Chapter 20: The Great Purge of the First Year of Linde

In the first year of Lin De (664 AD), the twenty-eighth month of Dongla, not three quarters.

From the thirteenth day of the lunar month, the two giants of Wuxu, Wu Kang and Xu Jingzong, began to make waves. The two briefly discussed and quickly reached an agreement that they would rather kill a thousand people by mistake than let one slip through the net. took advantage of the official ceremony to plot against the case, jointly reported it, and wantonly implicated the courtiers.

As the New Year approached, a bloody storm was set off, putting everyone in danger. At noon on the fourteenth day of the lunar month, Dongshi beheaded the rebels, and Wu Kang was the supervisor and beheader. Beheaded prisoners: three generations of Shangguan Yi's ancestors and grandchildren, the entire Shangguan family, and men over the age of 16. Wang Fusheng, the inner attendant, and Guo Xingzhen, a hundred-year-old man, have a total of more than 30 people.

At three o'clock in the afternoon, Li Jiu was indeed ruthless, and Wu Kang couldn't bear it. The people of the Tang Dynasty were superstitious and believed that three o'clock in the afternoon was the heaviest yang. At this time, he was beheaded to death imprisonment, and all three souls and seven souls were destroyed, and he could not be reincarnated forever. So under normal circumstances, the three moments will be bypassed, and the first three heinous ones will be treated like this.

Shangguan Yi's family members were all enslaved and exiled to Lingnan. Shangguan Tingzhi's wife, born in Xingyang Zheng, with the same brother Zheng Xiuyuan, worships the doctor of Fengchang Temple. Wu Kang was true to his word, Mei Niang was extrajudicially gracious, and Li Jiu pushed the boat down the river and sent the Zheng mother and daughter into the court as maids.

On the fifteenth day of the lunar month, Li Jiu issued an edict and sent an envoy to Qianzhou, ordering Li Zhong to hang himself. His mother, Liu, was placed under house arrest in a cold palace, waiting to fend for himself. Poor Li Zhong is only twenty-one years old and has no heirs.

In fact, as early as ten years ago, when Mei Niang took the throne, Li Zhong's fate was already doomed. The identity of the abolished prince, no matter who becomes the queen, will not leave him. So today, there are no two of Li Jiu's eight heirs.

Wu Kang was grateful to Li Zhong and had received his favor. When he was crowned crown prince, the imperial court granted amnesty to the world and pardoned the death penalty. Lin Pinglang, the right-hand man, committed murder in Wuzhou, and was exposed to the light of amnesty, pardoning the death penalty of murder.

Throughout Li Zhong's life, it seems that he has formed an indissoluble bond with the number four. When Yonghui was three years old, he was registered as the crown prince; Four years later, in the first year of Xianqing, he lost the crown prince and was demoted to the king of Liang; Then it was another four years, and in the fifth year of Xianqing, he was deposed as a commoner and imprisoned in Qianzhou, Li Chengqian's former residence.

Four years later, he was implicated by Nun Xue and was given to death in a daze. From the prince to the prince, from the prince to the common people, and finally forced to commit suicide, this is politics. Forty years later, when the Shenlong Revolution broke out, he would be rehabilitated. Posthumously named the King of Yan, given the post of Tai Lieutenant, given to the Governor of Yangzhou, and buried in Qianling.

Shangguan Yi and Li Zhong are the two center of the circle, Wu Kang hollowed out his mind and radiated outward to implicate. Si Lie Tai Chang Bo, right minister Liu Xiangdao, and Shangguan Yi traffic. Depose the position of the right minister, remove the Si Lie Taichang Uncle, and confer the priest too Chang Bo. From the secretary of the ministry, he became the secretary of the Ministry of Rites, and became the minister of education.

There were two fewer prime ministers, and in order to maintain the government, Li Jiu promoted two. Inspect the school Xitai Shilang, the prince's right middle Hule Yanwei, and the Xitai Shilang Sun is about to promote the same East and West Taiwan three products. Wu Kang is not very familiar, it is said that he is an old man in officialdom, and he usually acts in a low-key manner.

Si Rong Taichang Bo, Zuo Suji Zheng Qintai, Si Xing Taichang Boyuan Zhixin, Xitai Sheren Gao Zhengye; Si Yu Doctor Wei Xuantong, Si Yu Doctor Zhang Xicheng, Chang'an County Lieutenant Cui Daomo, Wannian County Lingyuan Chengxin. A total of 25 people, together with their respective families, all lived in Lingnan for a long time.

