Previously, when Murong Chong led the rouge warriors to break through the west gate, he said that the guards at the city gate said that it was Taifu Murong who invited him to invite Chen Caozhi to hunt, Chen Caozhi kept it in mind, and did not ask much, and Ran Sheng, Shen Chiqian, and Su Qi followed Murong Chong all the way to the west, and the west of Yecheng is the towering Taihang Mountain.

Xianbei people are good at riding and shooting, although Murong Chong is young, but he is very good at riding, and the flower horse under the crotch is extremely powerful, often riding alone and rushing out of more than ten zhang, and then slowing down the horse pace and waiting for Chen Caozhi and others to catch up, seeing that Chen Caozhi and Ran Sheng did not bring bows and arrows, they asked: "Chen Xima can shoot arrows?" ”

Chen Caozhi said: "I have never learned to shoot, but my three servants are exquisite in archery, but when they came to Yecheng with bows and arrows, they were handed over to the king of Taiyuan in your country, and they have never been returned." ”

Under the influence of the Empress Dowager Kezu Hun clan, Murong Chong also had a very bad impression of Murong Ke, and felt that Murong Ke's collection of Chen Caozhi and others' bows and arrows was simply detrimental to the national prestige of Dayan, and Da Yan, who spanned thousands of miles and controlled millions of strings, would he be afraid of Chen Caozhi's bows and arrows, and let them keep the bows and arrows, wouldn't it be more graceful for my Dayan Kingdom, and pouted at the moment: "When you arrive at the Shangyong King Manor, you can use the best bows and arrows." ”

The king of Shangyong is the Taifu Murong Commentary, and the Dazai Murong Ke and the Taiwei Yang Qi are all Murong Juntuo's lonely ministers, collectively known as the "Three Auxiliaries", Murong Chong's status is respected, he is the younger brother of Murong Chong's great-grandfather Murong Hao, and is the uncle of Murong Ke and Murong Chui, but he is only one year older than Murong Ke in terms of age, and this person is also capable, but he is as rich as his life, and he is extremely greedy, he asked Murong Chong to invite Chen Caozhi to hunt today, one is to ask Murong Ke why he took this Qin and Jin two envoys back to Ye, if he is a prisoner, but how to place it in the Honglu Pavilion, what is Murong Ke's heart, Could it be that he wanted Qin and Jin to support him in his rebellion and usurpation? Second, Murong Ping wanted to get property from Chen Caozhi and Xi Bao, Chen and Xi were envoys of a big country, so they naturally had a lot of gold and silver treasures, even if they went to Yan Kingdom, how could they not give him Murong Ping bribes and gifts, unless they didn't want to return to the country!

Twenty miles of fast horses do not take half an hour to arrive, Murong Chong led Chen Caozhi to the Shangyong King Villa at the western foot of Taihang Mountain, Murong Ping sent Taifu Changshi to meet him at the village gate, Chen Caozhi went with the Taifu Changshi to meet Murong Ping, Murong Ping saw that Chen Caozhi, Ran Sheng and other four people were empty-handed, obviously there was no gift for him, so he was a little displeased, and said slowly: "This king invited Chen Xima to come here to hunt, does Chen Xima know?" ”

Chen Caozhi said: "I have been to this village and you still ask me if I know, it is nothing more than trying to ask for a bribe, for you, Shangyong King Murong Ping, I see it very clearly, it is not an exaggeration to say that it is your confidant, of course, I know you, you don't know me-"

After Murong Ke's death, Murong Ping arbitrarily dictatorship, crazy accumulation of wealth, blocking mountain springs, mane wood and water, accumulating money like hills, the people are poor, the soldiers are resentful, and there is no fighting spirit, Wang Meng of Chang'an heard that Murong Ping was such a behavior, and said with a smile: "Murong Ping is a real slave, his family and country are lost, and Qian Bao wants to be safe!" "The defeat of the powerful Yan Kingdom in just one year is certainly related to Murong Chui's defection and Wang Meng's wisdom, but Murong Ping's disaster to the country and the people is the first cause of defeat, so Murong Ping is the person Chen Cao must see.

