Huan Rong

The eclipse did not last long, but its impact was enormous.

In the next few days, all civil and military officials did not wear crowns at court. Civil officials wore Jiebei, and military generals wore flat hats. They all wore swords instead of wooden swords.

The gentleman of the noble family in Wuyi Lane gave up his wide-sleeved shirts and changed to dark black clothes.Those with official positions wear headbands, while those without official positions wear Gejin.Youngsters and boys who have not reached the crown wear no roof caps, and the girls all wear silk jackets and Confucian clothes, with skirts tied around their waists, and no gold, jade, and only hairpins and silver ornaments.

The gentry first became the fashion, and the common people in the city followed suit.

Men with bows and arrows are often seen on the south bank of the Qinhuai River. There are also boatmen and boatmen with bamboo swords on their waists in the river. Shopkeepers place wooden weapons in front of their doors to ward off bad omens.

Scholars wear swords, and their spirits are heroic; government soldiers draw bows, and their courage is overwhelming.

For a while, Jiankang City seemed to turn back a hundred years and return to the prosperity of China and the majestic Han Dynasty.

Three days after the eclipse, the emperor gave amnesty.

The fast horse galloped out from the nine gates, and sent edicts to the counties and counties respectively.People who are detained in prison will be released immediately for minor crimes, and those with serious crimes will be reduced by one grade.For example, the crime of beheading before can now be changed to exile.

In the Eastern Jin Dynasty, there were very few criminal edicts.

After all, the royal family and the gentry share the world, and the benefits are shared by everyone. It is too unkind and does not conform to the philosophy of the king and the Xie gentry.

Princess Nankang went to Taicheng twice to meet Queen Mother Chu in person.

Empress Yu has a weak personality, and she can only cry at critical moments and is useless.Although the Empress Dowager Chu is capable, she is not supercilious after all. In the event of a major event such as a solar eclipse, she still needs the help of her sister-in-law who stayed in Jiankang.

Even if Princess Nankang does nothing, as long as someone appears, the people in the palace will restrain themselves a bit.

According to Huan Rong's words, my mother has the aura of a queen, so she can't accept it.

Princess Nankang was not in the mansion, Huan Yi still didn't dare to slack off, he got up early every day to practice martial arts, the tendons on his body became more and more obvious, with a bronze luster.Huan Rong looked at his small body, still out of sight and out of mind, so he slipped back to the room to read and write.

Mrs. Li kept what she said, and sent nearly a hundred volumes of bamboo slips one after another, the contents were all-encompassing, and even contained the theory of the Yin-Yang School.

Huan Rong sighed while reading, if he continues with this posture, everyone will become a bookworm if he is not successful.

The two concubines sent back by my aunt were too honest, and they never left the door unless necessary.On the contrary, the Xianbei slaves brought by the Murong family often walked around the mansion, and once they were poking around outside Huan Rong's house, but were stopped by the servants.

The little boy muttered that the barbarian was being rude, but Ah Gu thought of something else.

"Mr. Lang, this matter needs to be reported to His Highness."

"En." Huan Rong nodded, worried about these Xianbei people.

According to the information in his hands, Xianbei is divided into six parts, not monolithic.

Duan's Xianbei was the first to make a fortune and quickly declined. Yuwen Xianbei and Murong Xianbei were defeated in the battle, and had to rely on the Yan Kingdom established by the latter.

Qifu Xianbei was defeated by the Di people, and now he belongs to the former Qin Dynasty.

Bald Xianbei and Tuoba Xianbei are two groups of people who advocate freedom. When they are not doing robbery for a living, they mostly live a life of nomadic fishing and hunting in the vast northern grasslands and mountains.

The Murong family was born in Qianyan, belonged to the upper nobles of Murong Xianbei, and was acquired by Sima Huan during the Northern Expedition. Before that, he was raised in the camp outside the city, and his status was no different from that of a servant.This time she was pregnant and sent to Jiankang, and this was the first time she entered the mansion.

Because of her background as a barbarian, Sima Huan never thought of giving her a title.The main one to protect this time is Mrs. Ma, and [-]% of Mrs. Murong is incidental.

Huan Rong didn't think of this at first, it was A Gu who looked down on Xianbei Nu, and briefly explained the reason to him.

"The blood of the barbarians, how can you call Lang Jun a brother!"

Huan Rong didn't answer the words, but he didn't reprimand A Gu either.The attitude of the latter represents the views of the vast majority of people in the Eastern Jin Dynasty. Even if the child's biological father is Huan Da Sima, as long as he has Hu blood, he will still be looked down upon.

Thinking about it carefully, Mrs. Li was snatched back when the Cheng Han Dynasty was destroyed, and the Murong family was brought back during the Northern Expedition. Sima Huan’s habits are similar to Prime Minister Cao, the difference is that the latter prefers mature women, especially so-and-so’s sister-in-law .

