The firefox leather hat on the case was so adorable. Zhu played with it for a moment and suddenly asked: "By the way, Ma Zhou has not returned since that time at the beginning of the year. His mother has talked about it many times..."
Good on you, King Ma Bin!
Feelings are really your fault!
Li Shan secretly gritted his teeth and had been preparing to find an opportunity to meet... See how I deal with you!
Mrs. Zhu took a deep look at her son. She had vaguely mentioned it to Ling Jing before, but the latter later sent the message... It was Ma Zhou who invited him.
"Brother Bin Wang is in Chang'an now, but it's just inconvenient to return to the village." Li Shan emphasized, "His mother is in the village, so don't let it out."
"Yeah." Zhu hesitated for a while and whispered: "Don't take risks."
Li Shan sighed, "I don't want to take any risks, I just want to take precautions...Don't let the East Palace know about this matter."
"East Palace?" Zhu was a little confused.
Li Shan smiled and said: "If the mother doesn't want her child to be in danger, why not tell her the truth."
Mrs. Zhu understood this time. The East Palace in her son's words did not refer to Prince Li Jiancheng, but to his own brother.
Seeing that his mother was still hesitating, Li Shan said directly: "I know my mother's good intentions, but Zhu Yichen only had a small military exploit. When he first became famous, he was scolded by his colleagues for no reason..."
Mrs. Zhu raised her eyebrows and scolded: "That's your third cousin!"
"Yes, yes." Li Shan said with a smile: "But the third cousin's surname is Erzhu, and he is still married to the daughter of Li's family in Zhao County... The reason why my mother is so strict about her origin is simply because of King Taiyuan."
The King of Taiyuan, of course, refers to Er Zhurong.
Zhu sighed, "In the battle of Hanling a hundred years ago, Gao Huan almost killed all the Erzhu clan, and Erzhuchang escaped. But in fact, apart from Erzhuchang, there are still three surviving clans."
Li Shan blinked, "There are three more?"
"Er Zhu Zhongyuan, the cousin of King Taiyuan, fled to the south of the Yangtze River." Zhu said slowly: "The King of Taiyuan had five sons. The eldest son was killed in an ambush by Emperor Xiaowen of the Northern Wei Dynasty. He died at the age of fourteen. He was his mother's great-grandfather."
Li Shan blinked, that means that the person in the East Palace now is the legitimate descendant of Er Zhurong's eldest son.
"Second son, the three sons were all killed in battle, leaving no heirs." Zhu looked a little embarrassed, "Gao Huan, this official, was so licentious that he made Emperor Xiaozhuang, Empress Xiaozhuang, and Empress Jianming both..."
Li Shan has been in this era for several years. After discovering his mother's life experience, he also explored a lot of information about the late Northern Wei Dynasty. He did the math in his mind and couldn't help but be speechless.
The empress Erzhu Ying'e of Emperor Xiaozhuang Yuanziyou was the daughter of Erzhurong, the empress Erzhu of Emperor Jianming was the daughter of Erzhuzhao, and Erzhuzhao was the nephew of Erzhurong... In other words, Gao Huan was
He took his aunt and niece into the harem together.
But the Northern Qi royal family in history are all like this. The famous Battle of Mangshan was not just because Gao Huan's son Gao Cheng was lustful, but he was just lustful. He actually wanted to rape the wife of Gao Zhongmi, the governor of Yuzhou. Gao Zhongmi immediately
He presented the Hulao Pass to Yuwentai, which triggered the Battle of Mangshan.
This Gao Cheng was almost killed by Gao Huan when he was fourteen years old because of his adultery with his father Gao Huan's concubine Zheng... Well, this Zheng was born in the Zheng family of Xingyang.
Gao Zhongmi's wife, Li, was born in the Li family of Zhao County.
He deserved to be assassinated before usurping the throne...but it was still enjoyable.
Zhu made a brief mention and then said: "Therefore, the fourth son of Prince Taiyuan, Er Zhu Wenchang, and the fifth son, Er Zhu Wenlue, are still alive."
