"Bringing the Huan clan to rebel against the father and son."
"Bring the traitor father and son into the hall!"
After dealing with Yan Zhen and Wu Zhong, Xu Zongwen immediately ordered Xu Wen to escort Huan Shiqian, Huan Dan and his son.
Xu Zongwen looked at Huan Shiqian, who was unkempt and bloodless on his face, and Huan Dan, who lowered his head and did not dare to look at him with any contempt.
He looked at Huan Shiqian, whose eyes were full of bloodshot eyes, black eyes, and listless: "In the past, Taiyuan's Northern Expedition also contributed to the Jin court. Later, the Taifu recommended you as the governor of Yuzhou in the hope that the Huan family would continue to have heirs. As for you, you lizard. With his heart as a wolf, he supported his own troops and held Jing Xiang hostage. He went against Huan Zhenwu's orders and raised his troops to rebel. He cut himself off from the court and the world, and could not blame anyone."
"Apart from me, who is a self-respecting soldier, who else in the world can be as good as a general?" Huan Shiqian began to mock after hearing Xu Zongwen's evaluation.
"Bold traitor!" Huan Xuan, standing next to Xu Zongwen, spat at Huan Shiqian: "My foster father has made great contributions to the court, which is obvious to all the world, but you have evil intentions and trapped the Huan family in an unjust place. How dare you compare with your adoptive father!"
Huan Shiqian didn't care at all about his cousin's accusations. Instead, he wanted to laugh: "Thinking of a thief as your father has brought shame on the Longkang Huan family. If your uncle were alive, how would you have a chance to survive?"
There was no expression on Xu Zongwen's face. He took his time and finally made up his mind: "Confiscate the Huan family property and transfer Jiankang to the state. Send the Huan family and his son and their family members to the capital for your Majesty's personal disposal."
"No!" Xu Wen took the order and took Huan Shiqian and his son away.
"General, please spare my life! The villain is also willing to recognize the general as his father. I just ask the general not to send the villain to Jiankang!"
Huan Dan naturally knew what would happen if he was sent to Jiankang.
Since ancient times, treason has been an unforgivable crime. Not only is the person's head dislocated, but the three clans are also implicated.
Ants still live in vain, how much worse than humans?
Huan Shiqian, who had sternly reprimanded Huan Xuan just now, heard his son's voice and was so angry that he immediately vomited a mouthful of blood!
"Treason!"
"Hehehe..." Xu Zongwen in the hall couldn't help laughing when he heard Huan Dan begging for mercy.
Huan Xuan had been a little embarrassed just now, but now he couldn't help but laugh when he saw the dilemma of Huan Shiqian and his son.
"Okay, the general situation here has been decided, and the next thing will be left to you. The army is outside and the capital is isolated. I have to return to Jiankang."
Huan Xuan supported Xu Zongwen who was about to get up: "How many more days will my foster father stay?"
Xu Zongwen smiled and replied: "I'm not in the house, your incompetent brothers may cause trouble, and I have to go back and deal with them."
Huan Xuan nodded obediently. As one of the adopted sons, he naturally knew that Xu Zongwen must deal with his godmothers and not his brothers.
"Jingxiang is an important town in the country. From now on, you will be the official of the border. The responsibility of governor is more important than Mount Tai. You must not slack off. You should discuss everything with the chief historian, Sima and the army. Don't be too pretentious to avoid harming the country."
Xu Zongwen put down his posture to teach. Huan Xuan naturally understood and nodded busy at the side.
Before leaving, Xu Zongwen made another confession: "After I return to Jiankang, you send people to inspect the counties of Jingzhou and Jiangzhou, find a scholar named Tao Qian, and recruit him to the shogunate in my name. I will be of great use."
"What on earth is this man capable of? Why would he spend so much time laboring for his adoptive father?"
"This man is a descendant of the late Taiwei Tao Huan Gong. He is quite talented and famous. You must not be rude!"
Tao Yuanming should be an official in Jiangzhou at this time. As for whether he would offer wine in Jiangzhou or join the army, Xu Zongwen did not know.
"It turns out that he was born after Tao Jingzhou, no wonder his adoptive father valued him so much!" Huan Xuan thought of Tao Kan and admired him very much.
