The Yanming of the Five Hus and Sixteen Kingdoms

Chapter 60 Yan Wang Shi Bin was killed by the imperial edict Shi Zun followed the imperial edict and wanted to return to Yecheng
Xiangguo, the residence of King Yan.Between ten and a month, envoys came from Yecheng again.

This time it was not only the envoys, but also Zhang Xiong, Zhang Xiong's younger brother, and his five hundred guards.The guards lined up in front of King Yan's mansion and waited for King Yan to arrive.

King Yan was returning from hunting with his followers at this time, but he was suspicious when he saw the situation.King Yan entered the mansion with his followers before he could take off his armor.

In the center of the main hall, seeing that the leader was an old friend Yang Huan, he was overjoyed, so he went forward and said, "Brother Yang is tired of traveling and traveling. I have met you three times in one month. I am so lucky."

"Where is it, this old slave guesses that my emperor must have something important to entrust, otherwise, how could it come on January [-]rd. Haha"

As he said that, Shi Bin only hugged him and stepped forward, "Come, please."

Seeing a strong man beside Yang Huan, Shi Bin was suspicious and asked, "Why does Yang Huan need so many people when he comes to the humble mansion? Come, I have delicious food and wine in the inner courtyard of my mansion. The two of you have worked hard on the journey. Come on." Come, you two first go to the inner courtyard to rest." As he said that, he walked, pulling Yang Huan to the inner courtyard.

Seeing Zhang Xiong standing upright in front of Shi Bin, refusing to leave, the King of Yan was shocked and hurriedly wanted to call his followers, but saw that they had been blocked by Zhang Xiong's five hundred guards from the main hall.

Knowing that King Yan had a bad heart, he wanted to draw the treasured sword in his waist, but Zhang Xiong, who was beside him, had been on guard, knocked him down, caught him, and twisted him to kneel down.

Seeing that he was captured, the envoy slowly unfolded the imperial edict and said: "Since ancient times, filial piety has been the foundation of human relations, and my emperor intends that the crown prince is lonely and young, and wants to entrust the state affairs to the King of Yan... However, the King of Yan advocates singing and dancing, and hides the Xuanluan flag to drive away Traveling in the countryside, hunting leisurely, there is no respect for filial piety... Therefore, the genus of the Five Pieces is not filial. King Xiang of Zhou cannot serve his mother. "Spring and Autumn" says that "the king of heaven came from Zheng." If he is not filial, he will never be in the world... Therefore Liu He, the king of Changyi in the Han Dynasty, lost his country because of this. King Yan’s actions were even worse than Liu He’s, and he had no heart of loyalty to the teaching.

Shi Bin knew that things had changed drastically, and relying on himself as a prince, he angrily reprimanded his left and right: "Yang Huan, you eunuch, you lied to the Holy Majesty, I want to see my father, I wish I could kill all of you treacherous people."

Zhang Xiong held him tightly and said contemptuously: "It's useless to talk more, King Yan please."

Knowing that the situation was irreversible, Shi Bin said to Yang Huan half mockingly and half pleadingly: "I treat you well alone, why do you treat me like this."

I saw Yang Huan came up to his ear and said: "Do you know why I entered the palace to be a despicable eunuch, have I endured the humiliation so far?"

"Why?" King Yan stared at him for a long time.

"You sons are fighting, my brothers and relatives have no enmity or grudges, but they are involved in it. I died at the hands of your brothers. I was lucky enough to survive. Since the stones are in such a mess, I really like it, so you fight again. Let's fight."

Shi Bin looked at him absent-mindedly, "You, alas, my end is approaching. The world is in chaos, how long can you live?"

Yang Huan frowned, and stopped talking nonsense with Shi Bin, and said: "If I can avenge this revenge, my wish will be fulfilled, and the rest has nothing to do with me." Standing up, he said to Zhang Xiong, "Master Zhang, I'm sorry. "

Shi Bin was closely guarded by Zhang Xiong's five hundred guards, and no news has been heard from him so far.

