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When the two overlords in the north set their sights on Yecheng, a young man in Chang'an City was also full of longing for Yecheng.

This young man is not an outsider, but Murong De's brother Mu Rong's posthumous son, named Murong Chao.

His father, Mu Rong, was a member of the former Yan royal family, and after the fall of the former Yan, he was arrested in Chang'an.

Fu Jian was benevolent and generous, and he didn't embarrass these former Yan royal families much, and Murong Chao's father, Mu Rong, also held the position of Taishou.

A few years later, Mu Rong was ostracized by his colleagues, resigned from his official position, and his life was lost.

In desperation, he took his family to seek refuge with his younger brother, Murong De, who was serving as Zhangye's Taishou at the time.

During the Battle of Weishui, Murong De was transferred to the front line by Fu Jian to serve in the military.

In the dark, Murong De seemed to feel that this trip was very dangerous, and he was afraid that it would be difficult to see his relatives after saying goodbye.

So when he said goodbye to his mother and brother Mu Rong, he took out a golden knife and said to the two: "This journey is thousands of miles, life and death are unpredictable, if we can meet again in the future, I will use this golden knife as evidence." ”

Later, as Murong De had a hunch, the former Qin Weishui was defeated, and the princes everywhere rebelled.

When the news of Murong Chui's proclamation of the emperor against Qin came, the former Qin Zhangye Taishou Fu Chang immediately arrested and killed all the sons of Murong and Murong De.

In this massacre, only two women survived, one was Murong De's mother, Gongsun, who was too old.

The other is Mu accommodating his wife Duan, because she is pregnant with a child.

Later, when the Duan family and the Gongsun family were desperate for their future lives, a small official named Hu Yanping saved them.

Hu Yanping was once favored by Murong De, and he always wanted to find an opportunity to repay him, so he took the opportunity to save the mother-in-law and daughter-in-law of the Gongsun family.

Hu Yanping fled with them all the way, hid in the remote mountains and forests, and went incognito.

In the mountains, the Duan family gave birth to a beautiful son, who was Murong Chao.

When Murong Chao was ten years old, his grandmother Gongsun died.

Before dying, Gongsun told Murong Chao the ins and outs of the matter.

And he took out the golden knife and said to him, "If you can find your uncle Murong De, return the golden knife to him." ”

Because Hexi forced Hu people from all over the country to join Huaxia at that time, Hu Yanping had no choice but to flee to Chang'an with Murong Chao's mother and son.

Soon after arriving in Chang'an, Hu Yanping died, when Murong Chao was only eleven years old.

On weekdays, without Hu Yanping's constraints, coupled with his young age and ignorance, Murong Chao began to inquire about Murong news everywhere.

It was passed around, and everyone knew that he was a descendant of the Murong clan.

It wasn't until he encountered danger later that Murong Chao realized that this move was inappropriate.

Therefore, he didn't dare to mention that he was the bloodline of the Murong royal family.

And in order to survive, Murong Chao had to wear a draped hair, dress in tatters, and pretend to be a beggar to beg for food on the side of the road.

In this way, Murong Chao was confused for another year, and this year, Guanzhong suddenly changed.

With the entry of Hexi into Guanzhong, the novelty of newspapers began to spread widely in Guanzhong (in the past, Later Qin strictly forbade the public circulation of Hexi newspapers out of the need for rule).

With the newspaper, Murong Chao no longer had to risk his life to find out about Murong De.

Soon he saw Murong De's name in the newspaper, and also knew that his uncle was becoming king in Yecheng.

finally had news from his uncle, which made Murong De ecstatic, and he couldn't wait to fly to Yecheng now.

It's just that he himself is not yet thirteen years old, and he still has an elderly mother and a wife who has not passed through the door, so he doesn't look like he has the ability to travel far.

There was no way, Murong Chao had no choice but to press the excitement in his heart and silently wait for the opportunity in Chang'an City.

As the saying goes: there is no endless road!

Just when Murong Chao was helpless, he actually met Zhao Rong sent by Murong De to find him.

Originally established by Houyan, after Murong De enjoyed the glory and wealth, he wanted to find the whereabouts of his mother and brother day and night.

Due to the distance of thousands of miles and the fact that the north was not peaceful, the people sent for the first time died in the chaos.

Later, Murong De sent Zhao Rong to find him, and finally found Murong Chao living on the streets in Chang'an.

After connecting with Zhao Rong, Murong was overjoyed, and even immediately asked Zhao Rong to take him out of Guanzhong.

Unexpectedly, Zhao Rong shook his head and rejected Murong Chao's proposal.

"Your Highness, if it weren't for the ministers who deliberately prevented you from meeting the king, it was too risky."

