Fangzhou is located in the south of the mountain. Its area is blocked by mountains, monuments, gullies, and vast and deep rivers, canals, rivers, valleys. Although the area is outside the two capitals, it is not a barbarian town outside the world.

Fangzhou is a residence for wandering people, and this tradition has a long history. Even if there is no more ancient discussion, there are countless royal relatives who have lived in Fangzhou since the state dynasty. In modern times, the most outstanding person in this village is naturally the king of Luling, the saint's legitimate brother.

In modern times, Fangzhou had an ancient city of Fangling, which was often a residence for people. When King Luling first arrived in Fangzhou, he also lived in the ancient city of Fangling. However, during the Chuigong year, the Empress Dowager specially set up a provincial capital to recruit slaves to work, and chose a flat valley to build the Luling King City as the Luling King's residence.

The Luling Royal City is located twenty miles south of the county. The city is more than a hundred feet wide. There are towers and pavilions in the city. Sichuan is also dug into the city to lead canals into the city. The pattern is all planned to be the imperial gardens of the two capitals.

In the middle of winter, it was already snowing in the north of the mountain, and the south of the mountain was withering plants and trees, and there was no shortage of cold tides. The Luling Royal City located in the river valley was also in this desolate world. From a distance, it was isolated in the plain valley, with mountains and ridges in all directions as walls, with few colors.

There is no work to make a living in the royal city, and all the needs are needed. The head of the four corner watchtower was stationed by hundreds of soldiers, including the state soldiers affiliated to the Jingzhou Grand Governor's Office and the imperial guards from the two government offices of Shendu. There is only one road outside the royal city that leads directly to the county town outside the valley. In addition, there are wilderness around, with occasional foxes and rats appearing, tigers and wolves sneaking, but it is difficult to climb over the high walls and enter the city to invade.

In the afternoon, the sun gradually sets westward, and a bell rings in the royal city. The servants and envoys scattered around the royal city go out and gather in front of the pavilion at the center of the royal city.

Half a quarter of an hour passed, and a middle-aged man covered in plain body and a green cloth head surrounded the masses. The man had a pale face, gray-haired hair, and mottled hair. Although he was more than six feet tall, his chest was tilted and his head was slightly hunched. He was the nominal owner of this royal city, Li Xian, King Luling.

King Luling surrounded the waiters in the palace and walked into the hall. The doors of the pavilion were wide open, and the tide and cold wind poured in from the door, causing the curtains and silences and banners arranged in the hall to shake.

Behind King Luling, in addition to the attendants of the royal palaces, another man and woman followed him.

The woman dressed up with a thorn hairpin and cloth skirt, and her appearance was also thin and pale. The surging cold wind even made blue veins appear on her neck and her body trembled. She was the princess Wei. The princess's hands were holding only a young man with a cold blue hand. The young man's face was also blue and white. She shrank her shoulders and hands, and while walking, she couldn't help but stomped her feet to keep warm. It was Li Chongrun, the legitimate son of the King of Luling.

After the family of three entered the hall, the waiters scattered everywhere in the hall, while the King of Luling faced the north and bowed deeply to the cold ground in the hall, shouting loudly: "The crime ministers and philosophers failed the family and country, and the gods were disgusted with the sects, and the family was ugly and evil. Fortunately, the sages gave them mercy and gave them to their houses and food. They were able to survive in the world. The kindness of kindness was achieved. I was frightened and worshipped, and I wish the sages to live forever, and the Tang Dynasty was passed down for generations!"

The King of Luling bowed again, and his wife and children bowed together. There was no warm mat on the cold ground. The boy leaned on the ground and bowed, and his hands were already so cold that they were so numb and leaned against the Princess Luling and whispered: "Mother, I'm cold..."

Hearing his son's faint tremor, Princess Luling's body trembled, and her eyes suddenly turned red. She only held one hand tightly in her hand and rubbed it warm.

A waiter hurried into the hall and held up grain and rice and other items into the desk hall one by one. Whenever there was a meal on the desk, the King of Luling knocked and shouted: "The sage is so virtuous, brothers share the taste, and I thank you for the food!"

Soon the food was passed down, and the King of Luling could not afford to worship. Although the princess was bent behind, her eyes were filled with light and staring at the beam at a corner of the hall. Suddenly, birds flew out from the beam and pecked at the meal set on the tribute table. Seeing this scene, the couple in the hall's nervous expressions relaxed.

After the ceremony, half an hour had passed. The crowd gathered outside slowly dispersed, and King Luling and his wife and children also retreated back to the inner city surrounded by waiters.

