The Yanming of the Five Hus and Sixteen Kingdoms

Chapter 57
At this time, in the Taiji Hall of Jiankang, the land of the Three Wus, the six-year-old little emperor Sima Dan was sitting on the throne.Under the court, the ministers and Wang Gong were arguing fiercely.

Emperor Cheng of Jin, Emperor Kang of Jin, and the Jin family went to the second emperor for two years. The clans of various families played games with each other, and just now they chose Sima Dan, who was two years old at the time, to be the emperor of Jin Mu.

In addition to the frequent changes in the throne, in recent years, a group of officials from the Jin Dynasty who traveled south to the south: such as Shang Shuling Zhuge Hui, servant He Chong, Zhongshu Ling Yu Bing, and his younger brother Yu Yi, etc. also passed away one by one, and the capable ministers withered. With the loss of generals, the situation of the Jin Dynasty declined to the extreme.

Maybe it's because of the destiny of the Jin family, Huan Wen of the Kanglong Huan family is slowly rising.

At that time, He Chong strongly recommended Huan Wen to replace Yu's power in Jingzhou, and made him the governor of the six prefectures of Jing, Si, Yong, Yi, Liang, and Ning.

If you only rely on in-laws and family reputation, you may be dissatisfied by others.However, Huan Wen has always had the ambition to make contributions. With the first division of Jingzhou, he destroyed the Han Dynasty in the west and created the greatest achievement in regaining his homeland since the Jin Dynasty moved to the south.

If it wasn't for Shangshu Zuocheng Xun Rui's persuasion and fear of his power, he said: "If Huanwen goes to Pinghe and Luo, how will he be rewarded?"

After all, the imperial court added the titles of Huan Wen: General Zhengxi, Kaifu Yitong Sansi, and named Linhe County Duke.

The sudden rise of Huan Wen's army has already aroused the fear of other clans and the clansmen of the Jin Dynasty. He secretly recommended talents from other clans to enter the court to fight against him, to prevent his northern expedition from becoming bigger, and to support the soldiers of Yangzhou in order to divide his military power. .

Now that Emperor Jin is young, Sima Yu, king of Kuaiji, is the most powerful among his clan.Among the ministers, Yin Hao, the governor of Yangzhou, can rival him.

The little emperor muttered to the queen mother Chu Suanzi behind the curtain: "It's so boring, I want to go down and play."

"Your Majesty, just be patient, just be patient." The little emperor couldn't sit still on the throne, and the queen mother had no choice but to persuade her. Now they are both orphans and widows, and they are almost like pulling strings in front of powerful officials and clansmen. puppet.

Sima Dan rested his chin, "Queen, why are they arguing? The queen discussed with the emperor's uncle. I still want to put paper kites in the garden?"

Chu Suanzi jokingly said: "Your Majesty, they are afraid that His Majesty will be lonely, so they are discussing to find a fun place for His Majesty to the north?"

When the little emperor heard this, he was frightened to death, and hurriedly said: "To the north, the master said that it is not in the enemy's country. I won't go, I won't go."

Under the main hall, Huan Wen sent General Long Xiang Yuan Qiao back to Beijing to play first.I saw Yuan Qiao said: "King Kuaiji, now that there is Liangdu chaos in Shizhao, it is a great time for us to recover the Central Plains. Our soldiers and civilians in Jingzhou and the rest of the Han Dynasty will surely be able to fight to determine the universe."

Sima Yu said indifferently: "The generals are exhausted and the people are displaced. I really don't want the people to suffer from the war again. What's more, Huan Wen and Li Shi fought at Ruoqiao earlier."

I saw Yin Hao, the governor of Yangzhou, saying: "Gong Hu, who joined the army in the past, was shot to death, and the soldiers were terrified. One thing can never be done again. Soldiers, it is also a murderous event, the general should not lightly start a quarrel."

