Huan Rong

After staying in the county for two days, he met the prefect Wei Xing and learned about Huan Huo's arrangement on the border. Huan Rong wrote a long letter about local business and sent it to Nanjun.

After the letter was sent, the prefect Wei Xing was declined to host a farewell banquet, and Huan Rong set off for Nanxiang County.On the way, it changed to a waterway, passed through Xiangyang and Jingling counties, and entered the jurisdiction of Jiangzhou.

The ship passed Runan and Wuchang and arrived at Xunyang County.

Huan Rong ordered the ship to stop and dock, and went to the county in person to meet and discuss in detail with Huan Shixiu, the regent of the state.

After receiving Huan Huo's letter, after some consideration, Huan Rong specially sent a handwritten letter to Gu Shu, hoping to meet Huan Shixiu when he crossed Jiangzhou.

In this regard, Huan Chong was happy to see the success, and soon sent a reply to Huan Rong, and sent someone to Xunyang to tell Huan Shixiu that when Huan Rong entered the city, he must be well received and not neglected in any way.

Huan Shixiu is the son of Huan Huo. He has good riding and shooting skills, and is quite insightful in political affairs. He is an outstanding figure among his brothers and brothers.

He is open-minded by nature, likes "Lao" and "Zhuang", acts freely and freely, and does not want to be restricted by officials.During his tenure as the prefect of Jingling, he even wanted to hang up his seal and resign, go to the mountains and forests, gather a few friends to sit and talk, go outing and go hunting, and accompany them with fine wine and beautiful women.

For this reason, Huan Huo taught his son a lot, and the whip almost broke.

Huan Chong couldn't stand it anymore, so he made a special request to transfer Huan Shixiu to Jiangzhou as an official.The uncle and nephew had several long talks, and Huan Shixiu's character was hard to change, but he never mentioned the words of resigning from office and going back to the mountains and forests.

After the death of Sima Huan, Huan Rong was promoted to be the head of the Huan family and took over the private soldiers who stayed in Gushu.

Huan Chong took over the Beifu army and took charge of Gushu, leaving Jiangzhou's government affairs behind. He did not entrust his son to Huan Shixiu.

"The capable live there."

It's not that Huan Chong's son has no talent and can't get on the stage.In fact, on the contrary, Huan Chong's eldest son, Huan Sixiu, could not be named Huan Shixiu.

Huan Chong still made this decision after some deliberation. People have to admire his mind and bearing, and let the Huan clan understand that if you want the family to go further, you can have selfishness. Compared with the interests of the clan, you must aside.

This time when Huan Rong traveled to Jiangzhou, besides seeing Huan Shixiu, he also planned to have a deep talk with Huan Si.

According to the news sent back by Huan Shiqian, the army has arrived in Nan'an and will go down to Longxi soon.

These defeated counties urgently need people to govern.After opening up the commercial routes in the Western Regions, new cities were built along the way, and new prefects and even state officials were also needed.

Huan Rong has an appointment with Yang Liang and his son, which does not mean that he will entrust all the trade routes.If he really did this, Yang Liang and Yang Guang would be worried and even suspicious, and their cooperation might not last long.

Divide part of the power, and at the same time introduce the Huan family and Wang Xie clan, several parties cooperate with each other and check each other, so that the "allies" can be completely at ease.

Huan Rong weighed it, discussed with several family members, and consulted the opinions of two uncles, and finally made a decision to send people to garrison the Western Regions. Huan Si and Huan Shixiu were the best candidates.

It's just that Huan Chong was in Gushu, and the government affairs of Jiangzhou were all entrusted to Huan Shixiu, who really couldn't leave.In this way, only Huan Si can travel far.

Huan Shixiu felt somewhat regretful about this.

Compared with Huan Si, who has a somewhat "homey" personality, he prefers to go out for "walking". If he can see the desert scenery with his own eyes and retrace the road to the Western Regions that Zhang Qian stepped on, he will have no regrets in his life.

It's a pity that the matter has already been decided, and the candidate cannot be changed midway.If he wants to go to the Western Regions, he can only wait for others to take over Jiangzhou's military and government.

After thinking about it, Huan Shixiu fixed his eyes on Huan Qian and Huan Xiu.

Huan Qian has already reached the crown, Huan Xiu is two years away, both of them have both talents and virtues.Especially Huanxiu, who is not showing his sharpness at this time, and will gain a foothold in the court and fight on the battlefield in the future, and his achievements will be impressive.

Thinking of entrusting the government and military affairs to the two of them, he would be able to gallop to the Western Regions. Once his long-cherished wish was fulfilled, Huan Shixiu's eyes lit up immediately.Being stared at by brother Cong all day, Huan Qian and Huan Xiu couldn't help but get chills down their spines.

