Sima You's throne was not stable, and he was forced to seize the throne.

It is not so easy to establish a dynasty. Naturally, there are many people who miss the old dynasty. There are not many people who can trust him. The one who is trustworthy was Pei Xiu, the one who was trustworthy before, who was his brother Sima Yan.

Pei Xiu returned from governor of Jizhou and promoted to the prime minister and appointed Duke of Julu County.

When I arrived in front of the palace, I saw that there were officials standing in front of the palace.

Pei Xiu advanced with his head held high, and there were two guards behind him, with long swords hanging on his waist and following him step by step. Although he still stayed outside when he arrived at the gate of the hall, he met the inner temple warrior.

The king and his subjects went up to the palace steps, and someone shouted loudly, "The emperor takes his seat, all officials will be polite!"

After saying that, the ministers knelt down, and Pei Xiu was the first one.

The emperor ordered "to see the Prime Minister."

At this time, the hall was filled with cigarettes, solemn and solemn. The people on the imperial throne were still in the ninth level, and they were slapped in the world. Pei Xiu thanked him and sat down. Seeing that the ritual officials were out of the class and singing, all the officials went forward to kneel down and bowed.

Now that Pei Xiu has been promoted several times, he has the privilege of not going to the court, going to the palace, and celebrating the praises.

Speaking of ancient etiquette, when the minister saw that the king had to go, he would walk quickly; if he did not go to the court, he would not need to walk quickly when he went to the court.

The ancients were not allowed to wear swords when they went to the hall. If they went to the hall, they would wear shoes and swords and go straight into the hall.

When a minister worships a monarch, he will be praised by his servants. If he does not have to go through this procedure, he will not need to go through this procedure. These three are a special courtesy.

At this time, sitting in the hall, for some reason, he suddenly lost his usual complacentness and felt that his mood had become much worse. This kind of emotion made him feel very irritated.

Da Da realized that he was in a bad mood, and the officials attending the court meeting were careful.

As soon as the singing squad finished speaking, a censor Yue Ban stood up, knelt down and kowtowed, and said, "Emperor, yesterday, the servant of the Taiwei galloped on his horse, stepped on more than a dozen people in a row, and three died."

At this time, everyone was shocked. Although they were servants, they had to look at the owner to beat the dog. This person's behavior was obviously aimed at the royal family. Now the Taiwei is Sima Jing, who is Sima You's confidant, but his uncle rarely has close contact with Sima Yan.

The emperor pondered without saying a word.

Pei Xiu was angry at this moment, "What are you doing with such a small matter above the hall? Does it mean something else!"

The censor kowtowed and said, "It's not just the people, but one official was also trampled to death. He was the eighth-rank Gongcao. Although this matter was small, all the officials in the court had their own dignity. If they were killed by a lowly slave, wouldn't it be that the following was the superior? The ministers were responsible, but they were just talking about the matter, not offside!"

After hearing this, Sima You from above was furious.

In the past, Sima You still gave civil servants a lot of face in public, and did not simply suppress civil servants who criticized him.

Most of the time when you come out to blame others is to appease people's hearts. After all, there are strong enemies outside and lonely wolves inside, so you can only comfort them.

But at this moment, Sima You was furious and thought, "I have been patient for so many years and have just ascended the throne, but there are always some people who emerged in the name of loyalty and righteousness, scolding and asking for fame, which is really hateful."

In anger, he suddenly stood up, sneered, and said, "Who are you, dare you say this? Come on!"

After drinking, a guard suddenly stepped forward and responded, "Here!"

This suddenly shocked the entire court. Although he was the emperor, the Jin Dynasty is now in charge of the emperor and his family. Sima You usually abides by the bottom line of rules. Why is he so angry now and openly ordering the imperial guards?

Sima You was angry and said, "Trag this beast out and kill it!"

