Huan Xi's words really touched Huan Wen's heart, which made him feel very happy.
At first, Huan Wen returned to Jingzhou with the power of destroying the country. Although he intimidated the courtiers, his family status still did not improve.
In front of Sima Xingnan, he was always a younger brother.
Sima Xingnan was not completely helpless. In the past, she relied on her status as the eldest princess, but now Huan Xi earns face for her.
Previously, Huan Wen tentatively proposed to Sima Xingnan that he wanted to take a concubine, but was flatly rejected by Sima Xingnan. Huan Wen was furious and said angrily:
"I can destroy a country, but I cannot take concubines!"
Sima Xingnan responded tit for tat:
"Old slave, without my son, you can't win Yizhou! How dare you conquer Shu alone!"
Cao Cao could kill Xu You, but Huan Wen had nothing to do with Sima Xingnan.
What Huan Xi said was not to fool Huan Wen, but came from his true feelings.
Taking Cao Wei's usurpation of Han as an example, later generations scolded Cao Pi, but no one scolded Cao Rui for this.
The sky is falling, but there is a tall man holding it up, a father's love is like a mountain, and there is a mountain like Huan Wen, so the reputation of a national thief cannot fall on Huan Xi.
It is uncertain that in the future, Huan Xi will have to pretend to protect the Empress Dowager Chu and the young emperor to protect their orphans and widows from Huan Wen's persecution for the sake of a good reputation.
After Huan Wen usurped the throne, Huan Xi, the last loyal minister of the Eastern Jin Dynasty, had no choice but to take the position of crown prince even though he was unwilling.
As for Huan Wen's reputation, it is not what Huan Xi has to consider.
With Sima Xingnan and Huan Xi, a virtuous wife and filial son, Huan Wen's family can be considered happy.
After Huan Xi went out, he went straight to Xi Chao and asked him to go to Huan Wen's study. Although Huan Wen knew Xi Chao's talents, he still wanted to have a long talk with him.
Huan Xi didn't stay at home, and he didn't like NTR, so naturally he didn't want to sit aside and watch his confidant talking happily with his father.
Huan Xi stared at the moonlight and came to Xie's Mansion.
Different from the previous closeness, Xie Yi's attitude towards the Huan family and his son has changed a lot.
There are many reasons for this phenomenon, including Huan Xi's unmarried concubinage, Huan Wen's antagonism with the court, and Xie Yi's embarrassing situation caught between the two.
Of course, the most important thing is Xie Yi's political frustration.
Xie Yigui was a Sima and a close friend of Huan Wen. His children and relatives did not follow Huan Wen into Shu. Logically speaking, the person who stayed behind was Xie Yi.
However, Huan Wen retained Fan Wang, the former subordinate of Yu Liang and Yu Yi, as a retainer, and supervised the military affairs in the four counties of Liangzhou, entrusting him with military and political power in the rear.
In the final analysis, Huan Wen still didn't trust Xie Yi. He regarded Xie Yi as his Sima, more like pulling the Xie family as an ally.
This made Xie Yi doubt the friendship between the two and couldn't help but be disappointed.
Therefore, when Huan Xi came to visit tonight, Xie Yi did not look good on him.
Huan Xi knew the reason. If it wasn't for discussing marriage, he wouldn't want to come here to see people's bad faces.
"Yue Weng..."
As soon as Huan Xi opened his mouth, he was interrupted by Xie Yi:
"You and Ling Jiang have not yet consummated your marriage, so I don't dare to be called this."
Huan Xi was startled and then answered:
"The boy came here just to ask for permission from Mr. Xie, hoping to bring Ling Jiang to Jiangling and marry him."
He is now seventeen years old, and Xie Daoyun is also sixteen years old. It is just the right age to get married at this age.
However, Xie Yi shook his head and said:
"It's too early to tell. We'll wait for a few years."
Huan Xi saw through that Xie Yi now had regrets and wanted to delay the marriage.
