Chapter 629: Assassinating the Emperor
Xiangyi Prefecture, near Yao City.
The cold weather in the north has not yet reached here, but the weather in the mornings and evenings is much cooler.
Xu Lao San was very busy. Xu Lao Er led the troops to quell the civil uprising in Qiping Prefecture. He had to ensure the logistical supply of materials and arrange people to take over the people of Longxi Prefecture who were sent to Qiping Prefecture by Old Man Xu.
Even though Xu Laosan transferred capable officials from all the counties under Xiangyi Prefecture to help, he still felt short of manpower.
At this point, Xu Laosan finally understood what it meant to run around like crazy to get what he said.
Seeing that Tiandi was always out early and coming back late, Xu Laosan lost weight at a very fast rate, which made Wang Shi very anxious. She kept an eye on the kitchen every day, trying to find ways to help Xu Laosan with his diet.
However, Wang's method is only a temporary solution and does not address the root cause.
Seeing how hard her youngest son worked, Old Mrs. Xu became worried as well.
But no matter how anxious Mrs. Xu and Wang were, without anyone to help Old Xu relieve his worries, Old Xu had to continue to be busy.
Fubao saw all this and wanted to use modern management wisdom to help her third brother. But when she understood Xu Laosan's arrangements for everything, she was at a loss.
Even as a modern person, she was somewhat impressed by her third brother's approach to handling these matters. This was because Third Xu's approach was even more streamlined than Fu Bao's.
Of course, if Xu Laosan was willing to delegate power to his subordinates, he could actually relax a bit.
But that's the problem.
There cannot be any mistakes in the matters that Xu Laosan is responsible for.
Not to mention the food and grass supply to Xu Laoer, just the resettlement of the people in Longxi Prefecture may cause a civil uprising in Xiangyi Prefecture if they are not careful. By then, the current good situation of their Xu family will be ruined.
Therefore, no matter how hard or tiring it is, Xu Laosan has to hold on.
"Third brother, I think you're still too obsessed with this matter!"
After thinking about the current situation carefully, Fubao felt that he needed to have a good talk with his third brother.
"Why am I so stubborn?"
Xu Laosan was a little confused. He didn't think he had done anything wrong.
"Third brother, look, you're worried that if the people below don't do their job well, it will affect the stability of our Xiangyi Prefecture, right?"
"Yeah, what's the problem?"
Xu Laosan thought about it carefully again and again, but still couldn't find anything wrong with it.
"Third brother, you are worried about this now, but will you be able to let it go in the future?"
"I think you should delegate authority and not be afraid of making mistakes. After all, even if something goes wrong, it won't all fall apart. There's always a way to fix it!"
"Don't talk nonsense!"
Hearing Fubao's words, Xu Laosan glared at her and said, "Right now, we can't make any mistakes. This is a matter concerning the lives of our entire family. You are still young and don't understand the dangers involved!"
"Don't worry, I'm in good health and can handle it!"
Xu Laosan reached out and touched Fubao's head. "Just have fun. We'll take care of everything!"
“…”
Fubao actually wanted to say, with me here, you don’t have to worry about any big trouble. God is watching over your sister’s luck.
However, this kind of metaphysical thing may not be useful if you talk about it, so let’s not talk about it!
As a time traveler, Fubao has the soul and thoughts of an adult, but she doesn't think she's that great. Of course, her good luck is an exception.
The current situation in the world is really turbulent and difficult to predict.
Northern barbarians, Jie Luck Road, civil unrest, barbarians, Japanese...
All kinds of messy things emerged at this time, causing the once peaceful Tang Dynasty to fall into various disputes in an instant.
If Emperor Yongping in the court did not have the ability to restore order, then the name of the country, Tang Dynasty, would soon become history.
Fubao did not have much identification with the Tang Dynasty, especially after learning about the things done by the founding emperor Taizu of the Tang Dynasty. Fubao felt that this country had gone astray since its founding.
The Tang Dynasty is actually a story like this: the dragon slayer eventually became the evil dragon.
Thinking of his own miserable grandmother, Fubao felt that it would be best if the imperial court ended sooner rather than later. However, the change of dynasties and societies would inevitably involve war, and countless families would be destroyed.
…
Outside the capital, at the foot of the Western Hills.
The tents stretched as far as the eye could see.
The five thousand Whirlwind Riders who had deserted the King of Yan and the two hundred thousand soldiers of the Northwest Garrison Army were all gathered here.
Emperor Yongping was rushing towards this side under the protection of the Yulin Guards.
Since the decision has been made to cross the sea to invade Japan and launch a war to annihilate the country, Emperor Yongping, as the emperor, must definitely visit here to boost the morale of the army that is about to go on the expedition.
Along with Emperor Yongping came the second prince Li Qi, who was the commander of the army chosen by Emperor Yongping to lead the expedition against Japan.
This was the first time in the history of the Tang Dynasty that a prince commanded an army.
However, the Second Prince was not overly happy about being chosen by Emperor Yongping. This war against Japan would take a long time, regardless of victory or defeat.
If he loses, Li Qi will never have the slightest chance of ascending the throne.
But even if he won, by the time he returned, he would have lost the emperor's favor and would have little chance of winning the throne.
This assignment was not a good one for the Second Prince from the beginning to the end. But since Emperor Yongping had chosen him, could he refuse?
If he refused, he would have no chance at all.
whoosh!
whoosh!
whoosh!
Just when the team was halfway towards the West Mountain, crossbow arrows suddenly rained down from both sides of the road.
Crossbow arrows rained down, covering the Yulin Guards who were escorting Emperor Yongping to the Xishan military camp.
In just a blink of an eye, most of the 8,000 Yulin Guards fell, and most of the remaining ones were injured. The few Yulin Guards who were not injured chose to escape the moment the attack stopped.
However, this ambush was so carefully planned, how could anyone escape?
Arrows shot out from the fields on both sides of the road, taking the lives of the fleeing Yulin Guards one by one.
"Father, let's go!"
The fact that the Second Prince Li Qi was chosen by Emperor Yongping to be the military commander showed that he had some martial arts skills. When the crossbows were coming, he immediately protected Emperor Yongping and dodged the rain of arrows.
The skilled eunuchs who served Emperor Yongping all died from crossbow arrows in order to protect the Second Prince and Emperor Yongping.
The moment the crossbow arrows stopped, the second prince pulled Emperor Yongping forward.
Under this wave of crossbow attack, all the horses in the team fell down.
The second prince and Emperor Yongping ran forward, but soon stopped. In front of them, a group of people appeared, led by Leng Ci, the deputy general of the Whirlwind Cavalry.
"General Leng, protect the emperor, protect the emperor!"
The moment he saw Leng Ci, Emperor Yongping shouted loudly.
(End of this chapter)
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