Three days later. Qinzhou. Shangtai City.

A tall building with extraordinary momentum, draped in the golden glow of the sun, stands in the middle of the city, and looks even more magnificent. If you look up closely, you will see the Xiao wall powder wall, under the carved beams of the glazed tile painting, above the golden nail Zhu Gate of the height of Zhang Xu, a wide and heavy plaque, the momentum is firmly hung, and the four big characters on the majestic and majestic are above: Nanyang Palace.

On the top of the palace hall, a man of about thirty-five or sixteen years old, dressed in a robe with wide sleeves woven with the finest gold yarn, was graceful and luxurious, and leaned on a wide couch in the middle.

This person is extremely fat, lying softly on the couch, like a big meat ball. His face was round and broad, and he was covered with some fat. When he is not smiling, his eyes are also narrowed into a line, and on his fat and short neck, the flesh is covered with a layer, like a stacked wave.

This person is the Western Jin Dynasty Qinzhou Mu, the Right Prime Minister, the Great Sima, the Grand Governor, the Shizhong, the Governor of Shaanxi Zhujun, and the King of Nanyang County, Sima Bao.

In the first year of Yongjia (307), Sima Mo, the king of Nanyang, was transferred to the general of the expedition to the west, the governor of the prefecture, the governor of Qin, Yong, Liangyi, and the military of the four states, replacing Sima Hao, the king of Hejian, who had been killed, to guard Chang'an.

At that time, there was a severe famine in the Guanzhong area, and there was a phenomenon of cannibalism, coupled with diseases and plagues, thieves openly did evil, and the people everywhere were miserable.

Sima Mo's power could not be controlled and suppressed, and Sima Yue, the king of the East China Sea who controlled the government with his mother and brother, recruited Sima Mo to return to the court, intending to send someone else to replace Sima Mo to guard Guanzhong, and Sima Mo's subordinates persuaded him not to accept the court order and wait for the opportunity to move. Sima Mo then did not go to the draft.

On the one hand, Sima Mo made an excuse not to go to Luoyang, and on the other hand, he sent Sima Bao, the prince of the world, as the general of Xizhong Lang and the captain of Dongqiang, to guard Shangqi, and use it as his peripheral help.

Qinzhou assassinated Shi Pei Bao, disgusted with Sima Mo's stupidity, and resisted Sima Bao's arrival. So Sima Mo sent his subordinate commander Chen An to lead the crowd to attack Pei Bao, successfully defeated him, and Pei Bao fled from Qinzhou.

In the fifth year of Yongjia (311), after capturing Luoyang, Liu Cong, the emperor of Han Zhao, sent his son Liu Cang and Zhao Ran, a general of the Jin Dynasty, to lead an army west to attack Chang'an. Sima Mo sent troops to resist, but was defeated. Everyone betrayed and fled, the warehouse was empty, and Sima Mo had no choice but to surrender, but he still did not escape the fate of being humiliated and then killed.

Sima Mo was defeated and died, and Chen An was nowhere to be found. But at that time, Sima Bao had already gained a firm foothold in Qinzhou, his father died on the front foot, and he inherited the title of King of Nanyang on the back foot, and he was the only one in Guanzhong.

An hour earlier, he had been asleep in his bedroom when he was woken up by a chamberlain who presented him with a note.

Sima Bao was furious. He is fat, loves to be quiet and does not like to move, and likes to sleep all day long. Xiangtian, who was sleeping by himself right now, was suddenly woken up, no wonder he was angry, and immediately scolded angrily, dragged the chamberlain and the guard out, and beat the forty boards again.

Between the grievances, Sima Bao casually looked at the music in his hand. There were only a few sentences on the paper, but Sima Bao suddenly woke up and fell asleep.

Within the jurisdiction, Longxi County has changed. However, the person who has changed is obviously willing to obey himself, and is willing to be driven by himself, whether to accept or punish is a major matter that cannot be delayed.

So he turned a deaf ear to the faint screams of the chamberlain, and on the one hand asked people to wait for them to get up, and on the other hand, he summoned his henchmen and military generals to gather in the hall to discuss the matter.

After everyone gathered, Sima Bao played it and showed it to his subordinates. At this moment, Sima Bao glanced at his subordinates standing on the left and right, moved his body, and said in a lengthened tone: "Zhongqing, is there a good way to teach orphans?" ”

Staying down, the first Wenchen on the left, headed by Shi Chunyuding, the governor of Qin, Pei Xu, who was engaged in Zhonglang, and Yang Man, who joined the army, stood in turn; The military generals on the right, led by Sima of the Metropolitan Governor's Mansion and Hu Song, the general of the Zhenjun, Zhang Chunci, the general of Pingxi, Yang Tao, Wang Lian, Yang Ci and other generals stood closely behind.

