The Yanming of the Five Hus and Sixteen Kingdoms

Chapter 78 Shi Zun Discusses to Get Rid of Ran Min
Inside the Kunhua Palace in Yecheng
Influential people in Zhao's clan, such as: Yiyang Wang Shijian, Ruyang Wang Shikun, Huainan Wang Shizhao, and Leping Wang Shibao who had rebelled before and was escorted back to Beijing, gathered in the Kunhua Hall.

Shi Zun looked at his younger brothers with mixed feelings, stepped down from the throne and said, "There are so few brothers scattered all over the place, it's been a long time since we've gathered like this."

Shi Zhao on the side said sarcastically: "Yes, anyone who has some strength is ready to move. Shi Chong and Shi Xuan ended up like this, with their heads in different places. Now that I have not been out of the town for a long time, Brother Bao also thinks so?"

Shi Bao blushed with embarrassment, but was terrified.Seeing this, Shi Zun was speechless for a while, and said for a long time: "In the past, the heirs of Emperor Wen of Cao Wei and Emperor Ming were not prosperous, and they were taken advantage of by King Sima Xuan. Tian Chang gave birth to seventy sons, scattered the sealed cities, and the Qi government returned to the Tian family. Ran Min This is the remaining queen of the Han nationality. Because of his bravery, the previous king accepted him as a righteous grandson. His original surname is Ran, how can he agree with me? Now that my Shi clan is captured by him, they will all be slaughtered. Show."

Shi Zun lightly stroked Shi Bao's shoulder and said, "Although the late emperor had many heirs, he was able to accomplish things. Other than Xiangguo Shizhi, the only ones in charge of the military are brothers in the palace. Brother Bao was instigated by others, and now he has come to his senses. I will not blame the past. , as long as our brothers can unite as one to resist foreign humiliation."

Seeing this, Shi Kun said: "Brother Emperor, now Ran Min is in charge of the military power both inside and outside, and he pays compensation to the guards of the palace city, and all of them are invited to be generals outside the palace, and ennobled as marquises outside the Guanwai. The former guards of Wang Longteng are also under his command. In the past, Yan Zi said: "The Qi government returned to the Tian family. Although the Tian family has no great virtue, it uses public power for private purposes, has virtue for the people, and the people love it." Today, Ran Min uses public tools for personal favors, and spreads party members. Jintian clan. If things go on like this, there will be no shelter for the Shi clan in our country of Zhao."

Shi Zun also agreed: "What Brother Kun said is very true. On that day in the court hall, Zhongshu Ling Meng Zhun and Zuowei General Wang Luan advised me not to allow him to play the invitation and want to seize his military power. They looked very displeased. He hardly takes me seriously. Now that he is becoming more and more domineering, our country of Zhao’s military administration is almost under his control. If things go on like this, our country of Zhao will no longer be owned by our Shi family.”

Shi Zhao stepped forward and said, "The traces of Ran Min's disobedience are becoming more and more serious, Your Majesty, make a quick decision."

Shi Zun looked at Shi Jian, who was seated at the end, and hadn't said a word since entering the hall. Shi Zun asked him, "Brother Jian, what do you mean by this?"

Shi Jian didn't want Shi Zunwen to count on him, so he had no choice but to agree: "Everything is according to His Majesty's will."

Shi Kun just laughed at him, "It seems that Shi Jian only wants to be a prince of peace and happiness."

Shi Jian laughed at himself and said: "My country of Zhao relies on the strength of your elders, so it's nothing to do with me. My younger brother is willing to clean up and wait for you."

"Forget it," Shi Zun looked around at the brothers, "I want to get rid of them in the next few days, what do you think?"

The crowd said, "Yiran."

"There is such a ridiculous thing." Suddenly there was a sharp voice from the inner room.

"Empress Dowager Zheng, Empress Dowager Zheng, don't go in, Your Majesty is discussing important matters with everyone." The eunuch next to him tried his best to dissuade him.

"Pa" Empress Dowager Zheng was furious, and she only slapped Yang Huan, "You eunuchs, if you try to force His Majesty to do such a rebellious and immoral thing, everyone will be punished."

