Late Night Tales Of The Capital

Chapter 160: Luoyang's choice

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The white belly of the fish in the sky quietly reveals a corner of the fish, and the frost and dew condense on the head of the palace. Above Li Chunzhi's eyebrows, there was a layer of snow-white icicles. Behind him stood the military minister of the Tang Kingdom, and farther away was a group of guards, waiting in full force. There were even countless practitioners of the adjudication department lying in ambush in the corners of the four corners. By.

Tang Guo was already besieged on all sides, if Li Chunzhi had another problem, it would be worse.

No one stepped forward to dissuade him, and no one dared to step forward. Everyone could see that the soon-to-be enthroned Majesty, although expressionless, was in a complicated mood.

At dawn, Li Jianqi put on a white robe and climbed to the top of the city.

Coming behind Li Chunzhi, Li Jianqi thought for a while and then said softly, "Father, your health is important. You have been standing here all night, go back and rest, or your body will collapse. Now is the time of crisis, who Everyone can get sick, but you can't have problems."

Ignoring Li Jianqi's concerns, Li Chunzhi stood silently at the top of the wall, looking into the distance.

Li Jianqi took a step forward, and raised his voice a little, "I will be angry if you do this, Jianqi's father is a great hero, the emperor of the world, the reincarnation of a real dragon, how can this little tribulation defeat him Not to mention being besieged on all sides, even if soldiers are approaching the city, he can still deal with it in an orderly manner, and turn danger into safety, and return the people to peace and health."

"Father, you can't hurt yourself!" Li Jianqi sternly reprimanded.

At this point, Li Chunzhi finally turned his head slowly, looked at Li Jianqi with some surprise, then looked at the eels not far away, and the soldiers farther away, "Do you think I'm masturbating myself?"

"When the country is in crisis, how can I, as the prince of a country, do such a stupid thing!"

"Absurd!"

Li Jianqi curled his lips, "Then what are you doing after standing in the cold wind all night? Don't tell me, you are thinking about the strategy to retreat from the enemy."

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"I'm not a child." Li Jianqi pointed to himself, "Don't try to lie to me!"

Li Chunzhi smiled lightly, "It's not much better than a child."

"The reason why I stand here all night is to take a look at the movement in Luoyang. The news of the country's crisis has been passed on. How will the people react? Will there be a wave of people fleeing Luoyang and abandoning the Tang Dynasty? If this happens situation, how should I handle it?"

"Fortunately, Luoyang did not disappoint me."

After saying these words, Li Chunzhi waved his hand towards the rice field eel, "Let's hold the army sacrifice ceremony ahead of time, and try to do it tomorrow, and sacrifice the monument to the 200,000 Ye family army. You and Jian Qi will prepare together. If anyone obstructs, kill them!" No pardon."

That night, many things actually happened in Luoyang City.

Liang Sheng was the vanguard general Li Chunzhi set up to surprise Xia Guo. This night was his last time in Luoyang, and Li Chunzhi gave him an hour to say goodbye to his family. Liang Sheng's mother with white hair like snow was lying on the sick bed with a pale face, looking at her son quietly.

The old mother of the second rank general, the mother of a wealthy family, Liang Sheng's mother heard the news from the palace before Liang Sheng returned home. She just glanced at her son, and she understood everything, "Your Majesty needs you to go to the front to lead the army?"

It was a very plain question, but Liang Sheng didn't know how to answer it. In the end, he could only truthfully say, "We need to say goodbye to my lord mother for the secret operation."

After saying a few words, Liang Sheng's voice trembled a little. No matter how brave and extraordinary a general is, it would be unfilial for his mother to be unable to stay by his side during her illness.

He patted Liang Sheng's shoulder lightly, "My son's ambition is everywhere, to make contributions to the country, to honor his ancestors, don't worry about mother's health, she will get better soon."

"I'm waiting at home for news of your victory."

"When my son comes home, mother will personally cook wine for you to celebrate."

After finishing speaking, Liang Sheng's mother smiled kindly at him, and then winked to the side. Soon, a copper cauldron was brought up, and steaming hot mutton soup was stewed in the cauldron.

"I don't know if you are going to lead the army. There is mutton stewed at home, so don't drink wine. Mother feeds the son a bowl of mutton soup, which nourishes the stomach and warms the heart."

Liang Sheng's mother tremblingly picked up a small bowl of mutton soup, and then fed Liang Sheng mouthful with a spoon.

In Liang Sheng's memory, his mother had never fed him like this, not even when he was sick. In today's crisis for the country, did this old mother anticipate the hardships and dangers of this road

After eating the mutton soup, Liang Sheng's mother suddenly turned around with great difficulty, stretched her hand into the corner of her bed, and then pressed a small mechanism, and a brocade box fell out of the mechanism.

Straightening her back, Liang Sheng's mother solemnly handed the brocade box into his hands, "Your father left early, and died on the front line for the safety of the country."

"The old Liang family has been a general for generations. When the country is in crisis, the descendants of the Liang family must stand up. This is a thousand gold, not much, but it is my Liang family's heart, even if I can buy more weapons You will find a way to send these to the palace and hand them over to His Royal Highness the Crown Prince."

Whenever Li Chunzhi has not formally ascended the throne, he will still be the prince. This is a rule that cannot be broken.