Yuan Qiao argued: "It's the destiny, but our army will return to the land of Shu Han. Now that Zhao's power is in decline, the destiny will belong to my Jin family. If all the princes are in a dream, if the Central Plains is strong again Lord, I fear that my Jin family will no longer have this land in the south of the Yangtze River."

Yin Hao said angrily: "General Yuan's alarmist words are overheard. How could you know that if your Lord Huan Wen hadn't been in love with power, he would not return to the capital for a long time to report on his duties. He stayed in the middle of Sichuan, Deng Ding and Kui Wen, to support the bandits, so that they could use the excuse of quelling chaos and hold a heavy army. , waiting for an opportunity to spy on the Jin room."

Yuan Qiao was furious: "You, ahem..."

Situ Caimo remonstrated: "The time is not good, the way is bent and stretched. Although the rebellious bandits will eventually perish, when they are strong, they will all bow and avoid them. Now that the stone tiger is not dead, all the generals of Zhao State follow his orders , the army is well prepared, Liang Du's plan is small, and it should be destroyed. After the destruction, what will happen? We should also be careful."

General Wang Xizhi of the Right Army also persuaded: "It is true that if there is no Huanwen, the imperial court will no longer have Sichuan and Shu, and it will be a great achievement for the imperial court. Besides, the Northern Expedition to the Central Plains is our own responsibility. If we can restore the old capital and sacrifice the ancestors, we can be called a minister. It’s the best. For the current plan, we should discuss it from the long-term.” After finishing speaking, Wang Xizhi supported Yuan Qiao and said, “The general’s pacification of the Han Dynasty and his exhaustion in fighting to the death are the first achievements. .1."

Yuan Qiao said with a smile: "Thank you, Your Majesty, stop making a false name. We will fight to the death in the Northern Expedition to the Central Plains. It is not just a false name. It seems that the governor of Yin and you all have the ambition to conquer the Central Plains."

Yin Hao also laughed and said, "If you return to the Central Plains, you should congratulate the whole country, and your lord general Huan Wen is not the only one who has this ambition."

"Okay, stop talking," Sima Dan shouted from the throne.

Seeing Sima Yu, king of Kuaiji, leading the crowd, he said reluctantly, "I'm waiting for my apology."

Beyond the Mengjin River, Zhao Guo's army stretched for several miles with banners covering the sun, and they wanted to march to Yuzhou in the dark.

At this time, the army had already crossed the river, and King Yan rode to the riverside, followed by Yao Yizhong, Pu Hong, Ran Min and others.

King Yan pointed to the big river behind him, thoughtfully, and said: "I don't think too much, the bandits are so powerful, Sikong Li Nong is also a man who knows how to fight, and he lost two battles in a row. If we lose again, we can only do it." Relying on the danger of the river, the land of Henan will eventually live up to Zhao's possessions..."

"King Yan, this statement is wrong." Yao Yizhong stepped forward with only his horsewhip in hand and said, "If we lose again, we will not only lose Henan, but also fear that the country will be ruined and we will die without a place to die."

Pu Hong didn't take it seriously, he just held the reins tightly and said: "General Yao's alarmist words are overheard, what Liang Du is relying on now is coercing the refugees, Li Nong is careless, wherever our army goes, we should wait for the wind to return."

"Da Yao, 'He who kills the enemy is angry'. Your Majesty took the Kyushu with partial divisions. The reason for this is his indomitable spirit. Today, the Zhao army is depressed. If the soldiers do not have the will to die, and the generals have the idea of ​​stealing life, I, Zhao Guo, will be one If you lose again and again, you may lose the world." Yao Yizhong scolded angrily.

"What the general said is reasonable." Ran Min also said.

The King of Yan looked back and said with a smile: "It was Yisun Shi Min, who has not led troops for a long time since conquering Yan Kingdom, how is it? Are you still familiar with military affairs?"

Ran Min cupped his hands and said, "Thank you King Yan for your concern. I have received the country's great kindness. I should try to repay it. In this autumn of life and death, I will not hesitate to defend the country of Zhao at this seven-foot body."

