Li You's Tang Dynasty

Chapter 536
"Thank you Yuer!"

Leaning on the bed, Yin Hongzhi looked at Li You on the side with a grateful expression, and said thank you from the bottom of his heart.

Li You smiled and waved his hands and said, "You don't need to thank me. If you want to thank me, uncle has to thank the emperor for his kindness, and uncle still has a certain value."

"Haha!" Yin Hongzhi laughed: "You understand what His Majesty asked me to guard Dengzhou!"

"What...?" Yin Cheng on the side frowned slightly: "Didn't His Majesty spare father the death penalty because of the kindness of the past?"

"There are kindness in the past. However, kindness is only one of them. It is not so simple for His Majesty to employ people." Yin Hongzhi looked at Li You and Yin Cheng and said: "Not long after His Majesty ascended the throne, he did something that made people Unbelievable thing: He brought his younger brother Li Yuanji's concubine Yang into the harem. As an emperor, this was simply absurd and immoral, and all the officials were in an uproar.

However, His Majesty still insisted on going his own way and canonized the Yang family!

Regardless of the criticism of the ministers!So, is His Majesty really a licentious monarch?Since he is greedy for beauty, why doesn't he marry Zheng Guanyin who is equally beautiful?

In fact, we can understand the deep meaning behind His Majesty's decision from the situation that His Majesty faced at that time and the internal and external environment of the Tang Dynasty.

First of all, His Majesty's throne was won by the swords and guns in his hands, so there was no legitimacy in the first place!Since Li Jiancheng was established as the prince in the first year of Wude, he has made great achievements in politics, economy, military affairs, and administration. There are not a few ministers who are loyal to Li Jiancheng, especially the former officials of the East Palace of the Prince's Mansion.

Furthermore, the guards, generals, and governors of the prefectures and counties who lead the troops in various places only recognize Li Jiancheng as the prince. Now that His Majesty is suddenly in charge, can everyone be convinced?
More importantly, the Li family relied on the support of the Guanlong nobles and aristocratic families. Without their full support, there would be no Li Tang world. The strength of their connections even the emperor would be deeply afraid of.

From the perspective of the external environment, in the Tang Dynasty in the ninth year of Wude, the nomadic peoples were staring at each other, and the border alarms were frequently reported.

Therefore, quickly stabilizing the government, strengthening the centralization of power, and consolidating the "hard-won" throne have become the most urgent tasks for His Majesty, so it is logical for him to accept the Yang family into the palace!
The Hongnong Yang family began with Yang Chang, the son-in-law of Sima Qian, who was the prime minister of Emperor Zhaodi of the Han Dynasty, and lived in Hongnong for generations.Yang Chang's great-great-grandson is the Taiwei of the Eastern Han Dynasty, and his son Yang Bing, Sun Yangci, and great-grandson Yang Biao are all Taiwei. They have been prosperous for hundreds of years and have huge influence between the ruling and opposition parties.

In the Sui Dynasty, Yang Jian, important officials Yang Su, Yang Lin, etc. were all offshoots of the Yang family. Li Shimin accepted Yang's entry into the harem, which was essentially a political transaction. Foreign aid from the aristocratic family!
Therefore, accepting and marrying the Yang family is a profitable "business" no matter how you look at it. Even if His Majesty knows that doing so will cause criticism, he doesn't care so much for the sake of the country's stability! "

"But Zheng Guanyin is also the daughter of Zheng Jibo, the governor of Tanzhou in the Sui Dynasty. She was born in the Zheng family of Xingyang, a prominent family in the Northern Dynasty. She also has great influence and great power in the government and the opposition. If she marries Zheng Guanyin, can she also gain the support of the Zheng family?" Yin Cheng asked.

"Father did not dare to marry. In the Xuanwumen Incident, the five sons born to Li Jiancheng and Zheng Guanyin were all killed by the father. It can be said that no blade of grass was left behind, and all the troubles were eliminated. !

Zheng Guanyin and Li Shimin both have the hatred of killing their husbands and their sons. No matter what, it is impossible for her to commit herself to her father. Even if her father forces her to marry her, will he be able to sleep peacefully?
How could Zheng Guanyin not fight to the death?In this way, not only will the Zheng family be unable to be used by the emperor, but they will even turn their faces into enemies!Father must have considered this! "

"That's right!" After Li You finished speaking, Yin Hongzhi nodded again and again: "You'er is really mature. The reason why His Majesty dares to marry Yang is because Yang and Li Yuanji have no children. From this point of view Looking at it, Yang and Li Yuanji's husband and wife relationship is not harmonious. They have been married for several years but have nothing to do, which has explained a lot of things, so Li Yuanji was killed, and Yang did not have much sadness.

The marriage between the Yang family and Li Yuanji was originally a political marriage, but now marrying His Majesty is also a political marriage, so what's the difference?Since Yang has no deep hatred with His Majesty, His Majesty won't have too much psychological burden if he marries her.

Just like my current Majesty knows that I have no strength to resist, and more importantly, I still have a little value left, but one of the most important things is that His Majesty wants to use me to sell a favor to Yu'er.

