Former Qin Fengyun

Just when Wang Meng was lamenting his adventure, but the state of Qin Chang'an was full of gloom.

Fu Jian, who was sitting on the dragon chair, couldn't help but turn pale with shock when he listened to the minister's speech and Huan Wen, the power minister of the state of Jin, led [-] troops to attack the state of Qin and conquered several cities.Because Huan Wen is good at using soldiers and Jin is a big country, and at the same time, Yan State, which is adjacent to Qin, is also looking at it covetously.It is not easy for Qin to survive in the middle of two big countries, but now that Huan Wen is attacking, it will undoubtedly make things worse.

Just when Fu Jian was frowning, his younger brother, Prime Minister Fu Xiong, came out to salute and said, "Your Majesty, my brother is not talented. I would like to share your worries and lead the troops to drive away the culprits."

Although Fu Jian knew that Fu Xiong was indeed a candidate to lead the army in the imperial court where there were not enough talents, but the odds of winning this battle were slim, and the Qin State was far inferior to the Jin State based on morale alone.But now there is only the hope of Nirvana and rebirth only if the boat is overwhelmed and the boat is let go.So, he nodded and said, "Thank you, brother, Chang'er."

Prince Fu Chang immediately went out to salute and said, "Father Emperor."

Fu Jian said: "This battle is no small matter for our Qin State. Therefore, I order you to go out on behalf of your father, and the Prime Minister Donghai King will lead [-] troops out of the city tomorrow, repel the Jin army, and promote our Qin State's national prestige."

Fu Chang saluted and said yes.

After the dynasty was over, Fu Xiong returned to the mansion.When he saw Fu Jian practicing martial arts with his eldest son Fu Fa, he couldn't help laughing.When Fu Jian and Fu Fa saw their father coming, they immediately stopped and walked quickly to Fu Xiong to salute and said, "I have seen my father."

Fu Xiong nodded and said, "You two have worked so hard, I am very pleased for my father. I hope that when my father is away from the expedition, he can also be as young and strong as a log police pillow."

Fu Jian and Fu Fa said in unison: "Father is going to fight?"

Fu Xiong nodded and said: "The Jin State invaded, as a subject, it should be like this."

Fu Jian asked: "I don't know if the Jin State is coming, who will lead the army?"

Fu Xiong replied earnestly: "Huan Wen."

Although Fu Fa was older than Fu Jian, he was far inferior to Fu Jian in terms of intelligence and insight, so he didn't know who Huan Wen was, so he avoided talking about it.But Fu Jian frowned and said: "I heard that Huan Wen has been on the battlefield for a long time and is cunning, father must be very careful."

Fu Xiong patted Fu Jian's shoulder with a smile, and said, "Don't worry, my father will still watch you marry Mu Xi and have a son."

After saying a word, Fu Jian immediately bowed his head shyly and said, "Father!"

Both Fu Xiong and Fu Fa smiled happily.

In the early morning of the next day, Prince Fu Chang and Fu Xiong left Chang'an with [-] troops to face Huan Wen.At the same time, the Jin army with high morale has arrived at the city of Wuguan.The general guarding the city, Guo Jing, avoided fighting, so Huan Wen ordered the city to be surrounded.

On this day, Huan Wen was drinking tea when he saw the reporter came in to salute and said, "Report to Da Sima, the prince and prime minister of Qin will lead the reinforcements, and they will arrive in a few days."

After thinking for a while, Huan Wen smiled and said: "It is a certainty that the sky will forget Qin."

All the generals and officers in the tent were puzzled, but Xi Chao, the counselor, smiled and remained silent.A general named Sima Xun saluted puzzledly and asked, "What does Da Sima mean?"

Huan Wen said to him: "Immediately lead [-] troops to attack Qin from Ziwu, and join the army at Lantian County." Although Sima Xun didn't understand what he meant, he dared not disobey the military order, so he saluted and said yes.Then Huan Wen said to the other generals: "As soon as Qin's reinforcements arrive, we will do this..."

