Huan Rong

In the fifth year of Taihe, on the first day of the first lunar month, Yuanzheng

In the early morning, when the rooster crowed for the first time, Huan Rong was soundly asleep, but was woken up by Ah Mi.Sitting up with half-closed eyes, Huan Rong yawned and struggled not to get up.

In the middle of the yawn, a fresh chicken was smashed into the bowl, served with pockmarked red beans.

"Your Majesty, please use it."

The four words came into his ears, and he smelled a fishy smell at the end of his nose. Huan Rong immediately shivered, remembering the festival dishes he ate last year, and his drowsiness disappeared immediately.

"I haven't washed yet..." Huan Rong wondered.

You have to eat it sooner or later, but you can last for a while.

"This is an old custom, to avoid plague."

It was not Ah Mi who answered him, but Princess Nankang who walked into the inner room.

"I'm going to enter Taicheng today, so don't delay, the melon will be used up soon."

His mother had already spoken, Huan Rong knew that he couldn't delay any longer, he pinched his nose and ate a piece of chicken, served with pockmarked seeds and red beans, and swallowed it without chewing.

This taste, this sourness, is not a festival at all, but a sin!

Huan Rong put down the bowl, couldn't help wrinkling his facial features.

"Serve the gentleman to wash up."

Princess Nankang was amused, she didn't want to tease her son any more, so Ah Mai put on a new deep coat.

"Today's court meeting is a big event, so don't be as casual as in the past."

Huan Rong has the title of duke of the county, seals [-] households in Shiyi, and is in charge of a county government order. A seat has been prepared for him in front of the palace.Coupled with the identity of the emperor's cousin, [-]% of them will offer wine in front of the emperor.

No matter how declining the Jin family is, or how unpopular Sima Yi is, this is a rare honor.

While Huan Rong was washing and changing clothes, Princess Nankang sat behind the screen and personally selected jade pendants and other items to ensure that she would not violate taboos in the palace.

"I remember giving Gua'er a piece of sapphire."

After flipping through several ring pendants in a row, Princess Nankang was not very satisfied, and remembered the Pisces jade pendant given to Huan Rong.

"Where is it? Go get it quickly."

Hearing these words, Huan Rong paused for a moment, subconsciously stroking his forehead.He signaled the servant to back away, adjusted the skirt and belt by himself, walked out of the screen, took out the jade pendant and said, "Mother, I always carry this jade with me."

Princess Nankang raised her head when she heard the sound, and her eyes lit up when she saw Huan Rong, who was dressed in a dark coat with wide sleeves and leather belt and black shoes.

Because he has not yet reached the crown, Huan Rong neither wears the crown nor wears a bra, but only uses a silk belt to tie his hair.The silk is inlaid with embellish jade, which contrasts with the deep clothes of soap edge, making it even more handsome and handsome, with clear eyebrows and a heroic look.

"Azi's appearance is extraordinary, he can be called a dragon, a horse, and a phoenix."

Huan Rong: "..."

Although the child is his own good, is there such a boast?

Should he blush or blush?

Princess Nankang didn't care much, she took Huan Rong to look carefully, and said with a smile: "I haven't noticed before that Gua'er grows much taller. It's a good thing to be like your father."

Because she was going to enter Taicheng, Princess Nankang was dressed differently from her usual dress, with Confucian clothes and skirts, clothes with gold ribbons, and skirts tied with colorful silk belts.During the movement, the hem of the skirt flows slowly, and the ribbon dances lightly, floating like a fairy.

The long hair is combed into a Taiping bun, and a bun is added on top.

There are crowns in front of the bun, and gold hairpins on the left and right.

After the bun, Zan is a blooming peony.It's made from silk yarn in vibrant shades.The stamens are pulled by gold threads and inlaid with colorful treasures that are broken like rice grains. From a distance, it can be faked, but it is even more ingenious when viewed up close.

Yandu's gold hairpins are very valuable, and they win with novelty, causing a wave of excitement in Jiankang.But when it comes to the skill of making silk flowers, all the artisans in Yandu combined cannot compare with the master craftsmen in Taicheng.

Leaving aside the pattern, the craftsman who made this silk flower can be called a master.

It's a pity that people are in the palace, so they can't dig out the salt.

