() After the banquet that night, Murong Hao left in a hurry the next day. He could only run from Kuohan to Chang'an in six days, but a cavalry unit of 20,000 people was not good, and the logistics supply of three thousand miles was also a headache.

Although it is Yuzhong, the gateway to Liangzhou, Murong Tuyan can obtain food and grass funded by Qin from the local area, however, this only exists in theory. Between Kuhan and Yuzhong, the mountains are steep and most of the peaks are about a thousand feet high, which is obviously an insurmountable barrier!

Murong Tuyan could only lead the crowd to travel east and go along the southern foot of the Helan Mountains of Qilu to the Shangji County of Qinzhou County to obtain the food and supplies of Qin. This nearly a thousand miles of road is rugged and difficult, so it would be great to be able to travel fifty miles. In the meantime, everything needs to be self-sufficient.

Although nomadic people make a living by plunder, before arriving in Shangri-ji, this area was uninhabited for thousands of miles and could not be robbed. Therefore, he needed to bring his own food and grass for at least one month. This was undoubtedly an extremely heavy burden for the Murong tribe of the Murong tribe, who was about to face a famine and was not in a prosperous place. . .

It takes about two months to prepare food and grass, and it takes one month to cross the valley. It was originally a road from Shangji to Chang'an, but it needed to exchange official documents with cities and passes along the way, and the Qin army also needed to guide forward. This took two months.

From the day when Murong Feng returned, that is, on January 17, the 20,000 jing horses of the Murong team could only meet with Yunfeng in mid-June at the earliest. Therefore, although Yunfeng was diligent in trying to keep him, Murong Feng did not dare to delay any delay.

Murong Huang left calmly, and the situation in the world was temporarily in peace. The people had not yet recovered from the joyful atmosphere of the New Year. But those insiders understood that as Yunfeng returned to Chang'an, a total war that swept across the country and determined the fate of everyone would break out at any time. At this time, it is very likely that any day after the wheat harvest in May will come.

Therefore, whether it is Shi Le or Liu Kun, as soon as the New Year ended, he made various arrangements in full swing. Shi Le first was to mobilize Jing to enter Bingzhou, Pubanjin was the top priority to prevent the Qin army from crossing the Yellow River. Another important node was the three passes of Shangdang, namely Shiyan Pass (Jingxing Pass), and Huguan and Tianjin Pass in the south. Any of these three passes could be broken through, and the Qin army could continuously inject into Hebei. Second, it was to strengthen the construction of Hulao and Xingyang, and the deep defense went directly to Junyi (now Kaifeng, Henan).

Shi Le's strategic intention was very obvious. He understood that there was no danger to defend the Hebei Thousand Miles Plain. Once the Qin army went out of Bingzhou in the east, crossed the Yellow River in the north, or advanced in the two directions in unison, they could drive straight to Xiangguo. So, with just an isolated city on the plain, what would the young Zhao Kingdom end up? Therefore, external defense was his only choice.

Unlike Shi Le's passive defense, Liu Kun continued to implement his plan.

Late at night on January 17, a heavy snowfall in Jiankang, the earth was white, and a faint figure was running rapidly in the palace city. The figure flew past like a feather. What was shocking was that there was no trace of footprint on the snow. It was really a geese passing by, and there was no trace of the snow! When there were guards who flashed into the trees temporarily or hid behind the rocks, no one found his whereabouts.

Soon, he had arrived near a palace, and there was a faint light in the palace. He lowered his body and observed it carefully for a moment. He confirmed that there was no one nearby. Then he showed his figure and walked to the door calmly. He listened to him for a while before reaching out to knock on the door.

"Tu tu tu tu tu ~~"

"Who?" Sima Shao came from the room with a little uneasy and a little guilty question.

A sharp sound rang out: "Your Majesty, open the door quickly! The urgent news from Chang'an is about the King of Qin!"

To be honest, Sima Shao was irritated. He had just been busy with a palace maid for a while, but he didn't come out. Although the palace maid used many methods, including blowing and beating, the guy was still in a semi-soft and not hard state, which means that the surface was congested and enlarged, but the hardness was not enough. He had to concentrate and not be distracted to barely maintain it. This made him realize that he might not raise it anymore. He could even remember the faint sarcasm between his eyebrows and eyes when the palace maid left!

Sima Shao is only twenty-seven years old this year, and he is very energetic. However, if he doesn't show it, this is the most crazy thing in the world for a man. Sima Shao cannot accept this fact at all. After the palace maid left, he reflected on the reasons countless times, and finally came to blame for the heavy pressure brought by Yun Feng and Liu Kun, which made him not have the heart to get close to the female semester.

With this conclusion, Sima Shao felt a little relieved. In order to prove his ability, he waved his back to the yellow gate serving outside the hall, calmed down, eliminated distracting thoughts, and tried to recall the palace maid's body that was quite sensible. At the same time, he took off his pants and started stroking his right hand up and down.

However, the result was similar to before. Although he had hope in his heart, it could not be reflected in that guy. Even if he felt the pain, it was still useless, which made him anxious and depressed.

