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Chapter 152: Contest

In mid-August, the temperature was hot, and willow branches gently caress the river surface with the wind, sweeping out ripples.

In and outside the city of Chang'an, the market was bustling and noisy, and the merchants were in and out of the crowd. The death of the military officer Wang Bo did not spread among the streets. However, the faces of the officials and lieutenant generals and school officials were gloomy and not good-looking, especially the old men of the rebel army at the time.

I just heard from the truth before, and it was not reported by the commander general in the army. Everyone had not taken it seriously at first, just listened to it as a joke. After all, there were many mountains, and everyone knew in their hearts that there were often words to curse people with bad luck.

The day afterwards, the news was confirmed, and the entire western suburbs of the military camp was boiling, and Shang was forced to come and suppress it, so no trouble happened.

The soldiers and generals under the command of the original king Bo had to endure it. Occasionally, they talked about the military commander together, and felt a little regretful. Someone felt aggrieved for the main general, ran to the tent and spit in the direction of Chang'an Imperial City, turned around and cursed the comrades in the sect.

"...... I was blinded and then fought with him from north to south, and then ran to Chang'an again. After sitting on the throne, we were still crowded in a broken tent, making it worthless for the military. I treated him that day, but God treated us brothers who fought for him as human beings?"

"Speak softly, today the Grand Marshal is coming to the barracks to inspect the military camp."

A soldier pulled the other party and pointed out that there was the brilliant skylight outside the camp. A team patrolling the past bowed to the people coming.

The leader raised his hand and waved it, asking them to leave, and then led the generals behind him and the guards behind him with both hands and walked through several camp tents.

"The soldiers and generals under Brother Wang have always been brave and are no longer here. Where can you go?"

He has been here for the past two days. As the Grand Marshal, he has no objection to all the troops of Qi. Even Geng Qing couldn't say anything about this matter. The generals under Wang Bo behind him naturally dared not resist.

"We will follow the command of the Grand Marshal."

Shang Rang did not respond, but just looked ahead and walked past the tent beside him. He met the soldier on duty, dressed up his appearance and weapons, patted the other party's shoulder, and continued to move forward.

"Brother Wang has always been intimate with me. Now that I am not here, I will take care of you, and no one can say anything. But in the future, I will listen to Your Majesty, do you understand?"

Several people looked at each other and stood still and clasped their fists.

Shang Rang was satisfied with their statement, waved his hand and asked several people to approach, "Don't take the death of the military envoy to heart, because... there is something else here."

As he spoke, he tightened his cheeks and looked back at the few people.

"Your Majesty will not kill his brothers. When he was assassinating that day, Brother Wang was instructed to visit the palace at night to see if His Majesty was imprisoned. The day before yesterday, Geng Qing urged the military commander to be killed. Everything was clear. I came here today to invite the generals to follow me to do a big thing."

The few people suddenly jumped, and they couldn't think of what it was, but they still asked.

"What's the matter with the Taiwei?"

"Clear the Lord! Geng Qingding put His Majesty under house arrest and wanted to do the task of hiring the emperor to order the princes. We started our family with loyalty and righteousness. How could we watch Your Majesty be humiliated? What's more, do you want to avenge the military envoy?!"

Clear the side of the king...

For a moment, the four generals had a shocked face. Whether it is true or false, it requires great courage. It is hard to say that if you rescue Your Majesty and kill the traitor, if it is fake and Your Majesty is not imprisoned, then they are rebelling!

Once the matter fails, the whole family will be dragged to Caishikou and beheaded.

"You all say that the military commander was wronged, but when it comes to the end, they shrank their necks one by one..."

Shang Rang pressed the hilt and raised his chin slightly, looking at the clouds floating in the sky. As soon as the words fell, he narrowed his eyes, grabbed the hilt tightly, turned around and drew his sword. With a "clang" sound, the sword light slashed at the chest of a person behind him, and cut open the armor together, and blood immediately sputtered into his face.

The remaining three were so shocked that they could instinctively grasp the weapons on their waists. There were more than ten sounds of sword drawing around them. The guards surrounded them and pointed the blade at the three of them.

"Do, or not? You have no choice!"

Shang Rang looked at them with the tip of the knife down, his face shiningly as he spoke.

"I... will follow the order of the Grand Marshal." The people hesitated for a moment, clasped their fists and knelt down halfway. The remaining two looked at the knife edges in front of them, and had to clasp their fists and respond to Qingjun's side.

Shang Rang nodded with satisfaction and said some encouragement, saying that he knew His Majesty the best, and now everything is abnormal, there must be demons. After that, he pulled the three generals to assign some tasks, discussed the details, and sent them to the bottom to prepare.

Looking at the three people walking away, he felt proud, and on the surface he still looked dull and even majestic. If these things had not happened on weekdays, even if he had a good relationship with Wang Bo, he would not have been too close to these generals, and he would not dare to approach this military camp that did not belong to him so dignifiedly.

