The stars are shining brightly and the moon is bright in the sky.
Yang Fan was a little excited because of Su Dingfang's surrender, so he drank a few more drinks.
Coming to the Tang Dynasty, although now Yang Fan has no ambition to become king and hegemon.
But as a time traveler, wouldn’t it be a disgrace to the reputation of a time traveler if we don’t accept a few famous ministers and generals?
What's more, Yang Fan also has his own ideals.
He wanted to do something for the people of this era.
He wants to bring a little change to this era.
He wanted to leave a mark on this era that he had been here.
As a loser, I naturally had the dream of a passionate young man in my previous life.
Past lives can only be imagined in the mind due to factors such as ability, opportunity, environment, etc.
Now that he has the opportunity and ability to pursue his dreams, Yang Fan certainly wants to make some achievements.
But if you want to do this, you must have a group of people who are loyal to you.
As the saying goes, there are three gangs of heroes. Even if you have a golden finger, you can't succeed alone.
However, in this era of imperial power and powerful families, if you want to achieve the goal you have in mind, you can only take it step by step and slowly.
After all, if you take too big a step, you can easily get hurt.
Therefore, Yang Fan could only vent his excitement in entertainment activities such as guessing coins.
It was a long night of silence, and you could hear the chirping of insects and frogs in the distance.
In the backyard of Yang Mansion, a faint sound came from the backyard.
"Uh-huh, husband, please spare Mei Niang!"
Wu Meiniang fell softly on the couch and begged softly.
At this time, Wu Meiniang's face was as charming as fire, her starry eyes were blurred, and her delicate body was constantly trembling.
The man stopped slowly, but his big hands touched him lovingly.
Yang Fan bit Wu Meiniang's jade-like earlobe in his mouth, and said with a low smile: "Young lady, do you still dare to challenge my authority?"
There were waves of tingling in her earlobes, Wu Meiniang trembled, and said softly: "Lang Jun, how can I have..."
Yang Fan did not stop, but instead said domineeringly: "You are so crazy tonight. Are you jealous of Xu Hui? It has turned against you?"
Wu Meiniang was about to cry. She hugged Yang Fan's broad shoulders tightly to prevent his big hands from causing trouble. She softly begged: "Mr. Lang, I will never dare to do this again!"
Because of Xu Hui's arrival, the Empress Wu Zetian wanted to give Yang Fan some color.
However, after a few rounds, Yang Fan was vigorous and vigorous, but she was about to fall apart due to the torment, and she could only quickly beg for mercy.
Wu Meiniang bit her lip, her beautiful eyes filled with endless spring, and she said lovingly: "Husband, why don't you call Sister Shiyun and the others in?"
Yang Fan pretended to be dissatisfied and said viciously: "You caused the trouble yourself, and you actually want to divert it to the east. How can it be so cheap?"
Wu Meiniang quickly gave her a sweet kiss and said coquettishly: "Husband, who asked you to take back a little beauty quietly? If Mei Niang doesn't care at all, then don't you want to forget me?"
"Oh, my eldest master... oh... no... the slave family is wrong... uh uh uh!"
Of course, Yang Fan couldn't let this woman go online. Although what she said made sense, if she dared to challenge authority, she would naturally be punished.
She wanted to call for help, how could Yang Fan get her wish?
They charged directly until the enemies they killed were completely defeated, and then they stopped.
Ming Jin retreated his troops, while Wu Meiniang curled up in Yang Fan's arms like mud, not even wanting to move a finger.
Yang Fan was lying on his back, not feeling too comfortable, and asked: "Why don't you say anything?"
Wu Meiniang was silent for a long time, then she opened her beautiful eyes and gave Yang Fan a white look. Her small pink mouth moved a few times, but no sound came out.
But it can be seen from her resentful eyes that she must be blaming Yang Fan for not knowing how to show mercy to others.
The two lay quietly, but Yang Fan felt a little weird.
If it had been in the past, Wu Meiniang would have already gotten up and went to clean up.
Lowering his head slightly, he saw that Wu Meiniang was lying in a strange posture, and she was a little curious: "What's wrong?"
