Jin Ling was sent to Hedong.

In the Yan army's big tent, there was a murderous atmosphere, almost everyone's face was full of anger, and their eyes were wandering on the imperial court envoy, and the murderous intent was awe-inspiring.

The imperial envoy looked at Murong Ke and said with some fear: "Generalissimo, the Queen Mother has ordered that you return to Beijing, so you can clean up and let us go." ”

Murong Ke's eyes were gloomy, and he sat at the head of the tent and said without raising his head: "The envoy will turn around first to tell the Queen Mother, the war is urgent, and you can't turn back, and after the Hedong is defeated, this king will ask the Queen Mother for guilt." ”

The messenger did not dare to say anything more and hurried away.

As soon as the envoy left the camp, Murong Ke's generals couldn't help it, and roared angrily: "The queen of treachery, the faint king, the army is outside, and the army is allowed to return for such a ridiculous reason, and the government of Dayan will be defeated in their hands.

Did the ministers in the court eat dry rice?

How can such a chaotic life be sent to the front line, if the soldiers know that not only will there be no reward for making great achievements, but also directly teach the teacher, won't those nobles worry about mutiny?

Your Majesty, such a chaotic order must not be obeyed. ”

These words have reached the hearts of everyone, meritorious deeds are not rewarded, and there is no punishment for mistakes, which is the biggest problem of people's injustice.

In particular, there are many Hu people in the army of Yan State, these people are brave in battle, but they also value rewards the most, if there is no reward for merit, this group of people will really mutiny.

Murong Ke's character, they still know a little bit, he acts too upright, has a good character, and is a person who adheres to the way of a gentleman, it is precisely because of this that he will cross those real Murong blood relatives and become a minister of Tuogu.

The more Murong Ke didn't speak, the more scared they became.

A person like Murong Ke, of course, is very good to be his subordinate, after all, he is tolerant of his subordinates, and over the years with Murong Ke, they have not only soared in official positions, but also become rich.

But Murong Ke is tolerant of his subordinates because he is a person who attaches more importance to feelings, and when facing the emperor, he also attaches importance to feelings, which is very difficult.

As the leader of a faction, he is a loyal servant with affection and righteousness.

In the world for nearly 100 years, the last such courtier of the Fei Luo clan was Zhuge Liang of the Han Kingdom, Zhuge Liang met Liu Chan, although Liu Chan's ability is average, but he is really interesting to Zhuge Liang, which will make people feel a sense of satisfaction that the monarch and the minister get along.

But what about Murong Ke now?

It just makes people feel that it is not worth it!

Murong Ke's eyes were full of struggle, and he finally put the golden order in a box, then stood up, brought the momentum of the abyss, looked around at everyone and said in a deep voice: "Order the whole army, capture Hedong, and seize this vital land for my Dayan!" ”

Everyone in the camp laughed loudly: "Yes! ”

Murong Ke chose to continue the march against the golden order, and was bound to capture the entire Hedong.

The third golden order came.

Murong Ke weighed the golden order in his hand, Murong Chui rushed into the camp, and said in a deep voice: "Brother, Yicheng has been captured, the Wei army in Gaoliang Pavilion has been broken, the Wei army in Yangxian, Huoxian and other places has surrendered, and the east has been pacified. ”

The fifth golden order came.

The envoy had already been replaced by the chamberlain beside the Queen Mother, and he screamed loudly: "Generalissimo, disobey the king's order, is this the answer you gave to Your Majesty?" ”

Murong Ke led the army across Jiangxian County, stationed in Dong Chipo, waved his hand, and the inner servant was taken away directly, three days later, looking at the corpses all over the slope, the inner servant was already frightened and trembled and did not dare to say much, Murong Ke asked him to go back to Jicheng to report the news.

