Colliers looked up and said slowly.

"The existence of crows has always been very secretive, and the first time I learned about this organization was in the era of Empress Zetian. At that time, for the first time, there was a seemingly irreparable rift in the empire, and many forces rebelled against the rule of the empress, either openly or implicitly.

In those times, there must have been a lot of temptation for crows.

However, what is admirable is that even in such a crisis-ridden situation, the crow never directly confronted the Tang Dynasty, but chose to instigate and support various forces against the Tang Dynasty behind his back.

Emperor Zhongzong was deposed as the prince of Luling, and the British dukes Xu Jingye and Xu Jingyou raised 100,000 troops in Yangzhou to resist Emperor Wu under the banner of supporting the King of Luling.

In the second year of the vertical arch, the Emperor of Heaven ordered the manufacture of copper kuang to be placed in front of the palace city of Luoyang, and accepted the subordinates at any time.

In that year, because of the high-secret matter, he killed the two sons of Li Ying, the king of Annam, and Li Xian, the former crown prince.

The Li Tang clan naturally also sensed Emperor Zetianwu's intentions, and either fled to Lingnan or met to raise troops.

In the fourth year of the vertical arch, Li Chong, the king of Bozhou Thorn Shi Langya, took the lead in raising troops.

Li Zhen, the king of Yuzhou Assassin Shiyue, randomly raised troops in Yuzhou to echo.

These rebellions were quickly suppressed, and as a result, many royal families of Li and Tang were involved, such as the King of Han, the King of Lu, the Duke of Huang Guo, the Lord of Dongguan, and the Princess of Changle.

The power of the empire is fading in internal strife.

Then came the Khitan, Turkic, and Tibetan wars on the frontier, some rebellions, and even continued into the Kaiyuan period. ”

Colliers was a little tired, paused, and took a glass of wine and drank it slowly.

This is an extremely embarrassing history, and the matter of the Li Tang clan being killed by Emperor Zetian Wu again and again is a taboo for later generations.

To the surprise of King Guangping, how could these things have something to do with crows?

"The rebellion of the Khitan and Tubo in the frontier has been going on for a long time, and the British Duke, the King of Langya, and the King of Yue all raised troops to resist the Empress Wu, and the crows also intervened in these things?" asked the King of Guangping puzzled.

"Lord Mingjian. Naturally, they are only "meddling" in these things, they are weak and hiding in the shadows, and they can only judge the situation and take advantage of their strength. However, the demagoguery and provocation behind it are always inevitable, and in terms of financial resources and strategy, it directly provides help. ”

Colliers looked approvingly at King Quang Binh because he used the word "meddling" instead of plotting the mastermind.

"How were they discovered even if they were in the shadows, and why hadn't I, as a member of the clan, heard of them before?"

"These things, thanks to that Lai Junchen, although this person is cunning and cruel, and he is in prison, he has also inadvertently discovered many secrets. ”

Lai Junchen was a notorious cool official during the time of Emperor Zetianwu, a royal clan, a civil and military minister, and more than 1,000 families were framed by him. Later, he actually extended his minions to the kings of the Wu family, Princess Taiping, and Zhang Yizhi, who were trusted by Emperor Zetianwu.

These people were naturally very frightened, and in desperation, they united to report Lai Junchen, and the Emperor of Heaven saw that Lai Junchen was in a great position to stay, so he ordered the execution of Lai Junchen and his party members.

Naturally, King Guangping knew these things.

"Then Junchen, didn't report these to the military queen?" asked King Guangping.

"Judging by the situation at the time, there should be none. When the Empress Wu was in power, the kings rebelled, which was also a reasonable thing, and if she was as wise as her, she would probably not suspect too much. At that time, the case of Lai Junchen was reported, and it was Princess Taiping who was responsible for raiding the house.

In addition to a large amount of gold, silver and jewelry hidden in some secret rooms and cellars, Princess Taiping also found a crypt in Lai Junchen's bedroom, which was not large, and there were no gold and silver treasures, but there was a copper box wrapped in sheepskin soaked in tung oil.

In the copper box are several thick dossiers. In one of the volumes, there is a mention of "crows". ”

Gao Lishi paused again and looked at King Guangping, and then he found that the subordinates of the Lang generals in the side hall had already been dismissed, and only Guo Yu and Xian Yuyan were still there.

It seems that I am too immersed in the memories.

"So, Lai Junchen has collusion with the crows?"

"Maybe it's coercion, so to speak. Through those files, we found that Lai Juncai found an important clue when trying the case of Xu Jingye and the rebellion of the kings.

