Chapter 57: War and Peace
The wind never stopped. The roar of the pen ~ fun ~ pavilion www.biquge.info almost blew down the stars hanging above the night. The helpless branches, swaying powerlessly in the wind, were finally blown by the roaring wind, and swung in the air, which was so pitiful; the broken petals scattered all over the place, in the shallow grass, helplessly tumbling and swaying, and the withered flower bones were in sight; the fragrance of flowers scattered among the grass, the joy that was no longer there, occasionally climbed up the window edge and slipped into the house, but it had long since lost the original unbearable smell of flowers, and at this time, after all, there was still a shallow smell of corruption. But I don't know if it's the smell of residual flowers, or the rotten smell of the grass...
It was as if there was such a smell everywhere in the air, and if you wanted to escape from it, you couldn't find a place like that—a place to hide for a while.
Curling green smoke, straight up, frolicking in the clouds, overlooking this thousand-year-old city, looking at the street scene that was tormented by the wind all night, and still left traces of last night.
Fortunately, few people care about the pedestrians walking on the streets. Only a dozen or so sedan chair drivers complained, and the men in the sedan chair occasionally pulled the sedan curtains and poked their eyes out of the window for a hint of surprise at the poor man who had fallen on the street corner. The corners of his mouth will show a hint of lament and pity, even at the corners of his eyes. It's just that their feelings, and only now, will never press down the palanquin and stretch out a warm hand to help them - those poor people.
Whenever the sedan curtain was raised, the hawker on the side of the road would always raise his voice a little more when he saw the pair of eyes peeking out of the window—almost with all the strength of his body, and that voice would be felt even by a perennial deaf person. Such a roar will always attract the eyes of the people in the sedan chair. Even if they stay for a while, they will have a glimmer of opportunity, and there will be a glimmer of hope in their hearts. What's more, at this time, there was already a person who walked out slowly and stopped in front of him.
Seeing the man's silk and satin, the vendor's eyes flashed with a scorching light. It's just that this scorching light instantly became a little resentful, and he looked coldly at the old man and the young man leaning on the corner. The old man's face is full of years, and the struggles and sufferings of the years, and a pair of eyes that should be innocent and innocent, but at this time they are also full of pain, and they can't find a trace of joy at this age, only countless pains.
Li Muqi took off his robe and gently draped it over the little girl's thin and thin body. Seeing Li Muqi like this, the little girl not only did not have gratitude in her eyes, but there was fear, panicked and helplessly dodged, trying to avoid Li Muqi's warm eyes, and her thin body was already trembling in the old man's arms at this time; After a long time, seeing that Li Muqi's eyes were so clear, and he didn't feel a trace of malice, the corners of the old man's mouth eased slightly, revealing a hint of a smile, and a little apology appeared in his dim eyes, and his palm, which was full of folds like tree bark, caressed the girl's back and calmed her uneasy mood.
Without too many words, Li Muqi can already imagine what kind of suffering they have experienced, what kind of suffering they have experienced, and what kind of days they have experienced. There is always no shortage of duplicitous people in the world, under the guise of doing good deeds, doing shameless things - things that are difficult and unimaginable.
Li Muqi turned around and whispered a few words in the ear of the palanquin man, took off a piece of beautiful jade from his body, and handed it to the old man with gratitude in his eyes. The old man held the beautiful jade given to her by Li Muqi in his hand, and pulled his granddaughter, wanting to give a big gift. But Li Muqi was held up by both hands, looked at the pair of mother-in-law and grandson with gentle eyes, and said softly that he didn't want to thank him.
Seeing the sedan chair man carrying his proud son away, Li Muqi and Li Antong turned around and left. A very low voice sounded behind him, "It's strange that there can be such a fool in the world." The peddler kept shaking his head and sighing, but he was also complaining about why Li Muqi didn't leave that "stupidity" to him...
At this time, it was already past the time of the previous dynasty, and Li Muqi deliberately delayed because he wanted to miss that hour, and he didn't want to waste his time there. It's just that there are only countless scheming, but there is not the slightest trace of true affection - the real love for the well-being of the people.
In just a few days, the capital has undergone great changes, and these changes are not the scenery of the capital, where the scenery seems to have no four seasons, and will always be missing a bit of beauty - the beauty of nature. This change is mainly about people, changes in people. These things have been recited in the mouths of the people. Their descriptions are so clear and clear that they seem to be happening right in front of them. I don't know how they learned to speak so much, and where they learned to be so eloquent.
Li Muhua's marriage has been decided, and at the end of the year, it is his wedding day, and now too many people are preparing for him, working this matter, and some people are constantly being scolded and ridiculed because of this. The most surprising thing is that Han Fu will be crowned the king of the county at this time. It's strange at this point, but it's not particularly strange. Mother is more expensive than son, father is more important than daughter, Han Shiling, the second lady of Han Mansion, on the third day of Li Muqi's departure, was named a noble concubine by Li Shuheng, and the concubine and the queen are only one step away; As for what Zhang Zhenggang wanted, Li Shuheng did not come forward, and was rejected by Han Fu, after all, Han Fu was unwilling to go against Li Shuheng's intentions at this time.
The sun is slanting and slanting, barely over the shoulders, standing above the head. At this time, Li Muqi happened to come to the foot of the imperial city, and Li Shuheng was roaring at the court, with a layer of cold anger on his face, looking at the lower level of Wenwu. He said sharply, "Except for these trivial things, there is nothing else to do?" The officials looked at each other, but they were actually waiting for someone's nod, or someone's eyes. After a long time like this, Li Shuheng still didn't see anyone speak, and his anger instantly flowed all over his entire face, taking broken steps, looking at Chao Wenwu carefully, and looking at their faces. I already knew in my heart that there were a few people who already knew about this, and they were so hesitant at this time that they were just waiting, waiting for the approval of others. Seeing this scene, he was furious in his heart, and suddenly threw out the fold in his hand and smashed it on top of the official uniform. The man was startled, and hurriedly fell to his knees, just in time to see what was written on it.
