Eastern Jin Dynasty: My powerful father

Chapter 227 Rebuilding old friendships

Dongyang County is named because it is located to the east of Zingshui (i.e. Qujiang River) and the sun of Changshan Mountain. It is one of the eleven counties in Yangzhou and is governed by Changshan (now Jinhua, Zhejiang).

After Yin Hao failed in the Northern Expedition, he was impeached by Huan Wen and exiled to Dongyang.

Although the Jin Dynasty issued a general amnesty to the whole country every year, Yin Hao was naturally not included in the pardon out of fear of Huan Wen.

Of course, there will always be people in the court, including the Empress Dowager Chu, who have grudges against Yin Hao.

There is no need to elaborate on the consequences of the failure of the Northern Expedition. From then on, the imperial court lost control of Jiangzhou and military power in Jiaozhou and Guangzhou. It had no choice but to look at the face of the Huan family and survive in Jiangdong.

What everyone can't let go of is the reason for the failure of Yin Hao's Northern Expedition.

If it was really due to lack of strength, then that would be fine, but Yin Hao was able to forge a grudge with Yao Xiang and still use Yao Xiang as the vanguard, which eventually led to tragedy.

Not to mention Empress Dowager Chu, even the thirteen-year-old little emperor Sima Dan was so remorseful that she slapped her thigh.

Therefore, if no unexpected situation occurred, Yin Hao's career would have been completely ruined by Yao Xiang's backstabbing.

As the saying goes, when a tiger falls in Pingyang, it will be bullied by a dog. However, when Yin Hao came to Dongyang County, local officials did not dare to bully Yin Hao wantonly.

But Han Bo was young after all, and he couldn't really stay in Dongyang forever, serving Yin Hao and jeopardizing his own future.

"Why don't we set off today? The sky is clear and the air is clear, so my uncle can give you a gift."

"Confused! I have repeatedly praised you and paved the way and built bridges for you. The purpose is to let you be reused by the court so that you can show what you have learned. I don't want you to stay in Dongyang and waste your good years!"

Seeing his appearance, Yin Hao understood. He withdrew his gesticulating hand and said to his nephew:

"Uncle Kang, is there a letter from home urging you to go back to Jiankang?"

When Yin Hao saw this, he smiled and said:

"You and I have been in Dongyang for a year, and it's time to leave.

The governor of Dongyang and the magistrate of Changshan were unwilling to associate with Yin Hao because they did not dare to offend Huan Wen.

Yin Hao heard this and said angrily:

Things were just as Yin Hao expected. Han Bo was in a dilemma after receiving a letter from home urging him to return to Jiankang.

Uncle Han saw that his uncle was angry, so he stopped insisting.

Dongyang County, Yin Mansion.

Yin Hao always loved this nephew the most. He was exiled to Dongyang, and Han Bo always followed his uncle and never left him.

Uncle Han shook his head and said:

"My uncle has been very kind to me. My nephew would rather stay with my uncle and obey his teachings. How can I leave at this time?"

Yin Hao was gesturing and writing in the courtyard again. His nephew, Uncle Han, came forward, holding a letter from home, but hesitated to speak.

But he also didn't want to get the reputation of being insulting and flattering the powerful because of bullying Yin Hao.

Although Yin Hao has lost power, the connections he has cultivated over the years are still there, and the Yin family in Chen County is not a small family.

His family urged him to leave, and Han Bo was too embarrassed to speak, but Yin Hao took the initiative to talk away the words, so Han Bo could only nod.

It has to be said that his uncle was very kind to him. He often praised Uncle Han when visiting guests. When Yin Hao visited guests on weekdays, he would always pick out Uncle Han and praise him in front of the guests. Add praise, and don't hesitate to express your kind words.

As the saying goes, when the devil fights, the devil suffers.

