Han Zuo Gaomen

Chapter 1139 Murong Wannian
The layout of the Great Thorn City is as chaotic as the overall shape of the city. The buildings in the city are built up layer by layer, and there is not even a complete road running straight from east to west, north to south.As the capital of a country, such a city is indeed lacking in majesty, just like the current embarrassing situation of the Murong Department.

Since Murong Hao took over the throne, he has indeed had the idea of ​​moving the capital, and even surveyed and selected sites during the heyday of his power, but as the situation gradually deteriorated, these ideas have also become delusions, at least in the short term. It is difficult to achieve.

In the entire city, the only thing that is reasonably organized is the Wende Hall located in the northeast of the city.The Wende Hall was built during the reign of Murong Xin, where he summoned his subordinates and handled the military and political affairs of the entire tribe.

When the Wende Palace was completed, in the eyes of the Xianbei tribe at that time, it was naturally majestic and majestic.But up to now, the whole hall has become a bit cramped, and with the development of the city, the position of the hall in the whole city has also shifted, and it is buried in many later buildings.

At the beginning of Murong Hao's accession to the throne, he also had great ambitions. He wanted to create a new atmosphere based on his father's generation, so he chose another location in the center of the city to rebuild Wenchang Hall.However, with the rebellion of the brothers, the division of the entire tribe has been established and has not been settled for a long time, so the construction of the Wenchang Palace has also stopped.Murong Hao advertised that he inherited his father's will, so he could only stay in Wende Hall.

The Wende Hall is a separate hall, and behind it is a large mansion, which is the mansion of the Duke of Liaodong, which is now called Yanwang Palace within the tribe.

At this time, inside and outside Yanwang Palace, a large number of armored soldiers have gathered, nearly three thousand.Surrounded by enemies on all sides, this was already the maximum force that Murong Hao could muster around the city of Thorns in a short period of time when many troops were stationed outside for defense.

At this time, these soldiers were all arrayed inside and outside the Wende Hall, and there was a chilling atmosphere in the surrounding air.

In the Hall of Wende, Murong Hao was wearing armor, and his whole body was full of murderous looks.He is nearly eight feet tall, with a burly body, he is not angry and majestic, and he is very majestic.Now that he was full of anger, it was so frightening that His Highness's subordinates, including his sons, did not dare to make any noise.

"Slave is so arrogant, he dared to get soldiers under his armpits, I really thought I wouldn't dare to kill him!"

Although the Murong family was born in the Hu family, they have also been steeped in Sinicization for a long time, and they already have the concept of concubines.Murong Hao got the position as the eldest son, so he looked down on Murong Ping and other concubines from the bottom of his heart, and regarded him as a servant.But it was these domestic slaves who dared to attack and kill his subordinates near the city of big thorns, Murong Hao's anger can be imagined.

However, being frightened and angry, and not knowing the actual strength of the rioters, Murong Hao did not dare to leave the city rashly at the moment, but gathered his troops outside the hall and sent his subordinates out of the city to inquire about news.

Right now, the City of Thorns is full of weaknesses, and even his eldest son Murong Jun is leading the army to guard against foreign invaders.Right now, the officials in the palace are still dominated by Jin scholars and subordinates, there are only a few military generals, including the youngest son Murong Ba, there are only five or six people.

"At the end of the day, I would like to invite five hundred elite soldiers out of the city to defeat the enemy!"

Compared to other subordinates who were either in doubt or scheming, Murong Ba was a young man with a much simpler mind, and he was always less brave in fighting. Seeing his father's indignation, he immediately stood up and asked for a fight.

Although Murong Hao usually loves Murong Ba's young son, but now he is extremely irritable, after hearing the words, he snorted coldly: "You know the soldiers are only a few days old, retreat!"

Hearing his father's anger and reprimand, Murong Ba was embarrassed and lost, and he was about to speak up to argue and fight, but his mother's uncle Lan Bo shook his head on the other side to stop him, so he retreated angrily.

Seeing that the communication between father and son was so blunt, the other people dared not speak out in a hurry, and bowed their heads in a respectful gesture.Murong Ping and others secretly gathered soldiers to attack and kill the Feng family. Although the reason was unknown, it was essentially an internal struggle within the Murong family.Although the Murong clan has been dyed and dyed for a long time, they still have strong tribal habits. They are called ministers, but outsiders really don't like to talk about them.

Seeing everyone's attitude, Murong Hao felt even more restless.

