Chu Wang's Mansion in Gangneung County

The huge palace is far and deep, from time to time there is a team of pillars with spears stepping on neat steps to advance, pavilions and pavilions, rockeries and weak waters, every place creates a state of ingenuity, that winds like a snake, every cobblestone paved path is a masterpiece of painstaking work, and the stones are almost the same size, it can be seen that the master of this mansion is painstakingly worked.

Along the cobblestone path through the bamboo forest of several zhang wide, a boulder appears in front of you, the book "Hidden Heart Building" is behind the stone, there is a two-story pure wooden structure attic towering toweringly, it is hung with red lanterns, there are candles lit inside, it is bright in all directions, there are soldiers standing guard every three steps downstairs, the expression is serious, the spirit is shining.

In the attic, there are four people sitting on the left and right, all facing the first.

Huan Xuan played with the white pearl jade in his hand, his eyebrows were deep, his face was pale, and he wore a luxurious brocade dress to set off his arrogant temperament.

"Your Majesty, the two places of Jingjiang have been decided, and it is really not appropriate to crusade against Sima Yuanxian now." Strategist He Mu Lang said.

Huan Xuan grinned and said proudly: "Sima father and son are all punished, although there is Liu Dadu to lead the troops, but how can it be compared with this king's thousands of troops." ”

"That is, the king has been accumulating strength for a long time, Sima Yuanxian controls the government, and in order to harm the world, the people in the court are panicking, and it is the time to raise troops." Dan Yang Yin Bian Fan Zhi, who was sitting at the head of the right, said.

He Mu didn't like Bian Fan's style, and when he saw him speak, the corners of his lips twitched and said: "Your Majesty received a secret letter yesterday, please take a look at it. After speaking, he took out the letter from his bosom and presented it to the king of Chu.

Huan Xuan took it, unfolded it, and laughed after a while: "Who wrote this?" ”

He Mu must have opened his mouth in his heart and said: "I don't know who it is, delivering to his subordinates' mansion at night." ”

In fact, the person who handed over the letter had a very good personal relationship with him, and did not tell his name and origin, and did not want this force to be mixed in.

"Liu Gaozhi is good at leading the troops, I don't know if I can say it?"

He Mu looked at Bian Fanzhi, turned around and replied: "Liu Dudu was originally Wang Gong's general, Sima Yuanxian led him with power, and he turned back, after Wang Gong's death, Liu Dudu took over the military affairs of Yan, Qing, Hebei, You, And, Xu, and Yang, which shows that his pursuit of power is very strong, and his subordinates are willing to lobby him, and he will be able to lead him to serve the king." ”

Huan Xuan was overjoyed, and was just about to speak, when a man in strong armor who was sitting at the bottom of the left stood up and hugged his fists and said: "It is very good to say that the plan of moving Liu Dudu, Jingjiang and the two prefectures will have enough grain, if they can cut off the transportation in the river, the imperial court will definitely have no food to eat, and the people's hearts will be scattered. ”

The person who spoke was in a majestic figure, heroic between his eyebrows, and it was Huan Xuan's nephew Huan Zhen, the official to the general of Yangwu, decisive and daring to fight, with extraordinary martial arts, good at training, and good at scheming.

Huan Xuan didn't like this nephew's tyrannical state, and he didn't like the rudeness of interjecting just now, but this son fought bravely and eliminated Yang Yanqi and Yin Zhongkan, so he also hid his unhappiness.

When Bian Fanzhi heard this, his face was overjoyed and said: "What General Yangwu said is very true, if the transportation in the river is cut off, Kyoto will be chaotic, and when the time comes, the crusade against Sima and his son will definitely be taken without much effort." ”

Huan Xuan saw that He Mu also nodded, and immediately ordered, and a cronie went to convey it.

