On the second day, when it came to the emperor's grandson Sima Shang, Sima Zhen wept bitterly again and was sentimental. He said that Prince Huai was framed and unjustly killed, but he was deceived by a traitor and did not trust his son, and two of the three sons he left behind died early, but this one is the only seedling, he should be favored by a grandfather as a grandfather, who would have thought that he could not even keep a young son, and he was really ashamed of Prince Huai. said that after a hundred years, he would have no face to face the first emperor, and he would have no face to face the prince.

For a time, the courtiers were sentimental about Sima Xin's words, and their faces showed sadness, among which the king of Hejian cried the saddest, he took a step forward, just about to speak, but the king of Qi was one step ahead of him, stood in front, and said indignantly: "The emperor and grandson died early, and the whole country mourns together, but the king of Hejian made a big fuss about the emperor's grandson yesterday, causing the emperor and grandson to fall out of the coffin, which is unbearable, and the minister is an auxiliary government, and he can't bear to be humiliated by the emperor and grandson, and he wants to treat the crime of disrespect of the king of Hejian." ”

Sima Zhen rubbed his red and swollen eyes, he didn't understand what King Qi was talking about, he looked at this, and then at that, until the people around him explained to him what happened yesterday, he was shocked, patted his thighs and cried: "My grandson." ”

King Qi looked at Sima Zhen coldly, then looked at Sima, snorted, and said, "Sima, yesterday's incident was provoked by you, you won't deny it, right?" ”

Sima Li ignored King Qi, he raised the jade high, and said to Sima Zhen: "Your Majesty, although King Qi is an auxiliary government, this world is Your Majesty's. The emperor and grandson died early, and the minister's heart was unbearable, and yesterday for the emperor and grandson couldn't bear his temperament, he argued with the king of Qi for a few words, which was indeed the minister's fault. ”

When the king of Qi heard this, he was stunned for a moment, and immediately rejoiced, he pointed to the king of Hejian and said to the officials standing at the head of the group: "You have heard it, and the king of Hejian has admitted that he is wrong. He was already ready to quarrel with Sima again in the face of-for-tat, but he didn't expect Sima to take the fault in this way, and he was excited for a while, and he spoke incoherently: "Since he has admitted it, he has said that it is his fault, this crime of disrespect must be punished, right?" ”

"Yes," Sima said lightly as he faced King Qi, "Since King Qi wants to condemn this king, can you wait for this king to finish speaking?" ”

"You say, you say." Sima Le: "I will never interrupt. ”

Sima then said to Sima Zhen again: "The emperor's grandson is the only son of the crown prince, and your only grandson, who should be a golden and noble person, but for some reason," he glanced at Sima, and then looked at Sima Zhen, and said: "After suffering a lot, the minister is not concerned about the crime, but the minister thinks that since the emperor and grandson have died, he should not be lost, and he should be your only heir, so the minister asks for a decree."

The imperial grandson gave him a thick burial. ”

Sima Zhen nodded immediately, he originally felt that Sima Shangcai should be the one who lived in the East Palace, his grandson was outcast, and the children of other people's families lived in this East Palace, no matter what he thought, it was not a taste, now that everyone is dead, it is appropriate to restore his status.

Sima Zhen turned his gaze to King Qi, but King Qi actually vetoed this proposal, on the grounds that the East Palace already had a master, how could he inexplicably set up another imperial grandson, isn't this a mess?

Sima smiled secretly in his heart, he knew Sima too well, this person died to save face, and he valued his authority, Sima Shang's death made him be scolded by some clansmen, he could never think that he was wrong, even if he lost some reputation, he had to insist that it was the right thing to send Sima Shang out of the palace, and it was not wrong to choose someone else to enter the East Palace.

