That night, Murong Ba wanted to go to his mother's palace to say hello, but he saw his uncle Lan Jian standing outside the palace. Seeing his uncle, Murong Ba looked happy and wanted to go up to say hello, but his uncle was the first to say: "Ba'er, please take care of me."
Noisy things have caused trouble again."
"Uncle, why did you say this?"
"Did you meet a woman in this part of the country who you would like to introduce to my palace in the State of Yan?" Uncle Lan Jian asked angrily.
"Uncle is really well-informed. It is Princess Duanbu, Mr. Duan." Murong Ba's self-confident expression appeared on his face, and he obviously didn't notice his uncle's gloomy face.
"It seems that my concerns are correct. You know, this is just causing trouble and disaster will come." Lan Jian sighed and said in annoyance.
"Why did my uncle say this? Why would a man bother so many women?" Murong Ba asked with doubts in his heart.
"If it's an ordinary woman, that's fine. This is a Duan girl, so that's not allowed."
"Uncle is now a woman. She is open-minded, so where does the trouble come from?" Murong Ba looked slightly disdainful.
While they were talking, they saw Xiao Ai coming in person to announce that Murong Ba should enter the palace and pay his respects to his mother.
"Thank you, Sister Ai." Just as Murong Ba was about to enter the palace, he turned back to Lan Jian and said, "Uncle, please don't worry. We will make a date for you and I to ride horses in Beiyuan."
"After all, young people don't know how to worry. Your mother is worried." After saying this, Lan Jian walked out of the palace.
Murong Ba flew into the palace gate and headed towards his mother's bedroom. He saw Madam Gongsun had already walked out and hurriedly stepped forward to say hello: "Murong Ba, I have met Madam Gongsun."
"It turns out to be Ba'er." Mrs. Gongsun was a Han Chinese. It turned out that after Murong Han ran away, in order to protect the safety of the Gongsun clan, she voluntarily entered the palace and offered it to King Yan. Her intention was not power, so she remained unknown in the harem.
People rarely move around in this palace.
Fortunately, King Yan also loved him and gave him two sons, Murong Nong and Murong De. Now he only teaches the two young masters carefully in his own palace.
I came here today because of that first thing.
Murong Ba bowed his head and said: "Murong Ba made his own opinions, and I hope Madam Gongsun will forgive me."
"What do I have to do?" Gongsun Guifei smiled, "Ba'er, don't worry too much. Your Majesty has already entrusted me with this matter. I will do my best and there is no need to worry about it."
"Na Ba'er, just thank Madam Gongsun." Murong Ba bowed again.
"My concubine cannot bear the gift of the fifth prince who is famous in the Yan Kingdom." He bowed hurriedly and returned the greeting, "But I also know that love does not know the origin, and love is deep. After all, you are serious about it."
After saying this, Mrs. Gongsun followed Xiaojuan and also smiled. Murong Ba's face turned red with embarrassment. Mrs. Gongsun, Xiaojuan and all the maids walked out of Concubine Lan's palace.
Murong Ba turned around and entered the palace, only to see his mother sitting behind the case. Murong Ba wanted to know how his mother was feeling from Xiao Ai's expression, but he saw that Xiao Ai also lowered her head and did not look at him, and none of the maids and maids on the left and right said anything. He only heard that Concubine Lan
He said in a serious voice: "Ba'er, please sit down. My mother has something to ask you."
Xiao Ai wanted to give Murong Ba a cushion, but Concubine Lan stopped her and said, "Don't ask for these false gifts."
Concubine Lan usually had a gentle temperament and mostly whispered to Ba'er. Now that she heard her mother's words, her expression was different from the past. Murong Ba could only kneel down quietly on the cold floor.
"First of all, if you want to join the army and make great achievements, mother will not stop you." Concubine Lan knocked on the table and said, "But about this daughter, why didn't you tell mother in advance and ask me what I want." Concubine Lan said.
Looks serious.
"Mother, I am puzzled. After the Duan tribe was destroyed, the princess was left alone. I, the late king of the Murong family, married Duan's daughter as his queen for two generations, so the Duan family can be regarded as a son-in-law..."
