It was already dark, and the crown prince's right guard led a group of dozens of people, who arrived in a light vehicle and drove straight to the gate of Dongye.

Taicheng or Jianye Palace is still under construction. Most of the city wall on the east side has been completed, and a gate has been built, called "Dongye Gate".

Across a road to the east of Dongyemen is Yuanlin, where Prince Sima Zhong now lives.

Wang Biaozhi, the minister of the East Palace, was standing on the west side of the road, bowing and saluting: "Your Highness, I have invited General Zuowei here, please come in quickly."

Sima Zhong nodded slightly and got off the bullock cart.

I don't know whether he was anxious or excited, but he almost jumped over, but Crown Princess Shan Yinan caught him.

General Zuo Wei and King Sima Zonggang of Nanton came over with the key and kept mumbling. When they saw the prince,

He frowned and said, "Why don't you take a ride?"

"When the country was founded, even the emperor drove an ox cart. Why did General Zuo Wei say this?" Wang Biaozhi turned around suddenly and said,

He stared at Sima Zong and scolded.

Sima Zong dared to find fault with the prince, but he did not dare to make a mistake in front of the Wang clan. After hearing this, he stopped talking, handed over the key, and ordered the soldiers to open the door.

The Dongye Gate, which had a brand-new look and smell of wood, was pushed open forcefully.

The guards of the East Palace were left outside, and the prince and his wife, as well as Wang Biao, the minister of the East Palace, entered on foot.

A group of soldiers escorted them and quickly brought them to the front of Tai Chi Hall.

Taiji Hall is the only completed palace group in Taicheng. It was originally used for court meetings, not as a sleeping hall. But what are you thinking about now? It would be nice to live in a proper palace.

Taiji Hall has a total of twelve rooms, like the twelve months, all of which have been completed.

There are also an east hall and a west hall with seven rooms on both sides, which are under construction.

There are two upper pavilions on the east and west side between the hall, and the square courtyard is sixty acres wide. It has only been planned hastily and has not been started yet.

The palace guards have always been served by the Forbidden Army, and the defense areas are rotated regularly. Today, those guarding Taiji Hall and Dongye Gate are a group of troops led by Zuowei General Sima Zong.

This person was extremely favored in the past, and he was a member of the clan after all. However, with the founding of the country by Sima Rui, various systems were adjusted from those of the Supervisory State and even the shogunate era. Sima Zong's status was not as good as before. It is normal to feel dissatisfied, and this kind of

It's normal to vent your dissatisfaction - the imperial power is already weak, how about the prince?

Sima Zhong was a little unhappy, but Shan Yinan stopped his blind movements with his eyes. The couple then moved forward silently and quickly entered the palace, while Wang Biaozhi, the minister of the East Palace, stayed outside to wait.

As soon as he entered the palace, Sima Zhong's eyes narrowed slightly. Langya King Sima Chong actually came first!

"See the Crown Prince and the Crown Princess." Sima Chong and Zhuge Wenbiao both stepped forward and saluted.

Sima Zhong and Shan Yinan returned the favor.

"Third brother, how is father?" Sima Zhong asked in a low voice.

"When I heard the defeat report in the afternoon, I felt a little dizzy. It will be much better now." Sima Chong said.

"King Langya is confused!" Crown Princess Shan Yinan said unceremoniously: "The Jin Dynasty had just been revived in Jianye for a few months and was full of vitality. How could there be any report of defeat?"

Sima Chong was stunned when he heard this.

Princess Zhuge Wenbiao of Langya was standing there quietly, as if she didn't want to speak. When she heard Shan Yinan's questioning, he couldn't help but glance at her.

Shan Yinan also noticed Zhuge Wenbiao.

The two of them had not had much contact before. After all, one was a scholar from Sizhou (Hanoi County) and the other was a scholar from Xuzhou (Langya County). They were not in the same circle.

Occasionally I heard some news, but it was just that Zhuge Daoming gave birth to two daughters, both beautiful and intelligent.

She didn't feel anything about it. Occasionally she would feel a little dissatisfied, "Am I not beautiful?" But she quickly suppressed this emotion.

As a Crown Princess, she cannot indulge her temper like other ladies. She must be dignified and elegant, and be a good wife to the Crown Prince.

When she becomes a queen in the future, her mother will honor the world. Shouldn’t others bow to her respectfully?

Zhuge Wenbiao quickly withdrew his gaze and said nothing.

Suddenly a gust of wind came, and your concubine Shi came in a hurry.

The four of them saluted again.

The emperor has the system, and the kings treat him as his mother. Theoretically, he should look at the morning and dusk and address his mother verbally, but Sima Zhong couldn't really say it out loud, so he only saluted.

After all, the prince's biological mother is still alive, she is just being someone else's wife.

"Come with me." Shi said softly.

Everyone did as they were told.

Sima Rui had already sat up, half leaning on the inner panel of the carriage. His complexion was not too bad, but he could tell that he was not in high spirits.

