Cheng An.
Smoke slowly rises, and the city gradually wakes up.
After a while, the gate of the courtyard was opened, and a man walked out carrying farm tools, followed by his eldest son. The woman followed all the way to the door, shouting something. The vendors had gathered at the alley early, pushing their carts and shouting along the way,
"Slag bucket~~"
A group of caravans at the east gate rushed towards the West Market. The packhorses carried the goods and walked forward slowly. Occasionally, a woman came forward to ask the price. The merchants just shook their heads and pointed to the West Market in the distance. They also
Never opened.
The sound of dogs barking came from the yard, and several half-year-old children ran wildly along the alley. Behind them was a half-year-old puppy. The children screamed and ran fast. Several old people stuck their heads out,
Looking at this scene, I laughed out loud.
Outside the West City Gate.
People entering and leaving the city formed a long queue.
Lu Qubing was neatly dressed and stood at the intersection, smiling at the people going in and out of the city gate.
He was dressed in ordinary clothes, without official uniform, and he did not bring any entourage. The city gatekeeper looked in his direction several times, but Lu Qubing ignored him. "Do you still need to wait to enter the city, noble man?"
There was a businessman with a thick beard, a strange appearance, brown hair and blue eyes. He was looking at Lu Qubing, who was standing on the roadside doing nothing, and suddenly asked. Lu Qubing looked at him and was stunned for a moment. This man looks very good.
He is somewhat similar to Yao Xiong.
"I'm waiting for someone here."
"Oh, that's it. Sir, you need to eat some fruit. It's hot today." "Thank you, thank you, no need. Where did you bring this from?"
"It's shipped from Xuzhou. It's cooked there earlier. You can take a boat to Ye, Cheng'an, and Linzhang. These are the only places where you can afford it." This businessman was talkative, and Qu Bing was also talkative on the way.
People started talking like this.
While they were chatting, the ground began to tremble slightly. The two stopped talking and looked into the distance. The dust was billowing.
Lu Qubing looked at the city gatekeeper in the distance and signaled to him.
He looked at the businessman again, "Let's go through another city gate. It's best to hide in these days. You can go to Huainan to do trade. It might be more peaceful there." After he finished speaking, he left here.
, and walked towards the official road.
The merchant looked at him in surprise, and the city gatekeepers quickly began to send everyone away, and even they themselves began to flee. Knights all over the mountains and plains appeared on the road.
These knights wore masks and had many horses per person. They were able to maintain their formation while running wildly, and like a strong wind, they rushed towards Cheng'an City. Bai Bao.
Lu Qubing stood at the front of the official road, took off the official seal from his waist, and held it high.
The charging speed of the knights slowly weakened, and the general rushed out from among them. The knights were so majestic, but this general was neither fish nor fowl.
There was something wrong with the general's armor. It was neither light armor nor heavy armor. The man didn't cover his face with a mask. His riding skills were not superb and he looked shaky. He just came to the road.
In front of the sick man, Lu Qubing even heard him let out a long sigh of relief. The general got off his horse and took a few deep breaths.
Several servants came forward and stood on his left and right
The man walked up to Lu Qubing with difficulty, his expression complicated. "Lu Jun."
Lu Qubing looked at him, also a little shocked, "Hu Jun?"
The Baibao general standing in front of Lu Qubing was known to Lu Qubing. This man was called Hu Changhong, and he was Lu Qubing's classmate in Taixue.
"How did you become the commander-in-chief of Baibao??"
Lu Qubing was very surprised, but Hu Changhong smiled bitterly, "Lu Jun, isn't this the time to ask about this?" "I'm just curious, isn't it always done by fierce generals?"
Hu Changhong scratched his head helplessly, "Temporary appointment... However, I really believe that the Hu family, starting from the ancestor Hu Zun, has been a fierce general for generations, so why can't I command the Jingqi? It's you, Lu Jun, why do you want to rebel?"
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"You became Cheng Anling at the age of less than thirty years old. You are ranked fifth. You are envied by many people. Why rebel??"
"I never rebelled. I just mistook the angel for a spy of the Puppet Zhou Dynasty. I was captured without any help. Please take me to Yecheng. I want to see your majesty. I have something to say to him." "You don't have to worry about this. Kill the angel. I'm shocked.
You can see the government and the public even if you don’t want to..."
Lu Qubing added: "I just hope that the knights will not enter the city. All the officials and followers in the city have fled, leaving only the people. If the knights enter the city, it will definitely cause riots."
