In the first year of Lin De (664 AD), the twelfth day of the twelfth month of winter, two o'clock in the afternoon.

Xitai Shilang Shangguanyi, the same as the East and West Taiwan, the hot prime minister. is not only prosperous in official fortune, but also a literary master and a famous poet in the early Tang Dynasty. The style of poetry is intricate and graceful, attaches importance to formal skills, and pursues the beauty of words. The literati vied with each other to imitate it, calling it Shangguan style, which played a role in the development of Tang poetry.

It has a profound influence on the formation of lyric poetry, and can be called the founder. However, the subject matter of the poem is limited to court literature, that is, it should be made and lacks impassionedness. Not in line with Wukang's taste, he likes Biansai poetry, likes generosity and passion, and loves heroism.

The relationship between the two was tense, and the court became a political enemy, but this did not affect the admiration for him. His literary achievements are unattainable in Wu Kang's two lifetimes. For those who are literate, regardless of their character, they will sincerely admire.

At the same time, Shangguan Xianggong was also a royal literati and a gunman for the emperor. In the two dynasties of Taizong and Li Jiu, many edicts were written by him. The civil and military officials of the Manchu Dynasty, in case of special circumstances, will also ask him to operate. For example, in order to move Li Jiu, the official Zhishi will ask him to write a Zhishi table.

Wu Kang did the same, and if a colleague died, he asked Yang Jiong to write a memorial epitaph. Each time the pen fee is at least ten copper coins, and Yang Jiong made a fortune from this. Therefore, Shangguan Xianggong, although he is a clean official, also has a large amount of property.

For example, Zhang Seng of Nanliang painted a picture of a drunken monk and painted a poem with a mockery. Taoist priests who do good deeds often use this painting to slap monks in the face. The monks felt humbled and scraped together hundreds of thousands of dollars, and asked Yan Liben to paint "Drunken Taoist Priest", and asked Shangguan to inscribe a mocking poem.

The copper coins in the courtyard, piled up into a hill, are the best proof of this. In addition to these copper smells, there are also famous calligraphy and paintings, all kinds of satin cloth, piled up all over the courtyard. The guards climaxed, and looking at Wu Kang's eyes, they were even more ambiguous. As if they were all saying, hurry up and finish it, and wait for the spoils to be shared.

The old god Wukang was there, holding the swaddling clothes with one hand and holding it high above his head. wants to use Wan'er's life to blackmail the official and confess to the Xue Group. It's a pity that the effect is not good, the other party is hard-hearted, and he turned his back on his face directly, seemingly refusing to cooperate.

Then let's continue to play, decisively retract our left hand, and swaddled free fall. The high-decibel screams were particularly harsh and frightened everyone. At the moment when the swaddling clothes fell to the ground, Wu Kang had already squatted down, supported the swaddling clothes with both hands, and raised them above his head again.

What is playing is the heartbeat, Shangguan Tingzhi was scared and cried, wailing with his voice, and pressing his grandfather in his mouth. Shangguan Yi still didn't look back, but his body was trembling, and he probably didn't feel good. Zheng completely collapsed, knelt in front of Wu Kang, and grabbed his legs. The pretty pear blossom brought rain, scared into a little mute, and shook his head into a rattle.

At this moment, the posture of the two seems to be a little ambiguous, and their thoughts can't help but be evil, and they are inappropriate for children. Wu Kang felt a little embarrassed, so he lowered his swaddling clothes, but listened to the giggles. Floating up and down, Wan'er smiled happily, and looked heartless.

The painting style is very discordant, Wu Kang rolled his eyes and hugged him in his arms. Putting on a fierce look, he glanced at Shangguan's father and son, and decided to change his strategy. After pondering for a moment, he shook his head and asked Shangguan Wan'er: "Fengchang Doctor Zheng Xiuyuan, is it your uncle?" ”

The scene soon fell silent, Tingzhi no longer howled, and he should be busy. The so-called Fengchang doctor, the official rank is the fourth grade, that is, Taichang Shaoqing, the second in command of Taichang Temple. Taichang Temple belongs to the Nine Temples, in charge of ritual music sacrifices, and the famous Taichang Medical Department is affiliated to Taichang Temple.

