The Legacy of the First Auxiliary House of the Tang Dynasty

Inside the tent, although the Crown Prince of Goguryeo was miserable, he was still breathing heavily. Changsun Wuji felt his pulse and breathed a sigh of relief.

Although His Majesty the Emperor hinted that it would be useless for the crown prince not to leave Goguryeo behind, the Huanghuang Tang Dynasty could not directly kill people in such an "unkind" and "unkind" way.

Changsun Wuji understood Li Shimin's cherishing of his reputation, he had long thought about how to deal with the former Crown Prince, but fortunately Fang Yiai was tactful, but he was a little surprised, and he couldn't say whether he was happy or not.

If Fang Yiai directly killed the Crown Prince of Goguryeo in arrogance, although he was not happy on the face, and was even blamed by the sage for taking care of him, but it was not painful, and it did not cause him much loss. On the contrary, the old Fang family The second meeting will make another note in the emperor's heart.

Although Fang Yiai made great achievements this time, the emperor must have made a note in his heart, waiting for Xuanling's death or exhaustion of affection, the future of their Fang family may not be bright.

Although Changsun Wuji was not so cautious and restrained in front of the emperor after the death of Empress Changsun, he still remembered what his sister said in his heart, the prestige of the emperor is inviolable.

He has always been in awe of his emperor's brother-in-law.

The Crown Prince of Goguryeo groaned, but he couldn't even open his eyes, Fang Yiai shook his sleeves, let out a cold snort and left.

The remaining Wei Wang Li Tai complained to his uncle, grandson Wuji, and said angrily: "This Fang Yiai is too arrogant, uncle!"

"Your Highness really wants him to live?" Changsun Wuji didn't bother to look at the Goguryeo prince, so he casually ordered someone to invite an ordinary military doctor to show the Goguryeo prince, and then removed the tent.

It's just that Li Tai's pretentiousness annoys him, seeing him clumsily trying to win him over, compared to Li Shimin's brother-in-law, none of these nephews can catch up.

The appearance of Prince Li Chengqian suddenly appeared in his mind, Changsun Wuji couldn't help frowning.

His Royal Highness the Crown Prince has become more and more unpredictable recently, or in other words, he is good at things, but His Royal Highness has always been a bit dirty with him, and it seems difficult for them to ease up with each other, which is why Changsun Wuji is worried.

He raised his eyes and took a closer look at Wei Wang Li Tai, who was smiling awkwardly when he heard his words. Li Tai tried his best to deny his relationship with the Crown Prince of Goguryeo, and spurned him repeatedly. …

——This instead reveals a guilty conscience.

Under Changsun Wuji's sharp gaze, Li Tai's voice gradually became smaller until it disappeared.

Shaking his head in his heart, Changsun Wuji put on a perfunctory face, bid farewell to King Wei and left, leaving Li Tai alone to look at his back with a gloomy expression.

This uncle was cold and hard-nosed, and Li Tai could tell that the eldest grandson Wuji and the crown prince were at odds when he came in. He seemed to be kind to him a while ago, but in fact he didn't take care of Li Tai at all.

At least Li Tai didn't think that Changsun Wuji really supported him, but Li Tai found out that something was wrong. His younger brother Jin Wang Li Zhi seemed to be more favored by his uncle.

Probably not... Li Tai shook his head, unwilling to believe that his eldest grandson Wuji would not support him, and instead counted on his younger brother who was as honest as a quail.

Prince Gao Guoli escaped with his life, and Fang Yiai saw the emperor's intentions, but he didn't want this person to die at the hands of others... At least how he died was still up to him.

When the crown prince of Goguryeo is about to recover, he will soon return to Beijing along the way.

But just one night when he was stationed outside the city, the prince of Goguryeo disappeared. Everyone searched and searched, but they didn't find the whereabouts of this "sinner"...

Some people thought he had escaped, and some people looked at the estate with strange eyes.

But Fang Yiai really didn't have the time to kill and rob people today, he spent the whole day serving sick under the nose of his father.

Fang Xuanling's health was getting worse and worse, and he was about to return to Beijing, but his pulse seemed to be exhausted.

At this time, Fang Yiai has no other extra thoughts to indulge in those feelings in her heart. She only thinks about prolonging her father's life, but death is often the fairest, and it is not that Fang Yiai can live with some medical skills or internal strength. The bones of the dead are the aging of the viscera, which can only prolong the name for a while, and cannot make people live forever.

Fang Yiai's heart became more and more depressed, and she didn't care about the outside world.

With the proof of his absence, no one came to inquire about the disappearance of the prince of Goguryeo. Of course, the emperor thought that Changsun Wuji had "disposed" the other party. His.

