In the fourth year of Xianqing (659 A.D.), the day of Ding Mao (21st) in the fourth month of Xia, it was not three quarters.

Wu Kang left Menxia Province, returned to the left and right mansions of the left and right leaders, and came to the Changshi Academy to hand over the shift. I didn't find Changsun Ze, I only found my clothes on the floor of the courtyard gate. You don't have to think about it to know that it is the revenge of Changsun Ze, this small-bellied chicken intestine.

The long history of the seventh product, the practice of the six products of the thousand cow guard, the strength of the long grandson family. I was too lazy to take care of him, so I untied the Qianniu knife and changed my clothes on the spot. Wearing a black security uniform, a gray tiger head cloak, and three Tang knives. Tidy up the Qianniu clothes, put the steps of the long Shifu, and walk out of the guard.

Walking out of Tongming Gate, it is a wide Tongming Street, which can go directly to Xiuzhen Fang. Say goodbye to all colleagues, walk about half a mile, and meet a luxury carriage. Xu Jingzong poked his head out, with a sad face, his steamed bun face turned into a bun face, and he was weak to greet him: "Changeable nephew, why did you come out, get in the car and talk quickly." ”

Seeing that he is unlucky and virtuous, he must have not figured out the clue, and he can deal with it today, why postpone it until tomorrow? Li Jiu said to find evidence, how can there be evidence for false accusations? Wu Kang couldn't figure out what medicine Li Jiu was selling. sighed softly, blinked and teased: "Get out of the car and walk, you have too much fat, lose eight pounds first." ”

Xu Jingzong rolled his eyes, sighed and got out of the car, and the two walked side by side. His family lives in Puningfang, across the street from Xiuzhenfang, and the two of them are on the way. Passing by Xiuxiangfang, Wu Kang stopped and looked at the door in a daze. At the beginning of the Wuzhou Assassin History, there was a young monk who asserted that he was killed, and said that there was no danger, and all of them were fulfilled.

Mei Niang learned of this, invited the monk to Chang'an, and gave the Dharma name to cultivate the Zen master. And in Xiuxiangfang, he built a heavy Buddha temple as his Zen temple. Last year, when the Buddhist temple was completed, the master of Xiuyuan moved in, and the queen and Xiaoqing sisters often came here to worship the Buddha.

Wu Kang does not believe in Buddhism, passes by every day, and never visits. At this moment, for some reason, guided by a certain emotion, the desire to worship the Buddha is very strong. Seeing Lao Xu's sad face, he hesitated for a few seconds and said: "I have a hunch, as long as I go to Chongfu Temple, I can find the answer, let's go and see." ”

After saying that, he walked into the door, Lao Xu was helpless and told the servants to wait. When you come to Xiaozhongfu Temple, it looks really shabby, covering an area of less than ten acres. This is a Buddhist temple, it is clearly a Buddhist hall, it seems that Mei Niang has no rights at this time.

When I entered the temple gate and went to the Buddhist hall, I saw a little beggar squatting on the west wall and drinking porridge. Master Xiuyuan does good deeds, helps poor children, and is compassionate. At this moment, in the opposite Buddhist hall, a little lady ran out, about five or six years old. She ran to the beggar's side, handed out the orange in her hand, and smiled very innocently.

The beggar didn't thank him either, and couldn't wait to peel and gobble up the oranges. The little lady watched quietly, her eyes flashing wide, and she let out a crisp laugh. At this time, the oranges are stored in the ice cellar, and she is from a large family.

Wu Kang stopped and watched, such a harmonious scene, but it brought a touch of sadness. It was when I was in elementary school, and the little Lori at the same table always gave him oranges to eat. At that time, life was poor, and my father did not contract the pear orchard, so he could not eat fruit at all.

Like a beggar, he eats the flesh of the orange and then gnaws on the inner skin of the orange. gnaw layer by layer, until you bite the outer skin, and the sour teeth do not stop. The little Lori at the same table also looked at it like this, making a silver bell laugh, and squeezing her eyebrows from time to time.

At the time, I was stupid and thought she liked me, but later I found out that she liked to play tricks on me. Her family is wealthy, and the reason why she gives oranges is to appreciate my work of gnawing orange peels. It's ridiculous, life is full of malice, damn little girl's skin.

The little lady in front of her, the appearance of being beaten is probably the same mentality. The orange peel is getting thinner and thinner, Wu Kang can't cry or laugh, poor little beggar, we both have the same disease. Suddenly, a flash of inspiration, as if thinking of something, subconsciously stretched his eyebrows, and a sly smile climbed up the grimace.

