Huan Rong

Chapter 186 Regret

In the first year of Ningkang, Gengshen in February, Sima Huan was buried in the mausoleum.

The funeral followed the old custom of offering kings Sima Fu and Huo Guang in Anping, and there were chariot and horse uniforms and soldiers and arrows symbolizing Jiuxi.

On the day of the funeral, the troops of the Xifu army were completely untouched, and the people of Gushu City and Zicheng spontaneously sent each other off.Huan Rong, as the eldest son, walked in front of the team with Huan Xi, seeing the people on the side of the road and hearing the bursts of mourning, he couldn't help feeling dazed for a while.

No matter how Huan Da Sima was in his later years, in the first 50 years of his life, he did make great contributions to the Eastern Jin Dynasty's recovery of territory and maintenance of stability.

Putting aside the comments on historical books, putting aside all the past, and considering today alone, it can be said that Huan Wen is worthy of being a representative figure in troubled times, a powerful official in the Eastern Jin Dynasty, and a person who is famous in history books.

There are more than [-] coffins in the team, in which are the martyrs Ma and his servants.

Before the funeral, Princess Nankang and Mrs. Li arrived in Gushu.Mrs. Ma knelt in front of the door, please see the princess.Princess Nankang didn't see her, she just sent a word to Ah Mai that after the funeral, Huan Xuan would be taken to Youzhou to be educated with Huan Wei.

"Your Highness accepts the Lord's will, Madam, you can rest assured."

Mrs. Ma will die for Huan Da Sima, and he will bear the responsibility of saying "Madam".

Hearing this promise, Mrs. Ma stood in front of the door, then stood up, and left without looking back.

The extravagant hope was shattered overnight, and finally let her see the truth clearly.However, it was too late.

So what about "madame", it's just an empty name, in the end, you have to abandon your parents and children and bury them underground.If something happens in the future, who will come to see Gu Langjun?Who can protect him as an adult?

When he returned to the courtyard, he saw the loyal servant holding a wine glass and waiting for a long time. Ma took a deep breath, his eyes were red, and his voice was choked in his throat.

"Ma'am, it's time to go."

The loyal servant has served Sima Huan for many years, and has been by his side since he took revenge on Jiang's son and Sanglu.It's been nearly fifty years since I've worked my butt off.During the period, Huan Wen became an official, took the town of Jingzhou, married Princess Nankang, made three Northern Expeditions, was granted the title of Duke of the county, and served as the Grand Sima. The healthy servants and guards around him changed after another, but he never left.

Even though he narrowly escaped death on the battlefield, lost one eye, and broke half of his hand, he still serves Huan Wen to this day.

It can be said that it is no small "honor" for him to send Ma Shi off in person.

Looking at the wine glass delivered to him, Madam smiled wryly in his heart.She would rather not have this kind of glory!I just want to live, to see Huanxuan grow up, marry a wife and have children, and live the rest of his life in peace.

Unfortunately, she woke up too late.

When the illusion was shattered, what remained in front of her was already a dead end, and it was too late.

If she had known today, she would never have delusions, let alone have delusions, she would rather be like Murong, guarding her son honestly, even if it is spiritually impaired, even... She still laughed at Murong's stupidity, It turned out that she was a complete fool!

"Ma'am." The loyal servant reminded, and the maidservant holding the wine glass knelt down in front of Mrs. Ma.

At the same time, another maidservant held the hairpin and hairpin ring on the skirt and asked Ma Shi to change it before drinking.

"I, I want to see Mr. Ma." Ma Shi's voice was hoarse, and his face was pale.

"Mr. Qilang has been sent to the main courtyard." The loyal servant was unmoved, and told the Ma family clearly that in accordance with Huan Da Sima's last order, Huan Xuan will be raised and taught by Princess Nankang, and he will have nothing to do with her in the future.

Ma Shi froze on the spot, and after two breaths, his whole body seemed to have his bones removed, and he collapsed on the spot on the spot.

The loyal servant winked to the left and right, and immediately a servant came forward to help Ma Shi, sent her to the screen to change clothes, combed her hair and put on a bun.All the servants who served her were taken to the corridor, and each of them had a glass of poisoned wine in front of them.

