I'm not Murong Chong

Yao Song's move was due to the secret report of Yao Qin's lurking in Guzang Palace: the first battle after Juqu Nancheng led the Xiongnu cavalry out of Longshan was to outflank and attack Huating, an important food town for Yao Qin, cutting off Yao Qin's However, the Xiongnu soldiers are good at fighting but not good at defending, so they can only show their power in the plain battle. Therefore, under the command of general Yao Shuode, Yao Qin rushed to the army and took back the granary. Unexpectedly, Yang Ding of Chen Bing Xiaoguan immediately heard the news. , taking advantage of the emptiness of Xiaoguan's defense, he ordered the forward battalion to be divided into two groups, the former built soil as a ladder, and the latter braved the rain of guns and arrows to forcibly climb the high wall. The ground is about to fall, and Yao Shuode returned to the defense in time, so that he can withstand the flood of Yang Jun.Yang Ding didn't like fighting, so he immediately led the army back, but before Yao Shuode could breathe a sigh of relief, Huating's granary was in a hurry again—but it turned out that the Huns formed by Juqu didn't flee far away, and took the opportunity to besiege and plunder— Such a guerrilla tactic of grab and run made Yao Jun exhausted, not to mention that there were tens of thousands of Yan troops gazing at the main battlefield, ready to bite the vitals like a tiger out of a box whenever there was an opportunity!Repeatedly, half a month later, Xiao Guan was in a hurry, the situation was in a precarious situation, the coach Yao Shuode was absent every day, urgently begging Yao Xing to join the army.

It was at this time that Yao Song received a secret letter from Yao Xing, in which he was repeatedly pressured and urged, ordering him to find ways to slow down the progress of the Liang army.He hastily read it and then burned it - he did things in his own way, even if Yao Xing was in front of him, he couldn't order him, let alone in Guyuan?He also understood that even if Juqu Nancheng secretly obeyed Lu Zuan's order to swim without attacking, and ran away after robbing, and refused to fight with the main force, who was Yang Ding?No matter how fierce Yao Shuode is, the god of war who can be destroyed by seizing a little opportunity, he is nothing but the courage of a man. How long can he last?Xiao Guan is afraid that time is running out——

Knocking lightly on the door, Yao Song raised his head when he heard the words, and saw that it was Juqu Mengxun leaning against the door: "The eldest son has an invitation, let's discuss in the secret room." After a pause, he met Yao Song's clear eyes and said: "Just now The military report received——Xiao Guan was broken, Yang Ding defeated Yao Shuode, and sent troops into the pass. My elder brother was not far behind, and led the army to pursue—" Hearing this, Yao Song knew that his so-called "Qiang tribe" Even if the second uncle of the "No. [-] General" did not die on the battlefield and was lucky enough to escape back to Guyuan, he would not be able to escape Yao Xing's settling after the fall—under his instigation, Yao Xing had long disliked the arrogant and rude Yao Shuode , It's just that in the past, he was too good to fight because of his outstanding military exploits. Now that Yao Shuode, as the general of the defeated army, can't escape death, Yao Xing can completely hold the military power of the three armies in his hands.

Juqu Mengxun raised his eyebrows and said, "Sooner or later, the two armies of Liang and Yan will join forces in the Shuofang Plain. By then, you will only have two towns of Guyuan and Huaiyuan left in Yao Qin. The situation is expected to be worrisome—since you came here on the order of the Emperor Qin, why are you here?" Now that the building is about to fall, you don't seem to care?" Yao Song said unmoved, "The building is about to fall? Don't you hear the old saying, 'If you can't break it, you can't build it', the reason why my brother refused to send troops to help Xiao Guan is because In order to preserve our strength and build a rear line of defense, the important town of Huaiyuan has the natural danger of the Yellow River, so there will be no problem in guarding it for a year or so." He glanced at the other party, "A year and a half, can't we accomplish our plan?"

Meng Xun naturally also knew that the political situation in Houliang was actually turbulent under the illusion of calm. Although Fu Jian was at the top, although he had won the hearts and minds of the soldiers and people in Liangzhou, his foundation was not stable. The Lu family was dominant, and Duan Ye was not to be outdone. Therefore, Fu Jian had to suppress and restrain each other in every possible way in order to develop his own power while stabilizing Liangzhou.And once Fu Jian gained a firm foothold in Longxi and went to Wucunqing to work together, then it is not impossible for Houliang to reproduce the glory and prosperity of the former Qin Dynasty based on his talent. will cease to exist.Therefore, they knew each other well - Guzang must be in turmoil, otherwise neither of them will survive!