To treat the sick Murong Ke, you have to say five stones; Dealing with Murong Ping, who is greedy for money, naturally wants to talk about the way to make money from goods-

Chen Caozhi said: "The foreign official sent the edict to the north, is to make peace with Qin and Yan, not to invade each other, trade and trade, enrich the country and benefit the people - in Yanshi, I asked to see His Royal Highness King Wu, give a generous gift, King Wu is very happy, willing to relieve the siege of Luoyang, and sent his son to send me to Gongxian County to see the King of Taiyuan, although the foreign official is secluded in the south of the Yangtze River, but also has long heard the prestige of the King of Shangyong, eager to see, here Yecheng has a number of cars of Jiangdong's unique precious gifts, but together with the bow and arrow were handed over by the soldiers under the King of Taiyuan, this matter, His Royal Highness the King of Zhongshan has also heard. ”

Murong Chong on the side immediately nodded and said: "What Chen Xima said is true, Uncle Wang, please see, Chen Xima and his entourage came to hunt, but they didn't even have bows and arrows, and they were all taken away by the four uncles." ”

Murong Ping had a gloomy face and did not speak, yesterday evening the ministers discussed the matter of returning the Taiyuan King Murong Ke to the Dazai and the Great Sima Zhangshou in Shangshutai, and the ministers headed by the Taiwei and the Lingshang Shu Ling Yang Qi were the emperor to plan to retain the King of Taiyuan, and he was not allowed to return to the government, and the edict said: "——There is a Weibin on the right side of the Guan, and there is a captive of the embers in Jiangwu. Murong Ping also knew that Murong Ke's position could not be cut at this time, because if he was blamed on Shoufu due to frequent floods and droughts in the country, then he was in the important position of Taifu and Situ, and he should also return to power with Murong Ke, which Murong Ping would never want to do, so he did not resolutely oppose it, but he was just depressed, but now he learned that Murong Ke had confiscated all the gifts given to him by the Jin envoy, and this could not be recovered from him, he was really annoyed, stared at Chen Caozhi with triangular eyes, and said coldly: "What you said is not true, your envoy is Qin, not my Dayan, You bribed King Wu to relieve the siege of Luoyang! ”

Chen Caozhi said calmly: "The king's words are bad, my Dajin can negotiate peace with Qin, why can't I negotiate with Yan, the ambassador can act cheaply, if the king of Wu takes Luoyang, my Dajin will attack Yan with Qin, the victory or defeat is unknown, even if the king of Taiyuan and the king of Wu wins, it is not necessarily beneficial to the king, if it is defeated, the king as a major minister of the three auxiliaries, it is difficult to excuse the blame, how can Jin and Yan be friendly?" ”

Murong Ping was worried that Murong Ke's brothers would make great contributions to Luoyang and enter the customs, of course, he felt that what Chen Caozhi said was quite reasonable, but he was still angry about the return of Jiangdong's generous gifts to Murong Ke, and said: "Since the King of Taiyuan has received your generous gifts, how can he not allow you to invite!" ”

Chen Caozhi said: "The foreign official knows that the king is benevolent and wise, does not take killing as a merit, and wants to discuss peace talks with the king, but he met the king of Taiyuan, the king of Taiyuan has always been proud of his great military exploits, if there is no war on the border, how to show his prestige!" ”

Murong Ping was silent, and he thought so in his heart, so he listened to Chen Caozhi and said: "In order to show sincerity, the foreign official is willing to dedicate the method of Jiangdong Shi clan to the king, Lao Tzu said, 'It is better to teach people to fish, it is better to teach people to fish', this shortcut to get rich is also, whether the foreign official's method is effective, the king will know after a try." ”

"Oh!" Murong commented that he was interested, and said: "You can talk about it, if it really works, this king is willing to promote peace talks between the two countries, at least let you return to the country safely." ”

Chen Caozhi pondered for a moment and said, "Let's write it down and present it to the king at a glance." ”

Murong Ping comprehended, so he asked Chen Caozhi to move to the study, Murong Chong was a little impatient, got up and asked Ran Sheng and the others if they wanted to go hunting in Houshan first? Ran Sheng, Shen Chiqian, and Su Qi all said that they would wait for Chen Caozhi, but Murong Chong couldn't wait, so he went first.

