The site of the Great Thorn City is located in the corner of a mountain range and a river valley, when the city was originally chosen to be created, the Murong Department was far less powerful than it is today, and it could not completely abandon hunting, the whole city gradually grew from scratch, showing an oblique elongation, gradually incorporating the wilderness farmland into its radiation protection range, and also reflecting the trajectory of the development of Murong Ministry's farming.

Later, the tribe grew stronger, often clashing with the surrounding forces, and in addition to cultivating mulberry, there was a need to defend against external threats, so the momentum of the city's westward development gradually stopped, and it retreated to the mountains to the east again.

It is precisely because of this that the layout of the city of Great Thorn City is different from that of the cities in the Central Plains, and the whole city presents a strange shape that is similar to an ellipse and a fan.

And there is no unified city wall plan, which has both earth rammed walls, and there is no lack of wood and stone fence walls, especially in recent years, the surrounding situation has become severe, and a large number of fortifications have been built outside the original city, making the whole city like a monster with teeth everywhere.

The residents of the Great Thorn City are mainly the Jin people who have been exiled here, and it is not that the Murong tribe has specially taken care of them, but that many of the Murong tribe's own clansmen are not used to the life of too many constraints in the city, and decades of cultivation are not enough to change their way of life that has been passed down from generation to generation, and more clansmen are still attached to their respective leaders, dividing a unique living area in the suburbs, and rarely gathering in the city if it is not for war or big sacrifices.

As the leader of the entire clan, Murong Hao can exert much more stable rule over the Jin people than he can over his own tribe.

It is precisely because of this that many of the Jin clans who have been exiled here have a very transcendent status in the Murong Clan. In fact, they were not as good as some of the chieftains in the Murong tribe itself, but because Murong Hao relied on their talents and influence to exert restraint and rule over the Jin people in this area, they were also very polite to these Jin people, and even divided a separate living area for them on the west side of the city.

At present, there are many Jin clans that are reused by the Murong Ministry, among which there are two of the strongest, one is the Pingyang clan in the right north, and the representative figure is Yang Hu, the official residence and the subordinate, holding the power of law enforcement, and even the Murong clan relatives dare not be presumptuous in front of them. The other is the Bohai Feng clan, the representative figures Feng Yi and Feng Xuan, who also won the trust of Murong Hao, the Duke of Liaodong.

In a similar situation, the two families have different styles of doing things, relatively speaking, the Beipingyang clan is more low-key, while the Bohai Feng clan is much more high-profile.

Feng's business in Liaodong can be traced back to the Chinese Dynasty period of Feng Shi, his person once served as the captain of Dongyi, is the last Liaodong Duke Murong Diao's right-hand man, Yongjia died of illness in Liaodong, when the Feng family children were mostly officials between the Youji, went to Liaodong to mourn, and because of the Han Zhao at that time, the land of China has been in chaos, so it stayed.

As the gateway of the Jin people who followed all the way to the rise of the Murong Ministry, the Feng family enjoyed a very high reputation in the Murong Ministry, not only did Murong Diao give him many preferential treatment to his family when he was alive, but Murong Hao also had no doubts about the Feng family after he ascended the throne, not at all like his suppression of his brothers.

The Feng clan has a territory in the west of the Great Thorn City, covering an area of thousands of hectares, although less than half of it has actually been cultivated and developed, it is recognized as the most productive area in the territory of the Murong Tribe.

The Feng clan is worthy of the Bohai Wangzong, in addition to giving Murong Hao great help in military and political affairs, he is also extremely good in territorial management. In addition to hundreds of acres of cultivated farmland in the territory, there are also many water mills, water mills and other tools built along the river, and all kinds of nostalgic customs make people feel close at a glance, and also make this place the first choice for many Jin people to settle.

In the middle of July every year, the people of the Feng clan who are scattered all over Liaodong have to return here without being entangled in important affairs, because this is the sacrificial day of the release and the major event of the entire Feng clan. Making a living in a foreign country and sacrificing ancestors is the best way to increase clan cohesion.

Therefore, not only the Feng clan, but also some other Jin clans also attach great importance to this.

Therefore, as soon as the weather warmed up, the Feng clan's territory near the Great Thorn City began to become lively, and many clansmen rushed back to the clan land. It's not because the Feng family really has so many close clansmen, but because his family is in a large terrain in Liao, so naturally there are many Jin people who come to rely on, or marry or contribute.

