After the rise of the Kipchak Khanate twenty years ago, it sent 100,000 troops to invade Yongliang, striving to make Yongliang an outpost for the invasion of the Zhou Dynasty. The Kipchaks were unstoppable in Yongliang in only half a month, and they suffered heavy losses. The Dazhou garrison in Yongliang territory attacked Jincheng, the capital of Yongliang territory··························
In order to prevent the Kipchak Khanate's conspiracy, the Forbidden Army of the Great Zhou Dynasty was ordered to rush to help, and a bloody battle broke out between the two sides in Jincheng in Yongliang territory.
In this battle, known as the Battle of Jincheng in history, after a month-long back and forth, both sides suffered heavy casualties. The Zhou army suffered 30,000 casualties and the Kipchaks suffered 20,000 casualties.
Although the casualties of the Kipchaks were much smaller, as a nomadic people, the Kipchaks, despite implementing the policy of all-people soldiers, were far inferior to those of the Zhou Dynasty in terms of number of soldiers. In addition, they saw reinforcements from the Zhou Dynasty arriving in a steady stream. Realizing that if we continue to hold on in Yongliang, it is very likely that we will not be able to leave by then, so in the end the Kipchaks wisely chose to withdraw and completely gave up their plan to annex Yongliang.
In the following ten years, although there were always frictions between the Zhou Dynasty and the Kipchaks in Yongliang territory, the lessons learned from the Battle of Jincheng kept the Kipchaks from making large-scale invasions and only dared to engage in small fights on the border.
That is to say, in the Battle of Jincheng where the Great Zhou Dynasty lost the tactics but won the strategy, the 23-year-old Zhongshan Hou Yue Heng became a third-rank officer of the Great Zhou Longxiang Forbidden Army by virtue of his military exploits. At this time, Yue Heng's future was bright. Well, just when he was so proud and ready to propose marriage to the Wen family to marry his beloved girl, unexpectedly, Cheng Yaojin came out halfway!
This person is Murong Lun...
At that time, Murong Lun was not the current head of the Murong family. He was the Minister of Household Affairs in the Cabinet Cabinet of the Great Zhou Dynasty. He was just a sixth-rank member of the Ministry of Rites. At that time, his boss was Wen Shanhe, the left minister of the Ministry of Rites. Like Yue Heng, Murong Lun also fell in love with his boss's precious daughter
Although compared to ordinary people, the sixth rank is already a very big official, but for Yue Heng, who was already from the third rank of the Longxiang Army, this was not a problem at all. However, except for the sixth rank official, In addition to being a member of the imperial family, Murong Lun also has an even more famous name, that is, he is the eldest son of the Murong family!
Since Li Chao of the Great Zhou Dynasty, the Murong family has been a frequent visitor to the core of the power of the Great Zhou Dynasty. Over the past hundreds of years, the family has produced countless high-ranking officials. Within five generations, there have been three cabinet ministers, and their disciples and former officials are all over the world. , is truly a top-notch valve!
Therefore, as the eldest son of the Murong family, although Murong Lun was only a small sixth-grade Yuanwailang at the time, his future was bright. His family would pave the way for him to reach the peak of power in the Great Zhou Dynasty, allowing him to Become one of the most powerful people in Dazhou.
But even so, Yue Heng was still very confident in moving from the third rank to the sixth rank. He felt that Murong Lun, who relied on the Murong family, had a bright future. However, he, Yue Heng, had succeeded in graduating from the third rank to the Longxiang Army at a young age, and he would not be able to do so in the future. Absolutely not bad, he is very confident that Wen He can accept his marriage proposal.
But what he never expected was that Wen Shanhe did not choose him, but Murong Lun...
The rejected Yue Heng could not accept this result. He could not accept his beloved girl marrying another man. After several attempts to persuade Wen Shanhe to no avail, Wen Ling'er and Murong Lun were about to get engaged. The emotional Yue Heng Heng made the worst choice and made a big fuss at the engagement ceremony between Murong Lun and Wen Ling'er.
This matter went all the way to the hands of the emperor, and the Murong family was even more furious about it. They mobilized all officials to demand severe punishment for Yue Heng. Although Yue Heng was the Marquis of Zhongshan and a third-rank Longxiang military official, facing the Murong family This top family member's power is simply not enough.
After the Murong family mobilized hundreds of officials to request orders, Emperor Renxuan directly imprisoned Yue Heng. In the end, Wen Ling'er couldn't bear to see Yue Heng dismissed from his official position and went to beg Murong Lun, asking Murong Lun to come forward to ask the family to stop. Yue Heng Then he walked out of prison.
