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

"Report back to the King of Jin who is a thousand years old and King Langya has passed away!"Li Yuyi said helplessly. After listening to Li Yuyi's words, Sima Rui suddenly sat on the ground and cried loudly. Sima Shao also cried heartbreakingly. Everyone present cried with a very heavy heart. stand up

"King Jin is a thousand years old, and King Langya’s body is already cold!" Doctor Zhang touched Sima Ra's body and replied helplessly. Sima Rui cried loudly and shouted:"God, why did you take away such a lovely son from me? He is still a child!"

Not long after, Sima Pei's princess Shan came. She ran into the hall, cried loudly and fell on Sima Pei. Shan cried a few times and fainted. Li The imperial doctor and Zhang Yuyi rushed to treat him again, and Shan finally opened his eyes slowly. Shan looked at Sima Rui, crying as sadly as himself. Shan said:"Father, what happened to my husband? Just leave like that? He is usually very strong and not sick!"

Sima Rui suppressed his grief and nodded without saying a word. A maid from Langya Palace cried and came to the main hall with a little boy who was only a few months old. When the little boy saw Sima Ra lying on the ground, he also started crying.. When the people around saw this, they cried even more sadly.

Everyone present burst into tears. Seeing his nephew coming, Sima Shao wiped the tears from the corners of his eyes and said:"An Guo, your father is gone, come to my uncle." bring it on!"

Sima Shao went over, picked up Sima Anguo, and cried loudly again. The maid came over, took Sima Anguo over, and came to Sima Rui's side. Sima Anguo touched his father's face with his young hands, and then He looked at the adults around him.

Sima Rui didn't know what to say to this lovely grandson, and held Sima Anguo in his arms while crying. When Director Wang saw it, Sima Rui's Princess Shan was very sad. , and said to Sima Rui:"Your Highness, please let the princess and the child return home first!"

Sima Rui nodded. Director Wang waved his hand, and two maids came to pull Shanshi, but Shanshi was lying on Sima Rui crying and couldn't pull him up. Other ministers also came to persuade, and two maids from the Jin Palace also came over. Help, Shan finally stood up, but her eyes were blurred with tears. Two maids supported Shan, and two guards followed, back to Langya Palace. The two palace maids supported Sima Rui, returned to the dragon chair on the steps and sat down , Fei Ren was waiting on the side. Sima Rui lay down on the long book table again, crying loudly, and the whole court was also crying. After a while, Sima Rui stopped crying, and said to Director Wang who was standing in front:"Mr. Shigehiro, Daocheng passed away at an untimely age, and I am extremely heartbroken. You first arrange the manpower to send Daocheng back to his mansion. As for his funeral affairs, you should follow the rules and watch them unfold!"

"Your Highness, there is something I don’t know whether I should ask? Director Wang said with some anxiety. Sima Rui asked:"If you and I, the king and our ministers, have anything that we cannot ask, you can just say it.""

"It's Mrs. Xun. After all, she is the biological mother of the prince and King Langya! Director Wang said cautiously. Sima Rui thought for a moment and said,"Is this necessary?""

"Your Highness, Princess Yu has passed away five years ago. The personal grievances between Mrs. Xun and Princess Yu cannot be blamed on Mrs. Xun alone. Director Wang said:"People say that 'a mother is more valuable than her son'. Mrs. Xun gave birth to two lovely sons for Your Highness." But because of her low status, even though she is the biological mother of two sons, the two children spend very little time with her. The eldest prince has been canonized as the crown prince, but she has been following his highness for several years, but she doesn't even have a decent identity. This can't be justified, right?"

"What does Mr. Shigehiro mean? Sima Rui asked. Director Wang said:"It has been difficult for Mrs. Xun to see her two sons for so many years." He invited the Crown Prince to go to Xun's residence and go to Langya Prince's Mansion with his mother. Let them, mother and son, see each other for the last time!"

Sima Shao rode a horse, led dozens of guards, and four sedan bearers carried a sedan to an inconspicuous corner in the southeast corner of the palace. There were three dilapidated houses, and the tiles on the eaves were also missing.. The Xun family, who had been neglected by Sima Rui for more than ten years, lived here. Except for two maids to take care of Xun family's daily life, almost no one came here. A shed was built in front of the door, which is the kitchen for cooking. A The maid at the door saw so many people coming and quickly shouted into the room:"Madam, someone is here!"

Sima Shao and the guards all dismounted and came to this small courtyard. Xun raised the curtain and was a little frightened to see so many people. Later, when he took a closer look, he saw that it was his son Sima Shao, and he was relieved. When Sima Shao saw his mother, the affection between mother and son emerged spontaneously in his heart. He knelt down in front of Xunshi with a bang and burst into tears. Xunshi took Sima Shao's hand and asked,"Daoji, what's wrong with you?" Did something happen?"

"Mother, my brother passed away!"Sima Shao cried. Xun's"Ah!" made a sound, and then Xunshi fainted. Sima Shao and the guards carried Xunshi into the room and put her on the bed. Sima Shao looked at his mother anxiously, and Xunshi slowly opened her eyes, tears all of a sudden. Came down again. Mr. Xun asked:"Daoji, your brother is usually in good health, why did he suddenly become ill? Did something happen?"

"Mother, none of these. Today in the court, my brother suddenly lay on the ground and died. The imperial doctor tried to save him for a long time, but there was no way to save him."Sima Shao replied. After hearing this, Mr. Shi's mood calmed down a little, and Sima Shao said:"Mother, I came here on the order of my father. My father hopes that you and your brother can see each other one last time."

After hearing what Sima Shao said, Xun burst into tears again. Sima Shao persuaded Xun and said,"Mother, I have made you suffer all these years. My father has allowed us to visit you only a handful of times, and there are many things going on in the court. So I rarely come to visit my mother. Please forgive me, mother. I will definitely come to visit my mother often in the future!"

After Sima Shao finished speaking, he knelt down to Xunshi again. Xunshi pulled Sima Shao up and murmured:"In the past ten years, if I hadn't thought about you and my brother, these two good sons, my mother would have been married. No more courage to live. What I think about every year is that I hope to see more of you and Daocheng. Now that Dao Cheng has left like this, he is only eighteen years old!"

Sima Shao cried with Mr. Xun, and the two maids also kept sobbing.