Chapter 54 Go West to Liangzhou
Shi Ning was ashamed and said: "Back then, I was ignorant and killed a tiger guard rider, and the eighteen riders have become seventeen riders, and I ask my uncle for forgiveness!"
Shi Xiang said: "The Eighteen Tiger Guards are not the same all the time, there will inevitably be casualties in the battle, if the Eighteen Tiger Guards are killed in battle, the Tiger Guards who are ranked last will automatically replace them, and the Taiwutang warriors who were originally ranked behind the Eighteen Tiger Guards will be added as new Tiger Guards." Now that His Royal Highness the Imperial Grandson has come down, you are the first leader of the Taiwu Hall Master!"
As soon as these words came out, those tiger guards knelt down in unison and shouted in unison: "We will swear allegiance to the Great Zhao Kingdom, and swear allegiance to His Royal Highness the Emperor Taisun!"
Shi Ning picked up everyone in a panic and excused himself: "This is the Taiwu Hall founded by my uncle, and it is not suitable for me to be the leader!"
Shi Xiang said: "Your Highness 'Taiwu Hall' and 'Taiwu Hall', you should be able to think that this is the first initiative of Taiwu Emperor Shi Hu, and it has always been the emperor who served as the first leader of the hall master. Due to the tragic slaughter of the Qianren, there are few survivors, as the surviving prince, I have temporarily become the hall master over the years, and now His Royal Highness the Emperor is here, so naturally His Royal Highness will be the first leader of this hall master!"
Shi Ning said: "No, my uncle has led Taiwutang for so many years, how can I take on this great responsibility!"
Shi Xiang's voice suddenly became sonorous, and he said loudly: "Your Highness must take on this great responsibility, and now the people are divided, each with its own master, and His Royal Highness is the son-in-law of Prince Shi Cong, and his name is justified." Only when His Royal Highness resists this banner can there be cohesion, and there will be hope for the restoration of the Great Zhao Kingdom!"
Deliberately hearing the words "recovering the Zhao State", Shi Ning was excited, although everyone in the Eastern Jin Dynasty in the south said that Zhao was a brutal country after the establishment of the Liang people, but Shi Ning felt that it was the hatred of the Eastern Jin Dynasty against Hou Zhao, so he deliberately smeared it, just like when he saw the people of the Eastern Jin Dynasty in the Eastern Jin Dynasty being killed by the officers and soldiers of the former Qin, and when he arrived in the former Qin Dynasty, he saw the soldiers of the Northern Mansion of the Eastern Jin Dynasty killing him, and his father Shi Cong instilled in him the cognition when he was a child, and his impression of the Later Zhao should be a great, peaceful and peaceful country.
But Shi Ning knew how difficult it was to recover a country that had already been destroyed, and how many wars he had to go through. If the country is divided today, with the Eastern Jin Dynasty in the south and the former Qin in the north, there will be continuous wars and devastation, and if either side is defeated and a unified country is established, the people will be able to avoid the suffering of war, gradually resume production, and live a peaceful and peaceful life. If another state is established between the Eastern Jin Dynasty and the former Qin, the world will inevitably become even more chaotic. So he said firmly: "Zhao Guo no longer exists, you don't have to mention the word Guangfu again, but as the former royal family of the Qianren, it is my duty to unite the clansmen and protect the clansmen at the moment!"
Shi Xiang said happily: "Then His Highness is willing to be the first leader of Taiwutang?!" He thought to himself: "Although His Highness does not mention the restoration of Zhao State, the purpose of this Taiwutang is to recover Zhao Kingdom, as long as His Highness agrees to be the leader, there will be hope for recovery!"
Shi Ning said: "I am only the leader in name, so as to call on the scattered clansmen, the affairs of this Taiwu Hall are still taken care of by my uncle, and the hall master is still my uncle!"
"Yes!"
Then, the Tiger Guard introduced himself one by one, the seventeenth Hu Yanbao, the sixteenth Liu Bao, the fifteenth Kong Lu, and the fourteenth Zhao Dolphin had all seen Shi Ning on the battlefields of the former Qin and Eastern Jin Dynasty, and as for the thirteenth Wang Ying, he was the knight who took Shi Ning to Chang'an City.
After Shi Ning served as the first leader, Hu Yanbao naturally postponed from the seventeenth to the eighteenth, and Liu Bao, Kong Lu and others were also in the back row in turn.
Suddenly, there was a feeling in the woods that thousands of troops and horses were galloping forward, and it turned out that the warriors of Taiwutang had rushed to support the seventeen horsemen who had arrived before, and they were relieved to see that the seventeen horsemen and Shi Ning were all right.
"The support of the subordinates is late, and I ask the hall master to forgive the sin!"
Shi Xiang scolded angrily: "You group of waste, by the time you arrived, His Highness would have been killed by the Xianbei people a long time ago." You all deserve to die!"
With that, a sword was raised, and the helmets of the warriors who were late for rescue fell to the ground, and the tassels on the top of the helmet were broken in two, and all the warriors were frightened and knelt on the ground and begged for mercy.
After a while, another group of men and horses came, including peasant boatmen in disguise, foot soldiers with weapons, and knights driving war horses.
"The subordinates received a signal of support, and the assembly was late, so they asked the hall master to punish the crime!"
"Then I will punish you for a capital crime!" Shi Xiang waved his sword, and the boatmen, warriors, and others fell to the ground and died.
In the blink of an eye, Shi Ning didn't have time to stop it, he thought that Shi Xiang was the same as before, just cutting off the warrior's helmet.
