Liu Yu's expression changed, and he said in a deep voice: "Miaoyin, you can't say anything casually. How can the Sima family join forces with Xile? Xile will not talk to the Sima family again even if he is dizzy.
Because of his relationship, Sima Rongqi and Sima Xiuzhi, who took over Jingzhou last time, were driven away by him one after another."
Wang Miaoyin said coldly: "Brother Yu, you said that if I want to seize power from you and become the number one person in the Jin Dynasty, the only way is to make friends with the Sima clan, and then use the emperor to control the princes
, then with Liu Yi’s personality, will he do it?”
Liu Yu's body trembled slightly and he said nothing.
Wang Miaoyin continued: "Liu Yi expelled Sima Rongqi and Sima Xiuzhi in the past because these two people were in a hurry just after his Western Expedition ended, the Huan clan was first destroyed, and the position of Jingzhou governor had not yet been decided.
Tie Di wants to come over and seize the positions of the governor of Jingzhou and the governor of Yizhou. It's not because he hates these Sima princes as much as you do, but because these princes want to come and seize the territory he has conquered. Don't you understand yet?"
Liu Yu nodded: "This is indeed the truth, but the current situation has not changed. From the emperor to the clan, the Sima family is still ambitious. They want to create opportunities to seize power even if they don't have the opportunity. If we hadn't set up
The concept of loyalty to the emperor and patriotism cannot be touched for the time being, and I will not allow them to continue to run rampant in the world like this. Fatty, tell me, how many cases have you reported to me about the Sima clan's rampant lawlessness?"
Liu Muzhi said calmly: "I have the status of a royal noble, but I don't have any official position. Of course I feel uncomfortable. I can only take the opportunity to bully the common people and anesthetize myself. It's not just the Sima clan.
, many children from aristocratic families are actually like this. To put it bluntly, they are just used to being idle."
Liu Yu gritted his teeth: "If you have nothing to do, you can make a living by yourself. I don't believe that if you ask them to do things by themselves, farming and weaving all day long, they will be so idle."
Liu Muzhi smiled and said: "Okay, before that, you have to excommunicate them and demote them to common people. The same is true for the children of the aristocratic families. Isn't that what I was talking about with Miaoyin for so long. Just
However, even after completing the fifth server, it will take some time to completely seize the title and become a commoner."
Liu Yu sighed: "Forget it, let's not talk about this for now, let's go back to the original topic. Now that you have said it, it is really possible for Xile to get together with the Sima clan in order to seize power. Miaoyin, please keep an eye on this.
Yes, the emperor has you, but Sima Dewen, who is the most popular among the kings of the Sima clan..."
Having said this, he frowned slightly: "This man is now promoted as the leader of many Sima clans, and his prestige is even higher than that of the emperor. When the court discussed sending troops to Nanyan last time, he openly debated with me.
If you hadn't stood up and overpowered him at that time, I'm afraid we wouldn't be here now. What you're worried about is probably that he and Liu Xile will get together."
Wang Miaoyin said calmly: "Sima Dezong is a useless person who can only lie in bed all day long. I act on his behalf in the name of the queen and can control the palace. But Sima Dewen is a normal person who has gone through hardships and has a perseverance.
To be honest, he is far better than many children from aristocratic families, especially when it comes to building interpersonal relationships and winning over nobles from aristocratic families, Xie Hundu may not be his opponent."
Liu Yu's expression changed: "Is he so powerful?"
Liu Muzhi nodded: "Yes, he is indeed very powerful. Back then, Sima Rongqi and Sima Xiuzhi ran out to snatch the governor of Jingzhou. I later found out that it was not their intention, but Sima Dewen's behind the scenes.
Instigated, especially Sima Xiuzhi, their Qiao Wang family were loyal to the court when Sima Yao was in power, but were almost killed by Huan Xuan. So Sima Dewen tried his best to persuade Sima Xiuzhi to go to Jingzhou to eradicate Huan Xuan's old party and work for him
The eldest brother and his nephews took revenge. If it weren't for him, how could Sima Xiuzhi, who was naturally timid and fearful, dare to take over Jingzhou where Huanxuan had just been defeated and where the Huan family's old tribes were everywhere?"
Having said this, Liu Muzhi paused: "One more thing is that after we raised the army, we appointed King Wuling Sima Zun as regent. This Sima Zun was honest and obedient and acted completely according to our wishes, but Sima Dezong
, after Sima Dewen was rescued from Jingzhou, Sima Zun died inexplicably just after he handed over the power of regent, and the cause of death has not been found out until now."
Liu Yu's brows furrowed: "You mean, Sima Dewen might have done this? Is there any evidence?"
Liu Muzhi shook his head: "I don't have any evidence, but my intuition tells me that this matter is not simple, because it depends on who will do it and who will benefit the most. When Sima Dewen was away, the Sima clan named Sima
Zun is the leader. In the year since the founding of the Yi dynasty, he has been the convener to manage the Sima clan. At that time, the strategy we formulated to provide the kings of the Sima clan with money, land and houses, but not to give them official positions, was also implemented successfully.
good."
"But as soon as Sima Dewen came back, Sima Zun died. From then on, the kings of the Sima clan followed Sima Dewen, and then he began to encourage Sima Rongqi and Sima Xiuzhi to become governors, hoping to restore the former Western Dynasty
At that time, the prince of the Sima clan divided the town into various places and supported his own troops. Whenever something happened in the court, he would raise troops to respond. "
Liu Yu took a deep breath: "It's just that they were provoking Liu Yi and wanted to seize Jingzhou, so Liu Yi deliberately let Huan Zhen counterattack Jiangling, drove away Sima Xiuzhi, and even almost killed him. As for
Sima Rongqi was even worse. Before he took office in Yizhou, he was killed by Qiao Shu rebels in Baidi City, and his son Sima Chuzhi simply rebelled and surrendered to Qin."
Wang Miaoyin said seriously: "We did not do these things, but there seemed to be an invisible hand controlling everything secretly. Since then, I have also strengthened the surveillance of Sima Dewen and ordered him to move out of the palace.
When I came to live in the palace, I also didn’t want him to come into contact with Sima Dezong and take the opportunity to issue an edict in the name of the emperor. This time I went with the army and carried the jade seal with me all the time, just because I was afraid that he would take the opportunity to cause trouble."
Liu Yu nodded: "Thank you for your hard work, Miaoyin. Only now do I know that there are so many hidden secrets behind this. I can also understand how difficult it is for you, as the queen, to prevent the restoration of the Sima clan. It's really difficult."
It’s a shame for you.”
Wang Miaoyin's eyes flashed coldly: "So, what I'm most worried about is that the Sima clan has joined forces with Liu Yi, who has a lot of troops, and Xie Hun, who is prestigious among the aristocratic families. Brother Yu, the barbarians can't be invaded by foreign invaders.
But the real enemy is within."
This chapter has been completed!