The brightly lit palace is full of red, like a sea of stars, and even the sea is red, and it is impossible for people who are here to avoid the festive meaning of the approaching Spring Festival. In today's thriving Tang Dynasty, the people inside and outside the palace walls are becoming more and more vigorous, raising their hands and feet to hold their chests very high, all conveying their pride and pride, although the destruction of Shu by Wang Shi has nothing to do with them, but this does not prevent them from being honored.

After all, the Tang Dynasty is orthodox in the world, although a few years ago because of Zhu Wen, the traitor, and the society was covered with dust, and the great rivers and mountains of Shenzhou and Lu Shen, so that people with lofty ideals in the world are all heartbroken, that once and now the power of the world, the heyday of the dynasty of all countries is far from gone, but it makes people suddenly like a dream, fortunately, the sky has eyes, Phoenix Nirvana, after all, it was reborn from the fire, the Tang Dynasty from Hedong, one year to destroy Liang, three years to destroy Shu, quite the style of Gaozu Taizong. If today's country of the government is in hand, the fertile land is ten thousand hectares, the military food is inexhaustible, the materials are inexhaustible, the king can go down the river and take the south of the Yangtze River directly, at that time, Pingjiangling, enter the left of the river, sweep the princes, and then shape the prosperous world, who dares to say that it is impossible? Not only is it possible, but it is extremely likely.

Every time I think of this, who doesn't give a thumbs up and praise the true ability of Guo Chongtao, the commander of Shu, and who doesn't be in awe and praise my true wisdom to Your Majesty?

Dreaming back at midnight, how many people with lofty ideals have never dreamed of the slightest fantasy, and that once-prosperous dynasty may reappear in the world?

Since the Huangchao riot-chaos, the world has been in turmoil for a long time, the beacon fire has brought about the withering of people's livelihood, and the endless attacks have led to displacement.

In the days when the Spring Festival is approaching, they will set their sights on the imperial capital Luoyang and pour their hopes into it.

The overlapping palace gates are like a floodgate connecting the sky and the earth, and the distance between the sky and the earth is the difference between the powerful and the ordinary, and those who can pass through this palace gate are all people who are extremely rich and noble in the Tang Dynasty today.

Xiang Yanji's mood was not good. As the imperial court sent to Xishu, the edict of the army of the division, he did not be able to complete the mission, and now he returned in a hurry, but Guo Chongtao is still in Chengdu, and the army has not returned a single soldier. Along the way, what he thought to Yan Hei was how to make a difference so that he would not appear incompetent.

When he arrived at the deep palace, what he met to Yan Hei was not the Tang Emperor Li Cunqiao, but Empress Liu, the woman who had the power in the world, and the biological mother of Li Jiqi, the nominal commander of Wei, the commander of Shu.

Guo Chongtao's harboring evil intentions have been undoubtedly revealed. After the minister entered Sichuan, he listened in many ways and learned that since the army entered Chengdu and Xishu fell to the country, Guo Chongtao became more and more arrogant and had no one in his eyes. There are countless treasures in the treasury of the Shu State, and all of them have been filled by him, even His Royal Highness the King of Wei has not been able to see much, and all major military and political affairs are decided by him alone, without taking into account the opinions of His Royal Highness the King of Wei. What is even more worrying is that all the generals of Shu are only Guo Chongtao's head and ignore His Royal Highness the King of Wei! Xiang Yansi said with a sad and angry face according to the wording he had thought in advance, he peeked at Empress Liu, and saw that the other party's face was very bad, and he was trembling with anger, and he knew that he had made the right bet - as long as the situation of King Wei was extremely unbearable, Empress Liu would definitely protect her son, and she would not have the energy to care about his incompetence.

