Chapter 42: Emperor Huai's helplessness and distress

Emperor Huai's life in the past two days was really difficult. I don't know why this dragon chair is uncomfortable to sit on......

I originally thought that as soon as Sima Yue died, his good days would come, but I didn't expect that he was not happy for a few days, and he killed Hu Yanyan in the north, and fought twelve big battles before and after, the Jin army was all defeated, and the army killed more than 30,000 people...... The original high-spirited desire to do a big job is gone......

Now he is holding a piece of music sent by Xun Xi, which has almost become his last straw, the reason why he hesitated before was because Xun Xi asked him to move the capital to Cangyuan (now northeast of Kaifeng), isn't this to blackmail the Son of Heaven to order the princes? Just got rid of Sima Yue, do you still want to go to Xun Xi to be a puppet? Emperor Huai is not an idiot, but the current situation is ......

Emperor Huai looked at the ministers below, hesitated for a moment, and still opened his mouth to ask everyone: "Zhong Aiqing, I received a recital from the great general Xun Xi before, saying that I had sent Zhonglang Liu Zeng to bring dozens of ships, five hundred guards, and one thousand hui of grain (ten liters is equal to one bucket, and ten buckets is one hundred liters, equal to one hu), what do you think should be done?" ”

The crown prince Sima Quan and Wu Xiaowang Sima Yan looked at each other, their eyes were full of confusion and doubt, do they still want to be puppets? ?

The eyes of Sima Nan, the king of Jingling, kept flickering......

Shang Shu Lu Qiu Chong slowly closed his eyes, thinking in his heart that this was the way to take chaos! Ay! Why is there so many disasters and disasters for the Sima royal family?

The right servant Cao Fu and Henan Yin Liu Mo had a positive face after hearing it, and suddenly said that Xun Xi was good in the sky and there is nothing in the earth.

Sima Quan looked at these two people and felt sick to his stomach, yes, you were naturally treated in the past, but my father's frame has become a horse, where will there be the dignity of an emperor? Hey, Sima Quan glanced at Sima Yan, meaning to step forward to stop it together.

Sima Yan saw Sima Quan's eyes, and took the first step forward, and arched his hand: "Your Majesty, Xun Xi is known as "Uncle Tu", the former Taifu Sima Yue has been restrained, and now Sima Yue has passed away, and no one in the world can control this person anymore, if Your Majesty is held hostage by him, ......"

When Sima Quan heard this, he said: "Father, what King Wu Xiao said is true, Father!" Although Sima Yue is domineering, after all, they are all surnamed Sima, and they are all members of the same ancestral clan, but what does Xun Xi have to do with my Sima clan? ? Father!! Think again! ”

Emperor Huai listened to the heartfelt words of these two henchmen, and agreed in his heart, but now the situation is like this, what can I do? Sometimes, as long as you can survive and be a puppet, what about it? It's not like I haven't done it before......

Thinking of this, Emperor Huai was not in a hurry to make a decision, but patiently waited for the speeches of other ministers, hoping that a better way would appear......

Cao Fu and Liu Mo looked at each other and closed their mouths, they didn't want to offend the prince now, let's see what others say before acting.

Sima Quan glanced at Sima Yan with praise, and said in his heart: He is worthy of being a straight man who attacked Sima Lun (one of the Eight Kings Rebellion) with his brother!

Sima Yan saw Sima Quan's gaze, and his heart warmed, it seems that this time the pressure on the treasure is right again, hehe, but Xun Xi is really looking for death, this person is a wolf and ambitious, and he will be self-reliant for a long time, where do we surnamed Sima have good fruits to eat at that time? Sima Yue, this old guy, is still very accurate in seeing people......

Just when everyone was hesitating, Sima Nan, the king of Jingling, walked out of the class, and also arched his hand and said: "Your Majesty, don't listen to what Huangkou Ruzi says."

Sima Quan was stunned, Huangkou Ruzi? I'm the youngest here, are you going to slander me? Hehe, okay, this prince wants to see what you say?!

Cao Fu and Liu Mo are happy, Luoyang has long been dilapidated, I heard that people in the city have begun to eat people, if you don't leave, do you have to wait until those untouchables grab their own mansion? ? So the two of them looked at Sima Mao with real anticipation, hoping that he could persuade the emperor.

Sima Nan ignored Sima Quan's gaze at all, in his opinion, how long Sima Quan, the prince, could be a question.