Zhao Daoxing was thoughtful, understood the meaning, and decisively sang with a red face: "If the female relatives of the offender's family have relatives in the mother's family, and the official residence is above the fourth grade, they can be punished lightly." According to the practice of the imperial court, you can not enter the official prostitute and go to the court as an official maid. ”

Emphasizing conventions, the meaning is self-evident, and conventions can be broken. If the emperor is gracious, convention is convention, otherwise it's bullshit. The most likely person who can make the emperor gracious is the current empress. They were wise people who understood the joints, and Tingzhi burst into tears and pleaded with his father.

Wu Kang got straight to the point and continued to tease Wan'er: "Today's queen Wu is my uncle's sister, and she will give me face." If your uncle intercedes, you and your mother will go to the court to serve as maids. Fate has changed, although it is a little harder, but it is better than official prostitutes, is this the reason? ”

Wan'er babbled, Wu Kang shook his swaddling clothes: "It's a pity that in the whole world, the lunch that is not eaten in vain, if you want to get benefits, you must pay the price." Your eldest father is confused, and the Xue cabal is already unable to protect itself. Counting on them to help is tantamount to a fool's dream, and the only one who can really help you is Uncle Wu and me. ”

Minglu has already pointed out that he will wait patiently and see the performance of Shangguanyi. The granddaughter of the Shangguan family went to the church to be a prostitute, or a court maid, in his thoughts. Wu Kang is right, the Xue family will only hate the Shangguan family. They fell into the ground, and let him be a substitute for the dead, and it was impossible to lend a hand.

continued to tease Wan'er, Zheng was still kneeling, and his spirit was a little trance. Shangguan Tingzhi father and son, praying to the prime minister of Shangguan, kowtowed like garlic. I hope that the head of the family will be gracious, confess the Xue Group, and leave the last bloodline for our Shangguan family.

I don't know how long it took, Shangguan Yi turned his head, twisted his tangled face, and loosened a little. Wu Kang struck while the iron was hot and swore an oath: "Although I am not a good person, I will do what I say, and I can swear to the sky." As long as the husband cooperates, as long as Wu Kang is alive, the two mothers and daughters of the Zheng family will only die naturally. ”

It means that I will cover them and prevent outsiders from harming them. Shangguan Yi smiled bitterly, and said weakly: "You know the Xue family, and you know everything, the old man underestimated you." There's no need to hide it anymore, I'll tell you anything you want to know. I hope that General Wu Da can keep his word. ”

Wu Kang nodded lightly, how good it was to cooperate earlier, it had to be delayed until now. Looking at the seizure in the courtyard, he sighed for a moment and ordered: "Twenty percent will be handed over to the imperial court, leave me one percent, and the rest will be distributed." Try to get as much rain and dew as possible, so don't treat the brothers who are in attendance. ”

The guards are happy, if it is not the wrong occasion, they must be thunderous, and the general is benevolent and righteous. Daoxing was dumbfounded, intercepting seventy percent of the seizures, what a big boldness. Hurry over, and want to say something, Wu Kang waved his hand to stop it, and said lightly: Let's start acting.

Daoxing surrendered his promise, the guards acted in a hurry, and the scene became chaotic. All the people of the Shangguan family, except for Shangguan Yi and Zheng, were all escorted to the Detailed Punishment Temple. Not far from here, also in Yining Fang, they will be there until the bad news comes.