The next day, when Fu Xiong and Fu Chang led their troops to a place less than five miles away from the Jin army camp, they suddenly found nearly ten thousand Jin troops coming from the front, and Fu Xiong immediately led his troops to fight with them.But for some reason, the Jin army retreated steadily.In the process of you retreating and chasing each other, you quickly came to less than one mile away from the Jin army's camp.When Guo Jing in the city saw this, he ordered all the Qin troops in the city to go out of the city and join forces with the reinforcements.But what is puzzling is that Huan Wen did not lead troops to rescue.

Therefore, Fu Xiong, who had experienced many battles, said to the young and energetic prince Fu Chang: "Your Highness, in order to prevent any fraud, you should first..." But he didn't finish.

Prince Fu Chang shook his head and said, "Uncle, the defeat of the Jin army has been decided, why hesitate? Besides, there are so many weapons of the Jin army on the ground, why not?" Then he got off his horse and picked up the armor and weapons on the ground.When Qin Jun saw that the princes were doing this, they all followed suit.

But at this moment, the Jin army ambushing on both sides of the road drew their bowstrings and aimed at the Qin army.Because Qin Jun's attention was all on the things on the ground, he was defenseless.Most of the Qin army were shot to death and wounded by Diao Ling arrows, including Prince Fu Chang.This frightened Fu Xiong. He first ordered the Qin army to retreat to Lantian County, and then ran to Fu Chang's side to carry him on his horse.

Guo Jing, who was aware of the fraud, wanted to lead his troops back to the city. It would be extremely difficult, because Huan Wen had already led [-] Jin troops to the city gate, and [-] archers were aiming at himself and the Qin army behind him.Huan Wen, who was sitting on the horse, laughed loudly and said: "You have no way out, life or death is in his hands."

Guo Jinghuan, who was covered in blood, saw the Jin army all around him, and then looked at the thousands of brothers who were born and died around him, so he closed his eyes, threw the weapon in his hand to the ground and said in a low voice: "I surrender." do so.Huan Wen waved his hand triumphantly, and the Jin army all walked up to the Qin army and took away their weapons.

Some people may say that Guo Jing is not a loyal martyr, and this move is not a hero.But you have forgotten that the world at this time is five Hu and sixteen countries. During this period, various ethnic minorities have established political power one after another, and the world is in chaos and the countries are fighting.Moreover, regimes change frequently, and no one knows how long their country will last.Therefore, people in this period yearn for peace and want to save their own lives.

When Fu Xiong led the remnant army and ran for nearly twenty miles, he saw that the Jin army did not catch up, so he ordered to stop and rest for a while.Then, he carefully helped Prince Fu Chang off the horse.At this time, Fu Chang was already pale and dying, and Fu Xiong immediately ordered the doctor to treat him.But Fu Chang shook his head, and said weakly: "Uncle Emperor, there is no need. Everything is Chang'er's own fault, and no one else can blame. It's just Chang'er, Chang'er is so unwilling." After finishing speaking, he looked up at the blue sky and white clouds, slowly He closed his eyes, and gently put his head in Fu Xiong's arms.

Fu Xiong yelled: "Chang'er!" Fu Xiong grew up watching Fu Chang, and for him, the relationship between uncle and nephew was far higher than the relationship between monarch and minister, so he was heartbroken.

At this time, General Deng Mai saw the dust flying in the distance, so he hurriedly walked up to the tearful Fu Xiong, saluted and said, "Prime Minister, the Jin army is here!"

Only then did Fu Xiong raise his head, and seeing the dust billowing in the distance, he immediately wiped away the tears from the corners of his eyes and said, "Lantian County can no longer be lost, otherwise Chang'an will be in danger, so leave immediately."

Deng Mai saluted and said yes to go down.