Sima Nan continued to say to Emperor Huai: "Your Majesty, do you know who Sima Yue's puppet is most afraid of? Xun Xi also! ”

When Emperor Huai heard Sima Nan scolding Sima Yue for being a puppet, he felt comfortable in his heart, smiled and nodded, and motioned for Sima Nan to continue.

"Your Majesty, the world says that Xun Xi is mean and unkind, and even has the name of "Uncle Tu", in fact, this is all misunderstood by the world" Sima Nan's words are groundbreaking.

Sima Quan felt a little laughed at, and he misunderstood! It's really not easy for this wall grass to be mixed today! From the beginning, he followed the great traitor Yang Jun during the period of Emperor Wu, then Sima Lun, Sima Yi (these two are also one of the eight kings), Sima Ying (one of the eight kings), and then followed Emperor Wei on the expedition, and took refuge in Sima Yue, it can be said that wherever the wind blows, it will fall wherever it falls, and he is the first in the world in terms of sycophancy, no matter who he has followed or what bad things he has done, he can be safe and sound, and he has risen all the way, you say that this person is not simple!

Sima Yan also shook his head, this old boy is too capable of, Xun Xi will still be misunderstood, hehe, it's a big joke in the world!

Sima Nan said eloquently: "Your Majesty, in the eyes of Wei Chen, Xun Xi is good at handling official affairs, and the piles of official documents and books, he reviews them like flowing water, and no one dares to coax him." Sima Yue tried to pretend to be a brother with him several times but failed, which shows that he is well aware of Sima Yue's wolf ambitions, so he has been secretly keeping in touch with His Majesty, which can also show his loyal heart."

Emperor Huai still didn't say anything when he heard it, because Emperor Huai knew that the reason why Xun Xi wanted to get close to him was just because he wanted to bring down Sima Yue so closely. It's just using each other, what a bullshit loyal minister, but Emperor Huai still listened to Sima Nan's speech quietly, but he didn't say anything.

Seeing that Emperor Huai was still silent, Sima Nan was a little anxious, but he continued unhurriedly: "The minister also heard that his eldest aunt came to take refuge in him, and he made generous offerings to her. It can be seen that he has a deep filial piety, is a person who can be trusted, and never bends the law for personal gain."

"Well, it's right to be filial piety first." Emperor Huai said, this gaze was unconsciously like a glance in the direction of the crown prince Sima Quan.

Sima Quan suddenly broke out in a cold sweat, and said in his heart: Father, what kind of suspicion does the emperor have again! Now that the enemy is currently in the present, he is still listening to Sima Nan's nonsense! Ay!

Weichen heard that Xun Xi's aunt's son later asked Xun Xi to be a military general, Xun Xi refused, saying: "I won't use the law of the country as a favor, if you break the law as an official in the future, won't you regret it?" The aunt's son still insisted on being a military attaché, and Xun Xi made him the overseer. Later, my aunt's son broke the law, and Xun Xi wanted to kill him according to the law, and my aunt kowtowed to Xun Xi and asked for forgiveness for her son, but Xun Xi didn't listen. After killing his aunt's son, Xun Xi wore a white mourning dress to mourn him, and said with tears in his eyes: "The person who killed you was Yanzhou Thorn Shi, and the person who cried for his brother was Xun Xi." "Xunxi's law enforcement is like this."

Sima Quan's eyes couldn't help but light up when he heard this, he was so ruthless, not only established his prestige but also blocked the mouth of the world, no wonder Sima Yue wanted to guard against Xun Xi so much, it was really not simple, if he really went to Xun Xi, hey, the consequences were unimaginable, another Cao Cao?

Emperor Huai's eyes also lit up, and he said in his heart: If Xun Xi is really so law-abiding, or if everything is out of public intentions as Sima Nan said, then it seems that he is really disgusted with Sima Yue's arrogance and rudeness to me, but he is indeed a loyal minister!

Sima Nan noticed that the emperor's attitude was shaken, and continued to add fuel and vinegar: "Your Majesty, today, the bandits of the Han Kingdom have ravaged near the imperial city, and the only people who can resist them are Liu Kun in the north, Wang Jun and Xun Xi in the east, but Liu Kun and Wang Jun are separated from the Han Kingdom, only Xun Xi is next to us, and we can only rely on Xun Xi. Then, as long as Your Majesty and Weichen and others work together, they will definitely be able to revive my Sima Dynasty! became the master of Zhongxing, at that time, Wu had Xun Xi, Wen had Weichen, etc., why was the world uneven??!!! ”

Emperor Huai's courage that had been frightened by the Huns long ago seemed to be back, thinking about it, Xun Xi was fighting against Hu Lu in Yanzhou, once he got to Xun Xi, Liu Kun and Wang Jun were also close, really Xun Xi had a heart of disobedience, and I also had a way to let Liu Kun and Wang Jun know my situation and help, thinking of this Emperor Huai no longer hesitated, he already had the heart to escape, and he was persuaded by Sima Nan to be firm, and he was just about to speak, when he suddenly saw Lu Qiuchong, who had not spoken, stood up......

