The Yanming of the Five Hus and Sixteen Kingdoms

Chapter 88
At this time, among the Shi clan's relatives, Xinxing Wang Shizhi still occupied Xiangguo, and those who escaped in Yecheng, the remaining Jie people in Zhaoguo all went to Xiangguo.

Now that the power of Ran Min is monopolized, people at that time pretended to prophesy: ​​"Follow Zhao Li", change the country name to "Wei", Yi surnamed Li, amnesty, changed Yuan Qinglong.

The ministers made a statement, Xu Shimin added "Jiuxi" and named him king of Wei, so the Shi family no longer exists.

A few days later, on the high platform in the southern suburbs, hundreds of civil and military officials stood under the platform. Shi Jian, who had changed his surname to Li Jian at this time, was supported to sit on the throne weakly.

At this time, the horns sounded and the drums were loud, so Ran Min, the general of Zhao State, came over.

Ran Min slowly stepped onto the high platform, Li Jian was carefully supported by Yang Huan, and Ran Min walked up to Li Jian.Li Jian carefully took the jade seal from the attendant next to him, and handed it to Ran Min who took a step forward with the jade seal in his hand, only facing south, and handed the jade seal to the attendant next to him.Shi Jian retreated one step, only facing north and bowing to Ran Min.

This is another old servant who opened the Zen edict and read out: In the past, Yao used the virtues of the heavens...The destiny is impermanent, but only virtues...The emperor's gang caused losses, and the powerful enemies and tigers fought, all thanks to the meritorious deeds of King Wude... …Now Min is named King of Wei. "

Li Jian only bowed: "Chen Jian pays homage to Your Majesty."

Licheng, under the Zen altar, the begging army general Shishan shouted: "Long live, long live!"

Immediately, Ran Min issued an order: amnesty, change Yuan Qinglong.

Under the high platform, Shi Yun was also invited to watch the ceremony.Li Tekang has fully recovered at this time, and Shi Yun Xu Qi serves beside her like a bodyguard.

Li Tekang only stared at Dao Ran Min on the high platform, tightly holding the scimitar left by his father in his hand, the anger in his heart just couldn't be stopped.Seeing him come here, Shi Yun gently stroked his hand holding the scimitar, trying to resolve it and said: "Now that Hu Han's killing is over, you must not do anything reckless again."

Li Tekang looked directly at the princess, and the princess's concerned eyes dispelled most of the hatred in his heart, "But it is what the princess wants, but this kind of grievance can't be resolved by these few words." Li Tekang loosened his waist The scimitar worn between.

At this time, King Wei walked down the high platform with Li Nong, Li Jian, Yang Huan, etc., and only came to Shi Yun's side. After Li Jian retreated, he only saluted King Wei with Princess Shi Yun.

Li Jian said tremblingly at this time: "I thank the king of Wei for not killing me. I, Li Shi, will serve the state of Wei wholeheartedly."

Li Xi was only surprised and said: "Uncle, my Shi family has changed my surname to Li family?"

Li Jian smiled wryly and said: "The words of Chenwei, follow Zhao Li. Changing the surname to Baohe has no worries."

Shi Yun only questioned: "Shi Min, you have received the great kindness of the Shi family, and it's nothing more than adding the title of King Wei. Changing your surname is a false name."

The sergeant next to him intended to confront Shi Yun, but the king of Wei stopped him.Said slowly to Shi Yun: "That's right, the Rushi family has committed a lot of crimes, and I just want to take the prophecy to save your Li family's life, so as to appease everyone's hearts."

Shi Yun only questioned him: "Shi Min, your surname is Shi, how can you do such a thing that forgets your ancestors."

Ran Min just smiled at him and kept silent. The sergeant next to him couldn't help but said, "The king of Wei is now on the Ninth Five-Year Plan, and he has long disdained to dance with the Shi clan of the Jie clan. surname."

