Chapter 459: Master of Acting
Li Chongrun's reaction was already in Princess Taiping's expectations, and she couldn't eat hot tofu in a hurry, of course Princess Taiping knew this truth, so she cleverly found such an entry point for the conversation.
"I know that Brother Run'er must have a lot of knowledge about Datang's past, but I have to talk about it again. The ancestors worked hard to establish the great cause of the Tang Dynasty, revisiting the history and feeling the blood of the ancestors, which is not only the nostalgia and reverence for the ancestors, but also the unshirkable responsibility and mission of the descendants of the Li family. ”
It is rumored that Princess Taiping likes power, but when I see it today, it doesn't seem to be the case. Princess Taiping's resounding words suddenly made Li Chongrun change his impression of her.
He was convinced: "My aunt has worked hard, and Chongrun will definitely remember it in her heart!" ”
Unconsciously, Li Chongrun has been brought into his rhythm by Princess Taiping. Seeing that the goal had been achieved, Princess Taiping was no longer entangled, so she told the history of Li Tang.
Taiping was born in the royal family, received a good education from an early age, and was quite literate. In addition, she made full preparations, so the story was comprehensive and true, and Li Chongrun listened to it with relish.
Finally, Princess Taiping talked about the history of Wu Zhou, and she couldn't help but sigh and stopped.
Li Chongrun didn't know what Princess Taiping meant, so he couldn't help but ask, "Auntie, please keep talking, why do you want to stop?" ”
Princess Taiping glanced at Li Chongrun with a worried face: "When the history of the dynasty involves Your Majesty and the Wu family, Brother Run, you are still young, and my aunt is worried that if you can't hold it and say it, it will lead to death." So, I won't talk about this history! ”
Princess Taiping's trick is not traceable, but it is very effective.
Li Chongrun patted his chest and said, "Auntie, don't worry, Chongrun is no longer a child, I know the severity!" ”
Listening to Li Chongrun's answer, Princess Taiping couldn't help but be happy.
"I'm not a child anymore", but anyone who can blurt out this sentence must be someone who has not grown up, just like Li Chongrun at this moment.
"That's good! I went on! Princess Taiping's expression was solemn, "This history may be a little cruel, and it can even be said to be a catastrophe for my descendants of Li Tang." Brother Run, you must keep this history firmly in your heart......"
"I will!" Li Chongrun solemnly promised.
“…… In the fourth year of the vertical arch, Li Chong, the evil king of Lang, and Li Zhen, the king of Yue, were defeated and killed, and Li Yuanjia, the king of Han, Li Lingkui, the king of Lu, Li Shu, the prince of Huang Guo, Li Rong, the prince of Dongguan County, and Princess Changle were forced to commit suicide...... The six brothers of Li Xunqi, the king of Changle, Li Wei, the king of Jiang, Li Yuanming, the king of Shu, and Li Jun, the king of Lingling, were killed together with his brother Li Jie, the prince of Li Guogong...... Li Xin, the king of Pu, and Li Fan, the king of Shu, returned to Chengzhou and died in the year of Yongchang......"
Listening to Princess Taiping's heavy voice, Li Chongrun seemed to see the sad eyes of these people from the Li Tang clan before they died.
Princess Taiping continued to state in a mournful tone: "...... In the first year of Zaichu, Wu Chengsi instructed the cool official Zhou Xing to falsely accuse Li Shangjin, the king of Qi, and Li Sujie, the king of Xu, of rebellion. On the way to escort, Wu Chengsi sent someone to hang Li Sujie, and Li Shangjin committed suicide. Li Shangjin's sons Yizhen, Yimei, Yizhang, Yihuan, Yijin, Yipu, Yixun and others were all sent to Xianzhou, and all the sons except Yixun died in Xianzhou; Li Sujie and his sons Ying, Wan, Ji, and Jiu were killed together, and the rest of the Zilin, Xuan, Xuan, Qingu and others were young and ordered to ban Leizhou for a long time...... Wu Chengsi killed twelve members of the Li Jing clan including Li Ying, the king of Nan'an, and whipped the two sons of the late prince Li Xian......"
At this point, Princess Taiping's face was so white that her closed eyes were full of tears, so that her long eyelashes trembled as if they were soaked in water, and a wisp of blood oozed from her tightly bitten lips.
Finally barely calming down, Princess Taiping continued in a trembling voice: "I have roughly calculated that there are hundreds of people from the Li Tang clan who have been killed by the Wu clan over the years, not including the relatives who have been affected by Zhulian. The Tang clan was almost wiped out under their slaughter, and its young and weak survivors also flowed to Lingnan. ”
Princess Taiping exaggerated how the Li Tang clan was slaughtered, but she said it very cleverly, never mentioning Wu Zetian, only saying what the Wu clan did. At this point, she is still very measured, how could she not know Wu Zetian's bottom line?
In fact, the only one in the Li royal family who really cut off the incense because of Wu Zetian was Li Zhen, the king of Yue, and as for the other Li royal families, either they still left other heirs to inherit the title, or they later died for other reasons.
In fact, it's simple to think about it, when Li Zhen's father and son raised troops against the military, it was when Zhongzong stepped down and Ruizong was in power when Wu Zetian was in power to listen to the government, but no matter how much Wu Zetian and his son fought for power and profit, they were all flesh and blood after all, how could they allow a branch and branch clan like Li Zhen to get involved?
The people of the Li Tang royal family who died during the Wu Zhou period, even if they died of illness, Princess Taiping recorded all of them on the heads of the Wu clan.
