Three anecdotes

"Your father's injury is really timely."

As soon as Chu Yiqing's secret voice transmission fell into his ears, Feng Xing knelt on the ground with a clang, "Father serves the country with all his heart, and has no other ambitions. What my uncle said, Feng Xing really dare not accept."

Chu Yi glanced at him lightly, "My younger brother is the heart of Sima Zhao, everyone knows about it, my senior brother Pi Li Yangqiu, I am the only one who understands it in the world." Senior brother Wen Tao and Wu Lue, so what? If he has the ability to stab him unconscious with a sword, he won't suffer the humiliation of these five years!"

Feng Xing lowered his head, "Father was assassinated, and he said he was hit by a sword, but he was poisoned. A gentleman can be deceived. King Linyuan came with Ming Hong Dao in his hand, and poisoned him. His identity is subtle, and his father didn't investigate for a while, but was plotted against , is inevitable."

Chu Yiqing didn't even bother to explain, so he went to the east chamber where Shang Chengbi was convalescing his wounds, entered the door, stepped back from the people, didn't even bring a golden needle, moved his fingertips slightly, and tapped seven or eight of his big acupoints, and then rushed over Feng Xing said anxiously, "Second Martial Uncle, my father is injured."

Before he finished speaking, Shang Quhan woke up, his face was like gold paper, and his breath was like a silk thread, "Zhao Lie, I always knew that you would definitely save me from waking up."

Feng Xing saw that his father was able to speak even though his face was extremely grim, and he felt relieved, "Yes, my child will know that the second uncle is there, and my father will surely turn the danger into a blessing. Thank you, the second uncle, for detoxifying my father."

Chu Yiqing seldom used internal energy to transmit sound, but at this moment his voice was extremely cold, "It's just Mandala and Chuanwu, King Jingbian has deep internal energy, so he can't even handle the anesthetic."

Feng Xing was stunned, his father fell into a coma, did he get anesthesia?

Chu Yi looked at Shang Yuhan lightly and coldly, "How can my two brothers be able to hurt King Jingbian?"

Shang Quhan held his chest, breathing weakly, "Zhao Lie, the child is still here, why are you doing this?"

Chu Yi turned his head lightly, and pointed at Feng Xing, "You also know that the child is here. In his heart, you are a hero, a loyal, loyal heart, but Zhao Riyue, what are you doing now? Helianxi's cavalry wants to Stepping into the country that you guard day and night, there is a long river, and the war horses of the Di people will crush your mountains and rivers and insult your people. How about you, pretending to be dead here with the rebels! How can you be sorry for Jing How can the title of Bian Wang be worthy of the love and admiration of the scholar-bureaucrats, how worthy of revering your son, how worthy of the people who are still gathering outside your palace worrying about your injury!"

Shang Quhan held the curtain tightly with his hands, "Feng Xing, you go out."

Feng Xing knelt on the ground, let go of his clenched fist, and said in a very low voice, "Father take care of yourself, Second Martial Uncle take care of yourself." After he finished speaking, he silently kowtowed and stepped back.

Chu Yi's light sleeves brushed past, and a gust of wind, like a whip, struck Feng Xing's arm. Feng Xing suddenly felt pain, turned sideways, and said, "Second Martial Uncle, Father must have something in mind, Feng Xing is a human being. My son, who is also a subject, dare not speculate, let alone punish his heart, only obey the word, only Huan'er knows that his father has his own reasons, Huan'er is willing to be taught by his uncle, and asks his uncle to give his father time."

Chu Yi looked down on Shang Quhan, "You know how to teach your son."

Shang Quhan breathed extremely hard to take in a breath. Although his voice was thin, it was extremely powerful, "How dare you be rude to your uncle and kneel down to record "Book of Rites" for your father, to show your own mistakes."

"Yes." Feng Xing respectfully responded, turned around again, and bowed lightly to Chu Yi, "Huan'er is rude, please forgive me, uncle."

Chu Yi lightly looked at Feng Xing's back, and gestured coldly at Shang Qun, "Are you punishing him, or punishing yourself?"