Seeing this, Li Nong stepped forward and said: "Princess, stop talking. At this time, the only way to protect your Shi family is the only way. The Shi family has committed a lot of crimes. If you use the name of the Shi family again, I am afraid that everyone will not accept it." Li Nong looked at it. Glancing at the King of Wei, the King of Wei only nodded slightly, and Li Nong said understandingly, "Now there are still remnants of the Shi clan occupying Xiangguo, and the King of Wei wants to send troops to encircle and suppress them. This is the only way to preserve your family history. Now that the name of the princess has been completely deleted from the genealogy, the princess has no connection with the old Shi clan, and the name of Princess Shi Yun will never be included in the history records."

"No more ties, no more ties..." Shi Yun clenched his fists tightly, wanting to rush over, just wanting to slap King Wei, only to see the guards around King Wei jump up in an instant, and a long knife wanted to stab the stone Yun, at this time, Li Tekang who was next to him took a lunge and knocked down the long sword guarding the road.

"Quick, quick, there are assassins!" Wei Wang's side shouted loudly.

"Stand back!" Ran Min only shouted, "A weak woman has no weapons, why be nervous?"

Ran Min looked at Li Tekang, and said in a deep voice: "You, Gu, have never seen it before, don't hurt yourself with this sharp blade at a young age."

The entourage only gestured to the left and right, intending to catch the boy, at this time Shi Yun quickly crawled forward and said, "King Wei, please don't kill any more, and let the boy stay with me?"

Ran Min only said sternly, "Why should I listen to you?"

Shi Yun pleaded: "This person's parents and family members have been killed by your soldiers, please leave him alone."

Ran Min didn't say anything, but Li Jian, the former emperor of Zhao State, looked at her in shame. She understood in her heart and said, "I promise you what happened before, and I only hope that King Wei will let the child go."

Ran Min only sighed and said: "He and you are not related, but you, you are for him."

Shi Yun only said: "Your Majesty, if you can fulfill your wish and protect my Li family, if your killing karma is reduced by a little bit, that's my wish."

I saw Shi Yun looked at the ashamed Li Jian next to him, and bowed solemnly: "I have relied on heroes since I was a child, and now the king's supernatural power is outstanding in the world. It is my good fortune that I can serve the king. I hope the king can make it happen."

Shi Yun closed her eyes and said solemnly: "If I trade for Li's peace, I am willing."

Ran Min just wanted to reach out and caress her face but stopped, and then said to his entourage: "Escort the Li family back to the palace, we will go back home."

After the King Conferring Ceremony, Ran Min held the military and political power of the original Zhao State, almost like Wang Mang and Cao Cao. Although he did not say anything about his ascension to the throne, he was only one step away from the Ninth Five-Year King.

The ministers who used to be relied on by the Shi family in the court and the ministers who had a feud with Ran Min fled one after another, such as Dazai Zhao Shu, Taiwei Zhang Ju, General Zhang Chun of the Chinese Army, Doctor Guanglu Shi Yue, etc., as well as the princes who stayed behind in Yecheng. Among Hou, Qing, Xiao and Ye Palace, more than [-] people, including the surviving Longteng guards in the palace, all left for Xiangguo.

Four realms and eight directions were divided to protect themselves. Ruyin Wang Shikun went to Jizhou, Fujun General Zhang Shen occupied Fukou, Zhang Hedu occupied Shidu, Jianyi General Duan Kan occupied Guanggu, Duan Qin occupied Jiangmu, Liu Guo occupied Yangcheng, Yao Yizhong occupied Chitou and Pu Hong occupied Fangtou. They each led tens of thousands of troops, but none of them attached to Ran Min.Although it was like Ma Qiu who followed Ran Min's orders and killed the barbarians in the army, but his strength was small and he was stopped by Pu Hong soon after.After all, there are only a few generals in Zhao State who listen to Ran Min. In troubled times, seeing such an opportunity, they all want to take advantage of the fire to loot and seek self-reliance. In addition, the Murong family in the north has entered the territory of Youzhou.

Within Ye City, Ran Min's begging army was still able to maintain the situation, but outside Ye City, the government had collapsed, thieves rose up, and the people fled in all directions.Now that the Ye Palace is in decline, the center of the imperial court has actually been transferred to Ran Min's General's Mansion, and has been changed to the current one.

