Wu Si, Shutong and Zhang Gaoqiu, the empty mountain is condensed with clouds that are not flowing.
Jiang E cries about the sorrow of women in bamboo, while Li Ping plays the Chinese harp.
——Excerpt from "Li Ping Kong Hou Yin" by Li He (Tang Dynasty)
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The fate of the Cui clan members such as Lu Zi and Cui Jingwan seems to be in line with the old saying: "Man perish for money, bird perish for food."
But some people don't think so.
When the three patriarchs were having trouble in the Jinwu Guardyuan, Cui Wei, the patriarch of the Cui clan in Qinghe, saw that the situation was not good and made a decisive decision. He was the first to sign a contract with Bai Fu. Only then did he save Cui Xunhe and prevent the Cui clan in Qinghe from being involved in the case and being poisoned by Bai Fu.
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After the collapse of the Boling Cui clan, the clan leader of the Qinghe Cui clan secretly summoned the elders of the clan and held a closed-door meeting.
The elders discussed one after another and criticized Bai Fu for being cruel and ruthless.
After everyone spoke freely, Cui Wei, the leader of the Cui clan in Qinghe, spoke. He said to everyone: "Although Bai Fu is ruthless, he is just a chess piece at best. The one who plays chess is the current Holy Emperor."
As soon as this statement came out, the whole place was in an uproar.
Cui Wei, the head of the Cui clan in Qinghe, gently pressed his right hand in the air to suppress the noisy voices of the crowd and said: "
Since the founding of the Li Tang Dynasty, in order to get rid of the control of the Guanlong nobles on the imperial power, they have constantly wooed us Shandong nobles. In the era of Queen Wu Zetian, they even used us to weaken the power of the Guanlong nobles to the bottom.
Seeing the rise of the gentry in Shandong and posing a threat to the imperial power, Li Longji promoted grassroots barbarians such as An Lushan and Shi Siming to local princes.
Li Long basically wanted to use this to weaken the power of our Shandong nobles, but he didn't expect that those who played with fire would set themselves on fire. These barbarians were so ambitious that they actually conspired to rebel. After An Lushan rebelled, Li Tang fell from the sky like a paper kite with its string cut off.
Come down.
In order to put down the rebellion, Li Heng once again had to rely on us Shandong nobles to raise donations for food and wages and replenish the supply of troops. However, Li Heng was also on guard against us at all times, fearing that the Shandong nobles would take this opportunity to return to the court and check and balance the imperial power.
The reason why the third family of the Fanyang Lu family and the Boling Cui family suffered this bad fate was not just because of selling arms, but because they participated in the battle for the right to inherit the throne.
There was a precedent in the founding of this dynasty for aristocratic families to intervene in the establishment of a heir apparent.
The Xuanwu Gate Incident and the succession of emperor Taizong and his sons were all related to the Long aristocrats and Shandong gentry.
Concubine Cui of Prince Li Chu was born in the Cui family of Boling. His father, Cui Xun, was a secretary and a young eunuch. His mother, Concubine Yang of Korea, was the sister of Concubine Yang.
The Yang family was executed in the Maweiyi Incident. Concubine Cui was no longer of much use to Li Chu, and her kindness gradually declined. In the second year of Zhide, Cui died of illness in Chang'an. Cui's son, King Zheng Li Miao, summoned King Li Si
From then on, he was left out in the cold by Li Chu. Even if Li Chu ascended the throne in the future, the two brothers Li Miao and Li Si would have no chance of taking over the East Palace.
The Bolingcui family was dissatisfied with this and had been secretly supporting the Yue King Li Xi, hoping to overthrow Li Chu.
Peng Wang Li Ji and his mother-in-law Chen Jieyu are descendants of the Chen family of Yingchuan and Sikong Chenqun of Cao Wei.
The Chen family of Yingchuan and the Lu family of Fan Yang have always been on good terms, so Peng Wang Li Guan is the crown prince in the eyes of the Lu family of Fan Yang.
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The martial arts competition in front of the Linde Palace completely exposed the conflicts between Prince Li Chu and the Yue King Li Xi and other princes.
If what I have predicted is correct, Suzong must have taken advantage of Bai Fu's assassination to kill the chickens and scare the monkeys, and warn us, the Five Surnames and the Qiwang Family."
