Chapter 82: Countdown to the Wedding (4)
During the day, outside the Hejian Palace, outside the back garden, Sima Yan was practicing riding and archery, but his strength was not high, and he missed several arrows, which was quite frustrating.
However, he was thick-skinned, and the embarrassment on Sima Yan's face flashed, and he deliberately sighed and said, "Today, the widow is not lucky." ”
Powerful people will always be flattered by their side, and a chamberlain next to him is full of flattery, "The king's martial arts are world-famous, and it is only because this horse is disobedient that he has broken his luck." ”
Another chamberlain also reacted slowly, "Yes, the slave and maid watched it swaying, as if they couldn't get along with the prince!" ”
Sima Yan was quite helpful in this regard, "Hmph! In this case, the widow will shoot another arrow, and if he misses, he will kill the horse and cook the meat to eat! ”
"Lord Wangming!"
Sima Yan urged the horse to run, opened his bow and shot it, and hit it with an arrow. (The crotch finally breathed a sigh of relief, damn, fortunately Lao Tzu played some tricks, otherwise he would have to be pulled out and slaughtered.) )
"Hit! Medium! ”
"Lord Wang's Divine Arrow!"
"The prince is good at archery!"
At this moment, Bi Heng, the chief bookkeeper Fang Yang, and the captain Zhang Fang walked in. Seeing this scene, Bi Heng hurriedly applauded and applauded loudly, and Zhang Fang on the side showed a trace of disdain after listening to Bi Heng's words. It turned out that the three of them were all henchmen of the King of Hejian, among whom Zhang Fang was from a humble background, but he was deeply valued by the King of Hejian for his bravery.
And Bi Heng, who was born noble, has always looked down on Zhang Fang, who was born with mud legs, and the two have been fighting openly and secretly underneath. Especially Bi Heng wanted to kill Zhang Fang, who had repeatedly opposed him, but this person was a henchman of the King of Hejian, and he never found a chance. Where there are people, there are rivers and lakes, not to mention two adults with different worldviews, and the struggle between the poor family and the family is everywhere.
Bi Heng then patted the ass of the King of the River, "Great King! Great! It's a pity that this small backyard of the palace can't let the king play to his heart's content. ”
Hearing the movement here, Sima Yan looked back and saw that it was his three henchmen, he laughed out loud, "Everyone is here, what is a widow, Captain Zhang's skills are far from being outnumbered!" ”
"The prince praised it falsely!" Zhang Fang was a little proud, while Bi Heng on the side had a hint of jealousy flashing in his eyes.
"Is there something going on with you today?" Sima Yan wiped his hands and asked his three henchmen.
"Your Majesty, the minister has just received a secret report from the capital, and the situation in the DPRK and China seems to be a little unstable?" The main bookkeeper Fang Yang said in a deep voice.
"Oh? What's going on? As soon as Sima Yan heard the news that the capital was coming, he suddenly became solemn, King Hejian was not a simple prince, he had his own political ambitions.
Sima Haoyuan succeeded his father to the title of King of Taiyuan, and in the second year of Xianning (276), he went to the feudal state. The following year, he was renamed the King of the River.
Sima Hao was already well-known when he was young, and he loved money lightly. When he met Emperor Wu of Jin with the kings, Emperor Wu believed that Sima Hao could serve as a model for the kings. At the beginning of Yuan Kang, he was the general of Beizhong Lang and supervised Yecheng.
If there was no Sima Shu to supervise Guanzhong, in the ninth year of Yuankang (299) in the original history, the king of Hejian would replace Sima Wei, the king of Liang, as the general of Pingxi and guard Guanzhong.
Although Sima Yan has a bit of talent, he is far from being eloquent, especially because his ears are very soft and he is easy to be bewitched by others. In history, his right-hand man Zhang Fang was unjustly killed because he easily believed in the promises of his political opponents, and as a result, he himself rode out of Chang'an alone, and finally he and his three sons were killed in the carriage, and the king of Hejian was cut off from his children and grandchildren.
