In the check-in room, the two of them sat in silence.
There was a sound of footsteps outside, and then a clerk came to ask for official instructions.
Lu Qiang dealt with it, and when the clerk went out, he said to Liu Qing: "Your Majesty, our Chenzhou has been in the countryside for many years. At that time, if your Majesty was willing to recommend a young man, I would not even recommend it to the Ministry of Household Affairs in Chang'an."
Do you have any opinions?"
"No, they even think that I have a grudge against this young man."
"Yes! At that time, Chenzhou was a pit of fire. Whoever jumped in would be unlucky."
"But today's Chenzhou is different."
"Yes, today's Chenzhou has become a popular place."
Liu Qing said: "Everything is due to the battle where my husband defeated Lin Ya. Since then, Northern Xinjiang has become a hot spot. How many people are trying to squeeze in just to get a chance and add to their resumes later.
A so-called martial arts feat."
"This is ridiculous, but things in the world are inherently ridiculous." Lu Qiang said sarcastically: "The steps of a real bloody battle are difficult, but those who are shouting from the side are so successful."
He glanced at Liu Qing, feeling annoyed that the envoy's scars had been revealed.
Liu Qing, a young Jinshi, embarked on his official career with the ambition of serving the king and benefiting the world. He felt that he would have a smooth journey... With such a righteous outlook on life, why didn't I succeed?
But reality hit him hard.
He found that he who worked hard was ignored by his superiors, while those officials who were lazy and avoided getting into trouble were praised by their superiors.
Later he learned that those people all had backgrounds.
People with four surnames in the family, powerful people, high-ranking officials... Behind everyone stands a powerful person or a force.
As a diligent worker, he watched those people rise to prominence. He was puzzled and angry, and gradually fell in love with these people.
The result was disastrous. He was found in the wrong place and sent to northern Xinjiang.
Before leaving, he went to see the superior.
"This matter is not my fault."
"No one said you were wrong."
"Why should I deal with this official?"
Shangguan looked at him with pity in his eyes, "You are a mortal, mortals should not provoke them."
He was confused.
"But what about justice?"
Shangguan became impatient and waved his hand, "Go to Northern Xinjiang to look for it."
As a young man, he came to Northern Xinjiang and walked step by step to where he is today.
But the feeling of injustice is always there.
It did not dissipate because he was polished by the officialdom, but became stronger and stronger.
"A bunch of bitch slaves!" When Liu Qing mentioned those powerful children who came to Northern Xinjiang to seek gold, there was disgust and an emotion similar to hatred in Liu Qing's eyes.
"Envoy." Lu Qiang knew the envoy's urinary nature and reminded: "Chenzhou needs money, food, weapons, and many things, but he can't offend those powerful people anymore."
"I know." Liu Qing is no longer the young man who was once full of ideals and thought that everything was done by himself, but he still couldn't help but sarcastically said: "What those bitch slaves are best at is their reserved smiles, but in fact they are...
It's like looking down at you from a high position. They can be promoted without any merit. They are judged as superior for no merit, but for us, who have merit and merit, we are rated as inferior. We are so special!"
Lu Qiang couldn't help but said: "Your Majesty looks down on those powerful children, but some people say that Yang Xuan is a noble concubine, but your Majesty cares about him very much."
"Don't believe this." Liu Qing said contemptuously: "The imperial concubine is your majesty's heart. If he is the imperial concubine's son, where do you think he will become an official?"
Without waiting for Lu Qiang to answer, Liu Qing said: "Chang'an!"
The closer you are to the center of power, the easier it is to get promoted.
Chang'an is the best place to be promoted and to have a successful career.
Liu Qing said happily: "I'm in a good mood today."
Lu Qiang smiled and said: "It makes you feel happy. This is good news for me, Chenzhou."
"When you are in a good mood, you will inevitably want to hear some good words. Lao Lu, please flatter me!"
Lu Qiang: "..."
…
"Failed?"
Kipo Khan Huai En looked at Sheng Zhong and Shan Hu kneeling in front of him and asked calmly.
The mountain beard raised his head and was about to speak but stopped.
His eyes swept over Sheng Zhong several times.
Sheng Zhong choked, "The city was already broken in this battle, but Yang Xuan led his army to raid the grain road, set hundreds of grain carts on fire, and drove the ox carts towards them. Under the crazy impact of those ox carts, our army collapsed..."
"What do you want to say, a crime other than war?"
"No, it's just...ah!"
The whip whipped around and made a whistling sound.
"ah!"
Sheng Zhong was severely beaten and rolled on the ground.
Mountain Hu also received a few whips, rolled along with the momentum, and gave up the field.
Wynn panted and ended the beating, cursing: "Get out!"
The two resigned.
