Huan Shiqi entered the west gate of Jiankang and went straight to Xi Chuan's residence. The Jiangdong scholarly clan, which crosses the river, is most honored by Wang Xie, Huan Xi and Xi Chuan, who are famous in the Eastern Jin Dynasty. Xi Chuan, son of Xi Jian, a famous minister of the Eastern Jin Dynasty, and his brother-in-law Wang Xizhi, the high priest Xu Xun and have the wind of the Mai Shi. After Emperor Xiaowu ascended to the throne, he was given the title of General of Zhenjun, and was given the military command of five counties in the eastern part of Zhejiang Province.
Huan Shiqi did not go to worship him, but to worship his son, Xi Chuan, Xi Chuan word guest, less outstanding uninhibited, has the degree of the world, good talk, the righteousness of the subtle, the name of the Jiangdong, a moment of handsome, more famous than his father. Xi Chuan followed the Way of the Heavenly Master, while Xi Chao practiced Buddhism. Xi Chuan was a collector of money and had accumulated tens of millions of dollars. Xi Chuan favored Xi Chao so much that one day he opened the door of his money vault and let him use it as he pleased. Xi Chuan was so generous that he dispersed his wealth in one day, giving all the money to his relatives and friends, and he never did anything without his own will.
Xi Chao was Huan Wen's army, is Huan Wen's most relied upon strategist, the closest friend. Huan Wen Yingqi high, admire not many people, to Xi Chao, but the heart of the courtesy, Huan's children to him is more respect. Xie An had an allusion to the close relationship between him and the Huan clan. Earlier, Huan Wen took advantage of the collapse of the Jin Jianwen Emperor, led the troops into Jiankang, want to cut off the foreigners, and Xi Chao in the discussion together, to get rid of the people listed in the list, written into the zhengzuo, the two men slept in one place that night. The next morning, Huan Wen got up, called the then auxiliary Wang Tanzhi, Xie An, threw the folders to them to see, at this time Xi Chao also high lying tent. Xie An has seen, did not say a word, Wang Tanzhi read, the folders thrown back to Huan Wen, said: "more!" Huan Wen take pen to delete, Xi Chao can not help but sneak from the tent and Huan Wen talk, Xie An said with a smile: "Xi can be called into the curtain of the guest also!" So Huan Shiqi returned to the capital, the first thing to do is to visit this Huan's important curtain guest.
The Xi Mansion is located in the west of Jiankang City, and there are many vehicles parked outside the gate. The driver, the subordinate people gathered together to chat, idle chatter. More than a dozen gorgeous clothes servants, lined up on both sides of the doorway. Huan Shiqi handed over his name badge and asked, "Why is your residence so bustling today?" A leading subordinate, while looking at the name tag, said: "Alas, Xi master and the eldest son are sick, the eldest son is very sick, the master is anxious, also sick." When Huan Shiqi heard that Xi Chuan was ill, it was not good for Self alone to leave him behind and visit Xi Chao, so he said, "I will go and pay my respects to your lord, and you will lead the way."
Bypassing the wall, the main room is full of people, Xi Chuan is seventy years old, his hair is white, lying on his back on the bed, the doctor who examined his pulse, Huan Shiqi recognized him, the famous doctor Fakai. Most of the visitors under the bed are also recognizable, including Wang Xianzhi's brothers. On closer inspection, Wang Xianzhi, Wang Ningzhi, Wang Zhenzhi, and Wang Caozhi are all here, and if it weren't for the fact that Wang Zhengzhi is now in Huan Chong's army, all of the sons of the Wang family would probably be gathered here. Xi Chuan's reputation has to be admired. The brothers of Wang Xianzhi are all proud and untrained, with no dust in their eyes. Not to mention that Xi Chuan is their uncle, or the current emperor, they will not stand so respectfully. I came in to visit in Xi Chuan's honor, didn't I? Only to hear Xi Chuan hoarsely whispered, "Recently, the pain in the abdomen, all the doctors can not cure, but I do not know what is the cause?"
Wang Ningzhi said, "Uncle, you can take the talisman, and once you do, you'll be fine!" Wang Ningzhi believes in Tianshi Dao, so he said this.
