"Bang!"

A tea bowl was slammed to the ground, torn apart, tea and tea spilled everywhere, the crisp sound frightened the maids serving next to them were trembling, they had never seen the prince lose his temper so much.

At this time, Sima Yan's eyes were red, his beard was open, like a mad lion, full of violent anger, and dropping a tea bowl was just a prelude to a storm, from his eyes, it could be seen that Sima Yan really wanted to kill people and vent his anger at this moment.

Sima Zhao summoned the ministers to discuss the matter of establishing the prince in the Jin Palace, and Sima Yan and Sima You, who were the parties, did not attend, but this did not prevent Sima Yan from getting the news of the proceedings in the Jin Palace in the shortest possible time, and the well-informed Sima Yan got the most accurate information in less than a moment after the end of the discussion.

Sima Yan, who originally had great hopes for this meeting, was disappointed when he heard the news, but he was furious, and in his mansion, Sima Yan did not hide his emotions at all.

To tell the truth, Sima Yan has great confidence in the matter of the prince, in the past few years, he has cultivated cronies, weaving party henchmen, and forming an indestructible network of relationships around him, among which there are many figures like He Zeng Wang Xiang at the level of the three princes, which undoubtedly makes Sima Yan's ambition extremely inflated, thinking that the position of King Jin will be his own dish sooner or later.

Sima Yan is a very ambitious person, as the eldest son of Sima Zhao, he is recognized as the successor to the throne of King Jin, and Sima Yan is indeed making careful preparations to succeed his father's throne.

But the expectations are far from being as smooth as imagined, seeing that Sima Zhao's illness is getting worse day by day, but who succeeds to the throne has always been a mystery. It has not been announced for a long time.

Sima Yan's biggest rival was his brother Sima You, a fellow mother. In accordance with the principle of order of the young and the old. Sima Yan didn't have to worry about his brother coming to grab his position, but this Sima You was not just his younger brother. Sima Yan's uncle Sima Shi married three women successively and gave birth to six daughters to him, but he had no son, and later Sima Zhao succeeded his second son Sima You to Sima Shi and set up a household for Sima Shi.

In this way, this succession to the throne has quietly changed, and Sima Yan has heard Sima Zhao patting his seat more than once. sighed: "The world is my brother's world, I am just the regent, a hundred years later, this seat should be sat by Tao Fu." ”

Sima Yan also knows very well that the world owned by his father was not won by his father himself, but it was only through the Yu Yin of his father and brother that he sat in this position, if his grandfather Sima Yi was the founder of Sima Jiangshan, then it was his uncle Sima Shi who really carried forward this foundation. At the time of Sima Shi's death, Sima You, who had passed under his name, was only eight years old. There is no way to govern at all, so Sima Zhao will temporarily take his place.

This. Sima Zhao himself admitted that this is why the above remarks appeared.

It can be imagined how much resentment Sima Yan, who was by Sima Zhao's side with a humble smile at that time, was in a restless and resentful mood, as the eldest son, he should inherit the unification as the heir, but his father's words undoubtedly shattered his dream.

But Sima Yan is a person with a strong desire for power, and he did not give up his thirst for the throne because of this, but stepped up the pace of grabbing power.

In order to achieve his goal, Sima Yan behaved extremely politely and politely in front of his parents, and loved his younger brothers and sisters, and even saw his second brother Sima You, who made him hate to the bone marrow, still smiling and showing a gentle and courteous expression. But behind the scenes, Sima Yan never stopped acting for a moment, he extensively cultivated party henchmen, raised dead soldiers, and won over important ministers of the court.

In terms of winning over the ministers of the DPRK and China, Sima Yan is also quite skillful, promising to take advantage and luring them to be knights, and I don't know how many empty checks were issued to pull those ministers of the DPRK and China under his banner.

For an important minister like He Zeng, Sima Yan could not simply promise profits, he actively promoted the marriage of He Zeng's second son He Shao and his cousin Princess Yiyang, and tied He Zeng's family to his warship through marriage.

Wooing Pei Xiu, it was even more simple and direct, Sima Yan deliberately showed his long hair and long arms in front of Pei Xiu, and asked directly: "Are people out of phase?" Pei Xiu was suddenly shocked, and he admired Sima Yan and threw himself to the ground, and obeyed his orders.

Only Sima Yan, a confidant of Sima Zhao like Jia Chong, did not dare to win over, because everyone in the court and China knew that Jia Chong's daughter was married to Sima You, and the relationship between Weng and his son-in-law was such an iron relationship, so Sima Yan was too lazy to touch the nail.

But what I never expected was that Jia Chong would take the initiative to serve him, no matter what Jia Chong's purpose was, whether he acted at the opportunity or was a man who knew the times, in short, Jia Chong's contribution made Sima Yan overjoyed, and he was even more reassured about the battle for the heir, and even his father-in-law did not support him, which shows that Sima You has already betrayed his relatives.

Jia Chong's defection greatly increased Sima Yan's confidence, thinking that he was sure to win, and he counted on his fingers, and the number of officials who supported him above the third rank in the court accounted for at least eighty percent, among which there were many figures at the level of the third duke, such a powerful and luxurious lineup, Sima Yan had no reason to believe that his father would forcibly set up his younger brother Sima You despite the opposition of the ministers, and with so many important ministers sponsoring, this throne was almost within reach.

But the result was like a basin of cold water, which made the hot-headed Sima Yan cool for a while. Although Sima Zhao did not say anything on the spot, Sima Yan knew very well that he was already drifting away from the throne.

Ren Kai...... Yu Chun...... Zhang Hua...... Xiahou and ......" Sima Yan read the names one by one, and his eyes showed a cold glow of extreme hatred, these people were undoubtedly insurmountable obstacles in front of him Sima Yan, and they ruthlessly shattered Sima Yan's dreams.

"Why did they come together? Why didn't you get a little wind beforehand? Sima Yan angrily lashed out at Yang Xiu.

Yang Xiu is Sima Yan's youngest and playmate, and now serves as Sima Yan's chief think tank and is responsible for intelligence spying.

He ignored Sima Yan's anger, and said calmly: "Ren Kai Yuchun and the others were originally scattered and went their own way, and there was not much hindrance to the great cause of the prince, but a few days ago, Wuyang Hou came to a person named Wen Chuan, and he easily persuaded Wuyang Hou, and united Ren Kai Yuchun Xiahou and Wuyang Hou to Wuyang Hou's door, so that today's thing is what it is today." (To be continued.) )