The sky was not yet dark, and there was still a trace of black clouds in the western sky, so Cui Ning returned to Zhang's Mansion with the children's book, as well as Pingping and his young sister Cui Xuezhu.

Cui Xuezhu's arrival suddenly caused a sensation in the whole house, both sides of the eaves were full of people who came to see the strangeness, everyone was amazed, there was such a beautiful female book in the world, the people had little knowledge, and they had never seen the world, but even Pei Ying and Yang Chunshui, who were born in wealthy families, had never seen such a delicate girl, and they were secretly surprised, her skin was so white and crystal clear that even Li Chuanyun, who had always been conceited, was ashamed, Cui Xuezhu's beauty and temperament were like a fairy book that fell from the sky, but with a little shyness and shyness, makes people feel that she is not a fairy who does not eat the fireworks of the world.

Yang Chunshui, who had been watching her, suddenly asked Pei Ying in a low voice, "Eldest sister, when will the master come back?" ”

Pei Ying didn't speak, she stared at the beautiful woman who came over, and said after a while: "Don't think about it, she is our guest, don't slack off." ”

As she spoke, she greeted her with a smile, Cui Xuezhu knew Pei Ying without introduction, and she gave a deep salute and said, "Xuezhu gives a gift to the eldest sister." ”

"Yes, people are beautiful and have beautiful names." Pei Ying praised and asked Cui Ning, "Second sister, is this also the daughter of your Cui family?" How come I've never seen such a handsome? ”

Cui Ning pulled Cui Xuezhu over and smiled at Pei Ying: "This is my sister Cui Xuezhu, the eldest sister has actually seen her, didn't she ask you for painting back then?" Pei Ying suddenly, she looked Cui Xuezhu up and down for a while, and then nodded and sighed: "That yellow-haired little girl back then was so beautiful, and she made people!" ”

She hurriedly took Cui Xuezhu's hand and smiled affectionately: "You are welcome to my house as a guest, you will treat us as your sister." ”

After speaking, she immediately instructed Aunt Sun: "Auntie, clean up a single courtyard for her." If you need anything, come to me and get it. ”

At this time, Cui Ning came over and said with a smile: "Eldest sister, don't bother, just let Xuezhu live with me." ”

Pei Ying shook her head, "How can this work, you are pregnant, it is really inconvenient." ”

"Or live with me." Pingping on the side interjected: "My place is really empty, and there is a lack of people to talk to, so live there with me!" ”

"Alright! Just live in Pingping. Pei Ying pulled Cui Xuezhu and pointed at Ping Ping and said with a smile: "It's really lonely to let you live alone, this Sister Ping is the most enthusiastic and well-informed." You can just talk. ”

Cui Xuezhu bowed obediently, "Everything is arranged by the eldest sister!" ”

The night gradually deepened, the sky drifted drizzle, at this time it was the beginning of March, the spring rain has a trace of intoxicating warmth, this spring rain will make the green more thick, will make the Ming Dynasty deep alleys come to the apricot blossom cry.

In this deep rainy night, the gate of Tongguan Land was slowly opened. The marshal Li Baozhen and Changshi Pei Wei personally came out to greet him, Pei Wei is the supervisor of the Pei family in Tongguan, at this time he has received the flying pigeon from Ye County, the Pei family has reached a compromise with Zhang Huan, the armies west of Tongguan are at the mercy of Zhang Huan, in other words, the Qianniuwei in the pass all surrendered to Zhang Huan, but what if they don't surrender? Li Baozhen has publicly changed into the black Mingguang armor of the Longyou ArmyFirst-||

In the light of the hunt, a cavalry team began to enter the gate of Tongguan in a procession. The military appearance is neat, the momentum is majestic, and everyone is wearing black bright light armor, which also reflects Li Baozhen.

These were Zhang Huan's 5,000 guards, who had returned from Yejun five days earlier, riding their finest horses. Thousands of miles of road also passed in a flash, and Zhang Huan's return was just as Cui Yuan said, going to Hebei was not for war. It's to collect and release, to collect the Pei family's soldiers, and to let go of Cui Xiaofu, Li Mian and others to deploy calmly, and now is the time for him to come back and collect the net.

