Chapter 188 Finale (16)

Youzhou.

Turkic camp.

"Your Highness the Crown Prince, Your Highness the Crown Prince."

"what happened again?"

"Your Highness, our men and horses have begun to die for no reason. Have we offended Changshengtian?"

"Don't talk nonsense." Prince Holo said angrily: "Call sir here."

The guard said tremblingly: "Sir was not in the tent last night. I don't know where he went."

Prince Holo said in surprise: "What?" He slapped the guard on the face and said: "Check it for me. We must find out where this gentleman has gone."

"Yes, yes." The guard nodded quickly and was about to leave the commander's tent. Prince Holo said: "Wait a minute, go and transfer the doctor who is accompanying the army to me, and find out for me why we got warriors and horses for no reason. 's death."

"Yes, Your Highness the Crown Prince."

"Go."

……

Turkic Stone Kingdom.

Geely Khan took the information and said softly: "Holo, Holo, don't blame me for treating you like this. After all, when you grow up, there will be no way for me to survive."

Ambra walked in and said, "Khan."

Jili Khan asked: "Is there anything new?"

Anbra knelt down on one knee, saluted and said, "A large number of people have begun to die at Prince Holo's place. Our plan is about to succeed."

Ji Li Khan nodded and said: "Very good, as long as the Zhou people bring horses into the city, we can control Youzhou with horse plague and put Youzhou into a situation without cavalry. By then, the periphery of Youzhou will be our pasture. In the near future, we can plow the grass valley at will."

Anbra asked carefully: "Your Majesty Khan, will this make the Emperor of Zhou unhappy?"

Jili Khan said with a smile: "Even if she is unhappy, there is nothing she can do."

Ambra said loudly: "His Majesty the Khan is wise."

"Okay, keep an eye on the Youzhou battlefield and report any news in a timely manner."

"Yes."

……

Luoyang.

The man in black watched Princess Taiping sleep to death, then put on his clothes and walked to the back garden, where a woman was waiting.

"Blood Spirit? Why is it you?" The man in black asked, "Why is it you?"

Blood Spirit said: "Let you control Princess Taiping. You are now trapped in the gentle land and cannot extricate yourself. The eldest sister sent me to warn you, remember your own identity."

The man in black said: "Xue Ling, go back and tell eldest sister that Princess Taiping asked me to win over Huan Bin. I need her support."

Xue Ling said: "Don't worry, we will win over Huan Bin for you. You just have to do your part."

The man in black lowered his head and said, "Yes."

"Okay, go back quickly." Blood Spirit said, "I'm annoyed when I see you."

The man in black looked up at the raised part of the blood spirit, licked his lips and said: "Boring me? It seems that you are still a virgin. When this matter is over, I wonder if I have a chance to treat you to a cup of tea?" "

Xue Ling instantly drew his sword and said to the man in black: "Fuck you, I tell you, if you dare to talk nonsense again, I will castrate you."

"Yes, yes, I'll leave right away." After saying this, the man in black looked at Xue Ling and licked his lips, feeling a fire in his heart.

"Damn shit."

Another woman hiding in the woods stood up and said, "Sister, next time he dares to talk nonsense, you will castrate him."

Blood Spirit said: "Let's go, we have to rush to Nanshan to see that one."

The younger sister said: "Sister, that one is a dying old man, why are you looking for him?"

Blood Spirit said: "Don't talk nonsense, he still has a secret force under his command, and we need his support."

My sister pouted and said, "Okay."

……

Youzhou, Zhangyang camp.

"Master, they are starting to die on a large scale."

"Very good, everyone, cover your mouth and nose. Tonight is our last battle. If we repel them, we can return to Youzhou with peace of mind."

"Yes, Master."

"The order goes down. Everyone must cover their mouths and noses. Those who died in the battle, whether the enemy or ours, must be burned on the spot and buried on the spot." Zhang Yang said: "The same order was passed to me in Youzhou City, and Hu Jinghui , Xingtian Department."

"Yes."

"Everyone puts the pot in the pot to make rice. We will set off in an hour."

"Yes."

At Hu Jinghui's place, the messenger came to deliver the order.

After receiving the order, he said: "Go back and tell him that I understand."

"Yes, General Tiger."

After the ordering soldiers left, Hu Jinghui said to the deputy general: "After the order is sent, everyone covers their mouths and noses..."

"Yes, General."

