The Sixteen Kingdoms of the Eastern Jin Dynasty: The Competition in the Central Plains

The two hit it off immediately, stood up and laughed, and slapped each other with their right hands. Then Sima Yi found a piece of yellow silk and satin from the bookshelf and spread it on the desk. He took the brush on the desk and dipped it in the ink in the inkstone. On the right side of the silk satin, he wrote seven words from top to bottom: Advise King Langya Carry book. On the left side of the seven words, Sima Yi wrote his name. He was afraid that there was something wrong, so Sima Yi looked at it carefully again, and then handed the brush to Sima Zong with a smile, and Sima Zong also wrote his name.

"what's next?"Sima Zong asked. Sima Yi said:"Of course we should contact the Minister of Civil and Military Affairs immediately and have all the Ministers of Civil and Military Affairs who support Sima Rui's ascension sign and pledge it!"

"This was our idea!"The two people laughed again.

The next morning, the weather was a bit gloomy, as if it was going to rain. At this time, a carriage hurriedly passed the Zhuque Bridge on the Qinhuai River and headed south to a small alley. At the corner of the alley, there is an archway. On the archway, there are three black characters"Wuyi Lane" written in seal script from right to left. Here are all high-end mansions, pavilions and pavilions, and each gate is guarded by servants. Carriage They stopped at the gate with two large flower beds. There was a huge iron tree in each flower bed. The gate was clean and spotless. The two people looked up and saw two large cursive characters written from right to left on the lintel:"Prince's Palace"". Two people got off the carriage, one of whom had gray hair. The two people came to the door one after the other. There were two servants at the door. One asked:"Who are you two looking for?"

"Could you please inform Sir Shige Hong that Yannian and Yanzuo would like to see you?"One servant went in, and the other servant was still standing at the door. After the two people finished speaking, they admired the two iron trees at the door. Both of them looked to be in their thirties, but if you look closely, the one with white hair was actually older. One or two years younger. The white-haired man looked at the top of the iron tree and said,"Third brother, they say that the iron tree only blooms after sixty years. Is that true?!"

"A person is considered to have a long life if he can live to be sixty years old. I am only thirty-three years old, and you are only thirty-one, both in their thirties. Although it is difficult for people to see the iron tree blooming, it does not bloom every sixty years. It blooms in about ten or twenty years."Sima Yi said

"In recent years, the world has been in chaos, the land has been lost, and the capital has been occupied. The people in the north are displaced. They find it difficult to escape to their country and find it difficult to return to their home. We, the descendants of the royal family, are always on tenterhooks. Things in the world are unpredictable and unpredictable!"The white-haired Sima Zong said with a smile:"It's better to live with flowers, plants and trees, and not compete with the world. Unlike us people, who scheming and fighting against each other"

"We two brothers, our combined age is only sixty-four. Sima Fu, the longevity star of our Sima family and our third grandfather, lived to be ninety-three years old. The stubborn old man still insisted that he was the minister of Cao Wei until his death. If I live to be sixty-four, I will be content."Sima Yi said:"The previous emperor Sima Chi was poisoned by the Huns Liu Cong when he was less than thirty years old. It's really sad to think about it!"

"Human life is destined by God, and random thoughts are of no use."Sima Zong said.

While the two were talking, footsteps came from the yard. When the two of them saw Director Wang coming out, they quickly raised their hands and saluted and said,"How is Mr. Wang always?! Director Wang came to the door and quickly returned the salute:"Which fragrant wind brought your two highnesses here?" Please! Please! I was about to ask to see the two princes! Please come to the study!"

The king of Xiyang, Sima Yi, whose courtesy name is Yannian, and the white-haired Nandun king, Sima Zong, whose courtesy name is Yanzuo. Both brothers are the sons of Sima Liang, the king of Runan, who was a participant in the"Eight Kings Rebellion". They followed Sima Rui for"five years" In addition to Sima Yi and Sima Zong, there were also Sima Hong, King of Pengcheng, and Sima You, King of Runan. Sima Yi and Sima Zong followed Director Wang and walked through the corridor and a small pavilion to Director Wang's study. Study To the south is a large garden.

When we come to Director Wang's study, behind a large desk is a bookshelf filled with various bamboo slips. Many bamboo slips are neatly stacked, and some are made of cloth. Written copy and official documents. Director Wang said politely:"Your Highnesses, please take a seat!"

Two servants brought two bamboo chairs, and Sima Yi and Sima Zong sat down. Director Wang sat behind the desk and asked,"Are your two highnesses here to persuade King Langya to join?!"

"As expected of the knowledgeable and resourceful Mr. Wang, he hit the nail on the head! Sima Yi said with a smile. Sima Zong said:"Master Wang is worthy of being the chief counselor of King Langya!""

"Mr. Shigehiro knows the current chaos in the world better than we do."Sima Yi said:"Emperor Huai was in trouble four years ago. Emperor Min had to surrender to the Han Dynasty because there was no food and grass in Chang'an and no reinforcements outside. He was also named Huaiping Marquis by the Huns, and his life and death were uncertain. It was a great shame and humiliation!"

"Emperor Min was only seventeen years old and was robbed by the Huns when he was still a child! Sima Zong sighed:"It is difficult for us royal family to protect ourselves, let alone rescue the enemy.""

Sima Zong said, taking out a piece of silk from his body. Sima Yi helped unfold the silk. When Director Wang saw that it was to persuade him to enter the book, he smiled:"My two highnesses and I coincided with each other!"

"Serve tea!"Director Wang said. A subordinate at the door said"Okay" and hurried over. Not long after, two maids came in. One maid was carrying a tea tray with an exquisite teapot inside. The other maid The tea tray held three tea bowls with lids. The two maids put down the teapot and tea bowls. One of the maids poured tea into the tea bowls one by one, then saluted Director Wang and the Sima Yi brothers, and the two maids exited.

"Your Highnesses, please have a taste. How do you like the tea from Jiangnan?"Director Wang said. Sima Yi and Sima Zong picked up the tea cups one after another. Sima Yi lifted the lid and took a sip. Then he put down the tea cup and said,"The taste is fragrant and the taste is fresh. It's just last year's tea."

"Your Highness is indeed a master of tea, and you will know it as soon as you taste it. This year's spring tea is not yet on the market, so you can only drink last year's tea, and you have to wait a few more months. Director Wang explained helplessly.

"This is related to the season, there is no way. The tea I drink every day is also from last year. In the years after we first arrived in Nanjing, we sometimes couldn’t buy new tea, so we had to drink the tea from our hometown that had been there for several years!"Sima Zong echoed. Director Wang took a sip of tea, then picked up the writing brush on the desk, dipped it in ink, and wrote his name in cursive on the letter of persuasion. Sima Yi and Sima Zong looked at Director Wang's signature. , kept smiling and nodding.