Chen Caozhi and Murong Ping had a secret conversation in the study, Chen Caozhi quoted the Eastern Jin Dynasty's "Occupying the Field" and "Occupying the Mountain Law", and suggested that Murong Ping seal the mountains, if the people want to cut wages, livestock, fish and hunt, and even take water and drink, they must pay money and silk, so that they can get rich-

Chen Caozhi said very benevolently: "Of course, it is not too much to sell water, and the people do not think it is bitter, and the king is rich and wealthy. Salt and iron can be monopolized by the government, but why not? The wealthy families in Jiangdong are like this, and the imperial court does not prohibit it-"

Murong Ping's eyebrows moved, his eyes were shining, as if the golden light was brilliant, and he could see that the mountains, forests, springs and stones were all rich in money.

Chen Caozhi got up and said: "The king, please plan carefully, think long-term, and enjoy the Taihang Mountain scenery first." ”

Murong Ping was simply impressed by Chen Caozhi, this envoy was not only handsome, but also indeed extraordinary, no wonder Murong Ke respected him so much.

Murong Ping ordered Taifu Changshi to accompany Chen Caozhi to visit the mountain scenery, to respect each other and not to slack off.

Chen Caozhi and Ran Sheng, Shen Chiqian, Su Qi followed the Taifu Changshi and more than ten followers to the back mountain, this place is the southern foot of Taihang Mountain, the mountain is not steep, you can go down and down, there are large areas of willow forest on the gentle slope.

A Zhuang guest said: "His Royal Highness the King of Zhongshan went to the north, and in the morning, hundreds of Zhuang guests entered the mountain to drive the beasts to this side, so that the King of Zhongshan could shoot and hunt." ”

Taifu Changshi led Chen Caozhi's four people to the north, Ran Sheng, Shen Chiqian, and Su Qi each received a pair of bows and arrows, and ran out for more than ten miles, the forest gradually thinned, and the mountains gradually steepened, and saw a red shadow flashing in the depths of the forest ravine, and the bowstring trilling spread far away, so it must be Murong Chong and his rouge warriors shooting and hunting, and everyone rushed over there.

Suddenly, a big lynx jumped out of the forest, Ran Sheng's eyes were fast, and an arrow of "whoosh" shot out, shot from the left eye of the big bobcat, and the big lynx fell to the right, and died on the spot, winning a cheer from everyone.

Shen Chiqian and Su Qi were not to be outdone, they joined the hunting one after another, Chen Caozhi didn't want to join in the excitement, and took the horse's head to the peak on the right, and after walking dozens of feet, he heard the sound of horses' hooves behind him, and turned around to see Ran Sheng following up, and Ran Sheng protected this brother very tightly.

The mountain is steeper, the two people lead the horse to climb on foot, come to the peak and look at it, the realm is open, the Zhangshui not far away is sparkling under the reflection of the autumn sun, the water flow is gentle, such as a soft jade belt to Yecheng to go around, along the river, the green willows are shady, like the scene of the south of the Yangtze River in spring.

Chen Caozhi said: "Xiao Sheng, I am eighty percent sure now." ”

Ran Sheng understood what Brother was talking about, nodded solemnly, and felt excited in his heart.

At this time, Murong Chong sent someone to report that he had shot a leopard and asked Chen Caozhi to watch.

Chen Caozhi and Ran Sheng went down to the valley, and sure enough, they saw a leopard with colorful fur being hit by an arrow on the ground, and asked who shot it, and replied, "Princess Qinghe." ”