The Yanming of the Five Hus and Sixteen Kingdoms

Chapter 58
In Dongming Temple, Shi Yun had gradually recovered from the pain of losing his father, and sat quietly in this small room.

At this time, the servant girl Xiao Qiu came in and served Shi Yun around, and said: "Miss, the people of King Yan outside this Taoist temple have been away for many days, and I don't know what to worry about. ?”

Shi Yun didn't take it seriously either, and pointed to the vertical scroll on the wall and said, "Look, Xiao Qiu, what's written on it?"

Xiao Qiu only looked up and replied, "Tao follows nature."

Shi Yun just looked at the vertical scroll for a long time, "I have always worshiped Shamen, but since Liu Bang established the Ding Ding, the Central Plains has respected Huang Lao, and there is no dispute with Li Shu, so there will be Wenjing rule. Now the world is in chaos, and all kinds of people are rising. Today I don't know what tomorrow will be. Waiting to live in this small room, the changes outside have nothing to do with me."

Xiao Qiu lowered his head and said silently: "Although what the princess said is so, but the princess is a daughter of gold, you should take care of yourself."

Shi Yun put his hand lightly on Xiao Qiu's shoulder, looked straight at him, and said with a smile: "Now that Liang Du is still alive, and Ran Min is leading the army to quell the chaos, King Yan still needs him, so we are safe. "

"Princess, good news, good news." At this time, Taoist priest Farao came in and said.

"Princess Qi, it has been widely spread that the Liang Du rebellion is over, and the emperor is overjoyed when he hears about it, and intends to reward Shi Bin and his officials."

But Shi Yun didn't see any joy, and just said lightly: "Disasters are where blessings rest, and blessings are where misfortunes lie. Xiao Qiu, the chaos in Liangdu has been put down, and the chaos in Yecheng will rise. In a short time, Yecheng will be defeated." Something happened."

Farao was puzzled, "Isn't the princess too pessimistic? I see that Yecheng is still prosperous today."

During the conversation, there was a lot of noise outside, "King Yan is on guard and retreating, and Dongming Temple will be taken over by my guards from the East Palace." I saw that the two teams outside Dongming Temple did not give way.

"The king of Yan ordered that we wait for the defense and not go out lightly." The guarding King Yan joined the army and did not give in.

The leader of the pair of sergeants who came here scolded sharply: "The prince has summoned you, and you will not be able to disobey your orders! Don't you know who you are guarding?"

King Yan's personal guard, Wei Cheng, did not know that when King Yan's army set off for the expedition, they only ordered them to strictly guard Dongming Guanren and others, but they never told who they were guarding.

The guard of the East Palace said sharply: "This is the old prince Shixuan's family, you will not succeed in plotting rebellion."

As soon as the words fell, King Yan guarded you, you looked at me, and I looked at you, all with fear.

The leader of the East Palace guards saw that the situation was in their favor, and shouted: "You did not know what you were doing under the orders of the King of Yan. I will tell the prince to keep you safe. If you continue to obstruct them, it will be the same crime as conspiracy."

After hearing this, the guards of the King of Yan put down their weapons one after another and handed over Dongmingguan's defense.

The guards of the East Palace approached Dongming Temple. At this moment, Xiao Qiu was at the door trying to protect the lord. Behind him, Princess Shi Yun appeared quietly and said, "Xiao Qiu, let them come here. I shouldn't be alive. Fortunately, I have to live for a few days under the curtain of heaven, that's all."

"Princess!" Xiao Qiu said anxiously.

At this moment, the guards of the Eastern Palace were lined up in two rows, and a man of short stature came over. He was wearing a cloak and was wrapped tightly around his body, and he only walked in front of them.

"Who are you? If you want to take the princess away, just step over me!" Xiao Qiu protected Shi Yun.

The man suddenly took off his bamboo hat, cupped his hands, and said, "Sister, don't be alarmed, my brother will escort you to a safe place."

The man looked up, and Shi Yun saw a familiar face, but it was Shi Shi. (In terms of seniority, Shi Shi is Shi Yun's uncle, but after all, Shi Yun is older than Shi Shi, and Shi Shi is used to calling her sister)

At this moment in the Kunhua Hall, Empress Liu read the edict reserved by Shi Hu earlier, and was already trembling with anger, "Oh, Your Majesty, I really mean it."