Xi Chuan also believed in Taoism, but shook his head and said, "I've taken some, but I can't see any improvement!"
Wang Ningzhi interjected, "I'm afraid that I'm not being dedicated to the Heavenly Master."
Fa Kai, who was taking the pulse, laughed: "No, what you are suffering from is the result of too much careful advancement." Handwriting a party, paid with the next person: "Dispensing medicine to go!"
It seems that the medicine on his prescription is not difficult to find. A moment later, the servant brought the soup brake up and fed it to Xi Chuan, and after a short while, he heard his stomach gurgling, and Xi Chuan asked his servant to help him to the toilet. Half a minute later, Xi Chuan is helped onto the couch, looking at Fa Kai in amazement, and says, "The pain in my abdomen seems to have been greatly cured, you are really a famous doctor."
Fa Kai laughed and said, "There is something in the belly of your husband, but it has been discharged, so there is no need to worry!" The people were amazed. A moment later, the servant brought over a plate, which was what Xi Chuan had diarrhea, a few sections of paper, the size of a fist, and when the servant cut it open and looked at it, it turned out to be the Tianshi Dao talisman that he had taken earlier.
The people laughed secretly and took their leave, and the brothers Wang Xianzhi came down to the hall as if no one else was there, and went their own way. Huan Shiqi also did not greet the crowd, straight through the west corner of the door, to the door. In front of the door, a boy stopped him and said softly, "There were several groups of people who came to pay their respects, but the Prince said that he would not see any of them."
Huan Shiqi laughed softly and said, "You reply to your son, say that Jingzhou Huan Shiqi has something important to see."
The boy saw that he was a guest from afar, so he went in to inform him, and in a short time, he came out and said, "My prince invites you in."
Huan Shiqi into the door, show eyes a courtyard, the main room several rooms, through the hall corridor, are small and chic, large pear flowers, vine plantain, bamboo shade. Into the house, Xi Chao wearing a wide gauze shirt, head strung with a white ribbon, lying on the bamboo couch, slightly closed eyes, face yellow, forehead under the long beard sparse a mess. On the table at the head of the bed, piled up all kinds of imperial reports and documents, and at the foot of the bed there was a box. A young man was reading a newspaper for him in a slow, staccato tone, and when he saw someone come in, he stopped.
Huan Shiqi quietly surveyed Xi Chao, thin and pitiful, only under the forehead of the beard style remains, as if to tell the world that this Jiangdong talent wisdom and style. Huan Shiqi can not help but pity, Xi Chao high-minded, self-proclaimed style, get to this point, but also the heart of the disease.
Xi Chao and Xie An have always been at odds, Xi Chao believes that his father, Xi Chuan, the son of the famous Gong, the position should be on Xie An, but Xie An into the power of the machine, Xi Chuan just travel, so often angry, spoke generously, Xie An hated it. The court appointed Xi Chuan to the post of Permanent Attendant of the Cavalry, but he refused to do so; he was appointed governor of Linhai and general of Xuanwei, but he refused to pay his respects. All day long to socialize, just talk, just the heart of the depression can be imagined, finally fell ill.
Huan Shiqi carefully said: "Shi brother, Jiangzhou a goodbye two years, why emaciated as well!" Xi Chao opened his eyes, looked at Huan Shiqi and said, "Shiqi brother, sit! Serve tea!" The maidservant offered tea, Xi Chao pointed to the young man in the hands of the Di Di newspaper, and then pointed to Huan Shiqi, the man will understand, handing him the paperwork in his hands. Huan Shiqi did not rush to read it, concerned: "Brother Xi, the condition is so serious, do not worry about state affairs again."
Xi Chao breathed heavily and did not speak. Only then did Huan Shiqi unfold the report to read: it turned out that the imperial decree promulgated the Shangshu servant Xie Shi as the conquering general, the conquest of the great governor, fake festival. Xu Yanzhou two states assassin Xie Xuan for the vanguard governor rate auxiliary generals Xie Yan, western general Huan Yi, general Liu Juanzhi, Tan Xuan, Dai Xi, Tao Yin, etc. will be 80,000 troops out of the Guangling, Longchamp general Hu Bin rate of 5,000 sailors into the Huaihe River, to defend against the Fu Jian.
