In the fifth year of Yonghui (654 AD), the fourteenth day of the fourth month of the leap year, the seventh quarter of the Shen hour.

Wannian Palace Paiyun Palace, Wu Kang and Wu Zhaoyi, Tiannan Haibei Kan Mountain, all of them are the Zhang family's Li family. The topic goes around and around, or around the child; No matter how crooked the building, Wu Zhaoyi's determination to marry a baby is as tough as a rock.

In the end, Mei Niang was annoyed, and she made a paternalistic decision, if Xiaoqing gave birth to a daughter, she would marry Li Hong as his wife. Wu Kang is not happy, Li Hong has tuberculosis and died young, so will my daughter be widowed?

was looking for an excuse to refuse, Li Hong, who was in Mei Niang's arms, was unhappy with his immature childish voice: "Hong'er doesn't like uncle, uncle is ugly, Hong'er doesn't want a cousin." ”

You little rabbit cub, my daughter can't look down on you, Wu Kang's face is black to the bottom of the pot. Li Hong was frightened by the hideousness, and cried with a wow, and the chickens and dogs jumped in the cloud hall. The palace maids, eunuchs, and nurses all went out to take the two-year-old Li Hong away, and the world was finally quiet.

Mei Niang has a headache, Hong'er rejects Wu Kang very much, and it is useless to say many good things. After a few strands of hair pulled his ears, he tried to resolve the embarrassment: "Tong Yan is unscrupulous, Kang Lang don't be angry, Hong'er is timid." Otherwise, if Xiaoqing gives birth to a little lady, she will marry my second son in the womb. ”

Wu Kang couldn't help pouting, you can pull it down, Li Xian is worse than Li Hong. According to historical records, Li Hong should have died of illness, and Li Xian was killed by you. As for whether it's true or not, there's no need to think about it, in short, two short-lived ghosts.

With an embarrassed smile on his face, he coughed twice and said: "Actually, I think it's okay, children and grandchildren have their own children and grandchildren, and their own lifelong events, let them make their own decisions." Besides, the eight characters haven't been skimmed yet, what if Xiaoqing gives birth to a male baby? ”

"Nonsense, the order of the parents, the words of the matchmaker, has been since ancient times", Mei Niang rolled her eyes, pondered for a moment and said: "It's better to have a male baby, when I have a princess, I must marry my nephew, and I must kiss and kiss." ”

Spare me, my temple is too small to accommodate a big monk. You only have one daughter, the famous Princess Taiping, whose reputation is rotten in the history books. If you cuckold my son, it will make me angry to death, and I want to live a few more years. In a word, your baby is not a fuel-efficient lamp, and you must stay away.

His brain turned quickly, the corner of his eye was blurry, and he picked up the bronze mirror on the dresser. Shaking his head for a moment, he said something else: "This face is not scary, with a cute scar, it is even more heroic and fierce." I really don't understand, why Hong'er is afraid of me, it doesn't make sense. ”

Mei slapped the table girlily: "Give me less gags, and less change the topic for me." I'll tell you Wu Erlang, you have to promise if you promise, and you have to promise if you don't agree. I'm pregnant now, don't make me angry, or you'll be finished. ”

The domineering female president is online, a naked threat, and I don't know how to deal with it for a while. Hurried footsteps, Siqian anxiously reported, Li Jiu was summoned in an emergency. Wu Kang was pardoned, put down the sentence "I'll talk about it later", turned around and ran away, leaving her messy in the hall.

Running outside the Renshou Hall in one breath, tidying up his appearance a little, and being led into the hall by the guards. is also messy in the hall, and there are seven or eight more bigwigs, all of whom are amazing characters. The military headquarters of the prosperous era, with the information of all the courtiers, quickly recall the portrait... Two of the bigwigs were deeply impressed by him.

The penultimate in the west row, the right Xiaowei general Qi Bi He Li, has countless feats of war to destroy the country. Twelve years later, he and Li Tao conquered Daxing, Zhenhumili, and came to Pyongyang City, captured the king of Goguryeo, and destroyed Goguryeo.

The first from the bottom of the west row, even more amazing, the right leading general Liu Renliang. Nine years later, at the mouth of the Baekje River, he commanded the Tang Invincible Armada and defeated the Wa Kingdom and the Baekje Navy. The first confrontation between China and Japan was a hearty victory, and the group of Japanese slaves who fought did not dare to provoke China for 800 years.

