Great Warriors of Sui and Tang Dynasties

Chapter 722
October.

The leaves of the persimmon trees have all fallen, leaving only the persimmons on the branches that have turned bright red after several autumn frosts.

Shandong, Donglai County, Penglai Port.

Zhang Xutuo was wearing a mink fur robe, but he still couldn't stop coughing.In the Battle of Daihai Temple, although he was rescued by the guards desperately, the scars left in that battle are still too heavy, and they have not healed until now, and as the weather is getting colder, the injuries have recurred and aggravated up.

"Teacher, you should go to Liaodong, where you can rest assured and heal your injuries."

Shan Binbin came to visit Zhang Xutuo, and brought the latest decree from the Liaodong court, adding the title of Prince Zhang Xutuo to Taibao, conferring the rank of General Hussars, and granting him the post of Secretary of the Ministry of War, calling him into the court.

Leaning on the recliner, Zhang Xutuo frowned.

His protégé Luo Cheng always respected him, and now he has been granted the title of Duke of Qi, granted him [-] households, [-] mu of Yongye farmland in Liaodong, and [-] slaves of Goguryo and Turks.

But Zhang Xutuo couldn't be happy.

He didn't expect that he fought for Sui for half his life, helping and protecting Sui, but in the end a student came out of his sect who wanted to usurp Sui.

"It's cold in Liaodong, I'm still willing to stay in Shandong." Zhang Xutuo said.

"Teacher, the situation in the Central Plains is chaotic now. Jiangdu has recruited Li Mi, and granted him the titles of Wei Guogong, Taifu, Shangshuling, Dongnan Daoxingtai Shangshuling. Jiang is going to send troops to our Shandong, and Li Mi is the vanguard, come and protect our children." And Chen Leng, Yu Wenhuaji and others will join forces to attack us, Shandong is not stable right now, we should invite the teacher to Liaodong, where there are doctors with excellent medical skills in the Wulang army, and there are also many good medicines."

"Moreover, the Liaodong court also needs the help of a minister of the Zhu Kingdom like you, teacher."

Zhang Xutuo let out a long sigh.

He didn't understand why the emperor wanted to recruit Li Mi.How could Li Mi return to the imperial court? He accepted the title just because he wanted to take the opportunity to annex Shandong and solve an enemy behind him first.

How this world has come to such a point, Zhang Xutuo can't understand it at all.

Maybe, he is really old and can't keep up with the situation.

The emperor made foolish tricks one after another, but the young Luo Cheng was no longer willing to be subordinated to others.

"I'm an old bone, and I'm already sick and dying, so what's the use of going to Liaodong."

"Is the teacher dissatisfied with Goro's choice?"

Shan Binbin asked directly.

Zhang Xutuo shut his mouth and did not speak.

"Teacher, you have been working in Henan for many years. Since the fifth year of Daye, you have been the magistrate of Qi County. Now it has been the end of 12 years in Daye. It has been eight years. In these eight years, you have trained troops to suppress bandits, but the bandits are getting more and more suppressed. , why? Has the teacher thought about it?"

Zhang Xutuo remained silent.

"Teacher, among the bandits you have suppressed over the years, how many real bandits are there? Most of them are the people in Henan. There are more and more people coming. If you look at the land of the Central Plains today, how many places can accommodate the people to live and work in peace? How many people can even fill their stomachs?"

"Teacher, everyone can't survive. If you don't rebel, you can only wait for death."

"As Goro said, the king is the boat and the people are the water, but the people can carry the boat or overturn it. The people can't survive, they can only rebel, and Goro and Teacher, although you don't have to worry about not being able to survive, why don't you Do you want to continue helping the evildoers?"

Zhang Xutuo was silent.

"Goro said more than once that he wanted to end this troubled world. He also said that the one he admired the most was Emperor Wen. He believed that he ended the 300 years of troubled times since the Wei and Jin Dynasties, re-unified the world, and brought peace and happiness to the people at dawn, creating a new era. It was a prosperous age. But now, the world is in such chaos, should we continue to let it go on, or even help maintain this state?"

Zhang Xutuo was speechless when asked by Shan Binbin.

"Goro also knows that the teacher has feelings for Da Sui, and he can't change his mind for a while, but the teacher only needs to think that what Goro and you are going to do is to restore peace to the world and benefit hundreds of millions of people, then that's enough. Wu Lang is not Hou Jing, and he doesn't want to bring chaos to the world, he just wants to comfort the people."

"Also ask the teacher to help him."

"Hey, okay, you make arrangements, I'll go to Liaodong." Zhang Xutuo had nothing to say.

Shan Binbin was overjoyed when he heard the words, "I'll make arrangements right away to prepare the best big boat for the teacher to ensure that there will be no slightest bumps on the sea."

Zhongluo Mansion in Penglai City.

Cui Qiniang hugged her daughter, and said unhappily to Shan Binbin, "I don't want to go to Liaodong."

Shan Binbin glared at Cui Shi, "My husband is in Liaodong City, and there is no one around to take care of him. Is there anything wrong with you going to take care of me as a concubine? Besides, now that the war is in turmoil, it's okay for you to take your aunt there." Take care of you mother and daughter, don't be ignorant."

"What's so good about the bitter cold and barren land in the east?" Cui pouted.

"If you don't want to go, that's fine. Leave the aunt behind. I'll give you a letter of divorce, and then you can get out. If you want to go to Jiangdu to find your father, if you want to go to Luoyang, I won't interfere any more. ,how?"

Seeing Shan's anger, Cui was a little afraid.

In the past, she could rely on her father being the minister of the court, so she could not pay much attention to the Shan family, but now that the Jiangdu court is almost finished, and her husband has established a new emperor in Liaodong, everyone knows what that means.

"I didn't say no, what are you in a hurry for?"

"Stop talking nonsense, pack up quickly, and just go with the teacher's boat." After Shan Binbin finished speaking, he turned around and left, leaving Cui with his mouth raised, slandering in his heart.

three days later.

Penglai port.

A huge fleet is about to set sail.

Zhang Xutuo and Luo's family took a large boat.Now there is no wind and waves on the sea, and sailing along the coast, there are many islands in the middle, so the boat does not have to fear the wind and waves, this boat is big and comfortable.

Mother Luo took several daughters-in-law, grandchildren, and several daughters and grandchildren to Liaodong this time.

In addition to their ship, there are many other ships in the port.

There are merchant ships of various caravans and ships full of people.

Wang Ping'an was carrying a cloth bundle on his back, and he was crowded in the queue leading to the port, his young face still a little dazed.He is a native of Qi County. He used to be a big family with more than a dozen members. The family had dozens of acres of land, a cow, a big yard, and lived a stable life.

But in the past few years, either the Eastern Expedition or the suppression of bandits, the people's various labors, money and food have been collected endlessly, and bandits will kill them from time to time.

The home is long gone, and the relatives are dead, scattered and scattered.

He used to work as a husband, was coerced by the rebels as a thief, and was later captured by the government army, so he returned to his hometown, but there was nothing left in his hometown.

(End of this chapter)