The Yanming of the Five Hus and Sixteen Kingdoms

Chapter 74 Shi Chong goes south to covet the emperor's throne and the Jin family intends to conquer Zhao in the north
Ye City, inside the Hall of Taiwu.

All the ministers have received a report: Pei Wang Shi Chong heard that Shi Shi was dead and Shi Zun had been established. He was also a vassal king, but Naihe was under his subordinates.

Emperor Zhao Shi Zun was shocked when he heard that, and regretted listening to Meng Zhun's words.On this day in the main hall, Shi Zunwen made a plan to all the lovers: "Now that Shi Chong leads the army of Jicheng to the south, who can stop it?"

His Highness General Ran Min went out to ask for orders: "I would like to sweep out the traitors for Your Majesty, so as to help protect our state of Zhao and our country." It is true, and now looking at the capital of the country, only Ran Min's troops can be regarded as the only fighters in the first battle.

Meng Zhun's eyes sank, and he came out to remonstrate: "The general is really happy when he hears the battle. Shi Chong is His Majesty's brother. There should be a misunderstanding in the brotherhood. Please send Wang Zhuo to bring His Majesty's handwritten letter. Xiao Yi Great righteousness, I think it is a plan to retreat."

Ran Min clasped his hands and protested: "Meng Zhunzhen is a woman's benevolence, cutting the weeds should get rid of the roots. How can Wang Zhuo?"

I saw that Meng Zhun was calm and unhurried, "The first emperor wanted to behead Wang Zhuo because of Xie Ai's defeat. Fortunately, King Pei was able to save him."

Ran Min looked at Wang Zhuo, who was among the courtiers, and when his eyes met, Wang Zhuo bowed his head deeply, his words should be true.

Meng Zhun continued: "Among the descendants of the former princes, King Pei is the closest to His Majesty. When His Majesty went south, King Pei and His Majesty made an appointment to protect the country together. Now that King Pei leads the army to go south, he must be bewitched by traitors."

Shi Zun also said on the throne: "Meng Zhun's words are very reasonable, so I will write a letter in hand."

However, Ran Min was furious and argued: "Your Majesty, time is not waiting for us. Now that King Pei is going south, if he does not win with one blow, he may be in serious trouble."

Meng Zhun sarcastically said: "General, you are eager to look forward to the struggle between Zhao's clan, do you want to profit from it?"

Ran Min was furious when he heard this, and drew his sword to face each other, but Meng Zhun was not afraid of death.

When Shi Zun saw it, he scolded them angrily: "Stop it, this is a holy place for temples, how can you be presumptuous here."

But Ran Min was not afraid, he only glared at Shi Zun and Meng Zhun, and reluctantly retreated into the ranks.Shi Zun changed his expression, smiled at Ran Min and said, "Listen to General Meng's words."

"Your Majesty, the army led by Shi Chong is the northern barrier of our country of Zhao. The late emperor was alive, and he was often troubled by the country of Yan. Therefore, the army of Jicheng has never moved lightly. I fear that the trouble of our country of Zhao is not Shi Chong, but the country of Yan. After Meng Zhun finished speaking, he looked at Wang Zhuo and said, "My lord, you must be aware of your interests and disadvantages. You must take our country of Zhao into consideration, and make sure that the entire army returns, and you must not let the country of Yan take advantage of it." Graduation, flicking his sleeves and retreating to the ranks of the ministers
Wang Zhuo came out and bowed his hands to all the ministers, Emperor Zhao, saying: "My lord, I will do my best to persuade King Pei to return to the north."

However, Ran Min was not satisfied, and said: "My minister, please prepare your troops."

Li Nongsu was friendly with Ran Min, and when he saw that his power was overwhelmed, he also said: "I heard: 'Whoever has literary affairs must have military preparations; whoever has military affairs must have literary preparations.' What the general said should be a perfect strategy. I hope His Majesty accepts it."

Emperor Zhao pondered for a while, and said: "What Li Sikong said is very true. You are all my right-hand men. So I ordered Wang Zhuo to hold my handwritten letter to him first, and if it doesn't work, the general will ask for it."

