A thousand-year-old family that began with the Battle of Makino

Chapter 490: Sima Yan is involved in murder, and the world is talking about the Eight Dukes in the same dynasty
July
Ma Zhao of Jin Dynasty died of illness in Sima Mansion in Luoyang at the age of seventy-five.

His son Sima Yan succeeded him as Duke of Jin and was appointed prime minister by Liu Jin, overseeing the state affairs.

Shunde three years
March
Sima Yan accepted Liu Jin's canonization, was promoted to the king of Jin, and was awarded Jiuxi.

May
Fengche Zhonglang, Hefei Hou Jiangnan; Shizhong, Zhongyong Hou Zhang Kui; Yueqi Xiaowei, Anhui Hou Guanliu gathered a group of powerful Han nobles to prepare for a coup.

And intended to gain the support of Emperor Liu Jin.

However, the young Liu Jin was in the midst of his passion, so he immediately took off his blood edict and prepared to contact all parties to launch a coup and eradicate Sima Yan in one fell swoop.

May

Attendant Zhang Kui found Situ Jia Chong and wanted him to contact the Taifu Bai Yu who was under house arrest. He borrowed soldiers from the Bai Mansion to enter the palace, and then summoned him into the palace in the name of Sima Yan, the Zen throne, and killed him.

Jia Chong hesitated. If he was a staunch royalist before, now he just wants to save his life in chaos.

After all, Liu Chen's death and Bai's retreat made him lose the courage to fight against Sima, and he saw that Sima had taken control of the place.

Knowing the actions of Zhang Kui and others will only accelerate Sima Yan's actions to usurp the Han Dynasty, but will not cause any harm to him.

"Marquis Zhongyong, this matter may not be so easy to achieve. Regardless of whether the soldiers of the White House can enter the palace quietly, the palace guards of the North Palace are now in the hands of Queen Mother Sima.

The chance of success in this matter is very slim, but it will ruin the emperor's life and provide Sima Yan with an excuse to kill him. "

"Master Situ, I have heard from Taichang Qing that you are in a bandit camp and your heart is with the Han Dynasty.

Therefore, I invited him and hoped that he could contribute to the great Han Dynasty.

Now Sima Yan is persecuting too much. Yesterday the Duke of Jin, and today the King of Jin, will he ascend the throne when he comes?

By then, it will be too late to stop it.

Could it be that Master Situ has been in the bandit camp for a long time and has already become a traitor? "

Seeing Jia Chong evading him in every possible way, Zhang Kui couldn't help but question him.

Jia Chong sighed and agreed with Zhang Kui's opinion, saying that he would immediately find a way to contact Taichang Qing Bai Biao of Bai Mansion.

Zhang Kui breathed a sigh of relief after hearing this:
"I hope Master Situ will keep his word and do everything for the sake of the big man."

"All for the big man."

Jia Chong looked at Zhang Kui who gradually disappeared into the secret room and fell into deep thinking.

Not only thinking about what Jia can gain and lose from it, but also thinking about what the world will become in this turmoil.

No matter how much he added weight to Liu Jin, the final result was that the big man was completely defeated.

Even if Sima Yan died, there would still be Sima You, Sima Yan's prince Sima Zhong, and more than a dozen of Sima Yan's sons.

Now that Sima Yan is in his forties, he already has nearly twenty sons. Do we want to kill all the twenty heirs of Sima Yan?
But can you get what you want?

Not to mention that these descendants are scattered in the army and all over the world, even if they can successfully seize control of Luoyang.

The Sima family members will definitely support his descendants and attack Luoyang from all over the world to steal in the name of revenge.

At that time, the world will fall into real turmoil, and how many years has it been since the world was stable?

But how can we change easily after holding on for half a lifetime?
Jia Chong was always hesitant, and finally decided to ask someone.

Second day

Jia Chong secretly came to Luoyang East City, a secluded residence, and met Bai Gong and Bai Biao, who had left the house through special means.

Bai Biao looked at one of the three men of the Han Dynasty who was being pulled in front of him and was in great pain, and said softly:

"Didn't you already make a decision?"

"can."

"Spring and Autumn" says that a gentleman must put the world first, and "Mencius" says that the people are the most important, the country is second, and the king is the most important. Therefore, if you get the people, you will be the emperor, if you get the emperor, you will be the princes, if you get the princes As a doctor.

Who is more popular among the people today than the Liu family? What is the heart of the people? "

Jia Chong was not a corrupt scholar. On the contrary, he was a famous official who could apply what he learned and benefit the world.

