Trivia at the end of the Jin Dynasty

The morning of late autumn is lonely and desolate. The leaves hanging from the yellow branches hang down in a sluggish way. There is a slight cool breeze and they fall down again. The old leaves lying under the trees are covered with white frost crystals, neither cloudy nor not The sunny weather made it even colder. The stone lanterns outside the Taiji Hall were extinguished one by one. The palace people shuttled back and forth in an orderly manner. Only in front of the Holy Majesty's bedroom stood two teams of Marquis Wu in armor, blocking the eunuchs who were serving. Maids were not allowed to enter, and these people did not dare to go back the same way, so they had to respectfully hold the basins and clothes for washing. with.

On the main seat in the main hall of the court hall, the Empress Dowager Chongde was sitting upright, and her personal eunuch was chanting her imperial decree aloud: "... Sima Yi is a man of morals and mourning, and his ugliness spreads. You can neither honor the state nor respect the state. The ancestral temple, and the evil and evil, want to build a Chu Fan. Falsely ignoring the ancestors, extolling the transfer of the emperor's foundation, it is tolerable, and it is unacceptable... ".

The purple-robed official standing in the middle of the hall is Huan Wen. Huan Wen raised his head slightly and listened with satisfaction to the eunuch's list of Sima Yi's bad deeds. In the end, the Queen Mother ordered Sima Yi to be abolished as emperor and demoted to The king of the East China Sea killed the queen, the concubine and the three rebellious sons with a stick, and Sima Yi went out of Beijing to go to Kuaiji to reflect on his mistakes and see the aftermath.

After the reading of Yizhi's decree, the court was full of excitement. The officials knew that Huan Wen's hasty entry into the capital yesterday must be a big event, but they didn't expect him to frame the emperor so quickly, force the empress dowager to draft the imperial edict, and then go to the abolished emperor to get the seal. It only took one night.However, although the current Holy Majesty has no achievements, he has been low-key on weekdays, living in seclusion, being careful everywhere, and cautious in everything, and he did not expect to end up in such a field.

Everyone's speculation and discussion did not shy away from the purple-clothed official above the court. They speculated in their speech that the slander of the Holy Majesty in Jiankang City not long ago was also discussed by Huan Wen on purpose. How can the bitter death of the holy lord come from the filthy and chaotic harem?Not to mention what is wrong with the third son of Chu and the holy man, this man has a high reputation in the army, and all his disciples admire him. The holy man has praised him many times, and the imperial edict to become General Huben has been drafted long ago. Why did he stop it? Has a great relationship with the Huan family.It must be that the Huan family was afraid that the emperor would control the power in the army and weaken himself, so he obstructed him in every possible way.Such utterances were heard endlessly, but Huan Wen stood in the hall without any scruples.

At this time, a group of guards escorted Sima Yi, who was wearing a white underwear, to the main hall, and the officials immediately looked at the deposed emperor solemnly. The Huan family's personal guards did not allow him to stop at all, so they escorted him among the officials. Walking past and heading out of the hall, at this time some veterans finally couldn't hold back the sadness in their hearts and began to sob softly. They knew that the Sima clan's world would definitely be replaced by the Huan clan.

So the officials spontaneously followed the deposed emperor, crying as they walked, as if it was a farewell to him.Sima Yi just walked forward with blank eyes, expressionless face, and walked forward without making a sound. He walked outside the palace gate without looking up at Man Chao Wenwu. He walked barefoot on the cold gravel road. , but he couldn't feel the cold at all. The coldness in his heart had already surpassed the biting wind in winter.

Sima Yi kept walking like this for an unknown amount of time, and finally came in front of a carriage. He stopped, stood in front of the carriage and turned around, suddenly looked at the courtiers who were covering their faces and weeping, and gave a deep salute. A salute can be said to be a bow to the ground, and before getting up for a long time, the courtiers suddenly cried louder, and the cry of His Majesty pierced their hearts, and the words of the minister's incompetence exhausted the pain in their hearts.But in Sima Yi's eyes, these things are no longer moving.

Ever since he sat alone on this high throne, he never thought that he could rely on any important minister to solve the Huan family's problems for him. The participation of ordinary aristocratic families would be a disaster for the whole family. Why bother to implicate innocent people? The two clans of Wang and Xie had been severely injured and could not rely on them. Only Xianglong fought desperately by his side, and finally ended up in such an end. He was alone, and now, only a shell remains.

Sima Yi looked around again at this cold palace, this life-swallowing monster, this besieged city of Sex and Sex, this tomb where there was a desperate fight, this cage full of blood of loved ones.Without looking at the officials again, Sima Yi raised his legs and pedaled the cart, and walked in through the curtain.Followed by the coachman, the wheels turned and made an old whisper, which merged with the cries and shouts outside the car, and was gradually left behind. Dissipated in this biting cold wind.

Xie An really did not expect such a huge change in the palace overnight, remembering the letter sent by Sima Yi back then, he felt guilty, even if he could not join hands with the Holy Majesty to fight against the Huan family, he should have discussed the pros and cons of dormancy with him in detail. It's not like today, what's annoying is that the Huan family is so aggressive, and because of his own personal grievances, he abolished the emperor, which is simply outrageous.Xie An immediately found Wang Tanzhi, and after a brief discussion with him, they reached a consensus on two points, one is to establish a new monarch as soon as possible to prevent the world from being chaotic, and the other is to do everything possible to prevent Huan Wen from seeking to usurp the throne and protect the Sima family.

