I'm not Murong Chong

In the autumn of 390 A.D., Lu Zuan, the lord of Beiliang, killed Juqu Nancheng and hundreds of his confidants, and returned his capital to Zhangye.Juqu Mengxun, on the other hand, stayed in Lanmen for an excuse, secretly summoned the Huns who were scattered all over the place, set up a mourning hall to sacrifice Nancheng, and wept in grief and indignation: "Nancheng was loyal to Lu Zuan, but he saw the slaughter in vain. Can the lords avenge him?" ?!" Sima Xuxian knelt down and said, "The reason why we first enshrined Lu Zuan as king was to follow the Juqu clan. To burn charcoal?!"

Juqu Nancheng had always had a high prestige, and everyone was filled with righteous indignation, and when Sima Xu Xian teased him, someone immediately suggested: "Please general Monson as the successor of the family! Lead us to avenge our lord!"

So all the people in the hall responded one after another, Meng Xun wiped away the remaining tears, and refused in fear: "Brother has his own heirs, how dare I presume to be the master?"

"My lord is not old enough to count, how can you lead us to charge!" "Do you want us to give a doll to be the lords!" There were many people who agreed, but Meng Xun refused.

Sima Xu Xian saw that he had had enough of acting, so he persuaded him: "There is an old saying, 'Guo Lai Changjun', please general to do extraordinary things at an extraordinary time, and succeed as the head of the family, so that we can avenge our hatred and revitalize the Juqu Clan!"

Mengxun had no choice but to reluctantly agree, knelt down and kowtowed in front of the throne of male success, and swore loudly and loudly: "Mengxun had no choice but to succeed to the throne, and it was all to avenge this deep revenge—brother Yingling, bless our army with a victorious flag and prosperous martial arts! The general situation of the day is certain, and it must be returned to the nephew, if there is a violation of the oath, there will be no dead body!"

In the spring of the next year, Juqu Mengxun summoned [-] troops to launch a mutiny to attack Zhangye. He cooperated with the Huns inside and outside the city, and soon captured Zhangye and surrounded the palace. Finally, he found the burly man who was lying on his back and bleeding from seven holes—it turned out that the servants in the palace were all Monson's personal, and they conspired to kill Komodo in the room after receiving the letter the night before.Seeing this scene, left and right scattered, Lu Zuan fled to the gate of the palace and was held by the rebels. He escorted Meng Xun and begged privately: "The one you asked for is the only throne. I am alone now. I would like to beg for my life to return it. With his wife and children, he died of old age in the mountains."

Meng Xun only left two trusted warriors by his side. Hearing this, he couldn't help laughing: "I'm afraid that the wife and children of the king of heaven may not be willing to die of old age with you!"

Lu Zuan was startled, then seemed to realize something, and widened his eyes in horror: "You! You—"

"Don't worry, the King of Heaven, the Juqu family has been loyal for generations and will not be a traitor. After you, the prince Lu Rong—oh, no, it should be Juqu Rong who will ascend the throne." As soon as the words fell, Meng Xun said impatiently. Waving his hand, the guards who had been waiting for a long time came forward and squeezed his cheeks one by one, and poured wine by the other. Lu Zuan struggled hard but was still poured down the whole amount of poisoned wine, and he twitched and bled to death not long after.

Meng Xun looked down at his corpse from a high position, and raised the corners of his lips coldly: "The Heavenly King has passed away, let's usher in the new King as soon as possible."

Juqu Mengxun quickly controlled the situation in Zhangye, quelled the military chaos, posthumously named Lu as "Emperor Gongmin", supported the nearly one-year-old prince Lu Rong to ascend the throne, and changed his Yuan to Yong'an.The Lord Shaoguo suspected that the "Queen Dowager" Yang's family came to the court, so she was named a general and minister, and soon he was named Zhangye Gong. All military and political affairs in Beiliang were handled by him. Juqu Mengxun was only twenty years old and had already Become the uncrowned king of Beiliang.

Yao Song closed the report sent by Pegasus just now, and casually threw it on the case.Mr. Zhangye... Heh, this wild monkey is more and more good at pretending. Instead of replacing it immediately, he set up a puppet boy in front of the stage to show his "loyalty". He really knows how to step by step and deceive the world.However, he has no doubt that Juqu Mengxun will take Beiliang for himself sooner or later. Even if Lu Rong and him are actually father and son, that cold, selfish and cruel man will not hesitate or soften his heart in the fight for the throne.

