Chapter 14 Huan's Rich Family 1

Just after the New Year in the first month, heavy snow fell all over Jingzhou. The soldiers in the city were mobilized to shovel snow on the road with the people. Many of these soldiers are local in Jingzhou, so they are very familiar with the local people. The soldiers and civilians worked and talked to each other about their family. The soldiers are concerned about the parents of their neighbors, while the people are keen on the new things brought back by the soldiers on the expedition to Jiangzhou and Guangzhou.

The heavy snow affected the business of the shops in the city, but the business of the wine shops near the city gate was much better than usual, because the people leading mules and horses into the city were blocked by the snow at the gate. Instead of standing in the snow and waiting for the road to be cleared, it is better to hold the animals and go into the winery to drink and have a drink.

Since they have entered the city, most of them are no longer in a hurry, so the restaurant is full. People taste wine and talk loudly at the same time. Free songs are also arranged for diners and drinkers in restaurants that are good at attracting guests. Here, some people even can't wait to clear the snow on the road more slowly, because they still have topics that have not been told, and stories and songs that have not been finished.

Before the road was completely cleared, someone rushed to the snow from the city. The people in the restaurant stretched out their heads and looked out and knew that they were from the government office. The car must be loaded with New Year's goods prepared in the treasury in the twelfth lunar month. So they shrank their heads back, stopped paying attention to it, and continued to talk freely.

These people are indeed from the treasury. According to the order of the government, they took out the mortrange things and food, and Zhou Ji gave loneliness to the widowers in the city. Some large families also donated some food and old clothes. They sent servants to distribute their belongings after the government service.

Since Huan Xuan became the governor of Jingzhou, there has been such donations at the beginning of every year, which has become a convention. Since this year, officials in Jiangzhou, Guangzhou, Jiaozhou and other places have begun to help the poor in the city.

After the officials and other items in charge of the treasury had been encapsulated and the assigned yamen sent out the door, they re-locked the treasury and checked around to confirm that everything was okay before stepping on the door of the treasury. At this time, the road in the center of the city has been cleared, and there are not many passers-by, so this government official can drive his horse to the state capital.

Today is the day when the state government has a regular banquet for the leaders of various government. When the official arrived, many people were already sitting in the second door waiting for the opening. However, the atmosphere here is completely different from that on the street.

The temperature on the street is very cold, but the atmosphere is very mild; the temperature in the house is very warm, but the atmosphere is the opposite.

The magistrate, who was good at observing his face, sat down close to a close colleague with a good relationship and asked softly, "What's wrong?"

"Gun Gong seems to be in a bad mood."

"Family or state affairs?"

"I don't know."

"Oh." The government official suddenly lowered his voice and said, "It may be about Jiankang."

The colleague looked at him and said no.

The government official secretly saw someone staring at them and didn't dare to say more. He stood up and greeted with another colleague.

This official is right. Huan Xuan was in a bad mood, precisely because of the new news from Jiankang: the emperor issued an edict to grant the position of Sima Yuanxian, the son of Huiji, the third division of Kaifu Yitong, and the leader of the governor of Xuzhou, and the military of Yang, Xu, Xu, Qing, You, Ji, Bing, Jing, Jiang, Si, Yong, Liang, Yi, Jiao and Guangzhou.

It is understandable that Sima Yuanxian replaced his father Sima Daozi to take charge of the government, and his power is the head of the courtiers. But militarily, it is difficult for Sima Yuanxian to compete with Huan Xuan. Huan Xuan occupied the upper states of the Yangtze River, and the elite army was known as 100,000. The army controlled by Sima Yuanxian is only 20,000 guards around Jiankang, and the army in Beifu is also far from 100,000.

If Sima Yuanxian wants to truly reach the peak of power, he must contain Huan Xuan. This time, he was appointed as the governor of Xuzhou and commanded the military of 16 states. Of course, it was the emperor's intention, but in the final analysis, it was Sima Yuanxian's own idea.

In the first month of last year, the emperor issued an edict to order Huan Xuan to be the governor of Jingzhou and Jiangzhou, and to supervise the eight prefectures of Jing, Si, Yong, Qin, Ran, Yi, Ning and Jiang. Huan Xuan also appointed his brother Huan Wei as the governor of Yongzhou. So far, Huan Xuan actually occupied all the territory west of Jiankang, the capital of the Jin Dynasty.

With this strength, many important ministers in the court are just people who arched their hands to Huan Xuan. The only thing that makes Huan Xuan have any scruples is Sima Yuanxian.

Although Sima Yuanxian is young, he is quite talented. Not only is he quite expected in the court, but even warlords like Liu Laozhi are obedient to him. The new appointment of Sima Yuanxian is a great threat to Huan Xuan.

The military of the governors of the states is just an empty title today. Several prefectures of Jing, Jiang, Guangzhou and Jiao, the governors of Sima Yuanxian, are under the rule of Huan Xuan. Can Sima Yuanxian touch Huan Xuan's state and county with the appointment of this governor? Obviously not feasible. Therefore, Huan Xuan doesn't care about it. What he cares about is that Sima Yuanxian personally serves as the governor of Xuzhou.

Although Xuzhou is not as important as Yangzhou, it is undoubtedly the leading state of the Jin Dynasty militarily.

The most important source of soldiers in Jin comes from two places: one is Jingzhou and Jiangzhou, where Huan Xuan is located; the other is Yangzhou and Xuzhou, where Sima Yuanxian and Liu Laozhi are located. Sima Yuanxian also served as the governor of Yangzhou. Since he became the governor of Xuzhou, the Beifu army has been defeated.

Since then, Sima Yuanxian has not only nominally governor the military of the states of the country, but also actually holds the military power in the east of the Jin Dynasty. The actual force is enough to pose a threat to Huan Xuan's Jingzhou forces.

Huan Xuanyi was undressed and the horse was undressed. He fought in the east and west for several years before he defeated countless strong enemies to gain his current status. Sima Yuanxian achieved the same status as Huan Xuan just because he was a relative of the emperor. How can Huan Xuanqing bear it!

Today is the day when Huan Xuan personally invited the leaders of various ministries. Although he knew that everyone had arrived, Huan Xuan sat in the study and was not in the mood to go out to meet guests.

"Sir, it's getting late." The housekeeper came to urge in person.

But Huan Xuan didn't seem to hear it. The case in front of him was spread out with * issued by the court, and his eyes were closed, as if he were traveling thousands of miles away.

The housekeeper dared not make a sound again. It's not good to stand in the hall or stay. He stretched his neck and put his ears closer, trying to listen carefully whether the master was reading and fell asleep.

Huan Xuan didn't sleep. He was thinking about things with his eyes closed.

When Huan Xuan was five years old, his father, who was the first powerful minister of the State of Jin, was killed. Although there is an uncle who supports the family and the family, it is a fact that the Huan family is getting worse and worse. As the heir of the title, the Huan family had to place high hopes on the child Huan Xuan, hoping that he could lead the Huan family to create another glory of the day.

Whenever he encounters an unsatisfied situation, Huan Xuan will think of his father and feel guilty for not being able to do anything like his father.