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

Chapter 921 Forcing Li Jingye to rebel
Inside the study room, the lights are bright.

Li Xuan sat behind the desk with a solemn expression.

Looking at the paper in front of him that was densely packed with words, he felt a chill.

"Pa" Li Xuan slapped the table hard and cursed through gritted teeth: "Li Xian, this bastard, he still stepped into this pit by himself."

Looking at the paper in front of her, Li Xuan wanted to tear it up.

Li Xuan deliberately provoked a fight between Li Dan and Li Xian, but the premise of all this was that Li Xian did not get involved in the fire case at the Prime Minister's Mansion.

As long as Li Xian has no intention of harming Li Dan, he will be in an invincible position.

On the contrary, the more ruthless Ming Chongyan and Beimen Bachelor are, the more Li Xian will get the emperor's support.

But Li Xian intervened.

Although Li Xuan didn't know his role in this matter, he also understood that it was definitely not a good thing.

Today in the East Palace, Li Xian used Xue Rengui's plea as an excuse to ask Li Xuan to let Li Jingye go.

When he was in the East Palace, Li Xuan had not yet reacted, but when he returned home and thought about it, he immediately noticed something was abnormal.

Li Xian interceded for Li Jingye. He didn't need to intervene so early.

After the matter was concluded, he could openly plead with the emperor in court on the grounds of Li Ji's merits.

This is more consistent with his status as a prince.

But now, long before the court has made a final decision, the prince has intervened in advance. What does this mean?

This shows that the prince is trying to control the outcome of Li Jingye, or in other words, trying to control Li Jingye.

A man who has been secretly smuggling for many years and has a lot of wealth secretly.

Now, Li Xian goes to Li Xuan first and asks Li Jingye to be sentenced to a lighter sentence at Li Xuan. When he goes to court, he will plead with the emperor again. In this way, Li Jingye will be sentenced to a lighter sentence and the punishment will be more severe. light.

In this way, Li Jingye could avoid the impact of the Tibetan smuggling case with the lightest charge, and then return to court.

Li Xian, who played a great role in this, naturally did not do it for Xue Rengui's favor. He needed Li Jingye to do more for him afterwards.

This is something Li Xuan cannot tolerate.

Li Jingye, who has not received much treatment, is a huge threat to Li Xuan.

Because if you want to completely clear Li Jingye of the crime of liaison with Tubo, the best way is to go to the battlefield in person and try your best to defeat Tubo and Lun Qinling.

Now the best opportunity is to get the governor of Xinzhou that originally belonged to Li Xuan.

This is equivalent to Li Xuan helping Li Xian and Li Jingye, but in the end he gained nothing and instead lost his position as governor.

Li Jingye, your calculations are so sophisticated.

Li Xuan even doubts you. In addition to wanting to control Li Jingye, Li Xian may also be threatened by Li Jingye in turn.

He tried to burn down the prime minister's palace and threatened the safety of many clans.

This handle alone was enough to force Li Xian, who intervened in advance, to do his best.

Of course, Li Xian was not so cruel as to really burn down the prime minister's palace, but some of his actions must have been used by Li Jingye.

Li Xuan was almost certain that his own guess was [-]% close to the truth.

"It's really mud that can't hold up the wall." Li Xuan cursed fiercely, and subconsciously touched his forehead with his left hand, a flash of sharpness flashed in his eyes.

Li Xian, the prince, did a very bad job.

This guy Li Jingye is so calculating.

If you want to break the situation, you have to make Li Jingye and Li Xian turn against each other directly.

……

"Bang bang bang!"

A slight knock sounded at the door, and Li Xuan immediately said: "Come in."

The door creaked softly, Li Zhu walked in, and then handed a note to Li Xuan.

"Ten days ago, someone spied on Li Shiheng."

Li Shiheng, the supervisor of Li Jingyeyingxu's caravan, was arrested by Dali Temple and imprisoned after his affair with Tibet.

This man has always been the highest-ranking prisoner in Dali Temple.

