Chapter 6: Please go to war
"If Uncle Huang leads the elite to Fangtou, Yecheng will be empty, lonely and worried, if Huan Wen sends a strange army......"
Murong Chui immediately understood what Murong Wei meant, fortunately, Murong Ling had already provided him with a perfect plan, and he hurriedly replied, "The minister thinks that we should fight against the Jin army on one side, and on the other hand, we should ask for help from Qianqin, and let him send troops to aid Yecheng in the land west of the Tiger Prison." At this time, there were strong troops blocking the road in front of Huan Wen, and there was enemy reinforcement in the back, like a trapped bird fighting, and it was difficult to achieve a great cause. ”
"Good plan! Uncle Huang is worthy of being a veteran of the battlefield for a long time, and he is so thoughtful. These words soothed Murong Wei's last worries, now that the Eastern Jin Dynasty is strong, it will join the former Qin, which is indeed the way to survive in the troubled times of Dayan. As long as Yecheng is still heavily guarded, even if Murong Chui is temporarily in charge of the army, he will have some scruples and dare not make trouble easily.
Murong Wei thought in his heart, when Murong Chui retreated from Huan Wen, he would confiscate his military power, a clawless tiger, why worry about being fierce?
In fact, he had basically agreed with Murong Trai's strategy in his heart, but on the surface, he still had to pretend to be worried and try Murong Trai's loyalty again.
"Lonely Wu Wang is brave and has never been defeated, but this battle is related to Yecheng and even the rise and fall of Dayan. There are too many uncertainties on the battlefield, and if you pull a shot, the whole body will be moved, in contrast, moving the capital is indeed a safe strategy, if the emperor uncle is unfortunately defeated......"
"If the minister is really defeated, our army is all cavalry, even if the capital is moved by then, it will be difficult for the Jin army to catch up." Murong Chui immediately replied, his heart was like a mirror, and he knew that Emperor Yan was just preparing a way out for himself, and he was just reassuring.
Obviously, Emperor Yan was very satisfied with Murong Chui's answer. It was advisable to fight and retreat, which really dispelled all the worries in his heart.
"Good! Lone so he had the words of the Queen Mother. Although he is the emperor, after all, the power of the court is in the hands of the queen mother, and if she wants to persuade her to move the capital, she must have a perfect strategy.
Murong Wei paused for a few seconds, and the corner of his eyes looked secretly into the side room, where the Queen Mother was in the side room at this time, and heard the conversation between him and Murong Chui clearly.
Seeing that the Queen Mother did not have any instructions, she should have also approved King Wu's strategy. He knew that the war situation was urgent, and immediately drafted an order, "Spread the will of Gu, and now seal Murong Chui as the governor of the southern capital, and Murong De as the general of the southern expedition, leading an army of 50,000 to resist the Jin army." ”
"Your Majesty, please order Shen Yin to be the chief official of the expedition Situ Zuo, and the Huangmen squire Feng Fu and Shang Shulang Xi Luoteng will join the army together." Murong Chui pleaded.
Murong Wei was taken aback, these people are Murong Chui's old subordinates! If Murong Chui's private party is reactivated, then after this battle, it will not once again fuel the power of King Wu.
Murong Wei showed hesitation, and his eyes couldn't help but glance towards the side room, but he didn't hear any hints of opposition from the Queen Mother.
Seeing that Murong Wei seemed to have doubts, Murong Chui couldn't help but feel sad in his heart. That loyal heart that has done its best for Dayan is being polished again and again, but at the moment of the great enemy, Jun is still suspicious of the country's fortunes!
"Your Majesty, the army led by Huan Wen is extremely brave, and ordinary generals may not be able to defeat it."
Seeing that the Queen Mother did not refute it, Murong Wei thought to himself, since the 50,000 troops were handed over to Murong Chui, are you still worried about how many generals he will appoint?
"Accurate!"
Although on the surface, he quietly agreed to Murong Chui's request, but the worry in his heart did not diminish in the slightest, and he immediately made another order.
"Another send, the scattered cavalry often serves Le Song as the Yan envoy, and he goes to Qianqin, and Xu Yihu is west of the prison to ask for rescue."
"Your Majesty Shengming!" Murong bowed his head and thanked him, breathing a sigh of relief in his heart, and his eyes once again ignited the look of the former dominant.
It's just that at this time, as shrewd as he is, he can't help but have a trace of doubt in his heart. Emperor Yan made a decisive decision this time, not like usual, it seems that someone has already made a decision for him.
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As soon as Murong Trai retreated, the Queen Mother walked out of the side room, and her eyes, who were accustomed to intrigue and trickery, showed a rare look of satisfaction.
"The Queen Mother." When Murong Wei saw the Queen Mother, he quickly got up and bent down to help her sit on the dragon chair.
The woman sat down as usual, leisurely placed the jade finger with the pill on the handle of the dragon's head, and nodded slightly towards Murong Wei.