"Are you really sure about getting rid of Fu Jian and messing up Liangzhou?" Juqu Mengxun couldn't help but speak halfway.Yao Song walked in front with his hands in his sleeves, and said softly: "Liangzhou is now a three-legged force. Fu, Lu, Duan, and Fu Jian are the leaders, and the party is barely peaceful. If Fu Jian is gone, the rest will be suspicious of each other. Let's fan the flames again. Can it be messy?"

Meng Xun pondered for a moment, then suddenly said: "When you didn't enter the palace before, you just wanted to get rid of Lu Shaoduanye and support Lu Zuan to take over the position. Now why... you suddenly insist on killing Fu Jian?" Yao Song did not answer expressionlessly, After a long while, he suddenly changed the subject: "I once said that once the Yan-Liang coalition forces defeat Xiaoguan and make great achievements, and Lu Shao gains fame and fortune, Lu Zuan will hate him even more—at the moment, the eldest son of the Lu family who holds real power will surely Abandon all the previous principles, obey your plan and mine, with his help, why not worry about it"

What's more, I still have a bait that Fu Jian will never let go of.

The two came to see Lu Zuan with their own minds, and happened to meet Yang Shi who came out of the door. Meng Xun quickly glanced at him. It's not good, you two must be careful." Meng Xun went to help him personally, and thanked him in a low voice very gratefully, Yao Song saw the truth behind him, but he didn't say anything.After the two of them entered the room and saluted Lu Zuan, they saw that he was furious. He pointed at Yao Song and said, "Didn't you say that Xiaoguan's line of defense is solid and that Yao Shuode is a strong general in the world! How can you even take such a useless thing as Lu Shao?" Next!?" Yao Song raised his head neither humble nor overbearing, and calmly said: "Senior Shao is useless, but Yang Ding and Nancheng are both very good at using troops, not to mention that Duan Ye is a minister, and the transportation of food, grass and luggage in the rear is in place - as long as Shi Zishao I'm not an idiot, I, Yao Qin, can't support it alone, and it will be a matter of time before I can't support it."

"It's hard to support a single tree"?Lu Zuan naturally heard that Yao Song's words were secretly blaming him for not revealing Houliang's strategic military plan to Yao Jun who was struggling to resist. How willing to betray Lu Guang by collaborating with the enemy country?But also because of this, he felt that he was more suitable to inherit everything from his father than the younger brother who only talked boastfully in court!But now the news of Xiao Guan's success has spread to Guzang, and the people of Houliang are all rejoicing, they all say that breaking Yaodu is just around the corner. His son Shao is a tiger father and has no sons. , that is even more creditable - even Fu Jian issued an edict to praise him, saying "wait for your class teacher, and then discuss the award" - what "reward" is worth "re-negotiating"?There is only a more important position than the position of son - all the sons of Fu Jian perished in the war in the Central Plains, only the prince Fu Hong fled to Jiankang in the south, and was recruited by the Eastern Jin Dynasty as a Marquis, and he had no hope of succeeding to the throne. Fu Jian's righteous son, it is not impossible to advance one step further.His heart was chaotic and angry, at one moment he resented Lu Shao, at another moment he hated Lu Guang, at another moment he resented his nameless mother who died long ago.

Seeing that Lu Zuan was in disarray, Yao Song stopped trying to persuade him—he knew that Lu Zuan would come to him, but in fact he had already made a decision in his heart.Sure enough, after being quiet for a while, Lu Zuan said hesitantly: "During the war, Guzang City is heavily guarded. Even if you Yao Qin spy on our army's strategic military situation, you will not be able to reach Guyuan in time—"

