Huan Rong

In March of the second year of Ningkang, Qin Jing led [-] cavalry to return south to Pengcheng.In addition to Hu Qi, there are another [-] Liu's trilogy accompanying him.

The day before leaving the camp, I heard that they were about to go south, and Ranhu and others were all gearing up.

"General, are you going to fight Chang'an, or Jiankang?"

It's no wonder that they came up with such an idea. They followed Qin Jing across the grassland for several months, attacked the city and pulled out camps, won consecutive battles, and suffered a few defeats. In addition to the excitement, everyone admired Qin Jing and respectfully called him "King of Khan".

In the tribe of the Hu people, only the strong can become the leader.

Ranhu was born in the bald-haired Xianbei tribe, and there is no such thing as a "prince" at all. The leader's son counts as one. Whoever is the bravest and fiercest can be recognized by the tribe's warriors and the tribe's elders and nobles. Take the position of leader and lead the tribe to move on.

If the leader's son does nothing, there is a [-]% chance that he will be replaced by someone else.In the same way, the leader's son is too accomplished, and a father-son fight is inevitable before his father abdicates.

This system seems cruel, but it has lasted for thousands of years in the Hu tribe.

From the Hu outside the Great Wall in the Qin Dynasty, to the grassland Huns in the Han Dynasty, to the Wuhu who migrated inland in the Wei and Jin Dynasties, even if they followed the example of the Central Plains Dynasty to establish a political power, they still carried the shadow of old customs in the process of power transfer.

Ranhu and the others surrendered to Qin Jing and were willing to serve as weapons in his hands, so they naturally expected him to take over Qin Ce's mantle.However, after many years in the Central Plains, everyone knew a little about the Han Dynasty. Seeing that Qin Jing was about to leave soon after arriving in Xihe, he couldn't help but feel a little bit of dissatisfaction in his heart.

Qin Jing made great contributions, but Qin Ce's actions were too unfair.

The Han people have too many rules, and a real warrior should be treated with such indifference!

Fortunately, Qin Ce did not continue to be "unfair". Not only did he affirm Qin Jing's military exploits, but he even announced in front of the civil and military courts that he would hand over Jing, Henan, and Xu to Qin Jing, allowing him to be a tiger talisman, and he would be in charge of the military affairs of the three states. .In the event of a battle, there is no need to report to Xihe.

After the order was issued, there was an uproar among civil and military officials.

Some veteran officials were dissatisfied with Qin Ce's move, thinking it was too ridiculous.

Qin Jiu was deprived of military power and transferred back to Wu Township; but Qin Jing wants to lead the three states?If the [-] cavalry in his hands are not included in Xihe, they will all go south with him?

By acting like this, do you want to abolish the eldest son and make the fourth son the heir?

"Your Majesty, please think again!"

There were more than ten civil and military people who voiced their support.

Qin Ce didn't show it on the face, but Mrs. Liu's words a few days ago appeared in his mind, and his heart sank slightly.

"Now that Murong Chui is occupying Wandu, Fu Jian is usurping Chang'an, and the Hu thieves have not been wiped out, everything should be re-established in the Han Dynasty and regain the Central Plains! My son is good at fighting and has the talent to lead the army. Let him lead the Jing Only by using the armies of Yu, Xu, and Yu can we deter Chang'an and make the Hu thieves dare not act rashly!"

"I've made up my mind, you don't need to say anything more!"

The civil and military officials who had followed Qin Ce for many years, and the old ministers who had served his father, were all shocked to see his firm attitude, which could not be questioned in the slightest.

No matter whether there is dissatisfaction or not, no one has openly opposed it, let alone be bold enough to ask Qin Ce to withdraw his order.

The next day, Qin Jing accepted the appointment and led [-] cavalry to go south to Pengcheng.

Ran Hu and the others were full of excitement, just waiting for Qin Jing's order, no matter Chang'an or Jiankang, they just took up their knives and went at it!

Now, Ranhu no longer doubts that Qin Jing can help him avenge him.

With Qin Jing's fighting power, Murong Chui and Murong She could stay in Sanhan. If one day they were dishonest and tried to get their hands on the Central Plains, 100% would be dealt with severely.

Murong Chui is known as the "Xianbei God of War", but there are pitfalls everywhere around him.

Murong De was separated from him and could not trust him; Murong She had a treacherous mind and even had a history of betraying Murong Ping, so he couldn't believe it.

Murong Ling and Murong Chong, who can be entrusted behind their backs, also dislike each other, and there will be a quarrel every now and then, and the most serious two times are already swordsmen facing each other.

Hadn't Murong Chui returned in time, the two of them would never have let it go easily, more than [-]% of the time either the son died or the nephew died.

