Chapter 849 Absurd plot
After walking out of Tai Chi Palace, Eunuch Gao came up and said with a smile on his face: "The Marquis is Your Majesty's medicine. Since the incident happened, Your Majesty has not eaten or drunk for many days. When he saw that the Marquis was back, Your Majesty would--"
"Oh, okay, they are all old acquaintances. What are you doing with these useless things?" Li Mu sat on the steps. Eunuch Gao looked at him and saw no one who needed attention. He also sat down with Li Mu.
"I just didn't have the nerve to ask Your Majesty, why did you rebel? That guy Li You, although he was a little dandy, wouldn't have done such a thing as killing, right? Didn't you find out what you did with your men?" Seeing Eunuch Gao stammering, Li Mu lowered his face and said, "Don't tell me you don't know. Those who you were under your men have extended their tentacles long ago. Don't be careless in front of me! Your Majesty asked me to suppress the rebellion, I must know some news."
"Actually, that's the case." The interests of Eunuch Gao and Li Mu have long been tied together. As long as it is not against Li Shimin's affairs, Eunuch Gao will not hide anything. The hesitation just now was because this matter was a shame to Li Shimin, and he didn't want to talk about it. But when Li Mu said that Li Shimin wanted him to quell the rebellion, he had to tell him the news.
Eunuch Gao sighed and said, "Actually, this rebellion is a matter of time." Eunuch Gao seemed to be trapped in memories and said, "The things that the Yinshi Master did back then were not worth mercy. But the Supreme Emperor and Your Majesty were kind and let go of the old and young of the Yin family. They thought it was a matter of repaying grievances with kindness, but who would have thought that Yin Hongzhi, who was obedient on the surface, was actually a very cunning person. He perfectly hid his hatred and made His Majesty neglect him. After His Majesty ascended the throne, he repeatedly gave him, so he proposed to personally discipline the King of Qi. But from the beginning, he regarded the King of Qi as a bargaining chip that could be used!"
"Taking the majesty of Your Majesty, Yin Hongzhi did not dare to directly instill the disobedient spirit of Qi. He took a turn and taught Qi on the surface, but in fact he led the Qi King to a wrong path. Otherwise, how could a child who was only ten years old be so arrogant and extravagant? He was somewhat restrained when he was in the capital, but after he was named King of Qi, he went to Qizhou, and the emperor was far away. Without His Majesty's shock, all his problems would be revealed."
"After my subordinates were arranged to Qizhou, the news about the King of Qi bullying men and women and doing everything evil. I dare not hide it from Your Majesty, so I told Your Majesty to tell you the truth. Your Majesty also asked the Yin Concubine to write a letter to persuade the King of Qi, but it was very effective. The reply was very well written, but in fact, according to the rewards of my subordinates, not only did not improve at all, but it became even more severe. Your Majesty had to issue an order to reprimand, and the King of Qi was still the same. Even in front of the envoy-" Eunuch Gao glanced at Li Mu and said, "He said that he is not Your Majesty's parent-child, Your Majesty's parent-child is you, Your Majesty has to have a son. There is no difference between his son like this and not, let Your Majesty ignore him."
Li Mu was so amused and laughed. Why is this kid still jealous?
Eunuch Gao continued: "The chief of the Qi Prince's Mansion, Quan Ji, is upright and upright. It was sent by His Majesty to supervise the Qi King's Xingzhi. This incident was also exposed by him."
"The King of Qi has two warriors, named Zan Junmo and Liang Mengbiao. These two men have good martial arts skills, especially good at riding and shooting, and are considered masters of the King of Qi. However, these two men have bad character. After being favored by the King of Qi, they often pretend to be powerful and bully local people. Even officials have to pay money to honor them. Quan Wanji scolded them many times but failed, and eventually drove them out of the King of Qi's mansion."
"This matter annoyed King Qi. Quan Wanji drove the two of them away from the front door. The King Qi recalled them from the back door and rewarded them with gold and silver in public, calling them "self-benefits and others". It was equivalent to disrespecting them, and ridiculing Quan Wanji for a long time."
Li Mu was completely speechless. The child in the rebellious period could indeed become childish.
"Quan Wanji is a person with a personality like a fire. He suffered this great humiliation and fell seriously ill. After he recovered from the illness, he ran back to Chang'an to sue the emperor and shook the matter out. His Majesty was furious and issued an order to severely rebuke the King of Qi and praised Quan Wanji. He also sent Wei Wenzhen to be the clerk of the King of Qi's Mansion, one civil and one military officer, and assisted the King of Qi. To put it bluntly, it is to supervise and punish. With this literary and one military officer, the real power of the King of Qi will be undermined."
