Chapter 88: Where is the King of Qin's Old Department Now?
Linzi, Qingzhou.
After Fang Xuanling was rescued by a mysterious man, he returned to his hometown. In the past few years, he lived a wealthy life as a landlord.
At first, he was worried that he would be implicated by the court because of King Qin's defeat, but this did not happen.
Later, he heard that Li Jiancheng and Li Yuanji had rebelled and were executed, and the reason for King Qin's defeat was revealed, and he felt very relieved.
Now, apart from remembering the past years when he worked with King Qin, the only thing left for him is to study at home honestly.
He no longer thinks about career or anything.
"Sir, there is someone looking for you outside."
The eldest son, Fang Yi, ran over to report.
"Who is it?" Fang Xuanling looked away from the book.
"He said his surname was Xue and his name was Xue Deyin."
Um?
Fang Xuanling narrowed his eyes slightly, Xue Deyin, wasn't this person a former staff member of the King of Qi?
Inside the room.
Xue Deyin was invited in by the housekeeper of the house, and not long after, Fang Xuanling also walked in.
"The King of Qi rebelled, but Mr. Xue was not exiled. It's not simple." Fang Xuanling said directly.
Xue Deyin laughed and said: "Thanks to my brother's love and care, His Highness the Crown Prince pardoned my death penalty."
"Xue Shou." Fang Xuanling snorted.
After the two of them knelt down, Fang Xuanling asked, "I have never had any contact with you, so why are you here today?"
"Brother Fang is so ruthless, I asked someone to save you." Xue Deyin said with emotion.
"What, it's you!" Fang Xuanling's eyes widened.
Xue Deyin nodded and sighed: "When we retreated in the past, I did not follow the order of King Qi to murder Brother Fang."
"Why?"
Xue Deyin smiled bitterly, "There is no reason, it's just to leave a way out for myself."
"You were from King Qi at that time."
"Because of this, I understand King Qi better than others. At the same time, I also know that King Qi cannot achieve anything."
Fang Xuanling was silent for a while. He really didn't know what to say to Xue Deyin. King Qi killed King Qin, so he should have spoken harshly and ridiculed Xue Deyin. But now, he knew that it was Xue Deyin who saved him in the first place. Those words
, it’s hard for him to say it out loud.
Xue Deyin recounted: "At that time, the King of Qi and Liu Wenjing had already conspired with the Turks. How could I, as an aide, change the mind of the King of Qi? I am just a mayfly, how can I shake the big tree?"
Saying that, Xue Deyin shook his head.
Fang Xuanling pursed her lips and said, "But, if you had sent me a message in advance, maybe things wouldn't have turned out the way they did in the end."
"It's too late." Xue Deyin said: "When I knew the plan, King Qin had already led his army to pursue Yunzhong. Even if I revealed the news to you, King Qi would only kill one more person."
The two were silent for a moment.
Fang Xuanling asked: "Then why are you here?"
"To tell you the truth, I invited Brother Fang to the court on the orders of my brother."
"Xue Shou asked you to come?"
"Yes." Xue Deyin said without blushing or out of breath. In fact, it was not Xue Shou who asked him to come, but Prince Li Zhiyun.
Fang Xuanling thought: "Let me be loyal to the new prince of Chang'an?"
"Brother Fang is unwilling?"
Fang Xuanling did not answer him.
In fact, he has neither good nor bad feelings towards the new prince Li Zhiyun.
"Let me think about it."
"It doesn't matter, I've already settled in Linzi. Brother Fang can tell me your decision at any time."
After Xue Deyin left, Fang Xuanling thought hard all day but could not make a decision.
That night, Fang Xuanling and his wife Lu were sleeping on the couch and chatting about the matter.
Lu said: "No matter what decision you make, I will follow you. When the news about Bingzhou came back, I gritted my teeth and endured it. Now there is nothing I can't bear."
