Huan Rong

When Qin Jing appeared at the top of the city, the morale of the Qin army was greatly boosted, and even the rumors in the city decreased a lot.

After a trial, both the Han army and the Qin army had a clear understanding of the opponent's strength. The Han army stopped underestimating the enemy and strictly followed Huan Rong's order to implement a siege plan.

The Qin army strictly guarded the top of the city, and even though the Han army held up the exemption card, they never let down their vigilance.

After a big battle, the two sides fell into a confrontation.

The Han army sent troops to the city of Chang'an, and the siege lasted for more than two months.

During this period, Huan Si led his troops to take Yongzhou to guard against the army of Qin Jiu and Qin Yu.

Huan Rong adopted Jia Bing and Xi Chao's suggestion, and sent troops to attack the city every few days, instead of actually attacking, but it made the spirit of the defenders even more tense.

At the same time, the scouts of the Han army traveled around, cutting off all connections between Chang'an and the outside world.

Until mid-August, the battle hadn't made much progress, and Huan Rong became a little anxious.

Huan Han was not short of food, but the 30 army consumed a considerable amount of food every day. Since the troops were dispatched, the food and fodder consumed had been astronomical.Even though the family background is rich, it gradually begins to feel difficult.

Qin Jun was equally anxious.

The city's food reserves had bottomed out, and the defenders changed from two meals a day to one meal, and from steamed cakes to gruel, and they couldn't eat enough at all.

No matter how strong the fighting power is, no matter how good the physique is, they can't bear such suffering.

It doesn't take long, as long as there are more than ten days, the grain and wheat in the city will be exhausted.

Soldiers are hungry and unable to fight, and common people are unable to hold on to hunger, and they always have to find a way out for themselves.At that time, without the Han army attacking, there will be instability in the city.

The Han army was anxious outside the city, and the Qin army was suffering in the city, and life was difficult for each other.

Near the end of August, there is still little rain in the Northland, which is obviously another disaster year.

In years of severe drought, there were frequent locust plagues. At the beginning of September, migratory locusts suddenly came from the east.

Ordinarily, when seeing locusts crossing the border, the people must be gnashing their teeth with hatred.It is not the case now, not only the warring parties, but even the eyes of the people in the city are green.

The migratory locusts came all over the sky, and the Han army, Qin army, and Chang'an people spread their nets and raised pots, trying their best to catch more "rations".

A goose plucks its feathers, and a worm leaves its legs.

If you don't keep everything, you must grab most of it!

The autumn harvest is approaching, although the Southland has been hit by a disaster and the grain production has decreased, relying on the previous storage, it will not be a big problem to support it for a period of time.However, it is always good to have one more way to "raise food".

Not to mention the soldiers and people in the city.

Those who have tasted the feeling of being hungry, including those who have heard the locusts before, have joined the team of catching locusts one after another.

The locusts came buzzing, and no grass grew in the land they passed.

When passing through Chang'an, a sudden change happened, and the team suddenly lost a lot, as if an invisible hand cut it off from mid-air.In contrast, the scorched fragrance wafting from inside and outside the city at the same time is a wonderful sight.

If the locust had thoughts, it would surely shed tears of bitterness for itself: What is it to eat some food by yourself?These two-legged ones are the real ruthless ones!

After all, the number of locusts is limited and cannot completely replace military rations.

After mid-September, the shortage of food in Chang'an became more and more serious. Although it was not impossible to stop cooking, the situation became increasingly severe.

At this moment, what Huan Rong was worried about finally happened.

Yongzhou suddenly sent flying reports, and the Qin army in Shuofang and other places made a large-scale mobilization, fearing that they would go south.

Before convening civil and military discussions, I suddenly heard from the eunuchs that there was a team from Xihe. The leader of the team called himself Qin Yue, please see Emperor Huanhan.

West River?

Qin Yue?

Huan Rong paused and raised his head in surprise.

If he remembered correctly, the visitor should be Qin Jiu's eldest son and Qin Jing's nephew.

The siege of Chang'an could not be stopped, and the Qin army on the border began to mobilize again. What is Qin Yue's reason for coming here at this time?

