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For example, Qiu Xinggong, the father of Qiu Shenji who was killed in the early years, was dismissed from office because he did not want his mother to be buried as a concubine and had a dispute with his brother.Little wives have no human rights. This principle is applicable in ancient and modern times.

In the original history, after Li Shouli left the palace, he only lived with his aunt, while his biological mother, Mrs. Zhang, was placed in a separate house, probably out of fear of being politically involved.

"Of course, I don't mean to make you, second brother, mean. Aunt Zhang's complaints are expressed in the hope that she can improve her mother's family. This matter can still be done."

In order to make Li Shouli feel better, Li Tong continued: "Since Mrs. Qinghe and Mrs. Zhang tease people first, but since they have offended my brother, this matter will never be settled easily. Just as Zhang Yan said, even if it can be done , It’s just the attachment of the branches. Tomorrow I will receive a few people from the imperial court and continue to promote this matter. I have to fix the house and not attach! If the Zhang family does not want to bear the anger of my brother, it is best to obediently accept this matter, and forget it. Auntie has a wish."

Speaking of this, Li Tong's tone became stern.This time Mrs. Zhang was bewitched by others to cause trouble at home. Although she was not smart, she could solve it behind closed doors, and she wouldn't call for beatings and killings.

However, it depends on the owner to beat the dog.The Zhang family of Qinghe took the initiative to tease this matter, but Li Tong did not intend to let them go easily: Since you want to expand and grow your family so much, then I will help you and directly write the names of Zhang Yan's family on the fixed room. On the genealogy!

In doing so, besides giving Li Shouli an explanation, let this silly brother not feel too guilty when facing his biological mother, and at the same time make Qinghe Zhang's disgusting.

You think that a mere good woman is not qualified to join your family, and now that you have even withdrawn the name of a married woman, you are asked if you recognize this relative?If you feel that the genealogy paper is not enough, at worst, hack a few members of the Zhang family, let alone the Wanshi Zhang family, discount, three thousand stones, five thousand stones is already a lot.

Sure enough, when Li Shouli heard this, his complexion became a little better, but he still waved his hands and said: "October is pregnant, and the kindness bestowed on the body is so rare to be rewarded. Since this is my mother's obsession, how can I let it go?" If you come forward, San Lang, I will go straight to Zhang Xun's mansion tomorrow, and if he dares to say no, I will never let him go!"

After Li Tong heard the words, he smiled slightly and didn't try to argue, but he still said: "Since this matter is going to be done, we can't act hastily based on our will. Tomorrow, we will bring that Lu Jinglian into the mansion first, let him and Zhang When confronted by Yan, first hold this confession in hand to prevent them from backbiting and accusing my family of bullying. Later, I will arrange a few bachelors who have read poetry and books and majored in Confucianism to discuss this matter with the Zhang family. "

Attaching to a family, pretending to be a famous family, such things are always not very decent.

All big families with a long history have always understood the truth that face is an external thing, and they are definitely good at messing around. After all, they have certain political resources and the right to speak. It's a habit.

Even if Li Tong wanted to disgust the Qinghe Zhang family, he had to consider the direction of public opinion in the future, so first arrest the middleman Lu Jinglian, and get evidence from him that these guys incited their brothers to quarrel before they can formally report to him. The Zhang family started.

When the handle was seized, the Qinghe Zhang family did not dare to confuse the public any longer.Li Tong even wanted them to make trouble, so that he would have more legitimate reasons to kill the Zhang family. Even if Zhang Xungu was pulled over and slashed, no one else would dare to fart!

"It's still Saburo, you are thoughtful, I listen to you, I listen to you!"

After Li Shouli heard the words, he nodded again and again, and the worry on his face dissipated a little. The reason why he felt entangled before was because it involved the people closest to him. Let it out.

Seeing that Li Shouli was no longer worried about this, Li Tong was also relieved, and discussed the details of transforming the former residence of Daodefang into a Taoist temple and placing Mrs. Zhang in it.

During the period of the coup, he has been in a state of being overdrawn both mentally and physically.If Li Shouli's biological mother hadn't made a noise, he would have gone back to the mansion to sleep after meeting his aunt Fang.

After returning to the mansion, Li Tong slept until dawn, and when he woke up again, the little Lego guy rushed to report, but King Lu had already entered the mansion and was at the concubine's place.

