The night gradually receded, and Linzhou City gradually emerged on the earth. In the misty green light, there were figures walking around, some old and some young, with slow movements and dull faces, like wandering ghosts.
The wandering souls were wandering in and out of the city in a daze, until there was the sound of gongs beating, and their footsteps quickened and they walked away from all directions to the sound of gongs and drums.
"The princess is serving porridge."
"Everyone line up, don't be crowded."
There were two large pots in front of the palace, and baskets of bowls and chopsticks were laid out. A group of eunuchs directed the people who came to line up and distribute the bowls and chopsticks at the same time. In front of a large pot, the princess was wearing the clothes of a servant girl, taking off her hairpins and not using them.
Fendai, with her hair tied up and her cuffs tied up, is holding a long spatula and stirring vigorously.
When the people who received bowls and chopsticks came forward, the princess scooped out the food and poured it into his bowl.
"If it's not enough, you can come back to get more." She said kindly, seeing the old woman reaching out to support her, seeing the young man's concerned eyes, and seeing the child reaching out to touch the top of his head.
It has been three days since the princess cooked and served porridge for them with her own hands. The hot porridge and the kindness of such a distinguished person made the people's confused and sad expressions a little relieved.
"Don't be afraid, the reinforcements from the capital have arrived, and the rebels will not come." The eunuchs maintaining order nearby kept saying, "We are coming from the capital, and we were escorted by the army when we came all the way here."
The eunuchs of the palace have already gone into battle and killed all the enemies. Now these are the eunuchs of the palace in the capital who followed the army.
A bowl of hot porridge, the princess's concern, and the early autumn sunshine brought the wandering spirits of the city back to life. The number of soldiers running on the streets gradually increased, including many officials. They put out the remaining fires everywhere and tidied up the dilapidated buildings.
streets, collecting corpses and searching for injured people.
The government offices were open, and officials and servants wearing torn but clean official uniforms were coming in and out, posting notices and conducting population checks.
Soldiers and horses were galloping continuously outside the city, with soldiers announcing how many rebels had been repelled from several miles away, how many rebels had been captured and beheaded, and so on.
All this noise and busyness gave Linzhou City a bit of life.
It was not until the two large pots of porridge were divided at noon that the princess returned to the palace. As soon as she entered the palace, she collapsed, and the daughters-in-law and maids on both sides hurriedly helped her.
Cui Zheng stood in front of the palace and looked at the white hair exposed under the princess's scarf, and said solemnly: "Thank you for your hard work, princess."
Although King Lu was not favored, and he was the king in such a remote and barren land, the princess was also born in a wealthy family, and she never touched the spring water. For the past three days, she stood outside the mansion and cooked porridge by herself before dawn every day, feeling heavy
Using a shovel and spoon, constantly stirring, serving porridge, and talking, her arms, waist and legs were swollen and deformed, and her throat was dry and burning...
The princess gritted her teeth and said: "Compared with the difficulty of death, I dare not say that it is hard work."
Cui Zheng said: "In the afternoon, please go to the city to visit the injured."
That was the only time to rest for a meal. A concubine looked at the older face of the princess and couldn't help but said: "Master, let the princess rest for a day. The princess has been awake for three days."
Cui Zheng said coldly: "Ankang Mountain has entered the capital, and the minds of soldiers and horses from all over the country are changing. Do you want to work hard for three days without sleep, or do you want to lie down every day and watch the world renounce?"
How could the concubines of Prince Lu dare to argue with the prime minister? They lowered their heads and murmured. The princess supported them and stood up with gritted teeth.
"You don't need to say more, Prime Minister. I'll go right away. I'll help you with the Prime Minister's business." She bowed and thanked her, then looked at the men and women gathered around her. "You all should go too, change your clothes, go comfort the people, and repair the state."
City, go and guard the city gate."
The men and women responded in a chaotic manner. Cui Zheng's expression calmed down a little. Officials rushed in and shouted: "The prince is back! The rebels have been repulsed!"
Everyone in the palace was in disbelief at first, and then fell to the ground with shouts and tears.
The news also spread in the city, and there was a lot of noise outside.
Cui Zheng looked surprised and then solemn: "Quickly, send the message to His Highness. You can't come back like this. Let's discuss how to explain..."
