In April, Yuzhou assassinated Xie Yi. Yi, An's brother also. Situ Huanyun replaced him. Yun, Wen's brother also. Interview with Wang Biaozhi. Biao Zhi said: "Yun Fei is not talented, but Wen lives in the upper class, even in Beifu, has cut off most of the world, and his younger brother is back in the West Basket; Military power is concentrated in one door, and it is not suitable to be deeply rooted. Talent is unpredictable, but it should be ordered not to be different from His Highness. Jaw said: "Jun Yan is also." "Shen, with Wu Xing Taishou Xie Wan as the general of Xizhonglang, the superintendent of the four states of Henan, Hebei, and Yan, and the history of the assassination of Yuzhou.

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But the maid of the Zuhun clan did not get the exact news of the Beifu expedition to the west after all, but she still knew from various sources that the Beifu had transferred most of the most elite Xiang army to the Western Regions and Liangzhou, and now the forces guarding the town were all government soldiers and militia, and Guan Long was transporting grain, grass and ordnance to the west day and night. As a maid, the Zuhun clan couldn't understand the difference between the Beifu Xiang Army, the government soldiers, and the militia, because the complex military system of Beifu was not clear to ordinary people in Beifu.

However, in order to make the information complete and complete after many inquiries, the maid of the Kezuhun clan made a bold speculation without authorization, and added this experience to the back of the intelligence - Beifu was deeply trapped in the western expedition.

This important information was able to reach Yan Guo's Jicheng smoothly, in addition to relying on the secret passage that Yan Guo had spent a lot of effort to establish, but also thanks to the magnanimity of the Reconnaissance Cavalry Division, the Horse Exploration Division, and the Guard Division, which secretly allowed it to go.

The Detective Cavalry Department and the Horse Scouting Division, which were trained by Zeng Hua, dared to say that their intelligence work was so-so in this era, and they were the second in the world. Then no country or institution says it is number one. From the moment Murong Yun and her maid retinue arrived in Beifu, they were immediately monitored by the Internal Government Bureau, and how could such inferior methods of the maid be seen by the intelligence officers of Beifu? If Beifu needed such a way to transmit "useful" information to Yan Guo, the maid of the Zuhun clan might not even know how to die.

After receiving the news from Chang'an, it was March of the second year of Shengping, and the Yan Palace of Jicheng immediately took action, bringing together many important civil and military ministers of the Yan State and began to discuss further actions.

Zhongchang Servant Nirvana Hao read the information aloud with a sharp voice, and as soon as he put down the scroll, he saw Murong Jun, the king of Yan, give him a look. Knowing this, Nirvana Hao hurriedly spoke: "It's enough to blame for such important information this time. It's a lot of hard work. Make a great contribution to my Yan country. ”

As soon as Nirvana said this, a smart person immediately echoed: "Yes, in order to revive my Dayan, I will wash away my shame, King Yan and His Royal Highness Queen Yan are both sacrificing love for the country." This move is comparable to the ancients' lying salary. Today, the heavens have mercy on the people of the world and give me a good opportunity to give me Dayan, so as to save all the people in the world from fire and water. ”

The clever Murong commented that it was going to Murong Jun's heart. The pretentious Murong Jun has always thought that he is the savior of the world, and countless people are waiting for him to rescue. Although this grand wish was broken by the Dibeifu army a few years ago, Murong Jun has never given up and is still fighting for this great goal. In his opinion, the "suffering" that Yan Guo and himself have suffered in the past few years should have moved the heavens, otherwise how could the enemy Beifu take such a move?

But Murong Jun didn't show any expression on his face. Still sitting there with majesty and solemnity.

Yang Yu didn't dare to agree with Murong Ping's words. Compared with the people of Beifu, the people of Yan Kingdom are more like living in water and fire, and they should be saved. He knows this firsthand. However, this cannot be said in any case, and there is still a point of "political consciousness" in this way.

Yang Yan pondered for a while and said: "Beifu's westward march with heavy troops this time seems to be a matter of will, and it is indeed a good opportunity for my Dayan." Thinking that this Western Regions is thousands of miles away, although there has been continuous war since the former Han Dynasty, it has never really surrendered. Emperor Wu of the former Han Dynasty sent tens of thousands of soldiers and horses to the west twice for the sake of a few Dawan good horses, which is probably also a battle of will, and in the end, it is not because of the poor soldiers and the poor people that the country is poor. These are all lessons from the past, why didn't the people in Beifu realize it? It shouldn't be! ”

After speaking, Yang Xiao glanced at Murong Ke next to him, and then withdrew his gaze.