Huan Shi Piety read, put the paperwork to the bed, face huffy, "the court dim head, Xie Shi an old greedy, in addition to cradle money, he will fight?" Xi Chao smiled, "Otherwise, Xie Bai Mian is just a titular governor, the real commander-in-chief is Xie Xuan. You see, 80,000 people, Yanzhou, Yang, Xu, Qing all the way troops are gathered, the court in the north of the river has no troops. The commander of the vanguard is in charge of all the men. Xie An was afraid that his nephew Xie Xuan was young and the people were not convinced, so he gave Xie Baifang a titular governor. Huan Shi piety know Xi Chao and Xie Xuan have both been his father Huan exempted from the Secretary, the two have always been at odds, then said: "Xie Xuan junior, the experience of fighting is also less, Xie An is purely blind command."
Xi Chao sighed, "You do not understand Xie Xuan, Xie An in the court above, against the will of the crowd, reuse his nephew Xie Xuan. At that time, I said: "Xie An raised his relatives against the crowd, Ming also! Xie Xuan will not fail to fulfill his promise! Many people do not believe, although I because Xi Xie two families do not get along, and Xie Xuan not good, but we are in your father, Duke Huan's house, I know his talent, Xie Xuan has a strategy, although Zhou Lang again, but so! After saying this, he looked at Huan Shiqi and slowly said, "Is Huan Dudu uneasy about the court again?"
Huan Shiqi laughed: "nothing can be hidden from you Xi brother, uncle learned that the main captive attack on Huainan, afraid of Xie An they can not hold out, specially let me rate three thousand elite guard the capital."
Xi Chao sighed and said quietly, "Your seventh uncle is a person, selfless, Xie An is to seize this weakness of him, and forced again and again." Xi Chao long out of breath, sneered: "finally your uncle Huan Xuanwu painstakingly created the situation into the present situation, he is the self hot face to others cold ass, Xie An may not lead him this love."
"No way? The 3,000 men I brought with me, they are battle-hardened, chosen by thousands, the best of the Jingzhou soldiers, he won't be able to use them?"
Xi Chao shook his head, "Shi Piety brother, Xie An is very resourceful, if Huainan is really defeated, what use are your 3,000 men? It will only pull the Emperor to Jingzhou. Furthermore, once your Jingzhou soldiers entered the city, they made a big fuss and panic, which is not in line with our Xie Situ's usual style of talking and laughing and quieting Hu Sha."
Xi Chao looked at the face of unconvinced Huan Shiqi, said, "However, you still have to see him, do not talk more, Huan Xie two families of grudges, not you can dissolve." Xi Chao said a lot in one breath, obviously tired, kept coughing. Eyes stayed on the foot of the bed on the big box, inside is when he and Huan Wen conspired with the big time of the exchange of letters, the former years of pointing the river and mountain of bravery is now dissipated, he originally wanted to destroy this box, but afraid of self death, the elderly father too sad, so stayed until now. Xi Chuan has been loyal to the Jin family all his life, and if he knew about the great things that Self and Huan Wen had privately planned, he would not have been sad about his death.
Xi Chuan called the disciple to him and instructed him, "I, I am afraid I can't do it anymore, my father is very old, so the so-called white hair person sends off the black hair person, if after my death, if my father is overly grieved, can't eat, can't sleep, you will present this box to him. If it is not so serious, burn the box." After saying this, tears flowed down his face. Huan Shiqi and that disciple also can not help but tears filled cheeks. Huan Shiqi out of the Xi House, remembering Xi Chao's favor to Huan, the mood is heavy. I thought life is short, in the past years, now lying in bed, the fate of the people!
Huan Shi Piety out of the House along the Qinhuai River eastbound, the river on both sides of the pear like snow, green grass, such as smoke, restaurants and teahouses, makeup building. All kinds of vendors, all kinds of snacks, far row out, can not see the end. Crowds of people hustle and bustle, hustle and bustle, with a high sound, low sound of hawking:
"Rice noodles, top fresh rice noodles!"
"Tofu brain, three cents a bowl. "
"Scallion pancakes, come and buy!"
"Potstickers and dumplings, come and try!"
"Buns! Vegetable buns! Fresh from the pot!"