The cultivator in the Buddha hall suddenly widened his eyes and stared straight out of the door. After a long time, he sighed lightly, looked at the woman worshipping the Buddha, put his hands together and said: "The poor monk implores the donor, don't step into our temple again, the disaster is doomed, and the poor monk can't do anything." I can only tell you that the donor outside the hall has a bad relationship with you. ”

Then close your eyes and continue with Amitabha. The woman's face was slightly red, and she bowed three times before the Buddha and bowed to him to take her leave. The front foot stepped out of the temple door, and a voice came from behind him: Tell the donor outside the hall that he will kill himself if he commits too much injustice, and we don't welcome him in the temple.

The woman bowed her head and left, and when she saw the scene in the courtyard, she couldn't help frowning. Tiqun ran to the west wall, picked up the little lady, and turned to block behind him. Like a hen guarding her cubs, she glared at Wu Kang viciously, her eyes full of disgust and vigilance.

Wu Kangjue's face was familiar, his mind quickly recalled, and then scoffed. Shangguan Yi's daughter-in-law, Shangguan Wan'er and her mother, are really narrow. Not in the mood to pay attention to her, he turned around and whispered: "The mind of the saint, I have already guessed, does my uncle want to hear it?" ”

This is not nonsense, Xu Jingzong jumped to his feet in a hurry, pulled his sleeve and left. When the figure disappeared, Zheng Shi breathed a sigh of relief, squatted in front of the little lady, and said solemnly: "The man just now is a traitor of the imperial court, and when you see him in the future, you must avoid him." ”

The little lady nodded Mu Ran, seeing that the female brother was very nervous, she felt inexplicable. And in the carriage, Wu Kang played with gold leaves, which was also inexplicable. Xu Jingzong scratched his head anxiously, and his tone was full of pleading: "Say it quickly, what does the saint mean, what evidence are you looking for?" ”

Wu Kang put away the gold leaf, pondered for a moment and said: "Uncle misunderstood the holy will, not to let you find evidence, but to let you learn from the little beggar and eat the orange peel." Not only eat the pulp, but also gnaw on the orange peel to extract the full value. ”

Xu Jingzong tasted it carefully, suddenly his eyes widened, and he trembled unobtrusively. Wu Kang nodded and said lightly: "The saint cast his net and only caught a big fish, obviously not satisfied. He wanted his uncle to send more fish and shrimp into the big net, and then catch them all. ”

The atmosphere was quickly depressed, and the two of them sweated at the same time, wiped their foreheads at the same time, and laughed wryly at the same time. Xu Jingzong muttered and muttered to himself: "I finally understand that the saint mentioned Gao Yang's rebellion in the Yizheng Palace, not to sigh about the past. The old man secretly thought that he was giving advice on how to deal with it and referring to this case. ”

Wu Kang deeply thinks that Princess Gaoyang rebelled, a typical political salon. There were originally a few people, but they were magnified by the eldest grandson Wuji and became a knife to eradicate dissidents. Li Ke, the king of Wu, Li Daozong, the king of Jiangxia, and the horse lost his thinking power, etc., were all involved.

And Li Jiu's meaning, to follow that case, to collect unlimited fish and shrimp. Thinking of this, he aimed at Lao Xu, yin and yang weird: "Uncle didn't get able to eat thoroughly, so the sage got angry and gave you a day." If not, what awaits you? ”

Xu Jingzong wiped a wry smile, wiped the sweat from his forehead, and sneered at each other: "Do you think that the saint let you enter the temple to protect you?" He's pulling you into the water, so that we can all come to enlightenment. If you don't meet the requirements, I'm afraid that it will be not only the old man who will be unlucky tomorrow. ”

Wu Kang was noncommittal, he already knew it in his chest, Li Jiu, who killed a thousand knives, was the first black in the world, and he was calculating me. At the beginning, the fox hunting plan was only for Mowgli, but I didn't expect it to be completely out of control. But that's fine, the person who cheated me in the first place, let's settle the ledger. At the same time, fulfill the promise, Mei Niang stay out of the matter, and I will bear the infamy.

Xu Jingzong turned his worries into joy, his bun face turned back into steamed buns, and he said: "Go home first, inform Mrs. Chu Guo, and then go back to Puningfang with me." We both agreed on what fish should be in this big fishing net. What charges are fabricated, and how reasonable they are, must be determined tonight. ”

It can only be like this, Wu Kang nodded happily, leaning on the carriage and closing his eyes. I think that if future generations read the history of the Tang Dynasty, there must be my place in "The Biography of the Traitorous Minister". Whether to put Lao Xu behind and become the second traitor, or to surpass Lao Xu and become the first traitor.