After coming down a few times, the two became alert, and they wanted to make a detour when they saw Huan Shixiu.

Scary isn't it?

Huan Rong's arrival gave Huan Shixiu the opportunity to learn more about the North and the Western Regions.

At the reception banquet, the brothers pushed cups and cups, telling each other their feelings.They cherish each other, and they are all comforted.Inadvertently forgetting his feelings, he didn't control the amount of alcohol, and all of them got drunk.

When the banquet was over, Huan Rong was the only one who could stand firm.

If you look closely, you will find that Mr. Huan's cheeks are flushed, his eyes are cloudy, and he is obviously drunk.It was a miracle that I was able to stand up and walk all the way back to the passenger compartment without getting drunk under the table like some of my brothers did.

The next day, Huan Shixiu, Huan Qian and the others were suffering from hangovers, with two rounds of bruises under their eyes.Seeing Huan Rong who was in good spirits, Qi Qi shook his head and sighed: "You can't be judged by appearances, brother, I'm convinced by my brother!"

Complaints are complaints, after this time, the relationship between brothers has improved by leaps and bounds.

Huan Shixiu supported his buzzing head, drank two cups of tea soup, and talked with Huan Rong about the strategy of managing the Western Regions; Huan Si and Huan Qian walked down the martial arts field respectively, and wanted to demonstrate Huan Rong's special weapons.

Huan Xiu didn't compete with his elder brother for the limelight, waited for Huan Rong to leave the martial arts arena, he dragged him to his library, and said with a smile: "Brother Wen likes to read, just happened to be a chance to get a few volumes of the former imperial court. View?"

Huan Rong was smiling, but scratching his head in his heart.

Had it not been for today's release, he would have almost forgotten that he still has the reputation of "loving reading".

It's not surprising when you think about it, after two Northern Expeditions, no one knows the vicious name of Huan Rong, the governor of Youzhou.

It is not uncommon to boil living people and eat raw meat. Recently, there have been rumors of beating wild boars to death with one fist and tearing tigers and leopards with both hands.

Huan Rong really felt wronged.

Dian Kui was the one who beat the wild boar to death, Xu Chao was the one who gave birth to tigers and leopards, and all the beasts retreated... That was the result of a sweep by more than a thousand people!

How could it all be blamed on him?

It's really unreasonable!

It doesn't make sense to take the blame out of the team, and it's so brutal!

Huan Xiu didn't pay attention to the change of Huan Rong's expression, he dragged him to look at the collection of books, and took out some scrolls of bamboo slips with great care.

The ropes used to tie the bamboo slips have long since rotted away, so they were all replaced with new ones.The bamboo pieces used for lettering are extremely smooth, and the handwriting on it is not exquisite, but it carries a sense of boldness and fortitude.

"The Art of War?" Huan Rong had learned the seal script specially, recognized the content on the bamboo slips, and asked in surprise, "Wei Liaozi?"

Huan Xiu nodded, with the excitement of finally meeting a bosom friend in his expression.

"I've started to transcribe and sort it out. If you don't give up, brother, I will give it to brother after the book is finished."

"Thank you brother!"

Huan Rong didn't refuse, but accepted it generously.

Huan Xiu's smile became brighter, and he pulled Huan Rong to continue looking at the collection.When Huan Shixiu found the two, they were sitting among a pile of bamboo slips, arguing about the source of a classic.

Perhaps because they were too involved, neither of them noticed that Huan Shixiu was standing at the door, nor did they notice that their faces were stained with dust.

After watching for a while, Huan Shixiu shook his head and laughed.

My father said that Brother Rong has the heart to compete and the talent of the world, in his opinion it is true.However, it is even more rare for a talented person to still not forget the heart of a child.

Perhaps, only such a character can say the words "end the troubled times, restore the world to peace, and give the people stability".

Before the meeting, he still had some doubts.

Now face to face, in just two days, he has already made up his mind to assist Huan Rong, help him pacify the troubled times, drive out the bandits, and restore China to be a great country!

"Brother?" Huan Rong was the first to see Huan Shixiu, and saw him standing by the door with a chuckle, looking down at himself, and then at Huan Xiu who was opposite, his ears turned red.

After a while, he stood up, smoothed the hem of his clothes, held up two scrolls of bamboo slips, and said with a solemn expression: "It's such a serious matter to discuss ancient books with brother Xiu, brother, why are you laughing?"

Huan Xiu raised his head in surprise, Huan Shixiu was stunned on the spot.

Seeing that the latter was speechless, Huan Rong finally put away his seriousness and raised his eyebrows and eyes.

