Chapter 100: Old Things
Twenty-two years ago, the Holy Tang Dynasty ushered in a new emperor - Li Chengwen.
The former Empress Jingzhuang had no children under her knees, and Li Chengwen was able to stand out among more than a dozen non-descendant princes and was finally selected as the heir to the imperial power, relying on his humble and benevolent character, as well as his wise and wise, resolute and courageous ability to govern the country.
Both the government and the opposition were overjoyed because Guozuo had entrusted such a virtuous emperor to take charge.
Except for one person.
He is Li Chengxing, the king of Jin.
Unlike Li Chengwu, the king of Lu, Li Chengxing and the new emperor Li Chengwen are not brothers of the same mother. Not only that, Li Chengxing's mother, Concubine Shu, and Concubine De, the mother of Li Chengwen's brothers, were also deeply suspicious because of the competition for favor in the palace.
Li Chengxing has been strong since he was a child, sparse and heroic, and has practiced good martial arts. At the age of fourteen, he followed his maternal uncle, Lao Zishang, who was then the commander of the Red Blood Legion, to fight everywhere.
Don't look at his young age, Li Chengxing is a brave champion of the three armies and has made many miraculous achievements.
Therefore, among the princes, he also has a well-known name - "Flying General King".
Regarding Li Chengwen's ascension to the throne of God, Li Chengxing was very unconvinced. He felt that Li Chengwen was far inferior to himself without practicing martial arts.
And what made him even more resentful was that Hui Lin, whom he loved deeply, was forced to marry Li Chengwen.
Hui Lin, the maiden name of the lord of Changyang.
The county lord of Changyang is the youngest daughter of Cheng Qianli, the prince of the auxiliary state, who was recognized as a righteous daughter by Empress Jingwen since she was a child and raised in the harem.
Li Chengxing and Cheng Huilin can be regarded as childhood sweethearts, and their relationship is very deep. Not long after Li Chengxing was crowned, these two young people secretly tasted the forbidden fruit in the harem and secretly made a lifelong decision.
However, just when Lang Qing was concubine, you and I were nong, Li Chengwen, the king of Chu, who was also the prince, suddenly ascended the throne and became the emperor of the dynasty.
After some political games and court struggles, Cheng Huilin, the lord of Changyang County, was selected by Jingwen Niangniang, who had been promoted to the queen mother, to marry the new monarch and start the queen career of the mother.
Speaking of which, this Huilin county lord is also quite scheming.
She has already given her innocent body to Li Chengxing, the king of Jin, if she is discovered before entering the harem, it will not only be the Empress Dowager Jingwen's facelessness, but even her father, the old Duke Cheng, may also be implicated.
In order to save the life of the Cheng family, Hui Lin took advantage of the convenience of growing up in the palace since she was a child, dredged up and down, and took care of the female officials, Wen Po and others who were responsible for her physical examination, and finally succeeded in concealing the ugly matter of breaking her body and successfully passed the test.
It's just that the child she conceived in her womb later, Li Bing, Li Chengwen's only heir, whether it was the emperor's blood or the heir of King Jin, became a confused account that even Hui Lin herself couldn't figure out.
was robbed of the throne, robbed of his wife, and maybe even his son, this sulking almost suffocated the blood of Jin King Li Chengxing.
However, even with such grievances, he never dared to move the idea of rebellion. With the imperial power and Tianwei in town, the poor King Jin plans to live his whole life like this.
It wasn't until the Beiya Reverse Scale Division found out this shocking secret.
At that time, the long history of the Reverse Scale Division was Shen Lie's mentor Qin Zhu. And Lao Jianhua also joined the Beiya Reverse Scale Division not long after Li Chengwen succeeded to the throne, and became Qin Zhu's personal assistant.
Lao Jianhua's original surname was You, and he was a descendant of the Jiang Zuowang clan. His parents died when he was a child, and he was often ostracized and bullied by his relatives when he was a teenager, and he almost found a short-term vision for this. However, You Jianhua, who was intelligent by nature, was met by Lao Zishang, who was the assassin of Hangzhou at that time, by chance. Lao Zishang liked You Jianhua very much, and after several tests, he recognized him as a righteous son, and changed his surname to Lao, and since then he has taken it with him and cultivated him carefully.
