The fox minister in the late Tang Dynasty

Chapter 101

"Liu Yunzhang—"

Yu Cong held the small note, his hands trembled slightly, his eyes widened, he spit out a mouthful of blood and fell down, Geng Qing hugged him from behind, the old man limp in his arms, his face was blue, his face was stained with blood His lips parted slightly, trying to say something.

In the end, he couldn't say anything, the servants around were in a hurry, the servant girl ran to the backyard in panic to call Princess Guangde, the old steward stomped anxiously, and sent the servant to pour warm water.

"Hurry up! What are you still doing in a daze?! Call Doctor Gu from the house—"

Turning around again, squatting to the side, helping to help, wiping the blood from the corner of the old man's mouth, Geng Qing pinched the old man's body, and kept his other hand on his back to help him, together with the steward of the mansion, he helped him away Sit down on the study chair.

The old man drooped his eyelids halfway, looking at the mottled ground with cloudy and bewildered eyes. After being fed a little warm water by the steward, he finally managed to make a sound.

"Dongdu is gone"

Yu Cong slowly raised his arm, and tremblingly pointed to the note lying beside the pool of blood at the door, Geng Qing sympathized with him, walked silently and picked up the note in his hand, the content was from the palace Because of Princess Guangde, there are still some old people in the imperial city, so they passed on the information they heard first.

Just a few days ago, at the end of August, Qi Ke let the besieged Ruzhou lose to the enemy and broke through Luoyang. Liu Yunzhang was worried that there would be rebels lurking among the chaos in the middle of the night, so he refused to let him enter the city. An isolated city of Luoyang stands in front of a group of rebels.

Liu Yunzhang knew that he couldn't resist, so in order to protect the soldiers and civilians in the city, he asked someone to write a dedicating letter to the Huangchao barracks. Since then, the news from the Eastern Capital has been cut off, and it will probably be a few days before there is any more information.

After reading this note, Geng Qing didn't know what mood he was in, and what that person named Liu Yunzhang was thinking. Without personal experience, it's hard to judge whether the other party is right or wrong.

Perhaps in the eyes of Yu Cong, the son-in-law, this person has ruined his family and country, and has fallen into the prestige of the Tang Dynasty.But Geng Qing personally said that if something cannot be done, then he would not do it, in exchange for the safety of the soldiers and civilians in the city at the lowest price. On this point, he agrees with Liu Yunzhang.

"Consort!"

Outside the study, Princess Li Huan of Guangde came in from the outside, saw Geng Qing was there, she just nodded, went to hold her husband's hand, and comforted her softly, obviously she had already heard the news in the backyard.

The doctor in the mansion also rushed over with the medicine box at this time, bowed his hands to Princess Guangde, put down the medicine box quickly, took out the silver needle and gave it to the old man.

After the needle was inserted, Yu Cong obviously relieved a little, his chest heaved and heaved, and he was relieved, but he was still a little dazed and unable to say anything.

"Mr. Geng Lang, let's go out."

Li Huan glanced at her husband, and left the doctor and the housekeeper in the study. As a woman who came out of the royal family, many times, even if things were in danger, it was difficult to see the slightest expression on her face.

"Your Highness, if there is nothing else, I will take my leave first."

Geng Qing followed behind, the woman didn't speak, she walked out of the front yard to say goodbye to the other party in a timely manner, Li Huan just nodded, her voice was cold.

"I'll take you out of the house."

The son-in-law suddenly vomited blood and fell down, the mansion was a little flustered, the maids and guards who passed by saw the two who had come out, they hurriedly retreated to the sides and bowed their heads not daring to speak.

"Mr. Geng Lang, do you know why my husband was so angry that he vomited blood and fainted?" The woman who had been silent all the way suddenly opened her mouth as she approached the gatehouse.

"Luoyang is lost in the hands of our own people."

"No." Princess Guangde's eyes were deep, and she didn't know what she was thinking. There was a cold smile on the corner of her mouth when she went up the stone steps, "Liu Yunzhang offered Luoyang. There was nothing wrong with the situation at that time, but he clearly knew that this city of Chang'an Here, there are still many people running for Luoyang and Tongguan, contacting all parties for reinforcements, hoping to besiege and eat up the rebels in the Heluo area, and they are still doing this! The son-in-law is angry because he surrendered and ruined the army. We have worked hard for a long time."

