retaliate

Chapter 1378 Atonement

Gongling, the beloved son of Emperor Xuande and Emperor Wu, honors the mausoleum of Emperor Li Xun.

After Li Yuan and his son ascended the throne, this place became a place that people in Guanzhong avoided.

Only the Dou family sent people to sacrifice every year.

Li Mi also knew that this was too suspicious, so he sent people to sacrifice every year to express his respect for this uncle.

Everyone in the world guessed that the downfall of Emperor Xiao Jing was inseparable from their father and son, but his actions became more and more black.

As a mausoleum guard, Zhang Bo felt that half of his life had been wasted in this barren mountain.It was very gloomy at first, but gradually, some feelings developed.

Sweep the tomb path every day, inspect the mausoleum, light a few sticks of incense, and whisper a few words to honor the emperor.Clap your hands and walk around.It can also be regarded as the fragrance of birds and flowers, and a lot of troubles are reduced.

Zhang Bo once said with a smile: Staying away from the world of mortals can make people have less desires, and less desires will prevent all diseases.

If someone outside Fang heard this, they would probably say that he has roots of wisdom.

Gongling is far away from people, and those people can be seen every day.

The days are like flowing water, passing by lightly.

When Li Xuan declared his identity and raised the banner of rebellion, which caused a shock in Chang'an, Gong Ling knew nothing about it.

Half a month later, the convoy that sent them supplies brought the news.

Both Zhang Bo and the guard Chen Lin were dumbfounded.

At first they felt that they were idle jobs, but there was no danger.

If you want to say honor the emperor's two sons, I'm sorry, but they are just two quails, unable to jump up and down.

Therefore, Gongling is a place for the elderly.

But now there is a young son who respects the emperor.

It's fine if it's someone else.

The youngest son was the king of the north.

The ruthless person who just slapped Li Mi a few times.

He still holds the Northern Xinjiang Army in his hand...

This!
Not good!
For a while, the attention paid to Gong Ling increased a lot.

Some people even came to sacrifice secretly. You said it was secretly, but you deliberately revealed your identity in front of Zhang Bo and others.

Zhang Bo and Chen Lin were a little bit overwhelmed... They knew that many people wanted to speculate.

If Li Xuan succeeded in counterattacking, this would be a vote of honor.

After learning that Jiaguguan was breached by the rebels, Zhang Bo discussed with Chen Lin, and Chen Lin suggested to run away and follow the emperor.

But Zhang Bo hesitated.

"Wait!"

Zhang Bo became ruthless, "The old man feels that the King of Qin will not be defeated!"

"Why?" Chen Lin wanted to touch his forehead.

You motherfucker doesn't understand martial arts at all, so you talk nonsense.

Zhang Bo pointed to the sky above the mausoleum. "Just rely on the flock of birds. Anyone who comes to sacrifice can't escape the bird droppings. Old Chen, have you seen such a miraculous thing?"

Chen Lin shook his head.

Don't tell me you've seen it, you haven't even heard of it.

"Filial piety to the emperor was wrongly killed. According to rumors, such people will be treated favorably by the king of hell when they arrive in the underworld. As his descendant, the king of Qin started from scratch. If there are more, how many people are successful?"

Zhang Bo lowered his voice, "This is destiny! Old Chen!"

Chen Lin was moved by his words, but worried about the rebels.

"Worry!" Zhang Bo said disdainfully: "Even if the rebels entered Chang'an City, Shi Zhongtang would not dare to send troops to Gongling."

"Why?"

"If he destroys Gongling, he will only anger King Qin, and even anger the Northern Army. The already fierce Northern Army will become sharper, and the wise will not do it. Besides, the instigator will have no successors? He made the first move One, he is not afraid of other people being fifteen? Third, what good will it do him to plan Gongling? Not even half a point, but there are a lot of disadvantages, don't worry!"

The later development was exactly as Zhang Bo said. After Shi Zhongtang occupied Guanzhong, hundreds of cavalry appeared around Gongling, but they only watched from the periphery and then left.

But supplies ran out.

——I didn’t dig your ancestral grave, but I’m sorry, don’t expect me to give food.

Zhang Bo sent people to buy food. Food was expensive in troubled times, and the money in their hands depreciated sharply.

Seeing that the food was finished and the money was used up, everyone stared blankly.Zhang Bo took people all over the mountains and plains to find edible wild fruits and vegetables.

After suffering for half a month, the wild food was gone.

"I shouldn't have listened to you!"

Chen Lin was so hungry that he drank a lot of water, and made a rattling noise when he walked.

