After saying that, all the ministers retreated from the court. On the corridor leading from the inner court to the outer court, Murong Ping and Mu Yugen walked side by side and only said in his ear: "I tell you, general, this expedition is really weird. A young guy can't do it."
forward."
"I'm telling you, can't you tell? King Yan dotes on Ba'er. This time he attacked Goguryeo and made such an arrangement. Wouldn't it be easy to capture this feat? In addition, with Murong Han beside him, there is nothing wrong." Murong Ping said quietly.
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Mu Yugen frowned and said: "Then I say, this prince, then we are not?"
"Look, you're talking too much, aren't you? Giving the defense of Thorny City to us means handing you the key. How much trust does this show?" Murong Ping said slowly with a calm face.
"Then you say, last year's siege of Xiangping. This time when they set out to conquer Goguryeo, they must pass through this city. If something happens..." Mu Yugen was already panicking in his heart.
"What are you afraid of? You are not even afraid of the dead, but you are afraid of this. The Cui Yi who caused the trouble is a member of the Cui clan. The people in this clan have always rebelled against our country, Yan. How can the King of Yan be credulous? How can those trivial things be compared with your achievements in defending Jicheng City?
For example, the King of Yan knows that we are loyal to the master." Murong Ping looked at Mu Yugen, thinking that it was Shazhi after all, and continued to comfort him, "In this expedition, your brother Mu Yuni is also in the army, so the King of Yan is still
I think the people in the clan are trustworthy."
"Having said that." Mu Yugen was still a little worried, "Isn't Xiangping City University also..." He finished making various gestures.
"Why didn't I see that you were so worried at that time?" Murong Ping said with a smile, threw away his hand and walked away.
As I approached the outer palace gate, I saw a group of people making noise outside.
Murong Ba and the others hurried over. They saw a woman who was about to argue with the guard. When she saw Murong Ba approaching, she heard him say: "You Yan Kingdom bullies people too much."
"It's Miss Duan Xian, I'm disrespectful." Murong Ba bowed his hand and stepped forward.
"It's you!" Duan Xian rushed over, trying to draw his sword.
"Don't be rude and pay homage to His Highness the Fifth Prince." The sergeant on the side shouted, blocking the girl's way with a knife.
"Girl, please be patient for a moment. What is the purpose of this? I would like to hear the details." Murong Ba still said unhurriedly.
"Don't give me the hypocrisy. I thought your Yan country was different from our Duan family. It turns out they are all the same." Duan Xian sneered.
"Don't talk arrogantly. I'm a lowly prisoner who has subjugated my country. It's generous to spare your life. How can you compare our Yan country with your Duan Bu?" After saying this, a sergeant was about to chop him off with his sword.
"Back off!" Murong Ba shouted.
The sergeant only said: "Fifth prince, this woman behaves suspiciously and speaks rudely. My subordinates are worried about the safety of the fifth prince, so..."
When Murong Ba saw that the man was fulfilling his duties, he did not scold him. He changed his expression and said, "This girl is familiar with me. You don't need to worry about this matter."
Duan Xian refused to give in, and only said: "You lied to me, saying that the courtesy and virtuous corporal of Yan State has a huge mind. But I saw that the door of my aunt's palace was closed tightly, and we were not allowed to enter. I only heard that the palace man sent a message saying that your aunt
Although they are Duanbu, they are indeed from the Yan country. We have never seen each other and have never known each other." The two curved thin eyebrows have clustered together, which shows that he is really angry.
"These words were spoken by Empress Duan. Empress Duan has always been kind, so she would not be like this..." Murong Ba said doubtfully.
"Ba'er, listen to me." Murong Ba still wanted to defend himself, but he saw Murong Han abandoning his left and right, walking straight towards Murong Ba, and said in his ear, "You don't have to worry about this matter."
But Murong Ba looked his uncle squarely in the face and said, "I know what my uncle said, I know brother Jun, no, the prince... but there is no place for a woman in our Yan country?"
"He has no intention, but the minister has intention. I know it very well. Now that I see that you have pure intentions, I just want you to avoid detours." Murong Han had experienced all this, and now he looked at Ba'er's majestic appearance. Yingfa, but also saw his figure when he was young.
"In this case, if this woman is not taken in, she will not be able to survive in this troubled world..." Murong Ba said worriedly.
"What are you whispering about? I know that the Duan family's daughter will not be tolerated in Yan country. If so, how can you deceive me and send me to the residence of the servants to humiliate my generation? It is a waste of time." Duan Xian said angrily.
