The Yanming of the Five Hus and Sixteen Kingdoms

Chapter 79: Ran Min Kills Shi Zunying, Shi Jian'an Le Guards Deng Huan
The morning light is dawning, and the sun shines on Yecheng through the early winter mist.

At this time, there was silence inside and outside Ye Palace.

"Who is here?" the guard guarding the palace in Ye City shouted to the people in front.

"Greetings, General." At this moment, Yang Huanshan came over, bowed to the city gate commander, and said, "This is the guard for the change of defense. General, please hand it over immediately."

The man looked at Yang Huan, then at the leaders Su Yan and Zhou Cheng, and said solemnly, "Change defense? Do you have a password."

Su Yan was furious immediately, "Password? Who stipulated this?"

"Li Nong, Li Sikong's order, you can't give orders if you don't have a password, sorry for the lowly position, it's hard to follow orders." After speaking, the man took two steps back and stood in front of him, holding the knife handle tightly with one hand, showing no sign of weakness.

Seeing this situation, Zhou Cheng put his hands behind his back, and secretly instructed the sergeants behind to prepare early.If you can't enter again, you are ready to attack.

At this moment, a messenger rushed to the horse, "Li Sikong gave the order to open the city gate quickly."

The guard at the city gate only took over Li Sikong's warrant, read it hastily, and felt relieved, but he still had doubts. He carefully turned his head and motioned to Yang Huan and said: "The handwriting of this warrant is indeed Li Nong's handwriting, but the situation has changed now. .”

Yang Huan was startled, and hurriedly asked: "General, why?"

"Hey, it's not Meng Zhun. He is worried about the guards in my palace and specifically told me to wait until Maoshi, when the morning drum in the palace has sounded before we can take turns. Now that the morning drum has not sounded, the future will not be the master?" The door order also looked helpless.

Yang Huan said angrily: "What happened? How could this Meng Zhun give orders privately? I'm the palace steward, can't I be here?"

"Yes, yes, but Director Yang..."

"嗤" It's too late to say it's too late, Zhou Cheng only took advantage of the opportunity he was talking with Meng Zhun, and he was a little careless, pulled out a sharp knife and stabbed him in the back.The man fell down in response, Yang Huan was splattered all over by the guard's blood, and he just sat slumped on the ground.

Zhou Cheng shouted: "If someone refuses to obey, this person will be punished."

All of a sudden, the guards put down their weapons and knelt on the ground. Zhou Cheng and Su Yan controlled the defense of Miyagi.

A group of people rushed left and right in the palace. At this time, Shi Jian was waiting at the gate of the inner palace. Looking at the bloodstains on Yang Huan's body, he knew that a big event was about to happen.Said to the leading general: "The enemy is in Nantai, go quickly."

Southern Terrace is the Jinfeng Terrace among the three terraces in Yecheng.

At this time, a small servant ran over in panic, "Your Majesty, there are a group of soldiers under the stage, and everyone is ordered not to leave. Now, there is no news from Yecheng Palace inside or outside."

The concubine was very surprised when she heard this, and she only cried out: "Your Majesty, what do these thieves intend to do? My concubine, my concubine is afraid."

Shi Zun, however, has experienced the current events for a long time, and he is quite calm. He said: "Send someone up quickly, and I want to have an interview with him."

Not long after, two generals, Su Yan and Zhou Cheng, broke into Emperor Zhao's bedroom, knelt down and said, "Your Majesty, there are rebels everywhere in the city. Lord Ran Min is afraid that His Majesty will be in danger, so I ordered the last general to wait for His Majesty to move." elsewhere."

After finishing speaking, both of them got up and said solemnly: "Please, Your Majesty."

Shi Zun knew that the situation was not good, so he was calm at the moment, and asked: "You don't have to hide it from me, who would be the opposite?"

Zhou Chengjin said: "Yiyang Wang Shijian should be established."

At this time, Shi Jian, who was hiding outside the building, also entered the hall and said to his brother, "I did this as a last resort, and I implore Your Majesty to move to the Kunhua Hall."

"Haha." Seeing Shi Jian, Shi Zun finally didn't hide it anymore and just laughed loudly, "I'm still like this, how long can you do? I regret not listening to Meng Zhun's words and killing you bunch of Han lowly slaves."

When Shi Jian heard this, he was ashamed and angry, and only winked at the two men, who stepped forward and took Shi Zun away.

"Why is there all the sound of swords and swords in this palace?" Zheng Yingying was sleeping in the palace at this time, and was awakened by the sound outside.