He was making calculations and associations in his mind, when he suddenly heard the servant say, "Shanyu summoned."

Yao Song came back to his senses, and said calmly: "Understood, let's go immediately." He said "immediately", but he calmly cleansed his face and tied his hair, and changed into a set that is half new and not old. In the classic crimson crown uniform, just now he went to meet Yao Xing in a leisurely manner.

Since retreating to Huaiyuan, Yao Xing, the Lord of the Later Qin Dynasty, has been worried all night, and he looks much older than in previous years - he is afraid that Murong Yong from the other side of the Yellow River will lead his army to attack, and the Later Qin and Qiang people will have no way to retreat.At this moment, he raised his head and saw his long-lost younger brother shining into the room like a ray of light, he frowned unconsciously, and said with a smile: "Zi Jun is here, sit down."

Yao Song thanked him and took his seat without hesitation. In a blink of an eye, he saw Di Bozhi, who had come here earlier to discuss matters with him, was still standing. He knew that although the only general Yao Xing could rely on now was Di Bozhi, In his heart, he still regards him as a servant and servant, and will not respect him sincerely.But he didn't say much, he just raised his head and asked, "Did Shanyu receive the news from Beiliang?"

Yao Xing slightly nodded: "Beiliang's new king has ascended the throne and sent a letter of credence to form a new alliance with our country. It states that if one side's territory is violated, the other side will send troops to help and defend against foreign enemies."

Di Bozhi bowed and said: "In the past year, Murong Yong launched three river-crossing operations. Although the cavalry under his command were not good at water warfare and turned back halfway due to the turbulent water, they have been watching the other side, diligently training the water army. After the spring water thaws, I'm afraid there will be another war soon. And Beiliang is connected to our post-Qin border, and our lips are dead and our teeth are cold. It is not wrong to form an alliance with more help."

Yao Xing also said: "It makes sense. Moreover, Gu once had an appointment with Juqu Mengxun. If he is willing to let Zijun go back to the country, I will make it easier for him to form an alliance, and there will be no worries for each other."

Yao Song was just listening with his arms folded, but now he shook his head and said: "No. Juqu Mengxun is a cunning man, how can you trust him? If I hadn't guarded against him in Lanmen Valley Road that day, I'm afraid he would have died in the wild mountains I will never see my brother again!"

Yao Xing frowned and said, "But the alliance between the two countries is definitely not a joke. After Juqu Mengxun has inherited the position of the Patriarch of the Juqu Clan, and he claims to be loyal, will he openly break his promise and make people laugh at him?"

Di Bozhi also said: "And as long as there is a change in the Yan army crossing the river, as long as he is willing to go out of Longshan to attack Murong Yong's rear army, Murong Yong has always been careful, and he will definitely return to the defense to avoid being cut off from the rear. The siege of Huaiyuan It can be solved easily. Forming an alliance with Beiliang will cause all kinds of harm but no benefit, how can we abandon the great interests of the country because of mere personal grievances?!"

Yao Song naturally heard that he was implying that he only cared about the old hatred and refused to form an alliance with Mengxun, but he was not angry at all, but calmly said: "I was living in Guzang and was imprisoned by Juqu Mengxun for nearly a year. He has a vicious nature and no integrity at all, although now he takes the initiative to make an appointment with Shan Yu if one is in danger and the other can send troops to help, but once the Yan army really crosses the Yellow River and comes to the city, he will never send a single soldier!"

Yao Xing stopped talking, since the "Fangyuan Formation" and "Retreating to Huaiyuan" all followed Yao Song's expectations. Without him, Qin would have been wiped out in the Battle of Guyuan.Therefore, he now considers Yao Song to be his right-hand man and a think tank in the court, otherwise he would not have repeatedly put pressure on Juqu Mengxun to return Yao Song.But this time the matter of severing diplomatic relations with Beiliang is related to national policy, and it is really impossible to make a decision lightly because of his few words.