Otherwise, with a few giant Buddhas like this standing in town, and bringing out a few apprentices, Huan Rong's jewelry business will definitely be able to take it to the next level, selling to the border of the barbarians, a 100% monopoly!

Huan Rong looked at the silk flower, thinking that he had already flown away.

Princess Nankang felt strange and asked, "What is Guaer looking at?"

"It's rare to see grandma in such a splendid dress, she's more graceful than Peony."

After stroking Huan Rong's hair, Princess Nankang smiled and said: "This is a novelty, my son is really clever. After arriving in Taicheng, I met the Queen Mother and the wives of various families. If you say a few more words, most of them will like to listen to them."

Huan Rong was stunned for two seconds, and then remembered that the "Peony National Beauty" has not yet emerged.According to people's preferences at that time, chrysanthemum was even better.

Such words are exported, but listening to the novelty and having fun.

Putting the jade pendant on Huan Rong with her own hands, Princess Nankang became more and more satisfied.Looking up and down, there is something more to say.

There is no daughter under her knees, and the concubines are not eye-catching. She married a few years ago. Princess Nankang seldom has the fun of dressing up as a "doll". She seized this opportunity and couldn't help being excited.

"Use some powder?" Princess Nankang smiled slightly.

Huan Rong quickly shook his head, determined not to succeed!

"Tune some eyebrows?"

Huan Rong shook his head again, and subconsciously took half a step back.

"My eyebrows are thick and black, so I really don't need them."

Thinking he had escaped, Huan Rong was about to breathe a sigh of relief when he suddenly heard Princess Nankang say: "Mai, bring some rouge."

Nowadays, powder coating is not exclusive to girls.

The world upholds Taoism, and boys and teenagers will occasionally smear their cheeks red and have a red mole between their eyebrows, imitating fairy boys.

Hearing that his mother asked for rouge, Huan Rong was horrified.Thinking of how I walked into the palace gate with a red face and a serious face, I really wanted to find a piece of tofu to kill me.

He swore that he would rather eat ten plates of five pungent vegetables than be painted as such a "boy from a fairy family".

Seeing her son shaking his head desperately, he was about to rush out the door. Although Princess Nankang felt regretful, she finally gave up.

"Amai, take five pungent vegetables and jelly teeth, and Guaer and I will enter the palace after using them."

"promise!"

Ah Mai retreated with a few servants, Huan Rong asked curiously: "Mum, don't you drink pepper wine?"

"Go home and drink again."

Princess Nankang sat down, motioned Huan Rong to sit beside her, and said: "At the court meeting today, all the ministers will be present. Your father will present you as a prisoner. If you see him, please remember to act cautiously, and don't be caught by others." Pick the wrong one."

"Father has returned to Jiankang?" Huan Rong suddenly felt surprised.Why doesn't he know?

"I just arrived yesterday. I didn't enter the city, but stayed in the camp outside the city." Princess Nankang sneered.

Not to enter the city, not to return to the mansion, said to be for the purpose of presenting captives before the emperor, but only the old slave knew what his real intention was.Maybe it's because I have done too many bad things, and I dare not go to the city to return home, for fear of being stabbed to death with a sword.

Huan Rong swallowed.

Regardless of what other people think, if the mother-in-law is in person, nine out of ten she will really do this.

He didn't care at all whether the scumbag would become a candied haws or not.It's really not worth the candle for my mother to cause trouble.From this point of view, it is a good thing for the scumbag to stay outside the city.

Mother-in-law is going to the harem, so she basically won't meet the scumbag face to face.

If you attend the court meeting by yourself, more than [-]% will meet you head-on, what attitude should you adopt then?

Should we take a step back and play a show so as not to attract rumors; or should we put aside the relationship between father and son and use the superior and subordinate as the standard for dealing with it?According to what Grandma means, it's better to relax first?

After thinking for a moment, Huan Rong had an idea.

On a good day, as long as the scumbag father is not too much, it is better not to tear him apart in front of the imperial court.After all, the request for merit must be done after the sacrifice of the prisoners. If the scumbag father is really pissed off, his military achievements may be discounted.

The leaders of various states spoke for him several times, in the final analysis, it was for their own interests.

If you are stupid, don't know the level and level, and then get carried away, most of the others will stand by and watch the show, and will not rush up to pinch Huan Da Sima without any benefit.

