Chapter 2 Decree to move the capital
The woman behind the jade curtain looked at her youngest son who was bent on going to the battlefield, and her noble body was obviously startled, and she hurriedly wanted to stop it.
It was just before she could say anything that another teenager stood up first and knelt behind Murong Chong.
"Your Majesty, the King of Zhongshan is very important, if you don't send troops, Yecheng will not be protected! Captain Yang Zhao of the Light Cavalry, please fight! The young man was a few years older than Murong Chong, and his tightly wrinkled thick black sword eyebrows captured the worries of the soldiers approaching the city, and it was not a lump of flesh that was twisted, but the life and death of a country. He was obviously infected by Murong Chong's momentum, and he couldn't bear it anymore, and wanted to influence hundreds of officials with his own strength and serve his family and country.
Murong Kai looked at Yang Zhao, fixed his gaze again, and couldn't help but sigh in his heart, he did what he wanted to do but didn't dare to do. If he asks himself, the enemy is current, he can't tell how much he wants to put on armor and go into battle and revive the majesty of Xianbei, but there are some things that he really has the heart but is powerless.
Because, he knew that the Queen Mother and Murong Ping, who were greedy for life and afraid of death, would not fight to the death with the Eastern Jin Dynasty.
Murong Chong turned his face and looked at Yang Zhao, he saw the same fortitude as him, the same determination to fight for the country.
Murong Wei seemed to be infected by them, Xianbei's bloody nature churned in his body, he glanced at the pearl and jade curtain, and saw that the Queen Mother had not yet intervened in politics, he simply turned his heart sideways and ordered, "The Jin army is rampant, violating our borders, and the sword is pointed directly at my Dayan Capital, lonely, you must fight!" ”
A stiff cough suddenly interrupted Murong Wei, and the entire court fell silent, filled with oppressive silence.
The young emperor glanced at the Queen Mother timidly, obviously a little nervous. Since he succeeded to the throne, the decision of the court was made by the Queen Mother and the Auxiliary Minister, and he sat on the supreme dragon chair, but could not hold the slightest power.
Murong Chong looked at the overwhelmed imperial brother, and his heart felt sad.
"Your Majesty Shengming!" He spoke aloud and prostrated first, trying to stop his mother's interference.
Yang Zhao hurriedly followed Murong Chong to kowtow together, but the hundred officials were unmoved, just quietly waiting for the Queen Mother to come out and clean up the mess.
It was just a cough, but it had silenced the court full of hundreds of officials, and everyone was afraid.
What kind of emotions in Emperor Yan's heart, how to do it, this time is desolate.
This is his court, this is his Yan Kingdom, he is the Son of Heaven, but he doesn't even have the right to make decisions.
He looked at Murong Chong, who had been kowtowing and had not risen, and suddenly felt a little comforted in his heart, fortunately, he still had this younger brother who dared to fight and speak out.
He has made up his mind, the enemy army is eyeing him, and if he doesn't send troops, Yan Guo will be worried.
And at this time, the only people who are willing to fight for him and the country are probably Murong Chong and Yang Zhao.
"Lonely, the king of Zhongshan is the commander, and Yang Zhao is the vanguard." Emperor Yan looked throughout the court, and finally fell on the young man who was heroic and healthy, although he did not raise his head, but the fortitude revealed in his bones made Emperor Yan feel that he was by no means Murong Ping, and then said loudly, "Murong Kai joined the army and led 30,000 ......."
"No!" Before Murong Wei's will was finished, he only heard a loud shout, accompanied by the collision sound of the bead curtain being thrown open.
As soon as she heard this will, the Queen Mother could no longer sit still.
A woman dressed in a golden silk Luan phoenix court dress walked out, she wore a nine-day golden phoenix crown, the crown was decorated with pearls, the temples were inlaid with gold emeralds, and Qingshan Dai's thin eyebrows were long. At this time, the slightly frowning eyebrows were a little majestic, and they couldn't hide a bit of charm.
