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Chapter 7 Discovering the Great Conspiracy

In the first year of Linde (664 AD), the 20th day of May in the summer, two hours.

At the time of Chen, he received news and ordered the governor of Suizhou to be held, and King Xu Li Xiao died. He was the second son of Li Jiu, born to the palace clan Zheng, and was less than the age of the young. He was the king of the first year of Yonghui. In the third year of Yonghui, he was appointed as the governor of Bingzhou. In the third year of Xianqing, he became the governor of Suizhou.

Jingzong sent people to pass on the message, and Li Jiu was overly sad and the wind dysfunction recurred again. In fact, it is understandable that the white-haired man sent a black-haired man to the greatest tragedy in his life. The court handed down a book and gave it to the Grand Governor of Yizhou, and gave it the posthumous title of mourning to express his deep mourning.

The emperor's Qianling Mausoleum has just been selected and has not started construction in Liangshan, Gan County, Xianyang. So there is no way, and the weather is hot, so it is buried on the spot in Suizhou. Since Li Jiu was alive, the funeral was simple and the officials of the Sili Dynasty were organized.

But then again, among the eight princes, his fate is the most peaceful. Enjoying all his glory and wealth and being able to die young is also an alternative relief. Unlike his brothers, who were either killed by politics or displaced. They were worried all day long, afraid that bad luck would come, and became a senior prisoner.

Wu Kang's ultimate dream is to bury Qianling with the Mausoleum after his death, which represents honor first, followed by quiet death. Qianling has been around for thousands of years and has not been visited by thieves until he traveled through time. He did not want to die and have to see the light of heaven again after he was buried, and became a research specimen.

In Chang'an City, he is responsible for the funeral of the Crown Prince Li Hong and the second emperor brother. He also attaches great importance to it, summoning the left-behind prime ministers and all the assistant ministers of the Eastern Palace. He cooperates with the officials of the rituals to jointly formulate the charter and prepare funerals.

Wu Kang is on vacation, and Li Xiao is not his nephew, so he is too lazy to care. He ordered Qian Shun to come forward and buy elegiac couplets with Lu Zhaolin, and send them to the yamen for trouble. He accompanied his wives and concubines in Fenglefang, Chang'an City, and waited for them to worship Buddha.

This palace was originally named "Zhenggangni Temple", similar to Ganye Temple. It was a different temple of Emperor Gaozu. It was renamed after his death. The Tang Dynasty was not buried alive. After the emperor passed away, concubines without children were arranged to be in another temple. They were ordained as monks, and the ancient Buddha of Qingdeng gave birth to life, and Mei Niang was also like this.

This kind of royal Buddhist temple is not a noble man, and it is prohibited to enter and exit. Only female relatives are allowed to enter, while the men accompanying them stay in the outer hall to wait. Wu Kang was bored and stared at the stele forest outside the main hall, staring at the stele forest and studying the stele scriptures.

The accompanying guards were waiting outside the palace, and the one who was by her side was Princess Asuka. This Japanese loli was very popular with Xiaoqing because of her prominent buttocks. She would become his official in Wuhan and his third concubine in two years.

He was less than five feet tall and stood beside him well, forming the cutest height difference with the six-foot-high man. Wu Kang stretched out and changed a stone tablet to continue reading the inscription. The Great Prajna Sutra of Buddhist scriptures, translated by Master Xuanzang, has more than 600 volumes.

In the clouds and fog, the fighting man read Buddhist scriptures, similar to Zhang Fei's embroidery. Suddenly, the breeze blew, rubbed his sore head, and glanced at the Zen Temple layout. An incense burner was placed outside the hall gate, and the green smoke was curling, swaying with the east wind.

On the right is the merit box, which can be put in it, depending on your wishes. Next to it is the donation box. If you want the Buddha to know how much money you donate, put the list in the donation box. After the palace gate is closed, the novice monk will come to deal with it and may register.

At this time, someone entered the yard. He was a petite woman, less than five feet tall. She looked dignified and generous, without looking sideways when walking, and came to the edge of the merit box and stuffed some silver coins. She took out the roster, leaned over and lifted the lid of the box, and put it in it carefully.

