The fox minister in the late Tang Dynasty

Chapter 416 The Rise and Fall of the Old Man
Changxing four years.

Six years have passed since the last mutiny. Since the new emperor ascended the throne, the people finally had a few days of good life, and the year was up to date. In the next two years, the harvest in the fields was better, and there were no natural or man-made disasters. The fields are golden and undulating in the wind, which is a real joy.

Luoyang.

It is nearly November, and the weather is still hot. The convoy slowly passing the official road stopped close to the side of the road. The curtains of the cars were pulled open, and the old man in a robe looked out. His eyes were full of golden yellow, the harvest of the farmer's clothes in the field. Farmers, all make him feel relaxed and happy.

"Such a situation happens every year, so that would be great."

"Your Majesty will live another hundred years, so you can see it every year." Shi Jingtang in the car has also reached the age of [-], and he is the only one in the entire Tang court who dares to speak like this.

In the words, Li Siyuan, who put down the curtain, waved his hand weakly. When the carriage started to drive smoothly, he shook his head with a smile: "There is no one who lives to be a hundred years old. Six years ago, you took a letter to find a rescuer. It can be seen that To my teacher? Didn’t you see him? I guess he is no longer alive.”

"I haven't seen it." When Shi Jingtang first came back, he told Li Siyuan about it. At that time, he looked for it according to the address on the letter. It was an ordinary Zhuangzi, and he met a young man in his 20s, who claimed to be It was Geng Xin, Geng Qing's eighth son, who politely asked him to keep the letter, so there was no need to tell him.

"Back then, King Yong's group of people were really rare in the world. If King Yong wanted to proclaim himself emperor, I'm afraid the world would look different again."

Li Siyuan sighed with emotion, after becoming the emperor, he finally understood why the teacher didn't want to be the emperor, he was restrained in doing things, and the soldiers in Xiazhou were arrogant and tyrannical.As for family affairs, civil and military officials in the court also have to intervene.

His eldest son, Li Congjing, was killed in Luoyang six years ago, and he carefully raised his second son, Li Congrong, but before he died, a group of ministers started nagging in his ears, telling him to quickly make Li Congrong the prince, just say it once. , Repeatedly speaking, made him a little annoyed, and had an unpleasant fight with the officials in court.

"The princes have repeatedly invited the crown prince, it seems that they want me to return to Hedong soon to retire?!"

Just this sentence separated the monarch and his ministers, father and son.It made Li Siyuan feel depressed these days, so he brought Shi Jingtang to walk around outside Luoyang together.

Worrying, the old man didn't think about it, he waved his sleeves, as if driving away the troubles, turned around, and talked about other things with a smile: "I have read the memorial you came up with, and the prosperity of the Central Plains is not enjoyed, run away To be the commander-in-chief of the frontier army, don't you look down on my deputy envoy of the forbidden army?"

Ha ha.

Shi Jingtang also laughed, "I have been fighting with His Majesty since I was a child, and I am used to being wild. I was in Chang'an for ten years under King Yong, but I was suffocated. Now I have lived in Luoyang for the past few years. I haven't woken up yet, and I have to wear clothes and ties to go to the morning court. The minister will suffer. It just so happens that the second son of the emperor said that the border is not peaceful, so I just ask the minister to play it and let those barbarians take a good look. Your Majesty, those veterans and veterans back then. How capable!"

"I have heard this matter several times calmly. The Khitan, Tuyuhun, and Turks invade the border every year, and there are not many of them. If they hit Caogu and run away, the generals there are also useless."

Li Siyuan looked at the old man in front of him, and he was quite reluctant to part with him, but he was employing people everywhere, and Shi Jingtang was still in his prime, so he was no better than himself, so he was really overqualified when he was trapped in Luoyang.

"Alright. You go and take care of me over there."

The two are brothers, but also Weng and son-in-law. Li Siyuan trusts him, sometimes even more than his own son, and he feels at ease in letting him go to the north.

