Chapter 144: Military Secret Land

When he came out, Zhan Ying locked the door, and Tuoba led Gu Qingcheng to the boulder in the sky. Ｘ

Ling Yun and the guards brought hot water to clean their hands and waited for hot tea.

Just now propped up on the ground and kowtowed, Gu Qingcheng's hands felt like ice.

Now that his hands are soaked in hot water, his knuckles can slowly move, and Gu Tingcheng's body is slowly warming.

Ling Yun brought them hot tea, and then retreated, guarding behind them.

Gu Qingcheng drank a cup of hot boiling tea to breathe a sigh of relief.

They cling to each other in the sea of clouds, soaring between heaven and earth, watching the wind and clouds change.

"My father was upright all his life, and others said that he was not tactful enough.

Even if you are a prince, you have to be round in all directions.

So there are a lot of people who have offended, even the great Situ Cui Hao, who advocated that the emperor's grandfather destroy the Buddha and worship the Tao, my father did not buy their accounts and secretly released the monks.

Because of this, there was also a gap between his father and Da Situ, and the emperor's grandfather was also very dissatisfied with his father's release of the monks against his will. ”

Tuoba said with regret, as if he was telling someone else's story.

"The wood is beautiful in the forest, and the wind will destroy it. The so-called too straight hurts others, and it hurts oneself too much. Gu Qingcheng said.

"My father took pity on the common people, couldn't bear the tragic death of the monks, and secretly released him, and was respected by the world as a person who accumulates virtue and does good.

But to this day, it has not been possible to find out who is behind the murder of his father.

You say that I'm a son, isn't it too useless? ”

There was a hint of desolation in Tuoba's tone.

"It's not that you're useless, it's that the people behind the scenes are too cunning." Gu Qingcheng said with relief.

"But I believe that things will come to light, and my father will be able to get his revenge." Tuoba finally nodded.

"Tuoba, everyone has his own way of dealing with the world, it is difficult to be perfect, everyone agrees, but we just want to have a clear conscience." Gu Tingcheng persuaded him.

"Yes, no matter what others say about my father's personality, he is not beautiful enough, but I know that he is a good father." Tuoba Road.

Gu Qingcheng can imagine how his father loves him for such an excellent son.

"My mother also loves me, and my mother's love is flamboyant and unreserved; The father's love is deep and introverted.

My father was kind-hearted, and every year during the royal hunt, every time he caught a rabbit, he couldn't bear to see the guards slaughtering the rabbit and skinning the rabbit, and he couldn't bear to eat the roasted rabbit meat.

Later, my father was almost a vegetarian.

My father was kind-hearted and merciful, but he was still killed.

I think that a bodhisattva-hearted person like my father and the king can't die well, so why are they so merciful and kind.

So he went the opposite way, and began to become ruthless, as long as the enemy fell into the hands of my tuoba, I wanted him to lose a layer of skin! ”

Gu Tingcheng already knew why he would skin people.

That dream told her everything.

A string in her heart was deeply touched, tears welled up in her eyes, and she held his hand tightly.

Tuoba said:

"The sword has no eyes on the battlefield, and the court is even more unpredictable. The struggle for power, cunning, hypocrisy, filth. The waves are treacherous, and people can't guard against it.

I hated these schemes, but this death of my father has taught me that I must not sit still! ”

Tuoba was full of respect for his father and helplessness in the struggle for imperial power.

Gu Tingcheng thought of Tuoba's father's love for him, and thought of his mean and unkind father, and was silent for a while.

Tuoba turned his head to look at Gu Qingcheng, who looked lonely, and suddenly sighed and hugged her.

"I'm really too much, knowing that your father treats you meanly, and you don't have a mother, I still want to talk about my parents in front of you and make you sad."

"Tuoba, I have a father, it is like not having a father; And not having a mother is the same as having a mother. Gu Qingcheng said.

"Equivalent to having a mother?" Tuoba asked with a frown.

