Wei Huan had guarded seven counties. Xian was famous for the Qing Dynasty. He was also appointed as a court captain. He was promoted to four ranks in nine ranks, six in the minister's position, the second in the minister's position, and then the prince and tutor, with the title of Duke of Jingzhao County.
It has great reputation in the North Country.
He once advised Shihu to be kind to the people and reduce hunting, and his words were also sharp.
The stone tiger was cruel, but he was kind and generous, and he was given grain and silk.
Now he spoke frankly to advise Ran Min, but it led to the disaster of destroying his family. Wei Huan's entire family was killed in the street, and the people of Yedu sighed.
This also cast a shadow over Ran Min's expedition to Xiangguo.
A feeling of loss spread from the people to the Wei army, but Ran Min turned a blind eye.
In November of the first year of Wei Yongxing, Ran Minggong led more than 100,000 cavalry to attack Xiangguo.
The news reached Chen Liu. Although Li Yue had no special feelings for Wei Jian, he went out with his army and killed his direct ministers and important ministers first, which was very unknown.
During the former Zhao Dynasty, Liu Cong was arrogant and violent, killing without restraint, and killed officials at every turn. His cruelty was not inferior to that of Shi Hu. Chen Yuanda, the imperial censor, chained his hands and feet and pointed out Liu Cong's wrongdoing in politics. Liu Cong was so angry that he was still angry, but he still didn't. Kill him.
During the life-and-death battle between Huayi and Huayi, Ran Min killed Wei Huan's family, which had shaken the foundation of Ran Wei.
Chang Wei asserted: "I'm afraid there is no chance of winning this battle."
"Director Ran Min is on the battlefield. Maybe he can win one or two big victories to restore people's hearts." Li Yue consoled him.
As long as Xiangguo is conquered, the negative impact of killing Wei Huan can be offset by a great victory.
"There is a saying in Zuo Zhuan: If you prosper by this, you will perish by this! Ran Min established a country with martial arts. If he keeps winning big, nothing will happen. If he loses big, he will be in danger of overthrowing."
Li Yue had already learned about Ran Min's confidence in force.
Relying too much on force is not a good thing for a monarch.
Chang Wei took a sip of tea and continued: "Ran Min had three faults. One, as a human minister, he killed two kings and usurped the throne. The other was that he started by killing the Hu people. The Hu people were not destroyed, so he turned to try to borrow the Hu people. His power was capricious, which not only won the hearts of the barbarians, but also disappointed the people of the country. The third was that he was good at killing Wang Mo, Wang Yan, Wei Huan and other scholars."
In just over a year, Ran Min climbed from being a general conquering the captives with no military power to becoming the emperor. It can be said that he was impatient.
There is nothing wrong with being impatient, but being capricious and changing at the drop of a hat leaves the people below Ran Wei at a loss as to what to do.
Crossing the river by touching Ran Min is of great significance to Yanzhou.
Firstly, we can see clearly the crux of the contradictions in Hebei, and secondly, we can avoid repeating the mistakes of Ran Min.
Just when he was getting excited, Zhang Shengye came to report, "Captain, the Yan army has gone south, and Yan Lord Murong Jun led an army of 100,000 to patrol Zhangwu and Hejian counties!"
Li Yue was shocked, the real threat was coming.
When Shi Hu died last year, the Yan State was ready to move and assembled an army of 200,000. However, it was frightened because Shi Min and Pingji destroyed Shi Chong in a battle and killed 30,000 surrendered soldiers.
This year, the battles of Yebei and Cangting broke out continuously, which made Yan State dare not move.
But now that Shi Min led his army to conquer Xiang State to the west of Jizhou, Murong Jun couldn't wait to march from the southeast of Jizhou.
Although Ran Min fought these few battles vigorously, they actually consumed Hebei's vitality. As the snipe and clam fought in Yecheng and Xiangguo, the Murong family came to reap the benefits.
Zhang Shengye said: "Murong Jun sent troops from Longcheng in September and confronted Deng Huan's tribe in Le'an for more than 20 days. He could not defeat them, so he left Murong Chui to besiege him and led his army southward."
The Yan army went south, making the battle of Xiangguo full of variables.
If Ran Min can quickly defeat Xiangguo, Murong Jun will definitely retreat, but if there is a stalemate, Ran Min's situation will not be good.
But at this time, Ran Min killed Wei Jian's family, and people's hearts were shaken.
