Nightfall Chapter 189: Some small things now and then
Volume One, Early Morning Empire, Chapter 189, Some Little Things Now and Back then
(Because of the biological clock disorder, the spirit has been stale, and the reason for rushing to update the time is really too late to check, so there are many mistakes in the words and sentences of the night. I apologize to everyone here. I still save a few chapters. , I will find a full revision one day, although... no one will read the revised estimate a second time. I solemnly thank the book friend Long Shang Wuji, who helped me pick bugs and find typos in the book review area, and then I I found that there are so many mistakes in a chapter, I am ashamed, and express my sincere thanks to him. Don’t I want to save the manuscript after the New Year? If there is a manuscript, I will try to check and revise it to the end before each chapter is sent out. Faha. In addition, I will write a year-end summary today or tomorrow, some things I want to talk to you, pure chat, no other services.)
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Tang Xiaotang stretched out his hand and rubbed the soft abdomen of the snow wolf cub, thinking about the scene he saw earlier, looked at his brother's back and asked curiously: "What's the matter with that wolf?"
"Or many years ago, the Master had seen the wolf when he traveled far to the Northern Wilderness. The reason why the wolf can resuscitate is probably related to this encounter. Otherwise, how can ordinary male wolves comprehend the power of heaven and earth by themselves?" /
Tang Xiaotang was shocked: "The Master can even enlighten wolves? This is too powerful... Brother, who do you think is better, Master and Sovereign?"
Tang paused in his footsteps, and after a moment of silence, he said: "The teacher was naturally not as good as the Master, but after 23 years of repairing the cicada...I think he is still not as good as the Master."
"Brother, you told me a few days ago that most of the ministers of civil and military affairs in Tang have studied in academies, and the people on the second floor are not easy to mess with, and the master has been in the academy for more than 100 years. Long... That Master said a word, wouldn’t it be that Tang will be shaken? Isn’t the Tang emperor worried?"
"What are you worried about?"
"His throne."
"How could there be a throne in the eyes of the Master."
"Then the Emperor of Tang Dynasty didn't worry about the master's influence on the government? Who would be the emperor would have a big mountain above his head."
"Regardless of whether the Emperor of Tang State would like it or not, before he was born, the great mountain of Master had existed silently in the south of Chang'an City for many years. As for the trivial matter of government, how could the Master care about it?"
"Politics are trivial matters? Then you said that if we fight with Tang Guo, will the master intervene? If he is as powerful as you said, how can the tribe resist it."
"I said, the Master does not care about these little things."
Tang Xiaotang hugged the snow wolf cub and walked to the side of his brother, staring at his big bright eyes, and asked in surprise: "Even this kind of thing is a small thing? Then what is a big thing?"
"In the eyes of a person like the Master, things in the world are small things. As for what is the real big thing in his eyes, how can people like you and me know, why bother to guess."
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There are things where there are people, and there are problems where there are people. Mankind's methods to solve this kind of trouble are actually very poor. Apart from war and violence, there is only a meeting. When Huangren held a meeting in the pasture to discuss the next strategy, the monarchs of the Tang Empire in the far south were also meeting.
The Daming Palace outside Chang’an City becomes the permanent residence of His Majesty the Emperor every summer. Due to the inconvenience of ministers going out of the city, the large and small councils and councils are reduced a lot, and there is only every three days. A formal meeting.
"Although the outside of the Daming Palace is much cooler than the inside of the city, it is still a bit hotter after all. These white fungus soups have been iced, so you can drink them quickly before returning to the city, lest you fall off immediately and make me annoyed."
Li Zhongyi, Emperor of the Tang Dynasty, said to the ministers, taking his bowl from Father Lin and bringing it to his lips, and slurped it into his abdomen.
Accumulated for three days, the government affairs that require your Majesty’s personal instructions have been processed. Although the Daming Palace is quiet and pleasant, wherever there is a comfortable garden, although the white fungus soup is greasy and cool, there is no good porridge. After thanking the ministers, they finished the bowl of white fungus soup as quickly as possible and prepared to leave the palace.
Just before the ministers were about to leave, the emperor suddenly remembered one thing, beckoned to call them back, and said: "There is still a small thing. Three days ago, the military department reported that the cavalry of the left tent king's court went deep into the swallow realm. , The looting of caravan villages, I thought it was the Yan Kingdom after all, I didn’t want to pay attention to it, but then I thought it was a bit wrong to think about it completely, and the people involved in the famine moved south, the court always had to come up with something. Strategy, or talk to Xiling and other countries, you can quickly discuss and discuss."
