As the body in his arms gradually grew colder, Xuzi's heart sank a little bit. "Erya! Erya, don't sleep, I'll order the general right now!" He shouted loudly, hoping to wake up the reluctant one.
With his eyes open, the person in his arms never responded.
"Erya, wait a minute, I haven't started to order generals yet?" Li Xu couldn't bear it anymore and sobbed against his wife's face. Before he was thirty, he was granted the title of Marquis and became an invincible general among millions of troops.
With a prosperous life, a caring wife, and a child about to be born, happiness was once so close to him, almost within his reach. But the moment he stretched out his finger, everything suddenly shattered, pricking his body.
Dripping with blood.
There was thunder outside the curtain, and God seemed to be angry, trying to split the dirty world in front of him into powder. After the lightning passed, the dirty world remained the same, only the muddy water flowing on the ground became a little redder, as if
The blood dripping from the human heart.
Li Xu pinched his thigh hard, hoping that everything that happened before him was not true. The severe pain clearly told him that he was not in a dream at this moment. "Tell me, tell me, what are you going to do?" He stood up.
, shouted at the unknown master, but Xiao Xiao Fengyu was the only one who answered him.
There may be gods in this world, but they are all asleep. They don't want to care about the sorrow in the world, and they can't care about it.
I don't know how long it took, but Li Xu slowly calmed down, knelt down again, and gently pulled his wife's clothes flat with his hands. He remembered that Erya was a clean person. Although she didn't like luxury, she usually wore
Her clothes and hair would be neatly packed. She liked a piece of ebony pearls, which was a gift from a merchant outside the Great Wall. Since there was only one pair, she used some tricks to keep her from fighting.
Xuzi used her fingers to gather her hair, wiped the water on her chest, and put it back into the ends of her hair. Because she had been holding the horse's rein for a long time, her palms were stained. Xuzi used
The corner of his clothes was stained with water and he washed her clean, then gently put it back on her swollen belly. Her face was vaguely stained with tears, like petals knocked down by the cold rain. Xuzi lowered her head and kissed her gently with her lips.
Go down, just like the way he used to wake up Erya on a sunny morning.
After doing all this, he closed the gauze curtain on Hu's bed, turned around and walked towards the center of the military tent. "Erya, I'm going to gather the generals. You listen quietly and don't be discovered!" The moment he turned back, Xu Zi said
He warned in his heart. Then he straightened up and walked quickly behind the handsome case. "Bang the drum!" He yelled with all his strength, and his voice penetrated the wind and rain and spread far away.
"Boom-boom-boom!" The low drum sound penetrated the clouds and cracked the rocks, and exploded with a bang. "Boom-boom-boom-boom!" In the sky, countless lightning bolts echoed the drum sound, unruly and unyielding. Following closely, the sound of wind,
The sound of rain, the sound of horse hoofs, and the sound of horns sounded at the same time, like a majestic breaking music. When all the sounds fell, the world slowly returned to silence. Only the pattering rain diluted and washed the red blood, slowly
Slowly becoming nothingness.
After the rain cleared, several small boats quickly rushed to Yangzhou City along the official road that had just been opened a few days ago. The Emperor of the Sui Dynasty had just eaten a few freshly baked dishes and was preparing to take a nap at noon. Suddenly he heard the noise outside the palace and became impatient.
He waved his hand and scolded: "Didn't I say that if you have anything to do, go to Pei Ju and Yu Shiji first? Why did you send the memorial to me again? Drag this reckless guy to the gate of the palace and slap him twenty times, so as to save him the trouble.
You still don’t have a long memory!”
"As you command!" the imperial guards agreed and hurried out. The noise suddenly stopped. After a while, a faint piece of ancient music came from the depths of the imperial garden, which made people feel moved.
clear.
"Who is playing the piano over there? He seems to be very skilled in it?" Yang Guang leaned his body on the brocade and asked in a daze.
"It's Ji'er. Among our children, she is the only one who loves these things!" Xiao Hou, who was massaging her husband's shoulders, listened and answered with a smile.
"Well, the fingering is good and the tune is accurate. It must be Guangling San. This score is not suitable for her! It is too sad and lacks vitality!" Yang Guang listened for a while and commented in a low voice. He is very accomplished in chess, calligraphy and painting.
High, he can basically achieve the point of "knowing the elegant meaning of a stringed song". In his opinion, the sound of the piano must be suitable for the surrounding environment. Playing a swan song under such bright sunlight is obviously inappropriate.
No wonder it always sounds a bit lacking in artistic conception, making it difficult for people to resonate!
"Children, don't you just like to pretend to have gone through many vicissitudes of life!" Empress Xiao pursed her lips and interrupted with a smile. "Let her go as she pleases. Our daughter does not expect to achieve anything.
More than those world-famous luthiers!"
