Grand Tutor Xie An sat in the first place, and King Sima Daozi of Kuaiji sat on the right. Everyone raised their glasses frequently and served them carefully.
Sima Daozi, the king of Kuaiji, was always greedy for drinking. He often drank long nights and stayed drunk for several days. This time at Taifu Xie An's birthday banquet, Sima Daozi's face was red with wine. Some of him drank too much. Xu Zongwen was looking at the emperor's compatriots. When I was younger, Sima Daozi suddenly stood up!
Sima Daozi, the king of Kuaiji, staggered and his figure was a little unstable. Thanks to the support of his attendants, he pushed away the attendants' support and looked at a fifteen-year-old boy in the banquet in front of everyone and said loudly: "Huan Xuan Now, I heard that your father Huan Wen wanted to be a thief in his later years, what do you think?"
"Wow——"
As soon as Sima Daozi said this, everyone in the audience was shocked. After the shock, there was silence.
The young Huan Xuan was so frightened that he knelt on the ground, sweating profusely from his neck and forehead, and he did not dare to raise his head at all.
Jin people are very taboo, and they must avoid the taboo of someone's father's name. You can call Huan Wen's name in private, but you can't call him in front of his son. This is rude!
For example, once someone said "warm wine" in front of Huan Xuan, Huan Xuan burst into tears and burst into tears on the spot. The man realized it later and apologized quickly, and that was the end of the matter.
Now the emperor's younger brother, King Sima Daozi of Kuaiji, actually shouted Huan Wen's name in front of hundreds of people, and also said that Huan Wen wanted to rebel and be a thief. One can only imagine what Huan Xuan was feeling at this moment!
Huan Xuan was ashamed and ashamed, frightened and frightened, annoyed and angry, hating and hating. He felt as if he was sitting on pins and needles, like thorns on his back, as if he were facing an abyss. , almost fainted!
Although Grand Tutor Xie An was old, his reaction was not slow. He immediately summoned the imperial physician to come to the scene for diagnosis and treatment. After the imperial physician took the pulse, pinched the philtrum, pushed the back and acupuncture points, it took a long time to cure Huan Xuan. Wake up!
"Your Majesty, you are drunk." Prince Palace Chief Shi Xie Zhong patted his cheeks.
Xie Zhong, the grandson of Xie Zhi, the second brother of Grand Tutor Xie An, turned eighteen this year and was appointed as the chief historian of the palace by the King of Kuaiji. He was a young and promising person, full of knowledge but also knew how to behave in a low-key manner.
Both the Zhengpi system and the Nine-Rank Zhongzheng system were one of the important ways to select officials in the Jin Dynasty. The emperor issued an edict for Zhengpi, and the government, prefectures and counties were used for Zhengpi, so it was called Zhengpi.
Sima Daozi, the king of Kuaiji, said loudly: "I am not drunk, I am not drunk!"
"Huan Xuan, tell me, tell me!" Sima Daozi pointed at Huan Xuan, who was kneeling at the table, and pressed Huan Xuan hard.
A glimmer of light flashed in Xu Zongwen's eyes. He stood out from the crowd and stood up from the table: "Your Majesty, be careful what you say!"
When everyone saw Xu Zongwen getting up, most of them didn't recognize him. Only a few people had seen him toasting with the Taifu, and a few people who had close contacts with the Xie Mansion also knew that he lived in the Xie Mansion.
However, in front of the King of Kuaiji and the Taifu, someone actually dared to stand up and speak for the Long Kanghuan family, which has to be a bit intriguing!
"Zongwen, don't be rude!" Commander Xie Shi called from the side, signaling Xu Zongwen to stop talking.
Xi Jian watched the excitement. He knew that Xu Zongwen would not contradict the King of Kuaiji for no reason. There must be an important reason for this!
"Who are you? You are so bold!" Sima Daozi pointed at Xu Zongwen and spoke in an extremely domineering tone.
Xu Zongwen straightened his body: "I'm going to send you to the Northern General Xu Xiao."
Now the crowd is excited again!
The emperor ordered the heroes of the Northern Expedition to return to Beijing to report on their duties. At this time, everyone knew that the Northern Expedition had recovered the most land and won the most battles. The name of Xu Xiao, the general of the Northern Expedition, was well known both inside and outside Jiankang City, and he was a household name!
