In fact, this can't be blamed on Xiao Chen not having the emperor in his heart. The main reason is that the distance is too far. He can save the bird close by first, right?
Li Wanjiang was standing on top of the underground imperial mausoleum. After he fell to the ground, the ground below collapsed.
All the Ouchi guards around him fell in, but he was really lucky. He grabbed a step stone on the ground with both hands, and his body was swaying in the large cave that collapsed.
As the earthquake became more and more intense, the step stone was crumbling!
At the moment of crisis, suddenly a strong hand grasped his arm tightly, and then his body rose into the air and landed firmly on someone's back.
The man jumped up and down with him on his back, and quickly ran out of the dust and fog. When his eyes suddenly became clear, he recognized the person who rescued him, it was Xiao Chen.
"Your Majesty, are you okay?" After rushing to an empty grassland where Murong Danqiu and the others were, Xiao Chen panted and put him down.
"I..." Li Wanjiang was still in shock.
"What the hell are you guys running around for? The emperor is here. If you don't dare, hurry up and escort him! Ling'er, Xiao Ye, hurry up and find some horses. Let's escort the emperor, queen and prince back to the palace first!" Xiao Chen Although he was sweating profusely, panting and embarrassed, he was still in command.
They summoned more than a dozen imperial guards and helped the Emperor, Queen Li Shi and others ride on the horses Duan Ling'er had found. Regardless of the chaos there, they escorted these people back to the city first.
After checking the casualties, it can be said that the losses were heavy. A total of more than 300 people were buried alive by the prince. Some were directly buried alive by the collapsed tombs, some fell into the cracks and survived, and some were crushed to death by stacking arhats. Some were buried alive. Trampled to death...
The imperial mausoleum, which took more than two years to build, was all destroyed. The prince's coffin was found, but it had been crushed into a two-dimensional state. Inside was a piece of meat wrapped in silk and gold and silver treasures. I don't know if it was. The prince himself?
This incident made Li Wanjiang very embarrassed.
This is an extremely ominous sign, and it seems to have foreshadowed the future results of the Great Zhou Dynasty, which also collapsed like this.
In a rage, he captured and beheaded all the warlocks who were responsible for observing the feng shui of the imperial mausoleum. He also killed more than a dozen of Si Tianjian's officials from top to bottom!
Damn it, you have been watching the stars all day long, but you didn't notice such a big change. What's the use of keeping it if I don't kill you?
Several officials from the Ministry of Industry responsible for building the imperial mausoleum were also killed. Ma Wuming, the Minister of Industry, had not yet taken office at that time, and he was not responsible for this project, so he was exempted from punishment and only received a scolding.
When the crisis hit, the imperial guards and Jinyi guards failed to protect them and dozens of them were killed. Even Pingyang Marquis Zhu Xiaochuan was fined three years' salary.
Everyone made mistakes, but Xiao Chen made another great contribution.
Because at the critical moment, it was Xiao Chen, a weak scholar, who stepped forward and carried the emperor out of danger!
He also rescued the prince, queen, and noble concubines...
Damn it, am I the only capable minister like Xiao Chen beside me?
Li Wanjiang didn't know that Xiao Chen was actually not a weak scholar. His martial arts was so high that he could not be said to be the best in the world, but in Fengyang City, there was probably no one who could match him.
In addition, when Xiao Chen rescued him, he actually hesitated. Should he save this man, or should he just kick him down and let the father and son reunite underground?
In the end, I chose to save him.
Because at that time, several imperial guards had already rushed over. If he didn't save him, Li Wanjiang would not die.
There were many people watching, so it would not be appropriate to kick Li Wanjiang down.
Besides, Li Wanjiang's death may not be a good thing, because King Fengyang has not arrived yet. If the emperor dies now, Li Shi will definitely take the throne. Li Shi is more difficult to deal with than Li Wanjiang.
Perhaps the first thing he did when he took the throne was to kill Xiao Chen!
Therefore, weighing the pros and cons, it is still necessary to save the driver and perform meritorious service.
Young Master, I have saved your life. Are you still embarrassed to harm me in the future?
Let’s not talk about whether it’s harmful or not. This time you are so good that you have to reward me seriously.
Li Wanjiang was quite interesting this time and directly issued an order to promote Xiao Chen to two levels and make him a first-class eunuch!
It is said that since ancient times, no eunuch has been able to achieve the first rank, and the highest level is the third rank. For example, Gong Shouli, the eunuch of the Chief of Ceremony, but this third rank is just a false title and cannot even wear the third rank court uniform.
But Xiao Chen was different. When Li Wanjiang issued the edict, he also ordered the Supervisor of Clothes to make a set of red and purple official uniforms with a serious lion pattern and give them to him overnight.
According to the regulations of the Great Zhou Dynasty, officials were divided into nine grades. Civilian officials were embroidered with birds on their clothes, while military officers were embroidered with animals.
The first-rank civil official is the crane, the second-rank is the golden pheasant, the third-rank is the peacock, the fourth-rank is the swallow, the fifth-rank is the white pheasant, the sixth-rank is the egret, the seventh-rank is the owl, the eighth-rank is the oriole, and the ninth-rank is the quail.
So as long as you look at the patterns embroidered on their official uniforms, you will know what kind of birds they are.
The first- and second-grade military attachés all embroider lions, the third- and fourth-grade embroiders are tigers and leopards, the fifth-grade embroiders are bears, the sixth- and seventh-grade embroiders are Biao, the eighth-grade embroiders are rhinoceros, and the ninth-grade embroiders are seahorses.
So if you insist on saying that these civil and military officials are all beasts, you are right...
Because Xiao Chen had to send troops to fight after receiving the seal of command, Li Wanjiang made him a first-class military attaché.
In fact, both the Zhou Dynasty and the Han Dynasty valued literature over military affairs, because civil servants had to govern the country. No matter how good a military officer is, no matter how great your merits are, you will not be able to enter the center of the court.
And our Xiao Chen should be considered to be both civilized and martial. His literary talent is better than his martial arts, and he has already reached the position of governor. Logically speaking, he should be awarded the first rank of civil servant.
But when has the emperor ever reasoned with you?
Even if Xiao Chen saved him, he still did not take back his life, and even urged Xiao Chen to set off quickly, because the latest battle report showed that the Xianbo cavalry showed signs of gathering in the north of Yanyun Mountain and was likely to launch an attack on Yanyunguan.
But because he saved his own life, he promised to give him a thousand more cavalry. This time, they would not be old, weak, sick or disabled, but elite soldiers.
He was also given a privilege, allowing him to choose from the barracks under the command of the Forbidden Army and the Nine Admirals.
Maybe Li Wanjiang is a little shaken now.
Because when Xiao Chen was sent to Northern Xinjiang, it was clear that he was going to die, and with this kid's intelligence, it was impossible not to know.
But not only did he accept the order generously without any excuse, but everything he did during this period did not seem like he was going to die, but he wanted to fight a serious battle.
I won’t say whether this guy can lead an army, but he is definitely a blessed general. How many miracles did he create on the way to send Liu Ruyun to get married?
It stands to reason that he must die, but every time he narrowly escapes death.
Turn danger into safety.
I really don’t know how capable this kid is?
Could it be that he was really a god descended to earth as the common people said?
But I don’t know if he was sent by God to assist him or to destroy him.
This is a problem.
