feud

Jiankang Taicheng.

The early morning was in full swing.

Ji Chengming, the patriarch of the Jiang family, a rich family in Jiangzuo, was the Da Si Nong and one of the nine ministers. He was in charge of harvesting and storing rice and millet. The emperor's own farming was also handled by the Da Si Nong. He also had salt, iron, and price adjustments Rights, even the entry and exit of the treasury, and war materials are all under the control of Da Si Nong.

Such lucrative and very important work Chen Huai generously gave Ji Chengming, and at the same time set up Duzhi Shangshu to control him. At this time, Da Sinonong only took care of farming and granaries.

Chen Huaigao sat on the dragon couch, secretly clenched his fists.

Ji Chengming stood in line and said: "Your Majesty, the war has been raging for years, the people have suffered unspeakably, the harvest has dropped sharply, and the granary has reached the warning line. I am an upright official, I have no silk on my body, and my children do not know the wealth of jewelry. Your Majesty knows that."

Chen Huai glanced at him, and said indifferently: "Da Sinoong means that I can't manage well, and have I treated Da Sinoong harshly?"

Knowing that he was blaming Ji Chengming, Wang Hong couldn't laugh or cry.

"Ah? It's not... Chen..." Ji Chengming panicked.

Gu Siquan stood up and said unhurriedly: "Your Majesty acted in accordance with the sky, and the people all praised him. What Da Si Nong means is that there are frequent natural disasters, locust plagues and droughts, which cannot be reversed without manpower, which makes the harvest not as good as in previous years; Farmers collect and store rice and deal with farmers all day long, so naturally they should not collect jewelry and property.”

Chen Huai snorted coldly, and looked at Wang Hong with his head lowered and his eyes narrowed.

Poor Ji Chengming is in his forties, and he has to rely on a junior to smooth things over in the court. He is ashamed and said a few words vaguely: "Ah, yes, yes, whoever knows me thinks everything. Your Majesty, that's what I mean." Back in the queue, I was still a little scared when I thought of the words of the bastard emperor.

Gu Siquan also returned to the queue.

"What do you think about the military salary?" Chen Huai's lazy voice came from above.

No one dared to speak out, everyone in the audience was silent, but it was Wang Hong who broke the dead silence first, stood up and said: "Your Majesty, I have never heard of the truth that the grass attached to it can survive when a big tree falls. Now that the Chu thieves are approaching the border of Daliang, it is self-evident what their intentions are. Raising troops is the country's top priority, and the common people are still flying moths to the flames, so how can I wait? The food and grass have not yet reached the front line, I would like to ask myself to find out, hope His Majesty grants it."

Ji Chengming's face turned pale.

Everyone waited with bated breath, watching how the emperor would answer. You must know how the emperor said "loyalty" to the prime minister. No one knew how privately, but above the court, the emperor never said a word "loyalty" to the prime minister. No".

Chen Huai was as authentic as everyone expected, and his voice was clear and authentic: "I'm sure."

Wang Hong: "Your Majesty, the minister's ability is limited, and he is incapable of splitting up. I implore your majesty to allow the Dazai to work together with the minister."

Gu Siquan was taken aback, his expression was a little bewildered, as if he hadn't expected this to happen.

Baiguan was sure that the emperor would agree without hesitation, but there was still no voice from above.Even the air froze, and at first some people secretly raised their eyes to look at the person above, but they saw the sign that the emperor was about to lose his temper.

"...Zhen... yes." Chen Huai dug his nails into the flesh, almost gnashing his teeth to say these words.

It is impossible for Wang Hong not to know Chen Huai's anger. They have known each other for more than ten years, and they have understood each other thoroughly. For a soldier who has just entered the battlefield, a little thing can make him lose his life. He is so frightened that he thinks that his closest comrades-in-arms have become enemies.

"...Thank you, Your Majesty."

Chen Huai saluted and retreated to the front of the line, his face expressionless, his eyes dim, and he didn't know where to look.