Xiang Yansi continued to slander: "Earlier, the Shu people asked Guo Chongtao to stay in Liangchuan, combined with what the ministers saw and heard in Liangchuan, it is not difficult to conclude that this is clearly Guo Chongtao's deliberate doing, and his wolf ambition is obvious. Poor His Royal Highness the King of Wei for the country to cut down Shu, set up immortal feats, but now he is in deep danger, once Guo Chongtao has two hearts, then the first to suffer must be His Royal Highness the King of Wei, when the time comes, I am only afraid"

"Enough! Needless to say! The bejeweled Empress Liu got up angrily, "Previously, the Shu people asked to let Guo Chongtao stay in Liangchuan, Your Majesty was already suspicious, and the Shuzhong Treasury that he reported was pitiful with little property, which made His Majesty even more angry, and that's it, but now he dares to attempt to murder my son, the crime is not punishable, he must die, this palace will show Your Majesty, swear to kill this thief!" ”

When Empress Liu saw Li Cunmiao, she told everything she had said to Yan Hei, crying so much that she couldn't be pitied, and asked Li Cunmiao to "get rid of this national thief and save me"!

Li Cunmiao was so angry that he immediately summoned Xiang Yansi and asked Ming Shuzhong about the situation one by one. At this time, Xiang Yansi naturally will not be stingy with words, adding oil and vinegar to Guo Chongtao's "evil deeds", and exaggerating it.

The suspicion of the Tang Emperor made him forget his wisdom and wisdom, and he said to Yan Hei with a gloomy face: "You go to Chengdu again, and send an order for Guo Chongtao to return to the court, if he is the master of the class, then there is no need to say, if he makes an excuse to delay, you will discuss with the King of Wei and get rid of this trouble as soon as possible!" ”

Xiang Yansi traveled to Chengdu before, and when Guo Chongtao was ordered to be a teacher, Guo Chongtao ignored him and didn't take it seriously at all.

Before leaving the palace, Xiang Yansi went to see Empress Liu again, pretending to be worried and said: "The situation in Shuzhong is in danger, but Your Majesty has to see Guo Chongtao's reaction. ”

Empress Liu snorted coldly and handed Xiang Yansi a fatwa, "Why do you need to change, after you go to Shuzhong, give this fatwa to King Wei, and directly execute Guo Chongtao!" ”

Xiang Yansi took the fatwa, pressed the ecstasy in his heart, and kowtowed, "Niang Niang is wise!" ”

Compared with the anxiety when he entered the palace, when he left the palace, he was no longer half depressed by Yan Hei, he was very refreshed, he stood at the palace gate and shook his robe, looked at Luoyang, the divine capital, and Xiang Yan Hei was comfortable. Turning out the fatwa given to him by Empress Liu, he looked back and forth a few times, blocked a circle of unconcealable pride on Yan Si's face, and remembered the embarrassment that Guo Chongtao gave him some time ago, he sneered and pouted, "What prime minister, what Kaifu Yi and the three divisions, what imperial iron scroll forgive ten deaths, it's all bullshit!" What about the strange plan to destroy Liang, what about the destruction of Shu in two months, and what about the world's fame? Now, Lao Tzu can kill you with his mouth! ”

Raising his head, he let out a long breath, and sighed proudly to Yan Sizhi: "Guo Chongtao, what a powerful character, he is going to die in my hands, it makes people feel amazing when they think about it!" ”

This Spring Festival is naturally a bit unusual for the people of Shu, the owner of the head has changed his surname, and it is a big deal to put it anywhere, but if the new owner is still a Han person, it will not make the people unable to live, and the so-called "change of dynasty" is not so difficult to accept.

After the Spring Festival, Guo Chongtao also put the matter of the class teacher on the agenda and began to prepare.

"Meng Zhixiang is about to go to Xichuan, and the thieves who are swarming in Shu have almost been pacified, all in all, the old man in the land of Liangchuan has been defeated, and now it has been settled. Since then, Shu has been stable, the two rivers belong to my Tang Dynasty, which is unshakable, and the old man can leave with confidence. Besides, His Majesty is also urging him to hurry, and now he only needs to wait for the return of the army that has quelled the bandits, and I can return to the court later. "In the mansion, Guo Chongtao and Li Shaohong were discussing various matters, and a messenger from the King of Wei arrived.

"King Wei asked the marshal to go to the meeting." The messenger said respectfully.

Guo Chongtao snorted, and then prepared to get up.