Yao Song said confidently: "The land of Longxi has been full of hustle and bustle since ancient times. When my father was in power, a large number of Qiang spies sneaked into Houliang—not to mention, our Yao Qin's underground piles in Guzang City are like spider threads. Closely bonded, any news can be sent back as soon as possible, and——without anyone noticing.” After hearing the last sentence, Lu Zuan made up his mind a little—he was still quite afraid of being “forced” and “treasonous” by others, so You have to be careful everywhere, but Juqu Mengxun has no shame: "Young master, you have to communicate with your elder brother in secret first—the three armies are fighting fiercely, and we can't let our Juqu clan's elite soldiers become cannon fodder for nothing. Isn't Yang Ding able to fight?" Let him lead the Xianbei people to fill it in!" Yao Song knew that Mengxun was afraid that Yang Ding would return to Fu Jian's command according to the agreement in the future. He just took advantage of this opportunity to slash him, and killed two birds with one stone.But he didn't tell the truth, he heard that Lu Zuan was still worried, his father Lu Guangshang was still in Guzang, if the matter was revealed, and was chased by Shang Shuling Duan Ye, then let's not talk about the crown prince, he would be the capital of his life Difficult to guarantee.Yao Song had planned for a long time ago, so he smiled confidently: "In this case, why don't you let Lord Jiuquan—oh, no, now he is the king of Sanhe, leave Guzang and lead his troops to conquer?"

Lu Zuan hesitated and said: "Fu Jian has already favored Lu Shao as the leader of the Eastern Expedition, how can my father and king go to get involved?" Yao Song shook his head: "Fu Jian is not interested in Lu Shao, but in Duan Ye behind him. , all these actions are to secretly promote Duan Ye to check and balance your father and son. How can the king of Sanhe not know? Now that the victory is imminent, the prince must also want to take this greater merit for himself—— According to the secret agreement between Yan and Liang that day, if the two countries send troops to win, with the Yellow River as the boundary, one will get Huaiyuan, and the other will get Guyuan. Guyuan is the capital of our Yao and Qin kingdoms, who wouldn't want to? Since breaking Xiaoguan is a big victory, why doesn't the eldest son persuade the prince to kiss him? Going to work in the army? If the prince uses this excuse to leave Beijing, he will definitely bring his own elite soldiers to attack the city and capture the territory in order to capture Guyuan himself. Where can Lu Shao take the credit? Let alone Yang Ding from a foreign race. The eldest son's words at this moment must conform to the prince's wishes, and at the same time divert the tiger away from the mountain - once the prince leaves, the civil servants and generals loyal to the Lu family will naturally follow the eldest son's lead, and it will be very convenient for them to do everything."

Lu Zuan listened interested, so he said at this moment: "...what can I do?"

Yao Song had a good time, and seemed to have guessed his intention: "... get rid of Duan Ye."

Juqu Mengxun almost laughed out loud: "Duan Ye has been in charge of military affairs for nearly ten years, and his disciples are all over the court. Doesn't the King of Sanhe hate him? But he has to tolerate him—otherwise, why have my brother and I spent so many years?" Want to make a promise with him?"

Yao Song sat down, propped his forehead with his hands, and said in a very embarrassed manner: "Yes~ If you want to uproot him, you must take him as a felony to punish the nine clans, and then kill him first and then play—" He glanced at Lu Zuan coolly: "Does the eldest son know what serious crimes need to be punished by the nine clans and are unforgivable crimes?"

There is only one thing in the world-killing the master and plotting rebellion, that's all.

Within a few days, the court of Houliang, who was still immersed in the joy of victory, became dark again. At the court meeting, Lu Zuan tried his best to encourage Lu Guang to go to the army in person to share his younger brother's merits.As expected, Lu Guang's heart was moving, so he really told Fu Jian that he ordered [-] soldiers to go in person. Firstly, he wanted to show his meritorious service. If Yao Capital is the first to occupy, then when Yao Qin is divided up in the future, he will not only get an extra piece of the pie?In other words, he can be regarded as "recovering lost ground" for the old master Fu, which is worthy of special mention in history books.

When Ren Zhen heard about this, he frowned and pondered for a while, then suddenly said to Tuoba Gui: "Send someone back to Chang'an immediately, with a secret decree, Shu Ming, and order him to spread the word—that Murong Chong is also going to conscript himself."

