Han Zuo Gaomen

Chapter 1360
In the eighth year of Qitai, on the occasion of the New Year, turmoil broke out in western Liaoning under the control of the Jie Kingdom. A group of followers of the Hu tribe headed by the remnants of the Duan tribe of Xianbei suddenly broke out and besieged the Yuwen tribe of Xianbei, which was also stationed near Lingzhi in western Liaoning.

In this battle, the Yuwen Department was defeated and lost. The leader Yuwen Qidougui was defeated. He led his cronies and soldiers to go west to Zhang Ju, the governor of Youzhou, Jie State, who was stationed in Xu Wu, but he was lost in the chaos on the way. Life and death are unknown, and the tens of thousands of Yuwen tribes are divided up by all kinds of troublemakers.

Among the three major tribes of Donghu and Xianbei, relatively speaking, the Yuwen tribe is the tribe that has the least contact with the forces of China and North Korea or Zhuxia.For example, Western Liaoning, where the Duan Department is located, originally belonged to Youzhou, and successive leaders of the Duan Department, such as Ji Lujuan and Duan Pidao, were all deeply involved in the border affairs between China and North Korea. All have great influence.

As for Liaodong, where the Murong tribe is located, although it was once abandoned by China and North Korea in the past, the Murong tribe itself advertised Mu Han, especially the former leader Murong Xin, who not only vigorously recruited the scholars and shackles who had fled to Liao, but also advocated the tribe. Fishing and hunting are returned to farming, and the habits are almost Chinese. When it comes to the degree of Sinicization, it even exceeds Duanbu.

The Yuwen tribe and its tribe are located in the north of the Duan tribe and the Murong tribe, and the leaders of the past dynasties also lacked a lot of heroes. They did not realize or did not make good use of the opportunity for the rise of Donghu tribes brought by the chaos in China.

For a long period of time, the Yuwen Department was more like a shit-stirring stick in the Liao region. The Donghu tribes, large and small, were almost without exception harassed and attacked by the Yuwen Department.

Qidougui, the leader of this generation of the Yuwen Department, was originally the eastern lord in charge of the eastern affairs of the tribe. , but was beaten back by Murong Hao and was defeated. Even Zi Mengchuan, the clan's stronghold, was thrown away.

Murong Hao even planned to build a new city in Zimengchuan, named as Longcheng, but the tribal internal strife was still unresolved, and the Jie Kingdom stepped up its attack on Liaodong, so he had to give up.

This time the Western Liao Hus besieged and killed the Yuwen Department, Duan Lan, the leader of the Duan Department, was naturally the absolute main force.Although the Duan tribe has experienced severe blows, it was once the overlord of Western Liaoning after all. There are still tens of thousands of tribes and thousands of people strong. Above is a behemoth.

But it is difficult to achieve such a clean and beautiful victory if Duanbu alone is relied on.

Yuwenbu itself is a bully in Donghu. Begging for the throne, he was counterattacked by Murongbu and drove away from his hometown. In order to consolidate his position, he must be more closely attached to the country of Jie, and the country of Jie also regards it as a An important minion to control western Liaoning, especially to check and balance the remnants of Duanbu.

So in terms of pure strength, the Yuwen Department is much better than the Duan Department.Even if Duanbu can seize the first opportunity to attack Yuwenbu by surprise, it will be difficult to make a quick victory.Once the battle is delayed a little and Xu Wu's Jie army is given time to respond, then only Duan Bu will be killed.

Duan Lan was originally a fallen phoenix. In his early years, he was moved from his homeland in western Liaoning to fight south. His influence in the Donghu tribe has been weakened a lot. What's more, when Duanbu dominated western Liaoning in his early years, he was also very aggressive and had a lot of grievances.Now that the situation is weak, it would be good not to be thrown into trouble by others, and there is no prestige to call on those Zahu tribes to rebel against the country of Jie.

