First Minister of the Tang Dynasty

Chapter 341 Visiting the Temple of Our Lady

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Cheng Mingzhen led [-] elites, and in the past few days, they have moved to various states and counties in southern Hebei.

After fighting and eliminating, these 200 people can be regarded as the elite of the elite, and I admire Cheng Mingzhen in my heart. It is really enjoyable to follow such a wise and brave general. Breaking through four states in a row, this is 2000 people in just half a month. What a great record.

They followed Cheng Mingzhen to make great achievements, but Cheng Mingzhen's mother and wife were brutally killed by the bandit army, and their heads were separated. This is a great hatred.

Cheng Mingzhen was furious, and he was unstoppable with a horizontal knife. Every move was just a simple slash, and he wanted to chop the enemy into pieces.

The soldiers behind him also held their breath and vowed to capture and kill Liu Heita, one for making meritorious deeds for themselves, and the other for avenging Cheng County Magistrate.

Under such a powerful attack, the remnants of the eastern Han army retreated steadily. Liu Heitai was terrified, and immediately ordered: "After Dong Kang buys out, the others will withdraw quickly."

Dong Kang bought a meal, filled with grief and indignation, turned his head to look, only to see that Liu Heita had led his people to fled north in sullen.

"Liu Thief, I will kill you." Seeing Liu Heitai fleeing, Cheng Mingzhen's eyes were shattered, he had no defense at all, and only cared about killing the enemy in front of him.

"Cheng Ming Mansion, I am Dong Kang, I am willing to surrender."Seeing that Cheng Mingzhen was so fierce, how could Dong Kangmai dare to resist, he hurriedly dropped his weapon and waved his hands and said.

Cheng Mingzhen approached, stabbed the knife in his hand, his eyes were full of murderous intent, but he didn't strike, because Dong Kangmai had already knelt down and begged for surrender.

At this time, a school lieutenant behind Cheng Mingzhen rushed forward and chopped off Dong Kangmai's head with a knife.

"Wu Tong, what are you doing?" Cheng Mingzhen frowned, and angrily said: "He has begged for surrender and needs to be dealt with by the King of Qin. How can he commit suicide without authorization."

The school lieutenant who beheaded Dong Kangmai was named Wu Tong, who was originally the school lieutenant of Luoyang's military mansion.

When Li Shimin transferred him to Cheng Mingzhen's command, Wu Tong was quite unhappy, thinking that Cheng Mingzhen was just a county magistrate, how could he command a titan like him, but after several battles, Wu Tong was convinced of Cheng Mingzhen.

Wu Tong threw down the horizontal knife and said: "The humble official only wants to kill this official, avenge the family of Cheng Mingfu, and relieve the hatred in his heart. Wu Tong is willing to accept the crime of killing prisoners."

"kill".

"Kill them all and avenge the Cheng Ming Mansion."

After hearing Wu Tong's words, the two school lieutenants behind him were also filled with righteous indignation, and took the lead in beheading the surrendered soldiers with their knives.

Cheng Mingzhen was stunned, quietly watching them kill the soldiers.

The two captains came to the front and said: "The crime of killing prisoners, I will accept it willingly."

Cheng Mingzhen's eyes were moist, and he lifted them up one by one, and he was a little choked up, "My good brother, if there is any punishment, I will accept it together."

These more than a thousand people are completely twisted into one rope, which is indestructible.

At this moment, Liu Heikai, King of the Eastern Han Dynasty, was in a state of distress. He turned around and saw that the sparsely remnant army was sluggish, and many soldiers were even empty-handed and saw no weapons.

"Your Majesty, there are only a thousand people left," Fan Yuan said in a low voice with a dazed expression.

"Withdraw, continue to withdraw to the Turks," Liu Heikai said in a deep voice: "Even if the king has no soldiers or generals, the Turks will tolerate me. Only chaos in the Central Plains is in the interests of the Turks."

Liu Heikai immediately led Fan Yuan and more than a thousand remnants, and fled all the way to Turkic.

Afterwards Li Shimin led his army to the north and conquered the states in Hebei. Li Yuan re-appointed officials.

