"In the 13th year of Dingwu, on May 17th, Li Yuanlu, the king of Beicheng, rebelled. He led more than 100,000 northwest defenders to rebel and captured six northwest cities. The news soon spread back to Kyoto. The late emperor was furious and wanted to send troops to encircle and suppress;
On June 12, General Jiang Zhan led a 50,000-strong army from the capital and 80,000 troops from the northwest to launch a counterattack; on June 25, the northwest army recaptured six cities in the northwest, forcing the Northern King Li Yuanlu to retreat to Yingzhou; in early July
On the fifth day, Jiang Zhan defected, and 80,000 northwest defenders were killed by him, leaving only 20,000 troops in the end; on July 13, the late emperor sent an army of 300,000 troops, and fought fiercely for more than a month to break through the northwest and recover the lost land; on September 10
5. The late emperor ordered Li Yuanlu, King of Beicheng, to be executed on the spot for his unpardonable crime. Jiang Zhan was escorted back to Beijing. However, the messenger was delayed on the way. When he arrived, on September 23, King Beicheng and Jiang Zhan were already there.
They were executed, and the remaining disarmed soldiers were all executed the next day." Tang Ji muttered out the contents of the bamboo slips by the light from the window.
He narrowed his eyes slightly and frowned: "On June 25th, we recaptured six cities and only forced the opponent's home base. Why did he suddenly defect after ten days? There is also a problem with Jiang Zhan's execution. It is definitely not the delay of the herald.
Simple!"
Tang Ji talked to himself for a little while, but in the end he couldn't come up with any results. He tied the bamboo slips in his hands and returned to the original place. He flipped them to the side and found another volume of "Rebellion in the Northwest". He quickly took it out
Get up, go back to the window, and start browsing.
"Afterwards, the late emperor was furious and had the messenger beheaded, and sent the Ministry of Punishment and Dali Temple to jointly investigate the clues to Jiang Zhan's death. On October 25, Dali Temple minister Zhong Han failed to find out why Jiang Zhan was hastily executed.
Letters between Jiang Zhan and the King of Liao Li Min were found at Jiang Zhan's home, which mentioned the news that Li Min ordered Jiang Zhan to help the King of Beicheng in his rebellion. After interrogating the retainers of the King of Liao and others, it was determined that the two had been in contact, but the King of Liao himself had always denied it;
On the 18th day of the twelfth lunar month, the late emperor issued an edict to remove the Prince of Liao from his position as Prince of Liao and demote him to the fiefdom of Liaozhou; on the 26th of the twelfth lunar month, the King of Liao was killed on the way to Liaozhou." After Tang Ji finished reading, he couldn't help but sigh.
According to the investigation of Jiang Ran's mother, Qin Su, the letter between the King of Liao and Jiang Zhan was forged. So why was this letter forged? Is it to make the King of Liao step down? Could it be involved in the struggle for the throne?
Thinking of this, Tang Ji's eyes flashed with the figure who had been sitting with him in Qingshui Garden for breakfast a few days ago. He pursed his lips and murmured: "It seems that in order to understand the truth of this matter,
We must first investigate the situation in the court that year."
After standing there and thinking for a moment, he raised his eyes and realized that it was getting late. He stored what he had just seen in his mind, quickly rolled up the bamboo slips, and was about to leave, but suddenly he touched the bamboo stick on the outermost side of the bamboo slips.
The lower part was a little rough. After lifting it up and looking at it, I discovered that the word "中" was engraved on it.
He quickly walked back to the bookshelf and saw that the volume he took before was engraved with the word "上", which meant that there should be another volume of "Rebellion in the Northwest".
Thinking of this, he quickly flipped through the pages, but did not find the last volume of bamboo slips. He touched his head in confusion: "Where is the last volume?"
If nothing unexpected happens, the last volume should contain information related to Qin Su, so why is this volume missing? Could it be that the last volume was stolen by Qin Su?
Just when he was full of doubts, footsteps suddenly came from downstairs. He was frightened and quickly put the bamboo slips in his hands back to their original positions and tidied them up briefly.
"Tsk, you kid has to go against me, right? I told you not to come up!" Qin Hong held his waist and glared at him angrily.
"Hey, Mr. Qin, you don't know something. I like to write novels and have no interest in those books about sages. I just want to understand some historical materials and have inspiration for writing books." Tang Ji smiled and touched his head.
Qin Hong shook his head and said in a deep voice: "Most of the things recorded here are royal or court secrets. If you write them into the novel, you will be dead. For the sake of Old Man Chen, the old man will not pursue it this time.
, come down quickly!”
After saying that, he turned around and walked downstairs.
"Okay!" Tang Ji responded and quickly chased out, but accidentally bumped into a bookcase. He covered his shoulders in pain, shaking the copper-colored wood hanging on it with "Yuan Qi Three Years" engraved on it.
The cards started to shake.
"Be careful. If you knock down the bookcase, go to the Star Guard and explain it!" Qin Hong's reminder came from downstairs again.
Tang Ji couldn't help but remember the bloody and violent scenes in the Star Guard, shuddered, and quickly chased after him.
After walking back to the first floor, Tang Ji rubbed his eyes, rolled his eyes slightly, and asked casually: "Mr. Qin, do you think the books above record the affairs of the royal family and the court?"
"What? You are deaf at a young age, and you want the old man to tell you a second time?" Qin Hong walked to the desk, held the books that Tang Ji had dug out in his chest, walked back to the bookshelf, and put them away one by one.
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Tang Ji licked his chapped lips and said doubtfully: "I see that the years are engraved on those cabinets. Could it be that some of the books have been stored for decades?"
"What do you want to get out of me?" Qin Hong turned to look at him and then explained: "In the sixth year of Yuan Qi, there was a fire in Wenyuan Pavilion and some things were burned, so six years ago of Yuan Qi
All historical materials were reconstructed by historians based on their memories and relevant records."
Hearing this, Tang Ji narrowed his eyes slightly, which meant that the last volume of "The Rebellion in the Northwest" was not taken by Qin Su, so who could have stolen it? Is it possible that there are others who are checking Jiang Zhan's information?