The Yanming of the Five Hus and Sixteen Kingdoms

Chapter 42

On the morning of the second day, King Yan slowly stepped into the court hall. All the officials were terrified and the atmosphere was solemn.All the ministers know that Song Gai was a veteran of the first court and was always friendly with the prince. Now Murong Ke is guarding Pingguo and Murong Ba is guarding Tuhe.

Yesterday, Feng Yu's appearance was stabbed into a hornet's nest. It is really unknown what direction this country of Yan will go.Although Song should be impeached, before the Yan State was only implicated in the rebellion and betrayal of the Lord, this corruption of ink has always been trivial, and he didn't take it seriously.

The King of Yan sat on the imperial throne, and he intended to issue a royal edict to Ping Bo. The edict said: "Looking at the remonstrance of the seal room, I am afraid of being alone. The king regards Li Yuan as his country, and Li Yuan regards the grain as his life. But the farmers , the foundation of the country, but the commander of Erqianshi did not follow Meng Chun's order, so don't persuade lazy farmers, it is advisable to use the criminal law especially for those who do not pioneer, and severely punish the city. You can let it go, and give it to the people who have no land. The poor have no property and cannot survive, and each will be given a cow. If you have spare power and are happy to take official cattle to reclaim official land, you will follow the old Wei and Jin laws." Yan Wang Xi abolished yesterday's harsh tax law, which is also beneficial to the people.

The ministers were startled first, and then encouraged.State Prime Minister Feng Yi stood up and said, "Your Majesty's benevolence is rare in ancient and modern times. If you don't pay much money, rest with the people, the world will be ruled. Today, the subjects of Yan Kingdom will appreciate my king's benevolent government."

The Prime Minister of the country was the leader, and all the officials bowed down one after another, and they all praised the benevolence of King Yan.

The King of Yan said again: "Now that Zhongzhou is not in peace, the army is in constant trouble, there are many people who have surrendered and attached themselves, and the bureaucracy is too complicated to be dismissed for a while. Waiting for Gu to pacify the world, there will be fewer redundant officials. Feng Yu painfully called Gu Zhi a failure of government, Give fifty thousand money. Declare internally and externally, those who want to be alone, no matter how high or low, do not hide anything!"

"The magnanimity and generosity of the king is rare in the world, and the minister must be so heartbroken that he will not hesitate to die."Feng Yu knelt down and bowed.

King Yan said in a serious voice, "Where is Song Gai?"

At this time, Song Gai was terrified, his body was like a sieve, he heard the words of King Yan, and prostrated himself on the ground.

"Gu Nian you have also made great contributions to the country in the past few years. Since the previous king was here, you have voted for my country of Yan, and you have made great achievements in following the dragon. However, in the past few years, you have not boasted of your reputation, and your greed is rampant, and everyone and ministers are angry."

The king of Yan sent Ping Bo to announce: "Song Gaige was relegated to the position of Chang Bo, and he was demoted to marching army commander, and sent to the Yan army to listen to him."

All the ministers were shocked, this Song should be a veteran of the former dynasty, and he made a righteous contribution to support the King of Yan. It is a great honor to support the King of Yan. Since ancient times, it is a great festival for a minister to be loyal to the emperor.And a little bit of greed in the world of great contention is harmless.Now Yan Wang's move indicates that the direction of the court of Yan State has changed. Talented people are of course important, but those who have both ability and political integrity can go far and steadily.This court meeting heralds that the king of Yan wants to govern the country of Yan, and the government should be based on officials, and the talents should be selected and appointed.

"Brother Wang, I have objections." Murong Ping said indignantly,

"Today, there is great chaos. My Murong family fought against the wind and rain, and fought against the barbarians to have the land of Pingzhou. Now there are continuous wars and wars, and it is the shortage of military resources and goods. Fortunately, my Murong family is magnanimous. If someone gives me food, how can I be overly courteous?"

"Criticism is bold!" Yan Wang was very annoyed, and said sharply, "Since my ancestors, I have admired China for decades, and my heart has been for the Jin Dynasty. The people of China have come here for righteousness. It is today, and you still say such a thing?" Speaking of the distinction between Hua and Yi, I am ashamed."

The king of Yan ordered him to cut Murong Ping's former military division general's title and demote him to be a captain, and he stayed in Yandu to listen to him.

Seeing this, all the Han officials were in a state of commotion, and Huangfu really said: "Your Majesty has punished you too much, and all the other officials are terrified. I hope that the King will take back his order."

