I'm not Murong Chong
Chapter 144
Xie Xuan did not break his promise, and immediately opened the warehouse to clear the warehouse, and provided the Xiyan army with ten thousand stones of grain and thousands of warships. He ordered people to accept all of them, but he said bitterly in his heart: This is probably the performance of Xie Xuan trying his best to repay the old kindness and let go of the relationship.
After being replenished and rested in the south of the Yangtze River, the Huben army crossed the Yangtze River, left Jintu, and entered Henan. In the war in the Central Plains, within a few days, they retreated to Pingcheng, the capital of Wei, in a hurry.Everyone in the world thought that Emperor Yan was eager to avenge Hangu's revenge, and would go northward with his prestige, relentlessly chasing after him. Who knew that Ren Zhen was not in a hurry to advance after his victory, but did two major things that shocked the world: one was Yu Hua Taiwan swears to the three armies, promulgates a proclamation, passes on the national seal, and announces to the world, denounces Tuobagui's disobedience for rebellion, massacres of prisoners of war, and expresses the determination of "the people of the Great Swallow, united and united, will fight to the death against this"; at the same time Order Chang'an to go out for reinforcements.The second is to send envoys to discuss peace with Murong De, who established Nanyan in Shandong Province. Although Murong De came from Houyan, he had been at war with Xiyan for many years, but after seeing Murong dying, the remaining veins of Houyan had retreated to the west of Liaoning and continued to fight. On the other hand, Murong Chong The line now occupies more than half of the Central Plains, and holds the Jade Seal of Chuanguo, which already has the appearance of the emperor, and he wants to avenge Tuoba Gui for the bloody sea of killing and surrendering in Hebei, so he goes down the slope and goes to the emperor himself. He formed a military alliance with Murong Chong to jointly plan the Northern Wei Dynasty.
The Jade Seal of the Chuan Kingdom reappeared in the sky, but it fell into the hands of a Xianbei emperor. It was like a stone stirring up a thousand waves, and it spread all over the world overnight. After he left, he was humiliated by Xiyan's behavior in public, and there were many discussions and worries in the ruling and opposition parties.
The once extravagant and beautiful Donghai Palace has now become a heavily guarded and gorgeous cage. Xie Xuan, who is dressed in a black cloak, stepped inside surrounded by all the guards.
He stopped in front of the closed door and slowly raised his left hand. The guards lowered their heads and stepped back ten steps in a uniform manner.Qing Cong stood on tiptoe, untied the tie in front of Xie Xuan's neck, and took off the heavy cloak.
Xie Xuan glanced at him, and said in a deep voice: "You don't have to go in, you are waiting outside."
Qing Cong gratefully agreed, and obediently retreated to the porch with his cloak in his arms, standing upright like a young pine tree crushed by the wind and snow.
Keeping him by his side is not only because he is kind to him, but also because he knows too many insider secrets——Qing Cong's nature is not bad, and he has nothing to do with the forces inside and outside the court, he shouldn't be forbidden to talk, but Xie Xuan has just been conferred the title of Lord Jianwu by the Jin Dynasty. He is in charge of the country and cannot tolerate any scandals.As for Wang Guobao, Zhang Fashun and other former Sima Yuanxian's minions, he can naturally kill them all at once, but he claims to have clear grievances and grievances in this life, and Qing Cong has kindness to him, so there is no reason to strike at his benefactor.But to keep the secret forever, it is better to keep people nearby for surveillance.
Xie Xuan gently pushed open the door. It had just snowed outside for a day, and the sky was overcast and dark, but there were no lights in the room.Xie Xuan lit a candle, turned around, and saw Sima Yuanxian standing silently behind him with a gloomy face.
Xie Xuan twitched the corner of his mouth: "Your Majesty looks good."
Sima Yuanxian grabbed Xie Xuan's wrist with great force. Xie Xuan's left hand was weak, and the candlestick in his palm fell to the ground with a slap, and the room returned to darkness.
"Of course this king looks good. He was imprisoned by Mr. Xie in the mansion and served him deliciously and deliciously, and he didn't drug him—" Sima Yuanxian gritted his teeth and said, "You are in power now, so why don't you just kill me?" I?!"
"Prescribing poison is an indiscriminate method, so Xie naturally disdains it." Xie Xuan withdrew his hand, bowed and said, "The king is a noble man, and if you allow yourself to be deceived and make mistakes, you cannot be judged by your subordinates." life and death."
Sima Yuanxian sneered and said: "Grand Xie is really generous. That Ren Zhen killed you first, and then disregarded your face and situation to announce that the world's legendary jade seal is in his hands-you are abandoned like a weed, and you will be abandoned." Take it easy too!"
Xie Xuan raised his eyes flatly and said: "Your Majesty, be careful. There is no such person as 'Ren Zhen' in today's world. Xie Xing's experience is no problem to others——Xie came here to issue an imperial decree—the emperor's oral order , Jiankang and winter cold, please move the king of the East China Sea to Jiaozhou to support his life."
Sima Yuanxian was furious: "You dare to exile the prince!"
"I'm in the third rank, why don't you dare!" Xie Xuan suddenly lowered his face, and shouted in a low voice, "And unlike you, you leave a chance for your opponent - you go to Jiaozhou, your father is under house arrest in Jiankang, you A few of your older children moved to Jingkou, and all your loyal staff have been cleaned up by Liu Laozhi——Sima Yuanxian, you are finished!"
Flesh and bones are separated, walls are toppled by others, he has envisioned countless futures for himself, but he never expected this one. If it wasn't for the person in front of him, he would still be the king of prime ministers, how did he end up in such a situation!Seeing that Xie Xuan brushed off his clothes without hesitation, Sima Yuanxian laughed ferociously behind him and said, "Xie Xuan! Although I suffered a complete defeat today, at least I got what I wanted at all costs—and what about you? To put it bluntly Keeping an idiot emperor is more beneficial to your family. It’s obviously a game of power, but insisting on being loyal is ridiculous! Hypocrisy and cowardice, it’s better for me to act boldly. In the end, I’m not abandoned by others— —You will die alone with your ridiculous dignity!"
Xie Xuan stepped forward without stopping, and the door behind him was closed tightly again, blocking the subsequent roar.
It was such an eyesore.As long as Sima Yuanxian is still alive in this world, it will always be a heart-piercing pain.
Xie Xuan's heart was overwhelmed, but there was no wave on his face and he ordered: "Remove all the guards of the palace, I don't want to find anyone delivering news for the king of the East China Sea."
