A knife in love

Chapter 652

Seeing Sun Guangming say this, Li Qiufeng's face was very ugly, and he was slightly surprised.At this time, only dead branches were heard crackling in the fire, and the flames danced like golden snakes, reflecting Sun Guangming's face flickering.

Li Qiufeng went on to say: "Changsun Wuji is indeed a great figure among the founding ministers of the Tang Dynasty, but when Li heard that he supported Li Zhi to the throne, he also had some selfish intentions..."

When Li Qiufeng said this, Sun Guangming raised his head suddenly, looked at Li Qiufeng, with a cold smile on the corner of his mouth, and said with a sarcasm: "Do you want to say that he is wholeheartedly planning to take over the government, lest Li Tai and Li Ke Waiting for someone to become the emperor, so he insisted that Li Zhi, who is cowardly by nature, be superior? Li Daxia must think that Wei Wang Li Tai and Wu Wang Li Ke are extremely shrewd people. He used conspiracy and tricks to instigate Li Shimin to belittle Li Tai, and fabricated Li Ke's rebellion to kill him. Daxia Li, am I right?!"

Li Qiufeng didn't expect that Sun Guangming would be so angry, he couldn't help but shudder, thinking to himself that he just said something casually, why did Sun Guangming react so violently?He pondered for a while, and then said: "Li also heard what people said, maybe it's too superficial, and I hope you don't care. It is said that among the princes of Li Shimin at that time, the crown prince Li Chengqian was tyrannical, his words and deeds were shameless, and he had weak legs. It is not surprising that she was abolished in the end due to a severe disease. The eldest grandson empress had three sons. Except for the prince Li Chengqian, the Wei king Li Tai was extremely intelligent and favored all the kings. It's just that this man was too smart and wanted to be the prince, but his conspiracy was finally revealed. Although Li Shimin wanted to protect him, but all the officials said that Wei Wang was a traitor and seemed loyal, and there was absolutely no reason to be a king, so Li Shimin gave up. Although Li Zhi, the youngest son, is quite smart, compared with Li Tai, he is not as brave as him. Cowardly. After Li Chengqian was abolished and Li Tai was demoted, Wu Wang Li Ke was the most outstanding. Li Shimin once said to his ministers that Li Ke was the most similar to him, and he intended to bestow him with a high position. However, Li Ke was the daughter of Emperor Sui Yang. Born to a concubine, he is not the son of the eldest grandson empress. Moreover, this person is talented, resolute and courageous. If he inherits the great position, he will never allow powerful ministers to take power. It is said in the world..."

When Li Qiufeng said this, he couldn't help but glance at Sun Guangming.I saw Sun Guangming sitting beside the fire, motionless like a stone statue.The flames danced, making his face flickering, making his expression cloudy and uncertain.When Li Qiufeng pondered, he couldn't continue speaking.

Sun Guangming raised his head slowly, and said to Li Qiufeng: "Thousands of years, these words have long been uttered by those ignorant people. It's a pity that Changsun Wuji wholeheartedly helps Li Shimin's descendants, and his heart is for the sun and the moon. But he ended up being forced to commit suicide and lose his reputation."

Li Qiufeng was a little embarrassed, so he kept silent.Sun Guangming put a few dead branches into the fire, and then continued: "Changsun Wuji is not only a hero, but also a relative. From the perspective of outsiders, he has a high position and authority. He is a big man who is under one person and above ten thousand people." But because of this, he trembled every day, like walking on thin ice. When the ancestor Li Yuan was in power, Prince Li Jiancheng and Qi King Li Yuanji joined forces to fight against Qin King Li Shimin. Li Yuan was also quite afraid of Li Shimin at that time, although he gave him The title of General Tiance, and allowed Tiance Mansion to open a mansion and build teeth, but secretly ordered to monitor every move of Qin Palace. Li Shimin has long been eyeing the throne, and knows that he is in the same boat as the Crown Prince and King Qi. If the Crown Prince Ascend to the throne, he must die. Therefore, he also stepped up preparations in secret to plot for the throne. Everyone knows that when the Xuanwumen changed, Li Shimin used Fang Xuanling and Du Ruhui as the masterminds, and Yuchi Jingde as his minions, but he didn't know how to persuade him It was Changsun Wuji who made the first move for Li Shimin. Without Changsun Wuji's push, I'm afraid Li Shimin would still not be able to make up his mind to kill the crown prince and King Qi. Moreover, when Li Shimin led his men to ambush the crown prince and King Qi at Xuanwu Gate, what happened? Among the people who lead him, there is Changsun Wuji."

