I'm not Murong Chong

The next day will be the first big court after the Shangyuan Festival. Since Murong Chong returned to the country, most of the court officials are the nobles of the old Yan royal family, so everything follows the old Yan rules: the three-day palace, the Jinhua Palace, the small dynasty, On the [-]th, the main hall, the Xuanshi Hall, was held. As for the main hall of the Weiyang Palace, the Weiyang Hall was never opened except for grand ceremonies such as enthronement and New Year's Day.On the day of the Great Dynasty, all officials, civil and military, will attend the memorial and review the official affairs of each ministries, which can be regarded as the first major event of this month.Everyone with a discerning eye knows that there have been turbulent waves in the capital recently, and the day before yesterday, Xiaochao Murong Chong excused himself from illness—this was the first time since the founding of the People's Republic of China, so this court meeting was even more unusual.Before the hour, the courtiers and workers stood crowded together on the ground, but there was no communication with each other, and they waited silently. The whole Jinhua Palace was dark and heavy, and there was a sense of depression that was about to rain.

Until the officials of the inner court shouted loudly: "The emperor is here!" All the people knelt down one by one like the wind blowing wheat waves, shouting long live.

Ren Zhen sat high on the dragon seat in the hall, looking down at the young and old who bowed their heads and professed their vassals—he had always disliked holding grand dynasties in such a grand manner in the Xuanshi Hall, and he was far less comfortable in his little Phoenix Hall; there was another reason, Monarchs and ministers are always too far away from each other, so far away that they can't see the changes in the expressions of the people clearly, and they can't guess the ghosts of the people.

He was uncharacteristically silent, but it caused many people in the underground to be suspicious and fearful.Murong Heng secretly glanced back at his son, and Murong Zhong was also looking at him with a look of "as expected", he secretly swallowed his saliva, and had no choice but to turn his gaze to Murong Yong who was in the same row, feeling quite worried in his heart If Murong Chong really made an attack, his defenseless side would really be caught in a pot.

Murong Yong looked at his nose, nose and heart without squinting, without any abnormality.

Ren Zhen looked around the audience for a long time, then lazily raised his hands and ordered everyone to flatten, and then said calmly: "This time, the main discussion is the case of accidentally injuring a general in the martial arts performance on the Shangyuan Festival, and Decide the candidates for the general who will march to the north soon." Amidst his subsequent silence, there was another dark commotion.

"First, Mu Chong, as a sixth-rank captain, stabbed someone in the back under the eyes of everyone. He should have been punished by the military law, but there was a reason for the incident. Yang Ding also pleaded for his guilt, so I pardoned his death crime. But the Tiger Camp is our The influence of relatives is especially bad, so you must punish the big one." Ren Zhen finished speaking in a hurry, but skipped the section on poisoning, only saying "accidental injury", then changed the subject, and threw a huge stone, "I have someone to choose as the commander of the Beibei Army who will attack Yao Qin this time." Ren Zhen raised his head and glanced at the ministers in the hall, and continued without pausing: "Murong Heng obeys orders, and I will be the Marshal of Zhengbei University, leading the second rank." Cheqi with the rank of general, enter Wu'an Gong, and lead troops to set off in three days! Mu Chong will be demoted to one rank and retained, and lead the Huben Battalion to serve in the Beibei Army.

A few words were like a series of thunderclaps, and the shocked officials all looked at each other dumbfounded. No one thought that Murong Chong would carelessly cover up the matter of the Martial Arts Competition, and even if he didn't pursue it further, he would abandon Yang Ding and choose Murong Heng for the first time. For the commander of the Northern Army!

Murong Yong was also surprised and raised his head in disbelief.It's not that Murong Heng is so weak that he can't lift his hands and shoulders - the sons of Murong's family are all heroes on horseback, and their martial arts skills are not bad, but they are old after all, and they have not led troops for many years. He was always used to coordinating internal affairs, and his position was not important. He always thought that the general should choose between him and Yang Ding. Who would have thought that at the end of the day, he would fall to Murong Heng without warning? in hand?

The bell of Jinhua Palace rang three times, Shi Yigui raised his eyes to look out the window at the clear sky, propped himself up on the bed and changed his clothes.

