"Lost it?" The other three looked at each other when they heard the words, and when they realized it, they showed expressions of horror. If the Tiger Talisman of the Three Armies had been lost long ago, how could it have fallen into the hands of Marquis Cheng An?
The Tiger Talisman of the Three Armies was in the hands of Marshal Ban back then, and Marshal Ban was injured in the border area. After returning to the capital, he was disarmed and became the Duke of Youyou.
After Emperor Yunqing ascended the throne, there was no more war in the frontier, and the Tiger Talisman of the Three Armies has never appeared since then. .
They only thought that His Majesty was afraid of the current generals, so they didn't hand over the Tiger Talisman of the Three Armies to anyone. They didn't expect that His Majesty didn't have a Tiger Talisman in his hand, which was really surprising.
"Could it be that the tiger talisman was in the hands of Marshal Ban?" Yao Peiji whispered, "Marshal Ban was injured back then, it was a sudden incident. If he didn't hand over the tiger talisman, but told His Majesty that the tiger talisman was taken away ..."
The first emperor didn't like His Majesty, but liked King Hui more, maybe His Majesty would really believe Marshal Ban's words. No wonder His Majesty tolerated King Hui for so many years, probably because he was worried that King Hui would suddenly rebel.
After the death of Hui Wang and his wife, His Majesty raised the children of Hui Wang and his wife in the palace. One was to promote his benevolence, and the other purpose was probably to control these two people and prevent them from messing around.
Things that were incomprehensible in the past, after the appearance of this tiger talisman, all the incomprehensible things suddenly became clear.
The Ban family has been loyal and good for generations, why did Marshal Ban tell such a big lie?
And the Tiger Talisman of the Three Armies, which was given to Marquis Cheng An by the Princess Ban?
"I know," Zhao Weishen is the former commander of the Ban Marshal, and his voice is a little hoarse when he thinks of the majestic Marshal, "The Marshal was not injured by the enemy, but was attacked by his own people. In the end, the late emperor found out that a certain general was jealous. Do this kind of thing. To avoid disturbing the morale of the army, this general was executed in secret, and his family members were not implicated."
"Shortly after, the late emperor became seriously ill," Zhao Weishen recalled the past, calmly narrating, but It was the life, death and blood of countless people. He lowered his eyelids, "Later, the late emperor left before leaving a will. As the crown prince, His Majesty ascended the throne logically and became the emperor of the Daye Dynasty."
Zhao Weishen didn't want to mention how many schemes and tricks were involved in this, but the other adults knew it well, they were all white now, even if they wanted to work hard for the people, they were powerless.
"The crown prince and King Ning are both incapable of governing the world. If Cheng Anhou..." Yao Peiji admired Rong Xia's talent very much, so when he spoke, he was inevitably biased. Fortunately, he still has reason. If he knows this and continues to say it, he will be suspected of rebellion.
"I know what you mean," Zhao Weishen smiled. "When I learn martial arts, don't I just want to be loyal to the court and do two practical things for the people? Just let things take their course. God has eyes and is watching It is for the common people in the world."
In the early years, he saw all the battles between the court and China, and he was really not a particularly loyal courtier. Rather than saying that he was loyal to the Daye Dynasty, it would be better to say that he was more loyal to the people under Daye's rule.
Maybe God really has eyes. When the peach blossoms were in full bloom in March, suddenly the mountains in the suburbs of the capital shook, revealing a strange stone. This stone had a strange posture, like a blue bird soaring into the sky. Legend has it that the blue bird is the bird of good news for the queen mother, and its appearance will bring news that will change the world.
The patrol army rushed over quickly, but after seeing the words engraved on the stone, their faces changed.
"The Chiang family is not benevolent, the world is in chaos, there is a benevolent king in troubled times, and the people are saved from fire and water..."
After a soldier who had studied for several years read out these short dozen words, his whole body shook like chaff, and he knocked his teeth up and down. They collided together and made a rattling sound. They felt that the stone was extremely majestic and dared not look down.
"Nonsense, this is just a conspiracy of the rebels," the patrol captain said, pointing at the boulder, "Hurry up and erase the words on it?!"
"Yes!"
