Man Tang Huacai

Chapter 148, one for each table

Li Longji knew Li Linfu very well, and just listening to his tone, he realized that he was playing for real this time.

Without framing or interfering with personal interests, hand over the case to the third division for a fair decision?

In this way, it is indeed possible that Xue Bai committed a serious crime and deliberately beat Yuan Mao to cover up the big crime with a small mistake?

Li Longji used this kind of tricks at his fingertips when he was young, and he was tired of playing it long ago, and he was too lazy to argue with a young man for nothing.

For example, a beautiful little kitten rolls over on the ground, trying to make him happy but it is impossible to bite him, but Brother Nu wants to jump out and point at the kitten and shout, "Look, holy man, he is too scheming!"

Once or twice is enough, twice or three times will be annoying, but if it comes again for the fourth time, Brother Nu will not be so stupid... That is, is this little milk cat really a man-eating tiger?

This thought flashed through his mind, and Li Longji laughed, feeling ridiculous.

Not to mention absurd, even if it is really a tiger, it is still a baby tiger. He has never raised any poisonous snakes and beasts before, so he wouldn't make such a fuss like Brother Nu.

"You don't need to get excited, Prime Minister Right. Xue Bai will arrive soon, and you can find out as soon as you ask."

Li Linfu had a clear conscience, and replied: "I act frankly, and I am not afraid to confront him in front of the emperor."

"Annoying me?" Li Longji scolded with a smile: "Why did I say this is a confrontation?"

"I think Your Majesty has indulged Xue Bai too much." Li Linfu was quite confident.

Li Longji was not in the mood to distinguish right from wrong. He summoned his ministers to beat him every few months to maintain their awe of the emperor.

It's good that Ge Nu is serious in his work, but it's very annoying to come to him to be a serious and admonishing minister. Is it true that the emperor doesn't know his careful thinking about Donggong?No one dared to show such an attitude in front of the emperor for more than ten years.

Fortunately, Li Linfu did it occasionally, maybe he was forced by Xue Bai's dirty tricks, so he was allowed to do it just once.

"Let's not talk about that for now, I've read your brochure on increasing income and reducing expenditure." Li Longji said, "Very good."

"It's my honor to be able to share the worries of His Majesty!"

The monarch and his ministers returned to the most harmonious way of getting along.

"Now that we have money, there are great things to do in state affairs." Li Longji said in high spirits, "I want to build a city in the northwest to strangle Tubo. If the law country stops paying tribute, it must also send troops to destroy it... Also, the people of Huazhou have been admonishing for many years, hoping that I will grant Zen to Huashan, and this matter will also be handed over to the right minister."

Li Linfu's back was even more bent.

He finally came up with many ways to increase revenue and reduce expenditure, but before he could let go of his breath, he brought it up again at this time.

It is definitely not dare to persuade.

Just now he persuaded the sage to investigate Xue Bai, and he showed his attitude, but it was just a trivial matter.At this time, we are talking about the real national affairs. Saints always make decisions with one word and don't listen to others.

"Sir, lead the order."

Li Longji laughed, patted Li Linfu on the shoulder affectionately, and called him "Shi Lang", which was another compliment.

It is precisely because Li Linfu is so capable and obedient that he allows him to form a party for personal gain and frame the East Palace.

"Saint, Xue Bai has arrived."

"Call."

When Li Longji saw Xue Bai, he raised his hand and scolded him immediately.

"Zhuzi! Lawless, I don't know what you are thinking?!"

"Returning to the sage, it's Yuan Kang who deceived others too much..."

"Enough." Li Longji stopped immediately, "If you dare to be clever again, I will punish you for your crimes and make amends to the right minister."

Xue Bai looked helpless, but actually turned around, saluted Li Linfu slightly perfunctorily, "Your Excellency, I really have a hard foot."

Li Longji laughed angrily, and said: "Zhuzi is rude, go back and write a poem, and I will see if I will spare you."

"According to the order."

"Not for saints." Li Linfu said suddenly, appearing to be just and righteous, with a sense of righteousness, "Sage, Jing Zhaofu has found that Xue Bai is responsible for a serious case, but the evidence is not enough. If the saint indulges him today, he will be arrested again tomorrow." , I'm afraid it will damage the prestige of the country..."

When Xue Bai heard it, he seemed to be refreshed, and he said tit for tat: "Okay, the saint asked me to make amends, and I will calm down. If the right and the right are aggressive, then we will discuss it clearly in front of the emperor."

Li Longji smiled instead of anger, without surprise, turned his head to Gao Lishi and said lightly: "The two fighting cocks are over."

As soon as he opened his mouth, the hall fell silent, and Li Linfu, who still wanted to refute, immediately fell silent.

"Please sage calm down." Gao Lishi smiled apologetically.