Sima Daozi was half awake and half drunk, his eyes were hazy, and he suddenly laughed: "Are you the Xu Xiao who beat the barbarians to a pulp, hurriedly traveled north, recaptured his old capital Luoyang, and captured countless generals of Qin and Yan? "
Xu Zongwen: "If you don't change your name in office and don't change your surname in office, your next official will be Xu Xiao."
"Okay! Then tell me why I should be cautious about what I say. Isn't what I said wrong?" Sima Daozi squatted down, picked up a glass of wine, and drank it happily.
Those present here are all prominent figures in the Jin Dynasty, the heads and legitimate sons of various noble families, as well as court officials of third and fourth rank or above. They have all heard to some extent the story of the great Sima Huanwen who was domineering.
It was during the Ningkang period, when Grand Sima Huanwen came to Beijing to meet Emperor Xiaowu Sima Yao. The people responsible for welcoming him were Xie An and his attendant Wang Tanzhi.
At that time, people in the city of Jiankang were agitated. Everyone said that Huan Wen wanted to kill Wang Tanzhi and Xie An, and the world was about to change hands.
Wang Tanzhi was very scared, but Xie An's expression did not change.
Huan Wen deployed heavy troops to guard and receive all the officials. At that time, all the civil and military officials were panicked.
Wang Tanzhi was so frightened that he was sweating profusely and even knocked down the Chao Hut.
Only Xie An calmly took his seat and said to Huan Wen: "I heard that the princes are wise and have guards all around. Why does Ming Gong have to put people behind the wall?"
Huan Wen smiled and said: "It is precisely because we have to do this." Then he ordered the people around him to evacuate, and laughed and chatted with Xie An for a long time.
That time, due to Xie An's wit and calmness, Huan Wen never dared to attack the two of them, and soon returned to Gushu.
In this way, it is true that Sima Daozi, the king of Kuaiji, was not wrong when he said that Huan Wen wanted to become a rebel.
However, speaking depends on the occasion. Today is the birthday banquet of Grand Tutor Xie An. It is a happy day. Wouldn't it be a disgrace to mention such a taboo story on such a good day worthy of celebration?
And in front of the son of the person involved, it can be seen that the emotional intelligence of King Sima Daozi of Kuaiji is indeed not high.
After preparing his words, Xu Zongwen explained calmly: "Everyone, please listen to me. If I am wrong, please forgive me!"
Xu Zongwen dared to confront the emperor's younger brother. In the Jin Dynasty, which valued freedom of speech, that was worthy of admiration!
Therefore, everyone present was waiting for Xu Zongwen's next words.
Especially Huan Xuan, who had just been rescued by the imperial physician. His eyes widened and his ears pricked up to see how Xu Zongwen was going to defend his father.
"Zongwen, it's up to you." Grand Tutor Xie An sat down in the middle and motioned for Xu Zongwen to continue speaking.
Xu Zongwen nodded slightly, walked out of the banquet, came to the open space in the middle, and said loudly: "Everyone! Just now, King Kuaiji said that the late Duke Xuanwu and the great Sima Huanwen were thieves? What I want to ask is, is it true that Cao Cao is a Han thief? Are the two Yihuo thieves?"
Cao Cao was a powerful minister, and he ousted Emperor Xian of the Han Dynasty. His son Cao Pi replaced him and established Cao Wei. From the perspective of a Han official, he dismissed Cao Cao as a Han traitor. This was no problem.
Yi Yin and Huo Guang were powerful ministers who dethroned the monarch, but they protected the country, continued to promote the country, and made contributions to the country, so they cannot be called thieves.
These truths are well known to the upper-class people here who have been familiar with the classics and history since childhood and read ancient and modern sages, so no one refutes Xu Zongwen.
Seeing that no one spoke up, Xu Zongwen continued: "The Great Sima Huanwen destroyed Shu, and the Northern Expedition restored his old capital. The victory belongs to the Great Sima, and the glory belongs to the Jin Dynasty. This is a brilliant achievement that no one before has achieved! Later, he was overturned and defeated by Murong. I lowered my hand, but it was also because of insufficient support and unsustainable food and grass, so I sent my troops back to the court, but does this mean that we deny all the contributions of Da Sima?"
Xu Zongwen said with great passion and his face flushed.
During the dinner, Huan Xuan's eyes shone and his heart palpitated!
Everyone also raised their spirits and looked forward to Xu Zongwen's next chapter...
Only with the cooperation of Xu Zongwen and Chang Shi Xie Zhong did this embarrassing banquet end.
