Bamboo Raw Huaian

Chapter 25

In the 11th year of Long'an, Jiqiu.

Mao Shi.

The sky had just been brightened, and the sun had not yet risen. The entire Wei Palace was shrouded in the haze of the morning, squatting like a beast with sharpened teeth. Because it was hard to see the depth, it was even more frightening.

The sixteen guards of the imperial army stood solemnly in the empty palace road, with black clothes and armor, integrated with the palace of Wei.

The drum sounded three times, and a group of Beiyan people came from Xuanwu Gate under the guidance of the servants.

In the Northern Yan Dynasty, Huer Khan and the second prince Bilig had been fighting for power for a long time. This time, when Huer Khan died in Wei State, the second prince took the opportunity to take the throne. The death of Khan made a big fuss, from which he sought control of ten cities in the northern border.Therefore, after receiving the news, the second prince immediately sent a mission to Wei.

When the Northern Yan envoys entered the hall, the courtiers of the Great Wei Dynasty were already lined up in the hall, both civil and military.The leading emissary walked behind the servants with his head bowed, walking from the door to the front of the imperial court, secretly sizing up the courtiers of the Kingdom of Wei from the corner of his eyes.

Seeing that Mr. Zhou Ge was indeed not in the court hall, he was secretly happy.Xin Dao Wei Guo has been controlled by Mr. Zhou Ge for so many years, once he loses his backbone, he is very likely to get benefits from Wei Guo this trip.

Walking to the front of the imperial court, I saw two people standing near the emperor of Wei.

One is armored, fierce and gloomy, and the other is cold and slender, romantic and reserved.

The messenger's heart skipped a beat, but before he could think about it, he knelt down to pay respects to the Emperor Wei.While he was saying some eulogizing scenes, his mind was spinning fast.

Wearing armor, he recognized him as the living Yan Luo who frightened the northern Yan border. He heard that he died outside a few years ago, and somehow he was standing here again.

The well-mannered man thought he was the Crown Prince and Taifu of the State of Wei. I heard that he was the one who led the Crown Prince of the State of Wei to escape from the hand of Hu Erhan.It was just rumored that he was injured all over his body, and he seemed to be dying soon.I don't want to see that although his complexion is a little pale, his back is straight and he is not tired.

Thinking back again, since he entered the Wei Palace from the Xuanwu Gate, he saw that the guards were sharp and the courtiers were calm and calm, and they did not look like they had just experienced the palace change.

It's more like, it's more like a net has been laid, just waiting for him to enter the urn.

The emissary woke up suddenly, staring at a small piece of ground in front of his forehead, sweating profusely.

He came in a hurry. He thought that Wei Guo's vitality was seriously injured, and he was not fully prepared. If...

When the emperor asked him to stand up and speak again, he didn't dare to show it on his face, his heart was already in turmoil, and he didn't dare to be opportunistic anymore. He carefully said every word: "My king heard that the former king Huerhan died in the court of Wei State. God give me an explanation."

The emperor nodded, and said in a low voice: "Kur Khan committed an accident in the capital of our country and died unexpectedly. I feel very sorry, but there is nothing I can do." Fu elaborated."

Duan Qingzhu came out in response, gave a little salute, raised his eyes, and the phoenix eyes were clear.

The emissary only felt that the other party had seen through all his chips at this glance.

Standing beside Duan Qingzhu, Xiao Daokun watched the person on his heart speak clearly and loudly in the hall, and felt proud and stunned.It turns out that during the seven years when he was not around, Xiao Shisan, who was cautious and cautious at the beginning, has grown into a prince and Taifu who can be the only one in charge of Wei.

noon.

When the red sun is in the sky, its way is bright.

The bell rang three times, and the aftertaste lingered throughout Miyagi.

Beiyan's envoy came back in a hurry, and walked through the palace road in silence. Before a stick of incense, he had just signed a 30-year treaty with Wei on behalf of Beiyan. That clause might affect the two countries for ten years or even a hundred years. the way forward.

After leaving the Suzaku Gate, he couldn't help but look back, and finally looked at this majestic palace city.

After 200 years of wind and rain, the imperial city of Wei State has stood firm and shined brightly under the sun at noon.

In the 11th year of Long'an, Wei State and Beiyan signed a treaty, known as the Long'an Agreement in history.

