My years as a soldier

"What are you talking about?" Mrs. Zhao became angry, "If you leave Chang'an now, you will be charged with the crime of colluding with the rebels. There are so many eyes in Chang'an City! If you say something in front of me, our Su Palace will be lost forever! You want to escape now, can you still escape? I think the best way now is to stay in Chang'an and try to find out the news from the palace. As long as the Holy Majesty still trusts us My lord, everything will be fine."

Zhao's words seemed reasonable, but Li Muyun was not moved at all.

"If An Lushan sent troops in the middle of winter, and it has been more than two months now, it is impossible for the court not to respond to this. If the Holy Majesty wanted to investigate An Lushan's subordinates, Su Wang's mansion might have been uprooted long ago. Since After two months, there has been no news from the palace. The most likely scenario is that the Holy Majesty doesn't care about us or father at all. If so, we should leave Chang'an as soon as possible. Now that Zhang Si is dead, Su Wangfu has lost all eyes and ears, mother, do you want to stay here and be slaughtered?"

It is true that the current situation is almost a dead game for Su Wangfu.And to sort out the position of King Su's mansion in this chaos, we have to start with King Su's father, the aloof emperor of the Tang Dynasty.

The current emperor in Chang'an City is nearly seventy years old. If he had to use four words to describe his life, it might not be enough.Li Longji, Emperor Ming of the Tang Dynasty, was a troubled young man. As early as when he was young, he had witnessed the extremely sinister changes in the palace of Empress Wu (Wu Zetian) in the palace.Even if someone as high as an emperor loses power and is abolished, it will only happen overnight.When Li Longji became an adult, the situation he faced would become even more dangerous.

In the fourth year of Jinglong, Empress Wu passed away. At that time, the 25-year-old prince Li Longji united with the generals in Beijing and joined forces with his aunt Princess Taiping to kill the party of Empress Wei who controlled the government. The emperor, his biological father Li Dan, came to the throne again.Li Longji was also crowned prince this year, but the good times didn't last long, and the power struggle between the newly crowned prince and Princess Taiping became more and more tense.

In the third year of Jingyun, Li Dan, who was increasingly worried about the situation in the court and China, resolutely abdicated the emperor as the prince despite Princess Taiping's objection, and Li Longji ascended to the pinnacle of power in the empire.

When Li Longji was young, he was a virtuous monarch. He single-handedly created the Great Tang's Kaiyuan prosperity. There could never be any period in the Tang Dynasty that was richer and more prosperous than his Kaiyuan year.But it was such an emperor who pushed Datang step by step into the abyss of eternal doom in his later years.

In Li Muyun's impression, his grandpa was never an old man who was easy to get close to.In all his memories, when it comes to the palace and the sage emperor, all Li Muyun can think of is fear and timidity.The saint is like a sharp sword hanging over the head of their family, who knows when it will fall down.

It was probably the turmoil in his early years that gave birth to Li Longji's personality of being extremely suspicious of his descendants in his later years.Emperor Ming had raised thirty princes in total in his life. It is said that there are many royal heirs, which is a good thing, but among so many princes, few can live a good life.

In the 25th year of Kaiyuan, Emperor Ming punished his three sons just because he listened to Concubine Wu Hui's slander. Prince Li Ying, King E Li Yao, and King Guang Li Ju were all abolished as ordinary people, and then they were killed. There was no way out. one.And the crown prince who was established later, the third prince Zhong Wang Li Heng, is not doing much better today.Obviously he is the prince of the current court, but above the court, in front of the emperor, the status of the prince is not as good as that of ordinary officials.Emperor Ming suppressed the power of the prince everywhere, and it was common for him to humiliate the prince in public.It is unbearable for an ordinary person to be treated like this by his own father, let alone the prince of a country?

It is also because of this that King Su, the tenth prince, has never been among the brothers, doing things that stand out.He shrank his neck all the way to be a man, and unexpectedly got an errand for Anton's guard.It's a pity that he, the chief protector of Anton, had already been incorporated into the jurisdiction of the Jiedushi of Youzhou in the first year of Tianbao.Moreover, this position should have been held concurrently by the Youzhou Jiedu Envoy. It was only because King Su entrusted high-ranking officials in Beijing earlier to move around that he was not dismissed, but was reduced to the Youzhou Jiedu Envoy. subordinates.Although he said that he was still the Chief Protector of the Anton Protectorate's Mansion, but the real power in his hands was taken away bit by bit by his jealous father, calmly.

