Seeing Liu Kun's demeanor, Sima Shu wanted to see another pig's foot ancestor who smelled the chicken dancing, and the articles he wrote made the noble family compete to write it, which led to Luoyang's expensive Zuo Si. Following Liu Kun, Sima Shu and others finally stepped into the world-famous Jingu Garden.

At this time, the garden has long been full of people's voices, staggered, white jade railing, reflected in the bottom of the crystal clear pool around, amber wine, jasper, golden foot bottle, jade plate, food is picturesque, wine is like a spring, the guqin is rippling, the bell is dingdong. It is surrounded by inverted bell-like flowers, the calyxes are white, bone china-like with a translucent luster, and the top of the petals is a circle of different shades of lilac, which seems to be dyed naturally.

Sima Shu found a corner where no one was around, and then he saw Liu Kun, Shi Chong and others drinking happily on the stage, and a middle-aged celebrity in the middle was particularly crazy. Holding a wine bottle and drinking with the people around him frequently, sometimes looking up to the sky and laughing, showing the demeanor of celebrities.

All right! Sima Shu didn't know each other anymore, and Manager Liu was not by his side, so he didn't even have someone to solve his doubts. He had no choice but to sit on the sidelines and drink alone. At this moment, the strong man who had just followed Liu Kun suddenly sat opposite Sima Shu, Sima Shu was surprised, looked up carefully, and couldn't help but be secretly surprised: What a majestic and mighty man!

The person who came was about eight feet tall and had a slightly dark complexion, but he was born with a dignified appearance and the air of a generous man.

"The prince is at ease, the ancestor has taken the liberty to visit, please don't be surprised by His Royal Highness!" Zu Ti saw the question in Sima Shu's eyes, and took the initiative to introduce himself with a fist.

It's him! At the end of the Western Jin Dynasty and the beginning of the Eastern Jin Dynasty, one of the 'twin stars' that dominated the world, the other 'twin star' was of course Liu Kun. Sima Shu never thought that Zu Qi would take the initiative to visit him, if he had pity for Liu Kun, then he would only have admiration for Zu Qi.

This person is a real hero, a hero, every time he saw the name Zu Ti in his previous life, Sima Shu couldn't help but think of Xiao Feng written by Jin Lao, the same open-mindedness, the same responsibility, and born with a heroic spirit.

Zu Ti is a man with an open mind and great ambitions. But when he was a child, he was a naughty child who didn't like to read. When he was young, he realized that he was poor in knowledge and felt that he could not serve the country without reading, so he began to study hard. He read extensively and studied history carefully, from which he absorbed a wealth of knowledge and made great progress in his studies.

He had been in and out of Luoyang, Kyoto several times, and those who had come into contact with him said that Zu Ti was a talent who could assist the emperor in governing the country. When Zu Ti was 24 years old, someone recommended him to become an official, but he did not agree, and still worked tirelessly to study.

Later, Zu Ti and his childhood friend Liu Kun Yizhi served as the chief secretary of Sizhou. He and Liu Kun have a deep relationship, not only often sleeping in the same bed and sleeping together, but also have the same lofty ideals: to make meritorious contributions, rejuvenate the Jin Kingdom, and become the pillars of the country.

Once, in the middle of the night, Zu Ti heard the crowing of a rooster in his sleep, he kicked Liu Kun awake and said to him, "Did you hear the rooster crow?" ”

Liu Kun said: "It's unlucky to hear a rooster crowing in the middle of the night."

"I don't think so, why don't we get up and practice swords when we hear a rooster crow in the future?" Liu Kun readily agreed.

So they get up every day after the rooster crows to practice their swords, the sword light flies, and the sound of the sword is sonorous. Spring goes to winter, cold comes and summer, never stops. After a long period of hard study and training, they finally became all-rounders who could write good articles and lead troops to win battles.

Later, Zu Ti was named General Zhenxi, realizing his desire to serve the country; Liu Kun became the general of the Northern Expedition, and was in charge of the military affairs of the three states, Hebei, and Youzhou, and also gave full play to his literary and military strategies.

It's a pity that the two peerless talents failed to give full play to their talents for various reasons, the Northern Expedition organized by Zu Ti failed because of the civil strife in the Eastern Jin Dynasty, and Liu Kun spent half his life in the north and finally died at the hands of the Hu people.

Seeing Zu Ti personally sent to the door, Sima Shu's eyes lit up. At present, his thirst for talent has reached the extreme, and Zu Ti is his first goal.

"It turned out to be Zu Shizhi who was called Liu Yueshi, it was really 'better to be famous than to meet, and it was better to meet than to be famous', and now it is true that it is worthy of its name when I see it!" Sima Shu looked at Zu Ti, who was in his early twenties, with a smile on his face, and couldn't help but praise.

"Your Highness is gracious!"

Zu Ti is a very assertive person, he followed Liu Kun to participate in this party this time for a certain purpose, he came here to personally inspect the crown prince Sima Shu. Don't look at Zu Ti young, but his eyes are very sharp, plus he grew up in Youzhou since he was a child, and he has traveled all over the country when he grows up, which has made him gain a lot of knowledge.

He has long seen that there are serious external and internal troubles in the Western Jin Dynasty: first of all, according to Zu Ti's investigation over the years, along the northern defense line of the Jin Dynasty, from west to east, there are five grassland peoples who have different intentions for the Central Plains.