After Li Tong got up, he took a hasty wash, and then went to the residence of his aunt Fang's family. On the way, he ordered Le Gao to tell the front hall officials to invite some people who would be needed later.

Li Tong really didn't pay much attention to Wang Meichang and the small circle around him.Even if Dou Luqinwang is still alive, he has to be honest in front of him now.

This time he was messed up, it was purely because he didn't have enough energy to pay attention for a while, and it wasn't a big problem.But since I have already noticed it, this group of guys should not think about it.

In the back hall, Li Shouli was talking to his concubine, Mrs. Fang, when he saw Li Tong coming, he hurriedly jumped up to meet him, and said, "Sanlang, what we discussed last night, I have already told my mother. My mother also I said it, but if her mother's family can be attached to the Zhang family of Qinghe, she is willing to practice Taoism with peace of mind and pray for the family."

Li Tong just nodded after hearing the words. To be honest, if it wasn't for his second brother's face, even if he wanted to fight back against that small circle, he would not choose the way of making his mother's family dirty, and drove him out of the house without any discussion.

"Then second brother, you can arrange someone to bring Lu Jinglian into the mansion, let Zhang Yan write a post, he will definitely come."

Now the other party is probably still dreaming of making their brothers estranged, if they know that Li Shouli has been successfully bewitched, there is no reason to rush over here.

After Li Shouli heard the words, he nodded his head heavily, then turned around and threw himself in front of Fang's banquet, and kowtowed a few times: "Madam, everything is wrong this time, it's my son's fault! Wait for me to solve these external disturbances." , then took my mother back to the mansion, and if I disobey an inch in the future, I don’t need brothers to ask me, my mother will directly kill me and enter the underworld, and let Aye punish me!"

"Don't talk nonsense, a family living well is the most expensive thing!"

Even though Fang was still a little sullen in his heart, seeing Li Shouli's blushing forehead, he was deeply moved for a moment, and finally showed a few faint smiles on his face.

After Li Shouli left, Li Tong sat across from Mrs. Fang again, and said, "Ms. Zhang will move into the Biefang in a few days, and I will never let her in front of the empress again. The servants last night will be replaced by others. No. My son doesn't want to take care of his mother day and night, but it's still a bit inconvenient right now, and my son still has some foreign affairs..."

"Stop talking, my mother and son don't need to talk about this!"

Mrs. Fang grabbed Li Tong's hand and sighed: "Ms. Zhang is indeed right. I have indeed stolen the affection of another mother and child. But no matter what, I can have a relationship with the three of you. No matter how difficult it is, the empress will accept it. I can bear it, not to mention mere gossip. Sanlang, the blessings that my mother has cultivated for many generations can win you..."

When Fang said this, he choked up again, since the heart-piercing words had already entered his ears, how could they dissipate so easily.The eldest son is withdrawn and silent, while the second son is stubborn and stupid. The family's livelihood and future are all on the youngest son.

Although there is no bond of flesh and blood, seeing the young son sitting respectfully in front of him wake up with a tired look on his face, Fang's heart aches deeply.

Li Tong comforted Fang Shi a few more words, and did not have much time to stay here, and ordered the princess and Tang Lingshu to accompany Fang Shi, and then went straight to the middle hall of the palace.

The eldest cousin Fang Rong came first. Li Tong asked Fang Rong to sit down first, and then said directly: "Cousin, take care of the desk affairs and prepare to leave Xiantai. I am going to let you, cousin, join the Bibu and take charge of Prince Lu's mansion." Long History."

"Don't worry, Your Highness, I will get involved as soon as possible."

After Fang Rong heard the words, he nodded and said.

The Bi Department is a department under the Ministry of Punishment. It is responsible for auditing the return of the treasury, the surplus of the treasury, and the inspection and review of the finance. Li Tong must take over this department if he wants to control the water transportation.He had been coveting this position for a long time before, and now of course he wants to win it in one fell swoop.

As for letting Fang Rong also lead the history of Prince Lu's mansion, it is also because although Fang Rong is a distant relative, he is still Fang's natal family.

