Since entering Lelang, Sima Ji took hundreds of personal guards to leave the large army. This place was already within the territory of the Jin Dynasty. Although the ancient environment was not safe, under the escort of hundreds of fully armed soldiers, ordinary thieves still dared not treat Sima Ji. Since the snowfall, the temperature has changed every day. When entering Liaodong, the wilderness is covered in silver and people are rarely seen.

Only when he arrived in Youzhou could he catch the tail of autumn. Sima Ji did not enter Jicheng, but went straight to Luoyang. Who made him, as the military commander, have to return to the court to report his life, but he didn't want to be in the whirlpool of the capital, so he always wasted time on the road, which was his own choice, and he couldn't blame others.

He went to Luoyang to report his life to reassure the queen. Sima Ji was also forced to bow his head under the roof. Otherwise, with his lazy personality, if he was a free prince, he would not have come to Luoyang for ten years.

The green lights were opened along the way, and the results of the battles were revealed at this time. Dong Meng followed him step by step, which surprised the palace maids of the inner palace. As time went by, Dong Meng's power in the inner palace was increasing day by day. There were not many people who could make Dong Meng personally saddle the horses. After careful look, many palace maids recognized the people. After all, Sima Ji's appearance was easy to identify.

"My brother is going east to fight, and I am here to report." Sima Ji bowed his eyes and looked quite calm.

"The King of Yan has been exhausted and has worked hard." Jia Nanfeng ignored Sima Ji's laziness. She has seen this way for several years. After looking at Sima Ji's face, she couldn't bear to blame him and asked, "What is the result of this battle?"

"The result of the battle was blood flowing like a river. Pingzhou Dongyi School Guard's Mansion was half dead and injured. As for the land of the Three Hans, I can't remember it. It's about hundreds of thousands of people, including men, women, young and old. If my brother showed mercy, the immigrants who moved in the interior might not be able to hold on." Sima Ji thought about it as if he had recalled and gave an uncertain number.

There are not so many people who really die directly under the knife. The terrible consequences of the war are reflected in the destruction of productivity. No one dares to farm and support themselves. The direct consequence is starvation. The war lasts for a short time and the accumulation before it can withstand it, which will not cause a sharp decline in the population. Once the war does not stop for three to five years, the accumulation before it is consumed, and the population of the country will starve to death on a large scale.

According to Sima Ji's observation, the productivity on the peninsula cannot accumulate anything at present. This eastern expedition has left the spring plowing and autumn harvesting, which has made the local tribe unable to withstand it.

Sima Ji said a number of hundreds of thousands in an understatement, and directly suppressed Dong Meng who was waiting beside him. The smile on his face became stiff, and he thought to himself, "The King of Yan is also a cruel and ruthless person, who is so cruel."

When Dong Meng thought of this, he felt relieved again. What is this? Didn’t King Yan appear in people’s discussions as a cruel person? It is natural to do such a thing.

It has to be said that Sima Ji himself has an inauspicious reputation, and at this time he strengthened the cognition of others, just as other princes love the people as their sons, and he himself is a cruel bastard.

Jia Nanfeng was not stingy, saying that he was preparing to pardon the sinners in the first month of the year, and that he would be exiled to the Dingfang County King Sima Yao, who was exiled to Dafang County, could return to Luoyang, and the matter of standing as King Chu was written off.

The issue of immigration in the Central Plains was mentioned indirectly. It was beyond Sima Ji's expectations. Jia Nanfeng agreed very simply. This is different from what he imagined. Is there no resistance? You should know that the population and wealth are proportional to the agricultural era. Which state is willing to migrate its population?

"The emperor's sister-in-law must have a lot of trouble, but we must live in the new land, otherwise we may lose it again. I thank you!" Sima Ji quickly greeted him. This time he was definitely sincere and good for the entire country.

When he left the palace, Dong Meng quietly explained the reason. Xia Tianjing, Yang, Yan, Yu, Qing and Xu had flooded the six states, fertile fields were flooded, and the people were displaced. A large number of refugees appeared in several major states. The censors who set out from Luoyang had already gone to various states to appease.

Recalling the locations of each state, Sima Ji suddenly woke up a lot of them. These major states include the Yangtze River, Huai River and the Yellow River. If it were just one river flooding, it would never be like this. Floods in the entire basin?

"Although things are difficult to predict, is this natural disaster too big?" Sima Ji felt a little heavy. He knew that there were unexpected situations in the world, and he kept using this sentence to comfort himself and not placing his destiny on luck. But everything has a certain degree. The states affected by this flood are all large-capacity states. It is not an exaggeration to say that half of the country of Jin was affected. After a flood affected so many places, he did not dare to think about how many people were affected.

"The King of Yan still lives in Yong'anli. I believe there should be a lot of guests visiting in the past few days." Dong Meng smiled with a pursed lips, not knowing what it means.

