Chapter 167: Wei Taichu's relatives and friends will be together, and Xu Yun returns home in a hurry
It is said that Huigu was frightened by a giant dog on her way back after treating the emperor in the palace, so that her and Xiahou Xuan's unborn child was stillborn. Huigu took the decoction to induce labor and passed the test. After receiving treatment from the Imperial Medical Office and resting for several months, my body finally gradually recovered to its original state.
And after hearing that their friend's unborn child had died in the womb, brothers Zhuge Dan, Li Feng, Cao Shuang, Cao Xi, brothers-in-law He Kuan and Xia Houyu, Yu Huan, Xun Can, Fu Gu, Wei Lie and other relatives and friends, as well as Two cousins, Xiahou Xian and Xiahou Feng, came to Changlinghou Mansion one after another to visit and comfort Xiahou Xuan, his wife and his wife, Cao Jue.
Guanqiu Jian had been promoted to the position of governor of Jingzhou a few months ago and rushed to Xiangyang to guard and govern Jingzhou with Xia Houru, the governor of Jingyu. Therefore, although he heard the news, it was difficult for him to come in person.
King Cao Fang of Qi, who was only four years old but already extremely intelligent, consulted the Emperor for instructions, and under the leadership of his chamberlain, accompanied by Changping Marquis Cao Zhao, also came to Xiahou Xuan Mansion.
In addition, Deng Yang and Deng Xuanmao, who had recently become friends with Xia Houxuan, also made a special trip to visit with gifts. Among many relatives and friends, even Dingling Marquis Zhong Yu and brothers Zhong Hui, who had always had a cold relationship with Xia Houxuan, also heard the news The grievances and feelings between Master Sima and Xia Houxuan were deep-rooted, so he, who had already remarried Wu Zhi's second daughter, Wu Ying's sister Wu Qing, did not come to express condolences. Sima Zhao thought twice and chose to come to visit. After all, Xia Houxuan did not have any direct enmity with him, and he had always respected Xia Houxuan, so he brought his brother and his deceased sister-in-law's eldest daughter Yirong with him to visit the house. .
Among the many relatives and friends, apart from Master Sima, only Gao Xun, who had a good relationship with Xia Houxuan in the past but was now an enemy of Dongxiang Princess Cao Ling, did not come.
Seeing that his wife was recovering day by day, Xia Houxuan and his mother Cao Jue finally felt relieved.
Mrs. Cao Jue, who was originally in a gloomy mood, felt a little better after seeing her lively and lovely granddaughter Sima Yirong. However, she then thought of her miserable daughter Xia Houhui, which added a bit of pain to her heart.
On this day, several more friends came to Xiahou Xuan's house to express their condolences.
Before Qianzhao passed away and took office as the governor of Yanmen, he arranged for his two sons, Qianjia and Qianhong, to come to Luoyang and enter the Yulin camp under Xiahou Xuan.
Qianjia is the eldest son of Qianzhao, who inherited the title of Marquis of Guannei from Qianzhao. His talent in humanities is better than his military skills, while Qianhong has the style of his father. He has always been decisive and brave, and has superior generals. These two people After arriving at Yulin Camp, together with Yu Huan, who was excellent in martial arts, and He Gui, who were both talented in both civil and military skills, they were known as the "Four Elites of Yulin" under Xia Houxuan.
Not only that, there is also a short song circulated in the army: "Yu He Erqian, the Four Heroes of Yulin". And Xia Houxuan's Yulin camp, with the help of these capable people, in the Wuwei camp of Cao Shuang, Cao Zhao The Tun Cavalry Camp, Qin Lang's Xiao Cavalry Camp, Bian Lin's Infantry Battalion, Xia Houxian's Backbone Camp and many other Forbidden Army camps known for their bravery and proficiency in combat gradually occupied a place.
And those who came to Changling Mansion today were the two brothers Qianjia and Qianhong.
In addition, Xu Yun and Cui Zan, who have always been on good terms with Xia Houxuan, are as famous as Fu Gu and Yuan Kan, and are called "Xu Fu Cui Yuan" together, as well as Chen Jiao, the two sons of Situ Chen Jiao. Ben and Chen Qian also came to the house together.
