The great Sima Huanwen of the Jin Dynasty entered the capital of Ye at the eleventh day of the eighth month at Renwu. He had three thousand tigers, golden chariots and large chariots, and was extremely majestic. The Minister of Yan ordered Yang Qian to die of illness before the month.
Headed by Shangshu Youcheng Shen Shao, Shizhong Huangfuzhen, Sanqi Shilang Yu Wei, Shangshu Lang Fengheng and other ministers knelt down to welcome Huan Wen to move into the Ninth Hall of Taiwu in Ye Palace——
When Huan Wen was granted the title of Duke of Nanjun, it was already illegal to use a golden chariot and a big chariot. The golden chariot and the big chariot were one of the Nine Tins. Although Huan Wen would definitely receive the Nine Tins when he returned to the court for his meritorious service, it was really impatient to use the golden chariot and the big chariot without permission at this time.
Huan Wen's excuse is that this is not enough to deter the fake Yan monarchs and ministers. However, moving into the Ninth Hall of Taiwu means claiming to be a monarch. Although Huan Wen is eager to stand on his own behalf for the Jin Dynasty, he does not dare to show such ambitions now, otherwise Jiang
The Zuo gentry will be criticized greatly, and even if they have made great achievements in the Northern Expedition, they will be impeached. Now that he is far away in Hebei, he is afraid that there will be another change in Jiangzuo, so he refuses to enter the palace.
Ke Zuhunyi and others invited Huan Wen to stay in Taiyuan Palace. After the death of Taiyuan King Murong Ke, his son Murong Kai had defected to Huan Wen along with his uncle Murong Chui. When Murong Ke was in power, he used kindness and trust to control things, and transformed the common officials into virtues. The Yan Kingdom
The people of both Hu and Han admired him. In order to win the hearts of the people of Yan, Huan Wen was willing to occupy Murong Ke's former residence, so he moved into the palace of Murong Ping, the king of Shangyong. In terms of Gaochang's luxury, in addition to the imperial palace in Yecheng, there was Shangyong's palace. Shangyong
Wang Murong Ping amassed money crazily, accumulating money and silk like a hill. Princess Shangyong had died long ago, but he had many concubines, so Murong Ping fled in a hurry. Now all the money, silk and beauties belonged to others. The original words of Murong Wei, the Lord of Yan, when he blamed Murong Ping were proven.
: The family and country are lost, money and silk are put in place!
Most of the Ye Palace ladies who escaped with their treasures were caught by the Jin army and sent back to Ye Palace. Huan Wen had promised that after the situation stabilized, these palace ladies and treasures would be distributed to meritorious soldiers——
That night, Huan Wen hosted a banquet for the Northern Expeditionary Army's senior generals of rank 5 or above at Shangyong Palace. Everyone congratulated Huan Wen on Ping Yan's achievements——
Huan Wen was very happy. He originally wanted to take the land in Huaibei and Henan in this Northern Expedition, but he didn't know that Yedu came down at once. Chen Caozhi played the most important role in this, but it was not because of Huan Wen's great blessing!
To show his favor, Huan Wen personally toasted to Chen Caozhi, looked around and said: "Without Chen Zizhong, how could I be here? With Zizhong, I can defeat a hundred thousand troops."
Chen Caozhi said humbly: "How dare Cao take the credit? This is due to the great Sima's might and virtue. The Great Sima destroyed the Han Dynasty, pacified Bashu, and made two Northern Expeditions. They were invincible. The Yan people were afraid of Duke Huan's reputation and fled in the face of the wind. This Northern Expedition was successful."
The main reason is that we are able to join Jiwei and share this merit, which is really a blessing in life."
Huan Wen's ears were full of wine, and he felt great joy when he heard Chen Cao's flattery.
Seeing that Huan Wen praised Chen Caozhi so much, all the generals came to toast Chen Caozhi one after another. Only Huan Xi was alone and unhappy.
Huan Wen suddenly said: "Murong Wei has not yet surrendered, and there are still powerful commanders in the Yan territory. You all here must still work hard."
