In the first year of Linde (664 AD), on April 20, 20th, at noon.

On the official road of Qizhou, Chang'an, there were more than 30 people, all of whom were fierce and vicious. They wore black robes and hats, masks on their faces, knives on their waists, and knives on their backs, and arched quivers on their backs. The horse's hooves resounded throughout the valley, and the cloak was parallel to the horse's backs, with an extremely chic posture.

Wu Kang opened the way in front of his head, wearing a purple military officer uniform, wrapped in a black head, and a pig iron mask on his face. The horse team passed through the valley and entered Linyou County, Qizhou, namely Linyou County, Baoji City. Forty miles further west, we went to Wannian Palace in Linyou County, where the Tang Dynasty Emperor Li Jiu was escaping the summer heat.

This year is indeed hot, and it is less than May, it is as hot as the dog days. After offering prisoners in Chang'an City, they talked to Xu Jingzong and Liu Boying on the Chunming Gate Tower. They forced themselves to laugh, their words were vague, and their eyes were dodging from time to time, so they must be hiding something.

They didn't want to say more, Wu Kang was too lazy to ask more questions, and after a half-quarter of a greeting, he bowed and said goodbye. Jingzong quickly followed, and the two walked together. When they walked to Chunming's door, they came to a secluded place. Jingzong sighed. He patted Wu Kang's shoulder and uttered six words with difficulty: The tranquility of change is sorrowful to change.

Looking at his back, Wu Kang knew very well that someone had passed away during his war across the sea. He didn't care. The person who died was the Korean lady Wu Shun. The queen's sister, his cheap cousin, died in the Royal Manor.

She was restless, hooked up with Li Jiucheng and was pregnant. She tried to use this threat to enter the harem as a concubine and rob Mei Niang of the position. I really couldn't understand, the two-legged men were everywhere on the street, so why did they wield their hoes and dig their sister's corner?

This is to burn herself by playing with fire. Instead of worsening the situation, it is better to cut off the root cause. So before going to war, she was strangled to death, causing one corpse and two lives. Then she forged the scene and created the illusion of suicide, hoping to hide the truth from the world.

I was suffering in my heart. For half a year, nightmares were plagued with frequent nightmares. Various scenes, Wu Shun, who was bleeding from seven orifices, and the baby with hideous bloody hands took turns to find him to seek his life. Although he was heartbroken and full of guilt, he never regretted it.

Judging from the current situation, it seems calm, which should also mean that there is no news about the matter. Otherwise, what is waiting for him is not the city gate to offer prisoners, but the iron chain. Killing Li Jiugui will definitely betray the death penalty, and Mei Niang will also save me.

I keep praying in my heart, hoping that this matter will be over and will always sink into the sea. I will bear all my sins if God repaid. I will bear all my faults in the next life. I will make up for my ox and horse for Wushun to make up for my debts in this life.

He forced himself to stabilize his emotions and ordered Qian Shun to go home, take prisoners of war and rewards, and send them to Xincheng. He selected some of his confidants and went directly to Wannian Palace. He left home for two years and missed his wife and daughter in particular. He was about 300 miles away, and everyone rushed to Linyou County in less than two days.

Looking back at the fifth year of Yonghui, Li Jiushou was lucky to Wannian Palace and encountered a huge mountain torrent. It happened to Meiniang's birthday. Wukang traveled thousands of miles from Wuzhou to attend a banquet. In order to save Meiniang, he swam in the mountain torrent and was pulled up to the outer gate of the palace by his old comrade Xue Rengui.

The guards shouted together, but for various reasons, they could not wake up the sleeping palace. Wu Kang made a quick decision, slapping ropes, and flying people in the air with the pulley. He risked his life to break into the inner palace, and in the waist-deep water, awakened the sleeping couple and saved their lives.

Then, in the cold wind on the top of the bedroom, watching the water rise, and stayed up all night. With the grace of saving the life, she got close to Mei Niang and gained the trust of Li Jiu. Sometimes she would think that all the children of the Wu family were demoted, but she could stay in Beijing and make a fortune. This was the main reason.

