As if feeling everything happening in the Central Plains, the first snow this year came extremely early.
The red maple forest by the Chu River is already a snow-covered world. At first, there are dots of snow on a red leaf. After one night, this layer of white actually covered all the red leaves. The cold wind blows, and a few more maple leaves fall. From a distance, the bright red dots on the pure white are particularly eye-catching.
There is a small stone tablet standing at the entrance of Maple Forest. There are two lines of words engraved on the stone tablet. It reads -
The maple forest has lost all its thousands of autumn leaves, and the lonely road has been guarded by the cold for eternity;
After reading all the flowers falling and blooming, spring is coming again.
I don’t know who wrote this poem. If you just look at the first two lines, you will feel the sorrow of spring and autumn and the loneliness of a hundred years. But the last two lines also give people a belief that even if the sad and lonely autumn and winter will come every year, But Yangchun will still arrive as promised, driving away the desolation and cold, making people feel a little brighter.
A stranger suddenly appeared in a quiet small village next to the maple forest. A man in Tsing Yi held a small jar and knocked on the door door to door to inquire. After getting the information he wanted, he took the The jar leaves.
This man is none other than Ji Yangyu who is carrying his husband's ashes.
He walked and walked until he came to a small slope. He looked at the bumpkins on the slope and walked forward. He bent down to confirm one by one, and finally stopped in front of an ordinary dirt bag. He reached out and wiped the dust on the tombstone. After confirming the words engraved on it, he followed the old man's instructions and removed the stone bricks from the tombstone one by one, then carefully put the jar in, and finally put everything in. recovery.
It is estimated that this small grave has been built for seventy or eighty years. There is a local custom that as long as a person is over sixty years old, he will first choose a good place to make a grave, so that he can know where he will be buried in the future, and he will have it in his heart. Whereabouts. The old man chose to be next to his parents. It was his long-cherished wish that the fallen leaves would eventually return to their roots. Now that Ji Yangyu has fulfilled this wish for him, if he knew it in heaven, he would also feel gratified.
Ji Yangyu took out a handful of incense, with three pillars in a group, and offered incense to those who could not come one by one. After he finished the ninth set of incense, he thought for a moment and finally took out the last three incense sticks, lit them and knelt down piously, and finally inserted these three sticks in front of the twenty-seven incense sticks in front. After offering the incense, Ji Yangyu stood up and patted the dust on his knees. He took one last look at the tombstone and the unburned incense and turned to leave.
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In the past few days, everyone in the house knew what had happened, and for a while the whole house was enveloped in a depressing atmosphere. In the study, Tie Ge was pleading for something, but Chang Zhishan was still standing by the window with his hands behind his back, seemingly unmoved.
"General, are you just going to let him do this?"
"The matter has come to this, don't say anything else," Chang Zhishan said calmly. It seemed that he had silently chosen to accept the development of the matter to this day.
"But--"
"Just back off."
Before Tie Ge could say anything else, Chang Zhishan asked him to step back.
Facing Chang Zhishan, Tie Ge chose to obey unconditionally no matter what orders and instructions he received. Although he was unwilling and anxious at this time, he still lowered his head and retreated silently.
The door to the study room was gently closed, and Chang Zhishan let out a long sigh. His eyes looked extremely gloomy and full of exhaustion. Last night, his former subordinates sent a message saying that Gongsun Cuo had been ordered to enter Chang'an. When he heard these three words, he understood everything. When he thought of his former subordinate who was fat and fat and would be out of breath after running a few steps, he knew clearly what Emperor Tang was thinking. . Today he went on a tour of the camp and came back after explaining some things, as if he was making final arrangements before leaving office.
After all, the Holy One is still guarding himself!
Chang Zhishan smiled sarcastically, but he was also very puzzled. What was the reason for His Majesty to be like this? Because of the marriage with the Xu family? Or are you afraid that your military power will be too great? Or is it because of...Yingping's mother? He has been walking on thin ice no matter where he is these years, because he knows this Holy Lord so well - even if they have been born and died together.