Huan Zhen finally came up with a plan, but he did not get half of Huan Xuan's praise, although he was unhappy in his heart, but this plan was favored by He Mu and Bian Fan at the same time, and his face couldn't help but float with pride, Huan Xuan, who saw it, frowned, and even the pearl and jade in his hand stopped turning

The king of Chu cut off the water in the river, so that the grain road on which Kyoto depends for survival was cut off, and the immediate effect caused the people's hearts to fluctuate, and the price of grain in the city rose three times a day, and the people were panicked.

Although the treasury is abundant, but it is all inedible jewelry, the major restaurants and restaurants in the city have closed their doors, the bustling and lively streets are depressed day by day, and the people try their best to get out of the city, but they are indeed blocked by the soldiers, and the sound of wailing is not desolate.

Xie Yu had been drunk in the Yu Mansion since that day, and after he woke up, he also secretly regretted it, and was thinking about how to go to the mansion to apologize, but he really didn't want the King of Chu to cut off his luck, Qinglong came to inform him at night that there were not many stores left in Ziyun Tower, so he was helpless and ordered him to rest temporarily.

That day, he sent a message to Kun San, thinking that he would go to Liu Ba's mansion at night and let him collect books and classics, so that the four major families would send them away together at the end of the month.

A few months ago, when he went to quell the rebellion against Sun En, he confessed to Xie Ying to buy grain and grass to hoard, it seems that he is really a little prepared, and the house is also peaceful, but it is to suffer those powerless people, want to flee, even the city gate can not get out, the court and the central chapter are one after another, Sima Yuanxian really can't resist, only a few days after the city opened, the entire Jiankang City is inaccessible, extremely depressed.

It's really a house leak and it rains, when Sima Yuanxian was anxious, there was news of anti-thieves in Jin'an County, presumably Sun Enyu's party was making waves, just when Xie Yu was secretly happy, he really didn't expect Sima Yuanxian to send Liu Yu, a subordinate of Liu Gaozhi, to lead the troops, mess up the plan, and busy repairing a book, so that people could go to Taipei County to announce.

This one thing after another completely surprised Xie Yu, and the plans he had secretly arranged were broken one after another, making him also in a hurry and uneasy.

The thunder and rain were small The general crusading against the king of Chu suddenly collapsed, and when the entire court was trying its best to stabilize the hearts of the army and the people, Liu Jiaozhi led 50,000 Beifu troops to rebel and go to Jingzhou The news completely defeated the entire Jiankang City.

The situation suddenly became extremely delicate, the daily morning dynasty has been terminated since then, Wang Xie Yu's three mansions seem to be standing on the same line, the door of the mansion is closed all day, Xie Yu knows that this is the mansions have begun to protect themselves, the prestige of the patriarchs must have secretly communicated the news, so they behaved like this, using various methods to prevent the indignant children of the clan from going out of the house, for fear of falling into the news of supporting Sima Yuanxian, anyone can see that the father and son will definitely set in the west and die soon.

At the end of August, Xie Yu asked Xie Ying to secretly escort the scholars led by Xie Lingyun, children and craftsmen, as well as two carts of books collected by Liu Ba to Huiji under the pretext of escorting the children of the Xie family, and boarded the ship sent by Xu Yanzhi to deliver salt and grain sent by the four major families in Ninghai, and drove to Taipei County in a mighty manner, and Yao Qing, this scholar did not have any opinions, so he took his mother with him, for him, a person who did not belong to the Jin Dynasty, as long as he could survive, it would be good anywhere.

Undoubtedly, this huge team immediately attracted Sima Yuanxian to accuse the Xie Mansion of being a different enemy, and the Xie family, who did not know the situation, went to accuse Xie Yao of causing trouble, Xie Yu said that the food in the village was in danger, and these children and "children of the clan" were just sent to Yan County to survive, only to provoke Sima Yuanxian to be angry, and he was really helpless

In the middle of September 400 A.D

Murong Bao of the Xianbei tribe built the capital of Guanggu (Qingzhou), and was called the emperor in the same year, with the country name Yan.