The long exile sentence in the Tang Dynasty was not restricted by law and was not limited by mileage. The sentence is unpredictable, there is no return for life, and there is no permanent amnesty benefit. If you are lucky, you will encounter a new emperor ascending the throne, or canonizing a crown prince, and a major political event, it is possible to pardon.

Unfortunately, with bad luck, Wu Kang sent a Japanese battalion to join the Wu battalion and intercept them halfway. or bribe strongmen and bandits, or collude with local officials, and send them to hell by all means. In fact, I didn't want to do this, so I had no choice but to cry and beg, so I could only cut the grass and eradicate the roots.

General Zuo Wuwei, Guo Guangjing, Duke of Gaoguo, was demoted to the history of Xizhou Thorn, that is, Xi County, Shanxi Province. The detailed punishment is Zhengqing Er Zhu Yishen, and he is degraded to the history of Qinzhou Thorn, that is, Qinyuan County, Shanxi Province. Si Zai Zhengqing Dou Bin, dismissed from the ministry and awarded the silver Qingguanglu doctor. As a loose official, he went to Longyou Province to inspect the school and support the construction of Xinjiang.

Wu Kang hates toothache, damn old thing, it's too cheap for you. There is even more toothache, Han Wang Li Yuanjia, Mao Er has nothing to do. Jingzong's impeachment was all left in by Li Jiu, and it was clear that he didn't want to deal with it. The emperor forcibly protects the short, and no one can do it, so pinch his nose and admit it.

Jianzhou assassin Xue Yuanchao, Xue's own nephew, exiled to Shanzhou for a long time and went to Li Yifu to play chess. Li Jiu once again protected his shortcomings and sent someone over to spread the word: the Xue family has merit in the country, Yuan Chao is also an only son, and exile is already a heavy responsibility.

The meaning is obvious, if you dare to kill him, I will kill you. Wu Kang had nothing to do, so he sent someone to quickly whip up the horse and recall the Wuying assassins, and Yuan Chao escaped. In fact, it doesn't matter, his ultimate target is the Xue family in the palace. She is the core of the reverse force, and she must take this opportunity to digest it thoroughly.

It's a pity that Li Jiu is reluctant, and the Xue family is a good teacher and mother in his heart. When Empress Changsun was seriously ill, Xue took care of Li Jiu and taught him to read and learn characters. It can be said that he is not only his nanny, but also his enlightenment teacher, and the relationship is very close.

Li Jiu first ascended to the treasure, looked for Xue's every day, and said something like this: If you don't see Jieyu for a day, you will be suspicious and uneasy. Probably that means that when I don't see you for a day, I feel restless. Jue's throne is unstable, and the society is uneasy.

The identity is so special, it belongs to the category of the harem, and it is inconvenient for the ministers to interfere. Wu Kang found Xu Jingzong, and the two discussed and decided to hand it over to the queen to deal with. Mei Niang took it as a deed, holding up a big belly, crying, making trouble and hanging herself, putting pressure on Li Jiu.

At the same time, I put down the cruel words, Mrs. Hedong and I are incompatible. In the harem, there is her without me, with me without her, let's do it. Li Jiu had a headache, sighed all day long, and even shed tears in order to save the Xue family.

Xu Jingzong and Li Tao chose to stay out of the matter, and they all said that they couldn't get sick, and they made it clear that they would not mix. Wu Kang also closed the door, for a funny reason, to avoid the limelight at home. This political storm made people panic, and his reputation was completely stinky.

framed the court loyalty, and even killed them all, and his hands were covered with blood. Rumors are rampant that General Zuo Fengchen is the first minister of the Tang Dynasty, ranking above Xu Jingzong. A good person who reads books makes up all kinds of jokes and scolds his eagle dog and lackey.

Wu Kangjue's wrong, I am just a murder knife, without the emperor's order, why should I be presumptuous? I don't want to be in the limelight, and I want to command behind the scenes, but Li Jiu is not happy. He ordered me to carry it out, but he had bad intentions and deliberately cherished my reputation.

My reputation stinks, and the officials avoid it, and they will isolate me. If relatives are isolated and can't form gangs, the biggest beneficiary is Emperor Li Jiu. Killing a thousand knives, his core purpose is to suppress his relatives.