Gao Yue's occupation of Longxi is already known to everyone. At this moment, hearing the prince's question, Chun Yuding, the head of the officials, replied cautiously: "I don't know what the prince wants?" ”

Chun is cautious in his life, and never reveals his opinion easily until he learns the true intentions of the lord. He was a strategist under Sima Mo's account, and when Sima Mo was recruited into the court, he figured out Sima Mo's hesitation, so he said that he would not go to the draft, which won Sima Mo's appreciation.

Sima Bao unknowingly took the initiative to grasp the topic by Chun Yuding, and opened his mouth and said: "The meaning of the lonely king, since this Gao Yue can occupy Longxi, he must also have some talent." Now that he is sparse, he is very respectful to the lonely king, so it is better to push the boat with the river and acquiesce. ”

"The king is wise. Now in the autumn of troubled times, the king has a heavy responsibility on his shoulders, and he should be eclectic and recruit talents. Since this Gao Yue knows how to respect humility and is willing to obey the prince, then he should be kind enough to soothe him, make him grateful to Dade, and it is more conducive to his command. ”

Chun Yu bowed down, seemingly talking eloquently, but in fact it was equivalent to repeating Sima Bao's words.

At the head of the right, a military general with a hooked nose and thin lips came out of the crowd and raised his voice: "Lord Qiqi." The last general thinks that even if you want to recognize and accept him, you have to talk about a means and pinch him. ”

Everyone looked at it, but it was Zhang Chun, the general of Pingxi.

It stands to reason that on the side of the generals, Hu Song, the general of the town army with the highest military rank, first expressed his attitude and opened his mouth, and then the generals expressed their opinions, and it didn't matter if they agreed or not.

But this Zhang Chun messed up the order and spoke out first, and everyone didn't think it was strange. Because Zhang Chunnai was Sima Bao's son of Nanyang Wang, he accompanied the guards by his side, and Sima Bao got along for many years, and the relationship was very affectionate, and he was one of Sima Bao's closest confidants.

Although Hu Song was a general, he was appointed by the imperial court in Chang'an, and after Sima Mo's defeat and death, he had no choice but to defect. He also knew that under Sima Bao's command, it was common to fight for power and profit. As an outsider, the most important thing is to protect oneself and be silent as gold. If you want to be above the generals of the Sanpin Town Army awarded by the imperial court, then none of these natives are easy to get along with.

Zhang Chun ignored Hu Song's preemptive speech, which was very rude. But in troubled times, etiquette collapsed. If you have soldiers in your hands and are strong, you are right, who will tell you about these useless things. Although Hu Song was not angry in his heart, he still looked at his nose and nose and did not say a word.

"Oh? What means you say. ”

Sima Bao also got used to and acquiesced in Zhang Chun's rude behavior. Listening to what he said was a bit pretentious, I couldn't help but be a little curious.

"This Gao Yue, a nobody, nine times out of ten, took advantage of the emptiness in the rear, and there was Longxi by mistake, and the matter has come to this, and that's it. If the king acknowledges and accepts him, he has to add an additional condition for him to fulfill. It's done, which shows that he is sincerely willing to be loyal to the king, so we can use him with confidence in the future. ”

"If it can't be done, it will be hypocrisy, wait and see, and procrastinate. Then I will personally lead a large army and destroy it. In short, let him know that it is not so easy to come to us. If it is a thin piece of paper, it can be recognized by the king, so in the future, troops will be raised everywhere in the territory, killing officials and occupying land, and they will all come to seek officials and lords, how should they be dealt with at that time? ”

If no one next to Zhang Chun cares about himself, between his words and deeds, there is always a sense of indulgence and rebelliousness.

"Hmm. What General Zhang said is very reasonable. But with this additional condition, what do you want Gao Yue to do? ”

Sima Bao was originally lying on the couch, but after a little longer, his fat body could not support it, so he simply moved down again, and the maid next to him had been serving for a long time, so she hurriedly stepped forward and stuffed a gold wire cushion next to the couch on Sima Bao's back, and Sima Bao was almost about to lie down.

Zhang Chunyin smiled, and from those thin lips, four words popped out, making Sima Bao open his eyes narrowed into a line, and sit up in surprise.

"Vote for the name."