"The rooster cries high in the trees, and the dog barks deep in the palace. What is the prodigal son? It's too peaceful under the sky.

The criminal law is not a loan, and the soft association is in a bad name. Gold is the king's gate, and jade is the hall.

There are double bottles of wine on it, which is used to make Handan advocate. Liu Wang Biqing, later out of Guomen Wang.

In the wing room, Zhang Rui lightly soothed her fingers, plucked the strings, and played a brisk movement, and at the same time she also sang in a low voice, reciting the poem of "Chicken Song", the soft singing and the light piano complement each other, like a spring water, which makes people unconsciously intoxicated with her singing and piano sound.

There is a square pond behind the house, and there are two mandarin ducks in the pool. Seventy-two mandarin ducks, listed in their own rows.

He chirped, and heard the east chamber of my palace. There are four or five brothers, all of whom are waiters.

At one o'clock on the fifth day, the spectators were all over the road. The golden horse's head, the galloping He Huanghuang! ”

Yan Xing sat quietly beside her like this, squinting his eyes slightly, listening to this beautiful and pleasant vocal music.

If Yan Xing, who is quite lacking in style, to describe Zhang Rui's singing, he can only compare her to the yellow warbler in the valley, the singing is melodious and tactful, like a heavenly sound, although it is a light singing, but it can just touch the heartstrings of the audience, coupled with her graceful and long lyrics, I don't know how many people will be intoxicated by it, the mandarin ducks and ducks sing together, the piano is harmonious, the fat horse is light, the teeth are frosty, the situation changes, light and slow, all between her singing voice.

The Qiang flute and Hu Ji of the side plug, and the cymbal songs in the army, this is what Yan Xing often hears, but such as "Chicken Song", such as the gorgeous and elegant temple songs, he has rarely heard of it since Rong, and now he listens to Zhang Rui's singing quietly, and he feels that it does have a unique charm.

However, although he felt that it was pleasant to the ear, Yan Xing still preferred the cymbal song in the army compared to the two in his heart. It's just that this kind of military music is not suitable for Zhang Rui to sing, if it is replaced by a military cymbal song for Zhang Rui to sing, Zhang Rui's soft voice will become a shortcoming, the lack of masculine singing is completely leaked, and the light and pleasant sound of the piano is not as strong as the fierce and majestic war drum horn, and the addition of the two will completely destroy such a good voice and this gorgeous and elegant poem.

"Don't you like this poem?"

Zhang Rui suddenly stopped plucking the jade fingers of the strings, raised her head slightly, blinked her beautiful eyes, and asked Yan Xing softly.

Yan Xing smiled when he heard this, stood up from beside her, sorted out the clothes on his body, and looked left at him.

"Someone's coming!"

Indeed, someone also came.

Zhang Rui had already heard the sound of footsteps outside the courtyard, as well as the sound of nails and leaves as the guards approached the room.

Yan Xing smiled at her, stretched out his hand to signal that she didn't need to get up to stop playing, and then stepped open the door and went out of the courtyard.

Zhou Liang, who was thin and small, came in steps, and after he saw Yan Xing coming out of the room, he hurriedly crossed the guards and came to Yan Xing's side.

"My lord, the Son of Heaven in Chang'an has sent a messenger to summon you to Beijing."

"Oh!"

Zhou Liang spoke cautiously, Yan Xing's eyes lit up at the moment, things did not exceed his expectations, he snorted, and said mockingly:

"It seems that this edict of the Son of Heaven, Li Dao, Guo Yan and others are already skillful, and after recruiting Wang Hong, Song Yi and others, they will now summon me to Beijing."

Zhou Liang glanced at Yan Xing, who was not in a hurry, and said worriedly:

"I heard that the inside and outside of the court are under the control of Li, Guo and others, and entering Chang'an at this time is probably Li Ru's plan, and the lord has to guard against it."

Yan Xing listened to Zhou Liang's admonition, and although he was noncommittal, he still nodded sincerely.

Everything is indeed as Zhou Liang said, Chang'an City has fallen into the hands of the Xiliang Army.

From the assassination of Dong Zhuo in April to the breakthrough of Chang'an City by the Xiliang Army in June, the situation changed rapidly during this period, which was dizzying and dazzling, but it was only two months in the past.

After having the city of Neiying, the Xiliang army entered the city without being resisted at all, and soon took advantage of the night to attack into the city of Chang'an, although there was still a reaction in the city of Lu Bu's and state soldiers stubbornly resisted, but the disparity between the outnumbered, as the sky gradually cleared, the balance of victory in the city melee gradually tilted towards the side of the Xiliang army, which was overwhelming.

