I'm not Murong Chong

The two entered the main courtyard where Nan Cheng lived, drove away the servants, and sat down opposite each other.

At the beginning, the two of them just sat silently, and the candles on the table exploded several times, and then Juqu Nancheng said helplessly: "The eldest son is too reckless today--Grand Lu has an order to treat the old man with respect." Lord's..."

Lu Zuan sneered and said, "So what about the old master? Father received some kindness back then, so he wants to bring back an obsolete king who has lost his country and enjoy his success?! Since the Fu family lost the country, it is nothing!!!!— —It is important to know that in today’s world, those who are capable live there!”

Juqu Nancheng sighed: "Earlier I thought that the Heavenly King had passed away in Xinping, so Jiuquan ordered the three armies to wear mourning in Guzang to mourn the late king, and then set about establishing a country and enthroning him. Later, he heard that the Heavenly King was not dead, but was detained by Murong Chong. In Chang'an, I stopped immediately and discussed cooperation with Xiyan, that is to cherish the homeland and not forget the old kindness. Looking at Liangzhou, I am afraid that there are quite a few courtiers who think this way—"

"So what! In order to occupy Longxi, I, the Lu family, fought in Liangzhou with Zhang Tianci of the former Liang and Qifu Guoren of the Western Qin Dynasty who were originally entrenched here. There were countless casualties, and it was hard to drive those two forces out of Liangzhou. We must take advantage of the chaos in Guanzhong when the heroes of Guanzhong are rising, and the Xiyan Queen Yan Yao and Qin dog bite the dog and build the country behind closed doors—" Lu Zuan interrupted him, stomping his feet and said anxiously: "Who knows that there is a Xiyan Murongchong suddenly, I would like to hand over Instead of sending Fu Jian, I will send troops to cooperate with Yao Qin—I don’t believe Murong Chong is so stupid! Doesn’t he know that it’s easier to ask the gods than to send them away? Since we have to send troops in the future, even if we can swallow Yao Qin, we must do so in the future. Taking a big share of the pie, what kindness would he have in sending Fu Jian here at this time?!"

Nan Cheng also said anxiously: "Since the eldest son knows that the Murong clan sent the Heavenly King back to Longxi, he is uneasy and kind, doesn't he know that he is waiting for the members of the Lu clan to "kill the king"! After all, Longxi is where the Qiang people "Long Xing" For so many years, they have only recognized the king of heaven! Lu Gong occupied Liangzhou, and according to Gu Zang, all the names of former Qin officials were used, so as to stabilize the hearts of those generals and veterans—once the eldest son really does what Murong Chong wants For such rebellious things, his next step will be to condemn the world and crusade against Houliang, when the people inside will be unstable and the outside world will be surrounded by powerful enemies, young master thinks how long Lu Gong can last!"

Lu Zuan still glared at him angrily, but most of his anger subsided—Juqu Nancheng was the leader of the Huns in Longxi, and even Lu Guang, the leader of the Qiang tribe, respected him three points—of course he had to listen to his opinions. And it does make sense.It's just that he knows his father's heart, although he secretly has the heart of proclaiming himself emperor, but he has no courage to overstep, and he really has some gratitude and loyalty to Fu Jian, the old master - this is very bad!If Fu Jian went to Guzang, his father would definitely become a vassal from the north, and then he, the "eldest son", would also be demoted. As for the "prince", it would become an empty talk!It's ridiculous that he is always fighting with his weak and incompetent half-brother, Lu Shao, the current eldest son, to the death and life. Who knows that the huge fortune of the Lu family will have to be enjoyed by others with different surnames!