Yang Wu also stepped forward and said: "The former military adviser general is the head of the clan, and the punishment cannot be punished by a doctor. I hope my king will take back his life."

A group of Han officials also pleaded for Murong Ping.

King Yan's face was pale, and he said in a deep tone: "I have decided my loneliness, so I can't remonstrate any more." Gradually, he couldn't support himself on the throne.

"Your Majesty, do you want to go back to the palace to rest?" Seeing King Yan nodding his head, Ping Bo hurriedly preached, "After the court ceremony, all the officials will retreat."

He hurriedly asked the servant to send King Yan to the palace to rest.

In Chengqian Hall, King Yan rested on the imperial couch with his eyes closed.The eldest son Murong Jun knelt aside, Duan Hou sat sideways to serve.

Ping Bo whispered into King Yan's ear, and King Yan slowly opened his eyes.

"Father, father." Murong Jun leaned on the edge of the bed and said to King Yan, "the imperial doctor said that the illness of father is not a serious problem, as long as you rest in peace, don't take care of the world, don't be irritable and angry. Love, will be safe."

"This imperial doctor will really be perfunctory." King Yan squeezed out a smile, and said slowly, "So, how can we not take care of the world in the disputes in this world. If at that time, my country of Yan will be spied on by other countries, and the society will be overthrown .”

I saw the son stood back, knelt by the bed, solemnly cupped his hands and said: "Father, my son is willing to share the worries of the father."

King Yan looked at Shizi, and saw him kneeling quietly beside the bed with a solemn and solemn expression.

"It's great that your son has such a heart," King Yan said with his head tilted, looking up, "Nowadays, among my sons and daughters, there are many outstanding people, and Na Ke'er and Ba'er are both literary and military talents. I hope you can make good use of them. "

"Your father's words, my son will always remember. My father must cultivate in peace, and my son will retire." After Murong Jun retreated, he slowly exited the bedroom.

"Your Majesty, this Murong Ping is also a good intention." Seeing that Murong Jun had withdrawn from the palace, Duan Hou said to King Yan, "Your Majesty has treated the Han overseas Chinese with too much courtesy, which has aroused dissatisfaction among the people in the clan. I think Murong Ping is just saying Heartfelt voice, the Han people stole the limelight, how can I stand in the Murong royal family."

"Women are ignorant, cough, cough." Hearing this, King Yan was furious and could not help coughing violently, "The harem is not allowed to interfere in politics. My Murong family will be the master of the world. If we don't have the power of the Han family, we will Yan Kingdom can't get out of this Pingzhou, it's not the Xianbei family Shanyu, cough, cough, I just want to be quiet for a while, and you step back." King Yan waved his hand, and then left.

After a while, I had no choice but to quit.Ping Bo couldn't help but stepped forward, handed the decoction, and said to King Yan: "This paragraph is also a good intention, and now the king's health is worrying, Duan queen assists the harem, and also wants to share the worry for the king."

"Uncle Ping, whether my Murong family can become famous in the world can only be determined by the younger generations. Now that the power of our country of Yan has just stabilized, if there is another dispute between Hua and barbarians, it will waste the country's power. In the future, if there are any people who talk about the differences between Hua and barbarians, we will be alone." Not lightly."

"Your Majesty, take care of your health. Your Majesty should understand my painstaking efforts, King Yan."

"Ah." King Yan sighed, "It would be great if half of Concubine Lan is wise after Duan. The mother is wise and the son is wise, and it will last forever."

Uncle Ping comforted him and said: "Your Majesty, all the princes are friendly now. If you think about it, your son will be able to win the power of the young master Ke, and the power to dominate the young master. My country of Yan will surely have no worries."

"Gu, if there are another ten years, the children of the Jie tribe there will no longer be as good as they are today."

A few months passed in a blink of an eye, and the grass grew and the warblers flew. Since the order of the king of Yan to lightly corvee and thin Fu was issued, there was no idle land and no idle people.In the early summer, there is a picture of busy farming on the land of Yan State.

Liu Xiang, who had been away from Yan State for a long time, was successful in asking for a seal, and returned to Yan State with the special envoy of the Jin Dynasty.Now the embassy ship has arrived in Liaodong, and all the members of the embassy came ashore from Xiamajin, flattened Guo, passed through Thorny City, and came straight to the new capital of Longcheng.

A few days ago, the King of Yan got a report from Murong Ke, and learned that all the members of the reporting mission had entered the territory of Yan, so he hurriedly ordered Liu Bin to carry the King of Yan's Festival Battalion to Liaodong to greet him first.Later ordered the prince to bring a group of people to prepare for the celebration in the new capital of Longcheng.In the past few days, King Yan sincerely bathed and fasted, waiting for the ceremony.