At this time, it was suddenly reported that the Cavalry Commander Chen Yu was chasing the Lord of Yan, Murong Wei, back to Ye. Huan Wen was overjoyed and ordered Chen Yu to escort Murong Wei to Prince Shangyong's Mansion——
Seventeen-year-old Murong Wei had his hands tied behind his back and looked exhausted. When he saw Huan Wen, he cheered up and refused to humble himself. Huan Wen asked him why he didn't surrender but ran away? Murong Wei replied: "The fox died on the first hill and wanted to return."
Died in the ears of ancestors' graves."
Huan Wen was a man with great aesthetic feelings. He felt that Murong Wei's answer was sad and graceful, so he ordered him to be released from his bonds. He also asked him to return to Ye Palace to see his mother and empress. Tomorrow, the commander-in-chief, civil and military officials, would formally surrender——
Murong Wei was overjoyed to be able to survive, and went out with thanks.
After the banquet at Prince Shangyong's Mansion, Huan Wen returned to bed. He ordered Murong Pingji, a beautiful young concubine, to accompany him to his bed. At the same time, two young women arrived, one was a Han beauty and the other was a Xianbei beauty. Huan Wen was in high spirits with wine.
, ordered the two girls to sing and dance to add to the fun, he hit the wine bottle with jade Ruyi, and sang "White Ramulus Daya", which is very similar to the old days when Cao Cao went to Chibi and drank while singing -
The waiter reported to Prince Zixi that he wanted to see him. Huan Wen was a little unhappy because he was interrupted from singing. When he saw Huan Xi walking in, he looked so miserable. The scars on his face were even more annoying. Huan Xi also said little at the celebration banquet.
Huan Wen was really disappointed that he was silent and could not join in the fun with others, so he signaled the two concubines of Shangyong King to step back, and then said to Huan Xi: "Xi, why are you so depressed and worried? Even if you have something on your mind, your face
You are still calm and composed, this is the behavior of a gentleman."
When Huan Xi heard what his father said, he immediately remembered what Chen Caozhi had said yesterday that he was not well-groomed and could not set an example for officials. Now his father also blamed him for not being a gentleman. It seems that what Chen Caozhi said was not without reason. Father should
It was in front of Chen Caozhi that he expressed his worries in this regard, thinking that his facial disfigurement was detrimental to his dignity——
Thinking of this, Huan Xi was so embarrassed and angry that blood rushed to his forehead, but he couldn't say anything more. He could only say yes. Because he had to endure it, the scar on his left cheek was red and purple, which was particularly dazzling.
Huan Wen looked at his son's appearance, shook his head, and said, "By the way, Chen Zizhong sent a box of northern pearls earlier. Take it and order someone to grind it into pearl powder, mix it with honey, and apply it on the scar every day before going to bed.
It can be used for beauty.”
"Chen Caozhi, you've gone too far to bully others!" Huan Xi was so angry that he clenched his teeth and said bitterly, unable to bear it anymore.
Huan Wen's purple stone eyes widened and he shouted: "How can you achieve great things if you are so narrow-minded? Chen Caozhi was concerned that you were too shy to accept it, so he entrusted it to me. Your arrow sores are not born in secret places. They can be covered up and spread.
Anyone with eyes can see your face, so what's the use of hiding your illness and refusing to seek medical treatment!"
Huan Xi was so angry that he was shaking all over, but the pride in his heart made him not want to tell his father Huan Wen about Chen Caozhi humiliating him by the Tianluo Spring. He was already over thirty, could he still be bullied outside like a young child?
Why don't you go home and cry to your parents? Moreover, his father Huan Wen was deceived by Chen Cao, and even if he told him, his father would not believe him, and instead scolded him for being impolite, so Huan Xi could only lower his head and grit his teeth and endure.
Huan Wen asked: "What brings you here?"
Huan Xi was so angry that he almost forgot the original intention of coming here. Although he felt it was inappropriate to talk about this, he had no choice but to bite the bullet and said: "How dare you ask your father to reward you with Princess Qinghe of Xianbei as your concubine."
Huan Wen was very angry when he heard that his son was here for this matter. Huan Wen knew that Chen Caozhi was in Yecheng the year before last, and the Yan royal family intended to marry Chen Caozhi as Princess Qinghe in the hope that Chen Caozhi would stay in the Yan country. Huan Xi would naturally
Knowing this, Huan Xi eagerly asked Princess Yan to be his concubine now that the war was still pending. This was obviously a deliberate attempt to quarrel with Chen Caozhi.