Before he could finish speaking, Lan Shuyi interrupted Murong Ba and said: "In that case, this is your brother Jun's family affairs, why are you meddling in his own business? I see that you must have pity for this woman's beauty. No?" After all, it was Concubine Lan who was thoughtful and knew that her son had become more and more knowledgeable in people's affairs in recent years, so her love for this little child would not be hidden from her discerning eyes.
Murong Ba was also smart, so he excused himself by saying: "Mother, how dare you, sons and ministers? I just pity her for bringing up two nieces. This tribe has lost its country. I, the King of Yan, also said that it is not the husband's fault to make things difficult for women, sons and ministers." It’s just following my father’s wishes.”
"After all, I'm too old to tell the truth to my mother." Lan Shuyi sighed. Xiao Ai hurriedly tried to persuade Concubine Lan: "The last time Murong Ba defeated the Duan family and captured the enemy's leader, it was also a great achievement. Among the women here, The matter can be discussed later."
"You can speak for him, and you will also be punished."
Xiao Ai hurriedly bowed, "I don't dare."
Concubine Lan then thought about it and said: "You do know why your handsome brother, who is also the prince, has refused to be a member of the Duan clan for thousands of miles. Even his mother, I heard, was imprisoned in the palace by him because of a lapse in words. ?”
"Mother, if there is really something going on, Brother Jun must have something hidden." Murong Ba has also been involved in this court in recent years, and he has already understood in his heart, "I am afraid that I am the nephew of King Duanbu, and this identity is very important to my father. "
"You understand." Lan Shuyi stood up and went to her son's side and said softly, "The Murong tribe of Xianbei was originally the weakest tribe among the three Xianbei tribes. While the Murong ancestors were still in the grassland, the Duan family had entered Youping. We have the city walls." Concubine Lan signaled Ba'er to get up. The mother and son shielded each other and went to the inner room, chatting as they walked.
"Thanks to the Yongjia Rebellion, ancestor Murong was able to move into Tuhe Qingshan and later into this Thorny City in the name of appeasing the refugees."
"Mother, I heard Uncle Wang tell you about this. My Murong family accepted refugees from all over the world, and the Nashi people came to my royal court, and they gradually grew stronger. Now among the three tribes of Xianbei, our Yan Kingdom is the most prosperous."
"Ba'er, you've made quite a lot of progress, and I'm happy for my mother, but do you know who is the biggest obstacle on the way to the south?"
"Mother means Duan Bu?" Murong Ba was suspicious and unsure. After all, it was to avoid the late king's taboo. My father, Uncle Wang, didn't know how to talk about it, let alone Xiang Xue.
"It is true that two generations of heads of the Murong family were born to Duan's daughter. This honor is unmatched by other relatives. In return, Duan Bu allowed the Murong family to destroy Fuyu, attack Goguryeo, and seize other countries and their territories to establish their own country. Yan State, don't interfere from the side." After saying this, he sighed and continued, "After all, time has passed and our Yan State is prosperous. On the contrary, those tribes only used force, and the secret ministers were in the dark, and the country's power declined. In addition, the forces of the Central Plains, Liu Han, and Shi Zhao and others have suppressed us from all sides, but now they don’t want to die in our country, Yan."
Murong Ba rolled his eyes and asked: "Mother, what does this have to do with this daughter?"
"Since ancient times, the king, relatives, and ministers have been a trinity. If the relatives are prosperous, they will be in danger. This has not changed from ancient times. Now that the Duan clan has been destroyed, the king will not consider the influence of the Duan clan and is just about to show off his power. He wants to eliminate the Duan clan in this court. The above influence is equivalent to the suffering of living under the fence of others." Concubine Lan stopped, turned around and held Ba'er's shoulders, "Moreover, Duan Buduo was frivolous towards our country of Yan earlier, your father has shown great kindness to the king if he does not depose Empress Duan. , how can we tolerate another member of the Duan clan marrying our most beloved son?"
"Isn't Brother Jun in a critical situation?" Murong Ba said coldly.
