bastard seizes tang

Chapter 377
Duan Cui didn't stay in Li Ke's study for more than a stick of incense, so he resigned and left, leaving only Li Ke and Wang Xuance sitting in the study with ugly expressions on their faces.

"Prince Junqi, Zuo Youxian respectfully said: Last year, I was ordered by the prince to assassinate the king of Chu in Luzhou. I am deeply ashamed. Fortunately, the prince is generous and tolerates the fault of the minister. I still use it again. Thank you I’m crying. According to what the prince said, more than a thousand pieces of military equipment from the Gusu Mansion were robbed halfway in Hengshan, and they will be sent to the East Palace in batches in a few days, so as to strengthen the army in the prince’s mansion and help the prince’s great cause.”

The so-called secret letter found from Zuo Youxian fell into Li Ke's hands, but it was only half a page long, with hundreds of characters, but Li Ke's palms were inadvertently dripping with sweat, because the letter was so poisonous that it really Even Li Ke was surprised.

This letter only talked about three things, but each of them was a fatal blow to Li Chengqian.

First, Zuo Youxian, a rebel from the disabled Liang Dynasty, was under Prince Li Chengqian's sect; second, Zuo Youxian was ordered by the Prince to assassinate Li Ke in Luzhou last year; What Youxian did was to help Li Chengqian enrich the armor of the Eastern Palace. As for the use of the armor, there is no need to repeat it in the letter.

If this letter was sent to Chang'an and Li Shimin's desk through Li Ke's hand, then Li Chengqian's crown prince would really be lost.At that time, Li Shimin will not even need to order punishment, even if the pressure of public opinion in the Manchu Dynasty will also crush Li Chengqian to death.

To collude with rebels is to be disloyal, to mutilate brothers and feet is to be unrighteous, to conspire against the emperor is to be unfilial, once Li Chengqian's name of unfaithfulness, unrighteousness, and unfilial piety is placed on Li Chengqian, it is impossible for him to stand up again .

What's really terrible is that this is not the case, now that Zuo Youxian is dead, and what Li Chengqian said last year is already his current reputation, and what is said in this letter is nothing to prove, once this letter enters Beijing, Li Chengqian just wants to Justification, there is no way to justify.

It is already very clear what the purpose of this letter is to overthrow Li Chengqian and pull him down from the position of the crown prince.

But Li Ke knew very well that the content of this letter was totally false.Last year Li Ke fell into the hands of Zuo Youxian. If Zuo Youxian wanted to kill Li Ke, he would have killed him long ago. How could he bring Li Ke back to Jiangling and give Li Ke a chance to escape.

Moreover, the so-called Luzhou assassination in this letter was planned by Li Ke from the beginning to the end. Li Chengqian has no part in it, but this letter still mentions it vaguely, and Li Ke naturally took a look at it. I saw the flaw.

But Li Ke knew these things, but Li Shimin and the princes of the Manchu Dynasty did not. If they read this letter, how should they feel?

"Sir, do you think what Duan Cui just said is true or not?" Li Ke held the secret letter in his hand, handed it to Wang Xuance, and said to Wang Xuance.

Wang Xuance took the secret letter from Li Ke, and after looking at it only a few times, as Li Ke expected, Wang Xuance's expression also changed slightly, and then he handed the secret letter back to Li Ke.

After thinking for a while, Wang Xuance said, "This matter is hard to decide."

Li Ke asked puzzledly, "Why?"

In Li Ke's view, the letter sent by Duan Cui is a fake, and most of what he said just now is also false, but Wang Xuance said that Duan Cui's words are true or false, Li Ke is naturally surprised.

Wang Xuance replied: "According to what Duan Cui said, this letter was only written by Zuo Youxian and Duan Cui apart from His Highness and ministers. This letter was either fabricated by Duan Cui or Zuo Youxian. The fairy made it up, and its purpose is to mess with our Great Tang Dynasty Hall, but it is simpler, but if Duan Cui made it up, this matter will be troublesome."

