Chapter 189: Jia Chong dominates the court
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The new city of Luodu was newly established by Cao Cao, and although it was built on the ruins, it could not hide his beast-like grandeur in the slightest.
The original palace of the Liu family has changed several times, ushering in and sending away generations of kings, until the current Sima Yan of the Sima family.
Sima Yan, who had just taken full power, was very excited in his heart, especially looking at the Manchu Dynasty's civil and military affairs, which could be described as a gathering of heroes, but now, he couldn't be happy.
Sima Zhao's departure did not take away the predicament of the Jin Kingdom, but made it even worse and stormy.
But under such circumstances, Deng Ai, the white-eyed wolf who was not familiar with it, actually came out to bargain, and Pei Xiu below actually suggested agreeing to this aggressive letter of request, Sima Yan's anger can be imagined.
Seeing that everyone was looking at him, Pei Xiu was not cowardly, but shook his shoulders and said solemnly:
"Your Highness may be a little puzzled or even complain about the minister, but the minister is loyal to the country and has no selfishness, otherwise the sky will thunder!"
These sincere and loyal words really suppressed many people who couldn't stop accusing in the court, and even Sima Yan was a little gloomy and said coldly:
"Oh? That lonely person wants to listen to what kind of insight Ji Yan has. ”
Hearing this, everyone present knew that Sima Yan's tone was much softer, not to mention He Zeng, who was the person concerned.
Seeing Sima Yan like this, he quietly breathed a sigh of relief in his heart, then straightened his waist and said loudly:
"His Royal Highness Qi Song, Deng Ai dared to ask for ordnance and food at this time, which means that he has seen through the whole situation, and it is expected that we will not be able to do anything for the time being, and we must always be wary of his followers, after all, he is the closest to Chang'an, and he is also the strongest cavalry, as long as he wants, he can Chen soldiers under the city without ten days, this is the danger of exhausting eggs!"
Hearing this, many people looked contemplative, obviously thinking that Pei Xiu's words were quite reasonable.
"It's nonsense, this is simply alarmist, Pei Sikong Ru is raising the momentum of others and destroying his own prestige, what is his intention?"
It was Jia Chong who was standing in front of him who spoke, the prime minister of the dynasty, and a high-ranking and powerful existence.
Sure enough, as soon as his somewhat sharp words came out, they immediately attracted the attention of many people.
Sima Yan was originally said by Pei Xiu's heart, and he felt a little restless, but now when he heard his most trusted Jia Chong refute it, he immediately sat up straight and said:
"Uncle Yue, what do you think, tell me quickly!"
Seeing that Sima Yan attached so much importance to himself, Jia Chong felt complacent, raised his head and glanced at everyone behind him, and many people showed him a kind and somewhat sycophantic smile, which made him very satisfied.
Then he glanced at Pei Xiu and arched his hand:
"Your Royal Highness, Pei Sikong exaggerated Deng Ai's words, you must know that Deng Ai was just a Qiang Hu barbarian who was born, and he has today by virtue of His Majesty's trust, otherwise, he is nothing.
Such a person is a white-eyed wolf who can't be fed, and the more you treat him kindly, the more proud he becomes, and then kicks his nose in the face, so such a person can only be severely suppressed and let him know the pain, so that he can completely surrender. ”
Speaking of the heart, seeing that everyone was a quiet listener, and then glimpsing Pei Xiu's angry face, Jia Chong snorted coldly in his heart and continued:
"Besides, Liangzhou is located in a remote place, although the cavalry is a little strong, but don't forget, Chang'an is now guarded by the general Hu Fen, and there are 30,000 troops in the city, Chang'an City is high and thick, and there is a big river blocking the road west of Chang'an, why are you afraid of his barbarian barbarians?"
"Haha, it's still polite to say ...... prime minister"
"Prime Minister's Insight ......"
Immediately, the depressing scene dissipated without a trace, and many people were smiling, accusing Pei Xiu of exaggerating excessively, and complimenting Jia Chong for his insight.
Seeing this scene, a few literati like Pei Xiu wrinkled their faces, as if they saw the huge crisis in this.
On the contrary to them, under Jia Chong's words, Sima Yan and the nobles present both conceived in their hearts the appearance of Deng Ai in the Qianghu Territory with a gray face and ragged clothes, and then they were amused by the people they conceived, and the scene was extremely funny.
"Your Highness, don't underestimate Deng Ai, he is ......"
"Okay, Lone knows that Ru Zhongjun is patriotic, so let's let you lead five hundred royal forest troops to Chang'an to supervise the army, so that you can rest assured."
Hearing Sima Yan's impatient words, not only Pei Xiu was stunned, but even He Zeng and the others were also frightened, how could they not see that this was to treat Pei Xiu as the second Zhang Hua and transfer him from the court Luodu.
"Your Royal Highness, no, Pei Sikong is brilliant and knowledgeable, with him in charge of the court, the political situation can be stable, and it cannot be ......"
It was He Zeng who spoke, a person who knew right from wrong, he knew that Pei Xiu was an outspoken loyal minister, and even more importantly, an important minister who could see through the puzzle.
