The pace of time does not depend on anyone's will, and it has firmly entered the eleventh year of the Turtles (327).
On this day, Sima Chi woke up in a daze.
When he opened his eyes slightly, he saw that the room was deserted, with only two palace attendants sitting on the hut and dozing off.
"Come here!" Sima Chi shouted softly.
The palace people woke up instantly and stood up immediately. After seeing clearly that it was Sima Chi, they relaxed and saluted in unison: "Your Majesty."
"There's quite a lot of commotion outside, people coming and going. What's going on?" Sima Chi asked.
When he said this, his breath was already a little uncomfortable, and he looked quite labored.
"Your Majesty, there is a Zhengdan court meeting today," one of them said.
After hearing this, Sima Chi shrank his pupils, stretched out his left hand, pointed tremblingly at the palace servant who had just spoken, and asked, "Who are you? Why can't you speak Mandarin well?"
The palace man lowered his head and said, "I am an old man from Ningshuo Palace."
"Huns?"
The palace man remained silent, apparently acquiescing.
"The Sinful Family One—" Sima Chi took a breath and asked, "The origin of the Sinful Family?"
This sentence made the palace man a little nervous, and his eyes were not very peaceful.
"Since they are the relatives of sinners, they must--must have been originally from a family of officials." Sima Chi wanted to sneer, but found that he could no longer do it, so he could only say with difficulty: "Since you have seen the humiliation, why not kill Thief Shao?"
After saying that, I probably felt that this sentence was too bold and couldn't help but cough.
I was coughing and coughing, and felt a little tight in my chest, almost out of breath.
He didn't know what was wrong with him. Ever since Shao Thief became more and more prestigious, his health was getting worse day by day.
Various diseases come one after another.
Sometimes I wake up from sleep, sometimes my pillow is wet with night sweats, and sometimes I have chest tightness and shortness of breath.
I accidentally fell down last year and broke my elbow when I put it on the ground.
To this day, it is difficult to get up.
He didn't care anymore. He had no children and the ancestral temple was about to collapse. He didn't want to see Shao Thief being proud now.
If he can, he will kill the king. Anyway, he is forty-four years old and has lived a long life.
"Me! Me! What am I?" Hou Laosan suddenly walked in, looked at the palace servant with a stern look, waved his hand, and said, "Everyone, step aside."
The palace attendants bowed and left.
Sima Chi stared at the back of the palace man regretfully, and then looked away for a long time. Then he looked at Hou Laosan and said, "You joined the palace as a servant in middle age. Wouldn't it -- wouldn't it bring shame to our ancestors?"
Hou Laosan laughed when he heard this and said: "I have two sons and two daughters, both of whom are married or married, and have many children and grandchildren. King Liang was kind and sent people to bring them to Luoyang. He gave the village ten hectares of farmland and five acres of forest and grass.
In a short while, the family business is so prosperous. Isn’t this the glory of our ancestors?”
Sima Chi was rendered speechless.
Hou Laosan said proudly: "One of the two palace servants just now is the daughter-in-law of Xia Tai, Liu Han's servant. How noble was her status in the past, but now she is not at my mercy? She dare not listen to you. Xia Tai's family is full of people.
All the men were executed, but this woman had a son who was not beheaded because he was too young and was raised in Ye Ting. It’s useless for you to talk about breaking the sky, haha.”
Sima Chi coughed violently. After a moment, his eyes suddenly widened, he heard a sound in his throat, and his breathing became unsmooth.
Hou Laosan was startled.
This! If Sima Chi died like this, he was afraid that he would die too, so he hurriedly summoned the imperial doctor waiting outside to come inside for examination.
After a lot of work, I discovered that Sima Chi's breathing was blocked by phlegm, and he almost suffocated to death. Fortunately, he was finally rescued.
Hou Laosan's breathing was also very heavy, and he subconsciously wiped the sweat from his forehead.
Sima Chi recovered, and no longer had the energy to act like a monster. He just looked at the curtain with dull eyes and murmured: "Thief Shao must die! He will not die well!"
"King Langya—King Langya still saves half of the country for me. If I raise my arms in the future, I will—certainly—be able to kill the Shao thief."
As he talked, his spirit became more and more exhausted, and he gradually fell into a coma, and the words "kill the thief" in his mouth gradually became inaudible.
When the doctor saw that everything was okay, he smiled awkwardly and slipped out of the room with the medicine box.
Hou Laosan felt sweat dripping down his back and cursed secretly.
He had a bit of a naughty temperament, otherwise he would not have owed money and refused to pay it back as if nothing had happened. At this time, seeing Sima Chi sleeping peacefully, he grabbed his right arm and shook it, and cursed in a low voice: "You said something nonsense."
, punch you."
Of course, this was just something I had said when no one was around. If he really punched the emperor in front of other people, even if it was just a threat, King Liang would kill him.
After walking out of the palace gate with his hands behind his back, he saw that the sky was already bright.
More palace people and guards were transferred to the Tai Chi Hall in front.
Hou Laosan walked dozens of steps forward and faintly heard the sound of congratulations coming from the front.
There are many people coming to the Zhengdan court meeting today, even the King of Liang is here in person.
There were probably hundreds of officials, lieutenants and generals, and barbarian chiefs. The Jin Dynasty had never been able to gather so many powerful people, not even during the Taikang period when the country was at its peak.
This world really needs to change.
****
In the square in front of the Taiji Palace, the palace staff have finished cleaning up the traces left by the night scene.
In the main hall of Tai Chi, the throne hangs empty.
Shao Xun and Prince Supervisor Sima Duan were a little polite, and then sat on the lower left side of the throne.
Sima Duan sits on the lower right side.
Officials came in one by one to congratulate, presented gift lists, and chanted blessings endlessly.