When the seventh golden order arrived, the army led by Murong Kezheng besieged one of the largest cities, Anyi, and he still didn't lose his temper with the envoys of the imperial court, but said lightly: "Noble envoys, now is the time when the war is scorching, why don't you go to the siege of the city as a few noble envoys." ”

"Generalissimo, the Seven Golden Orders can't let you return to the army, is this army yours or Dayan's? Or is it not Dayan's courtier? ”

Murong Ke said in a deep voice: "The general will be outside, the king's order is not affected, please go back to your envoy!" ”

The envoy snorted coldly, when this sentence was spoken, there were some things that did not need to be talked about anymore, and the relationship between the monarch and the minister was broken under this sentence.

When the envoy left, Murong Ke closed his eyes deeply for the first time, and fatigue appeared between his eyebrows, but he finally came to this point.

It's so hard to be a loyal servant.

The generals in the camp looked at Murong Ke with a face full of indignation, but no one spoke, Murong was secretly weeping, but he didn't know what to say to comfort his brother.

There was silence in the camp for a long time, and Murong Ke finally gradually recovered, and said in a slightly hoarse voice: "Don't care about these things, when we lead the army to go on the expedition, we will make contributions to the country, capture Hedong, and after returning to Jicheng, this king will explain to Your Majesty." ”

"Yes!"

The voice was a little muffled.

The soldiers naturally didn't know about these things, and they happily followed Murong Ke to win victory after victory, and followed Murong Ke to win countless military exploits.

There is a general trend in war.

Murong Ke in this state may be his strongest time, the Yan army is invincible, and An Yi can't stop him at all.

The Battle of Anyi.

The last counteroffensive force of the Wei army was annihilated by Murong Ke, which was a military victory even more important than the Battle of Fenshui.

Within two years, it was impossible for Wei to restore the pre-war military configuration in Hedong, and the tiger and leopard cavalry inherited from the Cao Cao era of Wei was wiped out, and its tragedy can be imagined.

Yan Jun chased and killed all the way.

Fengling Ferry, looking at the surging water of the Yellow River, looking at the towering Guanzhong, the foundation of the 1,400-year-old emperor, may have the opportunity to be directly captured.

In front of Murong Ke were twelve golden orders, and one after another, like a decree urging life, appeared in front of Murong Ke one after another.

Along with this, the notice of the cut off of food and grass.

There is also the holy decree, "The great cold in Liaodong, the great drought in Jizhou, this is the heavens have begun to warn me about Dayan, this is all because Murong Ke you do not obey the will of God, are you still obsessed now, and for the sake of a Hedong, ignore my Dayan?"

Could it be that the merit really deceived your mind so that you no longer put your monarch in your eyes? ”

Murong Chui was eager to try: "Brother, are we still chasing?" Boats can now be fetched from the east side of the river, either directly or through these crossings when the winter freezes. ”

Murong Ke shook his head and said: "There is no chance, we have no food and grass, we always have to go back to Jicheng once, in Your Majesty's will, we all want to go back, but the army can't go."

Hedong has just been militarily pacified, and if we leave now, all our efforts will be in vain.

Even if there are some Hedong scholars who have surrendered to Chengcheng now, it will take at least two years for us to establish a relatively preliminary rule here, and you command the army to be stationed in various county towns, keeping an eye on these local scholars in Hedong, don't let them take advantage of the chaos to collect the displaced people, and don't let them take the opportunity to encroach on the land.

If you relax now, it will be very difficult to get it back later. ”

Murong Ke had already begun to arrange his affairs after leaving Hedong, and several people knew that he was really preparing to return to Jicheng, Murong Ke suddenly became anxious, and said directly: "Brother, you disobeyed the orders of the Queen Mother and the Emperor, and now you are back in Jicheng, they must be dealing with you, why do you have to come back?" ”

Murong Ke was still explaining, but when he heard this, his face immediately became fierce, and he said sharply: "Seventh brother, the disagreement between me and Your Majesty is because of state affairs, not personal grievances, and now that I return to Jicheng, Your Majesty will not treat me well."

What if I stay in Hedong?

Who will provide the food and grass needed by the army? Do you want to plunder the people east of the river?

Although the people of Hedong are not the people of my Dayan now, the future must be that after plundering Hedong, how can my Dayan rule here?

