Traveling through the early Tang Dynasty starts with hanging

Wiping the sweat from his forehead, Li Shan hurried back home, and told the servant to buy some ducks... they must be older ducks.

Well, the old duck soup with dried bamboo shoots is nutritious and not greasy. It is suitable for eating in autumn. The old hen soup is better left for winter.

By the way, I have to catch some fish. It happens that the Eight Rivers circle Chang'an. There is no shortage of water in Guanzhong in this era, which means there is no shortage of fish. But in this weather, the fish must be fresh. Put more ginger, onion, garlic and old wine. If it is fishy, ​​steam it directly, which is the most nutritious.

Li Shan was thinking about it in his mind. As soon as he entered the backyard, he heard a familiar roar coming from inside.

"No way!"

"no way!"

Father-in-law, what's going on?
Li Shan slowed down in confusion and quietly walked over. He saw Cui Xin, who had his back turned to him, gesticulating and saying, "What kind of words are you saying?!"

"My father-in-law and mother-in-law live in my son-in-law's house... Does Mr. Cui of Qinghe still want to be famous?!"

Cui Shiniang looked at her husband not far behind her father with a smile. She pulled her mother with her little hand. Zhang suppressed a smile and persuaded her: "Dalang and Erlang have returned to Qinghe. You and I only have one daughter, Li." The family is small, and Madam Zhu is not good at taking care of the backyard, so I stay here to help out, so as not to bother Eleven Niang."

Cui Shiniang said: "Father, this time Renzhi Palace has turned the tide, and your majesty has won your trust. I am afraid that I have no time to take care of the family, so why not father temporarily move to Zhuangzi..."

"That's a good idea." Mrs. Zhang's eyes lit up, "Except for the one-ten-day court, you can still catch up with the government office on weekdays. Even if it's the ten-day court, Alang and Huairen will go to court together..."

"Hmph!" Cui Xin sneered: "Since Li Huairen returned from Daizhou and took up the post of Sinong Qing, let alone the court, he has done very little in the affairs of the government. Now that he has been transferred to Zong Zhengqing, it is even more... "

Cui Xin stopped talking, and then changed the topic, "But it makes sense. Eleventh Mother is pregnant now. Madam Zhu and Li Huairen may not be able to take good care of her. It's still you and me... you and him later..."

Li Shan, who was walking slowly from behind, was full of boredom. He also understood quite well that Cui Xin must have asked his wife to stay in Sun Moon Lake for a few months to take care of their daughter to make excuses... But he was definitely not blaming his wife, but Cui Xin, who is a daughter slave, also wants to stay.

I want to stay... but I can't help but have to beg.

"No need to trouble my mother-in-law."

Cui Xin stiffened, and turned around to see Li Shan, who was smiling but not smiling. His face was turning blue and white, and he was so embarrassed and angry that he didn't know what to do... Well, in the words of later generations, he died on the spot.

Mrs. Zhang chuckled, and Cui Xin was about to leave... feeling shameless.

Li Shan quickly stopped Cui Xin and said, "My father-in-law, your Majesty has appointed my son-in-law to be the Minister of Zongzheng. This position is not comparable to that of Si Nongqing. The responsibilities are extremely heavy. I am afraid that it will be difficult to take care of the eleventh mother. Please also ask your father-in-law and mother-in-law to temporarily move to Zhuangzi." Take care of Eleven Niang.”

Li Shan said a bunch of good things, and Mrs. Zhang washed and took out the basket of grapes carried by her son-in-law. After both mother and daughter ate half of the basket, Cui Xin finally reluctantly forgave Li Shan.

Zhang, who had been watching the play, asked with a smile: "Huairen, what is going on in Renzhi Palace?"

Cui Shiniang, holding grapes in her mouth, explained: "For more than a month, there were rumors in Chang'an City, and there were even speculations about the collapse of the mountains. For this reason, the third sister was furious, hunted down the thieves, and beheaded more than thirty people."