When Sun Guangming said this, he glanced at Li Qiufeng, and then said: "In the change of Xuanwumen, Prince Li Jiancheng and Qi Wang Li Yuanji died at the hands of Li Shimin and Yuchi Jingde. Li Shimin also sent Yuchi Jingde to force the palace and force Li Yuan to abdicate as the Supreme Emperor." , and passed on the throne to himself. In terms of scale, only a few thousand people participated in the change of Xuanwu Gate. Compared with the various battles that Li Shimin led troops to fight in the east and west, it is naturally not the same. But this matter is indeed related to Li Shimin's life and death are based on the fact that after he ascended to the throne, the rewards for the heroes and veterans are not based on the merits of these people when they fought for the world in the Tang Dynasty, but on who is loyal to him during the Xuanwumen Incident Geng Geng, who will fight desperately for him.

"The best example is the General Qin Qiong I mentioned just now. When the Tang Dynasty was fighting for the world, Qin Qiong had many military exploits. It's just that the world was initially settled, and Qin Qiong had already seen that Prince Li Jiancheng and Qin King Li Shimin were in the same situation. Rush between the two sides is inevitable. Although Qin Qiong was appointed by Gaozu Li Yuan to serve under the tent of the King of Qin, he has always been loyal to the Tang Dynasty, not the Tiance Admiral's Mansion of the King of Qin Li Shimin. After the founding of the Tang Dynasty, Qin Qiong excused his illness No. When Li Shimin launched the Xuanwu Gate Change, Qin Qiong did not participate. This is not because he wanted to be wise and safe, but because he always believed that whether Li Jiancheng or Li Shimin, they were all descendants of Gaozu. The succession to the throne is between Li's father and son It is not appropriate for ministers to participate in the matter. The other two famous generals Li Jing and Li Ji also had the same thoughts. As a result, Qin Qiong did not receive any rewards after the Xuanwu Gate change for his achievements in the founding of the Tang Dynasty. After Li Shimin built the Lingyan Pavilion However, Qin Qiong can only be the last among the 24 heroes in Lingyan Pavilion.

"Changsun Wuji ranks first among the 24 heroes of Lingyan Pavilion, neither because he is Li Shimin's friend when he was young, nor because he is the elder brother of Empress Changsun, but because Changsun Wuji is loyal to Li Shimin. He participated in the He participated in all the battles of the founding of the Tang Dynasty, and before and after the Xuanwumen incident, he devoted all his energy to making suggestions, willing to take the risk of destroying his family, and helped Li Shimin kill the prince and the king of Wu. Others think that Changsun Wuji's great achievement was a fluke, but it is not true. Knowing that every step he takes is related to the safety of the family. Even so, after Li Shimin ascended the throne, he was grateful for the contributions of the eldest grandson Wuji, and the empress of the eldest grandson was kind and virtuous, and often exceeded the restraint of the elder grandson's family.

