First Minister of the Tang Dynasty

Chapter 103 Descendants of Xiliang
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"It's nonsense."

Hearing Gao Xiong's words, Gao Chong scolded with a smile: "He, Liu Wenjing, is the Sima of the prime minister's mansion, the majestic Duke of Lu. You have done a great job in saving him. What about the others? Where are they now? What is going on here, hurry up Let’s talk”, Liu Hongji watched as he poured a cup of tea for Kaohsiung.

Kaohsiung felt relieved now, he was busy taking the tea, before he had time to take a sip, he immediately said: "I crossed Longshan Mountain all the way to the west, and after catching up with Zong Luohu, I saw Zong Luohu defeat Liu Wenjing with my own eyes, that's called a Unfortunately, most of the tens of thousands of people Liu Wenjing led died on the spot, and Liu Wenjing herself was captured alive.

I wanted to come back to report, but I saw that Ji County only sent dozens of yamen servants to escort Liu Wenjing, Gongsun Wuda, and Liu Shirang to Shanggu. , and then escorted them to Hechi County."

Gao Chong and the two were amazed when they heard it, and Gao Chong patted Gao Xiong on the shoulder full of praise, "Ah Xiong is amazing, as expected of my Gao family, give my Gao parents face."

Kaohsiung was stunned when he heard these words, the corners of his eyes couldn't help getting a little wet, he hurriedly wiped the corners of his eyes, scratched his head and smiled, "It's all thanks to the usual teachings of A Lang and Lang Jun."

But in his heart he was extremely moved, after all he was just the son of Gao's family, Gao Chong's private servant, to put it harshly a slave, but Gao Chong treated him as kindly as a brother.

Suddenly, Kaohsiung thought of something, and couldn't help laughing, "Mr. Lang, then Liu Wenjing had her other ear cut off by Zong Luohu, so the current Duke of Lu has become an earless Duke."

The two of Gao Chong looked at each other, and Gao Chong had a strange expression on his face, "Duke of the Earless Kingdom...".

Liu Hongji also couldn't help laughing, but he just shook his head and laughed, and didn't say much.

"What's the situation in Hechi now?" Gao Chong shook his head, not paying too much attention to Liu Wenjing. After all, it seems that Liu Wenjing will end his political career sooner than the original track, or end his life early. .

"Hechi county governor Xiao Yu was very polite. He directly opened the city to take it in, and replaced the top of the city with a Tang character banner," Gao Xiong said bluntly.

Gao Chong nodded. If Liu Wenjing went straight to Hechi and Hanyang counties step by step, maybe there would be no victory for Yongninghe, but there would also be no defeat for Ji County. If it wasn't for a coincidence that Kaohsiung rescued him, Liu Wenjing and others would not Know how long you will be imprisoned.

Gao Chong immediately ordered the messenger to report to Li Shimin urgently, first to report that he would intercept Xue Ju in Liangyuan, and second to inform Liu Wenjing of whereabouts.

After all, Li Shimin and others at this time should have heard the news of Liu Wenjing's capture, and they may be extremely anxious. After all, Liu Wenjing is the third important minister in the Tang Wang formation.

In the early morning of the next day, Gao Chong bid farewell to Lin Xingcan, and led an army of [-] with Liu Hongji, went north along Longshan Mountain, bypassed the small town of Qianyuan, and went straight to the Black River Valley in Liangyuan.

Hechi County, Liangquan City, the government office, and the county guard's mansion.

County Sheriff Xiao Yu is hosting a banquet for Liu Wenjing and the three of them.

The handsome middle-aged man sitting at the top is Xiao Kui, the seventh son of Emperor Ming of Xiliang, brother of Emperor Jing of Liang Xiao Cong, younger brother of Empress Xiao Xiao, wife of Yang Guang, Xiao Yu, governor of Hechi County, the real royal family, but that is already past tense.

