The Thirty-sixth Chapter: King Yan Touches the Corpse and Remembers the Former King
"Bang bang bang", "dong dong dong", on the stage in the distance, the Central Plains drum started beating, "woo woo woo", Hu Jia was far away, it was late at night, "cracking", the sound of firecrackers sounded. The Lantern Festival has arrived. At the climax, people from all ethnic groups competed to show off their skills, sing and dance.
"Squeak" Murong Han's house door opened, and Murong Ba held Murong Han in his arms and slowly walked out of the door. Most of the sergeants had heard of Murong Han's reputation but had never met him. Unexpectedly, this first meeting was actually the final farewell. .Everyone was solemn and silent, and the noisy Shangyuan Festival sounds were particularly harsh.
"Murong Ba." Duan Xian rushed over.
She was waiting outside the palace, but she didn't see Murong Ba come out. She thought something big was going to happen. Suddenly she saw a group of eunuchs and sergeants coming out. She hurriedly asked the person at the end of the group where they wanted to go. All she heard was that they were going to Murong Han. Mansion, thinking of today's festive day, King Yan has not summoned Murong Han. He thought that something big must happen, but unexpectedly he saw such a scene.
Murong Ba looked at Duan Xian quietly, tears streaming down his face uncontrollably. Duan Xian stared at him for a long time.
Murong Ba got on the chariot and entered the royal city with Murong Han's body in his arms. Behind the motorcade was the body of Han Shou, his sycophant.
Duan Xian followed silently.
Since the palace banquet ended, Gongsun Guifei has been sitting in the inner room with a feeling of loss.
"Mother, during the Shangyuan Festival, all the concubines of the King of Yan have arranged to travel together. Why is mother sitting alone in the palace?" Murong Nong, a handsome young man, is at the peak of his playfulness at this time. He does not want to miss this Shangyuan scene for a moment. The gorgeous palace is not as good as the world outside the palace.
"Na'er, go play with Dedi and Duan Yuan, and don't worry about your mother."
The dim lamp in the living room flickered with flames, and the engraved floating arrow gradually sank. In front of the bronze mirror, Gongsun Guibi combed his waterfall-like black hair and carefully looked at his appearance.
Murong Rong saw that his mother had no intention of playing anymore, and was just combing her hair and taking off her red makeup. Feeling bored, she went out to enjoy the lanterns with her younger brother Murong De and the Duan family members.
When she came back from the palace banquet, Gongsun Guifei always lost her mind and was in a trance. She, who is usually the most fun and humorous, was normal today. When she came back, she either drank tea or forgot about things. She combed her hair, Gongsun Guifei suddenly felt frightened and dropped her comb.
Then I heard someone outside shouting: "My concubine, your concubine, it's not good."
I saw Xiaojuan hurried into the inner room and said breathlessly: "I learned from the prince's chamberlain that Murong Han is dead, and Murong Ba is carrying him to the royal city."
Gongsun Guifei slowly picked up the comb, sat in front of the stage, and was silent for a long time. It was late at night, and all the palace maids had retired, leaving her alone.
I was alone in front of the bronze mirror, looking at my beautiful face, touching my cheeks, mesmerized. Suddenly I slowly untied my skirt, middle coat, and inner placket, revealing a soft body in the bronze mirror. Presented slowly.
With her jade body stretched horizontally, Gongsun Guifei carefully touched every inch of her skin, pressed her chest, and couldn't help but shed tears. She looked at the thin hairpin on the dressing table with a cold light on the tip. Twinkle. Slowly picked up the hairpin and pointed the tip towards her neck.
"Bang." Xiaojuan pushed open the door to the inner room, grabbed the hairpin, and hugged her. Both of them shed tears.
"Quack, quack, quack." A few ignorant crows in the courtyard made a sad sound.
King Yan was agitated, and the invitation to invite his brother to the palace for discussion had not yet arrived.
Murong Ping was shocked to hear that he came to report: "Your Majesty, the King of Yan, my brother has placed a person in his house for a long time, and it can be of great use at this time." Murong Ping leaned forward and told King Yan in detail, Murong Ping said in detail, An old servant in Han's mansion hurriedly reported that an old friend from Liaodong was visiting. After a while, he reported that Han Shou was coming again. Such frequency showed that he was planning to start an incident only in the blink of an eye.