The woman's words were filled with anger.

Geng Qing didn't speak, just listened quietly, when he left the courtyard gate, Dachun was already waiting outside with his carriage, he turned around and bid farewell to Li Huan who crossed the threshold.

"His Royal Highness stays, and I will go back. The matter of Luoyang, the eastern capital, is over, and it is important to start Tongguan now. If possible, I should hold the military power in my own hands."

These words are a bit presumptuous, in normal times this Princess Guangde would definitely let Geng Qing down, and talk to him well, but now it sounds like a different feeling, the royal family, but the military power has always been in the hands of eunuchs, As clan members, everyone seems to be used to it.

Even women feel that this is common sense since they are ignorant.

However, now that someone said it, she was in a rather complicated state of mind. Princess Guangde waved her hand, "Hurry up and go back, don't talk nonsense about these remarks."

After finishing speaking, the woman turned around and walked towards the mansion. Geng Qing stood in the chariot and looked at her back, and said, "Your Highness, if the city is destroyed, what will happen to you and your son-in-law?"

The figure crossing the threshold stopped, and Li Huan stared at the stone steps in front of him in a daze for a moment, then looked back at the young man seriously, and laughed.

"I, the children of the Li family, have never been afraid of thieves."

Geng Qing looked at the woman who smiled and turned back to the house, cupped her hands on the carriage, and sat back in the carriage. Inside, Dou Wei was also there. Although he saved Zhuang Renli and his group, he still needed to be careful not to play tricks on him.

The man's martial arts are not high, and he can always delay one or two.

"What's the matter, sir?"

Seeing Geng Qing entering the car, Dou Wei sat there silently, sipped his water, his eyes seemed to be bright, he didn't know what he was thinking, and asked Dachun who was driving outside, but the latter didn't know either.

"I must be thinking about something, don't disturb Da Zhu."

They come from a village, and they have relatives. Except for the old man Geng and Wang Jinqiu calling Geng Qing by his nickname, only Geng Dachun can speak like this. This is not respect, but the performance of the closest people.

Coming out of the street of Prince Consort's Mansion, Dachun saw that it was still early in the sky, and knew that Dazhu wanted to think, so he drove through the streets with few people.

"Brother Huaimian, what are you doing?!"

When the carriage drove through the neighborhood and turned to the long street behind, the door of Chongwen Academy was opened wide, and something was thrown out from inside and rolled onto the street. Some books and inkstones fell outside. There was a carriage on the street. Come over, pedestrians stay far away, stand on the side of the street and face the Chongwen Academy, ready to eat melons and watch a play.

Two men tugged from the door. One was tall, with a wine-red complexion. He staggered and pushed away the dissuading companion, picked up the book that fell on the ground, and lit the oil lamp in his hand. He was cursing and couldn't understand the content.

"What are you doing burning it? If you don't make it to high school, come back in a few years, why bother with a book."

"Brother Xie, what are you keeping this "Book of Direct Advice" for?! The people who wrote it have betrayed me. When I read it, I feel disgusted!"

The burly scholar lit the book and threw it on the ground. During the push and push, the oil lamp overturned and fell to the ground, a ball of flames burst into flames. The Chongwen Academy sent people to rush to put out the fire, and drove the scholar out with water and fire sticks.

"Chongwen Academy banned fire, you wait to get out, or someone will come looking for you!"

"That's right, the provincial exam has passed, and the list has been posted. Those who are high school will go to work, and those who fail the list should go back quickly, or go to other places to make connections, and find a small county to be a small official! Don't play drunk here."

The gentleman pushed and shoved the two of them outside, and the scholar surnamed Xie handed over his hand to make a confession, and hurried to pick up the bookshelf on the ground. When he turned his head, the burly man was staggering and was about to fall, so he hurried to help him up again.

"Let me do it!"

Geng Qing got down from the carriage, picked up the inkstones and books spilled on the ground and put them into the bookshelves one by one, and handed them to Dou Wei to hold. Akira arched his hands.