Gu Siquan said "The minister leads the decree", retreated to line up, and stared at the board full of writing, all of which were carefully prepared by him to analyze the battle situation and persuade the aristocratic families of the two places to hand over the embezzled land. It seems that there is nothing... Useful.After all, Wang Hong was a representative of the northern gentry, and it was actually a cover to ask him to investigate the lack of military pay. The real purpose was to get back the embezzled military pay from the aristocratic family.If he offends the aborigines, can he stand in the way?And the most frightening thing is, besides, if even he is forced to hand over money that doesn't exist but is just said to be military pay, and kill others in one fell swoop, who can not obediently let him be slaughtered?

It was really beyond his expectation, Wang Hong looked peaceful and honest, and had no lethality. In fact, he was clearer than anyone else in his heart. He took advantage of people's weaknesses and easily killed his opponents.

Shang Shu ordered Yu Lin to hold the wat board tightly.

-

At the end of the morning court, Wang Hong walked out of the Tai Chi Hall alone.Gu Siquan was more than a dozen steps behind him, and Ji Chengming and all the Jiangzuo family surrounded him, the contrast was extremely obvious.

The servant of the Huangmen trotted towards Wang Hong, Gu Siquan also stopped, and it was obvious that Wang Hong was a little uncomfortable.The emperor came to look for him before all the officials had left the palace. Anyone with a discerning eye could tell what it meant at a glance, and looked at Wang Hong with contempt.

It also means how much the emperor valued the prime minister.

After a while, Wang Hong followed the Huangmen servant and turned back, but it was not in the direction of the Taiji Hall, but the inner palace that the ministers could not enter - the emperor's home.

Gu Siquan shook his head with a wry smile, and heard Ji Chengming lower his voice: "These two people are not simple, aren't they male favorites?"

Everyone burst into laughter when they heard this, but Gu Siquan ignored them and walked out first.

-

"Your Highness."

Liu Huiye still walked with a limp like that, but it didn't affect his walking speed, but his posture looked weird.

"Your Highness, I have something unclear."

Cen Li gave him a cold look and said, "What's the matter?"

Liu Huiye: "Is Xiang He dead?"

"The head is hanging on Niu's back, you go and get it yourself."

Liu Huiye breathed a sigh of relief, and Wang Bing could see that he was much more relaxed.

"Since this is the case, I will resign, and there are still many matters to be dealt with." After speaking, Liu Huiye took a look at Wang Bing, and left without waiting for Cen Li to chase him away.

Cen Li didn't seem to intend to say anything, he took the cold porridge from Wang Bing's hand and reheated it, the temperature was moderate, and handed it over.

Wang Bing took it and put it on the case, writing on his hand: There are too many things to do, go get busy.

"No." Cen Li said without hesitation. "Eat, I'll take you to see the doctor when you're done eating." It's really useless to drag his left hand again.

Wang Bing sighed, and seemed to want to say something, but in the end he didn't say anything, and continued to eat porridge with a bowl in his hand.

-

Sun Li didn't wake up until it was high in the sun. He removed the hand on his chest, pushed Gao Yue beside him, and said, "Don't sleep on Gao Yue, your hands haven't been bandaged yet, wake up quickly."

Gao Yue hugged Sun Li displeasedly, muttered a few words, and continued to sleep.Sun Li did not follow Cen Li all the way to kill the enemy like him, but he was not so tired, so he got up to find the golden sore medicine.

There is a lot of medicine and food on the city wall, and weapons are piled up in the enemy towers, but because of Chongyan's forced conscription and transfer of most of the people, and the prince's plan to disperse the Chu army that Gao Yue said later, this resulted in too many weapons. human results.

Sun Li was rummaging through things, and out of the corner of his eye, he caught a glimpse of a shiny golden object, which was particularly conspicuous in the chaotic pile of sundries. Sun Li went over and picked it up, and it turned out to be a golden key.

-

At the gate of Happy Zhai, the doctor personally saw off the guests, and bowed to the two at the gate: "Two young masters, go slowly."

His legs were not good, and he didn't want to be carried by Cen Li to get on and off the carriage outside, so he was pushed by Cen Li in a four-wheeled cart.Nodding slightly towards the doctor, Cen Li held an umbrella, with a stern face, and pushed Wang Bing away from Happy Zhai.

