Liu Renye, who was stationed in Huaibei, was keenly aware of the abnormal movements in the direction of Eastern Qin.

Luoyang suddenly sent a large number of troops to garrison east of Tongguan, and at the same time, a large number of troops were stationed north of Luoyang, at the junction of Eastern Qin and Southern Qi

At first, Liu Renye thought that the direction of Eastern Qin was to prepare for the southern expedition, so he transferred all the troops that were originally going to attack Qingzhou to the vicinity of Suiyang, and then sent secret agents into Luoyang to explore the truth.

Western Qin Yuwen Zhi also noticed the abnormality in the direction of Eastern Qin, but Han Jiu'er was defeated and annexed to the state, and Min Shiyuan sent heavy troops to defend Tongguan for a generation, and he did not dare to rashly come out now.

But after a hundred battles, he still found an anomaly, that is, Min Shiyuan's increase in troops this time is very different from the past, if the increase in troops in the past is a daily response to Yuwenzhi, then this increase is obviously in the hope of blocking the Western Qin army in the pass, because this time not only sent troops to garrison Hongnong and Puban, but also set up a number of camps along the Yellow River, which is obviously meaningful.

Yuwen Zhi couldn't figure it out for a while, so he asked people to go from the direction of the hanging gourd, wanting to hear a little information from Nanqi's mouth.

The reason why Min Shiyuan dispatched troops with such a big fanfare was because he received an urgent letter from Min Shichuan, Min Guan was critically ill, and Min Shiyuan needed to come to Yecheng immediately to preside over the overall situation.

Min Shiyuan did not dare to slack off after getting the news, this involves the alternation of rights, he can't afford not to pay attention to it, he led more than 100 horsemen to Yecheng day and night, and at the same time appointed Li Ke as the queen of the eastern capital, and Fu Yuan as the Luoyang order.

The reason why he didn't choose Fu Yuan, who was more capable, to stay in the eastern capital, was mainly because Fu Yuan was originally a general, and his intentions were not clear.

After Li Ke guarded Luoyang, he was actually worried all day long, although his ability to fight was average, but his political sense of smell was sensitive, he clearly knew that Min Shiyuan would stay in Yecheng and would not come to Luoyang again.

If Min Shiyuan appointed him to ask the eastern capital to stay behind, then he really wanted to die, Wei Ran knew very well in his heart that he also had a part in killing Wei Zhi, and at that time, he could attack Luoyang in the name of cavalry.

When he informed Fu Yuan of this, Fu Yuan didn't care about it at first, thinking that Li Ke was making a big fuss: "Wei Ran, the King of Qin of Qi, is in a high position, how can he still use troops because of personal feelings." ”

But then when many monks fled to Luoyang, Fu Yuan was shocked.

These monks are all monks of the Southern Dynasty, there are highly respected masters, and there are also small novices, but whether it is a master or a small novice, they are extremely afraid in their hearts, Fu Yuan asked Fang Zhi, Wei Ran was angry, demolished all the Buddhist temples in Southern Qi, killed many monks, and even the scholars and officials who interacted with the Buddhist temples were also executed by Wei Ran.

In today's Southern Dynasty, bald heads don't dare to go out, even if they are not monks, they are afraid of being cut off as monks.

Hearing these monks say this matter so seriously, Fu Yuan thought it was an exaggeration at first, and only Li Ke believed what these monks said.

He said to Fu Yuan: "My nephew, who is soft and resolute in appearance, is even more jealous and hateful, and now after being in a high position, he is even more stubborn and self-serving, and if he is not convinced, he will make people irreversible, otherwise at the age of twenty-five now, how can he stand out in a group of bad old men and gain a firm foothold in this Jiangnan Gate Valve." ”

Fu Yuan also thought so at this time, so he agreed to Li Ke's plan and began to recruit troops on a large scale in Henan to guard against Wei Ran's possible attack.

After Min Shiyuan returned to Yecheng, he arrived at the Min family's mansion as soon as possible, and Min Guan at this time only held on to his last breath and waited for Min Shiyuan's arrival.

After seeing Min Shiyuan come back safely, Min Guan's heart seemed to be let go heavily, and after a long sigh of relief, his face turned out to be significantly better.

Min Shiyuan thought that Min Guan's body had recovered, and he was overjoyed at the moment, but then Min Guan's face was like ashes.

The years have tormented the prime minister for decades, and before he dies, it seems that all the people he has killed have appeared in front of him.

Especially Wei Zhi, the brave minister who was dedicated to the country, seemed to be laughing at his incompetence, as if he was telling Min Guan that if I was still here, how could Great Qin fall apart!

"Ahh Min Guan suddenly screamed, startling Min Shiyuan, hurriedly grabbed Min Guan's hand, and called out to his father loudly.

