The fifty-seventh chapter: Dongming Guan Shi Yun finally escaped danger, Liu Houjiao ordered to kill Shi Bin
In Dongming Temple, Shi Yun had gradually recovered from the pain of losing his father and was sitting quietly in the small room.
At this time, the maid Xiaoqiu came in, served Shi Yun, and said: "Miss, King Yan's troops have been outside this Taoist temple for many days, and I don't know what An's heart is. Shi Min has now calmed down the chaos outside, and I don't know if he is alive or dead."
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Shi Yun didn't take it seriously, pointed to the vertical scroll on the wall and said, "Xiao Qiu, look, what's written on it?"
Xiao Qiu only looked up and replied: "Tao follows nature."
Shi Yun just looked at the vertical axis for a long time, "I have always respected the Samanatha, but since Liu Bang Ding Ding, the Central Plains has respected Huang Lao and has no dispute with Li Shu before it can be governed by Wenjing. Now that the world is in chaos and all kinds of chaos are rising, today I don't know what tomorrow will bring. I
As long as I live in this small room, what happens outside has nothing to do with me."
Xiao Qiu lowered his head and said silently: "Although the princess said so, she has a daughter of gold, so she should take care of her own body."
Shi Yun gently put his hand on Xiao Qiu's shoulder, looked directly at him, and said with a smile: "Now that Liang Du is not dead, Shi Min is leading the troops to quell the chaos, and King Yan can still use him, so we should be safe.
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"Princess, good news, good news." At this time, Taoist priest Fa Rao came in and said.
"Princess Qi, it has spread all over the world. The Liangdu rebellion has been put down. The emperor was very happy when he heard about it and wanted to praise Shi Bin. Where are Shi Min's officials?"
However, Shi Yun did not show any joy, and only said lightly: "Misfortune lies where blessings rely, and fortune lies where misfortune lies. The small enmity, the rebellion of Liangdu has been settled, and the chaos of Yecheng will break out. In a short time, the general of Yecheng will
Something unexpected happened."
Fa Rao was puzzled, "Isn't it too pessimistic, princess? I see that Yecheng is still prosperous today."
As he spoke, the noise outside continued, "The King of Yan retreated, Dongming Temple will be taken over by my East Palace guards." I saw two teams of people outside Dongming Temple, each refusing to give way.
"The King of Yan ordered us to guard and not leave lightly." The King of Yan joined the army and refused to give in.
The leader of the pair of sergeants who came sternly scolded: "The prince summons you, you can't disobey me! Don't you know who you are guarding?"
King Yan's personal guards Cheng Cheng did not know that when King Yan's army went out for the expedition, he only ordered them to strictly guard Dongmingguan and others, but did not tell them who they were guarding.
I saw the guard of the East Palace saying sternly: "This is the late prince Shi Xuan's clan, you and others will not succeed in treason."
As soon as he finished speaking, King Yan guarded you and looked at me, and I looked at you, both of them looked frightened.
Seeing that the situation was favorable to his side, one of the leading guards of the East Palace shouted: "You are acting on King Yan's order without knowing it at all. I will tell the crown prince that you are fine. If you try to stop him again, you will be guilty of treason."
After hearing this, the guards of King Yan put down their weapons one after another and handed over the defense of Dongmingguan.
The guards of the East Palace approached Dongming Temple. At this moment, Xiao Qiu was at the door wanting to protect the Lord. Princess Shi Yun quietly appeared behind him and said: "Xiao Qiu, let them come over. I shouldn't be alive in the first place. Fortunately, God has closed the curtain and survived for a few days. That's all."
"Princess!" Xiao Qiu said anxiously.
At this moment, the guards of the East Palace were divided into two rows. A man of short stature walked over. He was wearing a cloak and was wrapped very tightly. He walked up to them.
"Who are you? If you want to take away the princess, just step over me!" Xiao Qiu protected Shi Yun.
The man suddenly took off his bamboo hat, bowed his hands, and said, "Sister, don't be alarmed. My brother will escort you to a safe place."
The man looked up, and Shi Yun saw a familiar face, and it was Shi Shi. (Although Shi Shi was Shi Yun's uncle in terms of seniority, after all, how many years older was Shi Yun than Shi Shi, and Shi Shi was used to calling him
elder sister)
At this moment, in the Kunhua Hall, Empress Liu read the edict that Shi Hu had reserved before, and was already trembling with anger, "Oh, Your Majesty, you really have such intention."
