The military is probably the place where the most powerful people believe in power, and it is also the easiest to be impressed by the strong, so they are admired.

In the following days, Li Shimin would send an arrow every morning when he left the military tent where he lived, and another arrow when he finished his morning drill and meal.

Zhu Yuanzhang couldn't help but say: "As the saying goes, peach and plum are self-defeating, and the truly unparalleled strong man should not be forced to take advantage of his tongue!" ”

The rest chimed in: "That's exactly what happened." ”

Li Shimin did not simply practice the tactics of military formations, but often led people to hold real-person drills near Dezhou every once in a while; in a world of great chaos, bandits were everywhere, and there were many people who gathered to cause chaos living in the vicinity of Dezhou, and he led his troops to cut them off one by one to stabilize public order.

At the same time, he discussed with Wei Xuancheng to try his best to restore farming in Texas and reduce taxes.

Wei Xuancheng looked at him meaningfully: "Don't the people want to resume farming?" Nowadays, most adult men are forcibly conscripted into the army, and most of the fields are old people, women and children, and even if there are men in the prime of life, they do not dare to show their faces...... The inherent quota has been cut, but where will His Royal Highness the King of Wei come from to raise enough military expenses? ”

Li Shimin said with a straight face: "If the King of Wei now has an army of hundreds of thousands, it is more than enough to recruit rebels, and then he comes to arrest people in Dezhou, which has almost been drained of all the potential for recruitment? Since ancient times, which general has always relied on the strength of the man! ”

"As for taxation, if the people's livelihood is withering today, although Texas is a rich land, it is also in danger, and if we go to expropriate and extort money again, it will not be killing the chicken and taking the eggs, and even if we can get temporary satisfaction, it will also ruin the infinite possibilities of the future!"

He immediately made up his mind: "In my name, I decree that all men and women of all men and women in Texas shall have their own land, and that no conscription shall be levied in this place until the autumn harvest this year, and that taxes shall be reduced to the level before the rebellion!" ”

Someone next to him said with a sad face: "As soon as this incident comes out, the general is afraid that he will really kill himself from King Wei." ”

At that time, Yu Yingying was on the side, and he listened to it: "Those who do not seek the overall situation are not enough to seek a domain; Those who do not seek eternity are not enough to seek a moment. You only think that you are only afraid of seeing the king of Wei sin, but you don't know that you can do this to make all the people of Texas return to their hearts. ”

His face was puzzled.

Xiao Mingze said: "The land of Shandong has always been relocated, they have lived here for generations, and they are even more reluctant to leave their homeland, but if they reach the point of exhaustion, I am afraid that it will be difficult to leave." ”

She explained softly: "If Li Changshi has given them stability, allowed them to continue farming, maintained the state before the war, cleared away the rogue around them, reformed the rule of officials, and left here, where would they find a better place to live than here?" ”

"The conscription of the King of Wei requires the coercion of power, but if Li Changshi is conscripted...... It doesn't even take much to say that the people will spontaneously take up arms and take to the streets, not only to protect Texas, but also to protect their own stable lives! ”

Everyone worshipped: "Long history and foresight, I can't wait for the dust!" ”

……

Li Shimin estimated the time, the documents of Qian Lun's death and the change of King Ji, at this time, I was afraid that it had been sent to the case of King Wei, coupled with his recent movements in Dezhou, I was afraid that it would not be long before King Wei would send someone to Xingshi to ask for guilt.

He was so prepared for the worst, but he didn't think that long before the attack of King Wei, Dezhou's meticulous work in Gyeongju sent news that the imperial court had raised troops against Gyeongju!

Rao is Li Shimin, and he was also stunned when he heard the news, and after he came to his senses, he unfolded the map to look at it, and was puzzled -- the rebels had not been cleared, and no matter how disrespectful the King of Wei was, after all, he was the same as the Son of Heaven and the Emperor Taishang, and they were both descendants of the Li family.

Teng Zhong was even more surprised: "The Mao family is still eyeing the north, no matter how jealous the Son of Heaven is of King Wei, he doesn't have to do it at this time, right?" ”

Li Shimin was silent.

Wei Xuancheng asked a very critical question: "What is the name of the Son of Heaven to use troops against the King of Wei, and who is the main general?" ”

The fine work replied: "The Emperor Taishang was sick, missing the emperor's brother, the Son of Heaven urgently summoned the King of Wei to the west, the King of Wei hesitated, the Son of Heaven accused him of plotting wrong, and sent troops in anger, as for the main general...... It is Li Qiao, who has recently become famous. ”

Li Qiao?!

The familiar name came into his ears, Li Shimin and Xiao Mingze glanced at each other, and their expressions were all in unison.

……

A few days ago.

Wu Fu.

After a short communication with her uncle, Wu Cuicui wiped away her tears, let people control the door of Wu's house, and sent her henchmen to invite a reliable servant to come for an autopsy.