Since then, the border between the two countries has been peaceful for 30 years, and a commercial road across the north and south has been opened, benefiting hundreds of thousands of people along the way.

Chaotang.

The Yan people left, but the faces of the ministers were not much relaxed.

After dealing with the foreign aggression, it seems that the old clan is about to be dealt with.Now the mastermind, the Zhou family, has been imprisoned, the mansion has been sealed up, Concubine Yi has been imprisoned in the palace, and the old clan has completely collapsed.On the other hand, Duan Qingzhu's sonorous and powerful words to Beiyan's envoy are still echoing in everyone's ears, and they are in full swing. If Duan Qingzhu is willing, he will take advantage of the trend to completely pull down the members of the old clan and other families...

For the old clan that did not participate in the collaborating with the enemy for a while, everyone was in danger.

There is a dude in this group of people, and the official has achieved the position of the Ministry of Industry.This person has no half-body ability, but usually relies on his family to run amok.

Ever since Duan Qingzhu opened his mouth just now, his complexion was pale, and the cold sweat couldn't stop flowing.When Duan Qingzhu was still in the Nanfeng Hall, he went to order it a few times. Later, he didn't know what tricks Duan Qingzhu used to get into the court. He always sneered at it.

Now that Duan Qingzhu has gained power, he might be the first one who wants to rectify it!

He hid among the crowd, the more he thought about it, the more afraid he became, nervously wiping the sweat from his forehead with his cuff.He waited for a while, but there was silence in the hall, and no one spoke.

The string in the palm's heart broke with a snap.

He rolled and crawled out of the line, knelt down in front of the imperial court, weeping, and shouted: "Your Majesty! Your Majesty! Don't listen to the words of the demon and kill Zhongliang, Your Majesty!"

He knocked his head three times "bang bang bang", stood up abruptly, pointed at Duan Qingzhu, and said ruthlessly: "This person is originally the little singer of the Nanfeng Pavilion, and he is a seducer! You must not listen to what this person says. His Majesty!"

He kowtowed a few more times, racked his brains and poured all the dirty water he could think of on Duan Qingzhu's body, and then he couldn't get up on his knees, waiting for the court and the public to be uproarious and His Majesty to be furious.

Unexpectedly, after waiting for a long time, all the room was silent.

The blood in Gongbu Zhanggu's body turned cold in an instant.

In fact, over the past few years, everyone present who is well-informed, whether true or false, has heard about Duan Qingzhu's background.But it's hard to tell whether the origin is true or false, Duan Qingzhu's skill and courage are obvious to all present.Some people respect him, but ignore what he says; some people are afraid of him, and they only dare to keep it in their hearts when they hear it.

The director of the Ministry of Industry is usually a fool who relies on the family's shade, but now he is appointed to speak out at this time because he was so scared and stupid.

Some people watched the joke in silence, while some were angry but had no way to explain it.

The hall was silent.

In this dead silence, the person on the Dragon Throne finally opened his mouth mercifully, but he didn't even look at Zhang Gu who was kneeling on the ground, and just told King Huai'an in a low voice:

"Let people in."

Xiao Daokun went out in response, and returned after a few breaths, followed by a young man with a gentle and kind face.

Everyone felt that the young man had a kind face, and they were taken aback for a moment, and then they couldn't help discussing in a low voice.

Suddenly someone said: "Tell me, does this look like Zheng..."

"...But the Zheng family didn't copy and kill all the families?"

Amidst the sound of careful observation, Xiao Daokun led the people to the front of the imperial court, cupped his hands and said: "Your Majesty, Zheng Li, the orphan of the Zheng family, brought it here."

The ministers were in an uproar.

After Xiao Daokun finished speaking, he returned to the queue, and the moment he turned around, he gave Duan Qingzhu a comforting smile.

Duan Qingzhu met his gaze, felt as if his heart had melted with honey, lowered his eyes, and bent them without showing any trace, feeling very happy in his heart.

After thinking about it for a while, he knew that Xiao Daokun must have saved Zheng Li.

Just like Xiao Daokun saved his own life back then.

Just now, he actually heard from Zhang Gu that he didn't have any fluctuations in his heart when he was a small singer. He had long accepted the identity he once had.Those days in the Nanfeng Pavilion smoothed his arrogance and gave him the courage to think calmly no matter where he was.Besides, with his current status, a mere vague accusation can't do anything to him.

