I'm not Murong Chong

He couldn't help but take a step forward, with a deep meaning in his words: "But Mr. has served the imperial court for 20 years, but now he has been dismissed from his post and punished for crimes. This king is unwilling to take the place of the governor."

It is the Sima Yuanxian who is in power now who clearly communicates with the top and bottom to severely punish Xie Xuan for his crime of resisting the decree and refuses to forgive.Xie Xuan raised his head and glanced at him indifferently: "But the king wants to help Xie get rid of a crime?"

"What's so difficult about this?" Seeing Xie Xuan's words loosened slightly, Sima Yuanxian only thought that the confinement and pressure these days had had an effect, so he couldn't help but feel ecstatic, and leaned down slightly in front of him, his eyes burning Looking at him on the ground, "The feat of the battle of Feishui, sir, is just a Jianwu uncle, but now it doesn't matter if you can't go to the battlefield and lead soldiers? If you and I are of the same mind, sir, you want to be expensive in the future." It is not difficult to be a prince!"

Xie Xuan let his gaze intrude without evasiveness, and even raised the corner of his lips slightly: "I heard that your prestige has become more and more serious recently, and the three princes and nine ministers have to greet you when they see you driving, and now even the most important weapons of the country can be distributed at will? "

Sima Yuanxian shuddered, and for the first time dared to touch Xie Xuan's knees: "This king is willing to give everything for Mr.—" As soon as the words fell, there was a dragon chant, and Mo Yang, who was on Xie Xuan's left, The sword came out of its sheath abruptly and touched the side of Sima Yuanxian's neck.

"Even if Xie is guilty, he should be punished by the imperial court. It is not up to you to coerce and lure him into a private interrogation." Xie Xuan's voice was as calm as before, but there was a chill in his bones, "Sima Yuanxian, although I Due to injury, I can no longer serve as the governor of the Beifu, but the [-] elite soldiers of the Beifu are still not your turn to get involved."

After Xie Xuan accidentally shot a arrow outside the eldest son's city, the arrow passed through his shoulder. Although the blood flowed profusely, it did not hurt his vitals. When Yu took the arrow for him, he was shocked to see that the whole shoulder was purple and black and festered. The arrow had been soaked with some kind of poison, and none of the Luoyang military doctors could detoxify it.With nothing to do, he had no choice but to fasten the upper part of the wound tightly to prevent the septic blood from flowing back and poisoning the viscera, and then quickly send the person back to Jiankang for treatment—by then it was too late. Necrotic upper extremity resection.

Before leaving, Xie Xuan seemed to have a premonition that Sima Yuanxian would not let him go easily, so he took the first step to designate Zhongshu Ling Wang Gong to temporarily take the governor of the Beifu, and the whole army from Liu Laozhi to below must regard him as the commander. Shuai, let him dispatch, in case the military power falls into the hands of Sima Yuanxian again.

Sima Yuanxian's complexion changed, and he sneered, "It's hard for you to command the army now, and you still expect Wang Gong, a 'true celebrity' who can only talk about military affairs on paper, to guard the Beifu army for you?"

"Wang Xiaobo is at least loyal to the emperor and patriotic, and don't be selfless. This will strengthen you a lot!" Xie Xuan held the sword in one hand, as steady as Mount Tai, "I, Xie Xuan, look up to the world and have no regrets in my heart. There is nothing more difficult than death through the ages. If you are not afraid of death, How can you be willing to become a tiger in Pingyang for the sake of fame and fortune!"

This is a dog ear that openly ridiculed Sima Yuanxian for gaining power.Sima Yuanxian was furious, got up abruptly, and pointed: "Okay, let me see how you can manipulate the Beifu army to obey your orders now that you are staying at home and not allowed to go in and out! No matter what Wang Xiaobo, Liu Laozhi That's fine, let me see who dares to oppose this king and the imperial court for you!"

Xie Xuan didn't bother to pay attention to him, put his sword back into its sheath, but when he folded his left hand, it swayed in the air, and almost pulled the sword out of the sheath.

