Eastern Jin Dynasty: My powerful father

Chapter 126 Farewell to loved ones
  The wind and snow have stopped, and in the camp outside the city, 20,000 pairs of eyes are staring at the mountain of silk cloth piled in the center of the school grounds.

Huan Xi naturally fights for his own ambition, or ambition.

But for the vast majority of soldiers, fighting bravely on the battlefield is more about this moment.

The civil servants accompanying the army had already drawn up a list of rewards in advance based on the merits of the soldiers. The number of pieces of cloth each soldier should receive was clearly recorded on it.

Of course, Huan Xi had already established clear reward rules. For example, those who kill enemies and capture prisoners can receive rewards. In battle, those who stand at the forefront of the team can also receive additional rewards, so as to encourage soldiers to strive for the first place.

The soldiers knew their performance on the battlefield and had an idea of ​​how many pieces of cloth they could get.

Now that it is the twelfth month of winter, Huan Xi naturally cannot let everyone stand in the snow and wait for him to distribute the money one by one.

Huan Xi imitated the military system of the Sui Dynasty, and his soldiers were organized into teams, regiments, and armies.

A team of one hundred people, a regiment of ten teams, and an army of five regiments, with each army having 5,000 men.

He usually takes the regiment as a unit and lets the officers of each regiment take away the rewards that the tribesmen deserve, and then distributes them to everyone one by one.

Precisely because the soldiers know how much reward they should receive, they are not afraid of officers being greedy.

After all, Huan Xi also set up military judges in the army to take charge of military law and discipline.

Huan Xi handed out rewards and enjoyed the support of the soldiers, which certainly made him feel physically and mentally comfortable.

But when I think back afterwards, I still feel distressed when I think about how one hundred thousand pieces of cloth were separated like this.

No wonder Xiao Ji, the king of Wuling in Nanliang, brought out gold and silver cakes before the battle to boost morale, but after winning the battle, he turned his back on them.

However, the consequences of doing so were also obvious. Seeing that he was still unwilling to fulfill his promise, the soldiers eventually lost their morale and were defeated in one blow.

Huan Xi could only console himself that it was just a hundred thousand pieces of cloth.

He kidnapped more than 30,000 households from Luoyang. It only takes three years to make up for today's losses by just paying the household transfer.

Thinking about it this way, I felt much better.

After the rewards were given, the Jin army was not disbanded on the spot, because the Xiongnu archers had to rest in Chang'an for one night and would not set off back to the Xitao Plain early tomorrow morning.

If the Jin soldiers were allowed to go home at this time, if the Xiongnu archers caused trouble around Chang'an, it would be difficult to end it.

Of course, with Huan Xi's current prestige among the Xiongnu archers and cavalry, this possibility is very small, but it must be guarded against.

Huan Xi simply held a celebration banquet in the name of it, leaving the soldiers to enjoy themselves in the camp.

Because Huan Xi had previously broken up the organization when he was in the Hetao Plain, so that the Jin army and the Xiongnu archers and cavalry were mixed together, and many of them even formed friendships.

Now that farewell is imminent, the celebration banquet has also made the soldiers drunk.

The next morning, five thousand Xiongnu archers set off on their way home with their rewards, and Huan Xi was finally able to safely disband his soldiers and reunite them with their families.

When Huan Xi dragged his exhausted body back to Weiyang Palace, he was scolded by Sima Xingnan. In Sima Xingnan's view, his mother and wife would leave soon, and Huan Xi should stay at home with them.

Huan Xi did not argue with her. After all, the aristocratic class in Jiangnan had this kind of custom and looked down on military officers.

Time flew by, and in a blink of an eye, it was Luo Niang’s 100-day banquet.

During this period, Huan Xi never interfered with the affairs of the military government. Instead, he stayed at home with his wife, concubines, and children and enjoyed life.