"Bring me my sheet music."

"According to the order."

Li Longji sat down, holding the score in his hand, with an unrestrained appearance, without raising his head, he sneered and said, "Debate, I also want to hear who dares to commit murder in the capital of the Tang Dynasty."

Li Linfu's expression froze, and he felt the unfathomableness of the emperor, who controls everything, but does not reveal it. He opened his mouth and said slowly: "According to the news reported to the minister by the Jingzhao Mansion, although it is unbelievable, the facts are all there. Killing people in the suburbs The case may really be the work of Xue Bai's dispatch."

"Oh?"

"In February of this year, there was a fight in the Qingmen Restaurant. Xue Ling was in debt. Xue Bai was also present. He ordered Daxi Yingying to send people to attack Mrs. Guo Guo, and then rescued her in order to win Mrs. Guo Guo. Good impression. On that day, many people saw that two brave men became the guards of Mrs. Guo State's mansion. This matter was staring at everyone, and there were files in the Nan Yamen. His suspicions are justified, he has ulterior motives and has serious suspicions..."

Li Longji was still reading the score, his expression remained unchanged.

However, Gao Lishi noticed that the movement of the saint's eyes was slower than usual.

He glanced at Xue Bai again, it was still hard to believe that such a young man could have such a deep city, but many things that have happened all this time are really strange.

Li Linfu had a lot of evidence, including the appearance and experience of the two murderers, and he talked about it, which was obviously absurd, but he actually made sense of it.

"Your Majesty, the Jingzhao Mansion is about to find out the truth. Please call Jingzhao Yin Xiao Jiong for a detailed inquiry, and expose this sinister traitor, so that the noble concubine will not be deceived!"

Following the last sentence, Li Longji finally raised his head...

~~
In Jingzhao Mansion, Xiao Jiong was looking at the two portraits in front of him with anticipation.

He actually didn't expect that Lu Qi could investigate so smoothly, because the case was obviously very difficult to investigate.There was nothing at the murder scene except some messy corpses.

But if the real culprit cannot be found out, the final suspicion will actually fall on the right minister.Don't look at the right minister's appearance of helping Hu'er, in fact, Hu'er has only just arrived in Chang'an, even if he really did something, the world will say that it was the right minister's instigation.

In short, Xiao Jiong appreciated Lu Qi's ability to find out such a difficult case under great pressure.

"The only thing left now is to search Fengweilou and take down these two culprits!"

"Really?" Yuan Ying said: "In this way, if Xue Bai's serious crime is confirmed, my case will be fine?"

"That's right." Xiao Jiong thought to himself, Yuan Ji's case was actually a case of the Jingzhao Mansion, but luckily it was stopped in time, "Once Xue Bai is convicted, many things will go smoothly."

Yuan Kang was overjoyed and asked, "Has Jing Yin sent someone to search?"

"Of course." Xiao Jiong said: "Not only Fengwei Building, Xue Bai has also bought many paper mills recently, and the old man also sent people there."

"it is good!"

Yuan Kang clapped his hands and applauded, thinking to himself that this way, he could take over Chang'an Zhifang, and sell a piece of paper for tens or hundreds of dollars, so why worry about not being rich.

"Thanks to Ziliang." Xiao Jiong stroked his long beard proudly, and said with a smile, "Is the old man good at seeing people? Today, the old man recommended two people to the imperial court, one Lu Qi and one Cui Yuan. There are geniuses. Haha, now you can see Lu Qi's ability."

"Ziliang is really amazing. In just a few days, he found out clearly." Yuan Ying said, "I really don't know how he did it."

While talking, a small official arrived.

"Jing Yin! The sage has a call, and ordered Jing Yin to see him."

Xiao Jiong patted his knees, got up, and said to Yuan Wei: "This is because Yang Dang is in a panic. He still wants to protect Xue Bai in advance, and the right minister stopped him in time."

"Yes."

"The government will go to face the saint right now. When Ziliang comes, he will preside over the search and arrest, and get the truth as soon as possible."

"Don't worry, Jing Yin."

Xiao Jiong just left Jingzhao Yin's mansion, and was about to get on his horse when he saw a small official rushing over.

"Jing Yin! Lu Facao has an urgent letter..."

"Ziliang?" Xiao Jiong was overjoyed, "Did he get the real murderer?"

"Jing Yin, please take a look."

Xiao Jiong was so excited that his hands trembled a little, he hurriedly opened the letter...

~~
At the same time, the prince's other courtyard.

Li Heng and Zhang Ting were waiting for the news, both seemed a little uneasy.

When he learned that Xue Bai had killed Pei Mian with the dead soldiers from Longyou, he realized that he had no choice.

