On May 30th, Sun En's rebel army, who was despised by Xie Yan, finally attacked outside Shanyin City.
When he received the report, Xie Yan was eating breakfast and threw in his chopsticks. Xie Yan said with emotion, "It won't be too late to come back to eat after I kill Sun Tieyu."
Xie Yan was confident when he said this. The combat power of the Beifu Army was far superior to that of Sun En's rabble.
Immediately with General Huan Bao of Guangwu as the vanguard, Xie Yan personally led the army and then went out of the city to meet Sun En's rebel army.
Just as Xie Yan expected, the Beifu army broke through and was unstoppable. They defeated Sun En's rebel army in a short time, and the rebel army retreated.
Xie Yan was high-spirited and sent orders to pursue Sun En. He must catch Sun En and avoid future troubles.
Outside Sanin City, there are rivers crisscrossing the city. During the May rainy season, the rivers swell, the ditches overflow, and the roads become narrower. In some places, only one person can walk alone.
Sun En's troops fled in all directions along the ditches and roads beside the river. The pursuing Beifu army was also cut into pieces by the river, and in some places they formed a "long snake formation".
The land road was narrow and difficult to travel, and the Beifu army could not respond to the front and rear. At this time, Sun En's navy appeared in the river and fired at the Beifu army with bows and crossbows. The Beifu army became a living target.
Arrows rained everywhere, and the Beifu army was defeated and fled in all directions. Some people were desperate and jumped directly into the river, where they were shot to death by the rebels on the boat.
When Xie Yan led his army to the battle, he never thought of sending a naval force to respond, so he had to take his personal guards and flee westward along the Jianhu embankment.
After arriving at Qianqiu Pavilion (now Keting), Sun En's navy caught up with him, and arrows flew like raindrops. Xie Yan asked his soldiers to resist desperately and refused to let the ship dock, while he continued to run south.
Seeing that the defeat was certain, the tent supervisor Zhang Meng slashed the horse with his sword behind Xie Yan. The horse stood up in shock and Xie Yan fell to the ground.
Zhang Meng swung his sword to kill Xie Yan. Xie Yan's two sons, Xie Zhao and Xie Jun, stepped forward to save their father, but were also killed by Zhang Meng.
Zhang Meng lifted Xie Yan's head and shouted loudly: "Xie Yan is dead, please surrender."
The leader of the Beifu army was killed, and Yue had no fighting spirit. He was chased by Sun En's army and fled for his life. Sun En easily captured Shanyin City, and Kuaiji County was occupied by Sun En.
In this battle, Xie Yan died, and his two sons also died. Of Xie Yan's three sons, only Xie Hun, the consort in Beijing, was left. The forward general Huan Bao of Guangwu also died in the battle, and nearly half of the soldiers of the Beifu Army were killed or injured.
After learning about the capture of Shanyin and the fall of Kuaiji, Yu Heng, the governor of Wuxing, was horrified and ordered the execution of thousands of Five Dou Rice followers in the county to prevent these people from responding to Sun En.
Sun En did not march north, but marched southeast to plunder food and property.
On June 3, the court received the news that the Beifu Army was defeated and Xie Yan and his two sons were dead. Sima Yuanxian was panic-stricken and issued an order in the name of the court to let Huan Bucai, the general of the Beifu Army (third rank), to assist the country. General Sun Wuzhong (third rank) and General Ning Shuo (fourth rank) Gao Yazhi each led three thousand troops south to destroy Sun En.
The emperor issued an edict that Yan and his son died in the relationship between the emperor and his relatives. Loyalty and filial piety were gathered together in one sect. Xie Yan was posthumously given the title of Sikong and Shizhong, with the posthumous title of Zhongsu. Xie Zhao was posthumously given the title of regular servant of Sanqi. .
Sima Yuanxian led the ministers of civil and military affairs to Xie's Mansion to pay homage in person, expressing his condolences and honor. Xie Hun was dressed in filial piety, burst into tears, fainted several times, and gritted his teeth to avenge his father and brother.
After coming out of Xie's Mansion, the carriage jolted slightly as it passed the entrance of Wuyi Alley. Sima Yuanxian in the carriage felt as if he was lost.
With the death of Wang Xun and Xie Yan, the two top families of Wang Xun and Xie are bound to decline, and no one in the court will oppose him.
