Prime Minister's Mansion, in the front yard.
There were crowds of people and cheers.
Although Li Dan rarely goes out, he is surrounded by a group of closely related children from aristocratic families.
However, these people have similar temperaments to Li Dan, and most of them are the second sons who immerse themselves in learning and doing things.
Most of them are ignored, but their abilities are definitely impressive.
Li Xuan met Li Jing, the successor of Zheng, in the front yard. He slightly cupped his hands and asked casually: "When did Brother Wang come back?"
"Since September, Brother Yu has been recalled to Chang'an once a month." Li Jing smiled helplessly and said, "Now Brother Wei finally knows why Your Majesty asked Brother Wei to do this Jinzhou farewell."
"Because Jinzhou is close enough to Chang'an." Li Xuan had a hint of surprise on her face.
If Li Jing was named Jinzhou Biejia because he could be recalled to Chang'an at any time, it means that the emperor never expected him to do much as a Jinzhou Biejia.
That in itself is a false position.
"Brother Wei is really envious of Twenty-seventh Lang. He can ride in the army without having to do chores, and he can be transferred to the governorship so quickly..." Li Jing was stopped by Li Xuan in the middle of his words. .
Li Xuan waved her hand slightly and whispered: "Brother Wang is careful about the matter of the governor. There are some things that cannot be finalized until the imperial edict is issued, not to mention that there are already several people eyeing the position of the governor. "
"Who?" Li Jing's face suddenly turned fierce.
It is very difficult for a descendant of the clan to become a governor. Except for the princes of the older generation, there is no one from the younger generation who can serve as governor.
Li Xuan is the first one to have hope. If there are still people who covet her, don't blame the entire clan for turning against her.
Li Xuan shook her head slightly and said: "It's not clear yet. After the Prime Minister's wedding, these people will surface."
After a slight pause, Li Xuan looked at Li Jing and said, "This matter is of great importance. Brother Wang, please don't act recklessly, lest you fall into someone else's scheme."
With the word "calculation", Li Jing immediately became awe-inspiring.
The power struggle in the DPRK is far more dangerous than imagined, especially for clans like them.
Once you get involved and get involved, it's just a matter of success. Once you fail, you're immediately in danger of being ripped off by everyone.
More than one clan has proven this with their own lives.
"I remember it for my brother." Li Jing took a deep breath, stepped back and bowed.
Li Xuan quickly returned the courtesy and said, "I don't dare. I have other things to do, so I'll leave first."
Li Jing nodded, and Li Xuan handed over his hand again, and then walked out the door with Di Renjie.
Although the two of them were walking outside, their steps were not fast.
Along the way, they had been to almost all the places where guests could go, but they had not seen Liu Yizhi.
"Let's go, maybe he didn't come today." Li Xuan shook his head slightly.
Di Renjie gave up for the time being and followed Li Xuan out.
As soon as he reached the door, two familiar figures came towards him.
British Duke Li Jingye and Zhou Guogong Wu Chengsi.
How come the two of them got together?
Li Xuan stopped in surprise, then held up her hands: "Young Lord, Duke of Zhou."
"Your Majesty, Censor Di!" Li Jingye and Wu Chengsi returned the favor to Li Xuan and Di Renjie at the same time.
A gentle smile instantly appeared on Li Xuan's face, and she said, "I never thought that the two of you would come together. It really makes Xuan deeply moved."
The last time Li Xuan, Li Jingye, Wu Chengsi, and Pei Yan got together was at the banquet after the imperial meeting at the beginning of the year.
Li Xuan, Li Jingye, Wu Chengsi, and Pei Yan were almost face to face.
Back then, the emperor planned to have the four of them confront each other because of the death of the police officer named Leng from the Ministry of Punishment and his involvement in Tubo.
The results came out a few months later. It was revealed that Li Jingye had conspired with Tubo, Wu Chengsi had secretly killed him, and Pei Yan had added fuel to the flames. Only Li Xuan seemed not to be involved.
But we all know that this is just a look.
"Where?" Wu Chengsi didn't seem to hear Li Xuan's quip. He smiled calmly, cupped his hands and said, "I didn't expect that the prince was actually with Di Yushi."
"I heard that Yushi Di is still investigating the Zhaoling fire case a few months ago. I wonder if there will be any results?" Before Li Jingye finished his sentence, Li Xuan, Wu Chengsi, and Di Renjie had all turned around.