"Huimian met Mr. Geng Lang."

"Why did you drink so much?" Geng Qing returned the salute, and then helped the drunk man to the carriage with the scholar surnamed Xie, "Thank you, brother, I wonder what happened to Brother Qin?"

"I failed the provincial examination, and I heard that Liu Yunzhang, who was staying behind in Dongdu, surrendered to the rebels. I felt depressed and irritable for a while, so I drank a lot of wine, and this happened."

The scholar had an ordinary appearance, a medium build, and spoke in a soft tone. He cupped his hands towards Geng Qing.

"I'm Xie Tong, a member of the Yang Xia family in Chen County, who lives with brother Huai Mian in the academy."

"Geng Qing, from Feihu County."

Geng Qing returned the courtesy and invited the other party to get on the carriage for a squeeze. The scholar named Xie Tong saw that everyone around was watching the excitement, so he knew to leave quickly, so he came up and left together.

On the way, the two chatted for a while, talking about Liu Yunzhang, Geng Qing had his own opinion to some extent, integrity is important, but it depends on the occasion, if integrity can be sacrificed to save the lives of most people, it is different .

If an ordinary scholar heard this sentence, he would definitely spit on his face, cut open the mat he was sitting on with a knife, and then walked away, but Xie Tong on the opposite side agreed.

"If a person is trapped by integrity and forgets the lives of tens of thousands of people, then the integrity is also dirty. What's the use of keeping it! It's just that brother Huai Mian got excited after drinking and couldn't figure it out."

During these conversations, they drove through two streets, and the two exchanged a few more words. They hit it off quite well, and Geng Qing simply invited him back to Yong'an Square together.

"Brother Huaimian doesn't have a place to stay, it's reasonable to go to Mr. Lang, there is still a residence in the lower city, how can I bother you, I will have time in the future, Tong will come to visit again!"

Afterwards, the scholar got off the carriage in front, arched his hands and watched the carriage disappear at the end of the street.

The sky is cloudy, and the setting sun is dyed a residual red.

The carriage drove through the long streets. At this time, Chang'an was not disturbed by the news of Luoyang's fall, and it was still bustling and lively as usual.

Geng Qing returned to Yong'an Square, before the carriage stopped, he heard the noise from the gate of the courtyard.

"I'll just talk about you guys, what's the matter? There are so many people and you want to scare my old lady? Let me tell you, don't be afraid! I drank two bowls of herbal tea and only paid for one bowl. How can it be so cheap!"

"The money is given to you, but you are still lazy and won't leave here!"

A short and fat woman yelled viciously at the gate of the courtyard, attracting pedestrians and neighbors to watch the excitement. On the opposite steps, the fat county magistrate was also yelling there. According to the words, he must have drunk the other party's tea and paid the money. , but the other party was too lazy to say no.

Widow Zhang followed behind, and when the fat county magistrate said she was tired, she crossed her hips and scolded the woman. The voice was louder and could be heard from all over the street, and the other party couldn't get in a word.

Geng Qing was already in a bad mood, so he took out two copper coins from his sleeve pocket and threw them in front of the woman, "Sound nice, I'll reward you!"

"Who cares about you"

The woman turned her face and was about to scold, but when she saw the young man's cold face and Dou Wei's fierce look behind her, she immediately shut her mouth, quickly picked up the two copper coins on the ground, got up and ran away quickly.

"In the future, this kind of thing will be dismissed directly by the old men who stay at home, so don't make troubles in front of the door."

Geng Qing's tone was blunt and cold, and he walked straight into the courtyard, causing Zhao Hongjun to stare blankly at the young man, shivering coldly, and asked Dou Wei who followed in in a low voice.

"what happened?"

"I don't know, you ask sir."

Dou Wei casually said something behind Qin Huaimian's back, turned around and yelled at the people around outside: "What are you looking at, go home and see your mother-in-law, be careful stealing people behind your backs!"

After speaking, let people close the courtyard door.

　Xie Tong, courtesy name Ziming, was born in Yangxia County, Chen County (now Taikang County, Henan Province).Minister at the end of the Tang Dynasty.Born in Fuzhou, he failed the imperial examination and stayed in Chang'an.

　　
　
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