Chapter 475: The Decisive Battle of Xuanwu Gate (7)

It's the day of Princess Pingyang's funeral. Pen? Interesting? Pavilion wWw. biquge。 info Li Yuan specially decreed that the route of Princess Pingyang Zhao's burial should be burned along the road, and Bai Fan led the way. And ordered the National History Museum to write the deeds of Princess Pingyang Zhao. Under Li Jiancheng's management, Li Xiuning's funeral was different and was buried with military honors. "The front and rear feathers are advocated, the big chariot, the building, the squad sword forty people, and the tiger armor." At that time, there was a speech official playing:

"Your Majesty, Princess Pingyang Zhao is a woman, and the use of propaganda for women's burial is inconsistent with the ancient ritual system, please think twice!" This remark made Li Yuan furious, and immediately refuted him:

"Preaching is military music, in the past, Princess Pingyang always came to the battlefield in person, taking the lead, beating drums and singing gold, staff and military affairs, how can there ever be such a woman from ancient times to the present? What's not to do with a military salute to bury a princess? So he made an exception to bury Princess Pingyang with a military salute, and according to the so-called "Mingde has merit and said 'Zhao'", Princess Pingyang was "Zhao". This is the origin of the later generations who called her "Princess Pingyang Zhao". Princess Pingyang is the only woman in feudal Chinese history who was mourned by the army

Chai Jie held the spiritual seat of Princess Pingyang Zhao, and took his son Chai Xiao Li, who was born to Princess Pingyang Zhao, to hold the spiritual seat of Princess Pingyang Zhao, and while walking, he recalled that he had met Li Xiuning at the beginning. Later, Li Xiuning rescued Li Xiuning from several scoundrels in order to escape from marriage, and then took Li Xiuning home, and after obtaining his father's approval, they supported each other together, and when Yang Guang acted perversely, Li Yuan had just raised troops - Li Yuan decided to raise troops. Before Li Yuan raised his army, Princess Pingyang Zhao, Chai Jie, and Mrs. Dou were in Chang'an at the time, and Li Jiancheng sent Ma Sanbao to secretly recall Chai Jie, Princess Pingyang Zhao, and Mrs. Dou.

"What? Sanbao, you said that they were going to rebel, and they were afraid that the Sui court would take us hostage at that time, and hoped that the three of us would leave Chang'an as soon as possible and return to Taiyuan to reunite with them. Mrs. Dou looked at Ma Sanbao in surprise:

"Yes! Old lady! Please pack your things and come with me! Chai Jie and Li Xiuning were also on the side to persuade them.

"Mother! Come with us! I'm going to pack my things. ”

"Yes! Mother-in-law, let's go! It's really dangerous here. Mrs. Dou thought about Ma Sanbao and asked:

"Three Treasures! What does that mean? Li Jiancheng didn't tell Ma Sanbao how to answer this question, and stood there dumbfounded for a while, not knowing how to deal with it, Mrs. Dou seemed to know something.

"Alright, Chai Suke, Xiuning! Go and pack your things first, and then look for me in my bedroom. Chai Jie and Li Xiuning hurriedly packed up their soft clothes, in order to make it easier to walk on the road, they changed into ordinary people's clothes, and only brought a little loose silver, and after they packed up, they came to Ma Sanbao:

"Uncle, Miss, why hasn't the old lady come yet!" Ma Sanbao was anxious:

"Oh! My mother is older, it may take longer, so I'll call her. Li Xiuning came to Mrs. Dou's bedroom door, knocked lightly, the door was not locked, Li Xiuning slowly pushed the door open, Li Xiuning screamed in horror:

"Mother, mother, mother." Her shout alarmed Chai Jie and Ma Sanbao, they ran to take a look, and they were also startled, only to see Mrs. Dou hanging on the beam of her house, her eyes serene, Chai Jie and the others put her down, probed the tip of her nose with their hands, and shook their heads at Li Xiuning:

"Mother." Chai Jie hurriedly covered Li Xiuning's mouth.