Otherwise, Sima Zhao would not have been overjoyed when he got him. Even if he wanted the position of prime minister, he did not remove him from his post. Instead, he was transferred to Situ and gave him the important task of selecting talents.

Although the people mentioned by Mencius are common people, everyone knows that common people cannot serve as a political entity and ascend to the court. They have not yet realized it.

Therefore, when talking about the people's hearts today, most of them are talking about the hearts of scholars, the hearts of aristocratic families, and by the way, the hearts of the common people.

This is determined by today's national conditions and people's sentiments, and even the Bai family is no exception.

For a long time, the people's representation that the Bai family has flaunted was just wishful thinking, but they also saw the huge power hidden among the common people.

The common people are like a volcano that never goes out, able to provide a steady stream of energy to the Bai family, and the Bai family can also feed back consciously.

That's why Bai paid so much attention to people's hearts.

As for the hearts of today's scholars, most of them are with the Bai family, half with the Sima family, and only a small part of them are with the Liu family.

Just because the Liu family has been unable to pacify the land east of the Yangtze River, scholars believe that the Liu family may be dead.

Nearly 80% of the hearts of the aristocratic family are with the Sima clan. This is because the Sima clan has made a lot of promises to them, and it is almost as if the world that the Sima clan will control in the future will become the world of the aristocratic family.

This is also the reason why many aristocratic families, and even some Bai family members, have begun to look at Bai family in a different light.

It’s not that the Bai family is not powerful, it’s that the Sima family gave too much
This has also resulted in Bai's current predicament, as if a statue of a god trapped on a altar is hung high by believers, preventing him from falling down and collecting a trace of dust.

At Bai Biao's prompting, Jia Chong's eyes became brighter and brighter, and then he solemnly saluted Bai Biao:
"Chong already knows what to do, thank you Mr. Bai for clearing up the confusion."

Bai Biao let out a long sigh and didn't explain too much. He just weakly returned the gift to Jia Chong and watched him leave.

Walking out of the room, looking up at the sky covered by clouds, he said to himself:
"Ancestors, I'm so frustrated. How long will it take for Bai to appear?"

May 15th

Jia Chong visited Sima Mansion and told Zhang Kui all about his plan.

Sima Yan's face was rosy and he couldn't hide his joy. He couldn't help but stepped forward and patted Jia Chong on the arm, saying loudly:

"Okay, very good. I am really happy that Master Situ can devote himself to me."

In fact, since Jia Chong took control of Luoyang during Sima Zhao's coup and took refuge with the Sima clan, Sima Zhao already knew that Jia Chong was pretending to surrender. But Sima Zhao was really unwilling to let this great talent go, so he kept pretending not to know, and instead repeatedly used him again.

Before Sima Zhao passed away, he told Sima Yan that the day Jia Chong completely fell to the Sima family, it meant that Sima had completely defeated the Liu family and won the hearts of the people in the world, and he could realize what he wanted in his heart.

May 17

Jia Chong sent someone to report back to Zhang Kui, saying that everything went well.

Zhang Kui and others were very excited and asked Liu Jin to issue an edict overnight to summon King Jin Sima Yan to the palace to discuss the Zen throne in detail.

He secretly mobilized the servants in the palace who were loyal to Liu Jin, distributed weapons, and asked Jiang Nan to lead people to ambush outside the palace when the time came. With the cooperation of Zhang Kui, they would seize the palace gate.

They also mobilized the Yue cavalry troops from Guan Liu and rushed to Luoyang to take control of the situation in Luoyang.

May 21

Sima Yan pretended not to know anything and set off for Beigong.

Zhang Kui was waiting at the gate of the palace. When he saw Sima Yan coming in a chariot, he suppressed the excitement in his heart and went up to meet him. He humbled himself to the extreme and led the way for Sima Yan.

Surrounded by dozens of sergeants and bowed by hundreds of soldiers at the palace gate, Sima Yan proudly stepped into the palace, which symbolized imperial power.

"Your Majesty, please come this way."

Zhang Kui led the way to Sima Yan. There was a long and narrow corridor in front of him.

Seeing that Sima Yan didn't move, he looked at him with a half-smile. Under Zhang Kui's coat, sweat was soaking his underwear.

"Your Majesty?"

"I remember that back then, He Jin was blocked by Zhang Rang and others in this narrow corridor and hacked to death with knives."

"Your Majesty is joking, we are courageous people, how dare we assassinate a hero like you."

"Haha, Marquis Zhongyong is the queen of Duke Zhongyong. How can he be said to be courageous?"

