Huan Rong

In the Battle of Hedong County, [-] Di soldiers fled in anticipation of the wind, and the Qin brothers took down the entire camp almost without abandoning a single soldier, and captured more than a thousand pieces of armor and weapons.

When the news spread back to Shangjun, Qin Ce immediately led his troops to attack south, took Dingyang in less than half a month, and then surrounded Pingyang, causing panic in the city. , Welcome Qin CE into the city.

The military situation was like fire, and the news of the urgent war flew into Chang'an, but it was like a stone sinking into the sea, and it failed to splash the slightest splash.

Reinforcement?

Fu Jian was too busy to take care of himself, how could he send reinforcements!

In less than two months, Tuoba Xianbei, Qiangbu, Karasuma and others rebelled one after another, and the rebels joined forces inside and outside, and the fires in Chang'an continued day and night.

The leaders of various ministries were dissatisfied with Fu Jian for a long time, especially the Qiang tribe who helped Fu Jian seize the throne, and even gritted their teeth at him, wishing to chop off his head with a single knife to thank the dead clansmen.

It turned out that after Fu Jian ascended the throne, he pardoned the rebellious tribes in order to invite benefactors.

In contrast, the tribe that supported him seemed to be forgotten, and rarely rewarded gold and silver.

Perhaps in his view, these tribes are loyal to themselves and belong to their own people, so there is no need to worry too much.As everyone knows, this "differential treatment" is the most likely to plant the root of disaster, and it will explode once the time is right.

Taking advantage of Fu Jian's deployment of troops in winter, most of the courtiers were dissatisfied. The leader of the Qiang tribe took the lead in rebelling. Tuoba Xianbei and Karasuma were the first to respond, and Fu Liu's old tribe followed.

Fu Jian implemented the "Government of Benevolence" and allowed the rebel generals to become officials again. The rebels were stationed near Chang'an, and they became machetes hanging above their heads, and they were literally reminders.

Fortunately, there is no Murong Xianbei in the city, otherwise, with the fighting power of Murong Chui and others, it is estimated that Chang'an would have been reduced to ruins by now.

The rebels burned, killed and looted the city, and the noble officials of the Di people abandoned their usual prejudices and united to defend the imperial city.

Among the rebellious soldiers, led by Fu Liu's old department, held high the banner of "Qing rebels", denounced Fu Jian for killing his brother and usurping the throne, and recommended Fu Sheng's son to re-enter the Ninth Five-Year Plan.

Hearing the slogan of the rebels, Fu Jian gritted his teeth in anger.

"Ask me to usurp the throne? How courageous!"

During Fu Sheng's reign for two years, he was tyrannical and cruel. He punished all the ministers, causing panic and complaints in the city.Raising troops to seize the throne by oneself is in accordance with the people's hearts, and save the people from the fire and water!

"The traitor? Who is the traitor? It's not me, you died at the hands of the tyrant long ago!"

"What is Fu Liu? A traitor who has defected to Xianbei!"

"Rebellious soldiers will be punished! No one will be left behind!"

Fu Jian was furious, but Wang Meng was stabbed and seriously injured, and he is still in a coma. Fu Rong, the Duke of Yangping, who is temporarily acting as prime minister, tried to persuade him, but it had no effect at all.

Looking at the hall like a typhoon passing through, Fu Rong sighed secretly, knowing why it was so in the first place.

If rewards and punishments could be clearly defined, all traitors would be killed, and those harboring ghosts would be deterred, there would be no chaos in Chang'an today.

"Your Majesty, for the present plan, we can only..."

Before Fu Rong could finish speaking, there was a sudden sound of hurried footsteps outside the hall.

In a short time, the servant carried a rattan couch and stood in front of the door tremblingly.

Seeing the person on the couch, Fu Jian was immediately overjoyed.

"Jing Lue, are you awake?"

