Murong Hong rolled his eyes a few times, and an idea quickly came to his mind.
"Come here, please send the envoys of the higher state to the golden tent to rest quickly. We will discuss the matter of going to Beijing to see you later. There is no rush." Murong Hong said with a smile.
After a few perfunctory polite words, Murong Hong sent the Chu envoy to settle down, and entertained the Chu envoy hospitably with good wine, meat and the best Hu Ji.
Later, Murong Hong summoned the leaders of various tribes to discuss whether they should go to Yecheng to meet the Emperor of Chu.
Those Hu chieftains were not fools. Of course they could see that Emperor Chu's decree was to wipe out Xianbei in the east without spending a single soldier. These Hu chieftains were mostly opposed to Murong Hong's move.
Meeting.
Murong Hong himself was naturally even more unwilling to take risks alone. You must know that although he was regarded as a master of Eastern Xianbei, many tribal leaders under his command were eyeing his position, wishing that he would be killed by Emperor Chu so that these talents would have a chance to fight for it.
His position as an adult.
Although Murong Hong did not intend to go to Yecheng to take risks, he did not dare to offend Yan Liang. He was only afraid that if he angered Yan Liang, he would be summoned to the army to punish him.
The Chu army now rules China, and its military might is so strong. If Murong Hong unified the east and west, Xianbei, he might still have the strength to challenge Yan Liang. In this situation, if the Chu army invades, it will give Tuoba power
That kid can take advantage of this opportunity.
After weighing everything, Murong Hong finally thought of a way.
On the one hand, Murong Hong refused to go to Yecheng for an audience on the grounds of sudden illness and physical discomfort.
On the other hand, Murong Hong sent his two sons to Yecheng to meet the saint on his behalf.
Murong Hong had many wives and concubines, including more than a dozen sons, so many that he could not even count them, so there was nothing to worry about just picking a few concubines and sending them to Yecheng as hostages.
Murong Hong wanted to use this method to express his apology and appease Yan Liang's dissatisfaction.
The envoy from Chu came here according to the order. He knew that Murong Hong was pretending to be sick, but he had no choice but to take Murong Hong's two sons and set off to Yecheng at starry night.
A few days later, the mission returned to Yecheng.
The Chu envoy went to the main hall in person to return his orders, and took Murong Hong's two sons to the palace to meet the saint.
In the majestic Jinluan Hall, Tiger Guards and Yulin lined up on both sides, and murderous auras surged into the hall.
Yan Liang sat high on the dragon throne with cold eyes, looking down at His Highness Jin and the two sons of Murong who were kneeling.
"My father is seriously ill and cannot come to Beijing to see you. I feel very guilty. I specially sent my minister and two other people to come and apologize to His Majesty."
"I am here to offer you a thousand fine horses and three thousand cattle and sheep to your majesty, and ask your majesty to forgive my father's sin."
Two young boys from the Murong family, one defended his father, and the other offered him a large tribute in an attempt to win Yan Liang's forgiveness.
In the past, the emperors of the Han Dynasty also summoned Hu chieftains to join the court, but most of the Hu chieftains used Murong Hong's method to tactfully avoid them.
By making such a humble apology and then offering a large tribute, Murong Hong had given Yan Liang enough face.
He thought that Yan Liang announced his entry into the court just to beat him up. Now that the situation is like this, Yan Liang has gained face, and it is natural for him to step down and forgive his crime of not being in court.
Snap!
On the dragon throne, Yan Liang slapped the case fiercely, and the emperor was furious, and his murderous intent shocked everyone.
"Murong Hong is a piece of shit. My envoy saw him alive and kicking the first day, but he said he was sick the next day. He was obviously pretending to be sick and refused to see me. Does he think I am so easy to deceive?"
Yan Liang asked sternly, his thunderous voice making the hall buzz.
"Your Majesty, please calm down. My father will never dare to deceive Your Majesty. My father is indeed suddenly ill and cannot come to the pilgrimage in person."
"My father said that if he recovers from his illness someday, he will come to Yecheng in person to confess to His Majesty."
The two Murong Hu'er hurriedly defended themselves and continued to try to fool Yan Liang.
However, Yan Liang's eyes were as sharp as razor blades, and he shouted sternly: "Murong Hong doesn't know how to praise and dares to deceive me. How can I spare him? Tell him my will and send troops north soon. I will destroy that Murong Hong!"
After giving the order, the two Murong Hu'er were shocked and fell to their knees on the ground, saying that they were willing to sacrifice more cattle and sheep in order to appease Yan Liang's anger.
"Our great Chu country is so rich that we don't care about your cattle and sheep. When I destroy Murong Hong, all of your hundreds of thousands of cattle and sheep will be mine." Yan Liang said coldly.
In front of the two little boys, Yan Liang made no secret of his murderous intention, and only the two children of the Murong family were horrified.
Only then did they realize that the Emperor of Chu had long wanted to destroy them. The two of them came to Ye Jing to seek death themselves.
"Come here, drag these two boys out and behead them for flag sacrifice!" Yan Liang issued another killing order.
"Your Majesty, have mercy on me, Your Majesty, please have mercy on me~~" The two children fell on their knees in front of the palace, kowtowing to Yan Liang crazily and begging for mercy.
Yan Liang looked indifferent, glaring coldly at the two brats waiting to be slaughtered.
A group of Tiger Guards rushed up to Yulin and dragged out the two Murong children, dragging them out and beheading them mercilessly.
After a while, two huge and ugly human heads were presented to the main hall.
Yan Liang admired the bloody human head and said proudly: "Murong Hong refused to comply with my decree, which is tantamount to conspiracy. I will personally lead the army out of the fortress and wipe out Xianbei in the east in one fell swoop!"
