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

Chapter 484: Sima Cheng and Liu Chen fight back, leaving behind a real family

Pingnan six years
February
The Empress Dowager Zhen died of illness, and the supporter that Fuguo General Zhen Qian relied on most collapsed. He quickly wanted to find a new supporter for himself.

February

Liu Chen replaced the original Fu Jie Ling with the surname Zhen, and used Zhongshu Shilang and Yu Lin Jian Guan Tong as the new Fu Jie Ling.

Guan Tong was the grandson of Zhongyi Guan Yu, and his wife was the daughter of Emperor Yi, who was Liu Chen's brother-in-law.

March 5
Liu Chen proposed at the court a resolution to appoint Fuguo General Zhen Qian as the Crown Prince Shaofu.

It was opposed by the ministers headed by Sima Shi.

"Your Majesty, the General of the State of Fu was personally appointed by Emperor Zhuang during his funeral. The General has been working diligently and devotedly for the cause of the Han Dynasty for several years, fearing that he might not have accomplished anything.

How could such a loyal man and an important minister of the Han Dynasty be reduced to a marginal figure?

Your Majesty, please think again. "

Seeing that the appointment failed, Liu Chen had no choice but to give up.

But I know that from now on, Zhen Qian will definitely belong to Master Sima.

Although most of the government is still in the hands of the Sima family, Liu Chen's situation is still much better than when he came back from the defeat of the Southern Expedition.

At first, there was Sima Yi at the top, Sima Shi at the middle, and Sima Zhao at the bottom. He was almost reduced to a puppet.

Fortunately, he persevered. Once Sima Yi died, the Sima family's prestige in the world was incomparable to what it had been before.

Coupled with the fact that he had introduced Bai's power, he was finally able to speak for himself.

Now the court is divided into two factions. On one side is the Sima faction headed by Sima Shi, which has an absolute advantage and controls most of the military power. There are also the Shangshutai, Zhongshutai, Yushitai and most of the court.

There are also places that support Sima's Liaodong Protectorate in Youzhou, Yuzhou, Jingzhou, and Jizhou.

Jizhou was originally the base of the Bai family, but most of it was plundered by the Sima family for profit. In addition, the Cui family of Qinghe, who had been following the Bai family before, was also purged by the Sima family because of Cui Cong, and their attitude changed drastically.

After spreading the word, he no longer participated in court disputes and licked his wounds in seclusion.

On one side is the Emperor's faction headed by Liu Chen, who can only resist with all their strength, because without the support of military power, they are afraid of doing anything.

Even with the help of Taifu Baiyu, Taichang Baibiao and Right Prime Minister Jia Chong, the overall situation in the court was still at a disadvantage.

Fortunately, with the help of the Bai family's thousand-year prestige, some of the rights of the court were regained. Together with the local Bai army and the Western Region Allied Forces of the Western Region Protectorate,
Liangzhou, Yizhou, Yangzhou, and Xuzhou were all officially loyal to the emperor, which was the main reason why the Sima family surrendered.

Pingnan eight years
Master Sima felt deeply that his body was getting worse and worse, and he had already realized that his end was approaching.

He found his younger brothers Sima Zhao and Sima Qian, his nephew Sima Yan, and his adopted son Sima You, who was adopted from Sima Zhao.

Sima Qian, Sima Shi and Sima Zhao are brothers from the same mother, and their mothers are both Sima Yi's wives. Zhang Chunhua, who was born in the Zhang family in Hanoi, now holds the position of doctor of Taixue and advocates for Sima among the scholars. pen holder.

Sima Yan is Sima Zhao's eldest son. He currently serves as the captain of Sizhou and assists Sima Zhao in controlling the capital.

Sima You was originally the son of Sima Zhao, but Sima Shilian gave birth to five daughters and had no male to inherit, so he adopted his eighth son from his younger brother Sima Zhao. He now lives in Yulin Zhonglang General and is in charge of the emperor's imperial palace. Wei, Yulinqi.

Master Sima looked at his relatives weakly:
"I'm going to die."

As soon as these words came out, the whole audience was shocked, and Sima You burst into tears. Only Sima Zhao was prepared, but he was still in a low mood.

"I'm not afraid of death. What I'm afraid of is that after my death, the Sima family will be avenged by His Majesty, and may even become one of the exterminated families in history, just like the Dou family in the former Han Dynasty."

Sima Yan said: "Uncle, do you have anything to warn us?"

Master Sima nodded:
"After my death, Your Majesty will definitely send someone to seize the military power I hold, transfer you from your positions, and sweep our Sima clan out of the court.

At that time, the aristocratic families and relatives who were originally attached to us will all change their families, for fear of being related to us.

Without the protection of the wings, Sima's life and death are all in the hands of His Majesty.

I want to ask you, are you willing? "

It was Sima Yan again, he said angrily: "Why should I, Sima, put me on the chopping board and be slaughtered by others, considering how many great contributions I, Sima, have made to the country?

Uncle, father, I don’t accept it. Without me, the Sima clan, how could the Han Dynasty be as prosperous as it is today?
Without our Sima clan, how much effort would it have taken for the Han Dynasty to pacify Cao Han, and how much manpower and material resources would have been lost.

Without our Sima clan, how could Jingzhou be pacified, Liaodong be pacified, and Soochow be so well-behaved?

Should heroes be treated like this? "

Master Sima looked at Sima Zhao and said happily:

"Your sons are all heroes of our Sima clan. I feel relieved to have them."

