If you look down from high in the sky, the Yangtze River is like a belt. It goes from the northwest side of Jiankang City to the east, then north, then north, crossing the Huaihe River, and then crossing the Yellow River. To the north of the Zhang River, it is the longest river in Hebei Province in the Central Plains since the Wei and Jin Dynasties.
The prosperous capital city - Yecheng.
Ye City was first built by Duke Huan of Qi, one of the Five Hegemons of the Spring and Autumn Period. During the Warring States Period, Ximen Bao was the order of Ye. The story of his flood control and punishment of witches was widely circulated. Ye City was famous for this and spread to the Three Kingdoms. After Cao Cao defeated Yuan Shao, he made Ye City his city.
The center focused on operating Hebei Province. Since the two capitals of the Eastern Han Dynasty, Chang'an and Luoyang, were both destroyed by war, Yecheng became an important commercial and military center in the north. It was sometimes known as the "Three Wei Dynasties" and the "Five Capitals". Later, Shi Le and Shi Hu's father and son
A great deal of construction work was carried out and palaces were built in Yecheng. Yecheng was magnificent and unparalleled for a time. Although it suffered from the Ran Min war, Yecheng did not suffer much damage——
On the sixth day of July, Chen Cao and his party crossed the Zhang River and arrived at Yecheng, the first capital of the Northern Kingdom. The afternoon sun shone brightly, and the tall city walls stood like mountains. Shi Zhao and Ran Wei once established their capitals here. Nowadays, the Xianbei people come from far away
The Dragon City outside the Great Wall moved its capital here in order to unify the Central Plains, wipe out Guanlong, move south to the Three Wus, and achieve imperial hegemony.
Chen Caozhi, riding on a black horse, looked at the majestic city and thought to himself: "Is it God's will? The Yan Kingdom moved its capital to Ye, and it will be a tripartite with the two short-lived dynasties of Shi Zhao and Ran Wei."
At this time, Chen Caozhi was only thinking about how to use all possible means to disrupt the internal affairs of Yan. At the same time, he wanted to make Di Qin too busy to take care of himself and unable to benefit from the chaos in Yan. Before the chaos in Yan, he must find a way
Escape from the Yan State and return to Jiangdong, and then assist Huan Wen in his Northern Expedition. This was the ultimate goal of Chen Caozhi's mission. During the Eastern Jin Dynasty, when low-income and inferior nobles wanted to be promoted to high positions, they could only rely on establishing military merit.
When Tao Kan first became a county official, he relied on his military exploits to reach the position of Grand Sima. The Chen family of Qiantang was a new member of the gentry clan. If there were no outstanding descendants who made great achievements, how could they quickly improve their family status?
Therefore, since his mission in March, Chen Caozhi has devoted all his energy to the two countries of Qin and Yan. Although Chen Caozhi misses Lu Weirui in Jiangdong very much, he is not particularly worried about it. He believes that he can return safely and that he can give
Wei Rui is happy, why does he travel so hard and thousands of miles for? On a large scale, his fate is closely related to the fate of the Eastern Jin Dynasty and the revitalization of the Chen family in Qiantang. On a small scale, it is related to his own status and power. Of course,
And marriage and love——
Although Chen Caozhi was wise and resourceful, he was not a prophet. How could he have expected that Lu Shi, the Minister of the Five Arms, would be so confused that he wanted to send Wei Rui to the palace! Just like Go, this was Lu Shi's stupid move. When a master plays chess, it is
Deducing the situation according to normal methods, Chen Caozhi only believed that no other gentry children in Jiangdong would propose to Wei Rui again. Most of the children from high-ranking families may be rhetorical and useless people, but they have one thing in common, that
Even if they are noble, they will not take advantage of Chen Caozhi's mission to propose to the Lu family. Chen Caozhi's good reputation is enough to make them afraid. Lu Shi is really eager to attack Chen Caozhi, and there is another person who only wants to
Sima Yi, who was reviving the imperial power, cooperated to stage such a farce. It had no other benefits except damaging the reputation of the Lu family and the majesty of the emperor. Of course, it also hurt Lu Weirui.