Li Shaohong's eyes flickered, and he quietly grabbed Guo Chongtao, and said in a low voice: "Dashuai, the last general heard that Xiang Yansi went to the city again yesterday, this person ignored the Spring Festival season, and made a concurrent journey, and he didn't come to visit Dashuai when he arrived, and he behad before contacting him, I'm afraid he has some bad thoughts this time." At present, the king of Wei suddenly summoned the marshal to discuss the matter, and the last general was worried that there was something strange in this. ”

"It is natural for King Wei to summon the old man to discuss matters, what's wrong?" Guo Chongtao didn't care, "The old man destroyed Liang and destroyed Shu, and the country was safe, what kind of thing did he think to Yan Hei, but he was just a rat, and he dared to have any bad thoughts about the old man?" You don't have to worry, the old man will go back when he goes! ”

"Handsome" Li Shaohong still wanted to persuade again, but Guo Chongtao had already strode out.

In the Dutong Mansion, after Li Jiqi, the king of Wei, saw the queen's decree handed to him to Yanhe, his face immediately changed greatly, "Now that the army is about to return to the court, there is nothing abnormal in the privy envoy, how can you do such a bad thing?" ”

Xiang Yansi said coldly: "The queen has a secret edict, if the king of Wei refuses to carry it out, once Guo Chongtao knows about this matter, then our lives will not be guaranteed!" ”

Li Jiqi still refused, "Your Majesty does not have an edict, only relying on the queen's hand, how can you kill the commander of the three armies and the imperial court to recruit envoys?" ”

"If the king of Wei insists on refusing and misses the opportunity, then my life should be suspended. It's just that it's not a pity for the ministers to die, for fear that they will affect His Royal Highness and be harmed by that Guo Chongtao! Xiang Yansi pretended to be distressed, "Besides, Guo Chongtao has no His Royal Highness, no court, and it is not a day or two, he supports the army in Shu and respects himself, does not respect the orders of the court, and secretly accumulates people's hope, and seeks to be the envoy of the Liangchuan Festival, which is already Sima Zhao's heart, and everyone knows it!" At this time, His Royal Highness was indecisive, and he not only lost the lives of his ministers, but also the results of countless soldiers' bloody battles, as well as the Jiangshan Sheji of the Tang Dynasty! Your Highness thinks about it, if you miss the opportunity to kill the traitor, it will cause a catastrophe, and at that time, what will happen to the queen, what will happen to your majesty, is there still a place for your highness in this world? ”

Li Jiqi was stunned, "This"

Xiang Yansi saw that Li Jiqi hesitated, and hit the railroad while it was hot: "Now Guo Chongtao is defenseless, he was summoned to discuss this time, it is the only good opportunity, once he misses it, His Highness is merciful to him today, dare to ask if he will be merciful to His Highness in the future?" ”

Li Jiqi's face turned pale and his expression struggled.

In the end, he couldn't stand the "painful explanation" to Yan Si and others, and Li Jiqi nodded silently.

Xiang Yanji was overjoyed, and immediately arranged for warriors to set up an ambush in the house.

Soon, Guo Chongtao arrived outside the Dutong Mansion, only to see him standing tall, striding up, stepping on the steps, and entering the mansion

When the news of Guo Chongtao's murder reached Li Congjing's ears, the coalition forces were capturing Hezhou.

The Khitan Southern Route Army was attacking Yalu Mansion, and there were not many people left behind in Hezhou, so the coalition army did not make much effort to successfully stab this knife in the back. However, the Khitan Southern Route Army had already received the military order from Yelu Abaoji, turned the horse's head, and aimed its troops at the coalition army.

The festival is too far away for the Youzhou army that is fighting, and most of the soldiers in the whole army have even forgotten that there is such a thing as the Spring Festival.

On the seventh day of the first lunar month, Guo Chongtao was killed, and he was killed on the same day, as well as his two sons who went with him to Shu State. Just over 10 days later, Li Congjing received top-secret information from the Military Intelligence Department, and the speed with which the news was transmitted was staggering.

