As the rebellions in various parts of Jiangdong were quelled, the focus of the imperial court gradually shifted to developing Jiangdong and restoring the local economy, and of course, Sima Shu did not forget to liquidate the Jiangdong family. In this rebellion, the Jiangdong family can be said to have suffered heavy losses, the two major families of Gu and Zhang disappeared, and the strength of the Lu and Zhou families was also greatly damaged.

Jiangdong was no longer controlled by the family, and under the auspices of the imperial court officials, vigorous policy reforms began in various places, and a large number of serfs, tenants, and slaves were freed as free people. Not only were they granted land, but their children were also allowed to go to school and take part in scientific expeditions.

When some serfs, tenants, and slaves received the certificates, house deeds, land deeds and other documents issued by the imperial court with both hands, they couldn't help but weep bitterly, knelt on the ground and shouted long live. With more than two million low-level people getting their share of the land, Jiangdong's original economic foundation was suddenly broken, and Jiangdong, which was once monopolized and controlled by the family, finally returned to the imperial court.

So far, the imperial court has not only increased the population of three million, but also injected great vitality into the economic development of the Great Jin Dynasty by the vast land and rich resources in the south of the Yangtze River. Some powerful factory owners, farmers, and families in the north have gone south to enclose land, build factories, and build manors on large areas of undeveloped land in Jiangdong.

At the same time, the cabinet was not to be outdone, and under the chairmanship of Zhang Bin, the household department took out a huge amount of money to invest in Jiangnan. For a time, there were five new ports and three shipyards in the coastal areas south of the Yangtze River, and Jiangdong's economy was rapidly recovering with the full support of the imperial court.

The specific economic development does not need Sima Shu to do it himself, he only needs to grasp the general direction. The rest of the specific matters can be left to the cabinet. Therefore, as Jiangdong's economic construction became regular, Sima Shu finally freed his hand to meet Sima Rui, the historical Emperor of the Jin and Yuan Dynasties.

"The criminal minister Sima Rui has seen Your Majesty! Long live my emperor, long live, long live! Sima Rui hadn't slept a day since he came to the Northland, and the first thing he thought about when he woke up every day was: Has the emperor's decree arrived? Although Wang Dao's repeated persuasions still had no effect, he waited for a few days, and finally waited for the emperor's holy decree to summon him.

Sima Shu sat on the dragon chair, raised his eyes and looked at Sima Rui in the audience, and couldn't help but sigh. Although the arrival of Sima Shu has changed the trajectory of many people's lives, including the Sima Rui in front of him. Without Sima Shu's reconciliation, in the next few years, Sima Rui would officially ascend the throne as emperor.

But. At the moment, Sima Rui no longer has this opportunity. Sima Rui's personality is a bit cowardly. is not a man of great talent, sometimes Sima Shu thinks that if Sima Rui has the talent of Emperor Liu Yu of the Song Dynasty in history, maybe he can really complete the goal of recovering the Central Plains.

"Where are you guilty?" Sima Shu deliberately said with a cold face.

"Minister, minister. The minister ......" Sima Rui couldn't help but break out in a cold sweat when he heard the coldness in the emperor's words. I saw that he immediately leaned over and kowtowed to the ground and said, "The minister is taking the lead of Jiangdong." The rank of Jin Wang is really a crime that deserves death! ”

"Humph! It seems that you still have self-knowledge, if it weren't for the sake of being a descendant of Emperor Xuan. I've already broken you to pieces! ”

"Please atone for your sins!" Sima Rui grabbed the ground with his head and trembled like chaff, as if he felt a catastrophe coming.

Sima Shu saw that he had scared the other party enough, and he couldn't help but chuckle, "Hehe, get up, the sin you committed is really unforgivable." But what...... For the sake of your knowledge, I have made a great contribution to the pacification of Jiangdong by the imperial court, so I will not care about you. ”

"Ah...... This, this, this...... Thank you, Your Majesty! Hearing that the emperor no longer blamed him, Sima Rui finally breathed a sigh of relief. Who knew that before he could put his heart in his stomach, Sima Shu's next words scared him half to death.

"But ah, it's not good for you to pretend to be the king of Jin, so don't be the king of Jin!"

"Ahh Sima Rui's face changed greatly, he thought that Sima Shu was going to abolish him as a concubine, if Sima Shu really did this, it would be better to have a long pain than a short pain, and it would be better to cut off his head directly.

"Ahh You don't still want to occupy the title of King of Jin, do you? Sima Shu frowned, and swept the other party's eyes sharply, he felt that the other party should not have such eyesight? Even if Sima Rui can't see through it, Director Wang will ask the other party a few words.

"No, it's not, that's not what the sinner meant!"

"Well, that's for the best. Of course, I won't treat you badly. Although you can't be the king of Jin anymore, you still have to be your king of Langya. Although the imperial court has taken back the fiefdom, there are still a lot of lulu every year, and a second-class prince is enough for you to live a lifetime. ”

"Thank you, Your Majesty! Long live my emperor, long live, long live! Sima Rui finally put his mind at ease, although his title was reduced from a first-class prince to a second-class prince, it was already a great gift to be able to guarantee his life, and now that he had an unexpected joy, how could he not be very happy.