Hearty and exciting, Wu Kang immediately decided that he must personally participate in the two foreign wars, even if he is a pawn and a sailor. Liu Renliang is a native of Weishi County, Bianzhou, that is, Weishi County, Kaifeng City, and I was a native of Kaifeng County in my last life.

Put away your thoughts and perform the courtesy, sit next to Liu Renliang, full of worship and fists. Lao Liu was a little confused, feeling that this person was sincere, and returned the courtesy out of politeness. Before his ass was hot, he listened to Li Jiu's summons, so he quickly got up and went out of the queue and listened respectfully to the teachings.

Li Jiuyan said: "Aiqing doesn't have to be restrained, I have something to consult you." Eight hundred miles from Yuezhou was urgent, and a plague broke out in Zhuji County, affecting thousands of people and killing more than 500 people. Zhuji borders Wuzhou, presumably Aiqing understands the situation of the county and tells the courtiers. ”

When he was struck by lightning, the word "plague" flashed in his mind, and he couldn't help but sweat like rain. The plague was more terrifying and terrifying than smallpox, and the famous Black Death killed 30 million people in medieval Europe in three years. Zhuji borders Yiwu and Yongkang, and if the plague enters Wu, how miserable it is.

Countless Wu people died tragically, like a death knell, knocking on his creepy. Soon he was furious, and his ears were deaf, and he saw Li Jiu's mouth moving, not listening to what he said. His eyes locked on Chu Suiliang, his anger rushed to Tianlinggai, and his emotions completely collapsed: "Chu Suiliang, you should die!" ”

Uncontrollable hands and feet, he roared and rushed over, grabbed his collar with his left hand, and smashed his head with a fist the size of a sandbag. Zuo Wuwei's general Ashina Zhong was next to Chu Suiliang, and his huge body stood up. The left hand is locked into a fist, the right arm is hugged by the waist, and the grip is neatly held.

Qi Bi He Li and Liu Ren Rail rushed over, Qi Bi He Li hugged his waist, and Liu Ren Rail dragged his left hand. The three generals worked together to knock Wu Kang down and crush him to the ground. Renshou Hall completely fried the pot, the eunuchs shouted to escort, the ministers were dumbfounded, and Chu Suiliang was completely petrified.

The forbidden army rushed into the main hall, most of them protected Li Jiu, and a few besieged the scene. Wu Kang struggled violently, his head was pressed to the ground, and the cold bluestone slab gradually dispelled his anger. After returning to his senses, he was like ashes, he was completely finished, he used force in front of Li Jiu, and the birthday star drank the mouse medicine.

Honestly lying on his stomach obediently cooperated, he was tied up by the guards, and he was on the neck of the horizontal knife frame. The guards took control of the situation and received Li Jiu's order to exit the main hall and wait. Seeing that Li Jiu's face was pale, the ministers were full of righteous indignation, and they really hoped to turn back time. Impulsiveness is the devil, why can't you control your emotions?

Cui Yixuan fell to his knees, kowtowed like pounding garlic, and kept begging: "Please be gracious to Your Majesty, Your Majesty also knows that Wukang has hysteria." He has a recurrence of hysteria, otherwise he would not dare to use force in the court, let alone run into His Majesty..."

Regarding Wukang's hysteria, Li Jiu had heard about it a long time ago, and his face looked much better. Lai Ji saw that this was not good, he couldn't just forget it, he had to fall into the ground: "Your Majesty, whether Wu Yu is hysterical or not, it can't be an excuse to get away with it." ”

Han Ying came out to help: "Your Majesty is graceful, Wu Yu despises the court, and he has no king, and his crime should be punished." called Chu Gong by name, intending to use force against Chu Gong, if it wasn't for the three generals to stop him, Chu Gong would have died for life. So lawless, please kill this fang, in order to set the record straight. ”

The Zhongchen group fell into the well and demanded that this fang be killed, and the court was full of people. The Yuchen Group watched from the wall, Cui Yixuanren spoke lightly, and retreated to the second: "The minister understands Wukang's temperament and will not use force without a reason." I beg your majesty to let him defend himself, and if his words are unreasonable, it will not be too late to punish him. ”