Xiao Daokun still wanted to comfort him.

For such a small matter, it's over there.

he thinks.The lowered eyes are full of smiles.

He was thinking in this way, Zheng Li had already kowtowed to the emperor in that side.

The emperor said: "The widow has sent people to investigate the cases many years ago, and found that the Zhou family, together with the Zhang family, Xie family, and Su family, have dealt with many officials of the imperial court. Most of the crimes are unclear."

The emperor walked down the imperial steps, helped Zheng Li up with his own hands, and said in a slow voice, "As the orphan of the Zheng family, would you like to represent those loyal ministers who died and witness their grievances?"

Zheng Li raised his head, pursed his lips and endured and endured, finally left two lines of tears, knelt down on the ground again, and said in a trembling voice: "Yes."

The emperor nodded and patted him on the shoulder.

Then he turned around, walked up to Duan Qingzhu, and said slowly: "Qing, as the orphan of the Duan family, would you like to be a witness for the loyal minister who died unjustly?"

Duan Qingzhu was taken aback.

Then, under the stunned or shocked gazes of the civil and military officials of the Manchu Dynasty, they bowed down and bowed down, performed the Jishou salute, and said yes.

He raised his head again, his eyes glistening, tears streaming down his face.

Accompanied by Zheng Li's clear statement, the certified evidence was presented one by one.

Under the sun at noon, the orphans of Zheng and Duan, on behalf of the lost loyal souls, witnessed that all the crimes committed for the purpose of power and greed were invisible.

The grievance has finally been cleared.

The heroic soul under the Nine Springs can rest in peace.

11 years of Longan.

Emperor Long'an withdrew from the cabinet.Elder Zhou Ge, Zhang Rui and others ransacked their homes and beheaded for the crime of treason and mutilation of Zhongliang, and the eldest daughter of the Zhou family, Concubine Yi, was given to death.Although Shen Yao participated in the rebellion, he thought that he had recalled his troops in time and made great contributions to the crime, so he was demoted from his post and fined for three years.

At this point, the old clans headed by Zhou, Zhang, Xie, and Su, who had dominated the Great Wei for nearly a hundred years, went into decline, and the reformers headed by King Huai'an and Taifu officially stepped onto the stage of history.The young Emperor Long'an started his drastic political reform, known as the rule of Long'an in history.

After 200 years, the Great Wei Dynasty has since then glowed with new vitality and moved towards another glory.

After the court was over, Zheng Li walked out of the hall with the crowd, looked up at the huge Wei Palace, and felt like a dream.

When the Zheng family ransacked his family and exterminated his family, he was only half a child.The front foot was still listening to people's stories in the alley, and the back foot saw a group of officers and soldiers breaking down the gate of his house aggressively. A family member stepped forward to stop him, and blood was seen in an instant.As a result, the women's family's screams could be heard across the entire alley.He was so frightened that he was at a loss as to where his hands and feet were cold.

Zheng's mansion was full of officers and soldiers, he didn't dare to go back, he could only leave the teahouse in panic, ran to curl up in a dark narrow alley, his hands and feet would twitch with fright when he heard the slightest noise from the other end of the alley.When I was thirsty, I drank a few sips of the stagnant water on the side of the road. When I was hungry, I went to the side of the restaurant to pick up some leftovers.

A few days passed in such a daze, and one day, all of a sudden, people from all over the street rushed towards the entrance of the vegetable market.He was caught in the crowd, and heard a few words sporadically, such as "beheaded" and "the whole family of Zheng's family".

With a "buzz" in his head, he suddenly ignored it and shouted: "Why is the door full?! Uh..." What about me? !And I was not arrested!There must be many people alive!

Before he could finish his sentence, a hand outstretched from the crowd suddenly covered his mouth and dragged him into the carriage.

He also had no strength to resist, and he squatted in the corner without saying a word when he got into the carriage.After a while, I shed tears belatedly, whimpered and sobbed, my face covered with snot and tears.

When Zheng Li finally regained his composure, he was already secretly on his way to the northern border.

The pain of extermination was buried by the wind and sand beyond the Great Wall, and he witnessed the cruelty of the battlefield on the frozen soil of the northern border.

