Chapter 11: Making a Big Deal
The Imperial City of Jinluan Palace.
In the early dynasties, the Jinluan Palace was silent. Because today, Long Yan was furious.
All civil and military officials, even military generals, are afraid of this Xiao Shifeng. Although Xiao Shifeng is the founding emperor, he has also killed people on the battlefield, and many times he is not angry and arrogant, as long as he looks at him, he can make people afraid. On his body, there was still a murderous aura formed by the bloody smell of the dead.
Xiao Tiantu asked, "Your Majesty, what should Li Wu do?"
Xiao Shifeng threw down the letter and said angrily: "How to deal with it? This is a betrayal! Pass on my imperial decree, Guo Daren will be beheaded, and after receiving the holy decree, he will be executed immediately!"
"Yes. Xiao Tiantu received the order and immediately set off to prepare to go down and deploy. This Li Wu is a general of the government, who controls the local military power, although the official position is only three grades, but in fact he is a close confidant of the emperor, in the Taiping Dynasty, except for Xiao Shifeng and Xiao Tiantu, almost no one dares to move. The nominal third-rank officials are actually equivalent to the feudal kings who guard the towns in various places, and they have absolute real power. Therefore, even Xiao Tiantu, for the sake of the tranquility of Huizhou's territory and the prevention of dogs jumping over the wall in a hurry, he must make detailed arrangements, arrange secret operations for his cronies, and capture the thief and capture the king first, which has always been a more ancient and unchanging true meaning.
"Wait a minute. Xiao Shifeng thought for a while, and said coldly: "The three clans of Xulian, the servants and servants in the house, and the frontier are distributed." When Xiao Tiantu heard this order, he was also stunned.
Since the generals of various prefectures are cronies, they are old acquaintances of the emperor. This Li Wu, young and heroic, once saved Xiao Shifeng in the encirclement of thousands of iron horses, and fell into a leg disease for this. After Xiao Shifeng ascended the throne, he remembered the old feelings and gave him the position of general of Huizhou Mansion, and Xiao Tiantu also knew this former subordinate very well. This man is brave, but he is also courageous. If you have great courage, you can make contributions in troubled times, but in peaceful years, you may cause trouble.
Since Xiao Shifeng ascended the throne, he has been diligent in government and loves the people, and has never used heavy punishment. This time, Xianlutai was attacked, and Xiao Shifeng and the crown prince Xiao Zaimin almost died under gunpowder. Unexpectedly, these gunpowder pills were sold by his life-saving benefactor for a little money, which Xiao Shifeng couldn't bear at all, what he hated most in his life was betrayal.
Xiao Tiantu knew Xiao Shifeng and knew that this Li Wu would definitely die, but he really didn't expect it to affect the three clans.
Xiao Shifeng's murderous intent rose again, but he was also white-headed. With the support of the inner eunuch, Xiao Shifeng retreated, and walked into the dormitory tremblingly with the hand of the inner eunuch, and finally couldn't hold on and fainted.
Huizhou City General's Mansion.
Li Wu received a secret report early that Xiao Shifeng was attacked in Xianlutai, and the thieves used gunpowder pills. Gunpowder has been strictly forbidden since the establishment of the New Dynasty, and only a few gunpowder pills have been kept in stock by the generals of various prefectures in case of accidents.
For more than 20 years, Li Wu has completely lost his original intention. A month ago, a mysterious man came to the river where he often fished, and opened his mouth to borrow a thousand taels of gold to borrow the gunpowder pills in the house.
Li Wu asked him what he did, and this man said that he was doing business in Taiping City and had made a fortune. Later, a master said that he had a bloody disaster and needed to rebuild the courtyard Chongxi. This man was idle and time-consuming, laborious, and troublesome to rebuild and demolish the evil buildings in his home, so he thought of buying gunpowder pills from the General's Mansion.
Li Wu began to be very vigilant, after all, this gunpowder pill was really a lot of fun. However, this person was justified and invited Li Wu to sit at his home in Huizhou, and Li Wu believed that this person was really rich and rivaled the country.