He was not ignorant of what was written above, but he was unwilling to be the first to mention it.
Li Shuheng took off his clothes last night and was about to fall asleep, when an 800-mile urgent fold was hurriedly sent to the inner palace, and handed over by the celebrant to Li Shuheng's close inner prison. Seeing the eunuch who was in a hurry and a little flustered, he was just about to reprimand, but when he saw the thing in the eunuch's hand, he hurriedly took it, didn't dare to stay, and without waiting for the report, he hurriedly walked in and handed it to Li Shuheng.
Seeing this thing, the drowsiness of subordinate Heng disappeared instantly, and after reading for a long time, he slammed this thing on the table, and wandered in the hall for a long time, after all, it was difficult to make a decision. At this moment, the east was slightly pale, and there was a ray of light struggling in that darkness.
Li Shuheng patiently listened to the inconsequential things played by Wenwu, but when he didn't see them mention it, he couldn't help but feel a wave of anger in his heart;
After carefully reading the folds that Li Shuheng fell, no one said anything.
Li Shuheng looked at the generals under him, and said angrily, "Is it that he was bullied by other parties like this, and no one was angry, and no one was worried about me and solved this matter for me?" glared at the generals and said sharply, "Where is your courage? Where is your anger?"
The generals only promised, and no one spoke. There were several young generals who were about to move to speak, but they were stopped by their eyes.
At this moment, Sima Changming took a step forward, bowed and said, "This matter has happened, don't move lightly at this time." ”
"Then according to the Prime Minister's wishes, what will I do?"
"According to the old minister's opinion," Sima Changming said, "You must not go to war, you can only make peace with it." If you fight, you will lose, and if you seek peace, you will be safe, so as to protect tens of thousands of Li people from the pain of war and separation. ”
"Seeking peace?" Li Shuheng's face couldn't help but have a layer of anger, and he said sharply, "Before the battle, I will sue for peace, how do you tell me to face the ancestors, how to face the emperor, and how to tens of thousands of soldiers?"
"If it is a war, it may be difficult to win, and only by seeking peace can we protect the land and defend the people. ”
"Is this what Qing and the others mean?" Li Shuheng looked around at the crowd of civil and military officials, and said sharply.
At this time, the military generals have spoken one after another, and the generals have words and fighters, and if they look closely, they are some generals who stand at the end of the court, and only have a little meager skill, and want to show their skills with this; the military generals along the river, most of them are some old people, and they do not want to lose their status at the moment, and they are still more unwilling to lose those who do not know whether they have obtained the credit because of luck, or the credit that they have obtained by their own words. Almost all of the people who spoke about war among the ministers were newcomers who were full of anger and did not understand military affairs, and almost all of those who sought peace were people under the wing of Sima Changming.
"If the first emperor is on the throne, what does it mean to wait for you?" Li Shuheng listened to everyone's words, glared at Sima Changming angrily and shouted. "Do you dare to persuade the emperor to do this?"
"If the emperor is on the throne, I am afraid that the border tribes will not dare to be so presumptuous, how dare they violate my border, how can such a thing happen?" Sima Changming straightened his chest, looked at Li Shuheng and chuckled. "They dare to do this now, but they are afraid..."
"Do you think that it is because I am incompetent that I will be like this?" Li Shuheng's eyes were no longer angry, he looked at Sima Changming coldly, and sneered, "According to the prime minister's opinion, who can be worthy of the throne, so that he can stand on the frontier, call the border tribes, and dare not violate my realm?"
"The old minister definitely didn't mean that," Sima Changming didn't show horror on his face, and still chuckled, "If you are someone else, you don't necessarily have the talent of Your Majesty to bring the people into such a situation..."
"You..." Li Shuheng's face unconsciously floated with a layer of anger, and he said angrily. However, this angry face, a moment passed, and a smile appeared on his face, looking at Sima Changming, and said coldly, "The prime minister's words, I will think about it." Turning his eyes, he looked at Zhang Zhenggang and said, "I wonder if Qing and the others have any other ideas?"
Zhang Zhenggang saw Li Shuheng's gaze, and slowly lowered his head, unwilling to look at him. Seeing Zhang Zhenggang like this, Li Shuheng's heart was shocked, and he was not surprised, and thought: Could it be that his own decision has pulled the distance between him and Zhang Zhenggang to the brink of danger?
At this moment, Zhang Zhenggang stepped forward, looked at Sima Changming, and said, "Prime Minister Sima's words, the old man feels very inappropriate. Seeking peace before the war is not only an insult to the emperor, but also an insult to Your Majesty; besides, before the war, that is, to sue for peace, I would like to ask Prime Minister Sima Cheng what price he intends to sue for peace?" looked at Sima Changming coldly, and sneered, "Prime Minister Sima Cheng acted like this, could it be that he secretly communicated with others and promised something?"
Hearing Zhang Zhenggang's words, a layer of anger appeared on Sima Changming's face, and he fought with Zhang Zhenggang with words.
Seeing such a scene, Li Shuheng's heart was a little relieved; they would definitely come up with a result and a result that he wanted, and even if the two of them would not give him that result, he would be able to find a key in their words and add his own wishes to it.