Chapter 351 The Origin of the Treasure
The candlelight swayed and occasionally made a sizzling sound.
Wu Ping, who was firmly guarded in the upper room, was helped by Hu Zhen to lie down on the Arhat couch to avoid any injuries on his back.
Pomegranate sat on the round chair at the bottom and took a sip of the hot tea brewed by Fu Dong, waking up from her drowsiness.
Fu Dong stood behind her, while Hu Zhen stood at the door, always paying attention to the movement outside the door.
In the silence, Wu Ping's voice sounded neither high nor low.
"Does the girl know about the previous dynasty? The ancestors of our Wu family who settled in Wujia Village were actually loyal servants of Princess Yan of the previous dynasty.
Prince Yan was the youngest son of the previous emperor. exist In the year when he was pregnant, the fourth prince at that time forced the palace to rebel, killed the prince, and forced the former emperor to abdicate. Then the fourth prince ascended the throne. After the fourth prince ascended the throne, he killed all his brothers. Only King Yan , was born after he ascended the throne, in order to silence the public, the fourth prince did not kill him, but made him the King of Yan, and gave him the fief in his infancy
The King of Yan had been in the fiefdom since he was a child. Grow up and stay away from the royal family , was indifferent to fame and wealth by nature, and preferred to travel around. During a trip, he met a woman, and by chance they traveled together, and they fell in love with each other, and finally King Yan married her as Princess Yan.
It was only after marrying Princess Yan that King Yan realized that his princess had a great background. She was actually the only daughter of Shen Sanwan, the richest man in the world, and she had countless wealth.
Since he came to the throne, the emperor has been tyrannical and extravagant, which has caused widespread resentment among the people. However, the emperor only cares about pleasure. He even builds palaces and builds dragon boats to travel south of the Yangtze River. However, the treasury has become increasingly empty in the few years since the emperor ascended the throne, and taxes have been heavy every year. After a year, there was no increase, and the ministers tried to dissuade them one after another, but the emperor was furious and ransacked the homes of many ministers.
In order to protect themselves and curry favor with the emperor, someone told the emperor that Princess Yan was the only daughter of Shen Sanwan, the richest man in the world, and that Shen Sanwan had passed away and all the money was in the hands of Princess Yan. .
After the emperor learned about it, he immediately issued an edict to King Yan and Princess Yan to come to Beijing, under the pretext of congratulations on the Longevity Festival, but in fact he wanted to wait for Prince Yan and his wife to come to Beijing, then detain them and let Princess Yan Hand over all your family property.
Prince Yan and his wife received news of this matter in advance. In order to protect the family wealth and prevent it from being squandered by the tyrant and harming the people, Princess Yan asked loyal servants who had followed the Shen family for generations to secretly transfer the family property and bury the secret. I found the treasure and thought about taking it out one day.
Later, when the emperor saw that they refused to enter the capital, he sent General Xuanwei and his troops to arrest them in the name of King Yan's rebellion.
In order to protect themselves, Prince Yan and his wife had to rebel.
It’s a pity that the emperor was ruthless and refused to attack Tangyang for a long time. He actually poisoned the water source, poisoning countless people in the city. This poison was so powerful and rare that no doctor in the city could cure it. The emperor forced the King of Yan and his wife to Capturing them without restraint will detoxify the people.
For the sake of the innocent people in the fief, finally, the King of Yan and his wife chose to open the city gate...
The emperor's people searched the Yan King's fief, but did not find any gold, silver and jewelry, and they were brought back Princess Yan in Beijing was tortured to force a confession, and she was asked to tell the whereabouts of the family property. Princess Yan resisted and refused to speak, unwilling to let the family property fall into the hands of the tyrant, and then died under torture. King Yan learned that Princess Yan was dead, He followed and died for love without hesitation.
The emperor, who had not received the richest money in the world from the Shen family, became angry and crushed the King and Princess Yan to ashes...
