Eastern Jin Dynasty: My powerful father

Chapter 90 Returning Disappointed (3000)

After Huan Xi returned to Guanzhong, the first major issue before him was to collect taxes.

Taxation work is usually carried out after the autumn harvest, and the people must have a harvest before it can be carried out.

The same situation as when Huan Xi just occupied the four counties of Yongzhou last year, this year's Sanfu area still cannot collect too much tax.

The reason lies in the fact that in August last year, Huanxi made a northern expedition and advanced rapidly with light troops, suffering from a lack of food in the army.

In order to attract people to come to work in the army, he promised in public that anyone who donated food would be exempt from taxes for two years.

I still remember that the people of Sanfu were moved upon hearing the news and rushed to welcome Master Wang.

As promising as the situation was at the beginning, the current financial hole is just as big.

At the end of August last year, after Huan Xi occupied the four counties of Yongzhou, he had already exempted the people who came to work in the army from paying taxes once. This year is the last year of tax exemption.

Fortunately, Hou Zhao exploited the people and accumulated a lot of money in the treasury. Huan Xi asked for 200,000 stones of corn from Qian Liang, which was enough for him to fill this hole.

Huan Xi naturally handed over the tax collection work to Wang Meng. He never paid attention to the minutiae and only focused on the big things.

After arranging the tasks, Huan Xi returned to Jingzhao Palace first.

Although he had made insinuations about Xie Daoyun's views on Li Yuan before coming to Guanzhong, and Xie Daoyun had also expressed his willingness to accept Li Yuan.

But there are some things that you have to see with your own eyes before you can feel at ease.

Huanxi's Jingzhao Palace is located on the west side of the Zhengdong General's Palace. It is actually one of the palaces in Chang'an City of the Han Dynasty, Weiyang Palace.

The Zhengdong General's Mansion was the prime minister's office in the Western Han Dynasty, located between Weiyang Palace and Changle Palace.

Since the Western Han Dynasty, Weiyang Palace was destroyed in wars many times and rebuilt many times. Five years ago, in AD 345, Shi Hu conquered people from Yong, Luo, Qin, and Bing prefectures and rebuilt Chang'an Weiyang Palace again.

The palace city can be described as magnificent and magnificent.

After Huan Xi captured Guanlong, he asked the court to move the capital, but was rejected.

It was a pity that such a good house was empty. Before going south to marry Xie Daoyun, Huan Xi simply moved into Weiyang Palace in a grand manner. He just changed the name, Weiyang Palace to Jingzhao Gongfu.

The previous Jingzhao Palace was too small.

Of course, if one day the imperial court is really moved to Chang'an, Huan Xi will also have a place to accommodate the Queen Mother and the Emperor.

Although Changle Palace on the east side is a little dilapidated, it can still be lived in with a little repair.

Weiyang Palace occupies about one-seventh of the area of ​​Chang'an City. Compared with Huanxi's Jingzhao Palace, Huan Wen's Linhe Palace is somewhat petty.

To the north of the front hall of Weiyang Palace is Jiaofang Hall, which was the residence of the queen during the Western Han Dynasty. Now Xie Daoyun was arranged here by Huan Xi.

When he arrived, Xie Daoyun was talking and laughing with Li Yuan, and they seemed to get along quite well.

Although Li Yuan is just a concubine, she is also a princess of Chenghan, so her conversation skills are naturally not bad.

Huan Xi finally breathed a sigh of relief when he saw this scene.

When the two saw Huan Xi coming back, they quickly stood up and saluted. Huan Xi asked what they were talking about, but Xie Daoyun avoided talking and instead persuaded Huan Xi to move out of Weiyang Palace:

"Husband, Weiyang Palace was the imperial palace of the former Han Dynasty. Emperor Min of Jin also moved here. Now that my husband uses the old palace as his residence, I fear there will be criticism."

Xie Daoyun felt that there were only three people in the family including herself, Huan Xi, and Li Yuan, so there was really no need to live in such a big place.

Huan Xi knew Xie Daoyun's thoughts, and he explained:

"Even if I move away from Weiyang Palace, it will not alleviate the court's suspicion of me. Now that I live here, the court is also helpless. Why should I leave this place idle and then conscript civilians to build a new mansion for me, which is a waste of people and money."

Xie Daoyun couldn't defeat him, so she had to let Huan Xi arrange it.

Li Yuan was about to stand up and say goodbye. She came here to pay homage to his wife as a concubine and wanted to leave a good impression on Xie Daoyun.

Now that Huan Xi is back, she doesn't want to disturb the couple's conversation.

"General, madam, I want to leave the house to visit my parents, and I would like to ask the general for permission."

Huan Xi promised everything:

"Okay, I'll have someone give you a ride."

Li Yuan was about to thank her, but Xie Daoyun said:

"Why don't you, husband, go with A-Yuan yourself?"

Huan Xi was very surprised. He didn't know what Xie Daoyun was planning for a moment. Could it be that he was playing hard to get?

Xie Daoyun explained:

"For these days, I have been getting along with my husband day and night. Ayuan is longing for her husband in Chang'an. She must have a lot to say."

Xie Daoyun has also experienced the pain of longing for others. She knew that at this time, Li Yuan had thousands of words in her heart that she wanted to express.

Huan Xi was relieved when he heard this and said with a smile:
  "My wife really has the bearing of a lady."

Li Yuan also cast a grateful look at Xie Daoyun.

Xie Daoyun rolled her eyes at him:
  "Could it be that my husband thinks that I am really jealous?"

Huan Xi thought:

With his father’s lessons learned, no one is afraid of marrying a jealous woman.

Of course, this is not what a son should say.