How can a prince who ran away secretly when everyone resisted the enemy make the people surrender? This is the biggest problem after solving the problem of life and death.
"Prime Minister, the prince has arrived at the state capital." The official who reported the news stammered.
Wu Ya'er never paid attention to them when leading troops outside, let alone obeyed their orders. The soldiers running back and forth in the city were arranged by Wu Ya'er. He conveyed all the news without filtering at all. He didn't know the importance, good or bad, or propriety...
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Now it is a major event related to King Lu’s imperial momentum!
Cui Zheng was angry: "The warrior is reckless!"
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On the undulating ground, there were groups of soldiers and horses galloping, the ground shook, smoke and dust billowed, and there were sounds of fighting.
There are hundreds of people fleeing in front and thousands of people chasing behind.
The Zhenwu Army flag was flying among the pursuing soldiers and horses, and the troops were divided into two wings, like an eagle spreading its wings to pursue and intercept the deserters in front. Judging from the number and formation, the outcome was obvious, so the pursuit was more like a tease.
In the center and front of the formation were Wu Ya'er and King Lu, with big flags flying above their heads and behind them. The two men were wearing armor and holding weapons in a majestic manner.
"Your Highness, please go with the general to kill the traitor." Wu Ya'er said.
King Lu has not yet reacted, and the general of the army behind him frowned nervously. It would be fine to let King Lu wear armor and accompany the army. Now there are enough soldiers and horses to protect him, and there will definitely be no danger. But let King Lu chase and kill the enemy in person, because the bandits are fierce.
Swords and guns have no eyes!
Of course, we can’t wait for King Lu to say this...
"General Wudu, please let me take your place..." said a general.
But before he could finish his words, he was interrupted by King Lu.
"What I wish!" King Lu said loudly, waving the long sword in his hand.
Wu Ya'er said nothing and urged his horse to gallop forward. King Lu followed closely behind him and left everyone behind him in the blink of an eye.
Everyone looked surprised. They couldn't help but rub their eyes when they saw King Lu following Wu Ya'er and pounced on the deserters. Yes, they were still wearing ordinary military uniforms, but it was Lu who asked them to wear military uniforms to avoid being discovered by the enemy.
The king is different.
King Lu turned out to be so brave!
Wu Ya'er asked King Lu to wear armor and go into battle, and King Lu agreed without any hesitation. Now Wu Ya'er asked him to kill the enemy, and he didn't even refuse.
This was not only the heroism of King Lu, but also the trust he had in Wu Ya'er. Such trust was so great that the generals of the army were a little bit sour.
However, it was still too dangerous! They shouted to His Highness and started to chase, but were stopped by the Zhenwu Army beside them.
"Everyone will have an order for King Lu to kill the thief."
These soldiers didn't listen to them. Even if they had their own soldiers, the generals in charge of the army felt that it was useless and they couldn't fight.
This Wu Ya'er was really domineering... and had the qualifications to be so domineering. The generals could only stand there helplessly and uneasily, looking at King Lu who gradually distanced himself.
After receiving the signal, the soldiers and horses on both wings moved faster and the queue lengthened, like rapidly fluttering wings, blocking the way to escape and driving the prey in front together...
Wu Ya'er rushed into the deserters, and there was a sudden scream.
But since there was no way to survive, these bandit soldiers also showed their final ferocity. A tall bandit soldier holding a copper hammer in his hand just knocked away Wu Yaer's long knife and escaped. There were many soldiers and horses on the two wings in front.
The thieves avoided it quickly and turned around to see King Lu coming alone with Wu Ya'er.
King Lu was startled and wanted to rein in the horse, but the horse seemed not to understand the command and was still galloping forward.
"Your Highness Prince Lu, be careful." Wu Ya'er shouted.
This sound of "King Lu" made the initially hesitant soldiers roar and rush at King Lu with red eyes and a copper hammer. Even if he was about to die, he would hold a prince on his back before he died. This life would be worth it!
King Lu also let out a short scream and subconsciously raised the long knife in front of him.
This was not an attack, but a defense, and it was useless. The thieves could have beaten King Lu on the head with one hammer.
The generals of the Jinglue Army were shocked. They rushed over one after another regardless of the Zhenwu Army's obstruction. They were too far away and it was too late. Wu Ya'er! You are ruining your country!
"Your Highness, kill!" Wu Ya'er shouted loudly, and at the same time, the long knife flew and was thrown.
