Chapter 61
In the blink of an eye, it has been more than a year since Murong Yanyun ordered the opening of the warehouse to release grain, and the victims of the disaster in Liaodong have settled down one after another. However, during this time, the territory of the Great Song Dynasty underwent unprecedented changes. Zhao Kuangyin dispatched troops to transfer generals, and in accordance with Zhao Pu's policy of "first the south and then the north, first the easy and then the difficult", he destroyed the Later Shu, Wu Yue and other countries, except for the slightly stronger Southern Tang Dynasty, basically unified the south.
Murong Yanyun's life is getting worse and harder, he should be happy that the plague has been eliminated and the victims have been stabilized, but in the past few days, he has received reports one after another, most of which reflect the emptiness of the treasury and the shortage of money and food. When he saw the report, he couldn't help frowning.
He said in his heart, "Dayan has been established for a short time, the national strength is not strong, the plague was rampant in the past, and then the disaster relief and grain release for so long, now the disaster and the people's feelings have stabilized, but the people's livelihood is withering, the treasury is exhausted, where is the national situation in the past?" If Zhao Kuangyin leads his troops north to attack my Dayan at this time, what should I do? Murong Yanyun's heart became more and more uneasy, and he hurriedly ordered Yun Yimo to enter the palace to discuss countermeasures.
Yun Yimo has always been chic and elegant, calm and unhurried, but at this time, there was a little sadness and a trace of tiredness on his face. He saw Murong Yanyun give a salute, "Your Majesty, you recruited Weichen into the palace, but for the sake of the treasury?" ”
Murong Yanyun asked him to sit beside him and said, "I am worried about this matter, I don't know what the prime minister's good plan is?" ”
Yun Yimo said: "Back to Your Majesty, Weichen has been racking his brains for this matter these days, and he can't figure it out. Saying that, he sighed lightly, "Alas, Your Majesty, Weichen didn't let you open a warehouse to release grain at that time, but you insisted on not listening, and now my Dayan is the people's livelihood is withering, and the people are miserable." Although Wechen is confident that I can restore my Dayan's former national strength, after all, it can't be done in a day or two. If Zhao Kuangyin sends troops to attack at this time, it will be really difficult for us to deal with it. ”
Murong Yanyun said earnestly: "Please also ask the Prime Minister to find a way to restore Dayan's national strength as soon as possible, otherwise as soon as Zhao Kuangyin's army arrives, won't Dayan be in danger?" ”
Yun Yimo pondered and said: "Your Majesty, unless we feed the war with war, our army invades the Song-Liao border city, and every time we capture a city, we will loot it on a large scale, so that not only can we quickly restore our Dayan national strength, but also make the Dayan treasury full." It's just that it's being decided, and this plan is despised by His Majesty. ”
Murong Yanyun nodded when he heard this, "By all means, even if we capture the city, the people in the city will be my people of Dayan, and my Dayan is a state of benevolence and righteousness, how can we do such a depraving act?" ”
Yun Yimo said: "Your Majesty, this restoration of national strength is the same as your cultivation of martial arts, and the points are slowly accumulated bit by bit, and it is not easy to work." ”
Yun Yimo's words suddenly reminded Murong Yanyun of all the hardships and adventures he had experienced since he learned martial arts. He couldn't help muttering: "When I was in Yanhui Academy, I practiced martial arts with my father every day, and studied the martial arts secrets of various sects, so I had a little foundation in martial arts. Later, on the way to escape, he met Uncle Duan, and under the guidance of his old man, his martial arts advanced by leaps and bounds and he was on the right path. Later, he mistakenly ate the Five Emperors Ascension Pill of the Divine Doctor Liu, and comprehended the swordsmanship of heaven and man in ancient paintings. Just when the martial arts were completed, he was calculated by Zhao Kuangyin and lost his internal strength. He also accidentally crashed into the mausoleum of Murong Ren, the Duke of Liaodong. There I saw the most gold, silver, jewelry, and the most magical martial arts treasures in my life......"
