In the hall of Liu's home, the morning light is bright.
Li Xuan and Liu Jinyu knelt in the center of the lobby, serving tea respectfully to Liu Yuanlang and his wife Zhou who were sitting there.
Both inside and outside the central hall were full of Liu family members, many of whom were watching the fun with the crowd.
Seeing the newlyweds raising eyebrows and getting along in harmony, Liu Yuanlang and his wife nodded with satisfaction, then took a sip of tea and pulled Li Xuan and Liu Jinyu to stand up.
Liu Jinyu was pulled aside by her mother-in-law Zhou for questioning. Before she could speak, her face was flushed.
Li Xuan was taken to the main hall in the backyard by Liu Yuanlang. At this moment, Liu Rengui was sitting at the top of the main hall, holding a book in his hand and reading. But at this time, in the main hall, there was a person kneeling on the ground.
Li Xuan could tell from the back at a glance that this person was Liu Yuanlang's third brother Liu Yuanqing.
Li Xuan's father-in-law Liu Rengui had four sons, Liu Yuanshen, Liu Yuanqi, Liu Yuanqing and Liu Yuanlang.
I don’t know what crime Liu Yuanqing committed, and he was punished by kneeling on the ground.
Li Xuan glanced at Liu Yuanqing without any change in his expression.
Without stopping, he solemnly walked into the central hall and knelt down to Liu Rengui: "My grandson-in-law pays homage to my father-in-law!"
"Please rise, my dear son-in-law." Liu Rengui put down the "Spring and Autumn" in his hand and raised his hand. Li Xuan slightly cupped his hand and said, "Thank you, Mr. Yue."
Seeing Li Xuan stand up, Liu Rengui glanced coldly at his son Liu Yuanqing, and then looked at Li Xuan.
At this time, Liu Rengui's face already had a look of gentle approval: "My son-in-law Xian has done a good job in recent events. A battle in the north that may have extended to a very wide area was eliminated by my son-in-law. After learning about it, all the ministers in the central government praised him repeatedly. There is a successor to the clan."
"My father-in-law has over-praised me, and all the prime ministers have over-honored me." Li Xuan quickly handed over his hand with a look of shame on his face. He couldn't accept this casually.
"There is no praise. There are some things that outsiders don't know about. How can we old guys not know about it?" Liu Rengui waved his hands directly and snorted softly: "On that day, the wise son-in-law was only one step away from chasing Ashina Gana. Ashina Gana can then join Ashina Fuwu. At that time, the hundreds of Turkic cavalry may not be able to attack the prefectures and counties, but they can come and go freely within the territory of our country, Tang Dynasty, and treat them as nothing."
Hundreds of Turkic cavalry may encounter many obstacles if they take the main road, but if they take the remote mountain roads, even if ordinary prefectures and counties encounter them, they will kill them with blood.
"Once they are returned to the grassland, the Turks will rise and watch our country and Tibet lose. Then they will take the opportunity to go south. Our country will be attacked from both sides, and the country's fate will become increasingly difficult." Liu Rengui outlined in a simple sentence the future of the country and the future. Centuries of Turkic trends.
After the Turkic Khanate was reestablished, it would not easily start a war with the Tang Dynasty. It would only sit back and watch the war between the Tang Dynasty and Tubo.
During this period, the Turks gathered their fighting power and spread across Mobei, eventually forming a Turkic Khanate that could compete with the Tang Dynasty and Tibet at the same time.
Three pillars.
Once the Tang Dynasty and Tubo were both defeated, the Turks would definitely take advantage of the situation and move south.
It is not impossible to be beaten to the bank of the Wei River again.
"What Yue Weng said is absolutely true." Li Xuan sighed. There were smart people in the Tang Dynasty, and there were also smart people in the Turks.
Liu Rengui sighed: "Fortunately, the two thieves were captured by the wise son-in-law, and our court was able to avoid the dilemma of being attacked by the northwest. However, when we return to the court, some hidden dangers still need to be eliminated. For example, that night, more than a dozen places in the entire Chang'an City were attacked at the same time. There's something very fishy about the fire... If my virtuous son-in-law hadn't told me in advance, the fire would probably have involved both your and my family, and all of this came from this traitorous son."
Li Xuan turned sideways and looked at his third uncle Liu Yuanqing, a hint of indifference flashing deep in his eyes.
