Start with detective Li Yuanfang

Chapter 307 Death is coming
Yang House.

main hall.

Yang Zhirou, the servant of the household department, met Dou Luqin and walked into the banquet.

The two sat down, Yang Zhirou looked at Dou Lu Qinwang, and sighed: "Si Qi, you have lost a lot of weight, you must take care of yourself!"

Dou Luqinwang said bitterly: "To tell you the truth, I've been living like a year lately, worrying about one thing after another, very annoying!"

Doulu Qinwang's father is Doulu Renye, Duke of Rui, and Yang Zhirou's uncle is Yang Gongren, Duke of Guan. The two families are family friends.

Yang Zhirou pretended to blame: "If you have something to do, you should have come to me, unless you don't regard me as a friend!"

Dou Luqin looked up and said, "Didn't I come today? After arriving in Luoyang, the first person I visited was you, and only you can help me through this difficult time!"

Yang Zhirou said seriously: "Please tell me."

Dou Lu Qinwang's eyes flickered sharply: "Cui Xiuye ​​has his eyes on the position of Minister of Criminal Justice, did you know?"

Yang Zhirou showed understanding, nodded and said: "I know."

Dou Luqin said with hatred, "If Cui Shouye hadn't shielded Dou Decheng and Li Sichong, how could Dou thief return to Chang'an to sell poisonous pills, causing my father to linger on the sick bed, and he was in great pain before he died?"

"Even if Cui Shouye's head falls to the ground, it will be hard to dispel my hatred. Cui Xiuye ​​still thinks about the position of Minister of Criminal Affairs. I will never let him be satisfied!"

Someone in the Yang family has also been poisoned by Yundan, and their addiction is unstoppable. Yang Zhirou is well aware of the horror of the poisonous pill, and Doulu Qinwang's father must be very miserable, but he also understands that this is mainly an excuse after the two families turned against each other.

Cui said that Doulu Qinwang stabbed a knife in the back in order to seek superiority, while Doulu Qinwang said that Cui was covering up villains and selling alchemy to harm his father. From the perspective of both parties, they are both the victimized and righteous party, and they can be justified Cause the opponent to die.

Yang Zhirou naturally stood by Dou Luqinwang's side: "Don't worry, Siqi, I've got through with Dr. Yin, and the imperial censor is advising that Cui Xiuye ​​can't be the servant of the Ministry of Punishment."

It would have been safe to have Yin Zhongyan, the imperial historian, as a helper, but Dou Lu Qinwang shook his head: "I wasn't worried at all, but the situation is different today. Li Yuanfang is actually ready to support Cui Xiuye!"

Yang Zhirou's face suddenly darkened: "Is this true?"

Dou Luqinwang said coldly: "I have inquired carefully, and the news came from Huang Zhen's mouth, and what he said was ambiguous, but since Li Yuanfang did not deny it, it also proves that there is indeed a relationship between them."

"Li Yuanfang is very majestic now. When I first came to Luoyang, I heard rumors in the market that this General Li was extolling my Great Tang Tianwei in Tubo, how would he subdue Tuyuhun and return to the vassal..."

"I heard that he also appointed a Silla native as the governor of the Ministry of Punishment, which has disturbed the peace of Beishi even more these days?"

Yang Zhirou said slowly: "I don't know about it, but there is indeed such a thing among the Duguan Lang. How do you treat it?"

Dou Luqinwang pouted: "At first, I admired Li Yuanfang's daring to speak up and scold the queen, but now he is in the same boat as the Cui family, and he is nothing more than a raccoon!"

Yang Zhirou thought your words were hypocritical. Li Yuanfang scolded Empress Wu face-to-face, which was the direct cause of Empress Wu's downfall. Dou Lu Qinwang, as Empress Wu's confidant at that time, was implicated miserably. I'm afraid he hated him deeply.

It's just that Empress Wu is notorious now, and everyone will take it out and step on her feet, clearing away responsibility and demonstrating morality.