The minister of the military department heard that this was the case, and quickly replied: "The troops of the two kings, the right account and the golden account, have not changed. The intelligence department reported that the left account and the king's cavalry did not cause much loss when they entered the swallows." /
"The people of Yan's caravan, what do you do with me? This is not a matter of loss."
The emperor raised his eyebrows slightly, a hint of toughness flashed across his gentle cheeks, and said in a deep voice: "Back then, I was in charge of drawing the boundary between the Great Tang and the three kings, Shanyu personally signed it, and now the cavalry of the left tents dare to cross This line, what I care about is why he dares to cross the line."
In the eyes of the Emperors and Ministers of Datang, the barbarians on the prairie are hateful and can't make any waves. They really didn't regard this as a major event. The Shangshu of the Ministry of Etiquette lightly stroked his beard, and even thought about leisurely sentiment from the point of view of the barbarian king's court. He smiled and said: "The wild people move south, these barbarians can't beat each other, and the most fertile grassland is occupied. Grass, living by robbery, it's really a bit difficult to talk about."
The emperor shook his head and said: "Even if they have difficulties, since they have been granted the empire, they have to tell the court in advance that the court naturally has arrangements. Now that they are secretly started without saying anything, then naturally it won't work. They must be beaten first. Go back, call back, I will come back to listen to their difficulties."
"Your Majesty is wise. Although it is said that the Kingdom of the Left Account is harassing the Kingdom of Yan, but in short, it has crossed the line drawn to them by the empire. This is a provocation against the Central Plains, and the empire as the master of the Central Plains must respond. ."
The prime minister nodded slowly, looked back at the minister of military ministry, and said displeased: "The general of the town army is the closest to the Yan realm. Just send cavalry to fight back the king's court of the left tent. Such trivial matters are actually required. Your Majesty is worried."
"Although it is a trivial matter, after all, it is necessary to dispatch troops and to fight in the north of Yantu North. It is always necessary for the court to inform Chengjing in advance. Otherwise, the monarchs and ministers of Yan Kingdom shall not be scared to death?"
The Minister of the Military Department turned to the Dragon Chair to solemnly ask for instructions: "Your Majesty, the minister thinks that the empire now needs to seriously consider the deserted people who moved south. These deserted people have moved south in violation of the Millennium Agreement. How should the empire respond?"
"Don't think that I can't hear what you mean, and which old general is bored in the mansion and wants to lead soldiers out to fight? Isn't it costly to fight?"
The emperor laughed and scolded a few sentences and continued: "The intelligence said that after the deserted tribe occupied the grasslands in the northern part of the desert, they tried their best to restrain the tribes from going south...the empire is so far away, if they don't come Bother me, I don’t bother to bother. The agreement that was a thousand years ago will come out to talk about things when it is needed. The inexhaustible people who were beaten by our ancestors only left hundreds of thousands of people, and we children and grandchildren will pick them up at this time. It's cheap, not very interesting."
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In the Qingyou Hall after Chaohui's dispersal. Datang State Master Li Qingshan had a slightly worried expression, and said softly to the emperor: "The temple's response to this incident was a bit strange. He actually issued an edict for this trivial matter. Now the Southern Jin Moon Wheel countries should be preparing to assist the North. It should be. It has nothing to do with the disturbance in the Royal Court of the Left Account. Since the deserted person is back, it must be the old people who have smelled the smell of the Demon Sect again..."
Hearing the word "shrine", the emperor, who was indifferent but showing infinite confidence and intrepid at the court meeting, frowned and said: "Emperor Taizu joined forces with Xiling to drive the waste out of the wasteland for decades. The former little master uncle broke into the Demon Sect with a single sword, and killed all the powerful Demon Sects who left the deserted people in the world. Now that the Demon Sect has long been in decline, what is Xiling Temple worried about?"
Li Qingshan said: "After all, there are always inexhaustible links between the Demon Sect and the deserted people. Of course, the temple will be more vigilant. This edict urges the countries to aid the north, and Xiling even sent a guardian knight. In my opinion, in addition to being vigilant against the Demon Sect and helping the Emperor Yan to stabilize the frontier, it is also necessary to show strength to the world."
The emperor looked at his raised right arm and said, "Want to show muscles? Who else did the Moon Wheel Nanjin go to?"
