Chapter 1030 Remedies

Chapter 1030 Remedies

Chapter 1030 Remedies (Part )

It was already night, and the Prince's Right Guard led Zhou Yan and selected dozens of people, and went straight to the outside of the Dongye Gate with a small entourage.

Taicheng or Jianye Palace was still under construction. The east side of the city wall had been mostly completed, with a gate called "Dongye Gate".

Across a road to the east of Dongye Gate is the garden where Crown Prince Sima Fei lives today.

Wang Biaozhi, the lecturer of the Eastern Palace, was standing on the west side of the road. He bowed and said, "Your Highness, I have invited the General of the Left Guard to come. Please come in quickly."

Sima Fei nodded slightly and got off the ox cart.

Not sure if it was because he was anxious or excited, but he almost stumbled and Princess Shan Yinan grabbed him.

Sima Zonggang, the General of the Left Guard and the King of Nandun, came over with the key, muttering to himself. When he saw the Crown Prince, he frowned and asked, "Why don't you take the sedan chair?"

"When the country was just founded, even the emperor had to drive an ox cart. Why does General Zuowei say this?" Wang Biaozhi turned around abruptly, stared at Sima Zong and scolded.

Sima Zong dared to find fault with the prince, but he did not dare to act rashly in front of the Wang family. Hearing this, he stopped talking, handed over the key, and ordered the soldiers to open the door.

The Dongye Gate, which looked brand new and seemed to still smell of wood, was pushed open with force.

The guards of the Eastern Palace were left outside, while the Crown Prince and his wife, and the Eastern Palace tutor Wang Biaozhi walked in.

A team of soldiers guarded them on the side and quickly brought them to the Taiji Hall.

Taiji Hall is the only completed hall complex in Taicheng. It was originally used for court meetings, not a sleeping hall. But what can one think of at this moment? It would be nice to have a proper hall to live in.

The Taiji Hall has a total of twelve rooms, representing the twelve months, and all have been completed.

There are seven rooms in the east hall and west hall on both sides, which are under construction.

There are two upper pavilions in the east and west between the halls, and the square courtyard is sixty acres wide. It has only been hastily planned and no construction has started.

The palace guards used to be the imperial guards, and they rotated their defense areas regularly. Today, the troops guarding the Taiji Hall and the Dongye Gate area are led by General Sima Zong of the Left Guard.

This person was extremely favored before, after all, he was a member of the royal family. But with Sima Rui's founding of the country, various systems and the regent and even the shogunate were adjusted, and Sima Zong's status was not as good as before. It was normal for him to be dissatisfied, and it was also normal for him to vent this dissatisfaction - the imperial power was already weak, let alone the prince?

Sima Fei was somewhat resentful, but Shan Yinan stopped him with a look. The couple then walked forward silently and soon entered the palace, while Wang Biaozhi, the lecturer of the Eastern Palace, stayed outside and waited.

As soon as he entered the hall, Sima Fei's eyes froze slightly. Langya King Sima Chong had actually arrived first!
"Greetings to the Crown Prince and Crown Princess." Sima Chong and Zhuge Wenbiao both stepped forward and saluted.

Sima Fei and Shan Yinan returned the greeting.

"Third brother, how is father?" Sima Fei asked in a low voice.

"I felt a little dizzy when I heard the news of defeat in the afternoon, but I feel much better now," Sima Chong said.

"Prince Langya is confused!" Princess Shan Yinan said bluntly, "The Great Jin Dynasty has just been revived in Jianye for a few months. It is full of vitality. How can there be news of defeat?"

Sima Chong was stunned when he heard this.

Princess Zhuge Wenbiao of Langya was standing there quietly, looking unwilling to speak, but when she heard Shan Yinan's questioning, she couldn't help but look at her.

Shan Yinan also noticed Zhuge Wenbiao.

The two had not had much contact before. After all, one was a lady from Sizhou (Henei County) and the other was a scholar from Xuzhou (Langya County), and they were not in the same circle.

Occasionally I heard some news, which was just that Zhuge Daoming had two daughters, both of whom were beautiful and intelligent.

She didn't feel anything about it, and occasionally she would feel a little bit dissatisfied, wondering if I was not beautiful, but she quickly suppressed this emotion.

She is the Crown Princess, so she cannot indulge herself like other ladies. She should be dignified and elegant, and be a good wife to the Crown Prince.

When she becomes the queen in the future and rules the country, won't others have to pay respect to her?
Zhuge Wenbiao quickly withdrew his gaze and said nothing.