King Yan originally wanted to send troops quickly to surround Murong Han's mansion, but fortunately the prince reminded him that it was unclear whether Murong Han had any rebellious intentions. Sending troops hastily would only alert the enemy. If we could find out what his intentions were, it would not be a waste of effort.
But how could this person be found? None of the ministers had contact with him, the military could not investigate him, and he had no relatives. Unexpectedly, the prince mentioned someone: Murong Ba.
Also, it is a coincidence that the person left under the arrow is a coincidence. They have fought side by side through life and death. They are always open-minded and self-responsible and have a noble nature. They are the best friends who have forgotten their years.
He ordered Uncle Ping to summon Ba'er quickly. Unexpectedly, Uncle Ping met him in the market and did not miss anything. King Yan was reluctant to speak. After all, the crown prince had spoken. He was concerned about Murong Han's diet and daily life, who he interacted with, and whether he had any problems. abnormal.
Murong Ba was unprepared and could only answer truthfully. The Crown Prince's mouth showed a ghostly look, but he said leisurely: "It's retribution. Murong Han has a rebellious heart and wants to run away."
How could Murong Ba endure it and argued with Prince Yan to no avail, so he refused to listen to Prince Yan's dissuasion and flew out of the palace and went straight to Murong Han's residence.
Immediately afterwards, King Yan issued the summons he had already drafted to the people in the palace.
This made King Yan restless after the call for brother Wang's suicide was issued. Murong Huang had not been like this for a long time. The last time was during the Murong Ren Rebellion. Thirty-six people abandoned the country and rebelled against the city. Shi Zhao soldiers surrounded Jicheng and besieged it internally and externally. Now, during the Lantern Festival, my heart is filled with desolation.
"Murong Ping can be used after all. Without his advice, the world would be in ruins today. The prince has a strong heart. He is young and old. He doesn't want to be like this. This is what he can do now." King Yan couldn't help but speculate.
Nowadays, there are almost no troops stationed in Jicheng City, and the city gate is open. If Brother Han fights to the death, no one may be able to stop him. But if Murong Han is left alone, the Yan country will suffer losses, so we can only order him to commit suicide with this edict.
"Little man, little man, I don't even dare to see Brother Wang for the last time. Hehe, although he is rich in the world, he dare not see anyone now." King Yan laughed at himself.
Murong Ping entered the palace quietly and said upon seeing this: "Your Majesty's decision to let Murong Ba out of the palace was really a clever move. Brother Wang will definitely give up his obsession when he sees this."
"Don't say too much when commenting on my brother." Murong Huang felt a little embarrassed, "I originally wanted to share the same boat with Brother Wang. But now, we part ways."
After saying this, King Yan walked out of the inner room alone and stood alone in the courtyard, feeling lost. He raised his head and looked up at the sky and suddenly saw a comet falling on the swallow. A shooting star passed by.
King Yan's heart sank, and then Murong Ping went to the courtyard to report to King Yan: "There is news from outside the palace that Murong Han has committed suicide."
King Yan's eyes darkened, then returned to normal, and said lightly: "I know."
But seeing that Murong Ping had no intention of retreating, he asked, "What else do you want?"
"Master Murong Ba will also return to the palace with us."
"Ba'er." King Yan suddenly said hurriedly, "Call Concubine Lan quickly, quickly."
In the carriage, Murong Ba held Murong Han in his arms and said, "Uncle Wang, lie to me, lie to me." Tears flowed down uncontrollably.
"We will go to Beiyuan to ride horses, and we will learn bow and arrow riding and shooting from you. Now I am left alone. You lie to me, you lie to me."
Tears gradually wet Murong Han's clothes, "Gao Xu, Liu Pei, and you, I haven't seen the new capital of Dragon City yet. It must be grand, and the courtyard must have winding paths and gurgling water.
You said that after the new capital was built, we would go to your palace, sit by the stream table, drink wine with the flowing water, recite poems and poems, drink and sing to our heart's content. You all lied to me."