For a long time, Dali Temple had been preventing him from committing suicide or being killed by others, but no one thought that under the strict guard of Dali Temple, someone could secretly visit him.

I'm afraid Li Jingye is the only one who can avoid Duan Baoxuan's eyes and has the necessity and ability to visit Li Shiheng.

Li Xuan calmly picked up the note, then picked up the lampshade on one side of the candle and gently burned the note directly.

Under the firelight, Li Xuan's expression was terrifyingly calm.

Does Li Jingye really think that persuading a person to change his story can really turn the case over? He is so naive.

But this way, his movements will be much easier.

Li Xuan picked up a piece of paper and wrote her name carefully on it.

Ming Chongyan, Cui Mi.

Emperor, Duan Baoxuan.

Li Jingye, Pei Yan.

Li Xuan, the prince.

A plan has already taken shape in Li Xuan's mind.

On the paper, six lines, with six arrows, stared at Li Jingye.

Li Xuan, the prince, Cui Mi, Ming Chongyan, Duan Baoxuan, the emperor.

There is only one person left outside, Pei Yan.

Li Xuan thought carefully, and a name appeared in front of His Majesty as he thought.

Li Dan.

Li Dan, Pei Yan.

Use Li Dan to deal with or target Pei Yan.

Under this situation, Li Jingye was dead.

Are you dead?

Li Xuan couldn't help but press her eyebrows.

Zuowei General Qibi Heli and Pingyang County Duke Xue Rengui are now emerging, two very powerful people supporting Li Jingye.Behind them, where Li Xuan couldn't see, there were more people silently supporting Li Jingye.

It is too difficult to completely crucify Li Jingye. All we can do now is to demote him.

Relegated...relegated Li Jingye...relegated...to Yangzhou?
Yangzhou, looking at the two words on the paper, Li Xuan's expression was extremely solemn.

Yangzhou, the place where Li Jingye would rebel in the future, was also the cause of his real death.

The only way to completely kill Li Jingye is to force him to rebel.

Now force Li Jingye to rebel.

At this time, there are not many troops in Yangzhou, and many of them are deployed on the battlefield in Qinghai. It is easier for Li Jingye to do things.

Not to mention, Li Jingye has his own foundation in Yangzhou itself.

These forces have never taken refuge in Li Xuan. Li Xuan can completely eliminate these people without any hidden worries and then control the remaining forces.

With the emperor here, this case will not expand without limit.

No, if you want to force Li Jingye to rebel, you still need to remove all his power from the court.

It's not difficult.

The key is Li Jingye, who also needs an excuse.

who?

After hesitating, Li Xuan's eyes fell on the prince.

This case must be slowed down and not be rushed. The war with Tubo is still going on, and the overall situation cannot be affected just because of the Yangzhou incident.

As for Li Jingye, a restriction needs to be placed on him in Yangzhou to prevent him from developing too fast.

And Li Xian.

With the birth of the emperor's eldest grandson, Li Xian's position should be more stable.

When Li Jingye rebels will depend on when Li Xian is deposed. At that time, he only needs to add a letter between the two.

After Li Xian was deposed, it was time for Li Xian to consider taking the throne.

……

In the early morning, Li Xuan and Li Dan rode slowly on the Imperial City Street, followed by two teams of Qianniu Guards.

The newly married Li Dan looked inexplicably gloomy.

"Dali Temple has arrived, Your Highness." Li Xuan reached out to stop the horse. Li Dan, who seemed to be thinking about something, came to his senses in an instant, and then dismounted in a panic.

Although he looked a little flustered, Li Dan's riding skills were superb and there was no problem at all.

Standing still in front of the gate of Dali Temple, Li Dan looked sideways at Li Xuan and asked softly: "Uncle Wang, is the person who set fire to the palace that day really the British Duke?"

Li Xuan sighed softly. Although on the wedding day, Li Dan didn't care about anything and focused on his newlywed wife, but on the second day, neither Ming Chongyan nor Doulu Qinwang would care about anything. Keep these things from Li Dan.