Tuobagui was grinding ink according to his words, and when he heard this, he glanced at the map of Liangzhou hanging not far away: "You are planning to leave Guzang, take the road directly to Guanshan, and go there in person before Lu Guang Supervise the battle from the front line? To occupy Guyuan first.” Ren Zhen was stunned for a moment, Tuobagui knew that it was not difficult for him to leave Guzang soon, but it was rare to guess that he would go directly to Guyuan instead of returning to Chang’an—he wanted to rush To fight against the Lu family, it is much faster to go directly from Guzang and go through the Guanshan trail to Guyuan than to go east to Longshan and return to Chang'an and then go to Guyuan. Starting out can also paralyze others - he wants to attack Yaodu before Lu's.He raised his eyebrows leisurely: "You think I don't trust Yang Ding to lead the troops, so I want to supervise the battle?"

Tuoba Gui shook his head: "General Yang is the emperor's favorite person, so it's natural - even if he has a second heart, most of the elite soldiers he brings are the arrogant cavalry army created by the general, once the emperor comes, Yang Ding Then the command stopped. What is there to worry about, the emperor? You must go to the front line, and it is not General Yang, but Lu Shi." After hearing this, Ren Zhen laughed and patted him on the shoulder: "You boy You're getting smarter, and in a few years, you'll be able to let you go out and take charge." In fact, he had already made up his mind to use Yang as the marshal of the Northern Expedition, and Lianliang's attack on Yao was just a means. The final decisive battle must be his personal conquest - with such military achievements in hand, which relatives and nobles in the Chang'an court would dare to secretly disobey him?You can centralize power without bloodshed.Of course, he is well aware of Yang Ding's character. He is different from Tuoba Gui. Although he can be said to be sympathetic to him on weekdays, he has his own beliefs in his heart. From the bottom of his heart, he still regards himself as an old minister of Fu Jian. .Now that Fu Jian has been reinstated as the leader of Houliang, although Yang Ding is still a general of Yan, he is still loyal to him, but he may have to give up three points when facing the Liang army because of Fu Jian.When the two countries intersect, every inch of land must be contested - although Fu Jian has said it beforehand, but after all he is not in the army, it is difficult to guarantee that Lu Guang will not make an inch of progress.

Tuoba Gui handed over the brush and said in a low voice, "...I'd rather follow you."

Ren Zhen wondered: "What kind of flattery is this? At the beginning, you were willing to be the commander of my forbidden army, wasn't it so that you could send troops to command the three armies in the future? I am willing to fulfill your wish, but you picked up Joe instead!" Ba Gui smiled silently: now and then, he is really not in a hurry to make contributions, he just thinks that it is good to get along with him day and night and subconsciously.As for the reason, he didn't know, and he didn't want to.He just lowered his head with a smirk, and changed the subject: "I'm afraid that Chang'an is too far away from Guzang, and it would take too long for the messenger to go back and forth. .”

This is a problem. Ren Zhen is so distressed. If he has a mobile phone, radio or something, he won't have to worry about it!Tuobagui thought for a while and said: "The last general will ride a fast horse alone, and drive back to Chang'an immediately day and night?"

Ren Zhen thought for a moment, then nodded immediately: "This is a big matter, and it shouldn't be too late. It can only be you." The simplified Chinese characters are even more pensive, looking like ghostly drawn symbols, and even the encryption is omitted - anyway, only him and Murong Yong can understand this font in the world.Tuobagui stretched his neck and looked down for a long time, and couldn't help asking: "What's this word? It doesn't look like Xianbei, why have I never seen it?" Ren Zhen didn't bother to hide it from him, so he said: "I met Murong Yong A secret code, it is impossible for other people to fake it." Tuoba Gui secretly envied, but only asked: "Then how to explain the departure to King Fu?"

Ren Zhen had already thought of a countermeasure: "Fu Jian has long been dissatisfied with you for taking Maha out of his dragon guards and cultivating your own power. You and I are making a show, and you can contradict a little. I will take this opportunity to chase you away." Just go back to Beijing.” He has always acquiesced in Tuoba Gui’s secret activities—although he and Fu Jian had promised that the two countries would never fight each other, but outside the two countries, they would naturally not give up an inch of land—otherwise Lu Guang would Why bother rushing to the front line, and Fu Jian has no objection?