The Southern Liang and the Northern Liang formed an alliance, the lord Wu Gu was injured and died due to drunkenness, and his brother Lilu Gu was the throne of Wuwei and moved the capital to Xiping.

Western Qin was destroyed by Later Qin.

Sima Yuanxian sent a text to reprimand the king of Chu for rebellion and raised 150,000 troops.

At the same time, the king of Chu raised 200,000 troops to rebel and announce to the world, Sima and his son dictated the dynasty, and the people were not happy.

Suddenly, wolf smoke rose everywhere, and the world was in chaos

Xie Fu Zhongtang

The huge hall was full of people, all of whom were relatives or side branches in the house, and the patriarch Xie Wang stood in front of people, his forehead was full of sweat, waving his arms, trying to calm the crowd, but he received little effect, making him sigh in his heart that he was so tired.

The Xie family to his generation, has been the same heyday of decline, the pillar Xie Yan passed away, the whole family is struggling, if it is not closely attached to and support the Sima family, this glory really does not know how long it can last, now, Sima Yuanxian and the King of Chu began to fight, Xie Mansion appeared in support of Sima Yuanxian and support the King of Chu Huan Xuan, two factions, quarreling with each other, completely lost the demeanor of the past.

Although Xie Wang is the patriarch, but with his prestige, he can't shake the clansmen at all, this is the root of the problem, the image is a little bit, the entire Xie Mansion is like a plate of scattered sand, young and promising young people lack prestige, it is difficult to lead the general trend, and when they are old, there are only Xie Lang's son Xie Chong and Xie Yun's son Xie Yu who are officials in the court.

In terms of the lineage of relatives, Xie Yu's eldest brother Xie Gai and second brother Xie Yu are too young to take on such a heavy responsibility, let alone Xie Yu himself.

Xie Yan is still mourning, and he is still mourning, and he is also not old enough to qualify.

For the big clan, if their own strength is not very strong, they will rely on the monarch or the person who is about to take power, and the Xie Mansion is the same, those who want to rely on Sima Yuanxian, and those who want to rely on the King of Chu, but the ultimate goal is for the sake of the family, because they all understand that without the family, there will be no them.

Xie Yu's thoughts are naturally different from theirs, he has always been in such a prestigious and prestigious family, all kinds of ties are binding his hands and feet all the time, countless pairs of eyes are watching your every move, because everything you do is on behalf of the entire family, unless you have the ability to go out of the door alone, think about it, is this possible?

Just like all people, unless they encounter something that cannot be done by man, who wants to leave their own home, who can cruelly abandon their brothers and parents?

Similarly, in the entire family, no matter how powerful you are and how high the official is, in the palace, you still have to bow your head according to your seniority, which is an eternal truth.

And Sima Yuanxian's war with the King of Chu undoubtedly made Xie Yu's plan come to naught, and the general also restricted his hands and feet everywhere, for fear that this Xie family disciple would do things for him, and he sent a prison army to guard the city, and he didn't think of sending him to fight Huan Xuan.

This is okay, in the eyes of others, this is nothing more than Sima Yuanxian wanting to contain Xie Yu, but as Xie Yu, he can't wait for this, he doesn't want to wade into this troubled water.

Seeing that the war between the two sides is anxious, the king of Chu continues to cut off his luck, and there are rich families who starve to death with gold, silver and jewelry in the entire Jiankang city every day, if it weren't for the fact that several big families have a trilogy, I'm afraid that those hungry people will sleep in front of your house and beg for food.

"Quiet, quiet." Xie Wang's gray beard trembled, and he shouted hoarsely, but no one listened, and everyone expressed their opinions, persuading the other party to join his camp.

Xie Gai, Xie Tang was summoned by the clan, so he naturally came back to the house on time, stood with Xie Yu, and the three brothers whispered.