One mess after another was waiting to be cleaned up, and Murong Chui couldn't spare any energy to plan to go south and restore the country.I can only continue to be trapped in the land of Sanhan, and solve the troubles behind me first.

Knowing about Murong Xianbei's situation, Ran Hu was not in a hurry to take revenge.

Instead of killing each other, it would be more enjoyable to watch the enemies kill each other!

Qin Jing didn't answer the questions of Ranhu and the others, but only told everyone that when they return to Pengcheng this time, they will not face war for a while.Although Ran Hu and the others were a little disappointed, they had sworn allegiance to Qin Jing, and they should only follow his lead.

However, everyone's mood quickly improved again.

Qin Jing clearly stated that some of the "trophies" obtained before have been sent to Pengcheng, and they will be distributed in full.

"There is a barracks in the city, you can live in the camp, and you can also buy a house in the city."

Ran Hu and the others stared in astonishment, thinking they had heard it wrong.

"The general is not joking?"

"Of course not." Qin Jing jumped on the horse, stroked the horse's neck with one hand, and caused a snort, "When I return to Pengcheng, I will enter the household registration for you. If you want, you can change your Chinese surname and take a Chinese name. If you don't There is nothing impossible to wish."

Ran Hu and the others blushed, unable to restrain their excitement.

Qin Jing's move is to show that from now on, they are "soldiers", not pawns who can be abandoned at any time!

"The servants will die for the general!"

"Long live the Khan!"

Five thousand cavalry mounted their horses one after another, accompanied by long horns, and the sound of rumbling horseshoes resounded throughout the northern land.

The horseshoes trod over the remnant snow and splashed the wet mud of early spring. Looking down from above, five thousand cavalrymen rushed south like a torrent.

The figures of the cavalry gradually disappeared into the horizon, and they could no longer be seen.

On the top of the city, Mrs. Liu still stood there for a long time, letting the cold wind blow over her temples and puff up her long sleeves.

"Sister, the wind is blowing up." Aunt Liu stood beside Mrs. Liu and said softly, "It's time to go back."

Madam Liu didn't make a sound, she was still looking at the direction Qin Jing left with deep eyes.

Aunt Liu didn't make any more noise, but quietly accompanied Mrs. Liu, standing together in the north wind.

The skirts of the two were lifted by the wind, as if they wanted to ride the wind and leave.

Qin Zhen and Qin Jue were lying on the city wall, thinking of the scene they had just seen, they couldn't help but feel hot.

When will they grow up and fight on the battlefield with their father and brother?

"Brother is only two or three years older than us in this first battle." Qin Zhen clenched her fists and said, "Hu thieves are immortal, there will always be a day when you and I will kill the enemy!"

The wind is getting stronger and stronger, rolling up residual snow and flying sand, blocking the sight of the city leaders.

"Let's go."

"promise."

When Madam Liu left, Qin Zhen and Qin Jue turned their heads at the same time, looking in the direction Qin Jing left.In the long flying sand, everything became blurred, only the long road stepped by the cavalry went south until the end of the wind and sand.

"One day..."

They are no longer young, they can step on horses, hold spears, charge on the battlefield, and fight side by side with their elder brothers to completely wipe out the barbarians entrenched in the Central Plains.

someday!

Back in the mansion, Qin Zhen and Qin Jue went to General Xiahou to learn the art of war.

Mrs. Liu and Mrs. Liu changed clothes and looked at the field book again.Halfway through, when he heard the report from the maidservant, Qin Ce finished his discussion with Wenwu and went straight to the East Courtyard, looking a little annoyed.

"Master?" Mrs. Liu put down the bamboo slips, thought for a moment, looked at Liu Yu, and couldn't help smiling, "It seems that there are still people who are not sober."

"What sister said is true." Aunt Liu put away the open field booklet, "It seems that the chicken that scares the monkey will jump out by itself without my sister bothering."

"It's too early to say at this point." Mrs. Liu shook her head, "The matter involves the previous dynasty, and the final decision must be made by the husband."

Aunt Liu nodded, put away the last roll of bamboo slips, and closed the wooden box.

The timing was perfect.

When the servants lifted the wooden box and brought tea soup and pastries, Qin Ce stepped into the main room just in time, with the coolness of early spring still on his body.

"Master."

Mrs. Liu and Aunt Liu were blessed, and then Aunt Liu withdrew, leaving only the husband and wife in the inner room.

With a blank expression on his face, Qin Ce picked up the tea soup and drank it down in one gulp.

Hearing an inconspicuous cold hiss, Mrs. Liu raised her red lips slightly, and said with a smile: "The tea soup has just been mixed, it's a bit hot, my husband be careful."

Qin Ce showed embarrassment, looking at his smiling first wife, the depression accumulated in his heart seemed to be swept away.She couldn't help laughing as she brushed her fingertips over the corner of her burnt mouth.