The sun was scorching at noon in summer, and Wang Bing's wounds were all bandaged up, but the bruises on his neck did not fade so quickly, and he was wrapped with a piece of silk so that no one could see it.He held a dozen packs of medicine in his hand, which looked very funny.He didn't want to drink medicine at first, but he couldn't disappoint Cen Li's willingness to accompany him to see a doctor, so he pretended to be very patient and listened to the doctor's usual unfinished chat.

"The face is dead, and there is no cure for medicine and stone."

The doctor's words are accurate, and he lives up to the reputation of Happy Zhai.Be happy, how can people who go to see a doctor be happy.

On the way, Cen Li changed his mind and went to the palace to have a look, although the place was burnt beyond recognition, leaving only ruins.

Wang Bing didn't know where he was going, and he suddenly realized when he arrived. The black palace walls collapsed in several places, and dense arrows were stuck on the door. Looking up, the roof of the verandah was half destroyed, like an old man who has gone through vicissitudes. Stand here and look eastward.

Cen Li went to open the door. Behind the door were too long branches and spider silk. Cen Li took care of it for a while before pushing Wang Bing in, saying: "My grandfather brought the elders and nobles of the clan to move here Afterwards, a three-day banquet was held, and I came to the land of my dreams at that time, and I was very happy..."

-

Anxi four years, winter, Pingyang.

Liu Yuan, who replaced Liang Ren as the lord of a county, was full of vigor. Last year, he considered himself an emperor and felt that he could not live without a palace, so he ordered people to survey the terrain here, keep an eye on Feng Shui, enslaved Liang Ren to build the Great British Palace, and imitated Liang Ren to form a court team.

At the carnival banquet, the emperor Liu Ge looked at the audience with a kind face. The prince Liu Jianli was sick and could not drink a few glasses of wine, pushing and shoving the wine that his younger brother Liu Kou kept passing in front of him. Liu Jun and Liu Huaxin performed in the middle. Laughing while watching, Chongyan poured himself a drink from the sidelines.In the end, Liu Huaxin lost to Liu Jun, and was suddenly hugged by Liu Jun from behind and pressed to the ground, constantly begging for mercy, which drew loud applause from the crowd.

They came from a remote and desolate land, and the rich state of etiquette attracted their attention, and everything started so beautifully.

However, a piece of meat among the hungry wolves seems to be doomed to be scrambled for. The ignorant hungry wolves kill each other collectively, and the chains of hatred are on the verge of breaking out.

In the second year when the capital was moved to Pingyang, Liu Ge died, Prince Liu Nianli succeeded and was deposed, and Liu Kou ascended the throne.In the sixth year of Anxi's reign, Liu Jun set fire to the Great Britain Palace during Chongyan Rebellion.

-

Wang Bing turned to look at him, and listened to his continuation.

"In fact, I can't remember the way here. After my father killed my brother and usurped the throne, I didn't often stay in the palace. I sneaked out several times and was discovered." He didn't stay in the palace often, partly because he hated Father, half of it was because of Liu Jun.Cen Li saw that the palace walls inside were covered with dense knife marks, seemed to think of something, hesitated for a while before saying: "The main hall is burned down, and there is nothing to see inside, let's go."

After Chongyan invaded, he ascended to the throne as a victor, and held a prisoner offering ceremony at the gate of the palace.There was an accident at that time, a prisoner wanted to assassinate Chongyan, but failed, once the killing ring was started, there was no turning back.

Revisiting the old place, Xiao Suo can't look back, but people have a nostalgic heart.

As a prince, he was a little afraid to face those stupid but loyal and brave heroic souls.

At noon in the scorching heat, it makes people feel chills down here.

Wang Bing looked at him curiously, as if asking why he suddenly changed his mind, Cen Li averted his eyes to avoid his sight, and when he was about to turn a corner and push him out, Wang Bing suddenly grabbed the wheel with his hands Cen Li was so frightened that he stopped quickly, and said, "Are you hurt? What's wrong?"

