After I was reborn, I was scumbag

The mountain roads in central Sichuan have been known for their "natural danger" since ancient times. In addition, they encountered the rare flash floods in decades, and many road sections along the way were blocked by rocks and trees. It was extremely time-consuming to rely on local county towns to send people to clean the roads.

The convoy stopped and stopped along the way, and finally they were able to see from a distance the continuous villages in the worst-hit county.

Xia Tong was arranged by Murong Xing to serve as the commander of the guards escorting Shao Guan to the middle of Sichuan.

He saw His Royal Highness the crown prince get off the carriage in front of the chaotic rocks, hurried over and bowed his hands in salute.

"Your Highness, the road ahead is blocked by rocks. I have ordered people to clean it up quickly. It will be available for carriages around noon tomorrow."

Shao Guan looked up, the sky had already darkened, the mountains and forests were no different than Chang'an City, if the torches were not lit at night, it would be extremely difficult to see, let alone in a place that had just experienced a mountain torrent.

"Okay, the soldiers have worked hard. It's getting dark, so set up camp first, and arrange for the soldiers to take a rest."

"Yes."

"Has the convoy transporting grain and grass caught up?"

"Reporting to Your Highness, the convoy transporting grain fell behind us about five miles away, why don't you hurry over and urge me..."

"No need." Looking at the busy guards around him, Shao Guan took a horse and turned on his back, "Go alone, you have full authority over the affairs here."

Dressed in an apricot-yellow luxurious robe with python patterns, it fluttered against the wind, and the young man's loose black hair almost fell to his waist, and then fluttered along the mountain wind.

The clatter of horseshoes crossed the steep mountain road, and they were submerged in the darkness in an instant.

It's just that no one has noticed that in the depths of the mountain forest with strong branches and leaves, following the galloping horses running back, there are dozens of mysterious shadows in night clothes.

A pair of ruthless slanted eyes stared coldly at Shao Guan's back, and immediately uttered a whistle that was very similar to the singing of birds in the mountains, and dozens of figures quickly flew across the mountains and forests...

The faint starlight was completely blocked by the thick clouds, leaving only a halo of the moon, which appeared a bit dark in the dark autumn night.

Shao Guan tightened the plain white cloak on his body, but his thin body was as tall and straight as bamboo in the night wind.

The young man brought only two guards, and carefully inspected the carts of grain carts covered with palm leaves. After checking, it was already the darkest hour of the day.

"His Royal Highness, we have to hurry tomorrow morning, you should go back to the camp early to rest."

"Okay, thank you for your hard work—"

As soon as the words fell, I heard the sharp sound of an arrow piercing the wind, and in the howling mountain wind, it was like the neighing of a ghost, and it suddenly came to my eyes.

The guard who was talking and laughing just now had his eyes wide open, and fell down straight. There was a deep blood hole on the back of his neck.

"who?!"

Shao Guan's dark eyes froze, and he quickly dragged the people around him to hide behind a grain truck.

Almost at the moment when their figures disappeared, the sound of two dull sharp arrows shooting into the wooden board rang in my ears.

The guards, who were so startled that they almost lost their voice, came to their senses and shouted loudly: "Come here! There are assassins! Escort!"

However, his voice was scattered in a "rumbling" explosion by the strong mountain wind.

The eardrum seemed to be almost shattered by something, and the soaring flames mixed with flying rocks and mud flow scattered like huge fireworks, piercing Shao Guan's eyes with pain.

The uninvited guests tonight are not here to assassinate him, but to destroy these chariots and horses full of food!

"Quickly order the people to push the grain trucks away from the edge of the cliff, hurry up!"

The aftermath of the explosion made his ears hum continuously, and the sound of new explosions rang out one after another along the several miles long stone wall.

So much so that his roar was so hoarse that even he himself could hardly hear it clearly.

Fortunately, the sound of huge explosions one after another finally woke up the sleeping soldiers in the camp, and lit candles one by one.

With the faint light that formed one piece, one could already see the muddy flying rocks and soil clods wrapped in overwhelming smoke and dust, all the way over the trees and flowers on the cliff, rolling towards the camp tents and grain carts below.

"Your Highness, this place is too dangerous, hurry up and ride away!"

In a panic, the guard rushed to lead the horse closest to them, but just as he brought the frightened horse over, the scene in front of him instantly darkened his eyes.

Shao Guan ignored the mighty stone flow that was close at hand, and pushed the two grain trucks closest to the rock wall at the bottom of the cliff, advancing with difficulty.

A pair of black jade-like peach blossom eyes are particularly eye-catching and radiant in the dark smoke and dust.

"Save the food and grass!"

The guards, who didn't even have time to put on their armor, were stunned for a moment, and woke up like a dream, almost swarming up, pushing hundreds of grain carts along the several miles of stone walls.

Fist-sized flying stones and twigs smashed on the back, and the billowing rock was smashed by the sound waves of the explosion. Almost in a few breaths, the guards pushing the grain cart below were knocked to the ground or drowned. Most of his body was stretched, and he couldn't move an inch.

"Your Highness, it's too late, these food and grass can't be saved! If you stay here, I'm afraid you won't even be able to save your life!"

It was as if a boulder had been crushed on the bottom of his heart, and Shao Guan could hardly breathe.

The soldiers who were submerged in the tumbling mudslides and the victims who were dying in the words of the report overlapped each other, their black eyes almost bleeding.