As for the miscellaneous Hu tribes in the Western Liao territory, although their respective forces are not strong, if they can be integrated, they are also a force that cannot be underestimated.Before the Jie Kingdom attacked Liaodong, it used these tribes as the forwards to consume the power of the Murong tribe.

They were willing to join this rebellion, thanks to Liu Qun's running and contacting.But if it's just Liu Kun's legacy, Liu Qun can only have one chance to meet and discuss with them at most.But what really moved these miscellaneous Hu tribes was, of course, the changes in the general situation in China.

These Zahu tribes are weak and have limited access to outside information.But they have heard of major events such as the capture of the capital of Jie Kingdom and the forced relocation of the capital of Jie Lord Shihu.Moreover, the previous trade with Ma Shijin through Liu Qun also gave them a certain understanding of Zhongzhou's Xingtai.

The reason why this group of Hu people are ruled by the Jie State is naturally because the Jie State used force to force them.Today's Jie country is showing its hypocrisy, and its deterrent power against them will naturally be greatly weakened.Moreover, Liu Qun also promised that once this matter is successful, the Jie Kingdom's control over western Liaoning will be interrupted, and the scale of trade with the Southern Kingdom will definitely increase greatly in the future, and all families will benefit from this.

The cost of betrayal is not high in the first place, and there are definite benefits to be gained. Naturally, these miscellaneous tribes have no reason to refuse.As a result, this group of miscellaneous beard tribes who were already wolfish in ambition, under the leadership of Duanbu, the head wolf, went straight to Yuwenbu and killed them with one blow.

The destruction of the Yuwen Department was just the beginning of the turmoil in Liaodi.After Duan Lan succeeded, she didn't stay with Lingzhi to digest the results of the battle. Instead, she took the plundered personnel from the Yuwen Department and moved straight to Yangle in the southwestern part of Liaoning.

Temporarily withdrawing from Lingzhi can not only avoid being attacked and killed by the nihilistic Jie army, but also avoid the Murong tribe who is behind the oriole.Moreover, Yangle is on the verge of the seashore, so it will be easier to contact Ma Shijin and the forces of the Jin Kingdom here.

This decision of Duan Lan is really full of wisdom in seeking one's life.Not long after the Yuwen Department was destroyed, Xu Wu's Zhang Ju had already reacted. Although it was difficult to immediately deploy an army to extinguish the rebellion in a hurry, he even sent envoys to reprimand Hu Yicong to kill Duanbu.

Jie State ruled western Liaoning for several years, and has been the hegemon of Hebei for many years. Although the war last year showed its decline, it still has a lot of power.Although the Ministry of Gengjian Yuwen was destroyed, the legacy left behind is still quite huge and coveted.Those Zhahu tribes were not strong-willed and lacked integrity. After killing Yuwenbu, they would inevitably be overwhelmed with confidence, and it would not be surprising to take advantage of the momentum of Jieguo to counter-kill Duanbu.Even if they are not able to restrain the Duan Department, they can still be restrained in Lingzhi and buy time for Xu Wu's army to gather and stabilize the chaos.

But Duan Lan withdrew too quickly, and after she got it, she quickly evacuated. Those miscellaneous tribes were still looting the rest of the Yuwen Department's inheritance, and they didn't create any obstacles for Duan Bu's transfer.

As for the next developments, it will be even more lively.The Murong Department of Liaodong, which was already closely connected with the Jin State, naturally could not have been unaware of the rebellion planned by the Jin State in the West of Liaoning. Three thousand elite troops from Murong's tribe came directly across the Liaoshui River, and plunged into the still chaotic Lingzhi.

Among Lingzhi's old forces, the Yuwenbu was wiped out, and Duanbu fled away. The remaining miscellaneous Hu tribes were already in disarray, and they were still fighting with each other to grab the inheritance of the Yuwenbu figures.With the Murong Department's strong intervention, they were even more powerless to resist. Not only did they spit out everything they had swallowed before, but even their tribe itself changed from hunters to prey, becoming one of the Murong Department's gains.