The mountains quickly retreated, less than half an hour, and reached ten miles away from Wannian Palace. They were forced to slow down because Li Jiu was here, and they were secretly sent out on the open and secret posts. They were on the left and right guards, on the left and right Yulin Army, and on the left and right Jinwu Guards to form the strongest security.

Open the goldfish bag on your waist, take out three copper fish talismans, and give them to Pinglang to open the way. When you meet the left and right Fengchen Guards, you will brighten the left Fengchen Fish talismans; when you meet the left and right Yulin Army, you will brighten the left and right Yulin Fish talismans; when you meet the left and right Jinwu Guards, you will brighten the private copper talismans.

This is a symbol of identity. They must let go and will be respectful, so they pass without any obstacles. When they arrive in the outer city of Wannian Palace, all the knights dismount, and the guards of the gate compare the fish talisman. Find the left talisman of the stub and match the right talisman of the officials to verify the correctness.

The fish talisman is divided into three specifications according to the level. The prince uses white jade, the prince uses gold, and the officials use brass. Only the capital officials can have the fish talisman and be above the fifth rank, which is a certificate of entry into the palace. If it matches perfectly, the tail pattern of the fish talisman will form the character "same". In this way, the word "contract" will come from then on.

The guards of the prison guards let go, and Wu Kang ordered his personal soldiers to return to the Wu family in Cifufang to report to Xiaoqing and his daughter. He went to the inner city first, and went to the palace to pay homage to Li Jiu according to the established routine. He said that in his heart, the king and father were put first, which was more important than the family.

If you go home first, you will be exaggerated. The idle and bad censor will impeach the emperor and father. Follow the routine and enter the inner palace to ask for a meeting. After the eunuch informs him, Li Jiu will respond to the routine: My dear ministers and loyalty to the country, go home first to reunite, and come to see me again next day.

After checking the talisman, the guard of the prison guard carefully returned it and saluted respectfully: "The captain of the Leopard Camp of the Right Supervisor, congratulate General Wu on his triumphant success. At the command of General Zhao, the saint also passed on the oral order. The general went home first and came to meet again next day."

Wu Kang smiled and nodded, put away the fish talisman casually, but was complaining in his heart. When did Li Jiu become so considerate, he must be holding the bad water. Suddenly, his brows frowned slightly and asked with a kind look: "The General of the Right Supervisor, it was Mr. Li before, but has he been promoted again?"

The captain replied with a smile: "The general doesn't know. After you cross the Liaohai Sea, Duke Li was appointed as the general of the Right Wuwei Guard. So that the general would know that the wife of Chu was in the east. Why not send someone to lead the general?"

Wu Kang politely declined. Xu Jingzong had already told him. He said goodbye to the lieutenant of the lieutenant and walked towards home, and couldn't help but laugh. Li Mengchang's grandson deliberately disgusted people. The lieutenant general refused to interfere with the right Wuwei Guard, so that Naiweng could not be investigated. At the gate of the Gifufang, Xiaoqing looked forward to seeing his husband and jogged with his skirt. Wu Kang smiled and quickened his pace, and took his arms directly. He hugged him a few times, and he joked: "Why are you, other concubines, aren't you at home?"

The guards surrounded the square to block the view of passers-by. Xiaoqing broke free from her arms, with tears in her eyes, and her smile was very far-fetched: "Nao Nao took a nap at home, I don't want to disturb her. Those concubines are useless, they can't spread their branches and leaves, so they can't keep them."

Wu Kang was a little confused. He probably had all of his concubines, except for the Narcissus, sent them all. He was not in the mood to ask about it. He pulled his wife with his left hand and Narcissus with his right hand. He walked slowly towards the house and said seriously: "You make the decision on family matters, don't treat them badly."

Xiaoqing forced a smile, nodded obediently, and the daffodil said in a low voice: "The concubines of the husband are all the ladies of Tiele. In mid-February last year, Tiele re-entered. The former Yanran Protectorate Mansion moved to the Uighurs in the north of the desert and changed its name to the Hanhai Protectorate Mansion. The queen sent someone to pass on the message, and our Tiele man was sent to Hanhai by gifts."