When the cavalry of the brigade was halfway through, five hundred personal guards holding shields appeared in the fire at the city gate, Li Baozhen greeted him, and said in a loud voice: "Tongguan guard Li Baozhen see the governor!" ”

"General Li is exempt!" The shield array was withdrawn, and Zhang Huan rode out from the guard, but the guards still watched the surrounding situation with great vigilance. Zhang Huan walked in front of Li Baozhen. He first saluted Pei Wei's jaw head as a sign of courtesy. Then he smiled at Li Baozhen and said, "I heard that Cui Qinggong's two children's books are in your hands?" ”

Li Baozhen also smiled, "Not only Cui Qinggong's two children's letters, but all his documents and letters are in the hands of the last general, and they are the gifts that the last general wants to offer to the governor." ”

Li Baozhen turned around and waved his hand, and a team of cavalry escorted Cui Xiong and Cui Ming brothers forward, although Cui Ming finally surrendered to the imperial army, but he did not enjoy the corresponding courtesy, Chu Xingshui asked Li Baozhen to temporarily detain their brothers in Tongguan, waiting for Zhang Huan to come back.

The brothers were brought up in frustration, Cui Ming's face turned pale, thinking that death was coming, his legs trembled uncontrollably, and Cui Xiong lowered his head and said nothing.

Zhang Huan looked at them, and then smiled coldly at Cui Xiong: "Speaking of which, we can be regarded as old acquaintances, when we said goodbye to Daming Palace, I didn't expect us to meet today!" ”

Maybe the length of the hero's spirit is related to the following words, Cui Xiong became a eunuch, and his speech was naturally short, he bowed his hand to Zhang Huan and said softly: "Cui Xiong's light of rice, how dare you compare with Zhang Shangshu's Haoyue, it was indeed me who took the gong back then, but I didn't know Mount Tai because I had eyes." ”

At this time, his younger brother Cui Ming also begged: "I have only been the lord for a few days, I have not slaughtered the people, nor have I done other evil things, I beg Zhang Shangshu to spare my life." ”

Zhang Huan said lightly: "Killing you is like killing two ants for me, it's very simple for you to live, I can do whatever I tell you to do, as soon as I am in a good mood, maybe I will give you a house book and a few acres of land, so that you can retire for the rest of your life." ”

The two brothers glanced at each other, and suddenly said in unison: "We will follow Zhang Shangshu's will!" ”

"Alright, take them with you."

As soon as Zhang Huan waved his hand, his soldiers immediately took the two brothers down, and he immediately bowed his hand to Li Baozhen and said: "I have written down General Li's merits, and I will reward them later." ”

The army continued to move forward and galloped in the direction of Chang'an overnight.

There are still hundreds of miles from Tongguan to Chang'an, and the official road has obviously become wide and flat, but after passing Weinan County. On the contrary, the speed of the army slowed down, and the journey of more than 100 miles stopped and walked, as if waiting for something, and in the evening of that day, the army arrived in Xinfeng County and stationed five miles away from the county seat. $UC e-book $ first $ send $

When it was almost dark, several fast horses galloped from the direction of Chang'an, and rushed to the front of the camp in a moment, and the people on the horse reported the situation to the guards, and were immediately led into the camp. These people are the messengers of the Department of Internal Affairs that Zhang Huan has been waiting for, and the news they brought will be the key to the next move, and the two messengers were brought in, and they bowed to Zhang Huan on their knees: "Report to the governor, Li Sizheng ordered us to come and deliver the letter." ”

As he spoke, one of them presented a letter, and the soldiers took it and handed it to Zhang Huan, and the letter was very thick. After opening it, it turned out to be a thick stack of rosters, Zhang Huan looked through these rosters page by page, all of them were people in the clan, Li Zhuo, the king of Jiyin, Li Kai, the king of Beiping, and Li Yang, the king of Danyang County, there were as many as 30 people, these were all people in the clan who resolutely opposed his superiority, Li Chuanyun did a very detailed job of their information, down to the origin of each person, their status in the clan, the official positions they had held, the family scholars, and even the property and land they owned

Zhang Huan flipped through the pages one by one, and finally his eyes fell on Li Chenghong, the king of Guangwu, who was the prince who had been ruthlessly cleaned up by him in the assassination case of Yuan Zai. I didn't expect him to jump out again today, I don't know what to live or die! Zhang Huandi's eyes shot a fierce killing machine, he closed the roster, and then ordered his own soldiers: "Go and invite Daochang Li." ”

After a while, Li Mi hurried over. He saluted Zhang Huan and said, "What is the governor looking for me?" ”

Zhang Huan handed him the roster and said coldly: "These are all stubborn sects, and they still refuse to give in to today, I plan to use them to make a decision." Do you have any good advice? ”