Can't even hold the sword steady... He lowered his eyelids, laid the sword flat on his knee without sadness or joy, and then said: "My emperor is still alive, I'm afraid that Mr. Sima Lang will put more sticks on his face. If you don’t have enough gold, you can’t cover the sky with one hand and be the only one.”

As Sima, what's wrong with being loyal to me!Could it be that that fool is more suitable than me to be the king of a country!Sima Yuanxian's pupils shrank suddenly, and he walked away angrily. Then he immediately summoned the forbidden army of the Wuyi Camp to openly pour water on the Xie Mansion's perimeter, and even set up checkpoints for all living expenses in the mansion—— He wanted Xie Xuan to show off his arrogance before the court formally convicted him.

In the chilly spring night, Xie Xuan leaned on crutches with one hand and stood on the pavilion quietly watching Yang Ping squatting under the steps burning papers one by one. Don't stay here."

I don't know if he was blinded by the fly ash, but Yang Ping responded with red eyes, but he couldn't help turning his head and said: "Young master, are you really going to be accused of ransacking your home? Those people around our house are vicious, really Treat us as criminals! You have devoted yourself to the court for twenty years, but you ended up like this in the end!"

Xie Xuan couldn't help laughing: "Fool, since the Jin Dynasty, which one of Wang Xie Gaotang has had his family ransacked and exterminated? This is not the end of the disaster. I just stay in the mansion because I will be unemployed in the future, and I don't want to keep the documents I used to communicate with the generals. So as not to conceive the crime and invite people to talk about it."

Yang Ping muttered: "It's already disabled, isn't it a big disaster?" After all, he didn't dare to let the master hear it, it would only make people sad, but Xie Xuanhu said again: "Burn this too." He fixed his eyes After seeing it, he became anxious immediately: "Young master, this is the Fupan Guqin that Xie Gong gave him personally back then!"

Xie Xuan's eyes lingered on the side of the white jade inlaid zither, and a bitter smile slowly formed on his face: "No matter how expensive the zither is, there is no reason to touch it with one hand, so what's the use of keeping it?"

Yang Ping couldn't bear it any longer, and cried loudly: "Master, since they can't tolerate you, then let's go back to Chen Jun like eight years ago, far away from Jiankang - this official doesn't do it. Forget it!"

"Uncle had the foresight. He knew that after the Battle of Feishui, the late emperor gradually hated Xie's meritorious service, so he ordered me to resign from office to avoid disaster, and to save Xie's family in order to make a comeback; but now I am in the cauldron and want to get out, but It's easier said than done?" Xie Xuan thought clearly, knowing that Sima Yuanxian was determined to win him, and he would not let him go, but he might not attack Xie's family—then why would he be afraid to deal with him to the end?After all, he is still the head of the Xie family, no matter how arrogant Sima Yuanxian is, he dare not really push him too far.

He patted Yang Ping on the head: "After all, I am not as good as my uncle's insight into the fire and took the lead. Burn it—"

"Burning the piano and boiling the crane is a waste of everything." A clear female voice came, Xie Xuan was startled for a moment, and hurriedly went down the steps: "Why did your mother come here at night?"

It is not easy for the empress to leave the palace, not to mention risking being known by Sima Yuanxian to personally go to the mansion of a criminal minister who is under siege, it must be an important matter.He frowned and asked, "But what happened in the palace?"

Wang Shenai walked at night in simple clothes, and only brought two personal maids with her. She stared blankly at Xie Xuan's empty wide sleeves, her eyes were red, and she shed tears without warning.

Xie Xuan was silent for a moment, and said in a harmonious voice, "Don't worry, my lady, it's all over."

Wang Shen'ai raised her head suddenly: "It's over? Tonight Sima Yuanxian forced the emperor to issue an imperial edict. Tomorrow, the court will punish you for resisting the edict and going your own way, causing our army to lose troops and generals—he will abolish your title!"

