The end of the year is approaching, and it is surprisingly cold in the Hokyo area, and strangely there is no snow.

Fifty miles outside the capital city, a new Li Gong Temple was erected to praise the former governor of the northern part of the town Li Chongxin's anti-northern achievements.

For a while, the people had no place to take refuge, but instead used this place as a temporary shelter.

Because wherever it is called Li Gong Ancestral Hall, most of the winter houses cotton and summer shedan, and the porridge field is opened on the 28th, and all the unemployed vagrants and beggars in the market like to gather here.

"Old Yang Tou, you also give Governor Li Dadu a pillar of incense, bless him with good fortune when he is evil, and become auspicious in trouble."

"Hey, Lao Liu, it's not that you don't know, at the moment, our Dayu is going to make peace with the Northern Barbarians, and this Li Dudu keeps it as an obstacle, even if we go to incense again, I'm afraid that his old man won't be able to get out of prison."

Everyone is gossiping:

"Old Yang Tou, here you have raised people in the past, you tell everyone why this God always makes good people suffer."

Old Yang Tou was a septuagenarian man with a dark face, and sighed:

"If you want me to say that the weather is unfavorable and the years are unlucky, it is not as good as the explanation of the wicked.

Good people, what's the use of good people, you get in the way of others, and people will naturally move you away. ”

"Old Yang Tou, don't sell Guanzi, tell me who a good person like Governor Li can stand in the way?

I heard the old man in the family say that Governor Li Dadu had a great merit in supporting Conglong, and the position of the general was reserved for him back then.

It was Li Dadu who was the governor of Qinggao and was willing to serve the country with his body, and this was the turn of today's generals.

Is this kind of mind comparable to which official in the current dynasty? ”

Old Yang Tou smiled:

"Xiao Liu, so this is what you people have seen, whose way is in the way? Zhao Wuyan, this prime minister is greedy for life and afraid of death, and when he saw the Northern Barbarian Tartar, he couldn't wait to call his father.

Now that the two countries have stopped and repaired, he can't wait to jump out and give the current emperor eye medicine, and he can't wait to kill Li Dadudu, so he obeys his heart. ”

Xiao Liu put his chest:

"What a good person Li Dadu Governor is, just say that the porridge field in the Li Gong Ancestral Hall is what Li Jiajun pulled out from between the teeth of military spending, we can't eat other people's food on weekdays, and the chain is dropped at a critical time, so I will unite with my brother when I go back, and ask for the life of the people on Shangshutai, so that the current emperor will release Li Dudu."

"Yes, let go of Li Dudu, let go of Li Dudu."

The big guy was excited for a while.

"This old gentleman, I'm afraid it's not true."

A suave voice came from the side.

Lao Yang followed the prestige, but saw a white-faced middle-aged man with thin eyes and a long beard, dressed in a luxurious brocade cotton robe.

Behind him stood an old man in black, with a white beard and a purple face, very majestic.

At the back was a young man, but he was sitting on the shrine of Li Gong Ancestral Hall, constantly rubbing the body of Li Chongxin's statue with his hands.

These three people look extraordinary, and they don't seem to be ordinary people.

Old Yang Tou's momentum suddenly became half a point shorter, and he hurriedly said:

"Hey, I don't know that the three big officials also came to this small temple, just now the neighbors chatted after dinner, it can't be true, it can't be true. There are still young grandchildren in my family who have no one to take care of, and they are old and unaccompanied. ”

After saying that, he hurriedly walked away.

Xiao Liu scolded behind Lao Yang: "Bad seeds, phew! ”

After speaking, he ignored the three people in the temple, stared at him, walked out of the temple gate, and asked for a bowl of white porridge to drink. Seeing the awkward atmosphere, everyone was afraid of causing some trouble, so they disappeared into the temple one by one, and the huge Li Gong Temple was left with three richly dressed people in a blink of an eye.

The young man sitting on the shrine asked, "How many Li Gong Ancestral Halls are this?" ”

The purple-faced old man sighed:

"There are ninety-nine temples, according to the report of the Hojing Mansion, all of them are built by the people who voluntarily donate incense money, and even the nearby Kinkaku Temple and Taibai Sect do not have any incense, but the incense here is vigorous."

