Zhenguan Crown Prince Li Chengqian

Chapter 268

Xu Jingzong, from Hangzhou Xincheng.The son of Xu Shanxin, the Minister of Rites of the Sui Dynasty, and the descendant of Xu Xun, a famous scholar in the Eastern Jin Dynasty.Born in the Xu family of Gaoyang, he rarely has a literary name.

During the Daye period of the Sui Dynasty, he passed the examination as a scholar and was awarded Huaiyang Shuzuo.In the second year of Sui Yining, General Yu Wenhuaji of Youtunwei launched a coup in Jiangdu and killed Xu Shanxin.Regardless of his father's safety, his son begged endlessly, begging Yu Wenhua to save him from death.

Soon, he defected to the Wagang Army and became Li Miji's office, taking charge of documents together with Wei Zheng.After Li Mi's defeat, he defected to the Tang Dynasty and was awarded the post of Lianzhou Biejia.Later Qin Wang Li Shimin heard of his name and called him one of the eighteen scholars of the Qin family.

When he first arrived at Prince Qin's mansion, Li Shimin admired him quite a lot, but after the Xuanwu Gate in the ninth year of Wude, the status of the favored minister of King Qin plummeted.

Some people even used his past scandals to ridicule him from time to time, and this Xu Xueshi did not show any weakness in exposing their scandals, which is also the reason for his bad popularity and reputation.

As for this story, Li Chengqian heard it from Changsun Wuji when he was talking about the officials.Coupled with the unfavorable comments of later generations on this traitor, Li Chengqian treated him coldly after he entered the East Palace, and at the same time, it also tempered his temper as a jester.

"Yan Clan, Gu is not the kind of person who repeats what others say. Over the years, what kind of people have been employed by the Eastern Palace. But Gu has always treated them equally, rewarding them for their merits, and punishing them for their mistakes. As long as they have the ability to serve His Majesty and The imperial court will share their concerns, and Gu will never treat them badly."

"Master Li will not recommend someone who has no king and no father for Gu, but Gu hopes that you can explain clearly what happened in Jiangdu back then. You also know that there are many courtiers in the Eastern Palace, so you can't let Gu use you in a daze. Do you also want to be a sincere minister? If so, then there is nothing to say, right!"

For Li Gang, Li Chengqian can trust him unconditionally, because the ideal of this old master in politics is to cultivate a prince who is diligent and caring for the country according to his own ideas.

But the sky failed to fulfill people's wishes, Yang Yong and Li Jiancheng, these two good-for-nothings, were too disappointing, and he had already given up at an octogenarian age.But he didn't expect to meet such a talented person as Li Chengqian to make up for the shortcomings of his life, so he would never harm himself.

If the old man didn't guarantee him, just based on what he said just now, Li Chengqian would have enough reasons to kill him.

After hearing Li Chengqian's words, Xu Jingzong tightly squeezed the teacup in his hand. From his trembling hands and the bulging veins on his face, Li Chengqian knew that this was a stab at his sore spot.

After a while, Xu Jingzong sighed deeply, and said in a deep voice: "Everyone in the world thinks that I, Xu Jingzong, sold his biological father in order to survive, watched Yu Wenhua and hacked his father to death alive, and even did it for them. Cheers, the story His Highness heard is like this."

After seeing Li Chengqian's expressionless nod, Xu Jingzong poured himself another cup of tea, drank it all, and then said: "Scholar Yuwen and they are right, yes, the minister is dancing.

But there is a reason for everything, spring rain is like ointment, farmers like it moist, pedestrians hate it muddy.The autumn moon is like a gui, the beauties enjoy it, and the thieves hate its brilliance.

The world is so big that people still sigh.What's more, the minister?The minister has no fat sheep and fine wine to adjust the mouths of the people.What's more, right and wrong words should not be listened to and cannot be trusted.The king and his ministers were killed, and the father and son were killed.

Husband and wife listen to each other, and friends listen to each other.People in the village don't listen to it, and relatives don't listen to it.A person has a seven-foot body and a three-inch tongue.There is Longquan on the tongue, killing people without blood! "

"Your Highness has heard about Yangdi's atrocities, but you have never seen how cruel and violent he is.

In the first year of Yining, my father once confronted Yang Guang and advised him to severely punish treacherous ministers such as Yu Wenhua and others, reorganize the imperial army, stop traveling to other places, and called on the ministers who returned to the Sui Dynasty to form a division of King Qin. , completely put down the local chaos...

But do you know how he treated this loyal servant of the Ministry of Rites? He ordered the servants in the palace to "destroy" my father, and then threw my father out like a dog.My father lay on the couch for three full months, and he almost died.

Your Highness, have you ever seen someone who humiliates a courtier like this, and even compares himself to Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty, is he worthy? "

Seeing that Xu Jingzong became more and more excited as he talked, he began to scold his mother regardless of etiquette. Li Chengqian walked down, patted him on the shoulder, and poured him a glass again to calm him down.

To be honest, Li Chengqian really convinced Yang Guang, what was he thinking, when Emperor Wudi of the Han Dynasty dealt with Sima Qian, he was already an emperor through the ages, and the country was managed like an iron bucket.But what about your elder brother, the entire Sui Dynasty was ruined by you so quickly, why is your heart so big.

After feeling Li Chengqian's kindness, Xu Jingzong gave him a grateful look. After calming down, Xu Jingzong objectively told him what happened that day.

In the second year of Yining, after Yu Wenhuaji and Sima Dekan killed the tyrant Yang Guang, he asked the Xiaoguo Army to bring all the ministers to the hall, and forced them to obey one by one.

At this time, Xu Shanxin, who had become a useless person, quietly told him to let his son betray him to save himself. Anyway, he would have no face to live anymore, and he could still gain the reputation of a loyal minister if he was killed by Yu Wenhuaji.

Doing so can not only preserve the blood of the clan, but also allow the son to find the appropriate opportunity to eradicate traitors for the country, so this is the story of Xu Jingzong betraying his biological father to save his life.

Xu Jingzong, who survived, turned to Li Mi, who was quite powerful at the time, in order to avenge his father, but God failed. Li Mi was not a wise lord, and he was defeated soon.

After the rapid rise of the Tang Dynasty, many old and young survivors of the previous dynasty joined the court one after another.In order to gain a firm foothold in the new dynasty, these courtiers of the former dynasty used the method of suppressing others to improve themselves, and Xu Jingzong, a model of no king and no father, became their talk after dinner.

In order to preserve his father's reputation, the person involved, Xu Jingzong, had to admit it. He couldn't just explain to everyone how his father was eunuched.

There will never be a shortage of good people in this world. Even if it is a false thing, if so many people say it, it will come true.Three people become tigers, besides, there are still well-documented things.

Li Chengqian really didn't expect that such dirty things in the workplace would appear in Datang. Now it seems that this kind of inferiority is really genetic, and it has been passed down together with those traditional virtues.

After a long sigh, Li Chengqian immediately said: "Yanzu, I feel very sympathetic to your experience. This is indeed an indefensible reason. Now let's talk about how Gu's father was deceived by others."

(End of this chapter)