On the Qinhuai River, the boats were intertwined, the drums were thumping, the beauties were coming and going on the flower boats, and the shadows of the beautiful people were in the makeup buildings. See Huan Shiqi's two soldiers eyes are straight, can't help but sprinkle well, net pick the slender beauty to see. Huan Shiqi also some surprise, since leaving the capital only four years, the capital has become so prosperous, Xie An really have a set. What's more, I can't imagine, the war is now, Jingzhou is like a great enemy, the capital is like nothing, that there is a trace of the flavor of the war.
Far away from the Wuyi Alley, the alley is deep, high doors, carved beams and painted buildings, green trees, swallows flying diagonally. Wuyi Lane was the residence of the forbidden army of Eastern Wu during the Three Kingdoms period, and the forbidden army wore black uniforms at that time, so this place was commonly known as Wuyi Lane. Since Jin's crossing of the Yangtze River, many high-ranking families, such as the Wang Clan of Langya and the Xie Clan of Chen County, have lived in Wuyi Lane.
Huan Shiqi sighed, "Wuyi Lane before Wang Guan, after Xie An, each leading a moment of flirtation, elegant place, the crown of Jiangzuo ah!" Between sighing, has arrived in front of the Xie House, the door stood a few clear-eyed boy, chic clothes, a kind of taste of the cleanliness and elegance. Seeing a guest visit, an older long follower, piled up a smile, welcome up: "Lord, Xie Gong is not in the residence, today, you are the twenty-fourth set of guests!"
Huan Shiqi looked up at the plaque on the front door, like a flying hawk playing the sea, dancing cranes swimming in the sky like the book of "Xie House" two big words, quietly said: "By the ambassador to hold the section, the governor of Jing Jiang Liang Ning Yi Jiao Guang seven states military, Jingzhou assassins, Huan Che Cavalry general order, the champion general Huan Shiqi important military affairs to report to the Xie Sistu! ." Everyone on the door was moved, they all looked at Huan Shiqi, for one thing, Huan Chong and Xie An are equally famous in the imperial court, for another, this young man with a thin waist and a proud face is the General of the Playing Tiger who was famous in Jiangxin, captured Fu Jian and Yan Zhen, who was the governor of Xiangyang, beheaded 7000 people and captured 10,000 people? How do I look at him? He doesn't look as fierce as the legends say he is. The long follower was too busy to bow: "Yo, it's General Huan, forgive me! Pardon me! Xie Gong went to the East Mountain to play, sent word, and do not see guests, today both Huan Champion arrived, but also important military affairs, allow me to lead the general to find."
Jiankang four suburbs of the mountains, mostly for the high families and powerful families sealed dry, even encroachment. The eastern suburb of a mountain mausoleum is the Xie family's property, as far as the eye can see, a building pavilion is covered in a large area of green lush forests and bamboo. Huan Shiqi was led by a long follower, abandoned his horse and climbed up the mountain, along the path paved with rainbows and stones, winding up the mountain.
Before arriving at the villa, I could hear the sound of silk and bamboo, and the sound of qin, serpent, konghou, and flute was like the sound of heaven, melodious and touching. Xie Anya is well known for his music. Since the death of his brother Xie Wan, Xie An had ten years without listening to music, and then, it can no longer leave the bamboo, mourning never waste music, JiangZhou clothes follow, competing into a custom. Huan shi piety said: "Fu Jian army pressure, here is still from the wind and strings constantly, really good realm."
Ascending the mountainside, open up, the mountain are felt brocade paved, everyone is sitting on the brocade, in front of the table above, fruit and food complete. Huan Shi Piety took a look, are Xie's family friends, most recognize, Xie An's son Xie Yao, Xie Yan, Xie An's grandson Xie Zhao, Xie Jun, Xie Mix, Xie An's nephew Xie Xuan, Xie Quan, Xie Jing, Xie An's younger brother, Xie Shi, the rest of the Xie Chong, Xie Chong, Xie An's nephew, such as the Yang Tuan, a great number of people together.
Sitting in the center was Xie An, who was sixty-four years old, wearing a wide shirt with big sleeves and a white jade belt. A head of white hair wrapped in a rolled beam crown, three strands of white beard in the breeze fluttering, the corners of the mouth, forehead covered with fine crow's feet, cheeks rosy, eyebrows sparse. Is hand according to the case table, eyes slightly closed, listening intently.
