The last three kingdoms

Chapter 533 Outliers
In August, the air was high and clear, and the heat had completely disappeared. Sima Zhao sat on the king's couch with a haggard appearance. Through the wide palace gate, he could see a cloud wandering in the blue sky. Sima Zhao My mood also became erratic with the cloud.

Fifty knows the destiny, and Sima Zhao is already fifty-five this year. If he doesn't know the destiny, then he is really ashamed of the words of the wise and powerful.Sima Zhao knew that his time had come, and all his fame and wealth were but passing clouds. The reason why he was so reluctant to part with life and death was because he hadn't explained clearly what happened behind him.

When Sima Zhao was young, he was known for his ability and open-mindedness. He was decisive in situations, acted ruthlessly, and never procrastinated. Sima Zhao was always in the same position as Mount Tai when the palace changed again and again. This is why he was able to stand on the pinnacle of power. chips.But when one gets old, the vigor of the past no longer exists, and Sima Zhao also becomes indecisive, unable to make a decision on the issue of establishing an heir.

Sima Zhao had no choice but to call his cronies into the palace and let them give him advice and think of a way.

Birds of a feather flock together, and people are divided into groups. These ministers are divided into two groups consciously or unconsciously. The Yan Party faction that supports Sima Yan sits on the left, and the You Party faction that supports Sima You sits on the right. the meaning of.

Sitting on the left are Taiwei Wang Xiang, Situ He Zeng, Sikong Xunyi, Zhonghujun Jia Chong, Sanqi Changshi Peixiu, Shizhong Xunxu, Shangshu Shantao, Yushi Dafu Wang Shen, etc., all of them are the pillars of the country and the state. important minister.

The lineup sitting on the right is obviously not as strong as the one on the left, but it is also full of talents. There are servants Ren Kai, Zhonglang Lingyu Chun, Henan Yin Xiahouhe, Shang Shulang Liu Yi, Huangmen servant Xiangxiong, servants Wu Fen, Zhongshu Lang Zhanghua et al.

At this time, the Yanyou faction has reached the point where the situation is on par with fire and water. Although the Yan Party formed a party earlier, and most of its members are important court officials who hold important powers, and many of them are of the Sangong level, the You Party has passed through. Divided into groups, the young faction headed by Ren Kai and Yu Chun are full of vigor and momentum.

Today Sima Zhao invited all the ministers to come to the palace to discuss matters, and his intention is self-evident. The Yanyou and Yan factions are gearing up to compete for strength.

Sima Zhao saw that almost everyone had arrived, coughed softly, and said in a slightly tired voice: "I have been ill for a long time, and I know that my destiny is not good, but I am worried that there will be no successors, so I have called you here. , It is to discuss the matter of succession. The lonely eldest son Yan and the second son You both have inexhaustible talents, who do you think can inherit the great power?"

Ren Kai and Yu Chun looked at each other, and Yu Chun came out first, saluted and said: "King Jin, I think Wuyang Hou Qingping is fair, good at giving to the virtuous, good at literature and martial arts, is a standard in the world, and has a good understanding of people. Great reputation and great responsibility."

Shangshu Shantao, who was in the lineup on the left, immediately came out and said: "It's bad luck to abandon the elders and establish the younger ones."

Shan Tao is one of the "Seven Sages of the Bamboo Grove". Ruan Ji and Ji Kang are both famous in the world. "Letter of Breaking Friendship with Shan Juyuan" to express his feelings.

Taiwei Wang Xiang also said: "Abolishing the elders and erecting the younger is the way to create chaos. In the previous generation, the establishment of the younger led to more chaos in the country. At the end of the Han Dynasty, the incidents of Yuan Benchu ​​and Liu Jingsheng are also vivid in my mind. May Your Highness think about it."

Ren Kai immediately stepped forward when he heard the words, and said: "Shan Shangshu, Wang Taiwei's words are wrong. What is the elder and what is the young? Although Marquis Wuyang is the second son of King Jin, because King Jing has no son, he has passed on to King Jing's family. According to the law, Marquis Wuyang is the first son of Changmen. His Highness said before, "The world is the king of King Jing, what should I do with him?" It is orthodox that Marquis Wuyang succeeds, why do you abolish the old and establish the young?"

The Yan Party faction reasoned that it was poor because Sima You was the second son of Sima Zhao, but he was adopted by Master Sima, and most of the credit for the Sima family's success should be attributed to Master Sima. It was also because Sima You was young, only eight At the age of [-], Sima Zhao inherited his elder brother's great career. If Sima You were older at that time, it would be a question of whether it would be Sima Zhao's turn to succeed.

This point, Sima Zhao also seems to have self-knowledge, so in public, Sima Zhao has said several times that after a hundred years of residence, the great career will be yours, no matter whether it is against his will or to appease Sima Shi's cronies All in all, Sima Zhao said something like this, and Ren Kai stepped forward at this moment, and brought up the old matter again, which is a slap in the face of the Yan Party. Didn’t you say that you can’t abolish the elders and make the younger ones, please do it first Clearly, who is the elder and who is the young?

After a short silence, Pei Xiu jumped out again and said: "The Zhongfu army is smart and powerful, has talents beyond the world, and has a great reputation. Such is the appearance of the sky, it is definitely not the appearance of a minister."

The Zhongfu Army commanded the internal and external armies, and they were generally held by senior generals, but at this moment it was Sima Yan's current position, so Pei Xiu referred to Sima Yan as the Zhongfu Army.Pei Xiu mentioned here that Sima Yan has a different appearance, which means that Sima Yan "stands on the ground with his hands hanging down to his knees". Sima Yan's hair is super long, and when he stands up, his hair can hang down to the ground.Some people may say, what is this?As long as you store your hair long enough, anyone can grow it to the floor.Actually otherwise, as long as most people's hair reaches a certain length, it will grow longer and thinner. It's not surprising if only small braids like chopsticks fall on the ground.If we say that the first point can be achieved by ordinary people, but the second point is a bit difficult. Standing up with hands hanging down, even above the knees, it is completely the reincarnation of a gibbon.But the ancients believed that the length of the hands is the sign of great fortune, the sign of the emperor.Liu Bei, the founding emperor of the Shu Han Dynasty, was born with a strange appearance, with big ears hanging over his shoulders, and his hands above his knees. This is somewhat similar to Sima Yan.Sun Quan, the founding emperor of Soochow, was also born with abnormal appearance, blue eyes and purple beard. It is not surprising in later generations. Foreigner blood, but at that time, having abnormal appearance can generally be interpreted as the birth of great wealth. phase, and can even reach ninety-five.

In order to win over Pei Xiu, Sima Yan specially showed him his abnormal appearance, and asked: "Do people have similarities?" Pei Xiu returned her heart because of this.

But 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 noble in the future, and he will definitely become the emperor above tens of millions.

Although the current Sima Zhao is still better than the emperor, he is only a prince after all, and he is under the emperor anyway. Of course, if Sima Zhao wants to usurp the throne, no one will dare to object.

(End of this chapter)