The study room was densely packed with official files. Both Li Xuan and Yu Ze were looking through the official files in their hands carefully, as if they wanted to find something from them.
While flipping through, Li Xuan said casually: "Since Pei Shangshu dares to take action, at least he already has some evidence in his hands, even enough to crucify some people completely. If we rashly express our stance at this time, we will immediately fall into his trap." in the calculation. "
Yu Ze's hand while flipping through the files couldn't help but pause slightly, with a hint of horror in his eyes, and he lowered his voice and said, "Your Majesty is saying that this matter... the Queen..."
Yu Ze didn't even dare to finish his words.
Li Xuan didn't even raise her head and replied calmly: "The Queen definitely did not instruct me to investigate like this, but I will never object to it. I just want to see the results."
The person in power has always done things like this. If the person below does well, he has the power to take charge; if the person below does not do well, then all mistakes are the fault of the person below. It is amazing that the person in power will give you a hand now, and then Make you grateful.
Yu Ze's eyes twitched, and his expression suddenly became tense: "Your Majesty didn't attack Duke Shi'an at first, would that have hindered him?"
"No." Li Xuan nailed it with one sentence. The movements in his hands continued, and he just said lightly: "Actually, when I was at the Shi'an County Duke's Mansion, I had already vaguely noticed that there was a problem with the Shi'an County Duke, but There was no proof, and we were concerned that we were members of the same clan, so we left a little hook, but unexpectedly the person we were supposed to fish was not fished out, and Xue Zhongzhang was fished out instead."
"Your Majesty also suspects that there is something wrong with the Duke of Shi'an County?" Yu Ze was suddenly shocked, because judging from all the current circumstances, these are just the actions of Li Niannian and have nothing to do with Li Xinzhi, and Li Niannian is dead. .
"So, Xue Zhongzhang just politely put Duke Shi'an under house arrest. We are all smart people." Li Xuan showed a slight sneer on her lips, and then said: "Pei Yan has evidence in his hands, but he will not tell Xue Zhongzhang.
Xue Zhongzhang is just a chess piece. What Pei Yan wants to fish is the clan. Now, in this matter, the first person involved is me, but he has no idea that the person he is really provoking is not me. But others. "
"Someone else?" Yu Ze frowned and asked cautiously, "It's the prince."
Li Xuan smiled softly and did not answer directly, but instead said: "The Tang clan, in fact, can be put on the table, is divided into four groups: the first is the prince, the King of England, and the Prime Minister, who are the emperor's legitimate sons; Secondly, there are the royal families headed by Uncle Han Wang, including me; thirdly, there are the princesses headed by Aunt Huainan, including Princess Taiping; fourthly, there are the princesses who are not the blood descendants of the great ancestor, but are They are some people from the direct lineage of the Li family in Longxi, especially the eighth uncle Liang Jungong."
Li Xiaoyi, Duke of Liang County, is the chief of the governor's office of Yizhou, and General Qianniuwei on the right.
"The Duke of Shi'an is a member of the eighth uncle's lineage." Li Xuan glanced at Yu Ze and continued: "In the future, my descendants will also belong to this lineage. This lineage is the same as the bloodline of the royal family. They will become increasingly rare and their titles will become lower and lower, but it is precisely because of this that the best among them will be reused by saints."
Because there is no threat to the throne.
Yu Ze suddenly understood, and then suddenly said: "No wonder the prince let Duke Shi'an go at first."
Li Xuan nodded calmly and said: "Most of the clans of this lineage serve as officials in Yizhou, Bingzhou, and the affiliated states of Longxi. Once they are transferred to the center, they become ministers of the six bubu, ministers of the nine temples, and even the sixteen guards. Although a key position like the general may not seem conspicuous, the power it holds is astonishing."
"Pei Shangshu is targeting these clans, then..." Yu Ze took back the last half of his sentence, his expression already ugly.
If this matter goes wrong, it will set off a huge wave in the center.
Li Xuan shook her head decisively and said: "It's not the Queen of Heaven. Although the Queen of Heaven is happy to see Pei Yan causing trouble for the clan, she will never let him start a random war with the clan at this juncture of the Eastern and Western Expeditions. At least the saint is not willing to see it. Especially for this lineage of clans, the real backers behind them are the saints."