With Ran Wei occupying the Northern Kingdom, Li Yue still has a few chances to seize Yanzhou, but if the Murong family establishes a foothold in Jizhou, he will have no chance at all.
"Zhangwu and Hejian are important places in the east of Hebei. If they fall into the hands of the Murong family, not only will Ranwei be in danger, but Qingyan and Qingzhou will also disappear!" Chang Wei said in a deep voice.
"Sir, are you saying that someone is going to send troops?"
After Shi Hu's attack on Jicheng was defeated, the Murong family was not idle, and successively annexed Fuyu and Yuwenbu. Murong Ke repeatedly defeated Goguryeo, and the Goguryeo army huddled in northern Liaoning and did not dare to look west.
"If we don't send troops, the Yan army will patrol Zhangwu, Hejian, Bohai and other counties, look west to Xiang and Ye, sit back and watch the success or failure, and Deng Huan's tribe will become a turtle in the urn. If we send troops, the Yan army will be vigorous and the victory or defeat will be unpredictable. Only the governor can decide by himself." "Yes." Chang Wei wrinkled the word "Sichuan" on his forehead.
The situation changed so fast that it caught people off guard.
Since ancient times, those who are good at planning are numerous, but those who are good at making decisions are few. Therefore, not just anyone can become a monarch.
The Black Cloud Army fought vigorously in the south of the river because there were no ruthless characters in the Central Plains. Be it Zhang Yu or Liu Guo, they certainly had the strength, but they were not capable.
The Yan State is different. Counting from Murong Xin, it has developed in Liaodong for more than sixty years.
There are many famous generals in the clan, Murong Ke is famous all over the world, Murong Chui is brave enough to champion the three armies, and there are also famous generals and ministers such as Murong Ping, Murong Jun, Mu Yugen, Feng Yi, Yang Qian, and Huang Fuzhen.
Such a major matter is not only related to the situation in Hebei, but also related to the future of Yanzhou.
Li Yue then summoned Cui Jin, Zhou Qian, Chen Duan, Xin Can and others to discuss. Mi Jin, Qin Biao and other newly promoted generals were present, and Gao Yun, Dong Chao, Zu Zheng and others from Heiyun Lang accompanied the guards. On the side.
Xin Can was the first to object, "Hebei is full of barbarians, why should we get involved? If the Murong clan goes south, Yanzhou can rely on the imperial court to fight against them."
The imperial court Xin Can spoke of was naturally Jiangdong.
"Humph, the court? Does the court care about my life or death? I'm afraid that once Murong comes, the court will retreat in a hurry!" Chen Duan said disdainfully.
Jiangdong had tricked the refugee commander not once or twice, but people like Xin Can were still full of illusions about them.
If Jiangdong can stay close to him, the sows will climb trees.
Cui Jin said: "The Murong clan is very likely to unite with the Xiang Kingdom. If Yecheng is defeated and the Murong clan sweeps Hebei, how can we have a foothold in Henan?"
Mi Jin said: "Our Heiyun Army may not be afraid of his Murong clan!"
It's not a matter of fear, but falling into a bitter battle with Yan State in advance will only consume the little wealth Yanzhou has finally accumulated.
Yanzhou, the land of the Four Battles, has a long way to go.
Qin Biao cupped his hands and said: "Since we will have to fight the Yan people sooner or later, why should we be afraid of our hands and feet?"
"Bold." Chen Duan glanced at him sideways, dissatisfied with his sharpness.
"My subordinate made a mistake." Qin Biao quickly apologized.
Li Yue waved his hand. Qin Biao had always been brave and fearless, so he naturally spoke impulsively.
In fact, Li Yue had already made up his mind whether to send troops or not. He summoned everyone to discuss the matter, mainly to see what they thought.
People's hearts are moving.
If there are too many internal differences, it is natural that we cannot work together to deal with the outside world.
Mi Jin and Qin Biao represented the Black Cloud Army and had high morale. Cui Jin agreed to send troops, Chen Duan was noncommittal, and Zhou Qian said nothing and had little interest in the army.
As for Xin Can, he was ignored as a literati. He was originally asked to participate, so he just gathered the number of people, listened to nonsense, and livened up the atmosphere. The effect was not bad...
"Gao Yun, what do you think?" Li Yue turned to Hei Yunlang who was standing aside.
(End of chapter)
