The emperor snorted coldly, and Pingyuan King Sima Qian, who wanted to be the peacemaker, also quickly took a step back.

Sima Qian had always been in Luoyang and had never returned to his country.

There are naturally many reasons why he did not return to his country. The first one is that the feudal kingdom of Pingyuan is not as interesting as Luoyang. He is not a person who dislikes power in the first place, but he likes to enjoy love and romance, so of course he likes to stay in Luoyang.

Originally Sima Qian wanted to be a good person, but it was obviously not easy to be a good person, so Sima Qian quickly retracted his head.

"It seems that King Xinye has thought a lot about me!"

Of course, King Xinye could hear the emperor's sarcasm.

But he still had to force out some smiles for it.

"It is only natural for me to consider your Majesty."

"It's a matter of course!"

Sima Yu's eyes narrowed, and a dangerous aura began to emit from his whole body.

The so-called emperor was so angry that he killed millions of people.

After the death of King Qi, the emperor's power became more and more powerful.

"I ask you, why do you want to return to the country? Is it really for me?"

Faced with the emperor's question, King Xinye swallowed a mouthful of saliva and replied: "I think for the sake of the country."

"His Majesty."

At this time, Shangshu Ling Wang Yan stood up and spoke.

Normally, Zhang Hua would be the first to speak at this time, but Zhang Hua had already retreated.

The most powerful person in the court now is naturally the Langya Wang family.

Wang Rong was a coward and would not go up to express his position, so naturally Wang Yan was the most suitable person to express his position.

Moreover, Wang Yan is the father of the current queen, so no matter what, he is the one who can speak the most.

The key is that the emperor still has to listen to him.

"The minister's order has a memorial, but there is no harm in saying it."

Wang Yan held the wat tablet in his hand and said: "What King Xinye said is true. The return of the king of Zong is a regulation. If you delay it blindly, it will not be accomplished. If you don't let those who are anxious to return, those who are not in a hurry will be allowed to return."

Stay in Luoyang and follow the golden mean."

Take the golden mean of your ancestors.

At this moment, Sima Yu wanted to curse.

Those who are anxious are certainly people with ulterior motives. If he lets these people go back, he is undoubtedly letting the tiger go back to the mountain.

But putting aside the anger in my heart, to be fair, what Wang Yan said still makes some sense.

Sima Yuan thought for a long time and couldn't find anything to refute Wang Yan. He turned his eyes slightly and fixed his gaze on Sima Tong, the king of Liang who was at the forefront of the clan.

"Prince Liang, what do you think?"

At this time, Sima Tong, the Liang Wang of Zhongshu Supervisor, knew very well that as a turtle, the best way to survive was not to speak.

But now it seems that he can no longer be this humble turtle.

"Your Majesty, sir, I think..."

King Liang hesitated, his mind racing.

After hesitating for a long time, just when Sima Yu's face was about to show a look of impatience, King Liang was sweating profusely and said quickly: "I think it is natural for the king to return to the country, but there is no need to rush everything.

Everything is subject to His Majesty’s authority.”

He really looked like he was extremely afraid of angering the emperor.

In order to maintain his power, Sima Tong risked his old face, but having said that, being afraid of the emperor is not a shameful thing in itself.

However, what King Liang said obviously did not satisfy the emperor.

Sima Yu had a gloomy face, and this time he fixed his gaze on Huainan King Sima Yun.

Sima Yun secretly complained that it was not easy for him, a provincial minister, to do his job!

The emperor's intention was obvious, that is, he wanted him to stand in line.

But if he takes the emperor's side, he will offend a large number of clan kings.

But if he does not stand on the emperor's side, he has offended the emperor.

Which of the two is more important depends on his own thinking.

After thinking for a moment, Sima Yun gritted his teeth, took a step forward with a wat in his hand, and said: "I think that your majesty is considerate of the clan members, so he wants to postpone it, and the late emperor has a new funeral. This is something outside the regulations. It is not as good as the late emperor."

It is not too late to return home after three years of mourning."

Sima Yun is also a traitor.

He is a very thorough person in everything he does.

Since you have chosen to side with the emperor, you might as well stand more thoroughly.

Compared with Sima Tong, the king of Liang, Sima Yu, the king of Huainan, undoubtedly appreciated this answer more.

But this is not enough.

Sima Yu continued to turn his head, this time he fixed his gaze on King Zhao.

"King Zhao, what do you think?"

Sima Lun groaned secretly.

The emperor is forcing him to take sides!

I want to show it to the kings of the world.

Phew~

Sima Lun took a deep breath. At this time, of course he could distinguish the importance.

"I think what the King of Huainan said is absolutely true."

Fortunately, he was just talking behind King Huainan, so the offence was naturally not as serious as that of Sima Yun.

Sima Yu turned his eyes again, this time to the King of the East China Sea.

"King of East China Sea, what do you think?"