Not to mention, there are countless guards and attendants in Prince Xiang's Mansion, and Li Dan also has other cronies of his own.

This matter cannot be hidden.

With Beimen's bachelor, Li Dan naturally did not need to investigate on his own, but when all investigations were terminated by the emperor, Li Dan naturally understood that the real murderer had been found.

At this time, the Queen's decree asking Li Dan to participate in Li Jingye's Tibetan smuggling case was also sent to the Prime Minister's Palace.

Li Dan is so smart, and the connection between them can be seen clearly at a glance.

It was Li Jingye who tried to set fire to the prime minister's palace that day, almost burning countless royal family members to death, almost directly ruining his wedding night, and almost directly ruining his path to the throne.

Li Xuan raised her head, glanced at the plaque of Dali Temple in front, and finally looked at Li Dan, and said softly: "Your Highness, no matter what happens today, Your Highness just needs to watch quietly. There is Yushi Zhongcheng and Dali Temple to judge the case. Sir, there is also the Minister of Punishment.

Even if there is something wrong, a minister will come to question it. His Highness only needs to look at it. If there is anything that feels uncomfortable, His Highness only needs to cough twice and does not need to take any action. "

Li Dan thought for a moment and nodded seriously.

"Let's go." Li Xuan smiled and said, "It's already a little late for me to arrive."

"Uncle Wang, please go first." Li Dan looked at Li Xuan very solemnly and insistently.

"Okay, then I've gone overboard." Li Xuan bowed slightly, then walked slowly towards the interior of Dali Temple.

Li Dan followed Li Xuan closely, the look of hatred on his face not diminishing at all.

……

"I have met His Royal Highness the Prime Minister and the King of Nanchang." Cui Mi, the imperial censor, Duan Baoxuan, the minister of Dali Temple, and Pei Yan, the minister of punishment, seemed to have received the news of Li Dan's arrival a long time ago. They stood at the door of the court to greet Li Dan. dawn.

Li Xuan had already retreated behind Li Dan.

Li Dan saluted Cui Mi, Duan Baoxuan and Pei Yan very solemnly and said: "I have met Cui Zhongcheng, Duan Siqing, and Pei Shangshu. Today's case is being heard. I am just here to take a look. Everything is in accordance with the laws of the Tang Dynasty. Don't be unjust. Good people should not indulge bad people."

Cui Mi, Duan Baoxuan, and Pei Yan paused for a moment.

They are all old foxes in the court, so why can't they understand the key points of Li Dan's words.

Don't wrongly accuse good people, and don't indulge bad people.

When Li Dan mentioned the word "bad guy", he used a very strong tone. There was no doubt that he had already made his own judgment on this case.

Cui Mi and Duan Baoxuan were fine and didn't have much thought, but Pei Yan couldn't help but frown.

Li Jingye tried to set fire to the prime minister's palace. Although the emperor had ordered to stop the investigation of the case, so that Li Xuan, Ming Chongyan and others could not pursue the case further. But as long as there is one person who shows his disgust for Li Jingye, then the entire The case will be extremely detrimental to Li Jingye.

But now, this person is already standing in front of him.

"I must follow the law." Cui Mi and Duan Baoxuan handed over their hands at the same time. Only Pei Yan was a little slower, but it was almost invisible.

Just almost, in an instant, Li Dan's eyes had swept across Pei Yan's body.

"Everyone, it's getting late." Li Xuan glanced at the courtroom and said calmly: "If there is nothing else, let's get started."

"Here!" Cui Mi, Duan Baoxuan and Pei Yan handed over their hands at the same time.

……

Cui Mi, Duan Baoxuan, and Pei Yan successively sat in high positions in the Tang Dynasty.

Below, Dali Si Zhenghe is sitting in the presiding position with a calm expression.

From the side, Li Dan and Li Xuan sit calmly.

With a "pop" sound, He Yuqiu slapped the gavel hard, and then shouted in a cold voice: "Shengtang."

Three squads of yamen servants stood on both sides, holding water and fire sticks, and shouted in unison: "Mighty."

(End of this chapter)