It is strongly hoped that Lu Weirui will probably die in this way. Love in such a family with disparity in status is already very difficult. It requires Chen Caozhi and Lu Weirui to persevere and work tirelessly together——
Because the two nursery rhymes "Brothers End and Brothers Come Together" and "Wu Wang Xing Da Yan" appeared in Yecheng of Yandu, they were groundless and had their own reasons. There was a lot of discussion inside and outside Yecheng, and the Empress Dowager of Yan State was able to comment on the Hun family and the Taifu Murong.
The suspicion between the brothers Murong Ke, king of Taiyuan, and Murong Chui, king of Wu, became more and more profound. Murong Ping was worried that Murong Ke's brothers would seize Luoyang and make great achievements in pinging Guanzhong, and the power would overwhelm him. At that time, it was not impossible for Murong Ke to usurp the throne and establish himself.
Therefore, he advised the Queen Mother Ke Zuhun to advise Murong Ke to withdraw his troops and return to Ye on the grounds that droughts and floods were frequent in the Yan region and it was inappropriate to engage in war.
Murong Ke was resourceful and invincible in dealing with his enemies, but he lacked iron-blooded methods to deal with the internal conflicts within the royal family. He always wanted to compromise in order to protect the reputation of the royal family. Therefore, Shangshu Zuo Cheng Shen Shao came to convey the order to stop the army, but Murong Ke had no idea at all.
Considering what Sun Tzu said in "The Art of War": "Don't attack the city, don't fight for the territory, and accept the emperor's orders", he immediately decided to return to Yecheng to quell the rumors, express his loyalty to his nephew Emperor Murong Wei, and ensure the harmony of the royal family.
First priority, while Murong Chui led 10,000 cavalry to stay in Gong County on standby——
What Murong Ke did not expect was that this time he brought Jin envoy Chen Caozhi and Qin envoy Xi Bao back to Yecheng, which made Taifu Murong Ping even more suspicious. Murong Ke sent back a memorial in advance saying that Qin and Wu had been captured.
The envoy was brought back to Yedu to show our country's prestige - but Murong Ping felt that there was another secret in it. Luoyang City had not been captured, how could the Jin envoy be captured, let alone the Qin envoy also captured!
After crossing the Zhang River, Huangfu Zhen, the official of Guanglu, came to greet Murong Ke, the king of Taiyuan, and his entourage. Huangfu Zhen was friendly with Murong Ke and was also a minister of Murong Jun's care. He was frugal and talented, and had an amazing capacity for drinking. He could drink a stone without getting drunk.
Huangfu was really moved when he saw the handsome and handsome Chen Caozhi. Jiangzuo Weijie was well-deserved, but didn't the King of Taiyuan say that Chen Caozhi was captured? Why did he treat him like a distinguished guest?
The people of Yecheng had heard rumors a few days ago (there have been a lot of rumors in Yecheng recently) that the most beautiful man in Jiangdong, Prince Xi Ma, Chen Caozhi, was coming to Yandu. Hu and Han people lived in Yecheng, and Xianbei people,
There are many Han people, and the Xianbei people claim that their men are handsome and their women are beautiful, and they are an excellent race, so they are very curious about Chen Caozhi, who is known as Jiangzuo Weijie. When they heard that Chen Caozhi had arrived, they helped the old and the young to see——
Chen Caozhi wears a crown with curly beams on his head, a white ramie shirt, and rides a black and shiny horse. He has a smile in his eyes, is gentle and calm, just like the scene when he first entered Jiankang City last year.
When the Han people in Yecheng saw this beautiful figure from their homeland, they were naturally full of praise. The Xianbei people also nodded and secretly praised: "They say that Wu people are weak in culture, but this prince Xima Chen Caozhi is very handsome. I am also rare in Xianbei."
With such a handsome man, maybe we can only surpass this Chen Caozhi when our Phoenix of Yan State grows up."