"Your Majesty, what does it mean? You have to see it to know." Jia Bing and Xi Chao have both heard the news and came to see him hand in hand. Huan Rong, please put aside other things for the time being, and see Qin Yue first.

"Alright."

Huan Rong nodded, and ordered someone to raise the curtain to invite Qin Yue in.

Qin Yue came from Xihe, accompanied by only a hundred people.Dare to break into the camp of Huan Han, which shows his courage.

The young man was tall and straight, wearing a black robe and not wearing a crown.It's only the year of dancing spoons, there is already a hidden sharpness between the eyebrows and eyes, and there is a faint evil spirit lingering around her body.

Seeing Qin Yue, Huan Rong was calm on the surface, but he was really surprised in his heart.

Without him, Qin Yue and Qin Jing are too similar.Looking at the young man in front of him, it was as if he was looking at Qin Xuanmin more than ten years ago.

"I have seen Your Majesty."

Seeing Huan Rong, Qin Yue was also a little surprised.However, thinking about what my uncle said before, I feel that Emperor Huan Han should be like this.

After saluting, Qin Yue took out the letter from his pocket.

Immediately, an eunuch stepped forward, solemnly took the letter, and presented it to Huan Rong.

"The intention of Yue's arrival is all in the letter."

Huan Rong unfolded the letter and read it from the beginning to the end. When he saw the seal of the Empress Dowager Qin and the private seals of Qin Jiu and Qin Yu at the end, his expression was not relaxed, but more dignified.

"As the letter said, what is the intention of Qin's large-scale deployment of troops?"

Qin Yue didn't feel nervous, and said seriously: "Your Majesty has doubts, it's reasonable. However, before the matter is settled, how can the Qin family believe that His Majesty will nod and agree to let him go?"

The teenager has not passed the voice change period, and his voice is a little hoarse.

His tone of voice didn't fluctuate much when he spoke, but there was a hint of threat hidden.

If the two parties reach an agreement and Huan Rong nods to let him go, the Qin family will naturally fulfill their promise.If not, the border defenders will go south in a big way, and both sides will suffer.

Hearing the threat in the words, Xi Chao's eyes changed slightly, and Jia Bing showed interest.

Huan Rong raised his eyebrows slightly, and asked, "Aren't you afraid that I will kill you?"

Qin Yuelang laughed and said, "Your Majesty can give it a try."

There was a sudden silence in the tent.

Huan Rong looked at Qin Yue, obviously he should be angry, but he felt admiration.

"Mr. Qin's name really lives up to his reputation!"

"Your Majesty has a great reputation." Qin Yue put away his smile and continued, "Before coming, Yue had received advice from his aunt and majesty. When he saw His Majesty, he had to make it clear to his face. As long as His Majesty was willing to nod, let the uncles back. Immediately withdraw from Bianzhou, Yongzhen Monan. As long as the lineage still exists, no foreigner is allowed to step into China!"

The boy's voice was sonorous and powerful, like a heavy hammer, hitting the hearts of those present.

"The Qin family's ancestral teachings, guard the land of Han, defend the people of Han, and drive out bandits."

"Leaving Chang'an today, the Qin family will never enter the Central Plains again!"

It's a promise, it's an oath.

From an ordinary point of view, it is a bit of a joke for a teenage child to say this.However, Qin Yue is the eldest son of Qin Jiu, the eldest grandson of Qin Ce, and the future head of the Qin family.

The oath he swore is enough to represent the entire Qin family.

"The Qin family can live without a battleaxe, but Monan can't live without an uncle." Seeing Huan Rong's expression soften, Qin Yue continued, "Your Majesty, you should know that there are nearly ten thousand horsemen stationed in Monan, and with uncle here, they can be sharp blades like arms. .Uncle is not here, no one knows where this sharp blade will go."

There was silence again in the tent.

After a long time, Huan Rong picked up the letter, read it twice from beginning to end, nodded and said: "Please stay in the camp temporarily, I will give you an answer tomorrow."

"Thank you, Your Majesty!" Qin Yue stood up and saluted, and said, "As Your Majesty said in the letter, please issue an edict. After the edict is completed, Yue will go down to the city and persuade the defenders to open the city gate."

