Huan Rong

Taihe five years, May, Shuo

The imperial court granted Xuyi the fiefdom of Huanrong, and the official document allowing conscription in Youzhou was delivered to Xuyi.

When Huan Rong saw the officials entering the city, he was taken aback on the spot.

"Brother Zijing?"

Seeing Huan Rong's face full of surprise, Wang Xianzhi jumped off the shaft of the chariot, laughing loudly.He held Huan Rong's wrist without any shyness, and said: "I haven't seen you for a few months, how is Brother Rong? The incident in Huainan has spread to Jiankang, and I know that Yuan's rebellion according to Shouchun, I am very worried for my brother. Is there a good brother?" Have a countermeasure?"

"This one……"

Huan Rong didn't expect that it would be Wang Xianzhi who came, and he didn't expect to ask the matter so straightforwardly in just a few words in person.He twitched the corners of his mouth in a little embarrassment, and could only try to muddle through.

Too many words will be lost.

If a few words were inadvertently slipped out, with Wang Xianzhi's intelligence, it is hard to guarantee that he would not have thought of him and Yuan Zhen playing the oboe.I'm afraid there will be a lot of trouble at that time.

"Not long after Rong just entered Xuyi, the prefect of Linhuai conspired to assassinate him. Most of the county officials were implicated, and the officials were vacant for a while. Now he is busy selecting officials, so he really has no time to spare. And there are not enough troops in hand. If he wants to deal with Huainan Rebels, it will take some time."

"Oh." Wang Xianzhi nodded, he didn't know whether he accepted Huan Rong's explanation or he had other ideas, he didn't continue to ask, but changed the subject naturally with a smile on his face.

During the conversation, Huan Rong learned that he was going to stay in Xuyi for a few days, Huan Rong didn't think too much, and directly invited the group to the Assassin's Mansion.

Seeing that the plaque was obviously newly hung, Wang Xianzhi raised his eyebrows.

"This place was originally the prefect's mansion." Huan Rong didn't intend to hide it.

"Zhu Yin was imprisoned for the crime of treason. As soon as the official documents of the three provinces arrived, he would be executed. His family was charged with the crime according to the law, and all their property was confiscated. This house was originally built by a military general in the previous dynasty, and was later acquired by the Zhu family. When Rong first arrived, I don’t want to waste people’s money, so I used this to rebuild the government office and temporarily set up the state government.”

The two walked through the gate of the mansion, all the way through the front yard, and the removed trees, flattened flowers and plants, and the square area drawn with ink lines could be vaguely seen.

The areas are half a step apart, basically the same size, and arranged neatly and orderly.

Wang Xianzhi was very puzzled, looked at Huan Rong strangely, and asked: "Brother Rong, is it necessary to build a value house here?"

After much deliberation, there is only this explanation.

"No." Huan Rong laughed loudly, "A few days ago, the officials of the counties and counties were assessed and selected. Due to the large number of candidates, the county government couldn't let them go, so they simply moved them here."

"here?"

Huan Rong nodded and said: "These ink lines were originally used to place partitions, and they can also be used to build canopies in case of rain."

When you get closer, you can see that the ink line is not drawn on the ground, but is three inches from the ground.

Seeing that Wang Xianzhi was very interested, Huan Rong didn't hide his secrets, so he ordered his servants to fetch several rectangular planks on the spot, and wedged them into the ground one by one to form two side-by-side "examination rooms".

Huan Rong asked Wang Xian to come forward, first knocked on the board, and then pushed hard to make sure that the test room was indeed solid.Then sit back and feel it.

"Brother Zijing, what do you think?" Huan Rong stood in front of the examination room with his hands behind his back, and said with a smile, "That day, Rong sat there."

While speaking, Huan Rong pointed to a place five steps away from the examination room.

"There are also a few family members who patrol the examination room to ensure that no one is cheating, and those who are selected are those with real talents and practical learning."

When Wang Xianzhi walked out of the examination room, he couldn't help but marvel at this fantastic idea.

However, he thought that this assessment was just a stopgap measure, and he would not do it again when Xuyi's government affairs were on the right track, so he didn't ask any more questions, and he didn't take it to heart.

"During the Northern Expedition last year, the cart brought by Brother Rong was extraordinary. Looking at it now, Brother Rong must have skilled craftsmen under his command."

"Brother is too famous."

