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The Orphan Case of the Zhao family was a power struggle case that occurred in the Jin State in the Spring and Autumn Period, which was recorded in "Zuo Zhuan" and "Historical Records".However, the content recorded in "Zuo Zhuan" is quite different from that in "Historical Records". Later generations have proved that Tai Shigong's records are historical errors, and Zuo Qiuming's records are closer to historical facts.

At the time of Jin Chenggong, the Zhao family was the dominant family. The head of the family, Zhao Dun, was the Zhengqing of the Jin Dynasty, equivalent to the current prime minister.

Zhao Dun had a son named Zhao Shuo, and Meng Ji, the daughter of Duke Cheng of Jin, married him. However, Zhao Shuo died young, leaving his wife and newborn son Zhao Wu, orphans and widows.Zhao Shuo's posthumous name was Zhuang, so Meng Ji was also called Zhao Zhuangji.Zhao Dun has three younger brothers, Zhao Kuo, Zhao Tong and Zhao Ying.Meng Ji and them are like uncle and niece.After Zhao Dun and Zhao Shuo's father and son died, the power of the Zhao family fell into the hands of Zhao Kuo and Zhao Tong, and the life of Meng Ji and his son Zhao Wu became more and more difficult.

In such a passive situation, only her little uncle Zhao Ying cared for her more, and after going back and forth, an affair developed between the two.Since Meng Ji is behind the official office, if Zhao Ying is in love with her, Zhao Ying's branch will definitely compete with Zhao Kuo for power in the future, which is very unfavorable.Zhao Kuo and Zhao Tong planned to strike first and kill it before it became a climate.

After a fierce internal family struggle, Zhao Kuo and Zhao Tong won a complete victory, and expelled Zhao Ying to Qi State in the name of "sweeping family ugliness and cleaning up the family".Meng Ji held a grudge because of this, and simply wanted to fight to the death with Zhao Kuo.At that time, Jin Chenggong died, and the successor was Jin Jinggong, Meng Ji's elder brother.She spoke in front of Jin Jinggong, accusing Zhao Kuo and Zhao Tong of seeking rebellion.

The Jin family already regarded the Zhao family as a thorn in their side, and Luan Shu, the patriarch of the Luan family who was the Zhengqing of Jin at the time, had been jealous of the Zhao family for a long time, so he would not let such a good opportunity go, so he joined forces with the Patriarch of the Que family, Que Kai, to speak out. Persuade Jin Jinggong to make up his mind to eradicate the Zhao family.So Jin Jinggong ordered the capital to be moved, leaving Jiangdu, the old capital where Zhao's power was deeply rooted, and moving to Xintian.At this time, Zhao Kuo and Zhao Tong lost their previous keen insight, and they were unaware of the purpose behind the move of the capital.

Then Jin Jinggong ordered to send troops to Jiangdu to kill the Zhao family, which was called "the difficulty of going to the palace" in history.And because Zhao Wu is the son of Meng Ji, half of the blood of the official family, Meng Ji was the first to report meritorious service, so both Meng Ji and Zhao Wu were adopted into the official family.Jing Gong wanted to give the Zhao family's territory to Qi Xi, but Han Jue, the patriarch of the Han family, once received Zhao Dun's favor, and said that the Zhao family had made great contributions and had no successors.So not long after, Duke Jing appointed Zhao Wu as the new head of the Zhao family and returned his territory instead of waiting until he became an adult.After this incident, because Zhao Wu was young, the Zhao family's territory actually fell into the hands of the public office.Almost all the members of the Zhao clan and loyal retainers were wiped out, and they were actually reduced to vassals of the government.The strength of the Zhao family was greatly affected, and continued to decline for decades. It was not until Zhao Wu became the Zhengqing of Jin that it was revived.

According to the records of "Historical Records", a minister named Tu Anjia appeared who did not exist.It was this person who planned the disaster in the palace, and wanted to kill Zhao Wu, the last blood of the Zhao family.Cheng Ying, Gongsun Chujiu and other righteous men desperately rescued each other. They smuggled the orphan Zhao Wu out of the palace and escorted him into the mountains until Zhao Wu grew up and returned to Beijing for revenge.

