A thousand-year-old family that began with the Battle of Makino

Chapter 481 The Xianbei people are eloquent and express their loyalty to Sima.

Even though Murong Xuan's words were sparkling, Tuoba Gui still hesitated:
"We are all Xianbei people, and we don't want to kill each other, but Taiwei Sima has issued an order, and we must see the heads of your father and son."

Murong Xin knelt down and bowed to Tuoba Gui and Duan Peng:
"My nephew knew this and put the two uncles in trouble, but the Han people are Han people after all and are different from us, so why did we obey the Han people's orders and massacre our own people?
If the two uncles have trouble making a decision, they should bring me to Commander Sima. As long as they meet Commander Sima, my nephew will definitely be able to persuade Commander Sima to let me go. "

Tuoba Gui and Duan Peng looked at each other. Tuoba Gui made up his mind and said proudly:
"Okay, since you, a wolf cub, can risk your life for the tribe, I, Tuoba Gui, can also go with you for the Xianbei tribe. What do you think, old Duan?"

Duan Peng laughed and said, "You are not afraid of Tuoba Gui, so what should I be afraid of?"

At this time Murong Guishe spoke eagerly:

"I'll go with you. Master Sima wants us, father and son, but Xer'er is going alone, so I'm afraid Master Sima will be suspicious."

Murong Xuan turned around and said quickly:
"No, Abba, you can't go, you have to stay here and lead our Murong tribe.

If the child's departure is successful, the child will write a letter asking his father to come to the Han camp immediately to apologize to Master Sima.

If we can't go this way and my father sees that the child has not come back and the Han army attacks our side, please ask my father to avenge the child.

The fact that you are here is not a threat to Master Sima.

If our father and son are gone, Master Sima will be more confident, and I am afraid that we will be killed instead. "

"Old Murong, your son is right, you can't go.

If Master Sima really wants to exterminate all the Xianbei people, not only your Murong tribe, but also my Duan tribe and the Tuoba tribe will all rely on your leadership to find a way for the Xianbei people to survive. "

Duan Peng also helped.

Murong Guishe was not an indecisive person. He understood what Murong Xin and Duan Peng meant and immediately agreed to stay.

August 3rd
There are only a few hours left before Sima Shi gives the Xianbei people the last time.

Just when Sima Division was about to give the order for the army to march towards Youbeiping and the subordinate division to attack, someone came to report that Tuoba Gui and Duan Peng were back.

Master Sima narrowed his eyes and felt that the matter was not simple. He sneered in his heart and asked someone to bring him in.

Tuoba Gui and Duan Peng immediately came in from outside the tent and knelt down directly on the ground:

"Tuoba Gui of Tuoba Department/Duan Peng of Duan Department, pay homage to Lord Taiwei."

"Have you completed the mission assigned to you by this bus?"

The two men immediately replied: "Fortunately, the mission has been fulfilled."

Then someone pushed the tied up Murong Xin in.

"Murong Xin, the guilty minister of the Ministry of Crime, pays homage to Lord Taiwei."

Master Sima did not reply immediately, but turned to look at Tuoba Gui and the others and said coldly:
"I asked you to bring the heads of Murong Guishe and Murong Xin. Where are the heads? Where is Murong Guishe?"

The two of them knelt on the ground, their heads buried deep in the ground, not daring to reply. Their backs were soaked with sweat and showed water stains.

The air seemed to solidify into ice. Just when the two of them were about to lose their strength, a voice came:
"Your Excellency, please forgive me."

Master Sima turned around and saw Murong Xin lying on the ground.

"You are a traitor to the Han, what do you have to say?"

"The guilty minister's crime of treason against the Han Dynasty is unpardonable, but this is not the truth. The guilty minister wants to tell the lieutenant the truth in full. Even if he dies, he will have no regrets.

When Murong's tribe was able to join the army and use the fertile pastures in western Liaoning, it was the grace of his revered father Sima Taishi. Everyone in Murong's tribe was ungrateful.

