I'm not Murong Chong

Sure enough, there was an order in the palace the next day, and Yang Ding, the leading general, was handpicked to supervise the matter. Seven days later, it was held at Weiyuan Camp in the west of the city.All the ministers were surprised, and they all sensed a hint of a secret confrontation between the monarchy and power.

Fu Jian listened to the matter in the big tent in the camp, pointed at Yang Ding and said, "From now on, you are in the cauldron." Although Yang Ding was loyal, he was also able to assess the situation, and smiled wryly at this moment: "Brother Fu, are you serious? It's just an ordinary competition, although Murong Yong is jealous of me, but he is not a small-minded person who plays power, and he will not chase after him because of this-"

"Every man is not guilty, but he is guilty of carrying jade." Fu Jian shook his head and said, "Now you are the only one out of the four major barracks in Chang'an. When I came to the front of the screen, I tried to test the reaction of Murong Yong's faction by flattering you. Even if Murong Yong can bear his temper, there are others who secretly resent you, so there must be some trouble." Then he glanced at Yang Ding: "Do well. Doing bad things is hard work, why not quit?"

Yang Ding shook his head resolutely: "It's not my nature to retreat in the face of difficulties. Yang Ding is a rough man, and he never knows how to be careful and act carefully. Let him do what he wants!"

Fu Jian smiled when he heard the words, and Yang Ding's answer was within his expectations, so he said happily: "Yes, don't catch wind and shadow to inflate others' prestige, not only do it, but also do your best, so that others can't find fault."

On the day of the competition, Ren Zhen got up early for an unprecedented time, changed into his battle armor, and rode neatly into the arena.Yang Ding led the elite soldiers of the Weiyuan Battalion to line up with goose wings on both sides of the school grounds, waiting for a long time, now he rushed forward to greet them with fists in their hands.

Ren Zhen tossed the reins to Shi Yigui, who was serving carefully at the side, jumped off Zhebai's body, and looked around with his hands behind his back, but saw that the huge school grounds were tightly surrounded by thick The cloth curtains are protected from wind and snow, and the noise is difficult to disturb; in the middle are two big arenas with a square of ten feet, which are all tamped with frozen soil and poured with glutinous rice juice.There is no complicated decoration of carved dragons and phoenixes on the stand, only a red bird throne in the middle, which is much higher than the neat rows of stands on both sides, and it is very exquisite and unique. big chime.

Within seven days, it is rare to be able to put everything in order, to be majestic without being ostentatious or cumbersome.It's just that Yang Ding's nature is relaxed and he is not good at general affairs, so he is afraid that he got the secret help of Fu Jian.Ren Zhen nodded without saying anything, turned around and looked Yang Ding up and down for a long time, and suddenly smiled: "Is it handsome today?" The tight-fitting narrow sleeves, covered with silver dragon armor, are quite different from the half-new and unworn broad martial arts robes that are casually worn on weekdays. They look more broad shoulders, long legs, tiger body and strong waist.

"Thank you... Thank you, Your Majesty..." Yang Ding rarely stuttered, if not for his dark face, he would have blushed.However, Ren Zhen changed the subject and asked in a low voice: "Did Fu Jian keep strict supervision these days?"

"This..." Yang Ding paused, as if he was trying to organize his words, but he was not good at lying, he hesitated after a few sentences, and simply gave up and said: "The last general dare not forget the old favor, and he has never imprisoned the king of heaven. It's just Please don't leave the barracks without permission, as the last general, he can't help but come and go. After all, there are still many people in Chang'an who want his life."

"Yang Ding, you are the only one who dares to speak to me so straightforwardly." Ren Zhen pointed at Yang Ding and smiled again: "...That's all. I put up with you. Anyway, you don't have much time to stay in Chang'an."

The listener was interested, and Shi Yigui, who had been accompanying him all the time, lowered his head and quickly glanced at Yang Ding—from Murong Chong's words, it seemed that he really wanted to praise Yang Ding to lead his troops to Xiaoguan—but It's just a mere general, how could Yang Ding win Murong Chong's trust like this!

