Huan Rong

After the thirty army sticks were beaten, Huanxi's back was bruised and he was unconscious.

The prison officer was apparently lenient.

Don't look at the blood purlins pressed together one by one, the swelling is two fingers high, and there are a few blood dripping, but it looks scary on the surface, and it will not hurt the root if it is raised for a period of time.

If it were someone else, they would probably be crippled by the thirty army sticks.

After the execution was over, Huan Xi was dragged into the tent, his face pale and almost lifeless.

Huanda Sima ordered him to be carried back to Qianfeng Youying. He didn't need to be ordered, and naturally a doctor would come to treat him.

A faint smell of blood wafted in the tent, Huan Rong lowered his head and closed his eyes, and said nothing more.

Before the two troop dispatch orders, there is no need for him to continue to fight hard with the scumbag father. All the big men here are already gearing up, waiting to have a good argument with Sima Huan.

Huan Da Sima's power was all over the court, and no one dared to plunder him lightly, let alone speak out against him.

Things are completely different now.

Xun You and Zhong Lin conspired to spread rumors in the military camp, and Huan Rong set up a trap with bamboo slips to push Sima Huan to the forefront.

If Huan Wen captured the Beifu army, all the people present would be helpless against him.

The problem is that Xi Yin has not lost his position, and the military power is still firmly in his hands. With the help of the governors of various states, one-to-many, Sima Huan must make concessions, otherwise there will be twists and turns in the Northern Expedition. Let alone win, can the army leave the capital of Yanzhou? is unknown.

Huan Rong retreated to Xi Yin's head, trying to reduce the sense of presence as much as possible.

Xi Ji gave him a smile and said clearly: Well done, you can teach children.

There was a moment of silence in the tent, and Yuan Zhen, the governor of Yuzhou, spoke first and questioned the deployment of troops.Later, bigwigs from various states joined in one after another, and fought with Sima Huan.

Xi Yin remained silent all this time, sitting firmly on the Diaoyutai, not worried at all.

Xi Chao was secretly anxious, but his official position was not high, so he was blocked as soon as he spoke.

To use an inappropriate analogy, when the bosses of the company are meeting, a small employee opens his mouth and jumps high, which is inappropriate no matter how you look at it.

It was a rare opportunity to seize the opportunity, including Huan Chong and Huan Huo, who were bargaining with Sima Huan, intending to win more benefits during the Northern Expedition.

As the "hero" who exposed the troop dispatch order and passed the handle to everyone, Huan Rong can benefit from the "negotiation" without opening his mouth.

First, all the infantry and servants brought by Yandu are reserved, and no one can easily transfer them unless the battle is urgent.

Second, before, he only had the false title of Lieutenant of Lvwei and had no actual power. Now he is transferred to the forward right army to serve as a grain transportation officer. There are 2000 new people under his command, half of whom are veterans who have experienced battles.

When Huanxi was demoted, Ximin took the opportunity to push Liu Laozhi to serve as the vanguard general, commanding [-] infantry.

Sima Huan didn't want to agree, but he was caught by the pigtails. He wanted to appease everyone and continue the Northern Expedition, but he had no choice but to knock down his teeth and swallow blood, write an official document on the spot, and stamp the official seal.

So far, a conspiracy against Huan Rong has finally come to an end.

After leaving the military tent, Huan Rong thanked Xi Yin with a smile, knowing that things would not go so smoothly if Huan Xi hadn't acted recklessly.

Should I look for an opportunity to thank you?

Huan Rong shook his head, forget it.

In case Huan Xi couldn't bear the blow and caused serious consequences, he would be very sorry.

"Guar."

As he was walking, he suddenly heard someone calling him from behind.

Huan Rong stopped, turned around, and found Huan Chong standing ten steps away, waving to him, signaling him to come over.

"Uncle." Huan Rong quickly stepped forward to salute.

"Follow me." Huan Chong didn't say much, motioning Huan Rong to follow.

Dian Kui and Qian Shi immediately frowned, but seeing Huan Rong waving his hands, they could only take two steps back to follow, instead of rushing forward to "rob someone".

Huanchong's camp is close to the large banner of the Chinese army, and less than 300 meters away from Huanwen's camp.

The uncle and nephew walked all the way, Huan Rong observed carefully, and found that Huan Chong's soldiers were extremely capable, and their combat effectiveness was probably no less than that of Huan Da Sima and Xi Jishi's mansion troops.

"Come in." Huan Chong raised the curtain and walked in first.

Huan Rong followed Huan Chong into the tent, seeing that the curtain was drawn down, Dian Kui and Qian Shi were both blocked from the tent, feeling a little uneasy.