Juqunan has become a master of the family business that has been accumulated for generations, and he is used to taking a safe route, but since he is on the boat of the Lu family, he is absolutely unwilling to offend this ambitious young master. He relieved his tone and said: "Besides, has the eldest son forgotten? Although the former Qin Dynasty was destroyed, Fu Jian still has the Jade Seal of the Kingdom in his hands-now that the Central Plains is in chaos, who would not want to be ordered by the heavens? No matter how poor Fu Jian is, he is still our master in name!" Lu Zuan stopped talking. Of course, he had heard that Yao Chang had trapped Fu Jian in Xinping to force him to retrieve the jade seal, but he did not believe that Fu Jian had given the jade seal to the Sima family in Jiangdong, as the rumors in the rivers and lakes said. It is a rare product that can live in and make a comeback.

The two discussed back and forth under the lamp for a long time, Lu Zuan had just left, and as soon as he stepped out of the courtyard, he was bumped into his arms by someone, but it was Juqu Mengxun who was chasing and playing with someone on the corridor—he I also drank a lot of wine at the banquet, and it was the situation where my face was on fire. I didn't feel afraid of bumping into someone, but I turned around drunkenly and just yelled: "My dear, why don't you chase after me? Didn't you agree? Well, if you catch up with me, I will make you my wife!"

There was a little girl standing far away outside the gate of the Moon Cave, seeing those two, how dare she take a step closer to mess with the Second Young Master?I knelt down and trembled in fear.Juqu Nancheng took a closer look, but she was the daughter of the cook in Fuzhong, who was only eleven or twelve years old this year!He knew that Juqu Mengxun had opened his mind early, and that he had always been a meat-vegetarian, both land and water, but he didn't expect that he wasn't even picky about the unformed grass by the nest, so he immediately blew his beard and stared, and opened his mouth to confront him This incompetent and shameless cousin taught him a painful lesson. Juqu Mengxun has always been unscrupulous, but he was still a little afraid of this cousin who was in charge. Seeing this, he immediately wrapped Lu Zuan's arm and said flatteringly: "I will see you off." Young Master, return to the courtyard!" Then Lu Zuan was blown away like a gust of wind, and the girl and elder brother who had forgotten her name and appearance had long since been forgotten.

Juqu Mansion occupies a huge area. In addition to the main courtyard where Nancheng lives, there are three or five independent courtyards scattered in the vast garden of the mansion. It's not good to live too close to Juqu Nancheng, so as not to have a rivalry when meeting in daily life, so I chose an exquisite small courtyard at the other end of the garden to settle down.Juqu Mengxun carried Lu Zuan all the way without touching the ground. He didn't feel relieved until he reached the verandah in the garden. He stuck out his tongue and said, "I'm almost going to be read to death by the male again—is he the one? Too old-fashioned!"

Lu Zuan was forced to walk all the way as gracefully as if he was in awe, and he was as if he was in the air. At this moment, he seized the opportunity to stop and let out a big breath. While stretching out his hand to straighten the crown on his head, which was shining brightly from the clouds, he said with a smile: "It's true for you, too, and it's nothing to eat and drink. But that's a rough envoy's servant, and it's a green stubble that hasn't sprouted. You can swallow it."

Juqu Mengxun laughed: "I can't eat what I want, why don't I just fill my hunger first?"

After hearing this, Lu Zuan just laughed it off, because he never put his mind on it, and pointed out: "But Brother Ling is indeed...a bit too rigid sometimes." Juqu Mengxun, as a veritable playboy, At this time, he waved his hands casually with a tired face: "He is not rigid and strict, how can he obey our big group of people?" "It's just that in my opinion, since our Juqu family has taken refuge in the eldest son, we naturally hope that the eldest son can be promoted a step higher. As for the people who stand in the way, of course, the fewer the better."

Lu Zuan's heart moved, but he continued to move forward without looking back, and said with an ordinary expression: "I'm afraid this kind of thing is hard to follow." Juqu Mengxun shrugged: "How hard is it to have few people? ? It depends on man's will. It only depends on the courage and daring, but not the incompetence and inability." After a pause, he smiled secretly: "It depends on whether the eldest son can make up his mind."

Lu Zuan didn't answer, he said casually, "You, you can't stop talking so much that it's impossible for a man to talk to me like that!"