It has been a year since Yin Hao came to Dongyang. Perhaps he realized the serious consequences of his stupid mistakes. During his time in Dongyang County, Yin Hao had no complaints. He just kept gesticulating and writing with his hands, only the four characters "strange things" , I wrote it over and over again for a whole year.

After all, in the Eastern Jin Dynasty, which was dominated by gentry politics, official position had little to do with ability, but rather with family background and reputation.

On the same day, Uncle Han packed his luggage and was sent out of Dongyang City by Yin Hao and Yin Juan father and son.

Although Yin Hao was exiled, his freedom was not completely restricted. As long as he did not leave the jurisdiction of Dongyang County, he could go out to visit friends at will.

Two days later, when they reached Zhengshui, their uncle and nephew said goodbye. Yin Hao watched Han Bo crossing the river until his nephew's back was no longer visible. Yin Hao finally took off his strong disguise. He recited the poems of his predecessors and said:

"The rich and the noble are together, but the poor and the lowly are separated from each other."

After just two sentences, the sleeves of my spring shirt were already wet with tears.

In fact, Yin Hao did not resent Uncle Han for leaving. A friend in need is a friend indeed. It was not easy for Han Bo to stay with him in Dongyang for a year without fear of his own involvement. As Yin Hao said, it is impossible to really grow up. Stay in Dongyang and waste time.

What he expressed was his anger at his own experiences.

Yin Juan was about to comfort his father when he saw a fast horse rushing from behind.

The visitor reined in the reins and asked:

"Is this Duke Yin of Chen County ahead?"

Yin Hao and his son were not surprised when they saw someone coming. They must have been messengers sent by old friends. They did not find themselves in Dongyang City, so they pursued them here.

Since Yin Hao was exiled, he has often received letters from his old friends, which is quite normal.

Yin Hao had already wiped away his tears and responded:

"It's the old man." The visitor was overjoyed. He got off his horse and said directly:

"On the order of Duke Chu, I sent a letter to Duke Yin."

Of course, Huan Wen can be considered an old friend of Yin Hao. The two had played together when they were young. However, when Yin Hao, as the leader of the ministers, fought against Huan Wen, the friendship between the two had long since disappeared.

Originally, even if the Northern Expedition failed, with the support of Sima Yu, King of Kuaiji, Yin Hao could survive the disaster unharmed. However, under Huan Wen's fierce pursuit, Sima Yu was forced to give up Yin Hao and demote him to a commoner. People are exiled here.

Now Huan Wen sent someone to deliver the letter, not to mention whether it was a weasel sending New Year greetings to the cat, which was not a good intention, but it was beyond Yin Hao's expectation.

Yin Hao finally took Huan Wen's letter from the messenger and opened it.

The content of the letter was not long, but Yin Hao remained silent for a long time, his face solemn.

Yin Juan thought there was bad news and said:

"Father."

As soon as he spoke, Yin Hao handed him the letter. Yin Juan took it and looked at it, and was so shocked that his jaw almost dropped.

It turned out that Huan Wen traced his childhood friendship with Yin Hao in his letter and claimed that he forced the court to depose Yin Hao from his official title precisely because he knew Yin Hao's talents and did not want him to continue to stay in the court to oppose him. .

Huan Wen said that he couldn't bear to see Yin Hao's talent buried, and hoped that he could go to Chu State and serve as Shangshu Ling, which would give Yin Hao a chance to prove himself again.

There is no doubt that Yin Hao was indeed tempted. He did not want to bear the infamy and died of old age in Dongyang. Now that Huan Wen has taken the initiative to show his kindness and offered the position of Minister of Chu State, he is full of sincerity.

If Yin Juan hadn't been present, how could Yin Hao have suppressed the joy in his heart and not let it show on his appearance.

Yin Hao said to the messenger:

"This matter is of great importance. Please allow me to think it over carefully. I will definitely give you an answer when I get to Dongyang City."

The messenger naturally agreed:

"Yin Gong does not need to be in a hurry, but Chu Gong is still looking forward to Yin Gong in Xiangyang, hoping that Yin Gong can understand Chu Gong's sincerity."

