Eastern Jin Dynasty: My powerful father

Chapter 398 Before sending troops ()
After Aman visited his grandmother and mother, he followed his father to a quiet room. Of course, he did not forget the task assigned to him by his father.

Huan Xi sat quietly, listening to Aman's views on officials from all over Guanzhong.

His face was calm. From his expression alone, it was impossible to tell whether Huan Xi agreed with Aman's comments.

Therefore, Aman's heart was pounding, lest his views were different from his father's, and his father felt that he did not have a good eye for people.

After an unknown amount of time, Aman finally finished reporting one by one. He sat nervously in the quiet room, like a student waiting for the teacher to grade.

There was still no emotion or anger on Huan Xi's face. He poured a bowl of tea and handed it to Aman:

"After talking for so long, your mouth should be dry. Let's drink a bowl of tea to moisten your mouth."

"Thank you father for the tea."

Aman thanked him and took it quickly. He was indeed thirsty, and a bowl of tea quenched his thirst immediately.

Huan Xi waited for him to finish his drink, but did not comment on whether Aman's views were right or wrong. Instead, he asked:
"Aman, which of these officials do you think can be reused?"

His father's question was beyond Aman's expectations, but he did not think that his father was asking casually. Therefore, Aman did not dare not answer immediately, but after pondering for a moment, he said:
"If you just express your views on them, you should speak freely. But now my father wants to reuse some of them. The child has not had much contact with them and does not know them deeply enough. The child dare not make any judgments to avoid delays. State affairs."

As soon as these words came out, Huan Xi not only did not get angry, but his face that had been tense until now finally showed a smile. Huan Xi said with satisfaction:

"That's right! It's difficult to draw a dragon or a tiger. It's difficult to know a person's face but not his heart.

"As a father, I am very pleased that you can be so prudent when it comes to state affairs."

Huan Xi said, waving to Aman, motioning for him to come over and sit on his lap.

Aman understood, stood up and sat over.

When Wang Tanzhi was in his twenties, he often let his father hold him and sit on his lap, thus earning him the nickname Wang Wendu on his lap. What's more, Aman was only seven years old. Although he was very precocious, he often had some differences with his father. Such an intimate act.

In Aman's life, Huan Xi usually plays the role of a loving father, while Xie Daoyun is the strict mother. Therefore, Aman is close to his father in his heart.

Huan Xi hugged Aman and continued:

“To overcome obstacles for my father and create this foundation, I relied on the word caution.

"I told you before that you should pay careful attention to officials from various places and listen to your opinions on them when you come back. In fact, I want to know whether you will be deceived by the side that some people deliberately show in front of you.

"If you name a few names after listening to my question, regardless of whether these people can be reused, my father will still be disappointed because you trust others too easily."

There are a thousand Hamlets in the eyes of a thousand people. This is the situation where Shakespeare shows Hamlet's inner activities to the readers without reservation.

Not to mention a living person.

Everyone living in this world has more or less a disguise, and it is not easy for others to see through their true self.

How could Huan Xi force a seven-year-old child to understand the real local officials without having much contact with them?

Therefore, Huan Xi's initial revelation was false. He was not testing Aman's vision, but wanted to know whether Aman would easily believe those who did not know him well.

Aman obviously didn't expect his father to have such thoughts, but he was also glad that he didn't casually say a few names to deal with his father.

Of course, Aman was more happy because his behavior made his father feel gratified. This was what Huan Xi said personally. For a moment, Aman felt that the hard work of following Quan Yi all the way was worth it. Huan Xi held Aman in his arms and sat in the quiet room for a long time. He then asked about what Aman had experienced during the trip. Although Quan Yi had written a letter to report to him, Huanxi still preferred to let Aman return from a long trip. The son told it to himself.

Aman didn't hide anything. After all, Quan Yi saw everything he did, and it was impossible to hide it from his father.

After hearing what Aman had experienced along the way, Huan Xi finally spoke:

"When you were in Xinping County, you handled the Zhao Shao matter very well.

“First, he promised tax reductions and exemptions to the people to gain a good reputation for himself, and then he tried to appease Zhao Shao in private.

"Although Quan Yi's advice is indispensable, it is also a kind of wisdom that you can listen to the words of loyalty and follow the advice."

Aman said frankly:
"My child just thinks that Quan Zhongshu will not harm me, so I obey his words."

When Huan Xi heard this, his face became tense again:
"Didn't I just tell you not to trust others easily?"

Aman was no longer afraid at this time. He looked at his father and said seriously:

"My child doesn't trust outsiders, but he trusts his father. Since my father entrusted me to Quan Zhongshu, everything Quan Zhongshu did was for the benefit of my child.

"Otherwise, wouldn't it mean that my father doesn't know people well?"

As he said this, Aman winked at Huan Xi playfully.

Huan Xi didn't expect that he would lead an army against him. It turned out that Xiao Aman was waiting for him here.

But there was no hint of anger in his heart. Instead, he cheered happily.

Huan Xi stroked Aman's little head and said with emotion:

"With such a beautiful son, what else can I, Huan Xi, ask for?"

Huan Xi holds a high position and can decide the life and death of thousands of people with one word. However, death is like a lamp going out. Once he is a hundred years old, the only one who can decide the future direction of the regime is Aman.

As for the so-called ancestral laws, don’t you think you are not afraid of the changes in the sky, your ancestors are not dharma, and people’s words are not enough to pity you.

Although Huan Xi has been away from home all year round, he has really devoted everything to Aman, and judging from Aman's current performance, the little guy is worthy of Huan Xi's hard work.

Ever since hundreds of thousands of barbarians from Hexi and Hetao responded to Huan Xi's call and gathered in Chang'an, the merchants in Chang'an City have been extremely busy.

Most of these Hu people were soldiers who went to Hedong to help in the battle last year. After returning to the army last year, Huan Xi gave them a large sum of money to reward them for their hard work. Now they are stationed outside Chang'an City. This is enough to consume 100,000 people. new force.

Although the government was worried about causing riots and stipulated that each soldier could only enter and leave Chang'an once, with a daily limit of 10,000 people entering the city, and they were not allowed to stay in the city, this in turn stimulated the consumption desires of the Xiongnu and Xianbei soldiers.

Especially wine shops and brothels, the business is surprisingly good. These barbarians are thousands of miles away from home, either drinking to relieve their sorrows, or going to have fun and relieve their loneliness. Wine shops are definitely the two places they go to first.

The business of the merchants was good, and Huan Xi was also happy. After all, he had to collect commercial taxes, especially wine shops and brothels, which were all subject to heavy taxes.

If the war hadn't been imminent, Huan Xi would have really wanted to stay a little longer.

(End of this chapter)