Eastern Jin Dynasty: My powerful father

Chapter 213 Lian Na Three Girls

After having enough wine and food, the night is already dark.

The brothers Huan Tie and Huan Han said goodbye to their parents and left first. Since they had recognized their father, they naturally adopted Huan Xi's surname. Only when facing the Xianbei people would they return to their original surname.

But when Huan Xi took over the Dai Kingdom from Fu Jian, the two brothers would completely abandon the surname Tuoba, and their descendants would all change their surname to Huan.

For example, Huan's son was not named Tuoba Gui, but Huan Gui, and his great-grandson was not named Tuoba Gui, but Huan Tao.

Of course, even if Huan Xi founded the country in the future and the brothers Huan Tie and Huan Han could be included in the clan, they would not be able to enjoy the right of inheritance.

On the contrary, since Dai was the royal vassal state of the Huan family, Huan Xi could use methods such as cutting down the vassal state or moving Huan's troops to another place to legitimately abolish Dai in the future.

After the two stepsons left, Huan Xi, who was a good father, was too drunk to drink. Naturally, he couldn't go back to Weiyang Palace, so he was helped by Murong Ying into the inner bedroom.

Murong Ying turned around and closed the door. Huan Xi, who had been drunk before, no longer pretended to be drunk, picked her up from behind and walked towards the bed.

That night, the Queen Mother of Dai and the monarch of Liang gradually came closer to each other in their souls during repeated collisions.

At the break of dawn, Huan Xi woke up from his sleep. When he opened his eyes, he found Murong Ying looking at him intently. The attachment and satisfaction were reflected in Huan Xi's eyes.

Huan Xi asked anxiously:

"How can I represent the late king of my country?"

The former Zhao Emperor Liu Yao also asked the Western Jin Dynasty Queen Yang Xianrong with the same question.

Yang Xianrong was also a strange person. She experienced five degenerations and six establishments in her life. She served as the queen of the Western Jin Dynasty and the former Zhao Dynasty. For her, Liu Yao even gave up the crown prince born by his original wife and made Yang Xianrong's son Liu Xi the crown prince.

Murong Ying's answer was much more direct. She blushed and said:

"The Duke of Liang is so mighty and majestic that the previous kings cannot match him."

Murong Ying's flattery greatly satisfied Huan Xi's vanity. In fact, Han Yan, Guo Jiang, and Liu Meiren were all asked the same question by Huan Xi, and everyone's answers were nothing more than one-sided. compliment.

Huan Xi recalled Guo Jiang and Liu Meiren, and decided to take this opportunity to welcome them in with Murong Ying.

Today is different from the past. His rule in Liangzhou has been stable. There is no need to worry about the impact of this matter. The only thing to worry about is Zhang Yuer's thoughts.

Liu Meiren is Zhang Yuer's concubine, and Guo Jiang is also Zhang Yuer's concubine. Although there is no real blood relationship, the seniority is there after all, and I am afraid that it will be difficult for Zhang Yuer to overcome the hurdle in her heart.

When Huan Xi cleaned up early in the morning, he left the other courtyard and returned to Weiyang Palace to mention this matter to Zhang Yu'er, but she did not stop him.

Zhang Yuer said:

"Huan Lang is able to ask me, and I am very grateful. I have only one request. I also ask Huan Lang not to force me to sleep in the same bed with the two of them."

Zhang Yu'er is satisfied that Huan Xi can treat Zhang Yu'er's two younger brothers well. As for Huan Xi's desire to take Liu Meiren and Guo Jiang as side wives, Zhang Yu'er doesn't care as long as she is not allowed to face the shame.

After all, most of the side chambers of Zhang Jun and Zhang Chonghua were awarded to meritorious generals by Huan Xi.

Huan Xi looked at the girl in front of him and smiled:

"Since I'm asking you, I care about your thoughts. How can I force you to sleep with them?"