This decision caused an expected uproar in the Wu family.

The Qin clan was furious, and could no longer maintain the mask of warmth: "Are you crazy?!" Looking at the imperial capital, where has there been such a precedent? Let those ninth-rate people come to the autopsy of the mother, are you afraid that the mother will go too peaceful?! ”

"Sister," she gritted her teeth hatefully: "You have been happy all your life, if you want the wind to be the wind and the rain to be rainy, you will also let me be happy once, okay?" You are the daughter-in-law of the Li family, the husband is angry, and outsiders laugh at you If you can't get it, what about us?! ”

Qin Shi hated to cut open his chest and vomit all the pain in his stomach to her: "We will have to live in the Wu family in the future, and we will still be human beings!" ”

The uncle stood aside silently, the ninth princess still didn't say a word, Wu Erlang was in a dilemma, Qin looked around, and there was a kind of helpless grief and indignation: "Why, you are all deaf, blind and dumb, and I am the only one who has a mouth?!" ”

Pushed her husband again: "You speak! ”

Wu Erlang's face was full of embarrassment, and he hesitated to his sister's side, and said in a low voice: "Cuicui, why make such a big fuss? ”

Wu Cuicui just pointed to Mrs. Wu's body and asked him, "What do you call that person?" ”

Wu Erlang's lips moved, and he said, "That's our biological mother." ”

Wu Cuicui asked again: "If your mother is harmed by others and dies in vain, do you care?!" ”

Wu Erlang's face changed obviously: "How come? It's all my own family, who can do such a thing......"

Wu Cuicui said sharply: "Let me ask you, if your mother is harmed by others and dies in vain, you don't care?!" ”

Wu Erlang looked at his sister fixedly, and finally nodded vigorously: "Take care of it!" ”

"Okay," Wu Cuicui's face finally showed a hint of relief: "A-Niang finally didn't raise the two of us in vain." ”

A group of people sat in their own places and were silent, the atmosphere was a little frightening, and the maids trembled and brought tea over, but none of them took a sip.

After an unknown amount of time, someone finally brought a piece of work with him, and went inside to greet the nobles, and Wu Cuicui first said to herself: "If you go to the autopsy, no matter what the result is, you can only tell you 1510, and I will give you a sum of money afterwards, and then someone will send your whole family out of this place, and you will be safe." ”

Everyone's faces changed again.

The servant said respectfully: "The villain's life was saved by General Li, how dare you not be dedicated?" ”

confessed again, and when he approached Mrs. Wu's body, he made someone uncover the towel covering her head and face, and after a little glance, her face sank slightly.

He put on gloves, opened Mrs. Wu's eyelids and lips successively to observe her eyeballs and tongue, and finally asked Mrs. Wu a few words carefully to help Mrs. Wu tidy up her appearance, and finally went to everyone and whispered: "According to the villain's observation, Madame did not end her life, but died of poisoning!" ”

The faces of everyone in the hall changed.

The doctor who was invited back earlier also replied: "I have read the prescriptions prescribed by the imperial doctors before, and I have also tested the residue of the medicine, and all of them are warm and tonic medicines, and there are no mistakes or omissions." ”

Wu Cuicui's eyes jumped with a ball of anger, and she looked straight at Wu Erlang: "It's like this, what else does my brother have to say?!" ”

Wu Erlang stayed on the spot when he heard that his mother had died of poisoning, and when he was questioned by his sister again, he broke out in a cold sweat when he came back to his senses: "I, I...... I really didn't know ...... beforehand."

Wu Cuicui had no intention of listening to these nonsense: "The reason has been found, shouldn't this case be carefully investigated?" Let's see if our family is an outside thief or an inner ghost! ”

Wu Erlang's face was not half bloody, he thought for a few moments, and looked at his wife Qin in disbelief.

Qin's hair stood on end when he saw it, and when he saw it again, everyone's eyes fell on him, and he immediately said, "What does it have to do with me?" Do you think I did it?! ”

The Ninth Princess said lightly: "We didn't say anything, it's just brother and sister, haven't you always been the strongest jumper before?" After my mother was sick, it was you who controlled the major affairs in the house under the banner of the clan woman, and the entry and exit of personnel, internal and external purchases, all had to go through your hands. ”

Qin said angrily: "You don't want to spray people with blood!" How could I possibly poison my mother-in-law? Why do I have to do something like this?! ”

The Ninth Princess snorted and said indifferently: "But I remember that my younger siblings have long been dissatisfied with their mother's emphasis on Cuicui and her husband, and they have even been reprimanded by their mother several times because of this, aren't they?" ”

Qin's face was blue and white, and he didn't say anything for a long time, and when he looked at his husband, his eyes were red, and he looked at himself with a sullen face, and his throat was sore, and tears came down.

"I am a human being, and I have seven emotions and six desires, so can't I have my own demands and biases?"

