The Legend of Shushan Xuanjian

Chapter 498
White hair grows on the Cangjiang River thousands of miles away, how many people are sitting on the lights at dusk?
——"Yin Yu and Du Yun" Wang Shouren (Ming Dynasty)

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Fang Shuliu wiped the sweat from his forehead, and said to himself: "This demon girl has such a powerful skill of smashing the female devil, she uses it inadvertently, and the clothes are seamless, making it hard to guard against.

Fortunately, Bai made a comeback and called himself himself. I'm afraid it won't be safe at the end of the day. "

With a calm mind, Fang Shuliu said to Bai Fu: "Brother Bai, can you hear something strange?"

Bai Fu nodded, and said: "If my prediction is correct, the assassination is a dangerous move, the purpose is to help someone win the role of escort."

"That's right!" Fang Shuliu said: "According to the descriptions of the eunuchs and maids at the scene that day, when the incident happened suddenly, Princess Qingluan and the imperial guards had no time to react, but it was Concubine Zhang Shu who stepped forward and blocked Su Zong's sword!
Shortly thereafter, Concubine Zhang Shu was promoted to be the queen.According to the usual practice, it has only been half a year since Zhang's promotion from Liang Di to Shu Concubine, so there really shouldn't be another title. "

As the saying goes, there is no higher merit than escorting.Therefore, concubine Shu was promoted to be the queen, and none of the court officials objected.

Concubine Zhang Shu is the biggest beneficiary of the whole thing!It seems that she is inextricably related to the Caiyi Club, maybe she is a member of the Caiyi Club! "

Bai Fudao: "Not only that, I captured An Lushan's personal eunuch Li Zhu'er back then, and he confessed that he was beside His Majesty, hiding a high-ranking secret spy, under the command of An Lushan himself. But who is this person? unknown.

Therefore, Mr. Li Bi resolutely retired to avoid the disaster of killing himself.Looking at it now, I am afraid that this secret spy should be Queen Zhang.

I need to inform Mr. Li Mi as soon as possible.

In addition, the chief proprietor of the Caiyi Club is Yang Guozhong's third concubine—Yin Fenglan. I don't know how she got involved with An Lushan? "

Speaking of this, Bai Fu told Fang Shuliu the conversations about capturing Li Zhuer, Yin Fenglan and Yongwang Li Lin one by one.

It was because Yin Fenglan had an affair with An Lushan that she abandoned Yang Yichan's father and daughter.This paragraph was too shameful, so Yang Yichan never told Bai Fu about it.

Bai Fu also had no way of knowing the grievances and entanglements among the various parties.

Bai Fu was still a little confused, and asked: "After An Lushan died, according to Li Zhuer, An Qingxu didn't know the existence of this secret spy either.

If Queen Zhang didn't say anything, no one would know that she was a hidden person, so why did she expose her identity and contact Caiyishe?
Even if she doesn't become a queen, by virtue of her status as Concubine Shu, she is one person under one person and above ten thousand people, so why take the risk? "

Fang Shuliu said: "The answer is actually not difficult to guess, the purpose is to be the crown prince.

After Concubine Zhang Shu escorted her, Li Chu, King of Chu, was not crowned prince, but should be crowned king!Li Chu, the king of Chu, made great military exploits to recover the two capitals, but he was not appointed as a crown prince. That's the reason.

On the other hand, Concubine Zhang Shu, after becoming a queen, has a great possibility to make her son Xing Wang Li Bi the crown prince.

A mother is more expensive than a child, and once Li Bi becomes the crown prince, Queen Zhang will be prosperous and rich all her life without any worries. "

"Not good!" A cold light flashed in Bai Fu's eyes.

"How?" Fang Shuliu asked hastily.

Bai Fu said: "Since Empress Zhang is a secret spy of Anlu Mountain and has inextricable connections with the Caiyi Society, her methods must be vicious.

Empress Zhang will definitely use the means she used to deal with Jianning King Li Tan to deal with Li Chu.

Once Xing Wang Li Bi is established as the prince, Queen Zhang will wait for the opportunity to murder His Majesty and support Li Bi to ascend the throne.He even imitated Wu Zhao, listened to the government behind the curtain, and changed the dynasty!
No, I have to tell the Taifu and Mr. Li Mi about this matter, and ask them to come forward to deal with it. "

"Don't you have a grudge against Li Chu? Why do you want to help him?" Fang Shuliu stared closely at Bai Fu's clear eyes.

"It's just a personal grievance between Li Chu and me. When it comes to family, country and the world, it's the righteousness. If Bai Fu is unworthy, how can he abolish the public because of personal interests?" Bai Fu was at ease.

"Good!" Fang Shuliu praised: "As expected of Master Qingxuan and Master Xu's disciple!"

……

The demon girl has been punished, Huangzhou prefect Zuo Zhen beheaded the demon girl, and hung it on the Huangzhou city tower to show the public.

In order to prevent the remaining poison from causing harm to the world, Zuo Zhen, the prefect of Huangzhou, killed all the handsome young men in fresh clothes and angry horses with faces like powdered powder who followed the demon girl.

Searching Sui Luan's car, along the way, the bribes collected by the demon girl were as high as hundreds of thousands of dollars.

Zuo Zhen, the prefect of Huangzhou, was furious, so he took the demon girl in the name of sacrifice, openly extorted bribes, performed sorcery, and reported the harm to the people one by one. Poor people pay taxes.

At the same time, please send the imperial eunuch Hai Gonggong, who came all the way west, back to the capital.