He grew up amidst the clashing sounds of knives and halberds, and amidst the blood of wounds stitched up with trembling hands in fear.

He guessed that it was the King of Huai'an who saved him by means, so he was grateful and waited until the day when he could help the prince and avenge the family.

The day has finally arrived.

Zheng Li was thinking about something, and when he went down the steps, he stepped on the air without paying attention. When he was in a hurry to stabilize his body, a pair of arms stretched out to support him.

Zheng Li breathed a sigh of relief, and wanted to thank him, so he turned his head and met a pair of familiar phoenix eyes.

Duan Qingzhu looked at him, filled with emotions for a moment, but he didn't know how to say it, so he just smiled at him gently.

When Zheng Li saw him, he was very childishly happy.He opened his mouth to scream, but he was afraid that he would take care of it, so the two words rolled on the tip of his tongue for a long time without making a sound.

Duan Qingzhu laughed and patted the back of his hand: "Young Master, you can call me anything."

Zheng Li lowered his eyes and called him in a low voice: "Thirteen..."

Duan Qingzhu responded, and he became happy again, and affectionately pulled him away: "I knew you were a very powerful person! When I was in the northern border, I heard them talk about Tai Tuo, so I guessed If it’s you, you’re right!”

Duan Qingzhu asked him with a smile in his phoenix eyes: "How is your life in the northern border, young master?"

"Yes." Zheng Li replied, "Everyone in the barracks treats me very well. I also studied medicine, and now I am a very good doctor."

He saw Duan Qingzhu look over in surprise, suddenly remembered something, held hands and moved closer, and whispered: "My lord told me that you are together, it is true."

Duan Qingzhu hadn't had this kind of bouncing conversation for several years, so he was taken aback for a moment, and answered "Yes" a little too late.

Zheng Li nodded with an old-fashioned look, and patted the back of his hand: "Very good. I wish you a happy marriage for a hundred years and a successful agreement!"

Duan Qingzhu thanked him with a smile, and invited him back to the house, and everyone gathered for a reunion dinner.

Zheng Li still had things to do in the northern border, so he only stayed for one night before he had to go back.

Duan Qingzhu prepared horses and guards for him the night before, and under Xiao Daokun's helpless gaze, he packed up a bag of soft food and clothing, and brought them all for him.

In the early morning of the next day, Duan Qingzhu sent people outside the west city gate, seeing Zheng Li getting on the horse with red eyes, he couldn't let go of it, and held hands to remind him ten thousand times, for fear that Zheng Li would suffer a disadvantage on the way and catch the cold.Xiao Daokun's reluctance made him turn over several pots of vinegar.

Zheng Li was also reluctant, so Duan Qingzhu nodded obediently at everything he said, and when he had said everything he had to say, he sniffed and said goodbye to them with tears in his eyes.

Duan Qingzhu let go of his hand, and still patted him: "Take care of yourself and pay attention to your body."

Zheng Li wiped away his tears and nodded: "I will, and you should be well too."

Xiao Daokun couldn't bear the stickiness between the two of them, he hugged Duan Qingzhu into his arms, and said to Zheng Li, "Okay, let's go. Yan Mo'an is still waiting for you."

Zheng Li just walked away step by step, turning his head and waving his hands vigorously after going far away, shouting: "We will come back to see you together next year!"

Duan Qingzhu answered him loudly, and when the answer was over, she came to her senses, turned her head to look at Xiao Daokun, frowned and said, "What Yan Mo'an?"

Xiao Daokun rubbed the top of his hair: "The boy from the Yan family is not bad at martial arts, and his thinking is quick, not bad."

"Hmm." Duan Qingzhu answered vaguely, watched Zheng Li leave, and saw that the figure had become a small dot and disappeared, then turned around and looked suspiciously at Xiao Daokun, "Second son of the Yan family, I have heard of it, isn't it?" A good match...how did Zheng Li get mixed up with him?"

After thinking about it, he said again: "Do you think Zheng Li will suffer?"

Xiao Daokun had no choice but to wrap him in his robe and take him back home in a carriage, saying perfunctorily: "What kind of losses does he have, how can Yan Mo'an let him suffer."

"But……"

"No but." Xiao Daokun rubbed his slender waist hard, causing the person in his arms to groan, "Master Duan, who worries about the country and the people, if you have time to worry about him, you might as well worry about me, huh? "