"Liu Sima, one-time success or failure is not enough to judge a hero. Liu Sima must not worry too much, a man must have revenge." Xiao Yu raised his glass and said, with a romantic style and a great demeanor.

When Liu Wenjing saw this, it was as if she had seen her former self. The former Liu Wenjing was handsome, burly and full of knowledge, but she felt the pain in her ear, and her face turned pale immediately.

Today's Liu Wenjing will only become a laughing stock, and both ears will be tortured.

Liu Wenjing only felt that sentence echoed in her ears: I have never heard of a man with one ear since ancient times.

Now it has become: I have never heard of a man without ears since ancient times.

Xianggong...that is the prime minister of the Celestial Dynasty, that was his ambition in the past, but now... Thinking of this, Liu Wenjing had a grim expression on his face, threw the wine glass heavily, and turned to leave.

In such occasions, Liu Zhaoren used to be the most lively talking and laughing, blaming Fang Qiu, he was the focus of the audience, but now he sits shamelessly.

Seeing Liu Wenjing being so rude, the smile on Xiao Yu's face froze, and the hand holding the wine glass froze in the air.

Seeing this, Liu Shirang hurriedly toasted and laughed: "The king of Tang and I praised the appearance and demeanor of Xiao Junshou when we came here. Looking at it now, the reputation is well-deserved."

Xiao Yu also smiled when he heard the words, "General Liu praised you absurdly."

In this era, praising a man's appearance is not derogatory. You need to know that the first step to be recommended for an official position is to look at your appearance. For example, Pang Tong and Zuo Si at the end of the Han Dynasty were delayed because of their appearance. Too late to be appreciated.

It's just that after Liu Wenjing flicked his face like this, the atmosphere was very gloomy for a while, and Xiao Yu was also uninterested. He drank a few cups in a hurry and left the venue early on the pretext of feeling unwell.

Liu Shi asked Gongsun Wuda to look at each other, but he was also helpless.

Gongsun Wuda drank from the flagon by himself, and muttered angrily: "The governor of the Xiao County kindly took care of us, at least he gave us a place to stay, and we won the merit of managing rivers and ponds in vain, but he is here. The expression on his face, he really thinks he can be a husband or not."

If it is true that in the past, if Gongsun Wuda was so rude, Liu Shirang would not agree with it, and would even reprimand him a few words, but since the journey together, Liu Shirang has been very disappointed with Liu Wenjing, and now Liu Wenjing is like a crazy wild dog. Spicy and vicious, whoever catches will bite.

Xiao Yu returned to the back hall with a displeased expression on his face. After slamming the door and entering the study, he remained silent.

"Qilang, that Liu Wenjing is really rude. I have followed Qilang for decades, and I have never seen anyone dare to throw a cup in front of Qilang." An old man with white beard and hair slowly went up, poured a cup of tea for Xiao Yu, and said angrily , the voice was extremely thin and hoarse.

Hearing these words, Xiao Yu was even more annoyed, and a trace of cruelty flashed in her bright eyes.

He, Xiao Yu, was a staunch man with a violent temper. He dared to reprimand Yang Guang face to face, so he was demoted to be the prefect of Hechi.

To put it bluntly, Xiao Yu is narrow-minded and can't tolerate others. Originally, Xiao Yu was against Fang Xuanling, against Du Ruhui, against Chen Shuda, and even went against the emperor several times, which led to six dismissals.

If Liu Wenjing is extreme and arrogant, Xiao Yu is fierce and irritable. How can Xiao Yu give up on Liu Wenjing who loses Xiao Yu's face like this.

This old man was an eunuch in Xiliang Palace back then, watched Xiao Yu grow up, and later managed internal affairs in Xiao Yu's Xin'an County Palace, so he can be said to be Xiao Yu's most trusted servant.

"Do you want to kill him..." As he said that, the old man raised his hand and stroked his neck, "He has not recovered from the torture, so it is reasonable to die under the excuse of his injury."

　Crazy busy today, sorry sorry for the lateness.

　　
　
(End of this chapter)