You scold Li Jiu, Nai Weng is a man who carries the blame, don't criticize and write. However, there was no use for eggs, and on the twenty-fifth day of the lunar month, Wu Kang was happy. Because the New Year is approaching, the wife and concubine take their relatives and guards, and the West Market buys New Year's goods. When I returned home from time to time, my daughter-in-law was crying, Narcissus was also in tears, and Asuka was swearing in Japanese.

When I asked, I found out that in the wine shop in the West Market, there were all kinds of scolding jokes. When you buy mutton and wine, the shop either doesn't sell it, or it's twice as expensive, and you like to buy it or not. Wu Kang couldn't cry or laugh, when dealing with Li Yifu, you were all praising me. It blew into the sky before, and now it's too realistic to step on it.

To appease his wife and daughter, on the twenty-seventh day, he received two letters from Wuzhou. A letter from Zhang Cambodia, the current Wuzhou Assassin Shi, he said in the letter that King Luo Bin was going to resign. The reason is very strange, Wu Kang framed Zhongliang, and he wanted to cut off his robe and break his righteousness.

In Luo Binwang's letter, there is indeed a piece of robe cloth, this little rabbit cub. Open the letter and read it, full of reprimands, swearing without swearing. was dumbfounded for a while, I treat you well, you can be the governor of Wu, I recommend you.

For the sake of Shangguanyi, he ignored the feelings of knowledge and trampled on the grace of promotion. Thousands of miles of letters and curses, cutting off my robe and breaking my righteousness, and whether I have a conscience. I feel hurt, and I'm not in the mood to reply. Father and mother get married, take care of yourself, and break off your righteousness. They all scolded me for being a minister, then be a minister, what can you do with me?

On the twenty-eighth day of the lunar month, Zhao Daoxing, the general of Zuo Jinwu, came to visit with his son. The samurai family received him hospifully, and after three rounds of drinking, Wu Kang was angry again. Yesterday, there was a case in which Qianniu prepared Du Huaigong, and Liu Bin, the general of Zuo Jinwu Yiweilang, united with Jinwu Guards, and beat the students of Zhaowenguan.

The so-called Zhaowen Pavilion, whose real name is Hongwen Pavilion, is the prince's name Li Hong, and he changed his name because of his avoidance. It is subordinate to the Dongtai Gate, which collects school classics and is the National Library. The staff in the museum are all the second generation of the official family, and all of them are red seedlings.

The course of the case is as follows: The students of Zhaowenkan, a party at the Dongshi Restaurant, drank a few glasses of urine and wine, and began to make a lot of nonsense. Wu Kang has become a topic, they are yin and yang, and all kinds of ridicule and ridicule. Unfortunately, Huai Gong was next door and directly kicked the door theory.

Both sides drank, so they exchanged, and their voices were loud. The crowd who ate melons watched, and the shopkeeper hurried to report the case, and Jin Wuwei came to deal with it. Yi Weilang led Liu Bin and 30 subordinates to the restaurant for questioning.

After asking about the ins and outs, he decided to deal with it coldly, after all, the backstage is hard. Who knew that the waves would rise again, and Li Dasheng, the school secretary, scolded on the spot because of the stimulation of alcohol: Wu Kang brutalized Zhongliang, the biggest traitor in the country, you are all lackeys of the Wu family.

The blow was too big and stabbed the hornet's nest, and Huai Gong shot first and knocked him down with one punch. The bloody drama happened, and Yi Weilang took Liu Bin, and when he saw that Huaigong was down, he actually joined the battle group. In fact, the Jinwu guards have long wanted to do it, they are brainless fans.

In the past half a month, Feng Chenwei left and right, Jin Wuwei left and right, Yulin Army left and right, followed by Wu Dagang. Copy Zhang's family today, copy Wang's family tomorrow, and copy it happily. The big man Wu is very generous, at least fifty percent of it will be distributed to the brothers. When the Sixth Army mentions Wukang, they will give a thumbs up, and dare to scold the God of Martial Wealth, you are looking for a beating.

After listening to Daoxing's narration, Wu Kang laughed out loud with a pig voice, I'm afraid that in the entire capital, only the soldiers support me. As for the results, I am not in the mood to ask about it, and it is sure that the big thing will be small. Those nerds, if it weren't for my high status, would have beaten them up a long time ago.

Xiao Qing smiled, if she was at the scene, she would definitely wave her flag and shout. When the banquet is over, take out the treasured wine, the food given by the queen, and the return gift is very rich. Zhao Daoxing was very embarrassed, his wife was too enthusiastic, and the return gift was far more than the gift, how embarrassing it was.