Hu Jinghui looked into the distance and murmured to himself, "Is your plan true?"

"I hope you can succeed."

……

At night, heavy rain poured down, thunder and lightning shook the earth. Shangyang Palace was dark, only the bedroom hall was still lit.

Wu Zetian looked at the heavy rain outside the window, sighed softly, turned around, walked to the dressing table, and sat down slowly. Her old, thin cheeks were reflected in the dressing mirror. She reached out and touched her slightly gray temples, and shook her head helplessly.

Suddenly, lines of small words appeared faintly on the dressing mirror. Wu Zetian couldn't help being startled.

The font became clearer and clearer, and it was a poem: "Grow melons under the yellow stand, and the ripe seeds will separate; one picking will make the melons good, two pickings will make the melons thin; three pickings will still be good, and four pickings will return with vines." It was the desperate poem left by Prince Zhanghuai Li Xian before his death!

Wu Zetian trembled all over, and her teeth made "gurgle" sounds. She stretched out her hand tremblingly, rubbed her eyes, and looked into the dressing mirror. There was a poem clearly written on the mirror!

Wu Zetian suppressed her thoughts and called out tremblingly: "Chunxiang."

Chunxiang agreed and walked quickly: "Your Majesty."

Wu Zetian said tremblingly: "You, look, what's on the mirror?"

Chunxiang raised her head and looked into the mirror: "In the mirror is His Majesty's holy face."

Wu Zetian's teeth chattered: "What else?"

Chunxiang said: "No more."

Wu Zetian asked: "You, you didn't see a poem written on the mirror?"

Chunxiang was confused. She looked at it carefully and shook her head: "No. What kind of poem is it?"

"Ah!" With a scream, Wu Zetian's body fell heavily to the ground, twitching constantly, like a sudden attack of epilepsy, and white foam oozed from the corners of her mouth.

Chunxiang was so frightened that she fell to her knees with a thud and shouted loudly: "Your Majesty, Your Majesty!"

……

Youzhou, Zhangyang camp.

"Brothers, have you all eaten and drank enough?"

"I am full."

"We have stayed in this wretched place for so many days, and we have had enough. Now this general is going to lead you to make great achievements and kill all these damn Turks. Are you afraid?"

"Not afraid."

"Not afraid."

"Not afraid."

"Okay." Zhang Yang said, "If you die, your brothers and sisters will be my brothers and sisters, and your parents will be my parents. As long as I live for one day, I will support them for one day."

"Thank you, General."

"Your greatest gratitude to me is to live well and work hard to kill the enemy."

"Set off."

Luoyang.

Wu Zetian was lying in the Baocheng Hall of Shangyang Palace. Flashes of lightning lit up in front of the window, and a loud crack of thunder made Baocheng Hall tremble. Wu Zetian trembled all over and slowly opened her eyes. The hall was lit with red candles, but there was no one there. Wu Zetian whispered: "How did I get here? Is this a dream again?" She closed her eyes tremblingly: "I want to go back, I want to sleep. This is a dream, a nightmare!"

A flash of lightning illuminated the hall, and a baby cried from behind. Wu Zetian shuddered and opened her eyes. The crying sound was intermittent and came and went. She stood up and walked slowly towards the back of the palace. Cries came from the curtains, and Wu Zetian gently lifted the curtains. Inside the curtain was a small bed with a dead baby covered in blood on it. Wu Zetian screamed and turned around suddenly. Lightning lit up, and a person stood behind her, it was Queen Wang!

Wu Zetian screamed and shouted: "No, I didn't kill her! I didn't kill my daughter, it was you, you bitch!" Queen Wang remained motionless, her eyes looking into the distance. Wu Zetian trembled all over, suddenly, her throat made a "cluck" sound, her eyes turned white, and she fainted.

Waves of anxious calls came from the darkness: "Your Majesty! Your Majesty!"

Wu Zetian slowly opened her eyes. Chunxiang and the chambermaids surrounded her and shouted loudly. Chunxiang shouted: "Wake up, Your Majesty is awake!"

Wu Zetian asked in a low voice: "It's a dream again, right?"

Chunxiang nodded and wiped the tears from the corners of her eyes: "Your Majesty, you are awake. You have been shouting just now."

Wu Zetian sighed helplessly. Chunxiang said: "I have already sent for the imperial doctor."