Wu Kang was interested, looked at her graceful figure and guessed her measurements. Suddenly, his pupils shrank slightly, locked her skirt, and his eyebrows couldn't help but frown. When she leaned over, she looked at her shoes and flat yellow brocade felt shoes.

Most people in the Tang Dynasty would wear flat shoes, rich people would wear silk satin, and poor people would wear hemp. Only concubines in the harem or senior palace ladies could wear yellow brocade and felt shoes. However, these characters could not leave the palace casually, and there were Buddhist temples in the palace, so why did they come here to worship Buddha?

When she entered the temple, Wu Kang hesitated for a moment and bad water emerged from his stomach. He was idle, so it was better to do something and entertain himself. He leaned into the Japanese girl's ear and lowered his voice and ordered: "That lady just now, when she came out to worship Buddha, she would pick up some things, preferably her waist card."

Asuka nodded frequently, her little face was extremely excited, and she lifted her skirt and ran to the hall gate, waiting for the prey to come out. Wu Kang couldn't laugh or cry. This Japanese loli, the chief princess of the Japanese, and the deputy thief pickpocket. The one she admired the most was Emperor Heng of Han, Liu Zhi, the emperor who loved to steal.

It is estimated that in order to find excitement, Liu Zhi loved stealing, patrolled the family of ministers and stole all over the court's civil and military officials. By chance, he stole evidence of rebellion from Liang Ji's mansion. Liang Ji was a treacherous minister and a corrupt official, and was brought to justice.

So it's very funny. People with power in the court and the opposition were stolen and destroyed. Xiaoxiang was a brainless fan. During her time as a princess in Japan, she hired professional thieves to learn theft skills. Then she developed it and also stole the Japanese ministers. Fortunately, her eldest brother was spoiled and did not cause trouble.

About two quarters of an hour later, the palace servant walked out of the hall, and Xiaoxiang immediately acted. She deliberately hit her body and apologized with a humble expression. The Chinese mixed with Japanese language made Wu Kang laugh. She not only had superb skills, but also had superb acting skills.

The palace servant did not notice it, so he bent down to comfort her and accepted her apology. Wu Kang confirmed again that what she was wearing was yellow brocade felt shoes. If it were not expected, it should be a palace maid, and the master admired her.

The episode ended soon, and the woman left, walked to the gate of the courtyard, and looked at this side. When the figure disappeared, Asuka ran over and confirmed that she had gone far away. She ran back to Langjun and took out the walnut-sized oval card. Her little face was very arrogant, with her peach blossom eyes flashing, waiting for someone to praise her.

Wu Kang rolled his eyes, praised him against his will, took over the oval waist card, and gave her a head-touching kill. This thing is very familiar, and the pass for the big family is similar to the court fish talisman. The servants of the army returned to their house and the doorman confirmed the certificate before they could let someone in.

With six small characters in fly heads, the wife's mansion in Hedong County has an impression in his mind. He began to think hard, and retrieve the memories in his mind, and gradually frowned. This wife of Hedong has a very difficult identity. She is Li Yuan's concubine. She was born in the Xue family of Hedong, and has a common ancestor with General Xue Rengui.

Her father Xue Daoheng was the chief supervisor of Xiangzhou in the Sui Dynasty and was named Duke of Linhe County. Her brother Xue Shou made great contributions and was the confidant of Emperor Taizong. Because of his young age, he was posthumously awarded the title of governor of Dingzhou. When Li Jiu ascended the throne, he posthumously awarded the title of Taichang and buried with him in Zhaoling.

His nephew Xue Yuanchao was Li Jiu's confidant. He was promoted to the title of Marquis of Fenyin County and was appointed as the Minister of the Dongtai. For some reason, he was demoted to the governor of Jianzhou in late March this year. He heard from Mei Niang that Xue Jieyu was a talented woman, a good literary talent, and was a teacher of Li Jiu's enlightenment.

Emperor Gaozu of Tang Dynasty, Li Yuan, died in the ninth year of Zhenguan. At that time, Empress Changsun was seriously infected and ill. Li Jiu was not taken care of, so Emperor Taizong asked Concubine Xue to teach him the classics and history. Because of this, she was able to stay in the palace and did not become a monk.

