Tiantang Splendid

4266--Andrew
Hibiscus Garden.

The abundance of rain this summer has caused the lake in the garden to surge and the lotus to thrive. Whenever the majestic wind blows over the pond, the emerald green lotus leaves rise and fall like waves, rippling with the waves, and the air is cool and fragrant, delicate and beautiful.

The small pavilion in the pond has a winding path leading to the shore, hidden among the lush lotus leaves, surrounded by pink and white piles, and the wind blows from all directions.

Kinderman wore a green skirt similar in color to the lotus leaf, with a slender and graceful posture. His dark hair was tied up with a white jade hairpin, revealing a slender and fair neck, with picturesque eyebrows and lotus leaves. The skirt is cut in one color, and the hibiscus is opened to both sides of the face.

The dignified and awe-inspiring queen temperament in the past has gradually melted away. Now she sits alone in the pavilion and drinks tea by the railing.

In the depths of the lotus leaves, there was the sound of footsteps, and the water birds near the pavilion were suddenly startled and fell into the water, causing ripples.

After a while, a young man with a handsome appearance and a brocade robe came quickly, stopped five steps outside the pavilion, bowed to the ground, and said respectfully: "I have an audience with Your Majesty."

Kinderman took a sip of tea slowly, raised a pair of water-like eyes, and said in a clear, cold and touching voice: "The subjugated people live thousands of miles away, so what do you call your majesty? Let's see each other as family rituals."

The young man was Jin Famin from the royal family of Silla. He paused slightly and hesitated a little when he heard the words, and then said: "My nephew has seen my aunt."

His mother, Mrs. Tianming, and Kinderman have the same father and mother, and they are close relatives to each other. Therefore, when Silla Jinseong fell and the royal family died, Kinderman had favored Kim Famin's father, that is, her brother-in-law Kim Chunqiu. Inherited the throne, but Jin Chunqiu died tragically in the end, and Silla was completely merged into the Tang Dynasty, and the inheritance of the Silla throne was cut off.

Kinderman said softly: "There is no need to be too polite, come and sit."

"Here."

Jin Famin stepped into the pavilion and knelt down opposite Kinderman.

Kinderman grasped the sleeve of his right hand with two spring onion-like jade fingers on his left hand, revealing a bright wrist that bullied Shuang Saixue. He held the pot to fill the teacup in front of Jin Famin with tea, and then tapped his fingers on the tea tray. Signal Jin Famin to drink tea.

Jin Famin lowered his head with his chest in his arms, and thanked him solemnly. Then he picked up the teacup and took a sip. The tea entered his throat, boiling hot and returning to sweetness. The surrounding breeze was gentle and the lotus leaves were rippling. Where is the fragrance of flowers, where is the fragrance of tea, and where is the fragrance of people.

From the corner of the eye, he glanced at the pair of snow-white and slender jade hands, and felt his heart skip a beat, so he quickly lowered his eyes, not daring to look again.

Kinderman took this nephew's expression into her eyes, but she didn't care about it. She knew how attractive her body was, and few men could resist it.

Youyou asked: "Why did you come here today?"

Jin Famin pondered for a while, thinking about the current relationship between Her Majesty the Queen and Fang Jun, and said bluntly: "I was ordered to infiltrate Chang'an by Commander 'Hwarang', and now I have been properly arranged by the Duke of Yue. The situation in the Tang Dynasty is tense, the emperor and the prince are fighting endlessly, this may be a rare opportunity for us in Silla..."

The words are not complete, but the meaning has been expressed clearly.

After all, as a member of the royal family of Silla, when Queen Seondeok has no heir, her father, Kim Chunchu, is qualified to inherit the throne. Once Jin Chunqiu becomes the king of Silla, then he, as the eldest son of Jin Chunqiu, will naturally become the new king. Luo Chujun.

Now that Silla has been incorporated into the Tang Dynasty and has become an overseas barrier, the noble and respected Kim family has been torn apart and displaced. How can they be indifferent to a sudden opportunity to restore the country?

Even if it's a dog, it won't wag its tail and beg for mercy. It will occasionally bark a few times to fight for a bone for itself...

Kinderman didn't seem to be interested in this. His gaze passed over Jin Famin's body, and he focused on a slim lotus in the pond outside the pavilion. Looking at the pink and white petals, he said slowly, "How are you doing?"

Jin Famin was a little excited, swallowed his saliva, leaned his upper body forward slightly, and said in a low voice: "Maybe you can contact Li Zhi, the king of Jin, and ask him to assassinate the Emperor of Tang Dynasty in exchange for his support for the restoration of Silla. Then my aunt can return to Jincheng and lead the Jin Dynasty." The royal family will regain the glory of their ancestors!"

Today, the three thousand "Hwarangs" under his command are hidden in a secret place by Fang Jun, waiting for an important moment to decide the outcome of the current imperial power struggle.

As long as the timing is right, he can indeed use Fang Jun's trust to make earth-shattering moves.

Only then did Kinderman retract his gaze, looked at the nephew in front of him, and asked slowly: "Since he uses you, how can he be unguarded against you? Not to mention whether you can succeed, even if you hit him suddenly It caught him off guard, but it was delusional to want to get out of the way afterwards."

"I'm not afraid!"

Jin Famin became more and more excited, his fair and handsome face flushed a little, he prostrated at Kinderman's feet, his voice trembling: "Why should I be afraid of life and death? When Jincheng fell, His Majesty had to humiliate and commit himself to being a thief. The royal family of the Jin family was dissipated overnight, and I made up my mind to die, as long as I can restore the country, even if this body is hacked into pieces, I will not be afraid at all!"