Hu Changhong pursed his lips and looked at Cheng An in the distance. "It's not that I ignore my old feelings. It's really hard to disobey the edict. I want to arrest those who participated in the rebellion, including those who are close to you, Zhangjiacun..."
"I've even driven away the casual officials, will I keep them?" "If Mr. Hu wants to go, just send someone to Zhangjiacun to have a look."
"At this moment, I'm afraid we are almost at Shuozhou. If Mr. Hu wants to make a meritorious service, he might as well go to Shuozhou and ask General Anxi for someone." Hu Changhong ignored him and just asked people to take him into the prison car, while he led the troops to arrest him.
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Lu Qubing didn't lie to him. The people the temple asked him to capture were all gone now. They could run away. Hu Changhong also had no intention of pursuing him. Catching the culprit would be enough to make a deal.
Hu Changhong led Lu Qubing back to Yecheng. Walking on the road, there were green trees on both sides, and the official road was flat and wide. The knights said nothing, as if they were not alive, and each wore a cold mask. Hu Changhong even
He has never seen them eat or drink. As a general, he is sometimes quite afraid of these people.
Hu Changhong unknowingly rode his horse to Lu Qubing's side.
"Your Majesty has ascended the throne. Hu Jun's family will rise from now on. Congratulations."
Hu Changhong looked at Lu Qubing on the side and did not answer. He just sighed: "Lu Jun is still the same."
"When I was at Taixue, you were the best at studying classics. Everyone thought you would achieve great things, but in the end you got into a quarrel with the priest over a trivial matter and left in despair."
"Your family tried to find a place for you to join the army, but you once again fell out with your officials and were dismissed."
"You were promoted to the position of imperial censor before. We envy you again and feel that your future is limitless, but you always write letters of impeachment. You even dared to impeach King Pengcheng, but you were released again..."
"Cheng'an Ling, the next step is to send the governor of Dazhou... When the governor of Dazhou returns to the court, he will join the body and sit alone, but you are like this." "Why don't you cherish it?"
Lu Qubing laughed, "Because my nature is like this. I don't have a long memory and make mistakes again and again. Naturally, I can't rise to the top like my classmates..." "Lu Jun, don't laugh at me. I'm following orders."
, I have no ill intentions towards you."
"I'm not being sarcastic, I just feel that joining Heshikai to seek high-ranking officials and generous salaries is really unworthy of my ancestors from a famous family." Hu Changhong's face turned red, "Mr. Lu!! Don't you want to slander anyone! Who is going to Heshikai?!"
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"Did I ever say it was you?"
Lu Qubing was still smiling. Hu Changhong was sad and angry for a long time, but had no words to reply. He whispered: "I don't like He Shikai, not just me, but also my eldest brother. Every time he comes home, he always
He was yelling at the warriors."
"You don't know how evil this person is. He dared to swallow half of the rewards His Majesty gave my family!" "It's just that my sister likes him very much. What else can we do?"
Lu Qubing looked at him and then looked into the distance, "It's strange to say that the queen usually likes traitors who are pampered like this, but the consequences of doing so often harm her mother's family...
It has been like this in all dynasties, but no one has a long memory. Everyone is like me, making mistakes again and again, with no place to die. You have governed history with me in the past, what do you think?
Woolen cloth?"
Hu Changhong's expression changed and he was immediately speechless.
"I am not plotting rebellion. I am colluding with Shikai and the Puppet Zhou Dynasty. He is the one who wants to rebel." "What?!"
Hu Changhong's eyes widened, and Lu Qubing said slowly: "Hu Luguang is no longer favored, so you will be the temporary commander of Baibao. If He Shikai is not reused, then the three servants in the middle,
Don’t they all belong to the seven of you brothers?”
"Don't just look at the small profits in front of you when doing things." After Lu Qubing said this, he closed his eyes and rested his mind.
Hu Changhong couldn't sit still, "How did you rebel? How did you collude?!" "Please explain clearly!!"
"Don't keep silent!!"
"We talk so much on weekdays, why don't we stop talking at critical moments?!".
Royal Palace.
Gao Zhan was sitting in the upper position, his face was gloomy, his eyes were sharp, and he was extremely angry. Several important ministers were sitting on both sides, and they were silent.
He Shikai frowned, feeling something was wrong.
He knew that Lu Qubing was a tough guy, not the kind of person who was greedy for life and afraid of death. If this guy was brought to the court and interrogated by the emperor, who knows what he would say. But what Lu Qubing did this time
It was so big that it almost slapped Gao Zhan in the face. The emperor refused to give up easily and insisted on arresting him for interrogation.