She pointed at Wu Cuicui and said hatefully: "You are my aunt's heart, obey everything, am I not the pearl of my father's palm?" You forced the prince of Wei to marry you, and the Son of Heaven decreed that it was not good, but just because my sister couldn't cross my brother, I was forced to advance my wedding date by a year, so I married you so hastily, shouldn't I hate you?! ”

Wu Cuicui was speechless, and after a while, she finally said: "At that time, I was young and frivolous...... It is true that I can't stand you, and if my sister-in-law is not angry, I can kowtow to you in public to make amends, but this is absolutely not a reason for you to do evil to the rest of the people in the house. ”

"Evil? What evil can I do? ”

Qin Shi smiled a little mockingly: "I calculate this, calculate that, is it all for myself?" Although my sister-in-law has no husband, she still has a father and brother alive, but where the dynasty does not fall, there is always a place for her to live, what about our family? ”

"The husband can't hold the door as a mound, and the wife, as the wife of the clan, can't hold the middle feed—they say that I am the housekeeper, but before my mother fell ill, did I touch the housekeeper's power? In addition, the children are young and ignorant, so if I don't fight for it, do I have to wait for the family to drink the northwest wind?! ”

Wu Erlang couldn't help but show a little shame on his face when he heard her sad accusation, but even though he did so, he would not forget the root cause of this dispute: "Mother's death really has nothing to do with you?!" ”

"You scumbag, you don't dare to ask others, but you dare to bully me!"

The Qin clan glared at him angrily, and swore to the sky: "If I do this, I will be told to thunder five thunders, and I will not die!" ”

Wu Erlang pressed her shoulders and squeezed out between his teeth word by word: "I swear with a few children that if this incident is really your doing, the children and I will die in the chaos, and we will not be all corpses!" ”

Wu Cuicui and the Ninth Princess watched coldly, and her husband, who was supposed to be in the same camp as herself, actually said such cruel words, and the Qin family was really as uncomfortable as having their hearts and livers removed.

She pushed Wu Erlang away, gritted her teeth, and said, "If I lie, I will let all the people in your Wu family die and go to the eighteenth layer of hell, and none of them will be able to live beyond the heavens!" ”

scolded hatefully, "Waste!" He turned around and walked away.

Wu Erlang was pushed by her and staggered, and when he saw this, he said angrily: "Stop! Things haven't been made clear yet—"

Qin didn't reply: "What I haven't done, ask a thousand times, ten thousand times, and I haven't done it before!" If you don't believe it, just find someone to check, you have already reached this step, what else is there to be afraid of! ”

Wu Erlang was angry: "You! ”

The uncle kept a calm face and didn't speak, the ninth princess sat on the side with her head down, and Wu Cuicui asked someone to investigate the matter thoroughly, but after checking and checking, she didn't find out what the problem was.

In the end, my uncle said: "Since you have experienced corpses, let your mother be buried in the ground, the weather is hot, and there has been turmoil outside recently......"

Wu Cuicui let out an inaudible "belch".

That night, she knelt in the mourning hall with Wu Erlang to keep a watch, and the two younger sisters were originally going to be together, but when she saw that they were young, she asked them to lead them back.

The cold night breeze blew outside the mourning hall, and white lanterns swayed on the flagpole.

Wu Cuicui was expressionless and sent paper money to the brazier, and suddenly heard her brother say next to her: "Cuicui, do you think I'm particularly useless?" ”

Wu Cuicui glanced at him, then withdrew her gaze, like a puppet, and continued her previous actions.

Wu Erlang didn't care about her attitude, kowtowed to Mrs. Wu three times, and went to burn paper with his sister: "I also feel that I am useless." ”

He said softly: "If only it had been me who had died at that time, not the eldest brother." ”

There were moist tears glittering in his eyes.

Wu Cuicui suddenly remembered that she used to be so good with this brother.

He is not as dignified as his eldest brother, and although his personality is more gentle and cowardly, he is sometimes bold, and she begged him to go out to see Li Tianrong with her, and he really slipped out of the back door with him......

Tears flowed down his face unconsciously.

Wu Cuicui didn't want to wipe it.

Wu Erlang hesitated for a long time, but finally said: "Wen Niang, she ...... It's not like someone who would do such a thing. ”

Wu Cuicui's heart, which was about to loosen, was frozen again in an instant.

Wu Erlang continued: "She has always been in a hurry, with a knife mouth and a tofu heart, if there is anything unhappy, it will be revealed on the spot." With such a temperament, it is actually easy to suffer and make people think she is mean, but in fact, she has no bad intentions. ”

"I was shocked when I first heard about today's events, but after thinking about it carefully, I thought that she would not do such a thing......"

Wu Cuicui had no intention of listening to it anymore.

"Who knows." She said, "Brother, do you really want to tell me this in my mother's funeral hall? ”

Wu Erlang looked at his sister's expression, was burned by this sentence again, and finally his lips moved, and he never said anything again that night.