Wu Meiniang didn't speak, but her pretty white face turned a little red.
Seeing Wu Meiniang's legs tightly together and her hips lifting slightly, Yang Fan seemed to have thought of something.
Do you want to...
Seeing Yang Fan's strange look, Wu Meiniang knew that her actions had been discovered.
He put Zhen's head against Yang Fan's chin, gently arched it twice, found the most comfortable position, and then said softly: "Husband, I am now 18 years old, you can have a child."
Yang Fan was silent, and stretched out his arm distressedly to hug Wu Meiniang's petite shoulders.
I brought Xu Hui here today, which seems to have given Wu Meiniang a sense of crisis!
In ancient times, women valued their mothers and their children, and they wanted children to maintain their status.
Oh, how silly!
Yang Fan didn't expect that even someone as proud as Wu Meiniang would have such thoughts.
But, to be honest, it has been almost three years since Wu Meiniang entered the family, and it is time for her to have a child.
What's more, no matter how high your status is or how powerful your power is.
Only with descendants can the entire mansion become more cohesive and have a common direction and goal.
Thinking of this, Yang Fan said with some guilt: "I'm sorry, it's all my fault for ignoring your feelings..."
Wu Meiniang's soft and delicate body suddenly trembled, and she raised her head, her big bright eyes full of surprise and emotion.
As a woman, of course she wants to have a fruitful love affair with the man she loves.
More importantly, she has a knot in her heart.
Yang Fan has more and more women.
Moreover, Princess Gao Yang is coming in soon, so the time she can spend alone with Yang Fan will definitely be reduced.
If I can't conceive a child as soon as possible, I really don't know how long it will be until the Year of the Monkey and the Horse.
Of course, this is also Wu Meiniang's pride.
Although she is just a concubine, she wants to get pregnant before Princess Gaoyang comes in.
To express that you are no worse than the golden princess.
Comparison is a woman's nature.
In her opinion, since she cannot become Yang Fan's first wife.
That she got pregnant before Princess Gaoyang is something she can be proud of.
After all, Wu Meiniang is unwilling to give in!
She is unwilling to be inferior to others, in fact, she is afraid.
She was afraid that after Princess Gaoyang married, she would become a dispensable vase to Yang Fan!
She was afraid that after Princess Gaoyang married, she would lose Yang Fan's favor.
However, Yang Fan's apology made Wu Meiniang completely abandon all thoughts.
No matter what, this man is so different.
It is simply unbelievable that she should apologize to a concubine like her!
As long as Yang Fan doesn't dislike her, let it be natural whether she can get pregnant or not!
Wu Meiniang turned slightly sideways, lying on Yang Fan's chest, staring affectionately, the love in her beautiful eyes was too strong to be melted away.
I don't know what happened, but Yang Fan was a little embarrassed by Wu Meiniang's gaze, and grinned: "Why, do you think I am too good-looking, and you want to give birth to a fat boy for me?"
Wu Meiniang pouted and said, "My husband is too partial and favors boys over girls. What if I give birth to a girl?"
Yang Fan chuckled: "I like girls the most. I hope Mei Niang can have a litter of girls, preferably seven or eight..."
Wu Meiniang chuckled: "You give birth to seven or eight children in one litter. Does your husband think that Meiniang is a pig?"
"You are my little piggy!"
"I'm not a pig, Mr. Lang is talking nonsense!"
For a moment, the room was filled with whispers between husband and wife.
The two hugged each other, felt each other's body temperature, and felt the harmony of their souls, unaware that the night was deep.
Yang Fan hugged her soft and delicate body, which seemed to be boneless, and her spirit was particularly high.
"Mei Niang, in a few days I will go to the Firearms Supervision Bureau to report. It may take a while before I can come back. Without me by my side, will you not be able to sleep?"
It was extremely boring, and Yang Fan had nothing to say.
Wu Meiniang snorted: "Well, Meiniang hopes that your husband will go away for a few more days! I want to have a good sleep for a few days."
Now she was tired and exhausted, and her bones were all weak, so she had no choice but to cheer up.