Phoenix'er is Murong Chong, the younger brother of Murong Wei, the leader of Yan. He is only eight years old this year, but he is already famous. Fu Jian was fond of child molestation and had heard about Murong Chong for a long time. After destroying Yan, he brought Murong Chong into the harem. At that time, they were together
Fu Jianqiang also occupied Murong Chong's sister Murong Qinchen, Princess of Qinghe.
Murong Ke couldn't help laughing when he saw the people in Yecheng crowding the streets to watch Chen Caozhi. Chen Caozhi looked like he was being held prisoner. His magnificence was like that of an envoy from a higher state visiting a small country. However, Murong Ke had no intention of being frustrated.
Chen Caozhi, he is anxious about the conflict between himself, the Empress Dowager and the Tutor. If his internal worries are not eliminated, it will be difficult for him to achieve his ambition of unifying the Nine Provinces for Dayan——
Ye City is rectangular in shape, with the palace city in the northeast corner, and royal gardens such as Tongque Garden and Bingjing Terrace in the northwest of Ye City. They are large in scale and are undergoing renovation and construction at this time. Bao and more than 20 people were placed in the Honglu Temple Posthouse, which was not far from the government office. However, the three hundred Qin troops under Xi Bao were ordered to camp outside the city and were tightly imprisoned by the Yan army.
The Prime Minister of Honglu Temple had received Murong Ke's instructions and received Chen Caozhi and Xi Bao with the etiquette for foreign envoys. They held a banquet that night, with all kinds of wine and delicacies. Far away, when can we escape and return home?
At night, Xi Bao complained to Chen Caozhi. The two of them could now be considered friends through thick and thin. Xi Bao said: "Chen Xima, we two are now hostages. I don't know what conditions Yan Guoguo will propose in exchange. If If our desires are not satisfied, we will have to stay in another country for a long time, sad husband!"
When Chen Caozhi saw Shen Chiqian looking at him several times, he knew that Chiqian had something to say, but the depressed and pessimistic Xi Changshi kept talking. Finally, Chen Caozhi said, "I'm tired and want to sleep. Please go away." Xi Bao sighed and returned to the room. to his own residence.
There were only four people in the room, Chen Caozhi, Ran Sheng, Shen Chiqian, and Su Qi. Shen Chiqian whispered: "Master Chen, when I entered the city earlier, I saw the two sergeants in disguise who arrived at Yecheng ten days ago. , judging from its gestures, it means that everything is going well, and the mysterious prophecy of the Ximen Leopard Temple will appear the day after tomorrow, that is, during the Chinese Valentine's Day."
Chen Caozhi nodded and said: "Very good, there should be quite a few people going to Ximen Leopard Temple to worship tomorrow -"
At this time, I suddenly heard from the servants of Honglu Temple that a distinguished guest had come to visit Chen Xima. He asked who it was, but he said he did not know.
Because the Prime Minister of Honglu Temple had received orders from Dazai Murong Ke to treat the two envoys with courtesy, he never thought of not allowing Chen Cao Zhi to see the guests. Although the Guanyi sent a large number of sergeants to guard it, it was only to prevent Chen Cao. The others went out privately, and if this visitor successfully passed the sergeant's interrogation and entered the post house, the Prime Minister of Honglu Temple would not prevent him from seeing Chen Caozhi——
Chen Caozhi was slightly confused. He had just arrived in the capital of Yan State. Who would come to visit him? Could it be someone from Yan Taifu Murong Ping? That was exactly what Chen Caozhi wanted to see, so he said: "Invite." He stood up. Go to the porch to greet you.
I saw two strong servants carrying a shoulder cart, which was covered with snow-white curtains. No one could be seen in the curtains in the dark night. Four maidservants were leading the way carrying lanterns, and four warriors followed closely behind. There is that Honglu Temple Cheng——
The carriage stopped at the foot of the steps, and two little maids opened the curtains to the left and right. They saw a boy sitting cross-legged on the carriage, about eight or nine years old. Under the light of the lantern, the boy's hair was in a bun. It has a gold-like color, and its eyes are also blue. The boy's clothes are also very gorgeous, but no one pays attention to his clothes. Only the blond hair and blue eyes are shining in the dark night——