"Xiuning, now is not the time for us to be sad, understand?" Ma Sanbao saw a piece of paper on the table and showed it to Xiuning and his wife, which read:

'Shu Defu Jun Mingjian, the concubine married her husband, the husband has a deep love for the concubine, loves her very much, and the concubine also gave birth to four sons and a daughter for the husband, and it is also the right friendship of the husband, and the right is the ancestors of the Li family. Now the Li family is in trouble, the concubine is the wife of the Li family, the prosperity of the Li family should be the most important, do not involve the love of the children, the concubine will be in the underworld to bless the safety of the husband, and the children are fine. The concubine Dou is unique. After reading the letter written by Mrs. Dou herself, Li Xiuning's tears fell like beads with broken threads, Chai Jie looked distressed, took out a handkerchief to wipe Li Xiuning, Li Xiuning stopped Chai Jie's hand:

"Xianggong! I decided, I want to develop my power in Guanzhong with Ma Sanbao, and help my father and brother take Guanzhong as soon as possible, so as to be honest with the royal industry. ”

"Lady, I'll stay too."

"Nope! Husband, my eldest brother needs you even more, I hope you will help my eldest brother more. Looking at Li Xiuning's sincere gaze, Chai Jie nodded. Subsequently, Princess Pingyang contacted the rebels against Sui everywhere. Princess Pingyang, with her superhuman courage and intelligence, recruited four or five rebel armies with considerable scale on the rivers and lakes in more than three months. The largest of them was Hu Shang He Panren, who had tens of thousands of men under him at that time. Princess Pingyang sent her servant Ma Sanbao to persuade He Panren to surrender. I don't know what means Ma Sanbao used, He Panren, whose power far exceeds that of Princess Pingyang, is actually willing to be Princess Pingyang's subordinate. After Princess Pingyang incorporated He Panren, she successively incorporated Li Zhongwen, Xiang Shanzhi, Qiu Shili and other rebels, and her power increased greatly. During this period, the imperial court continued to send troops to attack Princess Pingyang. The rebel army led by Princess Pingyang not only defeated every attack, but also broke through, successively capturing Huxian, Zhouzhi, Wugong, and Shiping. For Li Yuan to capture Chang'an, he gained a precious opportunity. Subsequently, Liu Wuzhou's soldiers invaded Hedong, Li Yuanji was beaten by Liu Wuzhou, Li Yuan ordered Chai Jie and Li Xiuning to guard Weize Pass, which made Li Yuan stabilize Guanzhong and consolidate the base, and won the opportunity for Li Yuan to compete for hegemony and unify the Central Plains in the future. Shibasuke's heart was filled with sadness. And Li Xiuning's original old department of the Women's Army - He Panren, Xiang Shanzhi, Qiu Shili and others were also dressed in filial piety clothes, following behind the send-off team, crying sadly, while recalling the past when he and Li Zhongwen fought the world with Li Xiuning, and guarded Wei Zeguan together, especially He Panren, I sighed in my heart - it was my honor to meet the princess He Panren, since I met you, I have been unforgettable to your appearance, but it's a pity! Heaven is not beautiful, princess, why did you leave so quickly? And Xiang Shanzhi and Qiu Shili not only remembered the old incident when Li Xiuning was guarding Weize Pass, but also remembered the story of Li Zhongwen. That night, Li Zhongwen brought He Panren, Qiu Shili, Xiang Shanzhi and other three people over.

"Everyone! Now Liu Wuzhou's soldiers and horses are fierce, Wei Chigong is strong in martial arts, and everyone has seen Miss Xiuning's affairs today, whether this Wei Ze Pass can be held is still a problem? So today, please discuss it and see if there is any way out? When the people present heard this, they were silent, and only He Panren replied loudly:

"I don't know if General Li has any good suggestions!?" Li Zhongwen also heard the displeasure in He Panren's tone, but He Panren was the most powerful one among the several people present, and the other people present also had a good relationship with He Panren, and it was not for him Li Zhongwen to offend.