Liu Rengui glared at his son with hatred, and then sighed in a low voice: "My good son-in-law doesn't know something. If your and our families had also caught fire that night, Ashina Nishugo and Ashina Gana would have been there long ago." He took advantage of the chaos and escaped from the city gate without using any substitute.
It was precisely because Xian Su was cautious and saw the conspiracy in time that they were unable to take advantage of the chaos that night. On the next day, they were forced to use a back-up plan to escape from the city. However, they were captured by Xian Su in the evening and came back. Fortunately. "
If Peng Prince's Mansion and Lecheng County Government Mansion caught fire at the same time, although the two families would be victims, some people would inevitably question their incompetence.
Even if this matter is taken advantage of by someone with intentions, the turmoil it can cause will be absolutely terrifying.
That night, Li Xuan not only found out that someone had tampered with the Liu family's dowry, but also informed the Lecheng County government. A thorough investigation by the Liu family prevented both families from catching fire at the same time.
It was precisely because of this that the original plans of Ashina Nishugo and Ashina Gana failed, and they had to think of other ways.
Using a substitute as a bait, Ming Chongyan's original plan went bankrupt by mistake.
However, although they escaped from Chang'an with clever tricks, they failed to escape back to the grassland.
Everything is traceable, and everything has a destined cause and effect. ..
Although Li Xuan easily captured the person in a very short period of time without causing any commotion, and not many people in the court seemed to care about it, in fact many people knew that if Li Xuan had not had the means to do so, , the consequences at this time are disastrous.
But no one knows what means Li Xuan used to catch up with Ashina Nishugo and Ashina Gana.
It is precisely this that makes Ming Chongyan seem somewhat incompetent. After all, arresting people was his responsibility in the first place.
"The strange rocks that caught fire were purchased by this traitor and put into his dowry. But in fact, those things were given to him at a low cost by the Huang family. These things in the house are all congratulatory gifts from the Huang family."
Liu Rengui pointed at Liu Yuanqing's forehead and gritted his teeth and said, "Now the government wants to deal with the Huang family, and the Huang family threatens me with his affairs. I'm really angry to death."
That night, many fires broke out in Chang'an City. At that time, Li Xuan was busy chasing the Ashina family, so he did not pay attention to the matter. However, although he did not care about the matter, someone in the court was investigating.
The Huang family became prominent at this time.
Although Liu Yuanqing is also a victim and a tool used by others, once the matter is revealed, he will also be punished.
The theory of tool innocence was not popular in the Tang Dynasty.
Li Xuan glanced at Liu Yuanqing who was kneeling on the ground, and he knew that this was Liu Rengui's explanation.
Li Xuan didn't have much objection to Liu Yuanqing. He actually did it for the Liu family. After all, Liu Jinyu's dowry almost emptied the entire Liu family. He saved a little bit, but he fell into someone else's scheme in a confused way.
"Yue Weng, what's going on with the Huang family? What's going on with the Huang family and the governor of Lingzhou? That's an important place in the northwest battle?" Li Xuan raised her head and looked at Liu Rengui's eyes. , with a hint of vigilance.
"The youngest son of Erlang of the Huang family was captured when he went out to enjoy sightseeing. His whereabouts are still unknown. Huang Heshou, the governor of Lingzhou, was threatened and finally sent those things to Chang'an, and then into the hands of this bastard." Liu Rengui said. Angry, he told the whole story.
The affairs of the Huang family are only related to the Liu family and Prince Peng's palace. The two families are heavily guarded and cannot be dealt with from the outside, so they can only take other paths.
Therefore, very early on, someone was eyeing Liu Jinyu's once ruined family, the Jiangxia Huang family.
The Huang family held a wedding on the same day as Li Xuan, which was a bit of a slap in the face, but they sent congratulatory gifts, which made Liu Rengui feel a little sorry for the Huang family, so he sent the congratulatory gifts deep into the treasury. Thinking about it, I almost hurt my family.
Unexpectedly, before that, the Huang family had already picked out some of these things, sold them to Liu Yuanqing, and put them into the dowry.
Li Xuan thought through all this, shook her head, and said coldly: "Between the overall situation of the government and the personal family, the Huang family chose their own family."
When people encounter danger, some will choose to sacrifice themselves to fulfill the great cause; others will abandon the country and choose themselves.
This was the case for Huang Heshou, the governor of Lingzhou. At the last moment, he chose to plot against Zuo Xiang and Prince Peng's Mansion, and embarked on a wrong path.