Qian Shun moved a chair, found two maidservants, and helped Zheng get up. Daoxing instructed his subordinates to prepare pen and ink on the desk, and pull up the official ceremony. Wu Kang returned to his swaddling clothes, helped Shangguan Yi sharpen his ink, and said unhurriedly: "Mr. Shangguan, please, I won't talk nonsense." ”

Shangguan Yi laughed miserably, lifted the jack pen, raised his head with difficulty, and squeezed out a thank you. Wu Kang hehehe, this is an old fox, understand my hard work. copied the prime minister's house, only a little money, then in the eyes of outsiders, he is a clean official.

Under the hard work, there are more and more black letters, and a string of names is shocking. Wu Kang guessed well, the core of the Wu Group is Mrs. Hedong. Li Yuan's Xue Jieyu, although she is a monk, still meddles in politics.

In the palace, relying on the emperor's trust, he wantonly recruited henchmen. Take advantage of the convenience of the palace to deliver various messages and maintain the entire group. Her goal is to let the women of the Xue family ascend to the throne of the queen.

Let the men of the Xue family enter the center in a big way, keep up with the eldest grandson Wuji, and become a new relative. The green lantern ancient Buddha knocked on the wooden fish, and his ambition to cause turmoil is still ironic. At the same time, the emperor's illness gave her an opportunity, and the opportunity finally came.

Li Jiu's wind disease seems to have worsened again and developed into a rheumatism, that is, a cerebral embolism. Modern medicine explains that emboli in the blood, enter the cerebral arteries. Blockage of cerebral blood vessels, resulting in arterial blood supply area, ischemia and necrosis of brain tissue.

The most common symptoms are cracked headaches, decreased vision, etc. The medical methods of the Tang Dynasty only had burden reduction therapy, resting and recuperating from the summer, acupuncture and bloodletting, etc., all of which treated the symptoms but not the root cause. Under the repeated torture of the illness and exhaustion, the dependence on relatives has increased exponentially.

His enlightenment teacher, Mrs. Xue of Hedong, is the best candidate. is blown by her every day, her ears are soft, and her mentality gradually changes. Mei Niang interfered in political affairs, and he also had a lot of complaints, adding a lot of oil and vinegar, and gradually couldn't stand it.

Xue got tacit approval and began to make waves, and it was also her idea to invite Guo Xingzhen into the palace. She watched Li Jiu grow up and was familiar with his likes and dislikes, so she guided the Helan clan and pleased the emperor. To a certain extent, spread the queen's fall from grace, so as to win over the ministers.

Nowadays, most of the officials in the court are from the gate valve, and with this signal, they naturally have their own ghosts. It's like a pyramid scheme, forming an inverted military group, and the snowball is getting bigger and bigger. However, the ridiculous thing is that all their efforts were all conceived by the queen, and they were scattered.

Wu Kang stared at the list, did not miss half a word, and recorded it all in his mind. Liu Xiangdao, the right minister of Xitai, Gao Zhengye, the person of Xitaishe, and Zheng Qintai, the left suji of Zhongtai. Si Yu Doctor Wei Xuantong, Si Yu Doctor Zhang Xicheng, Si Zai Zhengqing Dou Bin.

Zuo Wuwei General Guo Guangjing, Detailed Zhengqing Er Zhu Yishen, Jianzhou Assassin Shi Xue Yuanchao, Han Wang Li Yuanjia. The punishment is too Chang Boyuan is straightforward, Wannian County Lingyuan is sincere, and Chang'an County Lieutenant Cui Daomo. There are also many dried shrimps, such as Si Geng Temple Cheng, Zuo Wu Wei Wei Record, etc.

I couldn't help but laugh dumbly, the size of the thirty-five, more than I imagined. I really want to know what he will do with the confession handed over to Li Jiu. It's best to kill them all, and if you think about it carefully, you feel that it's impossible, and it may be exile.

Some of you are busy now, and the exiled comrades will not be cheap to you. After the punishment was released, I discussed with Mei Niang first and asked for her intentions. If they are all killed, they will send the Wu battalion to intercept and kill them halfway. There are too many monkeys in the court, and a few chickens need to be killed so that they can settle down.