When Sima Xun, who had been waiting for a long time, saw the arrival of the Qin army, he immediately carried out a surprise attack with ten thousand Jin troops full of energy and fighting spirit.The Qin army, which had already lost the battle and had low morale, was in a mess when it saw the Jin army falling from the sky.And Fu Xiong, who was carrying Fu Chang's body on his back, didn't expect Huan Wen to make such an arrangement, but he knew that if the fight continued like this, no one in the Qin army would survive.So he ordered to retreat to Bashang.Huan Wen, who saw the intention of the Qin army, said to Sima Xun contemptuously: "General Sima, lead troops to occupy Bashang immediately." Sima Xun saluted and said yes.

When Fu Xiong saw that Sima Xun led ten thousand Jin troops to bypass the Qin army and go straight to Bashang, he was startled and said to himself: "Chang'an is hard to protect." Because Lantian County is about tens of miles away from Chang'an, and Bashang is far away. Chang'an is less than ten miles away, and it is the last line of defense in Chang'an.So, he held up the sword in his hand and shouted loudly: "Brothers! Life is mortal. If we can use our lives to keep our wives and children safe, this life is enough! Never let the Jin army occupy Bashang, follow me!"

This is often the case with people. When there is no way out, they can stimulate their potential instead, and only then will they have the saying that they will die and live later.Although the Qin army, which had over [-] casualties, had already disregarded life and death and fought selflessly, they attacked the Jin army that had occupied Bashang again and again.

Facing this scene, the Jin army did not have the domineering disdain just now, and retreated steadily.Sima Xun, who saw the number of Jin troops dwindling, was extremely anxious, and secretly begged Huan Wen to bring troops here to rescue the siege.

Just when Fu Xiong saw the dawn of victory, Huan Wen led his people to arrive.Huan Wen immediately ordered: "Whoever kills Fu Xiong will be rewarded with a thousand taels!"

Hearing such a generous reward, the Jin army rushed towards Fu Xiong like a tiger coming out of the mountain.Fu Xiong, who was fighting with Sima Xun, was suddenly injured by a Jin army's carved feather arrow behind him, and almost fell off his horse.Fortunately, Deng Mai and a hundred Qin soldiers risked their lives to rescue each other, and Fang escaped from danger, and retreated with less than [-] Qin troops to set up camp five miles away from Bashang.

Sima Xun walked up to Huan Wen and saluted and said, "Grand Sima, the last general is willing to lead troops to wipe out the Qin army in one fell swoop and break through Chang'an."

Huan Wen unexpectedly shook his head and said: "Our army has very little food and grass left. Wait for half a month when the wheat is ripe and fill it with food and grass. It won't be too late to attack."

Sima Xun said to himself: "Huan Wen's words seem to be logical, but they are full of loopholes. There is still enough food and grass in the Ming and Ming army, and Fu Xiong is seriously injured. It is a good way to wipe out the Qin army and break through Chang'an Opportunity, but why do you stay on Bashang and avoid it? But Huan Wen is the chief general, and he is a powerful minister in the court, and the strength of the Huan family is no less than that of Xie Wang." Therefore, he did not raise any doubts, but respectfully bowed and retreated .

Xi Chao, who was beside Huan Wen, understood the truth of this.The Huan family and the Xie family are both powerful general families, although the Huan family has a slight advantage, the joint efforts of the Xie family should not be underestimated.After all, Xie Wang's family is deeply rooted in the state of Jin, and Huan Wen got his status today because of his marriage to Princess Nankang, the daughter of Emperor Ming of Jin, and his repeated military exploits.If Xie Wang and his family united with the important officials of the court, after attacking Chang'an, they secretly surrendered to Huan Wen and seized military power on the grounds of high meritorious service, it would mean that Huan Wen's decades of hard work were wasted, let alone let the emperor Zen bit for him.Therefore, he stopped the Jin army and forced the court to give it greater military and real power.