"Although the general has male soldiers, he thinks that he will never be able to stop the majesty of the king of Chu." Xie Gai said with a frown.

"This Liu Dudu is really the grass on the wall, which side is big and which side is down, and he has taken refuge in the King of Chu, will he ascend to the sky as he wishes?" Xie Tang continued his eldest brother's words.

Xie Yu didn't squeak, what he thought about now was that once Sima Yuanxian was defeated, it would inevitably implicate Xie Fu, after all, some people were still more optimistic about this general, the world of the Sima family, the society of the Sima family, as long as the Sima family existed, their benefits would be indispensable, undoubtedly, it was the interests that drove them to take risks and lose their minds.

"Third brother, what do you think?" Xie Cai saw that this younger brother did not speak, so he asked.

Xie Yu "um~" turned around and sighed: "The general is suspicious of the younger brother and entrusts him with the responsibility of guarding the city, but he really doesn't want me to make any trouble for him, if you want to choose a side, the king of Chu should be safe." ”

Xie Gai and Xie Tang nodded.

Xie Yu's head is not a little big, he doesn't know whether Huan Xuan is a person who can do anything, once the other party defeats Sima Yuanxian, there is no doubt that like this team of Sima father and son, he will continue to set up Sima Dezong, that is to say, no matter who wins or loses, the ultimate goal is to hold the greatest power in his hands.

Taipei County Xinchuang needs to go to the town all the time, and he doesn't dare to tell his relatives and clans, he urgently needs a force, a force that can override Sima Yuanxian, the King of Chu, and the powerful people who are dormant everywhere, but the time is too hasty, and it can't be organized at all, which is undoubtedly a stalk hidden in his heart.

Maybe it was because Xie Wang was old, or maybe the children of the clan who were divided into two factions were angry that they didn't care about his majesty, and they shouted again and again and no one paid attention to it, and they even rolled their eyes and fell to the ground, the effect was still there, at least, no one in the whole hall was talking, and this poor clansman was carried down by his scrambled nephew.

Just when everyone was looking at each other and no one was arguing, Xie Yu did paced out, which made Xie Gai and Xie Tang couldn't help but be full of surprise, I don't know what this younger brother is going to say when he goes up?

"Uncles, uncles, brothers, younger brothers, and boys are incompetent, give me some advice!" Xie Yu bowed and clenched his fists, looking sincere.

When the clansmen saw that someone came out to speak, and they were relatives in the clan, and the whole family was a rising star, some elders nodded and gave affirmation.

"Now the general and the king of Chu are fighting fiercely, and the kid is responsible for guarding the city, whether it is pro-Sima clan or pro-Chu king, it is nothing more than thinking about the family, arguing about the past, it is really not interesting, and it hurts the peace."

Xie Gai and Xie Tang smiled and nodded, secretly praising this third brother.

"I wonder if the ninth brother has any good ideas?" A cousin asked in a loud voice.

"Two tigers fight, there must be an injury, our family has been established for more than 100 years, and the prestige and reputation are resounding all over the world, no matter which party gains power, for Xie Fu, it is still necessary to serve the saint, so it is the best policy to wait and see how it changes, don't be greedy for profits, gamble with the family, gain a profit and lose the hearts of the people, and regret it." The words were very tactful, Xie Yu knew that with his identity, no one would necessarily listen, but as long as someone could figure it out, they would give up some dark interests, and after the two kings fought, they would choose who to assist, which was undoubtedly the best way to protect themselves.

After Xie Yu finished speaking, he retreated, after all, without the presence of the patriarch, it would make people misunderstand whether he, a yellow-haired boy, was here to compete for the position of parent, this position, but there were many people eyeing it.

The noisy voice started again, the voice was indeed much quieter, obviously many people chose to be silent, they began to think about the gains and losses and consequences of their interests, as for whether everyone will wait and see, or choose who to rely on now, this is not what Xie Yu has to worry about, what is in front of him is the more important thing, that is, Taipei County.