Wynn sat down and stretched his sore wrists.
His confidant Zhan Bi had been watching from the side and reminded him at this moment: "Khan, the emperor's uncle has to explain."
"What do you want to explain?" Wynn said coldly: "The Jibo Department suffered heavy casualties. Enemy reinforcements are coming. Where are our reinforcements? They are in Tanzhou, just watching the excitement!"
"Hey!" Zhanbi sighed and carefully looked at Wynn's expression, "Khan, it seems that Shengzhong cannot be reused!"
Wynn said calmly: "Zhong's command was impeccable in this battle, but the Tang army used the method of charging into the formation like a fire bull. How do you want him to deal with it?"
Of course Zhanbi knew this. His two seemingly banal questions were just to elicit a sentence: "Khan, Shan Hu has some small thoughts."
Huai'en said sarcastically: "The funny thing is Shanhu. This man seems rough and loyal, but have you noticed before? Shanhu has been implying that this battle is all about victory. It's ridiculous. Go and give it to him.
A lesson.”
"Yes!" Zhanbi nodded, stood up and went out.
Shan Hu was not far away, looking here with bared teeth. When he saw him coming out, he smiled and came over to salute, "I was worried that Khan would be so angry that he would be bad, eh!"
Zhanbi glanced at him and said, "Khan knows that you are loyal."
Looking back, Zhanbi looked for the official in charge.
He looked at Shanhu from a distance and said: "Look back and find an excuse to seize 30% of the herdsmen below Shanhu."
The official said in surprise: "Mountain Hu has a bad temper, so..."
"Just say it's my order." Zhan Bi said coldly: "Follow it."
"yes!"
Wynn went to his home and asked the people around him on the way, "How is that clan member doing?"
The person next to me said: "I just asked yesterday and he said that the ransom of two million yuan is too expensive. He is just an ordinary Tang Dynasty family member and is not worth that much money."
Wynn sneered, "But why is he wandering around the grassland with a stunningly beautiful girl? Continue to beat him and tell him that if he has no money, the next time I go to war, his head will be sacrificed to the flag."
"yes!"
Wynn slowly arrived outside the house.
"Come and eat meat!"
My wife Yun Na’s shout was very roaring.
"If you don't obey, you'll be beaten."
Then the child's cry came.
"If you cry, you won't get any meat to eat!"
Wynn opened the curtain and went in.
Yun Na's body is somewhat muscular, her face is rosy, and her cheeks are slightly drooped. She looks healthy, but she is far from the standard of beauty. She can only be said to be not ugly.
"My husband is back."
Yun Na said casually.
"Um!"
Wynn sat down, and Yun Na saw her six-year-old son slyly throwing the meat to the dog on the ground, and said angrily: "Look at your good son, how good the mutton is. Just look at it, and he threw it to the dog."
The dog ate it.”
Wynn laughed dryly, "I'll teach him a lesson later."
"All you can do is talk!"
Yun Na shouted: "Go and get the meat quickly. Don't drink wine today to avoid stomachache at night. Also, get more vegetables. That's all. You don't know. I'll cook it myself!"
Wynn sat there, looked at each other with his son, and then laughed.
At that time, he was about the same age as his youngest son. His father went with the tribe to plunder and was killed in battle, in exchange for a skinny horse. From then on, his mother took him to survive hard.
Food was very precious at that time, and if he accidentally wasted it, his mother would scold him.
Like all mothers in the world, I scold harshly and hit lightly.
At that time, he felt that his mother was his god, until their small tribe was attacked by a group of fierce bandits. At the critical moment, he was buried by his mother in a pile of dried cow dung.
He looked outside through the cracks in the dried cow dung, watching his mother being abused by a few gangsters, but his eyes were fixed on his direction and he tried his best to smile easily, just like when he was coaxing him to sleep when he was a child.
The last gangster got up with satisfaction, pulled up his pants, and killed his mother with one knife.
The Bei Liao cavalry arrived in time and chased the bandits all the way.
He was saved.
But my mother is gone.
"Eat quickly!"
Yun Na put the plate on the table in front of him. When she went over and saw that her youngest son's clothes were covered with grease, she couldn't help but get angry, "It's dirty again!"
Wynn ate the food prepared by his wife, his heart filled with warmth.
After the meal, he stood up and said, "I'm going out to eat."
"Take the kids with you!"
Yun Na took out the fabric and muttered: "The children are noisy, and the clothes will be torn after a while."
"Let someone else do it."
"It's not good if others don't do their best."
"Yeah, yeah, yes, no one else can do anything as dedicated as the child's mother." Wynn led his son out.
Zhan Bi came quietly.
"Khan, I have just taken away 30% of Shanhu's herdsmen. Shanhu's brothers are dissatisfied and say that Khan is unfair. They complain and even confuse a group of herdsmen."