Shen Sui knew that the "Orphan of the Zhao family" that my grandfather mentioned was actually a version of the story in "Historical Records".

"If we compare our family to the Zhao family, it may not match. After all, the Zhao family is such a wealthy family with many family members, and the small family I formed with your father, mother, and you has no way Compared. But your father's talent is as dazzling as the rising sun. If time passes, she will bloom even more dazzling brilliance. What's more, her blood is ancient and precious, which is not comparable to ordinary people in this world. However, such a brilliant The bright rising stars died prematurely in the thick darkness of night.

Bo Zhao, remember, the ones who wanted to kill your mother and persecute your father were Emperor Wu and Taiping.The person who finally caused your father to lose his life is the current saint.What I have been doing for many years is to take revenge on these two culprits for your parents. "

Shen Sui's fists on her knees were slowly clenched, she took a deep breath, and said:

"The Shenlong coup, the Tang Long coup, and the extermination case of Princess Taiping's house, were you planning all of them?"

"That's right, child." Qin Zhen's old and deep eyes looked out of the window, as if piercing through time and space, and returned to the turbulent era of that year, and softly uttered a deafening, scalp-numbing sentence in his mouth , "If you do something evil, you have to pay the price, no matter who it is, even if it is the Nine-Five Supreme."

"It has been rumored that I have a bad relationship with your father. But in fact they are all wrong. Your father and I are not only Weng son-in-law, but also close friends. We are friends who have forgotten the years. What kind of person is she? It's too clear. After your mother's accident, your father endured the humiliation and brought you into Princess Taiping's mansion. I pretended to sever ties with her, but in fact we have been communicating in private. She said she wanted to avenge Lianiang. I even persuaded her , Forget it, this road is full of thorns and thorns, it is too difficult and dangerous. But she didn't, Lianiang was the love of her life, but she was almost killed by these people, and she lost her healthy body ever since. , unable to move freely, bloody enmity, she couldn't swallow this breath. I said: Okay, if you want revenge, don't leave me, let's go together.

We plan together how to get revenge.There are two of our enemies, one is Taiping, if it weren't for her obsession with your father, there wouldn't be so many things after that, she is the root of all evil.The second is the Emperor Wu who was so high at the time, her supreme authority could not be shaken at all. To her, Lianiang, including your father, are nothing more than ants. If they are crushed to death, they will be crushed to death.Her cruelty and indifference are the worst of all evils.But how we should take revenge is really too difficult.In the end, your father came up with a genius solution. She said that if you want to defeat these two behemoths, you must find allies and kill with a knife.

At that time, Emperor Wu's weakness lay in the issue of heirs. After Wu Zhou, who should inherit the great power, was it her own family, the Wu family, or the Li and Tang royal family.This fatal weakness has become our best opportunity to take advantage of.Moreover, at that time, Emperor Wu was indulging in the masculinity of the Crane Mansion, and Er Zhang was in charge of the government. Too many people were dissatisfied with this situation.The Konghe Mansion is also the direct murderer of your mother, and it is also within our strike range.So your father used the power of Qianyumen to create public opinion. This incident directly led to Erzhang killing Zhongzong's son, daughter, son-in-law and grandson. After a great enmity formed, Zhongzong finally made up his mind to force the palace.In the end, there was the Shenlong coup.After the Shenlong coup, Emperor Wu abdicated the throne and Zhongzong, and died soon after.The Crane Mansion was also completely abolished, and most of the officials in the Crane Mansion died unexpectedly.In fact, Taiping also joined in this matter.I didn't know it at first, but I realized later that it was induced by your father. At that time, she had already dug a big hole for Taiping, and she fell into it without realizing it.She watched with a sort of morbid pleasure in the downfall of her mother by what she had been involved in plotting.

