Chapter 8: The Fallen Prince

Example sentence: People are doing, the sky is watching, and things are man-made, not destined by God. Always face problems with pessimistic thoughts, even if you have everything, it will eventually come to pieces. - Xingguo Xing: Ma Yuchuan.

And the first-class generals are of course Yu Xiao and his subordinates, they are far from being comparable to the pickled things of Wenchen, except for Yu Xiang, the five fierce generals under his command are all good generals in the world.

In the first place is General Xu Moxu, he was the first general under Baoding Hou to be loyal and brave and love the Lord, he is proficient in the art of war, strategy, formation, martial arts, everything, has the courage of ten thousand people, even Yu Xiangguo has to give three points.

The second one was also a general under Baoding Hou before, named Wang Chong, I heard that this person was brave and good at fighting, and a spear was used to be superb, and he reached the peak. It is said that he once struck the enemy's head in the army of ten thousand, and was the most brave and invincible general in a hundred years.

The third is Ma Long, this person is a member of the general when Yu Xiangguo found out halfway, with a steady personality, honest and simple, holding a green dragon sword, and has made a lot of hard work.

The fourth is Zhou Shang, he was born in the general's son, since he was a child with his father General Zhou Yang guarded the territory, has a lot of experience in marching, it is said that at the age of 20 he has begun to serve as a coach in the army of 50,000 elite soldiers, and now at the age of 30, he is the most potential general of the five generals of Yu Xiangguo, and his future will be brilliant in this troubled world.

The fifth is an nameless and nameless mountain mangman, nicknamed Huwei, this person is eight feet tall, as strong as a buffalo, holding a meteor hammer weighing 500 pounds, wielding his weapons so far has not encountered an opponent, can be called an invincible forward general.

With these five fierce generals in the world, plus the millions of heroes who already occupy themselves, they can be described as invincible.

Empress Dowager Qi saw that hundreds of officials were from sadness to joy, she was sad that now except for herself, no one can govern the government, she really regrets letting go of Ma Zhongcheng at the beginning, and she is happy that there are so many people who can fight well, why worry about those rebellious ministers and thieves in the army of millions of heroes.

She walked out of the bead curtain, stood in front of the dragon chair with the air of mountains and rivers, and shouted, "Zhong Aiqing is flat." ”

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A small eunuch next to him stepped forward and announced, "Tuoba family, is a small official in Youzhou, when the first emperor was alive, he was favored by the general, loved and favored, promoted to the third duke, and was doubly served, after the death of the first emperor, Emperor Ming respected him in every way, rewarded countless rewards, and never treated him badly. But I never thought that Tuoba betrayed the lord and betrayed his righteousness, with a human face and a beast's heart, as a courtier, he ate the king's Lu but was not loyal to the king, repeatedly disobeyed the monarch, endangered hundreds of officials, harmed the people, greedy for adultery, ignored the royal law, bewitched the army of tigers and wolves, hijacked his own children, gathered people to rebel, and committed the following crimes, his heart can be punished, heaven and earth can be learned, and the famous people in the world are expected to chase and kill, and reward ten thousand silver and ten thousand households. ”

"This is a letter written by the mourning family to beg for thieves, and now it has been released in various states and counties, and any of the generals are willing to follow the order to beg for thieves."

At this moment, General Huwei said menacingly: "My subordinates are willing to be the vanguard and kill this thief." ”

Wang Chong and Zhou Shang also said forward: "My subordinates are willing to surrender the thieves by order." ”

Empress Dowager Qi is very satisfied, although these generals are not her generals, but after all, they are all generals under Xiao Lang, she knows more or less, so she believes in them very much.

"Okay, General Ling Tiger Wang Chong is the main general, and Zhou Shanghu Wei is the left and right forward, leading an army of 100,000 and setting off tomorrow."

"The last general commands!"

After the announcement, Wenchen's incompetent people praised one after another, "Niang Niang Hongfu Qitian, this time the army will be able to live up to expectations and return triumphantly." ”

Empress Dowager Qi smiled slightly, all the important ministers, you can't just move your mouth, this time to exterminate the rebels is a lot of consumption, so the mourning family announced that since Chen Zhongcheng began the following political ministers, each family and each household, raised five thousand taels of silver, if there is no donation, the nine clans will be killed, as a punishment.

A little corrupt official cried out, "Niangniang, five thousand taels is too much, Weichen really can't take it!" ”

Empress Dowager Qi's eyes widened, and she waved her hand to show that the leader of the Praetorian Guard killed her on the spot to show her authority.

Those timid people were so frightened that they immediately shut up, they didn't dare to speak, sweating, and full of grievances.