Murong Ba said apologetically: "Miss, please be patient. It's not me, but I want to apologize to the girl."
"Ba'er, the heir apparent cannot keep this girl. If you keep her, she will be criticized by the public. How difficult it is." Murong Han said with some worry.
"Uncle Wang, if I didn't do this, Ba'er wouldn't be able to bear it..."
"Who is making a noise here?"
A strong voice came from behind. It turned out that King Yan had walked out of the inner court and saw the noise at the palace gate, so he wanted to find out.
"Greetings to King Yan." Everyone bowed, except for that section.
The guard next to her was frightened and quickly pressed down on her body, trying to make her kneel down.
"Don't touch me." Duan Xian refused to give in.
King Yan was confused and asked: "Who is this woman?"
Murong Ba hurriedly stepped forward and said, "This is Princess Duan Bu, Mr. Duan."
"Haha, I'm originally from the Duan tribe, so I'm still a relative of Gu." King Yan said with a smile, almost wanting to step forward.
"Plundering people's land and seizing their subjects, even though we are relatives, how can we know that they are not tigers and wolves?" Duan Xian only took a few steps back and said without being humble or arrogant.
"How dare you, someone will kick him out." At this time, Murong Ping also rushed over and signaled the guards to take her out.
"Hey, don't be impatient in criticizing my brother. Let's hear what she has to say." After all, King Yan is the leader of a country, and he is quite majestic.
"Okay, listen, your two generations of kings, queens, and concubines of the Yan Kingdom are all daughters of my Duan family. Counting you and your father, they are also uncles and brothers. Although the younger brother has made mistakes, the lesson of being an elder brother is, why bother to kill here." Duan Xian said angrily.
King Yan was not annoyed. He just stared at Duan Xian for a long time and said slowly: "I'm here to tell you that your brother Duan is one of the brothers who secretly communicated with Zhao State."
"The first to attack my city and plunder my subjects is the second one"
"If the government of the country is not maintained, the sentiments of the people are not followed, the people have no place to live, and treacherous and sycophants are employed, these are the three reasons."
The King of Yan sighed and said, "I have warned you many times, but it is a pity that this time Duan Bu has made up his mind and wants to turn his back on Yan and surrender to Zhao. There are tens of thousands of people in our country of Yan, and the diseased branches of the big trees still need to be cut down, and the vines still need to be eradicated. If we let Duanbu surrender to Zhao now, we will be in serious trouble for the Yan State in the future, and we must capture it as a last resort."
Duan Xian listened without saying a word. Duan Xian had heard that the country's power had declined in recent years, and wars had led to disasters. From what King Yan said, it was reasonable to think that the country would be destroyed.
Seeing this situation, King Yan's expression softened slightly and he asked: "Your aunt is in my royal city, why don't you surrender to her?"
Murong Ping was afraid of making mistakes, so he said: "Duan Hou originally had this intention. However, the prince is loyal to the country and originally thought of national affairs. He was afraid of inconvenience, so..."
King Yan only thought for a moment, "I was worried about other people's gossip, but I knew that he was burdened by the title of the prince. In this case, without forcing it, which palace servant would be willing to take this girl in?"
"Father, son, minister..." Murong Ba was about to step forward, but was held back by Murong Han. Murong Han stepped forward and said, "I heard that Mrs. Gongsun recently gave birth to a son, who is about the same age as Duan Xian's niece. .In addition, she has a simple and elegant nature and is neglected in the palace, so it is most suitable to send her somewhere."
"That's it. Brother Han is easy to arrange. I thought that Brother Han only knew about military matters, but he didn't expect that he also paid a lot of attention to the affairs of this palace." King Yan said with a smile. King Yan suddenly changed his mind and said, "In the early years, Mrs. Gongsun also talked to you. We’re familiar with each other, so it’s easy to do things, haha.”
Murong Han quickly apologized and said: "The King of Yan made fun of you, just to share my King's worries."
"In that case, I summoned Princess Duan to be raised in Madam Gongsun's palace, and she was given a monthly salary equal to that of the princess." King Yan thought for a while, and then said: "In that case, let's raise Madam Gongsun's status as well. Let’s take the title of concubine.”
"Yes." The attendant replied in a shrill voice.
"Thank you, my king." Murong Han thanked King Yan.
"On behalf of Miss Duan, I would like to thank my father." Murong Ba also thanked him hurriedly.
Murong Ping, who was standing next to him, said with a smile: "You boy, are you still worried that that little girl will leave?" After saying this, he laughed, and everyone laughed too.