Shi Ning asked: "Uncle, these warriors are loyal, and my nephew has taken good care of these warriors all the way west, and there has been no mistake, why do you want to punish them with capital crimes, so cruel! My nephew can't bear it! Not the leader of the Taiwu Hall!"
Shi Xiang didn't expect that he would kill a few subordinates, and Shi Ning would be so angry, so he explained: "Your Highness, these subordinates are not good at doing things, they have missed the prescribed time, and they have delayed major events! If they can escort you to the palace in time, how can you encounter the siege of the Xianbei people and almost die!"
Shi Ning was dissatisfied: "Now that I am safe and sound, why should my uncle kill again!"
Shi Xiang shook his head and said: "Those who achieve great things must be ruthless, Your Highness, you are too merciful, how can you recover the Zhao Kingdom in the future and become the leader of the people in the world!"
Shi Ning said angrily: "There can be no more war in the world, I have already said the matter of recovering the Zhao Kingdom, there is no need to mention it again!"
Shi Xiang didn't want to lose Shi Ning's banner that called on the people of the world and the generals of Hou Zhao, so he took a good horse and stepped forward to curry favor and said: "Your Highness, as the first leader of Taiwutang, you can't do it without your own mount, do you like this Dawan horse?"
When the horse saw Shi Ning, if he saw the old man, he was very excited, and he neighed constantly, it was Shi Ning who came to Chang'an to ride the shadow
"It's a peerless horse!" Shi Ning touched the mane of the Absolute Shadow, and the Absolute Shadow obediently rubbed his arm.
"It seems that this Shadow likes His Highness very much!"
"But this is my uncle's mount, you gave me the Shadow, what will you ride in the future?"
"Your Royal Highness doesn't know, there are two kinds of good horses in the world, one is called Jueying, and the other is called Claw Huang Feidian, this Jueying and Claw Huang Feidian are the beloved horses of Emperor Cao Cao of the Three Kingdoms Wei Wu Emperor. β
A warrior led a good horse over, Shi Xiang jumped on the horse, "driving", the horse jumped up with its front hooves, and immediately galloped away, Shi Xiang "hooves" again, the hooves of the horse that were about to jump out stood on the ground smoothly and steadily, he smiled: "My claw Huang Feidian is not inferior to the shadow!"
Shi Ning said happily: "Then I can rest assured, with this shadow, I can rush to find my good sister-in-law!"
After hearing this, Shi Xiang felt that Shi Ning only had children in his heart, and he had no ambition to restore Zhao State, so he said unhappily: "Your Highness, don't worry, Miss Ran, I have ordered the Taiwutang warriors to escort to Liangzhou, and we will leave for Liangzhou immediately." β
Now that Chang'an City has been broken by the Xianbei people, Taiwutang had to evacuate westward, and when he arrived in Liangzhou, Shi Xiang did not let Shi Ning go to see Ran Shu, but first asked Shi Ning to meet Fu Jian, the former Qin Heavenly King who had taken refuge in Liangzhou.
"Tell me where Shu'er is, and it's not too late for me to see Shu'er and the king again. When Shi Ning arrived in Liangzhou City, he urgently inquired about it.
Shi Xiang said: "Your Highness, do you think it is important for Miss Ran or to find the Heavenly Stone!" I just received news that the Heavenly King is seriously ill and is anxious to summon you in the Liangzhou Palace. β
Shi Ning remembered that his uncle Shi Xiang had told him that the Muyang Heavenly Stone was inlaid on the crown of Fu Jian, the former Qin Heavenly King, and if Fu Jian died, it would not be good if the crown was taken away, so he said: "It's better to go to the Heavenly King's Palace first, and I will rest assured when Shu'er is safe." β
In the palace of Liangzhou, Fu Jian's dragon bed was full of ministers who supported Gu, Fu Jian was dying, unable to speak, pointing to Shi Ning, and the eunuch took out the holy decree and preached: "Xiangguo Gong Shi Ning is to protect the Great Qin State and resist the Xianbei rebels, regardless of life and death, and is loyal and responsible." Now that I am in danger, I will order the Duke of Xiangguo to be the minister of care, lead the Qin army, help the prince to calm the world, and complete my regret!"
Shi Ning didn't give it, and arched his hand: "It is Shi Ning's lifelong wish to pacify the world, but let me lead the Qin army and provoke one war after another, I will never accept it!"
Shi Xiang interjected: "My nephew's words are so naΓ―ve, if there is chaos today, how can you get long-term peace in the world without completely annihilating the other side through war?" Because there are former Qin Heavenly Kings and former Qin princes and ministers in the palace, it is inconvenient for Shi Xiang to publicly call Shi Ning His Royal Highness in public, so he uses "nephew" instead.
Shi Ning said: "According to legend, getting the flat heaven recipe in the Heavenly Stone can make the world peaceful without a fight... β
Just as Shi Ning was speaking, the thirteenth cavalry Wang Ying of Taiwutang whispered: "The master of Yuehua Palace is here, and he wants to kidnap Miss Ran, I can't resist it, and I ask His Royal Highness to come to the rescue!"
"Where's Shu'er?"
"West of the city!"
Shi Ning was shocked when he heard this, and said in his heart: "Even the masters of Taiwutang can't resist it, so isn't my Shu'er in danger!"
"Shi Ning will retire first, and then ask the king for guilt!" As soon as the words fell, Shi Ning hurried out of the palace and walked to an alley in the west of the city.