Sima Zhong, the crown prince of Jin, dilly-dallyed and finally crossed the river to the north.

On the fifth day of the leap month (May), the day after Shao Xun received the news, Langya King Sima Chong was entertaining guests in his mansion.

There are two people with the highest status here. One is Sima Wuji, who has recently attacked King Jue Qiao. As a garrison captain, he leads a part of the imperial army and is stationed in Stone City to protect the safety of the west side of Jianye.

The second one is Zhuge Hui.

This man was Sima Rui's confidant from the beginning and served as the chief secretary of the shogunate. Later, he served as the magistrate of Jiangning County and served as the front line for Sima Rui when he went south.

As a member of the Langya clan, Sima Rui was highly trusted. After Sima Rui crossed south, he stationed himself in Danyang. At the same time, he wanted to reach out to Kuaiji County, which had a larger population and was relatively wealthy, so he sent Zhuge Hui to serve as the prefect.

To be fair, Zhuge Hui was quite capable and did well in Kuaiji County, so he returned to the court and became an official.

However, he was unlucky. During the period when his mother was mourning for more than two years, he became seriously ill and was dismissed from office twice in a row.

He made a comeback a few years ago and gradually rose to the rank of servant.

Because of the strong pressure from the north, Sima Rui ordered him to go out of Zhenjingkou and take charge of the local 20,000 soldiers as a servant to protect the safety of the east side of Jianye.

Under Sima and Zhuge, there is also Xiong Yuan, the chief censor.

He is from Nanchang, Yuzhang and is very inspiring.

His father and ancestors were all slaves of Shi Chong (Cangtou), and they were relatively trusted, so Xiong Yuan received an education from an early age. In terms of personal dependence, even if the Shi family freed Xiong Yuan from slavery, what happened to the Shi family color in him?

It's impossible to clean it either.

Not long ago, Sima Rui wanted to make Shi a queen, but Wang Dao dissuaded him, thinking it was against etiquette and law. Now the result is out: Sima Rui gave up, and he didn't plan to make Shi a queen, so he canonized Shi Jieyu as a noble concubine of Shi, so that all the disciples would treat her as a noble concubine.

Mother's courtesy.

Shi Guibin was born in the Leling Shi family and was related to the Bohai Shi family (Shi Chong, Shi Chao's clan), but their families were separated.

During the Jisang uprising, Shi Kan, the former imperial officer, retreated to Baoyanci's hometown. The manor was attacked, and he and his eldest son Shi Ding Shi Shugong,

The younger brother Shi Mai, Shi Shu and Kun all died, and the Leling Shi family suffered heavy losses. The population was extremely depleted. Only brother Shi Shi's son, Shi Wu, and his son Shi Yuan, Shi Shuzu, survived - his home was Luoyang at that time.

In the second year of Yongjia (308), Shi Yuan first went to Leling for funeral, collected the remains of his clan members, and then took his family to Yingchuan to seek refuge with his sister Shi Lingxiu (Shi's daughter, who married into the Chen family in Yingchuan), and then with the Chen family and part of his wife's family

Together they passed through Xuzhou to the south to build a postal service. Shi Yuan's wife, Xun Rou, was the daughter of Xun Yue, the former secretary of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China.

Shi Guibi is Shi Yuan's youngest sister and only sister.

Shi Yuan had no children, and he died of illness a few years after arriving in Jiangdong. This was a sad fact, so that Shi had no one to use.

Do you want to use Shi Chongnu in the future? Yes!

Aunt Zhuge's male sister (Shi Kan's wife), do your family members use it? Yes!

Should Congjie Shi Lingxiu Zhuzi (Yingchuan Chen family) use it? Yes!

Sister-in-law, Xun’s family, do you want to use it? Yes!

Zhuge Hui and Xiong Yuan who are present today have a close relationship with Shi Guifei, which is a typical example of being appointed. Of course, Zhuge Hui does not need to rely on Shi Guifei's relationship, let alone Shi Guifei, who was his three years in Yongjia.

