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Chapter 817 Murong Ke and Murong Chui

It's getting a little colder.

But not as cold as in previous years.

Among the big cities in the world today, Jicheng is the northernmost one, with Yanshan Mountain at its back and a sense of desolation.

But no one can ignore this place. Hundreds of years ago, this was the capital of the Yan family of Ji. Hundreds of years later, it was the capital of the Yan family and the Murong family. They all had the same name, Yan.

At the end of the Han Dynasty, Yan State relied on its bravery for more than a hundred years to become the first in the world, making Yan State another top king in the hearts of people in the world besides Qin, Jin, Qi and Chu, surpassing Han and Zhao.

When it comes to the political center in Jicheng, it is naturally the imperial palace on the surface, but in fact it is the palace of Murong Ke, the king of Taiyuan.

When the new emperor just succeeded to the throne, the former emperor left behind the auxiliary ministers whose decree was "Situ, Sikong, and Lu Shangshu Shi". However, after he succeeded to the throne, after eradicating another auxiliary minister who conspired to cause rebellion, Murong Ke became the auxiliary minister. The general regent of the government.

After frequently performing meritorious service against the Han State and the most important Wei State in the Hedong War, Murong Ke is now "the Taiwei, the General, Situ, Sikong, Lu Shangshu Shi, and the Commander-in-Chief of all internal and external military affairs."

He has basically reached the top of his official position, but even so, he still treats the young emperor respectfully. This attitude is simply a breath of fresh air in the Yan Kingdom, and he is called "Little King Wen" by the people of Yan Kingdom and even other countries.

This is the prerequisite for the Wei State to use counterintuitive tactics. The relationship between Murong Ke and the emperor is indeed very delicate. The continuous usurpation of power and throne has caused the political trust in the world to fall to an extremely serious level.

The mutual trust mechanism established by the Han Dynasty for three hundred years has basically been lost. After the Luo family left the Central Plains, even the last fuse was gone. In the past, there was only one person in the world who could be trusted, and that was a person who had accumulated one person from generation to generation. Zhaogong, who had been famous for fourteen hundred years, is gone now.

The decoration of Taiyuan Palace is not very luxurious, it is just a very normal palace. Especially compared with other nobles of the Yan Kingdom, the residence of Murong Ke, a high-ranking king, is even a bit shabby for many people.

Murong Ke himself did not think so. He felt that his living conditions were already very good.

No matter in every aspect, he is a perfect person. He is almost invincible in battles. So far, except for the failures in small-scale battles, he has not lost any major battles. Now the Yan State can suppress Wei and Han with the power of one country. It is his contribution. If evaluated according to the system, he is definitely a genius with a military level of 90 or above.

The most powerful thing is that he is also very strong in civility and has basically no shortcomings in personal ethics. With such a person ruling the Yan State, it is not surprising that the Yan State can prosper.

Even a person like Luo Youzhi, who has a high level of vision, spoke highly of Murong Ke, saying that he was an outstanding person who could become a commander when he was on horseback and a prime minister when he was dismounted.

However, Luo Youzhi believed that Murong Ke's only shortcoming was that he was a little too tolerant towards his subordinates. This was different from Luo Youzhi's perception. He was the kind of person who was strict with his subordinates.

Even though the night was gradually closing in, the lights were still on in Murong Ke's study, and he was still dealing with government affairs. He had always been like this, especially after the incident in Wei, he summoned Murong Chui back as soon as possible.

The next day, after dawn, Murong Chui and his cronies came to his house. These people came from the Taiyuan Kingdom, which was Murong Ke's fiefdom, and the Taiyuan County Prince had Murong Ke's complete title.

Murong Chui and Murong Ke were brothers from the same mother, and both were sons of the Gao family. Murong Chui was the only person in the Yan royal family who was truly related by blood to Murong Ke.

Murong Ke has always paid close attention to his younger brother, but what really shocked him was the third battle of Hedong. Murong Chui, who was only thirteen years old, was extremely brave and could command at a young age. An army of a thousand people fights, and their sense of the battlefield is like a born god of war.

This made him focus on cultivating Murong Chui, and even trained Murong Chui to be his successor, so that the Yan Kingdom could continue to prosper after his death.

After several people entered the palace, they sat down in sequence.

Murong Ke asked first: "Seventh brother, how is Jinyang?"

Jinyang has always been a key city in Bingzhou and the county seat of Taiyuan County. Going further forward, it is the birthplace of Zhou, Zhao and others. It is located between two basins and is a strategic location. On the left is the Taihang Mountains and on the right. Luliang Mountain, with the Fen River passing through it, is really a good place to build a capital.