Suddenly.

Liang Sheng burst into tears.

"This is your..."

"What if you hand it over?"

Before Liang Sheng could finish his sentence, he was stopped by his mother, "This is not my will alone. This thousand gold represents our Liang family. The money stays with me, it will always be pure gold and silver, but if it is used In the major affairs of the country, it may be merit. Who can guarantee the quality of the weapons in your hands in this battle, if you can buy more gold and silver, the quality can definitely be improved."

Taking the brocade box from his mother tremblingly, Liang Sheng was in awe.

On the same night, the gate of the old magistrate's mansion was opened, and dozens of boxes were quietly transported out of the mansion and sent directly to the palace.

The old magistrate has been an official all his life, with mixed praise and criticism.

The most criticized thing is that the old magistrate keeps money and is greedy for money. It is rumored that there are countless gold and silver treasures hidden in his home, all of which were obtained from corruption during his official career. It is even rumored that the old magistrate bought and sold officials.

But everyone knew that the old magistrate and the first emperor were siblings, they had played together since they were young, and they had been friends for a lifetime, so the entire imperial court dared not speak out. Until the old magistrate resigned and returned home, there was not a single memorial to sue the old magistrate.

"Father, if these things are transported out of the mansion tonight, it will be impossible to be transported back, and the whole Luoyang city will know that you are not an upright official, and the history books will even write you as a bastard who buys and sells officials. The most greedy eunuch in the world." The old eunuch's only son looked at his father with a sad expression.

The old magistrate chuckled, raised his finger, and pointed at the treasures that were constantly transported out of the mansion, "It's just something outside the body."

"It doesn't matter if you give up."

"When you are besieged on all sides, it is the time to spend money. History books and rumors, there is no need to really care about it. If the country is gone, other things are empty talk. Only those who give up can gain. These treasures were originally secretly rewarded by His Majesty. Yes, now it’s just a return.”

In the Eighteenth Red House in Qingliu Lane, Liu Liuniang, the boss behind it, spent half of her family's wealth in one night, and sent ten thousand gold to the Prince's Mansion. No one knows why a wealthy businessman who was born in a dusty woman would make a move at this time, and they don't know why. Why did Liu Liuniang send Wan Jin to the Prince's Mansion.

All I know is that after this night, a Bodhisattva was placed in Liu Liuniang's bedroom, and she began to pray every night, praying that God would bless the Tang Kingdom and the new emperor who was about to ascend the throne.

Twenty years ago, the brothel in Qingliu Lane was not called Shibahonglou. Twenty years later, there is nothing but Shibahonglou. Some people have been thinking of annexing this place, or trying to buy Liu Liuniang, but they have gotten nothing. Now it seems that this person has a backer behind him, a backer of the sky.

This night, some shops also closed and then opened again.

There are a total of 134 blacksmith shops, all of which are open at night, and start casting weapons as if they were dying. Even those household kitchen utensils and farming tools that have already been built are all fused into the stove, and finally turned into weapons for use on the battlefield.

That night, countless families argued endlessly, and the noise continued until dawn, just to send a few offspring to the battlefield.

That night, tens of thousands of veterans took out the military equipment that had been treasured for many years, bid farewell silently, and embarked on a long journey.

This night, Luoyang City was full of fog, shrouded in darkness, the fog cleared, and youth bloomed...

At dawn, Liang Sheng quietly left the city on a fast horse and headed straight for the camp of the Western Department.

Thirty thousand Qingqi all the way to the west, speeding up their horses and attacking Xia Guo by surprise.

On the same night, Ye Que cleaned the huge General's Mansion by himself, and then began to completely remodel the entire mansion without resting.

Although the five assassins in black made no achievements, they reminded Ye Que. This is the General's Mansion, and for a long time, there will be the possibility of being assassinated all the time. Usually it's fine, but if you are interrupted when your practice reaches a critical juncture, and your cultivation stagnates, it's okay to say that if you go crazy, the gain will outweigh the loss.

It just so happened that Ye Que had been studying formations all this time.

Time is the best test of truth.

Another whole day and night later, Ye Que arranged a small nine-column formation for the General's Mansion, and the nine formations were interlocked and connected in formations.

Masters of practice above the Phaseless Realm dare not speak, but those below the Phaseless Realm can almost do it without leaking, not to mention those thugs who escaped from Youzhou City.

Absolutely can do it, can come in, can't get out.

Ye Que was very satisfied with his achievements, and Lin Dashu also came to report to him that the twenty shops facing the street sent by Huang Eel had been repaired. With the imperial court working behind the scenes, when it was given to Ye Que, the interior has already been properly arranged, and the things that need to be done in the Tianmen Gymnasium are just some simple arrangements.

Lin Dashu came and left quickly. He had an extra receipt in his hand, which was the shopping list written by Ye Que. The most striking thing was the order of ten giant medicine stoves. The rest were all medicinal materials. Lin Dashu, a lot of medicinal herbs, had never even heard their names.

As for Ye Que, he closed his eyes and meditated again, but this time he was no longer studying formations, but alchemy. The censer I got by chance did contain a page of heavenly scriptures, why it was said to be stored instead of hidden, mainly because the heavenly scriptures I got this time were too simple and too unreal.