Huan Rong

Chapter 118 Crisis

Murong De galloped away to the north, he did not forget to plunder before leaving, leaving behind an empty city.

Most of the Hu people ran with the army, leaving only a few hundred Han people and sheep slaves in the city.

When Qin's servants entered the city, most of them hid in hidden places, while a few knelt by the roadside, trembling all over.Only a dozen people armed with knives, guns and sticks tried to intercept the army, but died under the rain of arrows.

"Are these Han Chinese?"

A member of the troupe rode his horse forward, turned over the corpse lying on the ground, and seeing the figure and appearance of the deceased, his heart sank.

"not necessarily."

Two slightly older servants came over and ripped off the short robe on the dead man.Sure enough, a pattern carved with a knife was found on its right shoulder.

"These are sheep slaves."

"Sheep slave?"

"These three are probably of Han descent."

After the servant explained, Buqu suddenly realized.

The totems on the shoulders of these dozen people symbolize the tribe, but they are not tribe warriors, but slaves in the tribe.Patterns on the corners of the totems indicate that they are the "private property" of tribal chiefs and nobles.

"If Murong De wants to join forces with Murong Chui, he must lead his cavalry northward. The horses in Chenliu City are limited, and the leaders and nobles are too busy to take care of themselves. These sheep slaves are all left behind."

Murong Xianbei in the city was in a hurry to run, and the tribal warriors and guards had to be brought along, and these servants were naturally discarded.

A temporary loss is nothing.

If Murong De and Murong Chui jointly took down Goguryeo, the city would be full of people, and there would be no sheep slaves to drive them?

Therefore, the accompanying Xianbei tribes were all light vehicles, and their speed was no less than that of Murongde's cavalry.Those who didn't want to leave were killed in the city, so as not to inform Yecheng.

"these people?"

"Basically, I think I can't live, and I want to die more happily." The servant shook his head.

The servant only sighed, and put away the sympathy in his heart.

No wonder they are indifferent. In the land of the barbarians, some sheep slaves are fiercer than each other in order to gain the appreciation of the nobles and get rid of their status as slaves.If it weren't for the fact that death is the most important thing, they wouldn't bother digging pits to bury them, and would just throw people outside the city to feed the wolves.

A brief conflict ended before it even started.

With the lessons learned from the past, the sheep slaves who stayed in the city became more and more frightened. If they were found by servants, they immediately fell to their knees, shaking like chaff.The Han people who were hiding in the dark came out one after another, weeping and bowing to the army.

Qin Jing set up his tent in Dongcheng, spread out the map in the tent, and discussed with Qin Yu and Qin Yu whether to continue to march or stop temporarily and garrison in Chenliu.

"To the north, we can go straight to Zhongzhou, and to the east, we need to break through Gaoping first. With our strength, if we drag the front line too long, we may run out of supplies, and give Murong Xianbei a chance to counterattack."

The Gaoping land was clearly marked on the map, and Qin Jing drew three successive marching routes. One was to go straight into Zhongzhou and threaten Yecheng. The route was the shortest and most risky; But it is steady and steady; the last one is to go west to Xingyang and join the defenders in Luozhou.

In addition, it is to temporarily garrison Chenliu, waiting for Xihe's order and reinforcements,

Qin Yu and Qin Yu had serious expressions on their faces. After arguing for a while, they finally decided to fight steadily to avoid rushing forward and taking advantage of the enemy.

The three brothers stared at the map, even though they knew the choice was good, they were still full of regrets.

Seeing but not eating, no regrets!

"If there are five thousand more troops, even if they are infantry, I will dare to send troops to Zhongzhou!"

"Ah Qi, you are most afraid of being impetuous when you use soldiers." Qin Yu slapped Qin Yu's left shoulder, "Since my father is determined to be king, he will take Yecheng sooner or later, so don't be impatient."

"I know." Qin Yu said dissatisfiedly, "Also, brother, can you stop calling me Xiaozi?"

Qin Qi's hair was sparse when he was young, and Qin Ce almost thought that he would have a "bald" son.Before he got his name, Qin Qi was always called A Qi, which means a mountain without grass and trees.

It is said that this small character was invented by Qin Ce.

As Qin Yu grew up, he began to learn how to read and write, and when he realized that he had been called bald for four or five years by his own father, he immediately burst into tears.

