Wei Gao hurriedly replied: "Be careful of your words in the rituals. If outsiders hear them, wouldn't you think that you regret entering the court for loyalty?"

Zhu Li was so shocked that he waved his hand and said, it was definitely not the case.

Wei Gao's words were very clever, which showed that our private banquet had no purpose of opposing the court, and instilled in Zhu Li psychologically the concept of "Yi Song and I are your people."

After listening to Zhu Li’s nagging words, Gao Yue and Wei Gao understood the psychology and situation of this person.

Zhu Li was the governor of Lulong. Originally, the Tang Dynasty set up an important town on the northeastern border, Pinglu, and its capital was Yingzhou (now Liaoyang, Liaoning). It was responsible for the offensive and defensive matters in the area. Lulong was originally a branch under Pinglu Town, and then gradually became independent and merged with Youzhou and Fanyang's geographical administrative concepts, so the commonly known Lulong is Youzhou.

During the Anshi Rebellion, Lu Long was under the control of the Anshi rebel general Li Huaixian, while the Pinglu army in Yingzhou was loyal to the Tang Dynasty. Under the leadership of its governor Hou Xiyi, he had many battles with Li Huaixian. Later, the Pinglu army was alone in the border, oppressed by rebels, and invaded by Khitan and Xi tribes. He could only gather all the soldiers, his family moved south and migrated, and he went to Qingzhou (now Weifang, Shandong). Later, the Pinglu army, which had a lot of Hu blood, was approved by the court, so he led Zibo and Qing land, and some entered Huaixi Town, so the military name of Zibo was still "Pinglu". Hou Xiyi thought that he was an old revolutionary in his later years, became arrogant and extravagant, and believed in witchcraft. Like Li Zhongchen in Huaixi, he was also expelled by soldiers. Li Zhengji, a native of the Pinglu army, replaced him and began to become a separatist force.

What about Li Huaixian of Lu Long? He later defected to the court to force Shi Chaoyi to kill him and presented Shi's head to the court. So the court gave him a gentle and tolerant position and granted him the governor of Youzhou.

However, most of the governors of the Tang Dynasty who did not die well did not die in court laws, but were killed by insiders: Zhu Li and Zhu Tao's brothers instigated Zhu Xicai, the military envoy of Youzhou, to kill Li Huaixian and establish themselves.

Zhu Xicai then believed that Zhu Li and Zhu Tao brothers had the same surname as him and were good brothers worthy of trust.

But in a blink of an eye, Zhu Li and Zhu Tao jointly killed him.

It is said that when Zhu Xicai was killed, there were cracks and gaps between the Zhu Li and Zhu Tao brothers.

At dawn that day, Zhu Li stood in front of Zhu Xicai's house with his sword first, but he didn't know whether he was afraid or uneasy, so he wandered there until Zhu Tao and his fangs arrived.

"What's hesitation? (If you say you want to kill the whole family, you have to kill his whole family)?" Zhu Tao gave his brother a contemptuous look, and then led the soldiers in to rush in, slaughtering Zhu Xicai's family without leaving any of them.

After this incident, Zhu Tao and the soldiers of Lulong Town agreed that Zhu Li was too generous and even though he had the morale of the army, he could not hand over Lulong Town, which was full of enemies on all sides.

Zhu Tao deceived Zhu Li and said, "If the princes are in power today, whoever serves the emperor first will be remembered forever."

At this time, Zhu Li's most trusted fellow villager Cai Tingyu also came out to say to him: "Since ancient times, there are no traitors who can be blessed with their descendants? There are Li Baochen in the south of Youzhou, Tian Chengsi is eyeing him covetously, and the Khitan in the north. The Xi tribe continues to invade. If there is any mistake, they will die and be destroyed. It is better to submit to the emperor and be loyal ministers of the Tang family and be granted a wife and son. Isn't that great?"

"I believe these two evil people! What are the superficial brothers and the superficial fellows?" Zhu Li repeatedly cursed and resented in his heart for so many years.

Because he had just entered the court, Zhu Tao became the governor of Youzhou and seized all his military power.

