Intention to flatter and kill

Author: Gongsun Wujiu

Intention to flatter and kill

Vervak's fall finally broke the balance.

More and more Wusun people poured in through the gap, and the Parthian defenders were forced to retreat.

However, the further they retreated, the greater the space left for the Wusun people, and the more Wusun people poured in.

Udon also discovered the dangerous situation at the gap at this time.

"Warriors, follow me!"

He shouted and led a team of 100 people to quickly provide reinforcements.

The addition of new forces finally stabilized the situation temporarily.

Governor Nisar on a tall building in the distance unconsciously wiped the sweat from his head and ordered reinforcements.

Under the order of Governor Nisar, a large number of defenders rushed to the gap, and some young men in the city also spontaneously participated in the battle.

Some Nisar garrison troops at the head of the city also attacked the Wusun soldiers entering the city from both sides.

They even threw in heavy fire oil tanks again. Fortunately, the Nissa defenders didn't invest many heavy fire oil tanks.

The casualties caused to Wusun soldiers were still within the tolerable range.

However, facing more and more defenders, the Wusun soldiers who entered the city were forced to retreat step by step under the strong counterattack of the defenders.

Li Ling had also noticed the situation at the gap at this time.

He calmly gave the order, "Retreat!"

Ni Mi sighed in frustration and had no choice but to obey Li Ling's order.

Li Ling glanced at him and said with a smile: "Kun Mo, why bother? This city will be destroyed within three days!"

Ni Mi said heartbrokenly, "What the right school king said is true, someone is impatient..."

…

While Li Ling and others were besieging the city of Nissa, Zhang Yue and his party had already arrived in the Wuling area.

After experiencing the previous assassination, Zhang Yue had decided to go to Maoling to pay homage to the late emperor and Wei Huo, who was buried with Maoling before entering Chang'an.

Therefore, after passing Changling, Zhang Yue and his party did not continue forward, but turned towards Maoling.

Maoling is not far from Changling. In the afternoon, Zhang Yue and his party arrived at the former emperor's Maoling.

"In front of the king is Maoling!"

Wu Zheng rode horses to report.

Zhang Yue thought for a moment and ordered to speed up.

"promise!"

Soon the huge Maoling appeared in everyone's eyes.

After the death of the first emperor, this was the first time Zhang Yue formally paid homage to Maoling.

Maoling was originally built under the supervision of Zhang Tang, and after Zhang Tang's death, it was taken over by others.

Because the previous emperor reigned for more than fifty years, Maoling also took more than fifty years to build.

It is precisely because of this that Maoling is also the largest among the Five Tombs.

The land seal alone is thirty feet high, and its scale even exceeds the Qin Shihuang Mausoleum in Lishan Mountain.

"How big is the mausoleum of Lord Junhou?"

Wu Zheng, who was accompanying Zhang Yue, looked at the huge seal of Maoling in the distance and couldn't help but ask.

Zhang Yue said, "This Maoling Mausoleum is vast, with walls covering a radius of more than ten miles. It would take more than an hour to walk around it."

Wu Zheng said in disbelief, "Why does a mausoleum need to build such a large wall?"

Zhang Yue explained, "There are a large number of people who built and guarded the mausoleum."

"Within the walls of this mausoleum, there are sleeping halls and banquet halls, and there are as many as 5,000 officials, servants, and maids who guard and serve Maoling."

"There are more than 5,000 people keeping watch, which is almost as big as a barrier..."

Wu Zheng couldn't help but secretly gasped when he heard this. He looked at the tall Feng Tu and couldn't help but shake his head.

Zhang Yue couldn't help but smile when he saw this. In fact, Zhang Yue himself felt that building such a large mausoleum was too laborious and costly.

However, the former emperor was his boss, so he had nothing to say, and this was also the common understanding of the entire society.

"The emperor considers the four seas as his home, and he cannot be majestic unless he is magnificent."

