Chapter 118 – Losing His Deer in Liyang (Next)

Xiangfan city, the king’s residence.

The young king of Jing’an Zhao Xun called to Guangling Road to pacify the rebels, so far no merit, a large Qingzhou by an equally young blind man to preside over the situation, but also calm and no waves, neither to make what eye-catching illustrious achievements, but also not down to the point that the new king of Jing’an to win the trust of the self-sanctioned means, can be described as the “ruler and ministers appropriate” model, some similar to the Yan Ci Wang and Nalan Yu Ci that pair of partner meaning. It can be said that “the king and his ministers are suitable for each other”, which is somewhat similar to the meaning of the pairing of Yan Zhi Wang and Nalan Yu Ci.

After nightfall, the starlight is dotted, Lu Dang stood under the eaves of the house, looking up at the bright starry sky, beside him is that the Jing’an royal family installed in his side of the dead girl servant, did not expect to spend time together with each other, but became a grasshopper on the rope, but this may not not be the young king of Jing’an’s ingenious skill of the mind.

“Mister, you let the king only allow defeat but not victory, when the time comes to lose the face of their Zhao family, His Majesty the Emperor will most likely blame, right?”

“Naturally, he will, and it will be a severe reprimand and heavy punishment.”

“Then why did His Majesty still agree?”

“When the old and the new take over, once a king is a king, the past affinity relationships will have to be pushed back, often not looking at the size of the merit, but only the thickness of the loyalty. Qingzhou side with a few thousand lives to show loyalty, almost enough, the old emperor deliberately pressure who, that is also for the new emperor focus on who to use as a pavement, otherwise who will read the new son of heaven good? In history, most of the Mingjun who exited the stage immediately liked to act in such an obscure way, that is, worrying that the new emperor has no one to use. Moreover, the world’s chaos is inevitable, this World Prince’s Highness, after the great defeat, in addition to making a statement with the court Emperor and the Crown Prince both, he can also take himself out of the chaos in passing, and wait and see what happens.”

“Sir, do you count this as a scholar who knows the world without going out?”

“This mister of mine, compared to Mr. Yuan in Tai’an City and Mr. Nalan beside King Yan Zhi, I’m still a lot worse.”

“Mister is too modest!”

Blind Lu Fancy smiled without saying anything.

“Mister, tell me some more random axioms, even though I don’t understand them, I like to listen to them.”

“There’s no such thing as reasoning, it’s just a bellyful of whining.”

“Sir, let me say something, don’t be angry. If one day the king uses me to blackmail mister, mister can rest assured. It’s pretty hard to blackmail a living person with a dead person, isn’t it?”

“Don’t do anything stupid. If you kill yourself, with Zhao Xun’s nature, I am not far from death. Otherwise he will sleep uneasily with a so-called beloved beside him who can’t be held back.”

“Sir are you helping me find a lame excuse to live?”

“You’re not stupid either. But seriously, that’s not a lame excuse.”

“Sir, you’re a good man. Are you tired of living like this?”

“What’s so tiring about it? To put it in a different perspective, it’s easier than playing chess and cheating people of their money in Yongzi Alley some years ago.”

“Sir, I think, you have great wisdom!”

“But I still can’t tell whether you are wearing new or old clothes.”

“You’ll always know by touching it ……”

“Huh?”

“After you take it off.”

“Don’t look at me ……”

“Sir, don’t you always like to say that you are blind?!”

Lu Dang laughed suddenly.

Then he said softly, “Zhao Xun, Xun, Huai Nan Zi called it a beautiful jade, but if you break down the words to solve it, is it not exactly a ten years of emperor?”

Lu Dan sighed, “The spine of my generation of readers, in a few days, will be broken.”

The same night, but far away from the border.

With the sound of hoofbeats in the distance, no less than a border town of Yan Fort in Jizhou is like a beast that has been awakened, almost instantly, countless lanterns and torches are lit up at the same time, illuminating the fortress as bright as day. There is a moat on the periphery of Yan Fort, with the city gates wide open, slowly releasing the bridge, without the need for the seven or eight horsemen who came from afar to have a moment’s wait, they steered their horses onto the bridge and entered Yan Fort. Inside the city cave prostrate kneeling Yan Fort a large group of Li’s direct lineage, there is the old fortress master Li Zulin, have specially rushed home from Jixi first eldest son Li Yuanya, and a group of weekdays is very difficult to meet the big brother, none absent, I’m afraid that in addition to that south of the south after the death of the first grandson of the river after the violent death of the first eldest grandson of Li Huo Li, in the state of Jizhizhou just like the emperor of the Li family up and down the whole family, the year before last, the old lord of the fortress of the eighty birthday is not such a pomp and circumstance. Seven or eight riders in the head of the one is a strange face, pale, look like difficult to endure the cold of winter in the north, wearing a thick fox fur from Liaodong Tribute, probably on the age, has been the lofty warmed up very introverted, there is no what the feeling of overbearing. In addition to Li Zulin and Li Yuanyi this pair of father and son, YanBao no one clear the identity of this elegant man, but other people through the brilliant lights and corner of the eye, or see the clues, behind the man as a valet of a ride is actually the only big pillar of the LiYang, general GuJianTang, kneeling on the ground of the members of the Li family in addition to do not know the importance of the teenagers and the ignorant child, all guessed the identity of the man, a time of Their eyes were in awe and apprehension, but they were also hot and proud, what a great honor it was to have this honored guest come to visit us, what a great honor it was to shine on the family? Perhaps it was previously mentioned by Gu Jiantang, Li Zulin Li Yuanya are just kneeling to greet, did not draw a snake to add to the name of what, the man rolled over and dismounted, warm smile: “The north of the sky is cold, not to mention that the “Rites of Kings” has a cloud of eighty canes in the court, the old fortress quickly get up, the other people also don’t kneel.”

