People in the early Tang Dynasty: I compete with Wu Zhao for the throne

Chapter 596 Prince killer, unlucky family
The study room was densely packed with official files. Both Li Xuan and Yu Ze were carefully looking through the official files in their hands, as if they were trying to find something out of them.

While flipping through the pages, Li Xuan said casually: "Since Pei Shangshu dares to act, at least he has some evidence in his hands, even enough to crucify some people completely. If we rashly express our position at this time, we will immediately fall into his trap." in the calculation."

Yu Ze couldn't help but pause slightly when he was flipping through the files, his eyes showed a hint of shock, and he said in a low voice: "My lord is saying that this matter... the Queen of Heaven..."

Yu Ze didn't dare to finish these words.

Li Xuan didn't even raise her head, and replied calmly: "The Queen of Heaven never ordered this kind of investigation, but she never objected, it's just to see the results."

The superiors have always done things like this. If the subordinates do well, he has the power to control; Make you grateful Dade.

Yu Ze's eyes twitched, and his expression suddenly became tense: "Will it be a hindrance if the prince didn't attack Lord Shi'an at first?"

"No." Li Xuan was nailed to death with one sentence, his hands still kept moving, but he said lightly: "Actually, when I was in the Shi'an County Duke's mansion, this king has already faintly noticed that there is a problem with the Shi'an County Duke, but There is no proof, and I was worried about being in the same clan, so I left a little hook, but I didn't expect that the person who should be caught was not caught, but Xue Zhongzhang was caught instead."

"My lord also suspects that there is something wrong with the Duke of Shi'an County?" Yu Ze was startled, because judging from all the current situation, these are just the actions of Li Huainian alone, and have nothing to do with Li Xizhi, and Li Huainian is dead. up.

"So, Xue Zhongzhang just politely put Duke Shi'an under house arrest, everyone is a smart person." A sneer appeared on the corner of Li Xuan's mouth, and then he said: "Pei Yan has evidence in his hand, but he will not tell Xue Zhongzhang.

Xue Zhongzhang is just a pawn, Pei Yan wants to fish for the clan, but now, in this matter, the first person involved is this king, but he has no idea that it is not this king that he really provoked, but others. "

"Others?" Yu Ze frowned, and asked cautiously, "It's the prince."

Li Xuan smiled lightly, and did not answer directly, but re-said: "The Great Tang Clan can actually be placed on the table, and it is divided into four forces: the first is the Crown Prince, King Ying, and King Xiang, they are the emperor's sons; The second is the royal family headed by Uncle Han, including this king; the third is the princesses headed by Aunt Huainan, including Princess Taiping; They are some people from the direct line of the Li family in Longxi, especially the Eighth Duke Uncle Liang Jungong."

Li Xiaoyi, the Duke of Liang County, the Chief History of the Metropolitan Government of Yizhou, and General Qianniuwei on the right.

"Mr. Shi'an is a member of Uncle Bagong's lineage." Li Xuan glanced at Yu Ze and continued: "In the future, the descendants of this king will also belong to this lineage, this lineage and the bloodline of the royal family It will become rarer and rarer, and the title 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 immediately understood, and then suddenly said: "No wonder the prince will let the Duke of Shi'an go at first."

Li Xuan nodded calmly, and said: "Most of the clans of this line serve as officials in Yizhou, Bingzhou, and the prefectures attached to Longxi. Once they are transferred to the central center, they are the servants of the six departments, the ministers of the nine temples, and even the sixteen guards. Although such a key position as a general does not seem conspicuous, the power is so great that it is shocking."

"Pei Shangshu is eyeing these clans, then..." Yu Ze retracted the last half of his sentence, his expression was already ugly.

If this matter is not good, it will set off a huge wave in the center.

Li Xuan shook her head resolutely, and said: "It's not Tianhou. Although Tianhou is happy to see Pei Yan trouble the clan, she will never allow him to start a war with the clan at this juncture of the expedition. At least the saint is not willing to see it. In particular, the clan of this lineage, the real backstage behind them is the saint."