"Haha, I didn't expect it." Empress Liu suddenly put her hand on her mouth, unable to hold back the laughter in her heart, "Unexpectedly, this His Majesty is seriously ill at this time, and he can't think about things anymore, haha." Zhu Cui trembled.

Yang Huan hurried forward and said: "Queen Liu, there are many people in the palace with mixed eyes, and this old servant still has many things to report, just in case."

Empress Liu looked into the main hall. At this time, the maids and eunuchs were not around the three of them. Empress Liu said excitedly, "Now that my palace is in charge of the Ye Palace, who dares to criticize it?" With a humble attitude, he only said, "Your Majesty's imperial edict also said that Shi Zun, Shi Bin, and Zhang Jack were also appointed to important positions in the auxiliary government. Now Shi Zun and Shi Bin are not in the capital. Mr. Zhang is one of the auxiliary ministers. You should rely on Mr. Zhang for the affairs of the country, I am the birth mother of the crown prince, and I entrust the whole country affairs to General Zhang, and it doesn’t matter if Yang Nei serves you.”

Yang Huan hurriedly kowtowed and said, "Yes, that's what Empress Liu taught me." Yang Huan got up and approached them and said, "Your Majesty's condition has worsened this time, and I'm afraid that time is running out, so I left an edict to this old slave. This time it seems The onset of the disease will occur during this ten-month period, so prepare quickly. Now the biggest obstacle for Prince Shi Shi's ascension to the throne is Shi Bin, and it should be removed."

"Boss Yang, you are really a smart person." Empress Liu parted her lips lightly. At this moment, she was not as restrained as Shi Hu was before, but her waist was straight, and she had the demeanor of the head of the harem.

Seeing this, Zhang Jack cupped his hands and said, "Empress Liu, I also have a word."

Liu Hou only walked up to Zhang Jack, grabbed his hand and said, "General Zhang, but it's all right."

Zhang Xie thanked him, and said: "Boss Yang is right. Shi Zun is only one of the assistant ministers because of the order, and he has no military power, so it should be fine. However, now King Shi Bin of Yan is leading Zhao Jun's 20 troops away. , coupled with the civil strife in Xinping, has made outstanding contributions. Its power is unmatched by anyone, and if it returns to Beijing, no one will be able to control it." Liu Hou and Yang Huan nodded, which is obvious, but Zhang Jack continued, "But I am also afraid that even one person may become a hidden danger, and it is Ran Min, the begging army. This person is originally a Han Chinese, and he has never agreed with me. Both of them are troubles in the heart, and if they are not handled properly, they may be in danger..."

"The two of them are now in the army of defeating Liangdu, but it is difficult to deal with." Liu Hou fell into deep thought for a moment.

Seeing this Liu Hou was worried about Shi Bin and Ran Min, Yang Huan also said: "I also know that Ran Min still has a weakness in my hands?"

Yang Huan came forward to talk to Liu Hou and Zhang Jack about Du Shuren's request to entrust Ran Min.Among those who were beheaded that day, Shi Yun was not himself.

Empress Liu was overjoyed and said: "Catch Du Shuren quickly. Unexpectedly, Ran Min harbored the remnants of the old crown prince. The crime is not light. In this way, his military power can be justified and he can be detained."

Zhang Jack was still a little worried, "It's just that Yan Wang Shi Bin is still quite troublesome."

"Shi Bin." Empress Liu thought for a while, looking at the edict to be issued in Yang Huan's hand, her heart suddenly brightened, "Now that His Majesty is in our hands, and all the seal documents are here, isn't the will of this palace the emperor's?" As long as Shi Bin is brought to fruition, you can write this imperial edict however you want."

"Bang!" The thunder sounded, and the spring thunder exploded.The palace people were stunned, it was raining and it was sunny, why did thunder strike out of thin air.

This thunder made the three of them feel desolate.

"You blame the gods for not speaking indiscriminately, everyone." Zhang Jack only looked outside the hall for a moment, then turned his head and said, "The most important thing is to let Shi Bin return to Luan alone and separate from the army he led."

Hearing this, Empress Liu was a little annoyed: "I don't know, but Shi Bin is cautious by nature, and at this time he is winning and returning to the court, how can he return without leading the army."

Yang Huan saw that Liu Hou and Zhang Jack were worried about this matter, so he only took a step forward, "General Zhang Shengming, if I talk about others, I dare not say anything, but when I talk about Shi Bin, this old slave is sure."