There is a force in the shadows that is supporting the rebellious kings, and the clearest clue is financial support. Some large quantities of money came and went, pointing in the same direction. ”

"Hehe, this dog thief is also a little scheming. So who did he find?" sighed King Guangping.

"Haha, even Emperor Zetian Martial Emperor once sighed at his scheming! Most of those files were some facts listed, and there were some physical evidence. Those files can be regarded as criminal evidence, but the ins and outs of the matter are very vague.

Thankfully, though, he categorized some of the incidents. After the clues of the exchange of money, some accounts showed that the organization had also imported a lot of gold, silver, and treasures into himself.

We speculate that he must have used this as a coercion to reach a cooperation with those people. ”

"This dog thief is really scheming, so Princess Taiping reported this matter to Empress Wu?" "King Guangping, I always hope that there will be some light that can illuminate the dim conspiracy world, and it is best for someone to come forward to expose this matter, so that the glory of the Tang Dynasty can be regarded as flawless."

"No, Princess Taiping didn't report this matter to Emperor Zetianwu. Gao Lishi seemed to understand the thoughts of King Guangping, and his voice became low.

"No?" King Guangping almost screamed, and a huge shadow hit his heart.

Although Emperor Zetian was once a huge crisis and even a shame for the Li Tang royal family, he admired Empress Wu's eloquence and foresight. I really didn't think that under the rule of a wise monarch like her, there would be such a dark and unfathomable place.

"Nope. Colliers, faintly, affirmatively, added.

"Why? Princess Taiping later also hoped to emulate Empress Wu and seize power as emperor, how could she tolerate the existence of this dark force?" King Guangping calmed down and asked again.

"Hahahaha, compared to what is recorded in that dossier, the crow is nothing. Lai Junchen has been operating in the court for more than ten years, specializing in interrogating prisons, and he knows too many secrets. According to the old slave's guess, it was because of these secrets that he became arrogant and even killed himself.

Princess Taiping later wanted to seize power and become emperor, and I think she was also bewitched by the contents of those files. Colliers smiled faintly.

"But since even Princess Taiping has concealed this matter, how did this matter finally come to light?"

Gao Lishi did not answer King Guangping, but only smiled faintly.

In fact, the moment King Guangping asked this question to Gao Lishi, he already understood.

Gao Lishi is a person close to the Emperor, and when Princess Taiping wanted to seize power, she was captured by the Emperor Taishang and died at home.

Those dossiers must have fallen into the hands of the emperor.

"Princess Taiping, after all, is the most proud daughter of Emperor Zetian, noble in birth, deep and calm, unlike Lai Junchen, who still needs to engage in secret files. But we speculate that she must have also colluded with the crow, presumably to use the crow's power. ”

Listening to Gao Lishi's words, King Guangping couldn't help but think that the "we" in his mouth should include the emperor.

"In this way, the Ravens are a secretive and wonderful organization, and everyone wants to collude with them and use their power. However, by all indications, the crows have never used any amazing power for them, huh?"

King Guangping looked at the crowd and was puzzled. Indeed, judging from Li Tang's history, there is no amazing force that is enough to deceive people's minds.

"Some forces that can change the direction of the heavens may not necessarily be vigorous and earth-shattering!" Gao Lishi sighed. "The more subtle and silent the power, the more terrifying it is.

In the early years of the Kaiyuan Dynasty, the unification was initially decided, and the emperor paid special attention to the movements of the crows, but the crows disappeared for a while, and only observed some of their actions during the period of Emperor Zetian.

What they are best at is to strategize and influence the situation between the small and the small. Sometimes, some things without warning and inconspicuous things hide their extremely profound intentions and strategies, and even later, they become major events that cause chaos in the world. ”

King Guangping gradually understood, and agreed: "Then this organization must have extraordinary patience and insight. However, people always change, and how can they protect their patience and insight over the past hundred years?"

This time, Gao Lishi cast an approving gaze, and praised it unreservedly: "The prince is wise, even if this problem is the emperor and the old slave, it was only thought of after a long time." Unexpectedly, the prince could see this just by hearing some of the information.

We know very little about the existence of crows. As for how he was organized and how he operated, it was even less clear. It is indeed an amazing thing that such an organization, which wields such a huge amount of power, can maintain a secretive and strict way of doing things for a long time.

According to common sense, it is incredible, how this organization has changed three or four leaders, and it is really unbelievable that it can continue to maintain its consistent style. ”

"Yes, throughout the dynasties, the change of the Son of Heaven will change the internal and external policies. By the way, Gonggong Gao, why did you suddenly remember to tell this secret?"