Is this really my dad?ah? !

From then on, whoever called him Ah Qi was in a hurry.

However, there are a bunch of dark-bellied brothers who love to deceive people. The younger ones are a bit taboo, and they just wink behind their backs. The older ones, such as Qin Ju and Qin Jiu, are not afraid of him blowing their beards and staring at them, and they will tease them every now and then. , Qin Yu was so angry that he jumped, and there was nothing he could do.

Qin Jiu is Qin Ce's eldest son, and if nothing else happens, he will inherit Qin Ce's position in the future. Out of respect, Qin Jiu rarely jumps in front of him.Besides, Qin Jiu called Qin Yu Aqi mostly out of love, although Qin Jiu would rather not have this brotherly love.

Qin Jun... don't mention it.

Thinking of Qin Jue's fist, Qin Jue hugged his knees to the corner of the wall and wept.

Fortunately, Qin Jing won't follow suit.

Otherwise, [-]% of Qin Yu would burst into tears and completely flood Qin's Wubao.

"Brother." Qin Jing finally said, "When the reinforcements arrive, I will lead the troops back to Pengcheng temporarily, and I will entrust the garrison and march to my brother."

Qin Yu and Qin Yu looked at each other and returned to Pengcheng?

"Why are you in such a hurry?" Qin Yu was puzzled.

"Yesterday, there was a report in the city that some thieves pretended to be offering wine on the Daoist Road, and deceived the public with their demonic words." Qin Jing said in a deep voice, "His words are bewitching the hearts of the people, so we have to guard against them."

Qin Jue's expression sank immediately, and Qin Jue clenched his fists even more fiercely.

"These damn villains! Why didn't you come out when the barbarians were here? Do you think Qin's Wubao is easy to bully?!"

"It's hard to guarantee that he was bought by the barbarians, with the intention of disrupting Pengcheng!"

As early as the first year of Jianyuan, such a thing happened in the jurisdiction of Wubao of the Qin family. At that time, more than a hundred refugees were bewitched by thieves, and they gathered to attack the county government, smashed open the granary in the county, and caused a lot of trouble.

After the defeat, none of the bewitched refugees survived.

After being inspected by Wu, the deceased had no serious trauma, but was given poison in advance and falsely blamed on the servants of the Qin family.

The leader of the murderer took the opportunity to abscond, and it was Qin Ce who issued a strict order to arrest him in Wuxiang County.Just a little bit, the thief who killed more than 300 people was about to sneak into Xianbei territory and escape.

Since then, Qin's Wubao has always hated similar thieves, almost catching and slaughtering them one by one, without mercy.

Previously, it was reported that Huan Rong boiled the living people, and everyone in Wubao of the Qin family felt very happy.Qin Yu even said that if he encounters such a villain in the future, he must never let him kill him, and he must throw it in the pot and boil it for a while!

Unexpectedly, the foreword is still there, and there are people who "commit crimes against the wind", especially in Pengcheng where Qin Jing is in charge.

"There may be something strange about this matter." Qin Yu was the oldest, thinking of the coincidence of the incident, he said, "Perhaps it is a conspiracy of the Xianbei people to disturb Pengcheng and delay my younger brother's entry into the army."

Qin Jing nodded, carefully put away the map, untied the armor on his forearm, and said, "If it is Xianbei's trick, this matter must not be ignored. Jing, Yu, and Xu have been included in Wubao, and Murong Xianbei can still take advantage of the gap. However, I am afraid that there is a lot of power behind it, so we have to take strict precautions."

This time it was Pengcheng, and next time it was hard to guarantee that it would be in Jingzhou and Yuzhou.

These states and counties are all under the jurisdiction of Xinwubao. If there is a disturbance in all of them, it may not end well.

Hearing Qin Jing's words, Qin Yu and Qin Yu's eyebrows jumped at the same time.

"My brother is right." Qin Yu said.

The three brothers discussed again, and finally decided that as soon as Xihe's order came, Qin Jing led his troops back to Pengcheng immediately, Qin Jue stationed troops in Chen Liu and waited for reinforcements, and Qin Jue returned to Jingzhou as soon as possible.

