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Curse of the Turkic kings

10,000 meteors streaked across the night sky, echoing the rapidly approaching torches in the distance. On the enemy tower of Xuanwu Gate, Li Jiancheng stood with a lance, and the expression on his face could not tell whether he was angry or desperate.

The torches outside the palace looked so familiar, even the sound of horses' hooves sounded so intimate. Ten years ago, Li Jiancheng remembered that he was carrying the same torch, riding the same Turkic horse, and the two rebels outside the palace to enter the lair of the Turkic Khan Shibi, and burned the ancient city of Dingxiang and the Baidao Ranch to a scorched earth.

He remembered that on the day the fire was lit, the sky of the steppe was like a rain of stars as it is today. There were no tears or anger on the faces of the Turkic men and women who had been captured as slaves by the Tiger Horsemen, and they watched as if in a dream the flames jumped from their felt tents, and they dreamed as they watched the gold and silver accumulated over the years of plundering being divided up, and the heavy savings being thrown into the fire as wood for the sons of Boling.

Back then, Li Jiancheng didn't understand that kind of expression on the faces of the Turks, but now, he finally understood. That's not believing, at the moment when their homeland was on fire, the Turks refused to believe the facts in front of them. They prefer to treat everything that happens around them as a nightmare, so that their hearts will not ache and they will not care about any suffering.

Treat the disaster as a big dream, and it is the person in the dream who suffers, not yourself.

A big dream that lasted for a decade. Li Jiancheng didn't know if he was wandering in someone else's dream now, or if someone else had ignited the war in his own dream. He remembered that in the last dream, he, the tiger general Luo Yi, and the hussar general Li Zhongjian became brothers and swore to share honor and disgrace. Then, they pacified the world's heroes and laid down the picturesque Tang Dynasty. Next, under this Xuanwu Gate, they wiped out Li Shimin, Eldest Sun Wuji and others, and completely solved the internal troubles of Datang. When Li Zhongjian escorted his second brother Shimin to his horse and handed him the black knife, he did not feel any pity for his closest relatives, only ease of relief.

Today, the black knife was raised again, attacking the Xuanwu Gate again. King Boling, Li Zhongjian, the governor of Hebei, King Yan, and Luo Yi, the governor of Youzhou, joined forces with his two allies Li Jiancheng who stepped on the grassland together and entered Chang'an. uprooted the Tang Dynasty, and then kicked it into the mud pit.

Why is this happening? Li Jiancheng couldn't figure it out. Since his accession to the throne, he has been very kind to two allies. But they became more and more dissatisfied and forced themselves to keep giving in. And now, they don't need to make concessions on their own, they have decided to reach out and take the last bit of power and dignity from their hands.

"Your Majesty, it's late at night, be careful of heavy exposure!" The left servant shot Feng Deyi tremblingly climbed up the enemy tower and whispered to Li Jiancheng. "Let's go back to the inner palace and rest. The Xuanwu Gate City is high and thick, and the enemy army can't get in for a while! ”

"What about in a while?" Li Jiancheng lowered his head and asked with a smile. "After a while, where are the reinforcements you said? Didn't you tell me that when you see a thief doing something perverse, the heroes of the world will rise up and ask for it? Where are my heroes? Why don't you come now? ”

"Your Majesty forgives your sins!" Feng Deyi fell to his knees and kowtowed repeatedly. It is true that he said what boosted the morale of the defenders, but in addition to His Majesty the Emperor, how many of the six samurai in the inner palace would believe it? The heroes of the world, the two most powerful heroes in the world are on the enemy's side, how dare the rest of the heroes act rashly?

Li Jiancheng closed his eyes, unwilling to see Feng Deyi's wretched appearance. People who are all old and rare are still so afraid of death. It's not like an old minister who has seen three bloody changes of imperial power in a row. "Get up!" He sighed and said quietly. "After getting up, go to the inner palace to get some softness, and then hide in the Sanqingguan. Whatever you hear, don't come out again. They will still be able to use you in the future, so they shouldn't be too difficult for you! ”

"Your Majesty!" Feng Deyi fell to the ground and cried, snot and tears were pulled down his gray beard into long sticky strips, which were illuminated by the flames, shining brightly. "Old minister, old minister is willing to live and die with His Majesty. The old minister is incompetent, and he mistook Your Majesty......"

"There you go." Li Jiancheng shook his head with a wry smile. "You are a civil official, you will fall down if you push it, and it is useless to stay. I need a warrior at this moment, not a rich seed like you! ”

"Your Majesty!" Feng Deyi was stunned by the words of wealth seed, and his tears stopped abruptly. From the Great Sui to the Tang Dynasty, the Feng family is a wealthy family that can be ranked in the top ten, and future generations have made achievements under the current vassal kings, and they can indeed be called a win-lose tumbler. But it's not the Feng family that does this, isn't it the Zheng family, the Wang family, and the Xie family, including the eldest grandson family of the emperor's relatives, and they are not betting in many ways in order to be rich and rich? This is an inevitable means of family continuity, and it should not be blamed at all! Thinking of this, Feng Deyi kowtowed to Li Jiancheng again, slowly got up, and staggered down the enemy building.