"That's right. How can our daughter play the piano for others? But when I heard the sound of the piano, I remembered something. Isn't Jier thirteen this year?" Yang Guang resisted the waves of sleepiness and said nothing.
Ask one sentence at a time.
"I will be fourteen after the new year. When I was as old as she was, I had already paid homage to His Majesty!" Empress Xiao knew what her husband was thinking and responded with a smile. Those years of sharing joys and sorrows are like a jar of old wine, which can be put to good use.
The longer the time passes, the warmer the aftertaste becomes.
"I, I have a good candidate in my heart. He comes from a humble background, but he is both cold and warm. Unlike the guys in Jiangdu, who are all wolf-hearted!" Yang Guang yawned and said coquettishly. "He gave me
After opening up the river, we can return to Luoyang safely when the weather cools down. I don't know how to reward him for such a great contribution. Do you think it would be possible to marry Ji'er to him?"
"The person Your Majesty likes must be right!" Seeing that Yang Guang was too sleepy to open his eyes, Empress Xiao stopped what she was doing and smiled perfunctorily.
She understood who her husband's son-in-law was. Recently, almost everyone in Dongdu was talking about that name. He led four thousand cavalry to fight thousands of miles, and defeated tens of thousands of troops in Wagang who did not dare to look back. Thousands of troops
Thousands of horses avoid the black flag. Such a young hero is indeed worthy of his own Ji'er. It's just that this man was a little too courageous. He first opened the Guanchengcang without permission, and then unceremoniously took the land he snatched back from the bandits.
They were distributed to meritorious county soldiers. It had only been a few days since the Tongji Canal and the official road were reconnected, and two large baskets of papers had been sent to impeach him from various places. If His Majesty had not given the order, the relevant papers would have been ignored. The court officials
We still don’t know what kind of monster is going to happen!
"When you have time, go and ask Jill what she means!" Yang Guang turned over and his breathing slowly became even. After all, he was no longer young. He couldn't beat the alcohol, and his face and neck were swollen.
The cooked shrimps are as red as they are cooked.
"Yes!" Empress Xiao agreed softly, and then sighed softly. The man in front of her was a dedicated father and a husband who knew the warmth and warmth. Although he may not be a good emperor. But how can there be a perfect man in the world? For women
For me, knowing how to appreciate and pity yourself is the most important thing, and everything else can come second.
Yang Guang seemed to be fast asleep on the bed, so he didn't hear his wife's sigh at all. After a while, a gentle snoring started to sound, rising and falling, which made people upset.
Empress Xiao stood up slowly and tiptoed to cover her husband with the brocade quilt. Although it was already early summer, the wind outside the curtain was still slightly chilly. Her husband's body bones were not as strong as before, and a small wind chill was enough to knock him down.
After contemplating Yang Guang's sleeping appearance for a moment, she walked gently towards the door of the palace. Several eunuchs who had been waiting there hurried forward and held up a large yellow umbrella.
"Do you want to go to the garden?" a palace maid asked in a low voice.
"No!" Empress Xiao shook her head, "Where did the messenger just come from, and where did the guards take him?"
"He came from Henan, and he seemed to be in a hurry. Seeing that His Majesty was impatient, Commander Dugu took him to the court room to meet Master Yu!" Several eunuchs did their duty, and after a little thought, they gave an answer.
The exact answer.
"Then let's go see Mr. Yu and see what happened?" Empress Xiao thought for a while and decided. She knew that Yu Shiji and Pei Ju liked to report good news but not bad news. Now the country is in danger, but they can no longer leave it to them.
His temper is wild.
As if she had a telepathic connection, before Empress Xiao could even take a step forward, there was a burst of rapid footsteps on the masonry corridor leading to the front hall. Two officials with shabby hats and messy clothes seemed to have lost their souls, stumbling and embarrassed.
Unbearable.
"Aren't those Master Yu and Master Pei?" The eunuch on duty had good eyesight and recognized the identity of the people from a distance.
"Give the two adults a parasol!" Empress Xiao blocked the door of the dormitory with her body and ordered in a low voice. Judging from the expressions of the two ministers, I'm afraid something earth-shattering happened outside. But her husband had just
Go to sleep, he doesn't like others disturbing him at this time.
Yu Shiji and Pei Ju also knew that they came at the wrong time, so they did not dare to rush directly into the bedroom. They bowed to Empress Xiao from a distance, panted, and shouted in a low voice: "I have seen the queen! Henan, Henan
Something big happened!"
"You two adults, there is no need to be polite. What is it that makes you so flustered? Can't you let it go and talk to Your Majesty tomorrow?" Empress Xiao asked in a low voice with a straight face.
