Xie Zhan, who was being cared about by Lu Songli and others, had a solemn look on his face.

Just when they entered the southern border from Jiangzhou, the Xie and Zhao families had just experienced a thrilling landslide.

It is rainy in the south. After the beginning of spring, the further south you go, the rainier the weather becomes. Xie Zhan did not expect that their group would encounter such a thrilling danger.

He summoned people and found everyone who was scattered around.

Fortunately, a few people from the Zhao family died, and only four or five people from the Xie family were injured, but no one died. It was considered a near miss.

At this time, they found a solid stone pond nearby and settled temporarily.

Xie Zhan took Xie Nan and Xie Bai to help the Zhao family, while the Xie family was comforted by two clan elders, Xie Qian and Xie Yuan.

After finishing the affairs of the Zhao family, Xie Zhan took Xie Bai and Xie Nan back to the gathering place of the Xie family, and then took a sip of hot water.

In the cave, several fires were lit. The Xie and Zhao families sat together in twos and threes, and the sound of crying suddenly sounded in the cave.

Xie Zhan was holding a bamboo water cup in his hand, his eyebrows were condensed,

This journey has been really troubled, and the Xie and Zhao families have suffered a serious reduction in staff. This is no longer the time when it didn't matter how many people died. Now every time someone dies, he feels very heartbroken.

He raised his head and looked at his wife, who was curled up and warming her legs by the fire. In addition to occasionally having dreams that predict the future, his wife could seek good fortune and avoid misfortune? Xie Zhan looked at Zhao Yutan with deep meaning.

Zhao Yutan dodged his gaze.

Because Zhao Yutan was very flustered early this morning. She found Xie Zhan and asked him if she could rest on the spot for a day instead of rushing.

Xie Zhan asked her why, but she hesitated and couldn't explain it.

Thinking of some of her magical features, Xie Zhan was still considering it, but Mo Gang and Mo Asi directly disagreed.

They are responsible for escorting prisoners, and there is a time limit. Now they are not far from Lingnan, but the time limit is approaching. In addition, it has been rainy and rainy in recent days, which makes people upset, and they really don't want to be delayed on the road.

Mo Gang insisted on rushing on his way. He was now the leader of the entire escort team, and Xie Zhan didn't want to refute his face openly.

Spring is rainy in the south. It has been rainy these days, and it was very uncomfortable for everyone to travel. In addition, the place where they stayed the night before was not very good, so everyone was eager to find the next station.

But Xie Zhan also made a conscious effort to let the Zhao family walk in the middle. The Xie family was divided into two parts, walking in front and behind, surrounding the Zhao family in the middle.

His decision made it very easy for the Xie family to escape when the landslide occurred, but it was the Zhao family in the middle who suffered.

Xie Zhan only had time to drink a few sips of water before someone came looking for him again. In this landslide accident, one person from the escort team died, and that person was none other than Mo Gang.

Mo Gang was the one among these escorts who he spent the most effort and resources to win over. He said that it was not good for anyone to die, but he died.

Xie Zhan only felt a dull pain in his temples. At this time, he really wanted to know how many members of the Qin family were going north.

He felt that at least Qin's mother should be gone. She had always been in poor health: Qin Laosan's wife had just given birth and she should be gone too; and the newborn child. Everyone knew how easy it was for babies to die in infancy. She could The chance of survival is almost zero.

The children of the Qin family are not even over ten years old, so a few of them will probably die...

Based on this calculation, the Qin family should have lost more than half.

However, he speculated that Lu Songli should have prepared some back-ups, and the reduction of personnel should be less than half, but in the harsh ice and snow environment, at least two or three people would have to die.

There is also the second eldest son of the Qin family in the north. They were escorted to Pingzhou for exile. Except for the second eldest son of the Qin family, the rest were old, weak, women and children, which should be even more miserable. After all, no matter how powerful Lu Songli was, he could not stretch out his hand for the time being.

Just go to the north.

It's a pity that now their two teams, one in the south and one in the north, are thousands of miles apart. He has very little control over Pingzhou, and can only make guesses about the specific situation of the Qin family.

When Xie Zhan came over, Xiao Hua was directing the young men of the Xie and Zhao families to dig a hole. Next to him, Mo Gang was rolled up in a mat. They just waited for the hole to be dug and buried him.

When Xiao Hua saw Xie Zhan coming, he immediately went to greet him.

The two went to the side to talk.

Xiao Hua got straight to the point when he opened his mouth, "We are about to arrive in Lingnan, the place of exile. I hope that everyone will be in peace during this journey. We won't embarrass you, and you can also be calm. How about that?"

Xie Zhan nodded.

Seeing him nodding, Xiao Hua secretly breathed a sigh of relief. His only idea now is to quickly deliver this batch of prisoners, complete the handover, and then quickly return to Chang'an, and then move around a bit, or be transferred to be a government servant.