After Li Jiu ascended the throne, he was granted the identity of a wife from Hedong, a foreign wife, to block the public. As the former emperor, Jieyu, if you want to stay in the palace for a long time, you must have an excuse. So it can be seen that Li Jiu and Jieyu were very close.

In February of the first year of Xianqing, for some reason, Xue asked for a monk. Li Jiu was unable to persuade him and specially arranged for Xuanzang to take the ordination for her. At the same time, Helin Buddhist Temple was built in the harem and left her in the palace.

At this moment, the lady of Hedong County became a monk but never left the palace, and lived a leisurely life. Li Jiu took such painstaking efforts, arranged such a thoughtful arrangement and meticulous care. This further shows that she has a high status in the hearts of the saints.

So the question is, Xue’s Helin Temple is also a Buddhist temple. Why do you want to go far and send a confidant palace servant to Jing'an Palace to worship Buddha? Is it a joke that the monks here are more practical than those in the palace?

The Tang monk Xuanzang died in Journey to the West in February. The Buddhist scriptures he translated were hidden in the palace. His relics were also in the palace for the time being. Who among the monks in the world could be more effective than him? Therefore, Wu Kang believed that Xue's behavior was strange and he must have hidden tricks.

Holding the waist sign in his right hand, and tapping the inscription with his left hand, his brows getting tighter and tighter. At this moment, a beautiful image walked out of the Main Palace, Wu Kang looked at him, and he was an awkward old acquaintance. Shangguan Tingzhi's wife, Shangguan Yi's daughter-in-law, and two maids supported him, with a big belly.

If what she expected was not bad, the one she cared about was Shangguan Wan'er. She slowly went down the steps and signaled her maid to wait. She took out the gold leaves from her bag and stuffed them into the merit box. The maid moved the donation box, and Zheng took out the list and put it in the box carefully.

Then he walked away slowly, looking at this place inadvertently, his expression was very unnatural and he was a little nervous. Wu Kang was inexplicably surprised. When you saw me before, you were very bitter and revenge. Now you were nervous. He felt aroused evil spirit, and he pinched his throat with his left hand, made a strange sound, and reached out to call her.

Zheng stopped, subconsciously covered the bag, and turned his head naturally, and became even more panicked. Wu Kang was meticulous, especially when he saw a beautiful woman, his eyes instantly changed to digital. Her small movements did not escape the digital eye, and her appearance was very suspicious.

Maizheng walked over and stopped Zheng, looking down at the two maids. The general killed people like numb, with evil spirits all over his body, and fierce faces. The maids bowed their heads one after another, so frightened that they dared not let out.

Zheng was extremely nervous, and his right hand, which was holding the bag, was a little bloody and white. Wu Kang saw it and said with a kind look: "I heard from Liu Renyuan that after Shangguan Gong was appointed as prime minister, your husband Shangguan Tingzhi was worshipped by Zuo Qianniu. Is my face scary? Please raise your head and speak, this is to respect your boss."

After a short period of entanglement, Zheng finally looked up and bowed barely. Wu Kang smiled slightly and said softly: "Qianniu is very good to be prepared. I have done it before. Congratulations to brother Tingzhi. Let him do it well and strive to be like me and become a general as soon as possible."

Zheng whispered, mosquitoes humming, Wu Kang laughed strangely: "When Tingzhi was promoted, I crossed the sea to fight. At this moment, I was on vacation. He stayed in Wannian Palace and never met. When the Holy Lord returned to Beijing, General Zuo Fengchen invited him to visit his superiors. I was troubled by the wife that he would not treat him badly when doing things under my hands."

Another sound was like a mosquito, Wu Kang flicked the way and looked at her back, and his smile began to become strange. Asuka came over and lowered her voice and said, "Your husband seems to have a great desire to possess her. Your eyes just now, wanting to eat her, her legs trembled."

Wu Kang rolled his eyes, you know a lot about possessiveness. He turned around and looked at the box, walked slowly over, and gently opened the lid. He carefully counted the list and counted it three times in a row. His smile was unfathomable, and it was indeed a trick.

I came very early today. When I was helping my wife put the roster, there were only two in the box. Ten women entered the hall and eight were put into the roster, and there should be ten. Now there are only nine. The lost one, combined with Zheng's performance, should be the one she took.

