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

"Because butterflies have wings, but none of us have wings! Yang Xianrong answered with a smile. Liu Xi then asked:"If you give me two wings, will I fly?""

"That doesn't work either, it still can't fly. Yang Xianrong added,"Because butterfly wings are born and grown." People are relatively heavy and cannot fly even if they are equipped with wings. Liu

Xi nodded. Looking at the butterflies flying around in front of him and landing on the flowers, Liu Xi said,"Mom, I want to catch a butterfly and let my brother play with it.""

With that said, Liu Xi started running after a butterfly...

When he went to bed at night, Liu Yao chose to be in Yang Xianrong's dormitory. The two of them took off their clothes and went to bed, cuddling together face to face. Liu Yao and Yang Xianrong were in love. Afterwards, the two people were lying on their backs holding hands. After that, the two people separated, and Liu Yao said:"Wish you sweet dreams, madam, go to sleep!""

Sleeping until midnight, Yang Xianrong pushed Liu Yao, who was still sleeping. Liu Yao opened his eyes and asked,"Are you okay, madam? Did you have a sweet dream?"

"It's not a pleasant dream, it's a somewhat scary nightmare. Yang Xianrong said. Liu Yao asked:"What kind of nightmare is that?" Was it a nightmare that woke the lady up?"

"I just dreamed that two people, one behind the other, were pulled away in a car by people wearing white clothes."Yang Xianrong said with some horror. Liu Yao felt a little strange, so he comforted Yang Xianrong and said:"I think about it every day, and I dream about it at night. If you have nightmares while sleeping, something bad may not necessarily happen. Have sweet dreams, sometimes they are sweet dreams"

"This dream I had was rather strange, and it had something to do with the two people in the Jin Dynasty. Yang Xianrong said. Liu Yao asked:"Who are those two people in the dream? Can you remember them?""

"I remember very clearly that the first person to be taken away was Sima Pei. The person who was later taken away was in Pingyang. Yang Xianrong continued:"This person is Emperor Min, Sima Ye.""

"ah? Is there such a thing?"Liu Yao sat up all of a sudden.

"I don’t believe it either!"Then Yang Xianrong also sat up. She continued:"Sima Pei is Sima Rui's second son. He is only eighteen years old. Was named Langya King this year"

"This Emperor Min, Sima Ye, and some former officials of the Jin Dynasty were placed under house arrest in Pingyang by His Majesty. Sometimes when your Majesty gets interested, he either asks Sima Ye to pour wine or goes hunting with him. Liu Yao said,"I'm going back to Pingyang in a few days. Could something big happen?""

The couple talked more and more energetically, and simply hugged each other and waited for dawn.

In the Jin Palace, above the court. Sima Rui was discussing with the Minister of Civil and Military Affairs Zu Ti's Northern Expedition, as well as Liu Kun, Duan Pixi, Murong Xin, and Emperor Min in the north. Wait for relevant information.

Zhou Wei said:"A few years ago, the refugee leaders Zhang Ping and Fan Ya gathered thousands of people in Qiao Di, and each named themselves the owner of the dock. Our king assessed the situation at that time and sent Huan Xuan, a member of the Qiao State who was a member of the army, to Qiao Di to persuade Zhang Ping and Fan Ya to surrender. The two were ready to surrender to the imperial court. When the governor of Yuzhou, Zu Ti, settled in Luzhou, he wanted to take these two people into his account. So Yin Yi, who joined the army, was sent to see Zhang Ping. When Yin Yi arrived at Zhang Ping's camp, he said with disdain: 'Your house can be used as a stable.' When he saw the big iron wok, he laughed and said,"It can be melted into iron farm tools." Zhang Ping was furious and said that the wok is the property of the emperor, how dare you destroy it with such arrogant words! Yin Yi threatened Zhang Ping and said,"If you don't surrender, your head will be gone. Why should you cherish the wok?" Zhang Ping was so angry that he beheaded Yin Yi on his seat. Although Zu Ti led his army to attack for more than a year, they still failed to conquer Zhang Ping's camp. Later, Zu Ti used a stratagem to alienate Zhang Ping and was killed by his subordinate Xie Fu. Only then did Zu Ti occupy Taiqiu."

