Huan Rong

After the dinner, Huan Rong returned to the guest house, lying on the couch with a bit of drunkenness, tossing and turning several times, still not forgetting the meaning of "two sparrows" in his mind.

Ami brought sober soup, the boy wanted to light the incense, but Huan Rong shook his head.

"Don't burn incense tonight."

"promise."

The little boy didn't say much, put down the torch and covered the incense burner.

Huan Rong sat up, squeezed his nose and poured down half a bowl of hangover soup, his handsome face wrinkled into a ball, he refused to take another sip.

"Lang Jun, take the whole bowl before resting."

"Half a bowl is enough." This lethality is no less than that of ginger soup, drinking the whole bowl will really kill people.

Ah Mi had no choice but to take down the lacquer bowl.

Huan Rong breathed a sigh of relief, lay down again after rinsing his mouth, grabbed a warm cloth and covered his forehead, closed his eyes tightly, and said "Sparrow, sparrow".

The little boy was hanging up his robe, when he heard his murmur, he turned around curiously and asked, "Your Majesty, do you want to eat sparrows?"

"...No." Has his foodie image been so deeply rooted in the hearts of the people?

"What do you want to eat, sir?"

"I don't want anything." Huan Rong unfolded the cloth towel and covered his face completely.The thin fabric is almost transparent, rising and falling with the breath.

The little boy was puzzled, finished the work at hand, moved to sit in front of the couch, and carefully asked: "Is there any discomfort, Mr. Lang?"

"No." Huan Rong turned around, and the cloth kerchief fell off his face naturally.Looking into the eyes of the little boy, he couldn't help but hook his mouth in a self-deprecating way.

Can't even guess a hint, one can imagine how difficult the road ahead will be.

"I'm thinking about the roast lamb."

The little boy suddenly realized, and said with a smile: "Don't worry, my lord, I will tell my servants to learn how to cook. After Yandu, I will find some spices to bake for my lord."

"I'm not talking about eating..."

The little boy was puzzled, why?

"Forget it." Huan Rong waved his hand, finally realizing the importance of talents.The scumbag father has Xi Chao by his side, and if he can't solve it by himself, the think tank will naturally come to the top.I have no one on hand, not to mention advisers, there are very few trustworthy guards.

"It's a long way to go."

When Ah Mi came back, Huan Rong was still tossing and turning on the bed, not sleepy at all.

"What's wrong, Mr. Lang?"

"Lang Jun seems to be drinking, and keeps talking about sparrows."

After listening to the little boy's words and recalling the events at the banquet, Ah Mi understood somewhat.Immediately ordered the little boy to retreat to the door, looked at the guards walking outside the corridor, knelt down to the side of the couch, and said: "Your Majesty, I have something to say."

Huan Rong stopped turning, and looked sideways at A Mi.The silk scarf that bound her hair was loose on the pillow, and two strands of black silk slipped from her temples, brushing her cheeks lightly, causing a slight itchiness.

"What?"

"Your Majesty, are you worried about the banquet?"

"Indeed." Huan Rong nodded.

"Before leaving, His Highness once said that Xi Cishi must do something."

"Mama said that?"

A Mi nodded, and continued: "Your Highness said, if the gentleman visits face to face, and encounters an accident on the way, Xi Cishi will try to win him over and try his best to make friends with the gentleman. The purpose is most likely to prompt the gentleman to fight for power and try to gain control. Soldiers."

"Soldier?"

"Your Majesty, I think that sheep refer to Jin, pheasants refer to Jiankang, and sparrow refers to Jingkou and Gushu."

"Is that so?" Huan Rong had doubts on his face.

"I don't dare to speak nonsense." Ami continued, "Jingkou and Gushu are both the gates of Jiankang. The army of the Northern Prefecture is stationed in Yangzhou and guards Jingkou; the army of the Western Prefecture is stationed in Wuchang and guards Gushu."

Huan Rong sat up, his expression became serious.

"Since Mr. Lang entered the governor's office, Mr. Xi Shi did not look at it from the lower officials. What is his intention, Mr. Lang should think carefully about it."

Ah Mi just clicked and stopped, and she didn't want to say more.

Huan Rong thought quietly.

Sheep, pheasants, sparrows.

Eastern Jin Dynasty, Jiankang, Gushu, Jingkou.

Xifu Army, Beifu Army.

A thought flashed, like enlightenment.Huan Rong straightened up, combed his fingers across his forehead, and inserted them straight into his hair.If he is right, is Xi Fanghui implying that he will form a friendship with him and help him control the Xifu army and seize power from the scumbag father?

But, is it possible?

The more Huan Rong thought about it, the more suspicious he became, and he didn't quite understand what the other party was thinking about before making such a hint.

Anyone with eyes would know that with the current him, he couldn't compete with Sima Huan at all.

