Rong Xuan

As autumn became stronger, Zhao Qingjia's injuries finally improved significantly, but Xun Run's illness was not optimistic.

Since that day, Sima Xuan, Marquis of Jingling, has stayed at Xun's house and never went out.

Taking advantage of Mr. Xun's follow-up consultation, she personally talked with her uncle Sima Ren and Mr. Fang Luzi. Mr. Xun's illness was caused by damage to the liver and lungs, and there was no cure.

According to Sima Ren, even if all the famous doctors and medicines in the world were taken, it would be nothing but a delay to Xun Gong.

In the bedroom in the north courtyard:

Xun Run, who had just taken the medicine, didn't seem to be so uncomfortable just now. He pressed the corner of his mouth that was stained with water after rinsing with a handkerchief, and waved all the people in the room to retreat.

"What's going on outside?" Xun Run leaned on the soft pillow, his voice was a little weak, but his tone was still calm and firm as a high-ranking person: "I heard the sound of soldiers on the street before dawn. , it’s very noisy, is it the Five Cities Patrol Battalion?”

Sima Xuan sat on a round stool beside her with her back straight, her hands folded into the wide sleeves of her black robe, she shook her head lightly, her expression clear and calm: "It's the crown prince of the Eastern Palace, who has been working for more than a month. The west side finally began to restrain itself and show weakness. It seemed that the East Palace was about to be suppressed. Datong and the palace turned a blind eye. Early this morning, three more courtiers' mansions were raided. The reason was to investigate corruption and malfeasance. They are sent from the East Palace, and they already have the style of the Tian Family."

"You have been separated from the circle." Xun Run looked at Sima Xuan, his kind eyes were still sharp: "Is it because of your father, or because of me?"

"My lord, don't worry too much, it's not true." Sima Xuan's mouth hooked up, raising a half-smile: "It's probably because, or because I don't understand his so-called 'Great Harmony'."

Xun Run raised the corner of his mouth briefly and silently: "Junhou, at the beginning of the Yuan Dynasty, don't you want to joke with me, an old man here, 'The wind blows for tens of thousands of miles, blowing across the Moon Pass, and Bai Dengdao in the Han Dynasty. Glimpse Interstate Bay',

When General Cao defeated Yingchuan, he returned to Chang'an and died under your Wuhen long sword. Your father, Wang Chunqiu, has been disarmed and returned to the fields in recent years, but the stability and peace in the west and north are reliable. It wasn't because of these romantics in Chang'an City who ate, drank and sang music. Your prestige in the northern border and your awe to the Huns and northern barbarians were not based on those poems and songs. "

Sima Xuan's thoughts seemed to be right, she lowered her eyebrows: "My lord..."

"Your father came to look for me a long time ago," Xun Run interrupted Sima Xuan, "Your father, Zhang Chao, King of Zhenhai, and Cao Gong back then all learned from Zhu Xi, a great Confucian. There is not much difference between what you learn and know,

Cao Gong and I study literature and have the same point of view. We also believe that what we, civil servants, and you, generals, are protecting is nothing more than peace in this world. The person who warms the cold is happy, but it doesn't matter who is sitting on that chair. "

Hearing these words, Sima Xuan suddenly thought of his father, as well as Cao Ke and his son who had died long ago—they all had the same ambition. People who are loyal to the emperor, their loyalty has always been given only to the people of the world, only to all living beings.

"But after I became an official, I realized that the world is difficult and people's hearts are turbulent, and everything is not what we think it is." Xun Run seemed to have a look of pain on his face, but it was only fleeting. The truth of the chaos, I think you already know it."

"Got it," Sima Xuan turned his head and looked out the window: "everything is just a plan secretly agreed between the Tian Family and Duke Cao. Let Cao Gong use the position of the chief assistant of the cabinet to make the eight kings the capital of Chang'an. At that time, the eight kings will rise up and 'rebel 'The Duke of Cao and the Eight Kings joined forces to take down the imperial city, and then [-] Cao's troops in the west will guard Chang'an. Once the Eight Kings enter the capital, today's family will be able to catch a turtle in the urn..."

But something went wrong in which link, so that Cao Zheng led a rapid march and had just rushed to Yingchuan Maple Leaf Ridge without sleep, when he encountered the Northern Border Army going south.

When the two armies met, the northern army drew their swords to meet each other without saying a word-the Cao family army, which was originally a tired march, could not stand up to the northern tiger and wolf cavalry led by Sima Xiu.

Cao's army was finally annihilated, [-] sons stained Maple Leaf Ridge with blood, and the general Cao Zheng was captured. After returning to Beijing, it was discovered that their Cao family had really become a family of rebels!

