In the hall, more than a dozen Turkic maids knelt on the ground, bowing their heads and sobbing in low voices. An old man slumped over the chair with a slightly pained expression, and in front of him was a plate of steamed bear's paws that had been cold. Duan Xiushi's eyes were bloodshot, and he knelt on the ground without saying a word, his expression extremely painful.

He is famous in Anxi, but he has never been to Chang'an to meet the Son of Heaven, and the old man in front of him, he has also seen it for the first time, but it does not prevent him from respecting this old man in his heart.

He was a true man of letters, and he had great respect for his father. The old man in front of him is the son of heaven of the Tang Dynasty, but now he is dying here alone. At this moment, his heart was extremely uncomfortable.

The Son of Heaven came to Tingzhou in a white dragon suit, but Ma Lu hid it from him, and he had complaints in his heart. The dignified Tang Dynasty Emperor, Wenzhi and martial arts have reached their peak, but in the end he was choked to death by a steamed bear paw, this reason is really not on the table.

However, the fact is that the Son of Heaven did choke to death. It has already happened, and we have to think about how to deal with the aftermath.

"Chenggong, don't be sad. You and I have to think about the aftermath. ”

This is the voice of the general, who has been kneeling here for a long time, but now he has stood up first.

Duan Xiushi looked sad and shook his head gently: "General, I didn't expect Xiushi to see Your Majesty for the first time, it was in this situation, Xiushi knelt for a while, and his heart felt better." ”

"Whatever you want."

Listening to the general's footsteps getting farther and farther away, Duan Xiushi stared at the old man in front of him, and couldn't help but shed tears again.

Ma Lan walked out of the hall, and outside the small courtyard, the two Gao Lin Mountain Gu Yuanqin and a group of pro-soldiers were kneeling on the ground, and their expressions were extremely sad. After all, it is the son of the Tang Dynasty. They are all ordinary people of the Tang Dynasty. At the beginning, the imprisonment of the Son of Heaven was for the benefit of the people in the west. But they didn't have the idea of killing the king.

The Tang Dynasty has been established for more than 100 years, and it is generally considered that the world is peaceful, and it has been more than 40 years since today's son ascended the throne, and his prestige among the people is extremely outstanding. On top of the original history, An Lushan's soldiers were strong and strong, but they were just caught off guard, and it didn't take long for the rebels to control some large towns, and they couldn't push the administrative order at all. This is also very related to the prestige of the Son of Heaven among the people.

Ma Lu is also very clear about this, so from beginning to end, he never thought about creating a rebellion against the Tang Dynasty and becoming an emperor. Unless he can be ruthless and wantonly kill, no one in the Central Plains and Jiangnan will listen to him at all, and for the wanton killing of the Han people, few Han people can do such a thing.

The Son of Heaven was left in Tingzhou by Gao Linshan and Gu Yuanqin, and their sorrow at this moment is also real. However, after all, they are the generals of the western part of the country, and they are still on Ma Lan's side, even if they suspect Ma Lan of killing the king, it is the same.

Ma Lan didn't explain much to the two. Although Li Longji did choke to death. A slippery steamed bear paw entered the trachea and eventually took the emperor's life.

He didn't want to explain. It's because I don't think the explanation makes sense. He originally had the idea of killing the king, not to mention that when Li Longji was choked by the steaming bear's paw, he didn't come to the rescue, but just watched from the side. From this point of view, it doesn't make much difference whether he moves his hand or not.

Since you have done it, you have to admit it. He couldn't admit it openly, because it would cause chaos in the world, but if anyone suspected it in private, he would at least not deny it outright. He still has this responsibility.

The night was deep, and the city was quiet. Due to the daylight events, most of the people had gone to bed early, and the city was much quieter than usual.

This is already the ninth day of the eighth month of the fifteenth year of Tianbao, and the moon can already be seen in the sky, but at this moment the moon has hidden in the clouds.

"Lao Gao, Lao Gu, Duan Junzi will come out later, you will work hard, and you will do whatever Duan Junzi asks you to do."

"Yes, General."

Leaving this courtyard, Ma Lan rode out of Tingzhou City on Qinghai Cheng and came to the outside of the city. 10,000 iron horsemen still tightly surrounded the city, surrounding the city like an iron barrel. The handsome tent had been set up, and as soon as he walked to him, a delicate figure flashed over from a tent next to him and grabbed the reins of Qinghai Cong.

"The Son of Heaven has died." Ma Lan jumped off the war horse and said in a low voice.

"You killed him?" Gao Qianqian's eyes were shining, and her expression was slightly excited.

Ma Lan shook his head.

Gao Qianqian didn't ask in detail, held Ma Lan's hand and said softly: "Brother Ma Lan, the matter is finally over, and you should rest." Curran is waiting for you, you can go over. As he spoke, he pointed to the handsome tent, and a small head just poked out over there, and he glanced at Ma Lu timidly but shrank back.

Ma Lan shook his head: "I'll sleep with you tonight." ”

Gao Qianqian let out an "ah", her little face turned red, and she said, "Brother Ma Xuan, you-"

Ma Ling took her hand, walked into the tent, took her hand and sat down, Gao Qianqian had also had an intimate act with him, but after all, she never exceeded the courtesy, at this moment feeling the breath of the man next to her, a heart almost jumped out.

Ma Lan didn't make any other movements, he fell crooked on top of the brocade quilt, and soon fell into a deep sleep.