Yun Yimo interrupted Murong Yanyun's words and asked, "Your Majesty, it seems that this Liaodong Duke Murong Ren was really rich during his lifetime, and there really are so many gold, silver and jewels in his tomb?" I wonder how many? Can it be as much as three or four percent of my Dayan treasury? ”
Murong Yanyun said without thinking: "The gold, silver and jewelry in the tomb may not be as abundant as the treasury, but there are many rare treasures in it, which can be described as priceless. In my opinion, if these treasures are sold, they will be even better than when the treasury is at its fullest! ”
A smile appeared on the corner of Yun Yimo's mouth, "Your Majesty, Weichen knows how to solve the current crisis!" ”
Murong Yanyun came back to his senses, "Prime Minister, what are you going to do, do you want to fight these Ming weapons?" If that's what you think, I'd better dismiss this idea as soon as possible, I won't let you do it! ”
Yun Yimo nodded slowly, he thought to himself, "Your Majesty is always a woman's kindness, although he has so many treasures in Murong Ren's tomb, what is the meaning of him as a dead man?" Why don't I borrow it for the time being, and return it when the treasury is full. ”
He thought in his heart that if he let Murong Yanyun know, his plan would be completely impossible to implement, so he had to say: "Your Majesty, Weichen has his own way of doing things, you can rest assured." ”
The two talked for a long time before Yun Yimo left the palace.
He returned to the mansion and thought about it again, so he called his confidants and asked them to rush to Murong Ren's tomb overnight. Murong Yanyun had described his experience to Yun Yimo in detail, and Yun Yimo remembered them all in his heart, so his subordinates easily entered the tomb and took out the treasures in it.
A few days later, several mysterious carriages entered Yun Yimo's Prime Minister's Mansion. Yun Yimo couldn't help but be overjoyed when he saw the gold and silver treasures piled up like a hill, "Great, great, with so many treasures, don't say that restoring national strength is more than enough to go on another expedition!" ”
With so much gold and silver, Yun Yimo naturally solved the treasury crisis, and in less than half a month, Dayan's economy recovered by three or four percent.
On this day, Yun Yimo was about to enter the palace to see the driver, and as soon as he arrived at the palace gate, he met Murong Pingzhou and Han Yonglin head-on. The two of them bowed respectfully, "I've seen the prime minister!" ”
Yun Yimo hurriedly returned the salute, Murong Pingzhou wanted to go to the palace gate, but heard Han Yonglin say: "Prime Minister, you are really a god!" My Dayan can be reborn after the catastrophe, all thanks to the power of the prime minister. Now that the treasury is depleted, you can still make the economy recover in a short time, and I really admire it! ”
When Murong Pingzhou heard this, he also said: "Yes, Prime Minister, what method did you use, can you tell us?" ”
Yun Yimo knew that Murong Pingzhou was the descendant of Murong Ren, the Duke of Liaodong, how could he dare to tell the truth, he just smiled, "Two generals, now is not the time, when the time is ripe, I will tell you." After saying that, he smiled and walked towards the palace.
Han Yonglin approached Murong Pingzhou and whispered: "Brother Pingzhou, the prime minister has always been cautious, and now that it is an eventful time, he will inevitably suspect that there will be Zhao Kuangyin in the court, you and I don't have to ask again." ”
Murong Pingzhou snorted coldly, "Prime Minister, you are really cautious!" Thank you for being here below! He said that he actually gave Yun Yimo a deep salute.
"What do you mean by that, General?" Yun Yimo asked slowly.
"If it weren't for the Prime Minister sending General You to help him secretly, I'm afraid I wouldn't be able to argue with it!" After Murong Pingzhou finished speaking, he took the lead in entering the palace regardless of etiquette.