Li Shan also took a grape and said with a smile: "Although it was very dangerous, I was lucky enough to get there."

After a pause, Li Shan glanced at his wife, "Accidents happen frequently. They are really unexpected, but there are no dangers."

"If it weren't for Huairen." Cui Xin said with a gloomy face, "I'm afraid Chang'an would be in chaos now."

Cui Shiniang felt the apology in her husband's gaze, frowned slightly and said, "Is it said that the prince is plotting rebellion?"

"It's the King of Qi." Cui Xin whispered: "The King of Qi and Yang Wenqian, the governor of Fangzhou, launched an army to rebel."

"King of Qi?" Mrs. Zhang was greatly surprised, "How could it be King of Qi?"

Everyone's impression of King Qi is that this is His Majesty's favorite adult prince, and he is the most incompetent among the adult princes. In short, he is a useless prince who has no hope of becoming an emperor.

Cui Shiniang glanced at her husband and saw that he was indeed King Qi. Li Shan had mentioned that he suspected King Qi had a plan when he escaped home two months ago.

"King Qi has no such ability." Cui Xin snorted, "Of course there are capable people who plan for him."

"It's Feng Lun." Li Shan coughed twice, "It's just not appropriate in broad daylight. His Majesty ordered him to commit suicide."

"Feng Lun?" Cui Shiniang was also very surprised this time, "Sima of Tiance Mansion?"

Li Shan was very indifferent and told the story in general. No wonder there were rumors flying all over Chang'an. It was said that the mastermind this time was King Qi, but there were Yang Wenqian, the confidant of the Prince of the East Palace, and Zhongshu Ling and Tiance. Fu Sima Fenglun... Although Feng Lun was forced to commit suicide, he was taken out of Zhongshu Province in the imperial city and escorted to Renzhi Palace.

This means that, at least on the surface, the three adult princes of Li Yuan were involved in this rebellion.

"Ajia."

When Cui Shiniang saw Zhu's figure appearing, she immediately stood up to greet her... Today, when Lang Jun came home, he came to visit her first instead of visiting his mother. Although Zhu was not displeased, it was against etiquette.

"Just sit, sit." Zhu was still holding a basket of fruit in her hand, "I have tasted the wild fruits in the mountains and they are very sour."

Mrs. Zhang went up to take the basket and explained: "Eleventh Mother is greedy and sour."

Cui Xin thanked her repeatedly. In this era, there are not many mothers-in-law who can do this to their daughters-in-law... Well, there are not many daughter slaves like Cui Xin. Of course, there are not many people who respect and love their wives like Li Shan.

Mrs. Zhang all envied her daughter, who had a happy life at home and a happy marriage. If she could give birth to children, she would be worry-free for the rest of her life.

"By the way, Lang Jun is staying here these days..." Mrs. Zhang whispered a few words to her in-laws.

"I'll let Mo Xiang clean it up later. The guest house in the East Garden is good." Zhu said with a smile: "Last year, Alang led the army on an expedition. Didn't someone also stay in Cui Mansion?" Cui Xin glanced at Li Shan, listen, what your mother said sounds much better.

Cui Shiniang ate a few wild fruits and felt a little tired. She was helped by the maid back to the house to rest, and the others moved to the main room in the backyard.

Mrs. Zhang expressed her gratitude solemnly. She felt that her son-in-law rushed with his guards at the critical moment largely because his father-in-law was in Renzhi Palace... because in Mrs. Zhang's view, Wei's heir, Li Huairen, was not involved in the matter of taking over the throne, no matter what. It was the crown prince, King Qin or even King Qi who ascended the throne. Li Shan had outstanding military exploits and was backed by Princess Pingyang, so he was in no danger.

Li Shanqian smiled and didn't know what to say... This matter caused a fuss. Cui Xin, who was partially aware of the inside story, cast a strange look. My son-in-law is not all for me. If I don't rush to Renzhi Palace, whether it is King Qi or With the crown prince ascending to the throne, Pei Shiju might really be able to make a comeback.