In particular, my father Murong Guishe was grateful for the kindness of Grand Master Sima, so he took the Han name Guishe. This was because he wanted his descendants to remember Grand Master from generation to generation.

Last year, there was turmoil within the imperial court and many princes were killed. Zhang Ke, the governor of western Liaoning at the time, told our father and son that because of the reserve position and the throne, someone in the imperial court wanted to harm Lord Sima.

Upon hearing the news, the guilty minister and his son were worried day and night, fearing that something unexpected might happen to Lord Sima.

Until I heard that King Xihe, who was supported by the Grand Master, was defeated, in order to fear that the court would harm you, the Crime Department decided to raise troops.

When my father and son spread the news throughout western Liaoning that Master Sima was in danger, the other Xianbei tribes in western Liaoning responded one after another. This was because they wanted to repay the kindness of the grand master for surviving.

When we reached Youbeiping, we suddenly heard that Lord Taiwei was leading troops to attack. Only then did we know that we had fallen into the trap of Zhang Ke, the governor of Liaoxi.

In a rage, my father beheaded Zhang Ke, and he was in panic all day long.

In the end, it was decided to let the guilty minister come to show the Lord Taiwei that my Murong tribe had never had any intention of betraying the Sima family.

If your Excellency thinks that not killing the guilty minister and his son is not enough to explain to the court, please forgive Murong's clan members and only kill me, my father and my son. "

An apology letter expressing loyalty to Sima Shi echoed in Sima Shi's ears.

Master Sima's eyes were dim and uncertain, and he was obviously thinking carefully about the pros and cons.

Not long after, Murong Xuan only heard Sima Shi's cold and slightly intimate words:
"Nonsense, allowing you to join us is the decision of the imperial court, that is, the decision of the emperor. Why should I repay my father alone, and even more so my Sima family?

Now you are raising troops and causing chaos just because of the words of a treacherous official. Although this is not your original intention, you are still wrong about the Han Dynasty.

The imperial court came to Liaoxi with no money and food, just because of a misunderstanding. Wouldn't it be treating national affairs as a child's play? "

Murong Xin knew there was something going on as soon as he heard this, and immediately replied:

"Master Taiwei has taught me that I, Murong, am originally a person outside the realm of transformation. With the permission of the Taishi, I have been able to bathe in the royal status and know honor and disgrace, as well as kindness and righteousness.

However, it is precisely because he was naturalized not long ago that he regards Master Sima as the imperial court. From now on, I, Murong Department, will definitely correct myself and will never easily listen to evil words to confuse the public and do things that are harmful to the great man.

I also ask Lord Taiwei to indicate that Murong will be willing to accept any punishment. "Are you really willing to do anything?" "

"really."

"Okay." Master Sima asked Tuoba Gui and Duan Peng to get up together:
"Although you caught Murong Xin, you still failed to complete the task assigned to you by this bus, so you must not go unpunished.

Are you willing to hand over a thousand cattle and ten thousand sheep each, and a thousand tribesmen from each of you, to be controlled by the Liaodong Governor? "

Tuoba Gui and the others did not dare to resist, so they had no choice but to agree.

"As for the Murong tribe, since the death penalty can be pardoned, but the living crime cannot be escaped, I order you, the Murong tribe, to hand over three thousand clan members and send them to Liaodong, under the control of the Liaodong Governor.

Hand over another 2,000 cattle and 20,000 sheep.

You, Murong Xin, will take a thousand men into the garrison of the capital to garrison the city for the emperor to pay for his sins. Are you willing? "

Although Murong Xin felt sorry for the loss, he still knelt down and said:
"Murong Xuan expresses his gratitude to Lord Taiwei for his kindness on behalf of the Murong Department. Everyone in the Murong Department will never forget Lord Taiwei's kindness."

Master Sima was very happy, but still said: "It is not my kindness, but the kindness of the court."

Murong Xin immediately changed his words and said, "Yes, this humble minister is confused. It is the favor of the imperial court."

After solving the rebellion in western Liaoning, Sima Shi was very happy and smiled at the generals:

"This time we suppressed the rebellion and won a complete victory without spending a single soldier. Now it's clear that we can send an order to reward the three armies. They will not return until they are drunk."

