Chapter 18: Are You Going to Rebel?
"You don't want to die, that's not up to you!" Li Kuan said loudly. This was the first sentence he said after Cui Guangliang and the two came up, and this sentence focused everyone's attention on him.
"His Royal Highness the King of Chu, you don't remember the villain, let me go!" The crispy pig crawled like a large green worm on the ground, crawling towards Li Kuan.
"Go away, don't come here, or this king will kick you down!" Li Kuan didn't give any face, so Cui Guangliang, who was on the side, opened his eyes and clenched his fists. But he didn't dare to attack, because he knew that as long as the young man in front of him revealed his identity, those soldiers guarding the city would definitely not follow his orders, because the imperial power was indeed above the officials. If the rights of the royal family cannot be guaranteed, then the power in the hands of local officials is too much.
Of course, this also has drawbacks, that is, if the royal family is a waste wood and commands the army at will, it will be a disaster, or the children of the royal family with different intentions may use this power to do something.
Of course, Li Er has considered this, and he is confident that when he is in power, these things will not be a problem at all, because his conceit can suppress it. And he also thought of a countermeasure, that is, the number of troops that can be mobilized at the first level of the prince of the royal family shall not exceed 30,000, the county king shall not exceed 10,000, and the rest will be even less. In this way, even if the royal family members who really have a heart of disobedience want to take the opportunity to make trouble, they can't make big waves.
"His Royal Highness the King of Chu, the dog is young and ignorant, I hope His Royal Highness will forgive the dog!" Cui Guangliang also pleaded, and he was a little happy in his heart. I'm glad I didn't say too much drastic things after I came here, otherwise the current situation would have been even worse. At the same time, he also had a kind of resentment towards his son: how could this guy who had not achieved enough things and more than failed to recognize such an obvious mark on this prince. It's really unlearned.
"Do you know what sin he has committed? It's not just him, even Master Cui you don't necessarily have to hide! Li Kuan said with a sneer.
"Your Highness!" The young man surnamed Niu spoke up at this time, he didn't know what the specific situation was, but as a person who had been in the officialdom for a long time, he naturally knew that he had to make a show of pleading for mercy at this time no matter what.
"See Brother Hu, don't worry about this matter, it's not something that can be explained clearly in a few words! This pig is not the only one who offends me. There are others! Anyway......" Li Kuan didn't say anything, thinking that he couldn't be good.
"Your Highness...... This Cui Pichu is indeed a little squirming. But Master Cui is conscientious...... "Niu Jianhu, the son of a military general who has been with Li Kuan for a while, although his father is not very prominent among the nobles of the Tang Dynasty, he is just a marquis. But when it comes to Niu Jinda, no one dares to underestimate these three words. Gai Yin's art of war is outstanding, and his martial arts are also first-class, although he is not as brilliant as Hou Junji, it is also because when he was in Xuanwumen, he happened to be a deputy general under Chai Shao to suppress Tuyuhun. He didn't catch up with this greatest dragon feat, and many times he was only playing on the battlefield in a kind of auxiliary way, and he might not be so perfect without him. But there won't be too much of a brilliant table. This is actually the strategy of this Wagang general, and the three of them joined Li Tang from Wagang Village. Cheng Yanjin and Qin Qiong have made outstanding achievements along the way, and Niu Jin Daduo is behind the two of them, helping them clean up their heads, so the credit is not obvious.
"These have their own people to inquire, and what I want to do now is to take down these two father and son who may have a rebellious heart!" Li Kuan tore off the jade pendant on his waist and held it in his hand as a token: "The cow sees the tiger and listens to the order!" ”
"Humble duty!" When Niu saw the tiger, he had no choice but to obey the order.
"Seeing the tiger with the ox, holding the letter of the king's order, temporarily managing the city defense of the Yangzhou army, there must be no mistake!" Li Kuan directly ordered to deprive Cui Guangliang of his military power: "Lord Cui, please hand over the Tiger Talisman Arrow!" ”
"Wechen obeys!" Although Cui Guangliang was extremely reluctant, he still handed over the tiger talisman, untied it at his waist, and presented it with both hands.
"Okay, Niu Jianhu, now you will temporarily guard Yangzhou, and send someone to thoroughly investigate the sins committed by this crispy pig before!" Li Kuan said: "Also, take these two people into custody first, don't let them report to the Cui family, otherwise there will be time to trouble, first make an iron case, and then jump with them, let's just watch the excitement!" Li Kuan said, then turned around and continued to sit in his place.
"His Royal Highness the King of Chu, isn't it too arbitrary to judge the guilt of Weichen's father and son based on just one side?" Cui Guangliang is also a person who has experienced countless storms, although he was a little flustered in his heart, but he did not mess up, sorted out his thoughts, and said. Indeed, the Cui family and his son are just because of the threat of the crispy pig, and they can't constitute the guilt of rebellion, and behind them stand two of the five surnames and seven wangs: the Qinghe Cui family and the Taiyuan Wang family. These two clans are behemoths, so that anyone who wants to move them has to weigh and weigh, even if they are facing the children of the Tang royal family, Cui Guangliang has his own confidence.