The only problem is that Hedong is not in the hands of Yan State, which makes Jinyang too close to the front line.

Murong Chui cupped his fists and said: "Brother, Jinyang has a large population now. The migration of people in the past few years has gradually made Bingzhou prosperous. According to your request, some palaces and government offices have been built in Jinyang. But brother, you don't want to Now that Jinyang is in power, why do we do these things in Jinyang?"

Murong Ke explained: "Now I have made the capital of Yan the capital of Jicheng, but this is just a stop-gap measure. This place cannot actually be used as the capital of a large empire. The location is too remote, and the land is not particularly fertile. If Yan wants to dominate the world, it will have to move its capital sooner or later, and Jinyang is the new capital that my brother has chosen for me, Yan."

Murong Chui was even more surprised when he heard this. He was young and didn't know much about politics, but he still knew some things. He asked doubtfully: "If you want to move the capital, why did you attack Han and then move the capital to Ye?" What about Cheng or Handan?

Although my younger brother is young, he also knows that Yecheng and Handan are big cities in Hebei. They were once the capitals of great countries, and they are also one of the most prosperous cities in the world today. "

Murong Ke glanced at Murong Chui and said with a smile: "Since you asked today, I will tell you why I did this. You must remember that moving the capital is not just a matter of choosing a capital. It is actually your choice of a future development direction for the country.

I, Dayan, moved the capital from Liaodong to Jicheng. What was the purpose of this?

This is because we, Dayan, have set our goal from the grassland to the Central Plains. If we, Dayan, are still in Liaodong, then we should go west like the barbarians and compete for the hegemony of the grassland.

But the ancestors chose to return to the Central Plains, so we are now a Central Plains country. This is the result of choosing Jicheng as the capital.

The reason for abandoning Jicheng now is that the goal of entering the Central Plains has ended. Now our Yan State has a new goal. After capturing Bingzhou, our Yan State has two ways to go. One is to compete with the Wei State for supremacy, and the other is to compete with the Wei State for supremacy. He competed with the Han State for supremacy, and even conquered Jizhou and drove the Han State directly to the north of the Yellow River.

With the strength of our country, Dayan, if we attack Han with all our strength, Dayan, which has the advantage of Taihang, cannot be resisted by Han. They will lose the entire Jizhou and the entire north of the Yellow River. "

After Murong Ke said this, Murong Chui and others puffed up their chests proudly. This was the confidence brought to them by the Yan Kingdom's cavalry. The Yan Kingdom had not suffered a defeat for a long time. The more they fought, the stronger they became. This is how to describe the Yan Kingdom. of.

Murong Ke smiled confidently: "Then do you know why Brother Wei chose to attack Wei instead of Han?"

Murong Chui and others looked at me, and I looked at you, and said tentatively: "Is it because Wei is easier to fight than Han?"

Murong Ke shook his head and said with a smile: "Of course not, it's because of the Liang State. If the Yan State severely damages the Han State, it will hand over Qingzhou, Yanzhou and other places to the Liang State. The Liang State, which owns these lands, if it takes the Si State, that will be the life and death enemy of my Dayan.

It is the national policy of our country, Dayan, to use the country of Han to contain the country of Liang. Until we, Dayan, have overwhelming strength, this national policy cannot be changed. To unite with the country of Liang to destroy the Han, this plan can only be talked about, but cannot be implemented. You can do it for a show, but you can't really destroy the Han Dynasty.

If the Han State does something evil to our Yan State, then teach it a lesson. When it understands that the Great Yan State is invincible, let it attack the Liang State and weaken the two countries, that's all.

Use this rope south of Jizhou to control Han. You must remember this, seventh brother, you must remember. "

Murong Ke's words made everyone suddenly realize. Murong Chui nodded quickly to indicate that he understood. Murong Ke continued: "Since we are not going to war with Han for the time being, and we are not planning to attack the Central Plains, there is no need to build a capital in the Central Plains.

My plan is to conquer Hedong first, completely capture the land of Jin in the past, then move the capital to Jinyang, defeat the Wei army in Hedong, and then directly attack Guanzhong, seize the land of Sanqin, and own 800 In Qinchuan, plus the old land of Jin and Yan, is there anyone in this world who can stop me, Dayan?

At that time, attack Jizhou, drive Han to the north of the Yellow River, and even cross the Yellow River to drive Han to annihilation. Then hunt with Liang Guo in the land of Heluo, and win. Then the world will be peaceful, and fight in the north. Nan, the victory is mine.