These Han generals were very happy to receive benefits and went to make arrangements one after another.

The source of food is, of course, the atonements sent by the Xianbei tribes.

Just when Sima Shi was pacifying western Liaoning, the Han's southern expedition took a huge turn.

August 5
Wu general Lu Kang, who was stationed in Wuchang, received a letter secretly sent by Ding Feng and learned that 10,000 troops and tens of thousands of naval troops had arrived.

After careful consideration, I believe that if we keep it for a long time, we will break it, and we must break this dilemma.

Fortunately, these days, Lu Kang already knew that the Han army was invading the south. It was the Han Emperor who came in person, and he already knew the location of the Han Emperor's camp.

That night, Lu Kang sent a brave general to break through the encirclement and deliver the secret message to Chaisangding's office behind Wuchang.

After getting Lu Kang's plan, Ding Feng immediately took action.

August
Ding Feng led Wu's elite navy to break through the Han navy's defense line from the Yangtze River and raided behind the Han army's camp.

Then his troops attacked Liu Chen's camp. At this time, Lu Kang also led the Wu army out of Wuchang City and attacked Liu Chen's camp with Ding Feng.

When the Han army saw that the emperor's camp was under attack, their formations were in chaos and countless people were defeated. The Wu army was able to cover up and pursue them for more than 20 miles. Only then did Lu Kang order to return to the city and seize military supplies and equipment.

Liu Chen's Nanzheng was defeated, and Dongxing on the other side was not much better.

After many days of attacking without any effect, Prime Minister Wu Sun Wei arrived with reinforcements, so he had to retreat temporarily.

August 12

Liu Chen gathered the remaining troops in Jiangling. Because he lost all his supplies, he had to order his troops to return to the court.

This southern expedition not only failed but also resulted in the loss of more than 10,000 soldiers.

Originally, Liu Chen wanted to rely on the Southern Expedition to stabilize his throne. Unexpectedly, not only was he not stabilized, but he also lost all his prestige.

September
The army of Sima Division returned to the court.

Liu Chen was defeated in the Southern Expedition, and Sima Division pacified Western Liaoning without spending a single soldier. In contrast, Liu Chen's prestige dropped to the bottom of the valley.

Coupled with the fact that Sima Yi was the Grand Master, the power in the court almost fell into the hands of the Sima family.

In particular, Sima Shi not only held military power, but also served as the Yushi Zhongcheng, and had the power to punish. This made officials not afraid of Liu Chen, but only feared Sima Shi.

Pingnan three years
Prime Minister Fei Yi died of illness, and Liu Chen planned to appoint Bai Jun's son, Situ Baibiao, as prime minister.

Unexpectedly, everyone in the government and the public elected Taiwei Sima Shi. This was the first time Liu Chen had a head-on conflict with Sima Shi.

Liu Chen had to rely on Grand Master Bai Yu to resist the pressure from Grand Master Sima Yi, and Situ Baibiao resisted the intimidation from Master Sima.

After two months of open and covert fighting.

After Bai's maximum efforts, Sima's strategy failed, and Bai Biao, whom Liu Chen wanted to recommend, also failed.

The position of prime minister eventually fell into the hands of Ting Wei Qing Jia Chong.

Fortunately, Jia Chong was a loyal Han official, which could be regarded as Liu Chen's initial victory.

September
Liu Chen deeply felt that the Sima family had too much power and began his own counterattack.

Empress Cui's younger brother Cui Cong was appointed as the general of chariots and cavalry, and part of the military power of the Sima Division was taken away.

He also released Sima Zhao, who was originally favored, and became the governor of Qingzhou, and kicked him out of the central minister's desk, causing the Sima family to lose another arm.

September

Liu Chen conspired with the cavalry general Cui Cong, former general Baicheng, Shangshu Pushe Meng Huo, and Taichang Xiahouxuan to abolish the Sima Division and appoint Taichang Xiahouxuan as the Taiwei to take charge of the daily military affairs of the country.

(End of this chapter)