Chapter 30 Reveal

Li Yixun's wife Gong did not enjoy the treatment of being imprisoned at all. She was locked up in the mansion of Wang Junzhu and provided delicious food and drink, but was restricted from freedom.

When Xue Chongxun finished her meal one day, she specially invited her to have dinner together and treated her with courtesy. She had to persuade her: Princess Gong came out to expose the traitor's treason, which was not considered betrayal of her husband, because compared with the wealth and life of thousands of Han people, protecting Li Yixun alone is just a small righteousness, and protecting all living beings from disasters is a great righteousness!People in the world will never accuse you of being wrong, but will clear your identity and be respected... Like the ancient strange woman Wang Zhaojun married far away to the desert to calm the war. Isn’t it famous in history for people to commemorate for generations?The princess must distinguish between importance.

Gong frowned and said: What the King of Jin said was all the great way, but my husband did not make such an agreement with the Turks. At least I have never heard of it. Wouldn’t it be a false accusation?

Xue Chongxun explained patiently: Of course I know that you have not participated in the planning. Didn’t you say that you are innocent?But please think about it: As the military town of the Shuofang Army, Lingzhou should have many loyal staff members in the city. Even if the officers and soldiers are at the city, they can win without fighting, which shows that people's hearts are against each other.Since Zhang Renyuan dared to send an edict to the world to rebel, he could not lack confidence. He must have a trick...what is it?Isn't it obvious that it must be a Turkic person!Just imagine that the Turkic cavalry entered the pass and participated in the civil war. They were ravaged and were not me, Han people!Wei Jin's plan was to expose Zhang Renyuan's wishful thinking, so that he could let the enemy into the Tang territory confirm that the princess' testimony was conclusive, so that he could be cautious and try his best to prevent the Turks from taking advantage of the situation.Is it true? You can think about it yourself.

Unexpectedly, Gong's wife was stubborn and Leng Yan said: I am a woman, I don't understand the national justice, but I only understand the small righteousness I personally feel.My husband treated me well before his death. How can I talk nonsense about his right and wrong now?

Xue Chongxun tempted again: As long as you agree to cooperate with me, your wealth, life and dignity will not be trampled on. I can even submit a memorial to the court and give you a new wife, and you will have a worry-free life for the rest of your life... The more he said, he felt like a reactionary who was coercing and seducing revolutionary soldiers. He felt a little ashamed. I was afraid that if I watched too many TV series in my previous life, I used these tricks.

He also said: The struggle for power is ruthless, and we can only abide by the rules. Since we have already reached this point, why not look in a good direction in terms of emotion and reason? Why do we have to oppose the court and the world? What are the benefits?

At this time, Mrs. Gong suddenly said: Do you think I will believe you?

Xue Chongxun was stunned. He wanted to tell the truth that I was telling the truth, but he opened his mouth and didn't say it. His own troops forced her husband to death. What reason was there to make her believe in him?

He sighed, said more and said nothing, so he buried his head in picking up the chopsticks and started eating silently.

Gong did not expect that he was not angry, but seemed very quiet, and she was surprised.

Naturally, she couldn't eat it now, so she could only watch him eat with fear and a feeling of ups and downs. Suddenly, she found that Xue Chongxun looked a little lonely, and a strange thing flashed in her heart.

Without speculation, the two of them looked at each other speechlessly.

Gong sat opposite Xue Chongxun. The Biluo (a pasta pie) and the dishes in front of him did not move at all. He could not leave with shame. After all, he was the prisoner who was completely in control of his fate and could only sit there.

During such meditation, she found an old wound on Xue Chongxun’s wrist in her right sleeve, and then found that his palms were big and rough, completely different from the hands of those princes and nobles she usually saw. Instead, she was a bit like a farmer who worked hard on the fief.

Mrs. Gong looked at Xue Chongxun's face again. Her skin looked dark and had nothing to do with people with fine skin and tender flesh. However, the restrained and intimidating aura between her sword eyebrows made him look very different from the honest people.

Only then did Gong realize that the man in front of him was a powerful figure who defeated the brave and war-friendly Tubo people with 600,000 Tang troops. His political achievements in people's livelihood were not very famous, but his achievements were well-known to everyone in the world.

Gong silently compared his husband Li Yixun and Xue Chongxun, and found that the difference between the two was too big.

Perhaps because of his gratitude to Xue Chongxun for treating him with courtesy, Mrs. Gong had a much better impression of him at this time.But she still didn't say anything to agree to his conditions.

After Xue Chongxun finished eating his own food, he poured half a bowl of soup and drank it. In an instant, the bowls and plates in front of him were eaten clean and not wasted at all.

Seeing this, Gong was surprised.

Xue Chongxun said: Forget it if you can’t eat it, let’s stop here today.

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A few days later, Zhang Wulang, Wang Changling and other military generals Mu Chen rushed from Chang'an to Shangjun and met Xue Chongxun.

Xue Chongxun couldn't help complaining in front of Wang Changling and others that there were too few troops and could not go north directly to push the Turks.

Wang Changling suggested: Xue Lang is in Shangjun and controls all military and political affairs in Guanbei. At this time, the responsibility is heavy, and making achievements is second. The most important thing is to be prepared early, at least to resist the rebels' release of Turks into Guanzhong.