According to Li Shimin's understanding of Changsun Wuji, the prince of Goguryeo should have returned to Chang'an Jingli to "died of illness" after being fully utilized.

At this time, Changsun Wuji was suffering in his heart and couldn't tell. Under the surprised look of the emperor, he still didn't explain, but secretly sent someone to investigate, and the prince Goguryeo had to be killed.

Looking at the house, there is no abnormality, and the eldest grandson Wuji suspects that the prince of Goguryeo has really escaped.

This is his fault.

Not to mention the troubles of Changsun Wuji, when the army returned, the wasted food was almost exhausted, so naturally there was not much supply of your master's delicacies for the time being.

This made Li Tai, a fat man, a little bit unbearable. Coupled with the boredom of the army, he took a small team and went hunting in the mountains.

This operation really made a lot of gains. His Royal Highness King Wei personally hunted a wolf. The fur was shiny and slippery, and the wolf's body was also strong and fleshy.

Someone left the fur to make a mat for the saint when he went back. He roasted the wolf meat himself and gave it to His Majesty the Emperor.

Under the bonfire, King Wei specially invited the saint to sit down, and cut the meat for Li Shimin with his own hands.

Soon to return to Beijing, Li Shimin's mood became better and better.

Of course, the unprecedented victory of the Eastern Expedition was the main reason, but the son always thought of him when he ate something, and Aye was also one of the reasons why the emperor was happy.

Li Shimin still gave his son face, praised him, and ate a few mouthfuls of wolf meat. Not to mention, Li Tai found the cook somewhere. The wolf meat was not old, but delicious and juicy, which attracted him again After eating two more bites, my appetite was whetted.

Li Tai was also happy to see it, and he started to eat it himself. The emperor gave other meat to the ministers, except Fang Xuanling who was ill and couldn't eat greasy food. Xue Wanche and Li Ji also had it.

But when Old Xue was about to eat some meat, he didn't know what happened. His calf hurt and he couldn't help but let out an "Ouch", which attracted everyone to look at him.

Qi Shushu's eyes fell on Xue Wanche, and Lao Xue couldn't bear it a little bit. One of them had a deep meaning, and it was the second boy in the house.

Xue Wanche suddenly recalled that Fang Yiai had said before attending the table, don't be greedy when you meet wolf meat...

Of course Xue Wanche was still puzzled, but soon forgot about it, but with this kid's eyes at this moment, could it be that this wolf has been "drugged"? !

When Lao Xue thought about it, he was shocked.

This saint has already entered the entrance, this kid will not do something rebellious.

He stared at Fang Yi'ai with eyes like copper bells, but soon turned away under the gaze of other inquiries, and could only hold his cheek and say that his toothache hurt.

Looking up and seeing that His Majesty the Emperor is fine, Xue Wanche let go of his thoughts for the time being. In short, this Fang Yiai will not become insane. With so many people, could they all be drugged to death after offending his Fang Er? !

However, looking at the wolf meat allotted to him in his hand, Xue Wanche still reluctantly parted with it. "Toothache" couldn't bear to eat it very much, and continued to drink and eat vegetarian food with his cheeks covered.

This was just an episode, Xue Wanche was a rough man, and he didn't rinse his mouth with green salt on weekdays, and having a toothache was a common occurrence, and everyone didn't take it seriously.

Just waiting for the wolf meat to be almost eaten, leaving only a skeleton of lean meat scraps to be distributed to the young generals - at this moment, a young eunuch suddenly came over with a pale face and trembling, poking his head.

Behind him was a few people kneeling not far away...

When the eunuch next to the emperor figured out what was going on, he was also sweating, but he didn't dare to lie to the saint, so he could only explain the reason with a bitter face.

It turned out that the wolf meat was not poisonous, but something unexpected happened.

Soon the people below, including His Royal Highness King Wei who contributed the meat, learned the "disgusting" news-a human finger bone was actually found in the stomach pouch inside the wolf's abdomen.

That is to say, the wolf meat that King Wei gave to His Majesty the emperor had just eaten human flesh before death, and there was still a dead body in his stomach.

This spoiled everyone's appetite.

What's more, those who are obsessed with cleanliness, such as Changsun Wuji and Wei Wang himself, spit it out all at once.

Old Xue smashed his big mouth gnawing cucumbers and jujubes, with a look of rejoicing, but his small eyes couldn't help but drifted towards Fang Yiai.

Although Li Shimin was disgusted, he didn't lose his manners and spit it out after going through the wind and rain, but his face was obviously not good-looking.