Yang Qi's words seemed to agree with Murong Pingdi's words, but he raised a big question, it stands to reason that Beifu is full of talents, and it shouldn't be so mediocre, and after taking such a step, I can't say what kind of strategy and conspiracy there is.

As soon as the words came out, many people couldn't help but bow their heads and ponder, yes, if everyone in Beifu is so stupid, they can't see the problems they can see here, and they won't be able to lay down such a big family business.

Huangfu Zhen frowned and said, "What Shi Qiu said is not unreasonable, this Zeng Zhenbei's behavior has always been unpredictable. This expedition to the west of Beifu, if it is really unfavorable to the west, and it is deeply involved, you can fabricate a big victory in the newspaper in order to create momentum, so that those who have a heart will not dare to act rashly. Now the Beifu Mansion is silent, but it avoids talking about the war in the west, which is indeed very troublesome, according to the minister's humble opinion, I am afraid that the Beifu really has a deep conspiracy. ”

"Mr. Chu Ji's words are also wrong, "Yang Qi and Huangfu Zhen have a very high prestige in Yan Kingdom, and many disciples of the Murong royal family have studied under the two of them, from Murong Hao to the current Murong Jun are respectful, and they dare not call him by his name, he must be called Mr.

"Why did Situ say that?" Huangfu Zhen turned his head and asked.

Murong Ping arched his hand forward and said: "Back to His Royal Highness King Yan, back to Mr. Chu Ji, but I heard another statement below. ”

Murong Jun's eyes lit up, and he nodded calmly and said, "Please ask my uncle to speak quickly." ”

"Yes, Your Highness. According to the minister's knowledge, because of the huge cost of the western expedition of the northern government, the western expedition bonds were issued and the people of the northern province were donated to raise funds, and it is said that the military expenditure was hundreds of millions. ”

Western Expedition Bonds? The monarchs and ministers of the Yan Kingdom have heard of it, but they have never understood what is going on. Now listen to Murong

In other words, I am afraid that it is a means for Beifu to squeeze the people's money.

glanced at the crowd with a bit of amazement. Murong Ping was a little proud, so he continued: "Beifu has always advertised that it is people-oriented, and it sells its reputation and reputation, even if it recruits and recruits people, it has to pay money. This time, so much money was donated in the name of the Western Expedition, and once the people of Beifu knew that the war ahead was unfavorable, I was afraid that the people's sentiment would be difficult to suppress, so they simply kept silent. ”

"Lord Situ is very right. Beifu and Zeng Zhenbei are indeed people who sell their fame and reputation, and they always like to flaunt themselves in a high-profile manner. If this expedition to the west is unfavorable. I'm afraid it will jeopardize its reputation. It's right to be silent. Han Heng stroked his palms and agreed.

At this time, Shangshu's right servant shot Zhang Xi, Zhongshu supervisor Song Huo and others all echoed one after another, and Murong Li and other royal generals were all friendly with Murong Ping, and when they heard his lofty remarks, they naturally echoed loudly.

Hearing everyone's reaction, Murong Ping was happy in his heart. This information was told by Chu Ming, a distinguished guest in the house. In order to seek wealth and peace, this big businessman of Yan Kingdom did not pay filial piety to Murong Ping, who was in power to tilt Yan Kingdom. However, this Chu Ming is also very good at things, in addition to having a way to get the increasingly scarce treasures of Beifu, he also used his own channels to collect information on Beifu for Murong Ping, so that Murong Ping gave his opinions on the Beifu issue at repeated military meetings, which was quite well received, and this time he won the jackpot again.

"According to Lord Situ's analysis, plus this critical information. We should be sure that Beifu is indeed caught up in the western crusade. At least for two or three years, we will not be able to look east, which is a great opportunity for us. After Huangfu's question was answered by Murong Ping, he immediately expressed his opinion.

"Beifu is reckless. Warlike and fighting, not governing the country with benevolence and righteousness, should be retributed by heaven. I want my Yan country to lie down and taste the gall, put on my liver and gall, run around for the common people in the world, and be appointed by heaven. Today's Beifu is unable to look eastward, the independence of Wei is difficult to support, and the king of Wei is violent, and the people of the Central Plains suffer deeply. ”

Speaking of this, Huangfu really respectfully made a big salute to Murong Jun, and said: "King, for the sake of the common people in the world, please send troops to Jizhou to protect the Central Plains!" ”

Murong Jun hurriedly asked Nie Hao to help this important minister, but his eyes fell on Murong who had been silent.

