Eastern Jin Dynasty: My powerful father

Chapter 287 Going south for funeral
Huan Wen's memorial went down the river and was first delivered to Jiankang.

Controversy quickly arose between the government and the public regarding Huan Wen's stay.

Among the ministers in Jiankang City, there were such staunch royalists as Wang Biaozhi and Wang Tanzhi, and there was no shortage of people who wanted to flatter the Huan family and his son.

The Eastern Jin Dynasty is a dynasty of scholars. At least for now, they fight against each other without breaking up.

With the power of the Huan family, they never challenged Wang Biaozhi, Wang Tanzhi and others.

And those officials who blatantly spoke up for Huan Wen and Huan Xi in the court were naturally not afraid of retaliation from the royal family.

The Empress Dowager Chu Suanzi was so noisy by the arguments among these people that her brain ached. On the contrary, the young emperor Sima Dan who was sitting next to him watched them with great interest. He kept the faces in his heart to distinguish those who were loyal to the royal family and those who were not. I want to be a minister of the Huan family.

In the end, the debate decided the winner, and it was Chu Suanzi who issued the edict to win Huan Wen's love.

The reason for this result is also because of the current situation.

After Murong Jun took control of Yanzhou, Xuzhou, and Qingzhou successively, and was only separated from the Huainan area actually controlled by the Jin Dynasty by a river, Xun Xian, the governor of Xuzhou in the Eastern Jin Dynasty, was now facing huge military pressure.

As soon as he thought of this, Huan Xi burst into tears. This made everyone who was discussing the troop plan with him dumbfounded, wondering what big event happened in the south.

In other words, once the Yan army goes south, they may have to be rescued by the Chu army.

Wen Fangzhi, the governor of Jiaozhou, originally had an unclear attitude, but after his younger brother Wen Shizhi went to Guanzhong, he now clearly obeyed Huan Wen's orders.

In this case, it would be better to achieve a good thing and issue an edict to win Huan Wen's love.

But when a loved one dies, you should still cry twice.

If Huan Wen was allowed to continue to oversee the military power of the four states, Yu Yun would not choose to rely on Huan Wen.

Of course, the most important thing is that even if Huan Wen's resignation is approved, it will only remove him from the post of Chief Sima.

For example, in Yizhou and Ningzhou, even if the imperial court issued an edict allowing Huan Wen to resign and observe filial piety, the governors of the two states would still obey the Huan family's orders. Both of them were old subordinates who had followed Huan Wen for more than ten years.

Huan Xi looked at the urgent item in his hand. It was exactly what Xi Chao had sent eight hundred miles to rush over. He didn't know how many post horses were destroyed along the way.

The bad relationship between him and Huan Wen is well known to everyone.

Wang Meng had to stand up and asked on behalf of everyone:
"Mr. Liang, I don't know what happened to me, but I am so sad."

As for Huan Wen's military power in the four prefectures of Yi, Ning, Jiao, and Guang, it still depends on his personal relationship with the feudal officials.

At this moment, we can no longer intensify the conflict with the Huan family.

In particular, Zhou Fu, the governor of Yizhou, was married to the Huan family.

Guanzhong, Chang'an.

He often claimed that the Huan family's current achievements and power were just the fruits of their Yu family.

Since time travel, he has not spent much time with his grandmother Kong Xian, and there is no deep relationship between them.

Therefore, the imperial court also knew that even if Huan Wen was deprived of the military power of the four states, Zhou Fu, Wen Fangzhi and others would not betray the Huan family.

Yu Yun was the son of Yu Bing, the former governor of Jiangzhou, and the nephew of Yu Yi, the former governor of Jingzhou. He was dissatisfied with his uncle for abandoning Jingzhou and handing over his foundation to Huan Wen a long time ago.

Only Yu Yun, the governor of Guangzhou, had an old grudge with Huan Wen. Even though Huan Wen was in charge of the military in Guangzhou, Yu Yun always ignored his military orders.

Huan Xi suppressed his grief and choked:

"My grandmother died of illness, and Xiwei's heart was broken. I have given up on sending troops to Hedong. I will go south to attend the funeral tomorrow."

After everyone heard this, they all offered words of comfort. However, these words of comfort could not reduce Huan Xi's apparent grief. He turned away everyone and went straight back to Weiyang Palace.

In front of his wife and children, he still acted very sad, but he never thought that Aman would cry harder than him.

Huan Xi was very curious. Although he didn't have much contact with his grandmother, Aman was sent to Jiangling with Luo Niang for a period of time when he was an infant. He was only a few months old at the time, so it was impossible for him to have any affection for his great-grandmother. memory.

"Aman, why are you so sad?"

Huan Xi asked.

Aman's face could no longer distinguish between tears and snot. He sniffed and said:
"My grandpa has lost a loved one. Although the child does not remember his great-grandmother, he can't help but feel sad when he sees his grandpa in such grief."

Huan Xi saw that what he said was sincere and touching, so naturally he would not compare himself to others, thinking that Aman was acting in front of him. After all, he was only six years old now.

"You are really a good boy who is sincere and filial."

Huan Xi touched Aman's head and sighed.

After saying that, Huan Xi looked at Xie Daoyun:

"Ling Jiang, I need to rush to Xiangyang quickly, and I can't accompany you all the way."

Huan Xi was rushing to attend the funeral, so naturally he couldn't waste too much time on the road, but he was traveling too fast, and the women and children at home couldn't bear the bumpy ride, so they were destined to go separately.

Xie Daoyun nodded and said:

"I have walked this road to Jingzhou so many times. Now the country is stable and there are no thieves running rampant. Besides, there are guards following us. My husband does not need to worry about us."

Saying that, Xie Daoyun asked:

"Sister Murong is going too?"

After hearing this, Huan Xi thought for a while and said:
"She is pregnant now, and the day of delivery is not far away. For safety reasons, it is better to stay in Chang'an."

While the couple was talking, the maid came to inform them. It turned out that Huan Ji and Huan Qian were both seeking an audience outside the Jiaofang Hall.

When Huan Xi walked out of the palace, the tears on the faces of Huan Ji and Huan Qian were still wet. They were also the grandchildren of Kong Xian.

Unlike Huan Xi, who has had little contact with Kong Xian since his time travel, most of his memories of Kong Xian are the memories of the original owner from the perspective of a bystander.

Huan Ji and Huan Qian had personal experiences. Huan Ji choked and said:
"Brother, my grandmother unfortunately passed away due to illness. When will I go back to attend the funeral?"

Huan Xi replied with red and swollen eyes:
“We can go south early tomorrow morning.

"The two of you are traveling with me, and your family members are staying behind. You have Ling Jiang to take care of you on your behalf.

"We can change carriages at the inns along the way. We can travel under starry night and reach Xiangyang in less than ten days."

The reason for not riding a horse is that even if the stagecoach is changed along the way, people have to rest. But in a carriage, even sleeping will not delay the journey.

After receiving the correct answer, the two hurriedly excused themselves and went back to let their wives and concubines pack their things.

That night, Huan Xi called Wang Meng and Quan Yi into Weiyang Palace and told him face to face what to do after leaving.

Even though Xie An was already an official in the Liang Kingdom, the civil servants Huan Xi relied on the most were Wang Meng and Quan Yi.

Therefore, when Huan Xi went south to mourn this time, he still left Wang Meng behind to take over the military and political power in Kansai on his behalf, while Quan Yi assisted Wang Meng in maintaining the stability of Kansai.

As for Huan Xi's resignation memorial, he had already prepared it and sent it to the south.

(End of this chapter)