"You?" Empress Liu asked suspiciously.

"Move it with emotion, know it with profit. One, His Majesty has been ill for a long time. In order to prevent accidents, I asked Empress Liu to make a decree, ordering King Yan to return to the capital first to assist the prime minister. It is reasonable. Two, if the old slave personally Let’s go, this matter will be done.”

"You?" Empress Liu didn't believe it.

Yang Huan stepped forward and said: "The old slave has told Shi Bin about Shi Yun. Shi Bin uses this as a pledge to blackmail Ran Min, who has always believed in the old slave."

Empress Liu was a little annoyed by this matter, "So you already knew about this matter, why didn't you report it earlier!"

Yang Huan was calm, and said in detail: "This bait is very tempting. The old slave made the decision without authorization. I hope that Shi Bin and Ran Min will have a rift soon. Shi Yun is only a woman. Why bother a lonely and weak woman when Empress Liu is rich?"

Yang Huan then told the two in detail how Shi Bin only hooked up with him, knew Shi Hu's intentions from him, and how to seek benefits and avoid disasters.

After hearing this, Zhang Jack laughed loudly and said, "God really helped me, so Shi Bin is nothing to worry about."

Empress Liu smiled all over her face, but she was flattering to Yang Huan: "Servant Yang. No..." Empress Liu only said to him, "I like it. You are the steward of the royal city. Both the slave family and the prince will be in charge of Yang Huan." , my prince has become the emperor, he will definitely not treat you badly, just do it with peace of mind."

"Boss Yang, there are still some things in my palace that I don't use. If the boss likes it, you can..." As he spoke, he only handed him the Dongzhu on his hair ornament.

Yang Huan hurriedly leaned over and said: "The queen trusts the old slave, and the old slave will follow the example of a dog."

At this time, a small servant came over and reported to the three people: "Taiwei Zhang Ju wants to see His Majesty, how should we arrange after this great victory?"

"General Zhang, you are an assistant minister, and His Majesty can't take care of things now." Empress Liu looked at Zhang Jack, and then said to the others, "Come here, pass on the oral order of the palace, and the government at home and abroad will report to General Zhang. "

"Master Zhang, I have entrusted you with all the major affairs of the country."

Zhang Jack happily took the order and said to the visitor: "Order Zhang Taiwei to go to the side hall to rest for a while, the general will arrive later."

Seeing that the situation was under his control, Liu Hou said, "Now Shi Bin and Ran Min are nothing to be afraid of, so let Shi Yun, a little girl, be buried with Ran Min."

Empress Liu flung out her sleeves and said, "Boss Yang, you're good to take care of Your Majesty"

Yang Huan replied respectfully: "The old servant obeys the order."

"My palace is waiting for the two good news in the palace." Empress Liu only instructed the maid and eunuch, "Drive to the palace of the crown prince."

Zhao Jun's large tent outside Xingyang City
In order to quell the Liangdu rebellion, most of the begging army of Han people from Ran Min and Li Nong who were originally scattered in various places in Shizhao, the Di people in Puhong, the Qiang people in Yao Yizhong, and the Xianbei people in Duan Qin, etc. In addition to the garrisons in various places, all the elites of Zhao Guoguo gathered under the small city of Xingyang.The soldiers are mighty, the flags cover the sun, and the battalions are hundreds of miles away, which is rare in the world.

After the victory, all the soldiers in the city of Xingyang drank to their heart's content, and the feast continued for three days.

On this day, in the big tent of the Chinese army, Shi Bin was sitting on the commander-in-chief table. He held up a cup of wine to congratulate the generals and said, "The Liangdu rebellion was ended, and it was all thanks to the efforts of the generals to make it happen in one fell swoop." Defeat the traitors. I, Shi Bin, toast to all the soldiers."

All the soldiers raised their glasses and said, "Congratulations to King Yan at the end."

I don't know whether it was because King Yan was unconscious after drinking too much, or because he was originally dissatisfied with the government, but he said: "Now Zhao's army is in my hands, and I can win every attack and win every battle. ,Ha ha."

I saw a general under the tent raised his glass to Shi Bin and said: "King Yan, His Majesty is seriously ill now. Shi Shi is only ten years old, and the state affairs are all controlled by Empress Liu and Zhang Jackal. Now the world is uncertain, the monarchs and ministers are weak, and there is a danger of overthrow. .At the end of the day, the general will be determined by the King of Yan, and he should return to the capital with a victorious army. Please make the King of Yan the crown prince, so as to reassure the hearts of the generals."