The most exaggerated thing here is Li Tai's reaction, he vomited the worst, although he ate a lot and quickly, with a large amount of food in his stomach, the vomited food residues were the most acidic water on the ground.

The disgusted look on Li Shimin's face flashed away, and he walked away angrily.

The emperor didn't say much, but the people below would naturally investigate, but surprisingly, the person who was eaten by wolves was not a wild hunter or other innocent passers-by, but the escaped Goguryeo prince——

The reason for this identification is that the finger that was taken out of the wolf's stomach, who would have thought that there is actually a gemstone ring on the finger, which is often worn by the prince of Goguryeo.

It was also because of Chen Muzhi's carefulness that he went to check it himself, and found the soldiers of the Tang Dynasty who served and detained the Crown Prince of Goguryeo to identify him, and it was easy to confirm his identity.

Only then did Li Shimin realize that the prince had not been silenced by Changsun Wuji, but had actually run away before, which made him hold his breath again.

I really can't blame Changsun Wuji for this matter, the emperor can only take the opportunity to find something to hurt his prime minister, which makes Changsun Wuji look bad when he goes back. Not a smiley face.

Of course, the emperor made a note of Li Tai on the wolf that ate his son's offering, and angered his eldest grandson Wuji once. As for how the Goguryeo prince got into the wolf's belly, he made a hasty investigation. , but was bitten and eaten by wild wolves.

These days, the only son of a strong man who goes into the mountains alone is very likely to be eaten by wild beasts.

……

However, there were screams and screams in King Wei's tent at night, and he had nightmares for several days, and even called Du He's name.

When Fang Yiai heard about it, she didn't stop wiping her sword, which made Lao Xue, who came to visit, very bored.

Although he didn't know the specifics, Xue Wanche was also very saddened by Du He's death.

It's just that since Xue Wanche is good at marching and fighting, he is naturally not as clumsy as he looks. From the clues, he smells conspiracy and uneasiness.

Especially at this time when Yi Ai looked at the house, he could smell the signs of rain coming——

"Hey, Fang family boy—don't you have anything to say to me?" Old Xue couldn't help being curious, although he knew that curiosity killed cats.

But he still couldn't help asking.

Fang Yiai finally raised her head, glanced at him, and asked, "What do you want me to say?"

"Ask knowingly, that meat... tsk tsk." Xue Wanche was "ashamed when he wanted to say something." It's hard to say this clearly, for fear that others will listen to it, especially if there are other people around.

He glanced at Brother Li Feng who was serving the tea, and took another bite of the cucumber egg, which was really tasteless, but vegetarians are popular in the army these days, so he can't be different.

Fang Yiai glanced at Xue Wanche who couldn't stop talking, sneered, and answered an answer to save face. "Thinking day by day and dreaming at night, King Wei will not be afraid of gods and ghosts if he doesn't do anything wrong."

He had a smile on his face, but his eyes were cold, but he didn't hide it from Xue Wanche.

good boy-

This is to prepare soft knife stew, which is grinding.

Before Xue Wanche left, he looked back at Fang Yiai's tent, thinking that he must not offend Fang's Erlang in the future.

But after thinking about it, if it is true as I guessed, even though that kid Du He is a dude, he won't be able to let the king of Wei do the trick.

The king of Wei is too ruthless and unreasonable.

Alas, he is old.

don't know anything...

Old Xue made up his mind that when he returned to Beijing, he would go home to recover from his illness, and he would be happy with his grandchildren.

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Fang Yiai, who had returned to Beijing, made a special trip to see Chen Muzhi again before leaving, and just asked him:

"Why help me? Are you from the prince or the emperor?"

In the past, he always thought that Chen Muzhi was loyal to the emperor, but now Chen Muzhi helped him a lot, and he could even say that Chen Muzhi lied to His Majesty the emperor about many things.

Fang Yiai didn't know Chen Muzhi very well, he looked like a poisonous snake and was very dangerous, but Fang Yiai felt that he was not as annoying as he imagined.

In the cool breeze of the summer evening, Chen Muzhi was wearing thin clothes and leaning against the thick trunk of a pine tree.

"I am neither the prince's man nor... the emperor's man." He said the words "betrayed" the emperor lightly.

Chen Muzhi looked at the soldiers in the distance, and didn't look at Fang Yiai, but just crossed his chest, and continued for a while, "I just wanted to help with the previous matter. I don't hate Du He."

Mentioning Du He, Fang Yiai finally pulled the corners of her mouth and smiled, seeming to be reminiscing or narrating: "Xiao Hehua was not an annoying person at first... We were all dudes before, but we never really bullied men and women. Pass."