"Right now, Guanzhong is the people of Hexi, and they are much more shrewd than the people of Later Qin."

"As soon as we hit the road, we will be discovered by the government soldiers and arrested."

"Didn't you say that Dadu Hu and my uncle are allies, and since they are allies, how can he embarrass you and me?" Murong Chao was puzzled.

"Humph! What allies?! It's just a matter of taking what you need. ”

Zhao Rong explained: "Hexi needs Nanyan to curb the expansion of Wei, and the king needs to use the tiger skin of Dadu to deter Tuoba. ”

"Now that the king has decided to cross the Yellow River south and go to Qi to establish a country, in order not to make extraneous branches, we should not act rashly."

"Are you worried that the people of Hexi will use me to threaten Uncle Wang?" Murong Chao was not stupid, and quickly figured out the trick.

"Exactly!"

"That Daduhu has always been treacherous and cunning, but he played Murong Yong around at the beginning, we can't be careless."

"Yes...... But I can't stay any longer! ”

Murong Chao stood up irritably and walked around the small room.

He turned around, looked at Zhao Rong with a hideous face, and said, "Do you know what kind of life I've lived for so many years? ”

"People are not like people, and ghosts are not like ghosts! If it weren't for Uncle Huyan's care, I'm afraid my mother and I wouldn't be alive today. ”

"I didn't know there was an uncle who was called a lonely widow, so I didn't think about it so much."

"But since my grandmother told me the truth, I can't stay any longer, and I don't want to go to my uncle all the time."

Seeing this scene, Zhao Rong couldn't help but chuckle in his heart, and he didn't dare to force Murong Chao to stay.

He knew very well why his lord was in a hurry to find his brother's descendant, but there was no successor to Murong De.

I don't know why, since the sons were unfortunately killed, Murong De has given birth to another son for more than ten years.

Considering that most of his relatives were killed because of the war, the closest one left is his brother's son.

Seeing that there was no one to inherit the foundation he created, Murong De couldn't help but be secretly anxious in his heart, so he sent people to inquire in many ways and find out the whereabouts of his nephew.

In other words, it is not surprising that Murong Chao will definitely inherit Nanyan's foundation in the future.

In this way, how dare Zhao Rong collide with Murong Chao again? If you are jealous of the other party, you will definitely not be able to eat and walk around in the future.

So, at Murong Chao's insistence, Zhao Rong had no choice but to flee to Yecheng with the other party.

Because he was afraid that the matter would be leaked, Murong Chao didn't tell his mother and wife, and followed Zhao Rong on the long journey back to Nanyan alone.

If you don't listen to the old man, you will suffer in front of you!

Sure enough, when Murong Chao and Zhao Rong crossed the Tong Pass, they were intercepted by the defenders.

Murong Chao also wanted to rely on pretending to be crazy and fooling the past, but he didn't know that the Hexi Army was different from Hou Qin.

Many grassroots officers have graduated from the Martial Arts Academy and are well-informed, and they will interrogate Murong Chaodi clearly in a few words.

The defenders did not dare to slack off, and hurriedly reported to their superiors, and the result was reported all the way, and finally reported to Wei Shuo's desk.

……

"What?! Murong Chao? Murong's son and Murong De's nephew? After receiving the report, Wei Shuo was shocked.

"Exactly! My lord, this is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity. Cui Hong's eyes lit up.

"What chance?" Wei Shuo was confused.

"What a chance to win Yecheng!"

"Can't! No matter how tightly Murong De cares about his nephew, I'm afraid he won't give up Yecheng for Murong Chao. ”

"Lord, it's rare that you haven't noticed something unusual in Yecheng recently?"

"What do you mean by that?"

"According to the scout's report, Murong De has been transferring materials and troops to the slipway recently, what does this mean?"

"It shows that Murong De has no intention of sticking to Yecheng at all, and is secretly planning to flee south."

Wei Shuo muttered to himself: "If Bo Yuan really got right, Murong De really wants to go south to Qingqi......"

"Lord, it doesn't matter to us where Murong De goes, but Yecheng must be in the hands of Hexi."

Cui Hong said categorically: "It was not easy to meddle before, but now that Murong Chao is in hand, this matter is much simpler." ”

"The minister thinks that we can borrow Murong Chao to make conditions to Murong De next."

"Murong De must be asked to cede Hanoi and Ji County to Hexi."

"With these two counties in hand, Hexi is equivalent to having a foothold south of Taihang Mountain, even if you can't get Yecheng in the future, there are other ways to retreat."

"This is the real invincible!"

"Then will Murong De agree?"

"Hehe, if he doesn't agree, he has to agree."