The Yanming of the Five Hus and Sixteen Kingdoms

Chapter 77
"The general returns to the residence." The gatekeeper shouted loudly.

In front of the gate of the mansion, Ran Min drove slowly in the Qing Gai An car given by Shi Zunyu.But he saw that Jiang Gan, the chief secretary of the mansion, was already waiting outside the door. When he saw Ran Min coming, he quickly went up to greet him, and hurriedly saluted and said, "General, you are back."

"What is Master Jiang talking about?" Ran Min leaned forward and opened the car door, stepped out of the horse stool, and stepped down slowly.

Jiang Gan stepped forward and whispered in his ear, but Ran Min frowned and said, "Why didn't you stop me?"

"Princess Shi Yun has her own ambition to die, and we can't force it. We can only wait for the general to return to the mansion to make a decision."

Ran Min only said: "Lead me there quickly."

"Squeak..." Ran Min only pushed open the door of the inner room of the mansion, the surroundings were dark, only Shi Yun was sitting in the middle hall.Seeing Ran Min approaching, Shi Yun stood up slowly, raised the prepared dagger and approached him slowly.

Ran Min said anxiously: "Shi Yun, don't do stupid things."

Shi Yun only smiled slightly, holding the sharp blade of the dagger tightly with one hand, and blood dripped down along the sharp blade bit by bit.After a long time, there was already a big puddle of blood on the ground, and Shi Yun's face was even more pale.

Shi Yun said resolutely: "In the end, I owe you what I owed you that day. I originally had the will to die, but you stopped me, and now I owe nothing."

Ran Min held the dagger firmly, and softly comforted him: "Shi Yun, why are you bothering? Shi Shizhi's death, you and I are powerless, and you know..."

"Bang..." Shi Yun threw the dagger in his hand with all his strength, and it only hit the desk with a loud sound.

"You didn't dare to disobey Shi Zun because of your position as the crown prince." Shi Yun suddenly twitched the corner of his mouth, and let out a bleak smile, "How about you rioting for Shi Zunping and peace the world? It's a great achievement, I didn't expect Well, Shi Zun actually let that Shi Yan become the prince. My Shi clan will never recognize you, a Han family adopted grandson, as the prince, so don't think about it..."

At this moment, Ran Min remained silent, and slowly took off his armor, his burqa, and his arm guards.

Ran Min's bare-chested body was exposed, and his chest, ribs, arms, and abdomen were all different, with more than a dozen wounds, large and small.

Shi Yun looked at the man in front of him quietly, her heart trembled slightly.This is a soldier who fought bloody for the country of Zhao.

Ran Min pointed to his abdomen, "This is the Battle of Miannan, because the Shi clan Shi Jian was injured by the Jin people's oblique stabs."

Ran Min pointed to his sides again, "Here is the battle with the Yan army, I will fight Murong Ke vigorously, I won't be swept and injured by others' spears."

Ran Min pointed to a sunken wound the size of a copper coin on his chest, and was about to speak.But I heard Shi Yun say: "Here I know that the former emperor ordered Shi's sons to hunt in the current Hualin Garden. An arrow pierced your chest, fortunately I passed by that day, and you were saved." Shi Yun said as he approached the country, only an arm's length away from Ran Min.

"I dare not forget the kindness of that day." After finishing speaking, there was already a yellowed handkerchief in Ran Min's place.

Shi Yun was startled, "So you still keep it."

Shi Yun looked at the handkerchief, wanting to touch the arrow wound incessantly.

"Father." Shi Yin, the eldest son of Ran Min, only opened the door and shouted.

Shi Yun hurriedly withdrew her hand, took a few steps back, raised her eyebrows and said to Ran Min, "I didn't expect your child to be so big."

"Yin'er, you step down first to discuss important matters with the princess."

Shi Yin only glanced at Shi Yun, seeing that there was no sharp blade on him, he felt relieved a little, and then whispered in his father's ear.

Ran Min whispered: "It's him, and he knows?"

In a blink of an eye, he didn't take it seriously, "If it's someone else, I'm still a little worried, but if it's Shi Jian, I don't have to worry about it. Yin'er, you go back first, and I'll be there later as a father."

Shi Yin retreated, but when Ran Min turned around, he saw Shi Yun staring at him for a long time, his eyes met, and there was silence all around.

Shi Yun only said shyly: "Ran Min, you have done a lot for Zhao Guo, I regret it, I regret it today."