Her phoenix eyes were slender, and she glared at Murong Wei with horizontal eyebrows, and the young emperor actually stepped out of the way under her intimidation.
"The Queen Mother." The moment the woman came out, he inexplicably changed the domineering attitude of the emperor just now, and said a little timidly.
The Queen Mother glanced at him with slanted eyes, she just wanted to stop Murong Chong, but she just saw that Emperor Yan was going to pass the order, thinking that the emperor understood her meaning, who knew that this child was so bold that he was good at making claims.
It's just that after all, she is still in the court, and no matter how dissatisfied she is, she can't be harsh on the son of heaven in front of hundreds of civil and military officials.
Therefore, her tone changed, and she changed the stern normalcy just now, and said earnestly to her beloved son and ministers, "The mourning family knows that the king of Zhongshan misses the court, but the Jin army is like a broken bamboo, and the blade is sharp, and our army has suffered several wounds, and the military spirit is low, this is better to avoid its edge, let him have a few cities, and when the Jin army is tired, our army will fight back, this is all right." ”
As soon as he heard the queen mother's meaning, Murong Chong couldn't bear it anymore, and said loudly to the court, "The Jin army is working hard and going on an expedition, feeding grain for thousands of miles, and the soldiers are tired and the grain and grass are insufficient. And most of the Jin army is infantry, and the field battle is not at all inferior to our Dayan iron cavalry. What's more, Huan Wen has won many victories in the past few months since he entered the north, and this is the time for the proud army. Forgive the ministers for their ignorance, they think that now is the best time for our army to regain the lost territory! ”
The Queen Mother's face changed when she brushed the ground, and her son sang the opposite tone in public, and the taste was probably like a fish in her throat, and she couldn't swallow or spit it out.
Emperor Yan hurriedly gave Murong Chong a look, this civil and military officials all looked at it, and the dignity of the Queen Mother must be taken care of. But at the same time, a trace of jealousy flashed in his heart, so King Zhongshan dared to talk to the Queen Mother like this. On weekdays, the queen mother's preference for this little son even exceeds that of him, the emperor.
Although Murong Chong understood Emperor Yan's reminder, he was not only the son of the Queen Mother, but also the courtier of Great Yan, and he could not watch the Queen Mother make a decision to mislead the country and not act.
"Minister, please fight!" He stubbornly turned his face away and didn't look at the queen mother's face, and insisted for a while.
"You ......" The Queen Mother was so angry that Jin Fengguan trembled, and she was angry in her heart about how this son could be so stubborn, but she couldn't bear to cure her beloved son's sin, so she had to ask sharply, "Do you know how powerful Huan Wen is, he ordered people to dig three hundred miles of waterways in the sawing field, and there is more than enough food and grass; Do you know that generals such as Murong Li were defeated and captured, you are still young, how can you be his opponent? ”
However, Murong Chong, who was full of enthusiasm, still insisted on his opinion on the war, "At this time, it is a great drought, how long can he hold out on to a small river?" As long as our army cuts off his food routes, and second, confronts him for several months, the Jin army will retreat. ”
"My Xianbei boy rode a horse at the age of five, archery at the age of seven, and joined the army at the age of ten. If the queen mother is just worried about the lack of experience of the ministers, why not send veteran generals to supervise the army, and our Yan country will work together to break the enemy army. His words were sonorous and loud, and every tone was like a tense string, pulling the stormy country from the brink of despair back to the past.
The Queen Mother was already angry at this time, and the carefully painted phoenix eyebrows were twisted into a long line, and her dissatisfaction with Murong Chong had already jumped on her face.
She squinted at Murong Ping, who was kneeling on the ground, and couldn't help but say anxiously in her heart, why didn't this old guy stand up and speak.