Outside the palace, Concubine Lan, Gao Bi, and Murong Ke were all waiting anxiously. They were just waiting for the driver who escorted Murong Han to return.
Finally, the carriage and the procession slowly arrived outside the palace gate. The leading chamberlain saw Concubine Lan and Murong Ke at the palace gate and hurriedly lowered his body to salute.
Concubine Lan, leaving everyone alone, stepped forward to the carriage and opened the curtain.
"Ba'er." Concubine Lan called out softly.
"Mother." Murong Ba couldn't help but shed tears.
"Uncle Wang is dead. Please come here and say goodbye to Uncle Wang."
"Mother, for the sake of the throne, can't brothers get along with each other?"
Concubine Lan didn't speak and had nothing to say. She slowly said: "Your father asked me to come. What should you say if you see your father?"
Murong Ba was silent for a long time, and Concubine Lan continued: "Although you are not the legitimate son, you have to know that your father loves you. Brothers are fighting against each other and killing each other. He doesn't want you to see this. He, the King of Yan, is also suffering.
Mountains and seas of blood, there is not a moment when we are not working hard, there is not a moment when we are not fighting and attacking, you should not blame your father and let him roast on the fire."
"My little girl is paying homage to Concubine Lan. Murong Ba should not enter the palace to meet the concubine today. I will advise you." Duan Xian stood silently behind him. Duan Xian had always been far-sighted and did not agree with Murong Ba going there in person. Now the carriage stopped.
After getting off the bus, he saw that the mother and son were still undecided in their conversation, so he boldly stepped forward and tried to persuade Murong Ba.
Concubine Lan looked at Duan Xian behind her, thinking that Concubine Lan had never looked at Duan Xian's daughter before, but now on such an occasion, she saw that he was handsome, generous and decent. If he was an ordinary beauty, Concubine Lan would also see it.
There were many, but there was a heroic spirit between her eyebrows, and there was also arrogance. Concubine Lan could vaguely find the shadow of herself as a girl in her body.
"Don't be a common woman, don't be a common woman." Concubine Lan muttered.
Concubine Lan stood aside and motioned for Duan to step forward first.
Duan Xian persuaded Murong Ba: "You will not go against your father's orders, nor will you go against the rules of your ministers. Murong Ba, the King of Yan is not only your father, but also the leader of hundreds of millions of people in the Yan Kingdom."
"If a ruler wants to be at peace, he should do nothing more than manage peacefully and care for the people; if he wants to be honorable, he should do no more than show courtesy and respect his scholars; if he wants to achieve fame, he should do nothing more than show respect to the virtuous and capable. This is the great responsibility of a ruler. How can the world be peaceful if my father is like this?
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"Murong Ba, there are things in the world that we have to do, and there are many things that we want to do. Today, the mood of the people in the Yan country is unstable, and the undercurrent is surging. It cannot be calmed by a day's work. Your father killed the king to calm the hearts of the people. Work.
With high eyes, there is no reward. This situation has been understood by people with ulterior motives. If Uncle Wang is the order, the Yan Kingdom will fall only today." Duan Xian shook Murong Ba fiercely, "This scene of Shangyuan is the last of the Yan Kingdom.
feast."
Murong Ba came back to his senses and gently stroked Duan Xian's cheek. A stream of tears flowed down his face. Duan Xian also shed tears. Murong Ba slowly got out of the car and hugged Duan Xian tightly.
When the escort attendant saw this, he quickly drove away.
Duan Xian and Murong Ba looked at the car in the distance and said goodbye.
"To report to my king, bring the bodies of Murong Han and Han Shou." The attendant who announced the decree came to return his orders.
"You go down, everyone, go down, and stay alone for a while," King Yan said calmly. The waiters, maids, and followers all went down.
"Murong Ping, you go down too."
"Brother Wang" saw that King Yan had no reaction at all, so he could only say, "Follow your orders."
"Wait a minute, send an order for Murong Ke to come to the palace to see you."
"Take orders."
Only the corpses of King Yan and Murong Han were left in the palace. In the past, the once close brothers were now separated from each other. Without the position of King Yan, they should be the best brothers. King Yan slowly touched Murong Han's face.