"sit."

Huan Chong pushed the low table away and sat down first.

Huan Rong bit his cheek, suppressed his uneasiness, sat upright, and bowed to Huan Chong as a junior.

Huan Chong laughed, this was the first time he laughed since the two met.

"I once told my elder brother that among all the nephews, you are the only one who can be used. It's a pity..." Huan Chong shook his head and did not continue.

Huan Rong didn't know what the other party's plan was, so he could only bite the bullet and said: "Uncle's words, Rong doesn't quite understand."

"Unknown?" Huan Chong looked at Huan Rong, his gaze was like a steel needle.Huan Rong clenched his teeth, his forehead was sweating faintly.

I don't know how long it took, Huan Chong laughed again, the laughter was low, like the strings of a piano being plucked.Huan Rong didn't think he was a voice controler, but still couldn't help feeling a little hot in his ears.

In later generations, once such a mature man appeared, he would definitely be popular among the three generations of old, middle-aged and young people.

"If you don't know, you don't know. You entered the officialdom before reaching the crown, and it's your first time on the battlefield. It's always right to be cautious."

Huan Rong swallowed, his heart beating like a drum, not knowing how to respond.

In front of Huan Chong, he didn't seem to have any secrets.Even facing Sima Huan, he never felt this way.

"Today's matter, you are a little reckless after all." Huan Chong put away his smile and said in a deep voice, "If there is a slight mistake, it will not be Huan Xi who received the military stick."

"Uncle?" Huan Rong was surprised.

"I know you are doing it for self-protection, and you have a few capable people under your command, but you need to think carefully before you act. It's not that Xi Fang will come back, and two mere orders to transfer troops will not work."

In other words, although Huan Rong is smart, he is not strong.

Just like an inexperienced angler, throwing a hook, whether the fish will take the bait or not is not up to him to decide.In the same way, Huan Rong can't easily control how the emissaries of the various states react and how the matter develops through Huan Xi's introduction.

Without Xi Yin expressing his attitude, Yuan Zhen took the lead in speaking out. No matter how dissatisfied the governors of the states were, they would only take actions secretly.

In this way, it is useless to spread rumors widely.

Huan Rong thought for a moment, cold sweat broke out on his forehead.

"Do you understand?"

"Yes." He still took it for granted.

Historically, Da Sima Huan held the government army and controlled Gushu Jingkou. Even if the Northern Expedition failed, if the emperor was abolished, the emperor would be abolished. Who can stop it?

Today's plan is really dangerous, if he is not careful, he will lose everything, so there is no room for him to be complacent.

Huan Rong lowered his head, took a deep breath, and rushed towards Huan Rong.

The Wei and Jin Dynasties regard uncles and uncles as fathers, and the secrets of uncles and nephews are like father and son.If Huan Rong is willing, he can call Huan Chong "Father" to show respect and closeness.

Prime Minister Yiji's obeisance did not seem too grand.

Huan Chong's point is commendable, and only a big gift can express his inner gratitude.

"Thank you uncle for teaching!"

Huan Chong nodded, accepted Huan Rong's courtesy, leaned over and patted him on the shoulder, and said, "Although today is dangerous, it is dangerous. In the future, you need to think twice when you encounter problems, but you don't need to be too cautious and restrain your hands."

"promise."

"You are a food transport officer, so you don't need to go to the battlefield in person. However, the battlefield is changing rapidly, so don't panic when you encounter the enemy. I will transfer [-] episodes to you, all of whom are veterans of hundreds of battles, and will definitely protect your safety."

"Thank you uncle!" Huan Rong knew in his heart that no matter what purpose Huan Chong had, these 20 people must be accepted.

Huan Chong turned around and took out two volumes of bamboo slips, and said: "I heard that you like to read. These two volumes of Wei Liaozi's military books are from the Han Dynasty, and they have been annotated by ancestors. I will give it to you today, and I will study it when I go back. I will definitely gain something in the future."

"promise!"

Huan Rong thanked him again, took his leave and left the military tent with two volumes of military books.

After reuniting with Diankui Qian Shi, looking back at Huan Chong's military account, Huan Rong was a little puzzled, why did everyone think he liked reading?How did this reputation spread, even Jiangzhou's uncle knew about it.

Not long after Huan Rong left, Huan Huo came to see Huan Chong, and was stunned when he learned that Huan Chong had given away two volumes of Wei Liaozi.

"On weekdays, the baby is tight, and I don't want to show it to others. I can't borrow even one volume, but today I sent out both volumes?"

Huan Chong didn't answer, but took a sip of the tea soup.

