Although he is young, he is thoughtful and considers far-reaching matters. He rarely makes a fuss or is surprised. Seeing him holding the gold medal in a daze, Da Tou became more and more curious and asked again, "Your Majesty, what is in the box?"

Hearing Da Tou's inquiry, he came back to his senses. He wanted to throw the gold medal to Da Tou, but then he gave up the idea and walked to the Kang and handed over the gold medal and the wooden box.

Da Tou reached out and took it, looked at it carefully, and when he saw the inscription on the gold medal clearly, he took a breath of cold air, "Emperor's gold medal?!"

Yang Kai and Shi Xuanming were not as curious as Da Tou, but after listening to his words, they couldn't help but come over to take a look. Like Da Tou, after seeing the inscription clearly, their eyes widened and they were very surprised.

When Yang Kai and Shi Xuanming looked at each other, Da Tou returned the wooden box containing the gold medal. Due to being too nervous, his hands were shaking slightly.

He reached out and took the wooden box, then sat by the kang to calm down.

Without saying a word, Datou and the others remained silent. Everyone was familiar with this gold medal. The emperor had previously given the Emperor's gold medal to him temporarily when he was purging the eunuchs. However, the holding period was very short. After the eunuchs were purged,

After that, he handed it back. Unexpectedly, after everyone left the capital, the emperor would grant it again.

Since the Qin and Han Dynasties, the imperial court has had a system of appointing imperial envoys to patrol the sky on behalf of the sky. According to the custom, the imperial envoys assigned with important responsibilities are usually awarded the Shangfang Sword as a token. Holding the Shangfang Sword, they have the right to kill first and then report, and do things expediently. However, the Shangfang Sword

It is not omnipotent, but there are two major restrictions. First, officials above the third rank cannot be killed, including those from the third rank. Second, only the government's internal troops can be mobilized, and the imperial army cannot be mobilized.

The function of the emperor's gold medal is similar to that of Shang Fang's sword, but it does not have the two major limitations of the latter. The four-character inscription "I am here in person" says it all. Holding the gold medal in hand is like the emperor's personal presence. It can control all civil and military officials, and mobilize the soldiers and horses of the world.

Datou was ashamed, "I had ridiculed the captain in every possible way earlier. He must have told the emperor what I said. The emperor repays evil with kindness and rewards without punishment. Oh, this is such a big deal. It's really embarrassing."

"I can't blame you for this. It's such a coincidence. We were ambushed just after we left Beijing. Someone must have tipped them off, but the emperor probably didn't know about it." Shi Xuanming was also very embarrassed.

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"It's not that it should be, but it's definitely," Yang Kai shook his head and said, "The emperor must not know about it."

Yu Yi, who was on the other side of the curtain, said, "It's nearly three hundred miles from the capital to here. The emperor braved the wind and snow to visit all night. This shows how much the emperor values ​​and trusts the prince."

"The emperor's last grant was just for urgent matters. This grant is for a long time. This is no longer just respect and trust." He lowered his head and looked at the wooden box in his hand. This emperor's gold medal was only a dozen taels.

, but at this moment, holding it in hand seems to weigh a lot.

Yang Kai let out a long sigh, "How can I repay you for this kind encounter?"

"The only thing I can do is to be loyal to the death." He said in a deep voice.

After saying this, everyone nodded. At this time, everyone was only endlessly moved. If they were morally corrupt and had evil intentions, they might regard the emperor's generous reward as buying people's hearts, but there must be a bottom line when buying people's hearts. The Emperor's Gold Medal

With it in hand, it is easy to deploy troops and generals, and point the sword at Chang'an. This gold medal is no longer as simple as a token or a reward, but the emperor's wealth and life.

Everyone was so ashamed that they had no intention of talking. In addition, they were injured and it was late, so they fell asleep one after another in emotion and shame.

He was full of worries and stayed up all night. The emperor was really benevolent and righteous to himself. He rewarded everything he could reward and rewarded those he couldn't. You can't be a man without conscience. Next, you can only devote yourself to it and be loyal to the end.

At the beginning of the injury, everyone could still work hard to support themselves, but after sleeping, the injuries became more serious and the symptoms worsened. Only one of the five people could get out of bed, and the remaining four were all bedridden.

It was freezing and snowy outside, and several people were seriously injured. Naturally, they were not allowed to set off and could only stay at the inn temporarily.

Naiqi Huangshengshou picked up the recipe for the medicine. In order to relieve the pain of several people, he also added goldenrod and hyacinth seeds to the decoction. These two medicines are the auxiliary medicines of Ma Fei Powder, and they are both poisonous.

A small amount of use can reduce pain, but an overdose can cause confusion and paralysis of the limbs.