"Haha, I didn't expect it." Empress Liu suddenly touched her mouth with her hand, unable to suppress the laughter in her heart, "I didn't expect that His Majesty would be seriously ill at this time and could no longer see anything, haha." Empress Liu's hair on her bun
The pearls and emeralds trembled.
Yang Huan hurriedly stepped forward and said: "Queen Liu, there are many people in the palace and I have many things to report, just in case."
Empress Liu looked into the main hall. At this time, the maids and eunuchs were not around the three people. Empress Liu said excitedly: "Now that I am in charge of Ye Palace, who dares to criticize me?" Empress Liu changed her attitude when Shi Hu was there.
With a humble attitude, he only said, "Your Majesty's edict also said that Shi Zun, Shi Bin, and Zhang Jack were all appointed as assistant ministers. Now Shi Zun and Shi Bin are not in the capital. Mr. Zhang is one of the assistant ministers. This palace
We should rely on Mr. Zhang for the affairs of the central government. I am the biological mother of the prince, and I should entrust the affairs of the country to General Zhang. I have no problem with your words, Mr. Yang."
Yang Huan hurriedly kowtowed and said: "Yes, that is what Empress Liu taught you." Yang Huan stood up and approached them and said, "Your Majesty's condition has worsened this time, and he is afraid that he will not have much time left, so he left an edict to the old slave. It seems that this time
The disease will probably occur within these ten months, so we should prepare quickly. The biggest obstacle to Prince Shishi's accession to the throne is Shi Bin, so we should get rid of it."
"Mr. Yang, you are indeed a smart man." Empress Liu opened her lips slightly. She was not as restrained as before when Shi Hu was around, but her waist was straight, and she looked somewhat like the head of the harem.
Seeing this, Zhang Jack raised his hands and said, "Queen Liu, I also have something to say."
Empress Liu simply walked up to Zhang Jackal, grabbed his hand and said, "General Zhang, it doesn't matter if you say it."
Zhang Jack thanked him and said: "General Manager Yang's words are reasonable. Shi Zun is just one of the assistant ministers because of his order, and he has no military power, so it should not be a big problem. However, now the King of Yan Shi Bin leads the Zhao army with 200,000 troops.
Outside, coupled with the civil strife in Xinping, he has made outstanding contributions. No one can match his power. If he returns to Beijing, no one may be able to control him." After Liu, Yang Huan nodded. This was obvious. He heard Zhang Jack continue to say, "
However, I am also afraid that one person may become a hidden danger, namely Shi Min, who lives in the begging army. This person is originally a Han, and I have never shared the same heart. These two people are both internal and external dangers. If they cannot be dealt with properly, they may be in danger..."
"These two people are now in the army that is attacking Liangdu, but it is difficult to deal with them." Empress Liu fell into deep thought for a while.
Seeing that Queen Liu was worried about Shi Bin and Shi Min, Yang Huan also said: "Old slave, do you know that Shi Min still has a weak spot in my hands?"
Yang Huan stepped forward to tell Empress Liu and Zhang Jack about Du Shu's request for Shi Min. Among the people who were executed that day, Shi Yun was not him.
Empress Liu was overjoyed and said: "Search Du Shuren quickly. Unexpectedly, Shi Min harbored the remnant of the late prince. The crime is not light. In this way, we can justifiably remove his military power and put him in custody."
Zhang Jack was still a little worried, "It's just that King Yan Shi Bin is still quite troublesome."
"Shi Bin." Empress Liu thought for a moment, looked at the edict to be issued in Yang Huan's hand, and her heart suddenly brightened, "Now that your majesty is in our hands, and these seals and documents are all there, doesn't this palace's decree mean that it is the emperor's?
According to the decree, as long as you bring Shi Bin to fruition, you can write the edict however you want."
"Bang!" Thunder rang out, and the spring thunder exploded. The palace people were shocked. It was raining but it was sunny. How could thunder occur out of thin air?
This thunder made the three people feel sad.
"You blame the gods for your silence, don't blame me." Zhang Jack only looked outside the palace for a moment, then turned around and said, "The first thing is to tell Shi Bin to go back to Luan alone and be separated from the army he led."
After hearing this, Empress Liu was a little annoyed: "Don't you know, Shi Bin is cautious by nature, and now he is returning to the court victorious, how can he return without leading the army?"
When Yang Huan saw Liu Hou, Zhang Jack and Zhang Jie were worried about this matter, so they only took a step forward and said, "General Zhang is a wise man. I dare not say anything about others, but I am sure about Shi Bin."
