Records of the King of Xin'an County

In just four or five days, the well-known son-in-law inside and outside Chang'an City reported the princess' treason case, and it suddenly came to its due end.This big case started with a vigorous and earth-shattering start, which shocked many aristocratic families.However, when everyone gathered together to discuss quietly, they were not very surprised after all the talk, as if it was very possible for Princess Anxing to do any outrageous things.After all, she has a notorious reputation and was involved in the Peng Wangmou and Yang Jiamou cases, so she can't get rid of her guilt.

In the end, it seemed reasonable for the sage to abolish Princess Anxing as a commoner and give her poison and alcohol to commit suicide.However, Xu Shi still had a brother-in-law relationship. The sage rejected Zongzheng Temple's offer to bury the noble lord outside the clan cemetery, and let her be buried in Zhaoling with the gift of a princess.

It is said that Concubine Yang, who was almost blind from crying, immediately made a request to go to Zhaoling to guard the mausoleum after learning about it.Although there was the matter of Concubine Yan, the saint only hesitated for a day or two before agreeing.So Concubine Yang didn't care about other things, she left Chang'an City with her daughter's coffin, and never entered Beijing again.More than ten years later, she passed away in Zhaoling Palace, and was also buried in Zhaoling. The cemetery is next to her children.

As for Cheng Qing, the son-in-law who came forward to sue first, he was dismissed from his rank and honor and became a commoner for nothing, even though he had committed a crime and made meritorious service.And Liang Guogong's mansion was also somewhat implicated in this incident. After the censors continued to impeach him, accusations of ignoring the knowledge, bullying by servants in the mansion and other seemingly innocent crimes accumulated, and they were finally punished for several crimes.Brother Cheng Qing's position was downgraded three ranks in a row, and the Duke's Mansion was also downgraded to the Duke's Mansion, and they were cut off for three generations. Only the wife of Duke Liang's wife Lu's rank remained unchanged.

So far, the Cheng family has gradually declined, and even the New Year's banquet has not received many posts.In the name of recovering from his illness, Lu stayed behind closed doors and cut off contact with other high-ranking official families.However, Cheng Qing moved to live alone in another courtyard outside the Cheng family, and completely disappeared in front of people, never to appear again.

After another day or two, the Prince of Yong'an County, who had traveled thousands of miles from Shazhou, returned to Beijing with several descendants and was about to arrive in Chang'an City.When the old and strong county king was wearing a cloak and galloped past the post road, the oncoming bullock cart seemed a little startled and stopped by the side of the road.

A slender hand raised the curtain of the car, and the people in the car watched dozens of horses galloping forward, before slowly lowering the heavy curtain for a long time.The man who seemed to be about [-] years old lay back, leaned on the hidden pouch, and glanced sideways at the two young ladies who were talking softly and affectionately beside him: "I changed my mind. It's the cold winter, and it's time to go to Shengzhou again." What's the benefit? Maybe even if you freeze to death on the way, no one will know."

"Then what are you going to do?" The extremely handsome little lady gave him a sideways look, as if she had no respect.The other round-faced little lady was silent, she just took off the warm buttermilk jug on the carbon basin and poured a cup of buttermilk for the two of them.

"Go to the outskirts of Beijing and meet the rumored counselor." The man smiled and said, "Don't worry, I'm determined to 'return to the Ming Lord', and they will naturally not refuse easily. What's more, the details of the trial It's hard for them to find out, and if they want to get more information, it's up to me. No way, I can be regarded as sending charcoal in a timely manner. For the sake of this time, King Ni may bring me back to Shengzhou so that he can be reused gone."

The handsome little lady thought for a while, and took out two cooing pigeons from the cage in the corner: "It's good to be so urgent, but I have to write to Alang and the king." After a while, the pigeons spread their wings Flying into the air, after circling a circle, turned around and flew back to Chang'an City.

So, the bullock cart turned slowly and headed towards the manors under Nanshan Mountain.

