Eastern Jin Dynasty: My powerful father

Chapter 139 The Dirty Palace

The generals waited for a long time and finally saw the true face of Mount Lu. Looking at the calligraphy in front of them, they couldn't help but breathe a little heavier.

Xi Chao carefully read every word and sentence, and couldn't help but admire:

"As my lord said, this calligraphy should be the masterpiece of Wang Youjun's calligraphy collection."

Others agreed and were happy to see this work, but Huan Wen was the only one whose heart was as sharp as a knife.

Huan Wen was also a calligrapher. His calligraphy was powerful and he had very high attainments in running script and cursive script. His calligraphy was praised by later generations as having the aftertaste of Wang Xizhi, and was included in "Shu Shu Fu" and "Shu Shi Hui Yao". For famous people.

It can be seen from this that Huan Wen also loved Wang Xizhi's calligraphy very much. He copied it frequently, otherwise he would not get the remaining rhyme.

Therefore, one can imagine the attraction of "Lanting Collection Preface" to him.

It's no wonder that Huan Wen felt regretful and wanted to keep it for himself. After all, this was more painful for him than giving up Li Yuan to Huan Xi.

Everyone was copying calligraphy in the front hall, not to mention them. Even Wang Xizhi himself had rewritten the "Preface to the Lanting Collection" several times, but he could never regain the state of that day.

The next day, Sima Xingnan sent the "Preface to the Lanting Collection" to Chang'an. Huan Wen was devastated and depressed for several days.

When Sima Xingnan saw this, in order to please his husband, he became more active in the couple's sexual intercourse, seeking sex every night, which Huan Wen felt miserable about.

At this time, Murong Jun was also distressed by the situation in Hebei.

After Murong Chui forced Duan Qin, who claimed to be Emperor Zhao, to surrender, the old Zhao generals Zhu Tu, Du Neng, Ding Rao, Sun Yuan and others who had separatized the counties in Jizhou joined him one after another.

Murong Jun appointed Zhu Tu as the governor of Qingzhou, Du Neng as the governor of Pingyuan, Ding Rao as the general of Lijie, and Sun Yuan as the governor of Yanzhou, leaving them to take charge of their own territory.

It seemed that the Murong clan unified Hebei, but the good times did not last long. Due to the severe drought in Pingzhou in the former Yan Dynasty, Pingzhou, as the place where the Murong clan flourished, naturally had to provide relief first. However, Weijun and Xiangguo, such as Ranwei and Shi The hometown of Zhao has long been out of food, and the people are crying for food.

The lack of timely relief from Qian Yan led to constant rebellions in southern Jizhou. The most powerful one was led by Hou Zhao Weiwei and Li Du from Changshan.

However, these rebel forces did not last long. Two months after the uprising, Li Du was defeated by Murong Ke and captured in Jicheng. The rebellions in other places were also put down one after another.

Murong Jun divided Jizhou into two, with Murong Chui as envoy Chijie, General Andong, and the Assassin of Northern Jizhou, and guarded Changshan.

He also sent clan generals to appease the surrendered generals from the southern counties of Jizhou, but things went against his wishes. His cousin Murong Gou and Qingzhou governor Zhu Tu jointly governed Yanci (today's Yangxindong, Shandong). Not only could he not appease Zhu Tu, but he often appeared in public Humiliate the other person.

Zhu Tu couldn't bear it anymore and finally killed Murong Gou and rebelled against Qian Yan. Many people responded in various places.

Although Murong Jun quickly sent people to defeat Zhu Tu, causing him to abandon the city and flee to Qingzhou, seeking refuge with Duanbu Xianbei.

However, due to the chaos in southern Jizhou, they are destined to lose their harvest again this year. At least for now, capturing southern Jizhou will not directly increase Qianyan's national power, but will instead carry a huge burden.

Of course, in the long run, the benefits of acquiring southern Jizhou as the essence of Hebei will ultimately outweigh the disadvantages.

At the same time, Huan Xi also received the "Preface to the Lanting Collection" sent from Jiangling.

In fact, his calligraphy appreciation ability is really limited, but he is still excited to be able to satisfy his collecting habit and collect the best running calligraphy in the world.

