Chapter 45: The First Extinction
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The wedding night turned out to be peaceful, especially the groom, who was so "fine" that he was left alone in the empty room.
The bride was taken away early, and no one in the Lou family talked to her except Mrs. Lan, and Mrs. Lan decided to keep it a secret and refused to even reveal the truth to the general.
Throughout the night, Lou Ji only slept for a short time, got up early, and saw that the sky outside was gradually brightening, and couldn't help but secretly laugh at his panic, his father said that he was too young, and sure enough, he was right.
A couple was supposed to go to greet their parents, but the mansion sent someone over, claiming that the lady was unwell, and the newlyweds did not have to go to the back house, but could kneel at home.
For the county lord who had just married in, such treatment seemed a little cold, but it did not arouse anyone's suspicion, a general is a general, and all actions are reasonable in the eyes of the servants.
The general had to leave the city early in the morning, and the building had to be seen off, while the cave room was served by Madame Lan's cronies and maids and people sent by the palace, pretending that everything was normal.
Hundreds of knights lined up on the street, dazzling armor, long lance dementors, this is not an ordinary honor guard, but a real soldier, the general's personal soldiers, usually rarely appear in the city.
After all, the general was afraid, and he had to bring his own soldiers with him to feel at ease.
Most of the children of the Lou family still stayed in the barracks, and there were not many people to see them off, so Lou Ji briefly explained a few words, boarded the car and prepared to set off - he was too fat, and if he rode a horse, he would have to change trains if he couldn't go far.
Lou Wen called the seventeenth son over, looked at it for a long time, but had nothing to say, waved his hand and let him go away.
At the corner of the street there was a sudden sound of horses' hooves, and anxious shouts: "Get out of the way!" Get out of the way! ”
The pro-guards who only obeyed the orders of the general really gave way, because the person who came was none other than the general's son-in-law, the general of the Chinese army.
There are a lot of servants in Lou Hard, and they usually come forward and back, but Ling Tian is riding alone, his weight is less than his father's, and the horses can barely bear it, and when he arrives at the place, he is foaming at the mouth, and the person on his back just jumped down, and it ran away.
No one cared about the horses, and Lou Gang rushed to his father's vehicle, "Big deal! Big thing! ”
Lou Wen stood up in the car, stretched out his hand to press the knife, and shouted, "What's the matter?" ”
Lou Jian panicked, but there was a little joy on his face, grabbed the car rail, looked up at his father, and the more anxious he was, the more speechless he became.
Lou Wen stepped on his son's door, Lou Gong sighed, and finally was able to speak normally: "King Guangling...... King Guangling's reversal was exposed, and the whole family was arrested! ”
The listeners were all surprised, Lou Ji was shocked, Lou Wen was even more shocked and sat down in the car, sobering up quickly, and grabbed the third son's wrist, "What's the matter?" When was this? Say it. ”
"Father, press harder." Lou Jian calmed down slightly, "What happened just now, the prince of Jibei led the guards to surround the Guangling Palace, and put all the people in the palace in prison, and there will be an envoy from the inner palace soon, inviting my father and all the important ministers to enter the palace meeting, isn't this a great joy?" ”
It happened too suddenly, Lou Wen was puzzled, turned his gaze to the seventeenth son, but did not ask his opinion, and looked at the third son, "Has Your Majesty recruited everyone into the palace?" ”
"Yes." Lou Hard understood who the "everyone" in his father's mouth included, "No one is falling, the messenger has already left the palace, I will take a step forward and come back, so that my father can be prepared." ”
Lou Wen quickly made a decision and said to the pro-soldier lieutenant next to him: "Take people to the mansion and wait for my orders." ”
Hundreds of cavalry entered the palace from the side gate, and there were only a few personal retinues left around the general, and the staff were all outside the city, Lou Wen once again set his eyes on the seventeenth son, "Enter the palace with me." ”
The foundation of the building should be, and the horror in my heart has not been reduced.
Lou Qiang was about to explain the process to his father in detail, when the envoy in the palace arrived and read out a brief will, saying that the king of Guangling had rebelled, and the second asked the general to enter the palace immediately to discuss the government.