Seeing Huangzhou prefect Zuo Zhen killing decisively and resolutely, Eunuch Hai was so frightened that he peed his pants, how could he dare to shake the imperial envoy's prestige again, tails between his legs, he left Huangzhou in despair and fled back to the capital.

Huangzhou prefect Zuo Zhen's execution of witches shocked the government and the public.

Zuo Zhen's accusations of being a witch were all verified by real-name officials such as prefects and governors of Yanlu prefectures, and the evidence was conclusive.

After reading the memorial, Li Heng was furious. He reprimanded Wang Yu, the servant of Zhongshu, and ordered him to go home and think about his mistakes behind closed doors.At the same time, an edict was issued to encourage the prefect Zuo Zhen and agreed to use the stolen money to pay taxes on behalf of the poor people in Huangzhou.

After finishing the matter of killing the demon girl, Bai Fu, Fang Shuliu and Su Yubao thanked the prefect Zuo Zhen for repeatedly persuading them to stay, and set off for Chang'an.

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After Xu Taifu received Bai Fu's secret letter from Fei Ge, he pondered for a long time.

Regarding Empress Zhang, the information provided by Tangmen and Chuanbang to themselves is roughly the same as that of Bai Fu.It's just that Bai Fu's information this time is more accurate, which further verifies his judgment on Queen Zhang, and also explains more reasonably what happened in the court recently.

Taifu Xu didn't want to get involved in the battle for the crown prince, but since Empress Zhang is An Lushan's secret spy lurking beside His Majesty, and has inextricable connections with the Caiyi Society, she can't just sit idly by.

Xu Taifu was a bystander, and he could see at a glance where Cheng Wang and Li Chu made mistakes in fighting for the heir.

As the eldest son of Suzong, Li Chu made great military achievements in recovering the two capitals.If there is no conflict with the world, do your duty as the eldest son of the emperor, assist Suzong with peace of mind, and handle errands according to Suzong's will.There is no need to fight, it is his turn to be the crown prince.

But Li Chu is still too young and not experienced enough.At the critical moment, he was eager to fight for reserves, and he did not hesitate to use all forces including the Dugu family to influence Suzong's decision-making, which just violated His Majesty's big taboo.

You know, Suzong had been the prince for decades before he ascended the throne.The three-year-old Xing Wang Li Chu and the 33-year-old Cheng Wang Li Chu, who is more suitable to be the prince, Suzong knows better than anyone else.

Thinking of this, Master Xu gave up the idea of ​​contacting the aristocratic family still in Chang'an.With a thought in mind, he studied ink and picked up a pen, and wrote a secret letter to Li Kui.

Li Kui, the great-great-grandson of Li Xuandao, a scholar of Emperor Taizong's Tiance Mansion, was born in the Li family's aunt's house in Longxi. He was a famous family for generations and had always been friends with Xu Taifu.

More importantly, Li Kui's current official position is the doctor of meritorious service and Zhizhigao.

Kao Gong Langzhong is the official of the Ministry of Officials of Shangshu Province. From the fifth rank, he is responsible for the assessment of civil and military officials in the capital and other places.

Knowing Zhigao is the title of an envoy, who is responsible for drafting the emperor's edicts, and even drafting edicts on military affairs or state secrets.

These two official positions are not high-ranking, but they are the closest counselors and courtiers around the emperor. At critical moments, they have the magical effect of finishing the finishing touch.

……

On this day, Empress Zhang cried with Suzong again about the establishment of the crown prince by King Xing Li Bi.

Suzong was in a dilemma, the palm of his hand was the eldest son Li Chu who had made great achievements, and the back of his hand was the empress who shared the same bed with Lingwu through thick and thin.

After appeasing Queen Zhang, Suzong received Li Mi's secret performance.

Suzong was overjoyed, he had been waiting for this memorial from Li Mi.

He asked Li Mi a year ago about establishing a reserve.But Li Mi has always believed that this is the emperor's family business, and has always refused to give a clear answer.

After reading the secret play, Suzong already had an idea in his mind.

With his hands behind his back, Suzong abandoned the court ladies and eunuchs, and walked alone by the Taiye Pool.Only Li Kui writes and serves beside him.

Su Zongsu liked Li Kui, and often praised Li Kui's family status, characters, and articles as the number one at that time, so he was called "Three Wonders" at that time.

Tired from walking, Suzong sat under the rattan chair on the flower stand, drinking tea and chatting with Li Kui at the same time.

Seemingly inadvertent, Suzong took a sip of tea and asked, "Become a king and have meritorious service. I want to be crowned prince. What do you want?"

("Among the princes, Cheng Wang Li Chu is the oldest, 33 years old, and he has made great achievements in conquering the rebels. I want to make him the prince. What do you think?")
Li Kui plopped down on his knees, kowtowed in congratulations and said: "The blessing of this country is beyond Daqing."

Suzong Longyan was very happy, laughed loudly, and said with great joy: "My will is determined."

On May [-]th, Emperor Suzong held a canonization ceremony in Hanyuan Hall, and officially canonized Chengwang Li Chu as the crown prince.

So far, after several years of disputes over establishing a reserve, the dust has finally settled.

　In the evening hall, the rain is dredged and the firewood gate is dark, and the residual lotus is poured into the stone basin suddenly.

　　White hair grows on the Cangjiang River thousands of miles away, how many people are sitting on the lights at dusk?
　　On the journey, I feel that autumn arrives first, and only pity and chrysanthemums remain in the deserted path.

　　But I recalled the farming and fishing place in my hometown, and the short minnows flute went down to Jiangcun.

　　——"Yin Yu and Du Yun" Wang Shouren (Ming Dynasty)

　　
　
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