"Tianshu returned that the Moon Kingdom Buddha Sect sent some young and powerful men, and the Southern Jin Jiange also sent people, but what really needs to be noticed is that apart from the Guardian Knights, it is the Temple Adjudication Division."
The emperor raised his eyebrows slightly, and said with a smile: "It turns out that in addition to expanding the influence, but also training the team, this kind of thing is even more inappropriate if I don't go to the Tang Dynasty... It's just that I don't interfere with the Tang Dynasty. If you want to hold everything in your hands, let Xiahou go over and see in person."
Hearing Xiahou's name, Li Qingshan frowned slightly and said: "Using the generals of the town army to deal with these trivial things, does it seem to value those barbarians too much?"
"I know what you worry about."
The emperor looked at him, raised his eyebrows and said: "I let Xiahou go there personally, not the cavalry of the royal court, nor even the edicts of the temple, the young people of the countries, but I want to... Look at Xiahou himself."
Li Qingshan understood what his Majesty meant, shook his head and sighed: "General Xiahou is famous in the world. If he goes to Yanbei in person, the position of the coalition coach must be his, Your Majesty is wise."
The emperor suddenly thought of something. He looked up at Li Qingshan and asked, "Is it time for the students of the Academy last year to go to the frontier for practical training?"
Li Qingshan replied: "In previous years, the actual practice was autumn."
"It's the end of summer now. It's okay a few days in advance. Where did you go for the practice?"
"Xu Shi, the general of Nanfang Town, went to fight with the Nanzhao Mountain Clan."
The emperor shook his head and said, "The Nanzhao Mountain Clan’s spring has come. I will not let Xu Shi come back. I think that the humid air over there will be very good for his lung disease. What can I do? Tomorrow I will repair the book and go to the academy, so that they can change the place where they practiced this year."
Li Qingshan guessed what his Majesty meant, frowned and asked: "Leave Yanbei and enter the wasteland?"
"Not bad."
The emperor said: "Since the God of Xiling has issued an edict, young people from all over the world have to show it. Why don't the young people of the empire go? There has been a saying over the years that I am a young generation of talents in the Tang Dynasty. Due to lack, the empire has shown signs of decline, so I want the world to see if there are any young talents in Datang."
Li Qingshan hesitated for a while and said earnestly: "Your Majesty, there are really no outstanding talents in this year's college students, especially those from Tang dynasty. Linchuan Wang Ying is good, but he is still too young."
"Aren't there still Ningque?"
The emperor speaks someone's name naturally, as if to say that there is no rice or meat porridge?
Li Qingshan said: "Your Majesty, Ning Que has entered the second floor of the academy. According to the old rule, he doesn't need to go to the frontier for practical repairs."
The emperor said: "After entering the second floor, still a student of this year, let him lead the team."
Seeing that his Majesty’s heart was very firm, Li Qingshan couldn’t help but smile and persuade him: “Not to mention whether people on the second floor of the academy would appear too cautious. He just said that Ning Que is a beginner and has ordinary spiritual qualifications. The weakest student in the history of the second-story building, how can he suppress the young talents of all countries if he is not confused? And if he has a mistake in the wasteland, how can we confess when the master returns?"
The emperor laughed and said: "You can't become a weapon without cutting jade. You can't become a talent if you don't polish it. You have seen Ning Que's military archives and you know what kind of person this kid is. If he can't be on the battlefield, Who can survive?"
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In the middle of the night, the Daming Palace is shrouded in stars and mountain shadows. The wind comes from the north, and it is cool and cool through the forest and grass. His Majesty the Emperor stood leaning against the railing, with a calm and solemn expression, without the chic and casualness of previous discussions.
The maids and eunuchs have long been dismissed from a distance, and the railing is quiet. Only the empress is watching him quietly beside her, her brows frowning, her expression a little worried.
"You said...Is there really an underworld? If there really is an underworld, where is the underworld? Master and his old man travels all year round, is it looking for the underworld? The deserted people return south, it is said that it is because of the dark night in the extreme north The years have been getting longer. Could it be that there is a day when the stars will be covered by night?"
The night is covering the stars, and the country will be restless. This is a comment made by Qin Tianjian after stargazing many years ago. Because this sentence implies that there will be women in the palace in the future that are extremely unfavorable to the empire's weather, and they will be attracted to the empress empress by some caring people, and other people will be attracted to the four princesses who are most beloved by your majesty. Storm.
