Zhu Changxiao's version of the Sui Dynasty

1: Zhang Laoliu went to Jiangling to visit his relatives, and King Dongping became seriously ill.

In ancient times, Nuwa repaired the border with the sky, and the palace was no longer inhabited. Chang'e once flew to the moon, and the fairies ascended to heaven but never descended to earth.

Jingwei's flat waves reclaimed the sea, and the sea turned into mulberry fields. Magu Zhicao’s delicious wine, toast to birthdays year after year.

Ehuang threw himself into the river to praise the bravery, and Qu Yuan followed suit and offered sacrifices to the loyal and virtuous. Yao Ji dreams about her balcony, and the clouds and rain in Wushan promote love.

My sister Xi lost her way and perished in the Xia Kingdom, and Jia Yan was always connected with evil spirits. Daji in the Shang Palace danced naked, and then a beautiful fox turned into an immortal.

The only smile in the city's praises is the only smile, and the princes are making fun of them. Xishi married her husband far away and sacrificed her life to serve her country.

Meng Jiang shed tears over the Great Wall, and the spring lady longed for reunion. Zhaojun and his relatives chanted in the north of Xinjiang, and the pipa played in the fortress border.

Zhu Yingtai, a beautiful woman from the Eastern Jin Dynasty, has been talking about it for thousands of years. Xiao's family in Western Liang gave birth to a princess, and the evil hexagram happened to be spread in February.

Clinging to the phoenix and climbing the dragon does whatever one wants, and the impermanent emperor will be affected by blessings and misfortunes. Peace is decorated with flowers, and many heroes are its beauties.

The ups and downs of life are unpredictable, and life and death can change in the blink of an eye. Ancient and modern legends have said that a woman is a strange woman, looking at the old cave sky alone.

It is said that during the Northern and Southern Dynasties, the north and south were divided on both sides of the river. Emperor Xiao Fangzhi of Liang State abdicated to Chen, and Chen Baxian proclaimed himself emperor and ruled across the river. Another clan of the Liang Kingdom was captured by the Northern Dynasty and established another Liang Kingdom in Jiangling, which was later called Xi Liang. The Liang Kingdom was sandwiched between the north and the south, occupying Jiangling as its capital, with the Han River as its boundary in the north, and the Yangtze River in the south as a natural boundary, with a radius of only three hundred miles.

There is a village east of Jiangling City in the Liang Kingdom, called Shilijie. It is located in a remote place with a shaky road. Looking around, it is overgrown with weeds, barren and empty, with only a few fields on the hillside. Although it is a poor area, it has avoided the war between the north and the south, and also avoided many taxes and corvees.

The common people depend on heaven for food, but heaven and earth are ruthless. In recent years, the Yangtze River and the Han River have been flooded one after another, the fields have been submerged, and floods have surged. The entire area around Jiangling has been flooded, and the ten-mile boundary has turned into a vast ocean.

The escape route to Jiangling was blocked by floods, and the people in Shilijie had no choice but to go up the mountain to take shelter, waiting for the floods to recede.

The vast river water is like destroying dry matter. Wherever it goes, houses collapse, family property is devoured, tiles are broken and ruins are broken, making people miserable.

The surrounding people stayed on the mountain for several days and nights before they saw the flood gradually receding. At this time, the people trapped on the mountain began to come down one after another.

However, the home has been destroyed by the raging floods, and there is no recovery. The fields have turned into puddles, and it has been another disaster-ridden year. Now, the local people can no longer rely on the weather and have to travel to other places to find a way to survive.

There is an old family in Shilijie. The male owner of this family is named Zhang Ke, known as Zhang Laoliu. Some people say that Zhang Ke is the sixth eldest son in the family, so he is called Zhang Laoliu; others say that Zhang Ke has six sons, so he is called Zhang Laoliu.

In short, Zhang Laoliu was not a wealthy family. His family had two acres of thin land on a hillside, and he could barely make ends meet by relying on spring plowing and autumn harvesting. Now that floods are coming, homes have been destroyed and it is difficult to make ends meet.