Several Qinghe Cui clan elders looked at each other and felt that this was true.
Cui Qian, the elder of the Cui family, asked: "The patriarch is indeed far-sighted. If you hadn't reminded us, we would still have blamed Bai Fu.
I heard that the Bolingcui family was very jealous of Bai Fu and vowed to take revenge."
Cui Wei said: "It's not wrong that they hate Bai Fu. Although Li Heng had the big idea, without Bai Fu as a strong man, Li Heng would not dare to act so radically.
Since the end of the Han Dynasty, we Shandong nobles have always been at odds with the Guanlong nobles.
The old feudal lord Dugu and his eldest grandson Yan Xing had a particularly high regard for Bai Fu, a scholar from a poor family, and even wanted to betroth the old clan lord's most beloved granddaughter, Dugu Xiaozhong, to Bai Fu. When I heard about this, I didn't take it seriously.
Unexpectedly, in just a few years, Bai Fu would come out of nowhere, with outstanding achievements, becoming a general and becoming a prime minister, and was relied on by the imperial court as the Qiancheng. It is obvious that the founding fathers Li Jing and Xu Shiji had the same style as in the past.
I have to say that Changsun Yanxing's vision of recognizing people is indeed better than mine.
However, Bai Fu's actions also responded to Changsun Yanxing's judgment that he was cruel and murderous. The existence of such powerful officials is not a good thing for our Five Surnames and Qiwang Family.
If Bai Furuo becomes the backing of the Li Tang royal family, it will be a nightmare for wealthy families like us. If this person holds the power, it will be difficult for us Shandong nobles to restrict the imperial power and check and balance the emperor. If the operation is not careful, the Boling Cui family will serve as a warning."
Cui Yan, the elder of the Cui family, flashed a cold light in his eyes and said: "Clan leader, in this case, should we join forces with the Boling Cui family to eradicate the roots..."
Cui Wei shook his head and said: "If His Majesty did not support Bai Fu, Bai Fu would not be able to make big waves no matter how ferocious he was ten times.
Letting the emperor and Bai Fu become increasingly estranged and causing discord between the emperor and his ministers is our best strategy.
However, this is difficult to achieve now. His Majesty had a close relationship with Bai Fu during the prince's era. In addition, King Qing Li Cong left an orphan on his deathbed, which made Suzong's trust in Bai Fu irreplaceable.
For the present plan, it is best to transfer Bai Fu out of Chang'an and away from His Majesty.
When Prince Li Chu ascends the throne, Li Chu's hatred for Bai Fu will definitely make him an insignificant idler."
Cui Meng, the elder of the Cui family, asked: "If Li Chu ascends the throne, his sister Princess Qingluan will become the eldest princess of the Tang Dynasty. With Princess Qingluan mediating between them, will the relationship between the two turn around?"
Cui Wei shook his head and said: "I'm not sure about this either.
I believe that the problems we can see can also be seen by the old guys in other families.
To be honest, I have always suspected that there are a few cunning guys in the wealthy family who have been secretly driving a wedge between Li Chu and Bai Fu.
Li Chu was born with a golden key in his mouth, and he was young and energetic, so it was easy for him to fall into other people's attempts to alienate him.
Let's watch as we walk, if the two of us turn against each other, we must bring Bai Fu to our side."
Cui Qian, the elder of the Cui family, asked: "If this is the case, wouldn't we offend Li Chu who has become the emperor?"
When Cui Wei heard this, he laughed loudly and said: "What is the emperor? As long as our five surnames and Qiwang families reach a consensus on the candidate and join hands to support him, we can establish another one at any time.
But Bai Fu is different. This man is a rare general who can only be seen in a century, just like Bai Qi and Han Xin reborn.
In troubled times, compared with land, wealth and other resources, talent is the key.
With tiger generals like Bai Fu sitting in command, they could control the armies of the Tang Dynasty and command the heroes.
If we get Bai Fu's full help, our Cui family will become "kings instead of kings"!
Or, compete in the Central Plains and be the leader in the world..."
Wu Si, Shutong and Zhang Gaoqiu, the empty mountain is condensed with clouds that are not flowing.
Jiang E cries about the sorrow of women in bamboo, while Li Ping plays the Chinese harp.