Huan Rong nodded, not pretending to others, Jia Bing led the way for Qin Yue, leading him to rest in the camp.

Not long after, Huan Rong raised his account and called a group of ministers to discuss the conditions proposed by the Qin family.

After a heated debate, in the end, most people agreed to exchange with the Qin family.

"The Qin family has withdrawn from the Central Plains, so what's the harm in letting them go?"

"Emperor Qin is a hero in the present age, and Lord Qin's martial arts are unrivaled in the world. If His Majesty can let him go back to the north, he will be praised by the world."

Even though they were on both sides of the war, the Huan Han soldiers still respected the Qin family.

More importantly, the Qin family has been rooted in the Northland for many years. Even after Qin Ce ascended the throne, he made repeated foolish tricks. The Qin army drove out the bandits, restored the land of Han, and guarded the common people.

Being able to save the lives of the Qin brothers would be beneficial to Huan Han in winning the hearts of the people in the north.

If the Qin family breaks their promise, there are ways to deal with it.However, with Qin's family tradition and past dynasties, even Jia Bing and Xi Chao have no doubts that they will surely fulfill their promises.

When everything was settled, the Chinese and military accounts in the account were dispersed one after another, and Huan Rong wrote it himself, and the emperor's golden seal was placed.

The next day, Qin Yue entered the big tent again, read the edict, and thanked Emperor Huanhan with a big gift.

When the young man stood up, Huan Rong said, "When this matter gets out, some villains may ridicule the Qin family for being greedy for life."

Especially Qin Yue, who contributed to this matter, will be caught by ghostly people.

These people will not think about Qin's achievements, but will only firmly grasp a little bit and magnify it infinitely.

"It doesn't matter." Qin Yue didn't take it seriously, obviously he was prepared for a long time, "Uncle gave up his life for the world, so what's the problem with Yue giving up his name for uncle?"

Clasping his fists again and saluting, Qin Yue was about to withdraw from the tent.

Before he could reach the tent, suddenly there was an eagle's cry from above his head.Soon, a gust of hot wind blew by, and the goshawk flew into the tent with two bamboo pipes tied to its legs.

Qin Yue stopped, Huan Rong got up and walked around the couch.

Goshawk looked at Qin Yue and stretched out his legs towards Huan Rong.

The corners of Qin Yue's mouth twitched slightly. He finally had a deep understanding of the resentment of the second and third uncles.

There are two letters in the bamboo tube, one is written to Huan Rong, and the other is to someone from the Qin family.

Standing on the top of the city, Qin Jing could see the team coming from the north.The costumes on the cavalry once again showed that they were not Huan Han's army, but soldiers stationed in Xihe.

After reading the text message, Huan Rong and Qin Yue's expressions changed at the same time.

"Prepare the horses, all the generals will follow me out of the camp!"

The situation was urgent, Huan Rong abandoned the big reins, took the reins from Dian Kui, and flew directly onto the horse.

Amidst the neighing sound, the horseman stood up, and immediately spread his hooves, almost knocking open the camp gate.

Jia Bing picked up the text message that fell on the ground, handed it to Xi Chao after looking at it twice, and hurriedly ordered people to prepare horses, galloped out of the camp gate, and chased Huan Rong away.

The sound of horns and war drums sounded one after another. The cavalry mounted their horses and the infantry lined up, sweeping towards Chang'an City.

When they got to the bottom of the city, the Han army found that the city gate was wide open, and there was no Qin army guarding it. Only the people came out with the help of the people, and there were dishes on every side.

When an old man saw Huan Rong, he recognized the uniform on his body, bowed down immediately, and said hoarsely: "The two countries are at war for the orthodoxness of China. The officials have been fighting for many years, and the thieves and bandits have been wiped out. The credit is in China. Now, to save lives, I ordered the opening of the city." For the sake of this, Your Majesty, don't kill them all!"

The old man looks pale and not in official uniform, but he obviously has some background.Including some scattered officials in the crowd, they are all headed by him.

Huan Rong was about to speak, when he saw a puff of black smoke rising from the city, his heart skipped a beat.