Xie Xuan heard the words and said: "Since I can no longer command the Beifu, why should the Lord Jianwu abandon it? As long as he does not pursue his subordinate Liu Yu and does not implicate his younger brother Xie Yan, the military power of the Beifu is still in the hands of the gentry, and I live in the temple. What's the difference between being so high and being far away from the rivers and lakes?"

"Can't you think about it for yourself!" Wang Shen'ai looked at him with tears in her eyes, then suddenly drove away the servants, and whispered, "Sixth Brother, Eldest Princess Minqin admired you for a long time, and now she is a new widow, as long as you You are willing to form a marriage with her——Sima Yuanxian will never chase after her."

Princess Minqin is the eldest daughter of Sima Daozi and Sima Yuanxian's older sister. She has cared for her younger brother since she was a child. Sima Yuanxian may not have any real feelings for her father, but she has always treated her like a mother. .As long as he becomes the royal son-in-law, Sima Yuanxian has to be scruples.

Xie Xuan just never expected that this self-protection plan was proposed by Wang Shenai.He smiled wryly and stroked his sleeve: "Madam, Youdu is now a useless person, how can he be worthy of the favor of a princess?"

"Sixth brother is always brave, and deserves to be the number one in Jiangdong!" Wang Shenai Liushenwuzhu couldn't help but grabbed Xie Xuan's sleeve and said in panic, "My life is ruined, you can't be imprisoned in this place anymore!" In this square inch of heaven and earth, you have already exhausted your life for the Wang Xie family, and even broke your arms and disabled you, isn't that enough!"

Xie Xuan looked at the tearful Wang Shen'ai, slowly shook his head and said: "That's the case, I, Xie Xuan, don't bother to use a woman to escape from birth, and deceive feelings in exchange for glory."

Wang Shenai's persuasive persuasion was unsuccessful, the maid came to report, and the curfew at the palace gate was approaching, Xie Xuan said: "Your Majesty, please go back. Now Sima Yuan is showing arrogance, and a few days ago also sent Wang Guobao's daughter into the palace as an excuse." Concubine, I'm afraid that he intends to deal with the empress, so don't let him talk more."

Wang Shen'ai smiled miserably—at this time, he still planned for her, no, for Wang Xie's family. It seemed so ridiculous that he went out of the palace in disguise and went out of the palace just to meet him once and save him once.

She slowly shed tears, raised her right arm lightly, and let the palace maid support her: "Since the sixth brother has made up his mind, there is no way to change it. But if the sixth brother wants to burn the Fupanqin, it is better to give it to the younger sister, and to share with Qiongxiang To be a companion, to comfort the loneliness."

Xie Xuan was stunned. Back then, Xie And got a pair of Guqin, the Floating Pan Qiongsheng, Qinghua made a pair, one was given to him, and the other was given to his good friend Wang Xianzhi, who is also the father of Wang Shenai.He knew the empress was suffering, and he also knew that he should not pass on private things to make her think about others, but he still couldn't really be cruel to this poor woman.He ordered Yang Ping to collect the Guqin and give it to the queen. After hesitating for a moment, he still persuaded softly: "Sima Yuanxian's repeated disagreements are all because the emperor has no heirs. My younger brother, King Langya, is also setting this precedent—your empress...if she can give birth to a crown prince who will inherit the throne, it may be impossible for him to hope."

Wang Shen'ai embraced Fupan with her own hands, and boarded the car that had been waiting outside the mansion under the cover of the thick night.

The moment the curtain was lowered, she took a last look at the famous mansion with its terraces and terraces, and Danying and Jujue, and slowly leaned her head towards the guqin, and suddenly smiled with a deep coldness: "You are not yet ready!" My name is unmarried, and I am pitiful and inferior to others—what a pair of Wang Xie’s sons!” Before she finished speaking, two lines of tears rolled silently from her eyes—this was the last tear she shed for him in this life.

