Chapter Forty-Two:Last Night the East Wind Stirred the Small Tower Again (II)
Word Number:149
Author:一曲雨霖铃
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Release Time:2025-09-21
He said: The courts are split, resentment spreads the four seas — will this bring catastrophe upon the realm? It is said that when Prince of Langya Li Chong received the secret edict of Emperor Ruizong, he used it to muster countless troops. In the fourth year of Zhui Gong (688), Li Chong judged the time right and raised banners in Bo Prefecture. His father, Prince of Yue Li Zhen, likewise mustered forces in Yu Prefecture to support him. The Empress Dowager, hearing this, dispatched Qiu Shenji and Wei Chongyu to lead the army and suppress them — truly: Rebel troops are like an endless stream; when one wave perishes, another rises. After slaying Li Jingye and others, the Nine-Tailed Fox turned its schemes toward Li Zhen’s family. When Li Chong rose in Bo, the fox unveiled itself before him. Li Chong recognized the fox and greeted it with ceremony. L