Eastern Jin Dynasty: My powerful father

Chapter 224 Huan Xie’s Conversation

Huan Wen once sent people to conquer Xie An, but Xie An politely declined. Now that Xie An accepted Huan Xi's invitation and came out, it naturally made Huan Wen unhappy.

He didn't say it clearly at the banquet, but waited until after three rounds of wine and the guests had left, leaving Xie An alone.

Huan Wen suppressed his inner anger and asked:

"Previously, I sent people to recruit Anshi to come out of the mountain. Anshi refused on the grounds that he was interested in mountains and rivers. How can I go to Chang'an today? Do you think I am not sincere, or do you think I am not a wise master and do not deserve your help?"

Although Huan Wen made the matter serious, Xie An did not panic. He just glanced at the entourage in the hall, as if he had something to hide.

When Huan Wen saw this, he stepped back and then said:

"There are only you and me here, so there is no need to worry. Just speak out in everything."

Xie An then said:

"Reporting to Duke Chu, the reason why Xie did not reject Duke Liang was not because he was unwilling, but because he really did not dare."

Huan Wen raised his eyebrows when he heard this and said curiously:

"What does An Shi mean by this?"

Huan Wen was speechless. After a long time, he sighed:

"Xi'er is not very particular about what she does."

'The wind spirit here is so beautiful that Wang Donghai will not be reduced in the future. '

Xie An did not dare to agree with what Huan Wen said, otherwise he would chew on Huan Xi's tongue in front of Huan Xi's father.

Huan Wen's eyes lit up, and he simply sat down and talked with Xie An. Huan Wen originally just wanted to test Xie An's talents from high school, but the more he talked, the more speculative he became. Before he knew it, the whole night had passed, and he had worked hard to serve tea outside. Servant.

After all, it is public rather than private.

In fact, Xie An has a special relationship with the Huan family. Huan Wen's father and Huan Xi's grandfather Huan Yi once praised Xie An when he was a child:

Xie An smiled and said:

"Those who achieve great things should not stick to trivial matters and should have a flexible approach."

Xie An didn't dare to die at all. It's not that he was greedy for life and feared death, but once Xie An was forced to die by Huan Xi, it would be fatal for the Huan and Xie families, especially the Xie family, to become enemies with Huan Xi. blow.

As dawn broke, Huan Wen never stopped chatting, but as he reached middle age, he was unable to do what he wanted. He sighed:

Xie An then explained to Huan Wen how Huan Xi forced himself. Faced with the two choices of going to Chang'an to serve as an official or committing suicide by taking poison, he could only accept Huan Xi's conquest, not to despise Huan Wen.

Of course, it is common for scholars to support each other and praise their descendants. Otherwise, how would their sons and nephews become famous and enter the circle of celebrities.

"Since Wang Jinglue, of all the people I know, Anshi is the best. Today I know that what my father said is true."

Since ancient times, Zhengpi has been based on your own will. If the other party refuses to come out, the other party will be forced to take poison and commit suicide. However, Huan Wen has to admit that Huan Xi's method is indeed effective.

Wang Donghai, also known as Wang Cheng, comes from the Wang family in Taiyuan. He is the grandson of Wang Chang, Sikong of Cao Wei. He is known as the first famous scholar in the early Eastern Jin Dynasty.

Huan Wen was praised by Wen Qiao for his loud crying when he was a baby.

It's just that Huan Wen called Xie An the most outstanding person he had seen after Wang Meng. It is not difficult to see that in the bottom of his heart, Huan Wen still believed that Xie An was inferior to Wang Meng.

In fact, let alone Xie An, even when Huan Wen himself faced Wang Meng, he often felt ashamed. After all, there are very few people like Wang Meng who are excellent in military affairs, governance, and strategy in all three aspects of history.

Xie An also heard about Wang Meng's name for a long time, and people at the time praised him:

Conquering cities and conquering territories, and conquering foreign tribes, is the result of Huan Xi's work; political clarity, and the people's peace and happiness are the result of the king's fierce labor.

