Floating White
"Female Marquis... Female Marquis..."
Eunuch Dong howled and cried.
"You have done me such a disservice! You have done me such a disservice! When we return to Chang'an, how will I survive?"
Along the way, Concubine Dong complained continuously.
I am a deaf person... deaf person... I am a real deaf person. I can't hear clearly, I can't hear completely, I can't hear at all.
Even if you heard it, just pretend you didn’t hear it.
Ah Xiang fed Ru Di hot porridge, but Ru Di pushed her away and told us to go back to Chang'an quickly and not to bother with her anymore.
I took the bowl and asked her to drink it. I said, "I will walk with you for another mile to the next pavilion, and then I will return to Chang'an."
If I didn't say it, everything would be fine. But as soon as I said it, Eunuch Dong jumped up immediately.
"Mile after mile, pavilion after pavilion, you coaxed me out of Chang'an and Jingzhao, first tricking me from Jinzhou to Tongzhou, then from Kuizhou to Wanzhou. My lady begged for money along the way, but never redeemed me... You chopped down the Empress's phoenix carriage, shot at the gates of Taiji Palace, and your entire clan is plotting treason. I, a humble servant, did not raise an army in rebellion, so why should I endure this exile in vain?"
I asked him to go back, but he refused.
"My humble servant is taking my lady out of the palace. How can I dare to leave if my lady doesn't return? I am too embarrassed to return to Taiji Palace alone... My lady, I beg you, I beg you..."
The rebellious Sanlang glared at Eunuch Dong. Eunuch Dong made a circle, from King Jiangxia to King Shu, and finally walked around and hid behind me again.
During the joint trial of the three judges, the sage was anxious to send the nameless and unknown Sanlang to Guizhou to be a farmer.
The Lord is anxious for Spark.
The ministers, prime ministers, and all officials of the Li Dynasty worked hard for the rebel king.
Rebellion, imprisonment, exile, Sanlang went from being the King of the Li family to a prisoner in just three days.
Every step is colder and more painful.
The scenery outside Chang'an City was not what I expected. It was so beautiful that it seemed simple, and so quiet that it could only be described as cold and desolate.
The outside world is far from Chang'an, the weather is cold and the ground is freezing, and it is difficult to have freedom. I knew it very well, but I was young and stubborn at that time and would rather die than admit it.
If even boys can't stand the cold, how can Rudi endure it?
Ru Di walked all the way, and I accompanied her all the way. On the road of exile, before we knew it, we had already walked more than half of the way.
On the road of exile, I suffered a lot and endured many difficulties. The suffering I endured and the difficulties I went through, bit by bit, will surely be turned into a whip and repaid one by one.
As the saint said, on the road of exile, a life is lost every hundred steps. I broke thirty whips in my hand, long and short.
The uncle's paternal, maternal, and wife's families were all nobles in Chang'an. Having just left the capital, the nobles were delicate and could not endure hardships, so they kept dying along the way. The officials were careless in covering up the bodies, unable to bury them in time. Most of them were perfunctory and buried casually...
Concubine Feng's mother and brothers died under one whip. When the thirtieth whip broke, Rudi's evil father finally died!
No king, prince, general or minister can leave Jingzhao without an imperial edict. If I "escape" from Chang'an, the Taiji Palace will naturally hold me accountable.
The first person to chase me was my cousin, a member of the Yan family, and the newly crowned top scholar Yan Zhimei.
I was busy whipping the horse and had no time to pay attention to my brothers.
If the Yan family doesn't support me, will they support Taiji Palace?
My cousin was unable to persuade me to come back, so he had to leave his servants and followers behind and return to Taiji Palace alone to confess his crime.
Next is the son-in-law Shen Yulu.
The Prince Consort Duwei openly followed the orders of the Holy Empress Dowager, but secretly took care of me for the Princess Dowager.
I don't want to go back, how can you force me to do that?
It's no use trying to persuade, no use talking, no use advancing, and no use retreating. I asked my husband to go back and tell him that I'm fine, so that Princess Tong can rest assured.
The prince consort agreed with a worried look on his face, and before leaving, he left the female soldiers from the princess's mansion to protect him.
Next came King Jiangxia Li Junbo. King Jiangxia cursed as he walked, cursing me at noon and cursing the commoner Sanlang at night.
They said I was disobedient and called Sanlang a traitor.