The six horsemen behind him dismounted at the same time, and the lightly armored and sword-wearing Great General Gu Jiantang silently stepped forward to help the man hold his horse.

Li Tulin carefully stood up, and it was as if every wrinkled crevice on that withered and majestic vicissitude of a face radiated a strange luster. The old man, who was particularly tall in stature, remained slightly bent over after rising, probably not daring the man five paces away to go and speak with his head up. Only in terms of physical condition, even eighty years old but old and strong Li Zulin, is more like a “young man” than the man in front of him, at least Li Zulin will give outsiders a kind of boldness is not reduced in the past majestic momentum, and that late-night visit to the wild goose castle guests appear to be difficult to hide the fatigue, especially in the martial arts great master Gu Jiantang invisible under the backdrop of the more and more look twilight. It looked more and more twilight.

As the man moved his feet forward, the team began to break up at the same time, but also the suspicion of the main guest, fur-covered man walked in the forefront, deliberately called on the old fort master Li Zulin accompanied by Gu Jiantang one hand to hold a horse right behind, and then Li Yuanyi, these four people slowly walked in the forefront, and then that each of them in the northern line of the dynasty of the five cavalry in the hands of the last is the old and young of the Li family. Because of the horse five people separated from the line of sight, there is no way to go to Gu Dazhu Guo side to get together and mix the familiar face of the Li family are beginning to look at the back of these, discerning YANBURG old man, recognized most of them, and then guessed the rest, inevitably staggered. These five people, none of them is not the top of the real power of the general called the military big shot, the lowest official position is also the fourth grade. It can be said that if these five people die in Yan Fort, then the two Liao northern line will be paralyzed by half, only with a sword or not is the world with the sword first person Gu Jiantang pressure, these five generals should want to die are difficult. These five riders in addition to high power, there is a common point is compared to Yang Shen apricot Yan Zhenchun those spring and autumn veterans, although the war success is slightly inferior and less famous, but wins in the young, the oldest is less than fifty, the youngest one is only thirty years old, the border battlefield than the dynasty of the officialdom more than do not have to pay attention to by virtue of the number of years of playing boiled seniority, so it can be said that these five destined to become the future of the military world of the future of the court of the Liyang, the pillar, maybe the next Tai’an City, the next generation of the military world, the next generation of the military world. Maybe the next Secretary of the Military Department of Tai’an City will come out from among them.

The man walked on the smooth road paved with large green stone slabs, looked up at the lanterns and torches stretching up several fire dragons, and softly lamented: “This is the first time in my life that I have entered Jizhou, and I should have come earlier. My Zhao family is immediately get the world, I usually go to the diligence room to teach Zhao family children, also always say can’t be slack, more can’t for the ancients wrong, believe what immediately get the world after that is dismounted to guard the world, but to continue to rule the world on horseback. I say so, but they seem to do not do well, teach by example, think some Zhao family children more difficult to like family ancestor that attach importance to military and horse border affairs.”

Cultivate into a fine old fox Li Zulin even if the courage is fat, also dare not interrupt the son of heaven’s family affairs, can only put up his ears not to miss a word, as long as the emperor of the private visit of His Majesty does not ask questions, then adhere to the light to listen to not say.

The man who can comfortably let Gu Jiantang hold his horse and escort him is Zhao Dun, the current son of the emperor, who is quietly driving on the border. But His Majesty the Emperor did not leave the capital will be issued an imperial edict to let His Royal Highness the Crown Prince supervise the country, but in the upcoming return from Jizhou node, only to let the Secretary Secretary of the seal eunuch Song Tanglu handed over the Ministry of Rites Bai Guo a secret imperial edict to the public, the three obscurantisms, very able to let the officialdom those who wear purple cloaked in scarlet of the big brother to chew a lot of. This is the first time the old man saw the emperor with his own eyes, can palpitate badly. When the Han family decapitation triggered turmoil in Jizhou, and the Han family married to the Yanbu Li family was also affected by the fish, at that time has not yet to Li Yuanya vacated the position of the head of the family Li Zulin’s wrists can not be described as not ruthless, not only to let people tie up the couple of the younger generation to the Jizhou state of the court, and even their pair of young children have not been spared, and finally the two should have been surnamed Li’s children, along with their parents, together with their heads rolled to the ground. To this day, Li Zulin heart although some guilt, but not half regret. Under the great power tipping, a few innocent people a few lives count for what. Han family overnight from hundreds of years of loyalty into the enemy treasonous rebellious ministers, this more than 10 years of the dynasty and the field are said to be the Bieye’s first minister of false publicity, and even now have evolved into the Imperial Palace of Impeachment of Zhang Julu one of the powerful crimes, which makes the leisure time like to read the history of the old man can not help but be a little bit of grief, all the generations as much as the power of the treacherous ministers to obscure the hearing of the sky, and ultimately, heavenly justice to the ambush, and from the dare not explicitly say that the emperor how dim-witted, to be honest! Li Zulin on that ranked in the center but everywhere in the cleanliness of the first minister of adults is also admired very much, if not Zhang Julu force row insisted on the northern border support, pouring half of the dynasty tax to support the northern defense line, behind the Ministry of War, the old minister of the Ministry of War is now certainly not so easy to do.

