Chapter 878: Disaster Comes from All Directions
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At the same time, Luzhou City, Linzi Palace.
Everything was normal outside the palace, guarded by halberd-wielding guards, passing people passing cautiously, and children daring to look inside.
Inside the palace, there was a slaughter. People were dressed in black and white, and the maids and servants did not dare to show a smile on their faces.
In a secret room, it is even more covered in silver, and a mourning hall is set up.
The person who presided over the sacrifice was none other than Li Longji, the king of Linzi.
Beside him, a man and a woman were standing.
If Cui Geng is here, he will find that these two people are somewhat similar to Zhang Laokang and Zhang Shuitao, and they are Zhang Laokang's only son Zhang Jincai and daughter Zhang Shuixing.
Zhang Jincai was also very helpless, at the beginning, Wang Ju relied on the three-inch incorruptible snake to persuade himself and others to lead Zheng Pusi's private soldiers and take refuge in Li Longji.
It is said that there is nothing wrong with this, Zheng Pusi is a god, who can believe that he will succeed? I'm just mixing up some money and spending it. And Li Longji is very different, he is a relative of the emperor and the grandson of Gaozong Li Zhi, and he is more likely to become the emperor than Zheng Pusi.
Later, Zheng Pusi was escorted to Chang'an by Cui Geng, and everyone was even more glad for their previous decision. When Li Longji proposed to take Zhang Shuixing as a concubine and appoint himself as a personal guard, everyone was even happier.
Don't talk about any "hostages", you want to be a high-ranking ~ hostage of officials and nobles.
However, the sky is unpredictable.
This is not much, there is news that the 5,000 men and horses were ambushed by the 500 Yulin army led by Xin Chenghe, and the whole army was annihilated, and his father and sister were also captured and captured.
Later, news came that in order not to implicate Li Longji and even himself and his sister, these two insisted that they were following Zheng Pusi to rebel, and they were also taken to Chang'an by Xin Chenghe.
"Alas!"
After some tedious rituals, Li Longji inserted the three sticks of incense and sighed.
He said: "Count the days, the old man and Tao'er will go to Chang'an today." In order to protect this king, they must bear the crime of rebellion, and I hurt them! โ
"The prince doesn't have to be like this!" Zhang Jincai persuaded: "Daddy and sister's move is for the sake of the Tang Dynasty's Jiangshan Sheji, and it can be regarded as a well-deserved death." โ
"Alas, it's always the king's fault." Li Longji was a little discouraged and said: "This king's plan has been repeatedly destroyed by Cui Geng, could it be that he is my natural nemesis?" Can this great cause of restoring the Tang Dynasty still succeed? โ
Wang Ju persuaded: "The prince can't think like this. At the beginning, Liu Bang, the ancestor of the Han Dynasty, was repeatedly defeated against Xiang Yu, and he couldn't even keep his wife and children, but in the end, he won the next battle and eventually became a generation of hegemons. There is also Liu Xiu, Emperor Guangwu of the Han Dynasty, who was not very good at the beginning of the great cause, but in the first battle of Kunyang, 3,000 broke 500,000, and was famous all over the world. Even if you are defeated by Cui Geng for a while, as long as you persist, you will eventually be able to ascend to the throne. โ
Li Longji said: "Thank you Mr. Wang for your persuasion, it's just ...... Liu Bang is assisted by Han Xin, Zhang Liang, Xiao He, Chen Ping, Fan Xu and others, and Emperor Guangwu of Han has 28 generals of Yuntai by his side, but this king is ...... around"
Looking at the two or three big cats and kittens around him, except for Wang Ju, who is a talent, others really can't give him any confidence.
"Regarding this, the prince doesn't have to worry about it. Who is Chen Ping? Stealing his sister-in-law at home is not allowed in the township. Xiao He, Pei County is just an official. Fan Xu is a butcher, Han Xin can't even eat, these people's talents themselves may not be much stronger than us, but the times just create heroes. โ
Seeing that Li Longji still didn't have much confidence, Wang Ju said again: "Think about it, Liu Bang's starting team, Fan Xu, Xiao He, and Cao Shen, are all from Pei County. Could it be that God gave birth to all the heroes in Pei County? No, it is really Liu Bangde's outstanding people in a county who use it, and it is enough to dominate the world. If you use the talents of Luzhou now, why worry about the great cause? โ
In the end, there was some truth in what he said, and Li Longji's face eased slightly.
Zhang Jincai was a little surprised, and said: "I said Mr. Wang, you have been for a long time, what level of talent are you yourself?" โ
"At least not under that Zhang Liang, Xiao He, and Chen Ping."
"Oh? So powerful? Then tell me, now that we have been bullied by Cui Geng, how can we take revenge? โ
Wang Ju pulled a chair and sat down, and said, "This official has at least three ways to make Cui Erlang walk around without eating......"
Then, he briefly explained the three methods.
One is to provoke Li Chongjun to rebel. This plan is going very smoothly now, and when the time comes, if Li Dan or Li Longji can take advantage of the chaos to ascend the throne as emperor, Cui Geng will let Li Longji knead it round and flatten. It's called winning without a fight.