The healthy servant stepped forward to remove the wooden boards and filled up the dents. Huan Rong asked Wang Xianzhi to go to the main room.

"Alright." Wang Xianzhi said, "I also have important matters to discuss with Brother Rong."

"Brother Zijing, can you let me know in advance?" A little curiosity flashed across Huan Rong's expression.

"It's a long story, and I would like to ask my virtuous brother to accept the official document first before we speak." Wang Xianzhi put it off for the time being.What he wanted to say was very important, and he was so serious that he was worried that the walls would have ears.

After thinking about it for a moment, Huan Rong suppressed his curiosity, stopped asking any further questions, and led him to the corridor himself.

"Brother Rong, those who come with me, it's better to delay."

Huan Rong nodded, winked at the healthy servant, and said: "Go and invite Jia Sheren, tell me to catch up with Brother Wang, and ask him to accommodate the people who came with me."

"promise!"

The healthy servant understood, and led the order to exit the corridor, and hurried to the guard room.Today, Jia Bing was in the state government office to handle the county's government affairs. With him in the front line, it would not be a problem for Wang Xianzhi to avoid anyone.

"It's hard to embarrass Brother Rong." Wang Xianzhi sighed, revealing a wry smile.

Huan Rong glanced at him with a smile, pretending to be relaxed and said: "I solved the problem for brother Zijing, how should brother thank me?"

"How about helping Brother Rong win the Jiankang Salt Market, and then take control of a country's salt administration?"

what?

Huan Rong stopped in his tracks, his smile froze at the corner of his mouth.

"Brother Zijing, don't joke."

"Brother Rong doesn't believe it?"

Of course he doesn't believe it!

Wang Xianzhi came from the Langya Wang family, and the Taiyuan Wang family controlled Jiankang Yanshi. There are inextricably linked relationships between the two.In addition, he and Wang Tanzhi have a good personal relationship, and they can be called close friends. Huan Rong really doesn't believe that he will offend the other party for him.

Even if he has this intention, will Langya Wang agree?

Impossible to think about.

"Brother Rong, don't believe me, this is the first thing I want to discuss with Brother Rong." Wang Xianzhi's expression was indifferent, as if he was planning to join forces with Huan Rong to snatch the meat from the Taiyuan Wang family.

"I really didn't expect..." Huan Rong murmured.

"Brother Rong didn't expect many things."

Wang Xianzhi blinked his eyes in a good mood, obviously he was approaching his thirties, but there was a youthful mischievousness, which caused the servants and servants in the corridor to blush, their eyes were like spring water, and they could barely move.

Huan Rong couldn't help being speechless.

No wonder Sima Daofu didn't even want his face because of him, this person is simply a "disaster"!

The two went to the main room, and Ah Mi personally delivered the tea soup, and then guarded the door with the healthy servant, not allowing outsiders to approach easily.

Wang Xianzhi picked up the teacup, sniffed the fragrance of the tea lightly, unconsciously stretched his eyebrows and eyes.

"I heard that brother Rong has good tea in his possession, and the cooking method is unusual. Now that I have the honor to taste it, it must be true."

"Brother Zijing, thank you." Huan Rong said with a smile.

"Brother Rong is too modest." Wang Xianzhi replied.

Holding the tea soup in their hands, the two sat and looked at each other, both found it interesting, and couldn't help laughing out loud.

After drinking the tea soup, Wang Xianzhi took out two official documents, one was to grant Xuyi the fiefdom of Huanrong, allowing him to live there;

Huan Rongjing passed his hand, he didn't ask anyone to set up a case to burn incense, and he didn't kneel to Jiankang to accept it, he just unfolded the bamboo slips for a closer look.In particular, the official document permitting conscription was read twice from beginning to end.

It was confirmed that there was no limit on the number of recruits, and there was no clear statement on how the army would be "placed" after Huainan was taken back. He knew that the court hadn't ignored it, but had directly surrendered power.

In any case, military power is victory in hand!It was a surprise that Xuyi became a food city, and it was 100% due to the mother-in-law showing off her power.

The amount of military pay is not written in the official document, and [-]% of them do not plan to give food and grass.

Huan Rong doesn't care.

Sitting in Yandu is a God of Wealth in the Northland, holding multiple channels to generate wealth, let alone a few thousand people, given enough time, tens of thousands of people can still afford it!