Feng will not refuse to heat himself at any time, no matter at any time, the more powerful people can survive better. The reason why the Feng clan is so valued by the Lord Murong Hao is not only for their real deeds and merits, but also because of the high reputation they enjoy among the exile group.

Outsiders can only see the prosperity of the Feng clan through these, but the real core clan of the Feng clan knows that in addition to condensing the blood and affection of the clansmen, sacrificing the ancestors is also an important gathering to discuss the strategy of the family.

In recent years, the situation of the Murong Department has not been very good, so many important clansmen have been running around, even if it is close to the first day of the sacrifice, like Feng Yi's cousin Feng Yu, he is still running in western Liaoning to organize the Jin Minliu people to resist Shi Zhao and cannot return.

The descendants of the real Feng clan only have the children and grandchildren of Feng Shi, and the most important ones in Liao Di at the moment are Feng Shi's eldest son Feng Yan and grandson Feng Yi.

Although the overall situation of the Murong Department this year is not very good, the Feng family has made great improvements, and one of the most important reasons is that Feng Yi led the mission to the south and reached some cooperation with the Huainan Governor's Mansion of the Jin Court in Jiangdong, especially Feng Yi opened up the Huainan joint and was able to transport all kinds of ordnance from the Central Plains to Liaodi.

Therefore, the people of the Feng clan are also very concerned about this, and as soon as they return here, they must carefully inquire about the situation in the south.

"Zizhuan, from your point of view, how credible is the so-called tone of the revival of the royal industry? If Shi Zhizhen will be defeated by Wang Shi, should my family also take this opportunity to operate to the south as soon as possible? ”

Although Feng Xuan is Feng Yi's uncle, he is not as good as Feng Yi in Liao at the moment, because he previously presided over the defense of Liaodong County, but he failed to suppress Murong Ren's rebellion and was defeated.

The issue of sealing is also the focus of concern of other Feng clansmen. This is not to say that they are committed to the king's affairs, but because in their eyes, entrusting Donghu is just an expedient measure, and they naturally cannot talk about so-called loyalty to the Murong clan.

Feng Yi shook his head and sighed when he heard this question: "This is really too difficult, in my opinion, the so-called revival of the royal industry is just a false situation, and the one who takes advantage of it is nothing more than civil strife in Zhao." The southerners have been weak for a long time, and how can this trend be easily reversed. Moreover, the Langya royal family itself is not the north to determine the succession of the royal industry, and the person in charge, Shen Weizhou, was born in the southern Tuzong, and took advantage of the chaos in previous years, and really wanted to cross the Yellow River and make a big move, and the outcome was still unpredictable. ”

"Besides, the south is still flashy for a long time, and there are no deeds. Even that Nanyi Shen Weizhou made such a great achievement, he still had to be jealous of the deacon's high gate, and it was rare to be completely calm. Earlier, there was news from Jiangdong, saying that Taiwan Province was in trouble, and its intention seemed to be to depose Shen Weizhou, and the result was still unknown. But even if Shen Weizhou can get through it, he will probably have to focus more on the south in the future, and dare not look at the north anymore. ”

The news of the turmoil in Jiangdong, Feng Yi, as Murong Hao's key confidant, naturally knew about it. To be honest, Feng Yi was a little disappointed by this, those who were in charge of the clan were addicted to power fighting, even if they had lost half of the rivers and mountains, they were still hard to change, and even Shen Weizhou's special meritorious heroes had to suffer frequent difficulties.

Their Feng clan is not a little more powerful in the north, so it is naturally more difficult to enter the eyes of those old sects, so in his opinion, it is really a good strategy to focus on the north. Even if Shen Weizhou can win the game this time, according to what Feng Yi can see, his people are barbarians in the south and act aggressively, and they may not be happy to accept their Feng clan's move south.

When Feng Xuan and the others heard Feng Yi's analysis, they were inevitably a little disappointed: "But at the moment, Liaodi is not a good land, not to mention that it is surrounded by enemies on all sides, and the internal strife in Murong's own family alone will drag on for a long time and will become a disaster." Ordinary portals are the source of decay, and it is difficult for outsiders to interfere. After all, my family lives as a guest, even if there is merit, it is difficult to get involved in it! ”

"For example, before this, my name was to preside over Liaodong, but the soldiers were all Murong private songs, once an accident happened, it would be difficult for me to dispatch a piece of armor, and what could I use to resist Murong Ren's rebellion?"