Wu Kang suddenly realized that this was a political issue, and it was Tiele's request. Only when Li Jiu put pressure on him, Mei Niang would speak, just do whatever he wanted. She was not relieved, and she smiled slightly and said, "Their future life will be better than in the Wu family, and I can feel at ease."

Xiaoqing's body trembled slightly, Wu Kang keenly captured her, feeling something was wrong with her. When she returned home, she was at the gate of Qinweiguan. Wu Kang stopped under the shade of the tree and closed her eyes to feel the warmth: "After wandering outside for a long time, you will gradually understand that the feeling of home is really good."

He signaled the guard to leave, stared at the melancholy little face, and said softly: "Mrs. I force myself to smile, and I look worried, so I must be hiding something. I will confess to you. That Japanese princess is at her home in Chang'an. She has no interest in her and has never touched her. Leave it to you to deal with. Don't be angry."

The guards did not leave, and they all stood outside the shade of the tree, all of whom were bowing their heads and silent. Xiaoqing sighed helplessly and pulled her husband to sit down: "Husband, you misunderstood, it's not because of her. Our family is small, and offspring is the most important thing. I hope to take more concubines."

Wu Kang smiled and said, "Don't mention this topic, my daughter is also a child. I am not a lustful disciple, so I can take a concubine or not. When Chunming Gate offered prisoners, Xu Gong found me and asked me to be mournful and adapted to the changes. I felt inexplicable. Please tell me what happened and whether a friend died?"

Xiaoqing sighed lightly, held Wu Kang's hand, and stared affectionately: "If there is bad news, don't be excited. In June of the second year of Longshuo, when my husband left the battle, Sister Yuan suddenly fell ill. The imperial physician was helpless and died in Rongguo Mansion."

Wu Kang pretended to be shocked, his eyes were dull and dull, and he blinked his eyes quickly, unable to squeeze out a tear. After a long time, he said to himself: "No wonder the saint told me not to meet, and to go home to reunite. Not long before the war, I and Sister Yuan visited Xiaolin Valley together. Why did there suddenly be no one?"

Xiaoqing sighed, clenched her husband's wrist, and comforted her heart: "A person cannot be resurrected after death. Sister Yuan has passed away for two years. My husband is mourning and following changes. You are fighting in the east of the sea, and the saint takes the overall situation into consideration. I am afraid that you will be sad, so I didn't tell you."

Wu Kang sighed, "I understand this, death is like a lamp that goes out, but sadness is helpless. Although the heart is like a knife, it is difficult to shed tears. After seven years of military life, countless separations and deaths have long been used to it. I just worry about my aunt, white-haired people send black-haired people, and the great sorrow of life is nothing more than that."

After saying this, they breathed a long breath, Xiaoqing wiped away the sweat. The daffodil gently stroked his chest and said softly: "Your husband can see it openly, and I feel relieved. When I learned that your husband is in charge, my wife was anxious and she didn't know the taste of food all day long, so I was afraid that you wouldn't be able to think it out."

I had already thought about it. Wu Kang smiled but didn't say anything, comforted his wife, and turned to tease the guards: "Let you rest, why do you get here? I'm afraid that I can't bear the grief, so I suddenly fainted. You can lift me nearby? Don't joke, go and rest. With the wife accompanying you, you can't help."

The guard lowered his eyebrows and looked pleased, as if his feet were rooted, and he seemed to be pretending to be deaf and dumb. Wu Kang was very angry and was about to slap the table, but Xiaoqing changed the subject: "After Sister Yuan passed away, I went to the Wu Mansion to attend the funeral, but was turned away. For some reason, my aunt refused to let her enter the door and was not allowed to swear filial piety."

What is this? Wu Kang frowned slightly and looked inquiring eyes. Xiaoqing sighed again and said helplessly: "The queen sent someone to inform the Wu family. A childless woman cannot participate in any wedding or wedding."