King Shi Bin of Yan smiled and said: "Although Ran Min is a foster grandson, he fought bravely and retreated from the battle of Yan. He just set an example for our Shi clan and won the approval of his father. If there is more time, wouldn't it be He has a more sacred heart than us real princes, huh? Haha."

Pu Hong laughed and said: "This begging army is all from his father Shi Zhan's trilogy. Now that the son inherits his father's footsteps, don't these soldiers strive to be the first, and they are more capable of commanding them than Li Nong."

Ran Min listened to Pu Hong's words and didn't try to defend himself, he just got off his horse and bent down, straightened up and replied: "I don't dare to have delusional thoughts, the king of Yan is the only one to follow."

Seeing this, Shi Bin just bent down on his horseback, looked at him and said with a smile: "Let's talk, talk, please get up."

After a moment, Shi Bin whispered in his ear: "My Shi clan's relatives all believe in Shimen. How can it be that you, Shi Min, seem to have converted to Taoism now, and you are going to Dongming Temple?"

Ran Min only had a flash of fear, and quickly calmed down, "What does King Yan mean?"

King Yan said with a smile: "It's okay, it's okay, I have sent someone to guard Dongming Temple strictly, and the guards are all my confidants. Compared with the guards in the palace, you can feel at ease."

Ran Min immediately understood that at this time Shi Yun's safety was tied to the King of Yan, and the King of Yan used her as a pledge to hope that Ran Min would contribute, so Ran Min immediately said: "I thank the King of Yan."

King Yan then mounted his horse, and everyone mounted their horses one by one, intending to lead their respective troops to set off.

"Report to the King of Yan, the military report ahead." Everyone was about to set off, when a sergeant came and presented it to the King of Yan.

King Yan read it hastily, and circulated it to all the generals, saying: "It seems that the father is still worried, and this time it can be said that he has poured out the country to conquer Liang Du. Liu Ning, Wang Luan, and even Duanbu Xianbei who belonged to me also sent People and horses help each other, and the military prestige is strong, which can be said to be very rare in my country of Zhao."

The king of Yan drove his horse forward, but turned around again. His eyes were bright, and he said to the generals: "Masters, I am leading a large army out now. The whole country depends on me. If Liang Du is not destroyed Ruogu and the others were lucky enough to wipe out the bandits in one fell swoop."

"Hey", the King of Yan only took out the sword and stuck it on the ground, and said with emotion: "I and all of you will be the guards of Zhao, so as to restore the great achievements of the former emperor."

Ran Min raised his spear first, turned around and shouted to the crowd: "The king of Yan is a loyal and courageous country, and Min Ding will follow the lead of the king of Yan, and be the vanguard, and swear to destroy Liangdu."

The rest of the people said: "We would like to obey the order of King Yan."

After riding for a few miles, they saw Pu Hong galloping forward, and said to Ran Min: "There are rumors in the palace that the previous expedition against Li Nong failed deliberately, otherwise General Ran Min would not go out this time. General Laishi and us Di people are under the suspicion of Emperor Zhao."

Ran Min only took the reins of the horse, and said: "General Cheqi's words are wrong. If Emperor Zhao hadn't taken him in, how could my father Shi Zhan and I have made great achievements in this troubled world? Now we have given the country's surname. Today's dignitaries all rely on Zhao." Emperor. Emperor Zhao treats me very well."

Pu Hong only laughed and said: "Forgive me for your lies, but today the descendants of the Shi family are capable, such as Shi Sui and Shi Xuan, all died at the hands of Shi Hu, and now only Shi Bin is worthy of the post. Popularity, the begging army has a large number of people, and the power of the world is in the hands of the general, if you can stand on your own..."

Ran Min just stopped him and said, "What do you mean?"