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Introduced to Sima Rui.

However, the relationship between Zhuge and Shi does not end there.

Zhuge Hui's eldest daughter Zhuge Wenbiao is married to the son of Shi Guifei, Langya King Sima Chong. The two just got married this year.

In Jianye, the Zhuge family was definitely a prominent family.

At this time, Zhuge Hui spoke loudly: "There is news from Jiangbei that the bandit general Zhang Shuo has stationed his troops in Yingkou and has been training non-stop. I don't think the prince will dare to go to Hefei for his longevity!"

While he was talking, a group of warblers and swallows lined up to feed everyone.

These maids were all dressed in silk and satin, and held glass utensils with stewed pork in their hands. The aroma was overflowing.

From this detail, we can see that Langya King Sima Chong's financial situation is not a bit better than that of Prince Sima Zhong.

Looking at the furnishings in the mansion, there are many gold, silver and jade articles, which are much better than the old furnishings in the East Palace.

After all, it all depends on the person.

The prince may not be able to get money, but King Langya is really high-profile.

Zhuge Hui turned a blind eye to this, as he himself was not a low-key person.

In order to save face, Prime Minister Wang Dao dared to do so. What do these things in front of him mean?

At this moment, I could only see him waiting. After the maids left, he bowed his hands to Langya King Sima Chong who was sitting at the top and said, "Your Highness, this is a good opportunity."

"Oh?" Sima Chong put down his wine glass, couldn't help coughing twice, and said, "Where did the opportunity come from?"

Zhuge Hui frowned secretly.

King Langya is not good at this. His body is too weak and he looks sick. He coughs even after drinking a little bit of wine. What does it sound like?

However, he did not show it and only said: "Your Highness, please listen to what I have to say."

"Everything I said to Duke Xige is correct. I am here to listen." Sima Chong stretched out his hand and said.

Zhuge Hui bowed again, then looked at everyone and said, "Young masters, you can keep a close eye on the prince's movements. If you have the opportunity, you can correct him. Xiaowen, you are the censor Zhongcheng, please give me some snacks."

"As ordered." Xiong Yuan stood up and bowed before responding.

Xiong Yuan and Xiong Xiaowen were probably the only high-ranking officials in Puliang and Liang who had a lower background than Shao Xun. The son of a Cangtou servant was actually lower than Shixi, so he had low self-esteem and was always cautious and polite.

A few years ago, the loyal minister of the Jin Dynasty, Wang Dun and Wang Chuzhong, who was posthumously nicknamed "Lie" after his death, was unhappy when he heard that he was talented and wanted to transfer him to be a long history officer. Xiong Yuan did not dare to go and begged his grandfather to sue his grandmother to avoid it.

With such a weak foundation, whatever Zhuge Hui said, he could only nod his head in agreement.

"I heard that you have made friends with several Jiangzhou officials, and you can work hard with them. Nowadays, it is different from the past. There are already half of the Wudi officials in the DPRK. The emperor also attaches great importance to the ideas of the Wudi scholars. There is no telling whether it may have miraculous effects."

Zhuge Hui didn't let Xiong Yuan go yet and continued to give instructions.

"Yes." Xiong Yuan responded.

"Xiaowen, I heard that your father and grandfather left slavery and returned to their hometown thanks to Pan Yue and Pan Anren's persuasion. Pan Tao, the Taibao of the Liang Kingdom, is still here, but have you ever had any contact with him?" Sima Wuji said suddenly.

When Xiong Yuan heard this, he was angry.

He is cautious and prudent, but as a public speaker, how can he be a pure and good gentleman? The Clay Man is still very angry.

He admitted that Shi was his benefactor when the county called him as a meritorious officer, the county appointed a literary officer, and even inspected Xiaolian. However, he has also worked very hard in recent years. In order to gain the trust of the emperor, he did not know how much effort he spent, and how each one

You can't see his talent, but instead focus on the little things he did in the past and even slander him?