Speaking of this, Feng Draw couldn't help but be discouraged, the trust that the Murong family gave to these outsiders was only a few false courtesy, and the real importance of military affairs was still based on their own people.

For example, although the Beipingyang clan has made many great achievements, it has to enforce the law at the moment, which offends people, and fundamentally eliminates the possibility of private business. And their sealing of the family is also a similar situation, Feng Yi, as a confidant and mastermind, has no duty as a pawn, even if he was once the feudal of the territory, he does not have the slightest military power at all.

"At present, the situation in the country is getting worse and worse, and Murong Headquarters alone is actually unable to support it alone. Gathering all efforts to maintain it is actually an inevitable choice. ”

Speaking of this, Feng Yi was full of confidence, because of the relentless attack of the Qianhu, the Murong Department had become the target of the public in Liaodi, in addition to the Qianhu army, the rest of the Donghu tribes led by the Yuwen clan were also eyeing the Murong Ministry, and there were provocations from time to time.

Moreover, in terms of the special environment of Liaodi, the threat of the latter is greater than that of the former. It's just because the Yuwen clan also knows that Shi Zhao is brutal, if they really completely defeat the Murong clan, they will definitely suffer next, so they are also maintaining this suppressive posture at the moment, suppressing the Murong clan on the one hand, and trying their best to strengthen themselves on the other.

But this does not mean that the Murong Ministry has been exhausted, after all, the solid foundation left by Murong Diao's decades of operation is still there, even now, there is still a force in the Murong Department that has not been fully used, that is, a large number of Jin people in the territory.

In previous years, the Murong Ministry only supported these people as labor for reclamation and farming, and did not have a large-scale armed force as a standing force, but as the situation gradually deteriorated, being so conservative was no different from self-harm.

Therefore, Feng Yi also took the opportunity of this time to donate armaments, and suggested to Murong Hao that he should take advantage of the sufficient use of weapons to organize these Jin people to be incorporated into the army to strengthen his own strength. And Murong Hao also said that he would seriously consider this, but Feng Yi believed that in the absence of a better choice, this was already Murong Hao's inevitable choice.

Hearing this, Feng Xuan and the others all showed joy on their faces. The integration of the Jin people into the army means that they can finally get their hands on the most important military power. You must know that the Murong Department rules these Jin people, mainly relying on the efforts of their Jin clans, and it is impossible for such a big thing to bypass them.

"In this way, my family can not only be in charge of the military, but also stubbornly control Huainan, a material channel!"

Feng Yan can already imagine that with his family's high reputation among the exiles, coupled with the use of Huainan weapons mastered by Feng Yi, it will not be long before he can gather a group of powerful and well-armed descendant troops under his command.

After hearing this, Feng Yi also smiled: "So my family still needs to focus on Liao affairs at the moment, this situation is bitter and cold, it is difficult to compare with China, and it is definitely not a place to live for a long time." Homesickness is bitter, once it is useful, the courage is not inferior to the beggars. At that time, there is no need to even incite skillfully, as long as you tell them to kill the bloody road and embark on the return journey, it will be a brave army! ”

In such a world, no matter how clever the means of settling down and establishing one's life are, they are not as reliable as real armor after all. Once they grasped the leadership of these Jin warriors, their Feng clan was no longer a guest sufferer under the wings of the Murong Ministry, and to a certain extent, they were able to achieve equal dialogue.

Even if their strength was strong enough, even if the Murong Clan was destroyed, they could find another way out with the power in their hands, and they didn't have to be completely tied to the Murong Clan. It is far better to use these manpower to seek a broader living space for one's own family than to Nantou or to stick to the status quo.

With this prospect raised by Feng Yi, the next discussion of the Feng clan will revolve around this. While the outlook can be said to be broad, it is not entirely optimistic. Even if Murong Hao, the Duke of Liaodong, was willing to trust him and handed over the command of the Jin Mincheng army to his family, he also had competitors, such as the Beipingyang clan, which was also not weak.

Feng's high-profile and Yang's low-key does not mean that Yang's is indisputable, but because Yang's naturally has advantages.

