Eastern Jin Dynasty: My powerful father

Chapter 73
  Outside Chang'an City, Huan Xi was saying goodbye to his generals. When he left this time, he still left Li Yuan behind. Only Deng Xia led a thousand soldiers to escort him.

I have already laid such a foundation, so of course I have to cherish my life, and I cannot afford to be careless in security work.

It’s not like powerful ministers don’t pay attention to their own security.

This trip was, firstly, to get married to Xie Daoyun, and secondly, to try to get some people from Huan Wen.

When he thought that his old father had to bear the burden of a population of nearly 400,000 households in Jingzhou, Huan Xi felt distressed and desperately wanted to share his worries.

At the same time, since they are going to consummate their marriage, it would be somewhat disrespectful to take Li Yuan with them.

Huan Xi was in a hurry to get married, not because he was in a hurry, but after all, it was still a matter of heirs.

Over the years, out of respect for Xie Daoyun, there has always been only one Li Yuan in Huanxi's room.

Although there is no express legal provision against taking concubines before marriage, for a woman, it is not a decent thing for her husband to take in concubines before marriage.

In "A Dream of Red Mansions", Xia Jingui also consciously lost face because of this incident.

During the Ming and Qing Dynasties, women whose thoughts were imprisoned by Neo-Confucianism still thought like this, let alone a woman like Xie Daoyun.

Huan Xi brought Li Yuan in early on the pretext that he was forced by Huan Wen and wanted to stabilize the situation in Shuzhong.

But this kind of thing is just a special case. How can it happen again and again?

In fact, since Li Yuan entered the house, Huan Xi has been working hard on her belly, not to mention she is pregnant, and he has not even heard a sound.

For a moment, Huan Xi felt unsure whether it was his problem or Li Yuan's.

Huan Xi is now nineteen years old. It sounds vulgar to say it, but the most important task before him is really to have a son.

Regardless of whether he is a legitimate son or a concubine, as long as he has an heir, he can solve the worries of his generals and eliminate the unnecessary thoughts between brothers.

The ancients could call themselves old men in their thirties, so there was no time to waste.

Liu Yu's son was born too late. He finally conquered Guanzhong at the age of fifty-five, but could only let his eleven-year-old second son Liu Yizhen stay in Chang'an.

It was precisely because after his death that the country had no long-term king and no mature ruler that led to the political turmoil in the early days of the Liu Song Dynasty.

Witnessing the historical lessons of Liu Song made Huan Xi choose to avoid others when he was leaving, and sighed privately to Quan Yi:

"Ziliang, now I have created a foundation but have no heirs. I often feel sad about this."

Quan Yi was not surprised. Producing heirs was the responsibility of the superior. The issue of Huan Xi's heirs was also a concern for all generals, including Wang Meng and Quan Yi.

He immediately understood what Huan Xi meant and said:

"Please rest assured, my lord, I will be in Chang'an looking for beauties for my lord."

Huan Xi was secretly happy, but did not forget to remind:
  "Remember, don't rob married women. Just find some beautiful widows who have given birth to me so that I can place them properly. I will choose after I get married."

Quan Yi responded immediately.

Huan Xi then went to say goodbye to Wang Meng with satisfaction.

After Huanxi captured Longyou and negotiated peace with Qianliang, the center of his rule returned from Yongxian to Chang'an.

Huan Xi held Wang Meng's hand and said solemnly:

"When I leave, it can take a few months or a year and a half. The three states of Yong, Liang, and Qin will be entrusted to Mr. Yong, Liang, and Qin to deal with major military and state affairs.

"I will hand over all the power of life and death for officials below the seventh rank to your husband.

"If an official of seventh rank or above commits a crime, sir, please punish him, but please keep him alive until I come back, and then deal with it." Huanxi left Guanzhong, and no one other than Wang Meng thought about the matter after he left Guanzhong.

Wang Meng said with emotion:
  "A scholar dies for a confidant. The ability of a subordinate to demonstrate what he has learned depends entirely on his lord's trust and his entrustment. How dare he not do his best to repay his lord's kindness."

Huan Xi said goodbye to the generals one by one, and finally stood in front of Li Yuan.

Li Yuan was in a low mood, not because Huan Xi had abandoned her again, but because Li Yuan could clearly feel the anxiety of Huan Xi and his generals about their heirs.

Huan Xi thought she was just reluctant to leave and said with a smile:
  "Don't cry with a sad face. Parting is about to happen. I don't want you to look like this when I think about you after I go south."

Li Yuan complained about herself and said:

"I am in poor health and cannot bear an heir for the general."

Huan Xi suddenly understood, but he didn't know how to comfort him about this kind of thing, so he could only say:
  "During my absence, you should not stay bored in your room all the time. You should also exercise occasionally. When your body becomes stronger, you may be able to get pregnant."

Li Yuan's body is too delicate. Perhaps it is also related to her body that she has never been pregnant.

"I'm just a woman, so how can I keep fit?"

Li Yuan said puzzledly.

Huan Xi thought for a while and suggested:
  "Every morning, you can jog in the courtyard."

As he said this, Huan Xi suddenly remembered something and warned:
  "During morning exercises, you need to drive away the slaves in the courtyard."

Li Yuan blushed and said:

"What nonsense are you talking about, general? There have always been only maids in my yard, not slaves."

Seeing that Li Yuan was in better condition, Huan Xi couldn't help but tell her the surprise he had prepared for her in advance:

"On this trip south, I will send people to Jiankang to retrieve your parents and brothers, and bring them to live in Chang'an."

Li Shi's family has long been of no use value. Huan Xi asked for it. Could it be that Jin Ting could turn against him for this and force Li Shi and his wife to stay in Jiankang?

Hearing this, Li Yuan finally cheered up. If it weren't for the public gaze, she would have thrown herself into Huan Xi's arms, grateful for his thoughtfulness.

"General, you treat me so well."

Huan Xi didn't take it seriously and said:
  "It's just a little effort. I was busy with official duties and kept forgetting this matter, which is why you suffered the pain of being separated from your family."

Hearing the loving words, Li Yuan's heart was filled with tenderness and sweetness.

No matter how reluctant he was to leave, when it was finally time to say goodbye, Huan Xi boarded the farewell carriage under the watchful eyes of everyone, and Deng Xia led a thousand soldiers to escort him south.

Huan Xi entered the Pass through the Ziwu Road, but now that Huan Wen has captured Nanyang and Shunyi counties and opened up the connection with Guanzhong, Huan Xi naturally no longer needs to take the valley mountain road, but instead takes the Shangyu Ancient Road out of Wuguan , directly to Jingzhou.

The ancient Shang Yu Road is 600 miles long. It was also called Wuguan Road in the Qin Dynasty. During the reign of Emperor Wu of the Jin Dynasty, the southern part of Jingzhao County was separated into Shangluo County and belonged to Sizhou.

After Huan Xi attacked Guanzhong, he ordered Deng Xia to capture Shangluo, occupy Wuguan, and re-merge it into Jingzhao County.

After leaving Wuguan, there was Nanyang County. An army had been waiting here for a long time. It turned out that Huan Wen had learned the news in advance and sent General Yingyang Zhou Chu to lead his army to meet him, escorting Huan Xi along the way.

After all, Nanyang was newly settled and Yao Xiang occupied Luoyang, so he had to be careful.

　Let’s start with a short chapter to make a transition, and then the perspective will be back to the south.

　　
  　
  (End of this chapter)