All the people said in unison: "Please ask Yan Wang, who is the crown prince, to put the generals at ease."

Shi Bin was mostly sober at this moment, and said: "Do all the generals have this intention?"

Yao Yizhong said: "Among your majesty's sons, those who are well-respected and capable of military preparations and civil affairs are only the king of Yan and the king of Pengcheng. Now that the army of the king of Yan is in command, the power is also fate. If God does not take it, he will be guilty of it." .Hope that King Yan will ascend to the Great Treasure soon, and the ministers are willing to risk their lives to follow."

All the generals shouted: "The ministers and others are willing to risk their lives to follow."

"Your Majesty's special envoy has arrived." The guard outside the tent shouted loudly.

At this moment, King Yan was half awake, he hurriedly arranged his clothes, and said: "I think there is an answer to the petition letter for you."

The two followers helped him up, and King Yan finally said in a slightly casual tone: "All officers and men, discuss later, and listen to the order."

I saw that the person who came was the little yellow gate in the palace.He came in with an edict in his hand and stood in the tent of the Chinese army. Shi Bin led all the soldiers to kneel down to listen to the edict.

"Shi Bin, the king of Yan, went to the army in person, wiped out Liang Du, and relieved Zhao Guo from dying. I am very relieved...I wrote Shi Bin as the prime minister and recorded the affairs of the minister. Return to Yedu quickly to pay for state affairs. Give Yao Yizhong the sword Stood on the palace, entered the imperial court and did not tend, and was granted the title of Duke of Xiping County, Puhong was granted the title of servant, general of chariots, the third division of Kaifu Yitong, the governor of Qinzhou, the military officials of Qinzhou, and the governor of Yongzhou, and was granted the title of Lueyang County. The rest of the meritorious ministers will be rewarded for their meritorious deeds."

"The minister leads the order."

Yao Yizhong and Pu Hong also said: "I accept the decree to thank you."

All the generals retreated slowly, only Shi Min knelt under the tent, unwilling to get up for a long time.

The envoy was dissatisfied and said, "Who is under the tent, why is he so ignorant of flattery, why don't you step back quickly."

Shi Bindui smiled and said: "Your envoy, please be safe and don't be impatient. This is Your Majesty's righteous grandson, Shimin. During the Pingliangdu Rebellion, he beheaded the head of the bandit and made great achievements. It is human nature to be named a Marquis and Prime Minister. Father-in-law, in the middle Is there something missing, it stands to reason that there is also Ran Min in Gu Zhi's request for meritorious service."

"Oh," the emissary said disdainfully, "I recognize you. You were originally a child of the Han family. The emperor of the Jie clan took you in and made you a righteous grandson and a member of the royal family. step back"

Hearing this, Ran Min stood up from the ground with a "whoosh", and saw that he pulled out the golden hook with one hand and grabbed the envoy's neck with the other, the envoy turned pale with shock.Unexpectedly, Ran Min's arms were so strong that he lifted the man off the ground, the messenger's face turned blue, and his hands stretched forward weakly.Seeing this, Shi Bin was shocked: "Ran Min, don't let go soon, do you want to rebel?"

Ran Min's generals, Zhang Wen and Wang Tai stepped forward to persuade him, "General, you must not do such a rebellious thing."

Ran Min said viciously: "Heaven has permanence, it does not exist for Yao, and does not perish for Jie. Now that the emperor is not in danger, and his courtiers are incompetent, that's why you and other evil villains are doing their best. If the destiny changes, how can you tolerate you, a child of the Jie clan?" Rampant." After speaking, he let go of his hand, and the messenger landed heavily.

"Cough cough..." the envoy climbed to the foot of Yan Wang Shi Bin while holding his throat that was about to break, and shouted: "Yan Wang, you actually let such a rebellious person in your army dare to speak falsely about the destiny. If you don't kill him, Old slave, ahem, old slave wants my emperor to impeach you."

Seeing this, King Yan yelled angrily: "Left and right generals, let me take you down, Ran Min."

All the generals under the tent stepped forward to intercede as if a pot had exploded.

A general said: "King Yan, no, no."