"You?" Liu Hou asked suspiciously.
"It is motivated by emotion, and it is beneficial by knowing it. First, His Majesty has been ill for a long time. In order to prepare for unexpected events, he asked Empress Liu to issue a decree and order King Yan to return to the capital first to assist in the government affairs. It is reasonable. Second, if the old slave personally
If you go out, this matter can be done."
"You?" Queen Liu didn't believe it.
Yang Huan stepped forward and said: "Now the old slave has informed Shi Bin about Shi Yun. Shi Bin used this as a pledge to blackmail Shi Min, and he has always trusted the old slave."
Queen Liu was a little angry about this, "So you already know about this, why don't you report it early!"
Yang Huan, however, was calm and said in detail: "This bait is very tempting. The old slave has made the decision without authorization. He hopes that Shi Bin and Shi Min will have a long-standing rift. Shi Yun is only a woman. Why should Empress Liu be troubled by a lonely and weak woman when she is rich all over the world."
Yang Huan then told the two of them in detail how Shi Bin only connected with him, how he knew Shi Hu's intentions, and how he sought benefits and avoided disasters.
After hearing this, Zhang Jack laughed and said, "God is really helping me. In this way, Shi Bin doesn't need to worry."
Empress Liu was smiling all over her face, but she was flattering towards Yang Huan: "Servant Yang, no..." Empress Liu only said to him, "I wish you to be the general manager of the royal city, and both the slave family and the prince will have their service to Mr. Yang."
, my prince will not treat you badly when he becomes emperor, so just feel free to do it."
"Mr. Yang, there are still some unused things in my palace. If the manager likes it, you can..." He just handed him the dongzhu on his hair ornament.
Yang Huan hurriedly leaned over and said: "The queen trusts the old slave, and the old slave will follow the example of the dog and horse."
At this time, a young chamberlain came over and reported to the three people: "Captain Zhang Ju wants to see Your Majesty. How should we arrange the arrangements after this great victory?"
"General Zhang, you are an assistant minister, and your majesty can't take care of things now." Liu Houqian looked at Zhang Jack, and then said to others, "Come here, I will pass on the oral edict of this palace, and all the domestic and foreign affairs will be reported to General Zhang.
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"Sir Zhang, I have entrusted you with all the important matters in this country."
Zhang Jack happily accepted the order and said to the visitor: "Order Zhang Taiwei to go to the side hall to rest temporarily. I, the general, will be here shortly."
Seeing that the situation was under his control, Empress Liu simply said: "Now Shi Bin and Shi Min have nothing to fear, so let Shi Yun, this little girl, be buried with Shi Min."
Empress Liu rolled out her sleeves and said, "Manager Yang, you will take good care of Your Majesty."
Yang Huan replied respectfully: "I obey the order."
"I am waiting for the good news from you two in the palace." Empress Liu only told the maid and eunuch, "Let's drive to the crown prince's palace."
Zhao Jun's tent outside Xingyang City
In order to quell the Liangdu Rebellion, Shi Min, most of Li Nong's Han begging army, Pu Hong's Di, Yao Yizhong's Qiang, Duan Qin's Xianbei and other ethnic groups who were originally scattered across Shizhao were mobilized.
In addition to the troops stationed in various places, all the elites of the Zhao Kingdom gathered at the foot of the small Xingyang City. The military power was grand, the banners covered the sun, and the camp was hundreds of miles away, which is rare in the world.
After the great victory, all the soldiers and soldiers in Xingyang City drank to their heart's content, and the banquet lasted for three days.
On this day, in the Chinese army's tent, Shi Bin was sitting on the commander's desk. He raised a bottle of wine to congratulate the generals: "The rebellion of Liangdu was ended, and it was all thanks to the efforts of the generals that we were able to do so in one fell swoop."
Defeat the rebels. I, Shi Bin, propose a toast to all the soldiers."
All the soldiers raised their glasses and said, "I will congratulate King Yan."
I don’t know whether King Yan was unconscious after drinking too much, or he was originally dissatisfied with the government, but he actually said: "Now that the army of Zhao State is in my hands, I can conquer all attacks and win every battle, but who is the son of the Shishi child?"
,Ha ha."
I saw a general under the tent raising a glass to Shi Bin and saying: "King Yan, your Majesty is seriously ill now. Shi Shi is only ten years old. The affairs of the country are controlled by Empress Liu and Zhang Jack. Now that the world is undecided and the monarch and ministers are weak, there is a risk of overthrow.