Li Jingye calmly raised his hands and said, "I'm sorry, our ancestors are buried in Zhaoling. There are still some things that need to be clarified."
Seeing the seriousness in Li Jingye's eyes, both Li Xuan and Di Renjie felt surprised.
With her mind spinning, Li Xuan knew what Li Jingye was planning.
Although Zhaoling has an extraordinary status, it covers a wide area. It is far-fetched to say that the case was caused by fire.
The burning place is ten miles away from the core of Zhaoling.
Although countless people in the DPRK were paying attention to it, in the final analysis, the case was only serious in nature, and the truth did not move the slightest bit.
Now Li Jingye seems to be sincere, but in fact he is just acting.
Li Xuan's face immediately became solemn, and then she held up her hands and said: "There is indeed some progress in this case, but there are no specific clues yet. If there is a result in the future, the British Duke will be notified as soon as possible. I hope that the British Duke and Zhou Guogong will be in the court. If we can help each other to prevent the murderer from escaping, the late Emperor's spirit in heaven can rest in peace."
After speaking, Li Xuan bowed deeply.
Di Renjie is such a transparent person. As soon as Li Xuan made such an appearance, Di Renjie immediately followed him and said sincerely: "Huaiying's case is indeed still under investigation, but there should be results within ten months. I hope the British Duke and Zhou Guogong will be able to find the results." Don’t hesitate to take action.”
In the courtyard, countless people were watching Li Xuan and Di Renjie, as well as Wu Chengsi and Li Jingye facing each other.
In addition, from the beginning, Li Jingye's voice was not low, and many people paid attention.
Li Xuan and Di Renjie spoke, attracting almost everyone's attention.
The root cause of the Zhaoling fire case can be clearly understood by those here with a little bit of intelligence.
But when Li Jingye, Li Xuan and Di Renjie said this, they seemed to be extremely dignified.
Not only that, after Li Xuan and Di Renjie finished talking, everyone's eyes fell on Li Jingye and Wu Chengsi.
It's not that simple.
Those who came to the Prime Minister's Mansion to help before Li Dan's wedding were almost all children of noble families who were prominent figures in the court.
I dare not say all of them, but almost half of the families have their fathers and ancestors buried with them in Zhaoling.
Li Xuan and Di Renjie's pleas were said to be directed at Li Jingye and Wu Chengsi, but they were directed at all of them.
Once Di Renjie has real evidence and impeachment is filed, everyone will come forward to support it.
In the name of our ancestors, we carry out attacks and criticisms.
Standing opposite Li Xuan and Di Renjie, Li Jingye instantly felt countless eyes falling on him.
At this moment, Li Jingye didn't notice much was wrong.
Because he had no idea that the person behind this incident was North Gate Bachelor Liu Yizhi.
Hearing what Li Xuan and Di Renjie said, Li Jingye quickly handed over his hand and said: "Don't worry, you two, Jingye will go all out for this matter."
Seeing what Li Jingye wanted to say, Li Xuan quickly interrupted and said, "I won't disturb you two anymore. The prime minister is getting married in a few days. If you are free, you and I should have a few more drinks together."
Li Jingye reacted immediately and quickly said: "It should be like this, it should be like this."
He breathed a long sigh of relief and almost told the story in front of everyone.
In Li Jingye's case, Li Xuan participated the most, and Li Xuan had a strong say in the court's final decision.
Not only that, if Li Jingye wants to change, he also needs to open a loophole from Li Xuan,
There is no chance now, so just wait. Anyway, the prime minister's wedding is only a few days away.
Seeing Li Xuan and Di Renjie handing over and leaving, Li Jingye turned to Wu Chengsi and said, "Brother Wu, let's go to see His Highness together."
"Okay!" Wu Chengsi nodded, but his expression was somewhat uneasy.
He had been in contact with Li Xuan for a long time, and both of them had given each other eye drops several times in front of Empress Wu and the Emperor, but in the end it was Wu Chengsi who suffered most.
Li Xuan is not someone to be trifled with. In the scene just now, although Li Jingye was performing filial piety, I really don’t know what the actual situation was like.
…
In the side room on the side of the courtyard, two pairs of eyes took in everything just now.
Ming Chongyan turned to look at Liu Yizhi and asked in a solemn tone: "Brother Ximei, tell the truth, is there anything you haven't cleaned up?"
Liu Yi was stunned, and then asked in shock: "Master, do you mean that I have been targeted by Di Huaiying?"