"So, do you have any objections to the king's verdict?" Li Kuan didn't get up, he sat upright in his place, playing with his identity jade pendant in his hand.
"Although His Royal Highness has a noble status, this Datang has its own Datang rules, not that His Highness says that whoever is guilty is guilty. The dog didn't know the identity of His Highness at that time, how could he say that he had the intention of rebellion? The so-called ignorant is not guilty, His Royal Highness the King of Chu doesn't even have this mind? Cui Guangliang simply stepped forward and said directly to Li Kuan.
"What does it mean that the ignorant does not sin? Just because you offended this king, if that person is not this king, but an ordinary person, will you be decided? In such a fish and meat town, lawless behavior is still different from person to person? I don't know if it's your logic or if my understanding is wrong? Li Kuan sneered, who would believe such an explanation?
"Your Highness, do you really want to put our father and son to death? You are doing this, but it represents the Tang royal family's decision to turn against the Qinghe Cui clan and the Taiyuan Wang clan? Cui Guangliang was unmoved when he saw Li Kuan, but he still insisted on putting himself in prison, and said sharply. This is already equivalent to a threat, using the two families behind him to threaten Li Kuan, so that he does not dare to act rashly. But he miscalculated, the young man in front of him, but the bones of the patriarch of the Zheng clan who had just blown up were gone, and now he was a super thief wanted by the whole Tang Dynasty. If he knew, the stunt would not be threatened by the Cui clan and the Wang clan.
"Oh! Qinghe Cui Clan, Taiyuan Wang Clan, what a big family, this king is a little scared! Li Kuan stood up, came to Cui Guangliang's side, and said softly.
"Your Highness, Weichen is also forced to do so, if Your Highness forgives the offense of the dog, then Cui Mou swears here, he must discipline the dog well, and such a thing will not happen again." Cui Guangliang swore to the sky.
"Swear, swear to be useful, then what do you want Datang Law to do? Other kings don't say much, and this king doesn't pursue his reckless behavior of daring to say that he wants to step on the royal family, but only investigates the sins committed on him before, and executes it in accordance with the laws of the Tang Dynasty, without the slightest bias! You can do it? Li Kuan walked to Niu Jianhu with his hands behind his back, looking at this brother who had been with him, although because of age, there was not much intersection between them, but it was still undeniable that there was an incense in it.
"Humble duty understands!" What Li Kuan said is obvious enough, that is, all the things that Roshan committed before must be smoothed out one by one. Then let's see how to kill the pig. But this incident made him feel in a dilemma, because he didn't like Li Kuan who had his own tough backer. There is only his father behind him, and that is just a small marquis, even if he adds the two uncles Cheng Yanjin and Qin Qiong, he can't compete with the two forces that are about to tear his face! It's very sad to ask a little person like them to survive in the cracks. Don't look at them left and right, on the surface, the scenery is infinite, but it seems that as long as the wind changes slightly, these people will become the first outcasts to be sacrificed.
Therefore, in order to compete with those thousand-year-old families, most of the new nobles of the Tang Dynasty are huddled together, so that they can truly resist the storms from both the royal family and the family, or stand in line, or hold together, always choose one. Not long after the establishment of the Tang Dynasty, the nobles had not yet become a real aristocratic class, they were nouveau riche in the eyes of the family, and they were tools to check and balance the family in the eyes of the royal family, so the lives of these nobles were actually not easy. Niu Jianhu is caught in the middle now, if he obeys the order, then the two families will never offend the royal family for a little Cui Guangliang and Cui Pichu, but if they want to get back face, then only him. But if you don't do it, you won't be able to pass this level now, Li Kuan, His Royal Highness the King of Chu, is watching from the sidelines, if you dare to resist the order and disrespect, it is better to take off the black gauze hat on your head now.
In a dilemma, Niu Jianhu could only stand there, not making any movements, watching Cui Guangliang and Li Kuan confront.
"Since Lord Cui has confidence in the Qinghe Cui clan and the Taiyuan Wang clan, then try it on this website to see if these two families will oppose this king for you and your pig-like son." Li Kuan stepped forward as he spoke, grabbed the placket of Cui Guangliang's chest, and then pulled forward hard. pulled him in front of him, and then with a hard leg, he hit Cui Guangliang's knee all of a sudden, bent his knee and made him kneel in front of him.
"Cui's is indeed very powerful, even my Tang royal family has to give three points, but that's the entire Cui family, not you!" Li Kuan said this in Cui Guangliang's ear, his voice was very soft, but it made Cui Guangliang a little confused. This is indeed the case, the Cui family will never turn their faces against the royal family for themselves and the royal family, so he can only be an abandoned son in exchange for the interests of the rest of the Cui family. Thinking of this, his eyes darkened, and he didn't even feel like he heard Roshan's shout. (To be continued......)