"Sir, do you know? Qu Tian has never been interested in an official career, but he is not afraid of life and death to get close to Pang Xi. He did it for me, but now he is not only dead, but I have also caused his whole family to be destroyed. I should
How to face his spirit in heaven."
In the heavy rain, Liu Zhang couldn't see whether Huang Yue was crying, but his heart felt like a big stone was suddenly inserted into his heart. The rainwater flowed, and his eyes gradually blurred. The sword fell to the ground with a clang. Liu Zhang raised his palm and looked closely at it.
, suddenly fainted and fell to the ground.
"Lord."
"Lord."
A group of generals immediately surrounded him. Haoshuo and Fazheng supported Liu Zhang on the left and right. Liu Zhang pressed his forehead and said painfully: "I have a headache, a splitting headache."
"Hurry and help the lord back to the tent." Wang Xu shouted loudly.
"Listen." Liu Zhang gasped and said with difficulty with his last strength: "The bodies of the Qu family were buried generously, Qu Tian's coffin was raised in Chengdu, a pavilion of meritorious ministers was built, incense was enshrined, and the recordkeeper accurately recorded today's events...
"
Liu Zhang fainted completely. Wang Xu and the generals gave orders at once, and the officers and soldiers were in a mess. Fazheng glanced at Liu Zhang worriedly. Liu Zhang had been suffering from head ailments since Jiangzhou, but he never stopped.
It's as serious as today.
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At the entrance of the villa, Qu Xi was sitting motionless on the threshold. On the road under the tea mountain, a woman carrying a sword came with a bouquet of sweet-scented osmanthus. It wasn't until she reached Qu Xi that Qu Xi noticed someone approaching. He looked up,
He was stunned at first, then showed surprise: "Sister, why is it you? Didn't you learn art in the mountains?"
The woman was Qu Lingchen, who failed to find an official position in Chengdu and returned disappointed.
"Ten years have passed. Of course I'm back." Qu Lingchen glanced at the villa with doubts on his face. He placed the sweet-scented osmanthus bouquet on Qu Xi's head and said, "Why is it so deserted? You're the only one sitting here, like this.
It feels like it's been hit by frost. Go and notify grandpa, third uncle, and fourth uncle and ask them to line up to welcome the eldest lady back."
"No need." Qu Xi's face darkened: "They are all on the mountain."
"On the mountain?"
Qu Xi stood up and walked towards the tea mountain behind. There was a large cemetery in the mountain. Huang Yue knelt beside the tombs alone. Qu Lingchen looked at the tombstones, his face changed, and he held the sword tightly in his hand.
sheath.
"What's going on?" Qu Lingchen asked through gritted teeth.
Huang Yue told what happened, and Qu Lingchen's expression changed several times. In the end, his anger finally burst out uncontrollably: "Liu Zhang, I must kill you."
Huang Yue grabbed Qu Lingchen's arm and said: "Lingchen, this is not his fault. He didn't know that Qu Tian was an insider. It was all because of me. If it weren't for me, Qu Tian wouldn't have persuaded the Qu family to rely on Pang Xi.
If it weren't for me, Lord Zhou Mu wouldn't have attacked the Qu family, Ling Chen, if you want to kill me, just kill me."
Qu Lingchen threw Huang Yue's hand away and said bitterly: "Of course it's your fault. You knew my uncle liked you, but you used this liking to let him die. You're blind, my uncle."
Such a good person, you want to help that cruel and cold-blooded dog officer, Huang Yue, you are too selfish, just pretend that I, Qu Lingchen, have never known you, go back and tell that dog officer, I will kill him sooner or later."
After saying this, Qu Lingchen carried his sword and went down the mountain, "Sister, sister." Qu Xi shouted several times, but when Qu Lingchen didn't look back, he turned to Huang Yue and said, "Auntie, what should I do?"
Huang Yue shook his head, hoping nothing would happen to Qu Lingchen and Liu Zhang.
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Liu Zhang woke up from the jolt, with a vague pain in his head. He opened his eyes and saw himself lying on a stretcher, being carried by two soldiers.
"The law is right, the law is right."
Liu Zhang shouted several times, and Fazheng came over on horseback, jumped off his horse and said happily: "My lord, you're awake."
"How long have I been unconscious?"
"Five days, almost six days."
"Five days?"
