Eastern Jin Dynasty: My powerful father

Chapter 375 The Emperor’s Ambition
Facing Sima Xingnan's questioning, Huan Wen felt his heart tighten and even the air was suffocating. He hurriedly cried out:
"The heart of an old slave can be learned from heaven and earth. If Chu State still needs an old slave to be in charge, I should go with the princess and saddle the princess in front and behind, doing the work of a dog and a horse."

Sima Xingnan looked at Huan Wen suspiciously, not sure whether it was his true thoughts or whether he was fooling himself, but he also knew that once Huan Wen went north, he would definitely mobilize troops and waste money and people.

"That's all, as long as you have the heart."

When Huan Wen heard that he had been granted amnesty, he guiltily wiped the sweat from his forehead while Sima Xingnan was not paying attention, and was secretly grateful.

There is no doubt that when Sima Xingnan goes to Chang'an, he can live a happy life for a while.

This is what happens between husband and wife. After being apart for a while, they will miss each other, but after being together for a long time, they will yearn for freedom.

Sima Xingnan is an impatient person. Since he decided to go to Guanzhong to visit his children and grandchildren, he naturally had to leave early.

The next day, Huan Wen went out of the city to see her off. After a gentle farewell, Sima Xingnan boarded the deck, leaving only a tearful Huan Wen waving goodbye to her.

When the ship slowly left the ferry and sailed towards the north bank of the Han River, disappearing into the thick fog, Huan Wen changed his sad look and urged his followers:

"Go back to the city quickly."

Since Yuan Zhen did not choose to follow Huan Wen like most of the old members of the Yu family, there was naturally a grudge between the two. Therefore, Yuan Zhen reluctantly gave up his love and found three beautiful and fragrant women to offer to Huan Wen.

Sima Dan looked at the dusty Xi Min and complained:

If according to the rules Sima Xingnan had set for Huan Wen before, if someone sent him a woman, she would have to send it to Chang'an and never stay with him.

Taicheng, Xianyang Hall.

"You are a minister of the country, and you are in the prime of life. Now the country is unrest and the situation is difficult. How can you spend your old age in the woods and springs?"

Although Sima Dan was young, he was enthroned on the throne at the age of two and received an imperial education, so it was natural that he would have no trouble coping with such an occasion.

One person's surname is Xue, one person's surname is Guo, and one person's surname is Ma.

Huan Wen was in a good mood. A few days ago, Yuan Zhen, the governor of Lujiang and General Long Xiang, presented three women to Huan Wen in order to please him.

Now that Xie Shang was seriously ill, Yuan Zhen was also planning to find another supporter, so naturally he set his sights on Huan Wen, who had great power in the government and the public.

Just as Xi Min was about to explain, Sima Dan had already stepped forward to help him up:
"Xie Gong is seriously ill and Yuzhou has no owner. The King of Kuaiji recommended Xi Qing to replace him. I deeply agree. Yuzhou is entrusted to you. You must not betray me."

Yuan Zhen came from the Yuan family of Chen County, and was of the same clan as Huan Wen's first conspirator, Yuan Qiao. He was originally a subordinate of Yu Yi and served as the prefect of Xunyang. After Yu Yi's death, he followed Xie Shang and moved to Lujiang as the prefect.

Now that Sima Xingnan had left, Huan Wen couldn't hold himself back and was eager to have fun with the three women.

However, the three women were so beautiful, especially the woman named Ma. Huan Wen was deeply fascinated by her when he first met her. He was really reluctant to send her to Chang'an and handed her over to Huan Xi, so he had to hide her beauty in the golden house and secretly hide it from Sima Xing. Male, place them in Xiangyang.

The facial expressions changed so quickly that everyone was stunned.

Not to mention how Huan Wen indulged in sex with the three women, Xi Min rushed from Zhang An to Jiankang under the spotlight.

Xi Min was greatly moved:

"I have been favored by the country in my life, and now I am called out of the mountain. How dare I not do my best to repay His Majesty."

