Xianyang County.

Zhao Changqing climbed up and looked into the distance, holding a letter in his hand, feeling extremely melancholy.

After several days of hard fighting, they had captured Xianyang County. After capturing it, they did not continue moving forward.

Instead, we have to wait for the other armies to improve their progress.

Once we continue to advance, we will reach the gate of the Tang capital in one go.

At this time, Zhuge Liang came behind him and saw that he was holding a letter very hard in his hand. He frowned and asked, "I dare to ask your majesty, but what happened?"

After hearing the sound, Zhao Changqing sighed and said: "There is news from Luoyang that my two brothers who have been missing for a long time have finally surfaced. They have united with the remnants of some aristocratic families, such as the Jiang family back then, in the Chu region.

Rebellion.”

Hearing this, Zhuge Liang frowned even more tightly, "Your Majesty, with the rebellion in Chu, the people's sentiments will inevitably fluctuate. If the rebels gain momentum, it will be a big deal. Otherwise, let Zilong or the prince return to the capital."

Just a trip?"

Zhao Changqing sat on a stone pier, handed the letter that was already in shape to Zhuge Liang, and said: "No need, the matter has been settled. The court has handled this crisis well and appropriately.

, It’s a pity that old General Ma Hong passed away on the way back to Luoyang.”

Zhuge Liang read the letter carefully and sighed: "Your Majesty, the old general is dedicated to serving the country. We should add some rewards so that the old general can rest in peace under the Nine Springs."

Zhao Changqing nodded, "I have already written an imperial edict, asking General Ma to be buried in Wuhun Hall first. After I go back, I will make other arrangements. Moreover, I will posthumously confer General Ma as the Duke of Loyalty, which can be regarded as repaying General Ma.

Loyal to the country and the country."

Zhuge Liang cupped his fists and said, "Your Majesty, you are wise."

At this time, another urgent document was delivered to Zhao Changqing.

He didn't hesitate at all. After opening the document, he started reading it.

Zhuge Liang was observing the changes in his expression.

Until the end, he felt that nothing would happen again, right?

Before he had time to ask, the emperor seemed to be filled with all kinds of melancholy, and murmured: "Old Liu, he committed suicide."

Zhuge Liang was slightly stunned.

At this moment? As a minister? He didn't know what to say.

After all, it is difficult for me to express any opinions when it comes to the royal family.

Zhao Changqing stood up from the stone pier, sighed, looked at the rising sun in the distant sky, and murmured: "How do you know that I will definitely kill you? How much hatred, after more than ten years?"

Can I still keep it in mind?"

As if talking to Zhao Changping.

What a pity? He will never hear it.

Zhao Changqing asked Zhuge Liang: "How do you think his body should be placed? Buried with Renzong's imperial mausoleum?"

Zhuge Liang thought for a moment, then clasped his fists and said, "Your Majesty? In fact, there are some things that I should not say openly, but now, there are some things that I am not happy to say."

At this point, I paused deliberately.

Zhao Changqing smiled and said: "It's okay, just say it."

Zhuge Liang nodded and said: "Your Majesty, the Sixth Emperor is a rebel minister after all. According to the ancestral system, he should not be buried with the imperial mausoleum, or buried as grandly as a prince. Once this is done, the world will think that it was your Majesty who did it.

Wrong. Regarding some things in the past, we were not wrong. Even if we were really wrong, we cannot admit it."

After saying these words, Zhuge Liang was already soaked with sweat all over his back.

Zhao Changqing gave him a thoughtful look, and then said nonchalantly: "You mean to bury Lao Liu casually?"

Zhuge Liang took a deep breath and nodded solemnly.

Zhao Changqing completely tore up the letter in his hand, split it into four pieces, and then let the scraps of paper fly in the wind. "Forget it, just follow what you said. From now on, everything that happened before will disappear."

Zhuge Liang understood what the emperor meant.

Zhao Changqing stretched, looked in the direction of Luoyang, and murmured again: "When the dust has settled, if I were the sixth or seventh child, I would hide away for the rest of my life and never come out."

Zhuge Liang said: "Your Majesty, everything is over."

Zhao Changqing nodded.

noon.

Zhao Changqing sat on a big chair and felt a headache when he saw the generals in front of him discussing military matters.

He heard a rough idea. According to what Zhao Yun and others said, the three armies have now rested and recuperated, and are suitable to continue the expedition.

However, according to Jia Xu's wishes, they should wait until Chen Qingzhi and his troops get closer before they can continue the expedition.

After listening for a long time, Zhao Changqing felt annoyed, stroked his forehead, and said: "Stop arguing, I have a general idea in my mind whether to continue the expedition or stay in Xianyang. I have decided to wait for Chen Qingzhi and others to generalize the army.

When they came closer, the army jointly attacked Yuanzhou County."

Hearing that His Majesty had already decided directly, and their quarrel was no longer relevant, they simply shut up and stopped arguing. After being stunned for a moment, Zhao Yun and Jia Xu took the lead in bowing to the Emperor: "Your Majesty is wise!"

Zhao Changqing said: "Okay, I want to rest for a while. If you have nothing to do, please withdraw first."

Everyone clasped their fists together and said, "I'll leave you."

I said I was resting, but actually I was thinking about the beginning and end of the war in Chu.

He vaguely felt something bad.

Logically speaking, there must be someone behind the Chu rebellion.

Otherwise, it would be impossible for rebellion to occur without any reason.

There must be someone standing behind Sixth Brother. As for who is fueling the fire behind him, no one knows.

After thinking for a long time, Zhao Changqing still felt that the mysterious Jianghu power must be related to this matter.

I just don’t know what the connection is between them.

Luoyang.

A month later, Zhao Hongqing received news from his father about the border battle.

The letter clearly states that rebellious ministers and traitors should be punished by everyone.

Although Uncle Six's arrangement was a bit unkind, there was nothing that could be done about it.

Zhao Hongqing gradually understood the deep meaning of his father's behavior.

After hurriedly burying his sixth uncle, he officially announced an important news to all parts of the country. After the national army went out, there were some clowns who wanted to cause harm to Jiangshan and the country, but there was no need to worry about it.

They have all been dealt with by the imperial court.

This approach is to make the people of the world feel at ease.

There are already four armies of the eleventh army, and they are united with Zhao Changqing's troops.

They are Zhao Changlin, Zhao Yun, Cao Cao and Chen Qingzhi respectively.

A full month has passed, and the Wei army still has many troops, which have not arrived near Xianyang County as planned by Zhao Changqing.

This made Zhao Changqing impatient. He didn't want to wait any longer, so he ordered the three armies to continue marching forward.

To be honest, the progress of this battle has been much slower so far, giving the Tang army a lot of breathing space.

At present, at least 600,000 to 700,000 King Qin's troops have arrived in the direction of the Tang capital.

Of course, recruiting these 600,000 troops is already their limit.
Chapter completed!