In the middle of the night, it was quiet and silent. Suddenly someone knocked on the door. Sima Shao's little guy instantly shrank into a wrinkled little guy! His heart was filled with anger, but when he heard that it was related to Yunfeng, he had to press it down. After a rumbling sound of wearing pants, he came to the door and opened the door.

"Cruff!" The door was opened inward, and a tall figure appeared in front of him in the swaying candlelight.

"Prime Minister? Why are you?" Sima Shao was stunned and asked quickly. What he clearly heard was the voice of a yellow door who had been serving himself for many years. How did he open the door and turn it into Liu Kun? A premonition of something bad came to his heart.

The figure walking through the palace city was Liu Kun. He confirmed that Sima Shao was the only one in the hall, so he changed his voice and opened the door. Although it was easy for him to break the door with force, he did not have the ability to restore the broken door and trick Sima Shao into opening the door by himself. It was the most convenient and cleanest way to trick Sima Shao into opening the door by himself.

Liu Kun slowly stepped inside, closed the door, and bowed with a smile: "Your Majesty, Emperor Xiaoyuan has just sent me a dream to me and mentioned missing you. Therefore, I came to see Your Majesty to meet Emperor Xiaoyuan, so that you two father and son can be reunited."

In an instant, Sima Shao showed horror and was about to scream, but Liu Kun had already stepped forward and covered Sima Shao's mouth.

Sima Shao felt that his face seemed to be pressed by a mountain. The huge pressure made him not even breathing smoothly. He had to panic and look at Liu Kun with a pleading gaze.

Liu Kun smiled with satisfaction and said, "That's right. I'm not hiding your majesty. All the yellow gates in your palace have been used by me, so it's useless even if you scream. However, it's better to whisper in the middle of the night, so it's better not to disturb people's dreams. Your Majesty, do you think?" After that, Liu Kun moved his hand away.

Although the pressure was gone, Sima Shao no longer dared to yell. Instead, he lowered his voice and asked in a low voice: "Is the Prime Minister here to take my life? Why are you doing such a big rebellious thing?"

"Oh?" Liu Kun smiled faintly: "Your Majesty has been smart since childhood. Do you want me to point it out?"

"I don't understand!" Sima Shao took a few deep breaths, making his thoughts a little clearer, and then said anxiously: "I had known that you were uneasy and suddenly appeared to usurp my Sima family. I also know that I will die sooner or later. However, now that the King of Qin is still there, are you not afraid of the King of Qin avenging me? Do you think that your tens of thousands of Xianbei soldiers can stop the Qin army? I advise you to return quickly. Even if you want Lord Shi, you must defeat the King of Qin first. I have never been here tonight, and I will not tell anyone a word!"

Liu Kun was moved a little. Sima Shao was just panicked at first, and then he returned to calmness and his words were organized. This shows that Sima Shao was not a monarch. He did nothing just because the Jin Dynasty was in power. He was sure that if Sima Shao was in power, it would not take much. After three or five years, the Jin Dynasty would show signs of prosperity.

‘What can a wise monarch do? It is useless to be born at the wrong time!’ Liu Kun became even more determined to kill. His smile calmed down and said coldly: “Your Majesty’s words are reasonable, but the King of Qin will definitely cut stones this year, so it is impossible to pay attention to the incident in Jiangdong. Moreover, I also estimate that within three or two years, the King of Qin will restore the Central Plains of Hebei. If the Jin family does not perish, the King of Qin will mobilize the crimes for the ministers after destroying the stones and lead the army south to clear the king!

Since this battle is unavoidable, I can only prepare for the war with all my might. If the Jin family still exists, there may be some people in the court who will be in a mixed mind. If the King of Qin promises to protect the Sima family, I am afraid that the war will be unfavorable, Your Majesty will also have some different thoughts. It is unknown whether there are any other ministers like Dong Cheng in the court, but they have to be careful! Therefore, it is better to replace them with me. With these three or two years of buffering, I am confident that I will make Jiangdong a barrel. Therefore, I can only let Your Majesty down. After all, time is not waiting for anyone!"

Liu Kun sighed, his eyes suddenly burst into light, pressed Sima Shao's heart with a palm, and at the same time, his other hand touched his throat!

Liu Kun's palm did not mean to kill Sima Shao in an instant, but to block the blood flow with hidden force. In modern understanding, it was to artificially create myocardial infarction and lay out the illusion of sudden death.

"Um! Um!" Sima Shao's throat chuckled, but his throat was lit and he couldn't make a sound. Although his hand was grabbing Liu Kun's arm and swaying with force, how could he move Liu Kun at all as an ordinary person who was not skilled in martial arts?

Gradually, Sima Shao's heart beat faster and faster. This was a self-rescue measure taken by the human body due to ischemia. His breathing became more and more rapid, and the sweat beads on his forehead fell like rain.

All signs indicate that Sima Shao is on the verge of death. Although he tried everything he could to break free, when facing a top master who broke the void, everything he did was nothing but a futile shaking tree.

Suddenly, a huge sense of hatred broke out in Sima Shao's eyes, which contained a strong sense of reluctance. He lowered his head and fell to the ground. (To be continued...)
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