Lingnan, Gaozhou, Gaoliang City.

Feng An and his civil and military officials went out of the city five li to meet each other, with the sound of gongs and drums, and great rituals and music.

With an extremely respectful attitude, Feng An welcomed Gao Chong, the pacification ambassador of Lingnan Road, into the city.

Of course, this respect is not directed at Gao Chong himself, but at the Tang court behind Gao Chong.

Gao Chong is dressed in a military uniform, majestic and majestic, holding a festival stick, and Kaohsiung holding a lance beside him. Behind him, tens of thousands of elite troops, with bright armor and high aura, are stationed in Gaoliang City under the eyes of everyone.

"Ambassador, please go to the governor's mansion to rest for a while. I have prepared a little wine, and I would like to clean up the dust for the ambassador."

Feng An has a dignified appearance, a short beard under his jaw, neat and neat, and a solemn face. At first glance, he is extremely upright, just like his face.

"Don't be in a hurry, Mr. Ming Da. Dare I ask where the Shrine of the Holy Mother is?" In front of Feng An, Gao Chong did not put on a pose, and was very calm.

Then she said bluntly with a look of admiration: "Our Lady of Lingnan governs the region, loves the people and is loyal to the emperor. She can be called the number one heroine in ancient and modern times. Her virtuous name has spread far and wide. Even though I grew up in the North, I have admired her for a long time."

Feng An's word is Mingda, and the Holy Mother of Lingnan is the respectful title of Feng An's mother, Mrs. Xian, in Lingnan folk.

As for Gao Chong's praise of her as the number one heroine in ancient and modern times, it is not an exaggeration.

Because this comment was commented by the great man who "studied for the rise of China" in later generations, for Mrs. Xian, she deserves this praise.

Feng Ang was a little moved when he heard the words, bowed and said: "The ancestral hall of my late mother is in the north of the city, but the ambassador is expensive...".

Hearing this, Gao Chong only waved his hands and said: "The Holy Mother is a model of loyalty to the emperor and love for the people. She is so virtuous. Since I am here, if I do not worship sincerely, I will feel uneasy."

Gao Chong's constant emphasis on Mrs. Xian's loyalty to the emperor and love of the people is to strengthen Feng An's determination to return to the imperial court intentionally or unconsciously.

Because according to the news from Huan Fasi, not everyone wants to belong to the imperial court.

Feng An was quite moved when he heard the words, regardless of how sincere Gao Chong's words were, but Gao Chong represented the imperial court, as the envoy of the Son of Heaven, he waited for Tian Xunhun, and if he came to Gaozhou, he would worship his grandmother and give him a very high evaluation , that is a great respect to the grandmother, as a son of man, I am honored.

What's more, being loyal to the Central Plains court and treating the people of Lingnan kindly is what my grandmother has been doing all her life.

When he came to the Notre Dame Temple in the north of the city, Gao Chong was also moved. The incense in the temple had never been cut off, and people kept coming in and out to worship. Among them were traffickers from other states and counties.

Mrs. Xian's contribution in Lingnan is obvious to all. She devoted her life to maintaining the stability of Lingnan, and her achievements will last forever.

After the solemn memorial ceremony, Gao Chong saw a white wall, and couldn't help being moved, and asked bluntly: "You are grateful for the achievements of the Virgin Mary, and you have something in your heart. Can you allow me to write an inscription on the wall to express my respect?"

When Feng An heard it, he said happily: "I have heard about Ambassador Gao's talent and name for a long time, and he ranks first among the nineteen scholars in the Qin Palace.

Gao Chong picked up his pen and came to the wall, after a little thought, he finished his pen.

"My lady has been from the Sui and Liang Dynasties in the past, and the golden umbrella and iron cavalry embrace the tooth building...".

The majestic and upright regular script is inscribed on the white wall, making this poem in praise of Mrs. Xian even more majestic and solemn.

After Feng An read it carefully, he bowed deeply. Gao Chong gave his grandmother a very high praise. As a son of man, he was grateful.

(End of this chapter)