When Shi Zun's younger brothers saw this, they were very embarrassed, and rushed out of the hall to salute Shi Zun. Shi Jian walked to Yang Huan's side, and only cast a meaningful glance at him.Yang Huan was puzzled, and now the situation was unavoidable, so he had to serve in the hall and discuss it again.

Now only Empress Dowager Zheng, Shi Zun and Yang Huan are left in the palace.I only heard that Queen Mother Zheng was very angry, and said: "Licheng returns soldiers, there are no thorn slaves, how can it be today, how can you kill it so quickly!"

Shi Zun was at a loss for words when his mother scolded him fiercely.Because of the fault of the eldest son Shi Sui, Zheng Cherry was reprimanded by the late Emperor Shihu. If he hadn't endured the humiliation and endured the humiliation, how would he be where he is today.Shi Zun was also preserved because of his mother.In the past few years, Shi Zun felt ashamed of his mother.

"Brother Shi Sui, I wanted to do what Maudun did back then, but unfortunately there were no reinforcements outside and important ministers inside, so I couldn't do it. Now that Ran Min is devoted to assisting you, how can you chill his heart."

Hearing his mother's words, Shi Zun suddenly became jealous, and said: "My son won the throne, because I have a strategy in my chest, and the soldiers fall in love with me, which is what Ran Min can do. What the mother said is to cherish Ran Min and you. Let’s pity each other for the sake of the Han people.”

"You!" Empress Dowager Zheng sighed, "You are so unaware that you just acted in response to the situation. Yes, your mother is Han, but although the Jie family of Zhao State is the royal family, seven or eight out of ten of the country's borders are As a Han Chinese, if you can't appease Ran Min and the Qihuo army doesn't listen to your Shi clan's orders, how can your throne be secure?"

Shi Zun's expression softened slightly, "Let's think about what the empress wants," and then said, "Yang Huan sent the empress back to the palace."

Yang Huan got the order and had to send Empress Dowager Zheng back.After the incident, Yang Huan wanted to return to Shi Zun's place to report to him. Thinking of Shi Jian's meaningful eyes at that time, he felt uneasy for a long time, and he was a little absent-minded when he walked.I just ran into someone in a corridor, and was about to yell and curse, but saw that it was Shi Jian.

Yang Huan hurriedly stepped forward to chat, "The king of Yiyang is very interested, why do you stay in the palace?"

"Director Yang, you have His Majesty's trust, we all want to make good friends with Director Yang." Shi Jian's face was uncertain.

"Where, where. The king is His Majesty's brother and foot. It's too late for me to serve you. How dare you let King Yiyang condescend to you."

"Director Yang, please look at what this is?"

I saw Shi Jian picking up a token, but it was the token given by the man in black who was slaughtered in Shi Chonghe's family that day. The foreign ministers could not get it, but the internal officials in the palace could easily get it because of their positions.

Yang Huan was a little flustered, but then calmed down, "King Yiyang was joking, what is this?"

"Sure enough, there is a city mansion. I know about everything about you. Your brother Yang Ting will be able to rest in peace."

"You..." Yang Huan was terrified.

Youping is located in the extreme north of the Central Plains, and it has been severely cold since ancient times.It's almost early winter now, and the snow fell very early this year.

The army of Yan State braved the wind and snow, and walked through the rugged mountain roads of Yanshan Mountain.

"Young Master Ba, most of the newly recruited soldiers are afraid of the severe cold. Now that the heavy snow has not stopped, should we rest for a while?" Gao Bi rode his horse and walked side by side with Murong Ba.

Murong Ba sternly said: "'Thickness can't be ordered, love can't be ordered, chaos can't be ruled. For example, if you are a proud son, you can't use it.' It's not that I don't cherish soldiers, but since ancient times, kindness has never commanded soldiers. Today's severe cold, although soldiers I am afraid of it, but if you can overcome difficulties and cut through passes, compared with the difficulty of severe cold, it is nothing to be called suffering."

I saw Murong Ba raised his whip and pointed forward, "Gao Bi, the opportunity is fleeting, and the soldiers are very fast. Now the defense of Jicheng in Zhao State is empty, and all the elite and strong soldiers are lost in the Yuan family. If you march at this time, the enemy will be overwhelmed. "

"The road is difficult and the mountains are vast. If a group of people hold this place, we will be killed."

