Ever since Sima Daozi was promoted to the post of recording the six matters of Shangshu, he can be seen all the time in Jiankang Palace.
In the past, he would occasionally return to Prince Langya's Mansion to stay for a while to hide away for peace and quiet, but it was different now.
He is a serious official of the imperial court. From now on, as long as he wants to know about the big and small things in the Jin Dynasty, no one can hide it.
As long as he wanted to get involved in military and state affairs, there was nothing he couldn't get involved with.
In Jiankang Palace, Sima Yao and Sima Daozi were like conjoined brothers. You will never leave me, and I will never leave you.
We are together almost everywhere we go.
Of course, except for the harem.
"Just take a look, what's going on?"
Sima Yao threw a stack of tissue paper to Sima Daozi, and his words were quite angry.
Sima Daozi wiped his mouth and twirled his fingers: "Your Majesty, King Langya, has given me such grace, and I am honored to do so. However, the return date of the army has come, and it is very inconvenient to carry the food and supplies. Therefore, in the name of Your Majesty, I opened a warehouse to provide relief to the people of Xiangyang...
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"Xie Youdu, this old man, is very skilled."
Sima Daozi finished reading the letter, but he was not anxious at all and still stretched his paw towards the wine jar.
"Stop drinking!"
"Speaking of serious matters!"
Sima Yao slapped the wine jar away with his palm, and Sima Daozi scoffed, but he could no longer drink freely.
"Let me ask you, I asked you to deliver this military ration a long time ago, why did it arrive in Xiangyang now?"
"Did your kid use another trick?"
In this aspect, Sima Yao still knew his younger brother very well. Xie Xuan didn't have to lie about this kind of thing, and he even wrote a special memorial, which was very strange.
The problem must lie with Sima Daozi.
Sima Daozi smiled, showing a very thick skin.
"Brother is right, I did it."
"However, I am doing this to embarrass Xie Xuan, and it is also in line with brother's wishes."
"I just want to see how anxious Xie Xuan and the others are because they don't have military food support. Isn't that funny?"
Sima Yao hehe, he knew it must be this kid who caused the trouble.
I'm really speechless.
"Who knew that those Qin soldiers could not help but fight and were defeated in one day? It is really unreasonable!"
"It would be great if you just hold on for a few more days!"
Sima Daozi is probably the only one in the world who hopes for a situation where the enemy is tenacious, his own people are retreating steadily, and there is no food to eat!
So weird!
If the soldiers in Beifu heard the true feelings of the Jin royal family they supported, they would immediately drop their swords and guns and disband on the spot!
"You obviously shot yourself in the foot, but you still have the nerve to blame others. I never let you do this. This is entirely your own decision."
"Look, Xie Xuan took advantage of it again this time and got the advantage!"
Thinking of this incident, Sima Yao felt itchy with hatred.
Why open a warehouse to put grain in His Majesty's name? That's just Xie Xuan asking for fame!
There are a few people in the world who can figure out the name of the emperor. For them, they always remember who is good who gives them a bite of food.
Today he is Xie Xuan, tomorrow he can be Wang Mi, but he will not keep his kindness to Sima Yao in his heart.
This is not to buy merit for him Sima Yao, it is obviously to buy merit for him Xie Xuan.
Although he had never seen it with his own eyes, Sima Yao could still clearly feel the scene when the people of Xiangyang City prostrated themselves on the ground and cheered Beifu General Xie Xuan for his great kindness.
Tsk tsk...
That is my food!
My!
It’s okay to release grain. Is it my will?
Who allowed him to make his own decisions?
Who gave him the power?
In the end, Sima Daozi's tricks not only did not embarrass Xie Xuan, but also allowed him to seize the opportunity, proving once again that in the Jin Dynasty, only aristocratic families can suppress the Sima family. If the Sima family wants to resist, they can only do so at their own expense.
It's just a shame.
"This is all because Xie Xuan is too cunning and is not my responsibility."
Still don’t admit it!
Sima Yao became even more angry.
"When he comes back, you have to cheer up and ask you to record the affairs of the minister. Do you think it is just to give you an honor?"
"That's what I want you to do!"
Sima Yao asked his brother very ardently. He looked up and saw that the only person he could completely trust in the Jin Dynasty was his younger brother.
If there were others, he wouldn't want to put the eggs in just one basket!
"That's for sure, brother, don't worry."
Don’t worry, it’s amazing to be able to rest assured!
When it came to Xie Xuan's return to the court, Sima Daozi really cheered up a little bit. He could barely hold himself up. Although he didn't drink too much today, he was still feeling lazy.
"Speaking of Xie Youdu, brother, do you know how Xie An arranged a reward for his good nephew?"
Sima Yao was stunned and suddenly realized: "That's right!"
"And this thing, I almost forgot."
"How about it?"
"What did Wang Gong and the others say?"
Wang Gong's visit to Xie An was indeed following Sima Yao's instructions. Sima Yao also knew that they went straight to Xie's Mansion after leaving the palace.
However, now that he understood Xie An's thoughts, why didn't he come back to him as the emperor, and instead went to Sima Daozi?
Even before Daozi opened his mouth, Sima Yao felt that something might be going on.
"Brother, this time, Mr. Xie's appetite is quite big."
Sima Daozi deliberately caused hatred for Xie Anla, just to make Sima Yao anxious without pointing out the core controversy.
After raising the atmosphere to a certain high point and finally revealing the answer, I don't believe Sima Yao can tolerate it anymore.
"How big is it?"
Sima Daozi chuckled: "Xie Gong said that when it comes to Xiangyang City's military exploits, Xie Youdu ranks first. I hope your majesty will be gracious and let him oversee all the Chinese and foreign military forces."
"Du... what are you supervising?"
Sima Yao was so shocked that he couldn't even speak smoothly.
Sima Daozi smiled slightly: "Commander of the Chinese and foreign military forces, brother, you heard it right."
"Xie Anshi is crazy!"
Sima Yao stood up awkwardly, unable to remain calm anymore. He couldn't pretend any longer!
In the empty hall, there were only a few people waiting close by. Sima Yao sent them all far away and did not allow them to eavesdrop on the conversation between him and Sima Daozi.
But now, Sima Yao is like a small top, spinning around in the hall.
"How dare he say that!"
"How dare he!"
"Where did he put me?"
"Am I just a decoration?"
"You can only ask for whatever you want from him?"
Sima Yao was roaring. He could not accept Xie An's request no matter what, and he never expected that the old man would not give him any face.
Not to mention Xie Xuan, even if the old man came to ask for this position in person, Sima Yao might not agree.