Wang Tanzhi, who was in Jiankang, the capital of the Jin Kingdom, immediately came to Xie's mansion in a sedan chair after receiving the news that Huan Wen was guarding Bashang and would no longer attack.Xie An, who was sipping tea in the garden, got up and went to the gate of the mansion to greet him when his servants reported that Wang Tanzhi was asking for an audience.

Wang Tanzhi didn't chat for a while as usual before discussing business.Instead, he went straight to the point and said: "Huan Wen stopped at Bashang and didn't move forward. He clearly wanted to make money from it for public benefit."

Xie An said lightly, "If Your Majesty doesn't know about this, wouldn't everything just disappear?"

Wang Tanzhi frowned and said, "But if this happens, the Eastern Expedition will definitely fail."

Xie An said: "This Eastern Expedition was originally proposed by Huan Wen. The success or failure of the day and night depends on him alone. Moreover, this person will not ask His Majesty to do it for him in order to reach the point of being a fool. We can take advantage of this, and if someone mentions this to His Majesty in the morning, we will try our best to stop it on the grounds of 'I will not accept the order of the emperor outside', and exaggerate his ability to govern the army Outstanding and loyal to protect the country and protect the people. Stopping and not advancing is definitely a strategy to confuse the Qin State. Moreover, the worst result of this matter is nothing but returning without success and will not harm the foundation of the Jin State. It can make Huan Wen feel anxious and unhappy, and suppress His fighting spirit."

After Wang Tanzhi finished listening, he clapped his hands and cheered and said: "This method is wonderful, everything is according to Xie Xie's words."

While the two of them were making plans to deal with it, the emperor Fu Jian who was in Chang'an also made final preparations.He said impassionedly to the civil and military forces of the Manchu Dynasty: "The state of Jin attacked the state of Qin for no reason. How is this different from the robbers and thieves? I have made up my mind and vowed to live and die with Chang'an!"

The ministers also overcame the thorns and shouted triumphantly: "Swear to live and die with Chang'an!"

The next day, Fu Xiong finally woke up from a coma.Deng Mai on the side said happily: "Prime Minister, you are finally awake!"

Fu Xiong looked at him suspiciously.

Deng Mai hastily explained: "Yesterday you led all the soldiers to this place, and you fainted due to heavy injuries and blood loss. However, the Jin army set up camp in Bashang yesterday and had no intention of disturbing you. You can recuperate with peace of mind."

Fu Xiong frowned and said to himself, "How could this happen?"

At the same time, Huan Wen, who was sipping tea, suddenly saw a soldier come in to salute and said, "I want to report to Sima, there is a commoner outside the camp who wants to see you."

Although Huan Wen had a high position and authority, he respected literati very much, not to mention the many capable people in Qin State.So, he immediately said: "Please come in quickly." The soldiers saluted and said yes.

After a while, Wang Meng, who was wearing a linen jacket, walked into the camp. After seeing Huan Wen, he didn't make a big salute, but just bowed and thought highly of himself.And Huan Wen, who had heard of strange writers and strangers for a long time, was arrogant and arrogant, so he said with a smile: "I don't know your name, sir?"

Wang Meng replied: "I am Wang Meng, whose name is Jinglue."

Huan Wen said to himself: "I've never heard of this person, but since he came here alone and recommended himself, it shows that he has great courage." So he asked again: "I wonder if sir, can you explain the current situation in the world?"

Wang Meng nodded and said: "Nowadays, the world is divided into fragments and the heroes are separatist. It seems that unifying the world is hard to achieve, but there is no way out. Today, His Majesty Jin is the descendant of the ancestor Wudi, and he should be the lord of the world. The strength is strong. As long as we encourage farming, build academies, treat foreigners leniently, make long-distance friends and make close friends, within ten years, we will surely fulfill our long-cherished wish." While he was talking about big things, he was still picking the lice on his body.

After hearing Wang Meng's talk, Huan Wen couldn't help admiring him with admiration.Although this person talked about the inappropriate behavior of the lice, he still asked happily: "Huan was ordered by the emperor to lead a hundred thousand troops to fight against the rebels and eliminate harm for the people, but why no heroes from Guanzhong came here? May I ask why?" ?”

