The day after Chen Caozhi arrived at Gushe, he successively visited the staff of Xifu and the generals of Zicheng. At the Zicheng military camp, he met the champion general Murong Chui and the Dianjun lieutenant general Murong Ling.
"The day before yesterday, I visited Xinxing Hou in Jiankang. I asked about Xian's father and son, and I found out who is my aunt. I thought that the army was hard and the situation was unpredictable, so how could I sit back and enjoy peace and happiness in Jiankang?"
Murong Chui, Murong Ling and his son looked at each other, feeling wary and not daring to answer the question. Murong Chui changed the subject and asked Murong Qinchen about his current situation and the scenery of Jizhou. After some small talk, they left.
Murong Chui looked at Chen Caozhi. Ran Sheng and dozens of people left the military camp in Zicheng and returned to Gushu. They frowned and remained silent for a long time——
Murong Ling said: "Sir, this Chen Caozhi seems to have something in mind——"
Murong Chui said: "Go to Prince Huan in the evening and ask if anything happened to my appointment as Sima of Yuzhou?"
Murong Ling responded: "Yes."
At the end of the year before last, Murong Wei, Kezu Hunyi and others came to Jiankang. Murong Chui was very angry at these former Yanhun kings and mediocre ministers. He especially hated Murong Wei's mother Kezu Hun. If it hadn't been for the Kezu Hun family to connect with some princes,
The ministers wanted to murder him, forcing his father and son to flee. How could the Yan Kingdom perish so quickly? An army of 200,000 people was defeated overnight under the city of Ye. This was the end of the country. The thought of it was heartbreaking and heartbroken——
Gao Bi, who followed Murong Chui to defect, privately advised: "Your Majesty, relying on the assets accumulated by his ancestors and the strategy of a great hero, has been in trouble and lived in a foreign country. Although the country has fallen, how can he know that he is not the beginning of good fortune? How foolish is he to know that he is not the beginning of fortune?
Regarding the old people of the country, the king should expand the scope of the rivers and seas, so as to comfort their hearts, lay the foundation for overthrowing the siege, and achieve the success of Jiu Ren. Don't abandon them because of old grudges."
Huang Hong, the former Taishi of Yan, was good at observing the heavenly phenomena. He also said to Murong Chui privately: "Yan will be revived, and the King of Wu will encourage it."
Murong Chui defected to the Jin State because he was not tolerated by the Yan State. This was originally to save his family's life, and he had no intention of subverting the Jin State and reviving the Yan Dynasty. However, after listening to the instigation of Gao Bi, Huang Hong and others, he defected to the Jin State.
It was inevitable that he had thoughts of restoring the country, and he also knew the difficulty of restoring the country. Now that he was living in Jiangzuo, surrounded by Han people, it was difficult to achieve anything. He had to be cautious and wait for the opportunity. He noticed that Huan Wen's crown prince Huan Xi and Chen Cao
There is a gap. According to the current situation, Huan Wen's usurpation of the throne is inevitable. Huan Wen is old and Huan Xi will inherit the throne. If he befriends Huan Xi and uses his talents and flattery, he will definitely be favored by Huan Xi.
Then he waited for an opportunity for Huan Xi and Chen Cao to turn against each other. Chen Cao was not willing to compromise and would definitely lead the people in Jizhou to rebel. Then he could lead his troops to conquer Chen Cao. He was completely confident that he could win on the battlefield. At that time
The land of Hebei will return to the possession of Dayan. How can Huanxi's mediocre people control him?
Entering Yuzhou to serve as Sima is the first step in Murong Chui's ten-year plan to restore the country. He will do his best to assist Huan Xi and make Huan Xi regard him as his confidant. This first step of the plan is about to be completed. He will follow Huan Xi in the near future.
Xi set out for Chen County, but Chen Caozhi arrived at this moment and said such words just now. This gave Murong Chui a very bad premonition: Chen Caozhi would kill his plan to restore the country——
Murong Chui thought carefully about Chen Caozhi's actions from his mission to the Northern Kingdom five years ago until now. The more he thought about it, the more chills he felt all over his body. It was almost Chen Caozhi who planned the destruction of the Great Yan. Everything Chen Caozhi did
Everything was done with great foresight and insight that others could not match. Murong Chui felt that his intention to restore the country had been seen through by Chen Caozhi, and Chen Caozhi would definitely dissuade Huan Wen from using him as the Sima of Yuzhou——
Thinking of this, Murong Chui's passionate ambition became as cold as ashes, and he felt helpless as if his fists were empty and he had nowhere to use his strength. Chen Caozhi had restrained his natural enemy!
