Eastern Jin Dynasty: My powerful father

Chapter 215 Huan Wen embraces his grandson

On October 354, the tenth year of Yonghe (AD ), Sizhou, Luoyang.

"Shameless! Disgusting!"

Huan Wen sat alone in the side room and slapped the table angrily.

It was not because the imperial court was playing tricks on the favor given to him. After all, how could the news be sent from Jiankang to Luoyang so quickly?

Huan Wen lost his composure all because of a letter home from Chang'an.

After learning that Huan Xi married three daughters and gave himself four step-grandsons, Huan Wen couldn't calm down for a long time.

As the head of the family, he has no status at home and lives a cautious life.

It was not easy for Le Hong to present her daughter, but after hearing the news that Sima Xingnan was coming to Luoyang, he had to send her to Jiangling overnight and handed it over to Xi Chao to hide the beauty in the golden house on his behalf.

Not to mention bringing him into the house, he didn't even dare to let Sima Xingnan know about it.

On the other hand, Huan Xi has never been restrained by others when it comes to matters between men and women. He once fought with his father for concubines when he was young, and now he is even more unscrupulous.

Although Liu Meiren, Guo Jiang, and Zhang Yuer are not related by blood, they are three generations of serious ancestors and grandchildren.

However, when Huan Xi was requesting the imperial court to appoint Tuoba Shi as the acting king, he couldn't wait to bring Tuoba Shi's mother, the future acting king and queen mother, into his room.

All kinds of deeds really made Huan Wen both envious and angry.

Huan Wen could only keep this envy in his heart and dare not mention it to outsiders.

If word of this reaches the ears of Sima Xingnan and his wife mistakenly thinks that he has some evil thoughts about Huan Xi's wives and concubines, the family will be turned upside down.

Of course, it is not that there are things that make Huan Wen happy. Huan Xi mentioned in his home letter that Deng Qiang has been declared as the prefect of Hongnong and will station 30,000 elite soldiers in Hongnong County. This alone can make Huan Wen's expression change. Cloudy to sunny.

Not only did Huan Xi have a pair of wise eyes, Huan Wen also had the ability to recognize people.

In the previous battle with the Yan State, due to the absolute disadvantage of the Chu army's cavalry, Deng Qiang did not get a chance to perform. However, if Huan Wen had not highly praised his talents, he would not have handed over all his only cavalry. Deng Qiang.

In the letter, Huan Xi explained clearly to Huan Wen that his next strategic goal was to compete with Fu Jian for the Kingdom of Dai, and it was impossible to invest too much energy in Hongnong.

Huan Wen understood this. After all, the card of shaking hands with Murong Ying and his son must be made good use of.

At Fu Xiong's suggestion, Fu Jian formulated a strategy of attacking from the north and collecting from the south, focusing on the southern defense line of Bingzhou. Rather than encountering a bloody blow in the southern part of Bingzhou, it would be better to compete for control of Dai through the Hetao Plain.

When the main force of Yu State was forced to stalemate and fight Huan Xi in the north, this could also reduce the military pressure faced by Luoyang.

When the Western Jin Dynasty was founded, Sizhou administered twelve counties including Henan, Xingyang, Shangluo, Hongnong, Hanoi, Hedong, Pingyang, Jijun, Weijun, Dunqiu, Yangping, Guangping and Ping.

Among the twelve counties, Yan State occupied six counties north of the Yellow River: Hanoi, Jijun, Weijun, Dunqiu, Yangping, and Guangping.

The State of Yu occupied Pingyang County and most of Hedong County.

Liang Guo occupied Shangluo, Hongnong, Puban, Gaowang and other places in Hedong County.

Huan Wen's Chu State actually only occupied Henan County. As for Xingyang County east of Luoyang, Huan Wen did not get involved in order to shrink the defense line. He only sent troops to guard Chenggao, which was Hulao Pass.

To the east of Xingyang is Yanzhou, which is Yao Xiang's territory.