Sending Zhao Daoxing away, Xiaoqing prepared another gift and asked Wu Kang to visit. Huai Gong came out for us, and he must come to the door to condole, he is Li Tao's son-in-law, and he should also visit Li Tao. This is imperative, quickly change clothes, take Qian Shun Pinglang, and go to visit Du Huaigong.

Before he had time to go out, the eunuchs in the palace came to the door with the emperor's edict. The content is exciting, Li Jiu finally ruthlessly punished the culprit. The Xue family, the wife of Hedong, deposed the edict and took back all the food. At the same time, he was expelled from the palace, and in Jing'an Palace, the Green Lantern Ancient Buddha lived for the rest of his life.

All the bad mood, because of this edict, disappeared in an instant. Wu Kang smiled, coaxed his wife and children, and went out with Qianshun. Xiaoqing was also very happy and decided to go out in person to visit Huaigong and his wife to express his sincere greetings.

All the way to the palace, go to the Taihe Gate of Penglai Palace, the garrison of the Zuo Yulin Forbidden Army. Ordered three teams of Yulin, took the official documents of the imperial court, and went to the Helin Temple in the west. The forbidden army surrounded the temple, and the German official went in to spread the word and respectfully invite the Xue family to go out.

After a long time, Xue Shi wore a Zen hat and his expression was not shocked. The two palace people supported him, and the lady on the left hand side was Wu Kang's great benefactor. It was she who went to Jing'an Palace to deliver the message, and the palace shoes showed the horse's feet. As a result, he was captured, understood the conspiracy to abolish weapons, and planned and prepared in advance, so as to have today's victory.

I respectfully ask the Xue family to get on the car, the Yulin guards will guard, and Wu Kang will lead the team forward. When I left the gate of Helin Temple, I found Mrs. Wei Guo, and her face was very scary. The facial features are obviously distorted, and the beautiful apricot eyes are full of endless resentment. It's a girl in the flower season, but it's not right, poor child.

I can't help but sigh, you are on the road to death, going farther and farther. With Mei Niang's temper, she will not let you go, and with Li Jiu's black belly, she will not protect you. The ending is already doomed, at most three years and five years, it will be gone.

Chang'an Zhuque Street, the third square in the northwest, is Fengle Fang. The length and width are more than 500 meters, and the east and west open the door, and the horizontal street runs through the east and west. The center of the north of the street, close to the north wall, is the Jing'an Palace. The Jinwu guards patrolled and the guards guarded the door, and the investigation was quite rigorous.

Although the name is a palace, it is actually a nunnery, and after the death of Gaozu, the concubines who have no heirs came here to become monks. This is the practice of the Tang Dynasty, although it is very inhumane, but it is more civilized than martyrdom. Wu Kang vaguely remembered that Zhu Yuanzhang, the Taizu of the Ming Dynasty, drove the reverse of history. It is really funny to engage in the funeral of concubines and implement the sub-sealing system.

Yulin Captain Shi Kai, handed over to the prison guards, and the carriage entered the palace. When I came to the Northwest Meditation Hall, I asked Xue to get off the car, and Wu Kang personally sent him off and walked into the main entrance of the meditation hall. Instructed Yulin to act, cooperate with the accompanying palace maids, and place daily necessities.

The scale of the meditation hall is not large, the hall is divided into three rooms, and the wing room is only two, surrounded by a high courtyard wall. Xue will be placed under house arrest, and she will not be able to leave this place for the rest of her life. After cleaning up quickly, Xue looked at the plaque and couldn't come back to his senses for a long time.

Wu Kang stepped over and comforted him with a pleasant face: "Don't complain, don't be disgruntled, the old royal palace is your due home." Because of the favor of the saints, you should be satisfied if you can stay in the palace and call for wind and rain for decades. ”

After a long silence, Xue Shi slowly turned around, and his words were full of sarcasm: "How ironic the word "destination" is coming out of your mouth. Your sister Wu is a talented person in Taizong, and the Northwest Ganye Temple is also her home. ”

This is turning over old accounts, Wu Kang is noncommittal, and his smile is harmless. Xue Shi stared at him, and said lightly after a long time: "The old body is puzzled, this plan to abolish the armed forces can be called seamless, but it ended in failure. Where in the end, the clues were revealed and you investigated in advance? ”