For an aristocrat who once had a chance of inheriting the throne, the humiliation of becoming a subjugated slave overnight with nothing is unbearable, especially when he sees his most respected and beloved person has to become the Great Tang King in order to keep the last trace of the Jin family's blood. The plaything of the rich and powerful, the resentment and hatred are almost piercing to the bone.

Now, he has earned Fang Jun's trust by bearing the burden of humiliation. How could he be stingy when he has the opportunity to deal a fatal blow to the Emperor of Tang and give the Jin royal family a chance to be reborn?
The Tai Shi Gong of the Han Dynasty said, "People are inherently mortal, and they are either heavier than Taishan, or lighter than a feather, and the use of them tends to vary."

Jin Famin, who is familiar with Han history, claims to have a deep understanding of righteousness and is extremely determined to die.

But before that, he had to come to obtain Kinderman's permission, so that he could make full use of such an opportunity after his death and obtain more benefits for the Jin royal family.

Kinderman quietly looked at his nephew who was prostrate at his feet, his eyes fluctuated slightly, such a last outstanding child of the Kim royal family was about to make up his mind to die, and was willing to die to complete Silla's revenge and revival, how could she? Really indifferent?

After a while, she sighed softly, and said in a manly voice: "Your so-called emphasizing the glory of the ancestors of the Jin family... It is inevitable that you are a bit self-righteous. It is true that the Jin family once ruled Silla, but where is the glory? Compared with the dynasties, we are just a group of barbarians who enslave the people like livestock. We have never had a splendid civilization, and we have never had a strong country... Even if the country is restored, it is only a vassal of the Han people. We still have to bear the persecution of the Baekje people, the Goguryeo people, and the Japanese people... just let Silla disappear in the history books, and we will integrate into the Tang Dynasty together, why not be a Han Chinese for generations?"

As a child of the royal family, Jin Famin cares about his own power and honor; but as the queen of Silla, what Jin Deman sees is the sadness and misery of a small country struggling to survive in the cracks.Silla people have resisted the aggression and massacres of Baekje and Goguryeo generation after generation. Countless people died tragically on the battlefield or in the famine. If things go on like this, they will eventually die out.

Originally, the Great Tang's national expedition against Goguryeo was an opportunity for Silla. As long as it is attached to Datang and joins forces with the most powerful country in the world to destroy Goguryeo and Baekje, then Silla is very likely to become the master of the peninsula. In the future, if the national strength of the Tang Dynasty weakens, Silla can replace it and unify the peninsula.

But Fang Jun's navy ruthlessly grabbed Silla's neck and completely killed all the plans of the Silla people.

The matter has come to this point, no amount of ambition can change the hope of returning to the country, but the last blood of the Jin royal family can only be completely buried under the butcher knife of the Tang people...

At some point, Jin Famin was already in tears. He raised his head, wept and looked at the woman in front of him who he loved and was willing to give up her life, and said sadly: "Could it be that your majesty has surrendered to the majesty of the Tang Dynasty, and is willing to be an arbitrary woman?" Have you forgotten the blood of the Jin family in your body?"

Jin Shengman remained silent.

Not getting the answer he wanted, Jin Famin wiped away his tears, respectfully kneeled on the ground and kowtowed three times, got up and left without saying a word.

The sound of footsteps gradually disappeared in the winding path behind him, and the lotus leaves rustled in the breeze. Kinderman's eyes were fixed, and suddenly he stretched out his hand from the railing, cut off a slim lotus, and plucked it off.

Layers of pink and white petals were broken off one by one by slender hands, and fell into the clear pond one by one.

Koi swim from the bottom of the leaves, looking for food.

Toiled a lot, but got nothing.

*****
Outside Hangu Pass, the rising autumn wind blew across the mountains, and the forests were all dyed. Flocks of wild geese flew from north to south, leaving a cry in midair from time to time.

Tens of thousands of people camped in the valley road, spreading along the valley, the tents were scattered, and the sound of people shouting and neighing could be heard endlessly.

In the tent of the Chinese army, Zheng Rentai looked at the leisurely Liu Rengui, and felt even more suspicious in his heart.

Fighting steadily all the way, it has been two days since we arrived at Hangu Pass, the army has been reorganized, the battle plan has been sent to the army corporal, and the armaments and supplies have been settled, but the battle that should have come a long time ago has not been fought...

The news from Guanzhong continued to spread. Yuchi Gong drove straight to defeat Donggong Six Rates and reached the east of Baqiao. Although the Bashui line of defense seemed impregnable, no one knew whether the garrisons in Guanzhong behind Chang'an would trigger a chain reaction.Under such circumstances, Liu Rengui should quickly capture Hangu Pass and march straight to Tongguan, completely locking the king of Jin and his subordinates in Tongguan, so that they would not dare to enter Guanzhong to counterattack Chang'an with all their strength, but Liu Rengui seemed to dismiss this. Every day, the old gods are planning the strategy of attacking Hangu Pass, and they don't know the truth of "soldiers are expensive and fast".

Seeing Liu Rengui sketching on the map again today, Zheng Rentai finally couldn't bear it anymore, and said, "The general must have been in contact with Hangu Pass for a long time, right? Although I am stupid, I also know that Qiu Xinggong must have a private relationship with the general." Don’t make such an appearance of painstakingly planning to attack Hangu Pass, let Qiu Xinggong put it in Chengguan and welcome us into the city.”

He was very dissatisfied, even though he had suffered a disastrous defeat in the Battle of Banzhu before, and was forced to change his court to obey the command of the Navy, but you and Qiu Xinggong closed your eyebrows but just refused to fight. Isn't it no doubt with the blind?
I have fought more battles than you have played with women, you are clearly insulting my IQ...

(End of this chapter)