The pie slammed down, the fragrance was tempting, Huan Rong was so excited that he could hardly control the corners of his mouth that turned up.

Wang Xianzhi didn't take it seriously at all, he felt that the fried cake tasted good, and the sanzi was also more delicious than homemade ones, and he used a lot of chopsticks.

Nowadays, most of the pastries for hospitality are deep-fried, or wrapped in honey, which is very inconvenient to use directly.

When Huan Rong was entertaining guests in Yandu, he once ordered someone to prepare exquisite bamboo chopsticks, accompanied by exquisite bamboo knives.The style spread out accidentally, and quickly became the standard equipment for noble families to entertain guests.

Unknowingly, Huan Cishi led the trend of the times, and the cause was nothing more than a dish of Sanzi.

When Huan Rong put down the official document, most of the pastries and sanzi on the plate were gone.

Huan Rong couldn't help but blinked as he looked at the empty lacquer plate and at Wang Xianzhi who was still full of thoughts.

He only knew that this person was a fan of cold food powder, but he didn't know that he also had the potential to be a foodie?Thinking of Xi Yin who had stopped taking drugs, he felt a little bit stunned.

"Brother Zijing, have you ever taken cold food powder recently?"

Wang Xianzhi shook his head.

After returning from the Northern Expedition, his eyes turned red when he saw meat, and his appetite increased sharply, which really shocked the people around him.Xi Daomao even asked a doctor to stay in the mansion, fearing that one day he would have a problem and it would be too late to rescue him.

After becoming an official in the court, he was busy with government affairs every day. Knowing that this substance would cause fever all over his body, and his mind was in a trance.

In contrast, the increased appetite did not decrease.

Xi Daomao was still worried every day, trying every means to control Wang Xianzhi's appetite, for fear that he would burst his stomach.For this, Wang Xianzhi was really pained and happy, and the feeling is hard to tell others.

After listening to a few words, three black lines slid down from the top of Huan Rong's head.

This is a complaint?

It's clearly showing off, a different kind of show of affection!

Is it great to have a "other half"? !

He...he really didn't.

A figure flashed through his mind, Huan Rong froze for a moment, shook his head quickly, and suppressed the sudden thought.

"I am determined to become an official in the court and regain the old power of the Langya Wang Clan." Wang Xianzhi put away his smile and said seriously.

When mentioning the Langya Wang family, one has to mention the famous saying "The king and Sima share the world".

The "king" in this sentence is not the king of the princes, but the Wang family of Langya in the period of Wang Dao and Wang Dun brothers.

Back then, the Langya Wang Clan's power almost caught the attention of the world.

Without Director Wang, Sima Rui might not be able to gain a firm foothold after crossing the river.If there were no Langya Wang clan, there would be no political situation in which the Eastern Jin gentry and the emperor jointly ruled the government.

It's a pity that after Wang Dao's death, the Langya Wang family had no successors, and due to the influence of Wang Dun's rebellion, they gradually withdrew from the court and were replaced by the Taiyuan Wang family.

Today, only Wang Biaozhi can do it.For example, Wang Xizhi's father and son simply put their love on calligraphy, leaving behind the name of a sage of calligraphy and a sage of calligraphy. They are well-known among the people, but they lost the right to speak in the court.

Historically, Sima Daofun's success in ascending to power forced Wang Xianzhi and Xi Daomao to divorce. Apart from the decline of the Huan family and the decline of the Xi family, it was inseparable from the current situation of the Langya Wang family.

Would she dare to change to the heir of the Wang family in Taiyuan?

Even if her own father is the emperor, she still dare not provoke the top gentry, otherwise she will never end well.

Now, Wang Xianzhi is determined to embark on a path completely different from history.Huan Rong couldn't guess what the fate of Langya Wang's family would be in the future, but he was more than five percent sure that Sima Daofu would not fulfill his wish and interfere in other people's families.

The first step for Wang Xianzhi to unite with Wang Biaozhi to revive the Langya Wang Clan is to find allies.

Looking at the Jiankang gentry, the Wang family in Taiyuan and the Xie family in Chenjun were the first to be excluded.If the Langya Wang clan wants to rise, it will inevitably compete with the two for power.Don't think about allies, political enemies are more appropriate.

Later, the Xi family, Chen family, Chu family and others passed by one by one. Wang Biaozhi intended to intervene with the Zhou family, but Wang Xianzhi set his sights on the Huan family.

