On the ninth day of September in the fourth year of Yongjia of the Great Jin Dynasty (310), the Double Ninth Festival.

The imperial court has now become a vegetable market, and the noise is endless, which makes the Son of Heaven very headache. Sometimes he wonders, where did all Aiqing quarrel so vigorously, is it because he has eaten too much?

But he was also a little happy.

Yongjia's four-year court is probably the most dynamic court in many years.

The only powerful minister is far away in Yanzhou, and his prestige has plummeted, and his influence is not as good as before.

Chen Hou Shaoxun is arrogant and impressive, but his background is too low and his appeal is not enough, so he doesn't have to worry too much - if it weren't for that rumor, Sima Chi wouldn't even bother to think about him, but chased after Sima Yue fiercely.

Today's Luoyang court is closer to the normal state of the court than ever before.

Wang Yan is the most powerful, but he can't cover the sky with one hand.

The others have their own henchmen, and each has a share of the power.

The Son of Heaven is the referee in the middle, and the importance of determining right and wrong is greatly increased.

This is the real Son of Heaven.

When he left the Great Xia Gate, Sima Chi sighed comfortably, attracting Queen Liang's wonderful eyes to come over and ask with concern.

Sima Chi ignored it and only said, "After a few months of hibernation, I have to do something." ”

"Your Majesty." Liang Lanbi looked at the Son of Heaven worriedly, not knowing what to say.

She knew that her husband had been too aggrieved over the years, and he had rarely tasted power.

After Sima Yue left the town, he first waited cautiously, and then used his means step by step. After months of hard work, he succeeded in getting some of the officials to come closer.

And just last month, he began to co-opt the generals of the left guard and the right guard of the forbidden army, trying to directly control the forbidden army.

If this can be done, then he will be the true Son of Heaven, and he will no longer be hindered by anyone.

Well, this is Liang Lanbi's own idea.

However, his father (Wei General Liang Fen) doesn't seem to see it that way.

After the Son of Heaven was suspected of being "pro-government", he said less, and he became more and more cautious. Except for interacting with the scholars and officials who were also from Kansai, there was almost no entertainment, and he lived in a simple place, not provoking any right and wrong, and Mingzhe's intention to protect himself was very obvious.

Are you so optimistic about the Son of Heaven? Liang Lanbi was a little sad, even so, why did you marry me back then?

She remembered the game she had had so many years ago.

Yu Wenjun followed behind him step by step, looking at her big sister with reverence.

They also met Chen Hou Shao Xun, Liang Lanbi thought about it seriously for a long time, and couldn't remember what Shao Xun was like at that time.

Yes, I ignored him too much at the time, I didn't pay attention to it at all, and Liang Lanbi didn't even remember the polite words she said.

Yu Wenjun must still remember.

She often mentions this man, and her eyes are full of amazement and adoration.

If she can marry Shao Xun, it can be regarded as a wish.

Thinking of this, Liang Lanbi sighed. Once upon a time, she still felt that this family business was not good, it was very unfair to Yu Wenjun, and it would delay her life. But now...... Who knows!

"The Empress is worried about me?" Sima Chi turned his head to look at Liang Lanbi, who was silent, laughed, and said, "There is no need for this, you take care of the soldiers of the forbidden army who are guarding the imperial chariot." ”

Liang Lanbi looked out.

Li Yun, the general of the right guard, led 300 cavalry to open the way, and a large group of armor soldiers guarded the left and right, stretching for several miles.

There were still a lot of people standing on the side of the road—well, they didn't seem to be residents, more like homeless people.

The homeless people helped the old and the young, and their clothes were ragged. Xu couldn't eat enough, and walked staggeringly.

There are some strong men in the team, who seem to be doing a little better, but they also have dishes.

An officer approached and drove them out, cursing and demanding that the homeless people kneel at a distance.

Their movements were very rude, and some children were already so hungry that they had no strength, and they fell to the ground with a slight push, and then were trampled by countless people.

His father was like a mad tiger, squeezing into the crowd with all his might, holding the child's broken body, tears flowing.

"Dog officer! Sima's must not die well! The man shouted angrily: "One day, this Great Jin Dynasty will be destroyed, all the men of the Sima family will die, and all the women will be taken into the house by others, and they will be humiliated day and night." I'm waiting for this day! ”

Sima Chi listened to this, his face was pale, and his eyes showed a fierce look.

The general in the palace, Miao Yuan, observed his words, quietly left the palace, and dragged this person away with a number of soldiers.

"General?" The soldiers looked at him, their hands on the hilt of their swords.