The real "loyal minister of the Tang family" was Cai Tingyu. After entering the court, Cai Ji was trusted and appreciated by Emperor Daizong. He led Zhu Li with the title of Shaoqing of Dali, but in fact he was to clamp down and monitor himself for the court.

After Zhu Li entered the court, he stayed in Bian Song, Ziqing, and now he was the governor of Fengxiang and Jingyuan, but the court always treated him as a banner. Therefore, except for the group of soldiers and generals who came to the court and came from Youzhou, Zhu Li had a noble title, but his real power was limited.

"It would be great if Shimawu could march for me, and Yisong could be my shogunate judge." Zhu Li couldn't help but sigh.

It turned out that Zhu Li trusted himself and Wei Gao so much, and he also wanted to use us to exclude Cai Tingyu and Zhu Tiwei's thoughts.

Sure enough, there is no love or hate in this world for no reason.

So Gao Yue asked carefully: "Do you know who is going to Jingyuan Town during the festival?"

Zhu Li replied in a low voice: "His Royal Highness Shu."

King Shu was Li Mo adopted by Li Shi. He was previously named Prince and was awarded the title of Kaifu Yitong Sansi.

"Since it is Your Highness Shu, he will not leave the house, but will lead him from afar." Gao Yue said.

The princes and princes in the early Tang Dynasty still had a certain amount of real power. They could go to the local area to serve in order to "get out of the woods", but this also led to the cruel political struggle of the royal family of the Tang Dynasty. Therefore, Emperor Xuanzong set up the "Ten Kings Houses". All princes, princesses, county lords and county lords lived together, and sent special envoys to strictly supervise them. Under normal circumstances, they no longer went out of the woods (the princess may still get married, but the princesses will just laugh). Even if they were granted official positions, most of them were just "remote".

There are rich houses in the house of Ten Kings, and there are palaces inside. The country prepares beautiful girls, musical instruments, and fees. As long as you stay in it and wait for death, there are all kinds of hobbies and horses in the outside world, and there are many princes who have gray hair until their twilight years of life, and they have never left the house of Ten Kings.

Although this system effectively prevents civil unrest in the royal family, it also allowed the princes of Tang to be kept in captivity. Most of them had low knowledge and only knew how to enjoy happiness. Each generation declined.

Zhu Li nodded and said to Gao Yue, Wei Gao added: "Although King Shu did not take office in person, he has the strength in the Shu Mansion. The one who served as the governor of Jingzhou and the governor of Xingying was the one who should be the King Shu Fu Mengyu."

"Who is Meng's like a man?"

"Meng Yu is a bachelor of Fengya."

So Gao Yue and Wei Gao quickly reached a tacit understanding. At this time, Gao Yue held up his sleeves and asked Zhu Li seriously: "I might as well submit a memorial to the Holy Lord for a request."

"What are you asking for?" Zhu Li was also very concerned.

"Please ask Your Majesty to let King Shu lead Jingyuan Military Town!" Gao Yue said in a shocking way.

Zhu Li was shocked when he heard this suggestion, "Yi Song is wrong. Haven't you heard about King Yong and King Feng?"

After the Anshi Rebellion broke out, Suzong Li Heng went to Lingwu alone to proclaim himself emperor. Fortunately, Xuanzong, who was lucky enough to become the Supreme Emperor, suddenly became the Supreme Emperor. Xuanzong, who was unwilling to be appointed as the sixteenth son, Prince Yong, Li Lin, the governor of Shannan East Road, Jiangxi South Road, Lingnan, and Qianzhong, and the governor of Jiangling. He also appointed as the governor of the 26th son, Prince Feng, Li Gong, the governor of Longyou, Hexi, Anxi, and Beiting, and the governor of Wuwei County.

On the surface, Xuanzong asked several princes to command the army of various parties and work together with Li Heng to suppress the rebellion. That is what he said, "Yuanzi (Li Heng) is slightly down to the north, and the kings are divided into important towns and combine their forces to stabilize the Central Plains." However, in fact, he wanted to use the hands of King Yong and King Feng to compete with his eldest son Li Heng - he did not want to be the nameless emperor!

Soon, internal strife broke out between King Yong, King Feng, and Emperor Suzong.
Chapter completed!