"Old man, I admire the Emperor Qin, and I will never act like a butcher!"

The old man moved out of the way, Huan Rong was about to enter the city, but Qin Yue rode out and stood in front of Huan Rong.The Xihe warriors he brought followed closely to prove to the Han army that this was not an empty city plan, and there was no ambush in the city.

The sound of horseshoes was like thunder, rumbling across the long street.

The closer it is to Gui Palace, the more intense the smoke will be.

The flames soared into the sky, forming a scorching barrier.

The Qin army guarding the city knelt on one knee with spears in hand.More than [-] barbarians, regardless of life and death, poured water on their bodies, and they were about to be rushed into the sea of ​​fire.

In the scorching heat wave, the light and shadow began to distort.

Seeing this scene, Huan Rong seemed to be in an ice cellar, with cold hands and feet.

At this moment, there was a sudden thunder explosion in the clear sky, dark clouds rolled in, lightning crawled across the clouds, and bean-sized raindrops fell instantly, forming a single piece in an instant, blurring everyone's sight.

It was the first heavy rain in months, and it came unexpectedly and yet so timely.

Gui Palace caught fire and it rained heavily.

Could this be the will of God?

A man does not flick his tears lightly, but at this moment, all the soldiers of the Qin Army had tears in their eyes and clenched their hands tightly, so hard that they almost broke the barrel of the gun.

As the flames gradually diminished, the barbarians cheered and knelt down to thank God, rushing into the sea of ​​flames regardless of the wounds on their bodies.

In the ninth year of Taiyuan, in September, Jiashen, the Han army entered Chang'an.

On that day, there was a fire in Gui Palace, and there was a shower of rain. Emperor Han said: "This is God's will."

Emperor Qin was injured by the fire and fell into a coma.Emperor Han summoned a doctor to save his life.

In the same month, Emperor Han issued an edict to release Qin Yu, Qin Jue and Qin Yu.All captured Qin soldiers will go north as they wish and be released together.

Qin Jiu, Qin Yu and others made an oath in public to withdraw from the Central Plains and Yongzhen Grassland.After that, the Qin army went north to Monan, and erected a monument on the border, engraved with the edict of Emperor Huan Han, and engraved the oath of Qin's family.

The Han army entered Shuofang and other cities to take over from the Qin army to guard the border.

Xihai is located in the Western Regions, and it is still under the jurisdiction of the Qin family. It has gradually become an important traffic route connecting the grasslands and the Western Regions.

The old tribes of the Three Hans took advantage of the war between the Han and Qin Dynasties, intending to stand on their own feet. Unfortunately, they encountered the Huan Han sea ships going north, and were sieved by the Han and Qin armies, leaving a large area of ​​land.

Since then, there has been no name of Sanhan in history books.

Even if there are survivors of Goguryeo and other countries, they still regard themselves as Han and Qin people, and never mention their ancestral blood.

In the ninth year of Taiyuan, in December, Huan Han unified the north and the south.

Huan Rong made a decree to change the next year to the first year of Changhe, and to amnesty the world.

In the second year of Changhe, the Han Dynasty destroyed Shanshan, set up a capital guard in the Western Regions, and gradually extended its tentacles deep into West Asia.

At the end of that year, more than a hundred foreign teams paid tribute to Jiankang.

In the sixth year of Changhe, a sea ship that had been missing for several years returned. The people on board almost died, found overseas soil, and brought back cold-resistant crops.Experimental planting in the north yielded a good harvest for the first time, and the people praised the benevolence of the emperor.

In the seventh year of Changhe, after the Battle of Chang'an, the Qin family sent envoys to Jiankang for the first time to exchange trade with each other and make an alliance.

Huan Rong decreed to move the capital to Chang'an, with Luoyang as the eastern capital and Jiankang as the southern capital.

The following year, the emperor of the Han Dynasty toured the world and enshrined Chan Taishan.

Huan Han was busy resuming production and vigorously developing maritime trade, and the Qin family was also not idle.

The Qin family vowed not to enter the Central Plains, and did not say that they would not develop elsewhere.

