Han Zuo Gaomen

Chapter 1358
It is really hard to imagine the bitter cold of the midwinter in the Liao region if one had not been there.In the season of heavy snowfall, the snowflakes are not dancing and falling in pieces, but condense into balls in the air, and the snow blocks fall one after another.

Lingzhi in western Liaoning was originally the headquarters of the Xianbei Duanbu.A few years ago, Shihu, the leader of the Capricornus, marched northward and beat Duanbu hard. Duan Liao, the leader of Duanbu, was defeated and led his troops across the Liaoshui River to flee to Liaodong.However, on the way to retreat, Duan Liao was backlashed by Murong Han, whom he directly accepted, and joined forces with Murong Hao to swallow most of the remaining Duanbu troops.

Since then, the Liaoxi section, which once dominated most of Youzhou and ruled most of Youzhou, has been in a slump and has been completely reduced to a vassal of Jiezhao.And Lingzhi, the base camp of the original Duanbu, also became the base for the Jie Kingdom to continue to attack the Liao land.After that, Shihu, the host of Jie, attacked the Murong tribe in Liaodong several times, all of which gathered troops and attacked eastward.

The winter in Liao is very cold, which is not suitable for large-scale military use. In addition, Shi Hu, the host of the Capricornus, decided to march south at the beginning of the year, and also transferred some troops to the south, so this place became more and more desolate.

But this so-called coldness is only compared to before. At present, there are still hundreds of thousands of soldiers and civilians gathered in this area, and at the same time, there are mixed forces from all sides, which is not completely peaceful.

Although Jie State conquered Duanbu and occupied Lingzhi, for Jie State, which owns a lot of land in Hebei, the land in the west of Liaoning is bitter, cold and barren, and it is not worthy of a large army to be stationed and carefully managed.

Because the Jie army in this area is mainly concentrated in Youbeiping, Yanjun and other places in Youzhou, Zhang Ju, the governor of Youzhou, is in Xuwu, and Zhang Wugong Shi Bin is in Yuyang, and they are divided into leaders.As for the rule of Western Liaoning, it is mainly through intimidation, restraining local forces, and letting them restrain themselves.

There are many forces in western Liaoning. Although the Duan family was destroyed, there are still considerable remnants. Duan Lan, the younger brother of Duan Liao, led by Duan Lan. Jie Zhao was the vanguard of the Murong tribe.

After all, the main reason for Duanbu's downfall was Jie Zhao's attack, but Murongbu's ungrateful and detrimental actions were the direct reason for Duanbu's collapse.Because it is Duan Lan and other remnants of Duanbu who hate Murongbu far more than they hate Jieguo.

Of course, the main reason is that the Jie country is powerful, and it is far from being able to provoke the Duan Department. As for the Murong Department in Liaodong, it is divided and infighting.If Duanbu can help Jie Kingdom to kill Murongbu, there may not be no chance of revival in the future.

But after all, Duanbu is a group of extinct people, even if Shihu can tolerate them, he will not be completely at ease, so the Yuwenbu, which is further north, was also recruited and placed in western Liaoning to check and balance the remnants of Duanbu.In addition, there are more than a dozen Hu tribe followers, large and small, who were also gathered and placed near Lingzhi.

Among them, there is a special force, that is, the old department of the late Liu Kun, a famous minister of China and North Korea, his son Liu Qun and his staff Lu Chen, Cui Yue and others.

Liu Kun, who was born in a famous family, was himself a leader of celebrities in China and North Korea.He is not good at controlling and attacking, but he is good at consoling and mobilizing the crowd. He is isolated from the pack of wolves. Although he died, he did not lose his integrity, because although he has been dead for more than 20 years, his reputation has not lost much.

Especially after Liu Kun's death, the environment is still lacking in tranquility. When the flames of war are raging and seemingly endless, the superiors are ambitious, disregarding human life, and the people are suffering. Regardless of Jin and Hu, the memory of Liu Kun is inevitable.

Liu Kun died, but his legacy still exists.It is precisely because of this that although his son Liu Qun and the people in the old tribe lost all their power and were unable to protect themselves, they were tossed among tigers and wolves, but they were still able to survive.Whether it was Duan Liao in the early years or Shi Hu later, they all had to rely on Liu Kun's reputation to appease the people of Jin and Hu.

The Liao land was remote and cold, so it was difficult to raise a large tribe with a large number of people.Because it is the Duan Department or the Murong Department among the Donghu, they can grow up mainly because of the great chaos in China, and they can receive many Jin people who have disappeared. Advertised as Mu Han, Murong Xun and his son respected the scholars for two generations, and turned many Jin people's dead households into their own use, so that they could come from behind and be called the hero of Liaodong.