However, Wu Meiniang seemed to have thought of something and reminded: "Husband, although being in charge of firearms supervision represents His Majesty's trust in you, the husband must also be careful?"
"Why?" Yang Fan was a little confused.
Wu Meiniang thought for a moment and said: "You are like a tiger accompanying a tiger. Have you heard about the fate of the Cui family in Qinghe?"
Yang Fan couldn't help but asked strangely: "Didn't His Majesty say that he would escort them all back to Beijing for trial? Have they already returned to Chang'an?"
Wu Meiniang nodded lightly: "A total of more than 3,000 members of the Cui family in Qinghe have been secretly escorted back to Beijing at noon today."
"More than three thousand people?" Yang Fan frowned and asked in a voice.
"Yes, including women, children, old and young, more than 3,000 people from the Cui family were arrested and brought to Beijing this time. It is said that in Qinghe, thousands of people were killed when they resisted on the spot. It can be said that the Cui family in Qinghe has been uprooted."
"Didn't the other aristocratic families come out to plead for mercy?" Yang Fan asked in confusion.
Wu Meiniang smiled sarcastically: "The aristocratic family has been suppressed by the emperor's thunderous means, and it is difficult to protect themselves. What's more, this time His Majesty's troops are famous, how can they dare to say anything anymore."
Hearing this, Yang Fan was silent!
I finally understood why Wu Meiniang wanted to remind him to be careful.
As a family with a history of thousands of years, the Cui family was helpless when facing the imperial power. How could they not make Wu Meiniang afraid?
Although His Majesty Li Er values Yang Fan very much.
If something goes wrong in the firearms inspection, there is no guarantee that the emperor will fall out.
Of course, there are some things Wu Meiniang doesn't know the inside story about.
The reason why His Majesty Li Er committed the murder was not because the Cui family asked the emperor to issue an imperial edict to sin against themselves.
It was because the Cui family had hooked up with Li Chenggong, a descendant of the former crown prince, which touched His Majesty Li Er's bottom line.
In Yang Fan's view, the fate of the Cui family in Qinghe was already doomed from the moment the Cui family united with Li Chenggong.
Since the Cui family has bet the fate of the entire family on Li Chenggong and is willing to die with His Majesty Li Er, they must be prepared to be killed.
The Cui family of Qinghe has always wanted to be the only one among the five surnames and Qiwang.
Because he pressed the wrong treasure, he pushed the whole family into an abyss of eternal destruction.
Yang Fan could almost imagine His Majesty Li Er's plan.
On the surface, the Cui family of Qinghe was killed on the charge of flattering the emperor.
Secretly let those aristocratic families see that the consequences of rebellion would be to be executed.
Then, he will use the thunderous momentum to slowly suppress other aristocratic families.
Although it is not necessarily necessary to eliminate all the noble families who oppose him.
But their wings must be clipped and their power severely weakened.
Although he knew the real reason why His Majesty Li Er did this, Yang Fan still felt that it was a bit too cruel.
After all, his soul always comes from another time and space.
The education he received and the outlook on life, worldview, and values he formed were completely different from those of this era.
There were some things that he could turn a blind eye to, but there were some things that he knew he couldn't accept.
Thinking of this, Yang Fan sighed with depression: "Well, what are the crimes of the Cui family in Qinghe, the young, old, women and children? Why should they pay the price of life and freedom because of one person's wrong choice? It is too cruel!"
Yang Fan really couldn't stand this method of sitting together.
If Cui's principal is guilty, Yang Fan has no objection even if he is directly executed in Ling Chi.
Once you do something, you have to pay the price. This is the same truth as it is today.
In Yang Fan's thinking, it is still the thinking of later generations that "one person does things and one person is responsible".
It is difficult for him to accept that one person commits a crime and the whole family suffers as a result.
Those harem girls and toddlers of Cui family in Qinghe are so innocent.
But they have to risk their lives for nothing because of a wrong choice made by the family leader?
Seeing Yang Fan's indignant look, Wu Meiniang thought that there was nothing wrong with His Majesty Li Er's handling.
"Lang Jun, since those women, children, old and young are members of the Cui family, then if the head of the family makes a mistake, they will naturally have to bear the corresponding consequences. Who makes them members of the same family?"