While the Murong Department reaped a lot of profits, it also took over the troubles.Xu Wu's Jie army finally reacted, and five thousand elite soldiers led by Zhang Ju, the governor of Youzhou, went straight to Xianglingzhi, and started a fight with Murongbu, who also arrived in Lingzhi not long ago, in this ice and snow field.

"The complete victory this time is thanks to Liu Gong's great help!"

Located in the crude stronghold of Yangle in the southwestern part of Liaoning, although it has been more than a month since the rebellion in Lingzhina, Duan Lan still couldn't help laughing every time he thought about it.

In fact, when it comes to the actual harvest, it is actually not too big. Due to fear of retaliation and eager to evacuate, Duan Lan even collected less than half of the remnants of the Yuwen Department.

Moreover, migrating in winter is already very difficult, and Duanbu himself suffered a lot from the hasty evacuation of Lingzhi. Although the Yangle area was managed by Duanbu in the past, it was not as complete as Lingzhi's base camp. , Many affairs have to start from scratch.

Between the gains and losses, if carefully weighed, it is actually not as big as the pre-conceived, at least it did not bring a qualitative improvement to the section.

But the significance of this matter cannot only focus on the actual gains and losses. The biggest gains are the reversal of the Duan family's decline and the uplifting of the tribe's hearts.Since Duanbu was attacked and destroyed, there has never been such a magnificent victory.

This battle not only defeated the Yuwen Department, which could also be called a world feud, but the subsequent counterattack from the Jie Kingdom was accepted by another world feud, the Murong Department.Thinking about it in this way naturally made the tribe members of Duanbu feel very happy.

Of course, the Murong Department is not all for the Duan family to prevent disasters, it is mainly for their own needs.As the only powerful tribe among the East Hu who can still maintain their independence under the offensive of the Jie State, even if the Murong tribe does not take advantage of this to go west, the Jie State will not let them go.Now taking advantage of the chaos in western Liaoning and using troops first, this is also a positive approach of substituting offense for defense.

But this doesn't stop the Duan Clan people from being happy, the sense of superiority can only be produced through comparison, and now they are both benefiting and free from disputes, this kind of happy moment was very rare even when Duan Bu dominated Liaoxi.

Thinking of her pride, Duan Lan looked at the indifferent Liu Qun again, and said in a tone of deep meaning: "In the past, Lord Jie also drove me south to fight. What I saw made me feel that the prosperity of China is far from ordinary. .If Mr. Liu can stay here with me with peace of mind, there will definitely be a place for you and me here in the future!"

When Liu Qun heard this, he just smiled and didn't say much.Right now, he is actually being taken hostage by Duan Lan in the Ministry, which is different from the desperate hostage in previous years. Now he is sure to have a better place to stay in the Duan Ministry, a force that is doomed to have a narrow future. True self-defeating.

But if you want to get something, how can you not pay, how can you be harmless if you seek skin from a tiger?He doesn't have enough energy himself, so he can only use Duan Bu's power to achieve the current chaotic situation in Liao. Even if Duan Lanming wants to detain him, he is powerless to resist.

The winter in Liao is long and long, and Zhongzhou has entered early spring, and this place is still very cold with snow and snow.Nearly two months after the turmoil in western Liaoning, Duan Bu, who had retired to Yangle, finally welcomed the envoy of the Jin Kingdom, and it was Wen Fangzhi who arrived in person.

Duan Lan had fought in Hebei, and during this period of time, he discussed the southern affairs with Liu Qun, so he naturally understood that Wen Fang's identity was unusual.After Wen Qiao returned to the south, he was once the mainstay and pillar of the southern kingdom. As his heir, one can imagine Wen Fangzhi's high status in the southern kingdom.