Murong Ping, who has always been good at observing words and feelings, can naturally see that Murong Chong has repeatedly rebelled against the queen mother's intentions and has touched the bottom line of the queen mother, but because of her deep love for her son, she can't bear to punish her. The more this time, the more the Queen Mother needs someone to stand up, not only to let her will be promulgated, but also to persuade the King of Zhongshan.
And this person, that's him.
Murong Ping got up slowly, took a few steps forward, and persuaded with a serious pretense, "King Zhongshan doesn't know, Huan Wen is a cautious person in his life, and he must be very sure of sending troops, he will definitely send heavy troops to guard the grain road, and it is not easy for our army to surprise the grain road." If you want to exhaust the food and grass of the Jin army in time, instead of confronting the Jin army and adding casualties, it is better to retreat to the city according to the queen mother's opinion, recuperate and recuperate, and then seek a counterattack. ”
"Taifu said to retreat, how easy is it? Yecheng is the capital of our Dayan, how can we even give up the capital to others? Don't you make Jin Jun laugh? As soon as Murong Chong heard Murong commenting on this, he immediately knew that he was here to be a lobbyist for the Queen Mother, and immediately retorted.
Murong Ping didn't think much of his aggressive attitude, but continued to persuade calmly, "Have you ever heard of retreating as advance? We retreated today, but instead of giving the capital to others, we waited for him to enter the army and seek a desperate situation. ”
retreated without a fight, and made such a decision, this treacherous and cunning minister still wanted to say this helpless move exquisitely, which was really to cover up the nose and ears of the ministers.
Murong Chong turned his face, a look of disdain flashed in his eyes, he didn't want to listen to him confuse the court, and said coldly, "Abandoning the city and leaving has become a clever strategy?" I don't know what Taifu is talking about. ”
The corner of Murong Ping's eyes swept over the young man's cold side face, and a trace of sharpness flashed from his sunken old eyes, as if he had seen the fierce opponent in this life in the blink of an eye. His three-inch tongue often fools the young emperor like a plaything in the palm of his hand, he says that one Yan Huang Yun one, he says two Yan Huang quasi two, and this young prince, but has his own unique views and perseverance, it seems that it is not easy to convince him.
However, how can a treacherous man like him not be able to fight a teenager. He did not continue to deal with Murong Chong, but directly went to the Yan Emperor and the Queen Mother, "As the King of Zhongshan said, the Yan Kingdom is in a great drought, and Huan Wen's method of digging rivers to transport grain from Jiankang for thousands of miles is difficult to last, as long as we retreat for several months in a row to avoid his big victory, and when his grain and grass are exhausted, we only need to besiege him, we can force him to retreat and easily regain the lost territory." ”
When Emperor Yan was still thinking and hesitating, the Queen Mother had already taken the lead and nodded and praised, "What the Taifu said is very true, and it coincides with what the mourning family thinks. ”
"Queen Mother!" Murong Chong saw that the Queen Mother and Murong Ping were exhaling from one nostril, and his forehead was sweating rapidly.
Could it be that their Great Yan Army could really only retreat without a fight?
"The fighter plane is fleeting, and the minister insists that when he fights with the Jin army, he hopes that the queen mother will think twice."
Murong Ping saw that Murong Chong was still stubborn, afraid that his main battle measures would incite the emotions of the court officials, he touched his beard thoughtfully, and had a plan in his heart.
"Dare to ask the prince if he will arrange troops?" Murong Ping asked abruptly.
Murong Chong was stunned for a moment and replied, "I know a little bit about it." ”
It's just that he still doesn't understand in his heart, why did Murong Ping ask this question?
"Queen Mother, if the King of Zhongshan can answer me two questions, I am willing to rush to Fangtou with the army; If the king of Zhongshan couldn't answer, he asked the prince to go back and quickly pack up and prepare for the relocation of the capital. Murong Ping turned sideways and handed over his hand, with a hint of confidence in his slightly hoarse voice.
