Dajing Sun and Moon

Chapter 200

Chen Gong, Second Assistant of Dajing, Deputy Head of Qilin Pavilion.

Nominally, his status is second only to Xiao Yuanzheng, the former Zhongshu Ling, and he is the second-ranked civil and military official in Dongjing. He has been in power for ten years.

During the reign of Emperor Taizong, during a certain performance, he became famous both at home and abroad with the saying that "lower ministers serve the emperor with goods, middle ministers serve the emperor with body, and superior ministers serve the emperor with personnel", so he worshiped the official Qilin Pavilion University scholar.

This old man who had resigned from the position of Zuoxiang and Minister of Rites successively for the prince Xia Houchun, did not act as a domineering person after he came to Shuozhou City, let alone a trace of bullying and arbitrariness.

In the noisy rear camp of Shuozhou City, food and grass raised from all parties are being continuously moved into the camp. The soldiers moved in a hurry when moving the food, and an old man took two personal guards to inspect the military food to prevent merchants from shoddy goods. , Most of the military rations are corn, supplemented by dried livestock meat, wild animal bacon, horse meat and donkey meat that died in battle, but as a last resort, soldiers will not eat horse meat.

From time to time, the old man checked whether the food was spoiled, damp, moldy, rotten, or lacking in weight. After confirming that there was no serious problem, he continued to move forward, helping the soldiers from time to time, and pushing the cart that transported the food.

From time to time, a soldier bumped into the old man, but he didn't mind. Instead, he helped the old man to prevent him from falling.

As he walked, he told Yan Dao, a part-time grain officer: "The storage of military grain is of great importance. Remember to keep it away from moisture, let alone expose it to the outside, and send people to strictly guard it. Unrelated people should not get close."

Yan Dao's experience became more and more stable, and he immediately clasped his fists and said: "Don't worry, Mr. Ge, there will be no mistakes in the humble job."

The old man's face softened, and he glanced at him, "The soldiers on duty must patrol day and night to prevent spies from destroying, burning or stealing food. If there are not enough people, go to General Li to ask for it."

"In addition, the fodder for the horses should not be negligent. If something goes wrong, not only the horses will starve, but also the cavalry will be useless. When they go to the battlefield, they will lose their mobility. Our soldiers will only be beaten passively and become living targets."

"Here! I have written it down!"

"Well, I don't worry about your work, but I'm not afraid of tens of thousands, just in case, you have the food bags of our tens of thousands of troops, and if there is any mistake, this pavilion will take you to sacrifice the flag." The old man nodded lightly, glanced After glancing at the grain officer, seeing his face turn pale, he changed his tone, "Of course, after this battle, the pavilion will also reward you for your merits, so naturally you are indispensable."

The man's expression softened, and a smile appeared on his face, "I understand!"

The old man waved his hand, "Well, go get busy."

After Yan Dao left, he seemed to sense something and subconsciously turned around.

I saw a handsome young man walking slowly with several people.

After the young man approached, he looked at the soldiers rushing around, and saw them wearing thin winter clothes. Although the cold winter was gone, the cool wind still blew a little bit of chill.

The ground was muddy and muddy, people neighed, and there was a lot of noise amidst the hustle and bustle. Some people yelled and shouted from time to time, but more of them were orderly and orderly in chaos.

Chen Gong looked the young man up and down, a gratified smile appeared on his tired face, and he nodded and said, "I'm more energetic."

The young man is Xia Houchun.

With complicated eyes, he said softly, "Ge Wing is getting old."

Murong Yan watched the old man silently, and couldn't help but respect him.

Even the arrogant Tianxin fell silent, carefully sizing up the former Dajing Central Pavilion Elder.

Shi Chan clasped his hands together and said to the old man, "Shi Chan of Changguo Temple has met Master Chen."

The old man's face was flat, and he nodded slightly.

During the dispute between Buddhism and Taoism, Dajing chose to stand in the Taoist camp and jointly drove the Buddhism back to the Western Regions. God decides.