"Yes. Liu and Gu Zhongnian caused my mother to have a difficult birth, I was born for less than a month, and my health was very poor.

It wasn't long before my mother was poisoned by them again. The first sip of milk I ate, and my life, were all given by the nurse.

After my mother died, my father saw that I was weak and afraid that I would not survive, and he was worried that I would die in the Gu family, so he drove the nurse and me to the countryside.

I don't know how the nurse managed to revive me.

You can imagine how a woman with a child who is not her own, has no silver taels, and does not have the help of her family.

The nurse not only did not give up on me who was sick, but also pulled me up with hard work, and let the masters teach me so many things.

The so-called biological mother is not as big as the adoptive mother, and I have not had a chance to repay the kindness of the nurse.

If it weren't for the nurse's repeated encouragement, I would have hated Gu Zhongnian and Liu Rushuang.

After all, their relationship with their mother and grandfather is not so close, and I am afraid that they do not have the perseverance to take revenge. ”

"In this way, your nurse is really great, and she really deserves to be treated as a mother." Tuoba is the first way.

They left the cliff and climbed up again by the iron frame they had just made.

The iron frame stopped halfway up the mountain, and the inside of the halfway mountain was almost hollowed out and made into the most natural military base.

What was hollowed out and filtered was iron powder, and the soldiers were in this big natural hole, processing weapons and crossbows.

There are also workers who keep digging inside.

"I've seen His Royal Highness King Gaoyang......"

"I've seen the general......"

A soldier came over and saluted Tuoba.

Seeing Gu Tingcheng, everyone was a little surprised.

"This is the princess of this king." Tuoba and looked at Gu Qingcheng with honor.

"I've seen the princess Niangniang...... everyone gave Gu Tingcheng a salute again.

Gu Qingcheng was a little embarrassed, and didn't know how to treat their princess's honorific title.

"It's okay here, they're not going out." Tuoba whispered in her ear.

Gu Tingcheng had to laugh awkwardly: "No rudeness......"

Some old men make bows and crossbows on lathes.

"Allure, this is a Zhuge crossbow, which can fire ten arrows at a time, and its firepower is very strong." Tuoba introduced.

"This guy looks powerful, but he's also bulky, but he must be a good hand at attacking the city." Gu Tingcheng gently patted the Zhuge crossbow and said.

"You're right. Although this bow is very powerful, it is also large in size and weight.

It cannot be used by individual soldiers, and is mainly used to attack and defend cities and fortifications.

Next time if it is a Southern Expedition, I am going to take this Zhuge Lian crossbow and take Guangling and even Jiankang down. ”

"Isn't this your private weapon, if you take it out, won't Your Majesty know?" Gu Tingcheng studied the Zhuge Repeater Dao.

"It depends on the situation, for the sake of the unification of the north and the south, it doesn't matter!" Tuoba Road.

"Is there really going to be war again?" Gu Qingcheng said gloomily.

In the war, it is the innocent people who are hurt, and the dead and injured on the battlefield are also their sons.

"There is no way, the world cannot be unified, and disputes are inevitable." Tuoba also said helplessly.

After a pause, Tuoba took her hand and said, "This Zhuge repeater is not the best, and fifty arrows of repeater are being built over there, and it is even more powerful."

With it, taking the capital of Liu Song and Jiankang is just around the corner. ”

He also took Gu Qingcheng to see the fifty-arrow crossbow.

That's a much more powerful one.

"This is the Wanjun Divine Crossbow, which was transformed by Ma Jun of the Wei Dynasty in the late Han Dynasty with a Zhuge crossbow.

The so-called big husband is invincible, and then he is named a god, which is enough to deter ghosts and gods! "Tuobadao.

"Wan Jun Divine Crossbow, as soon as I heard it, it was a domineering divine weapon." Gu Tingcheng nodded.

Tuoba said with regret:

"Unfortunately, the fly in the ointment is that the manufacture is very complicated, and the arrows used must also be specially made, so it is difficult to manufacture them in large quantities.