Yao Xiang was named a Jinchen, but Huan Wen did not dare to trust Yin Hao, and would rather give up Xingyang as a buffer between himself and Yao Xiang.

Of course, if Yin Hao ended up like that, it can only be said that he brought it upon himself and cannot entirely blame Yao Xiang.

Huan Wen didn't care about his own rewards. As long as he stabilized Luoyang's management and forced the Jin Dynasty to return to the old capital, when Huan Wen became the autocratic court, he would be able to get the king's title and nine tins.

When he sent a memorial to Jiankang, he only cared about two things. One was the reward for his generals, and the other was the adjustment of the administrative division of Sizhou.

During Huan Wen's Northern Expedition, he successively captured the three counties of Xiangcheng, Yingchuan, and Henan. Among them, Yingchuan and Xiangcheng counties were originally part of Yuzhou. Huan Wen requested in his memorial that Yingchuan and Xiangcheng be included in Sizhou.

Perhaps because of some careful thoughts in the reward given to Huan Wen, the court did not object to the merger of Yingchuan and Xiangcheng counties into Sizhou.

After all, Yingchuan and Xiangcheng were recovered by Huan Wen, and it was impossible for the court to ask for them back.

Of course, the main reason is that the population of Luoyang and its surrounding areas is declining, such as chicken ribs. Since the reward for Huan Wen has been tricked, the rest of the requests should be granted, otherwise how could Huan Wen be willing to give up.

Previously, Shangluo County was abolished by Huan Xi and merged into Yongzhou. Now it was restored after Huan Wen captured Luoyang.

Sizhou of the Huan family actually controlled the five counties of Henan, Shangluo, Hongnong, Yingchuan, and Xiangcheng. As for Hedong County established by Huanxi, it still belonged to Yongzhou.

Among the five counties, Shangluo and Hongnong were controlled by Liang Guo and were governed by Liang Guo officials. Taxes were transported to Chang'an.

After all, Shangluo County was originally occupied by Huanxi, and the people of Hongnong moved from Guanzhong.

The remaining three counties of Henan, Yingchuan, and Xiangcheng were controlled by the Chu State, and taxation was controlled by Huan Wen.

Chang'an and Luoyang are more than 700 miles apart. Due to the wind and snow, it was difficult for carriages and horses to travel, so Sima Xingnan and his party took more than half a month to walk.

When we arrived in Luoyang, it was already early November.

It was winter and the cold wind was biting, so Huan Wen came to the pavilion five miles west of the city very early to wait.

There was a fire burning in the pavilion, but Huan Wen couldn't sit still and kept looking at the end of the official road. Huan Wen not only missed his wife, but also looked forward to his children and grandchildren.

Those who came to Luoyang with Sima Xingnan included Aman, Xianghaier, Ruyi, Aju, Luoniang and other grandchildren, as well as Huanji and his wife.

Huan Xi had something to do and could not go to Luoyang. As his daughter-in-law, Xie Daoyun originally wanted to go with him, not only to take care of the children but also to pay homage to his father-in-law, but was stopped by Sima Xingnan.

Sima Xingnan was not worried about causing any scandal. She knew her daughter-in-law's personality and she knew her husband even better.

Aman and the others finally met their grandfather. It was impossible for them to stay in Luoyang for only three or five days before returning to Chang'an. Huan Wen definitely wanted to keep them here to spend the New Year.

If Xie Daoyun also followed, Huan Xi would be alone in Chang'an, with only the side room for company, which would still be too deserted after all.

As a mother, Sima Xingnan naturally considers Huan Xi in everything.

If it weren't for the pitiful old slave who was all alone in Luoyang, Sima Xingnan might have wanted to have a lively New Year with his son and wait until after the new year before setting off.

In the snowy sky, at the junction between heaven and earth, a dark shadow loomed. Not long after, a cavalry team stepped through the snow and appeared in Huan Wen's sight. The leader was his nephew Huan Qian.

