Luoyang.
Although he has been repeatedly burned by wars and fires in the past decade, his grand and graceful appearance has been greatly damaged; Luoyang is the capital of the world and the thousand-year-old imperial capital. As long as the chaos is a little rest, the stunning huge wealth and the essence of the world still gathers from the bodies of the giant giant of the Great Jin Dynasty, and injects into his heart like a river returning to the sea.
Those people who died of famine and famine, the broken walls and ruins that had not yet subsided, were instantly forgotten. In Luoyang, what is eye-catching every day is still the banquets and singing that cost billions of dollars, the mysterious and profound conversation analysis. There are also famous people with strong powder and casual feelings, and the crazy and crazy people who are lying on it, and they are stunned and unconsciously, the world is already in a state of rush, as if cooking oil in a fire.
On this day, a banquet was continuing until late at night in the palace city in northern Luoyang.
This banquet was not held in the famous palace, but was placed in a garden on the north side of the East Palace.
There are tributaries brought by Luoshui here, and the flowers and trees on both sides are densely planted. After the flowers are blooming like brocade, the corridor can be seen vaguely twisting and twisting along the water. The corridor is covered with tulle gauze on the corridor, and occasionally the golden bells sound, the sound of water, ringtones, silk and bamboo, laughter and the sound of the skirts mixed together. After leisure, they are arrogant and arrogant.
At the end of the corridor is a water pavilion built by the water. This pavilion is in the shape of a ship and has a very interesting appearance. The brilliant lights emerge from the window frame and soar into the sky. There are serpents holding halberds and armor, surrounded by maids, and blue-clothed messengers holding trays and cups. This building suddenly appears in the depths of the extremely quiet and elegant garden. The artistic conception is particularly magnificent.
The space inside the water pavilion is very open, with dozens of dancers wandering around, and the beauty is so beautiful. However, there are only three seats in the hall, and one of them is still empty.
In the middle of the table, a handsome young man half-sitting and half-lying stood up with one hand, staring at the singing and dancing in a daze, occasionally shaking his head and shaking his head a few times, as if he was addicted to the sound and color. But if he looked closely, he would find that his eyebrows were deep, his eyes were empty, and his gaze was not in front of him. He had long known where to go. Even a beautiful palace maid came forward to pour wine, his attention did not turn around at all.
The wide-robed scholar on the left mat gently stroked the short beard under his jaw and coughed lightly, "Your Majesty... Your Majesty..."
It turned out that young man was Sima Chi, the emperor of the current Emperor of the Great Jin Dynasty and the Emperor of Yongjia of Jianyuan.
The scribe called out several times, and the emperor turned his head as if he was suddenly awakened: "Uh... Xuanze, is it you calling me?"
Called "Xuanze", the old man of the emperor when he was the King of Yuzhang, the crown prince, and the new Lanling native of the Secretariat. This person was originally the confidant of King Donghai. Later, he served as an envoy to Chang'an and persuade King Hejian Sima Yong to release Emperor Hui and the royal family members who were held hostage. The journey was difficult and difficult, so he accepted King Yuzhang. After King Donghai took charge of the court's major affairs, he used King Yuzhang as the crown prince, so he recommended Miao Bo. However, the times of the world changed, and after King Yuzhang ascended the top, the conflicts with King Yuzhang became increasingly serious, and Miao Bo was also incompatible with King Donghai, which was unpredictable in advance.
I heard Miao Bo say: "Your Majesty, Zhang Gui of Liangzhou sent an envoy to contribute yesterday; Mao Mengbei from the central government of Ningzhou came to Luoyang and asked the court to appoint a governor. These things show that the emperor's power is still there, and the loyal and righteous people are still there. I am deeply grateful to Your Majesty... Then he arranged a banquet here, and asked Your Majesty to relax his mind and temporarily receive the pleasure of music and emotions to comfort your body and mind, without having to worry about trivial matters."
As he said that, Miao Bo held up the wine cup in both hands and persuaded the emperor to drink.
But the emperor was not happy with Miao Bo's words. He raised his glass and responded to Miao Bo, and then fell into deep thought. After a long time, he suddenly reached out to a certain point on the other side of the shore and asked, "Do you know where that is?"
The lights in the water pavilion were dazzling, so Mu Bo couldn't see clearly. So he got up and walked a few steps out, lifted the bead curtain to look.
The gurgling river water is about three or five meters wide, with weeds on the other side of the river, and there seems to be a small garden. The garden does not have a courtyard wall, but is surrounded by a short fence. The fence is covered with branches, leaves and vines, which is quite rough, and several have collapsed. There is no light inside or outside the fence, which is very dark. You can barely see a few thatched cottages inside, with irregular shapes, unlike the residence of high-ranking officials and great ancestors, but somewhat similar to the market in the suburbs of Luoyang City.
Miao Bo himself lives in the south of the city and rarely comes here. Naturally, he doesn't know what the dilapidated yard is. He only feels that it is hidden among the many pavilions and towers, which is very abrupt. He turned around and smiled and said, "I am not as informed as Your Majesty, and I really don't know what it is."
The emperor raised his head and drank, sighed with a long sigh.
"Get out." He ordered the dancers to pause and said, "Extinguish a few more lights, and the smoke is so smoky."
The dancers and servants left one by one, and dozens of giant butter candles were extinguished one by one. The water pavilion suddenly became deserted. When their eyes adapted to the dim light, the yard on the other side became clearer.
