The Central Plains Dynasty has been a highly civilized country since ancient times. Political struggles have default codes of conduct and bottom lines. The practice of assassinating political opponents and rivals is extremely bad even in troubled times. In peaceful and prosperous times, the situation is even more serious and worse. The Li Yuan family has broken through this bottom line, which has put everyone in the court in danger and no one can live in peace. They are afraid that they will become the second Yuan Shou and die under assassination and secret arrows. Now that the mastermind has been found, if the emperor does not If severe punishment is imposed, everyone will be frightened and uneasy when going out in the future. So when Yang Guang announced the punishment for the Li Yuan family, most of the civil and military officials in the palace looked excited and held a strong support attitude.
After this, Yang Guang immediately gave Yuan Shou Youpushe and Guanglu doctor posthumously, with the posthumous title of Jing; he promoted Wei Kuangbo, the Duke of Xun Guo, to the position of minister of Taifu Temple, taking over Yuan Shou's post.
In fact, as Yang Jizhi expected, Yang Guang planned to appoint Shaoqing Yuan Wendu as the vacant Taifu Temple Minister; in this way, he could appease the Yuan family and also make an attitude to the world. However, what Li Shenfu reported was not nonsense, but was supported by a large amount of evidence. Although it was necessary to send someone to investigate whether it was true or not, Yang Guang felt that most of it was true, so he changed his mind.
The quick-thinking people in the palace guessed the emperor's thoughts after hearing this canonization. Yang Guang's posthumous gift to Yuan Shou was very reasonable and there was nothing to say; but Yuan Shou had just been assassinated, if Shaoqing Yuan Wendu took over the temple. Your words should be more in line with the emperor's human touch. However, Yang Guang conferred the title on the idle Wei Kuangbo, which shows that the Yuan family's affairs are not over yet. Maybe we won't target the Yuan family now, but once Yuan Shou's funeral is completed, I'm afraid we will start an investigation.
As the representative of the Yuan family, Yuan Wendu naturally had this sentiment, and the feeling of relief and relief from the severe punishment of the Li Yuan family disappeared in an instant, and he became a little worried.
Next, Yang Guang appointed Li Min mentioned by Yang Ji as the prefect of Donghai County, taking over the position of Li Liang who was implicated by Li Shenfu; this was also considered the last chance given to Yang Lihua by Yang Ji and Yang Guang. If something happens, then there is nothing they can do. Li Yuan's duties as governor and general manager of Shuofang County were taken over by Yang Qing, king of Xun.
Seeing that Yang Guang had arranged everything, Lu Chu, the governor of Henan Province, handed over his hands and asked for instructions: "Sage, Li Shenfu also reported the Yuan family for robbing the mines and reported the Yuan family for selling prohibited items to the Turks. These two incidents have not yet been dealt with and have exceeded the limit. I don’t know how to deal with the scope of the Henan Prefecture’s powers?”
Xuanzheng Hall suddenly fell silent, and the atmosphere suddenly became tense.
Yuan Wendu's heart skipped a beat, and he clenched his fists with hatred. However, the object of his hatred was not Lu Chu. It was just because the love was not over. It was a normal procedure for Lu Chu to ask the emperor for instructions at this time, and he was not deliberately targeting him. Their Yuan family. What he hates is the Li family who reported and presented evidence.
Yang Guang thought for a moment and said to Lu Chu: "Bring all the unresolved information and information to Dali Temple! Zhao Qing."
Zhao Chuo, the minister of Dali Temple, went out to salute: "I am here, my old minister!"
Yang Guang looked at Zhao Chuo who was out of the queue and ordered: "Zhao Qing, you are responsible for these two matters. You must investigate clearly. If you need anything, you can communicate with Lu Qing and others."
Zhao Chuo responded: "Old minister, I obey!"
Li Yuantong, the Secretary of the Ministry of Justice, and Dugu Shun, the Minister of Justice, looked at each other with disappointment. It was a pity that they failed to seize such a great opportunity. If it were the Ministry of Punishment, they would have to remove a few big bones from the Yuan family and Yuan sect.
Yuan Wendu and Zhang Jin secretly rejoiced that Zhao Chuo, the Minister of Dali Temple, was upright and resolute and handled justice. When he tried the case, he always believed in the principle of seeking truth from facts. One is one, two is two. Bend the law for personal gain.
At this moment, the emperor handed over the unfinished cases to the Dali Temple led by Zhao Chuo for trial instead of handing them over to the Ministry of Punishment. This shows that he hopes that the Guanlong nobles will continue to maintain the current tripartite trend and does not want the Guanlong nobles to unify under the Dugu faction or the Dou faction. Under the command of the Yuan sect, he still wanted the Yuan sect headed by the Yuan family to restrain the Dugu sect and the Dou sect.
In the subsequent review of the Yuan family and Yuan faction, even if there were major injuries, they were not fatal. For Yuan Sect, this can be regarded as a blessing in misfortune.