"After I go back, let Ah Yan rush to Luozhou." Qin Yu grabbed the helmet and put it down immediately, "There is Xu Canjun in Luozhou, so he doesn't need Zhang Canjun to follow him, just in time for Alan from Yuzhou to have a helper. "

While speaking, there was a loud eagle cry from outside the tent.

A huge gray eagle landed on the horse post in front of the tent.

Compared to the goshawk and the golden eagle, this gray eagle was quite a bit bigger.If Huan Rong saw it, he would probably dislocate his jaw.In front of this person, the Haster giant eagle would be willing to bow down.

"It's Ash."

Qin Yu was the first to lift the curtain, and recognized that it was the gray eagle raised by Qin Ce, and retracted his steps.It's not that he has no guts, it's that this eagle is too scary.When I was young, I was often chased by it, leaving a lot of psychological shadow.

Qin Yu and Qin Jing passed him one after another, and walked carefully to the stake.

Gray Eagle was combing its feathers, when it saw the two men approaching, it immediately raised its neck feathers and let out an ear-piercing cry.

The two stopped immediately.

After making sure there was no threat, Gray Eagle stretched out his right leg, aiming at Qin Jing.

"Hey——"

When Qin Jing approached, Gray Eagle retracted his neck feathers, and rubbed the back of his hand condescendingly.Obviously, the eagle eagle raised by Qin's Wubao has a very personal character, and treats people differently, the root of which is this "big guy".

Qin Jing took down the bamboo tube and stroked Gray Eagle's feathers, Qin Yu and Qin Yu were silent.

Suddenly want to kill each other how to break?

The value of force is not enough, so how can you break it if you can't kill it?

Ignoring the mixed feelings of the two, Qin Jing quickly scanned the contents of the letter, threw the bamboo tube to Qin Jun, ordered someone to fetch fresh meat to feed Gray Eagle, and then called the next part, not waiting until tomorrow, and planned to do it today Walk.

"In such a hurry?"

"The Di people have changed." Qin Jing took the reins, fastened the quiver, and said in a deep voice, "Wang Meng personally led the troops westward to Zhangliang, and went down to several counties in Hezhou, and now they are approaching Guzang."

"What?!" Qin Yu was taken aback.

After reading the contents of the letter, Qin Yu also had a slightly condensed expression.

"Father thought that Zhang Liang might be unstable." Qin Jing continued, "Once Gu Zang is destroyed, the Di people will be able to drive straight in and take down the entire territory of Zhang Liang."

Liangguo was built by Zhang Shi, a Han Chinese. His father was the governor of Liangzhou in the Western Jin Dynasty, and his ancestors were King Changshan of the Western Han Dynasty.

After the Yongjia Rebellion, Zhang Shi broke away from the Eastern Jin regime and established himself in Liangzhou. The territory under his jurisdiction included parts of today's Gansu, Inner Mongolia, Xinjiang and Qinghai.

Due to the terrain and environment, Liangguo's important counties are all set up along the river, and they are almost connected in a straight line when viewed from above.

Guzang is not only the capital of Liang State, but also the bridgehead to defend the whole territory.

Once Guzang is taken down, Liangguo will open the door wide, and the Di people can go straight up the river, destroying the dead and conquering the whole territory of Liangguo.

The strategy used to contain the Di people's troops was now used by Wang Meng as a means to expand the territory.

Qin's Wubao is attacking Yan with all its strength, and the disadvantage of insufficient troops is gradually emerging.As more counties and counties were conquered, the troops became more stretched. Even if they attacked from the east, they could only contain a small part of the troops of the Di people, and could not fundamentally save Liangguo.

With Wang Meng's intelligence, he can't fail to see the reality.

Before sending troops to Zhang Liang, he persuaded Fu Jian to negotiate a peace with Tuyuhun, and even offered benefits by cutting flesh, and finally persuaded Tuyuhun King to withdraw his troops.Later, they gathered superior forces to attack Guzang, determined to capture Zhang Liang.

When Qin Ce got the news, Gu Zang was already in danger.

"The Di people are determined to take down Zhang Liang. From then on, Wubao may be attacked by the enemy."

After some analysis, Qin Jing said to Qin Yu: "After dealing with the matter of Pengcheng, I will go south to Jindi to discuss a business with Huan Rong, the governor of Youzhou."