"Old Yue, what does the court plan to do with the Huang family?"
"Huang He was deposed from the post of governor of Shouling Prefecture, and Right Guard General Huang He was appointed." Liu Rengui told the tragic fact in one sentence.
Even if the Huang family is being taken advantage of, they have still violated many laws, and it is very necessary to deal with them strictly.
Two third- and fourth-grade bosses in the family were dismissed from their posts, which is clearly tragic.
"Then the Huang family sent people to threaten, and what they are asking for should be the descendants of their family?"
"A wise son-in-law, the Huang family wants me to run the business so that the career of the Huang family's nephews will not be affected." Liu Rengui frowned slightly.
The Huangheshou and Huangheshang dispositions were decided by the central government and the emperor at the same time. Even if the Huang family used Liu Yuanqing's life to force Liu Rengui, Liu Rengui would not have much effect, so they focused on the younger generation.
"The Huang family will not be grateful." Li Xuan suddenly spoke and said coldly.
Liu Rengui paused slightly and nodded solemnly.
Liu Yuanlang and Liu Yuanqing on the side looked slightly embarrassed.
Li Xuan followed up and said: "The Huang family just said that they would let the father-in-law run the business so that the career of his sons and nephews would not be affected, but how could this be possible? The word "collaboration with the enemy" has already been deeply engraved on the Huang family. There is only one way to eliminate the impact of this matter, and that is to let them go to the Western Front on their own... Only with the blood of the Tibetans can his family's name of collaboration with the enemy be cleared."
Liu Rengui took a deep look at Li Xuan, finally nodded and said, "What the wise son-in-law said is absolutely true, so let's leave it as such."
Send the Huang family to the battlefield on the Western Front, give them a suitable position, and let them fight on the battlefield.
If they can fight their way out, then, on the surface, they will be grateful to the Liu family. If they can't fight their way out, then these people may all die on the battlefield.
And this possibility is extremely high. After all, they are suspected of collaborating with the enemy, and it will be difficult for them to be promoted in the future.
"Yue Weng might as well report this matter to the Queen and the Saint frankly. Yue Weng should be more lenient to the Huang family, and the Queen and Your Majesty will probably be more lenient to the Third Uncle." Li Xuan seriously handed over to Liu Rengui.
Liu Rengui thought for a moment and finally nodded in agreement, because only in this way can the hidden dangers behind it be eliminated.
Moreover, the emperor and empress would still give him this little face if he confessed, and he could also take the opportunity to see the hearts of the people in the court. "
"Old Yue, it's not easy to live in Chang'an. If there are no other special circumstances, it would be best for you uncles to return to your hometown in Henan." Li Xuan whispered in a low voice. Although no one from the Liu family holds office in the central government, they are still doing well in the local areas. They all have some positions.
"My good son-in-law is right. If you don't want to go down, please hurry up and pack your things. In a few days, your good son-in-law will return to Wuzhou. You and your good son-in-law should go back to your hometown in Henan together." Liu Rengui waved his hand directly and handed over his third son Liu Yuanqing. Kicked out directly.
Li Xuan's father-in-law Liu Yuanlang was also kicked out.
At this time, Li Xuan's expression finally became completely solemn.
He slightly cupped his hands to Liu Rengui and said: "Yue Weng, what happened today is that the Tubo and Turks are just a cover-up. The real purpose of the King of the East China Sea lies in Princess Yin. I wonder what news Weng Yue has about this King of the East China Sea." , who is his biological mother?
Sun Xun made many inquiries and investigations, but there was no record in the case file, and no one remembered the matter, as if everything had been deleted. "
In fact, many people have circulated the story of the Xuanwu Gate Incident, but when the time came to deal with Prince Yin and the descendants of Prince Qi's family, everything seemed to have been cut off deliberately and became blank.
However, Li Xuan believes that there are some things that many people are not allowed to hear about, but Liu Rengui is not included here.
Liu Rengui sighed softly and said in a low voice: "What happened back then was indeed secret. Even the current Holy Emperor was not born yet, and the late emperor and the ministers tried to hide it. But as long as you read the secret files in the palace, you can know that Prince Yin The fifth daughter of Jiancheng was the head of Guide County, and she was born in the year after the Xuanwu Gate Incident."
"Huh?" Li Xuan was stunned, and then looked at Liu Rengui with horror.
Because the mother of the Lord of Guide County is Princess Yin, Zheng Guanyin.