"Hush, this matter is of great importance and cannot be controlled by my mother and son. Besides, your handsome brother has no fault except that his mother is a member of the Duan clan. Moreover, among the Murong clan members in the court, there are many people who value him. , can’t be changed immediately?”
"Mom, you are too worried. This handsome brother is an old man who is planning for the country. It will not be a big problem for our Yan country if he serves as the supervisor. I can be the commander of the army and open up the territory for our Yan country."
"You are still young, and you will gradually find out the advantages and disadvantages of each one in the future. There is only one thing. From now on, stay away from that daughter. Do you understand?" Lan Shuyi returned to her former gentleness and looked at her son for a long time.
"My mother's instructions are just for me to record them down."
On this day, in another part of Yanwang City, it was indeed a different scene.
Murong Jun is already old. He has been the heir for four years and has moved to another country.
Murong Jun, the eldest son, was established when the Yan Kingdom was in the autumn of its survival. At that time, the Zhao Kingdom attacked Liucheng, and Murong Ren rebelled and occupied Liaodong. The King of Yan was afraid that something might happen to him, leaving the whole group without a leader, so he hurriedly appointed Murong Jun as his son. The crown prince, in order to bring peace to all the ministers.
Because the matter was urgent, King Yan did not worry too much. Now that the Yan country is getting stronger and stronger, although the prince is not wrong, King Yan's feelings for him have become more and more subtle.
Mu Yugen and Murong Ping are now at the prince's residence.
"Your Majesty, the present court has decided that Murong Ba has led and managed the army and is the commander-in-chief of one party." Mu Yugen said.
"What's more, I think the prince will always be in charge of the country and stay behind. He has no military prestige and may have an unstable foundation in the future." Murong Ping said.
"Yes, now Murong Ba's prestige among the army is growing, and he has not yet lost his title. Are you afraid that he will be a big trouble in the future?"
"Uncle Wang, my tyrant brother is sharing my father's worries and serving in the Yan army. As elders, we should be happy." Murong Jun raised his tea cup and said softly.
"What the prince said is very reasonable, but Murong Ba didn't mean it. Could anyone else have different intentions?" Mu Yugen tried to smooth things over.
"Jun'er, Uncle Wang is worried about you. You see, Murong Han and Murong Ba are both in the vanguard this time. It is clear that it will give Ba'er authority in the army. In addition, the overseas Chinese in the Central Plains and the aristocratic families in Liaodong originally regarded Murong Han as a popular person. If Then he helped Murong Ba Zhe... In addition, his mother Lan Shuyi was extremely intelligent and charming, so King Yan loved her too much."
"Ahem, ex-general, it's inconvenient to talk to the prince about this matter." Mu Yugen always despised Murong Ping for being greedy and lustful.
"It's a joke, it's a joke, but we have to be careful about what happened today." Murong Ping said with a look.
"What's the matter?" Mu Yugen asked eagerly.
"General Muyu, today the Duan tribe has been destroyed, and the son and the queen are members of the Duan clan. It is well known to everyone that the queen has fallen out of favor. In addition, you also saw today that Murong Ba had a close relationship with the returning Murong Han. I knew it from the beginning. Murong Han has a high prestige in the army. If Murong Ba gets his help, I'm afraid..." Murong Ping expressed his inner worries, "If the prince doesn't make plans anymore, Uncle Wang will be worried about your position..."
"Uncle Wang, you are worrying too much." The prince put down the tea cup and said, "We are here to see the guests off."
Seeing Murong Jun's determination, the two of them couldn't say more and left angrily.
The Daliao River flows roaringly, as if it is telling endless tragic songs. The river is speechless, but it watches the conquests on both sides of the bank for hundreds of years without stopping.
At this time, the Yan army had already stationed in Xiangping City by the river.
In the east of the city, on the banks of the Daliao River, Murong Huang had ordered someone to set up a three-foot-high altar with soul-calling flags, a desk, and an incense burner. On the left and right, there were pottery figurines, stone horses, and utensils on both sides, and trees were used to call the gods. Flags fluttering in the wind.
The king of Yan wears a plain crown and silk robe, white and dark clothes, and all his weapons and equipment are plain. The soldiers are all clad in plain silk. Although it is late spring, they look like catkins and poplar forests on the green plains. The fifty thousand army is as motionless as a forest. Because it is the last year of the year.
