A Complete Explanation of the Negative Textbooks of the Imperial Examination

Chapter 120: Eryu

“You and King Liang went to Qizhou at the same time, and at the same time the teacher returned to the dynasty, King Liang has rebelled, but you came back with people unscathed, and went straight to Nanshan. Who knows, you are Didn’t you already collude with King Liang?”

Yin Xiaowei refused to leave: “You want to deceive the princess’ position? Delusional.”

It really makes no sense, the soldiers behind Xiao Jingduo heard that Yin Xiaowei dared to be so rude to the general, they all exploded at once: “You cowards who hide their heads and show their tails, how dare you talk to the governor like this ?”

Xiao Jingduo shouted unbearably: “Shut up!”

The clamor suddenly fell silent. Although these people in the army were still unconvinced and panting heavily, they really didn’t dare to say a word.

Xiao Jingduo reined in his horse and walked forward slowly. The soldiers were startled and shouted, “Captain!”

“What did I just say?” Xiao Jingduo stopped the soldiers’ movements in one sentence, and walked into the attack range of Yin Xiaowei. His eyes swept around, and according to the clothes, he easily recognized the people on the left and right. The person on the right is his subordinate, and the one with the most gorgeous clothes on the left is his classmate of ten years, Bai Jiayi. But now, they were all mercilessly targeting him with poisoned arrows that sealed their throats with blood and killed them.

“I rushed from Tuyuhun to Luoyang, and then rushed back to Beijing from Luoyang. I didn’t expect that the way we met was like this.”

Bai Jiayi’s fingers moved slightly, of course he heard it, Xiao Jingduo said this to him.

In fact, Bai Jiayi had a hunch for a long time that the leader of the right, who opposed the left, was mostly Xiao Jingduo. Although under Rong Ke’s arrangement, Yin Xiaowei’s left and right seldom intersected, and even if they met, it was only for a few moments, not to mention that they were wearing masks outside, but Bai Jiayi knew that that person was Xiao Jingduo.

I believe Xiao Jingduo thinks the same. When the two of them were studying, they were both enemies and friends, and they trusted and guarded against each other. Now they have become opposing identities in a privileged organization, and the relationship between the two has become more complicated. Both Bai Jiayi and Xiao Jingduo tacitly avoided mentioning this matter, and when they performed official duties in private, they did not hesitate to compete for credit. The left and right films are inherently competitive, and they are better than anyone else.

Bai Jiayi never thought that one day, he would hold a poisoned arrow in his own hands and point at Xiao Jingduo. But the day has finally come.

Xiao Jingduo looked ahead when he said this, and the sergeants behind him felt that he was speaking to all Yin Xiaowei. After all, the meritorious officials rushed thousands of miles to rescue the driver, but they were treated like this, and everyone would be angry. Xiao Jingduo put down the words, and then ignored Bai Jiayi’s reaction, and it turned out that Bai Jiayi didn’t respond either.

What a good brother.

He shuttled through everyone’s clothes without a trace, and finally, he accurately cast on one person: “You all know what the rules are, Your Highness, she doesn’t like someone to go over her and make up her own mind. She even has to look at the invitations from the Princess Mansion, let alone my business. You just go and report to His Royal Highness. If she also thinks that I am a member of King Liang’s party, then I have nothing to say. down the mountain.”

Commander Li felt Xiao Jingduo’s sight and knew that these words were meant for him. Rong Ke was seriously injured, and Commander Li wanted her to take good care of her injuries. The safety of the guards was a matter for the secret guards, and Commander Li did not want to trouble Rong Ke with such trivial matters. However, Xiao Jingduo recognized Commander Li, and faintly moved out Rong Ke to put pressure on him, which made Commander Li very unhappy.

But in the end, loyalty to Rong Ke overwhelmed everything. The princess has indeed said that, no matter how small or small, she must be informed.

Commander Li whispered a few words, backed away, and quietly disappeared into the green forest.

In the cave, Rong Ke just changed the medicine. Commander Li came in and announced: “His Royal Highness, Xiao Jingduo is here, he said he wants to see you.”

“He came over?” Rong Ke said, “I’m here today, I’m afraid he’ll be on the road all night again, so he’s too embarrassed to tell me. Let him come in.”

“Your Highness, he came with King Liang and left unscathed. If he was loyal to you, how could King Liang watch him lead the army away?”

Rong Ke smiled after hearing this: “Third uncle really knows me well, and even set my thoughts for me. Sure enough, it is the closest person who can set up this kind of thing. Bureau.”

