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Longcheng (now Chaoyang), located at the foot of Longshan Mountain, about 180 miles away from the sea, was built by Murong Hao of Qianyan.

The castle was made of large stones, and it was unusually strong, and a wide road led south from the dragon city to the sea.

In 342 AD, Dragon City officially replaced Great Thorn City as the former Yan Capital City.

After that, the population of Longcheng increased dramatically, and the scale of the city continued to expand, and it gradually became the central city of eastern Liaodong.

However, after a short period of prosperity, due to internal strife, Qianyan perished, and Dragon City also lost its original status.

In 386 AD, Murong Chui restored the country and proclaimed himself emperor, and sent troops to recover Longcheng, the birthplace of the Murong tribe that was occupied by the Yuyan Ministry.

During the reign of Later Yan, Longcheng, the largest city in eastern Liaodong, was greatly developed.

In order to take care of Liaodong, Murong Chui successively sent Murong Sheng, Murong Nong, Murong Hui and other clan junyan to Longcheng to guard it.

and the defeat of Shenhepi, and then the outbreak of changes such as Murong Chui's death and Murong Bao's killing, which made Houyan fall apart.

With the support of Murong Nong, who remained in Liaodong, Murong Hui took the throne of the emperor in Longcheng and established the Northern Yan regime.

Although after the establishment of the Northern Yan, there was Goguryeo in the east and Wei in the west, facing a huge threat and great pressure to survive.

But Murong Hui, the lord of Yan, was ambitious and was not willing to be trapped in the Liaodong Peninsula.

He was bent on counterattacking Youzhou and restoring the hegemony of Yan.

At this time, Liu Muzhi came to Longcheng as a messenger from Hexi.

With the advent of the cold winter wax moon season, the weather in eastern Liaoning has become colder and colder day by day.

Even at noon, the street was still bitterly cold and shivering.

People took refuge in their homes, and the streets became extraordinarily quiet, except for the cold wind.

In the midst of the snowstorm, a team of chariots and horses stopped under the Dragon City.

The leader of the group rode on a horse, and a tiger skin hat was tightly fastened on his head, shielding him from the wind and snow.

In a carriage beside him, a man peeked out of the window, wrapped himself tightly in a leather jacket.

The man seemed to be very uncomfortable with the cold of Liaodong, and it took a lot of effort to open his mouth to speak.

"Ji Gao, are you in Dragon City?"

"It's so cold in this place, and it's snowing so hard."

"Back to the right Sima, there is Dragon City in front."

After a short pause, everyone entered the Dragon City through the south gate.

The man at the head is sturdy, and he is the new sailor general Sun Chu who joined Hexi.

The person sitting in the carriage behind him was Liu Muzhi, the right Sima of the Zhenxi General's Mansion.

Liu Muzhi came to envoy to Beiyan on the order of the protector of the capital, while Sun led the fleet of sailors to escort it all the way to Liaodong.

"Right Sima, Liaodong is much colder than Jiangnan, it's like being in an ice cave." Sun Chu said with a white breath in his mouth.

Liu Muzhi smiled and said: "Liaodong is remote in the northeast, and the temperature is lower than that in Jiangnan. ”

Because the wind and snow are too big, it is very inconvenient to talk and communicate.

At that moment, everyone didn't talk much nonsense and began to bury their heads in the road.

Suddenly, Sun Chu pointed to a splendid building in front of him and said, "Right Sima, look! That's Ryuwagong. ”

Just as Liu Muzhi and Sun Chu were watching from afar, they attracted the attention of the palace guards.

Several Houyan soldiers came up, stopped the two, and asked vigilantly, "Who are you?" Why peek into the palace? ”

Liu Muzhi clasped his hands together and said with a white breath: "Don't be nervous, I'm not waiting for some villain." ”

"We came from Hexi, and came to meet King Yan on the order of the protector of the Western Regions, and please inform us one or two."

"Are you from Hexi? What are the certificates? The palace guard said with doubts on his face.

"This is a letter written by Dadu Hu to King Yan, if you bring King Yan a look, you will be able to distinguish between truth and falsehood."

Seeing that Liu Mu's bearing was extraordinary, the leader of the palace guard did not dare to slack off, so he whispered a few words, leaving the soldiers to watch the two.

He took the letter to the palace, and before leaving, he did not forget to warn Liu Muzhi and Sun Chu.

"Wait a moment, you two, and then report here!"

"Don't move around until I come back."

Not long after, the head of the palace guard went and returned, and personally introduced Liu Muzhi and Sun Chu into the dragon and palace.

Soon, Liu Muzhi met Murong Hui, the lord of Northern Yan, and Murong Nong, the king of Liaoxi.

"Oh, your guests are coming, and the widow is missing the welcome, please forgive me."

Liu Muzhi bowed and said: "King Yan is polite, but he took the liberty to come to the door, which is really a bit abrupt." ”

"Right Sima has worked hard all the way, let's go in first!"

