Chapter 159 Farewell, Luoyang
Chapter 159 Farewell, Luoyang
Lu Zhi left very quickly without leaving any words.
But Shao Xun knew that things had changed.
Many things in the world cannot have results immediately. Most of them are the result of causes and developments, and eventually bear fruit.
He was also about to leave Kinmenwu, and the game between him and the Le family had come to the moment of "settlement".
On February , the dragon looked up.
There are countless stars in the quiet night sky.
"Some people say that I am the reincarnation of the star Taibai..." Shao Xun said as he hugged Lan Ji's soft body from behind.
Le was lying on the windowsill, counting the stars one by one like a literary young woman.
As she counted, she became confused. It was not because there were too many stars in the sky, but because her heart was confused.
The hands of the gods in heaven are extremely rough, completely different from the smooth and tender hands of the people on earth.
The thick calluses from years of practicing heavy sword and bow and arrow lingered on the delicate and fair skin of the girl from an aristocratic family who had been living a life of luxury since childhood, causing the two people who were hugging each other to tremble subconsciously.
She pretended to be nothing, sometimes looking at the starry sky, sometimes overlooking the sparkling river under the silver moonlight.
Her face became redder and her breathing became more rapid.
She wanted to cry again.
She was so broken-hearted and depressed after just two months that she began to doubt herself whether she was a fickle woman.
She could only keep reminding herself that if she encountered any misfortune in the future, she should not live in vain because she could not afford to lose face.
The night wind blows gently.
Waves surge on the surface of the river and the tide comes and goes.
Under the starry sky, a graceful mountain elf was captured by a rude hunter.
But how could the hunter know that he was not captured by the elves while he was smugly tasting his prey?
Le raised her head weakly, and the corner of her eye fell on the zither.
It was given to her by her husband when she was the Crown Prince's Consort.
She opened her eyes wide and tried hard to see Qin Zheng clearly.
In the end, the only scene before her eyes was Shao Xun chatting and laughing with her, holding her on horseback, holding her hand and wandering in the mountains, telling her that she was a free lark in the mountains, teaching her archery step by step, and wiping her sweat affectionately.
The last picture is the floor tile in the room with the word "乐" engraved on it.
"Wait a minute!" Le wiped her tears and said suddenly.
"Hmm?" The man looked at her suspiciously.
Le turned around, hugged his waist tightly, buried her face in his arms, and murmured: "It's okay now..."
The man seemed to have realized something, and the sense of satisfaction in his heart almost broke through the sky.
This is total victory!
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Shao Xun, who became a man for the first time in this world, was full of vigor and high spirits. Under the escort of three thousand troops, he left Jinmenwu and headed for Luoyang.
Le Lanji sat in the carriage, looking at him from time to time.
Sometimes I touch my belly subconsciously.
After doing so much, will I get pregnant?
My mother always said that I was a good fertile child. The Shao family was not prosperous, and my husband was twenty years old and still had no children. Troubled times were approaching, and no one could guarantee that they would survive. It was rare for me to have someone to rely on, so perhaps I should give birth to his bloodline.
Yu Liang came again, this time on the orders of the Grand Tutor, to replace Shao Xun's official seal and urge him to leave Beijing as soon as possible and go to Liang County.
Shao Xun had no objection and agreed with a smile.
Yu Liang looked at him in confusion, then looked at Le in the carriage. He always felt that there was something different between the two people.
I can't really tell what's different, but it just feels off.
Le lazily leaned against the car window. After the sadness in her heart was gone, her whole face was radiant.
She looked at the mountains and rivers along the road and felt they were particularly enchanting.
Such happy days lasted for several days, and the large army soon arrived at Jingu Garden.
Shao Xun did not enter the city.
Once the three thousand Silver Spear Army soldiers enter Luoyang, it will surely cause great chaos, and all the civil and military officials in the court will probably think that he is plotting a rebellion.
Pei Shiliu, Yang Ming and others were waiting outside the gate of Jingu Garden.
While they were waiting for someone, they looked at each other.
Both of them were very low-key and didn't want the other to know who they were, but the more they did so, the more awkward it became.
Shao Xun dismounted from a distance and laughed loudly, but when he got closer, he didn't know how to greet him, so he could only hold it back.
"My dear, can you please have a word with me for a moment?" Pei Shiliu and Yang Ming spoke almost at the same time.
After they finished speaking, they looked at each other with disdain. They thought to themselves that they must find out the details of the other party when they return.
"Well, Sixteen, come here first." Shao Xun hesitated for a moment and waved to Pei Sixteen.
Yang Ming looked at him in surprise.
Pei Shiliu shook his sleeves and left with a smile. Le Lanji got off the carriage, stood there gracefully, and waited quietly.
She didn't know Yang Ming, but Yang Ming knew her.
The former princess of the crown prince, Princess Le of Chengdu. Yang Ming took a quick look and knew what was going on.
He is not a rookie like Yu Liang.
Le left the palace three months ago, looking like a sick beauty. Three months later, her temperament was still quiet and elegant, but her face had a more lively look. How should I put it? It was like a well-behaved lady who suddenly showed her true nature.