The second is Yang Chongyi mentioned by Wang Ju before. Originally, Wang Ju dealt with him just for the money in his hands. But now, Cui Geng's brother has become Yang Chongren's son-in-law, and Yang Chongyi is Yang Chongren's younger brother, so there are many places to make a fuss. When it works, it's enough to kill two birds with one stone.
Li Longji asked, "What is the third method?" โ
Wang Ju smiled slightly and said, "As the saying goes, a thief bites into the bone for three points. As everyone knows, a bite from this good man is a little more painful than a thief's bite. I'm going to arrange a special enemy for Cui Geng. โ
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Li Longji set up a mourning hall here to worship Zhang Laodang and Zhang Shuitao, and there were bursts of miserable howls in the palace.
"The Queen, the Queen! Listen to me, my grandson really didn't want to rebel, he was framed! โ
The Fifth Clan grabbed the door frame of the Lizheng Palace, but refused to be dragged out, and shouted by pulling his neck.
Empress Wei made a look, ordered the palace maid to stop, and her face sank like water: "Framed? Zhang Lao dare, Zhang Shuitao framed Zheng Pusi? This palace is strange, what is the benefit of them framing Zheng Pusi? โ
"Uh...... This ......"
The Fifth Clan couldn't answer this question, and said, "Maybe ...... Maybe they're crazy. โ
"Crazy? Do you believe that? Wei looked stunned and said, "Even if it's really crazy, it's your couple who are crazy." Come on, drag this out, if she dares to play a scoundrel again, she will chop off her claws for this palace! โ
Zheng Pusi committed the crime of treason, and the fifth clan, as his wife, will definitely not escape the pain of a knife.
Seeing that Empress Wei's attitude was so resolute, the Fifth Clan knew that he was not lucky, so he quickly calmed down and said, "Wait! The queen mother, and let the slave maid say a few more words. When it is finished, the slave and maid are willing to die, and will not cause you trouble. โ
"If it's begging for mercy, there's no need to say it."
"It's not begging for mercy, but people are dying, and I want to tell you a few words of advice. If you want to achieve great things, you must first deal with Cui Geng, the king of Fuyang; Inside, we must first get rid of He Lou Aoqing, a prodigal hoof! โ
Empress Wei frowned slightly: "You still want to hurt people when you die?" Hongu is strange. Where do you represent faith, believing that this palace will believe your nonsense and fold its wings? โ
"Wings?" The Fifth Clan said disapplausively: "Do you think Cui Geng is your wing?" โ
"Isn't it? Although I have some misunderstandings with him, if this palace is the empress, he will definitely be the empress, isn't he happy to see it? โ
The Fifth Clan said firmly: "Absolutely not. In the eyes of those men, women are rebellious to the emperor. Cui Geng has the name of "Qingtian", and he will never tarnish his name for this matter. And, didn't you notice? Cui Geng and Li Chongfu are very close, I'm afraid what he wants to do is Li Chongfu's wings, not the queen's mother. โ
"This ......," Wei Hou was slightly moved.
The Fifth continued to persuade; "And, Queen Mother Mingjian, it's no secret that you want to become an empress. If Cui Geng really intends to help, why has he never been so deferential to you? โ
Empress Wei was skeptical and said, "Is there anything else?" โ
The fifth clan said: "The slave maid has thought of so much for the time being, let's talk about He Lou Aoqing, the queen mother, please think, why are there eunuchs in the palace in all dynasties?" In order to serve the emperor, mutilating limbs is really unethical, why are the Ming monarchs of all dynasties not prohibiting it? โ
"Why?"
"Because women are unreliable. Women, if you have a lover, you will forget your master. With a child, even a lover can forget. There is no one in ten thousand who can go beyond this trap. Chai's is okay, her husband and son have taken refuge in you, but He Lou Aoqing, she and Cui Geng are in a hot relationship, which side will they lean towards at the critical moment, but it's hard to say. โ
After the fall of the Fifth Clan, Empress Wei was left with only Chai Xianghan and He Lou Aoqing, two henchmen, and the two had their own small competition.
Chai Xianghan took the opportunity to give He Lou Aoqing some eye medicine, and said: "The maid thinks that the heart of harming people is indispensable, and the heart of preventing people is indispensable!" โ
Empress Wei muttered: "How to treat Cui Geng and Qing'er, and let this palace think about it." However, what about the Fifth Clan......"
"How?"
"Drag it out and beat it to death!"
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He Lou was not at the scene that day, but he still faintly heard some rumors. Moreover, in the following days, she felt that Empress Wei seemed to be alienating herself, intentionally or unintentionally.
The beauty panicked, and subconsciously thought of Cui Geng, and sent a letter asking for help.
It's just that this time, the word "little maid" was omitted, and only "Qing'er" was written.
Of course, Cui Geng didn't pay attention to this little abnormality, he received the letter, and he was silent for a long time, and it was difficult to make a decision.
Song Genhai said strangely: "My lord, don't you have any way to help the little lady He Lou?" โ
"Not really." Cui Geng smiled bitterly: "Of course the official has a way to help her, but ...... I really don't know if it's right or wrong to help her like that. โ