"Uncle Wang was joking. My nephew saw this girl alone and had no other intentions." Murong Ba was embarrassed.
"Ba'er, I have a kindhearted heart, and it is very comforting to be lonely. Our country of Yan does not make things difficult for women." After saying this, the King of Yan sent his servant to arrange for the woman.
Murong Ba wanted to follow him, but was held tightly by Murong Han. He looked back at him, only to see him shaking his head. Murong Ba knew in his heart that he would not say anything.
After leaving the court, Gao Xu didn't even return home, but went straight to the royal residence.
Although the king's residence has a long history, his mansion is quite remote, with only a small courtyard with two entrances. There are only a few old servants and one horse servant in the mansion. Although the Yan country is located in a remote place and the country is small and lacks wealth, it still supports a person. The ministers are also more than enough. This royal residence, not to mention the Murong royal family, even the wealthy merchants and tenants are much better than it.
I saw Gao Xu trying to walk straight into the palace gate, but he was stopped by the doorman, who ordered the king to stay, but no one was there. No matter how Gao Xu shouted, the doorman would not let him in.
When he was distressed, he saw Murong Han coming over and asked, "Why did Gao Neishi establish this gate?"
"The general doesn't know something. The northern route of this battle is very dangerous and unpredictable. Wang Yu won't let me enter the palace because he is worried."
"Master Wang is worried about me." Murong Han pointed at the disciple and said, "Please tell your Master Wang quickly that Murong Han has arrived and we must meet him."
The man hurried in, only to see him running out and saying to the two adults, "My lords were not planning to meet guests. Now that the two lords are here, please go in quickly." After saying that, he opened the door of the house. The two of them entered in one stride.
When they arrived at the inner room, they saw that Wang Yu had been sitting behind the case for a long time, waiting for the two of them.
Before the two of them could sit down, Wang Yu took the lead and said, "Why did you two come to my humble room? Victory or defeat is determined by fate, so there is no need to say more. Moreover, the general is in a high position, so it may be inappropriate to have private meetings with courtiers."
"That's how Wang Changshi is. I can return to the Yan Kingdom all thanks to Wang Changshi. Crows still know how to feed me back. I'm not such a heartless person. Let them talk about it." Murong Han said calmly.
"The general is magnanimous, and the subordinates admire him." After saying this, he was about to kneel down on the ground, but was pulled up by Murong Han. Wang Yu continued, "Today, the court of Yan State is very subtle..."
"It's all because of me." Murong Han said with shame.
"The general's words are wrong. The king of Yan is a dragon and a phoenix among the people, and the general is also a leader. You two are the pillars of our Yan country." Wang Yu said seriously, "Today, if our Yan country wants to become great in the world, it must be wiped out first." The worries of Goguryeo made King Yan suspicious and fearful. He was afraid that the general would lead the army from the north, and that the dragon would enter the sea and be unable to contain it."
Gao Xu was suspicious and asked: "Where did Wang Changshi say this? King Yan is a great man and broad-minded. I think there must be a misunderstanding."
"Previously, General Jianwei guarded Pingguo, and Goguryeo did not dare to invade for several years. The only people Goguryeo feared were the two princes Murong Ren and Murong Han. Now that Murong Ren is dead, if he loses his general again, no one may be able to control him."
Wang Yu continued, "You know, Goguryeo has all accepted my traitorous ministers and has connections with all the ministers in the Yan Dynasty. What King Yan is afraid of is that the general will rebel against Yan and enter Goguryeo. Therefore, if the general is the leader of the North Road, Yan will
The king is afraid that our country, Yan, will no longer be able to destroy Goguryeo."
"Why did Mr. Wang say this? If King Yan had such intention, he might not allow the general to go out again. Now he has been arranged to be the vanguard. I think he still trusts the general," Gao Xu said.
"Gao Neishi, as a great man, it is true. Maybe King Yan is the same, but I don't know what his close ministers, children and grandchildren think of me."
Gao Xu just said lightly: "Wang Changshi is saying that Murong Ping, the prince, and maybe Mu Yugen..."
"Maybe it's much more than that." Wang Yu said with a sad smile.
"In that case, why would Brother Wang put himself in danger?" Gao Xu said worriedly.
"I am the most suitable person for this battle, to lead this death formation." Wang Yu said solemnly.
"What Wang Changshi said is wrong. When it comes to words and articles, I am not as good as Mr. Wang. When it comes to marching and fighting, no one in the Yan country can be better than me." Murong Han said seriously, "I am in this dangerous place.
