Huan Rong

The Yu family was convicted, Yu Qian and Yu Rou asked to be executed, Yu Xi escaped from Jiankang, and the Yu family's mansion in Qingxi was in a state of desolation.

However, in a few months, the servants in the house were all dispersed, weeds grew all over the courtyard and corridors, and occasionally there were a few insects chirping, showing a bit of strange color in the night.

The healthy servants spread out to guard the gates and walls of the mansion, and there were two or three guards wherever they could enter and exit, so as not to let anyone who entered the mansion go.

"Look out!" The leading servant was tall and muscular, with eyes shining brightly, "If you let one go, you will be punished with ten lashes!"

Everyone didn't dare to slack off, they put all their energy into it, and made up their minds that once the person who entered the mansion showed up, they would definitely rush up and take him down.

In the Yu Mansion, seven or eight men in short robes and daggers crossed the corridor, gathered together, and took out a piece of sheepskin for a closer look.

In order not to attract attention, several people did not dare to light the torches, and could only illuminate with torches.

"It's in the back house."

Yufu was built during the Yongjia period and was renovated and expanded on the basis of an old house.

It is reported that the owner of the old house was once an official of Wu State, and three generations of grandparents and grandchildren have been loyal to the Sun family.In the fourth year of Tianji, Sun Wu died in the Western Jin Dynasty. The owner of the house did not want to surrender, so he drank poisonous wine and died for the country. His wife, concubine and children died with him.

As time goes by, the bustling courtyard becomes barren and gradually buried among the grass and dead trees.

Later, after the Eight Kings Rebellion in the Western Jin Dynasty, the northern gentry crossed the river with the Yuan Emperor and established political power in the South.Yu Chen was conscripted as the prefect of Kuaiji, and later he was promoted to the prime minister's army to consult and sacrifice wine, and his family moved to Jiankang.

At that time, the royal clan had built large-scale construction projects in Qingxi, building houses and luxury houses.Relying on his status as a foreign relative, Yu Chen invited sorcerers to choose this old house. It took several years and thousands of dollars to build today's Yufu.

When the mansion was completed, there were rumors that craftsmen dug up the old house and found a secret passage that directly connected the front and rear courtyards.

It is rumored that the secret passage was made of bluestone, which can accommodate two people side by side.It's just that the interior is empty, and there are no gold and silver treasures. Looking at its structure, it seems to be used for escape.

Without buried treasure, gossip will always lose some flavor.

As time passed, the rumors about the secret path gradually disappeared, and no one mentioned it anymore.

If Huan Rong hadn't sent back the letter, saying that Ming Yuxi might have hidden gold at home, Princess Nankang might not have remembered the early rumors.When discussing with Mrs. Li, I couldn't help sighing: "I was still young at the time, and I listened to it as a story. I didn't expect this to happen."

Mrs. Li smiled and said: "I have heard people say that there are many secret passages like this in the official residences of the previous dynasty."

"It's a pity that Chang'an and other places have fallen into the hands of the barbarians."

Princess Nankang sighed, and Mrs. Li didn't say anything else.

After all, it is a matter of the previous dynasty, so it is not easy to trace back.And the Yu Mansion in Jiankang City is right in front of you, whether the rumors are true or not will soon be verified.

In Yufu, the sheepskins held by several men clearly marked a passage from the front yard to the back house. The entrance is very hidden, and it is actually in a well in the west yard!

"Brother, I'll go down first." A man said.

"No, you are tall and it's inconvenient to go down the well, so I'll go."

The few people didn't dare to waste time, they quickly made up their minds, pushed aside the weeds half a person's height, and found the well platform built of bluestone.After checking again and again, it was confirmed that it was correct. The thinnest man tied the hemp rope around his waist and slowly fell down the mouth of the well.

The well platform was above the head, the man blew on the torch, lit the torch, and carefully illuminated the masonry.

"Did you find it?"

"Not yet." The man groped the walls of the well, looking for bumps and depressions.Less than a few inches away from the well water, I finally touched a sunken stone brick.

The man was overjoyed and tried to look inside.

With a click, the stone bricks sank, and a dark passage appeared in the well, allowing only one person to bend over and crawl.

"found it!"