The young Lao Jianhua has a very high level of understanding, coupled with diligence and studiousness, and after the hard work of Lao Zishang, he finally developed a good ability to be both civil and military. His original intention was to take the test for fame and return to his hometown in the future, so as to sweep away the resentment in the family for many years.
However, the scheming Lao Zishang did not agree with Lao Jianhua's idea. He hoped that Lao Jianhua could play a miraculous role for himself, so he cleverly arranged and sent Lao Jianhua to the Beiya Reverse Scale Division, as an important eyeliner buried in the palace, and lurked.
With Lao Jianhua's excellent qualifications, it didn't take long for him to be appreciated and reused by Qin Zhu, and his status in the Beiya Reverse Scale Division was also increasing.
But who knows, just when Lao Jianhua was thriving in the Reverse Scale Division, this prominent century-old store was about to face the fate of closing.
Because, the emperor doesn't like it.
Li Chengwen is upright and upright. He firmly believes that being upright and honest is the way to govern, and he is quite disgusted by some of the shady methods of the Reverse Scale Division.
The emperor has expressed on different occasions that he wants to gradually ban the Northern Ya Reverse Scale Division, which makes Qin Zhu extremely nervous. Qin Zhu is not greedy for power, but feels that in this way, he will lose the hard work and trust of his predecessors. So, he locked himself in his home and pondered for a few days, and finally came up with an idea that could save the Reverse Scale Division: let His Majesty think that we are still useful, and that we are of great use!
Qin Zhu believes that the reason why the emperor wants to abolish the Reverse Scale Division is mainly because the Reverse Scale Division has indeed not done any earth-shattering cases over the years, and it feels like eating idle food.
If you want Your Majesty to change his mind, then you must investigate the big case.
What case is big enough?
Of course it's rebellion!
So who is most likely to rebel?
Of course, it is a general who has a heavy army or a noble prince!
So, who is both a general and a prince?
Qin Zhu picked and picked and found that Li Chengxing, known as the "Flying General King", was the most like the target person.
In fact, in a strict sense, Qin Zhu's thinking method is not wrong.
In all dynasties, institutions like the Anti-Scale Division, when supervising the court, often started from "bold assumptions" and "full doubts".
Of course, if His Royal Highness the King of Jin really doesn't have any serious problems, then even if the Reverse Scale Division is meritorious and bold, he will not dare to fabricate charges and frame the court for loyalty.
It's a pity that Li Chengxing, the king of Jin, really has a problem.
His main problems are twofold:
First, there are some historical issues between him and Empress Huilin, which need to be clarified.
The second is the secret interaction with Lao Zishang, the commander of the Red Blood Legion, which also needs to be clarified.
You know, if these two things are really made clear, it is estimated that many people will die.
The Reverse Scale Division has always had great powers, and after careful investigation, the evidence in its possession has become more and more detailed. Qin Zhu is the kind of natural expert in handling cases, and the more in-depth the investigation, the more excited he becomes.
Qin Zhu firmly believes: This time I caught a big fish!
Reverse Scales is happy, but his assistant is worried.
In Lao Jianhua's view, the fate of King Jin and Lao Zishang has long been firmly tied to his fate. If Qin Zhu is really allowed to take the lead, then Lao Zishang's name will definitely be indispensable in the list of people who have raided the family and exterminated the clan.
Out of loyalty to his father-in-law, and because he wanted to protect himself, Lao Jianhua secretly reported the investigation of Qin Zhu to Li Chengxing and Lao Zishang in a timely manner.
In the face of shock, Li Chengxing and his uncle Lao Zishang no longer have any room for luck.
After some conspiracy, the king of Jin finally made up his mind to use the inner line in the palace to poison the emperor Li Chengwen, and under the pretext of fighting for the throne for the infant Li Bing, he fiercely opposed Nian Jinsong and others to recommend Li Chengwu to the throne.