At this point, Xu Jingzong, Li Yifu, etc., echoed one after another. Chu Suiliang came back to his senses, lined up next to Wu Kang, bowed and saluted: "Please give your majesty a chance, the minister also wants to know why Wu Yu wants to kill the old minister." ”

Li Jiu pushed the boat down the water, sighed lightly and straightened his face: "Wu Aiqing, I gave you a chance to explain, why did you beat Chu Suiliang?" I can't say that the son is ugly, I can't convince the courtiers, you don't want to be the assassin of Wuzhou, go home and raise pigs. ”

Wu Kang was a little confused, this is my mantra, how did you always know? At the same time, at the same time, I put my mind at ease, the worst result is to lose my office, and it is easy to say anything if I don't lose my life. I'm just sorry Mei Niang, Lao Chu's handle can't be used for you.

Just wanted to talk to him, the guards outside the hall came to report, and the savior Wu Zhaoyi arrived. It's a bit interesting, Mei Niang doesn't want to let go of this handle, and wants to shoot at Lao Chu. The hall was immediately silent, Li Jiu ordered to be invited, and the eldest grandson Wuji opened his eyes and did not hide his disgust. Li Tao glanced at him, continued to close his eyes to recuperate, and put on a posture of staying out of the matter.

Mei Niang knelt next to Wu Kang, tears came as soon as she said it, and she cried very sadly. Li Jiu was distressed, and subconsciously went down the steps, and the eldest grandson Wuji coughed dryly, forcing him to stop. Li Jiu was very depressed, and had no choice but to give in to his uncle's obscenity, and hurriedly ordered to give a seat.

The actress began to play, saying that she didn't dare to sit down, wiped away her tears and said: "Your Majesty, there is a reason why Wu Tingshi beat Chu Shangshu. The concubine was convinced that all courtiers with a conscience, after listening to the concubine's explanation, would angrily reprimand Chu Shangshu. ”

The hat buckle is very big, all the courtiers are silent, Chu Suiliang is completely confused, what did I do? Li Jiu didn't wait for everyone to spray, and immediately gave Concubine Ai a round: "Mei Niang is cautious, Chu Shangshu is bright and fair, I know that you are caring for your brother, but..."

Li Jiu wanted to speak and stopped, Mei Niang was not afraid, glared at Chu Suiliang with sharp eyes, and then threw a bombshell: "As we all know, the rat plague will bring the plague, and the culprit of the rat plague that broke out in Yuezhou is Chu Suiliang." ”

The court fried the pot again, and the eldest grandson Wuji and Li Tao opened their eyes at the same time. Chu Suiliang was not convinced, and immediately retorted: "What does Wu Zhaoyi mean by this? Please forgive the old minister for being stupid. ”

Li Jiu was very anxious and signaled everyone to be quiet: "Mei Niang, don't talk nonsense, whether it is a rat disaster or a flash flood, it is a natural disaster, not a man-made disaster." I know that your brother is anxious, and the punishment is light, go back to Paiyun Palace, and I will deal with it here. ”

The eldest grandson Wuji had a black face, coughed heavily, and the loyal ministers immediately jumped out to attack. Mei Niang signaled Li Jiu to feel at ease, saluted Chu Suiliang, and said expressionlessly: "The plague in Yuezhou is caused by a rat plague, does Chu Shangshu think so?" ”

Chu Suiliang nodded, and Mei Niang continued: "If there are too many rats, they will be flooded. Dare to ask Chu Shangshu, under what circumstances did the number of rats surge? Dare to ask Chu Shangshu, my Datang is thousands of miles away, why did I go to the rat plague in Yuezhou? ”

The question was very tricky, the courtiers were all pondering, and Chu Suiliang shook his head for a long time. Han Ying came out of the ranks, saluted Li Jiu first, and said in a chiseled manner: "Natural disasters cannot be predicted, rat plagues are not only in Yuezhou, they can break out anytime and anywhere. Not to mention, three years ago, there was also a rat plague in Weishi County, Bianzhou. ”

Hearing his hometown, Liu Renliang also came out: "Back to Your Majesty, the minister's hometown is in the Wei family, and my father mentioned in his family letter that there was indeed a rat plague that year." The situation is quite serious, countless fields have been destroyed, and even the grain that hides the beams of the house has been stolen by rats. ”