"What kind of business are you talking about at this time?" Qin Yu was puzzled.

Qin Jun seemed to have realized something, and asked: "Brother, do you want to use the chariot?"

"Yes." Qin Jing nodded, and said, "Wubao has insufficient troops, and it will take time to recruit troops. I know that Huan Rong has capable people under his command, who can make offensive and defensive weapons. If you hurry up, you can take Zhang Liang by the Di people." This deal was made before."

"Will he be willing?" Qin Yu expressed doubts.

Although they are both Han Chinese, Qin's Wubao and the Eastern Jin Dynasty basically cannot eat in the same pot.As the assassin of Youzhou, Huan Rong's ordinary business is another matter. When it comes to such a weapon that can change the situation of the battle, I am afraid that he will not let go easily.

"Success or failure, always have to try."

After going through the previous side, Qin Jing has a new understanding of Huan Rong.I believe that Huan Rong should be willing to help if the matter is explained.However, the price that needs to be given will not be too small.

However, Huan Rong owed him a favor for Shouchun before.

The promised business has been fulfilled, and it should be justified in exchange for this business.

"Brother, if the Di people succeed, Wubao may be in danger." Qin Jing got on his horse and said in a deep voice, "I will go south as soon as possible after the matter of Pengcheng."

"it is good."

Knowing that Qin Jing had made up his mind, Qin Ju didn't say any more.For the current Wubao, there is indeed no better way.As Qin Jing said, success or failure is always a matter of trying.

The trilogy and the servants got on the horse one after another, and Qin Jing cupped his fists to say goodbye on the horse, and then galloped away with a whip.

More than a thousand horses galloped out of the city, all the way to the south.

Amidst the sound of rumbling horseshoes, dust rose all over the sky.

The gathering of dark clouds in the sky indicates that a big change is coming.

Xu Yi

The battle situation in the North has not yet spread to Youzhou. Even if there are occasional rumors, it is mostly news from Yan's country. There are very few movements of the Di people, let alone Zhangliang in the west.

Huan Rong and Wang Xianzhi temporarily became allies, and the latter agreed to help in Jiankang activities, helping Zhong Lin become the magistrate of Xuyi County, and at the same time selected Zhonglang Jun of the family to enter Jingkou and Gushu as officials, and inquired about news from many sources.

In return, Huan Rong will provide assistance in military and financial resources.

The county magistrate of Xuyi was just the beginning. When Wang Xianzhi returned to Jiankang and gained a firm foothold in the imperial court, the two were about to join forces in Yanshi, first to take down Jiankang, and then spread their net to the entire Eastern Jin Dynasty.

Prior to this, Huan Rong had been fighting alone, and naturally he had to stay away from such a huge monster as the Taiyuan Wang family.

Now, the Wang family of Langya came to the stage and took the initiative to fight with the other party. Huan Rong was happy to provide help, and made a fortune while seizing the salt market.

"The Langya Wang family has its own rules and regulations, Brother Rong can rest assured."

Wang Xianzhi's words were somewhat reserved, but Huan Rong could understand his meaning deeply.

The other party was telling him that the Langya Wang family planned to start a fight with the Taiyuan Wang family, and that the battlefield would be in Jiankang, and the first battle would be in Yanshi.Huan Rong can temporarily hide behind, and will not be affected too much.

Huan Rong was grateful on the surface, but curled his lips secretly.

Sure enough, people should not be judged by appearances. In order to achieve their goals, "honest" Brother Wang also began to lie.

Once the Langya Wang family intervenes in Jiankang Yanshi, how can the Taiyuan Wang family sit still and wait for death, they will always find him.The two behemoths were torn apart, with 100% firepower, how could Huan Rong not be affected.

However, since he was on the Langya Wang family's boat, and Wang Tanzhi once teamed up with Queen Mother Chu to deceive him, Huan Rong didn't mind helping Wang Xianzhi beat the side drums and bear part of the firepower.

Sooner or later, you will tear yourself apart, why not take the opportunity to try the bottom line of Taiyuan Wang's.

As the saying goes, friends and enemies can change, only interests remain the same.

But even if there are benefits, Huan Rong still has to take a certain risk in order to stand at the same height as the Langya Wang family, not to be underestimated by the other party, and to be reduced to a pawn at a certain moment.