"That place was originally a side courtyard of the Eastern Palace. In the past, Prince Min Huai was jealous of Empress Jia, and pretended to be absurd to protect the head. There were many men and women under the Eastern Palace. The Prince sent them out and ordered them to sell the sunflower vegetables, blue zi, chicken, and noodles to reap the benefits. He often served as a market in the palace to slaughter the vegetarian food; he even pretended to be a butcher to cut pigs and sheep, holding a pound in his hands, and the weight was not bad... Xuanze, where was the place where Prince Min Huai killed pigs and sheep. Look at the shape of the building, is it similar to the sheep market outside the city?"
The emperor called "Crown Prince Minhuai" Sima Yu, the eldest son of Emperor Hui. The prince was extremely intelligent since childhood. When Emperor Wu was alive, he once called the prince like Emperor Xuan, so he made the reputation all over the world. However, after Emperor Hui ascended the throne, the power was controlled by Empress Jia, and the prince was not from Empress Jia, so he was deeply jealous of Empress Jia. Empress Jia then promoted the prince's shortcomings and distributed far and near, and then set up a plan to depose the prince as a commoner, and finally sent the Huangmen Sun Li to kill the prince with a medicine pestle. The prince was only twenty-three years old and buried with the ceremony of King Guangling. The world thought it was strangely injustice. The rebellion of the royal family and kings in the following decades also originated from this.
Miao Bo's heart was tight. He arranged a banquet to entertain the emperor, hoping that the emperor would relieve his sorrows a little, but he never thought that the water pavilion was close to the Eastern Palace, which reminded the emperor of the old things.
But when the emperor sighed again, he whispered: "Xuanze, Xuanze, you are my confidant. You should know that I have no ambition of an emperor and ascend to the throne and imperial palace, all because of the times. When I was in the Eastern Palace, I came here to pay tribute. Now, I feel more and more that I am supported by the court officials, but my situation is the same as Prince Minhuai... Alas... I don't know what the outcome is, what the criticism behind me is?"
Miao Bo was shocked and hurriedly got up and bowed to the ground, saying tremblingly: "Your Majesty, why did you say this? Why did you say this?"
He looked around habitually, walked forward a few steps: "Your Majesty bowed and ruled, although he had no authority, he seemed dangerous and safe, so there was no need to be depressed."
"Oh?" The emperor glanced at him.
"I am awesome, but I dare to ask for a plan for Your Majesty: First, the King of Donghai is not good at suppressing the bandits in the Central Plains, and has suffered a lot of soldiers and generals, and his reputation has been greatly depressed. The King of Donghai is the leader of the alliance for the princes of the world, and does not really have the power to kill and seize life and death. Once his own strength is damaged, the local powerful people will be shaken. Therefore, at that time, the King of Donghai urgently needs the support of the Luoyang Central Committee to maintain the status of the leader, and will never do anything rashly."
"Well... it makes sense..." the emperor nodded slightly.
"For the second, I heard that Lu Yong, the Marquis of the Northern Army, Chen Yan, and others planned to make King Qinghe the crown prince. King Qinghe was originally friendly to King Donghai, but the person in Hongxun's palace has been frequent and is deeply disliked by King Donghai... If King Donghai intends to suppress them, he must rely on Your Majesty."
The King of Qinghe, Sima Qin, was the son of Sima Xia, the half-brother of Emperor Hui. In the first year of Tai'an, the son of Prince Minhuai and the grandson of the crown prince Sima Shang died suddenly. The King of Qi, Sima Jiong, then elected the King of Qinghe as the crown prince. In the following years, the court situation was unpredictable. The King of Qinghe ascended the position of crown prince twice and was deposed twice, which can be regarded as an anomaly.
When he first ascended the throne, King Donghai had intended to use King Qinghe as the crown prince again to restrain the emperor. However, the emperor took the lead in taking King Qinghe's younger brother, Sima Quan, the king of Yuzhang, as the crown prince, and received the Qing Dynasty discussions from the court officials, forcing King Donghai to kill Zhou Mu and Zhuge Mei, who asked the King of Qinghe. King Donghai was unhappy because of this and led his army out of Xuchang. However, King Qinghe always intended to serve the throne, and recently made friends with Emperor Hui, the Yang family, who lived in Hongxun Palace, which made the city full of storms.
The emperor frowned and said, "Who in Hongxun's palace... Could it be that King Donghai has any old grudges with her?"
"As far as I know, there is no old grudge. However, the King of Donghai is not willing to see another queen of Jia." Miao Bo almost put his body in front of the emperor's case, and his voice was pressed very low.
"So that's it..." The emperor suddenly realized.
The emperor was weak in the court and was not a rival to the King of Donghai. But if the King of Qinghe relied on the power of Empress Hui, the Yang family would definitely be in charge of the reign of the government as the Queen of Hui, which was an empress dowager. This was a situation that King of Donghai would never allow. In this way, the King of Qinghe, who was ready to subdue the King of Qinghe, became the top priority of the King of Donghai, and the emperor could sit idly by and watch the two families fight. The turbulent political struggle in the court is really this.
Hearing Miao Bo's enlightenment, the emperor seemed to be much better. He personally held the pot and poured wine cups for himself and Miao Bo, and then asked expectantly: "First, second, are all good news. Can the third line of the propaganda be said to me?"
Miao Bo pointed to the seat that was always empty beside the emperor's right hand: "Your Majesty may as well wait, and after a moment, someone will come to visit."
Chapter completed!