"My father's birthday has passed." Zhuge Hui waved his hand and said, "Business matters now."

"Young men and long-lived men are playing tricks on each other, so don't take your filial piety seriously." Sima Chong also said.

Sima Wuji smiled, looked at Zhuge Hui, and asked, "Does Mr. Ge know what Zhang Shuo is like?"

"Some talents." Zhuge Hui said: "He should be relatively proficient in warfare. To be honest, the disciples taught by Shao Thief were all very good. Wang Que'er, Jin Zheng, and Hou Feihu all shined, so they should be

The world-famous generals Zhang Shuo, Jiang Ke, Xu Yu, Zhao Wei and others were also chosen for the time being. What a pity! Wang Maohong said back then that this son was a wolf and disobedient, so he should be punished. However, the concubine always

Say good things to him, alas."

The others sighed.

Not only did the concubine speak kindly to Shao Thief, she also gave birth to four children, three sons and one daughter.

"Forget it, let's not talk about old things." Zhuge Hui said, "Let's just talk about Zhang Shuo. Zhuge Hui pondered for a moment and said, "After Shao thief went west, he went south to Yingkou. It should be to prevent Wang Shi from going north.

. Seeing the achievements of Kim Jong and others, how can Zhang Shuo not be impatient? If given the opportunity, he will definitely try to go south. Even if there is not a large group of people, it is not impossible to send a small group of rangers to spy. "

"Although the prince is pure and filial in nature, he is not a courageous person. He may not dare to go west when he hears that Shao's troops are going south. When the emperor hears about it, he will definitely be greatly disappointed."

Having said this, he smiled slightly, looked at his son-in-law Sima Chong, and said, "This is how the foundation is shaken step by step."

Sima Chong looked happy at first, then a little worried, and said: "After Your Majesty ascended the throne, he suffered from severe health problems several times. If it lasts for a long time——"

"Your Highness, you can't rush important matters." Zhuge Hui said with a serious face: "If you make things worse, it will only be bad."

Sima rushed out and said nothing more.

Their family, from their father Sima Rui to his several sons, have one thing in common, which is "respectfully give way and humbly retire."

What the ministers say is what it is, and it will never block the path of virtue.

Of course, among the four father and son, some are really respectful, while others are not.

Seeing that Sima Chong's attitude was quite good, Zhuge Hui nodded with satisfaction and said, "You can't just expect the prince to make mistakes, your highness must also make some achievements."

"Please speak clearly, Mr. Ge," Sima Chong said sincerely.

"The Langya Kingdom has no real land, and there are many northerners living in Jianye. Among them, there are no less than a thousand households of officials and people from Langya.

Your Highness may wish to go to Shu and ask for the establishment of Qiao County and Qiao County." Zhuge Hui said: "We will find a place from Danyang County to establish Langya Kingdom and Linyi County to resettle the refugees. In this way, Your Highness will have a feudal kingdom, solid land, and people.

It also has something to rely on. When the emperor hears it, he will definitely be very happy."

"Gong Ge's words make sense." Sima Chong heard this and nodded repeatedly, saying, "I will go to Shu today."

Zhuge Hui nodded happily.

He is also going back to Jingkou today. He finally came to Jianye, so he naturally has to do things beautifully.

He also wanted to take the position of Director Wang, and it all depended on whether he could help King Langya up. Now that the crown prince has been appointed, and there is King Langya, deep down in his heart, he may not want to see his sons competing for it.

A fight has nothing to do with anything else, and it doesn't mean that he doesn't love his children, it's just instinct.

The banquet lasted until nightfall.

When the moon rose above the willow trees, Zhuge Hui separated from everyone, hurriedly got into his carriage, and hurried to Jingkou overnight.

On the afternoon of the sixth day of the Lunar New Year, Zhuge Hui arrived at the entrance of Jingkou. At this time, news came from Guangling across the river: Prince Sima Zhong was in Guangling to visit talented people, count the refugees, and sent a group of envoys to Beijing.
Chapter completed!