Chapter 635 Murong Lun!
Twenty years ago, the rising Golden Horde sent an army of 100,000 to invade Yongliang, striving to make Yongliang a forward base for the invasion of the Great Zhou. The Golden Horde made rapid progress in Yongliang and took only half a month to severely damage the Dazhou garrison in Yongliang and reach Jincheng, the capital of Yongliang...
In order to stop the conspiracy of the Golden Horde, the imperial guards of the Great Zhou were ordered to rush to the rescue, and a bloody battle broke out between the two sides in Jincheng in Yongliang.

In this battle, known as the Battle of Jincheng, after a month of repeated tug-of-war, both sides suffered heavy casualties, with 30,000 casualties in the Great Zhou army and 20,000 casualties in the Cumans.

Although the casualties of the Cumans were much smaller, as a nomadic people, although they implemented a policy of universal conscription, their number of troops was far less than that of the Great Zhou. In addition, seeing that the reinforcements from the Great Zhou were arriving continuously, if they dragged on in Yongliang any longer, they might not be able to leave. Therefore, the Cumans wisely chose to withdraw in the end and completely gave up the plan to annex Yongliang.

In the following ten years, although there were always frictions between the Great Zhou and the Cumans in Yongliang, due to the lessons learned from the Battle of Jincheng, the Cumans never dared to invade on a large scale and only dared to engage in minor conflicts on the border.

That is, in the Battle of Jincheng where the Great Zhou lost in tactics but won in strategy, Yue Heng, the Marquis of Zhongshan, who was only 23 years old, became a third-rank assistant of the Longxiang Imperial Guards of the Great Zhou by virtue of his military merits. At this time, Yue Heng had a bright future. Just when he was full of ambition and was preparing to propose to the Wen family and marry his beloved girl, unexpectedly, Cheng Yaojin appeared halfway!

This person is Murong Lun······················

At that time, Murong Lun was not the current head of the Murong family. He was the Minister of Revenue of the cabinet of the Great Zhou Dynasty, but only the sixth-rank deputy minister of the Ministry of Rites. His boss at that time was Wen Shanhe, the left assistant minister of the Ministry of Rites. Like Yue Heng, Murong Lun also fell in love with his boss's precious daughter.
Although compared to ordinary people, the sixth rank is already a very high official position, but for Yue Heng, who was already a third-rank assistant of the Longxiang Army at that time, this was not a big deal at all. However, in addition to being a sixth-rank member of the Ministry of Rites, Murong Lun had a more famous title, that is, the eldest son of the Murong family!
Since the establishment of the Great Zhou Dynasty, the Murong family has been a frequent visitor to the core of power in the Great Zhou Dynasty. Over the past few hundred years, the family has produced countless high-ranking officials. In the past five generations, there have been three cabinet ministers. Their students and former officials are all over the world. They are truly a top-notch family!
Therefore, as the eldest son of the Murong family, although Murong Lun was only a small sixth-rank official at the time, his future was bright. His family would pave the way for him to reach the pinnacle of power in the Great Zhou and make him one of the most powerful people in the Great Zhou.

But even so, Yue Heng was still very confident about his promotion from the third rank to the sixth rank. He felt that Murong Lun, with the support of the Murong family, had unlimited prospects. But he, Yue Heng, had already become a third rank assistant in the Longxiang Army at a young age, so his future would definitely not be bad. He was very confident that Wen Shanhe would accept his proposal.

But what he never expected was that Wen Shanhe did not choose him, but chose Murong Lun...
Yue Heng, who was rejected, could not accept this result. He could not accept that his beloved girl would marry another man. After several unsuccessful attempts to persuade Wen Shanhe, Wen Ling'er and Murong Lun were about to get engaged. The emotional Yue Heng made the worst choice. He made a scene at the engagement ceremony of Murong Lun and Wen Ling'er.

This matter was brought all the way to the attention of the emperor. The Murong family was furious and mobilized all officials to demand severe punishment for Yue Heng. Even though Yue Heng was the Marquis of Zhongshan and a third-rank assistant in the Longxiang Army, his power was not enough to face the top family, the Murong family.

After the Murong family mobilized all officials to petition, Emperor Renxuan directly imprisoned Yue Heng. Finally, Wen Ling'er could not bear to see Yue Heng lose his office and title, so she went to beg Murong Lun to ask Murong Lun to ask the family to stop. Only then did Yue Heng walk out of prison.