As for why the current emperor should be “superfluous” to visit Yan Fort, Li Zulin got Gu Jiantang’s handwritten letter, but also had a private meeting with his eldest son Li Yuanya, and came up with an answer of no more than three points, the court of Zhao or His Majesty the emperor for the vindication of the Han family, need to be provided by all aspects of Jizhou to be able to prove convincing evidence, and the Yan Fort as As an old family that has been rooted in the north of Jizhou for generations and was one of the victims, the Li family came out to speak at the critical moment, which was more “ironic” than the impeachment of the right priest of the State Scholarship Academy, and was more able to win the sympathy of the court. Walls fall down, is the trend, but the high wall of the Zhang family standing in the temple for more than twenty years, not everyone is qualified to push a hand. In addition, the Youzhou side of the restlessness, now and then have to make over the border and radical moves, tens of thousands of riders strayed into the territory of Jixi, of course, the court must guard against the young man of the Xu family in Beiliang completely backlash, along with the departure of the old general of Jixi South Yang Shenxing, the Yanbao Li family, which has seven or eight thousand private soldiers, will naturally fall into the court’s field of vision. Father and son guessed that the last is the emperor’s a private matter of a private heart, in the first two times the emperor’s personal conquests are unsuccessful, today’s son of heaven has never patrolled the border of the move, and even that prosperous Jiangnan have not been, the world mistakenly think that today’s son of heaven is only focus on the internal affairs of the border is not important to the work, this is definitely the countryside coarse village boy’s view, Li Zulin always firmly believe that today’s son of heaven for the north of that Mang has an incomparable desire to conquer, because it is the only way to prove that he can do the best. Because this is the only feat that can prove that he can stand shoulder to shoulder with the late Emperor.

The emperor Zhao Dun along the green stone road gradually ascending, Yan Fort this path also has the reputation of the green cloud road, Jizhou officials have to come here to walk on a trip to seek a fortune, but for the person sitting in the dragon chair, the officials dreamed of the green clouds, is really not worth mentioning.

Li Zulin heart some horrified, said His Majesty the emperor diligence of not forgetting to exercise physical fitness, Jizhou this side thought that this only fifty years old man, can continue to sit on that chair in the north look south a dozen or two decades, how in fact is so physical strength is not good? How come he is so physically weak and has to catch his breath every hundred steps? Could it be that the flourishing Liyang is about to change? To know that today’s Liyang can not be considered peaceful, internal and external problems, outside the North Mang millions of iron cavalry eyeing, within the West Chu restoration of the country, more within the temple is also the storm as obscure, everyone from the danger. If something happens at this time what changes …… Li Zulin really do not dare to think further down, afraid to show the slightest difference was beside the son of heaven to notice.

Yan Fort as a mountain, layer by layer, climbing high, His Majesty the Emperor in the “halfway up the mountain” a wide-open view of the pavilion to stop and rest, reach out and tighten a few points of the heavy fur, silent for a long time, glanced west, suddenly said: “Old Fort, for my uninvited, you certainly have a response to the strategy! , but you should have overthought and thought wrongly, might as well speak to you from the bottom of my heart, the reason why I came to Fort Goose is just to take a closer look at that place.”

The old fortress master of Goose Fortress seemed to be startled, subconsciously straightening his waist violently, then quickly and heavily bending down. The old man who had seen the ups and downs of the storm trembled with fear and dared not speak.

The emperor beckoned, and Gu Jiantang walked a few steps forward.

Li Tulin, on the other hand, was wise enough to gently withdraw and wait at the bottom of the steps.

The emperor coughed a few times, his tone a bit difficult, “Jiantang, I’ve changed my mind, tomorrow you’ll return to the capital with me, and at that time you’ll be the one to give him a ride. Since I don’t dare to see him, and the court civil officials are not worthy of anyone, I think about it, then only you, a military general with the title of Great Pillar State, can afford it. That mind he has buried deep in his heart, I actually know something about it.”

Gu Jiantang calmly said, “Does Your Majesty have words to relay?”

The emperor hesitated for a moment and laughed at himself, “Just tell him that the word ‘Tun’ in the name Zhao Dun is not ashamed of the world, but only of him, Zhang Julu.”