Some servants refused to drink and struggled to run away, but were immediately caught by the servants, who strangled the bowstring around their necks, and soon fell silent.

The servant girl fell to the ground, dying with regret.

The loyal servant didn't raise his eyebrows, and was dragged down to deal with it.

"In this case, naturally you can't serve the Lord Lang with the funeral."

The rest of the servants looked ashen and trembled like chaff, but they didn't dare to fight, they could only hold up the wine glass with tears in their eyes, close their eyes and drink it in one gulp.

The sounds of coughing, crying and scratching sounded at the same time, and then disappeared quickly.

Ma Shi was helped out of the screen, saw more than 20 corpses, his expression was numb, and he didn't make a sound.

"Ma'am, please."

Ma Shi picked up the wine glass, looked at the muddy wine in the glass, and a sneer smirked at the corner of his mouth.

After drinking the wine, it seemed like a raging fire was ignited, and there was a hint of fishy sweetness in the throat, and the bright red corner of the mouth was unknown whether it was rouge or blood.

"Help me into the coffin."

Mrs. Ma resisted and refused to fall, and with the support of her servants, she walked step by step to the prepared coffin, and lay down tremblingly.Before closing his eyes, Madam Ma looked at the roof and unexpectedly found that the place where he had lived for two years was so strange at this moment.

The loyal servant stood in front of the coffin, watching Mrs. Ma swallow his last breath, and led the crowd to salute.

After the funeral, he will move out of Gushu City with his family, and will guard the mausoleum of Sima Huan from generation to generation.

Halfway through the funeral procession, far away from the sight of the people in the city, Huan Xi and Huan Ji suddenly noticed that there were several unfamiliar healthy servants beside him. Dressed in plain robes and white scarves, his picturesque face unexpectedly showed a bit of sternness.

"Brother, it's best not to act rashly."

"What do you mean?" Huan Xi said angrily, "You want to embarrass your brother before the majesty enters the mausoleum? Now that all the clansmen are here, have you thought about the consequences?!"

"Of course I thought about it, otherwise I wouldn't do it."

Huan Rong took half a step forward, speaking slowly, but it made Huan Xi's heart rise to his throat.

"Because I don't want to disturb the Maharaja's funeral, and I don't want the Maharaja to go underground, I have no choice but to send someone to watch over the two elder brothers. Please be more sensible, and don't embarrass me."

Huan Xi's face turned red.

"How dare you talk to me like that?!"

"Why not?" Huan Rong raised his eyebrows, "If it wasn't for Gu Nian's 'Kong Huai Zhiqing', I don't want the Maharaja to make the tribe suspicious and let outsiders see Huan's discord, at this moment, it wouldn't be people looking at brother."

"Respectfully," Huan Ji saw that the situation was not good, fearing that Huan Xi would leak his words or even start a scene on the spot, he hurried forward to smooth things over, "Why do you and my brother do this?"

"Isn't it necessary?" Huan Rong looked at Huan Ji, turned sideways, and gave way to Huan Xin who was two steps away, "Third brother, in your opinion, is this necessary?"

Huan Xin raised her head, met Huan Xi's glaring gaze and Huan Ji's astonishment, she didn't take it seriously at all, nodded and said: "Eldest brother and second brother mourn too much, it should be so, there is nothing wrong with respecting Dao's actions. In my opinion, Majesty entered After the mausoleum, the two elder brothers can't rush to Jiankang for the time being, they need to find another place to recuperate, Jing Dao will make an announcement, and the imperial court will understand."

Having said that, there is no doubt about Huan Xin's position.Knowing that today he would have to tear himself apart with Huanxi and Huanji, he decided to go all out, and then said: "Jiankang Huan Mansion may as well be handed over to Brother Wei. Brother has an official position, and there are several loyal servants left by the Majesty, so it can be taken care of properly. .”

Huan Xi and Huan Ji wanted to be unfavorable to Huan Rong, but they failed today, so there is no guarantee that they will not feel sick again.

You can't cut it with your hands, but you can't just let it go.Instead of sending them to Jiankang, it is better to find a place nearby to take care of them.As for Jiankang, Huan Xin volunteered.