Seat in the crowd of different postures, it looks, Xie Xuan looks anxious and restless, can not stop moving the body, simply do not care to listen to the song. Xie Xie is in his prime, handsome and upright, square face with clear angles, clear eyebrows and bright eyes. He was looking around, seemingly looking for someone, thinking about something.
Xie Xie Xuan is a famous general of the Jin Dynasty, with great achievements in battle. Three years ago, the court was shaken when Qin general Peng Chao captured Pengcheng, and Ju Nian and Mao Dang led the Qin army of 60,000 men to take Huaiyin, seize Xuyi, and besiege San'a, which is only a hundred miles away from Guangling. Xie Xuan, a newcomer to the imperial court, led his northern army to rescue San'a from Guangling and defeated the Qin army under the city, then advanced into Xuyi and attacked Huaiyin by night, and fought with the Qin army at Junchuan, defeating the Qin army, with Peng Chao committing suicide, and Ju Nang being knighted by Fu Jian and reduced to the status of a commoner. Xie Xuan led the northern army to defeat the Qin army back to Huaibei in a month, winning four battles and four victories with fewer soldiers, and became so famous that he was named Champion General.
The other one shaking his head and listening is Xie Shi, who is also in his fifties, short and chubby, with a big piece of his face especially white, said to be the trauma on his face in his early years, and the imprints left behind after he was cured. Many people call him "Xie white face."
At the end of the song, Xie An half-opened his eyes, his eyes flowed, and rushed to Xie Xuan, "Youdu!" Xie Xuan Huo stood up, "Nephew is here!"
Xie An cast his eyes to the distance in a thick forest and bamboo, slowly said: "This place is very good, I before the new villa in Tushan, no less than here, today you and my uncle and nephew **** game a game, this villa as a gambling capital, how?"
The people heard, wondered, Xie Xuan's this villa, although the magnificent remote, but Xie An new spend thousands of dollars in the construction of the villa in Tushan, covers an area of dozens of hectares, the building museums, forests and bamboo, stone mountains and pavilions, all the then show, a time to pay for a yi yi, the crowd doubly stimulated, Xie's children began whispering.
Xie Xuan, however, was distracted, with the rest of the eye swept the accompanying Jinning Marquis Zhang Xuan, Zhang Xuan outstanding talent, and Xie Xuan and known as the "North and South two Xuan", the world. Zhang Xuan will understand, stood up, arched his hand and said: "Xie Gong, today the dizi captive north to come, the momentum is huge, called a million, the emperor to Xie Gong to take charge of the overall situation, Xie maidservant fake section, Xie Champion supervisor of the front, I do not know if Xie Gong has a plan to deal with it?
Xie An did not move, still not tightly and slowly said: "Today's elegant gathering, do not let the dizi captive swept away the gentlemen's Qing Xing, temporary first chess, dizi captive matter, has been other purpose." A turn of the eye to see Huan Shiqi, a slight smile, a beckon, "Huan Xian nephew not far away, came to the capital, do not want to a moment Dun have two champions of the generals, come on, you and Xie champions marauding." The crowd only then found Huan Shiqi, are surprised, the enemy, this Jingzhou famous general how to run to the capital, see Xie An is not strange, the crowd also do not dare to speak.
Huan Shiqi stepped forward and saluted, "I will Huan Shiqi meet Lord Situ."
Xie An laughed it off. The servants set up the chess game, and Xie An's grandchildren, Xie Chong and other children, gathered around.
Xie An's chess skills are not as good as Xie Xuan's, Xie Xuan is a famous national player, the whole country of Jin, in the chess game is higher than Xie Xuan, there are few. Xie An was the first to play black, Xie An's style of chess was heavy, step by step, Xie Xuan's game was free, throwing with his hands. The black and white situation was immediately apparent, with white having the upper hand. Xie Xuan is now in a state of flux, thinking of his own burden, and thinking of Fu Jian's millions of troops, fearing that if he is not careful, the country's prestige and honor, and the glory of the Xie clan will be buried in the hands of his Xie Xuan, and a layer of fine sweat will be seeping out of his forehead.
