Chapter 812: After the Fact
Li Yuan did what he said, and on the afternoon of the Xuanwumen Change, he ordered someone to issue a holy decree to canonize Li Shimin as the crown prince, and in the edict, he even vaguely named Li Jiancheng and Li Yuanji's rebellious actions, which seemed to give Li Shimin a firm foothold in name by killing Li Jiancheng and Li Yuanji, but the details are actually known to everyone.
Li Yuan's move caused an uproar in the world, and it was simply that these things still happened in Hebei, and they had not yet reached Guanzhong, but everyone believed that once Li Xin got the news, what kind of changes would Hebei bring.
Cui Shuzhong's mansion, Cui Shuzhong, Wang Qi, Cui Cen, Gao Gu, Dugu Huaien, Lu Huaide, Zheng Shanguo and other Shandong and Bingzhou families gathered together, everyone looked at Cui Shuzhong, as the oldest figure in the Shandong family, they can all be respected, although everyone fights each other in private, but obviously at this time, it is time for the major families to stand up again.
"Everyone, you probably know about the Xuanwu Gate." Uncle Cui had a gloomy face, glanced at everyone, and finally fell on Zheng Shanguo, this old thing took a shit luck, he used Zheng Guanyin, the daughter of the Zheng family, to marry Li Jiancheng, and later married a daughter to Li Shimin, although Li Jiancheng is dead now, but the Zheng family still has a woman by Li Shimin's side. This Xuanwumen change had little impact on him.
"I didn't expect things to be like this, Cui Gong, what should we do now, please let Cui publicize, if the disciples in the family are like this in the future, then how will this family be in the future?" Cui Cen said with some dissatisfaction, although Qinghe Cui and Boling Cui both belong to the Cui family, the relationship is not very good.
It's just that the things raised by Cui Cen are also a problem, the patriarchal system has been formed for thousands of years, and these families can continue very stably because of this system. Instead, he directly seized it by violent means, killing his brother and killing his brother, in the eyes of many families, this is a great rebellion.
"I don't know what the emperor thinks, but he actually canonized this kind of person as the crown prince." Takaya's face was gloomy, as if he had eaten a fly.
"His Majesty the Emperor has no choice, after all, among the princes, only King Qin can deal with Li Xin at this time. It's just that now this prince is different from the previous one. Uncle Cui shook his head and said, "This afternoon, the emperor summoned me, hehe." He said a lot of things, and in general, there were three points, people, food, grass, and money. It can be concluded that once Li Xin knew about the changes in Xindu, the first thing he did was to raise troops for the Northern Expedition. The imperial court is not ready yet, everyone, Li Xin has a lot of soldiers and horses! The strength is far superior to ours, and His Majesty the Emperor is in a hurry. That's why he asked us to help. Ladies and gentlemen, let's all gather and get a charter! ”
"There's nothing to say, you have to ask for money. Just give it, my Zheng family is willing to give. Zheng Shanguo said without thinking: "The old man thinks that Li Xin is a white-eyed wolf, even if we don't do anything now." When Li Xin arrives in Hebei, it will not be much better for us, and the land will still be recovered. Look at the policy he is implementing now, everyone in the world can read, this way of the saint has been mastered by us since ancient times, are those untouchables qualified to learn? ”
"Now Guanzhong, Jiangnan, Bashu, are those families still families? It's just a group of rich people who are full of copper smell, and they can't be regarded as a big family. Lu Huaide said disdainfully. His words immediately aroused everyone's approval, and they all nodded.
"Then what do you mean is to support the crown prince?" Uncle Cui glanced at everyone again and said.
Everyone didn't speak, but looked at each other, and Zheng Shanguo snorted coldly and said, "What, do you think there is a way out?" Without our support, do you think the soldiers and horses of the imperial court can beat Li Xin's soldiers and horses? ”
"We've supported a lot." Gao Gu smiled bitterly: "Although we are a big family, a hundred years or even nearly a thousand years, but there are many people in the family, and there is not much savings, if you want to support Your Highness, you are also powerless!" The rest of the crowd nodded their heads as well.
Some of this is true, but most of them are not true, support is nothing, isn't it just giving money to people! It's just that the current situation is different, and there was a return for giving it before, but now it is given, but it may not be rewarded.
"I heard that Uncle Xie left Xindu with the family of the abolished prince and the king of Qi? It's almost to the plain, and it's time to go to Li Xin's territory. But no one stopped the cities along the way, and when they saw Xie Shufang's banner and the two thousand Changlin troops behind him, they opened the city one after another, and they didn't dare to stop it? Hehe, 2,000 people can also cross the whole of Hebei, what a joke. Lu Huaide suddenly laughed.
