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Liu Muzhi was ordered to go south to raise grain and build a workshop, so naturally he had to open up all parties first.

After pacifying all parties in Jingzhou, he went to Jiankang non-stop, met with the Son of Heaven, and lobbied the ministers.

He first presented various gifts, and then wrote a letter for most of the capital to present his feelings, and asked the court for permission to play.

After getting the center of the imperial court, Liu Muzhi was about to gallop to the southeast coast, but was forced to get involved in court disputes.

It turned out that Liu Yu, who was guarding Xuzhou, saw that Houyan was declining, and he had strong troops and horses, so he came up with the idea of the Northern Expedition.

Of course, Liu Yu also has self-knowledge, knowing that he can't handle Houyan alone.

So he wrote to the imperial court and asked the Son of Heaven to give a decree to the capital, so that the Hexi army could cooperate with the imperial court's northern expedition to recover the Hebei region.

However, the Son of Heaven and the King of Huiji had long lost their ambitions, and they were not interested in the Northern Expedition and the reconquest of lost territories at all.

Unexpectedly, Sima Yuanxian, the prince of Huiji, who was only fourteen years old, made surprising remarks and vigorously supported the proposal of the Northern Expedition.

However, his people are soft-spoken, and no one in the court values Sima Yuanxian.

Unlike his father and uncle, who were drunk and dreamed of death all day long, and only knew how to fight for power and profit, Sima Yuanxian had a unique view of the internal and external situation although he was young.

Since the beginning of his initial contact with political affairs as the Zhongshu Commander, Sima Yuanxian has realized that the Great Jin Dynasty seems to be singing and dancing, but in fact it is already in crisis.

As soon as he thought that there were Huan Xuan and Yin Zhongkan in the upper reaches of the Yangtze River, and Wang Gong and Liu Gaozhi in the lower reaches, he never slept a day and slept peacefully.

Sima Yuanxian was eager to change the current unfavorable situation, but because he was young and had not made any contributions, he had no right to speak in the court at all.

Originally, he still wanted to lie dormant, and slowly wait for the death of the Son of Heaven and the aging of his father, and then come out to clean up the mess.

However, Liu Yu's writing about the Northern Expedition changed Sima Yuanxian's original intention.

In Jiangdong, regardless of what everyone thinks in their hearts, at least on the bright side, the Northern Expedition has always been regarded as a political righteousness.

At the same time, the Northern Expedition was the only way to gain fame and power.

Even if the Son of Heaven prevaricated the Northern Expedition for various reasons, he did not dare to publicly deny the Northern Expedition.

From Yu Liang and Huan Wen to Xie An and Xie Xuan, countless Zaifu have made enough political capital from the Northern Expedition.

Sima Yuanxian believed that if he wanted to quickly expand his influence and grasp the right to speak, the only way to do so was to promote the Northern Expedition and achieve corresponding victories.

After much thought, he decided to fool his father, Sima Daozi, to help him fulfill his wish.

Although the prestige of King Huiji was reduced due to Wang Guobao's defection, Sima Daozi was still one of the people in power in the Great Jin Dynasty.

Since taking office, the king of Huiji has amassed a lot of money, and when it comes to the luxury of the palace, it far exceeds the palace.

Every day, Sima Daozi spent a lot of time staying in the back house, drinking and having fun with a group of concubines, and neglecting political affairs.

It was precisely this point that made Sima Yuanxian look down on his father Sima Daozi the most, and he had the idea of replacing him.

After passing through the corridors, Sima Yuanxian, the prince of the world, came to Sima Daozi's courtyard.

In the distance, he heard a faint voice.

"Come on, beauty, it's your turn, drink a little more."

"King, the concubine is drunk and can't drink, so let the concubine feed you."

"Good, good, I'll drink, I'll drink. However, the beauty should feed the widow with her mouth......"

Sima Yuandan frowned, stepped forward and slammed open the door.

But in the empty room, there were musicians on both sides, and more than a dozen singers were dancing almost naked.

His father, Sima Daozi, was lying on the head, the desk was full of wine and food, and he was accompanied by two beautiful concubines on the left and right.

A concubine was holding a fine wine in her mouth, leaning forward and feeding it to Sima Daozi's mouth.

Seeing this, Sima Yuanxian couldn't help but be angry, and immediately stepped in, snorting heavily: "All down!" ”

With a burst of shouting, all the noise in the room came to an abrupt end.

The musician and singer looked at Sima Yuanxian and Sima Daozi with beautiful eyes, and hesitated.

Sima Yuan shot out a cold light in his eyes, and shouted again: "Get out!" If you don't roll, you won't be killed. ”

Suddenly, the musician and singer's face changed drastically, and they hurriedly exited the room.

In the blink of an eye, only Sima Daozi and his son were left in the room.

Sima Daozi shook his head, and his consciousness finally cleared up.

He scolded with displeasure on his face: "Yuan Xian, what do you mean by this? ”

Although Sima Yuanxian has the intention to replace Sima Daozi, because he has not yet held the power, he still needs to rely on Sima Daozi's tiger power for the time being.