The end of the Tang Dynasty is approaching, and Yingping can be said to have no foundation in the court. Is there anything he is afraid of? Even if you want to take back your rights, why choose Gongsun Cuo? Everyone in the court knows about his relationship with Gongsun Cuo. It would be better if he was promoted on weekdays. But what is the purpose of promoting and demoting him at this time... As long as our holy master is good to him Thinking too much and thinking too much is the worst thing, but thinking too much and thinking too much...
Forget it, don't think about it, you will know the result tomorrow... Chang Zhishan shook his head, rubbed his eyes with two fingers, turned around and walked towards the chair.
The second day.
During the morning session today, Chen Jinjue announced two imperial edicts that shocked both the government and the public. One was that Chang Zhishan neglected his duties and neglected supervision, causing the Shence Camp's military talisman to be stolen and fell into the hands of thieves. Such people ignored the emperor's orders and betrayed the emperor's kindness. It is like disrespecting the Holy Order and disregarding the safety of the royal city, which is disloyal. Therefore, this edict was issued to remove Chang Zhishan from the post of General Chang Zhishan. However, the emperor was generous and thought of his meritorious service to the imperial court and appointed him as deputy envoy of the Privy Council. , forget to take this as a warning to do your own thing and not betray God's grace; as for the second imperial edict, it announced the candidate for the new Shence General——
This man is Gongsun Cuo, an old member of Chang Zhishan’s army who is known to everyone in the Tang Dynasty!
The two imperial edicts were like two thunders in succession, one louder than the other! Even if Wu Ze was dismissed and Zuo Gongming took over a few days ago, it would not be as shocking as these two instructions. What is even more interesting is that the Tang Emperor did not even appear in the early morning. After the officials arrived, Chen Jinjue read it out directly, and then retired after reading it.
After all the officials knelt down, Chang Zhishan left the main hall without looking back. The remaining officials started talking noisily. Some of them surrounded Wang Yanqing to inquire about the news, and some of them pulled other military generals to ask what happened. , why did General Chang suddenly fall out of favor? The choice of this new Shence General is also intriguing. As we all know, Chang Zhishan has always disliked this person, so appointing this person instead of Chang Zhishan - this is not a casual decision. It must have been made by the Holy Emperor after careful consideration and weighing the pros and cons. It doesn't matter if Wu Ze is dismissed, and even General Chang is dismissed. This... Are there any civil and military officials who are not panicked?
For a time, it can be said that the storm is coming, and everyone is in danger.
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At the door of the royal study, a fat general stood outside. If he hadn't looked at his appearance, he would have thought he was a local official.
This man is so fat... He's not just a loser, right?
The palace maids and young eunuchs passing by all glanced sideways at the chubby general. Compared with the soldiers in the army, this fat white man was naturally fat, but compared with the fat heads and big ears in restaurants and brothels, he seemed fat. Very strong, just like the pork belly in a butcher's shop. There are layers of fat and thin layers. Under the thick fat is firm lean meat. Maybe it's because I'm a little nervous when I come here for the first time, or maybe it's because I just trotted. This fat guy Beads of sweat kept leaking out on the fat general's forehead, and he kept raising his sleeves to wipe them.
Just as the fat general wiped off the sweat, Chen Jinjue suddenly came out of the study. He smiled and said to the fat official: "General Gongsun, the Holy One is awake. You can go in -"
"Haha, please send me a message, Eunuch Chen." The fat official's smile was very honest and he looked harmless.
"General, you're welcome. Come in quickly. Don't keep your Majesty waiting." Chen Jinjue also returned the greeting. Facing this upstart, he would naturally not be too arrogant.
"haha okay……"
The fat general smiled and walked in to accept the holy order, while Chen Jinjue stood obediently outside the study and waited quietly.
Different from other generals, he is so easy-going that he is not like a general, but more like Maitreya Buddha. This is the first impression Gongsun Cuo gave to Chen Jinjue. I don’t know how capable this man is. He has caught the eye of the Holy Emperor and actually replaced General Chang Da. …
well! The Sacred Heart is unfathomable, the Sacred Heart is unfathomable——
Just waiting outside the Imperial Study Room was the new Shence General Gongsun Cuo.
