Gai Liniang is gone, maybe she will never come back.

Zhou Cheng gave up the opportunity to live forever, and chose to continue to assist Zhou and rebuild the reputation of the Yangxian Zhou family.

What is the road ahead? Zhou Cheng didn't know.

And after the appearance of the celestial phenomenon of the surrounding circles, he changed his past and became sharp, and this change actually told Zhou Cheng that the road ahead is not easy to walk!

The state of Wu was destroyed, and the state of Jin dominated the world almost bloodlessly, and the nearly century-long war in Middle-earth came to an end.

Sun Hao, the lord of Wu, was named the Marquis of Destiny by Emperor Sima Yan of the Jin Dynasty, and moved to Luoyang with Teng Fanglan and a group of concubines. With Sun Hao, there were also a large number of Eastern Wu ministers, including the Lu brothers and the Zhou Division.

In the first battle of Xiling, Zhou's reputation rose, and the performance of the five hundred Xingchenwei was also seen by Wang Rong, so he strongly recommended Zhou's place to Wang Hun.

Teng Xiu, who supported the army in Panyu, was continued to be appointed by Sima Yan as the pastor of Guangzhou, and added the rank of general of Annan, named the marquis of Wu, and gave him a guard of honor, just like a prince.

In Luoyang City, the Zhou family was arranged in the guest house of Honglu Temple, which was originally a place to receive foreign envoys, but there were too many ministers of Eastern Wu, and there were not so many idle mansions in Luoyang City to arrange.

"Brother Cheng, go find a stable woman first, your sister-in-law is probably about to give birth. In the guest house, as soon as Zhou and his party settled down, he instructed Zhou Cheng.

From Jianye to Luoyang, the time on the way is not short, and Qiao Yuwei is about to give birth. Fortunately, there was Zhou to take care of along the way, even if it was a long journey, it did not affect Qiao Yuwei and the fetus in her womb.

"I'll go. Zhou Cheng hurriedly responded, turned around and walked away.

There are a lot of stable women in Luoyang City, and Zhou Cheng invited two experienced mothers for the sake of safety.

Qiao Yuwei still had a day or two before giving birth, so she let these two stable women also live in the guest house, and they could arrive as soon as possible.

In the guest house, Zhou was walking back and forth outside Qiao Yuwei's house, rubbing his hands constantly, looking extremely nervous.

Not far away, Zhou Cheng leaned against the stone pillar, also staring at the door, looking expectant.

"God forbid.... Hope is a boy .... There is a successor to the Zhou family. Zhou Cheng muttered in his mouth, there was still a tradition of men inheriting incense in his heart, and Zhou Tian Ding naturally hoped to be a boy.

As time passed, the maids went in and out, but there was no news of the child. The surroundings were already nervously standing on tiptoe and looking into the room through the crack in the door.

"Forget it.... Never mind..... Regardless of boys and girls.... Peace is good.... It's good to be safe....." Zhou Cheng was under the eaves, he still looked calm on the surface, but he didn't care about boys and girls anymore in his heart!

"Wow.... Wow...."After a long time, there was a sound of a baby crying in the house.

The cry sounded, Zhou Chu and Zhou Cheng were all happy, Zhou Cheng couldn't wait to walk to the door, Zhou Cheng also walked out of the corridor and stood in the courtyard near the door.

"Congratulations, congratulations, sir.... Big and small, it's a daughter. Before Zhou Shi approached the house, a stable woman happily stepped out of the door and greeted Zhou Shi with a passage.

"Daughter?" Zhou Cheng stood not far away, and naturally heard Wen Po's words, and the joy on his face instantly lost as bright as before.

The look on the surroundings remained unchanged, and he rushed into the door excitedly.

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In the Chengguang Hall of Luoyang Palace, at this moment, Emperor Sima Yan of the Jin Dynasty was discussing the government with several confidants.

In addition to Sima Yan, there are only four people in the palace, namely Taiwei Jia Chong, Situ Wang Hun, Taichang Zhang Hua, and Wang Rong, the secretary of the ministry.

"When the Hou first arrived in Luoyang, how was he doing?" Sima Yan spoke, not asking about any military affairs, but about Sun Hao's recent situation.

Sima Yan is a special one among the founding emperors of the past dynasties, he is not only eloquent and strategic, but also proficient in etiquette and scriptures, and his overall style is more inclined to be a scholar.

This also makes Sima Yan kind and generous, and his magnanimity and open-mindedness have been unmatched throughout the ages.

Only Sima Yan can laugh at the courtiers pointing at him and scolding 'the king of Huan Ling', and he can smash the coral he gave to him with impunity.

He can let the kings of the dead country like Sun Hao and Liu Chan enjoy their lives in brocade clothes and jade food.

You can let go of the brothers who are competing with you for the crown, and you are also entrusted with important tasks to increase the fiefdom of the country.

"Back to Your Majesty, it's safe to return to the Marquis. Wang Hun, as the chief planner and commander of the war against Wu, basically arranged for the subordinates of Eastern Wu, and these questions were naturally answered by him.

"It's good to be in peace. Find a few Aiqing to come today, I have other important matters to discuss!" Sima Yan just said casually, but as soon as these words came out, the four courtiers all shook slightly, and their expressions were solemn and sat straighter than before.

Sima Yan looked at the few henchmen under him, sorted out his thoughts in his heart, and then slowly said what he had thought recently: "Today is the first decision, and a hundred wastes are waiting to be revived." I have some ideas, so let's talk about them. ”

"The way to govern the world, the law comes first, and if I want to reformulate the law, this matter will be bothered by Taiwei and Situ!" Sima Yan's tone was gentle, even if he said such an important thing, he did not say it in a commanding tone.