"Alright, get up!" Sima Shu saw that he was almost tossed, for fear that if he continued to toss, he would really scare Sima Rui to death. In any case, Sima Rui is also a relatively talented person in the clan, if he really becomes depressed because of this matter, it will also be a loss for the royal family.

From the beginning to the end of the Eight Kings Rebellion, the royal family has suffered huge losses, and there are no less than a dozen princes who have died and the clan has been wiped out, plus other princes of the Sima family who have been involved in it, there are countless more. It can be said that the Rebellion of the Eight Kings was the beginning of the decline of the Sima royal family.

Fortunately, Sima Shu's performance was too dazzling, and he overshadowed the embarrassment of the royal family at once. Think about the majestic princes in the early Jin Dynasty, but now there is only one king of Huainan who can handle it, how does this not make Sima Shu anxious. While it's not a good thing for the royal family to be too strong, it's also bad to be too weak.

In Sima Shu's vision, in addition to his immediate family members in the future, the royal family must have at least two or three people who can carry the beams, and this Sima Rui and Sima Yun are the candidates he selected. Until his sons grow up, the banner of the royal family will depend on them to support them.

"Brother Wang, speaking of which, you are only two years older than me, and it is when you are in the prime of life, whether it is the government or the royal family in the future, you need to worry about some things in the royal family." Sima Qian looked at Sima Rui, who was still a little panicked, and comforted.

"Yes, yes, the minister is afraid!" Sima Rui did not relax because of the emperor's comfort, but was even more frightened, and he even wondered if the emperor was digging a pit waiting for him to jump in. In his opinion, Sima Shu's punishment for him was too light, and the same reward was too heavy.

If he sat in Sima Shu's seat, Sima Rui would never let the other party go so easily, even if he didn't cut the other party with a thousand cuts, he would have to find a reason to abolish him as a concubine. But now Sima Shu has only downgraded his title by one level, and even agreed to let him participate in the management of court politics and clan affairs, no matter how you look at it, there is a trace of weirdness!

Sima Shu looked at King Langya, whose face was uncertain, and felt a little funny in his heart, of course he understood the other party's thoughts. In the ancient feudal centralized era, did you still want to be good if you offended the emperor or committed a taboo? He Sima Rui was guilty of both, so it was normal for him to be uneasy in his heart, but he didn't know that Sima Shu had a soul from the afterlife in his body.

"Brother Wang, don't be worried that I am playing tricks on you, and I don't care to do that. To tell the truth, today's clan princes are no longer as beautiful as in previous years, with no fiefdom and no power, except for an empty title, they are no different from ordinary rich people. ”

"It's okay to have my generation, if after dozens or hundreds of years, when there is no strong monarch on the throne or when there is an era like the Three Kingdoms at the end of the Han Dynasty, will there be a Shu Han Zhaolie Emperor in our Sima family? Therefore, I am determined to support the development of the clan in the future, and Brother Wang and Uncle Wang of Huainan will be the leading figures in the clan in the future! ”

"Therefore, Brother Wang, don't have any worries, as long as you don't violate the laws of the Great Jin Dynasty and be an honest man, I will ensure that you will be prosperous and rich in your life!" In the end, Sima Shu gave Sima Rui a reassurance.

Coming out of the palace, Sima Rui shivered all over his body when he was blown by the cool breeze, and this time he seemed to be alive again during the palace trip. Emperor Sima Shu's momentum of looking down on the world and having the world in mind was completely shocked, and only now did he really feel the difference between the two.

In the past, Sima Rui had always asked himself if he was not much weaker than Sima Shu, but after today's incident, he knew that there was no comparison between the two at all, and Sima Shu's performance was called the real emperor's momentum! He looked at the misty sky in the distance, and couldn't help but sigh with emotion, it was not unjust that he could lose to such a person.

Sima Rui stood in place and thought about it, he did not return to the mansion directly, but turned around and went to Wang Dao's mansion. Now Director Wang is living in a set of courtyards prepared for him by Wang Yan, and he is covered by his uncle, so Director Wang's life is still very nourishing. Just to avoid suspicion, there is very little contact between the two.

"King, how is the situation of entering the palace to meet Your Majesty this time?" As soon as I met, Director Wang asked with concern.

"Well, it's okay, although His Majesty has downgraded the title of this king by one level, he has not punished him too much, and at the same time, he has also asked this king to assist Uncle Huainan in managing the affairs of the clan." Sima Shu frowned and told Director Wang about entering the palace as it was, "Maohong, what do you mean, Your Majesty?" ”

"I don't know much about it, but with His Majesty's mind, he won't make such a move to test the king, if he really wants to find trouble with the king, he doesn't need to be so troublesome at all, even if he directly treats the king's sins, the ministers will not say anything." Wang Dao analyzed.

"Well, the widow thinks the same way, and His Majesty is afraid that I will think too much, so he has repeatedly comforted and persuaded this king." After listening to Director Wang's words, Sima Rui finally put his mind at ease, he still trusted Director Wang more, "By the way, Maohong, you don't always hide at home, you should come out when you have time, with your talent, you will definitely be in the position of Zaifu in the future!" It's a waste of talent to stay at home all the time! ”

"The minister knows, King Xie cares!" Director Wang has been saddened by Wang Dun's death recently, so he can't care about his own future. (To be continued......)