"Gao Canjun, there will be great changes in Yecheng now, and it is the best policy to march into the army as soon as Zhao Guo is overwhelmed at this time." After finishing speaking, he handed a secret report to Gao Bi for reading.

Gao Bi read it and said with a smile: "My lord Ba, it's really tight to hide. Zhao's throne is going to change again. It seems that no one cares about this peaceful war."

"The Duan Department in the state of Zhao is also ready to move now. Duan Qin has arrived in Jiangmu and intends to raise the banner of righteousness to rebel against the state of Zhao." Murong Ba was very proud at this time, and asked, "Do you know who the defender of An Le is?"

Gao Bi asked in puzzlement, "Who is it?"

Murong Ba said passionately: "God helped me, Deng Heng."

Gao Bi said happily: "Haha, he is always afraid of the general. With this pig-headed general around, I can go to Jicheng with the Yan army."

"That's right, let's march quickly. A large amount of food and grass is hoarded in Anle City, and all the soldiers go to Anle to have a feast."

As Murong Ba said, there will be great changes in Yecheng.

That night, Yang Huan quietly went to a hidden corner of the city.

After knocking on the door lightly, the doorman looked around and saw no one around, so he led Yang Huan to a secluded place in the mansion to rest.

Yang Huan was very anxious when he saw that the visitor did not come for a long time, and paced around the room.After a while, the door creaked open.

One was tall and tall, and he stretched so long under the dim candlelight.Yang Huan approached slowly, and it turned out to be Ran Min.

Yang Huan said angrily: "General, you have done me a disservice."

Ran Min walked directly to a coffee table next to him, sat down, took a sip of water, and said, "The weather is cold, and this tea is also cold quickly. Come here, let's have another pot."

Yang Huanyu said with resentment: "General, I have handed over the token to you according to the intention at that time. You only said to punish Shi Chong's relatives, but you set your hands on me and put me where."

Ran Min said leisurely: "Oh, there is only one token, nothing else, don't worry, Manager Yang."

Yang Huan was a little angry, "Shi Jian has already told me: Wang Zhuo narrowly escaped from Shi Chong's army that day, returned to Ye City, and fled to another place, holding evidence to speak about this matter."

Ran Min just listened quietly.

"Shi Jian also said that Wang Zhuo also said that when he was trapped in Shi Chong's army, he sent a fast horse to deliver a letter to Meng Zhun, talking about Shi Chong's anger. But there was no reply. Now Ye Inside and outside the city, no one knows, it is you, General Shi, who is in charge of the city defense, intercepting letters is easy."

While talking, a figure came out from the shadows, came to the two of them, and said, "Director Yang, don't come here without any problems. It turns out that you are the most dissident among the people around His Majesty."

Yang Huan was shocked: "King Yiyang, I didn't expect you."

Ran Min asked quietly: "Director Yang, now you are serving Shi Zun's side, calm as before, who is responsible for it?"

Yang Huan understood at this moment that he was already involved in the matter and could no longer get out of it, so he asked in doubt: "King Yiyang, what about Wang Zhuo?"

"Don't worry, Gu Xiao said that Wang Zhuo has attached himself to me. No one else has mentioned this matter. Even Meng Zhun didn't know that he had returned to the capital safely." Shi Jian turned his face and said, "What virtue does Shi Zun have? How Neng, killing Shi Shi, slaughtering relatives, reusing the traitors around him, and stealing the throne is just a fluke."

Speaking of this, Shi Jian's voice suddenly rose, "I, Shi's Zhao State, is no longer what Shi Zun can control. I should be a man with both ability and political integrity. Ran Min has made outstanding achievements and made great contributions to the State of Zhao, so the whole country should support him. He is also the grandson of the former king, and I have promised him the crown prince."

Yang Huan said silently, "Prince?" He couldn't help being shocked, "King Yiyang, aren't you?"

Ran Min said: "That's right. I will raise up righteous soldiers to sweep out traitors. On the side of the Qing emperor, Shi Zunli should abdicate to make way for the virtuous. Director Yang, just open the gate of the inner court at that time, and it will be a great achievement."

Yang Huan said dejectedly: "Yes, I should have expected that among the late emperor's sons, Shi Jian and Ran Min had a long history of friendship. If you hadn't gained the power of Ran Min in the Southern Expedition to Mianyin, how could you have retreated completely?"

