Chapter 34 The civil strife in Xu Jingzong's family
In the fifth year of Xianqing (660 AD), the fourth day of the 11th month of winter, at 3:00 noon.
Luoyang City Daozhengfang, Wujia House in the northeast corner, tall dressing table money, Xiaoqing dresses up her husband. Her hair is combed smoothly, tied into a bun, and a hat is covered with towels. The so-called towels are made of ramie or rattan grass, bamboo or ponytail, and are woven into net bags on a paulownia mold to cover the hair bun.
Wear a black turban, tie the back corner of the turban, tie the chin and wrap the black hair. The front foot of the turban, tie the knot at the back of the head, untie the lower jaw, and tie it above the top of the head, is the Tang Dynasty head. A lemon-colored yellow robe, a gold and jade belt tied with a calculation bag on the right, and a horizontal knife on the left.
Last night I suddenly remembered that it seemed that within eight years, Li Jiu issued an edict to prohibit the people of the world from wearing yellow robes. The reason is very strange. The yellow is the color of the emperor, and other yellows will be confused. From then on, yellow became the only one for the royal family until the end of the feudal era.
Wu Kang thought about it and tried to wear a yellow robe while it was not prohibited. He took Qian Shun and Pinglang to Zhengfang's house, went to Xiuyifang to borrow money from Su Dingfang. Today, the third hour of the day, Xincheng sent another confidant to ask for a dowry.
This is unreasonable. We are just old lovers and have a cute illegitimate daughter. We asked me to prepare a dowry, which was obviously incompatible with courtesy. But it doesn't matter. Who makes me feel inexplicably soft-hearted towards women. Especially those who have skin-loving skin, I hope they are happy.
Because of the destruction of Baekje, Lao Su made a fortune, and his master and disciple were like father and son, and he should lend me. The Spring Festival is approaching, with a lot of pedestrians and a little noisy in the streets. When he was bored, he remembered that at noon yesterday, the queen kept talking. He shared the joy of participating in politics, which looked like a cardamom girl, and was dancing all the time.
Emperor Li Jiu was unlucky, and the genetic disease of the royal family broke out on him. He was dizzy, chest tightness, shortness of breath, and decreased vision. He was diagnosed as wind dizzy, and the early stages of wind disease, causing cerebral thrombosis. Cardiac and cerebrovascular disease was a terminal illness in feudal society.
His Majesty the Emperor is sick and cannot work normally, but the country must operate. The rights must be temporarily delegated to others. Usually two options are the prime minister or the crown prince. However, Prince Li Hong, who is only seven years old now, can be said to be nonsense.
It is obviously impossible to hand over the power to the prime minister. At that time, Guanlong's dictatorship almost wiped out him. He used his strength to kill Changsun Wuji, clean up the Guanlong family, and strengthen centralization. He tried his best to obtain it and was easily delegated, and no one would be happy.
Li Jiu took advantage of him. When he thought of his queen, he felt that there was a lot of potential. He had to be strong himself. The female president Wu Meiniang was not a housewife. She was smart and talented, and well-versed in literature and history. She was a virtuous person.
The queen was involved in government affairs and successfully passed the assessment. The female emperor Wu Zetian officially established an account and went online. According to historical records, the emperor's wind disease will continue to deteriorate. Mei Niang assisted in government affairs, from the initial involvement to the daily leveling.
There are two types of leveling: leveling like a liver emperor, and leveling with cheats. I am ingenious in martial arts. As a time traveler, I am the best cheat. Power is drugs. Once I taste the taste, it will be out of control. It is inevitable that the emperor and the empress will fight for power. With my escort, she will thrive and eventually rule the world.
Historical books evaluated this matter, and most of them accused Li Zhi of indulging Empress Wu to participate in politics and laid the root of the usurpation of the Tang Dynasty. Wu Kang secretly thought that this was a hindrance. The current political situation: Li Jiu was in a state of illness, the country must operate, the prince was still young, and the ministers dared not trust it. The queen was the best choice for political affairs, and it was inevitable by chance.
I have clear thoughts, complacent, and cheating, and my life has officially begun. Mei Niang has the power, and my head will not move. This feeling is quite sour. Compared to leading troops to fight, and the climax is even more exciting than destroying the country and massacre of the city.
