Xie Zhan, who was being cared about by Lu Songli and others, had a solemn look on his face.
Just when they entered the southern border from Jiangzhou, the Xie and Zhao families had just experienced a thrilling landslide.
It is rainy in the south. After the beginning of spring, the further south you go, the more cloudy and rainy the weather becomes. Xie Zhan also didn't expect that their group would encounter such a thrilling danger.
He gathered people and found everyone who was scattered around.
Fortunately, a few people from the Zhao family died, and only four or five people from the Xie family were injured, but no one died. It was a near miss.
At this time, they found a solid stone pond nearby and settled temporarily.
Xie Zhan took Xie Nan and Xie Bai to help the Zhao family. The Xie family was comforted by two clan elders, Xie Qian and Xie Yuan.
After finishing the affairs of the Zhao family, Xie Zhan took Xie Bai and Xie Nan back to the gathering place of the Xie family before taking a sip of hot water.
In the cave, several fires were lit. The Xie and Zhao families sat together in twos and threes, and the sound of crying suddenly sounded in the cave.
Xie Zhan held a bamboo water cup in his hand, his eyebrows condensed,
This journey has been truly troubled, and the Xie and Zhao families have suffered a serious reduction in staff. This is no longer the time when it didn't matter how many people died. Now every time someone dies, he feels very heartbroken.
He raised his head and looked at his wife, who was curled up and warming her legs by the fire. In addition to occasionally having dreams that predict the future, his wife can seek good fortune and avoid misfortune? Xie Zhan looked at Zhao Yutan with deep meaning.
Zhao Yutan dodged his gaze.
Because Zhao Yutan was very flustered early this morning. She found Xie Zhan and asked him if she could rest on the spot for a day instead of rushing.
Xie Zhan asked her why, but she hesitated and couldn't tell her why.
Thinking of some of her magical features, Xie Zhan was still considering it, but Mo Gang and Mo Asi directly disagreed.
They are responsible for escorting prisoners, and there is a time limit. Now that they are not far from Lingnan, the time limit is approaching. In addition, it has been rainy and rainy in recent days, which makes people upset, and I really don’t want to be delayed on the road.
Mo Gang insisted on rushing. He was now the leader of the entire escort team, and Xie Zhan didn't want to refute his face openly.
Spring is rainy in the south, and it has been rainy these days, making it very uncomfortable for everyone traveling. In addition, the place where they stayed the night before was not very good, and everyone was eager to find the next station.
But Xie Zhan also kept an eye on it and asked the Zhao family to walk in the middle. The Xie family was divided into two parts, walking in front and behind, surrounding the Zhao family in the middle.
His decision made it very easy for the Xie family to escape when the landslide occurred, but it was the Zhao family in the middle who suffered.
Xie Zhan only had time to drink two sips of water before someone came to see him again. In this landslide accident, one person from the Essi team died. This person was none other than Mo Gang.
Mo Gang was the one among these guards who he spent the most effort and resources to win over. He said that it was not good for anyone to die, but he died.
Xie Zhan only felt a dull pain in his temples. At this time, he really wanted to know how many members of the Qin family were going north.
He felt that at least Qin's mother should be gone. She had always been in poor health: Qin Laosan's wife had just given birth and should be gone as well: and the newborn child. Everyone knew how easy it was for babies to die in infancy. She could The chance of survival is almost zero.
The children of the Qin family are not even over ten years old, so a few of them will probably die...
Based on this calculation, the Qin family should have lost more than half.
However, he speculated that Lu Songli should have prepared some back-ups, and the reduction should be less than half, but in the harsh ice and snow environment, at least two or three people would have to die.
There was also the second son of the Qin family in the north. They were escorted to Pingzhou for exile. Except for the second son of the Qin family, the rest were old, weak, women and children, and they should be even more miserable. After all, no matter how powerful Lu Songli is, he can't reach the northern border for the time being.
It's a pity that now their two teams, one in the south and one in the north, are thousands of miles apart. He has very little control over Pingzhou, and can only make guesses about the specific situation of the Qin family.
When Xie Zhan came over, Xiao Hua was instructing the young men of the Xie and Zhao families to dig a hole. Next to him, Mo Gang was rolled up in a mat. They just waited for the hole to be dug and buried him.
When Xiao Hua saw Xie Zhan coming, he immediately went to greet him.
The two went to the side to talk.
Xiao Hua got straight to the point when he opened his mouth, "We are about to arrive in Lingnan, the place of exile. I hope that everyone will be safe in the rest of the journey. We won't embarrass you, and you can be calm. How about that?"
Xie Zhan nodded.
Seeing him nodding, Xiao Hua secretly breathed a sigh of relief. His only idea now is to quickly deliver this batch of prisoners, complete the handover, and then quickly return to Chang'an, and then move around, or be transferred to be a government servant. I don’t want to be a custodian anymore!
Chang'an City
Zhang Xian was targeted.