It's just that Wang Xie is still loyal to the court and can be regarded as the two pillars of the court. Now that the pillars are broken, Huan Xuan's tiger's eye has been delayed, and the strength of the Beifu army has been greatly reduced. I am afraid that the future will be difficult.
At Jingkou, Liu Laozhi learned that the imperial court had sent Huan Bucai, Sun Wuzhong and others south to put down the rebellion, and he declared to Liu Jing: "The imperial court is jealous of Yu Yu, and they are afraid that Yu Yu will be in charge of the Beifu army alone."
Liu Jingxuan advised: "Sir, although the court intends to check and balance, it is not simply to protect my father."
Liu Laozhi knew that his son was resourceful and asked, "Please tell me."
"Sun En's rebellion was just a skin disease. The court thought that sending Huan, Sun, Gao and others would be enough to put down the rebellion. My father had experienced hundreds of battles and was unparalleled in the world. Now that Huan Xuan is threatening the court in the west, the court intends to stay. My father guarded Huan Xuan from causing trouble."
Liu Laozhi twirled his beard and said with some satisfaction: "Yes, my son has guessed Sima Yuanxian's thoughts very well."...
On June 12, Yang Anxuan and Qi Hui set off from Pingcheng with their caravan and headed east to Longcheng.
During this trip, he brought thirty-six colored porcelain items, including bowls, plates, tea cups, lamps and other items. Qi Hui gave Mrs. He six colored porcelain bowls, and King Wei Tuoba Yi had a set of four colored porcelain dishes. Two colored porcelain lamps from King Tuoba Shun of the Mausoleum.
Qi Hui planned to sell a tea set and a lamp in Pingcheng Pu, but Mrs. He sent someone to send him a letter asking him to send all the remaining colored porcelain to the palace, and he was willing to buy it at a price.
In desperation, Qi Hui had no choice but to send two lamps, a set of six tea sets and two porcelain altars to the palace. Mrs. He gave them a hundred taels of gold, which was almost the same as the price of two porcelain and two gold.
The remaining colored porcelain was to be sold in Longcheng. Qi Hui did not dare to stay longer and followed Yang Anxuan to Dragoncheng.
The gift was not given in vain. The caravan got a shelter from King Wei and passed the customs smoothly.
Approaching Northern Yan, the number of soldiers and horses gradually increased. Wei and Yan were at war, and Yan was at a disadvantage.
King Wei gave him a place to pass, and the caravan entered Yan territory safely.
Qi Hui became nervous and ordered his guards to be on guard. The territory of Yan State was not as peaceful as the territory of Wei State.
Yang Anxuan saw that the Yan Kingdom was much more depressed than the Wei Kingdom. The pedestrians on the road were in ragged clothes and had solemn expressions on their faces. There was often no human habitation for dozens of miles.
Qi Hui asked the guards to drive away a group of begging refugees, and sighed: "I came to Dragon City once last year, but now it's not as good as last year."
Yang Anxuan said: "The strength of the Yan Kingdom has been greatly reduced. No wonder Emperor Yan canceled his title of emperor and changed his name to the common king."
The road to Dragon City was not peaceful. Yang Anxuan and the guards fought off more than ten attacks by thieves and refugees before arriving at Yandu Dragon City.
Longcheng was first named in the seventh year of Xiankang (AD 341). The former Yan King Murong Huang built a new capital "to the north of Liucheng and west of Longshan" and changed Liucheng to "Longcheng County".
Murong Chui founded Beiyan and made his capital Zhongshan. His son Murong Bao was defeated by Wei and fled to Longcheng in the third year of Yongkang (397 AD) (1), making Longcheng his capital.
Although it is not as grand as Luoyang, Jiankang, and Pingcheng, Dragon City can also be said to be magnificent in scale. Dragon City covers an area of 20 miles, with a gate on each side. There are Chengqian Hall, Xinchang Hall, Chengguang Hall, Chenghua Hall, etc. built in the city. Palaces It is gorgeous and beautiful, with continuous buildings and intersecting pavilions.
In order to have fun, Emperor Yan built Longteng Garden outside the north gate, which was more than ten miles wide and built Jingyun Mountain. The mountain is seventeen feet high. "Xiaoyao Palace" and "Ganlu Palace" were built in the mountains, "Tianhe Channel was dug to divert water into the palace", and "Quguang Sea" and "Qingliang Pool" were built. The mountains and waters are all in the garden.