Yangshi County looks at Beiping, close to western Liaoning, and is also the main hometown of Liaodilius. After all, the Feng clan is a little farther away from the Bohai Sea, so in terms of hometown, the Feng clan is naturally weaker than the Yang clan, so he has to act openly in order to expand his influence. In particular, Feng Yi actively planned Murong Hao to become the king, all in order to win better performance.

Now the Feng clan controls the channels of trade with the Central Plains, which can be said to be both an advantage and a disadvantage. Murong Hao, Duke of Liaodong, is definitely not a person with great strength, and his brothers can't tolerate it, let alone a foreigner like the Feng family. Even for the sake of balance, it is definitely necessary to clamp down on the Feng family a little.

"The Lord appointed the son of Yang Hu as the deputy of the youngest son, Ah Liudun, which can be seen that there is no shortage of Jia Nian in the Yang family. Therefore, it is very likely that the new compilation will be retained, and it will need to rely on the Yang family more. ”

Feng Yi offered this scheme, naturally there is also the possibility of considering making wedding clothes for others, the Huainan trade channels he controls are not a normal way, Murong Hao wants to stabilize profits, it is difficult to make a fuss in this regard, if you want to restrain the Feng family, you must start with military power.

"And uncle, you lost Liaodong earlier, and it is very likely that the lord will bring up the old matter again and give a heavy warning."

When Feng Yi heard Feng Yi's analysis, his heart suddenly became nervous: "Then how to deal with it?" ”

"I have two choices here, one is to ask my uncle to go out to tour western Liaoning, especially to find an opportunity to visit Liu Gongdu's people, and to help my family with others, and one is to go south to the Central Plains and preside over trade with Huainan."

Feng Yi also said that the Liu Gongdu he was talking about was Liu Kun's son Liu Qun. Liu Kun was killed by Duan Pipan, and his disciples supported Liu Qundong to surrender to Duan Mobo, and later the Duan clan power was returned to Duan Liao. Later, Duan Liao was jointly destroyed by Shi Zhao and Murong Ministry, and Liu Qun and his subordinates Cui and Lu Zhizhong were returned to Shi Hu.

However, Shi Hu did not introduce them into Xiangguo, but arranged them in western Liaoning, and organized and helped to attack the Murong clan by taking advantage of the prestige of Liu Qun, Cui and Lu among the Jin people in western Liaoning.

Although Liu Kun lacked much military strategy and was incompetent in defending the territory, his gentle strategy and painstaking deeds still made the people of Jin Minliu miss a lot. And even if you don't mention Liu Kun's legacy, the Qinghe Cui clan and the Fanyang Lu clan have been Shandong Gaomen for a long time, and their influence in the entire north is not comparable to the Bohai Feng clan.

At present, the power in the south is growing, especially Wen Qiao, an old relative of Cui Lu, has a high reputation in the Jiangdong Imperial Court, and it is conceivable that Liu Qun and the rest of the party will definitely not be willing to lie under Shi Hu's obscenity for a long time, and they must have two thoughts and the heart of Nantou.

And now in the entire Liaodi periphery, only Murong Ren and the Feng clan have a stable channel of communication with Jiangdong, especially the Huainan Governor's Mansion, if they are interested in the south, they must rely on leverage.

And if they can get the support of Liu Qun and his party members, it will be much easier for the Bohai Feng clan to overpower the Beipingyang clan in terms of popularity among the Liuren. Of course, it is impossible for Feng Yi to really help the two sides communicate with each other, and he also plans to take advantage of the situation to merge Liu Qun's party and disciples to strengthen himself.

Hearing Feng Yi's two suggestions, there is no doubt that the latter is safer, after all, Liaoxi is currently occupied by Shi Zhao, and it is really dangerous to want to operate behind enemy lines. However, after a little silence, Feng Xuan still chose to accept the previous proposal, hoping to leave the affairs of the south to his son Feng Yu.

They all did their best for the prosperity of the family, and Feng Yi did not object to the decision to choose the seal, the important thing was that there could be no mistakes, so they discussed for a long time and finalized many details.

Soon it was the official sacrifice day, and on this day, the Feng clan and their protégés gathered in the clan hall. On this day, even Murong Hao, the Duke of Liaodong, sent envoys to give livestock and other sacrificial things, which shows the importance attached to the Feng family.