The fierce and straightforward Wang Meng replied bluntly: "Da Sima personally led the Jin army to travel thousands of miles deep into the invaders, and Chang'an is close at hand but ends at Bashang. People don't know your wishes, so they dare not come here rashly." .”

Huan Wen knew that there was something in Wang Meng's words, and there was something important in his words, so he was speechless.After being silent for a long time, he said to Wang Meng: "There is no one in Jiangdong who can match Mr. Huan. I want to ask Mr. Huan to be the guardian. I don't know what to do?"

Wang Meng, who had intended to assist Emperor Jin, nodded his head and thanked him.Huan Wen was overjoyed, with a capable person like Wang Meng, why worry about great achievements?The meeting between Huan Wen and Wang Meng this time also elicited an idiom "Talk with the lice".

Five days later, Fu Xiong, who was lying on the bed, finally solved the reason why Huan Wen stopped at Bashang.Sun Tzu once said: "Those who make good use of soldiers will no longer serve. The food will not last for three years, and it will be used for the country, because the food is for the country." It means that eating one load of grain from the enemy's country is equivalent to transporting twenty loads from your own country.Because of the long-distance transportation, it is a waste of time and money.Therefore, he ordered Qin Jun to set fire to all the immature wheat within a hundred miles around.

Huan Wen stomped his feet and beat his chest angrily when he heard that Qin Jun burned wheat.It turned out that there was no news from the imperial court in the past few days, so he guessed that Xie An Wang Tanzhi was behind the scenes.I wanted to compare my patience with the imperial court after the wheat was harvested.But right now, there is only half a month of food and grass in my army, and Chang'an is solid and difficult to attack. No one knows when Qin's monarch and ministers will be able to break Chang'an.So, unwillingly, he ordered the withdrawal of troops.

Wang Meng, who heard that Huan Wen had withdrawn his troops, said to himself: "The several major clans of the Jin State occupy the court, and it is difficult for him to do anything. Besides, after a few days of observation, Huan Wen's wolf ambition is undoubtedly. If he returns to the Jin State with Huan Wen like this, it will definitely tarnish his name. After returning home, he bid farewell to his mother and left Bashang, and then returned to the old man's home and told him what happened.

After listening to the old man, he said: "Differences in Taoism do not conspire with each other, besides, why stick to the so-called orthodoxy. The change of dynasties is a definite number. It is better to stay here temporarily, and it will not be too late to go out when we meet the Ming emperor and the Holy Lord in the future. "

Wang Meng nodded in salute and said yes.

Fu Xiong, who learned that Huan Wen had retreated, let out a long sigh of relief, and then returned to Chang'an with the body of Prince Fu Chang and the remaining Qin army.When Fu Jian, who was sitting on the dragon chair, saw Fu Xiong, whose face was as white as paper, worried and sick, he understood everything, and said, "Your brother, you don't need to blame yourself. The two armies have no eyes when fighting with swords and swords. The death of Chang'er It has nothing to do with you. Besides, the emperor was seriously injured and returned to the mansion to recover from his illness. After all, the country cannot be without a state for a day."

Fu Xiong looked at Fu Jian with tears in his eyes. He originally thought that he would be furious because of the loss of his beloved son, but he never thought that not only was he innocent, but he comforted himself with soft words.

Fu Jian said again: "It goes without saying that you can lie down on your pillow."

Fu Xiong bowed solemnly and left.

Although deeply grieved, Fu Jian pretended to be calm and said: "The prince sacrificed his life for the country. His deeds moved the world, so tomorrow will be a national funeral."

However, in the court class, a man with a medium build, an ordinary face and a one-eyed man in his early twenties said happily in his heart: "This is a golden opportunity, don't miss it. You need to pay attention to the available people and plan a great cause for the king." He said It is Zhao Wang, Fu Sheng.