I'm not Murong Chong

Wu Zhong paused, still eating meat, and said vaguely: "What do you mean, young master?" Yao Song shook his head and sighed: "I feel sorry for the general. The general has fought all his life and plundered the isolated city for my father. Fang has his current status, so why did he have to say something that shouldn't be said today?"

Wu Zhong just swallowed a large piece of meat at this moment, wiped his mouth and said with a sneer, "Oh? So there are things that I Wu Zhong can't say in the Qiang Army? I would like to hear more about it." Yao Song didn't rush to answer, but dialed and pulled A piece of raw meat was spread out on the charcoal fire again, and he said slowly while cooking: "The reason why my eldest brother was able to lead troops to ambush Murong Yong that day was because he was the eldest son, the future Great Chanyu——in the eyes of my father, the king who set him up The higher the meritorious service, the more secure this position will be. Naturally, I am happy to see it. What about you, General? You are already a powerful figure in the Qiang Army. My elder brother is even worse than envying you. How can I let you take away a big Use part of the troops to accomplish your achievements? And my father—do you think his real position is to stand on the side of the elder brother, or on the side of General Wu, whom he has been worried about being too big?" He paused, and raised his head. Looking into Wu Zhong's eyes, he said: "If you insist on going your own way, you have to fight against my elder brother to the end. You said that when the father is planning for the Yao family's foundation, where should he put the general?" It is ripe, and a puff of white smoke is sizzling.Wu Zhong was slightly startled, but said calmly, "What exactly do you want to say, young master?"

Yao Song didn't speak, but just looked at him with a smile on his face. Wu Zhong, a man who has been in office for a long time, didn't know anything, and he came to his senses at this moment, and he was really surprised: "Could it be that you want me to support you? Heh... It never occurred to me that the young master also wanted to be the eldest son."

This remark alluded to Yao Song’s wishful thinking to inherit Yao Chang’s position based on Yao Song’s background and ranking, but Yao Song didn’t seem to understand, and still smiled innocently: “The general can also choose to set up his own family—it’s just my father. I am afraid that those old subordinates will rebel in the same way. When the time comes, I will press the gourd and pick up the ladle, and the general will come over in a hurry? I Yao Song, no matter what, I am the son of my father—that is to say, me and my elder brother. Everyone is rational, it depends on who you choose."

Wu Zhong suddenly smiled: "Young master is more powerful than Yao Xing now, Fu Sheng?"

"Of course it's the eldest brother. He was born in Zhengshuo, and he has led the army for many years, and his roots are deep."

"That's why I want to help you. Do you think there is a chance of winning?"

"Generally speaking, no." Yao Song pursed his lips lightly and skillfully, "As we all know, Yao Xing's schemes all came from You Sima Yinwei. Without Yin Wei, it is impossible to win." He rolled his eyes and said word by word: "I will do this. As for who sent troops to help Chang'an, please wait for the good news."

Wu Zhong raised the case, cupped his hands and said: "Others always say that the young master is smart, but the general always thinks it's just sour writing, fake vinegar, and pretending to be profound. Now I know that the young master has unique eyesight, and the general will treat him as a teacher in the future." The son is in charge!"

Yao Song also held Wu Zhong's hand back with emotion: "Zi Jun will rely on the general from now on, if he can get it, he will share the family property with the general equally!"

The two talked back and forth for a long time before Wu Zhong left. It wasn't until he could no longer see his back that the smile on Yao Song's face slowly froze, and a faint arc formed on his lips.He came back with nothing, and he was already on the top of the cliff. If he advances, he will be smashed to pieces, and if he retreats, there will be no way to go. Relying on his own brain and Yao Chang's occasional favor, it is impossible to fight Yao Xing .

Eat a ditch to gain a wisdom, he must have military power, otherwise it is up to you to stay or stay, let alone inherit the great rule!

Thinking of this point, his mind suddenly drifted to Murong Chong, he was facing the enemy here like walking on thin ice, but he didn't know that he was under the city of Chang'an, so what should he do?