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In the evening of that day, Murong Ling went to the General's Mansion to see Huan Xi. Murong Chui and his son were well known for their talents and strategies. Huan Xi was also very supportive of Murong Chui and his son. His father Huan Wen appointed him one of the two assistants.
His ministers Xi Chao and Chen Caozhi, needless to say, Chen Caozhi, were almost his enemies. Even Xi Chao was not a tamable person. On the contrary, Murong Chui and his son, the former generals from Yan, were more useful to him——
When Murong Ling saw Huan Xi, he gave the order and asked: "The young general ordered me to ask Huan, the governor, when will he leave for Chen County?"
Huan Xi said: "We will leave at the beginning of June - do you want to return to Jiankang and move your family to Chenjun?"
When Murong Ling saw what Huan Xi said, he thought for a moment and said: "The young general met the Jizhou Governor Chen in Zicheng today. In his words, Chen Governor seemed to be suspicious of the young general's father and son, and he did not want his father to be appointed Sima of Yuzhou——"
Huan Xi didn't wait for Murong Ling to finish, he slapped the case and shouted angrily: "Chen Caozhi, how dare he interfere with my affairs in Yuzhou!"
Murong Ling said cautiously: "I'm afraid that Governor Chen will intervene in front of Da Sima——"
Huan Xi felt that he had lost his composure, so he insisted on maintaining his etiquette and said: "Bingtuhou is the first to surrender, and his loyalty is commendable. How could my father listen to Chen Cao's slander? You don't have to worry too much, prepare your bags as soon as possible and wait for departure."
Murong Ling only said yes and retreated.
After Huan Xi waited for Murong Ling to leave, he went to see his father Huan Wen. His father always obeyed Chen Caozhi. It was not impossible for Chen Caozhi to stop him from recruiting Murong Chui as Sima. This Chen Caozhi was his mortal enemy.
, not only took the Xianbei Princess from his hands, but now he also wanted to prevent him from appointing talented people. Chen Caozhi’s intentions can be imagined. He was worried that he would be disadvantageous to him if he inherited the throne one day, so now he is doing everything possible to prevent her from appointing talented people.
To prevent him from growing his power, he even wanted to trick his father Huan Wen into establishing another heir apparent——
Huan Xi walked all the way to the inner courtyard, gnashing his teeth all the way. The servants along the way were frightened when they saw the prince's distorted face and couldn't avoid him.
Huan Wen handled documents and public cases in the square room with low curtains. Huan Wen had been in low energy in recent years, so he entrusted Yuan Hong and Wang Xun to handle all important military and political documents. Only some important documents were reviewed by himself——
Huan Xi entered Su Wei Guang's room and saw Li Jingshu sitting on the side with Huan Xuan in her arms. He hesitated for a moment and then stepped forward to report: "Dad, I want to leave for Chen County early next month. Do you have anything to tell me?"
Huan Wen opened his mouth and said: "Xi'er, Murong Chui can't be the Sima of Yuzhou, so my father recommended Sun Zhen, the son of Sun Yuan, to be the Sima of Yuzhou. Sun Yuan once served as the governor of Yanzhou, and he raised troops to respond during the Northern Expedition the year before last. His loyalty is commendable, and Sun Zhen also knows the military, and
He is young and strong and can be reused."
Huan Xi's heart felt like it was falling into an ice cellar, and then he burst out with resentment and sneered: "Is this what Chen Caozhi suggested to dad? Is dad just so obedient to Chen Caozhi!"
When Huan Wen heard his son's arrogant words, he straightened his waist and shouted: "Is this how you talk to me?"
Huan Wen had accumulated great prestige, so Huan Xi kowtowed and said, "Father, please forgive me. My son was also very angry for a moment and spoke without hesitation. However, my son had already told Murong Chui that he would be appointed Sima of Yuzhou. Now I have changed it without any reason. Since I have lost my surrender,
My heart is in my heart, and I still don’t break my promise. Besides, I am the heir, so please forgive me."
