Hearing what Long Yuan said, Liu Xiu, Li Tong and others couldn't believe their ears.
Li Tong's eyes widened. After a moment, he strode up to Long Yuan, grabbed his arm, and asked nervously: "Uncle Zhong, you said... I said what happened to my father?"
Long Yuan and Li Tong were also old acquaintances. They fought side by side in Yizhou and went through life and death. Seeing Li Tong's eager eyes and unbelievable expression, Long Yuan lamented in his heart and lowered his head and said: "Li Gong... Li Gong was killed by Wang Mang.
Beheaded everywhere."
When Li Tong heard this, his vision went dark, and his body fell forward uncontrollably. Long Yuan hurriedly stretched out his hand to catch Li Tong's fallen body, and shouted urgently: "Dimension! Dimension!"
Liu Xiu stepped forward quickly, took Li Tong, and slowly helped him sit down. Then he looked up at Long Yuan and asked, "Uncle Zhong, what's going on? Please tell me clearly!"
Long Yuan took a deep breath and recounted exactly what happened in the capital.
Liu Xiu's guess was correct. When Zhenfu Road passed through Wancheng, he asked the Li family to help annihilate the Green Forest Army. After Li Tong and Li Yi refused, he didn't say anything at the time. Fortunately, he was cheerful. But later, he wrote
A memorial was submitted directly to the court.
In this memorial, Zhen Fu listed a series of charges against the Li family. The first of the charges was colluding with the Green Forest Army, plotting evil, and intending to rebel.
The second one is about conspiring with clan brothers Li Yi, Li Song and others to rebel. The third one is about private soldiers hoarding weapons and supplies in preparation for rebellion. The fourth one is about rebelling from Wancheng and taking Nanyang County directly.
city.
Each of these four items in the memorial identifies Li Tong, and Li Yi and others are preparing to rebel. It can be said that each item is fatal, let alone four items.
Li Shou has a good friend named Huang Xian. Huang Xian's official position in the court is not low. He is worshiped as Zhonglang General and is subordinate to Guang Luxun. He is in charge of the palace guards and can be said to be a close official of the emperor. Li Shou came to the capital.
Huang Xian, who organized a rebellion, held an important position and was a close friend, naturally became Li Shou's key target.
Huang Xian also gave Li Shou great support and expressed his willingness to work with him. But the problem is that the people Li Shou attracted were not Huang Xian alone, but many people, but not everyone was like Huang Xian
reliable.
While Li Shou was running around the capital, lobbying everywhere, the news spread to the palace unknowingly.
As the head of the palace guards, Huang Xian was well-informed. After learning about the incident, he immediately reported it to Li Shou.
At this time, Long Yuan, Long Zhun, and Long Bo were already with Li Shou. After hearing the news from Huang Xian, the three of them persuaded Li Shou that he could no longer stay in the capital, and Wang Mang hadn't come to his door yet.
, we should leave Beijing quickly and return to Wancheng.
Li Shou felt that what Long Yuan and the others said was reasonable, so he also thought of escaping back to Wancheng.
But at this time, Huang Xian dissuaded Li Shou, saying that there was just a rumor coming into the palace, and Wang Mang had not yet decided that he was going to rebel. If he ran away now, it would be equivalent to absconding in fear of crime, and his rebellion would be confirmed, and the court
An order will be issued for his arrest immediately.
And Li Shou's body shape was very special, so how could he possibly pass the checkpoints between Beijing and Wancheng.
In fact, what Huang Xian said makes sense. Li Shou's body shape is indeed too special. He is nine feet tall. In today's terms, he is two meters tall. No matter where he goes, he is the most eye-catching one. He is the most eye-catching one in the imperial court.
Once the statistical order is promulgated, Li Shou will indeed be easily discovered.
The opinions of Long Yuan and Huang Xian are to the left. If you run away now, you will at least have a glimmer of hope. If you don't run now, you will be sitting here waiting for death with no chance of survival. The opinion of Long Yuan and Huang Xian is that Li
Li Shou fled the capital as soon as possible, even if the return to Wancheng was delayed and took a detour. However, Huang Xian's opinion was that Li Shou should stay in the capital and send a memorial to Wang Mang, explaining that he had no intention of rebellion, to dissuade Wang Mang.
doubts.
Li Shousi thought about it and finally adopted Huang Xian's opinion. He actually wrote a memorandum to Wang Mang, saying that there had been a lot of gossip about him in the capital recently, and he asked your Majesty not to believe it, as he had no objections, etc.
His memorial was submitted to Wang Mang by Huang Xian on his behalf.
But the strange thing is that Wang Mang did not see this memorial. After submitting the memorial, it was like a stone sinking into the sea, and there was no reaction at all.
The past few days have been calm, and Li Shou thought he was fine. But on this day in the court, someone suddenly reported Li Shou, plotting evil and attempting to rebel.
When Wang Mang heard this, he was very angry and immediately ordered Li Shou to be brought into the palace. He wanted to ask questions personally.
Li Shou used to be a master, an official in charge of clan affairs, and he was also a master of prophecy. He was trusted and appreciated by Wang Mang. So when he heard that Li Shou was going to rebel against him, you can imagine Wang Mang's anger.
Know.
Li Shou, who was brought into the court, heard Wang Mang's accusation. He immediately said that he had already explained the matter and wrote a memorial a few days ago, asking Huang Xian to forward it to the court.
Wang Mang was puzzled by what he heard. He had never read the memorial at all. Later, he asked the eunuch to check it and actually found out the memorial. Wang Mang's expression finally softened after reading the memorial from a few days ago.