Listening to the baby's cry again, Wu Kangkan came back to his senses, put down his hand in Chinese, and turned to look at Zheng. Seeing her embarrassed face, she quickly knew that Wan'er was hungry. Chong Qian beckoned, and ordered seriously: "Take the Zheng family to the inner hall, and the little doll will have a meal." ”

Qian Shun couldn't help but be stunned, with a wry smile on his face, and made a gesture of please. Two guards led the way, selected two maidservants, and took Zheng to the backyard. After Shangguan Yi finished writing, Zhao Daoxing took it, and Wu Kang looked at ten lines, which was what he wanted.

Put them all into the calculation bag, pondered for a moment and said: "My hunch is very accurate, your granddaughter Wan'er will weigh the world, so don't have any regrets." When he arrived at the Netherworld, with his talents, he could get an official and a half-job. When I go to the underworld, you can torture me, so try hard. ”

Shangguan Yi sneered again and again, still with arrogance: "You have less yin and yang weirdness, and your heart is so vicious, it won't end well." Also, you have to understand that I'm not helping you, I'm helping myself. If you don't keep your word, the old man will turn into a powerful ghost and take your life. ”

I didn't bother to talk to him, so I beckoned directly. Two guards stepped forward and tied him up, and the captain personally escorted him. Looking at his back, Wu Kang secretly complained, he really didn't lie to you. Wan'er is very powerful, after Mei Niang died, she will rehabilitate you.

As a pioneer of the rebellion, you will go down in history because you are a loyal servant. Countless literati, and even future generations of emperors, will praise your stinky feet. Maybe thousands of years later, when people mention Shangguanyi, they will criticize Wukang.

It's funny to say, Mei Niang's political enemies seem to be loyal ministers. Those who have helped Mei Niang, no matter what their political achievements, will become traitors. Even if it is a vicious dog, as long as it barks at Mei Niang, then it is a loyal dog.

In the huge courtyard, only the guards standing guard and a large amount of possessions remained. When the Zheng family appeared, Wu Kang instructed Daoxing: "I'll take them and go to the Yeting Palace first, and I'll leave it to you here." When the turmoil passes, come to my house for dinner, let's have a few more drinks. ”

Daoxing happily agreed, leaned in quietly, and quietly handed out the cloth bag. Carrying a heavy load, it should be gold, silver and jewelry, and Lao Zhao Tou will be a man. Stuffed into the calculation bag and took Zheng away, everyone smiled and greeted him one after another.

They are all very excited, looking at the size of the copper mountain, up to the Yifu Zhonglang generals, down to the ordinary soldiers, they can make enough oil and water. Wu Kang rolled his eyes, look at your appearance, this is just the beginning. In the next half a month, you don't have to do anything, just follow me and raid your house.

I didn't bother to say anything, left the Shangguan Mansion, turned around to look at the Zheng family, and walked slowly in the streets. After leaving the door, he noticed an abnormality, seven people in front of him, and his movements were very suspicious. Pinglang remained silent, pressed the horizontal knife and stretched the spring, and walked to the front to lead the way.

When passing by, someone shouted to stay, and Wu Kang raised his head. The young man in front of him, thirty years old, sat very upright. He is also very handsome, especially those eyes, which are very similar to Zheng's. The identity is about to come out, Fengchang doctor Zheng Xiuyuan, Zheng's half-brother.

He was dressed in regular clothes and wore a hat, sneaky. This is understandable, the crimes committed by his wife and brother are two of the most heinous. Everyone is afraid of being implicated, and it is really commendable that he can come in disguise. After not saying much, go straight to the topic: "Because of your relationship, they will go to the court." ”

In a short sentence, Xiu Yuan was very grateful and saluted respectfully. Seeing my sister crying, she didn't dare to say anything, so she took out a black cloth bag and stuffed it into Wu Kang's hand. Salute again, take a closer look around, pull down the hat on your head, and hasten to leave.