.At the end of the day, the general is planning to do everything for the King of Yan. He should return to the capital with the victorious army and ask your Majesty to make King Yan the crown prince to calm the hearts of all the generals."
Everyone said in unison: "Please ask the King of Yan to assume the position of crown prince in order to bring peace to the generals."
Shi Bin was mostly sober at this moment and said: "Do all the generals have this intention?"
Yao Yizhong said: "Among your Majesty's disciples, there are those who hope that the military, civil affairs and military affairs can be worthy of their duties. Only the King of Yan and the King of Pengcheng. Now that the King of Yan has the army in hand, the power is destined. If God does not take it, you will be punished.
"I hope that King Yan will ascend the throne soon, and I will risk my life to follow him."
All the generals shouted: "I am willing to risk my life to follow you."
"His Majesty's special envoy has arrived." The guards outside the tent shouted loudly.
King Yan was mostly awake at this moment, and he was busy arranging his clothes, and said: "I guess I have received a response to your petition for merit."
The two attendants helped him up, and King Yan finally said in a casual tone: "Generals, we will discuss this later, and please listen to your orders."
I saw that the person coming was from the small yellow gate in the palace. He came in with an imperial edict in his hand and stood in the central military tent. All the soldiers led by Shi Bin knelt down to listen to the edict.
"The king of Yan, Shi Bin, personally went to the army to annihilate Liang Du and relieve the Zhao Kingdom from its demise. I am very relieved... I made Shi Bin the prime minister and recorded the affairs of the minister. He quickly returned to Yedu to pay attention to the state affairs. I gave Yao Yi Zhong the sword.
He went up to the palace and entered the court without hesitation. He was granted the title of Duke of Xiping County. He was granted the title of Pu Hong as his minister. He was appointed as the general of chariots and cavalry. He opened the three divisions of the imperial court. He was the governor of Yong. All the military officers in Qinzhou were appointed as governors of Yongzhou. He was granted the title of Lueyang County.
Duke, the rest of the ministers who have made meritorious deeds will be rewarded by the Secretary."
"I accept the decree."
Yao Yizhong and Pu Hong also said: "I accept the order and thank you for your kindness."
All the generals slowly retreated, but Shi Min alone knelt down under the tent and refused to get up for a long time.
The envoy was dissatisfied and said: "Who is under this tent? How can you be so ignorant of promotion and why don't you quickly retreat?"
Shi Bindui smiled and said: "Your Majesty, please be patient. This is your majesty's righteous grandson Shi Min. During the Pingliangdu rebellion, he killed the leader of the thieves and made a great contribution. It is also human nature to be granted a title of marquis and worship the prime minister. Father, in the meantime
Is there something missing? It stands to reason that Shi Min should be the only one to ask for credit."
"Oh," the envoy said disdainfully, "I recognize you. You are a child of the Han family. I, the emperor of the Jie clan, took you in and made you a adopted grandson. It is indeed a gift from heaven to join the royal family. How dare you still reward me? It's not happy.
Get out of here quickly”
Hearing this, Shi Min stood up from the ground with a whoosh. He pulled out the golden hook with one hand and grabbed the messenger's neck with the other. The messenger was shocked. Unexpectedly, Shi Min's arm strength was so strong that he grabbed the messenger
Lifting it off the ground, the envoy's face turned purple, and his hands stretched forward feebly. Shi Bin was shocked when he saw this: "Shi Min, don't let go quickly, do you want to rebel?"
Shi Min's generals, Zhang Wen and Wang Tai, stepped forward one after another to persuade him: "General, you must never do such a treasonous and unethical thing."
Shi Min said viciously: "The laws of heaven are always constant, and it was not for Yao to survive, nor for Jie to perish. Now the emperor is careless and his ministers are ignorant, so that you and other evil villains can do what they want. If the destiny of heaven were to change, how could we tolerate you, a child of the Jie clan?"
Rampant." After saying that, he let go of his hand and the messenger fell heavily to the ground.
"Ahem!" The envoy held his nearly broken throat, crawled to the feet of King Yan Shi Bin, and shouted: "King Yan, your army has allowed such a treasonous and unruly person to dare to speak nonsense about the destiny of heaven. If you don't kill him,
Old slave, ahem, I want our emperor to impeach you."
When King Yan saw this, he shouted angrily: "Left and left, Shi Min, let me take you down."
All the generals in the tent were like a pot exploding, and they all came forward to plead for mercy.
General Yi Pi said: "King Yan, no, no."
