Delong

Chapter 134: A Journey Through the Sea of ​​Bitterness (1)

On the eighth day of the fifth lunar month, the sage went west to Guanzhong.

Needless to say, the empress, the eldest princess, concubines, princes, and palace officials accompanied them. In the Nan Yazhong, Prime Minister Su Wei, Zhang Shizhao, Sima Changying, and Yu Changji also went west, and the other four stayed behind.

In the North Yamen, Niu Dugong, a master of Tianbang, followed, and Gao Dugong stayed behind.

Duan Wei, Shangshu of the Ministry of War, Wei Chi, Shangshu of the Ministry of Punishment, and most of the officials from the Ministry of War and the Ministry of Punishment accompanied him. The servant stayed behind, and the other four ministers stayed behind.

Fulongwei was accompanied by the seal of Fulong, Jinwuwei accompanied by [-] people, and the Changshui Army, Zhongbai Army, and Shesheng Army of the Five Armies accompanied each other with [-] members.

As for the three royal grandsons, and the two underage princes, they all stayed in the Eastern Capital. Among them, Cao Yu, the grandson of the emperor, supervised the country and was assisted by Nanya.

In the end, the statistics of guards, soldiers, and officials totaled no less than [-].

On the eighth day of the eighth day, the huge three-story carriage lined up by the saint and the empress went first, left the Ziwei Palace, passed through the Duanmen Gate, and then stopped suddenly. Something happened in front of Zhang Xing, which made him, a visitor from another world, feel ashamed. There are some jaw-dropping things-dozens of three-story, two-story, and one-story carts are gathered in a specific order, first connected and tied with iron chains and hooks, and then seven or eight people, including the master of the Tianbang, Niu Dugong Masters who practice longevity true qi form an array together, using longevity true energy to stimulate a kind of vine plant, so that the bottom of the cart and the three-story building on the cart are further adhered to each other, forming a complete whole.

In the end, these huge carts were completely integrated, surrounded by hundreds of livestock like trackers, forming a completely mobile palace on wheels.

It was a real palace, and the Beiya father-in-law next to him proudly told Deputy Changjian that it was called "Guanfengxing Palace", which was supervised by Sima Xianggong, and it was usually placed in Ziwei Palace, and only saints could use it when traveling.

In this regard, Zhang Xing can only admit that he is a bumpkin.

Then, the huge Guanfeng Xingdian turned to the west and drove along the road, where the palace people of Xiyuan and the soldiers of the Fifth Army went to the west, forming a huge guard of honor with the Guanfeng Xingdian as the center and stretching for dozens of miles. , Then crossed the Guanshan Mountain, traced the river, and embarked on the road to the west.

In addition, Guanzhong is the root of the great Wei. Before the sage ascended the throne and built the eastern capital, the Great Wei and the former and former dynasties all established their capitals in the western capital of Daxing. The so-called Guanlongmen were simply named after Guanzhong and Longxi. The saint, the eldest princess, and their three other rebellious brothers also grew up in Daxing when they were young... No matter how much the court attaches importance to such a place, it is taken for granted.

Therefore, this trip to the west, despite the princess's request and the sage's idle decision, was in fact unanimously approved by the court, and the court must have a lot of serious things to do in Guanzhong. Otherwise, he wouldn't have followed the four ministers and two ministers plus tens of thousands of the most elite troops in one go.

Sure enough, as soon as he left, there were personnel and military adjustments immediately. The Tongguan guard and the Hedong prefect immediately made transfer arrangements. In addition, the five governors of Guanzhong and Longxi, the governor of Beiya and Jinwuwei who stayed behind in Daxing all came to welcome them.

For a time, soldiers, horses, guards of honor, envoys, banners, and officials stretched for two hundred miles from Tongguan to Daxing.

Of course, this kind of excitement has nothing to do with Zhang Xing. The saint couple and the eldest princess are all in the Guanfeng Temple. Even if he has visited the hall several times on duty, he just stands outside and can't see the saint's face at all... On the contrary, Niu Dugong, the master, basically wandered outside the hall, like the chief driver of the hall, Zhang Xingpo met him a few times and said a few words.

However, having said that, Zhang Sanlang didn't feel lonely or hard all the way.

Firstly, the road between the Eastern Capital and the Western Capital is wide, and the Hall of Viewing the Wind is very safe, so it is safe to walk on; In the morning and evening, there are meetings, banquets, etc. in the local area, and he can't spend a few hours on the road all day;

In fact, the imperial court's requirements and use of Fulongwei are actually very simple. First, Bai Yousi, the leader, protects the Fulong Seal to ensure that it can be activated in time when something happens; the other is to ask Fulongwei to protect themselves. , to ensure that they will not be targeted and cleared in advance, so as to ensure that when necessary, they can cooperate with the Fulong Seal to form an absolute force that surpasses the entire battlefield.

Therefore, Bai Yousi was specially asked not to leave the Xingdian and Niu Dugong too far away, but at the same time, other members of Fulongwei were scattered in the Xingdian and the queues around the Xingdian.