Xie Xuanxingye had just returned to the mansion, Yang Ping immediately served him a meal, but before he had eaten a few mouthfuls, the concierge came to report Liu Yu's visit.Xie Xuan ordered someone to come in, and added another bowl, chopsticks and wine cup, and invited him to the table.Liu Yu came here full of thoughts, but Jin people pay attention to food and sleep, and the meal was given by Shangfeng, so he had to eat another meal in silence.After drinking for three rounds, Xie Xuan casually talked about the general situation of the court, Fang leisurely asked: "Now that Liu Laozhi is not in the capital, Deyu should be busy with military affairs and have no time to spare - why did you come to the city specially?" thing?"
I don't know when, Xie Xuan no longer called him by his nickname Jinu as he used to, but started to call him by his nickname in a serious way.Liu Yu couldn't help but have mixed feelings, he drank the remaining wine in the cup, and said: "Recently, there have been rumors in the internal army, and people's hearts are uncertain. At the end, the general wants to ask the governor for an instruction."
Xie Xuan rubbed the rim of the cup with his fingertips, and glanced at him lightly: "You have now become a champion general. If you encounter rumors and rumors that disturb people's hearts, there must be a conclusion on how to calm them down as soon as possible."
Liu Yu was silent for a moment, but still couldn't help but said indignantly: "The final general just thinks that...Emperor Yan is too much. This Chuan Guoxie belongs to Zhengshuo of the Heavenly Dynasty. As soon as he left Jiangnan with our military aid, he threw out the Chuanguo Yuxie , and rebuilt the old relationship with Houyan—we fought Murongde’s army to the death to rescue him!” He swallowed his saliva, then looked up at Xie Xuan: “He knows that for us, Chuanguo What is the meaning of the jade seal? Isn't this equivalent to slapping us in the face when people from all over the world come to us? Even for the governor, he can't be so ruthless—"
Xie Xuan lost his mind for a while, and Fang smiled calmly: "Then what should he do? Give up the Jade Seal of Chuanguo? He owed me back then, and he has paid off for leading the army to rescue me this time. What else do you expect? There should be no eternal friendship between me and him, just like this country and country." He slowly put down the wine cup, lowered his head and said: "At the beginning, I fought against him several times to pass on the jade seal of the country. In the end, I'm always inferior, and I'm no better than..."
Liu Yu looked at Xie Xuan, and was speechless for a moment—he witnessed the reunion and parting between the two with his own eyes, so how could he not guess the secret of the turning point?Watching Xie Xuan's expression and words, there was a trace of helpless vicissitudes and sorrow hidden in his disheartened heart - he was a wandering young man, and he joined the army as a young man. I will sit in sorrow for it.
He was still thinking in secret, but suddenly he heard Xie Xuan say: "Compared to foreign troubles, internal troubles are more disturbing."
Liu Yu came back to his senses: Although Sun En's rebellion is raging, Liu Laozhi has already led the army, and it is only a matter of time to counter the rebellion. It can be seen that the internal worries Xie Xuan mentioned are not Sun En.Pretending to be confused, he toasted Xie Xuan with a glass of wine: "Is the governor worried that Sun En and Lu Xun's rebellion will continue to affect the state affairs?"
Xie Xuan drank a few more glasses during the banquet, his face was slightly drunk at the moment, and he said with the help of alcohol: "The king of the East China Sea will leave Beijing soon to become a fan, but even though Jiaozhou is located in a remote place, if someone follows what happened today, then use him as a cover If you deliberately create chaos, you are afraid that there will be endless troubles."
Liu Yu is not Liu Laozhi, and he was never stupid enough to take the disaster of slaughtering the emperor's family on his body at this stage, and to be scolded by the world for others—even if that person is Xie Xuan, he deliberately hesitated and said: "Then change him Let’s move to Jingkou—that’s the base camp of our Beifu army, so no one dares to make trouble.”
Xie Xuan glanced at him, and praised calmly: "In the past, I saw you killing decisively and resolutely, but I didn't know that Deyu was so benevolent. If you have the style of a general, I feel... very relieved."
Liu Yu's eyebrows jumped, knowing that he had provoked the suspicion of the coach, so all these years of painstaking efforts must not be in vain, so he quickly plopped and knelt in front of Xie Xuan's knees: "The last general only knows to be loyal to the governor and the court!"
Putting him ahead of the country is a formal statement.If it was in the past, Xie Xuan might not have attacked Sima like this, but now, he can't help it, and he doesn't want to bear it anymore!Xie Xuanhe nodded his head, and decided to use a whip and a spoonful of sugar: "Deyu, although I am still the governor of the Northern Mansion, in the past and present, has there ever been a general with a broken arm on the battlefield? I have to retreat to the background sooner or later. The position of Governor of the Northern Mansion will always have a successor, do you understand?"
Liu Yu was excited all over, and leaned over to thank him—although Xie Xuan has been relying heavily on him recently, it was the first time that he brought up the matter of succession, and he also bypassed Liu Laozhi Zhu Lingshi and other senior generals , I prefer him to take over!He pressed the treasure on Xie Xuan all the way, and finally there was a glimmer of light!If killing a lost Sima Yuanxian can exchange for a thousand miles of prosperity, then this bet is worth it!
Xie Xuan leaned over to help him up, exerted a little force with his left hand - he was weak after drinking, while Liu Yu was so excited that he didn't notice it for a while, but he didn't move at all.Xie Xuan withdrew his hand, sat back down, and said in a low voice: "Get up." Although he was smiling, his eyes could not hide the loneliness: the waves behind the Yangtze River push the waves ahead, he is really hard to catch up with this rising star.In the past year, he has had ups and downs, and even suffered drastic changes. Only Liu Yu has always been loyal and has never been dissatisfied. If he dared, he had to grasp this powerful general as a handle and let him bear the stain of murdering the royal family before he could really promote him to replace him as the next governor of the Northern Mansion.
He subconsciously looked at his empty sleeves, smiled wryly and thought to himself: Could it be that the arm is broken, and the heart is also disabled, and I can no longer ride horses and bend bows, and fight on the battlefield, so I can only hide behind and plot people's hearts and play tricks?
The two had their own thoughts, but they both drank and drank together as usual. In the end, Xie Xuan clasped his cup and waved his hands: "I'm really going to be drunk." Liu Yu was able to drink a thousand cups without getting drunk, but he also stood up with his hands down and said: "The last general is also drunk." I'm going back to the barracks." Xie Xuan nodded, and personally sent him out, but on the steps, Xie Xuan's feet were weak, and he staggered. , and whispered in his mouth: "The road is slippery after snow, the governor is careful."
Xie Xuan's face became more bloody, and he smiled as if to hide: "I really drank too much tonight." After the calamity, his body is still not as good as before, but at this moment, he must not show the slightest weakness in front of others.
