From the founding of the Tang Dynasty to the present, seriously speaking, it is a period of lawless history, from Gaozu to the rebellion against the Sui, to Li Shimin's Xuanwumen Change, 20 years since the founding of the country, all the major events that have occurred are lawless, the so-called laws, morals, rules, etc., are just a piece of clothing disguised in the Taiping period, once the interests are trending, this clothing will be torn apart without scruples, a knife and a shot to kill a happy, after the killing, shake the blood stains on the body, and continue to pick up the clothes thrown on the ground and drape it on the body, In the blink of an eye, it is the image of a benevolent and moral gentleman, and the role change is very natural and seamless.

Therefore, the rumors of Chang'an City this time, strictly speaking, are not too outrageous, the change of Xuanwu Gate is disgraceful, it has been discussed by the court and the people for more than ten years, and it has never stopped, in the event of natural disasters and man-made disasters, there will always be various theories, cleverly linking the incident with Xuanwu Gate, and the medium that connects the two is naturally the supernatural saying of the gods, no matter how the heavenly family and the government explain it, it is useless, and the common people will eat this set, and everything will be related to things like gods and ghosts, and you have to believe it if you don't believe it.

The novelty of this rumor is that the Gao family has also been involved, all kinds of past events and all kinds of evil, and in the end, the conversation has changed, and the two families who have done evil are now going to marry, and it makes no sense not to be punished by God.

Unconsciously, Princess Dongyang and Gao Cheng's family affair has become the most talked about entertainment gossip in the leisure time of the officials and people of Chang'an City.

People are not talking about the couple and the man in the incident, but the two families behind the man and woman, and what kind of murder the two families have done in Chang'an City, the killing is the cause, and the retribution is the effect.

In this era, both officials and ordinary people generally have faith, whether it is Buddhism. Whether it is Taoism, the saying of "karma" is very marketable among the people, and it is like a sigh of oil and vinegar by people with a heart, such as a night patrol Marquis who saw the ghost of the Yin soldier crying in Fanglin Gate, such as a concubine of a certain house of the Gao family gave birth to a freak the year before last, etc., and such rumors have become a strong evidence that the marriage of the two families must have retribution.

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Li Su is playing with fire. Not only does he think so, but Wang Zhi also thinks so.

Li Su's ability to cause trouble has always been not small, but this time it is no longer within the scope of causing trouble, but really dead.

It's just a matter of spreading rumors, and daring to use Xuanwumen as a topic shows that Li Su has an unusually strong heart, and only people who have no love for the world have such a fearless spirit.

"It's too much, isn't it?" Wang Zhi was very worried, a child from an ordinary family had never done such an exciting thing in his life.

Li Su squatted on the edge of Tian Mo in his own greenhouse, staring into the distance. I don't know what to think.

"Did they send them away?" Li Su asked lightly.

"Sent away, as soon as the rumors spread, the five people who spread the rumors left Chang'an with the Hu caravan and headed to Longyou, now I am afraid that they are about to get out of Guanzhong."

"If the person is gone, it is a dead and unproven matter to check again, what are you worried about?"

Wang Zhi sighed: "I'm only worried about you...... I know that Princess Dongyang was promised to others, and you are not happy in your heart. However, it was only in Chang'an City to spread rumors. It's useless at all, rumors can't hurt Your Majesty, and you can't make Your Majesty change your mind, but rumors can kill you, Li Su, what are you doing this for? ”

The corners of Li Su's mouth hooked up a sneer: "Rumors are just the first step." It's just a foreshadowing. ”

Wang Zhi didn't ask Li Su what his next step was, it was not a good thing to know too many things, it would harm others and himself, he just stared at Li Su and said, "Do you have hatred in your heart?" ”

Li Su nodded. Very frankly: "Yes, I have hatred. ”

Wang Zhi scratched his head and said: "I haven't read a book, I don't know how to persuade you, I remember when I was a child, a monk passed by our village, and when he rested, he gave the villagers the Fa, and the monk said that he didn't have any resentment in his heart, and when he had resentment, he entered the demon barrier......"

Li Su smiled: "Do you think I've entered the magic barrier?" ”

Wang glanced at him and said very frankly, "Yes." ”

Li Su smiled and shook his head, looking into the distance in a daze.

After a long time, Li Su suddenly recited a Buddhist verse: "'From love to worry, from love to fear, if you are separated from your beloved, there is no fear without worry'...... Did the monk teach you how to be separated from love? ”

Wang Zhi looked at him blankly: "What are you talking about?" I didn't understand ......."

Li Su smiled, this time smiling sincerely: "Very good answer, maybe you can leave love without understanding anything, but unfortunately I understand, so I really entered the magic barrier." ”

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Rumors are still spreading in Chang'an City.

Compared with the rumors of the Feng family's murder last time, this rumor obviously touched Li Shimin's sore spot.

Li Shimin has done the most disgraceful thing in his life is the change of Xuanwumen, mentioning this matter is empty-hearted, Wude was determined to be a saint who carried forward the past and opened up the future, the saint naturally can not kill people indiscriminately, let alone prevent the mouth of the people, what topics are discussed by the people in the court, as long as they are not discussing how to make the Li family rebel, the others can only be resigned.

This rumor about the marriage between the Heavenly Family and the Gao Family, Li Shimin is naturally no exception, although he hates it so much, and he can't wait to take out the rumor-mongering guy with a thousand knives, but on the surface, he has to show a magnanimous mind.