With that, he pointed to the heavy incense burner, in which the ash was piled up like a hill.

The young man is the current Emperor Yuxi, and he is depressed, so he took Li Shipeng and Prime Minister Zhao Wuyi to pay a private visit, which was also his first private visit out of the palace.

Emperor Yu also sighed:

"If the soldiers are in danger today, but the people have no extra food in their own pots, it is all my fault.

Li Chongxin governs the army like this, he is like this, Wei Ran sued him for rebellion, you two are credible? ”

Zhao Wuji and Li Shipeng glanced at each other, and Zhao Wuji coughed:

"Dali Temple is under the control of Yushitai, and the criminal department is still in charge of the case, and now only Xiao Li Shilang is in charge of the interrogation, and the saint can ask Lord Li for specific inquiries."

Li Shipeng thought for a while, raised his head and said:

"Li Chongxin is a maverick and high-standard person, bold and faithful, and will definitely not rebel."

Emperor Yu raised his eyebrows: "According to what you say, Wei Ran is falsely accused?" ”

Li Shipeng stiffened his neck: "It must be a false accusation." ”

Zhao Wuyi coughed: "Xiao Li, the saint plays in front of you, you are careful, the voice is too high, it will be shocking." Li Shipeng smiled: "Weichen is afraid that his voice will be too quiet, and it will be difficult for him to hear it." ”

Emperor Yu was silent: "You don't have to be loud, I also know that Li Chongxin was wronged."

He was on duty in the inner court when I was young, commanding the Zuowu Guard, loyal and resolute, which staff is not the first soldier, there are forty-five knife and arrow wounds on the back, he is a person who only knows how to rush forward in battle, and he does not know how many scars there are on his chest. ”

As he spoke, Emperor Yuxi's eyes moistened.

Zhao Wuji hurriedly took out a handkerchief and handed it to Emperor Yu.

Emperor Yu wiped his tears, and then spoke:

"Now that Li Chongxin has been detained for half a year, there are many discussions among the government and the opposition, and the people's petition is not known how many copies are received by the Beijing Mansion every day, and it cannot be delayed any longer."

After that, he turned his head to look at Li Shipeng: "You Xiao Li is known as the tenth son of the eye, can't you really try it?" Li Shipeng shook his head:

"For any interrogation, the prisoner needs to feel guilty in his heart, so that he can prescribe the right medicine and break through one by one.

Li Chongxin is frank and open, has never acted rebellious, let alone rebellious, and is above board, where does the trial come from. ”

Before Emperor Yu could answer, suddenly the eunuch Baigui outside trotted into the Li Gong Temple:

"Qiqi Sheng, General Yan returned to Beijing to report on his work, and heard that His Majesty was here, so he personally came to see His Majesty and said that there was something important to discuss."

Emperor Yu was overjoyed in his heart, and hurriedly shouted: "Pass, pass quickly!" ”

There was a sound of footsteps, Yan Xutuo's armor was not taken off, and he came to the Li Gong Ancestral Hall, and bowed down:

"Minister, Yan Xutuo, the head of the Huaihe Road march, knock to see Your Majesty."

Emperor Yu Xi prefers the stout and mighty general in front of him, compared to Li Chongxin's long-dressed Confucian shirt Zhizhu in his hands, the military general is still less thoughtful.

"General Yan has worked hard to suppress thieves, let's sit quickly, our monarchs and ministers are all sitting on the ground, don't have so many rules."

Yan Xutuo stared at a pair of copper bells with big eyes, but he didn't sit down, and shouted loudly in a daze:

"The last general did not dare to sit down, the Qingyang sect and bandits are rampant, and they have slipped to the area of Jiangsu and Zhejiang.

Emperor Yu frowned, since he ascended the throne, the silver has been spent like flowing water, and the government's money lending has continued to the sixty-seventh year of Yu Xi, and he has only been on the throne for nine years.

The Northern Barbarians entered the Kou, the Qinglian Sect and bandits, the princes were divided, and the Yellow River was diverted, which was not millions of millions of silver money being spent.

