executed by Ling Chi, but imagine the anger in his heart!

However, Sima Yin's anger was not directed at Emperor Sima Zhou, but at the last prince of the southeast, Sima Haiyun.

Sima Haiyun's heart trembled, and he noticed Sima Yin's gaze, but he squinted his eyes, looked straight ahead, and pretended not to know anything.

Sima Liang immediately came out to relieve the siege: "King Qi, don't be angry, our good nephew found out the traitor around you for you, you should be happy, is it possible that you still want to be angry with your juniors?" The contradiction between you and the king of the southeast is a matter for the two of you, and you can't involve the younger generations. ”

Sima Jian snorted coldly and didn't say much.

Sima Zhou on the dragon chair also looked at Sima Haiyun and said with a smile: "I have also heard about what happened in Pengcheng, the king of the southeast has a good son, just like his father, just as outstanding. We are all old, and it is the happiest thing to be able to inherit our father's business, isn't it King Qi? ”

Sima Jian grimaced and hummed softly.

Sima Jian has a big regret, that is, he has no sons, he gave birth to a bunch of daughters, and he has no handle, which is the pain of his life, and now Sima Zhou deliberately ridicules, it can be said that he is sprinkling salt when he uncovers the scars.

And Sima Jian could only stare dryly.

Sima Haiyun secretly glanced at Emperor Sima Zhou, and found that Sima Zhou was actually looking at him, he was so frightened that he sat upright, secretly praying that he would stop talking about himself.

......

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 into the carriage tremblingly, and Shen Ning could feel his trembling when he helped him.

Shen Ning smiled secretly, it seems that the trip to the palace scared him a lot, could it be that there are some wonderful changes in it?

Sitting in the carriage, Sima Haiyun breathed a sigh of relief.

"Finally got through this hurdle, I decided, stay in the Southeast Palace honestly, don't go anywhere, wait for Your Majesty's birthday, stay up again, and then go home!" Sima Haiyun said solemnly.

Shen Ning asked curiously, "Shizi, what happened?" Your Majesty has made things difficult for you? ”

"That's not true, they are immortals fighting, I, a little ghost, suffered, especially Sima Yin's eyes, I always feel that he is going to kill me. I knew that at the beginning, I wouldn't have fought late. Sima Haiyun sighed.

Shen Ning became interested and asked, "Shizi, can you tell your subordinates in detail, and your subordinates will also serve you as a staff officer." ”

"Okay, that's what I mean." Sima Haiyun hurriedly told Shen Ning the whole story in detail.

Shen Ning frowned after hearing this.

After listening to Shen Sima Haiyun's narration, there was nothing major in the Taiji Palace, at most, the Seven Kings were united, warning the emperor Sima Zhou, and then they hurt each other, and the scene was not harmonious, but it was not dangerous. Sima Haiyun was so scared that he was scared of himself.

However, the thoughtful Shen Ning saw that something was wrong.

Emperor Sima Zhou seems to be suspected of provoking Sima Jian to deal with Sima Haiyun, which is understandable, and it is a good thing for the emperor that both Xuzhou and Qingzhou are defeated. However, when Sima Liang was defending Sima Haiyun, he always felt a little provocative.

It's a pity that Shen Ning can only judge through Sima Haiyun's description, which is not accurate.

"Shen Ning, do you see what's wrong?" Sima Haiyun asked.

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

"Then I'll be relieved." Only then did Sima Haiyun put his mind at ease.

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

After Yang Jian met Sima Haiyun, he made a request to ask Shen Ning for teaching, although Shen Ning kept making eyes, Sima Haiyun still nodded in agreement.

"Shen Ning, accompany the princess to the princess's mansion, ordinary people don't have this qualification, this is the importance that the princess and the princess attach to you!" Sima Haiyun said solemnly.

Shen Ning had no choice but to agree, and at the same time told him everything he had to say, without any intention of concealing it, which was very important to prevent being calculated after returning to Xuzhou in the future.

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

On the way, Shen Ning asked casually: "Master Concubine, the princess only entered the palace in the morning, will she leave the palace so early?" If the princess is not in the mansion, won't we run away in vain? ”

Yang Jian said with a smile: "No, the princess will not be in the palace for a long time, the queen mother has passed away, she will go to His Majesty at most to ask for peace, or go to the prince to sit down, the time is very short." ”

"Didn't you say that His Royal Highness the Crown Prince was imprisoned in the East Palace by His Majesty, forbidding anyone to see each other?" Shen Ning asked.

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

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

It is said that this eldest cousin can be civil and martial, and is regarded by countless people as the hope of the future of the Great Jin, and many people are looking forward to the future of the Great Jin Dynasty that he can sweep away the evil and help the Great Jin who will be tilted, and reproduce the future of the Great Jin.

It's a pity that as a prince, what he should worry about most is not the traitorous minister, but the emperor.

The crown prince is too good, what do you make the emperor think?

Not surprisingly, the crown prince angered His Majesty because of many things, and was finally imprisoned by His Majesty in the East Palace for more than ten years. At the beginning, His Majesty had plans to abolish the crown prince, but for unknown reasons, it was not abolished.

So there is a prince in the Great Jin Dynasty, and there is no prince.

The crown prince became a puppet who was imprisoned, so that the emperor did not have to worry about the competition for the position of the crown prince, nor did he have to worry about the prince seizing power, so that he could be the emperor with peace of mind.

Soon, the two came to the princess's mansion.

Yang Jian asked his subordinates to knock on the door, and the steward of the princess's mansion saw that it was Yang Jian and asked, "Why is the master of the horse here?" Without the princess's order, the villain did not dare to let the concubine enter the mansion. ”

"I know, if you go to tell me, you will say that this horse will bring Brother Shen to meet with you." Yang Jian said happily.

The steward turned and went into the house.

Yang Jian raised his eyebrows and said with emotion: "I was able to enter the princess's mansion this time, thanks to Brother Shen!" You will be my good brother from now on! ”

Shen Ning gave him a helpless smile.

Brother, are you luring a wolf into the room, are you afraid that your green hat belt will be unstable, so you specifically straighten it?

didn't wait long, the steward and a group of female officials came, and the middle-aged woman led by Shen Ning was the woman Shen Ning saw in the Splendid Garden.

"Master Horse, Master Shen, the princess is invited!" The woman said respectfully.

Yang Jian smiled: "There is a female official Lao Xue." ”

Shen Ning also returned the salute and followed the other party into the princess's mansion.

Worthy of being His Majesty's favorite daughter, this princess's mansion is huge in scale and has a pleasant environment, with peacocks, egrets, sika deer and so on. Adjacent to the edge of the imperial city, a mansion of this scale can be built, which is worthy of Princess Changle.

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

"Master Ma, Shen Gongzi, please come in." Lady Xue pushed open the door and invited the two to enter.

The two walked in, only to see that the room was very spacious, Princess Changle seemed to like an elegant and simple room, this room was one or two hundred square meters large, and there were not too many furnishings in the room, but screens were erected to divide the empty space into small parts.

Inside each small section are Bogu shelves, on which strange stones are displayed. And in the middle, there is a huge Shoushan stone, the shape is rugged and magnificent, the roof is open to the skylight, casting the eye, making the mountain stone even more shining.

Next to this Shoushan stone, there is a desk, and through the gap in the screen, a beautiful shadow can be faintly seen, which should be Princess Changle.

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

Shen Ning was secretly envious.

I heard that large families have a lot of rooms for playthings.

For example, stones, porcelain, calligraphy and paintings, gold and silver, jewelry, beauties, men......