Mrs. Zhu, who knew all the inside story, turned her head and looked at the flowers still blooming outside the window. She knew in her heart that her son had been planning for the Renzhi Palace incident for a long time, and had already planned to arrive at Renzhi Palace at the most critical moment. Zhi Gong turned the tide.

Li Shan refused again and again, Cui Xin kept his mouth shut, and Mrs. Zhu kept helping her speak. Only then did Mrs. Zhang feel a little more stable... There are many female relatives like her in Chang'an City.

"I remember it was the [-]th day of the seventh lunar month when a bodyguard suddenly knocked on the door and the whole government was shocked." Mrs. Zhang sighed: "Huairen led hundreds of bodyguards and galloped away before dawn..."

After Li Shan left, the remaining female family members all moved to Dongshan Temple. Everyone knelt before the Buddha. For Li Shan, for Su Dingfang, and for Cui Xin, every female family member endured that kind of torture. Fortunately, this kind of The torture did not last long. Only five or six days later, Li Shan sent his personal guards back to Zhuangzi.

"Zhao Yuankai was exiled to Lingnan, and Rong Jiusi was beheaded." Cui Xin whispered.

Zhang family was shocked. The Tianshui Zhao family and the Wucheng Zhang family were related by marriage, and the Wujing Rong family and the Qinghe Cui family were also related by marriage, and they were not far apart.

This time, a lot of people were beheaded, exiled and even executed. More than half of them were descendants of aristocratic families. There were many descendants of seven families with five surnames, such as the Li family in Zhaojun and the Zheng family in Xingyang. There were also many people from the Liu family in Jiexian County and the Guo family in Taiyuan. , Wen Xi, a descendant of a wealthy family like Mr. Pei.

Aristocratic families like to use in-laws to increase their connections with each other to ensure the popularity of the clan system in the world. Naturally, many people will be affected this time.

Cui Xin reported his names one by one. Some were beheaded, and some were exiled to Lingnan. Zhang sighed repeatedly. Among them, the one closest to the couple was Fangzhou Biejia, who was born in the Zheng family in Xingyang. His wife was Cui Xin's cousin, Tongzhi. His grandmother is Cui Xin’s direct aunt.

The Zheng family in Xingyang and the Cui family in Qinghe have been married for generations. The mother of the current Xingyang County Duke Zheng Shanguo is from the Cui family in Qinghe, and his wife is also from the Cui family in Qinghe. The wife of General Zheng Rentai of Tiance Mansion is also from the Cui family in Qinghe.

Although her husband and son-in-law returned safely, Zhang could not help but feel sad when she heard that so many familiar names were either dead or in exile... But Zhu, Li Shan, mother and son felt nothing at all.

Li Shan didn't feel that part of the reason was the concept that they deserved what they deserved. Don't talk nonsense about family members being innocent. In the words of later generations, when there is an avalanche, not a single snowflake is innocent.

Another part of the reason is probably the same as the mother Zhu... With such a small number of people, such consequences are really nothing!
Can it be compared with the famous Heyin Incident, which was destined to leave a mark in the history books?
With this foundation, Zhu, Li Shan, mother and son really didn't feel too much.

After a while, Zhu asked softly: "King Qi?"

This is Zhu's biggest concern, fearing that His Majesty will be soft-hearted... This time his son turned the tide, but he also offended King Qi to death.

"Deposed as a commoner." Li Shan said with certainty: "Exiled to Yizhou Road, except for Princess Qi, the female family members have not entered Yeyouting."

Li Shan was calculating in his mind, estimating that Li Yuanji wouldn't live long. Even if Li Shimin didn't take action, he would be frightened to death or even angry to death... Li Shimin, who was cuckolded by Feng Lun, would definitely express his anger and put it on Li Yuanji too. A cuckold.