There are many men with true character, but very few women with true character.
This Shao Xun is really good at training women.
Le was also a great beauty, and I'm afraid he had already swallowed her whole, from body to soul.
Shao Xun quickly finished talking to Pei Shiliu, who left with a heavy heart.
He waved his hand again, and Yang Ming came over in two steps and whispered, "General, you are leading three thousand brave warriors to Luoyang. Aren't you afraid of criticism?"
"The more soldiers we have, the less we fear criticism." Shao Xun said calmly, "Have all the things been delivered?"
"It will be delivered this afternoon." Yang Ming replied, "In fact, there is not much wealth left in the Chengdu Palace. The Queen has replenished some. I hope the general will train the troops well."
"The Chengdu Palace is now the palace of the imperial court, right?"
"Yes."
Shao Xun sighed with regret. He had originally wanted to sell the palace in exchange for some food and livestock to take to Liang County, but he had not expected that the property rights actually belonged to the imperial court.
"What's the situation in the palace?" he asked again.
Yang Ming frowned and said, "The Grand Tutor has replaced all the guards. The ones guarding the palace every day are also people like He Lun and Song Zhou."
"Song Zhou?"
"The former governor of Pingyang, now the general of the right army, has 10,000 troops under his command." Yang Ming said, "Wang Bing was promoted to the general of the left army, and also has 10,000 troops under his command. The Grand Tutor himself is the commander of the Northern Army, commanding the five armies of the Left Guard, Right Guard, Left Army, Right Army, and Cavalry, with more than 54,000 infantry and cavalry."
After Shao Xun was incorporated into the Yamen Army with more than 5,000 people, the imperial court recruited soldiers in Henan, Hanoi, Xingyang and other places to complete the establishment. The person who succeeded him as the General of the Palace was a man named Sima Zuan (zuǎn). No one knew his origin, but he was not from the Sima family, nor was he from Luoyang. Some said he was a Xianbei, while others said he was from Liangzhou. There was no consensus.
"Let the Queen be careful." Shao Xun sighed and said, "The Grand Tutor is pressing me step by step. I'm worried that he will get carried away and do something unspeakable."
Yang Ming was silent.
Sima Yong was already dead, reportedly strangled to death on the way.
After all, he was once a famous prince, and was ordered by the emperor to serve as Si Tu in the court. However, his whole family was killed on the way.
When the emperor heard this, he burst into tears, saying that he had been murdered, and issued an order to track down the criminal.
The Grand Tutor disagreed.
The emperor insisted on a thorough investigation.
The Taifu was displeased, but eventually the matter was resolved from a big one to a small one.
Zhou Mu, the Minister of Personnel, and Zhuge Mei, the Chief Censor, who wanted to make Prince Qinghe the crown prince, were both killed.
Zhou Fu, who had served as the governor of Xuzhou, the chief justice, the prefect of Henan, and the commander of the Sili Army, was transferred out of the capital and appointed as the General Pingdong and the governor of Yangzhou, and was in charge of the suppression of Chen Min.
After this series of actions, the royalists were silenced. Many people were no longer willing to stay around the emperor and the empress, and secretly turned to the crown prince Sima Chi.
After going through all this, the queen finally understood what was going on.
Those generals who were said to be loyal to the court did not dare to stand up against Sima Yue at the critical moment.
In the past two years, the only people in the capital who dared to really disrespect Sima Yue were Shao Xun, Zhou Fu and a few others, but they all left.
"If it really doesn't work, come to Liang County quickly and let me know." Shao Xun patted Yang Ming's shoulder and said.
"Is it too late?" Yang Ming hesitated.
Yes, is it too late? Shao Xun was not sure.
He thought about it and felt that he couldn't just take the money and not do anything, so he said, "If something unbearable happens and the new king ascends the throne, then the queen is the new king's sister-in-law, not the queen mother. Maybe this is not a bad thing. Don't wait passively. There must be some people in the palace, right? If the tutor really wants to kill someone, just run away. When you get to Guangchengze Palace, you can bargain. She's just a sister-in-law, not the queen mother. She's not that important. The new king probably doesn't want to see the sister-in-law still in the palace. There will be a turning point by then."
Yang Ming was shocked when he heard this.
From Shao Xun's tone, it seemed as if the Grand Tutor was going to kill the king soon, although he thought so too.
"Don't worry, if you can hold on through this, maybe it won't be that difficult." Shao Xun didn't feel comfortable saying more about the fight between Sima Chi and Sima Yue, so he could only give some vague comfort.
"Thank you for your good words." Yang Ming bowed and left.
Shao Xun waved his hand.
Le Lanji pursed her lips and smiled, took a few steps reservedly at first, and when she got close to Shao Xun, she was suddenly pulled into his arms.
Shao Xun sniffed the fragrance from her neck, then turned his head to look at Jingu Garden, and then looked at the city of Luoyang on the distant horizon.
Goodbye, Luoyang.
Farewell, Pei Lingyan, Yang Xianrong, and Yu Wenjun.
I'm going to go carve some words on the bricks first, I'll be back.
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