"Your Majesty Shengming, the ministers will definitely live up to Your Majesty's trust!" Jia Chong and Wang Hun bowed to Sima Yan, formulating laws is the foundation of a country, and the two of them also felt that they had a heavy responsibility on their shoulders.

"There is one more thing that I have thought about for a long time, and I think it is already feasible. Sima Yan paused and continued, while the other four also showed their ears listening.

"The world has been in war for a long time, and the population of the Central Plains has withered, so I want to depose the county soldiers and return them to the people. Adjust the style of another household, implement the policy of rest and recuperation, and hope that the secretary will be thrifty, from top to bottom, I should also lead by example!" Sima Yan's voice was subdued, and there was a great feeling of worrying about the country and the people.

Jia Chong and the others looked at Sima Yan, and they felt impressed by Sima Yan's words.

This is the charm of Sima Yan's personality, what he did made what he said convincing, even a peerless adviser like Wang Hun was convinced that Sima Yan's words were not contrived.

"Your Majesty's merit is better than that of Emperor Qin and Han Wu, and his virtue is better than Yao Shun, and the Great Jin Dynasty is a great ....." Zhang Hua is older, and he is a great Confucian in the world, and his eyes are already slightly moist at this moment, from Sima Yan's words, he seems to have seen an unprecedented prosperous era.

"To create a prosperous era, we need all the public to work together. Why do you think Qin Han died?" Sima Yan stretched out his hand and waved, not taking Zhang Hua's compliments to heart, but continued to ask solemnly.

After the establishment of each great unified dynasty, the founding emperors of great talent will consider two things.

First, why did the previous dynasty die? Second, how could the dynasty stand firm.

This may be a question that can never be answered, but it does not prevent the emperors of the past to pursue the answer. Sima Yan now has to face this problem as well!

Wang Hun Jia Chong and the others looked at each other, this question is not unanswerable, there are even thousands of answers, no matter how they answer, they can't be wrong.

But these well-known answers cannot really answer Sima Yan's question.

The minister had some ideas, but he also knew that he was not necessarily so. After being silent for a long time, Wang Rong raised his head and looked at Sima Yan and said.

Sima Yan was also thinking about it, but as soon as he heard Wang Rong's voice, he immediately said, "Jun Chong, please speak." ”

Jun Chong is Wang Rong's word.

Wang Rong stood up, then bowed to Sima Yan, and nodded slightly to the three people beside him, and then slowly spoke: "The ministers look at the Qin and Han dynasties, and even Wei." They all died in the decline of the clan, and the imperial family was lonely and weak. The ministers thought that they could send all the kings to the country, supervise the military, and make the town a vital place, so that the clan could defend the country with the clan screen, or it could be fixed for ten thousand years!"

Sima Yan didn't say anything immediately when he heard this, but fell into deep thought. Since Sima Yan established the Jin Dynasty, he has been crowned with the same surname, but these kings still keep Luoyang and hold important positions, which is no different from when Cao Wei was in power.

Since Cao Wei, it has been to obtain the country with Zen, and the same is true for Sima Yan. Although this made the change of dynasties less bloody, it led to the formation of family gates, and some families have been ministers for hundreds of years since the Han Dynasty, which has greatly threatened the imperial power.

Wang Rong's division of the kings into the country and the support of troops to guard the key places did have an immediate effect on the balance of the gate valve family. But Sima Yan is by no means a mediocre person, and he also understands that there are still great drawbacks in this.

"This matter needs to be carefully considered, and although it is a good policy, it also needs to be considered. In addition, how do you think the old ministers of Eastern Wu should be arranged?" Although Sima Yan had not decided on this matter, he was obviously moved, and then asked a current priority.

"This matter is not difficult, the ministers and the princes have already listed a charter, Your Majesty, please take a look. Wang Hun replied immediately, and at the same time took out a booklet from his big sleeve.

"Oh? Sima Yan smiled slightly, took the booklet handed by Wang Hun, and opened it in front of several people.

After a moment, Sima Yan closed the booklet. The smile on his face became more and more obvious, and he looked at Wang Hun and the others with appreciation.

"Very good, the old ministers of Eastern Wu are out of the land of Bashu, and the ministers of Shu are out of Eastern Wu, Situ's move is exactly the old Cheng seeking the country!" Sima Yan did not hesitate to praise Wang Hun, this method of alternate appointment of Wu and Shu's ministers, Sima Yan is also quite recognized.

"Don't dare to be Your Majesty's false praise, these are the results of public business, not the work of the old minister alone. Wang Hun hurriedly bowed, and did not attribute the credit to himself.

"Hmm..... It's just that this week, I heard that he had a bad reputation in the past, would it be inappropriate to directly entrust him with important tasks?" Sima Yan nodded slightly, and then suddenly mentioned Zhou.

Zhou's reputation in the past is indeed not good, but Zhou's name in this list is impressively listed, and it is also in the forefront, and he is listed as a candidate who can be reused by Wang Hun and others.

"Your Majesty, Zhou was recommended by his subordinates. This person is quite disciplined in governing the army, and the five hundred soldiers under the command of Xiling defeated thousands of elite soldiers in the first battle. Wang Rong got up and said to Sima Yan, one of the Seven Sages of the Bamboo Forest, who was the secretary of the court, had a good impression of Zhou.

"Your Majesty, the minister and the surrounding area have also had a few faces, this person talks and behaves quite decently, and has unique insights into history and strategy, and the minister also thinks that he is a usable talent. After Wang Rong said that, Situ Wang Hun also got up and said, and began to recommend Zhou in front of Sima Yan.

Sima Yan was slightly surprised, but he didn't expect that the two important ministers of the dynasty would recommend one person at the same time.

Then he said with a smile: "Since the two Aiqing are so optimistic about Zhou, then order him to be the Guanghan Taishou." ”