Murong Kedi's face became much thinner and much paler, and when he saw Murong Jun's expectant eyes, he knew that he couldn't avoid it. He knew very well that his second brother, as a member of the Murong family, Murong Jun was also a person with great ambitions, and this ambition was not small, otherwise his father would not have passed on the throne to him.

But ambition is ambition after all, and now Beifu is domineering for a while, and fighting for the world is fighting with it. Since Wei Chang's defeat, Murong Ke has been waiting for an opportunity in addition to planning, because as a member of the Murong family, Murong Ke also has the responsibility to carry out the lofty dream of the Murong family to the end.

Murong Ke's eyes fell on Huangfu Zhendi again, this Confucianism is different from Yang Qi, he has not personally seen the strength of Beifu, and due to academic and "ideological" ambiguity, he feels very disgusted with Beifu's set, thinking that Zeng Hua has no king and no father, and he is perverse in Beifu, and one day he will be angry and resentful, and now he has a great opportunity and will naturally not let it go.

But is that Zeng Hua in Beifu really that simple? Easily show your weakness?

Murong Ke couldn't help but feel flustered when he thought of this, and it took a long cough before he gasped.

"Great King, since we knew that Beifu had begun its western expedition, we mobilized troops and horses to conquer Goguryeo, for what? It is not used as a cover to mobilize troops and horses to go south to Jizhou. No matter what conspiracy Zeng Hua has now, his main army in the Western Regions is either fake, or it will take a while to mobilize it when he hears the news. Therefore, once we go south to Jizhou, we must fight quickly, and once we wait for Beifu to react for a long time, our Yan Kingdom will not be an opponent at all. As long as we occupy the Central Plains, we will have a foundation, and in time, it is really uncertain who will kill the deer. ”

After saying such a long sentence, Murong Ke felt a little powerless, and couldn't help coughing again.

Murong Jun saw it in his eyes, and he couldn't help but feel a heartache in his heart, his fourth brother, no worse than the unruly fifth brother, is not only a national talent, but also knows how to advance and retreat, and abides by the way of the minister. For the revival and strength of Yan Kingdom, he has worked hard in the past few years, and it has been really hard for him.

"Fourth brother," Murong Jun hurriedly motioned for the left and right guards to go up and support Murong Ke.

Murong Ke gently pushed away the left and right guards, and continued softly: "I have been planning this battle for several years, if His Highness decides, he will take lightning action and launch it everywhere, as long as Beifu is caught off guard, my Yan State army will be able to occupy the Central Plains in one fell swoop, and then Beifu will counterattack too late." ”

"Good! Everyone heard the words of Lord Shizhong, and Lone also decided to march to Jizhou immediately. Murong Jun stood up with a swish, clenched his fists and said, "I worship the fourth brother as the envoy of the Grand Governor, preside over this southern expedition, worship Situ Murong as General Wei, and think that he is the deputy, and the rest of the people are at the disposal of the Grand Governor." ”

Walking out of the palace, Yang Qi looked at the elated crowd, the worry on his face became heavier and heavier, and he couldn't help but turn to Murong Ke and asked softly, "Lord Situ, are we really sure this time?" ”

"We are hungry wolves, whether there are traps in front of us or not, in the face of delicious bait, do you say we will swallow or not?" Murong Ke replied softly with a wry smile.

Yes, to swallow or not to swallow? If you don't swallow it, you won't have a chance, you still have to wait for death, swallow it, once you eat the bait in your stomach, you will really have to resign yourself to fate. Yang Xiao was silent for a long time, and he couldn't speak for a long time.

At this time, Murong Ke looked to the south, the sky there was gloomy, which made people feel depressed, and Yang Qi next to him heard this Yan Guozhu Shi sigh softly, and said to himself faintly: "I really don't know if I'm playing with fire?" ”

Looking at the face of Yinghua who died early because of fatigue, Yang Xiao couldn't help but feel a sadness, and his eyes couldn't help but turn to the cloudy and uncertain sky in the distance, and he was secretly asking in his heart, where should the fate of Yan Guo go?