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Although he had succeeded in convincing everyone to support his attempt to stand on his own, Murong De did not feel any relief in his heart.

Now Houyan is not only divided, but also surrounded by strong enemies outside.

Even if he ascends to the throne, if he is not careful, he will fall into a place of no return.

What's more, rejecting Murong Lin and Murong Sheng's wooing does not mean that Murong De has become a real loner.

He was still confused as to where he would go from here.

In order to determine the way out in the future, Murong De gathered a group of henchmen to discuss countermeasures.

He glanced around at everyone, and finally stopped his gaze on Han Zhuo.

"Han Beijia, you have always been resourceful, I don't know what you think about staying in the future?"

In front of everyone's eyes, Han Zhuo stood up with his head held high and bowed his hand to Murong De: "Great King, if you are not disrespectful, after the Zhongshan Incident, Dayan has existed in name only. ”

"In the face of this piece of fat meat in Hebei, whether it is Wei Jin or Hexi, they will not let it go, and they will try to swallow it in one bite."

"And since the death of Emperor Shizuwu, the morale of all departments has been low, and the combat effectiveness of the army has dropped sharply."

"Don't talk about confronting the powerful Hexi Army and the Wei Army, even if it is a weak Jin Army, we may not be able to beat it."

"If everyone continues to sit in the lonely city, although they can keep safe for a while, they may be difficult to hold on to for a long time."

"Since our army is weak at the moment, and we are not an external opponent on our own, why doesn't the king choose a strong one to attach to?"

"Attached to the strong?" Murong De was thoughtful.

"Exactly!"

"Then I don't know what it means to drive, where should we be attached? Southern Dynasty Great Jin or Hetao Tuoba Wei? Next to him, Murong Zhong asked.

Han Zhuo smiled and said what he thought word by word.

"Neither, but Hexi."

Hearing this, Murong Zhong frowned, and asked puzzledly, "Seek refuge in Wei Shuo?" Isn't that a plot with a tiger? ”

"Hehe, it is said that it is seeking skin with the tiger, but it is not a fox and a fake tiger."

"As we all know, Hexi is strong, and most of them protect the north, even if they are strong in Tuoba, they don't dare to face Hexi."

"With the protection of Hexi, Yecheng can be safe for a while."

"What's more, Yecheng is only separated by a mountain from Bingzhou."

"If you take refuge in Hexi, you can get supplies nearby."

"Even if you encounter the danger of annihilation in the future, you can get assistance from Hexi in a short time."

"Well, don't drive what you say is just lonely, and the widow will send someone to Hexi."

……

In the twentieth year of Taiyuan, at the beginning of the lunar month, it is said that the Spring Festival is approaching, and Hexi should have been full of laughter and laughter.

However, due to the once-in-a-century disaster in Hexi this year, the festival atmosphere this year is a little dull.

However, although natural disasters have brought huge losses to Hexi, they have also shown the outside world the hearts of the government and most of the people who protect and love the people.

From the discovery of the natural disaster, Dadu Hu ordered the whole Hexi to devote all their efforts to fight the natural disaster.

In addition to sending the right Sima Liu Muzhi to the south to buy grain, most of the capital guards also took the lead in donating money and materials.

At the same time, in response to the call of the capital, even some women took action.

On this day, Wei Shuo returned home after handling government affairs and had lunch with his family with peace of mind.

After having lunch happily, Guo Yuan and the others arranged the children properly and stopped Wei Shuo, who wanted to rest.

"The husband leaves slowly, and the concubine has something to discuss with several younger sisters."

Hearing this, Wei Shuo stopped his figure and sat back down.

He picked up the teacup, took a sip of tea, and asked with a smile, "Oh? I don't know what makes a few ladies so solemn? ”

"Husband~" Guo Yuan glanced at Wei Shuo angrily, and then turned his head to look at Yin E and the others.

"At present, all walks of life in Hexi are busy fighting the disaster, and the concubine has discussed it with several younger sisters, and plans to contribute to the disaster fighting."

"Oh, that's right......"

Listening to what Guo Yuan said, Wei Shuo fell into deep thought, and made him think of the charity that was very popular in later generations.

Charity is a long tradition in China, and in ancient times, there were many good families who spontaneously provided relief to the victims during the catastrophe.

However, due to the fear of inviting to buy fame, charity activities have never formed a scale in ancient times.

Seeing that Wei Shuo was silent, Guo Yuan thought that he had committed some taboo, and hurriedly asked, "What?" Husband thinks this is not good? ”

Looking at his worried wife, Wei Shuo hurriedly smiled apologetically: "Madame misunderstood, where is the taboo?!" ”

"This is a good thing, and it should be strongly supported."

"It's just...... How to do it, does the lady have a charter in mind? ”

"Not yet!"

"The concubine originally planned to obtain her husband's consent first, and then find someone to negotiate the specific regulations."

