Chapter 100 The sky is exhausted
"Liu Yunzhang——"
Yu Cong held the small note, his hands trembled slightly, his eyes widened, and he spewed out a mouthful of blood and fell down. Geng Qing hugged him from behind. The old man collapsed in his arms, his face turned blue, and his blood-stained lips slightly opened and closed, wanting to say something.
In the end, he couldn't say anything. The servants around him were in a hurry. The maid ran to the backyard in panic and called Princess Guangde. The old manager stomped his feet in a hurry and sent the servants to pour warm water over.
"Quick! Why are you still standing there? Call Doctor Gu from the mansion-"
He turned around and squatted to the side, helped him to help him and wiped the blood from the corner of his mouth. Geng Qing pinched the old man's people, and his other hand kept calming his anger on his back. He helped him to sit down in the study chair with the mansion's supervisor.
The old man half-drooped his eyelids, his eyes were muddy and confused, and after being fed a little warm water by the manager, he finally squeezed out a trace of sound.
"Dongdu... is gone..."
Yu Cong slowly raised his arm and pointed to the note lying beside the pool of blood at the door. Geng Qing was so angry that he walked silently to pick up the note. The content was from the palace. Because of Princess Guangde, there were still some old people in the imperial city who passed the information they heard first.
Just a few days ago, at the end of August, Zikejen was trapped in Ruzhou and broke into Luoyang. Liu Yunzhang was worried that there would be thieves lurking among the storm late at night and would not allow them to enter the city. After that, Zikejen led his troops to withdraw from Tongguan, leaving only an isolated city in Luoyang where Liu Yunzhang was stationed, standing in front of a group of thieves.
Liu Yunzhang knew that he could not resist, so in order to protect the military and civilians in the city, he asked someone to write a book of sacrifice to the city and send it to Huang Chao's military camp. Since then, the news on the Dongdu has been disconnected, and there will be information, it will probably take a few days later.
After reading this note, Geng Qing didn't know what he was feeling, and what the man named Liu Yunzhang thought. It was difficult to judge whether the other party was right or wrong without personal experience.
Perhaps in the eyes of the prince-cong Yu Cong, this person ruined the country and deteriorated the power of the Tang Dynasty. But personally, Geng Qing did not do anything, so he would not do it. He agreed with Liu Yunzhang in terms of this.
"The prince consort!"
Outside the study, Princess Guangde Li Huan came in from outside and saw Geng Qing also. She just nodded, went over to hold her husband's hand, and comforted her softly. It was obvious that she had already learned the news in the backyard.
The doctor in the mansion also rushed over with the medicine box, bowed to Princess Guangde, quickly put down the medicine box, took out the silver needle and gave the old man an injection.
After the needle was in, Yu Cong obviously relieved a little, his chest was undulating, and he recovered, but he was still a little confused and could not say anything.
"Langjun Geng, let's go out."
Li Huan glanced at her husband and left the doctor and the mansion in charge in the study. As a woman from the royal family, many times, even if the matter was in danger, it was difficult to see any expression on her face.
"Your Highness, if there is nothing else, I will say goodbye first."
Geng Qing followed behind, and the woman didn't say anything. She walked out of the front yard with awkwardness and said goodbye to the other party in time. Li Huan just nodded, his voice was cold.
"I'll send you out of the house."
The prince-in-law suddenly vomited blood and fell down. The mansion was a little panicked. When the maids and guards saw the two people coming out, they quickly retreated to both sides and bowed their heads and dared not speak.
"Langjun Geng, do you know why my husband fainted from being so angry that he vomited blood?" The woman who was almost silent all the way suddenly spoke.
"Luoyang is lost in his own hands."
"No." Princess Guangde's eyes were deep, and she didn't know what she was thinking. When she climbed the stone steps, there was a cold smile on her lips. "Liu Yunzhang was in Luoyang, and there was no big mistake at that time, but he clearly knew that there were still many people running around Luoyang and Tongguan in this Chang'an City to contact the governors of all parties to reinforce, in order to siege the thieves in the Heluo area, and do so! The prince consort was angry that his surrender ruined our long-term efforts."