What a bullshit rule, naked discrimination. Wu Kang sneered, "Whether I have a child or not, what does it have to do with you?" The atmosphere was a little depressed, and the Narcissus interrupted in a low voice: "After Sister Yuan passed away, she was re-elected as a Lady Zheng and buried in the Yang Tomb of Xianyang. The Lady wanted to go to worship and asked to see Lady Rong, but she stayed in the door."

Xiaoqing's eyes turned red and her expression was very aggrieved: "The queen sent a message again. Mrs. Rongguo said that our family was not allowed to pay homage, including my husband. I really can't understand what this is. My husband is a member of the Wu family, so why can't he pay homage?"

Wu Kang didn't care, so he didn't let the worship be better. He was like a cat crying rat, saving me from embarrassment. The Yang tomb mentioned by Narcissus was later built by Shunling, and Mei Niang. After Wu Zetian went online, the Yang tomb was changed to Shunling, but he didn't expect that Wu Shun would move in first.

Later generations went to visit him, and they were near Hanjia Village in the northeast of Xianyang City, Dizhang Town, Weicheng District. Best friend Li Lingyue said that after Yang died, he was buried at the ceremony of a princess. But ironically, Han lady Wu Shun, Wei wife Helan, and Helan Minzhi also lived there.

Narcissus looked at Wu Kang and said carefully: "If your husband doesn't worship your sister Yuan, it will inevitably cause criticism. Nunu secretly thought that Mrs. Rongguo would not regard our family as a relative, and even had hostility. Sister Yuan passed away due to illness and had nothing to do with your husband, so why did he take his anger on us?"

This is embarrassing, it does have something to do. The old fox Yang seems to doubt me. In fact, I can't blame me, but Wu Shun for being restless: having sex with his brother-in-law, having a brother-in-law's child, and robbing his sister's position. The same thing, even a thousand years later, she will be scolded.

He took out a silk squid, wiped his wife's tears, and comforted her softly: "Since it is the rule of my hometown, we won't go to worship. We will set up a tablet at home, and make three incense sticks in the morning and evening, and be respectful. As for Mrs. Rongguo's mansion, if you don't go, you won't go. She put on a cold face and we will also alienate her."

Xiaoqing nodded obediently, and her words were saturated with resentment: "She did it on purpose. If we had no children, she looked down on me and never visited me again. She just regretted Sister Yuan. When we got married, he went to Wuzhou. After walking thousands of miles, I felt very uncomfortable."

Wu Kang sighed helplessly, glanced at the guard behind him, and decided to feed him dog food. He opened his arms and held his wife and concubine, and said with confidence: "Don't worry, so long has passed, I will not be excited. I missed my great Wu Kang, who lived for thirty years and had half of his life in the military. I have seen many strong winds and waves, and I have already felt as calm as water."

The two of them were obviously relaxed, and they made sure their eyes were clear, but their expressions were still entangled. Wu Kang was puzzled, his eyes kept changing, and he said seriously: "You want to say something but stop, you must have something to hide. Don't worry anymore, tell me quickly, even if the sky falls, I can handle it."

Xiaoqing smiled with a forced smile, her eyes full of worry, and hesitated for a moment, and finally said with difficulty: "My husband said very well just now. People die like a lamp, and sadness can only be done. There is also bad news, I hope my husband can support it..."

The sudden exclamation interrupted Xiaoqing's words. Wu Kang looked in the sound and smiled immediately. He was my little lover. Nao Nao held the hem of the skirt and called Daddy in his mouth, and ran over happily.

Wu Kang greeted me, hugged me in his arms, and smiled to his heart: "My baby daughter hasn't seen her for almost two years, and she suddenly grew up. He whispered to me, do you want to miss my dad? When did you think about it?"

Nao Nao suddenly blushed, her body began to stiffen, and her expression was very unnatural. Wu Kang was stunned for a few seconds, and suddenly thought of something, and he joked: "If I remember correctly, Guaiguai is ten years old this year, and he is already an old lady, and he knows how shy he is. Dad can't hug him anymore, it's so sad."