At this moment, I heard that Yan Xutuo came to ask for silver again, and I was troubled for no reason, but I couldn't chill the hearts of the border soldiers.

Thinking of this, Wen Yan said:

"Aiqing doesn't have to worry, I want to come to the household department to provide disaster relief now, and I have to be busy with the year-end festival, there will be no silver allocated to you for a while, I will first allocate two million silver from the imperial treasury, you go back to buy ordnance first, and wait for your good news in the spring next year."

Unexpectedly, Yan Xutuo didn't appreciate it, and stared at a pair of copper bells with big eyes:

"The last general Xie Your Majesty, but this is not the most important thing, the last general heard that Li Chongxin was in prison, and specially came to ask Li Chongxin what is the crime?"

Emperor Yu had no strength to point at Li Shipeng:

"Yushitai received a report from Wei Ran, the deputy governor of the Li family, that Li Chongxin colluded with the Northern Barbarians and intended to rebel. Of course, the case is still in the process of being heard. ”

Yan Xutuo yelled: "Nonsense, everyone in the world is against it, and Li Chongxin will not be against it." ”

Zhao Wuyi's face sank: "General Yan, this is in front of the Holy Lord, and it is reasonable not to raise your voice." ”

Emperor Yu was surprised:

"General Yan, I know that you and Li Chongxin are not in harmony, when the Yanmen Pass was divided, you also participated in Li Chongxin's lone army and led the troops strongly, why did you say good things about your pair today?"

Yan Xutuo lowered his head and muttered: "Li Chongxin is a high-minded and domineering person, but if you say rebellion, you will be the first to disbelieve it."

The discord between me and him is a matter of personal anger, but if Li Chongxin is detained for the crime of treason, it is justice, and justice cannot be abolished because of personal anger.

If he leads the troops to attack again, won't Your Majesty destroy the Great Wall? ”

Emperor Yuxi's face was pale, as if his blood had been drained, and he pointed at Bai Gui impatiently, and Bai Gui hurriedly set up Yan Xutuo:

"General Yan, hurry up and go to the imperial treasury with the old slave, it's too late, and this soldier's salary may be taken away by other generals." As Yan Xutuo walked, he shouted: "Your Majesty must not destroy the Great Wall, Your Majesty ....."

There were only a few crows in the air "quacking", and there was a sense of loneliness in the Li Gong Ancestral Hall.

Emperor Yu laughed self-deprecatingly: "Could it be that I am wrong, shouldn't Li Chongxin be killed?" ”

"Li Chongxin must die."

On the side, Li Shipeng suddenly spoke.

Emperor Yu laughed angrily, grabbed Li Shipeng's neck, and glared at a pair of scarlet eyes:

"Black is you, and white is you.

You said that Li Chongxin has made several great achievements and social achievements, and the people love him, and the soldiers worship him like a god.

Even his usual opponent is on his side, how can he kill him if he is like this? Why kill?

You Li Shipeng is also a side branch of the Li clan, is it so impatient to kill your relatives in righteousness? ”

Li Shipeng said proudly: "That's right, Li Chongxin has indeed made great contributions to Sheji, but he has no His Majesty in his heart.

Isn't a person who is honest and loyal to his country, but who is not loyal to His Majesty, to die? ”

These words were like thunder in the sky, instantly shattering all the thoughts of Emperor Yuxi, and he put down his hands weakly and muttered:

"Without any evidence, how can it be said that he rebelled?"

Prime Minister Zhao Wuyi suddenly spoke on the side: "Your Majesty, from the perspective of the old ministers, although Li Shilang is smart, after all, he is a literati, and he can't judge such a meritorious general.

As the saying goes, digging trees and breaking roots, Li Chongxin has been cultivating in Shushan since he was a child, and the minister has transferred two brothers, Xing Rulong and Xing Ruhu, from Feng Yushu Zhenren, and it is said that the two have some means to interrogate the monks. ”

"No matter what means you use, the case will definitely be closed before the end of the year, so you can do it yourself."

A cloud of cold air rushed to his face, the gate opened, and Emperor Yu Xi had already walked out of the Li Gong Ancestral Hall.

[The story is good, thank you for the collection]