This Huan does not refer to Huan Wen and Huan Chong, but Huan Rong!

For this matter, the two argued behind closed doors for a long time, and almost fought on the spot.

As a result, Wang Biaozhi's face was ashen, and he was still not convinced; Wang Xianzhi insisted on not changing, and even fought to send the official document to Xuyi, so angry that Wang Biaozhi almost threw the table on the spot.

Due to the current situation of the Langya Wang Clan, the two did not want to really break up, and finally each took a step back. Wang Biaozhi sent a letter to Kuaiji, and Wang Xianzhi personally went to Xuyi to check the tone of potential allies and weigh the gains and losses. Make a decision later.

However, Wang Xianzhi made up his mind early on, no matter what the result of Wang Biaozhi's contact with the Zhou family was, he would not change his mind.

The big deal is to go their own way.

Anyway, the two don't belong to the same room, so as long as they don't cause essential damage to the Langya Wang family, there's nothing wrong with doing their own things.

The dispute between the two belongs to the family's internal affairs, and they will not tell outsiders clearly, even if they are allies.However, in order to persuade Huan Rong to nod, Wang Xianzhi revealed one or two things as appropriate to show his sincerity for the "alliance".

"If Brother Rong is interested, I can go back to Jiankang and start implementing it." Wang Xianzhi said in a solemn voice, "If you can win the Jiankang Salt Market and take control of the salt government, Brother Rong will get six points, and the Wang family of Langya will get six points." Four points."

Huan Rong didn't speak in a hurry, but picked up the slightly cold tea soup, brought it to his mouth and took a sip.

The bitter taste enters the throat, and a hint of sweetness slowly emerges.

Huan Rong narrowed his eyes, and began to think about whether this matter was feasible.Like Wang Xianzhi, he also had to weigh the gains and losses.

With the lessons learned by Xi Yin, he is skeptical about the strength of the "Friendship Boat".The Titanic can crash into an iceberg, and the ship he and Wang Xianzhi were on is hard to guarantee that it will capsize one day.

But the olive branch handed to him was very tempting, so he was really unwilling to give up on it.

The mother is the princess of the Jin family, and has a certain influence on the court, but it is limited after all.In order to grasp the first-hand news of Jiankang, and even influence the situation in the court, it is necessary to find allies.

But is Wang Xianzhi really reliable?Is the Langya Wang family the best choice?

Huan Rong is not sure.

Originally he chose Xi Yin, but unfortunately the reality gave him two slaps, and it was both left and right.

"Brother Zijing, may I take the liberty to ask, why me?"

Wang Xianzhi secretly breathed a sigh of relief.

Being able to ask this sentence proves that Huan Rong is somewhat enthusiastic about this matter, rather than intending to refuse from the beginning.

"The reason why I chose Brother Rong is because you and I are in the same situation."

"How do you say that?" Huan Rong was really surprised.

Wang Xianzhi didn't explain in words, but dipped his finger in the tea soup and sketched a relationship network on the low table.

In this net, Huan Rong and him were surrounded on all sides, surrounded by a pack of wolves, and if they were not careful, they would be crushed to pieces.

"Brother Zijing, is this too much?" Huan Rong frowned.

"However." Wang Xianzhi shook his head, and drew a horizontal line on the picture, pointing out that only by joining forces can the two stand out from the encirclement and gain vitality.

"If I am content with calligraphy and don't ask about court affairs, I won't be in such a dangerous situation." Wang Xianzhi said in a deep voice, "However, today is different. There is the matter of Shouchun first, and Brother Rong must have experienced it personally."

Huan Rong frowned even deeper.

Think carefully about what Wang Xianzhi said, and you have to admit that what he said makes sense.

It has only been 30 years since Wang Dao passed away, and the Langya Wang family has declined rapidly in the court, especially Wang Xianzhi's house, which has almost become a marginalized person.If there are no other people's hands and feet behind Ruoyan, it is completely impossible.

Those who carve up this piece of cake back then will definitely not be happy to see Langya Wang's resurgence.

If it is just one of Wang Biao, it can still be tolerated.

When Wang Xianzhi joins it, [-]% of them will bring alive the thoughts of the same family.When the Langya Wang Clan is integrated, it will definitely become a force that cannot be underestimated, enough to shake the entire court.

There are still [-] nails on the broken ship, let alone a top gentry like the Langya Wang family.