Shang Quhan suddenly held Chu Yiqing's hand, "Zhaolie, I have superb medical skills. You should know whether my injury is real or not, whether it is serious or not."

Chu Yiqing just pulled back the hand that was held by him forcefully.

When Shang Quhan was seriously injured, how could he hold him, but he threw it away with all his strength, and he fell on the bed. He grabbed the pillow tightly, "In order to restore the country, your younger brother even did not hesitate to collude with foreigners and lure wolves into the house. You Instead of admonishing him, he blamed me instead. My meritorious deeds have shocked the Lord, and I have long been suspected by the Lord. With your insight into people's hearts, you tell me that even if I am not injured, the Holy Lord will send me to lead the army northward to expel the Di people. Is it our river and mountain?"

Chu Yi looked at him lightly, and finally, raised his right hand, and wrote eight words on his chest, one stroke at a time, "Dedicate yourself to the best of your ability, and die only after death."

Shang Quehan took his hand and pressed it to his heart, "Shang Quehan is a promising person, and he dare not die easily. I just answer you, the people of Daliang will repay today's humiliation. If one day, we If Di Kou can’t be expelled and the world is restored to you, you’ll just dig out my heart, so what!”

Chu Yi lightly pressed his hand on his heart, his sword wound faintly oozing blood, "You wronged me back then, let the past not be blamed. I can't bear to believe what I say today. The sun is clear, and everything will only wait for tomorrow. If I I know, your plan is not for prosperity and peace, but for the purpose of stealing the country—"

Shang Qinhan's chest was held down by him, and he was sweating profusely, "My life was yours long ago. When it really comes to the day of the Haiqing River Banquet, if you still doubt me, Shang Qinhan will kill you", he said up to this point , the breathing became even more rapid, and the eyes became more blurred, "Zhao Lie, now I am seriously injured, you have always been kind-hearted, just for the sake of the common people in the world, can you be gentle with me?"

Chu Yi took care of him every day and saw that Shang Quhan's sword wound was only an inch from the center of the mouth, which was extremely dangerous, so he always stayed by his side, poured water and tea during the day, and sat beside his bed at night.Shang Jinhan fell asleep, so he stood guard outside the door, looking at the sky, even if Feng Xing or Wei Jinhan were replaced, he would not leave.

Feng Xing was also very happy to see that the relationship between his father and his uncle had eased. He served Shang Quhan and Chu Yiqing with all his heart, and Chu Yiqing always loved him. There seemed to be a harmonious family of three, and even Wei Jin was happy for the elder brother when he saw him coldly. He was only worried about Jing Shanbo, and thought that Cardinal Jin never showed up after he left last time. Thinking of the two of them, one is The younger brother, one is a senior brother, and the two have never been compatible. I don't know how the second senior brother tortured him.

Even Wei Jinhan could see Chu Yiqing's thoughts, how could Shang Jinhan not know, he just endured it all day without saying a word.

That day, a battle report was sent to Shang Quhan's bedside, but he read it but held it in his hand, without saying a word, Chu Yiqing came to avoid his military letter, and wanted to go out before he could open his mouth.But Shang Quhan said, "Zhaolie, I want to eat mountain and sea soup."

Chu Yi glanced at him lightly, "Mountain and sea soup is going to be filled with fish and shrimp. Your injury is still not healed. I'll make you a bowl of silver silk for cold washing." In a few days, he would always come up with all kinds of food, Chu Yi thought lightly of how he used to beg him to make tea for him when he got angry with him, and also pick out a few things he likes to cook for him.

Chu Yiqing walked out the front door, Fengxing arrived on the back foot, greeted his uncle, and then came in to serve the sick.I asked my father about the injury, but just a few gossips, thinking that the second uncle had gone far away, immediately knelt down on one knee and said, "Father, the news from the spies, Jing Chuan, may be reversed."

As soon as Shang Quhan stretched out his hand, he threw the report in his hand to the ground, "This group of beasts."

"Father, calm down!" Feng Xing also knelt on the ground with his other leg.

Shang Que was so cold that he coughed, "Nowadays, he is advancing his age, laying a foundation, removing powerful ministers, and releasing the emperor's uncle. What a talent! But I didn't expect that ten years later, I would be so stupid!"