"Your Majesty, the situation in the capital is becoming more and more tense as the deadline for the prince's wedding gets closer and closer. After Najib's day, the forbidden army in the capital was under the command of King Zhao and Li Zhao, and was ordered by the emperor to mobilize and deploy defenses, and now the entire capital is under the control of the forbidden army. This was clearly a measure taken by the empress to strengthen her control over the capital. ”
"King, now that the queen's concubine has come out, she will never allow Sima Shu to occupy the position of the East Palace again! If the minister is not mistaken, the big wedding is a time of great change, and we have to plan early! Bi Heng persuaded after joining the army.
"Guys, what are we going to do?"
Sima Yan was moved when he heard this, he had long wanted to enter the center of the imperial court, but his blood relationship with Emperor Wu Sima Yan was relatively far away, which caused him to be not valued by the royal family and the imperial court. Like the first two times when the imperial court selected the princes and kings who sat in Guanzhong, they would rather choose King Zhao and King Liang who were lacking in virtue, and no one was willing to let the 'quite virtuous' King of Hejian go out of the town of Guanzhong, not because Emperor Wu said back then: You are not allowed to go out of the town of Guanzhong unless you are a close relative!
"Rectify the situation and wait for the situation, if the situation in the DPRK and China changes greatly, the prince may wish to raise volunteers and eliminate the annihilation, then the world will not look to the scenery." Zhang Fang, who had been silent, suddenly spoke.
At this time, not only did the King of Hejian secretly watch the changes in the court, but the princes who were stationed in other places and had ambitions were also staring at Luoyang City without blinking, and the most important of them was Sima Jiong, the king of Qi, since his father died due to Emperor Wu's suspicion, Sima Jiong has been thinking about how to return to the capital to take revenge!
At night, in the palace of King Qi, Sima Jiong and his henchmen Wang Bao, Ge Xuan, Liu Zhen, Han Tai, Wei Yi and others were drinking and having fun, while discussing the current situation.
After Wang Bao, who was surnamed Gengzhi, took a sip of wine, he was full of grievances, "King, anyone with a discerning eye knows that the son born to the queen is fake, and the prince is the truth, and now Empress Jia actually wants to kill the real prince, and the country sends others ...... 'Hmph!' The prince should take the opportunity to enter Beijing to eradicate the annihilation and turn things around. ”
Ge Xuan continued: "The queen has no way, now all kinds of rumors are filled with the entire Luoyang City, the queen is trying to eliminate the adverse effects by wantonly arresting those who spread rumors, but she doesn't know that this is just covering her ears and stealing the bell, hmph, how can the paper contain the fire?!" ”
Liu Zhen nodded: "Yes, if the child she raised is really a descendant of the Jia family, or some other wild species, shouldn't the country of the Great Jin Dynasty be buried?" Lord, this matter must not be taken lightly! ”
Sima Jiong deliberately showed a hint of embarrassment, "But what do you say the widow should do?" At present, Empress Jia is autocratic, her ears and eyes are all over the government and the opposition, and there is King Zhao to help her abuse, the Manchu Dynasty is not afraid of the civil and military like a tiger, and the other kings do not dare to talk nonsense, how can they compete with her with the strength of a few people? ”
Wang Bao pondered for a moment, "Among the kings, King Liang was originally the highest, but he was killed by the crown prince, otherwise if he could come forward against the queen, everyone would have responded." ”
Ge Xuan: "If there is no suitable leader, why don't you come forward?" ”
Hearing this, Sima Jiong's eyes lit up, but he still pretended to be modest and said, "This ...... Is this appropriate? ”
"What's wrong with this, the king, we can first secretly contact the king of Hejian, the king of the East China Sea, the king of Chengdu, the king of Changsha, the king of Xinye and other princes, as long as the situation in the court changes, the king can take the opportunity to order the heroes to achieve the hegemony of the princes of Fengtian!"