"I've heard about you these days." Chen Gong patted Xia Houchun's shoulder and said with a smile, "There is indeed a legacy of Taizong."

Xia Houchun smiled shyly.

The old man rolled up his sleeves, picked up a bundle of alfalfa that fell on the ground, put it on the passing cart, and said with a smile: "I remember that before the late emperor left, he held the old minister's hand and asked me what I am doing, Your Highness. How did you answer?"

Xia Houchun shook his head, indicating that he didn't know.

The old man patted the dust on his hands, looked far away, and said softly: "I said, the emperor serves all the people with his body, and the ministers serve the emperor with their lives."

Xia Houchun supported the old man, thinking of the scene of the monarch and his ministers playing right beside the dragon bed in his mind, his eyes couldn't help being in a trance, and he blurted out: "I think Taizong must be very pleased."

The old man laughed and cursed: "Shit! The old man sat up so angry that he pointed at the old minister's nose and scolded: "Fuck you, Chen Gong is paid by my Xiahou family's salary, not by all the people in the world. You will remember that you are loyal to the emperor of my family, not the people of the world, and you will die in office in the future."

Behind the two of them, Tianxin was startled when he heard the words, and for the first time a look of bewilderment appeared in his cold eyes.

Murong Yan blinked her small eyes, thought for a while, and then automatically filtered out this passage, absolutely must not affect the glorious image of Emperor Taizong in her mind.

But Shi Chan thinks it is, obviously knows a lot about the culprit who expelled Buddhism from the country, what kind of bullshit is wise and powerful, monsters like emperors are always the most selfish in the world.

Especially a self-willed existence like Emperor Taizong is a monster among monsters. If he really takes the people of the world as the center, he will not go south to fight for the throne, plunge more than ten counties into war, and cause the Central Plains to be devastated.

Xia Houchun smiled wryly. This kind of arrogant attitude may really be the tone of the Taizong Lord. After all, after being in harmony with the Taoist school, he dared to drag Dajing to die with the Taoist school when he was in a hurry. The aura of stepping on the feet made Xuanzong's former head teacher have to retreat to Tiandu Peak, and dared not go down the mountain for decades, for fear of being ambushed by Taizong.

Of course, perhaps it was this attitude of contempt for the heroes of the world that forced Xuanzong to kill Taizong Lord by despicable means.

When the cool wind came suddenly and the cloud gathered suddenly, the old man changed his face immediately and sternly said to the sentinel: "The heavy rain is coming, let them hurry up, if the food and grass get a drop of water, this pavilion will kill them alive!"

Once the military rations are soaked in water, tens of thousands of troops will be starved to death.

The consequences are simply unimaginable.

The soldiers all around trembled when they heard the words, and hurriedly put their heads in pushing the cart.

Chen Gong rubbed his old waist and frowned slightly.

Xia Houchun quickly asked: "What's wrong with Mr. Chen Ge?"

The old man waved his hand and asked casually, "You come from Qinzhou, so you should see old man Yan?"

Old man Yan?

Yan Jidao, Duke of the State of Lu in Qinzhou?

Xia Houchun was startled when he heard the words, and opened his mouth, not knowing where to start, he was at a loss for the first time.

Seeing the prince like this, the old man frowned slightly.

Xia Houchun bowed his head and remained silent, as if he had made a big mistake.

Zhichan lowered her eyebrows and closed her eyes, subconsciously holding her breath.

Tian Xin glanced at Xia Houchun, and finally felt a trace of humanity in him.

In the past, he was always on airs, either as His Royal Highness the crown prince, or as the crown prince of a country who controlled the local military and political power, or as a Qing Dan master who held a sharp sword and wanted to kill himself.

But today, it was the first time she saw him 'falling from the altar', and was reprimanded by an old man who had no strength to restrain him, so he dared not speak.

Murong Yan hesitated for a while, as if he wanted to defend Xia Houchun, but after the old man turned his head to look at her expressionlessly, she dared not speak any more.

After a long time, the old man spoke.

His voice was flat, and he looked happy, angry, sad, and happy, and asked, "What's wrong with him?"

