Fourth Master stood on the dock and watched Tongtong's boat disappear on the canal.
Ansheng and Taisheng stood on the edge. First, they were unhappy that they could not go south with their mother-in-law. Second, they were unhappy that their mother-in-law and their brother could not celebrate the New Year at home.
Chinese New Year? Only children still think about Chinese New Year.
Amidst the sound of firecrackers everywhere, the people are still enjoying peace. The wealthy families are still clamoring to celebrate the New Year, but who really wants to celebrate the New Year?
On this day, the fourth master had just left the office. Li Jingye came over in a hurry. He did not go to the house, but stood in the yard and whispered: "I found a letter in the New Year's gift list." With that, he
Carefully handed it to Fourth Master.
The fourth master was not in a hurry to look, and went to the study first, "How cold it is, let's talk about it in the room."
The room was warm, so they took off their coats and sat down. The fourth master stood next to the charcoal basin and warmed his hands. Then he opened the letter. What was written in the letter? It said: My wife is seriously ill and needs early treatment.
, if it reaches the age of two, it may become a chronic disease, so it is better to start early!
It seems to be an ordinary letter, saying that my wife is seriously ill and needs early treatment. If it is delayed any longer, it will be very difficult to handle, and we should start early.
Li Jingye said: "This is included in the gift from the King of Han to the Duke's Mansion. It seems a little unusual to me."
King Li Yuanjia of Han was the son of the great ancestor Li Yuan. It is said that he was very smart and could multi-task. He drew squares with his left hand and circles with his right hand. He counted the sheep in his mind and carried a collection of classics and history on his lips. He could still think about making a poem.
He can write poems and write them with his feet. These six things can be completed at the same time. He has been a famous child prodigy since he was a child.
Of course, it is said that this is the case, and the Fourth Master feels that he is not very reliable, and that he is trying to gain a reputation. But he can work with both hands at the same time, he can write with his feet, and he can read a collection of classics and history by just opening his mouth, so he still has real abilities.
Because of his reputation as a child prodigy, he had always been favored by Li Yuan and Li Shimin, and his status in the clan was high! Empress Wu appeased the clan in the first two years and promoted this man to the rank of Taiwei. Taiwei was the highest official position in the Tang Dynasty.
Many officials worked hard for the Tang Dynasty and made outstanding achievements. After their death, they were granted the title of Taiwei by the Jin Dynasty. For example, Li Ji was granted the title of Taiwei and the Governor of Yangzhou after his death.
How do we rank those who are closely related by blood in the clan? How many living sons did the three emperors of Li and Tang Dynasty leave behind?
Li Zhi's sons are all half-disabled and cannot be counted.
Where is Li Shimin? He still has two sons alive.
Li Yuan, on the other hand, had many children when he was the Supreme Emperor. So far, he still has four living sons.
When it comes to orthodoxy, these people all count. Among them, Li Yuanjia has the highest official position and the most fame.
Now, he sent this letter, "I'm afraid it's not just for us, but also for every clan."
The expression on Li Jingye's face fully explained what pain in the balls was. He was very disappointed, "It's a matter of secrets! No matter what, the person sitting on top is the princess's own mother! Although they are spying on us, they haven't killed or scratched us.
Isn’t this all good? How could we be better if they were replaced? This was wrong from the beginning!"
I'm afraid it will be difficult for these clans to succeed.
The fourth master shook the letter paper and read it again, "This is a threatening letter to intimidate the clan and ask those who will follow them to start a rebellion." After saying that, he put the letter away and said, "Just pretend that you haven't noticed it, don't worry.
Take care of it. Keep these things, prepare some medicinal materials and gift lists, and have them ready! After giving the order, I said that on the fifteenth day of the first lunar month, I would give a gift to Princess Han."
It means pretending not to understand what it means.
"Understood, this matter has to be handled by a rough guy like me!" It's normal for a rough guy not to understand what this means. As Li Jingye said, he sighed: "There are so many clan princes, but they can't handle one woman."
It's the day!" He added, "It's a good thing that the princess went south, otherwise, she would be in a dilemma, how can she choose?" One side is her mother, and the other side is the clan, no matter how she chooses, it will be wrong.
As a result, a few days after this happened, another letter was sent to the family. This time it said: The emperor wanted to overthrow the Li family's country and move the country to the Wu family.
This time, the letter was covered with a jade seal.
You don’t need to look at it to know that the jade seal is fake.
Fourth Master has never seen such a stupid rebel. You sent a letter, but I didn’t respond because I didn’t want to get involved. If you still dare to write a letter, you are not afraid that I will sell you out! Li Jingye knows the key to losing his head.
Yu Mi, what about you? Look at Empress Wu, how many people knew about such a big thing as deposing the emperor? She even hid her biological children! It's not good for you, because you are afraid that people don't know.
Look! It’s a failure!
Empress Wu received a secret report. Someone informed her about the plot of Li Zhen and Li Chong and his son. Who was this informant? It was Li Ai, the nephew of King Li Yuanjia of Han Dynasty.
Originally, the initiator was Li Yuanjia. But it turned out that Li Yuanjia contacted Li Zhen first, and the subsequent matters were discussed between them! As Li Yuanjia's nephew, Li Ai participated in the whole process. This guy swore that as long as he raised his troops, he would definitely succeed.
. But when he was ready to raise an army, he got scared! He was afraid of losing his head, so he sold the clan.
There are so many people participating! Send letters like this to everyone who can, and most of those who are invited have participated. Princess Chang Le and his wife, they responded positively. Of course, like
If you're a princess with a lot of gold, you won't be invited.
Likewise, the Xue family, as royal nephews, was among those invited.
As for the good news, Xue Shao's brother was among the list Li Ai confessed to.