Wei Yi saw that King Qi was a little moved, and he added another fire, "Please forgive the prince, the minister thinks that when the queen cleans up the mess, it will be the time for the heads of the princes and kings to fall to the ground!" ”
Sima Jiong, the king of Qi, was shocked: "Hey, Wei Yi, what do you mean by this?" ”
Wei Yi said categorically: "Who doesn't know that the queen's son is the seed of their Jia family? They want to change the dynasty, does the prince think he can keep his surname? ”
Sima Jiong said with some uncertainty: "This...... The matter is admittedly suspicious. ”
Ge Xuan continued: "As the head of the imperial family, how can the prince watch the Great Jin Dynasty fall into the hands of others? Your father is a famous virtuous king of the royal family, known as the heart of the princes, if you come forward to uphold justice with your father's shadow, the ministers and other guarantees, the heroes of the world will definitely be willing to serve you before and after the saddle! ”
Sima Jiong was still a little hesitant, "...... Can...... Can...... But the queen's power is too great, and with the support of King Zhao, how can a widow act rashly? Since she transferred the prince back to the capital, she transferred all the five battalions of King Zhao's soldiers and horses into the city, clearly saying that she wanted to maintain the safety of the capital, but in fact it was to control the capital! ”
Wang Bao couldn't help but hurriedly say when he saw King Qi's appearance: "Those who are thieves must have a weak heart." The prince should uphold justice and get rid of the wicked, but how can he be downcast by the arrogance of the wicked? ”
Sima Jiong retorted: "It's not that the widow is afraid of the queen, but he is worried that if the crown prince is abolished by Empress Jia, won't Empress Jia's power be even stronger?" The widow is afraid that if things don't work out, if he doesn't say anything in public, he will inevitably affect many others and end up being ridiculed by future generations, isn't it sad? ”
Wang Bao said righteously: "The king is bad! Punishing evil and promoting good, saving the country and saving the people is the greatest merit in the world, even if it cannot be successful, it is enough to become famous all over the world and spread to all generations, how can it be said that it is a fool of the public? What's more, as long as you hold high the banner of old righteousness, the princes from all walks of life will respond enthusiastically, and when the great success is completed, you are the leader of the alliance in the world. I also hope that the king of Qi will be ready as soon as possible, and the ministers are willing to go to contact the kings and let them listen to the king's orders. As long as the situation between the DPRK and China changes, the king can raise troops to revolt! ”
In the evening of Zhao Wangfu in the capital, Sima Lun was drinking tea, Sun Xiu walked in with a spring breeze on his face, and before he saw the human face, he heard the other party shouting excitedly: "It's done, it's done, it's done!" ”
"What happened to make you so happy, sir?" Sima Lun was almost so frightened that he squirted out the tea he had drunk in his mouth.
Sun Xiu said happily: "Back to the prince's words, Meng Guan told the minister today that he is willing to serve the king as the lord and kill the annihilators!" ”
Sima Lun was shocked, "What? It's true? He...... How did he say yes? ”
Sun Xiu replied very proudly: "Don't worry, my lord, listen to the ministers slowly." This Meng Guan was just a poor person back then, if it weren't for the fact that he became a member of Empress Jia for the position of power, and then made great contributions to the action of killing the Yang family, how could he be entrusted with a heavy task by Empress Jia? ”
In order to move the other party, the minister deliberately exaggerated the facts, and the minister told him that the princes and kings of the whole world were plotting against Empress Jia, and once the matter was completed, all Empress Jia's henchmen would not have a good result. At the same time, the minister promised him heavy benefits, this Meng Guan in order to survive and future power, he is willing to cooperate with the prince, but after the matter is completed, I hope that the prince can let him go west into the Guanzhong! ”
"Okay, don't say it's to let him go back to Guanzhong, what's the matter if you make him a marquis?" Sima Lun said loudly.
These days, he has been worried about the elite of the 10,000 guards in Meng Guan's hands, which is the elite who have been fighting and resting for about a year, and it is by no means comparable to the forbidden army he masters.
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