Power in the World: After Eternal Age

Tuoba Ming ordered the guards to quietly evacuate Li Xin's younger brother. He conspired with Li Xin and Feng Chan's younger brother Feng Shu, and made Li Fu's 22 "hidden crimes", among which treason ranked first.

Why is it a hidden crime?This is because besides covering up Li Xin's corruption, Li Fu cannot be convicted of any other crimes.But Tuoba Ming had guessed that Emperor Xianwen Tuobahong wanted to kill the Li brothers, and he also wanted to take this opportunity to get rid of his mortal enemy Li Fu and get the position of Zhongshu Supervisor.

But Li Fuzhong Shujian, the same rank as Shangshu, thought of killing him, there is no evidence of heinous crimes, even the emperor may not be able to do it easily.His younger brother Li Yi is the general of Suwei and the lover of Empress Dowager Feng, so it is even more difficult to kill him. The youngest younger brother Li Shi is the governor of Xiyanzhou and a great official in the frontier. The emperor must have a good reason to kill him. Civil and military officials can't afford to criticize.

Normally, the three Li brothers cannot be killed, except for one case, that is collaborating with the enemy and plotting rebellion.Therefore, Tuoba Ming, Li Xin and Feng Shu listed Li Fu's 22 hidden crimes, which are actually trumped-up crimes.It is called a hidden crime, but it is an excuse that it actually involves a lot of secrets of the court, and it is inconvenient to publicly interrogate the three brothers, so it can only be handled in secret.

Tuoba Ming's secret memorial was reported to Emperor Xianwen, and Emperor Xianwen was overjoyed after reading it, and he began to think about how to kill the three Li brothers.

Of the three Li brothers, Emperor Xianwen most wanted to kill Li Yi, and Li Fu and Li Shi were just funeral objects.But Emperor Xianwen knew very well that Li Yi, as Empress Dowager Feng's lover, was loyal to Empress Dowager Feng and was always by Empress Dowager Feng's side. It is impossible for Li Yi to be charged with the crimes of corruption and treason listed.

The only way is to use Li Fu as a breakthrough point, start from him, and then use Li Fu's crime of treason to punish the three clans according to the law of Wei, so as to achieve the goal of killing Li Yi.

Emperor Xianwen knew very well that Empress Dowager Feng treated him like her own. Although she was a little dissatisfied with her changing officials, after all, Empress Dowager said that she would never intervene in government affairs, and she really did not interfere with herself.Emperor Xianwen knew in his heart that Empress Dowager Feng trusted him very much and did not understand his inner thoughts at all.

What Emperor Xianwen was worried about was that if he decided to deal with Li Yi, it would inevitably cause interference from Empress Dowager Feng.By then, not only would he not be able to kill Li Yi, but even Empress Dowager Feng would start to have doubts about him.Although he has replaced a group of officials, the civil and military officials who hold great power in the court can be said to be the cronies of Empress Dowager Feng, and his own strength is simply not enough to deal with his empress mother.

Although Emperor Xianwen was only 16 years old at this time, he had already read history books thoroughly and was well versed in the art of emperors.Emperor Xianwen decided that the matter of bringing the Li brothers to justice must be carried out in secret, and he eliminated the three Li brothers in one fell swoop with lightning speed.

Since both Li Fu and Li Yi were officials in the court, Li Shi served as the governor of Western Yanzhou.If the three brothers were arrested one by one, before the three Li brothers were arrested, according to the laws of the Wei Dynasty, they must not kill the important officials whose crimes were not clear before the trial.Although Emperor Xianwen is the son of heaven, he still has to abide by the laws set by his ancestors. Otherwise, he may cause dissatisfaction among the courtiers, and empress dowager Feng will come to the court to claim authority, and everything will be over for him.

After careful consideration, Emperor Xianwen decided not to show his face, and instead of attacking Li Yi who was close to Li Fu, he aimed at Li Shi, the governor far away in Yanzhou in the west.He knew in his heart that if he ordered Li Yi and Li Fu to be arrested first, and Li Fu and Li Yi could not be executed before Li Shi came to the case, then Queen Mother Feng would definitely walk out of the front desk when she knew that Li Yi was arrested. All the plots of Emperor Wen were completely defeated.Even if he could arrest Li Yi and Li Fu in secret and only hide the truth from Empress Dowager Feng who has retired to the deep palace, it may not be possible to really hide it from Empress Dowager Feng.

In the incident against Yihun, Emperor Xianwen thoroughly understood the importance of Feng Xi, the brother of Empress Dowager Feng and the king of Changli.Feng Xi has a lot of friends, he is bold, and he is quite popular among the civil and military officials and the heroes of the Jianghu. What's more, Feng Xiguan worships the prince and is the brother of the empress dowager. He holds the agency in charge of spying on the world's secrets. If something happens to Li Yi and Li Fu, It only took a long time for Feng Xi to know the situation immediately.

Even if Feng Xi could be lucky enough to hide it from Feng Xi, Emperor Xianwen had already heard of Li Shi, the governor of Xiyanzhou, who was smart and prudent.Li Shi knew very well that being with a king is like being with a tiger. He was cautious in everything, worried that the two elder brothers in court might get into trouble at some point, so he made an agreement with Li Yi and Li Fu to trust and communicate with each other to report safety every ten days.

If Li Fu and Li Yi were arrested, Li Shijiu would not be able to write letters, so doubts would inevitably arise in his heart.He is a great official in the frontier and has the right to directly report to the emperor and the queen mother.If he suspected that something happened to Li Yi and Li Fu, he would have guessed that it was Emperor Xianwen who did it, and he would directly send someone to secretly report to the Empress Dowager, making Emperor Xianwen's plan come to nothing.

Therefore, Emperor Xianwen thought of a plan. He was impeccable in the court, not only did not show any strangeness to Li Fu, but also often rewarded Li Fu with gold, silver and silk to stabilize his heart.When Li Fu was flattered, a card to arrest his younger brother Li Shi, the governor of Xiyanzhou, was quietly opened.

Li Shi, the governor of Western Yanzhou, once made an appointment with his elder brothers Li Fu and Li Yi. The three brothers were each other's horns. No matter who had an accident, the three brothers would work together to resolve the disaster.Li Shi was even more thoughtful. He confessed to Li Fu and Li Yi that if the imperial court issued an imperial edict to punish him, he would immediately send someone to secretly write a letter to the two elder brothers in the capital so that they would know, so as to make a contribution. It is good to rescue Li Shi or prepare for self-protection.

On the way from Pingliang City in the capital to Yanzhou in the west, there is a big river. If you want to reach the Yamen of the governor, you have to ferry across that river.Li Shi, who was thoughtful, paid for it himself, and bought the ferry point that was originally run by the private sector.He sent his cronies as the people of Guandu.

Those cronies are very loyal to Li Shi, and they are very alert to everyone who comes from the direction of the capital.Li Shi told them that if they found eunuchs or court officials in the direction of the capital, or a large group of people, they must try their best to prevent them from crossing the river and inform Li Shi quickly.

Li Shi did this, on the surface it seemed that he was hospitable and solemn. For those who came from the capital, he would go to greet them personally, and in essence he bought time for himself.He was quick-witted and could immediately tell from the appearance of the visitor and the number of entourages in the cronies newspaper whether it was the imperial court who came to proclaim the decree.No matter what the decree is, he will plan for the worst. Before the person who announced the decree crossed the river, he will immediately write a letter and send his cronies to Li Fu and Li Yi in the capital.