Liu Muzhi laughed: "So, taking Huan Sheng away at that time was your chance to serve the country? I am very interested in knowing what is the connection between the two things."
Liu Muzhi laughed: "This connection means that I have the opportunity to gain Huan Xuan's trust. I can lurk beside him and do things that are beneficial to the Jin Dynasty. Bian Fanzhi used to be his first adviser, even if it was Yin The prefect cannot compete with him for favor. Huan Xuan obeys Bian Fanzhi's words. Therefore, I have to do something that Bian Fanzhi cannot do in order to make Huan Xuan look at me differently. Taking Huan Sheng away is what I can do. Use your righteousness and reason to tell Empress Liu that if you follow Huan Xuan to death, you will not be able to save your son. The only chance of survival is to send Huan Sheng away."
"The nature of mother and son. Logically speaking, Empress Liu would not be able to give away her son and keep her, because it seemed more risky to keep her. But I told her at the time that Huan Sheng was Huan Xuan's only son, even if he couldn't take him with him. If I leave, I will never let my son fall into the hands of the rebels. If I can't take Huan Sheng away, Bian Fanzhi outside will kill both mother and son. Even from the child's point of view, he should be let go at this time. Let’s go, at least give him a chance to live. I didn’t expect Queen Liu to convince me like this.”
Liu Muzhi laughed: "That's because you don't know that Queen Liu has always been Liu Guanjun's collaborator and his spy around Huan Xuan. Now the former Puppet Chu Queen Liu is already the wife of Champion General Liu Yi. , even the smartest wise man in the world would probably have a hard time imagining this."
There was a burst of exclamation and flattery throughout the hall. Tao Yuanming smiled and nodded: "But when I left, I didn't know about this relationship. I thought Empress Liu only handed over Huan Sheng to save her son's life." It was given to me, but thanks to this credit, I followed Huanxuan through thick and thin, and gained some of his trust. He finally gave me an important task, which was to take care of His Majesty and the Queen for him, and also There is King Langya."
Liu Muzhi nodded: "Yes, after Huan Xuan's defeat, Bian Fanzhi will stay with him to make plans. It is unlikely that he will bring His Majesty and the Queen with him in the army. He needs a confidant to take care of him. Bian Fanzhi If you are jealous of Prefect Yin and won't let him do this, then this task will fall on your head. Prefect Yin, is it Mr. Tao's credit for Queen Wang's subsequent rescue?"
Yin Zhongwen could only nod his head and said: "It is Queen Wang who Mr. Tao led me to pick up."
Wang Yu sneered and said: "But with such great credit, why didn't Governor Yin mention Mr. Tao when he took Queen Wang back? I remember that in front of King Wuling at that time, you only said that you rescued the Queen yourself. How can you change your statement now? Already?"
Yin Zhongwen's face turned red. He, who was usually very eloquent, was a little arrogant. Tao Yuanming said calmly: "These are what I asked Prefect Yin to do, because at that time, His Majesty's brothers were still in the hands of Huan Xuan, and I still have to find another chance to rescue them." , so you can’t mention my name. Prefect Yin and Queen Wang said this to protect me, not out of greed for credit. General Wang, please don’t worry."
Yin Zhongwen said quickly: "Yes, yes, that's it. This is what Tao Gong and I discussed at the time. Now that His Majesty is safe, the situation at that time can also be restored in broad daylight. The reason for my position as Dongyang Prefect is to give Tao Gong of."
Liu Muzhi smiled and said: "The position of Governor of Dongyang is the reward that Duke Yin deserves for abandoning the dark side and turning to the bright side for rescuing the Queen. The court has its own public discussion. Even if you are an auxiliary, you still have this merit. However, Duke Tao should have new ones behind him. For his merits, we should wait for him to finish his words first, and then discuss a suitable reward for him at the court meeting."
Tao Yuanming nodded, with a trace of pride flashing across his face, and continued: "Huan Xuan took His Majesty's two brothers with him in the army, placed the Queen and the Queen under the supervision of another courtyard outside Jiangling City, and then led the army eastwards. , to face the Western Expedition Rebel Army, I expect Huan Xuan will be defeated in this battle. The key lies in rescuing His Majesty, King Langya and Queen. Previously in Jiangling, Mrs. Liu led her people to rescue Princess Langya among the rebels, so Huan Xuan took precautions and sent additional defenders. However, after a period of arrangement by me, I treated some of the righteous men in the defenders with loyalty and good fortune, and successfully allowed them to expel the others when the news of Huan Xuan's defeat came. The guards loyal to Huan Xuan rescued the queen, and then, under the leadership of Yin Gong, took a safe path through Xiakou, allowing the queen to escape smoothly."
"As for me, I turned to Huan Xuan. I lied to him that Queen Wang was kidnapped by a group of swordsmen of unknown origin led by Grand Administrator Yin. Because Queen Wang is a noble daughter of the Xie family and the Wang family. The family is powerful and there are people. It’s not surprising that he was rescued. Besides, with Prefect Yin standing in front of him, he didn’t suspect me for a moment. He even asked me to follow him to continue escaping. I originally intended to rescue His Majesty on the way and look for an opportunity to capture Huan Xuan. He and Bian Fanzhi did not expect that when Huanxuan was about to flee Jiangling, someone among his own guards would assassinate him. Huanxuan was so frightened that he abandoned his majesty and fled, and even Bian Fanzhi was separated from him."
"Later I found out that it was Liu Guanjun who sent his masters to sneak into the defeated army and wait for an opportunity to assassinate Huan Xuan. However, this was an accident and Huan Xuan also fled Jiangling. I had no time to activate my arrangement, so I could only follow Bian Fanzhi. He escaped from the rebel army and followed him and Huan Qian to Huan Zhen's army. But it was a blessing in disguise. He knew that Huan Zhen was pretending to be defeated, but he secretly prepared a plan to counterattack Jiangling."
Wang Yu laughed: "What a thrilling story, but it seems that Mr. Tao didn't stop Huan Zhen from counterattacking Jiangling."
Tao Yuanming shook his head calmly: "When I knew Huan Zhen's plan, it was no longer possible to stop it. Thousands of his subordinates had already pretended to be scattered troops and fled into Jiangling. Wang Kangchan and Wang Tengzhi were too trustworthy. They recruited troops aggressively without checking the identities of the new recruits. As a result, most of the defenders in the city were already Huan Zhen's people. All I could do was use Bian Fanzhi to use Bian Fanzhi to persuade Huan Zhenxiao not to harm His Majesty. , I will look for an opportunity to rescue His Majesty in the future."
Liu Muzhi nodded: "It's a very good decision. It's very smart. If it were me, I would make the same choice. It seems that Mr. Tao is not only a genius in literature, but also has a talent for change that is superhuman. In this way, Later, Huan Zhen came out of the city to fight, and Liu Guanjun took the opportunity to sneak attack Jiangling. Was it because of your help? "
Tao Yuanming smiled slightly: "Exactly, I was sent by Huan Zhen to Liu Guanjun in Jiangling to discuss returning King Langya in exchange for the army's withdrawal. This just gave me the opportunity to contact Liu Guanjun. He knew from Mrs. Liu Once you know my position, make plans with me."