Ren Zhen was led respectfully and respectfully to the throne in the middle, and the courtiers who came knelt down to salute and greet, Ren Zhen waved his hand, and said casually: "Today, I just ask the emperor and his ministers to have fun together. You don't have to be restrained, and you can all sit down."

Since Ren Zhen wanted to show his closeness to the people, all the ministers had the courage to sit down. At the same time, many people were already discussing the situation of the martial arts competition impatiently and excitedly.Shi Yigui came over with a gilt jade Ruyi in his arms, Ren Zhen took it and asked, "When is the time to start?" Shi Yigui nodded slightly, but then shook his head slightly.Although Ren Zhen had a smile on his face, his eyes quickly glanced on both sides. He leaned back slightly, and Shi Yigui immediately leaned over and heard him whisper, "Murong never arrived?"

Shi Yigui also replied in a low voice: "I have asked someone to follow the general secretly, saying that the general left the mansion today before the hour of Mao, but for some reason, he didn't come to the west side of the city - he was the only one in the audience. No one came."

The four major barracks in Chang'an City are all located on the outskirts of the city, and it is true that they are not close to each other, but even if Murong Yong visited them one by one, it would not take two hours to reach Weiyuan Camp anyway.Ren Zhen was guessing secretly, when he suddenly heard a high-pitched roll call outside the gate: "The general is here!"

When Shi Yigui heard the words, he couldn't help but straightened up and looked out, and he saw Murong Yong striding in with his head held high.

Murong Yong wore a black brocade robe with vermilion dragon patterns, a sable fur around the neckline, and a gold belt inlaid with jade on his waist. Except for Ren Zhen, all civil servants and military generals, big and small, hurriedly got up to say hello. The emperor's uncle Murong Heng also came over and grabbed his hand, and said with a friendly smile, "Shu Ming is late!"

Murong Yong slightly nodded his head to return the salute, and replied with a smile: "I went to the Jiaoqi Third Battalion for inspection early in the morning, and I was delayed a bit." After speaking, Fang seemed to remember something, and hurriedly turned to Ren Zhen and bowed: "I hope The emperor atones."

Ren Zhen didn't respond when he heard the words, he waved his hand lazily, and hit the copper chime with a slam, and the sound of gold and stone resounded in the audience, lingering in the world, and lingering for a long time.Two rows of soldiers blew trumpets and drums, the ceremonial officer sang promises loudly, and all the officials bowed their heads and shouted long live three times.Only then did Ren Zhen get up, stood with his hands behind his back, and smiled condescendingly at Murong Yong: "If the general is busy with business, I... how dare I blame him?"

Now that the competition has started, it is necessary to fight with fists and kicks. In order to distinguish the superiority and inferiority in three dimensions, the two arenas are divided into the general officer group and the school officer group. Those who win the first place in the group can enter the generals group to fight - the implication is that they can be promoted on the spot and be granted the altar to worship the general; as for the generals group, the rewards are naturally greater.Therefore, all the contestants in the next competition did their best and showed their magical powers. The audience watching the battle was full of warriors. Although the emperor was on top, they couldn't help shouting and cheering for their respective chiefs after a while. noisy.

Murong Yong had just been slapped in the face in public, but at this moment, his face was expressionless, and there was no sign of happiness or anger. He just sat in the first place and watched the battle almost numbly. He said to the lieutenant behind him: "This person can defeat the opponent within a hundred moves, and his skills are available. Afterwards, he will come to the mansion to see me."

"...Although this person is defeated, he is extremely powerful and brave. If he is from Xianbei, he can be the vanguard of the army."

"Going into battle and killing the enemy is a joke, that person is full of tricks that are not useful, what's the use of it!"

The lieutenant general ordered someone to write it down, and repeatedly said yes——Murong Yong actually remembered all the Xianbei generals who participated in the competition, big and small, in this short period of time, and he already thought about the training and management of the army in the future, and the promotion and dismissal of talents.

At this moment, applause erupted suddenly in the arena. Murong Heng and his son Murong Zhong, who were side by side with Murong Yong, couldn't help applauding. Murong Zhong couldn't help but stretched his head past his father and said to his cousin: "That kid is so good! See you, brother!" It’s here—to stab out a pair of opponent’s eyes all at once, and win within ten moves, I’m afraid he’s the most outstanding rookie today!”

