When I left home, you were still pretty and dark-haired,
Now my hair is gray
What makes you gray?
Desert frost!
So heartless!
Drunk on the sunny slope,
This is my family's land.
My father farmed here,
The military merits of the twelfth rank!
Do not care……
There is a rule in the army that as long as a war horse gets old, it will be killed and skinned. This is not cruel, because it is the coffin of the war dead. Every soldier believes that the horse's skin is the soul of the war horse. Once the horse's skin is skinned, it will be killed and skinned.
Shrouded in corpses, you can still fight bravely with your beloved war horse in the underworld, where there are more enemies.
"It's a big trouble that you can't die all the time. Our companions in the underworld are now being besieged from all sides. If I don't go, those dead bastards won't be able to withstand it. Lao Li, why don't you go first?"
Stand at the front? Help them resist for a while, and after I, Old Cheng, are dead and gone, we can take care of those killers and kill them all!"
Cheng Yaojin told a story about the Battle of Hulao Pass. Thinking of those dead Paoze, he seemed to feel very uncomfortable, so he made some suggestions to Li Ji who was resting his mind with his eyes closed.
Li Ji opened his eyes slightly and said: "Come on, as long as Jingye continues to behave like this, I will go to fight over there soon. You don't need to curse. I will go too."
Your sons and grandsons have been well arranged. Only Li Ji's descendants are as long as weeds. My son died early and left me only a single seedling. Now he is the governor of Xiangzhou.
Your Majesty gave me face, but when a young man took over the power, he couldn't tell the difference. I heard that he was very restless recently, and I strictly ordered him to come back. As a result, his wife and children came back, but he didn't come back. He said he wanted to
Put state affairs first!" Li Ji said with a sad smile: "Xiangzhou is near Gyeonggi Province, so what kind of incredible military aircraft can there be. You and I are both from the battlefield, how can we hide the current situation in the world from us?"
After hearing these words, Cheng Yaojin immediately stood up and said to Li Ji: "This can't be done. Yun Ye just warned the family a few days ago that no mistakes are allowed during these times. Your Majesty has set up a magistrate's court at Zhuque Gate. The person in charge is
Zhou Xing and Suo Yuanli. These two people are very vicious. If they fall into their hands, there is only one way to die.
The great general Qiu Xinggong of Zuowei was recently inexplicably arrested and sent to the Senate. He was accused of treason. Isn't this nonsense? In such a bright world, what kind of rebellion could Qiu Xinggong use? I hurriedly went to visit, but Zhou Xing was very polite.
Gong. Showed the confession and evidence signed by Qiu Xinggong to me. I checked three times that it was indeed Qiu Xinggong’s handwriting. I wanted to question Qiu Xinggong in person, but was stopped by the eunuch, who said he couldn’t do it without orders.
If Jingye continues like this, he will definitely be in big trouble. His Majesty is re-cultivating his own manpower. Even the Supreme Emperor cannot stop His Majesty from doing this. Once the emperor and his ministers, now it is the critical moment to eliminate the old and retain the new. Regardless of whether you are guilty or not,
Loyalty is the first choice. If you don’t do it right, you won’t be able to do it even if you want to go home and farm the fields.”
Li Ji said disheartenedly: "If something happens, it's too late now. Jingye has been restless since he was a child. He thinks that his talent is the first among the younger generation, but he doesn't know that his little ability is not comparable to that of Yun Ye and Changsun Chong.
Compared with the second generations such as Dugu Mou, Chu Mo, Jian Hu, and Baolin, even the third generation Li Rong and Yun Shou were far behind him.
Who knows what he will do with his high vision and low hand? You probably don’t know, right? The general I sent to escort him home had his legs broken. I don’t understand what he did.
He won’t even dare to return home because of the disaster.”
Cheng Yaojin sat down and said repeatedly: "This makes it difficult for us to die in peace!"
Yun Ye walked out of the house with a jar of crickets. Today's harvest was good. Lao Niu's crickets couldn't compete with his own. His purse was full of gold coins. However, it was already late autumn and the crickets couldn't compete for a few days.
Sitting next to Lao Cheng, he took the teapot and poured a cup of tea and drank it happily. He was about to show off his achievements to Lao Cheng, but found that the two old men were both frowning, so he smiled and said: "You two are
You're such a big winner, why are you still looking gloomy?"
Cheng Yaojin sat up and asked Yun Ye: "Do you have any way to save Jingye?"
Yun Ye shook his head and said: "A great governor forcefully wants to take over local governance. What does he want to do? Want to dominate Xiangzhou with one hand? Military and political affairs in the Tang Dynasty are two-way street. Who does he think he is? Jiedu envoy? Jiedushi.
The envoy has no local governance power, not to mention, no one can save him from the crime of privately minting silver coins. I have already asked someone to go to Xiangzhou. It is estimated that his head will appear in front of the British Duke soon. This is the only
This is the only way that does not affect the Duke's family. I am the second-generation person in charge of our family. I have this right, so I express my condolences!
I originally didn't want to tell you that this was my fault, but now I can't hide it from you. You can beat or scold me as you please."
Li Ji's two fists were clenched so tightly that his nails were already embedded in his flesh. After a long time, he opened his palms. His palms were full of blood. He stood up unsteadily and clasped his fists at Yun Ye to express his gratitude.