And because the Jin Dynasty has been implementing a policy of Huairou to the grassland tribes in the north over the years, these five tribes have gradually become stronger, especially the two major tribes of the Xiongnu and Youzhou Xianbei, don't look at the current they are showing respect to the Jin Dynasty, in fact, they have been coldly observing everything that happened inside the Jin Dynasty, once the time is ripe, the two major tribes will sooner or later drink the Yellow River and invade the Central Plains.

Although Zu Ti realized early on that there were hidden dangers on the border, he did not pay much attention to these grassland peoples, and he believed that as long as the imperial court could work together, the northern grassland peoples would not dare to make any changes at all. The only thing that worries Zu Ti is internal worries, since the death of the first emperor, the entire Jin Dynasty has not been born in peace.

All kinds of political massacres emerged one after another, the queen mother was deposed, the Yang family was destroyed, and the two princes of Runan and Chu were killed, which caused the princes everywhere to become suspicious. When Empress Jia came to power, after the court finally settled down, who would have thought that Empress Jia would come up with the idea of abolishing the crown prince again, which made the court inside and outside the East Palace become ready to move.

It was in this complicated situation that Zu Ti made up his mind to meet Sima Shu, and he wanted to personally inspect the prince's character and ability. If the prince is really a ambitious and decisive person, Zu Ti is ready to follow the prince to do something big. But if the prince is just a vain name, Zu Ti is not a fool, he will never lose his surname for others for no reason.

Moreover, he has already thought of a way out, and in less than ten years, there will be chaos in the north. As early as last year, Zu Ti began to prepare to move his family from Youzhou to the south of the Yangtze River. In case the Northern Shenzhou falls in the future, he can use the power of his family to carry out the Northern Expedition.

"Recently, it has been rumored that the queen is not very satisfied with the crown prince and wants to depose His Royal Highness. But I don't think His Highness seems to have been affected in any way? ”

Zu Ti's words sounded a little rebellious, Sima Shu frowned slightly, then calmed down again, and replied with a smile: "It's just rumors in the market, how can this palace be affected?" Besides, although the queen is not very satisfied with the palace, it is because the mother is strict with the palace, just like the emperor asked me to do! ”

"Oh? Is it? ”

Zu Ti was a little surprised by Sima Shu's reaction, he didn't expect the prince to be so calm at a young age, and he spoke without leaking the slightest, completely like an old fritter who had been in the officialdom for many years.

"Of course, don't you think?" Sima Shu asked a little mischievously.

"Huh?" Zu Ti was a little stunned, looking at Sima Shu with a smile on his face, he suddenly felt that the prince was not as simple as he imagined, "Okay, the minister should not try to test His Highness, but for the sake of the big ** mountain, please forgive your Highness for your recklessness." ”

"Okay Shizhi, you don't have to be like this, this palace doesn't blame you. In fact, what you said just now is true, the queen is indeed dissatisfied with the palace, and she desperately wants to abolish the palace and set up another prince. It's a pity that this palace is not easy to mess with! After thinking about it again, Sima Shu decided to tell Zu Ti some secrets.

"Oh, what are your highness's plans!" Sure enough, Sima Shu's words aroused Zu Ti's great interest, and he looked at the prince with burning eyes, eager to know what the prince planned to do, and see if it was worth serving him.

"It's nothing, Lone plans to leave Luoyang!" Sima Shu told Zu Ti lightly.

"What!? Leave Luoyang! Will the Empress agree? Can all the senses agree? "No matter how Zu Ti thinks about this plan, there is no possibility of realizing it.

"Of course not, but don't worry, this palace will not stay away from Yanjing, and only plans to leave Luoyang's nest of right and wrong for a while, and then prepare to nest in the countryside to accumulate strength. And the palace has persuaded Mrs. Zhang and Guangchengjun to help the palace mediate in front of the queen, with the help of these two big shots, will Shizhi still feel that the palace is messing around? ”

"Zhang Hua? Guo Huai? ”

Zu Ti's eyes lit up, and it was only at this time that he was convinced that the prince was indeed a young talent, and he seemed so old-fashioned and far-sighted in dealing with things at such a young age. And listening to the prince's introduction of how he acted step by step, he finally let Zhang Hua and Guo Huai stand on his side, so that Zu Ti finally made up his mind to accompany the prince to gamble.

One of the two had a heart, the other had an intention, and they soon became acquainted. Moreover, Zu Ti soon discovered that the prince's views on the current situation were strikingly similar to his, and both of them believed that the Western Jin Dynasty was facing severe internal and external troubles, and had reached the point where reform was necessary.

Zu Ti looked at the crown prince Sima Shu, who was young but was already the image of the Ming Lord, and couldn't help but sigh again and again, if only the saint had this insight today. It's a pity that everyone knows that Emperor Sima Zhen is a fool, and all the power of the court is controlled by the fierce woman of the Jia family.

Just when Sima Shu and the two were talking happily, they saw that everyone in the garden got up one after another, those who drank stopped drinking, and those who sang stopped, and everyone held their breath and stared, as if they were waiting for someone's ride.

"The Queen Mother has arrived!"

"Lu Guogong has arrived!"

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