Fang Xuanling said: "Actually, Xue Shou's decision to let me enter the court was probably with the consent of the new prince. You don't have to worry about your life if you go to Chang'an."
"Then why did you hesitate?"
"You don't know, this new crown prince is not a simple person." Fang Xuanling said: "Without showing off his appearance, he was legitimately appointed as the crown prince by the saint in the end, and the government and the public surrendered. This is not something that a mediocre person can do.
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"You suspect that this prince is secretly..."
Fang Xuanling interrupted: "It's better not to talk about things without evidence. Besides, if you lose, you lose. It's useless to talk about it."
"Then what do you think now?" Lu asked.
Fang Xuanling said: "My heart is in a mess. I don't know whether I should agree or not."
Lu said: "Okay, I understand, think about it slowly, don't be in a hurry."
"Um."
North Sea.
The snowflakes melt and the ground freezes.
A disheveled man, wearing a sheep-scented leather, was driving a group of animals. He let the animals out to forage and entered the makeshift tent.
There was another man inside, with the same unkempt face, and the same sheep-smelling leather.
"Any more wine?"
"Take it and save some water. We don't have much food. I asked, and there will be two months before anyone comes to collect the animals."
Sitting down, Changsun Wuji took a swig of wine to ward off the cold.
"Mother killed me, when will this day end?" Changsun Wuji wanted to cry but had no tears.
Yu Zhining burned firewood and sighed: "In the land of Lingxiao, heaven and earth are not in harmony, so what's the use of talking about it."
"Hey, Erlang is dead. Li Jiancheng must have ascended the throne now. I wonder what Chang'an is like now." Changsun Wuji said a little depressed.
Yu Zhining was silent, and after a while he said: "Don't think about those things, our top priority is to survive. As for whether we can return to Chang'an in the future, it depends on God's will."
"Hey, even if we can go back, can Li Jiancheng let us go?" Changsun Wuji looked filled with hatred.
Erlang died, and he also suffered enough in the ice and snow.
No matter what he said, he could not surrender to Li Jiancheng.
Yu Zhining threw away the firewood and stood up.
"Where are you going?" Changsun Wuji asked.
"I went out to look at the livestock and waited for Brother Li and others to come back."
Watching Yu Zhining leave, Changsun Wuji took another sip of wine.
"Damn it!"
In mid-February of the eighth year of Wude, Yinan, the chief of Xue Yantuo, accepted the canonization of the Tang Dynasty as Zhenzhu Pika Khan.
In the same year, Yi Nan sent an envoy to pay tribute to the Tang Dynasty.
What this brought about was the confrontation between the two powerful grassland forces. A new round of battle for the grassland overlords was staged again, and for a while, the grassland was filled with tremors.
The current situation for both Jie Li and Yi Nan is not very good. Neither of them is sure of defeating the other in one bite, so they can only focus on confrontation, supplemented by harassment and attack.
Therefore, the northern border of the Tang Dynasty ushered in a period of relaxation, and the number of Turks going south was significantly reduced. This was also the time that the Tang Dynasty needed to recuperate.
In March, Xue Yantuo's envoy entered Chang'an, and Li Zhiyun received the news.
At this time, Li Zhiyun was regretting that there was no progress with Fang Xuanling. He hoped to conquer Fang Xuanling. Needless to say, this person's reputation in history is well understood. It would be unfair to let such a talent remain in power.
Li Zhiyun's loss.
It's a pity that he can't directly invite Fang Xuanling in person like Corporal Xian.
"Envoy Xue Yantuo will be temporarily accommodated in the guest house of Honglu Temple. Guhui will personally receive them in a few days."
"As ordered." The Honglu Temple official followed the order and left.
Yi Nan accepted the canonization of the Tang Dynasty, which meant that it was impossible for him and Jie Li to reconcile. Turks have always been ruthless and hateful towards betrayers.
However, the enemy of my enemy is a friend, and Xue Yantuo is now a good friend of Datang.
Thinking of this, Li Zhiyun couldn't help laughing.