Liu Yu was smiling, but there was a strange commotion in his heart: he had always looked up to Xie Xuan before, but he didn't know that the persevering Xiejiabaoshu would be so soft.I can only hate that he will go back and forth for a ruthless foreigner, the Tao is ruthless and the most affectionate; but he deliberately guards against him, even taking advantage of drunkenness to coerce and lure him to murder Sima Yuanxian, so as to save him from a serious problem Without dirtying his Tsinghua reputation like Zhilanyushu-if the two movements can be replaced with one, how good would it be?
When Xie Xuanqiang energized to preside over the Eastern Jin Dynasty, Murong Yong returned to guard the pass but was even more devastated.He has already received Ren Zhen's third imperial edict to increase troops to leave the customs - the repeated increase of troops is not because of the stalemate in the war. Since the declaration of war between Yan and Wei, the progress has been unexpectedly smooth.
First of all, it is naturally because of the rebellion document stamped with the Jade Seal of Chuanguo, which certainly shocked the well-dressed gentry in the south of the Yangtze River and lamented endlessly, but the people in the Central Plains of the Northland have been fighting for a long time. The Holy Son of Heaven", so under one order, the hearts of the people gathered together, and all those who joined the army hoped that Yan would win and Wei would lose.Secondly, the cavalry of the Northern Wei Dynasty advanced quickly and were invincible, but they often failed to leave enough defenders to resist the Yan army. Therefore, within ten months, Xiyan had captured all the military strongholds of the Northern Wei Dynasty in Henan, and their troops were directed at Hangu Pass.
If troops were sent out in Guanzhong at this time, it would not be difficult to recapture Hangu Pass, but he had a hunch that recapturing Hanguan Pass was only the first step, and Ren Zhen would never let it go. He wanted to destroy Tuobagui in one go!However, is Xiyan, who has lost the ruling Zaifu, capable of undertaking a protracted war against Wei?Thinking of this episode, Murong Yong's heart ached, he still couldn't believe that Yao Song really died in battle, let alone Ren Zhen?So at this moment, he can only support what Ren Zhen wants to do for revenge, no matter how difficult it is.
Just at this time, the armor clanged outside the door, and a warrior stepped in, knelt down on one knee and saluted Murong Yong first, and then gave him an ancient Xianbei salute to meet his brothers.
Murong Yong snorted coldly, stepped forward and kicked the visitor on the shoulder, cursing: "You still have the face to come back and see me!"
Murong Zhong had already attacked Wang Jue, and he was no worse than Murong Yong in name, but he knelt on the ground and endured Murong Yong's beating and scolding like a thunderstorm, and finally he said with a blue nose and swollen face, "Brother, I know I was wrong!" , I really didn't expect Tuoba Gui to be so ruthless, and ordered Yao Song to die, but I didn't go out to reinforce it to keep Tongguan safe. Think about it, in such a chaotic situation, if Tuoba Gui Take advantage of the situation and attack Tongguan, then Chang'an will be able to jump on the horse and there will be no danger to defend! The emperor and you were not sitting in the pass at that time. Once the Wei army broke through the pass, the consequences would be disastrous-I cannot bear the heavy responsibility of losing the country and losing the land! !"
Murong Yong kicked again, and roared angrily: "So you just watched Yao Song being trapped to death?! You should explain this big article to the emperor!" Of course Murong Zhong's words were true, but sitting by and watching Yao Song Jun is trapped but he definitely has his own selfish intentions. He understands, but how could Ren Zhen not understand?How could he let Murong Zhong go so easily! ?
Murong Zhong got up in embarrassment, hugged Murong Yong's leg and said: "Brother, I am loyal to Dayan, the world can learn from it! Then Yao Song got caught by Tuobagui's plan and rushed out of the pass to meet the enemy, and even fell into ambush. Now he is dead They are all dead, and it is not my fault, does the emperor want me to pay for my life?!"
Murong Yong was panting heavily, one head and two big ones - of course he didn't want Murong Zhong to be buried with him.The matter has come to this point, Murong Zhong is brave and good at fighting, and he will be absolutely indispensable in future wars against Wei. What's more, for more than ten years, the Murong clan headed by him has been in charge of all the troops in Xiyan except for the Huben Army. At that time, he had never been able to intervene in military affairs.Once Ren Zhen takes Murong Zhong's life, it will definitely cause the army's morale to be unstable, and the hearts of the people will not be attached. He doesn't want Ren Zhen to make irreparable mistakes because of his momentary anger.
"Have you apologized to the emperor?"
Murong Zhong hurriedly nodded and said: "The emperor reprimanded me and ordered me to make amends, but the others didn't say anything."
"Then you will lead the reinforcements this time, and you have to do your best - if you go out of business again, no one will be able to save you!" Murong Yong was still worried, "I will also give the emperor another note to intercede for you. "It's a very important time now, I just hope that Ren Zhen can be rational to the end, make a long-term plan, endure this momentary anger, and don't kill generals before the battle and destroy the Great Wall.
Murong Zhong hurriedly leaned over to thank him, but he couldn't help but feel a little bit of worry faded away—after Yao Song left, the military and political power of Xiyan had all belonged to the Murong family, and now that Murong Yong was the guarantor, the emperor was about to rely on him to protect him. Going through life and death to fight on the battlefield, no matter how much you hate in your heart, how can you ask him to be buried with a dignified prince for a dead person?
In order to support Ren Zhen, Murong Yong handed over the most elite [-] descendants of the Jiaoqi Army to Murong Zhong, and ordered him to lead the troops out of the customs and wait for Ren Zhen's dispatch.
The Xiyan army had a total of [-] Chen soldiers, aggressively encircling Hangu Pass from east to west. The number of Northern Wei troops guarding Hangu Pass was less than [-].
Hangu Pass is the south gate of Tuoba Wei State, and also the bridgehead for the Mobei Iron Cavalry to set foot in the Central Plains. Xi Jin is also a nobleman of the dynasty. His family plays an important role in the Northern Wei Dynasty, which still retains the remnants of the tribal military alliance when the country was just established. He couldn't sit idly by, so he immediately ordered He Lanjun, the governor of Northern Yuzhou who had just taken office, to send troops from Jinzhong to help Hangu in the starry night.
Ren Zhen besieged the city to fight for aid, and ambushed He Lanjun in Mang Mountain. He won a great battle and killed thousands of enemies, forcing He Lanjun to retreat northward in a hurry. Cut off the Wei army's retreat.
The two Yan forces joined forces, outflanked the front and back, but the siege was short of one, forcing He Lanjun to break out of the siege, and the countless encounters along the way were defeated by the Yan army. If there is a mistake, Pingcheng, the capital of the Northern Wei Dynasty, will also be in danger.
In this way, for the Northern Wei Dynasty, Xiyan first united with Shandong and removed its shield; rotated to the south of Shanxi and cut off its wings; firmly occupied Ganshan and Shanxi, according to its household threshold-completed the strategic encirclement of the Northern Wei Dynasty in the fastest time.Although the newly established Northern Wei Dynasty had a strong army and a vast territory, it gradually fell into a situation of isolation and help in the Central Plains.