At the same time, the king of Yong'an County led his descendants to gallop against the cold wind, and finally saw the towering and majestic Chang'an City from a distance.Several young gentlemen came to Chang'an for the first time, and they couldn't help being amazed when they saw this: "Grandfather, this capital city really lives up to its reputation. Compared with Shazhou and Liangzhou, it seems to be a giant! The moat has also been opened up extraordinarily wide, so it is easy to defend but difficult to attack."

The king of Yong'an County glared at them angrily: "So what if the capital is easy to defend but difficult to attack? What has it to do with us?! Do you still want to let the war continue here?! Guanzhong Fertile Field thousands of miles, if you teach people to attack the emperor At your feet, not to mention the face of our family, even the face of the entire Tang Dynasty has been trampled under your feet!! Go, go, get the hell out of here! Look at who is waiting in the ten-mile pavilion ahead! "

The young gentlemen have always been afraid of their grandfather's power, so they hurriedly urged their horses away, and came to the Shili Pavilion surrounded by a barrier.I saw a handsome young man stepping out of the jade tree facing the wind, with a smile on his lips, and clear eyes, which made people feel good when they saw it.They immediately got off their horses and rubbed their hands that were a little stiff from the cold: "Dare to ask... Your Excellency is here to welcome my grandfather, King Yong'an?"

"But Thirteenth Lang, Fourteenth Lang, Sixteenth Lang and other clan brothers?" The young man greeted him with a smile as warm as a spring breeze, "I am Sanlang from Prince Pu's Mansion, and my name is Xuanqi. Brothers Call me Xuan Qi or San Lang. I don’t know where the grandfather of the Yong’an clan is? I have prepared several carriages, and I can take a rest in the carriages.”

"So you belong to Prince Pu's family..." Li Shiliulang was the youngest, muttering and looking at him carefully.Most of the sons of their family followed their grandfather in the town, except for a few playboys who were reared, they all practiced martial arts since childhood and went to the battlefield early to kill the enemy.When it comes to martial arts, no one dares to be the number one when their family ranks second in the clan; when it comes to wisdom, there are often only one or two out of ten.

The king of Yong'an County lamented for raising such a group of barbarians almost all year round.Therefore, in recent years, the king of Xin'an County, who often appears in the mansion newspaper, has become a model for him to teach his descendants.After listening to this group of young gentlemen, they felt that this clan brother seemed to be full of "smart tricks" (bad water), so they really didn't leave a good impression.

"What kind of car do you take? That's only for women! Let's go to Beijing on horseback!" another Li Shishilang said immediately.

Li Hui didn't know why their faces changed slightly, as if they were a little afraid of him, but he was still personable: "The horses are not allowed in the middle of the capital. If you ride the horses slowly, you may catch cold. Moreover, the Yong'an County Prince's Mansion is in the west of the capital, and the road is quite long. It’s a bit far away, so why not take a horse-drawn carriage to keep warm, and then drink some ginger soup and white fungus soup to warm up.”

Several young people still wanted to say no, but unexpectedly the King of Yong'an came nearby, and laughed loudly: "Xuan Qi has a heart, the old man is indeed cold and tired, and wants to take a good rest. If they want to blow the wind and snow Let them go, the old man takes the carriage - you can also sit with the old man. Except for the time when the late emperor was on his way, the old man has not been back to Chang'an for some years, and now his eyes are smeared, it is necessary It's good to hear what happened recently."

"The elders have orders, how dare the younger ones disobey?" Li Hui smiled, and immediately stepped forward to help him off the horse.

The king of Yong'an County, who thought himself strong, never allowed his children and grandchildren to help him, so as not to make him look old.But for some reason, when the young man supported him, he didn't refuse, instead he felt comfortable.Thinking of the various remarks he heard when the late emperor was on his way, one of them was that this son was filial by nature, and he couldn't help but smile in his heart: it might be okay to let his children and grandchildren be filial occasionally.