Su Wang Li Cong, the tenth prince, has been so useless all the way since he was a child.If one judges his character solely from his not-so-rich resume, then King Su can definitely be called a wimp among the princes.He was born as a prince, but he never did anything that fit his status as a prince and his ambitions.But if you want to say that he is a dude, he is not.King Su couldn't have been more honest during those years in Chang'an.He has never been seen in the place of Fireworks and Willow Lane, and he has never been a part of the excitement in Chang'an City.

In the elite circle of Chang'an City, Su Wang is like a transparent person.The big people don't notice him, and the small people seldom flatter him. He is just a prince living in Chang'an City, and his duty is so great that people can't say anything.But that's how it was, King Su Li Cong went all the way from a prince to a prince. Although his life was useless, he got what he deserved, and he got it all.

It stands to reason that it is absolutely impossible for King Su to oppose Tang.Although he was serving as the guardian of Anton, he was such a useless person for half his life. When he was in Chang'an City, he didn't dare to do even the slightest thing. Chaotic party.But is it true that King Su has no possibility of rebellion at all?

For this question, Li Muyun and Concubine Su probably both came up with the same answer.

Su Wang is very likely to have participated in the anti-Tang.

Because as the closest people to King Su, they all know that King Su is not a wimpy person.

King Su's uselessness was shown to his father, the emperor, as a skin for outsiders.King Su has been serving as the Protector of Anton for more than ten years, and he is not unaware of the situation in the east.And if he really didn't want to have any connection with An Lushan's party, he could have resigned from this subordinate position long ago, and returned to Chang'an to continue to be his idle prince. No one can find fault with him .

But King Su didn't.Not only did he not, he was willing to bow under Anlu Mountain for more than ten years.

Therefore, both Li Muyun and the Zhao family believed that Su Wang was not innocent and Su Wang's mansion was not innocent at almost the moment they got the news.It's just that Zhao's and Li Muyun's coping methods when facing this matter are completely different.

Zhao's two biological sons are still far away in Liaodong with Su Wang. This woman who values ​​her children more than her own life will never give up her two sons even if she intends to give up her husband.Therefore, the fate of the Zhao family has already been tied to the palace.She knew in her heart that her husband had betrayed the Tang Dynasty, but all she could think of to do was to stay in Chang'an and use all means to move around the court and collect information to help her husband and her husband in Liaodong. The two sons cleared the suspicion of the court.

King Su certainly didn't expect that Zhang Si would die, because if Zhang Si was still alive, then at this time, it was time for him to play a big role for King Su's mansion.

But once Zhang Si died, all these became empty talk.Su Wangfu, which has lost its source of information, is likely to be used as a bargaining chip by the powerful people in the court because of the Anlushan Rebellion almost all the time, and will be squeezed and deprived at will.Although no one in today's Chang'an City can produce solid evidence to prove that King Su has rebelled, for the old emperor who is always on guard against his son's usurpation of power, he does not need any evidence to doubt his son .Destruction, but overnight.

Li Muyun had already given up any hope for this family in his heart, so it was only natural that he wanted to escape at this moment.

"Mu Yun, don't you even care about your own biological father?"

With tears in her eyes, Zhao asked Li Muyun sadly.

"You don't care about me, I can understand. After all, I am not your biological mother, but what about the prince? He is your biological father! Now that such a big thing has happened, how can you be so cruel and ignore the prince? !"

Zhao's voice trembled slightly, but Li Muyun only twitched the corners of his mouth when he heard it, and there was a little anger in his eyes.

"Father has always had his own ideas when doing things. Even if I want to intervene, do I have the right to intervene? The two elder brothers have followed father for many years. They probably understand father's thoughts better than I do? Since the two elder brothers both Didn't reveal anything to Chang'an, does mother think it's meaningful for me to stay now?"

Facing Li Muyun's questioning, for a moment Zhao didn't know how to answer.She was stunned for a while, and then she begged Li Muyun belatedly.

"But if you don't stay in the palace, where else can you go?"

"The world is so big, where can I not live? Mother, I said earlier that I don't care about being the son of the world. If I want to live my life in front of people with a mask like my father, I can't do it!"