The souls of parents, wives and children returned to Lihen, and [-] Cao's troops stained Maple Leaf Ridge with blood. Cao Zheng, who was imprisoned in the sky prison and waited for a certain day to be executed, waited for several days, and finally saw Sima running back from the northern border chasing Cao Hui. mysterious.

……

"I guess General Cao not only didn't die back then, but is still alive somewhere now," Xun Run looked at Sima Xuan with his hands, and said as if chatting normally: "Otherwise, you will never welcome Yuanrong into you again, my lord." The Marquis Mansion brought her by his side every step of the way."

Sima Xuan gritted his back molars, and his gaze towards Xun Run suddenly became sharp.

Xun Run waved his hand, and finally smiled slightly: "To be honest, I have guessed a little bit about what the Tian family intends to do with the general family in Chang'an, represented by your Sima family. "

Take the Sima family as an example.

Tian's family had long been poisoning Sima Xuan with cinnabar. What he wanted in the end was for Sima Xuan, Marquis of Jingling, to die unexpectedly at the right time, and then push Sima Kun, the young son who grew up in the gentle village, to the rank of Marshal of the Northern Army. bit.

On the other hand, the Tian family used Cao Hui to restrain Sima Xuan, and asked Sima Xuan to blatantly grab the position of the eldest son that should have belonged to her. Definitely support Sima Xuan as the eldest son, and the conflict has been provoked thus far.

At that time, Sima Xuan died suddenly, and Sima Xiu lost his beloved son, and he will be devastated. Then the northern army will have no master, and Sima Kun will wear the seal of young commander. Returning to the central government can also hold the Sima family in its hands from now on—maybe the Sima family will no longer be useful to the court, but the prestige of the Sima family in the army can still be used.

As for the end of Zhenhai King Zhang Chao, it is naturally the same as that of the Sima family, otherwise the Tian family would not have allowed Zhang Chao to take the Eastern Realm Army to seek refuge with King Baoxin, blatantly opposing the East Palace.

The tomb has already been dug, just waiting for these people to jump into it... After listening to Xun Run's concise words, Sima Xuan's back jacket was wet with cold sweat at some point.

"After the spring plowing in the eighth year of Jingchu, the Kanubo tribe of the Huns raided Shihe Village outside the Guanwai, massacred more than half of the villagers, and took away all the women and girls. Even six or seven-year-old girls were not spared," Sima Xuan said softly:

"At that time, I was angry because of the Cao family's incident. In a fit of anger, I led the black armored cavalry to chase across the Ziker grassland and slaughtered the entire Kanubo family, even the baby in the swaddle. I thought I was Most of all, there are people in this world who deserve more than sin and death, but I really didn't expect that there are people in the world who should go to hell more than me."

It is unforgivable to take advantage of sons who fight on the battlefield to defend their homes and defend the country.

"The monarch who was full of ambitions and wanted to rule the world has disappeared..." Xun Run sighed, seeming a little tired.

Sima Xuan was interested, got up and helped Xun Run remove the soft pillow, and let him lie down comfortably.

The young prince bowed reverently and reverently before the sick bed, and turned to leave.

"At the beginning of the Yuan Dynasty," the person behind him suddenly said, calling Sima Xuan's pace: "Yuan Rong always refuses to tell me about my illness. We are both men, so it's easier to talk, so you can tell me directly." Forget it, how long is it?"

Hearing this, Sima Xuan didn't dare to turn her head back. She clenched her fists tightly in her sleeves, and her knuckles turned white. After a while, a hoarse and delicate voice fell into Xun Run's ears:

"It's three months later, and two months sooner."

Fate is coming soon.

……

So far, the current situation in Chang'an, the capital of the empire, has become more and more turbulent. The four streets of the patrol battalion have been strictly inspected. He also cautiously stopped outside Chang'an City and did not dare to come in.

There was some kind of chaos.

Cao Hui took the children out of the west courtyard to visit Zhao Qingjia in the other courtyard, but unexpectedly saw Fang Yong in Jinglinghou's mansion.

"Say hello to my wife from a lowly position, and hello to the eldest son's second daughter." Fang Yong stopped his busy steps, and came forward to greet Cao Hui and the others.

Cao Hui raised his chins to those brocade clothes wearing Wuhen knives behind Fang Yong: "Why did you bring the guards from the Marquis Mansion here?"

Fang Yong: "It's the master's order to bring all the guards of the Hou Mansion to guard the Xun Mansion."

"What is she doing?" Cao Hui tilted his head, and softly asked Yuyan behind him, "Where is she now?"

Yuyan only followed Cao Hui, how could she know what her master was doing now?She had no choice but to look up at Fang Yong opposite.

Fang Yong understood, and immediately cupped his hands and said: "Returning to Madam, the master was still here just now, and later he wanted to stay alive to lead the horse. The tone of his voice seemed... as if he had gone to the palace."

