A month later, the Langya Palace, Zhuohua Courtyard, Sima Jing Library.

Mu Yixue gently stroked the piano, and Zhou Rong stood beside her.

While admiring the sound of the piano, Sima Jingwen gently wiped his Changyang sword, and looked at Yi Xue from time to time, intentionally or unintentionally.

Murong Jia sat cross-legged on Sima Jingwen's couch and looked bored, and Xiu Wuji and Qinghu stood outside the door.

When the sound of Yi Qin stopped, Murong Jia jumped down from the couch, came to Jingwen's desk, jumped to Sima Jingwen's table, picked up an apple and took a bite.

said to Sima Jingwen: "I met Jia Mi yesterday, he looked so proud, I really wanted to punch him in the face." And made a punch stance.

Then he continued: "I asked him why he was so happy, didn't he make the prince angry again?" He said yes, the prince is not happy, he is the happiest. I asked him, aren't you afraid that one day the crown prince will ascend the throne and come back to take revenge on you? Guess what he said? ”

Speaking of this, Murong Jia paused, except for Zhou Rong's eyes widening and waiting for him, Sima Jingwen and Yi Xue didn't react much.

Murong Jia deliberately knocked on the table again and asked Sima Jingwen, "Jingwen, guess what he said?" ”

"Go on!" Sima Jingwen glanced at him coldly.

Murong Jia felt bored, he took a bite of the apple and continued: "He said that this prince can be regarded as a retribution, I am afraid that it is a dream to ascend the throne." ”

Then he looked indignant: "Listen, what does he mean, is it possible that Empress Jia still has the intention of abolishing the prince?" ”

"It's not a matter of a day or two that Empress Jia wants to abolish the crown prince, she has always had this idea since the emperor ascended the throne." Sima Jingwen replied coldly.

"You said that this Empress Jia has no sons, and she gave birth to several princesses, your emperor Lao'er, just the prince is the son, do you want to set up another prince of your Sima family?"

"Didn't Empress Jia once issue an edict saying that she gave birth to a son?" Sima Jingwen put down the sword in his hand.

"Wait, you mean that fake son who was rumored to be a joke back then?"

"And what do you think is the matter?"

"If Empress Jia really succeeded the son of Han Shou and followed the unification of the Sima clan, the world would change."

When Murong Jia said this, he knocked on Sima Jingwen's table again, and said with a wicked smile: "I said Jingwen, there are dozens of princes of your Sima clan, so you have to indulge in chaos like this, if the prince is really deposed, you Sima Tianxia can ........"

"Prince Murong, don't talk nonsense!" Before Murong Jia could finish speaking, he was interrupted by Sima Jingwen.

At this time, Mu Yixue stood up and said: "Although Empress Jia has the intention of abolishing the prince, and the Jia family is also in power, but there are dozens of princes of the Sima family, and Empress Jia may not dare to abolish the prince easily." ”

"If she Jia Nanfeng really wants to move to the position of the prince, the Sima clan will never sit idly by." Sima Jingwen suddenly pulled out the Changyang Sword in his hand.

"Empress Jia was jealous and appeased of King Langya, because Langya was a big country in the feudal country, and when the prince attacked the king, he was not as weak as the crown, and he had no siblings, so he was not yet a climate in the eyes of Empress Jia. And Empress Jia has already killed the emperor's uncle King Dong'an, if the king of Langya is moved again, I am afraid that the other kings will be uneasy and change. Mu Yixue said this, set her eyes on Sima Jingwen, and ushered in Sima Jingwen's approving and blazing gaze.

Yi Xue hurriedly withdrew her gaze, turned to Murong Jia and continued: "In addition, King Langya and Wang Dao have known each other since childhood, Wang Dao is the younger brother of Shangshu Ling Wang Yan, and the Langya Wang clan will not support Empress Jia to move King Langya; What's more, after King Langya attacked the throne, he didn't return to the feudal country, and he didn't go to Jiangnan to supervise, and he didn't even need to go to the court. ”

"According to what my sister said, Jingwen just didn't do anything like this, and became an idle prince? Now that even Empress Jia of the crown prince wants to move, haven't you princes thought about abolishing that Empress Jia? If this matter had been put in our humble ...... earlier"

Just as Murong Jia was chattering, Gu Rong came in.