Knowing that Wen Fangzhi was going to come in person, Duan Lan also paid the utmost attention, and brought a group of family cronies, Liu Qun, Lu Chen and others, to meet him from a distance of more than ten miles.

It is still cold and the sea route has not yet been opened, so Wen Fangzhi traveled through Liaodong this time.In addition to his entourage of hundreds of people, Murong Hao also sent his son to lead his guards all the way, which also shows that he attaches great importance to Wen Fangzhi.

Difficult environment can especially sharpen people. It has been several years since Qitai traveled for four years, and Wen Fangzhi’s childishness in his early years has disappeared. The mustache on his upper lip makes him look more mature. Go, quite capable.

The two sides met in the mountains to the north of Yangle, Wen Fangzhi who was far away dismounted from his saddle and walked forward, first ignoring Duan Lan who strode up to meet him, first bowed deeply to Liu Qun, Lu Chen, Cui Yue and others : "When the juniors come to worship, there is no reason for the elders to greet them. It is really rude."

As early as a few years ago, not long after Wen Fangzhi arrived in Liaodong, he went to Liaoxi to pay a visit to Liu Qun and the others. Of course, it was a private contact.At this moment, seeing Wen Fangzhi approaching, describing his posture as a bit of a legacy of Wen Qiao, several people couldn't help but miss the old days, and stepped forward to help Wen Fangzhi up: "Taizhen succeeds in succession, we are all happy and eager to see, It's just a vulgar etiquette, not worth mentioning."

After these people had a little reminiscence, Duan Lan came up to Wen Fangzhi with his children and said: "It's a great honor to meet the envoy of the Liaohuang frontier chief. Wen Gong is a high wind, and the border has long admired..."

After exchanging pleasantries, all the talents returned to Duan Bu's current camp.Among them, Murong Ba's situation is not lacking in embarrassment, Duanbu's fall, Murongbu's falling into trouble has a lot to do with it, now that he has entered Duanbu's base camp, it is considered polite for everyone in Duanbu to hold back and not draw their swords, and naturally they will not give him anything good face.

In fact, they have several Xianbei movies in Donghu, they have been entangled for a long time, and there are many stories of love and killing each other.After all, Murong Ba is still Duan Bu's son-in-law.Earlier, Duan Liao led his troops to escape to the east, and was counterattacked by Murong Han. Murong's tribe captured many family members of the Duan tribe, including the daughter of the former leader Duan Mobo, who was married to Murong Ba by Murong Hao.

Not only Murong Ba and Duan Bu are related by marriage, even Murong Hao himself, his wife is also Duan's daughter, and is the sister of the leader Duan Liao, and Murong Hao's mother is also a Duan's daughter.But even so, it does not prevent them from killing each other.

Although the current Duanbu is alone in the chaos of Liaodi, the situation is not optimistic.After all, this chaos was ignited by them. Right now, it is because the world has not yet thawed, and the two sides that make Zhi Zhi still have strength. Once the complete spring thaws and the war escalates again, neither side will treat Duan. Turn a blind eye.

Therefore, for Wen Fangzhi's arrival, Duan Lan is also full of expectations, and frequently tells her sincerity of Guiyi, hoping to gain more support from Jin's status and reality.

"My family has been suffering from Jieni abuse for a long time, and now I am called by the General Taiwan University for righteousness. I will not be in the same alley as the thieves, and I will return to righteousness. My family has lived in the west of Liaoning for a long time, and I have a little bit of virtue for the people. Now the people around me are also practicing benevolence and righteousness. Treat me as the master. In ancient rituals, there was a thousand-carriage king who was ordered by the emperor. Since our department has the deeds of returning to righteousness, we will never dare to revert to chaotic rituals. I pray that the temporary leave will be only for the sake of false reputation, and that I can act with restraint and restraint to pursue righteousness..."

Hearing Duan Lan's request for his position, Wen Fangzhi did not express anything special, but Murong Ba, who was seated at the bottom, frowned first, and then a sneer appeared on the corner of his mouth.