"Brother He's wrong words! I'm just talking to a few brothers. Nothing else. ”

"I don't mean anything else, I think you mean to find a master, isn't it, I'm sorry, I'm He Panren is a Hu person, our Hu people finally promise and friendship, and we won't betray a person easily, you still die of this heart! It's getting late, and it's time for me to go back. Leave! No need to send it! After speaking, He Panren left without looking back. When the others saw He Panren's statement, they also politely got up and said goodbye. Li Zhongwen looked at their backs, although he was very angry, he was helpless. Later, the strength of the Tang army became stronger and stronger, and at this time, the hussar general Ke Zhu Hun Dingyuan reported to Li Yuan that Li Zhongwen had conspired with the Turks, and wanted to lead Hu Cai to attack Chang'an when the Tang army was fighting with Wang Shichong of Luoyang. After Li Yuan listened to the report of the hussar general Ke Zhu Hun Dingyuan, he was furious:

"Bastard, I thought that for the sake of Li Zhongwen, who has the same surname as me, I did not pursue him to be the same sect as the traitor Li Mi, and also sealed his military position, and conquered the world with my beloved daughter, and gave him a heavy responsibility. And Tang Jian, the secretary of the Ministry of Industry, was the ambassador of the pacification of the state road, went to Taiyuan to pacify the place, temporarily abolished the governor's office of the state, and recruited Li Zhongwen into the court. Chin this! After Li Zhongwen left Taiyuan, Tang Jian secretly played Li Yuan:

"Your Majesty, the secretary of the Ministry of Ministers, Tang Jianqi, and Li Zhongwen, the former governor of the prefecture, listened to what the demon monk Zhijue said, saying that Li Zhongwen has a five-color light and a golden dog guard. Li Zhongwen believed that it was true, and often claimed to people that he was possessed by a dragon, that is, he set up a dragon in Fenzhou, and married the daughter of Tao, a wealthy family in Fenzhou, in response to the song of Tao and Li. In addition, he secretly sent a secret envoy to the Turkic Luo Khan, and the khan promised to appoint him as the southern khan and occupy the land of Hebei. Li Zhongwen's secret envoy has been seized by the minister, and his secret letter with Li Mi, Wang Shichong, and Chuluo Khan was found in Li Zhongwen's mansion, and he will be escorted to Beijing with the secret envoy on the same day, and Li Zhongwen is corrupt and perverts the law in Bingzhou. Extorted money everywhere, and privately changed the sentence of the Ministry of Punishment to save the death penalty. Everything is aimed at wanting to establish himself as an emperor. Please let the emperor decide. Li Yuan was furious after reading Tang Jian's recital, so he ordered Pei Lian, Chen Shuda, Xiao Yu and others to jointly try Li Zhongwen, and Li Zhongwen denied everything:

"Three adults, where is this, since the surrender of Li Tang, he has always been diligent and diligent, this is really a crime to add, why bother!" Pei Lin smiled and said:

"Oh! Master Li, in this way, Your Majesty has wronged you. Li Zhongwen stiffened his neck and said:

"Everything is framed by Li Yuan and me, hum! It's just that I saw my nephew Li Mi fail, and then killed my nephew Li Mi first, and now he is starting to harm me again. Pei Lin scolded loudly:

"Bold, dare to be disrespectful to Your Majesty!" Xiao Yu secretly pulled Pei Lian, pointed to the back, and said to Li Zhongwen:

"Master Li, who is the person in the back?" Li Zhongwen looked back:

"Ahh It's you who ......" Li Zhongwen dispatched everything to be tested. Li Zhongwen had nothing to say and was executed. Qiu Shili and Xiang Shanzhi both secretly said in their hearts: "Brother Zhongwen, if you see today's scene, perhaps, you will regret your original rebellion. ”