"Your Majesty." Meng Zhun still wanted to argue.

"Okay, it's settled like this." After Shi Zun finished speaking, he wanted the servant to retreat.

The inner servant understood, and shouted: "Retire."

Before all the ministers left, Meng Zhun went straight to Ran Min: "Isn't Shi Chong a fool to send envoys to retreat and prepare troops? Is the general trying to injure Your Majesty?"

Ran Min smiled faintly: "Master Meng, why bother to slander me like this, just in case."

"Hmph!" Meng Zhun just walked away angrily.

Ran Min watched Master Meng go away, Li Nong came up to meet him, "Brother Min, if Meng Zhun's words come true, there will be no more wars in our country of Zhao."

Ran Min smiled slightly, "Li Sikong, then you and the Han people will hand over the military power and go back to the mountains and forests?"

Li Nong smiled awkwardly, lonely and silent.

Ran Min stood closer to Li Nong, "Since ancient times, 'Flying birds are good bows, cunning rabbits are dead and running dogs are cooked.' Now I am begging for the captains of the battalions under the headquarters of the living army, and the generals will gradually be appointed by Emperor Zhao. Waiting for the replacement, the general Zhang Cai in the palace, the general Sun Fudu of Longxiang, etc. all sent their troops to join the various departments of our begging living army. If we take time, we will be emptied. Now the war will break out. If there is a war, our army will The position is just now stable.”

Ran Minhu whispered softly: "You also know that on the day when the incident started, His Majesty said: 'Work hard to achieve success, and I will be the crown prince.' Now your Majesty has nothing to say about the establishment of the crown prince. What are you waiting for?"

Li Nong said in relief: "It's an expedient measure, it's just an expedient measure, you are not of Shi's blood, you are just an adopted son."

Ran Min said angrily: "In this world, there is no longer one family and one family name. If I want to achieve great things, I must use extraordinary means."

Li Nong was shocked, "Brother Min, you are..."

"You saw the stone world of yesterday, but how do you know what will be like in the future? Where are we now, we should encourage it."

After finishing speaking, Ran Min turned and left.

General's Mansion in Yecheng
The candles in the inner room were dim, and only one person could be seen with his back to a group of men in black. While the lights were flickering, he could only hear the man say: "You are all ready."

The first one cupped his hands and said: "Don't worry, general, we are all ready."

The man continued to ask: "When doing things, how do you speak?"

The man in black only said: "We only follow His Majesty's order to cut the weeds and root them out."

The man finally asked: "This matter is extremely dangerous, what if it fails?"

The man cut his arm with a dagger, and the blood dripped drop by drop, then he threw away the dagger, knelt down and said, "General, I have been oppressed by the Shi clan for a long time, and those whose family members are innocent are imprisoned. There are people who fill the harem, who can’t afford the military funds and are tortured to death, and we hate the Shi clan.”

At this time, all the people knelt down and said: "If the matter fails, we will kill ourselves, so as not to worry the general."

Ran Min turned to the crowd and said, "Now that Shi Chong has raised his troops to the south, I'm afraid that he will retreat because he cares about his brotherhood. I want to kill Shi Chong's wife and children in Yecheng."

"As ordered."

At this moment, Ran Min pointed to the table next to him and said, "When doing things, wear the palace badge."

"clear."

After everyone left, one person came out from behind the judge and said: "The general is willing to make this decision tonight, and the position of the crown prince is hopeful."

Ran Min said with a smile, "Thanks to Shen Situ's reminder. Now that Shi Zun has no heirs, and Shi Chong has an old relationship with him, if you promise him the position of prince, his heart will definitely be attached."

Situ Shenzhong said: "Among the Shi clans, Shi Chonger is the only one who is close and wise. If Shi Chong dies again, the crown prince will belong to the general."

Ran Min opened the window lattice, only looking at the bright moonlight, and the earth was silvery white.

Ran Min said firmly in a low voice: "Save the country from danger, relieve Shi's difficulties, why should the position of the crown prince be taken care of?"

