In this era of defeat, you used this battle to spread your name throughout the world. You should have been peerless and risen to the top. However, the royal court is now corrupt, with factions everywhere and constant factional strife. Even the eunuchs have begun to interfere in the government.
Your wish didn't come true. You can't be the only commander here. You can't change the court, and you can't change this place. The eunuchs in the court want to train their wings, so they planted their trusted aides at the border.
You saw the incompetence of the eunuch and knew that if he stayed here, the army would only become more corrupted. So, in the middle of the night, you quietly wrote a memorial to the court, asking the court to transfer him away. You knew that you would offend the eunuch, but you were not afraid.
You have just made a great contribution to guarding the border and are valued by the Emperor. The eunuchs were soon transferred away and you were finally hated by the eunuchs. But you don't regret it. This city is too important. A slight negligence will affect the whole situation. You just want to protect your country and the people behind you.
The power of the eunuchs in the imperial court is getting stronger and stronger, and you can no longer stop them. Early in the morning, you received news from the imperial court that your army was still interfered by the eunuchs 'henchmen. They came to guard this place together. You didn't say anything, but only felt sad.
Two months later, the eunuch's henchmen finally arrived. The first thing they did when they arrived at the city was to visit you and hint at you to bribe the gold and silver title deed. You ignored them and left coldly, which completely offended the eunuch.
A year passed quickly. During this year, you focused on training your troops and divining the enemy's movements. You never brought anything with you. Under your training, your army became more and more elite. On this day, you received news from the front line that the enemy leader who had invaded the border for 30 years had died. He died in depression.
The leader of the foreign tribes had fought all his life and plundered the south several times. He treated the imperial court's troops as nothing and rarely lost. Until he met you, a scholar. He lost again and again, and his grand plan was ruined. He was extremely resentful. You looked at him and your eyes lit up.
This year, the allies guarding the flank were attacked by the enemy. You led the army to station and could not act rashly, so you sent your soldiers to detour and attack the enemy. However, the eunuchs disagreed with you at this moment, resulting in the loss of reinforcements.
You and your allies were also attacked by the enemy. On that day, you risked your life to defend the city. You almost met with danger on the city wall several times, but you refused to retreat. You commanded the artillery to bombard the enemy. In the end, you fought a bloody battle for a whole month and finally defended the city.
When the news reached the capital, the entire court was shocked. This time, the enemy led a large number of troops to attack, and the army was almost unable to resist. No one expected that you would be able to defend. Not long after, the imperial court rewarded the officials who supervised the construction of the city and the vanguard generals. Only you, who led the troops to rescue the tragic bloody battle, received a small reward.
The eunuchs you offended finally made a move and impeached you on the grounds that you defended the city and refused to lead the people to help. There were important officials in the court who complained about injustice for you and did not hesitate to resign from the shadow to inherit the descendants, but in the end, they could not change the facts.
Traitorous officials and incompetent rulers, eunuchs in power, someone secretly forced you to resign. Under heavy pressure, you resigned helplessly and returned to your hometown. You were exhausted and took one last look at the border city wall.
That year, you were in your forties
At this point, on the blurry screen.
The scholar who left alone was extremely miserable.
Big Ming.
Zhu Yuanzhang looked at the figure with a complicated expression.
An official who fought for his country just because he offended a eunuch.
He had clearly defended the city for his country in an extremely tragic manner, but he could only resign helplessly and leave.
How ridiculous!
"What kind of era was that?”
On the other side.
Big Ming.
Zhu Youxiao of the Ming Xi Sect also stared at the golden list in silence.
He watched as the blurry figure left the border in a sorry state.
For some reason, he found it familiar.
At the same time.
The Great Tang.
Li Bai was also looking at the rotting court that was like a farce, and his eyes were burning with anger.
"This is how you treat people who risk their lives to serve your country.”
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On the Golden Roll, this person's life did not end here. It continued.
Times have changed, and three years have passed in the blink of an eye. You have received news from the court that the old Emperor has passed away and a new Emperor has ascended the throne. Under the recommendation of the officials in the court, you have been reinstated.
The enemy troops at the border soon received the news that the new emperor had ascended to the throne, and there were many things waiting to be done in the court. It was a good opportunity for them to attack the south. Therefore, the enemy seized the fleeting opportunity and led hundreds of thousands of troops all the way south. In a short time, they had killed all the way to the capital. They were unstoppable.
In the face of danger, you commanded thousands of cavalrymen again. From the border, you traveled day and night for hundreds of miles to help the royal city. The enemy troops were at the city gate. You traveled long distances and were tired. You wanted to rest in the city and use the city to fight the enemy. However, the emperor was afraid and did not agree.
You had no choice but to lead the army to fight against the enemy. You took down two gates in succession and temporarily took a breather, resolving the danger of the capital. That day, you were already a little old after fighting in blood. You led the army back to the border tiredly.
The enemy leader was also replaced by another person. Unlike the previous enemy leader, he learned from experience and found that he could not attack the south because of you. So he thought of a new opportunity and prepared to get rid of you first. The ministers and eunuchs in the court also praised you for your disloyalty in front of the emperor, but you did not care and only wanted to guard the border.
Early in the morning, on the city wall, you heard the news from the imperial court. Your subordinates advised you not to offend the eunuchs, but you ignored them. Your expression was calm. You just wanted to guard the border and the people behind you. Nothing else was important.
After that, you will head to an important border island. There is also an imperial court army stationed here. There are rumors that the army stationed on this island has a lot of military expenses and is very problematic. You are prepared to investigate them.
"After your investigation, you indeed discovered a problem. The army stationed on this island is all the descendants of the commander-in-chief. They are almost under your control. You found evidence and used the imperial sword to kill them without hesitation. You faced the angry soldiers alone and angrily reprimanded them without fear. This is the border, not a place for you to hold your own.
At that moment, you were fierce and ruthless, not like a scholar at all.
You are especially strict with these generals who have troops and respect themselves. You are never afraid of them and cannot tolerate their actions that disrupt the stability of the border. Many generals have been holding grudges against you for a long time. Because you killed the general guarding the island, you have offended more and more people.
The opportunity that the enemy leader had been waiting for finally came. He captured two court eunuchs and locked them up in the camp. Then, he deliberately let his soldiers talk in front of them. The content was that they had reached a deal with him to rebel. Then, they let the two people go.
The news of your rebellion spread back to the capital, and the new Emperor, who was seriously suspicious, was extremely shocked. He finally developed a strong fear of you. Coupled with the propaganda of the princes and ministers during the siege of the palace, the Emperor concluded that you might really have rebelled.
You don't know about it yet, but you're still rushing to the border towns to inspect the army, arrange the defense, and be ready to fight to the death for the country and the people behind you. You're exhausted. You're forty-five years old this year.
At this moment.
As the golden roll appeared, the blurry figure gradually aged.
Big Ming.
Zhang Juzheng looked at the lines of golden words and his heart trembled.
His gaze became more and more complicated.
The scholar who had guarded the border for the dynasty for so many years.
It was as if he was about to usher in the biggest revolution of his life.
He was silent for a long time before he finally let out a long sigh.
At the same time.
Spring and Autumn.
Qi Country.
Guan Zhong shook his head and fell silent.
The scholar he saw was too unyielding.
He clearly only wanted to protect his border and the people behind him.
However, the fatuous ruler and treacherous officials ultimately made people feel hopeless and suffocated.
How rotten was that world?
At this moment, Wei Zheng of the Great Tang, Bao Zheng of the Northern Song, and the other civil officials all sighed.
They could feel that everything was about to change.
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