How to Easily Capture a Long Aotian [Quick Transmigration] 78

Chapter 78: The Peerless Minister of a Troubled World (Part 9)

Wei Zhiji led his troops to Caoxian, and under Yu Lin’s prediction, he easily blocked the barbarian soldiers and did not let the iron hooves of the foreign tribes go south and crush the Central Plains.

However, after a long siege of the Central Plains, and with the collapse of Dayong and the chaos in the world, the bloodlust of the barbarians was completely aroused. For a time, all parts of the country were attacked.

For this period of history, the history books of later generations only have a few words, and the records are extremely vague.

The history books began to record this matter from the autumn of the fifteenth year of Chang’an, starting with the minister going out and dying in the pouring rain to appease the emperor’s anger.

At that time, Wei Zhiji was in rebellion. In the midst of the clamor, the imperial guards were no match for the voice of the people, and they had temporarily taken this person to the heavenly prison. However, not long after, this person had died of illness in prison.

All the people had cried. From then on, the last minister who had maintained the dignity of the Dayong court had been broken.

The imperial censor had shed tears, and the people who had come to rescue him could not resist the swords of the imperial guards. They had witnessed his strange death, and then Luojing had fallen into chaos. The people had cried, the students had thrown their pens, the civil officials had cursed, the military officials had been silent, and the people’s hearts had been completely scattered.

But some people had also said that it was fortunate that this person had died in the autumn of the fifteenth year of Chang’an, so he did not have to see the high platform fall and the building collapse.

Because two months later, when winter was approaching, the barbarians had joined forces with the Qiang tribe, and they had taken a detour south and had gone straight for Luojing. Although they had been blocked by Wei Zhiji, who had happened to pass by, under the iron hooves of the foreign tribes, the dynasty’s fate was already over, and it could no longer be maintained.

The world was in chaos, and the heroes had risen.

First, the various feudal lords had fought with the foreign tribes on the border, and they had completely scattered the barbarian and Qiang tribes that had been wandering around Dayong for decades. Then they had vied for the master of the Central Plains.

It was also at this time that the restless feudal lords of the world had discovered that Wei Zhiji, who had been in a corner in the early years, and had been tinkering with some strange and bizarre projects, and who had even called them brothers when he was attacking the barbarians, was a liar!

He had fought back and forth with the barbarians, and he had fought back and forth with the Qiang tribe. Although everyone had thought he was very powerful, they did not know how powerful he really was.

But when he was vying for the Central Plains, he had still fought back and forth with the various allied forces, and this was a big problem.

This kid had thick eyebrows and big eyes, and he had arrogantly proclaimed himself king early on. It turned out that he really had the capital.

He seemed to be the destined son of heaven who would rule the world. Wherever he went, no one was his match.

Besides that, there seemed to be an invisible hand behind him, which controlled the situation of the world, and it made the various feudal lords feel a familiar fear of being dominated.

In a few years, more than half of the world had been occupied by the Wei family. The few forces that were still putting up a desperate resistance had also become lazy recently, and they were not as energetic as before.

Everything was new, and the new dynasty was about to be established.

As for the rainy aftermath of the old dynasty a few years ago, since the chaos of the dynasty, it seemed to have been deliberately erased and had remained in the legends.

Luojing, inside and outside the imperial city, the bustling crowd was gradually flowing on the streets, and a new day was beginning.

Due to its superior geographical location and its position as a strategic point, and the official roads leading in all directions, Luojing had always been the center of all dynasties. With the establishment of the new dynasty, the new capital was still established here.

In the midst of the shouting, the crowd was dense and noisy, and the storytellers in the teahouses were talking about the current situation of the world with great interest.

“In the battle of Pingzhou, the King of Wei had cleverly used a stratagem of sowing discord, and he had gone south from Chongzhou, and had completely scattered the last two allied forces. From then on, the new dynasty was established, and the world was unified. However, do you all know which battle in these years was the most legendary?”

He had spoken with great passion, and the people below had all cheered. Some of these people had moved here after the establishment of the new capital, and some had always been rooted here.

The former were full of excitement and applauded, and they had guessed several battles in a row, but the storyteller had said they were all wrong.