"A poor man, too." Miao Yuan sighed and said, "Take a roll of mats and bury this child." Let this person go. ”

The pro-soldiers did as they were told.

"Wait." Miao Yuan stopped them.

He turned his head to look at the wanderers who were walking corpses.

At this point, it is not easy for the displaced people who are still alive.

Either they had a little food in store before, and they had almost eaten after the locusts plague, and seeing that the autumn harvest was empty, they couldn't hold on, so they took the last bit of food left and fled on the road.

Either they have already come out in groups to beg, and on the way they have returned fire and passed other displaced people, relying on snatching food and even corpses, struggling to survive, barely surviving until now.

In the army of displaced people, in fact, it is not all ordinary people.

Two years of catastrophe in a row, do you think the people can't bear it? Wrong. Some scholars, nobles, and merchants from relatively thin backgrounds could not hold on, and they also joined the army of homeless people, becoming a member of the wandering begging and plundering.

The world is getting more and more difficult, and it's not just ordinary people who are suffering, everyone is swept up in it, struggling to survive.

"There are a hundred and ten of these outcasts, right? One person gave them two Hu cakes and told them that if they went to Guangchengze and Liang County, they might be able to live. Miao Yuan commanded.

"General, why bother? I can save this batch, but I can't save others. It's Guang Chengze, the food is also tight, how many people can live? ”

"There was once a person who said that if you don't see it, forget it, how can you bear it if you see it? Let's do it. Miao Yuan finished the order and returned to the imperial chariot.

At this moment, he heard the Son of Heaven proclaiming: "...... I used to pity these people, thinking that they were all innocent, but I didn't expect them to be such wolf-hearted people. Previously, Jing and Yu Prefectures were sparse, please send the displaced people back to their hometowns, Wang Yifu strongly objected, and Yu Ziju and Liu Changsheng did not agree very much, so I hesitated. Hmph, it seems that it is still too good for them. Spread my will, the governors of the prefectures and counties, quickly send troops, send the displaced people back to the township, and strictly guard them, there must be no mistakes! ”

“…… What is the fear of causing trouble? I am the Son of Heaven, with a constitution in my mouth, and I follow the law. This matter has to be done, and after the edict is drafted, it will be sent to Zhongshu Province and Shangshutai. I have relied on them for everything else, and have never said anything, if I still have to object to this matter, hum! ”

“…… Just do it, don't hesitate. ”

Miao Yuan listened silently.

After a while, he saw that the Zhongshu Sheren had finished drafting the edict and sealed it, and soon a subordinate official took it away.

Miao Yuan sighed.

He can understand the Son of Heaven, being insulted in person, no one can stand it, let alone at this sensitive moment.

When you say this during the Taikang period, few people will believe it.

Yongjia said this, but it smelled of curses.

This reaction of the Son of Heaven just proves that he is very afraid.

Miao Yuan was a little worried.

In recent times, the Son of Heaven has summoned him many times and rewarded him with a great deal of wealth.

To be honest, he's a bit tempted. But when he thought of the previous batch of forbidden army generals who were purged and repelled by the King of the East China Sea after being feudalized, his heart was cold again.

Do you have a future with the Son of Heaven? This is something that needs to be thought through.

But he also has to admit that there are indeed many people who are tempted, including the left guard, the right guard, and the Xiao cavalry.

People have their own aspirations, but they have no choice, so they go with him.

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The edict issued by the Son of Heaven in anger soon reached Shangshutai.

At this time, there is no Shangshu order, Zuo Servant is the highest official of the Shangshu system, Liu Jun is straightening up, and after seeing it, he frowned slightly.

So he asked: "Didn't the Son of Heaven go to Mangshan to climb the heights, why is he concerned about the dispute between the residents and the homeless?" ”

Ling Shi, who handed over the will, replied softly: "The big driver went north, and after leaving the Great Xia Gate, he encountered the homeless people, Long Yan was furious, and ordered the repatriation of the homeless, and the states should handle it immediately, and there must be no mistake." ”

Liu Jun pondered for a while.

Sima Qu, the king of Xincai, Shanjian, the governor of Jingzhou, and Wang Cheng, the assassin of Shi, had successively gone to the sparse, bitterly the harm of the displaced people, and asked for an edict to send the township.

Liu Jun hesitated.

Yu Min did not agree very much, believing that the displaced people did not want to return to their hometowns, and they spent a lot of money, so there was no need.

Wang Yan strongly opposed it, believing that there would be trouble. I heard that he also wrote a letter to scold Wang Cheng, making him change his ways, oppose the repatriation of the displaced people, and allocate money and food for resettlement so as not to cause chaos among the displaced people.

