Eastern Jin Dynasty: My powerful father

Chapter 276 The whole family is united
Huanxi crossed the Yinshan Mountains, but did not go far. He camped north of the gorge. The person guarding Jilusai and ensuring Huanxi's retreat was Zhou Chu, the eldest son of Zhou Fu, the governor of Yizhou.

The marriage between Aman and his wife has been decided for a long time. Now Zhou Chu is working under Huan Xi and his brothers are officials in Chu State. It can be said that the Zhou family and the Huan family are deeply bound.

Otherwise, how could Huan Wen and Huan Xi trust Zhou Fu to guard Yizhou for so many years.

Of course, Yizhou did not belong to Chu or Liang, but was the territory of the Jin Dynasty. As Zhou Fu was the governor of Yizhou, his fate should be decided by the imperial court.

But it was precisely because of the support of Huan Wen and Huan Xi that Zhou Fu was as stable as the governor of Yizhou.

Since the fall of Huan Wen in the third year of Yonghe (347 AD) and the establishment of Han Dynasty, Zhou Fu has been in charge of Shu for nine years.

Zhou Fu did not have the ability to govern the country, but he was self-aware and understood that whatever policies Huan Xi and Wang Meng enacted in the north, he would transplant them to Shu without hesitation.

Occasionally there will be jokes that cannot be adapted to local conditions, but in general, the people's livelihood in Shuzhong has been stable these years, the Han people and the Han people live in harmony, and the scene of the land of abundance in the past has been restored.

However, the wealth in Shu was destined not to pass through Huan Xi's hands. After all, Yizhou was conquered by Huan Wen. Although Zhou Fu had a friendly relationship with Huan Xi, he was Huan Wen's subordinate.

At the same time, it is easier to send money and grain from Yizhou to Jingzhou via the Yangtze River than to Guanzhong via the Shu Road.

He Naci quickly shook his head and said:

Before Huan Xi went north, he sent a large number of spies to Yu State and Saibei to prevent the other party from making large-scale military mobilization. Judging from the feedback he has received now, he was overly concerned about these things.

Of course, Huan Xi did not go far after all. He was not afraid of ten thousand, but just in case.

If Huan Xi chose to stay south of Yinshan Mountain, I'm afraid the Helan tribe's journey south would not be as peaceful as it is now.

Since he came to Hetao, he has been waiting for several months to win over the Daiguo tribe. Now that a large tribe has finally gone south, how can he care about waiting a few more hours.

Huan Xi got off his horse and helped him up. After a few words of greeting, Huan Xi asked:
"Did you encounter any danger along the way?"

Of course, these things are not what Huan Xi should worry about. He will not be able to enjoy the fruits of Yizhou's development until Lao Nu lets go.

On September 355, the th year of Yonghe (AD ), according to the original plan, Huan Xi should have set off on his way home long ago, but in order to support the Helan tribe going south, he was delayed after all. He expected that Ban Shi would be on his way back to Chang'an. It must be a windy and snowy road.

But considering that Fu Sheng was in power at that time, not to mention Fu Sheng's brains, whether he could come up with such a plan, from the perspective of the Helan tribe, it was a reasonable and reasonable choice for them to join Huan Xi.

No matter how difficult the Three Gorges is, it is still difficult to cross the Shu Road.

According to the itinerary reported by Helanbu, they will arrive at the north entrance of the canyon today. Huan Xi has been waiting outside the camp for a long time without any sign of impatience.

As for Bai Bao Xianbei and the archers who followed Huan Xi out of the fortress, they would naturally be left in the Hetao.

It was afternoon, the sun was setting in the west, and dozens of cavalry were coming from a distance. The leader was none other than He Naci who had been on a mission to Langshan Camp. There were also sentry cavalry sent by Huan Xi in the team. I guess they were on the way. Got into it.

Huan Xi nodded slightly, this was something he expected.

Fortunately, he had the experience of attacking Liangzhou in the snow, so the guards around Huan Xi, Yi Cong, were able to adapt to marching in the snow.

He Naci reined in the reins, jumped off the horse, hurried to Huan Xi's horse, and saluted:

The autumn breeze blows coolly, the fallen leaves are falling, and in late autumn, the pastures turn yellow, as if the earth is covered with golden gauze, like a vast golden ocean.

"The Great Chanyu led his army to the north. All the tribes in the Dai Kingdom were afraid of the Great Chanyu's tiger power, so they all fled far away. This time when they went south, the Helan tribe did not encounter disaster."

Once the Helan tribe's surrender turned out to be a conspiracy, he could quickly evacuate.

It stands to reason that with Huan Xi's cautious character, he should not go north to join the Helan tribe. If this is a trap to lure Huan Xi north, and then the elites of the Yu State and the tribes of the Dai State encircle and suppress him in the north of the Great Wall, it must be More bad luck than good.

"Meet the Great Chanyu."

Huan Xi asked again:

"Where is your father now?"

He Naci replied:

"My father was leading his troops behind, less than five miles away from the main camp. On the way, I encountered the Great Chanyu's sentries. My father ordered me to go ahead and pay my respects to the Great Chanyu."

The journey of five miles is neither long nor short. The Helan tribe has 35,000 tents, and the total number of men, women and children is close to 200,000, driving hundreds of thousands of livestock, so the speed is naturally not fast.

It was already dusk when the dark crowd of people and livestock appeared in Huan Xi's sight.

