In order to obtain that supreme position, several generations of the Sima family tied the interests of the big clans to themselves and rewarded them lavishly.

From the time of Sima Yi, he deliberately bought people's hearts, such as setting up the post of Dazhongzheng, giving the great clan privileges to gain support, and leaving a legacy of endless disasters.

Later, when Sima Yi rebelled in Zhulian, he often used the means of opening up the net to win people's hearts, such as the pardon of all Cao Shuang's fellow officials during the Gaopingling Incident, the absence of anyone in Xiahouba's family after he defected to the enemy, and the fact that Cao Wenshu and Guo Huai's wives were not held accountable.

And these roads were later learned by Sima Yi's descendants, and the result was that the punishment of the Gaomen surname became more and more lenient, and finally this model almost became a common system, and even the Zhonghui rebellion could not be related to his family (Deng Ai, who was from a poor background, could not).

When it came to Sima Yan's place, the tolerance of the government reached its peak, and it was already said that Sima Yan dealt with a bunch of powerful people who were at least ten years older than him and had made great contributions all day long, and there were a bunch of relatives with prestige and legal principles behind him, in this case, Sima Yan had no choice but to use the extreme way of conniving with the minister to gain support.

It is often recorded in history books that Sima Yan knew that there was something wrong with such and such an official or that there was a problem with such and such a system, but he did not deal with it.

Like Jia Chong has always been resolutely opposed to the destruction of Wu, but Sima Yan deliberately let him hang the title of the commander of Wu in order not to offend Jia Chong, and Jia Chong continued to obstruct the action after becoming the boss, but when the destruction of Wu was completed, Sima Yan also gave him 8,000 horses, increased the number of 8,000 households, and rewarded him with a bunch of relatives by the way.

The most famous story is that Sima Yan made his high-ranking officials fight for wealth, so that the entire dynasty was immersed in an atmosphere of drunkenness.

After all, for Sima Yan, a hundred ministers and generals who fight for wealth are not as terrible as a Zhong Hui who is indifferent to fame and fortune, and as for the future, of course, he can't take care of it.

For example, Shi Chong, a famous expert in fighting for wealth, is Shi Bao's son, when Shi Bao was falsely accused of rebellion, Sima Yan was so frightened that he dismissed his officials, but when Shi Chong was corrupt and rich he was fighting, Sima Yan did not accuse.

But in this way, the entire Jin Dynasty has endless problems in all aspects, the elite class has all kinds of privileges, the social atmosphere is corrupt, and the oppression of the bottom can be imagined.

Therefore, since the Jin Dynasty unified the world, this dynasty has not seen the vitality of any new dynasty, and the part of resuming production is more like Cao Wei is finishing, while the Jin Dynasty is only responsible for the declining part.

Of course, Sima Yan also has the ability, and no one can deny this person's talent.

After all, he is the heir of the Sima clan, the highest commander level, and the entire Sima clan and all factions of the Shi clan are jointly topped, but it does not mean that this person is like a god at the same time, unparalleled in force, amazing in strategy, and proper in internal affairs.

It's just that he is in the interests of all parties.

In fact, if nothing else, everyone knows that when it comes to specific military exploits, even eighty percent of the so-called military exploits on Sima Zhao were earned for him by his subordinates.

Of course, Sima Yan also learned from his father, and then he had the same ability, commanding 100,000 troops, facing the enemy in a dignified manner, it seems that a generation of military masters, a rejection of the Eastern Wu strong generals, and then drive the famous general Guan Yi of the Ji Han Dynasty, and now on the bank of the Mahan water, the three eastern counties seem to be within reach.

However, such a general, after sending troops south, has been frowning, and it is difficult to see a smile...... The shed was set up, Sima Yan was still sitting behind the gorgeous mahogany, looking at the top of his head and silent, like a puppet, and the left and right generals and officials were close to the servants, and no one dared to step forward to speak, until the people and horses neighed downstairs, and a person hurriedly arrived.

"Daddy......"

The person who came was still young, but he was now the eldest of Sima Yan's sons-in-law, although he was only a child, but in the future, he must also obtain some military merits with the army in order to stabilize his position, after all, within the Sima clan, especially Sima Yan's brothers, are not good.

When he came upstairs and saw his own father, he couldn't help but step forward and ask in a low voice: "But the old wound is unbearable on a rainy day?" ”

"Can you bear it?"