If Xue Bai is found out later, the East Palace will be very troublesome; if Xue Bai is not found out, the East Palace will be threatened sooner or later.It's better to take some risks and eliminate this matter as soon as possible while Lu Qi is still possible to be used.

Therefore, he gave Lu Qi part of the news.

"The two Longyou veterans were brought back by Huangfu Weiming. After Huangfu Weiming died, they have been wandering around Chang'an, saying that they want to avenge Huangfu Weiming. Donggong has been persuading them to surrender, but unfortunately they cannot be mobilized."

"Pei Mian is not from the Eastern Palace, but sent by Wang Yu to investigate the veterans of Longyou. It was found that Xue Bai arranged for them to enter Mrs. Guo's mansion. Therefore, it is said that Xue Bai used Huangfu Weiming's dead men to kill people. And In order to frame Donggong, Suo Douji insulted them as Wang Zhongsi's people."

"The case must be settled properly, and the East Palace must not be involved..."

Of course, Lu Qi was unreliable, so Li Heng naturally had to make other arrangements.

He even contacted Yu Chaoen again, keeping an eye on the situation so that he could remedy it in time.

The current situation is that they have used Suo Douji's influence, and they are going to prove Xue Bai, the real murderer.It just depends on whether Lu Qi can let the fire burn to this point.

"Don't be too nervous. Generally speaking, Lu Qi will not betray the East Palace. His father and grandparents have had a good reputation for two generations. It is not easy to get a good reputation. It is beautiful at the time. There is no need to ruin it easily just to curry favor with the fighting cock."

Zhang Ting nodded, recounting the mistakes she made in this whole matter. She was involved in power struggles for the first time at her age, and there are still many shortcomings, but it doesn't matter, as long as Li Heng trusts her, there will be more opportunities in the future.

"Your Highness is too difficult. He is passive every time. This time, Xue Bai was successfully eliminated, but the hidden dangers were eliminated, but the benefits were small."

"After all, the crown prince is difficult to sit on. Let's see if we can subdue the forces behind Xue Bai."

Zhang Ting said: "That's right, I'm really curious about who else can be drawn along with Xue Bai."

While speaking, Li Jingzhong rushed over and said in shock: "Your Highness, it's not good! Things have come to the fore..."

"what?!"

Li Heng was taken aback, and then quickly took Zhang Ting's hand, saying: "Ms. Ting, please ask your grandpa to intercede for us, and you must insist that Xue Bai took Huangfu Weiming's subordinates."

"Okay." Zhang Ting said: "Will Lu Qi secretly provide real evidence?"

"Don't worry, I have arrangements, and we can't be tracked down."

Having said that, the husband and wife are still very nervous.

After a while, a secret letter finally came.

Li Jingzhong took a look and said happily, "Your Highness, it should be Lu Qi."

"Give it to me!"

Li Heng took it in a hurry, and immediately spread it out. His eyes swept away, but he was frozen on the spot.

"Your Highness?"

Zhang Ting was curious, and leaned forward to take a look, only to see crooked handwriting on the white rattan paper.

"Incidents, the lower officials were conspired and demoted by villains, and were ordered to leave Beijing immediately. When weeping goodbye, please take care of your highness."

"This..." Zhang Ting widened his eyes and asked in surprise, "Who is it?"

"Xue Bai has made a move." Li Heng murmured, "I'm afraid this time it will be a failure, and the disaster will never be removed."

"Your Highness, what should I do?"

"You go to Sanniang and let her enter the palace to beg." Li Heng said: "I have to try to see Changyuan..."

~~
Xiao Jiong rubbed his old eyes, looking at the white rattan paper in his hand, a little unbelievable.

"It's just a short distance away, and it was brutally murdered. I hope Jing Yin will do his best to investigate it, and not let all previous efforts go to waste."

This is a note sent by Lu Qi. It is not in the usual handwriting, but it can be seen that the writing is extremely hasty and the words are indignant.

Who can relegate officials under the right minister's family at a critical time?He must investigate this matter, but nine out of ten it is the person behind Xue Bai.

Xue Bai was timid.

The truth is about to surface, and they are doing their best to stop it.

"Hurry up, send the order from the government to let Yuan Kang preside over the search, and make sure to get the murderer as soon as possible!"

"Here!"

Xiao Jiong pulled the reins and headed for Miyagi without hesitation.

~~
In the palace city, Xue Bai sighed.

"I really don't know what to say. It seems that the right minister is used to it and has become lawless."

"Zhuzi!" Li Linfu was furious, and shouted: "When things come to an end, you still dare to play such a petty mind?!"

"Can't get on the stage?!"

Xue Bai asked back, but also became angry.

Regardless of being in front of the imperial court at this time, he raised his hand and pointed at Li Linfu, and scolded: "I have worked so hard to make bamboo paper of high quality and low price, and you have tried every means to get people to snatch it, but I can't get on the stage?! "

"..."