Rong Ke got up, and the female bodyguard hurried over to help her. After standing firm, Rong Ke said, “If it were someone else, I might think about this, but Xiao Jingduo, he won’t.”

Really not? Commander Li was very skeptical, but Rong Ke said so, he would not object: “His Royal Highness, that subordinate brought him in?”

“No need, I’ll go out.”

“Go out?” Commander Li and the female bodyguard were both startled, and quickly persuaded, “No, Your Highness, you are seriously injured, how can you go out to take risks in person? Xiao Jingduo also brought more than 100 people with him. Come here, even if Xiao Jingduo is really innocent, what about the people behind him? If there is a conflict at that time, my subordinates may not be able to protect you.”

To put it bluntly, Commander Li still couldn’t believe it. After hearing this, Rong Ke asked back, “Let me ask you, Xiao Jingduo brought people into the mountain, what did they do when they found you?”

“Rapid, almost got a hand with us.”

“Isn’t that right?”

What is this all about? Commander Li didn’t understand and asked honestly, “Why? They are obviously disrespectful.”

“If they explain calmly, or pretend to be pitiful and wronged, I would doubt them. People who are on the road are already impetuous, and they must be very angry when they are wronged. Those who prepare will not be angry or annoyed when they are wronged, and explain calmly.”

It turned out to be so, Commander Li suddenly realized. He asked: “His Royal Highness, even if Xiao Jingduo is really fine, it’s enough to bring him in, why do you have to go out in person?”

“It’s not me going out.” Rong Ke said, “It’s us.”

“What?”

“The reinforcements from Yizhou are coming.”

Commander Li was stunned for a while, before he slowly reacted. He asked incredulously: “How did the troops from Yizhou arrive so quickly? Your Highness, you have already arranged it?”

Rong Ke smiled lightly: “Naturally. I still don’t trust him in the Turks. To conquer King Zheng, how can I really let him lead his troops out of the city?”

After Commander Li left, a confrontation formed on the mountain road. The hundred elite soldiers all put their hands on the swords, and Yin Xiaowei also filled the crossbow, ready to buckle down the board.

Xiao Jingduo was caught in the middle, but he was very calm. Although both sides are subordinates, but looking at the current situation, most of the first to suffer when a conflict occurs is him. But Xiao Jingduo was sure that nothing would happen.

He believes in Rongke and in himself.

. He had been sitting firmly on the horse, only the horse snorted impatiently. Suddenly, Xiao Jingduo’s body moved, and his arms tensed in an instant: “Your Highness!”

Everyone immediately looked back, and many people were dumbfounded. Why did the princess come out on her own?

Rong Ke rode a horse and slowly approached from the jungle. Yin Xiaowei wanted to step forward, but was waved away by Rong Ke: “Nothing, you all go down.”

Rong Ke is the backbone of the team. If she is in chaos, the whole army will be in chaos. .”

However in fact, how could it be okay?

Xiao Jingduo looked at Rong Ke’s pale face, and immediately recognized that she was trying to be brave again. But this is not the place to talk, so Xiao Jingduo had to suppress his worries and asked, “Why did you come out?” What if he really had his back?

Rong Ke was too lazy to answer again, and asked directly: “How many people have you brought back to Beijing?”

“Now there are 100 elite soldiers, all of whom are trustworthy. There are 8,000 people in the back. Excluding the baggage and the sick, there are still 6,000 fighting strengths.”

“Where are they now?”

Xiao Jingduo estimated the distance of the army and said, “It should be able to arrive in a day and night.” After he finished speaking, he paused, and added: “If you go to Luoyang, a quick march will suffice for one night. already.”

Go back and cooperate with the Xuzhou governor to contain King Liang.” Rong Ke thought about it, but still felt uneasy, “No, I have to go in person.”

“Your Highness, how can this be?”

Even Xiao Jingduo said: “You are injured, go back to Beijing to recover from your injury, I am in Luoyang.”

“The governor of Luoyang belonged to King Liang, so he dared to station in Luoyang openly and aboveboard, not to mention that he still has King Zheng in his hands, the Cui family will listen to him and open Qizhou area to him. He has prepared enough for himself, obviously he came prepared, if he doesn’t handle it properly, it may lead to a catastrophe.” Rong Ke shook his head firmly, “He was afraid that something would happen to him, so he stopped in Luoyang, and he was careful in Beijing. Assassination for me, if he is in charge of himself, this is definitely not the situation now. The mistakes he made, I will not make a second time, this expedition, I must go in person. ”

King Liang sat in the barracks, discussing matters with the governor of Luozhou.

