Chapter XVIII. Undercurrents are surging.
Is it the heroes who make history, or the history that makes the heroes?
This old-fashioned question, even hundreds of years later, is still debated by countless people all the time. (This book is reprinted from the land literature network)\bubble_book_()Update super fast/
But what is certain is that the heroes shown in the history books are not their truest side, some are incorruptible, maybe they are already rich in secret, some are harsh in government, or they are just propaganda and slander after the victory of their political opponents.
The most obvious example is undoubtedly Li San, who had just taken the lead in the rebellion four months ago.
Because the "Li San Rebellion" was the only peasant uprising in Dachu in the past three years, as the leader, Li San can be said to be out of the limelight, and everyone knows the name. Although in less than two months, the uprising had been declared a failure under the suppression of the Chu army, but in the eyes of many people who had long been dissatisfied with the Chu Dynasty or the heroes of the green forest, Li San was undoubtedly a chivalrous man who was righteous and righteous. If it were a few hundred years later, those historians would undoubtedly give Li Sanan many titles such as "leader of the uprising" and "peasant hero who resisted feudal rule", and perhaps some people would shoot some movies and TV series based on this theme.
However, only Li San knew that what he did was just a coincidence, and even now, he still hasn't figured out what happened in the past few months.
Li San was originally just an idle person in his hometown, and his parents worked hard all his life and left him a good family fortune, so although the drought in his hometown was strict, he was still able to barely worry about food and clothing.
But Li San himself was not angry, four months ago, he and a few like-minded fox friends gathered to gamble, but his luck was not good, and in just one night, he gave others the property that his parents had worked hard to save for him for many years.
In this case, Li San's mood was naturally not very good, and on the way home, he accidentally fell under the big locust tree where the villagers usually gathered, and he was immediately angry, and scolded the street with his throat.
Scold this world for being unfair, otherwise why would you lose money? Scolding the court for not treating the people well, otherwise why won't the court help me get the money back after I lose all my money?
Fools scolding the street, it is a common thing, however, Li San is scolding too focused, but there is no show, I don't know when, the fathers and villagers in his hometown have surrounded him in the center, in the imperial court's assistance has not arrived, everyone has begun to feed on the bark of the tree to prepare for death, listening to Li San's rich and leaky abuse, it is rare to show excitement.
"The court doesn't care about us at all, those who are officials eat and drink spicy, we are almost finished gnawing the bark, anyway, we will die in the future, we are the opposite!!"
Although the crowd shouted like this, things were out of control.
And Li San, as the leader in the hearts of the people, was also stunned and became one of the leaders of the uprising.
However, after all, it was a moment of anger, and Li San was not a genius in military politics, although the uprising was extremely smooth at the beginning, and once occupied a county seat, but with the Chu Dynasty army coming to suppress it, the so-called rebel army soon dispersed, and the vigorous "Li San Uprising" came to an end. Except for the leader of the thieves, Li San, all the anti-people were punished on the spot.
It is rumored in the green forest that Li San relied on his incomparably strong martial arts to stand out under the encirclement and suppression of the official army, and now he is contacting the heroes of the world to discuss the uprising.
Only Li San knew that after the failure of the rebellion, he was arrested by the officers and soldiers as soon as possible, but for some reason, the imperial court did not announce it, or in other words, the officers and soldiers who arrested Li San did not report to the imperial court at all.
After being caught, Li San was blindfolded and thrown into a carriage, and he didn't know where he was transported to in a chaotic way, and finally arrived at his destination after more than ten days, but he was thrown into a dungeon, and a pass was a month.
This night, Li San was lying in the dungeon thinking about the cause and effect of the matter, as well as his current situation, the more he thought about it, the more panicked he became, but he didn't know what to do, in fact, since he was caught, not even a single person who interrogated him appeared.
Just when the fear and confusion in Li San's heart reached the extreme, a silver-armored knight suddenly came to the outside of the cell and stared at him coldly.
