Chapter 374 Change and Unchanging
The sleepy Zhang Qingyun rushed out, pulling on her shoes. When she saw Zhang Ruo sitting in the lobby drinking hot ginger soup, she burst into tears. fell down.
“Daddy!”
She rushed over and threw herself in front of Zhang Ruo’s knees.
Reaching his daughter's hair, Zhang Ruo smiled and said, "Why are you still crying? I remember you didn't cry when we left Chang'an. You left the customs and returned to Chang'an more than a year ago. I didn’t cry at all. Today, your father and I are back and we are reunited. Why are you still crying? Come on, don’t let everyone see the joke.”
When Zhang Qingyun came in, there were seven or eight people in the room who were all drinking ginger soup, and they all stood up in a hurry.
They are all from Zhiqiuyuan, and Zhang Qingyun is now the third-in-command of Zhiqiuyuan, the famous Zhang Bing!
Zhang Qingyun stood up, wiped away her tears with some embarrassment, and said: "When I left that year, my future was bleak, and I felt that the most likely outcome would be death. What was there to cry about? I left more than a year ago Outside the customs, rushing to a new battlefield, full of fighting spirit, only excitement, and no sadness. But now, everything is going well, and you actually risked such a big risk to come all the way back, which is naturally worrying. And according to the plan, you should arrive a month later, but you are so far ahead of schedule, which obviously ruins the entry plan that was made earlier. How dangerous this is!"
Zhang Qingyun! He looked at the guards, who all lowered their heads.
“Don’t blame them, I insisted!” Zhang Ruo waved his hand and said with a smile: “What’s there to be afraid of? Linghuye didn’t dare to kill me a few years ago, and he doesn’t dare to kill me now! ”
"What does he dare not do!" Zhang Qingyun shook his head and said: "You entered the prison secretly, and he killed you just because he didn't know. What can we do to him? Even if he really didn't dare to kill you, we can still detain you. What? "
"Isn't it a good time to come back?" Zhang Ruo patted his chest: "Speaking of which, I have to thank these brothers. They have worked really hard. I just followed them all the way. "
Zhang Qingyun sighed, turned around and saluted the men: "My father has caused trouble for everyone!"
The men quickly returned the salute without even daring to say a word. .
Speaking of Zhang Ruo's request, these people will really die from exhaustion, because all the previous plans have been scrapped, and they have to avoid the territory of various forces and enter Chang'an. It's really not an easy thing.
By the time Luo Ying had arranged everyone's arrangements, it was already the fourth watch.
Both Zhang Ruo and Zhang Qingyun were not sleepy at all, so the father and daughter simply started talking in the study.
"There is no obstacle to entering the city today. So, Beiting already has a certain degree of control in Chang'an?" Zhang Ruo asked.
Zhang Qingyun smiled and said: "It's not like what you said. The main military force we control is now at Yongfengcang. The reason why you can enter the city smoothly is just because now The Black Ice Platform is all under our control. Of course, there is also one among the Forbidden Army. Some people are willing to join us, especially some well-informed officers.”
“This is the scene when the country is about to fall!” Zhang Ruo sighed: “These guys who are supposed to be the guardians of the capital. It’s easy to collude with outsiders.”
"Dad, we are not outsiders. To put it bluntly, these people should have abandoned the dark and turned to the light!" Zhang Qingyun was a little dissatisfied.
Zhang Ruo waved his hand and said with a wry smile: "Not to mention this, the situation looks very bad along the way. More and more refugees are gathering. If the court does not have a proper resettlement plan, there will be trouble."
"Wei Zhengdao now has too many people in Chang'an City, so he will care about the people outside?" Zhang Qingyun said: "The refugees outside the city really dare to cause riots, and the Imperial Army will never be merciful. These For days, there have been rumors in the city that people outside the city are coming in to steal their food and life. The people in the city are fearful and resentful of these refugees outside the city. If chaos breaks out, the refugees will suffer. It’s a big disaster.”
“Didn’t you say that Shuzhong can accept people, and you have been transferring to Shuzhong?”
“Dad, our power is also limited, you know it. , The road across the Qinling Mountains into Sichuan is so dangerous. It is not easy to walk in normal times, let alone this season. Moreover, the people we import into Sichuan must meet certain conditions, and we cannot treat everyone equally. ”
"So only those who are useful to you will be arranged along the way and arrive in Shuzhong safely, right?" Zhang Ruo asked.
"That's it!" Zhang Qingyun said bluntly: "Dad, this is not the time when you are a good person. You want to help everyone. In the end, you can't help anyone. We opened this The road is already the greatest kindness to them."
"Only few of them can reach Shuzhong by their own strength!"
"Yes. "Zhang Qingyun hesitated for a moment, then said: "Tragedies happened constantly along the way. Some old people even took off all their clothes to wrap up for their children and grandchildren, and then jumped naked from the cliff. Those below and those above are dying of hunger and cold, but no one can do anything about it. This is the reality."
