Chapter 61: King Sima of Qi
But this one is a heavyweight figure, currently the King of Qi Sima Jiong, the son of Sima You, the younger brother of Sima Yan, Emperor Wu of Jin. He is also the loser of the last round of the throne-winning battle. The title of King of Qi is extraordinary, but his even more extraordinary identity is not the title of this title.
The previous generation of Qi King Sima You represented another lineage. Sima You was not only Sima Zhao's second son, but was also adopted to Sima Shi's lineage. In the process of the Sima family seizing power, Sima Shi's role was extremely important. The Gaopingling Incident relied on the three thousand dead soldiers raised by Sima Shi in Beim Mountain.
In the Gaopingling Incident, which was related to the fate of the Sima family, Sima Zhao was in a secondary role. In the end, the Wei Dynasty was successfully appointed as King of Jin, and Sima Zhao was posthumously respected Sima Shi as King Jing of Jin. Sima Yan was called emperor and respected Sima Shi as Emperor Jing of Jing.
Sima You was not only Sima Zhao's son, but also Sima Shi's stepson, and his talent was not inferior to Sima Yan. This caused another consequence. Sima Yan had many sons, and more than a dozen lived to adulthood. But he did not dare to make anyone except Sima Zhong the crown prince, and even Sima Jian was Yang Yan's son.
Because within the Sima family, Sima You himself has prestige, was Sima Zhao's parent-child, or Sima Shi's stepson. Sima Zhao once revealed that the world of the Jin Dynasty should be Sima Shi's, but Sima Shi had five daughters, but no son. This world fell into his hands, so he adopted his second son Sima You to his brother Sima Shi.
Except for the crown prince Sima Zhong, many sons of Emperor Wu of Jin were normal. But if these normal sons were not justified, it would be better if Sima You, who was adopted by Sima You? In order to keep the throne in his own lineage, Sima Yan could only make Sima Zhong the crown prince, and he could cut off Sima You's thoughts.
At that time, the court hoped that Sima Yan would become the crown prince, and Sima Yan could ascend the throne, not because he was much smarter than Sima You, just because he was Sima Zhao's eldest son, and Sima You was the second. Sima Yan was the eldest son because Sima Yan won Sima You, so he must be the eldest son, and only this reason could hold on.
Of course, the eldest son is only in the previous generation, and the current King of Qi Sima Jiong is not like this. After Sima You died suddenly, Emperor Wu of Jin came to mourn. Sima Jiong cried and told him that his father's illness was lied to by the imperial physician. Emperor Wu of Jin issued an edict to kill the imperial physician. Sima Jiong was therefore praised and was able to succeed the title of King of Qi.
Sima Jiong inherited the position of King Qi, which also caused a consequence. Sima Jiong had a bad relationship with his elder brother. Sima Jiong's elder brother was the original King of Liaodong. Originally, this prince could block bullets for Sima Ji. The officials in Luoyang in the province said that Youzhou was barren as soon as they opened their mouths. Unfortunately, Pingzhou was really barren. It was renamed to Qingzhou a few years ago, so Sima Ji became the northernmost vassal king of the entire Jin Dynasty.
"Zhang Wu, from your perspective, how about Yan State?" Sima Jiong, who was swaying with the carriage, opened his eyes and asked his confidant.
"In terms of territory, Yan State is a great country, but its land is vast and sparsely populated. It is not as good as Qi State. However, Yan King Sima Ji seemed to have discovered this and reorganized the household registration of the country, and he seemed to have some idea of resettling the people's household registration." Zhang Wu lowered his head and replied, "As the ministers heard, the King of Yan recruited the entire tenant households and slaves of the country for labor service within one winter, and did not worry about the exhaustion of the people's power. Therefore, he believed that the rumors that the King of Yan liked the Legalist idea should be true. If it were not the vassal king, he would have been a cruel official of a generation."
"But in my opinion, after entering Yan State, it was completely different from Fan Yang State. The villages I passed by were so beautiful that the tenants and the people followed the steps, which was pleasing to the eye." Sima Jiong recalled the scenery he had seen in Fan Yang State and shook his head slightly, "I think that Qimin can be reorganized in Qi State."
Ah Pu... Ah Pu! Sima Xu sneezes several times in a row. Sima Ji and Sima Yi both hid far away and asked impatiently, "King Fan Yang, what's wrong with you?"
"I may have felt a cold occasionally, and I feel a little uncomfortable, and I feel a little uncomfortable!" Sima Xu looked as usual and wondered what was wrong?
"Your Highness, Qi State and Yan State have been completely different in the environment. Since ancient times, Qi has been a place of wealth and prosperity. Duke Huan of Qi has achieved hegemony based on this! Your Highness does not need to imitate the strategies of Yan State." Zhang Wu said in a little puzzled manner, "Although your Highness has many household registrations, the territory is not large, and re-entry of households seems to be not very effective."
Sima Jiong took his eyes back from the scenery outside and stared at Zhang Wu in a daze, "A place of wealth and hard work can be more wealthy, and you are a little unresolved in reading history books. The so-called overlord of the Spring and Autumn Period has no other country except Jin State. The Spring and Autumn Period is just a story of Jin State and other countries! The so-called Qi, Chu, and Qin State are just passers-by."
"I have decided to stay in Yan State for a while, so you should not say much during this period." Sima Jiong said that, he closed his eyes and rested, turning a deaf ear to the vast sound of horse hooves of the vassal army behind him.
So far, Sima Jiong also wanted to stay in Luoyang like other vassal kings, waiting for opportunities. However, things were not going well. Yang's rule was very jealous of him, Sima You's son, so he had to stay in the fiefdom. Like Sima Ji, he was a regular attendant of the cavalry.
Sima Jiong, who was in an idle state, could only talk about nothing every day. If Sima Xu and Sima Yi had something to do, His Highness King Qi really had time to be a guest in Yan State.
After arriving in Jicheng, the governor Xu Meng, the inner secretary Fan Zhao, the chief clerk Feng Ji, the recorder Tong Jiang, the recorder Yan Yan, and the lieutenant Yang Qian were all greeted in Jicheng. Sima Ji and King Fan Yang and King Changsha were waiting at the gate of the Yan Palace.
"King Yan, King Changsha, King Fanyang is polite!" Sima Jiong got off the car and said politely, "I am idle at home, and I think about change when I am idle. This time I come to Yan State as a guest. I hope the King of Yan will not dislike you."
"As long as the King of Qi does not dislike the bitter and cold remote place of Yan State, how could Ji dislike Your Highness?" Sima Ji politely reached out to make a gesture of invitation, and he made a courtesy to King of Qi.
Sima Ji secretly stared at Sima Ji for a while, and there were not many books and picture albums describing the vassal kings of the Jin Dynasty. They undoubtedly described the vassal kings of the Jin Dynasty with a fleshy face and a human head. Also, Sima Jiong's name is so distinctive that he couldn't help but not pay attention.
Chapter completed!