In the dark corner, two slender figures watched Fengjia slowly towards Jiankang Palace, one of them was puzzled and said: "Why did you let me let the queen in? I am now the king of the East China Sea. If he finds out..."

Another person said: "Then you should take the first step and inform Sima Yuanxian first. I just want to see how long Governor Xie is willing to endure."

The moon was in the middle of the sky, and the person who had spoken before was brushed past, and it was He Wuji who had taken refuge in Sima Yuanxian and had been promoted to General of Guangwu.He is proud of his spring breeze, but he is very respectful to the young man dressed in commoner clothes beside him: "Why does Deyu still care about him so much? Xie Xuan has lost his arm, and there is no hope of overseeing the army. Wang Gong, who is in charge of the Beifu now, is not familiar with military affairs. The big things depend on me." Uncle Liu Laozhi, if you want to get rid of him, you might as well get rid of his relationship—"

"Your uncle is short-sighted, and he is used as a gun when he encounters troubles. Afterwards, he will be liquidated." Liu Yu said bluntly - he was convicted of assisting Xie Xuan in attacking Zhiguan, and later Xie Xuan stepped forward to shoulder the responsibility and avoided the death penalty of a group of subordinates, but Liu Yu was the first to bear the brunt and was dismissed and returned to Beijing—he had been betting all his life, betting with himself, betting with others, and betting with God, but this time he undoubtedly It was a wrong bet and the bet lost.

Liu Yu glanced at He Wuji, who had known him for many years and had been in Jingkou city together, and said in a low voice: "Wang Gongxu has a name, of course it's nothing, but as long as he is the successor appointed by Xie Xuan, Then the Beifu army, including your uncle, can only bow their heads and obey their ears. Therefore, Xie Xuan loses power temporarily, but he can still make decisions about the Beifu army—it’s just that he will never easily start a war with Sima Yuanxian for himself, resulting in political turmoil and country instability. That's why he endured again and again and calmed things down. But he is so arrogant, seeing himself disabled and controlled by others, there will always be a final bottom line..."

He Wuji smiled knowingly: "When Sima Yuan seems to be making progress, and Xie Xuan has to face each other, there will be no one on the battlefield to stop you from flexing your muscles. Heh, His Majesty the King of the East China Sea It never occurred to me that I pretended to take refuge in him because of your order; even the ingenious Governor Xie would never have thought that you and I had already formed a line—it’s just that this Dudu was too unlucky. He was not worth mentioning when he was still holding a heavy soldier, who would have thought that he would miss the arrow after the eldest son had already won the battle, and in the end he would end up with a severed wrist."

Liu Yu didn't answer, but just glanced at He Wuji inscrutablely: "Unlucky? At that time, Murong Chui was shocked when he heard the defeat of Canhe, and he was furious. A small group of rout soldiers inserted into Xiyan's army and waited for an opportunity to shoot Xie Xuan? Not to mention poisoning the arrows! It was simply someone who was deliberately planning to get rid of Xie Xuan! You can’t even cut your arms to save your life!”

Immediately he smiled coldly: "I can think of this flaw, but don't those big shots think of it?"

It was already mid-spring when Ren Zhen returned to Guanzhong, but the area around Jizhou in the northern part of the border has been turned upside down.After Murong died, Murong Bao ascended the throne. His uncles and brothers each had their own self-reliance and intrigues.Murong Bao had no choice but to abandon various cities and towns, shrink his troops, and defend the capital of Zhongshan by fortifying the walls and clearing the fields.

Although Ren Zhen was defeated by Taibi during his trip, because Houyan was in a mess and couldn't take care of himself, the area in southern Shanxi and northern Yuzhou previously occupied was also included in the territory of Xiyan.However, no one was really happy for this opening up of the territory, and they all turned their eyes to Tuobagui in the northern Xinjiang with anxiety - he killed [-] surrendered soldiers in one fell swoop, which was really frightening, and he took advantage of the victory to expand, and his hands The strength of the army has reached more than [-], and it has actually become an independent kingdom in Mobei. It is a matter of time before it breaks away from Xiyan. I thought it was impossible—if Tuoba Gui was angered, it would be bad, so why not use Tuoba Gui to deal with Hou Yan first, and then attack later.The courtiers each held their own faction and argued fiercely.After thinking about it, Ren Zhen was noncommittal, and only ordered Diao Yun to lead some arrogant cavalry troops to garrison Tongguan. In fact, it was to prevent Tuobagui from going west and south, plotting Guanzhong.

