The Yanming of the Five Hus and Sixteen Kingdoms

Chapter 23

That night, in a corner of the city, outside the study of Han and Shoufu.

"My lord, my lord." Seeing Han Shou in the study of the mansion, a figure flashed outside the window, Han Shou tapped the window three times, and the man turned and went straight into Han Shou's study.

There was only one lamp in the study room, glistening with candlelight, making it even darker.

The man turned sideways, leaned closer and said: "Lord Han is right, that Gao Xu really went to Murong Han's residence with Liu Taishou."

I saw that Han Shouwu was sitting by the desk, his brows trembled a little, and he said in a low voice: "There are only a few people in the Liaodong family who can play an important role in the court, and Gao Xu is really the best among them. Those who are lucky enough to get their help will have a great chance of winning this matter.”

"However, my subordinates learned that they were just drinking and singing to their heart's content that night. I have not found out about the rest, so I forgive my subordinates for being ineffective in doing things."

"First, I have revealed to Gao Xu that my Liaodong army was greedy for food, and then I said that Lord Yan was in the process of emigrating my family in Liaodong, and Prince Murong Ping killed my family. I think he will not refuse. I was touched. The matter involved is of great importance. He is from the Gao family in Liaodong. He belongs to a famous family. His ancestor Gao Zhan was disdainful of entering the Yan court during the time of the first king. He is famous for being a virtuous person. Moreover, he has a long history of stratagems and the strategies he put forward hit the key points at that time, so he can be called a strategist." Han Shou's face darkened, "However, if our Liaodong family wants to restore the restoration, it must be done. In the name of the Qing emperor, he will not be successful, and then he will succeed in the name of the Jin family. Moreover, Murong Ping, the younger brother of the king of Yan, is greedy in nature and has many bad deeds. If there is evidence of guilt, contact the important officials in the court, and then he will be hit. .”

"Master Han, the plan is very detailed, and great things can be accomplished, why do you have to involve Murong Han in it? It's okay for us to raise our own banner." The man asked puzzled.

"The so-called name is right and words are smooth. Murong Han has always been famous, and he has a high prestige among the soldiers. If he helps, it will be twice the result with half the effort. At that time, don't talk about Murong Han, even the King of Yan will be no problem, and Tell them what to do." After saying that, Han Shou looked at the man and smiled.The subordinate nodded, and his meaning was slightly understood.

"Master Han, do you have another question?"

"I speculate on my own: You mean we don't know Murong Han's heart, will we really help each other?" Han Shou's eyes flashed sinister.

"Master Han is truly a god-man, that's true."

"I have already contacted Tong Shou, Guo Chong and others who are still in Goguryeo, and Chang Ba and Cui Tao who are in Zhao State. At that time, all the lurkers in the capital of Yan State will respond from the city, and the outsiders will respond in the name of Murong Han. On the side of the Qing emperor, the army of Yan will flee after hearing Murong Han's prestige, and the big thing will be settled." Han Shou's face showed a complacent expression, "When the flag is raised, Murong Han will not be able to argue. We will only punish the culprit and depose him. King Yan, when the time comes, the government will be in my hands, Murong Han will not be able to help me, and my Liaodong family will definitely avenge this loss of land and wife."

But seeing Han Shou leading the man walking in the backyard of the mansion and looking up, he saw a meteor passing by. In the night sky of Mintian, a shooting star passed between the two stars Wei and Ji. This is an ominous sign. Han Shou was overjoyed to see it. "A guest star offends Yan, which is a sign of the country's decline."

Turn around and tell the man: "You must contact the people on the list in the past few days. If a brother dies, he will find his brother, and if a father dies, he will find his son. You must place our own people in the guards of the various treasuries in the city, so that we will not be far away if you do big things. .”

"The subordinates have orders, and they must be obeyed."

"One more thing, can Song Gai come out and correct Murong Ping, Murong Ping has always been cunning, all the money, food and goods passed by Song Gai, if Song Gai corrects him, then we will see how King Yan can protect him."

"My subordinate understands."

When the night's discussion was over, Murong Ping hurried back to the mansion and summoned Song Gai to the mansion overnight to discuss.

After a while, the mansion led Song Gai to the inner room to meet Murong Ping.

"Lord You Changshi, I haven't seen you for a long time, so you're fine." Murong Ping signaled Song Gai to sit down, and sent a maid to serve him with tea.

"Military division general, why did Xingye call me here?" Song Gai asked anxiously.

"In the past few years, helping me in the army and planning in the mansion has been very hard, and I need to trouble you with a letter tonight." Murong Ping said slowly.

"I don't know who the general said the letter is going to be sent to?"

"Department of Yuwen, Prime Minister of the State, Mo Qianhun."

"General, this is a foreign country. If Feng Yu, who joined the army in the recording room, finds out, it's not a matter of reading my book, and I must be punished according to the canon." I saw that Song Gai kowtowed again and again.

"Song Changshi, it's not that I don't want to belong to others, it's only you who are the most appropriate." Murong Ping looked at Song Gai incredulously.