Wu Kang pondered for a moment and decided to tell the truth: "Your henchman maidservant, wearing palace flat shoes, came here to offer incense, which aroused my suspicions. I have paranoia of victimization, and when I encounter strange situations, I will be suspicious. At that time, I was bored, so I followed the vine and had an amazing harvest. ”

Xue's willow eyebrows frowned slightly, and he pulled out a wry smile for a long time, and sighed lightly that heaven's will make people: "With Ah Wu's heart, he will not advise the saint to release the two princesses." The old body felt strange, but he didn't take it to heart, if it was not bad, it was your idea, right? ”

Congratulations on your correct answer, Wu Kang nodded in acquiescence, motioned for the guards to clear the field, and opened the chatterbox. Lifting the princess's grounding, ruthlessly cleaning up Li Yifu, and deliberately implicating Yuan Gongyu are all remedial strategies. The intention is to eliminate the saint's dissatisfaction with Mei Niang, so as to buy time.

Time was gained, but the result was unsatisfactory, the queen was tired of winning, and almost stayed in the cold palace. Fortunately, thanks to God's favor, she has Liujia in her heart, and it is this child who completely defeats you. So Mrs. Xue, people are not as good as heaven, God is on my side, you are not wronged.

Xue fell silent, and his cold arrogance was even stronger: "Zhen'er has repeatedly reminded that compared to Wu Meiniang, Wu Kang is more difficult to deal with. But I look down on you, so I take it lightly, so I have today's bitter fruits. The old body can't understand, you have no blood, what's so good about Ah Wu, why are you so desperate? ”

This is not easy to answer, Wu Kang chose to remain silent and gave a professional smile. From the abolition of Wang Liwu, to the purge of Wuji, to the coup d'Γ©tat of the state, to the Xue family's downfall. Whenever Mei Niang is in trouble, I do my best to solve her problems. What's good about her, I don't know, maybe it's habit.

Since I came to Datang, all my energy has been serving her. I even have a feeling that God arranged for me to come to escort her. Her random climbing relatives left me with no way out, and the fates of the two of us were completely tied together. If she falls, I'm going to die, there's no doubt about it.

Xue continued to sneer: "General Mo is proud, the old body hasn't lost yet." The saint is very emotional, and if I am placed under house arrest here, he will feel guilty. I'm living well, accumulating guilt, waiting for the day when I'm gone. The saint will transform guilt into honor, and if he adds shock, he will definitely be elevated. ”

Wu Kang was a little confused, you are always calculating, and use your life to pave the way for Xue Yuanchao. The person he hates the most should be me, let him rely on his honor and favor to avenge today's revenge? Even if you are right, even if he can pay homage, what can he do?

There seem to be a lot of prime ministers I have brought down: the eldest grandson Wuji and Han Jin, Chu Suiliang and Laiji, Xu Yushi and Li Yifu, Shangguanyi and Liu Xiangdao. My daughter-in-law said that I am the prime minister's killer, and Xue Yuanchao is a mere one, so there is no need to rest assured.

After pondering for a moment, he said lightly: "I sincerely suggest that you tell Xue Yuanchao that for the sake of your family, don't be my enemy." It is estimated that there will be many prime ministers in my hands, not less than one. You have failed, don't think about turning the tables, chant the Buddha with peace of mind. ”

With a wave of his hand, Yu Lin immediately took action and respectfully invited the Xue family to enter the door. When Xue Shi arrived at the door, he stopped and said, "Before the eldest grandson Wuji died, asked Yuan Gongyu to take the words, you didn't end well." Now the old body also said, you don't have a good end, so you can do it yourself. ”

After saying that, stepping into the threshold, Yu Lin closed the door, and his figure was isolated from the world. Wu Kang smiled dumbly, thank you for the reminder, I already knew this. But I'm not worried, if Li Jiu's lifespan can exceed 60 years old, I won't end well.

Turning around and leaving the Zen courtyard, he found the captain of the prison gate and read the imperial edict. Xue was under house arrest for a long time, did not have a saint to make a book, did not allow himself to go out, and did not allow outsiders to visit. If something goes wrong, no one can afford the wrath of the saint's thunder.

The guard promised loudly, and Wu Kang was very satisfied. The fall of the Xue family this time is equivalent to clearing the obstacles, and the women in the harem can only influence Li Jiu, only Mei Niang is left. In the future, her road will become more and more spacious, and the imaginary life seems to be right in front of her...