Exaggeration and adding fuel to the vinegar have always been the usual means of demagogy. Ambiguous 43
True and false, false and true, Li Chongrun is not a party, although some things are not within the scope of his imagination, but Princess Taiping is too good at acting, and her expression and tone are very in place, so Li Chongrun can't help but believe it is true.
Seeing that Li Chongrun's face was pulled down, as if it had been brushed with a layer of paste, Princess Taiping knew that the heat was enough, and continued in a cold voice: "Not only the Li Tang royal family, but even the ministers who support the Li Tang royal family have not escaped the fate of being slaughtered!" Over the years, the prime ministers who have been killed are Fu Youyi, Li Yuanyuan, Xing Wenwei, Wei Fangzhen, Fan Lubing, Cen Changqian, Ge Fuyuan, Ouyang Tong, Shi Wuzi, Le Sihui, Sun Yuanheng, etc., and the generals who have been killed are Zhang Qianmian, Li Jingjing, Quan Xiancheng, etc., and there are even more squires, assassins, county orders, governors, and protectors who have been killed, and countless people have been exiled and suppressed. ”
There is no doubt that Princess Taiping is doing her old trick again, and all the ministers who died are loyal to Li Tang, and this feud is also recorded on the heads of the Wu clan.
The two mouths of people, you can say whatever you want, there is Princess Taiping, and the people of the Black Cauldron Wu clan have to carry it, and they have to carry it if they don't carry it.
Li Chongrun also felt that Princess Taiping was a bit exaggerated.
For example, Fu Youyi offered Fu Rui at the beginning, supported Wu Zetian's accession to the throne, and was given the surname "Wu" by Wu Zetian. Later, due to rebellion, he committed suicide in prison.
But Li Chongrun just glanced at Princess Taiping and did not question it. Perhaps in his subconscious, he had already recognized what Princess Taiping wanted him to believe.
Princess Taiping saw Li Chongrun's hesitation, she was a little remorseful, and she was still a little anxious.
Although she is confident that she will play with Li Chongrun, Li Chongrun is not a fool. On the contrary, he is smart. If you want to hurry, you can't reach it, and the slightest carelessness will be self-defeating.
Princess Taiping changed her mind and continued to take care of herself: "Maybe you don't feel anything about this far away, then I'll talk about this close!" One is your father Xian, and the other is your fourth uncle, you should know very well about the situation of their persecution by the Wu clan, right? ”
When it comes to his father's suffering, no one has a better say than Li Chongrun.
Li Chongrun and his father lived an inhuman life in penal colonies and house arrest homes. In these times, Li Xian was not less frightened, his elders, brothers and nephews all used his banner to oppose Wu Zetian, he was frightened all day long, and he had nightmares, for fear that he would die.
If the father is a prisoner, then he bears much heavier psychological pressure than a prisoner. That terrible death could come at any time, and the day it would come, far from relaxing, would be even more terrible.
Like his father, Li Chongrun has been in a state of panic for so many years, often waking up at night from nightmares, watching the stars set and the sun rise with frightened eyes.
As for Li Dan, Li Chongrun knows a little bit about it.
After Wu Zetian was proclaimed emperor, Emperor Li Dan was demoted to the emperor's heir, given the surname Wu, and moved to the East Palace, and all etiquette was compared with the specifications of the crown prince. Since then, Li Dan has become the target of the Wu kings, and has lived a difficult career as the heir of the emperor for more than ten years.
Li Xian returned to the imperial capital, and Li Dan took the initiative to give up the position of the crown prince, which made Li Chongrun have a good impression of the fourth uncle.
Li Chongrun nodded slightly in agreement.
"In addition to your father and your fourth uncle, my aunt and I are also victims!" Perhaps when she said this, she aroused all the bitterness in Princess Taiping's heart, and her tears fell like pearls with broken threads, "Back then, I lived happily with your uncle Xue Shao, and we had two sons and two daughters. It's a pity that the good times didn't last long, the Wu clan has always coveted my aunt, and they falsely accused your uncle of participating in the rebellion of Li Chong, the king of Langya, and was imprisoned, and he was starved to death in prison in the first year of Yongchang. ”
Speaking of this, Princess Taiping's bright face flashed in her mind, as if a soft smile was slowly blooming on his resolute cheeks.
Princess Taiping and Xue Shao are happily married, that's right. Xue Shao died in prison because of his conspiracy, and it was not wrong. However, these are not related to the Wu clan's eight poles, Princess Taiping moved flowers and trees, and skillfully planted it on the heads of the Wu clan.
Li Chongrun's expression was complicated, and he was a little sympathetic to Princess Taiping.
With a burst of crying, Princess Taiping continued: "The Wu clan killed Xue Shao just to marry me. First of all, Wu Chenghei, that is, he killed Bixue Shao, how can I marry him, under the desperate struggle, His Majesty finally did not agree to this marriage! But he escaped the first day of junior high school, but he couldn't hide from the fifteenth, and Wu Youji appeared again after Wu Chenghe. Wu Youji did not hesitate to divorce his wife in order to marry me, so I finally married a member of the Wu clan. This is my shame, and it is also the shame of the Li Tang royal family! ”
If Wu Chengsi listened to Princess Taiping's words at the scene, it is estimated that he would vomit blood on the spot in anger.
In fact, Wu Zetian named Princess Taiping to marry Wu Chenghei, and Princess Taiping herself agreed. It's just that during that time, Wu Chenghei fell ill and never recovered, so Princess Taiping had to give up.