After letting the Zhang family get rich once and attach himself to the Qinghe Zhang family, Li Tong didn't want his second brother to have anything to do with this family again, so he arranged Fang Rong in Lu Wang's mansion to preside over the daily affairs of Lu Wang's mansion.

Here he chatted with Fang Rong for a few words, and the officials who sent out the treats took the guests back one after another.

Just letting Qinghe Zhang lose face once is not enough to make Li Tong vent his anger. He wants to break up Wang Meichang's small circle.

Right now, this small circle is still in its infancy, and the organizational form is still very rough. It is just a small movement of a few families who are closely related to get together to engage in some political speculation.But if it is allowed to develop, it is very likely that it will grow into a considerable political force in the future.

In fact, Li Tong hadn't planned to target the people from Hebei and Hedong so early on. His main opponents and the arrangements he made were mainly aimed at the nobles of Guanlong who were dead but not stiff.

However, Wang Meichang's identity is a bit special, and he is too eager to show his malice, so he might as well do it first, anyway, it won't take him too much time and energy to clean up these few things.

Right now Li Tong is mainly inviting scholars.For example, his old Lintai colleagues Wang Shaozong, Ma Huaisu, etc., and an old man recommended to him by Ouyang Tong, named Zhu Jingze.

These few people also have similar backgrounds, that is, they are from the south, and they are naturally at odds with the Hebei guys.Call these people together in advance, cultivate a tacit understanding by slapping Qinghe Zhang in the face, and continue to attack according to the situation in the future.

"Several please sit down, there is no need to be formal."

The few people who joined the hall together, Wang Shaozong, Ma Huaisu, etc. Needless to say, apart from some friendships they had worked with in the past, they were all scholars from Jiangnan, and their political stances belonged to Li Tong's line.

Li Tong is relatively unfamiliar with Zhu Jingze. This old man is nearly sixty years old, but he is still working as a foreign official like Bu Que.

Although the official rank is not high, it does not mean that Zhu Jingze's energy is low.He himself is a master of Confucianism. As early as Gaozong Xianheng's reign, he was famous in the government and the public and was received by Emperor Gaozong.

It's just that Zhu Jingze had some conflicts with Li Jingxuan, a fellow from Bozhou. Li Jingxuan was popular at that time, so he dealt a blow to Zhu Jingze's official career, which made Zhu Jingze sink into a subordinate for a long time.

However, as the influence of Li Jingxuan's family was purged in the late Wu Zhou Dynasty, and even Li Jingxuan's younger brother Li Yuanyuan was killed, Zhu Jingze finally ushered in a bright period of official career, and served as prime minister in just a few years .

At present, although Zhu Jingze's official rank is not high, his status in the academic world is very good, at least he is not afraid of those Hebei guys.Wang Shaozong, Ma Huaisu, etc. also have outstanding academic names. After all, they have been sitting on the bench in Lintai all year round, and they have nothing to do with paperwork, so they can only read books every day.

For example, Ma Huaisu, who was in charge of Quanxuan during the Kaiyuan period, also presided over a series of book compilation projects in the early years of the Kaiyuan period.It is no exaggeration to say that Li Tong is training Ma Huaisu in the direction of his own academic leader. In his vision, he will be an important member of promoting printing, integrating ideology and reforming the imperial examination in the future.

After the few people were seated, Li Tong first told them about their brothers' closure of the country, and wanted to hear what these people thought about it.

When it came to this issue, several people expressed their opinions. Generally speaking, they all felt that something was wrong, especially Li Tong's title of King Yong and Li Shouli's title of King Lu.

Hearing the opinions of several people, Li Tong had a certain idea in his mind. You can't say that you think there is something wrong with this kind of thing, at least you must be able to quote scriptures and sort out a train of thought in terms of etiquette.So he asked several people to write a book of etiquette, and sent it to his mansion for use when the time was right.

His plan is to first make Qinghe Zhang's family disgraced through the Zhang family's affiliation, and then take over the Sishu Temple.The current Si subordinate Shaoqing is Zhang Xungu, and the Si subordinate secretary is named Tang Shanzhi.

Tang Shanzhi was born in Bingzhou, so it's hard to say what connection he has with Wang Meichang.But at the same time, he is the son of Tang Jian, a hero of Lingyan Pavilion, and the son-in-law of Tang Taizong Li Shimin, who is regarded as the Guanlong upstart of Taiyuan Yuancong.Moreover, Tang Shanzhi also has a niece who is also in the harem of the emperor's heir Li Dan.