"Prince, King Langya is staying." After saying that, he looked at Shi.

Shi understood and led Shan Yinan and Zhuge Wenbiao to wait outside.

After walking a few steps, Shi gently took Zhuge Wenbiao's hand.

She really likes this daughter-in-law.

She is tall and well-proportioned, a head taller than the average lady. She is worthy of Qingxu's appearance.

She is both beautiful and talented, but her temperament is a bit cold, but her son is not bad either. He will surely get better slowly and they will have a deep friendship. It will be even more perfect if she gives birth to a prince in the future.

On the other hand, the Crown Princess only gave birth to one daughter after being married for so many years.

The prince had another concubine, but he was born to a concubine. This was a shortcoming that could not be ignored.

As he was thinking about it, he felt a force coming from his hand. It turned out that Zhuge Wenbiao wanted to break free.

Shi glanced at her daughter-in-law angrily and let go.

Voices could already be heard from inside, "The war has ended so far and it is not Shan Yanlin's fault alone." Sima Rui said, "I lay down all afternoon and thought about it all afternoon. For the current plan, I only have four words: 'Be patient with each other.

country'!"

Sima Zhong, Sima Chong looked like he was struck by lightning.

Isn't this what Shao Thief always talks about?

Tolerance serves the country, both barbarians and Xia are in peace, and advancing with the times can be said to be the basic national policy of the Puppet Liang Dynasty. Among them, "tolerance serves the country" has been called for the longest time.

"When we crossed the river, I had 'hundred and six', most of whom were northern scholars. After the ZTE, northerners and Wu people each accounted for half." Sima Rui continued: "I gave the East Palace and the officials selected by the Langya Palace

, there are also many Wu people, you two should obey my wishes. If you want to keep a corner of Jiangdong, you must tolerate the Wu people and build the country."

It is true that the officials in the court were Northerners and half were Wu people, but that was just the number of people. There was still a distinction between the two. Northerners often held high positions, while Wu people were mostly lower officials. This was the difference.

Furthermore, the status of a family can be seen firstly by family status and secondly by marriage. Many clues can be seen from the marriage situation of the prince and prince.

The status of the Wu people has improved, but they are still unable to compete with the Nandu natives.

"Since the beginning of the Eastern Wu Dynasty, the wealthy families in Jiangdong have wanted to separate themselves from a corner. In the past, if Chen Min in Lujiang had not been so shameful and his popularity was too low, he might have established himself in Jianye. It is not easy for my family to get this country. I am in the middle to reconcile it.

, all kinds of sufferings are difficult to express to the outside world, only Shi Guifei can talk about it." At this point,

Sima Rui's eyes were extremely complicated.

Some are happy, some are worried, some are angry, and when I look at my son, I even have a bit of expectation.

It’s not easy for him, the master, to do!

Since the shogunate era, he has been inherently deficient, and most major and minor matters have been handled by Director Wang. After all, when the Wang family fell in love with him, was it because of his "humility and retreat"?

But who is a seven-foot man without a temper? If he is manipulated by you like this, over time, the dissatisfaction accumulated in his heart will almost make him go crazy, and even explode at all costs.

But he can't do that.

Although Director Wang was good at power, and many civil and military officers of the Manchu Dynasty came from his sect, he did a good job on the surface after all.

And he could see that Director Wang had no ambition to replace Sima.

In fact, Wang Maohong was not living a comfortable life.

Is it easy to sew and mend and barely hold half of the country together?

In order to please the Wu people, he even took the initiative to learn Wu dialect, and then spoke a broken Jiangdong dialect, which was ridiculed by others.

Is it easy?

Is it easy to arrange multiple marriages, mediate the conflicts between Nandu scholars, and argue with Jiangdong's wealthy families on their behalf?

Referring to others, Sima Rui felt that Director Wang must also have resentment in his heart.

Therefore, he should not get angry at Director Wang, but should continue to play the role of "humility and retreat".

Tolerance serves the country, this sentence shouted by Shao Thief twenty years ago becomes more and more interesting the more I think about it.

"After the battle in Huainan, anyone with a discerning eye can see that the Imperial Army of the Jin Dynasty still lacks some strength." Sima Rui added, "It needs to be remedied now. If it is not remedied, there will be no luck."

Sima Zhong and Sima Chong listened intently.

"The first is 'another peace for the people', the second is 'enriching the country', and the third is 'strengthening the army'. The three are actually one." Sima Rui said.

"Now the Wei family has been established in Tangyi County, Jiangbei, and the three counties of Ting and Ye have been settled, and more than ten thousand households have been settled."

"Danyang County has Langya Kingdom and Linyi County, with more than 1,500 households. Shan Yanlin sent the Huainan people and ancestral tribesmen to Wuhu, where they resettled them, found out their origins, and established a county in Wuhu.

county."
To be continued...