I took it to the military mansion that day and shared it with everyone.

However, what makes Huan Xi happy the most is Zhang Chonghua's condition.

Zhang Chonghua had been suffering from minor illnesses. In August, his condition suddenly worsened, and his brother Ninghou Zhang Zuo also entered the palace to take care of his illness.

Liangzhou, Wuwei, Liang Palace.

Previously, Zhang Chonghua was defeated, negotiated peace with Huan Xi, and was granted the title of King of Liang. However, internally, he would still call himself King of Liang in private.

Zhang Chonghua lingered on the hospital bed, but bursts of joy and laughter could be heard in the bedroom of his biological mother, Ma.

"Since Marquis Changning hasn't come for a few days, I thought you had forgotten me."

On the bed, Ma, who was over forty years old, pressed tightly against a man's chest and said resentfully.

The person holding her in his arms was Zhang Chonghua's brother Zhang Zuo.

Zhang Zuo put his hand into Ma's clothes and said with a lewd smile:

"I miss the Queen Mother day and night, how dare I forget her."

After the death of Zhang Zuo and Zhang Chonghua's father Zhang Jun, the Ma family became a widow at home.

At first he could keep himself clean, but as time went by, he finally couldn't stand the loneliness and had an affair with Zhang Zuo.

With Zhang Zuo's service, Mrs. Ma could not care about her own son Zhang Chonghua, who was bedridden. She only had her lover in her heart.

The two were at odds with each other for a long time, and then Zhang Zuo left.

Not far away, a maid came over and asked:

"Marquis Changning, the princess has something to discuss. Please ask Marquis Changning to move over."

Zhang Zuo nodded and went to the bedroom of Zhang Chonghua's wife Pei with his maid.

As soon as the maid went out, Mrs. Pei couldn't wait to throw herself into her arms and complained:

"Could it be that the Queen Mother is the only one in the heart of the Marquis? I have to send someone to invite her."

It turned out that Zhang Chonghua had indulged in drinking and sex in recent years and neglected Pei.

Zhang Zuo often went in and out of the Liang Palace. Not only did he have an affair with Zhang Chonghua's mother, Ma, but he also often had affairs with Zhang Chonghua's wife.

Zhang Zuo had already run out of ammunition and food in a fierce battle with Ma. At this time, he could no longer lift his gun. He said sweetly:

"The old woman and I were just playing for the occasion. I am sincere to the princess. I also ask the princess to stay at the door for me tonight. I will definitely come to serve you."

When Pei heard this, she couldn't hide the smile in her eyes, and then she let Zhang Zuo go. Zhang Zuo left Pei's palace and met Zhang Chonghua's daughter Zhang Yu'er.

Zhang Yu'er was twelve years old at the time and was the concubine of Zhang Chonghua. She was cute and innocent.

I came here today to pay my respects to my aunt, Mrs. Pei.

The Pei family did not have any children, and Zhang Chonghua's two sons, Zhang Yaoling and Zhang Xuanliang, were both born as concubines.

Zhang Yu'er didn't know about the scandal between her grandmother, aunt and Zhang Zuo. She greeted her uncle respectfully, but the way her uncle looked at her made Zhang Ling'er very uncomfortable. She hurriedly left and went to her aunt's palace.

Zhang Zuo watched his niece's leaving figure, feeling restless in his heart.

He has been coveting this niece for a long time. He is waiting for Zhang Chonghua's death and he will be the master of Liangzhou, so he will take the niece as his own.

When the time comes, having Zhang Chonghua's mother Ma, his wife Pei, and his daughter Zhang Yu'er serve him together will be a great pleasure in life.

In fact, Zhang Yuer was not the only one Zhang Zuo was worried about.

Including his father Zhang Jun's unmarried daughter and Zhang Chonghua's concubine, he was unwilling to let go.

Zhang Zuo's adulterous affair with the Ma family and the Pei family was not unknown to anyone in the Liang Palace.

But the favored ministers around Zhang Chonghua, such as Zhao Chang, Wei Ji and others, are all Zhang Zuo's sworn brothers.