"Li Zhongjian defeated the main force of Li Mi's Wagang Army five days ago and beheaded more than 20,000 people!" Yu Shiji took a few breaths and replied with a forced smile. "So the two of us wanted to tell His Majesty this happy event, but we forgot about Your Majesty for a moment.
Have the habit of taking a nap!”
"That's a good thing!" Queen Xiao's brows twitched, and her voice rose a bit unknowingly. She quickly glanced back into the room, and saw her husband still sleeping soundly through the sparse bead curtains.
After hesitating for a moment, he pretended to be very happy and ordered: "You two wait a little longer, and I will tell him when His Majesty wakes up. What he wants to know most these days is the outcome of the battle between General Li and the Wagang bandits. It must be
You will be summoned to inquire about the details!”
"Yes, yes, but some accidents happened after this battle!" Yu Shiji began to stutter, and the expression on his face looked very embarrassed. Reporting good news first and then bad news was his favorite method to deal with Yang Guang, so instead
After using it as an object, the effect was vastly different.
In order to prevent Empress Xiao from misunderstanding that they were deliberately fooling him, another person in charge of government affairs, Pei Ju, quickly took over the conversation and said, "The two urgent memorials arrived at the same time, so we could only start them together. I was negligent.
Please forgive me, Queen!"
"Tell me, is there anything else? Is General Li injured?" An ominous premonition suddenly surged into Queen Xiao's heart. She suppressed the tension in her heart and asked with a trembling voice.
"No, he's not injured!" Pei Ju had beads of sweat rolling down his forehead. He really didn't know how to express himself so that the news wouldn't sound too shocking. "Li, there was some misunderstanding between General Li and Dongdu.
, did not pursue the Wagang people..."
"When Your Majesty wakes up, just ask him to write a letter in his own hand to mediate. It's just a few warehouses of grain. Master Duan and the others are the same. They have to make people work hard and not feed them enough!" Empress Xiao shook her head with a smile.
He said with a bit of dissatisfaction.
Only a lunatic would do such a boring thing if he lost a general for the sake of a few jealous left-behind officials. Pei and Yu are both veterans with many years of experience in assisting the government, and they actually tolerated the shame of some people.
Deal with it. No wonder the world has become more and more chaotic in recent years. The pillar ministers are all like this. Is it no wonder that they can manage the country well?
"No, it's not that simple!" Pei Ju, who had always been calm, stamped his feet anxiously. Empress Xiao was talented and smart, and was not as easy to fool as Yang Guang, so many of the words she had specially prepared for Yang Guang were useless at this moment.
"Does Dongdu still dare to disobey His Majesty's will?" Queen Xiao was annoyed by Pei Ju's hesitant appearance, and anger gradually came out of her voice when she asked.
"No, it's not a violation!" Pei Ju lowered his head, not daring to meet the aggressive eyes in front of him. After muttering nonsense several times, he finally got his mind together and whispered in a low voice: "Your Majesty, please allow me to finish my words!
Everyone misunderstood that General Li and Li Yuan's uncle and nephew had colluded to rebel, so they opened the defense lines in Hulao and Xingyang, and put Xu Zeimao Gong behind General Li. General Li had just finished a battle with the main force of Wagang.
When he found out that he had been betrayed, he lost his temper in anger. As a result, he was attacked by Zhai Rang and Xu Maogong..."
"What was the final result? Didn't General Li bring the cavalry? He made up his mind to rush back, how could the thieves stop him?" The afternoon sun suddenly became a bit dazzling, and Queen Xiao swayed back and forth, holding on to her body.
She barely managed to stand upright by leaning on the palace maid's shoulders. Her husband had just mentioned this young man to her, but she didn't expect that he would follow the footsteps of the old general Zhang Xutuo so quickly. But this man was obviously very cautious in his military use, how could he suddenly suddenly
Big change in temperament?
A woman's intuition told her that there must be a hidden secret. But expecting Pei Ju and Yu Shiji to tell the truth was tantamount to wishful thinking. Suppressing her suffocating heartbeat, Empress Xiao continued to ask: "He didn't tell Guan Cheng and Yu Shiji
Did Hulao ask for help? Or Wang Bian and Pei Renji didn’t respond after asking for help.”
"It was the decree from Dongdu that ordered Wang Bian and Pei Renji to stay put and be ready to capture General Li at any time. So General Li did not break out towards Xingyang, but sent the county soldiers away first, and then took his soldiers with him.
He went straight to the ferry of the Yellow River. At the ferry, he was entangled by bandits, and the two sides fought fiercely for a day and a night. According to the report of Wang Bian, who stayed behind to guard the city, General Li was defeated in the end. He refused to be humiliated by the enemy and jumped with his horse and men.
Entered the Yellow River!"