He brought a piece of news that made everyone overjoyed and expected: "The prince, Prince Murong, and Miss Yi Xue, who had just received the flying pigeon from the messenger in plain clothes, had just received a message from the envoy in plain clothes, and the 20,000 stone official grain transferred from the Yangzhou official treasury was robbed. ”

Sima Jingwen stood up suddenly: "Where was it robbed?" ”

"In Huaiyin, above Huaishui."

"Water bandits?"

"No, it's the Yin soldiers who borrowed food."

"Yin soldiers borrow food?" Sima Jingwen wondered.

"That's right, it was the Yin soldiers who borrowed grain, and the official ships transporting the grain went to the territory of Huaiyin, and the fog on the Huai River was foggy, and the Yin soldiers suddenly appeared, and even the boats and people disappeared in an instant." Gu Rong replied.

"Haha, the Yin soldiers borrowed food, this is interesting, there are really strange things in your Han territory." Murong Jia smiled with interest.

Sima Jingwen glared at Murong Jia, and said coldly: "Hmph, Yin soldiers borrow food? I'm afraid that this yin soldier is fake, and the dark ghost is real! ”

"The news of this Yin soldier's borrowing of food will reach the court tomorrow." Gu Rong said.

"It seems that I should go to Director Wang's place, and I still need his help in this matter." Sima Jingwen looked out the window.

"The prince is saying, let Wang Qiuzi persuade Shang Shuling to recommend you to go to Jiangnan to investigate the case?"

Sima Jingwen nodded.

"Then I'll call the messenger in plain clothes to arrange it." Gu Rong also responded.

Murong Jia asked, "Gu Rong, can you carefully tell me what happened to this Yin soldier borrowing food?" ”

And Mu Yixue also got up and took Zhou Rong to say goodbye.

Only Murong Jia, who was left staring dryly: "Alas, I said that you are ......."

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The next day, in the east hall of the Taiji Palace, the matter of the Yin soldiers borrowing grain had been urgently reported by 600 miles.

At this time, Emperor Hui Sima looked uncertain, and Empress Jia asked the courtiers what they thought of the matter, and the ministers also discussed this strange thing.

Empress Jia gave the eunuch Dong Meng a look, Dong Meng immediately cleared his throat, and the courtiers quieted down.

Empress Jia asked: "Zhongqing's family, do you believe that this Yin soldier borrowed food?" ”

Shang Shu ordered Wang Yan to step forward and said: "Niangniang, whether it is a Yin soldier borrowing food or encountering water bandits and robbers, you need to send someone to check." I Heavenly Dynasty governs the people, should be when the sky is good, since the first Emperor Wu, the national policy of rest and recuperation, once strike the army and return to the field, if the Yin soldiers borrow food to spread wantonly among the people, it will cause panic among the people, rumors are everywhere, if it is used by people with bad intentions, I am afraid that it is not good for the community. ”

Zhang Hua also stepped forward and said: "Your Majesty, Niangniang, what Shang Shuling said is true." Since the Yellow Turban of Emperor Ling of the Eastern Han Dynasty, there are many schools of folk life, with five buckets of rice road prevailing, and then there are Tianyi, Taiping Road and so on. And these Taoist sects are accustomed to charm people's hearts with the theory of ghosts and gods, so the ministers asked His Majesty and Niangniang to send someone to investigate. ”

"What the two Aiqing said is extremely true!" Empress Jia nodded and called Jia Mi.

"The minister is here!" Jia Mi stepped forward.

"You go to Yangzhou to investigate the case of Yin soldiers borrowing grain."

Jia Mi has been convinced of the ghosts and gods since he was a child, and he went to Jiangnan not to play in the mountains and rivers, but to investigate the case of borrowing food from the Yin soldiers.

