"He Aiqing, you're here, come here." As soon as He Chong entered the dormitory, Sima Yue beckoned him to come over.

"Your Majesty." He Chong was flattered and hurriedly strode to Sima Yue's bed.

Sima Yue held He Chong's hand and said: "At the beginning, when the first emperor died, Aiqing insisted on the inheritance of father and son, which almost made me unable to sit on the throne, but I didn't hate Aiqing at all in my heart, but felt that Aiqing was the minister of the humerus of the Great Jin Dynasty, and I did it for the sake of the stability of the Great ** Mountain." ”

"Your Majesty, the old minister is ashamed." He Chong lowered his head as he spoke.

Sima Yue smiled with difficulty, and said: "Aiqing is good at speaking out, it has not changed for so many years, I like Aiqing this point, now, I am about to return to the west, the prince is young, the Zhao State in the north is eyeing the tiger, and the country of the Great Jin Dynasty depends on a humerus minister like Aiqing." ”

"Your Majesty, the old minister is panicking, and the old minister will definitely try his best to assist the new emperor and not let the barbarians take advantage of it." He Chong assured loudly.

Sima Yue nodded and said: "In this way, I can rest assured, I have decided to make the prince Dan the prince, after my death, the prince Dan will succeed to the throne, Aiqing and Uncle Yu Guo will release their previous suspicions, try their best to assist the new emperor, and do their best to protect my big ** mountain." ”

"The emperor is sage, the old minister must do his best to keep the big ** mountain." He Chongda expressed his determination, paused, and said: "Your Majesty, the prince is young, and someone must take care of him above the court. ”

"Well, what Aiqing said is very true, the queen will listen to the government, I am very relieved." Sima Yue agreed.

Chu Garlic, who was on the side, hurriedly excused himself and said: "Your Majesty, the concubine is a woman's family, how can she take on such an important responsibility, let a few ministers have full authority to assist Dan'er!" ”

Seeing the queen's resignation, He Chong hurriedly said: "Queen Niangniang, before the new emperor is in power, it is most secure for Niangniang to be regent, with the full assistance of our old ministers, Niangniang doesn't have to worry too much." ”

"Queen, you will do it, I believe in you." Sima Yue also cheered Chu Garlic up.

Chu Lianzi resigned again, and under the persuasion of Sima Yue and He Chong, he finally agreed to listen to the government and temporarily hold the authority of the Great Jin.

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Three days later, Emperor Sima Yue died of illness in the palace, only twenty-three years old, inside and outside the capital, there was a wail, all the people wore filial piety, and the Great Jin Dynasty entered the national funeral.

On the day of Sima Yue's death, the prince Sima Dan ascended the throne in the Taiji Palace, when he was two years old, respected the queen Chu Garlic as the queen mother, and granted amnesty to the world.

Due to the young age of the little emperor Sima Dan, the Empress Dowager Chu Garlic temporarily listened to the government and controlled the authority of the Great Jin Dynasty.

In order to maintain stability, on the day the new emperor ascended the throne, the empress dowager Chu Lianzi ordered that the Beijing division would be under martial law, and the six battalions of Wuyi immediately entered a state of combat readiness.

In order to prevent Zhao from taking advantage of the situation, the Jingyang Erzhou Army also stepped up combat preparations in case of contingencies. Uncle Yu Yi personally guarded Jingzhou to block a possible attack by Zhao and Shu.

At the same time, he sent 800 li to rush to Jiaozhou, and strictly ordered Hua'an, the commander of the Northern Expeditionary Army, to immediately lead the main force of the Northern Expeditionary Army to return to the capital to strengthen the defense of the capital.

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Such a serious incident happened in the capital of the Great Jin Dynasty, and the meticulous work of various countries reported the situation back as soon as possible.

In just a few days, the Great Jin Emperor died of illness, and the news of the new emperor's accession to the throne at the age of two reached Yecheng, the capital of Zhao State.

