The Yanming of the Five Hus and Sixteen Kingdoms

Chapter 64 Seeking Self-Protection
"Bang, bang, bang." Zhang Jack kept roaring in Yecheng's mansion, smashing utensils wantonly.

Zhang Jack was restless in his mansion. At first, when he learned that Shi Zun was in Hanoi, he refused to obey the order, beheaded the envoy, and fled to the north.

When Empress Liu learned about this, she asked Zhang Jack about his plan, and Zhang Jack said in a statement: "Shi Zun is just a rebellious son, and he doesn't keep his father's funeral."He dared to commit rebellion when the late emperor's bones were still cold, ordering the deprivation of all titles and titles.The Holy Majesty only needs an imperial edict to reprimand him for disregarding the etiquette of rulers and ministers, and the righteousness of father and son, which is no different from that of animals.It will be like the autumn wind sweeping away the fallen leaves, and the ashes will be wiped out.So he ordered the palace people to imprison his mother Zheng Cherry, and blamed her for breaking the etiquette of teaching. The Concubine Zheng was almost a hostage and was held hostage by Zhang Jie.

Unexpectedly, the current situation is different from the past. Not long after, under the persuasion of Meng Zhun and the generals, Shi Zun went to Licheng and met the army that was conquering Liang Du and returning to the army.

All the officers and men had been vaguely aware of the chaotic situation in Ye City, and since King Shi Bin of Yan was dead, the soldiers still had some scruples about returning to the capital. Strong officials such as Yao Yizhong, Pu Hong, Ran Min, and Duan Qin They are all non-Jia family.Among the army, there are a large number of beggars, and there are also many soldiers from other ethnic groups.Now that the Jie tribe in Zhao State is in power, the Han begging army has been oppressed for a long time, and they all have resentment. If it weren't for Liang Du's strength, the Jie army could not be wiped out suddenly, so the domestic begging army was conscripted in one place.Now that there is a strong army in hand, and there is no sage monarch to suppress him, his mind has changed.Therefore, he stopped and walked for many days, and the capital sent envoys to warn him.

After Shi Zun and the army met, they teamed up to protect each other and set off for Yecheng in the name of escorting King Pengcheng to the funeral.Now there are a lot of bandits in Yecheng, and they are competing to plunder. The more they go to Yecheng, the more chaotic the situation becomes.

A few days ago Zhang Jack went to the palace to play a performance, but saw that in the inner court, Empress Liu scolded his son Shi Shi, "He is really my good son. Your mother planned many things to get you to the throne. I didn't expect you to destroy him with your own hands."

Although Shi Shi's handsome face is immature, his eyes are firm and determined, "My descendants of the Shi family have all been murdered by the slut, and the mountains and rivers are not in order. Mother, you are also responsible."

"Pa" just slapped him, and Empress Liu cursed, "Fortunately, I only have one son. I really wish I could depose you and establish a new king."

Unexpectedly, Shi Shi was eleven or twelve years old at this time, he was rebellious by nature, and said: "Anyway, whoever wants to be the emperor will be the one."

When Liu Hou heard Shi'er's words, he collapsed to the ground and couldn't stop crying, "Shi'er, is there still a place for you in this world? If you abandon the throne, what will your mother rely on for the rest of her life?"

"Mother, please hurry up." Seeing Empress Liu coming here, Shi Shi couldn't help supporting his mother, "I want to be the emperor, that's all."

Empress Liu wiped her tears over and over again and said: "Your mother was originally Liu Yao's daughter, and she had no roots. It's not like your father's old empress Cui, after the Qinghe Cui family, the old empress Guo, the daughter of general Guo Rong. My family is weak, It is thanks to the support of General Zhang that today is possible. We are all getting old, but you are still rich in spring and autumn, to live, and to live is my mother's wish."

"Mother, my son was wrong." Shi Shi hurriedly apologized to Empress Liu.

"Ahem," Zhang Jack had already stopped at the gate of the palace for a long time at this time, and he could not bear to disturb him when he saw this situation, he just coughed.

Empress Liu hurriedly got up and helped Zhang Jack to take his seat. Shi Shi suppressed his dissatisfaction at this time, and also performed the teacher's ceremony, and said softly: "General Zhang, the situation is critical now, and I rely on General Zhang to turn around."

