Chapter 927: The Son of Heaven Kills
How much love does Princess Taiping and Xue Shao have?
Recently, people at Luoshui Port have been discussing this issue a lot. They already knew that Xue Juma loved fishing, and recently a large painting boat specially designed for fishing sailed into Luoyang's Fisherman's Harbor.
This is a Tang version of the "private cruise" specially commissioned by Princess Taiping to serve the royal family, specially for Xue Shao.
Compared to the royal dragon boats that can hold hundreds or thousands of people, it is not very large, and only ten people can sing and dance on the deck. The interior is not known to outsiders, but the lower part of the belly of the cabin is designed with a strange secret door of the ship's armor, which is pushed open and lowered to reveal a cozy little pavilion, no more than two or three feet above the water, which is most suitable for fishing.
Since then, Xue Shao has often sat or lie down in the small pavilion to fish with peace of mind, and the gentle Mei Ji can often be seen around him serving the tea and pouring water, and the moving sound of silk and bamboo floats out from time to time on the boat, which is intoxicating.
There were only six sailors on board, and all of them were not good-looking. But a nearby fisherman once saw one of the sailors, in the middle of the night, holding a bamboo pole and stepping on a log on the surface of Luoshui, gliding as fast as a sharp arrow. At that time, the fisherman thought that he had met a water ghost and was so frightened that he screamed in fright, so the sailor rowed a log to his boat, greeted him, and let him recover, and then slid away as fast as he could.
After a glimpse, no one ever saw a similar sight. Even the fisherman's relatives and peers scolded him for bragging.
Xue has recently become obsessed with fishing, and Princess Taiping specially customized a painting boat for him to enjoy. This matter has gradually become known to everyone in the government and the opposition. In today's era, fishermen and hunters do not belong to the four major classes of agriculture, industry and commerce, and are lowly miscellaneous households that do not enter the stream. The minister's indulgence in fishing and hunting is a sign of discouragement from doing his job, and strictly speaking, he can be impeached by the imperial history.
But Xue Shao's fishing has led a fashion. Luoyang's talented scholars and celebrities and aristocrats followed suit, attracting many private painting boats to float on Luoshui. All of a sudden, hundreds of boats competed for the stream, and the poetry of the beauty and long-sleeved dancing talent was flying, which became a romantic wonder in Luoyang.
The imperial historians silently put away the recital they were about to impeach, and then silently picked up the pen and paper, and began to copy those amazing poems on Luoshui.
Xue Shao was helpless.
It's really a person who is afraid of being famous, pigs are afraid of being strong, and the original picture of fishing is a quiet and leisurely. Now that countless people are watching and imitating every day, and all kinds of women often come forward to talk, how can this fish be caught?
So the beautiful boat sent by Princess Taiping was sailed into Lide Fang and anchored at the dock of Xue Shao's new home "Zhao Guogong's Mansion".
The Zhao Guogong Mansion is surrounded by water and connected to Luoshui, and half of the buildings in the mansion are built directly on the water. There is a water village on the periphery of the water surface that looks like a military port. Xue Shao closed the gate of the village, and finally ended up in a quiet place.
From then on, except at night when it was sparsely populated, Xue Shao's ship never appeared on Luoshui again. This made many talented people who came to make friends with Xue Shao extremely disappointed. But there are many people who are even more disappointed than them, such as those famous ladies and beautiful women.
So Xue Shao fell hopelessly in love with night fishing.
After nightfall, there was silence in Luoyang City, the forbidden divine capital. Xue Shao's painting boat sailed out of his own harbor and floated above Luoshui.
Xue Shao lay on the deck with his back completely relaxed. There was darkness between heaven and earth, and there were only a few fishing fires on the water. Listen to the oars paddling the water and the sound of lapping on the deck.
No matter what kind of troubles he experienced during the day, at this time, Xue Shao's mood was always unusually relaxed and relaxed, and his mind would be exceptionally sharp and clear. He even wanted to chant a high-imitation poem, "The only way to solve worries is to fish".
The painting boat floated to the Luoshui, away from the fishing fire, and anchored lonely and quietly in the middle of the Luohe River.
Xue Shao got up from the deck, walked barefoot to the small pavilion on the belly of the boat, opened the small door on the deck, and threw the hook to fish.
Chen Xian'er walked over with a guqin in her arms, stopped at his side, and said softly, "What song does the husband want to listen to?" ”
"You're my wife, not a kabuki." Xue Shao patted the vacant seat beside him with a smile, "Come, sit with me." ”
"Yes."
Chen Xian'er obediently agreed, put down the guqin, took off her shoes, pulled up her skirt and sat next to Xue Shao. Follow his example and soak your feet in the cool Luoshui. Then she tilted her head slightly and leaned lightly on Xue Shao's shoulder.
Xue Shao turned his head to look at her, smiled lightly and happily, and his mood was several points more beautiful again.
Water conservancy is indisputable.
What is tenderness like water, just look at Chen Xian'er.
Among all the women around him, Xue Shao believes that the most gentle and tranquil one is Chen Xian'er. The feeling of being with her is the most comfortable and relaxing.
In fact, a woman like Chen Xian'er, anyone who gets along with her will feel very comfortable.
She didn't seem to want anything from her, and no one had ever heard her complain. In Xue Shao's big family, she is the one who is most easily ignored, and even more than half of Xue Shao's friends and colleagues don't know that Xue Shao has such a lady as Chen Xian'er. Few people will remember that Chen Xian'er was the most outstanding musician in the Tang court. Her attainments in dance and music have amazed the two saints and many foreign guests from other countries.