"Take care of these Xianbei slaves first, and report to my mother before dealing with them."

Ah Gu agreed and exited the inner room.

Huan Rong turned over a scroll of bamboo slips and found that it was half a travel note, which recorded the miraculous events during the journey.

The little boy added spices again, brought honey water and twisted twists, and opened a lacquer box as if offering a treasure, inside which were neatly placed three plates of snacks.Not fried, more like grilled.

"This is the style of Nanhai County." Seeing that Huan Rong was interested, the little boy immediately picked up the bamboo chopsticks, put the snacks into a smaller lacquer plate, and poured some honey on it, looking quite attractive.

"Nanhai County?"

Huan Rong is not familiar with the place names of the Eastern Jin Dynasty, except for Jiankang and Kuaiji, the others are mostly in the fog.Even if combined with the memory of the predecessor, there is no way to overlap the place name with the region.

"There is a government army from Nanhai County in the mansion. They say that there are occasional foreign ships docking there, and there are also strange-looking Hu merchants and Hu slaves, who are even stranger than Xianbei and Di people. Pearls are produced in neighboring counties. A tribute." The little boy said, his hands kept moving, and he opened a lacquer box, which contained some dusty sugar granules.

"Where is it by the sea?"

The little boy nodded, smashed the sugar grains and sprinkled them on the plate.

Huan Rong picked up the pastry while thinking, just took a bite, his face twisted suddenly, and he raised his glass and poured it down.After taking two sips, he put it down abruptly, coughed and said, "Get some water!"

Honey water paired with cookies is so sweet that it can bring tears to your eyes!

The little boy was taken aback, and rushed out of the inner room to call for someone.

When the warm water was delivered, Huan Rong directly lifted the earthen pot and poured half of it.The water flowed down the corners of his lips, soaking his collar quickly.The maidservant who delivered the water blushed and hurriedly lowered her head, not daring to take another look.

Putting down the clay pot, wiping his mouth, Huan Rong heaved a sigh of relief, he finally came back to life!

He doesn't refuse sweets, and even likes them a little bit, but it's so sweet that he can't eat it.Honey is sprinkled on top and sprinkled with sugar. Is this killing people or killing people?

"Your Majesty doesn't like it?" The little boy was puzzled.

"I don't like it." Huan Rong said truthfully.

The little boy was about to remove the lacquer box when Huan Yi came to look for Huan Rong. When he saw the sweet cakes, he couldn't resist at all, one piece after another, they were wiped out in a blink of an eye.

Huan Rong watched helplessly, and finally couldn't help but ask, "Brother, can you clear up my doubts?"

"Speak directly, brother."

"Brother, don't you think it's too sweet?"

Huan Yi smacked his lips and said, "It's a little bit, but the taste is very good."

Huan Rong: "..."

The magical era breeds magical species. How can he, who is not magical enough, still play happily?

In the evening, Princess Nankang returned from Taicheng, carrying three boxes of bamboo slips in the car, all of which were treasured by the royal family of the Jin Dynasty.

In front of Huan Rong, Princess Nankang said: "Officials don't like reading, so it's useless to keep them in the palace."

"Mom, is this a bit inappropriate?"

"What's wrong?" Princess Nankang raised her eyebrows, and ordered the servants to carry them directly to the side room without opening the box, "It's better to give them to you than to get those three cheaper."

Huan Rong blinked, her mother seemed to have something in her words?

"Forget it, I'll tell you about it sooner or later."

Princess Nankang raised her hand, and the servant quickly exited the inner room and stood with her back on the porch.

"The official family is not close to women, the queen has nothing to do, and the concubine's blood may not be from the Sima family."

Huan Rong's throat tightened.Such a thing would be fatal in any dynasty.

"Don't be afraid of melons." Princess Nankang smiled, her sleeves slid over her knees, and the silk cloth flowed like water waves. "The official family has not established a crown prince yet, and this matter is no longer a secret."

In other words, basically know everything you need to know?

"It's a big deal not to get close to women, but it's a joke to make so many of them!"

Huan Rong was a little unsure, what his mother meant was that Emperor Longyang was fine, and he would never tolerate children with impure blood?

What kind of thinking loop is this?

"It's good that you know it, don't tell others, even your elder brother." Princess Nankang urged.

"promise."

Princess Nankang nodded in satisfaction, and changed the subject: "I heard from A Gu that the Xianbei slaves in the mansion are not very honest?"

"Yes." Huan Rong didn't hide anything, and expressed all his suspicions, "I think there is something wrong with these people."

"It's not just wrong." Princess Nankang narrowed her phoenix eyes slightly, tapped the undyed Kodan's fingers on the couch, and said, "You don't need to worry about this matter, I will deal with it. Your father will arrive in Jiankang in the future. You don’t need to study every day, just take good care of your body.”