"The operation and dispatch are mostly due to your planning, especially the affair of Yuwen's iron sand and salt. If someone else comes, I don't feel at ease; secondly, how can the Prime Minister of Yuwen believe in mere words in the letter?" Yan said. Therefore, Murong Ping personally served tea to Song Gai, "Don't worry, I will not treat you badly after the matter is completed. Now that the Yan Kingdom is about to move its capital to Longcheng, I have asked the King of Yan to stay on the land on both sides of the Zhuque Avenue in Longcheng. At that time, the income from construction, investment, and sales will be countable, and we will not be greedy for immediate profits."

Murong Ping picked up the teacup and blew gently, took a sip and said: "Feng Yu's father, Feng Chao, first abandoned the city and fled during Murong Ren's rebellion, and then surrendered when Shi Zhao attacked Yan. How sincere is it?"

Song Gai was still a little uneasy, and said: "Thank you General for planning these few years, so that our Song clan can grow stronger in this country of Yan, but our things like this are all conspiracy. As evidenced by the letters, not only the humble minister, but even you, the general, will not be able to escape the fault of collusion and selfishness."

But when Murong Ping knocked the teacup on the table with a "bang", Song Gai was shocked, and after a while, Murong Ping stood up to him and helped him up, "Sir Song, I'm worried about Zhou Xiang, but then Mo Qianhun won't live for more than a few days."

"How do you say that?" Song Gai was puzzled.

"My son and I have ordered Murong's army to pursue and kill him with all our strength. We must kill this man with our own hands. Will the dead man speak? Your letter made him let his guard down, and he no longer has the heart to guard against him."

"General, that's what I meant. If that's the case, then the official understands that there is no need to delay, and I will leave."

"The current state affairs are complicated, so please forgive me for sending him away." Murong Ping bowed his body, and the servant of the mansion led Song Gai out.After a while, it disappeared in the heavy snow all over the sky.

"Tch, you bastard, you are the only one from my Murong family." Murong Ping said disdainfully after watching the man walk away.

"Old servant." Murong Ping shouted.

"The villain is here." The man responded quickly.

"Although the Murong Army is now in charge of the Yan Army, I am afraid that he is not familiar with the current Yan Army's military forces. I will pass on my order to let my troops join the army and command the army to go out with him. It will be a good way to take care of him."

"The general's concern is very appropriate. Today's Yan army is very different from what it was before the Murong Ren Rebellion." Old servant Dui said with a smile.

"Apart from the care, the rest...do you understand?"

"The old slave understands, and the old slave ordered the army to monitor at any time, and must report any changes."

"Well, act accordingly." The corner of Murong Ping's mouth twitched.

After the snow, the garden in Murong Han's mansion was covered with snow, and the snow on the Yinshan mountain was set against the white snow, making it even more white.

On this day, the sun was high, and Murong Han, Murong Ba, Gao Xu, and Liu Pei were lying in a mess in the living room, the fire in the room had all been burned out, and there was a slight chill.With a jerk from the cold, Murong Ba woke up.

Murong Ba's head was heavy, he seemed to have forgotten something, he suddenly regretted and said: "This morning, my mother wanted to go to the palace to greet Duan Hou, how could I forget this?" He couldn't stop feeling annoyed.

"My lord, what's the matter with this harem concubine?" Gao Xu laughed.

"Lord Gao, stop talking nonsense." Murong Ba was a little sullen, "My lords, Uncle Wang, I will take my farewell, and I will visit you someday."

Murong Ba left, and the three of them also woke up.

"I'm talking about the general, but this bully is too old now, so I can't figure it out." Gao Xu said puzzled.

"Presumably today, it can be seen, Duan Xian." Murong Han also got up, and said slowly.

"No wonder I heard Bi'er say that after the attack on Duan Bu that day, Murong Ba was a little bit out of his wits, presumably it was because of this woman."

"But now in the court, the influence of the Duan Clan is gradually fading away. Lord Yan can let his young master remarry a daughter of the Duan Clan as his wife. Even if she is a wife, she must be a concubine. That woman has an aloof personality, but the name of the concubine can't bear it?" Although Liu Pei has lived in the border town for a long time, he has always heard about the affairs of the court.

"And you know that the son Murong Jun originally wanted to take the daughter of the Duan family arranged by his aunt as his wife, but now he married the Xianbei Xiaobu Kezu Hun family as the son's concubine. The son can understand the truth, why doesn't Mr. Ba understand?" Gao Xu sighed, and said: "Young Master Ba is very pure in his thoughts, he uses his schemes and his heart, I'm afraid he can't compare to Shizi."

"That's right, it's my good fortune to be here in Yan Kingdom." Liu Pei also sighed softly, "It's not his luck."

It was almost noon, Murong Ba was about to enter the queen mother's room, but he saw the servants hurriedly stopped Murong Ba.Murong Ba was about to break in, but he saw the maid smiling shyly, and the servant also laughed and said, "Young Master Ba, you ruined your mother's good deeds."