It is said that Li Dao, Guo Yan and others, who were red-eyed that day, killed all the way to Weiyang Palace, and pursued the Son of Heaven, Wang Yun and others who escaped from the palace, and finally trapped the Son of Heaven in Xuanping Gate. Under the pressure, he went down the city wall in embarrassment, and was torn off his robe by the Xiliang soldiers who rushed up, punched and kicked, and was put in prison.

Then, Wang Yun's family was beheaded with Wang Hong, Song Yi and others who were recruited into Beijing.

Fortunately, although Li Dao, Guo Yan and others were rude and cruel to Wang Yun, they still retained some respect for the Son of Heaven of the Han Dynasty under the persuasion of Jia Xu, Li Ru and other strategists, and the Son of Heaven was welcomed back to the palace, and the court officials who stopped continuing to resist the Xiliang Army were not killed.

Later, the Son of Heaven issued an edict to amnesty the world, and the generals of the Xiliang Army, who had changed their appearance and become the side of the Qing monarch, also increased their officials and became knights, and became the heroes and good generals of Kuangfu Sheji.

As for the other protagonist of the losing side of this struggle, Wenhou Lu Bu, after hearing that it was ineffective to call Wang Yun to flee in the city, he took Dong Zhuo's head and hundreds of elite cavalry under his command to kill Yuan Shu in Chang'an City, go to Shangluo, go out of Wuguan, and defect to Nanyang.

The red horse travels thousands of miles a day, it is a first-class good horse BMW, and Lu Bu is known as a flying general, and he is also galloping on the way to escape, and Zhai Hao and others who tried to chase and kill Lu Bu can't catch up, and they quickly lose the whereabouts of Lu Bu and others in the chaos, and can only look at the southeast and sigh, helpless.

And Li Dao, Guo Yan and others captured Chang'an and controlled the Son of Heaven, so they naturally became the biggest winners on the bright side today.

"Beware does need to beware, but go, you still have to go."

Yan Xing said thoughtfully, this time to Chang'an, not so much to see the Son of Heaven, but rather a distribution of interests within the side of the Xiliang Army that has already won, just like a pack of wolves hunting, preying on elk and other prey, always have to distribute meat among the wolves, how much the head wolf should get, how much the strong in the wolf pack should get, and how much the weak should get, and a charter must be negotiated.

Before, the situation changed, Yan Xing could also let Gan Ling and others lead the soldiers and horses, waiting for the opportunity to move, but now that the dust of the war in Chang'an has settled, the folding and rushing bottles on this temple need to come forward in person, so that they can really be prepared and grab the greatest political benefits for their own camp.

Yan Xing had made up his mind, glanced at Zhou Liang, who still had doubts, smiled heartily, patted Zhou Liang's shoulder, and said with a smile:

"We are not Wang Hong, Song Yi and other Confucians, Chang'an City still has Shusheng's soldiers and horses, Zuo Fengyi, Hebei also has our soldiers and horses on the side, Li and Guo are strong, but they have no power to override the generals, this goes to Chang'an, because of the situation, I will fight for the monarchs to fight a ten thousand households back!"

Zhou Liang was infected by Yan Xing's emotions, smiled, and hurriedly congratulated Yan Xing in advance and said:

"The lord is magnificent, far-sighted, and this time he will definitely be able to wait for the general and show his ambitions."

Yan Xing listened to Zhou Liang's congratulations, hooked the corners of his mouth, and showed a smile, he dared to answer the call to Chang'an, naturally he was prepared, but waiting for the general, for Yan Xing, it was just the icing on the cake, and taking this trip to include the foundation of Hedong under his own name was the most important purpose of Yan Xing's trip.

Of course, if it is still possible, Yan Xing is also full of interest in Zuo Fengyi's land west of the river, and he does not mind taking the opportunity to include it in his pocket when the generals of the Western Liang Army are vying for power and profit.

Thinking of this, Yan Xing looked up at the sky in the distance.

In the past, when he was fighting against Baibo in Hedong, he had a brief intersection with Li Dao, Guo Yan and others, and met Li Dao and Guo Bi for the first time, and looked at their affairs, but only gave him a superficial feeling of being a general in the army, and did not have much impression, and now the two control the Chang'an court and the Son of Heaven, and their power is naturally not the same.