Xie An also highly praised Wang Meng's talents. When Huan Xi took charge of Guanzhong, it could be said that everything was waiting for improvement. Wang Meng deserves the most credit for his current prosperity.

Therefore, Xie An also knew that he had not yet made any meritorious service, and it was impossible for him to defeat Wang Meng with just one conversation. He only said:

"Dong Huan Jian praised him highly, and Anshi was grateful, so he studied hard and did not dare to relax, for fear of disappointing the expectations of the sages."

After Huan Yi was killed by the rebels, the imperial court gave him the posthumous title of Jian, so he was called Huan Jian Gong.

When Huan Wen heard this, he nodded slightly, but for a moment he couldn't help but return to his old ways, and extended an invitation to Xie An:

"Anshi might as well go to Xiangyang with me. I will definitely put him in a good position. Xi'er will definitely not blame him if he knows it."

However, Xie An politely declined Huan Wen's kindness:

"Mr. Chu loves you so much. An is so grateful that he can't help but shed tears. However, Xie made a promise to Mr. Liang. How can he give up halfway? I hope Mr. Chu will forgive me."

Xie An is shrewd. Between the Huan family and his son, Huan Wen abides by the rules of the gentry and pays attention to demeanor. With such a person, you can tell the truth and reason with him, but Huan Xi acts unscrupulously.

If Xie An abandons Huan Xi and switches to Huan Wen, there is no guarantee that Huan Xi will not hold a grudge and one day he will settle the score.

Now the Huan family father and son each have their own power, but Huan Wen's legacy will eventually be inherited by Huan Xi.

A wise man would not do anything that offends the crown prince. During the Western Han Dynasty, the story of Deng Tong, the favored minister of Emperor Wen of the Han Dynasty, is well known to everyone.

When Emperor Wen of the Han Dynasty had a sore attack, he wanted Emperor Han Jing, the chess sage of the Han Dynasty, to suck the pus for him.

Emperor Jing was unwilling to do anything, so in the end it was Deng Tong who volunteered to suck the sores for Emperor Wen regardless of the filth and stench.

Therefore, Emperor Jing was resentful. Deng Tong, who was once the most prosperous in the world during Emperor Wen's reign, had his family property confiscated and starved to death on the streets after Emperor Jing came to the throne. His experience was depressing.

Wang Meng and Deng Qiang refused Huan Wen's solicitation because of their deep friendship with Huan Xi, while Xie An did it entirely to protect Mingzhe.

When Huan Wen saw Xie An's refusal, he did not force it. Huan Wen did not understand his little thoughts. It was easy for Huan Xi to poach Liang Guo's generals, but it was extremely difficult for Huan Wen to poach Huan Xi's base.

After Xie An said goodbye, he returned to his temporary residence. His wife Liu stayed up all night because she was worried about his safety. After all, in the eyes of outsiders, Xie An's rejection of Huan Wen and acceptance of Huan Xi's conquest undoubtedly offended Huan Wen.

In desperation, if Xie Yi hadn't stopped her, Mrs. Liu would have gone to Sima Xingnan to plead for mercy.

Liu is the sister of the late minister Liu Xun, and Liu Xun's wife, Princess Sima Nandi of Luling, is the half-sister of Sima Xingnan.

In other words, Ms. Liu is the sister-in-law of Sima Xing's male sister, and the two families have a kinship relationship.

It's no wonder that Mrs. Liu wanted to ask Sima Xingnan for help when she was left without a master. As we all know, Huan Wen was afraid of hen. As long as Sima Xingnan spoke, Xie An would be safe.

Xie Yi and Huan Wen have known each other for many years. Although they were at odds for a time, Xie Yi understood Huan Wen and he was magnanimous. Even if Yuan Hong contradicted him in person, he just let him go without harming him. How could Huan Wen embarrass Xie An?

After all, Xie An was also doing his best for the Huan family by accepting Huan Xi's conquest.

(End of this chapter)