Wang and Xie first selected Xi Chao, the most popular adviser in front of the Huan family, and immediately asked for an audience. Although they planned to persuade Huan Wen to support the new emperor with Xi Chao, they both knew that Xi Chao was at this time. It's different from the past, he is Huan's number one lackey.

Xi Chao didn't see them for twelve hours, so the two waited outside Xi's mansion for twelve hours, but Xi Chao still didn't see them in the end.Xie An made a decisive decision that this matter should not be delayed, so he had no choice but to sell his old feelings and meet Huan Wen directly, so the two of them made another invitation and came to Huan's mansion, Huan Wen unexpectedly invited them in directly.

Huan's main hall is still the "mainstay", which is more and more dazzling.Seeing that Huan Wen was already waiting for him at the main seat, Xie An became suspicious, thinking that he must have summoned someone just now, and this person had not met outside the door, so the greatest possibility was that this guest was still in the Huan family. Inside the mansion, Xie An couldn't help wondering, who is this person?

Seeing Xie An and Wang Tanqian coming, Huan Wen calmly invited the two to sit down with a slightly unkind expression on his face, and immediately began to chat.

"Shi An, how are you doing lately? I haven't seen you for a long time, I miss Huan very much!" Huan Wen's eyes revealed the kindness of an old friend.

"Thank you Zifu for remembering, Xie is as you have seen, everything is fine, but I am sad in my heart." Xie An didn't want to exchange too many pleasantries, but the business was important.

"What makes Shi An sad, why don't you tell me." Huan Wen knew his reason for coming, and didn't want to continue making detours.

"Xie always thinks that the king of the East China Sea keeps himself safe and careful in every way, but today, he laments and cannot sleep. Since he lost his morals at a young age and Duke Huan has deposed him, he should have a choice for the throne in his heart!" Xie An Huan Wen could hear the words clearly.

"This matter needs to be discussed with the gentlemen. There is no rush, no rush." ​​Mrs. Huan smiled after hearing Xie An's words.

"The court can't be left alone for a day! How can this matter be rushed." The two of Xie Huan started a tug-of-war.

"Since the king of the East China Sea has no descendants, the most urgent task is to elect a man with both talents and virtues from the Sima family as emperor, so that the hearts of the people can be reassured." Wang Tanzhi couldn't sit still.

"Let's not talk about state affairs today. Both of you are distinguished guests that Huan can't even invite on weekdays. Why don't we prepare a table of good food in the mansion. Let's talk while eating. Come." Huan Wen is not like chasing each other As a guest, I saw that there were emissaries going down to prepare.

"I heard that Zifu suffered from a serious illness during the Northern Expedition, can he be cured now?" Seeing that he refused to say anything, Xie An could only save the country with curves, first of all to get close.

"If Shi An really cared about Huan, why didn't he agree to go to the Northern Expedition together under the pretext of mediation within the court?" Huan Wen said this to Wang Tanzhi, and Wang Tanzhi couldn't sit still for a moment, jealous Like wildfire.

"I'm not talented in my generation, and I don't have the ability to march and fight. How dare I ruin Zifu's plan for the Northern Expedition." Xie An replied very calmly, without hiding any conceit. Wang Tanzhi looked at him and felt a little relieved.

"Shi An is too modest, how could I, Huan, be able to invite Shi Anzhi's talent? Shi An's virtues have spread far and wide, and no one knows it. How could I, Huan, be able to control him?" Huan Wen said sharply, If it is an ordinary person, it is difficult to sit safely at this table.

"Zifu's deep love is hard to repay in Xie's life. It's just that the world is still uncertain, and Xie's heart is uneasy, so he can't follow the general." Then he bowed forward. Xie An only wanted to talk about this matter, regardless of the problem. Anything will eventually point to this.

"Hahahaha" Huan Wen laughed, Xie Shi'an, you old fox, "Shi An, get up quickly. Come and serve tea." Huan Wen raised his hand to Xie An, summoning his servants, and calming down the atmosphere.

"Duke Huan has the world in mind, and you decide all the affairs of the world. You must have made a decision in your heart about who to elect for the throne, so don't play tricks on us anymore." Wang Tanzhi is really a straightforward person.

"Did your father, Wang Shu, ever return to his roots with fallen leaves and be buried in his hometown?" The smile in Huan Wen's eyes was wiped away, and he started to talk about homework again.

"Father was loyal to the emperor and patriotic all his life, and finally died of illness in office. If he knows, he can't ignore today's affairs." Wang Tanzhi was already in a state of confusion.

"Is the Jiangnan Wang family related to you?" Huan Wen's question became more and more off topic.

"Never, never, Youjun was Duke Huan's close friend back then, why did you ask him knowingly?" Xie An tried to smooth things over, trying to make room for change.

"Shi An was also Huan's close friend, and I, Huan, knew what was on my mind?" Huan Wen's eyes sharpened again.

"There is only Sheji and Jiangshan in Xie's heart, Duke Huan should know it very well." Xie An laughed calmly, and Huan Wen couldn't help laughing when he said this.

Just at this time, there was a gust of cold wind blowing into the hall, and it even blew the curtains everywhere. The wind was so strong that it unexpectedly blew up all the curtains behind Huan Wen. Wang Xie and his two took a closer look. There is a person standing behind the curtain, and this person is Xi Chao.

Xie An immediately understood it, raised his hand to comfort Wang Tanzhi who was about to get up, and said with a calm smile, "Xi Sheng can be called the guest of honor."

So the three people sitting in the hall all laughed heartily, leaving only Xi Chao behind the curtain in embarrassment whether he came out or not.