But now what makes Yan Xing's heart the most jealous is not the strength of the two of them that has swelled violently, but the strategists such as Jia Xu and Li Ru around them, Yan Xing expects that those strategies to control the court and stabilize Guanzhong must be from these people, and this rush to Chang'an is indispensable for temple battles and folding and punching, and the role that these strategists can play in it is not inferior to the elite soldiers in the hands of the two.

"Okay, Yuan Shan also went to Chang'an with me this time, and entertained the people who came to the court, although the court is sluggish now, but the court's face, I still have to give it, don't give outsiders a charge of disobeying the courtiers."

"No!"

Zhou Liang received the order, saluted, and turned around and withdrew from the courtyard. Yan Xing took a breath of air, swept away the distractions in his mind, and turned around and returned to the room.

···

Chang'an, Shisun Rui's house.

Since the fall of Chang'an, Shi Sun Rui, who seemed to have aged more than ten years all of a sudden, sat in the secret room, looked at Ma Yu, Du Yu, Yang Qi and others around him, sighed faintly, and said helplessly:

"Didn't Xun Gongda come?"

"The subordinates of Gongda's family came to report that Gongda was sick and wanted to return from his illness."

Yang Qi, who was sitting at the bottom, glanced at Shi Sun Rui and replied respectfully.

Shi Sun Rui sighed again when he heard this, shook his head, and was silent.

Although after Li Dao, Guo Yan and others captured Chang'an City, they only focused on liquidating Wang Yun, Lu Bu and other civil and military courtiers of the state line, and did not implicate other court officials too much, and Shi Sun Rui was not persecuted by the Xiliang Army because he was a famous family in Guanzhong, but in this situation, how can the living be said to be luckier than those who died.

When the Xiliang army invaded Chang'an, it fought with Lu Bu's soldiers and horses in the city, and in the chaotic battle, the Xiliang soldiers killed the Taifu Lu Kui, Dahonglu Zhou Huan, Cui Lie, the captain of the city gate, Wang Qi, the captain of the Yue Cavalry, and other court officials, as well as more than 10,000 innocent dead officials, the corpses on the streets of Chang'an City were full of messes, and the blood of the dead soldiers flowed along the streets into the ditches, and gathered into a river of blood.

Among the large number of courtiers who participated in the execution of Dong at that time, Wu Fu, Wang Yun, and Huang Wan died, He Hao committed suicide, Zheng Tai fled, Yang Zan was dismissed, and Xun You, who is now begging to return, after a little thought, there is only one Shisun Rui left.

Thinking of this, how could Sun Rui, who was worried about the situation, not sigh.

"Why do Shisun Gong need to be like this, although the current situation has been eroded to the point, but I and other juniors have the grace of the country, how dare we be slack and frustrated, we must work together to help the community, relieve the worries of the king, and save the people from fire and water."

Ma Yu looked at Shi Sun Rui, who could be called the leader of many courtiers, and sighed for a long time, although he was a young descendant, there was no lack of ambition in his chest, and he immediately stepped forward and spoke out to comfort Shi Sun Rui.

Shisun Rui glanced at Ma Yu when he heard the sound, the courtiers who conspired with Dong in the past have been exhausted, and now the old ministers of the court, Zhao Wen, Zhao Qi, Huangfu Song, Yang Biao and others, although they are still in the court, but every move will also affect the sensitive nerves of the Xiliang soldiers, so he can only summon Ma Yu, Du Yu, Yang Qi and other young people in the court this secret meeting.

Although Li Dao, Guo Yan and others captured Chang'an, in order to buy people's hearts, they had many connections with the famous families in Guanzhong, but they were the best talents in Guanzhong, and they regarded the Xiliang army such as Li, Guo and Guo who besieged the imperial capital and had no monarch and no father, and they were like enemies to the Xiliang army such as Li and Guo who besieged the imperial capital and had no monarch and no father, and on the surface they submitted to Li, Guo and others, but they have been planning to eradicate Li and Guo and others on the ground.

Ma Yu has been famous since he was a child, and he has a lot of intelligence, and Shisun Rui does not underestimate him because he is young, so he immediately asked him:

"Since you say that Kuang Fu Sheji, then the plan will be released?"

"Shisun Gong can know about Jiang Qishi, Cui Zhu, and Qingfeng."

Hearing Ma Yu's reminder, Shi Sun Rui pondered for a while. He read the whole book and dabbled in a wide range, and soon thought that Ma Yu was talking about Cui Zhu and Qingfeng of the Qing clan of the Spring and Autumn Qi Kingdom, both of whom had killed the Son of Heaven, supported the new monarch, and even tilted the power of the Qi country to the government and the opposition, and finally died and the clan was wiped out, which is somewhat similar to Dong Zhuo's deeds, but I don't know what Ma Yu mentioned about this, and what is related to Li Dao, Guo Yan and others today.

