Power in the World: After Eternal Age

Li Xin, the governor of Xiangzhou, made the government clean and simple, cleared the prison, and the rape and robbers stopped, so the people called it.At that time, Xiangzhou claimed to have a population of one million, and it was the wealthiest among dozens of state capitals in the Northern Wei Dynasty.

Li Xin was quite talented, and was appreciated by Li Yi's elder brother and Li Fu, the supervisor of Zhongshu, who appointed Li Xin as the governor of Xiangzhou.When Li Xin first took office, he was conscientious and upright as an official.However, at the time of the Northern Wei Dynasty, the salary system had not yet been implemented for hundreds of officials. The livelihood of officials either depended on their ancestral shadows to have a large amount of family property or land, or they relied on military exploits.The civil and military officials of the Northern Wei Dynasty often led troops to invade the Liu Song Dynasty of the Southern Dynasty. Every time they attacked cities and looted land, they plundered money and fields wherever they went.After reporting to the imperial court, the imperial court will take back part of it, and the other part will be given to meritorious ministers as rewards.

It's just that when Li Xin was the governor of Xiangzhou, because Xiangzhou was not bordered by Liu Song in the Southern Dynasty, he had no chance to go out to plunder property.Although Li Xin was a great official in the frontier, his life was really hard.

Seeing that many of his subordinates are living a prosperous life, Li Xin gradually lost his composure.He began to take advantage of his power, accept bribes, and appoint the person who bribed him to be a magistrate.

At that time, many people could not understand Li Xin's frantic accumulation of money, and wrote a memorial to the court to expose it.When the memorial arrived at Zhongshu Province, Li Fu found out and detained them all.Li Fu cherishes Li Xin's talent and wants to give him a chance to change his past.On the one hand, he sent a letter to Li Xin, reminding him to pay attention to his integrity, and on the other hand, he said to other colleagues in the Ministry of Education: "Li Xin is not too greedy, so everyone will let him go and correct himself. A new opportunity!"

Although this Li Fu made an exception to appoint Li Fu to be the supervisor of Zhongshu because Empress Dowager Feng favored Li Yi, but Li Fu is indeed a talent, and he has done a good job in the position of supervisor of Zhongshu.Pity him for only cherishing his talents, but he brought himself a disaster of death.

Tuoba Ming, the servant of Zhongshu, is a close relative of the royal family. He has been the servant of Zhongshu for many years. He thought that after the old Zhongshu supervisor returned to his hometown, he must be the position of Zhongshu supervisor. However, it is only because Queen Mother Feng favors Li Yi Li Fu, Li Yi's brother, was exceptionally appointed as the supervisor of Zhongshu.Tuoba Ming's hope was shattered all of a sudden, he was brooding on it, and because it was conferred by Empress Dowager Feng herself, he had no choice but to swallow his anger and serve under Li Fu.

After Empress Dowager Feng eradicated Yi Hun and returned power to Emperor Xianwen two years later, Tuoba Ming, the servant of Zhongshu, felt that the opportunity had come.He was keenly aware that Emperor Xianwen Tuoba Hong had great ambitions and was very happy for his achievements. He was eager to make great achievements in his tenure as emperor, and he did not want to live under the light of Empress Dowager Feng.

One year after Emperor Xianwen began to restrain himself, he began to quietly move in the second year of his official administration.He always likes to find trouble with the ministers trusted by Empress Dowager Feng, and then remove or demote them to make room for those ministers who are dissatisfied with Empress Dowager Feng.

Tuoba Ming, the minister of Zhongshu, felt that the time was ripe. Li Fu was an official hand-picked by the Queen Mother, and now he has committed the crime of covering up by withholding and reporting the memorial to Li Xin, the governor of Xiangzhou.Tuoba Ming believed that if Emperor Xianwen was told the secret of this matter, Emperor Xianwen would be overjoyed and hold Li Fu accountable so that he could reuse himself.