So what about the quality?

Even if he is stupid and talented, he is the son of Sima Huan after all.Moreover, having been an official for several years, and having dealt with all levels of the court, Huan Xin can fully understand the situation.

As long as Huan Rong stands firmly in Youzhou and holds Yuzhou in his hand, and Huan Chong and Huanhuo firmly occupy Jiangzhou and Jingzhou, the imperial court will not dare to touch him in the slightest.Even in order to win over the Huan family to fight against the Xi family, and even to balance the power of the gentry, they will treat each other with courtesy.

Except for the loss of a little freedom, life will never be sad.

Wealth is in danger.

He is not as close as Huan Yi and Huan Rong, and he made many mistakes in his early years, but fortunately he did not die like Huan Xi and Huan Ji, so he can still make up for it.

With today's "nomination certificate", even if Huan Rong doesn't believe him, he won't make things difficult for him.

Anyone with a brain can understand that with Huan Rong's age, talent, popularity and strength, he will be able to surpass Huan Chong and Huan Huo in the future and lead the Huan family as the head of the family.

If you can't see the situation clearly, you will hit the south wall sooner or later, just like Huanxi and Huanji.

Be sensible, try to put down your figure as much as possible, there will always be a day when you can stand out.

After speaking, Huan Xin's attitude showed that both Huan Xi and Huan Ji's eyes were bloodshot.

Huan Rong didn't give the two of them a chance to quarrel, during the second half of the journey, there was always a healthy servant by his side, if there was anything wrong, they would immediately knock them unconscious, and with the excuse of "excessive grief", he helped them finish the journey the whole process.

Grieving too much, and fainting at a funeral, instead of being criticized by the world, will be praised by the world.

Huan Xin walked to Huan Rong's side, ignored Huan Yi's questioning gaze, and said in a low voice, "Brother will always stay on the front line, but it's a pity that the eldest brother and the second brother will not appreciate it."

"It doesn't matter." Huan Rong didn't look back, watched the coffin being sent into the mausoleum, and said in a deep voice: "I have a clear conscience."

Huan Xin opened her mouth, as if she wanted to say more, but suddenly seeing Huan Chong approaching, she swallowed the words back into her throat and did not make another sound.

After sweeping past Huan Xin and Huan Yi, Huan Chong pulled Huan Rong aside and asked in a low voice, "What happened just now?"

"What did uncle say?"

Huan Chong raised his eyebrows, obviously saying: You know what I mean, don't pretend to be stupid.

Huan Rong shook his head, clarified the matter in a few words, and said: "Eldest brother and second brother have serious intentions, and want to set fire to Da Sima's mansion. The drugs and other things have been prepared, and there are powerful locals to help. They are not only targeting nephews, And uncle."

"Who else knows about this?"

"Fourth uncle." Huan Rong smiled wryly.

"Fourth brother?" Huan Chong pondered for a moment, "Jiankang didn't participate? With the abilities of the two of them, it's impossible to make such an arrangement."

"Currently we don't know everything, we only know that members of the Gaoping Xi clan appeared in Gushu."

"Xi Fang back?"

Huan Rong nodded, feeling very complicated, it's hard to say what it's like.

"That's the end of the matter." Huan Chong said abruptly.

"Uncle?" Huan Rong was surprised.

"You stop immediately, and I will take care of the future." Huan Chong put his hand on Huan Rong's shoulder with a solemn expression, "The above matters are fine, but we can't leave a story for the world to say that you disrespect your brother. , Discord with siblings."

"Can……"

"Listen to me." Huan Chong continued, "I will discuss this matter with your third uncle, and the two of us will be the ones in the family. Regardless of Huanxi and Huanji, if your fourth brother is involved, you must not touch your hands, otherwise you will attract trouble. The dissatisfaction of the tribe will be very detrimental to you in the future."

"In that case, uncle's reputation will be damaged."

"It doesn't matter." With five fingers, squeezed Huan Rong's shoulders, Huan Chong said, "You need to know that the Huan family is one, and the virtue of the patriarch is related to the whole family. Don't mention others, only the Yu family. Even though he is from a foreign relative, Yu Bing is quite talented. Gao, wise and decisive, when he was there, the Yu family occupied the court for a while. But when it came to Yu Xi, there was also a woman who entered the palace as the queen, but the power and reputation of the family plummeted."