After the turmoil of the Qintian Supervisor, the empress empress settled in the deep palace and never expressed any views on state affairs and government affairs. Princess Li Yu was indirectly married to the grassland because of this matter, and the impact was not small. Suddenly hearing these four words from the emperor's mouth today, the empress' expression changed slightly.
After a long period of silence, she whispered: "Who would have thought that Mr. Ke would go through the mountains with a single sword. Master died suddenly in battle. There are many secrets in the sect that have not been passed down in time, but I am in the sect. When I was here, I had never heard of this place in the underworld."
The emperor turned around, looked at her with a gentle expression, and asked: "The tribe is returning south, don't want to take a look?"
The queen slowly shook her head and said: "Thousands of years ago, the temple sent priests into the wilderness to preach. As a result, there was another practice method in the world, and that method was recognized as a demon by the temple. I have already left the sect many years ago, and the ridiculous person is naturally no longer my tribe."
Speaking of this, she suddenly stopped talking, looked up calmly in the eyes of the emperor, and asked: "You are determined to let Xiahou go to the leader of Yanbei, do you doubt him?"
The emperor turned and looked at Lanqianye Mountain, and said after a moment of silence: "Not bad."
The queen looked at his profile and suppressed the sadness in her heart forcibly. Her voice trembled and said, "Years ago, a woman of my demon sect was ordered by her master to go south and tried her best to approach you and confuse you. It was to kill you, the Emperor of the Tang Dynasty. After the failure, instead of killing me, instead of killing me, you married me as your wife. In the future, you will be my queen."
The emperor was inspired by this passage to reminisce the past year, and he stroked the railing and said with emotion: "Back then, only father, queen, queen and Qingshan knew your identity, but if it weren't for the master, it would be extremely difficult for us to be together, but ……Even if the master doesn’t speak, no matter how the father and queen oppose me, they will marry you, because you are the woman I want to marry."
The queen said sadly: "So I don’t understand, your Majesty, you have forgive me so much forgiveness and kindness, why have you always been so suspicious of Xiahou? He has been fighting for the empire on the frontier for many years, so he can’t get some of yours. Trust? Do you still think he will return to the Demon Sect, or even lead his troops back to the desert tribe?"
The emperor turned around, looked into her eyes and said: "You are wrong. I never worry that General Xiahou will return to the Demon Sect or lead his troops to rebel against the desert tribe. He knows very well whether it is under Tang law Any general who wants to rebel is a dead end, and he cooked and killed Murong Linshuang to show Xiling that he would never return to the Demon Sect. Whether it was the person who repaired the cicada for 23 years, or As long as the rest of the Demon Sect reappears in the Central Plains, the first thing to do is to kill him. Don’t forget that Murong Linshuang is that person’s most beloved female apprentice."
The queen trembled and asked: "Then what are you suspicious of him?"
The emperor said blankly: "I doubt the relationship between him and Xiling."
The queen laughed bitterly at herself, and said, "You know why."
"Why? Because he knows that Xiling Temple has been suspicious of him? Because he knows that Xiling Temple has been conceiving the relationship between you and him? Xiling Temple might find evidence from him that you are the former saint of the Demon Sect? "
The emperor shook his head and said with emotion: “The Emperor of the Tang Dynasty will follow the Master to study in the academy for a period of time. Depending on the speed of learning, there are lengths and weaknesses. I don’t know if I should boast or regret. The time to study with the Master is not long. In the long days, I remembered the Master’s words best."
"There are many strong and courageous people in the world. After they compromise for the first time, they will continue to compromise, and eventually they will even form a deformed psychological state, from compromise to active cooperation, from the victim Become the perpetrators, and they themselves don’t understand why."
"Xiling has been guessing your true identity these years, trying desperately, Xiahou desperately to cover up for you, desperately to make good each other, he did not hesitate to cooperate with the Xiling Guangming Division while I was not in Chang'an City to engage in wind and rain. The villages in Yanjing buried Xiling’s people who were pursuing them, and even killed his favorite woman... In my opinion, these are really many, even if Xiling Temple knows that our queen is a demon saint, what can we do? ?"
The emperor tapped the railing, looked at the stars in the night sky, and sighed: "If Xiahou did these things not because of you, I would kill him many years ago. I thought that as the years passed, he should I can understand these things, but he still doesn't seem to have changed."
"He left the demon sect many years ago, but unfortunately there is still a demon in his heart. This demon is his lover who was cooked and killed by his own hands, is the Xiling Keqing status obtained after rebelling against the sect, and you...In his opinion, My sister who is countless times more important than her own life."