Suddenly he frowned, turned around suddenly, and in front of the Hawkeye lock. Twenty steps away, there was a young man, less than twenty years old. He was caught off guard, stunned for more than ten seconds, and turned around in panic. Qian Shun came over and lowered his voice and said, "He disguised himself as a man and followed him here from Daozhengfang Gate. The person who came was not good, would he deal with it?"
Wu Kang sneered at the little lady in Huaji, Naiweng has no appearance and is not good-minded. You are obsessed with a careful observation and smiled: "She looked nervous, with her fists clenched with both hands, and there was a foreign object in her sleeve. If she was expected, she was an amateur assassin. You leave first, follow her quietly, and give her a chance to assassinate."
The two looked at each other and nodded. The boss was experienced and had great martial arts skills. Such a small fish and shrimp could not hurt him at all. As the saying goes, if you catch a thief, you must take the stolen goods, and you must catch the traitor in the bed. As long as she assassinates and confirms the crime, she can deal with her.
The three of them had a brief exchange. At the intersection of Defang, Qian Shun went north along the street, Lin Pinglang headed south, and Wu Kang continued to go east. The woman was still following her, stupid and cute, and Jing Ke's coffin board could not be held down.
I didn't bother to pay attention to her. In less than fifty steps, I stopped in the middle of the road, and there was an acquaintance in front of me. Li Yang was Qianniu, Xu Yanbo was on the left and right, and was affiliated with Zuo Qianniu Mansion, and was my younger brother. The house of Li Yi Mansion was built in front of me, and Li Yang was his legitimate son.
Xu Yanbo was twenty years old and lived in Sigongfang. He was born in a family of officials. Xu Jingzong's eldest grandson, Xu Ang's eldest son, and the third generation of official positions. He was frowning and his eyes were red, and he seemed to have experienced it and cried bitterly.
The two recognized the chief and came over to greet General Wu. The three of them leaned against the roadside. Wu Kang pondered for a moment and asked in a low voice: "What happened? Why are you sad? If you have any difficulties, please tell me that I will do my best."
Xu Yanbo cried, bit his lips with his front teeth, lowered his head and wiped his eyes. Li Yang glanced around and said, "I'm not afraid of the general's jokes. It's Yanbo's father. The saint has issued an edict to exil to Lingnan. Yanbo came to my house and asked for help from his father, but his father refused."
There is nothing to make fun of, it is natural to be exiled after breaking the law. Suddenly, I realized that if Xu Ang committed a crime, as long as he didn't go too far, he would definitely turn a big deal into a small matter with Lao Xu's holy family. After pondering for a moment, he stared at Li Yang and asked: "Brother Li and Xu Bo have a very good relationship. Why don't you plead for mercy? Is the crime very high?"
Li Yang wanted to speak but stopped, and the atmosphere began to suppress. Wu Kang was patient. About half a quarter of an hour later, Xu Yanbo spoke. He raised his red and swollen eyes, held his fists and bowed to the end, and said in a low voice: "Although the family scandal should not be revealed, it is related to the safety of his father. Please ask General Wu for help."
Wu Kang leaned over to listen, his expression gradually became strange, and finally he was embarrassed. The one who dealt with Xu Ang was Xu Jingzong. As soon as he became the prince's servant, the matter was revealed. Jingzong was greedy for money and lustful, and his first wife Pei died early, and his maid was beautiful. Old Xu was extremely fond of her and praised her as her second wife, and pretended to be Yu.
Tang Law commented on the memorial that good and lowly people should not intermarry, and maids should not be concubines. Xu Jingzong's move has violated the law, and if someone reports it, he will probably be unlucky. What's even more ridiculous is that Yu is a lustful woman. Old Xu, who is in his sixties, cannot satisfy her, so he hooked up with Xu Ang.
Last time at Lao Xu's house, Luo Zhiwuji was charged with going to the cottage in the middle of the night. He accidentally broke it up and Xu Ang and Yu were fighting in the woods. Their relationship was very similar to Li Jiumeiniang, and his son was wearing a hat. To be honest, it was quite chaotic.
As the saying goes, if you don’t know, don’t do it unless you do it yourself. Four days ago, the two of them had sex again and were caught and raped by Lao Xu. Lao Xu was furious and immediately deposed the Yu family and locked them up in the woodshed to whip them. Wu Kang secretly thought that after dealing with the Yu family, he could just settle the matter, after all, Xu Ang was a child.