At this point, Li Muyun finally spoke out the truth that had been held in his heart for more than ten years.He looked at Mrs. Zhao, and his heartbeat increased steadily due to emotional upheavals.But soon, Li Muyun took a deep breath and brought his emotions back to freezing point.

"But after all... the qualified heir in my mother's mind must not be me, otherwise why would you be so wary of me..."

While Li Muyun was talking, his voice also became weaker.Things have developed to this point, he never imagined.Now if he stepped out of the gate of Prince Su's mansion, it would be difficult for him to come back in his life.

The woman in front of him was still crying, and Li Muyun suddenly realized that the tears in Zhao's eyes were not fake.She was really crying, but for whom she was crying, Li Muyun didn't want to think about it.After all, it won't be for him.

But in any case, this is the mother who has raised him for 21 years. At least at the last moment of her departure, she should fulfill her duty as a son again.

Li Muyun immediately took a few steps back, and when he looked up at Mrs. Zhao again, his expression was unusually solemn.

"Mother, I don't want to pursue what happened in the past, but if I want my child to stay in Chang'an City like a walking corpse, I can't do it anymore. My child is leaving now, please take good care of yourself, mother."

As Li Muyun said, he raised his hand and bowed to Mrs. Zhao again and again.

"Mother... fighting is not a child's play. If father does not return, the mansion will not live in peace. If mother is still willing to think for herself, it is the wisest choice to leave Chang'an as soon as possible."

After finishing speaking, Li Muyun withdrew his hand, turned around and exited Zhao's room.Until the moment he stepped out of Zhao's room, his heart couldn't help beating wildly in his chest.He imagined Zhao's hysterical yelling, imagined that servants would run out from both ends of the corridor, and then take him back into the room.But this time, Mrs. Zhao didn't make a sound, and the corridor of the palace was also very quiet.

Li Muyun took a few deep breaths in a row, dripping sweat from his forehead.He wandered back to his room, and all the servants guarding his door disappeared without a trace.Li Muyun, who has lived for 21 years, is the first time to pack his own things by himself.He picked out two pieces of clothes with the most common and dull colors, and took a few gold and jade accessories into his bag.All the silver he got in the past was put into his money bag, and he put the small money bag in his bosom, and the heavy silver fell on his chest, with a heavy smell.

After finishing all this, Li Muyun stood at the door and looked around his room.Suddenly he saw Hu Jiuzhang's luggage stacked upside down in a dark corner of the room, as well as his two sabers, one long and one short.Li Muyun couldn't help laughing.

That's right... Lao Hu's luggage hasn't had a chance to be returned to him yet.

Li Muyun sighed, he wanted to leave home lightly, but now it seems that it might not work.

He simply changed the Confucian scholar's robe on his body, and picked up a light blue round-neck robe and put it on.Then he stuffed his cloth bag into Hu Jiuzhang's rattan box.

After doing all this, Li Muyun was already covered in sweat.He sat and rested for a while on the small collapse before standing up again.

The rare strong attire made Li Muyun unknowingly show a bit of feminine heroism.The thin Li Muyun carried Hu Jiuzhang's big rattan box on his back, and on his black belt with a white jade belt hook hung two sabers, one long and one short.The weight of this body alone made Li Muyun unable to straighten his back.But the moment he stepped out of the door, Li Muyun felt extremely refreshed.

From now on, what he faced was no longer a small Su Wang's mansion, nor was it the chaotic city of Chang'an.

A vast world is about to unfold in front of him. In that world, he will no longer be constrained by anyone, but at the same time, he can only bear the consequences of all choices.

The author says:

A few things to note about the settings:

1. Su Wang and Su Wangfu are completely original characters of the author, and there is no comparison in history.

2. The issues related to Anton's appointment as the guardian mentioned in the article were fabricated by the author for the needs of the plot, and did not conform to the real history.

The historical reality is as follows:

唐代安东都护府初隶河北道营州都督府；武则天初年以幽州都督兼安东都护；长安四年（704年）以幽、营州都督兼安东都护；开元七年（719年）以平卢节度使兼领安东都护；开元20年(732)以幽州节度使兼领安东都护及平卢节度使；天宝元年（742年）幽州节度使改为范阳节度使，平卢节度使从中划出，以平卢节度使兼领安东都护，直至唐肃宗上元二年（761年）安东都护府废止。