Chapter 502 The Real Cannon Fodder Didn’t Run Away
"Your Highness the Fourth Prince!" Changsun Wuji saluted Li Tai with a serious and formal expression, without the intimacy and casualness between uncle and nephew.
Then he looked at Su Ying calmly, with no expression on his face, and his meaning was self-evident.
"Lord Changsun!" Su Ying saluted respectfully.
"Fourth Prince, who is this?" Changsun Wuji ignored Su Ying.
"Uncle, this is Director Su from the Firearms Research Institute!" Li Tai saw that Zhangsun Wuji was unhappy, "We have something to discuss."
After saying that, he pulled Su Ying to sit on his left, and her chubby body blocked Changsun Wuji's sight.
Comfort Su Ying: "Master Su, don't pay attention to it. My uncle is old and doesn't like noise!"
The voice was not lowered and reached Changsun Wuji's ears clearly.
Changsun Wuji felt a sharp pain in his heart. Not only did his sister suppress him, but even his nephew sided with outsiders. He frowned.
When Prime Minister Fang heard this, he laughed silently in his heart.
The Fourth Prince doesn't give face to anyone, and when he gets ruthless, he won't even let his own uncle go.
Su Ying smiled, perhaps she had already glimpsed some truth from it.
As one of the greatest contributors to the Xuanwu Gate Incident, after the emperor ascended the throne, he was promoted from General Zuo Wuhou and Minister of Personnel to Shangshu You Pushe, becoming the prime minister.
However, Empress Changsun believed that the maternal relatives should not be so prominent and powerful, as this would set a bad precedent for future maternal relatives, and the Han Dynasty was a case in point.
He then urged his brother to resign from the position of prime minister and not hold any real position for a long time, but only retain honorary positions such as Sikong, Situ, and Taizi Taishi.
The emperor felt sorry for him and granted him the title of Kaifu Yitong Sansi.
Changsun Wuji was very talented and ambitious.
The Zhenguan Code, promulgated by imperial decree and Fang Xuanling, is the basis of the Tang Code and is also one of the masterpieces of ancient jurisprudence.
He is young, strong and talented, but because he is a relative of the emperor, he has to obey his sister's wishes and stay at home idle. It would be strange if he didn't feel aggrieved!
He lay dormant for ten years until Empress Changsun passed away, and no one could stop him, and he was finally re-employed by the emperor.
Li Chengqian was the crown prince who was carefully taught and cultivated by Empress Changsun. He had grown up and had his own faction. Changsun Wuji was insignificant, and the relationship between the nephew and uncle was not very close.
After Empress Changsun's death, several forces began to stir up trouble. Crown Prince Li Chengqian was besieged by various forces, and Changsun Wuji was happy to stand by and watch.
During the most intense and heated stage of the struggle between Li Chengqian and Li Tai, Changsun Wuji was like an invisible man.
After Li Chengqian was brought down, the emperor ordered him to investigate the prince's rebellion case with Fang Xuanling, Xiao Yu and others, and he was extremely active.
He played a vital role in the emperor's selection of the crown prince, and assisted Li Zhi as the regent, gaining Li Zhi's trust and reliance.
In the fourth year of Yonghui, he took advantage of the case of Princess Gaoyang and Fang Yiai's rebellion to kill Li Ke.
He also cleared out those who disagreed with his political views, such as King Jiangxia Li Daozon and the son-in-law Duwei Zhishisili, and exiled them to Lingnan.
Empress Changsun's initial worry about the powerful influence of her foreign relatives in government came true.
Later, when Li Zhi deposed and enthroned the empress, he offended Li Zhi and Empress Wu Zetian, was falsely accused of treason by Xu Jingzong, exiled to Qianzhou, and forced to hang himself.
All his sons were dismissed from office and exiled to Lingnan.
Whatever he had done to others in the past, in the end, the retribution fell on himself.
"Master Su? Master Su?" Li Tai approached Su Ying.
"Ah? What's the matter, Your Highness?" Su Ying's thoughts were interrupted.
"Wine bottle, wine bottle!" Li Tai stuffed the wine bottle into Su Ying's hand.
At some point, the banquet had already begun. Everyone raised their wine glasses and stood up to congratulate the emperor and empress.