During this period, there were already many people rebelling in various places. In addition to the Red Eyebrow Army, the Green Forest Army, and the Bronze Horse Army, there were many other rebel armies. Even the leaders of many rebel armies were relatives of the ministers in the DPRK.
If all were punished severely, there would not be many ministers left in the court.
After reading the memorial, Wang Mang had planned not to pursue the matter further, but at this moment, someone stood up, Taizhong doctor Fei Xing. Fei Xing directly took out the memorial reported by Zhen Fu and handed it to Wang Mang.
Zhen Fu's memorial is too fatal. The four articles of impeachment are fatal.
Wang Mang, who had already calmed down, became furious after reading Zhen Fu's memorial. He was so angry that he took pictures of Long Shu's case. He ordered on the spot that Li Shou and Huang Xian, who had spoken for Li Shou, be executed together. Li Shou was also executed.
The whole family was copied and beheaded.
Li Shou and Huang Xian didn't even have a chance to explain. They couldn't even get out of the palace gate. They were dragged out of the hall and beheaded on the spot.
In addition, all Li Shou's family members in the capital were killed, and all the Li family's shops in the capital were sealed.
Long Yuan, Long Zhun, and Long Bu reacted quickly and hid immediately, thus escaping the disaster. After that, the three of them fled back to Wancheng overnight to report the news to the Li family.
This is how the whole thing happened.
After finishing the matter, Long Yuan said urgently: "The imperial court's order will be sent to the county immediately. As soon as Zhen Fu receives the imperial court's order, he will immediately lead the army to Wancheng. Wancheng can't wait anymore, we will immediately
You have to go!”
The three of them traveled day and night to arrive at Wancheng ahead of the decree. According to the time calculation, Wang Mang's decree would arrive at the county town in just a day or two, and it was even possible that it would arrive today. It was extremely urgent and could not be delayed.
At this time, Li Tong was already in tears and grief-stricken.
Li Yi's face was also full of tears, but he still maintained his sense. He pulled Li Tong's clothes and said: "Ci Yuan, now is not the time to be sad. We have to leave Wancheng quickly!"
Li Tong ignored Li Yi and asked with a choked voice: "Where is my father's body now?"
Long Yuan said with a gloomy look: "It has... been burned by Wang Mang's order."
The implication is that Wang Mang crushed his bones and spread his ashes, without even a burial place.
When Li Tong heard this, his throat felt sweet, and with a pop, blood spurted out of his mouth. Liu Xiu and others were shocked and hurriedly supported Li Tong. He turned to look at Yan Guang and said in a hurry: "Ziling!"
Yan Guang took three steps into two steps. When Li Tong was approaching, he poured a pill from a small porcelain bottle and stuffed it into Li Tong's mouth.
After waiting for a while, Li Tong finally recovered. He burst into tears and said word by word: "The hatred for killing my father is irreconcilable. If I don't kill the reckless thief, I will be ashamed to be a son of man. I swear."
Not human!"
Liu Xiu grabbed Li Tong's arm hard and said: "Ci Yuan, I will definitely help you avenge this revenge, but now, you have to follow me to Chung Ling!"
When the Li family incident happened, we couldn't get away from it. As long as Zhen Fu did a little investigation, he would connect the Li family with us.
Therefore, no matter whether our side is ready or not, the arrow is already on the string and must be fired, and there is no other choice.
This is the main reason why Liu Xiuzhi attaches great importance to Li Shou's safety in the capital. Once something happens to Li Shou, the Li family will be implicated. If something happens to the Li family, his eldest brother and himself will also be involved.
Wancheng, Chongling, and Xinye have long been a community, and one move affects the whole body. No matter where there is a problem, it will affect everything.
Li Tong wiped the tears on his face, then took two deep breaths and looked at the people around him. He saw that everyone present was looking at him with concern. He stood up and nodded towards Liu Xiu,
Said: "Lord, I will go to Chung Ling with you!"
Li Yi said anxiously: "I will go back to the main house in the city now and bring my brothers and supplies with me!"
Liu Xiu nodded and reminded: "Be careful! Only bring soft items with you and discard heavy items!"
"Understood!" After a pause, he suddenly remembered something and asked cautiously: "Then... what should Miss Lihua do?"
His words really frightened Liu Xiu. Now we have to start an attack in advance. Wancheng is not safe, Xinye is not safe, and Chongling is even more unsafe. It can be said that in the entire Nanyang County, Liu Xiu cannot find a place that is absolutely safe.
place.
Seeing that he looked troubled and silent, Li Yi said: "Uncle Wen, why not let Miss Lihua live here temporarily! This village is not in the name of the Li family, and it will not be implicated by the Li family."
"This..." Liu Xiu hesitated for a moment and looked at Li Tong. The latter nodded to Liu Xiu with red eyes, indicating that Li Yi was right. Not many people knew about the relationship between this village and the Li family, and they knew
All the people are the confidants of the Li family.
Liu Xiu no longer hesitated and said to Long Yuan: "Uncle Zhong, the three of you will stay here temporarily and be responsible for Lihua's safety."
Long Yuan, Long Zhun, and Long Bo didn't know the situation here at all, and the three of them looked at a loss.
Deng Yu stepped forward and briefly told the three of them about Yin Lihua's hiding place in Wancheng. The three of them looked at each other, feeling helpless.
They thought that when they returned from the capital this time, they could finally follow Liu Xiu and have a big fight. Unexpectedly, they had to stay in this village in the wilderness to protect Yin Lihua.
Liu Xiu saw what they were thinking, patted the three of them on the shoulders, and said meaningfully: "Lihua is very important to me, I must ensure her safety! When our uprising has a certain foundation, I