Not long after, Tongshisheren sang to Hua Heng, the prefect of Chen County (formerly the prefect of Yingchuan).
When Hua Heng entered the palace, he bowed and said, "I saw a Ruimai plant in the area where the King of Liang in the county was plowing. My father was very curious about it, so I offered it to him."
As soon as these words came out, everyone's spirits were lifted, both internally and externally.
Shao Xun pondered for a moment and said, "What do you mean by Ruimai?"
Hua Heng said loudly: "Your Majesty, you have pacified Zhongxia and restored all the old lands. You crossed the Yin Mountains in the north, the Miasma Sea in the south, the Jieshi in the east, and the quicksand in the west. You have a good relationship with life and are not displeased. This is the achievement of returning to heaven and rebuilding it. Therefore.
God’s spirit will bring peace to Xinzuo.”
Sima Duan listened for a while.
Seeing that everyone was looking at him, his face became even paler, and he could only say: "There is clear evidence of removing the old and replacing the old with the new."
Shao Xun smiled slightly and said: "Hua Qing has passed, please step back."
"Yes." Hua Heng stood up and, led by the halberd in the hall, left the Tai Chi Hall from the side.
After Hua Heng, more than ten people came in and presented normal local specialties. It was not until the time of Donghai Internal History that a pair of white rabbits were presented.
"I sent people to repair the old residence of the king. I saw a pair of white rabbits in the farmland. They walked away when they saw the people. When they reached the waterside, they suddenly stopped and found them." He Sui said.
"What's the explanation for this auspiciousness?" Shao Xun asked again.
"The color of the rabbit's fur is brown, and when it reaches five hundred years old it becomes white. This is auspicious. It is the king's upper body and heavenly heart, and the lower body is in compliance with human desires.
Therefore, God has sent down this auspicious sign to reward the great king." He Sui said, "This is the praise of God."
"Passed, passed." Shao Xun waved his hand and looked at Sima Duan.
Sima Duan was silent for a moment, and then said: "As your Majesty said, the government of the Jin Dynasty will disappear, the auspicious rabbit will run around, and the virtue of gold will end, and the virtue of water will rise."
Shao Xun shook his head and laughed, waving He Sui to leave.
Then someone else offered auspiciousness.
In Yingchuan County, there is a Bingtilian that has been preserved to this day, and in Wei County, there is an auspicious turtle with writings on its back, and so on.
At the end, Shao Xun stood up and came to the pavilion, saying: "How can the auspiciousness in the world belong to beasts?"
"They are capable ministers who are diligent in the king's affairs."
"He is a good general guarding the frontier."
"With great unity in the world, all barbarians and Xia will be safe, and all living beings will never suffer from war."
"Without this, what's the use of getting hundreds of wheat plants and thousands of white rabbits?" After saying this, he smiled and said, "The congratulations are over, and we have given you a banquet in the corridor. Now we can have a good time."
"As ordered." All the ministers responded one after another.
The sound reached the palace, and Sima Duan sighed secretly.
He knew that day was getting closer and closer.
The King of Liang has not come to Luoyang for many years to attend the Zhengdan Dynasty. Before that, he was either in Bianliang,
Either in Pingyang, it can form its own whole and have its own official congratulations.
Now that he has come to Luoyang, he keeps showing up and building momentum one after another. When the momentum reaches its peak, it will be the moment to see the truth.
To be honest, Sima Duan was just a little scared, but he didn't regret everything he did because he had no choice.
He just hopes that this puppet will be played as soon as possible so that he can be freed.
****
News from the previous dynasty spread back to the back room little by little.
Hou Laosan sat peacefully in the palace and even drank tea leisurely.
"Wang Taiwei said, 'Since Yongjia, the government has been gradually losing its power, the world has collapsed, and people have been devastated.'" A palace official reported: "It is also said that 'The king of Liang used his strategy to destroy evil, provide relief and compassion for disasters, bring order to chaos, and rebuild the world. This is the old world.
I am full of praise for this auspiciousness. On this occasion, we should respond to Heaven's heart, follow human desires, and uphold Heaven's destiny.'"
I don't know if it was an illusion, but Hou Laosan felt that when the palace man said these words, Sima Chi's breath suddenly weakened.
He paused, stood up and came to Sima Chi's bed.
Sima Chi's eyes had stopped moving.
Hou Laosan observed carefully and felt strangely panicked. He subconsciously stretched out his finger and placed it under Sima Chi's nose. After finding that he was still breathing, he secretly breathed a sigh of relief.
At this time, he didn't want to get angry with Sima Chi anymore.
People who are about to die, why bother?
Strictly speaking, this world is not his responsibility alone.
Although he and Sima Yue were fighting for power and profit, pushing the world further into the abyss, there were still many people who were doing bad things in the world.
Hou Laosan sat like this all day long. Except for going to the toilet and eating, he stayed next to Sima Chi, acting like his filial son.
In the afternoon, the palace servants brought corn porridge. Sima Chi got up with difficulty, took a few bites, and then fell into a drowsy sleep.
After falling asleep, I was still mumbling words.
Hou Laosan leaned down and listened, and found that most of them were nonsense.
It said something like "I killed Sima Yue", something like "Shao Xun tied himself down from the steps and kowtowed to plead guilty", something like "King Langya's army captured Yuzhou" and so on.
Hou Laosan wanted to laugh when he heard it. It's good to dream, there is everything in the dream.
Late at night, Sima Chi got up again, ate some porridge, and then continued to dream.
This time it is "the country must not fall into the hands of the rebellious ministers and traitors".
Hou Laosan got tired of it and finally didn't even bother to listen.
So for several days.
Until one day, when it was extremely difficult to help Sima Chi get up to eat, Hou Laosan knew that the time had come.
Chapter completed!