Xia Houchun showed guilt, with a bitter face, opened his mouth to speak, but didn't know what to say.

The old man suddenly said sharply: "What are you doing in a daze, talk!"

There was a moment of silence all around, and all the soldiers turned their heads quietly.

It was the first time they saw old Chen Ge so angry.

Even General Li's going out of the city without authorization and violating military orders had never made him so angry.

"Boom!!"

In an instant, lightning, flint, and thunder were intertwined in the haze of the sky, like silver snakes and fire dragons shuttling through the dark clouds.

Seemingly feeling the old man's wrath, a thunderbolt suddenly fell.

Only to frighten the ghosts and monsters in the world.

A thunderbolt exploded in the cloudy sky.

In this quiet rear camp, the thunder became more and more deafening.

But still no one dared to speak loudly. After looking at each other, they all lowered their heads silently to carry the grain and grass.

Even walking carefully, for fear of getting into trouble.

There seemed to be fine sweat on Xia Houchun's forehead, and his voice was hoarse. After a long time, he said in a harsh voice: "Duke Lu has passed away for two years."

He quickly revealed all the changes in Qinzhou, including his murder of Song Yanqing, and he never concealed it.

After finishing speaking, he clearly noticed that the old man's strong and tired body gradually bent a little bit, and the wrinkles on his face, which were like old bark, deepened several layers.

What made Xia Houchun's heart tremble even more was that he actually felt a trace of death from this old man.

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The old man, at this moment, seemed disappointed.

It may be to a certain person, or to a certain force, or to this country.

He slowly raised his head and looked at the south, with neither sadness nor joy on his face, he said to himself: "Old Yan is very stubborn, how stubborn is he? Editing, but still unwilling to give in, he insisted on taking the first prize, saying it was his parents' wish."

"But only I know that his parents died a long time ago. It was the late emperor who gave him a bite to eat and saved his life. If he doesn't pass the exam, how can he be worthy of the late emperor's cultivation?"

"Finally, for the fourth time, he got his wish and was awarded the editorship of the official Hanlin as the champion of the new subject. On that day, he was as happy as a child at 25." The old man murmured to himself, half crying.

"Afterwards, he successively inspected the censor, the doctor of the capital, the governor of the state, and the minister of the official department. Finally, at the age of 50, he moved into the Qilin Pavilion. Misfortunes continue, and Hedong Road is also mostly obedient to the imperial government's decrees, and one thing is obvious and the other is dark."

There was a sneer in Chen Gong's eyes, and he said with a sneer: "Guess what's wrong with him, his first thought is not to suppress, but to influence, he claims to be able to use the way of a saint to popularize the rebellious thieves in the east of the river, so as to prevent the court from going to war. After all, soldiers , great evil."

He turned his head to look at Xia Houchun, and said with a smile: "Do you think he is stupid, and he has been gone for 15 years, 15 years, how many 15 years can a person have in his life, but this idiot actually ignores his good intentions." Don't want to have a good future, but he was forced to live in a small Qinzhou nest for 15 years, do you think he is stupid?"

Xia Houchun gritted his teeth, bowed his head and remained silent.

While scolding the dead old man for being stupid, the old man talked to himself with tears streaming down his face.

The more he talked, the more excited he became, and he yelled at him indisputably, scolding the person who had been dead for two years, "Old Ji, you are a fool. I heard that you met robbers and bandits when you were teaching, but he didn't even think about it." Hidden, still want to influence them with the way of saints, what a fart to influence them, wouldn't it be enough to suppress them directly when encountering rebels, still influence them?
Also, you said that you can't beat a practitioner, don't you know how to ask His Majesty for help, you are still silent when your nose is bruised and your face is swollen? Are you tired?Or are you afraid that the emperor will be disappointed? "

"And those bullshit families, don't you know how to ask us for help? I don't believe that their fists can beat a hundred thousand forbidden troops? If you had told me earlier, I'd help you level the River East Road, You still want to teach them the principles of saints, and open an academy like a fool."

