retaliate

Chapter 1046 He Can Be Replaced

It was late at night, but Shi Zhongtang still didn't sleep, but was reading a book.

He was born in a different race and had never read a book since he was a child.After entering the southern border army, he gradually rose to the top. Zhang Huan appreciated him and asked him to study.

Shi Zhongtang invited a gentleman to teach him, starting from literacy and learning step by step.

When the king of Yue was in southern Xinjiang, he often gave him some books, and he also taught him a lot.

The king of Yue once said: "You learn too late, and it is difficult to achieve success. If so, you can read more history books."

Shi Zhongtang asked why, and the King of Yue said: "You have no talent for poetry and songs, and you probably don't have the heart to learn the subtle words and righteousness of sages. So, read the history books. There are biographies in the history books, you should read more."

He went to see.

At the beginning, I was absent-minded, just to have a topic to chat with the King of Yue in the future, so I forced myself to learn.

But he found that the world opened a window to himself.

Windows full of light!

He saw the lives of those princes and generals.

Or honest, or ambitious, or sharp...everyone's experience is his favorite to read.

When others read the biographies of these characters, they see gains and losses.

Shi Zhongtang was different, he looked at all kinds of possibilities!

He likes to watch those who are born in poverty, and finally counterattack and become masters.

Gradually, he turned his attention to the emperor.

He flipped through the emperor's book, and watched those ordinary people counterattack to become emperors, control the world, and decide the life and death of subjects with one word...

That night, he watched all night.

He looked at Benji, the founding emperor of the Chen Kingdom, and when he saw the record of the emperor breaking the capital of the previous dynasty, he became angry.

……

From that night, Shi Zhongtang changed.

He is more polite to his colleagues, like brothers to his subordinates, and more sympathetic to the common people.

Until he became the deputy envoy of Jiedu, Shang Guogong.

The night was getting darker and the candles were flickering. Shi Zhongtang turned a page of the book, and the sound of footsteps came from his ears.

"Kingdom."

A man is standing outside the door.

"Say."

Shi Zhongtang looked at the book.

In the book, emperors and generals are intriguing.

"Successful."

Shi Zhongtang nodded, "Where are his people?"

"His people are outside the house."

"Force it out, build momentum!"

"Leader!"

After a while, there was a commotion outside.

"There are assassins!"

In the mansion, several black shadows rushed out of the study.

"Protect the Duke!"

The guards were yelling in panic.

In the study, Shi Zhongtang saw the biography of the founding emperor of the Tang Dynasty.

He read it lightly.

"Gaozu Daguang Dasheng Emperor's surname is Li, and his name is Hua. His ancestor is a Taoist from Longxi, and his ancestor is Li Song..."

Bah!
The door of the study was kicked away by the assassin.

Shi Zhongtang stretched out his hand, knocked away a piece of debris, and shook his head slightly.

An assassin rushed in and shouted: "Ashina Shiming, today is your death day!"

Shi Zhongtang punched casually.

The assassin flew out.

"The Duke was assassinated!"

"Catch the assassin!"

"Doctor, hurry up and invite the doctor!"

It's a mess outside.

Shi Zhongtang pressed his hand on the place in this book about the ancestors of the Tang imperial family Li, and said: "It has been said for a long time that the ancestors of the Li family were sheep shepherd slaves, and they became commoners only because they were good at herding. My saint, Li Shi is really shameless for clinging like this!"

He looked outside and suddenly smiled.

"Shepherd slaves can achieve imperial careers, why can't I?"

Chun Yu's voice came from a distance, "Duke, wake up!"

Shi Zhongtang held the book and stretched.

There is a bed in the study room, Shi Zhongtang prefers to stay here many times.

He lay down and put the scroll beside his pillow.

"Li Shi's good days are numbered!"

……

This night, the blood in Qinghe City continued.

"Kill them all!"

Wearing armor and wielding a knife, Wei Ming rushed into Zhang Chumao's house.

"Why kill?"

He Zun came out.

"Mr. He?" Wei Ming smiled, "Take him to see the Duke."

Immediately, Wei Ming waved his hand.

The screams of the Zhang family lasted for a long time.

"The old man is the man of the country, you thief, let the old man go!"

A man was brought out, and angrily cursed at Wei Ming: "Slave dog, how dare you rush in and kill people. Well, Shi Zhongtang's wild dog is so courageous, wait..."

The sword flashed, and Wei Ming scolded: "The father of the country is a bird! Last time, Yang Xuanma stepped on Yang's house and overturned the wall. I didn't see him do anything to Yang Xuan. Yingchuan Yang? When will I go to bed? A few women from the Yang family."

He looked at the soldiers under his command and cursed: "You will have a share when the time comes!"

"The woman who slept with the Yang family... that death is worth it!"

"Damn, if I can sniff a woman from the Yang family, I would rather live a short year."

"Hahahaha!"

Amid wild laughter, a team came out covered in blood, "General Zhonglang, all the members of Zhang's family, except Huo Zun, have been killed."

"it is good!"

Wei Ming laughed loudly, "Those people in the army have been cleaned up."

"Leader!"

Several generals in the army were awakened long ago, but they didn't know what happened.

When the bloody soldiers appeared in front of them, everything came to an end.

"Kill all!"

The smell of blood permeated the barracks.

The light of dawn shrouded the city faintly.

The civil servants stayed up all night listening to the movement outside, and now they asked their family members to come out to inquire about the news.

"never mind."

The streets are the same as before, except that there is more soil on the ground. If you look carefully, you can see the soaked blood, which is pungent and pungent.

An official tentatively went out, looking around.

"Mother, how many people died last night?"

Shi Zhongtang has finished washing.

"Duke, Huo Zun brought it."

"Ok!"