Huan Xi needed some comfort before walking out of Jiaofang Hall with Li Yuan.

"How have you been during this time?" Huan Xi asked with concern.

Li Yuan smiled slightly:
  "Everything is fine, except that I miss the general from time to time. Now that the general is back and my parents have settled in Chang'an, I have no regrets anymore."

Huan Xi looked her figure up and down and said:
  "Ayuan listened to my instructions and insisted on exercising. Today, I can see that she is not as weak as she was in the past."

Li Yuan said proudly:
  "How dare I forget the general's instructions? During the days when the general left, unless it was windy or rainy, I would jog around Yutang Hall every day."

The two have been together for many years but have never given birth. Li Yuan really wants to have a child with Huan Xi.

Huan Xi held her hand and said:
  "I will rest in your bedroom tomorrow."

Of course, I still have to sleep in Jiaofang Hall tonight. Xie Daoyun has moved into a strange residence, and Huan Xi must accompany her.

Li Yuan was very happy. She knew very well that after the wedding, Huan Xi would not be able to pamper her every night like before. Maybe more sisters would appear in the future. Of course, this was not the case for Li Yuan as a concubine. issues that should be considered.

In fact, with Li Yuan's beauty, she didn't have to worry about being left out no matter how many women lived in Huan Xi's backyard before her beauty faded in old age.

After sending Li Yuan to Li Shi's mansion, Huan Xi did not enter. Although he was forced to give Li Shi wealth and honor due to his promise, it did not mean that he agreed with Li Shi's crimes during his tenure as the leader of the Han Dynasty. Full of bad things.

Huan Xi wanted to go back to his mansion, but somehow, by some strange combination of circumstances, he found Quan Yi again.

"I wonder if Ziliang has made any progress in finding a beautiful woman for me."

Huan Xi asked sheepishly.

Quan Yi smiled knowingly, and immediately invited five widows living at home, including the Song family who had been favored by Zhang Xian before, on the grounds that Huan Xi was interfering with the case.

Each of the five widows is handsome and enchanting in their own way, but Huan Xi is not satisfied with them all.

After inquiring about the case, Huan Xi ordered the widows to be sent back to their respective homes.

Quan Yi was puzzled and asked:

"What is your dissatisfaction with, my lord?"

Huan Xi sighed:

"After all, the identity is a bit different."

Quan Yi suddenly understood, but for a moment, he couldn't find a woman of high status.

Empress Dowager Chu in Taicheng is a candidate, but she is afraid that others will not agree.

Not to mention Huan Xi's disappointed return, far away in Jiangling, Jingzhou, another wedding was being held at the Linhe Duke's Mansion.

The newlyweds were Huan Ji, the second son of Huan Wen, and Sima Daofu, the legitimate daughter of King Kuaiji.

This marriage was even more lively than the eldest son Huan Xi marrying the legitimate daughter of the Xie family.

After all, Xie Daoyun's identity is more than a little inferior to that of Sima Daofu.

Scholars all over Jiangnan are paying attention to this wedding, hoping that the Huan family and the Sima family can use this to ease their relationship.

Huan Ji finally waited until the ceremony was completed. He and his newlywed wife came to the bridal chamber. After driving away the others, he couldn't wait to move forward and lift the hijab. However, something unexpected happened and a dagger was placed across his neck.

"Madam! What are you doing! Madam, please don't tease me!"

Huan Ji was very panicked and his voice couldn't stop trembling.

Sima Daofu said coldly:
  "If you dare to be rude to me, I will kill you with one knife tonight! Then I will kill myself!"

Huan Ji was dumbfounded when he heard this. He quickly explained:

"You and I are now husband and wife, and we should follow the courtesy of Duke Zhou. How can we say it is rude?"

Sima Daofu did not listen to his explanation:

"I am marrying you because I cannot disobey my father's orders. From now on, you and I will play tricks on each other. I don't care how many concubines you have and how many concubines you keep. But if you dare to be rude to me."

As he said this, Sima Daofu lowered his gaze, looked at Huan Ji's crotch, and threatened:
  "I will definitely castrate you while you are not paying attention!"

Huan Ji felt shuddering just listening to it. He tentatively said:

"But tonight is the wedding day, where can I go? Why don't we just spend the night together and sleep in separate rooms later on? What do you think, madam?"

If they really want to sleep together, he has many ways to make Sima Daofu fall in love.

Unlike his elder brother Huan Xi, in this life, only Li Yuan had the experience before the wedding.

Although Huan Ji did not take any concubines, he had been hanging out with maids since he was a child, and there were many ways to flirt with them.

Who would have thought that Sima Daofu wouldn't even let him get on the bed, forcing Huan Ji to make the bed on the floor.

Huan Ji looked at the shining dagger. No matter how bold he was, he had no choice but to give in.

Sima Daofu stayed up all night, giving Huan Ji no chance to take advantage of her. Especially since she hid the dagger close to her body, Huan Ji was intimidated.

As for after tonight, there will naturally be dowry maids and slaves guarding the door for Sima Daofu. Huan Ji is destined to have difficulty even entering.

Before dawn, the two went to serve bridal tea to Huan Wen and his wife.

Sima Xingnan looked at the haggard faces of his cousin and his son, mistaking them for being a harmonious couple last night, and couldn't help but smile.

Huan Ji had no choice but to force a smile. He didn't dare to let outsiders know about this kind of thing, otherwise he would be made a laughing stock, and he wouldn't have the dignity to look up to others.

He didn't even dare to let his parents know. After all, Huan Wen looked down on his son. If he couldn't even get into his wife's bed, it would be too useless.

　Thanks to the book friend who lived to see Juventus win the Champions League, and book friend 20220118190704153 for the reward.

　　
  　
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