"We can finish this road and reach the middle of Shu. Basically, they are all physically strong. These people are the most useful to Li Dachui. This path is actually a path of survival of the fittest, right? ”
Zhang Qingyun nodded: "Otherwise? If they stay here, they will be even worse. In the end, they may have no way of living at all. If they go to Shuzhong, there is still hope of survival."
"Li Is Duhu still in Chang'an? I want to see him!"
"Li Duhu has left!" Zhang Qingyun shook his head.
"Where did he go? He just left without caring about Chang'an like this?" Zhang Ruo said angrily. "Dad, there is something going on in Chang'an. What does Li Duhu have to do with it? We have done our best to capture Shuzhong and give Chang'an a way out! And in the current situation, Chang'an is afraid that no one can save it." Zhang Qingyun road.
"As long as Luoyang is fine, Tongguan is fine, Yongfengcang can be defended, Chang'an will be fine!"
"This is the most ideal situation. As long as there is a problem in any one link, the entire situation will collapse. "Zhang Qingyun shook his head and said: "We can't control the situation, we can only prepare for the worst."
"Tomorrow, I will go see Wei Zhengdao."
"That's how it is in Chang'an. "Dad, you should go to Shuzhong as soon as possible. That's where we need to work hard next!" Zhang Qingyun said: "Chang'an, how long can we last?"
Zhang Ruoyi Returning to Chang'an so quickly was beyond Wei Zhengdao's expectation, but for Wei Zhengdao, this was also a good thing.
The two of them have personal grudges,
But at such a critical moment, Wei Zhengdao still chooses to believe that Zhang Ruo can help him survive. It has to be said that it is abnormal for a person to reach the level of Zhang Ruo. It worked.
Although in essence, Zhang Ruo wants to help the Great Qin court, the reality is that the current Great Qin court and the Wei family are basically two in one, one in two.
Of course, when meeting Zhang Ruo, he cannot be in the Wei Mansion, because Zhang Ruo will never come to the Wei Mansion.
It can only be in the chief minister's office in the imperial city.
"Brother Zhang, you have worked hard these past few years!"
Sitting on the left and right sides, this is treating Zhang Ruo as an equal to discuss state affairs. In the past, the equals of Wei Zhengdao were just Kou Zhong is just one person.
"The hard work is indeed hard work, but I can see with my own eyes that the Yuan Kingdom, the great enemy of the Qin Dynasty, has fallen apart and no longer poses a threat to the outside world, but I am happy in my heart. Zhang is happy with such hardships. Ruyi!" Zhang Ruodao.
"Brother Zhang is a blessed general. As soon as you go outside the pass, there will be great rule outside the pass!" Wei Zhengdao flattered, "If you invite brother Zhang to go to Shuzhong this time, you will definitely make Shuzhong become our great Qin's." Another helping hand!"
Zhang Ruo looked at Wei Zhengdao and said: "Zhang Ruo is naturally not willing to be left behind in order to serve the country, even if he is shattered to pieces, but before leaving, I would like to ask the chief minister who he is. "
"Brother Zhang, do you want to ask about the injustice done a few years ago?" Wei Zhengdao sighed: "I have already explained this matter clearly to Qingyun."
"I am not asking about this matter; I am Ask about His Majesty’s death!”
Looking at Zhang Ruo staring at him, Wei Zhengdao sighed: "Your Majesty practices the Fighting Martial Arts, you know that. The Fighting Martial Arts has great sequelae, you must know it now, right?" ?His Majesty The patient enters the brain, goes crazy, and kills in the palace. What will happen if such a majesty is allowed to rush out of the palace? "
"So you gathered people to kill the king?"
"If you insist on saying that, that's okay!" Wei Zhengdao said with a wry smile: "The emperor must have dignity. An emperor who cannot maintain his dignity and power is better off dead."
To Wei Zhengdao's surprise, Zhang Ruo nodded: "Did you kill the prince? When the emperor dies, he dies as well. He has not cared about political affairs in these years, but the prince is still young and mature. Because, after working hard all these years, it is a pity to die like this."
"How could I kill the prince? Until now, I haven't figured it out, but I can guess. It must be Linghuye who sent someone to kill Li Tai and then put the blame on me. If I fall, wouldn't he be able to get it easily?"
"Linghu's ambition is known to the world," Zhang Ruodao said, "But. Now that this person is powerful, it is an indisputable fact. When I go to Shuzhong, I naturally want the court to do its part. But with the current situation in Chang'an, will the chief minister just watch those people die outside the city? "
< br>"If I can't take care of the inside of the city, how can I take care of the outside of the city?"
"Open the mountains, forests, rivers, and royal gardens, and let those people make a living on their own!" Zhang Ruodao. "Tomorrow I will leave for Shuzhong. Here in Chang'an, the chief minister can take care of himself!"
"Brother Zhang, don't you want to see Your Majesty?"
"An eight-year-old boy is just a puppet of Wei Fu. Does it make any difference if he sees you or not?" Zhang Ruo stood up and walked away.
Looking at Zhang Ruo's back, Wei Zhengdao was thoughtful,
This person seemed to have not changed.
But it seems to have changed again.
(End of this chapter)