Am I wrong? Looking at Feng Deyi's back as he left angrily, Li Jiancheng continued to smile bitterly. These big families, as Li Zhongjian said, are all white-eyed wolves that can't be raised. No matter what they do, they always put the interests of the family first. They didn't look down on Li Zhongjian or Luo Yi at the beginning, and felt that the other party was from a humble background and had a low bloodline. Now, isn't it scrambling to go to work? I'm afraid that I will run slowly and find no place to stay in the new court. It's a pity that I haven't listened to Li Zhongjian's words for a long time, and I have always used them as the foundation of the Tang Dynasty.

"Your Majesty, Dou Cong is back!" The general of the town hall, Dugu, came against Feng Deyi's whereabouts and reported to Li Jiancheng in a low voice.

"He's too embarrassed to come back to see me. I gave him an army of 400,000, and now, less than three months, what about my army of 400,000? Li Jiancheng gritted his teeth in anger and scolded viciously. Cut it directly, and the head hung outside this Xuanwu Gate. I made him watch, to see how the enemy came in from under his nose, attacked and killed me! ”

"No!" Dugu Mou agreed and pressed his sword down. After a few breaths, Dou Cong's cry came from under the city wall, "Your Majesty, I want to see Your Majesty, it's not a pity for me to die, but I have something to say to Your Majesty!" ”

"Spread my will, push Dou Cong up!" Li Jiancheng was sad when he heard this, leaned over to the battlements of the inner city wall, and shouted below.

"Your Majesty has a will, keep people under the knife!"

"Your Majesty has a will, keep people under the knife!"

The eunuchs hurriedly tore their throats and passed on Li Jiancheng's order. After another moment, Dou Cong, who had a blue nose and swollen face, was pushed by several warriors into the tower of Xuanwu Gate.

As soon as he saw Li Jiancheng's face, Dou Cong immediately knelt down, claimed the death penalty, and kowtowed hard. Li Jiancheng knew that although Dou Cong was defeated and captured, he would not betray him. He sighed again, took a few steps forward, and helped the other person up with both hands.

"Your Majesty!" Dou Cong was moved to tears and shouted in a choked voice. All the way, computer station.16k

"It's fine. I won't kill you. Anyway, it won't be three days at the latest, and you and I will all die here! Go and get a suit of armor and weapons and defend the city for me!" Li Jiancheng patted the shoulder of the general and said with a forced smile.

"The last general implores His Majesty to give an order to break through the siege and kill Chang'an, in order to plan for the future!" Dou Cong took half a step back and solemnly arched his hand, "The last general is willing to wear perseverance and open the way for His Majesty!" ”

"Breakout, where to go?" Li Jiancheng sneered helplessly.

Dou Cong was speechless. Luoyang has been taken by Li Zhongjian's good friend Xu Maogong. Longyou was controlled by Xue Ju's old department, Qin Ziying, the general of the auxiliary state, and he was also a close friend of Li Zhongjian. At present, the only way without enemy troops is to go southwest to Bashu. But that was the territory of Wei Gong Li Jing. Its late lord Li Shimin was defeated by Li Jiancheng in the struggle for the throne that year. At that time, this person succumbed to Li Xu's military might and had to lead the remnants of the Qin Wangfu to surrender to the crown prince Li Jiancheng. Now that Li Zhongjian has rebelled, and Li Jiancheng has taken refuge in Bashu, can he guarantee that Li Jing will not take the opportunity to avenge his old master?

"Forget it, since God let me die in Xuanwu Gate, I will obey the will of heaven!" Seeing that Dou Cong couldn't answer, Li Jiancheng sighed and decided to accept his fate. Back then, he killed his brother and forced his father here, and now, the crime of killing relatives and disobedience committed back then has also come to repay. I just don't know how the other party will laugh at his brother who can't be an emperor after meeting the people!

Dou Cong saw that the lord had made up his mind, so he stopped talking more. went to the armory and took a set of armor and a horizontal sword, put it on neatly again, and walked back to Li Jiancheng's side. He was captured by Li Xu and released, although he was not tortured during this period, the mental torture was also very severe. After the armor that was suitable for his model was put on again, it actually looked a little loose.

"You're suffering!" Li Jiancheng smiled and comforted.