Now that my Dayan has come to this point, maintaining the stability of the country is the most critical step, because of the infighting in the Wei State, as a result, my Dayan picked up such a big bargain, and even fell into the crisis of losing the country, you have to take it as a warning, you have to take it as a warning. ”

Murong Ke's sharp reprimand made several people bow their heads, Yan Guo's ability to eliminate so many troops of Wei so smoothly and defeat Hedong is not unrelated to the chaotic political situation of Wei State.

After several generals led their armies to leave, only Murong Ke and Murong Chui remained, Murong Ke looked at Murong Chui and said: "Seventh brother, Brother Wei knows that you are dissatisfied with the emperor in your heart, you are very much like your father, you are a person in love, you have kindness to repay kindness, and you have revenge."

But Brother Wei is here to teach you something.

This major event, for the brother naturally has a bitterness in his heart, but can not let emotions control the mind, this is a politician should do, if the first golden order comes down, I will turn against the Queen Mother and His Majesty, then now we can not conquer the entire Hedong.

This is the art of compromise, this is the art of weakness.

Now that the situation has reached the point where it is now, it is necessary to return to Jicheng, otherwise Dayan will be divided, does the current Dayan have the conditions for splitting?

No!

My Dayan is now the strongest in the world, according to the Yan Dynasty and Liaodong in the north, across the state in the west, and half of the land in Jizhou in the south, and can also fight the autumn wind from the grassland to supplement the army, both sustained combat power, and the most elite and powerful cavalry, which won the strongest in the world.

But once it is divided, it will inevitably be split along the Taihang Mountain, and both will be defeated immediately.

Is that what we can afford? ”

The scene described by Murong Ke woke up Murong Chui, who was intoxicated with the invincibility of the Yan Kingdom, and he understood Murong Ke's hard work, but he was still worried: "Brother, but we just returned to Jicheng like this, and we still have to leave so many troops in Hedong, what if there is danger?" ”

Murong Ke looked at Jicheng in the east, and said in a deep voice: "What will happen in the future, no one knows, the war in Hedong looks dangerous, but it is actually very simple, but after returning to Jicheng, it is very dangerous, but this is exactly what we have to face."

Seventh brother, don't worry, do what you can for the brotherhood, this Yan country relies on the Queen Mother, those people will not be the opponents of the rest of the countries, if something really happens, I will arrange someone to send you away, I will leave people here in Hedong, it is for you.

If one day, it really comes to that point, you still have a place to live, and at that time, you remember, go to Guanzhong first, and don't be nostalgic for the prosperity of Kanto. ”

There is a hint of dealing with the aftermath with these words.

Murong Ke didn't despair to that extent, he just kept his hands behind according to the usual practice.

The two brothers went hand in hand, and Murong Ke said again: "The biggest profit this time is not my Dayan, but the Liang State, the land of Heluo, I am afraid that it will all fall into the hands of the Liang State, and the two generations of the Jiangdong Luo clan are really extraordinary."

Liang Guo did not collapse, but survived, but Liang Guo's congenital defects are difficult to make up.

If you are in charge of the Yan State in the future, you have to pay attention to it, and wait for the Liang State, or another country of the Southern Dynasties, to be in turmoil, and then take action. ”

Murong Chui asked suspiciously, "Will the Southern Dynasty be chaotic?" ”

Murong Ke said softly: "It's going to be chaotic, although the Liang State is strong, but now it is only the first generation of emperors, which country's first generation emperor is not strong?"

If it is now the kind of troubled times where a hero rises up and dominates the world, then the second generation is mediocre, but there is nothing.

But now is no longer a chaotic era of competing heroes, but a world of coexistence of various countries.

What is needed is a long-term competition, and the Liang State has not yet experienced the second generation of emperors, who knows that it will happen?

After the death of the Duke of Yuzhang County, the state of Wu turned into the state of Chu, which is actually a usurpation, after the death of the second emperor of the state of Chu, the third emperor in infancy, turned into the state of Liang, what about the state of Liang?

