At night, everything was calm in Jiankang City. The people were happy and excited when they heard that the new emperor had ascended the throne, and they felt they had hope.
In fact, for ordinary people, they don't care who is the emperor. After all, the emperor is high above the emperor, living inside the wall and out of reach of ordinary people.
Who knows whether he is good or bad?
What's more, the emperor of the Jin Dynasty, since his journey to the south, has always picked out the bad ones among the many, just to pick out the one who is not so bad.
None of the exorbitant taxes and miscellaneous taxes have been reduced, and the labor of the people has not been slightly reduced because of the change of masters.
As long as he can keep them fed and clothed, he is already a wise king!
The joy of the people is only temporary. In Jiankang Palace and on Wuyi Lane, a huge conspiracy is gradually taking shape.
No one can stop it, and no one wants to.
This is true even for Wang Gong, who intends to safeguard the stability of Jiankang City. If you want to calm down the dispute, just nip it in the bud.
It's not that Wang Gong doesn't have this ability, but he just doesn't do it, and he also has small thoughts secretly.
Sima Daozi is a scourge after all, and it would be good for everyone to get rid of him as soon as possible.
However, if they deal with Sima Daozi forcefully, they will definitely get the name of a criminal. No one in the civil and military dynasty is willing to bear such an infamy.
What to do?
What is taken beforehand must be given beforehand.
Only by letting Sima Daozi jump up first could Wang Gong have a chance to take action. He believed that Xie An had the same idea.
Everyone just understands it tacitly.
If Sima Daozi had been more ambitious, he might have realized that there was basically no reaction from the court because these people were holding back their energy and waiting for him to make a move, and they were all harming him.
It's a pity that Sima Daozi has neither such vision nor experience. He is still too young and his level is not enough.
He can only become the target of old foxes' calculations.
There is always a way out!
Although Sun Tai's nephew died in a miserable state, what made him happy was that the disciples who supported him infinitely, both inside and outside Jiankang City, did not flinch at all.
If Sun En was still here, all the convening and management work could be left to him, and Sun Tai would not be needed to take care of it at all.
Over the years, Sun Tai's status in the Celestial Master Tao has been similar to that of a spiritual mentor. He has no involvement or involvement in the specific affairs of the Tao.
For many years of operation, Sun Tai took the upper-level route, focusing on winning over important officials in the court. It should be said that he chose the right route and executed it very well.
For him, this is already the limit.
Although there are many ministers in the imperial court, there are also many who have the final say. Among them, there are even those who have respected the Tao of Heavenly Masters for generations.
At first, Sun Tai also had high hopes for these people, thinking that with so many believers, he could always pick out a few useful ones.
But I didn’t expect that after half a year of operation, I didn’t even win over a single ally.
After all, these ministers in the Jin Dynasty also had a respectful and wary attitude towards Tianshi Dao. They would not recruit them to work for Tianshi Dao, especially if it was such a job that was likely to lose their heads.
accept.
But they are all lip service, and no one is sincere.
Sun Tai did not let these people go. He had already placed the most severe curse and was waiting for these ministers to suffer misfortune one by one.
Fortunately, there is always a path, and when Sun Tai was in trouble, he actually caught up with Sima Daozi, the rising star of the Jin Dynasty!
After climbing up to Sima Daozi, who can still look down on those small fish and shrimps?
However, it seems now that perhaps the original choice was hasty.
He shouldn't have been hanged on a crooked tree like Sima Daozi.
Fortunately, the lower-level disciples of Celestial Master Tao still support their great Celestial Master infinitely. They will follow whatever Sun Tai says.
There will be absolutely no complaints and no doubts.
Under the call of Sun Tai, and led by the middle-level Celestial Master of Celestial Master Dao, a group of people were quietly gathering in Jiankang City.
At first, the number of people was very small, and it did not attract anyone's attention at all. At this time, it was only dusk, and Jiankang City had not yet reached the curfew. The big city was still lively, and leisurely passers-by could be seen everywhere in the streets.
However, some of them are really shopping for fun, and some of them are just pretending.
They were walking on the street, but their souls had long since disappeared. They were just Sun Tai's walking corpses. Next, as soon as they arrived at the Langya Palace, they were completely reduced to dolls manipulated by Sun Tai.