“King Liang, why did you let those eight thousand people leave?”

, if this plan is over, it will be a hidden danger to keep him by his side sooner or later, but he dares to bring two hundred people to attack the Turks’ tooth tent, I still can’t trust him! It’s better to let him leave with people, it will be considered an absolute trouble.”

“Then…they are in front and have no defense against the back. Wouldn’t it be better if we took the opportunity to sneak attack and wipe out Xiao Jingduo’s army? If he brought the army to Chang’an, Gan Ning Wouldn’t it be helpful all of a sudden?”

Liang Wang shook his head: “Gan Ning would have helped. I know my niece, and I am guarding her, so why is she not? I am afraid she has already ordered people to bring them to Beijing to **** them early. , In my opinion, most of them are from the southwest. It was a mistake not to kill her with one blow that day, and those idiots even let her flee outside the city. Once outside the city, the follow-up reinforcements will arrive soon. If you want to kill her again, it will be as hard as the sky.”

“What do we do now?”

“With Yizhou’s army, it’s only a matter of time before Chang’an returns to Ganning’s hands. We should make some arrangements as soon as she cleans up the people in Chang’an.”

The governor of Luozhou was very disapproving: “King Liang, we are sitting in Luoyang, why should we be afraid of her? And after Luoyang, Qizhou area also fell into our pocket, we have opened up the road behind, Even if Luoyang does fall, we should retreat to the Qinghe River. To the east of the Qinghe River is the sea. We have the heavy city of Luoyang in our hands, and there is a retreat behind us. Qizhou is the hometown of grain production, and the military reserves will definitely keep up.”

This is King Liang’s proud stroke and the result of his painstaking planning for many years. He took advantage of his strength, first let Rong Ke and Zheng Wang fight, then attacked Zheng Wang’s name, led the army in an upright manner, and finally detained Zheng Wang and united the family, but instead achieved his great cause. King Liang also thanked Rong Ke very much. If it weren’t for her, how could the aristocratic family be forced to such an extent, and how could he have gotten a ready-made bargain?

Liang Wang said quite proudly: “My niece has been worrying since she was a child. She takes one step and counts three steps. , It’s almost impossible to guard against. I didn’t expect that she had planned so much, but she was used by me and paved the way for me. ”

The Inspector of Luozhou complimented him very politely: “My subordinates are ignorant and cannot understand King Liang’s wisdom, please let King Liang show it.”

“I originally planned to control Xiao Jingduo, and then control his army. Whether this plan is successful or not, I have other plans in the future. If it does, I will let his people go to Chang’an to fight the vanguard, Consume Yizhou’s military strength. If it doesn’t work, then I will let him take people away and spread some specious news to stir up Gan Ning’s suspicion. With Xiao Jingduo’s army standing in front of us, Yizhou reinforcements are coming. To conquer us, we have to deal with Xiao Jingduo’s 8,000 people first. Why not use the existing barriers?”

“It’s fantastic.” The governor of Luozhou sighed with his hands down, “With them rushing in front, we have more time to line up and cultivate our lives. But the people from Yizhou To fight Xiao Jingduo ahead of time, Xiao Jingduo is quite talented in military law, and with Xiao Jingduo restrained, the people of Yizhou will only be exhausted and exhausted, we just made a big effort to defeat the imperial reinforcements, and then drove straight ahead to capture Chang’an.”

Liang Wang nodded in agreement. He smiled and said: “Jiang is still old and hot. My father led the army to conquer Chang’an and imprisoned his father to kill his brother. Why can’t I do what my father can do? If Rong Wenzhe was in power, it would be fine. Rong Lang was a young child. Why are you pressing on my head and ordering the world?”

The Governor of Luozhou agreed. The two of them were discussing how to attack Chang’an in the future. A soldier lifted the curtain and came in: “Your Highness, there are scouts in the west.”

“West?” Liang Wang said, “It should be Xiao Jingduo’s scouts. He still keeps sending scouts to us, is he so afraid of us chasing?”

The Inspector of Luozhou said jokingly: “It’s not because King Liang expects things like a **** that this makes this young **** of war so jealous.”

It is a very proud thing to be recognized by an opponent. King Liang also smiled proudly: “He is a capable person, but unfortunately, this genius can only be strangled in the bud.”

After a while, the soldiers ran in again to report: “Your Highness, the brothers from the watchtower said that this time it was not just the scouts, but the army behind them also followed.”

“What does he want to do?” King Liang stood up suspiciously, and another soldier rushed in shouting “Report”, “His Royal Highness, there is also an army approaching from the east, about 20,000 people.”