"My son Shiyuan, you have to be very good for what my father says below," Min Guan said with difficulty, grasping the curtain tightly with his hand, as if to exert the last of his strength.

Min Shiyuan nodded with tears in his eyes: "Father, please speak, the child is listening." ”

"I am a Qin minister, although I have done a lot of wrong things, but I have never been sorry for the Yuan family, after you inherit my inheritance, you can be arbitrary, or authoritarian, but you must maintain due respect for Your Majesty. Although Your Majesty is young, I can see that this son is like his father Yuan Zhen, weak and incompetent, and will not have any effect on you. ”

The meaning of Min Guan's sentence is obvious, you Min Shiyuan can be Cao Cao, you can be Huo Guang, but don't be Sima Yi.

After hearing this, Min Shiyuan immediately pointed to the sky and swore: "If I have the heart to replace Your Majesty in the future, the heavens and the earth will be destroyed." ”

Min Guan shook his head: "Everything is yours, since Luoshui's oath, this kind of oath is not that important." ”

Luoshui's oath is about Sima Yi pointing to Luoshui and swearing that he would never kill Cao Shuang, so Cao Shuang would surrender and hand over his rights, but then Sima Yi killed Cao Shuang's three clans, and since then the Central Plains has entered an era of etiquette and happiness.

It is not uncommon for all kinds of younger brothers to kill their brothers, and it is not uncommon for sons to kill their fathers, and whoever has the highest force can dominate the world, but he is the main culprit who causes the world to fall apart.

Min Shiyuan was very embarrassed at this time, but Min Guan then said: "Now there are strong enemies around, but there is no harmony inside. Zhao Zhao is still acceptable, but Zhao Zhao is an important place, the northern military stronghold, the cavalry are all in the state, you must be good friends with Zhao Zhao, this person can neither kill, nor let it grow, if he has half of his father's majesty, I also want to persuade you to spare no effort to kill him, but Zhao Zhao this person, do not worry, give him a reward, give him glory, give him respect, he will naturally not have any objections. ”

Then Min Guan said: "Qingzhou Heba brothers, is the tiger and wolf, killing the main plot to rebel, I wanted to get rid of it, but such a big move, is in the arms of the Southern Qi, and the Southern Qi Wei Ran took in Duan Weiyang, this person is quite popular in Qingzhou, Wei Ran will definitely use this as a springboard to attack Qingzhou, if the Southern Qi sends troops to attack, you can send troops to protect the north of Licheng, and the rest of the land is not impossible to lose to Wei Ran." ”

Min Shiyuan nodded, he was also very smart, knowing that Wei Ran wanted to expand his territory, but he didn't want to start a full-scale war with Eastern Qin, so he just gave him some benefits and stabilized him.

Then Min Guan said: "Western Qin, Yuanshan jackals, tigers and leopards, after ascending the throne, they are obsessed with dogs and horses all day long, and they consume national strength, which is a point that can be broken through." Tongguan is controlled by Yuwenzhi, not to be taken lightly, but Jinyang can launch an attack, gradually encroaching on the land of Western Qin, after Han Jiu'er was killed by Zhao Zhao, his father is very relieved, after all, we are the orthodoxy of Great Qin, and the hearts of the people are in us. ”

Finally, Wei Ran was mentioned, Min Guan sighed: "In the past, Wei Zhi was used by his father to get rid of Wei Zhi and let Wei Ran run to the south, I thought that he would not be able to survive in the southern gate, but I didn't expect him to open up a road of his own, and now the south Qi north to Huaibei and south to Jiaozhou, although he lost Shu, but he won 18 counties in Henan, and stared Wancheng to death, I think Wei Ran will regain Shu sooner or later." ”

When Min Shiyuan heard this, he was silent, although now that the Three Kingdoms are established, it seems that Eastern Qin is the strongest, occupying nearly half of the world's population, and has a natural horse farm, but Southern Qi occupies the largest territory, and has been fighting for many years, and the army has good combat power, and Western Qin seems to be the best object now.

Min Guan saw that the explanation was almost over, so he instructed: "Li Ke is a person, not enough to make a big deal, when you set off, let Li Ke stay in Luoyang, it feels inappropriate to be a father, Wei Ran and Li Ke have a deep hatred, now Wei Ran's mother is dead, Wei Ran and the Li family have nothing to do with it, you don't fall to Wei Ran's mouth, if he uses this as a reason to send troops to attack Luoyang, wouldn't it be dangerous." ”

After hearing this, Min Shiyuan said helplessly: "There are not too many good generals in the DPRK, only Li Ke is a cronie in Luoyang, and Fu Yuan's generals dare not reuse, what can I do?" ”

Min Guan took out his hole card at this time: "There is a middle-aged servant in my father's mansion, and you have also seen it." Always follow the Father. ”

Min Shiyuan thought about it carefully, and only then did he think that Min Guan was indeed often followed by a man, about thirty-five or sixteen years old, with a powerful appearance, he thought he was Min Guan's personal guard, but now it seems that he is also a wonderful person?