The general set off in a car, the two sons followed on horseback, Lou Gang changed a horse, and from time to time he had to dance with his hands, and said back and forth to his father and younger brother: "The Lou family is worry-free, what else do you have to worry about?" ”
Lou Ji was very worried, with his superficial understanding of the emperor, "catching them all" was the emperor's favorite scene.
But he didn't say a word, he knew that even if it was a lotus flower with a tongue at this moment, it would be impossible for his father and brother to turn back.
The emperor met with the ministers in the Qinzheng Palace, and Lou Hard, as a general of the Chinese army, was not eligible to participate, and the foundation of the building was only under the guard.
Lou Hard was very excited, and couldn't help but whisper to his younger brother: "You don't care too much this time, right?" I told you a long time ago, as long as the world is not peaceful, our Lou family will not fall, for no other reason, the court always needs someone to lead troops to fight, right? After Qinzhou, there is also the Northern He Rong Department, and after the He Rong Department, maybe there will be a rebellion again, except for the general, who can pacify? General Lan has proven his incompetence in Qinzhou......"
Before he finished speaking, General Lan came, at least nominally, this is the uncle of the Lou family's brothers, Lou Gang immediately stepped forward and said with a smile: "Why didn't Uncle go to the Lou family's wedding yesterday?" ”
Lou Qiang stayed in the palace and did not show up at the wedding.
General Lan is slightly chubby, his face is like a silver plate, he really doesn't look like a commander commanding thousands of troops and horses, and he is very cold to his nephew, "Ah, I just returned to Beijing, my body is tired, and I sent someone to send a congratulatory gift...... Which of your brothers married? Fanfare. ”
"That's it, seventeenth brother Lou Ji, isn't my uncle impressed?" Lou pulled General Lan's arm, becoming more and more affectionate.
General Lan looked at Lou Ji twice, "You can be favored by the King of Jibei, your ability is not small." ”
Lan Yong, who entered the palace with his father, reminded in a low voice: "Father, Your Majesty has a will, and it is not appropriate to delay. ”
General Lan shook off his nephew's fat palm and strode towards the hall.
Lou Hard smiled at Lan Yong and said, "Uncle has just returned to Beijing, why don't you come to the wedding, let's have a good drink." ”
"Ahh Lan Yong said perfunctorily, turned around and walked away.
Lou Qiang immediately changed his face, and whispered to Lou Ji: "Wait, sooner or later, the Queen Mother will be absent one day, and see how long the Lan family can jump." ”
The Lan family was awarded the title of Duke of the Kingdom as a relative, and they were not allowed to be respected by the ministers, but because of why they had a grudge with the Lou family, Lou Ji had not known much about it, and he had never inquired.
The general arrived the earliest, followed by General Lan, and other important ministers came one after another, including the king of Jibei, the king of Xiangdong and the king of Yidu, as well as seven or eight ministers such as Liang Taifu, only the Shen family in Bingzhou no one came.
The king of Jibei nodded to the foundation of the building, and the king of Xiangdong and the king of Yidu had a grim face and went straight into the palace.
There are a lot of people who stay under the steps, most of the building is not familiar, the building is hard to recognize, and they are polite.
Here, everyone has to keep their voices low and dare not be disrespectful in the slightest.
The prince of Jibei came to the building and said in a low voice: "Thank you, brother-in-law, we have found my sister's whereabouts, and we will be able to send it to the house soon." ”
"Don't worry, it's okay to release my sister."
"It's rare that my brother-in-law is reasonable, and we have recognized this family." Zhang Shiyu motioned for Lou Ji to take a few steps, "Brother-in-law has heard of it, Duan Shizi has also been arrested." ”
Lou Ji nodded.
Zhang Shiyu showed confusion, "That's Your Majesty's favorite person, I grew up beside Your Majesty when I was a child, and after I left the palace, I am still the person who is Your Majesty's closest confidant, and I often entertain the Holy Driver at home, how can it be ...... Shall we intercede with Your Majesty? ”
"Not for the time being, Your Majesty is probably angry, wait until the truth is clarified."
