Eastern Jin Dynasty: My powerful father

Chapter 140 An excuse to quell the chaos

For more than a year, Huan Xi has been looking forward to Zhang Chonghua being dragged down by drinking and sex. In fact, he is not too sure in his heart. After all, he doesn't know whether Zhang Chonghua's fate will be changed because of his butterfly effect.

Now that he knows that the development of things has not gone off track, Huan Xi is relieved.

As for the scandal in Liang Palace, Huan Xi even sympathized with Zhang Chonghua.

Zhang Chonghua is no longer the male protagonist template of cuckold novels. After all, ordinary cuckold novels do not have such explosive plots.

In the original time and space, Zhang Zuo not only committed adultery with Zhang Chonghua's mother and wife, but also forcibly raped Zhang Chonghua's concubine, sister, and daughter in the following years, which is really disgusting.

In this comparison, Huan Xi can be regarded as a gentleman. After all, he has never forced himself on a woman.

Even if Huan Xi covets to be the Queen Mother, it is only because of his evil intentions and has not yet been put into practical action. Now there are only one wife and two concubines in the house.

However, what happened to Zhang Chonghua also reminded Huan Xi that drinking and sex is really not a good thing.

Of course, Huan Xi can't even quit drinking, so don't expect him to stay away from women. He can only strengthen his exercise and improve his physical fitness.

Besides, having only one Aman is not safe after all.

Not to mention that the risk of infant death in ancient times was not low, but also to prevent the large size from being worn out in the future, a few more small sizes must be prepared.

Ever since Xie Daoyun and Li Yuan's bodies recovered, Huan Xi had been exerting force on the bellies of the two girls and Han Yan.

Hard work paid off. Although Li Yuan was silent for the time being, Xie Daoyun was pregnant with her second child for half a year.

And Han Yan also discovered Ximai not long ago.

Huan Xi specially released a Di slave and asked him to go to Jinyang to bring the good news to Zhang Yu.

Happy things should be shared with loved ones.

Of course, for Huan Xi now, Liangzhou is the most important thing.

Now that Zhang Chonghua was bedridden, Huan Xi couldn't wait to discuss sending troops with Wang Meng.

Huan Xi asked:

"I want to mobilize all my best troops to march westward. Sir, with the five thousand soldiers from Hedong and Yongzhou Prefecture and County soldiers, can you defend Guanzhong for me?"

What he was most worried about was that Fu Jian would take advantage of his western expedition to attack Guanzhong.

Wang Meng said confidently:

"My lord, although I am concentrating on the war on the Western Front, I will ensure that the pass is not lost."

Wang Meng's confidence did not come out of thin air. In addition to the five thousand soldiers in Hedong, Huan Xi also left a large number of state and county soldiers in Yongzhou. In a critical moment, Wang Meng could get one hundred thousand soldiers.

This is mainly related to Huan Xi's land policy. Anyone who grants land must respond to the call of the local government during the slack season and participate in military training, that is, state and county soldiers.

Although the annual training cycle is not long, and the main training content is to defend the city, so the state and county soldiers do not have the ability to fight in the field, but they are more than enough to guard the city.

Under Huan Xi's rule, more than half of the 300,000 households were located in Yongzhou. If there was a critical moment, Wang Meng could recruit nearly 100,000 state and county soldiers to obey orders.

In fact, despite the war between Ran Min and Shi Zhao in the past few years, more than 100,000 or hundreds of thousands of troops were sent out at every turn, but some of the soldiers in those armies did not have a higher combat effectiveness than Huan Xi's state and county soldiers. Where to go.

The reason why Huan Xi only brought elite troops in battle was because he believed that the troops should be elite, not numerous.

Of course, if too many troops are sent, it will not only affect civilian production and life, but also impose a heavy burden on the finances.

Such an elite place in southern Jizhou was not ruined by Ran Wei and Shi Zhao.