While putting on his own clothes, Ran Min said, "You are in the boudoir and don't hear anything from outsiders, so it's no wonder."

Unexpectedly, Shi Yun stepped forward suddenly, held Ran Min with her pierced hand, and said solemnly: "The world is in chaos today, and the weak and weak ministers are dark. If there are no strong ministers to support them, I am afraid that the country of Zhao will be in trouble. State affairs all depend on the general, whether the general can keep our Zhao country safe or not."

"If I have the heart, I will take Shi Zun and replace him when the chaos is quelled that day. But why would I want to be the crown prince? If Shi Zun can protect the safety of my begging living army, I can also assist him."

Shi Yun only smeared the blood from that hand on his lips, and then smeared the blood from his own lips on Ran Min's lips.

"Since ancient times, I have sworn a blood alliance, and I will exchange my blood vow today for my Zhao country, Jiangshan and Yongning."

Ran Min only nodded, then turned around and left the inner room.

In Longcheng, at Concubine Lan's residence, Duan Xian is resting on the table in the inner room.After a while, Xiao Min came over and offered tea and water to Duan Xian.

Duan Xian opened his eyes and asked, "Has Murong Ba left?"

"Miss, Mr. Ba has already left." Xiao Min asked puzzledly while serving, "Since Miss misses Mr. Ba so much, it is a long way to Jicheng, and the future is unpredictable. I don't know when we will see you again. Why? Don't see her?"

"He has his own accomplishments, I take it as his ambition." Duan Xian bowed his head and said, "I am a survivor of the country's subjugation, if I can't fulfill my ambition of dominating the son and ascending the clouds, I will end up as a mediocre woman, and that is not my wish. "

Xiao Min sighed, "It's just the miss and the son in the belly who are suffering."

Duan rubbed his stomach first, "Ling'er, can you help daddy?"

After finishing speaking, Ling'er kicked Duan Xian vigorously, but her abdomen bulged.

Above the main hall, Concubine Gao came in to pay a visit to Concubine Lan. Concubine Lan got up quickly and ordered Xiao Ai to wait on Concubine Gao to take her seat.

Concubine Lan ordered Xiao Ai to take out the treasured tea cakes, first bake them to make them red in color, then mash them into powder and put them in porcelain, pour them with hot water, and mix them with green onions and ginger.

Concubine Gao took a sip of tea and called out, "Good tea."

Concubine Lan said with a smile: "Ba'er brought this from Tuhe. The tea cakes are produced in the land of Bashu. Because the country of Yan has been growing in power recently, the trade roads have opened up, and the Tuhe market is well-known for its flourishing. To Yanjing."

Concubine Gao suddenly said: "'Stop being a warlord, bragging about standing on the top'. The Central Plains is rich in products, which is comparable to the wild lands in the north. Ba'er sent Tuhe outside, and he will finally live up to the king's entrustment."

Concubine Lan said: "Your family's Ke'er guarding Pingguo is also responsible for keeping the eastern border of my country of Yan as solid as gold and solid as a rock, so that my country of Yan has no worries about the future."

"Hoo hoo" Concubine Gao's voice turned sharply, "The world, the Central Plains is in chaos now, this great river and mountain, although the master of Yan is dark, he has ambitions for the world, but how can he miss this good opportunity. Ke'er, Ba'er, King Yan The best among brothers, as long as they are of the same heart, there is no enemy invincible."

Concubine Lan picked up the teacup and sipped the tea carefully, "I have Ke'er to help me in this expedition, and Ba'er also takes care of me in the army."

Concubine Lan looked at the bleak autumn leaves outside the window, and felt emotional.

"'The bones of the dead are exposed in the wild, and there is no rooster crowing for thousands of miles. One hundred people will leave one, and the thought will break people's hearts.'" This achievement is all the work of princes and generals, and all the people and common people will suffer. Concubine Lan put down the teacup in her hand, and suddenly asked, "My sister is Han, have you ever heard about the five hundred families in Lu County drowning in the Huai River?" "

Concubine Gao sighed, "The Jin family has no way, the Central Plains is out of order, and the Han people are scattered all over the place. It is rare that so many people love the Jin family. They are pity for the people of Nalu County. Alas, no matter what the Han people are, the people can live and work in peace and harmony. , is the sage monarch.”

Concubine Lan asked: "My teacher of the Yan Kingdom relieves the people from fire and water. This time I go south, the long-cherished wish of the previous kings will come true. My sister can also go back to her hometown in Bohai Sea to relieve her homesickness."