Only then did the Northern Wei Dynasty wake up to the fact that what the Yan army wanted was not just to take back Hangu and seek revenge, but to devour the just-started Tuoba Wei state.In a few days, the Northern Wei Dynasty suspended sending troops, reduced its military strength, concentrated in Jizhou and Bingzhou, and could not hold on to several major military strongholds in its own hands. , the iron armor shook the sky, and the momentum was spectacular.
Tuobagui sent envoys to the camp, claiming that he was willing to return Hangu, abolish the emperor's title, and enshrine Zhengshuo of Yan Kingdom forever, in exchange for He Lanjun, Xi Jin and others to escape unscathed.Ren Zhen read it hastily, smiled coldly, immediately tore up the letter of credence, pushed the envoy of Wei out of the gate, and took the lead in front of everyone——At this point in the battle, Hangu Pass was hanging alone, completely separated from the headquarters of the Central Army of the Northern Wei Dynasty Xiyan's attack is like finding something out of a pocket, and Tuobagui is required to make such a "concession"? !
Sure enough, the blood of the Wei envoy was not cold, and Murong Zhongjie reported that the Yan army had recovered Hangu Pass and almost wiped out the Wei army. Only the defending general Xi Jin led a hundred cavalry to flee.
"Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty bestowed this place with a well-deserved reputation." Ren Zhen evoked a cold sneer: "Murong Zhong deserves to be my Great Yan Tiger General!" He ordered Murong Zhong to go north to hear the joy and reward him for his meritorious service.When he really saw Murong Zhong, Ren Zhen was uncharacteristically, and smiled slightly and helped Murong Zhong himself: "The king of Heyang has done a lot of hard work."
Murong Zhong was still a little worried about the previous events, seeing Ren Zhenshu's expression remained the same, he smiled embarrassingly and said: "I will devote myself to the emperor at last, so what's the matter even if the body is shrouded in horse leather?!"
"Sure enough, both wisdom and courage." Ren Zhen nodded, "So during the battle, we can not only wipe out the enemy army, but also accidentally let the enemy general die..."
Murong Zhong was horrified when he heard the words, and hurriedly knelt down again: "It's the last general's negligence, I hope the emperor will forgive me!"
Ren Zhen leaned over and patted Murong Zhong's shoulder, and forced him to support him: "It doesn't have to be like this. Since ancient times, as generals, they have all supported soldiers and raised bandits for a plan, I understand."
Murong Zhong reluctantly exchanged a glance with Ren Zhen, and was immediately shuddered by the chill in his eyes—he really had such a mind when he was besieging the city—the emperor's heart for Yao Song was almost obvious to the world , How can you not bear a grudge against him?Keeping him is just to use him to lead the army to fight, and he is just to leave a way out for himself!Thinking of this, he guessed that Murong Chong would not really attack him at this time, so he summoned up his courage again and muttered: "Your Majesty... Your Majesty, I will immediately lead my troops to chase after me!"
"You said just now that you would like to wrap my body in horse leather for me, didn't you?" Ren Zhen's pupils reflected the other's frightened face, with a ray of resentment, "Then I will grant your request, as you wish." !"
As soon as he finished speaking, Murong Zhong's whole body froze, and there was a sharp pain in his chest and abdomen. He looked down in disbelief, and saw that a bloody hole had been opened in his chest, and the dragon scale dagger went in, leaving only the handle: "Emperor, Your Majesty—you killed me, yes, for Yao Song? Kill the general before the formation, so you are not afraid of the arrogant cavalry... mutiny?"
"I'd like to see—who dares!" Ren Zhen looked at him coldly, pulled out the dragon-scale dagger suddenly with his hands, blood poured out, spraying his upper body, and Murong Zhong's tall body fell to the ground with a bang , hands and feet twitched a few times, and then fell silent again.
The military tent was lifted, and Wu Lie walked in quickly, without looking at Murong Zhong on the ground, and said in a low voice: "Your Majesty, hurry up and report within eight hundred miles of Chang'an."
This is when Murong Yong heard that Ren Zhen wanted to call Murong Zhong to "reward him", he knew something was wrong, and quickly wrote a book to persuade him, but it was already a step too late.Ren Zhen didn't even look at it, and waved Wu Lie's letter-holding hand away, walked outside the tent, raised his head and said in a loud voice: "Heyang King Murong Zhong failed to supervise the battle, resisted the order and colluded with the enemy, and has been executed! His corpse Wrap it in horse leather, show it along the way, and send it to Chang'an!"
The soldiers and generals never expected that when the enemy was in front of them, the emperor would kill a prince who was holding a heavy army, and he would "shroud the corpse in horse leather" and announce it all the way to Chang'an City. This would be a shame and shame for the entire Murong family. !
After the announcement was over, Ren Zhen turned around with his hands behind his back, and said in a deep voice to Wu Lie: "From today onwards, all letters from Chang'an will be returned on the spot—you take the troops from the Huben camp back to take over the military affairs of Hangu Pass. Murong Zhong has been leading troops for a long time. , I'm just afraid that if something happens, the backyard will catch fire."
Wu Lie took the order, and said again: "The generals in the arrogant cavalry army who are friendly with Murong Zhong—?"
Without looking back, Ren Zhen raised his hand and made a light and downward movement.
Wu Lie shuddered all over, knowing that this was about to kill his former colleagues. He was unwilling, but he couldn't resist the order—from the moment the emperor wanted to kill Murong Zhong, the bloody cleansing that followed was the beginning of the murder. It is inevitable.
Ren Zhen walked back to the commander's tent step by step. Murong Zhong, who used to be invincible in the past, was dragged out by two soldiers holding his legs and feet. When he passed by, he left behind a heavy bloodstain that lingered.
He sat down slowly and ignored Murong Yong, knowing that Murong Yong would definitely send letters asking him to withdraw his life, so he simply turned a blind eye.Then he smiled bitterly and said to himself: "Zijun, if you are still here, you must blame me for being too reckless at this time." He unconsciously pressed lightly on his waist, and there was a small coin hidden inside. He and Yao Song each hold one of the small old plum blossom gold clasps.
But now he didn't dare to look at it at all, even thinking about it, he couldn't breathe and the pain was unbearable.
The battlefield is ruthless, blood is flowing, Zijun has nowhere to ask for help, trampled and ravaged, his bones are gone, there is nothing to fix, he hurts when he thinks about it, hates when he thinks about it - this is just the first step, and there is still Juqu Monson, and Tuoba Gui!
But what about himself?What kind of punishment should I receive? !Thinking about the last words he said to Yao Song in this life, it turned out to be abolishing his power and position, driving him out of Beijing, and even saying "the crime is not cleared, we will never see each other again"-who would have imagined that it is really hard to see him now? arrive.
