Sima Xi threw the bronze jue in his hand on the plate, looked at the remnants of the lotus and willows in the courtyard, and felt a sense of kinship in his heart.

Back then, this was the center of the entire Zhongshan Kingdom, and the people who came and went were all Zhongshan ministers, and even the seasons of the Three Kingdoms of Qi, Yan and Zhao also came here frequently. At that time, his father was the most trusted courtier of the King of Zhongshan, and he was also the most admired minister of all Zhongshan officials; At that time, he was the pride of the sky, and sooner or later, he would become the second Sima Xiangbang of Zhongshan Kingdom.

However, all this disappeared with the sudden serious illness. Sima Cheng lost his life because of a cold, and he, as a son, had to keep filial piety at home. Sima Xi knew very well that Sima Cheng's illness did not happen suddenly, but he saw with his own eyes that the Zhongshan Kingdom that he had established had lost its prosperity in his lifetime. The land that Zhongshan people sought from Zhao and Qi back then has now returned to its original state. The most important thing is that the battle between Zhao and Zhongshan that year made Sima Rongfang, who had always been proud, wake up from his dream.

Of course, there is another one, that is, his son has serious political differences with himself. Sima Xi sometimes felt that his father was too arbitrary, in this era when even Zhou Tianzi was regarded as an ornament, his father thought that as long as he was loyal to the King of Zhongshan, the King of Zhongshan would trust the whole country. It's just ridiculously pedantic. If a person is alive, if he can't live vigorously, how can he be considered a husband?

And now, with the death of Sima Chen, the glory of the Sima family has finally disappeared, leaving only this miserable scene in the courtyard and a person who is like a wandering soul.

"Lord, there is a guest asking to see you." Just when Sima Xi felt sorry for himself, the servant hurriedly came and replied to him.

"Hehe, I really didn't expect it. Since my father died, there are still people who come to see a certain family. Sima Xi laughed at himself, "I don't know which guest is so short-sighted?" ”

The servant was drenched in cold sweat, "The person who came said that he was a businessman from Handan, saying that when the first monarch was alive, he had a lot of dealings with him, and now he heard that the first monarch died, and he came to mourn." ”

Sima Xi frowned, when did his father have a very close relationship with a businessman, no, wait, the other party said that he was from Handan.

"Did the merchant ever report his name?"

"The man said that He was from his own family, and he called himself Sima Bo."

Sima Xi thought about it for a long time, but he never remembered that his father had mentioned a person named Sima Bo, and he had never seen this so-called family, so he finally decided that it would be better to see him, with his current situation, would it be worse? "In that case, let's see you."

Sima Qian followed the servants, turning west in the huge Sima Mansion, he had been to this place before, at that time, it was the time when Sima Qian was proud, and it was also the time when he was in the middle of the day, and now, there are only two or three servants, and they are already old, I am afraid that it will be more difficult to serve people. The weeds in the yard have been barren for a long time, probably because no one has cleaned them. Thinking about the first time I came before, what a beautiful scenery it was, and now it is ruined, it is really a world of difference.

Just when he was still sighing to himself, he heard the servant in front of him say "arrived", and saw that in the small pavilion in front of him, a depressed middle-aged man was pouring himself a drink, and when he heard the servant coming to report, he turned his head lazily and lazily, and saw Sima Qian's slight smile, suddenly brightened, stood up and laughed: "It turns out that it is really Mr. Sima, I really want to be angry!" ”

"I haven't seen him for many years, and Childe has also been cleared. It's just that Ling Zun was still there, and you and I could still push the cup and change the lamp, but now there are only you and me, facing the lotus pond in the courtyard, complaining to each other. He was not polite as he spoke, and knelt down on the side of a few cases.

Sima Xi saw that Sima Qian intended to drink with him, and he did not refuse, so the servant added a bronze jue, and really drank with Sima Qian.

After three rounds of drinking, Sima Qianran talked and said: "I am embarrassed to hear that Lingzun has died." Even my lord regrets this. Ling Zun had an outstanding demeanor back then, and he is a first-class talent today, but he can't be used by me. However, it is a blessing for both countries to have mutual trade and trust with our Zhao country. As he spoke, his tone sank, "However, now, the Prime Minister of the Yan Kingdom, Lechi, is sneering at Ling Zun's various national policies, not only driving away the merchants of my Zhao Kingdom, but also accumulating heavy taxes. When I came this time, I deeply felt that the prosperity of Lingshou was not as good as in the past, and the people of the music pool talked about it with relish. It's really weird. ”

What kind of person Sima Xi is, Sima Qian suddenly appeared, and he realized that this might be Zhao Guo's dissatisfaction with the orchestra pit, and he sought a companion to come, because he pondered every word of Sima Qian for a long time, and finally made him wait for this sentence. "The people of the orchestra pool are just the prince's party, short-sighted, and only know how to seek protection from the Qi State, but they don't know that the more the Qi State shelters him, the more they ask for them. And now the crown prince also needs the support of Qi Guo behind him in exchange for the king's favor, otherwise, he will never stand above the court. ”

Sima Qian knows that Sima Xi has never been a simple opponent, this kind of ambitious companion, you have to be careful when you use it, but if you really use it, it is still very convenient.