Although he was released from prison, Yue Heng's career as a third-grade Longxiang military officer was completely lost, and he was directly demoted to a commander. Although Yue Heng also achieved some military achievements later, due to the interference of the Murong family, No one dared to promote him, and Yue Heng had wasted more than twenty years. The high-spirited young general turned into a frustrated official in his late fifties.
Originally, if he continued like this, Yue Heng would be nothing more than a commander until his death. However, the Luo'an Incident changed his fate!
The Luo'an Incident completely split the dignitaries of the Great Zhou Dynasty into two factions, one supported Lin Shize and Prince Zheng Jiang Guang, and the other supported Shangguan Hongyuan.
The Murong family chose the former, while Yue Heng stayed in Luo'an and served Shangguan Hongyuan. At that time, Lin Shize took away many soldiers of the Forbidden Army, so Shangguan Hongyuan, who was short of manpower at the time, gave Yue Heng to He was promoted and allowed the commander of the Xuanwu Forbidden Army to participate in the battle against Shu...
In the battle against Shu, Yue Heng fought bravely and fearlessly. He made numerous military exploits and killed tens of thousands of Shu troops. He won the praise of Shangguan Hongyuan. Yue Heng's attitude was to repay Shangguan Hongyuan. Yue Heng really thought so about the kindness of knowing someone. After wasting most of his life, he was naturally very grateful for Shangguan Hongyuan's trust and promotion and wanted to repay Shangguan Hongyuan.
However, in addition to repaying Shangguan Hongyuan, there was another reason why they fought so hard in the battle against Shu, and that was to take revenge on the Murong family!
Yue Heng knew that the Murong family chose to support the Southern Tour Court, and Murong Lun even became a high official in the Southern Tour Court, so he attacked Rongcheng as quickly as possible, destroyed the Southern Tour Court, appeared in front of them as a winner, and beheaded Murong with his own hands. Lun's dog head, let this pretentious top family member pay the price!
The Murong family not only snatched away his beloved girl, but also suppressed him for twenty years, almost ruining his life. If he doesn't avenge this, how can he be a human being?
Just when Yue Heng was standing in front of Murong Mansion, Murong Lun was very relaxed and eating breakfast with his wife Wen. Compared to Murong Lun who looked calm, Wen didn't seem so calm. , although she is nearly fifty years old, the well-maintained Wen still looks graceful and elegant, but at this time, her face shows a trace of anxiety and uneasiness... ···············
Feeling the expression on his wife's face, Murong Lun picked up the tea cup and took a sip of tea. He finally stood up and prepared to go to meet the guests. Seeing that her husband was about to leave, Mrs. Wen finally couldn't help but shouted:
"Ms. sir!"
Murong Lun stopped when he heard this, his expression was calm but he did not look back. At this moment, Mrs. Wen said softly:
"protect yourself!"
After hearing this answer, Murong Lun had a smile on his face and said lightly:
"rest assured!"
After saying that, Murong Lun walked out of the room. How could he not know that his wife was the high-spirited young general in his heart? But he didn't care. He was Murong Lun, and the one he loved must stay with her no matter what. By his side!
Murong Lun originally thought that Wen stopped him because he was begging him to spare Yue Heng like he did before, but Wen's answer made Murong Lun very happy. This shows that compared to his lover back then, Wen's heart at this time What I care more about is his husband-in-law and his current family.
At this time, outside the door of Murong Mansion, just when Yue Heng was about to break in, the closed door of Murong Mansion opened. A handsome young man in green clothes slowly walked out of the door and came to Yue Heng. Heng bowed slightly in front of him and said:
"You are General Yue, right? My father invites you to come to the house to have a talk?"
Yue Heng couldn't help but look up and down at the young man in white. Although it was the first time he saw this young man, looking at the young man's face, Yue Heng felt some unforgettable familiarity among the strangers... ············He immediately realized something, his heart ached but he still asked coldly:
"What's your name? Who are you Murong Lun?"
The young man heard this and said without being humble or arrogant:
"My name is Murong Zhengshan, and Murong Lun is my father!"
Although he had guessed the answer a long time ago, when he heard this answer, Yue Heng felt distressed and a little lonely.
It turns out that Ling'er's son is already this big!
After he was released from prison, Yue Heng also tried to contact Wen Ling'er secretly several times to renew their relationship, but was ruthlessly rejected by Wen Ling'er. Yue Heng also once blamed Wen Ling'er for being unkind and unrighteous. , free-spirited, but later by chance, after knowing how he escaped from prison, Yue Heng gradually realized Wen Ling'er's difficulties. Forgetting each other is the best choice for each other and his family.