Everyone nodded, Mei Niang smiled weirdly, turned around and asked Liu Renliang: "Please General Liu recall, a year before the rat plague, was there a vision in the sky?" ”

Liu Renliang pondered for a long time, suddenly widened his eyes, and said with his hands clenched into his fists: "In the winter of the first year, there is a small half moon warm, just like spring coming early. The people were delighted, and soon a vision was born, the first day was sunny, and the next day there was a sudden heavy snowfall. Dare to ask Wu Zhaoyi, is this sudden cold and heat a sign of a rat plague? ”

Everyone was interested, and Wu Kang knew it and praised her silently. Mei Niang was noncommittal and looked at Liu Renliang: "General Liu should know that you can't see snakes in winter because they are afraid of the cold and hide under the ground to sleep, which Erlang calls hibernation." ”

Liu Renliang nodded, and Mei Niang continued: "The warmth of the small half moon, the snake feels the heat, and ends hibernation; The sudden snowfall caused the snakes to hibernate before they had time to hibernate and were all frozen to death. General Liu should know that the main food of snakes is the rats in the field. There are no snakes to eat rats, and the rat population has surged, and rat plagues have naturally erupted. ”

The hall is silent, very simple truth, Liu Renliang is a smart person, and he quickly thinks thoroughly. Shi Li said that he was taught, and sent a divine assist: "Wu Zhaoyi's meaning, the reason for the outbreak of the rat plague is that the number of field snakes has decreased sharply. From this point of view, the disaster of the Wei clan is indeed a natural disaster. ”

The implication is that the number of snakes in Yuezhou has decreased sharply, and it is a man-made disaster. The courtiers were incredulous, Wu Kang was calm, and Li Jiu was dumbfounded. The eldest grandson, Wuji and Li Tao, opened their eyes at the same time, with strangeness in their eyes.

Those who can stand here are all smart people, and they all know it. The God-given opportunity could not be missed, and Li Yifu took the lead in attacking: "In this way, the rat plague and plague in Yuezhou were caused by the people who wantonly hunted snakes. ”

Cui Yixuan followed: "Last year, the governor of Yuezhou wrote a letter and asked the imperial court to allow him to use blue and white snakes to pay land rent. Chu Gong thought it was feasible, believed that it would benefit the country and the people, and united Han Gong and Lai Gong to promote this matter. The people hunted snakes on a large scale, and the blue and white snakes were almost extinct, resulting in a sharp increase in voles, which eventually led to a tragedy. The old minister implores, Your Majesty is clear. ”

There was an uproar, Chu Suiliang's face was pale, and he almost fell under his feet. His hardcore allies, who want to refute but can't find an excuse, will fall into disadvantage if they mess around.

Mei Niang knelt down again and pleaded with Wu Kang: "Your Majesty, the plague can be contagious, and it is the most terrible thing. Erlang had insight into the reason, and at first heard that the plague broke out, which could harm Wuzhou. In a moment of anger, causing hysteria to recur, he made a faux pas, and asked His Majesty to be gracious. ”

The ministers who were bribed by Mei Niang with money, Xu Jingzong and Li Yifu, pleaded with Wu Kang one after another. The eldest grandson Wuji didn't speak, he wanted to "pardon Wukang" as a condition to protect his right-hand man Chu Suiliang.

Li Jiu agreed: "Although the history of martial arts is reckless, it is understandable that it is abnormal due to the plague. I decided that I would not blame the past, but I would not make an example and loosen the restrictions on Wu Thorn Shi... Mei Niang will go back to Paiyun Hall first, there is nothing for you to do here. ”

Mei Niang couldn't hide her disappointment, so she bowed to Li Jiu and left with her handmaid in her arms. Wu Kang also understood that Lao Chu was a minister who took care of his life, and if he didn't touch Li Jiu's bottom line, Li Jiu couldn't make up his mind. This is the best result, my calamity is gone, I have to control my emotions in the future!

Li Yifu and others were not happy, and they came out one after another to criticize them, and Guan Long was-for-tat. Wu Kang also felt normal, the right to cook cakes was so big, Guan Long's family ate a lot, and the others were naturally dissatisfied. In the Chaotang vegetable market, those who can keep quiet, except for Liu Renliang and other military generals, are the two bigwigs Taiwei and Sikong.