"Zu Ti's tens of thousands of troops could not subdue the thousands of refugees snagged by Zhang Ping and Fan Ya. In order to capture Qiaocheng, Zu Ti also sent people to ask for reinforcements from Nan Zhonglang General Wang Han. Wang Dao said:"Wang Han sent Huan Xuan to join the army and lead 500 troops to help Zu Ti attack Qiaocheng. In the end, it was Huan Xuan who persuaded Fan Ya to surrender by riding alone to Qiaocheng."

The civil and military ministers were discussing in the court, and suddenly the attendant at the door came in and reported:"His Royal Highness the King of Jin, Zu Ti, the governor of Yuzhou, has sent someone to come and report!""

"Let someone in!"Sima Rui said. From outside the main hall, a man wearing Jin army uniform walked in. He came to Sima Rui, knelt down and saluted:"See His Highness King Jin!"

"Zu Lian, was General Zu Ti sending you here?"Sima Rui asked. Zu Lian replied:"Yes, I am now a soldier of General Zu Ti and came to Jiankang to present General Zu Ti's seal. Zu

Lian said and handed Fei Ren the watch seal. Fei Ren came to Sima Rui and handed the watch seal to Sima Rui. Sima Rui opened the watch seal and saw it read: General Wang Han joined the army Huan Xuan, He was ordered to lead the army to rescue Qiao City. With his eloquence and eloquence, he persuaded the refugee commander Fan Ya to surrender the city. The victory was not bloody, which was the result of Huan Xuan. He begged my king to appoint Huan Xuan as the domestic history of Qiao.

Sima Rui handed the seal to Fei Ren. He asked Fei Ren to read it again. After Fei Ren read it, he put the seal back on the Long Book Desk. Sima Rui said:"General Zu Ti has made great achievements in the Northern Expedition these years. Huan Xuan assisted from the side and made an indispensable contribution. Zu Ti’s words, I acknowledge them"

"Zu Lian can temporarily stay in the post house, wait for two days to receive the appointment document, and then go back to reply to General Zu Ti."Sima Rui said. Zu Lian bowed and saluted and went out.

The two brothers Sima Shao and Sima Pei were talking in a low voice. Sima Pei suddenly fell to the ground. The civil and military ministers were shocked. Sima Rui also saw it and immediately Standing up, Sima Shao shouted:"Call the imperial doctor quickly! Call the doctor! The second brother is unconscious!"

Then Sima Rui came down from the steps and looked at his beloved son anxiously. Sima Pei lay flat on the ground in the court hall, spitting out some blood from his mouth. Sima Rui touched Sima Pei's face and said:"Daocheng, you Wake up! Wake up! Father is calling you! Director Wang also hurried over, knelt down and stroked Sima Su's head and shouted:"Your Highness, wake up!" Our Jiangzuo court was first established, and many things cannot be done without you!

The civil and military ministers present also shouted:"Your Highness!" Your Highness!"

Two imperial doctors hurriedly came to Sima Rui. They put down the treatment box, one took his pulse, and the other looked at Sima Rui's eyes. Sima Rui closed his eyes tightly, and the imperial doctor who took the pulse hurriedly gave Sima Rui Kneel down:"His Royal Highness, King Jin, has no pulse!"

"Imperial Physician Li, Imperial Physician Zhang, what are you waiting for? Come to my rescue immediately!"Sima Rui said with an angry face. The two imperial doctors were trembling with fear. One pinched the person and the other pressed Sima Xi's chest, but there was no improvement. Sima Shao and other members of the Sima family, as well as other civil and military ministers, all had their faces covered He looked very anxious.