Chapter 284: The Kings Return to Beijing
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In just four or five days, the well-known case of the princess accusing the princess of rebellion inside and outside Chang'an City suddenly ended as it should be. Pen @ fun @ pavilion wWw. ļ½ļ½ļ½Uļ½Eć infoThis big case started with a vigorous and earth-shattering shock, and I don't know how many families were shocked. However, when everyone quietly gathered together to discuss, it was not very surprising that they were talking, as if it was very likely that Princess An Xing would do anything out of the ordinary. After all, she is notorious, and she has been involved in the rebellion case of King Peng and the rebellion of the Yang family, and she cannot get rid of her responsibility.
In the end, it seems reasonable for the sage to depose the eldest princess of Anxing as a concubine and give her wine to cut herself. However, Xu is still a sister or two, the sage rejected Zongzheng Temple's fold of burying this noble lord on the periphery of the clan cemetery, and still let her be buried with Zhaoling as a princess.
It is said that when Concubine Yang, who was almost blind from crying, learned about it, she immediately pleaded with her to go to Zhaoling to guard the mausoleum. Although there was the matter of Concubine Yan in advance, the sage only hesitated for a day or two before agreeing. So, Concubine Yang didn't care about anything else, and helped her daughter's coffin out of Chang'an City, and never entered Beijing again for the rest of her life. More than ten years later, she died in the Zhaoling Palace, and she was also buried in Zhaoling, and the cemetery was next to her children.
As for Cheng Qing, the concubine who came forward to sue for the first time, although he was considered guilty of meritorious service, he was still dismissed from his official position and honorable officer, and became a white person. The Duke of Liang was also somewhat implicated in this matter, and after the continuous impeachment of the imperial historians, the seemingly innocent charges such as not reporting the knowledge and bullying the servants in the palace were accumulated, and finally several crimes were punished. Cheng Qing's eldest brother's rank was reduced to three levels, and the Guogong Mansion was also reduced to the county government, and he was beheaded for three generations, only the rank of the Duchess of Liang Guo, Lu's order, remained unchanged.
At this point, the Cheng family gradually declined, and even the New Year's banquet did not receive many posts. In the name of recuperation, Lu Shi closed his door and cut off contact with other high-ranking officials. And Cheng Qing moved to live alone in the courtyard where Cheng's family was outside, but he completely disappeared in front of people and never appeared again.
A day or two later, the king of Yong'an County, who had returned thousands of miles from Shazhou, led several children and grandchildren back to Beijing and was about to arrive in Chang'an City. When the old and sturdy prince of the county was dressed in a big coat and galloped along the post road, an oncoming ox cart seemed to be slightly frightened and stopped by the roadside.
A slender hand raised the curtain, and the people in the car watched dozens of horses galloping towards each other, and the heavy curtain was slowly lowered for a long time. The man who seemed to be standing old lay back, leaned on the crypt sac, and glanced sideways at the two little ladies who were talking affectionately and in a low voice: "I changed my mind." In the cold winter, what is the benefit of rushing to Shengzhou? I can't say that I froze to death halfway through, and no one knows. ā
"And how are you going to go?" The extremely handsome little lady glanced at him, as if she had no respect. The other little lady with a round face was silent, and only took the warm buttermilk pot from the carbon basin and poured a cup of buttermilk for each of them.
"Go to the outskirts of Beijing and meet the rumored strategist." The man hooked his lips and smiled, "Don't worry, I have the heart to 'vote for another master', and they naturally won't refuse easily." What's more, it was difficult for them to find out the details of the trial, and if they wanted to get more information, they had to do it. I can't say it, but I can be regarded as a charcoal in the snow. The rebel king looks at the love of this time, and maybe he will bring me back to Shengzhou to reuse it. ā
The handsome young lady thought for a moment, and took out two cooing carrier pigeons from the cage in the corner: "It's okay to have such an emergency, but I have to write to inform Ah Lang and the county king." After a short time, the carrier pigeon spread its wings and flew into the air, circled around, and flew back to Chang'an City.
So, the ox cart turned slowly and slowly towards the manors at the bottom of the South Mountain.