"Young son, aren't you afraid of angering elder brother by doing this?" Huan Huo said in a deep voice, "You also know the ambition of elder brother, Huan Rong...has the blood of the Jin family after all."

"I know." Huan Chong sighed, and said, "Eldest brother has seven sons now, two sons have fallen to the ground, it is not known whether they will be sequenced or not, and the rest of the sons, brother, which one do you think can inherit his ambition?"

"This..." Huan Huo was asked on the spot.

"Huan Xi has no talent and is reckless, self-willed; Huan Ji is useless and narrow-minded; Huan Xin doesn't matter if he doesn't mention it. Huan Yi doesn't like reading, he is straightforward by nature, and doesn't know millet."

Huan Chong commented one by one, and every time he uttered a comment, his voice sank a little.

"In my view of elder brothers and other sons, only five sons are talented. What happened today is proof."

"What you said is indeed the truth." Huan Huo pinched his forehead and said, "However, his background is destined not to be liked by elder brother."

"So what?" Huan Chong lowered his voice and said, "The high positions in ancient times were reserved for those with ability."

"You..." Huan Huo paused his hands in the air, and looked at Huan Chong in surprise.

"Brother, looking at the previous dynasties, the founder of the country was a great man, and the successors were mediocre. Could the dynasty's foundation be long?"

Huan Huo was silent.

"The first emperor wiped out the world and ruled the world. What a hero! The second emperor came to the throne, tyrannical, cruel to his brothers, appointed traitors, ignored the government, and eventually caused civil chaos, wars, and the death of the two great dynasties. "

"If the ascendant is the son Fusu, and the generals of the Meng family have never killed themselves, they may not have the 400-year foundation of the Han Dynasty."

Huan Chong put down the teacup and fixed his eyes on Huan Huo.

"China has been in war for a hundred years now, and the northern land is occupied by barbarians. The Han family is orthodox in the south, so it is difficult to find peace. The elder brother is in his sixties, and you and I are both half a hundred years old. Even if we can replace the Jin family, if there is no successor How long can people last?"

"Young son!" Huan Huo was shocked, stood up hurriedly, strode to the front of the tent, opened the curtain with a wave of his hand, and confirmed that the guards were all three steps away, and others could not come closer than ten steps, before he breathed a sigh of relief , Back in the tent, frowning at Huan Chong.

"Young son, entering and exiting the barracks is complicated, so you need to be cautious about what you say."

Huan Chong smiled and said, "Brother, everyone knows the heart of elder brother."

Throughout the court, no one knew that Sima Huan was staring at the throne.Even the empress dowager and the emperor in Taicheng knew that once the Northern Expedition was won, the emperor's surname might have to be changed.

Huan Huo looked at Huan Chong and sighed deeply.

"You really like Huan Rong?"

"Yes." Huan Chong said sternly, "eldest brother has a great talent, but it is unpredictable whether things will happen or not. If things fail, the Huan family will surely decline. Among all the sons and nephews, Huan Rong is the only one who has the blood of the Jin Dynasty, so he can revive Huan Clan."

Huan Wen has the ambition of a traitor, he only thinks of success, never of failure.

Huan Chong is not.

Being outside the situation, he saw farther and more thoroughly than Huan Wen.Therefore, compared to the other nephews, he is more optimistic about Huan Rong, taking the whole family as the starting point, and thinking about failure before saying success.

Huan Huo frowned deeply, thinking that Huan Chong's words were reasonable, but because of Sima Huan's attitude, he still couldn't make up his mind.

The two brothers sat opposite each other for an entire hour, but still could not reach an agreement.

It's just that Huan Chong's words are reasonable, and Huan Huo finally listened to him a little bit. He may not deliberately mention Huan Rong in the future, but he will always protect Ichigo when necessary.

Sima Huan didn't expect such a change, and Huan Rong didn't even think about it.It can only be said that if you plant flowers intentionally, but plant willows unintentionally, the changes in people's hearts are really unpredictable.

When Huan Rong returned to the camp, the barracks had already been set up.

Relying on the craftsmanship of Gong Shuchang and Xiangli brothers, Huan Rong lived in a wooden house with complete doors and windows instead of a military tent.

Relying on the grain trucks, rows of wooden houses rise on the ground, and they are safe from strong winds above level six.

There are simple beds in the house, covered with mattresses made of wolf skin.There is a low table in front of the bed for placing meals and writing official documents.

In the evening, the sky was getting dark, a bonfire was lit in the camp, and the smell of grain cakes and broth wafted with the wind.

