Chapter 73 God Bless the Tang Dynasty, Long Live Your Majesty!
This possibility emerged in Zheng Xuannian's mind, and he immediately broke into a cold sweat.
If that's the case...
Even if this situation can be solved...then doesn't Li Er go to heaven?
I'm afraid the master behind this is not an ordinary master. He is a character like Zhang Liang and Gui Guzi.
For a moment, Zheng Xuannian didn't dare to say a word and immediately knelt down.
In front of all the family officials, he took the lead in shouting: "God bless the Tang Dynasty, long live your Majesty!"
The scene was extremely embarrassing for a time.
silence.
But the silence only lasted for about a second, and countless looks of shock or anger disappeared one after another.
Then, all the family officials knelt down at this moment!
"God bless the Tang Dynasty! Long live your Majesty!"
"God bless the Tang Dynasty! Long live your Majesty!"
Of course, among this group of officials from aristocratic families, there was not only Zheng Xuannian, a smart man, but also others who also responded very quickly, even faster than Zheng Xuannian.
Almost at the same moment that Zheng Xuannian knelt down, he knelt down at the same moment. What he shouted was not God bless the Tang Dynasty and long live His Majesty.
But "Your Majesty is wise!"
This means two things.
The first is the oath of allegiance to Li Er himself, which is completely different from the previous "Long Live Your Majesty" declaration of surrender and begging for mercy, and is much more effective.
The second is...
Cui Zhengde deserves death! I stepped on the horse and didn’t say anything. Brother Li, you have a lot, don’t take it seriously! I never dare to do it again!
"Don't even live long live. How dare I live long live? I'm just a fool."
"But since I'm a fool, you guys shouldn't eat so much royal food. I'll demote you three levels in a row! Free up your position and let the idiots who came from the imperial examination do it!"
"Why are you laughing at Cheng Yaojin? You can demote me and make me idle!"
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at the same time.
Deep inside the mansion in the south of Chang'an City.
The courtyard is deep, with bright flowers and dark willows.
An old man was holding a bowl of gruel and drinking it slowly.
This person is none other than Cui Baihe.
There were several old men around him who were also drinking porridge.
All the faces were red and radiant.
Cui Baihe took a mouthful of gruel, took a long time to swallow it, and then let out a breath of relief...
"When I was young, my father would make me drink a bowl of this farmer's bean porridge every New Year's Eve to warn me that it would be difficult to start a business and that I should keep the family business of my ancestors."
The so-called bean porridge is porridge cooked with soybeans.
This kind of porridge was once very popular in ancient times. In the Jin Dynasty, it was famous because of the stone king's fight for wealth.
Cui Baihe then sighed,
"Since my father has died, I... dare not forget this family motto all the time. Every year during the holidays, my family has to cook a bowl like this for several days..."
"Brother Cui has a noble family style, I admire him!"
"As the saying goes, laziness makes you poor, diligence makes you rich. Brother Cui never forgets this bowl of poverty-stricken porridge every year. It is indeed a good family tradition!"
At this time, several beautiful maids came over.
"master."
"Well, take it away."
Naturally, he only took a sip of the porridge. For Cui Baihe, it was mainly just a formality to celebrate.
As for what to celebrate, that is naturally a matter for the court today.
The beautiful maid left with the bird's nest heart and soybean porridge. Cui Baihe took out a Hu silk handkerchief, wiped his mouth, and threw it into the trash can. Su Rong got down to business.
"Everyone, today's matter should have been done long ago."
When Cui Baihe said this, several old men around him also sat upright.
Everyone nodded!
"good!"
"Brother Cui is right. It's time to punish Li Er long ago."
"If we can't cure the Turks, why can't we cure him Li Er?"
Cui Baihe nodded and waved his hand, signaling everyone to be quiet first.
"This is natural, there is nothing to say."
"Speaking of which, since Li Er's Xuanwu clan killed his brother and imprisoned Emperor Gaozu, our family has lost its protection. How much have we suffered from this thief?"
"Unfortunately, this murderer has some experience in the military and is very powerful. We have no choice but to endure it until now. But now..."
"He Li Er innocently harmed the people, causing my grandson Cui Zhengde to die in prison. I think my Cui family is full of poetry and etiquette, and has never been stained by the world. It has always been a good and law-abiding citizen. But he Li Er, he is so disrespectful to human life.
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"Recently, they have even implemented policies that are harmful to the country, such as the imperial examination. What is this if not a foolish king?"
"Today's battle is a good time for Li Er to wake up. He knows that this world is not his, Li Er's, alone!"
After Cui Baihe finished speaking, he raised his wine glass.
This wine glass is naturally a luminous glass that has been prepared for a long time. In it is the grape wine that the Cui family purchased from the Western Regions at a sky-high price.
All the old men said yes one after another, raised their glasses at the same time, and drank it all in one gulp.
Then...laughing!
Everyone understands that after today, Li Er... is equivalent to offending the people of the world.
As for his behavior of using torture without following procedures and without going through the Manchu ministers,
Of all the aristocratic families in the world, which one cannot hate Li Er to the core?
Cui Baihe chuckled.
"You probably still have some doubts in your mind, right?"
"Uh... I'm ashamed to say it. What Brother Cui said hit home exactly what I'm thinking."
"Yes, yes, but this matter does not seem to be that simple."
Yes, although Cui Baihe's calm demeanor gave everyone a lot of peace of mind.
But after all, it is a forced uterus. For such a big thing, no one can avoid worrying... So what if it fails?
Or Li Ergou jumped over the wall and directly used troops to suppress the officials. What should we do?
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Cui Baihe laughed loudly, "What you are worried about is that some of your doubts are not unreasonable. It is human nature to worry about defeat before thinking about victory. However... you should also know it."
"Today we are mobilizing our clan members to go fight. Do you think we are going empty-handed?"
"Haha, you really don't have to worry, we are going with public opinion."
At this time, Zheng Taiming, the master of the Zheng family in Xingyang, smiled and said, then took out a letter and read it.
"Your Majesty, killing innocent people, is this the way to be a king?... Since ancient times, harsh government is as fierce as a tiger..."
After talking about it for a while.
The smile on the old man Zheng Taiming's face became brighter and brighter.
The content on this letter is exactly the line that Zheng Xuannian brought outside the Zhuque Gate.
"Furthermore, our people forced the palace not in the palace hall, but on the streets of Chang'an. In this way, even if we resist Li Shimin, the people will believe that we are all gentlemen who pray for the people. Of course, this is not important."
"The important thing is that if these things are read out in front of Li Er and in front of the people, he Li Er will only lose the hearts of the people."
"Gentlemen, I would like to ask how many emperors who have lost the support of our family and aroused public anger since ancient times can survive?"
Zheng Taiming asked with a smile.
Several old men suddenly laughed out loud.
This manuscript is wonderful!
This thought made them all filled with righteous indignation, not to mention those low-level idiots in Chang'an? Why don't they act as soon as they say it?
Not to mention asking Li Er to bow his head today, it is possible that Li Er will abdicate!
"Hahahahahahaha, Brother Zheng is still smarter, everyone, drink up!"
For a time, there was a lot of people drinking and drinking in the small courtyard!
But at this moment, a servant suddenly ran in in a hurry.