Huan Wen's threat has not yet been resolved, and the Langya Wang family has to withdraw the interest of the year. Whether it is the Jin family or the Taiyuan Wang family, few people can sleep peacefully.

"Brother Rong is in Youzhou, and I am in Jiankang." Wang Xianzhi continued, "Brother Rong can hold the military power, while I can stand in the court."

To put it bluntly, this is a political business.Whether the buyer and the seller can reach an agreement, and finally make a contract, depends on whether the respective income can be directly proportional to the payment.

Friendship is just a fig leaf, and the core is always interests.

"This matter is of great importance, brother, can you allow me to think about it for two days?"

"Naturally." Wang Xianzhi nodded.If Huan Rong didn't even think about making a decision immediately, he would be worried and doubt his own decision.Such prudence and prudence are the basis for long-term cooperation.

"Brother Zijing is exhausted from the journey, please go to the passenger compartment to rest for a while, and I will host a banquet in person to wash him off later."

Wang Xianzhi didn't refuse, he stood up and was led by his servant to the passenger compartment.

Huan Rong sat alone in the room, knocking on the table with his fingers, the more he knocked, the more irritable he became, he couldn't make up his mind, so he immediately raised his voice, "Ah Mi."

"The slave is here."

"Send someone to see if Zhong Sheren and Jia Sheren are free. If you are free, please come and have a talk."

"promise!"

At the same time, Qin Lei traveled day and night, speeding all the way, and successfully entered Shouchun City by virtue of his status as a trilogy of the Qin family.

Because he chose a shortcut, he never met the people sent by Yuan Jin at all, and he didn't even know that Yuan Zhen intended to join forces with Huan Rong.

Entering the city this time, Qin Lei was uncertain, and for the sake of caution, he did not dare to show up with Zhu Fu's son rashly.After careful investigation, it was confirmed that Zhu Fu was not in the city for the time being, so holding the badge of Qin's servants, he went to find Yuan Zhen and his son.

"Qin's trilogy, come from Linhuai?"

Yuan Jin looked at Qin Lei suspiciously.

If he hadn't met Qin Jing, and knew that the servants of the Qin Clan's Wubao all carried waist tags, and they couldn't be easily imitated, he would never easily meet a stranger.

"Back to Mr. Lang, the servant is the trilogy of the fourth son of Qin, and now envoy Huan is here to obey orders."

Yuan Jin's eyes were slightly cold, thinking of Yuan Zhen's exhortation, he reluctantly suppressed his killing intent, and asked in a cold voice, "Why are you doing this?"

"I have a letter, which needs to be presented to Mr. Yuan in person."

"Just give it to me."

Qin Lei didn't move, but still said: "The servant was ordered to present the letter to Mr. Yuan face to face, and I would like to ask Mr. Lang to make it easier."

"You!" Yuan Jin was furious.If it wasn't for Qin Lei's identity, [-]% would draw his sword and hurt someone on the spot.

Huan Rong sent Qin Lei to deliver the letter, and it was Yuan Jin who was on guard.

It was not because Yuan Jin was afraid of betraying his own father and joining Zhu Fu, but because he was acting recklessly and leaking the contents of the letter, which would make many arrangements come to naught.

Qin Jing's ability to borrow Shouchun shows that Yuan Zhen and Zhu Fu are very scruples about Qin's Wubao.Qin Lei wanted to deliver the letter face to face, and Yuan Jin couldn't stop him no matter how furious he was.

When there was a stalemate, a loyal servant about forty years old came from the back room and whispered in Yuan Jin's ear.

Yuan Jin asked hoarsely, "Father really said that?"

"Back to Lord Lang, Lord Lang confirmed that he would take this person away."

Yuan Jin gritted her teeth fiercely, and finally nodded.

"Wait a minute." Qin Lei suddenly said.

"What else is there?" Yuan Jin asked forcefully.

"Emissary Huan has prepared a gift for Envoy Yuan, and it is in the courtyard now, please bring it to the envoy."

"A gift?"

Yuan Jin inquired about the servant, and learned that Qin Lei's Biaoli was actually a living person, and his expression became more and more unkind.

"Lang Jun, don't be in a hurry to get angry." Qin Lei untied the cloth bag and said, "Let's see who this person is."

Yuan Jin took a closer look and recognized who was in the bag, and couldn't help but be surprised.

"Jumong?!"