Han Yonglin hurriedly smiled at Yun Yimo, "Prime Minister, General Murong was offended by his words just now, please forgive me." ”
Yun Yimo nodded, "General Han, I have heard that you are good friends with General You, but why did you suddenly get so close to General Murong?" I know General Murong's temper very well, and I won't bother with him. Haha, let's go to the palace too. ”
When Murong Pingzhou saw Yun Yimo who walked into the Golden Palace, his face sank and he didn't say a word. Yun Yimo knew in his heart, and naturally he didn't want to say anything. And Youfanyi and Wan Mengsheng didn't know what misunderstanding had happened in it, and they felt strange in their hearts, but they didn't dare to say more.
The atmosphere in the main hall was unprecedentedly deadlocked, everyone was reluctant to say a word, the huge golden hall, civil and military officials, but at this time it was so quiet that even an embroidery needle could be heard.
"Your Majesty has arrived!" With the shouts of the Great Inner Guards, Murong Yanyun wore a dragon robe and slowly walked into the Jinluan Hall in the morning glow, with a satisfied smile on his handsome face.
He sat calmly on the dragon chair, looking at the Manchu Dynasty's civil and military affairs, a month ago, he was still worried about Dayan's economy, and now the national strength has recovered three or four percent, he was about to praise Yun Yimo in public, but found that the atmosphere in the hall was extremely strange.
"Zhong Aiqing, what's wrong? Why are you all frozen there? Murong Yanyun asked.
In the huge golden hall, no one answered. Murong Yanyun felt more and more strange, and he asked Yun Yimo, "Prime Minister, you tell me, what's going on today?" ”
Yun Yimo saw Murong Yanyun asking himself, so he came out of class and said embarrassedly: "Your Majesty, Weichen doesn't know what to say about this, so let General Murong say it." ”
Murong Pingzhou sneered, "Hahaha, Prime Minister, when did you become so bold!" Didn't you always suspect that I Murong Pingzhou was a traitor in the Song Dynasty, why don't you dare to say it now, are you afraid that I will fight with you? ”
Murong Yanyun frowned, and said in his heart, "There is indeed something suspicious about Murong Pingzhou, but there is no conclusive evidence, so he didn't do anything to him, but how did he know about this matter?" Could it be that this court is not as calm as it seems, or that there is an invisible undercurrent surging around me? It seems that I thought it was too simple! Looking at Murong Pingzhou's performance now, I really don't know if he is wronged or angry. ”
You Fanyi's words interrupted Murong Yanyun's thoughts, "General Han, you came with the two of you just now, you must know the reason, or can you tell me what is going on?" Murong Yanyun also nodded, "What General You said is very true, and I also ask General Han to tell me." ”
Han Yonglin came out of the class and said: "Your Majesty, the last general just arrived in front of the palace gate with General Murong, and just happened to meet the prime minister. When I heard that the prime minister had miraculously recovered my Dayan economy in just half a month, I couldn't help but be curious for a while, and wanted to ask the prime minister about the mystery. But the prime minister just wouldn't say ......"
