After Liang Lanbi left, Concubine Pei lost interest in continuing the tour and returned to the mansion.
In the study, more than ten staff members gathered around Sima Yue.
Some people were silent and frowned.
Some people kept drinking tea to hide their inner tension.
Others are quite dissatisfied but have nothing to do.
Sima Yue's face was flushed and he looked excited, but also a little scared.
If it collapses today, let someone else come up. After a few years, then...
By then, maybe there will be a chance, right?
"Ahem." The more Sima thought about the end, the more excited he became, and he even coughed.
Who among the powerful ministers doesn’t want to be the emperor?
The military and political affairs are in your hands, and everything can be decided with a single word, but there is still a certain person on your head. Everything must be approved by this person in the end, even if it is just a formality.
He knew that many people among his close aides opposed his regicide, but so what?
King Lun of Zhao usurped the throne, and all the kings raised troops to kill him.
But today is different from the past. Among all the states in the world, who can raise an army? Who will raise an army?
Sizhou is in charge personally, so there will be no danger.
The only potential threat, Shao Xun, was stationed in Liang County. He only had a few thousand troops on hand, and the imperial army was ten times as large.
Even though many generals and commanders of the Forbidden Army have close relations with him, they are just sitting on the fence.
Shao Xun led them to win several battles, gained many benefits, and had a close relationship. However, if they raised troops to Luoyang to oppose themselves, the Forbidden Army would not agree.
King Mo of Nanyang has left the town of Guanzhong, and he is his fourth brother who is in charge of the military affairs of Yongliang.
Wang Lue of Gaomi, Qingzhou, is his third brother.
Wang Teng of Dongyan lived in Jizhou and was his second brother.
Liu Kun, the governor of Bingzhou, was Liu Yu's younger brother and his confidant.
Wang Rui of Langya controlled Xuzhou and also relied on him.
As for Yuzhou, he personally took charge of it and the officials cleaned it up from top to bottom.
Wang Jun of Youzhou has been on bad terms recently, but he will not raise an army against him.
Only Jingzhou and Yangzhou are a bit dangerous.
Before his death, Liu Hong of Jingzhou expelled his nephew, the governor of Wancheng, and the king of Pengcheng, Sima Shi. Fortunately, he was dead, and Jingzhou was leaderless. Only the governor (Liu Tao) was still there, so he could not do much.
It is indeed troublesome to have Zhou Fu in Yangzhou. But under the general trend, he dares to go against the will?
The world is full of people of our own, so why can’t we try to take a step further?
Thinking of this, Sima Yue coughed excitedly again, and at the same time he felt a little sad.
My physical strength and energy are getting worse every year. How long can I live?
Sometimes, he envied Sima Lun. At least he became an emperor before he died, which was enough.
The situation he faced was much better than that of Sima Lun! At least there weren't so many unknown clan kings rising up against him...
There were footsteps outside the door, and after a while, Military Commander Wang Yan appeared.
He waved his hand and asked all the staff in the study to leave.
Sima Yue didn't take it seriously and motioned for them to leave.
"Taifu, it's really hard to deal with these beginnings and ends." The two of them had nothing to show off in front of each other. Wang Yan sat down directly and said: "The emperor's death in the Spring and Autumn Period is forty-nine. It is reasonable. After the beginning and the end are dealt with,
No one will talk nonsense, and no one will believe it. There is only one thing. After the emperor's brother ascends the throne in Lingqian, he can no longer mess around. He is only twenty-four years old."
Sima Yue's face twitched, Wang Yan's words were a bit rude, which made him a little annoyed.
But at the critical moment, he did not want to offend Wang Yan, who was "most important" as the prime minister and assistant. After all, many things had to be covered up by his reputation.
How the world's scholars will view the emperor's death depends entirely on what Wang Yan says.
So, he could only suppress this anger in his heart for the time being, changed his smile and said, "Thank you for your hard work, Yifu."
"It's all for the great advancement of the world." Wang Yan sighed and said: "Master, Jingzhou has no owner, it's time to make a decision long ago."
Is this a condition? Sima Yue frowned and said: "Jingzhou is such an important place that the king of Zong must leave the town. I want the king of Gaomi to slightly change the town of Jingzhou, what do you think?"