Sima Zhen was really anxious, he jumped up angrily for the first time in the court, pointed at Sima and scolded: "He is my only grandson, not the emperor's grandson?" I have to bury Shang'er with the gift of the emperor's grandson, as for what you said that there can't be two masters in the East Palace, I will abolish the current child, and wait for my grandson to be buried in peace. ”

"The crown prince is the foundation of the country, how can he be so childish?" Sima argued: "In any case, this king will never agree. ”

Sima faced the courtiers and said: "This matter is important, and it cannot be decided by the king of Qi, why don't you discuss it with the princes and ministers, how should the affairs of the emperor and grandson be handled?" ”

The court was filled with the sound of each other for a while, and King Qi stood alone in front with a cold face. Not long after, Sima Ying, the king of Chengdu, came out of class and said: "Since he is the only grandson of His Majesty, it is natural to have a generous burial with the gift of the grandson, and the minister has no objection." ”

As soon as these words came out, Sima Ying attracted Sima's angry eyes. However, then, Sima Wang, the king of Changsha, also came out and said: "The minister seconded the proposal, please bury the emperor and grandson with the gift of the emperor's grandson, so as to appease the hearts of the subjects of the world and comfort the soul of the prince in the sky." ”

Two of the three kings, plus the king of Changsha, both thought that the emperor and grandson should be buried, and all the courtiers immediately seconded it. Sima's face was ugly, and he suddenly remembered that he was about to discuss the king of Hejian just now, so he immediately ran away from the matter of burying the emperor's grandson and pointed the finger at Sima again.

"Your Majesty. King Hejian seemed to be quite sad about the death of the emperor and grandson today, but when he made a big fuss in the mourning hall yesterday, he was not as arrogant as he was today, and he did not take the great funeral of the emperor and grandson in his eyes at all. ”

Sima was not polite at all, and said: "King Qi said that I was making trouble, who am I going to make trouble with?" ”

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Sai was immediately furious, pointed at the king of the river and said, "If you hadn't attacked me first, why would I argue with you?" ”

"If the king of Qi doesn't attack the emperor and grandson first, why should I be aggressive to you?" Sima said and hugged his fists to Sima Zhen and said: "The king of Qi wants to establish King Qinghekang as the prince, although the ministers have different opinions, but he relies on his own auxiliary government and insists on going his own way, and the ministers are helpless." Yesterday on the emperor's grandson Lingtang, the minister only complained a few words for the prince of Huaihuai, but the king of Qi Xu was weak-hearted, and rushed in with people and horses, and the minister was also impulsive, so he called people and horses to confront. But it was the people of the King of Qi who attacked first, and it was the people of the King of Qi who pushed the coffin of the grandson to the ground. King Hejian looked around, and said in a righteous and awe-inspiring manner: "If you don't believe it, there were people in the queen's palace at that time to pay tribute to the emperor and grandson, and the national teacher Feng was also praying for the emperor's grandson. ”

As soon as these words came out, there was an uproar in the court, the ministers all sighed, and the princes of the clan all looked at Sima angrily, and counted him cold-blooded and ruthless, in the end, they were all members of the Sima family, how could they be so ruthless to a young child?

Sima knew that he had fallen for Sima's plot, and he couldn't get angry, so he could only roar angrily: "This king is the auxiliary government, I think who dares to be disobedient?" ”

"You are also assisting His Majesty's government, how dare you be so arrogant?" Sima was unceremoniously, knelt down to this Sima, and said, "Please ask Your Majesty to punish the King of Qi for the crime of rebellion." ”

Sima Zhen lost the rules again, in the early dynasty on weekdays, he just sat on the chair and made a show, and the big and small things were taken care of by the auxiliary government, and today he lost his temper because of the emperor's grandson, why did the court become like this? Where does he know how to deal with it, he doesn't dare to cure the sins of the king of Qi, and he doesn't have the ability to deal with the sins of the king of the river. If these two people fight, whoever wins will listen to whom, but let him preside over what justice?

Sima Zhen smiled and persuaded: "Don't be angry, if you have something to say, I know that you are all for the good of the court, no one is guilty, no one is guilty." Saying that, he hurriedly said to the king of Hejian: "The prince doesn't have to be like this, please get up quickly, please get up quickly." ”

At this time, Sima Ying, the king of Chengdu, came out of class and said: "What is discussed today is nothing more than the matter of the emperor's grandson's death, since the princes and courtiers have no opinions, they will bury the emperor's grandson with the gift of the emperor's grandson, and the Ministry of Rites will handle it, and this matter will be over." ”

Sima Zhen immediately nodded yes, smiled and appeased the two people who were still fighting, and ordered the Ministry of Rites to be fully responsible for the funeral of the emperor and grandson. A few days later, Sima Shang was buried in the imperial mausoleum with the gift of the emperor's grandson, and his nickname was Chong's grandson.