Warrior in Turbulent Han Dynasty

"All imperial doctors" entered the palace in a hurry, causing panic inside and outside the palace. The hurried ladies in the Long Live Palace, the fierce consultation and debate among the old men, the turbulent atmosphere began to spread from the Long Live Palace...

Jinzhan stayed in the Long Live Hall all day, and she saw the old men shaking their heads, sighing, and frowning in deep thought, and she felt that hope was getting more and more bleak. She finally left this panic place and came to Sanqing Hall.

The little Taoist girl Qingxu who had rescued her was still sleeping, and Jinzhan ordered someone to lift Qingxu's quilt and get her up from the bed. Jinzhan asked Qingxu to think of a way...but the little girl was at a loss.

Jinzhan couldn't help but ordered: "Escort Taoist Qingxu to the Long Live Hall."

Qingxu continued to say: "Queen Dowager, Pindao is not a doctor, and he doesn't even understand the pulse!"

"It's the queen!" Jinzhan said angrily. She still cares about the title at this time, because she thinks the title of queen mother is unlucky, "If you can save me, you should save the official family again."

Qingxu was half pushed and half dragged out of the Hall of Sanqing. Jinzhan was about to leave later, but was attracted by the statue of Yuanshi Tianzun in the main hall of Sanqing Palace. The clay sculpture was very exquisite, with lifelike expressions and postures, especially the movements seemed to be alive.

Jinzhan stopped immediately.

She turned around and stood in front of the statue's futon for a while, while the eunuchs and maids beside her hurriedly backed away. Jinzhan knelt down on the futon slowly, and looked up at the tall statue overlooking the hall.

"Maybe I shouldn't have lived until now..." Jinzhan spoke, her voice choked up uncontrollably, because the scene of Guo Shao swearing to the sky on the way to Huainan many years ago appeared in her mind.

The scene at that time seemed to be right in front of my eyes, and Guo Shao's voice seemed to still linger in my ears: Those who violated the destiny, Guo Shao. The old man wants to convict, and he is aiming at me.

Jinzhan worshiped very devoutly: "Please the gods take my life and let him live well..."

Jinzhan has not been worshiped by anyone for many years. Her status is respected, and she usually accepts begging and gratitude from others; but now, Jinzhan kneels helplessly and humbly in front of the statue.

The expression of the god statue is very strange, at first glance it looks calm, but when you look closely, it seems to be sneering, as if mocking the fragility of mortals.

Jinzhan stood up, lit three incense sticks on the candle and put them in the incense burner, bit her finger again, dripped blood into the incense burner, then knelt down on the futon, closed her eyes, and begged God to take everything away from her with all her heart...

...

The rain in the northwest stopped, but it was already afternoon. The Chinese army issued a military order and set off tomorrow morning.

Someone outside the account reported: "Commander, someone from Tokyo is here."

Li Chuyun's expression suddenly changed. In Zhongli's eyes, this great commander-in-chief who dominates the battlefield is like a frightened bird, any slight disturbance can make him extremely nervous.

"Master?" The voice outside the account sounded again. Because Li Chuyun didn't make a sound for a while.

Then Li Chuyun hesitated and said, "Bring it here first..."

After waiting for a long time, a cloth-robed man was brought into the big tent by the soldiers. When the cloth robed man came in, he took out his things and said, "The villain is from the residence of Lord Huguo (Luo Yanhuan), and he brought a letter written by Alang, please read it." He said again in a deep voice, "Something happened in Tokyo! The official's family is seriously ill, and they are said to have passed out!"

Unexpectedly, Li Chuyun did not show any signs of panic at all. Naturally, Zhongli didn't have too many surprises, they already knew in advance... not only because of the sudden transfer of the army order, but also because of another piece of news.

"Go down." Li Chuyun was very calm.

The cloth robed man had a look of surprise on his face, and muttered: "My family, Alang, knew about it soon, so he sent a villain here..."

After the messenger left, Li Chuyun was a little moved and said: "Luo Yanhuan is a brother who has died."

Zhongli didn't say a word, but when he heard this sentence, he felt that although Li Chuyun had a city, he was still not ready for sophistication... If Li Chuyun reached Zhongli's age and had experienced enough things, he would understand: Luo Yanhuan was able to send this letter not mainly because of brotherhood;

Zhongli believes that... when choosing a position of life and death, depending on the situation, some people will choose earlier and be more straightforward; some people will wait a little longer and prefer to wait until things are clearer. That's all, that's the difference; what a dead brother, it's still too light.

Li Chuyun and Zhongli looked at each other with more serious expressions. It's not that they are not shocked, but they are psychologically prepared.

Zhongli pondered: "I didn't expect things to change so quickly..." There was a subtle hint of excitement and joy in his words.

The corner of Li Chuyun's mouth twitched, it could be seen that he was really distressed by the emperor's news. From his subtle and unaffected reaction, Zhongli felt that Li Chuyun was enduring great pain.

Zhongli whispered: "Mr. Li really has the demeanor of accomplishing great things. He is calm, steady and wise in critical moments!"

Li Chuyun sat on the stool with his legs apart, with a cold face, subtle alternation of sadness and helplessness, and ignored Zhongli.