Pu Hong laughed and said, "Neither the general nor I are from the Jie tribe. Now that the king of Yan is leading the army from Yecheng, and has also sent soldiers from the Jie tribe from all over Zhao to join forces with Xingyang, it doesn't mean that we don't trust us. How can we do it in this battle? Someone else's cannon fodder."

Ran Min only held the reins of the horse, his voice was soft but firm, "Pu Hong, there are only you and me here, I don't know the right, you have also received the kindness of Shi Hu, and now Zhao Guo is in trouble, why don't you want to repay it?" In this battle, if there is any change in your department." Ran Min picked up the hook hanging on the saddle, "Let's see if my weapon agrees."

Pu Hong, however, was intimidated by his aura and hurriedly said: "The former General Ran Min has this heart in mind, and I will definitely do my best."

After finishing speaking, he rode his horse to the camp of his Di clan.

The land of Heluo in Yuzhou
The Liangdu Rebellion that swept through Guanzhong and the Central Plains was finally put down.

In the battle of Xingyang, King Shi Bin of Yan commanded the generals, gathered the elite of Zhao Guoguo, and encircled and suppressed with heavy troops.Ran Min, the general who conquered the captives, was the vanguard, holding a double-edged spear in the left and a hook in the right, stabbing left and chopping right, rushing into the enemy's formation.The horse under his crotch: Zhu Long, is like a red flame. Wherever he goes, all the thieves and bandits have their heads in different places.

Seeing that Ran Min had defeated the leader of the bandits and the enemy was in chaos, Yao Yizhong, Pu Hong and others all led their tribe to fight for military exploits.Yao Xiang, the son of Yao Yizhong, leaped into the enemy's formation even more.Zhang Hedu, General of Wei, Duan Qin, General of Liyi, and other generals who were originally in the rear army also led their troops to encircle and suppress them together.All the armies have formed a siege against Liang Du...

Rain, continuous rain.Since the beginning of the new year, Liangdu's chaos has been overwhelming, Zhao's army has been defeated repeatedly, and people's hearts are fluctuating. The whole city of Ye is also under martial law.Therefore, the business travel was interrupted, not to mention the horse caravan and camel travel on the road, even the pedestrians were even rarer.Since the beginning of spring, it has been raining continuously, and the watered city of Ye has become more and more depressed.People are like wet carbon, lifeless.

"Ti Liu, Ti Liu..." A rush of horseshoes came from the south of the city.

I saw someone shouting: "Report, report, Xingyang victory report."

In just an instant, the continuous rain of spring in Ye City seemed to disappear at this moment.

The messenger galloped on the middle avenue, heading only for Zhongyang Gate.On both sides of Zhongyang Gate, the bronze camels moved from Luoyang, the former Jin Dynasty, are particularly magnificent under the infiltration of rain.Messenger only entered Zhengyang Gate, and on both sides of the avenue were government offices of Zhao State, such as Shaofu Temple and Fengchang Temple.

This messenger disturbed the imperial road that had been silent for many days, and officials from the government offices on both sides came out to look around one after another.

"Good news, good news." Accompanied by the sound of horseshoes, the messenger's good news resounded throughout Yecheng.

"Zhao Guoyou has been saved." The officials in the government office cheered.Pedestrians on the streets of the city also seemed to be enchanted, and they came out of all squares and cities in an instant, and the patrolling guards ignored the order of martial law and allowed the people to wander in the streets.

At this time, Taiwei Zhang Ju had already learned from the previous battle report that the thief would be broken in the past few days.So he waited early in front of the Da Sima Gate of the imperial palace, where no one is allowed to gallop except for the emperor or a special edict.

The messenger galloped to the gate of Da Sima, and just about to dismount, Zhang Ju hurriedly signaled: "The news of the peace and chaos will be delivered to the inner court as soon as possible, so there is no need to dismount."

The messenger was taken aback, Zhang Ju hurriedly patted the horse's buttocks and said, "You beast, don't hurry up."

The messenger understood, and just turned around and said, "Thank you Taiwei."

In the blink of an eye, the sound of the messenger's hooves resounding throughout Ye Palace.