Li Xuan raised his head and looked at Yu Ze, his eyes full of gloating and said: "Yes, if this matter breaks out, Pei Yan will finally
The person facing him must be His Majesty. "
Yu Ze had a wry smile on his face, nodded in agreement, and said: "In the final analysis, these people are the emperor's cronies. The prince would not dare to touch them easily without proof. Pei Shangshu did this, and no one would dare to touch him without proof." Be careful, it is very likely that you will get burned."
"That's why he is leading the conversation but not speaking." Li Xuan's words directly revealed Pei Yan's thoughts.
Even Li Xuan could clearly see the mystery behind this, let alone Pei Yan.
This matter is like a bomb in Pei Yan's hands. If he doesn't detonate it, then no one will be fine. But if he detonates it, unless he throws the bomb, otherwise, once the bomb explodes , the first person injured was himself.
"So, it's the prince!" Yu Ze didn't know what he thought of, and his expression suddenly changed.
"Yes, if Pei Yan wants to break the situation in this matter, he must use someone else's hand. After all, Duke Shi'an is not qualified, and there is only one person who is truly qualified, and that is me." Li Xuan couldn't bear it. Zhu Zhidao sneered: "When fishing, I didn't expect to catch a big python."
"That's why the prince and Dou Changshi teamed up to write that memorial." Yu Ze suddenly came to his senses.
"No, that's just for Dou Weng and Xue Zhongzhang to see. The real trump card is here." Li Xuan held an official document in her hand, her eyes full of coldness.
Yu Ze came over and took the official document from Li Xuan's hand. He opened it and looked at it with surprise on his face: "In the second year of Linde, Sima Li Jingjing of Yangzhou Governor's Office!"
"In the second year of Linde, the former crown prince, Xu Shan, Duke of Anlu County, fell into the water and died in Yangzhou. Six members of his family died together." Li Xuan raised her head, looked at Yu Ze, and said with a serious face: "We checked this case at the beginning At that time, only Zhu Li, the former Yangzhou law cao who joined the army, was found, and the case could no longer be investigated."
Yu Ze nodded solemnly and said, "Yes, Zhu Li was born in the Zhu family in Wuzhong, one of the four families in Wuzhong. At that time, he served as the governor of Yangzhou and joined the army. Later, he was transferred away after only two years. The Zhu family and Yin The prince doesn’t have much connection either, so we let it go.”
"The four surnames in Wuzhong, Gu, Lu, Zhu and Zhang, have been in the official career for many years. Although some of their children were implicated in the affair of Prince Yin, they had experienced a lot in this matter during the Jin, Southern and Northern Dynasties, and they would not have anything to do with the King of Donghai because of it. , so we let it go, but we forgot that back then, although the Yangzhou Dacao was Zhu Li, his superior officer, the Yangzhou Sima, was Li Anjing."
The corner of Li Xuan's mouth twitched slightly and she said softly: "The grandson of the former crown prince's young master Li Gang, the son of the former crown prince's Zhongsheren Li Liyan, the younger brother of the former crown prince's left concubine Li Anren, and the right guard's lieutenant general Li Jingjing."
Yu Ze couldn't help but stare, with a look of disbelief on his face.
In the Tang Dynasty, there were countless miserable people and countless unlucky people, but when it comes to the most unlucky family, it is none other than the family of Xinchang County Duke Li Gang.
Xinchang County Duke Li Gang, a veteran of the world, once served as the prince's horse washer when he was young, but the prince's name was Yang Yong.
After the founding of the Tang Dynasty, Li Gang, the Duke of Xinchang County, was worshiped by Emperor Gaozu as Minister of Rites and Prince Zhan Shi. He later moved to Prince Shaobao to teach Prince Li Jiancheng.
During the Zhenguan period, Li Gang served as the prince's young master and taught the prince Li Chengqian.
Yang Yong, Li Jiancheng, and Li Chengqian were the three students of Xinchang County Duke Li Gang.
However, Li Gang was just the beginning. His son Li Shaoyan, the prince's son, assisted the prince Li Jiancheng.