Li Mu can understand why Li Shimin didn't change people. He has the talent of a person like Quan Wanji, and he can still grasp the real situation. If he changes to someone who is in the same world, he will probably know nothing.
Eunuch Gao sighed: "Your Majesty's original intention is to hit the King of Qi. It is not to deprive him of his authority. If the King of Qi can be more obedient, in three or five months, your Majesty's anger will be gone, and this matter will be fine. But the King of Qi seems to have a wrong intention. Not only does he hate Quan Wanji, but he also holds a grudge against Your Majesty. Yin Hongzhi not only does not persuade him, but instead starts to fan the flames. After all, the King of Qi is young and has done the wrong thing when he is hot."
Li Mu curled his lips and thought to himself that he was Li Shimin's old slave, but he could really understand the meaning, but the whitewashing was a bit too stiff and the bad reviews were made.
Li Mu was too lazy to listen to these and asked, "Don't talk about these things, hurry up and say that I'm exhausted all the way, so I'm exhausted. I'll leave the palace early and find a place to take a bath."
"Didn't this have to be said a little bit?" Gao muttered, but also speeded up the progress: "The King of Qi was young after all, and rebellion was a hot matter. He had no preparation at all. Suddenly, could he not show his strength? After listening to Yin Hongzhi's suggestion, he found Quan Wanji to ask for the people of Qizhou, and asked about money and grain. Quan Wanji was naturally confused. The military and political affairs of the prefectures and counties were always too lazy to ask about it. Suddenly, he asked Wei Wenzhen to discuss it. But Wei Wenzhen was a Dianjun. The King of Qi wanted to rebel. Even if he was stupid, he knew to avoid him. Therefore, he didn't know any news. The two of them discussed and discussed it, but they really couldn't think of the reason-"
Li Mu interrupted, "These two are stupid enough, you can't tell whether you want to rebel?"
Eunuch Gao smiled bitterly and said, "Marty, how could they think of it? Think about it carefully, how much difference is between King Qi and His Majesty? Is there a chance of victory in rebellion? And on one side is a father and a son on the other side, how could they think of rebellion?"
When Li Mu thought about it, it seemed that this was true. He thought so because he knew what happened in history and was not surprised by Li You's rebellion. They were people of this era, and it was understandable that they could not imagine it.
"The two of them had to go to investigate separately. After this investigation, they immediately found out." Eunuch Gao smiled bitterly and said, "If the two of them hadn't thought that the King of Qi would rebel, there was no need to investigate, because it was too easy to investigate. If they wanted to rebel, they had to recruit weapons, food, and horses. How could this be hidden? Besides, there was no one under the King of Qi who could be a strategist, and they were not meticulous in their work at all. All kinds of preparations were full of loopholes. In a few days, even the people of Qizhou knew that the King of Qi had a ill-behavior intention. What else could they do?
"Quan Wanji and Wei Wenzhen knew the whole story and were so scared that they were scattered. They were about to write the court to inform the King of Qi about the rebellion. Before the memorial was sent out, the King of Qi finally remembered them and sent Yan Hongliang to lead people to arrest them."
"Quan Wanji knew that the person the King of Qi hated the most was him. When he learned that the King of Qi sent someone to capture him, he immediately ran out of the city. Yan Hongliang was afraid that he would run away, so he took the people to chase him, and broke Wei Wenzhen."
"So Wei Wenzhen was spared and escaped by chance. He disguised himself along the way, changed his transportation, changed his escape route, and went all the way to Dezhou, and then bought a horse here to cross the river. When he arrived in Chang'an, he was like a beggar."
After listening to Eunuch Gao talk about these things, Li Mu was speechless except for speechlessness. What is this? It is not enough to describe it in the word "Absurdity". He remembered that when he watched "The Long Song of Zhenguan", he thought it was absurd, and even thought it was written by the screenwriter. He didn't expect that the real history was even more ridiculous than the screenwriter's imagination. This was a rebellion, and he could not remember to strangle the eyeliner to death. After several days of preparation, he remembered it, and to chase one and forget the other-
Li Mu was a little suspicious of the person named Yan. Could it be that he was also an undercover agent sent by Li Shimin, otherwise how could he have made such a big omission?
"Your Majesty should still not be able to kill the King of Qi." Eunuch Gao knew about Li Mu and Li You's holiday and reminded him: "After all, it's a father and son who are in love. Don't be confused by us outsiders. The Marquis is a smart person. Can you understand what our family means?"