Li Shan nodded. In fact, Gao Huan and Er Zhurong did not have any deep hatred. On the contrary, in the process of Gao Huan's rise, Er Zhurong promoted him a lot... The reason for the mass killings was, on the one hand, excessive power.
On the other hand, not killing was not enough to win over people's hearts. Er Zhurong's reputation at the time was too bad.
"Later Zhu Wenchang was assassinated and killed by Gao Yang." Zhu said softly: "Er Zhu Wenlue was shot and killed by Gao Yang himself."
Li Shan listened silently, and he hadn't finished talking yet. His branch was from the lineage of Er Zhurong's eldest son, but Er Zhu Bodhi died at the age of fourteen. Why did his mother still talk about Er Zhu Rong's remaining children?
What about his sons?
"That time, Gaoyang killed all the remaining Erzhu clan members, and even Erzhu Ying'e, the daughter of the King of Taiyuan, was killed." Zhu sighed: "Actually, Erzhu Wen slightly had a small fault. Even if there was a way to kill him, why would he?
Let Gao Yang destroy the Erzhu clan?"
"That……"
"That time, a traitor reported that my grandfather was the eldest grandson of King Taiyuan."
"Oh oh oh." Li Shan understood completely now. The Gao family could save the lives of Er Zhu Rong's sons, but they couldn't tolerate Er Zhu Rong's eldest grandson hiding among them... What on earth do you want to do?
I can tolerate it, but I cannot tolerate being deceived.
"Er Zhuchang has two sons, the eldest son Erzhu Duan, and the second son Er Zhuxiu. Er Zhu Yichen is the only son of the latter, and his elder brother is entrusted to Er Zhu Duan." Zhu sighed: "The king of Taiyuan killed too much. Even if it lasts for a hundred years, the hatred
It is also difficult to forget that his mother was sent to the south of the Yangtze River when she was young, and she took refuge in the lineage of Er Zhu Zhongyuan, the cousin of the King of Taiyuan. However, after the Lingnan chaos broke out, her surname was changed to Zhu."
In other words, on the one hand, it is due to Er Zhurong’s evil deeds a hundred years ago, and on the other hand, it is due to the execution of the Gaoyang tribe of the Northern Qi Dynasty.
Li Shan finally understood why his mother and his uncle, who was still hiding in the East Palace, had to hide their backgrounds. When they were young, the Northern Qi Dynasty had not yet been conquered, so they naturally had to hide.
Although there will not be any life-related crises in the future, the title of Er Zhurong's direct descendant can still cause trouble. The Zhu family hopes that her son will become an official and become famous far and wide, so naturally he does not want his son to be exposed.
damage.
After Li Shan pondered for a long time, he whispered: "With my third cousin...and my uncle, is there any contact between mother and me?"
"Very few." Zhu shook his head, "It's only happened a few times in the past few years, and Zhu Wei has always sent messages."
"What on earth is Uncle Qi..."
"Er Zhu's retainer, it was his father who carried my brother on his back to escape into the Pass." Zhu said in a low voice, "But the others didn't know about it."
Li Shan rubbed his temples, "Mother thinks... the child wants to see his uncle?"
"No need." Zhu shook his head immediately, "He is now attached to the prince... Do you want to join the East Palace?"
Li Shan took a deep breath. It would be a good thing if he could insert a nail into the East Palace. But one thing is for sure, Li Shimin cannot know about this matter.
"Mother, don't let Ling Jing and Su Dingfang know about this."
"That's natural." Zhu said in a low voice: "My brother, the Crown Prince, has great trust. If Pei is framed in the future, he can at least keep the news secret."
Li Shan smiled and nodded, but he was not very optimistic in his heart. Once Li Jiancheng came to the throne, Pei Shiju would definitely eradicate it. Even Li Jiancheng himself would not be able to stop it.
Various thoughts flashed through my mind, and a maid came from outside to report, "Mr. Sir, the guest has arrived."
Forget it, forget about this for now, today is New Year's Eve, Li Shan strode out.