Chapter 711 The Finale

In the 20th year of Baoying, Emperor Li Qing'an of the Tang Dynasty had ascended the throne for twenty years. At this time, the population of the Tang Dynasty had exceeded 80 million, the country was strong, the people were rich, and the world was peaceful.

In June, Duan Xiushi, the prince of Zhangye, the Hezhongdao Observer and the military governor, unfortunately died of illness in Samarkand. The court stopped mourning for three days. The right prime minister, Pei Yu, the Minister of Personnel, recommended Zhang Zhijie, the Minister of Revenue, as the Hezhongdao Observer.

The Third Reading of the Political Affairs Hall, composed of thirteen prime ministers, passed the appointment and reported to Emperor Li Qing'an for approval. Li Qing'an approved the appointment of the Political Affairs Hall and appointed Zhang Zhijie as the Censor. At the same time, he issued an emperor's order to appoint King Li Di of Jin to take over the position of Grand Governor of the Hezhong Military Prefecture.

‘You don’t see the horses walking on the snow on the seaside, and the plain sands are vast and yellow into the sky.

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In September, Anxi was already full of north winds and yellow sand was everywhere. That afternoon, an army came from far away on the Western Region Avenue in Bahuanzhou, Anxi Road, with about 3,000 people, with bright armor and flags waving, and were blown by the wind.

"Eunuch Zhang... If you can't resist... just go into the carriage!"

In the wind, Li Di's voice was blown intermittently. King Li Di of Jin was Li Qing'an's fifth son, and his mother was Dugu Mingzhu of Hui. He was only eighteen years old this year. He looked very similar to his father. He was tall and slender. Since he was five years old, he has been a master of the Yulin General Nan Jiyun and learned a lot of martial arts. In addition, he was particularly skilled in archery skills, able to drive seven stone bows and chased his father Li Qing'an. Last year, he won the archery championship in the three-army martial arts competition and was praised by the army as "Little Li Guang".

In addition to being the Grand Governor of Hezhong this time, he had three things to do for his father. One thing he had done was already done. He persuaded the emperor Gao Wu to return to Chang'an to recuperate. Gao Wu was promoted to the Governor of Kucha ten years ago. General Yunhui was the female general with the highest military post in the Tang Dynasty. Three years ago, Gao Xianzhi died of illness. Gao Wu buried him in Kucha according to his father's wishes.

Gao Wu resigned from his military post after her father's death. She kept her father's tomb in Kucha for three years. She never married for life. After resigning from her military post, she was named Princess Anxi by Li Qing'an.

This spring, her mother unfortunately passed away in Chang'an. Gao Wu became seriously ill due to excessive sadness and had not recovered. A few months ago, she wrote to Li Qing'an that her health was getting worse and could no longer adapt to the climate of Anxi. Li Qing'an was extremely worried, so she asked her son to take this opportunity to take up his post and persuade Gao Wu to return to Beijing to recuperate.

Because Gao Wu's mother was buried in Chang'an, she decided to move her father's coffin back to Chang'an and bury her with her mother. She wanted to keep a lifelong life for her parents.

Li Di also went to Samarkand to worship Princess Julan's tomb, which was also Li Qing'an's wish for twenty years. In addition to these two, there is the third thing, which is Bahuan City.

Zhang Zhijie is the son of Zhang Yun. Zhang Yun had already passed away five years ago. This time, Zhang Zhijie was named the Hezhongdao Observer and the Chief of Government Affairs of Samarkand as the Minister of Revenue. According to convention, he will serve in Hezhongdao for five years, and then return to the capital to enter the cabinet, and will become one of the Prime Ministers of the Political Affairs Hall.

According to the provisions of the New Six Classics of the Tang Dynasty, the Emperor of the Tang Dynasty generally only cares about government affairs and only holds military power. However, military and national affairs must be approved by the emperor before they can be implemented. In addition, in terms of personnel appointment power, the third rank is the boundary. Officials below the third rank are appointed by the Zhengshi Hall. Zhang Zhijie's observation envoy was appointed by the third rank, so it was appointed by the Zhengshi Hall. The Censor and the Censor are also appointed by Li Qing'an.

Zhang Zhijie was a little thin and shivered by the autumn wind in Anxi. He also shouted: "Okay! I really can't do it anymore... Go to the advanced carriage to hide!"

He got into the carriage. At this time, Li Di looked at the distance. He saw a castle from afar and shouted to the army: "There is Sulou Fengcheng ahead. Everyone goes to the city to rest for a day and sets off tomorrow morning!"

Sulou Fengcheng is the former Sulou Fengcheng Fortress. The fortress is still there, but it has become an educational facility for the army and is a place where new soldiers in Anxi must visit. Xinsulou Fengcheng is about five miles north of the fortress and was built ten years ago. It is a top military city with two thousand troops stationed.

The arrival of the three thousand troops made Sulou Fengcheng immediately lively. General Xi Jun of the garrison came to greet Li Di, "Last general Xi Jun, please see His Highness the King of Jin!"

Xi Jun is the son of Xi Yuanqing, Governor of Xinde. He is only twenty-five years old this year. He joined the army at the age of fifteen. He is now a ten-year-old army. Last year, he was promoted to Lang General and stationed in Sulou Fengcheng.

Li Di replied with a bow and smiled at him, "General Xi, I want to visit the Holy Stone. The general can take me there now."

"Come now?" Xi Jun asked with a smile.

Li Di nodded slowly, "Yes! Go now."

"Yes, your Highness, please follow me."

Xi Jun ordered three hundred cavalry and took Li Di and his personal guards to the north and rushed all the way north. More than half an hour later, the cavalry team ran about fifty miles to the Lingshan Pass. There was a stone pillar here, which was once a beacon tower, but fifteen years ago, the beacon tower had been demolished. There was a cave one person high under the big stone. It turned out to be filled with rocks, but now it has been cleared out. Li Qing'an named the stone pillar as a holy stone. It was surrounded by iron chains and people were not allowed to approach it easily. He also built a fortress to guard the holy stone.

Next to the holy stone, there is a mourning hall dedicated to Li Qing'an's parents, Empress Dowager Zhaojing and Emperor Zhaoyuan.

Li Di turned over and dismounted. He took out the incense candle from the horse bag and quickly walked to the holy stone. This was the third thing Li Qing'an asked him to sacrifice to the holy stone for him. The reason why Li Qing'an named this place a holy stone because Li Qing'an announced that this place was his birthplace. He was born in the cave under this holy stone. In fact, he walked into the Tang Dynasty from this holy stone. All the secrets were in that cave. He has not solved this mystery yet.

Li Di lit incense and candles and placed them on the offering platform in front of the holy stone. He knelt down slowly, solemnly kowtowed three times for his father, and prayed for his emperor's grandfather and grandmother in the spirit of heaven, wishing them peace of mind.
Chapter completed!