Ren Zhen raised his head slowly, not a single tear came out, but a fishy sweetness welled up in his throat.
After being replenished and rested in the south of the Yangtze River, the Huben army crossed the Yangtze River, left Jintu, and entered Henan. In the war in the Central Plains, within a few days, they retreated to Pingcheng, the capital of Wei, in a hurry.Everyone in the world thought that Emperor Yan was eager to avenge Hangu's revenge, and would go northward with his prestige, relentlessly chasing after him. Who knew that Ren Zhen was not in a hurry to advance after his victory, but did two major things that shocked the world: one was Yu Hua Taiwan swears to the three armies, promulgates a proclamation, passes on the national seal, and announces to the world, denounces Tuobagui's disobedience for rebellion, massacres of prisoners of war, and expresses the determination of "the people of the Great Swallow, united and united, will fight to the death against this"; at the same time Order Chang'an to go out for reinforcements.The second is to send envoys to discuss peace with Murong De, who established Nanyan in Shandong Province. Although Murong De came from Houyan, he had been at war with Xiyan for many years, but after seeing Murong dying, the remaining veins of Houyan had retreated to the west of Liaoning and continued to fight. On the other hand, Murong Chong The line now occupies more than half of the Central Plains, and holds the Jade Seal of Chuanguo, which already has the appearance of the emperor, and he wants to avenge Tuoba Gui for the bloody sea of killing and surrendering in Hebei, so he goes down the slope and goes to the emperor himself. He formed a military alliance with Murong Chong to jointly plan the Northern Wei Dynasty.
The Jade Seal of the Chuan Kingdom reappeared in the sky, but it fell into the hands of a Xianbei emperor. It was like a stone stirring up a thousand waves, and it spread all over the world overnight. After he left, he was humiliated by Xiyan's behavior in public, and there were many discussions and worries in the ruling and opposition parties.
The once extravagant and beautiful Donghai Palace has now become a heavily guarded and gorgeous cage. Xie Xuan, who is dressed in a black cloak, stepped inside surrounded by all the guards.
He stopped in front of the closed door and slowly raised his left hand. The guards lowered their heads and stepped back ten steps in a uniform manner.Qing Cong stood on tiptoe, untied the tie in front of Xie Xuan's neck, and took off the heavy cloak.
Xie Xuan glanced at him, and said in a deep voice: "You don't have to go in, you are waiting outside."
Qing Cong gratefully agreed, and obediently retreated to the porch with his cloak in his arms, standing upright like a young pine tree crushed by the wind and snow.
Keeping him by his side is not only because he is kind to him, but also because he knows too many insider secrets——Qing Cong's nature is not bad, and he has nothing to do with the forces inside and outside the court, he shouldn't be forbidden to talk, but Xie Xuan has just been conferred the title of Lord Jianwu by the Jin Dynasty. He is in charge of the country and cannot tolerate any scandals.As for Wang Guobao, Zhang Fashun and other former Sima Yuanxian's minions, he can naturally kill them all at once, but he claims to have clear grievances and grievances in this life, and Qing Cong has kindness to him, so there is no reason to strike at his benefactor.But to keep the secret forever, it is better to keep people nearby for surveillance.
Xie Xuan gently pushed open the door. It had just snowed outside for a day, and the sky was overcast and dark, but there were no lights in the room.Xie Xuan lit a candle, turned around, and saw Sima Yuanxian standing silently behind him with a gloomy face.
Xie Xuan twitched the corner of his mouth: "Your Majesty looks good."
Sima Yuanxian grabbed Xie Xuan's wrist with great force. Xie Xuan's left hand was weak, and the candlestick in his palm fell to the ground with a slap, and the room returned to darkness.
"Of course this king looks good. He was imprisoned by Mr. Xie in the mansion and served him deliciously and deliciously, and he didn't drug him—" Sima Yuanxian gritted his teeth and said, "You are in power now, so why don't you just kill me?" I?!"
"Prescribing poison is an indiscriminate method, so Xie naturally disdains it." Xie Xuan withdrew his hand, bowed and said, "The king is a noble man, and if you allow yourself to be deceived and make mistakes, you cannot be judged by your subordinates." life and death."
Sima Yuanxian sneered and said: "Grand Xie is really generous. That Ren Zhen killed you first, and then disregarded your face and situation to announce that the world's legendary jade seal is in his hands-you are abandoned like a weed, and you will be abandoned." Take it easy too!"
Xie Xuan raised his eyes flatly and said: "Your Majesty, be careful. There is no such person as 'Ren Zhen' in today's world. Xie Xing's experience is no problem to others——Xie came here to issue an imperial decree—the emperor's oral order , Jiankang and winter cold, please move the king of the East China Sea to Jiaozhou to support his life."
Sima Yuanxian was furious: "You dare to exile the prince!"
"I'm in the third rank, why don't you dare!" Xie Xuan suddenly lowered his face, and shouted in a low voice, "And unlike you, you leave a chance for your opponent - you go to Jiaozhou, your father is under house arrest in Jiankang, you A few of your older children moved to Jingkou, and all your loyal staff have been cleaned up by Liu Laozhi——Sima Yuanxian, you are finished!"
Flesh and bones are separated, walls are toppled by others, he has envisioned countless futures for himself, but he never expected this one. If it wasn't for the person in front of him, he would still be the king of prime ministers, how did he end up in such a situation!Seeing that Xie Xuan brushed off his clothes without hesitation, Sima Yuanxian laughed ferociously behind him and said, "Xie Xuan! Although I suffered a complete defeat today, at least I got what I wanted at all costs—and what about you? To put it bluntly Keeping an idiot emperor is more beneficial to your family. It’s obviously a game of power, but insisting on being loyal is ridiculous! Hypocrisy and cowardice, it’s better for me to act boldly. In the end, I’m not abandoned by others— —You will die alone with your ridiculous dignity!"
Xie Xuan stepped forward without stopping, and the door behind him was closed tightly again, blocking the subsequent roar.
It was such an eyesore.As long as Sima Yuanxian is still alive in this world, it will always be a heart-piercing pain.
Xie Xuan's heart was overwhelmed, but there was no wave on his face and he ordered: "Remove all the guards of the palace, I don't want to find anyone delivering news for the king of the East China Sea."
Xie Xuanxingye had just returned to the mansion, Yang Ping immediately served him a meal, but before he had eaten a few mouthfuls, the concierge came to report Liu Yu's visit.Xie Xuan ordered someone to come in, and added another bowl, chopsticks and wine cup, and invited him to the table.Liu Yu came here full of thoughts, but Jin people pay attention to food and sleep, and the meal was given by Shangfeng, so he had to eat another meal in silence.After drinking for three rounds, Xie Xuan casually talked about the general situation of the court, Fang leisurely asked: "Now that Liu Laozhi is not in the capital, Deyu should be busy with military affairs and have no time to spare - why did you come to the city specially?" thing?"