Even if Huan Da Sima fell, his concubine brothers would not be able to do anything, but Huan Chong and Huan Huo could still stand up.Or the other party didn't think he could succeed at all, just to arouse his ambition and resentment, make the Huan family kill each other, and cause civil strife early?

Thinking about it this way, the "no malice" I thought before had to be discounted.

Historically, after Huan Wen's death, Huan Xi Huan Ji joined forces with his uncle Huan Mi to almost kill Huan Chong, causing the Huan family to fall completely.Although it is due to the ambition of the former, it is hard to say that there is no external force to promote it.

Thinking of this, Huan Rong shivered, and suddenly felt a chill on the back of his neck.

"A millet."

"The slave is here."

"How do you know this?"

"To tell you the truth, my great-grandfather was an official in the history of forbidden defense, and my eldest father was the master of Liyang County. My father also elected officials, but because of his crimes in office, the whole family was demoted, and this slave became a palace servant." He paused. Suddenly, Ah Mi lowered his voice and said, "When I was young, I heard my elder father tell my elder brother that the prefect had a banquet for the local nobleman named Wu, with a grilled fish and two chicken eggs in the belly of the fish, what he did was quite similar to today. "

"Do you know the result after that banquet?"

"The gentry family surnamed Wu fell apart, the direct branch was extinct, and the branch did not exist." A Mi said seriously, "I entered Taicheng as a maidservant at the age of ten. I have received a great kindness from His Highness, but I have never returned it. Now that I see the trouble of the Lord, I just boldly speak out." .”

After saying that, Ah Mi took two steps back, bowed respectfully, and touched his forehead to the ground.

"Mama, do you know your life experience?"

"Return to Lord Lang, Your Highness knew earlier."

Huan Rong didn't ask any more questions, but called Ami to get up, and said: "I will write to Aunt, to explain what I said today, you go down first."

"promise."

Ah Mi got up and saluted, and retreated beyond the screen.

Huan Rong sat alone for a long while, spreading out his palms, his hands were trembling slightly.

Even if he was intercepted by assassins, he never messed up like this.After Huan Da Sima, Xi Shishi taught him another lesson: don't underestimate the ancients, otherwise, you will really die without a place to bury you.

Huan Rong tossed and turned, unable to sleep all night.

Xi's father and son also did not feel sleepy.

Xi Chao guessed his father's intentions, confirmed his bad premonition, and felt even more regretful.Now that he saw Huan Rong's face, he should have persuaded Sima Huan to take action to avoid future disasters.

If Huan Rong is really moved and decides to join forces with Xi Shi, Xie An and Wang Tanzhi will definitely take the opportunity to intervene.At that time, things may be quite troublesome.

In the main room, Xi Yin waved his servants away, sat alone in front of the couch, unfolded Sima Huan's autographed letter, read it carefully, and there was irony in his eyes.

"A tiger looks at a wolf, and his parents and children can devour him, what can he say about Jiuding!"

Hualuo threw the letter aside, not wanting to take another look.Opening the beaded wooden box casually, his eyes froze immediately.

Inside the box are pearls the size of longan, snow white and lustrous, you can tell they are top grade at a glance.What's even more rare is that it has two bright pearls, one gold and one black, which can be called rare treasures in the world, and their value is immeasurable.

Xi Yin took the golden beads first, and then the mysterious beads.The two pearls rolled down the palm one after another, and hit lightly, shining brighter and more dazzling on the lights in the room.

"rare."

With such an important gift, Xi Yin would never believe it if he had no other intentions.

After pondering on Zhu for a while, Xi Cishi suddenly realized, and couldn't help laughing: "It's rare at such a young age, the old man was almost deceived by him."

Sending a heavy treasure must have the intention of making friends, how can they not understand his hint.Deliberately pretending to be confused, [-]% is to guard against his son.Thinking of this, Xi Yin became more and more determined to win over Huan Rong.

Even if the other party sees that he intends to split the Huan family, at most it will delay for a while, and sooner or later they will join hands with him.Huan Wen has already discovered his murderous intentions, and there is no one in the Huan family who can form an alliance.Huan Rong wanted to protect himself, so what choice did he have besides resorting to external forces?

The three of them had their own thoughts, and the lights in the main room and the guest house burned all night, and were only extinguished near dawn.

Huan Rong had just closed his eyes and fell asleep for less than a quarter of an hour when he was awakened softly by the little boy.

"Lang Jun, we are leaving today, and the meals have been prepared."

"What time is it?"

"It's almost the end of Mao's time."

Huan Rong pinched the base of his nose, struggled to sit up, opened his mouth and yawned.Wiping away the tears from the corners of his eyes, seeing A Mi's disapproving eyes, he instinctively sat up straight and closed his mouth.