"No!" In the court, the imperial guard rushed up and dragged the censor down. The place where he was killed was not far from the hall. Everyone in the quiet hall heard shrill shouts and curses for the Sima family to seize the throne.

No one dared to speak out again in the hall. He had never seen such a bloody scene on weekdays. Some people were even so scared that their faces turned pale and their bodies were trembling.

After a moment, the shouts became lower and lower, and finally there was silence.

A guard stepped forward and reported, "Your Majesty, you have been killed by a stick!"

"Hmph!" Sima You's mood improved slightly. He was holding back an evil fire and quickly signaled the eunuch next to him to announce his retreat.

The eunuch standing beside him did not dare to look at the ministers with different expressions, and directly announced his retreat to the court as Sima You ordered.

Pei Xiu sat for a while, his face slightly gloomy. He didn't look at the officials looking at him. He stood up later and took the lead in making a big stride out of the palace.

"Prime Minister, this is the new information sent from outside. Please check it out." When I returned to the mansion, a confidant placed the information collected by him some time ago in front of Pei Xiu.

I took the tea cups sent by the servant, which were his favorite tea in his daily life. I sipped it gently, and the fragrance penetrated my throat and calmed down my restless heart.

"All these?" Pei Xiu glanced at the things in front of him, and the voice of Pei Xiu could not hear was faintly heard.

It seemed that he knew what happened in the court. As long as Pei Xiu was in a bad mood, even if he was his confidant, he would deal with it carefully.

He heard his inquiry and said respectfully, "Yes, Prime Minister, these are picked out, and they involve changes in the states and prefectures today. They dare not detain them privately. The Prime Minister will make a decision!"

"That's it." I opened a few pieces of information and looked at it. Thinking of the current situation, Pei Xiu was full of laziness. "It's just useless information. I've known about these things for a long time. You'd better take it down... Hum?"

The page that fingers turned over was quickly turned back by Pei Xiu, and the expression on his face became solemn.

"This is..." The information he is looking at is from the information from the Han Dynasty, not a secret. "The situation is already like this, Ding Feng is considered a famous general in the world, but he surrendered like this? He is so disregarding the grace of Sun's family? Are you not afraid that people will all show their reputations a hundred years later?"

The Han Dynasty attacked each other, one pointed to Bingzhou and the other pointed to Jingzhou. It was also known that the Han Dynasty divided its troops to attack Jingzhou, and Sima You recalled him, otherwise he would have to guard against the Han Dynasty's invasion in the east in Jizhou.

The situation in Bingzhou has collapsed, but Jingzhou can still last for a year according to Pei Xiu's calculations. By then, there will be some results in our own military training, and we can go to Nanyang and threaten the Han Dynasty.

If the negotiations with the Wu Kingdom are made, all the Jianghuai troops will be withdrawn and they can be put into the battlefield of competing with the Han Kingdom. The two countries will have a fight, and at least they can prevent the situation from collapsing.

But now, the great man swallowed Jingzhou so easily, how many days can Yangzhou last?

Like its own country, Jiangdong is maintained by aristocratic families. When the Han Army advances eastward, how many people can resist?

Pei Xiu frowned and stared at the information in front of him, with a deep shadow covering his face. Suddenly, he felt that he had found the source of his unhappiness.

The authority of the Jin Dynasty, the broken ship, is declining, and even if I become the first minister, what if I do? Literature is the Great

Although he was the prime minister, he could be prepared to usurp the throne according to the previous actions of Wang Mang, Cao Cao, Sima Zhao and others, but he had to fight for more than ten years to usurp this, and it was really done. Can the Jin Dynasty still exist at that time?

Pei Xiu was slightly aware of his intentions. Seeing that General Deng Ai had reported a request for materials aside, he had some scheming in his mind.

...

"Junior brother, I have received the news that the Han Dynasty has attacked Jingzhou, and the situation in the world is about to be clear. This matter is beneficial to us." In the palace of the King of Jin Qi, Que Jian mentioned the news he learned to his junior brother Gan Shi, with a relaxed expression on his face.