He hurriedly asked: "Niangniang, the minister is the prince's servant, and the matter of accompanying the prince to study is also very important, don't leave Beijing, and ask Niangniang to choose another candidate." ”

"Well, it's also important to accompany the prince to study. Do you have the right person? Jia Hou thought that the crown prince was also a major concern for her.

"The minister recommended Lord Shi Chongshi, Lord Shi was once the assassin of Jingzhou, and he was quite familiar with Jiangnan, so it is appropriate for Lord Shi to go."

Before Empress Jia could speak, Shang Shu ordered Wang Lu to step forward and said, "Your Majesty, Niangniang, the minister thinks it's inappropriate." ”

"Oh? Why not? Jia Hou asked.

"Niangniang, Shi Chong is the brother of Yangzhou Thorn Shi Li, if you send Shi Chong forward, I am afraid that there will be a suspicion of partiality, and it will be difficult to be convincing in love with the law."

"What Lord Shangshu said is extremely true, can you have a candidate?" Jia Hou felt that what Wang Yan said still made some sense, so she asked.

"The minister recommends one person."

"Who is it?"

"General Anton, King Langya Wu!"

"Sima Jingwen?" Empress Jia looked suspicious.

"Sima Jingwen, the king of Langya, inherited General Anton, Yangzhou is the place of his supervision, and it is the responsibility of the king of Langya to inspect Jiangdong. This time Jiangdong has this big case, and King Langya is the most suitable candidate. ”

Wang Yan showed hesitation when he saw Jia, and said to Jia Mi: "What does Lu Guogong think? ”

Jia Mi saw Lord Yuezhang asking himself like this, and hurriedly echoed: "Niangniang, what Lord Shangshu said is extremely true, what he said is extremely true, and it is most appropriate for King Langya to investigate this matter." ”

And Zhang Hua thought for a moment, and also said: "What Lord Wang said is very true, and it is appropriate for King Langya to go."

Gu Rong stepped forward: "Your Majesty, Niangniang, the minister is a person from Jiangnan, and he is familiar with the geography and customs of Jiangnan. ”

After hearing this, Empress Jia no longer objected: "Xuan Zhao, Sima Jingwen, the king of Langya, immediately went to Yangzhou to investigate the case of Yin soldiers borrowing grain, and Lang Zhong ordered Gu Rongfeng to go to investigate with the Andong Military Division. ”

In the Zhuohua Courtyard, Sima Jingwen was learning swordsmanship with Xiu Wuji, and when the two were indistinguishable, Wang Qing, a guerrilla general from the palace, came to report: "Lord, someone from the palace has come to announce the decree." ”

Sima Jingwen said without surprise: "Let them wait in the front hall, serve a pot of tea, and I will change my clothes and come over immediately." ”

Not long after, Sima Jingwen came to the front hall, and when the eunuch saw Sima Jingwen coming, he said in a loud voice:

"Langya King Sima Jingwen took the order."

"Minister Sima Jingwen respectfully invites St. Ann!" Jingwen knelt down to listen to the edict.

The eunuch clasped his fists and saluted: "Holy bow! ”

Then open the decree and read:

"Yuanyasu for six years

Sima Jingwen, the king of Langya, worshiped General Anton.

Fengtian carried the emperor and made an edict:

Huaishui lost food, Cao luck was not good, Langya Wu King was to go south, pacify the trouble, sweep away the whale salamander, and appoint Hongmao.

When the weather is good, it is hereby ordered

Announce that the world is aware of it

Chin this"

"King Langya and General Anton Sima Jingwen bowed to thank Tian'en," after speaking, he took the holy decree with both hands.

Xiu Wuji gave the eunuch two silver ingots, and announced that the eunuch left happily.

As soon as the eunuch left, Gu Rong came in, and Sima Jingwen sent someone to invite Murong Jia and Mu Yixue.

"Does the prince really want Prince Murong to go with us?" Gu Rong asked.

"Murong Jia and Qinghu have good martial arts, they are indispensable for this trip, and they can hide from Murong Jia?

"Like, too."

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