The prince made a mark with every step he took, and he became more and more energetic as he walked. He was the fastest walker in the Li family, and he cursed louder and louder as he was the most talkative and the most howling in the Li family.
On the day of Du Xiaohan, King Jiangxia kept quiet, and I celebrated my sixteenth birthday on the road of exile.
Li Junbo failed to scold me back to Chang'an, but he scolded Wang Yicheng and Wang Youyu, brother and sister, right in front of him.
The young master of the Wang family is the most loyal saint. I asked Yuan Xiao to deal with it. Many years ago, the entire Wang family was exiled. During the exile, the Wang brothers and sisters received the favor of Yuan Xiao.
Wang family, I have nothing to say. You can’t do anything to me.
Youyu told me that when she came, the Queen Mother would give in.
Prince Shu Li Junling requested permission several times and was ordered to come after me. He came to chase me, and even more so, to chase Youyu. He told me that the Empress Dowager had softened her heart and wanted to release Rudi and the illegitimate child in her belly.
Only the saints don’t allow it!
King Guangcheng Li Junming threatened me with a long sword, and I put a short knife against my neck. King Guangcheng was so angry that he dropped his sword and rode back to Chang'an.
Mu Yunjie, the second son of the Mu family, is married to Princess Li Mimi of Anyang. No matter how hard General Mu Er's sword is, it is difficult for people not to lean towards me.
Taiji Palace is the Taiji Palace of the Li family, and Chang'an City is the Chang'an City of the Yan family.
The sage used the power of the emperor to arrest people, but fortunately, none of the people who came could get anything done.
The Lord issued 22 imperial edicts in succession, luring me with millions of real gold, and requiring all states and counties to send me back to Chang'an safely.
After General Mu Er, the next person to come was King Jiangdu Li Junshen.
The King of Jiangdu dismounted and said only one sentence, "The Queen Mother is ill, the Concubine Dowager is seriously ill, and the Marquis of Luoyang should return to Chang'an..."
Li Junshen is a man of deep thoughts and unfathomable personality.
If I don't go back, after King Jiangdu, the next people who will come to take me will definitely be General Cui, General Mu, and... General Yan.
Rudi told me that she would walk the rest of the way by herself.
I told her that I could only accompany her half the way, and that what happened in the past didn't count. I asked her to forget about it. I would practice calligraphy and write letters to her, and I would wait for her until she returned to Chang'an.
She also promised me that no matter how hard or difficult it was, she would definitely return to Chang'an alive.
Twenty-two imperial edicts were sent back and forth by Zhu Guiren. He brought the emperor's edicts and showed them to me. Fortunately, I couldn't read, so he read them to me. Fortunately, I was deaf.
I wiped my tears, cried and begged Concubine Dong and Concubine Zhu, mile after mile, but once we left Jingzhao, I turned my back on them.
The emperor is far away and the sky is high. I can beat the emperor's favorite concubine, so why should I be afraid of a powerful minister? I raised the whip on Zhu Buxiu's face.
Concubine Zhu cried out loudly, "My wife, you hit me, you hit me, you hit me... How could you hit me?"
I'm going to hit you!
I let you order me around in the past, and let you keep your tongue and complain day and night.
If we don’t fight now, when will we fight?
I just want to beat you!
The Lord has issued twenty-two edicts, and I have disobeyed every one of them.
If he were to surrender and return to the Taiji Palace, and fall into the hands of the saint, he might be spared the death penalty, but he would be hard to escape punishment.
There are tens of thousands of soldiers following me, big and small. Unfortunately, they don't obey my orders, so I can't rebel on the spot.
Saint, Queen Mother, the two biggest headaches right now are one in the west and the other in the north.
Huang Xiaoshou of Yizhou governs the border and is entrenched in the southwest. He monopolizes the financial power of the prefecture, dominates the area, and threatens the Li Dynasty.
With the generals and troops behind me, even if we launch a surprise attack or a violent assault, if I cannot take Yizhou, I will be ashamed of the late emperor and my brother.
Right now, there is only one thing that can keep me safe, and that is Huang Xiaoshou’s head.
I want to take Yizhou and make amends for my mistakes.
I can't go north, and I can't go back east, so I only have one way left.
I mounted my horse and whipped it, not going to Chang'an.
March westward and seize Yizhou.
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