emperor of a dynasty

Chapter 9 8

"Gongsun Ji—" Murong Yan sneered when he heard the name, "Have you lost your composure so soon?"

Yan Wuwei lowered his eyebrows, "I'm already in my sixties, I can't wait any longer."

"Jin'er, what should I do?"

"hold on."

"wait--?"

Yan Wuwei smiled, "Chongming just came back from his travels and brought me a message."

"what?"

"The Kingdom of Shu is ruled by the river. It is the Kingdom of Shu in name, but in fact it is divided between Ba people and Shu people. The well water does not interfere with the river water. Does the king know about this?"

Murong Xun nodded. In the early years, the Kingdom of Shu was the place where the emperor inspected. Because of the dangerous terrain and thousands of miles of fertile soil in the pass, he was named Shu and entrusted to his ministers. The ministers led an army of [-] to Shu, but the aboriginal Ba people were dissatisfied. The courtiers ruled the country and gathered together to fight against it. It lasted for a hundred years. Later, a descendant of the courtiers succeeded to the throne, tired of the war. After discussing with the leaders of the Ba people, the Jialing River was used as the boundary. , defending against foreign enemies together, more than two hundred years ago.

"The seventh prince of the King of Shu is a sweetheart. He doesn't like the court, but prefers the mountains and rivers. A few years ago, he picked up a dumb girl when he went out to play."

"—Mute girl?" Murong Xun was a little puzzled.

"Yes, a young dumb girl." Yan Wuwei smiled and continued, "The Seventh Prince fell in love with that dumb girl for a long time, and later took the dumb girl as his side concubine and gave birth to a little prince, whom the Seventh Prince liked very much. The year before last, the king of Shu passed away and the prince succeeded to the throne, but within a year he fell ill and died..."

"I know about this matter. The envoys of the Shu Kingdom also handed over the booklets back to the capital, and the Qin Kingdom also sent people to express their condolences."

Yan Wuwei pulled Murong Yan into the room, and said, "The new king died of illness and had no heirs, so the ministers chose another prince to succeed him, but it was a coincidence that this prince succeeded to the throne less than a month ago. I also got a sudden illness and went."

"I guess—except for the seventh prince, all the heirs got 'sudden illness' and passed away?"

"That's right, so in the end the Seventh Prince became the King of Shu."

"and then?"

"There is a capable man among the ministers of the Kingdom of Shu, named: Qi, he suspected that everything was done by the dumb girl, so he secretly checked, and sure enough—the dumb girl is not a dumb girl, but Baba. The first daughter of the leader: Weird."

Murong Xun frowned, "If my guess is correct, the Seventh Prince might also have contracted that 'sudden illness', right?"

Once the seventh prince died, the dumb daughter and young son succeeded to the throne, and the birth mother supervised the country. In this way, within ten years, the Kingdom of Shu would be changed to the Kingdom of Ba.

"Yes——" Yan Wuwei looked at her and smiled, "Qi saw through the dumb girl's plan, entered the palace at night, and met the seventh prince. After learning the truth, the seventh prince was furious and gathered an army of [-] by the river. I swear to kill people with blood."

"The insiders of the Qin State did not report such a big matter." Murong Yan's eyes were a little deep, "It's ridiculous——"

"Based on the current situation, Bashu will go to war in the near future. I have sent a team of troops to enter Shu secretly, and the latest information from Shu will come back soon. Don't be angry, Your Majesty." Yan Wuwei paused, then said , "Once Bashu goes to war, the Ba people who lost to the Shu army will definitely ask for help from outside. If I remember correctly—the Qin State, did the Ba people have a marriage?"

"Yes, it should be...in the period of King Rang, Princess Qin married King Ba, and Princess Qin married King Shu, and Qin and Shu were allied." Murong Yan thought of something, and chuckled softly, "Xiangguo means to let Qin The army entered Shu?"

"Why don't you come in?"

"The land of Shu is dangerous, and the fertile soil in the pass is thousands of miles away. For Qin, it is indeed a big temptation. Qin and Shu had in-laws. They sent troops to quell the chaos, which can block the mouths of other countries, but between Qin and Shu... there is a Lu Kingdom. Although the country is small, it is allied with the Kingdom of Wei." Murong Yan's voice gradually cooled down, "And the Kingdom of Wei is a feud with Qin, and his father and brother died in battle. Have to bow to Wei Guo, let him persuade Lu Guo, and use Qin as an excuse?"

"Plan big plans, endure small things, why not?"

"Although that's the case—" Murong Yan's words changed, and he blinked at Yan Wuwei, "But Xiangguo is willing to let me bow my head?"

Hearing this, Yan Wuwei smiled lightly, "Of course I can't bear it."

"Oh?"

"At the end of the year, because Duke Lu was dissatisfied with Wei's overbearing, the salary he sent was reduced by [-]%. King Wei was greedy, so he threatened to start a war with Lu. I thought, the Lu-Wei alliance is going to disintegrate anyway. Then I went to add fuel to the fire, and found that my subordinates have already gained the trust of the Duke of Lu. By virtue of the matter with Qin, I have passed the letter to the friends of the Lu State. The country, with the help of the Tao, is settled."

"When did Xiangguo find out about Wei Lu's betrayal?"

"At the beginning of winter."

"Two months ago, Xiangguo had such foresight. I am ashamed of myself." As he said this, Murong Yan also pretended to salute, and Yan Wuwei smiled and bent his eyebrows, "You rule the country, I will plan the country , The way is different, how can we talk about it? The king gave way."