As soon as Sima Nan saw Lu Qiu rushing out of the class to make a complaint, he panicked, this person is going to do something bad!

Cao Fu and Liu Mo saw that Emperor Huai had already moved, and their hearts were already overjoyed, but as soon as they saw Lu Qiuchong about to speak, they began to be anxious, but it was difficult to stop them, Lu Qiuchong is not someone else but a famous celebrity today, a giant in the literary world, and they both have to call him a teacher when they see him, how can this be good? ?

Sima Quan was overjoyed, okay, I don't know what Lu Gong said?

Lu Qiuchong slowly spoke: "Your Majesty, have you forgotten how Cao Cao coaxed Emperor Han Xian to go to Xudu back then?" Did Cao Cao not enforce the law strictly? It's also such rhetoric, and it's also the approval of the ministers, but what is the result? ”

Lu Qiuchong took a deep look at Sima Nan, stretched out his finger and scolded Sima Nan angrily: "Loyal ministers are not the second master, how many lords have you Sima Nan followed??? Do you still want to be a slave with three surnames (during the Three Kingdoms, Zhang Fei scolded Lu Bu for being ungrateful, constantly betraying his former master in order to seek wealth, and scolded him as a slave with three surnames because he followed the three masters)? And you Cao Fu, Liu Mo, do you two still have the integrity of celebrities? ! ”

Sima Nan, Cao Fu and Liu Mo all blushed but didn't dare to say anything, this old man was really respectable, at that time Sima Yue asked all the talented and obedient princes and ministers to go with him, only this Lu Qiu Chong just didn't leave, he was a real emperor, and he was a pillar in the literary world, no one dared to offend.

When Sima Quan heard Lu Qiuchong's such a straightforward reprimand, he was very grateful in his heart, and his eyes were full of gratitude when he looked at the old man.

Emperor Huai became hesitant again when he heard Lu Qiuchong's words, and looked at Lu Qiuchong and said helplessly: "Binqing, I know that what you said is right, but the situation is stronger than people, the Huns are about to kill Luoyang, there is nothing to do, if you don't go to Xunxi, where should you go?" ”

Lu Qiu Chong was speechless for a while, you asked Lu Zhongqiu to talk about allusions and chant a few poems, which is a trivial meaning, but it is difficult for him to come up with ideas, especially national events.

Emperor Huai looked at Lu Zhongqiu with a dazed expression, not knowing how to answer, and suddenly felt a burst of boredom in his heart, and glanced at the attendants beside him, and the meaning in his eyes was that he was ready to go down.

The chamberlain hurriedly said loudly to the ministers: "Your Majesty has returned to the palace!" ”

When everyone heard that the emperor was going back to the palace, they didn't know what to say for a while, so they could only wait for the emperor to leave and continue to pull each other, attacking and accusing each other, but no one could come up with a good idea, and the court was in chaos......

Emperor Huai's chariot slowly walked towards his dormitory, and a person suddenly flashed in Emperor Huai's heart, only to hear, Emperor Huai muttered to himself in words that only he could hear: "Sima Yue is dead, Mingyue also followed Sima Yue's team, I don't know what happened, what if it falls into the hands of Hu Ren?" I still want to find it and raise it for a few years before enjoying it, hey, wait until I go to Xun Xi and then look for it slowly, well, what if I am caught by the Hu people, I am worried about death......"

When a personal attendant of the entourage saw the emperor's shoulders tightening unnaturally, he knew that this was the emperor thinking about a woman, and sighed secretly in his heart: If the ancestors of the Sima clan knew that their descendants were still thinking about women when the country was in danger and the capital was about to fall, I don't know if they would jump out of the coffin...... It seems that he has to talk to the other fathers-in-law in the palace about the way back, the Hu people are about to come in, and the emperor is unreliable......

Luoyang City

Li Xiang, who finally came to Luoyang City, had a conflict with the people in the city not long after entering Luoyang City......

Author's words: Many of the titles of the princes used here are nicknames that have been set in history, so please forgive me.