Yao Song took out the investigative report from his sleeve, and unfolded it on the case: "Look, Shanyu, Juqu Mengxun launched a mutiny and killed Lu Zuan. He has actually controlled the political situation in Beiliang. A one-year-old doll take the position?" He patted the bed chair beside him naturally, raised his head and said to Di Bozhi, "General Di, please sit down and watch together." Di Bozhi was flattered, but he still looked at Yao Xing first. At a glance, seeing that he was noncommittal and did not object, he boldly sat side by side with Yao Song, and heard him analyze in his ears: "Because the one who signed the covenant with our Hou Qin is the current king Lu Rong, and the right time has come. , Mengxun will definitely force Lu Rong to take the throne, and then the covenant that the Lu family promised earlier will not count at all-Juqu Mengxun is afraid that if Fu Jian, who occupies Guzang, is free to deal with Beiliang, he will be unmatched. He just begged Shanyu to form an alliance to overcome this difficulty; but if Murong Yong's sailors are trained to cross the river and attack Huaiyuan, he will definitely stand by and watch!"

What he said was decisive, contrary to the smoothness of the past, Di Bozhi pondered for a moment, and said slowly: "What An Chenghou said is quite reasonable. To say that you want to sign a new contract in name seems to have ulterior motives."

Yao Xing saw that the two ministers under him, Wen and Wu, said so, so he just let it go, and sent envoys to reject Meng Xun. According to the old agreement, the two countries still use Lanmen Mountain as the boundary and do not invade each other.

After the discussion among the three of them was over, Di Bozhi got up first to say goodbye—he wanted to drive out of the city and go to the Yellow River camp.In the past year, he formed an infantry formation to strictly guard the Yellow River defense line, facing Murong Yong every day, he dared not relax a bit.Yao Song also got up and wanted to retreat, but was stopped by Yao Xing unexpectedly.

He had no choice but to stand where he was, and waited for Di Bozhi to leave the door before he respectfully said, "What else can Shan Yu order?"

Yao Xing didn't answer, but suddenly got up and went down the steps, stood beside him, and stared at him without saying a word.Ordinary people have long been a little scared by his staring eyes, but Yao Song is still calm, looking down at his nose and heart, just waiting for him to speak first.

However, Yao Xing still didn't speak, but directly stretched out his hand to embrace Yao Song, and pulled him into his arms, forcing him to reject in a panic, raised his head and said in embarrassment: "Chan Yu?!" Yao Xing went straight Gougou looked at him: "Since you came back from Liangzhou, you have been avoiding Gu, and never got along with Gu alone except for discussing matters - but you are complaining that Gu has been reluctant to go to Liangzhou to save you?"

That's just because he doesn't want to go!Yao Song rolled his eyes in secret, but he said aggrievedly: "Zijun knew that Shanyu was so busy fighting Yan at that time, how dare he blame Shanyu for this? If there is a trace of resentment in his heart, how could he Will you do everything possible to escape and come back just to serve the country?"

Hearing the words "Serve the country", Yao Xing's heart sank: "Zi Jun's intention is to break up with Gu Lou in the past?!"

Yao Song knelt down on his knees without hesitation: "The relationship between my brother and Shan Yu is at home, how can I judge it? When times are difficult, please let Shan Yu fulfill my heart to serve the country!" Yao Xing rationally Knowing that Yao Song has already said this, he should be generous to him, and Yao Song will serve him wholeheartedly, but Yao Song's beauty is as good as before and he is close in front of his eyes, how can he be willing to part with this brother?He leaned over to put his arms around him to help him up, but as soon as his lips brushed against his ears, Yao Song stepped back on his knees and kowtowed: "Your brother is terrified, I beg Shanyu to punish him!"

Yao Xing's complexion darkened, and he was just about to explode when he heard a servant outside the door coming to report: Queen Qi asked to see him.Yao Song heaved a sigh of relief when he heard the words, and resolutely kowtowed to leave again. Yao Xing had no choice but to watch him run away.

Yao Song went out quickly and met Empress Qi entering the room. As soon as the two met, Empress Qi instinctively bowed down to salute. A mother is more expensive than a child, and a queen who becomes a queen has absolutely no reason to bow her head and salute to her subjects, so she hurriedly grasped her hand and nodded slightly as a response: "Your Majesty is flat."

Yao Song straightened up, looked at the three-year-old "Prince" Yao Hong who was following Empress Qi, and smiled meaningfully: "Among all the princes, the prince is the most beautiful and intelligent, and my mother teaches well."

Empress Qi couldn't say much because she had ears and eyes around her, so she just stroked her son's head and said, "Hong'er is young, and I will need you, Uncle Wang, to take care of me in the future. Hong'er, meet Uncle Wang soon."