"Recently Congrong and I have some estrangement. I heard the news from the people below. My son is very dissatisfied. Forget it. Don't bother you with these things. Pack up your bags and prepare to go to the north."

In the car, Li Siyuan babbled and discussed the matter of going to the north like joking.The carriage also slowly drove back to Luoyang, and on November [-]th, Shi Jingtang was granted the title of Shizhong, Taiyuan Yin, Beijing Liushou, Hedong Jiedushi, and concurrently served as the Han Dynasty in Datong, Zhenwu, Zhangguo, Weisai and other places. Chief of the Horse Army.

He also bestowed the title of "Hero of Ning Ning with Devotion and Loyalty", and he took his confidant Liu Zhiyuan and others to rush to the north.

However, half a month after he left, Li Siyuan suffered a stroke and passed out while reviewing memorials in Xingsheng Palace. Astonishing news came out, and the palace was in chaos.

The second son Li Congrong hurried over to visit, but he just watched his father lying sick and lethargic with no expression on his face. After a long silence, he turned and walked out of the hall.

The night is long, the second half of the night.

The old man woke up drowsily in the curtain, his bloated body could no longer move, he just opened his eyes and spoke indistinctly, and the eunuch at the side came closer to hear him clearly.

". I. I miss the teacher. I miss King Yong. And Shi Jingtang. Send someone to look for it."

"Yes." The eunuch replied softly.

Afterwards, a fast horse carried the emperor's order out of the city overnight and crossed the Yellow River. Along the way, they changed horses at posthouses and continued to run all the way. On the afternoon of the fifth day, they saw the northbound team near Hedong. However, Shi Jingtang was not among them, but led the cavalry first. Going to Yanmen, the horse infantry who fell behind made Guo Wei the biggest, so he accepted the letter.

I thought it was just running errands and delivering letters and I didn't care about it, and was about to send Na Ling to go to Yanmen, when suddenly a gentle female voice called him from a carriage accompanying him.

"Husband, although it is just to send a letter, it is inevitable. After this matter is done, your Majesty and Shi Jiedu will have favor on both sides."

The woman in the car was Guo Wei's wife. It was a coincidence that he followed Shi Jingtang all the way to Luoyang. After breaking through the city, he was patrolling by the Yellow River and saw this woman. The two married because of a heavy rain. It was later discovered that this woman was actually Chai, one of Li Cunxu's concubines.

Women are always wise, Guo Wei thought about it, nodded in agreement, and immediately called the messenger to go to Yanmen to search for the Jiedu envoy, while he himself took a few horses to search first, this would save a lot of time.

The discussion has been made, so the messenger is naturally eager, otherwise it will take a lot of time to go back and forth, and if His Majesty can't wait for him, a small person can't afford it.

The messenger thanked him with his hands, and immediately galloped out on horseback.Here, Guo Wei ordered the rear team to move on, and he called a few confidants to go to the northeast of Hedong. When he left, he brought his 12-year-old adopted son Guo Rong with him. Gain knowledge.

"Father, where are we going?" Guo Rong was still unfamiliar with riding a horse, so he sat in Guo Wei's arms, raised his face and asked in a low voice.

Guo Wei laughed loudly, and said, "I'll show you the world!" Then he whipped his horse and galloped forward, followed by several horsemen behind him.

With the wind blowing on his face, Guo Wei was also a little worried when he looked ahead.

King Yong. I just don't know if he is still alive.

To the east of Daizhou.

Snowflakes fell in the sky. After one night, the majestic mountain was covered with snow-white color. Xiaoqing Town at the foot of the mountain was as lively as going to a market. In the snow scene, the people coming and going are rushing to the New Year's Eve, bringing their relatives to choose the New Year's goods.

A group of figures riding horses quickly dismounted at the entrance of the town, walked into the street on foot, found a restaurant, and asked where Linghu Gorge was. past.

(End of this chapter)