Another secretary who participated in the military also hurriedly knelt down, "King Yan, although Ran Min's words are too aggressive, if he is killed, the living army may mutiny."

At this time, everyone said: "Although Ran Min is a Han Chinese, he is also the righteous grandson of Shi Hu. He has made great contributions in resisting foreign humiliation, suppressing rebellions, and conducting conquests. If you kill him, you may cool the hearts of the soldiers."

But Ran Min was very prestigious in the army, he glared at King Yan's guards, but the guards didn't dare to step forward, they just walked out of the big tent, no one dared to stop him.

The envoy stepped forward, "King Yan, this thief has already shown his rebellion. If you don't kill him, there may be chaos."

"In today's world, although my Jie family is the royal family, there are still many Han people. This time to conquer Liang Du, it is for Ran Min to behead the thief. If there is a mutiny, there may be accidents." King Yan helped the envoy to pat the dust on his body , said, "I have already prepared some thin wine, please envoys please speak kindly to Father Emperor."

"That's how it is. It's easy to say." The emissary laughed, "Your Majesty is very happy for King Yan's achievement. Among the family members, King Yan is the one who is most valued by His Majesty. This old servant congratulates King Yan gone."

Shi Bin took the edict to speculate for a while, and asked: "Can you also order others to return to the capital?"

"Yes, Shi Zun of Jicheng is also ordered by imperial edict to return to the capital in a few days. I will entrust the state affairs of Zhao State to the two of you. This envoy is determined to be driven by the general."

Shi Bin thought about it for a while, then hurriedly called out: "Come, please rest your envoy, so that he can take care of you."

A sergeant stepped forward and signaled to the special envoy, "Please."

After sending the envoys off, King Yan returned to the account, ordered all the soldiers to retreat and rest, and held a banquet to welcome the envoys in the evening.

At this time, Yao Yizhong stood in the camp for a long time, seeing the crowd leaving, he stepped forward and said to Shi Bin: "King Yan is afraid that something will happen if he enters the capital now," Yao Yizhong said, "Your Majesty is still alive and dead, the capital is in chaos, The minister is afraid of King Yan..."

King Yan lowered his eyes slightly, "After all, they are his own father and son, and Pengcheng King Shi Zun also entered the capital to assist the government. Zhang Jack only loves power and has no long-term strategy. If you are not at ease, go to Xiangguo first, stay for a while, Wait for the capital to be at peace, and then enter the palace to obey the imperial edict so that nothing will go wrong."

Yao Yizhong couldn't think of a better way, and said: "Since that's the case, on the day King Yan leaves the army, please lead the army to march eastward slowly in solidarity."

Shi Bin patted Yao Yizhong on the back, "So, very good."

That night, King Yan held a banquet with wine to welcome the envoy.

Ran Min just sat there in his handsome tent, drinking too much wine, unable to calm down for a long time.

Suddenly marching Sima Wang Tai came, "General, Li Sikong's secret letter." After saying that, he handed the letter to him.

After reading it, Ran Min handed the secret letter to Wang Tai. After Wang Tai finished reading it, he burned the secret letter on the candle as usual, and said carefully while burning, "King Yan is in danger."

"You say? Or should I say it?" Ran Min sneered, "The children of the Jie tribe have held grudges against us Han people for a long time. We have made such great achievements but have not been rewarded, but we have sent people to guard Shi Yun, and we will never reply."

"Li Nong's secret letter also stated that Shi Yun was picked up by the prince and his whereabouts are unknown."

Ran Minwu picked up the water glass and said peacefully: "The prince is kind, Shi Yun should be safe."

As he spoke, the candle flame flickered.

After a long time, Ran Min suddenly said seriously: "Now in the imperial palace of Yecheng, the officials have not seen Shihu for ten months, and I am afraid that something unexpected will happen. Now the Central Plains is slaughtered and the five are chaotic. Our Han people have been oppressed for a long time. I have tens of thousands of people. With the begging army in hand, there is nothing to be afraid of."

Ran Min took out a slightly yellowed handkerchief on his chest and examined it carefully.

"Huh" only a gust of wind blew by, the strong wind started at the end of the rushing water, and the handkerchief was also blown loudly.The beginning of spring this year was abnormal.

After finishing speaking, Ran Min swept away his previous depression and shouted, "Let's go to Dong Run and Zhang Wen's camp to drink."

(End of this chapter)