Cao Hui didn't ask any more questions - Sima Xuan's life has been very peaceful recently. After autumn, Tianjia and Xun Gong fell ill almost at the same time. , Thinking about it carefully, isn't the timing right now? !

At night, when Sima Xuan returned to the Xun Mansion from outside, Liu Sheng was holding his master's Wuhen waist saber in his hand.

Ever since the cinnabar poison was released, Sima Xuan's sword had never appeared in front of everyone again.

Cao Hui couldn't help but take a second look, only to see that the Qilin beast lying on the top of the handle of the waist saber was still as energetic and majestic as before.

When it was time to settle down, Cao Hui returned from Duke Xun's place in the North Courtyard, pushed open the door and entered, only to see Sima Xuan sitting at a round table wiping his waist knife.

Time has left a few but really precious pictures in Cao Hui's memory. Because these memories are too long ago, they were hidden by the cold years in the complicated lines on Wuhen Knife. Sima Xuan lightly stroked the dark black iron blade of Wuhen Dao, and Cao Hui seemed to smell some kind of blood rushing towards his face.

In the middle of the night of the second day, it finally rained heavily in late autumn outside after a gloomy day. The raindrops hit the tiles and copper bells densely, making a tinkling sound, which completely covered the sound of many footsteps stepping on the water.

Wave after wave of black-clothed killers took advantage of the heavy rain and blatantly entered the west courtyard of the Xun Mansion.

The autumn night was bleak, and the night rain was bleak and cold. People like Sima Xuan who fought on the battlefield would be killed with a sharp knife.

There were too many killers, and the blood soaked Sima Xuan's black robe very quickly. Liu Sheng had already led people in to start a fight with the other party. The small courtyard was full of killing sounds and the torches were brightly lit.

A well-arranged hunt ended at an unhurried pace. The blood dripping from the killer's corpse mixed with the rainwater on the ground, almost stained the entire west courtyard, full of blood.

Sima Xuan bent his left arm, clamped the back of the Wuhen waist knife in his right hand with his inner elbow, wiped off the blood mixed with rainwater on the knife with his sleeve skillfully, looked at the corpse on the ground, and suddenly the corner of her mouth curled up. sneer.

The return of the bloodthirsty Shura, no one can escape.

Chang Liusheng, the personal guard, looked at Sima Xuan with a gloomy expression through the torch that was flickered by the rain, but he saw his master holding a knife, drenched in the rain, without saying a word, looking at Sima Xuan coldly and calmly. Walking to the gate of the Xun Mansion, the back is thin, proud and lonely.

Liu Sheng ordered his guards, raised his knife and caught up.

At the same time, a deposed prince sent out from the heart center of Yushitai:

The selection of the crown prince of the Eastern Palace today does not follow the ancestral virtues, does not follow the emperor's instructions, but is violent and promiscuous, and it is difficult to speak out. Hundreds of officials and courtiers have tolerated it for ten years, but the evil has become worse. Authorities, doves and gangs, spy on the emperor's daily life and actions, and listen to them all.

Since the Son of Heaven came to the throne, he has been frugal in everything. He wears a poor mattress and has enough cloth boots. The Crown Prince uses far more than the Son of Heaven. He still thinks it is not enough. He takes the state money and interferes in political affairs. , if this person is the king, he is like the ancestors of Chao Guo!

Today, the cabinet dares to ask the superiors to neglect the internal affairs and depose the crown prince in defiance of the world's etiquette!

Here, in the autumn of the 16th year of Jingchu, Yushi Taishu.

On that side, another rumor about today's emperor also spread from the imperial capital Chang'an overnight.

Today's son, Zhao Yujing, plays with power, is tyrannical, suspicious, suspicious, and cruel to Zhongliang.

Before ascending the throne, he secretly communicated with the new king of the Nanyue Kingdom, ignited the war in the southern border, and united with the armies of the other three realms to force Xian Huishun'an Emperor to pass on to him, act as the supreme and rule Liuhe, and beat and flog the world.

After ascending to the throne, as the lord of the dynasty, Zhao Yujing raped Cao Ke, the former chief minister of the cabinet, to plot a rebellion, destroying the whole family of the Cao family, causing [-] bloody sons of the Cao family to die unjustly in Fengyeling, Yingchuan.

The treason case of the Cao family involved a lot, and there were so many people involved in it. At that time, half of the courtiers were involved in it, and all of them were slaughtered by Zhao Yujing.

This person is an emperor, threatening the safety of the temple, going against the behest of the Tai/ancestor, destroying benevolence and filial piety, and not worthy of virtue!

There is a dragon spring on the tongue, and blood is not seen in killing people. At this point, a battle between the Baoxin Party and the Prince/Party as enemies officially kicked off.

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