"For details, we still need to go back and check the secret guard's files, but looking at the looks of King Nanchang and Di Renjie just now, they must have caught something." Ming Chongyan looked serious. He knew enough about both Li Xuan and Di Renjie. .
Although Ming Chongyan was still in Dunhuang when Li Xuan returned to Beijing in August, these nine words, "I am the Wei Zheng" and "I am the Huo Qubing", are enough to make anyone nervous, even if they are talking about Qinling in person. Also be careful.
After Ming Chongyan heard about the things Liu Yizhi did, he scolded him for being stupid.
This matter indeed seems to have achieved great benefits with a small risk, but the consequences are also huge.
It seems that it is just taking advantage of Zhaoling's prestige, but upon closer inspection, it is actually taking advantage of the emperor's filial piety.
Although the royal family of the Tang Dynasty had many ups and downs, it still governed the country with filial piety to the outside world.
Emperor Gaozu abdicated the throne nine years ago. Although he no longer had the power, Emperor Taizong still respected him, and many large-scale ceremonies would place Emperor Gaozu at the top.
Although this was the self-blame and uneasiness that Emperor Taizong felt after the Xuanwu Gate Incident, this self-blame and uneasiness were seen as filial piety in the eyes of the people.
Emperor Gaozu finally died of illness at the age of seventy. He was given the posthumous title of Emperor Taiwu and the temple name of Gaozu, and was buried in Xianling.
In August of the first year of the Yuan Dynasty, Li Zhi changed his posthumous title to Li Yuan as Emperor Shenyao, which shows his filial piety.
Not only that, of course, Emperor Taizong was seriously ill, and Li Zhi was always at his side, sucking blood and feeding medicine, and served him to the extreme. He was truly a model of filial piety in the world.
Therefore, the crown prince Li Hong was given the posthumous title "Filial Piety to the Emperor", which shows that the royal family attaches great importance to the word "filial piety".
Zhaoling caught fire, and the emperor was furious. If Di Renjie had not interceded later, Quan Shancai, the general of Zuoweiwei, would have been removed from all official positions and sent to Zhaoling to sweep the tomb for three years.
This is why, after the case of Cui Sheng, the minister of the Ministry of Justice, Liu Qi, the minister of the Ministry of household affairs, Shi Tanning, the minister of the Ministry of official affairs, Zhou Chun, and others were severely punished. Now, Di Renjie has set his sights on the real culprit Liu Qi. Yi Zhi.
It can be imagined from this that once the emperor really figures out the truth, Liu Yizhi's end will probably be more tragic than anyone else's.
The key is that once this case breaks out, it will inevitably implicate all the North Gate bachelors and even Empress Wu.
How to divide the power of the prime minister by such unscrupulous means.
"Back then, Prime Minister Wei once said that as long as the ministers who founded the country had skills, they could use them without considering their moral character. However, the ministers who governed the world should have both character and talent."
Ming Chongyan looked up at Liu Yizhi and said in a deep voice: "Brother Ximei, you should understand what the consequences will be if something happens."
Wei Zheng, whose courtesy name was Xuancheng, was known as "Baice" (Baici) during the Taizong period because he pointed out Taizong's mistakes many times and was able to propose effective policies.
Liu Yizhi nodded seriously. The character and demeanor of the North Gate bachelor should not be damaged in the slightest by this incident.
Otherwise, if it affects everyone's path to becoming prime minister, all the other Beimen scholars will immediately turn around and target him, Liu Yizhi.
Liu Yizhi used to be one of the leaders of the North Gate Scholars, but since the Wuzhou incident, his position has been gradually replaced by Fan Lubing.
The attitude of others towards him has also changed dramatically.
It was finally possible to get things back on track with the help of Quan Shancai's case. If something happens again, Liu Yizhi is likely to be completely kicked out of the ranks of North Gate bachelors.
North gate, humble gate.
The most indispensable thing in the world is disciples from poor families.
In fact, Di Renjie was also a disciple from a humble family.
…
The atmosphere relaxed slightly, and Ming Chongyan asked: "What are you going to do?"
Liu Yizhi's eyes fell on Li Jingye in the hall, and he said softly: "The British public is naturally the best chess piece."
"Okay." Ming Chongyan nodded, but then said: "No matter what, everything will have to wait until the prime minister's wedding."
"Yes!" Liu Yizhi nodded.
Li Dan's wedding is the biggest thing for them now.
(End of chapter)