"Bring it here." Wynn leaned over and asked his youngest son, "What should I do if the sheepdog misbehaves?"
The younger son raised his head, thought about it, and said childishly: "Kill it!"
Later, a big man was brought in with his mouth gagged.
"Kneel down!"
Several guards held the big man down and knelt down.
"Uuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuu"
The big man is Shan Hu's brother. He is whining at this moment, his eyes full of pleading.
"Cut some cuts on his body, sprinkle some honey, and throw it in the grass." Wynn ordered casually.
Zhan Bi smiled and said: "Those insects and ants will come after smelling the smell and crawl all over his body. Life would be worse than death!"
Wynn took his son and turned around, "It's a pity about those honeys."
He slowly walked home with his son.
As night fell, seeing the lights in the tent, Wynn's eyes were full of tenderness.
mother.
I miss you.
Shan Hu's brother howled miserably all night.
…
Yang Xuan returned one afternoon.
"Mingfu is back."
Yue Dashu just finished school, and he bowed to Yang Xuan when he saw him.
Yang Xuan smiled and nodded.
This child has changed a lot, and like Taipingcheng, everything is getting better.
"I've met Mr. Lang!"
Zhang Siniang greeted him in the backyard.
Why does it taste wrong to me?
Yang Xuan subconsciously thought of the brothel and quickly dismissed this thought.
"I hope your husband is safe."
Yi Niang first looked at Yang Xuan up and down, and even patted his back with her hands, muttering, "Men like to pretend to be masculine, and it's just a minor injury. But I've seen minor injuries turn into fatal injuries, don't imitate me, sir."
Those people.”
"I know." Yang Xuan's head was filled with black lines.
"Okay." Yi Niang finished the inspection as if inspecting goods, and said with satisfaction: "It's a great joy that your husband is safe, Fourth Lady."
"Here!" Zhang Siniang came over with a low eyebrow.
"I heard that a sheep didn't sleep recently and made a lot of noise. But if it doesn't sleep, other people...could the other sheep not sleep too? We can't keep such black sheep, so I went to get them, just in time to replenish the husband.
.”
Yi Niang looked pitiful and sighed.
"Yes." Thinking of mutton, Zhang Siniang was also greedy.
I am not a good county magistrate! I have to find a reason to make Yi Niang want to eat mutton.
But then he took matters into his own hands, thinking that this was the only way to be an upright official.
While taking a shower, he exchanged this opinion with Suzaku.
"Aside from Hai Rui, honest officials also have to eat!"
"Xiao Xuanzi, I think you have gone crazy."
"I'm fine!"
Yang Xuan sat in the bathtub and said comfortably: "I want to set an example."
"Nonsense, this is ancient times, it's a feudal dynasty, it's natural for those in power to enjoy it, do you understand?"
"Also, you are sixteen, but you are still a shameful virgin!"
"Others have already been in love and holding hands, but you are still in love with Zhou Ning. Xiao Xuanzi, please take Zhang Siniang away as soon as possible."
"It will lead to kidney deficiency."
"I know the prescriptions for nourishing the kidneys, which can be taken for any deficiency of yin or yang."
"It's still early."
"It's getting late."
After talking nonsense with Zhuque, Yang Xuan felt refreshed.
He climbed out of the tub and wiped his body with a cloth.
The body is very strong, especially the abdominal muscles are very obvious.
Knock knock knock!
"who?"
Yang Xuan raised his head.
Zhang Siniang outside said timidly: "Mr. Sir, it's time to have dinner."
"knew."
The dinner was very sumptuous.
The sheep that refused to sleep became boiled mutton.
After dinner, Yang Xuan told the story of the battle, which made Cao Ying excited.
"Lang Jun is so skillful in using his troops. I think this is a gift from heaven."
Nan He nodded, "That's right."
Everyone has hidden one word: Destined One!
Yi Niang's eyes were full of pride, "The gentleman is brave."
After dinner, Yang Xuangang wanted to take a walk, but someone came from next door.
"The king invites Mingfu to come."
When we arrived next door, our eldest nephew was standing in the yard watching the sunset.
The sunset was infinitely beautiful, but it was almost dusk... Yang Xuan saluted, "I have met the king."
King Wei turned around, "What do you think of the strength of the Jibo Department?"
He asked why? Yang Xuan replied: "The strength of the Jibo tribe is higher than that of the Waxie tribe."
King Wei nodded and looked at the sunset with his hands behind his hands.
Forty-five degrees, a pretentious angle... Yang Xuan thought to himself, this person is not asking me to pay homage to him, right?
"This time the Jibo tribe raided Zhangyu County, I thought I should retaliate in kind."