"I understand, it's better to have less than more things." Li Mu stood up, patted the dust on his body, and said, "Okay, let's go, have a good night's sleep, and I'll quell the rebellion tomorrow."
"I wish the Marquis a victory in the flag." Eunuch Gao said nonsense, Li Mu raised his hand and waved it, and the man had already walked away.
Eunuch Gao called a little eunuch, whispered a few words, and the little eunuch ran wildly and ran towards the harem.
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Li Mu rode on his horse. As soon as he walked to the palace gate, he saw a female official waiting at the palace gate. When he saw Li Mu riding a horse, he came over and blocked him. Li Mu glanced at her and said, "Who is blocking my marquis' way and don't want to live?"
"After the order of Concubine Yin, I will wait for the marquis here." The female official saluted and said, "Concubine Yin wants to invite the marquis over."
Li Mu was silent for a moment and said, "It would be inconvenient. If I go to see Concubine Yin at this time, I am afraid that your Majesty will know immediately. I will not be able to take responsibility for taking the anger against Concubine Yin at that time."
"The Empress said that I don't care about anything at this time. I would like to ask the Marquis to pity the hearts of all parents in the world and to meet each other no matter what."
Li Mu thought for a while and said, "Okay, then let's meet and lead the horse."
The female official came over to pick up the reins, led the horse and brought Li Mu to a corner of the palace wall. Yin Fei had been waiting here for a long time. When she saw Yin Fei, Li Mu did not dare to be arrogant. She got off from the horse and bowed in a regular manner, saying, "Empress, I am so embarrassed to meet at this time. But please believe that this matter has nothing to do with me-"
Yin Fei hurriedly said, "I know that this is all because of the evil son, who can I blame him?"
She sighed, took out a jade cicada from her sleeve, and put it into Li Mu's hand. Li Mu quickly carried his hand behind her, changed color and said, "What is the empress doing? What is this?"
"This jade cicada is a token. Take it out of the palace and find a Fulin Grain Store in Dongcheng City. Give this thing to the shopkeeper, and the shopkeeper will give you the things." Yin Fei said anxiously: "I don't know how much it is. In short, all the industries of the Yin family are on this jade cicada. If you keep it, I have something to ask for."
"No!" Li Mu refused very simply and said, "Empress, stop talking. I was ordered to quell the rebellion, and there is no need to discuss this matter. I also advise you not to do this. If it is heard by Your Majesty, it will be difficult for you to deal with in the harem."
"I only have this son." Yin Fei cried and said, "I can't watch him die. Marquis, I know you have a marriage with the evil son, but please see that he is young and ignorant, don't be as knowledgeable as him. Just spare his life and let him go. Even if he doesn't see him in this life, I have no complaints. Please."
"Empress," Li Mu sighed, "To be honest, the holiday between me and the King of Qi is really not a question. I will never take revenge on my personal revenge and do whatever he wants. Therefore, it is impossible to spare his life. The decree I received was just to capture him. He is the prince, who can deal with him? In the end, it is Your Majesty to make the decision. You should tell me a thousand words, so it is better to plead with Your Majesty."
Concubine Yin also wanted to stuff the jade cicada to Li Mu. Li Mu took two steps back and said, "Empress, I am not short of money. Even if you ask me for work, you don't have to take out the money. This will have no effect on me. I promise you that I will definitely bring the King of Qi back alive. Please forgive me for not being able to help in the future."
"Then you take it, just take it as buying my brother's life-"
Li Mu sneered and said, "Empress is innocent, Yin Hongzhi is extremely evil, and the laws of heaven are clear, and Your Majesty cannot be favored."
After saying that, Li Mu got on the horse and left, leaving only Yin Fei, and sat on the ground.
Li Mu's words were equivalent to announcing Yin Hongzhi's death penalty. Thinking that the two of them grew up to depend on each other, Yin Concubine couldn't stop crying. She knelt forward a few steps and hissed: "Marty, please."
Li Mu did not respond or look back. If he had known this was the case, he would not have come to meet him at all.
"Yue'e, why bother you?"
Concubine Yin turned around and saw Empress Changsun. She knelt down at Empress Changsun’s feet as if she had seen the savior, hugged her legs and said, “Empress, for years of friendship, I beg for Your Majesty. My son is really just a moment of confusion. How could he want to rebel?”
Empress Changsun helped her up and said, "Isn't this a confusing thing for a while? If you weren't arrogant to the child-" As she said, Empress Changsun suddenly sighed and said, "What's the matter going to be done, it's too late to say anything. Let's talk about everything when Li Mu comes back. If possible, I will help persuade him."
Chapter completed!