Of course Zhang Yu'er believed that Huan Xi cared about her, otherwise Huan Xi would not have raised Zhang Yu'er in his mansion out of pity for her young age, and waited until she was a few years older before performing the courtesy of Duke Zhou.

After talking to Zhang Yu'er about the matter, Huan Xi had to go to Xie Daoyun to discuss it. Unless he became the emperor, from an etiquette point of view, taking a concubine had to get his wife's consent.

When Huanxi came to Jiaofang Hall, Aman, Luo Niang and Zhou Youniang were all reading and practicing calligraphy in the hall.

Aman saw Huan Xi coming and said excitedly:

"Grandpa, my child can now not only recite "The Thousand Character Essay", but also know all the allusions in it!"

"Thousand Character Essay" was originally compiled by Zhou Xingsi, Sanqi Shilang of the Liang Dynasty and Zhou Xingsi in the Northern and Southern Dynasties. It selected a thousand non-repeating Chinese characters from Wang Xizhi's calligraphy and composed rhymes. Many of them contain allusions and are of great literary talent.

In his spare time, Huan Xi wrote down the "Thousand Character Essay" silently as an enlightenment reading for his children. He also ordered it to be printed and distributed throughout the country.

After solving the problem of food and clothing, the people of Guanlong are now willing to invest in their children's education, so sales are good.

Under Huan Xi's severe crackdown on piracy, selling Confucian classics can be considered a financial gain to some extent.

Huan Xi was not surprised by this. Lu Xiucai of Tongfu Inn could read a thousand characters at the age of three, memorized Tang poetry at the age of five, read the Four Books and Five Classics by the age of seven, and was proficient in poetry and songs at the age of eight. He was so poor that he didn't even have enough to eat, so he had no choice but to sell his family property and work for others.

Now, Huan Xi is only worried that Aman is young, and older may not be better.

Therefore, Huan Xi encouraged him while praising:

“Learning is like sailing against the current; if you don’t advance, you will retreat; your mind is like a horse running on the plains, it is easy to let go but hard to take back.

"My name is Aman, but you must not be arrogant and complacent because of your qualifications."

Aman was praised by his father, and his heart felt like honey. Huanxi's preaching became particularly pleasant to his ears. He nodded and agreed:

"Children, please obey your father's teachings."

When Huan Xi looked at Luo Niang, her daughter could not hide her panic. It was obvious that compared to her brother, her homework was not very satisfactory.

Huan Xi understood and did not ask about Luo Niang's homework. Instead, he asked his brother, sister and Zhou Youniang to rest for a while and go out to play.

The three children ran out of the door happily. Playfulness is a child's nature after all. In the main hall of Jiaofang Hall, only Huan Xi and Xie Daoyun were left.

Before Huan Xi opened his mouth, Xie Daoyun immediately said:

"Husband, here you are, but you want me to take care of you as a concubine?"

When Huan Xi saw that his wife had revealed what was on his mind, he smiled shyly and said:

"Nothing can escape Madam's wise eyes."

Xie Daoyun hummed:

"You also said that you want to talk to Quan Zhongshu at night by holding a candle. I'm afraid that you are going to find other orphans and widows at night with a lantern. I heard that the acting princess has a skin as white as jade and is unusually beautiful. From the looks of it, the rumors are not true. Fake."

Seeing that his wife was jealous, Huan Xi hurried forward and hugged her into his arms, comforting her and saying:

"No matter how beautiful she is, after more than ten years, she will become old and yellow, and she cannot entertain others with sex. Only Lingjiang is the wife who will grow old with me."

Xie Daoyun said helplessly:

"My husband has deceived so many women with these sweet words."

Huan Xi corrected:

"The rest of the women will come when I recruit them, and they will go when I wave them away, so there is no need to worry.

"These sweet words are just for me and Ling Jiang."