Sitting in front of the bonfire, Huan Rong handed over the [-] songs he brought back to Xun You for arrangement, and said to Zhong Lin: "The official document is here. I will go to the forward right army tomorrow to take over the grain and fodder. When the army goes north, the grain and fodder will be allocated." It's extremely important, I'm going to trouble Kong Yu."

"Your Majesty trusts me, and the servant must do his best."

While the two were talking, Ami brought over roasted grain cakes and broth sprinkled with chopped green onions.

Huan Rong didn't intend to go back to the house, but sat by the fire with Zhong Lin, holding grain cakes in one hand and broth in the other, eating like soldiers.

In the blink of an eye, five pieces of grain cakes and three bowls of broth were eaten. Huan Rong didn't feel the slightest bit, and continued to take the cakes and ladle the soup.Dian Kui and Qian Shi have long been used to it, so they don't realize it.The soldier who saw Huan Rong's appetite for the first time was stunned, rubbing his eyes, his face full of disbelief.

How could such a gentleman with a clear breeze and bright moon have such a big appetite?

An illusion, it must be an illusion!

After eating, everyone went to their rooms to rest, and the soldiers on duty patrolled the camp, not daring to be sloppy in the slightest.

In the middle of the night, a scops owl flew into the barracks, circled for two weeks over the wooden house, found the right direction, flew in along the half-open window, and pecked at the dried meat left on the table.

Huan Rong was dreaming, heard a few strange noises, opened his eyes in a daze, and saw an owl sitting on the bedside with a piece of jerky in its mouth, so surprised that it almost rolled to the ground .

The Scooped Owl tilted its head, as if it didn't understand why Huan Rong did this.

At this time, there was another sound from the window. The goshawk came back at night. Due to its size, it could not fly into the wooden house, so it could only grab the window to vent its anger.

Huan Rong quickly got up, walked around the scops owl and walked to the window.

The wooden window was open, and a goshawk flew into the room with a bamboo tube tied to its leg.

"Hey——"

"Bo-wave-wave-wave-"

When the goshawk saw the screeched owl, it jumped on it regardless of Huan Rong's presence.The latter uttered a series of chirps, and relying on its small size, it flew out from under the goshawk's wings, crossed the window, and soon disappeared.

Looking at the lacquered plate on the table, half of the plate of jerky was gone.

The goshawk fluttered its wings to chase after it, but Huan Rong subconsciously reached out and grabbed the goshawk's right leg.

One person and one eagle froze at the same time.

Huan Rong was still a little confused, he reached out his hand out of instinct, never thinking of grabbing it.

Goshawk turned his head in disbelief, and moved his grabbed right leg, which was really a blow.

"You can't blame me." Huan Rong yawned, a little hypoglycemic, inevitably a little irritable.Regardless of the goshawk's reaction, first untie the bamboo tube from the eagle's legs, then polish the flint and light the candle.

The goshawk drooped its wings, feeling rather sluggish.

Shame, shame on eagles!

Huan Rong couldn't bear it, and pushed the lacquer plate towards Goshawk, saying: "There is no fresh meat now, let's eat some."

噍！

The goshawk immediately raised its feathers, screamed and turned around, facing Huan Rong with its buttocks.That bird ate the leftovers, I disdain!

Huan Rong rubbed his face helplessly, sighed, put on his outer robe and walked to the door, calling his servant to prepare fresh meat.

"Fresh meat?" The health servant was stunned, raw meat in the middle of the night?

"You don't need to ask any more questions. I'll bring it here quickly." Huan Rong waved his hand, signaling his servants to get it quickly, then turned around and returned to the table, unfolded the silk cloth in the bamboo tube, and looked at it carefully by the candlelight.

The silk cloth is Qin Jing's handwriting, the content is not long, but the information revealed is quite important.

"Murong Chui knew about the Northern Expedition, so he stayed put."

"Yecheng sent envoys to make peace with the Di people."

"The northern land is extremely dry, and the waterways are impassable."

"I will go to Luozhou in the near future."

Huan Rong read it three times, made sure to write down all the contents, then moved the silk cloth to the candle and lit it.

The flame ignited, instantly devouring the black writing.

Huan Rong's face was half hidden in the darkness, his expression unpredictable.

The healthy servant brought fresh meat, Huan Rong immediately picked up a piece of meat with bamboo chopsticks, and brought it to Goshawk's mouth.

"The freshly slaughtered sheep is absolutely fresh!"

The goshawk reluctantly turned around and grabbed the piece of meat off the bamboo chopsticks.

Huan Rong breathed a sigh of relief, fed the whole bowl of mutton, spread out a pen and paper, quickly wrote a reply letter, stuffed it into a bamboo tube, and tied it to the goshawk's leg.

Is it easy for him to deliver a letter?