Yang Huan knew that he had boarded the pirate ship of Ran Min and Shi Jian, so he had no choice but to sit heavily on the table and said: "I will do what Shi Jian ordered."

On a starry night, Ran Min stood in the middle hall of the General's Mansion.The generals stood solemnly on the left and right, just waiting for Ran Min to speak.

"Tap, tap" The startled deer in the courtyard broke the silence of the night.

Ran Min turned around and said to the generals: "Everyone, success or failure depends on one move. Tomorrow Wang Tai will lead all the soldiers into the Hall of Supreme Martial Arts to read out Shi Zun's indictment."

Wang Tai cupped his hands and said, "The general will understand." Then he retreated to the ranks of the generals.

Ran Min continued to instruct: "Today, everything in Ye City is under my control, except for the inner court of the imperial city."

"Su Yan, Zhou Cheng."

"The end is here."

"Tomorrow, the two of you will be armed with three thousand armored soldiers, and you will be dressed as dragon guards, and you will enter Ye Palace from Fengyang Gate."

"Order."

"Zhang Ai, Sun Wei."

"The end is here."

"You and each of you will lead your own troops and go to Zhongshu to order Meng Zhun and the left general Wang Luan to surround them in the mansion, so that no one in the mansion will be allowed to go out."

"As ordered."

"Zhang Wen, Dong Run."

"The end is here."

"The two of you surrounded the harem and quickly replaced the guards of the city, so as not to cut off all connections inside and outside Yecheng from now on."

"As ordered."

"The rest of the people stick to their camps, and the whole city is under martial law. If there is any change, they will be killed without mercy."

"Listen to the command of the general!"

The layout was roughly done, and the master book Jiang Gan still had worries in his heart. He said: "The general's success or failure in ancient times is often in a hundred secrets. Li Nong is in charge of the begging army and is also in the city. He is always friendly to the general. However, if the guarantee is not complete, there will be regrets at the end of the day."

Light gradually appeared outside the window, and Ran Min walked down to the center of the lobby: "Everyone, tomorrow I will go to Li Nong's residence in person."

Everyone in the hall heard the panic, and one of Ran Min's subordinates said: "The general will go to a dangerous place, and the general will think that sincerity is impossible. If Li Nong has the intention to replace him and suddenly becomes murderous, and the general falls into the enemy's hands, everything will be over." .”

Ran Min said indifferently: "He cherishes his body for big things, and forgets his life for small gains. I really don't know. Now I am begging for the living army, and Li Nong is the only one who is looking forward to it. The begging living army can't be chaotic. If he has the heart to replace him, All my wealth and life shall be paid to him."

Dong Run was in a hurry, "General, the last general requests to be exchanged with the general."

"You don't have much to say, step back." Ran Min stopped Dong Run.

Wang Tai suddenly said, "General, I don't know if I should say something or not."

"please say."

"It took a lot of money to make such a plan for Yiyang Wang Shijian this time, but you, general, are not on the throne, and all the soldiers feel dissatisfied."

After hearing this, Ran Min looked around and asked, "Do you all have this intention?"

Everyone said: "We all have this intention."

"The current Zhao Kingdom of the Shi family has gone through three generations. The country is attached to the people and the people are strong. Although the Lord Zhao is tyrannical, he suddenly took it. I am sincerely afraid of great changes in the country."

Wang Tai felt unwilling, "However, my people of the Han nationality are being oppressed by the Jie people more and more. At this time..."

Ran Min resolutely said: "You and the others have already known what you mean. When Shi Jian succeeds to the throne, you will slowly figure it out, and the generals will not worry."

At this time, Jiang Gan, the chief secretary of the mansion, was whispering to everyone.

Seeing this, Ran Min said solemnly: "Everyone thinks it's all because of Shi Yun, but now that the Shi family has declined, the destiny is still there, and the five barbarians and four barbarians are used to listening to Shi's orders in all the scattered places in Zhao State. If we and the Han people Replace it suddenly, fearing domestic chaos, you should be cautious."

The generals were still dissatisfied, Ran Min laughed for a while, "I'm just doing what King Sima Xuan did, what's the point of taking this false name?"

All the officers and soldiers looked around, clasped their hands together and said: "But listen to the general's orders."

(End of this chapter)