On the day of August, it was the autumn high and cool, and the summer was completely gone, Sima Zhao described sitting on the royal couch withered, through the wide palace gate, you could see a long cloud wandering in the blue sky, and Sima Zhao's mood also became erratic with the cloud.

Fifty and knowing the Mandate of Heaven, Sima Zhao is already fifty out of five this year, if he doesn't know the Mandate of Heaven, then he is really ashamed of the four words of wisdom and martial arts. Sima Zhao knew that his limit had come, and all his fame and wealth were just like a passing cloud, and the reason why he was so reluctant to give up on life and death was because he had not yet explained what was going on after his death.

When Sima Zhao was young, he was known for being capable and open-minded, decisive in case of trouble, ruthless, never dragging mud and water, and again and again in the palace changes, Sima Zhao was like Mount Tai, which was also a bargaining chip for him to stand on the pinnacle of power. But when people get old, the sharp spirit of the year no longer exists, and Sima Zhao has become indecisive, and he has never been able to make a decision on the issue of establishing an heir.

Sima Zhao had to summon these of his cronies into the palace and let them give them ideas and think of a way.

These ministers consciously or unconsciously divided into two classes, the Yan faction that supports Sima Yan sits on the left, and the Yu party faction that supports Sima You sits on the right.

On the left sat there were Taiwei Wang Xiang, Situ He Zeng, Sikong Xunyi, Jia Chong, the Central Protector Jia Chong, Pei Xiu, the Servant Xun Xun, Shangshu Shantao, and Wang Shen, the Imperial Historian, all of whom were pillars of the country and important ministers of the society.

The lineup on the right is obviously not as strong as the left, but it is also full of talents, including Ren Kai in the waiter, Ling Yuchun in the middle of the service, Yin Xiahou He in Henan, Liu Yi in Shangshulang, Xiangxiong in the Huangmen waiter, Wu Fen in the waiter, Zhang Hua in the middle of the book, etc.

This time. The party struggle has reached the point where it is on the same footing. Although the Yan Party formed a party earlier. Moreover, most of its members are important ministers of the court who hold heavy power, and there are many figures at the level of the three princes, but the party faction has been divided and combined, and the young Zhuang faction headed by Ren Kai and Yu Chun is full of vigor and momentum.

Today, Sima Zhao invited the ministers to come to the palace to discuss matters, and his intention was naturally self-evident.

Sima Zhao saw that almost all the people were there. coughed lightly, and said in a slightly tired voice: "Lonely has been sick for a long time, and I know that my destiny is not good, but I am worried that there will be no successor. The lone eldest son Yan and the second son Yu all have immortal talents, who do you think can succeed the unification? ”

Ren Kai and Yu Chun glanced at each other, and Yu Chun took the lead and saluted: "King Jin." The minister thought that Wuyang Hou Qing was peaceful and fair, and he was kind and virtuous. Able to be good at writing and martial arts, he is a model of the world, he is talented, he has an outstanding reputation, and he can be a great responsibility. ”

Shang Shushantao, who was in the lineup on the left, immediately came out and said: "Waste the long and young, it is ominous to violate etiquette." ”

Shan Tao is one of the "Seven Sages of the Bamboo Forest", Ruan and Ji Kang are known in the world, and they are all celebrities, but Shan Tao's utilitarianism is too heavy, and he is obsessed with officialdom, and finally goes against Ruan and Ji Kang.

Taiwei Wang Xiang also said: "Abolish the long and young, the way to take chaos is also, the previous generation is less, more to cause chaos in the country, at the end of the Han Dynasty, Yuan Benchu, Liu Jingsheng's matter is also vivid, may His Royal Highness think about it." ”

When Ren Kai heard this, he immediately stepped out and said: "Shanshangshu, Wang Taiwei's words are wrong, what is long, what is young, although Wuyang Hou is the second son of King Jin, but because King Jing has no children, he has passed under King Jing, according to the law, Wuyang Hou is the son of Changmen." His Royal Highness said before, 'The world is the world of King Jing, what can I do?' 'With the heir of the Marquis of Wuyang, it is orthodox, how can it be abolished to stand up for the young? ”

The Yan Party is poor in reason, because although Sima You is the second son of Sima Zhao, he succeeded to Sima Shi's disciple, and most of the credit for Sima's country belongs to Sima Shi, and it was also because Sima You was young, only eight years old, Sima Zhao inherited his brother's great cause, if Sima You was a little older at that time, whether it was Sima Zhao's turn to succeed to the throne was a question.

At this point, Sima Zhao seems to be self-aware, so in public, Sima Zhao has said several times that the great cause will be returned after a hundred years of regents, whether this is against his will or used to appease Sima Shi's cronies and subordinates, all in all, Sima Zhao said such a thing, Ren Kai stood up at this moment, and brought up the old matter again, which can be regarded as a slap in the face of the Yan Party, didn't you say that you can't abolish the elder and the younger, please figure out first, who is the elder and who is the young?

After a short silence, Pei Xiu jumped out again and said: "Zhongfu Army is smart and martial, has supernatural talents, and is full of popularity. ”

The Zhongfu Army commands the internal and external armies, which are generally held by senior generals, and at this moment it is the position that Sima Yan is now holding, so Pei Xiu calls Sima Yan the Zhongfu Army. The Sima Yan mentioned by Pei Xiu here has a different phase, which means that Sima Yan "stands up to the ground, and his hands hang down above his knees", Sima Yan's hair is super long, and when he stands up, his hair can hang down to the ground. Some might say, what is this? As long as you keep your hair long enough, anyone can have hair that mops the floor. In fact, most people's hair will grow longer and thinner as long as it reaches a certain length, and it would not be surprising if it was only a small pigtail like chopsticks that landed. If you say that the first point can be reached by ordinary people, but the second point is a little difficult, standing up with your hands hanging down, even more than your knees, it is completely the reincarnation of a gibbon. However, the ancients believed that the hand length was the face of great fortune and the appearance of the emperor. Liu Bei, the founding emperor of Shu Han, was born with a different appearance, with big ears and shoulders, and his hands over his knees, which was somewhat similar to Sima Yan. Sun Quan, the founding emperor of Eastern Wu, was also born with a different appearance, blue eyes and purple hair, and it was not surprising to be put in later generations.

At the beginning, in order to win over Pei Xiu, Sima Yan deliberately showed him his different appearance, and asked, "Do people have a look?" Pei Xiu returned to his heart because of this.

And at this moment, Pei Xiu brought up Sima Yan's anomaly on the spot, that is, he has the capital to be an emperor, and he must be a great fortune and a great fortune in the future, and he will definitely become the son of heaven above tens of thousands of people.

Although the current Sima Zhao is still better than the Son of Heaven, he is only a prince after all, no matter how he says it, he is under the Son of Heaven, of course, if Sima Zhao wants to usurp the throne, no one will dare to oppose it. (To be continued.) )