Man Tanghong

Chapter 154: Demon Monk!

After tidying up, Li Yuanji was free to ask Li Xiuning what happened to Tang after he left Wei Ze Pass.

Li Xiuning didn't hide anything, and told him everything in detail,

After listening to Li Xiuning's narration, Li Yuanji thought about it while eating the meal that Li Xiuning ordered.

Li Shimin's thoughts are probably the same as his, and he does not want a mutiny within the Tang Dynasty, and the enemy will take advantage of it, causing the Tang Dynasty to fall apart.

So after knowing that Li Yuan had repented, although he was angry, he didn't do anything drastic.

His way of resisting the decree is not without any effect.

His way of resisting the order obviously gave Li Shimin a shot in the arm, making Li Shimin more determined in his inner thoughts.

Otherwise, it would be impossible for Li Shimin to return to the court so easily.

If he doesn't give Li Shimin a shot in the arm, Li Shimin will definitely take the opportunity to put heavy pressure on Li Yuan. If Li Shimin exposes this matter easily, won't Li Yuan be more reckless when he plays tricks on him in the future?
Li Yuanji didn't care about Li Yuan's punishment at all.

Punishment is equal to no punishment, nothing more than the loss of a general Zhenyao.

General Zhen Yao's position, no matter how high it is, is not as high as his status as King Qi, and it is not as easy to use as his status as King Qi.

The only thing he cares about is Li Shimin's attitude towards him.

Li Shimin suddenly stopped asking him for food, and the matter of him poaching Luo Shixin was exposed so easily. Not only that, he also gave him two positions as governors.

Li Shimin's approach is a bit intriguing...

"what are you thinking?"

Li Xiuning's slightly angry voice sounded in Li Yuanji's ear, and Li Yuanji came back to his senses, "Huh?"

Li Xiuning said angrily and amusedly, "Your food is almost stuffed up your nose."

Li Yuanji lowered his head subconsciously, and saw that his chopsticks were indeed raised a little higher.

"My mind is distracted while eating."

Li Xiuning smiled and glared at Li Yuanji.

Li Yuanji smiled awkwardly.

Li Xiuning continued: "Didn't you hear what I said just now?"

Li Yuanji nodded his head honestly.

Li Xiuning glanced at Li Yuanji, and said: "I said just now that the people under your command are getting a little lawless, you'd better take care of it, lest you won't be there that day, and they will cause trouble for you."

The more Li Xiuning saw Li Yuanji as his younger brother, the more pleasing to his eyes, so when he found something that was not good for Li Yuanji, he immediately reminded Li Yuanji.

In the past, Li Xiuning would have pretended to be deaf and dumb, and watched Li Yuanji be punished.

To put it more euphemistically, it is said: if you don't get beaten, you won't have a long memory.

"Sister, what do you mean by that?"

Li Yuanji questioned.

After Li Xiuning left Li Yuanji roughly, Luo Shixin and others came to the door, said something, and talked to Li Yuanji.

Li Yuanji couldn't laugh or cry after listening, "It's really a bit lawless."

Li Yuan had just rewarded Su Dingfang and the others, and Su Dingfang and the others wanted to help him fight against Li Yuan.

Li Yuan knew it, so he couldn't help crying and passed out.

Moreover, no matter what, Li Yuan was also the emperor of the Tang Dynasty, the father of him and Li Xiuning.

Even if Su Dingfang and the others had a position, they couldn't say it, let alone in front of Li Xiuning.

Speaking in front of Li Xiuning, the meaning is similar to 'If your father dares to beat your younger brother, we will beat your father'.

After hearing this, Li Xiuning felt happy?

It's also thanks to the fact that he and Li Xiuning are getting along pretty well now, the sister and brother are deeply affectionate, and Li Xiuning didn't care about them for the sake of their loyalty.

Otherwise, he should consider how to go to Dali Temple to find people.

"I'll go back and reprimand them."

Li Yuanji promised Li Xiuning.

Li Xiuning smiled and said: "They are also loyal, just say a few words and let them remember how great they are, so don't hurt your friendship."

Li Yuanji nodded.

Li Xiuning now seems to value him more than Li Yuan.

Of course, this may also be his illusion.

Anyway, Li Xiuning was doing it for his own good anyway, so just listen.

"When are we leaving?"

After Li Yuanji finished his meal hastily, Li Xiuning asked with a smile.

Li Yuanji asked, "When does the document say we should arrive?"

Li Xiuning laughed and said, "Do you still care about documents?"

Li Yuanji also smiled, "I have to give my second brother some face. After all, he sent the document."

Li Xiuning nodded with a smile.

The two siblings finally discussed it and decided to leave in two days.

Li Xiuning could leave at any time, but Li Yuanji couldn't.

Because a batch of armor forged by the people in the forging workshop will be released tomorrow.

Li Yuanji must cherish this opportunity to pluck the wool, and if he misses it, he can only spend his own money.

Although he is not short of money, he is short of iron.

Except for a small amount of iron materials sold privately in the Tang Dynasty, the rest are all in the hands of the imperial court.

If he wanted to use a lot of iron, he would have to argue with the people in the relevant yamen.

The people in the relevant yamen are either Li Jiancheng's people or Li Shimin's people.