The dynasty should be over. If it is as expected, Murong Chong has already appointed Yang Ding's general at this moment. I don't know how much Murong Yong should hate him—it has nothing to do with me anyway—he is now "recovering from injuries" and staying at home. , Naturally, I can only stand by and watch.

Suddenly there was a rush of light footsteps in the corridor outside the room, which stopped abruptly in front of his door, and a slightly shrill voice sounded outside: "General! The emperor appointed Murong Heng as the commander-in-chief of the Northern Army, and he will soon Go out!"

Shi Yigui was shocked in his heart, but his face was calm, and he asked in a low voice as calmly as possible: "How to deal with the case of secretly hurting Yang Ding?"

"I only demoted Captain Mu as the vanguard of the army, and the rest don't ask." The voice hurriedly said: "General, I can't talk to you anymore. The emperor is about to go back to the Phoenix Hall immediately. I have to go back to the palace to serve you." .”

Shi Yigui regained his composure, and reluctantly said: "I'm sorry to serve you." When the person walked away, he suddenly raised his head, and was startled into a cold sweat—how could it be possible? !Although he is not in the Phoenix Palace these days, the eunuch serving Murong Chong has already reported by cable that Murong Yong and others have repeatedly asked to enter the palace to meet the saints, but they have all been rejected. Murong Yong is good at power, and also pursued all the way, detained officials of all sizes in charge of military supplies, and even ordered the Huben camp in the palace to be on guard, all in the intention of preparing to attack, how could he take it all away in the end? !He even gave up Yang Ding, whom he had long preferred, and chose Murong Heng as handsome!Could it be... Suspicious about this matter?He frowned and raised his forehead, feeling overwhelmed in his heart: No, he himself was a soft-spoken person who boasted that the matter of poisoning was a secret, and he never left any excuses, so he withdrew early and stayed out of the matter. Although Mu Chong was called to ask a few times later, The answers were all well thought out, Murong Chong couldn't possibly see through all of a sudden——

Shi Yigui sat down on the edge of the bed, pondered over and over again but became more and more puzzled, but his various plans for more than a month turned into nothingness inexplicably, and he gave up Mu Chong in vain, and used it as a gun for others, why not Call him depressed?In the end, he could only pat the bed resentfully: Murong Chong didn't even reveal the slightest word in front of the servants who served him personally.

Fu Jian's hair was not tied to a crown, but he casually braided it into several strands and draped over his shoulders. He was wearing an ordinary martial arts robe loosely, and strode towards Yang Dingzhong's tent.Along the way, soldiers armed with halberds and guns, patrolling back and forth, but they all turned a blind eye to his comings and goings—Gein Yang Ding ruled the army very strictly, but he never kept secret the identity of the people who "lived here by order", and now Fu Jian deliberately Uncharacteristically, with a messy beard and unkempt appearance, dressed like a down-and-out knight-errant wielding a sword, the ordinary Yan soldiers in the Weiyuan camp have seen it countless times with their own eyes, how did they know that this person in front of them is the former Qin Dynasty who once made Yan Jun gnash his teeth? Fu Tianwang?

Lifting the tent and entering, one sees that Yang Ding is practicing boxing - although he is good at long weapons like spears and halberds, he never dares to forget his internal strength when fighting with short-handed soldiers.Fu Jian thought to himself, if he really only practiced horizontal kung fu and original internal strength on the school field, he might not be as good as Yang Ding.But seeing Yang Ding throwing his fists all the way back, everyone was in a hurry. It seems that the shoulder injury was treated in time, and there is no serious problem.I felt a little relieved, but said disapprovingly in my mouth: "Since he gave you a vacation to allow you to recover from your injuries, why are you so diligent? You must know that haste makes waste. For generals like me, shoulder injuries are not complete. Recovery can be described as endless trouble."

Yang Ding got up and stood up, clasped his fists and saluted Fu Jian before saying: "Yes, I will stay strong. But the way of martial arts cannot be abolished, nor can it be broken. If the emperor wants to use me to lead the army to the north immediately, he can also be prepared for it .

Fu Jian shook his head with a smile, put his hands behind his hands, and said casually: "Then there is no need to be in a hurry. The candidate for the general announced by the court today will not be you."