Murong Yong lowered his eyelids: "Gong Qi was caught by surprise, but he shot a little harder."

Murong Zhong coughed, and let out a big breath of white air from his nose: "We Xianbei people are still afraid of this? What you need to lead troops to fight is to be ruthless - I think brother can use him!"

Murong Yong didn't answer, turned his head to the side and asked: "This kid has a very strange face, what's his background?"

The lieutenant general opened the roster and said in a low voice: "The newly elected chief guard of the Huben Camp, the newly appointed Lieutenant Jianzhong, is Shi Yigui's subordinate. His name is Mu Chong, his replacement."

Murong Yong understood, waved his hand slightly, and signaled to withdraw from the roster, Murong Zhong wondered: "Isn't brother promoting him?" Diao Yun on the right snorted softly: "What's wrong with a bastard who can't understand human language?" Easy to promote?"

Murong Zhong is a self-proclaimed nobleman, and he didn't like Diao Yun because he only had Murong Yong in his heart and he didn't like others. He didn't know about the business case between the two of them the day before yesterday, so he curled his lips and said, "It turns out that those who can be promoted are very good at listening to others. You bastard." Diao Yun became angry when he heard the words, but Murong Heng and Murong Yong's uncle and nephew were present, and they were holding back their anger. Murong Zhong had deliberately turned his head to look at the ring, and saw that Mu Chong broke another man's tendon and fell off the stage. Come on, he shouted loudly and laughed at the same time: "You are a powerful general! Weird ways make people jealous!" Murong Heng saw that Murong Yong was silent but his expression was gloomy, so he quickly stopped his son: "Shut up!"

Murong Yong turned his head at this time, and said softly: "Diao Yun is quite right. What's the use of it? Like Shi Yigui who is beside the emperor, they are all descendants. If they are not of my race, their hearts must be different. What's more In my opinion, Shi Yigui's words and deeds are definitely not willing to be subordinated to others—if there is a chance, these two people will take the opportunity to get rid of them." He indifferently picked up the tea in his hand and took a sip: "It was only a long time ago before the fall of the Qin Dynasty, and I have forgotten all about it." Lesson learned?"

Murong Heng and Murong Zhong are both on the same level, although they know that Murong Yong has always been nepotism in the army, but now he is aware of the reason - that Fu Jian's defeat to the Eastern Jin Dynasty in the Battle of Feishui was only a small defeat, the main force has not yet confronted, Why did Xiao Qiang suddenly retreat, and the huge former Qin Empire fell apart within a year, and was even driven into Chang'an by their Murong family to completely destroy the country? Wasn't it because Fu Jian's consistent policy of governing the country was to unify the world and the Kyushu, not only to be kind to surrender The captives are treated equally to the Wuhu people-but what is the result?The greatly favored generals took the opportunity to rebel one by two, vying to be the gravediggers of the former Qin Dynasty!In today's troubled times, there are too many people who repay kindness with grievances and wait for an opportunity to bite back.However, the policy of the current emperor is the opposite. Most of the scholars who want to be promoted and reused are from poor families, regardless of race, high or low, and only talents are used. This is undoubtedly contrary to the position of the Xianbei nobles headed by Murong Yong. ——Murong Yong For the prosperity of one surname and one family, many government orders of the emperor had to be procrastinated secretly.

The father and son were thinking in a mess, and there was thunderous applause on the other stage. Murong Heng raised his eyes and saw that it was the generals who were fighting fiercely, but now it was the leading general Yang Ding who came to the stage in person, and he raised the corner of his robe , tucked around his waist, clasped his fists and bowed to the throne on the stage, stretched out his left hand, and stood still with his left foot slightly open, just like a move between warriors to discuss and salute.Although the opponent also won a few games, but compared to Yang Ding, he was an unknown young general. Seeing that Yang Ding was not proud, he was also surprised in his heart, and immediately returned the salute with a fist, and then he didn't dare to hesitate, jumped up, and his strike was like lightning, Intended to take advantage of the unprepared pre-emptive strike!