If he wants people to let go, he must either act violently, or he must go to Li Jiancheng and Li Shimin.

He didn't want to mess with others, and he didn't want to go to Li Jiancheng and Li Shimin.

How Li Jiancheng sees him now, he still doesn't know.

How Li Shimin sees him now, he knows and guesses a little bit.

But that little bit was enough to make him stay away.

After staying in the mountains for a period of time, he thought about his future situation and how to live the life he wanted in the future, and he had a new idea.

He was going to try his own idea first, and if it didn't work, he would think about other things.

……

Two days later.

Li Yuanji and Li Xiuning led their respective soldiers and horses, took a load of things, took Sun Simiao, and a large group of children out of Weize Pass.

Li Zhongwen led the soldiers staying at Weize Pass to see them off.

Some soldiers had deep feelings for the third lady Li Xiuning, He Panren, Xiang Shanzhi and others, so when Li Xiuning and others left the customs, they shed tears without any hope.

But no one laughed at them, because their tears were full of their reluctance.

When Li Yuanji and Li Xiuning stepped onto the avenue in Weize Pass, drums and singing came from Weize Pass.

The drums are dull and the singing is melodious.

Those who listened felt very uncomfortable.

Li Yuanji had no choice but to ride his horse to get close to Sun Simiao, looking for some fun from Sun Simiao, hoping that he would be happy.

"God, I heard that you have started to be a human trafficker?"

Li Yuanji leaned over to the side of Sun Simiao's ox cart, watched Sun Simiao carefully teaching the two children to identify medicinal materials, and couldn't help asking.

Sun Simiao stared, blew on his beard, and ignored Li Yuanji.

Li Yuanji glanced at the other bullock carts and donkey carts with young children, and said, "You bought these children? Don't you like yellow and white things? Where did you get so much money?"

Sun Simiao couldn't hold back anymore, glared at Li Yuanji and said, "These children were given to me by their parents."

"Oh……"

Li Yuanji had a 'sudden' look on his face, "I didn't give you any money!"

Sun Simiao wanted to hit someone angrily, "I didn't buy them, nor were they goods. It was their parents who couldn't afford them and wanted to send them out. I felt sorry for them, so I took them in."

Li Yuanji said with emotion: "They are all responsible, they can be used as laborers after raising them, and their parents are willing to give them away?"

Sun Simiao glanced at Li Yuanji, "This place is in an important place, the Turkic people have been going south for years, Weizeguan smokes from time to time, and no one takes care of Nongsang. If there are too many handles at home, what should I feed them?"

Li Yuanji sighed, "When the Tang Dynasty defeats the Turks, they won't have to suffer like this anymore."

Sun Simiao acted as if he hadn't heard Li Yuanji's ambition expressed on behalf of Datang.

The Tang Dynasty is still unstable internally, so it has the spare power to conquer the Turks.

By the time Datang has enough energy to conquer the Turks, I'm afraid it will be many years later.

"Don't make fun of me either. I'll tell you something, and you send someone to investigate."

Sun Simiao had already seen that Li Yuanji was making fun of him, so he was unwilling to talk to Li Yuanji, but what Li Yuanji said was too much, he had to speak out.

Li Yuanji became interested when he heard Sun Simiao's words, "What's the matter?"

Sun Simiao said slowly: "A few days ago there was a monk outside Weize Pass. It is said that he is from the north. His name is Zhijue. Send someone to investigate."

Li Yuanji didn't react at first, and couldn't help but said: "This monk, is there a problem?"

Sun Simiao curled his lips and said: "Ninety-nine out of [-] people who go to the countryside to pretend to be divine monks want to cheat money and sex. The one named Zhijue did not cheat money and sex, but he has been bewitching the villagers to pay for him. Famous, I am afraid the picture is bigger."

"He can plot..."

Li Yuanji spoke subconsciously, and in the middle of speaking, several key information were connected together.

Divine monk...zhijue...bewitched?
Li Yuanji roughly knew who this Zhijue monk was, and also knew his plot.

Li Yuanji vaguely remembered that it was recorded in history that Tang Jian, one of the 24 heroes of Lingyan Pavilion, once wrote a letter to Li Yuan when he was ordered to governor Bingzhou during the Wude period, saying that Li Zhongwen, the governor of Bingzhou, had listened to the slander of the demon monk Zhijue and believed it. I have a golden dog guard on my body, emitting five colors of light, which is a dragon possessed. Li Zhongwen became ambitious and ran to Fenzhou to set up the Longyou Mansion, and married the daughter of the Tao family to respond to the song of Taoli and flatter him. The Turkic Khan got the promise of the Turkic Khan to make him the Khan of the South.

Then Li Yuan sent people to investigate, and sent several important ministers to try it together, and finally verified Tang Jian's performance, and Li Zhongwen was executed.

If Sun Simiao hadn't mentioned the three words "Shenseng", "Zhijue" and "Bewitching", he would still not be able to recall this period of history.

Thinking about it now, he was a little confused.

Historically, this incident should have happened in the fourth year of Wude, but now it has been five years since Wude, which is a full year later than in history.

Is history wrong, or is he wrong?
(End of this chapter)