Soon, Taiping became more and more interested in government affairs and eager for power. After Zhongzong succeeded to the throne, she fell into a struggle with Queen Wei, Princess Anle, Shangguan Wan'er and other female protagonists in the post-Wuhuang era for hegemony.And at that time, your father got in touch with a person—Li Longji, the then king of Linzi, who is also a saint today.She is laying the groundwork for revenge against Taiping.In the power struggle staged by several women in turn, the deposed prince Li Chongjun was killed in a mutiny, Zhongzong died suddenly, Empress Wei supported the puppet emperor and controlled the government.Your father, King Linzi and Taiping began to plan a coup d'état, with the aim of helping Prime Minister Li Dan ascend to the throne.As a result, there was a Tang Long coup soon.King Xiang ascended the throne for Ruizong, and the years-long struggle between Taiping and Li Longji also kicked off. "

Hearing this, Shen Sui already felt out of breath, not only because of the thrilling events of that year, but also because the image of her father Yin Yu in her mind was completely collapsed and subverted, even beyond recognition. Not the father she knew anymore.What kind of emotion, what kind of courage, and what kind of scheming and wisdom can support her, sit in the princess mansion, plan the court, make a decision at the moment, and change the situation.Could it really be her father who planned such a terrifying plan?

"But your father also miscalculated. Although Taiping is hateful, but she was married to your father in the end, and your father still has compassion for her. Besides, they also have a child, although that child is Taiping. It was obtained by means of low-level work."

"What?" Shen Sui was taken aback.

"Taiping deliberately put a love potion in your father's diet, and cut her finger while your father was unaware. That's why you have your younger sister later. This is her usual method, repeated on your father. I have used it many times. Later your father became numb. Even if she knew there was something wrong with the diet, she would still eat it. No matter how Taiping insulted her, she endured it silently. Taiping is too obsessed with your father, even more so Desiring to have a child of the Luanhuang bloodline, these are all things your father told me later. For a child of the Luanhuang bloodline, the two partners have a heart-to-heart friendship and a fusion of soul and soul at the beginning of the union, and the bloodline of the child obtained in this way will become stronger Just like you, your father and Lianiang are two hearts that are deeply bonded, so your bloodline is the most powerful in this generation. But your sister, because of the two hearts that are against each other, , the original intention was not pure, and after getting it, the blood was sparse, and it seemed to be nothing. In fact, if your father and Lianiang had another child, it would never be like this." Qin Zhen explained.

Under shock, Shen Sui finally understood the reason why his younger sister Qin Nu's blood was thin and seemingly absent, and his heart could not help but constrict, feeling extremely uncomfortable.

Qin Zhen's words continued: "Your father never expected that she joined hands with Li Longji to lure wolves into the house and seek skin from tigers. Li Longji's cruelty far exceeded her imagination. What she and Li Longji planned back then was to expose Taiping's illegal activities, the Princess Taiping's mansion was seized, and at the same time your father asked Li Longji to create her own fake death, she wanted Jin Chan to escape her shell, and at the same time took away two children. But she did not let Li Longji kill Taiping, and Li Longji also agreed She, after the matter is done, he will not harm Taiping, he will only lock her up. In this way, your father will get his revenge, and finally he can meet your mother. Your mother has been missing for many years and was taken away by someone. I and you Father has searched for a long time, but never gave up. At that time, we already knew the whereabouts of your mother. We knew that she was in the Qingyun Temple of Lianhua Mountain, and we also sent someone to watch her. We were planning to go look for her immediately after completing the mission in Chang'an.

