In December of the ninth year of Taiyuan, Sizhou, Luoyang.
At this time, a full year had passed since Murong Chui besieged Yecheng.
After negotiating peace with Murong Chui, Xu Zongwen no longer set his sights on the Yan State. Xie Xuan also cooperated very cooperatively and stayed in Xingyang. Everyone was waiting for Murong Chui and Fu Pi to lose both sides in the fight, and then prepare whether to send troops.
The three-year armistice agreement in the peace treaty?
Is it just a piece of silk paper that talks about credibility, kindness and morality to the enemy in troubled times?
impossible.
But unfortunately, Xu Zongwen had no chance to fight again, because Xu Zongwen ushered in Jiankang's envoy, and this time Jiankang spread a very bad news!
"On the first day of the twelfth month of the ninth year of Taiyuan, Empress Dowager Xiaowuwen passed away. The whole world was in mourning, and the six armies were in mourning... The system of the Jin Dynasty: During the state funeral, no troops were allowed to raise troops. I now order Xu Xiao, the general who conquered the north, to return to Jiankang and accept his reward. !”
"Your Majesty, Xu Xiao, obeys the imperial edict. Thank you very much!"
The Jin court not only issued an edict, but also sent Zouyu banners.
Zuoyu banner is a kind of flag with the figure of Zuoyu, used to convey edicts and disperse troops.
According to legend, Zouyu is a kind of benevolent beast, and the flags of Zouyu are used to convey peace between the warring parties.
As long as this flag is seen, soldiers from both sides should put down their weapons.
In addition to the Zoyu flags, there is another kind of white tiger flags, which are used to supervise battles. On the contrary, using the White Tiger Flag, the battle will only become more and more intense.
Zouyu banners are special symbols widely used in military activities during the Wei and Jin Dynasties. They originated in the Wei Dynasty and flourished in the two Jin Dynasties.
The most important banner in the Jin system is the Zou Yu banner. Whenever there is danger, it is used to convey orders or to stop troops. Those who see it are often frightened and do not dare to move. This is also the order of the emperor.
Xu Zongwen had no choice but to stay in Luoyang and delay for a few days, waiting for the outcome of the battle at Yecheng and for the envoy sent to Yecheng to return.
Murong Chui wanted not to cede the land, how could anything be so cheap in the world?
Just seven days before the Jiankang envoy arrived in Luoyang...
Regarding Yecheng, Fu Pi was really desperate, so he discussed with his subordinates. Sima Jiao Kui suggested directly surrendering to the Jin Dynasty, but Fu Pi certainly disagreed.
At this time, Fu Pi panicked when he received the news that the Yan army had captured Lingyuntai, and personally wrote a letter to Xu Zongwen asking for help.
The general idea of the letter was that he wanted to borrow food and a way to return west to Chang'an to save the country. If Xu Zongwen could agree, he would hand over Yecheng to the Jin Dynasty. If he could not return to Chang'an, he would ask Xu Zongwen to send troops to rescue him.
Fu Pi thought that the letter was written sincerely and waved his hand to Jiao Kui to give it to Xie Xuan. Unexpectedly, Jiao Kui didn't go out at all, but turned around and secretly discussed countermeasures with Jiang Rang, the minister.
Fu Pi's servant Jiang Rang said to Jiao Kui: "Now that the defeat has reached such a disastrous situation, the news from Chang'an has been cut off, and it is still unclear whether it will survive or die. The Lord may not be able to borrow food and roads from Xu Xiao so lowly." Come on, the Lord is so heroic, and with his attitude, things will definitely not work out."
"How about we change the letter and tell Xu Xiao that if he can send someone to rescue him, we will surrender to the Jin Dynasty. If the Lord does not agree, we will raise an army. How about that?"
"Great idea!" Jiao Kui agreed. Once the two of them worked together, they revised the letter and sent it to Luoyang.
Xu Zongwen received the tampered surrender letter from these two men and received Jiang Rang's guarantee, so he immediately sent Shen Yu with 5,000 troops to rescue Yecheng, and brought 50,000 stones of grain and grass to Fu Pi via waterway.