The man raised the torch horizontally and waved it twice into the cave, but the fire was not extinguished. He felt the cold wind flowing out of the cave, and immediately sent a signal to the people above.

Except for one person who was guarding the mouth of the well, the others went down into the well one after another and entered the secret passage along the entrance of the cave.

Due to the narrow passage, it was impossible to turn around when entering. Several people could only shrink their shoulders as much as possible and crawl with their hands and knees.

In the middle of the journey, the knee was scraped and the palm was scratched, which was nothing.Turning a corner, they encountered two scattered skeletons, which surprised them all.

"Why does it have bones?"

"Keep your voice down! What's so scary about dead bones!"

Crawling close to the bones, there was a stench in the air, and the faces of several people turned red, and they were a little out of breath, and almost retreated.

"It's coming, it's coming!" The leader didn't want to back off.

The Lord lost the news, it was obvious that there was more danger than good.

Several people went to great lengths, even killing people, just to find the gold.

The Yu family has already fallen, and Yu Xi's life and death are unpredictable. As long as the gold is in hand, mixed with the refugees, and bought an identity in a remote state, you don't have to worry about it for the rest of your life!

Yu Xi was detained in Jingkou, and had no idea that the gold he had painstakingly hidden was about to be taken away by his former "loyal servant".

The so-called guard against house thieves is hard to guard against.

Outside the Yu Mansion, the healthy servant guarded for more than an hour, but there was no movement inside the walls, and almost thought that the people who entered the mansion had escaped.When he was anxious, a black shadow suddenly appeared on the courtyard wall near the west side.

"coming!"

The healthy servants held their breath and watched the black figure fall from the wall. It seemed that there was a heavy object tied around his waist. When he landed, he wobbled a few times and almost fell forward.

"Do it?"

"hold on."

The man didn't rush away after landing. He looked around to confirm that there was no danger, and immediately threw two stones into the wall.

The stones flew down, and figures emerged from the wall one after another, their waists were bulging, and their movements were a little clumsy.

"One, two, three... seven, eight, eight, all of them, let's do it!"

With an order, the health servants rushed out from the hiding place, holding wooden sticks as long as two arms, regardless of three seven twenty one, and smashed hard on the head.

When doing their hands, everyone deliberately avoided the head, neck, chest and abdomen, and greeted the arms and legs specifically.

The few people were caught off guard, unable to fight back at all, the dagger became a decoration, they could only hug their heads and curl up on the ground, unable to stand it, begging for mercy loudly.

It was not yet dawn at this time, once called by these people, the news would definitely not be concealed.

"Stop, shut up, and take it back!"

The health servant put away the stick.He went forward to tie up eight people, but couldn't find a cloth towel, so he simply tore off the hem of their clothes, no matter whether it was stained with mud, sand or blood, and stuffed them directly into their mouths.

"Pick up and go!"

"Drink! So heavy?"

The healthy servant picked up his hands and feet to lift him up, and found that the weight was beyond imagination. He rolled his eyes and tore off the belts of several people on the spot, revealing a piece of pure gold.

"Gold!"

In Huan's mansion, Princess Nankang was reclining on the couch, her beautiful eyes were half-opened and half-closed, and her skirt spread out like colorful clouds.

Mrs. Li was kneeling in front of the couch, also undressed, with black hair hanging down her shoulders, a little bit of beauty on her forehead, making her skin white as snow, and her lips beautiful.

"Sister, it's still early in the morning, why don't you go to sleep again."

"No." Princess Nankang waved her hand and said, "The matter in Qingxi is still undecided, I can't sleep well. If I really find gold and silver, I'm afraid I will have to go to Taicheng."

Mrs. Li stood up, walked lightly to the back of the couch, rubbed her palms to warm them, and pressed Princess Nankang's hair.

"Sister, Mr. Lang said in the letter that Yu Shiyan was detained in Jingkou. This is Xi Fanghui's favor. Would it be inappropriate to tell the Queen Mother?"

"This is Jiankang after all." Princess Nankang sighed, pulled Mrs. Li onto the couch, leaned on her lap, and said, "It's no secret that Yu Xi stole military resources. How many people in Qingxi are watching. Before It’s because there is no evidence, so it’s hard to start. Now, I’m afraid I can’t hide it even if I want to.”

"Sister, what do you mean by borrowing the power of the Empress Dowager?"