But after marrying Xue Shao as the wife of Princess Taiping, Chen Xian'er took off her dance costume and stayed away from the court, turning into the most typical traditional woman. Since then, she has never left home to teach her husband and children, and has never disobeyed and resisted Xue Shao and Princess Taiping, and has not even criticized any of the subordinates in the house. Being lenient with others and strict with herself is a portrayal of her character. The four words "famous ladies" have been interpreted by her to the extreme.
At the same time, Chen Xian'er is not a pure vase or rice worm. Princess Taiping put her in charge of managing the winery and silk business, and the accounts of the income and expenditure of Xue Shao and his wife's food and fields. She just kept everything in order. The wealth she handles is not inferior to that of a county official yamen, but her accounts have never been confused, and not even a copper plate has been wrong.
Now, whether it is the high-ranking princess Taiping or the lowly servants below, they all respect and admire Chen Xian'er, the gentle, virtuous, and knowledgeable princess housekeeper. Even Zhu Bajie, the original butler of the princess's mansion, had already rolled up and returned to his inner chamberlain province and continued to be his inner eunuch.
"You're not here, what should I do if my daughter is crying?" Xue Shao asked in a low voice.
"There is a nurse to take care of, husband rest assured." Chen Xian'er said softly, "Nishang is the most well-behaved and never cries." ”
"She's like a mother."
As soon as he finished speaking, a strange splash surged on the water not far ahead. Xue Shao shook his head, "I'm afraid this fish will be unstable tonight." ”
"Xian'er retired." Chen Xian'er walked in very consciously.
Xue Shao slapped the water with a fishing rod.
"Wow!"
There was a sound of water, and then a man jumped out of the water and landed on the side of the boat, clasping his fist on one knee.
"Master!" One of the eighteen ospreys of Hongmen, holding a wax pill in his hand.
Xue Shao took it and crushed it, and there was a small note inside, which was written with a hard pen in Lantian Secret Text. Xue Shao read it carefully for a moment, then threw the note into the small brazier behind him, "Explore again!" ”
There was another sound of water, and the fishing eagle vanished. After meeting the fisherman that day, Xue Shao ordered that the sailors on the boat (that is, the six fishing eagles) were not allowed to pretend to be handsome and rowed wood on the Luo River.
The Scouts and Hongmen have laid down an unprecedentedly large network of information, and a lot of information is gathered from all directions every day. After being screened by Guo An and Zhao Qi Fan Zhen, the most important ones will be sent to Xue Shao's hands.
It's like this wax pill tonight.
"Wu Chengsi is really a mad dog, catch whoever bites whom." Xue Shao's brows furrowed slightly, and he said to himself in his heart, "You were ordered by Wu Zetian to clean up the Li family's royal family, and I can't control it if you are far away, so that's it." But you just have an evil wind blowing, and you have to lead the war to the Imperial City and the Imperial Forest Army. No wonder your aunt didn't tell you...... Anyone who has something to do with Xue Shao, don't you touch it now?! ”
"Wow!"
With a sound of water, Xue Shao's fishing rod pierced into the water like a sharp arrow and quickly pulled out, and there was a fat golden carp on the rod head struggling desperately.
"Since you won't let me fish happily, then you don't want to have another moment of peace!"
A few days later, the first major earthquake since Wu Zetian ascended the throne occurred in the court.
More than a dozen relatives of the royal family of the former dynasty, including Li Shangjin, the assassin of Suizhou, Li Sujie, the assassin of Shuzhou, and Li Ying, the king of Nan'an, were sentenced for treason. In the course of the trial, there were more than 1,000 ministers and their relatives who were implicated. Just the five-rank members above the court, there are more than ten people involved in the case.
Among them, the two generals of the right Yu Lin Wei, Zhang Qianqiao and Fan Yunxian.
Zhou Xing, the autumn official who was in charge of investigating and handling the case, read the excerpts in the court for nearly half an hour. This is the second major case investigated and handled by Zhou Xing after the rebellion of Li Zhen, the king of Yue. Last time, he slaughtered more than a thousand people in one go, most of them were the Li Tang clan and their relatives. Because of this "great achievement", he was promoted from a small scholar to the Qiuguan Shilang in charge of the national criminal case verification.
Now Zhou Xing has released such a big move, which scared the Manchu Dynasty civil and military into a nest of quails to be slaughtered, and their faces were pale, for fear that their names would appear in Zhou Xing's mouth.
Wu Zetian, who was sitting on the dragon chair, glanced at the ministers under the seat with an indifferent expression.
Zhou Xing finished reading the excerpt and bowed his hand, "Your Majesty, please detain the people involved in the case and hand them over to the magistrate's court for strict interrogation!" ”
The Magistrate's House is a new prison built by the Imperial Observatory in Lijingmen, controlled by a group of cool officials. It is said that it is difficult for one out of a hundred people to come out alive of all those who enter there. Therefore, Lijing Gate has been called "Example Gate".
"Quasi-play."
The two words lightly sounded like rolling thunder on the court.
The Manchu Dynasty of the Wu Zhou Dynasty was civil and military, some were paralyzed on the ground, some were silent, some shouted loudly, and some simply cried bitterly.
Seeing such chaos in his imperial court, Wu Zetian was not angry, but the corners of his mouth rose slightly, revealing a meaningful smile.
The Son of Heaven should kill. Only by combining grace and power can we govern the world. There are so many people who oppose Wu Zhou, if you don't kill a few of him, how can you be peaceful? - Back then, Emperor Taizong, the Son of Heaven, killed no fewer people than me!
When Wu Zetian was secretly thinking about these things in his heart, a purple-robed official in the front class stood up. As soon as he stopped in the middle of this chaotic bazaar, he was pierced like a bloody iron spear.
One person is like an army of thousands of horses.
Above the court, it was inexplicably quiet. Everyone's eyes were focused on that man.
"Your Majesty. Weichen Xue Shao, I have something to say! ”