"Xijun is the same as before, but he is old as a husband." Putting down the lacquer lamp, Qin Ce sighed.

"Why did the husband make such a statement?"

Mrs. Liu held up her sleeves, held a piece of mustard pancakes, and brought it to Qin Ce, saying, "Master, I haven't used much for breakfast, so I should use some pancakes. It was made by A-mei herself. The spices made from the ground taste really good. Master Husband, try it?"

"it is good."

Qin Ce didn't use the bamboo chopsticks, but directly picked up the cake with his hands.

The crust is crispy, the filling is full of flavor, and sesame seeds are sprinkled on the surface of the cake. It tastes really good when paired with slightly cold tea soup.

Qin Ce whetted his appetite and ate a whole plate, still feeling unsatisfied.

Mrs. Liu ordered her servant to take down the lacquer tray, bring new tea soup, and take a cloth towel to clean Qin Ce's hands.

"Xijun," Qin Ce's voice choked slightly, "I'll do it myself."

"Master, let me just once?" Mrs. Liu raised her head slightly, and brushed Qin Ce's scarred wrist with her fingertips. This is one of the thirteen scars left by the soldiers who fought with thousands of Hu thieves."

Qin Ce didn't speak, he put his palm on Madam Liu's cheek, and brushed the corners of her eyes with his fingertips.

"Xi Jun still remembers what happened back then."

"Remember." Madam Liu smiled with tears, covered the back of Qin Ce's hand, and said in a low voice, "In the First World War, Liu's Wubao was almost destroyed, and none of the Liu's lords survived. The servant brought by the husband None of the soldiers came back. It was Ah Chu and Ah Qi who led the troops to defend the city gate, Ah Jie and Ah Zheng rushed to break through the encirclement of the bandits, and Ah Zheng shot three arrows to kill the bandit leader, forcing the bandits to retreat .”

Following Mrs. Liu's narration, Qin Ce fell into memories, his expression became sad, mixed with relief, the relief did not last long, and finally all turned into a sigh.

"It's been so many years."

"Yes." Madam Liu closed her eyes, followed the big hand behind her back, and leaned into Qin Ce's arms.

"Azi has grown up." Qin Ce's voice was low, staring at the screen standing by the wall, looking at the unicorn squatting on the screen, his voice was exhausted, "I've grown up."

Madam Liu didn't speak, but leaned on Qin Ce's shoulder and stroked his neckline lightly.

"Ah, I have a bad idea, and I got into a dead end." Qin Ce half-closed his eyes, "The old ministers who follow the Qin family are also different,... Am I wrong?"

"Master?"

"Xijun, tell me, am I wrong?"

Qin Ce seldom shows weakness in front of others, and it has never happened like this today.

Madam Liu straightened up, looked at Qin Ce quietly for a moment, noticed his new white hair and tired eyes, shook her head lightly, helped Qin Ce to lie on her lap, untied his bun, Comb the gray hair once and for all.

"Husband Lord, people's hearts are changeable, and Liu's Wubao was also like this back then."

"I was still wrong." Qin Ce closed his eyes.

"No." Madam Liu whispered, "My husband's heart is just softening."

"Softhearted?"

"Be soft-hearted towards Ah Ji, and soft-hearted towards the old minister." Mrs. Liu continued, "Ten years ago, would the Husband Master be like this?"

"...No." He would lock Qin Jiu up and give him a hard pump until he regained consciousness.They will also behead all the counselors and generals who have had crooked intentions, so that the whole castle can see clearly.

"The Hu thief has not been destroyed, the Central Plains has not yet been settled, and there is still Jin in the south. The husband's heart softened too early."

After saying this, Mrs. Liu didn't make another sound.

Qin Ce pondered for a long time, held Mrs. Liu's hand, and said in a deep voice, "Your Majesty is right, it's too early, everything is too early."

Whether it was only soft-hearted or implying something else, Qin Ce didn't say it explicitly, and Madam Liu didn't ask.

"It's not right for Ah Ji to stay in Wuxiang after all. He should go back to Xihe." Qin Ce seemed to be talking to himself, and also seemed to be discussing with Mrs. Liu, "When he comes back, please trouble Xijun to clean up his side again." , don’t let him leave the house unless necessary.”

"promise."

"As for the others," Qin Ce narrowed his eyes, his voice turned cold, "I should let them know that although I am old, I am not completely confused! The thief is still alive, so I think things I shouldn't think, and I want to die!"

Madam Liu smiled.

"My husband is not old."

"Not old?"

"Not old."

Qin Ce laughed loudly, sat up, and took Madam Liu into his arms again.