When Yang Ding saw the moves, he avoided the left and the right, took three steps back and stood firmly on the ring, his feet seemed to be rooted, but he didn't move any more, using only his hands to fight against each other, each move was not so fast, but Unhurried and unhurried, opening and closing, one force never exhausted, one force comes again, the flow is endless, calm and unhurried, like a vast sea, submerging all the attacks and resistances of the opponents rushing from left to right.

With the sound of two gongs, the left and right rings ended this round of competition at the same time. Mu Chong spat out the blood in his mouth and half a broken tooth, and stepped over the opponent who was paralyzed on the stage like a rag and moaned in pain. body, looking at Yang Ding not far away.

Yang Ding let out a sigh of relief, then walked slowly, stepped forward to support the man who fell on the edge of the stage, and with all his strength, supported him to stand up.The man's nose was bruised and his face was swollen, but anyone with a discerning eye could tell at a glance that although he was forced by Yang Ding to fight back, most of his injuries were skin trauma, which was much better than the miserable situation of Mu Chong's subordinates.The man bowed to Yang Ding with shame and respect—this is a great gift to see the commander in chief of the army, Yang Ding hurriedly stopped him, but he didn't say any nonsense about "concession", he just clasped his fists in return.The audience around the field burst into applause and cheers—although Yang Ding was not from the Xianbei lineage, his title of "No. [-] general" had already spread like wildfire. The strength of character is naturally unbearable and excited, especially the soldiers of the Hu nationality who are not from the direct line of Xianbei are even more excited.

Ren Zhen had been watching the battle with a smile on his face, and now he also stood up straight with the handrail of the carved dragon, and looked at him condescendingly: "Qiu Chi Yang Ding, well-deserved reputation!"

Yang Ding returned the salute casually and gracefully with fists cupped, then turned on the stage and said loudly in the field: "Which general is willing to come on stage to compete with Yang?"

Mu Chong frowned and stared at him, suddenly muttered something hatefully, and then cast a subconscious glance at Shi Yigui on the stage.

Shi Yigui had been standing beside Ren Zhen's seat with his hands behind his back, not leaving him an inch. At this time, he also looked at him. The moment his eyes met, he pulled the corner of his mouth at him and nodded slightly.

Mu Chong understood, turned his head away, hastily treated the wound, and jumped onto the ring again.

But everyone's attention has been focused on Yang Ding. Within half an hour, several rounds have been played on the stage. No one can pass a hundred moves under Yang Ding's hands. Murong Yong appointed him on stage Several generals of the arrogant cavalry army were also defeated one by one, and all the Xianbei nobles present here felt like they were sitting on pins and needles, and their faces were dull.

"Shu Ming, do you think the emperor took so much trouble to summon me just to support Yang Ding?" Murong Heng had been watching, but now he also frowned and turned his face away. A sentence floated out vaguely.

Murong Yong's face sank like water, and he just squeezed out a few words between his teeth: "...he just wants to support Yang Ding to build up his prestige!" Otherwise, how would they command the elite soldiers of Dayan to go out?It seems that Ren Zhen is determined to ask Yang Ding to take command in the Battle of Yao and Qin in the Northern Expedition!

"Don't let him gain momentum! It's just a surrendered general, and the leading general who has reached the third rank has come to an end, do you really want to be the general of our Dayan?!" Diao Yun also said angrily, "The emperor really... Hey! Leaving my brothers from the same clan alone—"

Murong Yong waved his hand, not wanting him to say any more, and said coldly after a while: "It's not that easy. If I don't nod, Yang Ding can't command the arrogant cavalry army—this is the main force of our Yan army on the battlefield!"

Murong Heng has always spoken calmly and without showing sharp edges, so he would not interrupt at this time, but he secretly wondered in his heart: Murong Chong and Murong Yong were still in Efang, although the two brothers were fighting fierce battles, but they were so compatible, trusting and intimate , Since entering Chang'an City, the two seem to have parted ways and gradually drifted away. They are suspicious of each other and wary of each other.He secretly pointed at Yang Ding on the field: "But we can't let him continue to be arrogant today, otherwise our Murong family will lose face? Shu Ming, you won't play?"