So the question is, whoever took away, why should I take it? First of all, you have to figure out who the roster is taken away to determine the reason. In fact, you are confident, but this matter is very important and you want to make a complete decision. Open the roster quickly, try to remember the name, and put it all back to its original place.

He led Asuka, left the Zen Temple gate and came to Jing'an Gate. This is Li Yuan's separate temple, which belongs to the emperor's palace and is also guarded by the guard guard. All those entering and leaving the temple will register. Wu Kang kept praying and hoped that the guard guard of the guard guard on duty will be the guard of the guard guard.

The general of the left custody gate, his old comrade Liu Boying, and his father-in-law have a good relationship, which may be convenient. If the guard of the right custody gate has no friendship with the leader, he probably won't check it out. When he came to the doorman, he was about to make a request, someone on the right side met with him: junior Liu Mengyou, who participated in the military general.

His voice was quite loud, and he looked at it in the voice. He was a young man. He was wearing the uniform of the guard guard, and he looked very energetic. Seeing Wu Kang hesitating, he bowed and bowed: "It's so that the general knows that the general of the left sect is my grandfather."

The so-called grandfather, that is, the brothers of the grandfather, are very close. Wu Kang couldn't help but be happy. Liu Boying's grandfather should be easy to talk to. He pulled him to the side and lowered his voice and said, "I found some abnormalities and need to check the records to confirm the person who entered the palace. Please ask the nephew to be kind. If there are any other problems, I will hand it over to Uncle Liu."

Meng You was entangled for a moment and laughed and said in a low voice: "Uncle, you know that there is no general's approval, so you can't see it. But I have a good memory. From Chenshi to now, I have remembered all those who enter and leave the palace in my heart, so I will report it to my uncle."

The two whispered each other, Wu Kang listened carefully and compared the memories in his mind. As expected, the missing list was the Xue family and the wife's mansion of Hedong County in Fenglefang, which happened to be in Fenglefang, and her surname was Xue.

From this we can confirm that Xue Jieyu and Shangguan Yi used this as the contact point of the palace and were secretly communicating. Using the Buddhist temple as a cover is even more mysterious than a spy. If you say it is not weird, you will not believe it if you beat him to death. But you don’t know what the two families are talking about and want to conspire.

Thinking of this, he laughed and said, "My nephew told the truth, Wu Kang was so grateful. Please tell Uncle Liu that I will visit the mansion at two o'clock tomorrow. If he has no time, he will still have to trouble him and go to the Xiuzhenfang to inform him."

Liu Mengyou Yingnuo, the father and the two of them exchanged greetings for a moment, and Wu Kang returned to the Zen Temple. He listened to the roar of the wooden fish and looked at the plaque in the hall. He couldn't come back to his senses for a long time. At some point, he suddenly felt like he was struck by lightning, and his fingers began to tremble. A terrible thought surging and cold sweat came out of his forehead.

According to later historical records, Prime Minister Shangguan Yi once conspired to depose Mei Niang. In the end, the whole family was killed, and the Zheng family was left in the palace, implicating countless people. When I was studying Tang Shu, I knew that this happened, but I didn’t know when. That political storm was not this year, so I went to the uncle...

If Mei Niang falls, then there is no doubt that I will fall to the ground. The more I think about it, the more I feel heartbroken, I keep taking deep breaths, forcibly calm, and prepare to peel off the cocoon. Attempting to abolish the queen is a big case, and relying solely on Prime Minister Shangguan, it will never happen.

I remember that in the fifth year of Xianqing, the Shengjia visited Bingzhou. The Right Guard General Murong Baojie colluded with the Right Guard General Yang Sixun. He intended to launch a coup and forced Li Jiu to depose Meiniang and make Guanlongnu the queen. Wu Kang joined forces with Su Dingfang to set up a net of heaven and earth, waiting for them to take action.

But for some reason, it turned into a farce, Baojie poisonous kills Sixun. The coup ended without success, and the case was even more ridiculous. The motive for the poisonous kills was considered jealous. This was a fool who cheated on the fool. Wu Kang sneered at it. Baojie poisonous kills Sixun, and would rather pay for his own life, because he wanted to protect his accomplices.