Empress Dowager Qi roared in a low voice, "Ladies and gentlemen, who of you can't take it out." ”

Chen Zhongcheng wiped his sweat and knelt down and said, "Raising donations for the army is within our responsibility, and this is what we should do." ”

Empress Dowager Qi looked kind and said, "Chen Zhongcheng, if you let me know that any of them went to collect people's fat and ointment to raise donations, the mourning family will not punish them, but will only kill you and your whole family." ”

The gaze of the knife hidden in the smile frightened Chen Zhongcheng with tears and said aggrievedly: "Obey the will of Niangniang." ”

Retreat!

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On the edge of a lotus pond, the Empress Dowager Qi finally breathed a sigh of relief, he leisurely scattered fish food, stared at Yu Xiao affectionately, and waited for his arrival with a smile.

Yu Xiao slowly walked into her side, gently supported her ear from behind and whispered softly, "Ying'er, look at your sullen appearance, do you have something on your mind?" ”

Qi Zhanying shook her head, "No, I want to celebrate for you!" ”

Yu Xiao wondered, "Celebrate for me?" ”

"Although Tuoba Hao is hateful, he has not achieved you, haven't you always wanted to be the emperor? Tomorrow, before leaving the army, I will draft a decree for the Son of Heaven to canonize you as the emperor's uncle, so that you are only one step away from the throne. ”

Yu Xiao said, "Do you really want me to be the emperor?" ”

"Now that we have no way out, Emperor Ming may not be able to wake up in the future, so you must immediately sit in the position of the emperor's uncle to block the mouth of Youyou, so that you are only one step away from the throne."

"Ying'er, I want to be the emperor because you are the queen."

Empress Dowager Qi stroked Xiao Lang's cheek and said slowly: "No matter what the reason, as long as you want, I will do everything to fulfill you." ”

Xiao gently grabbed her hand and said, "Me too, it's enough to have you in this life!" ”

"Xiao Lang promised me one thing, okay?"

"You say, I promise you everything."

"Whether the rebels are strong or weak, you don't have to go out in person, if you really have to go out in person, then you must take me, and we will go together."

"It's hard to march and fight."

"Ying'er is not afraid, where you are, I will be there."

"Okay, I promise you, if there is you in this world, there will be me."

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After more than a month of spreading, the news of Tuoba Hao's uprising finally came to Xingzhou, and as soon as Ma Jiguang and his son settled down, they heard those rumors.

However, they were not surprised, but felt that all this was normal, whether Emperor Ming was poisoned, whether Yu Xiangguo became the emperor's uncle, did not affect their current mood.

And the county seat where they settled is called Anding County, where Ma Jiguang's grandmother's old house is settled, this Anding County is stronger than other counties in Xingzhou, the cultural level is slightly higher, and the terrain is also a rare and good place, which is only relative to Xingzhou.

Ma Jiguang, who hadn't been home for many years, saw his mother with teary eyes, looking at his mother's pale hair, his heart was like a knife.

Before Ma Jiguang became an official, he was a man in the family, and after he was discovered by Sikong Xiangguo, he went to the imperial city as an official, and his mother was afraid of becoming a burden to his son, so he never bothered him, Ma Jiguang also sent someone to pick up his mother, but his mother always found an excuse to prevaricate in the past.

Ma Jiguang's mother was born in a poor and humble family, and she would not give her son any face if she went to the high ground of the imperial city, but if everyone knew that the mother of a dignified official was actually a countryman with no cultural background, wouldn't it be for her son to add trouble, so Ma Jiguang's mother was always reluctant to go, but when Ma Jiguang married Liu, she went to live for a while.

Now that I heard that he had added a new concubine, my mother was very happy.

After a simple salute, it didn't take long for a lot of people to knock on the door to give gifts, these gift-givers have some rich and noble people in Anding County, it is estimated that the reason for their gifts is to hope that Ma Jiguang can help them find an official in the imperial city, after all, he is the third duke.

There are also some gift-givers who are distant relatives, there is an old saying that the emaciated camel is bigger than the horse, although the horse is in the middle of the fall, but the prestige of the horse in the imperial city They have also inquired about all of them, and now he finally came, how can he stutter.

There are also small gifts accumulated by poor children, they give gifts just for a way out, this world is like this, many talented people lack an opportunity to get rid of poverty and become rich, they look forward to it day and night is not knowing how to find opportunities, and now the opportunity will not let go.

Originally, Ma Jiguang wanted to return these things as they were, but he was stopped by Xiaochuan.

The father asked, "Ogawa, why is that?" ”

Xiao Chuan said, "Father, this is not the imperial city, you are not an official, now these people come to give you gifts, that is to look down on us, if we are still as usual afraid of being accused of being corrupt and bending the law and cut off the exchange of courtesy with anyone, then we will be very passive in the future, and more importantly, no one is willing to come to create a great cause with us in the future." ”

Ma Jiguang thought for a while, "What you said is reasonable, then you have to record these gift lists, and we will visit them one by one when we are free." ”

"Yes, Father!"