Wu Zetian shook his head: "No need. Chunxiang, hereby pass the message, please ask the Imperial Preceptor Wang Zhiyuan to enter the palace immediately." Chunxiang responded: "Yes."

……

Princess Taiping looked at the man in black.

"How are your affairs going?"

"I gave Huan Bin some gold and silver jewelry, and he also violated an oiran. I have all the evidence here." The man in black said, "He is already mine."

"That's very good. Imperial Master Wang Zhiyuan will be back soon. Our plan cannot make any mistakes."

"Yes, Your Royal Highness."

Princess Taiping smiled and said, "Don't be so serious. Come on, I'm a little hungry."

The man in black had a sore waist and weak legs and said, "Your Highness, it's not appropriate to do this in broad daylight."

"It doesn't matter. As long as I don't say anything, no one will dare to come in."

The man in black closed his eyes and said, "Okay."

Now he doesn't feel happy about this kind of thing, all he feels is pain.

Watching Princess Taiping slowly take off her silk gauze clothes, the man in black couldn't help but stand at attention.

……

late at night.

There was a sound of thunder and rain, accompanied by streaks of lightning lighting up in front of the window. Wu Zetian leaned quietly on the bedside, and Chunxiang stood aside to wait on her. The door of the palace opened, and a chamberlain walked in: "Your Majesty, the Imperial Master is here." Wu Zetian nodded: "Please come in." There was a sound of footsteps, and a middle-aged Taoist priest wearing a Bagua purple gold Taoist robe walked in and knelt on his knees. Then he kowtowed his head and said: "I, the king, come to see your majesty from afar, long live, long live!"

Wu Zetian nodded: "The Imperial Master is of equal height. Grant me a seat."

The waiter brought a chair, and Wang Zhiyuan sat down slowly. Wu Zetian glanced at him and sighed: "Zhiyuan, you are a cultivator. Although you are outside the country, you have always been relied on by me as a confidant to carry out confidential tasks for me."

Wang Zhiyuan said: "This is your Majesty's trust in me. I am very grateful. Since I received your Majesty's secret order two years ago, I dare not slack off and go there in person. I have broken down more than ten rebel gangs. I have given detailed instructions." Tell me." As he spoke, he reached into his arms and took out a memorial.

Wu Zetian waved his hand: "That's not why I called you here today. I have absolute trust in your ability."

Wang Zhiyuan was stunned: "Oh? Does your Majesty have other important ministers to deal with?"

Wu Zetian sighed: "I have been in a trance recently, my mind is confused, and I am on the verge of collapse. I have already felt it. If I continue like this, the end is not far away."

Wang Zhiyuan was startled: "Why did your Majesty say this?"

Wu Zetian shook his head and was about to speak when suddenly Wang Zhiyuan's body swayed, his throat made a "cluck" sound, his eyes turned white, and his body kept twitching, as if he had a sudden attack of horny wind.

Wu Zetian was shocked: "What's wrong with you?"

Wang Zhiyuan screamed and fell to the ground with a "plop", his limbs twitched and his whole body trembled.

Wu Zetian was so frightened that she sat up and shouted: "Come here!"

The palace door opened wide, and Chunxiang and the chamberlain rushed in. Wu Zetian exclaimed: "Quick, see what happened to the Imperial Master?"

Before he finished speaking, Wang Zhiyuan turned over and sat up, and Chunxiang and others stopped.

Wu Zetian was shocked: "Zhiyuan, what are you doing?"

Wang Zhiyuan ignored her, stood up slowly, walked to the center of the bedroom, raised his head and said loudly to the air: "Prince Zhanghuai, two empresses! The emperor is here, please leave immediately!"

As soon as these words came out, everyone present was stunned with fear. Wu Zetian trembled all over and asked: "What, what did you say?"

Wang Zhiyuan said sternly: "This is the residence of the Emperor in the Great Inner Forbidden City. How can you and other ghosts enter? Don't you know that Yin and Yang have boundaries? If you dare to cross the thunder pool and cause trouble in the palace, aren't you afraid of being struck by lightning from the sky?!"

A thunder exploded in front of the palace gate, and Wu Zetian screamed, her upper and lower teeth chattering continuously.

Wang Zhiyuan strode up to His Highness, pointed his hand in the air, and shouted angrily: "You three, Zhiyuan Zun, your identity during your lifetime, do not want to commit murder! Listen to my good advice and leave the palace immediately. Otherwise, don't blame Zhiyuan." Far from heartless!”