Xia Houxuan immediately ordered his servants to prepare tea and snacks and set up seats. Not long after, Xia Houxuan, brothers Yu Huan, He Kui, Qian Jia Qianhong, Xu Yun, Cui Zan, Chen Ben and Chen Qian were the guests of honor.
There were eight people in total, and they all took their seats.
Feeling that she had regained her strength, Huigu saw many friends coming and insisted on cooking and entertaining herself. However, under the strong dissuasion of Xia Houxuan and Cao Jue, Huigu finally gave in.
[Note 1: The statement "Yu He Erqian, Xu Fu Cui Yuan" in the article is the author's own fictitious conjecture. 】
Among all the people, Yu Huan, Xu Yun, He Kui, Cui Zan, and Chen Ben had the closest relationship with Xia Houxuan. Although the Qian brothers were the sons of their old friends, they had few interactions with Xia Houxuan for the time being. Chen Qian was a scheming man.
He is far less honest and kind than his elder brother Chen Ben, so he and Xia Houxuan are only superficial friends.
The main purpose of everyone coming here is to have a long chat with Xia Houxuan about old times, so as to dilute the pain of Xia Houxuan's death, so there is constant chatter and laughter in the main hall.
Xia Houxuan still remembers that he met his brother-in-law He Kui, Cui Zan, and Xu Yun during the reign of Emperor Wen and the early years of Huang, when His Majesty was supervising the country.
At that time, he and everyone else were just young men with their hair tied back.
That day, when I heard that there was a spy in Luoyang City, I immediately arranged an ambush on all sides, waiting for the spy to be caught. I and Xun Fengqian drank and talked all night in Qingqing Garden. At that time, he was still serving as a guard.
Xu Yun and Cui Zan, among the lieutenants, as well as He Gui, who temporarily took charge of the Guangluxun lieutenant for his father, cooperated with Xia Houxuan and completed the task of capturing Xizuo.
This is how a few teenagers got acquainted.
Cui Zan and Xu Yun were not only fellow villagers in the same county, but they also became famous together in Jizhou's Yuedan Review. Later, they were also called into the army together for training, so the friendship between the two lasted forever.
Now that the two have left the army, Cui Zan became the minister, while Xu Yun became the minister in charge of the election. Xia Houxuan made a rough calculation in his mind and found that among his friends, these two had the brightest future.
Although everyone did not drink alcohol today, Xia Houxuan felt a little dazed at the moment. He thought of himself when he had just been crowned. He couldn't help but sighed in his heart. He had offended the emperor's brother-in-law, Sanqi, because of his tough temperament.
Although Mao Zeng was a frequent servant, he left behind a reputation as "a man leaning against a jade tree", but it also resulted in his being idle in his job for several years.
At this moment, Xia Houxuan thought of another person whom he had offended because of his uprightness.
This person is none other than Chen Qian, the second son of Situ Chen Jiao, who is the younger brother of his good friend Chen Ben and is always known for his strategy.
My family and the Chen family are family friends, and I have always been on good terms with Chen Ben. On that day, I went to visit Chen Ben's mother, and while I was drinking and feasting with Chen Ben, Chen Qian happened to return home.
A little tipsy, his heart was boiling. He remembered that Chen Qian liked to play tricks the most, so he stood up quickly and laughed:
"People who are of the same spirit and think about the same thing can gather together in the same place. If they can't get along and mix together, I will go!"
[Note 2: "Shishuo Xinyu·Fangzheng" records: Xiahou Taichu and Guangling Chen Benshan had a banquet in front of their mother. Ben and Xuan were having a banquet in front of their mother. Ben's younger brother Qian returned and walked in to the hall. Taichu said because of this
: "They can be the same, but they can't be mixed.".]
After saying that, he left the embarrassed Chen Qian and the two Chen Ben brothers who were at a loss, and walked away.
Thinking of this, Xia Houxuan couldn't help but smile, and raised the earcup filled with water towards Chen Ben. He felt a little indebted to Chen Ben, but he still had no intention of apologizing to Chen Qian:
"Come on, Xiu Yuan, I'll give you this glass of water instead of wine!"
Chen Ben laughed and raised the cup on the table, bowed to Xia Houxuan from afar, and the two of them drank the water in the cup.