The children in Zhang Ke's family were still young, and they were all waiting for their meals with their mouths open. Seeing that many villagers had gone abroad to seek refuge with relatives and friends, Zhang Ke's wife, Luo Shi, felt troubled.

These days, the family can only rely on some stored grain and picked wild vegetables to pass the day. Zhang Ke is sitting on a small stool at the door, rolling up his trouser legs, revealing a pair of dark and strong calves, with a pair of poles tied to both hands, feeling in his heart But he is planning his future livelihood.

Luo Shi held a basket of picked wild vegetables and picked them as he went. He walked up to Zhang Ke and said,"I'm talking about the head of the family. I heard that the people in these ten miles and eight villages, and those who have some relatives, hope to help them. At least we have a family in Jiangling." Auntie, you go shopping and change things so that you can make a living."

Zhang Ke sat on the stone bench at the door of the room, while tying a pole and carrying a pole, he sighed:"It's not that I don't want to go, what's the situation like at his auntie's place? The dignified Princess of Liang has never lived a peaceful life since she entered the family."

Luo Shi said:"A skinny camel is bigger than a horse. No matter how poor the family is, they still eat royal food. King Dongping did not become the central defender general of the imperial court for nothing. It can feed a dozen servants."

Zhang Ke tied up the pole and stared blankly at the polished pole, and then looked at the young Xiaowu and Xiaoliu next to him, who were still barefoot and squatting on the ground to play. Yu Shengsheng patted his thigh and said,"Forget it, prepare some dry food for me. I will go to Jiangling early tomorrow morning and join my brother-in-law to see if I can do some errands to supplement the family income." When

Luo Shi heard this, he was overjoyed and delighted. He said:"Master, just wait, I will get it for you right now."

Early the next morning, at dawn, Zhang Ke rolled up an old baggage, took some dry food, said goodbye to his wife and several sons, and left. Ten miles away, rush to Jiangling City.

Zhang Ke visited Prince Dongping's Mansion two years ago, a journey of hundreds of miles. Going west, he could faintly see the east gate of Jiangling from a distance, and there were an endless stream of passers-by on the road leading to the city..

When we were about to reach the outside of Jiangling City, we saw a group of people standing on the edge of the mound outside the east gate, watching. Some people were muttering from time to time, wondering what was going on. Zhang Ke had lived in the countryside for a long time and liked to gather together to watch the excitement, so he simply followed him around.

I blended into the crowd, took a closer look, and realized that this was a family in the city burying the deceased, and many people were watching. Suddenly, he felt someone touching him. Zhang Ke turned around and saw that it was an acquaintance.

This man’s name was Wang Wu, and he was a servant of Prince Dongping’s Mansion. When he went to Prince Dongping’s Mansion before, Zhang Ke knew this Wang Wu and asked,"Are you...brother Wang Wu?"

"Uncle, long time no see."

When acquaintances meet, they are extremely cordial,"Let's talk here. Seeing that Wang Wu had something to say, Zhang Ke followed Wang Wu and walked out of the crowd.

Zhang Ke asked,"Whose funeral are you doing, with so many people watching?""

"Uncle, you don’t know that the person buried today is the old housekeeper of the palace, and I also helped with the funeral."

"ah? Zhang Ke asked:"What disease does the old housekeeper have?""

"The prince's tuberculosis is getting worse day by day. Several people in the house are suffering from this strange disease one after another. The old housekeeper is too old to avoid it."

"Why don't you invite a smart doctor to show it to the prince's house?"

"well……"Wang Wu shook his head,"Let's talk while walking, I'm about to go back to the palace."

Zhang Ke followed Wang Wuyi into the city through the east gate. As they walked, the two of them talked about King Dongping's illness. Wang Wu said:"King Dongping's illness does not last for a day or two, but there is no cure.""

"This is the emperor's biological brother. Doesn't the emperor have any idea?"

"There have been several imperial doctors, but some of them can cure tuberculosis. The elderly family members in the palace no longer dare to work in the palace, and only those of us who are stubborn are still working in the palace."

