Better to live forever [Rebirth]

Zhu Dingbei couldn't help pricking up his ears when he heard Ning Heng say that there was an inside story about Sima Yuqi's daughter being killed on the way back to Ning with the fifth princess and her son-in-law.

If this kind of secret is to others, Ning Heng will definitely not mention a word, but for some reason, he has more natural trust and closeness to Zhu Dingbei.Seeing him staring at him with wide eyes, he coughed and told him what he hadn't finished speaking.

"Although Her Royal Highness is an empress, it is a matter of her daughter's innocence. The queen mother did deliberately pretend that she was unwell and kept the princess in the Palace of Compassion. I said something... the Empress Dowager didn't like to hear it. Among them, Miss Sima once had a son-in-law's heir in her womb, and she used this child's life in exchange for His Highness the Princess to protect herself and her younger brother. Promise. The fifth princess was afraid of long nights and dreams, so she watched Miss Sima drink that night's falling soup. Miss Sima had a child for nearly three months, and this bowl of soup left a lot of blood, which shocked the princess's soul."

Zhu Dingbei let out a cold snort, saying that he had committed a crime of his own accord.

"Perhaps the son-in-law also knows about this?"

Ning Heng nodded, "As far as I know, Miss Sima's child would have made a move without the princess. It's just that the deceased didn't expect that they would break their promise."

"Oh, these two are really a match made in heaven."

Ning Heng stroked his hair, and said: "The empress dowager asked about the cause and effect, and out of anger, someone sent her away without even notifying the imperial concubine."

"The Queen Mother's illness?"

"It's not a problem, it's just that I was sad and frightened and caught a cold at night. The queen mother is getting old, and the illness has only dragged on for a while."

Zhu Dingbei nodded, pondered for a moment and said: "It seems that Miss Sima should be a person who knows how to choose. Why did she throw herself into the trap that day? Could it be that she still has unspent chips in her hand, so...?"

From Ning Heng's standpoint, he would let him know about these things and not delve into them.

But Zhu Dingbei had to think a little more, after all Miss Sima was not someone else but Sima Yuqi's daughter.If she really had such a bargaining chip in her hand, would it be related to the secret that Sima Yuqi offended the emperor?

Ning Heng said softly: "The deceased is gone. Changsheng, I'm here today, and I have another thing to tell you."

"Oh?"

Ning Heng's face was a little gloomy, and his words were serious: "The maiden cousin of the woman next to Xiao Wang is the shopkeeper of a shop, and has contact with many official residences in Beijing. The exchanged medicine package was transferred from one of them. ——General Li Jie’s Mansion of Sizhou Garrison.”

"Surnamed Li?"

Zhu Dingbei frowned all of a sudden.

If this person's surname is Li, things will be complicated.

"Aheng, you should know that when the Dajing dynasty opened, there were two kings with different surnames, Zhu and Li. At that time, there was no Li, and Wudang belonged to Zhu. After two dynasties, the Zhu family and the Li family retired to the Marquis. However, the Li family was implicated in the nine clans due to the crime of treason during Wenzong's reign, and only some small branches survived. After that, the Li family abandoned literature and went to military affairs. Up to now, there are half of the military officers surnamed Li in the court. so many."

If the Li family is involved, Zhu Dingbei can't just consider Li Jie's house.

The previous heads of the Ning family knew all about the ups and downs of the major families in the Dajing Dynasty, but Ning Heng didn't mention the grievances of his ancestors, and instead talked about another matter.

"In the 17th year of Tai'an, a general Li Cong delayed his military plane because of his own will, causing the seven counties of Liangzhou to fall—"

"Li Jie is the descendant of old man Li Cong?!"

Zhu Dingbei was taken aback, and then denied it: "Impossible! Li Cong's relatives have died long ago. If the Li family has no reason to target my Zhu family."

Ning Heng saw him clearly, and didn't know whether to be happy or sigh.Squeezing his shoulders to make him calm down, Ning Heng continued: "The seven counties of Liangzhou fell, and the first emperor was furious and executed Li Congman's family. But the Ministry of Punishment executes sentences according to the household registration registered in the Ministry of Households. This Li Jie is Li Cong's youngest son, and because Li Cong's family uncle has no children, he was adopted shortly after his birth."