Suddenly, a gust of fleshy wind blew, and the noble concubine Shi came hurriedly.

The four of them saluted again.

The emperor has a rule that the kings should treat their mothers with respect. Theoretically, they should visit their mothers every morning and evening and call her mother, but Sima Fei couldn't call her mother so he just performed the ceremony.

After all, the prince's biological mother is still alive, she is just someone else's wife.

"Come with me." Shi said softly.

Everyone did as they were told.

Sima Rui had sat up, half leaning against the inner board. His complexion was not too bad, but it was obvious that he was not in high spirits.

"Crown Prince and Prince of Langya please stay." After saying that, he looked at Shi.

Shi understood and led Shan Yinan and Zhuge Wenbiao to wait outside.

After walking a few steps, Shi gently took Zhuge Wenbiao's hand.

She really likes this daughter-in-law.

She is tall and well-proportioned, a head taller than the average man and woman, worthy of being from Qingxu.

She is beautiful and talented, but her temper is a little cold. But her son is not bad either, he will surely get better slowly and their friendship will be deep. If she gives birth to a prince in the future, it will be even more perfect.

In contrast, the Crown Princess, after so many years of marriage, only gave birth to one daughter.

The prince had another illegitimate son, but he was born to a concubine. This was a flaw that could not be ignored.

As he was thinking, he felt a force in his hand. It turned out that Zhuge Wenbiao wanted to break free.

Shi looked at her daughter-in-law with a stern look and let go. There were voices coming from the inner room.

"The war has come to this point, it is not the fault of Shan Yanlin alone." Sima Rui said: "I have been lying down for the whole afternoon, and thinking about it for the whole afternoon. The only solution now is to say four words, 'tolerance for the sake of the country'!"

Sima Fei and Sima Chong looked like they were struck by lightning.

Isn't this what Shao Ze always says?

Tolerance for the sake of the country, peace between the barbarians and the Chinese, and keeping pace with the times can be said to be the basic national policy of the Pseudo-Liang Dynasty, among which "tolerance for the sake of the country" was shouted the longest.

"When I crossed the Yangtze River, I had 160 officials, most of whom were northern scholars. After the restoration, northerners and Wu people each accounted for half." Sima Rui continued, "Among the officials I selected for the Eastern Palace and the Langya Palace, there are also quite a few Wu people. You two should understand my intention. If you want to keep a corner of Jiangdong, you must tolerate the Wu people for the sake of the country."

It is true that the court officials were half from the north and half from Wu, but that was just the number. There was still a difference in rank between the two. Northerners often held high positions, while people from Wu were mostly lower-ranking officials. That was the difference.

Furthermore, the status of a family can be judged by its family background and marriage. A lot of clues can be seen from the marriages of the crown prince and princes.

The status of the Wu people improved, but they could not yet compete with the scholars who had moved south.

"Ever since the Eastern Wu, the Jiangdong nobles have been thinking about establishing their own territory. If Chen Min of Lujiang had not been so outrageous and had not been so unpopular, they might have established themselves in Jianye long ago. It was not easy for my family to gain this kingdom. I am the mediator, and it is difficult for me to tell others about my various sufferings. Only Concubine Shi can confide in me." When he said this, Sima Rui's eyes were extremely complicated.

There was relief, worry, resentment, and even a bit of expectation when looking at his son.

It's not easy for him as the lord!
Since the shogunate era, he was born with deficiencies, and most of the affairs, big and small, were handled by Wang Dao alone. After all, wasn't it because of his "humility and retreat" that the Wang family took a fancy to him in the first place?
But who doesn't have a temper as a seven-foot-tall man? If you keep pushing him like this, over time, the accumulated dissatisfaction in his heart will almost drive him crazy, and he will explode without hesitation.

But he can't do that.

Although Wang Dao abused his power and most of the civil and military officials in the court came from his school, he was ultimately good at putting on a show.

Moreover, he could see that Wang Dao had no ambition to replace the Sima family.

Wang Maohong was actually not living a happy life either.

Is it easy to patch up and barely hold half of the country together?
In order to please the Wu people, I even took the initiative to learn Wu dialect, and then spoke poor Jiangdong dialect and was laughed at by others. Is it easy?

Is it easy to arrange multiple marriages, mediate the conflicts among the scholars who have migrated south, and negotiate with the Jiangdong nobles on their behalf?
Putting himself in Wang Dao's shoes, Sima Rui felt that Wang Dao must also be feeling resentful.

Therefore, he should not get angry with Director Wang, but should continue to play the role of "humble and retreating".

