It was another dry summer.
The sun is like a huge ball of fire, steaming the earth mercilessly. The whole city of Luoyang, near noon, was shrouded in mirage. The sparkling Luo River, the hot water vapor into the air, the humid heat steaming, making the city feel like a steamer upside down inside. All the temples, houses, and roads, while being burned by the sun, were also very hot.
Under the extreme heat, even the plain and shady lobby in the Huainan Palace was steaming.
Portrait of Sima Yun, King of Huainan
Standing on the high platform, looking at the northern qi that shone with purple light in the distance, Sima Yun, the king of Huainan, was anxious in his heart.
The long wait turned his life into a kind of torture and suffering.
In the first year of Yuan Kang (291 AD), Sima Yun, the king of Huainan, entered the dynasty with his brother Sima Wei the Prince of Chu and participated in the killing of Yang Jun. After the success of the matter, due to the illness of his birth mother, the king of Huainan quickly rushed back to Yangzhou Town. Subsequently, there was a great change in the city of Luoyang, the clan quarreled, the king of Chu killed the king of Runan, and then, the king of Jia killed the king of Chu - because of the misfortune, the king of Huainan himself was not in the capital, and he did not participate in everything, and he was able to be safe and sound in yangzhou town.
Portrait of Sima Wei, King of Chu
In this way, he stayed in Yangzhou until the crown prince Sima Suo was deposed by Jia Hou. At that time, the emperor had no heirs, and many ministers in the imperial court were preparing to promote the king of Huainan as the emperor's brother-in-law, so they secretly urged him to return to the dynasty, and Sima Yun had the opportunity to return to Luoyang after a decade of absence.
Unfortunately, Jia Nanfeng secretly plotted, always wanting to pretend to be her son to sit on the throne of the crown prince with the child born by her own sister Jia Wu, and did not want emperor's brother Huainan to be the crown prince.
As a result, the Proposal of the Emperor's Brother, the Jin Court has been delayed.
During Sima Yun's stay in Luoyang, Sima Lun, the King of Zhao, sent envoys from Sun Xiu to kill the deposed prince in Jia Nanfeng, and then took advantage of the opportunity to kill the Jia clan party in one fell swoop. On the same day, in order to calm people's minds, they elected Sima Zang, the three-year-old son of the former crown prince Sima Suo, as the emperor's grandson. At this point, the throne of the crown prince could no longer be turned by Sima Yun, the king of Huainan.
Jia Hou (Jia Nanfeng) portrait
This was not the end of it, the King of Huainan in the capital was a hussar general and a leading protector, and his position was sensitive, and soon became a thorn in the eyes of King Zhao and Sun Xiu.
Knowing that Sima Lun, the King of Zhao, did not have good intentions toward him, the King of Huainan was not willing to tie his hands and make a catch, secretly raising the dead, and secretly contacting Shi Chong and others, secretly plotting to get rid of Sima Lun.
Unexpectedly, Sun Xiu was quick to wait for the King of Huainan to form a solid alliance with the opposition forces of the Zhao Faction among the courtiers, and he attacked first, and put Shi Chong and other human beings under siege on the charge of attaching to the Jia clan party.
Portrait of Sima Ran, King of Qi
When the news came, the king of Huainan was like a needle felt. Before Sima Ran, the King of Qi, went to Xuchang, he gave a series of admonitions, which made him even more anxious in his heart.
Sure enough, yesterday afternoon, the palace sent someone to preach the message, and worshiped the king of Huainan as a lieutenant. In this move, he knew in his heart that this edict must be the work of King Zhao and Sun Xiu, pretending to be a good gift, and actually seizing the military power in his hands.
The edict had been issued, and Sima Yun could not think of a very good way for a while, so he could only say that he was sick and did not worship.
However, saying that the disease is not worshipped can only play a temporary delaying role. This long wait for the blade to fall on his neck was more unbearable than death.
Portrait of Sima Lun, King of Zhao
"Pray to Your Highness the King of Huainan, the emissaries in the palace will come to the palace, and please listen to the edict in front of the door."
Sima Yunzheng was meditating, and the guards spoke.
It's finally here! Sima Yun sorted out his clothes, made a simple arrangement, and went straight to the door of the palace. After only one day, the imperial court came to showdown, which was really fast enough.
The King of Huainan was well aware that those who came were not good. In the past, the transmission of instructions was all in the palace hall. Nowadays, the people who come to let themselves go outside the door to receive the message have to be guarded.
To the surprise of the King of Huainan, the messenger did not bring a large group of people to arrest him. Together with his own messengers, there were only about twenty people in total. The messenger rode on horseback, and the rest of the retinue walked, following the column left and right.
Portrait of Emperor Hui of Jin (Sima Zheng).
The man on the horse was Wang Mi, who had been sent by Sun Xiu.
Wang Mi was very knowledgeable, and before he came to the Huainan King's Palace, he was very worried. He knew that the King of Huainan was the emperor's brother, and he was not comparable to Shi Chong. This imperial brother has a strong personality and a strong body, and if the words are not harmonious, the other party is very likely to kill people.
Thinking left and right, Wang Mi came on a fast horse - as long as the two of them did not speak in harmony, they could escape without waiting for the King of Huainan to move.
"The king of Huainan listens!"
Sima Yun was stunned. He looked at Wang Mi, who was riding high on horseback, with a beard on his face, and was surprised in his heart. This envoy was neither a eunuch nor an official of Shangshu Province.
After hesitating for a moment, Sima Yun still knelt down to listen.