Yang Ding was a little stunned.These days, Murong Chong spent a lot of time preparing for so many things, including martial arts competitions and investigating cases, isn't it because of this?

Fu Jian glanced at him: "Yang Ding, whether you were injured before or after, he never really asked you to be in command, unless he didn't want to be the emperor of Xianbei Murong."

There is another point that he didn't say clearly, Yang Ding's temperament is bright and bright, and he has the rare style of a general. Now that he is in chaos and riding a horse in the Central Plains, it has always been easy to get a strong general, but hard to find a loyal one.If he wants to restore the country, he must have this person as his right-hand man, and this is also the reason for his heart-to-heart friendship these days.In the future, when he went to Guzang to summon the old tribe in Longxi, he would definitely bring Yang Ding with him, so how could he let him leave him at this moment and go to work for the Xibei cargo battlefield?

"Who said that?" There was a chuckle from outside the tent, and Ren Zhen lifted the curtain and came in, "I just received a report that something happened on the east side. My good uncle asked his son Murong Bao to lead troops to approach Tongguan, saying it was just an excuse. Who will believe it? Yang Ding, you go to the Eastern Front for me and put the situation under control."

As soon as this remark came out, both of them were shocked. Yang Ding came back to his senses and hurriedly got up to meet him. Ren Zhen waved his hand casually to avoid it, "Sneak over as soon as you go to court, don't be annoyed anymore. I'm used to being superior. If people kneel down and kowtow a few times, I'm afraid I'll turn into a self-righteous big elm head."

The "big elm head" coughed lightly, learned a lot of wisdom from the experience, turned around and nodded to Yang Ding, and said, "I'll take a look at your injury, and I'm leaving now." Ren Zhen He raised his eyebrows and said, "Lu Guang sent his envoy to reply, but you didn't listen?"

Fu Jian stopped in his tracks, but he didn't really believe in his usual character.Ren Zhen automatically shielded his suspicious eyes: "Lu Guang is willing to send troops to attack Yao Qin with my Dayan, and the exchange is to send the old master Fu Jian back to the west - King Fu Tian. It’s rare that there are still one or two people who still have a conscience.”

Yang Ding Fu forehead: If it is said that when Fu Jian was first rescued, Ren Zhen pretended to be a bit of a grin and grudge, but recently he has completely been himself, fighting with each other, and will not stimulate Fu Jian to the point of bursting his veins. give up.But Fu Jian knew that the person in front of him was not that Murong Chong, so he didn't care, and said indifferently: "The emperor really wishes to send me to Liangzhou as promised?"

"Of course." Ren Zhen was taken aback, "Your General Lu is very careful—he said he sent his son Lu Zuan to 'kneel and return to the court with the king of honor', but Chen Bing was at the foot of Longdong Mountain. The Great Earthquake Pass stopped moving forward, let us send troops to escort you to Guzang City in the Liangdu, and after the two sides secretly negotiated and signed a treaty, they were willing to send troops along the Longshan Mountains to the north to turn Xiaoguan and join forces with my Murong's army to attack Yao Qin——so, time is precious Very, what am I detaining you for? Is it a waste of rations?"

In fact, the three present all understood when they heard it. Lu Guang was suspicious of fighting for profit. In the battle between Yao, Qin and Xiyan, who will take the lead—the standard is that if you don’t see a rabbit, you don’t scatter an eagle, and the abacus is loud enough.If there is no unscathed Fu Jian, yes, they will attack Xiaoguan together. It would be good if they didn't turn around and kill Chang'an - and is there a high-sounding reason: Murong Chong broke his word and broke his word, and they did it for Therefore, if the master is loyal, no matter how he fights, he is justified, and that is what makes him famous.

Fu Jian pondered and said: "If I have to return to Longxi, the previous promise is still valid, Yao Chang Murong Chui, I will help you solve it - but, Yang Ding, I will take it away."

Ren Zhen snorted coldly in his heart, wait until you can really become the master of Houliang, shall we?He really didn't believe that Lu Guang would be so filial to his sons and grandsons that he would hand over the emperor's foundation that he had already acquired. He was afraid that it was just a show, and there might be some hidden tricks.But on the surface, he still stared wide-eyed and put on a very innocent look: "Yang Ding had an appointment with me a long time ago. He is a guest general, not my subordinate. If you want to go back to Longxi, he will go with him." Yes! It's just that our Northern Expedition is imminent, and Tongguan is in an emergency, so Yang Ding must help me block Murong Chui first."