In the end, the crowd was in an uproar, and the storyteller had been hit by a few peanuts by the local audience, and only then did he smile and reveal the secret, “Of course, it’s our battle of Luojing.”

Although the new king was destined by heaven, and there were many places that he had easily conquered.

He was also indeed a good fighter, and he had governed well. But in terms of legendary color, the conquest of Luojing was second to none.

Wei Zhiji had entered Luojing twice. The first time, in order to avenge his blood feud, and knowing that he could not take the city, he had only taken a prisoner and had left. After he had left, Luojing had extremely rarely lost its core, and it had been controlled by the leaders of all walks of life.

This group of people had no unified leader, but they were extremely capable. They had discussed with each other and had each performed their own duties, and they had instead surrounded Luojing like an iron bucket.

When the world was in chaos, and the various feudal lords had passed by, none of them had not wanted to take a piece, but they had never been able to break the city.

It was not until Wei Zhiji had conquered more than half of the world, and the world was about to change dynasties, that he had come to Luojing again.

When he had come from afar, there was still a thick fog in the sky, and an army of two hundred thousand had come from Yuncheng, and they had not been concealed.

He had not been here for several years, and logically speaking, the people of Luojing did not recognize him much anymore. However, when Wei Zhiji had gotten closer, he had seen that the city gates of Luojing were wide open.

The people of the city, some were opening their doors for business, and some were hawking at the morning market. They were living and working in peace and contentment, and they had no intention of rejecting or resisting the army outside the city.

The world had been in chaos for too many years, and some people’s names had been annihilated in the wind and sand. Only a very few local people in Luojing knew.

That year, the little marquis that everyone had watched grow up had come on horseback, and under the cover of the crowd, he had stolen a person.

They had been favored by him, and from then on, they had a tacit understanding and had kept their mouths shut.

They were just ordinary people, and there was not much they could do. At that time, someone had bravely stood at the entrance of the Yu residence, but more people, in the face of the imperial power and swords, had not dared to stand out.

They might have been cowardly, afraid of death, and ordinary, and they had done nothing, and they were not as brave as the people who had stood up. But deep down, they also had a conscience. To save a person’s life, and to pretend not to know, and to keep their mouths shut, they could still do it.

Thousands of people in Luojing, from high officials and generals to common people, in the autumn of the fifteenth year of Chang’an, had jointly told a monstrous lie, and they were willing to use a monstrous lie to send a person to a clean and free body.

Let the minister of the old dynasty stay in the old dynasty from then on, and he would not have to worry anymore, and he would not have to bear a bad name, and the sea would be wide for the fish to leap, and the sky would be high for the birds to fly.

This lie had been told for many years and had not been exposed.

It was not until long after the establishment of the new dynasty that a little bit of street gossip had vaguely been spread, but at this moment, most of the listeners had just treated it as a story.

For the matter of the people of Luojing opening the city to welcome him, the insiders were silent, and more people did not know the inside story. There were many opinions, and it had added a little bit of talk to the history books of later generations.

“So? Is there more?” In the early second year of Zhaolin, the twelve-year-old crown prince, Wei Xi, had a pale little face and was at his desk in the study, reviewing official documents.

As his older brother’s posthumous son, after he was born, he had been logically taken out by Wei Zhiji, and he had been strictly taught since he was a child, and he had been entrusted with a heavy responsibility.

When Wei Zhiji was out fighting for the world, he had been arranged to be in the rear to learn the way of being a monarch. Now that the world was newly established, and in Wei Zhiji’s words, it was time for him to shine, he had thrown the political affairs into his hands and had instructed him to ask if he didn’t know.

Wei Xi had a handsome face that was unique to the Wei family. His eyes were sharp, and his deterrent force was very strong. However, he also had a unique gentle and quiet temperament, and he was very much a gentleman.

He was only twelve, and there was still a little baby fat on his face. His personality was already very quiet, and he was at ease with many political affairs, as if he were born to eat this bowl of emperor’s rice.

Zhao Lang was now the grand general who was conquering the barbarians, and he had a high position and great power. He was also the crown prince’s martial arts master. Sometimes, when he looked at him, he couldn’t help but sigh. One was a hero of a troubled world, and the other was a wise ruler of a peaceful world. The Wei family had produced two kings in a row, and it was as if destiny was here.