He Shikai spent money to bribe the general, hoping to make way for him to die of illness in the battle. However, before setting off, the emperor suddenly changed people and asked Hu Changhong, a loser from his descendant, to lead the army. He Shikai had no friendship with him, so he just wanted to temporarily
If there is friendship, it is too late.
In addition, this temporary substitution made He Shikai immediately alert.
His Majesty the Emperor is not that stupid and incompetent person. He Shikai knows him very well. Many times, he is just too lazy to think and do things. This does not mean that he is incurably stupid.
Maybe he realized something.
He Shikai no longer dared to do anything wantonly.
But he wasn't afraid either. What he did was all done under the emperor's hint. If he wanted to take the blame, then just take it. Even those two alchemists might have some problems.
However, this is not a big deal. Anyway, he is only temporarily using them to deal with Liu Taozi. After finishing Liu Taozi, he can deal with them and make them his own credit.
Several important ministers sitting in front of Gao Zhan looked at each other, their eyes becoming more and more complex. The hall was quiet and silent.
This kind of atmosphere makes people feel like they are sitting on pins and needles. They feel numb all over and dare not move.
I don’t know how long it took, but finally a warrior came in and broke the silence. Some people wiped away their sweat, and some people changed their sitting positions and adjusted quietly. The warrior came in and bowed to Gao Zhan. Gao Zhan ordered the criminals to be escorted in.
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Soon, Hu Changhong appeared at the entrance of the hall with Lu Qubing in his arms.
Outside the main hall, blood could be vaguely seen, and the roads in the city were also covered with blood. Lu Qubing was tied up, and then he came to Gao Zhan and was pushed to the ground.
Gao Zhan's eyes widened and he looked at the extremely vicious man in front of him. His eyes looked like he wanted to bite him into pieces and eat him whole. "Chen Lu Qubing, pay homage to Your Majesty!!"
When Gao Zhan heard this, he immediately laughed, and his laughter was quite crazy.
"You attacked and killed angels and brought trouble to the capital. Why didn't you dare to behave in front of me?! Why didn't you curse a few times?!" Lu Qubing raised his head, "Your Majesty, I am not the one who killed angels, but He Shikai.
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"The one who brings trouble to the capital is not me, but Your Majesty!"
Gao Zhan's scalp was numb, and his whole body was about to burst. He jumped up suddenly, "Kill with a stick! No! Divide the body into five horses!" Lu Qubing showed no fear, he continued: "Your Majesty, the one who used the knife was five.
Bingshangshucheng congratulated Ba Cheng."
Gao Zhan signaled the soldiers to stop and looked sideways at He Baren.
He Baren's eyes widened, "Nonsense!! Nonsense!! Your Majesty!!"
He Shikai also hurriedly said: "Your Majesty, this person is talking nonsense. I don't know what unjust words he will say later. It would be best to kill him directly." Gao Zhan narrowed his eyes, his anger gradually dissipated, and he sat down again.
Come down, "Where is He Bacheng?"
He Baren was a little panicked, and he looked at He Shikai, who quickly looked at the warrior in the distance, "Come here, go call He Barcheng over!" "What are you still lying to, Mr. He Baren?"
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"He is not in Yecheng or Cheng'an. He is probably in Dingzhou now." Lu Qubing said seriously: "This matter is not about rebellion, but about silencing him."
He Shikai quickly looked at the emperor and blinked. Gao Zhan also realized something, but he didn't care. "Quiet?" The important ministers cheered up at this moment and frowned at Lu Qubing.
Seeing the appearance of the important minister, Gao Zhan instantly changed his mind, "This matter is very important, He Shikai, please take him down for interrogation..." "Your Majesty! Why do you need to take him out for interrogation?!"
Gao Rui stood up slowly, looked at He Shikai, and said, "Lu Qubing just said that He Shikai wanted to silence him. If this is the case, how can we hand him over to He Shikai again?"
Gao Rui looked at Lu Qubing, "Tell me, why did he want to silence him?" Gao Zhan's eyes changed when he looked at Gao Rui.
"I don't think it's necessary." "Your Majesty!!"
Another person stepped out. This person's appearance was quite similar to Gao Zhan, but he was much taller than Gao Zhan. He was tall and tall, not much different from Liu Taozi. His eyes were sharp and he looked at Heshi displeasedly.