"Father!" How dare Feng Xing let him continue talking.

Shang Quhan pointed to the secret letter on the ground, "Look for yourself!"

Feng Xing lowered his head and picked up the military newspaper on the ground, and after a glance, his face turned pale, "Forbidden Army, they acted so recklessly—" The secret letter came from Yang Chongli, Shang Quhan's former general in Qingzhou, and said that He Shaoyou lost his food and grass, Unfavorable to start the army, under the mood, he went so far as to collect food in the area of ​​Jingchuan. Everyone knew that the war was about to start, so how could he be willing to hand over the food? , taking the gangsters as the people, openly entering the house to force rice and grain, and if there is a little resistance, they will murder the whole family with treason.The journey of tigers and wolves is no different from that of animals.

Fengxing said, "Father, what Uncle Yang means—"

Shang Yanhan clutched his chest, "He is a pro-army sent by the Holy Majesty himself. Jane is in the Emperor's heart. Chongli is my old general. He has been suspected for a long time. Seeing that Di Ren is approaching, how can he fight against the imperial army at this time?" .”

Feng Xing clenched his fists tightly, "However, Uncle Yang said in his letter that the people of Jingchuan could no longer bear the arrogance of the Imperial Army. In addition to sending letters to Uncle Yang asking for help, some people even defected to the enemy Di Bing. Rumors in the city-Ning and Di Kou, not with the Imperial Army The war is imminent, but He Shaoyou is acting so absurdly, I am afraid that if there is a war in the future, our people in Daliang will turn against each other."

Shang Qu was silent.

Feng Xing stood up, "Father, Uncle Yang said that he had sent the booklet to Beijing to report the truth to the emperor, but He Shaoyou was one step ahead of him, sending the papers for paying off the rioters and taking back the food and grass in a hurry. Now, Both of these papers are on the way, which one do you want to be on the royal case of the Holy Majesty first?"

Shang Quhan saw him standing upright, absolutely confident, his eyes glistening, clearly the agitation of a young man, he stopped for a long time without speaking, looking at Feng Xing like a leaky leather bag.Seeing his father's silence, Fengxing himself became apprehensive, leaned over and poured out his ear to confess, "But what did the child do wrong?"

Shang Yanhan looked at him, "You better not make a foolish move yet."

Feng Xing bowed his head and said, "Without the military order of my father, Feng Xing dare not make a rash decision."

Shang Quhan nodded lightly, "You, don't move."

Fengxing became anxious, "Father, the bandits that He Shaoyou pretended to be military exploits in Jingchuan are all innocent people from Daliang—"

Shang Quhan raised his eyes and looked at the far north, "You don't have to move at all—" he said, and then glanced at his son again, "It has been nineteen days since Cardinal Jin left Beijing."

"Father means—" Feng Xing vaguely understood.

Shang Quhan said again, "Your second uncle, you stopped stargazing yesterday."

Feng Xing took a deep breath and didn't dare to speak any more.

On June [-]th of the tenth year of Chongwu, the three stars of Qisha, Pojun and Sirius entered the temple, and the world was shocked.

On June 970th, Cardinal Jin, the eldest son of Southern Chu, set up troops in Jingchuan, commanded He Shaoyou, the commander of the horse army, and released [-] rebels. , Said, "The tyrant has no way, and the punishment of heaven is respectful."

The news of Cardinal Jin's rebellion spread to Jing'an. Shang Chengbi unexpectedly did not lift the table or drop the teacup, but actually stood in front of the map of Daliang. His fingers stroked Quanxia, ​​Pingkang, Shunkang, and then When Qiu Luo stopped at Jingchuan, his eyes couldn't help falling on Huaizhou and Suzhou.With a fingertip, even Wang Chuanxi, who was serving him, knew it was not good. Di Ren occupied two states in the north, and Cardinal Jin went to four cities in a row. In this way, from south to north, another big river and natural moat were added. Jiangcai, an isolated city, was looted by He Shaoyou's imperial army again, and I'm afraid it won't be able to defend it for long.I am afraid that Cardinal Jin and Nehad are attacking back and forth, and Jing Chuan is under attack from the front and back. If the city falls into the hands of the new Beidi military commander and joins Huai, Suqiuluo, etc., then it will really be in danger. The northwestern corner was pried up on the vast land of Daliang, and with the talent of Mr. Chonghua, it was the real separatist side.

