Eastern Jin Dynasty: My powerful father

Chapter 425: Battle in Hedong (Thirteen)
Ten miles north of Wenxi County is the battlefield of this battle.

Huan Xi, Fu Jian and Yue Wan each led their troops here.

The soldiers are still organizing their formation, and now it is time for the coach to meet.

Huan Xi invited Fu Jian to come out for a talk. Fearing that Fu Jian might think that he was trying to sow discord between them, Huan Xi also invited Yue Wan, the chief general of the Yan army, to join him.

Fu Jian said to Yue Wan:

"If we refuse, the soldiers will think we are cowards, which will bring down the morale of the army. Besides, the scouts have searched carefully and there is no ambush. It is better to go out and fight him."

As we all know, Fu Jian not only valued talents, but also liked homosexuality.

Huan Xi was well-known for his handsome appearance, and his achievements were also praised by the world. In fact, Fu Jian had long wanted to meet Huan Xi in person and meet this first-class figure of the time.

As for Yue Wan, if he was alone, he would definitely not discuss privately with Huan Xi in front of the two armies. If this matter were reported back to Yan State, he would not be able to explain it clearly. Who knows what Murong Jun would think.

But now that he has Fu Jian by his side, Yue Wan has fewer worries. He nodded and said:

"Since the Heavenly King is going, the foreign ministers should follow."

If Fu Jian met Huan Xi alone, who knows whether the two of them would reach any consensus. Although the possibility of this happening is very small, we must be on guard against it.

In accordance with the agreement with Huan Xi, Fu Jian and Yue Wan each brought five cavalry generals, while Huan Xi brought ten cavalry generals.

Soldiers had already built a simple pavilion in the middle of the field and placed tea sets on it. Of course, everyone used their own tea, even bringing their own. Huan Xi and Fu Jian were both afraid that the other side would play some tricks.

Huan Xi sat in the pavilion, watching the leader dismount from his horse, and said with a smile:

"Your Excellency is King Fu."

Fu Jian is easy to recognize; he is so young, only twenty years old.

Yue Wan, who was half a step behind Fu Jian, was already very old.

Fu Jian looked Huan Xi up and down in the pavilion and couldn't help but exclaimed:

"Master Liang is an outstanding figure."

Huan Xi's appearance was impeccable. He pointed to the seats that were a little apart and said:

"King Fu, General Yue, please take a seat."

The protagonists of this meeting were of course Huan Xi and Fu Jian. One of them was the ruler of Liang State, and the other was the king of Yu State. Yue Wan was just a Shangshu Pushe of Yan State. How could she be qualified to chat and laugh with them? If Murong Jun or Murong Ke came, it would be almost the same.

Therefore, Yue Wan just drank her own tea and listened to the two people talking.

"Fu Tianwang"

As Huan Xi was about to speak, Fu Jian interrupted him:
"Brother Huan, Fu's courtesy name is Jiantou."

Fu Jian did not call himself "I", and Huan Xi did not put on airs like Lord Liang. Instead, he nodded as if he was facing an old friend and said:
"Huan's courtesy name is Bodao."

The two exchanged courtesy names, and Huan Xi said bluntly:
"Jiantou, when Fu Jian was alive, I looked around the Fu clan and thought that only you could ease the conflict between the Han and the Hu in Bingzhou and shoulder the responsibility of the country. So after Fu Sheng ascended the throne, I spread rumors to kill you. I never thought that it would lead to the extermination of Yu Zun's entire family."

As he spoke, Huan Xi sighed, as if regretting the missed opportunity.

Fu Jian laughed out loud:

"I am honored that Bo Dao thinks highly of me."

As he spoke, Fu Jian also said frankly:
"To be honest, I have also sent assassins to Guanxi, but I could never find an opportunity to carry out the assassination."

Huan Xi was not angry, but said proudly: "How can I be careless when my life is at stake?"

After saying this, Huan Xi sighed:

"Jiantou and I hit it off right away. If we hadn't met on the battlefield today, I would have hoped to have a boat with Jiantou on the river bank, drinking wine, writing poetry, and discussing ancient and modern figures."

Upon hearing this, Fu Jian could not help but yearn for it, but he quickly came to his senses. He was the king of the Yu State, shouldering the heavy responsibility of serving the country. How could he yearn for the life described by Huan Xi?

"Bo Dao, are you here just to dampen my ambitions? If Bo Dao really has this intention and wants to persuade me to surrender my country, I'm afraid I'll be disappointed. No matter what conditions you offer, I won't be tempted."

Before this, Huan Xi had asked Wang Yuan to take a message back, promising to let the Fu family stay in Bingzhou forever and allow Fu Jian to be granted a share of the land and be granted a title of nobility, but Fu Jian never considered it.

How could a man like him be subordinate to others, even if he had to submit to Huan Xi?

Huan Xi understood Fu Jian's determination, shook his head and smiled:

"Jiantou, you misunderstood. I would never look down on you."

Then Huan Xi said seriously:

"Jiantou, you know, I admire you very much."

Fu Jian couldn't help but raise his eyebrows:
"Where does this come from?"

Huan Xi explained:
"I heard that someone once advised you to allow your soldiers to plunder the people in order to boost the morale of the army, but you flatly refused.

"Throughout the ages, emperors have always viewed the common people as ants. In troubled times, they simply don't care about their lives or deaths. But Jiantou, you are different. You and I are the same kind of people. We both have the words benevolence and righteousness in our hearts."

It was Lü Polou who made the suggestion to Fu Jian, and the matter soon spread out, so Fu Jian was not surprised that Huan Xi knew about it.

Huan Xi's words also touched Fu Jian's heart. He replaced wine with tea and said to Huan Xi:
"Today I met a bosom friend, so I should have a drink."

Upon hearing this, Huan Xi also raised his teacup and drank with Fu Jian.

Yue Wan looked at the two people with great joy and felt that she should not be here.

Huan Xi put down the teacup and continued:

"Since the Yongjia Rebellion, the world has been torn apart for 40 to 50 years. As the saying goes, what is divided for a long time will eventually unite, and what is united for a long time will eventually divide. I think this chaotic world should end in the hands of our generation.

"Although you and I are of the same mind, a battle today is inevitable. If I win by chance, I'm afraid the Yu Kingdom will not last long. I hope you won't resist stubbornly."

Fu Jian shook his head and smiled:
"Today, the battle has not started yet, and the outcome is still unknown. How can Bodao be so sure of what he said? In my opinion, Bodao has few soldiers and generals, so it is better for him to retreat to Guanxi as soon as possible. You and I can use the Yellow River as the boundary and each of us can guard the border.

"As for the division and unification of the world, there will be people who will decide for it. If Bodao insists on invading my borders, I am afraid he will be defeated and killed. If the world loses Bodao, I will be left alone, wouldn't I be lonely?"

Neither of them could convince the other, and a war was inevitable.

Of course, this was something they already knew before they met. The reason they had a conversation in front of the battle line today was simply because Huan Xi wanted to let Fu Jian know that he would not kill him and hoped that he would not resist to the end.

Fu Jian, out of curiosity about Huan Xi, wanted to meet in person this handsome man whom he had admired for a long time.

The two of them had now gotten what they wanted, and seeing that it was getting late, they naturally decided not to continue chatting.

"Jiantou, you and I will say goodbye now and return to our respective camps. On the battlefield, life and death are left to fate."

Huan Xi said goodbye to Fu Jian.

Fu Jian nodded and said:
"That's exactly what I want to say, let's decide the outcome of this battle."

(End of this chapter)