At this time, a servant girl rushed over in a panic and said out of breath: "Queen Mother, it's not good. Shi Jian led people to surround Nantai, and the palace people who escaped said that the emperor has been escorted out and is under strict supervision." .Queen, let's go."

"What? Shi Jian," Zheng Yingying hurriedly got up from the imperial couch, "How could Shi Jian have such power without any foundation in Ye City?"

"Queen Mother, a large group of sergeants is coming here, and it will be too late if the Queen Mother doesn't leave." At this time, a small servant ran over in a panic.

"What kind of uniform did you see the sergeant wearing?" Queen Mother Zheng asked calmly.

The little servant tried his best to recall, "The leader is the chest armor that looks like a plate, yes. The sergeant's armor is like fish scales, and it is only on the chest."

"No wonder, it turns out that Shi Jian has the power to beg for living troops."

The servant next to her hurriedly said: "The queen mother is not yet surrounded, go out quickly, and the servant will cover the queen mother."

"It's useless." Empress Dowager Zheng said resolutely, "Now you can only rely on the strength of one person." Seeing that Empress Dowager Zheng carefully pulled up the maidservant, "Hurry up and send this thing to Dongming Temple."

I saw Zheng Cherry took off the emerald jade hairpin from her head and called it to that person.

As soon as the maid left, a soldier shouted outside the palace gate, "We respectfully ask the queen mother to move to another place."

In Yecheng, Ran Min was sitting opposite Li Nong's mansion at this time.

Suddenly, drums sounded from inside the palace. Ran Min heard the sound and looked out the window. The sky was already bright, the sun was dazzling, and the mist had all dissipated.

After a while, a sergeant entered the mansion and reported to Ran Min and Li Nong: "General Shi, Li Sinog, our sergeants have seized all the gates and crossings in the city, and the palace city has been taken. Generals Zhou and Su have already captured the city." Send Shi Zun to the Kunhua Hall and put him under strict surveillance, Meng Zhun, Wang Luan, Shi Zun and others have all been captured, and General Shi will tell you how to deal with them."

Li Nong got up slowly at this time, and said: "General Shi, you and I have been colleagues for so many years. I know that you are brave, resourceful and courageous. It turns out that you are not small. I didn't understand you before."

After hearing the news, Ran Min got up and stretched his muscles and said with a smile, "Li Nong, you and I are living in troubled times. This Jie tribe has bullied me and the Han people for a long time. Either you die or I die. Now we are waiting for luck It's just a success."

Li Nong only looked at him for a long time, "Do you really want to do this?"

Ran Min only nodded slightly, "Cut the grass and don't clean it." Immediately, he sent an order to the people coming, "All Shi Zun's relatives and family members will be beheaded."

"Yes."

The man was about to go out when the disciples from Li Nong's residence rushed over, "General, special envoy Shi Jian from outside the residence asks to see you."

Ran Min just waved his hand, and shouted: "I don't see you, the matter has come to an end, there is no need to say more. Just tell him that the agreement between me and him will be carried out, and let Yang Huan summon all the officials to go to court, and he will sit down quietly." On the throne, I shall stand by myself."

The doorman replied: "Yes." Then he bowed and left the gate of the mansion.

"General." Li Nong called out, and took out the emerald jade hairpin from his bosom and put it on the table.

"What is this?" Ran Min asked.

"This is Zheng Cherry's favorite thing, Empress Dowager Zheng's. That day I escaped from Yecheng because of the power of Zheng Cherry. Now Shi Yun sent the servant girl Xiaochou to give this thing to me, and said to me, if Shi Minguo If you are loyal to the Shi family, you should set up a new ruler. If you have different ambitions, Shi Yun will also die for this country of Zhao. The general will definitely live up to the Shi family."

"Li Sikong, that's too serious." Ran Min stood up, "It's not my wish that the people of Li and the common people would be ruined. Without my power, I don't know how many people in the Central Plains will be called kings and emperors." After finishing speaking, he went straight out of the house.

Today Yecheng is in full swing, and the palace has issued an order that all the ministers must go to the court to announce important matters.When all the ministers came to the Taiwu Hall, they saw that the palace was strictly forbidden and there were many soldiers.The empty throne and the dense surrounding soldiers are extremely abnormal.

Yang Huan only came out from the side hall, leading Shi Jian to the throne.

All the ministers were amazed when they saw that Shi Jian was wearing the legal clothes and the twelve crowns, and they didn't know what to do for a while.

"Tata." The sound of footsteps outside the hall was regular, and all the officials looked back, only to see Ran Min swaggering in, with the generals behind him, majestic.