Seeing that General Zhang was still a little arrogant, Shi Shi felt as if he was pinching his nose to open up old vinegar, and said, "Come on, Zhang Taibao, I want to spread the mat for Zhang Taibao myself."

"Zhang Jack~" Empress Liu quickly winked at Zhang Jack, and Zhang Jack returned the salute and thanked him.

Liu Hou stepped forward and helped Zhang Jack to lead him over, "General Zhang, there are quite a few Shi Zun and the remnants of Ran Min's party in Yecheng, and they were captured by me."

That night, in Licheng, in the begging army commander's tent, just as Ran Min was about to fall asleep, he saw a soldier rushing in and reporting to Ran Min, "General, the envoy from Shangbai came here to see the general."

"Shangbai?!" Ran Min trembled and called out hastily, "Please."

"General, the villain came here from Shangbai desperately. This is Mr. Li's handwriting. Please read it over." The man knelt down as soon as he got the money, and took out a silk book from his chest while talking.I saw the man traveling all the way, his armor was broken, his red tassels were withered, and there were faint bloodstains on his face. It looked like he had fought desperately from the battlefield.

"Why are you here?" Ran Min hurriedly helped him to rest on the bed, ordered someone to pour water quickly, and asked him to speak slowly.

The person roughly said: The new emperor of Zhao Guo came to the throne, and now the government is controlled by Zhang Jack and Liu Hou.Because Li Nong disagreed with him, and because he had a deep foundation in the begging army, Zhang Jackal was very jealous and wanted to get rid of him quickly.Li Nong learned the news in advance, fled to Guangzong, and led the begging army to retreat to Shangbai. Now Zhang Jackal sent his brother Zhang Li to lead the elite soldiers from Ye to besiege. Li Sikong was in a critical situation and came here to tell him.

Ran Min hurriedly opened Li Nong's silk book, which read: "Brother Min, Nong pays his respects again: Shi Hu's new funeral, Wang Gang's strength... Ye City is dangerous, the middle palace is domineering, Zhang Hao is in power, if Qing enters the capital, The situation is dangerous... If you use a large army to protect yourself, it won't be long before the Qing emperor sidelines the government, and I will help you.

After Ran Min looked at it, he remained silent for a long time, the candlelight kept flickering, and at this moment, Ran Min's heart was also troubled.

"General, you should seek rebellion against the heavens and cut off traitors. Otherwise, people will be swordsmen and I will be fish and meat. At that time, the plan will be released?" The messenger stood up and said, "What can't be done with this tens of thousands of troops behind the general? The people who won the city of Ye have already mobilized their troops on a large scale, and Li Sikong was slaughtered by the soldiers, and the situation is in danger. If Zhang Jackal gets bigger, wouldn't he want to cut you off one by one. It is easy to lose; the time is rare and easy to lose. The time is the time, and it will never come again. The general now has a large army in hand, so he should seize the opportunity, otherwise..."

Ran Min held the silk book tightly, hesitated for a moment, and then made up his mind, "I already know what you mean. If you want to make a big deal, you should have the strength of the generals. However, from my point of view, the generals originally had this intention, but it was just a matter of time." You arrived just in time." Ran Min got up and called out, "Come quickly, so that I can serve you. Wake up Zhang Ai, Wang Tai, Zhang Wen, Dong Run, Wang Jian, etc., and come with me. .”

I saw that the sergeants outside were not in a hurry to go out in the tent, they just bowed and said: "General, the envoy can make his own decisions."

After finishing speaking, he only walked towards the big curtain door and pushed it open.It turned out that all the soldiers were waiting outside the tent. "

Seeing this, Ran Min couldn't help standing up.Outside, Wang Tai took the lead. Zhang Ai, Zhang Wen, and Dong Run walked into the tent together. Wang Tai first knelt down and said, "General, this is a god-given opportunity. If you don't take it, you will be blamed."

Ran Min suppressed the excitement in his heart, and asked indifferently: "Is this the wish of all of you?"

Others also knelt down and said: "We all have this wish."

The sergeant next to him was clever, seeing this he hurriedly lured the envoy out of the tent, and immediately said to the guards outside: "No one is allowed to approach the general's tent until tonight, do you hear me?"

"We will obey."

"Dang" the sound of halberds colliding outside the tent sounded.

