In Yanjing, the Wolf Lord and the Assassin convened the first meeting since the beginning of spring.
The most heated discussion at the meeting, apart from the establishment of a puppet emperor to kidnap Zhao Deji, was the matter of moving the capital to Yanjing. This suggestion was put forward by Jin Wushu. In the early years, Jin Wushu was a fierce war faction, whether it was the early offensive The Song Dynasty was the later Song-Jin peace negotiation. Jin Wushu's great achievements naturally gave him a strong voice. For more than a year, he almost spared no effort to promote various sinicization movements, allowing the Jin Dynasty to use the bureaucracy of Song and Liao Dynasties. Classics and even abolished the slavery system at that time, allowing the large number of nomads in the Jin Kingdom to be converted into labor force and cultivate large areas of fertile land.
He Ci had never had any opinions, but his younger brother Wanyan Hailing was not happy with it. This gentleman was the eldest son of his stepfather Zong Qian, and he had a close personal relationship with He Ci. He served under Jin Wushu and gradually rose to the top. After He Ci personally took over the power, he was quickly promoted by He Ci, and he had the potential to succeed as a young man.
Although Wanyan Hailing did not dare to openly oppose Jin Wushu, he had already disliked him and immediately raised strong objections to moving the capital to Yanjing.
"Everyone knows that the fourth prince has made extraordinary achievements, but the Northeast Imperial Village is where I made my fortune. How can I easily abandon my ancestors' inheritance?"
Jin Wushu had no favorable impression of this impressive nephew, but he still patiently stated the pros and cons. Yanjing has a mild climate, luxuriant water and grass, and a favorable geographical location. Going south to the Central Plains and north to the old nest, you can attack or retreat. Isn't it far better to stay in Shangjing in a remote place
He Ci had never had any ideas. Although he preferred his brothers, he was afraid of the Fourth Prince. He didn't want to offend anyone, so he shied away from going hunting on horseback and asked Wanyan Hailing to accompany him. He only said that he would give the Fourth Uncle full authority to deal with it.
Returning to the fourth prince's residence, Wu Qimai immediately said: "Fourth prince, Wanyan Hailing is too rude and arrogant."
This was the first time that Jin Wushu discovered another side of his nephew, and he vaguely realized that this Hailing was not only arrogant, but also scheming and sinister, fearing that he would become a disaster in the future.
At this time, a spy came forward and reported: "Fourth Prince, Qin Hui has been stationed fifty miles away from Kaifeng."
"How much is the army?"
"Yang Yizhong was escorted by one hundred thousand people."
"Okay, immediately send a secret messenger to deliver a message and arrange a secret meeting with him."
The spy looked troubled: "Fourth Prince, Qin Hui has repeatedly asked about the whereabouts of his wife."
Jin Wushu secretly cursed "old thief". This old thief had obviously realized the danger. It was really not easy for him to bow his head and obey orders.
"Mrs. Wang is very kind. There is no need to worry about Qin Hui. I will naturally give him a satisfactory answer."
As for Zhahe, he lurked across the Shuihua River without daring to stop at all, and went straight to the savage tribe. Although the distance was only more than a hundred miles, this place was a different world. The spring was warm, the flowers were blooming, and the savages were gathering and cultivating. A busy scene.
Zhahe went straight to King Qin's palace, but was stopped by two guards.
He was panting and took out the contract stone: "I have something important to see the king."
"The king is not here."
He was anxious: "Where has the king gone?"
"He rushed back to see his son."
Zhahe screamed, King Qin has left? How can it be? He couldn't just go back to see his son so quietly, could he
"No, I don't believe it. Where is King Qin? I must see him."
The two guards exchanged glances with each other: "No one is allowed to disturb you. Please step back quickly."
Seeing the expressions of the two of them, Zhahe felt very strange. Could it be that King Qin was in the "imperial palace"? He stretched out his hand to push the two of them: "Hurry, I'm in a hurry, I can't delay."
"Don't be rude..."
Zhahe was angry: "Will you report it or not?"
The two guards quickly pulled out their knives and slashed at Zhahe: "Why don't you get out?"
Zhahe was furious and rolled on the spot to avoid their attack. He only heard one person shout: "If you don't stop, what are you doing?"
Zhahe was overjoyed: "Brother An, it's just the right time for you to come. I want to see the king and I have something important..."
An Zhigang said coldly: "What's important to you? Just tell me."
Zhahe was stunned. When he saw An Zhigang, he thought he would be easy to talk to after meeting an acquaintance. He didn't expect An Zhigang's attitude to be so cold, but he had to bite the bullet and ask for help: "We are surrounded by the fourth prince. The situation is very critical. Please send troops to the king." Support…”
An Zhigang interrupted him: "Sorry, there is nothing we can do if the king is not here."
"The king has really gone back?" Zhahe was very suspicious, "Then why didn't you go together? An Zhigang, you can be here, we need your help..."
An Zhigang's attitude was even colder: "Zhahe, I won't be here if I say I'm not here. Why are you so wordy? Let's go quickly."
Zhahe never dreamed that King Qin's subordinates would refuse to assist. He was also angry: "Don't forget, it was King Qin who took the initiative to send people to form an alliance with us."