Wherever he could be confused, Pei Ju tried his best to explain to him. According to the messenger, it was revealed privately that it was Dongdu who sent Duan Da, Liu Changgong and other important ministers to lead tens of thousands of soldiers and horses to block Li Xu's retreat, and the Wagang army took advantage of the situation to fight back.
The road soldiers and horses formed an encirclement against General Li. Seeing that the situation was over, General Li did not want to let the county soldiers die in vain, so he took the initiative to give orders to the commanders of the county soldiers, asking them to lead the county soldiers through the defense lines of Duan Da and others.
Returning home. Later, four thousand Boling cavalry were outnumbered and were strangled by two Wagang armies on the south bank of the Yellow River.
But these words cannot be told truthfully to His Majesty the Emperor, otherwise many people will lose their heads. The deceased has passed away, and more pillars of the country cannot be destroyed because of a loser who may no longer be alive.
"Oh God!" Empress Xiao couldn't hold on any longer, and her whole body softened. In her husband's words, that young man was the last pillar of the Sui Dynasty. Although his surname was also Li, he probably corresponded to the peach and plum.
Folk songs. But the couple tried not to think about the bad side, and pinned their hopes for the revival of the imperial court on this peerless warrior sent by God. Unexpectedly, the people who stayed in the Eastern Capital would be so "smart" and smart enough to destroy the Great Wall.
.
"Has anyone seen the body? Or is the Wagang Army asking for ransom with the body? How much does it cost? I'll pay for it. You can just send someone to come down!" Being supported by two palace maids, Queen Xiao still felt weak in her legs and feet.
Shedding tears, she asked incoherently.
"No body has been found so far. It rained too much in those two days and it was probably washed away by the river! Other news is not accurate. I have ordered local officials and supervisors to write a detailed memorial to explain the cause and the cause of the incident.
The final outcome is written clearly, and no one is allowed to deliberately conceal it! The ministers and others have also discussed the matters behind General Li. Following the example of General Zhang, we will never treat his family badly!" For fear of implicating himself, Yu Shiji hurriedly
Added to the side: He believes that Dongdu will give a reasonable answer and is willing to give Li Xu an enviable posthumous honor.
As long as they could get past the current situation, he and Pei Ju had even agreed to catch two scapegoats to avoid the matter being too widely implicated.
"If everyone is gone, what's the use of investigating the truth? What's the use of being awarded a higher official title? Can he still be brought back to life? Or is it just to stuff the world's mouth?" Empress Xiao covered her face with her hands and choked with sobs.
question.
She could roughly guess what was going on behind the scenes. The young man was too upright and kind. He always wanted the best for everyone. But he didn't understand that the officialdom was the dirtiest in the world, and he couldn't live with the light.
The final outcome is only destruction!
"Your Majesty, take care of yourself!" Pei Ju and Yu Shiji hurriedly took half a step back, looking at their noses and hearts to avoid seeing a more embarrassing scene.
To their surprise, after experiencing the initial weakness, Queen Xiao quickly calmed down. "Is that all?" She wiped away the tears on her cheeks and asked the two ministers with a sneer.
"That's it. I wonder if I should let Your Majesty know?" Pei Ju and Yu Shiji were stared at by Empress Xiao so much that chills ran down their spines. They lowered their heads and replied feebly.
"Still, don't let His Majesty know! Anyway, we've reached this point! Besides, you've already hid so much from him, why don't you hide one more thing?" Queen Xiao smiled and ordered. The expression on her face suddenly appeared.
I became relaxed, as if I had a Zen enlightenment, and instantly let go of all the burdens on my mind.
"But, it's up to the queen!" Pei Ju and Yu Shiji looked at each other, and then answered impatiently. A piece of shocking news could be easily passed over. If they had known this, why would everyone have to scare themselves?
Half dead!
"His Majesty has just fallen asleep. You can go and deal with other matters. When he wakes up, he will naturally summon you!" Queen Xiao looked back at Yang Guang in his drunken dream and warned with a smile.
"I obey!" Pei Ju and Yu Shiji also glanced guiltily into the palace and bowed to answer.
Looking at the two figures walking away in panic, Queen Xiao stood blankly for a moment, and then slowly turned back to the palace. There was no need to ask Jill what she meant. There were many people whom her husband valued.
Eighty-nine is no longer alive. The once prosperous Sui Dynasty will soon fall like the flowers in the garden. Now that the ending is vaguely visible, instead of enduring the torture soberly, it is better to be confused with His Majesty until
The end of the road.
"Is there anything going on outside?" Yang Guang turned over on the dragon bed and murmured.
"It's okay, the flowers in the garden have fallen!" Empress Xiao smiled and replied in a low voice.
"Well, it's fine! You should rest for a while. Don't worry too much and tire yourself out!" Yang Guang warned his wife in a dreamy tone with his back to his wife. Taking advantage of the moment of yawning, he gently wiped the corners of his eyes with his hand.