The Great Shanyu, as for the Three Kingdoms and Jin Dynasty, gradually became flooded, and Hu Lu who had a little more power on each side often crowned themselves with this title to show that their status was higher than that of the surrounding Hu chiefs, and to control the surrounding tribes. Hu's power.The previous generations of the Duan family were indeed granted the title of Great Shanyu, and Murong Xin of Xianbei was also called the Great Shanyu of Xianbei, but after Murong Hao succeeded to the throne, he was deprived of this title by the southern court.

No matter how flooded the Great Chanyu is, one thing remains unchanged, that is, the Hu chief who adds this number must be absolutely strong in the area.In the past, Duan Bu was known as the leader of Liaoxi, which is naturally no problem, but now Duan Lan leads a group of dead clans, taking advantage of various games to steal food, and dares to expect this position, which naturally makes Murong Ba feel quite disdainful.

Regarding Duan Lan's appeal, Wen Fangzhi did not respond positively, but said: "The first task of the current stage is to clear up the rebellion and the whole of my homeland. As for the heroic return of all sides, I will naturally not ignore it. Since Yongjia, Wang Ye moved far away, and the system did not exist. On the way to revival, everything needs to be established. Duan Gong abandoned the thief and returned to righteousness this time. It is really commendable. I am walking here today. , will come one after another.”

When Duan Lan heard this, she felt a little displeased.Although Wen Fangzhi didn't directly reject it, he didn't respond positively either, which in itself was a statement.

He didn't have much contact with Luoyang Xingtai, and he didn't know much about Xingtai's work style. Seeing Wen Fangzhi being so perfunctory, he felt that he had underestimated him and was stingy with the conferment. He frowned and said: "There is no lack of order in the chaos in the Liao border. The Lord of Jie galloped in China in the old year, but after using the Liao border, there were many setbacks. The world situation between the two sides is different after all. My lord and father also received Jin's grace in the past, and now they are willing to bring everyone to help. But Wang En We have been cut off for many years, and many Liao soldiers are strangers, and if they are not showered with kindness, they may not be able to use it bravely."

When Wen Fangzhi heard this, the smile on his face was still flat: "Shengmin has been in chaos for a long time, and human feelings are like this, which is understandable. But my Zhuxia is a heavenly kingdom, and this has been passed down from ancient times, like the sun and the moon. , has never violated the rules and follows the principle of personal affection. If you are suitable, you will be safe. If you are stubborn, you can only make a decision based on the frontiers of the military. New robes are ruled, and old shoes are not worn. I hope Duan Gong can understand this point carefully."

Hearing Wen Fangzhi compare Duan Lan to an ill-fitting broken shoe, the expressions of Liu Qun and the others in the banquet changed slightly. They were also not unfamiliar with the style of the stage. Over the years, they were used to the hypocrisy and obedience of others. Wen Fang's body is still in the opponent's stronghold to deal with it so tough, and the heartstrings are unavoidably tense.

It was only after reflecting on the meaning of the words that Duan Lan realized the meaning of the words, her complexion turned gloomy, and her tone of voice became a little blunt, no longer as gentle as before: "Forgive me for my lack of knowledge. I can’t understand it. But if there are really good teachings for me, why not stay here for a long time and warn me day and night.”

After Wen Fangzhi heard this, he stood up from the table with a careless smile: "Mr. Duan may not know who I am, but I am General Xingtai Shen who personally sent to inspect the Liao affairs and caress the barbarians. The border of Liao is naturally governed by the ancient Xia Dynasty, so you can stay in the southeast and the north for a long time. Duan Gong is willing to listen to the teachings, which is a great kindness, but I am afraid that you will not be able to serve for a long time because of your lack of wealth and power. It's tiring!"

"You, Nanman Yuanke, dare to underestimate me!"

Duan Lan's countenance changed after hearing the words, and she also stood up and glared at Wen Fangzhi.