"Empress Changsun understands the righteousness of the righteousness, and takes fullness as a commandment. Knowing the power of her relatives is not a blessing of the Tang Dynasty. She is persuading her brother to abdicate. In fact, Changsun Wuji's official position is entirely obtained by his own head, not Relying on his status as a foreign relative. However, he also knew that Empress Changsun was worried, so he resolutely expressed his gratitude and asked to resign from his real position. Li Shimin knew the thoughts of Empress Changsun and Changsun Wuji, and lamented that the two knew how to advance and retreat, so he specially granted Changsun Wuji In the end of Taizong's reign, although Changsun Wuji served successively as the great general of Zuo Wuhou, led the Ministry of Officials, worshiped the minister and the right servant shot, moved to Sikong, Situ and Shizhong, and inspected the school, and was named Zhao Guogong, it seems that The official position is prominent, but these are idle positions and have no real power. It was not until Li Shimin was seriously ill and left his orphans, and his eldest grandson Wuji helped Li Zhi ascend the throne, that he gained real power. And if Li Shimin had not entrusted him with great trust before his death, with his resourcefulness, How can you not know the reason why the regent ministers have never had a good end since ancient times? He was loyal to the country, tried his best for the king, and did his best for his friends. Such a loyal minister fell into the hands of a temptress and ended up miserable. Then The seductress spread rumors again, tampered with the emperor's daily life notes, and accused Changsun Wuji of various crimes. It is ridiculous that the world is stupid, and hates the shamelessness of literati even more. It is really sad to make this famous official wronged for thousands of years."

Li Qiufeng listened to Sun Guangming's defense of the elder Sun Wuji, although he disapproved in his heart, but he didn't want to have trouble with Sun Guangming again because of this matter.Therefore, taking advantage of the opportunity for Sun Guangming to take the water bag from Su Yan to drink, he hastily interrupted Sun Guangming and said, "I don't know why you only took the cassock, but ignore the relics of the Buddha and Master Xuanzang’s finger bones?”

Sun Guangming handed the water bag back to Su Yan, smiled self-consciously, and said, "Just now I have gone too far, but the hero Li laughed at me. From a note left by my predecessors, I know what Cao Bin said. Obtaining the map is indeed Zhuge's left-behind formation. But if there is no courage, even if there is a map, it is just a death formation and has no effect. Only when you have the courage can you drive the ghosts in the army formation. There are two items here, one is a cassock worn by Master Xuanzang, and the other is a Buddhist scripture written by him in his hand."

When Sun Guangming said this, Li Qiufeng couldn't help laughing, and said: "Mr. Sun, please forgive Li for being rude. This legend is too ridiculous. With Mr. Sun's knowledge, how can you believe these idiotic lies?!"

Sun Guangming smiled slightly, and said: "Dare to ask Hero Li, where is the foolishness in this legend, and where is the arrogance?"

Li Qiufeng said: "Both Mr. Sun and Situ Qiao have mentioned array galls, but the array galls mentioned by the two of you are completely different. But both of you said that this array picture was left by Zhuge Wuhou in the Three Kingdoms period. The Tang Dynasty is nearly a thousand years old. Even though Marquis Wu had a clever calculation, he still had no way of knowing that there would be a Master Xuanzang in the world after a thousand years. How could he use Master Xuanzang’s cassock and handwritten Buddhist scriptures as a battle? What’s more, Master Xuanzang is merciful, He is a virtuous and eminent monk. Even if Zhuge Wuhou really predicted that there would be such an eminent monk in a thousand years, how could Master Xuanzang use his cassock as a battle array for killing people? Absurd, extremely absurd."

Sun Guangming said: "Hero Li is really clever. It is indeed extremely difficult to deceive you. To be honest, when I first saw these records in the notes, I thought they were all false words and could not be done. Count. But after seeing it later, I know that this record is not a lie, but something happened for a reason."

Li Qiufeng was startled and suspicious, and said: "I would like to hear the details."

Sun Guangming went on to say: "In fact, since the day Zhuge Wuhou left this formation map, this map has appeared in many dynasties, but those who want to get it are all ambitious people who want to Using this formation to plan big things, acting too hastily, will make a big mistake. After the founding of the Tang Dynasty, this formation suddenly appeared in Luoyang, causing an uproar at that time. After decades of fighting, more than a thousand lives were killed. Most of the people who knew about it died tragically. But this formation map ended up in the hands of a monk named Huaiyi..."

When Sun Guangming said this, Li Qiufeng was startled, and couldn't help but let out a "hey".Sun Guangming smiled slightly, and said: "With the knowledge of Hero Li, he naturally knows who this monk Huaiyi is?"

(End of this chapter)