"The dynasty is dismissed!" After arranging the follow-up matters, Yang Guang announced that the dynasty was dismissed.
The ministers stood up and said, "Best farewell to the saint!"
When Yang Guang left the main hall, the ministers walked out one after another to announce the government.
They went to the palace and rushed to their respective official offices.
The important ministers' seats were closest to the emperor, but they were last in line when exiting the hall. When Yang Ji and several important ministers walked out of the hall, the low wind was raging across the earth, the sky was dark with dark clouds, and sparse snowflakes were blowing on their faces with the cold wind, which made their heads clear up.
There was a light snowfall yesterday, and looking at the heavy dark clouds in the sky today, it seems that a heavy snowfall is brewing.
As we walked all the way south, the officials on the road were talking about today's court meeting. Naturally, the most talked about thing was the assassination.
Gao Jiao, who was standing next to him, asked, "Your Majesty, what do you think of this?"
"I don't have any special opinion. I can only say that Li Yuan deserved the wrath of the public, and no punishment is too much." Yang Ji knew that Li Dou had done this, and his purpose was nothing more than to avenge Li Shimin. If she only assassinated Yuan Min, or added Yuan Jie, Yuan Jiao, and Yuan Jian who had no official positions, Li Shenfu's argument could probably be overcome, and the punishment the Li family would receive would be at most The two lines where Li Shenfu and Li Xiaoji are located.
However, she killed Yuanshou, the minister of Taifu Temple, and she did it at the gate of his house. This also made the nature of the assassination a challenge to the dignity and majesty of the emperor, the court, and the law; all civil and military officials were in danger. They were all afraid that one day they would be assassinated, so naturally they were extremely angry.
In this battle, although the Li family killed Yuan Shou and his son, the result was a huge defeat and they became the worst losers. The Li family was not strong in the first place; after this severe blow, not only Li Yuan's years of hard work and sweat were wiped out, but also all his capital was lost, and the backbone of the family was gone.
Li Yuan, who is known for breaking the rules of officialdom and assassinating important ministers, is almost the benchmark of the villain industry in the eyes of civil and military officials. The "personality" that he has maintained for decades of being tolerant, loyal and honest also collapsed in this situation; he even suffered serious backlash from his "personality". People thought he was so good before, but now he is I feel how hateful he is.
Although it is normal for officials to have ups and downs, the nature and significance of Li Yuan's tragic dismissal are completely different from those under political struggles; it would be almost impossible for him to come back in the future.
However, the Yuan family, as the victim, was not the winner. In this major incident, they not only lost Yuan Shou and his son, and lost the important position of Taifu Temple Minister, but Li Shenfu's counterattack dragged them into the world again. In crisis.
"The king's words make sense!" Gao Qiao nodded and suddenly said in a deep voice: "Although the case is over, the war between the two families has just begun."
"Revenge is perfectly normal!" Pei Ju looked at the thick dark clouds and said slowly, "The decline of the Li family is a foregone conclusion."
Yang Ji, Gao Juong, Xiao Jue and others all agreed. Although some words were difficult to say openly, everyone knew that the Yuan family hated the Li family deeply, and the Yuan family would definitely retaliate from all aspects in the future. However, the Li family's strength has plummeted and they have lost the protection of justice. The Li family is no match for the Yuan family.
Although the Dugu family and the Dou family are powerful, Li Yuan has caused public outrage and gained notoriety, and they will not speak a word for the Li family in official circles to avoid being implicated. Unless the Yuan family makes a big mistake, otherwise, the Dugu family and the Dou family will definitely not take action.
Everyone was almost sure of this, because when Yang Guang announced the punishment, Lonely Shun and Dou Wei also supported him. This is not because they want to support it, but under this general trend, they are no longer qualified to maintain a neutral position.
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Yuan Shou and his son were assassinated successively. Although the official blocked the news in time, the court's subsequent investigation, as well as the dispatch of a large army to hunt, surround and search Hanhai Restaurant, etc., still caused all kinds of news to spread like wildfire.
It is not an exaggeration to say that the entire city is paying attention to this huge case. Faced with the gazes of hundreds of thousands of people in Luoyang, the imperial court did not hide its lies. As soon as the court meeting ended, it asked the Henan government to announce the results of the investigation and the severe punishment of the murderer by the imperial court.
Ordinary people are the most tolerant group, and they don’t really have many demands on the government. Even if the government makes mistakes, they will have ardent expectations. The key is whether the government can give timely answers and explain satisfactorily; when the government posts announcements one by one, Come out, all
The city suddenly boiled.
The reputation and reputation of the emperor, the court, and the Henan Prefecture also increased instead of decreasing because of the speed and efficiency of the government's crackdowns and the severity of the emperor's punishment of the murderers. The people became more supportive of the court.