"There are many people who start well, and few who end well. If you can achieve success and never forget your original intention, you can become an emperor. If the first king can live longer, my country of Yan will definitely be able to..."

"This time, I would like to thank my sister for recommending Murong Ke as the commander-in-chief of the Chinese army. Ba'er was originally the prince of Murong. He has nothing to say when he is a forward. However," Concubine Lan said after a pause, "I am afraid that the troubles will come from behind. If you stay here, I will be worry-free."

"What's the matter with my sister, I also watched Ba'er grow up. The first emperor and concubines are few and far between. We must also support each other."

"Tell the two concubines that it's not good, Miss Duan is about to give birth," Xiao Min hurried over.

Concubine Lan was in a hurry, "Hurry up, call the medical officer."

Yangzhou Guangling
The ambitions of a few months ago have all dissipated now, the death of teachers and the humiliation of the country, the death of more than [-] families in Lu County, and the land of Huaisi have all been transferred.The biggest setback of the Northern Expedition after the Jin family moved south was actually caused by Chu Po. The loss of the land can still be recovered, but the people's hearts are lost, but how can it be recovered? I asked to be demoted to the third class and be demoted to General Zhengbei.

From the day he retired from the army, Chu Po sat quietly in his mansion in Guangling, waiting for the imperial court's document of condemnation.

"Zhi..." the door was pushed open, and an old servant hurried over, "My lord, Jiankang's envoy has arrived."

"Bring the court clothes." Chu Po was fully dressed and knelt down to meet the envoy.The envoy came up with a summons, stood still in the lobby of the mansion, slowly opened it, and declared: "Servant Chu has a heavy responsibility and a long way to go, and I feel uneasy when I encounter a sudden defeat... Although I want to punish, but now the country is difficult, With the responsibility of partial commander, the blame should not be taken, the bandits have not been killed, and Fangzhen has a heavy responsibility, it is not suitable to be demoted...The envoy returns to the town of Jingkou, relieves the conquest of the governor, and respects this."

The envoy gathered the summoning letter and said: "Chu Shizhong, accept the order. Your Majesty is sympathetic to your hard work for the country. Although there is a small setback now, everything in my Jin Dynasty is heavy. Will I still count on the servant in the future?"

Chu Po couldn't kneel for a long time, and the envoy carefully reminded: "Master Chu, Your Majesty will have to rely on you more from now on." After speaking, he leaned over and helped him up.

Chu Po got up slowly, but the old servant looked happy and said, "Your Excellency is fine, Your Majesty, how much does Queen Mother Chu depend on Your Excellency?"

Chu Po's eyes were piercing, and he shouted back at the servant.Xiaoxin took the order and asked: "I don't know people, and my sympathy is so dark. The "Spring and Autumn" blamed the commander, and the appointment was lost, and Wei Lue suffered a loss. Although I am not as righteous as Zhuge Kongming, there are more than five hundred people in Lu County. The family was brutally defeated by the enemy, and more than [-] survivors were wiped out. I, I really can't bear to live in the world as an official anymore."

The envoy comforted him and said: "My lord blames himself too much. It's all destiny, not your fault alone. Now that the Jin family is in trouble, it's been a few years before they can be stable. Now Huan Wen in the west has written a letter, questioning the imperial court, and arbitrarily sending Lord Chu to the Northern Expedition. Losing a teacher and losing ground, the words were fierce. However, the King of Kuaiji and the Empress Dowager Chu were afraid that they would become too big and would be incapable of controlling them. Looking at the current Jin family, only you, your lord, with high merits and virtues, can fight against him, so we will do our best to protect him."

Chu Po said: "Since China and North Korea, there has been no one who has been defeated. My corpse is a vegetarian meal, and I am anxious. I am afraid that it will be difficult to take on a big job."

"My lord, everyone in the world has a saying: Chu Po's skin is bright, his heart is noble, and his sincerity is true. However, things are complicated and complicated, and there are strong ministers on the outside. Now that orphans and widowed mothers are in power, if you don't do your best. The Jin family is in danger, and the slaves implore the adults to take the Jin family's mountains and rivers as their own responsibility, work hard, and then plan the Northern Expedition in order to regain the Central Plains."

The old servant also interjected: "Yes, not for the Jin Dynasty, but also for the Empress Dowager Chu and her little grandson."