"Come and hold the stove quickly, don't freeze my son!"

As soon as he returned to the inner city, Princess Luling stomped her feet and shouted, and hugged her son tightly in her arms.

Seeing the mother and son snuggling each other to keep warm, King Luling couldn't help but feel a sore nose. He covered his face and sighed. He personally handed the stove into his wife and children's arms and quickly walked to the inner house.

Although the climate in the south of the mountain is not as painful as wind and snow, the cold and dampness of the tide, the humid and greasy ones have also caused great suffering to the family of Luling, who is a northerner. After entering the house, Luling held the princess's hands with frostbite and pressed her cheeks with both hands, and tears were already rising in her eyes: "Thank you, I'll live the hard years with me..."

"Where is the king and the concubine is the taste is sweet or bitter, there is no need to discuss it in detail..."

Seeing the king's eyes blurred, the princess forced a gentle smile to comfort her. However, her eyes touched her son, but her eyes became dim again: "Even if husband and wife suffer hardships, they are not lonely together. But, what are the crimes of these children? They are all noble families and should enjoy all their wealth. But now... they are even worse than those in the cold and miserable families. Do they really die in this wild countryside in this life?"

Hearing this, a cold and fierce light burst out from the eyes of King Luling, but was soon replaced by helplessness. He crossed his neck and faced his hair with the princess and sighed sadly: "The waves of the East Capital are reborn, and the saints are holding magical tools again, and they are worried and guarding me. But this is second-hand. The saints are not very kind and cowardly, and they dare not harm me. Only the evil seeds left by common people and wise men are the greatest worry... Although they live in seclusion and are still able to take care of their old feelings, they can get new power, so they send people to the state to scare me. If they are not careful, they are afraid that the disaster will not be far away..."

The despotic has never had any good endings, so Li Xian naturally cannot avoid the vulgarity.

In the first few years, he was indeed uneasy, especially when the new destruction was destroyed, Xu Jingye was in trouble in Yangzhou, and his family was in Junzhou and Fangzhou. He was very frightened. In one day, the emperor came several times, and every time he was scared Li Xian to no avail. When he was most panicked, he even wanted to die.

But after surviving this period of time, as the situation in the North Korea stabilized, especially after the construction of the Luling King City, the family's living situation gradually stabilized.

Life is a comparison of misfortune. Although he was the lord of the world before, he was the prisoner of Chu in a blink of an eye, and the changes in his encounters were judged by the mud. But shortly after living in the Luling Royal City, he learned that his second brother Li Xian had died in Bazhou, and Li Xian's mood gradually calmed down.

Although his mother took over his supreme position, she still had a kindness. Compared with her second brother Li Xian, he was still lucky after all, only by living can he hope for a turnaround.

In the following years, although the overall environment of the secluded residence remained unchanged, the family's life was still stable. Several Fangzhou governors took good care of their family. Even though the Shendu court struggled continuously during the period of the Wu Zhou Dynasty and Tang Dynasty, it had no effect on the Luling King far away in Fangzhou. In particular, Wu Sansi, an important figure in the Wu family, actually sent his mansion to Pei Xun to visit the state to take care of their family nearby, which made Li Xian see a glimmer of the dawn of fate.

So in the past few years, although the life of the King of Luling and his family is not as noble as that of the real King of Sects, they are all well-fed and carefree. However, such a life has undergone another reversal after the Gods Revolution.

When the news of the Shendu coup came to Fangzhou, the entire Fangzhou area was in chaos. Pei Xun visited Li Xian and discussed with him about returning to Shendu. There were even a number of county officials who jointly invited him.

But Li Xian felt that the power of the people was still not strong enough, and he shrank into the city and couldn't come out. He wanted to wait until the power of the people became stronger before making a statement.

But unfortunately, he did not wait until the moment when the people grew stronger. Soon the court sent Wang Fangqing as the Xuanfu envoy of Shannan Road, summoned Jingzhou and other states to train, and captured the guards who surrounded the people around the royal city to attack and disperse them, and all the staff members such as Pei Xun were killed.

After this, the care received by the Luling Royal City never returned. The army stationed outside the city for half a year. Whenever there was any disturbance, they would come to the mansion to investigate. The situation of the family was as dangerous as it was.

Although Wang Fangqing was transferred after a while, and the troops outside the royal city were taken back by the Jingzhou Grand Governor's Office, this turmoil brought great shadows to Li Xian's heart, and even a kind of despair after the disillusionment of hope.