"I pay my respects to the Great Chanyu."

He Laitou is already very old, so his figure is slightly rickety.

Huan Xi helped He Laitou up, held his hand, and said with emotion:
"But my husband from Xianbei is here."

After saying that, Huan Xi changed his words again:
"I have an engagement with Muro, so I should call myself husband."

Hearing the word "father-in-law" made He Lai's head and heart burst with excitement.

In fact, according to Han etiquette, a concubine is not included in the genealogy, and her family is not considered an in-law and cannot be included in the in-laws of her husband's family.

Even children born from concubines, strictly speaking, can only call their aunt mother, while the biological mother must be called aunt.

Of course, everything has exceptions, and Huan Wen and Huan Xi did not have this rule. Huan Xi didn't care much about this because he came from later generations.

As for Huan Wen, well, he doesn’t have any concubines at all.

Of course, Huan Xi wanted to accept the in-laws of the He family. He accepted He Muluo because of the population and livestock of the Helan tribe.

He Laitou said a few words to Huan Xi, then turned around and called his children over and introduced them one by one.

He Naci and Huan Xi were already familiar with each other, so there was no need to introduce them too much. Huan Xi's focus was still on observing He Yeqian.

If his memory is correct, He Yeqian should inherit the position of leader of the Helan tribe in the future, so his daughter He Xuan can become the wife of the acting crown prince Tuoba Shi.

As for how He Yeqian came to power, Huan Xi didn't know. Maybe He Naci didn't survive He Laitu, or maybe He Naci failed to pass the throne to his son, allowing He Yeqian to get the position of leader.

Brothers and sisters are common sights on the grassland, so there is no need to make a fuss.

He Laitou introduced everyone one by one, leaving He Muluo at the end.

He Muluo looked carefully at the man in front of him. He was very young. As his mother said, he was handsome and had some white Xianbei features.

Of course, He Muluo was even more shocked by the cautious manners He Naci, He Yeqian and other brothers showed in front of Huan Xi.

In fact, the attitude of her sisters-in-law towards her has changed significantly since she went south.

If the relationship between sisters-in-law was equal in the past, then after He Muluo and Huan Xi's marriage was decided, He Muluo's sisters-in-law treated her mostly to please her.

It is not difficult to understand. Now that the Helan tribe has submitted to Huan Xi, the leader of the Helan tribe in the future will not only depend on He Laitou's choice, but also Huan Xi's attitude.

He Muluo may not be of much help, but he can add trouble. The role of pillow wind cannot be ignored. Therefore, these sisters-in-law do not dare to offend He Muluo easily.

Huan Xi was also looking at He Muluo at this time.

He was still satisfied with He Muluo's appearance, but he was too young, only eleven or twelve years old, and had a shriveled figure, so he really wasn't interested.

'It will take a few more years. '

Huan Xi secretly thought, but he had already been mentally prepared and naturally he would not show disappointment.

"Are you Muro?"

"Muro pays homage to the Great Chanyu."

"Well, no wonder your brother praised me and said that you are the pearl on the grassland. It is not false."

"It's brother Muzan, Muro is ashamed to deserve it."

Mother He watched the two talking from the side, with a happy smile on her face.

She knew that no matter how disgusted and repelled He Muluo was before this marriage, she would definitely be impressed by Huan Xi once she met the real person.

Among women on the grassland, who doesn’t love heroes?

Huan Xi became an official at the age of fourteen and became a prince at the age of eighteen. He established the foundation of the northwest at a young age. Such a figure can naturally be called a hero.

What's more, this hero is still so young and handsome.

Just like her joke that day, if she were younger, she would definitely be tempted by such a person.

In an occasion like today, He Xuan was naturally not qualified to get involved. She could only watch her future uncle joking with everyone from a distance.

Huan Xi did not pay attention to He Xuan. Although he was curious about the appearance of Queen Xianming who fascinated Tuoba Shiyijian in the original time and space, there was nothing interesting about a five-year-old child.

After all, it can be seen from the composition of Huan Xi's side room that in terms of aesthetics, he prefers imperial sisters and young mature women.

Huan Xi only spoke a few words to He Muluo and stopped there. After all, he and He Muluo didn't have much in common. Huan Xi turned to He Laitou and said:

"It's getting late, my father-in-law, hurry up and follow me into the camp. The King and the Queen Mother are waiting in the camp."

Huan Xi was a puppet in the hands of Huan Xi, and he was also a flag for him to win over the tribes of Dai. This flag could not be toppled. Therefore, all tribes that came to Huan Xi had to accept Huan Xi as their leader in name.

When He Naci went to Langshan Camp, the two sides had actually made it clear the nature of the Helan tribe's affiliation, that is, they were called Daichen but were actually Liang Chen.

Murong Ying also asked Huan Xi to shoulder the burden for his young stepson, thus giving Huan Xi the legal principles to control these tribes.

Faced with Huan Xi's invitation, He Muluo readily agreed. He handed over the task of resettling the people to He Naci and followed Huan Xi into the camp.

In Liang Jun's camp, there is a commander's tent and a king's tent.

Since Murong Ying, mother and son heard that the Helan tribe had arrived outside the camp gate, they had been sitting in the king's tent.

The footsteps outside the king's tent came closer and closer. When the door curtain was opened, Huan Xi was naturally the first to walk in.

When Huanji saw his stepfather, he quickly stood up and saluted.

(End of this chapter)