I am very much looking forward to the great talent Xu Zongwen who will not give up for five buckets of rice in future generations!
In addition to visiting Tao Yuanming, before leaving, Xu Zongwen also ordered Huan Xuan to send the captured Huan Shiqian Dabao to Zhuge Kan's camp in Xiangyang, and secretly monitored Ren Quan, the governor of Yizhou.
In April of the first year of Xiping, Zhuge Kan led his army to attack Xiangyang for half a year. When he learned that Huan Shiqian, his father and son, and their entire family had been executed in Jiankang, Xiangyang Governor Gao Mao and Xiangyang Sima Murong Kui led their entire army and civilians to surrender to Zhuge Kan. Subsequently, Feng Gai, the prefect of Yiyang, Feng Zun, the prefect of Nanyang, Wang Xazhi, the prefect of Nanxiang, and Guo Quan, the prefect of Yidu, also surrendered to the court with the land and population registers of each county.
At this point, the Huan family rebellion that had lasted for a year came to an end, and Xu Zongwen's side finally won.
Since Huan Wen took control of Jingzhou in the first year of Yonghe as envoy, general Anxi, and governor of Jingzhou, he successively held the posts of Huan Chong, Huan Huo, and Huan Shimin. In 1988, the imperial court regained Jingxiang, and the nearly fifty-year rule of the Qiaoguo Huan family in Jingzhou was completely ended!
The power under the new Jingzhou governor Huan Xuan was divided between the chief governor Xu Yizhi and Sima Yang Quanqi. Especially Yang Quanqi always believed that he was not inferior to Huan Xuan. He repeatedly requested to be the governor of Jingzhou and openly opposed Huan Xuan, which made Huan Xuan disgusted!
Little did he know that all of this was planned by Xu Zongwen...
Jiankang City, the residence of Da Sima.
"See my lord!"
"See my lord..."
After the court in Taiji Hall, Xu Zongwen took off his heavy court clothes and put on a single piece of clothing.
It was summer, and the officials in the shogunate and the special envoys from various state pastors also changed into private clothes and came to the banquet.
"Second brother, you don't have to be like this!" Seeing Zhuge Kan bowing down, Xu Zongwen hurriedly stopped him.
Unexpectedly, Zhuge Kan smiled and persuaded: "My lord is now of high status, how can my subordinates dare to neglect etiquette? Furthermore, how can we ignore dignity? If a master has no dignity, how can my lord command the three armies and govern the country in the future?"
Today, Xu Zongwen has finally come to understand the meaning of the phrase "It's always cold at high places!"
"You are right, the etiquette of respect and inferiority cannot be abolished," Xu Zongwen looked around the civil and military officials in the hall: "Everyone, please take a seat!"
"Thank you, my lord!"
After three rounds of wine, five flavors of food.
"Everyone, I sincerely wish the lord Ping Ping to pacify the Huan family's rebellion. I and my ministers would like to honor the lord with a title!" Xu Zezhi, the meritorious officer, stood up and offered a toast.
Upon hearing this, all the civil and military officials raised their wine bottles with smiles and said, "I wish the Lord justice to put an end to the Huan family's rebellion!"
"Okay, okay!" Xu Zongwen was also very happy. He drank three cups, and then there was a burst of cheers in the table.
The only regret is that Shen Yu and Zheng Lue guarded Guanzhong, Tian Luo defended Hanzhong, Zhang Gui died in Nanzheng, and the six sworn brothers in Pengcheng could not gather together at once.
"This glass of wine is dedicated to the soldiers who followed the wars in the south and north, east and west."
"This is a toast to the souls in heaven of those brothers who followed the unfortunate horses and leather corpses on the battlefield!"
"This is a toast to you who have always been by Gu's side, helping Gu to make great achievements, and even to be where he is today."
After Xu Zongwen finished speaking, he filled up a bottle of wine, poured the first two glasses on the ground, and poured the third glass as a toast to all the civil and military officials present.
After hearing Xu Zongwen's heartfelt words, everyone was filled with sighs and sighs!
It has been eleven years. In these eleven years, everyone has witnessed the growth of the Northern Expeditionary Army and the strength of Xu Zongwen.