Min observed and sensed Min Shiyuan's expression, at this time Min Guan was almost completely dead, and after struggling hard, he said: "He is Beiyan, the descendant of the Fuqu clan, Fuqu is true, he saved him for his father, and it is only a small grace to stay in the mansion, after you take the throne, you can entrust him with important tasks, Wei Ran's teacher is the housekeeper in their house, that is, the king of Taiyuan in Beiyan, Fuqu Wufeng, why Emperor Wu killed me at the beginning, I didn't ask too much about why I killed Wei Zhi, it is because Wei accepted this person, and the king of Taiyuan now has many temples in Hebei, which shows his heart, is worthy of the love of the ancients. ”

"Son, you have to remember that it is true that he is fighting in the south and reusing Fuqu, he is also a protégé of Fuqu Wufeng, and he is quite familiar with Wei Ran's tactics. And he is Tuoba Xue's other son, Wei Ran looked at his face, if he was lucky enough to take the lead, he wouldn't embarrass you! ”

After saying this, the prime minister of the Eastern Qin Dynasty, Min Guan, the Duke of Jin, passed away suddenly at the age of fifty-six.

Min Shiyuan did not mourn, but let all the generals come to Yecheng before announcing Min Guan's death.

Then Min Shiyuan and Min Shichuan directed and acted in a scene, you are your brother and you should inherit the title, you can be higher than me, and after the drama that your brother should let you be, Min Shiyuan inherited Min Guan's title under the persuasion of everyone.

On the same day that Min Shiyuan inherited the title, in order to strengthen his control over the imperial court, Min Shiyuan personally drafted an edict, sealing himself as the king of Jin, Zhao Zhao as the king of Jinyang, Duan Bechen as the king of Licheng, his brother Min Shichuan as the king of Yecheng, Fu Yuan as the king of Hongnong, and Li Ke as the king of Heyang.

After the Great Seal of the Kings, Min Shiyuan rewarded many clan members and the ministers of Northern Qin who fled east in the name of Emperor Yuan Frame, and everyone completely recognized Min Shiyuan's status in a sound of praise.

After doing all this, Min Shiyuan stayed in his father's former study, in front of which was the frustration that his father highly admired.

After Min Shiyuan took a seat, he asked: "My father said that the general has great talents, and I want you to take charge of the military and defend me against Weiran of Southern Qi, I don't know if the general can have confidence." ”

Fuqu admittedly couldn't help but tremble at this time, Taoguang had been in obscurity for so many years, just to be able to really stand on the battlefield one day, and he said in a hoarse voice at the moment: "Naturally." ”

Min Shiyuan reminded uneasily: "Wei Ran is a closed disciple of the King of Taiyuan, and he has rarely lost in the battle so far, so the general should be cautious." ”

Fuqu said proudly: "That's because Wei Ran didn't touch me, a child, who soared by chance. However, the battle method of the King of Taiyuan is quite strange, and I also studied Wei Ran's combat methods day and night in the house, which was also written by the King of Taiyuan at first, but slowly, it was born outside the King of Taiyuan. The king of Taiyuan loves all living beings, and when he fights, he tries to minimize killings and casualties, but Wei Ran has tens of thousands of casualties at every turn, so it can be seen that his people do everything to win, and I will deal with it carefully. ”

Although he prides himself on not being a good person, at least not like Wei Ran, like a butcher, he immediately echoed: "That's right, Wei Ran fights like a butcher, there are thousands of dead, and he likes to besiege the city to death, whether it is the soldiers in the city or the people, if they don't surrender, they will all starve to death, there is no humanity, and they are even more pitted to kill prisoners. ”

Fu Qu did say: "But I have to admit that Wei Ran's way of fighting consumes the least of his own people, and every war Wei Ran has a war that consumes national strength, even if he doesn't have an inch of land, he will drag the enemy into the endless abyss, which is very terrifying." To tell the truth, Li Ke and Fu Yuan are now guarding Luoyang, if Wei Ran comes to attack in person, I am afraid it will be difficult to resist. ”

Min Shiyuan had already gotten up and sat down beside Fuqu Chengran at this time, and the two sat across the table, there was no difference between up and down, Min Shiyuan asked: "If the general goes to Luoyang, do you need a helper?" ”

After thinking about it, Fuqu said admittedly: "There are two people, I think they have the potential to become famous generals, one is the son of Hu Hua, Hu Shao, this son is sixteen years old, but his bravery is abnormal, he can open a thousand catties of bows, and the other is Xianbei Hu Lu Mingyue, I have also seen this son, and his talent is even above me, so he can be taken to Luoyang by me for training." ”