Regarding this, Li Tong also had to sigh with emotion. The harem of his fourth uncle is really complicated. Every concubine comes from a famous family, but it's a pity that there is no one who can fight. The wife can't walk the line, and she can't hold her head up because of being abused by her mother. .

The reason why he didn't directly point the finger at Sishu Temple right now was also because Li Tong didn't want to rashly expand the scope of attack when the situation was unclear.Even if these foreign relatives have to be cut off, it must be done in batches and rhythmically, and even one by one when necessary.

"Sanlang, I got it! Then Lu Jinglian also said that I was really greedy for some kind of family status. After entering the mansion, I didn't wait for a scrutiny, so I took the initiative to say..."

While speaking, Li Shouli rushed into the hall with an excited expression on his face, shaking a roll of confession in his hand, and said happily: "Now the witnesses and material evidence are all in my hands, and Zhang Xungu is not allowed to deny it. Do you want to go to his house right now? ?”

Li Tong also smiled when he heard the words, took a quick look at the confession in Li Shouli's hand, looked up and saw the curious expressions on the faces of several people, so he smiled and said: "It's just a family matter, the Secretary Shaoqing Zhang Xungu intends to We are discussing friendship with my relatives, but my brothers are unavoidably too young to do anything, so I hesitated for a while, so I invited a few scholars to come to the house to ask for advice."

When several people heard this, their complexions inevitably changed. They were focused on academics, and they still had integrity.Although impersonating famous clans is rampant nowadays, those with noble families are also willing to join forces to increase their influence.

However, the few people in front of them were a little uncomfortable with this kind of world style, especially Wang Shaozong, who was born in the Langya Wang family, a famous family in the south of the Yangtze River. After hearing this, his brows were raised frequently, and he couldn't resist not to scold him.

"I didn't want to get involved in this kind of perverted world style. But I can't help but be disturbed by human feelings. Especially Zhang's people lobby the inner house. Gaotang's parents are moved by it. They wash their faces with tears all day long, which makes my brothers restless."

While speaking, Li Tong passed on Lu Jinglian's confession to everyone, saying that it was really not their family who were greedy for vanity and took the initiative to provoke trouble.

When the few people heard this, their complexions improved slightly. After all, obedience to parents is also filial piety.What's more, it can also be seen from this confession that it was Qinghe Zhang's initiative to propose, and even mobilized the Lu family's children who are famous genealogists.

Zhang's self-willed depravity, there is really no need for them to be filled with righteous indignation for others, after all, the bowl of rice that King Yong is serving right now.What's more, it would be more beneficial for them to take this opportunity to attack Qinghe Zhang's famous Hebei family. At least it would ruin the Zhang family's reputation, and they would have an advantage in any job conflicts.

Hearing what King Yong said meant that he hoped they could help accomplish this, Zhu Jing spoke first and said: "In the five chaotic countries in ancient times, the famous families in the world were often separated to avoid the barbarians. After the world is unified, all families will unite Returning to the family is also normal. For example, the late Zhao Guogong Li Wenxian was also disturbed by this..."

Hearing this, Li Tong couldn't help being amused, he only said that Li Jingxuan was born in the Li family of Zhao County, but he didn't know that there was also a joint nationality with the Li family of Zhao County in Hebei.

Li Tong didn't know whether Li Jingxuan was the Li family of Zhaojun, but Li Shouli's biological mother's family definitely had nothing to do with the Zhang family of Qinghe.

But when Zhu Jing talked about this topic, he used Li Jingxuan as an example. It can be seen that he is still full of resentment for Li Jingxuan's blocking of his future in the past, implying that Li Jingxuan's family is also a role in leather vests.

There must be a set of procedures for joining the membership, and the bigger the scene, the more solemn it will be.Moreover, Quiet Mimi's solution was not in line with Li Tong's idea of ​​embarrassing the Qinghe Zhang family, so he asked the few people present to compile some origins that could be related to the Qinghe Zhang family based on the Zhang family's genealogy, preferably in terms of seniority The kind that can directly make Zhang Xungu call grandpa.

