After entering April, the weather becomes hotter and hotter.
The water levels of the streams and ponds in Hualin Garden dropped a lot, and some even exposed the river bed, leaving only a few pools of residual water in the center.
A few years ago, Shao Xun stood in waist-deep water, digging toads for the late emperor.
Now, in the same place, you can already see the exposed mud at the bottom of the pond.
The severity of the drought is so severe.
As the emperor, Sima Chi still had to show off.
In the past few days, he issued an edict to reduce meals by one meal to show that he shared the suffering of the people.
As for whether he really shares the suffering of the people, I don't know.
Anyway, after Nanyang and other five commanderies were no longer willing to send their servants and servants to build Guangcheng Garden, the emperor ordered more than 50,000 servants from the four commanderies of Runan, Runyin, Liang and Chenliu to go to Guangchengze and build the garden.
Suyu Palace.
The person who led the construction of Guangcheng Garden was changed. Originally, the emperor planned to send a Zongwang to take charge because he was very afraid of the Luyang County Duke. After Sima Yue entered the capital, he sent his aides Dai Yuan and Cheng Shou south to supervise Guangcheng.
Garden has a profound meaning.
The emperor has no time to care about such trivial matters. He has a more imminent crisis.
On this day, more than ten people, including Miao Bo, Miao Yin, Wang Yan, He Sui, Gao Tangchong, and Gao Tao, gathered in Hualin Garden. They all looked panicked as if they were mourning for their heirs.
Sima Chi also felt a little unnatural and felt even more hungry.
At this time, Queen Liang Lanbi and her palace officials brought some snacks for the emperor and his ministers to share.
Sima Chi ate a Hu cake and felt much better.
The queen was extremely satisfied and smiled happily like a little woman addicted to love.
The emperor is planning great events with his loyal ministers. This is what men do.
As a woman, she could only continue to encourage and comfort the emperor so that he would have no worries and concentrate on his work.
"Jiang Hao, Du Gai has been killed." Gao Tao seemed to have not noticed the arrival of the queen and the palace people at all, and said with a pale face.
After I finished speaking, I felt a little choked up in my throat, and my whole body was shaking uncontrollably.
Gao Tao is the son of Shangshu Ling Gao Guang. His father died of illness at the end of last year, and he was given posthumously to Sikong, Shizhong.
Jiang Yu was a former Taifu shogunate, now a member of the Situ shogunate, and a native of Tianshui.
Du Gai's identity is the same as Jiang Yu's, from Jingzhao.
After Sima Yue entered the capital, he was appointed Situ and took control of the government. He did not meet the emperor but vigorously purged dissidents.
Everyone discussed and discussed, and felt that they could not remain so passive and something must be done.
As a result, Gao Tao took the initiative to ask for a job and colluded with Jiang Yu and Du Gai in an attempt to assassinate Sima Yue. Gao Tao was still in mourning, so he could normally thank guests behind closed doors and not care about worldly affairs.
Perhaps out of loyalty, he did it anyway.
Of course, the matter did not come to fruition and was leaked midway, leading to the murders of Jiang Hao and Du Gai.
If they are both dead, can Gao Tao escape?
Gao Tao's current expression tells everyone that he thinks he can't escape and is looking for the emperor to protect him.
"Gao Qing..." Sima Chi said comfortingly: "You are from a famous family, so you are not like this."
Liang Lanbi glanced at the Emperor in surprise, slightly surprised.
"Your Majesty..." Gao Tao trembled even more violently, his eyes turning gray.
The emperor seemed to be comforting him, but he had no intention of actively protecting him. He asked him to "resist" based on his family background. Isn't this a joke? When it comes to this kind of power struggle at the highest level, what family background can be preserved?
This is not a fight for one county or one county, but for the whole world!
Sima Chi turned his head and didn't look at him.
When other people saw him, their hearts dropped.
Because Gao Tao directly planned and organized the assassination of Sima Yue, it was true that he could not escape death. But did they have less time to oppose Sima Yue?
At the time of the late Emperor, he was very smart and decisive, courteous to the virtuous and courteous, and personable. He talked about world affairs with everyone in private, and he was impassioned and full of opinions.
Now that he has ascended the throne, everyone is secretly glad that a sage king has finally come, and there is hope for the great rejuvenation of the Jin Dynasty. As a result, everyone works bravely and strives to be the first, constantly planning one thing after another, and slowly regains the power.
With these things happening, wouldn't Sima Yue be angry with them? Wouldn't he be able to settle accounts later?
Everyone's faces looked a little ugly.
At this moment, the doors of Hualin Garden were suddenly opened, and large groups of soldiers surged in, occupying every corner.
"this……"
"Bold! Are you planning to rebel?"
"Where did the rebels come from in this majestic residence?"
"Where are the guards?"
The ministers who were frowning were startled, and they subconsciously reprimanded them like a stress reaction. But if you look at their faces carefully, you will come to the conclusion that this is just a fierce look but a soft heart.
Wang Bing walked in, first looked at the courtiers who were usually aloof, but were panicking to death at this moment, prostrated themselves to the ground before the emperor, and said loudly: "Your Majesty, Wang Bing must report that someone is plotting rebellion, so he led his troops into the defense. Your Majesty
Don't worry, we will find peace once the rebels are caught."
Sima Chi's face was very pale, and there were traces of sweat on his forehead. He wanted to say something, but nothing came out.
At this moment, he even doubted whether Sima Yue wanted to kill the king.
Queen Liang Lanbi gently held the emperor's hand to express comfort, then looked at Wang Bing calmly, lightly opened her red lips, and asked: "Wang Qing, where is the rebel?"