Wang Meng's face was pale, obviously his injuries hadn't healed.He was ordered to be carried into the palace by the servant, not out of intention, but because he was so weak that he couldn't even stand upright, let alone walk alone.

"Your Majesty." Wang Meng saluted on the couch, without saying a word, he was already coughing badly.

"Hurry up, carry the prime minister into the palace! Raise the brazier!"

Fu Jian reprimanded loudly, and regardless of Fu Rong's presence, he took off his robe embroidered with dragon patterns, and covered Wang Meng on the spot.

"Your Majesty!" Wang Meng turned pale with shock, struggling to get up, "No, absolutely no!"

"Jing Luexiu, don't talk too much!"

Fu Jian held down the corner of his robe, completely ignoring Wang Meng's protest.

There were tears in Wang Meng's eyes, both moved and helpless.

Is the dragon robe casual?

If he hadn't known about Fu Jian's character, [-]% would have thought that he was digging a hole, laying the groundwork for his future "cooked rabbit and dead dog".

The servant moved extremely quickly, and the hall was quickly cleaned up. The brazier was lit, and the warmth was pervasive, even a little hot.Fu Jian and Fu Rong's forehead was sweating, and Wang Meng's cough stopped so badly. After drinking half a glass of warm water, he was finally able to speak smoothly.

"Your Majesty, the rebel army seems to be powerful, but it is actually scattered. Fu Liu's old tribe and Qiang tribe are resolute in their rebellion, and the rest are just following the crowd."

After saying a word, Fu Jian's eyes brightened slightly, and his irritability was immediately relieved.

Fu Rong nodded secretly.

He also said these words, but Fu Jian couldn't listen to them.

"The rebellious soldiers ravaged and plundered Chang'an for many days, which has aroused the dissatisfaction of the people." Wang Meng coughed twice, took a sip of warm water, and tried to speak clearly.

"Your Majesty, why don't you make a decree that those who strangle the rebels will be rewarded, and they will be crowned with the head of the mastermind. Those who follow the rebels, if they immediately repent and turn to the court, they can forget the past and leave one life."

If someone else issued this edict, even the famous Sima Yu, it would not have much effect.

Changing to Fu Jian is different.

"Soft benevolence invites the name" is criticized by later generations, but now it can represent "credibility".

Forgiving the rebellious tribe several times left an impression of benevolence on the world, and subconsciously believed that as long as Fu Jian said not to kill, he would definitely save his life.

For most of the rebels, they robbed what should be robbed anyway, and killed what should be killed. There was no way to really overthrow Fu Jian, so they simply went down the slope.Whenever you feel dissatisfied, there will be no delay in rebellion.

After listening to Wang Meng's suggestion, Fu Jian was very moved, but Fu Rong had a serious face and quite disagreed.

Seemingly understanding Fu Rong's concerns, Wang Meng shook his head to him, signaling to be calm and not to be impatient, and continued to say to Fu Jian: "Your Majesty, in troubled times, the law should be followed. Your Majesty has the ambition to unify the Central Plains and pacify China, so we must not be more benevolent than women." .Otherwise, the Chang'an Rebellion is a lesson."

Fu Jian showed displeasure.

Anyone who is said to be "a woman's benevolence" will not be happy.

"Your Majesty forgive me, I have no intention of offending you." After pleading guilty, Wang Meng said in a deep voice, "I implore Your Majesty to issue a secret decree. After the chaos is settled, no matter whether they are captured or surrendered, no matter which tribe they come from, all tribal leaders, nobles and those with official positions, Kill them all on the spot, leaving no one behind!"

Fu Jian was stunned, and subconsciously said: "If this is the case, won't I break my promise?"

Wang Meng shook his head.

"Eliminate evil and do everything. If weeds are not eradicated, they will grow when the wind blows. Besides, there is no need to announce the secret decree to the world."

In short, if people are killed, all future troubles will be eliminated, and Fu Jian can still maintain his reputation of benevolence and righteousness, and the backer is already in place.