Moreover, this kind of bulky crossbow bed is difficult to carry, and it is not suitable for the geographical conditions of the southern and northern expeditions. ”

Then, Tuoba took Gu Chengcheng to visit all the armories, granaries and so on.

After visiting the armory, Tuoba took her to the cave to visit and build weapons, and also went to watch Jingwei training.

The five hundred tigers here in Tuoba are all masters with one enemy and ten, and Tuoba will not let them show their faces easily.

Jingwei Huben was all respectful to Gu Qingcheng.

Even if Gu Qingcheng was the princess, if it weren't for the most beloved and trusted woman of General Gaoyang Wang, King Gaoyang would never have brought her to such a secret place.

For them, Gu Chengcheng is equivalent to a hostess!

Everyone respected her as much as they respected Tuoba.

"Do you know, these tiger ben are all my treasures, and I won't take it lightly." Tuoba looked at the athletes.

"It's like when you were chased and killed by Yin Xiaozu, and you didn't notify them to come to the rescue? It shows that you are really precious to them. Gu Qingcheng said.

She turned to look at Tuoba, and suddenly smiled:

"They're your baby, so am I your baby?"

"You're not my baby."

"......" Gu Qingcheng was dumbfounded, pouting slightly in frustration.

"You're my life." Tuoba gently hugged her, "More important than my life." ”

Gu Qingcheng's heart suddenly warmed.

They walked among the mountains and looked at the green scenery full of smoke cages.

The scenery is beautiful, and the two of them walk side by side, and there is a happy romance that depends on each other until old age.

Gu Qingcheng didn't ask Tuoba where he wanted to take her, he just followed her closely.

"Tuoba, is there no clue to your father's death?" Gu Tingcheng pondered, "Can you tell me what happened back then?" ”

"Actually, I have always felt that the death of my father is not without suspicion.

At that time, my father was participated by two officials under Cui Hao, saying that my father was greedy for huge sums of money.

And the Lou Da Sikong who recorded the ledger was promoted by Tuoba Yu before. ”

“…… Are you saying that Tuoba Yu may have instructed Lou Da Sikong to make false accounts, and he is the person behind the scenes who framed your father? Gu Qingcheng groaned.

Tuoba bowed slightly.

"But they borrowed Cui Hao's hand to report your father out?

That Cui Hao is too rampant, your father is the crown prince after all.

He only reported your father on the basis of the ledger that he didn't know if it was true? Gu Tingcheng was surprised.

"Cui Hao is a veteran of the Three Dynasties, and the emperor's grandfather is favored and trusted, and he thinks very highly of himself.

Even if it was my father, he didn't pay attention to it.

He himself believed in Taoism, and imperceptibly influenced the imperial grandfather, so that the imperial grandfather also believed in Taoism, and the imperial grandfather also proclaimed himself the true monarch of Taiping.

In a major rebellion more than ten years ago, a large number of weapons were found in the temple, so the emperor's grandfather ordered the whole country to exterminate the Buddha.

In the following ten years, my father was ordered to destroy the Buddha, and there were almost no Buddhist temples in Dawei. Tuoba sighed.

"Your Majesty is too extreme, and he actually destroyed all the Buddhist temples in Dawei." Gu Qingcheng shook his head dissatisfiedly.

"Then again," Tuoba was silent for a moment, his eyes lit up several times, "Actually, the emperor's grandfather also had a purpose in destroying the Buddhist Temple. ”

"For what purpose? Actually led to the destruction of Buddhist temples? Gu Qingcheng asked in surprise.

In order to unify the north, the emperor's grandfather, who was determined to be a martial artist, took the whole people as soldiers and ordered that Shamen monks under the age of 50 should also serve in the military. Whoever does not return to the world, they will be slaughtered! "Tuobadao.

“…… Oh, I see. In other words, there are many Shamen monks who actually escaped into the empty gate in order to avoid taxes and military service. Gu Qingcheng seemed to understand Tuoba Tao's move.