After taking the medicine, the four of them slept most of the time and were responsible for taking care of food and water. In addition, they also needed to add firewood to burn the kang and feed the mounts.

The postmen wanted to help, but they were not allowed to interfere, so they could only do trivial tasks such as running errands and shopping for medicine.

As the saying goes, a broken muscle will not heal in a hundred days. Even if everyone has spiritual energy cultivation and a formula for medicine, it will only take seven days for everyone to be able to walk on the ground.

After everyone's injuries improved, he discussed with everyone where to go. At this time, the New Year was approaching, and he did not want to stay at the inn any longer, and was determined to go to Shuzhou before the New Year.

Everyone knew about the relationship between Li Zhongyong and Chen Liqiu and they also knew that they were in Shuzhou right now. Since they proposed to rush to Shuzhou, no one would object.

After agreeing on where to go, everyone immediately set off on the road. They were given cloaks on their bodies and a horse and horse on their shoulders. They looked majestic and high-spirited.

Since everyone's injuries had not fully recovered, they traveled no more than four to five hundred miles a day, resting at the inns along the way at night, and finally reached the boundary of Pingzhou five days later.

Li Zhongyong and Chen Liqiu originally occupied Pingzhou and Shenzhou, but later they ran out of food and fodder, so they had to go south to capture Shuzhou. Now they control three states and eighteen cities. ??

The imperial court had sent troops to quell the rebellion last year, but after being unable to attack for a long time, the imperial court withdrew its troops last year. It was originally planned to attack again after the new year. However, the emperor was concerned about his relationship with the two of them and did not send troops again. This lasted a year.

, although they did not send troops to conquer, they continued to besiege them. Some time ago, they sent a big head to secretly send a lot of food and grass to the two of them.

There were thousands of soldiers and horses stationed on the official road to Pingzhou. There were not as many blind people as in the legend. Although the general who commanded the army had not seen the others, he judged them based on the dragon and tiger cloaks they wore and the crotch crotches.

His BMW mount and his big head and short stature guessed the identities of everyone, so he rushed out of the camp and received them personally.

He didn't go into the tent to talk. He explained his intention to the leading general and walked through the camp.

After traveling for dozens of miles, they entered the sphere of influence of Li Zhongyong and Chen Liqiu. When they saw several people arriving, the defenders on the city shouted to inquire without hiding. They directly identified themselves and explained their purpose of coming.

After a whole year of siege, the soldiers and civilians in the city were short of clothing.

It was an extremely difficult time to eat. When they heard the word "call for peace", the defenders were overjoyed and immediately opened the door to welcome them.

The defenders in the city were not surprised that they came to recruit people, because they all knew about the relationship with Li Zhongyong and Chen Liqiu, and they had no intention of rebelling, so they had been suffering in the hope of coming to recruit people.

I guessed that the life of the soldiers and civilians in the city was difficult, but I did not expect it to be so difficult. At this time, all the people in the city were in ragged clothes and skinny. If it had been a little longer, it would be difficult for the soldiers and civilians of the three states to survive this winter.

In order to facilitate the delivery of news, the Pingzhou defenders kept carrier pigeons. After entering the country, the defenders immediately released the carrier pigeons to report the good news to Li Zhongyong and Chen Liqiu.

The others headed south all the way, and what they saw along the way was terrible. There were no grass in the mountains, no bark on the trees, people died of hunger along the way, and new graves were everywhere.

The five people traveled quickly and finally arrived at Shucheng City in the evening. Chen Liqiu and Li Zhongyong had already received the news and were waiting outside the west gate early.

The senior brothers reunited after a long absence. It was a mixture of joy and sorrow, with mixed emotions. It was heartbreaking to see the two senior brothers emaciated and haggard, with patches on their clothes. "Second senior brother, third senior brother, here I come."

"We knew you would come." Li Zhongyong smiled.

"Rebellious thief Chen Liqiu, see the prince a thousand years old." Chen Liqiu took pleasure in the hardship, laughing and joking.

"Third Senior Brother, stop making trouble," Sadden waved his hand, "I have been thinking about you, and the reason why I haven't come here is really difficult."

"We all know that we are all prisoners of the imperial court and rebels. It is not easy to protect us." Li Zhongyong said harmoniously.

"Oh," Chen Liqiu slapped his shoulder heavily, "I'm really in trouble for you."

He whispered, "Your Majesty gave me the Emperor's Gold Medal again..."

Before he could finish speaking, Li Zhongyong interrupted him, "There are many people with mixed eyes, let's talk about it later."

He nodded and introduced Yang Kai and others to them. Da Tou had been here before and both Li Zhongyong and Chen Liqiu knew him.
Chapter completed!