Yesterday's friend, today's stranger, may become an enemy tomorrow.

This is called "politics".

With a sigh, Huan Rong pinched the base of his nose.

I have just stepped into half a foot, and I am already tired of coping.It is really not easy to climb up to the height of the scumbag, even run over his shoulders, and finally occupy the commanding heights.

"My son listens to my mother. When I see my father today, I will definitely do my best."

"My son was wronged."

Princess Nankang put away her smile, seeing that Huan Rong was listless, she thought she felt aggrieved, so she couldn't help writing another note to Sima Huan.

The festive dishes were delivered quickly. Considering the palace banquet, the portions were small, and a clear fruit soup was added to avoid leaving a bad breath.

Think about it, a handsome gentleman from the gentry, slender and tall, handsome, but his mouth is full of garlic, or there is a piece of leek on the root of his teeth. The picture is so beautiful that it is really unimaginable.

After eating, Huan Rong drank fruit soup first, and then dipped willow branches in green salt to clean his mouth.After making sure that there is no trace of peculiar smell, I just boarded the car and left the mansion, heading for the palace gate.

At the end of the alley, the number of vehicles on the road gradually increased.

According to the regulations of the imperial court, officials of different grades have different vehicles.

People from the Jin and Jin Dynasties love elegance, and celebrities from the gentry are unrestrained and uninhibited, and they don't pay attention to such rules on weekdays.But the yuan is one of the most important festivals of the year, and the court meeting is the most important thing. No matter how free and easy they are on weekdays, today they must restrain themselves and follow the rules.

For convenience, Huan Rong shared the car with Princess Nankang.

The carriages are covered with soap, and the walls on both sides are painted red with special signs.Others can tell at a glance that this is the long princess frame, which is more than two thousand stones.

Officials and aristocratic clans whose rank is less than two thousand stones also have their own custom-made carriages.If it exceeds [-] shi, the left car can be painted red, and if it is less than [-] shi, basically it can only keep the "primary color".

For officials with a rank of more than three hundred stones, the car cover can be made of soap cloth, and the difference is only in the choice of cloth.For example, Princess Nankang can use soap silk, which is black silk.The princess of Yuyao County must use inferior silk cloth.

If the official product is less than two hundred shi, the car cover should be covered with white cloth.

As for common people, only green cloth is allowed.

Sitting in the car, Huan Rong looked all the way over, his eyes were full of black and white.

The vehicle was rushing along the banks of the Qinhuai River, the cold wind rolled the drizzle and flew by, the edge of the car cover was turned up, making a rustling sound, and sometimes there were a few crisp whips and bells mixed in, blending into the rising mist on the river, gradually forming a unique scenery.

In the middle of the trip, a carriage with the logo of Xie Mansion came rushing over, over half of the carriage, and suddenly slowed down.

Huan Rong looked curiously and found Xie Xuan pushing the car door, raising his eyebrows and smiling brightly.

Because of his official position, Xie Xuan also had to attend the court meeting.

On such an occasion, although a big shirt is chic, it is quite inappropriate.Xie Xuan changed his court clothes, wearing a Jinxian crown on his head, a wat on his waist, and a chan pen behind the wat, representing the status of civil servants.

Huan Rong also has a wat board, but no chan pen.

In the Jin Dynasty, there was a custom, and both civil and military officials held wat boards. However, civil officials chan pens, military officials and those with titles did not chan, and those who added internal servants chan.This internal servant does not refer to eunuchs, but also officials of the dynasty.

"Brother Rong."

Since entering the city that day, the two have communicated by letter and have not met face to face.

Even so, the relationship between each other is not unfamiliar.

Especially when it came to the marriage, Xie Xuan spoke well for Huan Rong in order to appease his clan relatives.Huan Rong wrote down this favor, not mentioning Xie Xuan's "unkindness", and the friendship between the two became even stronger.

If you can't be an in-law, you can make a friendship.

Huan Rong could only say one thing: No one would have imagined that the world is so wonderful.

"Thank you brother."

Xie Xuan was riding alone, but Huan Rong was not.

After "asking" his mother, Huan Rong opened the car door halfway and returned the gift to Xie Xuan.Then he turned sideways, allowing Xie Xuan to salute as a junior to Princess Nankang.

In the rain and fog, the two cars ran side by side.