So, the old and the young got into the same car.The rest of the people looked at each other, the older ones did not hesitate to abandon their horses and board the carriages, while the younger ones, besides Li Shishilang and Li Shiliulang insisting on riding horses, also chose carriages.The two brothers gritted their teeth and walked beside the carriage against the cold wind, with their chests raised and their heads raised, showing their majesty.However, there are very few pedestrians on the side of the road, but no one appreciates their heroic appearance.Halfway through the journey, heavy snow fell from the sky and covered them in a blink of an eye. Although the two of them still gritted their teeth, they couldn't help but secretly regret when they stared at the carriage in front of them.

In contrast, Li Hui and King Yong'an sat in a warm carriage, chatting and laughing happily, and were very happy.This old man has a broad mind, a keen intuition, and a hearty personality. He speaks very straightforwardly, but never asks questions that should not be asked. He is an elder who is very easy to get along with.Li Hui hinted to him the whole story of the conspiracy that took place over the past year, vaguely revealing that Princess Anxing had an accomplice.He stroked his long silver beard thoughtfully.

"Grandfather and all the uncles and brothers rest at ease in the mansion, and it will not be too late to enter the palace tomorrow." After arriving at Yong'an County King's Mansion, Li Hui helped the old man get off the carriage again, and Fang left with a smile.It was getting late at this time, so he simply didn't go back to Xin'an County Prince's Mansion, and went directly to Prince Pu's Mansion to rest.

After the carriage he was riding in drove away, County King Yong'an, who had a benevolent look just now, glanced at the two grandsons who came out of the mansion in a hurry, and kicked them head-on and rolled them into the snow.The rest of the children and grandchildren stood still with their heads bowed, not daring to open their mouths to intercede easily: in Shazhou or Liangzhou, if the younger generations dared to be so rude, they should have been whipped directly.

Then I heard the King of Yong'an said in a deep voice: "I can't see or care about how you were so unrestrained before. You were put in Beijing because you were useless. You should accept the result of self-degradation. However, these days in Beijing Today, if I let the old man know what you have done secretly, you will come over and accept the family law yourself! Don’t think that if you keep it from the old man, the old man will not know anything!!”

"It's the same with you! Don't meddle in things!" He glanced sharply, and everyone was silent, "Tomorrow, I will follow the old man into the palace to face the emperor! One or two, we must not embarrass the old man, understand?! "The result of using military law to rule the family is that the power of the elders is unstoppable.

"Yes!!" All the children and grandchildren sighed, and some of them lowered their heads to hide the unwillingness in their eyes.

The next day, Li Hui accompanied Yong'an Junwang's family to the palace to face the saint, and hurried out of the city to welcome Li Jue, the heir to Chu.Because the eldest son was young and the princess was too heavy to leave the fief, he entered Beijing alone.The two cousins ​​hadn't seen each other for many years, so they couldn't help feeling extremely sad.Although they corresponded all the year round, they were still full of words to be explained.

"Two days will be your big day. I am hurrying all the way, thinking that I must not miss it. You were my best man in the past, and now it is my turn to be your best man." Alright. Apart from other things, it should be helpful to write a few reminder poems for you." Li Jue laughed.

"Thank you, Brother Jueqing, for still thinking about me." Li Hui was still a little uncomfortable when he mentioned the marriage, "The Chu Palace in the capital has been deserted. I ordered someone to clean it up a few days ago, but it is still not in good shape. How about Brother? How about living in my mansion? The yard is up to you, and next door is Yueniang’s Princess Mansion, and Huanniang also lives there recently.” When the Chu king’s lineage left Beijing, everyone thought that they would spend their entire lives together. I can't go back to the capital again.Therefore, only a few elderly servants and maidservants were left to take care of the Chu Palace in the middle of the capital, and no one took it seriously.Unexpectedly, this time the heir of the Chu King is still back.

"That's fine." Li Jue said, "I'm the only one here, so it's more convenient to live with you."

After all, the two cousins ​​smiled at each other, but tacitly did not mention Li Wei and Li Jing.Although the edict to rehabilitate King Yue has been issued, Guangzhou is too far away after all.Even if the family left for Beijing after receiving the edict, it would take at least February or even March before returning to Chang'an.They will definitely not be able to keep up with this marriage.