Xie Shi leaned over to watch the battle from the sidelines, and when he saw this, he laughed and said: "Youdu, the situation is favorable, why are you so nervous? I think you are afraid of losing the mountain villa!"
Xie Xuan saw Xie An's face calm, peaceful attitude, but also regained his mind, and then watch the game, Xie An discarded the robber, Xie Xuan then should be a hand, who knows that Xie An is a false move, the robber material is not a big robber, Xie Xuan did not think about it, and suddenly Xie An's face all live, Xie Xuan no longer have no intention of loving the war, a game of chess, less than half an hour, between the drop of flowers has been closed.
Xie Xuan laughed and said: "Uncle's chess skill is getting more and more skillful, my nephew is no match for him!" Xie Shi, who was beside him, looked as if he
had lost the game, and said, "It's a pity! Pity!"
Xie An stood up, stretched his arms, and called out with his hand on his flowery white beard, "Yang Tan!"
A middle-aged man in his thirties with a white face answered, "What are your orders, uncle?"
Xie An slowly said, "This mountain is yours."
Yangtan was overjoyed and busily said, "Thank you, uncle! Thank you, uncle!" Turning around with a smile on his face, he rushed to Xie Xuan and said, "Brother You Du, thank you, thank you!"
Xie Xie Xuan looked at Yang Dan smiling flower-like face, his mind is still Huainan that piece of river network across the land, mountains and hills facing each other. Xie An raised his head and looked at the sky, the red sun is bridging the mountains, the sunlight is full of sky, see the sun is about to set, but Xie An looks quite interested, Xu Xu said, "Gentlemen, it's still early in the day, accompany me to take a tour of the riverside, how about it?"
The people said yes and followed Xie An down the mountain. Xie An glanced at Huan Shiqi, who followed him up, and Xie An pondered and just paced down the mountain. Huan Shiqi, Xie Xuan followed, Xie Xuan several times want to speak and then stop, Kansan to the bottom of the mountain, Xie An discretionary words to Huan Shiqi said: "court disposition has been determined, the generals and soldiers are in their places, Jingzhou counties are also important, not lack of armor. Reply to Huan Che Cavalry, guard the Western Clan carefully!"
Huan Shiqi secretly admire Xi Chao's insight, it is so accurate, and immediately bowed to thank An, rate of three thousand elite returned to Shangming, all told him. Huan Chong heard angry, face red, for a long time, only to calm down, look around and sighed: "Xie An has the amount of the temple, but do not know the strategy, now the enemy is on the verge of the enemy, there is the mood to play, talk about, and only send some of the young people without battlefield to resist the enemy, and fewer troops, the world's predictable end, we will be obeisance!"
When the words fell, the scouts came to report that Fu Rong's vanguard legion was stationed in Xiangcheng, Murong Chui led 30,000 cavalry southward, seemingly moving toward my Jingzhou, and the rest of the main force of more than 200,000 was driving eastward.
Huan Chong violently rushed to the map, his fingers stroked across the map, when he turned around, his face was gloomy and scary, murmured: ''Zhu Xu's intelligence is not false at all, the 氐虜to have a showdown in Huainan! Murong Chui will definitely take Meteor City to the south, blocking me from supporting Huainan. He will avoid the real and strike at the virtual, leaving my army of more than 100,000 without any use."
Huan Chong said, only to feel a blockage in the heart, with a hand on the chest, can not stop coughing, Huan Chong was originally sick, today successive fire, touching the sick gas.
Huan Xuan stood out, Xu Xu said: "Uncle do not have to worry, things are so, how about we raise Jingzhou troops to the meteor city, defeated Murong Chui, and then eastward, and the Huainan army east-west sandwich, will be able to break the thief."
Huan Chong was stunned, frowning in contemplation, the counselor Yang Liang was not impressed with this eighteen year old unofficial young duke, refuted:
"Huan young duke, what you said although reasonable, but if I go out with a light army, it is difficult to fight with Muyong Chui, if you dump troops, Shuzhong enemy soldiers down the river, Jingzhou if there is a loss, and even Jiankang is difficult to protect. "
Huan Xuan stared at Yang Liang, said: "Otherwise, Shuzhong naval division is only a year old, its scale, establishment and training of sailors are difficult to compete with my Jingzhou naval force, although the number of people, will be incompetent, I'm afraid that even the Batong can not pass, talk about what to Jiankang? We'll put all of our boat divisions in Jiangling. If the enemy is lucky to pass Badong, will be exhausted, we pour the boat division to attack, there is no victory. The main force of my infantry should save Utopia and fight with Murong Chui!"