The woman's words contained anger.
Geng Qing didn't say anything, but just listened quietly. After leaving the yard, Dachun was already waiting outside in the carriage. He turned around and bowed to Li Huan who had crossed the threshold.
"Your Highness stayed and went back. The matter in the eastern capital Luoyang has passed. Now it is important to start Tongguan. If possible, you should still capture the military power in your own hands."
These words were a bit overbearing. If it were the case, the Princess Guangde would have let Geng Qing come down and talk to him happily. Now it sounds like a different feeling. The dignified family and military power have always been in the hands of eunuchs. As a clan, everyone seems to be used to it.
Even women think this is common sense since they are ignorant.
However, when someone was saying it, his mood was quite complicated at this time. Princess Guangde waved, "Go back quickly, don't say anything nonsense."
After saying that, the woman turned around and walked towards the mansion. Geng Qing stood in the carriage and looked at her back and said, "Your Highness, what will happen to you and your son-in-law if the city is broken?"
The figure who crossed the threshold stopped. Li Huan looked at the stone steps ahead and was stunned for a moment. He turned around and looked at the young man seriously, and laughed.
"My children of the Li family have never been afraid of thieves."
Geng Qing looked at the woman who turned back home with a smile, bowed her hand on the carriage, and sat back in the carriage. Dou Wei was also there. Although he saved Zhuang Renli and his group, he still needed to beware of doing evil to him.
A man’s martial arts skills are not high and he can always delay one or two.
"What's wrong with this sir?"
When Dou Wei saw Geng Qing enter the car, he sat there silently, holding water and gently pursing his eyes, his eyes as if there was light. He didn't know what he was thinking, and asked Dachun, who was driving outside, but the latter didn't know.
"I'm definitely thinking about it, don't bother Dazhu."
Those who came out of a village were also married. In addition to Old Man Geng, Wang Jinqiu called Geng Qing a nickname, and only Geng Dachun could speak like this. This is not respect, but the manifestation of the people who are closest to him.
After coming out of the street of the Prince-Confucian Mansion, Dachun saw that it was still early, and knew that Dazhu wanted to think, so he drove a car to pick up the streets with few people.
"Brother Huaimian, what are you doing?!"
When the carriage drove through the neighborhood and turned to the long street behind, the door of Chongwenyuan was wide open, something was thrown out from the inside and rolled onto the street. Some books and inkstones fell outside. A carriage came over on the street, and pedestrians avoided it from afar. They stood along the street and headed towards Chongwenyuan to watch the show.
Two men pulled from inside the door. One was burly and had a burgundy complexion. He staggeredly pushed away the dissuasion companion beside him, picked up the books that fell on the ground, clicked the oil lamp in his hand, and cursed and couldn't hear the content clearly.
"What are you doing to burn it? If you don't have high school, come back in a few years, why bother competing with a book?"
"Brother Xie, what are you keeping this book "The Book of Direct Advice"?! The people who wrote it have all turned against each other. When I see it, I feel dirty!"
The burly scholar lit the book and threw it to the ground. While pushing, the oil lamp overturned and fell to the ground. A ball of flames rose. The Chongwen Academy sent someone to come over to put out the fire and drove the scholar out with a water and fire stick.
"Chongwenyuan bans fires, please go out quickly, otherwise you will be looking for you!"
"That's right, the provincial examination has passed and the list has been posted. Those who are in high school will go back quickly, or go to other places to have a relationship and find a small county to be a small official! Don't be crazy here."
The man pushed and shoved the two of them outside. The scholar named Xie sued him and hurriedly picked up the bookshelf on the ground. When he turned around, the burly man was about to fall down and hurriedly ran to support him.
"I'll do it!"