Sima Dan was overjoyed and held a banquet in Xianyang Hall that night to entertain Xi Min.

The next day, early in the morning, Xi Min entered the palace to bid farewell to Sima Dan, and Sima Dan personally saw him off from Jiankang. Although Sima Yu, Wang Tanzhi, Wang Biaozhi and others all said it with certainty, and even though Xi Min's son Xi Chao served the Huan family, Xi Min himself was absolutely loyal to the Jin Dynasty, but the young emperor still could not completely rest assured that he This is using his own method to win over Xi Min.

Sima Dangui was the emperor and sent him off in person. In the relationship between monarch and minister in feudal society, this could be regarded as a special gift in any case.

Xi Min rode with the Emperor. The imperial chariot stopped outside the Zhuque Gate, and Sima Dan walked down holding hands with him.

Once upon a time, Sima Dan and his mother were forced by the Huan family and his son to come to Zhuque Gate to meet them.

Sima Dan was filled with emotions when he revisited his old place. He said to Xi Min:

"This is my second time coming to Zhuque Gate."

Although Xi Min had been living in seclusion before, he was not indifferent to what was happening outside the window. Of course, he knew what happened to Sima Dan when he first came to Zhuque Gate.

It is said that Liang Gong's eyes never left the Queen Mother.

In fact, it is of course impossible for Huan Xi to really keep an eye on the Empress Dowager Chu, but his reputation in this regard is too bad, and some people just like to make pornographic rumors out of thin air.

Fortunately, Huan Xi did not enter Jiankang that day, otherwise, the scandal of his dirty palace would have spread throughout the city.

Xi Min said seriously:
"Your Majesty, don't worry. I am at odds with Chu and Liang. As long as I am still alive, I will never let the Huan family get involved in Yuzhou."

This is exactly what Sima Dan wants to hear. He even deliberately hopes to use Xi Min to make Xi Chao his secret son.

As the saying goes, if a king asks his ministers to die, he will not dare not to die; if a father asks his son to die, he will not dare not to die.

Sima Dan felt that once he and Xi Min exerted their strength at the same time, Xi Chao might not be able to turn back, which was why he had to be so kind to Xi Min.

However, what Sima Dan didn't know was that Xi Chao was by no means a foolish and filial person in the traditional sense.

Of course, he didn't have much contact with Xi Chao and didn't have the opportunity to get to know each other in depth, so he had this extravagant hope that Xi Chao's position would be shaken because of the father-son relationship.

In Xi Chao's heart, Huan Wen and Huan Xi are the kings, not Sima Dan.

Xi Min was also aware of this. Therefore, when Sima Dan vaguely mentioned this matter to him when seeing him off, Xi Min agreed:
"I will give kind words to the dog and hope that he will find his way back."

Sima Dan was secretly happy. He did not hear from Xi Min's words that the other party would do his best and obey fate, but he was already hoping that Xi Chao would surrender to him secretly due to the righteousness between king and minister, father and son.

Chi Min said goodbye to Sima Dan, got into the carriage and drove away.

In the carriage, Xi Min couldn't help but shook his head secretly. The little emperor's palace was still a bit poor. He was full of joy and anger, and couldn't hide things in his heart.

Of course, this will not change his intention to be loyal to the Jin Dynasty.

As for forcing Xi Chao to secretly communicate with the Jin Dynasty as his father, Xi Min would only do this if he was crazy.

Xi Chao now serves as the Minister of Chu State. He is Huan Wen's mastermind and Huan Xi's representative in Jiangnan. It can be said that he is deeply trusted by the Huan family and his son.

If Xi Chao had not been too deeply involved with the Huan family, Xi Min would not have accepted the imperial court's offer to serve as the governor of Yuzhou.

It was one thing to be a loyal minister of the Jin Dynasty, but he never thought of pushing the Gaoping Xi family completely into the opposition of the Huan family.

(End of this chapter)