What was even more amusing was that these two also had the same cheat.

The word “cheat” was something that Zhao Lang had secretly learned from a person whose name could not be mentioned, but everyone knew how important he was.

The expression was a little strange, but it was very useful, and he had learned it by heart.

Seeing that he was just smiling, but not speaking, the crown prince pressed his lips together slightly, stopped his vermilion brush, and was already a little unhappy. “Zhao Qing, what are you laughing at?”

“Huh?” Zhao Lang came back to his senses and looked at the crown prince who was looking at him with a quiet gaze at the desk, and only then did he remember.

The reason why he had stood out from a group of colleagues was not because of his experience in fighting for the world, nor was it because of his good skills, but because he had spent some time with that person.

Besides the encounter in Huaizhou, later, when the King of Wei was fighting for the world, that person had not shown his face, but because he had had a one-sided relationship with him, he had secretly discussed military affairs with him.

He was good with words, and he could tell the story of that person’s deeds and demeanor vividly, and the crown prince loved to listen.

Speaking of which, the little crown prince was also pitiful. His father had been framed and killed before he was born, and his mother had hidden and had worked hard to give birth to him, but she had not been able to take care of him for a few days.

The King of Wei had been like an uncle and a father to him, but the world was in a mess at that time, and they had the ugly name of rebellious ministers and a blood feud, and they had not had a single day of peace.

He was only four or five years old, and he would stand on a stool, and he would listen to political affairs in a daze, and he would arrange military formations, and he would help people. He was aggrieved and terrified, and he had no one to talk to.

It was later that that person had escaped from the royal city and had needed to recuperate. Wei Zhiji had wanted to hide him in the safest place by his side, so he had sent him to the capital, and he was with the little crown prince. That person had had some free time, and the crown prince had finally been carefully raised for a period of time.

Zhao Lang, as one of the few insiders, had watched these things happen.

He still remembered that under the brilliant spring light of that year, that person was in a green robe, and his gaze was gentle and quiet, and he had come from outside the courtyard. His demeanor and bearing were admirable.

At that time, the crown prince was still small. He pressed his lips together and looked at him in a daze, and then he looked at Wei Zhiji by his side with hesitation.

At that time, he was both respectful and afraid of Wei Zhiji, and he was looking forward to him. He called out cautiously, “Father King.”

“Hmm?” Wei Zhiji had at first thought that it was strange to be a father. Later, many people around him had reminded him that a child always needed a father, so he had agreed. After a pause, he awkwardly rubbed his neck. “Ah, en.”

He coughed lightly, and his eyes lifted slightly, and he looked at the person by his side. “This is…”

He had finally stolen the person into his own territory. His heart was bubbling with beauty, and the tips of his ears were all red. He held it in for a long time, but he couldn’t help but hook the corners of his lips and show off, “My…”

He looked at the little Wei Xi, and he was full of spirit, and the smile on his lips was like the blooming of spring light. “You understand, right?”

Hearing this, Wei Xi looked at him with a solemn expression, and with his little face tensed, he thought for a moment, and he looked at the person by Wei Zhiji’s side, who was elegant and helpless, and he got up, and he came over and saluted seriously. “Father.”

Wei Zhiji: “?”

Yu Lin blinked lightly.

At that time, the turmoil had just settled, and everything was waiting to be revived, and the spring light was just right. The three most powerful members of this family had different expressions, and each had their own opinions, and it was very amusing.

As a result, in the next few years, even Zhao Lang, who was an outsider, would have his shoulders shaking when he thought of it.

Remembering the old things, he was laughing so hard that he couldn’t stop himself. The crown prince had already put down his brush again, and he looked over with a placid gaze, and his voice was slightly cool. “Zhao Qing, what are you laughing at again?”

Zhao Lang: “…”

His expression was calm. “I was thinking that the great lord is unwilling to take an official position, and he does not show his face, but he still cares about the people. He has gone with His Majesty to Jiangzhou to travel… ahem, to observe the people’s feelings. I think his return is imminent, and I was thinking of some of the great lord’s old things.”

“Oh.” The crown prince thought of the person who had been taken away by his father king, and after a moment of silence, he picked up his brush again, and his voice was placid. “Tell me.”