I don't know when, Xie Xuan no longer called him by his nickname Jinu as he used to, but started to call him by his nickname in a serious way.Liu Yu couldn't help but have mixed feelings, he drank the remaining wine in the cup, and said: "Recently, there have been rumors in the internal army, and people's hearts are uncertain. At the end, the general wants to ask the governor for an instruction."
Xie Xuan rubbed the rim of the cup with his fingertips, and glanced at him lightly: "You have now become a champion general. If you encounter rumors and rumors that disturb people's hearts, there must be a conclusion on how to calm them down as soon as possible."
Liu Yu was silent for a moment, but still couldn't help but said indignantly: "The final general just thinks that...Emperor Yan is too much. This Chuan Guoxie belongs to Zhengshuo of the Heavenly Dynasty. As soon as he left Jiangnan with our military aid, he threw out the Chuanguo Yuxie , and rebuilt the old relationship with Houyan—we fought Murongde’s army to the death to rescue him!” He swallowed his saliva, then looked up at Xie Xuan: “He knows that for us, Chuanguo What is the meaning of the jade seal? Isn't this equivalent to slapping us in the face when people from all over the world come to us? Even for the governor, he can't be so ruthless—"
Xie Xuan lost his mind for a while, and Fang smiled calmly: "Then what should he do? Give up the Jade Seal of Chuanguo? He owed me back then, and he has paid off for leading the army to rescue me this time. What else do you expect? There should be no eternal friendship between me and him, just like this country and country." He slowly put down the wine cup, lowered his head and said: "At the beginning, I fought against him several times to pass on the jade seal of the country. In the end, I'm always inferior, and I'm no better than..."
Liu Yu looked at Xie Xuan, and was speechless for a moment—he witnessed the reunion and parting between the two with his own eyes, so how could he not guess the secret of the turning point?Watching Xie Xuan's expression and words, there was a trace of helpless vicissitudes and sorrow hidden in his disheartened heart - he was a wandering young man, and he joined the army as a young man. I will sit in sorrow for it.
He was still thinking in secret, but suddenly he heard Xie Xuan say: "Compared to foreign troubles, internal troubles are more disturbing."
Liu Yu came back to his senses: Although Sun En's rebellion is raging, Liu Laozhi has already led the army, and it is only a matter of time to counter the rebellion. It can be seen that the internal worries Xie Xuan mentioned are not Sun En.Pretending to be confused, he toasted Xie Xuan with a glass of wine: "Is the governor worried that Sun En and Lu Xun's rebellion will continue to affect the state affairs?"
Xie Xuan drank a few more glasses during the banquet, his face was slightly drunk at the moment, and he said with the help of alcohol: "The king of the East China Sea will leave Beijing soon to become a fan, but even though Jiaozhou is located in a remote place, if someone follows what happened today, then use him as a cover If you deliberately create chaos, you are afraid that there will be endless troubles."
Liu Yu is not Liu Laozhi, and he was never stupid enough to take the disaster of slaughtering the emperor's family on his body at this stage, and to be scolded by the world for others—even if that person is Xie Xuan, he deliberately hesitated and said: "Then change him Let’s move to Jingkou—that’s the base camp of our Beifu army, so no one dares to make trouble.”
Xie Xuan glanced at him, and praised calmly: "In the past, I saw you killing decisively and resolutely, but I didn't know that Deyu was so benevolent. If you have the style of a general, I feel... very relieved."
Liu Yu's eyebrows jumped, knowing that he had provoked the suspicion of the coach, so all these years of painstaking efforts must not be in vain, so he quickly plopped and knelt in front of Xie Xuan's knees: "The last general only knows to be loyal to the governor and the court!"
Putting him ahead of the country is a formal statement.If it was in the past, Xie Xuan might not have attacked Sima like this, but now, he can't help it, and he doesn't want to bear it anymore!Xie Xuanhe nodded his head, and decided to use a whip and a spoonful of sugar: "Deyu, although I am still the governor of the Northern Mansion, in the past and present, has there ever been a general with a broken arm on the battlefield? I have to retreat to the background sooner or later. The position of Governor of the Northern Mansion will always have a successor, do you understand?"
Liu Yu was excited all over, and leaned over to thank him—although Xie Xuan has been relying heavily on him recently, it was the first time that he brought up the matter of succession, and he also bypassed Liu Laozhi Zhu Lingshi and other senior generals , I prefer him to take over!He pressed the treasure on Xie Xuan all the way, and finally there was a glimmer of light!If killing a lost Sima Yuanxian can exchange for a thousand miles of prosperity, then this bet is worth it!
Xie Xuan leaned over to help him up, exerted a little force with his left hand - he was weak after drinking, while Liu Yu was so excited that he didn't notice it for a while, but he didn't move at all.Xie Xuan withdrew his hand, sat back down, and said in a low voice: "Get up." Although he was smiling, his eyes could not hide the loneliness: the waves behind the Yangtze River push the waves ahead, he is really hard to catch up with this rising star.In the past year, he has had ups and downs, and even suffered drastic changes. Only Liu Yu has always been loyal and has never been dissatisfied. If he dared, he had to grasp this powerful general as a handle and let him bear the stain of murdering the royal family before he could really promote him to replace him as the next governor of the Northern Mansion.
He subconsciously looked at his empty sleeves, smiled wryly and thought to himself: Could it be that the arm is broken, and the heart is also disabled, and I can no longer ride horses and bend bows, and fight on the battlefield, so I can only hide behind and plot people's hearts and play tricks?
The two had their own thoughts, but they both drank and drank together as usual. In the end, Xie Xuan clasped his cup and waved his hands: "I'm really going to be drunk." Liu Yu was able to drink a thousand cups without getting drunk, but he also stood up with his hands down and said: "The last general is also drunk." I'm going back to the barracks." Xie Xuan nodded, and personally sent him out, but on the steps, Xie Xuan's feet were weak, and he staggered. , and whispered in his mouth: "The road is slippery after snow, the governor is careful."
Xie Xuan's face became more bloody, and he smiled as if to hide: "I really drank too much tonight." After the calamity, his body is still not as good as before, but at this moment, he must not show the slightest weakness in front of others.
Liu Yu was smiling, but there was a strange commotion in his heart: he had always looked up to Xie Xuan before, but he didn't know that the persevering Xiejiabaoshu would be so soft.I can only hate that he will go back and forth for a ruthless foreigner, the Tao is ruthless and the most affectionate; but he deliberately guards against him, even taking advantage of drunkenness to coerce and lure him to murder Sima Yuanxian, so as to save him from a serious problem Without dirtying his Tsinghua reputation like Zhilanyushu-if the two movements can be replaced with one, how good would it be?