Another military secretary also hurriedly knelt down and said, "King Yan, although Shi Min's words are too extreme, if we kill him, I'm afraid the army will mutiny."
At this time, everyone said: "Although Shi Min is a Han Chinese, he is also the righteous grandson of Shi Hu. He resisted foreign humiliation, suppressed the rebellion, and carried out conquests. He has made great achievements. If he is killed, he will probably break the hearts of all the soldiers."
Shi Min, however, had a high prestige in the army and glared at King Yan's guards. The guards did not dare to step forward and walked out of the tent in a swaggering manner. No one dared to intercept him.
The envoy stepped forward and said, "King Yan, this traitor has shown his rebellious intentions. If we don't kill him, there may be chaos."
"In today's world, although our Jie clan is a royal clan, there are still many Han people. This time we conquered Liangdu, Shi Minyong beheaded the thieves. If a mutiny is provoked, something unexpected may happen." King Yan helped the envoy to dust himself off.
, said, "I have already prepared a small amount of wine. Please give me some kind words in front of my father."
"That's it, it's easy to talk about." The envoy laughed, "Your Majesty is very happy that King Yan has achieved this unparalleled achievement. Now among the clan members, King Yan is the most valued by Your Majesty. This old slave is here to congratulate King Yan.
Already."
Shi Bin took the imperial edict and thought about it for a while, then asked: "Can I also instruct others to return to the capital?"
"Yes, Shi Zun of Jicheng has also been ordered by the imperial edict to return to the capital soon. I will leave the state affairs of Zhao State to you two. This envoy will be commanded by the general."
Shi Bin thought for a while and hurriedly called out: "Come, please take a rest and wait for me."
A sergeant stepped forward and signaled to the special envoy: "Please."
After seeing off the envoy, King Yan returned to his tent and ordered all the soldiers to retire and rest. A banquet was held to welcome the envoy in the evening.
At this time, Yao Yizhong had been standing in the camp for a long time. When he saw everyone leaving, he stepped forward and said to Shi Bin: "There may be something unexpected when King Yan enters the capital now." Yao Yizhong said, "Your Majesty is still alive and dead, and the capital is in chaos.
I am afraid of King Yan..."
King Yan's eyes dropped slightly, "After all, he is his father and son, and the king of Pengcheng Shi Zun has also joined the capital to assist in the administration. Zhang Jack only loves power and has no long-term strategy. If you are not worried, I should go to Xiangguo first and stay for a while.
Once the capital is a little more peaceful, then I can go back to the palace and serve the imperial edict, so that everything will be safe."
Yao Yizhong couldn't think of a better way and said: "In that case, I ask the King of Yan to leave the army on the day he leads the army to march eastward slowly as a token of solidarity."
Shi Bin patted Yao Yizhong on the back, "That's great."
That night, King Yan held a banquet with wine to welcome the envoy.
Shi Min just sat there in his handsome tent, drinking wine and being unable to calm down for a long time.
Suddenly Wang Tai, the marching commander, came and said, "General, this is a secret letter from Li Sikong." After saying this, he handed the letter to him.
After Shi Min read it, he handed the secret letter to Wang Tai. After reading it, Wang Tai burned the secret letter on the candlelight as usual. While burning, he carefully said: "The King of Yan is in danger."
"You say that? Or do I?" Shi Min said mockingly, "The Jie tribe's children have been resentful of us Han people for a long time. We have made such great achievements but we have not rewarded him, but we have sent people to guard Shi Yun. In the end, we no longer trust him."
"Li Nong's secret letter also said that Shi Yun was picked up by the prince and his whereabouts are unknown."
Shi Minwu picked up the water cup and said calmly: "The prince is kind, Shi Yun should be safe."
The candle flame continued to flicker as he spoke.
After a long time, Shi Min suddenly said seriously: "Now in the palace of Yecheng, the ministers have not seen Shi Hu for ten months, and they are afraid that something unexpected has happened. Today, the Central Plains is being massacred, Wu Hu is in chaos, and our Han people have been oppressed for a long time. I have tens of thousands."
With an army of beggars in hand, there is nothing to be afraid of."
Shi Min took out a slightly yellowed handkerchief on his chest and took a closer look.
"Hu" only a gust of wind blew by. The strong wind started at the end of the storm and blew the handkerchiefs. This year's spring is abnormal.
After saying that, Shi Min swept away his previous depression and shouted: "Let's go to Dong Run and Zhang Wen's camp for a drink."