Li Gang has two grandsons. The eldest grandson Li Anren was appointed as the crown prince Zuo Shuzi during the Yonghui period to assist the crown prince Li Zhong. However, only three years later, the prince Li Zhong was deposed. The second grandson Li Anren was appointed Sima of the Yangzhou Governor's Office in his early years. , later served as Sima of Hengzhou, and now serves as the right guard Zhonglang General.
Li Jingjing seems to have no connection with his brother, father, and grandfather, but don't forget that he is highly trusted by the emperor in the court, especially the current crown prince is Li Xian.
As long as Li Anjing has any connection with Li Xian in the future, then the Li family will be a veritable family of prince killers.
"The former Sui Dynasty deposed the crown prince Yang Yong, concealed the crown prince Jiancheng, Min crown prince succeeded Qian, and Chen Wang Li Zhong." The corner of Yu Ze's mouth couldn't help but twitch slightly. The Li Gang family seemed to be able to win the wrong treasure every time in political struggles.
"We don't have any evidence for the Anlu County Duke's family murder case, but what we did and investigated can be reported to the East Palace. At the same time, the file of this case will be sent to Chang'an. With the prince's intelligence, he should be able to see The mystery behind it." At this point, Li Xuan paused for a moment and said with a surprised look on his face: "The evidence in Pei Yan's hand is not related to this matter."
"Putting aside the matter of the Minister of Punishment for the moment, the king can guess from this matter, let alone the prince and the saint. Once this book is published, even the prince and the saint cannot imagine it, and the other ministers and attendants can also guess it. It will help them think of it." Yu Ze's face was solemn, and he could imagine what kind of storm it would cause once this matter was overturned.
"Then I'll ask Uncle Yu to write the book, and also include the matter of Duke Shi'an being placed under house arrest by Xue Zhongzhang. Also, has the court dealt with Li Huaiyan, the Minister of Rites, and Li Xuansi, the Lieutenant General of the Forbidden Army?"
A sneer flashed across the corner of Li Xuan's lips, and she said coldly: "If the Saint and the Queen of Heaven don't know about this, and Pei Yan has already taken action against Duke Shi'an, but doesn't tell the Saint about Li Xuansi's incident with the Lieutenant Commander of the Forbidden Army, then he is To allow saints and queens of heaven to fall into danger is a destructive act."
With the words "His heart is worth killing", Yu Ze immediately felt Li Xuan's awe-inspiring murderous intention towards Pei Yan.
When Li Xuan and Dou Xuande were actively preparing for the East Island incident, the Minister of Punishment secretly started to cause trouble. Once the emperor thought so, then Pei Yan was a close confidant of the Queen of Heaven.
"The Minister of Rites and the Lieutenant General of the Forbidden Army, this Minister Pei is really thoughtful." Yu Ze was also a little shocked. He walked behind the desk and began to write the memorial with ink.
"Yes, the Minister of Rites and the Commander-in-Chief of the Forbidden Army." Li Xuan walked to the window, blowing the cold wind, and looked at the waning moon above his head, his eyes already filled with solemnity.
Nowadays, the Minister of Rites in the central court is Li Boyi, the king of Longxi County. Li Boyi has never been in charge of court affairs. The affairs of the Ministry of Rites have always been handled by two ministers of the Ministry of Rites. If Pei Yan wants to push one of his own people to the position of Minister of Rites, it is best to take the post first. Minister of Rites.
It seems that the conflict between Li Xuan and Pei Yan stems from their different strategic attitudes towards Tibet, but in fact, the real conflict between the two parties lies in the official position of the Minister of Rites.
Li Xuan is currently inspecting the Shaoqing of Honglu Temple. When he returns to Beijing at the end of the year, the word "inspecting and inspecting" will be removed.
The Young Master of Honglu Temple, one step further up, is the Minister of Honglu Temple, and the Minister of Honglu Temple, one step further up, is the Minister of Rites.
What Li Xuan and Pei Yan are really fighting for is the future position of Minister of Rites.
As for General Zhonglang of the Forbidden Army, those fighting around this position were Empress Wu and the Emperor.