"The remaining members of Pang Xi's party fled to Xichong, but were rejected by Xichong's garrison Deng Zhi. The entire army was annihilated. All Pang Xi's cronies and old relatives were executed. Now the government affairs in Brazil have basically been arranged. General Liu Wei led the troops to guard, and Deng Zhi followed.
There is no big danger, we are rushing to Jiameng Pass now, and General Yan Yan has also arrived at Zitong. It was Fa Zheng's idea to let the lord travel with the army. Please forgive me."
"How are things going with the Qu family?"
"There are more than thirty members of the Qu family. We have buried them grandly according to the Lord's instructions. When the coffin was lowered, my subordinates brought the civil and military officials and all the soldiers who attacked the village that day to pay homage. Qu Tian's body was transported to Chengdu. I believe that County Magistrate Wang Fu received it.
When the order was given, the Pavilion of Heroes was already being built. Miss Huang Yue said she would keep vigil for the Qu family for three months. As for the only remaining male member of the Qu family, Qu Xi, his subordinates originally wanted to appoint him as an official, but Qu Xi refused."
"Huh~~" Liu Zhang let out a long breath, looked at the boundless blue sky, and slowly said to Fa Zheng: "Xiaozhi, am I cruel?"
Fazheng paused for a moment and said: "My subordinates feel that this incident is not to blame on the master. The Qu family kidnapped Miss Huang first, and the master does not know that Qu Tian is..."
"Forget it." Liu Zhang waved his hand: "This is a warning. I don't want the same thing to happen again."
"I understand that my lord is kind despite his violence, but I am worried about my lord's illness..." When Liu Zhang was in coma, military doctors and doctors from Brazil came to see him, but none of them could cure him.
Now that the two strongest forces, Zhao Wei and Pang Xi, have been wiped out, the situation in Xichuan can be said to be unprecedentedly stable. Those wealthy families no longer dare to have any unreasonable thoughts. However, this stability is all due to Liu Zhang. If anything happens to Liu Zhang, Xichuan
There will be great chaos, and the rectification of the Dharma is really worrying.
"Let's talk about it after we get back to Chengdu." Liu Zhang closed his eyes.
The army arrived at Jiameng Pass and joined forces with Yan Yan and Wei Yan. The total force reached 40,000. Jiameng Pass was naturally dangerous and guarded by 40,000 troops, so there was no chance of failure.
Liu Zhang was able to walk on the ground, but when he saw that Jiameng passed the city pass, there was no trace of any battle. He asked Wei Yan, and the heroic Wei Yan smiled and said: "Wei followed Mr. Law's advice and pretended to be Pang Xi's subordinates to attack Zhang Luxu."
After the Hanzhong soldiers entered Jiameng Pass, they discussed with Zhang Lu whether they should pass through Jiange to attack Chengdu or directly enter Brazil, as well as the issue of military supplies.
After a few days of wrangling, I originally thought there would be a fierce battle after all, but I didn't expect that before the wrangling was clear, the lord had already defeated Pang Xi and returned to the army. When Zhang Lu saw this, he was so angry that he had no choice but to retreat back to Hanzhong in despair.
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"Hahaha." All the generals laughed together.
Wei Yan said: "My lord, with 10,000 soldiers and horses, faced off head-on, and defeated Pang Xi's 30,000 Brazilian army in a few days. It turns out that I, Wei, consider myself an expert in military warfare. Now, compared to my lord, I am like a firefly compared to a bright moon. I am really ashamed. Wei Yan
From now on, I will definitely follow my lord and study the essence of the art of war carefully."
Liu Zhang looked at the mountains in the distance in silence. Fazheng looked at Liu Zhang's expression and knew what his lord was thinking. He quickly changed the subject and said to Wei Yan: "General Wei, my lord's army has arrived in northern Sichuan this time. One Pang Xi is not enough to eat, so we must take some food."
Go to Hanzhong and restore the entire territory of Yizhou. Now that Zhang Lu has retreated to Hanzhong and our military strength is not as good as theirs, General Wei may have a good strategy."
"There is no good strategy." Wei Yan was straightforward, but his face was full of confidence: "Wei always makes decisions when the opportunity arises. We are going to Hanzhong County to govern Nanzheng. The mountains are rolling and there are dangers everywhere. If we go out of Jiameng Pass, Hanzhong will definitely choose
The key pass is heavily guarded, but as soon as we get to the pass, Wei has his own way to defeat the enemy."