"Then what does he want to do with my Zhu family now?"

Zhu Dingbei's lowered eyes were full of murderous intent, and his tone could not be calm.

"Back then, my grandfather was still a junior, and he was only a major general of the Zhu family army. It was this old man Li who refused to listen to persuasion and detained my grandfather from participating in the war. After the defeat, he died and apologized, thinking that he could keep a Good reputation for dying for the country. Hmph, do you really think others are idiots? It was my grandfather who led the army to fight to recapture the seven counties and expel the Qiang and Xianbei."

"The first emperor sentenced him to be merciful. Compared with the tragedy of the bloodshed in the seven counties of Liangzhou and the destruction of the He family, they deserve to die."

Zhu Dingbei raised his eyes, "Li Jie has been hiding for so many years, why is he attacking me now?"

"Although Li Jie made the move because of personal enmity, there must be a deep meaning behind this move that we haven't seen through yet."

Ning Heng also had doubts in his heart. Li Jie had been stationed in the three counties of Sizhou for several years and had never made any major mistakes.Another person of the same generation as Old Master Zhu, it seems that it is time to hand over the baton.In these years, he has never shown any hostility towards the Zhu family, and the underground children and grandchildren can be regarded as weapons, so he should not make fun of the future of the younger generation for revenge or venting anger.After all, anyone with a heart can find out the relationship between him and Li Cong. This is a big or small stain.

Zhu Dingbei felt that he had overlooked something. He had an intuition that this matter would not be so simple, but he couldn't tell the reason for a while.

Seeing his troubled expression, Ning Heng couldn't help but sighed and said, "Now that the line has been figured out, it's up to you to decide what to do."

Zhu Dingbei nodded: "I'll discuss with Grandpa about the next step."

"Aheng... thank you."

Zhu Dingbei said seriously.

He knew what kind of person Ning Heng was. If it wasn't for him, Ning Heng wouldn't be involved in these things.

The Marquis Changxin of the past generations were all rich and idle people of Dajing, never meddling in the affairs of other aristocratic families, and would not have too deep acquaintance with other aristocratic families.

What Ning Heng has done for him has violated the principles of the Marquis of Changxin more than a few times.

Ning Heng laughed and only stroked his disobedient hair without saying a word.

After Zhu Dingbei returned home, he couldn't wait to eat, so he went to the study in the front yard.Old Hou Ye was waiting for him to come back for dinner in the backyard. Hearing Zhu San's words, he hurriedly got up and went out, but the old lady didn't pay attention to calling him.

"This old one is small!"

The old lady stopped Zhu San and asked him to bring the food to the study to remind their grandparents to eat.

Zhu Dingbei told the old Hou Ye everything that Ning Heng had investigated, and the latter listened and pondered for a long time.

"Grandpa, what do you think he wants to do?"

Zhu Dingbei only heard about the grievances of the older generation, but he didn't know if there were any twists and turns in it.

The old Hou Ye sighed, and said: "Back then, when the East China Sea was in emergency, Zhu's army was ordered by the emperor to defend against the enemy in the East China Sea. The old man asked me to take over the Zhu's army in Liangzhou, but I was young and did not have high prestige in the army. Li Cong was The chief general stationed in Liangzhou is of the highest rank, and after his father led the troops to leave, he presided over the overall situation of Liangzhou. He was originally unwilling to be subordinated to others, and once the main army of the Zhu family army left, he abolished many military regulations set by the Zhu family army."

"Later, the scouts of my Zhu family's army noticed the alliance between the Qiang and Xianbei, and I told him immediately. But he didn't believe it. He only said that the Qiang and Xianbei were one thing at a time, and they couldn't possibly get on the line through the eyes and ears of the Dajing Army."

"Thinking of that fierce battle, I still feel chills in my teeth. Too many people died..."

Zhu Dingbei frowned: "Grandpa, his fault is his. Although it is closely related to you, you have done your best for the situation at that time. Can Li Jie count the lives of the Li family on the Zhu family?"

The old Hou Ye shook his head and explained: "Before Li Cong died, he left a blood letter, leading the soldiers and the Qiang people to die together. He hoped that His Majesty would spare his family's life for the sake of his loyalty. But that I don’t know who tampered with the handwritten letter, and didn’t return to Beijing with the final battle report, and when the late emperor received the handwritten letter, the entire family of the Li family had already been killed.”