In fact, Gongsun Cuo's replacement of Chang Zhishan as General Shence was both unexpected and expected. Although General Shence's official rank is the same as that of a general, he is inferior to one person in the military. , the existence of more than ten thousand people, General Shence also serves as the head of the Privy Council's "Zai Jing Fang", and is in charge of the New Tang Army for the emperor. The importance of this position is self-evident. This 'unexpected' means that the Holy Emperor will deprive Chang Zhishan of his military power when he is in his prime; and 'expected' means that everyone in the government and the public believes that if Chang Zhishan retires after his success, he can take over Chang Zhishan. I'm afraid Gongsun Cuo is the only one in the position.
Gongsun Cuo was actually Chang Zhishan's subordinate before, and he was a general under Chang Zhishan's command. Don't look at him because he was fat and out of breath even after running two steps, but when he led the troops to fight, he was first-rate. He is a good hand. During the Rebellion of the Six Kings, with less than 5,000 troops, he firmly blocked King Jin's tens of thousands of troops from Yongcheng, preventing King Jin's army from forming an encirclement with other armies, which greatly eased the situation. The pressure on Chang'an.
Xu Younian is good at attacking and Gongsun Cuo is good at defending. This is not only known to everyone in the Tang army, but also to other countries in the Central Plains. Among Xu, Chang and Gongsun, Xu Younian is the oldest, Chang Zhishan is the second, and Gongsun Cuo is the youngest, only one round older than Chang Xiaotian. Therefore, after Chang Zhishan retires in the future, Gongsun Cuo will definitely take over.
But God always likes to play tricks on people. Gongsun Cuo was originally Chang Zhishan's confidant general, but just when the "Six Kings Rebellion" was about to subside, something unexpected happened to everyone. At that time, five of the six kings had been defeated by King Qin's army, and only King Ning's rebels were left to resist. At that time, the Guan Nei army in Changzhi Mountain killed King Ning's army and fled in all directions. Originally, the Tang Emperor was acting in the spirit of "Prince's Rebellion". The rebels were accepted all the way, on the principle of "the soldiers are not guilty". After all, the fighting was between royal brothers and had nothing to do with these sergeants. However, there was a general named Guo Xu under King Ning who vowed not to surrender. This Guo Xu's general was also a capable general who could lead troops. The other armies were unable to break through Guo Xu's camp after several back and forth attempts. In the end, it was Gongsun Cuo who led the army to break through. It was almost dusk when the enemy was defeated. Gongsun Cuo charged and killed Guo Xu's army without leaving a single piece of armor behind. He didn't even know that Gongsun Cuo had killed Guo Xu's head with his own hands and hung it on his waist. When everyone cleared the battlefield, they could not find Guo Xu's body. It was not until the end that Guo Xu's head was found hanging on Gongsun Cuo's waist. It is precisely because of this incident that changed Gongsun Cuo's future destiny——
Because this Guo Xu is none other than the son of Chang Zhishan's sister - in other words, he is General Chang's nephew.
Chang Zhishan's sister died young. General Chang took Guo Xu by his side and raised him as if he were his own son. When he learned that his nephew died in the war, Chang Zhishan turned around silently in front of the generals. Cried for a while. When Gongsun Cuo learned about this, he quickly ran to the tent and knelt down to apologize, but Chang Zhishan said, "Although Guo Xu is my nephew, he is still a national thief. You have meritorious service in killing the thief, and it is too late for me to reward you, so why do you need to apologize?" '.
Therefore, instead of blaming Gongsun Cuo, Chang Zhishan rewarded Gongsun Cuo heavily to reassure him.
But just when everyone thought that this matter was over, one after another "strange things" happened to Gongsun Cuo. First, all the generals who had contributed to the suppression of the rebellion received large or small rewards, but Gongsun Cuo did not. Because of a trivial incident, Gongsun Cuo was punished with a stick and sent to the frontier to lead troops.
Although Gongsun Cuo never dared to say anything and said that he should be punished because of his dereliction of duty, everyone knew that this was Chang Zhishan's revenge for Guo Xu's murder.
How can people not feel sad that a general who was originally a bright future fell into ruin because of this? Now, Emperor Tang directly asked Gongsun Cuo to take over the post of Chang Zhishan. The identities of the two people were directly exchanged. How can people not lament that fate is unpredictable and God's will is unpredictable?
As a result, I'm afraid General Chang's life will be really difficult!