A soldier drew a knife and stepped forward, but the strange thing was, He had just walked a few steps when he suddenly fell to the ground convulsively with his mouth twisted and his nose slanted. The rest of the patrolling soldiers didn't dare to go forward any more. Someone hastily dragged the convulsed soldier back and carried him to the city to see the doctor, who said that he was frightened by the evil wind entering his body.
Scared?
The patrol soldiers who witnessed the strange stone became even more suspicious. It was not until the soldier woke up that someone asked him what he saw.
"I, I saw a dragon hovering over the stone, and his eyes were like lanterns."
Before the soldier finished speaking, he hugged his head and shouted loudly, losing all reason.
A day later, the officials of the Qin Tianjian went to see the soldier, but he was already crazy, talking incoherently, saying that there were birds and ghosts, but he didn't say a word of usefulness.
The news about this strange rock had already spread throughout the capital within a day, and it was said that several people who saw this huge rock went crazy. Rumors spread more and more fiercely, that the Jiang Dynasty is about to perish, that His Majesty is not benevolent today, causing chaos in the world, and that the destined King of Benevolence and Righteousness has appeared, waiting to replace the Jiang Dynasty one day.
The rumors spread to the end, and it became that if the Jiang Dynasty continued to unify the world, there would be many disasters and the people would be in dire straits, and only the benevolent and righteous king was the emperor appointed by heaven.
Jiang Luo was furious, and invited several well-known monks to perform the Dharma beside the boulder, but the news had already spread, even if a so-called expert was invited to deal with it, what's the use?
"Abbot Yun, what do you think is on this rock?" A thin old Taoist looked at Abbot Yun with a half-smile.
Abbot Yun recited a Buddha: "There are people's hearts here."
The old Taoist laughed: "Whether it's human hearts or miracles, the old Taoist is just an outsider, and he didn't want to get involved in this matter. Threatened by life, the old Taoist has no choice but to obey."
Abbot Yun smiled with his kind eyes: "The Taoist priest is a real master."
The old Taoist sighed inexplicably, and made a gesture of invitation: "Abbot Yun, please."
This kind of pretentious tricks is still used by some heretical monks. It just so happened that he and Daoist Yun had the honor to discuss Zen and Sutras two days ago, and today he made a choice. Although he is an outsider, he is still alone. Even if he can't save the common people, at least he is unwilling to help the evildoers.
Under the watchful eyes of everyone, I don't know what method Abbot Yun and the old Taoist used, the words on the boulder finally disappeared, but the two most famous monks and Taoists in the capital vomited blood and passed out.
The courtiers who were half-believing in this matter, after seeing the end of the two men, believed in the words on the boulder.
It's just that they didn't dare to show their thoughts. When Jiang Luo wanted to send troops to stop the rebels again, no one in the court dared to stand up and lead the troops voluntarily.
They dare to make trouble with others, but how many people are willing to make trouble with heaven? Even a sycophant is afraid of God's punishment.
Jiang Luo was so angry that he killed a few more people. Seeing how cowardly these people looked like mice, he became angry.
After returning to the palace, Jiang Luo broke out with a few eunuchs, but still felt puzzled.
"Your Majesty, this servant feels that Shi Jin may be useful."
"What is he useful for?" Jiang Luo kicked the talking eunuch to the ground, "Last time you said that Rong Xia was a good candidate, what happened?! "
"The servant is guilty." The little eunuch repeatedly kowtowed for forgiveness, not daring to say more.
"You are indeed guilty," Jiang Luo said angrily, "If I had known this, I should have killed Rong Xia early, instead of letting him lead the troops out of the city." "Who would have expected that he would not care about Princess Fule at all What about my family?"
The little eunuch rolled his eyes, "Perhaps Princess Fuller hates him now, why don't we find a way to contact Princess Fuller and let her be our undercover agent?"
"Ban Hua That woman has only been able to eat, drink and have fun since she was a child, what can she do with such a pig brain?" Jiang Luo subconsciously belittled Banhua, "What can she do for me, hold me back?"
The little eunuch was silent for a moment: "Your Majesty, Fule County Although the Lord is a bit straightforward, she is a woman."
"What can a woman do?"
"When a woman hates a man, they can do anything," the little eunuch knocked on the ground respectfully, Touching his forehead to the ground, "Why don't you give it a try?"