Ma Yu saw that Shi Sun Rui hadn't fully guessed what he meant, so he hooked the corners of his mouth proudly and said softly:

"Cui Zhu's defeat was taken advantage of by Qingfeng, and the defeat of Qingfeng was taken advantage of by Wang He. The two surnames are inclined to the Qi country, killing the monarch, it can be said that the foundation is deep, why will the family be wiped out overnight, stealing that the root cause lies in the internal strife and external troubles, Cui Shu has the sons of the internal strife to divide their strength, and Qingfeng has Tian's, Bao's, Luan's, Gao's serve outside, so its power can not last long, and Qi Guosheji can only be supported. ”

Ma Yu didn't say much, but when he heard Shisun Rui's ears, it was undoubtedly like thunder.

After the Qing clan was assassinated by Qingfeng's son Qingshe by the prince of the guard, He, the Qing clan's power in the Qi State quickly fell apart, and after Dong Zhuo was assassinated by Lu Bu, the Xiliang army was able to make a comeback, capture Chang'an, and once again control the court by bloody means.

The main point is that at that time, the Qi State still had external forces such as the Tian family, the Bao family, the Luan family, and the Gao family, but Wang Yun only had Lu Bu's soldiers and horses to really rely on.

And the deep meaning in Ma Yu's words, that is, in the current situation, if you want to eradicate Li Dao, Guo Yan and others, Kuang Fu Sheji, that is, to incite the civil strife of the Xiliang Army, and to seek strong foreign aid.

Shisun Rui thought of this, and his eyes met with Ma Yu, his eyes blazing.

"Where does the civil strife come from, and where does foreign aid come from?"

Du Yu, Yang Qi and others also looked at Ma Yu and waited for his next step.

"Li Guo and others are all bullies and greedy for fame and fortune, and now they are coming with crowds, and as time goes by, they must be unaligned, competing for profit and causing chaos, and foreign aid."

Ma Yu paused for a moment, looked at everyone's faces, and then spoke again.

"Liu Yizhou's father and son, Zhu Gong of the garrison Henan Yin, Yan Yan of the right to support Feng Ma Teng and Feng Yi on the left, can all be foreign aid for Chang'an!"

Sure enough, if you don't say anything, you will be shocked.

After Shisun Rui heard this, his eyelids jumped violently a few times, Liu Yan is in Yizhou Mu, and he is a member of the Han family, plus Bashu is rich, and the Shu soldiers are also quite fierce, and Zhu Jun is also a famous general of this dynasty, if possible, it is naturally a good thing for the two to be cited as foreign aid, but the remaining two, Ma Teng is the leader of the rebel army in Liangzhou, and Yan Yan is a member of the Western Liang army, how can these two people be relied on?

"Ma Jun needs to be cautious when he says this!"

Yang Qi took the lead in speaking, looked at Ma Yu and said. Ma Yu didn't care, he shook his head and said with a wry smile:

"Today's situation, the soldiers will be domineering, overpowering the Son of Heaven, the country is in danger of hanging upside down, if you don't do this risky strategy, how can you eradicate the traitors and help the community. Could it be that the monarchs want to follow Wu Yu's example and assassinate Li, Guo and others with their own actions. ”

The people in the secret room listened to Ma Yu's words, and were immediately dumbfounded, like Wu Fu to assassinate Dong Zhuo, who was originally a martial artist, has been verified to be unworkable, even if they really have the courage of Lu Bu, they can also assassinate Li Dao, Guo Yan and others, but if they do not forcefully suppress the soldiers and horses in the hands of the Xiliang generals, it is difficult to ensure that after the incident, the Xiliang army besieging Chang'an and forcing the palace emperor will not be repeated again, and at that time, they will really become the guilty ministers of the Han family.

The room was silent for a long time, Du Yu looked at the silent taxi Sun Rui, but he reacted in advance and asked Ma Yu first.

"But if you want to connect with foreign aid and support the community, how should you act?"

Ma Yu raised his eyebrows when he heard this, he first looked at Shi Sun Rui, and found that although the old minister who participated in the punishment of Dong was silent, he had no intention of objecting, so he turned over his palm and spoke leisurely.

"Don't forget, these foreign aides mentioned below seem to be far away in the states and counties, and it is difficult to help, but in fact, there are people in the DPRK and China who can secretly contact each other, and take care of them both inside and outside.