Murong Yanyun interrupted Han Yonglin at this time and asked, "Prime Minister, what General Han said is extremely true, I am also quite curious about this matter, I originally wanted to ask you, what kind of magic method did the Prime Minister use to make my Dayan Treasury out of nothing?" ”
Seeing this, Yun Yimo couldn't hide it anymore, so he had to say: "Weichen doesn't dare to hide Your Majesty, and I ask Your Majesty to forgive your sins!" Weichen used the gold and silver in the tomb of Murong Ren, the Duke of Liaodong, to fill the vacancy in the treasury, which enabled my Dayan economy to recover in a short time. ”
Murong Pingzhou was furious when he heard this, he pointed at Yun Yimo and shouted, "Okay, you Yun Yimo actually did such a despicable thing!" I, Murong Pingzhou, am loyal to Bao Dayan, which point is sorry for Your Majesty, and which point is sorry for you? Soldiers can be killed, but not humiliated! If you suspect that I am a spy and dig up my ancestral grave, you might as well kill me! ”
Murong Yanyun was startled at first, and then he was also annoyed, and said angrily: "Prime Minister, didn't I tell you that you can't use this batch of treasures?" Why don't you listen! When your cousin was taken away, you only thought about killing Zhao Pu, and didn't think about how to save people. When the victims were homeless, you didn't let me open the warehouse to release grain, and you didn't care about the lives and deaths of tens of millions of people, and now you are hiding from me and filling the treasury with such means, and you are really becoming more and more devoid of me in your eyes! If you continue like this, won't you be above the emperor? ”
Yun Yimo was robbed by the two of them for a while, and couldn't help but smile bitterly: "Your Majesty, Weichen has always been loyal to you and Da Yan, and you know best!" I used the property in Murong Ren's tomb, but the reason why Weichen did it was not for himself at all, I was for Dayan, Your Majesty, and for the thousands of Li people! Your Majesty, if even you say the same thing about Wechen, it really hurts Wechen's heart! ”
Murong Yanyun said: "Yun Yimo, you were so breezy and elegant, I thought you were a nine-day immortal when I first saw you. Look at you now, you have done such a despicable deed, it is really disappointing to me! ”
Yun Yimo's eyes were faintly red, "Your Majesty, you said that Weichen has changed, haven't you changed?" When you were a corporal, you were thirsty for talent. At that time, Wei Chen thought that he had met the Lord of Destiny and would be able to assist you, restore Dayan, and dominate the world. But now, you have become arrogant and impulsive, loyal and treacherous, right and wrong, where you are still the same as before, it is no wonder that both girls have left you. ”
Murong Yanyun heard Yun Yimo mention Zhao Chanxue and Youruoyu, he couldn't help but tremble with anger, he pointed at Yun Yimo and said, "Yun Yimo, you shut up!" If it weren't for the fact that you only wanted to kill Zhao Pu in the first place, how could I lose my cousin so easily? You're glad they're gone, aren't you? You can also give me away, go back to your Lianxia Mountain, and do your business! ”
Yun Yimo's chest churned with qi and blood, he took a few breaths, and barely suppressed his anger, "Your Majesty, do you really want to drive Weichen away?" Have you figured it out? ”
Murong Yanyun stood up and said loudly: "Didn't I say it clearly enough, you don't have brothers in your heart, you don't have the people's erection in your heart, you are not worthy of ruling the world with me!" ”
Yun Yimo smiled bitterly, "Okay, let's go!" Your Majesty is right, Wechen is a businessman! However, the ancestors of Weichen started by selling news, and there is nothing in this world that can be hidden from Weichen, before leaving, I want to give His Majesty another news, but I will not charge a penny. There is indeed Zhao Kuangyin's person in the court of this Great Yan Kingdom, but this person is not Murong Pingzhou, but ......"
Murong Yanyun laughed loudly at this time, "Hahaha, Prime Minister, do you want to stir up the relationship between our monarchs and ministers before you leave?" Who will believe your nonsense! ”
Yun Yimo nodded slowly, "Your Majesty, since you don't believe in Weichen, Weichen has nothing to say." I also hope that Your Majesty will take care of yourself, and I hope that after the minister leaves, Your Majesty can distinguish the loyalty and treachery, and realize your long-cherished wish for many years, so the minister will die without regrets. ”
His expression was unprecedentedly lonely, and when he turned around, his clothes were blown by the wind, although it was still so elegant, but the sadness in it was known to a few people......
As soon as You Fan saw that Yun Yimo was really gone, he glanced at Murong Yanyun and was about to chase him out.
Murong Pingzhou also knelt down at this time and said: "Your Majesty, although the last general is very angry with the Prime Minister's move, but in the Prime Minister's achievements to cover the world, how can Your Majesty really let him leave like this?" ”
Seeing that Murong Pingzhou could intercede for Yun Yimo, the civil and military forces of the Manchu Dynasty also knelt down one after another.