Why are you telling me this... Yang Xuan smiled and said: "Yes!"
He can't make the decision, but the person in front of him can exert influence, but it will cause fear.
Hey!
Yang Xuan was startled and suddenly understood what King Wei meant.
It was difficult for King Wei to intervene in this matter, but he could convey his wishes through Yang Xuan.
Am I a sounding board?
Yang Xuan coughed dryly and said, "This official can convey the King's wishes on my behalf."
King Wei nodded, "Okay."
Yang Xuan immediately resigned. Huang Ping, who sent him the gift, smiled very hypocritically, just like the old thief who drooled when he saw the coffin, but resisted and refused to open the coffin.
There are rules for things in this world.
Then the old thief will pray and discuss with the owner of the tomb, telling him that he is just looking for some money and asking for permission from the owner.
Normally he would wait for ten breaths at this time.
If the owner of the tomb remained silent, the old thief would think he was acquiescing.
Huang Ping came over with a smile, "Yang Ming Mansion, I think this has a lot of benefits. By the way, Yang Ming Mansion's reputation has greatly increased after rescuing Zhang Yu County this time."
"Haha!" Yang Xuan just laughed at this person.
"After Yang Ming Mansion rescued Zhang Yu County, he was inevitably filled with righteous indignation when he saw the heavy casualties in the city. When he came back, he wrote to Liu Shijun, requesting Chenzhou to send troops to retaliate."
Why did this guy change his face to look like a traitor? Yang Xuan asked rudely: "What do you want to say?"
Huang Ping handed over his hand, "Promotion depends on Shangguan's evaluation, and even more on reputation. Yang Ming's reputation of repaying evil with kindness is resounding throughout Chenzhou. But I feel that I still lack the ability to hate evil as much as hatred."
As soon as Yang Mingfu returned home, he complained about Zhang Yu County and immediately wrote to Lin'an, suggesting that Liu Qing send troops to retaliate against the Jibo tribe.
Ahem!
This is jealousy of evil!
This old guy guessed Yang Xuan's thoughts quite accurately.
Huang Ping watched Yang Xuan enter the door next door and then came back.
King Wei still stood there, looking at the last dusk on the horizon at a 45-degree angle.
"The King of Yue has gained a good reputation in southern Xinjiang."
"Yes, but the King of Yue is weak."
"Time waits for us not."
King Wei's eyes were bright, "Yang Xuanke agreed?"
Huang Ping said: "Yang Xuan is willing to take root in northern Xinjiang, either to serve the country wholeheartedly, or to seek opportunities for promotion. I thought he was seeking promotion. It is a good thing for him to suggest revenge on the Jibo tribe."
He hesitated again and again, but finally asked what he had long doubted in his heart, "Your Majesty, the King of Yue is the Queen's legitimate son. In the foreseeable future, I don't think Your Majesty will fall out with the entire family. In this way, the Queen's status is stable."
"What do you want to say?"
"The queen's status is stable. Even if the prince steps down, the king of Yue, who is also the queen's legitimate son, will take over. Your Majesty, please forgive me for speaking frankly. Your Majesty is not your legitimate son, so it will be difficult to seize the position of the East Palace."
"It's difficult, but you have to do it."
"Your Majesty." Huang Ping smiled bitterly, "All four surnames in the family will be your opponents, how difficult it is."
King Wei remained silent.
Huang Ping knelt down and said, "This life belongs to the king, and the king can take it at any time. But I beg the king, if you don't do this, you will die. Please think twice!"
These words can be said to come from the heart.
Huang Ping was indeed a confidant whom King Wei could trust, otherwise the princess's anger would have already reached Taiping.
King Wei took a slow breath and moved his body.
"That year, the king found out that he was interested in Princess Xian."
When Li Mi did not ascend the throne, the prince Li Jing was conferred a title to the king, and Liang Hongyan of the Liang family was the concubine. At that time, Li Mi coveted his daughter-in-law. Then he spoke, but Li Jing showed no resistance.
With all his strength, he sent the princess obediently.
"The prince is shameless."
"He is shameless!"
"Your Majesty." Huang Ping looked pale.
"I want to restore all this."
Huang Ping: "But your Majesty is in strong health. Even if the king successfully counterattacks and enters the East Palace to become the prince, he will still have to suffer. In addition, your majesty's suspicion of the prince will not change just because of the replacement."
The emperor's thirst for power is impressive. For the sake of power, he was able to venture into the palace twice. For the sake of power, he was able to oust his father and force him to abdicate.
This kind of emperor has no family affection in his eyes. Anyone who threatens his power is his mortal enemy!
"He was not an inevitable candidate back then, but he still ascended the throne and became emperor."
King Wei turned around, and the setting sun shone in his eyes, like two groups of strange flames burning.