"It can also inspire the people in the city."

Wang Meng coughed badly, his voice became hoarse, echoing in the empty hall, it was a bit gloomy.

"The rebellious soldiers wreaked havoc, and the people of Chang'an were dissatisfied early on."

"Secretly send people to hide among the people, and if you encounter rebellious soldiers, you will stir up them, and resentment will boil, and the armored soldiers will not be able to stop them. It is not your Majesty who governs the country, but the hearts of the people."

After saying the last word, Wang Meng started coughing again.His face was pale, and soon turned red again, obviously from a high fever.

"Call the doctor!"

Fu Jian stepped forward quickly, Wang Mengqiang opened his eyes, and said word by word: "Your Majesty, you can't stop the evil, and there will be endless troubles!"

The doctor came in a hurry, and Wang Meng fell into a coma again.

Seeing the dragon robe on the prime minister's body, everyone was shocked, and immediately restrained their emotions, and tried their best to diagnose and treat Wang Meng.I was afraid that if there was a slight mistake, I would lose my head.

"Your Majesty, what the Prime Minister said is absolutely true."

Taking advantage of the time when the doctors were busy, Fu Rong persuaded Fu Jian that there was no other way at present, and the best policy was to adopt what Wang Meng said.

After hesitating for a while, Fu Jian finally drafted a decree, posted it outside the palace gate, and read it aloud on the palace wall; a secret message was sent to the palace guard and Huben, and they will be implemented immediately when the time is right.

"Your Majesty, please send someone into the rebel camp to lobby." Fu Rong continued, "Order him to identify the murderer who assassinated the prime minister."

"Okay." Fu Jian nodded in agreement, "You arrange it yourself."

"promise!"

Fu Rong acted resolutely, and in less than half a day, the news spread all over the city and even outside the city.The rebel ministries were informed of the decree, knowing that surrender would avoid serious crimes, so it was inevitable that they would be a little moved.

Just as Wang Meng predicted in advance, the mob will be the mob after all.Temporary tyranny, but like a mirror and a moon in water, once the surface of the water stirs up waves, it will instantly become fragmented and eventually become an illusion.

The rebellious soldiers were not in harmony with each other, and civil strife soon emerged.

Fu Rong took the opportunity to add more firewood, sent people to promise a lot of money, and stepped up to provoke each other. Finally, two miscellaneous Husbands switched, and the chaos in Chang'an turned around.

Unfortunately, Wang Meng woke up too late, and Fu Jian moved too slowly.

When most of the rebels turned, Fuliu's old tribe and Qiang tribe had already fled Chang'an. Qin Ce led his army to join his three sons, took Shangjun, Pingyang, and Hedong, and snatched a large piece of land from Diqin.

The camp of Qin's army is less than a hundred miles away from the Bingzhou government.Officials large and small in the state fled one after another, leaving undefended cities, which would become trophies in a blink of an eye.

The strange thing is that Qin Ce ordered the three armies to set up camp and left the city empty, with no intention of entering the city at all.

When the account was raised, Qin Jiu and Qin Ju asked puzzledly, but Qin Jing remained silent.The old god Qin Ce was looking at the map, and said to the counselor accompanying the army: "Zhang Canjun, tell me."

"Promise!" Zhang Yu bowed his hands to promise, and began to explain the purpose of this move to everyone.

"Behind this city is Xianyang County. Once Xianyang County is destroyed, the east side of Chang'an will be opened wide, and our army can drive straight in."

Zhang Yu deliberately paused, glanced across the tent, and saw that everyone was paying attention, before continuing: "However, Di Kou is not inferior to Murong Xianbei, and he must be taken down easily."

"Murong Xianbei is in danger of destroying the country at sunset. First, Murong Chui and Murong De went north to stand on their own, and then Murong Ping left with his troops. The city defense is not as good as it used to be, and it can be defeated in a single battle."