Qin Jing recovered from his injuries, and Qin's army took root in Monan. Eight thousand beasts came out of the cage again, flattened Mobei, and swept Eastern Europe.During this period, it annexed many branches of the Hu tribe that moved westward, including Rouran, Wusun, Diqiang and several Xianbei branches.

It is worth mentioning that during the westward march, Qin Jun encountered Murong Chong's team.

At that time, Murong Chong was being besieged by European barbarians, and the Qin family sent troops to rescue the besieged Xianbei people.The two sides let go of their previous suspicions.Murong Chong surrendered to the Qin Clan and became a sharp spear when the Qin Clan marched westward.

In the eighth year of Changhe, when Huan Rong enshrined Zen, Qin Jing and Qin Yu led troops westward and fought a battle with the army of Western Rome. They snuffed out the opportunity for the emergence of the Byzantine Empire in advance, and replaced it, and established a trans-Eurasian continent. A vast empire reaching as far as Africa.

Because of the alliance with the Han Dynasty, the repair of relations, the introduction of new crops and new technologies, the problem of food shortage was solved, and the pace of Qin's conquests never stopped.

His father and uncles were too good at fighting, so they went to the west and north to expand their territories when they had nothing to do. The young Qin Yue passed the stage of patriarch and became the first emperor of the Qin Empire.

The moment Qin Yue put on the crown, Qin Yue wasn't excited at all, only filled with resentment.

The older one is having fun everywhere, all kinds of homelessness, the huge burden is on him, what about the relationship between father and son?Where did the love between uncle and nephew go? !

It wasn't just Qin Yue who was depressed.

After moving the capital to Chang'an, Huan Rong resisted the pressure of his officials and insisted on not getting married.

Xi Yin is already old, Xie An, Xi Chao and others understand the character of the emperor, so they stopped trying to persuade him to give up the idea of ​​being single.

At this time, Huan Zhiyu has grown into a handsome young man, even more elegant than his father Huan Shixiu.

Huan Rong will carry out the evil deed of "robbing brothers and sons" to the end, and he is determined.In the ninth year of Changhe, a decree was made to make Huan Zhiyu the crown prince.

With the crown prince who can "entrust", Huan Rong can go hunting anytime and anywhere, stroll to Bianzhou if he has nothing to do, and even visit the grassland when he is in a good mood.Or just board a boat and go out to sea to walk around the neighboring islands.

Such an act is praised as listening to the voice of the people and loving the people.

Facing the astonishingly high pile of memoirs, thinking of Huan Yin and Huan Zhen who opened up the frontier in the south, and thinking of the brothers and friends who went out to sea with the ship and planned to establish a Dufu mansion and administrative office in the overseas mainland, Huan Zhi Yu really wanted to grab the ground with his head, but he was knocked unconscious.

Those people recorded in the history books fought fiercely for the throne, what was it for?

Are you looking for abuse? !

No matter how depressed Huan Zhiyu was, Huan Rong took off his burden for the time being and went on a hunting tour as scheduled.

The imperial chariot was stationed in Shuofang City, Huan Rong left Daren, mounted his horse, and galloped against the wind with his whip.

His face seemed to have been scratched by a knife, but his mood suddenly became brighter.

After flying for a certain distance, an eagle cry suddenly sounded above his head.

Huan Rong held the rein, looked out, saw the figure appearing on the horizon, couldn't help stretching his brows and eyes, and smiled.

The horse raised its hooves and stepped through the winter snow.

The black figure was getting closer and closer, so close that the silver mask that covered half of his face could be seen, and he could feel the suffocation of the cold wind.

When Qin Jing came close, he took off his mask, revealing a scar on the end of his brow, Huan Rong stepped forward with a smile in his eyes.

The two faced each other, their eyes met, and the scene of their first acquaintance flowed in front of their eyes.

In a trance, it seems to be back to the Shangsi Festival that year, with the flowing water, the fine wine, the young man in deep clothes and jade belt, with picturesque eyebrows, and a little red mole between the eyebrows, as if condensing the aura and brilliance of heaven and earth.

The young man stood by the stream, and the young man in Xuanyi not far away turned his head and looked back.

At that time, neither of them would have expected that the momentary heartbeat would become the eternity of today.

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