"Abandoned the grain carts, and left with grain bags on their backs, hurry up!"

"Your Highness, be careful—"

A giant log as thick as a person rolled down from nowhere and smashed the grain cart behind Shao Guan, and then hit his legs straight.

A smear of dark red blood sprinkled with khaki mud reflected the frightened faces of the guards...

Murong Xing suddenly opened his eyes.

It was clearly a cool autumn night, but he was only covered with a thin layer of brocade quilt, but the clothes behind him were soaked in cold sweat.

He couldn't tell what kind of uneasiness it was that made his heart beat fast and gloomy, and his phoenix eyes were stained with a layer of gray, covered with the cold moonlight.

"My lord, what's the matter with you, but... the poison has exploded?"

The servant who served him was drowsy, but he seemed to be used to his elder son waking up in the middle of the night, so he asked subconsciously.

"Slave, bring the medicine to the son."

Aren't nobles who have been in the army all year round, or who are involved in affairs, almost never get a good night's sleep?

"No need."

Murong Xing responded lightly, his brows were furrowed, he just waved his hand to push away the servant who was next to him, put on a robe casually, and walked from the hall to the courtyard.

The refreshing cool wind dried the cold sweat almost instantly, and also dispelled the sleepiness and exhaustion between his brows and eyes.

When sleeping with Shao Guan in the past, although he would wake up several times at night, it was the period of time when he slept most peacefully.

But in the past few days, as long as you close your eyes at night, there will be bloody corpses overwhelming, like an ominous omen, lingering.

"Is there any new news?"

Murong Xing pressed the center of his eyebrows, and a faint coldness flashed across his pupils.

"Reporting to my son, there is not yet. I only heard that the mountain roads in the central Sichuan area are mostly blocked by rocks, and there are often aftermaths. The convoy led by His Royal Highness is moving slowly and has not yet reached the disaster area."

"Okay, I understand. Make sure to let the hidden guards protect His Highness. If there is any change, Feige will send a letter to report."

"Yes."

As Murong Xing walked towards the study, he asked softly: "As of today, how many merchants have come to donate money?"

"There are already more than ten people. This is a wealthy businessman who is close to Chang'an City. It will take a few days for people from towns farther away to come here."

"Well, the place where the Ministry of Rites is responsible for handling this matter needs to be transferred to a larger palace, so as not to be difficult to deal with the increase in the number of people coming in later."

"Yes—Senior, look there, why is it so beautiful at night, with a lot of lights lit?"

Murong Xing's footsteps paused, and the hands under the sleeves tensed subconsciously. He raised his eyes to look at the light outside the hall, but suddenly heard the main door of the East Palace Room being knocked slowly.

"Is Prince Murong in the East Palace? Your Majesty has an order, please go to the Hall of Mental Cultivation immediately, and discuss important matters!"

Murong Xing raised his eyebrows slightly, walked quickly to the gate of the palace, and greeted the father-in-law who delivered the decree to enter.

"Dare to ask what happened to the father-in-law?"

"Let's talk about the old slave and the prince... There is another battle report from the northwest. When His Majesty receives the report tonight, if the imperial physician is not accompanying him, I'm afraid—"

"How dare the people of Wei dare to provoke at the border?" Murong Xingfeng's eyes darkened, seeing the gloomy expression of the father-in-law who delivered the decree, his eyes moved slightly, "...What does His Majesty mean, but you want me to lead the army to the northwest?"

He stepped into the main entrance of the Hall of Mental Cultivation.

In the hall, apart from Emperor Liang who was barely able to speak on the sick bed, only the eunuch who passed the decree stayed inside with him.

The eunuch delivering the decree walked to the side of Emperor Liang and listened to him, his high-pitched voice seemed extremely strange in the empty hall.

"Your Majesty has a decree. The Wei army is undeterred and has repeatedly violated our Daliang border. He ordered Pingxi Hou Shizi to lead three thousand troops to Jiayuguan to fight against the enemy. I respect you!"

"Three thousand soldiers and horses?" Murong Xing looked directly at the cloudy eyes of Emperor Liang's dead fish, as if he had heard some joke, and his voice was cold, "Could it be that your majesty is joking with your ministers."

"Presumptuous, how dare you speak to His Majesty like this!"

Emperor Liang raised his hand tremblingly, signaling the eunuch to step aside, and signaling Murong Xing to come closer.

"Murong Shizi is a smart person, he should understand what I mean."

The hoarse voice is the weakness of the old man who is dying: "I have known about you and the prince for a long time."

"If the prince hadn't been there, how could I have spared your life after the Lingnan Army's rebellion?"

Murong Xing stared blankly at the old face full of spots, which vaguely overlapped with the kind face who played with him while holding him when he was young.

"So, now that His Royal Highness has gone to Sichuan, His Majesty is planning to make a move... But why does His Majesty think that the minister will accept this imperial edict?"

There was no wave in the voice, but it was cold.

"Your son is infected with a deadly poison." Emperor Liang coughed twice, his anger was like a thread, "Your son also knows that if Guan'er ascends the throne in the future, if he does not appoint a concubine, he will be criticized by the world."

"Just because you don't die... I won't leave the crown prince to Guan Er."

He snorted.

"If you are really good for Guan Er...you will not refuse to accept this edict."

[The author has something to say: I know the cuties are going to curse again.

It's not that I want to abuse, it's not. 】