59. Frustration

Half a year after Li Yan ascended the throne, he finally promised to rehabilitate Wang Chongwen and restore his reputation, at which time he had been sick and died of illness for more than a month.

At this time, Qiu Shiliang killed the last two political enemies: privy envoy Liu Hongyi and prime minister Li Yu, at the funeral ceremony of Emperor Daxing, Qiu Shiliang grabbed a little mistake of the two, and did not forgive, and finally forced Liu Hongyi to cut himself, and Li Yu was buried alive.

At this point, Qiu Shiliang's power has reached its peak, at least on the surface, he has no opponents,

But with the disappearance of the common enemy, the political alliance between him, Li Yan and Yang Hao was also dissolved, and with the Yichun princess Li Qing as the boundary, the two forces reopened the battlefield in Daming Palace and began a new round of power struggle.

At first, Qiu Shiliang persuaded Yang Hao to agree to cooperate with him by promising Li Qing to marry him, and the content of the cooperation was very extensive and complicated, such as promoting Li Yan as the new monarch, promising Qiu Shiliang to retire peacefully, such as promoting Wu Chen to the throne, and ensuring that the new monarch would not overturn the case and not be held accountable,......

Later, due to Zhang Bozhong's rebellion, Yang Hao was trapped in the Liquan camp, and had to make some concessions to Qiu Shiliang in order to buy grain from Chang'an City.

In the initial agreement reached between Yang Hao and Qiu Shiliang, it was clearly stipulated that Qiu Shiliang had the responsibility to send Yichun Princess Li Qing to Yang Hao safe and sound, in other words, Yang Hao didn't need to do anything before this, just wait for the bride to sleep in the cave room, and now Qiu Shiliang took Yang Hao's eagerness to buy grain from Chang'an and asked him for the opportunity, and changed this agreement to him to come forward to facilitate the Empress Dowager Guo to promise to marry Li Qing to Yang Hao, as for how to hire and marry other chores, he no longer asked,

Of course, there are a lot of troubles to marry a princess to enter the door, Qiu Shiliang is undoubtedly a wise choice, and it can be said in the past.

Of course, with Qiu Shiliang's city government and the style of acting after making a decision, Yang Hao is not so naΓ―ve as to think that he just left it out of trouble, and a master must have a move after playing chess.

Although Yang Hao and Qiu Shiliang are stinky chess baskets on the real chessboard, he still believes that Qiu Shiliang is quite famous on some occasions.

But how urgent the situation was at that time, if there was no food, tens of thousands of troops were in danger of collapsing every second, even if Yang Hao thought that Qiu Shiliang's seemingly breezy move must have a ruthless killing machine behind it, it could only be interpreted as a foreshadowing left by Qiu Shiliang, maybe it would attack after a certain year and a certain month, but it would not affect the present,

So, he agreed, in order to avoid any extraneous complications.

Now it seems that the hunch at that time was not wrong, but the approach was a mess.

Li Qing is also in the hands of Qiu Shiliang, and he regards it as the only weight to contain Yang Hao, so even if the Empress Dowager agrees and the emperor also makes an order, her road to marriage is still full of obstacles.

Qiu Shiliang needs this weight too much, he must keep this chip for as long as possible.

Since the beginning of spring, the sword and sword shadow in the Daming Palace, the heads of the people killed are rolling, the new monarch Li Yan doesn't care, Yang Hao, who is far away in the northwest, has also been watching from the wall, Ren Qiu Shiliang killed Li Rong, killed Li Chengmei, punished the Yang Party, and even the long-defunct Yang Concubine also let him "kill" the ashes.

Someone explained the reason why Yang Hao did not move, saying that the people killed by Qiu Shiliang were also wanted to be killed by Li Yan and him, the new head of the Baoli Society.

The Thorn Horse Battalion has gained the upper hand in the fight with the eunuchs, and the former enemies are now their allies, and the brothers who once fought side by side are now mortal enemies who will not give up until they kill them, not to mention that Kaicheng and Yamato have never been allies of the Baoli Society.