Xia Houxuan couldn't help but think of an interesting incident on Xu Yun's wedding day.
Xu Yun's wife was the daughter of Weiwei Ruan Gong and the sister of Ruan Kan, the prefect of Hanoi. On the wedding night, Xu Yun discovered that the Ruan daughter he wanted to marry was ugly. He was very dissatisfied and ran out in a hurry.
It's a new house and I don't want to go in again.
I tried to persuade many of my friends, but Xu Yun was unwilling to enter the bridal chamber. Just when I, my friends, and the relatives of the Xu family were at a loss as to whether to laugh or cry, Huan Fan Huanyuan, who was always famous for his resourcefulness, came.
Xia Houxuan still remembers that night, Huan Fan laughed and raised his hands in all directions:
"Don't worry, everyone, I, Huan Yuanze, will definitely persuade the groom to enter the bridal chamber!"
After hearing this, all the guests burst out laughing.
Miraculously, after Huan Fan met Xu Yun, he took his hand to the back of the hall. After the two talked for a long time, Xu Yun actually entered the bridal chamber willingly.
After thinking about this, Xia Houxuan's curiosity arose again. He couldn't help but smile and asked Xu Yun:
"Shizong, I'm very curious, what did Huan Yuanze say to you on your wedding day to make you enter the bridal chamber willingly?"
After hearing this, the relatives and friends present couldn't help laughing again, and they all thought of that interesting wedding.
Everyone here is a good person, and Xu Yun doesn’t want to disappoint Xia Houxuan. In addition, this past incident of his can be considered a good story, so Xu Yun doesn’t have any taboos at the moment. He said with a smile:
"That day, brother Huan Yuanze took me to the back hall and said to me: 'Since the Ruan family dares to marry an ugly girl to a talented man like you, I think there must be a reason. In any case, you have to investigate
Just check her out!' After listening to Brother Huan Yuanze's words that day, I really wanted to find out what was going on, so I stepped into the new house."
Hearing this, Xia Houxuan suddenly realized. Seeing that Xu Yun had not finished speaking, he continued to listen with interest.
"Shizong, what happens next?"
Cui Zan, who always liked hearing these interesting stories, couldn't help but ask with a smile.
Xu Yun continued with a smile:
"But as soon as I entered the bridal chamber and saw my wife's face again, I was still very reluctant and wanted to slip out again!"
When the relatives and friends present heard this, they couldn't hold back any longer. They all laughed forward and backward, and some even knocked the water glass on the table to the ground.
Xu Yunze continued:
"It was then that I realized that my wife was so energetic. When she saw that I was about to run away again, she grabbed me. In desperation, while struggling, I told my wife: Women must be virtuous.
How many of the four virtues of "women's words, women's appearance, and women's merits" do you meet before you dare to marry into my Xu family?"
Yu Huan, He Kui, Cui Zan, Qian Jia Qianhong, Chen Ben, Chen Qian and others, together with Xia Houxuan, could no longer hold back at this moment, and everyone's laughter was even more intense than before.
Xu Yun continued:
"Who would have thought that my wife said: 'A woman has four virtues, but what I lack is just beauty. And scholars have 'hundred lines of conduct', how many of them do you meet?" I thought to myself at the time, this woman is really good.
I was sharp-tongued, but of course I didn't want to give in. I continued, "I'm ready for everything." But my wife continued to retort: "Virtue is the first of all, how can you say that you are lustful and not virtuous?"
Everything is ready?' At this time, not only was I speechless, but I actually had some admiration for my wife in my heart. In this way, I finally got married to Zhuo Jing smoothly."
After hearing this, the relatives and friends present stopped laughing. Everyone understood that Xu Yun and his wife had respected and loved each other over the years and had a harmonious relationship. They were indeed an enviable couple.
Just when everyone was talking and laughing, a servant from the Xiahou Mansion first came to the head of the family, Xia Houxuan, and whispered a few words. Xia Houxuan's expression became serious, and after he nodded, the servant came
Before Xu Yun sat down, he whispered a few words to Xu Yun. Xu Yun's face suddenly changed, and he bowed to Xia Houxuan and the four guests in a trembling voice:
"Sudden changes occurred in Yun's family and I have to leave the meeting. Please forgive me!"