The Moon Over Tang Dynasty - Chapter 286

Chapter 286: Feeling happy and angry (Part 1)

In February, the situation in Western Xinjiang gradually calmed down. As the Tibetan army returned with full loads, thousands of Tang troops also returned to their bases. The Ashinadu branch took the opportunity to go south, gather the remaining troops of the Wudu Army, and established Yatai in Luntai. Tent, facing the successor Khan Ashina Bu Zhenyuan.

On the tenth day of February, Pei Xingjian finally returned to Xizhou City with more than 400 members of the Qu family. When the news came, there was an immediate sensation throughout the city. The west city gate, which was not usually opened, suddenly opened. Qu Chongyu, wearing a crimson robe, went out with all the officials of Xizhou to welcome him outside the valley.

Pei Xingjian saw it from a distance, jumped off his horse, walked up quickly, and greeted everyone. He couldn’t help but whispered to Qu Chongyu, “What is this? Why should a good person open the door to victory?”

Qu Chongyu raised his eyebrows and said with a smile, “Why are you so modest? Could it be that your return to the city this time is not considered a victory? That old thief Su Haizheng is now hiding in Shule City. I heard that even the government officials do not dare to take a step!” After finishing speaking, He raised his head, glanced behind Pei Xingjian, and shook his head, “Shou, your heart is still too soft!”

Su Nanjin also just got off her horse. Her clothes and appearance were not much different from before. She was just a little darker and thinner, and her face was gray and haggard. She seemed to have suddenly aged several years. Two subordinates grabbed his arms, one on the left and the other on the right, and pushed him up.

Qu Chongyu hugged his hands with a smile, “Mr. Su, I haven’t seen you for a long time, why have you lost so much? Don’t worry, sir, no Turkic army will invade Xizhou City now. Otherwise, Qu will have to go look for the young master to change his clothes. It’s really too troublesome!”

Su Nanjin just lowered her head and said nothing, but the muscles on her cheeks bulged out obviously. During this month, he and the Su family soldiers were taken into the barracks of the Tingzhou Prefecture Army and worked day and night to repair the damaged walls and houses in the city. Where has he ever suffered like this? Seeing that Pei Xingjian didn’t pay special attention to him, his heart gradually calmed down, and he refused to leave the camp within a few days. Pei Xingjian didn’t say much. He was asked to go into the cell to rest for two days. When he came out again, he didn’t dare to complain again. After hearing that Su Haizheng had bribed Tibet with military funds and hid in Shule City, not daring to come out again, he did not say a word for four days on the way from Tingzhou back to Xizhou.

Qu Chongyu looked at him with a smile, and suddenly said “Oops” as if he remembered something, “There is one more thing Chongyu forgot to tell the young master. Zhang Junjun of Benzhou submitted a complaint to the government office two days ago, saying that it was you, Su Ziyu, who cheated the marriage. He has been married to his sister for three months, and the bride has neither told the temple nor met her uncle. Even the marriage certificate in hand was written by an outsider. How can it be counted? He has returned the betrothal gift from the young master to his family. My sister also said that she returned to the family voluntarily and has nothing to do with the Su family from now on!”

Su Nanjin trembled and suddenly raised her head, staring at Qu Chongyu. After a while, she looked up at the wall of Xizhou and squeezed out a few words through her teeth, “Bitch!”

Qu Chongyu laughed loudly and turned to look at Pei Xingjian, “Keep the promise, Mr. Su is angry. If it weren’t for your adopted sister, how could you and I be detained in the Yamen that day? How could we know so easily? The situation outside!”

Su Nanjin was startled for a moment, her face turned livid, and her facial features were a little distorted. She struggled with her hands and hissed, “Let me go!” The two Bubu reacted quickly and immediately increased their strength by five points. They only listened for a while. The bones rattled, and his livid face turned pale again.

Qu Chongyu sighed, his tone full of pity, “What’s the trouble for Ziyu? Why should a man worry about not having a wife? Don’t worry, when you are sentenced to death, even if there are no survivors to see you off, I will burn two pieces of paper. As a travel agent, who asked you and me to meet each other?” He waved his hand and said, “Take him into the dungeon and take care of him!” His last four words were drawn out, and Su Nanjin felt a chill in her heart even in her rage. . Then there was another sharp pain in his arm, but he was twisted towards the south gate of Xizhou.

Pei Xingjian shook his head in confusion. He couldn’t say anything more, so he could only ask, “How is the governor doing?”

Qu Chongyu looked at Su Nanjin’s back, sighed contentedly, and said with a smile, “After the Human Day, my sister-in-law found a way to deal with those lackeys, and my father got better that night. On the day of the Yuan Dynasty, you send the news When he returned to Xizhou, he got even better and is now able to go to the ground. “

Pei Xingjian smiled and nodded, “This is great joy. By the way, is that Ayuan better?” There was a man in Qu Chongyu’s Chang Sui who was hit by an arrow when he was setting fire in the Chumukun tribe, because the place was far away from Xizhou. More recently, he was sent directly back to Xizhou that day.

Qu Chongyu’s face suddenly darkened, “He didn’t last long enough to return to the city.” He turned around and glanced at Su Nanjin, who was gradually walking away. There was undisguised murderous intent in his eyes, “This time we are going to Mukunbu. , seven of the Xizhou Minyong people I led were killed and more than 30 were injured. Among the Minyong people who went to Tingzhou, several people also died of serious injuries. If you come back early, you can still see white flags everywhere in Xizhou City. !”

