Chapter twenty-four, the mourning of King Xiao
"Xiao Qian, I know you hate Li Xingzhou. Your grudges should not be interfered with, but you can't move this restaurant."
"Why, Grandpa Wang?" He Qian asked in confusion.
De Gong tapped the table with his knuckles, and the atmosphere suddenly became heavy: "I didn't want to mention it because there are many taboos in this matter. But I think you younger generations can remember these things, and you know how peace in the world is difficult to achieve."
Seeing the old man so serious, He Qian and Ajiao didn't dare to speak anymore, and listened quietly.
"I believe you have heard of the rebellion of King Wu back then."
He Qian nodded and snatched the words: "I have heard it. Every time my father mentioned it to me, I wish I could tear the King of Wu into pieces! If it weren't for him, maybe the lost land in the north would have been recaptured from the Liao people..."
The old man sighed: "Yes, since the emperor ascended the throne, he was worried and sighed all day long. He could not forget the northern continents occupied by the Liao people in the previous dynasty. He worked hard to govern and worked tirelessly. He reduced his expenses in various places every year and kept some silver in the treasury to recover the north in the future. He has never been tired for decades.
After waiting for more than 20 years, when the time came, he ordered the general Zhong Daoyu to lead 200,000 imperial troops, more than 100,000 troops from Guanbei Road and Yanmen Road to his jurisdiction, and went north to recover lost territory. In July, nearly half of the lost territory was recovered in one month, and the Liao people retreated one after another."
Speaking of this, the two girls also felt fascinated. Yes, at that time, the scenery was as bright as the sun, and the general Tomb Daoyu was famous and unmatched. Wherever he went, the Liao people dared not confront him.
"What a pity... What a pity." The old man even said two pity, and the expressions of the two girls faded. Everyone knew what happened later.
Just as the army was winning streaks and the court was filled with joy, in mid-August, the King of Wu in the south rebelled...
"The army is outside, and there is no army available inside. People are panic. The king leads all the ministers. In just over half a month, a hundred thousand rebels have arrived at Wu Pass outside Kyoto. When Wu Pass is broken, the emperor is also in the capital... At this time, someone in the court plots to open the city to surrender. Fortunately, King Xiao learned in advance that he must kill the rebels and led more than 3,000 imperial guards guarding Kyoto to personally go out to Wu Pass to fight the thieves.
He fought and retreated all the way, delaying for more than ten days. Then he led more than a thousand remaining troops to defend Wu Pass for 12 days. The rebel vanguards were 30,000, and they did not make any progress until General Chung rushed back from the north, surrounded the rebels, and killed tens of thousands of Wu and his remnants in one fell swoop..."
"I thought that the sky favored me, Jing Chao, and that it was so thrilling that it would turn bad luck into good fortune." De Gong couldn't help but shook his head: "But I and my colleagues rushed to the gate to see the corpses piled up like mountains and blood like sea of rouge. King Xiao was covered with arrows and dozens of armored people were forced to breathe. I was afraid that I would not see him for the last time in the evening..."
As the two girls couldn't help crying in a low voice, the old man didn't say anything and drank a silent drink.
"Wuwu... King Xiao is a hero, serving the country and the people, but his only son..." He Qian couldn't help but murmuring, and the more he spoke, he felt sad.
"King Xiao is a hero, but he is also the soldiers who live and die with him. The three thousand people, including the imperial guards, the disciples of King Xiao, the generals, and even the guards of the palace. Only more than a hundred people survived at that time, and those who were injured and sick after the war could not survive. There are very few people who are still alive today. But they are all heroes who pacify the country, settle all over the world, and die the country." The old man said and pointed to the direction of the counter downstairs: "The restaurant is the old subordinates of King Xiao at that time, and I often come here, just to support them in their lives, so I don't allow you to make trouble here."
He Qian wiped her tears and said, "I know Grandpa Wang, I am not an unreasonable person. After that, I will never be here to settle the score with Li Xingzhou."
The old man nodded: "I am also idle now, and I am nothing more than doing some people and things. I am worthy of many martyrs. It is always good for children to remember these things. No matter whether they can encourage themselves or not, they always know how hard it is to come by this peaceful and prosperous era, and they will not be too careless."
Both girls dig and then talked about many of the deeds of King Xiao back then, and their admiration even more.
"I remember your teachings from Grandpa Wang. Can you lend me Sister Jiao for a while? I have something to tell her." He Qian suddenly said after saying it for a long time.
King Xiao is good, but Li Xingzhou is not. When she heard that Sister Jiao had an engagement with that bastard, the more she thought about it, the more angry she became. How could that kind of person be worthy of Sister Jiao? She must give in and give in.
"You talk to Gillian, and you talk to me." Degong stroked his beard with a funny look.
"Sister Ajiao comes with me." As she said that, she pulled Ajiao downstairs.
The two girls were talking on the second floor, but most of the time it was He Qian who was talking, while Gillian just listened.
"Sister Gillian, you don't know that guy is so bad..."
"He even beat Lord Chen Yu a few months ago..."
"My father said he..."
“He used to….”
“………”
I couldn't stop at the beginning. For some reason, she was angry whenever she thought of what happened that day. Whenever she talked about the bad things, she couldn't stop.
The little girl chattered, and the shopkeeper brought them a basin of charcoal fire, and the two of them surrounded them. Then He Qian continued, and Jiao listened, saying a few words of responsiveness from time to time, not many, all of which were He Qian. The four yamen experts stood far away, and were so cold that they didn't dare to lean over.
Just as she was talking, someone suddenly said behind her back: "It's not good to say bad things behind the scenes like this."
When He Qian turned around, she was the person she hated the most, Li Xingzhou!
"You, you bastard! You dare to appear in front of me, come here for me!" she said excitedly.
The bastard was not surprised or afraid of her. He just looked at the four people behind her, then covered his forehead and asked, "You don't want to make trouble, right?"
"I know if I'm afraid! So what if it is!"
"Well, I'm very scared. I'm so scared, so can you stop making trouble here?" The other party said with a very scared look, but she felt that the bastard was lying to her, and he was not afraid at all.
"Hm now I know I regret it. Do you think you can forget what I did at the beginning?" He Qian said angrily.
"Uh, I know, but I'm just a playboy who is powerless. You won't let the four of them hit me. Those who bully the weak with the most, and bully the weak are mostly unkind and unrighteous, despicable and shameless people. I think you are definitely not, Miss."
"Hmph, that's natural! Why are you four back and leaning forward? Can this playboy do anything to me?" He Qian snorted. She was different from this bastard. She felt a little proud in her heart, but she felt... something seemed wrong.
"That's the best. I did something wrong before. I'm here to apologize to the lady again. Is it okay to invite you all to apologize for the banquet?" The bastard spoke sincerely, and He Qian was skeptical.
"Just this broken place?"
"Of course not. How can my store deserve your identity? It's in Wangjiang Tower, but I'll take the four people behind you with me. After all, it's cold and it's not easy for me." He said sincerely, and he said naturally. He Qian also felt that he had a good attitude, but always felt something was wrong...
Chapter completed!