The first thousand one hundred and fifty-two chapters revisit the old place
The war broke out in Songzhou. Millions of people fled to Yanzhou and Bozhou to avoid the war. As a result, Songzhou, which was originally prosperous, was in depression, with ten houses and nine empty houses. Several armies rushed towards Songcheng County.
They plundered a lot, but everywhere they passed were empty cities and villages, leaving Zhu Si's army with nothing.
The outside of Song City has been fortified and cleared, all the houses within a radius of ten miles have been demolished, the trees have been cut down, and all the people have moved into the city. There are not even birds and small animals, and the whole area is deserted.
Zhu Si personally led an army of 100,000 to surround Songcheng County. The tents were connected to each other and stretched for more than ten miles. However, Zhu Si's army was unable to attack the city. The siege weapons he brought from Luoyang had not yet arrived. Zhu Si
Without stopping, he ordered the army to start working overnight to fill the moat of the North City into flat ground.
That morning, the news about Chen Liu finally reached Songcheng County. Zhu Si couldn't believe his ears that his military advisor Liu Sigu had disappeared.
"What exactly is going on?"
Zhu Si's angry roar came from the big tent, "I want to see people alive, and I want to see his corpse after death. Where is he?"
A general who reported the news knelt on the ground tremblingly. The lord's thunderous wrath frightened him. After a while, he stammered and explained: "Five... guards were killed, and the military counselor's luggage...
The money bag and everything are there, and we suspect... we suspect that the military advisor was kidnapped."
"fart!"
Zhu Si waved the letter on his hand and said, "If he was kidnapped, how would you explain this letter?"
Wei Feng, another staff member next to him, said: "Your Majesty, with the physical strength of the military advisor, he cannot kill five strong guards. It must be someone else. Although this letter is in the military advisor's handwriting, it may not be written by him himself. According to the humble post,
I know that there are masters in Luoyang who forge handwriting, and even the person being imitated cannot recognize it. I think there are two possibilities for this letter. Either the military advisor was coerced into writing it, or it was a forgery. The tone of this letter is natural, so I feel
The latter possibility is more likely and it should be a forged letter."
It can be said that some people are happy and some are sad about Liu Sigu's disappearance. The ones who are worried are generals such as Zhu Si and Xiao Wanding. A little more people are happy, like Liu Feng and others, but the ones who are more happy are a group of staff.
Of course, Zhu Si is more than just Liu Sigu's military advisor. He has five military advisors and more than twenty full-time staff. This group of people has been living in Liu Sigu's shadow for a long time. Like Wei Feng, the second military advisor, Liu Sigu is missing.
He was the one who finally got over it.
But Wei Feng didn't dare to show the joy in his heart. He also showed great pain. Seeing that the emperor was a little shaken, he continued to explain: "Your Majesty, the military advisor has no family, and it is impossible for someone to use his family to coerce him. The war is now at a stalemate.
At that time, he was busy with logistics matters, and there was no reason to give up everything suddenly.
Moreover, he is deeply trusted by His Majesty and can be said to be a holy family member. Under normal circumstances, he would never leave. There is only one possibility. It is an abnormal situation, so I believe that he was coerced to leave."
Zhu Si finally believed the fact that Liu Sigu had been kidnapped. He asked the general who reported the news: "Have you gone to look for him?"
"Reporting to your Majesty, we went searching. We searched all over Chenliu County and beyond, but we couldn't find the military advisor. There was no clue."
Wei Feng shook his head, "You can't find it if you look for it this way. Your Majesty, let me let you go to Chenliu! I will tell your majesty that if you are alive, you will see the person, and if you die, you will see the corpse!"
Several other staff nearby cursed in their hearts. This was obviously an excuse to go to Chenliu to take over Liu Sigu's power, but they had no choice but to watch the emperor agree.
"That's fine! You go to Chenliu not only to find military advisors, but also to continue to supervise the management of money and food, supervise the training of scattered troops, and the transportation of supplies. Tell Liu Xiangguo that I will not pursue the matter of confiscating the house for the time being. I will ask him to immediately send 300,000 troops to the army.
Come to Songcheng with your salary!"
It was not until the family realized that firewood and rice were so valuable that Zhu Si directly led the army and realized that the military salary could not be delayed. Not only was the army going to mutiny, but it was also unwilling to sacrifice its life on the battlefield. Now he was so anxious to get the military salary that he did not care about the complaints from the powerful.
Wei Feng was overjoyed and said quickly: "I will definitely live up to your majesty's trust!"
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At the same time, Liu Feng from Luoyang also got news about Chen Liu. He was really puzzled, what happened? Liu Sigu disappeared unexpectedly, why didn't Lei Zhenzi kill him?
Yang Mi was also confused. Ding's plan was to get rid of Liu Sigu. Why didn't Lei Zhenzi execute it?
However, Yang Mi still vaguely guessed that Lei Zhenzi was the senior brother of His Highness King Jin, and it was very likely that His Highness King Jin had other explanations for him.
"Xiangguo, the assassin must perform the task according to the situation. The situation must have changed at that time. It may be that he was surrounded. Lei Zhenzi needed to rely on Liu Sigu to break out. But one thing is for sure, Liu Sigu is finished, otherwise he would not be missing.