"Xiangguo is being polite." Murong Yan suddenly remembered something, and asked, "Speaking of which, why did Xiangguo send Han Meng as an envoy to Mongolia? If it is true what Xiangguo said in the court, to deter Mongolia, then he is a better general than Han Meng I have a lot of big Qins, and the peace talks with Meng are all based on Qin's leadership. Whoever chooses Xiangguo, I choose Han Meng, who is a fish and meat common people, to pick up a big bargain..."

"Because he's arrogant enough."

Murong Xun was a little puzzled.

Yan Wuwei patiently explained, "Han Meng is arrogant, and he will definitely be superior in peace talks with Meng, and he is bloody, how can he be tolerated?"

"You want to get rid of Han Meng by the hands of the Mongolian people?" Murong Yu thought for a while, "If that's the case, Da Qin lost a general. Although Han Meng deserves to die, it's the crime of not punishing him. In name, he is still Qin. The general of the country, if he dies at the hands of the Mongolians, will the Mongolians not be afraid that Qin will attack him?"

"Your Majesty is worried, and the Mongolian people are also worried. So they will definitely not attack now, and Han Meng will return to Daqin safely." Yan Wuwei sneered, "But it will not be so in the future. The Mongolian people want food. So as long as Daqin has no intention of attacking Mongolia, he will be obedient, but if Daqin gathers troops to go north—"

Murong Xun said clearly, "The Mongols will definitely turn their backs. In this way, in the future, as long as the Qin State pretends to send troops to the north and stationed in the northern border, the Mongols will definitely raise their troops, and Han Meng will not be able to keep him. Once Han Meng dies, the Qin State will There is a reason to send troops."

Yan Wuwei lowered his eyebrows and smiled slightly.

Murong Xun leaned forward and sighed, "Fortunately, you are my daughter-in-law, otherwise with your talent and appearance, tsk tsk..."

"Why?" Yan Wuwei raised an eyebrow.

"Gu Ding is definitely in your hands."

"Is it gone now?"

Murong Su paused for a moment, then tiptoed and kissed Yan Wuwei's brow, and smiled, "It's always been cut by your hands."

As soon as the Lantern Festival was over, Han Meng led envoys and led a thousand Qin troops to the north for peace talks with Mongolia. As soon as Han Meng left, the envoys from the Ba people came to Qin. Two days later, at the end of the first month, the Ba envoy was announced to enter the court.

"Ba Shi has met the King of Qin, and the King of Qin has lived for ten thousand years." Ba Shi was a middle-aged man with a beard, of medium height, and a typical appearance of Ba people.

"Ba Shi, please get up." Murong Xun was very polite, "I'm not in good health, and it took two days to see Ba ​​Shi. I hope Ba Shi will forgive me."

"King Qin is too polite." Ba Shi saluted, "Come to Qin in a hurry, don't prepare a small gift, and hope King Qin will accept it with a smile."

The waiting guard brought by the Bashi envoy carried two boxes into the hall, and opened them in front of all the officials. The two boxes full of jewels dazzled everyone, and all the officials were in an uproar. The Ba people really bleed this time. .

"Ba Shi is so polite." Murong Xun's mouth was always showing a faint smile, and Ba Shi was confused. After succeeding to the throne, the new king of Qin has always behaved mediocrely. Apart from not being as belligerent as the previous Qin kings, he is not Nothing.

"Actually, I'm here... to ask the King of Qin for something." Bashi hesitated, "I, I..."

"Oh—what's the matter?" Murong Yan's expression remained unchanged, "Bashu is an ally of Qin, if Bashu has something to do, I will definitely not stand by and watch."

It seems that Murong Xun's sentence "Bashu is an ally of Qin" reminded the Bashi, who had been hesitant all the time, suddenly had the courage to speak loudly, and said that the Qin army was invited to Bashu to pacify the chaos in Shu, which was basically the same as that What Ri Yan Wuwei said was almost the same, Murong Xun knew it well, and he was not in a hurry to reply to Ba Shi, he just said in Tai Chi that he would discuss with the ministers again, Ba Shi had no choice but to leave and went back to the post.As soon as the envoy left, the Qin officials who had been quiet before exploded into a quarrel. The civil officials felt that Qin was still in a period of rest and recovery and it was not easy to start a war. The great opportunity for soil, don't miss it.

The Qin court was full of quarrels, Murong Xun ignored her courtiers, stepped off the stage by herself, put her hands behind her back, swayed into the hall, admired the gift sent by the envoy, nodded while watching, with an expression on her face. Laughing, she suddenly saw something, bent down, and picked out a piece of jade with excellent color from the box, "Hmm..."

The ministers who were still arguing saw with sharp eyes what their king had discovered, and they all shut their mouths obediently, waiting for Murong Xun to speak.

"Hmm - it's a good jade." Murong Xun looked at the jade carefully, then raised it up to the light, and smiled, "Ba Shi has a heart." After saying that, she turned around and walked in the direction of Yan Wuwei. Walking in front of Zhizhi Yan Wuwei who was standing with his eyes closed, he stood still and coughed lightly, "Mr. Yan."

Hearing Murong Yan's voice, Yan Wuwei, who had been closing his eyes all the time, opened them, "Your Majesty."

Murong Yan looked at her and smiled, "Is Xiang Yan sleepy?"

"some."

"Didn't sleep well last night?"

"Oh——spring is here, and the little wild cat at home clings to people at night, so it's inevitable that they will be a little sleepy during the day."

From an angle that no one else could see, Murong Xun glared fiercely at her family, Xiangguo. This person became more and more courageous, and even dared to call her a little wild cat in broad daylight.

snort!

"Is there something wrong with the king?"

With a straight face, Murong Yan passed the jade in his hand, "Here, seeing Xiangguo working hard for Qin all day and all night, Gu Haosheng is really moved."

Yan Wuwei gave a low laugh, took the jade, "Then thank you sir."

Murong Xun: "..."

You are welcome!