"Okay, I'll listen to my brother-in-law." Zhang Shiyu is young and willing to obey his brother-in-law.
The discussion in the palace did not end until noon, occasionally eunuchs came and went, and the children of all the families gathered around to inquire, and all they got was shaking their heads and smiling bitterly.
The Lou family and the Huangfu family are not in harmony, but Lou Hard and Huangfu are best friends on the surface, and they get together and whisper, and after a while, Lou Hard beckons to his younger brother.
"Don't leave later, come with me to Zishi Garden." Floor hard road.
Huangfu Jiejie said with a smile: "Shibei three days, when you are impressed, the seventeenth prince is amazing." ”
As a white-clothed investor in the first garden, the foundation of the building is unique, it is indeed "not up", without waiting for him to be modest for a few words, the third brother Lou said stiffly: "It's not my younger brother who is great, it's Your Majesty who is amazing, only move, eclectic, for thousands of years, what emperor can have such a belly and courage?" ”
When touting the emperor, the emperor refused to fall behind, "Of course, Your Majesty is wise and martial, the most rare thing is to see people very accurately, if you should rise, if you should fall, you will fall, and if you should kill, you will kill, and there is no mistake." ”
The two of them tried their best to flatter the emperor who was not present, until their mouths were dry and their stomachs were speechless, and the emperor walked away to talk to others.
Lou Hard whispered: "Let him be happy for a while, the next one is the Huangfu family, just wait for the Huangfu to enter the barracks......"
Lou Ji couldn't help but say: "Your Majesty can take the entire family of King Guangling into prison, why can't you directly arrest the Huangfu family?" ”
Lou Qiang looked at his younger brother angrily, "What do you know?" This is His Majesty's test for the Lou family, and it is also a deterrent to the people of Jizhou, the general is invincible in the world, and only he can suppress the Huangfu...... Hush. ”
Someone came over, and Lou greeted him with a hard smile.
After another hour, the deliberations in the palace finally ended, and the ministers came out in a stream, beckoning their children and retinues, and left in a hurry, without saying a word to each other.
The general went in early and came out late, his demeanor was dignified, and it seemed that the doubts in his heart had been swept away, so he took his two sons out of the palace, got into the car and instructed: "You stay in the palace and serve Your Majesty well, no matter what happens, forbearance is the best, and everything is waiting for me to come back from my expedition to the west." ”
"Yes. When does the father depart? Lou asked stiffly.
"Five days later, before that, the matter has to be resolved."
"That incident" is naturally the Emperor's family.
"Of course, father ......"
Lou Wen raised his hand to interrupt his son, "I have my own arrangements." ”
The general drove out of the city, and the building was hard and the building was built into the palace through another gate, and he didn't even eat, and went directly to the Zishi Garden.
It will be dark, and no one knows whether the emperor will come today, but there are more attendants than in the past, but almost all those who are qualified to enter the garden have come and whispered to each other.
"Who would have thought that King Guangling would rebel?"
"Hey, what's not to think of? This matter was foreshadowed, and King Guangling was ...... You go and inquire. ”
"Then he still dares to go back to Beijing?"
"King Guangling originally wanted to enter Beijing to seize the throne, and the plan was set, but his every move was already under the surveillance of His Majesty, so His Majesty planned to lure him back to Beijing."
"Your Majesty is still superior."
"Of course."
A team of people entered the garden, and the emperor was dealing with the case of King Guangling's rebellion all day long, so he still made time to invest in the garden.
The crowd immediately shut up and lined up on either side, and although they did not need to bow down, their bodies bowed deeper than usual.
The Emperor stood in front of his attendants and sighed, "You will never understand my difficulties. ”
These words were a little strange, several people looked up, and suddenly saw Zhang Shiduan, the prince of Guangling, standing beside the emperor, with his hair scattered, lost his soul, like a walking corpse.
Lou Ji also saw it, and his heart suddenly tightened, remembering the scene where the emperor personally killed Luo Yushi.