Half shouldering the wind and rain, half shouldering firewood, bamboo stick and mango shoes breaking the blue cliff.
Just three or five steps out of the ridge, my whole body was buried in chaotic clouds.
The meridians seem to be close to the heavens, and the moon is half full and half-full as it ascends the mountain.
Hearing the words from above, the stars are as close as the top of the five peaks.
——"Two Odes of Yunjushan" by Chang Hui (Ming Dynasty)
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How dare Jin Wuwei enter the mansion to arrest people and imprison Lu Zi, Cui Xunhe and other children of aristocratic families in heavenly prisons?
After the news came out, the wealthy families of the Five Surnames and Seven Hopes were furious. They were all furious and wanted to go to the palace to face the saint and severely punish Bai Fu.
The three patriarchs of the Fanyang Lu family, the Qinghe Cui family, and the third family member of the Boling Cui family represented other families and took the lead in launching an attack.
The three patriarchs came to the Daming Palace in an aggressive manner and demanded to meet the saint and state their grievances.
Li Fuguo had already received the news and was waiting at the palace gate.
Cheng Yuanzhen, the guard of the right prison guard, Zhonglang, served beside Li Fuguo. This man was a confidant eunuch promoted by Li Fuguo from the Ministry of Internal Affairs.
Cheng Yuanzhen said to Li Fuguo: "Master Bai has really stabbed Lou Zi this time. These aristocratic families have to give even the emperor some bad treatment.
If their heirs are imprisoned in a prison, even if they are eventually released safe and sound, they will not give up.
Alas, Sir Bai Meng Lang, this time will not end well."
Li Fuguo glared at Cheng Yuanzhen and said, "Humph, what do you know?
Bai Fu is a man who is proficient in the art of war and is ruthless. He either doesn't do something or does it absolutely. Since he dares to arrest people, he must have a back-up plan."
Just as they were talking, the three clan chiefs came to the palace gate aggressively and said to Li Fuguo: "Eunuch Li, please inform me that we, the old ministers, have an urgent matter to meet with the Holy Father."
Li Fuguo made a promise with a smile, and replied in a high-pitched voice: "My lords, please go back. Your Majesty went to Lishan Mountain to take a bath early this morning."
"When will Your Majesty return to the capital?" the Lu family chief asked reluctantly.
"This old slave doesn't know. It may take three days, or it may take a long time. It depends on His Majesty's mood and the temperature of the water in Huaqing Pool..."
"Hmph! Let's go! Go to the East Palace and let His Highness the Crown Prince comment on the matter!"
"If you ask me, go to Jinwu Wei Gong's house and go directly to Bai Fu to settle the account!"
The three clan leaders had no place to vent their anger, so they tapped the blue tiles on the ground with their faucet crutches.
Seeing the three old patriarchs swaggering away, Li Fuguo showed a sinister smile on his lips: "
These bad old men, relying on their prominent family origins, are used to being arrogant and arrogant. It would be better if they went to the East Palace. After all, Li Chu is the prince, and at least he is gentle, courteous and thrifty in appearance.
If you don't take Bai Fu seriously and forcefully break into Jinwu's Guard Courtyard, you'll probably choke before you can say a few words. Maybe, you'll have to take action.
Bai Fu, Bai Fu, the Za family has just seen your methods. If you can successfully settle this troubled water, I will sincerely cooperate with you and will never provoke you in this life."
Thinking of this, Bai Fu's cold and proud face appeared in front of Li Fuguo's eyes, and he couldn't help but feel a chill in his heart.
Li Fuguo suddenly had a premonition that if Bai Fu dared to play such a big game, there would be someone who could destroy the flower. This time, there must be a child from an aristocratic family who does not know whether to live or die and fall into Bai Fu's hands.
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In the East Palace and Qin Ben Hall, Prince Li Chu was restless like an ant on a hot pot. He had already found out the whole story.
This batch of Meteor Repeating Crossbows was indeed sold privately by Cui Jingwan, the third family member of the Boling Cui family, to Lu Zi, the eldest grandson of the Fan Yang Lu family, and was hidden in the Lu family's trading warehouse near the Third Bridge of Guangtong Qu in the West City.
Jin Wuwei also searched other military supplies and ordnance from the Lu family's warehouse.
Hiding military crossbows privately is a serious crime. As a prince, he would not dare to buy it even if he had the courage. Once discovered, there would be irrefutable evidence, and he would be guilty of treason.
However, Cui Jingwan and Lu Zi did take refuge in him secretly.
Once the censors connected the two events, they themselves could not argue.
Regarding the assassination of Bai Fu, he was worried that the matter would be kept secret and would involve him, so he sent only one confidant to covertly handle it.
Unexpectedly, the Japanese were so cunning that they didn't know how to find out about the ordnance hidden in the Lu family's warehouse, so they secretly stole the Meteor Crossbow and openly used it to assassinate Bai Fu and his soldiers.
Li Chu secretly cursed Usa Hachiman and the Japanese saint. They must have taken the opportunity to frame himself and tied him to a pirate ship.