Youzhou Jicheng
Shi Zun received the imperial edict on his knees at the mansion of the Prince of Pengcheng, "The minister received the edict. The person here respectfully sends the envoy from Yecheng back to the capital."

After all, Shi Zunqin sent the envoy out of the gate of the mansion, and it took a long time to return.

Shi Zun returned to the mansion and quickly summoned the generals to discuss, saying: "Now in my country of Zhao, Liangdu is in chaos and Xinping, the life and death of the lord is unknown, my father made me a general and Yan Wang Shi Bin, Rong Zhao General Zhang Jackal to assist the government together .The imperial edict asked me to go to Yedu to listen to inquiries. I am undecided, what do you think?"

After hearing this for a long time, the border garrison general smiled and said: "The assistant minister is of high position and authority, much stronger than this barbaric Youzhou land. We all hope that one day we can return to the capital under the imperial edict. It is said that the prosperity of Yedu is rare in ancient times. Hualin's prosperity and scenery are unparalleled, and there is no hatred for death at night."

After hearing this, all the generals laughed, and after a while of joy, the generals gradually calmed down, and carefully considered the current situation, some people still gradually showed uneasiness.

Deng Heng, the General of Zhengdong, said worriedly: "Nowadays, the internal turmoil in our country is peaceful, and the enemy countries in all directions are all eyeing, especially the Murong Yan Kingdom. Murong Ba, the guard of Tuhe, is not very old, but he is wise and brave. Among the generals of the Zhao Kingdom, there is no one who is more courageous. I have fought against him many times, but I have never taken advantage of it. On the contrary, I have lost a lot of soldiers and horses."

After listening to Deng Heng's words, the general Chen Xian sneered: "Master Deng will not be afraid after several defeats, so he will show his eyes for the enemy's country. My city of Jicheng is high and deep, so I forgive him for not daring to go south."

Deng Heng got up and said to everyone sitting here: "I am not afraid of the Yan State. If the two armies confront each other, it is out of the question. What I fear is behind me."

General Mu Jian of Ningbei also said: "Last year, due to brothers Shi Tao and Shi Xuan fighting against the wall and slaughtering their brothers, the tragedy of the Eastern Palace was rarely seen in the previous generation. The emperor mishandled it, which led to the chaos of Gao Li, the guard of the Eastern Palace, and our country was almost overthrown. Fortunately, Thanks to the efforts of our generals in the Zhao Kingdom, the situation has been pacified. But the lord is deeply ill, and the crown prince is young. The situation in the capital is unknown, so there are hidden dangers. Please use the defenders of Jicheng as the king of Pengcheng's aid."

Shi Zun's youngest brother Pei Wang Shi Chong is also in Jicheng now, and advised Shi Zun: "Brother wants to go to Yecheng, but after I stay in Jicheng, we have these 10,000+ soldiers and horses at hand. Forgive Empress Liu, Zhang Jack didn't dare to do anything to us."

Shi Zun paced in the hall, back and forth, read the imperial edict again and again, picked it up and put it down.

Suddenly the secretary of the government, Meng Zhun, came forward and said, "Don't worry about the king of Pengcheng. I will serve the king and go to Ye together."

Shi Chong stepped forward and pulled Meng Zhun, looked at Shi Zun, and said, "Secretary Meng made the overall plan without any mistakes, and I believe it alone. If Secretary Meng is here, I should feel at ease."

Shi Zun looked at Shi Chong and at the generals, his mind was set.Standing in the hall, he said: "Since this is the case, I should return to Ye alone under the imperial edict to show my loyalty and filial piety. I entrust the matter of Jicheng to Brother Chong. If there is any change in Yecheng, you should help me and protect my Shi family." The country is not lost." Shi Zun held Shi Chong's shoulder tightly.

"Follow brother Dan, I'm here in Jicheng."

"Since that's the case, brother, if you go to Ye now, you will definitely guard the gate of Zhao State for our Shi family."