This time, even the complacent Luozhou prefect felt wrong: “What’s going on? Xiao Jingduo just brought the army back, where are the people from the east?”

“Look at the flag, it looks like the Governor of Xuzhou.”

“Xuzhou?” Liang Wang said angrily, “Okay, she has already arranged it, I am afraid that just as I led the troops out of Beijing, the governors of Yizhou and Xuzhou received a secret order, wanting to Kill the donkey. Oh, this is really my good niece!”

Save the car, King Liang is probably about to be enthroned. But now, there are people from Xiao Jingduo in front of him, and people from Xuzhou in the back cut off the retreat.

What’s more, Rong Ke came in person this time. The presence of the Princess Regent in person was undoubtedly a great boost to morale. A few days later, the governor of Yizhou also led people to catch up, and the three armies surrounded King Liang into an iron barrel.

, to win is from the dragon’s work. Because of what happened to King Zheng, the Cui family now spares no effort to support King Liang. If King Liang wins, their Cui family still has room to turn around. If Gan Ning wins…the consequences are unimaginable.

As for Chang’an, there are six prime ministers in charge, and state affairs will not go wrong. As long as Rong Ke and Liang Wang decide the winner, whoever returns to Chang’an will be the winner who dominates the situation .

King Liang was besieged from three sides and resisted desperately. Although Rong Ke seemed to have the upper hand, he was more eager to end the war than King Liang.

There is no other reason. The Xuan Dynasty has launched three wars this year, one foreign war and two civil wars. The treasury has long been unable to support it. It is said that barefoot people are not afraid of wearing shoes. King Liang is a rebel, and he does not feel distressed by the wanton destruction, but there is still a family business behind Rong Ke, which she cannot afford.

Since Rong Ke came to power, there have been continuous wars. Although the frontier and foreign wars have been victorious one after another, it is also a big drain on the people’s livelihood. Do the math, the battle of King Liang is already the fourth war. , And this is only the third year of Rong Ke’s regency, and the war is more frequent than that of the previous emperor. In the previous dynasty, the country was destroyed by natural disasters and wars, and Rong Ke did not dare to gamble on his own national luck.

Until now, the people are all good, and it is a miracle that the people have not complained about Rong Ke’s frequent wars. However, where there are so many miracles in the world, the reason why the people did not rebound violently is because Rong Ke made arrangements in advance. How much effort will be spent during this period, how can outsiders know?

In this battle, both sides are fighting with their lives, everyone knows that if they win, they will be prosperous and rich, and if they lose, they will be ruined. Even if they die in battle, as long as their master wins in the end, their family members will also receive compensation. King Liang’s soldiers fought their last battles, and their resistance was particularly fierce.

In Chang’an, snowflakes of battle reports were constantly sent back to the imperial court. Rong Lang’s eyes were firmly locked in the direction of Luoyang. Empress Dowager Cui sat in the palace, waiting for the final verdict. Empress Dowager Xia also recited Buddha all day long, and bless Rong Ke, as usual, to return victoriously.

The young man who was replaced by Goro smiled shyly: “Mingyue is coming back from the palace, I am waiting for her.”

“Yo, didn’t the palace say that no one will be released, Mingyue can still come back?”

“Yes, she wrote a few months ago that the princess regent was sympathetic to her, specially let her go out of the palace to reunite with her relatives, and rewarded her with a large dowry.”

“It’s good to come back, it’s good to come back!” Everyone laughed cheerfully, “Did you two grow up together? I remember that Mingyue was expropriated by the imperial court, and you haven’t been there since then. Say kiss. Fortunately, Mingyue is coming back, so it’s not worth waiting for her for so many years.”

Goro thought of the beloved girl in the palace, and a smile appeared on his lips. He ignored everyone’s jokes, walked to no one, and took out a sachet from his underwear.

The moon and the river are embroidered on the sachet, which corresponds to their names. Goro put away Mingyue’s embroidery, looked at the direction of Chang’an in the northwest, and muttered: “Mingyue said in the letter that she will be able to leave the palace in August. Now, she should be walking on the road, right? She likes to eat lotus seeds, I am more Prepare something for her.”

Goro, who was immersed in joy, did not know that his bright moon would never eat lotus seeds again.

The author has something to say: Mingyue and Goro’s story is inspired by “poor and boundless riverside bones, just like people in a spring boudoir dream.”

When I was learning this poem, I felt very sad, so it was integrated into the story of Xiao Jingduo and Rong Ke, even if Mingyue was just a small character who sacrificed in the palace coup, but the little people also have their own stories what.