Moving the capital to Jinyang is the first time to move the capital, but it is not the last. Chang'an and even Luoyang will be the capital of my country, Dayan, in the future. It depends on how far my country, Dayan, can go. Do you know? "

Murong Chui felt quite shocked just listening to it, and looked at Murong Ke with admiration.

Since ancient times, people who can make top-level plans for a big force are the most outstanding talents, and people who can see the general trend are the strongest planners, and Murong Ke is such a person.

He is not just a god of war.

Murong Chui nodded heavily and said: "Brother, take my brother to the battle of Hedong. I want to continue to learn the art of war. In the future, I will charge into battles for my Great Yan and lead the Great Yan's cavalry to conquer all territories under the sun."

After listening to Murong Ke's previous words, everyone naturally knew that Murong Ke wanted to continue to launch the Battle of Hedong and defeat the Wei State.

Murong Ke said slowly: "The Battle of Hedong was fought three times. In fact, in the second time, I was able to capture all of Hedong, but in the end I withdrew my troops and fought the third Battle of Hedong. Do you know why?"

Several people shook their heads, but Murong Chui's eyes shone brightly, and he said loudly: "Brother, I know that you want to kill as many Wei soldiers as possible in the east of the river, because the east of the river is closer to my land of Dayan, and food and grass are easier to find. For transportation, fighting in Hedong is equivalent to fighting on home soil."

Murong Ke never expected that a boy of thirteen or fourteen years old would understand him, but these veterans who had followed him for so many years did not react.

He looked at Murong Chui and said with increasing satisfaction: "Seventh brother, you are really a genius, Dayan may have to rely on you to support him in the future.

That's right.

I just want to consume the strength of Wei State as much as possible in Hedong. Instead of conquering Hedong and then fighting in Guanzhong and risking being cut off from food, it is better to fight in Hedong.

The Wei State is powerful, and they are not afraid of our Yan State. In these three battles in Hedong, the Wei State has been fighting against our Yan State. In the second Hedong Battle, I think the strength of the Wei State has not been weakened enough. The country's most elite imperial guards and tiger and leopard cavalry were not severely damaged, so I withdrew my troops and waited for the third war.

In the third war, Wei's imperial army suffered heavy casualties and its strength has been weakened a lot. Now I have decided to launch the fourth battle of Hedong. This time Wei will not fight with our army in the field. They no longer have the qualifications.

But even if it is a siege battle, it is still within our purpose to consume the last elites of Wei State in Hedong. This battle captures Hedong, forces Chang'an, and forces Wei State to move westward. "

Everyone knows that the Wei State will not fight any more field battles with the Yan State. They will definitely defend according to the city. But even if they defend according to the city, it will be the same for the Wei State which city they defend, but not for the Yan State. Same.

The loss to Yan State by attacking Hedong is quite small, while the loss from attacking Guanzhong is quite large. Murong Ke's goal is to cause big losses to Wei State at a small cost.

"The current political turmoil in the Kingdom of Wei is also a major benefit to us, Dayan. It is truly a God-given opportunity. The only thing I worry about is that Liang Kingdom may take this opportunity to attack Shu. If it is just to attack Shu, it will be Well, I'm just worried that they will attack Heluo directly.

If the Liang State captures Heluo, then our Yan State will have to border the Liang State in advance, and hostility will inevitably occur. I am worried that it will affect the war in Jizhou. However, nothing is perfect in this world. Wei State still has huge strength in Heluo. Liang State may not be able to succeed. I, Dayan, will first capture Hedong.

There is another thing that worries me now, and that is the regicide of Wei Guozong. "

Murong Chui was surprised and asked: "Brother, have you confirmed that it was a clan regicide?"

Murong Ke shook his head and said: "Of course there is no definite news, but since Wei Guo has been strongly denying it, it must be the truth.

This matter has spread to the ears of the emperor and the queen mother. Now I, Dayan, am also a great clan clan member. This is not a good thing for me, Dayan. Now the queen mother is preparing to vigorously use her relatives and those nobles. This is obviously affected by the affairs of the Wei State. Influence. "

There is no isolated system or individual in this world. Anyone's actions may have an impact on people and things thousands of miles away.

People's influence on fate and general trends varies depending on their status.

The Emperor is obviously the biggest among them.

Cao Mao's death, whether he likes it or not, will affect other countries to the maximum extent. Xiao Yan and Luo Xian of Liang State are a little worried that the power of their clan is too great, let alone Yan State, they also start to take precautions Clan members, these people probably hate Cao Chengsi and Cao Lin to death.