Shi Chong stood up suddenly and said: "Pengcheng King is for my Zhao Guoji, and he is sincere and diligent in the king's affairs. My brother will be a brother and will not hesitate to do anything. Now that the Shi Shi has been established, we should be loyal to my Shi Clan The ancestral temple can no longer bring disaster to Xiao Qiang. If you join forces with thieves and overthrow our state of Zhao, my brother should also spread the word to the four realms and seek rebellion according to the order."

Shi Zun said with a smile: "Haha, don't worry, my brother, my brother is just fond of literature. Now my brother is lucky enough to get the title of King of Pengcheng, but for the country of Zhao, my brother is in danger alone this time."

At this time, Longcheng, the capital of the Yan Kingdom, had passed the three-month mourning period, and now it is late spring. The funeral of the former king and the enthronement of the new king have all ended. The capital city after a busy winter has returned to calm, business and travel are abundant, and the people have returned to normal .Government affairs and state affairs have also returned to their previous appearances.

It is rare to have free time on this day, King Yan and his concubines are playing in the inner garden of the Dragon Palace.The concubines are specially appointed to enter the palace with their female relatives and young children to share their relationship with each other.The Crown Princess Kezu Hun, who was originally in the hidden mansion, has been promoted to the queen, Queen Yan.On this day, he took his younger sister Kezu Hun'an to play in the inner garden.

Looking at the bright and beautiful figures of the concubines, the Kezuhun family complained to his sister: "Since ancient times, the nobles have changed friends, and the rich have changed wives. This King Yan has not been on the throne for a long time. Look, he has recruited women from the people to enrich the harem. I can't say anything more, and if I say too much, it is against women's morality to be talked about by the officials. If I am accused of being jealous, I will lose my position at that time." He said while pulling his sister, Kezu Hun'an, " There is not a single confidant in this huge palace, my sister should come here often."

The younger sister, Kezu Hun'an, is a gentle and peaceful woman and said: "My elder sister is well-mannered, smart and sensitive, and those young women are not as good. For example, the bright flowers will wither in just one night of wind and rain. If the green pines and cypresses are green and cypresses, they will fade away even after the wind and snow. More and more tall and handsome. My sister and brother-in-law have been together for many years, and my sister is the eternal green pine behind my brother-in-law."

"You can really say, that's true. In this harem, what is the posthumous position? In the final analysis, it is still the position of the son. You see, Ye'er of my family is modest and respectful, respects teachers and pays attention to teaching, and is quite the style of a gentleman. King Yan is the most preferred." He, what worries me."

Suddenly a hydrangea fell, and it turned out that Wei'er threw it over, but Zuhun was very annoyed, and said: "Wei'er, if only you were as eager to learn as Shen Ding, who is half as big as your brother, you are so big, and you are always reckless. of."

Wei'er came over, made a grimace at Kezu Hun'an, took his hydrangea and said, "Auntie is here, come and play with me. In this world, my father and elder brother are enough. I will be an Anle son."

After speaking, he wanted to take Kezu Hun'an to go out for a play together, seeing his mother's serious expression before giving up.

"Alas, something useless." Queen Yan sighed.

"Sister." Kezu Hun'an remonstrated, "Wei'er has a true temperament, and I like it, maybe everyone has their own fate." After speaking, he was secretly sad, as if he had something on his mind.

Seeing that her sister was so sad, Queen Yan already guessed something in her heart, and said: "Then Murong Ba, don't think about it, I heard that his Mrs. Duan is pregnant now."

Ke Zuhun'an hurriedly said shyly: "Sister joked, I didn't think about him."

"Really not, miss him? Murong's family also has many young heroes. You see Murong from Mrs. Gongsun's family. My sister thinks it's good. How about I let King Yan act as a matchmaker to facilitate this marriage for you."

"Sister, I'm joking. My sister has been in the Murong Palace since she was a child. I haven't seen you for a long time. My sister just wants to be by her side."

"It turns out that Sister An is here too." King Yan left the concubines who were playing leisurely in the garden, and walked towards Kezuhun.

Seeing this, the Kezu Hun family hurriedly left the table and saluted: "My lord, all the younger sisters are here today, so please have fun."