Leaving his hometown and working in Chief Hu, the Feng clan became more strict in terms of etiquette, in order to show that he was a gateway to etiquette and righteousness. Therefore, this sacrificial ceremony was arranged very lengthy, not only the people of the tribe were present, but even the surrounding suburbs and villagers were invited to watch the ceremony, and by the way, they distributed meals to show their favor.

The ritual begins at dawn and continues until near the late afternoon. At this time, a large number of wanderers had gathered near the Feng manor, and for these wanderers, the ceremony was secondary, and it was even more rare to eat later, which could be said to be one of the few opportunities for them to feast and eat.

Therefore, in the chaotic environment around him, there were full of praises for Feng's gratitude. The voices were so loud that they even muffled out some unusual commotion in the countryside.

In the dense forest on the other side of the river valley outside the ancestral hall of the Feng family, there are constantly strongmen armed with bows and knives gathering, and they are also in an endless stream from morning to night, from the first hundred and ten people gradually developed to more than two thousand.

"It's almost time, besiege and kill later, and never allow the Feng family to escape alone!"

In the evening, Murong Ping in the team looked up at the sky, and then his face showed a hideous color, and he ordered sharply.

Then Qian mounted his horse, rushed out of the dense forest, directly waded through the shallows of the river valley, and went straight to the Feng clan land in the field to kill.

At this time, a large number of people gathered outside the Feng family, and they didn't care about the galloping people and horses at the beginning. Moreover, even if there were no soldiers, the nobles of the Murong Department were also keen on hunting. Therefore, it is no wonder that this kind of gathering and distribution of soldiers has long been seen.

But soon someone noticed something unusual, and the soldiers along the way were not just passing by, they were all rushing straight here. Eventually, the men realized the danger and began to howl and run in all directions.

However, at this time, those cavalry of the Murong Department had already spread out in the suburbs, and they received orders to kill and not let go, and soon raised their butcher knives to these unarmed and rushed fleeing people, and launched a crazy killing!

Murong Ping led hundreds of elites under his command, driving war horses directly through the panicked crowd, and many people who had no time to flee were soon trampled to death by the horses' hooves, paving a bloody road in the suburbs!

The shocking changes outside the manor are naturally also noticed inside the manor. Feng Yi and the others climbed the watchtower and saw that their eyes were already split, although it was not clear where the disaster came from, but they had to arrange for their families to go to the Great Thorn City for help as soon as possible. But at this time, there are still a large number of displaced people around the manor climbing the wall, begging for shelter, and the entire manor is blocked!

"Seal the dog thief, go out quickly and die! Your incompetence in defending the land led to the fall of Liaodong, and today is your death! ”

Murong Ping quickly led the crowd to rush to the gate of the Feng family's manor, howling in his mouth, and ordered someone to attack immediately, as for himself, he even opened his bow left and right, frequently shooting at the surging crowd on the wall.

Although the Feng Manor is large-scale, it is close to the Great Thorn City, and in order to avoid suspicion, it is impossible to arrange the defense very thoroughly.

So soon the manor was breached, and the people of the Feng clan naturally knew that the so-called crime of sealing was just a pretext, it was an old crime from a few years ago, and it was suddenly turned out at this moment, there must be other reasons.

However, the strong soldiers are also close at hand, and Feng Yi and the others have no plan to deal with it at all, so they can only tie up the seal and delay it for a while, in order to wait for the variables to happen.

Murong Ping led the army to rush into the Feng Clan's manor, and soon saw a group of Feng Clan people who were tied up and bowed down, and before Feng Yi and the others could speak, he already had a cruel smile in his mouth: "Kill!" ”

A burst of arrows rained down, and all the Feng people present wailed that the arrows fell to the ground, and even some of them were not killed immediately, they were all slashed by the Murong soldiers who were bullied with them. Soon, there was no one alive in the scene, including Feng Yi!

The gathering place of the Feng clan is in front of his ancestral hall, and the smoke in the ancestral hall has not yet dissipated, which makes Murong Ping have a faint hair in his heart, and then he has a strong thought, pointing to the ancestral hall and shouting: "The bereaved guinea dog, dare to ask for a funeral?" Demolish this shrine for me, and the Feng's door sacrifice will be extinct! ”