Seeing that Sima Yan refused to move, Zhang Kui knew that the matter had been leaked and immediately stopped pretending. He pulled out a dagger from his waist, pointed at Sima Yan and said loudly:

"We are ordered to kill the national traitor Sima Yan. Those who resist will die."

After saying that, hundreds of armed regiments composed of chamberlains, lieutenants, lieutenants, ministers, and guards of the emperor suddenly appeared from various shadows and surrounded Sima Yan.

"Sima Yan, you oppressed the emperor and plotted against the late emperor. Your crime cannot be pardoned. Today is your day of death. You and I will capture this thief with you."

Under the protection of dozens of personal guards, Sima Yan did not panic at all and still looked calm.

Not long after, a group of elite soldiers arrived from another place and surrounded Zhang Kui and others.

A quarter of an hour later, the battle here came to an end, and Zhang Kui was escorted to Sima Yan.

Zhang Kui's hair was disheveled and he gritted his teeth and said:

"I wish I could kill thieves for the country."

Sima Yan stepped forward, leaned over and chuckled: "Among them, His Majesty the Emperor is probably the mastermind."

Zhang Kui's face changed drastically, and he immediately broke his guard and said:

"This matter was planned by me, Zhang Kui, and has nothing to do with the emperor. Don't involve the emperor."

"It doesn't matter, it doesn't matter what you say. I, the king, have the final say. Take him away and cook him to death."

"Sima Yan, if you dare to harm the emperor, you will not die..."

Sima Yan ignored Zhang Kui's curse and went straight to Liu Jin's palace.

Seeing the slightly trembling Liu Jin who was only fifteen years old sitting on it, Sima Yan did not show any courtesy and just stared at him motionless.

Liu Jin finally couldn't bear it anymore, stood up from the throne, and took all the blame on himself:
"Prince Jin, this matter was all planned by me. Marquis Zhongyong and others were all following orders and had nothing to do with them. If you want to punish, then punish me."

Sima Yan was not polite at all this time: "Then it will be as Your Majesty wishes."

After saying that, he turned around and left, leaving a heavy guard outside Liu Jin's palace.

On the road, generals kept coming to report the victory:
"Your Majesty, the chaos outside the palace has subsided. The traitor Jiang Nan has been executed, and the rest have surrendered."

"Your Majesty, Guan Liu's troops outside the city have been pacified by General Zhong. The leader of the rebels, Guan Liu, died in the battle."

"Your Majesty..."

May 23
Sima Yan branded Zhang Kui, Jiang Nan, Guan Liu and others as the traitors who plotted against him, and implicated the capture of hundreds of remaining party members, all of whom were beheaded.

On the grounds that the emperor Liu Jin had lost his moral character, he deposed him and moved him to Hedong County, where he was granted the title of Marquis of Dongyuan.

The six-year-old son of Liu Chen, Liu Gong, was made emperor, and the reign title of this year was changed to "Ankang".

Ankang first year
October
Dongyuan, where Liu Jin, the Marquis of Dongyuan, was attacked by the Huns rebels, turned the entire Dongyuan into a hell on earth, and Liu Jin, the Marquis of Dongyuan, died in the rebellion.

Sima Yan was granted the title of Duke of Dongyuan, and ordered Liu Yuan, a Xiongnu prostitute who was very popular among the five Xiongnu tribes, to lead troops to investigate the whole story.

In the end, Liu Yuan lived up to Sima Yan's high hopes, wiped out the Huns rebels, avenged Duke Dongyuan, and returned to Luoyang to report on his duties.

Liu Yuan was returned to the left side of the Xiongnu by Sima Yan for his meritorious service, and inherited his father's position as commander of the left side.

November

Sima Yan's son, Sima Zhong, the crown prince of Jin Dynasty, married Jia Chong's daughter, Jia Nanfeng, and named her the crown prince.

Jia Chong was also named Taibao by Sima Yan, alongside Taifu Baiyu.

December

Sima Yan also appointed Wang Xiang, the son of the original Wang Ji, as the Taibao, and appointed He Shao, the minister of Zhongshu, as the order of Zhongshu.

Since then, Hagong has appeared in the Han Dynasty at the same time. This is also what Sima Yan did to downplay Bai Yu's special status.

In addition to the Taifu, Taishi, and Taibao, the Eight Dukes also had Taiwei, Situ, Prime Minister, General, and Sima.

Except for Taifu Bai Yu, almost all of them were descendants or party members of the Sima family.

(End of this chapter)