However, Li Longji learned from nowhere that your father was a daughter and could have children with women. He was horrified and thought that your father was a monster who caused chaos in the world, making the government unstable and frequent changes over the years. .At that time, he had already ascended the throne, and people of alchemy and religion appeared around him. These people warned that Yin Yu was a demon, while Taiping was bewitched by a demon, and his body was polluted. The two must not survive, including Yin Yu's two children. Must be exterminated.Princess Taiping would put her in a boat coffin and float on the water, which symbolizes her exile on the Santu River, and she will never be reborn in hell. Only by burning the real fire of Samadhi on the boat coffin can the disaster be eliminated.As for Yin Yu himself, he had to be crucified on an inverted cross, cut his throat and bled to death, and then hung on the Danfeng gate tower to show that the blood stained Luanhuang and suppressed evil spirits.Then burn it to ashes, and the ashes must be sealed under the nine-level pagoda.Crucifixion upside down and bloodletting are methods of Nestorianism, samadhi real fire and blood-stained phoenixes are methods of Taoism, suppression of nine-level pagodas is a method of Buddhism, and the methods of the three religions can be used together to solve the disaster.

Therefore, Li Longji betrayed your father, and he recruited several people to create the tragedy at Princess Taiping's Mansion 20 years ago.

First of all, he found the Shanyin brothers who were involved in the Ci'en case. They were good climbers of the Beiya imperial guards, and they were responsible for sending the inverted cross nailed to your father's body to the Danfeng gate tower for hanging.

Then he found Zhu Yuanmao from Jiangling to find a boat coffin for him. It is best to have a craftsman with excellent craftsmanship to make a boat coffin that can be disassembled and reassembled, so that it will be convenient for Shangyuan to send gifts to Princess Taiping's mansion on that day.So Zhu Yuanmao found his cousin Lu Zixiu, and found Zhoujia Village through Zhang Yue. Zhoujia Village made a ship coffin that could be disassembled and assembled. The original shape of this thing was a tall horse comparable to the real body. After reassembly, it can become a boat coffin.

The person who escorted this steed into Beijing was the old head of the Four Seas Escort Bureau.This person also participated in the arson of Princess Taiping's mansion, taking advantage of the chaos and taking away many treasures.Forget it, this shameless person took advantage of the chaos to rape a maid in Princess Taiping's mansion at that time, and took her back to her home to be a concubine. This maid died of illness not long after giving birth in disgrace. Before she died, she wrote a suicide note, detailing what she knew about the arson case at Princess Taiping's mansion.Later, this letter was transferred to my hands. "

"So you killed the old head of the Four Seas Escort Bureau, and used such a cruel method to stuff his head into his abdominal cavity, did you want him to experience the feeling of being raped and pregnant?" Shen Sui asked.

"Really? I won't explain exactly how to kill people. I just leave it to them to do it."

"who are they?"

"You all know each other, Anayi, Tang Shisan, and Feliti (Knight of Fufu). These people were all working for your father back then, but later they worked for me instead."

"How could it be... Anna ate my father's blood marrow according to her..." Shen Sui couldn't believe it.

"Yes, that was your father's request before he died. There was a battle above the Danfeng Gate Tower, and Anna Yi and others desperately snatched back your father's body. Your father may have expected his death. The time of death is approaching, and I carry a suicide note with me, which states how to place you and your sister, and how to dispose of her bones. She never hopes that her bones will be used by the enemy, and asks Annayi to take out the blood marrow and give it to Lianniang, Annayi and I took it by ourselves, and then cremated her. After Annayi took out the blood marrow, he divided it into three parts, one part was sent to the Western Regions by Fei Liti and brought to your mother, and one part was served with her. There is another copy that was originally intended to be handed over to me, but I was relegated at the time and was not in Chang'an. At that time, Anna Yi, with blood in her arms, and Lu Yifeng and other members of the Thousand Feather Sect, desperately rescued you and your sister from Chang'an. The enemy chased them all the way, Anna Yi used her body as a bait to lure the pursuers away. The blood marrow was handed over to Lu Yifeng, and he handed you all safely to the queen who came to meet her from a hundred miles away from Chang'an City, and then rode fast. The horse delivered the blood marrow for me, but I didn't expect to be ambushed and killed on the way, and the whereabouts of that blood marrow have been unknown since then, and it may have fallen into the hands of the emperor."

The author has something to say: Grandpa still has a lot to explain, so the next chapter will continue.