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Horses, horses, horses, you want to die, come out and let me see, what have you become now.

Outside the door from a hundred meters away began to shout loudly named Zhao Gang, he is a rough person, although he knows a few big characters, but there is no culture, he is a big grin, in addition to the loud voice, but also looks a fierce appearance, walking on the street, all women and children see him will hide aside and dare not approach.

Ma Jiguang heard this thunderous roar, and he didn't have to guess to know that he had finally arrived.

He quickened his pace to the door, and even rejoiced at the sight of his old friend, whom he hadn't seen for many years, and the two of them hugged each other forward at the same time, laughing.

"Ma'er, look at you thin, why haven't you grown any flesh after so many years in the imperial city."

"Haha~~ I'm this physique, but you're fat and a lot stronger, and I almost didn't slow down this strength."

"Haha~~ That's not because I'm in a good mood to hear you come back!"

"Okay~ Come in, I've got the food ready, I'm waiting for you."

"Okay, let me taste Mrs. Ling's craftsmanship."

After the food on the wine table was placed, Zhao Gang praised "Horse, what a blessing!" The eldest lady and the second lady are so beautiful, amazing, really amazing. ”

"Brother Zhao praised it falsely, this was purely a chance encounter, and I ran into it."

"Haha~~ That also shows that you have vision and ability!"

"Haha~~ yes, but my most capable one is my eldest son."

"Really? Let me see. ”

"Xiaochuan, are you done, come in!"

Xiao Chuan heard his father's shout, and walked over quickly to accompany him, "Little nephew Ma Yuchuan, I have seen Uncle Zhao." ”

"Mmmm, a talent, like your father, I really envy you!"

"Where, where, it's me who envy you!"

"Little nephew, sit down, your father and I are old friends, you don't have to stand there, there are not so many rules."

Yuchuan also sat down without seeing outside, although this Uncle Zhao looks fierce, he still speaks appropriately, which makes people feel extremely happy and comfortable.

"Ma'er, you came out of the imperial city, this Tuoba Hao has revolted in the north, is this news true?"

"That's right, Tuoba Hao has long had a bad heart, this guy is an uprising on the surface, but secretly he is planning to prosper."

"I see, it seems that we are right."

"Tell me what the prince thinks."

"Hey~ him! Since I heard that the first emperor died, he has been seriously ill, but you don't have to worry, there are the best doctors to treat him, and now he is fine. ”

"That's good."

Yuchuan said, "Uncle Zhao, we know a healer, his medical skills are definitely the best in the world, we can take the prince to have a look." ”

Zhao Gang shook his head and said, "The prince's illness is not a matter of whether he is skilled or not, his illness is a heart disease. ”

"Heart disease?"

Tamagawa said: "Does His Royal Highness the Crown Prince feel that there is no hope of recovering the country?" ”

"Revenge? No, in fact, he hasn't thought about returning to the country since he came here, all he has been thinking about is revenge. ”

"Revenge?"

"That's right, what he originally wanted was to train a group of assassins from Xingzhou and go to the imperial city to assassinate the demon queen and the national thieves, so that the first emperor could monopolize power and restore the government. I didn't expect ......."

Yuchuan said, "This is impossible at all, not to mention how his plan was arranged, even if his plan succeeded, the first emperor did not die of immortals, and it was impossible to monopolize power." ”

Zhao Gang agreed a little, "Little nephew, quickly say what you think." ”

"First of all, the ministers who stood by the side of the first emperor, since the death of Sikong Xiangguo, there have been very few, and the remaining ones have been rendered by money and power, they have no way out, only to follow the demon queen and the national thief, if they die, these ministers are afraid that the first emperor will not let any of them go, and when the time comes, if these ministers are forced together, their threat is not much worse than that of the demon queen and the national thief."

"And if they are assassinated, the first rebellion will be the Tianhe water army of the Yu State thief, and the 300,000 water army will take the life of the first emperor like a bag, and the person who will sit on the throne will definitely have someone else."

Therefore, it is not advisable to assassinate this road at all, killing one national thief will lead to the next national thief, Tuoba Hao is undoubtedly an example. So whether the prince wants revenge or revenge, he must wait patiently and wait for himself to become truly strong. In order to solve all problems thoroughly.

Zhao Gang grabbed Yuchuan's hand, what you said is simply too good, no wonder your father values you so much, go! I'll take you to the prince, you are the prince's medicine.

Ma Jiguang said: "The meal hasn't been finished yet?" ”

"What else to eat, you should come with me early."

"Wait for me"

"By the way, I'll tell you! This prince has changed a lot lately, and you may not be used to it by then. ”