Murong Yanyun said in his heart, "Along the way, Yun Yimo has made immortal contributions to me, is what I just said too heavy?" But if I regret it at this time, where is my face! Thinking that Yun Yimo must have left because he was angry with me, he will naturally come back after a few days when he is angry. At that time, I just confessed my mistake to him in private. He thought about it and said to the ministers: "I have made up my mind, and no one is allowed to intercede for Yun Yimo again!" ”
Han Yonglin said: "Your Majesty, you must not let the prime minister go, without the prime minister, there would be no me Dayan, you better send someone to invite the prime minister back!" ”
Murong Yanyun glared at Han Yonglin, "I just said that no one is allowed to intercede, don't you take my words seriously?" He flicked the sleeves of his robe and withdrew from the temple.
Half a month later, Murong Yanyun was discussing in the Golden Palace again.
At this time, a guard ran in in a panic, "Report, Your Majesty is in a bad situation!" ”
Murong Yanyun frowned and asked, "Come on, what's going on again?" ”
"Your Majesty, Zhao Kuangyin united with five or six hundred thousand horses from the Northern Han Dynasty and the Great Liao, drove the expedition in person, and came to Liaodong and the sixteen states of Yanyun!" The guard said nervously.
Murong Yanyun was shocked in his heart, "Why have there been accidents in the past few days, is it true that my Dayan is going to die?" But he still pretended to be calm, looked at Han Yonglin, and said: "General Han, you have always fought bravely, I will send you to Yanyun Sixteen Prefectures with 100,000 horses to help the marshal, you must protect Yanyun Sixteen Prefectures!" ”
Han Yonglin came out of the class and said: "Your Majesty, rest assured, the last general will definitely live up to expectations!" Han Yonglin was ordered to go to the sixteen states of Yanyun to help Li Minghe.
It is said that after Wan Mengsheng retired from the court that day, he couldn't help but feel sad when he thought of the back of Yun Yimo floating away in the court. On this day, he took five jars of drunken immortal wine, and drank it alone.
At this time, a subordinate came to report: "General, General Han is here, and now he is waiting outside the door, I don't know if I see it or not?" ”
Wan Mengsheng thought to himself, "I don't have any friendship with Han Yonglin, what is he doing at this time?" He thought and said, "General Han is invited to the hall." ”
Han Yonglin entered the hall and saw Wan Mengsheng, and couldn't help but sigh, "Alas, General Wan, why didn't you plead with the prime minister that day?" Now that the prime minister is gone, I'm afraid that I won't have a chance to see each other in this life. As the saying goes, 'a companion is like a tiger', you are always by Your Majesty's side, so you should be more careful. ”
Wan Mengsheng also sighed, "Your Majesty has made up your mind, and it is useless to talk about it." As the front of the palace, I have to defend the capital every day, and if there is any mistake at this time, I am afraid that I will have to return to Yinfeng Villa. ”
Han Yonglin saw that Wan Mengsheng was full of sorrow, and said, "General Wan, you don't have to worry too much. The ancients said, 'One drunk relieves a thousand sorrows', and it just so happened that I bought a few jars of good wine on the street and gave them to General Wan. ”
Wan Mengsheng smiled, "Haha, General Han bothered." However, I think that my drunken immortal brew is the best in the world, and the wine sold outside is really difficult for my eyes. ”
Han Yonglin also smiled and said: "General Wan, when His Majesty ascended the throne that day, he feasted on civil and military affairs, and I had the honor to taste the drunken immortal brew once. After that day, I thought about the taste of drunken immortal brewing every day, but I had never had any friendship with General Wan, and it was not good to come to disturb him. So I often buy wine on the street to satisfy my cravings, and I have eaten a lot of restaurants, which are indeed not as good as drunken immortal wine, but only this wine in Lin Pavilion is more than that! ”
Wan Mengsheng couldn't believe it, "What General Han said is true? I'd like to taste what can outperform my drunken brew! As he spoke, he took an altar.