On that day, I saw the prince and all the princes and all the princes left behind in the city to meet him fifty li away from the city.After the meeting, the prince led the crowd to the southern suburb high platform.

The high platform in the southern suburb of the new capital of Longcheng, according to the old system of the Han Dynasty, has five thrones on the outside of the high platform.The Qing Emperor was in Jiayin, the Red Emperor was in Bingsi, the Yellow Emperor was in Dingwei, the White Emperor was in Gengshen, and the Black Emperor was in Renhai.Outside it is a palace, and the heavy camps are all purple, with the elephant palace, and there are four passages as the gates.An incense table is placed on the high platform, and a prison ceremony is placed on it to offer sacrifices to heaven and earth.Under the stage, the Yan army was purged and the army was in order.The new armor gleamed in the sunlight.With the support of Ping Bo, King Yan has been waiting under the high altar for a long time.At this time, the auspicious time has come, and the envoy of Jin Dynasty, Guo Shi, held the battle of festivals and the edict of King Yan's order, and Murong Hao slowly climbed up to the high platform.

After climbing to the high platform, the two burned incense and worshiped the sky, and bowed respectfully three times.Afterwards, Guo Xi slowly unfolded the imperial edict, and ordered Dayi to say: "Nowadays the world is in chaos, and the imperial edict is far away. The Lord of Yan, Murong Hao, has his own dynasty in mind, to clear up the riots, and appease the northern border. He is specially appointed as the envoy, general, and governor. Hebei military forces, Youzhou Mu, Da Shanyu... Guo Chen paused for a long time, and said: "Specially confer the king of Yan to show his sincerity."

After speaking, he offered the chapter seal specially bestowed to King Yan by the Jin Dynasty, King Yan Murong held it up respectfully with both hands, and Murong took the decree to thank him, and the ceremony was completed.

Under the stage, Murong Yan, all the officials and the three armies all shouted, "Long live the King of Yan, the kingdom of Yan will live forever, and the king will never see him forever."The sound is overwhelming and resounds thousands of miles.

Jin envoy Guo Chen was filled with emotion when he heard the thunderous sound.He said to the King of Yan: "Although Yan is a small country, its military strength is outstanding. Now the land of Pingzhou outside the Great Wall is afraid that the king of Yan will be small. When he goes south to the Central Plains, sweep Jie Zhao, welcome the Jin Dynasty, and return to the two capitals."

"The words of the envoy of Jin will be kept in my heart alone." King Yan bowed his hands solemnly to the envoy of Jin, "The lonely kingdom of Yan shall be the wing of Jin. The anger of man and god."

Guo Xi bowed his hands solemnly, and thanked him: "I, Emperor Jin, must appreciate King Yan's sincerity, and my subordinates will definitely tell the emperor of Jin."

That night, King Yan held a grand banquet for his ministers in the Xinchang Palace of the Xindu Wangcheng, presenting songs and dances from all directions under the hall, serving all kinds of rare national delicacies, and offering fine wines from all over the world.In the middle of the banquet, a messenger suddenly came, and the general handed the report to the son.The son left the table to read it. It turned out to be an official document notifying General Huan Wen of Jin'anxi that he had conquered Li Shi in Chengdu and benefited from the land of Liang.

The son returned to the banquet, got up and stood in front of the hall, and said to the king of Yan and the envoy of Jin, "I report to my father and the envoy of Jin that our country of Yan has recently received a report. When the land returns to the Jin family, the Jin family will work hard, and our generation will also be excited." I saw the son slowly raised the wine bottle and proposed to the princes and princes, "Now, on the occasion of my lord's appointment as the king of Yan, I wish the Jin family the recovery of benefits. In the land of Liang, I hope that the Jin emperor and my lord can overcome the heartache, destroy Jie Zhao together, restore the Jin family, and rejuvenate the Yan Kingdom. I wish the Jin family a thousand years, and my King Yan will last forever. The friendship between the two countries is like the blue waves of the East Sea, and the longevity will last forever. long."

King Yan was also very excited. He got up and raised his wine glass to congratulate the Jin family with all his ministers.All the ministers in the hall shouted congratulations: "Congratulations to the Jin family for regaining their lost land. My king will never live forever."

Guo Shi of the Jin Dynasty also toasted to the King of Yan, the prince and all the officials of Yan.