He turned around and left. When he was almost out of the yard, he turned back and said to Yun Ye: "There is no need to bring his head back. I don't intend to bury his whole body. It's good for the three of us to know about this."
Cheng Yaojin saw Li Ji walking out of the yard and asked in a low voice: "Boy, did you really send someone to kill Jingye? Are you reliable? Although that guy Jingye is a bastard, his skills are not bad, otherwise he wouldn't be so proud.
For this reason."
"It was Shan Ying who went there, so he is dead. If he only minted silver coins to make profits, squeezed out the governor of Xiangzhou, and forcibly took over the governance, I still have a way to keep him alive, but his selfish temperament makes me extremely disgusted.
He didn't tell his grandfather what mistake he had made before the incident happened, and even sent his wife and children to Chang'an as a temporary measure. Is this still a human being?
He didn't care about the Li family in Chang'an, he didn't care about his wife and children, and he didn't think about it. If he was labeled as a rebel, would there be anyone alive in the Duke Ying's mansion?
The great merits of the heroic father-in-law cannot offset the crime of rebellion! So I have no intention of rescuing him. This man will not stop even if he is placed on a distant island. He is just a black sheep, so I just let Shan Ying kill him.
Eliminate the root cause of the disaster at its source.
I'm afraid Mr. Ying just thought of the reason why I did this. That's why I said the following words."
Cheng Yaojin kept breathing cold air, and said fearfully: "If Li Ji is the only one in the family, he will die. There are more than 300 people in the family. Although he is the only legitimate son of the main wife, he is the second wife of the second wife.
Does he just ignore his brothers and uncles?
Xiao Ye, please help me keep an eye on Dian Chuliang and Chu Bi. Once they do something like this, you will immediately strike hard and never hesitate. Our family has a larger population! We can’t afford to hurt them!"
Yun Ye shook his head in annoyance and said: "I got rid of the bad things in the court, and I thought I could live a relaxed life for a few days. Now, what happened to Li Jingye again? Doesn't he have some brains?"
?There are water prisons all over the world. If I hadn't received the warning in advance, Ying Gong would have been in big trouble. You also know that the emperor is now red-eyed to eradicate dissidents, and even with the support of the Supreme Emperor, Qingque will not even
Dare to take a step beyond the realm of thunder."
Cheng Yaojin scratched his head, let out a long breath and said: "You'd better let Xiao Wu monitor these prodigal sons in our family. Give Xiao Wu money to the wider community. A family with a big business can't afford to cause trouble."
Ah, Xiao Wu just likes to dig a hole in the mountains to live in. What a big deal. Let Xiao Wu come over tomorrow and tell her that Grandpa Cheng won some gold coins and couldn't spend them all, so he gave her a reward for digging holes."
When Yun Ye returned home from the villa area, he saw a thin fifth-grade official sitting in the living room. He was talking to Lao Qian without saying a word, but his long and white hands were tapping gently on the table, which was very interesting.
rhythm.
Seeing that Yun Ye was back, he immediately paid homage and said: "I am going to the Shaoqing of Sinong Temple. Zhou Xing, the head of the Council of Judges, has met Duke Chu."
Yun Ye didn't say anything. Instead, he stood there and looked at Zhou Xing carefully before speaking: "I called you here today because I actually wanted to ask how Qiu Xinggong's family was dealt with. The punishment of Dapi was not as bad as that of his wife and children."
, I heard that you imprisoned his entire family in the Magistrate's Court. Now that Qiu Xinggong's crimes have been made public, do you have other thoughts?"
Zhou Xing bent down and replied: "According to our laws of the Tang Dynasty, this is indeed the case. However, Qiu Xinggong is a prisoner named by His Majesty and requires strict punishment, so the clause that the crime is not as serious as that of his wife and children is not appropriate to apply to Qiu Xinggong."
"Do you act in accordance with the Laws of the Tang Dynasty, or do you obey His Majesty's will? The reason why the Tang Dynasty established the Laws of the Tang Dynasty is to make everyone abide by it, including Your Majesty. If His Majesty wants to act according to his own wishes, he first needs to change it.
The laws of the Tang Dynasty are the laws of our ancestors. I don’t believe that Your Majesty can violate them nakedly.
Give you one day to release Qiu Xinggong's wife and children as soon as possible, otherwise I will go to the palace in person to question whether the East and West pavilions are for decoration, question whether the prime minister has changed the laws of the Tang Dynasty, and why your majesty has sworn to abide by the laws of the Tang Dynasty.
Abandoned like worn out shoes."
Zhou Xing did not seem to be panicked. Instead, he straightened up and said, "I am your majesty's eagle dog. I will do whatever your majesty says. As long as Duke Chu can convince your majesty, I will never dare to detain Qiu Xinggong's wife and children."
One day.”
"How courageous. Your Majesty has only been on the throne for two years, and the Senate has only been established for three months. I have not competed with others for many years, and now a small official dares to argue with me. Come on! Bind him and hang him.
At the gate of the Magistrates' Court, we will deal with it after I have an audience with His Majesty tomorrow."
"Mr. Chu..." Before Zhou Xing could finish his words, Liu Jinbao walked in with his family generals. After knocking Zhou Xing down, he tied him up with a rope like a silkworm and walked out...