This is what Xiao He said in the early Han Dynasty, and it is now taken for granted by later generations.

"What's that over there, Junhou?"

Wu Zheng pointed at some fiefdoms outside Maoling and asked.

Zhang Yue said casually, "That is the tomb of a general, a good lady, and a beautiful woman worthy of Maoling!"

There is a saying in later generations: "When Emperor Wu left his body in a ruins, famous generals and beauties were supporting him."

Outside Maoling, there are also many lower tombs, surrounding Maoling like stars holding the moon.

Except for Mrs. Li's tomb in the northwest of Maoling, the other tombs are in the east of Maoling.

Zhang Yue had two purposes for his trip. One was to pay homage to the late emperor, and the other was to pay homage to Wei Huo.

When Zhang Yue and his party arrived at the main gate of Maoling, they were blocked by someone.

Zhang Yue showed his identity to the people blocking his way, but still failed to enter the cemetery as he wished.

According to the etiquette system, worshiping the tomb of the previous emperor requires the emperor's permission first.

Although Zhang Yue was a Marquis of Wanhu, he could not enter the cemetery without the emperor's permission.

In desperation, he had no choice but to pay homage to the late emperor outside the cemetery.

Zhang Yue found a place to worship the late emperor alone.

After paying homage, he looked at the tomb of the late emperor and said something unknown.

Finally, he sighed and stood up to join everyone.

Then he turned to the east of Maoling and walked about two miles. Two adjacent tombs were in sight in the distance. These were the tombs of Wei Qing and Huo Qubing.

When they were alive, these uncles and nephews fought side by side, attacked the Xiongnu, marched straight into the Dragon City, and sealed the wolf as a cub. After death, they stayed back to back, guarding Chang'an.

Wei Qing's tomb is built like Lushan Mountain, while Huo Qubing's tomb is built in the shape of Qilian Mountain to commemorate his great achievements in opening up Hexi. In front of the tomb is a stone sculpture of the champion Hou Ma stepping on the Huns.

These two cemeteries are also surrounded by walls, but the guards are not as strict as those at Maoling.

Zhang Yue thought for a moment and decided to pay homage to Wei Qing first.

After Zhang Yue revealed his identity, he successfully entered the Wei Qing Cemetery.

Zhang Yue got off his horse more than a hundred steps away, took the items he had prepared and placed them on the ground.

After paying homage to Wei Qing, Zhang Yue paid homage to Huo Qubing...

Zhang Yue returned to Chang'an and went to worship the late emperor and Wei Huo. The incident blew into Chang'an like the wind.

Through Zhang Yue's actions, the ministers and princes immediately understood Zhang Yue's attitude.

Some officials who originally remained neutral turned to General Huo Guang again after understanding Zhang Yue's attitude.

This also allowed Huo Guang to gain the upper hand again in the fight with Shangguan Jie and Sang Hongyang.

"Where did Marquis Yunyang go?"

Huo Guang asked Tian Yannian happily.

After this period of investigation, Huo Guang has already reported the emperor's long history of promoting Tian Yannian to himself.

Now there is only one step left, and Tian Yannian will rise from a subordinate with a mere six hundred stone to a general with a history of two thousand stone.

Tian Yannian has been equally excited these days. After wasting so many years, he finally succeeded in becoming a minister with two thousand stones.

He was full of gratitude to Bingji and Huo Guang who recommended him.

He knew very well that with his temper, without Bingji's recommendation and Huo Guang's appreciation, he would have been nothing more than a petty official for the rest of his life.

"A scholar dies for a confidant."

Tian Yannian secretly made up his mind to follow Huo Guang no matter what the situation was.

"Through thick and thin, you will die."

This was the oath Tian Yannian silently swore when he was officially appointed as General-in-Chief.

"Counting the time, Mr. Fu should have met Marquis Yunyang..."

Huo Guang nodded, "That's good. We'll arrange the welcoming ceremony..."
To be continued...