Fanyang, twenty miles west of the city, is a dilapidated mountain temple. Murong Lan, masked in black scarf, stands on a high loess platform in front of the temple. More than two hundred Lu clan members with yellow scarves on their heads are standing on wooden sticks and pushing Small cars stood under the stage, densely packed, filling this small open space. Some people even climbed up the cypress trees on both sides, vying to catch a glimpse of Murong, who was famous in the land of Yanzhao. The style of the Spy Queen.
A capable Murong family guard walked out from among more than a dozen guards holding scimitars, and said in a deep voice to the audience: "People of the Lu clan, please stop making noise. This is our eldest princess Murong Lan of Dayan. Princess Lan, whom you have heard of, today, she will tell you what to do after departure."
The audience gradually became quiet, and a voice shouted: "Princess Lan, we are all from the Lu family. We come from more than 30 villages hundreds of miles around Fanyang. We said we wanted to come to repay the Murong family for accepting me." Lu's favor, but Pugong said that he wants us to fully obey your command. If you have any orders, you can tell us. However, we are all civilians, not combatants. I'm afraid we won't be able to help charge into the battle. .”
As soon as these words came out, many voices in the audience echoed: "Yes, Princess Lan, we are all farmers. We only know how to farm and are strong, but we don't know how to fight. Helping Dayan is what we must do. It’s okay, but don’t let our lives go in vain.”
"My wife has just become pregnant. Princess Lan can't let my mother-in-law be without a man like this."
Murong Lan's expression was calm, her beautiful eyes were flowing, and her clear gaze swept over the faces with different expressions in the audience. Her breath was like a blue, and her wonderful music was reverberating, like a unique and beautiful piano music, which stirred everyone's restless hearts. He calmed down: "Brothers, today we are here to work together for a great cause, to save our Dayan, not only to repay the kindness of your ancestors who were saved by our Murong family, but also for your descendants, It determines whether your wives and children can continue to live a safe and stable life like you have for decades."
The voices in the audience gradually subsided, and everyone looked at Murong Lan. Murong Lan took off her black scarf, and her stunning face was revealed in front of everyone. Her breathtaking beauty made these most likely I have never been out of the village much in my life, and I have only seen some village women and peasants, and my mouth is watering.
Murong Lan smiled slightly and said seriously: "Today we are together, there is no distinction between superior and inferior. This is my true appearance, Murong Lan. For decades, I have not shown it to others easily. Except for my relatives of the Murong family, only I I have met my husband Liu Yu, and also in the Southern Dynasties and Eastern Jin Dynasty. For very special reasons, I showed it once. Everyone, today I, Murong Lan, meet you in my true self, just to tell you that my words are the same as my face. No lies whatsoever.”
A loud voice sounded from the audience: "Pugong can trust Princess Lan, what can we not trust? Princess Lan, just say it if you have anything to say, and you will go through fire and water without hesitation."
Everyone shouted: "I will go through fire and water, no matter what."
Murong Lan said calmly: "Everyone, I want your help this time. We don't need you to fight in battle. Just like when we established the Yan Dynasty, we never needed to directly levy taxes or draw taxes from everyone. This is the ancestor of our Murong clan. The agreement we made with your ancestors of the Lu family has been maintained to this day. Now when Dayan is in crisis, we still abide by this agreement. Even if all the Xianbei tribe members are separated from each other and every man has to be incorporated into the army, there will be no Recruit a male from your Lu family to join the battle."
"Because Dayan is the Dayan for all of us. It is not only the Dayan for the Xianbei people, but also for you Han people. The Han people cultivate the land, spin cloth, and produce food and cloth, while we Xianbei people fight in the army and protect everyone. We all Although it has been a bit more difficult to perform his duties due to the restoration of Yan Dynasty in recent years, and the taxes collected from everyone have been a bit heavier, these are only temporary. His Majesty has ordered that as long as the Yan army is repelled this time, Fan Yang will Including everyone who helped Dayan this time, the whole family will be exempted from military service for ten years. Not only that, but depending on the results of our battle, we will also give everyone the same reward according to the standards of combatants. "
A voice of surprise came from the audience: "Is it true, tax-free for ten years? Oh my God, the output of these ten years is enough for us to buy houses and land and live a good life."
Some people said in disbelief: "It's not such a good thing. If we transport food, can we make a great contribution? Besides, don't we have to transport food to the Wei army? Isn't this an advantage to the enemy?"
Murong Lan smiled slightly: "Everyone, please listen to my explanation. This time the Wei army is powerful, with more than 400,000 soldiers riding into the Central Plains. They are all cruel and barbaric Hu people outside the Great Wall, bloodthirsty and easy to kill. I believe many of you have heard this. What happened to relatives, friends, and other neighbors. If your Princess Pu hadn't surrendered to Tuoba Gui, I'm afraid Fan Yang would have been like other states and counties, ruthlessly slaughtered and looted by these barbarians. If Dayan hadn't Well, with the ferocity of these barbarians, they will definitely harm you, I know this best, because killing and robbing are the nature of these barbarians, and you should have experienced it best in the past hundred years."
A middle-aged man nodded and said: "Yes, Princess Lan is right. Over the years, the Huns, Jie people, and Di people have made us suffer. Even the former Qin King Fu Jian, who was known as a benevolent monarch, also conscripted us. During the Southern Expedition, many descendants never came back. Only the Murong family allowed us to live a comfortable life for a few years. The Hu people of Wei are said to be more barbaric and cruel than the Jie thieves. If we rule under their rule, we will really be in trouble in the future. Become a slave."
Murong Lan nodded: "Yes, this elder brother is right, but don't worry, everyone, we will not let you go into battle. Although the Wei army is powerful this time, we Yan are not vegetarians. No matter what, Er We still have more than 100,000 cavalry. Just like the previous battle at Yecheng, we defeated the enemy and beheaded tens of thousands. The reason why we did not launch a full-scale attack was because the Wei army had many cavalry. After defeat, we could not eliminate them. Let them We continue to wander around Hebei, but in the end it is the people who suffer, so we have made a plan this time to capture the thief first, capture the king, kill Tuoba Gui in one battle, solve the foreign troubles once and for all, and create eternal peace!"
The middle-aged man's expression changed: "Isn't that right? Kill Tuoba Gui directly? I heard that he was under heavy guard. Is that possible?"
Murong Lan smiled confidently: "With your help, we will create an opportunity for our elite soldiers to assassinate Tuoba Gui. This operation is codenamed Shenhebei, and your bugle is called Yongwu. We They call each other brothers and sisters!"