I'm looking forward to it. ”

……

The Wei State was defeated, not only in Hedong, but also in Heluo, Yique Pass was indeed the Xiongguan Pass in the world, preventing Xiao Yan's advance, but with only one pass, it was like reversing the collapse of the general trend, which was impossible.

After paying a lot of sacrifices, the army of Liang attacked Heluo, Luoyang Eight Passes, Iron Cables, jointly guarding Luoyang, but again, once one pass was breached, the other passes basically lost their effect.

When Xiao Yan led the army all the way north from Yique to Luoyang, his whole person trembled with excitement, since Yuzhang County Gong Luochu sat down in Jiangdong, this was the first time that the dynasty of Jiangdong touched one of the two capitals.

The holy city of Luoyang!

With Luoyang in hand, we have to see who else can say that the Southern Dynasty is on the safe side, and we have to see who can say that the Southern Dynasty is not in the hall of elegance.

Xiao Yan led the elite troops to Luoyang, and then sent all the other armies out to capture other cities, many cities in Wei were very embarrassed, after Xiao Yan broke through Heluo from Nanyang, he cut off the connection between Luoyang and Chang'an on the west side of Heluo.

The army of Wei was either sandwiched between Liang and Yan, or between Liang and Han, which can be described as having no way to go to heaven and no way to enter the ground, and the scene was very embarrassing.

These people will either die to the end, or they will surrender.

It can be said that they have fallen into a dilemma, the three kingdoms are recruiting these people, especially the Han State, in order to get the important town of Xingyang, to the guards of Xingyang and the guards of the Tiger Prison Pass, promising extremely heavy benefits.

Of course, Xiao Yan knew these things, but he couldn't do anything, besides, his main goal now was on Luoyang, and the main resistance of Wei was in Luoyang, and if he didn't capture Luoyang, his war would be in vain.

……

When the army of Liang attacked the city in Heluo, the Han State naturally would not let go of this opportunity, as everyone expected, among the Yan State and the Liang State, the Han State did not hesitate to choose the Liang State.

It is really an attack on Jizhou, the Han State does not have many cavalry, it is impossible to defeat the Yan State at all, and it is much easier to attack the Liang State, especially to recapture Huaisi and completely suppress the intention of the Liang State to go north, which is the national policy of the Han State.

The goal of the Han State is to push the battle line between the Han State and the Liang State back to the time when the Han State was just established, and the Han State at that time was capable of carrying the attack of the Three Kingdoms.

This war between Han and Liang also had an advantage, that is, because Yan was going to fight in Hedong, it relaxed its military suppression of Han, so that Han could draw a large number of troops from the northern front to the southern front.

The Han State now still has half of Jizhou, and it is the most populous half of Jizhou, as well as the complete Qingzhou and Yanzhou, as well as less than half of Yuzhou and a little bit of land north of Huaishui in Xuzhou, these are densely populated areas, and the war potential is not lacking.

The big problem of the Han Kingdom is that the terrain is too poor, and there is no mountain and river barrier at all.

The cavalry of the Yan State can directly rush to the imperial capital to show off their might, and even loot in Qingzhou, the Yellow River has no role in the moat at all, and the army of the Liang State can also loot in the territory, not to mention the army of the Wei State, the Han State will go out of the tiger prison to loot if it is not careful, and the Han State will hide back in the important town of Xingyang when it counterattacks, so that the Han State has nothing to do.

If the Han State was to concentrate its forces on attacking one of them, the other two would have to be happy.

After this situation was weakened, Wei finally stopped participating in the plundering of Han and joined forces with Han, but the strength of Han could only cope with the north and south lines.

In the past, when there was Xuzhou, at least the soldiers from Jiangdong couldn't come, as long as they dealt with the Yan State in the north.

Now is the best opportunity for the Han State, the Wei State is in turmoil, the Han State has a chance to take the important town of Xingyang, the Liang State and the Yan State are both conquest of the Wei State, one wants to seize Hedong, and the other wants to take Heluo If the Han State can take back Huaisi.