Li Xuan looked up at Yu Ze, gloated in his eyes and said, "That's right, if this matter breaks out, the last person Pei Yan will face must be His Majesty."

Yu Ze had a wry smile on his face, nodded in agreement, and said, "In the final analysis, this kind of people are the emperor's cronies. The prince dare not touch easily without proof. If Pei Shangshu does this, a person who is not If you are careful, it is very likely that you will burn yourself."

"That's why he's quoting and not saying anything." Li Xuan's words directly broke Pei Yan's mind.

Even Li Xuan could clearly see the mystery here, let alone Pei Yan.

This matter is like a bomb in Pei Yan's hands. If he doesn't detonate, then everyone will be fine, but if he detonates it, unless he throws the bomb out, otherwise, once the bomb explodes , the first person injured was himself.

"So, it's the prince!" Yu Ze didn't know what to think of, and his face suddenly changed.

"That's right. If Pei Yan wants to break the situation in this matter, he has to use someone as his hand. The Duke of Shi'an is not qualified after all, and there is only one person who is really qualified, and that is this king." Li Xuan couldn't bear it. He sneered and said, "Fishing and fishing, I didn't expect to catch a big boa constrictor."

"That's why the prince and Dou Changshi jointly wrote the memorial." Yu Ze suddenly came to his senses.

"No, that's just for Dou Weng and Xue Zhongzhang. The real trump card is here." Li Xuan held an official document in his hand, his eyes were full of sternness.

Yu Ze came over and took the official file from Li Xuan, opened it, and was surprised: "In the second year of Linde, Li Anjing, the Sima of Yangzhou Governor's Mansion!"

"In the second year of Linde, the former prince Sheren, Xu Shan, Duke of Anlu County, fell into the water and died in Yangzhou. The six members of his family died together." Li Xuan raised his head, looked at Yu Ze, and said with a serious expression: "At the beginning we checked the case. At that time, only Zhu Li, the Yangzhou Law Cao who joined the army, was found, and the case could not be investigated any further."

Yu Ze nodded solemnly, and said: "That's right, Zhu Li was born in the Zhu family in Wuzhong, one of the four families in Wuzhong. At that time, he was the governor of Yangzhou Governor's Mansion Cao Cao joined the army, and was transferred away within two years. The prince doesn't have much connection either, so we let it go."

"The four surnames in Wuzhong, Gu Lu Zhu Zhang, have been in official career for many years. Although some of their children were implicated in the matter of hiding the prince, they had a lot of experience in this matter during the Jin, Southern and Northern Dynasties, and they would not have anything to do with the King of the East Sea because of it. , so we let it go, but we forgot that even though the Yangzhou Facao was Zhu Li, his superior, the Yangzhou Sima, was Li Anjing."

The corner of Li Xuan's mouth twitched slightly, and said softly: "The grandson of the former prince's young teacher Li Gang, the son of the former prince Zhongsheren Li Liyan, the younger brother of the former prince's left concubine Li Anren, and the right guard Zhonglang Li Anren."

Yu Ze couldn't help but stare straight, with an expression of disbelief.

In this great Tang world, there are countless miserable people, and there are also countless unlucky people, but when it comes to the most unlucky family, it is none other than the family of Li Gang, the Duke of Xinchang County.

Li Gang, the Duke of Xinchang County, is an old minister. When he was young, he was the crown prince washing horses, but the crown 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, and later moved to Prince Shaobao to teach Prince Li Jiancheng.

During the Zhenguan period, Li Gang served as the prince's young teacher again, teaching the prince Li Chengqian.

Yang Yong, Li Jiancheng, and Li Chengqian, these are the three students of Xinchang County Gong Li Gang.

However, Li Gang was just the beginning. His son Li Shaoyan, the prince Zhongsheren, assisted the prince Li Jiancheng.