Wang Yan had already expected it and immediately asked: "Where is Qingzhou?"
"My younger brother Chu Zhong has talents in various fields, and it seems that he can be entrusted to me." Sima Yue said.
Wang Yan nodded slightly, with a smile on his face, and said: "Thanks to the wrong love of Taifu, Chu Zhong can only do his best."
With the benefits obtained, Wang Yan's attitude improved a lot, and he began to seriously plan major events for Sima Yue. He only heard him say: "Zhou Zuxuan arrived in Shouchun and quelled Chen Min's rebellion, but the first success was attributed to the Jiangdong scholars."
"At the beginning, the Wuzhong surname had both ends, and it seemed that they wanted to support Chen Min. Gu Rong and others accepted Chen Min's official title, and the Gan family married the Chen family. Over time, they found that Chen Min was not like the master, so they turned their backs on him."
"But this is not the way to go. Scholars from Jiangdong don't mind the appearance of a second Sun Ce. Now that the four directions are peaceful, it's time to pay attention to going to Jiangdong."
"What's Yifu's clever plan?" Sima Yue asked.
Wang Yan told the truth.
During the Chen Min Rebellion, the wealthy families in Wuzhong tried to speculate. Although they failed halfway, they are worthy of vigilance.
"On this occasion, we must be appeased." Wang Yan said: "It is better to recruit Gu Rong as the minister, Ji Zhan as the minister, appoint Zhou Qi as the shogunate to join the army, and Lu Wan as the pupil..."
Wang Yan talked about a lot of people in one breath, some of whom were good friends with him, and some of whom had just average relationships. They really didn't have much selfish motives.
After Sima Yue listened, his annoyance faded away, and he secretly thought that Wang Yifu was very knowledgeable in soothing people's hearts, so he nodded in agreement.
However, Wang Yan's private goods soon arrived: "It's not a problem if there is no owner in Jiangdong. The king of the clan must leave the town."
"Wait a little longer, Zhou Fu won't be able to move for a while." Sima Yue declined.
Wang Yan didn't insist on it, and actually nodded in agreement: "We really need to find an opportunity."
He was not in a hurry.
When the emperor dies, there will always be people who suspect that Sima Yue did it, although there is no evidence.
It is inevitable that the Taifu's prestige will be damaged. From now on, he will rely more on himself to serve him in the court, and there will be many opportunities.
"After talking about Jiangdong, let's talk about Hebei." Wang Yan continued: "After the defeat of Gongshi Fan, some remnants took Ji Sang as their leader, collected horses from Chiping Muyuan, gathered people to plunder, and called themselves generals, claiming to avenge the King of Chengdu.
.Also Shi Chao and others sneaked back to Wei County, recruited the dead, claimed to have the secret letter of the Princess of Chengdu, and the King of Chengdu still had a posthumous son, gathered people to cause rebellion, and captured the city."
Sima Yue sighed after hearing this.
He really didn't know how to deal with this rot in Hebei.
He knew that his fourth brother was not talented enough to control Yecheng, so he asked his cousin Fan Yang Wangfei to go out to control Jizhou.
The Yuzhou soldiers were indeed good at fighting and quickly calmed down the situation in Hebei. However, with the violent death of King Fan Yang, the Yuzhou soldiers wanted to return after fighting for a long time, so they had no choice but to let them go back.
But something went wrong immediately after the release. The Hebei rebels resurfaced and became prosperous again.
The second brother doesn't seem to be able to calm down, what should I do?
Perhaps, we can only rely on Gou Xi.
At first, he served as a general under King Fan Yang and made great contributions to quelling the rebellion of Gongshi Fan. Later, with Xuchang Shibing as the backbone, he formed the Yanzhou New Army and won many battles. Now that he is allowed to enter Hebei again, he should be able to quell the rebellion.
Game, right?
"General Gou Dao will place his troops on the river to prepare them," Sima Yue said.
Wang Yan knew it well.
The Taifu didn't want anyone to interfere in Jizhou, and he was counting on his younger brother Dongyan Wang Teng to turn the tide.
Changing places, Wang Yan didn't want to do that.
Ji Sang, Shi Chao and others have not yet pressed hard on Yecheng, so it seems that they can wait and see before making a decision.