Along the Hutuo River in Jizhou

Before going out for the expedition, Shi Cheng killed Shaolao to sacrifice to heaven, and only told the three armies: "The world is ordered by the late emperor, and the killing is abolished. The crime is a great crime, and the lonely general will punish him." But who would have thought that Shi Chong would be on the side of the marching road Walking away, he hesitated, and sighed: "They are all my younger brothers, and the dead cannot be chased back. What is the meaning of killing each other!"

The water of the Hutuo River is rushing by in front of you. After crossing the Hutuo River, you will reach Pingji, and then you will see the giant deer.At the end of the Qin Dynasty, Xiang Yu, the overlord of the Qin Dynasty, broke the boat and wiped out the army of Qin Zhanghan in a single battle.If it goes there, King Pei will really break with Shi Zun.

"Yeah!" A swan goose flies north

"The Guhong is out in the field, and the birds are singing in the northern forest. What will you see when you wander around? Worry and think alone." When he arrived here, Shi Chong suddenly felt sad, sad in the clan, and his brothers gradually disappeared.

"Let's go back... let's go. After crossing the Hutuo River, it will be difficult to go back." Although the voice was soft, it could be clearly heard from left to right, and for a moment, the team stopped.

I saw a man galloping forward, flew off the horse, and supported his horse's neck.Shi Chong turned his head, but saw all the soldiers kneeling down. The leader was Chen Xian, who only heard: "King Pengcheng usurped and murdered his self-esteem, which is a serious crime! Now among the descendants of the previous princes, King Pei is the most virtuous, and he should succeed the king. .”

"You?" Shi Chong held the reins tightly with both hands, "Now that Shi Zun has been established, our country of Zhao has gradually stabilized, why bother to slaughter each other?"

Seeing that Chen Xian was still relentless and said: "Although King Pei wants to go north, I will go south alone, lead the army to capture Yecheng, capture King Pengcheng, and then welcome King Pei."

Shi Chong asked: "All the soldiers, do you have the same heart?"

Everyone said in unison: "Yes!"

Suddenly a soldier came to report, "Report, the envoy of Emperor Zhao is asking to see you."

Shi Chong was still hesitating at this time, whether he saw it or not, but he heard the sergeant say: "The person who came here reported his family name, and it is the old king: Wang Zhuo.

Chen Xian said anxiously: "Pei Wang, this is Shi Zun's plan to slow down the army, my lord, my lord."

But Shi Chong said happily: "It seems that my younger brother is thinking about the old love, and ordered someone to bring it here."

In Shi Chong's tent, the atmosphere of the generals was chilling, but due to King Pei's will, they could only keep silent.Chen Xian held the sword tightly, with a serious expression.Before the emissary came to enter the account, he heard Wang Zhuo's hearty laughter and said, "King Pei is very majestic now, and his majesty is invincible."

"I have no choice but to raise an army." As he said that, Shi Chong glanced at the soldiers beside him, but he did not see Chen Xian, and said, "Now that the state of Zhao is in chaos, in order to protect ourselves, we have no choice but to take this terrible strategy."

"Your Majesty knows very well that King Pei has deep affection and righteousness, so he will not do such a disobedient thing. It was only because of the urgency of the situation at that time that King Pengcheng had no choice but to inherit the throne. If King Pei intends to take him, His Majesty should abdicate and make way for the virtuous. In order to protect my Zhao country from danger."

"I want to ask the king to retreat to the left and right." Wang Zhuo stepped forward and spoke to Shi Chong.

The sergeants on the left and right stepped forward to stop him, and said to Shi Chong, "Your Majesty, be careful of fraud."

Shi Chong only waved his hand and said, "Wang Zhuo and I have a deep friendship, and we will never do such a thing. It's okay, just wait."

At this time, there were only Shi Chong and Wang Zhuo in the tent, but Wang Zhuo bowed and whispered in Shi Chong's ear, "Your Majesty has no heirs, so it's okay for King Zepei to have one of his sons in the capital as the crown prince?"

"Haha, Shi Zun laughed. I didn't intend to be the emperor. The former king ordered me to guard Jicheng to protect the country of Zhao. Now the misunderstanding is resolved, I should..."

"Your Majesty... Your Majesty!" At this moment, a man covered in blood rushed into the tent and yelled directly on the ground.