With Xi Yin's lesson, Huan Rong had some reservations about Wang Xianzhi, but he also showed considerable sincerity, depending on how the other party behaved.

After the two reached an agreement, Wang Xianzhi didn't need to stay in Xuyi any longer, and he packed his bags and set off soon.

Huan Rong put an end to his concern, and set out to meet with the gentry in the city, revealing that he would recommend the prefect of Linhuai among the Wu surnames to take over the vacant seat left by Zhu Yin.

"Is what you said true?"

"nature."

"This... the servant has little talent and learning, and I'm afraid I can't take on such many tasks."

Huan Rong picked up the tea soup and quietly watched the patriarch of the gentry sitting opposite him.I couldn't tell what he was thinking from his expression at all, so he couldn't help but secretly said: "Old fox."

After spending ten days, Huan Rong gradually became acquainted with the local Patriarch surnamed Wu.Throw the bait of "Linhuai prefect" and wait and see who will bite the bait first.

At the same time, the conscription work in Youzhou was carried out in an orderly manner.

Jia Bing was so busy that his feet never touched the ground. Zhong Lin took over most of the government affairs and maintained the normal operation of the state government.

Officials in counties and counties arrived one after another, and the children of the Xu family headed by Xu Chuan performed particularly well.Huan Rong was once tempted to grant him the title of a county official, but was stopped by Jia Bing on the way, and suggested to "see and talk later".

Huan Rong didn't understand what it meant, but seeing Zhong Lin also meant the same thing, she didn't insist.

As everyone knows, it was Xu Chuan's overly eager performance that made Jia Bing and Zhong Lin suspicious, thinking that he had other plans.

Suspicious in their hearts, the two of them naturally wouldn't let him get close to Huan Rong.When necessary, he even planned to kill him.The reason why he hasn't done anything yet is just to be on the safe side, to see if he has any accomplices.

After all, Xu Chuan lacks experience and wants to show off, but he is self-defeating. Jia Bing and Zhong Lin regard him as a suspicious person, and his career has suffered many twists and turns.But I didn't realize it at all, and I still climbed the peak bravely with all my heart, and the more frustrated I became, the braver I became.

As a result, only "a handful of bitter tears" can be described.

Taihe five years, June

Qin Jing returned to Pengcheng, and arrested all the thieves who deceived the public with their rumors. Those who should be hacked, those who should be killed, the atmosphere in the city was suddenly suppressed.

Unexpectedly, a small leader named Lu Ji escaped cunningly, took five or six bandits southward, and pretended to be refugees to sneak into Youzhou.

Knowing that the new Youzhou Inspector's surname is Huan and his name is Rong, and that he is the magistrate of Yandu County who once boiled a living person, Lu Ji's eyes were red, and he said angrily, "My brother was killed by him, and now it's time to settle the score together!"

Having seen Qin Jing's blade and being intimidated by Huan Rong's fierce reputation, the bandits felt timid.

Seeing how many people were retreating, Lu Ji rolled his eyes and suddenly said with a smile: "You know, this Huan is a God of Wealth, and he has a lot of gold and silver in his hands. As long as we do it this time, we will spend a few lifetimes without using it." over."

"No matter how much gold and silver there is, you have to spend it with your life." A bandit muttered in a low voice.

"What are you afraid of? Youzhou is recruiting a large number of refugees, instigating a few more, and let them die. Let's hide in the back to reap the benefits, and run south when things go wrong. Follow me this time, and you will make a lot of money. What, are you scared now?"

Several thieves did not speak, very hesitant.It is obvious that they want to get gold and silver, but also worry about losing their lives.

Lu Ji was able to become the little leader of the scammers and avoid being chased by Qin's servants, so he was naturally not incompetent.In fact, the "Da Dao Jijiu" who died in Pengcheng once regarded him as a confidant, and many poisonous schemes came from him.

Seeing a few people start to hesitate, Lu Ji finally persuaded them with his three-inch tongue, intending to act according to them.

The thieves discussed gold and silver with excitement on their faces, Lu Ji turned his back and sneered, thinking of the benefits Murong Xianbei promised, he couldn't help showing greed, like a hungry ghost crawling out of the underworld, almost wanting to choose someone to eat.