The flying long knife whirled and knocked away four or five rebels around him.
Wu Yaer's sword left his hand, and instead of urging his horse to chase the hammer bandits, he stretched out the long bow he was carrying behind him.
There was a buzzing sound, and at the same time as the shouts and swords were flying, the long arrows also flew out. Like a shooting star, they arrived behind the thief in the blink of an eye. With a clang, the arrow did not penetrate the thief's throat, but landed on his wrist.
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The bandit soldier who was already facing the flying King Lu shouted, dropped his hand, and tilted the hammer to the side.
But when he heard Wu Ya'er's cry, King Lu closed his eyes, shouted and slashed out the long knife held in front of him.
With a pop, the sword hit the soldier who had lost his weapon in the face. The soldier screamed and fell to the ground.
"My king kills the enemy!" Wu Ya'er raised his bow and shouted, "My king is mighty!"
The generals of the strategic army who were rushing here widened their eyes, "King Lu, it turns out that you are really brave!"
"My king is mighty!"
"My king is mighty!"
They followed Wu Ya'er and shouted one after another, and the soldiers and horses on both sides of the wings also shouted in unison.
The shouts shook the heaven and the earth. King Lu opened his eyes, first looked at the surrounding mountains and then looked down at the thieves rolling under the horse's hooves. He had a look of disbelief, then ecstasy, and then he stopped and replaced it with a calm and mighty look.
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"Kill the thieves." He shouted in a deep voice and slashed at the thieves on the ground with his long knife.
The rolling thieves had their heads cut off.
The generals of the army also rushed over at this time, stretched out their swords and spears to pick up the corpse, and surrounded King Lu on horseback, shouting.
"Kill the thief!"
"Kill the thief!"
A large number of officers, soldiers and people who came from the city happened to see this scene, and everyone was shocked.
"King Lu is mighty!" Cui Zheng was the first to recover and shouted loudly.
After receiving his reminder, other officials also reacted and jumped off their horses, some crying and some shouting.
"His Royal Highness King Lu personally led the troops to kill the thieves!"
"His Royal Highness King Lu led his troops to repel the bandit army!"
"His Royal Highness, King Lu, repel the bandit army!"
Look, King Lu personally led the troops. Look, King Lu personally killed the traitor soldiers.
It was King Lu who led his troops bravely to relieve the difficulties in the city, and it was King Lu who defeated the rebels.
The dead people have died, and the living people only see this real scene. As for why King Lu is not in the city, because King Lu is killing enemies outside the city. As for why King Lu appears outside the city to kill thieves, why should we delve into this detail? Everyone.
The result we saw was that King Lu killed the enemy and King Lu repelled the thieves!
King Lu, the mighty King Lu!
The officials were the first to kneel down, and then the people who came over also knelt down one after another.
Cui Zheng did not kneel, he held the jade seal and passed through the officials and people towards King Lu who was riding a horse, brandishing a sword and holding the heads of the thieves.
"Your Majesty, the late emperor passed away." He said.
King Lu seemed to have just seen him at this moment. Hearing these words, he threw down his long sword head and climbed off his horse with tears streaming down his face.
"Father, oh, father." He cried loudly and beat his chest hard enough to hit his head on the ground. He was no longer heroic. "My son and minister are incompetent, and my son and minister are unfilial."
Cui Zheng knelt down in front of him and raised the jade seal: "Your Majesty, please take over the mountains and rivers and bring peace to the world."
King Lu was still crying and almost fainted and suffocated. He couldn't hear or see anything. It wasn't until Cui asked for help three times and until the officials kneeling beside him cried out in unison that he reached out to take it and was helped by two soldiers to stand up.
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Cui Zheng leaned forward and kowtowed: "Long live, long live, long live."
This time, all the soldiers who were standing before dismounted and knelt down: "Long live, long live, long live, long live."
The mountain shouts long live, shaking the heaven and the earth.
Cui Zheng stopped shouting despite the deafening sound. He slightly raised his head and looked in one direction. It was far away from the new emperor. Officials and soldiers blocked his sight, but they could not block the man's light.
Especially the light in Xintei's eyes.
Cui Zheng looked at Wu Ya'er, who was wearing armor and knelt on one knee with his back straight and his head lowered, which could not conceal his handsome face.