What Li Wu thought in his heart at that time was that some of the gunpowder pills would be replaced by the imperial court every year, and now that the world was peaceful and prosperous, how could anyone rebel. Instead of wasting it in vain, it is better to give it to those in need, and you can also make some oil and water yourself, and leave some rich money for your son.
People say that desires are infinite, but there is a certain amount of truth in them. As he grew older, Li Wu forgot his original intention and became an extremely greedy parent official who liked to do superficial things. Every time the military rations of the Huizhou Mansion were distributed, Li Wu always had to pick up a little oil and water.
This was the reason why Li Wu sold gunpowder pills, because he was greedy and could not resist the temptation of a thousand taels of gold.
"Your Majesty, the old minister is confused, and the evening is not guaranteed. The old minister is willing to apologize for his sins with death, and only asks His Majesty for the health of the dragon, long live my emperor, long live long live. Li Wu kowtowed to the north, and after knocking until blood came out of his forehead, he stood up in a trance, took the sword he took when he rescued Xiao Shifeng from the place where the sword was hung behind him, and killed himself. There is a hole in the sword, which was broken back then, but this sword has never been hidden.
After Li Wu apologized for his crime with his death, his family could not escape the fate of Zhulian. A family of three clans, one hundred and twenty-six people, the elderly and children, will not let go. When Guo Daren was beheaded, his face was full of ridicule.
This matter came to an end in the abuse of the people in the market, and Liwu was branded as a thief from then on.
This Guo Daren was actually sent by Xiao Tiantu to the General's Mansion to monitor Li Wu, because he knew Li Wu too well and was afraid that something would happen to him. In the end, Li Wu still had an accident because of money.
Fortunately, his son Li Muming practiced martial arts in Jiuxuanmen and escaped the annihilation. After Guo Daren succeeded as the general of the government, he got Xiao Tiantu's permission and finally brought the Huizhou army to the foot of Taiqing Mountain.
When Guo Daren's soldiers besieged the Nine Xuanmen, the Kongjing Buddha Temple had already sent Pu Zhi to invite Xuan Qingzhen to preside over the 100th birthday of Master Hongwu.
Xuanqing repeatedly prevaricated, but finally agreed. Unexpectedly, there was a commotion under the mountain. Now that Xuanwen Immortal has passed away, his disciples are led by Li Nian, but there is no harmony. These disciples either took refuge in other mountain sects, or simply returned to the world. Li Muming received a letter from home, which was the news from Li Wu's cronies who risked their lives, and Li Wu told Li Muming that he should stay in Jiuxuanmen well, and no one would feel anything about him. When you learn the skills, don't join the army, and be free and free for the rest of your life. But Li Muming didn't think so, going down the mountain was his choice. It has become a fact that the Huizhou ironclad army besieged the Jiuxuanmen, and the disciples on the mountain are waiting for the response of the master. Li Muming had nothing to love, so he silently packed his bags and walked down the mountain.
Li Muming lost his desire to survive, lost his prestige in the door, and didn't want to involve the teacher. No one stopped Li Muming from leaving, because he was no longer the majestic senior brother, let alone friendship. They thought that this was fine, Li Muming went down the mountain, and those officers and soldiers would naturally retreat.
Guo Daren stood at the foot of Taiqing Mountain, looking up, but he was bottomless, and he couldn't see everything about Jiuxuanmen on the mountain. However, now that he has become a general as he wished, the three thousand ironclad troops brought by him only obey his own orders. The siege of the Nine Xuanmen is an unprecedented feat.
Guo Daren knows that this could turn into a game. If Jiuxuanmen doesn't want to embarrass the court, then he can only give up Li Muming, and if Jiuxuanmen wants to protect this Li Muming, then he will leave a handle. This won the will of the imperial court.
In a short period of time, Xiao Tiantu took advantage of this matter to make a big fuss, strategized in the Taiping City General's Mansion, and came up with this good show. It is said that one day is a teacher and a father for life, but in history books, only merits have always been evaluated, and those so-called virtues, talents, etiquette and wisdom have become the talk of future generations.