After more than a month of wandering, the fog finally cleared and there was good news. Lan Khan, the king of Shangshudunqiu, had put down the rebellion of Duan Sugu and was sending people to welcome the holy driver back to Luan.

Murong Bao was overjoyed that he could finally end his exile and return to Dragon City. Everyone was also very excited, some thought of food, some thought of fine wine, and some thought of beautiful women.

Only his son, Murong Sheng, the king of Changle, objected: "Father, the son thinks that Longcheng can't go back for the time being." ”

"The rebellion has been put down, why can't I go back to the capital? Tell me why. Murong Bao was a little unhappy, these days of wandering are really not people's lives, sleeping on straw shops, eating wowotou, he misses the bed and pillow in Longcheng, he misses it very much.

A month ago, he received news that Tuoba Jue, the king of Wei who captured Jizhou, had returned to the grassland because of his unsuitability to the water and soil, and at the same time, the imperial uncle who retreated to Shandong also sent someone to invite him to go south to join forces and discuss the Northern Wei Dynasty. Murong Bao finally saw the hope of restoring his homeland and reviving the Yan Kingdom. At that time, it was also this son who objected, thinking that when the Northern Wei army was strong, although his father had incorporated Murong Hui's 20,000 elite soldiers in Longcheng, the gap was still quite large compared with the Wei army, and whether Murong Hui's army was loyal or not, and whether Murong De, who was far away in Shandong, was loyal or not, could not be determined.

At that time, he looked at his son coldly, pointed at the sky, and said awe-inspiringly: "My plan has been decided, and those who dare to admonish will be killed!" ”

Unexpectedly, halfway through, Murong Hui's remaining party Duan Sugu really launched a rebellion, and he responded to every call, shouting the slogan of avenging Murong Hui, the king of Qinghe, and killed his camp. In a panic, fortunately, under the protection of Murong Sheng, he led his own soldiers to fight a bloody way and escaped by luck, but there were less than a hundred people left around him.

Now that the news of the counterinsurgency finally came, he couldn't understand why his son was against going back.

Murong Sheng said: "Father, although Lan Shangshu has quelled the rebellion, but at present, Longcheng is in his hands, and he doesn't know how to be loyal and deceitful, and we only have less than a hundred people, in case Lan Shangshu has a different heart and rushes back, wouldn't it be like a sheep into the wolves, and he will regret it?" ”

Murong Bao looked at his son strangely: "Even Lan Shangshu, you don't trust it?" ”

Who is Lan Khan? His sister was married to his grandfather, his own uncle and grandfather. His second daughter Lan Linglong married her son Murong Sheng, and she was her own in-laws. His elder brother Lan Jian fled to Qianqin with his father, Emperor Murong Chui, and shared weal and woe. Although the Murong family and the Lan family have a somewhat chaotic relationship and a somewhat complicated relationship, the loyalty of the Lan family has never been doubted.

Murong Sheng said: "People's hearts are unpredictable, please be careful with your father." ”

Seeing that his son didn't even believe in his father-in-law, Murong Bao said in his heart, how can I trust you! He knew that this son had been secretly forming a gang and cultivating his own power, but he had to use him to get rid of another son, Murong Hui, so he had to hold back, "In your opinion, if we don't go back to Dragon City, where else can we go?" ”

"Father, the son thinks it's a safe plan, don't rush back, observe and observe."

Murong Bao stared at his son and didn't say a word. He thought that the reason why Murong Sheng was reluctant to return to Dragon City by himself was that he had other plans, maybe there was a secret collusion between him and Lan Khan, and now that the crown prince Murong Ce was still in Dragon City, would he take this opportunity to realize his dream of winning the heir?

Murong Sheng saw the suspicion in his father's eyes, and knew that he didn't believe him, but he still tried to convince him, "Father, the sons always feel that this mutiny is a bit strange. Duan Sugu is just a centurion, a nine-rank martial arts officer, how bold he is! And what energy! However, after he raised his army, he quickly gathered a team of 10,000 people, which really doesn't make sense. ”

"What do you mean?"

"The only plausible explanation is that there is a bigger conspirator behind him. Duan Sugu is just one of his pawns, and the mantis catches the cicada and the yellow finch is behind. ”

Murong Bao had to admit that Murong Sheng's suspicions were justified, what if the conspirator behind this was Lan Khan? Don't talk about the in-laws, Murong Hui is still his own son, didn't he try to replace himself? Murong Bao paced back and forth irritably, go back, you may fall into the net; If you don't go back, this day of escape is really difficult. He slapped the wall and said weakly: "Daoyun, what do you say, we have been hiding in Tibet like this?" "Dao Yun is Murong Sheng's word.