In view of this, Shi Hu also placed Liu Qun and others who were attached to Duanbu in Lingzhi after breaking through Duanbu, and asked them to use Liu Kun's reputation to recruit and take in Jinmin, so as to weaken Murong for a long time Ministry of power.

Therefore, although Liu Qun and others are not as powerful as Duanbu and Yuwenbu, after a few years of residence, they have also managed a considerable force. Thousands of people from Jin and Hu depended on them and struggled to survive in this realm. among.

The Liao land was cold and desolate, and it was difficult to build a great city. Even Lingzhi, as the headquarters of the Duanbu in the old years, was not a big city in itself. The base of the city expanded layer by layer, forming a very weird and messy structure.

From this point of view, the Sinicization of Duanbu is actually inferior to that of Murongbu.Especially during Murongxin's reign, the Murong Ministry paid great attention to building cities to gather the people and dilute their own fishing and hunting habits.

And this point is also extremely important in the military. With the existence of the city, more living people can be gathered. will greatly increase.

Liu Qun's troops lived in the southeast of Lingzhi City. The camps stretched for more than ten miles, and the layout was orderly. Compared with the other forces around Lingzhi, it was much neater.There are even two small bazaars in the camp area, where most of the surrounding residents trade what they have.

However, in the entire camp area, there are mostly old and weak women and children, and the number of real adults is very small.This is also normal. In a chaotic world without order, the so-called comfort of benevolence and righteousness can really appeal to the weak who are basically unable to protect themselves.The strong and strong have their own strength to rely on, and they really don't feel much about it.

Moreover, whether it is Duanbu or Yuwenbu, including other Zahu tribes, they are also very wary of Liu Qun, a force that is different from them, and they don't want them to grow too big, because they want to join forces to squeeze out and suppress.

Liu Qun is more than 40 years old, his beard and hair are already grey. Although he was born in the Guanying family, he has spent most of his life in Liaohuang. In fact, he does not have the refined temperament of many descendants of the family. He was born and bred in the Liao region.

As for Lu Chen and Cui Yue beside him, even though they were living in a simple and poor house, they could still maintain a dignified posture. At a glance, one could tell that they were scholars with superior morals and education.

It is a kind of flexible flexibility to keep things simple and follow what is good, but it is also a kind of respectable pedantry to be able to stick to the self and stick to the essence.

At this time, several of them gathered in the simple hut built of turf, bamboo and wood. Because they were worried about the snow melting and seeping into the house, and the camp itself was useless, they didn't dare to start a fire. They just added a few more layers to their bodies. Clothes are used to keep out the cold.

Liu Qun folded his arms and hunched, his originally burly body shrank into a ball. He wiped his nose and wiped it on the leather cloak casually.Seeing this scene, Lu Chen on the side frowned immediately, feeling helpless. He did not know how many times he had persuaded Liu Qun about this kind of demeanor, but he was obedient and obedient on the surface, but he behaved like himself afterwards.

Seeing the small movements of these two people, Cui Yue beside him couldn't help but smile.These people are far away from their homeland and have been exiled among the Hulu for many years. It is not an exaggeration to say that they are dependent on each other.

Liu Qun in his early years was not like this. He was cautious, self-disciplined, quiet and self-reliant. Compared with the former Sikong Liu Kun, he even had a more leadership attitude.But the more you are a leader, the more pressure you need to bear in this situation of no fixed place and ups and downs.They have actually seen Liu Qun's changes in these years, and it is not an exaggeration to say that he has completely changed.

Today's Liu Qun is not only proficient in farming, but also in fishing and hunting. He can sit and spin flax with women, and catch fish with strong soldiers in the weirs. He forced a noble son of a worldly family to become a slippery and experienced gangster.

Lu Chen was often annoyed that he failed Sikong's entrustment, but in fact, they each knew in their hearts that without Liu Qun's various changes due to the predicament, they might not be able to survive until now.

Today, they are just the survivors who live under the fence of others, and they are no longer the lone ministers of Jin Zuo who are responsible for the righteousness. If they always maintain their identities and postures, it will be even more difficult to gain people's attachment and follow.These subordinates need to stick to their essence and remember what their identity is, but as a leader, if Liu Qun is too arrogant and self-admired, he will only become more isolated from the crowd.

Sometimes Lu Chen, Cui Yue and others thought in their hearts that Sikong's early death might not be a kind of luck.It would be cruel for such a noble and noble character to survive and suffer all kinds of filth after personal experience.

"You said..."

Liu Qun blew his nose and said, "If I can return to the south this time, who will treat me in the south?"