"Since it is a family matter, you must bear corresponding responsibilities. I think there is nothing wrong with it."
Yang Fan could only smile bitterly at Wu Meiniang's explanation.
Just because they are members of the family, they should bear the same responsibility. This is too cruel.
Of course, this is a dialectical question.
He didn't think he could make Wu Meiniang understand.
After all, if we have different worldviews, no matter how many explanations we have, it will be useless.
If he had to watch all the members of the Cui family in Qinghe being beheaded, Yang Fan would never feel comfortable.
More or less, these people are where they are today because of themselves.
If the content of Wang Yuanquan's confession had not been reported to His Majesty Li Er.
The punishment Cui of Qinghe received could not be so severe.
Yang Fan was in a complicated mood and even less sleepy.
He had no choice but to let Wu Meiniang rest first, while he got up and went to the study.
There are some things that Yang Fan has to do, otherwise, it will become his inner demon.
…
The next day, after the court dismissed, Yang Fan went to the Taiji Hall alone to seek an audience with His Majesty Li Er.
"What did you say? Let me absolve the Cui family members and young children of Qinghe from their crimes?"
His Majesty Li Er was sitting on the dragon chair, approving the memorial and listening to Yang Fan's invitation. He wondered if he was hallucinating.
Is this Yang Fan a fool?
Since the Qinghe Cui family dared to unite with Li Chenggong to rebel, they should know the consequences of doing so.
Although they have been exposed before they even begin, there are some things that cannot be touched at all.
The Cui family of Qinghe seems to be miserable, but this is political struggle.
The actions of the Cui family in Qinghe had already violated the crime of treason under the "Laws of the Tang Dynasty". It was stipulated by law that the whole family should sit together. All the men were beheaded and the female relatives were appointed to the Jiaofangsi.
What's more, His Majesty Li Er didn't even keep his own nephew, so how could he let go of Qinghe Cui's accomplice?
As a result, His Majesty Li Er put down the memorial in his hand and shouted with a gloomy face:
"It's understandable that others come to you to plead for mercy, but you clearly know that they are committing treason, why do you still plead for them? It's just nonsense."
"Since ancient times, the crime of treason is to sit together. It is the law of our ancestors. Since we are guilty, the whole clan must sit together. What's wrong with this? You don't need to say it anymore."
His Majesty Li Er is very optimistic about Yang Fan's talent and ability.
But whenever this kid was new and different, he would feel annoyed.
Because this kid will always cause trouble for him.
Yang Fan did not flinch, but said sincerely: "Your Majesty, although the law is great, human feelings are the basis of the law. How can the laws of the ancestors be passed down to the ages and be in line with the times?"
"Now that times have changed, it is natural to constantly improve the laws of the country. No matter how powerful the empire is, it cannot stick to the rules of the ancestors. Instead, it should maintain an enterprising spirit and keep pace with the times!"
If things in the world stick to the rules, wouldn't it be like sailing against the current? If you don't advance, you will retreat.
Although His Majesty Li Er feels that Yang Fan's words are not completely unreasonable.
At the very least, he still needs to be enterprising. He was thinking about conquering Goguryeo and becoming the first emperor of the world.
Rebellious crimes must be severely punished, otherwise others will follow suit.
Therefore, His Majesty Li Er was a little dissatisfied with Yang Fan's benevolence towards a woman and said angrily: "Don't say these fallacies and go to the Firearms Supervision Bureau to report it. It is your duty to make the muskets and thunderbolts. The rest
Don’t worry too much!”
Yang Fan fell silent.
Although he knew that he might be doing something unnecessary today, he still couldn't help but want to give it a try.
After all, in his mind, His Majesty Li Er was different from other emperors.
But he knew he was wrong.
Emperors are emperors. They may be different because of their abilities and personalities, but one thing is the same.
They will not care about the development of the times, they only care about whether their rule can be stable.
After walking out of the Tai Chi Hall, Yang Fan felt a little depressed, which made him feel helpless and decadent.
I can't help but think that it would be great if I were the emperor. At least I could vigorously promote what I want to do.