The coachman flicked his long whip, trying to keep the speed of the car unabated, without delaying the conversation between the two gentlemen.

"Today's court meeting, Brother Rong may as well sit with me."

"Isn't the position listed in advance?" Huan Rong wondered.

"With Brother Rong's official rank and title, he is seated according to the rules. He must be surrounded by strangers, which seems boring. Why not change his seat, I think the officials will not care about it."

More than not counting.

Sima Yi gave up on himself and was drunk all day long, so thankful for being able to stay awake.It is a completely impossible task to find fault with officials at the court meeting.

Huan Rong was dumb, and said after a while: "That's it, thank you, brother."

"Brother Rong, you don't need to be polite."

Xie Xuan smiled elegantly, and his long sleeves fell in front of his knees. When the wind passed, the sleeves lifted slightly.

Huan Rong looked at the sky silently.

What to say?

This is indeed a miraculous dynasty, unprecedented in history and unique in history.

In front of the royal road, the palace guards are separated on both sides.

Wen and Wu got out of the car one after another, sat on the pre-arranged hu bed and waited.

There was a gust of cold wind and constant drizzle in the sky. In order to avoid getting wet on the robes, eunuchs, whether civil servants or generals, sent silk umbrellas.

Huan Rong jumped off the shaft of the chariot, looking around, he saw a colorful scene.

Just as he thought the scenery was good, a military general suddenly turned his head. He had a Chinese character face, thick eyebrows and big eyes, a straight nose and wide mouth, and a tough man's temperament, but he was holding a silk umbrella, and the color was quite bright...

Huan Rong didn't pay attention, he staggered and almost fell on the spot.

This picture is too beautiful, too impactful, and ordinary people really can't bear it.

"Brother Rong, the road is slippery in rainy days, you need to be careful."

Xie Xuan stepped on the wooden clogs and walked in front of Huan Rong in a few steps.

Huan Rong raised his head and saw Xie Xuan standing leisurely in the rain, dressed in court attire and holding a plain silk umbrella, his mood was really indescribable.

They are also officials in the court, and they are also dressed in court uniforms and a silk umbrella. The people around them are like lightning and thunder, which makes people feel burnt out.

Sure enough, the face is king?

Huan Rong took the silk umbrella from the eunuch, saluted Princess Nankang, turned around and walked side by side with Xie Xuan.

Xie Xuan has a rare talent and reputation, and people say that he has the bones of a phoenix and a dragon, and a profound elegance, which is rare in the world.

With pearls and jade at his side, Huan Rong didn't lose the slightest bit.Although not as handsome as Xie Xuan, Fang Lan has a solid body and a graceful figure, which is equally admirable.

The two walked under umbrellas, and in the eyes of others, they didn't feel that they were against harmony at all, but had a different kind of elegance on the contrary.

Yu Xuan and the others arrived one step earlier, and when they saw the two walking slowly, they all clapped their hands and said with a smile: "It's so cold and rainy, I'll be embarrassed by the wind, but the two of you are quite interesting."

Yu Xuan and Xie Xuan have known each other since they were young, and they are used to joking.

Although Huan Rong and him are relatives, if they want to call each other "sister-in-law", they are not close.It's hard to avoid being a little surprised to be teased like this after only meeting each other a few times.

"Brother Rong, sit here."

Xie Xuan ignored Yu Xuan and called Huan Rong to sit beside him.

Yu Xuan rubbed his nose, knowing that Xie Xuan really had a heart for Huan Rong, and regarded him as a close friend, he stopped joking casually, and smiled gently: "My younger brother has accompanied the army in the Northern Expedition, and has made many military exploits. I When I heard about it in Jiankang, I was very happy to know that my younger brother captured Xianbei Zhongshan King alive and planned to ambush the bandit Murong Chui."

"Exactly." A gentleman of the Wang family said, "Jiankang has something to say, and Ah Rong is indeed a talented person in this world."

"Brother of the family abandoned his pen and joined the army, the Majesty sighed and shook his head. I don't want to, the Northern Expedition has won great victories, and the Majesty turned his anger into joy. What's more, there are Biaozhi first, and then there are sacrifices. There is hope for the Langya Wang Clan to rise again."

The lords present are all talented and famous, and they are all the best in the family.On the Shangsi Festival last year, I met Huan Rong face to face.