The four generals sat down separately, Ran Min was silent on the commander-in-chief case, and said for a long time: "I have promised the King of Yan to help and protect the State of Zhao. Besides, the Shi family treats me well."

Wang Tai didn't take it seriously, stood up and cupped his hands, "General, we are not the ones who want to usurp power. Now everyone in the world is fighting for self-protection and fighting for power for profit. Now the decline of Jie clan is a good opportunity for us Han people to rise up."

But Ran Min hesitated, "Everyone, all the forces in the Zhao Kingdom are ready to move, not only my begging army, but also the Yao Yizhong Qiang, Puhong Jie, Xianbei, Hexi Zhang, and the Jin family who have fled to the south of the Yangtze River all look at me. The State of Zhao is a strong enemy. If you suddenly ascend to the throne, you may fear that the State of Zhao will be in turmoil, and the people will be devastated."

Zhang Wenjin said, "The general doesn't matter if he doesn't want to be the emperor. Based on the merit of following the dragon that we helped Bao Shi Zun, the general is also the grandson of the first emperor, so it doesn't matter if he is a prince."

The rest stood up and said, "Yes, to be the prince, the prince is the heir apparent of the country."

Dong Run said bluntly: "The general's surname is Shi, and this Shi Zun's surname is also Shi. Why should he, Shi Zun, be the emperor? The general has assisted that old man Shi Zun for a few years, and after a while, he will become the emperor. Let's also make a prince. Dangdang."

Ran Min couldn't help scolding angrily: "You boy, shut up." Ran Min still hesitated, "Shi Shi has never been at fault, if Shi Zun is the emperor, then how should Shi Shi deal with himself..."

Dong Run was reprimanded, and he just muttered, "You were interested in Shi Yun back then, and Shi Yun also liked you, but in the end it wasn't because of your Han nationality, Shi Hu didn't agree."

Zhang Ai also remonstrated: "General, for the sake of my entire army, everyone is looking at me now, if you don't go any further..."

Wang Tai suddenly said sharply at this time: "The general is jealous of Shi Yun, and now the situation is beyond our control. If Shi Shi is not abolished, Empress Liu will be difficult to get rid of, and if Empress Liu is not removed, Zhang Jackal will be protected. We will end up doing this A waste of time."

Zhang Wen smoothed things over and advised everyone: "General, it's hard to be perfect. The Shi family may be kind to you. However, once the emperor and the courtiers, Liu Hou, Zhang Yu and you have always had grievances. If it is because of one person, the whole situation collapses." , the last general stealing is worthless for the general.”

At this time, there were noises in the school grounds outside the camp.

Wang Tai turned his head and asked quickly: "Who is making noise outside? You don't know that all of us are discussing military and state affairs in the tent."

At this time, the sergeant came to the tent and said to everyone: "Generals, let's go outside the camp and have a look."

Ran Min was very suspicious, he led the generals to leave the tent, he only opened the tent door, but saw that the camp was full of torches, and the front of the big tent was already surrounded by a row of soldiers.

The leaders were Sima Junjun, Hu Mu, Wang Jian and others, who knelt down on one knee with the sergeants outside the tent and said, "We all want to follow the general."

Wang Tai only leaned into Ran Min's ear and said, "General, everyone's hearts are available."

"I know everyone's wishes, but today the world is in turmoil, and the four directions are not peaceful, and Shi's name is still indispensable."

When Hu Mu heard what Ran Min said, he was rather dissatisfied in his heart, and wanted to get up, but saw Wang Tai looking at him, shaking his head, signaling him not to speak yet.

I only heard that Ran Min continued to say: "Shi Zun has always been civilized and virtuous. I ask Shi Zun to be the emperor. However, Shi Zun has no heirs. I will be enthroned with the strength of my conquest army. I beg for military plans for me. I will ask him to be crowned emperor." Prince."

"Prince~" The people below whispered to each other, discussing in succession.

"The prince is the future emperor, there is nothing wrong with it." One person cheered.

Immediately, someone echoed, "Let Shi's son be the emperor for a few more days."

"Okay," it didn't take long for the crowd to spread the word, and there was a burst of intense applause.

That night, Shi Zun was exhausted from the journey and had already slept under the tent. Suddenly he heard the noise outside, the drums were beating loudly for a while, and he was very angry, so he just walked out of the tent.