"promise."

Seeing that Huan Rong was a little nervous, Princess Nankang lost her cold expression, and said slowly, "It's just a meeting. If he doesn't stay in the city, I will leave Xi Jingxing behind."

"Grandmother, would Xi join the army willing?" In other words, it was Da Sima who joined the army, and if he wanted to stay, he would stay?

"Don't worry, Xi Jingxing is a smart man." Princess Nankang smiled, but her eyes were cold.

Huan Rong's eyes were red, don't try too hard to have such a mother!

After dinner that day, Ah Mai took people to Murong's residence, identified the Xianbei slaves walking around, tied them up and took them away.Murong's face turned pale with fright, and he didn't dare to stop him at all.Knowing the reason why the servants were taken away, I wish I could kill them with my own hands!

At the beginning, they were taken out of the barracks for the sake of being from Xianbei.Didn't expect that these wolf-hearted people would repay him so much? !

"I really don't know that these people have evil intentions!" Murong's voice trembled, his face was full of fear, "I would like to prove my innocence to Your Highness!"

Amy immediately refused.

Did Her Royal Highness think that you are Mrs. Li?

"Please rest well and take care of your master's flesh and blood."

After finishing his speech, he did not stay any longer, and took the Xianbei slaves to the criminal servant's place, interrogated them for a detailed statement, and then returned to Princess Nankang.

The day before Huan Wen arrived in the capital, the horse that reported the news galloped into Xuanyang Gate.When the news came out, like cold water falling into boiling oil, Jiankang City, which had been silent for several days due to the solar eclipse, instantly came alive again.

Yu Xi didn't dare to delay any longer, and personally sent Yu Youzhi to the carriage, and told the escort: "Be sure to send the young master to Kuaiji safely!"

Watching the carriage go far away, Yu Xi sent someone to deliver a letter to the Yin family.This Yin family is not Yin Kang's family, but Yin Juan, the current author who has an old grudge with Huan Wen.

As a victim of Yu Xi's shady scheme, Yin's Liuniang thoroughly repented.

It's a pity that it's hard to fulfill one's wishes in the world, and Mrs. Yin asked to see Princess Nankang several times, but she was rejected.As the time for Huan Wen's arrival in the capital approached, Mrs. Yin was so angry that she was really bedridden.

In Wuyi Lane, Xie Xuan reported to Xie An about the events of the Shangsi Festival, and the two branches of Yu Xi and Yu Miao were completely listed as households that refused to communicate.Afterwards, Xie Xuan went to Huan's mansion again and sent several volumes of ancient books, which meant that he would form a friendship with Huan Rong.

"I heard that Brother Rong is eager to learn, and he likes to read ancient books."

Xie's background is not comparable to that of Huan's, and the ancient books he produced are absolutely extraordinary.

More importantly, this is an olive branch offered by Mrs. Xie.Regardless of whether Xie An and Huan Wen are against each other or not, Xie Xuan's sincere friendship with Huan Rong is definitely a good thing that is hard to find even with a lantern.

Princess Nankang was naturally overjoyed, thinking about what kind of gift to prepare in return.

Huan Rong had a smile on his face, but was crying silently in his heart.

When did he like to read, and when did he like to read ancient books?Obviously has the conditions to be a dandy, and the image of being a studious is infinitely close, can this development route be more biased?

Before he could finish mourning, Xie Xuan sent another wooden box, the pattern on it was similar to Hu Nu's handicraft.

"A few days ago, an old friend from the North came to see Brother Rong on the Shangsi Festival. He admired Brother Rong's talent very much. This is written by Xiang Li from the previous court. I specially ask Xuan to pass it on to Brother Rong."

Huan Rong took it solemnly, and found that the bamboo slips were quite old, but the strings connecting them were quite new.Unfold a volume, and the whole article is in Xiaozhuan.According to the content, Xie Xuan's so-called former dynasty is not the Han Dynasty, but more like the Qin Dynasty that unified Liuhe.

The prime minister of the Qin Dynasty, surnamed Li...

Liz? !

Huan Rong was quite surprised, he clenched the bamboo slip tightly and let it go quickly.The shot is Li Si's authentic work, what is the origin of this old man from the North?

Xie Xuan was also puzzled.But considering Qin Jing's purpose of going south, this move seems to make sense.Coupled with the background of the Qin family, it is not surprising to present one or two treasures.

After sending Xie Xuan away, Huan Rong returned to the inner room with the bamboo slips in his arms.Sitting alone on the edge of the low couch, rubbing the ancient scrolls, slowly fell into deep thought.

His intuition has always been accurate, but this time it is hard to say whether it is good or bad.