"Right!" Huan Shiqi exclaimed, "Uncle, brother Lingbao is right, he Murong Chui is not three days and six arms, what is there to be afraid of him?"
Huan Chong was sitting on the handsome chair, pondering with his face up, he was not afraid of Yao Jan's Bashu navy at all, he was confident in his own navy, he originally wanted to fight with Fu firmly on the river, but who knew that his plan was not successful. Speaking of land war, he is really very jealous of Murong Chui, in the past years with his brother Huan Wen Northern Expedition Yan, a number of battles, and Murong Chui refused to Fangtou, Fangtou battle, Jin soldiers defeated, was beheaded 30,000 levels, since the dead pile of people climbed out of this is the only Huan Wen life has fought the only battle of the defeat, deep thought of hate, and so far, Huan Chong palpitation. Huan Chong thought for a long time, straighten up, on the counseling counselor Yang Liang said: "Pass the order to Huan Shimin, let him in the Xiakou closely monitor Murong Chui Department, do not move. Then send orders to the whole army to cross the Yangtze River and advance to Jiangling."
Huan Chong's army crossed the Yangtze River to the north and retraced their steps back to Jiangling. I don't want to fall in the autumn rain, the rain fell, for several days, the soldiers and horses can't drill, Huan Chong's mood is particularly depressed, out of the mansion, go for a walk. The sky is gloomy, autumn wind with rain in the air. Huan Chong draped in a straw raincoat, wearing a hat, long boots stepped on the muddy road in Shuiwan, puff puff puff sound. Jiangling City since the loss of Xiangyang, Taiyuan three years, Huan Chong moved the town of Ming, the residents of more moved south of the river, ten rooms nine empty, the large Jiangling City does not have many people. Soldiers happen to live in old mansions where no one is, and the streets are full of Jingzhou soldiers with nothing to do, gathering together to gossip and banter, cursing the weather.
Huan Chong paced slowly in the rain with his hands behind his back, when he heard a sound of wailing and crying, and looked from afar at a dilapidated empty mansion, with half of the walls collapsed and the door wide open, and a group of soldiers gathered around something, and the sound of crying came from there. Huan Chong went in, it turned out to be a dead army horse, a horse with a snow-white body. A soldier who is not very old crouched in front of the horse crying with two red eyes, "What's wrong? Crying what?" Huan Chong was already a bit annoyed, and hearing the crying, he was even less bored. The soldiers look, a group of guards and soldiers surrounded by an old man in his fifties, know that this person is not small, busy sides scattered. The crying child wipe wipe tears, salute, choking: "white rabbit got sick and died, I feel sad, so ... ..." Huan Chong understood, he said the white rabbit is the name of the white horse, thought the child is really funny, the Three Kingdoms Lu Bu's BMW is called Red Rabbit Horse, he named his own horse called the white rabbit, only to hear the child whimpered: "This is a BMW, the last time the Shinnan war, father died in battle, it is the pack I escaped, only we are dependent on each other, born into the death, but it threw me down. " Said, teardrops can not stop flowing down.
Huan Chong heavy hearted, Qin and Jin two countries in the Shinshui, Hanshui River area fought for eight years, resulting in Jingzhou ground drought and famine, epidemics, not to mention the horse, the people also have died. Huan Chong stroked the child's wet hair, said: "Your father is my Huan family an excellent knight, you will also become a brave warrior, do not cry, turn around, this governor and then give you a horse." Turning his head, he asked his attendant "Where is Wang Duoyou?"
Prince You is the character of Wang Zhengzhi, the cavalry attaché of the Chezhi general's residence. Wang Zhengzhi came from a high family and was the third son of Wang Xizhi, the nephew and grandson of Wang Guan.
The attendant replied, "Counselor Wang has not been to the palace to deliberate for some days."
Huan Chong looked unhappy and said, "Lead me to it!"