"The end will not be bitter." Dou Cong shook his head slightly. Li Zhongjian only sent someone to persuade him to surrender once, and after being scolded back by the general, he did not persuade him again. This time, he asked the last general to bring a letter to His Majesty. In order to see His Majesty, the last general had to agree! ”

"What about faith?" Hearing that there was his own letter, Li Jiancheng asked in surprise.

"Teared by the last general on the way!" Dou Cong bowed his hand and apologized, "Your Majesty doesn't ask, and don't look at it." It was full of slanderous words, and Li Zhongjian took it out at this time, just to shake His Majesty's military heart.

"Hehe, tell me, how did he slander me?" Li Jiancheng was not annoyed at all, but was curious about how Li Xu thought of himself. "You shouldn't tear it. Since you promised others, you should keep your promise! ”

Dou Cong shook his head angrily, "The last general will never tolerate him insulting Your Majesty!" Your Majesty, don't ask, the last general won't tell! ”

Li Jiancheng gritted his teeth and sneered, "Hehe, I guess it's another set of killing my brother, forcing my father, and being unkind and unfilial." I'm tired of hearing it. If it weren't for the instigation of Li Zhongjian behind his back, would I have gone further and further away from the people of the world, and finally ended up being in the same boat? This damn guy is clearly using me to avenge himself, and in turn framing me! ”

If Li Xu stood in front of him at this moment, he couldn't wait to rush up and confront the other party on the spot. Who told himself that the people of the world were determined to win the crown prince's throne? Who told him that the Qin Wangfu was already in full swing. Who did not hesitate to use bitter tricks to insert meticulous work into the palace of the King of Qin and steal the entire plan of the people of the world in Xuanwumen. Who cut down the horses of the people and then handed them the swords into their own hands?

Now, that person is condemning himself with all this, what a joke. If God had eyes, someone would have been struck into powder by the thunder a long time ago.

By the way, there was another person who persuaded him to make up his mind to kill the people of the world. Thinking of the changes in Xuanwumen, Li Jiancheng immediately remembered his confidant Wei Zheng. If it weren't for this damn guy who persuaded himself to kill the people, there might be a group of brave generals of the Li family fighting side by side with him on this Xuanwu Gate now. If it weren't for this damn guy persuading him to cut the feudal domain, Li Zhongjian and Luo Yi might not have been able to find an excuse to rebel.

"Wei Zheng, give Wei Zheng to me!" Suddenly kicked the pillar next to him, and Li Jiancheng ordered viciously.

"Your Majesty. Wei Fushu led a thousand armor soldiers to rush into the enemy army yesterday, and he has already died a heroic martyrdom! The town hall general Dugu Mou stepped forward, his face full of sadness.

"Oh! I forgot! Li Jiancheng patted his drowsy head. I have been a scribe in the Tang Dynasty for more than ten years, and there is only Wei Zheng who is willing to be loyal when he is in trouble. Hehe, it's worthy of the hard work of my former emperor and me! ”

Dugumou did not respond, and his eyes looking at Li Jiancheng were full of regret. His Majesty the Emperor is finished. Although this idea is very contrary, Dugumou still can't help but think so. Is His Majesty, who has fallen to such a point of decay, worthy of his own martyrdom with the palace guards? Dugu Mou was reluctant, and his eyes were full of hesitation when he looked outside the Xuanwu Gate.

Three days earlier, Zuo Wuwei's general Yu Wenshi opened the gates of Chang'an and surrendered to Li Zhongjian. It is said that Li Zhongjian gave up his previous suspicions and allowed him to be a high-ranking official. Dugumou's predecessor has a much better relationship with Li Zhongjian than Yu Wenshi and Li Zhongjian, and if he opens the Xuanwu Gate while others are unprepared, it may be ....... At least it will allow the war to end a little sooner.

Just as he hesitated, there was another sound of footsteps on the wooden corridor leading to the enemy tower. The left servant shot Feng Deyi holding a large roll of parchment and ran up happily. The snot and tears on his beard had not yet dried, and he was stained black and yellow by the soot, and he looked like an old madman who had no one to take care of him.

"Why are you back again!" Although Li Jiancheng didn't like to see Feng Deyi, he still felt warm in his heart. "Didn't I let you hide in Sanqingguan? Do you dare to disobey? ”

"Your Majesty, Your Majesty, rest, rest your anger!" Feng Deyi ran too fast, and it took him half a breath to adjust his breathing evenly, "Your Majesty, the old minister, the old minister didn't dare to disobey the order, the old minister found this, and found this in the Sanqing Temple!" With that, he held up the parchment roll in his hand, his eyes full of enthusiasm.

"What is this?" Li Jiancheng glanced at the parchment roll and asked with a smile. That is, an old bastard like Feng Deyi, what moral articles do you have to study when he dies. The piles in the Sanqingguan are all collected from all over the Tang Dynasty, involving health, longevity, and qi refining, and I haven't seen any effect at ordinary times.