Su Ying stood up and said, "Long live His Majesty! Long live His Majesty! Long live His Majesty! A thousand years, a thousand years, a thousand thousand years!"
"You all, please stand up!" The emperor said, raising his hand slightly.
"Thank you, Your Majesty, and thank you, Queen!" Everyone drank it all in one gulp and sat down again.
The wine is clear and light, with a hint of alcohol, but it is far less concentrated and potent than modern liquor.
The brewing technology at that time was very poor, the sake production was low, and the purification technology was not good.
The joyful and festive music is filled with a peaceful New Year atmosphere.
In an inconspicuous corner of the banquet pool, musicians from the music troupe were playing string music.
The palace ladies filed in one after another and lined up in order to serve food and drinks to each table.
There were dancers performing palace dance in the banquet pool.
These dances were nothing new, they were just there to liven up the atmosphere. The princes didn't even raise their heads as they huddled together and chatted.
"Hey! Why are you all here?" After three rounds of drinks, everyone started to visit other tables.
Du He came over with a wine jar and sat down next to Prince Lu Li Yuanchang.
Two more young men came and squeezed next to Li Tai, "Hui Bao, how rude of you to not bring us along for such a fun event!"
"Lingwu and Yiai are here, please sit down!" Li Tai moved closer to Su Ying to make room for the two young men.
The two young men sat down and saluted Su Ying with a smile, "This is the legendary Master Su, right?"
"Greetings to Mr. Chai and Mr. Fang!" Su Ying bowed.
"Hey, that's amazing! How did you recognize him before we even told you who he was?" Chai Lingwu was curious.
Su Ying was speechless, "Didn't the Fourth Prince call your names?"
"Oh..." Chai Lingwu suddenly realized.
Chai Lingwu was the second son of the imperial son-in-law Chai Shao and Princess Pingyang Zhao.
Princess Pingyang Zhao was the emperor's elder sister. She made great contributions when the emperor raised his army. She died of illness in the fourth year of Wude and was buried with military honors.
She was the only woman in history to be buried with military honors. The victory at Niangzi Pass was achieved by her leading female soldiers to stop the enemy.
Chai Shao and Princess Pingyang Zhao had two sons. The eldest son, Chai Zhewei, served as the Protector General of Anxi from the 23rd year of Zhenguan to the 2nd year of Yonghui.
The second son, Chai Lingwu, married the emperor's seventh daughter, Princess Baling, and had a good personal relationship with Li Tai.
In the fourth year of Yonghui, he participated in the rebellion of Princess Gaoyang and Fang Yiai and was sentenced to death.
His brother Chai Zhewei was implicated and demoted to Lingnan.
Chai Lingwu was tall, and Fang Yiai next to him was also strong and powerful.
The famous Fang Yiai was the second son of Prime Minister Fang. He did not like studying but was strong and powerful. He married Princess Gaoyang, the seventeenth daughter of the emperor.
The story of this strange couple is quite famous, so I won’t go into details.
In the fourth year of Yonghui, dissatisfied with the exile of Emperor Gaozong Li Zhi, the domineering Princess Gaoyang conspired with Chai Lingwu and his wife, and Xue Wanche (the son-in-law of Princess Danyang, the fifteenth daughter of the retired emperor), to plot a coup.
He was preparing to depose Li Zhi and enthrone the sixth son of the retired emperor, Prince of Jing Li Yuanjing, as emperor.
The matter was not confidential and the plan was leaked.
Li Yuanjing, Fang Yiai, Princess Gaoyang, Xue Wanche, Chai Lingwu, and Princess Baling were all executed.
Changsun Wuji also implicated Li Zhi's biggest competitor, Li Ke, and killed him together.
At this time, a group of young people were huddled together, chatting and laughing. They had their own little thoughts but could get along harmoniously. It was far from the life-and-death struggle that would occur ten or twenty years later.
Sitting next to Changsun Wuji was a boy of about fourteen or fifteen years old, Changsun Wuji's eldest son Changsun Chong.
He looked at this side enviously, secretly looked at Changsun Wuji's expression, and seeing that his father looked worried, he did not dare to act on his own.
Chang Sun Chong married the eldest daughter of the Emperor and Empress Chang Sun - Princess Changle Li Lizhi.
It’s over, it seems like I’m going to be cannon fodder!
Su Ying looked at the young men sitting around her and felt a wail in her heart.
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