Once Yanzhou soldiers enter Hebei, it will be difficult to say who will be named in Yecheng in the future.
"Does the King of Chengdu really have a posthumous son?" Sima Yue's eyes flickered and he suddenly asked.
Wang Yan was stunned.
"I'm afraid it's false." Wang Yan shook his head and said: "After the death of the King of Chengdu, Princess Leshi has been under house arrest. If there is really a posthumous child, how can the court not know about it?"
Sima Yue felt a little at ease.
Sima Ying was sentenced to death in July of the second year of Yongxing (305).
Counting from that time, even if there was a posthumous child, he would have been born in April of the first year of Guangxi (306) at the latest, but he never did.
In November, Princess Leshi was given to Shao Xun.
If she gives birth to an heir, it can only be Shao Xun's son. What does it have to do with the King of Chengdu?
But Sima Yue was still worried and asked: "Is there anything else outside?"
"Don't worry, Taifu." Seeing that Sima Yue was a little nervous, Wang Yan comforted him: "If it wasn't from Princess Le's family, who would dare to say that this is the heir of the prince of Chengdu?"
Sima Yue felt relieved and said with a smile: "All important generals like Gongshi Fan and others in Ye Mansion have been defeated. Ji Sang's mob is not as good as Gongshi Fan. How can we accomplish anything?"
However, after thinking of Shao Xun, Sima Yue felt unhappy and asked: "Shao Xun is stationed in Liang County, will he do anything?"
"Taifu." Wang Yan smiled and asked, "How many soldiers does Shao Xun have?"
"More than five thousand."
The number of people and equipment of the Yamen Army are all calculated and recorded. This is the evidence for the distribution of money, food and equipment. Of course the court knows.
"How many are there in the Imperial Army?"
"More than fifty thousand."
"Most of the generals in the Forbidden Army are from aristocratic families. Will they obey Shao Xun's advice?"
"No." Sima Yue was a little hesitant when he answered this, but it was pretty much the same. They had a good relationship with Shao Xun, but they would not oppose themselves for Shao Xun.
What's more, the Forbidden Army has also carried out some reorganization in recent months.
The number of people increased by 20,000, various ministries were scattered and mixed, and a large number of generals from Qingxu, Yuzhou, and Hebei were promoted to officers at all levels. Shao Xun's influence has been greatly reduced.
Sima Yue even had the impulse to summon Shao Xun to the shogunate.
He didn't dare to do this before, for fear of making it look too ugly.
But now, with the Forbidden Army as the backing, I feel confident.
If Shao Xun dared to come, he could reluctantly forgive him and let him serve as a supervisor in the shogunate or join the army and relinquish military power.
If you don't dare to come, it means you have a ghost in your heart. Maybe you can go out to conquer it?
"Tai Tuo!" Wang Yan observed his words and reminded: "Don't act rashly at this time. We should keep calm. Even if you want to use means, you have to wait for the first half of the year."
The emperor has died and the new emperor has ascended the throne. At this sensitive moment, nothing is appropriate. Liang County is just around the corner of Luoyang. Once chaos breaks out, it will be too ugly.
"Forget it, let him be free for a few months first." Sima Yue said helplessly.
Wang Yan nodded in agreement, but at the same time he felt secretly in his heart: The Grand Tutor is narrow-minded, so you have to be careful when planning affairs with him in the future.
The two talked for a while, and then Wang Yan said goodbye and left.
Sima Yue sat in the study for a long time, then called an old servant and said: "Go to Xuzhou and tell Pei Dun that after Gu Rong and others go north, if they refuse to patrol or hesitate, they will be killed immediately."
"No." The servant left quietly.
Sima Yue let out a sigh of relief.
Chen Min once played a trick on himself, which has always brought him shame.
Gu Rong and others actually attached themselves to Chen Min and helped him do evil, which made him very angry, and he even transferred part of his hatred towards Chen Min to them.
If they dare to come to Luoyang, they can be forgiven. When we meet in the future, we must ask them what they thought at the beginning. Sikong, Taifu did not vote, but chose Chen Min? Could it be that he has lost his mind?
If Gu Rong and others were hesitant, they would just find an excuse to kill them.
No one can keep anyone who has offended him.
Sima Ying and Sima Yong have all died, and the emperor has also died. Who will be next?
Chapter completed!