This day in Wei Wang's mansion, so Ran Min, who is now Ran Min and Li Nong, were discussing matters, and a scout sent a flying horse to report.

Seeing that he had no time to adjust his clothes, he went into the mansion and reported: "General, Sikong, Ruyin Wang Shikun, Zhang Ju, and Wang Lang led [-] people to attack Yecheng, with banners covering the sun, and the bandits are very heavy."

"It came so fast." Wei Wang put down the scroll in his hand and said to Li Nong, "There are still your old friends here."

"Thanks to Taiwei Zhang Ju, I was lucky to be preserved, but Hu and Han are not at odds, and it's a pity that it can't be used by me." Li Nong said helplessly.

Ran Min comforted: "Li Sikong, we are in troubled times now, and we can't have the benevolence of a woman. Don't mention this matter again. For the current plan, we should quickly discuss the strategy of retreating the enemy."

Li Nong, after thinking for a while, hurriedly asked Dong Run, who joined the army in the mansion: "How many troops are stationed in my city of Ye?"

"Reporting to the general, in addition to the palaces and gates, there are still [-] cavalry in the city, and the remaining troops from the four regions are coming one after another."

The king of Wei thought for a moment, and asked the scouts, "How far is the enemy from me?"

"General, the enemy's vanguard has arrived in Dangyin. I fear that within a day the enemy's army will approach Yecheng, and Yecheng will be in danger."

Seeing this, Li Nong also persuaded: "The thieves are very powerful, and it is better to avoid the edge. I should let the city stay away, so as to make a good effect."

Hearing this, King Wei didn't speak for a long time, and suddenly laughed out loud. Li Nong and the people in the mansion were at a loss.

After the laughter, the King of Wei said to the crowd: "You mob, Zhang Ju marched so fast, I think there are not a few people who were coerced and mixed. Now that we Han people have just captured Yecheng, we are about to retreat in defeat. Wouldn't it make people laugh at us all over the world? .”

Hearing this, the officers and men of the mansion couldn't help but be filled with pride, and nodded one after another.Li Nong was still uneasy, and advised him: "Now that the enemy's situation is unknown, the general's tens of thousands of people will not be in danger again."

Ran Min only smiled and said: "Thank you Li Sikong for your kindness, the defenders in my city are all elites in all battles, the barbarians have bullied me for a long time, I will be ashamed, Li Nong, you just sit in the city and listen to our army's victory. Immediately, Ran Min stretched out his long arms and said, "Bring me a double-edged spear."

The king of Wei just stood still, and said to the soldiers under the tent in the hall: "Now we, the Han people, have captured the city of Ye, and the Jie people are about to die. All the soldiers will fight with me and kill the remnants of the Jie people."

"Hoo hoo".Everyone was infected by Ran Min's pride, and their fighting spirit was high.

Li Nong said suddenly at this time: "The King of Wei is brave, but he must cherish his life and take care of his life. In a few days, the wedding ceremony with the princess will be held, so be careful."

The king of Wei just smiled and said, "If you are a king yourself, you will be watched from all directions. If you are alone and caring for your life, how can you stand up and how can you deter Xiao Xiao?" In Weiping, even though I have become a king, I still rely on the strength of the princes, I am brave alone, and everyone will follow me."

All the soldiers shouted in unison: "Obey!"

Jiankang city
The news of the turmoil in the state of Zhao has spread throughout the four realms.

After Chu Po's defeat, the Jin Dynasty once again thought of the Northern Expedition.

On this day, Sima Yu, the King of Kuaiji, came up to the table and said: "Your Majesty, I have heard that there are frequent disturbances in Zhao's country, and now Ran Min has killed all the Hu people in his territory. My Jinshi will act as a camera for the Northern Expedition, conquer the two capitals, and restore the great cause of China and North Korea."

Chu Suanzi asked, "What do you think?"

Yin Hao hurriedly said: "The words of the king of Kuaiji are my wishes. A few days ago, Huan Wen had the intention of reprimanding Chu Yu for his defeat. What would he say about the Northern Expedition of Jin Shi?"