Shi Hu, the king of Zhao State, was very excited when he heard the news, and he felt that the opportunity to go south to level the south of the Yangtze River had finally come, so Shi Hu gathered his generals and prepared to study the strategy of attacking the Jin State.

On the main hall of the Yecheng Palace, the main generals of the Zhao State gathered together, and the generals knew the purpose of Shi Hu's summoning them, and a few months ago, when the Northern Expeditionary Army went south to Jiaozhou, Shi Hu had the intention of going south to attack Jin.

It's just that the generals took into account the unfavorable factors that the Northern Expeditionary Army had just left and could turn back at any time, the monarchs and ministers of the Jin State were single-minded, and there was a moat on the Yangtze River, so they opposed the invasion of Jin.

And this time, the situation is very different, now, the elite Northern Expeditionary Army of the Great Jin Dynasty has penetrated deep into the barren land of Jiaozhou, and cannot return for at least three months, Sima Yue, whose prestige has been established for a long time, has also died of illness, and the two-year-old little emperor Sima Dan ascended the throne, and the alternation of the throne has brought about personnel changes, and the Great Jin Dynasty and the opposition will inevitably have some turmoil, and this is precisely a good opportunity for the Southern Expedition.

Shi Hu looked at His Royal Highness's generals with an excited face, and said: "Ladies and gentlemen, Sima Yue, the emperor of the Jiangnan Jin Kingdom, has been dead for several days, and the successor to the throne is the two-year-old doll Sima Dan, and a twenty-year-old woman is listening to the government behind her back, haha!" Isn't this a great opportunity for my Da Zhao to unify Jiangnan? ”

"What the king said is extremely true, in this turbulent autumn, the Jin Kingdom let a two-year-old little doll be the emperor, which is the way to bring about its own destruction. A sycophant minister chimed in.

"That's right, the monarchs of the Jin Kingdom alternated, and the Northern Expeditionary Army and the Guangzhou Army were deeply trapped in the barren land of Jiaozhou, and the resistance of my royal division to the south will be much smaller.

"The last general is willing to follow the king, wave his army to the south, and set foot in the south of the Yangtze River."

For a time, most of the civil and military generals had great hopes for the southern expedition.

"Hahahaha!" Shi Hu was very happy when he heard this, and laughed out loud.

Although most of the courtiers were more optimistic and agreed with Shi Hu's strategy of going south, there were still some ministers who were cautious and opposed to the use of troops to the south of the Yangtze River.

"Your Majesty, although the new monarch of the Jin Kingdom is only two years old, he is not pro-government, temporarily regented by the Queen Mother, the power of the court is basically in the hands of the ministers, and the Jin State has the risk of Jianghuai, and there are 200,000 troops in Jingyang Erzhou, if you want to capture Jiangnan, it is not easy!" A pessimistic minister worried.

Shi Hu listened, quite disdainful, and said loudly: "Of course, this king knows that the power of the Jin State is in the hands of the ministers, so the Jin State is a piece of scattered sand, as for the 200,000 horses in the two states of Jingyang, this king is not afraid at all, my Da Zhao occupies the land of ten states, as long as this king gives an order, he can recruit a million troops within a month, and it is easy to set foot in the south of the Yangtze River." ”

Seeing that Shi Hu was so happy, another minister with a cautious attitude hugged his fists and said: "The king thinks twice, now, Murong Hao of Liaodong is my Da Zhao's henchman!" In recent years, Murong Hao has defeated Goryeo, Xianbei Yuwen Department, the territory has expanded several times, has dominated Liaodong, no one is invincible, his son Murong Ke, Murong Ba is a brave and good general, my Great Zhao Wangshi has also been defeated in Liaodong twice, this southern expedition, Murong Hao is only afraid that he will invade the land of Jizhou of my Great Zhao again, the king, treat Murong Hao, we have to guard against it! ”