During the banquet, King Yan took advantage of the wine and asked the envoy of Jin: "When you see Huan Wen, who can you compare with anyone in ancient times?"

The envoy of Jin replied: "I heard that Hussar General He Chong said, 'Huan Wenying is superior to others, but has literary weapons. There is no one who is warm in the Western Xia post.' After Yu Yi died, his son Yu Yuanzhi originally wanted to succeed him. , but He Chong tried his best to dispel all opinions and make him live here. He has been in charge of Jingchu alone for several years, resisting the Jiehu in the north, and the barbarians in Nanping, and now he has destroyed the Han Dynasty in the west, and his talents and courage are rare in the world."

"Being able to lead Jingchu alone, guard the gate of the country, and reject the Hu, can be said to be Wu Shilu's resistance." King Yan thought for a moment.

"Your Majesty's knowledge of people is appreciated by my subordinates." Guo Chen said, "In Jingzhou, Lu Kang has a saying: 'If Wu survives, Wu will survive, and Wu will perish if he dies'. His courageous strategy and planning should not be inferior to Lu Kang."

After hearing this, the king of Yan refused to entice him, and said for a long time: "It is a great honor for the Jin to have this minister. However, I have heard that the Jin family has been plagued by heroes many times. In Sheji, the Jin emperor fled; later, Su Jun made great contributions to leveling Wang Dun, but also bullied the Jin emperor. Today, the Jin family has Huanwen, so how can it be restrained?"

"This..." Guo Xi was momentarily at a loss for words.

"Report to the King of Yan, Huan Wen, how can he control it?" Liu Xiang who was next to him stepped forward and said, "The Huan family of Qiaoguo is not comparable to the Wang family of Langya or the Yu family of Yingchuan. The family members of the family are thin, and the ancestors Although the Lord Huan Fan was killed by King Sima Xuan, his meritorious service was outstanding, but his foundation was weak. If he hadn't been able to recommend him with all his strength, he could have achieved this feat. His sudden rise to a high position should be avoided by his officials, and he is not comparable to other clans. Be worry-free."

"That's how it is, haha." King Yan smiled, and raised his glass to the embarrassed Jin envoy, "Don't take it lightly, my country of Yan is far away from the Jin family, and the situation of the Jin family is not what I like, come and drink .”

"My lord," Liu Xiang held up his wine glass to the King of Yan, and the envoy of Jin said, "Although Yan and Jin are thousands of miles apart, the situation in the world is uncertain, and the overall situation of the Central Plains is not clear. If Yan and Jin live next to each other, Be harmonious and friendly, and don't think about attacking."

"What Liu Xiang said is just my lonely wish. Come here," King Yan and all his ministers and princes toasted together, and toasted to the envoy of Jin: "I wish to have a good alliance with the Jin family forever, sweep away all the barbarians, and clarify the Central Plains."

Everyone also toasted and said: "I wish to form an alliance with the Jin family forever."

"National Prime Minister Liaodong Urgent Report." During the banquet, the waiter quietly approached Guo Xiang.The Prime Minister of the country, Feng Yi, hastily embraced him, shocked, it turned out to be Fuyu Xinchanyu: Wang Xuan, the superior.Instigated by Shi Zhao, he repelled the pro-Yan ministers, mobilized his troops to prepare for war, and harassed Xuantu City day and night. This time, Fuyu Shanyu sent [-] elite soldiers to plunder our Liaodong border, burning, killing, and looting.

"You wait a moment, now that the banquet is in full swing, I will report it to the prince first, and make a decision after the banquet is over."

I saw the prime minister quietly leaving to the son, the son read it, and said: "The prime minister, this is a good move. After the banquet is over, I will meet my father tonight."

"The lives of the people on the border of Liaodong are all tied to this, and I hope that the prince will miss it in his heart."

"President of the country, which is more important, I have my own discretion. Now our army and horses in the country of Yan are strong and don't wait for this moment."

"My son, the hearts of the people can be accepted or discarded. My son must always remember Yan Guo." The Prime Minister said anxiously.

"Understood, I promise you, after the banquet is over, I will report to my father." The son secretly received his military report, his face was erratic, and he only waited for the banquet to disperse.

It was the night when the guests and the host enjoyed themselves until late at night.King Yan returned to the bedroom slightly drunk, only to see that the prince had already waited first.Seeing the son, King Yan was puzzled and asked, "Jun'er, what do you want to play here late at night?"

"Father King" Murong Jun submitted it to the military report to King Yan.

(End of this chapter)