"The first emperor felt guilty towards the old officials, and he did not treat the soldiers of the Li family badly afterwards."

After hearing this, Zhu Dingbei murmured, "Li Jie thinks that the delay in the blood letter was caused by the Zhu family?"

Seeing that Lord Hou didn't deny it, Zhu Dingbei sneered: "Innocent, does he think that the blood letter of a criminal official can be used to offset the resignation of the people in the seven counties of Liangzhou? In my opinion, the delay in the blood letter may be caused by their Li family. "

"...In this way, it is not impossible."

The old Hou Ye has always been puzzled about the old things, but now he has a kind of enlightenment after hearing what Zhu Dingbei said.

"Grandpa, it's not possible, I think it's [-]% possible."

Zhu Dingbei took a sip of water, "The 25 years before Tai'an can be said to be the most unstable period on our border since the Dajing and Six Dynasties. Xianbei in the north, Qiang enemies in the west, and Fuyu disaster in the East China Sea. The late emperor himself sat on the throne I haven’t lived a single day of stability. Liangzhou is located at the junction of the northern and western borders. If the seven counties were lost, half of Liangzhou would be gone. I’m afraid that the first emperor wanted to kill everyone with the surname Li.”

"The crime of Li Congman's family is irreparable. Not only that, the Li family was originally the heart disease of the Dajing kings of all dynasties. After Li Cong's defeat, they obviously don't understand the rest of the Li family, but they will definitely not reuse them. But the late emperor After killing Li Congman's family and then receiving his blood book, things will turn around."

This is exactly the case, at least the soldiers of the Li family who made no serious mistakes after that, the late emperor never abandoned them.

It is clear at a glance how the Li family will choose to exchange a family's life for a family's glory.

Old Hou Ye: "Damn it, that bastard must have already planned to let our Zhu family take the blame!"

Zhu Dingbei patted the old Marquis on the shoulder, and comforted him: "The dead are the most important. We only saw Li Cong's troubles outside, so naturally he wouldn't think about the blood book on the Li family—yes, I thought of it! "

Enlightened, Zhu Dingbei clapped his hands excitedly and said, "I thought of it!"

"My dear grandson, what do you think of?"

Old Hou Ye couldn't figure it out.

Zhu Dingbei approached him, and said in an unstable tone: "Grandpa, do you think it might be the fault of the Li family!"

"...Didn't you just say that the surname is Li?"

"I don't mean that."

Zhu Dingbei held his breath, took a deep breath, and said: "Grandfather, I always thought that even if Li Jie was deceived, it would be a bad strategy to attack me, and it would be easy to expose him. But that's the case, if they miss, we will If the incident of poisoning was discovered and found out in Li's house, if we found out that he was out for revenge, wouldn't it be easier for us to stop investigating?"

Old Master Hou scratched his head, and Monk Zhang Er was puzzled.

Zhu Dingbei knew that he was too excited, but there was nothing he could do.

He was reborn for a year and a half, and only then did he find out who was behind the destruction of the Zhu family in his previous life!

The Li family, it must be the Li family!

In the entire Dajing, apart from the Zhu family, there are several families with balanced power below the military, and the Li family is one of them.

With the Zhu family in one day, it is an extravagant hope for them to become the No. [-] Marquis of Dajing, but once the Zhu family falls, they will have a chance.

The Li family will be more likely to attack their Zhu family!

When the country was founded, Li and Zhu were two kings with different surnames, but they had no more than two lives.

But Lee is different.

The Li family was a literary and Confucian family. After the Zhu family withdrew, they also asked themselves to abolish the royal power due to the situation, but after that, there were still people with the Li surname and Li's disciples in the court.

During Emperor Wenzong's period, it was the moment when the Li family's civil servants were at their peak. Wenzong couldn't bear it and uprooted the Li family.

However, the Li family's foundation in Dajing was too solid. With the spread of their incense, they wiped out the nine clans and some distant clans.If these people hadn't given up on the glory of their ancestors, they would definitely not be willing to just stay silent like this.

And if they want to restore the glory of the Li family, it is not difficult to imagine what they will do.