Hearing this, Xie Daoyun stopped pursuing him for having fun outside the palace last night, and instead said:

"Husband, my aunt is leaving for Luoyang tomorrow to reunite with my uncle. Why don't we welcome her in today and serve her tea."

During the Wei, Jin, Southern and Northern Dynasties, the daughter-in-law called her father-in-law uncle and her mother-in-law as aunt. Zhu Qingyu of the Tang Dynasty wrote in a poem: The red candles were lit in the bridal chamber last night, and they paid homage to their aunt in front of the dawn hall.

Huan Xi nodded, but corrected:

"Ling Jiang needs to arrange for more people."

Xie Daoyun was startled and asked:

"Who else could it be?"

Huan Xi said hesitantly:

"They are the mothers of Zhang Tianxi and Zhang Xuanliang, Liu Meiren and Guo Jiang."

Xie Daoyun said angrily:

"In my husband's heart, I am probably a jealous concubine, but I am forcing you to hide your beauty in a golden house!"

Huan Xi quickly explained:

"The reason I didn't say anything was because Liangzhou was newly settled at that time and I was worried about causing unintended consequences."

Xie Daoyun finally calmed down. She didn't care how many side wives Huan Xi had, she only cared about her husband's opinion of her.

After all, with the current power of the Huan family, founding the country and proclaiming himself emperor is a certainty in the future. Huan Xi will rule the world sooner or later, and the three palaces and six courtyards are indispensable. How can Xie Daoyun stop him.

The couple had a moment of tenderness, and Xie Daoyun naturally went to arrange concubines for Huan Xi. Huan Xi also ordered people to summon Zhang Tianxi and Zhang Xuanliang to Weiyang Palace.

The uncles and nephews of the Zhang family didn't know what Huan Xi's sudden summons meant.

Just when he was worried and uneasy, he heard Huan Xi ask:

"I am in love with your mother and am planning to welcome them into our home and give them a birthright. What do your uncles and nephews think about this?"

Zhang Tianxi and Zhang Xuanliang looked at each other with astonishment on their faces.

Obviously, they were unprepared for this incident.

After a while, Zhang Tianxi, who was nine years old at the time, was the first to come to his senses. He cupped his hands and said:

"Although I am young, I have never heard of a son forcing his mother to observe righteousness. Now Liang Gong is willing to grant a title. As long as the mother is willing to serve Liang Gong, Tianxi, as a human son, how can he stop it? He will definitely fulfill his mother's wish."

Zhang Xuanliang also imitated his uncle and expressed his approval.

In fact, Huan Xi was in love with Liu Meiren and Guo Jianglang, and even if Zhang Tianxi and Zhang Xuanliang opposed the marriage, it would be in vain.

Of course, Huan Xi's acceptance of their mother was a reassurance for the uncle and nephew.

With this father-son love, there is no need to worry about his death being unclear.

Huan Xi was very satisfied with the attitude of his uncle and nephew and said to them:

"From now on, you will bear my surname Huan and treat me as brothers."

Huan Tianxi and Huan Xuanliang bowed their heads and called Huan Xi their father.

Huan Xi ordered someone to bring tea to the two of them. After drinking the tea from the two of them, they recognized the relationship between father and son.

Let's talk about Liu Meiren and Guo Jiang. When they saw Xie Daoyun sending people to come with great fanfare and taking them into the palace gracefully, the two women were so excited that they hugged each other and cried.

For them, this is undoubtedly a blessing from heaven.

Huan Xi had already made it clear to them that their identities should not be revealed to the public, and they could only serve as outsiders without status.

Therefore, Mrs. Liu and Guo Jiang had long since given up. Even if they gave birth to children for Huan Xi in the future, they would either be treated as illegitimate children and not be able to recognize their ancestors and return to the clan, or they would be carried into the Weiyang Palace and not be able to see each other.

Now that they know that Huan Xi has changed his mind and Xie Daoyun is willing to accept them, how can they not make Liu Meiren and Guo Jiang cry with joy.

(End of this chapter)