Sima Yan finally lost his smile, and the officers and guards on the left and right were also relieved, the rheumatic pain caused by this injury is plaguing countless people in this era, even if it is a figure like Sima Yan, ordinary doctors do not dare to diagnose and treat, after all, after Wei Wu made a fuss, famous doctors did not dare to show their reputation; And as a result, Sima Yan can only endure it now, and his health is not good at a young age.

Seeing this situation, Sima Zhen was very sad, although he didn't know what kind of crime his own father suffered on a rainy day, but he did not delay him to show his sympathy.

Sima Zhen also likes his good son very much, so he doesn't plan to pass on the position to his younger brother Sima You in the future according to Sima's internal opinions.

"What do the Qiang people and those Xiangjun people say?" After laughing, Sima Yan asked his son to step aside, but asked about the military affairs of the person next to him. "The military order I gave you told you to go there on the way back, right?"

"Back to the governor, as you ordered, all of them have been slaughtered." Immediately, the general who was asked replied awe-inspiringly.

"But the two battalion guards who did it also bluntly said that many of those people from Xiangjun would rather escape from the Hanshui River into Wudang Mountain, and according to them, the rain in the west is heavier, and although the fire is lit, it is estimated that it will not burn clean."

"It's a rough slaughter." Sima Yan bowed slightly, not impressed.

The general nodded, paused slightly, but still took the initiative to ask: "Governor, this is not a rich land between Chang'an and Tongguan, there are many merchants who come and go, this is remote, and Xiangzhou has been sent back and forth by Wu thieves and Han Guo Seven or eight times from here, no matter how rich the villages and towns are, there is no wealth at the moment, and there are no walled cities or soldiers and horses there, not to mention what is guarded and disobeyed, why must it be slaughtered?" ”

"Military law cannot be abolished." Sima Yan replied calmly.

"Actually, it was my fault at first, and I also made the wrong amount of grain and grass that should be levied, although they took the initiative to offer grain and grass at that time, but if someone came to explain the hardship, I would naturally be magnanimous, but they only took old grain and horse feed splashed with water, but they couldn't spare them."

The general nodded in agreement, then sighed again.

Sima Yan followed the sound and laughed: "You are my brother, since you can say it, why sigh and pretend there?" ”

This general is also Sima Zhao's son, Sima Ji, but he is a concubine, so Sima Yan can also be used with confidence, which is better than Sima You and the like.

Although Sima's position is difficult, countless people are looking at this position.

But no matter what, it may be because of this background, although Sima Yan's qualifications are mediocre, but when it comes to it, he is also outstanding in military merit, and is unanimously trusted by the top and bottom, of course, he always has to pay some price, the soldiers are in danger, and he will inevitably suffer some pain, which is nothing in peacetime, and when he arrives in Jingxiang's wet and cold land, he can only bear it himself.

If he can have a general in front and cultivate martial arts supernatural powers, he can avoid such injuries, of course, Sima Yan may not have that qualification, and he is not willing to train as hard as a general.

Of course, as the emperor supreme, if you still need to maintain your body like this, it naturally doesn't make sense, after being an emperor, this kind of yin and evil pain will be cowardly by the dragon qi, which is one of the benefits of being an emperor.

Sima Ji heard Sima Yan's joke, but he was still a little serious: "Brother...... I still remember that my grandfather defeated the Han army here and captured the three eastern counties, and at that time, my grandfather let the whole army not be allowed to slaughter and plunder the people without authorization, and also appointed a large number of local scholars as local officials. But why, over and over again, do these people still not want to be our obedient people? ”

"Maybe the real emperor in their hearts is back, right? The dragon's aura is not exhausted! Sima Yan looked at the rain in front of him and thought about it.

"If you can be your own family, why should you be obedient to others?"

"What about the Cao family in Liaozhou?" Sima Ji immediately refuted at this time. "Over there in Liaozhou, I don't miss the Han people much, but the Cao family's Longxing land, as a result, now that the Han people are rising, they actually follow the trouble......"

Sima Yan thought for a while, and shook his head: "That is, there is indeed something wrong with our current strategy." ”

"Brother, according to me, let's learn from the prince of the Han Dynasty." Sima Ji finally couldn't bear it anymore and said what he wanted to say. "Give all the land to your brothers and to your own people, and don't do it like this now!"

And Sima Yan finally squinted his eyes and looked at his brother carefully, he wanted to ask his brother, would it be better for the Han Dynasty?

The Han Dynasty sealed the country with the descendants of the royal family, and what a mess!