"Di Kou is the complete opposite."

"No matter what kind of person Fu Jian is, he does have the ability to govern the country. Since he came to the throne, he has worked hard to govern the country, appointed Wang Meng and other capable people, and repeatedly implemented benevolent governance. , cannot be shaken easily.”

"Although Chang'an is chaotic, it must be brought to peace."

"Wang Meng died, and he may take advantage of the chaos to overwhelm the situation. Now I heard that his injuries are improving, and the Chang'an military chaos is showing signs of subsiding. It is really inappropriate to send troops on a large scale. I fear they will be used by them to take advantage of the opportunity to win people's hearts and bring disaster to the east."

Before, Wang Meng made great efforts to promote the rumors and poured dirty water on the Qin and his sons, which had some effect.In addition to borrowing Youzhou's policies, Fu Jian was even more praised by the people.

Now that the rebellion has just been leveled off, the people are still angry.If he is provoked and led, it is hard to guarantee that he will not regard the Qin family as an enemy.

"Staying in Bingzhou and not going down is not to stop moving forward, but to use this as bait to force King Fu Jian to conscript again."

Picking up a knife and gun on your own initiative is completely different from being forced to go to the battlefield.

The position of Bingzhou is too important, if it is left alone, it will be taken by the Qin family at any time. If it is to be defended, the strength must not be less than [-].

Before the military chaos in Chang'an, the winter conscription was the introduction.

Now it's spring plowing again, the Han people want to farm, and the Hu people want to herd cattle. The imperial court ordered the conscription again, with thousands of people recruited.

After Zhang Yu finished speaking, the tent was filled with silence.

What is ruthless?

This is!

The biggest question was solved, Qin Ce made a few concluding remarks, announcing the end of the "combat meeting", and the advisers and generals left one after another, leaving only Qin Jing and three people to discuss the matter of stationing troops.

"Father, there are a lot of affairs in Pengcheng, and Ah Yan is out of his temper, so let's wait for a day or two, I'm afraid I will get impatient after a long time." Qin Jing said, "The matter of the garrison should be handed over to the two elder brothers, son, please return to Pengcheng. "

Qin Ce didn't nod or shake his head, but looked at Qin Jiu and Qin Yu, and asked, "What about you?"

Qin Jun thought about it, and intends to return to Jingzhou.

Qin Jing reminded him that today is different from the past.The garrison in Hedong not only symbolizes military achievements, but also represents military power.Don't look at what is nothing now, it will inevitably become trouble in the future.

Why did Qin Jiu put down Xihe and refused to guard, and asked for orders to go to the battlefield?The twists and turns behind the matter are well known to each other, but they just don't say it.Once it is said, the brothers who have been for many years are afraid that there will be cracks, and some people will take advantage of the loopholes.

Since he had no intention of that position, why bother?

"Father, like my fourth brother, I plan to return to Jingzhou."

Looking at the two younger brothers, Qin Jiu hesitated to speak, and clenched his fists.

Qin Ce didn't say a word for a long time, but suddenly erupted, and slammed his fist on the table, splitting the corner of the table two fingers wide.

"I'm not dead yet!"

The sound of fury spread outside the tent, and the soldiers patrolling the camp couldn't help shaking twice, and immediately speeded up, avoiding the big tent far away.

Hearing the roar, King Qin was very angry, so he had better leave quickly to avoid being scorched by the fire.

In the big tent, Qin Jiu's face was flushed, and Qin Ju and Qin Jing lowered their heads and remained silent, obviously startled.

"The enemy is now, you don't want to regain the territory, but start playing with these thoughts, do you think I am blind?!"

Qin Ce was furious, and pounded the tabletop one after another, making bang bang noises.Seeing that posture, I want to beat the three sons even more.

"Have you forgotten the admonitions of your ancestors? Have you forgotten your family precepts? Have you read history books into a dog's stomach?!"

Qin Jiu: "..."

