Eastern Jin Dynasty: My powerful father

Chapter 316 No big deal
Everyone is anxiously waiting for news about the Hetao battlefield, and Huan Xi is no exception.

Although he behaved calmly and calmly in front of others, as if he had everything in his mind, in fact, as time passed and there was no good news, Huan Xi felt anxious about it.

It is true that he trusts Xie Ai's military ability, but the battlefield is changing rapidly, and no one can predict things like a god.

Chen Qingzhi, the white-robed general of the Southern and Northern Dynasties, was so powerful that he had to be chased by Yao Xiong, the general of the Eastern Wei Dynasty.

Chen Qingzhi attacked the Eastern Wei Dynasty twice, but was defeated by Yao Xiong both times, and even lost Baigoudui, an important town in the north of the Yangtze River in Nanliang.

Although Xie Ai was outstanding, Fu Jian was not a fool. Moreover, the only people under Xie Ai who could really be used were the 10,000 Baobao Xianbei. In addition to the 50,000 servants, Fu Jian also took away Fifty thousand elites from the Yu Kingdom.

If Xie Ai really lost to Fu Jian, Huan Xi would not be surprised.

If he really was sure of victory in the Hetao battlefield, Huan Xi would definitely have recruited Hexi Xianbei to Hedong instead of asking Zhao Ju to send 30,000 Hexi Xianbei to Longguan to stand by. Once Xie Ai was defeated, he would immediately rush to Gaopingchuan.

Now Huan Xi only recruited 30,000 state and county soldiers in Guanzhong and 10,000 Guanlong cavalry. He did not overly reduce the defense force in Guanxi, which is enough to show his true thoughts.

Days like this are undoubtedly a torture for Huan Xi.

After all, Huan Xi could tolerate a half-sister, but he just couldn't bear to worry about those who threatened his status.

The good news is not just this. Xi Chao sent good news from Xiangyang that Le Shi gave birth to a daughter.

But Leshi's belly was as good as hers, and she gave birth to a baby girl, which kept Xi Chaobai busy, and Leshi didn't have to suffer the pain of separation.

Of course, it was not that there was no good news coming from Guanzhong. At least Murong Ying successfully gave birth to a daughter for Huan Xi, and mother and daughter were safe.

After all, no matter which dynasty, the change of prince will be accompanied by internal strife, causing political instability.

Late at night, when Huan Xi was tossing and turning and unable to sleep, Quan Yi hurried over with an envoy from Chang'an.

Good news comes one after another, and misfortune never comes alone. Now that good news is coming one after another, Huan Xi is worried that God will suddenly give him bad news.

With such a good wife, Huan Xi would certainly not be able to depose her, not to mention Aman's intelligence, which also greatly satisfied Huan Xi. Unless Aman disappears from everyone, Huan Xi will never change his heir easily.

Following Huan Xi's instructions, Xi Chao had already found several pregnant women whose due dates were close to Le's, and was preparing to take replacement baby girls once Le's gave birth to Huan Wen.

Outside the handsome tent, Xie Xuan announced loudly.

"Mr. Liang, Quan Zhongshu has brought an envoy from Chang'an and is asking for an audience outside the tent."

Huan Xi was actually happy when Murong Ying gave birth to a daughter. Murong Ying was different from the other concubines in his backyard. This woman was once the queen of Dai, and now she is the nominal queen mother of Dai.

Huan Xi originally planned that once Murong Ying gave birth to a son, he would no longer favor her. He had to make her understand her status, and also make Xie Daoyun and Aman feel at ease.

After all, Huan Wen had already led his army to the north. In Xiangyang City, Xi Chao had the support of Sima Xingnan, and he could say that he could rule the sky with one hand.

Although this was Murong Ying's third child, in ancient times when there were no caesarean sections, women had to go through hell when giving birth. When Lou Zhaojun gave birth to her fourth son, Gao Hao, she almost died from dystocia.

Xie Daoyun gave birth to two legitimate sons for Huan Xi. She has always taken care of all the affairs in the Weiyang Palace for Huan Xi, so that Huan Xi does not have to worry about things at home even if he does not go home for a year and a half.