In fact, the rebellion by Murong Ping and others seemed sudden, but it was not without trace. After Murong Ren split up and became self-reliant, after the brothers Murong You, Murong Zhi and others he sent to conquer joined the enemy, Murong Hao's response to these brothers Trust is gone, guards are on the rise all the time.Otherwise, it would be impossible to gather thousands of soldiers in such a short period of time under such internal emptiness.

His father, Murong Xin, had more than ten sons. Except for those who died early and died in battle, the only ones who could really threaten Murong Hao's position were his uncle Murong Han and Murong Ren, who had the same mother as Murong Hao. Murong Zhao and Murong Zhao, among them, Murong Zhao was forced to kill at the beginning of Murong Hao's succession to the throne, Murong Han Xitou Duanbu has returned now, and his arrogance has completely disappeared and there is no threat.

Needless to say, Murong Ren, Murong Hao always feels hatred when he thinks about it.As for the other concubine brothers, some followed Murong Ren, and some still stayed in Dathorn City.In addition to being on guard, Murong Hao has also been weakening the respective leadership of these brothers and disintegrating their strength.

Therefore, Murong Hao has been guarding against the counterattack of these brothers who are dying and struggling. Although the incident happened suddenly this time, it will not catch Murong Hao by surprise.

What really surprised him was that Murong Ping and others were able to muster so much power under his perennial suppression, and second, that their target was not himself in the city of big thorns but the Bohai Seal Shi.

The brothers have their own ghosts, and Murong Hao believes that the judges of Murong will not fail to understand that they may not have the opportunity to make trouble again, but they use such a precious opportunity on the Bohai Feng family. It is conceivable that there must be some A secret that Murong Hao doesn't know.

What really made Murong Hao feel ashamed and indignant was not the fact that Murong and others made trouble, but the feeling of being kept in the dark and puzzled.

After Murong Ping and others attacked and killed Feng's family, they did not continue to invade Dathorn City, but led the crowd to run eastward.This made Murong Hao both surprised and suspicious. He suspected that they had colluded with Murong Ren of Liaodong, so he did not dare to let go of the pursuit. secret.

As soon as the turmoil broke out, Murong Hao immediately ordered people to arrest Murong Han who was recuperating at home.His fear of Murong Han can be said to have penetrated into his bones. It can be said that half of the current split situation in the Murong Department is caused by the existence of Murong Han.

Even Murong Hao himself had to admit that Murong Han, a concubine brother, was not inferior to him in both literary and martial arts, and even surpassed him implicitly.It is also because of this that his father, Murong Han, loved and valued this son from the bottom of his heart when he was alive. If it weren't for the lowliness of Murong Han's mother's family, and the difference between the descendants and the concubines, those Jin officials supported Murong Hao, and he would be the heir. To whom it belongs is unknown.

Because of Murong Han's outstanding talent, when his father Murong Xin was alive, he distributed a considerable part of the clan power to his sons for them to practice individually.Because of this, when Murong Hao succeeded, these concubine brothers had the strength to cause chaos.

Therefore, once civil strife occurred, Murong Hao first became suspicious of Murong Han, and he had to control it immediately to feel at ease.

In addition, Murong Hao sent someone to invite his uncle Murong Yun.Murong Yun was usually very low-key, especially when Murong Xin was alive, he could be said to be humble and forbearing, and because of this, he had a high reputation in the clan.

Murong Hao is very clear about the details of Murong Zong and the others. They are able to gather so many clansmen to attack without disturbing him, so Murong Hao suspects that Murong Yun is very likely to be behind this.

Soon, the people who went to arrest Murong Han returned and brought Murong Han back smoothly.But Murong Yun is not in Big Thorn City right now, but in his own territory, so he hasn't arrived yet.

"A few slaves are making trouble, and Polu knows or doesn't know?"

When Murong Han walked up to the hall, Murong Hao asked directly, without concealing his suspicion of Murong Han.

After Murong Han heard the words, he nodded and said: "Before Anu did anything, he came to visit Yu Chen, Chen..."

"Dog thief, you betrayed the people of your family, I can still tolerate you! Today, in the hall built by my late father, you have committed such a serious crime, what kind of face do you have to stand in this hall!"

When Murong Hao heard this, he became even more furious, jumped up from the table, drew out the saber in his hand and walked down aggressively, as if he was about to draw the saber to kill Murong Han immediately.

Murong Ba on the other side saw this scene, his still childish face was full of horror, subconsciously wanted to speak out, but soon realized that it was inappropriate, and obediently closed his mouth without being reminded by others.