Murong Chong looked up at the lingering gunpowder smoke in the sky. After another day of fierce fighting, the sun set in the west and hung slantingly on the Chang'an city tower that was doused with blood and flames of war, coating the corpses piled up outside the city gate. A layer of ominous blood.Han Yan and Duan Sui sent people to report: the soldiers were repulsed after several charges, their morale was low, it was getting late, and the siege battle was unsustainable, so please withdraw the troops.

Murong Chong straddled his horse, looking at the city of Chang'an that was besieged like an iron barrel from a distance, he could guess what the current situation in the city was—inside, people were eating each other; We know that the isolated city of Chang'an cannot be defended.But it was such a group of weak and remnant troops who knew they were bound to lose, they just blocked the day-to-day siege battles of the [-] Yan army!

He was silent for a while, then suddenly said: "What do you think?" A rider beside him said in a low voice: "That guy Dou Chong is good at defending but not attacking. He still has a way of defending the city. Today, the Yongmen tower was almost succeeded, only because Fu Jian went up in person." The city tower supervised the battle, and the soldiers who took the lead were brave and fearless, and the Qin army was so strong that they were able to fight to the death and recapture the city tower. The Yan army has been blocked many times so far, and its morale is exhausted. Let's withdraw troops."

Murong Chong raised his hand, the orderer got the order, and rushed to report, within a short while, the sound of gold was heard, and the exhausted Yan soldiers who had suffered heavy losses immediately retreated from the tower and rushed back one after another.

"Yan Jun?" Murong Chong narrowed his eyes and mocked, "I thought you had already surrendered to our army."

The corners of Yang Ding's resolute lips were tightly pursed: "I am from Di, how could I surrender to Xianbei!"

Murong Chong sneered: "Then what do you think we are?"

"Cooperation! I'm going to enter Chang'an City, and I'll ask the Heavenly King why! I've come to help the whole country, why does he let me down, and just sit and watch Dou Chong kill five thousand Qiuchi soldiers!" Yang Ding's eyes were red, obviously recalling the sad past .

Murong Chong turned his gaze away, and quietly clenched the phoenix gun in his hand, but his expression remained motionless, only the afterglow of the setting sun filled his pupils, showing a somewhat bloodthirsty monster. "Okay. Tomorrow's truce, wait for the newly built siege vehicles and continuous crossbows to be sent from A Fang, and then start the main attack! Then you will be the vanguard, and open a bloody road for Dayan to enter the city."

Yang Dingyilin clasped his fists on the horse and shouted yes--I knew what Murong Chong said about the hundred-foot-high chariot, the upper part was built with nests to look out for the enemy, the lower part was equipped with continuous crossbow machines to attack the city, and there were hundreds of Chinese and Tibetan soldiers armored. But climbing the city with the ladder to fight is a siege weapon that can kill people without counting.

Murong Chong reined in his horse's head and said in a deep voice, "Return to the camp!"

Murong Yong's death hit him hard, so big that he still can't believe it - it almost destroyed his persistence and naive thoughts, the shadow of the past Murong Chong gradually became clear in his soul, and now For him, he has learned to be numb, to be cruel, and to be successful.Now that the arrow is on the string and has to be fired, I will open my bow without regret and swear to avenge this!

Yao Xing finished his discussion with his father, but he didn't go back to his bedroom after he came out, instead he turned to Yao Song's residence familiarly - because he "fell out of favor" with Yao Chang recently, there were many people who looked down upon him, so the servants he met along the way There are very few guards.Yao Xing stopped the people following him, and went forward alone to look in through the gap in the door.Yao Song was sitting in front of the desk in a crimson robe. As soon as autumn came, he wrapped a sable collar around his neck and was staring at the window in a daze.Looking from Yao Xing's angle, Yao Song's beautiful profile is hidden under a black hair, only a small chin is exposed, which looks more and more delicate and soft like a good girl.

Yao Xing couldn't help stepping in, Yao Song seemed to be taken aback, and hurriedly stood up to salute.Yao Xing stopped his ceremony, and looked at the case—there were two volumes of "Diamond Sutra" and "Xiaoyaoyou" (Note 1). Sure enough, I have benefited a lot, not only Lao Zhuang's way, but also Buddhism." Yao Song lowered his head and said: "I learned it from my elder brother. In the past, I have read it from all schools of thought, but I am not good at it. Now that I read the Buddhism and Taoism from Tianzhu carefully, I feel that it is exactly as what my elder brother said, which is beyond words."