"That's my king remembering the old friendship..." An Zhigang chuckled, "It's best to form an alliance with equal strength. We have strong soldiers and horses, what does your Orochi tribe have? To put it nicely, we are forming an alliance with you; to be honest, it's just a pity for the king. Mrs. Yue is just a prostitute. We have already given you weapons and food, so we have exhausted our kindness and righteousness. What else do you want?"
"An Zhigang, I want to see the king himself!"
An Zhigang glanced at him: "Who do you think you are? The king will meet you? To be honest, since the king gave birth to his son, he has decided to cut off his relationship with Mrs. Yue. He will also cooperate with the lord, and everything he will do in the future will It’s because of his son’s consideration, Zhahe, you should stop forcing things on others.”
Zhahe was furious when he heard this, but he couldn't believe it: "An Zhigang, do you think King Qin is as despicable as you? How could King Qin be like this? He would never be like this!"
"The king has said that we have many enemies now, and we must not waste a single soldier."
Zhahe slowly came to his senses: "We have been surrounded for so long, you should have gotten the news a long time ago. Did King Qin really give the order not to save us until we die?"
An Zhigang laughed sinisterly and was noncommittal.
"Don't King Qin even save my little brother? He sent me here. An Zhigang, I don't believe that King Qin is so kind to my little brother... No, An Zhigang, I must see the king. If he Tell me personally if you don’t want to save me, I’ll leave right away and won’t bother you again!”
An Zhigang lowered his voice and gritted his teeth: "Zhahe, please don't cause trouble to the king. You must know that this is the lord's territory, not the king's ocean. People have to bow their heads under the eaves, and we must obey the lord in everything here. The lord also learned that you are being surrounded. He said that this time is the time to test whether the king is of the same mind as him. If the king goes to rescue you at this time, it will inevitably arouse the lord's suspicion and lead to a rift in the cooperation between the two parties. Besides, The Jin army is so large that if we go there, it will be like throwing an egg against a stone. We will only waste our troops in vain. Moreover, King Qin has not seen his son yet. Do you want him to die like this? ... "
"Don't forget, if we are finished and you lose the terrain barrier, the Fourth Prince will find you soon, and you are his ultimate target."
"Zhahe, you must not know yet. The Jin Kingdom is expected to move its capital to Yanjing. The lord has secretly ordered us to abandon this area. The army has gradually moved..."
"You! You actually used us to resist the Jin Army, and you took the opportunity to escape?"
"Zhahe, don't speak so harshly. We are just following the trend. Moreover, we have already given you food, grass and weapons, so we are assisting you in advance. You are lucky to be here today. There are still people here. In two days, , you can’t even see these savages anymore…”
Only then did Zhahe notice that the savages who were wandering around were mostly gathering and hunting, loading various things into carts and carts, and they were obviously ready to hit the road.
Zhahe felt a chill in his heart. He had already concluded that King Qin had never left here. An Zhigang was King Qin's personal attendant, and he was definitely not one of Yelu's followers. He was so noisy that King Qin didn't even come out. He was obviously avoiding it on purpose. Own.
"Zhahe, if you don't go back, you may not even see Mrs. Yue for the last time!"
Like a thunderclap, Zhahe turned around and ran away. He had no way to seek help. If the Jin army took the opportunity to attack, he would not even be able to see his little brother for the last time.
Thick smoke. Fire.
On the left side of the Shuihua River, Jin Jun finally found a breakthrough. There was a large tree that had been dead for many years. The tree stump was very dry, and the surrounding grass was ruined by various animals. At the end of spring, there were several consecutive bright sunshine. During the day, the fire took advantage of the wind and burned the peppercorns. As it spread, the spring fire completely spread in the woods. The smell of sulfur and other fuels mixed with the smell of the burnt corpses of small animals that could not escape was strong. It's disgusting.
The savages who had lived in the jungle for generations saw such a large-scale mountain fire for the first time in their lives. They were so frightened that they screamed and scrambled. Before the Jin army came, they were almost defeated by fear.
Hua Rong and Da She were also frightened by the fire, but they ignored their fear and hurriedly ordered everyone to calm down and arrange their troops to prepare for this life and death disaster.
The big snake finally stabilized the team and ran over with sweat profusely: "Chief, is there any news about Zhahe?"
Hua Rong hurriedly comforted him: "Don't worry, Zhahe will definitely bring back reinforcements as soon as possible."
Orochi was not sure: "King Qin will really help us?"
"Will!"
Once Zhahe left, it would probably take him half a day to return at the earliest. As long as he could arrive with reinforcements, there would be a glimmer of hope. The big snake looked at her unquestioning eyes, as if he had taken a reassurance, and immediately went to communicate with the tribesmen. transfer and escape.
However, the current situation is surrounded from all sides, and only the Shuihua River area is an exit. The fire is getting bigger and bigger. As soon as everyone approaches the Shuihua River area, the Jin army discovers their intention. They wait for work and immediately surround them. Fortunately, the people here are surrounded by people. The Jin army was not large in number. They attacked fiercely and just opened a way out. When women, children, old and young were about to rush across, another group of Jin soldiers came to kill them.
This time, the Jin army was so numerous that no matter how hard the barbarians fought, they could not defeat it. In a hurry, the women, children, old and young could only retreat back, crying loudly.
Hua Rong saw that her casualties were getting more and more serious, but there was still no news about Zhahe. She was anxious, but she never thought that King Qin would not save them, and she only cheered for everyone over and over again.