Struggle in the early Tang Dynasty

First, the Yangzhou salt tax was out of the control of the Zhang family, and then it was suppressed by Guo Ye one after another. In the end, even the foundation of the Zhang family in Yangzhou was destroyed.

One of the eight great families has gone.

The destruction of the Zhang family in Yangzhou not only announced that the dignity and status of the Guanlong family had been challenged, but also announced that the Guanlong family had lost an arm, and it was the arm holding the money bag that was broken.

Therefore, Changsun Chong not only understood the extent of his father's anger, but also knew how angry his father was with Guo Ye, the governor of Yangzhou.

If it weren't for Guo Ye's departure to Yangzhou, where would there be so many moths?

Therefore, the "asshole, damned asshole" mentioned by his father just now, he can understand with his butt thinking, alluding to Guo Ye.

However, listening to his father's last words, there is a signal, that is, the mastermind behind the extermination of the Zhang family in Yangzhou is none other than Guo Ye, who is the parent official of Yangzhou.

This is too unbelievable and too unconvincing.

Immediately, he boldly said in a soft voice: "Father, according to the news from Yangzhou, the murder in Gujing Lane and the destruction of the Zhang family in Yangzhou were done by gangsters. In this regard, Guo Ye cannot be wronged. It happened during the daytime, and many people in the city saw thousands of gangsters haunting the Gujing Lane that day. Another point, when the Gujing Lane in the city changed dramatically that day, two forces from the Jianghu also clashed on the canal near the east gate of Yangzhou. It is said that one of the parties is the Jianghu forces secretly raised by the Zhang family. It would be too far-fetched to force this matter on Guo Ye. Besides, he now has a few old foxes from the Shilin Qingliu family as his backing. It’s not the Wu Xia Amon of that day.”

"Hmph, nonsense, idiot!"

Changsun Wuji was in a fit of anger, and it was at a time when loyal words were harsh to his ears. To him, Changsun Chong's words were undoubtedly clarifying for Guo Ye.Immediately, he shouted with displeasure on his face: "Chong'er, what good did Guo Ye promise you? Even you interceded and clarified for him? Don't forget, your surname is Changsun, and you are from the Guanlong family!"

Chang Sun Chong was panicked when he heard the words, and hurriedly argued: "Father calm down, how could the child help an outsider and disobey my father? It's just that this matter really has nothing to do with Guo Ye from the surface. Moreover, the three Didn't my younger brother just work in the Yangzhou government office and lurk by Guo Ye's side? From the beginning to the end, even today, the third younger brother has not been sent to send a letter, so this matter should not have much to do with Guo Ye. If my father really wanted to impeach him, he would at most commit the crime of 'incompetence in governing the local area, leading to disasters'. As for the others, my child thinks it is too far-fetched."

"You mean Yumo?"

Changsun Wuji's expression was full of powerlessness, he shook his head and sighed: "Don't mention this unworthy son. Originally, he went to Yangzhou to take up the post this time, and as a father, he had high hopes for him. But this bastard can eat, drink and play. Don’t do business. Maybe you don’t know, Chong’er, this bastard is no longer in Yangzhou, he has already gone to the Tubo Kingdom, thousands of miles away. I heard that it was for a woman, alas, I made it in my previous life What evil? You actually gave birth to such an unworthy son who does not do his job properly. I knew that the third child would be such a jerk today, and it was better to give birth to a ball than to give birth to him."

"Uh……"

The eldest Sun Chong choked for a while, and he was completely speechless to his third son, he left his serious business behind and left Yangzhou in good health, and went to Tubo Kingdom for a woman.

Say he is a good kind?Or is it better to say that he is stupid?

When Changsun Chong saw his father mentioning the third child, he felt endless disappointment, his whole body became dispirited, his expression was full of decadence and helplessness.

For a moment, he couldn't help but feel ashamed, and said in a low voice: "Father, please calm down, the third child is still a young man, so he can't help being a bit playful. After a year or two, we can find a marriage for him. As long as we get married , maybe he will be more sensible soon. At that time, he will also be able to understand your good intentions, father."