I don’t want to be a superintendent anymore!

Chang'an City

Zhang Xian was targeted.

Ever since Zhang Xian took advantage of Zuo Anmin's absence in the early court and became a popular figure in front of the new emperor, Zuo Anmin came back and first tried to win over him and asked him to follow his lead. After Zhang Xian refused, Zuo Anmin started to find trouble with him.

Son.

Of course, when Zuo Anmin was in front of the new emperor, he was affectionate with him on the surface, but secretly gave him small shoes.

But Zhang Xian has a clean resume. The only loophole is his relationship with Lu Desheng, which he closed in advance. Is it slippery...

Zuo Anmin thought for a while, okay, I can't catch your pigtails, it's okay. Aren't you good at killing bandits? I will ask the emperor to send you to places where bandits often hang out.

Zhang Xian simply claimed to be sick.

At night, he quietly came to Lu's house.

Lu Desheng had now learned that his daughter's son had arrived in Liucheng and what happened in Liucheng.

When he looked at Zhang Xian now, he found it very pleasing to the eye.

Regarding his anxiety, Lu Desheng calmly reassured him, "We had expected something like this for a long time, right? You took advantage of the inconvenience and stole his home. Now that he's back, how can you not be angry?"

Zhang Xian nodded.

"But you have to know that only by enduring hardship can you become the best. Squats are for jumping higher."

Zhang Xian nodded again.

"The court is not monolithic. Several forces are in a stalemate. It's Zuo Anmin who can do whatever he wants? Don't worry, sooner or later you will be useful."

Zhang Xian thought for a while and nodded again.

"So, go back with peace of mind and have a good rest for two days. I'm afraid you won't be able to rest even if you want to."

After receiving these words from Mr. Lu, Zhang Xian went back obediently.

On this day, the new emperor was eating in the imperial garden. When he walked to a rockery, he heard someone gossiping. His confidant eunuch was about to shout out, but the new emperor stopped him.

"Hey, the palace and the previous dynasty are in a mess now. If the prince is still here, why is it like this?"

"It is true that the prince, who has received orthodox imperial education since childhood, should be much better at running the country than the current one."

The new emperor's face is very ugly. Now this person? Isn't he referring to him?

The confidant eunuch next to him didn't dare to breathe. In the past few months, there were indeed rumors that the new emperor was not good at governing, but didn't he deal with them all?

The new emperor did not move, but he wanted to hear what else the two bold little eunuchs inside could say!

"Now we are really not very good at it. I think when the late Emperor was still here, he didn't go to the imperial meeting every time, but all the departments in the imperial court were in order. But it's not like now, even the early morning meetings are in a mess. I heard

Those adults are like the ladies at the vegetable market, they are not decent."

"Yes, yes, the new emperor's control over the court is indeed not as good as that of the late emperor. The former emperor used Lu Desheng to keep the court in order."

Hearing this, the new emperor felt uncomfortable.

The late emperor had Lu Desheng, why couldn't he have Zhang Xian?

As for the prince? He doesn't care, it's just his defeated general. No matter how much they praise the prince, the prince has already been buried. Now he is the one who ascends the throne as the emperor.

After hearing this, he no longer wanted to hear any more. He immediately took down the two little eunuchs who were gossiping inside and asked people to find out who was behind them.

Finally, after checking again and again, Taiwei Xiao Qun was found.

The new emperor signaled Zuo Anmin to repair Xiao Qun for him, and Zuo Anmin naturally arranged for his capable generals to come.

Xiao Qun was stunned, this pot was really dark and heavy! He just thought that Zuo Anmin was deliberately looking for trouble with him, so of course he couldn't be cowardly, he would just go ahead and do it, and that would be the end of it.

It's a pity that what Zuo Anmin did this time did not satisfy the new emperor. The new emperor scolded Zuo Anmin, and immediately sent the imperial doctor to Zhang Xian's house to diagnose Zhang Xian's pulse!

Then, Zuo Anmin's previous suggestion of being sent to the local government as an official fell into disuse and was not even mentioned again.

He began to show goodwill to Zhang Xian again and tried his best to win over him.

Zhang Xian repeatedly rejected Zuo Anmin's repeated invitations and boarded the car back home feeling quite uncomfortable.

Lu Desheng was not surprised by this result.

For the new emperor, he is still an emperor, so how can he listen to this? The people he compares to are his biological father and the former orthodox prince. Can he be convinced?

There is no one under Zuo Anmin who can replace Zhang Xian. Zhang Xian is reused. Isn't that normal? There are so many forces in the court now. There must be a sharp knife to straighten them out. We can't let the new emperor end up personally.

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The matter was settled, but two more young eunuchs were lost. To be precise, one was lost, and the other was a bit talkative himself, and was indeed in contact with Xiao Qun's people.

These forces in the palace were all given to Wei Zili before he went to guard the imperial mausoleum, and he rarely used them.
Chapter completed!