There is still a way to escape, but Mr. Wang, you..."
"General, please accept my bow." Wang Changshi leaned towards Murong Han and said, "The Yan State has generals who can be the most powerful in the world, and only generals can coordinate the Huayi officials, so the generals must cherish their lives."
"Why did Mr. Wang say this?" Gao Xu asked in confusion.
"In that case, I might as well make it clear." Wang Yu said slowly. It is well known throughout the country that there are differences between China and Yi since ancient times. I, the king, have gone to the Jin Dynasty and promised to be a minister, but I am afraid that in my heart, I am still very hostile to my Han family."
"How do you say this?" Gao Xu asked.
"Earlier, the State of Zhao attacked Jicheng, our capital city. The governors and county officials of our Yan State responded very heavily. They dedicated thirty-six cities and thousands of people fled to Yan. The King of Yan was furious and sent Ju Peng, Mu Yugen and others to flee.
To punish the rebels, many people were killed. Fortunately, Cao Liu Xiang was able to appeal to them, and many of them were able to survive."
Gao Xu said: "This is an old matter. It is all in the past. Mr. Wang can let go of it."
"I originally hoped so, but then Murong Ren rebelled, and Tong Shou, Feng Chuo, Yi Yi, and Han Jiao all abandoned the city and fled. So Ren Jin had the land in Liaodong, and Zhai Kai and Pang Jian surrendered to Murong Ren."
"I remember that Mr. Wang was the Protector at that time and fought with Murong Ren." Gao Xu recalled.
"Master Gao has a good memory. We, the people of Liaodong, rely on Master Gao for his advice, and we will be safe."
"Your Majesty, I am ashamed and don't want to kill too much. I am just trying my best." Gao Xu said with a smile.
"But you know that I, the king, have been very wary of my Han overseas Chinese, especially my Liaodong family, from now on. If you don't see, the Cui family has no official career, and the Han family, the Tong family, and the Sun family are just a few. I, the Wang family,
Since Wang Ji betrayed his master, no one has recruited anyone, only me." Wang Yu sighed.
"I knew all this, but what's the point of you being trapped in Beidao and dying this time?" Murong Han asked in confusion.
"This time, a member of my Liaodong family has taken the initiative to ask for help. This matter of being put in danger will make me, King Yan, have a great change in my view of our family, and we will be less cautious." The king's meaning was not exhausted, "The predecessor Pang Yue gave advice with his death.
, King Yan has slightly changed his view of our Liaodong family. If our generation can make great achievements again, our Liaodong family should be able to return to the court. The Jin Dynasty is weak and cannot cheer up. The Central Plains fell, Chu and Rong rose up, and only King Yan can
Appoint Han people, and hope that our generation can compete for a place in the Yan Kingdom's court."
Wang Yu suddenly turned around and said to Murong Han: "General, as a member of the royal family, you have been living abroad for a long time. You have made great achievements many times, but you are suspected. People in the royal family do not accept you, but all the soldiers of Chu and Hu are loyal to you. Now I am the king.
Tell the world that we are brothers, and only generals can reconcile the royal family, Chu Hu, and the world."
"Master Wang, why should you praise him so much? A vulgar person does not deserve such praise from Master Wang." Murong Han said with shame.
"Among today's field warriors and generals, we no longer have a Han commander in chief. The position of commander I seek now is also to earn a living for the Han people in Yan State." Wang Yu cheered up and said: "I, a Han family, do not just talk about metaphysics.
, and he can also march and fight and kill in all directions."
"General Wang is so courageous," Murong Han said. "In this case, I can't say more, but this is the only one."
"General, please speak."
"When attacking with a partial army on the North Road, don't be too eager to fight. Just engage the enemy and leave. I will be the vanguard of our army on the South Road. Even if it encounters danger, I can also deal with it. Remember this."
"General, I'll note it down."
"Calm down, you two. What do you think of the fifth prince Murong Ba?" Gao Xu said quietly.
"Extraordinarily intelligent and courageous, if there is no limit to the number of days on holiday." Murong Han was quite fond of his nephew.
"However, he is still young and his mind is not strong yet. In addition, his father's love is different from ordinary people, so he is afraid of being jealous." Wang Yu said worriedly.
"Prince?"
"The Crown Prince is just one of them," Murong Han said.
"Master Gao, General Murong, I didn't plan to see you. It would be a disgrace to others. I'm afraid there will be more disadvantages. It's late now, so I hope you can leave as soon as possible."
After saying this, the three of them bowed to each other and dispersed.