Therefore, many people must have conspired to such major events. Based on today's experience, Xue Jieyu in the palace was an ally of Shangguan Yi. They wrote letters and plotted to abolish Mei Niang, which was really vicious. At this time, I also understood why Zheng saw me like a mouse to see a cat.

But Concubine Xue has become a monk and nun. It’s so good to eat vegetarian food and chant Buddha’s name. What kind of fooling people do you want to mess with? You are the Meng Master of Li Jiu. Mei Niang respects you very much and respects you like a teacher. Every day on the first and second days, she will go to Helin Temple to talk and chat with you. Why can’t she tolerate her?

His brain turned rapidly, gradually cleared his thoughts, and his smile was extremely sinister. Xue became a monk and nun in February of the first year of Xianqing. It was originally the seventh year of Yonghui, but why did he change the reign of Xianqing? Because Mei Niang took office. In October of the sixth year of Yonghui, the queen Wang was deposed and Wu was renamed as the queen.

Then in the first month of the seventh year, Li Zhong, King Chen, Li Hong was deposed, and Li Hong was appointed as the crown prince, and the general amnesty was changed to Xianqing. When the whole world celebrated, Xue became a monk and a nun, which was a coincidence that it was suspicious. Wu Kangke and Dade, she was forcing Li Jiu to deliberately disgust Mei Niang.

She was so resentful that it was reasonable to collude with Shangguan Yi. These turtles were all wealthy families, and the queen was a wealthy girl, which was in their interests. So they believed that Mei Niang was born into a small family and had to be destroyed by the wealthy family.

Xue Yuanchao, the governor of Jianzhou, is the nephew of Xue. Wu Kang can be sure that he is also involved. As for other accomplices, they are unknown for a while and do not take it seriously. What I worry most now is the conspiracy of deposing the queen. Will Li Jiu participate?

If he also participated, it would be the biggest crisis for Mei Niang. After repeated consideration, it was very likely that he had a strong desire for power, and Mei Niang participated in the government to divide his power. Fortunately, this time, Li Hong was left to the state of charge, which was intriguing.

I really want to sigh to the sky. I am trying my best to deal with Li Yi’s mansion. You guys are plotting to destroy my sister, so they are absolutely unforgivable. They gritted their teeth with hatred. They all said that Mei Niang was cruel. I think she was not fierce, and I want to kill them all.

Since the deposed group on the opposite side has made a move, it is useless to fear that escaping is useless, Nai Weng announced his move. Let's fight hard, Nai Weng will be in a life of war, not afraid of corpses and blood, nor will it be afraid of bloody political struggles. No matter how bloody the war is, Nai Weng will face it calmly.

Wu Kang left again and quickly came to the outside of the palace. He had already made up his mind. He started here without alerting the enemy. He quietly investigated and collected evidence. He found his confidant guards and assigned tasks secretly. Zhao Sheng went to Jianzhou to monitor Xue Yuanchao and intercepted letters from contact.

Qian Shun monitored the place, determined who the Xue family in the palace were contacting, and tried to dig up accomplices as much as possible. Shenke monitored Shangguanfu, recorded the persons entering and leaving, secretly investigated their identities, and tried to follow the clues. All surveillance work can not be interrupted during the twelve hours of the day and night.

After a simple arrangement, I waited for my wife to worship Buddha. If time allowed, wait until the third hour of Shen Shi, the officials would come home from get off work and visit Jingzong. I would solve the problem of Yifu earlier, so I could free up my hands to deal with the storm of the deposed queen. Unfortunately, I felt skinny and could not get out when I got home. My eldest daughter was unhappy and agreed to play on the slide.

At this moment, in Yiningfang, Li Yi Mansion was in the car, sighing from time to time. The luxurious carriage stopped, and suddenly shouted: "Why are you crazy Taoist, what are you sneaking? Staring at your husband's house, do you want to steal something? Why are you shaking your head and beating me hard...

Li Yifu suddenly opened his eyes and lifted up the curtain to watch. The Taoist's clothes were fluttering, with three long beards, and the Taoist robe was fresh and refined. He shook the whisk in his hand, and looked fairy-like and Taoist, and he was simply a master. He could keep his smile calmly and without any anger.
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