Chapter 416 Princess Huo (Part 2)
When the mansion was raided, Princess Huo was indeed not in the mansion. She was doing rituals in Xingshan Temple. Although Princess Huo has been at the forefront of the storm for nearly a month, she was as calm as water and did not take this matter seriously. She was over 60 years old. When she was old, she had already taken the gains and losses of wealth indifferent. More importantly, her royal brother Li Longji promised her that Li Yu would not pose any threat to her.
Li Longji's promise was still in her ears, and the Yulin Army rushed into her mansion, injured her daughter Huai Niang, sweeping all the wealth she had accumulated over decades.
When the news came, Princess Huo finally couldn't control her anger. She left Xingshan Temple angrily and rushed to Xingqing Palace. She wanted to sue Li Yu for disrespect for her brother Li Longji.
Li Longji has already risen in Xingqing Palace. He was startled by the news that Li Yu raided Princess Huo's house. If he had been seriously ill a few months ago and had just woken up from a coma, he might have been relieved by Changsun's decisive behavior. But now, he was only angry. Li Yu dared to order the investigation of Princess Huo's house after repeatedly warning him not to take action against Princess Huo, which was equivalent to giving him a heavy palm on his face.
At the same time, Li Yu's boldness and arrogance made him make up his mind. He was determined to abolish this evil grandson and re-enthrone the heir to the Tang throne.
Princess Huo cried in tears in front of Li Longji, "All my family wealth comes from the gifts of my brother, and it does not violate the laws of the Tang Dynasty. If the court is in a difficult position and needs money, I can donate it, but I cannot rush into my house like a robber, loot all the valuables in the family, and hurt Huai Niang. Poor that child was raised by me since I was a child. After my husband died, he has been widowed and has depended on me for his life. I have no requirements today. I just want the emperor to remove my princess' title. I would rather be a flat-headed villain and protect my wealth. I really don't want to be this princess."
Princess Huo's crying made Li Longji upset, but he was not good at losing his temper with Princess Huo. After all, his promise had just passed two days, which made him unable to get out of Taiwan.
"Don't cry, your property is just a different place to save. I promise you that the property will be returned in full. I will punish those who injured Huai Niang and will definitely give you an explanation. You will stay in my palace these two days, for up to one month. I will ask that evil grandson to kowtow to you and apologize."
At this time, Wu Ruiniang also came up to persuade Princess Huo, "Princess, the Emperor Taizu is in poor health, don't add any more trouble to him. Since he has promised to make decisions for you, then wait patiently and follow me!"
Princess Huo was guaranteed, and she had no choice but to go with Wu Ruiniang. At this time, Li Longji sighed to Gao Lishi who was sitting beside him, "Aweng, this evil grandson really disappointed me."
It was after Li Longji's repeated requests that Gao Lishi returned to Li Longji. After experiencing the process from death to life, Li Longji finally realized that Gao Lishi was the only person he was trustworthy. Although Gao Lishi had a good personal relationship with Li Qing'an and although Gao Lishi firmly supported Li Yu's ascension to the throne, Li Longji knew that Gao Lishi would never betray him in the face of his own interests. As for Yu Chaoen, Li Longji saw through him and he had betrayed himself.
But Gao Lishi was not as vigorous as before. Time ruthlessly devoured his life. His hair and beard were all white, and his old man spots were clearly visible on his face and hands. The momentum of power in the past was gone, and he became almost unrecognizable. But the only thing that remains unchanged is his loyalty to Li Longji. Although Li Longji had hurt him like that, he still had no complaints and served him with all his heart and strength.
Now he is no longer called serving. He is old and cannot serve on the left and right. His current role is Li Longji's companion, who will talk with him or massage his hunched back. As for making suggestions, he is no longer interested.
Hearing that Li Longji had complaints about his grandson, Gao Lishi sighed and said, "Prince, I also heard that the court's finances are tight and its financial resources are cut off. With Taisun Kuanren, he will not take this step unless he has to. The emperor should understand him!"
"I can understand him. The problem is that he took the wrong path and actually pointed his butcher knife at the royal family. What do he want to do? Does he want to dig out the national veins of the Tang Dynasty?"
As soon as Li Longji finished speaking, a little eunuch rushed over in panic and shouted loudly from afar: "Your Majesty, it's not good. The army, the army has surrounded Xingqing Palace and no one is allowed to enter or exit."
Li Longji stood up suddenly in shock. He was so angry that he trembled all over and was extremely angry. He fainted suddenly. He was so scared that Gao Lishi and several eunuchs came forward and shouted, "Grand Emperor! Grand Emperor!"
After a while, Li Longji slowly woke up, and Gao Lishi hurriedly comforted him: "The emperor, I guess this is the emperor who is afraid of something, so he will not let the emperor participate in it. He will never dare to hurt the emperor."
"I regret not being the first!"
Li Longji worked hard, his heart full of regret. He really shouldn't have made this grandson. In the end, he actually attacked himself. He sat blankly for a while, and suddenly gritted his teeth and said, "Since he is unkind, don't blame me for being unrighteous."
