Tiantang Splendid

Chapter 2386
The idiom "Hiding a knife in a smile" describes a sinister villain who looks pleasant in front of others, but is actually sinister and vicious.

In the "Old Tang Book" compiled by Zhao Ying, a historian of the later Jin Dynasty, there is a biography of Li Yifu, which says: "Yifu looks gentle and respectful, and he must smile happily when talking to people, but he is afraid of thieves. Since he is in power, Those who want others to attach themselves to them, and those who are slightly disobedient, will always fall. Therefore, people say that Yifu has a knife in his smile, and it is soft and harms things, so it is also called "Li Mao".

"Hiding a knife in a smile" refers to Li Yifu...

According to the history books, Li Yifu is a traitor who is in the same boat as Xu Jingzong, the main force of "abolishing the king and establishing the military", the criminal minister who overthrew the Tang Dynasty, and a scum that has been infamous for thousands of years.

In reality, however, the two are fundamentally different.

Xu Jingzong was defeated by his character, he was greedy for money and seized power, he had no bottom line, he would do anything for his superiors; while Li Yifu was a pure traitor, not only corrupt in character, but also cruel and violent.

This person once advised Li Zhi, who was the prince at that time: "Don't underestimate small goodness, accumulate small and get famous; don't do small things, and be self-righteous after being tired." If you don't stop, the harm will be revealed", he said so eloquently, but in the end he bullied men and women and denounced his colleagues, and he did everything.

If Xu Jingzong didn't have the corresponding status, he would be a villain, not enough to cause damage to the government; but Li Yifu, who was called "Human Cat", was opportunistic and did everything he could. Now, he can flatter and flatter Shangyi, and eventually occupy a high position and do all kinds of bad things.

Of course, the reason why these two people can leave a bad name for thousands of years is that Li Zhi has been blamed more.

According to the history books, it was these two people who called for "abolishing the king and establishing the military", which led to the final fall of Tang Guozuo in the hands of a woman. In fact, it is absurd. Let me ask, when Li Zhishang was the prince, Xu Jingzong worshiped the right of the East Palace The concubine, Li Yi's mansion is the prince's family, these two positions are the prince's absolute confidantes, they are Li Zhi's direct line team, how can they be bewitched by Wu Zetian, and they will "abolish the king and establish the martial arts" with him?
Without Li Zhi's acquiescence and even support, it is absolutely impossible for these two naughty and cunning "capable people" who are rare in the world to seek refuge with Wu Zetian, and instead play Li Zhi around...

The real reason should be that the aristocratic families behind Queen Wang threatened Li Zhi's imperial power. Li Zhiyan used his father's strategy to use the power of the aristocrats to take power, and then put him aside to consolidate his imperial power.

History is like this, the truth has long been annihilated in the dust of time, what we see is just a glimpse.

Just like Han Yuzhou, the prime minister of the Southern Song Dynasty, such a famous official who worked hard to govern, prepare the army, and fight against the Mongolian Yuan, died after being assassinated by the capitulation faction, and was still described by the "History of the Song Dynasty" as a generation of treacherous officials who were good at power, overbearing, and reckless. , even Qin Hui tied...

Why?

Because "Song History" was compiled by the Yuan Dynasty, can you expect Meng Yuan to be fair and praise a minister who led an army to resist him going south?And since the day when Han Tuozhou came to power, he has strongly opposed Cheng Zhu's Confucianism and suppressed Cheng Zhu's disciples. When Cheng Zhu's Neo-Confucianism rose in the Yuan, Ming, and Qing dynasties, how could they not try their best to slander Han Tuozhou?

More importantly, the Yuan Dynasty revised the "History of the Song Dynasty" and set up a "Biography of Dao Xue" to praise Cheng Zhu's Confucianism. Juxtaposed with Qin Hui, insulting him as "treacherous"... These are the people who surrendered to Meng Yuan, and they were the same people who opened the door to welcome the Jurchen. The merits of Cheng Zhu Neo Confucianism are still open to debate, but these disciples are shameless and shameless especially.

Right and wrong, that's all.

Therefore, those so-called history books, just take a look at them, they must not be taken seriously...

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Fang Jun felt that he had to find a time to talk to his elder brother. The Fang family had his father, Yu Ze, and with him, the eldest brother could naturally be ignorant of common affairs and let himself go. It's okay, but you must never get close to those treacherous and ungrateful people, it may bring disaster to the Fang family.