There were bursts of shy voices coming out of the room.It only makes people blush, that Murong Ba is getting older and more experienced, so he can't help but feel hot.

After a long time, only the voice of Concubine Lan's bedroom gradually died down, and it seemed to be over.Concubine Lan tidied up her wardrobe and her clothes, and King Yan was also getting dressed, but she saw Concubine Lan shyly leaning on King Yan and walking out of her palace.

Outside the gate of Xingzhi Palace, he saw Murong Ba beside him.

King Yan was in a good mood at this moment, he patted Murong Ba's head: "Ba'er, have you grown a lot taller recently? As you get older, it's time for a marriage."

Ba'er saw that his father was in a good mood, so he couldn't help but stepped forward and said: "My father has this intention, how about..."

But Concubine Lan stopped her and said: "Ba'er's energy and blood are not strong, and he doesn't think enough. Now that the country is full of troubles, it's time to make contributions. It's not too late to discuss the matter of marriage later."

"The daughter-in-law that Concubine Lan prefers is definitely a good-natured woman, and she must be kind to her alone." King Yan stroked her shoulder, "Do you want to find a woman who is as smart and skilled as your mother, who is stable and dignified?"

"Father, I have written it down, but I feel that if we fall in love with each other and grow old together, Fang will always be together."

"Ba'er, you are a royal family, and you must be a continuous heir. It is a good thing to have someone you like, but in troubled times, you can't help yourself. What you want is the prosperity of the Yan Kingdom. The orphaned son must marry, and he must be worthy of my Murong family. lintel."

"Okay, okay." Seeing that the situation was not right, Concubine Lan hurriedly persuaded, "Ba'er is still young, what do you know, when he is a little older, he will definitely understand your hard work." After finishing speaking, Concubine Lan He helped King Yan get into the six-golden chariot and drove to Wangcheng.

Seeing that the car was gradually going away, Concubine Lan led Ba'er into the inner room.

"The woman you want to marry with King Yan is Duan Xian." Concubine Lan said seriously.

"That's right, the minister will not marry unless he is the only one."

"The rest are fine, but she can't."

"The marriage of the royal family is beyond our control. Thinking about the Murong family, the two generations of queens are all from the Duan family. It's not because they moved to the city of Thorns and relied on others for help." Concubine Lan sighed. My son, on the one hand, Murong Ren’s rebellion forced the King of Yan to be in danger; on the other hand, with Duan Bu at his side, how can uncle attack the country of his nephew. Now the situation is very different.”

"Mother, now in my country of Yan, the civil strife has been calmed down, and the world is looking forward to it, and I want to treat her with a lenient heart. Brother Jun married a daughter of the Kezu Hun family of Xianbei Xiaobu. What's the point of me marrying a daughter of Duanbu?" Can't?"

"It's fine if it's an ordinary woman. However, the Duan family has been destroyed by our country, and the people of the country have fled everywhere, and there are many evils left. There are many people who have the idea of ​​​​resurrection. Duan Qin and Duan Kan are also fleeing the enemy's country. The King of Yan is trying to wipe out the roots , why do you want to marry Duan's daughter at this time, isn't it against your father and king. If someone uses this to contact Duan Xian, how will you deal with yourself then?"

"Mother, since my son is a descendant of the Murong family, I should put my family first. How could I care about my children's private affairs? Why did I want to have trouble with a woman when I was a weak woman? Isn't it true that my Murong family's heart is also full?" Small?"

"Pfft..." Concubine Lan couldn't help laughing, but in a blink of an eye she said in a serious voice: "Is my son too old to listen to persuasion, and King Yan has a broad mind? But if you are not safe, people in the royal family will take this as an argument and criticize you. If at that time, not only you, I'm afraid your mother, your uncle will also fall into it together, alas, luck and disaster are unpredictable."

Seeing that Murong Ba didn't take it seriously, Concubine Lan said solemnly: "Your father and king already know about the fact that you met Uncle Wang all night long last night."

Murong Ba was also surprised and said: "Father is well informed" but then his expression returned to normal. "Gentlemen's friendship, with poetry and prose, mother need not worry."

"What a poem and prose, this is the best." Concubine Lan frowned, "The current situation is very delicate. Baer, ​​you should have less contact with foreign ministers, especially your Uncle Wang."

"What does mother mean by this?"

"Your Majesty, Concubine Gongsun, please see me." Between the words, the maid from Concubine Lan's palace entered the room to pass on the message.

"It turned out that Sister Gongsun came."

In a blink of an eye, he said to Murong Ba: "For the future, for the long-term, for my mother, I hope you are fine."

Murong Ba hurriedly asked "Oh" again, "Is there a lady Duan?" He hurriedly said to the maid.

"Hey, the young master was right." The maid hid her face with her long sleeves and burst out laughing.

"Then, hurry up and announce." Murong said impatiently, and hurriedly left.

"It's too big to stay." Concubine Lan sighed softly.

(End of this chapter)