Tolerate each other for the sake of the country? This sentence shouted by Shao Ze twenty years ago makes more sense the more I think about it.

"After the battle in Huainan, anyone with a discerning eye can see that the Jin army is still a little short of its strength." Sima Rui added, "We need to remedy this now. If we don't, there will be no hope."

Sima Fei and Sima Chong listened attentively.

"The first is 'ensuring the people', the second is 'enriching the country', and the third is 'strengthening the army'. The three are actually one and the same." Sima Rui said.

"Now, three counties, Weishi, Ting, and Ye, have been established in Tangyi County in the north of the Yangtze River. How can we find more than 10,000 households?"

"Danyang County has Langya State and Linyi County, with more than 1,500 households. Shan Yanlin sent the people of Huainan and the surrendered people of his ancestors to Wuhu, where they were settled and their origins were found out, and a county was established in Wuhu."

"There are more than 20,000 households of Qingxu people in Jingkou. They were all officials and civilians who followed me to the south. I need to find out how many households there are now."

"These people are not refugees from Yu, Yan, Si and Ji. They are the pillars of our family. We must not neglect them. We can build a city in Jingkou and make Xuzhou a subordinate county."

"Jianye also has no less than 20,000 households, and a county may be established there as appropriate."

"There are many refugees. Those who crossed over early already have children and grandchildren, and they are multiplying. After they are registered as households and civilians, they can provide food for the court, and I don't have to sacrifice my face and beg the people of Wu every time."

"We have long ago organized refugees into an army. However, it is doubtful whether they can fight. We must train them carefully in the future to make up for the deficiency."

"The Jiangdong nobles can defend themselves, but it is very difficult to advance. If you want to swear an expedition to the north and return to the old capital in the future, you will have to rely on the imperial court's troops. Remember this."

After saying this long speech which seemed like he was giving instructions for his final affairs, Sima Rui stopped and breathed slightly.

Sima Fei and Sima Chong stood there motionless, trying to digest these words.

After hearing this, the three girls from the outer hall, Shi, Shan and Zhuge, each had their own thoughts.

Shi was a little frightened.

It was just a defeat in Huainan, is it that serious?
She glanced at Shan secretly. Shan Yinan's expression also changed, but he was still calm, and his expression was even more determined, as if he was unwilling to admit defeat and wanted to assist the prince to turn the tide.

Zhuge Wenbiao sighed secretly.

Although she had many complaints, if that day really came, how could she let her body be humiliated by the enemy? At most, she would die.

Sima Rui took a short break in the inner room, and then spoke again: "The Eastern Palace has many shortcomings, and my son is wronged. Chongzheng Hall and two east and west wing halls have been built next to Yundu in the southwest of Taicheng. They can be used as the Eastern Palace. We can move there in a few days."

"Daorang, Langya State has only a few thousand households, and I am sorry for you. I will give you 52,000 households in Kuaiji and Xuancheng counties as fiefs, but since you don't want the country, you can stay in Jianye. The local military and political affairs will be handled by the two county internal historians."

"There are two key places in the east and west of Jianye. From Jianye to Jingkou in the east, the river is wide, the wind is high and the waves are fierce. On the south bank, there are rocks and rocks, and high hills are close to the shore, just like the Great Wall, which is not easy to climb. Down from Jingkou, the river is wider, the wind and waves are more fierce, and there are high peaks, muddy and sandy beaches, and islands along the coast. They are all shallow, short and narrow, making it difficult to pass. Therefore, the only important place is Jingkou. Behind it is the old river of Qin and Han Dynasty. Dongwu opened Pogang Du, and crossed the river to Guangling, directly into Zhongdushui (Hangou). It is really an important town in the east of Beijing. Only relatives or important officials are allowed to leave the town."

"To the west of Beijing is Liyang. The two Liang Mountains, east and west, stand on either side of the river, overlooking the flood. The river here is narrow, and Niuzhu Mountain and Caishiji extend deep into the river, making it easy to attack. If the enemy comes from Shouchun or Hefei, they must cross the river here. In the past, when Sun Ce defeated Liu Yao and took all six counties in Jiangdong, he crossed the river from here. Liyang is more important than Jingkou, and it is also guarded by members of the royal family and relatives."

"Shan Yanlin has lost his army and territory! Let him stay in Wuhu. After dealing with the refugees, he can move to Liyang to supervise the area for me. I will discuss this matter with the Prime Minister."

"And Guangling..."

Sima Rui kept on talking and repeating himself.

Obviously, after what happened during the day, he felt a sense of crisis.

No one knows his body better than him.

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