It is well known that Yao Xing is a good Buddha, so he couldn't help asking with great interest at this moment: "How do you say?"

"Taoism advocates benevolent one's own body, Buddhism advocates saving all living beings; Taoism advocates forgetting things and me, and Buddhism advocates that all four things are empty; Taoism says that all things are naturally inactive and there is nothing not to do, and Buddhism says that hell is not empty. Go one step further?" Yao Song said while looking at Yao Xing's expression, seeing him who was smiling but silent, he shy away.Yao Xing nodded and said: "That's very good, it's really rare for you to have such a view after you haven't been in Zen for a long time."

Yao Song then clapped his hands happily: "In the past, I always couldn't stop studying and enlightening the Tao, but now I can relax and concentrate on studying." Yao Xing saw that he was happy, and he really didn't seem to be fake, so he deliberately asked: " Don’t Zijun think it’s quite boring to be so idle?” Yao Song paused, avoiding Yao Xing’s probing eyes, and said with a wry smile: “I used to think that if I didn’t have a high position or a lot of power, I would be a man and live my life in vain. , Now that I think about it, it is rare to have a quiet place to study in the chaotic world."

After hearing these words, Yao Xing glanced at him thoughtfully: "Zi Jun has always been smart and strong, but now his temperament and behavior have changed drastically. I don't know why?"

Yao Song averted his eyes in a panic, and lowered his head: "Hey, what's the reason..."

Yao Xing's eyes stopped on his neck: "When did you get a good fur?" He stretched out his hand to grab it, but Yao Song couldn't help but to hide in a hurry—you must know that he has been cautious since that day, never Disobedient to Yao Chang and Yao Xing's father and son, the resistance at this moment is particularly abrupt.Yao Xing is strong, how could Yao Song earn more than him, but he was grabbed by the wrist: "...he gave it?"

Yao Song spit and struggled to the death: "... who?"

Yao Xing sneered, and said straightforwardly: "Murong Chong."

Yao Song raised his head suddenly, the blood on his face faded away, his lips trembled, but he couldn't say a word.Yao Xing felt that he had hit his younger brother's sore spot, but seeing him so panicked, he felt a little inexplicable unhappiness and pain in his heart, he approached Yao Song, and said in a low voice: "Zi Jun, you don't know what kind of guy Murong Chong is. Right? Back then, Fu Jian treated him like pearls and treasures, so he returned him with a hundred thousand troops to the city—once he wanted to turn against our Yao family, he would mercilessly condemn you to come back. Points?!" Yao Song was angry, anxious and ashamed, he pressed Yao Xing's chest, and said with hatred as if he was too ashamed: "Don't say it!"

This was the first time that he didn't speak softly to him in recent days, but Yao Xing felt a little excited, as if the shrewd and domineering Yao Song who was extremely proud had returned, he ignored his resistance, and instead bent down even lower, He asked with great interest: "Why are you obsessed with him? You...has he ever done anything to you?" Yao Song blushed, lowered his head, and repeated embarrassingly, "No, don't say it!"

Yao Xing didn't know what was wrong with him. Seeing him like this, he felt as if he was being spared by a cat. He didn't feel any pain, but he felt itchy. He was about to say something when he heard the attendant outside the door say: "Your Highness, Yin Lord Wei, please see me!"

Yao Xing clicked his tongue and let go of his hands. Yao Song jumped away like a bird in fright. Yao Xing smiled back: "Zijun, why are you hiding? You are so afraid of me." Yao Song didn't speak, but still looked on guard. As Xing raised his feet to leave, he still did not forget to tease: "My good brother, are you still afraid that I will eat you?"

Yao Xing was in a good mood, and walked briskly into the door. Yin Wei had already been waiting for a long time, and was a little impatient——Yao Xing always respected him as a half-teacher, and never asked him to wait, so his tone of voice was a little impatient Dissatisfied: "Your Highness, where have you been?!" Yao Xing frowned, and asked without answering, "What does Jing Liang want from me?"