Qin Yu: "..."

Qin Jing: "..."

It seemed that my father was really angry, otherwise he wouldn't have attacked indiscriminately like this.I am a dog belly, my dear father... I can't do it, I can't think about it, if I think about it, it will be unfilial.

Qin Ce was so angry that he didn't even realize that he was scolding himself. He pointed at Qin Jiu and said, "After you go back, immediately send those women away from the back house! Otherwise, I'll let your mother and aunt do it! There is a man named Yin under his command who said he was a counselor, but he was a villain, so he cut him down with a single knife!"

Qin Jiu wanted to speak, but was stared at by his own father, but he didn't dare to refute.

"And you," Qin Ce looked at Qin Yu, "Is it worth your guarding such a small place in Jingzhou? Hand over the river to you and let me guard it. If you dare to let a Di person in, I will whip you twenty lashes!"

Qin Yu wanted to cry.

Is this my dear father?

"And you!" Qin Ce glared at Qin Jing, "I will marry you when I get back!"

"Father, my son cannot marry."

"How dare you?!" Qin Ce stared, his nostrils flaring.

Qin Jiu and Qin Ju turned their heads in admiration.

Dare to refute the furious father, my brother is so brave, my brother admires it!

"I have someone in mind." Qin Jing's expression was calm, not frightened at all.

Qin Ce was stunned for a moment, and immediately said: "That's better, just marry me back!"

"No."

"Why?"

"Identity." Qin Jing said concisely.

"Could it be a commoner?" Qin Ce paused, and said, "It's okay, you can't be a concubine, you can be a concubine."

"Not common people."

"servant?"

"No."

Qin Ce was speechless.

To amuse your father?

"It's not that the status is too low, but too high."

too high?

Qin Ce frowned in confusion, while Qin Jiu and Qin Yu were equally confused.

Even if it is the top gentry in the south, the Qin family is still worthy.The so-called status is too high, it really doesn't make sense.

"Father, don't worry, my son has his own concerns." Qin Jing said indifferently, "What's the matter with the family if the Hu thief is still alive? If you can't level the Central Plains, your son won't get married."

Qin Ce suddenly felt a headache.

"My son, if you don't get married, girls will always get married." By the time Dingping the Central Plains, the other party may have already married and had children, and the day lily will be cold.

"Father, don't worry, it won't."

"Not engaged?"

"Not a girl."

Oh, this is... what? !

There was a flash of thunder in the blink of an eye, Qin Jing's expression remained unchanged, and his tone did not fluctuate at all.It seems to be saying that the weather today is good, suitable for sending troops and racing horses.

Qin Ce froze on the spot, unable to react for a while.

Qin Jiu and Qin Yu looked at each other, suspecting that they had heard wrong, or Qin Jing was wrong.

"Brother, can you say it again?" Qin Yu said with a trembling voice.

"Brother, didn't you hear clearly?"

"Yes, I didn't hear clearly."

"Oh." Qin Jing nodded, holding down the hilt of the sword with one hand, and said, "Father, you can hear me clearly."

After finishing the words, he said bluntly that Pengcheng was in a hurry and it was not convenient for him to stay in Hedong for a long time, so he withdrew from the big tent as quickly as possible, returned to the camp and prepared to set off to return.

When Qin Ce came back to his senses, Qin Jing had long since disappeared.He sent the remaining two sons away and sat alone in the tent.The anger disappeared, and a trace of fatigue appeared in his expression.

Is it true or false?

Could it be that the fourth child really didn't intend to get married, so he had no choice but to give this excuse?

Thinking of this possibility, Qin Ce gritted his back molars hard, and squeezed out two words from between his teeth: "Yin's family!"

I wanted to stay for a few more days before, but now it seems that it should be pulled out long ago. By the way, I would like to remind others, don't recognize your identity and do something you shouldn't do, otherwise, it won't be paid for by one or two lives!