"No matter how much a woman hates a man, she is just a man's appendage. What can she do?" Jiang Luo was actually amused by the eunuch's absurd words, "You eunuch What kind of women do you know, go back and kneel at the door for two hours."
"Yes, Your Majesty." The eunuch backed out as he said.
In the military tent, Rong Xia was looking at the map with several subordinates.
Seeing Rong Xia's haggard face, Zhao Zhong said with a smile, "My lord, please pay attention to rest."
"Rong Xia squeezed her forehead, "It's because you've worked hard for you these past few years."
"It's an honor for my subordinates to be able to serve for my lord." The only thing Zhao Zhong didn't expect was that his younger brother's fiancée, who died young, would marry him. lost his master.
Although he was the governor of Xuezhou, he had also heard some rumors about Princess Fuller.
The fiancé would rather elope with the courtesan than be with her.
Beautiful-looking, Kefu, the first fiancé died at a young age, it must be her Kefu.
His mother had a very good relationship with Aunt Yin, and even the entire Zhao family and the Ban family had a good relationship.
The Zhao family never believed the rumors about Kefu outside. His younger brother didn't die in the character of Princess Fule, but in the hands of King Ning.
When the mother brought the younger brother into the palace, who would have thought that the second prince would knock the younger brother, who was only three or four years old, into the water. The younger brother suffered from the cold and was frightened, and he couldn't get sick after returning.
In the end, the medicine stone was useless, and he was tortured by the illness and left.
Later, after His Majesty gave the Zhao family a modest title, he suppressed this matter. In the eyes of the royal family, the Zhao family's pain of bereavement is nothing more than something that can be dismissed by a small title.
I just feel sorry for Princess Fuller, who is two months younger than his younger brother. He doesn't know anything, but because of this, he bears the name of Kefu and has been talked about in the capital for so many years.
It has been two or three days since he met the lord in Zhongzhou, but it is a pity that he has never been able to see Princess Fule. He is a big man and it is not easy to ask the whereabouts of the lord's wife, so he wants to apologize to Princess Fuller , could not find a suitable opportunity.
Rong Xia patted Zhao Zhong on the shoulder, "Zi Zhong, I've already had your family transferred out of the city, so don't worry about it." "Thank you, my
lord!" Zhao Zhong saluted Rong Xia excitedly.
"Don't say such polite words to your own people." Rong Xia took a sip of tea to refresh himself, "Ling Zheng is also in the barracks with you now?"
"Yes, Zhuojing and the two dogs are in the army."
"If Lingzheng and your son are bored, you can come to my tent to talk to the princess. She has a restless temper. When the time comes Lingzheng Just don't dislike her."
"Don't dare, don't dare." Zhao Zhong was overjoyed, he was looking for an opportunity to see Princess Fule, but now that the lord has spoken, he asked his wife to go and have a look , It is also good to say a few words with you.
Ever since Rong Xia joined the other rebels, Ban Hua didn't worry too much about the affairs of the army. She was a lazy person who stood when she could sit, and never sat when she could lie down. Now that Rong Xia took care of the soldiers in the army, she just had peace of mind.
So now that she is free, she brings her personal guards to compete with others in swordsmanship and bow and arrow. Although she is not as majestic as the right general appointed by the imperial court, she at least gets along with many soldiers.
After hanging out with these soldiers for a long time, Banhua has had enough of the big sister's addiction, riding a horse and shooting geese, climbing trees to find fruits, and going into the water to fish. She brought these soldiers and cubs back with a lot of things for the soldiers. Chinese Teeth Festival.
If it weren't for her fair skin and beauty, the soldiers would almost call her "Ban Ge" instead of "Ban Sister".
There is no way, although Banhua's words and deeds are so heroic that the soldiers are convinced, but as long as they see her face, they will tell them rationally that this is a famous beauty, and being called "brother" is really sorry for this face.
As expected of a famous general, even ten sons of men can't match her courage and ability.
This day, Banhua abused a few young and energetic soldiers on the competition stage again. When she heard the female guard saying that Mrs. Zhao asked to see her, she cupped her hands and said to the soldiers present: "I'm sorry, brothers, I have something to do , everyone gesture slowly."
"Sister Ban, go slowly!" All the soldiers saluted in unison, even a bearded man in his twenties or thirties called Banhua "sister" with a look of reverence. ", if they weren't wearing armor, the common people would probably think that some Taoist hall came out to collect protection money when they saw this scene.