Juqu Mengxun returned to his usual hippie smile in an instant, and monkeyed over and said, "Nancheng is the elder brother and the head of the family, so of course he has to look forward and backward when speaking, how can he be so infatuated with the eldest son by the slave family~"

Lu Zuan had already made people who were used to him crazy and unruly, so he turned his head and gave him a look, and said with a smile: "Then, let you be the head of the family in the future, okay?"

Juqu Mengxun flinched in surprise, and stammered: "Me?! No! I can't do this or that, and I'm not bored to death—not to mention that Nancheng already has so many wives now. , won’t be able to have a son in the future? How can it be my turn to make decisions?!”

Lu Zuan didn't want to say anything more, and felt that the current Juqu Clan was still a monolith with no loopholes, and it was still worthy of his reliance.

He smiled and said, "Why? Are you envious of the crowds of wives and concubines in your brother's family?"

After that, Juqu Mengxun continued bluntly: "I don't want to marry a wife~ Trouble! Besides, the person I like...is not suitable for marrying and going home for offerings."

"Oh?" Lu Zuan became a little interested, and said casually, "You have been domineering in Longshan Town for so many years, and it's rare that there is something new that you can fancy."

"Come on, the people here are almost growing like the loess on Longshan Mountain. I don't have that much appetite. Is it the Xianbei boy who escorted Fu Jian to the west? His name is Ren Zhen!" Juqu Mengxun said in a low voice. Twisting his head and twisting his fingers, he looked like he was just in love.

Lu Zuan knew that Juqu Mengxun's love affair was nonsense, so he was not surprised, and he was not very interested in a small forbidden army commander in Xiyan Kingdom, so he thought of Tuobagui, so he said: "Then Can the Xianbei people be special? We have to find out if Tuoba Gui is real or not—his uncle’s family, the Xianbei Helan clan, has become very popular in the Yinshan area recently, and it would be a good thing for me to win the Lu clan to build a country."

"It's hard to say whether Tuobagui is really the prince of perishing, but if he is, I'm afraid it will be difficult for the eldest son to serve him. But that Ren Zhen—" Juqu Mengxun spread his hands, "Doesn't look like a little boy?" General Zhonglang—his identity is probably false!"

Lu Zuan was stunned and said, "Then who could he be?"

Monson crawled his head and said with a sullen face, "Well, how can I know?"

"Little slick!" Lu Zuan stretched out his hand a little, "You're used to being clever, I wonder if it's not difficult?!" Meng Xun spread his hands, looking tired again: "As my brother said, I can only Messing around, how can I be smart? I’m afraid that something will happen to me, and I will be kicked out by my brother~”

Lu Zuan snorted and made a statement: "Do what you do, I have everything. Longshan can't accommodate you, and there are big prosperous places like Guzang and Zhangye waiting for you!" Then he raised his finger gently He shook his head: "There is only one thing, I can't show up - so it's gratifying for you to win, but if you lose, it has nothing to do with me."

Let's say that Fu Jian, Ren Zhen and his party settled down in the post house, and there was nothing wrong for a few days. Only Lu Guang, who was far away in Guzang, Liangdu, sent an envoy to pay homage to Fu Jian, and still called him "Your Majesty" as in the old days. ", and even claimed that all the ceremonial guards had been prepared in the Guzang Palace for the old master, and Fu Jian was only waiting for his departure.

Juqu Nancheng was also very active in negotiating the departure time, while Lu Zuan never saw anyone except sending people to greet him as usual every day, but Ren Zhen didn't care about this much, just wandering around in this important military town, especially the military The garrison of the Kubu defense city wall visited one by one, but they were always stopped by the officers with apologetic smiles, but failed - he was a guest, and even if others were dissatisfied, they could not tie him up and deal with him by military law.He had no choice but to change his course and wander around the residential market in a curvaceous manner. Tuobagui was afraid that fish and dragons would get mixed up, so he couldn't rest assured, so he personally led more than ten guards to follow him from time to time.Ren Zhen said helplessly: "I'm just a little Zhonglang general now, you leave Fu Jian aside all day and just follow me nervously, isn't it arousing suspicion?"