"Straight mother thief, open a bullshit academy, some people will listen to your reasoning patiently if you don't beat them up? Even saints know how to reason with them after beating them. Why are you so pedantic?"

"You idiot! Stupid! Reckless!"

"It's comfortable for you to leave, but we old guys are still busy, heh, Lao Ji, you are irresponsible, you just leave like this, I am sorry to the late emperor, I am sorry to your students, I am sorry to Da Jing Wan Thousands of people?"

The old man kept swearing, swearing, and swearing until he burst into tears.

He staggered and tremblingly walked towards the main tent.

Xia Houchun subconsciously supported him, but was thrown away by the old man.

As I was walking, I heard a plop.

The old man fell to the ground.

Xia Houchun's heart was about to burst, and he exclaimed: "Ge Lao!!!"

The barracks immediately fell into chaos.

Old Chen Ge passed out.

The news from this side quickly spread throughout Shuozhou City, and everyone's expressions changed, and they all rushed to the main tent.

All the brigade commanders, school lieutenants, and generals are here.

Li Daoyan also came, and the new governor of Shuozhou, Shi Yandao, who was in charge of food, taxes, and Shuozhou government affairs, came.

After resisting the beating of Yunxiao's [-] cavalry, Yan Dao really did not enter the Dajing political arena, and entered the ranks of the sixth rank.

Unlike Li Daoyan, a general of the Ministry of War who is recorded in the official genealogy, Yan Dao's official status comes from the support of the old man in the tent. It can be said that Yan Dao's future and destiny are already tightly tied to the old man.

Worried looks appeared on their faces, and they looked into the tent from time to time, walking back and forth anxiously.

Yan Dao was pacing back and forth restlessly, seeing Li Daoyan frowning, he turned his head and asked the sentry officer, "What's going on, it's fine, why did Mr. Chen Ge faint?"

The sentry officer replied tremblingly: "I don't know the specific situation, but Chen Ge was with His Royal Highness when he was in a coma."

Everyone was silent for a moment, and some looked at each other in blank dismay.

Yan Dao frowned and asked, "When did the prince come to the border area? Why didn't I know about it?"

With a displeased face, he snorted coldly and said: "He didn't come during the war, but now that the war is over, he came here in a hurry, and as soon as he came, Chen Gelao passed out, what on earth did he want to do? Isn't this ugly looking?"

Li Daoyan frowned, and shouted: "Shut up! His Royal Highness, a daughter of the crown prince, can patrol the border and condolences to the border soldiers. It is enough to know that he will be a wise king in the future. How can he do things that hurt the old man? Besides, how the crown prince behaves, is it us who waits?" What can I say? I don’t say a few words, and I get trouble for the soldiers.”

The captains beside him were also a little dissatisfied when they heard the words, but after hearing Li Daoyan's reprimand, they restrained themselves a little.

Yan Dao seemed sullen in his eyes, but he finally endured it and walked aside with his sleeves thrown.

At this time, the big curtain was opened, and a young man walked out from the inside.

The eyes of the generals were fixed, and they saw that he was handsome and handsome, and his face was like a crown of jade. It was still a bit cold in the April day in the north, but his body was covered with thin robes, and his complexion was rosy, which was not affected at all. .

Li Daoyan immediately stepped forward, clasped his fists and asked, "His Royal Highness, how is elder Ge?"

Your Royal Highness?

This is the prince?

The faces of the school captains and brigade commanders changed, and there was a sudden commotion.

Many people's faces were ashamed, they were talking about the prince behind his back just now, how could they be caught by him now.

All the school captains and brigade commanders got a little restrained, and respectfully saluted Xia Houchun in a respectful manner.

Xia Houchun nodded lightly, as if he didn't mind at all. After nodding lightly to Li Daoyan, he said softly to the generals: "Everyone, go in, the old man has a call."

As soon as the school captains entered, they saw the calm and profound eyes of the old man. They panicked and bowed their heads.

The old man looked calm and breathed evenly, completely unable to see the previous anger and mourning. He patted the side of the bed, closed his eyes slightly and then opened them again, and said softly: "Since we are all here, I will chatter a few words." , listen carefully."