At most, it's because of their status, showing off their power, even if they are romantic, they often go to Jiaofangsi and brothel dance halls...

Who really robbed women of the people? !There is no such family style, nor such shabbiness.

People like them have many beautiful maids in their homes, so why violate the criminal law of the Tang Dynasty?

Fang Yiai sighed after finishing her memories, and looked in the direction of Chang'an City.

Finally going back to that cage.

At this moment, he remembered that His Royal Highness the Crown Prince was imprisoned in the East Palace.

I don't know what Li Chengqian is doing at this time! ?

It can't be said that he is laughing and laughing with the concubines, what about you and me...

Fang Yi's teeth ached, and he scolded himself in his heart, wondering what the prince was doing.

When he went back to take care of his father, Fang Yiai couldn't care about anything else. When he returned to the capital, he took care of Fang Xuanling's return home and invited the imperial physician to see him. Naturally, Bai Chaofeng was also among them. Several imperial physicians rushed out after seeing her. The people watching Fang shook their heads and sighed.

Lu's face was mournful, with tears in his eyes. The famous Hedong lion in the Tang Dynasty didn't cry at this time, but just wiped his eyes, and went into the room to see his husband. They also suffered together for decades.

The sons and daughters were a little dazed and unprepared.

The boss Fang Yizhi also knew that his father was not in good health, but he never expected that Fang Xuanling would not be able to get out of bed when Dongzheng came back.

Just now I heard that the boy from the Du family who wore a pair of trousers with Erlang since he was a child has disappeared, Fang Yi was so shocked that his heart was pounding.

The fact that Du He was gone has been ordered by the emperor to keep it a secret from the capital. After all, Princess Chengyang is still in Chang'an, so I was afraid that the princess would feel bad after hearing about it.

After that, Fang Yiai will go to the Xiangyang County Government's Mansion. Du He's Lingling is not in the Princess Mansion, but Princess Chengyang and Du He have a good relationship, so they will definitely be in the Houye Mansion at this moment.

Du He's body was later recovered by Fang Yiai and cremated. After he had buried it before, on the way back to the army from Goguryeo, he deliberately spent half a day cremating it himself.

The journey was long, and it was already summer at this time, so it was impossible to bury the body with a complete body, not to mention that it had been buried in the ground long ago.

Xiangyang County Government.

At this time, mourning and grief, a sacrificial shed was set up, and members of the Du family, as well as other aristocratic and noble families sent people to pay homage.

In the inner room, Princess Chengyang was so sad that she fainted several times earlier. Even the emperor sent someone to convey the comforting message, but the princess didn't listen to it.

The emperor's reward and consolation did not make Princess Chengyang feel better. Chengyang never thought that Du He would die when he went to the east with the army.

Du He is obviously different from other dandies, just going to take credit for it.

How could it be that Erlang's husband from other families came back, but Du He died in Liaodong.

Cheng Yang can't figure it out... can't figure it out...

She was weeping mournfully, her tears were dry, and she encouraged people who came to pay their respects before, but then she refused to go.

Cheng Yang looks haggard, this is what Fang Yiai saw when he came.

Because Fang Yiai and Du He are the best, no one in Chengyang wants to see him, and no one wants to deal with him, but when he heard that Fang Yiai was coming, he was helped to see him.

When the two met, neither spoke a word.

Fang Yiai silently put two sticks of incense on Du He. He believed in the theory of ghosts and gods at this time, so he specially brought extra paper money and high-quality incense candles. After reading the Tao Te Ching several times, I tried every means to make Du He feel better in the underworld.

Cheng Yang silently watched Fang Yi'ai doing all this, but then asked him: "Do you believe it? Will Du He vote for a good family when he comes here?"

Fang Yiai looked up at Princess Chengyang, saying that she respects ghosts and gods and stays away from them, but on weekdays, nobles pray to gods and worship Buddha just to comfort their hearts. No one has ever seen a real ghost, but Fang Yiai thought of her own experience ——

"I believe. Du He is not a bad person. If I give him salvation and give him so much money, he will have a good reincarnation. Or even if he doesn't reincarnate, with his ability, he can still fool around with Lord Hades." I can't be sure about the food." After Fang Yiai finished speaking, she deliberately wanted to grin, but unfortunately the smile was ugly.

He couldn't help but withdrew his expression again, avoiding Princess Chengyang's longing and mournful eyes.

Princess Chengyang turned her head, looked at Du He's tablet, and murmured: "I really hope so."

At this moment, the people from the East Palace also went to Fangfu to look for Fang Yiai, but unfortunately they just learned that General Fang had gone to the Xiangyang County Duke's Mansion, so they had to go back to the residence and return to the East Palace.