Speaking of this, Chang Sun Chong took a look at his father and found that his eyes were a little lively and lively, so he immediately took advantage of the excitement to change the subject and continued: "Father, I think Miss Yu Nuannuan from Wei Guogong's mansion is pretty good. Wei Guo The Duke's Mansion and our Changsun's Mansion are also well-matched, and Wei Guogong Li Jing has a high prestige in the army. If the third child of our family can marry Yu Nuannuan, it will not be considered an insult to the children of our eldest grandson's family. And if we can marry Wei Guogong It is beneficial for both the government and the private family, what does father think?"

"Hehe, it's time to make a home for the bastard, the third child, and we can't let him mess around like this anymore."

Changsun Wuji nodded in agreement, then thought about Miss Yu Nuannuan of Duke Wei's Mansion mentioned by Changsun Chong, and fell silent for a while.

Afterwards, he raised his face slightly, his eyes glistened, and he muttered to himself: "Wei Guogong Li Jing, this person, hehe..."

As he was talking, there was another wry smile, neither agreeing nor vetoing, which made Zhang Sun Chong dizzy for a while, as if Monk Zhang Er was confused and confused.

"Report to the master, there is a visitor!"

The shouts of servants came from outside the living room, temporarily dispelling the thoughts of Changsun Wuji and Changsun Chong father and son.

Changsun Wuji asked directly, "Who is here?"

The servant continued to report outside the living room: "It is Mr. Fang Xuanling who was ordered by Zhongshu. Mr. Fang said that he had just left the court early and had important matters to discuss with the master. Seeing the current state of the living room, the younger one decided to send Mr. Fang I took it to the master's study and waited."

When Changsun Wuji heard that the visitor was Fang Xuanling, and also heard that Fang Xuanling had left the early court, he seemed to have important matters to discuss with him, so he immediately raised his heart.

Then he looked at the mess in the living room, and smiled wryly in his heart, this place is indeed not suitable for receiving guests, otherwise it would only add to the jokes of others.

Immediately, he praised this servant for his ability in handling things, and then confessed to Changsun Chong: "Chong'er, let someone clean up the living room. As for the third child's marriage, we can wait for a while. For the father Go to the study to meet Mr. Fang."

After finishing speaking, Changsun Wuji patted the clothes on his body lightly, because the clothes were all wrinkled because of his furious and violent behavior just now, and then carefully walked around the rot on the ground, walked out of the living room and rushed to the study.

Chapter 804 The direction of the wind has changed, and reflection is urgently needed

Fang Xuanling had been waiting in the study for a long time, when he saw his elder grandson Wuji coming into the room, he immediately stood up to greet him, and asked with concern: "I didn't see you today, but I heard that you are ill, so I stopped by to visit you. How are you? Are you okay?"

Changsun Wuji looked pretty good at the moment, shook his head, walked to the back of his desk, sat down on the top chair, and sighed: "Your body is fine, it's just that you have some heart problems, it doesn't matter."

"Heart disease?"

Fang Xuanling hesitated for a moment, then relieved, pointed to the direction of Jiangnan, and asked softly, "Could it be because of the bad news about the Zhang family in Yangzhou?"

"Yeah... Hey, you also know about this?"

Changsun Wuji glanced at Fang Xuanling in surprise, knowing that he only got the news from Yangzhou when he got up this morning, and Fang Xuanling actually knew about the Zhang family's affairs in Yangzhou when he came back last morning.

Could it be that the other party secretly has a more informed source than him?

However, judging from his friendship with Fang Xuanling for so many years, it is impossible for the other party to have any secret channels to hide from him.

Inferred from this, Fang Xuanling's news can only come from one place, and that is the court this morning.

Immediately, he blurted out and asked, "Could it be that this is what was discussed at the court today?"

Fang Xuanling nodded slightly when he heard the words, he knew that his old friend was extremely meticulous, and there were few things he could hide from him.

Then he said: "You didn't come to the morning court today, so I guessed that you must have received the bad news of the Zhang family in Yangzhou, and you were very angry about this incident. That's right, the morning court today was talking about the Zhang family in Yangzhou being destroyed in an instant. , It’s a matter of life and death. This matter was sent to the palace by the Babaili dispatch last night, and sent to the emperor’s desk. My lord, do you know who is passing this memorial?”

