However, Sima Yao's reaction was completely beyond Sun Tai's expectation. Just a moment ago, he was smiling and looking completely confused.
But now, Emperor Sima Yao was sitting upright, with a serious expression, staring at Sun Tai with a scrutinizing look, which was so sharp that it seemed to be able to penetrate people's souls.
"Your Majesty, Sun Tianshi is sincere. I think you can consider it." Sima Daozi was also very anxious. He knew that Sun Tai was not someone to be trifled with.
Sima Daozi has been colluding with him for some time. If he cannot get what he wants this time, Daozi will not end well in the future.
Both of them are waiting for Sima Yao to say something. Whether it's OK or not, you should say something.
"How can Tianshi Sun, who is so capable, associate with those mediocre people in the court? It is best to come to me and become a close minister of the emperor!"
Good guy!
complete in one step!
Sima Daozi's face was filled with joy, while Sun Tai also had a confused look on his face, with an expression that he had not yet recovered from.
Sima Yao laughed loudly and took Sun Tai's hands: "Master Tian, from now on I will ask you to take care of my body."
This is actually true!
Sima Daozi stood up quickly and said: "Not only the body, but also the court affairs, there is nothing that Tianshi Sun cannot handle!"
"Your Majesty, Master Sun is very resourceful and will definitely be a good helper for us in dealing with several great families in the future!"
Sima Yao was filled with emotions, yes!
One more helper, one more strength, so what about Tianshi Dao?
Although he committed many evil deeds, in court, there was no doubt that Sun Tai was still much more lovable than the children of several aristocratic families who had robbed Sima Yao of his power.
There is no need for Sima Daozi to explicitly hint that Sima Yao has already made up his mind to bring in Sun Tai's forces to jointly fight against the noble family.
As the saying goes, if you don't have any profit, you can't afford it early. After Sima Yao got the five stone powder, he hurriedly rushed to Zhang Guiren's palace, even putting down his beloved wine.
In the huge hall of Xianyang Hall, only Sima Daozi and Sun Tai were left. The system of the Jin Dynasty was lax, and the old Sima family was not a fastidious person.
Even though the emperor has changed places, the emperor's younger brother can actually hold the hands of his ministers and talk freely in the main hall.
Such wonders would certainly not have happened in other dynasties, but in the Magical Jin Dynasty, nothing was unusual.
Sima Daozi waved his hand and sent out all the people waiting on both sides.
When Sun Tai saw this, he immediately returned to his true nature and said with a clear expression: "Thanks to King Langya today, without the help of the king, the people really didn't know what to do just now."
Thinking of Sima Yao's serious face just now, Sun Tai still had lingering fears.
Sima Daozi didn't take it to heart at all: "This is nothing, Master Sun. As long as you are loyal to me and do things for me from now on, I guarantee that you will not only be popular and prosperous, but also be able to control the world in the court and call the wind and rain.
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"Young people will do your best to serve King Langya!"
Sun Tai quickly said that his attitude was extremely humble, which made Sima Daozi feel very good and drank two more glasses of wine.
People who don't do it for themselves will be punished by heaven and earth.
Sima Yao can be the emperor, but I, Sima Daozi, can't be the emperor?
Sun Tai kept thinking: After overthrowing the famous family, your Sima family is not just a mere commander. After all, this world still belongs to me, Tianshi Sun!
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Jingling City and Xiangyang City are two important towns at both ends of the Han River. Jingling City has now been out of danger. The Beifu soldiers rested for a day, packed their bags, and headed north.
Their destination is still Xiangyang City!
After leaving Jingling City, the army marched for a day and night, and finally arrived at Yuanjiang garrison.
Yuanjiang Garrison is a small garrison whose name has never been seen in history, but it is the only way to go to Xiangyang.
Since the loss of Xiangyang City three years ago, the status of Yuanjiang garrison has instantly improved.
According to the situation at this time, once Xiangyang was lost, several cities around Xiangyang were also in a precarious state. The Eastern Jin Dynasty court was particularly aware of current affairs.
They would not work in vain on those hopeless cities, but immediately shrank to the left side of the river. Not far from Xiangyang and along the Han River, there was a garrison, the Yuanjiang garrison.
In the past, it has not been taken seriously because of its small footprint and small staffing.
The Huan clan who commanded Jingzhou immediately made use of the Yuanjiang garrison, rebuilt the fortress, replenished personnel, improved the garrison system, and used it as a springboard to attack Xiangyang.
All troops attacking Xiangyang could be temporarily repaired at Yuanjiang garrison. In order to confuse the enemy, Yuanjiang garrison stationed tens of thousands of defenders for a long time.
In this way, once the Northern Expeditionary Army stops for a short time, on the surface, the number of soldiers will not increase astonishingly. This is done to confuse spies from the north.
Troops who come to Yuanjiang garrison can take a short rest here and replenish their supplies.
The management method of Yuanjiang garrison is similar to that of Wubao all over the north. The villagers living near the garrison need to provide food to the defenders and farm almost all the time, which is quite hard.
However, in troubled times, there is no way around this.
Not only the farmers, but also the soldiers in the garrison, when there is not much fighting, need to take off their armor, pick up the hoe, and till the soil like the farmers.
"Have you heard? There is a group of soldiers who have retreated from Xiangyang and are already stationed at the garrison. They seem to be quite strong!" The thin-cheeked man with a mustache said in a low voice.
"Why didn't I notice that the soldiers in the garrison are still the same as before!"
Several farmers gathered together, chatting while bending over to work.
For those who are interested, new news can be obtained in any situation, even if they are too busy to touch the ground.
"No, I didn't notice it either." A farmer with stubby fingers agreed.
"If there were a large army, the garrison would have been lively a long time ago, but you see, the garrison has been very peaceful recently."
"However, I heard that Di Qin is very ambitious this time and wants to annex our Jin Dynasty in one fell swoop!" The big man with a mustache continued to scaremongering.
The few strong men around him were not bewitched by him and still kept their heads down and worked hard at farming. However, strange looks appeared on their faces.
Something seems not quite right, but I can't pinpoint what it is.
The Beifu soldiers had arrived near Yuanjiang garrison, but the army did not move in immediately. Instead, they took a rest on the opposite bank across the river.
Logically speaking, Yuanjiang garrison was the last garrison where Beifu soldiers rested before attacking Xiangyang. Beifu soldiers should immediately garrison the garrison to replenish supplies.
However, the general Xie Xuan did not do this.
The situation in Yuanjiang garrison was actually different from Xie Xuan's imagination.
It is known that Huan Chong has led his troops to retreat to the Ming Dynasty, and Di Qin still controls Xiangyang. This time, Di Qin's ambition to annex the Jin Dynasty is as obvious as a lice on a bald man's head.
Fu Jian, the leader of Qin, was not a man who could bear his temper. After the situation in Xiangyang stabilized, why didn't he send troops to attack Yuanjiang garrison?
You must know that at present, Xiangyang is not only occupied by the Qin army that was originally responsible for guarding it, but also by reinforcements from Fu Rui and Murong Chui who came from Xinye.
The army is strong and unstoppable. It is normal operation to further capture the Yuanjiang garrison and then capture Jingling.