"My lord, please change your robe."

At the same time, the servants are different, Huan Rong doesn't like big shirts very much, and he specially told the servants before departure that [-]% of the suitcases are long robes.

Ah Mi and Xiao Tong waited on Huan Rong to change clothes and eat, and Xi Yin sent someone to bring a box of bamboo slips.

"The messenger heard that Mr. Lang is good at reading, and specially prepared ancient books, and please accept them with a smile."

"Please also convey it on your behalf, thank you Xi Shijun."

"promise!"

The servant girl left the inner room, Huan Rong smiled wryly at the bookcase.The reputation of being studious spreads, and the gift is always a book, so it is a good thing?

When he opened the bookcase, he saw a letter on the top, Huan Rong's eyes flickered, and he put it in his sleeve, neither Ah Mi nor Tong Zi had seen it.

After breakfast, Huan Rong bid farewell to Xi Yin and continued his journey north.

"My envoy's gift of books is endless. Thanks to my envoy's kindness, I will definitely repay you in the future."

Huan Rong thought about it all night, and decided to accept Xi Yin's solicitation, in order to gain a firm foothold in Yandu.Compared with Huan Da Sima, at least Xi Cishi doesn't plan to kill him for the time being.

As for whether to take the initiative to fight for power with the scumbag according to the other party's plan, it all depends on him.If you have the strength, you can be independent, if you don't have the strength, you can only obediently become a pawn.The former couldn't do it, and the latter felt aggrieved, so he simply wiped his neck with a knife, at least he died fairly freely.

Xi Chao did not continue to accompany him.

Throwing peaches in return, Xi Min releases "goodwill", Huan Rong can't continue to use other people's sons as shields.Furthermore, after passing Jingkou and entering the territory under the jurisdiction of Xi Yin, it is difficult for Sima Huan to have a chance to attack.

Holding the military administration of Qiaozhou, Xi Cishi is not a vegetarian.

"Bon voyage, Mr. Lang."

"Take care of you."

Huan Rong saluted in front of the car, seeing Xi Chao with a haggard look, his smile became brighter: "Xi Canjun has taught you a lot, and Rong has benefited a lot. If there is a chance in the future, I hope to listen to the good words of joining the army again!"

"Your Majesty is polite." Xi Chao cupped his hands, only smiling wryly.

At the same time, the fighting situation in the North has reached a stalemate.

The Di people captured Yumei, and the general ordered to take advantage of the victory to pursue, but was stopped by the Xianbei army.In order to break the deadlock, the Di people used Wang Meng's strategy to cut off Xianbei's food roads and disrupt the morale of the army. Sure enough, they won a big victory and beheaded [-] ranks.

Xianbei didn't dare to continue fighting, gave up stability, and led his troops back to Shanggui.

The Di people pursued again, and when they met Murong Liu, a fierce Xianbei general, they lost all their strikers and lost their spirits.Afterwards, Murong Liu challenged several times, but Wang Meng ordered the gates of the camp to be closed and refused to fight.

The two sides fell into a stalemate. The Hu people near the battlefield fled, and the Han people retreated into the Wubao.

Qin Jing's letter was sent to Xihe, and the Patriarch of the Qin family replied quickly, "selling" Murong Liang.Instead of giving the goods to one family, people are sent to notify the warring parties, and the one with the highest price will win.

The Xianbei people thought that Murong Liang "died in battle with honor", and were about to give him a posthumous title, but they were stunned when they heard the news.

Di people were overjoyed when they received the news.Zhengchou is in a stalemate, and the good hostage is sent to his hands, and he can also take the opportunity to provoke the relationship between Qin's Wubao and the Xianbei people, no matter how much the price is, it must be taken!

As a result, a strange scene appeared on the battlefield. Both warring parties called for gold to withdraw their troops at the same time, closed the camp gates, and sent teams to meet the envoys of the king's capital and rushed to Qin's Wubao in Luozhou.

There is only one purpose: to buy back Murong Liang!

As the owner of the consignor, Qin Jing was throwing a banquet in honor of Murong Liang. When he was full of wine and food, he took out a golden pearl, which made Murong Liang's mouth water. Goods, is your Highness interested?"

"Barter?"

"People."

"Humans?" Murong Liang was slightly taken aback, wasn't it land or cattle or sheep?

Qin Jing nodded and said, "People in the Han Dynasty."

If Murong Liang was replaced by the Xianbei people, [-]% of the military power would be taken back, and he would have no hope of gaining power in the court.If you can't go back, that's okay.Putting the beads in front of Di people will still make them fall in love.

Murong Liang's eyes shone brightly, showing all his greed.

Qin Jing raised the corners of his mouth, thinking about the bead gifter, a smile stained his eyes.When he goes south again in the future, he must have a face-to-face talk.