"In this case, the husband has an idea, I wonder how many ladies would like to hear it?"

"May I hear the husband's high opinion."

"In the name of celebrating the holidays, you might as well have a big charity banquet."

"Charity?! What is charity? ”

"A philanthropist is said to be kind when he has a loving heart, and he is good when he is generous in helping the needy."

"The purpose of holding a charity banquet is to encourage everyone to be kind and educate people to know how to help the needy."

"As the saying goes: one side is in trouble and all sides support! Call on more people to lend a helping hand to help the people affected by the disaster. ”

"In addition, in order to support Madame's kindness, I can lend you the Great Hall as a venue for banquets."

Next, Wei Shuo explained the process of the modern charity banquet to several ladies in detail, and Guo Yuan, Yin E, Fu Qiong, and Tang Yao were full of brilliance in their eyes after hearing this.

……

After appeasing several ladies, Wei Shuo returned to the Duhu Mansion again and learned the news of Houyan's split.

He didn't have time to sit down and take a sip of tea, so he instructed Kang Long: "Go and invite a few gentlemen to come over." ”

Not long after, Song Xuan, Cui Hao, Wang Zhenwei and others hurried over.

As soon as they met, Wei Shuo hurriedly said to everyone: "Do you know about the split of Houyan?" ”

Song Miao said with a smile: "The ministers have just received an urgent report. ”

"However, all kinds of signs have already shown that it is impossible for Murong Lin and Murong Bao to coexist peacefully, so it is not surprising for the minister to see today's scene."

"And if the minister's prediction is good, I am afraid that the Southern Dynasty or the Northern Wei Dynasty will soon raise troops to attack Hebei."

Wei Shuo was slightly stunned when he heard this, and muttered to himself: "In this way, won't Hou Yan be wiped out in an instant?" ”

"So who do you think will make a breakthrough first? Northern wei dynasty? Or the Southern Dynasty? ”

Cui Hao smiled slightly and said: "Lord, frankly speaking, the ministers are not optimistic about the Jin army of the Southern Dynasty at all. ”

"It's not that Sima Shangzhi and Liu Yu are incompetent, but that the behind-the-scenes constraints are too strong, seriously interfering with the front-line command."

"Since the start of the Northern Expedition, the Jin army seems to have won successive battles, but in fact, it has already buried the hidden danger of defeat."

"Whether it is Liu Yu sweeping Qingyan or Yin Zhongkan's troops arriving at Wuguan, both of them are confidants of the Son of Heaven, how can this make Sima Daozi, the king of Huiji, embarrassed?"

"No accident, Sima Shangzhi will be forced to come under pressure from behind, and he will definitely not let go of this opportunity."

"But Murong De is a little stronger than Murong Bao, and I am afraid that the Jin army will not have good fruits to eat if they venture north."

"So, this battle for Hebei will end with the victory of the Northern Wei Dynasty?" Wei Shuo's face was very ugly.

Originally, he thought that no matter how much Murong Bao wasted firewood, he would be able to hold on for at least three or five months.

With three or five months as a buffer, Hexi will not be as passive as it is now, and will have the strength to intervene in the situation in Hebei.

Unexpectedly, Murong Bao didn't stick to it for even a month, which completely disrupted the Hexi plan.

For Hexi, the split of Houyan is a major event, which means that the countdown to the demise of Houyan has begun.

But no matter what, Wei Shuo would not let the Northern Wei Dynasty take Hebei easily, he had to take action.

Thinking of this, Wei Shuo got up and came to the wall, brushed the ground and opened the curtain, and a huge map of Hebei appeared in front of him.

He picked up the wooden pole and pointed to the vast land north of the Yellow River and east of the Taihang Mountains.

"At present, Hebei is controlled by Murong De, Murong Lin, and Murong Sheng."

"Among them, Murong Lin controls Zhongshan, Changshan, Gaoyang, Boling, Julu and other counties in the central and western parts of Jizhou."

"Murong Sheng, with the support of Murong Long, controls Zhangwu, Hejian, Qinghe, Leling, Anping and the eastern part of Jizhou."

"As for Yecheng Murong De, he owns Sizhou Ji County, Dunqiu, Hanoi, Wei County, Yangping, Guangping and Jizhou Zhao County."

"The three parties are not subordinate to each other, and no one is birding anyone."

"I think Hexi can try to win Murong De to the side of Hexi."

"If Murong De can be subdued, Hexi can take advantage of the situation to expand its influence to the east of Taihang Mountain, and then advance eastward layer by layer, and then take the entire Jizhou."

Cui Hao thought for a while and said, "Most of the ideas are good, but it may not be easy to realize what you want." ”

"Neither Murong Lin nor Murong De is willing to be subordinate to others, and if you accidentally end up with a chicken and an egg."

"Having said that, we can't watch the Northern Wei Dynasty encroach on Hebei, and Hexi must take action."