Gao Qianqian relieved her heart, bit her lip lightly, and looked at the knife-like face of the man in front of her.

There was a fresh scar on his forehead, the blood had coagulated, Gao Qianqian took out a piece of Xizhou Dalian, gently wrapped the wound for him, and then held his hand and looked at him silently.

She knew all he had to do, and how nervous she was to see him on his way back, and for twenty days he had never rested at all. And now that it's over, he can finally get some sleep.

……

The next morning, when Ma Lu woke up, it was already dark.

This night, he slept soundly. Only here can he sleep peacefully, if he is in Tingzhou City, maybe he will be cut off by the angry Duan Junzi in the middle of the night.

The great shaman of the Persian temple is dead, and the Persian temple is still a big trouble, but these can be taken slowly. After being nervous for so many days, he finally relaxed, and he needed to get a good night's sleep to be able to recover some of his spirits. Otherwise, he's like a bow that's already full. If you continue to pull it, it will break sooner or later.

The girl next to her is heroic. It looks especially beautiful in the morning light. The girl's eyes were slightly red, and it seemed that she hadn't slept all night, and she had been guarding him.

"Brother Ma Lan, you're awake."

Ma Ling nodded, sat up, felt refreshed, gently took Gao Qianqian into his arms, scratched her little nose and said, "The eyes are so red." Like a rabbit. ”

"The news of the death of the Son of Heaven came, and people were crying. So many people are crying, I'm a woman, I should cry twice. Gao Qianqian chuckled.

Ma Lan was a little speechless, only to realize that there were still tears on her face. I heard a faint cry outside, probably crying.

Walking out of the tent with Gao Qianqian, the crying became louder. It seems that many people in the new army of Anxi are crying for the Son of Heaven.

Continuous tents are distributed on the grass outside the city wall, and the athletes who come in and out look solemn, and many of the athletes are wrapped in the entire section of Xizhou Dalian. Everywhere was snow-white.

After Gao Qianqian walked out of the tent, her expression became solemn. picked up a piece of snow-white Xizhou Dalian and wrapped it on Ma Lan's body, and he also wrapped a section himself, and said in a low voice: "This is sent by Duan Junzi an hour ago, and he saw that you didn't wake up, so he left first." ”

Ma Xuan said: "He didn't bring a knife and axe to cut off my head?" ”

Gao Qianqian couldn't help laughing: "No." If he brings a knife and axeman, I will cut off his head first. ”

Ma Lan smiled, and the gentleman of the heart path Duan obviously believed his words, and did not think of the section of killing the king. It's also good, this old friend is a famous figure in the righteous song, and it is better to turn his face later if he can turn his face later.

His Majesty's white dragon fish suit came to Tingzhou, wanting to see the great rivers and mountains in the west of the moraine, but because he ate a steamed bear paw, he choked to death. The reason why he returned to Shiting Prefecture so quickly was because he knew about the conspiracy of the Persians, and he was afraid that His Majesty would be in danger. These words were originally true and false, and Duan Xiushi was afraid that he would not be able to see the flaws for a while.

It's not that I mean to deceive him, I just don't want to turn against him.

……

Your Majesty is in Tingzhou!

Your Majesty is dead!

Today, the four gates of Tingzhou City are reopened, and business travelers can also enter and exit, but amazing rumors have spread in Tingzhou.

The cavalry were still camped outside the city, and the soldiers in the streets of the city were more numerous, all with extremely heavy expressions, and their white cloaks were waving in the wind.

The news came out of nowhere, but it quickly spread throughout the city. All the solid color Xizhou exercises in Guan City have been bought, and they are still not enough for the army.

No one came forward to deny the news, and everyone understood that the news should be true.

Then more details came, saying that His Majesty had been in Tingzhou for a few months, and he had died after choking on a meal last night, and now the general and Duan Junzi and others were busy cleaning up the aftermath.

In the remote area of Tingzhou, the Han people here have never seen the Son of Heaven, and when they heard such news at first glance, they were naturally extremely shocked.

The Son of Heaven will come to Tingzhou!

The Son of Heaven will die in Tingzhou!

The two pieces of news were like two thunderbolts, which shook people's hearts.

The Son of Heaven has reigned for more than 40 years, and the Hermes-Epitek has long been accustomed to it. For this Son of Heaven, everyone admires him very much. And now, the Son of Heaven is gone.

The Son of Heaven is gone, and there will be a Son of Heaven over there in Chang'an, but no one knows whether the new Son of Heaven will be as holy as this Son of Heaven.

The Han people in Tingzhou City fell into confusion, and the Hu merchants also talked about it. After Duan Xiushi heard the rumors, he was extremely angry.

Two hours after he returned last night, he began to prepare for the aftermath overnight. The whole army was vegetarian and sent a messenger to Chang'an City to report the news, and when he was busy, someone leaked the cause of the death of the Son of Heaven, which made him not angry.

The dignified Tang Dynasty was actually choked to death by food, which is really a joke. This fact he naturally asked the envoy to report to Chang'an, but according to common sense, this cause of death will be covered up, and it is only right that the Son of Heaven is dead.

However, the rumors have already spread, and even if the court does not recognize it in the future, it will inevitably become a topic of conversation among the people.

Duan Junzi was extremely angry and vowed to correct the person who leaked the secret with military law, but he didn't know that the cause of death was deliberately leaked by Ma Luan. (To be continued......)