Huan Wen was very dissatisfied with Huan Xi. He didn't turn his elbows outward to defend Chen Caozhi, but he felt that his son Huan Xi had really disappointed him. He didn't understand the general trend, didn't know the general situation, was lustful and didn't know how to tolerate. He didn't want Princess Xianbei to be like this.
Don't worry, even if it wasn't because of Chen Caozhi, you can't take Princess Xianbei as a concubine at this time. Yan State is not as good as Cheng Han, Cheng Han is just a state. After it is wiped out, just set up a governor and send troops to garrison, and Yan
The country spans thousands of miles, with more than a hundred major counties, which is several times wider than the land east of the Yangtze River. The Xianbei tribe also has millions of people. The victory of destroying Yan has been accomplished, but it is not easy to govern the Yan territory and ensure peace. Yan
The royal family could play a role in appeasing the Yan people, which was the main reason why Huan Wen favored Murong Wei. However, Huan Xi obviously did not consider this, which disappointed Huan Wen and made him silent for a while——
Huan Xi waited anxiously for his father to speak. After a long while, he heard his father say: "Go back and think about it carefully. Think twice before you act."
Huan Xi didn't know what his father was referring to, so he retreated.
After Huan Xi left, the two concubines of King Shangyong came in again to wait on Huan Wen's bed, but Huan Wen lost interest and waved them out, wandering alone in the room——
As for Huan Xi, he returned to his residence and lay awake, thinking twice, but the more he thought about it, the more he hated him. He also hated his father Huan Wen, thinking that his father was old and fatuous. His hatred for his father was surprisingly strong, and it seemed that he had a long history.
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When Murong Wei, the Lord of Yan, returned to Ye Palace, he went to the harem to pay his respects to his mother, Kezu Hun, and knelt down to ask her mother to forgive him for escaping alone. Although the Queen Mother of Yan, Kezu Hun, had resentment, she saw that her son Murong Wei looked haggard.
There were binding marks on her wrists, and she couldn't help but feel pity for her. Mother and son held each other's arms and cried. After a long time, their emotions calmed down a bit. Then Queen Mother Yan asked Murong Wei about his escape. She learned that King Le'an was dead, and Taifu Murong Ping and others abandoned Murong Wei and fled in separate ways.
, mother and son were crying relative to each other again——
The Empress Dowager Yan Kezu Hun's favorite youngest son, Fenghuang's son Murong Chong, was very worried when he learned that Murong Chong had not left the city with Murong Wei. Now his life or death was uncertain. Murong Wei quickly comforted his mother and told Huan Wen that he must ask about the safety of Fenghuang when he left the city.
, to see if it fell into the hands of the Jin army? If so, I must beg Huan Wen to release it——
But Zuhun told her son what happened in Longgang Temple, and she was still frightened, and said: "Your uncle suggested to me that Qin Qin should be sent to Chen Caozhi. This might keep my mother and son safe."
Murong Wei felt ashamed that he had to use his sister Princess Qinghe to protect his own safety. But seeing his mother's frightened look, he could only say: "Why should I give it to Chen Caozhi? Wouldn't it be better to give it to Prince Huan Wen?"
Ke Zuhun said: "If Huan Xi is ugly, Qin Qin will definitely not want it. But if Chen Cao is handsome, Qin Qin might be willing to do it. Moreover, Chen Cao Zhi is very prestigious, so Huan Xi seems to be in awe of him."
Murong Wei smiled bitterly. He had already become a prisoner. What should he choose between handsome and ugly? Of course, who has the power to protect them is the key. No matter how powerful Chen Caozhi is, he cannot be as powerful as Prince Huan Wen. He immediately said: "I thought
Either don't give it away, if you want to give it to Qin Qin, then it is better to be the crown prince Huan Wen. Huan Wen has always had a disobedient heart, and now he has returned Jiangdong for his meritorious service. He must establish himself as emperor on behalf of Jin. Huan Xi is the crown prince, so Qin Qin cannot be his concubine.
This is too humiliating, and Chen Caozhi already has two wives, how can Qin Qin be his concubine!"
But when the Zuhun family heard what their son said, they were convinced.
The Empress Dowager Yan was not aware of the Hun family and Murong Wei. What they just said was overheard by Murong Qinchen, the princess of Qinghe who came to visit after hearing that the emperor's brother had returned.