At the same time, the king of Yong'an County took his children and grandchildren to brave the cold wind and horses, and finally saw the majestic and majestic Chang'an City from afar. Several young Lang Junshang came to Chang'an for the first time, and they couldn't help but marvel when they saw this: "Grandfather, this capital really lives up to its reputation, compared to Shazhou and Liangzhou, it seems to be a behemoth!" The city wall is tall and thick, I don't know how many rammed earth stone bricks were used, and the moat was also opened up extraordinarily wide, and the end was easy to defend and difficult to attack. ā
The King of Yong'an glared at them angrily: "What if the capital is easy to defend and difficult to attack?" What do we have to do with it?! Do you still want to let the war continue here?! Guanzhong is fertile for thousands of miles, if you teach people to attack the feet of the Son of Heaven, not to mention the face of our family, it is the face of the entire Tang Dynasty, and it is also trampled under the feet of others!! Go, go, get out of the old man! Look at who is waiting in the first ten miles of the pavilion ahead! ā
The young gentlemen had always feared the might of their grandfather, so they hurriedly urged their horses away and came to the Shili Pavilion where a barrier had been erected. I saw a handsome young man with a jade tree in the wind stepping out of it, with a smile on the corners of his lips and clear eyes, which made people feel good when he saw it. They immediately turned over and dismounted, rubbing their hands that were a little stiff from the cold: "Dare to ask...... Your Excellency has come to welcome my grandfather, the King of Yong'an? ā
"But how many clan brothers such as Thirteen Lang, Fourteen Lang and Sixteen Lang?" The young man greeted him, his smile was as warm as a spring breeze, "I am San Lang of Pu Wangfu, and my name is Xuanqi." The brothers call me Xuanqi or San Lang. I don't know where the grandfather of the Yong'an clan is? I have prepared several carriages for a short rest. ā
"It turns out that you are the ...... of the Pu Wang family," Li Sixteen Lang was the youngest, muttering and looking at him carefully. Most of the sons and daughters of their family followed their grandfather's town, except for a few crooked children, all of them learned martial arts since childhood and went to the battlefield early to kill the enemy. When it comes to martial arts, no one dares to call them the first if their family is the second in the clan; When it comes to wisdom, there are often only one or two out of ten.
The king of Yong'an County lamented that he had raised such a group of barbarians almost all year round. As a result, in recent years, the king of Xin'anjun, who often appears in the newspapers, has become an example for him to teach his children and grandchildren. When this group of young men heard this, they felt that this clan brother was like a person full of "wisdom" (bad water), which made them really not leave a good impression.
"What kind of car? That's where women sit! Let's ride into Beijing on horseback! Another Li Shishilang said immediately.
Li Hui didn't know why their faces changed slightly, as if they were a little jealous of him, and they were still personable: "Horses are not allowed in Beijing, if you ride a horse slowly, you may be easy to get cold." And the palace of Yong'an County is in the west of the capital, and the road is quite far away, so it is better to change to a carriage to keep warm, and then drink some ginger soup and white fungus soup to warm up. ā
Several young people still wanted to refuse, but unexpectedly, the king of Yong'an County had already come to the vicinity, and laughed loudly: "Xuanqi has a heart, the old man is indeed cold and tired, and he wants to take a good rest." If they want to blow the wind and snow, they can go there, and the old man will sit in the carriage - you will also sit with the old man. Except for the time when the first emperor was on his trip, the old man had not returned to Chang'an for some years, and now his eyes were black, but he had to listen to what had happened recently. ā
"The elders have a life, but how dare the younger ones disobey?" Li Hui said with a smile, and immediately stepped forward and helped him dismount.
The king of Yong'an, who thinks that his body is strong, never allows his children and grandchildren to support him, so as not to make himself old. But for some reason, when the young man held him, he did not refuse, but felt that his heart was right. Thinking of the various remarks he heard when the first emperor was in Daxing, one of them was that this son was filial by nature, and he couldn't help but feel a sigh in his heart: it may be okay to let his children and grandchildren be filial and filial once in a while.