With King Zhao demonstrating in front of him, Sima Yue quickly said: "I think what King Zhao and King Huainan said is absolutely true."

Then, the emperor turned his attention to King Langya and King Pingyuan.

As the questions continued one by one, the court fell silent.

It took a long time before the emperor on the throne spoke.

"You want to return to the country, I agree, but not now, the late emperor has recently died, and I am young, so I need your guidance and support. When you return to the country, who will teach me?"

As soon as Sima Yu said this, everyone who was not kneeling on the ground was so frightened that they knelt down.

"Your Majesty, be careful. Your Majesty is a saint. How can we dare to call him a saint?"

King Yan and King Xinye looked at each other, and both of them shook their heads slightly.

The two of them originally wanted to use the power to suppress others, but now they were divided by the emperor, and the so-called power was no longer there.

I'm afraid my return home may have to be postponed again.

"Everyone, please get up."

If you don't beat these sect kings, they really think they are the king of heaven.

As soon as the emperor finished speaking, these princes stood up quickly, including King Xinye and King Yan.

The method given to him by Marquis Guangyuan was really useful.

Originally, the emperor was troubled by these clan kings, and he did not want to use a simple method to make their persecution invisible.

Marquis Guangyuan is right, how things will turn out in the end depends on how I handle them.

"In the past few days, I have received reports from the land of Yong and Liang, saying that the people in the two places are exhausted. Not only do they have no food to eat, but there are no seeds to plant. I would like to ask King Zhao to supervise the mulberry relief work in Yongzhou. I wonder if King Zhao is willing to do so.

?”

Disaster relief?

King Zhao was stunned for a moment, somewhat confused about the emperor's thoughts.

But this is clearly an appointment.

"Old minister, take your orders."

Anyway, this is a good start.

When the emperor gave him something to do, he believed in him. In this way, he got closer and closer to the center of power.

For the sake of power, it is not a bad idea to do more.

"Wang Ying of Chengdu, I have ordered you to supervise the disaster relief work for farmers and mulberry trees in Liangzhou. Are you willing to go?"

Among the emperors of Cai Zong just now, the emperor with a high position did not force the King of Chengdu to take sides, which was obviously a special treatment for the King of Chengdu.

The King of Chengdu took a step forward and replied, "I am willing to go."

"good!"

What Sima Yu has to do today is this thing. After finishing this thing, the morning court is almost over.

King Yan and King Xinye could not achieve their goal of returning home, so naturally they would not really kneel in front of the Tai Chi Hall.

Retreat from the court.

The kings of the clan left one after another.

While they were full of momentum when they arrived, when they left, the sect kings seemed a little disappointed.

The ministers of the clan king left, but Wang Sheng did not leave. Instead, he walked all the way from the main hall to the side hall.

In the side hall, Sima Yu was sitting upright. Looking at his appearance, he looked somewhat calm and calm.

But Wang Sheng was not so optimistic.

If the emperor tried to stop the kings from returning home, it would be like blocking the floods of the Yangtze and Yellow Rivers with mud, but it would be useless.

Now it's just a delay.

According to this time, Donghai Wang Mao Wang and others will leave Luo soon.

the reason is simple.

Sima Tai was about to pass away at this time.

As a son of man, it is impossible not to attend funerals.

Since Sima Taide was highly respected and Sima Yue, Sima Luo and others were going to attend the funeral, King Xinye and King Yan could definitely find this reason to leave Luo.

If you want to stop it, you have to stop King Mao of the East China Sea and others from going to the funeral.

However, the Jin Dynasty established a country based on filial piety. Going to funerals is something that the son of man must do. If the emperor stopped it, wouldn't it be a violation of filial piety.

The emperor could not stop it, and the dam made of mud suddenly collapsed.

Therefore, when the emperor was in high spirits, Wang Sheng did not mind pouring two basins of cold water on his head.

"Your Majesty, I have something to say, but I don't know whether to say it or not."

"Marquis Guangyuan has something to say, but you can say it directly. Loyalty may hurt your ears but it helps your actions. I am not unaware of this principle. Besides, you dared to insult me ​​in the palace that day, but now you are afraid of trouble."

Wang Sheng showed a look of panic at the right moment.

"I didn't mean to act arrogantly that day, and I hope your Majesty will learn from it."

Wang Sheng quickly knelt down.

"Get up. If I really want to punish you, do you think you are still alive now? I am afraid that you will be a corpse like King Qi. If you have anything to say, please tell me."

Wang Sheng stood up slowly and took a breath before saying:

"Your Majesty, I am afraid that your Majesty will not be able to stop the prince from returning to his country."

Sima Yu glanced at Wang Sheng. If anyone else said this, he would definitely be very angry.

But this person is Wang Sheng, so that's different.

"Put it off as long as you can."

"But in fact, Your Majesty can't delay it for much time. If there is a funeral among the sect kings, can Your Majesty still detain him?"