The Queen Mother frowned slightly, although she didn't know what medicine was sold in Murong Ping's gourd, but at least she could be sure that he would not go against her will, so she thought about it a little, and then opened the golden mouth, "Okay, the mourning family will allow you to ask two questions." ”
"King Zhongshan, do you dare to answer my two questions?" With the approval of the Queen Mother, he provoked Rong Chongdao again.
"Why don't you dare!" In the end, he is a young man who has not been in the deep world, and when he is slightly agitated, he is indignant and responds.
"Okay, if you can't answer, please follow the Queen Mother's decree, and there will be no insistence." A hint of cunning crossed the wrinkled corners of his scheming eyes, as if he had met Murong Chong's compromise in advance.
"This king promises you!" The young man said loudly, although he faintly heard the conspiracy outside of Murong Ping's words, but after all, it was an opportunity, he should try, and he had no choice.
"This first question, on the arrangement of troops, dare to ask the prince how is the comparison with that Zhuge Kongming?"
"Mr. Kong Ming can know the heavenly opportunity, he has no last resort, he uses soldiers like a god, he is a god, and I am not as good."
"Since you know that you are not as good as Zhuge Kongming, you can know that Huan Wen broke Zhuge Liang's gossip array as easily as probing for things and breaking branches to paint, what are your chances of winning against him?"
"I ......"
"The old man asks again, if the prince is defeated, our army will have no barrier, the Jin army will break through Yecheng like entering a no-man's land, the emperor and the queen mother, civil and military officials will not have time to retreat, they will let the mermaid meat, the ancestral ancestral hall will be destroyed by others, and the foundation of Dayan will be destroyed in one fell swoop, this crime, but the prince can bear it by dying in battle?"
"I ......"
"As the saying goes, stay in the green mountains, don't be afraid of no firewood, I hope the prince will not be reckless for a while, and put the ancestral foundation on the blade."
In just two questions, Murong Chong was speechless. Although it's just a contest of lips and tongues, ginger is still old and spicy!
Seeing that Murong Chong no longer insisted on fighting, the Queen Mother smiled with a satisfied smile on her red phoenix lips, and nodded slightly towards Murong Ping. Intended to praise, well done! Then, she immediately issued an order, "Dragon City is the former capital of Dayan, the place where my Xianbei clan originated, where the dragon veins are, mourn the family, move the capital to Longcheng, and wait to see what happens." ”
I saw that the phoenix sleeves embroidered with gold thread shook his arms, and the words thrown out carried the majesty of intimidating the ministers, and the speed was so fast that even the young emperor had not reacted.
"Queen Mother Shengming." Murong Ping took the lead in kneeling, and the hundred officials kowtowed in unison when they saw the wind, and shouted together.
However, the Son of Heaven's previous will seems to be just a wind that drifts by in an instant, and the wind passes by, but it leaves no trace.
Murong Wei seemed to want to say something more, but he looked at the civil and military officials who were all in one voice, and then looked at the stern eyes of the Queen Mother, he only sighed deeply, slowly got up from the dragon chair, and said weakly, "Retreat." ”
Murong Chong knelt in place, letting the hundred officials disperse, and his dazed expression turned into endless sighs, he didn't accept the fact that he was going to move the capital for a long time.
Before leaving, Murong Kai glanced at the young man who was frozen in place, and his thoughts were surging, and he suddenly wanted to tell him another plan, which was to protect Ye City. Although it was a moment, he had already weighed many interests, and in the end, he shook his head and turned to leave.
Even though I have a heart full of enthusiasm and pride, but there is no prosperous world and a good court, I am full of martial arts and the art of war, but there is no useless place to invalidate loyal people. Pathetic, pathetic!
Whether you fight or retreat, what does it have to do with him? He is no longer wearing armor, does not hold knives and guns, and does not ask about court affairs, but beg not to cause trouble, and to stabilize this life.
Only Yang Zhao was still kneeling behind Murong Chong, as if as long as they were together, they could see the tragic scene of the fall of Yecheng.