He could understand Xie Yi's resentment, but he refused to let him interfere with his marriage. Huan Xi stopped discussing with him and left immediately, preparing to find another way to bypass Xie Yi.
Unlike Xie Yi, Xie's mother's attitude is much kinder.
Nowadays, no one in the world knows that the father and son of the Huan family are powerful. Xie Yi turned against the Huan family because of his own likes and dislikes.
In the future, if Xie Daoyun marries into the Huan family, she is afraid that she will be implicated by her father, disliked by her parents-in-law, and hated by her husband.
Xie's mother sent Huan Xi out and apologized for Xie Yi. Huan Xi was a person who didn't know right from wrong. Instead, he comforted:
"Mother-in-law, there is no need to worry. My son-in-law is not a coward. I would like to ask my mother-in-law to tell Mr. Xie for me that I am determined to marry Ling Jiang as my wife. This determination cannot be changed.
Perseverance can carve metal and stone. I think one day, Mr. Xie will be able to understand my affection for Ling Jiang. "
That's what he said, but Huan Xi was already planning to avoid Xie Yi. He didn't want to pin his happiness on being able to impress the other party with his true feelings.
Xie's mother didn't know her true thoughts and was quite moved. After sending Huan Xi away, she couldn't help but blame Xie Yi:
"Xi'er is Xi'er, and Duke Linhe (Huan Wen) is Duke Linhe. I know that my husband has a rift with Duke Linhe, but I don't want to show any sympathy to Xi'er.
"You have always been intolerant of worldly affairs. Why are you still so angry just because you want to stay behind?"
Xie Yi said impatiently:
"What do you know about women's opinions?"
Xie Yi may be intolerant of secular affairs, but Huan Wen cannot ignore him in selecting candidates to stay in the post.
Otherwise, given the relationship between Xie Yi and Huan Wen, Fan Wang, who occupies an important position and does not know the truth, would think that he, Xie Yi, would be embarrassed to take on the important task.
Huan Xi returned home. It was already dark at night. He was about to make out with Li Yuan when he heard Sima Xingnan calling him outside the door.
"Mom, what do you mean by coming here late at night?"
Huan Xi was helpless.
Sima Xingnan was also full of complaints:
"Xier, what's going on with your subordinates? They talked with your father behind closed doors in the study for a long time, but they never came out, and they refused to let anyone sleep."
It turned out that Sima Xingnan had returned to his room to rest after not seeing Huan Wen for a long time, so he went to the side room to check. He saw Huan Wen and Xi Chao holding a candle and talking at night.
Huan Xi smiled and said:
"Jing Xing is a national scholar, and my son often talks with him all night long. If he feels sleepy, he sleeps on the same couch in a side room.
"Now the child asks him to assist his father. My father has won a national scholar. I'm afraid he won't be able to return to his room tonight. My mother should not wait any longer."
Things turned out just as Huan Xi expected, and Xi Chao said that he always followed Huan Wen's wishes, which made him feel regretful that they had met so late. That night, he actually left Sima Xingnan alone in the empty boudoir.
The next day, Huan Xi set off for Jiankang. Huan Wen didn't sleep all night. Now he is catching up on his sleep at home and did not come to see him off.
But Xi Chao steeled himself and came to the dock.
Huan Xi asked about the result of the conversation between the two, and Xi Chao said frankly:
"Xiaoguan has lived up to my lord's expectations. This morning Duke Huan appointed me as the Lord of the Western Conquest, Bo, and in charge of the secrets."
Huan Xi was also happy for Xi Chao. He corrected:
"Now that Jingxing is no longer my staff, he should change his title. How can he continue to call me your lord?"
However, Xi Chao was unwilling to change his tune, and Huan Xi had no choice but to let it go.
Xi Chao saw Sima Xingnan hesitant to speak next to him. He knew that the mother and son still had something to say, so he immediately said goodbye and left.
As soon as he left, Sima Xingnan came up to her. She looked at Li Yuan and said to Huan Xi:
"Xier, do you really want to leave her in Jiangling?"