After Murong Chui sent his nephew Murong Feng, who was brave and good at fighting, to capture Lingyuntai, he once again increased his troops to attack the inner city of Ye City. This time he surrounded the east, south and north directions, and surrounded three towers, leaving only those who fled to the west. The meaning is also very clear, let Fu Pi return to Chang'an.
Murong Chui's attitude towards Yecheng was that he was determined to win it no matter how much it cost. It was the former capital of Yan State, where their ancestors and family temples were. He didn't want to kill Fu Pi, but in one sentence - people can Go, I must stay in Yecheng!
In this way, Fu Pi hesitated between Murong Chui and Xu Zongwen.
In the Luoyang Prefecture Mufu, Xu Zongwen was handling military affairs, and Zhang San came to report that the little princess Murong Ling wanted to see him.
"Are you going to send us back to Yan State?" Seeing Xu Zongwen coming, Murong Ling stood alone in the courtyard.
Xu Zongwen nodded lightly and said as he walked: "Well, when King Yan takes Yecheng, when King Yan delivers Jijun and Dunqiu, I will send you back to Yan State as promised and reunite your family. .”
"Then when can I see you again?" Murong Ling, the little princess, murmured, looking so coy in front of Xu Zongwen for the first time.
Xu Zongwen looked at her: "Maybe soon, maybe it will take a long time."
"How fast?"
"One month, two months?"
"How long is that time?"
"Maybe a year, maybe three years."
Murong Ling raised her chin, a little unhappy: "So long?"
"It may take longer, I don't know." Xu Zongwen was helpless!
He said that one month and two months was the shortest time he estimated for the second war with the Yan army, and one and three years were his estimated time for Murong Chui to annex Zhai Zhen and Qin's forces.
Once Murong Chui eliminates Qin's power, he will directly become the biggest threat to the Jin Dynasty's northern frontier forces. The next step is likely to invade the Jin Dynasty's territory. If that happens, he will probably be sent to the front line to fight with Murong Chui. Hanging hands.
Murong Ling's face suddenly turned pale, and she choked with sobs and opened her small mouth: "Then when I turn into a yellow-faced woman, will you still recognize me?"
"No matter what you look like, I will recognize you as soon as I see you." Xu Zongwen paused, looked at her and said.
Murong Ling blinked: "Are you so powerful?"
"Well, just average, third in the world." Xu Zongwen said with a smile.
"Hehehe..." Murong Ling's silvery laughter sounded again as usual.
After a long time, Xu Zongwen uttered a sentence: "Princess, the days are long, I believe we will meet again one day!"
"I know." Murong Ling's eyes were slightly red, but she had no unnecessary words.
Soon, with the support of Shen Yu, Fu Pi held on for more than ten days before fleeing west to Bingzhou.
After a year of bloody battles, Murong Chui finally captured the city of Ye that he dreamed of!
On the day when Murong Chui captured Ye City, Murong Chui was supported by the Xianbei people and proclaimed emperor, and Ye City once again became the capital of the Yan Kingdom.
Immediately afterwards, Murong Chui ceded the six cities of Jijun and the five cities of Dunqiu to Xu Zongwen as agreed, and Xu Zongwen gave this great contribution to Xie Xuan, because Xingyang borders these two counties and is very close to each other. He was so big that there was no room for failure, so Xu Zongwen could only ask Xie Xuan.
Xie Xuan was naturally unambiguous and immediately sent Liu Lao to the front to take over the city.
"Two princes, have a nice trip!" Xu Zongwen waved to Murong Bao and Murong Lin.
Murong Bao smiled awkwardly and said, "Whoops!" and immediately closed the car curtain. The speed of his face change made Xu Zongwen speechless.
Xu Zongwen personally saw off Murong Ling. Before leaving, Murong Ling's eyes followed Xu Zongwen. Tears filled her eyes and then fell down her cheeks.
Murong Baoze kept comforting his beloved daughter along the way. During the nearly half a year in Luoyang, he had already seen that his daughter, who had just begun to fall in love, was already obsessed with Xu Zongwen!
But Xu Zongwen is a powerful enemy of Yan State, and these two people are destined to have no good results...