After all, I am still Youer's uncle. Youer is a person who values ​​family affection. His Majesty has already seen this weakness, so His Majesty did not kill me, but used me instead. Therefore, it is Yuer who I should thank. If there is no you now, So this time I will die, and our Yin family will also be finished. "

"Is this the reason for the family alliance?" Yin Cheng looked at Li You and Yin Hongzhi.

Yin Hongzhi nodded with a smile: "Cheng'er, you are still too tender. That's right." Yin Hongzhi looked at Li You and said, "You'er, I know you want to keep Cheng'er by your side, but Cheng'er is still too tender So this time, when I go to Dengzhou, I still want to take Cheng'er away, and the Yin family will all leave Chang'an, and if they stay, they will cause you trouble."

"But Dengzhou is very bitter." Li You reminded.

"It's better than dying, and I'll go straight to Dengzhou tomorrow." Yin Hongzhi said with a smile.

"But father, your injuries...?" Yin Cheng was worried.

"There's nothing wrong with being injured. If we can't die, it's better for us to leave as soon as possible. If we stay in Chang'an for one more day, it will be more dangerous. It doesn't matter if we die, but if we hurt You'er because of us, then I really deserve to die." gone."

Yin Hongzhi looked at Li You and said with some regret: "Our uncle and nephew have just resolved the barrier, but we are separated by thousands of miles. However, I believe that one day, uncle will give you the greatest help. This time when uncle leaves, You may not see your mother and concubine.

You conveyed to your mother and concubine for uncle, saying that uncle will come back, at that time, brother will definitely go to sister to admit his mistake, sorry.! After finishing speaking, Yin Hongzhi's eyes turned red.

Li You also sighed slightly, then nodded and said: "Uncle, my concubine never blamed you, she just loves you, no matter what you do, no matter where you go, you are the only concubine mother younger brother, dear brother."

Yin Hongzhi nodded with tears in his smile: "In my whole life, the person I am most sorry for is my sister. Fortunately, fortunately, Yuer was not misled by me, and my sister has support. This is what I am most grateful for now. .”

The concubine Yin in this space is very lucky because of Li You's time travel, but the concubine Yin in another space is not so lucky. In 638 AD, Li Shimin named Li You the king of Qi, and worshiped the wrinkled governor, Qi Qing and other five states All the military forces and the governor of Qizhou ordered Li You to live in the fief.

Concubine Yin was worried that the young Li You would not be able to live independently, so she asked her younger brother to accompany her son to live in the fief, and asked her younger brother to help and take care of Li You.

However, what Concubine Yin did not expect was that her good brother actually encouraged her son to rebel.When Li Shimin learned that Li You was trying to rebel, he did not punish Li You immediately, but said: "As long as he stays in the fief in peace, I will not take the initiative to punish him." Punish Li You's crime.

So he hurriedly edited a book and sent someone to send it to his son, in order to persuade his son not to act rashly, let alone have the intention of rebelling.But the son who was far away in Qizhou did not listen to his mother's persuasion at all, but believed in his uncle's words extremely.In 640 A.D., after Li You returned to Beijing, he said he was sick and did not return to the fiefdom.

In 643 AD, Li You obeyed his uncle's instigation and was arrested for treason.Li Shimin demoted Li You to a common man for "rebellion" and sentenced him to death.Concubine Yin was demoted to concubine because of Li You's involvement, and even court ladies and eunuchs could bully her at will.

Wherever there is her, everyone will choose to isolate her, or even insult and beat her. In order not to be insulted and beaten, from then on, Concubine Yin chooses the lonely lamp as her companion until she dies.

"By the way, Uncle, I'm not sure about your safety on the way to Dengzhou, where the mountains are high and the water is far away, so I have prepared 20 guards for you. I hope you don't dislike it."

"Guard...?" Yin Hongzhi waved his hand and said, "Uncle appreciates You'er's kindness, but you still don't need the guards. These people should be left to Youer. You must know that the capital city is much more dangerous than Dengzhou. .”

"Hehe..." Li You nodded with a smile, "It's true that the capital is not very safe, but I can't keep those guards. Why don't you see the guards first, Uncle?"

After finishing speaking, Li You clapped his hands, and then twenty men walked in. The leader was about two meters tall. After seeing Yin Hongzhi, the big man actually started crying, and then went Yin Hongzhi knelt beside him and said, "Master, Yin Beast is incompetent!"

It turned out that these 20 people were all Yin Hongzhi's former black armored guards, that is, Yin Hongzhi's personal guards. Seeing this group of people, Yin Hongzhi shed tears again: "Why are you all getting up? , it’s not that you are incompetent, but that I’m sorry for you, it’s me who harmed you!”

Tears of remorse fell from Yin Hongzhi's eyes. In fact, after Yin Hongzhi was arrested, he was most worried about these black armored guards. These black armored guards were all loyal to Yin Hongzhi. , Now all of them were arrested for treason, and they must be dead. These are a group of people under the age of 30. They wholeheartedly lost their lives for themselves, which made Yin Hongzhi feel the most guilty.

Seeing that there are survivors now, Yin Hongzhi could no longer control his emotions, and cried loudly, and when Yin Hongzhi cried, the other black armored guards couldn't control their emotions and cried together stand up.

The crying of a group of tough guys is the saddest thing in this world.

(End of this chapter)