Transferring it away is really a loss for the Jin Dynasty, and it is also a big loss for Sima Yan.
But Sima Yan was obviously impatient, and when he heard this, his eyes widened, and he roared angrily:
"He Zeng, what you mean is that the civil and military forces of this Manchu Dynasty and Lone are all faint kings and mediocre ministers, and only Pei Xiu is the support of this court, so do you want Lone to give up this position and abdicate to make way for Xian, ah?"
"This ......"
He Zeng was kind-hearted, but he was difficult to distinguish at this time, and he wanted to speak, but was interrupted by the voices of two people.
"Your Highness doesn't have to care, these literati cherish each other, and treat outsiders as nothing, normal, don't pay attention to it."
It was Sima Liang who spoke, when he was Dazai, Sima Yan's fourth uncle, but he was the one who wore the same pants as Jia Chong.
I saw that he looked sarcastic, and seemed to be very disgusted with such people.
"Ziyi, Thou ......"
He Zeng still wanted to say something, but after all, he was not wrong, but the red face showed his shame at this time.
With the support of his father-in-law and fourth uncle, Sima Yan suddenly felt that he was a god-like wise existence, and he didn't want to see Pei Xiu and the two anymore, so he waved his sleeves impatiently and said:
"It's decided, retreat!"
Seeing Sima Yan go away, and seeing Jia Chong and Sima Liang with villainous looks, Pei Xiu was a little depressed, blocked Xun Xuan's comforting hand, and walked out indifferently.
Then, He Zeng also glared at Jia Chong and the others angrily, turned around and chased them out, with a little disappointment on his face.
"Prime Minister, do you want such an annoying mosquito all day long...... Well? ”
Seeing the cold color at the corner of Sima Liang's mouth, Jia Chong was startled, and hurriedly waved his hand and said:
"There's no need, if the prime minister wants to deal with such a small thing, it's just a matter of being caught, why be so cruel?"
Talking, the two let out a hearty laugh, and the people around them didn't know the details, and they smirked for a long time, and they complimented something, I'm afraid they forgot about it.
When Sima Yan's reprimand letter and Pei Xiuyi traveled west one after another, Liu Chen, who was far away in Shudu, and Deng Ai, who was far away in Guzang, got the news.
When Shi Yu received this letter, he hurriedly hurried to the General's Mansion and shouted:
"General, this Sima Xiaoer is too deceitful, he really thinks he is the co-master of the world, no, let's give him some colors to see!"
Sima Yan's words of reprimanding Deng Ai were directly skipped by him, but Pei Xiu was degraded, and He Zeng was accused of making him more concerned, and after thinking for a while, he said calmly:
"Let's send troops now, first of all, Chang'an is prepared, not much progress, and secondly, it will only make others profit, since Sima Xiao'er despises General Ben so much, then why not wait for some time and let him destroy the Great Wall!"
Shi Yu has always been the only one who is Deng Ai's horse, so he retreated according to the order, and at the same time, Deng Ai was afraid of Sima Yan's might and hid in Guzang and did not dare to come out.
In this way, Sima Yan and Jia Chong and others became more and more proud, He Zengxun and others, who originally insisted on compromise, were excluded from the political situation, and Jia Chong completely realized his desire to dominate the court.
And Sima Yan forgot Sima Zhao's warning before his death, sat on the Jinluan Palace, and waited with joy for the voice of victory in the south to come.
In the Prince's Mansion in the East Palace of Shudu, Liu Chen once again gathered twenty people, including Zhang Hua, a minister of the Jin Kingdom, and his performance during this period of time has made Zhuge Zhan and others not very repulsive to him, and Liu Chen has spoken, and no one will provoke trouble and disobey.
"Ladies and gentlemen, the current situation is chaotic, it is the opportunity for the rise of my Han Dynasty, there are Wu State, Youzhou, Xiongnu and Liangzhou to threaten the Jin State everywhere, Wu State is also in Xu Yang and Jin State for a long time, Duwu Han stands up alone, such a God-given opportunity, is it a pity to miss it?"
Liu Chen said this, Jiang Wei and Zhang Yi saw several generals shouting for Gan Weima, pointing to where to fight, although he was over seventy years old, he still did not lose his fighting spirit back then.
And Zhuge Zhan and Zhang Jun frowned, especially Liu Yan of the Ministry of Household and Minister Xi Zheng of the Ministry of Finance, whose faces were very bitter.
Seeing this scene, Liu Chen smiled and said:
"You don't need to worry too much, if you have anything to say, let's discuss and discuss, and vote by a show of hands!"
Voting by show of hands is what Liu Chen thought of not long ago, and it is also the reason for the mechanism for the minority to obey the majority.
Seeing Liu Chen so easy-going, Liu Yan hesitated for a moment and said:
"Your Highness, now that the army is in full swing, there is a great demand for manpower everywhere, and countless money and wealth are scattered, this is suddenly terminated, this is ......"
Liu Yan knew what he was thinking, so he said it one after another, and then looked at the people around him with a sad face.
Seeing many people nodding secretly, Liu Chen laughed in his heart, but his face was positive:
"If Lone can send out an army of 80,000 without moving the foundation of Shuzhong, what do everyone think?"
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