Fortunately, he reacted quickly, Wang fell ill and was not injured, just looked at him with complicated eyes.

"Let's talk when we get out." Cen Li couldn't wait any longer, and hurriedly removed Wang Bing's hand holding the wheel.Wang Bing didn't move at all, he didn't know where the strength came from because he was weak, but he just clung to him and competed secretly with Cen Li.

Wang Bing, who had never disobeyed him before, suddenly behaved like this for some reason. Cen Li didn't think much about it, and half knelt down and begged him, "Let's go back? Ah? Wang Qing, go back, okay?"

Seeing him kneeling, Wang Bing frowned, but still did not let go.It seemed that something was brewing, and after a while, Wang Bing said word by word: "Don't run away—"

Hearing the hoarse and feeble voice, Cen Li should have been pleasantly surprised, but now he just wants to go back, still saying the same thing.The two were at a stalemate, with all the umbrellas covering Wang Bing's head, and the noon sun shone directly on Cen Li, illuminating him so brightly that he couldn't be looked at directly.

After about time to touch a cup of tea, recalling what the doctor said, Cen Li was defeated first, sighed very lightly, stretched out his hand and said, "What do you want me to do?"

Wang Bing wrote: Phoenix Nirvana, King returns.

Liu Huiye's words and Cen Li's attitude confirmed Wang Bing's guess - Cen Li didn't want to take care of things.

Cen Li was stunned.He evaded, but he had no face to face the soldiers who died protecting Zhao Guo's blood.Now, as long as they step on their bones and walk on the road paved with blood, and wave the knife in their hands according to their wishes, the heroic soul can rest in peace, and he can walk out of this shadow with his head held high.

But no one asked him, whether he wanted to go this way, whether he would kill for the dead, whether he was happy doing so.

Restoring the country is not easy, with such a heavy responsibility on him who is only the crown prince, he will be afraid to shrink back.

But this man wanted him to move forward, to be king.

Just as Cen Li was about to speak, he suddenly heard footsteps. This place has been abandoned for many years, and Chu people can't avoid it. Who would come here?

Wang Bing also heard footsteps, which seemed to come from the collapsed and overgrown weeds.

Cen Li subconsciously stood up to protect Wang Bing, staring at the deep ruins of the main hall, the sound of footsteps getting closer.

"Who?"

A female voice, with deep doubts and fears, came from behind the ruins.Xu didn't hear someone agreeing, and the footsteps disappeared, but Cen Li knew that she was hiding behind the wall.

The girl tremblingly said: "Who... are you? What are you doing here?"

The opponent is obviously not hostile.

The man quietly revealed his head and looked at the person coming.

There was a hole in the roof of the main hall, the sun was shining on the man, but there were shadows around.Cen Li saw half of the man's face, and his breathing was stagnant.

"Who are you?"

Such as the rough bark has an eye, and it is disgusting.Cen Li immediately blocked the sight of Wang Bing poking his head out, and said, "Go back, don't look."

Wang disease:?

Cen Li had an intuition that something extraordinary must have happened to this kind of person, and in his house—even though it was a dilapidated house, he couldn't figure it out, so he said, "What is the girl doing here? This is my house."

"Your... home?" The woman whispered a few words, and suddenly laughed like crazy, "Hahaha your home? This is your home? Did I hear correctly? Hahahahahaha!"

Cen Li: "..."

Although the palace has been destroyed and everything is not human, it was built by his grandfather and he lived there for three years. He said it was his home, so what's wrong?I don't know what that crazy girl is laughing at.

The woman must have laughed enough, she showed one eye and half her face, her voice was no longer as cautious as before, rather provocative: "The owner here is dead, you said it is your home, where is the evidence?"

Wang Bing has been blocked from seeing, a little anxious.

"Behind you is the Golden Sand Palace." Cen Li said calmly.

The collapsed hall couldn't see its original appearance at all.

Cen Li saw the woman's eyes wide open, and the dark wrinkled skin looked even more terrifying.Then, the woman came out, from the light to the darkness, still saying: "Who... are you?"