Yao Song humbly thanked him with a smile but said nothing, and when he left, he only said: "Your Majesty, don't worry."

Empress Qi personally watched him go, and then took Yao Hong into the palace gate.Yao Song, on the other hand, did not let go of the big stone in his heart until he walked out of the palace where Yao Xing lived. He stopped, turned his head and looked at the place where he was, with a cold smile on his lips—he has long been used to thinking about everything first. Gains and losses, back then it was to gain Yao Xing's trust to save his life and survive, now Yao Xing has relied on him as an important minister, without him he can't do it, why would he still do such lowly things?

Ren Zhen returned to Chang'an from Guzang day and night, but it took more than half a month to go back and forth. As soon as he stepped into the palace gate, Tuoba Gui greeted him and knelt down to pay his respects, obviously he had been waiting for a long time.Ren Zhenen let out a cry, walked around him, and Ren's servant changed his clothes, Tuobagui was startled for a moment, then turned around without giving up, and continued: "Your Majesty Wan Cheng, how can you leave Beijing so easily and suddenly? Even if Gu Zang is in trouble, you can send another envoy to go, why—" He suddenly remained silent, because he also saw that Ren Zhen's attitude towards him was different, and he was no longer as friendly as before.

But Ren Zhen remained calm and did not speak until he changed into a brand-new set of white gauze tunic with white gauze, a crimson robe outside, and a white jade belt around his waist, which was exactly the emperor's usual long-distance travel crown.He sat down cross-legged, took a sip of the butter tea on the table, then frowned as if remembering something, poured the remaining tea, and said coldly to the head waiter: "It's so hot, how can you brew it?" This kind of boring thing? Get it out quickly." Everyone was taken aback for a moment—Gein Ren Zhen, although he had been in power for several years, was not a luxury in private, and he was not very particular about food and clothing on weekdays. This aspect is very easy to serve, why did he change his temperament in less than a month after leaving the palace?

Only Tuobagui's face turned pale, and he looked at Ren Zhen with faint surprise.

The head servant has a sharp eye, and at this moment, he quickly bowed his waist and smiled in apologetics, "It's the slaves who are confused! Let's replace them." After finishing speaking, he tidied up his cups, and lost face to the maids and eunuchs who were waiting around him, and everyone retreated one by one Next, leave only a pair of monarchs and ministers sitting and kneeling in the hall.

Tuobagui knelt upright, not saying a word or moving.Ren Zhen turned to look at him, and saw that his eye circles were darkened, his chin was blue, and a piece of unfaded beard was faintly visible. It was obvious that he had been waiting anxiously day and night for more than 20 days.With a slight touch in his heart, Ren Zhen turned his eyes away, and said lightly: "Get up. Is it still peaceful in Beijing and China these days when I leave the palace?"

Tuobagui straightened his back stubbornly, still kept silent, Ren Zhen almost laughed angrily - but he still felt aggrieved, and was ready to show him embarrassment.It is said that this Tuobagui young man is bound to become a great talent when he grows old. In his opinion, this kid has been an awkward little brat ever since he was with him back then!

He sighed slightly in his heart - yes, after all these years of being together day and night, the relationship is naturally very different.He has always regarded him as a half-grown child, who knows that people have big hearts...

"Tuobagui, get up, I have something to ask you." He increased his voice, and Tuobagui restrained his temper when he heard his tone changed, and stood up: "If the emperor thinks that he will not be able to speak to you in the end, you can do so." To be blunt—but the general will still say this—the emperor left Beijing too rashly this time!”

Ren Zhen lowered his eyelids, and said calmly: "I accept your advice. This time, I was indeed a little hasty. Fortunately, the palace blocked the news, and there was no mistake inside or outside the capital."

Tuobagui didn't dare to test the bottom line any more, so he had to accept it when he saw the good news: "Prince Murong Bao of Hou Yan has arrived in Zhongshan, it is said that Murong Chui was furious because he didn't bring Murong Xi back, and punished him to shut up and confine his feet to meditate on his past. -"

Ren Zhen pondered for a moment when he heard the name before he sneered and said, "Murong Bao has been wronged this time. How could he have thought that Murong Xi's old injury would suddenly recur before he left, and even worsened after taking the medicine? Hemoptysis continued. Even Feng Ba They all suspected that it was Murong Bao who did it again, so he urged Murong Xi to stay in Chang'an to recuperate." He glanced at Tuoba Gui, and said, "I know this is what Murong Xi did on purpose, but I really don't understand why you are so arrogant. How can you make Murong Xi stay in Chang'an so obediently?"