There is another reason, which may be closer to the truth, that is, Li Qing is still in Qiu Shiliang's hands, Yang Hao throws a mouse taboo, and he doesn't dare to make any moves for the time being, as for Li Yan, he is not able to compete with Qiu Shiliang for the time being,

People judged that as long as Li Qing was still in Qiu Shiliang's hands one day, the generalissimo of the Fifth Army in the northwest would not make any big moves, unless he had lost confidence in the ill-fated princess, in fact, this was what Qiu Shiliang was worried about, in order to keep Li Qing firmly in his hands, and not let the opponent feel that the plot was hopeless, and turned away,

Qiu Shiliang still put a lot of effort into it, on the one hand, he used both soft and hard to persuade the Empress Dowager Guo to agree to marry Li Qing to the Duke of Xining County as his wife, and on the other hand, he used a little trick to drill a small loophole and set up some small obstacles on the road to Li Qing's marriage.

According to Yang Hao's original idea, when Wang Chongwen was alive, he tried to dissolve the marriage relationship between them, whether it was forcing Wang Chongwen to divorce his wife, or the princess to divorce her husband, in short, before Wang Chongwen's death, Li Qing was innocent.

Then, Wang Chongwen's death and life have nothing to do with his marriage, and Yang Hao believes that after the marriage with Li Qing is dissolved, Wang Chongwen's net worth and life will be more secure, and he even imagines returning Wang Chongwen to an innocent person, let him be a personal driver, and spend the rest of his life in peace.

However, Qiu Shiliang played a little trick, before Wang Chongwen's violent death, he did not dissolve the marriage relationship between Li Qing and Wang Chongwen in name only.

It seems that this is nothing, if Li Qing can get married smoothly, the divorce procedures can be made up later, who made Wang Chongwen a prisoner, and the old Wang family is no one again.

Qiu Shiliang felt that no matter how much he tossed, no one would (dare) say anything,

Princesses of the Tang Dynasty divorce and remarry abound, and there are countless husbands who die and remarry.

Wang Chongwen is a sinner, although the new emperor rehabilitated him, he is just a concubine, is he worthy of a princess, not worthy,

Divorce and remarriage are not a problem, and remarriage after the husband dies is not a problem, the problem is that everything must have a degree, how to control the degree, that is, do not act in an obvious way.

What is the etiquette, the etiquette is reasonable, the way of the cycle of heaven and earth, you are the son of heaven and you have to be reasonable and respectful, even if you don't think so, you have to do the work on the face,

I am prosperous in the Tang Dynasty, the culture is prosperous, the widow does not have to keep the stinky rules for the dead husband, the husband and the dead wife remarry is human nature, and the daughter of the common people can not do it if the royal daughter is still on the royal side, this can't be put on the table,

But if the husband is busy remarrying before his bones are cold, even the untouchables disdain to do this.

Think about it, what are you anxious about, afraid that the men in the world will die, or afraid that the tengu will eat the sun and there will be no tomorrow,

Even if your royal daughter doesn't set an example for the subjects of the world, at least she can't hold back.

Do you want to come hard, do you dare to come hard,

You don't see, there are already a few ill-intentioned people who have sacrificed the banner of benevolence and filial piety, set off moral waves, instigated a group of guardians, old-fashioned tendons staring at you with blood-red eyes, staring at you like mad dogs, you still dare to come nonsense, barking around your house for three days and three nights, not scaring you to death, but also trapping you,

Now you should understand, even if you are a princess, you can't be ignorant of filial piety, her husband's bones are not cold, and she is busy getting married, this is said to be damaging to the royal prestige in any case, even if the new emperor doesn't care about anything, he can agree, but what about the queen mother of the three palaces, what about those old ministers who can't eat the ancients, (phew...... What is the meaning of eating the ancients, we are defending the etiquette system)

Look, the public opinion outside the window is turbulent, the men in the world are not dead, and the tengu has never come out to eat the sun, you stay first, why do you have to let the world accuse my daughter of the Li Tang family of being indecent,

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Qiu Shiliang calculated that his understatement move was enough for Li Qing to obediently dispel the idea of getting married immediately, stay in Chang'an tremblingly, and continue to be the weight in his hands.