Seeing this, Wang Xizhi, the general of the right army, stepped forward to advise and said: "Soldiers are the land of death and life, and the way of survival. You should not start the war lightly. If you fail, you may be in danger."

"The general of the right army is absurd." Yin Hao argued, "The Yue sword Wu hook, the world's sharp blade, the three Wu disciples, ruled the world. In the past, the king of Wu led the army to Huangchi to meet the princes of the world, and the king of Yue Goujian led a division to attack Qi from the north , Xiping Chu State, moved the capital to Langya, the princes shook, and became the last overlord in the Spring and Autumn Period. Now that the Central Plains are in turmoil, my three Wu disciples are brave, how can we not pacify the Central Plains and restore the old affairs of China and North Korea.”

Wang Xizhi cupped his hands and said, "Now Wang Gang is weak, but there are also hidden worries. Many people are afraid of war. It is so difficult to pacify the world and nine states with a mere land of Wuyue. I am not afraid of fighting, but I am always concerned about the safety of the court."

Hearing this, the king of Kuaiji ordered someone to pass Huan Wen's letter to him, and then said: "Wang Youjun, the safety of the court is at stake. Yin Hao's move to assassinate the Northern Expedition is actually to relieve the court's difficulties. Not to mention Luo Huan's warm mouth."

Wang Xizhi read it and couldn't help frowning. After reading it, he handed Huan Wen's letter to his attendant, and said to His Majesty, "Although Huan Wen's words are exaggerated, they also have the meaning of the Northern Expedition. However, his words are still to the point. Your Majesty, please." , King Langya, all ministers accept it."

"My lord, Huan Wen said that Jingzhou's partial master can be determined to be Han, and all three of my Wu disciples are brave enough to succeed. Now that Zhao Guo is attacking Hu and Han, how can such a great opportunity be handed over to others? If you don't take it now, you must accept it. guilt." Yin Hao was very contemptuous of what Wang Xizhi said.

"Empress Dowager, Your Majesty." Wang Xizhi was in a hurry, "Soldiers are terrible. I am afraid that today's hasty deployment of troops may lead to disaster tomorrow."

"Your Majesty, Empress Dowager, Huan Wen's wolfish ambitions are beginning to appear. If he becomes the prestige of the Northern Expedition today, no one will be able to control it. Now this opportunity is rare. I recommend Yin Hao to lead the Northern Expedition to conquer the two capitals and restore the Central Plains." King Kuaiji said.

"Your Majesty..." Just as Wang Xizhi was about to speak, he saw the ministers of the royal family speak one after another, "I also agree with the words of King Kuaiji."

"I also recommended Yin Hao as the commander of the Northern Expedition."

I only heard that it was Xie Shang, Xie Renzu.He said to Wang Xizhi: "If the general's ancestor Wang Dao hadn't helped protect the Jin family, how could the Jin family have settled down. Now that the family and your majesty are in peace, how can Huan Wen alone cause the government and the public to shake, and the general will not humiliate the lintel of the Langya Wang family. "

Wang Xizhi remained silent for a long time. Behind the curtain, Chu Suanzi watched everything. Knowing that the Northern Expedition was imminent, he immediately took out the edict he had drawn up and handed it to his attendants to read.

"Decree, Yin Hao, the governor of Yangzhou, will be named the general of the Chinese army, the false festival, and the governor of the five prefectures of Yang, Henan, Xu, Yan, and Qing, restore the Central Plains, and enshrine the ancestral temple in the old capital."

After the edict was completed, the Empress Dowager Chu said behind the curtain: "I have to thank General Yin for everything, and I will entrust the Jin Dynasty to you."

Yin Hao bowed his body and said: "I will live up to the empress dowager, Your Majesty's great trust, and I will definitely attack Zhao and revive the Jin family."

Seeing this, Wang Xizhi let out a long sigh, "Military affairs and state affairs are nothing to be taken by chance. The state of Zhao is worried, and so is the state of Jin."

(End of this chapter)