The Han Kingdom has an iron-walled fortified city in the west and south, which can greatly relax the pressure of the armies, and even concentrate the troops of the whole country to compete with the Yan State in Jizhou.

The Han State will not necessarily lose, Yuan Shao won a decisive battle with Gongsun Zhan, who occupied Youzhou, in Jizhou, and defeated the cavalry with infantry.

This can be said to be the best opportunity for the Han Kingdom in the past 50 years, and the Han Kingdom, which has been beaten by groups, has the opportunity to avoid the group beatings of other countries for the first time and can fight with all its might.

……

Murong Ke returned to Jicheng with Murong Chui and more than 10,000 troops.

When approaching Jicheng, Murong Ke let the army move forward slowly, and then sent envoys into the city, he was very worried that the magnates in Jicheng would treat the triumphant army coldly, which would directly intensify the conflict.

After the envoy returned, as he expected, the Queen Mother didn't want to welcome these triumphant soldiers with a grand ceremony, and Murong Ke, who had always been able to keep calm, couldn't hold back the expression on his face for the first time.

He handed over the sword and handsome seal in his hand to Murong Chui, and decided to go to Jicheng in person to talk to the emperor and the queen mother.

Murong Chui didn't stop him, Murong Ke has his own code of conduct, and no one can shake it.

Murong Ke's appearance was amazing for the Queen Mother, she never expected that Murong Ke would dare to appear in Jicheng alone.

In the glorious palace of Yan Kingdom, on both sides are guards with swords, at the top, the queen mother and the emperor sit high, the hall is full of gorgeous carvings, Murong Ke stands in the hall, looking at the queen mother proudly.

Why did the Queen Mother dare to treat Murong Ke like this?

Because of Murong Ke's forbearance!

When the first golden order was issued, the Queen Mother was actually a little scared, but with Murong Ke's forbearance, she became more and more intensified, which is exactly the reason why people are good at being bullied and horses are good at being ridden.

In order to take care of the overall situation, Murong Ke lowered his bow and became small, but the Empress Dowager of Yan Guo didn't think so, she thought that Murong Ke was a weak and bullying person.

Murong Ke looked at the top, the emperor was a little older than before he left, and the lines of his face were a little harder, a little like a real man.

The shrill voice of the Empress Dowager Yan interrupted his thoughts, "King Taiyuan, you dare to appear here, disobey the orders of the imperial court, and the twelve golden orders issued by His Majesty, you turn a deaf ear, and now you dare to appear here, it is so daring!" ”

Murong Ke said calmly: "The minister is the courtier of Dayan, the courtier of His Majesty, after the triumph, enter the palace to face the Majesty to whom the minister is loyal, is there anything wrong with this?"

The minister has no selfish intentions, so why should he not dare to meet His Majesty? ”

The emperor didn't speak, just adjusted his sitting posture, moved away from his mother a little, and then continued to look at the Queen Mother and Murong Ke.

The Queen Mother didn't expect Murong Ke to be panicked at all, she hated Murong Ke's calm expression the most, and said sharply: "You are not selfish?

Because of the trust of the first emperor and the ancestors, you were able to be named the king of Taiyuan, and now you still want to give your younger brother the king of Hedong, you say you have no selfishness? ”

Murong Ke's voice was raised, and he said word by word: "The Queen Mother, the younger brother of the minister, is the biological prince of the ancestor and the authentic prince of the Murong clan, he has outstanding military talents, even surpassing me, and is the iron wall of the Great Wall of my Dayan in the future."

My Dayan's national policy is to seize Hedong, and then attack Guanzhong, and the minister will stay in Jicheng in the future and no longer go on the expedition, so let the king of Liaodong go out of Hedong, hoping that he can establish meritorious service for Dayan, what is this selfishness?

Queen Mother, you have such a big misunderstanding of the minister, which traitor villain has slandered in your ear, and the minister wants to confront him to see whose fault it is and who is selfish. ”

Murong Ke's words resounded loudly in the main hall, making the Queen Mother's face a little unbearable, but she grasped the point that Murong Ke was unwilling to be ordered to return: "I don't know if you have a secret treachery in your heart, or if you are really loyal to the country, but Yu has never heard of it, there are generals who are ordered by the king and do not obey, and they can still consider themselves loyal ministers." ”

"Outside, the king's order is not subject to it, this is a truth that has been handed down since ancient times!"