Previously, he might have expected his mother to grow older, weaken her power desire, or recall him to the two capitals. But now, even this hope that already exists in her fantasy has been countered. The Tang Dynasty has ushered in a new master, and the old ministers of the Tang family have entrusted them with loyalty.

What's more serious is that his second brother, Li Xian and his sons, were both young and had the first to gain the moon, and gained great power in the coup, which made him even more worried.

Although he was born by a mother, his relationship with his second brother was not friendly. He was similar to each other and started to compete since childhood. With his mother's hints and encouragement, the competition with his second brother gradually exceeded the standard and finally won. However, the fruits of this victory had not been tasted for long, and the sweetness turned into bitterness.

Originally, both brothers were in a downturn, but now they are even separated by life and death. No matter how old things are, they are no longer important. But although his second brother died, he has a prosperous life. Although he was a slut, his human relationship story may not be lost. Will he let him go easily?

Whenever Li Xian thought of this, he felt uneasy in bed and food, and was only respectful and self-controlled in the secluded residence, trying not to catch his own.

"Oh, only in this situation, I can't help but walk, and I can only walk. I just hope to get on the bed this night and I will have the luck to meet you tomorrow morning..."

Li Xian sighed again and said to the tone of Xiao Suo: "Let's go to the house to have a meal, the children should be waiting urgently."

After the couple and the eldest son returned to the inner hall, everyone hurriedly came up to him. In addition to the concubines of the close servants, several girls also came in front of him to greet him. Their clothes were also based on the princess as the standard, and there was no gold or jade, but they were simple.

There was only a young girl in her grade who was still dressed in a bit of color. When she saw her parents approaching, she fell into Aye's arms and said coquettishly: "Aye, can my mother go quickly? I was so hungry that I screamed!"

Li Xian held his pretty and lovely daughter in his arms, and the sad clouds on his face faded slightly, and showed a kind smile. He gently stroked the girl in his arms and said with a gentle voice: "It's really wrong for my little girl to endure hunger. Aye is really wrong. Please pass on the meal quickly!"

While speaking, the family was sitting down, and the waiter passed on the meals enclosed in the food box one by one. Although the family is in a bad situation, the rules have not been lost in the house.

In this inner hall, only the Luling couple and his wife were able to sit and eat, and several legitimate children were also allowed. The other concubines, including the illegitimate women, could only be listed outside the case. They dared to go forward to eat until the owner finished the meal.

After some etiquette, the meal has been cured and has been completely exhausted. It is nothing but steamed beans and rice, and it is served with dried beans and fish. It is cold and does not have a trace of heat, which makes people feel no appetite.

Not to mention the others in the seat, the beautiful little woman in bright clothes saw these meals and had no color on her pretty face. She threw her chopsticks and pushed the table. She cried out with a wow: "It's these rice sauces again, how can you eat them! I don't eat them... I want to eat deer jelly soup..."

The couple and the older daughters of Luling, and the older daughters, had already picked up their jobs. When they heard the noise of the little girl, they all showed helplessness. The princess of Luling came in front and hugged the little girl and comforted her softly. The princess of Luling also came in front and comforted her a few times, but the little lady cried louder and louder.

"Who is the chef in the kitchen today? I treat my wife so much!"

Seeing that the comfort was not effective, King Luling slapped the table and said angrily. Then a concubine came in and whispered: "It's a concubine... but, I'm not reducing the food. There are only these things I have sent from the mansion..."

"You slut dare to argue! Because you are stupid, I'm tired of eating a little girl!"

The King of Luling roared, pulled out the whip and pushed the concubine down and whipped it back, and looked back at the crying young lady and said with a smile: "Don't cry, Aye punishes this bitch to vent your anger! Bear with this meal today, and Aye will definitely make people treat the meal tomorrow!"

The concubine begs for mercy and struggles to avoid the whip he drew. Her posture and movements are full of funnyness. Seeing this scene, Li Guer forgot to cry for a moment. Tears were still hanging on her pink cheeks. She couldn't help but claugh Aye. After crying, she was still young and impatient to eat without grievance.

When they saw their little daughter having a meal with peace of mind, the couple of Luling King came to rest assured. They looked at each other and felt a sense of poverty and humble couples who supported each other.

After the owner's family had a meal, the concubines and daughters around him came in front of him to pack up the leftovers and each went to the hall to eat.

After using the meal, King Luling held a hand-written copy of the "Medicine Master Sutra" and read it. Since he was born, he has taken the master of the monk Xuanzang and was named King Buddha. He believed in Buddhism and believed in Buddhism. After suffering from misfortunes, he felt that only those who protect Gods and Buddhas could survive until now, so he became more sincere in serving Buddhas.