Li Mi didn't rush to answer, he slowly flipped through it, and finally put down the roster and shook his head slightly: "Except for the Shandong region, almost all the Xiongguan in the world are controlled by the governor, and there are tens of thousands of elite soldiers in Chang'an City, no one and no force can stop the governor from ascending to the throne, don't they understand this?" In my opinion, these thirty clans are nothing more than a failure to Yu Taishu in the palace coup d'état that year, and they are afraid that they will settle old accounts after the governor takes the throne. was confused by Li Mian's dangerous words again. That's why they rallied against the governors, and all they needed to do was a letter from the governors. Why do you need to use any swords? Now it is the general trend for the governor to take the throne, and a few wrestlers can be ordered to enter the palace directly to force Cui Xiaofu to give way

Zhang Huan paced slowly in the tent with his hands behind his back, his face was very gloomy, he was not in a hurry to return to Beijing after the Luoyang Rebellion, he just wanted these people who opposed him to jump out one by one, he was so netted, cutting the grass to get rid of the roots, he asked Li Mi to come over to discuss the way to do it, but Li Mi opposed him to kill people, but he had nothing to say for a while.

Seeing that Zhang Huan was silent, Li Mi knew that he was unwilling, so he persuaded him again: "The governor doesn't have to think too far, the so-called political field has no enemies, today they oppose the governor, maybe they will be a firm supporter of the governor of Chengdu in a year or two, take a step back and say, even if the governor wants to cut the grass and eradicate the roots, it can be gradually eradicated with righteousness in the future, and now to kill for the throne, it will attract more dissatisfaction of the Li clan, and it is not good for the reputation of the governor, it is better to create a situation where all people return to the heart is the long-term way." ”

Perhaps it was the last sentence that woke up Zhang Huan, he pondered for a long time, and finally accepted Li Yu's advice, nodded and said, "Okay! As he said, I will write a letter to each of these thirty men, and then I will try to do so, and if there are any opponents, I will slowly collect them. ”

In Chang'an, a carriage drove into the Ten Princes' Mansion at high speed, stopped in front of the Luowang Mansion, Li Li got off the carriage angrily and strode back to the mansion, "Bastard, the deception is too much!" Li Li returned to the room and finally couldn't help but scold, he slammed the teacup on the ground, bang! There was a loud bang, and debris was scattered.

Huang Yunqing, who had just arrived, was almost hit by a fragment, so frightened that he jumped out of the door, and only after a long time did he probe and persuade: "Please calm your anger." ”

Hearing his voice, Li Li took a breath and ordered someone to come in to clean up the pieces of the teacup, and when the next person retreated, Huang Yunqing asked in a low voice: "What happened to make the prince so angry." ”

One sentence aroused Li Li's anger again. He hated and said: "Today Li Mian impeached me for not holding a Taimiao festival for four years, and asked Cui Xiaofu to remove me from my post, but I hated that I wanted to hold a big sacrifice last year, but Li Mian, the thief, repeatedly dissuaded me and failed to do it, and now he is good, but he stabbed me in the back." ”

Only then did Huang Yunqing understand why Li Li was angry, and he hurriedly persuaded: "Lord Wang, please don't be angry, according to the custom, the removal of officials above the fourth grade must be signed by more than five members of the cabinet to be effective, and now Li Mian is just a proposal, at this critical juncture." Cui Yu and Chu Xingshui, how could they agree to change Zongzheng Siqing, so this proposal must not be passed in the cabinet, as long as the prince makes amends, and the big sacrifice plan as soon as possible will block the mouths of Li Mian and others. ”

"I also know this, but this Zongmiao Festival is extraordinary, and it is best to get Zhang Huan's instructions to hold it, but others are not in Chang'an, so I can't make a decision for a while. It's a bit of a struggle. ”

Li Li sighed, rubbed his temples with his hands and said: "My Zongzheng Temple has been the Qingshui Yamen for more than 20 years, and no one cares about it, I can't imagine that it has become the front line of the struggle now, and the world is unpredictable!" ”

Huang Yunqing pondered for a while and said: "Otherwise, I will find a way to find Zhang Huan's eyes and ears in Chang'an for the prince, and the prince will also visit Chu Shangshu, with a two-pronged approach, I should be able to contact Zhang Huan, so that the matter of the temple sacrifice is targeted, and the prince can also arrange it calmly." ”

"Alright! This matter will be done according to the gentleman's idea. ”

