Eastern Jin Dynasty: My powerful father

Chapter 169 Huan Wen sends troops

After Xie Ai separated from Huan Xi, he traveled all day long and did not dare to slack off.

Now that Yinchuan City was in front of him, the exhausted Xie Ai also saw his friend Suo Xia who was waiting at the city gate.

"call"

Xie Ai grabbed the reins and turned over to dismount.

Suo Xia had already come up to him, he laughed loudly and said:

"Zixiu! You made it easy for me to wait!"

A cavalryman stepped forward to take the reins from Xie Ai's hand and lead the horse for him.

Xie Ai grabbed Suo Xia's hand and said anxiously:

"Faxian (suoxian), there is no time for small talk. The lord is coming soon. You and I must summon the Huns' archers and cavalry as soon as possible and wait for dispatch!"

Suo Xia had already heard the news about Liangzhou and knew that the situation was urgent. He said with relief:

"Zixiu, don't be anxious. Get in the car with me and go to Shanyutai together."

Xie Ai readily agreed, and the two got on the carriage back to the city and went straight to Shan Yutai.

In the carriage, with no outsiders, Suo Xia asked the question he was concerned about:

"Zixiu, please tell me the truth. Is Mr. Liang angry with us because of what happened in Liangzhou?"

In fact, ever since he learned about the rebellion in Liangzhou, Suo Xia felt uneasy, fearing that Huan Xi would beat the former Liang officials to death with a stick.

Xie Ai understood his mood, shook his head and said:

"The right and wrong, Duke Liang has already made up his mind. This matter has nothing to do with us. Duke Liang has never even angered Duke Xiping (Zhang Yaoling)."

Suo Xia finally felt relieved after hearing this.

Those who launched the rebellion under the guise of Zhang Yaoling, including Qifu Xianbei, Song Cheng, Liu Su, Yi Chuai, Zhang Ling and the governor of Xihai County, were just doing it to satisfy their own ambitions. Who cares about Zhang Yaoling's life or death? .

On the contrary, those of them who devoted themselves to serving Liang Gong were the ones who really protected Zhang Chonghua's heirs.

Just like Xie Ai did when he was in Chang'an, cutting off contact with Zhang Yaoling and Zhang Xuanliang is the best care for them.

The two came to Shanyutai and issued an emergency call-up order, asking all the Xiongnu archers to arrive in Yinchuan before the sun sets tomorrow.

Everyone who received the order, whether it was the five thousand horse archers who followed Huan Xi on two expeditions or the three thousand horse archers who were recruited for the first time, all responded positively. They said goodbye to their families that day, took three horses and reported to Yinchuan.

At the same time, Huan Wen also received an urgent message from Huan Xi and learned that there might be a rebellion in Liangzhou due to the heavy frost in May.

Huan Wen was deeply worried and said:

"Liangzhou's people are not attached to it, and Xi'er has not shown any kindness. However, a natural disaster suddenly occurred. I don't know what the situation in Liangzhou is like."

Xi Chao said with confidence:

"Chu Gong doesn't need to worry about this. Since the prince has sent out troops, he will be successful immediately."

Huan Wen nodded and said:

"hope so."

With that said, he told Xi Chao:

"This matter must not be spread to outsiders, especially the princess. I will move to Xiangyang tomorrow to prepare for the Northern Expedition. If the princess knows that Xi'er is sending troops to Liangzhou, I am afraid that she will worry about the safety of our father and son, and will have trouble sleeping and eating because of it. "

In Jiangling City, Huan Wen and Xi Chao are the only ones who know about the possible rebellion in Liangzhou.

As for the postman who delivered the letter, since he changed people and horses along the way, the postman only knew that there was an urgent military situation in the north, but did not know the content of the letter.

Xi Chao agreed immediately, but did not forget to remind:

"Your Majesty cannot send troops to respond, so please be careful, my lord."

Xi Chao could not go north with Huan Wen, so he was entrusted with the important task of staying behind.

As for the shogunate Shi Fanwang who served as the shogunate when Huan Wen conquered Shu, he left Huan Wen after Huan Wen's ambitions were gradually exposed and asked himself to return to the capital to serve as the governor of Dongyang in Yangzhou.