Zhongli said again in a low voice: "I'm not well prepared today, there are sudden emergencies and even turmoil. But Mr. Li is not well prepared, and now is not the time to act rashly... the more critical, the more calm you must be."

Zhongli understands that Li Chuyun has a lot of money in his heart, so it is absolutely impossible to persuade him to rebel now, Li Chuyun is not that stupid! Because from the former camp of the Hexi Army to the center of the imperial court, too many people constrained Li Chuyun, lack of preparation, and the risk was too great; once he acted rashly, Li Chuyun was completely unable to control the situation.

It's not that there is no way, that is, to do something extraordinary, such as directly killing a group of people below Wei Renpu. But this approach does not mean that the possibility of failure is very high, and it is not the style of people like Li Chuyun... Those who are willing to take risks and die are mostly those who are "willing" to fight; Li Chuyun has too many things, and he is too old.

Zhongli thought of a strategy that would be more acceptable to Li Chuyun, "Procrastinate. The most important thing for Li Gong now is to keep the green hills! You can't go back to Beijing too soon, it will definitely be over!"

Li Chuyun gave Zhongli a cold look, with anger already in his eyes.

But Zhongli's loyal words are harsh, and he is awe-inspiring to speak out... In the past, Zhongli's countless days of management, prudent words and deeds, the trust he gained with great difficulty, the trust of a confidant; however, now is the time to squander the trust that he has painstakingly obtained!

He said sternly: "Any wise emperor will definitely get rid of Li Gong at this time! The righteousness of a monarch and his ministers, life and death friendship are useless, there is no choice today, and Li Gong also has no choice!

As long as we get through this period, it will be easier in the future. Maybe there are not many people loyal to Li Gong in the court, but there are the most people who know current affairs in this world, and there are more people who are unwilling to do nothing all their lives and are struggling to find a way to achieve success! As long as you wait slowly, there will be more and more people around you... There are many things that Mr. Li does not need to worry about, and naturally many people will fight for you.

Even Shi Yanchao might become Li Gong's man! Don't you believe it, Shi Yanchao would listen to today's in the past? Isn't he only under the control of the former emperor, how is he now? "

Li Chuyun gritted his teeth and said in a deep voice: "Zhongli! Do you think this guild will rebel?!"

Zhongli choked for a moment, and hurriedly said: "I know that Li Gongzhi is loyal since the day I joined Li Gong's command!"

Li Chuyun said coldly: "Then what do you mean now?"

Zhongli was silent for a moment, then sighed and said: "The old man who is about to go to the earth, the fame and fortune are nothing more than a cloud of smoke. The old man plans for Li Gong, and his heart is for your own good, to repay your kindness!"

Li Chuyun remained calm.

Zhongli said: "I want to remind Mr. Li that you don't have a choice now... but you will have a choice in the future."

"Oh?" Li Chuyun's expression was complicated and haggard.

Zhong Li said: "In the future, Mr. Li will serve the country wholeheartedly, and you can also be a pillar to assist the king. At that time, you have the strength to achieve great things, but you are loyal to the Daxu royal family. Isn't it more worthy of the world's admiration? Why must fate be in the hands of others, and you can decide what to do, isn't it good?"

Sure enough, Li Chuyun became silent when he heard this, and the thorns in his words also decreased.

... After a while, Li Chuyun frowned and said: "This letter must be shown to Wei Renpu."

Zhongli hurriedly said: "Li Gong is wise! This is not the time to act rashly, you have to make everyone feel at ease, and you can't rush to provoke anyone!"

Li Chuyun got up abruptly and went straight out of the tent, followed by Zhongli.

Wei Renpu, Zan Jurun, and various military departments will be summoned. Li Chuyun told everyone that he had just received the news from Tokyo, and then showed the letter to Wei Renpu.

Li Chuyun no longer needed to cover up this matter for Luo Yanhuan. Luo Yanhuan dared to do this, so he didn't want to hide his friendship with Li Chuyun, and he couldn't do it... Those people in the court, whether civil or military, knew it.

The atmosphere in the big tent was suddenly sad, and even some generals burst into tears in public. Seeing this scene, Zhongli sighed in his heart, Li Chuyun really couldn't rebel immediately!

On the contrary, Wei Renpu behaved very calmly, not ostentatious at all. In the chaotic big tent, some people's emotions were exaggerated, which even made Wei Renpu, deputy envoy of the Privy Council, have the illusion of being ignored.

But Zhongli's greatest attention was on Wei Renpu, and he didn't ignore this civil servant for a moment!

When the army was still in the old city of Feng'an, the scene of Wei Renpu weeping while supporting an old monument of the Sui Dynasty was remembered by Zhongli. Like a painting, very clear! Zhongli has an insight into this civil servant, and can deeply feel what kind of heart he has.

Zhongli thought of the past events recorded in the book, how the ministers of the Manchu Dynasty cried faintly in the mourning hall during the national mourning; but how many of them were really sad?

And the more deeply the feelings are engraved in the heart, when a huge change comes, Ao Tao will not cry too much, the kind of pain that enters the heart is silent...