However, Lao Xu did not agree, so he cried to Li Jiu, denounced Xu Ang's unfilial piety and requested exile in Lingnan. Li Jiu was also a filial son, hated his unfilial descendants, and did not investigate and collect evidence. He issued an edict to exile Xu Ang. Yan Bo begged hard, but Lao Xu refused to enter the oil and salt, so he had no choice but to ask for help from Li Yi Mansion.
Lao Li was not easy to interfere in this kind of housework, so he politely declined. Wu Kang had been struggling for a long time, and after careful consideration, he decided to wade into the muddy waters: "I can persuade him, but the result is so I dare not make a promise. You also know that it is difficult for a clean official to make a decision. I am just an outsider."
Yan Bo was a little surprised and grabbed the life-saving straw, begging with tears: "My father is over forty years old, and I am afraid he can't get through the wild land outside the ridge. I'm asking the general to advise his grandfather, if he is determined to exile, he will retreat and seek second best, and do not flow to Lingnan."
The so-called Lingnan refers to the south of the Five Ridges, Guangdong and Guangxi, and the entire Hainan Island. The tropical climate is humid and the air is humid, and there are many forests. The hot air in the forest evaporates, producing a certain kind of poisonous gas. In a humid and hot environment, mosquitoes spread malaria.
Northerners went to Lingnan because they were not accustomed to the land and were very susceptible to malaria. Underdeveloped medicine, malaria and colds would lead to death. Therefore, exiled to Lingnan was second only to the death penalty, and people changed their faces when they heard it. Wu Kang sighed lightly and said seriously: "You go first, I will come later, and try my best to persuade you."
Yan Bo was grateful, wiped away the tears in the corners of his eyes, bowed and said goodbye. Li Yang was worried and said goodbye to the superior, and continued to send him home. Looking at their backs and the hem of the skirts in the corner, Wu Kang laughed silently. The assassin lady, why don’t she give up?
He rolled his eyes and continued to rush, first borrowed money from Lao Su, and then visited Lao Xu. The tiger poison did not eat his children. Lao Xu was too much, and he exiled the eldest son because of his concubine. He took another hundred steps. He thought of a bad idea. Lao Xu was a rich man, so it would be better to borrow money from him.
The money that Su Dingfang must be returned as soon as possible. The master's wife is a slave to the wealth. If you borrow the money that Xu Jingzong has the face of Mei Niang, you can be granted a few years. So she made up her mind and went back to Sigongfang, which was west of Luoyang North City. She deliberately frowned and pretended to be pondering, giving the assassin a chance.
In less than half a minute, the corner of the wall stumbled and quickly retracted. When approaching the intersection, a white shadow flashed in front of his eyes. The lady gritted her teeth and the dagger rushed to her chest. The clumsy movements and angry expressions were really funny.
His feet flashed quickly, and he could avoid the damage with a soft voice. He grabbed the blade with his bare hands and held the dagger in his hand. The lady couldn't stand it, and leaned forward to fall and wanted to eat shit. She decided to cherish the fragrance and jade, quickly stretched out her left arm and put it on her lower abdomen. He heard the scream again, and the assassin's body was tilted right, and it was sprained when he sprained his ankle.
This is a comedian. Wu Kang used his arm to hold her into his arms. He screamed again, and his little mouth began to curse: "The thief let go of me." The two arms danced around, and the magic claws could not touch the face, so he could only beat the chest and punch you in his little fist.
Qian Shunpinglang rushed out and was about to subdue the assassin, but a roar came from behind him. With the horizontal knife out of the sheath, the sound was like a loud bell: Zuowu Houwei is here, who are you? He dared to fight in the street, and stop me.
With the messy steps, a large number of Wuhou rushed over and surrounded them. The assassin's delicate body was stiff, his hands and feet were instantly honest, and he quickly lowered his head and put his forehead on his abdomen. Wu Kang rolled his eyes. Just your timidity is too embarrassing to his professional face.
Looking up, he looked around and saw that it was dressed as Wuhou Wei, headed by a middle-aged man, and looked at the military uniform as a lieutenant. The left and right Wuhou Wei was affiliated with the Sixteen Guards of the South Yai, and was responsible for the security of the capital. About two years later, it was changed by Li Jiu to the left and right Jinwu Guard.