Tuoba Gui nodded, and said, seemingly carelessly, "Then when are you going to leave? You have to leave Guzang behind your back and take the Longshan trail. How do you explain the time and how do you get out?" Ren Zhen's hand holding the pen paused. After a pause, the condensed ink on the pen tip splashed onto the brocade, and a large stain appeared. After a while, he pretended to be meaningless and said: "I have to leave sooner or later. Let's talk about it then. But before I leave, I still have something to do." Tuoba Gui has followed Ren Zhen for a long time, and now he understands: "Juqu Mengxun?"

Ren Zhen nodded slightly: "Not only to avenge Tianshui - this wild monkey is ruthless and used to pretending to be a pig and eating a tiger. .”

Tuobagui hated this person deeply, he carefully selected more than a hundred tiger guards with him, and they were almost slaughtered because of him in Tianshui Lake, so at this moment, he wished to cut off his head, but he still had some doubts: " But now we are in the Guzang Palace after all, and Juqu Mengxun is a general with an official position, so it is not easy to get rid of him in this land..."

Ren Zhen had finished writing the secret letter at this moment, and while sealing it with wax personally, he said without hesitation: "It's not easy, but it's impossible for Juqu Mengxun to stay in the palace forever. The opportunity to strike is naturally found."

Tuobagui understood immediately: "Yao Xiaohou?" Seeing Ren Zhen nodding, he secretly wondered in his heart: Yao Song worked so hard to sneak into the Liang Palace, at least on the surface, like Juqu Mengxun, he was working for Lu Zuan , for no reason, why are you willing to turn against them and help them?Is it really just to avenge Ren Zhen?He opened his mouth, but remained silent in the end, and swallowed back the half of the words he was about to say.Because of Yao Song's doubts, he knew it was useless to say it, and Ren Zhen couldn't trust him more than going with Yao Song.Precisely because—for Ren Zhen, he was inseparable—there were only four words so clear and simple, he suddenly thought of them, and felt a bit stinging for no reason.

But this stinging pain can't be revealed at this moment.Tuobagui took the secret letter, took out a list from his arms and handed it to Ren Zhen, knelt down, looked up at him, and said in a low voice: "Your Majesty, if I leave Guzang, there are only a few people around you. Ten tiger guards protect you, and you must be careful in everything. This paper list is the manpower I have inserted into the imperial army and dragon guards. In case of any accident, I can immediately call them to escort you out of Guzang. Can Juqu Mengxun Get rid of it, get rid of it, if it doesn’t work, let’s forget it—we’ll have a long life in the future.” Ren Zhen saw his love for the Lord, his eyes were full of concern, and he couldn’t help but softened in his heart, and took his hand and said: "Don’t worry. In Guzang In the city, if something happens, someone will protect me." Tuoba Gui knew that Fu Jian must be talking about it, and sneered in his heart, but naturally he still had a loyal and affectionate face on his face, and nodded in agreement.

The two discussed things back and forth, and at the end Ren Zhen suddenly stopped him, took out the dagger from his waist, stuffed it into Tuobagui's hand, and said in a deep voice, "I know Murong Yong very well. He is extremely loyal but also extremely cruel. When things are done, he will easily get rid of all the dangerous people he thinks may endanger Xianbei Murong's rule. He has always been jealous of you, and he is afraid that there will be accidents when you return to Chang'an alone this time. With this dragon-scale dagger, seeing it as if I was there in person, Murong Yong thought about it, and had no choice but to be merciful."

Tuobagui's eyes became hot, and he took the dagger silently, but suddenly raised his head to look directly at Ren Zhen, and he said word by word between his four eyes: "I don't care if the one who sits in the country is the Murong family of Xianbei, as long as it is the Murong family of Xianbei. If it's you, I will never betray you—" He took a step back, knelt down again, kowtowed and said goodbye: "My wish is to see you rule the world in my lifetime." Then he got up on his knees, turned around and left in a hurry.

When going down the stairs, the incandescent sunlight of Longxi made him almost unable to open his eyes. He stretched out his hands to cover his forehead to shade his eyes, but his eyes were still as hot and painful as his heart: whether it was Fu Jian, Murong Yong, Ren Zhen They are all true feelings.But even if there is a deep bond between each other, they have to guard against each other, and it is so painful to fall to the ground—he must not make this mistake again!Either become the only reliance by his side, and never leave him, for the rest of his life; or become his master in one fell swoop, overpowering him and teaching him that he can never escape and never leave in this life!