Fu Jian frowned, feeling that this person really harbored evil intentions and refused to let go, while Ren Zhen, seeing Yang Ding's embarrassed face, sighed and said, "Murong Chui sent troops here to find out the truth after seeing some changes in our army. Let him take advantage of the fire to loot. If you don't send a capable and steady general to go, and really provoke the war and attract him to attack, it will be a two-front battle, the front will be stretched, the supply will be too difficult, and the food and tax will have to increase again. The common people haven’t lived a stable life for a few days—doesn’t this match Murong Chui’s heart? Don’t be afraid to tell the truth, everyone in our family hates the King of Wu deeply. I’m afraid to send someone else. If it is not settled down, Tongguan will be fought in a hurry!"

Fu Jian saw his impatience and only sneered to himself—if he was a bit confused when he first met, now he has completely separated him from Murong Chong back then—Murong Chong has an extreme and cruel nature, but when he talks about it... The cunning is absolutely inferior to the one in front of him.

Yang Ding was still hesitating, and Ren Zhen hurriedly hit the railroad: "Besides, when we go to Tongguan, there are many giant bandits entrenched and resisting along the way, just taking your Weiyuan camp to destroy them all the way - killing instead of training is the best way to train troops." Dao. This Weiyuan camp was created by you alone, and now the army has not yet been reorganized and its prestige is not yet strong. Are you going to abandon them halfway?"

Fu Jian heard that there was nothing to be done here, so he stepped forward and said, "In that case, you don't have to go back to Guzang with me."

Hearing this, Yang Ding said gratefully: "Don't worry, big brother. As soon as I settle the war, I will immediately return to Chang'an to disarm the military power and go to Guzang to join you!"

Ren Zhen also touched Yang Ding's shoulder: "At that time, I will have three glasses of water and wine, and I will borrow three thousand soldiers to send you out of Chang'an!"

Fu Jian remained calm, only smiling and nodding.

After the discussion was over, the two of them went out of the account one after another, and the Jade Rabbit was already hanging high.When there was no one around, Fu Jian suddenly said in a low voice: "I don't believe in Tongguan, you will let Yang Ding go to Guzang."

Ren Zhen knew that he could only scare Yang Ding with his confession just now, so he smiled and said, "Don't you know what kind of person he is? That's the elm bump that admits death. Since he recognized you as the eldest brother, King Fu Tian, ​​he will die." Want to follow you, how can I stop it?

Fu Jian was silent for a moment, then Fang said with difficulty: "Yes, this is the only way to stop him."

Ren Zhen blinked, and suddenly laughed loudly: "It wasn't long before, King Fu Tian, ​​who was so upright that he could treat even surrendered subjects and captives wholeheartedly, became such a villain with a villain's heart and a gentleman's belly!" He shook his head while laughing, and immediately The words were astonishing: "No matter how much I do, I will definitely not attack Yang Ding! If you still don't believe me, I will take you as a hostage and send you to Guzang personally, how about it?"

At this time, the general's mansion was uncharacteristically deserted, and the front steps of the mansion were still heavily guarded, full of grandeur but vaguely bleak.

"General, why did the emperor appoint Murong Heng as commander in chief! We have been raising food and mobilizing troops for several months, is it all for the sake of this man—" Diao Yun had been waiting in the flower hall for a long time before Murong Yong slowly When he came, he was already in a hurry, but seeing that there was no one around in the hall, he couldn't help complaining.

Murong Yong waved his hand: "He is the uncle of the emperor, and now he is the Duke of Wu'an. He is the No. 1 person who can be knighted by the Murong family. You can't make mistakes."

Diao Yun is a veteran general who only has Murong Yong in his eyes. He gritted his teeth and said: "Of course the last general knows that he is the emperor's uncle, the usual old lord—fight us hard, and he deserves the first point—this That's all, I'm afraid that his son has always been tyrannical, and I'm afraid he will shake up and make trouble again! When the court was dispersed, he retired according to his official rank as usual, and he dared to pretend to talk to his father and go out of the palace side by side—he He's just a fourth-rank guard! If you follow Wu'an to send troops and unleash horses to gain military merit, I'm afraid you won't even pay attention to the general next time!"