Since returning to Chang'an, Ren Zhen has been exhausted physically and mentally, and has been unable to sleep for several nights. It is rare for him to fall asleep at his desk, but he feels warm in his body, and then he is familiar with the mellow and steady voice: "Why don't you go to the bed and have a serious sleep?"

Ren Zhen put his backhand on his wrist and buried his head in his arms: "When are you leaving?"

Fu Jian stroked his long hair and smiled: "Chasing me?"

Ren Zhen twitched the corner of his mouth bitterly: "I'm almost bored to death, I can be calmer when I'm with you. Not to mention the uproar, every time I close my eyes, I think of the [-] captives in Canhebei... After all, I was the one who issued the military order for Tuobagui to march into Jizhou, and I never thought that in just three years, I could completely lose control of him." He raised his head, and grabbed Fu Jian's beard, which he had glued to avoid people's eyes, "About this Why didn't you say a word?"

Fu Jian grabbed his mischievous hand: "Why should I interfere in other countries' internal affairs? You have been on the throne for ten years and have always been very assertive. Why are you so hesitant this time?"

Ren Zhen continued to smile wryly, he had suffered enough to act arbitrarily, and he did not dare to act arbitrarily.Fu Jian seemed to know what he was thinking, and said softly: "In the battle of Taibi, your opponent was Murong Chui, and you were not wronged. Could it be that because of this, all thoughts were lost, and you doubted your decision-making in everything? You have learned from failures. If you change it, if you’re right, stick to it." After a pause, he continued: "Just like what you advised me back then, the Battle of Feishui was defeated first, and the whole country was ruined. Could it be that I have been a human being for half my life, and everything is wrong? "

Facing Fu Jian, who is also a teacher and father, Ren Zhen really relies on him. He also thought that Fu Jian had personally led troops into the pass to defend Chang'an according to Yao Song's words, and feared that the Xiliang army's entry into Chang'an would cause panic, so he simply left the soldiers behind. In Xinping, he went to Beijing under the guise of himself—Chang’an is definitely a sad place for him, and only such a big-hearted person will not care about the success or failure of the past for the sake of love.

"You're right, I was thinking too far." Ren Zhen seemed to have made up his mind, and suddenly he picked up a pen and wrote down a piece of imperial edict, and finally stamped the jade seal solemnly. Fu Jian opened his eyes and saw that it was actually written "If anything unexpected happens to me, Murong Yong, King of Hexi, will succeed to the throne." Immediately, his face changed slightly, and he frowned, "You—"

"It's just taking precautions. I cherish my life very much, and I never want to die." Ren Zhen smiled, "Didn't you say that you should learn lessons from failures? Just in case I die there in such a poor way, who will Xiyan be handed over to? The empire that so many people worked so hard to buy cannot be torn apart like Houyan because of me. You are not from Yan, and you are neutral. I will be a witness in case of any eventuality."

Fu Jian was silent. He knew that although these words were ominous, they were actually the most important thing for every emperor to consider. He just felt that Ren Zhen's thoughts were a lot more serious when he came back this time, and there was always a sense of depression in his expression.

Ren Zhen put down his vermilion pen and put away the imperial decree, remembering the battle of Feishui that Fu Jian said, and couldn't help but think of the man who was thousands of miles away from him and couldn't see each other. Injury, have you ever healed?

Xie Xuan quietly leaned on the couch, watching his "Taishang Induction Chapter" - since he was at home, he began to pick up the Taoist metaphysics that he used to disdain and had no time to read, for the purpose of concentrating and meditating.