Suddenly laughed out loud, politics is a dung pit, except for dirty dung, it is a wriggling maggot. The eldest grandson is greedy for power, Li Zhi is eager to take power, and the resolution of the contradiction will end in death. It can be said that the fate of the eldest grandson Wuji was already sealed at the moment when Li Zhi succeeded to the throne.

Without Wu Kang and Xu Jingzong, there are Li Kang and Wu Jingzong, Wuji and Guan Long giants, and it is difficult to escape death after all. Li Zhi is the culprit, we are just chess pieces, or backstabbers.

If I don't do it, he will kill me, and he will accompany you like a tiger. comforting myself like this, I don't want to be about to be fishy, and I feel a lot better.

At three o'clock the next day, the provincial council hall under the door, Wu Kang guarded the royal front, raising his head and not squinting. Li Jiu sat on the bookcase, all the prime ministers were there, and they all lowered their eyebrows. Xu Jingzong held an elephant wat in his hand, and the content recorded on it was the truest lie. Racking his brains last night and struggling until the third watch, Li Jiu will be satisfied.

Xu Jingzong reported: "Last night, in the prison of the Criminal Department, the prince washed Ma Wei Ji Fang, and he had already made a confession of the rebellion against the United Wuji. The minister questioned Wei Jifang: Wuji is close to the country, he is His Majesty's uncle, and he is favored by the first emperor and His Majesty. The children of the eldest grandson family are all officials in the court, how much hatred is there, and why do you want to rebel? ”

The atmosphere at the scene was weird, Li Tao closed his eyes leisurely, Yu Zhining closed his eyes in pain, and his white eyebrows couldn't help shaking; The rest looked down at the ground as if it were none of their business; Li Jiu was stunned, and his eyes gradually reddened; Wu Kang complained in his heart, and the meat drama was about to begin.

Xu Jingzong was righteous and awe-inspiring, and he talked nonsense in a serious way: "Wei Jifang replied that Han Ying once said to Wuji: Liu Zheng and Chu Suiliang persuaded King Liliang to be the crown prince. King Liang was deposed, and His Majesty was already suspicious of Taiwei, so he degraded his performance and went to become an official outside the capital. ”

In just a few sentences, Han Yu Liu Zheng, the deceased Chu Suiliang, and Shen Guogong Gao fulfilled. They have a common name, the leader of the Guanlongmen valve, and the henchmen of the eldest grandson Wuji. Liu Zheng is the uncle of Queen Wang, when Queen Wang had no children, Liu Zheng and Wuji, etc., passed Li Zhong, who was born in Liu Gong, to Queen Wang, and was canonized as the crown prince.

Gao Cheng is a cousin of Wuji, probably in the first year of Xianqing, after the abolition of Wang Liwu, he served as the governor of Yizhou. He was a dutiful son, and when his parents died, he went on a hunger strike with grief and was praised by Taizong. During his tenure as a long history, he repeatedly blessed the people and good governance, and was greatly praised by the officials. Wu Kang didn't want to be implicated, but Lao Xu didn't agree, and he was helpless.

Li Jiuxun wanted to cry, and Xu Jingzong continued: "Wuji has suspicions, and he is anxious all day long, and in order to seek self-protection, he hides in the History Museum to compile history. Later, the patriarch Sun Xiang was also demoted from the court, and then Han Ying was convicted. Wuji was even more frightened, and worked with Wei Jifang and others day and night to conspire against the great rebellion. ”

The unlucky eldest Sun Xiang, who was originally the secretary of the Ministry of Industry, opposed the abolition of Wang Liwu and was demoted to the history of the governor of Jingzhou. Wu Kang admires Xu Jingzong, Chen Sesame and Rotten Grain, can be believed. Putting aside loyalty and treachery, Lao Xu is indeed talented, and his memory is far beyond ordinary people.

Originally, he wanted to weave to help, but was dissuaded by Wu Kang. Before establishing Empress Meiniang, Li Jiu wanted to make her Concubine Chen, but was stopped by Han Ying Laiji. Mei Niang became the queen and asked for recognition for her loyalty. In fact, the soft knife kills people, which makes Li Jiu disgusted them even more, and at the same time divides Han and Lai to combine.