"Haha" King Yan said in a good mood, "The queen is joking, there is no one as beautiful as the queen in this harem."

"My king really knows how to joke." The queen said immediately, "The concubine heard that the tyrant's concubine Duan is pregnant. Only those who are able to serve will be able to show brother Wang's understanding."

When King Yan heard this, he also felt that it was very reasonable, and said immediately: "In that case, I will trouble the queen."

But Zu Hun'an joined in the fun and said: "If this is the case, my sister can also serve."

Ke Zuhun said sullenly: "Sister, don't belittle yourself and say that you don't want him. Hearing that you can go to Murong Ba's place is more positive than anyone else. You can be his wife and concubine. Do you understand?"

Ke Zuhun'an blinked her big eyes and said, "Then, sister, I'll go for a walk in Tuhe, is it okay?"

The queen supported her head and said: "I really can't stand you, only this time do you understand?"

Ke Zuhun'an hurriedly bent over and said, "Thank you sister."

Yecheng Taiwu Hall

Now Emperor Zhao Shihu is seriously ill, and the three princes and nine ministers are not allowed to see him, and all the ministers are terrified.

A few days ago at the court meeting, Prince Shi Shi supervised the country, and Liu Hou listened behind the curtain. Liu Hou liked it, and Zhang Jack was the head of all the ministers to assist the government.

In the court hall, Zhang Jackal announced to the ministers that Shi Bin wandered and hunted leisurely, had no filial piety, and had been banned in Xiangguo.All the ministers were in a great uproar, and all the pleadings and advices were dismissed one by one.Now the key palace guards in Yecheng are all controlled by the party of Liu Hou and Zhang Jack, and the court situation is even more chaotic.

On that day, Xu Tong, the attendant, said to Liu Hou, "Yao Yizhong, Pu Hong, and Ran Min were outstanding men at the time. Now that they have strong soldiers in hand, they will return to the capital soon. If there are no strong men to suppress them, they will be released from the cage." Bird, there is no more peace, I ask Empress Liu and General Zhang to help Zhao Guo plan, and quickly summon King Yan back to the capital."

Zhang Jie said impatiently: "It seems that you have received many benefits from Shi Bin, all of which are for the purpose of showing off. This man is not filial to his relatives, disloyal to the country, secretly collaborating with dead men, and supporting party members. I am entrusted by Your Majesty and Empress Liu. , I should sweep out the traitors for the prince." After he was about to say something, his words were sarcasm, "Isn't Zhao Guo going to do without Shi Bin?!"

Li Nongda said angrily: "I want to see your majesty. I haven't seen your majesty for many days. Could it be that I was harmed by your generation? I want to see your majesty."

"Bold, Empress Liu and the crown prince are here, how can you allow me to speak nonsense here." Zhang Jack said angrily.

"My lord Zhang, Li Sikong's loyalty to the king's affairs is encouraging, and it should be a reward." Liu Hou said while leaning forward halfway, and asked the prince loudly, "Prince Shi Shi, how is your father?"

Shi Shi looked back at Empress Liu like a puppet on a string, and Empress Liu looked stern.Shi Shi only said one word at a time: "Father accidentally caught wind and cold, and the imperial doctor told him to rest in peace. He will recover in a few days, so you don't have to worry about it."

Upon hearing this, Liu Houwen nodded deeply, then got up, and asked loudly behind the curtain: "How is it, Li Sikong, is there any doubt about what the prince said?"

Li Nong argued: "The Yin Dynasty of the Jin Dynasty is not far away, and our dynasty is also afraid of the disaster of Janan."

"You, you, you, bold." Empress Liu was angry and annoyed. If Bao Si, Li Ji's rebellion would be fine, but she was compared to the black and ugly former Janan Feng, and Empress Liu trembled with anger.Busy disregarding etiquette, hurriedly called Zhang Jackal to come forward, wanting to order him to punish the crime quickly.