Mrs. Zhu nodded with satisfaction, asked a few questions about Ling Jing, Su Dingfang, Li Keshi and others, and then said: "This time the personal guards followed you north. They all have meritorious service and should be generously rewarded."

"Yes." Li Shan responded, "The children have been arranged. Among them, Qi Sanlang is seriously injured, but his life is not in danger now. The child has promised to accept his eldest son as his disciple."

People such as Qi Sanlang, Zhou Erlang, Hou Hongtao and even Su Dingfang, although they all have titles, actually do not have fiefs. They only receive corresponding salaries from the Ministry of Civil Affairs every year. This is why they choose to still live in Sun Moon Lake.

In this case, Li Shan will not be stingy. Basically, every family in Zhuangzi's industrial dividends can share the profits. This amount of money is not a small amount, especially after the emergence of the soap bar business.

At the same time, Li Shan also paid attention to accepting the heirs of his personal guards. In addition to Yuan Junzhang, the second son whose name Li Shan almost forgot, and the famous Jiangdu County Duke Wan Xuandao, Li Shan promised to accept The son of the personal guard was his disciple, and now besides Qi Sanlang, there were three or four others including Fan Shiyi.

"Alang, my wife is awake."

A maid came to report outside. Li Shan looked at the sun and said nothing nonsense. He rolled up his sleeves and went to the front yard. Under Cui Xin's dumbfounded gaze, Li Shan killed a duck and two fish.

At dusk, watching his daughter drinking old duck soup and eating steamed fish with gusto, Cui Xin had to admit that his son-in-law treated his daughter...although not as good as him, but he was not bad either.

At this moment, in Chang'an City, with Li Yuan returning to the imperial city, the prince looked decadent, and the Qin King Li Shimin, who was attracting everyone's attention, moved his family to Jinchengfang Tiance Mansion. There was a lot of discussion, but on the surface everything was calm.

Many people know that when the East Palace had the upper hand a few years ago, it tried to drive the King of Qin out of the palace more than once or twice. His Majesty also had this intention, and even built a palace in the Forbidden Garden... euphemistically called Erlang's Campaign When you are tired on the battlefield, you should rest here.

But now the King of Qin has moved out of the palace, but with completely different intentions. People who know nothing about it are guessing about the prince, people who are half-informed are wondering about Li Yuan, and people who understand are already thinking about ways to gain access to someone in Tiance Mansion. Some people.

The carriage stopped at the door of Pei's mansion. An old hand as skinny as a chicken's claw stretched out. A servant stepped forward to support him. Pei Shiju got out of the carriage tremblingly, glanced around, and sighed softly.

Finally gone.

From July [-], Li Shan sent his personal guards into Chang'an. Princess Pingyang, who was informed of the possible incident, made an immediate decision and immediately controlled the Beiya imperial army. After taking control of the imperial city, every day, every night, every moment, there were Ten soldiers holding swords guarded the gate of Pei Mansion.

At that time, Princess Pingyang didn't know what the problem was, and she couldn't tell whether Dong Gong was involved later. She just took action to stop Pei Shiju as soon as the conditions were launched.

Pei Shiju was also very helpless. He couldn't defend himself even if he wanted to. Who made him take action several times before?

Even during the battle at Tiantai Mountain last year, Pei Shiju left the brigade, but he withheld the imperial edict authorizing Li Shan to control the military power to come for reinforcements... Princess Pingyang remembered it clearly.

If Li Shan hadn't arrived in time, it can be said that Li Yuan and Li Shimin died in Renshou Palace, one-third because of Liang Luoren's surprise attack, one-third because of Qi King Li Yuanji's stupidity, and the remaining one-third because of Liang Luoren's surprise attack. Pei Shiju.

Now, these ten soldiers finally left, and Pei Shiju felt a little more relaxed. But the next moment, a servant whispered: "We have a distinguished guest coming to our door. Please wait for a long time."