Huan Qian naturally saw Huan Wen outside the pavilion. He sent someone to report the news to Sima Xingnan's carriage, and he rode out and ran towards the pavilion.

After getting off his horse, Huan Qian bowed in the snow:

"Nephew meets uncle!"

Huan Wen helped Huan Qian up and said with a smile:

"Xi'er praised the suppression of evil in the letter, saying that you are brave and agile, and powerful in Xianbei, Hexi. Yes, you are worthy of being my nephew, Huan Yuanzi!"

After saying that, Huan Wen reminded in a low voice:

"I heard that you often charge forward. You must know that swords and arrows have no eyes on the battlefield. If you make a mistake, you will regret it."

If it had been anyone else, Huan Wen would of course have encouraged him to risk his own life, and even if he died in battle, it would be considered a well-deserved death.

But Huan Qian was Huan Wen's nephew after all, and it was impossible for Huan Wen to regard him as an ordinary general. Besides, Huan Xi had no shortage of strong generals under his command, so there was no need for Huan Qian to fight without risking his life.

After all, Huan Qian was still young and couldn't help but feel happy when he received the praise from his uncle. As for Huan Wen's reminder, he didn't take it to heart at all. He said:

“Following my cousin to put down the rebellion is both a state and family matter.

"As a descendant of the Huan family, I contribute to the family affairs and care about my life. How can I inspire the soldiers to fight?"

Huan Wen's eyes lit up when he heard this. He didn't expect that Huan Qian could have such insight. For a moment, he not only felt regretful, but he should have kept Huan Qian by his side if he had known this.

Under Huan Xi, Wang Meng coordinated the overall situation, Quan Yi made plans, and generals such as Deng Xia, Zhu Xu, Huan Yi, Deng Qiang, Shen Jin, Xie Ai, Yang An, Shi Yue, Huan Qian, and Suo Bao served for him.

Under Huan Wen's command, although there were talents like Xi Chao and Huan Chong, the overall quality could not be compared with Huan Xi's generals.

After all, the customs in Jiangnan were not martial. The nobles despised warriors and valued conversation.

Generals such as Deng Xia, Zhu Xu, Huan Yi, and Huan Qian who should have appeared under Huan Wen were all taken to the north by Huan Xi in advance. This was also the main reason why Huan Wen's army lacked generals who could take charge of their own affairs.

The generals who followed Huan Wen in the Northern Expedition, such as Ying Ting, Liu Hong, Yuan Zhen, Yang Liang and others, also pale in comparison to the names under Huan Xi.

A few worthy of praise, such as Xue Zhen, the prefect of Shunyang in Jingzhou, were proud of their bravery and unruly, and Huan Wen was not happy to get along with him.

Therefore, Huan Wen repeatedly wanted to recruit Wang Meng and Deng Qiang to serve him.

While Huan Wen and Huan Qian were talking in the snow, Sima Xingnan's carriage also drove slowly over.

Before the carriage could stop, Huan Wen had already left Huan Qian behind and hurried forward to greet him.

Sima Xingnan led Aman out of the carriage. Without his grandmother's reminder, Aman knew that his grandfather was in front of him, so he hurriedly bowed and said:

"Grandson pays homage to his grandfather!"

This was the first time Huan Wen was called grandfather. When Aman and Luo Niang were sent to Jiangling, they were too young and couldn't even speak.

When Huan Wen heard the sound of "grandfather", his whole body and even his bones felt brittle.

"Good! Good! Good!"

At this moment, Huan Wen had thousands of feelings in his heart, but when he blurted it out, there were only three good words left.

He quickly picked up Aman, fearing that his grandson would get cold while kneeling in the snow.

After this hug, I didn’t want to let go.

Huan Wen looked at Sima Xingnan and said with a smile:

"It's been a hard journey, princess."

　The next chapter is at twelve o'clock. Because there will be no Beginning of Spring next year, according to what we say here, it is not suitable for weddings, so the wedding banquets are concentrated on the year before. I just attended a wedding today, so the update is late.

　　

　

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