Huan Xi naturally trusted Wang Meng's ability. He added:

"I will lead five thousand Xiongnu bow cavalry south. There are still three thousand cavalry around Yinchuan. If necessary, sir, you can send them south. There is no need to send anyone to ask me for instructions. Everything is to stabilize the situation in Guanzhong. If someone does not listen to the order, sir You can kill first and then play."

Some people value loyalty more than life. There are many such people. Recent examples include Ran Wei Situ Liu Mao and Te Jin Lang Kai who committed suicide before.

And Wang Meng is also such a person.

With the story of Fu Jian and Wang Meng as a reference, Huan Xi can naturally trust Wang Meng completely.

Otherwise, if Wang Meng had to be wary, wouldn't he be worse than Liu Chan? After all, even Liu Chan knew that he would reuse anyone whose name Zhuge Liang wrote in the "List of Masters" without suspicion.

Huan Xi had been with Wang Meng for several years, so he naturally knew his temperament.

The more you trust him, the more Wang Meng will be devoted to you. Only in this way can you live up to the righteousness of a king and his ministers and the kindness of knowing and meeting him.

On the contrary, if you are suspicious of him and are wary of him, I am afraid that Wang Meng will resolutely choose to leave and find another wise master to assist you.

Shortly after Huan Xi and Wang Meng agreed to send troops, in mid-October of the ninth year of Yonghe (AD 353), urgent news came from Qinzhou.

Zhu Xu claimed that there was a rebellion in Wudu and Yinping counties and that he was unable to put it down, so he asked Huan Xi to send troops.

Of course, this was just an excuse for Huan Xi to recruit soldiers.

However, Huan Xi still showed surprise in front of everyone. He immediately held a military meeting and decided to personally lead the army to suppress the rebellion. The participating generals included Deng Xia, Yang An, Shi Yue and others.

Deng Qiang, who was able to take charge of his own affairs, was left in Chang'an by Huan Xi and obeyed Wang Meng's dispatch.

As for Zhou Chu, he had already gone to Xitao Grassland and was ordered to recruit Xiongnu archers to go south.

Zhou Chu rushed to Yinchuan and brought Huan Xi's secret order to Zhao Ju, who was in charge of Shan Yutai. After Zhao Ju verified it, he immediately sent people to the surrounding tribes to recruit archers to participate in the battle. The leader of the Feilian tribe summoned the young men of the tribe and announced:

"The Great Chan Yu has ordered that the archers who went south earlier prepare three horses of their own and go to Yinchuan to listen to them!"

Naturally, the archers do not need to prepare their own bows and arrows. Huan Xi has already prepared the standard riding bow and foot bow for them. The riding bow will fight seven times, and the foot bow will fight two people with one stone.

As soon as the leader finished speaking, cheers erupted from the crowd.

Feilian Helong, who had followed Huan Xi to Luoyang before, was also among them, celebrating with his friends.

Everyone knows that if they follow Da Shanyu in battle, he will not treat them badly.

Today's Xiongnu archers are not as demoralized as they were under Liu Wuhuan. They can be said to be happy after hearing the battle.

Of course, among the people celebrating Fei Lianbu, there were also some who were complaining.

Naturally, they were those soldiers who had never been recruited. But when Huan Xi recruited archers and cavalry to go south and prepare to attack Luoyang, they were not very active and fell behind others.

This battle is of great importance, so Huan Xi naturally has to recruit soldiers who can be used easily.

Feilian Helong returned home and told his family the good news. His father, wife, and son were all happy about it.

After all, the Xiongnu horse archers had followed Huan Xi through a battle at Langshan and a battle at Luoyang, but because the horse archers always only played the role of harassment, they never confronted others head-on.

Although the Battle of Langshan was overtaken by Fu Chang's cavalry and caused certain casualties, the casualties in the Battle of Luoyang were minimal.

The families of the horse archers can naturally rest assured that they will follow Huan Xi to fight.