The Queen Mother's voice interrupted Murong Ke, and she said in a high-pitched scream: "Not under the order, but twelve golden orders, twelve!"

Not one!

King Taiyuan, how rebellious you are!

Didn't think you were wrong until now. ”

The emperor suddenly said in a loud voice: "Queen Mother, okay, now is not the time to discuss this, since the King of Taiyuan is willing to return to Jicheng, it is bright and fair, maybe we really blame the King of Taiyuan."

Now let's ask the reason why the King of Taiyuan entered the imperial city alone, he didn't come here to tell us these things. ”

The Queen Mother still wanted to speak, but was pulled by the emperor again, "Queen Mother, okay, do you want to cure the sins of King Taiyuan here?" ”

The Queen Mother was choked, the most severe punishment she could think of was to let Murong Ke dismiss his armor and return to the field, it was absolutely impossible to punish the crime, where did she dare to do that kind of thing, her courage was not rampant to that extent.

Murong Ke really knows the Queen Mother too well, she is indeed stupid, but she is not a particularly ruthless person, as long as it is not a last resort, the Queen Mother will not touch him, and the emperor will stop the Queen Mother, now it seems that this is really the case.

Murong Ke bowed and said: "Your Majesty, Queen Mother, now dozens of miles outside Jicheng, the army returning to Jicheng needs a welcome ceremony, so that all the soldiers can feel the joy of victory, and let all the soldiers know that Your Majesty will reward them." ”

The Queen Mother immediately said: "Impossible! ”

Murong Ke's expression was unprecedentedly cold, he raised his head and said coldly: "Queen Mother, what the minister said here is not for himself, but for His Majesty, this is Dayan's army, it is His Majesty's army."

Capture Hedong, such a great achievement, if you don't reward it, what will be the result?

The minister didn't know.

The minister didn't want to know.

But that would be a pain that Dayan couldn't bear, and this army was only a few dozen miles away from Jicheng, what would be the result? ”

Just by saying a few words casually, you can feel the chill, which makes the goosebumps of the Queen Mother and the Emperor rise instantly.

"King Taiyuan, what do you mean by this? Are you threatening Your Majesty? ”

Murong Ke smiled bitterly and said, "Threatening Your Majesty? If there really is a mutiny, does the Queen Mother think that I will be spared?

The first person to kill those Hu people was me, although I am not the son of my ancestor, but I am the clan of Dayan, no one will put me outside the royal family, what is the chaos, how can I escape? ”

Murong Ke's move was very ingenious in using retreat as advance, which immediately dissipated the resistance that rose in the emperor's heart, and showed the necessity of reward from the side.

No longer waiting for the Queen Mother to speak, the emperor said directly: "King Taiyuan, you are right, it is my fault that I was deceived by traitors and could not see state affairs clearly, please return to the army and lead the army to come, I will lead the civil and military officials to meet the triumphant army in the ten miles outside Jicheng." ”

The queen mother wanted to say something, but was pulled by the emperor again, the emperor shook his head, looked at the queen mother with pleading, and the queen mother snorted coldly and stopped talking.

In the corner of the main hall, the historian silently recorded this scene.

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The Queen Mother was questioned several times, and she was right, the Queen Mother was angry, she was fearless, the emperor held on to reason, and she finally made a decision. - "Northern History: Yan Benji"

Prime Minister Zhuge has too many fans, and he has already begun to output before he writes it, thinking about it, he still doesn't write it, because it is difficult to write it well, or how to write it, it can't surpass the prime minister in history.

Murong Ke is a copy of Prime Minister Zhuge in terms of morality, in terms of ability, he is not as good as the prime minister in governance, and he is better than the prime minister in military affairs, but the main thing is to match in morality, so write a little more, which can be regarded as making up for the regret of not writing the prime minister.

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