After listening to Wang Xuance's words, Li Ke pondered for a moment, then nodded slightly.

Zuo Youxian and Datang are mortal enemies, he fabricated the secret letter and blamed the East Palace, for the sake of Datang Yichu, domestic unrest, but if this matter was fabricated by Duan Cui, it will be thought-provoking.

Blaming the prince does not benefit Duan Cui himself, nor does it benefit Duan Cui's elder brother Duan Zhixuan in the court. Li Ke can almost conclude at that time that if Duan Cui forged this letter, there must be someone else behind him. Instigation, even involving the dispute between the court and the reserve position.

"Sir, what do you think the king should do with this letter?" Li Ke asked Wang Xuance.

Wang Xuance replied: "I believe that no matter whether this matter is true or not, His Highness will not be able to suppress it, so it must be submitted to the emperor, otherwise His Highness will be harmed."

Li Ke naturally knew what Wang Xuance said. Today, Duan Cui handed over the secret letter found from Zuo Youxian to Li Ke in person. If Li Ke suppressed this letter, he would not submit it to the emperor. I know that it will not only be Li Chengqian who will suffer at that time, but also Li Ke.

But this embarrassment lies in this embarrassment. Li Ke couldn't suppress this letter, but he couldn't submit it either.

Once this secret letter is submitted to Chang'an, if Li Shimin believes it, then the crown prince Li Chengqian will be abolished and expelled from the East Palace, but Li Ke will be far away in Yangzhou, out of reach, how can the crown prince be his at that time?I'm afraid that before he returns to Beijing, the crown prince has already fallen on Wei Wang Li Tai.

And if Li Shimin didn't believe it, Li Chengqian was safe for a while, but Li Ke offended Li Chengqian to death. The hard-won reputation of a virtuous king will be gone, and it will even arouse Li Shimin's suspicion, and all previous efforts will be wasted.

Once this letter enters Beijing, no matter what the result is, it will be Li Ke and Li Chengqian who will be injured, but just as Wang Xuance said, he cannot suppress this letter.

Li Ke pointed to the secret letter in his hand, and said to Wang Xuance: "Sir, you should also know that once this letter enters the capital, regardless of whether it is true or not, whether the father believes it or not, I am afraid that this king will not be able to deal with himself."

Wang Xuance looked at Li Ke's worried face, but there was a smile on his own face, Wang Xuance said to Li Ke: "I mean that the letter cannot be suppressed, and it must be sent to Chang'an, but the letter I said may not be this letter. "

Wang Xuance's words fell into Li Ke's ears. Li Ke was a little puzzled at first, but after thinking for a while, Li Ke suddenly understood.

Li Ke's eyes lit up, and he asked, "Sir, do you want me to fabricate a letter and send it to Chang'an?"

Wang Xuance nodded and said with a smile: "That's right, this letter is sealed with wax, no one else knows it, except for the minister and His Highness, it was only in the hands of Zuo Youxian and Duan Cui, now that Zuo Youxian is dead, and Duan Cui claims to be I have never opened this letter before, and there is no corroboration, His Highness only needs to change this letter into what he wants, who can expose His Highness? Who dares to expose His Highness?"

Wang Xuance's words made Li Ke feel a big stone fall to the ground, and Li Ke already had a sense of proportion in his heart.

This letter was originally fabricated, and no one else knew about it. If Li Ke fabricated another letter and replaced this fabricated letter, who would know?And even if the people behind Duan Cui knew about it, how dare he break the matter with such a big relationship?
Li Ke nodded, looked at the smile on Wang Xuance's face, the corner of his mouth lightly raised, and joked, "Sir, you are so courageous, this is a crime of deceiving the emperor."

Wang Xuance knew that Li Ke was joking with him, but he still bowed his body and replied: "Your Highness is the king of the ministers, and the ministers have not deceived the emperor."

Seeing this, Li Ke quickly got up to help Wang Xuance, and said with a smile: "Get up quickly, sir, this king is just joking. This matter of handwriting is the master's specialty, and I need to trouble you for this matter."

(End of this chapter)