After the episode, Wu Kang continued to hurry, came to the Xinai Palace, and went straight to the Xibian Court. First go to the inner chamberlain and find the chamberlain Li Delin, Li Deguan's second brother. The German official is Mei Niang's confidant, Wang Fusheng has been imprisoned, and he will take over his position.

The so-called internal chamberlain is the official office in charge of the eunuchs, in charge of the internal affairs of the palace. The highest official is the inner servant, and the official rank is from the fourth rank, and most of them are held by eunuchs. Delin knew Wu Kang, his attitude was extremely respectful, and he personally accompanied him to the court bureau to find the court order to arrange.

Separate small yard, quite nice environment, complete with groceries, and the room is also very clean. Wu Kang took out the package, put it on the table and said, "Zheng Fengchang gave it to you, use it to dot up and down." I'll find the queen tomorrow, and if everything is in order, you'll stay here. ”

Zheng hugged Wan'er, hung his head and didn't speak, and when he saw Wu Kang approaching, he retreated in fright. Wu Kang continued to lean in, pushed her against the wall, pinched her chin, and forced her to raise her head: "You should be glad to be able to live here, don't be ignorant." ”

stared at the pale face, and pulled out a sneer: "Your uncle Weng Shangguan Yi, your husband Shangguan Tingzhi, and your son Shangguan Kun'er will all be beheaded and abandon the city." The Shangguan family is exterminated, and I am the gravedigger. From the look in your eyes, I see hatred, so unforgettable. ”

Zheng burst into tears, Wu Kang didn't care, and said chiseledly: "Political struggle is the battlefield, and life and death have their own destiny, so there is no hate." The winner shows off his might, and the loser dies, and there is no reason to talk about it. You are also very knowledgeable, and you can imagine what would happen if it was me who lost. ”

Let go of her, turn around and hug her chest, and look out the door in a daze. If I fail, the fate is self-evident, and I will be beheaded and abandon the market. My wife and daughter's concubine will either fall into the church or enter the court. Doing dirty work and tiring work, not enough food and clothing, enduring beatings, scolding and humiliation, and finally not having to die well.

Because I am in the game, I am helpless, either you die or I die. Hearing the crying behind him, he turned around and said lightly: "If you need something, just tell Ye Tingling, and I will explain to him." In addition, to tell you, this girl is not simple. Teach her well, and maybe when she grows up, she can avenge her father. ”

After saying that, he left directly, crossed the threshold with both feet, and opened the pocket at his waist. The bags given by Zhao Daoxing were all jewelry, and they leaned over and put them on the ground. Reaching out and closing the door, listening to the crying intensifying, I couldn't help but feel pity, so I could do it myself.

Leaving the Yeting Palace, he returned to Zuo Fengchenwei and stayed in the office to deal with the backlog of affairs. When it was time to go down, Du Huaigong came to report that Xu Jingzong was here. This old fox, who is the dog's nose, is very well-informed.

personally went out to greet him, instructed Huai Gong to be vigilant, and boiled two cups of hot tea. The old god of Jingzong was there, and he said casually: "The saint summoned the old man, rewarded him with 100 jade silk horses, and praised him for his neatness. The old man was sincerely afraid, and he would not be punished for nothing, so he politely declined. ”

Wu Kang scoffed, he wanted to order it until now, how could it be so cheap. It seems that the Hedong Xue clan has a very high status in his mind. Then you can't stay, for the sake of the future of the martial arts, you must kill them all.

Jingzong is a good comrade, he has a great appetite, deliberately pretending to be confused, and politely declined. I also think so, if you don't dig up more people, you can't give up. opened the calculation bag on his waist and handed him the testimony of Shangguan Yi and the roster of the Xue Group.

In less than half an hour, Jingzong laughed and burst into tears. put away those materials and picked up the celadon teacup: "My virtuous nephew has never let me down, and it is not a simple matter to pry open Shangguanyi's mouth." Uncle assures you that he won't let you work in vain. ”

That's the best, let's let the storm come more violently...