Li Linfu was taken aback for a moment, thinking that he had heard wrongly.

It was only because of the words "high quality and low price" in Xue Bai's words that he realized that he was talking about bamboo paper.

The whole thing up to now, what does it have to do with bamboo paper?

Li Longji was also surprised, watching these courtiers fight, only at this time did he feel unexpected, so he looked at Gao Lishi.

Gao Lishi also looked blank, shaking his head to express his ignorance.

"Don't interrupt." Gao Lishi scolded, "The Prime Minister is asking if you are the mastermind of the murder."

"After all, he wants to take away my bamboo paper craftsmanship!" Xue Bai couldn't help being angry, "Paper is expensive nowadays, and white rattan paper for officials can cost from twenty to a hundred yuan a piece, so I use bamboo to make paper. It’s cheap and the quality of the paper is improved, how could he not know the huge benefits in it? Let the son-in-law take it on purpose!”

"Nonsense!" Li Linfu snapped off quickly, "Talking about him, do you think I don't know your tricks?!"

"What I said is true or false, just pass a piece of bamboo paper into the palace, the sage will see it and know the truth."

Li Longji's eyes fell on the score in his hand again.

The sheet music is not made of ordinary white rattan paper, but Naigong paper, which cannot be bought with a hundred dollars.

He pondered for a while, nodded to Gao Lishi, then put down the score, got up and paced, and asked Xue Bai himself.

"boast?"

"Back to the sage." Xue Bai said frankly: "I'm not boasting, I really made cheap and high-quality bamboo paper. A piece of paper costs less than one yuan in raw materials, and the quality is not inferior to that of hemp paper. There is room for improvement, Prime Minister Right has a long-term vision and has come to grab it."

"You killed Pei Mian and those Huihe people?"

"I think it was killed by the right..."

"Presumptuous!" Li Longji scolded angrily.

Xue Bai kept silent, and replied: "I have met Pei Mian several times, the people around Wang Zhongcheng. I don't know who those Huihe people are, let alone where they died."

Li Longji looked at Gao Lishi.

With just one look, Gao Lishi responded, "Return to the saint, Jing Zhaoyin has arrived."

"Call."

Xiao Jiong hurried over.

Li Longji immediately asked: "Xiao Qing has countless inferences, but is there any evidence?"

"Return to Your Majesty, the minister is already searching..."

"Find it?"

"Not yet."

"The case is so complicated, how did you find out?"

Xiao Jiong said: "Returning to Your Majesty, it was Xue Bai who beat the imperial court official. I checked his files and found something wrong. He was involved in the Liu Ji case and the Yang Shenjin case. In the Yang Shenjin case, there are more than [-] cases. People were single-handedly beheaded to death..."

"Fart, among other things, the file of Yang Shenjin's case is in Dali Temple, you check it? How long did it take you to judge my case, I don't know? First decide the result, then compile the process, create evidence, and do it well. .”

Gao Lishi squinted at him, and when Xue Bai had finished speaking, he immediately scolded: "You have no place to speak! How dare you act presumptuously in front of the imperial court!"

Xiao Jiong's expression turned ugly, and he said again: "Your Majesty, this case was handled by Cao Lu Qi of Jingzhao Prefecture. It is strange that he was suddenly demoted and ordered to leave Beijing immediately. I think there is something strange about this matter. "

Xue Bai was a little surprised when he heard the words, thinking to himself that Lu Qi could run so fast.

Li Longji was already impatient, so he waved his hand and asked Gao Lishi to investigate.He left these people in the air, setting out imperial meals for driving.

It lasted more than half an hour until Gao Lishi came to report.

"Sage, I have found out that Lu Qi's release was decided by the left minister who is also the Minister of the Ministry of War, and the right minister personally approved it."

"Chen Xilie?" Li Longji said with a smile: "I almost forgot about him, so he was demoted by brother slave himself?"

"Yes."

"Is the paper here?"

"Here we are." Gao Lishi smiled brightly and said, "This old servant is grinding ink for a saint?"

"Okay, then write one."

Li Longji smiled brightly, stood up gracefully, glanced at the bamboo paper spread on the imperial case, shook his head, and said with a smile: "The craftsmanship is average, not as good as I expected."

"The saints used to use tribute paper." Gao Lishi said with a smile: "How can this cheap thing compare?"

"Come!"

Li Longji took the imperial pen, looked at the bamboo paper in front of him, thought about what he wanted to write first, and wrote.

He learned Wang Xizhi's calligraphy and used running script, which is very expressive.

The thick ink fell on the bamboo paper without being blurred, which well preserved the charm of the emperor's calligraphy.

The emperor wrote four words——

"Merry through the ages."

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