I have to admit that when necessary, the "prestige" of the scumbag father and the "bad air" of Brother Qin are extremely useful.There is no need to learn ten points, as long as there are three or four points, it is enough to support the scene.

The three brothers looked at each other, especially Huan Shixiu and Huan Xiu, you looked at me, I looked at you, both pairs of eyes swept towards Huan Rong.Knowing that he was pretending to be serious just now in order to tease Huan Shixiu, he was speechless for a while.

Whether intentionally or unintentionally, with this little episode, the only remaining "gap" between the three disappeared without a trace.

When Huan Si and Huan Qian came to look for someone, Huan Shixiu had already entered the inner room, and sat down with Huan Rong and Huan Xiu to discuss knowledge together.Even putting aside the "Old" and "Zhuang" that they usually like, they debated endlessly about the art of war of the previous dynasty.

Seeing the situation in front of him, Huan Qian subconsciously looked up at the sky, where does the sun come from?

Huan Si didn't say anything, and went in to arrest people.

"Government affairs have been backlogged for two days, brother, do you still want to hide?"

Huan Si has an elegant appearance, more like his biological mother than Huan Chong.He is quite tall, and he is not bad at horseback riding and shooting. He has even killed enemies in battle, but he can't be associated with generals.

As long as he doesn't draw his sword, he is a very modest gentleman, and he won't give people a sense of threat at all.

At this moment, Huan Si was full of solemnity, walked up to him in a few steps, grabbed Huan Shixiu, and easily lifted it with one hand.The contrast in appearance and personality is so strong that words cannot describe it.

Huan Shixiu got used to it, turned his head to look at his brother, and said, "Gongzu, I really don't have time to discuss the art of war with Brother Rong. Can I ask Brother Rong to do the political and military affairs?"

"Do it for me?"

"Do it for me."

"Don't think about it!"

Huan Si made a final decision, and took Huan Shixiu to stride out.

Huan Shixiu went all out without hesitating his image, grabbed the door frame with both hands, blinked at Huan Rong, and said loudly: "Kong Huai's heart, brotherly love!"

Huan Rong was dumbfounded, and subconsciously rubbed his eyes, hallucination?

Is it the wrong way for him to get up?

Huan Xiu patted him on the shoulder sympathetically, and said, "Brother, just get used to it."

Huan Rong: "..."

Is this something you can get used to?

He thought that his routine was deep enough, but he didn't expect that there are people outside the mountain, but he still has too little experience.

Huan Shixiu was taken away by Huan Si to handle government affairs, and it took most of a day to go there.At dinner time, the brothers gathered together, Huan Rong looked around, and got a better understanding of the brothers.

The records in the history books are rigid after all, and only by really engaging in them can we fully understand what a cruel and wonderful era this is.In such a cruel era, what kind of unrestrained, unrestrained and wonderful characters can be bred.

After staying in Xunyang City for several days, Huan Rong set off again.

At this time, it was the end of January, and there was news from Jiankang that Sima Yao had become a Yuanfu, and the candidate for the empress had been decided.

Compared with Huan Rong's crown ceremony, Sima Yaoyuan's clothes can be regarded as shabby.

Not referring to the size of the ceremony.

The emperor of a country symbolizes the face of the Jin Dynasty. Even if he is an out-and-out puppet, the Yuanfu procedure cannot be neglected.On the contrary, in order to demonstrate the orthodox national prestige, it must be held in a grand manner, so as not to be underestimated by powerful neighbors.

This is true.

The ceremony was held in the Tai Chi Hall. The cost was huge and the ceremony was grand, which was talked about by the people in the city.

The so-called shabby refers to the people present.

Wang Tanzhi was too ill to enter the palace, and the representatives of the Taiyuan Wang family were only two fifth-rank court officials.Xie An and Xi Yin gave face, but they agreed to be just spectators, ignoring all hints from the palace, let alone participating in the ceremony.

Wang Xianzhi and Xie Xuan led the troops to go north, and Wang Biaozhi attended the Emperor Yuanfu on behalf of the Langya Wang family.

The palace asked him to stand in front of the palace, but he directly refused.It's easy to find excuses, Xie An is in front, how can he be the guest of honor, it is absolutely impossible.

The Wang and Xie clans did not show up, and it was not easy to force them in the palace. They took a step back and approached Yin Kang, but they were rejected again.

All the top masters, almost without exception, are unwilling to participate in the ceremony.Take a step back and find the surname Wu, and refuse to say it in person, in the end you will only be seen as a joke.

There is no way, the queen mother can only find someone among her relatives, and the new queen's father is duty-bound.

This kind of Yuanfu ceremony is rare in ancient and modern times.

