Chapter 668: Bad News
The next day, Xu Tianjian came to fetch the horse to go to the school field to practice, and when he saw the "Lion Horse of the Night" standing listlessly in front of the manger, he called Xiao Mafu and asked, "What's going on?" ā
Shomafu replied with sincere fear: "The city gate has been closed for the past two days, and no fresh fodder has been sent in, so we have to use old fodder, and the BMW may have eaten badly because of this." Pen @ fun @ pavilion wWw. ļ½ļ½ļ½Uļ½Eć info sir, please see, I pulled the sparse all night yesterday. ā
Xu Tianjian was anxious, seeing that he was about to raise troops to start an incident, how could he lead his troops to fight without a horse, and more importantly, this horse was a good breed in the Western Regions, traveling thousands of miles a day, and he was ready to dedicate the horse to the king of Chen.
Seeing this, Xu Tianjian said hatefully: "What are you still doing in a daze, go and call the veterinarian." ā
Xiao Mafu also stepped forward and said: "My lord, if you call a veterinarian for diagnosis and treatment, I am afraid it will not be cured in three or five days." The ancestor of the villain once got a good prescription among the people, specializing in the treatment of Mara, and the results were immediate. ā
"Oh?" Xu Tianjian perked up when he heard this: "What can you do?" If this is cured, Lord Mahon, there is a big reward. ā
Shomafu said with a smile: "There is a warm pool outside the city, the water in the pool is not cold all year round, and there is a kind of lantern grass growing on the edge of the pool, the grass is soft, and the horse can get rid of all kinds of diseases when he eats it." ā
"Then I'll order someone to cut more at once." Xu Tianjian was about to greet the soldiers who followed him to pass the word.
"My lord, listen to the villain. Lanternplants only grow near the pond water, borrowing the temperature of the pond water, and will die immediately after leaving the pond. Dead grass has no effect, and the horse must be led there to eat the fresh grass. ā
Although Shomaf was calm on the surface, he was very nervous inside.
Xu Tianjian was only thinking about this "night lion horse" at this time, and he was worried about anything else, so he said to Xiao Mafu: "You go immediately with a warrant to go out of the city, the sooner the better." ā
Shomaf was waiting for this sentence, and he couldn't help but be secretly happy in his heart, and he was just about to turn around and lead the horse.
"Wait." Xu Tianjian waved his hand and said, "I'll send two people to protect you." ā
Of course, Xiao Mafu understands that Xu Tianjian is still a little uneasy about himself, obviously for protection, but in fact for surveillance. He was afraid of showing his feet, and quickly nodded with a calm expression.
Shomafu led his horse to the city gate, where Cui Wenli was leading a group of soldiers to scout passers-by.
Shomafu handed over the warrant to Cui Wenli, who frowned and asked, "What's the matter?" ā
A soldier who followed behind Xiao Mafu said a few words in Cui Wenli's ear, and Cui Wenli "snorted": "It's an eventful time now, how can Xu Duwei still have this kind of elegance and actually treat the horse." ā
He stared at Shomafu with a pair of eagle eyes, waved his hand at the soldier, and asked Shomafu: "Lantern grass can cure horse diseases, I don't seem to have heard of it, do you have any other intentions?" ā
Shomafu's expression remained unchanged, and he said lightly: "This is a folk remedy, you are a nobleman, where will you know." If the adults think it's inappropriate, I'll reply to Lord Captain, anyway, it's Lord Captain's favorite horse. ā
Although Cui Wenli is suspicious, Xu Tianjian is a strong party after all, and King Qian has a lot to rely on this time. Cui Wenli is a smart person, of course, it is not good to disobey Xu Tianjian. He sneered: "Give me a careful search." ā
As soon as the words were finished, the soldiers began to search Shomafu's body, and even the horse was carefully examined. Cui Wenli didn't find anything when he saw it, so he said, "Go and go back quickly, you have to close the city gate when you are in Shen." ā
Shomaf nodded, took the reins, and walked towards the city gates.
After some distance, Shomaf spied on the two soldiers who were following him, and jumped on the horse's back, striking his hand heavily on the horse's rump, and the horse suddenly sprang forward like an arrow. By the time the two soldiers found out, all that remained was a wisp of dust.
Xiao Mafu rode a horse to Guang'an Temple, and when he came to the temple, he found a visitor surnamed Zhang and explained the intention.
The person surnamed Zhang asked in surprise, "What about the secret letter?" ā
Shomafu smiled, pointed to the "night lion" and said, "On its body." ā
The man didn't know why, so he stepped forward and looked at it and said, "Where?" ā
Shomafu pointed to the horse's belly again, and the other party suddenly realized and praised: "It's really a good plan!" ā
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"What? Zheng Guang died violently, and Xu Tianjian was captured before raising troops......"