Huan Wen's waist collapsed. He knew that his son had a quarrel with Chen Caozhi, which made him very embarrassed. Even if Chen Caozhi was loyal, Huan Xi was already prejudiced and would definitely not want Chen Caozhi's assistance. If the monarch and his ministers were not in harmony, they would inevitably
Causing trouble——
Huan Wen sighed, took a letter from the desk and handed it to Huan Xi. Huan Xi bowed his head on the ground and didn't see it. He didn't come to pick it up in time——
Little Huanxuan stood up from his mother Li Jingshu's arms, took the letter from Huan Wen, walked to Huan Xi, and said crisply: "Brother, daddy asked you to read it."
Huan Xi raised his head and took the letter. Huan Wen said, "This is a letter from guest Xi. Take a look."
When Huan Xi opened the letter, he saw that Xi's calligraphy was unique, but Huan Xi had no intention of appreciating it. He only saw that Xi Chao wrote in the letter: "——Cui Yong skipped others, the world's richest man in the East Xia came here to avoid disaster, and his heart was very different.
Just stop wanting to be a champion general. It's like raising an eagle. When hungry, it will attach itself to others. Every time you hear the wind blowing, you often have the ambition to reach the sky. It's time to guard your tapestry cage. How can you let it go and let it do whatever it wants?"
Huan Xi thought to himself: "Why did the letter from Xi Chao arrive when Chen Cao came? It must be Chen and Xi who had planned it in Jiankang. The mastermind, Chen Caozhi, is so hateful." He said, "Dad, dad."
, Mr. Xi is not just being alarmist, if Murong Chui is really so strong, why was he forced to have no place to live in Yecheng and wanted to take refuge in my country, Jin Dynasty?"
Huan Wen was not in the mood to argue with Huan Xi and said: "No need to say more, Murong Chui is from Xianbei and has a brave strategy. Chen Zizhong and Xi Jinbin both advised not to let him lead the army. It is always right to be cautious in everything. Who is the Sima of Yuzhou?
No, why do you have to ask Murong Chui? Okay, please step back."
Huan Xi had veins popping out on his forehead and an arrow scar on his left cheek. He struggled to suppress his rage, kowtowed several times in anger, and left without saying a word.
The plain curtains were fluttering in the wind, as if they were stirred by Huan Xi's resentment——
Li Jingshu hugged Huan Xuan and whispered: "General, the prince is very resentful."
Huan Wen sighed and said, "How can Xi'er be in such a big position with such a temperament?"
Li Jingshu lost no time and said: "The general has six sons, so he has no choice."
Huan Wen glanced at Li Jingshu and her son, smiled, and said, "Wouldn't it be nice if Qingqing gave birth to a son for me ten years earlier."
Li Jingshu said: "Xuan'er is smart and the general is good at nurturing him. He will become a talented person in ten years."
Huan Wen smiled bitterly and said: "Five years ago, Du Zigong and Chen Cao both said that I still had ten years to live. At that time, I felt that ten years was enough. I could arrange many things calmly. The army and horses were ruthless. Five years have passed in the blink of an eye, and there are still some problems.
There are many unsatisfactory things, and the most worrying one is the grievance between Xi'er and Chen Caozhi. If this matter cannot be properly resolved, I will never rest in peace."
Li Jingshu chuckled lightly and said: "If the general is worried that Chen Caozhi cannot be used by the prince, then he should be demoted or simply get rid of him." When saying this, Li Jingshu covered little Huanxuan's ears with her hands to prevent him from listening.
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Huan Wen said: "You are decisive. Chen Cao has failed to live up to the expectations of the times. He has the most merit in the Northern Expedition, and he is Xie's, the best son-in-law of the Lu family. He has no fault. If he harms him, he will lose the hope of the times. I will not do anything about it."
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Li Jingshu said: "Then the general will have to consider the matter of the prince. If the prince is so extreme, he may not be able to inherit the general's legacy."
Huan Wen understood Li Jingshu's thoughts. Li Jingshu wanted him to make Huan Xuan the crown prince, but Huan Xuan was only three years old and had no foundation. Deposing the crown prince has been a cause of chaos since ancient times.
