Late Tang Dynasty Floating Life

Chapter 1312
Daibei in late March is still a bit chilly.

The north wind, yellow grass, dead trees, and city walls that have been eroded by wind and rain constitute this bleak world, just like Li Keyong's mood at this time.

He gently stroked the city wall of Jincheng Town with his hand.

My father sent people to excavate the mountains to fetch rocks, and built a small fortress on the Daibei grassland. He was born and grew up here, leaving too many memories.

When he was young, he was his father's favorite son.

Eighteen kinds of martial arts, proficient in all of them. At the age of 15, he went out with his father to suppress the Pang Xun Rebellion.Destroy the front and fall into the battle, brave and difficult to defeat, the military nickname is "Flying Tiger".

After a while, as a general in Yunzhou, he sat in the seat of a defense envoy while laughing with his colleagues.When Shangguan saw it, he didn't take it seriously, which made him even more proud.In the land of the three states of the Datong Army, who else is more suitable for this position than me?

Perhaps since then, ambitions have flourished.

Life after that was ups and downs.There are both the embarrassment of being besieged by the army and being beaten back to the desert;

The righteous brother integrated Kansai, and he was fighting Hebei.

The righteous brother soldiers entered Guanzhong, and he was fighting Hebei.

The righteous brother attacked Zhu Quanzhong, and he was attacking Hebei.

The righteous brother attacked the four towns of Yun, Yan, Xu, and Qing. He finally stopped fighting Hebei, but it was too late.

This life has been muddled.I don't know what I want, I don't know what to do.Suddenly, old age is approaching, and the time is right.

No way, no way!
The dry hands moved to one place and stopped.

When I was young, the handwriting was already blurred and difficult to read.But Li Keyong was still very happy. He tried his best to distinguish the handwriting on the stone, which was confirmed by the memories that suddenly appeared in his mind.

He stayed here for a long time.

Li Xiji, Li Luoluo, Li Siyuan and others followed silently and waited quietly.

This day has finally come.

Li Ke turned around and continued to move forward.

His body was as thin as a stick, and it looked like a gust of wind could blow him down.Li Luoluo quickly stepped forward to help her, but found that his father's withered arms actually contained strength that surprised him, his face was also incredibly rosy, his steps were firm, and his eyes were piercing.

He quietly wiped a tear.

He is reckless, irritable, and irritable, but he is also full of emotions and prone to ups and downs - a boy, a big boy unique to the Li family.

If my father is still recuperating on the hospital bed, if he is lucky, he may last for a few months.But he chose to burn the last of his life to take a look at the place where he was born and raised.Death, perhaps in an instant.

Li Keyong stopped by a dry well, squatted down and stroked the edge of the well carefully, in a daze, not knowing what he was thinking.

Li Luoluo recalled the past when he went to play by the well when he was a child and was beaten by his father.Perhaps this well is also the place where my father played with his playmates when he was a child?
Li Keyong walked through dry wells, broken bridges, old trees and even barren meadows one by one with great interest.Every place stayed for a long time, as if there was some treasure in the dry grass.

Perhaps, it is not weeds, but too many memories and emotions.

Li Keyong finally saw every place he wanted to see, and with the support of Li Luoluo and Li Sizhao, he walked into Jincheng Town.

The city is empty, only a few servants are still busy in an old house.

Li Ke watched carefully in front of the mansion for a while, then shook his head in disappointment.Things are different, and it is no longer the old house in memory.

"What are you crying about? Everyone is going to die. Sooner or later, why hate it!" Seeing Liu Shi, Cao Shi, Zhang Shi and other wives and concubines walking over with red eyes, Li Ke waved impatiently and let them back down.

Liu's heart was unwilling, but under Li Ke's firm gaze, he still left with all his wives and concubines.

She knew that her husband's time had come and he had important matters to explain.For a man on the battlefield, getting along with his family is a luxury.

"Let's all sit down." Li Ke relaxed his mind and said, leaning on the bed weakly.

Li Xiji sighed inaudibly and sat down.The rest of the more than ten civil and military generals who heard the news sat down one by one.

"Time is running out..." Li Keyong's eyes had lost their former brilliance and dimmed at an alarming rate.

"If I have spare time, I still want to visit Yunzhou, watch fish in Xuanhong Pond, and shoot willows in Tatar..." Li Keyong smiled and said, "I don't have time..."

After speaking, he set his sights on Li Luoluo.

"My son is sad because I can't die on the battlefield?" Li Keyong looked at the eldest son, and said: "My brother is already on his way, right? His nose is always good, and he can't hide any troubles. Aya The son-in-law is already his son-in-law, and I don’t know if he came with me this time. Dalang, after I die, you should stay at home and guard the dormitory of your father and grandparents, and take care of your younger siblings. Don’t go anywhere. You are considered a bully in the countryside. Domineering, extravagant and extravagant, the brother-in-law will only reprimand, and will not really do anything to you."

"Grandfather!" Li Luo knelt on the ground with tears streaming down his face.

Perhaps there is reluctance to part with his father's imminent departure, as well as resentment to fate, and the complex feeling in it may not be understood by himself.

"Three tribes of Shatuo..." Li Keyong no longer cared about his crying eldest son, but turned to Shi Jiantang, the general of Tianjingguan Town.