"The emperor's decision is wise, which is the blessing of my Great Yan." She looked at the son in front of her, as if she had seen his mature and steady appearance. With a little relief, and with a little concern, she smiled and praised.
When her son grows up, she should also quit the government.
When she thought of this, she was a little disappointed, as if the thing she was holding firmly in her hand was suddenly lost, and she couldn't help but recall the appearance of Murong Wei pulling her sleeve when she was a child.
Son, you are still the most nostalgic when you were young!
It seems that the mother and son are connected, Murong Wei secretly sensed the queen mother's worries, and hurriedly said humbly, "It's all the queen mother's clever plan, I expected that Murong Chui would enter the palace to ask for battle." ”
As soon as she heard Murong Chui's name, the Queen Mother couldn't help but immediately put away the smile on her face, her eyes became cold, like the ice of early winter, only to hear her say coldly, "I've been fighting with him for more than ten years, and I still don't know his mind?" ”
Yes, for more than ten years, he grew up watching the battles between the court and the palace, and many times, he didn't know whether to be happy or sad. He has a shrewd mother, who has always been good at playing with power and excluding dissidents. It is precisely in this way that he can sit firmly on this dragon chair, and it is precisely in this way that Emperor Feng can take over the position of Great Sima at a young age. But because of this, he felt that in the past ten years of intrigues, his loving mother when he was young began to change, and became indispensable to calculate everything, even if it was between their mother and son, they could no longer do it, and they were intimate.
I have always heard people say that if you have gain, you will have to lose. How can a person who can stand in a high position see ordinary family affection?
"The emperor still has something unclear, the queen mother obviously supports the relocation of the capital, how can she still allow Murong Chui to fight?"
A deep smile appeared on the corner of the Queen Mother's mouth, she slowly got up and patted Murong Wei's shoulder meaningfully.
"Power is nothing more than checks and balances. King Wu is victorious, and he should be the prince of the tilt; Taifu is weighted, and he should rely on King Wu. ”
When Murong Wei heard this, he was not amazed by the Queen Mother's cleverness, but sighed in his heart.
When it comes to power, the Queen Mother is the smartest person in Dayan, but she ignores that all power and all high positions must be based on the stability of the country.
If the country is not a country, no matter how much power there is, there will be a day when it will be handed over.
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Yan Guoyecheng Song Mansion
The twilight had quietly rendered half of the sky, and the boiling heat seemed to dissipate a little, and from time to time a few gusts of light wind blew, gently raising the girl's scattered sideburns.
Song Ling sat in the corridor, her eyes staring at the main entrance from time to time, waiting for her brother to return to the house as usual, unlike before, her eyes were full of worry and eagerness, and there was a trace of trance that she couldn't say.
"Horses have the will to fight, and no one dares to fight."
I don't know why, her mind remembered the young man on the long street today, his gloomy and cold eyes, his helpless and desolate words, and every scene were like invisible needles, she didn't touch them, but they hurt painfully.
From the indissoluble loneliness in his eyes, she seemed to see the most desolate sandy area in the desert, in which he was deeply trapped and no one could redeem him.
With such a sad look, there should be a tragic story behind him, others can't guess it, and he doesn't want to say it.
"Horses have the will to fight, and no one dares to fight."
Is he talking about the war of Fangtou? Is he worried about the safety of Yecheng?
"Ah Ling." Song Xu shook his hand in front of the girl and called softly.
What is this girl doing in a daze?
On a normal day, she would have run to him with a smile before he entered the door. What's going on today?
"Ah, big brother, when did you come back?" Song Ling was taken aback.
Song Xu deliberately frowned and said, "It's been a while since you came back, what are you thinking?" ”
"Nothing." She blushed slightly, and quickly changed the subject, "You came back a long time later than usual today." ”
Song Xu's eyebrows tightened slightly, and he jumped onto the corridor and sat side by side with Song Ling.
"Go to Duan Sui's mansion and sit for a while, talk to him and forget the time." A wordless worry flashed through the man's eyes, and his gaze had softened as he looked at the girl.
"Are you talking about politics? In today's court, how does the emperor make decisions on the war in Fangtou? Song Ling blurted out and asked, including her own worries about Yecheng and about him......
She really wanted to know, where did his heavy gloom come from?
Song Xu was slightly stunned, but still said truthfully, "The Queen Mother ordered the capital to be moved to Longcheng. ”
It stands to reason that this kind of major affairs should not be discussed with a woman. But their parents died early, and since they were young, the two siblings have depended on each other, and they will discuss and act no matter how big or small. His younger sister, although not very old, has extraordinary intelligence. In his eyes, Song Ling is not only a little sister who lives in the boudoir, but also a small military advisor behind him who can give advice, so that the Song Mansion can survive in the treacherous court.