"Yes, it's the treasure of the Turks, and His Majesty copied it back from Dingxiang City back then!" Feng Deyi smiled more and more like a madman. "No one can understand the Hun script above, hehe, the old minister understands, the old minister understands!"

"Well, I know you do. You are the most knowledgeable in the world! Li Jiancheng glanced at Feng Deyi with pity and comforted him in a low voice. He knew that this left servant of his mine had gone completely insane. If you know the Xiongnu language, can you stop the enemy army if you understand the Xiongnu language?

As if guessing what everyone was thinking, Feng Deyi laughed and shook his head, "Your Majesty, the old minister is not crazy, the old minister is not crazy!" Your Majesty looks up to the ministers, and the ministers do not live up to your Majesty. Written above is an ancient set of incantations that, if triggered by the blood of a king, can curse your enemies and make them uneasy for the rest of their lives! ”

"Joke!" Li Jiancheng didn't believe it at all, but he was also moved by the other party's kindness. Stretched out his hand and pressed Feng Deyi's shoulder, "Old servant, you have a heart." Go and hide. This is not the place for readers! ”

Unexpectedly, Feng Deyi didn't appreciate it at all, first glanced at Li Jiancheng in disappointment, and then suddenly smiled secretly, pulled Li Jiancheng's arm, and bit it on his wrist.

Although his body is much tougher than Feng Deyi's, and he has not fought in battle for more than ten years, Li Jiancheng's reaction speed is not as good as before. I only felt a pain in my wrist, and the blood was already flowing down the wound. Feng Deyi ignored it, raised the sheepskin to wrap Li Jiancheng's wrist, and did not let a drop of blood go to waste.

It was too late, but it was too soon, and a dark green spell immediately began to flicker on the sheepskin. Dou Cong and the others were about to step forward and push the old madman away, and when they saw the charm, they all stopped in surprise.

"You guys, don't move!" Li Jiancheng was startled at first, and then ordered in a low voice. He felt his strength draining quickly, but at the same time he felt the thrill of revenge. At this moment, he remembered that a few years ago, some Turks who had surrendered had reported to him that Shibi Khan had cursed him before he died. And told himself that he should go to the bottom of Douyu Mountain to worship the heavens, so as to have a chance to get the instructions of the gods to break the curse. At that time, Li Jiancheng didn't believe these and smiled. Now, he wished the spell was there.

“…… Let their heroes always be enemies of each other

Even if biological brothers hug each other

There is also a knife smeared with poison hidden in the back

Let them kill each other

Let their father and son resent each other

Let them drain their blood in the battle

Let them not know how to cherish each other for generations

Not repentant ......"

Feng Deyi spread the blood-stained sheepskin in the center of the enemy tower of Xuanwu Gate, and sang in a low voice in an ancient and mysterious language, with a face full of piety. Li Jiancheng smiled, stretched his injured wrist over again, and used his saber to enlarge the wound, constantly moistening the pattern on the sheepskin with fresh blood.

At this moment, he fully understood the curse that the Turkic king Shibi had issued with his blood. The enemies who cursed him were fratricidal, father and son.

“…… Let their heroes always be enemies of each other

Even if biological brothers hug each other

There is also a knife smeared with poison hidden in the back

Let them kill each other

Let their father and son resent each other

Let them drain their blood in the battle

Let them not know how to cherish each other for generations

Not repentant ......"

The ancient song accompanied by the sound of shouting and killing reached the Xuanwu Gate and reached everyone's ears.

"I remember you once told the old man that the duty of a military general is to guard!" Looking at the flames rising from the Xuanwu Gate, Luo Yi asked with a smile. The palace was about to be destroyed, and he was in a very good mood.

"Yes!" Li Xu nodded, his smile showing a bit of bitterness.

Did you finally protect it? He had no answer in his mind. But he already knew what it all meant to protect it. The most difficult thing in this world to protect is not wealth, not home, but the persistence in people's hearts.

Luo Yi shrugged and continued to watch. The shouts of killing up and down the Xuanwu Gate rang out, the swords and spears were raised at the same time, and the blood flowed like a river.

The wound on the wrist is no longer painful, and the blood in the body may just run dry. In a daze, Li Jiancheng saw that the patterns and spells on the sheepskin gradually transformed into blue wolves, roaring and rushing out of the Xuanwu Gate and rushing into the night sky.

It's night, and meteors are raining.

Note 1: According to the restoration map of the Xuanwu Gate, this is not a simple city gate, but a well-functioning Tibetan fortress similar to the Zhonghua Gate in Nanjing.

Note 2: Singing (3) is actually the official end of the book. The three epilogues are all made up to satisfy the reader's dislike of suspense. If you don't like Epilogue 2, choose Epilogue 1 or 3.

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