Huan Chong's voice was even lower, and each word seemed to contain a mighty force, hitting Huan Rong's mind straight.

"Even if there are external causes, the root cause is that Yu Xi is incompetent and unable to continue the glory of his father and ancestors."

"As the patriarch of the gentry, authority, status and responsibility go hand in hand."

"Arong, you have to keep this in mind."

Huan Rong took a deep breath, he really never thought that Huan Chong would say such a thing to himself at Sima Huan's funeral.

"My uncle's teachings, my nephew will definitely keep them in mind."

Huan Chong nodded, then patted Huan Rong on the shoulder, and said, "You saw me when you were young, and you often called me father, but you didn't know me when you got older. From now on, I will be a town aunt, and you will not meet many times when you are in Xuyi. , but not too little. If Ah Rong is willing, why not call me father again, presumably the third brother is also willing."

During the Wei and Jin Dynasties, the relationship between nephew and nephew was no less than that of father and son.

It is recorded in the literature that the son of a brother is like a son, and the distinction between uncle and nephew is the same as that of father and son.When the world mentions a brother's son, they often call each other "my son" and "my son", and seldom say "my nephew".It is very common for a nephew to call "Father".

Huan Rong looked at Huan Chong, felt the force on his shoulders, nodded heavily after a while, and called "Father".

Huan Chong withdrew his hand, his expression became gentle, and he nodded slightly to Shang Huan Huo's gaze.The latter understood and didn't ask any questions on the spot, and only waited until after the funeral was over.

The coffin and burial objects were sent to the mausoleum, and the door of the tomb was closed.

As soon as the procedures were completed, the funeral procession turned back to the city.

Huan Xi and Huan Ji were still guarded by the servants, while Huan Xin never walked three steps away from Huan Rong, which attracted Huan Yi's frequent glances.

Huan Chong and Huan Huo walked together, whispering a few times.Huan Huo frowned, and moved his hand to his side, he was lost for a moment, only then did he realize that the saber was already untied, and he didn't have a weapon at hand even if he wanted to cut someone down.

"The two slaves are narrow-minded and short-sighted, and they joined forces with outsiders to harm their own brother. How can we keep him like this!"

"Brother, be safe and don't be impatient." Huan Chong looked around and said in a low voice, "This matter involves four brothers, and Jiankang Jingkou is involved in it, so don't be too reckless, so as not to fall into other people's traps."

"What do you think it should be?"

"I have made an agreement with Ah Rong that I will go to the imperial court soon, leave Huanxi and Huanji outside, and let Huanxin enter Jiankang. The third brother will not move there for the time being, but will write a letter with Da Zhongzheng. The matter of selecting officials for him needs to be discussed again. discuss."

Huan Huo was not angry, but he also understood that Huan Wen had just left not long ago, and the clan should not go to war, this is the best way at present.

"As for Jiankang and Jingkou," Huan Chong twitched the corners of his mouth, "the same can't act rashly, hold back for the time being, and find an opportunity to avenge today's revenge!"

Before his death, Huan Wen told Huan Chong to be vigilant against Xi Yin in the military and pay attention to Xie An in political affairs.

"Both of them are great talents, they should not be taken lightly."

Wang Tanzhi and Wang Biaozhi couldn't match the high evaluation.

Regardless of the relationship between the brothers, Huan Chong never dared to ignore Huan Wen's dying words.Therefore, when I heard Huan Rong's words, my first reaction was to "take" him out of the matter, so as not to act recklessly and fall into the other party's trap.

It wasn't that he was overly careful, but because Xie An and Xi Yin were people, the cooperation with Huan Xi and Huan Ji was obviously just a cover to help them burn down the Da Sima Mansion?Unless your brain gets flooded!

Looking back, Huan Huo's expression became more solemn, and his gaze towards Huan Xi and Huan Ji was like a sharp sword.

How could the eldest brother, Hero I, give birth to such two sons?

What does it mean to not know relatives and estrangements, what is short-sightedness, and what does it mean to lure wolves into a house?