In the end, the Red Blood Legion launched a mutiny, which eventually led to the "Jin King Rebellion" that shocked the world.
What happened later is that well-known history.
The Qilin Legion and the Fierce Blade Legion King Qin rescued the car, and joined forces to defeat the Red Blood Army with a thunderous force, and Li Chengxing, the king of Jin, and Lao Zishang, the commander, were defeated and died, and the Lao family was beheaded.
In order to ensure the safety of Lao Jianhua and the others, Lao Zishang contacted each other and acted extremely secretly, plus he was killed in the war, so Lao Jianhua's secret identity was not discovered by anyone in the end.
And Shi Qinzhu, the director of the Anti-Scale Division, because of the rebellion of the Jin King and the murder of the first emperor, was worried that the new emperor Li Chengwu would blame him for failing to warn him in time and being guilty of dereliction of duty, so he quietly sealed the previous case file as if nothing had happened.
In the next few years, because of the deliberate control of Li Chengwu and Nian Jinsong, the government and the opposition were very secretive about the rebellion of King Jin, and slowly, everyone gradually forgot about the royal infighting.
Cutting off the biggest identity concern, Lao Jianhua also restarted his career. He is conscientious and hardworking, and takes care of the affairs of the Reverse Scale Division in an orderly manner. Qin Zhu was also very satisfied with Lao Jianhua, and constantly handed over various resources and important missions to Lao Jianhua, as if he was cultivating him as a successor.
Therefore, when Qin Zhu's apprentice Shen Lie joined the Reverse Scale Division, Lao Jianhua in Shen Lie's eyes was definitely a respectable senior and brother.
According to the development of this script, it will not be long before Lord Qin Zhu and Qin can retire peacefully, and Lao Jianhua will smoothly take over Changshi, leading Shen Lie and other young talents to continue to serve the emperor loyally.
It's a pity that God likes to joke with people, and often when you are not aware of it, there is a sudden surprise that overwhelms you.
Eight years ago, the Mid-Autumn Festival.
Qin Zhu, who was already in a state of semi-retirement, summoned all his subordinates to his mansion for a banquet.
As soon as he comes, he plans to officially step down at the beginning of next year, and take the opportunity of the festival to sit with everyone again; Second, the child of the lover Shen Lie coincided with the full moon, and by the way, he put a congratulatory wine for this little doll.
At that time, almost all the officials of the Anti-Scale Division who stayed in the imperial capital were present, and everyone had rare leisure, so it was naturally very lively when they got together. In terms of identity and status, Lao Jianhua is naturally the host of this banquet, he led all the brothers to toast the old boss in turn, not only thanking him for his cultivation, but also congratulating him on his retirement.
At the same time, Lao Jianhua also took good care of Shen Lie's family, and also took out a golden unicorn prepared in advance and gave it to Mrs. Shen as a gift.
However, no one expected that just when the guests and hosts were enjoying themselves together, an accident happened.
Between the staggering, Lao Jianhua suddenly realized that Mrs. Shen, who had never met him, had been looking at him with very strange eyes. With a natural sense of acuity, Lao Jianhua realized that this matter was extraordinary. He took the opportunity to go out, turned around and went around to the secluded place in the inner hall, secretly observing Mrs. Shen who had brought her children here to rest, and happened to hear the conversation between Mrs. Shen and Mrs. Qin Zhu.
It turned out that Shen Lie's wife was also from Cixi, and she was also from a famous family, and in terms of relationship, she was a distant relative of the You family. Mrs. Shen told her wife that Master Lao at the banquet just now was very similar to one of her relatives - You Jianhua, who was adopted by Hangzhou Assassin Shi since he was a child.
Lao Jianhua was taken aback. He knew very well that if this was heard by Qin Zhu or Shen Lie, it would inevitably arouse the suspicion of the two of them. Once you check it out, your identity will definitely be exposed!
Thinking of this, Lao Jianhua turned his heart on the spot and made a decision that changed the fate of many people.