Although he was released from prison, Yue Heng's position as a third-rank deputy commander of the Longxiang Army was completely ruined and he was directly demoted to a commander. Although Yue Heng later made some military achievements, due to the interference of the Murong family, no one dared to promote him. Yue Heng wasted more than 20 years, and the young general who was full of vigor and vitality back then turned into a frustrated official in his fifties.

If things had continued in this way, Yue Heng would have been just a commander until his death. However, the Luoan Incident changed his fate!

The Luoan Incident completely split the powerful people of the Great Zhou into two factions, one supporting Lin Shize and Zheng Wang Jiang Guang, and the other supporting Shangguan Hongyuan.

The Murong family chose the former, and Yue Heng stayed in Luoan and was loyal to Shangguan Hongyuan. At that time, Lin Shize took away a lot of imperial guards, so Shangguan Hongyuan, who was short of manpower at the time, promoted Yue Heng and let him, the commander of the Xuanwu Imperial Guards, participate in the battle to attack Shu...

In the battle to attack Shu, Yue Heng fought bravely and fearlessly, made countless military exploits and killed tens of thousands of Shu soldiers, which won him the admiration of Shangguan Hongyuan. Yue Heng's statement on this was to repay Shangguan Hongyuan's kindness. Yue Heng really thought so. Having wasted most of his life, he was naturally very grateful for Shangguan Hongyuan's trust and promotion and wanted to repay Shangguan Hongyuan.

However, in addition to repaying Shangguan Hongyuan, there was another reason why he fought so hard in the battle to attack Shu: revenge on the Murong family!
Yue Heng knew that the Murong family chose to support the Southern Tour Court, and Murong Lun was a high-ranking official in the Southern Tour Court, so he tried to capture Rongcheng as soon as possible, destroy the Southern Tour Court, appear in front of them as a victor, and personally chop off Murong Lun's head, making this self-important top family pay the price!

The Murong family not only snatched away his beloved girl, but also suppressed him for twenty years and almost ruined his life. How could he be a human being if he didn't take revenge?
Just when Yue Heng was standing in front of the door of Murong Mansion, Murong Lun was eating breakfast with his wife Wen Shi very relaxedly. Compared with the self-assured Murong Lun, Wen Shi did not seem so calm. Although she was nearly fifty years old, she was well-maintained and still looked dignified and elegant. However, at this moment, her face revealed a hint of anxiety and uneasiness······························
Feeling his wife's expression, Murong Lun picked up the teacup and took a sip of tea, then stood up leisurely and prepared to go to meet the guest. Seeing that her husband was about to leave, Wen finally couldn't help but shouted:
"Master!"

Murong Lun stopped walking after hearing this, his expression calm but he did not turn back. At this time, Wen Shi said softly:

"protect yourself!"

Hearing this answer, Murong Lun smiled and said lightly:

"rest assured!"

After saying that, Murong Lun walked out of the room. How could he not know that the person in his wife's heart was the young general who was full of vigor and vitality back then? But he didn't care. He was Murong Lun, and the person he loved must stay by his side no matter what!
Originally, Murong Lun thought that Wen called him to beg him to spare Yue Heng like she did in the past, but Wen's answer made Murong Lun very happy. This showed that compared to her lover in the past, Wen cared more about her husband and her current family.

At this time, outside the Murong Mansion, just as Yue Heng was about to break in, the tightly closed door of the Murong Mansion opened, and a handsome young man in blue clothes slowly walked out of the door, came in front of Yue Heng, bowed slightly and said:
"You are General Yue, right? My father invites you to come in for a chat."

Upon hearing this, Yue Heng looked up and down at the young man in white. Although it was the first time he saw this young man, looking at his face, Yue Heng felt a sense of unforgettable familiarity in the unfamiliarity... He immediately realized something, and his heart ached, but on the surface he still asked coldly:
"What's your name? Who is Murong Lun to you?"

The young man heard this and said calmly:
"My name is Murong Zhengshan, and Murong Lun is my father!"

Although he had guessed the answer a long time ago, when Yue Heng heard this answer, he felt heartbroken but also a little lonely.

It turns out that Ling'er's son is already this big! After coming out of prison, Yue Heng had tried to secretly contact Wen Ling'er several times, wanting to rekindle their relationship, but was ruthlessly rejected by Wen Ling'er. Yue Heng also blamed Wen Ling'er for being unkind and fickle, but later by chance, he knew how he escaped from prison, and Yue Heng gradually realized Wen Ling'er's difficulties, and forgetting each other was the best choice for each other and their family.