Wu Zetian looked timidly into the sky, while Chunxiang and the maids and chamberlains looked around in confusion. Suddenly Wang Zhiyuan shouted and fell heavily to the ground. There was deathly silence in the hall, except for the "gurgling" sounds of teeth hitting each other. Wu Zetian was trembling all over and sweating heavily.

"Ah!" With a loud cry, Wang Zhiyuan turned over and sat up. As soon as he saw the situation in the palace, he quickly walked to Wu Zetian, knelt on his knees and said, "Your Majesty, please forgive me for being so ignorant."

Wu Zetian shuddered and said: "Zhi, Zhiyuan, what did you see?"

Wang Zhiyuan replied: "Ah, no, it's nothing. They are all unclean things. Your Majesty, please don't ask."

Wu Zetian trembled and asked, "You saw Li Xian, Queen Wang and Xiao Liangdi, right?"

Wang Zhiyuan was startled: "How did your Majesty know?"

Wu Zetian asked eagerly: "Have they left?"

Wang Zhiyuan nodded.

Wu Zetian said: "Why didn't you do something to get rid of them just now?"

Wang Zhiyuan smiled bitterly: "I have cultivated a pair of yin and yang eyes since I was a child, and I can see foreign objects wandering in the three realms. In terms of my conduct, predicting the future, practicing law to save people, avoiding disasters and avoiding disasters, and even exorcising demons and ghosts are all You can do it, but you can’t get rid of the ghost.”

Wu Zetian asked: "Why?"

Wang Zhiyuan said: "Your Majesty clearly knows that ghosts are invisible things. You can drive them away with the law, but they cannot be destroyed. Otherwise, if there is peace and harmony, you will be punished by heaven. Moreover, I do not have that much magical power. I What I said just now is just an empty threat to scare them away temporarily. However, from this scene, it seems that the evil ghost has penetrated deeply into the palace and it may be difficult to drive it away."

Wu Zetian was horrified: "Why are they clinging to me? Do they really want me to die for them?"

Wang Zhiyuan said: "In the eyes of mortals, ghosts are terrifying. However, they have their own code of conduct and rules just like people. The so-called ghosts are generally just the ghosts of the dead who have nothing to rely on. , had no way to enter the underworld, and was reborn in the earth, and then turned into a fierce ghost and caused trouble in the human world."

Wu Zetian said: "Is there a way to resolve it?"

Wang Zhiyuan pondered for a moment and said: "As long as the soul is controlled by the command talisman, and then the water and land dojo can be used to transcend it, it can find a path and enter reincarnation."

Wu Zetian hurriedly said: "Then can this method be used to deal with the ghosts of Li Xian and the others?"

Wang Zhiyuan shook his head: "I just tried to use the five thunder method to suppress the souls of Li Xian and Wang and Xiao ghosts, but only three ghosts were scared away. This shows that their magic power is enough to resist the exorcism. Dharma, with this kind of magical power, can completely find its own way into the underworld. Therefore, it can be said that they are not causing trouble because they are unable to die, but have other agendas."

Wu Zetian was so frightened that she was dumbfounded: "You have other plans?"

Wang Zhiyuan nodded: "Yes. Your Majesty, from today on, there will probably be no more peace in the palace!"

Wu Zetian's expression suddenly changed: "Is it difficult, is there no other way?"

Wang Zhiyuan sighed and said nothing. Wu Zetian said in a trembling voice: "For several months, I have been haunted by evil spirits and have no peace of mind. As a result, my body is weak and my mind is in a trance. When it is serious, I even lose my mind and become comatose. I am already over seventy years old, how can I survive this?" So frightened? If you continue like this, I'm afraid you will become confused, or even lose your mind and go crazy!"

Wang Zhiyuan sighed and nodded: "Your Majesty, can you give me a few days to think of a solution?"

Wu Zetian could only nod.

……

Di Mansion.

"Is what your young master said in his letter true?"

"Not bad at all."

"Very good, it just so happens that I need him to come to Beijing to help me."

"I will send a message to the young master right now."

"Go."

Li Yuanfang said at this time: "Has this Li Ying done something big again?"

Di Renjie laughed and said, "You are right. This Li Ying relied on 500 cavalry to wipe out 5,000 Turkic forward battalions and repel 10,000 Turkic troops. He is the contemporary champion."