She thought about it for a moment, then shook her head again:

"But it's unfair for him to let the Shamen monks return to the world, but not to let the Taoists return to the world."

"My stupid princess, there is no fairness in this world." Tuoba touched Gu Qingcheng's head lovingly, thinking about some past events related to her.

"Yes, there is no fairness in this world. When you think about the slaves in the slave fighting arena, you feel miserable. Gu Qingcheng sighed softly.

"Buddhist temples are dead things, and extinction is just a matter of extinction, but Shamen monks are human beings after all.

The father couldn't bear it, so he secretly let many monks escape, and since then he has been in trouble with Cui Hao.

Of course, the emperor's grandfather was also very dissatisfied with his father's move.

Cui Hao learned that his father was greedy for a huge amount of money, so of course he immediately sent someone to report it. Tuoba said abruptly.

Gu Tingcheng listened and pondered.

"On the way back to Pingcheng, my father drank poisonous wine, and I still don't know who forced him to take it.

And the big Sikong of the building, not long after the death of his father, followed closely and committed suicide in fear of sin. ”

"Fear of sin? Throwing a swagger? Could it be that Lou Da Sikong really wronged your father, so he was afraid of sin? Gu Qingcheng frowned, "This sounds a little incredible. ”

"After the death of my father, the emperor's grandfather sent someone to investigate thoroughly, and it didn't take long for Lou Da Sikong to commit suicide in fear of crime." Tuoba said, "This case will not be closed." ”

"That Lou Da Sikong, who is he? Does he still have family members at home? Have you ever sneered on it? Gu Qingcheng frowned and asked.

"The person who recorded the ledger and pointed directly to his father's greed for huge sums of money was the big Sikong Lou who was in charge of construction and water conservancy back then.

Da Situ, Da Sima, and Da Sikong, ranked among the three dukes, how important their positions are.

The weight of the account book he kept couldn't help but make the emperor's grandfather not believe it.

At that time, the Criminal Department and the Prince's Mansion also came forward to investigate, but nothing was found. ”

"Dare to slander the dignified prince, what water tank does he need to make his guts?

Those who dare to take such a big risk will not be good men and women, let alone reckless people.

Even if he is coerced and lured, he is likely to have a back hand. Gu Qingcheng pondered.

A word woke up the dreamer, Tuoba's eyes lit up, and then he was gloomy:

"The Criminal Department and the Prince's Mansion went to inquire back then, and I also took someone to investigate, but I found nothing.

Could it be that his family really knows anything? ”

"You went to investigate with great fanfare, and even if his family knew something, they didn't dare to reveal it.

This is just my speculation, and the matter can only be investigated secretly and secretly.

Otherwise. On the contrary, it will affect Lou Wangzhi's family. Gu Qingcheng calmly analyzed.

"I guess if his family knew anything, the people behind the scenes would have killed people a long time ago." Tuoba shook his head slightly, "So far, I haven't heard of any murders in Lou Wang's mansion." It seems that his family will have to be arrested and interrogated. ”

"If you go to check, it's too public, and it will arouse the suspicion of the people behind the scenes about the Lou family. There may not be any real evidence. Gu Qingcheng groaned, "When I have the opportunity, I will quietly help you investigate." ”

"You're going? No way! "Tuobadao.

"Why?" Gu Qingcheng raised his eyes to look at him.

"I don't want you to get involved in these dangers. That's why I've never been afraid to tell you who I really am. "Tuobadao.

She knows the love of the people in front of her.

"One of my daughters' house goes to the mansion, and the mountains and water are not visible, and the people behind the scenes will not easily notice.

But if you go to check on their family, you will startle the snake, and maybe you will destroy the Lou family. ”

"Let's talk about this matter then, you still have to concentrate on the birthday banquet of your ancestors now." Tuoba kissed her.

Gu Qingcheng nodded with a deep groan.