Li Jiu was troubled by the noise, and the eldest grandson Wuji spoke at the right time: "Wu Zhaoyi's remarks do have some truth, but the sin is not as good as Chu Shangshu. The initiator of the rat infestation was the governor of Yuezhou, who was dismissed from his post and investigated at the suggestion of his old minister, so as to set an example. ”

This is to force Chu Suiliang to protect him, and it is also to oppress people with power, and all members of the Guanlong Department seconded it. The ministers also have no voice, they are not yet in the climate, without Li Jiu's support, Li Tao is still out of the matter, and he can't make any waves.

Li Jiu looked at Li Tao, very disappointed and unwilling, and listened to the eldest grandson Wuji continue: "The most important thing now is to curb the plague in Yuezhou. Wu Thorn Shi has insight into the inside situation, and Wuzhou is close to Yuezhou, so it is the suggestion of the old minister, and he is the minister of the Qincha, and he is fully responsible for this matter. ”

Cui Yixuan immediately objected, and was overwhelmed by the Guan Long system, and Wu Kang couldn't cry or laugh. Okay, your eldest grandson Wuji, put me in a clear position, I'm not a doctor, how can I deal with the plague? If it was ordinary smallpox, it would definitely be the case, and cowpox would not cure the plague.

Just as he was about to open his mouth to refuse, Chu Suiliang suddenly knelt down and blamed himself in shame: "The old minister has failed to investigate, he is ashamed of his trust in the first emperor, and he is ashamed of the people of Yuezhou." Please ask Your Majesty for permission, the old minister will make meritorious service and go to Yuezhou to supervise the plague. The old minister swears here that the Zhuji plague will not go for a day, and the old minister will not return to Chang'an for a day. ”

The picture was quiet again, and Chu Suiliang took the initiative to ask for help, winning everyone's praise. Wu Kang raised his hands and praised it, Lao Chu blocked the gun for me, why is it so cute. It was the plague, and it was too late for others to hide, but he took the initiative to take it, and his noble sentiments were not convinced.

According to historical records, he was indeed a loyal minister, but because of his opposition to the "abolition of Wang Liwu", he was demoted to Vietnam by Mei Niang and ended up depressed. Mei Niang was rehabilitated in her old age, and the political struggle did not affect her appreciation of Lao Chu.

Li Jiu was also very pleased, and immediately agreed: "Chu Aiqing's move is very good, if you have any requests, I will agree to them all... Aiqing got up to speak. ”

"Thank you, Your Majesty", Chu Suiliang got up, glanced at Wu Kang, and made a request: "I implore Your Majesty to select fifty imperial doctors and go to Yuezhou with the old ministers." Also, the old minister needs a deputy, that is, Wuzhou Wushu Assassin History, please ask Your Majesty to agree. ”

Wu Kang was stunned, Lao Chu, who killed a thousand knives, how much hatred and hatred, and even pulled me back when he died? I didn't recruit you to provoke you, why did you cheat me so much? I resolutely can't agree, as long as the plague does not enter Wuzhou and does not endanger the people of Wuzhou, it is my business to live or die in Yuezhou.

Just as he wanted to politely decline, Li Jiu took the first step to speak: "I agreed, and at the same time gave Chu Aiqing the right to act cheaply." Wu Aiqing can charge into battle and fight man-eaters, so he is the most suitable candidate. Wu Aiqing has any conditions, even if he puts it forward, I will not allow it. ”

Wu Kang had a feeling that Mr. Li was going to pit himself, so he struggled for a moment and said: "The minister does have the conditions, if you don't go, you can't... Please also ask Your Majesty to give your ministers the right to act cheaply. In addition, the minister is the assassin of Wuzhou, meddling in the affairs of Yuezhou, and his name is not right. ”

The courtiers couldn't help laughing, Chu Suiliang sneered, his face was gone, and he was blatantly asking for an official. As for acting cheaply, I am afraid that I will announce my personal vendetta, and the old man is not so careful!

Li Jiu smiled: "With the Wuzhou assassin Shi Wukang, the right to act cheaply, and the 'inspection of the school and the governor of Yuezhou'." The two Aiqing set off immediately, and when the plague was lifted, they would be rewarded. ”