Eastern Jin Dynasty: My powerful father

Chapter 131

Since the Murong clan captured Youzhou, King Murong Jun of Yan moved the capital from Pingzhou Longcheng to Jixian.

Murong Ke specially rushed back to Jixian from Zhongshan County in Jizhou, and discussed with Murong Jun face to face about going to war with Ran Min and taking all Jizhou.

Liu Xian is already dead. Proclaiming himself emperor in Xiang State was tantamount to the last madness in his life.

In the first month of this year, Liu Xian attacked Ran Min again. Ran Min led eight thousand cavalry to fight. Liu Xian's commander Wang Ning surrendered, and Liu Xian was defeated and fled back to Xiangguo.

Seeing that the situation was unfavorable, his general Cao Fuju opened the gates of Xiangguo and surrendered to Ran Min.

In the end, Liu Xian and more than 100 officials under his command were killed by Ran Min. Ran Min set fire to the palaces of Xiang Kingdom and moved his people to Yecheng.

Ran Min finally got rid of the serious troubles entrenched in Xiang Kingdom, but at this time Murong Xianbei was already ready to attack Hebei.

Youzhou, Ji County.

Murong Ke said seriously:

"Brother Wang, Ran Min has no wisdom, but the courage of an ordinary man. His soldiers have been fighting for a long time and cannot be driven.

"My brother requested a southern expedition to seize Yecheng for my brother Wang and bring peace to all forces in Hebei."

After Murong Jun pondered for a moment, he agreed:

"Xuan Gong (Murong Ke) is both wise and brave, and his talents are beyond Ran Min's reach. Since you have such an ambition, how can I refuse you.

"Ran Min is brave but not wise, but he is also a capable general. Xuan Gong must not look down upon him.

"After the spring plowing, I will mobilize 140,000 infantry and cavalry for you. It will not be too late to start the southern expedition."

Over the years, although Ran Min has become weaker and weaker as he fights, his victories cannot be faked. Murong Jun even felt that 140,000 cavalry was not safe, so he planned to mobilize reinforcements for Murong Ke after he went south, intending to overwhelm the country. With great strength, Hebei was leveled.

The reason why Murong Jun dared to hand over the entire army to Murong Ke was also related to Murong Ke's character.

Their brothers are just replicas of Fu Jian and Fu Xiong.

The two countries of Yan and Yu have a deep brotherhood. Looking back at the Huan family, it is really sad.

Of course, Huan Xi cannot be entirely blamed for this. Give him Fu Xiong and Murong Ke as his younger brothers, and he can regard them as seriously as Wang Meng.

Murong Ke was overjoyed when he heard this. He fought the lion against the rabbit with all his strength. Now his brother is willing to entrust him with the army of the country, which is what Murong Ke dare not ask for.

After confirming the time of the southern expedition, Murong Ke hurriedly returned to Zhongshan County.

Although he belittled Ran Min verbally, he also knew that this was a strong enemy and was worried that after Liu Xian's defeat, Ran Min would take the opportunity to regain the counties in Jizhou that were captured by Qian Yan.

Fortunately, as Murong Ke expected, Ran Min's soldiers were exhausted and unable to fight anymore, so they had to rest in Yecheng.

The war in Hebei was brewing, and Huan Xi also returned to Hanzhong, which he had not visited for a long time.

The general guarding Hanzhong now is not Zhu Xu, but Huan Yi.

Zhu Xu has been transferred to Tianshui, Qinzhou.

Different from the past, the Liangzhou nobles who had no dealings with Huan Xi were now waiting outside Hanzhong City, vying to welcome Huan Xi's arrival.

Today is different from the past. In the past, people only regarded Huan Xi as Huan Wen's son. Being able to become the governor of Liangzhou was just because he had a good father.

Now, as Huan Xi captured Guan Long and surrendered the Xiongnu, he defeated Qianliang in the west, defeated Fu Xiong in the north, and beat Zhang Yu to pieces. However, Huan Wen was in Jiangling, but he was restrained by the imperial court and did nothing.

When talking about the important role Huan Xi played when Huan Wen conquered Shu, people no longer say that Huan Xi had a good father, but that Huan Wen gave birth to a good son and was able to enjoy the benefits.

The old slaves also heard this and were naturally angry.

But with Sima Xingnan controlling him, Huan Xi's anger could not be drawn. After all, the matter had nothing to do with Huan Xi, and it was not him who was spreading such public opinion.

Huan Wen therefore hated Yin Hao and others with all his heart, thinking that they were the ones holding him back and causing him to waste the past few years.

Speaking of Huan Xi, his attitude towards the Liangzhou nobles has also changed significantly. He is no longer antagonistic, but is very conciliatory.

After all, Liangzhou was different from Qin and Yongzhou. It was not conquered by Huan Xi's troops. He just took office, but wanted to encroach on the interests of the nobles on a large scale. It was a normal reaction for these nobles to oppose him.

However, during his Northern Expedition, these Liangzhou nobles did not take the opportunity to cause trouble, and they also eliminated the grudge in Huan Xi's heart, making him no longer brood about past festivals.

Of course, the fact that no trouble occurred in Liangzhou was also related to Zhu Xu's efforts.

When Huan Xi comforted the scholars in Hanzhong, he would also select outstanding children of local noble families, keep them by his side, and hire them according to their talents.

The scholars in Liangzhou were all delighted when they saw that their relations with Huan Xi had eased.

In fact, Huan Xi and Wang Meng were determined to break down class barriers and allow more children from poor families to join the official career, and they had always done so. However, after forty years of barbarian rule in the north, the lack of culture and education was also a real problem.