However, if he really joins forces with Beidi, then Helianxi's troops hiding in Dasan Pass may come in immediately.

Shang Chengbi's fingers rested on Ezhou, his 3 horses had already spread out and waited here, Jin Chonghua, when are you coming?

Cardinal Jin could not come at this moment.Because he has more important things to do.

This matter must be done.

Therefore, Mr. Chonghua, who had just won a great victory, was comparing the household registration list to divide the land and distribute the food.For the common people, what is more important than the emperor's decree is the face of God.Pingkang and other four places benefit from the water source of the big river, and the terrain is flat. It is really a good place to grow crops. Although the harvest this year is not good, it is still better than other places.It is now June, and the people of Di crossed the river, and the common people panicked. They knew that once these wolves entered the mansion, they could ruin things better than animals. Harvest some wheat in farming season.Unexpectedly, Di Ren's tiger and wolf division did not come, but the emperor's own army was worse than pigs and dogs. When they entered the city, they would forcefully requisition food. Jingchuan was guarded by Lord Liu, so they went to their own county to seize it. The horses that beat the enemy trampled the wheat in the field, and the ears of wheat fell to the ground. They grabbed the gangsters and robbed the grain.The big guy was really driven crazy, he just wanted to imitate Suping County and rise up, but ordinary people, how dare they fight against the strong and powerful imperial army.

While secretly sending someone to Qingzhou to deliver a letter to Lord Yang Chongli, the big guy dealt with the forbidden army, but he didn't want this group of emperor's soldiers from the capital not only to be ignorant of the people, but to act as a domineering force.When a small leader of the imperial army poured white fungus soup on Lu Zhang and said that Commander He only drank bird's nest porridge, the idiot Chao Zhu was the first to pick up the ax for chopping firewood. The remaining military masters.

He Shaoyou was furious and wanted to massacre the village. Fortunately, Mr. Jin arrived in time and cut off the head of Commander He with a sword. Everyone even killed the soldiers of the emperor Laozi. Since the Suping uprising, our family is not the only one who rebelled.However, this Young Master Jin is said to be some kind of high official from Beidi, and his own reputation is really not very good.But when the government forced the people to rebel, it happened that he saved the lives of the whole county, and as soon as he arrived in the county, he immediately summoned the respected old people in the village, distributed them reasonably, and appeased the big guys to hurry up and harvest the wheat. The people in black armor stood by the fields of each family. The villagers watched who was more and who was less. It was not like in previous years that someone always suffered a loss. The food was brought into the home.

The four counties are far away from Jing'an, and ordinary people have only heard of the anecdotes about Cardinal Jin and Emperor Tianzhao. Everyone knows that a man is more handsome than a woman, and even the empress in the palace is no better than him. , I really saw him, but he was completely different from what I thought before. He was heroic and polite, so decisive to subdue the imperial army, and so close to the common people, and because of him, the big guy had food in his house, so he simply dumped those who had Throw it aside first.Some stubborn old people in the county said that he was a senior official of the Beidi wolf dog, and that the villagers were simple, and they were just Taoists. Everyone wanted to live in peace, but they had no choice but to become rebels. Now they rely on him to take the lead, so let him just listen to him However, if he wants us to collude with the enemy and betray the country, then we will no longer do it.However, some people said in private that this Mr. Jin did not seem like a traitor.

Whether or not the villagers believe in Cardinal Jin is the second thing. Cardinal Jin wants to win the trust of the most difficult person at the moment—Jing Shanbo, son of Yezhao, who heard that Beidi crossed the river and came to help the senior brother in the starry night.

Ever since he met this Jing Xiaoxia, he has disliked each other, but he never imagined that the success or failure of the current battle depends entirely on the fourth son of Jixi Valley.