Some people are in the Jinwu Guard, some are in the Xingdian, some are in the Shangwu Army, some are in the accompanying Nanya Xianggong lineup, and some are even around the Beiya's father-in-law. Anyway, as long as you don't go far around the Guanfeng Xingdian That's fine.

Under such circumstances, Zhang Xing, as the deputy regular inspector, was really happy to be at ease, and even more happy that no one could find him to arrange work-except for a guard on duty at the top of the Guanfengxing Hall who couldn't escape, the rest were basically All around the Xingdian, they scurry around and beat the autumn wind.

Get up early in the morning to eat with the fathers-in-law of the Beiya, and then go to a few lords to hang out and listen to some information in a grand manner. Longevity Inspects and repairs vines.

Then at noon, you can go to the military queue to talk to Li Ding and Wang Daiji... Of course, it is inevitable to exchange some information and gossip... Along the way, Li Ding will not say that this guy and Wang Daiji are really going to be close relatives Brother.

In the afternoon, you can find a delivery vehicle and try to meditate or catch up on sleep.

At night, there are more options.

First of all, the sage will definitely have a banquet, but he, Deputy Changjian Zhang, will certainly not be able to reach that occasion, but other than that, Zhang Sanlang can eat wherever he wants, and he can also be like Wang Daiji of the Ministry of War, Take the opportunity to start a timely business... The difference is that Wang Daiji's business is concentrated in the upper five armies, while Zhang Xing's business is generally near the Guanfeng Xingdian.

Generally speaking, as long as you don't think too much and don't ask too many questions, you can feel comfortable on the road.

On this day, I arrived in Weinan, which is only a few tens of miles away from Daxing, and the Bu Shou Palace has already been built. The sage took his whole family to live in it as a matter of course. go.And it may be because of this, plus Da Xing was in the front, the camp became more and more presumptuous, so that they openly gathered people to drink while the saints were gathering to drink.

"It's not that I caused trouble when I came here." A captain of the Jinwu Guard frowned while holding a wine glass and explaining why he wanted to flog his subordinates, and took a sip. "It's mainly because that guy is too stupid. It's a funny rumor...it doesn't matter...but it depends on the occasion. That guy spread it publicly without even thinking about it, which almost caused a big disaster..."

"What rumors? Why is there such a disaster?" Zhang Xing, who was sitting in the back of the middle, didn't care about the disaster at all, and asked directly. "Old Jia, tell me."

"The rumor itself is ridiculous." Captain Jia drank a large cup of horse urine, and he didn't care what the disaster was, and directly spread the rumor... Of course, it was a critical rumor. "The key is not to let the father-in-law hear it, I'm afraid it will be a little awkward, and then we will be let down for nothing... Say yes, say that there are invulnerable hairy monsters who come out at night and attack the villages in all directions, cutting eggs and cutting eggs The medicine for Fuyang concocted with milk."

Everyone was startled, then stunned, and then laughed.

Zhang Xing, on the other hand, laughed along first, but when he suddenly lowered his head to serve the wine, his heart moved slightly, and after a little thought, he suddenly came to his senses.

It must be known that these rumors, even if the content is extremely absurd, are definitely not groundless... Some are obviously fueled by people with ulterior motives, some are the divergence of group memory, and some are cryptic interpretations of high-level politics and policies by the people.

As for this rumor, in fact, as long as you think about it seriously, the meaning behind it is very simple.

The monsters were attacking the villages everywhere, obviously referring to the huge patrol team causing severe harassment and damage to the settlements along the way.

Invulnerability refers to the huge armored army on the periphery. They are the first to bear the brunt, the first destroyer, and the source of rumors.

As for circumcision, it is clear that someone raped or kidnapped the woman.

Cutting eggs and refining medicine to restore Yang, this must not be the case, but it is the most exciting part of the whole rumor, because it is this bizarre and absurdity that greatly increases the spread of rumors, and it just shows that the people in Guanzhong are very politically aware and very It is clear who the perpetrator is - just dare not say, so it can only be pushed to the most symbolic eunuch.

It is to use the method of the eunuchs to cut off the eggs of normal people to refine medicine, referring to the person in Guanfengxing Temple who spread the ostentation for personal enjoyment, which led to all this.

In the end, the four words "hairy monster" truly express the emotions of the common people.

Because, only by pointing at the hairy monster can they openly vent, curse and make ritual actions similar to comforting their hearts.

The source of the rumor is so simple, and it is right in front of our eyes, but I don’t know how many middle-level officials at the scene, like Zhang Xing, are as clear as Zhang Xing. As for myself, how many people are just confused.

But having said that, this kind of malicious rumors that are obviously aimed at the western tour team can reach the core of the team. It can be seen how far this rumor has spread, or how much damage the existence of the western tour team has caused to the folk ecology along the way .

However, it was just a little bit of emotion, and Zhang Xing didn't expand much, because he is a well-informed person now, and there are strings of hanged businessmen in the mid-to-high-end cultural market like Tongtuofang, let alone This kind of thing?

In fact, Zhang Xing, who raised his head up to this point, smirked twice and prepared to continue drinking.