However, Yin Hao didn't know that behind Huan Wen's sincerity, there was a big hole.

Huan Wen did not reveal that he wanted to let the former gentry leader promote the end of the Chu Kingdom.

And Yin Hao joined the army as Yu Liang's reporter. Like Huan Wen, he was also a witness to Wang Dao and Yu Liang's tuan, so he was naturally familiar with the rules and regulations.

That's why Huan Wen thought of letting Yin Hao take the blame to attract the hatred of the scholars and prevent Xi Chao from being resented.

As for not confessing to Yin Hao, he naturally hoped to deceive the person into going to Xiangyang first. If it was unreasonable, he would have to find a way to force him to submit.

Huan Xi's threat to Xie An gave Huan Wen a great inspiration. At worst, he would threaten Yin Hao's relatives.

Just like today, if Yin Hao refuses Huan Wen's invitation, this threat will be revealed by Huan Wen's messenger, forcing Yin Hao to go to Xiangyang.

Two days later, as expected, Yin Hao happily agreed to the matter. Being ambitious and lacking in talent was certainly a shortcoming, but since Yin Hao had lofty ambitions and Huan Wen took the initiative to show his kindness, how could Yin Hao let go of this opportunity to make a comeback?

He wanted to write a reply to Huan Wen, but because he took it too seriously and didn't know where to start, he finally sent the messenger and said:

"There is no need for Duke Yin to reply. Someone has been waiting for news in Jiankang for a long time. As long as it is known that Duke Yin intends to come out of the mountain again, Duke Chu's memorial will be sent to Taicheng to seek pardon for Duke Yin."

Yin Hao nodded when he heard this and finally gave up on replying.

As soon as the imperial court's decree of clemency arrives, he will leave Dongyang with his family and go to Xiangyang to serve as Shangshu Ling.

But Yin Hao didn't know that as a minister, he was only responsible for carrying out the civil war, and all other government affairs would be handled by his servants.

Compared with Yin Hao's nagging, Huan Xi was obviously much more decisive. After receiving Huan Wen's letter, he immediately replied to his father's letter.

Huan Xi's attitude was very clear. As for Huan Wen's intention to promote land extermination, increase fiscal revenue, and suppress the power of the gentry, Huan Xi wished he was not in Xiangyang, otherwise he would definitely raise his hands in approval on the spot.

In his reply to Huan Wen, Huan Xi wrote: The annexation is not suppressed, and the land system is not established.

Naturally, Huan Wen was encouraged to vigorously crack down on land annexation.

Huan Xi even stated in the letter that if the Chu State was in trouble because of this, the messenger would arrive in the morning and the Hu cavalry would leave at night.

Those Xianbei and Xiongnu cavalry in Liang Kingdom will not care about your noble family. They will be safe under the iron hoof.

Huan Xi's reply was known to Huan Wen before Yin Hao came out of the mountain.

Huan Wen was naturally very pleased with Huan Xi's strong support, but he replied with another letter, blaming Huan Xi for underestimating him.

Wang Dao and Yu Liang had successfully implemented Tujuan. With Huan Wen's power, there was no need for Huan Xi to send Hu people south to help.

After all, this time, Huan Wen was not facing Murong Ke's hundred thousand cavalry. Huan Wen was very confident in facilitating this matter.

When the news that Yin Hao agreed to Huan Wen's invitation was sent to Jiankang, just as the messenger said, Huan Wen's memorial was also sent to Taicheng.

Suddenly, the government and the public were in an uproar.

The bad relationship between Huan Wen and Yin Hao is well known to the world. Now that Huan Wen is asking for mercy for Yin Hao, people even suspect that the sun is rising in the west.

However, since Huan Wen has spoken, Sima Yu will naturally not stop him. He also plans to take Yin Hao for his own use again.

(End of this chapter)