However, the ridiculous thing is that this commendation saved Ji's life. Last night, Wu Kang persuaded like this: Come to Ji to be commended by Mei Niang, and now he is involved, it is a slap in the face of Mei Niang. I won't agree, and Mei Niang doesn't agree either, so let's do it yourself.

At this moment, in the council hall, Lao Xu put down the elephant wat and said chisely: "The ministers check the remarks, they are all true, please arrest them according to law." In addition, there is evidence that the water went to the salty pond and burned down a large area of the garden. Sun Tang, the superintendent of Shanglin, planted eight poplars when restoring the garden. Fortunately, when the change was discovered, he informed the old minister in time, so that Ji Fang confessed. ”

Everyone looked up, their eyes focused on Wu Kang, and they were silent. The prime ministers are all knowledgeable, and they all know what the poplar tree means. The eldest grandson planted poplars and cursed the palace as a tomb, whether intentionally or not, it was a rebellion, and the eldest grandson's family was completely finished.

Wu Kang really wanted to scold his mother, damn Xu Jingzong, why didn't he ignore the agreement, why did he pull me into the water. The old fox who was present knew what to do, and Xu Yushi spoke first: "The evidence in this case is conclusive, and I ask Your Majesty to issue an edict to arrest the relevant criminals." ”

General Xin Mao immediately seconded the proposal, Li Tao stayed out of the matter, and Yu Zhining stared at Wu Kang. Suddenly, the cry sounded again, and Li Jiu shouted: "Even if Uncle Yuan rebels, I must not kill him." If you kill Uncle Yuan, how will the people of the world talk about it, and how will the future generations of descendants talk about it? ”

The crying was heartbreaking, Wu Kang scoffed, don't be the emperor, go and sing a big opera. You, who are black-hearted and ruthless, express two meanings: first, sit on the truth and rebel, and secondly, perform fake mercy, indicating that you want to be extrajudicial and exempt from the death penalty, so as not to be laughed at by all the people.

When Gao Yang rebelled, you said the same thing, but the eldest grandson Wuji disagreed. So at this moment, Lao Xu disagreed.

As expected, Lao Xu Yizheng was stern: "Bo Zhao, the uncle of Emperor Wen of the Han Dynasty, assisted him in inheriting the unification, which can be described as a high degree of hard work. However, Bo Zhao killed Zhong Yu, and Emperor Wen wept bitterly and sent ministers to his mansion to cry and mourn, forcing him to commit suicide. ”

Xu Jingzong shouted: "However, to this day, the world thinks that Emperor Wen of Han is the master of the Ming Dynasty. Wuji lived up to the grace of the two dynasties and tried in vain to subvert the society, and its evil is not the same as Bo Zhao. Fortunately, the traitorous situation was revealed, and all the henchmen confessed, what did Your Majesty hesitate about? ”

Li Jiu cried even louder, it was still the same set of rhetoric, Xu Jingzong continued to persuade: "The ancients had a saying, when we should continue to interrupt, we should suffer from the chaos, and the opportunity for safety should not be delayed. The traitorous male of Wuji, Wang Mang, Sima Yi and others. If His Majesty hesitates, the ministers are afraid that the situation will deteriorate, and it will be too late to regret it. I beg Your Majesty to decree that the traitor Wuji will be killed. ”

After speaking, he fell to his knees, and the elephant wat was placed on the ground, kowtowing and banging. Xu Yushi and Xin Maojiang confirmed each other's eyes, and the chief inspector seconded the proposal, but he did not kowtow. Seeing the wind making the rudder, Li Tao got up and came to the front of the hall, and also chose to second. Yu Zhining was lifeless, without any expression, staring at Wu Kang.

Wu Kangjue was very wronged, I said Mr. Yu, those eight poplar trees have nothing to do with the overall situation. It's just an excuse for Li Jiu to stop his mouth and make the case legal. You also understand that without those eight poplars, Wuji would definitely die, so why be angry with me?

The cry was still loud, and Li Jiu beat his chest: "Why are you so hard, why do you force me to kill my uncle, I will never kill Uncle Yuan." Sikong Li Tao issued an edict, dismissed the uncle and the captain, and cut all the fiefdoms. With the governor of Yangzhou, he was sent to Qianzhou for resettlement and supplied according to the quasi-first product. ”

The so-called never kill, just deceiving children, there are thousands of ways to force the eldest grandson Wuji to commit suicide. Crocodiles eat their prey and shed tears, which are called crocodile tears. Li Jiu, the grandson, tears are more fake than crocodiles, allowing himself to occupy the moral high ground.