Sima Zhao said in a low tone:

"Brother, tell me what we should do to preserve the family that our father has worked so hard to build."

There was a fierce light in Master Sima's cloudy eyes:
"The Sima family is different from the Bai family. The Bai family relies on its thousands of years of prestige. The Bai army has a way out and is not afraid of the liquidation of the imperial power. But we are different. Everything we have comes from the imperial power. It can be said that we have absorbed the imperial power. In exchange for Sima's current prosperity.

If the Sima family is no longer able to suppress him one day, he will suffer backlash, ranging from being imprisoned and expelled, to being confiscated and exterminated.

So we have no way out. Ever since our father decided to take this road, we have had no way out. We are in the Sima family and are destined to be tied to the Sima family.

If the Sima family lives, we will live; if the Sima family dies, we will die.

If you want to preserve the family, you must take action first. "

Before Sima Zhao could react, Sima Yan and Sima You showed excited expressions.

"When I die, you must immediately block the news and gather all the dead soldiers who have been secretly cultivated at home.
The first thing is to control the city gate, and the second is to surround the palace and the White Mansion. As long as King Bai, Duke Bai and the Emperor are in our hands, we may not be able to control the Emperor like Cao Cao, and control the world.

Then we cleanse the enemies who are not with us and take complete control of Luoyang.

As long as the Chinese army is in our hands, Jiang Wei, Wen Qin, and Bai Sha (son of Bai Guan) in the local area will not be a problem. "

Master Sima revealed all the plans he had buried in his heart for a long time, and the others were listening carefully and analyzing the pros and cons.

At this time, Sima You expressed his doubts:
"Father, what will happen to King Bai and Duke Bai? Are they killed together?"

"No!" Sima Zhao and Sima Master said in unison.

Sima Zhao explained:

"Even if the emperor dies, King Bai and Duke Bai will never die. They can only be placed under house arrest and cannot be attacked with swords or axes.

King Bai is different from the Son of Heaven. If the Emperor dies, the princes of the Liu clan may not come to attack. But if King Bai dies, the Bai clan from all over the world will criticize our Sima clan with words and writings.

Baiguo is only two hundred miles away from Luoyang, and it will arrive in the morning and in the evening.

The Bai Kingdom has been raising scholars for hundreds of years, and its heritage is countless. With the Bai family's flag waved, it is still unclear how many of the 100,000 troops in the capital will be able to listen to us.

Secondly, those aristocratic families that originally supported us will rise up against us. They want the interests of the family, but they do not want the Bai family to fall.

Because the Bai family fell, the morality they had upheld for hundreds of years fell, which was unacceptable to them.

Remember that our Sima clan wants a complete world, not a fragmented world at the end of Qin and Han Dynasties. "

Sima You lowered his head and said, "The child has been taught a lesson, so why not release the second son of the Bai family back to the Bai Kingdom?"

Master Sima sighed:
"If King Bai and Duke Bai were released, they would not be able to rebel against me, but would only be under house arrest. How could they still make Bai Guo adopt a rat-like weapon and not dare to act rashly."

As for how to deal with the Bai family, the three generations of leaders of the Sima family didn't know what to do.

Although Sima made every possible effort to make things difficult for Bai on the surface, and looked like a life-or-death enemy, in his heart, both Sima Yi and Sima Shi admired Bai very much.

Not only do I admire the Bai family's moral character that has persisted for thousands of years, but also the Bai family's courage to protect one people and protect hundreds of relatives.

This is what every head of an aristocratic family yearns for and makes it their lifelong ambition.

Originally, the children of aristocratic families had no goals. It was Bai who told them that compared to ordinary people, you already have enough food and clothing, so you have nothing to worry about, so you have to take on more responsibilities.

He told them what they should do as a child of a noble family. Just look at our Bai family and you will know: study, family, country, and world.

But the Bai family is an insurmountable peak in front of them, making them respect and hate her in a very complicated way.

But what about Bai's attitude towards them?

Most of them split from the Bai clan, or the family's revival relied on the Bai clan's help.

Just like Bai's children.

The Bai family watched helplessly as they became a scourge to the world, but had no choice but to keep discouraging them and setting an example, telling them what a real aristocratic family should do.

It will definitely not just bully the common people, annex land, monopolize places, interrupt the upward passage, and divide the Xia, there is no bottom line.

A truly aristocratic family should be strict with themselves, aim for the world, be kind to others, and be friendly to others.

But how many people in the world can do this? Most of them are trapped in the abyss of interests, and they have become lawless clans and powerful men who cause trouble to the place and disrupt the imperial court.

As for why there is no one who can compare with the Bai family, the Bai family has no way to do it. Who makes them not have a virtuous family head for generations.

If the Liu family is the father of the world, then the Bai family is like the mother of the world. He constantly educates the people of the world on what Zhuxia is and what a person of Zhuxia should do.

When dealing with ordinary people, Bai's attitude is kind. You can hardly see a Bai who treats ordinary people with arrogance and many helpful actions.

Bai's attitude towards the aristocratic family is strict. Bai will help them, but she will also strictly demand them and ask them not to cause trouble, otherwise Bai will abandon them decisively.

The Bai family is dedicated to the world, at least the people of Bai country think so. They believe that Bai country is the country of sages among the pre-Qin people, and everything seems so reasonable.

(End of this chapter)