Li Yuanfang was stunned and said: "It seems that his martial arts has improved a lot."

Di Renjie said: "The emperor has had nightmares recently. I guess there are quite a lot of monsters and monsters in this palace. How about I imitate Emperor Taizong and let this contemporary champion guard the gate for the emperor and shock the monsters in this palace??"

"My lord, what you say makes sense."

Di Renjie laughed and looked at Li Yuanfang without saying anything.

In the morning of the next day, Wu Zetian did not go to court as usual.

Di Renjie took the good news from the Ministry of War and came to the emperor's palace and said: "I hope you can report it."

"Mr. Di Ge is waiting here, I will go and report."

The guard walked to the palace and said, "Your Majesty, Mr. Di Ge wants to see you."

"Huaiying is here, let him in."

"Yes."

The guard walked to the door and said, "Mr. Di Ge, your Majesty has invited me."

"Thank you."

Di Renjie walked in and said, "See your Majesty."

"Get up, you and I, the monarch and my ministers, don't need to be polite."

"Thank you, Your Majesty."

"You haven't been in the palace for a few days. I heard that you are investigating a case?"

"Yes, I have a student, Zeng Tai, who is currently the magistrate of Yongchang County. A mysterious case occurred under his administration. I was very interested, so I went to help."

"You old guy, you really can't sit still. Unlike me, I feel old."

"Your Majesty, I have come to the palace to congratulate Your Majesty."

"Where does joy come from?"

"Your Majesty, do you still remember Li Ying, the captain of the Youzhou Border Defense Military Academy whom I recommended during the Youzhou case?"

"It's him, I have an impression." Wu Zetian said: "Isn't he defending the city and fighting the Turkic army?"

"That's him. With the power of 500 cavalry, he wiped out the 5,000 Turkic forwards and repulsed the 10,000 Turkic army. This is a victory." After Di Renjie said this, he handed over the Tongbao.

"Is this true?" Wu Zetian said happily: "God bless me."

"I have sent a message to General Wang Xiaojie. Wang Xiaojie has sent people to speed up to check, but I believe in Li Ying's character."

Wu Zetian said happily: "Okay, okay, okay. I will give you a big reward when the formal report of success is presented."

"I have something to ask of you, and I hope your majesty will grant it."

"Old guy, you and I, the monarch and my minister, don't be polite. If you have anything to say, just tell me."

"I recently heard that your majesty has not been sleeping well and there is a fear of ghosts in the palace. Captain Li is fighting bloody battles on the front line. Why not let him imitate generals Yuchi Jingde and Qin Qiong, guarding the gate for your majesty, one by one, and one by one shocking the palace. Damn it, secondly, transferring the border guard captain into the palace will show His Majesty's gift."

Wu Zetian thought for a while and said, "Just as you say, let him enter Beijing after handing over the military affairs."

"Thank you, Your Majesty."

At this time Chunxiang walked in with the medicinal soup. Wu Zetian saw it and said: "Okay, Huaiying, please go down."

"Yes."

……

Youzhou.

After a night of bloody fighting, Zhang Yang's 500 cavalrymen still had 300 people alive. The casualties of Hu Jinghui's men and Xing Tian's men had not yet been reported. They had all gone to Xiaolianzi Mountain, and their treatment would be much better after returning to the base camp.

"Master, these are the lists of those killed in battle."

Zhang Yang sat down and said, "Carve their names on the stone tablet at the city gate so that the people in Youzhou City can see that these people are fighting to protect them."

"Yes, Master, please give it a name."

"It's called the Heroes Monument."

"Yes."

"The escape route for other injured brothers must also be arranged. The seriously injured will be treated with all efforts. Those who cannot serve as soldiers in the future will be arranged to our chambers of commerce, inns, etc. We cannot let them lose their livelihood."

"Yes."

"Let Song Huairen come over."

"Yes."

After a while, Song Huairen walked in.

"Master, I didn't do this well."

"Well, it's not your fault. Xu Liang ran away and there are Wang Yong and Yang Hui. Keep an eye on these two people."

"Yes."

"I think I will go to the capital next. You have controlled Youzhou. Lu Bing and you will follow me. We must know the situation in Luoyang in advance. We can't just pass by with a black eye."

"Yes."

"Go and get ready to receive General Wang Xiaojie."

"Yes."

(End of this chapter)

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