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As the main criminal family, the Li family is more anxious than anyone else. The adult men and women of the Li family, headed by Li Jiancheng and Li Liang, Li Shuliang, Li Deliang, Li Shentong, Li Shao and Li Xiaogong who had entered the court to report on their duties, were anxiously waiting for the news in the main hall. As soon as the court meeting was over, Dugu Shun's servants followed their master's orders and came to convey the verdict.
After the servants of the Dugu family finished reporting, the main hall was completely silent, and you could hear a pin drop.
Li Jiancheng, Li Shuliang, Li Deliang, Li Shao, and Li Xiaogong had earth-colored faces, their mouths were trembling, and their eyes were covered bit by bit with looks of shock.
As for Li Liang and his wife, their eldest son Li Shentong and his wife, and Li Shenfu's wife... when they heard that all of them in their lineage were sentenced to death, they felt thunderous and their minds went blank; they all sat on the ground with ashen faces; some of them were unconscious. The cowards of the world even fainted.
The old lady Dugu, who had silver-colored hair on her temples, was shocked to hear the bad news. She felt as if she had been struck by thunder. Her old face turned dark and her lips trembled slightly. She felt that her eyes were turning black. She only had one thought in her heart: "The inheritance of our ancestors is completely over. The inheritance passed down by Aye The title is gone too.”
Li Xiuning's eyebrows were furrowed, her face was pale, and she was biting her pale lips tightly. Her bright apricot eyes under the willow-shaped eyebrows suddenly felt sour, and big tears rolled down. She wiped away her tears and looked at her mother with tearful eyes, only to see that she was also dumbfounded.
Li Dou's face, which was pretending to be calm, was now covered in panic, and his bloodshot eyes were full of disbelief.
The magic talisman is responsible for everything, so why is this happening?
No, it shouldn't be like this, this is definitely a dream!
Dugu has experienced the changes in the Western Wei, Northern Zhou, and Sui dynasties. She has seen countless storms and waves since she was a child. She soon woke up from the shock and anger. She stood up tremblingly while holding on to her crutches.
She glared at Mrs. Li Dou hatefully, paused her crutches hard, and shouted in a hoarse voice: "Prepare a car for me immediately. When it is completed, you can follow me into the palace to ask for help from the saint."
Dugu is the daughter of Dugu Xin and his wife Guo. She is the half-sister of Queen Dugu and the aunt of Yang Guang, so she almost subconsciously wants to enter the palace to plead for mercy.
Li Jiancheng looked at his grandmother and wanted to say that it was useless for his grandmother to go to the palace to plead for mercy.
When he just heard the servants of the Dugu family say that all civil and military officials in the Manchu Dynasty were impeached, he knew that the Li family had already offended the public. Since the holy order has been issued, even if the emperor wants to change it, it will be difficult. If he does it forcefully, it will be tantamount to the civil and military opposition of the whole dynasty. Moreover, the emperor is the most angry person, how could he go against the wishes of the ministers for the sake of the Li family? But in the end, still holding on to the fantasy of what might happen, he got up and walked towards his grandmother.
Before the grandfather and grandson went out, the concierge rushed into the hall in a hurry and reported loudly: "Old madam, something serious has happened. Many troops have come outside and have surrounded the mansion."
Dugu's calm expression changed drastically. Just as she was about to ask the concierge, she heard shouts and hurried footsteps coming from outside, and groups of soldiers rushed in from the courtyard.
"The front hall and back yard are all fenced, and no one is allowed to let go!" As he spoke, a military general walked into the lobby.
Dugu Shi tried to calm herself down and asked, "What are you going to do?"
"I'm sorry, madam!" the general said, cupping his hands: "The general was ordered to arrest Li Liang, Li Shentong and a group of other criminals. However, the prisoners would escape, so the general had no choice but to take this tactic until the screening was completed. Let the prisoner leave without harming your house. Please also ask the old lady to cooperate with the general and others in the screening to avoid arresting the wrong person."
"That's it, that's it! Jiancheng, Shuliang, you cooperate with the sergeants." The Dugu family knew that they could only cooperate with the army at this moment. Only by letting them take the people away could the palace settle down, and it would not be too late to enter the palace later.
She slapped the crutch hard, walked up to Mrs. Li Dou angrily, and smashed the crutch in her hand over her head and face.
Li Dou didn't dare to give way and allowed Dugu to beat him.
Li Jiancheng and others felt relieved.
, and did not advise the Dugu family to follow the old lady's order to help the soldiers screen.
When the general saw the old lady beating up a graceful and elegant lady, he thought that the Li Dou who was being beaten was the daughter-in-law of Li Shenfu or Li Liang or Li Shentong. He strode forward and asked, "Old lady, I wonder whose wife this is..." …?」
"He's from Li Yuan's family!" Dugu replied without looking back, just focusing on beating him.
The general was frightened by her ferocity and said casually: "Old madam, there is no need to arrest this madam!"
Mrs. Dugu felt miserable and wanted to beat Mrs. Li Dou to death. She said bitterly, "I just want to beat her to vent her anger. Don't worry about it."