In fact, Murong Yong was already thinking about this matter just now, that brat Mu Chong is nothing, his status is like cloud and mud, there is no need for him to take action, he will have his own way to deal with it in the future, but Yang Ding, he has to come forward to suppress him.But Murong sees him as the leader, and can't afford to be ashamed, so he must hit one hit and never lose - he knows well that Yang Ding's skill is better than his own, so he has to wait until he takes turns to fight. , Only when you are weak can you play.However, he absolutely refused to tell Murong Hengming the reason for this, and he just said a few perfunctory words back and forth, until another person was punched in the chest by Yang Ding and fell out of the field, then he frowned, leaned over and said angrily: "You are really deceiving me!" Is there no one left in Yan!"

Sure enough, Murong Yong came out together, and there was thunderous cheers on the field. The relatives and nobles of Xianbei who had been silent for half the time all applauded and cheered to help out. The momentum was probably even bigger than Ren Zhen's own exit.

Murong Yong raised his hand and made a slight downward movement, the applause suddenly fell silent, he turned to Ren Zhen and clasped his fists together and said, "Your Majesty, I am itching to see the skills, and I really want to compete with General Yang."

Before Ren Zhen could answer, Mu Chong on the field knelt down first: "Your Majesty! The final general is the champion of the school officials' arena. Please fight General Yang!" As soon as these words came out, everyone was shocked, and Yang Dingzhi Wu Yong, the champion of the three armies, this ten-year-old boy has won several times with his ruthless hands. After all, he is too young. What's more, he dared to fight before Murong Yong. It is really bold. Ren Zhen also After seeing Mu Chong's outstanding performance just now, because he came from the Huben camp, he intended to be promoted for his own use in the future, so he hesitated for a while, then looked at Yang Ding, Yang Ding could hear it clearly, and raised his voice: "He He has lost his strength after many battles in a row, it would be unfair to compete with him at this time. "The meaning at the moment is that the winning ticket is in hand. Ren Zhen nodded, and just about to speak, suddenly a figure rushed out beside him, and bowed down to worship: "If the emperor thinks that Mu Chong is the only one fighting against General Yang, the disparity in strength will humiliate General Yang, the last general Boldly, I implore the emperor's grace to join hands with him in the end to win a prize!

Murong Yong couldn't bear it when he heard this, and said coldly: "Shi Yigui, how dare a small general in the military guard dare to speak out? You didn't sign up in advance, how dare you break the rules of the competition - don't you want to be whipped by the military law yourself? Is it punishment?"

Shi Yigui listened to his insinuation, but he didn't take it seriously, and said neither arrogant nor humble: "The last general has received the holy grace, and he is a fourth-rank general. Naturally, he is incomparable with the top general, but Wuwei Zhonglang has always been famous. As the commander of the imperial army, all the troops are guards of honor of the emperor, even if there is a real mistake, it is also a matter of the emperor's family, and the emperor will punish him, so the general does not need to worry about it."

As soon as this statement came out, Murong Chong, the big Buddha, was invited to stand in front of him. If Murong Yong beats a dog, he must first look at its owner.

Ren Zhen coughed, and laughed and scolded him for being cunning and sophistry in his heart, but it is true that Murong Yong's arrogance could not be made any higher at this moment, so he shook his head and refused: "There is no reason for World War II!"

Shi Yigui felt obedient, so he refused to get up, and finished speaking at the end of the sentence: "Your Majesty, General Yang is just giving advice to us juniors, and he is not included in the official competition. General Yang has already fought several battles, and he has lost the opportunity, if General Yang takes the initiative to invite a battle at this time... then will General Yang win or not win in the end?"

"Bold madman!"

"presumptuous!"

There are already important officials of the Xianbei nobles who heard him speak ill of Murong Yong, and they all stood up and shouted, but Murong Yong raised his hand to stop - until now, he can't show a trace of anger, otherwise he will be convinced of this kid. Nonsense.

Ren Zhen pretended to repel Shi Yigui, looked back at Murong Yong, and deliberately asked, "What does the general mean?"

Murong Yong lifted his robe and sat down again, and said with a smile: "Okay. This Huben Battalion is an imperial army ordered by the emperor himself. Those who participated in the field today have performed well. The so-called newborn calves are not afraid of tigers, so I will come to see it." Watch this dragon-tiger fight."