So, one old and one young got into the same car. The rest of the people looked at each other, the older ones did not hesitate to abandon their horses and board the carriage, and the younger ones chose the carriage except for Li Shishilang and Li Shishilang who insisted on riding horses. The brothers gritted their teeth and walked on the side of the carriage against the cold wind, holding their heads high to show their might. However, there are few pedestrians on the roadside, and no one appreciates their heroic appearance. Halfway through, the goose feathers and heavy snow fell from the sky, and in a blink of an eye, they were covered with covers, although the two of them still gritted their teeth, and when they stared at the carriage in front of them, they couldn't help but secretly regret it.
In contrast, Li Hui and King Yong'an sat in a warm carriage, chatting and laughing, and were particularly pleasant. This old man is broad-minded, intuitive, and hearty by nature, and speaks very bluntly, but he will never ask too much if he should not be mentioned, and he is an elder who is very easy to get along with. Li Hui hinted at the beginning and end of the rebellion case in the past year, vaguely revealing the news that Princess An Xing still had an accomplice. He stroked his long silver-white beard, thoughtful.
"Grandfather and uncles and brothers rest in the mansion with peace of mind, and it is not too late to enter the palace tomorrow." After arriving at the Yong'an County Palace, Li Hui helped the old man get out of the carriage again, and Fang said goodbye with a smile. At this time, it was not early, so he simply did not return to the palace of Xin'an County, and went straight to the palace of King Pu to rest.
After the carriage he was riding in drove away, the king of Yong'an County, who had just looked kind, glanced at the two grandsons who hurriedly came out of the mansion, and kicked them into the snow. The rest of the children and grandchildren all stood quietly, not daring to plead easily: when they were in Shazhou or Liangzhou, if the younger generations dared to be so rude, they should have been whipped directly.
I heard the king of Yong'an say in a deep voice: "How you were wandering before, the old man can't see it, and he can't control it." Because you have not become a weapon, they have put you in the capital, and the results of your self-depravity should be borne by yourselves. However, in these days in Beijing, if you let the old man know what you have done in secret, you will come over and receive the family law yourself! Don't think that if you hide it from the old man, the old man won't know anything!! ā
"The same goes for you! Less mixing! He swept his eyes, and everyone was silent, "Tomorrow, I will follow the old man into the palace to face the saint!" One or two, you must not embarrass the old man, understand?! "The result of the rule of law with the military is that the power of the elders is unstoppable.
"Yes!!" All the children and grandchildren chattered, and some of them lowered their heads to hide their unwillingness.
The next day, Li Hui accompanied the family of the king of Yong'an County into the palace to face the saint, and hurried out of the city to welcome the heir of the king of Chu, Li Ju. Because the eldest son was young, the princess was also too heavy to leave the fiefdom, and he entered Beijing alone. The two cousins haven't seen each other for years, so they can't help but sigh to the extreme. Although they correspond all year round, they are still full of words to be said.
"In two days it will be your big day, and I hurried all the way, thinking that I must not miss it. In the past, you gave me a concubine, and now it is my turn to be your concubine. Not to mention, it should be possible to help you make a few hypnotic poems. Li Ju laughed.
"Thank you, Brother Jiqing, for still thinking about me." When it comes to marriage, Li Hui is still a little uncomfortable, "The Chu Mansion in Beijing has been deserted, I ordered someone to clean it up a few days ago, but it still doesn't look good." Why don't you come and live in my house? The yard is as you choose, and next door is Yue Niang's princess mansion, and Huanniang has recently lived in it. "When the King of Chu left Beijing, everyone thought that they would never be able to return to the capital for the rest of their lives. Therefore, the Chu Wangfu in the capital only left a few old servants and maids to take care of it, and no one took it to heart. Unexpectedly, this time the heir of the king of Chu still returned.
"It's fine." Li Ju said, "I'm the only one who came here, so it's more convenient to live with you." ā
After that, the two cousins looked at each other and smiled, but they tacitly did not mention Li Wei and Li Jing. Although the edict to rehabilitate the king of Yue had been clearly issued, after all, Guangzhou was too far away. Even if the family had left for Beijing after receiving the edict, it would have been at least February or even March before they could return to Chang'an. They will definitely not be able to catch up with this marriage.