At the same time, he ordered Fang Rong to go to the southern province to ask if Zhang Xi had been exiled, and if not, he would take him as a hostage first.He didn't engage with Zhang Xi before, because he didn't have such a deep conflict of interests, and second, he wanted to give Li Qiao some face.

But now Mrs. Zhang picks things up first, and if the cooperation is not enough, then he doesn't plan to let Zhang Xi leave God's City alive.

Li Shouli was arranged to go to Zhang Xungu's house to get his genealogy. After all, they can't just talk nonsense here, and they still have to link the two family genealogies so that Zhang Xungu can obediently call him grandpa.

Li Shouli was already impatient at this moment, after receiving the confession from Li Tong, Dang Shi led a group of disciples to go straight to Zhang Xungu's house in the workshop.

Sishu Temple was not a busy department. When Li Shouli arrived, Zhang Xungu was having a banquet at home.Knowing that King Lu came to the house, Zhang Xungu did not dare to neglect, and hurriedly led his children out to meet him.

Seeing the instigator who made his house restless, Li Shouli certainly didn't have a good face, he didn't even get off his horse, and threw Lu Jinglian's confession in front of Zhang Xungu who was welcoming him out, and snorted coldly: "If someone from Lu did not come to sue, I would not have known that my concubine's family still has such a deep bond with Zhang Shaoqing. Now that I know it, there is no need to cover it up. Go and get your family tree and let me take it back to the mansion to edit it. Together, let's talk about relatives as soon as possible!"

Zhang Xungu saw that King Lu was approaching menacingly, and his face changed. After hearing this, he couldn't calm down even more. He took a step forward and said in a low voice, "Please enter the house first, Your Highness, let me be humble..."

"That's unnecessary. I have never had any friendship with Zhang Shaoqing. If it wasn't for someone close to me, why should I come to see you?"

Li Shouli turned his horse around, signaled his attendants to directly block the door of Zhang Xungu's house, and said with a sneer, "I'm hot-tempered and not polite, so I won't disturb you when I enter the house. Get the genealogy quickly, and don't harm this kinship bond! go!"

Chapter 0487 King Lu is cruel, people are hard to bully

Lu Wang Li Shouli blocked the door and asked for Zhang's genealogy, and his words were quite rude, which naturally made Zhang Xungu's family feel ashamed and angry.

The genealogy is the foundation of a family's inheritance. During the Wei, Jin, Southern and Northern Dynasties, it was an important evidence for the court to select talents and appoint officials. Even the genealogy records of a large family can be regarded as part of the history books.

Although the current generation of aristocratic families is not as prominent as before, the genealogy of a family is also the foundation of establishing a family that tells about the elders and children and defines the relationship between people. How can it be easily shown to outsiders?

But as King Lu threw Lu Jinglian's confession in front of him, Zhang Xungu felt a bit guilty, and he didn't dare to respond positively based on reason. At home, I hurriedly ordered the children in the family to leave the house through the side door to seek help from relatives and friends.

Li Shouli got Li Tong's advice, so he wanted to make a big fuss, and he didn't stop the Zhang family's children who went out to ask for help. He ordered his entourage to set up a battle in front of Zhang Xungu's mansion, and clamored that if If Zhang Xungu didn't give him a satisfactory answer before Jingjie closed, then he would solve the problem in his own way.

The Lu Wang brothers are the focus of current attention, and their every move attracts attention, and Zhang Xungu, who was born in the Zhang family of Qinghe, is not some nameless secular trend.

So the noise of the two parties in the workshop spread quickly, and there were many Shiliu who gathered here full of curiosity to watch the excitement.

When they came to the gate of Zhang Xungu's house, they saw Lu Wang Li Shouli standing in front of the mansion surrounded by his entourage. How sad how miserable.

Such a picture can still arouse Shi Liu's dissatisfaction.Many people who didn't know the truth couldn't help but whispered that King Lu was bullying the old and the weak, so that Zhang Xungu, an old man over the age of sixty, couldn't straighten his waist.

But dissatisfaction is dissatisfaction, and these dissatisfaction words are still not dared to speak directly to the face. Lu Wang Li Shouli is still down, and the Yong Wang Li Shenzhi behind him is really not to be offended.

But even if it was whispering, as the number of onlookers increased, some discussions still reached Li Shouli's ears.