Gan Shi's knowledge was no less than him, nodding and said, "This matter is indeed beneficial to us. With Sima Yan's temperament, this time, if he states the benefits and harms him, he will be able to make up his mind. If you do this alone, I will not go to the Qi Palace with you."

"Is it possible for junior brother to contact other officials?" Qu Jian asked.

Gently smile but not speak.

Qu Jian knew that this was the default, "Since that's the case, let's go out together."

"No." The two carriages left the gate one by one, left and right, and each left and left.

The one who walked to the right was the chariot of Quejian. The carriage was walking on the road for a while and came to the gate of the Prince Qi's mansion.

The disciples were already very familiar with Quejian. Seeing that he was coming, a man hurriedly ran forward respectfully and asked, "Sir, are you here to pay homage to the king?"

"Can the king be in the mansion?" Quejian nodded and asked.

"Sir, my king is in the mansion."

But the thrifty heart was relieved, which made him very pleased.

"The king, Lord, is looking for a meeting outside." Sima Yan was closing his eyes to rest in the study. When he heard someone report that Qu Jian came, he couldn't help but open his eyes.

But is scattered?

It just so happened that there was something to discuss with him. Sima Yan pondered for a moment and said, "Please invite him in."

"promise."

In the garden, the doorman who brought Kejian in was leading the adult in.

"As for this, the king has been in a good mood these days?" As soon as he entered the Qi royal palace, Qu Jian had already noticed that the atmosphere in the mansion was very depressing. There is no need to guess the reason for this phenomenon. It must be Sima Yan, the owner of the mansion.

"Yes, sir, you can go in later, but be careful. Several sirs have been scolded by the king in the past few days." The sect official said in a low voice when he saw that there was no one around.

Qu Jian rarely smiled gently, "Thank you for your reminder." Then he handed over a silver coin, but everyone got what they got.

"Sir, the king asked you to come over." At this time, a manager came over.

Seeing this, the doorman stopped and stepped back. Ke Jian followed the manager and walked into the study of the Prince Qi's mansion.

When he arrived at the door, the manager stopped and said to the door, "The king, but the lord has been brought here."

Sima Yan's reply came from inside, "Please come in, sir. You go back."

"No." The manager turned around, bowed to Kejian and retreated.

The door was closed, but Ku Jian pushed it straight in, but saw Sima Yan cooking tea by himself. When he saw him coming in, he greeted, "Sir, you are here, just sit there, the tea is ready, you can taste it."

As he said that, he started to work hard on his own, but he was learning to hone his mood. It is said that this was the method passed down from Yan Han, and the tea scriptures written by the Emperor Yan Han himself.

But he knew his preferences, so he found a seat and sat down, watching Sima Yan cook tea by himself.

It is hard for outsiders to imagine that Sima Yan, who has a majestic appearance, is so passionate about these elegant things now.

After a moment, Sima Yan cooked the tea. Although the taste was not strong and the slight fragrance was even more attractive, he was frugal. With this move alone, he knew that what he said before had already touched Sima Yan.

After all, he was Sima Yan. He was the prince of King Jin and held great power. Now he is also the king of Qi. He is in charge of the millions of people in Qi. No matter how enthusiastic about these elegant things, he would never be able to make tea himself. If he could make tea himself, there would be a major change in his heart.

After looking at the color again and checking carefully, I saw that at this time, the energy of the Jin Dynasty declined a little. Why is this?

Qu Jian was shocked suddenly, but he felt that this was a good thing. "After the court's aura was weak, the dilemma of Sima Yan would be weak."

So if Sima Yan’s intentions are nothing he needs to say, he will taste the tea with a leisurely expression.

The tea fragrance in the room is filled with quietness.

Quejian, who was wearing a wide robe, sat opposite Sima Yan, who was wearing casual clothes.
To be continued...