Chapter Twenty-Four: The Eight Kings Rise Up

The two sides were in a stalemate for a long time, Sima Liang did not let the people in the house resist, but no one dared to touch him when he came to arrest him, the sky slowly brightened, and the weather became hotter and hotter.

"Kill him, kill him." Li Zhao became impatient and shouted at the crowd twice, but still no one dared to move.

Sima Liang is the person with the highest rank and prestige in the imperial family, even if the emperor wants to deal with him, he can only be arrested, but Gongsun Hong and Li Zhao mean very clearly, they want to kill Sima Liang on the spot, even if they hold the holy decree in their hands, no one in the audience dares to really do it, not to mention, the old prince is sitting in front, calm and calm, and there is still a Ling Ran aura on his body, who Rao is, he does not dare to be the first to move the killer.

The two sides were still deadlocked, but Sima Wei suddenly walked in with someone, he looked at the situation in the courtyard, and understood in his heart, he looked at Sima Liang and sneered, and shouted loudly: "Whoever kills Sima Liang will be rewarded with a thousand pieces of cloth." ”

As soon as the words fell, there was a commotion among the sergeants, and then several people rushed out of it and stabbed the sword in their hands into Sima Liang's chest, Sima Liang stared at the few people in front of him in disbelief, and after a while, he lost his life, and the remaining sergeants suddenly became agitated, holding knives and arrows and slashing at Sima Liang and the people around him, and after a while, Sima Liang's mansion was dyed red by blood donations, and Sima Liang was cut beyond recognition by random knives, and finally was thrown outside the north gate.

At the same time that Gongsun Hong and Li Zhao were besieging Sima Liang's mansion, Sima Wei also sent Sima Yao, the king of Qinghe, to surround Wei Liang's mansion. Wei Qian was an important minister, and he was arrested inexplicably, and his family did not believe in the authenticity of the edict, so he persuaded him to ask clearly before confessing his guilt. But Wei Qian had already seen the situation clearly, he had offended people, and he was afraid that he would not escape, so he did not resist and was killed with nine of his children and grandchildren, and only two grandsons, Wei Qi and Wei Jue, escaped the catastrophe because they spent the night at someone else's house.

The killing of Sima Liang and Wei Qian caused an uproar in the court, both of them were important ministers in the court, and they were highly respected people, and they actually said that they were killed if they were killed, and the courtiers were extremely indignant in addition to feeling a chill in their backs, plus Wei Qiang's daughter ran in every possible way after learning of her father's death, and united with the important ministers to write a book.

Sima Wei didn't care about these discussions, he was immersed in joy, from now on, no one in the court could fight against him.

"The prince can't relax too soon," Qi Sheng Shang had an extra layer of concern: "Although there is no one in the court to compete with you, there is still a Queen Jia in the palace." ”

"The queen is a woman, so don't be afraid." Sima Wei laughed and said: "No matter how ambitious she is, she can't get on the stage after all, who else can she rely on besides me?" ”

Qi Sheng frowned and continued: "After Yang Jun was killed, Empress Jia installed many of her cronies and family members to hold important positions in the court, but I am afraid that these people will still be your stumbling blocks in the future. ”

Sima Wei also had a little more concern when he heard this: "According to what Qing said, what should I do?" ”

Qi Sheng hugged his fists and said: "You are now in full swing, you should kill Jia Mo and Guo Zhang, who are valued by Empress Jia, to help correct the emperor's family and stabilize the world." ”

"This ......" Sima Wei hesitated when he heard this, he felt that his power was flourishing, and he didn't want to break with Jia Nanfeng so quickly, after all, he had just seized power, if he got Jia Nanfeng's help, he would be able to win people's hearts faster and gain a firm foothold. Allow me to think about it for a few days. ”

When Sima Wei was still thinking about it, Jia Nanfeng made another move, she originally killed Sima Liang and Wei Qian through Sima Wei, and made such a big move, naturally it was the best time for her to get rid of Sima Wei. She is Jia Nanfeng, and she doesn't want to help anyone, she wants power, high up, and no one can match the right power.

Taking advantage of the fact that the courtiers were complaining about Sima Liang and Wei Qian, Jia Nanfeng asked Sima Zhen to send the palace general Wang Gong and asked him to command everyone to say that Sima Wei had forged an edict and killed important ministers of the court, and immediately arrested him.

Sima Wei's excitement has not passed, he heard that someone from the palace arrested him, panicked for a while, and immediately called the government soldiers to resist, who knew that those government soldiers heard that there were people in the palace, and immediately scattered, Sima Wei had no one around him to protect him, only a teenager left, found a carriage, pulled Sima Wei to flee out, but before he escaped, he was caught by the soldiers who came.

"Why did you arrest me?" Sima Wei struggled and screamed.

"Forged edicts and murdered important ministers." The palace ordered someone to tie up Sima Wei, and said coldly.

Only then did Sima Wei understand that he had fallen for Jia Nanfeng, and then remembered Qi Sheng's suggestion, he really regretted not being at the beginning, he beat his chest and said: "What a trick to catch cicadas, the yellow finch is behind, Jia Nanfeng, you are so ruthless." ”

After Sima Wei was captured, the imperial court executed him for murdering important ministers and plotting against him, and at the same time, Gongsun Hong and Qi Sheng were also executed and exterminated.