The cruel and unkind emperor also aroused people's anger even more. Soon, uprising armies rose up in various places, vowing to rebel. Tyrant, give the people of the world a clear sea and rivers.
In the end, the palace gate was broken down, the tyrant’s head was cut off as a sacrifice to heaven, and the country was no longer..."
Pomegranate listened quietly, the current Jin Dynasty is less than a century old, The current emperor is only the third emperor of the Jin Dynasty.
Everyone knows how cruel and unruly the previous emperors were.
Even those who have never experienced it are often mentioned in the ears of the elders.
Pomegranate often heard what Father Li said. After all, the ancestors of the Li family died under the tyranny of the tyrant. When an emperor is cruel and unkind, he will naturally be rebelled against. In today's Jin Dynasty, Emperor Taizu was killed by the tyrant, and his whole family rose up in rebellion. He took in all the rebels and finally killed the tyrant with his own hands to establish the Jin Dynasty.
But she didn’t expect that this so-called treasure would have such a tortuous story.
It sounds like Princess Yan is a bit stupid, her life is about to be lost, what is the use of keeping the money?
If you keep the green hills, you won’t have to worry about running out of firewood!
Think about it for a moment. If she were Princess Yan, would she be willing to hand over her family property to save her life?
No need to hesitate, I am definitely not willing to hand it over to the tyrant? And even if she is handed over, the tyrant may not stop killing her.
In this case, it is definitely not due.
It’s just a pity.
Pomegranate is inevitably a little regretful.
Wu Ping paused for a few breaths and continued to narrate.
Not long after the founding of the Jin Dynasty, an army in Cangzhou in the south raised a banner to oppose the Jin and restore the dynasty, telling the world that Prince Yude was the orthodox one, and the one they supported was Li Wenrui, the son of Prince Yude of the dynasty.
Before the tyrant came to power, the late emperor was diligent in serving the people, and Prince Yutoku had a good reputation among the people. Therefore, as soon as this announcement came out, many people came to pledge their allegiance.
After all, the Chao Kingdom has stood for hundreds of years, and subconsciously, many people still feel that they are from the Chao Kingdom.
But there were many people who supported Emperor Taizu at that time. How could the country they conquered with blood be welcomed to the throne of this humble boy? Regardless of whether it is orthodox or not, the Chao Kingdom has been destroyed, and Emperor Taizu is orthodox!
How can there be any reason to spit out the meat that is in your mouth? Whoever comes to snatch it will be beaten away.
After the famous Battle of Baiqiguan, Li Wenrui's "Orthodox Division" was defeated by the Jin army.
Then, Li Wenrui, who was seriously injured, was evacuated under the protection of his confidants. After that, he disappeared...
It was not until the reign of Emperor Taizong of the Jin Dynasty that one time, Emperor Taizong went on a patrol incognito and encountered a assassination.
Only then did the imperial court know that there were still people trying to rebel against the Jin Dynasty and restore the dynasty.
At this time, the government of the Jin Dynasty had been stabilized. When people talked about Taizu and Taizong, they all praised him as a wise and benevolent king. After so many years of stability, the people did not want to start war again.
As a result, operations to capture the rebels have been launched in various places...
"My ancestors were hunted by Li Wenrui's people back then. In order to avoid the hunt, they spent a lot of effort , finally succeeded in throwing off the pursuers, and covered up their traces in Bingzhou. He had been lying dormant for many years pretending to be a beggar before he dared to settle down in Xiangning County and live like an ordinary farmer.
Everyone thought that the rebels had been wiped out. My father thought so too, but he didn't expect that they were still there. Yes, and hidden even deeper.”
Wu Ping said: "Princess Yan has been gone for so many years, and she has no descendants. The only ones who are related to her are us, the loyal servants of the Shen family.
So, I am willing to give the treasure to Give the picture to the girl, it’s up to you to do whatever you want.
Although those people are powerful, they are just rats in the underground. It depends on the girl’s plan. ”