Changsun Wuji was slightly taken aback, and thought to himself, there were people with quicker hands and feet who stabbed this matter into the palace.

Hearing Fang Xuanling questioning himself with a mysterious look on his face, Changsun Wuji was startled, and a certain person's name appeared in his mind, and he asked in surprise, "Could it be possible to send someone to travel eight hundred miles a day to send the urgent music to you?" The person who entered Chang'an was Guo Ye?"

Although Fang Xuanling didn't answer, but still nodded, obviously Changsun Wuji guessed right again.

Seeing Fang Xuanling's statement, the anger in Changsun Wuji's heart really didn't come to one place, his shoulders trembled with anger, his eyes flashed sharply like an angry King Kong and roared: "This cruel, treacherous villain is so grandiose and shouts "Stop the thief!" , Could it be that he still wants to deceive the court and the emperor, and plant the culprit of the destruction of the Zhang family in Yangzhou to gangsters?"

Fang Xuanling said: "My lord, grandson, please appease your anger. To tell the truth, during the court meeting today, Guo Ye sent someone to send the memorial to the palace. He not only reported to the emperor the process of the destruction of the Zhang family in Yangzhou. , and explained to the emperor that the reason why the Zhang family was exterminated by gangsters this time was because the Zhang family was involved in the interests of all walks of life in Yangzhou, which caused disputes among the powers of the rivers and lakes, and finally attracted revenge from rival interests. Not only that , He also made an apology to His Majesty, threatening that although the Zhang family's misfortune this time was his own fault, but this matter happened within his jurisdiction, and he, as the governor of Yangzhou, also has an unshirkable responsibility."

"Shameless, the little thief surnamed Guo is so eloquent that he actually wants to cover up this matter lightly?"

Changsun Wuji was so angry that his face was livid again. He not only stomped his feet, but also slapped the desk hard from time to time, cursing: "He said it lightly, and no one with a discerning eye would know that he went to Yangzhou this time to pay for the Yangzhou salt tax." Going, he came for the Zhang family in Yangzhou. The destruction of the Zhang family was definitely planned by him behind the scenes. The bastard, he even gently pushed this crime of implicating the entire family, and planted it on the Jianghu forces According to him, the Zhang family not only deserves to be blamed, but also deserves death?"

"It's not like that, and he didn't say that."

Fang Xuanling shook his head helplessly, and sighed softly: "Otherwise, he would not have made an apology, and in the memorial, he also asked the imperial court to order the Ministry of War to order all the places in the Huaiyang area to rush to the Duwei's mansion to gather troops and fight together. Suppressing the banditry in the Huaiyang area and restoring peace to the local people. At the same time, nearly a thousand members of Zhang’s family will be cleared of their grievances as soon as possible, and the murderer will be brought to justice.”

"Bah, what nonsense!"

Changsun Wuji was almost blown out of his lungs by Guo Yechou's shameless words, his body trembled like a sieve, and his trembling lips shouted: "Master Fang, Xuanling, can't you see that Guo Yecai He is the chief culprit for destroying the Zhang family. He is a real thief calling for a thief. The Jianghu bandit gangs live in no fixed place, and there are three cunning rabbit holes. How easy is it to wipe out the banditry? The case of exterminating the family will be put on hold indefinitely, and it will be nothing in the end. The traitor, this is the real traitor, the surname Guo acts so recklessly, so deceitful, he is the biggest treacherous minister of my dynasty!! !"

After shouting, Changsun Wuji coughed uncontrollably because of his excitement, and was almost out of breath.

Fang Xuanling looked at the excited state of his old friend, and couldn't help but secretly sighed that Guo Ye really made his eldest grandson Wuji angry.

Fang Xuanling has been in the ups and downs of his career for so many years, how could he not see Guo Ye's little trick?Changsun Wuji can penetrate behind the scenes, how could Fang Xuanling not see Mount Tai?

Moreover, Fang Xuanling, as one of the leading figures of the old ministers of the Tiance Mansion, also felt more and more the recent threat from the Shilin Qingliu. With Guo Ye's growth and strength, after a few years, he concluded that this son was destined It will become a serious problem for the old ministers of Tiance Mansion, and even the Guanlong family.