Li Gang has two grandsons, the eldest grandson Li Anren, during the Yonghui period, was appointed as the prince Zuo Shuzi, and assisted the prince Li Zhong, but only three years later, the prince Li Zhong was abolished; the second grandson Li Anren, in his early years, he served as the Sima of the Yangzhou Governor's Mansion , later served as Sima of Hengzhou, and now serves as Youwei Zhonglang General.

Li Anjing seems to have nothing to do with his elder brother, father, or 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 even the slightest connection with Li Xian in the future, then the Li family is a veritable Prince Killer family.

"The ex-Sui abolished the crown prince Yang Yong, the hidden crown prince Jiancheng, the embarrassing crown prince inherited Qian, Chen Wang Li Zhong." The corners of Yu Ze's mouth couldn't help twitching slightly, the Li Gang family seemed to be able to press the wrong treasure every time in the political struggle.

"I don't have any evidence for the case of the annihilation of the family of the Duke of Anlu, but we can report to the East Palace what we have done and what we have investigated. At the same time, we will send the file of this case to Chang'an. With the wisdom of the prince, he should be able to see it." Figure out the mystery." At this point, Li Xuan paused for a moment, and said with a surprised expression: "The evidence in Pei Yan's hand can't be related to this matter."

"Leave aside the matter of the Ministry of Punishment for now, but the king can guess from this, let alone the prince and the saint. Once this book is published, even if the prince and the saint can't imagine it, the other servants and attendants will also It will help them think about it." Yu Ze's face was solemn, and he could imagine what kind of turbulent waves would be caused once this matter was overturned.

"Then I will trouble Uncle Yu to write. At the same time, I will also include the fact that the Duke of Shi'an was placed under house arrest by Xue Zhongzhang. At the same time, I would like to ask whether the court has dealt with Li Huaiyan, the minister of the Ministry of Rites, and Li Xuansi, the general of the forbidden army?"

A sneer flashed across the corner of Li Xuan's mouth, and he said coldly: "If the sage and the queen don't know about this matter, and Pei Yan has already made a move against Lord Shi'an, but he doesn't tell the sage about Li Xuansi, then he is Let the saints and queens be in danger, and their hearts will be punished."

With the sentence "his heart can be punished", Yu Ze immediately felt Li Xuan's awe-inspiring murderous intent towards Pei Yan.

When Li Xuan and Dou Xuande were actively preparing for the East Island event, the Minister of the Ministry of Criminal Affairs secretly started to make troubles. Once the emperor thought so, then Pei Yan was a trusted confidant of the Empress.

"Minister of the Ministry of Rites and General of the Forbidden Army, this Pei Shangshu is really thoughtful." Yu Ze was also a little shocked, walked behind the table, and began to grind his ink to write the memorial.

"Yes, Minister of the Ministry of Rites and Lord of the Forbidden Army." Li Xuan walked to the window, blowing the cold wind, looking at the waning moon above his head, his eyes were already full of solemnity.

Now the minister of the Ministry of Rites in the 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 in charge of the two servants of the Ministry of Rites. If Pei Yan wants to push his own people to the position of Minister of Rites, he had better take office Minister of Rites.

It seems that the conflict between Li Xuan and Pei Yan stems from their different strategic attitudes towards Tubo, but in fact, the real conflict between the two lies in the official position of Minister of Rites.

Li Xuan is currently inspecting the young minister of Honglu Temple, and after returning to Beijing at the end of the year, the word "inspecting school" will be removed.

Honglu Temple Shaoqing, if you go one step higher, you will be the Honghe Temple Minister, and if you go one step higher, you will be the Minister of Rites.

What Li Xuan and Pei Yan are really fighting for is the future post of Minister of Rites.

As for General Zhonglang of the Forbidden Army, it was Empress Wu and the emperor who fought around this position.

(End of this chapter)