Liu Qun and the others saw that each other had started to utter bad words, but they couldn't take it lightly, and they all got up and wanted to say a few words.

However, Wen Fangzhi waved his hands at them, looked straight at Duan Lan who was seated opposite him, and said: "The captive chieftain is willing to show off his evil, but I can decide whether to live or die, but how can I decide to go or stay! The general's heroic actions are not the only one, Wen Hongzu, Walking on the stage with a crowd of millions of people, they are suffering from lack of rewards! Come on, come on, what do you want, I will treat you calmly! I am a great husband of China, and I will be persecuted by you! The vast fertile land of China, although there are Thief Hu Yizhao, no danger, no place to throw his body!"

"The madman really wants to die?"

Duan Lan is always a leader, and feels that this time he betrayed the Jie country, Nan Guo always wanted to give him some comfort, but he didn't expect Wen Fangzhi to be so stingy and fierce, he was also furious for a while, and directly drew a knife in his hand and shouted angrily .

"Duan, don't make mistakes!"

Seeing that Duan Lan was already enraged, Murong Ba, the next seat, also raised the case, and had already been disarmed when it was recorded, and now he directly held the wooden case in his hands.As for Wen Fangzhi's entourage, they had already stood in front of and behind the chief officer, staring at him with open eyes.

The originally peaceful atmosphere was gone now.Liu Qun, Lu Chen, etc. were a little flustered before, but after watching Wen Fangzhi's performance for a while, they walked into Wen Fangzhi's side with a casual smile, feeling that the tangible and intangible burden of the early years was weighing heavily on their shoulders. It's gone, open-minded and relaxed.

Duan Lan held the saber in her hand, her expression fluctuated, after a while, suddenly the blade turned and pointed at Murong Ba in the tent, and said angrily: "I am discussing with the envoy of the country, how can you let the evil breeds of Murong's department be watching by the side? Get out of the tent quickly!"

Murong Ba didn't expect the evil fire to burn on his body suddenly, he felt ashamed and angry for a moment, so he wanted to jump on him.Wen Fangzhi raised his hand to signal his attendants to stop him, and then protected him to leave the tent.

"Old grudges in the world, love can't be tolerated, if you offend, please don't offend the honored guests."

When Murong Ba was withdrawn under the protection of the Jin people, Duan Lan did not continue to attack. After all, he is not a strong and brave person, otherwise it would be difficult to save his life under the minions of the Capricorn Lord Shihu.

This gesture failed to intimidate Wen Fangzhi. Although he was a little disappointed, he did not dare to tear his face completely.Although the power of the Southern Kingdom has not entered the Liao land on a large scale, he dare not completely underestimate it.

In the early years, he followed the Capricorn Lord Shihu to participate in the battle in Xiangguo. He had seen with his own eyes how fierce these overlords of the Central Plains were.

Although Donghu is not a kind person, but because the tribe itself is small, they still care about human life. If he kills the Yuwenbu, he only kills the leaders of the Yuwenbu. kill.But in Hebei, he witnessed the massacre of the city several times, and even he was deeply horrified by the cruelty.

But it was such a vicious and vicious Capricorn Lord who was attacked by the Southern Kingdom and forced to move his capital.Based on this point alone, the strength of Nan Guo has already exceeded his cognition, so how dare he easily make such a strong enemy?
Duan Lan took the initiative to lower her posture, and Wen Fangzhi was no longer so tough, as if the previous conflict had never happened, she sat back in her seat, tapped her finger on the edge of the table and said with a smile to Duan Lan: "Mr. Duan is still worried. This old gap, I can come forward and make a little consideration. Since the two departments have been side by side for a long time, it is really inappropriate to fight and harm each other when this trouble is not gone. If this is done, I will count it as a courtesy on my trip. In the future And help the walker to use things, and the rewards will come one after another, so there is really no need to fight for the length of the moment."

(End of this chapter)