However, these doubts disappeared after Murong Ying gave birth to her daughter.

Huan Xi was also worried that she would ask for more, such as the status of the principal wife.

When Huan Xi heard the sound, his sleepiness disappeared immediately. If it was not an emergency, Quan Yi would not come to disturb his rest.

He immediately shouted toward the door:

"Ajie, let Ziliang (Quan Yi) come in quickly." As soon as he finished speaking, the curtain of the handsome tent was opened, and it was Huan Xi's brother-in-law Xie Xuan and his confidant Quan Yi who walked in first, followed by the two of them. The latter is Zhou Qiong, son of Zhou Chu and brother of Zhou Youniang.

When Huan Xi saw Zhou Qiong, he laughed loudly and said:
"I don't know who the messenger is. It turns out that it's Arqiong who is running for the gentleman."

Zhou Qiong first saluted Huan Xi respectfully, and then said:
"Qiong's grandfather and father both served the Dukes of Chu and Liang. Although Qiong was not talented, she was willing to go through fire and water for the Huan family and was driven by the Dukes of Liang.

"Mr. Liang doesn't know that not long ago, Qiong was recruited by Wang Lingjun and served in the shogunate."

Huan Xi had already granted Wang Meng the right to open the palace and allowed him to recruit his own staff.

Zhou Qiong was sixteen years old and entered Wang Meng's shogunate at the beginning of this year.

If someone else conquered Zhou Qiong, Huan Xi would definitely be suspicious. After all, Zhou Qiong's family background was different from ordinary people. He was the eldest grandson of Zhou Fu, the governor of Yizhou, and Aman's future wife Zhou Youniang was also his biological sister.

But since the person who conquered the empire was Wang Meng, Huan Xi could only win Wang Meng's favor because of Zhou Qiong's talent. He could be said to have absolute trust in Wang Meng. Of course, Wang Meng also deserves his trust.

Huan Xi was eager to know what happened in Guanzhong. He stopped talking and asked:

"Is there some news from Yinchuan?"

Before Zhou Qiong could answer, Quan Yi laughed loudly and said:

"I congratulate Duke Liang and thank Ai for coming to report the great victory in Yinchuan! Fu Jian has withdrawn his troops!"

Huan Xi was so pleasantly surprised that if Xie Xuan and Zhou Qiong were not present, he would have jumped three feet high.

Zhou Qiong took out Wang Meng's letter and was about to hand it to Huan Xi, but Huan Xi didn't accept it. He said:
"Come back and present it to me at noon tomorrow."

Zhou Qiong and Xie Xuan looked at each other in confusion, not knowing what was going on. Only Quan Yi could understand Huan Xi's thoughts clearly.

The next day, at noon, Huan Xi was playing chess with Xue Qiang, and many scholars from Hedong were present.

Huan Xi was very good at chess. When he was ordered by Huan Wen to go to Jiankang to pay homage to He Chong, he once killed Zhang Xuan on the chess board and was unable to resist.

Although he rarely played chess with others after that, and his chess skills declined a lot, it was by no means something Xue Qiang could compete with.

When Xue Qiang was tired of dealing with Huan Xi's fierce offensive, Quan Yi brought Zhou Qiong to see him and handed Huan Xi a letter from Wang Meng.

Huan Xi took the envelope, opened it and looked at it. After reading it, he put it away silently without saying a word, but continued to play chess with Xue Qiang calmly.

The people present didn't know what was going on, so they scratched their heads and felt itchy in their hearts.

Xue Qiang was also distracted by Wang Meng's letter and frequently made bad moves. Soon after, Huan Xi killed the dragon.

After losing the chess game, Xue Qiang breathed a long sigh of relief and bravely asked:

"Mr. Liang, is there any news about the Hetao?"

Not only Huanxi, these Hedong scholars are also paying attention to the battle situation in Hetao. Once Huanxi withdraws from Hedong County because of Xie Ai's defeat, these people's clans will surely usher in their revenge after the Fu family regains their lost territory.

Huan Xi just nodded, took out the letter again, and said calmly:

"It's not a big deal, it's just Xie and Deng who defeated the enemy in Yinchuan."

(End of this chapter)