He turned around and said to Gao Lishi: "Mr. Gao, not everyone can stop him. I will write a secret decree. You can find someone to give it to Zhang Yun for me!"
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Since last year's silver dollar incident, Zhang Yun voluntarily resigned from the position of Minister of the Ministry of Revenue because Yang Guozhong investigated his role in the case of silver and money leakage, and also resigned from the position of Pingzhang, the subordinate of the Central Secretariat. In other words, he has completely escaped from Li Yu's cabinet and no longer had the shackles of the court affairs. Zhang Yun's life is even more leisurely. He likes to fish, study, fish in the back garden all day, or read books in the study room, leisurely and carefree. In the afternoon, Zhang Yun fished in a small river near the mansion as usual. Here, he met a group of fishing old men, chatting about the livelihood of the city and people, but his life is not lonely. Zhang Yun has dressed up like a fisherman, wearing a wide-eaves hat, a coarse linen coat, half-rolled trousers, and hemp shoes. However, his skin is a little whiter than them, which makes it hard to believe that this fisherman was the Minister of the Ministry of Revenue who had held the financial power of the Tang Dynasty for more than ten years.
Fishing requires quietness. Most of the time, everyone is quiet and silent. Zhang Yun is no exception. He stared at the float on the water, but he was thinking about the big events that happened in Chang'an today. Frankly speaking, Li Yu's decisive actions were beyond his expectations and also praised him. Although he knew that Li Yu was forced to do it, Li Yu had taken a step to break the situation after all, which means that Li Yu was still relatively sober and saw the crisis in front of him. Of course, Zhang Yun knew Li Yu's current situation.
, If the local three kings had a bit of awkward position last year and they had no reason to attack the central court, then Li Longji's awakening changed this embarrassment, and Li Longji became the biggest support for the local three kings. Similarly, Li Longji would also rely on them. In fact, Li Longji had already done this. In the past month, he had asked himself to go to Xingqing Palace for secret talks three times, and had made it clear that he would abolish Li Yu and change Shisanlang, that is, Shu King Li Yu, as the crown prince.
Zhang Yun also had to admire this old guy. He actually knew that he had a relationship with Li Yu, so he wanted to change Li Yu and what he did before.
Since Li Longji has decided to abolish Li Yu, the current situation is very unfavorable to Li Yu. If he does not take action, Li Longji will launch it. So Li Yu's action today should be correct. He took Princess Huo as a breakthrough point and abolished land annexation with a clear stand, which will at least win the support of middle and lower-level officials and farmers. To a certain extent, his decision was very correct, but unfortunately it was a bit late. If it was six months earlier, then he would have money and food and a sharp Guanzhong army, but now it is too late.
At this time, a horse rushed towards this side, and a sneer appeared on the corner of Zhang Yun's mouth. He knew that Li Longji was coming to find him.
"Empress!"
A family member shouted on the bridge: "If there is an urgent matter in the mansion, please go back."
Zhang Yun was fishing under the bridge. His family's voice was loud, which made his fishermen frown. He shouted like this and scared the fish away. Zhang Yun lowered his face and said unhappily: "I understand, don't yell."
The family was so scared that they dared not say anything. Zhang Yun was still fishing his fish calmly. The surroundings returned to quiet, as if nothing had happened. About a quarter of an hour, Zhang Yun shook his fishing rod, and a large crucian carp, half a foot long, took the hook, churning in the air, with phosphorescence shining. Zhang Yun laughed. I wonder if Li Longji was also a big fish? Then he slowly packed up the fishing gear and bowed to everyone and smiled: "Dear fishermen, if there is something wrong in the mansion, I will take a step first."
"Envoy Zhang, go slowly!" The fishermen stood up and returned their greetings. Zhang Yun walked up to the bridge. A carriage had been waiting for a long time. He got on the carriage and ordered: "Go back to home!"
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At night, a flying pigeon flew towards Jiannan with a secret letter from Zhang Yun and Li Longji's order, heading to Bashu, which had 100,000 troops: the late emperor wanted to abolish the grandson and make the king the legitimate, and the king should quickly lead the troops into the capital.
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Li Yu searched the Princess Huo Mansion, issued an order for the royal family to hand over the fields, soldiers to surround Xingqing Palace, and ordered the army to clear the fields in Guanzhong. Li Yan, the Minister of Justice, carried the coffin to serve as the Qingtian envoy. Sudden major events shocked the court and the people and the Tang Dynasty.
In Jinman County, Anxi, Li Qing'an personally led 40,000 Anxi cavalry to Beiting City. The abnormal movements of Chang'an City attracted the attention of the world, and naturally attracted this Western Regions official. For Li Qing'an, who had just ended the war in the Western Regions, the sudden change in the situation in Chang'an was just right. Of course, every political force would be interested in this political feast in Chang'an. It is almost certain that all forces will participate. Whoever can get much benefits in the end depends on the means and strength of the chess player.
Chapter completed!