Now that Zhang Chonghua is ill, these people are serving him. Even if there are rumors, they cannot reach Zhang Chonghua's ears.

It's a pity that Zhang Chonghua, who can be considered a temporary figure, ended up in such a miserable situation.

At this time, Xie Ai was ordered to guard Jincheng County. He was deeply worried about Zhang Zuo's dissatisfaction with Zhao Chang, Wei Ji and others' manipulation of power.

When he learned that Zhang Chonghua's condition was worsening, Xie Ai immediately went to Zhang Chonghua's suggestion to expel Zhang Zuo, Zhao Chang, Wei Ji and others, and asked Zhang Chonghua to transfer him back to Wuwei to serve around him.

Xie Ai's minister was delivered to Zhang Chonghua's bed. Zhang Zuo was shocked and cried:

"Your Majesty, Xie Ai has evil intentions when he wants to expel us. Now that your Majesty is ill and in poor health, your son Yao Ling is only ten years old. If anything goes wrong, I am afraid that the Zhang family's inheritance will be usurped by Xie Ai!"

Zhang Chonghua believed in Xie Ai's loyalty and blamed him:

"Marquis Changning, please don't make alarmist remarks. Uncle Fulu certainly has no intention of doing so."

But Zhao Chang, Wei Ji and others were crying and begging, saying:

"I am willing to leave my post. I just want to stay and serve the king."

For a moment, Zhang Chonghua hesitated.

Just when he was having a hard time making a choice, his mother, Ma, scolded him:

"The Marquis of Changning is your own brother and Yao Ling's uncle, and Zhao Chang, Wei Ji and others have served you for more than ten years and are loyal. How can you drive them away just because of Xie Ai's words?"

On the side, Zhang Chonghua's wife Pei was also persuading him to keep Zhang Zuo and others.

After all, how could their mother-in-law and daughter-in-law be willing to let their lover be kicked out of Wuwei?

Zhang Chonghua saw that all his close relatives said so, so he had no choice but to give up, but still wrote a warrant to transfer Xie Ai back to Wuwei.

However, this warrant was hidden by Zhang Zuo and others and was not sent to Jincheng County.

Zhang Chonghua waited patiently for Xie Ai to arrive and asked why, but everyone just said that Huan Xi was on the side, and Xie Ai had no time to get away.

And Zhang Chonghua was surrounded by Zhang Zuo's people, so naturally he didn't know the real situation outside the palace.

Xie Ai couldn't wait for a reply, so he sent an envoy to Wuwei again, but this time he could not see Zhang Chonghua. The person who came to receive him was the Queen Mother Ma.

Ma was so angry that she rebuked him and ordered the messenger to tell Xie Ai that he could guard Jincheng County with peace of mind and that he did not need to interfere with Wuwei's affairs.

After all, his lover was almost driven away by Xie Ai, so how could he not feel resentful in his heart.

As for Zhang Zuo and others, they already had a bad relationship with Xie Ai.

At that time, Xie Ai was suspected by Zhang Chonghua. It was this group of people who slandered Zhang Chonghua, and Xie Ai was driven to Jiuquan.

Now, after experiencing Xie Ai's affair, Zhang Zuo hated him even more.

Xie Ai, who was looking forward to returning the envoy, finally heard about the scandal between Zhang Zuo and the Queen Mother and Princess.

It turned out that since Zhang Chonghua's condition became more and more serious and he could not get out of bed, the three of them became more and more wanton.

I dare not say that the scandal is known to everyone. After all, Zhang Chonghua was kept in the dark from beginning to end.

Xie Ai was filled with grief and indignation over this. Youdao was the master who humiliated his minister to death. Now that Zhang Chonghua, who had been kind to him, had suffered such great humiliation, how could he let Xie Ai relax?

However, Zhang Zuo had the support of the Queen Mother and the Princess, and when Zhang Zuo had a large number of troops and no orders from Zhang Chonghua, even though Xie Ai had many clever plans, he was ultimately unable to do anything.

At the same time, the news that Zhang Chonghua was seriously ill reached Chang'an, and Huan Xi was overjoyed. He knew that the opportunity he had been waiting for was about to come.

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