Tuoba Ming, the servant of Zhongshu, made a secret report to Emperor Xianwen. As expected, Emperor Xianwen was very happy.Then, when he fantasized about getting the position of Minister of Zhongshu, Emperor Xianwen failed to do what he wished.On the contrary, Emperor Xianwen reprimanded Tuoba Ming sharply, forbidding him to talk about this matter outside.

Tuoba Ming was terrified, he didn't know what the emperor meant, so he could only retreat apprehensively.Emperor Xianwen began to seriously think about how to deal with this matter after Tuoba Ming, the servant of Zhongshu, stepped down.

If it was other ministers appointed by Empress Dowager Feng herself, Emperor Xianwen would have dismissed that person in accordance with his usual practice and asked the minister who exposed him to take his place.But Li Fu was different. Emperor Xianwen decided to use Li Fu to make a big fuss to achieve the goal he had always dreamed of.

Li Fu was the supervisor of Zhongshu, with outstanding ability and outstanding achievements, and he hardly made any mistakes.After Emperor Xianwen came to power, he had long wanted to replace Li Fu, but he was afraid of the power of the Empress Dowager and couldn't grasp Li Fu's handle, so he endured it and never had an attack.

Now that Li Fu really committed a crime, it stands to reason that the joy in Emperor Xianwen's heart can be imagined, and he can immediately question Li Fu.But after all, Emperor Xianwen was also a man with a deep understanding of strategy. He knew very well that with Li Fu's contribution, he committed the fault of covering up the corruption of Li Xin, the governor of Xiangzhou.

Just because Li Fu was the elder brother of Empress Dowager Feng's lover Li Yi, Emperor Xianwen suddenly felt that if Li Fu was downgraded just for this matter, although it would make Tuoba Ming, the informant and loyal Zhongshu servant, help him to the position of Zhongshu Supervisor , can further consolidate his power, but Emperor Xianwen always felt that it would be a waste to use such a great opportunity, and it would be a pity.

He walked around in the palace, and finally decided to use Li Fu to implicate Li Yi and kill Li Yi to relieve his shame.Li Yi had three brothers, the eldest brother Li Fu was the supervisor of Zhongshu, and his younger brother Li Shi was the governor of Xiyanzhou.Emperor Xianwen thought it was a great shame for him and his late father, Emperor Wencheng Tuoba Jun, because Empress Dowager Feng had an affair with Li Yi, and he secretly swore that he would kill Li Yi once he came to power.

Then, although Li Yi was favored by the Queen Mother because of his handsome appearance and well-behaved personality, Li Yi himself was a very talented person.He is not only capable of both civil and military skills, but also has a lot of resourcefulness. He is loyal to Empress Dowager Feng, and is not only Empress Dowager Feng's lover, but also Empress Dowager Feng's right-hand man.

Li Yi's elder brother, Li Fu, and his younger brother, Li Shi, are both high-ranking officials. Although they were promoted by Empress Dowager Feng's Aiwu and Wu Poge, the three brothers are all capable people. Emperor Xianwen waited for more than a year, and always He failed to find a chance to attack the three Li brothers.

Now that Li Fu committed a crime, how could Emperor Xianwen let this opportunity go easily?He wanted to use Li Fu's affairs to kill Li Yi.Emperor Xianwen thought for a long time, and decided to start with Li Xin, the governor of Xiangzhou. Li Xin would implicate Li Fu, and then Li Fu would achieve the goal of killing Li Yi.

Emperor Xianwen sent eunuchs to secretly summon Zhongshu servant Tuoba Ming into the palace. Tuoba Ming originally thought that the chance of being promoted to a noble was shattered.

After Tuoba Ming paid his respects to Emperor Xianwen, Tuoba Hong, Emperor Xianwen said: "Tuoba Ming, you secretly informed Li Fu of his meritorious service, but the Lianlian cannot make you the supervisor of Zhongshu because of this. Do you know the reason?"

Tuoba Ming bowed and said: "Your Majesty, my humble minister is dull, please show me clearly!"

Emperor Xianwen said: "Li Fu is a cautious man, and he has always contributed to the court. He shielded Li Xin for a very small matter, and he is the Queen Mother's confidant. Lian must not condemn Li Fu just because of this."