His calculation was not wrong, those old ministers who had benefited from him jumped out one by one, accusing Li Qing of unfilial piety, and the crowd was raging for a while, under the overwhelming saliva attack, Li Qing finally collapsed, compromised, she decided not to marry for the time being, she changed her home, handed over the rest of her life to the Green Lantern Ancient Buddha, atoned for her sins, and prayed for her husband's spirit in the sky,

The princess and concubine became a monk to observe festivals for their first husband, which was a fashionable thing in the Tang Dynasty, and the Tianwu Empress and Yang Guifei Yuhuan had all done these things.

The noisy old men suddenly felt that they had nowhere to vent, and they were unhappy one by one, and just as they were about to die down, there was a piece of news that made them immediately excited:

"Have you heard, the princess is going back to Hexi to become a monk."

"Is that to enter the door of the Buddha's house, or to enter the door of the Yang family?"

"No, even if you become a monk, you have to be in Chang'an or Luzhou, Hexi, it's definitely not feasible."

The crowd was raging, but soon the old guys changed their tune, and they got another benefit, even bigger than the last one.

"Hey, I heard that Wang Chongwen's nurse is still alive, a ninety-eight-year-old blind woman."

"yes, that's not easy, no one to take care of him."

"No one, there used to be Wang Chongwen who sent some money every once in a while, it's a pity that he died."

"Yo, doesn't he have a daughter-in-law who is a princess, why doesn't the princess be filial."

"Isn't the princess going to be a monk in Chang'an or Luzhou?"

"Why are you a monk here, Wang Chongwen's ancestral home is Hexi, the leaves fall back to his roots, he goes back, and the princess should also follow."

"Even if it is a golden branch and jade leaf, she will marry a chicken and a dog and a dog, if she doesn't go, then she will be overdue, because she is from the emperor's family, we will not agree." A scholar blushed and said, a little emotional,

"Yes, I can't." Another scholar cried out, his fists clenched tightly,

"This must not be promised." The crowd is excited,

β€œβ€¦β€¦ In other words, Wang Chongwen's nurse is really ninety-eight years old. Suddenly, a timid voice said,

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Within a few days, the limelight changed again,

"Have you heard, Wang Chongwen's ancestor is actually a native of Lantian in Jingxiao, hey, the emperor has decreed that he will be buried in Lantian, and the princess is a monk in Miaofu'an, and her legal name is Mingxiu."

"The emperor is wise, and the princess's move can set an example for the world."

"Your Majesty is wise, I have a hope for the Tang Dynasty."

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The Xining County Mansion was officially completed in November of the fifth year, Yang Hao had just returned from Datong River, more than a month later than the original time, looking at this brand-new palace, Yang Hao did not have a little joy in his heart,

When I saw that Qing'er's mother and son had never come to kneel to greet her, I was even more unhappy in my heart.

He lazily picked up Lu Rui, who was kneeling on the side of the road, and said, "My mansion, the widow is still satisfied." ”

Lu Rui said: "Don't make a mistake about the county lord, the mansion is yours, what do you have to do with me." He said: "Don't look, Nan'er has a fever, your Qin Ruren is not here, should I go and invite her over, or let them withdraw first, you go back and take a look first." ”

Yang Hao squeezed her hand vigorously and said, "I'm not in a good mood, don't want to provoke me." ”

Lu Rui hurriedly smiled and said: "When I let out a fart, look at your lazy appearance, it is very useful in Datongchuan." ”

Yang Hao rubbed his eyes and said, "That's natural, the girls on the grassland are enthusiastic and unrestrained, and they don't have the careful eyes of our Tang women." ”

Lu Rui glanced at him and said, "No wonder you can't go home." ”