Wang Bing stood up, stroked the handle of the knife, glanced at it, and began to call the names one by one: "Miao Bo, the servant of Huangmen, Miao Yin, the imperial servant, Wang Yan, the regular servant of Sanqi, Gaotangchong, the commander of Taishi, Gao Gao, the Duke of Yanling County."
Tao, Shang Shulang He Sui..."
Wang Bing said the names of more than a dozen people in one breath, and they had different expressions when their names were called.
Some people saw that Situ was unwilling to let him go, but when the situation came to an end, he gave up. His panicked expression slowly returned to normal, and he stood up to say goodbye to the emperor.
Some people burst into tears and didn't know what to say.
There are also people who continue to plead with the emperor, such as Gao Tao——
"Your Majesty, Your Majesty!" Gao Tao knelt on the ground, hugging Sima Chi's thigh, and sobbed: "I am in mourning for my father, and it is inconvenient to go out. If I hadn't been full of sincerity to Your Majesty and the court, why would I be running around?
This minister is under your Majesty's orders. Your Majesty! Your Majesty, please save me!"
Sima Chi covered his face with his sleeves and did not look at Gao Tao.
Liang Lanbi started to speak but stopped.
"Your Majesty, save me!" Gao Tao was still mourning.
When Wang Bing saw that it was really not good, he directly ordered the soldiers to arrest him.
Several soldiers swarmed up and dragged Gao Tao away like a dead dog.
The others would not let go either. Under the command of Wang Bing, a group of several people quickly captured everyone around Sima Chi.
From beginning to end, Sima Chi didn't say a word, just sighed.
Queen Liang Lanbi looked as if she had fallen into an ice cave.
She now finally understands why her father (General Wei Liang Fen) has always been unwilling to get involved in government affairs, but he has received his salary and kept silent on all important matters.
It turns out that the struggle for power is so terrible.
All the strategies they have been planning are so worthless in the face of absolute force.
As long as Sima Yue is willing to lose face, as long as he is no longer willing to follow the rules, all tactics will be just a joke.
After arresting the person, Wang Bing did not leave. He only waved his hand, and soon someone came over to deliver the order.
After a while, more than 20 people came in. After seeing the emperor, they all fell to the ground and cried incessantly: "Your Majesty."
When Sima Chi saw it, he finally shed tears.
These people come from the left and right guards, the left and right armies, and the heroic cavalry army. They take turns guarding the palace. The last ones are also the Sima of the palace, the three governors, etc. They are all the generals of the Imperial Army who have been deliberately wooed in the past two years.
At the end of last year, after the news spread that Sima Yue wanted to return to Beijing, he became even more ruthless and made all the military officers in the palace a marquis. It can be said that he spent a lot of money.
Sima Yue has been in Beijing for some time, but he has never dared to go to the palace to have an audience. These people are taboo.
Could it be that they also...
"Your Majesty, take care, I am going back to my hometown." Someone sighed.
"Your Majesty..." Some people burst into tears, but they were just crying.
Others took a few heavy drinks and looked at the emperor carefully, as if they were seeing him for the last time.
"Take them out!" Wang Bing waved his hand and ordered.
The sergeants stepped forward to urge him.
The military attaches in the palace saluted again and slowly left.
Wang Bing watched them leave.
In fact, he was a little strange. He just drove people away, so why let them come to see the emperor again? In the end, he still couldn't figure it out, so he could only attribute it to Situ showing off to the emperor...
What a pity!
These people are all middle-level military attachés in the various camps of the Forbidden Army. Once they are dispersed, there will be great chaos and it will take a lot of time to recover.
What's more, they don't just leave alone, often their confidants and junior officers are also implicated, and those who are driven away are far more than just these twenty generals.
If someone attacks at this time, Wang Bing is not sure whether the imperial army will disperse in a hurry.
Next, we must seize the time to promote new personnel and improve the morale of the army.
Thinking of this, he didn't want to stay any longer. He turned around, glanced at the empress, and saluted: "Your Majesty, from today on, the palace guard will no longer be the responsibility of the palace general. Situ You ordered to select eight hundred brave men from the East China Sea Kingdom.
, to guard the imperial palace. They will come to change the defense shortly, so don’t be alarmed, Your Majesty."
After the report, he raised his head carelessly, looked at the emperor, cupped his hands and said, "I will retire."
After that, he turned around and left with the soldiers.
How should I put it, I was both sighing and excited.
It was the first time for Wang Bing to be so domineering in front of the emperor.
The guards around the emperor were all replaced, which was also the first time for Situ.
This shows no respect at all and completely overturns the table.
Wang Bing suddenly thought of Shao Xun who was far away in Liang County. For some reason, he, who had been so full of momentum just now, suddenly shrank.
However, he quickly explained for himself: there are no soldiers and generals from the East China Sea who are not afraid of him.
There is no one among the tens of thousands of Forbidden Army soldiers who does not know him.
Fortunately, he didn't have to confront him directly, otherwise Wang Bing wouldn't know if he had the courage to say harsh words to him.
At the same time, he couldn't help but maliciously speculate that if Shao Xun was still the general in the palace and Situ ordered him to be driven away, would he end up in tears?
What a pity, I can't test it.
After Wang Bing left, Hualin Garden was empty.
After Sima Chi was stunned for a long while, he suddenly shouted.
"Your Majesty." Liang Lanbi came back to his senses, held the emperor's hand tightly, and comforted softly: "Your Majesty, Situ still wants to show his face and will not act recklessly. Your Majesty, please relax, given time, things will turn around."
"What do you know!" Sima Chi shook Liang Lanbi's hand hard and ran away.
Chapter completed!