Zhang Jiuling also agreed: Although Zhang Renyuan was a general of the Han Dynasty, he was in danger of destruction of a great crime. The major incident was in his mind. We cannot fully guarantee that he would continue to rely on the Anbei Army to resist the Turks. We should make plans early... The court has been using troops for years, and the treasury has consumed countless soldiers and injured. At this time, in order to stabilize the situation, do not rush to fight. In the past, the Emperor of Sui used military force to destroy the country. He did not forget the past and the subsequent affairs. He hoped that the prince would be cautious in his actions.I suggest that by contacting the Turkic envoys in the court, we will discuss peace with them for the time being, such as agreeing to fund grain, release of captured prisoners who were sneak attacked, or agreeing to join forces to deal with the Khitan, etc., we will delay the time and wait until the imperial court's vitality recovers, and then make plans.

Xue Chongxun nodded: The main combat force is only 30,000, and the defenders of each city and town jointly deployed defense, so they could only be prepared and unable to attack, and they could only be as Zishou (Zhang Jiuling) said... However, some time ago, I came up with a plan to persuade the captured Li Yixun's wife Gong to join forces with me to "expose" Li Yixun's treacherous plan, so that people all over the world knew that Zhang Renyuan and others wanted to use Turkic soldiers in order to rebel, and promised to loot the Turkic troops as compensation after the Turkic personnel was completed...

When Wang Changling heard this, he was overjoyed and immediately slapped his thigh and praised: A wonderful plan!As soon as this article was published, from the gentry to the people in the pass, they must scold Zhang Renyuan.Although it is difficult to distinguish between true and false, Zhang Renyuan would never dare to let the Turks enter the pass, otherwise the world would believe that the disclosure was true. It is inevitable that he would be disgraced and criticized for all generations. In this way, not to say that he lost his heart and had no support, what can he do to rebel again?

Xue Chongxun said: In order to increase the credibility of the exposure, it is best to let Li Yixun’s official concubine come forward, but I haven’t convinced her yet.

Wang Changling said: It doesn’t matter if she doesn’t want to. It’s a fact that we captured Princess Size. People all know that Gong is in Xue Lang’s hands.At this time, Xue Lang posted an expose in the name of Gong, which was reasonable, but the Gong family could not be allowed to speak nonsense later, so as not to be accused of deceiving the world.

Xue Chongxun thought about it and nodded: "Young uncle said this, it's a solution. She really doesn't want to come forward, so we can just use it in a name."

As soon as the staff decided, they would do whatever they wanted, and Wang Changling did not refuse and wrote an article in his own writing.

Although it was a false name, Wang Changling felt that doing this was a good thing that was in line with the interests of the people and the country, so he had no psychological barriers and was written smoothly.

Although he has no time to write many poems after being valued, his talent is obvious, so he can't write an article at will?

It is called "The Letter of Princess Size to the World". The article vividly describes how the princess listened to Zhang Renyuan and Li Yixun's secret discussion in the inner palace, and how to weigh the trade-offs between small and big. Various details are like the princess' self-analysis, and they use words and sentences completely based on the psychology of a woman...

Obviously, the good poems and essays that describe women's thoughts are written by men, otherwise how could there be so many good poems about the boudoir and the palace? What are the poems that really come from the hands of the woman?

Women cannot express their sufferings. Only talented and well-versed literati can describe them in their words.

Finally, it was named Gong's family in Wuling. As the original material, a handprint should be added.

Wang Changling couldn't see Gong, and tried to save trouble and thought to himself: As a princess, Gong must have never been humiliated by a slasher and pen official, so it is impossible to leave a handprint on any paper. Anyway, it is a matter that is difficult to document. Besides, the original file must have been stored in the court, and the ones conveyed are re-written copies. Where can I tell the truth?

So he casually pulled a maid and asked her to press her handprint on the paper to get things done.

The maid was scared and asked Wang Changling with a sad face: Nu'er is illiterate, what was the Ming Gong asking Nu'er to write? Did he sell his body contract?

Wang Changling said angrily: You have sold yourself, what's the matter with selling it again?

Erling After this group of staff arrived at Xue Chongxun, they were very efficient and reliable in their work. In less than a day, they would soon leave Shangjun and report directly to Chang'an.

Only the old kids in the Zhengshitang know about this matter. Others are half-believing but half-doubted but cannot verify the authenticity.

The civil officials in the court didn't have to care about the authenticity. Anyway, they were the things that had labeled Zhang Renyuan on his head and decided that it was real at once. Then they released a formal official report through the Political Affairs Hall, spreading it to the surrounding local governments with the capital's commander, Luoyang, the capital of Andong, as the center.

What's even more excessive is that the signs of wanted documents and government orders were pasted on the post station. Under the condition that Chang'an orders were still open, the speed of spreading this kind of news was not slow, and it won't be long before everyone knows it...

Of course, those who are wise and sensible will have many thoughts about keeping their articles, but ordinary merchants are easily bewitched when they hear about it, so they naturally keep scolding Zhang Ren for forgetting his ancestors and betraying his ancestors.