He opened the jar, and sure enough, a mellow aroma overflowed, and he poured a glass, and saw that the wine was turquoise, like beautiful jade.
Wan Mengsheng couldn't help but sigh: "It's really good wine!" He said as he took a sip of the wine. Although the wine falls into the stomach, it can leave a fragrant taste on the lips and teeth, and the aftertaste is endless.
"Good wine, good wine, indeed better than my drunken immortal wine! General Han, let's have a few drinks together! He raised his glass. Han Yonglin smiled, "General Wan, you drink it slowly by yourself, and when you finish drinking, you will send someone to Guilin Pavilion to buy it." Your Majesty asked me to lead troops to save the Sixteen Prefectures of Yanyun, so I will leave first. ”
Wan Mengsheng asked his subordinates to send Han Yonglin out of the mansion, and he drank from noon to night. Although he drank well, he was so drunk that he was drunk because of the sorrow in his heart. He went to the forbidden military camp to briefly explain a few words, and when he returned home, he covered his head and fell asleep.
This wine returned to the Lin Pavilion, as if it had magical power, Wan Mengsheng for two or three months, every day he sent people to buy wine in the pavilion, and once he drank it, he didn't have to worry about the affairs of the forbidden army.
Another half a month passed, and several incidents occurred in the palace one after another, and an assassin assassinated Murong Yanyun. Fortunately, Murong Yanyun's martial arts are invincible in the world, so they didn't succeed. Every time Wan Mengsheng was late, which made Murong Yanyun very annoyed in his heart, on this day, he couldn't bear it anymore, and sent someone to call Wan Mengsheng to the palace.
Wan Mengsheng hadn't woken up at this time, holding a jar of wine in his hand, and staggered forward. When he saw Murong Yanyun, he smiled and said, "Your Majesty, is there anything you have to do with the arrival of the last general?" By the way, Your Majesty is also a wine lover, so you smell the wine of the last general, right? Why don't you let people go to Guilin Pavilion to buy a few jars, it's really delicious in the world! ”
Murong Yanyun was already upset, and when she heard Wan Mengsheng's drunken body, she couldn't help but be even more angry, "Wan Mengsheng, it's true that I let you drink, but when did you say that you can drink and make a mistake?" How do you manage the security of this capital? Did you know that there are always assassins trying to assassinate me these days? If I hadn't been strong in martial arts, I would have died at the hands of these assassins! ”
Wan Mengsheng said unhurriedly: "Your Majesty, you dissipate your anger, this wine is a good thing, Your Majesty will definitely not be angry if you drink it." He said and handed the wine to Murong Yanyun.
Murong Yanyun snatched the wine jar and slammed it to the ground. He said angrily: "Wan Mengsheng, don't you drink countless drinks, claiming to be a thousand cups and not poured, why do you drink every day now?" He didn't even care about such a major matter as defending the capital, and he didn't care about my safety, what was his intention! ”
Wan Mengsheng smiled bitterly, "The last general has no intentions, since the prime minister left, the last general has no heart, where is there any intention?" ”
Murong Yanyun held back his anger and said, "It's good that you don't have intentions, I won't allow you to drink anymore." Otherwise, Yun Yimo is your role model! ”
Wan Mengsheng shook his head, "Your Majesty, if you don't let the minister drink, you might as well take the minister's life." It's better for the minister to learn from the prime minister, leave the court and go to the mountains and forests. ”
He said and laughed loudly, "Look up to the sky and laugh and go out, my generation is already a Penghao person!" Your Majesty has taken his leave, Dayan has taken his leave, and the brothers have taken his leave! He waved his sleeves and floated away.
Murong Yanyun saw that Yun Yimo and Wan Mengsheng had left so decisively, and the feelings in her heart were indescribable, and the brothers who had once shared the same hatred and hatred and helped each other in the same boat left one after another. He stood still for a long time and sighed, "My great swallow! Isn't it what everyone wants? Why is it that it has just been established and is about to fall apart, is this my fault or providence......"