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Chapter 20 Clothes to the South (1)

The court officials in the hall had been talking for a long time, and Sima Rui on the dragon throne showed obvious impatientness. This matter has not been discussed for a day or two, and the debate has not been completed for half a month.

"What are the discussions of all my dear friends?" Sima Rui said angrily.

When the court officials heard the emperor's words, they gradually became quiet. Everyone looked at me and I looked at you, but no one dared to stand up and speak out. They shot the first bird. Obviously, it seemed that no one was willing to be the first bird.

After glanced at the court officials in the hall, Sima Rui's eyes were full of disappointment.

At this time, Prime Minister Li Yuandao, the head of all officials, stood up and said, "Your Majesty, I risked my life to believe that the current situation can only be achieved by moving south to revive our Dayin Dynasty. Retreat as advance, and wait until the southeast stabilizes the southeast to fight to recover the homeland."

Li Yuandao was one of the leading figures supporting the court's migration south. Of course, everyone understood that behind him was the meaning of Emperor Sima Rui, but everyone realized that he did not break it. Sima Rui also needed someone to help him endorse. After all, the matter of moving south was important, involving the safety of the ancestors and ancestral temples. The most important thing was to leave a lot of money in history books. Moreover, this was not a very glorious move. If you accidentally became the target of public criticism, you had to find a scapegoat.

In order not to lose his own face and not to make things too stale with the court officials, Sima Rui found Prime Minister Li Yuandao. As the head of all officials of the court officials, he has a certain prestige and appeal. He is Sima Rui's most loyal dog, so it is best for him to endorse Sima Rui.

"The Chief is quite dead, and he is rude to move south, where will the ancestors and ancestral temples be placed, and where will the people be placed in the dawn of the world? Since ancient times, the Han and the thieves are not in harmony, and the king's business is not in a slant. What is the retreat as an advance? I think this is probably in the end, and what is the purpose of restoring the great cause!"

As soon as Prime Minister Li Yuandao finished speaking, Sima Hui, who was the Shangzhu Kingdom, immediately stood up and strongly refuted that Sima Hui and Sima Rui were originally of the same clan. Because they were of the same clan and were trusted by Sima Rui, they were appointed as the Grand Marshal who was in charge of the world's military and horses, and were granted the title of Shangzhu Kingdom. What Sima Rui did not expect was that what he thought was his own people were the hardest stumbling block to stop him from moving south.

As soon as Sima Hui of the Shangzhu Kingdom finished speaking, the court officials who opposed the migration south immediately agreed, criticizing the Prime Minister Li Yuandao and relevant ministers who advocated the migration south. The two sides scolded each other, and the noise in the court suddenly sounded again, but it was obvious that the calls for opposition were relatively high. It seemed that most people who had opposition opinions were still the upper hand, which was also Sima Rui's most troublesome. No matter how coaxed and deceived him in the past half month, he could not suppress and disintegrate the opposition camp.

In fact, this is easy to understand. The reason why everyone opposes is that since ancient times, the inheritance of loyalty to the emperor and patriotism has been influenced by the inheritance of loyalty to the emperor and patriotism. After all, the court moved south to the south and ignored the country. To put it more clearly, it is a very shameful thing for the people of the world. It is definitely not glorious in history. Whoever agrees with it will become a sinner in history and is despised by literati and poets.

Secondly, the most important and most important thing is that the family foundations of the ministers in the court are here, and they have been in operation for a long time and are deeply rooted, which is the core interests. If they move south with the court and go to the southeast, they will be able to get it back and start over. It is hard to say whether they can still get it back or redistribute the existing interests at that time. After all, there is no shortage of aristocratic families in the southeast. The Wang and Xie families are the two major families that dominate Jiangdong, and can beat them?

Seeing the chaos and quarrels between the ministers below, Sima Rui was no longer patient and unconsciously came out of his heart. He slapped the dragon throne hard, and a "bang" sounded throughout the palace hall. The court officials immediately calmed down.

Prime Minister Li Yuandao looked at Sima Hui of Shangzhu Kingdom and went forward and scolded: "Now that Tongguan has been besieged for more than a month, Shangzhu Kingdom has the confidence and strength to resist the attack of the Western Di. Even if Shangzhu Kingdom barely blocked, there are Huns eyeing him in Taiyuan, Bingzhou. Now that the Xianbei in the north has just broken Zhuzhou, the troops are aiming directly at the Central Plains, Shangzhu Kingdom can have a way to deal with it. If the court does not move south, let alone Zhongxing Dayin, it is afraid that it will be difficult for itself. If the country is destroyed, then what kind of face will you have to meet the ancestors of the Dayin Dynasty?"

"Is this the reason why the Prime Minister is afraid of death and fleeing south? The movement of the court in the south is like a bolt from the blue for the soldiers guarding the front line. Have you ever considered how much damage it will cause to morale? How could you know that you will lose to Hu Yi without a battle? The battle may not have a chance of winning, but you will definitely be defeated if you escape. Not to mention losing the Central Plains, it is a joke to defend the southeast by then. Moving south is to abandon the family and country, lose the hearts of the generals, lose the hearts of the people, and ask the emperor to think twice." Sima Hui fought back fiercely.

In fact, Sima Hui advocated resistance and not moving south. Compared with most ministers in the court with ulterior motives, it was really out of public aspirations, for the country and the people in the world, and Sima Hui had a strong belief in restoring the prestige of the Sima clan in his heart.

Sima Rui on the dragon throne lowered his head and rubbed his forehead with his hands. He could not wait any longer. He had to make a decision. If he continued to pull it off, he might cause more changes. Besides, the barbarians such as the Western Di, Xiongnu, Xianbei, and Qiang may come in at any time. He just received a secret report from Tongguan. Tongguan has been guarding for a short time. Don’t say that the throne is not guaranteed, but even his life will be lost. This is not what he wants. Sima Rui thought in his heart.

"I have decided to move south to choose a day to move south. All matters related to moving south will be handled by Prime Minister Li Yuandao. Well, let's go back to the court first!" Sima Rui closed his eyes and said lightly, and waved his hand to retreat to the court.

"Your Majesty, think twice, Your Majesty!" Sima Hui, the Shangzhu Kingdom, knelt down and shouted.

"Think twice, Your Majesty!" The court officials who opposed the objections knelt down one after another.

There were only a few ministers who supported the migration south standing in the court.

Seeing this scene, Sima Rui was in a rage and grabbed the imperial seal next to him and threw it on the ground of the imperial palace hall. With a bang, the imperial seal was broken into pieces: "If you say you are against the migration of the south again, you will be killed without mercy!" Sima Rui looked around the court officials fiercely.

When the court officials below saw the emperor making this statement, they were so scared that they were trembling. Even the court officials who had just stood knelt down one after another. Seeing this posture, Sima Rui was really angry and determined to move south. This would resist the fate of death.

The current situation has only two choices for the ministers in the court. They either follow the emperor obediently to move south, or destroy the emperor in front of them and create a new emperor again. But who has such great ability, so everyone chose to shut up.

The reason why Sima Rui was so confident that he could not hesitate to throw away the imperial seal and moved south was not only to save his life and the throne, but also to prepare. What Sima Hui said was not that he had considered it. The first thing he had to consider when moving south was whether he could gain a foothold in Jiangdong.
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