At that time, it was the critical moment when Wang Xizhi resigned and Huan Wen was fighting for Fan Wang to be the governor of Jiangzhou. Fan Wang did not want to be Huan Wen's governor of Jiangzhou, but he was willing to serve as the governor of a county for the imperial court.

In the past, Huan Wen's relationship with Xie Yi broke down because of his reuse of Fan Wang. Now Huan Wen is also dissatisfied with Fan Wang because of his choice.

Of course, these are all things of the past.

In Huan Wen's opinion, the only one who had the ability to stabilize Jingzhou during his Northern Expedition and was loyal to him was Xi Chao.

When Huan Wen saw Xi Chao reminding him, he laughed loudly and said:

"I never wanted Xi'er to be involved."

In Huan Wen's view, the chaos in Liangzhou had little impact on his Northern Expedition plan.

He only attacked Zhou Cheng and defended Luoyang, rather than crossing the Yellow River and going deep into Hedong and Hebei. There was no danger.

At dusk, when Huan Wen returned home, he saw that Sima Xingnan had packed his luggage, including her own.

Huan Wen said helplessly:

"Princess, didn't the old slave say that I want to go north to the Central Plains and recover the old capital, so it's not convenient for me to take you with me."

Unexpectedly, Sima Xingnan rolled his eyes at him and said angrily:

"Who said I want to go with you? Don't be sentimental. I want to go to Chang'an to see my children and grandchildren."

She has not seen Huan Xi, Huan Ji, and Aman for several years.

Sima Xingnan had never even seen Huanxi's second legitimate son Xianghaier and Huanji's eldest concubine Aju.

Now that Huan Wen was on his Northern Expedition, how could Sima Xingnan be willing to stay in Jiangling? Of course he wanted to take this opportunity to go to Chang'an.

Huan Wen did not stop her. Sima Xingnan had brought his family with him, and the journey was not fast. When she arrived in Chang'an, she was afraid that the matter in Liangzhou would also come to an end.

"When the princess comes back, why not bring her grandchildren back with her so that the old slave can play with her grandchildren? It won't be too late to send them back to Chang'an after they live in Jiangling for a while."

Sima Xingnan smiled and said:

"Let's look at your performance during the Northern Expedition. If you can really regain the old capital, I will bring my grandchildren to see you. If you fail and are ridiculed by others, I don't want to see them, old slave."

Although he knew that Sima Xingnan was just joking, Huan Wen felt that he had another reason to win.

The next day, Huan Wen left Jiangling with 50,000 cavalry. The families of the soldiers came to see him off. Xi Chao was still listening to Huan Wen's instructions. Sima Xingnan in the carriage was already waiting anxiously.

She did not take the water route, but wanted to walk with Huan Wen for a while, and then separated when they arrived in Xiangyang.

On the third day after Xie Ai arrived in Yinchuan, Huan Xi had already sent a messenger in advance to inform them that he would enter the city at noon.

In the early morning, when the sun was rising, Xie Ai and Suo Xia walked ten miles out of the city and waited quietly by the official road for Huan Xi to drive.

At this time, there was still an hour before noon, and five thousand cavalry escorted Huan Xi and appeared beside the distant official road.

After the army approached, Xie Ai and Suo Xia rushed to greet them.

Before the two of them could salute, Huan Xi asked first:

"Have the Huns' archers assembled? Is the city's arsenal sufficient?"

Huan Xi's five thousand lances and cavalry were all lightly armed and did not carry armor. The Huns' cavalry also needed standard cavalry and infantry bows provided by the government.

As the person in charge of Yinchuan City, Suo Xia replied:

"Reporting to Duke Liang, everything is ready, just waiting for Duke Liang to call."

　I caught a cold and came back from the hospital after having an infusion at around 12:. Yesterday I managed to pay back a thousand words. Today’s update started to stretch my legs again. I owe more and more updates. I’m really embarrassed. I’ll pay it back tomorrow. Create a book group and send everyone a red envelope on the th to express my apology.

　　I also hope that book friends can pay attention to keeping warm.

　　

　

(End of this chapter)