Liu Ling took the Nie brothers and a few guards, and a group of seven or eight people got off their horses and walked not far from the imperial mausoleum. After leading the horses into the imperial mausoleum, there were naturally imperial mausoleum guards to take care of the horses. Liu Ling took them and let the others
They were all waiting near the door, and only the Nie brothers went inside.
Originally, the imperial mausoleum guards wanted to follow, but Liu Ling waved his hand to signal them to stay where they were. These imperial mausoleum guards had not seen such a noble figure as Liu Ling coming for a long time. These people who were branded as imperial mausoleum guards, if not
If grace is given, not only their generation but also their descendants will inherit their responsibilities when they grow up, spend their entire lives in the deserted imperial mausoleum, and look up at the white clouds flying across the sky.
Bird, look down and see that the grass is turning yellow, green, and yellow again. You have been doing nothing all day long, wasting your time.
So when they saw Liu Ling coming, everyone was very excited, hoping that they could perform better so as to attract the attention of Prince Zhong, in case the Prince would be merciful and transfer them away from this lifeless and interesting place. Not only for
For myself and for our descendants.
It's a pity that King Zhong's mind didn't seem to be on them, and he didn't even notice their existence at all. King Zhong's eyes had been fixed on the tomb of Liu Ye, the founding emperor of the Han Dynasty, from the moment he entered the gate of the cemetery.
Sad, with a solemn look on his face.
Several imperial mausoleum guards glanced at each other, all thinking about the same thing. What they all thought about was the helplessness and desolation of people leaving Chaliang, even His Majesty the Emperor. After the death of Emperor Taizu Liu Ye, from Jiafeng
From the beginning of the first year to the present Jiafeng yearning, Liu Ling was the first member of the Liu family to visit the tomb. Even His Majesty, Emperor Xiao of the Han Dynasty, had never visited once.
"It is said that Prince Zhong was the late emperor's least favorite prince. Not only was his salary the lowest among the princes, but before His Majesty ascended the throne, wasn't Prince Zhong always imprisoned in a prison? But now, look at it, only Prince Zhong
I come here every year during the Qingming Festival to visit my grave."
"Isn't that right? This is the cold world. But then again, didn't the prince come here during the Qingming Festival? Why did he come twice this year?"
"Who could have guessed this? To be honest, when the prince was imprisoned in the sky prison, who would have thought that the prince would be as successful as he is today? This man's circumstances are so damn unreliable."
"That's right, so let's not lose heart. The prince has been imprisoned for several years in the sky prison, but in the end he has established an immortal industry? It is the same reason that we are now on duty in the imperial mausoleum. Who can be sure that we
Are we going to be unable to move here forever? When we can get out of this imperial mausoleum one day, we will definitely be able to make a career!"
"And... that sounds nice. What kind of status does the prince have, and what kind of status do we have? There is a huge difference, can it be compared? Besides, the prince is trapped in the prison, which is like a dragon swimming in shallow waters and a tiger falling.
In Pingyang, once you are freed from the shackles of the prison, you will naturally soar to the sky. There are so many disciples and former officials of the prince in each battalion, and the prince's prestige in the army is unmatched. After he is released from prison, he has the support of so many old subordinates, and he has made great achievements.
It's not difficult. But what about us? What can we do? Who can help us?"
"Yes, yes, besides, the person His Majesty the Emperor trusts the most is the Prince, right? With His Majesty as his backing, wouldn't it be easy for the Prince to restore his glory?"
"I heard that your Majesty seems to be suspicious of the prince!"
"Is it true? Isn't His Majesty too ungrateful?"
"Shh! Have you lived enough? Shut your mouth!"
"Ahem! Look at my bad mouth, I think we are brothers. I ate too much and farted, so I just fanned it away."
Everyone looked around and saw that King Zhong's guards were standing far away, pulling some grass from the ground to feed the horses without paying any attention to them. Everyone was relieved. Usually they were the only ones in the imperial mausoleum.
, we are all very familiar with each other, and it is understandable to complain and complain, and no one will really care. But if these words are heard and spread by outsiders, it will be a huge disaster.
"Let's break up, let's break up. I don't think the prince will be able to come out for a while. Just go and do what you need to do, don't hang around here and talk nonsense."
The leading guard waved his hand and then walked away first.
Liu Ling took the Nie brothers into the imperial mausoleum, asked the guards at the door for paper money for incense candles, and then walked in. After reaching the depths of the imperial mausoleum, Liu Ling signaled the Nie brothers to stay and walked in alone.
Under the dim candlelight, Liu Ling's shadow dragged the old man long. Seeing the prince's back gradually disappearing into the depths of the corridor, Nie Rendi sighed, looked at King Nie Ren and said: "Your Majesty... it seems that he is going to...
We have lost ground. Are we?"
King Nie Ren shook his head and said: "Do you think the prince is someone who is waiting to be killed?"
Nie Rendi said: "Of course not. With the prince's character, it is estimated that he will not be able to do such earth-shattering things. What we are following the prince is to seek protection. If the prince really loses power, we will also
It is inevitable that disaster will follow, so I think it is better to make plans in advance."