"It's useless to think too much before the plan is accomplished."

Lu Chen said something casually, then lowered his head and stroked a rusty long sword, but now he is also a white-haired old man, sitting in danger wiping his sword not only does not give people a sense of deterrence, but reveals a sense of sadness.

"I should think about it, people in the south, I can't believe it..."

Liu Qun sighed suddenly, but a trace of sadness flashed in his eyes. In the early years, his father Liu Kun was imprisoned by Duan Pidao, and at that time he was captured by Duan Mobo, the leader of the Duan tribe. Duan Mobo also wanted to use Liu Kun's fame, Because it was Liu Qun who planned to use Duan Mobo's power to rescue his father, but the matter leaked out, and soon afterward came the news that his father was hanged and killed by Duan Pidao.

Afterwards, Lu Chen and others led the remnants back to Duan Mobo. After meeting each other and discussing his father's death, they all vaguely suspected that the real murderous intent might have come from Jiangdong.

At that time, Wang Dun, who was in power, was born prematurely, and Liu Kun had a great reputation. If someone opposed his usurping the Jin Dynasty, it would be a hidden danger. It is very possible to get rid of Liu Kun by false means.Moreover, the Jiangdong court under the control of the Langya Wang family did not even dare to comment on Liu Kun's treatment of Ai Rong.

As for the current situation, there are many similarities in the situation. The ruler of the Southern Kingdom, Shen, is not a member of China and North Korea, but his power has far surpassed that of Langya Wang in the old days. He will probably have greater precautions against them psychology.

Although there are also rumors that the Shen family contributed a lot to Liu Kun's posthumous gifts, but if we look into the reasons, it probably hit the Wang family more, and we should not be blindly optimistic that there is any pure goodwill towards the Liu family.

"When things come to an end, I have to say it, otherwise I may really die of old age..."

Liu Qun frowned again and said: "However, if I can really stand up to the third father, my life will be in danger, but it can be regarded as a small boost at the end of my death, and I will not insult my father. I only take this life, and Xu Wen Taizhen is all, and help his son Yang Wei Liao a little bit." side."

Hearing what Liu Qun said, Lu Chen and Cui Yue both looked serious, and then said: "Sikong is lonely for a long time. If you return to the south, the truth will come to this, and you will not live alone!"

These people act after planning with a desperate determination, but what is a little ridiculous is that the murderous intention they think is not in the process of planning, but after the matter is completed.This may seem unbelievable, but for those of them who have witnessed the brutal power struggle between China and North Korea and have experienced intrigues for many years, they really have no confidence in the world.

Liu Qun's statement that he may be listed among the three princes after his return to the south is not self-important, and the fact that he is Liu Kun's heir is enough.People from China and North Korea are withered, and even Jiangdong, who traveled to the south in full clothes, is now mostly dead. If Liu Qun really returns to the south, even if it is just to stabilize people's hearts, it is not an exaggeration to give a Sangong a vanity high position.

But just like in previous years, even if Wang Dunyuan was in Jiangdong, he had hidden murderous intentions towards Liu Kun.If the Shen family really intends to usurp the generation in the future, how can they tolerate those Chinese and North Korean celebrities in their positions?Even if that General Shen was really open-minded and kind, the followers around him still had a need to improve.

For example, Liu Qun, who is a descendant of a famous family with a reputation and reputation, has not been in Nantou for a long time, and has no influence of his own power at all. It is enviable and hated to live on people purely with dead bones in the grave, and it is the best way to stand up. object!

So now Liu Qun can say frankly that once Nanguo really treats him with the high position of Sangong, then he can be sure that he will kill him in the future to establish his prestige.But even though he is not optimistic about Nantou, he is still determined to do so. One is that he has been wandering for a long time, he is tired of heart, and he does not want to die in captivity, and the other is that Wen Taizhen's son Wen Hongzu came to lobby them this time.

Although Liaohuang and Jiangdong are far away, and the news is often unclear, Liu Qun and the others also know that without Wen Qiao's efforts in Jiangdong, his father Liu Kun may not be able to get his name and honor after his death.Based on this alone, they are willing to use their lives to help Wen Qiao's son make contributions to the Liaohuang!
"If the true world betrays me, I can't live up to my loyalty. Half my life is lost, whether I die or return, it's all my wish."

When Liu Qun said this, he stretched out his hand in front of Lu Chen and Cui Yue. Cui Yue smiled and held it back. Lu Chen frowned when he saw his big dirty hand, but still touched it with two fingers. Touching the back of his hand, he turned to look disgusted and said: "If you don't repair your appearance, even if we meet in the underworld, Sikong probably won't know him."

(End of this chapter)