Pei Xingjian fell silent, and vaguely understood why Qu Chongyu greeted him with great fanfare. There were frequent wars in Western Xinjiang. After every war, some people were celebrating and some were mourning, but this time the war came for no reason! Xizhou suffered an unreasonable disaster, not to mention the devastated and wailing Tingzhou City… He couldn’t help but glance at Su Nanjin’s back and whispered, “I have handed over all the memorials that should be written. The imperial court The resolution will probably come down soon.”

Qu Chongyu’s face was full of sneers, “What will the court do? Chongyu will wait and see!”

While they were talking, the group of people had already walked under the city gate, and the people from Xizhou who had been waiting for a long time rushed forward. Pei Xingjian saw Liuli at a glance among the crowd. She was wearing a goose-yellow shirt and only a bun on her hair. The two newly bloomed apricot flowers looked bright and smiling. Pei Xingjian couldn’t help but smile on his face. He walked a few steps and naturally took her hand. He felt that it was soft and soft, no longer the same as before. Feeling slightly chilled, my heart felt even more relaxed, and she whispered, “You have worked hard these days. How are you lately?”

Liuli nodded with a smile, raised her head and looked at him and just smiled. What’s the trouble for her? After all, he will come back intact. Anyway, he will never be defeated. She is not worried! In fact, she could live more comfortably when Pei Xingjian was not at home. She could sleep whenever she wanted, eat whatever she wanted. If she didn’t want to take medicine, she could find an excuse to ignore it… It’s just that she missed her little by little. The accumulation of points turned into uncontrollable joy at the moment of seeing him. Voices of greetings rang out from all around. Pei Xingjian looked away, but did not let go of his hand. He nodded to everyone while holding Liuli’s hand and walked into the city. On the avenue in the middle of Xizhou City, the fence that was erected more than a month ago has long since disappeared, and the ground has been refilled, and is now as smooth as ever. The entire Xizhou City is as bustling and noisy as ever. Pei Xingjian’s eyes slowly passed over everything that was already very familiar to him, and there was a hint of real peace in his smile.

Standing at the door of Pei’s house, he folded his hands and said goodbye to everyone. As soon as he entered the upper room in the inner courtyard, he turned around and hugged Liuli, laughing in a low voice, “How many more are there? Bring them!”

Liuli was startled for a moment, then smiled and spread his hands, “Before the Yuan Dynasty, there were eight, but now there is none! Qu Yulang said that Su Nanjin had taken away all the talismans in Xizhou, and Xizhou couldn’t even send official documents. , I had to give him all the rest. The four pieces I gave you must have been unused. Give it back to me! I don’t know how much effort I put into making it exactly the same as the real thing. Now the mold is ruined. I can’t believe it. I don’t want to put in the effort again!”

As expected, there are still more, and she made twelve pieces in one go. Is she planning to use one piece a month? Pei Xingjian couldn’t help but grinned through gritted teeth, stretched out his hand and flicked her forehead, using three-thirds of his strength on his finger, “Little thing, how can you be so brave!”

Liuli covered her forehead and said angrily, “I’m just doing it for myself, who is so bold as to dare to use it?” Then she stretched out her hand and said, “Give it back to me quickly, I’m very cowardly, so I’ll put it away now and never dare to do it again. Let Changshi see it!”

Pei Xingjian was angry and funny. Liuli in his arms had an angry look on his face, his cheeks were red, and his pursed lips were red and moist. It made people want to swallow it in one gulp to feel at ease. He couldn’t help but lower his head and bit down, and his voice suddenly became louder. He became vague, “It’s already mine, don’t expect me to give it back to you!”

Liuli blocked all her words. She wanted to tell Pei Xingjian that Liu Ruyue had returned to Xizhou. She nicknamed Ayan’s daughter “Qiqi”. Zhang Minniang officially vowed to take the Bodhisattva ordination and became a layman at home. ,besides…

The curtains in the back room quickly floated up and down, and something fell to the ground with a clang, making a familiar crisp sound. Liuli lowered his head to look at the bag and laughed. Who was he trying to bluff? If he was really worried, why would he carry it with him like this? Besides, if it weren’t for the bronze talisman he made, Ah Cheng would still be climbing mountains and ridges on the wild road to Chang’an. As time goes by, he might turn into a white-haired man…

Pei Xingjian’s voice suddenly rang in her ears, with a hint of real helplessness, “Liu Li, why are you giggling again?”

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The first edict from the imperial court arrived in Xizhou two days later, and then transferred to Shule. The journey of more than 5,000 miles made this edict sound like a joke at the moment: Su Haizheng, the commander-in-chief of Qianhai Road’s march, was ordered to immediately Return to the teacher.

Ten days later, the second edict was even more amusing: Su Nanjin, who joined the army in the Anxi Protectorate, was stripped of all his official positions and sent to prison pending trial because he repeatedly failed to deliver military supplies.

Qu Chongyu returned to the side hall and couldn’t help but sneered at Pei Xingjian, “What? I knew it would be like this! Did the Tang court ever kill generals in front of the battle? Those people who massacred the city back then were able to avoid death, let alone This time it was just an attempt to rob food and murder a colleague! As for the soldiers who lost their lives and the brave people who died in the battle, what do they matter?” He looked at the door and his voice was even colder, “It’s spring now. There are so many epidemics, it’s not unusual for a lot of people to die in prison!”

Pei Xingjian sighed, “Why don’t you just wait a moment? It’s so easy for the imperial court to kill a Su Nanjin, but the Anxi Protectorate cannot be left alone for a day. It must be fully arranged before we can really deal with these people. If I’m right, “In a month at most, the imperial court’s new Anxi Protector will take office. If at that time…” He was silent for a moment before saying, “I will never stop you!”

There will be another update at 11pm…please praise me, haha.

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