Of course, this is also related to the fact that Huan Xi must conquer and win every battle so far. If Liu Wuhuan and Liu Yan were allowed to lead the army, I'm afraid it would be a scene where every family would cry.

On October 24, in just five days, five thousand archers, each with three horses, came through the wind and snow and gathered in Yinchuan.

There was no need for Zhou Chu to go out of his way to boost morale. Even the cold climate could not cool down everyone's enthusiasm for meritorious service.

The Xiongnu archers have been waiting for this day for a long time.

Outside Yinchuan City, after Zhou Chu said goodbye to Zhao Ju, he led five thousand archers and horsemen to go south.

At the same time, Huan Xi was also sent out of Chang'an by Wang Meng. Xie Daoyun and Han Yan were raising their babies at home and did not show up. Only Li Yuan accompanied them.

At the city gate, Huan Xi held Wang Meng's hand and said in the same old way:

"Guanzhong, my wife and children, I have entrusted them to your husband."

The two of them had a close friendship, a friendship that his wife would not avoid, and Wang Meng was also the one who could make Huan Xi feel at ease to support his wife and son.

Wang Meng expressed his loyalty to Huan Xi as always, that is, his eldest son Wang Yong was still young, only five years old.

Otherwise, he would definitely let Wang Yong serve Huan Xi.

Wang Meng now has three sons, the eldest son Wang Yong, the second son Wang Pi, and the third son Wang Xiu.

Among them, although Wang Yong is young, he has been well-behaved and sensible since he was a child. Not only is he deeply loved by his parents, but he is also regarded as his nephew by Huan Xi and cherishes him very much.

Huan Xi and Wang Meng said goodbye at the city gate and stepped into the carriage.

The person waiting in the carriage was not Li Yuan, but Quan Yi, who was accompanying the army and plotting the plan.

Huan Xi and Quan Yi still had something to discuss, so Li Yuan was naturally in the carriage behind.

Following the order, Huan Xi led 25,000 infantry and cavalry, and under the guise of quelling the rebellions in Yinping and Wudu, he sent troops from Chang'an to the west.

Although such an excuse may not be able to hide Fu Jian for too long, the other party will know sooner or later that it is a lie that he put down the rebellion, and that he is preparing to send troops to conquer Liang.

But if it can be hidden for a day, it would be good to delay Fu Jian for a little longer.

For this battle, Huan Xi recruited a total of 30,000 foot cavalry and 5,000 archers. Since last year's taxes and grain from Qinzhou were not transported to Chang'an, but stayed in Tianshui, and this year's autumn taxes are also being collected, Huan Xi did not have to travel thousands of miles. Transporting grain all the way from Chang'an.

Supplies were provided by various prefectures and counties along the way. When they reached Tianshui, civilians and auxiliary soldiers were recruited.

When Huan Xi sent troops, Xie Ai, who was guarding Jincheng County, also heard about the rebellion in Wudu and Yinping counties.

Although Wudu and Yinping counties were both in Longnan, Xie Ai didn't know the real situation, but he still keenly discovered the strangeness in it.

Huan Xi regained Longyou for many years, and the people's livelihood has always been stable.

Unlike the former Yan who occupied Hebei, there were basically no rebellions under Huanxi's rule. This is also related to his emphasis on people's livelihood.

When people can live a good and stable life, who is willing to risk beheading to rebel.

Now that a rebellion has broken out in the Longnan region, even though some people are coercing the people, the people have no will to rebel. As soon as the officers and soldiers arrive, they will definitely turn against each other.

But Zhu Xu could not calm down. Xie Ai felt that Huan Xi could not entrust a wine bag and rice bag to a heavy use.

Especially now that Zhang Chonghua is seriously ill and the domestic situation in Qianliang is turbulent. In terms of timing, the rebellion comes at such a coincidence that Xie Ai can't help but think about it.

　Still not in time, a few minutes late, the next chapter will be before twelve o'clock in the evening.

　　

　

(End of this chapter)