When Xie Xuanqiang energized to preside over the Eastern Jin Dynasty, Murong Yong returned to guard the pass but was even more devastated.He has already received Ren Zhen's third imperial edict to increase troops to leave the customs - the repeated increase of troops is not because of the stalemate in the war. Since the declaration of war between Yan and Wei, the progress has been unexpectedly smooth.
First of all, it is naturally because of the rebellion document stamped with the Jade Seal of Chuanguo, which certainly shocked the well-dressed gentry in the south of the Yangtze River and lamented endlessly, but the people in the Central Plains of the Northland have been fighting for a long time. The Holy Son of Heaven", so under one order, the hearts of the people gathered together, and all those who joined the army hoped that Yan would win and Wei would lose.Secondly, the cavalry of the Northern Wei Dynasty advanced quickly and were invincible, but they often failed to leave enough defenders to resist the Yan army. Therefore, within ten months, Xiyan had captured all the military strongholds of the Northern Wei Dynasty in Henan, and their troops were directed at Hangu Pass.
If troops were sent out in Guanzhong at this time, it would not be difficult to recapture Hangu Pass, but he had a hunch that recapturing Hanguan Pass was only the first step, and Ren Zhen would never let it go. He wanted to destroy Tuobagui in one go!However, is Xiyan, who has lost the ruling Zaifu, capable of undertaking a protracted war against Wei?Thinking of this episode, Murong Yong's heart ached, he still couldn't believe that Yao Song really died in battle, let alone Ren Zhen?So at this moment, he can only support what Ren Zhen wants to do for revenge, no matter how difficult it is.
Just at this time, the armor clanged outside the door, and a warrior stepped in, knelt down on one knee and saluted Murong Yong first, and then gave him an ancient Xianbei salute to meet his brothers.
Murong Yong snorted coldly, stepped forward and kicked the visitor on the shoulder, cursing: "You still have the face to come back and see me!"
Murong Zhong had already attacked Wang Jue, and he was no worse than Murong Yong in name, but he knelt on the ground and endured Murong Yong's beating and scolding like a thunderstorm, and finally he said with a blue nose and swollen face, "Brother, I know I was wrong!" , I really didn't expect Tuoba Gui to be so ruthless, and ordered Yao Song to die, but I didn't go out to reinforce it to keep Tongguan safe. Think about it, in such a chaotic situation, if Tuoba Gui Take advantage of the situation and attack Tongguan, then Chang'an will be able to jump on the horse and there will be no danger to defend! The emperor and you were not sitting in the pass at that time. Once the Wei army broke through the pass, the consequences would be disastrous-I cannot bear the heavy responsibility of losing the country and losing the land! !"
Murong Yong kicked again, and roared angrily: "So you just watched Yao Song being trapped to death?! You should explain this big article to the emperor!" Of course Murong Zhong's words were true, but sitting by and watching Yao Song Jun is trapped but he definitely has his own selfish intentions. He understands, but how could Ren Zhen not understand?How could he let Murong Zhong go so easily! ?
Murong Zhong got up in embarrassment, hugged Murong Yong's leg and said: "Brother, I am loyal to Dayan, the world can learn from it! Then Yao Song got caught by Tuobagui's plan and rushed out of the pass to meet the enemy, and even fell into ambush. Now he is dead They are all dead, and it is not my fault, does the emperor want me to pay for my life?!"
Murong Yong was panting heavily, one head and two big ones - of course he didn't want Murong Zhong to be buried with him.The matter has come to this point, Murong Zhong is brave and good at fighting, and he will be absolutely indispensable in future wars against Wei. What's more, for more than ten years, the Murong clan headed by him has been in charge of all the troops in Xiyan except for the Huben Army. At that time, he had never been able to intervene in military affairs.Once Ren Zhen takes Murong Zhong's life, it will definitely cause the army's morale to be unstable, and the hearts of the people will not be attached. He doesn't want Ren Zhen to make irreparable mistakes because of his momentary anger.
"Have you apologized to the emperor?"
Murong Zhong hurriedly nodded and said: "The emperor reprimanded me and ordered me to make amends, but the others didn't say anything."
"Then you will lead the reinforcements this time, and you have to do your best - if you go out of business again, no one will be able to save you!" Murong Yong was still worried, "I will also give the emperor another note to intercede for you. "It's a very important time now, I just hope that Ren Zhen can be rational to the end, make a long-term plan, endure this momentary anger, and don't kill generals before the battle and destroy the Great Wall.
Murong Zhong hurriedly leaned over to thank him, but he couldn't help but feel a little bit of worry faded away—after Yao Song left, the military and political power of Xiyan had all belonged to the Murong family, and now that Murong Yong was the guarantor, the emperor was about to rely on him to protect him. Going through life and death to fight on the battlefield, no matter how much you hate in your heart, how can you ask him to be buried with a dignified prince for a dead person?
In order to support Ren Zhen, Murong Yong handed over the most elite [-] descendants of the Jiaoqi Army to Murong Zhong, and ordered him to lead the troops out of the customs and wait for Ren Zhen's dispatch.
The Xiyan army had a total of [-] Chen soldiers, aggressively encircling Hangu Pass from east to west. The number of Northern Wei troops guarding Hangu Pass was less than [-].
Hangu Pass is the south gate of Tuoba Wei State, and also the bridgehead for the Mobei Iron Cavalry to set foot in the Central Plains. Xi Jin is also a nobleman of the dynasty. His family plays an important role in the Northern Wei Dynasty, which still retains the remnants of the tribal military alliance when the country was just established. He couldn't sit idly by, so he immediately ordered He Lanjun, the governor of Northern Yuzhou who had just taken office, to send troops from Jinzhong to help Hangu in the starry night.
Ren Zhen besieged the city to fight for aid, and ambushed He Lanjun in Mang Mountain. He won a great battle and killed thousands of enemies, forcing He Lanjun to retreat northward in a hurry. Cut off the Wei army's retreat.
The two Yan forces joined forces, outflanked the front and back, but the siege was short of one, forcing He Lanjun to break out of the siege, and the countless encounters along the way were defeated by the Yan army. If there is a mistake, Pingcheng, the capital of the Northern Wei Dynasty, will also be in danger.
In this way, for the Northern Wei Dynasty, Xiyan first united with Shandong and removed its shield; rotated to the south of Shanxi and cut off its wings; firmly occupied Ganshan and Shanxi, according to its household threshold-completed the strategic encirclement of the Northern Wei Dynasty in the fastest time.Although the newly established Northern Wei Dynasty had a strong army and a vast territory, it gradually fell into a situation of isolation and help in the Central Plains.