Soon, the camp gradually became noisy. Seeing the gathered soldiers and horses preparing for training, Shang Rang looked at all this coldly. Just as he was about to say a few words, the sound of horse hooves came from outside, which was the cavalry in his army.

The visitor stopped the war horse, jumped off the horse's back and ran here quickly.

"Taiwei, receive the report that Zhu Wen, the Marquis of Yu in the southeast, has rejected the Tang army in Jingxiang and the Tang army."

"Um?"

Shang Rang took the information and frowned. He was not close to Zhu Wen, although he was both an old man from the rebel army. He didn't like him, regardless of appearance, figure, or personality. At this time, he understood that at this time the other party could win over him.

At the beginning of the year, Tang Ting sent troops to attack from the west, north and east directions. Both the west and north directions were defeated. Only Zhu Wen, in the southeast, defeated the enemy, captured Dengzhou, blocked the troops of Jingxiang and other southern governors, and separated an effective buffering place for Chang'an.

At the moment, the sudden return of the army was a bit abrupt, and it also made ripples for Chang'an, which was filled with a glorious and uneasy atmosphere. As the news spread, all the civil and military officials in the city received the news one after another, but they did not rush to express their opinions. They looked at the Geng Xiang and Shang Rang and the emperor's actions quietly. After all, they had clearly identified the direction and dared to continue moving forward.

On the afternoon of August 16, when Shang Rang received the news, Geng Qing also received the information about Zhu Wen's return to the court. However, before that, he was talking to Princess Guangde in the mansion in Guangdefang, and there were also a group of women accompanying him. Yingying and swallows surrounded him, occasionally singing a few songs, waving long sleeves to play and dance.

Occasionally, he shouted at Geng Qing like a trick: "Husband." Other women also screamed coquettishly, and then burst into laughter.

After getting familiar with each other, Geng Qing also joked with them: "Okay, at night, I will stay here and call with the ladies. Will they call each other together or come one by one?"

The words in this sentence made a group of little girls blush and rolled their eyes. However, Princess Guangde was there, and her words would not be so excessive.

Under the pavilion, the woman opposite Geng Qing held her fist and put her chin, coughing twice.

Ahem!

On the other side, Geng Qing withdrew his gaze and fell on Princess Guangde with a solemn expression. He also corrected his expression and smiled: "I was joking with them."

"Be careful, that's my princess's concubine."

Li Huan glared at the young man opposite, with no rebukes. She liked Geng Qing, of course, not the kind of love between men and women, but because of her husband Yu Cong, she loved Wuwu.

Now, what the other party did made her grateful, avenged her son-in-law and upset the entire Qi State. Princess Guangde thought that she could not repay this kindness, so she was a little joking with her nephew Li Yan.

However, there was one thing that also made Li Huan worried that the young man in front of him was less than a double ten, and this ability to stir up the wind and rain made her feel vaguely scared.

Calling him over today actually has a different meaning.

"Just make a fuss. Be careful that they really like you. How can they explain to the emperor?" Princess Guangde smiled and called a woman who was rushing to the butterfly over there and asked her to go to the study to get something. Soon, the other party looked at Geng Qing with a smile, put a book on the desk, made a face, and played with her sisters again.

"This is......"

Geng Qing looked at the book on the table, picked it up and turned it over a page. After reading the contents, he couldn't help but smile, shook his head and closed it. It was a book that talked about virtue.

I probably understand the meaning of Princess Guangde.

"Don't worry, your highness, I understand what I am doing. I am actually not very capable, so I can only play some conspiracies that cannot be on the table."

Li Huan looked at him, then chuckled, and pushed the book over, using Geng Qing's tone, his voice gentle.

"I don't mean to beat you. Geng Xiangke, don't be too careful. You are my husband's student. According to relationships, you have to call me a master's wife. Now that your teacher is gone, as a master's wife, you will naturally have to watch you and not let you go on a wrong path."

"Students understand."

When Geng Qing mentioned Yu Cong who had passed away, he felt a little heavy. He lost his mind to jokingly and said a few more common words. Someone came over outside and whispered something.

"Zhu Wen has returned to court, Your Highness, the students are busy again."

Geng Qing smiled, stood up and bowed to the women in the garden, then raised his hand to the gate. Princess Guangde followed him to see him on the side, and then turned around and went back.

"Your Highness." Geng Qing lifted the curtain and called the woman, looked at Li Huan's bright and windy eyes, and repeated.

"I don't have much ability, I can only play some conspiracies and can't get on the table."

As if he understood, Princess Guangde nodded, watched the carriage and a group of horsemen slowly sailing away from the street in the shaking golden hairpin.

Bang bang bang bang ~~

With the sound of footsteps and horse hooves, the frame drove through the long street. Geng Qing looked at the wall of the mansion and glanced at the wall of the mansion and murmured with his lips.

"..... Just don't mess with me."

Immediately, I put down the curtain, sat upright, and gave an order to Dachun who was driving outside.
Chapter completed!
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