This is!

After returning to the city, Huanxi and Huanji were immediately imprisoned. Without exception, the healthy servants and guards who were "loyal" to the two men were all tied up, arrested, and severely tortured.The participating tycoons were also suppressed by themselves, and they were wiped out before they could make any resistance.

However, the matter of Huan Ji and Huan Ji was limited to the Huan mansion, between the three uncles and nephews.Princess Nankang and Mrs. Li knew the inside story and strictly ordered everyone not to spread it.Most of the Huan clan didn't know the inside story, and they said that Huanxi and Huanji were too sad, bedridden and unable to see people.

Jia Bing received Huan Rong's letter, knew the cause and effect, and sent a reply soon.

Seeing the contents of the letter, Huan Rong's teeth ached on the spot.Acting in this way, Jiankang will not be far away without chaos.

Turning my head to think about what the other party has done, I immediately made up my mind, you are not benevolent and I am not righteous!This time he was lucky, and there was no guarantee that he would step into a pit next time.Immediately repaired two books, one was sent back to Xuyi, and the other was sent to Wang Xianzhi.

When the letter was delivered, Jia Bing and Xun You started to arrange it together. After Wang Xianzhi and Wang Biaozhi discussed it, they fanned the flames.

In April Dingmao, there was a sudden "demon wind" in Jiankang City. A demon who claimed to be Daojijiu gathered more than [-] bandits and bandits, saying that the emperor Sima Yao was unfaithful and unfilial.

Not counting this, he even used Sima Daozi's banner to attack Guangmomen in the morning, pretending to be the king of the East China Sea, entering the palace, breaking into Yunlongmen, and going straight to the palace pavilion.

When the guard saw that there was a "young man" wearing a crown among the thieves, he couldn't see his face clearly, and he couldn't confirm his identity.

The thieves took advantage of the situation to plunder and set fire to them. When Yin Kang, the general of the left guard, and Mao Anzhi, the guerrilla general, led the crowd to kill the thieves, the fire inside the Yunlong Gate shot up to the sky, killing and injuring more than a hundred thieves.

As for the person who pretended to be "Sima Daozi", he was not a teenager, but a short adult man!

This "civil unrest" came and went quickly, and it was nothing but a farce.

At that time, Sima Daozi went out to play in the city, completely unaware of the affairs in the palace.After rushing back, seeing a messy scene of fire and seeing the gloomy gaze of his boss Ma Yao, his heart skipped a beat.

The aftermath of this farce is not small.

Sima Yao's reputation for being unfilial spread throughout Jiankang. To avoid suspicion, Sima Daozi had to submit a petition to return to the fiefdom and not be granted the title of King Langya.

At the same time, Xi Yin received a secret report saying that Sima Yao had secretly told people from Youzhou that if he was willing to help him control the government, he could be the prime minister of Huan Rong; In order to prevent the disaster of foreign relatives" and other words.

For a while, Sima Yao was put on the fire, unable to get off even if he wanted to, and almost roasted to death.

Wang Biaozhi and Wang Xianzhi said at this time that the emperor, Youchong, should invite the Queen Mother to govern.Xie An and Wang Tanzhi agreed, but Xi Min strongly opposed it.

"The son of heaven is still in his infancy, mother and child are one body, so the queen mother can come to the court. This year, I was ten years old, and I know political affairs, and my ministers can help me. How can I say that the emperor is weak and the queen mother is here!"

The two sides insisted on their own words, the eyes of the court and the central government immediately gathered, and various forces began to move around.

The water in Jiankang was once again muddy. According to Jia Sheren's plan, even if there was no open fire, this dark fire would burn for a while until all parties came to a contest.

In contrast, Huan Xi, Huan Ji was away, and Huan Xin was back in Jiankang, and nothing happened at all.The "allies" identified by the former are busy competing in the court, and the two dispensable discarded sons have long been forgotten.

Had he known today, would Huan Xi and Huan Ji have regretted it?

Maybe, maybe there is still a way to go to the dark.

Huan Rong let the pigeons fly, thinking of all the things in Jiankang City, he smiled slightly, closed his eyes, and enjoyed the warm spring breeze.