When the rumors spread throughout the city, the Taiji Palace sent countless secret agents in civilian clothes to go deep into the market to trace the source of the rumors, check and check, and found the names of several people, but when they were arrested, they found that these people had long been missing, and the investigation had to end here.

In order to show the sanctity of the emperor's will and to appease the Gao family, Li Shimin specially rewarded the Gao family with a thousand taels of gold, a thousand silk horses, and a number of rare tributes in the palace.

This action finally reassured the Gao family, and after the Gao family rejoiced, they paid more and more attention to the marriage of the gift of the heavenly family. Gao Shilian even went to the Taoist temple of Zongsheng Palace, and invited the Taoist priest in the temple to come to the house to pray for blessings and exorcise evil spirits, a group of Taoist priests and gods chattered to make the Gao family a mess, and finally the guests and hosts dispersed happily, and everyone was happy.

Neither the Heavenly Family nor the Gao Family reacted much to the rumors, and people in these years do not understand the horror of public opinion. I don't know how to crisis public relations, and my mouth is on others, so I can only let them say it, and at most refute it with practical actions.

The Gao family's posture was very high-profile, and they told the officials and people of Chang'an in a way similar to showing off that the Shenguo Mansion was ready to marry Princess Dongyang, and no matter how the rumors spread, they couldn't stop the Gao family from marrying Princess Dongyang into the door.

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The day before yesterday, Gao Yang made a small plan to divert the tiger from the mountain, and led the soldiers inside and outside the princess's mansion to the side door. staged a lively scene, and Dongyang took this opportunity to climb the wall and escape.

ran away from Princess Dongyang, Jin Wuwei's soldiers were in a hurry, and were about to send someone into Taiji Palace to report the guilt, but who knew that it didn't take long for Princess Dongyang to come back alone.

The soldiers on duty breathed a sigh of relief, and the matter was naturally stopped.

After returning home, Dongyang's body gradually improved, and even his feelings were a little cheerful. She was also very well-behaved when the Jinwuwei soldiers were ordered to restrict her freedom. Neither quarrel nor anger, and never go out of the temple gate all day long.

When the rumors in Chang'an City were in the dust, Dongyang was finally summoned by Li Shimin.

Thousands of soldiers surrounded Dongyang and got into the carriage and escorted her all the way into the Taiji Palace.

Li Shimin summoned Dongyang in the Anren Palace.

Anren Hall is also the place where Li Su was imprisoned a few days ago, and Li Shimin chose to summon his daughter here. I don't know if it's a coincidence or if it has a deep meaning.

Dongyang, who was quiet and weak, still had a somewhat sick look on his face, and bowed to Li Shimin with a pale face.

Looking at his daughter, who was obviously much thinner, Li Shimin's hard-hearted heart couldn't help but feel a trace of pity, but this pity was too short-lived, and it only flashed in his heart.

"Dongyang. You've lost weight...... Are you feeling better? Li Shimin showed his father's loving expression.

Dongyang lowered his eyelids and said calmly: "Thank you father for your concern, my daughter is better." ”

Li Shimin sighed.

I wanted to ask about the matter between her and Li Su, think about it again, and then look at Dongyang's weak and sick face, Li Shimin couldn't bear to open his mouth after all.

The estrangement between father and daughter is so deep that they gradually become strangers. Originally, she never gave her the slightest paternal care since she was a child, but now she is an adult, and she is forced to marry a man who does not agree with her at all, just for the so-called imperial power.

Li Shimin needs marriage to consolidate the imperial power, Dongyang just wants to spend his life with his lover in peace, the estrangement between father and daughter cannot be resolved, and a thick wall is laid between the two, separating the already cold family affection.

Now standing in the temple is a chess piece, and the other is a chess player.

Looking at his daughter standing in the hall like a puppet with an expressionless face, Li Shimin suddenly felt a sadness in his heart.

Did such a decision ruin my daughter's life?

A faint trace of regret flashed away.

It's just that he was born in the emperor's house.

"In a few days, you will marry the eldest son of the Shen Guo family, Gao Cheng this person, in fact, you also know the ......" Li Shimin tried to make his decision appear mellow and natural, but unfortunately Dongyang was still expressionless, like a sculpture standing in the hall, without saying a word or moving.

Sighing secretly, Li Shimin put up a smile and said: "Gao Cheng This person is only four years older than you, just in the prime of his life, he has read poetry and books since he was a child, he is gentle and polite, and what is even more rare is that he has a good ability to have three arrows in one hand, and he is both civil and military. ”

Dongyang was still silent, and the hall was filled with deep resentment.

Li Shimin was finally a little disappointed.

Today he summoned Dongyang into the palace, it was originally just a tradition before his daughter got married, and every princess who married would be summoned into the palace as usual, which was the last warmth of father and daughter, but today Li Shimin saw Dongyang more to appease, hoping to ease the tense father-daughter relationship.

However, at this time, it seems that Li Shimin has completely failed, breaking up a pair of lovers and using his daughter as a tool for marriage to others, this decision has lowered the father-daughter relationship to a freezing point and can no longer be made up.

Sighing deeply, Li Shimin waved his hand in frustration: "The decision to marry cannot be easier, you go back to the house and prepare for your life, the Gao family will marry on the seventh day of the new year, retreat." ”

Dongyang pursed his lips, squatted down at Li Shimin, and then turned around and left.

When he was about to step out of the threshold of Anren Palace, Dongyang suddenly stopped, and suddenly turned his head to stare at Li Shimin, Li Shimin was shocked, Dongyang's gaze was too terrifying, like a terrible ghost that suddenly emerged from hell, and wrapped around him like a desperate one. (To be continued......)