The woman's hair was disheveled, her face was covered with dark spots, and she was wearing a tattered dress that only covered important parts of her body, exposing her skinny limbs, with shocking black spots on her. Any beggar on the street would look much better than her.

Cen Li quickly turned around and covered Wang Bing's eyes.

Wang Bing: "..."

Woman: "...What are you doing? Also, who are you?"

Wang Bing closed his eyes obediently, the voice was not unpleasant, and their conversation was very entertaining, but Cen Li refused to let him watch, so he stopped watching.

Cen Li let go, turned around and said, "I want to ask you, what do you want to do when you occupy the magpie's nest?"

The woman approached Cen Li, and the black spots of different sizes were even more terrifying when exposed to the sunlight.

"I didn't, this is my husband's cemetery!"

Cen Li said: "What's your husband's name?"

Woman: "Who are you? Dare to say that this is your home, are you from Zhao's royal family?"

Cen Li didn't answer her directly, but said, "Who is your husband?"

"...You...you are really, you are..." The woman was suddenly very excited, laughing and crying. "I've finally waited...God...my...husband, have you seen it!"

On that face without a piece of intact skin, crystal tears flowed down.

"My...husband...he died, he died here, he...he died so badly."

-

In the winter of the sixth year of Anxi, Pingyang, which had gone through the baptism of war, fell into dead silence.

At the main entrance of the British Palace, the prisoner presenting ceremony was in full swing.

These naked captives were forced to kneel, looking around, there were thousands of people, both men and women, a sea of ​​white flowers.Chong Yan, who was standing on the gate tower of the main gate, looked extremely cold and did not say a word.

In the middle of the ceremony, a prisoner suddenly roared, broke free from the rope, and rushed straight to the palace gate.

However, he only took a few steps before stopping, unable to go any further, because an arrow pierced his chest, and he fell beside another naked person like him, smiling slowly.

The solemn prisoner offering ceremony was interrupted, and the massacre broke out.

-

"That person is my husband. He fell beside me at that time, and he died with regret." When the woman said this, tears were streaming down her face.

"The Chu army shot arrows from the city tower, killed everyone, and transported them outside the city to burn their bodies. I was dying from the arrow, and I happened to be thrown on the outermost pile of corpses. The Chu army set fire to them and left. When I woke up, I was already burned. Half dead and homeless, I just wanted to go back to my husband, wandering and begging. Later, Chonggou moved his capital to Luoyang, and I collected earth from the place where the corpse was burned and buried it here. He once said, The proudest thing in his life is to be selected into the army; the dream he wants to realize the most is to become a general; the British Palace is the place he yearns for the most.”

The woman wept quietly and told the past.Wang Bing thought, this is probably because there is nothing more to be sad than to die.

Cen Li understood that this woman's husband died without a place to bury her, and she was here...to mourn.

"Now can I say, who are you?"

Wang Bing closed his eyes, groped to find Cen Li's hand, and clenched it tightly.

After a long silence, Cen Licai said: "I am the prince of Zhao. I failed to win that battle and caused you to suffer such a catastrophe. I'm sorry."

The woman opened her eyes wide in surprise, tears poured out uncontrollably, and she covered her mouth with her hand and wept.

Husband, have you seen it?Our prince is back...you can rest in peace...so can I, shall I go find you?

-

Walking out of the dilapidated Great Britain Palace, Cen Li seemed to be reborn.

Inside that closed door, a loving couple was buried, with ruined walls as tombstones and flowers, plants, insects and birds as the funeral procession. Cen Li was the witness of their death and reunion.

"Go back." Cen Li said.Returning is not home, but a place where you have to go.

Wang Bing was holding a pile of medicines, looking at the front aimlessly.He knew that Dongshan would never go back.

This is also good, very good.

The author has something to say:

The title Forbidden City does not refer to the Forbidden City. The meaning of "Gu" here is similar to that of the old man, meaning something in the old days.

There is no prototype in the Great Britain Palace, it is purely made up by the author_(:зゝ∠)_

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