"Instead of borrowing, it's better to say that everyone takes what they need." Princess Nankang closed her eyes and opened them again, her eyes were calm, engraved with the wisdom accumulated over the years, "Xi Fang returned to find melons, I am afraid that I have had this Intend."

"He dares to take advantage of Mr. Li?" Mrs. Li frowned slightly, and a trace of coldness flashed in her beautiful eyes.

"Gua'er has already entered the official career, and he will have to go through this sooner or later. Fortunately, Xi Fanghui has a sense of proportion. He wants to use my son, but he also gives a lot of benefits. The empress dowager can take at most [-]% of the things found by the Yufu. The remaining half will go to Gua'er."

"Xi Fang willing?"

"What do you want, and what if you don't want to?" Princess Nankang sneered.

"The old slave is not dead, and Da Sima will never leave others behind. Xi Fang wanted to compete with him, but it was not enough to just hold Jingkou and the Beifu army. Dare to borrow my son to show loyalty to the Jin Dynasty, nothing more than staring at the emperor. The post of lieutenant."

Mrs. Li slowed down her expression, combed Princess Nankang's forehead hair with her slender fingers, and said softly: "The Queen Mother will help him?"

"Yes." Princess Nankang smiled lightly, "The magician's words are there, and the officials are like this. If you want to maintain the emperor's surname Sima, there must be someone who can compete with that old slave for power."

"How could Da Sima sit back and watch?" Mrs. Li said, "If the Northern Expedition wins, I'm afraid Xi Fanghui won't be able to stop him."

"Win?" Princess Nankang sneered, "Judging from the letter Guaer sent back, it is not easy to win."

If Xi Yin loses his military power, the victory or defeat of the Northern Expedition will basically not affect Huan Wen's rights in the court.

Now, Xi Yin has changed his previous style, first forming an alliance with Huan Rong, and then presenting treasures to the Jin family to show his loyalty. With the help of Xie An, Wang Tanzhi and others in the court, Sima Huan's life may not be as easy as before.

"Even the Huan family may not have the same heart as that old slave."

Rebellion and enthronement can indeed bring glory to the Huan family, but if it fails, the whole family will face catastrophe.

"I think back then, Wang Dun relied on Wang Dao to push the emperor to such an extent, and what was the result? Look at the current Langya Wang family. They have a reputation. Is there anyone in power in the court? There is only one Wang Biaozhi who is still called a capable minister. .”

Decades earlier, when Dao Wang was still alive, no one dared to persecute Langya Wang's children even if he lost his authority.

Fortunately, Sima Daofu can force Wang Xianzhi to abandon his pen and join the army, and join the army!

"If there is no matter about Wang Dun, the Langya Wang family will have a few more gentlemen like Wang Biaozhi. With Sima Daofu, would she dare to provoke Wang Xianzhi like this?"

At that time, Sima Yu will be able to slap the daughter to death without doing anything himself.

"When I see her, I get upset." Princess Nankang frowned, apparently extremely annoyed by Sima Daofu, "I think that bastard is recovering well, and can send letters every now and then, why don't we send them back to Gushu together, so as not to be an eyesore."

Mrs. Li didn't answer, just smiled.

Both she and Princess Nankang knew that these words were just words, Huan Xin staying in Jiankang was the intention of Sima Huan, and before the army returned, it was absolutely impossible to return to Gushu.

As for Sima Daofu... King Langya is a sensible person, so he will not allow her to continue messing around.

Although the Wang family of Langya is not as good as it used to be, but with the increasing power of Xi Yin, Xi Daomao no longer has no support. As the prime minister, Sima Yu can see it more clearly than anyone else. Dawford a warning.

"Sister, if I really don't want to see her, I can make her sick for a while longer."

"Forget it." Princess Nankang shook her head, "There is no need to worry about her. Wang Xianzhi has gone to the Northland, and she has no chance to make waves."

"Your sister's tone seems a bit regretful?" Mrs. Li leaned down, her voice became softer, "If she doesn't know how to teach, what will sister do?"

"How?" Princess Nankang raised her eyebrows, stroked Mrs. Li's long hair with her backhand, curled her fingers through her hair, and said with a smile, "Of course it's best once and for all."