Since Zhang Xian took advantage of Zuo Anmin's absence during the early court, he came to power and became a popular figure in front of the new emperor. Zuo Anmin came back and first tried to win over him and asked him to follow his lead. After Zhang Xian refused, Zuo Anmin started to find trouble with him. Son.
Of course, when Zuo Anmin was in front of the new emperor, he was affectionate with him on the surface, but in private, he only gave him small shoes.
However, Zhang Xian had a clean resume. The only loophole was his relationship with Lu Desheng, which he had plugged in advance. Slippery or not...
Zuo Anmin thought for a while, okay, I can't hold your pigtails, it's okay. Aren't you great at killing bandits? I will ask the emperor to send you to places where bandits are frequent.
Zhang Xian simply claimed to be sick.
At night, he quietly came to Lu's house.
Lu Desheng had already learned about his daughter's arrival in Liucheng and what happened in Liucheng.
When he looked at Zhang Xian now, it was very pleasing to his eyes.
Regarding his anxiety, Lu Desheng calmly reassured him, "We had expected something like this to happen, right? You took advantage of the inconvenience and stole his home. Now that he's back, how can you not be angry?"
Zhang Xian nodded.
"But you have to know that only by enduring hardship can you become a master. Squats are for jumping higher."
Zhang Xian nodded again.
"The court is not monolithic. Several forces are in a stalemate. Zuo Anmin can do whatever he wants? Don't worry, sooner or later you will be useful."
Zhang Xian thought for a while and nodded again.
"So, go back with peace of mind and have a good rest for two days. I'm afraid you won't be able to rest even if you want to."
After receiving these words from Mr. Lu, Zhang Xian went back obediently.
On this day, the new emperor was eating in the imperial garden. When he walked to a rockery, he heard someone gossiping. His confidant eunuch was about to shout out, but the new emperor stopped him.
"Hey, the palace and the previous dynasty are in a mess now. If the prince is still here, why is it like this?"
"It is true that the prince who has received orthodox imperial education since childhood should be much better at running the country than the current one."
The new emperor's face looks very ugly, and now this one? Isn't he referring to him?
The confidant eunuch next to him didn't dare to breathe. In the past few months, there have indeed been rumors that the new emperor is not good at governing, but hasn't he dealt with them all?
The new emperor didn't move, but he wanted to hear what else the two daring little eunuchs inside could say!
"Now we are really not very good at it. I think when the late emperor was still there, he didn't always go to the court meeting, but all the departments in the court were in order. It's not like it is now, even the single morning court is in a mess. I heard that Those adults are like the ladies at the vegetable market, they are not decent."
"Yes, yes, the new emperor's control over the court is indeed not as good as that of the late emperor. The former emperor used Lu Desheng to keep the court in order."
Hearing this, the new emperor felt uncomfortable.
The late emperor had Lu Desheng, why couldn't he have Zhang Xian?
As for the prince? He didn't care, it was just his defeat. No matter how much they praised the prince, the prince had already died. He is now the one who ascends the throne as emperor.
After hearing this, he no longer wanted to hear any more. He immediately took down the two little eunuchs who were chattering inside and asked people to find out who was behind them.
Finally, after checking again and again, Taiwei Xiao Qun was found.
The new emperor signaled Zuo Anmin to repair Xiao Qun for him, so of course Zuo Anmin arranged for his capable generals to take over.
Xiao Qun was stunned. This pot was really dark and heavy! He just thought that Zuo Anmin was deliberately looking for trouble with him, so of course he couldn't be cowardly, he would just go ahead and do it, and that would be the end of it.
It's a pity that what Zuo Anmin did this time did not satisfy the new emperor. The new emperor scolded Zuo Anmin, and then immediately sent the imperial doctor to Zhang Xian's house to diagnose Zhang Xian's pulse!
Then, Zuo Anmin's previous suggestion of being sent to the local government as an official was dropped and was not mentioned again.
He began to show goodwill to Zhang Xian again and tried his best to win over him.
Zhang Xian repeatedly rejected Zuo Anmin's repeated invitations and boarded the car back home feeling quite uncomfortable.
Lu Desheng was not surprised by this result.
For the new emperor, he is still an emperor, how can he listen to this? However, the people he was comparing to were his own father and the former orthodox prince. Can he be convinced?
There is no one under Zuo Anmin who can replace Zhang Xian. Isn't it normal for Zhang Xian to be reused? There are so many forces in the court now, and there must be a sharp knife to sort them out. We can't let the new emperor end up personally, right?
The matter was settled, but two more young eunuchs were lost. To be precise, one person was lost. The other person was a bit talkative and was indeed in contact with Xiao Qun's people.
These forces in the palace were all given to Wei Zili before he went to guard the imperial mausoleum, and he rarely used them.
The guy wrote in the previous letter that everything was fine there, but he was not used to the food. Lu Desheng thought about it and asked his boss to buy some specialties from Chang'an City and send them to him.