The little lady in her arms was trembling with her shoulders, Wu Kang laughed silently, and decided to calm down. She pondered for a moment, looked at the captain, and laughed apologized: "Brother of Zuo Wuhouwei, this is a misunderstanding, I am from Zuo Qianniu Mansion."
The middle-aged captain was stunned and signaled his subordinates not to move. Qianniu Guard was not easy to mess with. Qian Shun and Pinglang were winking, and he let go of the hilt of the knife to protect the boss. In less than half a minute, the captain widened his eyes: "Please forgive me for being clumsy, but Zuo Qianniu Mansion, is the general of the martial arts transformation?"
This is easy to deal with. The acquaintance is easy to talk to. Wu Kang nodded slightly. The captain was very excited and ordered Wu Hou to put away his sword and quickly report to his home: "The following is the left Wu Hou Guard, the right lieutenant of the Leopard Camp, the surname is Zhang and Kaiyan, and the general can be called my teacher ethics."
Wu Kang smiled and said that his teacher's virtue was worthy of face. Teacher's virtue smiled sincerely and glanced at the outsider assassin and said with a firm word: "This man is brave and assassinating a third-rank general is truly unforgivable. This is a shocking case. If the general is trustworthy, he will hand it over to the bidder for handling."
The assassin was stiff all over, Wu Kang sneered, and the timid girl, go back to embroidery. Give her eyes to her subordinates, Qian Shun stretched out her hand to pull it. The picture was even more funny, the assassin's delicate body trembled violently, and he hugged her waist and refused to let go.
Wu Kang laughed: "She is my concubine. She was anxious when she went out just now and forgot to bring a dagger. The scabbard was on me. This stupid woman was heartless and ran around with the dagger. She almost stabbed me and sprained her right ankle."
Zhang Shide had long seen that this was a young lady, and he looked at the situation in front of him, and he did not look like an assassin. The victim did not pursue the matter, and although he had many doubts, he was too lazy to ask about it. So he made up his mind and made a small matter: "Since it is a misunderstanding, I dare not disturb the general again, so I will say goodbye."
The two of them exchanged a few greetings, and the Wuhou Guard left and quickly disappeared from the corner of the street. The assassin quickly dodged, screamed in pain, and fell to the right. Pinglang quickly helped her, pressed her against the wall, and put her in the throat with a dagger. She looked fierce and scared her to lose her appearance.
A pretty girl, what kind of assassin, go home and have a baby. She was not in the mood to ask about it, so she gave Qian Shun the dagger and walked south along the intersection. Her legs looked at each other, Qian Shun turned around and followed, Pinglang let go of the assassin and let her fall.
The amateur assassin, as expected, was a Guanlong woman. I was a treacherous minister, who ruined her family and killed her. Only the Relevant woman would rashly assassinate. But then again, looking for a professional assassin, such people who gave their heads were really lacking in interest.
Following the high wall of the fang, he passed by Lushunfang and came to Sigongfang. When he entered the fangmen, he found that Xu Yanbo was very smart and knew that he would find fangzheng. He led the way in front of him, about two quarters of an hour, and arrived at the Daman Gate of Fangxi, Xu Jingzong's Luoyang house.
It is indeed a luxury house with flying buildings and water pavilions everywhere, which is in line with Lao Xu's style. I heard Mei Niang say that Lao Xu's Chang'an house is more luxurious than here. There are seventy flying buildings, so that the prostitutes in Pingkangfang will ride on horseback. He laughed beside him and had a lot of fun.
When he arrived at the attic of the backyard, the door was tall and grand. Xu Yanbo stepped forward and knocked on the door, and reported lukewarmly: "The General of Zuo Qianniu Mansion is here to visit his father. His grandson made his own decision and welcomed the general to the book hall, and asked his father to punish him."
The footsteps sounded instantly, the door creaked open, and Lao Xu smiled and opened with a smile. With a ball-like body, Wu Kang pulled his hands: "This morning, the magpies played music, and then he knew that the distinguished guest was here. It turned out that he had arrived in person. Yan Bo quickly served tea and ordered the servants of the doorman to visit him in the future without any notification."
Yan Bo turned around and left, Wu Kang laughed: "The magpies in winter are not likable. They are birds left in the Central Plains. They will not migrate to the south in the cold winter. They feed on corpses, pick up leftovers, and catch sparrows, which is annoying."