Seeing that Yang Zhirou didn't respond, Dou Lu Qinwang was startled: "Could it be that Taichu is also afraid of that brat?"

Yang Zhirou straightened his back, stroked his beard and said, "Of course I'm not afraid of this guy, but it's not easy to deal with him."

"This Li Yuanfang doesn't care about things on weekdays, but he can make meritorious service at critical moments. The sage and the crown prince rely on them as confidantes, and the internal guards are not under the management of the three provinces and six ministries. Even if I want to do it, I have no chance..."

"Si Qi, on the other hand, you are the leader of the inner guard cabinet and Li Yuanfang's immediate superior. Why don't you use your identity to suppress him?"

Dou Lu Qinwang shook his head: "I have long since lost my prestige as a cabinet leader. In comparison, Li Yuanfang is the inner guard who speaks for himself."

"What's more, Cui Shouye was so domineering back then, how could Li Yuanfang have been afraid? This son is young and frivolous, very bold, I will undoubtedly be unable to suppress him as the leader of the cabinet..."

Yang Zhirou was just talking. Hearing this, he immediately said: "Then this matter is really embarrassing, not to mention that we can't handle him, even if we do, His Royal Highness will suppress it."

Dou Luqin's gaze flickered slightly: "Because His Highness the Crown Prince trusts him so much, the officials of the Eastern Palace may feel uncomfortable, right?"

Yang Zhirou frowned slightly: "You mean to mobilize the servants of the Eastern Palace?"

Dou Lu Qinwang sneered: "It's a great opportunity for the prince to supervise the country, and now Li Yuanfang has robbed them of the limelight, how can they be reconciled?"

In order to make it easier for the crown prince to take over the power in the most stable manner after succeeding to the throne, the crown prince's East Palace was set up as a small imperial court.

For example, the crown prince Zhan Shi of the third rank corresponds to the Minister's order, and officials such as the third order, the fourth rate, the middle son, the commoner, Xima, Sheren, etc., can also find roughly corresponding positions in the court.

But in fact, the position of the prince Zhanshi in the past dynasties is often a leisurely position for senior veterans to retire. It can be seen that the system is set well, but due to the natural opposition between the prince and the emperor, the emperor will not give it to the East Palace. So powerful.

Li Shimin needless to say, that is the country that will be conquered immediately. He has self-confidence and prestige, and he has the confidence to toss Li Chengqian. Afterwards, the emperor of the Tang Dynasty who grew up in the deep palace, Li Zhi and Li Hong, really trust each other. .

Li Zhi knew that this son had a benevolent personality and poor health, so he could not seize his position, so the constraints on the prince were not too strong. Even if he had supervised the country several times, he did not have any real power, but at least there was Dai Zhide in the prime minister's team as the prince. one party.

However, other officials of the East Palace still do not have much real power, until now the crown prince supervises the country.

Yang Zhirou understood what Doulu Qinwang meant, and also knew why he said that, because the current crown prince Zhan Shi came from the Hongnong Yang family, but he didn't like it: "The crown prince's methods are gentle. Apart from forcing all the families to release food for disaster relief, there is no other way. With the intention of going to war, the six ministries of the three provinces and the East Palace are now in charge of their duties, with the newly promulgated "Eight Events of Jianyan" as the core, step by step to help the people, and the situation in the court is very stable."

"It's not that the courtiers of the Eastern Palace have nothing to do, they are extremely busy. On the contrary, Li Yuanfang, I heard that he leaves the imperial palace on time every afternoon, and is very leisurely."

"On the one hand, there are the ministers of the East Palace who are so busy every day, just trying to gain credit for the prince's supervision of the country, and for the future, and on the other hand, Li Yuanfang, who has already made enough credit and is just waiting for promotion. Do you think the two sides can compete?"

Dou Lu Qinwang frowned and said, "Then Li Yuanfang promoted the doctor of the capital, can't help but want to start cultivating party members?"