Later, although Yue Heng also married a wife and had children as he grew older and needed to inherit the family, Wen Ling'er was always the white moonlight in his heart that he could not let go of.
Looking at Murong Zhengshan in front of him with complicated eyes, Yue Heng didn't say anything and just led the soldiers into Murong's mansion. Under the guidance of Murong Zhengshan, Yue Heng quickly arrived at the main hall of Murong's mansion. , where a gentle and elegant middle-aged man is waiting for him!
Although they had not seen each other for almost ten years, Yue Heng felt hatred and murderous intent pouring out of his heart when he faced any smiling face.
Without waiting for Murong Lun, the master, to speak, Yue Heng sat directly in front of Murong Lun, looked into Murong Lun's eyes and said coldly:
"Murong Lun, you haven't thought about today!"
After listening to Yue Heng's words, Murong Lun smiled and said:
"I really didn't think about it. I have to say, General Yue, you surprised me..."
As soon as these words came out, Murong Lun felt a sense of revenge, and Yue Heng asked coldly:
"Do you know why I came today?"
Murong Lun slightly nodded and said:
"certainly!"
"But in my opinion, it's time to retaliate, so it's better to forget about this matter. General Yue, you should understand that if I, Murong Lun, want to deal with you, you won't survive until now. You are now the commander of the Xuanwu Army. Why should high-ranking officials dwell on what happened back then?”
Looking at Murong Lun with a sincere face, Yue Heng suddenly laughed wildly, so much that tears almost came out of his eyes.
"Hahaha, Murong Lun, you actually want me to forget it, right? Your Murong family has been riding on top of me and bullied me for more than 20 years, and you actually want me to forget it now, right?"
At the end, Yue Heng's words became more and more fierce, and the look he looked at Murong Lun became more and more cruel, as if he wanted to tear Murong Lun into pieces!
Looking at the crazy Yue Heng, Murong Lun sighed and said helplessly:
"General Yue, it seems you don't want to make things right anymore?"
"snort!"
Yue Heng snorted coldly, threw the sword on his waist at Murong Lun's feet, and said with cold eyes:
"Murong Lun, if you commit suicide today, I can consider letting your entire Murong family live, otherwise your Murong family will be littered with corpses today!"
Listening to Yue Heng's unabashed threat, the smile on Murong Lun's face gradually faded. He looked at Yue Heng and said seriously:
"I promised Ling'er that I would let you go. I don't want to break my promise and become a person who breaks my word. However, I am the head of the Murong family. You should not threaten me with the Murong family. This is the worst thing you can do in your life. The wrong thing······················"
Just when Yue Heng opened his mouth and wanted to say something, Murong Lun clapped his hands gently, and a middle-aged man in Tsing Yi walked out immediately.
Seeing the appearance of the man in Tsing Yi, Yue Heng was stunned, as if he was very surprised to see this person here. However, the middle-aged man in Tsing Yi walked up to Yue Heng with no expression on his face and handed over a piece of order. Said to Yue Heng:
"Master Chief Assistant, if you hit Shanhou, you can return to Luo'an without delay!"
Although he knew very well that Chen Jingyu, the commander of the Supervision Department in front of him, represented the will of Shangguan Hongyuan, the chief assistant, and the black and white words on the order were also written by the chief assistant, but feeling the pity in Murong Lun's eyes in front of him, Yue Heng felt the grief and indignation in his heart. He clenched his fists and wore rough clothes, as if he was making a decision.
Seeing Yue Heng like this, Chen Jingyu sternly scolded:
"Master Yue Heng, the chief minister, has been very kind to you. Do you want to disobey the order and betray the chief minister?"
Yue Heng burst into tears when the big hat was pulled off, and the grief and indignation in his heart could not be increased. However, thinking of the kindness of his chief assistant to him, he turned around and prepared to lead his troops to leave. At this moment, there was a message behind him. A faint voice comes
"General Yue, wait!"
As he finished speaking, Murong Lun picked up the saber Yue Heng dropped on the ground, walked to Yue Heng's side and put the saber back into the scabbard, then faced Yue Heng's murderous eyes and said calmly as always:
"General Yue, this knife is a good one. I believe you will use it. Please keep it well..." ·····”
(This may be the best chapter I have ever written. It is very refreshing to write it in one go! If you readers think it is good, please give me some feedback!)
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