Sima Yao's aggrievedness is unspeakable, even Sima Daozi, who had a rift with him before, felt sympathetic.Compared with his own situation, he couldn't help but take a deep breath.

Fortunately, he didn't compete with Sima Yao.

If not, he would be the one who is aggrieved today.

To be a vassal king, at least you have some real power in the territory under your jurisdiction, and you can live a comfortable life for a few days.Ascending to the throne, trapped in Taicheng, looking at the scenery on the surface, but in fact cannot control everything, it is tantamount to being in a prison, life is really difficult.

Sima Daozi finally understood that without a powerful army, the throne is a pit, and Taicheng is a bottomless abyss, whoever enters will be in trouble.

Was he so overwhelmed before that he jumped high and wanted to jump into the pit?

After Yuanfu ceremony, Sima Yao did not go to court for two consecutive days.

In this regard, the explanation given by the palace was that the emperor was unwell and contracted a minor ailment.As long as Chao Zhongwu heard it, he said a few words "please pay attention to the dragon's body" in a formal way, then turned his head and put the matter aside, and continued to do what he should do without any hindrance.

To put it bluntly, the Son of Heaven is just a decoration, it's the same with him or without him.

Sima Yao was aggrieved for a while, but he didn't intend to be depressed.

When the shaman predicted the auspicious date of the wedding, he cheered up and sent another letter to Xuyi, inviting Princess Nankang and Huan Rong to the capital to watch the ceremony.The letter did not talk about monarchs and ministers, but only family affection. It can be said that every word is sincere, and almost burst into tears, begging Princess Nankang to go to Jiankang.

The more he was like this, the more suspicious Princess Nankang became.

When I received the letter, I happened to meet Sima Daofu passing through the house.

Knowing that Sima Yao sent the letter from Jiankang, Sima Daofu showed sarcasm, and said, "Auntie, that slave must have a plan. I also received the letter. I came here today to discuss an idea with Auntie. , it’s better not to go.”

"You also received it?" Princess Nankang asked.

Sima Daofu nodded, briefly explained the content of the letter, and said: "I think this is strange. That slave has always been dishonest and likes to think he is smart. Now that his mother is holding him back, he may not be able to make waves. But it is better to be careful, or Better be cautious."

After attending the funeral for Sima Yu, Sima Daofu and Sima Yao completely torn each other, and made the determination that she would never return to Jiankang if Sima Yao was in power for a day.

Unexpectedly, Sima Yao would take the initiative to send a letter, with a great intention of asking for favors.

This made her vigilant.

After thinking about it carefully, and being reminded by Aye, he might as well come to Princess Nankang to discuss it, to see what the slave's intentions are.

"What does Auntie think?"

"Wait and see for now." Princess Nankang said, "Wait for Gua'er to come back, and then hear about Jiankang's news."

The big wedding is scheduled for June, which is too early.When Huan Rong came back, the mother and son had enough time to discuss.

Sima Daofu promised, got up and prepared to leave.

"Xin'an," Princess Nankang called to stop her, "My aunt has sent news that Huanji is seriously ill, do you want to send someone to check?"

Sima Daofu stopped in his tracks and said with a smile, "I will go to see him when he dies."

Princess Nankang shook her head and said nothing more.

She just mentioned that whether to go to Gushu or not is entirely up to Sima Daofu himself.

Sima Daofu blessed himself and exited the inner room.

Walking down the corridor, seeing Huan Xuan and Huan Wei wrapped up in a ball, he stopped unconsciously, looked at the two of them quietly for a while, put his finger on the pillar of the corridor, and the bright red Kodan passed by, leaving a clear mark .

"Your Highness, it's windy." Aye reminded.

Sima Daofu did not move, seeing Huan Xuan and Huan Wei stop playing and being taken away by the nanny, he closed his eyes forcefully.When it was opened again, the momentary fragility disappeared without a trace, and it became full of arrogance again, becoming the princess of Xin'an County who "acted recklessly and blatantly raised her face" among the people.

Her father arranged a way out for her, and she had to stick to it.

If it were two years ago, with Jin Yin in exchange, she would have been eager to divorce Huan Ji.Now she changed her mind and did not leave the Huan family. She lived until Huan Ji died and lived under the protection of Huan Rong.

Even if she becomes a widow and cannot have children of her own for the rest of her life, at least she will not disappoint her father's expectations and can survive in this troubled world.

As for Wang Xianzhi, if he can't ask for it, then he should give it up completely.

The relationship between the two is like a moat, if you can't think about it, you can only hurt yourself in the end.

"Let's go, go home."

Sima Daofu turned around, his skirt flowed, his long sleeves vibrated, cutting through the cool February wind, and he walked out of the corridor step by step without looking back.