Li Daoyan squatted beside the bed silently, the corners of Yan Dao's eyes moistened slightly, "Mr. Ge, you...?"

The old man waved his hand, stopped his words, and said in a soft voice: "Suddenly hearing about the unjust death of an old friend, I can't help losing my composure. Don't blame the prince."

Everyone nodded lightly, feeling sorry for each other.

Chen Gong raised his head, looked at the people in front of him, and smiled gratifiedly: "Two months ago, I arrived here for the first time. You don't think I am old and weak, and you would like to follow the example of the old man. I, Chen, said that I am not moved, it is a lie."

He said with a sigh of relief: "I have seen a lot of intrigues and conspiracies in the court for a long time. I don't know how many great scholars are well-dressed on the surface, but they are thieves behind their backs. They are holy on the outside and dirty on the inside."

"In the past, I was even disappointed with the people of the world, the imperial court, and His Majesty, but until I came here, I saw you, and I also saw the soldiers who fought bloody for my Dajing, swore to defend the frontier, and protect the people of the world. You guys, I just realized that our Dajing still has hope, and we won't be dead for a while!"

"Thinking about it this way, even if I, Mr. Chen, am content, I haven't lived this life in vain. This also shows that us immortals still have some use after all."

He laughed at himself: "You also know that when people are old, the most fearful thing is to feel that they are useless."

Li Daoyan had a serious face, and he punched with his right fist, making dull noises one after another.

Yan Dao's eyes were moist, he choked up and said, "Ge Lao."

The generals bit their thick lips, their eyes flushed.

The old man patted his palms and said in a slow voice: "Major affairs in the army can be carried out as usual, there is no need for me to talk too much, just listen to General Li and Lord Yan if you have anything to do."

He smiled and said, "Others, I have nothing to say, remember, they all have to go back alive, don't die here."

All the school captains and the brigade commander were overwhelmed, nodding their heads in a hurry.

Immediately, the old man waved his hand, "General Li, Yan Changshi, and Du Canjun stay here for a while, and the rest should leave."

After the captains wiped the corners of their eyes, they turned around hesitantly.

Chen Gong immediately scolded with a smile: "Hurry up and get out, all of them are like girls."

Hearing this, these dawdling captains and brigade commanders just left the tent.

After they left, Chen Gong waved to Xia Houchun and the others.

Xia Houchun stepped forward and said softly, "What are your orders?"

The old man pointed to the remaining three people, "General Li, I don't need to say more, you have known each other for many years, this is Yan Dao, who was mentioned by me as the governor of Shuozhou, and this is the youngest son of Du's second son, you guys Let's get to know each other."

Xia Houchun immediately looked at Yan Dao in the old man's mouth, and saw that he was dressed in coarse cloth, and under the erosion and sharpening of the wind and sand, he was a little disfigured. From his wide cheekbones and cheeks, it can be seen that this man must have been fat and heavy before. The man is a little thin and has dark circles under his eyes, as if he has been overworked.

Yan Dao forced a smile, and respectfully saluted, "Please refer to His Highness the Crown Prince for humble duties."

Xiahou Chunxu gave a support, and said softly, "Thanks for your hard work."

The other party smiled shyly and didn't say much.

Xia Houchun didn't take it seriously, and then looked at the person next to him.

The other party was a young man, about 25 or [-] years old, with his lips pursed and his face resolute. The brocade robe on his body had been eroded by the wind and sand and it was rough. There were stitches in many places, and the dandyism between his brows was faintly visible.

It is conceivable that this young hero from the Du family, one of the top ten noble families, was once a rebellious and fierce horse.

Du Shi, the Du of 'Wedu'.

The former Dajing second highest door.

The family of the founding hero Du Gelao.

Xia Houchun's eyes were warm, and he said softly: "My Dajing's 'Changqing Family' has been famous in this palace for a long time. I don't want to see you today, but I feel a little disappointed."

"Ok?"

(End of this chapter)