At this moment, Mrs. Liu went and came back again. Seeing the scene in front of her, she couldn't help covering her lips and chuckling, until Qin Ce's face turned red, and he couldn't help coughing twice.

"I still have government affairs." Qin Ce stood up as he said, "Come over during dinner."

"promise."

Qin Ce almost ran away, Madam Liu looked at Aunt Liu, and Aunt Liu turned her head slightly, "Sister?"

"Naughty!" Mrs. Liu nodded Aunt Liu's forehead, "A Rong has already reached the crown, but she is still so naughty."

"Sister, please forgive me this time." Sitting next to Mrs. Liu, Mrs. Liu begged for mercy, but her expression was full of smiles, "Master, did you turn the corner?"

Madam Liu nodded.

"When Ah Du comes back from Wu Township, it's time to do something."

A word that is calm and breezy, but it implies endless killing intent.

The day Qin Jiu returned to Xihe was the day when the head of the person in the story fell to the ground.

Troubled times are not blindly cruel, but they cannot carry out benevolence from beginning to end.With Qin's current situation, everything is not worry-free, and if he is a little careless, he will still lose everything.

As Mrs. Liu said, one cannot be "soft-hearted" in everything.

Once Qin Ce is determined, there will be a turmoil within the Qin family.

Regardless of the cost, the cancer must be removed as soon as possible.It's better than leaving it to fester and pus in the future, giving birth to greater hidden dangers.

The second year of Ningkang, April

When Qin Jing arrived in Pengcheng, Qin Jue should go out of the city, and when he saw his brother appearing, he almost burst into tears.

"Brother, you are finally back!"

Qin Jue is in Changli, Qin Jue and Qin Jue are in Pingyang, and the other is in Hedong. The government affairs of Xuzhou and Yuzhou are all on his shoulders. If it weren't for Qin Jue to carry Jingzhou, he would definitely be exhausted.

"Brother, I received the news that Sanzhou will be handed over to you. Can I go to A Lan?"

Qin Jing was taking off her cloak, when she heard Qin Jue's words, she turned to look at him, and ruthlessly said two words: "No."

Qin Jue was dumbfounded.

"Why?"

"Father handed over the three states to me, but didn't tell you to go to Pingyang."

"So?" Qin Jue swallowed, suddenly feeling desperate.

"So." Qin Jing simply repeated, without saying anything.

Qin Jue took a deep breath and lifted the table on the spot.

Is there such a pit?

Do you have? !

Fashion, it's not just Qin Liulang who feels cheated.

The Jiankang court quarreled for two full months, and Qiu Chi and the prefect of Wudu finally fell into the Huan family's pocket.

Before the imperial decree was sent to Jiankang, Huan Rong had already received the news.

Seeing the people from Jingzhou, who handed over all the government affairs in the county to Huan Shimin, Huan Rong quickly dispatched troops and set off to Liangzhou south.

In order to perform the planned drama well, Mr. Huan changed his usual "low profile", unfurled the general's banner along the way, and drove the county bus, which was very public.It vividly interprets an image that has become arrogant and domineering due to military exploits.

Of course, this is in the eyes of spies from all sides.

For the common people, Huan Rong strictly ordered Qiu not to offend, and if they encountered farmland, they had to take a detour.If you accidentally hurt the seedlings, you have to pay double the compensation.

When the courts of Chang'an and Jiankang discussed that Huan Wen and his sons were exactly the same, and they were both very happy people, Huan Rong's reputation among the people continued to rise.

The contrast is so strong that it is beyond imagination.

Arriving at the foot of Liangzhou city, Huan Rong did not enter the city, but sent someone into the city to "call" Yang Liang and his son out of the city to meet him.

Yang Liang and his son came here "on call", and it didn't take long before they left with anger on their faces.Not long after returning to the city, he ordered the city gates to be closed and the top of the city to be strictly guarded, obviously intending to break with the Huan family.

When Changan learned of the situation, he still had some doubts at first.After all, their plan was to persuade Yang Guang to kill Huan Rong with poison, not to prompt Yang Liang and his son to confront him head-on.However, when he learned that Huan Huo of Jingzhou had started to move, and stationed troops in Weixing County on a large scale, and the soldiers pointed directly at Hanzhong, most of his doubts disappeared immediately.

Although there is a slight discrepancy from the plan, it may cause chaos in Yi Jin, or even a big chaos, which is hundreds of times stronger than the expected result.

Wang Meng heaved a sigh of relief when the letter from "Lv Yan" was sent to Chang'an, and Fu Jian was even more depressed after sweeping away his previous depression, and he had a rare smile on his face.

Little did they know, just when they were confident and thought everything was under control, Huan Rong was having a secret conversation with Yang Liang and his son in the tent. Beidi has already polished its blade.