Colliers looked out the window, the autumn sky was incomparably vast and remote.

"Lord, you see, Chang'an in autumn is bright and bright, how pleasant. The current disturbances will always pass, and it depends on the actions of the prince. Today's incident was told to the prince by the old slave on his own initiative, and I don't think the emperor will blame me, this secret should be known by the prince.

It's just that the old slave is incompetent, and those Celestial Dynasty secret scrolls can't be delivered to the emperor in person. ”

"What? Celestial Empire Secret Scrolls, those files left by Lai Junchen?"

"Yes. The Emperor called those the Celestial Secret Scrolls. Originally, it was hidden in the Xingqing Palace, but later in the prosperous Qingping Dynasty, the emperor gradually forgot about those things. When An Lushan came to invade Chang'an, he did not take it away in time, so it was lost. ”

"Lost? Xingqing Palace is the place where the Emperor Taishang has lived for a long time, although the terrain is not complicated, but if the Emperor's secret things are not easily searched by the rebels. ”

"Hahahaha, the prince is wise. The place where the secret scroll is hidden is naturally absolutely obvious to ordinary reckless soldiers, and more importantly, there are at least nine secret cards in the secret room, in addition to extraordinary skills, you also need to have a calm and intelligent mind.

After the old slave returned to Chang'an with the emperor, he was in a hurry to check the whereabouts of the secret scroll, and the secret cards of the organs were still in normal operation, but the secret scroll disappeared. ”

After Gao Lishi finished speaking, he stopped, and a deep tiredness appeared on his face.

Guo Hua looked at Gao Lishi's lost expression, and he could imagine how shocked and stunned he was at that time.

So, the emperor and the chief manager speculated that it must be someone who knew this secret, and took advantage of the rebels' capture of Chang'an to send someone to take away the secret scroll of the Celestial Empire. Even, it is very likely that it is someone sent by the crow. Guo Yu said half inquiring and half affirming.

After listening to Guo Xuan's words, King Guangping agreed in his heart and looked at Gao Lishi.

"Guo Gongzi is very smart. People who can break through the nine organs in a row, take away the secret scroll, and then restore the organs to their original state, there will be no such people in the rebels of An Lushan. Even if there is, it doesn't have to be bothered.

Besides, the location of that secret room was very secretive, and if it wasn't known in advance, it wouldn't have been searched at all.

That's why I'm telling this secret to the prince and you today. This time the monster appeared, I am afraid that the crow is behind the ghost. Even so, being able to follow the vine and touch the melon, crack the hidden danger of the Celestial Empire, and find those secret scrolls, can also be regarded as a blessing in disguise. ”

"I see, this king thought that in order to rescue Chen Xuanli, Mr. Gao did not hesitate to tell this important secret. It's the lonely king who has a lot of heart. ”

"The prince doesn't have to be like this, the old slave and Xuanli, who have served the emperor for decades, have long been exiled from the clouds for their personal honor and disgrace. The current situation must have been seen by the prince for a long time. If there can be Xuanli and the old slave, it is naturally very good to accompany the emperor to spend his old age. Hehe, if you can't get it right, the old slave is afraid that it won't be long before he accompanies the emperor. ”

King Guangping knew the true meaning of Gao Lishi's words, and the struggle between his father and the emperor must always be known. When the Son of Heaven changes hands, there must always be ministers to accompany the burial. Even though the emperor can spend his old age in peace, the courtiers around him will inevitably die.

"Wow. When the old slave has been out for a long time, it is time to go back to the emperor to pay tribute. Now that he is an old man, he has really become a lonely man, and the old slave has been out of the palace for a long time, and he is even more lonely. As he spoke, Colliers got up and tried to retreat.

"This, I am tired of the head of Gao, and I can't serve the emperor day and night as a grandson, and I feel ashamed. King Guangping got up, faced the direction of Xingqing Palace, and owed his body.

"The prince is a big thief, and the old slave has no other intentions. This is a wishful thinking that the old slave plays day and night, although it is not a treasure, please also ask the prince to smile, he has no fate in the day, and it is also counted as a game for our monarchs and ministers. ”

After saying that, Gao Lishi had already presented a small jade Ruyi to the king of Guangping.

This, this is indeed the jade Ruyi that Gao Lishi has played with for many years, and when he was able to enter the palace to meet the emperor's grandfather, he saw this old eunuch playing with this thing in his hand. That's at least thirty or forty years.

Why did he suddenly want to give it to himself today?