Most of Huan Rong had an impression, but his face and name didn't match for a while.I didn't want to cause embarrassment, so I didn't speak easily, but just smiled, which gave people the impression of humility.

During the conversation, the rain decreased, turning from a rain curtain into filaments, falling sporadically, rising with the sun, until the clouds cleared and the fog dispersed.

Civil and military officials arrived one after another and sat down on both sides of the royal road.

The eunuch checked the hourglass to confirm that the time had come, and immediately lit the brazier.

The flames jumped and burned, and the drums in front of the hall were loudly played.

The palace gate was wide open, and the officials stood up one after another, divided into two rows, and filed into the palace.

Amidst the sound of drum music, Sima Yi stepped into the palace hall, his face was red, he kept yawning, and he staggered, obviously he was hungover.

For some reason, Sima Yi stumbled suddenly, seeing that he was about to fall forward, the eunuch hurried forward to help him, but he kicked him on the chest, and he sat down on the ground carelessly.

The ministers were in an uproar, but Sima Yi ignored him, slapping his legs and laughing loudly.

The sound of the drums is still there, but the emperor's laughter is particularly piercing.

Before the crowd, Xie An's Wang Tanzhi's expression changed slightly.Wang Biaozhi was even more furious, it wasn't that Wang Tanzhi was quick-sighted and quick-handed to grab him, he might have already rushed up to "advise the emperor" at this moment.

Seeing this scene, Huan Rong didn't know what to say.

Sure enough, being famous is not as good as meeting.

He used to think that Sima Yi was stimulated by his scumbag father and suppressed by the officials, and he was so depressed that he had nowhere to vent, so he had no choice but to drink away his worries, and got the reputation of being a fool.It never occurred to me that the situation was ten times more serious than expected!

It's okay to be confused at ordinary times, how important the Yuanzheng Dynasty will be, how can it be ignored.This offering of captives in front of the imperial court was a grand event never seen since Emperor Yuan went to the south.

Even if you are a little sensible, you should put on a show.

Didn't expect him to be like this.

Really don't care?

No wonder the scumbag asked for a change of emperor. The Jiankang gentry seldom objected, and even more uncharacteristically, they took the initiative to help him look through ancient books to find excuses.

One is that the scumbag father is powerful, and there is a price to be paid for opposition; the second is that the emperor's surname has not changed, and the face has not been really torn;

On second thought, did Sima Yi want to do this?

I have been a mascot for several years, and I have always been safe and stable, but suddenly my temperament changed drastically. How can there be no reason.

Huan Rong raised his head, looked through the crowd, and landed on the laughing Son of Heaven, suddenly felt a burst of sadness.

Not only for this troubled world, but also for this poor emperor.

Standing in the crowd, Huan Rong was in a daze for a long time, unaware that on the right side of the hall, a black-clothed witch was looking at him from behind the curtain, his brows were tightly furrowed, and his face was full of strange expressions.

This son is extremely noble, and if he is not a powerful minister, will he be a king?

In the harem, as soon as Princess Nankang saw the Queen Mother, some eunuchs hurried over to report the affairs in front of the palace.

Hearing the whole process, Princess Nankang was stunned on the spot, and Empress Dowager Chu was so angry that she threw the teacup away on the spot.

"What is he going to do, what is he going to do!"

"The Queen Mother calm down!"

The maids and eunuchs knelt down on the ground, the Empress Dowager Chu was so angry that her eye circles turned red.

"If my son is still here, if my son is still here..."

Empress Dowager Chu read it over and over again, but the second half of the sentence never came out.

Princess Nankang frowned slightly, and said in a deep voice: "The queen mother is careful."

Empress Dowager Chu raised her head, her voice hoarse: "Nankang, when things have come to this point, I might as well tell you bluntly, since last year, sorcerers have entered the palace several times for divination, and they all said that the Jin Dynasty is safe and the emperor is out of the palace."

Princess Nankang didn't answer, she already knew this hexagram.

With the emperor's current performance, even if the old slave doesn't do anything, the court may not be safe.

"However, Hu Qian told me a few days ago that the hexagram has changed, which is related to the descendants of the Jin family." The Queen Mother Chu paused, held Princess Nankang's wrist, and said in a deep voice, "And the change lies in Huan Rong."

"what?!"