Hearing Wang Sheng's words, Sima Yu frowned slightly.

"Of course I know about this, and I can just let that person go back then."

"Once it has started, how can it stop the trend? Besides, those people are going to funerals as an excuse. Can Your Majesty stop them?"

Sima Yu frowned even more tightly.

"It's just that some of the Prime Ministers I sent out are still on the road. If we don't give them some time to transfer the kings out, how can they control the kings?"

Sima Yu's idea was to turn those clan kings into those of the Western Han Dynasty.

In other words, he was like Cao Wei, with no power or power, and even no personal freedom.

But how difficult it is.

The king of the clan has status and prestige in the feudal country. He is not an ordinary person. Can he suppress his arrogance?

Moreover, there are some outstanding ones among the sect kings, and they are even more difficult for ordinary people to suppress.

The emperor's move was not only useless, but would also arouse the anger of the king.

Moreover, this kind of anger is possessed by all the outer feudal kings.

"Your Majesty's appointment of the Prime Minister may not have much effect, but will have the opposite effect. Your Majesty's priority at this time should be to recuperate and recuperate. Your ministers have national policies and farming tools. If the people live and work in peace and contentment, even if the king wants to rebel, there is no way.

People follow.”

Chinese farmers are very simple.

If you give him benefits, he will remember your benefits.

But at the same time, Chinese farmers are also the most violent.

If you want to starve him to death, he will overthrow you first.

The peasant class has limitations, but it is still easy to do things like kill people and seize land.

As long as they don't starve to death, they will naturally not do anything dangerous.

Even if those sect kings have intentions, they are powerless.

"Of course it is okay for the people to farm, but no matter how well the people eat and people take advantage of it, they will be deceived."

At this time, Sima Yu didn't know the truth summed up by Emperor Taizong Li Shimin of the Tang Dynasty: water can carry a boat or capsize it.

Sima Yu was a warrior, maybe a good general, but definitely not a good country builder.

In the days since he came to power, he has not issued a single edict or order regarding local governance issues.

All his efforts were focused on the clan king and the power in his hands.

Perhaps, only after eliminating the serious problem of the clan king in his heart can he be able to build this country.

Of course, based on Wang Sheng's guess, with Sima Yu's temperament, after gaining power, the first thing he would think of would be conquest.

His idol is Emperor Wu of Han Dynasty.

Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty attacked the Xiongnu in the north, and he, Sima Yu, probably also wanted to attack Xianbei in the north.

By now, Wang Sheng also knew that no matter what he said, he could not change Sima Yu's mind, so he had to shut up in the end.

If faction ministers were really useful, Emperor Jing of the Han Dynasty would not have had the Rebellion of the Seven Kings.

...

Wang Sheng failed to convince the emperor in Tai Chi Hall.

The frustrated King Yan and King Xinye went to Prince Qi's mansion again and received good news.

Of course, specifically, it is not good news.

Sima Tai, King of Gaomi, passed away.

Sima Tai, King of Gaomi, was the son of Sima Kui, the Hou of Dongwucheng, the fourth brother of Emperor Xuan of Jin Dynasty, Sima Yi, the younger brother of Sima Quan, King Mu of Pengcheng, and the father of Sima Yue, King of East China Sea. He was a member of the clan of the Western Jin Dynasty and an important minister.

Sima Tai was honest and quiet in character, not close to music and women. Although he was appointed as a minister and enjoyed the wealth of a big country, he dressed and ate like ordinary people. He was straightforward, natural, simple and frank. At every court meeting, people who didn't know him didn't know that he was a prince.

In the Western Jin Dynasty, where the country was governed by filial piety, Sima Tai served his parents with respect and prudence, was sad and sorrowful during mourning, and was humble and willing to be subordinate to others. This was the appearance of the clan.

Among the kings at that time, only Sima Tai and Xiapi King Sima Huang were praised for their self-control.

His reputation is also considered the best among the kings, and his connections are not bad.

As soon as the news of Sima Tai's death came out, all the kings of Luoyang were sad.

As for King Yan and King Xinye, while they were sad, they were also ecstatic in their hearts.

These two emotions are contradictory, but at this time, they are compatible and there is no sense of incompatibility at all.

In the palace, Emperor Sima Yu soon got the news.

His face suddenly turned livid.

He was still unconvinced about Wang Sheng's words before.

Now, the facts hit him hard like a slap in the face.

Is this the general trend that Marquis Guangyuan said?

no!

Sima Yu gritted his teeth and thought to himself: Since Marquis Guangyuan had anticipated this, he must have a solution.

We have to let Marquis Guangyuan come over.

"Official official, go and call Marquis Guangyuan over."

"promise."

The chief internal officer quickly accepted the order. At this time, Wang Sheng was of course also in the Tai Chi Hall.

.......
Chapter completed!