"Da Shan is discussing matters today, but did he ever talk about sending troops?"

"Father and I both think that the battle is at a stalemate at this time, and we should bring a strong army out of Xinping, take advantage of the danger, and wait and see. If Murong Chong wants to lose, we will attack back and forth according to Dou Chong's words, and defeat the enemy in one fell swoop; If Murong Chong wants to win, he will stand on the sidelines and let the Qin soldiers in Chang'an City consume as much of the Yan army's strength as possible, and then attack him by surprise and attack him unexpectedly, the first battle must first dampen his spirit!" Forget about the others for a while, "It's just that who will lead the troops is another problem."

Yin Wei nodded and stroked his beard: "Wu Zhong absolutely can't do it. That day when he attacked Xiaoguan, none of the looted supplies were reported, and all of them were intercepted for his own use. He is too arrogant-if he is allowed to continue, this person will be disrespectful." Heart."

"Yes, but he is the number one general in the Qiang army who can fight. In addition to being absolutely loyal to his father, the leader of the army this time must also be of high authority and noble status, otherwise he will not be able to control the situation. The battle situation is changing rapidly, and if there is a slight mistake, there may be a mutiny—I have to lead troops to guard Xinping to protect my father—although Wu Zhong is good, but he is not in the same heart with our Yao family!” Yao Xingxian still shook his head in embarrassment, and then seemed to remember What, he turned his head to stare at Yin Wei, and the two looked at each other, Yin Wei suddenly had an ominous premonition: "Your Highness, do you want Yao Song to lead the army?"

Yao Xing was said to be the center of the matter, and he couldn't help feeling a little annoyed: "I didn't say that I would use him!" In fact, I felt that although Yao Song was not a material for fighting on the battlefield, he was very clever and scheming, and he was also a prince. If he could accompany the army to monitor Wu Zhong , I am afraid that he will not dare to make a mistake.

Yin Wei objected urgently: "Absolutely not! A person like Yao Song is not prepared enough. If he is given military power, it would be like putting fangs on a tiger. Although he returned home in a faltering state this time, he died, but An Do you know if he is keeping a low profile and retreating?! Your Highness, don’t trust me any more, it’s serious to find the source and kill him sooner!”

Yao Xing said displeasedly: "Jing Liang, how many times have I told you - after all, he is my father's real son and my real brother, he can be killed if he can say it? If Da Shanyu asks the crime, you will bear the responsibility." What? Besides, if Yao Song is playing tricks, how can I not see the truth?"

"Your Highness, Yao Song was so arrogant when he was sent to the Yan army, and he even said that he wanted Murong Chong to hand over the city of Chang'an"! If he really achieved such a feat, the Great Chanyu might not think of him as a Son, how could Your Highness have forgotten how hard we planned to ruin his plan, so that he now sees Murong Chong in disbelief and returns to nothing, so he has no choice but to do nothing, Your Highness must never trust him!" Yin Wei has also agreed up to this point The tone was strong, not the tone of a subordinate, "If one day he gains power again, where can I find another Murong Yong to kill and then blame him?!"

When Yao Xing heard this, he sneered and said, "It turns out that it is really thanks to Jing Liang that it is possible to have today's momentum."

Yin Wei was stunned for a moment, knowing that what he said violated the taboo of Yao Xing, who had a high self-esteem, and just opened his mouth to argue, when he heard him continue: "Yao Song is already in my Wuzhi Mountain, you are always afraid that he will turn around and come back again. , Do you think too much of him or look down on me too much?!" Yin Wei was stunned and couldn't answer—when it came to this point, Yao Xing didn't want to say any more, and walked away immediately.

Note 1: The "Diamond Sutra" was actually translated by Kumarajiva, an eminent monk in Kucha. It had not yet been introduced to the Central Plains at that time. After Yao Xing ascended the throne in the third year of Hongshi in the later Qin Dynasty, he was welcomed into Chang'an to pay homage to him as a national teacher and settled in Xiaoyao Garden From translating scriptures until sitting, Buddhism flourished and became popular all over the world. For the first time, it overwhelmed the Tao of Huang Lao and became the mainstream of religion.From here, the time when the "Diamond Sutra" was written is slightly shifted.