Kai, looked at Gao Rui again, hesitated for a moment, and then said: "I think we should let him explain clearly that attacking and killing angels is not a trivial matter."
This person's name is Gao Xiaoyu.
He is the eldest son of Emperor Wenxiang Gao Cheng, and the eldest brother of Gao Changgong and Gao Yanzong.
He and Gao Zhan are the same age and grew up together. The relationship between uncle and nephew is deeper than that between brothers. Gao Zhan loves him very much. On the way to Gao Zhan's rise to power, Gao Xiaoyu has helped many times and is a true confidant.
And he is handsome, strong and tall, he is humble and generous to others, and his memory is particularly amazing. He can read ten lines at a glance. After playing chess, he can play it again in the original order... But his hobbies followed his father's, he is so luxurious and seductive.
It's fun, and I indulge myself crazily from time to time.
Gao Zhan frowned, he was a little unhappy.
Gao Rui and Gao Xiaoyu were both the strongest supporters in the past, but how come they have changed their appearance now and are against them in everything? The same goes for Gao Guiyan.
How come these people have changed so much?!
When these two people spoke, Gao Zhan looked at Lu Qubing with a straight face. Lu Qubing got the opportunity and said, "Your Majesty, not long ago, He Bacheng sent someone to come to me, saying that he overheard and
Shikai conspired with Cui Ang, the Minister of the Fifth Army, to secretly exchange the money and supplies sent to the front line to enrich his own pockets."
"He wanted me to find a way to scrape together some food. If the money and food were really replaced, they could be sent to the border fortress a second time to prevent the border soldiers from being defeated because of the money and food problem." "The next day, He Bacheng fled.
When he arrived in Cheng'an, he said that He Shikai had sent people to kill him."
"We were discussing countermeasures and thinking about how to sue His Majesty. An angel came and said that he was ordered by He Shikai to kill us to silence us. I had no choice but to fight back!"
He Shikai's face was calm. Even if the matter was exposed in person, he did not panic at all. He had originally agreed with the emperor on the replacement of money and food.
Gao Zhan looked shocked, then became very angry, "That's nonsense! He Shikai has been by my side these days, how could he have the chance to do so many things?!"
"Your Majesty, many people should have seen the fact that Heshi went to the Fifth Soldier's Mansion, and even sent people to He Bacheng's Mansion. We only need to call them over and ask, and we will know."
After hearing this, Gao Rui couldn't bear it immediately.
Gao Rui lived in the frontier for many years. He saved many civilians and did many good deeds. The people in the frontier loved him very much, and he also had special feelings for the frontier. Even if he did not talk about his personal grudges with the warriors, he was just a warrior.
Gao Rui couldn't stand what he was planning to do this time.
After Gao Zhan ascended the throne, He Shikai's constant instigation made the relationship between Gao Zhan and Gao Rui worse and worse. Now Gao Rui has to submit a letter in advance if he wants to see the emperor before he has the chance to do so. This makes Gao Rui extremely angry.
But at this moment, there is a war on the front line, and he still wants to withhold money and food?! Is this a fucking human being?!
Gao Rui pointed at He Shikai and cursed angrily: "You damn thief, do you want to destroy our Daqi?!" "Here comes someone!!"
"Wait a minute."
Gao Zhan interrupted the other party and said coldly: "There is no need for you to give orders... Lu Qubing is clearly framed and wants to bring trouble to Chao Gang. Come on, drag Lu Qubing out and kill him with a stick."
Lu Qubing smiled and said, "Your Majesty, it's not just that."
"He Bacheng sent people to the county government, but he was stopped by the county officials and asked about the situation. Then, He Bacheng's cronies were attacked in Cheng'an. I sent people to see the weapons of the Zhou people and what the thieves' army did."
"I sent people to investigate again and found that the old official in the county government was most likely a spy of the Puppet Zhou Dynasty. He had run away long ago, and the daughter at home was also missing... They had just left Cheng'an, and He Shikai immediately
I knew that someone had leaked his plan and started to silence him. I want to know, Your Majesty, when did he find out? How did he find out? When did he write a letter saying that I was involved in Gao Guiyan's rebellion?
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"Did he choose the person who read out the edict?"
"And during these days, have an old man and a woman come to Heshi's mansion?!"
"My army is fighting the Zhou people on the front line. At this time, He Shikai wants to deprive the front line of food and grass. There are even bandits who inform him and travel for him." "Your Majesty, He Shikai."
"He is the farmer!!"
"The leader of the Qing capital Yin Zeier army!"
Chapter completed!