Facing Murong Hao who was approaching step by step, Murong Han showed a little embarrassment on his face, he hastily bowed and kowtowed and said: "Thanks to the protection of the king, I have the honor of returning to the sect, how dare I have any more evil thoughts. Anu came to see me, and he said that the anger was hard to get rid of. The criminals such as Feng Hua lost their teachers and humiliated the country. Fortunately, the king was sympathetic to the past and did not punish him severely for this crime. Annihilation of many properties in the countryside, causing our soldiers to suffer hunger and cold, is intolerable. The minister urged each other to endure, and even more dare not get involved in it..."

When the rest of the people in the hall heard this, their faces became brighter for a moment.The meaning revealed by Murong Han's words is nothing more than saying that Murong Ping and others saw that Feng's family was well-off, and because of jealousy and hatred, they committed murder, and their main intention was to seize Feng's rich property.

After Murong Hao heard the words, his face also showed a bit of confusion, and he also became embarrassed in his heart.When Murong Han said this, he turned this riot into a struggle for financial interests. Although the crime has become smaller in name, it actually pointed to a deep-seated contradiction in the current Murong tribe, that is, the people of the clan and the Jinmin exiles. contradiction.

Jin people are naturally good at farming and weaving, which is the shortcoming of Xianbei people.Therefore, in the absence of looting to make up for it, the life of ordinary Xianbei people is a bit poorer than that of Jin people, and it is inevitable that there will be grievances.

Murong Hao adhered to his father's teachings, and even if the tribe wanted to gain more living space, the power of the Jinmin exiles must be used, and the demands of the tribe's people could not be ignored.So father and son have tried their best to bridge and dilute this contradiction one after another.

When the tribe was powerful, they could obtain a lot of external supplements through foreign wars and plunder. There was not much conflict in this area, and the Jin people were safe in farming and weaving, and they did not have the strength to resist the Hu people's fierce soldiers.

However, as the space for activities has been gradually compressed in recent years, it has rarely been supplemented by looting, and the contradictions in this regard have intensified. Most Xianbei people are annoyed that the Jin people have invaded their living resources.

At present, there are many Jin people in the hall, and it is really difficult to discuss this topic in depth, so Murong Hao said bitterly: "Even if Feng Shi is guilty, there are laws and regulations to punish you, how can you allow me to indiscriminately impose the death penalty! Although you I have nothing to do with it, but it is inevitable to cover it up, come here, take this criminal to prison, and when the escaped people are captured, we will discuss the crime together!"

After Murong Han was escorted down, Murong Hao sent people out of the city to clean up the mess, and declared to the ministers that he would investigate and punish the criminals severely, and would never allow this trend to grow, and ordered these people to call their families into the city, Send troops to protect them tightly.

After the arrangements were made, Murong Hao led the crowd to the prison where Murong Han was being held with a livid face, and drove away the rest of the soldiers, before saying in a deep voice, "Let's tell the truth."

How could Murong Hao not be aware of the details of his brothers? There was greed for money, but it was not limited to suddenly becoming so daring for the sake of Feng's assets.And if it was just such a superficial reason, Murong Han would not stop at risking his own anger to protect them.

Murong Han was not surprised that Murong Hao came to ask the truth. His previous remarks were actually to pave the way for Murong Hao to solve the matter.Although the relationship between their brothers is not good, it is enough when it comes to understanding each other.

"Anu and the others are attacking this time, but there is actually another reason..."

There is no outsider present at the moment, so Murong Han simply told the truth directly, detailing the fact that Huainan found out that the traitor was selling weapons for private use, and that he was angry with the Feng family and vowed to eradicate him.

Hearing this, Murong Hao's face couldn't help changing drastically again. He originally thought that even if there was something hidden, it was just that Murong Ping and others were bewitched by Murong Ren, but he didn't expect that the matter involved the Huainan Governor's Mansion far away in the Central Plains!

And more importantly, he should have known about this matter in advance, because his son is currently being held as a hostage in Huainan, and he is the only official choice for the Huainan Governor's Mansion to lodge a protest. Learn about it!
In other words, the problem started with his son Murong Ke!The development of the matter must have been that the Huainan Governor's Mansion protested to Murong Ke, but Murong Ke did not report the matter to himself immediately, but revealed it to Murong Ping and others in the clan, and these people took action to eradicate the Feng family!
In other words, it was not only his brothers who betrayed him this time, but even his own son who was the mastermind!
Thinking of this, Murong Hao was so ashamed and annoyed that he drew out his saber and slashed at the solid fence, roaring and roaring: "How can I endure such a big insult! The island barbarians spread a false name, but they can arouse the people of our clan. Jian'er was used by foreign thieves to kill my minister! If this matter gets out, my whole clan will be laughed at by the heroes of the world, so what is the grand plan of dominance!"