Murong Yong knew that the faction under his control was not monolithic, even though he was on top of him, he still kept fighting secretly - Diao Yun was not a gossip, idiot and savage general, he and Murong Zhong were always at odds, naturally It was also because he was afraid that the young nobleman would climb on top of him, so he wanted to strike first.

He glanced at him, and said with a serious face: "Since that's the case, why don't you follow Mr. Wu'an to fight Yao Qin, and Murong Zhong stay in Chang'an and follow me?" Diao Yun was dumbfounded, and Murong Zhong followed Murong Yong closely. When he comes back after fighting for a year and a half, he doesn't know which one to choose!Guessing that the general was already angry, he didn't dare to make a mistake, and apologized with a swollen face: "No. The last general thought that their father and son took the military power, it would be better than Yang Ding, the surname is always Murong..."

Murong Yong sleeved his hands, and seeing his unlucky face turning abruptly, his tone softened at the right time: "It's good to know the seriousness, after all, they are still my family. From now on, focus more on business—— Has anyone in the palace paid attention to that person?"

Diao Yun said: "Shi Yigui is obediently asking for leave to recuperate from his injuries. There has been no movement these days." After a pause, "The general still doubts him? Or... take the opportunity to strike first—"

Murong Yong shook his head: "I can't do it at this time, there is no basis or evidence... If I really want to attack, the emperor will not let me wait lightly." He really felt that the recent series of things seemed to be manipulated secretly, but he didn't dare to force it ——This fluke does not mean that you can get lucky again and again, and you can't make "him" more afraid.

The two talked for a while in the flower hall, seeing that Xu time had passed, they left without daring to disturb them any more.Murong Yong didn't stay any longer, and immediately ordered people to close the door to thank the guests. A servant had already greeted them and said: "My lord, the young lady has been waiting for a long time, so I sent the young lady to ask if the master can deliver the meal?" Li's orphan back then, Li had saved Murong Yong's life in the city of Chang'an, but in the end she died at his own hands for some reason, so Murong Yong took her in so that she could be born in the general's mansion. When she was old, the whole family called her "Little Miss".Murong Yong knew that she had always been very clingy to him, but at this moment he was in no mood at all, waved his hands and said: "Let her use it for herself. There is no food today, go down, don't need to serve him." Before he finished speaking, he turned to him Go to the study.

One person walked through the verandah of carved beams and painted buildings. Murong Yong stood still, and as soon as he opened the door, he stopped and looked around, then frowned, walked quickly to the front of the desk and opened the hidden compartment, and it was really empty——his purple The golden seal with ribbons (Note 1) has disappeared!With a thought in his mind, he suddenly drew out his close-fitting short dagger, shot like lightning, swished and swished to the side!

Sure enough, the figure in the curtain behind moved suddenly, and the two sides fought silently through the thick curtain - both of them were quick and fast, and they had changed ten moves vigorously in the blink of an eye. When they fought each other, they were very tight and close, as if they were practicing feeding moves.Murong Yong's strength was long, and he stretched out his ape arms, and the dagger was already attached to the side of the sneak attacker in the dark and wiped his neck. Seeing that the victory was imminent, he suddenly let go of the tiger's grip, and the dagger fell to the ground, and he also knelt down: "The last general I don't know how offending the emperor is to take his clothes indifferently."

The curtain was parted, and a thin figure with brocade and fur flashed out, it was Ren Zhen.

After leaving the Weiyuan camp, he never returned to the palace, but went up to the general's mansion alone, and met each other in disguise - this was the first time he was alone since the two broke up in the Phoenix Palace a few months ago, no wonder Murong Always amazed.

Note 1: The court officials of the Eastern Han Dynasty were ranked according to the system of three lords and nine ministers, with the prime minister at the top, with a gold seal and purple ribbon, and a rank salary of ten thousand stones.There have been many changes from the Wei and Jin Dynasties to the Sixteen Kingdoms, so here is the old one.