"General!! Checkmate!! The grass people have been wronged!! It was those who forced the grass people to rebel, and the grass people were innocent!! β
It was not easy to see a person who looked like an official, but at this time, the three heroes of Li San, who already had a high reputation in the green forest, had no image, and knelt in front of the prison door with a crawl, kowtowing to the silver-armored knight in front of him, crying and shouting over and over again.
"I don't care if you are wronged or not, as long as you do what I say, I can not only spare your life, but also keep you safe in the future......"
Behind the silver-armored knight, a middle-aged scribe wearing a green five-grade official uniform appeared at some point, and after admiring Li San's begging for mercy for a moment, he said leisurely.
Hearing this official's words, Li San seemed to have grasped a life-saving straw, and hurriedly said: "My lord, as long as you take my life, I will do whatever you ask me to do!" β
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An hour later, the official from Wupin had already arrived at the post station where Sikong Min was staying.
"Everything is arranged?"
Sikong Min lowered his head and looked at the ancient book in his hand, and asked without raising his head.
"As the teacher expected, everything has been taken care of."
The official from the fifth grade replied respectfully.
Hearing the official's answer, Sikong Min finally raised his head and looked at the official in front of him, his face full of relief.
"Good! Then act according to the plan, remember, now the whole court is full of the friends of the old man Zhang, you have to be careful. Now my protΓ©gΓ©s and former officials have been driven out of the court by that old thief, only you have not been implicated because you have hidden it deep enough, and it depends on you whether the old man succeeds or fails this time. Once the old man can return to power, you will inevitably benefit from it. β
The official looked moved, bowed down and said, "The disciple will definitely not disappoint the teacher. β
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After Sikong Min admonished again, the official left the post station, but his face was covered with deep indifference at some point, and he did not go home, but secretly rushed towards the largest inn in the city.
Although it was night, this inn was brightly lit, and there were a large number of strong men with hidden blades around, seemingly unintentionally turning around.
After his compatriots, led by a servant, the official was ushered into one of the most luxurious rooms in the inn.
In the guest room, a middle-aged scribe in a moon-white robe, and a handsome young man sat on both sides of the tea table, playing silently, as if they had been waiting for a long time.
"I've seen the third son, I've seen Mr. Wen."
After seeing the two of them, the Wupin official hurriedly bowed and saluted, and his expression was far more respectful than when facing Sikong Min.
The young man seemed to be concentrating on the next move, and he didn't pay attention to the official at all, but the official from the fifth rank didn't dare to show the slightest dissatisfaction, but became more and more respectful.
On the contrary, it was Mr. Wen who raised his head and cordially showed the official tea, which made the official sincerely afraid, because the official knew that although the Mr. Wen in front of him did not have an official position, the power in his hands was much greater than that of most officials in the world.
"Lord Gongsun, how are things going?"
After a polite moment, Mr. Wen asked with a smile.
"It's all as you guessed, sir, then Sikong Min is really going to attack the Xiao family. However, Li San is already under our control, and he can turn against the water at any time. β
Mr. Wen nodded with a smile, and said kindly: "That Sikong Min is also old and confused, what's wrong with waiting for death in his hometown, but he still wants to return to the imperial court, fortunately, there is a report from Lord Gongsun, otherwise once his plan is realized, although he will not be able to pose any threat to the Prime Minister, there will also be some trouble." It can be seen that Lord Gongsun is really loyal, and this response also shows that Lord Gongsun is also very capable, and it is really condescending to serve as a guard in this city, and I think it will not be long before the position of the Lord will be moved upward. β
When Lord Gongsun heard Mr. Wen's words, his face was full of ecstasy, and after that, he did not mention countless words of loyalty and flattery.
After Lord Gongsun left in ecstasy, only Mr. Wen and the third prince who had never spoken from beginning to end were left in the room. There was a sudden silence in the room.
There was silence for a long time, but the young man's face was filled with hesitation.
"Third Prince, do you have any doubts?"
The young man's expression had already been seen by Mr. Wen and asked with a smile.
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