After the two people said this, they arrived at the Dongping Palace. The bleak scene of the palace once again appeared in front of Zhang Ke's eyes. The

Dongping Palace is located in the east of Jiangling City. It has three courtyards and six gates. The courtyard is not big. Although it is a little dilapidated, it is finely crafted. It looks like a prince in the past.

Above the front door of this courtyard is a plaque given by the Emperor of Liang. The plaque has not been straightened for a long time and has become slightly tilted. Although the dust is thick, you can still clearly see the inscription"Dongping Prince's Palace". Those who live in the palace This prince, named Xiao Qi, was the second son of Xiao Qi, Emperor Xuan of the Liang Kingdom. He had been frail and sick since he was a child. When he was in his thirties, he contracted tuberculosis, commonly known as tuberculosis.

In that era of the Southern and Northern Dynasties, tuberculosis was an incurable disease, so Dongping Wang had been ill for a long time and could not leave home all year round. Although the imperial doctor prescribed some medicines to nurse him back to health, he never got better. He took up his position as a central guard general in the imperial court, hoping to receive free salary to support a dozen servants and barely survive..

Prince Dongping's palace has always been deserted in Jiangling City. Xiao Qian's family has been ill for a long time and has no friends or friends in the court. The daughters of wealthy families are not willing to cling to this prince, so they can only marry Zhang, who is of humble origin. The title given to Dongping Wang Xiao Qian was not mixed with the title of princess. The two were a couple in need, and they had not given birth to any children for a long time.

Wang Wu led Zhang Ke into the palace. The palace had lost its former glory, and several old damages on the walls had been removed from the palace. The soil is a bit muddy, the steps are covered with moss, and the weeds in the corners have not been cleared for a long time. Although a few spider webs under the corridor have been swept away, new webs have been woven. After passing through the two courtyard doors and walking into the central hall, the prince Mrs. Zhang was sitting in the hall. Wang Wu said through a curtain at the door:"Madam, your maternal uncle is here.""

"Please."

Wang Wu opened the door curtain and Zhang Ke walked into the house. When the siblings saw him, Mrs. Zhang showed a somewhat happy expression.

"The second brother is here.

As soon as Zhang Ke entered the hall, he saluted his sister and said,"How are you doing, sister?""

Although Mrs. Zhang was a little excited to see her mother-in-law's family, she couldn't hide the bitterness of living like a year,"Alas.…….It's still like that, your brother-in-law's old problem never gets better"

"I heard from Brother Wang on the way"

"The prince's illness is getting worse, and the manpower in the house is getting less and less. If you are not in a hurry to go back this time, just work as an errand in the house. I will ask the prince to pay you some wages to supplement the family income."

"My younger brother came here for this purpose. This year the river was flooded again and my family was in trouble, so I came to join my sister on some errand."

Ms. Zhang took her younger brother Zhang Ke in and took Zhang Ke to see King Dongping. When they came to the dormitory, King Dongping Xiao Qian was sitting on a chair. His face was earthy and his body was thin. He greeted Zhang Ke and didn't say much..

Zhang Ke looked at his brother-in-law, King Dongping, who was frail and sick and had not improved for a long time, and asked:"Isn't there any doctor in Jiangling who can treat tuberculosis?

Mrs. Zhang said:"I think the prince is possessed by a ghost.""

Zhang Ke had heard about ghost possession, but no one had actually seen it. When his sister said it, Zhang Ke was a little surprised and asked:"The prince's consumption does not last for two days, after all. Where did the evil come from, and was it haunted by ghosts? Mrs. Zhang dropped her face, glanced at King Dongping, and said reluctantly:"Last month, the emperor saw that my husband and I had no children, so he adopted a daughter of the clan who was under one year old. Who knew that the adopted daughter would actually be a child?" Little female ghost. Ever since this little goblin entered the door, he almost haunted me and my wife."

Zhang Ke was stunned for a moment, wondering in his mind whether this was an adopted girl or a female ghost? If you want to know what happened next time, let's look at the details in the next chapter.