The princess sat by the King of Luling, and held the King of Luling in his arms from his knees and knocked them carefully. Shortly after being demoted, the King of Luling suffered from wind, cold and dampness, and he felt unbearable at night at the turn of autumn and winter. In the bitter and cold places in Fangzhou, there was naturally no doctor of acupuncture and massage. The princess also realized it without a teacher. When she was free, she massaged the King of Luling, hoping to relieve the pain of athlete's foot.

Several children snuggled around, and Li Guer had already suffered a grievance in his diet and looked disappointed. In order to relieve her, the princess told the prosperity of the two capitals and the wealth they enjoyed back then. All the children were fascinated by it and were fascinated by them.

"I heard all my mother's words in my heart, but I didn't see you personally. I thought it was just a lie! In the old days, I said that my family would return to Xijing University and enjoy the glory..."

"Ancestor! Don't say anything like this anymore!"

When King Luling heard the little girl's words without any restraint, he was so scared that he put aside the Buddhist scriptures and covered her mouth.

At this moment, a shout sounded outside the hall: "Fu Nu is here to pay tribute to the king, the princess!"

The waiter raised the curtains. A young man with a cloth robe in his fifteen or sixteen years old walked into the hall and knocked on the ground and walked in front of him. The second daughter of the princess next to him screamed and rushed out of the hall and kicked the boy to the ground. It turned out that the boy's robe was dirty. Before he walked in, he dragged two stains out of the carpet in the room.

"You Furu, you are so eyebrowless! I just asked someone to set up a new lichen the day before yesterday, and I was stained by you. Get out, who would like to greet you a few times!"

The boy was kicked to the ground, but he didn't dare to be angry. He just bowed his head and asked the county lord to forgive him. The boy was not someone else, but Li Chongfu, the eldest son of the King of Luling, but in every aspect, he was incompatible with the family in the church.

The King of Luling was a little annoyed by his children's screams, and waved his hand to the eldest son and said, "You go, I heard that your mother was lying on the bed and served her carefully. I will go and see her on a date."

Hearing his father say this, the young man Li Chongfu looked even more sad, and he kowtowed and cried again, "I am here today, and I am lying for my mother... My mother has been lying for a long time, and she is covered in sores and carbuncles, and she is hurting day and night. I beg the princess to give me some charcoal to me to make fire and warm the house, otherwise my mother may not be able to survive this winter!"

After hearing this, Li Xian sat up from the bed and frowned and said, "Your mother is so serious?" As he spoke, his eyes turned to the princess.

The princess's face was gloomy at this moment, pointing at Li Chongfu who was constantly begging and said angrily: "What does the bastard mean to say this? Could it be that I am accusing me of being incompetent in the family! Life has its own strengths and weaknesses. If your mother's fortune is exhausted, you will blame me?"

"I don't dare, I don't dare... I just saw my mother crying on the couch, and she was so flesh and blood that she couldn't bear... King, Aye, beg Aye, how many pounds of charcoal for her to... "

Li Chongfu became even more sad after hearing this, but he just cried and told him repeatedly.

"This, this..."

The King of Luling finally felt a little reluctant, but the princess on the side sneered: "The materials sent by the prefecture were still expected to be in the past year, but now they are becoming more and more frugal and negligent. Recently, they are still a month ago. The remaining charcoal materials are still a hundred kilograms, and the supply of several houses is insufficient. Alang still has to stay up late to study. This slave is so sad. Could it be that the difficulty of human feelings is only due to me? In this wilderness, it is not easy to gather Derui, and he is full of resentment. How can he have good energy to stay in the house?"

After hearing this, the King of Luling was furious and slapped the table and said angrily: "Trag this slave away for me! Put the stick off the hall, punish thirty first, and then ask him if there is any resentment that has caused harm to my luck!"

Some servants entered the hall to carry Li Chongfu out of the hall. After a while, the sound of sticks and whipping and the sound of young men crying and begging for mercy were heard outside the hall. Some eunuch couldn't bear it and went in front and said, "Master, even if Funu is not a weapon, it is the king's bones and blood that spread..."

"I have a good man in my church, so why bother with such things! Is it because you, an old slave, also resentful?"

After hearing this, King Luling asked coldly. When the waiter heard this, he hurriedly asked for help and never dared to speak more.

At this moment, someone outside the hall rushed into the hall and reported nervously: "Report to the king, Pei Yichang, the military officer of Junzhou, is leading hundreds of cavalry to the royal city!"
Chapter completed!