Chu Po smiled bitterly, "Forget it, I will try my best to support it for a while."

Yanyu Jiangnan
The autumn wind and autumn rain are worrying people, and it is autumn, and the autumn rain is not stopping. Chu Po took a boat to the south, stood on the bow of the boat and looked at the north of the river, only to see Guangling City gradually disappearing between the water and the sky.

Looking at the gradually disappearing Guangling City, Chu Po said: "'The autumn wind is bleak and the weather is cool, the vegetation shakes and the dew turns into frost, and the swallows bid farewell to the swans flying south." The room is located in the south of the Yangtze River, when will it be able to return to the Central Plains. "

Suddenly there was a strong autumn wind, and Chu Po was overworked during the march and suffered a big defeat. Now, with the sadness in his heart, he fell on the bow of the boat with only a burst of dizziness.

"My lord, my lord." Everyone hastily carried him into the cabin for a little rest.

Take the boat down the river and go straight down to Jingkou Guazhou Ferry to land.

The crowd helped Chu Po, surrounded by welcoming officials, went to Jingkou City.On the road from the ferry to the city, all Chu Po saw along the way were ragged and emaciated refugees. Due to the chaos in the north, the number of refugees crossing the south has increased greatly, and Jingkou City can no longer accommodate them, so they can only live scattered on both sides of the road. .

Chu Po preached to the left and right: "Order the local village chief to arrange it properly."

The local officials greeted him helplessly and said: "Jingkou is narrow and densely populated. When Xijian was in town, he won the hearts of the refugees. He chose those who were strong and strong to join the army. When Wangdun and Zuyue were in chaos, even There are meritorious deeds. Now Xi Taiwei is gone, the original soldiers were excluded by the family, and they are gone, and this refugee has nowhere to go."

Chu Po was a little resentful, and said: "I think my Jin family is so unusable, how can I recover the Central Plains, why no one talks about it."

The officials were also resentful, and said: "It's useless. Everyone in the family is afraid that if the refugees become powerful, it will be difficult to control them. Cai Mo, the former commander of the Taiwei Army, intends to cheer up, but he can't do it with many obstacles. The Jin Dynasty Everyone in the aristocratic family only cares about their own territory, so it can be said that they don't want to miss Shu, who has the ambition of the Northern Expedition."

"Cai Mo." Chu Po muttered a few times, "Cai Mo is modest and respectful, I wrongly blamed him."

"Nowadays, Xi Min, the son of Xi Jian, lives leisurely in the countryside. If Xi Gong's son can be used to town Jingkou and supervise the military, he will surely win people's hearts and cheer up."

"But for the sake of state affairs, there is no selfishness. I will make a statement to the imperial court."

"Woooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo..." there was a crowd of people crying.

Chu Po stopped and went in person. Those people only gathered together, dressed in linen and mourning, and burned some ceremonial objects.

Chu Po came in person and asked, "Why are you mourning?"

"My lord, we are relatives of the survivors in the north, and now they can't come. They died in a foreign land, so they can only sacrifice at a distance."

"Everyone, listen to me, you must work hard." Chu Po did not avoid the filth on the refugees, and approached him and said, "The imperial court has ordered me to guard Jingkou. If everyone wants to return to the Central Plains, they can all come to the camp. Sign up, I am in Jingkou for a day, and I will work hard for a day, and I will advance and retreat with you."

"My lord, we have no face to live in the world. My uncle and nephew are all members of the five hundred households in Lu County, and now they all died in the north. I understand the general's intention. The Jin family has suffered so much, I am afraid it will be difficult to cheer up, that's all..."

Chu Po's heart trembled, "Are you all relatives of more than five hundred families in Lu County?"

An old man burst into tears and cried loudly: "If the court hadn't said something, we wouldn't have sent a letter to the north. It was I who harmed them."

Suddenly a young man raised his wooden sword and wanted to slash at Chu Po, but one of them hurriedly stopped him and said, "Prisoner, don't be rude."

Liu Laozhi cried, "It's him, he's the one who killed my family."

"I did it, I did it." Chu Po lost his mind and was helpless, walking forward like a walking corpse, intending to go up from left to right, Chu Po only waved his hands, and walked to the mansion in the city alone.

That night, Chu Lin fell ill with worry, and it lasted for more than a month. He was so ashamed that he died of deep anger.

In the fifth year of Yonghe, Jiyou died in December.

(End of this chapter)