Shi Jian wanted to get up on the throne, but Yang Huan beside him quietly raised his back and motioned him to sit down.

I saw Ran Min kneeling under the royal steps of the main hall, and the generals behind him also knelt down in unison with a "shua".

I only heard that Shi Zun said: "Shi Zun acted against the law, causing resentment from all the ministers, and rebellions broke out in the territory. The ministers have received the kindness of the late emperor, and have done their best to punish the leader of the thieves, Shi Zun, and his party Meng Zhun, Wang Luan, etc., and wiped out the traitors. However, the country Don't be left alone for a day, I respectfully ask Yiyang King to serve Zhao Guoguo, take on the burden of thousands of miles, and ascend the throne as soon as possible, so as to reassure the people."

All the generals behind him shouted: "Respectfully invite King Yiyang to ascend the throne."

All the ministers heard that Ran Min had slaughtered Shi Zun and his important ministers Meng Zhun and Wang Luan, his legs trembled and his back was sweating profusely.

Unexpectedly, from the end of the line of ministers, there was a mocking whisper, "Haha, rebellious ministers and thieves, everyone can punish them, the master kills his brothers without ethics, and the ministers commit chaos, so the ruler and ministers are just in a panic."

Everyone followed the sound, and the speaker turned out to be Guangluqing Zhang Fei, who was a master of etiquette and honorable reputation.

A general beside Ran Min said: "Come here, drag it down, and show off to the public."

The man glared at everyone, and only shouted: "It's my luck to kill today. I have seen enough of the chaos in this world."

Seeing Zhang Fei dragged out of the hall, all the ministers got up and knelt down and said: "I respectfully invite King Yiyang to ascend the throne."

Shi Zun, courtesy name Taiyi, the ninth son of Shihu, reigned for 180 days and was deposed and died.

Yanzhao Border Anle
At this time, people in Anle City were panicked, and the scouts at the front had learned that the Yan State was divided into three groups of troops to go south.

The vanguard general Murong Ba leads an army of [-] troops out of Tuhe from the east road, the Zhechong general Mu Yugen goes out from the west road to the fortress, the king of Yan Murong Jun leads the army and Murong Ke, the former Zhao Guojiang general Xian Yuliang, Wang Shu Murong Ping and so on Lead the army by yourself, and tell Lulongsai from it.The armies of the three routes were like horns of each other, rushing towards Zhao Jing in a threatening manner, and the first to bear the brunt was Anle Fortress.

The person stationed in Anle is Deng Heng, the general of Zhao Guozheng East, who is also regarded as a man who knows how to fight.However, since Murong Ba was stationed in Tuhe, Deng Heng repeatedly invaded the Yan Kingdom, but he did not take advantage of it, but lost a lot of soldiers and horses.

Since Shi Chong went south to fight for the throne and took away most of the troops in Youzhou, Anle's defenders were short of troops, only two to 3000 people, and they could only protect themselves.Now that the heavy snow has arrived, all the surrounding outposts and Sui Fortresses have been withdrawn, and they are only sticking to Anle Fortress.Now knowing that the army of Yan State is coming to kill, Anle's defenders are panicked.

Deng Heng heard that the enemy was in a hurry, so he sent envoys several times a day to Jicheng and Yecheng for emergency.However, there was no response for a long time.

In the tent of the Chinese army, a scout flew to report: "General, the forward of the Yan army has passed the Sanxing ancient road, and it is less than a hundred miles away from here."

Deng Heng got up and hurriedly asked left and right: "Is there an envoy from Jicheng and Yedu?"

A member of the army reported back: "General Qi, the two places have been cut off for a long time. Since Shi Chong went south, there has been no news."

Deng Heng sat down heavily, and suddenly hammered the table with all his strength, which shocked everyone around him.

"What kind of bird battle is this fighting, what kind of bird city is being guarded. My family is too busy fighting for power and profit, so I left us in this wild place, regardless of life or death. Alas, it is also your Shi clan's territory that is guarding, But it’s been a long time since they saw rescue soldiers, which only chills the hearts of the soldiers.”

One of his subordinates said: "General, you have done everything you can to guard the safety of the Shi clan. Now that the enemy army is approaching, you should let the city stay and keep the green hills, so you don't have to worry about running out of firewood."

"Report, the special envoy to Yecheng has returned." While speaking, a soldier rushed into the account.

Deng Heng hurriedly said: "Hurry up and be affectionate."

The special envoy didn't have time to catch his breath, so he rushed towards Deng Heng, "General Deng, Yecheng has changed!"