I saw all the people surrounding Shi Zun's tent with torches. Shi Zun was terrified and retreated a little, but was supported by the guards next to him.

I saw people outside the tent shouting in unison: "Greetings, Your Majesty."

Shi Zun hesitated, "What do you all mean?"

Meng Zhun stepped forward and cupped his hands and said, "Your Highness is tall and virtuous, and the late emperor also intended to be with His Highness. But it was Zhang Jackal's mistake to be confused in the end of the year."

Ran Min also stepped forward and said: "I have heard that now Li Sikong has withdrawn his insurance, and the stalemate is not going down. The capital guards are empty. If you want to accuse the jackal of the crime and punish it, who would not open the door to welcome His Highness? It's evil! "

Everyone was still hesitant when they saw Shi Zun, but Pu Hong came forward and said: "Your Majesty is seeking rebellion against the heavens, why not. Now that the world is not at peace, all heroes are rising together. The Zhao Kingdom has passed through generations of previous kings to have the land of these ten states. Today the Lord Shang Chong was young, Empress Liu was in trouble in the harem, Zhang Jackal controlled the government, expelled the virtuous and suppressed the ability, so the country was in danger. Enemies from all directions were all staring at them. If the virtuous lord can no longer live in it, the Jin Dynasty is not far away, and our country will benefit The calamity of the empress. Your Majesty, you must inherit the great rule and save the country of Zhao from danger. Your Majesty!"

Everyone knelt down in unison, Shan shouted: "I hope Your Majesty will relieve Zhao Guo from danger."

Shi Zun saw that the generals and soldiers had good intentions, so he made a firm statement: "I know the generals' intentions. I am alone for the livelihood of the people in the world. I bear the fate of Zhao and relieve the people from the upside down. I should do something extraordinary. I should work together with the generals and soldiers to clear the king's side and sweep away evil spirits." , to protect the country of Zhao."

Everyone shouted: "Your Majesty is wise."

When Shi Zunzhi was full of satisfaction, he saw the generals Wang Tai and Zhang Ai under Ran Min's tent stepping forward and saying: "It's a terrible thing for soldiers, in order to prevent accidents, please establish a prince early."

Pu Hong and Yao Yizhong were shocked when they heard this, and Ran Min discussed with them tonight without mentioning this matter.The two exchanged glances, intending to withdraw, but saw that there were begging troops all around them, so they had no choice but to stay here.

Pu Hong said softly to Yao Yizhong: "Ran Min, blind date in foreign countries, jealousy in real life, originally a Han Chinese, how could he agree with us."

Yao Yizhong was helpless, "The current situation is beyond our control. After the event is completed, we should take the opportunity to return to our homeland to try to improve it. Let's wait for it now."

I saw Shi Zunda was displeased and said: "Things are difficult and dangerous, how can you predict what will happen after you, the day when you succeed alone, you should live up to your lords, why is it so urgent..."

Meng Zhun suddenly pulled the corner of Shi Zun's clothes, Shi Zun turned his head, and saw Meng Zhun's eyes wandering, looking left and right, half of this army was actually Ran Min's begging army, both sides were besieged.The situation is so far, although it has not been stated clearly, there is a faint intention to force the palace.Ran Min on the side also looked aloof and arrogant, already confident.

Seeing that the two generals still refused to let go, they said: "There are priorities and priorities, but this trip is an extraordinary matter, and an extraordinary action should be taken. If something unexpected happens to your Majesty, how can all the officers and men feel at ease. Since Ran Min served as Shi Shi , riding through thorns and thorns, storms and frosts, all the armies are looking forward to General Ran Min, and now that Ran Min is the crown prince, the three armies can use their lives."

Meng Zhun also whispered from the side: "This is the end of the matter, and the right should be given, and the big things are planned."

Shi Zunsiding walked up to Ran Min, clasped his hands tightly, and said: "Work hard and make things come true, and I will be the crown prince."

Ran Min squatted down and bowed to pay respects: "Thank you, Your Majesty, I will definitely go through fire and water."

Shi Zun slowly helped him up, and said with a smile, "Haha, I got Ran Min, the big thing is done."

After saying that, he clasped one hand with Ran Min and raised his head high.When all the soldiers see you, the mountain shouts long live.

Although Yao Yizhong and Pu Hong had different ideas, they had no choice but to support Ran Min together with the generals of the begging army.

(End of this chapter)