Yang Zhirou shook his head: "Since I came to Luoyang, except for the court meeting, the only time Li Yuanfang went to the palace to meet the prince was to recommend that Silla man to be the official doctor of the capital. The identity of that Jin Liangtu."

"Not only Jin Liangtu, but this Li Yuanfang likes to use a poor family, and he doesn't have much contact with the Li family in Longxi. Nowadays, the noble sons of Guannei have quite objections to him. Perhaps it is because of this that the sage and the crown prince trust him so much. , It really doesn’t count as wantonly cultivating party members…”

Dou Lu Qinwang gritted his teeth: "There are always some conflicts to speak of, and I don't want to overthrow Li Yuanfang, so that he has no time to worry about him! In the beginning, if I could become the Minister of the Ministry of Punishment, I would definitely help you into the cabinet!"

Yang Zhirou was noncommittal: "With the friendship between you and me, why make this promise? I must do my best to help you!"

Dou Luqinwang couldn't help feeling a little strange, this friend didn't seem to be keen on the position of prime minister, but he has already reached the position of minister, how could anyone not want to join the cabinet as prime minister?
Back then, it was normal for Cui Shouye to do everything possible. Even Pei Xingjian, who kept a low profile, hoped to become prime minister and leave his name in history.

In desperation, Dou Luqin had no choice but to settle for the next best thing: "No matter what, Cui Xiuye ​​cannot be allowed to take the position. Can Taichu accept me?"

Yang Zhirou nodded: "Please don't worry, I don't want Cui Xiuye ​​to be satisfied. I will visit Dr. Yin tomorrow and ask Yushitai to hold Cui Shouye's previous crimes. As for Li Yuanfang..."

Speaking of this, he paused, and suddenly said: "I heard something recently. He ran for a sinful woman and wanted to wash away her sinful body."

Dou Luqin looked overjoyed: "Who is that woman?"

Yang Zhiju said: "It's the granddaughter of Shangguan's servant."

Doulu Qinwang immediately lost his temper: "Is it the little lady who filled the Ye court?"

Yang Zhirou's eyes flickered slightly: "It's Ye Ting, this matter can be used to make a fuss."

Dou Lu Qinwang pursed his lips: "Shangguan's servant has a very high status in the literary world, so I'm afraid it's inappropriate to hinder this matter?"

Yang Zhiju said: "This is probably the only thing that can hold Li Yuanfang back, Siqi, I'm here to help you!"

Dou Luqinwang squinted his eyes, keenly aware that the reason was not like this, but after thinking about it, he didn't care much, so he immediately got up and bowed: "Thank you Taichu!"

Yang Zhirou hurriedly helped him up: "Does the relationship between you and me still need to be so divided? Sit down!"

The two sat down, and after figuring out the details, they also chatted about the years when they were young and frivolous, and drew closer to each other.

As he talked, Yang Zhirou showed nostalgia, and murmured: "It would be great if I could go back to Yonghui..."

At this moment, an attendant suddenly came to the hall and whispered something to him.

Yang Zhirou's complexion changed slightly, and he stood up immediately: "Siqi, something happened in my inner house, I'm sorry!"

Dou Luqin looked up and said, "It's getting late, I'm taking my leave too!"

Yang Zhirou just sent him to the front yard, separated him, and walked quickly to the back yard.

When he arrived in the backyard, under the guidance of his confidant, he saw Jin Zhizhao and Yang Zaiwei standing in the shadows, and his expression changed drastically: "Are you crazy? You actually came to my house?"

Yang Zaiwei stared at this direct descendant of Hongnong Yang's Guan Wangfang, his eyes flickered.

Jin Zhizhao said without conscience: "Master trusts Yang Shilang so much that he let us brothers and sisters come to join us at a critical moment. Please rest assured, Shilang, it's safe to come this way..."

(End of this chapter)