Although Deng Heng had heard the rumors, he was still shocked when he heard the words, so he ordered someone to serve tea and let him explain in detail when he was seated.

The man said: "Now the great general of the State of Zhao, Ran Min, kills Zhao Emperor Shi Zun, Empress Dowager, and ministers, and supports Shi Jian. Now people in Yecheng are panic-stricken. The Di and Qiang tribes such as Yao Yizhong and Pu Hong fled one after another. There are no soldiers left in the city.”

Deng Heng smiled wryly and said, "The state of Zhao has become the emperor again, and the land of Youzhou is so important. Now, none of the ministers of the Manchu dynasty, the princes of Gungun, have thought that the state of Zhao is about to perish, and where should we go?"

General Lu Bo said early, "General, is there a turning point?"

"Oh, how do you say that?"

"Nowadays the enemy is strong and we are weak, and the soldiers are afraid of it. If you stick to this place at this time, it will be like hitting a stone with an egg. It is the best policy to go south to Youzhou and protect Jicheng together with Wang Wu."

"Retire before fighting, when will we talk about it?" Deng Heng has some backbone after all.

"General, those who know the current affairs are heroes. Now our army has few generals, and the Yan army is in full swing. At this time, we should avoid the enemy's sharp edge, so as to achieve later results. Besides, I have learned a secret..."

Lu Bozao's voice suddenly dropped a little bit, Deng Heng understood it, and quickly signaled others to back down.

Lu Bo came closer and said: "Earlier, Murong Ping, the former general of Yan State's military division, was always greedy for ink, and he often did business with our frontier army. He was warned by the former Lord of Yan State and stopped for a while. Now..."

Deng Heng hurriedly asked: "Is there another connection now?"

"The general is wise, that's right. Now Yan Lord Murong Jun is supported by Murong Ping, who has always relied heavily on the affairs of the country. Murong Ping can't curb his greed. He secretly does business with our border army of Zhao State, trading salt and iron horses. But a few days ago, due to the hostility between the two countries, the border trade was interrupted, and he still had a large number of goods gathered in our Anle City, which were detained by our frontier army. General, we might as well sell his favor, he will be grateful to us, and we will make friends with him. Indulge his heart with arrogance, and find an opportunity to break it later."

"Looking for an opportunity to break it?" Deng Heng was suspicious, "Now that the enemy army is strong, how can we break it?"

"For example: set up an ambush on a dangerous path to annihilate them. Another example is to capture the thief first and capture the king, and then send people directly to the camp of the Chinese army to kill the general. I hope the general will forgive me." Lu Bozao said helplessly, "After all, the Yan army is powerful now, so it cannot be broken suddenly."

Deng Heng didn't have any ideas in his mind now, he just said: "The situation in our Zhao country is like this, and we can't help it. Choose an official to contact him, and don't let others know."

"The general will understand." Lu Bo had already leaned into Deng Heng's ear, "Murong's comment on corruption of ink has always been the responsibility of his subordinate Song Gai, and now he is also in the Yan army's camp. The general should send someone to contact him as soon as possible."

A scout rushed over, "Report, General Qi, the Yan army's forward is only fifty miles away, if you don't leave, it will be too late."

Lu Bozao asked, "Who is the forward?"

"I heard from the sergeant that the enemy's flag was fluttering, but there was a word "Ba" written on it, so it must be Tuhe Town General Murong Ba."

Deng Heng tightly grasped the saber at his waist, "Murong Ba, the road to enemies is really narrow, it seems that I will have a battle with you."

Lu Bo hastily said: "It is not too late for the general to leave immediately."

"Lu Bozao, I'm not reconciled. The first emperor Shihu, in order to conquer the country of Yan, hoarded tens of millions of grains and grass in Anle City. If this grain and grass were invested in the Yan army, it would be too late to transport it out now. Unwilling."

"General, don't feel sorry for this food and grass. If it helps the country of Yan, it will be more useful than thousands of reinforcements. It's better to burn it with fire."

"Only Murong Ping's material, we have the right to sell it as a personal favor. Fortunately, it was originally meant to be discarded, so why not give it to this money-grubbing person."

Deng Heng sighed, "I just feel sorry for this mountain of grain and grass."

"How can a general care about small profits when he accomplishes great things? He can't take them away in the end. It's better to burn them all."

"Pass down my general's order that the Anle defenders abandon the city and go south. The supplies in the city, Lu Bozao, your men and horses will do it."

"As ordered."

At this time, Murong Ba's army was slowly advancing.

(End of this chapter)