Zhang Jack is helpless, now the foundation of Liu Hou and Zhang Jack in the court is still shallow, and Shi Shineng became the prince at that time, and Li Nong was also among the people who signed the letter together, which can be regarded as a meritorious support. If you kill this person, you may hurt the hearts of all the officials. , then comforted him and said: "Empress Liu, don't be in a hurry. If you can't bear it, you will make trouble and make big plans. Let's bear with her for a while."

Empress Liu pouted, with a displeased expression on her face, "Hmph, you know how to deceive me as a woman, tell me, how do you think I am better than Janan?"

"Hey, there is no Jananfeng who is far worse than you, and you are more beautiful than Concubine Zheng."

"I don't even know how to praise people. I don't have the beauty of Zheng Cherry. If her eldest son Shi Xi hadn't been convicted and deposed, then I'd be waiting."

The court flirted openly, and the prince Shi Shi was so embarrassing that he didn't pay attention to the prince at all.

After retiring from the imperial court, Empress Liu and Zhang Jackal were impatiently lingering in the harem. When they were deeply in love, Yang Huan came through the door before reporting it, and only saw a scene of blushing.Hastily said: "The old slave didn't see anything, so the old slave will leave."

After speaking, he was about to turn back and leave the palace, but Zhang Jack stopped him and asked, "You are going to leave, just wait a moment."

But Empress Liu was on the sidelines, she just held his hand and wanted to finish the unfinished business.This made Zhang Jack displeased and said: "Woman. Yang's nephew is always cautious in handling things. This time he is so reckless. I think there must be something important. Just wait a moment."

"What's the important thing, this country of Zhao will belong to my family immediately," after thinking about it, "Forget it, His Majesty is still here, I'll wait for a few more days." After Liu finished speaking, he only lay down in the brocade quilt, The rest don't hear it.

Zhang Jack adjusted his clothes slightly, and said, "What's the matter, please tell me quickly."

Yang Huan calmed down his thoughts and said: "Shi Zun in Jicheng has now gone to the Yongle Palace outside the city, waiting to be called. What he wants to do now is up to the general to decide."

Empress Liu on the bed was shocked when she heard this, "Shi Zun is so fast, I thought it would take a few days, how could he be so fast."

When Zhang Jack heard that Shi Zun was approaching, he was also a little flustered. He thought about it for a moment and asked, "How many troops will Shi Zun lead?"

"Shi Zun is light and simple, only dozens of riders."

"Okay, well, since ancient times, foreign ministers have been ordered to enter the capital to show the Lord's benevolence, give fragrant soup to bathe, and prepare delicacies. Today Shi Zun has lived in Jicheng for a long time, and has not returned to the capital for a long time. He served Shi Zun in Changle with capable people in the palace. The palace bathes and changes clothes, and first provides meals."

"The old slave has an order, but it will only take a day or two, and the general will have to think of another way."

Zhang Jack thought for a while and said, "Go quickly, let me think about it."

Yang Huan left, Liu Hou ignored etiquette, supported Zhang Jack and said, "Shi Zun came again before Shi Bin solved it, you, you have to think of a way." Liu Hou thought about it and said, "How about , if you don't lock them up like Shi Bin, anyway, you and I have the final say in Yecheng."

Zhang Jack was a little sullen, and said in a serious voice: "From the perspective of a woman, Yecheng is no better than Xiangguo. There are meritorious nobles and veterans of all dynasties. It is impossible for the two of us to control them."

Empress Liu was annoyed by her slip of the tongue and said, "Then, then, kill him."

Zhang Xie just pushed her away, and said angrily: "It's ridiculous, my father is seriously ill, and he came here to visit. It's human nature, but killing him is disappointing. The raging court will drown you and me, including the prince. Let me Think again."

Empress Liu stretched, combed her hair, and sat on the edge of the bed leaning against him.However, Zhang Jack still looked serious and frowning.

Liu Hou chuckled: "This is not okay, and that is not okay. I said that you men are afraid of tigers and wolves, so just find any reason to drive him away."

Hearing this, Zhang Jack turned his worries into joy, "It's a good idea to drive away. Now there are my followers inside and outside the imperial city, as long as they don't let their father and son meet, the rest don't matter. This is a very good idea."

(End of this chapter)