Wave after wave of people from Jiankang came to Prince Langya's Mansion. Sima Daozi's luxurious mansion was very famous in Jiankang City.
However, since his construction was successful, people only dared to look at this place from a distance and did not dare to approach. Everyone knew that Sima Daozi was not someone to be trifled with, and his house was also full of dangers.
However, this time, the magnificent Langya Palace opened its doors to ordinary people who had the largest population but the lowest status in the city.
Of course it's the back door.
These common people were able to enter Sima Daozi's house, of course with his own consent. However, given the status of these people, it was impossible to enter through the front door.
This time, in order to gather strength quickly, Sima Daozi found a rare excuse.
The gate of Langya Prince's Mansion is really eye-catching, and it is convenient to enter and exit through the back door to hide your whereabouts.
Today's Sima Daozi is completely different from the previous Sima Daozi. He has changed a lot. Although he was also famous in the past, he never regarded other people in Jiankang City, even the aloof Emperor His Majesty, and his own brother.
Keep it in mind.
However, at that time, he still had at least a little scruple, and his idea was relatively simple. He hoped to gradually take control of the government with the authorization of his brother, and then seek to formally take over.
Sima Yao's son is only one year old, and he is the only son, so it is very likely that his younger brother, who is less than twenty years old, will take over.
If such a procedure can be followed, then it will be better for Sima Daozi and better for Sima Yao, and both sides can settle down with dignity.
But I didn't expect that what people covet most is power after all, even Sima Yao, who kept claiming to rely on him to defend the Jin Dynasty, was the same.
As long as he shows any sign of wanting to take his place, he will immediately jump to his feet.
Sima Daozi's illusions were shattered.
The scene of a group of ministers supporting a little baby as emperor completely stimulated him. This time, he had a little more strategy.
He had already seen that none of the ministers in the court sincerely wanted to support him as emperor.
This is a prediction and a fact.
This time, Sima Daozi was not anxious to take over as soon as Sima Yao died. He also waited for several days honestly.
However, who understands his kindness?
Don’t you all think of him as a big fool?
In Sima Daozi's mind, he has released enough goodwill. Since these people are not on the road, he has nothing to show mercy to.
The Great Heavenly Master Sun Tai was sitting in the courtyard of Prince Langya's Mansion. In the late autumn night, the howling autumn wind kept blowing the torches.
The fire is jumping and people's hearts are burning.
As long as you follow the Great Heavenly Master, your body will no longer be cold, and your heart will no longer be cold!
"Bros!"
"Achieve great things today!"
"As long as Jiankang Palace is captured, the Great Heavenly Master will become the only commander in the Jin Dynasty, illuminating all directions and benefiting the whole world!"
"Your Majesty, these are all excuses to call on the disciples to do their best. Please don't mind it, Your Majesty."
In front of the common people, it was Sun Tai's subordinates. The Little Heavenly Master named He Zhu'er was giving a passionate call. The words he said before were quite good, but at the end, Sima Daozi became more and more confused.
Something is wrong.
What the hell?
What is Sun Tai doing in the palace?
Don’t you want to be the emperor too?
Sima Daozi's face suddenly turned cold.
The cunning Sun Tai immediately realized that something was wrong.
This idiot!
Doesn't this expose all your old roots?
Sun Tai immediately coughed a few times and asked the apprentice to change the subject. Fortunately, although the man was not clever, he was not too stupid. After Sun Tai's suggestion, he finally said something else.
Sun Tai's head was also smeared with cooling oil, made of camphor. If it hadn't been for this refreshing thing, the Great Heavenly Master would still be lying on his bed.
His good nephew died unexpectedly, and he no longer had capable men around him in Jiankang City. The remaining disciples were loyal to him, but they were not as reassuring as his nephew Sun En.
For example, Sun En knew very well that Sun Tai was acting like a fox and pretending to be a tiger. He carried Sima Daozi to the front just to cover himself.
If the Great Heavenly Master wants to be the emperor, no matter what happens, he must let Sima Daozi become the emperor first.
Seeing Sima Daozi's displeasure, Sun Tai quickly stepped forward to make amends. Fortunately, Sima Daozi was eager to take advantage of Sun Tai's power, so he did not have an attack.
"The Heavenly Masters don't have to be impatient. Gu knows what they mean."