"Brother Han, Brother Han." King Yan threw himself at Murong Han's body and hugged him, unwilling to separate for a long time. His tears gradually flowed down uncontrollably.
Winter of the second year of Taixing, Emperor Yuan of Jin Dynasty (319 AD)
Therefore, Cui Ao, the governor of Pingzhou, thought that he was appointed by the imperial court to guard Liaodong. He thought that he was well-known among the people in Zhongzhou and could attract people to join him. Unexpectedly, the refugees from the aristocratic family were rushing to join Murong Xuan, and he felt quite unsatisfied. So he sent several envoys to invite Murong Xuan to come. The state government held talks and wanted to detain Murong Xian, but Murong Xuan noticed it and couldn't shirk it. Cui Ao made another plan when his plan failed, so he sent people to secretly lobby Goguryeo, Duan clan, and Yuwen clan to plot to attack Murong Xuan. It was agreed. After the work is completed, the land will be divided equally among the envoys.
At this time, the world was in chaos, and the Jin Dynasty had already moved south and was isolated and helpless. Although the Murong family wanted to gain a foothold in Liaodong, they had no choice but to save themselves.
That day, when the wind blew gusts and the first winter snow came, the three kingdoms planned to unite their forces to attack the Murong clan. The enemy troops were coming fiercely, and they were already approaching the gates of Thorn City.
At this time, the generals of the Murong family in the city requested to send troops to engage in a bloody battle with these three families. At that time, the Yan State had not yet been established, and it was only called Chanyu. Murong Xin, who was still the Chanyu of Murong clan in Xianbei at that time, thought carefully and said to the generals: "That is Cui. Embrace the temptation and seek all the benefits. When the army first joins forces, its front is too sharp to fight, so you should stand firm to defeat it. They come together in a mob, and there is no unity. Don't surrender to each other. For a long time, they will be together. On the one hand, they are overthrown by suspicion and deceit, and on the other hand, the three countries are suspicious of each other. Wait until their favors are separated, and then attack them, and they will be destroyed."
The generals under the tent were quite dissatisfied, and one of them came out and said: "Standing in the isolated city and waiting for death, my Murong family is going to be destroyed, so it is better to rub his spirit first."
"The enemy's force is huge. Don't underestimate the enemy. Only when it changes over time can we defeat the enemy. Don't talk too much, generals." Murong Huang, the legitimate son, said angrily.
I saw that just as Murong Huang said, the Thorny City was high and the ditches were deep, and the soldiers guarding the city were waiting in full formation. In addition, it was freezing cold, and water was poured on the surface of the city wall to turn into ice, making it extremely smooth. The enemy lacked siege equipment, and the Murong family closed their doors. Defend, and the enemy can do nothing.
The armies of the three parties are connected and the city is completely surrounded. If this is the case, it will be destroyed by the three enemies.
Murong Xianku sat in the military tent and thought for a long time about the best strategy to retreat from the enemy.
Suddenly one day, his legitimate son Murong Huang came and said to Murong Xuan: "Father, the conquest is not only in the army but also behind the enemy lines."
"what for?"
"I often go to Xiang School and discuss the general trend of the world with Brother Han. The current situation of the world is almost like the story of the Spring and Autumn Period. These three families besieged our country, just like the three families of Zhi, Han and Wei besieged the Zhao family. And Goguryeo, the Duan tribe has always been rough and has no far-sighted strategy. If I send cattle and wine to comfort Yuwen alone, the other two families will be suspicious. The siege of Jicheng can be solved. If the years go by, I am afraid that my ministers will have two minds and the army will be confused. If you are timid, the situation will be lost."
"Hai'er is like this, I don't have to worry about being a father." Murong Xuan said happily.
So Murong Xian sent envoys to reward the Yuwen family with wine and meat. However, he did not send envoys to Duanbu and Goguryeo. Here, Murongxian also sent people to spread rumors: "The Murong family sent envoys to Yuwenbu to ask for peace, and Murong ceded territory to
Yuwen, Yuwen Shanyu Yuwen begged for a tortoise to guarantee the safety of the Murong family." Both countries thought that Yuwen and Murong Xin had a secret conspiracy, and after a few days, they each led their troops back.
The siege of Thorn City is slightly relieved.