When the two were talking, the servant Jian had brought people back to the mansion.

Ah Mai reported by the door that Princess Nankang asked to move the screen and said, "Let Ah Mu come here."

"promise!"

Ah Mai retreated to the corridor, and after a few breaths, a tall and healthy servant hurried over, knelt outside the door, touching his forehead to the ground.

"Everyone has been arrested?"

"Returning to Your Highness, they have all been tied up in the mansion." Jian Servant said, "There are eight people in total, and gold was found on their bodies."

"Ask where is the hidden gold?"

"A few people refused to speak, but I found a piece of sheepskin with a picture of the tunnel in the mansion."

"Good." Princess Nankang sat up and said, "Everyone is left to you, and you can decide what to do. Find out the secret path of Yufu as soon as possible, and report it to me."

"promise!"

The healthy servant retreated under the command, and detained and tortured the eight captured persons separately. Soon, two of them couldn't hold back the whip, spit secret ways to hide gold, and were willing to lead the way, just hoping to survive.

Princess Nankang postponed her entry into the palace, and ordered her servant to visit Yufu again.By chance, not only was the gold hidden in the well found, but another secret room was found in the dry pool of the back house, and a large amount of gold, silver, jewelry, and silk cloth were found.

The silk cloth is brightly colored, but it fades when exposed to light, and some even turn to fly ash. It can be seen that it is not a thing of this dynasty, and it is most likely the property left by the owner of the old house.

Afterwards, we got 110 two boxes of gold, 350 six dendrobiums of pearls, 33 corals, more than [-] boxes of various colored treasures, amber, agate, rhino horn and Persian glass.

There are also two boxes of bronze wares, which are obviously from the pre-Qin period.

Because there are too many treasures found, it is impossible to move out of Yufu without attracting attention.

Yu Xi escaped from Jiankang, but Yu You was not convicted. If he wanted to move things from Yufu, he had to give a suitable reason.In that case, the news of these treasures will no longer be concealed.

"Go to see the Queen Mother first." Princess Nankang scanned the list and entered Taicheng on the same day.

Empress Dowager Chu knew that there might be hidden gold in Yufu, but she did not expect to find so many things.

It is not good to have less things, and it is troublesome to have too many things.

The sister-in-law and sister-in-law made a total calculation, and finally decided to take part from their respective "shares" and give it to Yu You and his son who stayed in Jiankang.

"Yu Xi fled Jiankang out of fear of crime, and Yu You has already branched out with him. You might as well give this house to my son." Princess Nankang said.

"My son is not the son of the Duke of Nanjun. When Guan gets married, he must move out of the Huan Mansion. I think Qingxi is pretty good. I didn't find a suitable one before. Now that there is a ready-made house, why not be a favor for the Queen Mother?"

Empress Dowager Chu thought about it and nodded.

Give the house to Huan Rong, and there is no need to rush to remove the gold and silver treasures inside.Princess Nankang can justifiably send people to take care of the house and clean it up. At that time, it would be reasonable to find a box or two of "former court" things.

Why didn't the Yu family find out?

Gein is a bad character.

"Anyway, Yu You and his son are sensible people, and they should have a share in these things." This is also to stop Yu's mouth, so as to avoid troubles and troubles.

"Don't worry, Queen Mother."

The aunt and sister-in-law negotiated well, and there was an imperial decree on the same day, in the name of "Huan Rong has made great contributions to raising food", the house in Qingxili was granted, and [-] households in Shiyi were sealed.

The imperial decree was issued, and a quick ride was sent to the north.

On the same day, Yu You received a decree from Yi from the palace, and got eight boxes of rewards, two dendrobiums of pearls, two pieces of coral, twenty boxes of agate and amber, two rhino horns, and one bronze vessel.

Seeing the box sent by the eunuch, Yu You and Yu Xuan looked at each other in dismay.Both father and son don't quite understand why the queen mother is so "generous".

It wasn't until Princess Nankang sent a letter that they suddenly realized.

"Father said a few days ago that friendship with brother Rong is a good relationship." After reading the letter, Yu Xuan said with a smile, "Looking at it now, it is not only a good relationship, but also a source of wealth."

Yu You stroked his beard and nodded, moved the letter to the fire and burned it.

Keep it as a handle?

He is not Yu Xi, how could he make such a mistake.

