Chapter 505 Reactions from all parties
Chapter 505 Reactions from all parties
He was already very old and felt a little tired after walking a few steps.
But he couldn't stop. He insisted on walking to a grave thousands of meters away, sat down, and gently stroked the name on the tombstone.
"Don't worry, Wanrong, I will be there to accompany you soon."
"We old guys from the old times are destined to be disliked by others."
Li Jinzhong was filled with emotion as he recalled the scene of him and Sun Wanrong riding horses on the grassland decades ago.
In just the blink of an eye, decades have passed. The beautiful scenes of those years are still vivid in my mind, but my old friends are now lying in graves and have become dry bones in the tomb.
Ever since Sun Wanrong left, Li Jinzhong has felt extremely lonely all the time.
It's like a traveler walking alone in the dark night, with no one in front or behind him, and the endless night wind blowing over his head, bringing a chill that makes him feel lonely.
Li Jinzhong is already very tired of supporting the current Khitan alone, not to mention that he will have to face the reckoning of the Great Zhou in the future.
If it were not for the future generations of the Khitans, Li Jinzhong would even want to die with Sun Wanrong.
Li Jinzhong held the heavy tombstone and pushed away the tribute that the Khitans presented to Sun Wanrong. Like a drunkard, he talked about some past events and the deep brotherhood they had.
Sometimes when he felt dry mouth, Li Jinzhong would pick up a fruit covered in dirt, put it to his mouth without wiping it clean, and take a big bite.
The temperature at night is getting lower and lower.
Li Jinzhong was so tired that he couldn't breathe. He fell headfirst beside Sun Wanrong's tombstone with a big smile on his face.
Just over half an hour later, Li Jinzhong, who had fallen beside the tombstone, was carried into the tent by a general.
The general carefully helped Li Jinzhong to the couch, covered him with a blanket, and tucked up the four corners of the blanket.
Looking at Li Jinzhong who was sleeping soundly, the general's eyes were moist and his heart was filled with heartache.
……
The sky is bright.
Outside Chongzhou City, in the Youweiwei military camp.
Li Cunxi and his party were entertained by Wang Xiaojie when they came here.
During the meal, Li Cunxi also told Wang Xiaojie his goal of going north.
Wang Xiaojie, who had just experienced the Chongzhou case not long ago, paused when he heard this and couldn't help but think of Zhao Wenhui who died at the hands of the Khitans.
He and Zhao Wenhui were good friends. The death of Zhao Wenhui at the hands of the Khitans was an unforgettable grudge for him.
"Why, brother, are you thinking of General Zhao?"
Li Cunxi took a sidelong glance and guessed why Wang Xiaojie had a strange expression.
It turned out that he was thinking of Zhao Wenhui, that guy who was incapable of accomplishing anything, always causing trouble and was stubborn and self-willed.
"Wen Hui and I have been close friends for many years. After all, he died at the hands of the Khitans. I..."
Wang Xiaojie changed the subject and said:
"I naturally put state affairs first. Since Your Majesty has instructed me to accept the Khitan again, I naturally have no objection."
"Before this, I have received the order from His Majesty to fully cooperate with your actions."
"I think Honghui has also received the order."
Li Cunxi smiled without saying anything, half lowered his head and took a sip of the liquor.
The alcohol content of ancient liquor was quite low. Li Cunxi drank countless jars, but he just felt a little bloated and wanted to go to the toilet.
"I will be heading to the Turkic territory soon. This journey is dangerous, so I hope you will be ready to deploy troops on the border to rescue us."
"rest assured."
……
The five Dulu tribes of the Turks had already received news that Li Cunxi was about to enter the Turks.
Until today, Prince Helu has completely given up hope. As for his subordinate Ulezhi, who has not been heard from since, he is probably dead without a burial place.
He stood at the door and listened to the wind, mourning in his heart for the deceased Ulezhi and those wind riders who died in foreign lands.
Just when he was feeling extremely sad, one of his men suddenly ran over, knelt on one knee, and said:
"Your Highness, it's not good."
"General Wulezhi's mother suddenly disappeared!"
Prince Helu turned around in surprise and grabbed the subordinate.
"What did you say?"
"Your Highness, someone has reported that General Wulezhi's mother mysteriously disappeared from home."
"What's the matter?"
The subordinate replied hurriedly: "Someone has already checked. General Wulezhi's house was turned upside down, the rice in the pot was burnt, and things were scattered on the ground. It is very likely that the enemy kidnapped the general's mother in revenge."
"The enemy is seeking revenge?" Prince Helu gritted his teeth, "It's too early to comment. Take me there!"
Prince Helu summoned a team of subordinates and took him to Ulezhi's home.
He was not a complete idiot, so he knew he should check the scene first.
Soon, everyone arrived at Wulezhi's home. There were already officials here to check, and the situation on the scene was exactly as the subordinates had described.
"Have you discovered anything?" asked Prince Helu.
"Your Highness, it is preliminarily determined that General Wulezhi's mother was kidnapped, and before leaving, the kidnappers also robbed General Wulezhi's home of its money." The official said, "Around dawn, the group entered General Wulezhi's home, robbed his home, and then ran away."
"Didn't anyone around notice anything?"
"Probably not, because General Ulezhi's home has no neighbors around him, and the nearest residence is several hundred meters away."
The scene was in a mess, and one could imagine what the robbers had done to it before leaving.
Wulezhi, who was ordered by him to go to Da Zhou to intercept Li Cunxi, died in a foreign land, and even his mother was persecuted by the bandits.
As the Prince Helu, he really has no dignity at all.
No matter who they are, they dare to act insolently in front of him.
Prince Helu turned away with a gloomy look on his face, and said to the officials who followed him:
"The two people who have deep hatred for me are Li Cunxi of the Great Zhou, Li Jinzhong of the Turkic people, and Jili Khan."
"Li Cunxi has just arrived in Chongzhou in Da Zhou, so it is impossible that he did this good deed."
"The death of Khitan Sun Wanrong has left Li Jinzhong with no time to come here and fight me, and the two armies are still facing each other."
"Then, I only have one last option left."
"You say, Jili is so rampant, should I teach him a lesson he will never forget?"
The official frowned. Although he felt that this was not appropriate, when he turned around and saw Wulezhi's messy home, he made up his mind secretly.
"I wonder what His Royal Highness the Crown Prince is going to do?"
"Kill Bukhara and leave Jili without a successor."
"Your Highness, are you crazy?"
"I'm not crazy. It's not impossible. It's just that it's hard to deal with afterward."
"You've already said it's hard to deal with this." The official was dizzy. "Your Highness, please tell me something that can be done."
"What do you think about killing Daleha?" Prince Helu said grimly.
"Are you crazy, or am I hallucinating?"
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