Empress Wu did not say anything, knowing that it would not work to send ordinary people there, because they would definitely be open to Li Tang's clan. At this time, a person had to be used, and that was Qiu Shenji.
But the clan's rebellion this time was like child's play. As soon as Qiu Shenji made a move, someone in the capital quickly sent a message to Li Yuanjia and others, saying: It's bad! The matter has been exposed, please deal with the aftermath quickly.
But at this time, the arrow was ready.
There are so many people in the clan, each with their own plans, and communication has to rely on letters or people below to send messages back and forth. Isn’t this a waste of time? Without getting together, it is impossible for people to unite. Li Zhen’s son Li Chong, this
There were 5,000 people in the clan, and they rebelled without even saying hello to anyone in the clan. Of course, the fourth master estimated that they were so scattered in the southeast, northwest, and northwest that they wouldn't be able to say hello. He wanted to fire a shot and wait.
Everyone responded positively.
But the news of his army did not spread far, and he was defeated. He was not defeated by Qiu Shenji, but defeated by himself. At that time, Qiu Shenji was still on the way to conquer him. He raised his army in Bozhou, thinking
The river reached the other side of the Yellow River. But as a result, before crossing the Yellow River, they were defeated in a small county called Wushui County below Bozhou. The county magistrate and his people resisted very tenaciously.
Moreover, the county magistrate was still a subordinate of Li Chong, so the subordinate said: "You are an enemy of the country by raising an army. I can't let go of old feelings." The city gate is so closed that it is impossible to get through! What should I do? Li Chong said,
Let's set a fire. I still don't believe we can't open this door.
It means setting fire to the city.
How can this be done? These five thousand men and horses are all local and have not left the boundaries of Bozhou. Aren’t the family fortunes of all these people under my command are in Bozhou? Who did it?
This hand?
Originally, people's hearts were shattered, but Li Chong probably didn't have much geographical knowledge. He had to borrow the wind direction to set the fire, but he didn't understand the wind direction in this season. Then he lit a fire and the wind direction changed. The city was not burned down.
But the fire came back and burned only his own men and horses.
God is not helping me!
The time, place, and people were favorable, and no one was able to occupy it! The five thousand men and horses immediately dispersed like birds and beasts.
The rest were slaves. These people followed him and returned to Bozhou. But when he arrived in Bozhou, could Bozhou ask him to come in? No! There was a rebel prince, and all the officials at the top and bottom were afraid of being implicated.
, just in time, this guy is back like a lost dog, come on! We have a chance to make atonement.
None of the officials in Bozhou were alerted, but a few gatekeepers said to Li Chong: "King Langya is at war with the country. This is rebellion!"
It's a rebellion! Don't be polite! Go up and chop Li Chong with a knife.
From raising an army to being cut down - seven days!
When the news spread back to the capital, Li Jingye fell silent.
The fourth master said, "Look, it's not that my son just ignored the family members' misfortunes and ignored them. The question is, how to take care of them? If the queen's handling of government affairs in these years was unpopular, she wouldn't have done it like this. No matter what you think in your heart, the common people and the lower classes will do it.
Officials still recognized Tianhou's governance. The clan raised troops, but no one responded. King Langya was killed by local officials before he could even leave Bozhou! What does this mean? First, the clan members were not popular in the local area, and they were not popular at all.
No amount of good reputation can win them over; secondly, it is an indisputable fact that the Queen of Heaven has won the hearts of the lower classes."
Li Jingye said nothing, stood up silently, turned around and walked out silently.
The Fourth Master smiled and said nothing.
Song Xian watched Li Jingye go away, then straightened up and came closer, saying in a low voice: "Lang Jun, there is an urgent letter from Bozhou. General Wang Shouxin said that he had a conflict with Qiu Shenji. As you expected, the other party recognized Wang
The general colluded with the clan and intended to rebel."
The fourth master nodded and asked Song Xian, "When will the princess return?"
"Still more than a month?"
More than a month! A lot of things can happen in more than a month.
Why did Wang Shouxin and Qiu Shenji conflict? Because according to records, Qiu Shenji, a cruel official, discovered the so-called rebellion and ended it before he arrived. So he didn't get any credit from this trip!
What should I do if I don't get any merit? This person did a heinous thing, that is - killing good people and taking merit.
More than a thousand homes were damaged!
The local people did not follow the rebellion, and the local officials did not open the city gates to cooperate. On the contrary, they defended the court and quelled the rebellion spontaneously. The result was great. It is unfair for such a person to cause the people to suffer for the sake of merit.
Still wrong?
What's more, this person is also the person who forced Li Xian to death in history. So, according to this person's character, what would he do if he found out that he failed to kill a good person and took credit for it, and was caught?
A basin of sewage will be poured over.
Wang Shouxin was none other than the soldier who followed Tongtong all the way across the mountain and assassinated Lun Qinling. He had been promoted in a low-key manner over the years, and now he is not conspicuous, but he is still a fifth-grade general.
Qiu Shenji will definitely seize this opportunity and lead the matter to Tongtong!
Collusion with the clan and rebellion is a good crime.
At the same time, I'm afraid something might happen to Princess Taiping's house! When something happened to the Xue brothers, even if Xue Shao wasn't involved, he still had to be implicated.
Sure enough, within half a month, the Zhenguo Princess's Mansion and the Duke's Mansion were surrounded by the imperial guards, and no one was allowed to enter or exit. The Xue family was not so lucky. Xue Shao's brother was executed. And Xue Shao was in Taiping.
After pleading hard with a big belly, he was still beaten with a hundred sticks and sent to prison!
Wu Chengsi knelt in front of Empress Wu and said in a low voice: "Aunt, now is not the time to be soft-hearted. If you cut the grass without removing the root, there will be endless troubles!"