Only then did the Northern Wei Dynasty wake up to the fact that what the Yan army wanted was not just to take back Hangu and seek revenge, but to devour the just-started Tuoba Wei state.In a few days, the Northern Wei Dynasty suspended sending troops, reduced its military strength, concentrated in Jizhou and Bingzhou, and could not hold on to several major military strongholds in its own hands. , the iron armor shook the sky, and the momentum was spectacular.
Tuobagui sent envoys to the camp, claiming that he was willing to return Hangu, abolish the emperor's title, and enshrine Zhengshuo of Yan Kingdom forever, in exchange for He Lanjun, Xi Jin and others to escape unscathed.Ren Zhen read it hastily, smiled coldly, immediately tore up the letter of credence, pushed the envoy of Wei out of the gate, and took the lead in front of everyone——At this point in the battle, Hangu Pass was hanging alone, completely separated from the headquarters of the Central Army of the Northern Wei Dynasty Xiyan's attack is like finding something out of a pocket, and Tuobagui is required to make such a "concession"? !
Sure enough, the blood of the Wei envoy was not cold, and Murong Zhongjie reported that the Yan army had recovered Hangu Pass and almost wiped out the Wei army. Only the defending general Xi Jin led a hundred cavalry to flee.
"Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty bestowed this place with a well-deserved reputation." Ren Zhen evoked a cold sneer: "Murong Zhong deserves to be my Great Yan Tiger General!" He ordered Murong Zhong to go north to hear the joy and reward him for his meritorious service.When he really saw Murong Zhong, Ren Zhen was uncharacteristically, and smiled slightly and helped Murong Zhong himself: "The king of Heyang has done a lot of hard work."
Murong Zhong was still a little worried about the previous events, seeing Ren Zhenshu's expression remained the same, he smiled embarrassingly and said: "I will devote myself to the emperor at last, so what's the matter even if the body is shrouded in horse leather?!"
"Sure enough, both wisdom and courage." Ren Zhen nodded, "So during the battle, we can not only wipe out the enemy army, but also accidentally let the enemy general die..."
Murong Zhong was horrified when he heard the words, and hurriedly knelt down again: "It's the last general's negligence, I hope the emperor will forgive me!"
Ren Zhen leaned over and patted Murong Zhong's shoulder, and forced him to support him: "It doesn't have to be like this. Since ancient times, as generals, they have all supported soldiers and raised bandits for a plan, I understand."
Murong Zhong reluctantly exchanged a glance with Ren Zhen, and was immediately shuddered by the chill in his eyes—he really had such a mind when he was besieging the city—the emperor's heart for Yao Song was almost obvious to the world , How can you not bear a grudge against him?Keeping him is just to use him to lead the army to fight, and he is just to leave a way out for himself!Thinking of this, he guessed that Murong Chong would not really attack him at this time, so he summoned up his courage again and muttered: "Your Majesty... Your Majesty, I will immediately lead my troops to chase after me!"
"You said just now that you would like to wrap my body in horse leather for me, didn't you?" Ren Zhen's pupils reflected the other's frightened face, with a ray of resentment, "Then I will grant your request, as you wish." !"
As soon as he finished speaking, Murong Zhong's whole body froze, and there was a sharp pain in his chest and abdomen. He looked down in disbelief, and saw that a bloody hole had been opened in his chest, and the dragon scale dagger went in, leaving only the handle: "Emperor, Your Majesty—you killed me, yes, for Yao Song? Kill the general before the formation, so you are not afraid of the arrogant cavalry... mutiny?"
"I'd like to see—who dares!" Ren Zhen looked at him coldly, pulled out the dragon-scale dagger suddenly with his hands, blood poured out, spraying his upper body, and Murong Zhong's tall body fell to the ground with a bang , hands and feet twitched a few times, and then fell silent again.
The military tent was lifted, and Wu Lie walked in quickly, without looking at Murong Zhong on the ground, and said in a low voice: "Your Majesty, hurry up and report within eight hundred miles of Chang'an."
This is when Murong Yong heard that Ren Zhen wanted to call Murong Zhong to "reward him", he knew something was wrong, and quickly wrote a book to persuade him, but it was already a step too late.Ren Zhen didn't even look at it, and waved Wu Lie's letter-holding hand away, walked outside the tent, raised his head and said in a loud voice: "Heyang King Murong Zhong failed to supervise the battle, resisted the order and colluded with the enemy, and has been executed! His corpse Wrap it in horse leather, show it along the way, and send it to Chang'an!"
The soldiers and generals never expected that when the enemy was in front of them, the emperor would kill a prince who was holding a heavy army, and he would "shroud the corpse in horse leather" and announce it all the way to Chang'an City. This would be a shame and shame for the entire Murong family. !
After the announcement was over, Ren Zhen turned around with his hands behind his back, and said in a deep voice to Wu Lie: "From today onwards, all letters from Chang'an will be returned on the spot—you take the troops from the Huben camp back to take over the military affairs of Hangu Pass. Murong Zhong has been leading troops for a long time. , I'm just afraid that if something happens, the backyard will catch fire."
Wu Lie took the order, and said again: "The generals in the arrogant cavalry army who are friendly with Murong Zhong—?"
Without looking back, Ren Zhen raised his hand and made a light and downward movement.
Wu Lie shuddered all over, knowing that this was about to kill his former colleagues. He was unwilling, but he couldn't resist the order—from the moment the emperor wanted to kill Murong Zhong, the bloody cleansing that followed was the beginning of the murder. It is inevitable.
Ren Zhen walked back to the commander's tent step by step. Murong Zhong, who used to be invincible in the past, was dragged out by two soldiers holding his legs and feet. When he passed by, he left behind a heavy bloodstain that lingered.
He sat down slowly and ignored Murong Yong, knowing that Murong Yong would definitely send letters asking him to withdraw his life, so he simply turned a blind eye.Then he smiled bitterly and said to himself: "Zijun, if you are still here, you must blame me for being too reckless at this time." He unconsciously pressed lightly on his waist, and there was a small coin hidden inside. He and Yao Song each hold one of the small old plum blossom gold clasps.
But now he didn't dare to look at it at all, even thinking about it, he couldn't breathe and the pain was unbearable.
The battlefield is ruthless, blood is flowing, Zijun has nowhere to ask for help, trampled and ravaged, his bones are gone, there is nothing to fix, he hurts when he thinks about it, hates when he thinks about it - this is just the first step, and there is still Juqu Monson, and Tuoba Gui!
But what about himself?What kind of punishment should I receive? !Thinking about the last words he said to Yao Song in this life, it turned out to be abolishing his power and position, driving him out of Beijing, and even saying "the crime is not cleared, we will never see each other again"-who would have imagined that it is really hard to see him now? arrive.
Ren Zhen raised his head slowly, not a single tear came out, but a fishy sweetness welled up in his throat.
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