But such pleasant days must come to an end, and one cannot indulge in tenderness all the time. After the Hundred Days Banquet, Sima Xingnan and Xie Daoyun will leave with Aman and Luoniang, and Huanxi will also assume his role as the master of the military palace again.

Luo Niang's 100-day banquet was arranged by Xie Daoyun. The specifications were based on Aman's 100-day banquet a few days ago. It was not unceremonious.

During the Mid-Autumn Festival when Aman was born, Huanxi also held a banquet in Weiyang Hall and composed poems, but his interest was extinguished by the news that Xie Daoyun was giving birth.

Nothing could disturb him today. Huan Xi drank, danced and composed poems, finally enjoying himself in front of everyone.

Although he has never fought in battle, Huan Xi is diligent in exercising. Even if he is just showing off when he dances, he still has a certain style and wins rounds of applause.

After the feast, the guests and hosts had a great time and returned to Jiaofang Hall. Huan Xi hugged Xie Daoyun and made love with her all night long.

The next day, Huan Xi went out of the city to say goodbye to his mother, wife, and children.

Huan Ji also came with him, but he had just taken Wu Shi Powder and was not very conscious. He was left to rest in the carriage and was in a state of ecstasy.

Sima Xingnan was angry that he would not fight. He looked at Huan Xi and sighed:
  "Xi'er, I have always been at ease with you, but your second brother, who was born from the same mother, never makes me worry.

"The old slave and I are not with you brothers. As the saying goes, the eldest brother is the father, so I will entrust Ji'er to you."

Why does Huan Xi think so:
  "My second brother is a drunkard and is now taking Wu Shi Powder as a taste. Not even his mother can dissuade him, let alone a child.

"Besides, my son is busy with official duties and I really can't take care of him."

Sima Xingnan also knew his difficulties and wanted to bring Huan Ji back to Jiangling, but when he thought of the possible consequences of Huan Ji going south, he had to say:
  "You just do your best."

After that, Sima Xingnan said goodbye to Huan Xi, turned around and got on the leaving carriage, waiting to set off.

Huan Xi suddenly felt something in his heart. He turned around and looked at the carriage where Huan Ji was. He saw Sima Daofu, who was supposed to be taking care of Huan Ji in the carriage, lifting the corner of the curtain and looking at him secretly.

When the two people's eyes met, Sima Daofu did not show any panic, but generously lifted the car curtain, nodded to Huan Xi, and then lowered the curtain.

In fact, everyone lived in Weiyang Palace and would meet each other occasionally. Huan Xi had long noticed that the way Sima Daofu looked at him was not like the way a sister-in-law looked at her brother and uncle.

Although Huan Xi was lustful, he still made up his mind to stay away from Sima Daofu.

Once he gets involved in this kind of thing, he can't get away from it. If the matter is exposed, it will make Huan Wen and Sima Xingnan think of him.

Moreover, in terms of appearance and figure, Sima Daofu is far inferior to Li Yuan and Han Yan, and Xie Daoyun's talent is beyond her reach.

And after Huan Xi mistakenly believed that Queen Mother Chu had a secret affection for him, he would not fall for Sima Daofu's status as princess.

In fact, Sima Daofu could also feel Huan Xi's cold attitude towards her, but she was never a person who gave up easily, otherwise Wang Xianzhi would not have burned his feet in vain.

Huan Xi no longer took Sima Daofu seriously, and he turned to say goodbye to his wife.

The couple talked for a long time, but seeing that it was getting late, at Huan Xi's urging, Xie Daoyun reluctantly hugged Aman and got into the carriage.

As for Luo Niang, she was carried by the nurse in another carriage.

As the motorcade gradually went away, Huan Xi saw Li Yuan with tears in her eyes and comforted her:

"Ling Jiang won't stay in Jiangling for too long. I think you will be able to see Luo Niang again when spring comes next year."

　There are two thousand words missing today, only eight thousand. I will make up for it tomorrow, and the total will be twelve thousand.

　　
  　
  (End of this chapter)