Chapter 1: Under the Mountain of the Long Sword
In the first year of Chang'an, a generation of female emperor Wu Zetian was nearly sixty years old and had reached her twilight years. In order to live forever, he began to ask for immortals, and gradually alienated himself from the government, lingered in sound and pleasure, and overhauled palaces and Buddhist temples. It also cost millions of people and countless treasures to build a heavenly pavilion for heavenly opportunities.
In the next few years, the empress allowed her close attendants Zhang Yizhi and Zhang Changzong to preside over the government, and the government and the opposition were turbulent. Zhang Yizhi and Zhang Changzong fought with Emperor Wu's son Li Xian and his clan relatives in order to support Emperor Wu's nephew Wu Sansi to ascend to the throne. Erzhang framed the prime minister, executed Princess Yongle and his wife, and hunted down the Li clan. Inside and outside the imperial city, the people of the Li clan were panicked and stayed away from the royal dispute.
In the early spring of March, the drizzle continued, and the county town of Mianzhou was down.
Hundreds of elite horsemen came straight to Mianzhou County from the direction of the imperial city.
"The Holy Queen has a decree, get out of the way quickly" The leader of the purple robe rode first, raised the golden holy decree in his hand and shouted, and the city gate opened in response.
'Fengtian carrier, the holy queen edict said, the existing anti-thief Li Cheng, Li Houde, Li Hong... A total of twenty-six fled to Mianzhou County, and the Mianzhou County was specially ordered to guard it, and they must be arrested and brought to justice within three months.
In front of the county guard's mansion, the guards lined up, and one of them read to the kneeling crowd.
"Thank you for your grace, and the minister will accept the decree," the one who knelt first got up and took the decree after speaking.
"Lord Wang, your brothers will stay and help your lordship, and if it is inconvenient, you will trouble your lord."
"Where is the envoy, if there is anything, just tell the housekeeper of my house, and I hope that the lord can say a few kind words in front of the chief manager in the future" Lord Wang, who was wearing an ink-colored official uniform, smiled, hurriedly grabbed the envoy, and said as he walked into the mansion.
There are a total of 28 counties in Mianzhou, among which there is a county seat near Tangjian Mountain, named 'Changming County'.
Changming County is full of flowers, business flows are continuous, and the people are peaceful. Thirty years ago, there was a bully master in Changming County, every county magistrate would be secretly controlled by him, and he had to obey his orders.
They fled.
Until one day three years ago, a kendo master, who called himself Ling Zhizi, brought his twelve master disciples here.
Ling Zhizi went straight to the county government and found the bully master, and everyone fought viciously and killed the master.
After that, Ling Zhizi brought the high disciples to Tang Jianshan and created the Tang Jian faction, and in the next three years, Tang Jianshan was famous and had excellent swordsmanship, attracting countless people to just seek to enter the mountain gate. Changming County, located at the foot of the mountain, is also becoming more and more prosperous.
On this day, in Changming County, there was a couple holding a baby in the inn, although the two were wearing coarse linen clothes, but the skin was white and tender, and the demeanor was elegant, the two asked for a guest room, and went upstairs directly.
'Husband, how long will it be before we see Deputy Commander Ling' The beautiful lady in the guest room asked the husband who was sitting down.
'Madam, come on, do you see the mountain outside the window, Brother Ling Xian is on that mountain. ’
"I really hope that it will arrive soon, and I will send Bai'er to Deputy Commander Ling, and I will be relieved." Madame looked out the window, then at the baby in her arms, and smiled.
'Alas, they are all the mediocre women of the Empress Wu, who ignore the government all day long, and hand over all the power to the traitorous ministers Zhang Yizhi and Zhang Changzong's brothers. Even the succession to the throne is in charge of them, and poor my nephew Li Xian has to intrigue with them all day long. Fortunately, all the ministers are loyal to my Li family. Otherwise, this world is either surnamed Wu or surnamed Zhang, and it is no longer my Li family's world. In that way, what kind of face do I have to meet the ancestors of the Li family'
'Husband, why don't you let Li Xian's nephew help you, after all, you and him are only three generations apart, I think as long as we ask him for help, he will definitely help, so we don't have to run around like many Li clan relatives, poor Bai'er, who was only born for two months, ran all the way and suffered with us. ’
"What do the women and Taoist people know, now Li Xian's nephew himself is difficult to protect, Erzhang is powerful, the palace is banned, it is difficult for us to see, besides, even if I see Li Xian's nephew, I will not ask him for help, I only hope that he will concentrate on dealing with Erzhang and take the world for my Li family." After the two Li Ke and his wife finished speaking, they talked about some trivial things, and gradually fell asleep on the bed.