Yang Hao laughed, ignored her no longer, and said to the official Zuo Fushen who greeted him: "Everyone, please get up, now that my new house is completed, what congratulatory gifts have you all brought, let me see." "Took Lu Rui's hand and greeted everyone,

Bo Lai sent a box of silver ingots, and Yang Hao said: "Vulgar, but I like it." ”

Ma Da sent a box of gold, and Yang Hao said: "You are more vulgar, but I like it more." ”

Ji Hongtu sent a two-foot-tall coral tree, and Yang Hao said: "Elegant and vulgar appreciation, yes, the municipal envoy did a good job, I think it is enough to be a county order." "Just ask Ji Hongtu how many people there is in Fairy Town, Ji Hongtu replied that there are 10,000 people, Yang Hao said then you are ready to prepare to be the county order of Fairy County,

Lu Rui pursed his lips, with a smile on his face, followed unhurriedly, and when Yang Hao finished reading the gifts offered by everyone, he beckoned everyone to enter the banquet.

The completion of the new mansion was celebrated for three days in a row, Yang Hao was drunk and drunk in the past few days, and he was obsessed with Dengden, late at night on the third day, the guests said goodbye, Lu Rui served him to wash, Yang Hao pushed her hard and scolded: "You get out, I want you to take care of it." ”

He fell on the couch, curled up in a ball, and fell asleep with his head in his hands.

I slept until noon the next day, and when I woke up, I lay down with my eyes open for a while, until I smelled an intoxicating aroma.

He jumped up and shouted, "Dongfang Lan, what kind of smell does it smell like?" ”

Dongfang Lan said: "The widow is grilling fish outside."

Yang Hao said: "No, no, her craftsmanship, she doesn't eat grilled fish and cats." ”

Jumping up and walking, the cold sun of late autumn shone all over the courtyard, and sure enough, there was a grill, and two young women were busy working.

One of them was Lu Rui, who was coughing straight by the fireworks, and there was another person, Yang Hao glanced at it, and his heart jumped: But it was Wang Yun'er,

The Meng family originally lived with them, and when the new mansion was completed, Yi Yang asked Lu Rui if he wanted to move Wang Yun'er's mother and son over, and Lu Rui asked him: "What do you say?" Yi Yang blinked and said, "If you take care of the orphans of the righteous brothers, you should take it, but if you take it, you should always have some name, whether it is a subordinate or a master." ”

Lu Rui said: "Xun'er is the righteous son of the county prince, she is my sister, isn't this title enough, do you have to get her a widow's status to come in." ”

Yi Yang was so frightened that he bowed to the ground and said, "Don't dare, don't dare, I'm scared of the slave to death." ”

Lu Rui sneered: "Scared to death, I think you are going to die stupidly." ”

Yi Yang pursed his lips and said, "Yo, you are in a bad mood today, and you are happy with the slave again." ”

Lu Rui scolded: "I don't make you happy, what am I doing with you, a half-man and a woman." ”

When Yi Yang heard this, he covered his face and cried bitterly, and ran away like a willow in the wind.

At this time, Lu Rui's sister-in-law Gu Shi sent her an account book, and when she saw Lu Rui's face smiling, she said, "He is a palace official, you can't bully him like this." ”

Lu Rui said: "What did I bully him, do you think he is really angry, he is teasing me, this slave is used to making Xiaoyi funny." ”

Gu Dahua smiled and said: "You still have the means, I don't think our uncle can talk to him like this." ”

Lu Rui flipped through the account book with one hand, sneered at the same time, turned his face cold, and said, "Uncle, now there is only one county prince in this mansion, how can there be any uncle." ”

Gu slapped himself in the mouth and said, "Look at my mouth, I said something wrong, I should be beaten, I should be beaten." ”

Lu Rui said: "It's time to fight, but it's just in the wrong place, why the mouth said the wrong thing, it's not that the brain is confused." ”

Gu Dahua, who was choked on a sentence, rolled his eyes, opened his mouth, and was speechless,

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