"That's the end of this matter, don't mention it again in the future. When your third brother is elected as an official, I will visit Da Zhongzheng. If it is possible, I will release him to Qiao County and become a county magistrate."

"Father is wise!"

"I'm not wise, but I'm not confused." Yu You said.

"You have to remember that people can be not smart, but they must not be confused, let alone pretend to be smart, otherwise they will be like your uncle, harming others and yourself, and bringing down the family. To the ancestors!"

"Son, remember Father's teaching!"

It was early October when the imperial decree arrived at Fangtou.

At that time, Murong Chui rushed to Yecheng, [-] cavalry took up a posture, and confronted [-] Jin troops by the Yellow River.

Huan Wen had heard of Murong Chui's name for a long time, so he sent troops to test several times, but was defeated by Murong Chui's subordinates, his guide Duan Si and his general Li Shu were captured and killed, several building owners had their heads shaved, and they were dragged to the front of the battle in sheepskins to humiliate them.

The Jin army was so angry that they cursed and their morale was low.

The Xianbei army was triumphant and their morale was boosted. With 5000 people, they overwhelmed the [-] Jin army.

Murong Chui is well versed in the art of war, and knows the principle of one effort, then decline, and three exhaustion.

After several times of testing, he thought he had found out the details of the Jin army, and sent people to confront and scold him every day, motivating Huan Wen to go out to the camp for a decisive battle.

Huan Da Sima can calm down, but his subordinates are impetuous.In particular, the private soldiers and servants brought by the governors of the states were already weaker than Xianbei, and they could make do with the wind. Once they encountered a hard battle, they would immediately show cowardice and were useless at all.

Under such circumstances, it is inevitable that the imperial decree will attract attention when it is sent to the military camp.

"Governor Huan Rong of Fengyang County made meritorious service in raising food for the army. He bestowed a house in Qingxili and granted [-] households in Shiyi."

At this time, the imperial decree did not have any "Fengtian Chengyun Emperor" at all, that was the habit after the Ming Dynasty.

According to the style of the Jin Dynasty, it is basically as simple as possible. If there are no grand ceremonies such as the enthronement of the emperor and the wedding of the empress, it is mostly a few simple sentences that directly point to the theme.

Huan Rong took the order to thank you, holding the bamboo slips in a daze.

According to the words of later generations, does he have a mansion in the capital, or is it the property of his "enemy"?

The imperial decree was delivered, and the visitor immediately took his leave and returned it.

Huan Rong can understand that it is not a good job to pass the decree on the battlefield, and if you are not careful, you may encounter arrows.This is the territory of the barbarians again, if they encounter any tribal cavalry, they might lose their lives.

"Angel walks slowly."

After sending the visitor away, Huan Rong greeted Liu Laozhi and sent the imperial decree back to Wuche.

Qin Jing was in the car, Qin Jue and Qin Yu were standing in front of the car, studying the wheels curiously, arguing over whose craftsmanship it was.

After the two came to Fangtou, they quickly "familiarized" with Huan Rong.Compared with Qin Jing, Huan Rong gets along with them more comfortably.Especially Qin Jue, whose hearty personality is really pleasing.

"Agua, tell me, is this the work of Xiangli Song or Xiangli Zao?"

Agua?

The corner of Huan Rong's mouth trembled, and he took back his words.

Hearing the voice, Qin Jing bent down and walked out of the carriage, jumped off the shaft, and said to Huan Rong: "A letter from the castle, Alan and Ayan and I need to return it as soon as possible."

"When?" Huan Rong froze for a moment.

"tomorrow."

"In such a hurry?"

Qin Jing nodded, and was about to explain when she saw Xun You and Zhong Lin rushing in hand in hand, both of them looked unhappy.

"Your Majesty, Lord Qin Lang." Xun You cupped his hands with a dignified expression, "There is an order from the Chinese army, please go to General Liu to discuss the military situation."

"Military order?"

"The forward right army will go out to fight in the next day, and the Fujun will lead the five hundred swords and shields to line up."

"what?!"

Huan Rong clenched his fists violently.

As a grain transport officer, he shouldn't be in battle.Even if they go into battle, they should lead the pikemen.

Let him lead the sword and shield in formation?

Obviously tell him to die!