Huan Xi didn't want this either, but he went to Jiankang not only to meet the emperor and recruit talents, but also to meet Xie Daoyun.
In any case, it was not appropriate to take Li Yuan with him, so he could only leave her in Jiangling. When he went to Hanzhong, he would have to pass through Jiangling, and it would not be too late to pick her up.
But in front of Li Yuan, it was obviously not possible to say this. Huan Xi sighed:
"This time I enter the court, there is a hidden danger. The child has no time to enjoy the tenderness. It is better to let Ayuan serve my mother in Jiangling and pick her up when I return."
Li Yuan choked and agreed:
"Ayuan will definitely be filial to her parents-in-law at home."
Sima Xingnan suddenly said:
"Xier, don't worry, your mother is here and no one will bully her."
Of course Huan Xi would not doubt Sima Xingnan's ability to protect Li Yuan. After all, his mother had always been strong at home, and Huan Wen was not a lustful ghost, so how could he take advantage of Li Yuan's ideas.
After he said goodbye to his family at the dock, Zhu Xu and Deng Xia led the guards to board the ship and escorted Huan Xi away.
However, this trip did not go directly to Jiankang. Huanxi disembarked in Yuzhang County on the way.
Today, Yuzhang County governs Nanchang County, and there is no Prince Teng Pavilion standing there. However, after the death of Yu Yi, the former governor of Jingzhou, his two sons, Yu Fangzhi and Yu Yuanzhi, moved their families to Yuzhang and buried him outside Nanchang City.
Huan Xi came here precisely to pay homage to Yu Yi.
Not that the two had much friendship, even in the memory of the original owner, the number of times he met his uncle was only a handful.
The reason why I took this special trip was just for show.
Now Huan Wen's subordinates, such as Fan Wang, Zhou Fu, Zhu Tao, etc., were all Yu Yi's old subordinates. Huan Xi came to pay homage to Yu Yi, not only to show them, but also to let the world know that he was grateful for his old friendship. , and did not set his sights higher than his head because of his father's overwhelming power.
It's just that when Huan Xi came to Nanchang, the Yu family brothers did not show up. It must be that they have witnessed the current power of the Huan family and are not mentally balanced.
They would only think that the Huan family had robbed the Yu family of their glory, but would not consider whether they could seize the opportunity and destroy the Han Dynasty if they were in charge of Jingzhou.
Of course, Huan Xi didn't care what the two of them thought. They had already withdrawn from the stage of history. Although Zhou Fu and others were old members of the Yu family, after Huan Wen conquered Shu, his reputation was greatly enhanced and he even surpassed Yu Yi.
These people may feel good about Huan Xi worshiping Yu Yi, but they will never betray Huan Wen for Yu Yi's two sons.
Huan Xi conducted this ceremony with great splendor.
In front of the people who came to see the excitement, he deliberately burned the previously copied atlas of Yi, Ning and Liangzhou counties in front of Yu Yi's tomb to comfort Yu Yi's spirit in the sky, which was passed down as a good story by the world.
After the ceremony, Huan Xi had no reason to stay in Nanchang. He boarded the ship and left, heading straight for Jiankang.
Wuma Ferry is located outside Jiankang City at the northern foot of Mufu Mountain. In the late Western Jin Dynasty, Sima Rui, King of Langya, Sima Yi, King of Xiyang, Sima Zong, King of Nanton, Sima You, King of Runan, and Sima Hong, King of Pengcheng, crossed the river here. And got its name.
Huan Chong learned that Huan Xi was about to arrive, and he and his wife Wang Nvzong stayed at the dock early in the morning.
Not long after his marriage to Wang Nvzong, he returned home with his wife some time before Huan Xi, and came to Jiankang.
Huan Chong did not have the good fortune of Huan Xi to be able to choose his own spouse. He followed his brother Huan Wen's arrangement and married into the Wang family of Langya.
And Wang Tian, the father of Wang Nu Zong, is the second son of Wang Dao.