If it weren't for the urgent matter that his father wanted to discuss today, he would not have openly swept Sima Daozi Yaxing.

Seeing that Sima Daozi was angry, he hurriedly bowed down and bowed his head to plead guilty.

"Please forgive my father, it's not that the child doesn't know the severity, it's really that my Sima family's world is in danger, and my father, as Zaifu, is still blindly addicted to wine."

Looking at his sharp-edged son in front of him, Sima Daozi couldn't help but be in a trance, as if he saw himself ten years ago.

At that time, he was not yet twenty years old, and he had been worshiped by the Son of Heaven as one of the Zaifu, and officially participated in the government of the Fubi Dynasty.

Like Sima Yuanxian in front of him, he is ambitious and young, and he wants to assist the Son of Heaven in his achievements.

It's a pity that the good situation only lasted for a short time, and he soon fell out with today's son and began a years-long battle between the lords.

Although his ambition is long gone, he is quite pleased with his son's determination to forge ahead, and he forgives the other party's offense at the moment.

However, Sima Daozi thought that Sima Yuanxian was alarmist.

He waved his hand and said disapprerovingly: "The DPRK and China are under the control of few people, so how can there be a crisis?" ”

Sima Yuanxian smiled coldly and said, "Hmph, my father will only deceive himself. ”

"As far as the child knows, the Son of Heaven has already secretly left secret orders for Wang Gong, Yin Zhongkan and other henchmen."

"In the future, after a hundred years of him, he asked Wang Gong to lead the army to Qingjun's side and uproot his father's party."

"What?" Sima Daozi's face changed greatly, as if he had been hit on the head, and he was stunned on the spot.

Sima Daozi did not suspect that his son was cheating him, because since Sima Yuanxian took over the Zhongshu Order at the beginning of the year, the power in the Huiji Palace's palace has gradually tilted towards Sima Yuanxian.

Sima Yuanxian took advantage of Sima Daozi's slack in drinking, and quickly grasped some power and recruited some talents.

At this time, Sima Daozi was completely sober, and he was about to ask someone to consult with Wang Guobao, but was stopped by Sima Yuanxian.

"Now that the civil and military forces of the Manchu Dynasty don't know that Wang Guobao has turned to the Son of Heaven, if he is summoned at this time, isn't it clearly telling outsiders that the father and the king are acting?"

"At that time, not only will Wang Guobao's identity be exposed, affecting his father's plan, I'm afraid he will also be killed."

"Yes, yes, yes, or I'm thoughtful." Sima Daozi slapped his head and immediately came to his senses.

Without Wang Guobao's advice, Sima Daozi was completely blind, so he had to ask his young son for advice.

Sima Yuanxian showed an imperceptible smile on the corner of his mouth, and said confidently: "My father is worried, and my son has his own way." ”

"Wang Gong's family dares to repeatedly oppose his father, it is nothing more than that he has the elite of Beifu in his hands."

"And my father is a young and noble, he has never made any contributions, and his prestige inside and outside the government and the opposition is insufficient."

"If my father is as popular as Wang Dao and Xie An, will Wang Gong dare to go against my father wantonly?"

"Wang Maohong and Xie Anshi both have the merit of supporting the society, how dare they compare with them."

Sima Daozi didn't pay attention to it anymore, and he didn't dare to compare himself with Wang Dao and Xie An.

It can be said that if it weren't for these two people, maybe the Sima family would have been usurped by outsiders.

"Hehe, but now there is an opportunity, so that my father is expected to catch up with the two fathers......"

"Oh? What chances? ”

"Northern Expedition!"

"Northern Expedition?"

Sima Daozi asked puzzledly: "So it's not recovered?" Where else is the Northern Expedition? ”

"Hebei!"

"According to Liu Yu, the internal history of Pengcheng, the conflict is about to break out in Wei Yan, and it is a good time for the imperial court to go north to Hebei and recover the lost territory."

"If it's the Northern Expedition? Who will be the commander of the army? Can't it be cheaper, Wang Gong? ”

Sima Daozi hesitated and said: "In addition, Murong Chui is still there, and the Xianbei Iron Cavalry is very strong, can the Northern Expedition be successful?" ”

"The power of the army can be handed over to Sima Shangzhi, the king of Chen, this person is quite fatherly, there should be no problem."

"Sima Shangzhi? Well, it's a good candidate, and he can take charge of the military for you and my father and son. ”

"In this way, there is no need to worry about the creation of a foreign surname domain."

"Father Wang is wise, and now King Qian has just finished his filial piety, so it's just time for him to make some contributions on the front line."

"In the future, when the feudal towns are adjusted, we can take the opportunity to arrange them in key positions."

"As for the Xianbei Iron Rider...... Hehe, right now, Tuoba Jue is in the north, most of the capital is in the west, and I am facing in the south, what are you afraid of when the three parties launch together? ”