Wang Zhengzhi's new residence was in the east of the city, and after a long walk, he finally found it. A green brick house with snow-white whitewashed walls, a row of green willows caged in the smoky rain, and a stone-paved tunnel leading all the way to the courtyard. When Huan Chong entered the courtyard, he saw a group of people busy, Wang Zhengzhi stood under the dripping eaves, and an attendant with a tall umbrella stood behind him.
Wang Zhengzhi was in his forties, white and clean-looking, with clear eyebrows and black beard, not wearing a crown and hat, his hair was fluffy, with hairpins inserted diagonally, and a green satin-colored wide shirt with big emerald-green belts hanging down on both sides. Seeing Huan Chong come in, he smiled, "How can Huan Gong have the time to come to my place?"
Huan Chong only then see clearly, a large area of newly planted bamboo forest in the courtyard, it turns out that a group of people are busy planting bamboo. Huan Chong said, "What are you doing? And we do not want to stay here for a long time?"
Wang Zhengzhi, but only chanting: "Looking at their Qi Ao, green bamboo. There are gentlemen, like cutting and polishing, like cutting and polishing." Finger that piece of lush green bamboo, said: "How can one day without this gentleman evil!"
Huan Chong angry, asked: "You in my government which official office?" Wang Zheng way: "I do not know what department, common to have a horse, seems to be horse Cao." Huan Chong pondered for a moment, thinking I do not know you tube horse, asked: "How many horses tube?" Wang Zhengzhi replied: "I never asked the horse, how would know the number?" Huan Chong was furious and said sternly: "Do you know how many horses have died recently?" Wang Zhengzhi calmly replied, "How can I know the death if I don't know the life?"
Huan Chong's fire rushed to his head, turned in a circle, to be attacked, the eyes flashed through the piece of water dripping bamboo, and forced himself to hold down the anger of his heart. In Jiangdong, Huan's door brother although high, but the first high family clan is Wang's, Huan Wen by virtue of military service, monopolize power, suppress the door, only to make Huan's into the first class of the ranks of the scholars, but still can't surpass the Luangya Wang's, he Huan Chong is more than qualified to Wang's in the people to be angry. In addition, at this time, angry, where is the demeanor?
Seeing that the rain is still falling sparsely, a turn of the eye, see the carriage outside the courtyard to pick up the self arrived, then hard threw down a sentence, "Mansion deliberations!" Then he flung his hand away. After leaving the courtyard gate, he stepped onto the carriage. Only to see Wang Zhengzhi Xu step to follow, squeeze into the car, said: "Huan Gong do not have to do a car alone, rain slippery road, riding inconvenient, with the public a squeeze." Huan Chong made it impossible to laugh and cry, turned his head and looked out the window at the autumn wind and rain, also ignored him, Wang Zhengzhi also did not think, alone chanting.
The rain gradually lived, Huan Chong state of mind much better, to Wang Hui Zhi said: "You in my house for a long time, but also should do more things." Wang Hui Zhi silent, through the car window to look up at the sky, but see a clear blue sky, with a hand version of the column on the cheeks, said: "West Mountain towards the cause of a cool air ear." Huan Chong silent.
Huan Chong returned to the Handsome Mansion, take off the wet clothes, take a bath, stretch the waist, ease the mood. The maid propped up a brand new set of clothes and asked him to change, Huan Chong could not help but be furious and rushed the maid, "Take it back! Take it back!" The maid also knows that Huan Chong does not like to wear new clothes, but this is Mrs. Huan Chong personally picked before sending, see Huan Chong angry, only to take it back. Not long after, Mrs. Huan personally hand held the new clothes and Huan Chong said: "Huan Lang, clothing is not new, how to get old." Huan Chong turned his anger into joy, and Mrs. Huan personally served him to put on the clothes and tie the belt.
When Huan Chong finished dressing, he hurried to the front hall to discuss the matter, Huan Shimin sent a messenger to report that Murong Chui's cavalry had already approached Utopia. Huan Chong then left the general Liu Bo rate of water division in Jiangling, since the rate of foot and horseback, looking at the Utopia City, halfway to the news, Murong Chui has been Utopia City, Huan Chong stopped the army in the Tianmen to watch.