Everyone in the world says that Mei Niang is ruthless, compared with Li Jiu, she is a big witch. In such a major case of rebellion, the defendant was not present throughout the whole process, and Wuji was not summoned to confront him at all, and the verdict was directly made. It can be seen how strong the heart of killing Wuji is.

Xu Jingzong no longer kowtowed, it was incredible, and he was about to continue to advise, but when he received Wu Kang's eyes, he closed his mouth with a little hesitation. Li Tao got up and saluted, came to the back of the bookcase, and drafted the edict. Xu Yushi and Xin Mao will confirm and sign the edict.

Li Jiu Zhu pen royal approval, the edict was announced to take effect, and he hid his face and cried again. Wu Kang knew that this was a step-by-step process, first to confirm the crime, and then to kill the killer. After waiting for three or five months, creating an established fact, the butcher's knife will be raised.

Now that the main culprit has been decided, it is time to clean up the accomplices, Xu Jingzong played again: "Wuji's rebellion is made up of Chu Suiliang, Liu Zheng and Han Ying, who jointly formed a fan. The minister asks His Majesty to issue a decree to kill the rebellious ministers and thieves, and to uphold the law of the country. ”

Li Jiu was very satisfied, and he was not in the mood to act again, so he accelerated the process of closing the net, and ordered the prime minister to make an edict: cut down the good officials, the family members were exiled to Aizhou, and the female dependents were sent to the court; Liu Zheng and Han Yuan, resigned and removed; Governor Shi Gao fulfilled his duties and was demoted to the governor of Hongzhou.

Secretary and Supervisor Sun Chong, Honglu Shaoqing Changsun Lian, Changzhou Thorn Shi Chang Sun Jun, Changshui County Commander Sun Yan, Shangyi Zhichang Sun Wen, Shanglin Supervisor Sun Tang, Shangyi Feng Imperial Governor Sun Jing, Chengzhou Thorn Shi Chang Sun Wei, Xiangzhou Thorn Shi Chang Sun Zhan, Shangyi Feng Imperial Governor Sun Jin, Left and Right Governor Shi Chang Sun Ze, Taichang Shaoqing Chang Sun Run, etc., all resigned and removed.

He is really ruthless, the twelve sons of Wuji, all exiled to Lingnan, and left to fend for themselves. Thinking of Changsun Ze, Wu Kang secretly despised it, there is no diamond diamond, don't come to provoke me. It's really not worth it to make a clever little trick in exchange for a family catastrophe.

After dealing with the lineage, and then dealing with the clansmen, the eldest grandson Xiang was exiled to Lingnan, and the eldest grandson Quan was exiled to Shanzhou. I remember Gao Yang's rebellion, Li Ke scolded before he died: The eldest grandson Wuji steals authority, frames the good, and the ancestors have spirits, and their clans will be destroyed.

The eldest grandson's family fell apart, King Wu's curse was fulfilled, the cycle of cause and effect, and the retribution was unpleasant. Now it is only exile, and when the butcher's knife is wielded, there will be rivers of blood. Wu Kang can be sure that the three generations of the eldest grandson family can live, and the second generation will definitely die.

Thinking of the eldest grandson, I am full of helplessness, what should come will always come, and you can hold on to the new city. Mei Niang didn't kill the eldest grandson, because when I was in trouble, he signed the book of all people. Now I can only pray, Li Jiu is extrajudicial and gracious, for the sake of your thin face, let go of the eldest grandson.

At this time, the overall situation has been decided, Xu Jingzong gritted his teeth, ignored the gentleman's agreement, showed his fangs again, and shouted loudly: "The minister reported Yu Zhining, attached to the Wuji party, please Your Majesty to investigate." ”

Old Yu is expressionless, and he is at his disposal, and his sorrow is greater than his death. Li Jiu saw that he was not pleasing to the eye, and just now everyone seconded the proposal, so you pretended to be deaf and dumb, and obviously disagreed. So he issued another decree to remove him from all his official positions and take back his official residence.

Yu Zhining opened his eyes, as if he was much older, and staggered away from the hall. Wu Kang retracted his gaze and looked at Xu Jingzong with disdain. You are really a traitor, without Yu Zhining, Li Tao is not in charge, you are the boss.

But then again, other people's lives and deaths have nothing to do with me. As long as the eldest grandson is not dead, as long as the new city can be seen, as long as my second child is safe, what about other loves. I gradually made up my mind, and in a few days, I will take Xiaoqing to visit the princess of Xincheng...