After Murong Han heard the words, he also looked sad. He didn't agree with Murong Ping's suggestion before, because he was so worried.Regardless of Feng's deeds, after all, he is a subordinate of the Murong Department.

Although the trend of the Southerners has increased, they are still blocked by Jie Zhao in the south of the Yellow River. As a result, the Murong Ministry is forced to kill his own ministers with just a single order. Sneering, even the insiders of the clan, especially those advisers from the Jin Dynasty, will surely scatter people's hearts.

But Murong Ping was determined, and even persuaded his uncle Murong Yun to join in, it was beyond Murong Han's ability to stop him.

Of course, he could also choose to report to Murong Hao in order to protect himself, but in this case, there will inevitably be another wave of liquidation within the clan.Now the Murong Department is struggling. If such a bad turmoil breaks out again, it is very likely that they will collapse without a fight.

Although Murong Han was greatly feared, he did not change his wish for the prosperity of the tribe, otherwise he would not have taken advantage of the defeat of the Duan tribe to counterattack after fleeing and seize the opportunity to grow the tribe.

"Fool, do you think that by covering up the crimes of those traitors, you can be saved by mutual tolerance, and you can also get the help of the Central Plains?"

They have also been in love and killing each other for many years. Murong Han's calculations, and why Murong Hao doesn't understand, is why he is even more heartbroken: "Now that the Jiangdong Jin court is in chaos, whether the island barbarian Shen Weizhou can maintain his position is still in two weeks. But, how accurate is his promise? What's more, he has always been hostile to me, and he often secretly assists the family thieves, hoping that I will fight against myself, and at the same time help him pin down the stone thieves on the Liao border. How could he have the slightest sincerity? Just wait! Even if he can get a good position this time, he will return to Jiangdong in the future and have no time to look north, and he will have some extra energy to help me? Giving this handle to others will force our family to be driven by him!"

Hearing Murong Hao's heartbroken voice, Murong Han was also surprised for a moment. Although he was not inferior to Murong Hao in talent, the only difference was that he lacked knowledge of the news from the south, so he couldn't think more comprehensively than Murong Hao.

If it was said that he was still angry before, then now Murong Hao really wanted to arrest Murong Ping, including his son Murong Ke who he personally sent to the south as a hostage, and cut off his hatred with his own hands.It seems that only one Feng family was affected by the disaster this time, but if you look deeply, it is undoubtedly a big reversal of the overall strategy of their father and son for many years to win over the Jin people!

Today's situation in China, although Wang Ye is partial to incompetence, but the country is still strong, as arrogant as Jie Zhao Shihu, they have to rely heavily on Jin people to succeed.

Their Murong tribe is just an isolated and weak tribe of Donghu, with a small population. The reason why they can grow gradually is not only the bravery of their own tribe, but also the fact that they have taken advantage of the current situation and quoted various restraints from the Jin people over the years. Said to be the foundation of their strength.

Just because of an order from the Central Plains, the Feng family, which had greatly contributed to the rise of the Murong tribe, was killed all over the family. In other words, they could no longer provide the most urgently needed security for the refugees of Jin, and they were even more exposed. , Turning his face and ruthless nature, the hypocrisy he created over the years is gone, so in the eyes of Jin people, what is the difference from other Zahu tribes?
Thinking of this, Murong Hao's face became even more dejected.Although he had frequently sent envoys to the south to make contact before, he still had a lot of contempt and contempt for the Jiangdong court, including the so-called powerful officials. Apart from a little fame and reputation, he didn't feel that the south could exert any substantial influence on the Liao land.

But now, Nan Mian first made the tribe's internal strife difficult to quell through funding Murong Ren, and then directly intervened in the most core struggle within the tribe through the use of a few armored weapons to lure them.

As for the purchase of weapons, if Feng Yi hadn't hidden his secrets, Murong Hao's income would not even be enough for a thousand soldiers, and half of them were shoddy, but the price he paid was huge and he would continue to pay in the future. Yes, Murong Hao didn't dare to think deeply!
"Save your life for now, and quickly write a book to inform the fleeing thieves, and let them lead everyone back to the territory immediately. I can not pursue this matter and cover it up. But if they still insist on evil, then I won't worry about other things. , Immediately connect with Goguryeo to wipe out the eastern thieves, and share Liaodong equally!"