However, after a while, the prince of the Jin Kingdom still suppressed the impulse in his heart, because he understood that it was normal for his brother to have similar thoughts, and he actually thought the same way, but after more experience, the position was there, and gradually the thoughts were different.

And, most crucially, he doesn't know what's right.

Should we learn from the system of the Great Qin Dynasty or the system of the Great Han Dynasty? Or is it not the right side of the two?

After all, at the moment, both systems have not achieved their goals, the Qin Dynasty has died in two generations, and the Han Dynasty, strictly speaking, has not died until now.

As soon as he thought of this, the prince of the Jin Kingdom frowned again: "This kind of thing should be discussed by the generals, the three princes and the nine secretaries, you and I don't have to say more...... You go down and rest for a while, and when the people come back, we will discuss military affairs again. ”

Sima Ji immediately shut up...... Although he has long been an adult, and even his status is theoretically equal to that of his brothers, he also knows very well that compared to his brothers, especially Sima Yan, he is just an ordinary general.

Therefore, seeing that Sima Yan was actually a little unhappy, how could he dare to talk more?

Just like an ordinary guard, he stood with his sword, his posture was better, and he waited for Sima to seize the country and give him a big piece of territory.

In this way, at this time, there were only two people sitting and standing, and they were silent on the dilapidated watchtower, allowing the winter snow to fall, and the vision gradually became foggy.

In the dark, a girl picked up the child and turned back to a safe place in the city.

However, this silence did not last long, and in less than two quarters of an hour, the eastern road outside the city rumbled, and then several horsemen galloped into the city and turned under this watchtower.

When the first person came upstairs, it was Sima Ling, who was pursuing the Han army, and Sima Yan's uncle, the real commander of the 100,000 army.

Sima Ling is a rare member of the Sima clan, with the realm of martial arts, and the art of war is also proficient.

"It's all here!" Sima Ling was born with five big and three thick, but inherited his father's skeleton, and Sima Shi was the same, but he was sweating profusely when he came up, and greeted Sima Yan and the two brothers.

"The third uncle came just in time." When Sima Yan saw Sima Ling coming, he just greeted him casually, and then asked indifferently, "How is the military situation?" ”

And Sima Ling saw that his two nephews were also in a trance for a while, but the military situation was like this, and he didn't bother to think too much, so he directly gestured.

"Okay, the three counties can't be beaten!" Sima Ling spoke; "Listen to my dispatch, Yan'er, you go to Xiangzhou City quickly, Sima Ji led the brigade behind, and I took men and horses and two thousand elite horsemen to the east narrow road to block the chasers.

Zhonghui's thief, he sent someone over to bring me a message, saying that Liangzhou was captured by the Han State, and he guarded Chang'an, and he couldn't care about anything else.

I let people see, and the Han army on the other side of the river also came to reinforce. ”

Liangzhou was lost, but no one asked Jia Chong about his life and death at this time, who cares about him?

Sima Yan was silent at this time, I don't know if he was shocked or something else, but Sima Gan solemnly asked: "Uncle, can you see clearly, how many Han reinforcements are there?" ”

"There are more than 10,000 in the front, but there are still in the back, and it is estimated that 20,000 will be upward."

Sima Gan's role is just a rushing general, and he is too lazy to think about it at this time, so he is directly ready to listen to orders.

Sima Yan sighed when he heard this, and looked at Sima Ling again: "Uncle, the terrain of the three counties is narrow, which is not conducive to siege and cavalry field battles, and now the Han reinforcements are coming again, if they occupy the narrow road behind us, the 100,000 army is afraid that they will be wiped out here, and now the Han Emperor is rising, if he returns, the three counties of the Han army will continue to be supported, plus the Han Emperor is deeply popular with the people, and he is good at military affairs. ”

Sima Ling bowed slightly at this time and asked, "Then what do you mean?" Going to Liangzhou? ”

"That's how it should be." Sima Gan, who had not left at this time, held his sword and shook his armor and nodded immediately.

Sima Yan shook his head again, and then looked at Sima Ling again: "Uncle, Liangzhou is of course important, but it is a critical place, how can the Han army not station troops here?" At first, the army was in danger, and with the ability of the Han Emperor now, the road to the north would not be worry-free. ”

Sima Ling and Sima Gan were speechless at this time, this is the real ability of the descendants of the Sima family, be careful in everything, rather take a step back first, endure the anger for a while, but in the face of the surging Han Emperor, this Sima family, who had been Cao Wei Xuanhe for a while, still don't know if he can have the last laugh.