"Your Majesty, please!"

Then Liu Muzhi and Sun Chu followed Murong Hui into a side hall.

The two sides sat down separately, and Murong Hui ordered someone to serve tea.

After a cup of hot tea was put down and the cold air was driven away, Liu Muzhi recovered a little.

"Right Sima, I don't know why Your Excellency is here?"

"I wonder if King Yan can understand the current situation?" Liu Muzhi asked without answering.

"I know a little bit about it, right now there is chaos in Hebei, and my Dayan is falling apart again."

"And Tuoba Jue occupies Youzhou, which is a great threat to Liaodong."

"Lone has also tried to send troops to fight many times, but for various reasons he has not succeeded."

"The Wei State is indeed strong, even if it is strong in Hexi, it does not dare to pat its chest to express that it is sure to defeat the other party."

"However, no matter how powerful the enemy is, he can't stand the opponent's outnumbered opponents."

"As long as you and I join forces, the destruction of the Wei State is not easy to capture?"

"Joint? How to unite? "Murong Hui has been gentle all his life, and he was not ecstatic because Hexi took the initiative to ask for cooperation.

He glanced at Liu Muzhi without a trace, and asked with doubts: "Why is Hexi eager to deal with the Wei State?" ”

"In contrast, the widow thinks that Hou Qin is the next object to be destroyed in Hexi."

"Although Wei is adjacent to Hexi, it seems that it cannot threaten Hexi for the time being."

"I don't know why I let Mr. Dadu Protector come all the way to Liaodong?"

This is the biggest question in the hearts of Murong Hui and Murong Nong, is it beneficial for Beiyan to go to the pole in Hexi to seek cooperation? Of course it is advantageous, and there are huge benefits.

However, it was precisely because the two of them only saw the benefits, but did not see the disadvantages, that Murong Hui was worried.

It must be known that at present, Hexi and Liaodong can't fight each other, how can Dadu Hu suddenly care about Liaodong?

Even if they want to send troops to attack the Wei State, don't Hebei Murong Lin, Murong Sheng, Murong De and others have more advantages than him?

In the face of the other party's questioning, Liu Muzhi had already prepared, and he smiled casually: "Don't hide it from King Yan, Hexi has received a secret report, and Murong Sheng has secretly taken refuge in Tuoba. ”

"And Murong Lin is a usurper who kills the monarch and usurps the throne, and he is not popular with Yan at all."

"As King Yan just said, Hexi should take Guanzhong as the target next."

"Yes, this year, my lord has indeed set a plan to destroy Qin."

"But even so, we don't want to watch the Wei State swallow Hebei."

"And the only one who has any hope of holding back the southward footsteps of Wei at the moment is only your country, presumably King Yan doesn't want to watch Tuoba Jue occupy Hebei, right?"

Murong Hui smiled bitterly and said, "Of course this king doesn't want to see Tuoba Jue capture Hebei. ”

"It can be that the current forces in Liaodong are powerless to stop the Wei army from moving south."

"Hehe, relying on your side alone is naturally not the opponent of Wei, but what if you add Yecheng and Hexi?"

Murong Hui asked quietly: "Actually, I have always had a question, and I want to ask the right Sima for advice in person." ”

"Hexi is far away in the northwest, thousands of miles away from my Liaodong, where can this cooperation begin?"

"Hahaha, doesn't King Yan want to know how he came here?"

"You have a fleet of sailors?" Murong Hui was dumbfounded.

"That's right, although the Hexi Navy Division is weak and there are not many ships, it can at least bring the necessary materials to Liaodong."

"With Hexi's support behind him, coupled with Yecheng Murong De's flag waving and shouting, what else is the king afraid of?!"

……

Arrange Liu Muzhi and Sun to rest, and Murong will leave Murong Nong alone to discuss matters.

"Uncle Wang, do you think Lone should promise the people of Hexi?"

"Alas, the current state affairs are difficult, and it is difficult for you and me to achieve the rejuvenation of the Yan Kingdom."

"Although Hexi has bad intentions, in terms of dealing with the Wei State, most of the protection is the same as our goal."

"With Hexi's support behind us, at least temporarily relieved the blockade of Wei."

"That's just as well!" Murong Hui bowed slightly.

At present, although Wei has no intention of plotting Liaodong for the time being, in order to prevent Murong from becoming big, Tuoba Jue specially ordered a blockade of Liaodong.

Not a grain of grain or an inch of cloth was allowed to enter or leave Liaodong, vowing to trap and starve Beiyan to death in Liaodong.

Although the Northern Yan could still obtain supplies from Goguryeo, Goguryeo was also very wary of the Northern Yan and strictly controlled the outflow of materials.

Even if no Hexi people came to the door this time, when it came to the beginning of spring, in order to survive, Murong Hui would have to send troops to fight.