Shatuo has three tribes in name, but in fact, under the integration of Li Keyong, there is only one tribe at present.

The intensity of integration is relatively large. At present, there are about 20 people as a whole, who make a living by farming, grazing, and hunting.

There are not so few people.In addition to those who died in battle, there were also a large number of strong men who went to serve as soldiers in various places in Hedong, and slowly settled in prefectures and counties, becoming local householders.In fact, not only Shatuo, but also other miscellaneous tribes in Hedong territory--the pair of "brothers-in-law" Liu Tong and Murong Sanlang are a good example.

One of the reasons for consolidation is to strengthen the centralization of power.

There are three tribes of Shatuo, Shatuo, Anqing, and Sage. Except for the Shatuo tribe which is the "true Shatuo", the other two tribes are mixed with a large number of Sogdians, namely "false Shatuo".But after more than 100 years, the three tribes of Shatuo have intermarried with each other and have basically merged. Now they are all "Zhen Shatuo".

The new generation of "false Shatuo" is the Zhaowu nine surnames that were slowly annexed when Li Keyong was in power, that is, the tribe that Shao Shude once coveted and wanted to win over when he was in Hexi.

Whether it is true Shatuo or false Shatuo, it is meaningless now.They are aliens with tall noses, deep eyes, curly beards and blue eyes. Although Tang people and Xia people don’t discriminate against Tibetans very much, Uighurs, Dangxiang, Qiang people, and Tubo people are better. At least they look similar to Han people. Shatuo people and Zhaowu people have nine surnames It's a bit difficult, and you may have to suffer in the future.

"Shijia Dalang..." Li Keyong closed his eyes and said softly: "After I die, you can take the tribe and go to your brother-in-law. For my sake, he will take you in. As his private department Qu, life should not be bad in the future."

Shi Jiantang is the son of Shi Jingcun (Shi Jingsi), the governor of the Anqing Department who died in the Shangyuanyi incident. He is 32 years old this year. He is brave and good at fighting, and he is familiar with military strategy.

"Obey!" Shi Jiantang was a little sad when he heard it, but also a little relieved, his mood was very complicated.

Li Luoluo's mood was even more complicated.Shatuo's three tribes are also leaving the Li family?For a while, a little resentment arose in my heart.

"Miaojilie..." Li Keyong looked at Li Siyuan again, and said, "You and I have been together for a long time. When I went to the Yuanyi Station, if you hadn't died to protect me, I might have died under the random arrows of the Liang people." gone."

"Your Majesty..." Li Siyuan looked up at the roof, not letting his tears flow, and said after a while: "Whatever your Majesty orders, I will definitely do it."

"Xin Dai has a lot of soldiers and horses, so you can control them and don't make any trouble. If Xia Ren comes, you can figure it out. I can't take care of that much anymore." Li Keyong's voice became weaker and he was panting.

"Okay!" Li Siyuan didn't say much, and agreed firmly.

After explaining these three things, Li Keyong called several people one after another, explaining various things tirelessly.It wasn't until his complexion became very bad that everyone cried and persuaded him, and then he stopped for a while.

"One more thing!" Li Keyong just closed his eyes, then suddenly opened them again, and said, "Let my younger brother Kening come back from Lanzhou, and tell him that I have something to ask him. Go pass the order."

Li Xiji signaled, and soon someone went out to arrange a messenger.

Seeing this, Li Keyong felt a little relieved, and gradually felt tired.But he held on, waved to Li Xiji, and said, "Sanlang, sit closer, I still have something to say."

Li Xiji got up and sat beside Li Keyong, weeping and said: "Your Highness, the old man is here. You are tired, take a rest for a while. There is nothing serious right now, so we can talk about it later."

Li Keyong heard it, smiled, and said: "That's right, it's nothing serious. I'm tired. After my righteous brother arrived, I told him that I figured it out. If there is a next life, I will still fight with him. I will definitely win this time. After winning, I will reward him with the title of prince and let him follow me to see how I can conquer the world."

"Your Highness, your body is important, so take a rest." Li Xiji persuaded.

Li Keyong looked at Li Xiji, his face was already blurred.Li Keyong worked hard for a while, but still couldn't see clearly, so he could only say: "Sanlang, sit closer. I am ashamed that I have not allowed you to live a life of wealth and honor for so many years. Your talent and learning is to be a prime minister." It's more than enough..."

"Your Highness, the old man is here." Li Xiji wiped away his tears, sat a little closer, and said, "Let's rest for a while."

"Okay, rest for a while. I still have something to say." Li Ke turned his head with difficulty and muttered to himself: "I'm tired, I'm too tired. Forget it, I won't argue with my righteous brother in my next life." .I'm tired, tired..."

The sound gradually became inaudible.

Li Xiji grabbed Li Keyong's hand, crying.

Li Luoluo hurried two steps, then sat down dejectedly.

Liu came out with red and swollen eyes, and gently hugged Li Ke in his arms, shrugging his shoulders.

Li Siyuan and Shi Jiantang were at a loss and felt empty.

Hedong was originally united under King Jin's account.Now the king of Jin has passed away, but he doesn't know where to go.

(End of this chapter)