Mrs. Zhao sat on the chair anxiously, feeling a little guilty.
After coming to the barracks here, she heard a lot of rumors about Princess Fuller. It is said that the princess is extremely beautiful, and the lord loves her very much, even the military tent is not separated from her. It is also rumored that this princess has outstanding martial arts skills and is highly respected by soldiers in the army.
She is a woman who only knows the back house. If she says something wrong, will she look down on her?
Just as he was thinking wildly, the curtain at the door was lifted, and a beautiful young man in brocade clothes and jade crown with hair tied came in. Mrs. Zhao's heart trembled, it was because the heartbeat of this young man several years younger than her was a few beats faster.
After she regained her senses, she remembered that this is the camp of the lord and the princess, who is this young man who barged in dressed as a nobleman.
"Sister-in-law Zhao, please sit down." Seeing Mrs. Zhao staring blankly at her, Ban Hua patted the men's clothing on her body.
"Master," Mrs. Zhao didn't expect that this beautiful young man was actually Princess Fule. She took a few deep breaths and suppressed her beating heart, "The princess is so good-looking that I lost my mind and forgot to salute. , Princess, please forgive me."
"It's okay, it's okay, please sit down quickly," Ban Hua sat down at the top and looked at Mrs. Zhao with a smile. Mrs. Zhao has an oval face, fair skin, and her hair tied with a few wooden hairpins. It may be because everything is kept simple in the military camp, and her clothes are mainly casual, but it can be seen that this is a very easy-going woman.
After the guards served tea, Banhua greeted Mrs. Zhao to drink tea, and said, "I remember you have two children, why didn't you bring them together?"
" You."
"It's okay, no matter how noisy the children are, I can take care of them," Banhua waved his hand, "I don't care about these, just bring them next time Madam."
Although Madam Zhao has an easy-going personality, she doesn't know what to say at this time what's good. But what surprised her was that the princess knew that she had two children, which was really strange.
"My private relationship with Ms. Zhao is pretty good, so I sometimes hear her mentioning you." Ban Hua smiled, "My mother also cares about you very much. When you return to the capital, you must go to my mother's and father's place to sit. After sitting down, she will definitely be very happy to see you."
Mrs. Zhao was amused by Banhua's relaxed tone, she nodded and said, "I will definitely go to your house to bother you."
They are still rebelling at the moment, and hearing Princess Fule's tone, it seems that they have succeeded. No wonder the lord likes the princess so much, it turns out that the princess is the one who has the most confidence in the lord.
"What's the trouble?" Ban Hua thought for a while, "there are many men in the barracks. If you are bored, come and sit with me."
With Mrs. Zhao's temperament, she probably feels too embarrassed to go out in the barracks Yes, walking around her place can also relieve boredom.
Mrs. Zhao also understood that this was Banhua's kindness, so she agreed. Before marrying into the Zhao family, she had also heard that the princess had a marriage contract with the Zhao family, but it was a pity that her brother-in-law, whom she had no chance to meet, left early, and had nothing to do with the princess.
After bidding farewell to Princess Fuller, Mrs. Zhao returned to her tent. Seeing her coming back, Zhao Zhong asked, "Ma'am, did Princess Fule ever make things difficult for you?"
Madam Zhao smiled and shook her head: "The master is kind and enthusiastic, and he still wants to keep me for dinner. If the Lord eats with you, he insists on not agreeing."
Zhao Zhong felt relieved when he heard this, "Fortunately, you are useless, otherwise my two children and I would have to eat alone."
" It's nonsense," said Mrs. Zhao and The husband and children were sitting around the somewhat crude table, and seeing the two children eating sweetly, Mrs. Zhao put two pieces of meat into their bowls, then turned to Zhao Zhong and said, "Princess Fuller is a special woman, I looked at the people in the main tent, they all respected her."
"That's all right." Zhao Zhong nodded, feeling relieved."
"The princess also said that if I'm bored, I'll sit with her."
"Okay," Zhao Zhong said immediately, "I'm worried that you'll be bored in the tent all day, so that's fine. A good place to go."