Everyone also showed a strange look on their faces, even Zheng Shanguo. Everyone is not a fool, who doesn't know, this situation is not that the generals outside can't resist Xie Shufang and others, but sympathizes with Li Jiancheng, so they will let go of the avenue and let Xie Shufang escort Li Jiancheng's bloodline to the Tang Dynasty.
This is the hearts of the people, maybe Li Shimin has become the crown prince, but he has also lost the hearts of the people everywhere, and if he wants to integrate the power of the entire Great Zhao, I am afraid it will not happen overnight, will Li Xin really give Li Shimin such time and opportunity? To put it bluntly, everyone doesn't believe Li Shimin.
"But for now, do we have any other way?" Zheng Shanguo said faintly: "We are all in Hebei!" That one dared to kill even his own brother, what else could he not do? In order to defeat Li Xin, he can do anything, as long as he can defeat Li Xin, all the problems will not be problems, what do you think? ”
"How bold is he?" Gao Gu couldn't help but say loudly, and soon he regained his calmness, a person who defied the world's condemnation and killed his brother and brother, that is a madman, what dare not do? You must know that Li Xin has also done this kind of thing, but it is very hidden, and even kills people with a knife, and he stands on the height of morality. Li Shimin was so upright and upright, and directly raised troops to fight.
"Could it be that all madmen can be emperors?" Lu Huaide said faintly: "If this is the case, what else can you say? If we don't compromise today, I'm afraid that the burned down Qi Wangfu will be our example! I heard that Hou Junji killed all the people in the Qi Palace, hehe, the bloodline of the King of Qi was not found, so he killed all those subordinates. What a sinister atmosphere! ”
"Seek advantages and avoid disadvantages, everyone, at this time we have no choice. Lord Dugu, what do you say? Uncle Cui re-looked at Dugu Huaien, who was sitting on the side and did not speak, and said.
Everyone's faces moved, and finally they bowed their hands to Dugu Huaien and said: "I'm going to congratulate Lord Dugu, I'm afraid that soon, we will be able to drink Lord Dugu's happy wine." ”
Dugu Huaien's face was gloomy, and he sneered: "You are wrong, the old man has expelled Dugu Feng from the family, everything about her has nothing to do with the old man, and besides, my Dugu family still has 200 private soldiers and 100 family members, all of which will be given to His Royal Highness the Prince, 1,000 stones of grain and grass, 500 catties of gold, and 30,000 copper coins, all of which will be given to the imperial court together." ”
Everyone gasped when they heard this, although these things seem to be a lot in front of the world, but in front of the family, they are nothing, the key is that everyone knows that the strength of the Dugu family has been much weaker over the years, and Dugu Huaien is afraid that he has made all the family background. The magnitude of the boldness is astounding.
"In that case, let's compare it with Lord Dugu!" Cui Cen hurriedly said.
Everyone secretly scolded shamelessly, but they nodded one after another, indicating that they were the same as Dugu Huaien. Cui Shuzhong also breathed a sigh of relief, although these people plucked a single hair, but the whole Hebei is like this, and they can also gather an army of more than 10,000 people. And the grain and grass in the army are about the same. It's just that some families must have left a lot, even including the Zheng family. It seems that everyone is not optimistic about Li Shimin, think about it, Li Shimin's superiority has broken the rules in the family, and this time he has gained support, and the next time it may not be.
And it is not the whole Hebei family, whether they are willing or unwilling, they have given their family's private soldiers and family members to Li Shimin, and the whole Hebei has exploded again, gathering powerful forces. Of course, although this force is very powerful, we don't know what the human heart is like.
Chang'an City, Li Xin also quickly got the news, in the face of this news, Li Xin's feelings are very complicated, Li Jiancheng finally died, although his arrival has changed a lot of history, but this change of Xuanwumen still happened as in history, Li Shimin finally completed the process of killing his brother and forcing his father.
"Your Majesty, Xue Wanche and Xie Shufang have already escorted Li Jiancheng's concubine Zheng Guanyin, Princess Qi Yang Linglong and their heirs towards Qi County, Your Majesty, are you sending someone?" Shen Qianqiu said in a low voice.
"Come on, come on!" Li Xin thought for a while and said: "Although Li Jiancheng and Li Yuanji are my enemies, this has nothing to do with the children, how to say, they have something to do with me, their heirs and eldest sons can stay, and the rest of the people are scattered all over the place, give money, and from now on, they will be ordinary people!" ”
"Yes." Shen Qianqiu hurriedly responded, an emperor like Li Xin is probably rare.
"Send the information you got to Tang Feng, let Chu Liang polish it, and then publish it throughout the country, so that everyone in the world can see how Li Shimin killed his brother and forced his father, especially the people in Hebei, let Jinyiwei spread these Tang Feng in the downtown and countryside, so that everyone in the world will spit on Li Shimin, and let him stink for 10,000 years." Li Xin said with a cold snort.
"Yes, the minister will do it." Shen Qianqiu hurriedly said. (To be continued.) )