Although he was already so angry that he was about to vomit blood, Murong Hao also knew that this was not the time to be arrogant, but the critical moment that he had to endure.

Murong Ren's separatist regime in Liaodong does not mean that there are no worries. Goguryeo, which is farther east, has been eyeing Liaodong. The reason why Murong Hao can tolerate it is that apart from the pressure from Liaoxi, he is also worried that brothers will fight too much and be taken advantage of by Goguryeo. .

But now he can't care too much. Shihu's energy is temporarily attracted by Jiangdong's changes. He has not launched a strong offensive this year, giving him a chance to breathe. If Murong Ping and others continue to create divisions, it will directly threaten For the survival of the entire Murong tribe, he can only drink poison to quench his thirst, colluding with foreign bandits to wipe out the family thieves first.

Hearing the decisiveness in Murong Hao's words, Murong Han also knew that he had thought the situation too simply before, so he hastily nodded in response.

In the next few days, Murong Hao's whole body was filled with a palpitating low pressure. First of all, he strengthened the protection of the Jin people's subjects, of course, in fact, he monitored them more closely to prevent these people from instigating the Jin people. Migrants are in chaos.

Then he accelerated the reorganization of the army of the exiled Jin people, in order to control the main body of the Jin people more tightly in a short period of time, and also strengthen the force under his own control.

This was what should have been done in the first place, and in fact he was also planning to suppress the Feng family to a certain extent. Feng Hua, who had committed an old crime, was originally the scheduled choice, but now Murong and others did it for him.

So he relied more heavily on Beiping's Yang family and other alternatives. Even if the Yang family knew the inside story of the Feng family's extermination of the family, but his family had been operating in Liao for a long time, and the Murong family was almost indistinguishable from each other, they would not turn against each other because of this. Breaking up and giving military power can also have a slightly comforting effect.

On the other hand, it is to step up the investigation of news from the south.Now that the price has been paid, even if it is just an empty promise, he will more or less take some benefits from the south.

The news from the south didn't make him wait too long. In August, the definite news came: Shen Weizhou, a Daoyi, had won a complete victory in this round of power struggle. He was in charge of the internal and external powers of the Jiangdong court, and Shen Weizhou led the Yuzhou pastor himself, and went to the Taipei Expedition. Obviously, the center of gravity was still in the north.

After hearing the news, Murong Hao was also stunned for a long time, and his mood was rather complicated. On the one hand, he hated Shen Weizhou, an island barbarian, from the bottom of his heart, and he did not want to continue dealing with him. On the other hand, he was envious. Although Nan Mian is in a different situation, he is full of jealousy for Shen Weizhou's young man who can hold such power without restraint.

But no matter what his own mood is, now is his turn to make a statement. Headed by his uncle Murong Yun, he went south to pay his respects. He asked himself to cancel the conferments and titles that the Jiangdong court gave him earlier that exceeded the Huainan promise, and stated that he would He personally led the army to attack western Liaoning to effectively contain Shi Zhao.

But this does not mean that he has completely turned over the evil things before, Shen Weizhou has great power, right now he has no way to directly hurt the other party, but everyone in the clan is not spared.

First of all, Murong Yun, the elder of the clan who secretly harmed him, was expelled, and sent to the south to teach his self-assertive son Murong Ke, since they are all so greedy for business and material resources in the Central Plains, they will compete with each other.Without Murong Yun as their backer, Murong Ping and the others were naturally at their mercy. If it wasn't for Murong Ren's fear of accusing him of insulting his siblings, it would be no different to just grab and chop him up.

At the same time, he also ordered to hunt down and kill Feng's outsiders such as Feng Yu and other clansmen. Now that the matter has been done, he must kill them all and put an end to this hidden danger forever.As for the charges, they will be arranged according to Murong Han's previous arrangement.

After all, the Feng family's high-profile style in the Liao region has made many Jin families jealous, and Feng Yi has repeatedly encouraged him to usurp the throne and become the king. Killing the Feng family is also a way to show Nanmian, to show that he has no such intentions.

　It's another big chapter. I've been waiting for a long time to finish writing this short plot of Murong. . .I think the foundation of the Murong clan lies in the stable Sinicization of Murong Xin and Murong Hao, father and son, and the turmoil in Liaodong and Central Plains that left a relatively vacuum after Sima Yi conquered Liao. Murong Ke is considered to be the last one with strong comprehensive abilities. Murong Ping has full marks for money-making skills. Murong Chui has been reckless all the way. almost
　　
　
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