, but should return to Chenliu Government Office."
"Is Liu Sigu really finished?"
Liu Feng stared at Yang Mi sternly, "Could he be deceived by Liu Sigu's money and forget his mission?"
What Liu Feng was most worried about was that Liu Sigu bought Lei Zhenzi with a lot of money, causing Lei Zhenzi to let Liu Sigu go and even betray himself.
"Don't worry, Prime Minister, Lei Zhenzi is an outsider and doesn't care about money. I believe he will complete the task."
Just as he was talking, a guard reported in the hall, "To inform the Prime Minister, the black fox is back. He left something for the Prime Minister and then left."
"Where is the thing?"
"In his room!"
Liu Feng and Yang Mi quickly rushed to Lei Zhenzi's room. A large group of guards had surrounded the room, but there was no one inside, and they were just not allowing anyone to enter.
"The Prime Minister is here, please give way!"
Everyone moved out of the way, and Liu Feng and Yang Mi came in a hurry, one behind the other.
The head guard came forward to report, "The things are on the bed in the room, no one has touched them, and the whereabouts of Heili are unknown!"
Liu Feng nodded and pushed the door open. There was almost nothing in Lei Zhenzi's room, only a bed, not even a box, table or chairs.
There was no bedding on the bed, just a small wooden box with a letter on it.
Liu Feng stepped forward. He first took out the letter and looked at it carefully. There was only one sentence in it, 'I have completed the entrustment of the Prime Minister, and I am about to become an immortal. I will return to the mountain to become an immortal!'
Liu Feng was stunned and just left. He hurriedly opened the box again, and suddenly screamed in fright and took a few steps back. The guards stepped forward and found that there was a hand in the box with lime underneath.
"Xiang Guo is a severed hand."
Liu Feng was a butcher by trade, so he was not afraid of this. It was just that it came too suddenly and he was not mentally prepared, so he was startled.
He stepped forward to take a closer look, and saw a thin and dry hand, like an eagle's talons, with a huge sapphire ring on the index finger.
"Xiang Guo, it should be Liu Sigu's hand!" Yang Mi said from the side.
Liu Feng nodded. Liu Sigu's hands were like this. They were thin and dry, like chicken feet. Moreover, he recognized the precious sapphire ring at a glance. It was Liu Sigu's sapphire ring, which was given to him by the emperor. It was extremely valuable.
Expensive.
"Why didn't he send the head?"
Liu Feng was a little depressed and said: "It will make people feel relieved if the head is sent!"
"Xiangguo, don't worry about it. Whether it's a head or a hand, it's actually the same thing. As long as Liu Sigu doesn't show up anymore, he will definitely be dead. It has nothing to do with Xiangguo. Besides, what's wrong with a person without his right hand?"
It can’t be done.”
"That's fine!"
Liu Feng said helplessly: "This matter ends here. Let's quickly send away the 300,000 yuan military salary that the emperor wants. This matter is a major event that cannot be delayed."
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On the tenth day after Liu Sigu disappeared in Chang'an, Liu Sigu, wearing a green robe and a small cap, was led by Wang Yue, the commander of the inner guard, into the Xuandu Temple, one of the three great temples in the world.
The Zixiao Temple in Kongtong Mountain, the Laojun Temple in Qingcheng Mountain and the Xuandu Temple in Chang'an are known as the three great temples in the world. Guo Song's senior brother Gan Feng is currently the palace owner of the Zixiao Temple.
The physical statue of Master Mu Zhenren of Guo Song will be enshrined in turn in the Three Great Dao Temples every year. This is also approved by Guo Song personally. Master wants to be respected by fellow Taoists all over the world, and cannot focus on the beauty of Zixiao Temple. This year it is Xuandu's turn.
Look, the golden body is enshrined in the Golden Body Pavilion.
Liu Sigu also believed in Taoism. When he was the chief staff member of Yu Chaoen, he often came to Xuandu to offer incense. Today, he visited his old place again, which made him deeply moved. Twenty years have passed and things have changed.
No.
"Mr. Liu, please go this way!"
Wang Yue took Liu Sigu to a splendid pavilion. There were three big characters on it, "Golden Body Pavilion", which were written by Guo Song. The master of the temple, Shang Yun Tianshi, was standing at the door. He was over eighty years old and had white hair.
Cang Cang, Liu Sigu still knew him, so he quickly stepped forward and saluted with his palms together.
"Does the Heavenly Master still recognize me?"
Tianshi Shangyun smiled and waved his hand and said: "His Royal Highness King Jin is in the pavilion. Donor Liu please invite me!"
Liu Sigu walked into the pavilion and came to the golden shrine enshrined in the center. He saw the physical image of the Dharma shimmering with golden light. There was also a layer of gauze hanging in front of it, making the Dharma image looming.
Liu Sigu knelt down, kowtowed three times respectfully, and then stepped forward to offer a stick of incense. At this time, Guo Song appeared at the side and said lightly: "Mr. Liu, I haven't seen you for many years!"