If Bai Fu was assassinated and died, he could find a way to cover up the matter. Now that Bai Fu has recovered from his serious illness and is back in full swing, he will definitely investigate the matter and get to the bottom of it.
Li Chusi said that Bai Fu must have realized that he was involved in the assassination, so he secretly seduced his princess to take revenge on him.
If this is the case, Bai Fu will definitely try his best to connect these military repeating crossbows with the East Palace.
Thinking of this, Li Chu couldn't help but regret. Thinking of the competition in front of the court, he should have pretended to be false and win over Bai Fu first, and then slowly plotted against him.
But what is my identity? How can the majestic prince of the Tang Dynasty and the heir apparent of the empire condescend to these humble men?
I had hated Bai Fu for many years, and I really didn't want to make a fuss with him. I wanted to kill him quickly. Then I made a wrong judgment and wanted to take advantage of the Japanese and kill people with a borrowed knife.
If you are taking advantage of the Japanese, then the other party is also taking advantage of you.
After joining forces with the Japanese to assassinate Bai Fu, he fell from one pit to another, constantly covering up the last mistake with new mistakes.
Now it is difficult to get off the tiger, and there is no possibility of turning the hostility into friendship with Bai Fu, and we can only go to the dark side.
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When Li Chu was thinking wildly, a servant from the East Palace came to report that the three clan heads of the Lu family and the Cui family came to pay homage to the prince.
When Li Chu heard about it, he felt dizzy. He refused to see it and was worried that something else would happen.
In desperation, Li Chu could only open the door and go out to greet the three clan leaders.
After the four of them sat down, the head of the Lu family spoke straightforwardly and straight to the point, saying: "Your Highness, please give justice to my grandson Lu Zi."
Prince Li Chu sighed: "Mr. Lu Ge, it's not that I won't help you, it's because Lu Zi was so bold that he was caught." After saying that, he handed a copy of Lu Zi's confession in Dali Temple to the head of the Lu clan.
The head of the Lu family glanced at the confession in a hurry, his pupils suddenly dilated, and he was shocked. He did not expect that Lu Zi would cause such a disaster.
The head of the Lu family said anxiously: "Your Highness, you are unjust! Don't you understand Zi'er? He must have been beaten into submission!"
Li Chu sighed and said: "The bad guys from Jingzhao Mansion found other military supplies and ordnance in the Lu family's warehouse. Every transaction was registered. The shopkeeper and the clerk who were responsible for guarding the warehouse all confessed."
The head of the Lu family narrowed his eyes, stroking his goat's whiskers, and whispered: "Your Highness, the minister of Dali Temple and several prime ministers of Dali Temple were promoted by you all the way. As long as you say hello to them, this case can still turn around.
"
Li Chu looked at the cunning old bark face opposite him and thought of the trouble Lu Zi had caused him, and couldn't help but excitedly said: "How to turn the situation around? My father ordered the case to be heard by the three divisions.
I may be able to persuade the Minister of Dali Temple not to embarrass Lu Zi. But Mr. Yan, the Secretary of the Ministry of Punishment, who will handle it? Yan Zhenqing is stubborn and stubborn. If he is not careful, he will not be able to save others, but will get himself involved.
I can’t help you with this!”
Seeing that the prince was letting go, the head of the Lu family reprimanded him unscrupulously: "Your Highness, now that things have come to this, I have to say a few words from the bottom of my heart.
We, the Lu family, have no enmity with Bai Fusu, and we do not offend against each other.
Why was our Lu family targeted in this arrest?
In the final analysis, it is my grandson Lu Zi who is too close to Dong Gong!
I didn’t expect that when things came to pass, you were afraid of getting burned, so you actually let it go and left yourself completely alone!"
"That's right. If you hadn't hurt Bai Fu's face by fighting in front of the court, how could he take the opportunity to take revenge? Use our children to kill the chickens to scare the monkeys!" The Bolingcui clan chief, who was watching with a cold eye, was really angry when he saw that Li Chu was trying to evade him.
"You...you...you..." Li Chu pointed at the two clan leaders, Lu and Cui, trembling all over and speechless with anger.
Li Chu was so angry that he slapped the table and said angrily: "See you off!"
"Wait a minute!"
Qinghe Cui clan leader finally spoke, he bowed his hand to Li Chu and said: "Your Highness, what is right and what is wrong, we will discuss it slowly in the future.
Now, the matter is serious and lives are at stake, so please put aside your grudges and use your good offices."
Li Chu was so angry that he couldn't listen. He waved his hands and said angrily: "Lu Zi caused the trouble himself, and he will find a way to solve it himself!"
The leader of the Cui clan in Qinghe is worthy of being the leader of the Five Surnames and Seven Hopes. He is extremely good at the diplomatic rhetoric of "softly speaking harsh words".
He spoke calmly and said: "Your Highness, the five surnames and the seven hopes are the same. If you can't do anything about this matter, I'm afraid we won't be able to help you in the future."
After saying that, without saying another word, the Cui clan leader walked away with the two clan leaders, leaving the prince Li Chu alone.