Qin Ce resolutely vented his anger, and the Yin family was unlucky to hit the muzzle of the gun. Since the dragon's merits were not obtained, the whole family would perish.

Have a big appetite to eat a big bowl of rice.

If you don't have enough ability, you will not have a good end 100% as a result of being strong.

Qin Jiu and Qin Ju walked out of the big tent, the former wanted to say something, but the latter didn't want to listen.

"Brother, I still have something to do, so I will leave for now."

Watching Qin Jun leave, noticing his indifference, Qin Jiu clenched his fists, thinking about the teachings of his ancestors and Qin Ce, he couldn't help feeling a surge of regret.

Meanwhile, Huan Rong is busy inspecting the newly opened barren fields.

Youzhou has a vast land and implements a three-year tax exemption policy, and the people are extremely motivated to open up wasteland.The smoke from burning wasteland is often lingering, and the state soldiers and servants step up their patrols to prevent accidental fires.

Every day before dawn, figures appear in the fields.

With strong cattle and a new wooden plow, it doesn't take much effort to plow the ground.There are not enough strong men, women, old people and half-grown children can also go to the field in turn.

For everyone, hardship and fatigue are nothing. In the troubled times, who hasn't suffered?

It is fundamental to be able to grow food and feed the stomach.

As the sky brightened, Huan Rong's car appeared on the ground.

A villager was resting on the edge of the field, recognized Huan Rong, and immediately bowed down to salute.

"The envoy is here!"

Everywhere the car drove by, the villagers and refugees were all excited and sincerely grateful.There are even two old men who are accompanying each other and want to bow down and worship.

Huan Rong hurriedly jumped off the shaft of the chariot and helped the old man up himself.

"Old people must not!"

"You are benevolent, there are countless living people, and we will have nothing to repay. We will do our best to open up wasteland and farm, and lay down more food!"

The old man's teeth were loose, and his face was full of dimples.Judging only by his appearance, he may be a rare year.But Huan Rong is very clear that people nowadays don't live long, coupled with perennial homelessness, they will appear old at the age of 40 or 50, and they can be called old at [-].Not many people live to be sixty, and even rarer in their seventies.

Now that he got out of the car, Huan Rong simply walked.

Seeing last year's wasteland being reclaimed one after another, and the decaying bitter grass being replaced by neat fields, one can't help but feel a little bit of anticipation.

After autumn, it must be golden everywhere, and there is a scene of a bumper harvest.

At this moment, two cuckoos came from my ears.

Huan Rong raised his head and followed the prestige.

A pigeon from the side of the circle flew from the south, recognized his position, flapped its wings and landed, fluffed its breast feathers, rubbed its small head, and stood firmly on Huan Rong's shoulder.

There was a bamboo pipe tied around the pigeon's neck, Huan Rong didn't look at it anxiously, but bid farewell to everyone, returned to the car, and just now unfolded the silk cloth.

The handwriting is written by his mother, and the content is not long. One is to tell him that the coronation has been decided, and let him arrange everything in Youzhou and return to Jiankang as soon as possible.

Furthermore, it is mentioned that the emperor issued an imperial edict to Jinhuan Da Sima as the prime minister, and stayed in Jiankang to assist the government.Huan Da Sima refused to accept it, and asked to return to Zhengu.

"Father scumbag wants to go back to my aunt?"

Huan Rong put down the silk cloth, quite suspicious.

Declaring the prime minister and leaving the scumbag father in Jiankang is [-]% trying to take the opportunity to weaken the military power.Regardless of whether he can succeed or not, Sima Yu does have some guts.

With the behavior of a scumbag father, it seems strange that he chose to return to his aunt instead of directly calling the edict to the other party's face.

What happened in the DPRK?

Why did my mother rush to crown him?

The more he thought about it, the more wrong he became, Huan Rong wrote a short message, let the pigeons fly, and decided to arrange things in Youzhou as soon as possible, and set off for Jiankang.