Tuobagui thought for a while, and expressed his reason, but he didn't obey, and still went his own way, following the same pace.Ren Zhen had no choice but to tie up with Fu Jian for fear that people would see his flaws.

Often he and Fu Jian would strut their heads in front, while Tuobagui and other guards would stare at him from behind. He walked back and forth in the market several times, and saw that the market was small in scale and not many merchants, and only a few items were sold. .Ren Zhen thought that the Juqu family had occupied Longshan since Fu Jian's grandfather was in power, his family was extremely luxurious and rich, and the city defense and military affairs were also well-guarded, but the people's livelihood was so miserable.Fu Jian saw what he was thinking, and said, "Longshan Town has always been operated as an important military town after the Great Earthquake Pass, but now that wars are raging, not to mention a city, even a country will be wiped out in an instant. Will you really bother to manage it?" Ren Zhen thought of Chang'an - the ancient capital of several dynasties, which was extremely prosperous, and once the flames of war broke out, it would almost be in ruins - the world is uncertain, the people are in trouble, and great rule always follows great chaos.

As soon as he stopped to ponder, a vendor beside him rushed over and chatted up: "My lord, look at this little saber, it was shipped from Shengle with great difficulty, and it came out of the Bingzhou military camp, it is very sharp! "

Ren Zhen took a closer look and saw that it was a horse-headed scimitar with an animal bone handle. Unlike the common ones inlaid with gold and jade, the leather scabbard had no decoration, only a Bole with a large coral bead.He drew the knife out of its sheath with a groan, and Fu Jian nodded beside him and said, "Good blade." Hearing what he said, Ren Zhen thought it was really a good knife, and also loved its thickness and simplicity, so he wanted to ask the price.Unexpectedly, Tuoba Gui, who was following from a distance, saw a stranger talking to Ren Zhen, and led his subordinates to rush over and surround him with a clatter, staring at the man warily.The whole town of Longshan Chongjun, the common people have long been bullied and feared. When they saw Qiu Ba, they were afraid of running away from cats and mice. Seeing these evil spirits suddenly appearing, they immediately said tremblingly: "If the military master likes it, just take it away, just take it away. You should be filial." Ren Zhen was angry and funny, and he insisted on asking for the price, but the peddler refused to accept it, and when he was pushing each other, Fu Jian suddenly reached out and took the saber and gave it to Ren Zhen, and then took his hand Just left, Ren Zhen was embarrassed: "Are you a city manager?" Fu Jian turned his head and said, "They are all terrified Shengdou people. The more you want to give money, the more afraid that you will trouble him afterwards. Not good, it’s better to go first, and then send someone to secretly send money there.” Ren Zhen thought it was true, so he stopped talking, drew out his knife and played with it, and the cold light can guide others, even if it’s not as good as he borrowed flowers to present Buddha to Murong earlier Yong's dagger is considered a rare weapon among the people.He glanced at Tuobagui who was following, and slapped the knife into his arms, and said angrily, "Here you are."

Tuobagui also knew that he had spoiled Ren Zhen's interest by making a big fuss just now, and now he looked up at him in surprise: "...Give it to me?"

"I'm not used to scimitars." Ren Zhen turned around and waved his hands, "Here you go. Isn't your hometown in Shengle City in Bingzhou?" Tuobagui was taken aback for a moment, and then realized that the original capital of Dai Kingdom was, and then It was Sheng Le, but Ren Zhen didn't expect to remember it—even he himself was forced to leave his hometown with his mother because of urination, and went across the country to live with others, and he almost forgot where his hometown was.He clenched the horse-headed scimitar tightly, as if he was clenching a trace of residual warmth in his heart.

