At night, in Longcheng, Murong Nong stood on a tower, looking at the stars outside the city, his brows furrowed and his expression stern.
Zhang Sheng walked to his side and whispered: "Your Majesty, the night is already deep. It's better to go back and rest early. You have been busy organizing the city defense today, and it is too hard."
Murong Nong sighed: "Vice General Zhang, how long have you been following me?"
Zhang Sheng grinned: "It has been fifteen years since the late emperor raised his army and your Majesty came to Longcheng Town in western Liaoning to defend the city. At that time, I was just a shepherd boy herding sheep. You have always kept me by your side, and I am what I am today."
Murong Nong murmured: "Yes, unknowingly, fifteen years have passed in the blink of an eye, and the children back then have become mature men. But what have I struggled for so many years, and what have I gained?"
?!"
Zhang Sheng's lips curled up, and he turned back to the dozen or so soldiers behind him and said in a deep voice: "You all should retreat first. I'll be here with you, your Majesty."
When the footsteps faded away, Murong Nong shook his head: "It was just a momentary emotion from me. Thank you for getting out of the way in time. Otherwise, if these words reach the ears of some people, I'm afraid it will cause trouble again."
Zhang Sheng smiled slightly: "Your Majesty, you regret a little. Before you went to greet His Majesty the day before yesterday, you didn't listen to our words and stay on your own."
Murong Nong gritted his teeth: "No, I don't regret it. My loyalty is not to the emperor brother alone, but to all of us in Dayan. If you think you can seize power, you can do unfaithful and unjust things. Then with Murong Lin and Murong Hui
What's the difference between such people? We, Dayan, were defeated by this kind of fratricide. The late emperor fought for it all his life just to avoid such a thing from happening again!"
Zhang Sheng sneered and said: "So even if the late emperor helped an incompetent and jealous idiot come to power, the king would still have to endure it and be driven by him and be jealous of him, right?!"
Murong Nong's eyes widened and he said sternly: "Zhang Sheng, what nonsense are you talking about? If people listen to this, aren't you afraid of losing their heads?"
Zhang Sheng snorted disdainfully: "Do you think I am the only one who said this? Who doesn't think and say this in and outside Dragon City now? Why is it that no one cheers when His Majesty returns to the city, but King Changle and the Great King
As soon as I returned to the city, the people in the city cheered and were willing to be loyal? Isn't it because everyone knows that only you, the king, and His Highness King Changle are the ones who can really support Dayan and protect the people? But that's it,
Your Majesty is still suspicious of you. When I was patrolling the city today, I started to ridicule you when I heard that the people trusted your king. The rebels outside the city are still so jealous of Zhongliang. I am not telling you that even if they defend the city this time, I'm afraid
Your Majesty can’t tolerate you anymore.”
Murong Nong gritted his teeth, pressed the hilt of his sword, and said in a deep voice: "Don't say such things. His Majesty is in a high position, and it is only natural that he takes power more seriously. It is understandable. His brother and I have worked together for more than twenty years.
No matter how many times I went through many hardships, he didn't do anything to me. If you dare to talk nonsense again, don't blame me for being heartless!"
Zhang Sheng shook his head and said loudly: "That's because the king and the other princes used to have their own troops to guard one side. He didn't have much conflict of interest with you, and he couldn't harm you. But it's different now. This
Dragon City is your old place, and people's hearts are with you. After two rebellions, Your Majesty will never trust anyone again. In fact, the last time Murong Hui rebelled, killed Murong Long, King of Gaoyang, and wounded the king, Duan Sugu, Song Chimei and the others were
I just want to kill Murong Hui’s cronies and avenge King Gaoyang, but what’s the result?”
Murong Nong's hand on the hilt of the sword gradually relaxed, and he sighed: "Your Majesty still let Murong Hui go and pardoned Mu Yuteng and the others. However, this was to appease people's hearts. After all, Murong Hui led the army in Longcheng."
I have been in the army for many years and am loved by the sergeants. If I start a mass killing, I'm afraid..."
Zhang Sheng sneered and said: "There is no need to go on a killing spree, just kill the more than a hundred culprits. At least that day Murong Hui took the soldiers and guards who killed the King of Gaoyang and killed him. What reason does Long have to pardon?"
There are 30,000 soldiers in the city, and only a hundred party members are killed. In any case, the morale of the army will not be shaken. All we need is to let the king take over the post of General Su Wei and appease the army. Naturally, the people will be calm. However, Your Majesty would rather let Mu Yuteng take charge of the army.
Isn't it because you don't let the king take over the defense of Dragon City because you don't trust the king and are afraid that you will summon your old subordinates to seize his throne?!"
Murong Nong bit his lips tightly, his hands were shaking slightly, but he could not say a word.
Zhang Sheng looked around, took a step forward, and whispered: "Your Majesty, your current situation is very dangerous. If the defense of the city is successful, Your Majesty will not tolerate you afterwards. He is asking King Changle to marry the Lan tribe just to win over
The local big tribe, let King Changle take charge of the army instead of you. Once he takes control of the situation, you will be eliminated as the second Murong Lin, because whether as a younger brother or an uncle, you have no influence on the throne of their father and son.
, there will be huge threats, and we must kill them!"
Murong Nong shook his head: "No, no, I have always been loyal. They, they didn't attack me before, and they will have no reason in the future."
Zhang Sheng sneered and said: "In the past, I didn't attack the king because I still wanted to conquer the world and needed you to command the army. But now it's the other way around. After this chaos, I'm afraid that your majesty will no longer have the heart to regain Hebei and just want to be safe."
In this homeland of Western Liaoning, your military ability and prestige, Your Majesty, have become the biggest threat to his imperial power. In addition, you have been operating here for many years, and the people's will is that as long as you are here, their throne will not be stable, so
Using this counterinsurgency to secretly eliminate you will be their choice."
Murong Nong's eyes widened: "How is that possible? He is good at killing generals before the outcome is determined. How can there be such a thing?!"
Zhang Sheng laughed: "Has your Majesty ever forgotten your great-uncle Murong Han?"
Murong Nong was speechless for a moment. This Murong Han was Murong Kuai's eldest brother, Murong Chui's uncle, and Murong Nong's great-uncle. He was very famous before the Murong clan took over the Central Plains.
He was the most powerful general in the tribe, but because he was jealous of his younger brother Murong Huang, who was the clan leader, he once had to flee to the Yuwen tribe, and later returned to the Murong tribe, defeated Yuwen, destroyed the Duan family, and made countless military exploits, but the more so.
, the less he was tolerated by his brothers, in the end he was given an excuse to die by Murong Huang. When Murong Chui was jealous of Murong Wei, it was in order to avoid the end of Murong Han that he would rather bear the charge of treason and defect to the former Qin Dynasty.
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