But things have happened and can only be solved. The problem is that Murong Ke has not found any good solution now. His status in the Yan Kingdom is already very ambiguous. He is a clan member, but not a clan clan member.

Everyone knew that he was not Murong Chengguang's son, but his surname was Murong, he was raised by Murong Chengguang and the late emperor, and he had a younger brother named Murong Ke, so he was able to be given the title of king.

The Murong clan regarded him as one of their own, but he had drawn a line in his mind, that is, to be a minister like King Luo Wen, and to dedicate his life to his work. He did not have any wrongdoing.

On this matter, he really couldn't speak up, otherwise he would be criticized. Although he had sole power, there were still quite a lot of opponents in the Yan Kingdom.

Murong Chui could feel Murong Ke looking at him out of the corner of his eyes, a little strange.

After talking about the war in Hedong, Murong Ke issued an eviction order: "It's getting late, please go back to your palace. When the time is right, I will enter the palace to let you see the emperor and the queen mother, and then lead the troops to Hedong. Seventh brother stays, your sister-in-law makes you some household things, and after lunch, you take them back to the palace."

Several people left, and Murong Chui was about to ask when he saw Murong Ke saying solemnly: "Seventh brother, do you know that the suppression of the clan is largely directed at you?"

"what?"

Murong Chui was dumbfounded. What does this have to do with him?

Murong Ke sighed slightly: "It's because of me. You know that I am not my father's biological son, so the Queen Mother and others feel relieved about me, but not you. You are my biological brother and my father's only remaining son." One of his three biological sons.

Now that I am in power again, they all know that I will not usurp the throne, but they are worried that I will pave the way for you and that you will seize the throne in the future. Especially after what happened in Wei, they became more and more worried, and you know , our mother entered the Gao family tree, and other people have been stirring up this matter. "

Murong Chui was really insensitive to this aspect and asked in a daze, "What does this have to do with mother?"

Murong Ke said it very clearly before, but he still somewhat understood it. It was just that his brother had too much power and could even change the emperor. He was his brother's biological brother, so some people were worried.

But he didn't understand his mother's side.

Murong Ke explained: "Our mother is a branch of the Bohai Gao family. In recent years, because of our brother's high status, the Bohai Gao family took our mother back.

My mother is also very happy to allow us two brothers to have the help of our mother's family. The nobles who have been under my brother's command over the years are all related to the Gao family. Otherwise, how could those high-ranking noble families be so easy to accept my brother as their leader?

These things are not good in the eyes of the emperor. I, Dayan, have always been repulsive to the nobles, and until now, there have not been many high-ranking people who have entered the real high-level. "

Murong Chui was a little confused and said: "I, Dayan, use my bow and horse to conquer the world, why do we need to cooperate with those nobles? We can study by ourselves and make our children rich."

When Murong Ke heard this, he said angrily: "You must not have such an idea. The descendants of Dayan naturally have to study, but the nobles must use it.

You remember that if you want to conquer the world, the most important thing is to unite all the people who can be united, so that your friends will become more and more, and your enemies will have fewer friends. This is what the sage said. The truth is, it is not important to achieve the Tao, but more help is important. If you get more help, you will naturally gain the Tao.

Now my country, Dayan, only has Youzhou, Bingzhou, and half of Jizhou. The current officials can still manage it. If my country, Dayan, annexes Hedong and Guanzhong, will it be possible to go to every village and every town with a knife to force the common people? Pay tax?

Do you want soldiers who only know how to kill people to manage the place?

Only by letting the gentry manage it can we raise taxes from every common person. Are the common people who do not pay taxes considered our common people?

The strength of a dynasty is not the vast land or the uninhabited land, but the people living on the land, the people who can pay taxes. Without the help of the nobles to govern, those people are not the people. It's a bottomless pit of wasted money and food.

Never underestimate the nobles, have you remembered? "

Murong Chui had never seen Murong Ke like this before, and he nodded quickly and said: "Brother, I understand, I understand, we must respect scholars and noble families."

Murong Ke patted him on the shoulder and said: "I'm not asking you to be humble. After all, this big swallow belongs to my Murong family. They are just doing things for us. If they do well, they will be rewarded. If they do not do well, they will be killed. Whether it is punishment or punishment is up to us. This is a cooperative relationship, and of course it is a cooperation led by us.

Just give these nobles what they want and that's it.

These nobles cannot threaten us. What really threatens us is the strife within the royal family. This is the fatal thing.