Seeing that the generals under Yuwen's army also wanted to retreat, Yuwen Xi, the commander-in-chief of Yuwen's army, stopped and said: "Now I, Yuwen, have hundreds of thousands of soldiers, and I have camped for forty miles. Even if the two countries return, I will take them alone.
Although the Murong family is small now, it is still a danger. If you don't take it now, you will suffer from it." So Yuwen's army continued to besiege Jicheng.
After all, Yuwen's forces were strong, but the enemy troops were still lingering, and food and grass were running out. The city was gradually running out of food, and the food reserves could only last a few days.
Inside the Jicheng military tent, General Murong's army said: "Now that Murong Han is alone in Tuhe, if he is ordered to retreat to Jicheng, such a big thing can be guaranteed."
"Father, Brother Han will definitely be able to help you in Tuhe. Don't enter lightly." Murong Huang, the legitimate son, said hurriedly.
"The current situation is such that we have no choice but to do so." Murong Xin had no choice but to say, "If there is no Jicheng, how can we come to Tuhe. The military situation is like a fire, and I have sent an order from Gu to quickly send envoys to summon Murong Han into Jicheng to rescue."
Urgent reports piled up on Murong Han's desk like snowflakes. Jicheng was in urgent need, and food and grass were in urgent need.
Tuhe is a dangerous strategic point in the south of the Murong family and should not be touched lightly. Although the situation in Jicheng was once dangerous, Murong Han could not mobilize the army to rescue Jicheng without his father's order.
Murong Han was extremely anxious in the shogunate, but when he heard about the siege of the city by the three families, only Yuwen was left, and he felt a little at ease. Murong Han also repeatedly thought about good strategies to retreat from the enemy.
"Report, urgent report from Jicheng. This is a handwritten letter written by Murong Xuan." The messenger came straight in.
Murong Han read it in a hurry, his brows tightened, but then relaxed. Hearing that his subordinate general asked, "How long have Yuwen soldiers been besieging Jicheng now?"
"It's been a month since I reported it to the general."
"The old soldiers of the division are tired. If our Jicheng garrison can't hold on, don't you know that Yuwen can't hold on either. If we try to seize Yuwen with our division, don't you know that it will be a hundred times better than adding more fuel to the garrison."
Joining the army under the tent was melancholy for a while, hesitating and said: "General, I don't know if I should say it or not?"
"But it doesn't matter."
"This is a military order. If you make any arbitrary decisions, there will be resentment." The general said worriedly.
"No, my legitimate son Murong Huang and I have always had a deep friendship. I will write a book to express my love. As long as we persist for a few more days, the situation will definitely change."
Murong Han started writing and only wrote: "Yu Wenxi alone raised the entire country's soldiers as bandits. We are few in number, and it is easy to defeat them with tactics, but it is difficult to defeat them with force. The people in the city are enough to resist the bandits, so Han invited us to be a surprise soldier."
Outside, wait for it and attack it, both inside and outside, so that it will be shocked and unaware of what it is prepared for, and it will be destroyed. Now that the troops are united as one, Peter concentrates on attacking the city, and there is no danger of it, and it is not possible to win by strategy.
Showing cowardice to the crowd, fearing that the morale will be demoralized if we don't fight."
Murong Xuan was extremely anxious at this time and had been hoping that Murong Han would come with reinforcements.
"Report, a handwritten letter from Murong Xin." While thinking about it, he only sent a message to the soldiers to come.
"Get it quickly."
Murong Xin hurriedly read the letter, threw it angrily, and slammed the table, but saw that his face was a little pale. Suddenly his expression changed, he slowly picked up the letter, and studied it carefully, his face was gloomy and uncertain.
I put this letter on my desk for a long time and didn't speak for a long time.
None of the generals dared to come forward, but the general under the tent was bold enough to read the letter in a hurry and said: "I am reporting to the Chanyu that Murong Han must have the intention to stand on his own feet. The situation of my Murong family is in danger, and I, the Chanyu, must give way to the city."
Don't go."
"Be bold and alienate my brother. This person deserves to be punished."
A person under the tent stood up angrily and glared angrily, as if he wanted to bite him. That person was Murong Huang.