"That's right, Princess Fule is all dressed up, so pretty." Mrs. Zhao couldn't help but said, "If I were a girl in her teens, the first time I saw her, I'd be afraid that my heart would spring. , I can't look down on other men anymore."
Zhao Zhong: ...
Rong Xia led the army to pass through the border of Zhongzhou unimpeded. Adjacent to Zhongzhou is Xunzhou. As soon as Rong Xia sent the first army to the city gate, before they had time to attack the city, the gate of Xunzhou was wide open.
All the officers, soldiers and officials greeted him in formal attire, but they didn't mean to resist at all.
They stayed in Xunzhou for two days, all the soldiers did not disturb the people, and did not forcibly requisition food and grass, which moved and comforted the uneasy people. When the rebels left Xunzhou, some people came to see them off with melons, fruits and rice .
The chicken, duck, fish, melon, fruit, rice, and facial flaws did not accept it, but they accepted the water bag presented by a centenarian.
"Everyone understands the hearts of the people, but everyone's life is not easy, how can Rong have the heart to watch everyone suffer from hunger and hunger?" Rong Xia raised the water bag above his head, "Water is the source of life, Rong accepted the old man.
The water bag presented as a gift is to accept the wishes of all the folks, please take care of the folks, let me leave."
Xun Zhou was moved by Rong Xia's attitude and rhetoric, knowing that all the rebels had left, and there were still people standing at the gate of the city. willing to leave.
"Good man, good man." The centenarian stood up holding the hands of his children and grandchildren, and looked up at the sky, "God has eyes, and finally let us see hope."
The people around were infected by the centenarian's emotions, They were all looking forward to Rong Xia becoming the emperor.
The rebel army left Xunzhou, and the next place was Jingzhou. Like Xunzhou, Jingzhou opened its gates to welcome them.
However, after Rong Xia and the others entered the city, they found that the local officials were corrupt and incompetent, exploiting the common people, so they convicted these corrupt officials and beheaded them in front of the common people.
For a while, the people rushed to tell each other that Jingzhou had finally come to a good official.
Ordinary people don't care whether the people who come are the imperial court or the rebels, as long as they can help them get justice and don't bully them, then they are good officials.
What, you said that this handsome young official might become emperor, but the current emperor is incompetent?
Then the young high official must be made the emperor, why keep a fatuous and incompetent emperor, keep it for the New Year? If a pig is raised, it can be slaughtered and eaten during the New Year, and it is useless to keep an emperor who is a fish and meat commoner.
Ban Hua followed Rong Xia, watching the common people smile with satisfaction because the corrupt officials were beheaded, and was a little moved.
These common people don't know what it means to be loyal to the emperor, and they don't know poetry, poetry, calligraphy and painting. They don't even know the name of the current emperor.
They run around for their livelihood every day, but they are so easily satisfied. Even if the emperor in a high position is not willing to work hard for the people, he should think about them and think about them a little bit.
At least... it would allow them to live a little more peacefully.
The corrupt officials' homes were ransacked, and Rong Xia arranged for a few people to take care of Jingzhou's affairs.
After the people had accepted the management of these people's affairs, he led the army to continue marching towards the capital.
It may be because Rong Xia killed corrupt officials in Jingzhou, which made the officials of other prefectures and counties panic. They did not dare to welcome Rong Xia into the city, so some people began to resist fiercely, and some people had not yet caught up with the army led by Rong Xia.
At that time, they fled in a hurry with their wives, children and treasures, leaving only the officers and soldiers to resist.
Some officials deliberately spread some news, saying that Rong Xia is a murderous demon, but wherever he passes, blood will flow into rivers, wailing everywhere, inspiring the local people to fight hard.
This trick is not very useful, because most of the people have already heard the news from other counties and counties, saying how good this Cheng'an Marquis is, how tolerant he is to the people, and the corrupt officials along the way are also punished by him up.
When the people found out that the officials had deliberately lied to them, this kind of anger could not be suppressed.
So when Rong Xia and others came to Taizhou, which was relatively close to the capital, the city gate of Taizhou was opened first by a group of angry people. The officers and soldiers guarding the city gate didn't stop the people much, and didn't even draw their swords, allowing the people to pull the city gate open.
Ban Hua rode on the horse, tilted his head to Rong Xia and said, "Rong Xia, are we really rebelling?"
Why does this seem like a joke?