"Even if there is, I hope I will wait for two days to come. I want to have a few days to have a full meal. The land of the Three Koreans, oh no, the environment in Lintun County is too bad." Sima Ji smiled bitterly, "It's nothing to go there once in a while, but if I stay for a long time, I will go crazy. King Dong'an is the person I admire the most, and he can stay for so long."

He had just arrived at the Yan Palace in Yong'anli, and Sima Ji had not had a few days of peace. Just as Dong Meng said, there were really customers visiting him. Maybe Dong Meng informed the other party that this person was Zuo Si of the twenty-four friends of Jingu.

Zuo Si came from a poor family and naturally did not receive attention. Not to mention him, isn’t this the case even Shi Chong, the richest man in the Jin Dynasty, now? Sometimes Sima Ji thought about it, Shi Chong’s showing off his wealth might not be because he was born to love this. Maybe he just took showing off his wealth as an advancement level, so that their family could truly enter the ranks of the gentry.

Local tyrants regard the people as nothing and arbitrarily annexed and oppressed them; the aristocratic families regard the tyrants as stepping stones, and they will definitely not leave any chance to truly take power for local tyrants; and the aristocratic families are also divided into different levels. The aristocratic families in border counties can only revolve around the border counties, and rarely have the opportunity to transform into aristocratic families to participate in the government affairs; while the aristocratic families have the position of Qinggui and participate in the government affairs, but they are inevitably bound by the Wang family of Langya, the Yang family of Hongnong, the Yang family of Taishanyang family of Taishanyang family of treating them as lackeys.

Although the Hongnong Yang family was cleaned up, their foundation was still strong, and they were intricate in the Great Jin Dynasty. If they really had no strength, they would not be killed. Shi Chong's fate should have happened to the Hongnong Yang family, but it did not. Apart from the leading figures, the branch of the Hongnong Yang family was not affected.

"Let him come in!" Sima Ji sighed. He liked the external confidence of the Han and Tang Dynasties, and also appreciated the internal stability of the Ming and Qing Dynasties. But he could not have both fish and bear's paws. How easy was it to absorb nutrients and learn from the advantages of various dynasties?

There was absolutely no stability within the Han and Tang Dynasties. There were many examples of local forces challenging the central government. There were no such internal troubles within the Ming and Qing Dynasties, but the foreign policy was too conservative. Since the Northern Song Dynasty, the Central Plains dynasty entered a new model. The gentry and powerful people no longer existed, could not threaten the central government, and could not force the central government to be prepared at any time. Perhaps this was one of the few benefits of the existence of the gentry.

"Meet the King of Yan!" Zuo Si gave a great gift as soon as he entered the palace, and did not dare to be negligent. Obviously, for many years, he had not been willing to accept the reality that the aristocratic clans were superior to the poor. Maybe he was not willing to do so, but he was helpless.

So when talking to Sima Ji, the prince, he was still a little cautious in his expression.

"Is it because of the prefect?" Sima Ji did not have these bad habits of the gentry in the capital. He directly said what Zuo Si thought straight to the point. When he saw the other party, he nodded and said, "Taichong believes that he also understands the environment of the Dajin court. The aristocratic family controls the court. With his background and character, the idea of ​​assisting the government and governing the court is a luxury. I also know the disadvantages of this, but there is no way."

Sima Ji first made a statement that our Great Jin Dynasty had its own national conditions here, and then he turned to the topic. "The three thousand counties under the Great Jin Dynasty were all occupied by the children of the gentry. Therefore, the opportunity now lies in the new territory and expanding territory. No matter what the local environment is, I believe that it is much better than being a small steward in the court, and can also show what I learned in my heart. During the Southern Expedition, I received the support of the gentry in the old Wu and Shu area. There was also part of the reason, and they also wanted to advance. As soon as Tai Chong came, I knew that what I expected was good."

What Sima Ji said was not a secret, but a fact that the entire court was tacitly understood. Anyone who wants to change the current nine-rank Zhongzheng system, regardless of the official rank, will be attacked. Even Wang Rong's official rank cannot be avoided. Now Wang Rong lives in a mess, and passes a leaf in the flowers without touching his body, which is also a manifestation of his fate.

Even if Wang Rong is like this, what can Zuo Si do? Sima Ji is not interested in the children of the gentry, so he can only look for it from poor families. You should know that once there is a war in the Central Plains, he does not want an unfriendly family to appear behind him and look back at him. However, this candidate must have a certain amount of energy and a foundation is not solid. Then Zuo Si is the most suitable under the Jia family's wings.

Once the Jia family falls, Zuo Si is a tree without roots, and his destiny is not in his own control. Maybe because of his relationship with the Jia family, he will be liquidated and ignored again. No one will choose to win over. For Sima Ji in Youzhou, no one will win over the officials behind him, which is the greatest help.

I recommended Zuo Si to make a plan for the future, but in Zuo Si's eyes, the King of Yan is a person who has a kindness to him. Needless to say, it is touched by himself, but I personally came to thank him.
Chapter completed!