Xu Jingzong was slightly stunned and pulled him into the house, smiling and said: "It is approaching the end of the year and it is rare to come to the door, so let's talk about unhappy things a little bit later. The house is warmed up with fine wine, and I will give you and I will drink and talk about it."
This old fox, when he learned my purpose, immediately blocked me. The turtle ate a weight and was determined to deal with the rebellious son. It might be difficult to persuade him. The host and the host took a seat, and his mind was turned on, and he laughed in a slight way: "Wu Kang came here this time to ask his uncle to help me and borrow a hundred taels of gold."
Xu Jingzong was stunned again and laughed loudly, "A hundred taels of gold and a thousand guan of copper coins, my uncle can take it out, so he will lend it to you naturally. But I don't understand. With the salary of change, I will never be short of money. Even if I have to worry about it, there is no need to come to me. The queen loves you to the core and gives you as much money as you want."
Wu Kang scratched his head and said awkwardly: "To be honest with Lao Xu, I have had an extraordinary relationship with Princess Xincheng. Her daughter Changsun Xiu is my illegitimate daughter. In March next year, she will marry Wei Zhengju and ask me for a dowry. She dare not mention it with her wife, dare not ask the queen for it, and she can only borrow money everywhere."
Lao Xu laughed loudly, crying in tears. After a long time, he was sarcastic: "The change is right. If you are so romantic, you can only hide it from your wife. However, the Princess Xincheng deliberately made things difficult for you. If you ask for it so unreasonable, the world will politely decline except change."
That's not the case. The naughty Xiao Shuyu bullied the honest man. His annual salary was deducted 50% and he gave her private money. The rewards from Baekje were deducted and he added a box of money. However, he was not satisfied and he still needed a thousand guan of copper coins.
There is an ominous premonition, this is just the beginning, the mouse pulls the weight, and the big head is behind it. But it doesn’t matter, as long as she is happy, just toss it. Even if she is in debt or even embezzle and bribe, she must meet all her requests.
Lao Xu smiled calmly and said in a serious tone: "It's the general who killed countless people on the battlefield, killed Changsun Wuji, and implicated countless lives. He treated men with ruthlessness and killed them all; he treated women with mercy and indecisiveness. This is a fatal weakness, which is really bad."
Wu Kang did not refute, scratched his head awkwardly. Old Xu picked up his long beard and said with a firm word: "There is tough outside, the family is weak, and the woman is obedient. To put it bluntly, if you die on the battlefield, all your belongings will be controlled by your wife, and your children will suffer."
Lao Xu flashed out a cold and his voice suddenly became cold: "Remember, no matter men and women, they must be cruel and ruthless. Treat women especially, you should not be too doting, otherwise they will be harmed. I believe you know that my husband's bad things, bitches and rebellious sons should all be killed."
Finally getting back to the point, Wu Kang teased: "I said Lao Xu, we are not angry, I will say whatever I have. You are 68 this year, and that aspect is not good. Yu's family is like a wolf or a tiger, and their desires are not satisfied. It is normal for a red apricot to come out of the wall. So is your handling too extreme?"
Xu Jingzong snorted coldly: "You kid knows nothing, if you are not satisfied, you will come out of the wall. What else do you want to do in "The Little Essence"? We are both angry, tell me honestly. What will you do if this happens to you?"
It was really hard to answer. Wu Kang thought hard and said lightly after a long time: "If I put myself in my shoes, I would pretend to be deaf and dumb and send off my cheating concubine. After all, my biological children can at most be indirect or severely scolded. It should not be exiled to Lingnan and die for themselves."
Xu Jingzong shook his head: "I will tell you a story when I was a child. When I was a child, there were old people in the village, and the villagers called him "good ones". Zhao Sanlang, the next door, was often bullied. Once, he was slapped and went to the good ones to cry."
Speaking of this, he was full of disdain: "The good one told him that if someone slapped the left face, don't fight back, stretch out his right face and let him continue to slap. The man was merciful and would not bully you again. I was there at the time, and went to the good one and waved his left face. I guess what the good one did?"
Wu Kang laughed silently, and Lao Xu sneered even more: "The good one did not stretch his right face, but stretched out his palm and slapped me six times. He twisted my ears and complained to his father, crying and feeling heartbroken. His father was furious, hung me on a tree, and slapped me to death with willow branches."
It seems to make sense, Wu Kang is speechless...
Chapter completed!