After that, Ren Zhen learned how to be a good boy. He only wanted to see if he couldn’t buy but asked questions. However, the group of people stopped and stopped until night fell. The Juqu family ruled the people by military law. The town was as quiet as a dead city, and Tuobagui instinctively sensed something was wrong. He was about to persuade Ren Zhen to go back to the posthouse, when suddenly he whistled, and dozens of men in black swooped down from mid-air, surrounded the crowd, and raised their voices. The knife was out of its sheath, and it gave off a horrifying cold light under the moonlight—the Huben camp that had been accompanying him was well-trained, and he reacted almost instantly, and immediately dispersed, and surrounded Fu Jian and Ren Zhen in a half-moon formation, protecting the ground airtight.

However, the night attackers are not mediocre, so they divided into two groups, tearing apart the defense line of the Yan soldiers and attacking, each of them was brave enough to block the sword and axe with their flesh and blood, directly forcibly broke through the defensive formation, and separated the two surrounded.Holding the sword in his hand, Tuobagui pierced the throat of one person. Under the rain of blood splashing on his face, he instinctively rushed towards Ren Zhen with lightning speed, protected him behind him, and shouted at the same time: "Formation!" The guards under his command went out as soon as he was ordered, and quickly approached him, and ignored Fu Jian. Seeing this, the night raider immediately changed his course and turned to attack Ren Zhen. With a shot, a glare was cut, and blood flowed like a river where the blade passed.Ren Zhen stared secretly, Tuoba Gui was born to be good at wielding a scimitar, when he thought of something, he suddenly jumped out and said: "Leave a life!" His movement immediately revealed that Tuoba Gui's movements only slowed down for a moment. Slowly, several men in black entangled without fear of death, and the rest besieged Ren Zhen—in fact, although Ren Zhen's martial arts were not comparable to him and Fu Jian, he had practiced them for a long time. Four did not lose the wind, until the leader jumped out of the battle circle, then put his hand into his lapel, saw the opening and threw out a handful of silver stars--Tuobagui secretly said badly, and didn't care about it any more, the rabbit rose and the falcon fell to the ground He jumped forward and held Ren Zhen in his arms.

There were several muffled sounds, his heart sank and his body sank, but it was Ren Zhen who supported him, and said in surprise and anger: "You..." Before he could speak, the man in black saw that he had succeeded Then swarmed up, Ren Zhen turned around with Tuobagui's shoulders in his arms, and drew out the long sword at his waist, drawing a sword circle, in the shadow of the sword, he said solemnly: "Who sent you here!"

Naturally, no one answered, silence, hand-to-hand combat, until death-this is a group of well-trained killers, or, dead soldiers.

But the strength of the two sides is very different, and Fu Jian's martial arts is already a rare opponent in the army, and it will only take a moment to defeat them.The man in black seemed not afraid of death at all, and none of them retreated.Until all the staff died, and when all the dust settled, there were already more than a dozen corpses left on the ground.Fu Jian glanced at Ren Zhen, saw that he was safe and sound, so he stepped forward and lifted the facecloth of a dead man with his toes, but saw that he was scratched beyond recognition by the sword. Pulling off the corpse's clothes, he saw a totem of a bull's head tattooed on the bare chest. He looked up at Ren Zhen and whispered, "It's a Qiang." There were many wars in Kyushu, and there were not a few Wuhu soldiers and civilians pouring into the pass-who would know their whereabouts and summon the dead Qiang people in the city to assassinate them?In other words, who has the ability to do it?

Only Yao Qin——only they knew for sure that Fu Jian had been hiding in Yan State, and they were the only ones who least hoped that Liang and Yan would join forces to attack the north.If this is the case, I am afraid that there will be no peace along the way.Thinking of this, Ren Zhen's face became serious, and after a long silence, his eyes fell on the pale-faced Tuobagui, and he said softly, "Go back to the post first."

After the group of people had all retreated, Longshan Town returned to its former silence at night, as if the bloody massacre just now had never existed.I don't know how long after, a figure in the moonlight slowly stepped out of the corner of the wall, he put his arms around his chest, and wiped his chin playfully: "At a critical moment, I rushed forward, leaving Fu Jian aside, and only caring about protecting that Ren Zhen— —A mere general, is it more important than the future King of Houliang?”