Geng Qing got off the carriage, picked up the ink inkstones and bookshelf one by one, put them into the bookshelf, and handed them to Dou Wei to hold them. The burly scholar who was supported there was drunken eyes, and he also recognized who the person in front of him was, and shaking his hands.
"Huaimian has met Geng Langjun."
"Why do you drink so much?" Geng Qing returned the favor, and then helped the drunk man to the carriage with the scholar surnamed Xie, "Xie, I wonder what happened to Brother Qin?"
"I failed the provincial examination and heard that Liu Yunzhang, the left-behind Dongdu, surrendered to the rebels, felt depressed and irritated for a moment, so I drank a lot of wine before this happened."
The scholar looked ordinary and had a moderate figure. He spoke with a gentle tone. He bowed to Geng Qing.
"In Xia Xie Tong, a native of Yangxia, Chen Jun, was in the academy with Brother Huaimian."
"Geng Qing, a native of Feihu County."
Geng Qing returned the gift and invited the other party to get on the carriage and squeezed. The scholar named Xie Tong saw that everyone around was watching the fun, so he knew that he quickly left, so he came up and left the place together.
On the way, the two chatted for a few words and talked about Liu Yunzhang. Geng Qing had some of his own opinions. Although integrity is important, it depends on the occasion. If integrity can be sacrificed and the lives of most people are saved, it will be different.
If a scholar heard this, he would definitely spit out his saliva on his face, cut the mat he had sat with a knife, and then spread it away, but Xie Tong on the opposite side agreed.
"If a person is trapped by integrity and forgets to call on the lives of thousands of people, then integrity is also dirty. What's the use of keeping it? It's just that Brother Huaimian was excited after drinking and couldn't think it thoroughly."
While talking, they drove through two streets and said a few more words. They were quite in love, so Geng Qing simply invited him to go back to Yong'anfang together.
"Brother Huaimian has no place to stay. It's reasonable to go to the husband. There is still a place to live in the lower city. How can I disturb you? I will have time to go and have time to come and have a visit again!"
Afterwards, the scholar got off the carriage in front and watched it disappear at the end of the street.
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The sky is cloudy, and the sunset is dyed with red.
The carriage drove through long streets. At this time, Chang'an was not alarmed by the news of Luoyang's fall, and it was as prosperous and lively as usual.
Geng Qing returned to Yong'anfang. Before the carriage stopped, he heard a noisy clamor on the gate of the courtyard.
"I'm talking about you, what's wrong? I want to scare me if there are too many people? I tell you, don't be afraid! After drinking two bowls of herbal tea and only giving one bowl of money, there is no such cheap thing!"
"I've given the money to you, your wife is still lazy and won't leave!"
A short and fat woman shouted and scolded at the gate of the courtyard, attracting pedestrians around her and the street neighbors watched the fun. On the opposite steps, the fat county magistrate was also shouting, obediently, he should have drunk the other party's tea and paid the money, but the other party was lazy and said he didn't give it.
Widow Zhang followed behind, and when the fat county magistrate said he was tired, he crossed his waist and scolded the woman. His voice was even louder and he could hear it on the streets, and he couldn't even insert a word from the other party.
Geng Qing was in a bad mood, so he took out two copper coins from his sleeve bag and threw them in front of the woman, "I'll give you a good voice!"
"Who cares about you..."
The woman turned her face and was about to curse. Seeing the young man's cold face, Dou Wei's fierce look behind her, she immediately closed her mouth, quickly picked up the two copper coins on the ground, got up and ran away quickly.
"In the future, this kind of thing will be done by the men who stay at home, so don't make things uneasy in front of the door."
Geng Qing's tone was stiff and cold, and he walked straight into the yard, which made Zhao Hongjun look at the young man in a daze, and had a cold war, and asked Dou Wei who was following him in a low voice.
"What's going on?"
"How could I know, ask sir."
Dou Wei said casually with Qin Huaimian on his back, turned around and shouted at the person who was still surrounding him: "What else can I see? Go home to see the wife, be careful to steal people on your back!"
Chapter completed!