Shi Zhongtang turned around, and Huo Zun was not far away.

"I heard you suggested that Zhang Chumao go to northern Xinjiang?"

Huo Zun's face turned pale, "It turns out that the Duke has someone beside you."

Shi Zhongtang ignored the words, "Before today, Zhang Chumao thought that he still had the ability to make His Majesty and Yang Song fall in love with him, so he was self-confident. But you can see that he is strong on the outside but capable on the inside.

He couldn't stay in southern Xinjiang, and Western Xinjiang was Zhao Song's place.The guards of Chang'an, how could the emperor let him in?In this way, Zhang can only be lonely.

Going to northern Xinjiang is a desperate attempt to survive.I didn't even think of this method, which shows that you are resourceful.Come to me, that idiot Zhang Chumao won't reuse you, but I can! "

Pooh!
He Zun poohed him with drooling.

Then yell...

After a while, he stopped panting.

Close your eyes and wait to die.

But after a long time, he heard the sound of eating.Opening his eyes, he saw Shi Zhongtang sitting on the steps, eating with a big bowl.

"I used to work all day in the tribe, but I didn't have enough to eat. I felt like the happiest person in the world when I was full of dry pancakes. Now, as the deputy envoy of Jiedu, I still like to eat pancakes the most. .Come, eat a piece!"

Shi Zhongtang held a pancake.

"Why didn't you kill the old man?" He Zun asked.

"You're not my enemy, why kill you?" Shi Zhongtang said with a smile: "You have talent, but that idiot Zhang Chumao doesn't need it. I'm short of manpower, you come, it's this pancake..."

He Zun struggled.

"You are a great talent, why don't you take an official position?" Shi Zhongtang was very patient.

"Back then, I also took the imperial examination, but a beautiful article was judged as satirizing current affairs, so I failed."

"Do you think it's fair?"

"unfair!"

"Do you want to seek justice?"

"miss you!"

Shi Zhong Tang raised the pancake in his hand, "Then eat the pancake!"

He Zun took the pancakes and ate them in big mouthfuls.

Shi Zhongtang looked at him, and after he finished eating, he asked, "Why teach me?"

He Zun choked a little, Shi Zhongtang clapped his hands, and the maid brought hot soup.

He Zun took two sips of soup, took a few breaths, and said, "The Duke probably cleaned up Zhang Chumao's confidants last night, right?"

Shi Zhongtang nodded noncommittally.

"In Chang'an, there must be such a request. However, with the emperor's disposition to be good at power, he will not let the Duke kill Zhang Chumao. Therefore, the Duke acted alone last night."

"continue!"

Shi Zhongtang ate slowly.

"Your Majesty is suspicious. The more people in the city, the more jealous. This move by the Duke will reassure Your Majesty."

"continue!"

"However, Your Majesty is old, and the current situation is clear. Only the King of Yue can succeed to the throne. If the King of Yue succeeds, the Duke's life is in danger. Even before His Majesty feels that he can't stand it, he will have the Duke executed..."

Shi Zhongtang took a bite of the mutton in the mutton soup, "Then, what do you think I should do?"

"Self-reliance!"

"Learn from Yang Xuan from Northern Xinjiang?"

"Yes!"

"What if Chang'an pushes you too fast?"

"Then, let's fight!"

Shi Zhongtang smiled, put down the bowl, got up and said, "Bring Lao He a bowl of mutton soup, it must be boiling hot, it can warm people's hearts!"

He walked down the steps and patted He Zun on the shoulder, "From now on, you are my staff member! From now on, if I have a bite to eat, I will share half of it with you!"

Later, Shi Zhongtang took He Zun to the Jiedu envoy's mansion.

There is still a bloody smell wafting towards Jiedushi's mansion from behind, it is very strong.

Shi Zhongtang Da Ma Jindao sat on it, raised his head, "Let them in."

Civil and military officials filed in.

salute.

"Meet the Duke!"

Shi Zhongtang waved his hand, feeling that the posture was not majestic enough, so he waved his hand, "Excuse me!"

Everyone got up.

"Last night, Zhang Chumao and the rebels joined forces to assassinate..."

Shi Zhongtang opened his chest, there was a bandage on his chest, and he could see the soaked blood.

"Fortunately, the guards around me were brave, and five lives stopped the knife. Even so, I still almost lost my life."

Shi Zhongtang closed his clothes, "Your Majesty, I will go to school, what do you think?"

Wei Ming came out, "Zhang Chumao was ambitious. He knew that His Majesty ordered the Duke to drive him away, so he joined forces with the rebels to assassinate the Duke. But he didn't know that the rebels wanted to kill two birds with one stone. They not only assassinated the Duke, but also killed him painfully. Zhang Chumao died, the rebels hidden in the mansion broke out and slaughtered the whole family..."

Shi Zhongtang took out the piece of paper with the emperor's private seal on it.

In this way, the motivation is complete.

"I would like to countersign!" Wei Ming said.

An official said: "Your official is willing to countersign!"

"The old man is willing to countersign..."

Officials and generals stood up one by one.

And Zhang Chumao's confidants were slaughtered last night.

Seeing this situation, those neutral officials and generals chose to side with Shi Zhongtang without hesitation.

If you don't stand up, there is a high probability that you won't have a chance to stand up in the future.

Shi Zhongtang narrowed his eyes, "Tell Aye, the army in southern Xinjiang will follow Aye's orders at any time, and will not change until death!"

He Zun stood behind him and murmured:

"This world is going to be chaotic!"

Later, everyone left.

Shi Zhongtang smiled and watched his team go out.

Softly said the words that Emperor Gaozu of the Tang Dynasty said when he saw the frame of Emperor Chen Guo:

"He can be replaced!"

(End of this chapter)