Suddenly there was the sound of footsteps outside the door, Xie Xuan frowned slightly: There will be no peace again.

Sure enough, Sima Yuanxian lifted the curtain and entered, followed by Yang Ping who dared not speak out.

It is common for this prince to come here and pester him from time to time. Xie Xuan made up his mind to ignore it and let him go. It's just that it has been more than a month since his last visit. What's the interest in coming again?He raised his chin to signal Yang Ping to back down, and continued to watch the book in his hand.

Sima Yuanxian uncharacteristically sat down in front of him, did not speak, and looked at him unhurriedly with a paper rolled up in his hand.

Xie Xuan's eyes were sharp, and he suddenly saw the words "battle report" written in bright red on it.

Now he couldn't be as stable as Mount Tai, he straightly turned over and sat up, he said coldly: "Where is the war again?"

Sima Yuanxian raised his lips and said with a smile: "It doesn't matter, it's just a wave of refugees who took the opportunity to make trouble, and you must have heard of the leader—that is, Sun En, the descendant of Sun Tianshi, who fled to the sea and didn't know where he came from. If you have the guts, you dare to gather a group of unruly people and start a rebellion." Xie Xuan snatched the battle report and learned that Sima Yuanxian forcibly conscripted slave-free guests from the Three Wu lands to serve as soldiers in Beijing. However, people were so desperate that people's grievances gradually arose. There were people like Sun En who had ulterior motives to avenge their personal vengeance and instigated riots. They quickly gathered tens of thousands of refugees who landed from Shangyu and marched towards Kuaiji. They burned, killed and looted wherever they passed. The officials guarding the city resisted a little. For example, Wang Ningzhi, the magistrate of Shangyu County—Wang Xizhi’s son and brother-in-law—was slaughtered by the whole family, and died in a miserable state. children.The next moment he realized something, his thick eyebrows were tightened, and he glanced at Sima Yuanxian: "Prefect of Kuaiji, is Xie Yan now?"

Sima Yuanxian clapped his hands and said: "Sir, you have a good memory. You have ignored the government for so long, but you still remember that your younger brother was transferred from Jingzhou to Kuaiji by me."

Xie Xuan said with a sullen face: "Sima Yuanxian, even if there is an enmity between you and me, it is a personal grudge. You shouldn't refuse to send reinforcements for mere inferiority, or even destroy the Great Wall yourself?"

Sima Yuanxian said with a smile: "Sir, what you say is too high on Sun En, the thief, and Xie Yan is too small-he is a son of your Xie family, and he is very prestigious. I heard that he has arrived in Kuaiji, so I don't think much of it." Those refugees look down on them, they don’t prepare weapons all day long, just wait for the bandits to come to the city, and he can easily destroy the bandits and put an end to the chaos.” After a pause, he continued: “What’s more, sir, how can you say that you and I have enmity? I am sincere Waiting for Mr. Xiang."

Xie Xuan said in a hoarse voice: "Sima Yuanxian, don't threaten me - Kuaiji City is where our government pays taxes, and you will not let it be occupied by Sun En."

"That's what Mr. said. But what is Sun En? A man who relied on bluffing to deceive the army, can he stand firm in Kuaiji? Compared with him, I am more afraid of the highly respected Xie family occupying Kuaiji."

Xie Xuan got up in a hurry, but forgot that he had lost an arm, and almost lost his footing and fell off the couch. He changed his face and said, "Don't underestimate Sun En, this man is harsh by nature, and he is bent on revenge. It will be a disaster for a while, and we must destroy him while he is not in the right place at this time—there are tens of thousands of troops stationed in Stone City, and they can be transferred to Kuaiji to put down the rebellion!"

"Sir, are you teaching me, or ordering me?" Sima Yuanxian looked at him fixedly, and after a while he mocked, "Do you think you are still the governor of Beifu, can you dispatch troops and generals to command the three armies? Or—" He suddenly leaned closer and said word by word: "Are you talking about the terms of exchange with me?"