When the order of the expedition was issued, the heads of the two Murong boys were sent to the border of Youzhou and hung in various cities to show the prestige of the Chu state.
The next day, Yan Liang personally led 80,000 infantry and cavalry, starting from Yecheng and marching toward Youzhou in a mighty manner.
Yan Liang killed Murong Hong's two sons, but did not kill all his followers. Instead, he released them back to Xianbei to promote the power of Chu.
The followers were so frightened that they peeed and fled back to the grassland in a panic. They reported the shocking news to Murong Hong.
After hearing this shocking news, Murong Hong was naturally shocked.
He originally thought that Yan Liang's edict to face the saint was just to take the opportunity to blackmail Xianbei. He sacrificed cattle, sheep and horses, and sent his son to Beijing as a hostage. This was enough to give Yan Liang face, so Yan Liang should comply.
After going down the ladder, Murong Hong will no longer have any ideas for him in a short time.
Who would have thought that Yan Liang would be so violent that he would kill his second son so cruelly.
"Tie Yan, you have gone too far to bully others. How can I, Murong Hong, let you bully me? I will definitely avenge you for killing your son!" Murong Hong was furious and his anger reached the extreme.
The Chu State was powerful, but Murong Hong was a leader of Xianbei in the east and his own son was slaughtered. If he could continue to swallow his anger and be a coward, then what prestige would he have to rule the Xianbei tribes?
In a rage, Murong Hong immediately ordered all the Xianbei tribes in the east to come out and attack the northern border city of Youzhou in Chu State. The city of Fanke was slaughtered, old and young.
The Xianbei people were entrenched in the northern border of Da Chu. Murong Hong's order was passed down, and tens of thousands of Xianbei cavalry divided into groups, crossed the long-disrepaired Great Wall, and rushed towards the border of Youzhou like crazy wolves.
Murong Hong originally wanted to avenge the loss of his son by burning, killing, looting, but unexpectedly, Chu State had already taken precautions.
Yan Liang had long expected that Murong Hong would enter the fortress to retaliate, so he ordered Xu Huang, Guo Huai and other generals who were guarding Youzhou to prepare for the attack.
Xu Huang then ordered all the people in the countryside to take refuge in the fortified cities on the border. The walls were fortified and the fields were cleared, and the cities were strictly guarded without fighting.
Dachu had 50,000 troops stationed on the border of Youzhou, and the cities were indestructible. The Xianbei people came to kill them. Apart from burning down the houses in the countryside to discourage them, they gained almost nothing.
While Murong Hong was carrying out futile revenge, the army led by Yan Liang was already heading north in a mighty manner.
The war between Xianbei and Dachu in the east is imminent.
This important information was quickly sent to the Yin Mountain area and reported to Tuoba Liwei.
In Wang Ting's tent, all the Hu chiefs from Xianbei in the west, headed by Tuoba Liwei, have gathered. Mango Live Network
"Yan Liang killed Murong Hong's two sons, and Murong Hong sent troops to plunder Youzhou. Yan Liang was so angry that he raised his troops to go north. It seems that Murong Hong, this old dog, is about to suffer."
Tuoba Liwei told the chiefs about the war in the east, with a lewd smile on his face and a sense of gloating in his tone.
Although Eastern Xianbei and Western Xianbei are both Xianbei people, in order to compete for control of Xianbei, Tuoba Liwei had long regarded Murong Hong as a thorn in his side and a thorn in his flesh. Now that he saw Da Chu sending troops to attack Murong Hong, it is strange that Tuoba Liwei was unfortunate enough to rejoice in his misfortune.
"Sir, Yan Liang and Murong Hong are dog-eating dogs. We are just watching the excitement. To paraphrase their Central Plains people's words, we can still reap the benefits." Yuwen Tuo, leader of the Yuwen Department and Tuoba Liwei's confidant, added with a smile.
Tuoba Li nodded slightly and sneered: "I have always wanted to unify all the Xianbei tribes, but I just have no chance. Now Yan Liang is acting crazy. It is a good opportunity given to me by God. How can I miss this perfect opportunity?"
Tuoba Liwei was so satisfied that he immediately made a decision and personally led 30,000 cavalry to leave Dingxiang in the name of hunting and move toward Xianbei in the east.
Tuoba Liwei speculated that the Chu army was very powerful, and that this time Yan Liang personally went to battle, Murong Hong would definitely be difficult to defeat, and he would be killed and fled back to the grasslands outside the Great Wall.
At that time, Tuoba Liwei could take advantage of this opportunity to launch a surprise attack on eastern Xianbei, destroy Murong Hong in one fell swoop, and annex the entire eastern Xianbei.
Once his plan succeeds, the entire Xianbei population of 700,000 to 800,000 people will be brought under Tuoba Liwei's rule, and it will be no problem to gather 140,000 to 50,000 cavalry.
With more than 100,000 cavalry, no one in the world is still an opponent, not even the Chu State ruled by Yan Liang.
At that time, Tuoba Liwei could not only unify the grasslands, but also herd horses southward, raid the Central Plains, and establish a large empire belonging to the Xianbei people.
It was with such ambition that Tuoba Liwei left Tieshan, his hometown, and headed east.
On the grassland, densely packed Jinyiwei spies quickly sent the news to the south.
At this time, Yan Liangcai had just led the army and slowly marched to the Fanyang County area.
In the imperial tent, Yan Liang looked at the information, with a sarcastic sneer on his lips, and murmured: "Ziyuan, it seems that your plan really worked." (To be continued.)