It is too ridiculous to doubt your loyal clan members because of unfounded reasons, but this is the emperor's thinking. There is nothing you can do. You have to be careful. I will protect you and will not let you suffer unreasonable disasters. "

Murong Chui felt that it was quite unlucky. He had not done anything yet, but he was suspected. This made him immediately understand the saying that accompanying the emperor is like accompanying the tiger. Sure enough, every sentence said by the sages made sense. , just depends on when you can encounter the application moment of these words.

Murong Chui asked with some dejection: "Brother, can I still go to Hedong with you? What if I make some achievements in Hedong again? Will the Queen Mother doubt me even more?"

After all, Murong Chui was still a boy of thirteen or fourteen, so his words were naturally filled with anger. If Murong Ke hadn't been here, he would have gone directly to confront the Queen Mother.

Murong Ke said in a deep voice: "Of course you have to go. Not only do you want to go, I also want you to study hard and become my Dayan's God of War in the future. If you have this talent, I will never bury you.

Now I can still protect you while I'm alive, enough to protect you when you grow up. I'm not a few years older than you. As long as I'm here, I can always protect you. In the future, I will be in charge of government affairs in the court, and you will be leading troops to fight outside. The two brothers supported the Yan State together. "

Murong Ke's words immediately made Murong Chui excited again.

"Yes, brother, you are just a few years older than me. With my brother here, no one can hurt me. Then I will study hard and try to be able to take my brother's place in the expedition as soon as possible and share some of the pressure for him."

Murong Ke was indeed very tired. Managing government affairs was a very energy-consuming thing, and he had to personally preside over the war, which was another very consuming thing. The two things were superimposed, and Murong Ke even sometimes vomited blood.

If Murong Chui grows up and can share the burden of foreign wars for him, he will be much more relaxed, and maybe even his lifespan will be longer.

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Murong Ke entered the palace of the Yan Kingdom. Naturally, he came here often. The emperor was already twelve years old this year. He was at the beginning of getting rid of the age where he didn't understand anything and began to have his own ideas. The Queen Mother was a rather strong woman. She was dissatisfied with Murong Ke. Someone once wanted to drive a wedge between her and Murong Ke. In the end, it was the emperor who believed in Murong Ke who stopped the queen mother from taking action.

However, as Murong Ke became more and more powerful over the years, the Queen Mother's dissatisfaction with Murong Ke may have disappeared, and she never said anything before the Wei incident.

Murong Ke still bowed respectfully to the emperor and the queen mother.

The emperor's voice still sounded childish and slightly shrill, "Uncle, do you have anything important to report when you enter the palace this time?"

The Queen Mother asked after the emperor: "King Taiyuan, why didn't you come to report what I said last time? What happened in Wei State is too bad. This kind of thing must never happen in our country. You have to investigate it carefully." Visit the kings and clan members, and never let those with evil intentions occupy high positions, do not show favoritism and betray His Majesty's trust."

Murong Ke first said to the emperor: "Your Majesty, I came to the palace this time to report to you on the political affairs in Hedong. After the third Battle of Hedong, I have been preparing for the fourth Battle of Hedong. Now all preparations are complete. It has been completed, just waiting for an order, I, the Great Yanerlang, will seize Hedong County for your Majesty and then attack Guanzhong."

The emperor naturally didn't understand the meaning of this, but when he heard about the war, he still knew that it was a big deal, so he said: "Then I will leave all the power to my uncle. I will wait in the palace for news of the army's triumphant return."

Murong Ke saluted the Queen Mother again and said: "Queen Mother, I have started to investigate the clans according to your request, and nothing wrong has been found for the time being. Perhaps it is because the Cao family in Wei State was already in chaos, so what happened today Unfortunately, I, Murong, are mostly excellent people, so I have never seen him. I will continue to investigate, and if I find anything, I will report it to the Queen Mother as soon as possible."

Of course the Queen Mother knew that nothing could be found through such an investigation, and that was not her original purpose, so she immediately said: "The most important thing in the world is the harmony of Yin and Yang, and the same is true for the governance of the court. Clan is too important and has no influence on the country." "Wei, the State of Wei has learned a lot, and thinks that we should promote more close people to share the secrets. The King of Taiyuan should be careful. It is your fault that so many great talents cannot be used."

This is why the Queen Mother wants Murong Ke to promote talents other than those from the clan. Only people with Murong Ke's status can do this. Hearing this, he quickly knelt down and said, "I obey."

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Since the time when the Murong family was established, they have respected the Eastern Xia Dynasty, and their descendants are all heroes and heroes. ——"Northern History·Yan Benji"

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