It's just that he has no idea whether his elder brother will listen to his dissuasion. Fang Yizhi is a relatively pure guy with a straightforward heart. To put it bluntly, he has a fair IQ but not enough EQ. Can't pull back...

It seems that we have to find a reason to beat Li Yifu instead of Fang Yizhi, otherwise this stubborn master might do some stupid things under the instigation of others.

It is necessary to prevent the incipient development and nip all dangers in the bud.

Fang Jun was also a little worried. He thought that his eldest brother was a worry-free person who spent all his time studying old papers and didn't cause trouble or trouble, but he didn't want to bother and take the initiative to find him.

Princess Gao Yang glanced at the two people who were playing chess, and said to Fang Jun: "The wedding is approaching, and everything in the mansion is almost ready, and now there is San Lang's marriage, it's okay to get engaged in a few days , there is no need to mobilize the teachers, but the big wedding will follow, and many things have to be prepared in advance, so we must not wrong Saburo."

When Fang Yizhi got married, Fang Xuanling was in power, with all the power in the government and the public, and the marriage was done with great vigor.

This is especially true for Fang Jun's marriage. Princess Gaoyang is the princess of the court, and Fang Xuanling is the head of the prime minister. The wedding was so grand and grand that people still talk about it to this day.

However, now that Fang Xuanling has retired from his official position, and the people in the officialdom have a cold tea, who else can remember the kindness of Fang Xuanling's support and promotion back then?Although Fang Jun is the Minister of the Ministry of War, his qualifications are still relatively low. It is unknown how many people in the court will betray his face. You will also feel wronged.

Fang Jun was very pleased.

As a princess, the golden branches and jade leaves are very noble, and it is not easy to still take care of my uncle's mood and think carefully about everything.

Sure enough, a woman is like a strong horse. If it is about to be tamed, it will naturally ride thousands of miles in obedience;

Fang Jundao: "Now my Fang family is prosperous. It is not a good thing to have a fire cooking oil and flowers blooming. It is not a good thing for San Lang's marriage to be a big deal. It is reasonable to keep a low profile."

Princess Gao Yang pursed her lips, and said indifferently: "But sir, if you take a concubine, it will be known all over the city, and San Lang should keep a low profile when he is marrying a matchmaker... I don't care about this matter, I'm afraid San Lang can't figure it out."

Fang Jun clicked his lips, the sour smell could be smelled by the whole Chongren Square.

It's strange to say that when Xiao Shu'er entered the door, this person didn't show any dissatisfaction at all, and even prepared a big gift for Xiao Shu'er when he was busy with the affairs of the mansion, which moved Xiao Shu'er so much. When it comes to that Silla princess, Jin Shengman, is she so unwilling?
He couldn't help subconsciously looking at Wu Meiniang who was playing chess.

Princess Gao Yang was dissatisfied, but it was actually not a big problem. This person has no intentions and a quick temper. Even if she can't see her, she won't have any wrong thoughts. But if Wu Meiniang finds Jin Shengman not pleasing to her eyes, she wants to get rid of it quickly... Fang Jun Can't help shivering.

This person's method is really terrifying...

As if there was a feeling in his heart, Fang Jun looked over, and Wu Meiniang just raised his head, his eyes met with affection, Wu Meiniang smiled and winked playfully.

Fang Jun felt even more panicked...

Fang Jun thought about his words, and said slowly: "This...the situation is different. The Queen of Silla dedicated her land to Datang, attached herself as a minister, and even moved to Chang'an by herself. This is very important to the great reputation of Datang. It is a great promotion, that's why His Majesty bestowed Princess Silla as her husband. This is a political task. Whether it is my husband or the princess of Silla, even if I feel unwilling, I can only do it. Let it go, otherwise, once it is rejected, Datang will reduce the trust in Silla, and Silla's loyalty will also give rise to vigilance. The third brother is a sensible person. I will find the third brother later as a husband, and I will talk about it in detail. , I think he can understand."

This is not a sophistry, in fact it is.

It stands to reason that it is just taking concubines. The noble officials of the Tang Dynasty regard taking concubines as common, and the emperor doesn't care. Some people even take several concubines a year. It's like eating dumplings during the festival.The reason why Fang Jun wanted to be extravagant in taking a concubine this time is because the identity of the princess of Silla is different, and this marriage has more political significance.

But thinking of this, Fang Jun naturally thought of the Queen of Silla.

It's really good...

(End of this chapter)