Seeing that there was only Wang Zhuo beside him, he hurriedly stepped forward and said, "There is no one else in the king's tent, so how can you be in danger?"

At this time, Chen Xian was already beside the man, and a group of soldiers went straight into the tent and pulled Wang Zhuo away.Wang Zhuo was only daunted by the sudden battle, and retreated staggeringly.I only heard Chen Xian say loudly: "Your Majesty, don't be deceived by treacherous evil, and you should quickly retreat."

"I'm negotiating important matters with the envoy, you..."

The man was very anxious, and shouted hoarsely: "Your Majesty, this old servant has risked his life." The man raised his head, and Shi Chong recognized him as the steward of Yecheng Mansion. "My lord, my lord, something happened in Ye City."

Seeing the change in the situation, Wang Zhuo said in a panic, "Your Majesty, there is no need to delay..."

At this time, Shi Chong's heart was in a state of confusion, so he only said that Wang Zhuo should retreat.

Seeing the abruptness of the matter, Wang Zhuo wanted to argue: "Your Majesty, there must be something strange about this matter, Your Majesty."

"Stand back." Shi Chong's tone was uncompromising.

Only Shi Chong, Chen Xian and that person were left in the big tent.

The man was shocked, and after a long time, he finally said: "Last night, a group of men in black came to the mansion and killed all the family members in the mansion of the great king, even the youngest son." The man said, crying: "The old servant escaped with all his might, if he misses half a step, he will not see the king."

Shi Chong sat paralyzed on the desk, and said in a daze, "Why? Why is it like this? Who, who did it?"

I saw the old slave tremblingly taking out the token from his pocket, Shi Chong took it and knew it was something in the palace at a glance, his eyes darkened instantly, and he almost fainted.

After only a moment, Shi Chong straightened his body, his eyes were fierce, as if sparks were about to pop out, and he angrily said: "You have already sat in the country of Zhao, why don't you even let my wife and children go."

"Come here." Shi Chong shouted to the guards outside the tent, "Take Wang Zhuo."

Wang Zhuo never left outside the tent, only waiting for Shi Chong to summon him again.But Chen Xian brought people here in person.He hurriedly stepped forward and said with a smile: "Your Majesty must be thinking of the old friendship and summoned me again."

Chen Xian just stared at him with cold eyes.Wang Zhuo was startled, and just about to turn around, he heard a shout from behind: "Take it away!"

A guard dragged Wang Jin into the big tent, and shouted, "Kneel down!"

Wang Zhuo bowed his head and remained silent for a moment, Shi Chong said angrily, "How do I treat you alone?"

Wang Zhuo looked up at him, and said firmly, "Your kindness is as important as a mountain." He looked straight at him, but he didn't avoid it.

Shi Chong also stared at him, and said heavily: "Why is your kindness as great as a mountain?"

Wang Zhuo only talked about the events of the year, "At the end of the year, he will be defeated by Xie Ai, the Lord of Liang. King Pei and the first emperor talked, so they can be preserved."

"Thank you for remembering, Guben thought you and I were devoted to each other, but I didn't expect you to lie to me." Shi Chong angrily scolded.After speaking, he angrily threw the bloody palace token in front of him.

Wang Zhuo picked up the token, looked at it carefully, but also calmly said: "Pei Wang, something is wrong. Pei Wang, what happened in the capital, I will never know." After speaking, he wanted to straighten up and stand up.

Seeing this, the old slave pushed him down violently, and spat, "I think you are a remnant of the Huns, and you are still putting on airs. Come, drag me down and sacrifice the flag."

Wang Zhuo also knew that the situation was irreversible, so he just said indifferently: "Your Majesty, the last general is sincerely ignorant. If my head can calm the King's wrath, please take it. I can survive this troubled world."

Chen Xian only said: "Your Majesty, it is the best policy for our army to cross the Hutuo River as soon as possible and occupy the favorable position." It is not good for our army if Shi Zun notices it."

"Come on, let me take care of you." Shi Chong ordered to step forward, "Let you see how this Shi Zun died under my sword. Son, Daddy wants to avenge you."

(End of this chapter)