Li Shouli didn't care much about those gossips of idlers, but the coldness in his eyes that looked at Zhang Xungu deepened.

If it weren't for Zhang Xungu's age, his old arms and legs, and his emotional ups and downs, he would not be able to stand stably. With the anger accumulated in his heart, he might not be able to hold back his fists. go up.

As for Zhang Xungu on the opposite side, after hearing those discussions, he also complained in his heart, fearing that the so-called outspoken words of those idlers would anger Lu Wang even more, and thus provoke more intense revenge on his family.

"It's really not something that can be said in public. It's not a pity to be an old man, but your highness is a young man from the clan, so it's really not suitable to provoke those vulgar criticisms in the street. Please come to the hall and let me tell you in detail..."

Zhang Xungu was at fault for instigating other people's family quarrels, but now he was blocked by people, he didn't care about his own face, he came forward and his waist was bent like a shrimp, begging again and again.

After Li Shouli heard the words, he sneered and said, "What is wrong with me and not visible to others? I came here today just to get your family tree, hand it over to me and go."

"The collection and storage of the genealogy is a big family matter. Whether to show it or not is really not something that can be decided by a humble person. Your Highness, please..."

Zhang Xungu was still explaining, but Li Shouli rolled his eyelids, and said angrily: "The old man's words are not serious, what else can I say! Please come and see your family who can talk about things!"

While there was still entanglement here, another group of noble slaves rushed into the square with sticks from outside the square, and dispersed the crowd of onlookers at both ends of the street.The leader of the team was a middle-aged man in his 30s. Before entering the front, he shouted to Zhang Xungu who was still begging softly: "Why should the seventh uncle bow down! Although the wealthy family is powerful, my family is not Without roots, how can I bear such an insult!"

The person who came was Zhang Chong, the youngest son of the old Prime Minister Zhang Wenguan.

Seeing that King Lu bullied an old man, the onlookers were already full of anger. Seeing that Zhang Chong rushed forward as his name suggests, many people cheered loudly.

After Li Shouli saw this, he was naturally more ashamed and annoyed, and he wanted to curse back when he raised his eyebrows.But Zhang Xungu's face was even more gloomy, and he knelt down in front of Li Shouli's horse with a plop, and shouted loudly: "Please Your Highness, please calm down, please Your Highness..."

"How could King Lu be so cruel!"

Seeing Zhang Xun's old body lying directly in the dust, not to mention Zhang's family slaves who had already scuffled with the prince's family, some righteous men in the crowd couldn't help but yelled.

Hearing the noisy voices around him, Li Shouli's complexion changed, and after a while he burst into laughter, ordered his followers to gather around him, pointed to Zhang Xungu who was lying on the ground, and pointed to another Surrounding the group of house slaves brought by Zhang Chong and the spectators who were shouting and cursing, their eyes finally fell on Zhang Xungu, and he sneered and said: "The old thing is really powerful, no wonder he dared to do such evil tricks! But I am neither relative nor relative in this world, so I will temporarily retire today, and then I will compete with others later!"

After finishing speaking, he waved the horsewhip in his hand and shouted to his followers: "Let's go, go home and rectify the situation!"

"Your Highness, please stay, Your Highness..."

Zhang Xungu saw that King Lu left in a fit of anger, and for a moment he couldn't help crying out in mourning, knowing that this matter would be even more difficult for King Lu to leave.

However, in the eyes of others, Lu Wang fled in embarrassment, and the crowd has already given out cheers for the victory of justice.At the same time, Zhang Chong also came up to him, got off his horse and helped Zhang Xungu, who was covered in cold sweat and disheveled, and comforted him: "Uncle, don't be afraid, even if King Lu is powerful, I..."

"Stupid, stupid! How can you treat His Highness Lu Wang like this? If you really use force, my family can be the opponent of Yong Wang... Hurry up, hurry up..."

Zhang Xungu was already panicked at the moment, and he raised his hand and punched Zhang Chong in the chest. Before he could explain the reason, he turned his eyes to the crowd and said loudly: "Hurry up and arrest the most vicious people!" , to Prince Lu’s Mansion! I, I want to go to Prince Lu’s Mansion to plead guilty as soon as possible... If it’s too late, disaster will come!”