Tuoba Gui bowed his head and replied: "The general will analyze the pros and cons of Murong Xixiao with righteousness, and he is also afraid of being murdered by Murong Bao on the way, so he is willing to stay. Time stands still."

Ren Zhen was contemplating, as if he was chewing on his words over and over again. After a while, he nodded and said: "It's a good sentence, 'I analyze the pros and cons with righteousness'. My general is indeed both civil and military, and he can go to the battlefield and enter the court. In this case, you Let's go back to Tongguan now."

Tuobagui raised his head suddenly as if he was being shocked by electricity: "The emperor wants to drive me away?"

Ren Zhen said indifferently: "You have been named General Anton and are responsible for the defense of the Eastern Front. It is your duty to guard Tongguan. This time, you returned to Beijing to escort Murong Xi. Now that the Houyan Mission is leaving the country, he is also being detained in Chang'an. You The task has been completed, and I should go back to Tongguan, how can it be regarded as "rushing"?"

"Your Majesty!" Tuobagui knew instinctively that the truth was not the case at all. Since Ren Zhen left Beijing in a hurry and returned to the palace, his attitude was very different, and he felt that something was wrong. I will never send troops to invade the west—"

Ren Zhen shouted in a deep voice: "Murong Chui is a hero of a generation, how can he be judged by common sense? If he takes advantage of our country's slack to break through Tongguan and drive straight in, you plan to defend the enemy outside Chang'an city?! Tuobagui, don't Forget the promise you made to me!"

Tuobagui was shocked, how could he forget!When he received the dragon-scale dagger bestowed by the emperor, he knelt down and swore to his emperor: "I am willing to fight for His Majesty on the battlefield until I die"!He swallowed a mouthful of bitter saliva, slowly bent down and kowtowed: "The last general will obey the order."

Ren Zhen watched calmly as he stood up straight, then turned to leave, his back looked particularly lonely in the flickering candlelight—but suddenly, Tuobagui turned around abruptly, rushed a few steps towards him, and for the first time Once, instead of kneeling down, he stood up and stretched out his hands to support the armrests on both sides of the chair, pulling Ren Zhen into the shadow under him, and he said tremblingly: "You know...you were not so drunk that night that you fell asleep —you've been awake!"

Ren Zhen raised his eyelids slightly, and said coldly, "Tuobagui, you are committing a crime."

"Yes! I committed a crime that night! I can't help it! I hate Murong Yong, Fu Jian, and Yao Song! I hate everyone who makes you love with all your heart!" leaned in for a kiss.Ren Zhen didn't dodge, the next moment the blade flashed, and the dagger that was originally worn on Tuoba Gui's waist was unsheathed at some point and pressed against his throat.

Ren Zhen held the dagger of cold light and confronted him close at hand: "Tuobagui, I didn't train you to make you so rebellious!"

Is it treason?Is it treason just to love you? !Tuoba Gui's eyes were bloodshot, and he roared with tears in his eyes, "Why can Murong Yong, Fu Jian, Yao Song, but I can't?!" He moved forward excitedly, but suddenly found that Ren Zhen's hand holding the knife was as steady as a knife. Pan Shi didn't flinch at all, he only felt a stab in his throat, his skin was cut, and there was a trace of blood dripping down the blade.

Ren Zhendao: "I claim that I am not devoted to love in my life, and I often fail, but I am not overly affectionate, and I will not pretend to love you just to make you die for me. Tuobagui, from my first As soon as I saw you, I knew that you were definitely not someone in the pool, so no matter who opposed me, I insisted on promoting you, reusing you, and cultivating you. Over the years, I have personally watched you grow from a cruel, mean, and full of hatred child to an independent A general - to me, you are like a close relative, but you are only a close relative."

Tuobagui was stunned, and he looked at him sadly—no matter how indulgent and affectionate Ren Zhen was to him, at this juncture, he still refused to treat each other with a trace of love!So cruel and so decisive, yet still tell him sympathetically that he is very important, he is his eternal brother and sister!