In the turmoil, Murong Khan's coffin and coffin were hurriedly buried under the green mountains of Tuhe. King Yan specially set up this altar to worship Murong Khan from afar.
I saw Murong Ba and Murong Han supporting King Yan to slowly step onto the altar.
"Secret green mountains and turbulent rivers and seas can't take away my brother Khan." After saying this, he burst into tears.
"Brother Khan is brave and everyone knows it. King Yan doesn't want to cultivate him. It's a pity that the year is not holidaying and his luck is shallow. I hope King Yan will take care of him." Murong Han helped King Yan and spoke.
"Father, please don't worry. My sons and ministers will abide by Uncle Wang's legacy and swear to destroy Goguryeo." Murong Ba added.
"Brother Khan, have you heard that I, Murong Yan, have a successor. If I capture the enemy's leader in this battle, I will sacrifice it in front of your mausoleum."
The officiant knelt down and said, "King Yan, please bow again. Please cry."
The King of Yan helped the case and wept. For a time, the three armies were in tears, and they became more determined to attack Goguryeo.
Wang Yu had already served as the chief priest at the altar in advance. Seeing this situation, he stepped forward to comfort King Yan, "Don't worry, King Yan. We, the soldiers of the Yan Kingdom, will work together to destroy Goguryeo."
I saw Wang Yu standing up and announcing to the soldiers in the audience, "Now we are the Yan Kingdom. I would like to serve the Jin Dynasty and guard our territory. However, Goguryeo and Zhao are bullying my subjects, seizing my cities and killing my generals. Now we are the Yan Kingdom soldiers.
, taking the ambition of the former Pingyuan General Murong Khan as his legacy, I swear to destroy Goguryeo, and I will never return until Goguryeo is broken!" He paused for a moment, but saw Wang Yu raising his sword straight to the sky, "We will never return."
But under the stage, someone raised their head, and fifty thousand soldiers shouted in unison: "We will never return until we break Goguryeo!"
The sound was loud and deafening, straight through the wilderness.
The sun sets in the west, and the white robe and armor are stained with the sunset glow, turning blood red.
As the sun was about to set, the generals led their troops forward one by one according to their prepared plans. At first, all the Yan army marched towards the north road. After all the troops crossed the Taizi River, it was already nightfall.
Under the leadership of Wang Yu, the Northern Army led a partial division of 15,000 people and marched along the established north road holding torches.
Before parting, Murong Han took Wang Yu's hand and said, "Because of the general, I wear the robes of the State of Yan. I'm going to say goodbye to the general tonight, but I don't know if I can see you again tomorrow."
"Thank you for your concern, General. Only Yan Guo's military can accomplish great things. I should be careful, General. Take care." Wang Yu said with cupped hands.
I don't know if the shore was slippery, so Murong Han knelt down and said, "Today, in our country of Yan, everything is in turmoil. There are many people everywhere. The situation in the country is unclear. If the country of Yan loses me, it will only lose an old soldier. If the country of Yan loses its general, the country will lose nothing."
Lost a pillar."
Wang Yu only smiled and said: "General, you are serious. The south road is very dangerous. If we don't leave quickly, we may be overdue."
After saying this, he jumped on his horse and headed straight towards the side of the army he led without looking back.
After crossing the Taizi River, this large army extinguished all the fire, and everyone ran away quickly with their horseshoes wrapped in cloth. After crossing the Taizi River again, they marched quickly along the southern path, and they had to pass through the canyon as quickly as possible before dawn.
The soldiers did not change their clothes, did not cook, and did not care about the laggards or the weak. They just wanted the army to pass through the dangerous terrain as soon as possible. This valley is full of ravines and strange rocks. In many places, only one person and one horse can pass. If there is a team of capable soldiers and horses,
Even though he had an army of 100,000 soldiers, he was still buried in this valley road.
However, they saw white fish belly coming out from the sky. The army had safely passed through the most dangerous area and was approaching the mouth of the valley. The capital of Goguryeo, Marucheng, was right in front of them.