After Cui Wenli fled back from Dingzhou, he told Li Chongfu all the bad news he had gotten, and Li Chongfu listened to it and sat down heavily on his chair.
After a long while, Li Chongfu muttered to himself: "It's Zhang Bao'er again, is this the will of heaven?" ā
Back then, Li Chongfu, the king of Chen, was driven out of Chang'an by Empress Wei and appointed as the assassin of Junzhou, and he always dreamed of returning to Chang'an one day. But he knew very well in his heart that as long as Empress Wei reigned for one day, he would not want to go back.
When Li Chongfu was most lost, there were two people who were always comforting him.
One person is Cui Wenli.
The other is Zhang Lingjun.
Zhang Lingjun is a strange person, without any officials, but an ordinary person in Luoyang City. Zhang Lingjun recognized Li Chongfu, and began to follow him from the day Li Chongfu left Chang'an.
At the beginning, Zhang Lingjun's words of persuasion to Li Chongfu often resounded in Li Chongfu's ears: "Everyone in the world has turned away from Wei's, if King Qian raises troops to fight, there will definitely be many people who echo." ā
Over the years, with the assistance of Cui Wenli and Zhang Lingjun, Li Chongfu has secretly made countless preparations. Whether it is the capital Chang'an, or the states and counties, whether it is the court officials, or the rivers and lakes, he has collected many people, and he has accumulated a lot of money and weapons. All this is going on in an orderly manner, but who knows, since Zhang Baoer appeared in Chang'an City as if falling from the sky, all this has changed dramatically.
Zhang Baoer seems to be born to be Li Chongfu's nemesis, he pulls cocoons and peels off the silk and touches the melons, so that the hidden forces of King Qian surfaced one by one, and then they were all wiped out, and in just a few months, King Qian was forced to such a desperate point now.
Zhang Lingjun cheered for Li Chongfu on the side and said, "King Qian must not be discouraged, the most hated by the traitor Wei and not even allowed to live in the country is His Royal Highness the King of China, I believe that people in the world are looking forward to His Royal Highness taking the throne." Although the situation is not favorable to us now, we should not give up, and I think that the best way now is to raise troops into Luoyang and occupy the city. ā
Zhang Lingjun's words obviously touched Li Chongfu's sore spot.
As the son of Zhongzong Li Xian, Li Chongfu was a little hesitant at first about whether to rebel against his father, but there was one thing that made Li Chongfu completely determined.
Li Xian and Empress Wei held a ceremony in the southern suburbs of Chang'an City, and the assassins from all states came to Chang'an to participate in the ceremony, but Li Chongfu was the only one who did not come, which made him feel very wronged. After the end of the sacrifice, Li Xian issued an amnesty to the world, and all the exiled people had to be released, but this time Li Chongfu was not allowed to return to Chang'an. Afterwards, Li Chongfu pleaded with Li Xian, saying that the people of the world are contaminated with His Majesty's rain and dew, but as His Majesty's son, why can't I, as His Majesty's son, return to Chang'an to see you? Li Chongfu said very miserable and pitiful, but Empress Wei was not moved at all, and she just didn't allow him to come back. Even his performance was suppressed by Empress Wei, and Li Xian didn't see it at all.
Zhang Lingjun's proposal to raise troops in Luoyang also has deep meaning. Luoyang has a deep-rooted anti-Chang'an complex, in ancient times, the city north of Luoshui was the capital of the Holy Son of Heaven, and now although it is called the "Eastern Capital" of the Tang Dynasty, the inhabitants of this place have a long history of conceit complex. It is precisely because the status of the national capital has been seized that the anti-Chang'an complex has become stronger. Anything Chang'an decides has nothing to do with Luoyang, and will never admit that Zhang Lingjun, as a native of Luoyang, is naturally looking forward to such feelings.
Li Chongfu looked at Cui Wenli: "What do you think?" ā
Many times, Li Chongfu values Cui Wenli's opinion more, after all, he used to be an official of Datang.
Cui Wenli was not interested in Luoyang, but was in favor of raising troops in Junzhou, after all, they had been operating in Junzhou for many years, and the possibility of success was much greater than that of Luoyang, where the foundation was too shallow.
Before Cui Wenli could say what he thought, Zhang Lingjun's next sentence made him change his mind.
"We have also made some arrangements in Luoyang, if we can seize the troops guarding the left and right camps in Luoyang, then Luoyang will inevitably become the bag of King Chen. Luoyang and Junzhou raise troops at the same time, which can become the momentum of the horns, and from Luoyang and Junzhou to Chang'an at the same time, the chances of winning are much greater! ā