It is easy to say that it is easy to develop culture and education, but it must be supported by government funding.

For Huan Xi, every penny must be spent wisely when starting a business, and he cannot fully support education for the time being.

However, he did not just ignore it. At least he had developed printing technology. Only with more books can knowledge be promoted and popularized. Whether it is woodblock printing or movable type printing, Huan Xi, as a liberal arts student, can easily figure it out.

Although knowledge is priceless, Huan Xi is a priceless treasure. Setting a price that is not expensive can be regarded as benefiting the country and the people.

After the people in Yong, Qin and Liang states became prosperous, Huan Xi sold books to meet their spiritual and cultural needs.

Not everyone wants their children and grandchildren to have to work in the fields without a job. There will always be parents who want to send their children to study and become successful in the future.

After all, when it comes to knowledge changing destiny, there is a best example in Guanzhong at this time. It is Wang Meng, the military advisor general who once worked as a salesman.

I dare not say that like Wang Meng, he can control the affairs of the three states. For ordinary people, even if he is a small official, it is a matter of honoring his ancestors.

After the scholars left, Huan Xi left Huan Yi behind. He smiled and said:

"Uncle Xia, can you play "Three Plum Blossoms" for me again?"

Huan Yi was known as the sage of the flute in later generations, and he composed "Three Plum Blossoms". It was originally a flute piece, but later generations adapted it into a qin piece.

"Dare to obey."

Huan Yi responded.

He always carries his flute with him and occasionally plays a tune in his spare time.

The beautiful melody played in the flute, and not only Huan Xi, but also Li Yuan and Han Yan were intoxicated.

After the song was played, Huan Xi sighed:

"On the day I left Jiankang with Shu Xia, I had the honor to listen to a piece of music. The lingering sound lingered for three days. From then on, the silk and bamboo orchestral music at the banquet was boring to Huan.

"Alas! I just regret that God can't give me one more uncle Xia. In this way, one person is entrusted with specific responsibilities, and the other person stays with me, getting along day and night, following the example of Boya Ziqi, and making mountains and rivers flow."

Huan Yi was deeply moved when he heard this.

Since he was recruited by Huan Xi, Huan Xi always said that he admired his flute music, but he did not treat him as a musician, but entrusted Huan Yi with the important task of guarding a state.

With this kind of trust, Wang Meng and Zhu Xu were regarded as Huan Yi.

In fact, Huan Yi could see that Huan Xi's musical attainments were not high, but this did not prevent Huan Xi from regarding him as his confidant.

A scholar dies for a confidant. If he can meet such a wise master in this life and be put in his important care, what other extravagance can he have?

At night, Huan Xi asked his two concubines to guard the empty boudoir, while he and Huan Yi held a candle and talked until midnight, when they rested together and fell asleep.

During Huan Xi's stay in Hanzhong, he ate at the same table and slept with Huan Yi. When dealing with these generals from other towns, he must put down his dignity and deepen his relationship with them, including Zhu Xu and Shen Jin.

Even if the two people belong to the monarch and the minister, the relationship between them needs to be maintained by both parties.

After all, it took a lot of effort to meet each other. After a long time, it is inevitable that the two will fade away.

Huan Xi's tour was also an opportunity to deepen his relationship with officials from various places.

Accompanied by Huan Yi, Huan Xi visited the eight counties of Liangzhou and took the opportunity to select warriors from the soldiers of various prefectures and counties in Liangzhou, and obtained a total of 1,300 warriors.

Huan Xi selected these people one by one. For those who were not selected, he would also encourage everyone to continue working hard. After all, if you want to pacify the north, 30,000 soldiers are not enough. When the economic situation in the Guanlong area develops further, Expanding the army again is a matter of course.

The newly selected 1,300 people will be moved to Jingzhao County and receive strict training. Their families will also be moved together.

As for their fields, the government will arrange for people to take care of them. After the autumn harvest, they will deduct taxes based on the harvest and get the remainder. Then they will send a letter to Chang'an, and the Chang'an government will subsidize them.

Their fields in Liangzhou will also be taken away by the local government and distributed to other people.

The Chang'an government will also redistribute the fields for them, and the fertile fields will be freed up.

Different from the custom in the south of the Yangtze River, the scholars in the south of the Yangtze River despised the warriors. In the north, the social status of the warriors was still very high. Otherwise, there would not be so many state and county soldiers actively participating in the election and wanting to be among them.

Xie Daoyun missed Huan Xi's messenger on his way back. It wasn't until he entered Wuguan that Xie Daoyun heard that Huan Xi had gone on patrol.

She also knew that if Huan Xi left, she would have to wander outside for half a year.

Since her husband was not in Guanzhong, why should she go to Chang'an? Xie Daoyun immediately changed her route and went straight to Liangzhou to pursue her husband.

When Huan Xi heard the news, he stayed in Liangzhou for a few more days and made a special trip to wait for Xie Daoyun.

Why doesn't he miss his wife and a pair of children?

The couple reunited outside Hanzhong City and got on the carriage back to the city. In the carriage, Huan Xi hugged Aman and said to Xie Daoyun:

"Not long ago, Zhou Chu's wife gave birth to a daughter."

If Huan Wen mentioned this to Sima Xingnan, I'm afraid Sima Xingnan would ask on the spot: Could it be your seed?

But Xie Daoyun was not Sima Xingnan. She took Aman from Huan Xi’s arms and joked:

"Aman, you will soon have a fiancée."

Aman didn't understand what his mother was talking about, he just looked at her and smiled as usual.

　The second chapter will be here, and the next chapter will be before twelve o'clock in the evening.

　　

　

(End of this chapter)