"Move the capital?" She was shocked, angry and anxious, and stood up immediately, "Yecheng is the capital of Dayan, how can there be a reason to retreat without a fight?" ”
This is enough to be the queen mother of the Hun clan, how can she be so mediocre!
"Ah Ling, our army is losing and retreating, how can the Queen Mother not be afraid?" Song Xu sighed deeply, his eyes suddenly dyed with the dimness after sunset.
Song Ling couldn't help frowning, she had heard Song Xu frequently mention the news of this successive defeats recently.
"This Huan Wen is so powerful, I still remember hearing my father say that Murong Li was a general who accompanied the first emperor to conquer the south and the north, and he was also defeated by him."
"The world can compare Huan Wen's resourcefulness to Mr. Kong Ming, not to mention Dayan, even if you look at the world, there are no two people who can match it."
"There are two of them, I thought he was invincible in the world." Song Ling couldn't help but pout, it seems that there are still people who deny him.
"You." The man chuckled and shook his head, his palm gently rubbing her smooth hair, "No matter how strong a person is, there will be a nemesis." ”
"Huan Wen is no exception." Song Xu said steadily, his soft gaze suddenly shot out of an indomitable fierceness.
Song Ling was slightly stunned, and then said loudly, "I know that among those two, there must be one of them who is Murong Ke, the former Great Sima Taiyuan King of my Dayan!" ”
"Murong Ke is the god of war of our Xianbei clan, if the king of Taiyuan is still alive, where would Huan Wen dare to come to the Northern Expedition." She said indignantly, but then, with a deep sigh, God is always shallow for talents.
Song Xu chuckled again and shook his head, "The King of Taiyuan has passed away and is not among the two. ”
"Then Wang Meng, the former prime minister of Qin, can he be regarded as one person?" She asked.
An appreciative flower bloomed from the man's lips, "You actually know Wang Meng's ability to grow." ”
"I still remember when you were a child, you mentioned to me once, before I was born, Huan Wen also carried out a northern expedition, personally led an army of 40,000 to attack Qin, and the situation of Dayan should be very similar to the current situation, the Jin army is like a bamboo, and the garrison is on the bar, pointing directly to Chang'an, the capital of Qin."
"At that time, Wang Meng was just a grass farmer, but he broke Huan Wen's mind with one word." Speaking of this, she couldn't help but secretly admire Wang Meng's talent in her heart, "He said that Huan Wen was marching thousands of miles away, and Chang'an was close at hand, but he didn't cross the Bashui River to take it directly, but he was considering capturing the former Qin, and he had to be rewarded for his name when he returned to the dynasty, but a large area of territory in Guanzhong fell into the hands of the imperial court, wouldn't it be a wedding dress for others." ”
"Then Huan Wen did not attack the city, he was still waiting for the wheat of the Qin State to ripen, and wanted to use it directly as military food, but who knew that the Qin army was the first to harvest, the wall was cleared, the Jin army ran out of food, and was defeated in Bailuyuan, Huan Wen had no choice but to withdraw his troops."
"If you compare it with the situation of the Qin State at that time, the situation in Dayan is actually much better now, I heard the old men on the long street say that the drought in the north is extremely serious, the grains are not harvested, and even the river is blocked." She paused and continued, "The Jin army will inevitably be short of food and grass at this time, if the imperial court sends an army, instead of holding it for a long time, Huan Wen will withdraw if he runs out of food. ”
"Looking at the past and looking at the present, you have indeed grown up." Song Xu touched Song Ling's head dotingly again, his eyes were dyed with a gratifying light, his sister is like this, and she will definitely stand out in the future.
But he couldn't help but sigh secretly in his heart, why couldn't the imperial court see such a fighter.
"But unlike the current situation in Yan State, at that time, Huan Wen only entered Ba, and did not directly attack Chang'an, delaying the fighter, but this time, I feel that Huan Wen is bound to Yecheng." A long faint worry came from her slender body, revealing an unusual old man, "The imperial court moved the capital at this time, not in the middle of Huan Wen's arms. ”
"Do you think that Huan Wen has now occupied most of the cities in the north, and the grain and grass are not enough, why do you have to take Ye City if you don't see it?" He asked, in fact, he already knew the answer.
Song Ling frowned and thought for a while, then shrugged his shoulders, "It's hard to say, I guess the ambition of the wolf son wants to make meritorious deeds." ”
Song Xu didn't speak, but his eyes kept looking at the girl's childish cheeks, and a satisfied smile gradually appeared on his face.
At such a young age, it is not easy to worry about this.
"Big brother, are we really going to move the capital?" Compared with Huan Wen's ambition, she is more concerned about the safety of Yecheng, "Although Wang Meng has amazing talents, he is not from our Yan Kingdom, and he can't help us." ”
"There's one more." Song Xu's gaze suddenly became far-reaching, as if he had crossed the Fengyang Gate and saw the victory of the Fangtou War.
"Who?" She asked quickly.
"King Wu of Dayan, Murong Chui."