The news was tightly sealed, and even no more than three people inside the MI knew the inside story. After all, this is a fire in the backyard, and the news will shake the morale of the army.

At this time, the heavy snow in Bohai Country is endless, intermittently, like a young woman in spring telling about her lovesickness for her distant husband. The wind and snow delayed the war, and the city of Hezhou under the heavy snow was silently white, except for the cavalry galloping on the street from time to time and the armored soldiers patrolling, bringing some different colors and sounds.

At night, the cold wind was miserable, and in the military mansion, Li Congjing alone set up a mourning platform in the backyard to pay tribute to the pillar of the country who died unjustly and the great talent of the world. At this time, in the whole world, I am afraid that only he, Li Congjing, dared to put a spiritual position for Guo Chongtao, and put three sandalwood on it.

No matter how many grievances there are between Li Congjing and Guo Chongtao, when Guo Chongtao is dead, Li Congjing just feels that in this world, there should be at least one person who lights a lamp for this deceased talent.

"An era is over!" Li Congjing sprinkled a pot of wine in front of Guo Chongtao's spiritual seat, regardless of the cold snow, leaned on the edge of the pavilion pillar, looked up at the night sky, and murmured softly.

"Fifty years of obscurity, in exchange for a thick accumulation, then there is a strange plan to destroy the Liang and stabilize half of Shenzhou, this merit is also extensive, and this life is also prosperous; 60,000 soldiers, two months to destroy Shu, can be said to be unprecedented, can be regarded as no one to come, such a romance, who does not respect the heroes of the world! It's a pity that a body of fame, half a lifetime of merit, once lost, actually died at the hands of a woman and a eunuch, when the sad husband is safe, the sad husband is my brother! Li Congjing sighed, "Thinking back to the past, fighting side by side in Bozhou, rejecting Wang Yanzhang, how grandiose, and now, the country is still the same, but the Si people are no longer there, and the vicissitudes of life are nothing more than this." ”

Li Congjing stood up, sprinkled a pot of wine in front of Guo Chongtao's spiritual seat, sat back on the ground, and smiled with a complicated meaning, "Senior brother, don't blame me, this pot of wine can be regarded as atonement for your sins, I could have saved you, but I can't." When one era ends, another era can begin, and your death, senior brother, is the key to dividing these two eras. You don't know what will happen to the world after you die, but I do, but you and I are both pawns on the chessboard, in the game, I can't help myself, how can I change your fate? Besides, your merits are too great, and you are too arrogant, and you are too enthusiastic about power, and it is not necessarily a good thing for you to live in my empire. ”

No one can understand Li Congjing's words, just like no one can understand his mood at this time, he chattered, like a chattering mother-in-law, "I know that you have no intention of rebelling against the imperial court, but you don't take the Manchu Dynasty civil and military in your eyes so much that no one is willing to say a word for you in the end." You only value one person, you only fear one person, and you only owe allegiance to one person, but unfortunately, what this person has done is too disappointing. You think he won't be suspicious of you, but he is most suspicious of you, otherwise, how could you die at the hands of one of a woman's dogs? Senior brother, you have set the country and the country in a snap of your fingers, and the destruction of the country is like digging for things, is it your sorrow that a character like you died at the hands of a woman? Be. But it is also the sorrow of this world! Your grievances are not actually wronged. ”

"The man who stands at the highest place in the world, day by day, forgets that this country was not fought by him alone, but by us and thousands of soldiers who shed blood together! When he enjoyed the ultimate honor in the world, he also ignored it day by day, and some people could push him into that position or pull him down from that position. ”

"Live up to the world, the world will not fail you. It's a pity that he just wants to live up to one person, a woman. Li Congjing stood up again, but did not pour another pot of wine for Guo Chongtao, but stood in front of the table, looking directly at the spiritual position, his eyes were distant and sharp, "The romantic characters in this world, even if the hero is like you, senior brother, can only end hastily." The mountains and rivers are still there, the world has never been peaceful, and the soldiers are fighting again, leaving them for future generations to come. Senior brother, from now on, let me clean up this mountain and river from the beginning! ”