Only when he laughed out loud, he was surprised to find that everyone was already sitting upright with serious faces, only his own laughter rang out twice in the twilight.

Realizing something, Vice Changjian Zhang looked back, and sure enough, Niu Duzheng, the master of No. 30 on the Tianbang, was standing majesticly not far behind him, and stared blankly at himself who was the last to speak.

"Zhang Sanlang, is this rumor funny?" Niu Dugong asked coldly.

"It's not funny." Zhang Xing bit the bullet and stood up in embarrassment. "It's just an apology, Dugong forgive me..."

"What's not funny?" Niu Dugong asked blankly.

"There are many reasons behind the rumors... This long-haired monster is invulnerable to attacking the village at night. In fact, the soldiers from the outside invaded the village, and some people even robbed the village at night. As a result, the father-in-law was humiliated for no reason... It's just that everyone was laughing just now, so I had to laugh .” Zhang Xing said something.

"After all, it's the think tank that the emperor's uncle likes, and he said it right." Niu Dugong's face remained unchanged, but he looked around again. "But in the end, I'm still like some people. I'm not ashamed, but happy. I just feel that I have found an opportunity to ridicule us who have no eggs, but I don't know that we are suffering for them! The people are scolding them!"

Everyone present stood up almost at the same time, and stood with hands tied like Zhang Xing.

Dugong Niu is not just a duke. His cultivation base and his identity are superimposed, resulting in an irreversible and wonderful reaction, making him the natural leader of Beiya... Before Ma Dugong and Gao Dugong The premise of public struggle for power is that Dugong Niu is too lazy to seize power... Even the ministers of Nanya respect him three points.

However, even Dugong Niu, a person with high authority and powerful himself, felt a little bit of strength and didn't know where to fall when faced with such rumors. After he glanced at everyone coldly, he replied After a few more reprimands, he could only walk away angrily.

The little banquet also broke up unhappy.

But this matter didn't stop here. The rumor spread more and more popular, and it almost quickly got out of control in the entire western tour team, making it known to everyone, and even a variant appeared, but generally speaking, it pointed to the father-in-law Most of them come for fun.But in the end, things got serious - one night after two or three days, when the sage stayed in the Lishan Palace continuously and was indulging in the hot spring pool, he suddenly bumped into the eldest princess's maids when he came out of the bath early. Talked privately and heard the rumor for myself.

Facts have proved that although the sage has all kinds of problems, he must not deny his intelligence. Otherwise, he would not suddenly be furious. Not only did he immediately execute his sister's maid, but he also asked the Ministry of punishment and the Ministry of war to investigate the rumors immediately. source, deal with it severely.

He seems to know better than anyone who these rumors are blaming.

"It's troublesome."

In the outlying camp of Lishan Palace, Zhang Xing beside the bonfire felt dizzy after listening to Li Ding's report.

"It's really troublesome." Li Ding, who relayed the news, also held his arms and shook his head. "It's only one step away from the Western Capital, and something like this suddenly happened..."

"Many people will die if there is a trouble." Qin Bao on the side also realized the seriousness of the problem. After experiencing the incident in Dongdu, he probably opened up some new tricks. "The Ministry of War may not be able to find anything in the team, but the Ministry of Punishment and local officials will definitely torture innocent people outside, and the scope of torture will be very wide."

"I'm afraid it's more than that." Zhang Xing laughed dryly.

"How to say?" Qin Bao asked seriously.

"The origin of this kind of rumor must be vague, and the scope must be chaotic." Zhang Xing said bitterly. "The officials below can only give a rough range and date..."

"Isn't that a good thing?" Qin Bao couldn't help interrupting Brother Zhang.

Li Ding, on the other hand, suddenly realized, and then his scalp went numb: "It's really troublesome."

"What do you mean?" Qin Bao couldn't bear it anymore.

"It's very simple." Zhang Xing said honestly. "When the saint was angry, he bleed for thousands of miles... I read an example that said that in ancient times, a certain saint was traveling to inspect a place, and a meteorite fell on the road, and some dissatisfied people rushed to engrave inscriptions in front of him, saying that the emperor Divide by death... The saint couldn't catch a specific person, so he simply killed all the people in the surrounding area.

Qin Bao was dumbfounded and sweated profusely.

"Third brother... can you think of a way?" After a while, Qin Erlang spoke cautiously.

Zhang Xing hesitated to speak... So what if he is certified as a single husband, can he still assassinate the saint and kill him?The key is not to stab!If he had the means and ability to stab him, why would he want to run away?
At this time, Li Ding also slowly shook his head: "When a saint is angry, he bleeds for thousands of miles. This is a common incident since ancient times... The second conquest of Dongyi resulted in tens of thousands of casualties. Isn't there no one to stop it? Difficult, it must be life to calm the mind of the saint."

Qin Bao was stunned for a moment.

Zhang Xing, on the other hand, was startled suddenly, as if he had thought of something, but after glancing at Li Ding, he didn't speak in public.

PS: Good night everyone.

(End of this chapter)