Later, although Yue Heng got married and had children as he grew older and needed to pass on his family's legacy, Wen Ling'er was always the white moonlight in his heart that he could not let go of.

Looking at Murong Zhengshan in front of him with complicated eyes, Yue Heng didn't say much and directly led his soldiers into Murong Mansion. Under the guidance of Murong Zhengshan, Yue Heng soon came to the main hall of Murong Mansion, where a gentle and elegant middle-aged man was waiting for him!
Although they hadn't seen each other for almost ten years, when he looked at that smiling face, Yue Heng felt hatred and murderous intent welling up in his heart.

Without waiting for the master Murong Lun to speak, Yue Heng sat directly in front of Murong Lun, looked into his eyes and said coldly:
"Murong Lun, you haven't thought about today!"

Listening to Yue Heng's words, Murong Lun smiled and said:
"I really haven't thought about it. I have to say that General Yue, you surprised me a little..."

Murong Lun felt a sense of revenge after hearing these words. Yue Heng asked coldly:

"Do you know why I came here today?"

Murong Lun nodded slightly and said:
"Of course!"

"But in my opinion, revenge will never end. Let's just forget about it. General Yue, you should understand that if I, Murong Lun, wanted to deal with you, you wouldn't be alive today. You are now the commander of the Xuanwu Army. Why do you have to dwell on the past when you are in such a high position and have great power?"

Looking at Murong Lun's sincere face, Yue Heng suddenly burst into laughter, laughing so hard that tears were about to come out.

"Hahaha, Murong Lun, you actually want me to let it go? Your Murong family has been bullying me for more than 20 years, and you actually want me to let it go now?"

By the end, Yue Heng's words became more and more ferocious, and the look he gave Murong Lun became more and more cruel, as if he wanted to tear Murong Lun into pieces!
Looking at the mad Yue Heng, Murong Lun sighed and said helplessly:

"General Yue, it seems that you don't want to let this matter go peacefully?"

"Humph!"

Yue Heng snorted coldly, threw the sword at his waist at Murong Lun's feet, and said with a cold look:
"If you, Murong Lun, commit suicide today, I can consider letting your entire Murong family go. Otherwise, your Murong family will be littered with corpses today!"

Listening to Yue Heng's undisguised threat, the smile on Murong Lun's face gradually faded. He looked at Yue Heng and said seriously:
“I promised Ling’er that I would let you go. I don’t want to go back on my word and be a person who doesn’t keep his word. However, I am the head of the Murong family. You shouldn’t use the Murong family to threaten me. This is the most wrong thing you have done in your life…”

Just when Yue Heng opened his mouth and wanted to say something, Murong Lun clapped his hands lightly, and a middle-aged man in blue clothes walked out.

Yue Heng was stunned when he saw the man in green. He seemed very surprised to see him here. The middle-aged man in green had no expression on his face. He walked up to Yue Heng, handed him a piece of order and said:

"The Prime Minister has ordered that you, Marquis Zhongshan, return to Luo'an immediately without delay!"

Although he knew very well that Chen Jingyu, the commander of the Supervisory Office in front of him, represented the will of Prime Minister Shangguan Hongyuan, and that the order was written in black and white by the Prime Minister himself, but feeling Murong Lun's pitying gaze in front of him, Yue Heng's grief and indignation were beyond words. He clenched his fists, breathing heavily, as if he was making a decision.

Seeing Yue Heng like this, Chen Jingyu scolded him harshly:
"Prime Minister Yue Heng has been very kind to you. Do you want to disobey his orders and betray him?"

This big hat made Yue Heng burst into tears, and his heart was filled with grief and indignation. However, thinking of the Prime Minister's kindness to him, he turned around and prepared to lead his troops to leave. At this moment, a faint voice came from behind him.
"General Yue, wait a minute!"

As soon as he finished speaking, Murong Lun picked up the saber that Yue Heng had dropped on the ground, walked to Yue Heng's side, put the saber back into the scabbard, and then faced Yue Heng's murderous gaze and said calmly as always:
“General Yue, your knife is a good one. I believe you will need it someday. Please keep it well…”

(This may be the best chapter I have ever written. It is very refreshing to finish it in one go! If you readers think it is good, please give me some feedback!)

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