Even in the city, you can still see Jingyun Mountain when you look up. Yang Anxuan secretly regretted that these exquisite buildings, which took countless manpower and financial resources to build, were eventually reduced to scorched earth in the war, leaving future generations to learn about them only in books. Its exquisite.
Qi Hui's old horse knew the way and led the caravan straight to Zongti's house. Zongti's Mansion is located in the southwest corner of Longcheng. The scale of the house is not small. It can be seen that Zongti's status in the Yan Kingdom is not low.
The steward of Zongti's house placed Qi Hui and others in the guest room. After the arrangements were completed, someone came to invite Qi Hui to the hall. It was said that the owner Zongti had learned of Qi Hui's arrival and invited him to meet him.
Qi Hui asked Yang Anxuan if he was going with him.
Yang Anxuan nodded slightly. This time he came to Longcheng just to meet Zongti. Last year, Zongti reached a deal with Yan State in exchange for horses. Because Wei State occupied Yan State's territory, the original trade routes were cut off.
Continuing to carry the Zhantie Dao through the Wei State to the Yan State through the escort is extremely risky. It is also impossible for the Yan State to sell horses to the south. Yang Anxuan came here to reconnect the business routes.
The hall is decorated in the Xianbei style. There are chairs and tables in the room, but there are no seats.
When Zongti saw Qi Hui coming in, he didn't see Yang Anxuan clearly beside him. He bowed slightly on the chair and said with a smile: "Manager Qi, you have worked hard all the way. I have arranged a banquet for you to wash your hands in the evening. This time I brought you What good stuff is coming?"
When he saw Yang Anxuan clearly, Zongti's eyes widened.
He stood up in his chair and said in surprise: "Prefect Yang, why are you here? I must be dazzled."
Yang Anxuan bowed to Zong Ti and said, "Ding You has resigned, and he is no longer the governor of Runan."
Zongti quickly calmed down, asked Yang Anxuan and Qi Hui to sit down, and said with a smile: "Mr. Yang is an honored guest, and it will really make you shine when you come to my house."
When a servant offered tea, Zongti smiled and said, "This is true to the saying of borrowing flowers to offer to Buddha. This tea is Bichun tea from your country."
After chatting for a while, Yang Anxuan took the initiative and said, "Yu came here this time because he wants to get back into the knife-for-horse business."
Zongti was overjoyed and said: "Yang Langjun, to tell you the truth, the King of Heaven has summoned me many times and asked me to find a way to continue this business. I was just about to send someone to Runan to discuss with you, but I didn't expect you to come in person. . Very good, very good."
Yang Anxuan smiled and said, "Are those knives easy to use?"
Zongti said: "If it is not easy to use, how can the king of heaven urge me one after another. Yang Langjun, you have come a long way. Let's rest for two days. We will talk in detail after you rest."
Yang Anxuan knew that he had to report to Murong Bao first, and said seriously: "Uncle Zong, Yu's identity is sensitive. I hope you will not reveal it to the King of Heaven. Just say that the Runan Qi family sent someone to discuss it."
Zongti nodded in agreement and said, "Don't worry, Mr. Yang, I know the seriousness and will cover it up for you."
The situation in Yan State is not good, and it is not known how long it can survive Wei State's offensive. The last time Yang Anxuan asked him to go to Runan to settle down, Zongti was already interested.
Maybe we can take advantage of this business to move the family to the Jin Dynasty and leave the precarious Yan Kingdom.
After finishing talking about the business, Qi Hui said: "Mr. Zong, Qi brought a treasure this time. Please take a look."
As he spoke, he opened the wooden box on the table, took out a colored porcelain lamp and placed it in front of Zongti.
Zongti has traveled far and wide for many years and has seen countless rare treasures, but he has never seen colorful porcelain. .
This porcelain lamp is in the shape of a lotus. The upper half is a pink lotus, and the lower half is a green lotus leaf. The lotus is in full bloom, and lamp oil can be filled inside for lighting.
Zongti exclaimed: "What a treasure, what a treasure. Is this porcelain or pottery?"
As he spoke, Zongti stretched out his hand to wipe the porcelain lamp and said with a smile: "Shopkeeper Qi brought so many treasures, I accepted them all. The price is easy to negotiate."
Seeing Zong Ti as if he had found a treasure, Qi Hui smiled from ear to ear.