"Quiet."

Zhang Bo sat on the side of the mausoleum, with a solemn treasure.

"What's the use of being quiet? Can you become a fairy?"

"Be hungry slowly."

Even if sitting in meditation can consume less energy, but after all, people are like iron rice and steel, and if you don't eat a meal, you will feel hungry.

"Mr. Zhang, more than ten sergeants ran away."

Someone came to report.

"Hey!"

Chen Lin sighed, but didn't intend to stop him, "I'm going to starve to death, it's kind of compassionate to let him go. Why are you still so indifferent, old Zhang?"

"Where can they go?" Zhang Bo said indifferently: "The world is in chaos, and here is the protection of Emperor Xiaojing, so be careful when you go out."

"You're getting more and more rambunctious."

Chen Lin stood up, drooling from hunger.

"They're back."

The dozen or so sergeants who escaped came back again.

Then came a troop of cavalry.

"alert!"

Chen Lin froze for a moment, then remembered his own job.

He pulled out the horizontal knife, looking extremely fierce, but his empty stomach growled, and most of his strength dissipated.

Hundreds of cavalry were silent.

"Who are you waiting for?"

Zhang Bo came and said in a low voice, "They are Xuanjia, not rebels."

Chen Lin's drowsy head finally came to his senses. When he looked carefully, they were all Xuanjia.

"dismount!"

Hundreds of riders dismounted neatly, and the leading general, who was in the lead, walked slowly.

"Northern Frontier Army, Shang Ze, has been ordered to take over Gongling!"

"Northern Frontier Army?" Chen Lin stepped back with vain feet, "Where's the rebel army?"

"His Royal Highness defeated the rebel army, and Shi Ni fled south."

Guanzhong fell into the hands of King Qin?

Then the emperor... Isn't the emperor hopeless?

Shang Ze handed over. "Your Highness has something to say."

The situation is stronger than people, so Zhang Bo, Chen Lin and others stand with hands tied.

However, there is some comfort in my heart... We have taken care of Gongling for many years, so we are considered our own!
"I know that Zhang Bo and others are quite responsible for taking care of Gongling, let them go to Chang'an and settle them properly."

This is aftermath.

Zhang Bo and others saluted, "Thank you Your Highness!"

Zhang Bo waited for the crowd to disperse, and then said: "I want to resign and return to my hometown."

Shang Ze's eyes turned cold, "Why, you don't want to work for His Highness?"

"No." Zhang Bo said: "Xiaguan was pushed out in Chang'an, so he came to Gongling."

This is a place of distribution and a place for the elderly.

From Zhang Bo to ordinary sergeants, everyone was excluded.

"For many years in Gongling, Xiaguan watched the changing situation outside with cold eyes, watched those people rise and fall, and watched those prosperity and wealth become shackles. Xiaguan felt that fame and wealth are all floating clouds. Xiaguan to Chang'an... no, It’s because I hate officialdom, and I don’t want to be contaminated with those dirt.”

"You are quite interesting." Shang Ze said: "If so, the old man will report it."

This matter can't reach King Qin, and Cao Ying can probably handle it.

"However, you can go to Chang'an first." Shang Ze said.

"The lower officials know about it." Zhang Bo knew that he should go to deal with the aftermath, and told the King Qin's people about the situation of Gongling in these years one by one.

Unexpectedly, when he arrived in Chang'an, he received a reward of [-] yuan. The official who sent the money said that it was personally confessed by King Qin.

Moreover, the king of Qin entrusted the officials to bring a word.

"Thank you for all these years."

Zhang Bo had mixed feelings, and in an instant he had the idea of ​​staying.But in a blink of an eye, the indifference that had been practiced for many years regained the upper hand and interrupted this thought.

He returned to his hometown with [-] yuan and his family, [-] yuan was donated to the clan, used to build a school, and invited teachers; [-] yuan was used to support the elderly.

In the end, Zhang Bo lived to be 98 years old, with a full house of children and grandchildren, and he is a well-known local benefactor.When he died, the emperor made people pay homage to him.

This is Zhang Bo's life.

But right now, he wanted to bring Shang Ze to get acquainted with Gong Ling.

In front of the mausoleum, Shang Ze offered incense and knelt down.

"Qiulong Wei Shangze, pay homage to Your Majesty!"

Qiu Longwei?
Zhang Bo was stunned.