I slowly put down my daughter, squatted in front of her, her face flushed red, and her cuteness the more I looked at her. In the past two years, my daughter has grown up and is much taller. Her facial features are as small, delicate and cute as she is, becoming more and more ladylike. I can’t help but feel sad. Time flies. My daughter has grown up. How many years can she stay?

Nao Nao lowered his head, feeling a little aggrieved, and called Dad in a low voice. Beitie bit his red lips tightly, and suddenly his eyes turned red. He hugged Wu Kang and cried bitterly: "My cousin bullied me, Nao Nao doesn't want to marry him. Nao Nao wants to accompany Dad, and he will always be with Dad."

This sounded comfortable, Wu Kang laughed silently, and at the same time, he whispered to comfort his daughter: "Li Xian dares to bully you. I think he doesn't want to live anymore. Don't worry, my daughter, Dad, ask you justice. But before that, I whispered to my father, how did he bully him?"

The crying was aggrieved, and Xiaoqing also came to coax her, rolled her eyes and said, "Don't listen to your daughter. The evil one complained first, no one bullied her. King Pei was busy with his studies and had less time to come. Your daughter was unhappy. Look at this insincere, and she would always accompany her father. Who would believe it if she said it?"

Wu Kangle spoke out, his mother, who was careless, and her daughter was wronged. Nao Nao cried even harder and began to vent her dissatisfaction: "Nao Nao doesn't want to live anymore. My mother and aunt have long stopped loving me. Since Xiu'er came home, they have only been kind to her..."

The atmosphere suddenly became awkward, and the crying stopped abruptly. Narcissus rushed over and comforted the silence. Wu Kang didn't realize it, holding his daughter's shoulders and making a grim smile: "Don't talk nonsense, we love you the most, Xiu'er is coming home...what did you say?"

I suddenly stood up and saw a small figure standing at the door of the backyard. I was thin and thin, with a tender and pale face, full of coldness and haggardness. I bit my lips tightly, held the wooden box with both hands, my eyes were dull, and I stared straight at this side.

This is my Erya. Her brain is quickly blank and she feels dizzy. Looking at the thin figure, her heart twitches violently. What does it mean to appear here? I really can't imagine. Suddenly my eyes turned black, I didn't breathe, and I lost consciousness in an instant.

Pinglang rushed over and hugged him tightly. Zhao Sheng pinched the man. Xiaoqing screamed in a loud voice and shouted: "What are you doing in a hurry? Go and invite the doctor, hurry and get the water. Kanglang, wake up, don't scare me, go and notify the queen..."

The yard was in chaos, Xiaoqing was crying like rain, Nao Nao burst into tears, and the daffodil kept comforting her. Erya didn't move, holding the box, ignoring everyone's busyness. She stared at her father's face, stood there quietly, without any expression.

Wu Kang quickly woke up, shook his body and sat on the ground suddenly. Looking at the daughter in front of him, his throat kept wriggling and his lips began to tremble. He covered his heart with his left hand, clenched his fist tightly with his right hand, blue veins broke out on his forehead, and tears fell.

Xiaoqing hugged her arms and soon cried: "On the eighth day of March last year, Princess Xincheng suddenly became sick and died in Chang'an County, Tongguifang South Garden. On May 15th last year, she was buried with the queen's etiquette. The saint was heartbroken and sent Erya over to take care of you with all your heart."

Turning his head mutteredly, looking at Xiaoqing's face, muttering to himself, she was only thirty years old. Xiaoqing burst into tears and hugged him tightly: "It's not about your husband's business, it's Wei Zhengju's crime. He has been punished. The saint ordered him to commit suicide and exiled to the entire Wei family. It's not about your business, don't blame yourself..."

Wu Kang trembled even more, slowly broke away from his arms, looked up at the sky. At this moment, he finally understood why Xu Jingzong, Liu Boying, and the people at home, had that expression. In their opinion, I would not be able to bear the double blow to lose Sister Yuan and Xincheng.

I don’t know how long it took, Wu Kang got up, lost his soul and smiled bitterly: “History cannot be changed, what should come will not be absent, I am a clown. This is retribution. My retribution has come, it has come..."

He threw away his guard again, ran out the door like a madman...
Chapter completed!