At this time in the Kunhua Hall, Yang Huan ran from the door to the hall, "Your Majesty, Your Majesty, the chaos in Liang Du has been settled."

Hearing the news, Shi Huqiang propped up his sick body and sat on the side of the bed. Empress Liu was serving, and Zhang Jackal, now in charge of the assistant government, also stood beside him.Yang Huan only knelt down and presented the victory report with both hands. Shi Hu glanced over it in a hurry, his face was like the city of Ye covered by the rain. Like me, fortunately my country of Zhao still has King Yan, my Shi family is fortunate."

"Ouch, cough cough." Xu Shi's stagnant heart was released for a moment, and Shi Hu couldn't stop coughing.

Seeing this, Empress Liu hurriedly stepped forward to support her and said, "Your Majesty, please take care of the Eucharist."

Shi Hu just waved his hands, "It's okay, it's okay, Yang Huan, follow orders, and praise King Yan well. This time, my adopted grandson, Ran Min, is invincible and powerful, and he will be rewarded, even if he is named king, haha."

Yang Huan replied: "The old slave obeys."

Speaking of which, Shi Hu wanted to stand up, but only stood up for a moment, a burst of dizziness, and fell heavily on the ground with a "boom".

Seeing that the situation was not good, Yang Huan just shouted: "Hurry up, send the imperial physician quickly."

All of a sudden, the hall was in a hurry, and the good news of the victory was instantly diluted by Shi Hu's sudden serious illness.

When Liu Hou and Zhang Xie saw Shihu's sleeping hall, imperial physicians and eunuchs came in and out, they felt quite noisy for a while, so they ordered Yang Huan to take care of Shihu, and told him that if there were any changes, he would only go to the side hall to report to these two people.

About an hour later, Yang Huan was covered in sweat and didn't have time to wash it off, so he reported to Liu Hou and Zhang Jack: "I'm overjoyed and sad, your majesty's blood surges for a while, maybe it's been a long time since I've heard of happiness." That's why I got dizzy for a while."

Empress Liu only said lightly: "That's the way it is. The imperial physician has a cure."

"It's not a serious problem at all, but..." Yang Huan just stepped forward and said.

"But it's okay?" Zhang Jack asked hurriedly.

Yang Huan bowed to Zhang Jie, "Your Majesty has returned to the light now, and I'm afraid it will only be a few days..."

Liu Hou turned to hear Zhang Jack, "General Zhang, do you remember what His Majesty said before he fell to the ground?"

Zhang Jack understood, and said: "The words are meant to praise the King of Yan."

Empress Liu said coldly: "No, everyone in the world knows that my son is going to be the emperor of Zhao. What does Emperor Zhao mean?"

Empress Liu couldn't restrain her anger at this time: "I think I have served him for so many years. In the early years, Shi Sui and Shi Xuan had not been dethroned, so I might not have received such compliments from him. I am a descendant of my family, and I must not repeat the same mistakes."

Liu Hou caught a glimpse of Yang Huan at the side, kept silent, and hurriedly said: "Servant Yang, you have acted as an agent for the inner palace for many days, and you will be in charge of both inside and outside the palace. If you can help my son ascend the throne, this palace promises that this Zhao country will , official position, farmland, beautiful house, you can take it yourself.”

Yang Huan seemed to have been waiting for these words for a long time, and smiled slightly, "Even if the empress has such kind intentions, the old slave can't shirk."

As Yang Huan said, he took out a sealed reel from the copy on the side, and said to Empress Liu: "Report to Empress Liu, this is your Majesty's previous edict, and it will not be issued. It is said that it will be promulgated after the victory of the suppression of chaos." .”

Hearing the news, Zhang Jack took it with one hand, uncovered the paint seal on the outside, and browsed it, but at first he was worried, but then the corner of his mouth was full of smiles.After reading it, he handed over the imperial edict to Empress Liu.

(End of this chapter)