After Sima Wei was killed, the imperial court posthumously restored Sima Liang's title, provided him with Wenming sacrificial vessels and coffins in the East Garden, a court dress, three million money, three hundred pieces of cloth, and the funeral ceremony was the same as the past Anping dedication to the king Sima Fu, and the temple was furnished with the joy of bell chime.

As for Wei Xuan, he was posthumously presented with a fake Huang Yue, posthumously named the Duke of Lanling County, and posthumously became a Duke.

After the deaths of Sima Liang, Wei Qian and Sima Wei, Jia Nanfeng finally tasted his wish and was able to dictate power.

Looking around the court, Jia Nanfeng was extremely satisfied, and his shot, in addition to pulling out the thorn in his eye and a thorn in his flesh, he also shocked the court. After taking over the power, although there were still children of the clan inside and outside the court, they did not dare to make any moves for a while. Even, some people who know the times took the initiative to come to show their goodwill, Jia Nanfeng was very happy, in addition to promoting the people of the Jia family, she did not hesitate to give benefits to these people.

Looking at it now, the only one in this court that makes her look unpleasant is the crown prince Sima Shu. When Yang Jun fell, he considered supporting the prince into the palace, and after Yang Jun fell, the king of Chu also showed favor to the prince, which shows that Sima Shu, as Sima Zhen's successor, even if he is not yet an adult, there are many people in this palace who secretly support him. Sima Zhen is stupid, and the people in the court understand in their hearts that the reason why he can ascend to the throne is mostly because Emperor Wu likes Sima Shu too much, so as early as the first emperor of the Wu Dynasty, Sima Shu had a certain amount of power in the court, and this force became the sand in Jia Nanfeng's eyes, and he panicked but couldn't rub it.

Jia Nanfeng was not happy, and the people around him made suggestions. There is a person named Jia Mi, who is Jia Nanfeng's nephew, Jia Mi is the son of Jia Nanfeng's sister, because his maternal grandfather Jia Chong has no children, he was passed to Jia's family and became Jia Chong's heir. Jia Nanfeng has no children, he has always been very fond of this nephew, after she took power, Jia Mi naturally rose and became a celebrity in Luoyang City, he understood Jia Nanfeng's uneasiness, so he said: "My aunt is not worried about the prince, so she got rid of it to prevent future troubles." ”

As soon as these words came out, Jia Nanfeng didn't speak, and the people around him were taken aback, Sima Shu was the prince after all, how could he kill him. Jia Mo is the son of Jia Chong, because of his meritorious participation in the killing of Yang Jun, he was named the Marquis of Pingyang by Jia Nanfeng and served as a servant. He immediately objected: "It is too risky to kill the prince, and it is not good for the mother to shake the central government." ”

"Then Sima Shu was not born by his aunt and mother, how can he be of the same mind as us?" Jia Mi said unconvinced: "If you don't strike first, I'm afraid that in the future, you and I will die at his hands." ”

Jia Mo frowned and shook his head, pondered for a moment, and said to Jia Nanfeng seriously: "The prince is not at fault, and he can't be convincing if he is killed." What's more, Niangniang has no children now. ”

"What do you mean?" Jia Mi jumped up: "Niangniang has no children now, can she still have no children in the future?" ”

Jia Mo was lazy to pay attention to Jia Mi, and only said to Jia Nanfeng: "Now Niangniang can only endure it, if Niangniang gives birth to a dragon son in the future, everything is easy to say, in case Niangniang has no children, the prince will ascend the throne in the future, Niangniang is still the justifiable queen mother, otherwise, Niangniang can only choose a son from the Sima clan to succeed, then the forces involved behind this son will inevitably be a big trouble." What's more, now that the prince is still young, there is not much power behind him, and it is easy to be controlled, and Niangniang is the prince's mother-in-law, how can this son be taught, isn't it Niangniang who said it counts? ”

Jia Nanfeng listened to Jia Mo's words, and thought it was true, she glanced at Jia Mi, who was still angry, and expressed her concerns about the prince: "The prince said that he was young, but he also reached the age of marriage, he has been close to Yang Zhi since he was a child, and I have imprisoned Yang Zhi again, I am afraid that he will hate me deeply." ”

"After all, the prince's heart is undecided, not to mention the big wedding, it is still the mother who decides." Jia Mo said.

Jia Nanfeng nodded: "During this time, the prince lived alone in the East Palace, in order to ensure his safety, he issued a ban on outsiders not to enter and exit, and he was really wronged, since he is the lonely son-in-law, how can he care about his son for his mother, now that the court has stabilized, the prince's education has to be more careful, do you have any suggestions?" ”

"Sima Lun," Jia Mi suddenly said with a smile: "That old man has been flattering his aunt recently, and he is from Sima's family, can he still block the mouth outside?" ”

Jia Nanfeng smiled when he heard this, and pointed Jia Mi's forehead with one hand: "You react quickly at this time." ”

"Look at what my aunt said, you have to entrust me with a heavy responsibility, and I have to follow it, right?" Jia Mi said and walked around to Jia Nanfeng's side, squatted down, gently hammered her legs, and said, "Since my aunt has arranged the prince, what about me?" You've promised me a half-job. ”

"You're everywhere." Jia Nanfeng thought for a while: "You go to the East Palace, first be a companion with the prince, and when the prince is stable, I will allow you a position in the waiter." ”

Jia Mi already had a bitter face when he heard the first half of the sentence, but after listening to the second half of the sentence, he immediately became happy again: "Really? Jia Nanfeng nodded, and Jia Mi immediately knelt down: "Queen Xie." ”