"It's not enough to have human heads. If you want to capture Jiankang Palace, you can't do it without something real."
What passed before Sima Daozi's eyes were sickles, hoes, and at most a few long knives in the hands of the common people.
These rags are fine for fighting with weapons, but siege is a joke.
Upon hearing this, Sun Taideng suddenly broke out in cold sweat on his forehead.
How did you let him see it?
This matter is difficult to handle.
"Your Majesty is right, but after all, we are an impromptu attack and our preparations are a bit hasty. There is nothing we can do about it."
"However, your Majesty, you can rest assured that the disciples outside the city are all armed with weapons and well-equipped. These are all prepared by Pindao from the beginning."
The disciples who were standing under the seats, waiting to recommend Sun Tai, saw that their beloved Heavenly Master was actually talking to Sima Daozi, and their doubts suddenly arose.
Who is Sima Daozi?
He is the number one villain in Jiankang City!
Gods are disgusted by ghosts, and the people of Jiankang City hate him with gnashing of teeth. How can he be as noble as the Great Heavenly Master and collude with such a person?
Sima Daozi looked down on these poorly equipped villagers, and the villagers looked down on him!
The villagers worked tirelessly to get here, but in fact they were all deceived. They thought that the Heavenly Master was staying at Sima Daozi's house precisely because Sima Daozi planned to support their Great Heavenly Master!
Sun Tai knew that Sima Daozi was unpopular, so in order to make better use of his followers, he naturally would not make his true intentions clear.
Just like this, with coaxing from both sides, he actually managed to persist to this day.
However, on the eve of the outbreak of war, all troubles seemed to arise.
Sima Daozi didn't care. He was sure that even if Sun Tai had his own little thoughts, he wouldn't dare to say them out.
Even at this stage, he didn't dare to rush to the front desk at all.
If he had that kind of courage, he wouldn't have defected to him in the first place, and even helped him strategize to put Sima Yao to death.
It should be said that Sima Daozi and Sun Tai had a two-way relationship. When Sima Yao was still alive, their goals were the same.
Sima Yao was their common stumbling block, and when Sima Yao was eliminated, many things began to become complicated.
"Master, don't worry."
"Whatever you didn't have time to prepare, I have already prepared for you."
"Open the treasury!"
Sima Daozi shouted loudly, and the guards behind him immediately ran towards the treasury.
Treasury?
Is there anything like that in Prince Langya's palace?
In Sun Tai's surprised eyes, the guards gradually pushed open the door to the treasury.
Before that, Sun Tai had lived in Langya Palace for half a month. He visited the palace every day and had never heard of this place.
Not to mention seeing what exactly is stored in the treasury!
The things that can be opened and taken out at this time will not be...
But, it shouldn’t be!
Private possession of weapons and armor was absolutely not allowed in the mansions of princes and nobles. This was a taboo even in the Jin Dynasty where etiquette had collapsed.
For example, Sima Daozi, when Sima Yao was still alive, was very partial to his only brother.
Sima Yao knew that there was something hidden in Sima Daozi's house, but he did not pay attention to it and instead acquiesced.
However, equipping so many people with weapons...
Sun Tai was really a little doubtful. Sima Daozi was not bragging again!
If he had so many weapons, why didn't he take them out in advance? What had he been doing?
"Move out!"
"Move them all out!"
"Move as many as you can!"
It’s finally time to show off your trump card!
Sima Daozi was very excited. He had coveted this throne for a long time. Although everyone in Jiankang City, including the seemingly submissive Sun Tai around him, thought that Sima Daozi was just a fool and had no strategy.
But, today, he is going to tell the world that he, Sima Daozi, is also really capable!
He has been preparing for today for a long time, and now, he can pat his chest and say that he is well prepared!
"Your Majesty, when will these be ready?"
"I have no idea at all."
There were many weapons, armors, and even flags to carry orders. Looking at the dazzling array of equipment, Sun Tai was really excited and a little nervous.
In this regard, Sima Daozi was very open-minded.
"Of course I don't want to tell you!"
"When I was preparing these things, I didn't want to take action, I just made preparations in advance."
"If it hadn't been forced by the situation, it might not have been used at all."
"Besides, these things were taken out just to be distributed to the people of Jiankang City for use. Is it the same now?"