Chapter 50 The Chaos of the Eight Kings: The Beginning
Before his death, Emperor Tianwu called the prince to his bedside and told him the names of several ministers.
"After I leave, you should listen to their opinions more, and don't turn to your relatives Wang. Your relatives should not get too involved in politics... Do you understand?"
Sima Zhong cried and nodded.
"Expand the harem as soon as possible and ask them to choose a smarter one for you and establish him as the prince. Train more princes and ask him to assist you. The Great Jin Dynasty under our Sima clan cannot end in two generations... Do you understand?"
Sima Zhong continued to cry and nodded.
Emperor Tianwu explained a few more words. Seeing the prince's eyes full of confusion, worry spread from his heart.
In fact...he knew what happened to Qi Jing back then.
It's just that he couldn't afford to offend the people who did those things, and he didn't want to offend them, so he chose to turn a blind eye.
But now...he regrets it.
He had always known that the Qi family was loyal to its ministers, but since he was an emperor, he would inevitably be suspicious of his ministers who had great achievements.
Now that I think about it, if Qi Jing is still here, it would be a good choice to assist the young master.
The ministers are afraid of him, and the foreign enemies are afraid of him. He will definitely be able to assist the young son.
Oh, yes, there is also a Governor Huo.
"Dudu Huo has a good nature and is a loyal minister. If anyone in the court dares to say that you are not, you can go find him."
"My son, I would like to obey... hiccup... I will obey my father's wishes." Sima Zhong cried until he hiccupped.
Emperor Tianwu: "..."
That's all, leave the rest to future generations.
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According to historical records, in the 16th year of Tianwu's reign, the emperor died in Chang'an and was given the posthumous title of Chengzu at the age of 45.
In May of the same year, the prince succeeded to the throne and changed his reign name to Yongkang.
After Emperor Yongkang succeeded to the throne, he followed the late emperor's edict and worshiped the head of the Wang family as Taizi and Governor Huo as General. He also successively granted several titles to the sons of aristocratic families recommended by the ministers of the previous dynasty.
It was just that Emperor Yongkang was mentally ill, and within half a month of taking the throne, the power fell into the hands of his relative Wang.
Relying on the powerful power of her mother's family, Empress Wang quickly instigated several retainers, and with their support, she went to court in place of Emperor Yongkang and followed Empress Lu's example of listening behind the curtain.
Although this move aroused dissatisfaction among the ministers, due to the fact that the Queen Wang was pregnant at this time, and the new emperor had no concubines in the harem, they could only let their relatives, the Wang family, take charge of the government.
Seeing that the new emperor was weak and incompetent, all the princes and counties began to have evil intentions.
And they only dare to think about it, but they don't know that some people have been planning for this matter for many years.
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Summer in July.
The two teams left Langya and Pengcheng and rushed to Youzhou.
On the fifth day, the two teams met in Youzhou.
The governor of Youzhou was waiting at the inn, bowed his head to the two men and said, "I have seen the two princes."
These two people are not others, they are King Pengcheng and King Langya.
"The lonely king is visiting Youzhou this time and intends to entertain the head of the Lu family. I wonder if he is free?" King Pengcheng said with a smile.
"Of course I'm free. The master of the family has been waiting for you for a long time." Xinlu Governor smiled flatteringly.
"Okay, lead the way."
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After a while, the head of the Lu family came to the inn and paid homage to the two princes.
During the meal between the three of them, King Pengcheng toasted to each other several times and smiled happily, as if he didn't care that the late emperor had just passed away.
"Master Lu, have you completed all the things that the lonely king asked you to do?" After drinking and eating, King Pengcheng took Wu Shi Powder and took off his clothes to enjoy the cool air.
"The matters entrusted by the prince will naturally be handled properly. It's just..." The head of the Lu family hesitated to speak.
King Pengcheng saw the glint in his eyes and chuckled: "When King Gu accomplishes his great work, you will naturally benefit from it. King Gu is going to make some moves in the next two days. Go and destroy that Longgang Academy."