Li Li's words just fell. Suddenly, he saw the butler running quickly, and said in horror: "Lord, there are several cavalrymen from outside the mansion, saying that they are coming to deliver a letter on the order of Zhang Shangshu." ”

Li Li jumped up in shock, and hurriedly ran out. Huang Yunqing stopped him with a book, "The prince can't go in person, beware of fraud!" ”

Li Li immediately came to his senses. Stopped, he took out a gold medal and handed it to Huang Yunqing and said, "Please take a look for me, just say that I have an important guest." ”

Huang Yunqing was helpless, so he had to take the gold medal and go with a bitter face, Li Li walked back and forth in the room with his hands behind his back, waiting for Huang Yunqing's news restlessly, and after a while, Huang Yunqing's hurried footsteps came from outside the door, Li Li immediately rushed out and asked, "Is it really a person sent by Zhang Huan?" ”

Huang Yunqing waved a letter in his hand and said, "Lord Wang." It seems to be Zhang Shangshu's handwritten letter. ”

"Give it to me!" Li Li snatched the letter. Impatiently opened it, and sure enough, it was Zhang Huandi's handwritten letter. The letter explained a few things to him, and he read it carefully twice, and couldn't help but smile with his little eyes squinted. Zhang Huanren has not yet returned to Beijing, but there is a strange atmosphere in the capital, first the county order of Wugong County urgently reported to the imperial court: the white carp found in the Wei River, the size of the cow, the fisherman could not ask for it.

Immediately afterwards, Yunyang County also urgently reported to the imperial court, and some mountain people found the golden ring in the air in Sagashan, which caused the low cry of a hundred beasts and attracted a hundred birds to worship.

But the most sensational thing is that the craftsmen who renovated in the Taimiao found twelve thousand-year-old jades, which were unearthed in Baoying County when Emperor Suzong ascended the throne.

The appearance of various Ruizhao in Chang'an caused a voice of discussion, the scholars knew that this was a hint that Zhang Huan wanted to ascend the throne, and the ordinary people regarded Ruizhao as the new hope of the Tang Dynasty, and Zhang Huan's prestige among the people over the years had reached an unprecedented height, and his accession to the throne meant that the Tang Dynasty would come again, which meant that the prestige of the Heavenly Khan would once again attract the worship of all countries.

Thirty people from the Tang royal family who had sworn to advance and retreat with the Queen Mother actually left Beijing to go to Jiangnan to visit the spring, and then Zongzheng Temple officially announced that Taishuyu's handwritten edict was found in the old files of Zongzheng Temple: he once had a book, fostered in Hedong Zhang's family, named Huan.

A subtle change in the situation has already begun.

In the Daming Palace, Cui Xiaofu has never been so lonely as today, she stood in front of the window with her hands in her hands, staring at a plum blossom not far away, the fragrance of the tree has gradually withered, and the ground has fallen into the red, although she still hopes that the royal family will resolutely oppose it, but she also knows that the possibility of recovery is very small, even Li Mian is unfortunately ill, so who else can support her overall situation?

Overnight, her power burst like a bubble, and her will to remove Li Yuzong Zhengqing actually went around and quietly returned to her imperial case, not only her will could not get out of the palace gate, but even the army defending the periphery of Daming Palace was all replaced by the Longyou Army, and the Qianniuwei of the Pei family seemed to have suddenly evaporated, and disappeared silently in Chang'an.

This is the harbinger of the imminent change of heaven and earth, this is also the day of her Cui Xiaofu's demise is coming, Cui Xiaofu stared at the petals of that place, she suddenly remembered the situation when she first entered the palace thirty years ago, she was named a talented person by the first emperor, serving by the side of the seriously ill emperor, that day she suddenly heard that the plum blossom was going to thank her, so she sneaked out to bury the flowers when she saw her father, and when she was sad about the petals of a place, she heard a shout of killing in the palace.

And today, the traces of time seem to have walked in a circle.

At this time, a eunuch's voice came from behind him, "Queen Mother, Li Chuanyun is asking to see you outside the palace." ”

"Who?" Cui Xiaofu turned around suddenly, she couldn't believe her ears, "Li Chuanyun, isn't she, she's dead?" ”

(Lao Gao is going to Xiamen on Thursday afternoon on a business trip, and will come back at noon on Saturday, I will try to keep it updated during the business trip, but if it really can't be updated, please forgive me, I will make up for the lack of land after I come back, in addition, I also implore everyone to support the monthly pass, today is pitiful, only got three monthly passes, Lao Gao is about to be caught up by the back.) ）