King Nie said: "Let's wait a little longer. Young Master will not think that we are living in the palace of Prince Zhong of the Han Dynasty. If we leave, with Young Master's methods, there will be no place for us in the whole country."
Nie Rendi sighed and cursed fiercely: "That bastard emperor is really doing his own thing! If he really attacks the prince, isn't he afraid that he will ruin the Liu family's empire?"
King Nie Ren also sighed, but said no more words.
After Liu Ling walked into the tomb, he lit the incense candle, put the paper money in the copper basin, lit it on fire, and watched the rising flames rising in the dim tomb.
"how are things?"
he asked.
"very good."
A man walked out of the shadows in the corner of the tomb. This man was extremely thin and skinny, but his eyes were surprisingly bright, which made him stand out in the dark light of the tomb.
"No one would have thought that the prince's people would be hiding in the imperial mausoleum!"
Ji Chengyun walked out of the darkness and bowed to Liu Ling.
"Your Majesty, have things really reached the point of no return?"
Ji Chengyun asked.
Liu Ling sat down on the ground leaning against Taizu Liu Ye's coffin. He gestured to Ji Chengyun to get closer to him: "It's not that time yet, but it's time to make plans. Your Majesty is getting more and more pressing.
The tighter it gets, if it continues like this it won't take more than two or three months and I won't have a single soldier left to call upon."
Ji Chengyun frowned, sat down next to Liu Ling and said, "Your Majesty, I still advise you..."
His next words were interrupted by Liu Ling: "Don't mention this matter. The world is big and there is always a place for you and me to gallop. How are the men and horses under your command? Are you feeling itchy after holding it in for so long?"
Before Ji Chengyun could speak, another man came out from the darkness, patted the dirt on his body, bowed and saluted Liu Ling, and said, "I've met the prince, but I'm late for coming down here."
"It's not too late, Zhao Da, come and sit down."
Liu Ling said with a smile.
After Zhao Da sat down, Liu Ling asked: "How is the arrangement of the shadow guards? Has Yang Ye sent back any news?"
Zhao Dadao: "Go back to your lord, things in Taiyuan City have been arranged. We have people from all four gates. If your lord wants to leave, you can leave the city at any time. This message came back from the shadow guards of the three camps of Shenji, Shenzhan, and Shenfeng."
According to the news, the soldiers and generals were complaining about the change of generals and were quite dissatisfied with the new commander. Chen Yuanshan, the commander of the Shenfeng Battalion, was "recuperating" at home after leaving office. Although he did not leave home, news came from his house
The news said that Chen Yuanshan had a lot of complaints about His Majesty's methods. And the newly appointed commander Qian Zhenglan was just a scholar. Although he had been an official in the Ministry of War for more than ten years, he had never led an army. He was an armchair talker and was nothing to worry about.
"
"Since General Wang retired from the Shenzhan Battalion, the new commander Li Hao has made people even more angry. Not only did he deduct the soldiers' pay, he also arranged for his cronies to eliminate dissidents. A few days ago, he even brought a woman into the camp.
When he entered the military camp, he would pretend to be one of his soldiers and follow him around, and at night he would serve in the commander's tent. The paper could not hide the fire, and now the soldiers in the Shenzhan Camp all knew that Li Hao had raised a beautiful girl in the military camp.
Jiao-niang, everyone is disgusted."
"Although the Shenji Camp looks calmer, it is full of undercurrents. General Zhaoxian and Pei Hao are fighting openly and secretly, and neither of them obeys the other. The prince originally set up the Shenji Camp as an army specializing in training and developing firearms.
But since Pei Hao entered the Shenji Camp, he led a brigade of criminal officers to search people everywhere. Everyone who had anything to do with the prince was investigated by him, and many of the capable officers of the Shenji Camp were imprisoned by him. Zhao Zhao
General Xian and Pei Hao had a dispute, but it didn't work out. They just excused themselves because of their illness, and the daily training of the Shenji Camp was interrupted."
"There are shadow guards among the three battalions. You can be sure that if the prince wants to leave, not many people from these three battalions will stop him."
"Master Yue Qilin has made arrangements. If the prince leaves the city one day, the people from the Eight Gate Inspection Department will be responsible for clearing the streets to ensure that no one comes out!"
"The hardest part to deal with is the Black Qilin Army. The Shadow Guards have been unable to get in. We don't know the attitude of the Black Qilin Army yet."
"As for the news from General Yang Ye, Zhou Shizong Chai Rong is seriously ill now, bandits are rife in the Zhou Dynasty, and generals from all over the country have gathered their troops to respect themselves. Jinzhou has become the fiefdom of Youwei General Meng Hu.
In Jinzhou, Meng Hu insisted on being unyielding. General Yang has become Meng Hu's confidant. The right guard has now expanded to 40,000 troops, but half of them are under General Yang's control. General Yang said that as long as the prince sends his army
Go south and Jinzhou is within your reach!"
Ji Chengyun said: "The brothers of the Pioneer Battalion have been holding back their energy for a long time. No matter whether the prince plans to enter Taihang or go south to Jinzhou, the Pioneer Battalion will be worthy of the word pioneer!" (To be continued)