"Your Majesty ordered Yiniang to take the little man away, and then Yang Lue took the little man away from Yuanzhou. The little man lived in Yuanzhou for more than ten years. When he was 15 years old, he was in a hurry to search for Jingtai, so the little man went to Chang'an... "

"...Xiao Langjun destroyed the Northern Liao Dynasty, just as there was a rebellion in southern Xinjiang. Xiao Langjun claimed to be the King of Qin, and led his army to the south to fight against the rebellion. He defeated the rebels outside Guanzhong and regained Guanzhong."

Shang Ze kowtowed, "His Royal Highness has a message..."

Zhang Bo took a step back and stood with his hands tied.

"Aye, I'll see you again after I wipe out the traitors!"

Shang Ze got up.

Zhang Bo suddenly raised his head.

What about the flock?
Above the sky, a flock of birds is circling.

The chirping of birds echoed crisply in the mountains.

As if, with joy.

Zhang Bo reached out and touched the top of his head.

Very clean.

No guano!

"Your Majesty!" Zhang Bo knelt down.

The birds hovered lightly in the sky, the wind blew, the branches and leaves swayed softly, rustling...

……

After taking over Chang'an, Cao Ying was very busy all day long.

The first was to clean up. He discussed with Zhang Xu, and finally used a heavy code to capture all those people who had taken advantage of the fire in the city and killed them all in the street.

This action effectively deterred the villains and rangers in Chang'an City.

Law and order improved immediately.

Chang'an is big, and there are various forces in the city. According to the people of Jinyiwei, the rebels have also planted nails in the city.

"The false emperor ran away to Shu. The old man wanted to be chased and killed, but His Highness meant that many of the people taken away by the false emperor were hostages and could not move."

Zhang Xu was a little angry.

The office of the two was in the imperial city. As for the imperial palace, Cao Ying was blocked when they arrived in Chang'an, and they only sent food in every day.

Cao Ying took a sip of tea, touched the corners of her mouth that were swollen because of getting angry, "If you don't talk about Mr. Zhou, just say Mr. Huang is here, so we won't be able to do anything."

If Huang Chunhui was killed in the chaos because of the chasing soldiers, King Qin would definitely be furious.

"It's a pity." Zhang Xu felt that the opportunity was great.

"It's not a pity!" Cao Ying stroked her beard and smiled, "Think about it, how will the puppet emperor and his son live in Sichuan?"

"No! As the news of His Highness's pacification of the world continues to spread into Shu, their father and son must be in a state of anxiety and live like years."

"What Your Highness wants is to make their father and son suffer!" Cao Ying sneered, "For those accounts, His Highness will settle with their father, son, and their accomplices one by one. No one can escape!"

An official came in, "Mr. Cao, people from Jinyiwei asked if they should keep an eye on King Wei."

King Wei is currently in Chang'an.

Cao Ying shook her head, "Although His Highness didn't say anything, the old man knows that His Highness will not agree."

Zhang Xu said: "King Wei broke through Jiagu Pass at a critical moment, and he took the initiative to offer the pass later. If it weren't for this, Shi Nibai fled into the pass, and we would be in a lot of trouble later."

Shi Zhongtang, who is based on China, will quickly expand.

Therefore, the attitude towards King Wei within Northern Xinjiang has changed almost uniformly.

No one shouted and shouted to kill, most of them were silent.

"Although I don't like the puppet emperor's bastards, I wish they could all die, but King Wei...I think it's not bad."

……

King Wei still lives in King Wei's mansion.

"My lord, there is a letter from Concubine Shu of Beijiang."

King Wei suddenly got up, took the letter, opened it and took a look.

The familiar handwriting made him feel relieved.

In the letter, Concubine Shu talked about her recent situation.

After they arrived in northern Xinjiang, they were settled well. Princess Qin often invited Miss Huang to the mansion to have tea and chat.

King Wei looked down.

Concubine Shu talked about his wife and children.

Big Sister Huang is forging iron.

King Wei's cheek twitched.

The child is very well-behaved and sensible.

I just love to ask: Where did Aye go?

King Wei raised his head, his eyes were slightly warm.

Li Xuan told him that Concubine Shu and his wife and children would come to Chang'an later.

It won't be long before their family will be reunited.

Don't worry about the use of that person in the palace, don't worry about all kinds of dangers caused by seizing the heir.

"Your Majesty, someone wants to see you."

The visitor looked quite clever, and he declared his identity as soon as they met.

"The villain is the pillar of the mirror."

"What's the matter?" Wei Wang asked coldly.

"Your Majesty feels that he is old, and he is going to pass it on to His Highness!"

Wei Wang silently looked outside.

"Tell him, think about the sins you committed in those years, and make atonement!"

(End of this chapter)