"Although I, King Zhao, have no intention of pointing fingers at the affairs of Zhongshan Kingdom, if Zhongshan Kingdom is really an enemy of my Zhao Kingdom, Zhao Kingdom cannot sit idly by. The king knew that Gongzi had always been quite friendly with Zhao Guo, and he sent a certain person to come, hoping that Gongzi would speak more in front of King Zhongshan and worry a lot about the good things between our two families. ”

Sima Xi sneered, "Mr. really hasn't cared about Zhongshan for a long time, and now although he is still a member of the eunuch family, he doesn't care about political affairs anymore, how can he bother with Mr.?" ”

"Huh? Is there such a thing? Sima pretended not to know, and said "surprised": "Childe doesn't even ask about political affairs?" How so? ”

Sima Xi looked at Sima Qian, how could he not know, Sima Qian was acting, if Zhao Guo didn't know that he Sima Xi had been deposed, why did he go to great lengths to find himself, just go to other people.

"How's that okay?"

"Sir, can you hear something?" Sima Xi decided to let this acting school temporarily accept his magical powers, and said on his own: "If Zhao Guo believes in a certain family, as long as he is given a certain period of time, these things that King Zhao is worried about will naturally be solved." ”

Sima Qian no longer faked, thought for a while and said, "I don't know what the son wants to do?" ”

This time it was Sima Xi's turn to start performing, he smiled proudly and said, "Mountain people have their own tricks. Sir just stay in this courtyard for the time being, he needs to be busy in the future, sir. After speaking, looking at the dilapidated courtyard, I suddenly felt that the dilapidated may not be bad, the old ones don't go, and the new ones don't come!

Yin Jian has been depressed lately.

The reason for her depression was that her daughter came out of the royal city, saying that she and Concubine Jiang were competing for favor, hoping to help her.

Speaking of which, after the King of Zhongshan fell seriously ill last year, he slowly recovered, which is really a miracle. However, everyone thinks that the medical skills are boasting, it should be said that he has changed from a small prince to the king of Zhongshan, this taste made the king of Zhongshan heal instantly, it seems that sometimes, a false name is still useful.

King Zhongshan recovered, his wife did not have such a good life, a cold and left early, King Zhongshan can only choose a good match among various concubines. At that time, there were two favored people, one was called Concubine Jiang and the other was Concubine Yin, and Concubine Yin was the daughter of Yin Jian. He naturally knew that although the concubine was selfish in competing for favor, if it could really succeed, it would be very useful for the real family. It is because he also hopes that his daughter will be the queen.

But this kind of thing, it is not appropriate to come forward by yourself, and you can only find someone else to replace it. He first found Xiangbang Orchestra Pit. Unexpectedly, Le Chi refused, and he was indifferent to such things, especially when this matter was said by his own state, which was a loss of identity, not to mention that as a courtier, it would be too embarrassing to care about the monarch's family affairs.

There was no way, Yin Jian had to go to Gongsun Hong for help. Gongsun Hongnai is the secretary of Zhongshan, of course, it is not comparable to the music pool, but the status is also very high, since it is not appropriate for Xiangbang to say it, it should be no problem for the secretary to say it. But Gongsun Hongnai is a person who pays great attention to his words and deeds, and values his private virtues more than his life. When he learned of Yin Jian's intentions, not only was he not prepared to help him, but he even warned him that if he continued like this, he would persuade the King of Zhongshan to depose Yin Fei.

Yin Jian touched his nose again, and came out of Gongsun Hong's house with a disgraced face, and was about to visit other ministers again, but he heard someone calling him behind him, he turned around and saw that it was not someone else, but Sima Xi.

"I didn't expect it to be really Mr." Sima said happily, "I haven't seen you for many days, why is Mr. so sad?" ”

Yin Jian saw Sima Xi, and he couldn't say joy or disgust in his heart, after all, Sima Xi could be regarded as an official eunuch's house, not something he could afford to provoke, of course, after his daughter became the queen, he said otherwise. But now that Sima Xi has stayed away from the court, can he still ask him for help?

"I didn't expect to meet Childe here."

"I didn't expect that." Sima Xi said, smiled at Yin Jian and said: "I have time today, I was fine, but the royal city sent an order to go to the royal city as soon as possible, and the king had something important to call, so I had no choice but to go." It's a blessing to meet Mr. on the way. ”

Yin Jian's mind was set off a little wave.

"Childe went to the royal city to meet the king, what happened?"

"I don't know about this." Sima Xi said embarrassedly, "I'm afraid that the king misses his father, so let's find someone to remember my father." ”

"I see." Yin Jian nodded, but the thought in his heart was heavy again.

"In that case, I took my leave." Sima Xi said, and stepped on the horse to leave. At this moment, Yin Jian suddenly grabbed Sima Xi's sleeve and said, "Son, be slow, there is something to do, I don't know whether to talk about it or not." ”

Sima Xi showed a bright smile, he knew that the fish had already taken the bait.

(End of chapter)