Liu Jun understood Wang Yan's thoughts.

Yifu didn't want to see chaos in any place, because if there was chaos, he would waste money and food, and he would not be able to collect taxes, which would make it difficult for him to do it.

Thinking of this, he smiled, Wang Yifu has been tortured by money and food until now, and he doesn't know how long he will die.

However, it is precisely because he can get money and food that his status in the DPRK is very transcendent, and anyone has to give some face.

There are pros and cons to everything.

"The Huns have retreated, so there is no need to force the Son of Heaven for this little thing." Liu Jun chuckled lightly and said, "Give it to Zhongshu and ask him to draft an edict." ”

The edict drafted orally by the Son of Heaven or by his close ministers is not an informal will, and it needs to be officially issued by the Zhongshu Province, and it can only take effect after going through a circle of processes.

The above is a normal situation, and it is not necessarily an abnormal situation.

For example, when the first emperor "expeditioned" to Yecheng, the army was defeated, and he could only send out edicts orally or by any minister who accompanied him—sometimes there was not even a piece of paper or silk to write the edict.

In fact, the rule is not so strict at this time.

It was not until the Sui and Tang dynasties that the process was strictly adhered to, and the Shangshu, Zhongshu, and the subordinates each performed their duties and were responsible for the prime ministers of the political affairs hall.

The edict was drafted in the book, the subordinates reviewed and refuted, and the six departments under the jurisdiction of Shangshu Province were specifically implemented, and the imperial history was responsible for supervision.

If the will of the Son of Heaven does not follow the process in the three provinces, it is a serious violation to challenge the authority of the prime minister, and theoretically the prime minister can directly go back, and the system allows and supports him to do so - in short, the six ministries are responsible to the prime minister, not to the emperor in the Ming and Qing dynasties.

Of course, in practice, the game between the monarch and the relative power is very complicated, sometimes the monarchy overrides the relative power, and sometimes the relative power overwhelms the monarchy, depending on the specific situation at that time.

Shang Shuzuo's servant shot Liu Jun felt that there was no need to embarrass the Son of Heaven on such a trivial matter, which made him unhappy, and then sang the opposite tune on other "big things".

He believes that Zhongshu and Menxia have the same view.

It's just a matter of sending back the homeless, what a big deal!

Now he had more important things to worry about.

The court and China quarreled for half a month, but they never convicted Nanzhong Lang of Shao Xun, which made the Son of Heaven very unhappy and made him even more frightened.

Unconsciously, Shao Xun actually had so many "henchmen" in the DPRK.

Yu Min, who participated in the secret policy, spoke for him.

On Shang Shutai's side, Liu Jun also spoke for Shao Xun.

Taiwei Wang Yan has a lot of old things in the court, and he joined hands with the mud, thinking about turning big things into small things and small things.

Perhaps, the Son of Heaven can't figure out how a low-born soldier can be so tossed if he wants to break his head? So much so that he was the lord of the world, and he could not cure his sins.

Whose family is this court?

"Ugh." Liu Jun sighed heavily.

Of course, the imperial court belongs to the Sima family, but we don't want the imperial court to fall apart.

The Huns sharpen their knives and go south at any time, when employing people, don't mess around, okay?

Forbearance for the country, this is what Shao Xun often says, and Liu Jun thinks so.

Who hasn't had a problem?

Who hasn't made a mistake?

If it is in peacetime, Liu Jun feels that Shao Xun's move is a conspiracy and should be punished.

But now it's different from the past, because of "a little thing", the people who can be beaten are punished, who will defend Luoyang?

Of course, Liu Xun also understands that people like Shao Xun are actually digging the foundation of the imperial court and are ambitious - who can't see anyone who has a little knowledge?

Perhaps, sooner or later, one day, Shao Xun can completely get rid of the court and be like a separation.

But so what? Who still died for the Great Jin Dynasty?

When the catastrophe is coming, and the court can't sustain itself, everyone depends on their own ways and thinks of their own methods.

On September 12, in just three days, the edict of the Son of Heaven was sent to the states, and the efficiency was extremely high.

After receiving the edict, the "Big Three" of Jingzhou -- Wang Cheng of the Assassin History, Jing of the Governors, Ning, and Yi of the three prefectures, General Fenwei, and Du Rui, the military commander of the Northern Prefectures, met together and decided to recruit soldiers and horses, allocate money and grain, and send the displaced people from Guanzhong in the territory of the residence to return to Yong, Qin and other places.

The undercurrent lurking beneath the surface of the water immediately began to surge.