Prosperous Tang Dynasty

Chapter 101 Final conclusion?

If Wang Yu is unwilling to pull Li Linfu into the water, the remaining Yang Guozhong doesn't need him to recruit or not.

For Yang Guozhong, the interrogation was just a situation. He had already thought of a way to drag some people into the water.

The interrogation would last for three days. On the first day, Yang Guozhong entered the palace and reported to Tang Xuanzong several officials who usually went against Wang Hao when they were walking a lot, and told Tang Xuanzong that they had nothing to do with Wang Hao. , it is impossible not to know that Wang Hao has the intention of rebellion.

Without further ado, Tang Xuanzong issued an order to investigate those officials.

Chen Nei in Chang'an was panicked, and many people were worried that he would be the next one to be bitten, especially those who had offended Yang Guozhong before, and they were even more panicked.

Wang Yu fell, and Li Linfu couldn't protect them for the time being, so he could only beg Yang Guozhong, show his loyalty to Yang Guozhong, and ask Yang Guozhong not to drag himself into the water at will.As a result, Yang Guozhong gained the followers of many officials, and his power rose sharply.

The matter was not over yet, Yang Guozhong's ultimate goal was Prime Minister Li Linfu, and he began to drag down some officials who followed Li Linfu.

"Yang Guozhong, you are a villain, I thought you couldn't see your ambition from the truth!" Li Linfu was so angry that his face was livid, and he didn't know that Yang Guozhong's ambition was inflated, and he wanted to bring him down too, so as to free up the position of prime minister.

Such ambition is simply intolerable.

Li Linfu has been prime minister for more than ten years, how can it be simple, naturally he will not watch Yang Guozhong step by step use Wang Yu to strengthen his power, and drag him into trouble again.

Although he was confident that Wang Chi would not bite him indiscriminately, he had to guard against it.

"Wang Ji, I can only blame you for failing to discipline your younger brother Wang Bao. Yang Guozhong seized the opportunity, and now His Majesty has personally convicted you. For the crime of rebellion, the truth cannot save your life!" Li Linfu The old eyes are sharp and have a cold evil spirit.

Li Linfu's energy is really not small. Once he took action, he saw immediate results in just one night.

The next day, when Li Fei came to the Ministry of Punishment again, he heard the news that Wang Hao committed suicide in prison last night. In short, Wang Hao died last night!

How is this possible? It's so strange.

Li Fei's first thought was that he didn't believe it, not to mention whether Wang Hao had the courage to commit suicide, but there was no sharp weapon in the prison, not even a rope for hanging himself, and there were guards patrolling from time to time, how could it be so easy for Wang Hao to commit suicide? .

Yang Guozhong didn't believe it even more, he had specifically ordered the jailer to be optimistic about Wang Chi, even if Wang Chi wanted to commit suicide, the jailer would stop him.

The only possibility is that someone made a move.

And whoever has such great energy can only be Prime Minister Li Linfu.

Yang Guozhong gritted his teeth and looked gloomy. It seems that Li Linfu must have known that he wanted to bring him down through Wang Chi, so he made a move.

Without Wang Ji's personal correction, it would be impossible to directly involve Li Linfu, the dignified prime minister, into the rebellion.

At this point, it seems that the conclusion should be drawn.

However, Yang Guozhong was not a vegetarian either. He wanted to bring down Li Linfu, but he didn't put all his hopes on Wang Ji.

The reason why Li Linfu has been the prime minister for so many years is not because of how capable Li Linfu is, but because of Tang Xuanzong's trust in him. If Tang Xuanzong's trust in Li Linfu is gone, then can Li Linfu continue to stay in the position of prime minister? ?

"Li Linfu, do you think it's enough if Wang Ji dies? You underestimate me!" Yang Guozhong sneered.

Those who originally followed Wang Hao now either switched to Yang Guozhong or were overthrown by Yang Guozhong, and now that Wang Hao is dead, it is time to conclude the rebellion incident here.

In fact, after Tang Xuanzong got the news that Wang Ji committed suicide in fear of crime, he did not intend to continue the investigation.

In fact, up to now, Tang Xuanzong still doesn't believe in this so-called rebellion, because it is too simple and absurd. The real rebellion is not so simple. Chinese military officials, that's all there is to it.

Tang Xuanzong didn't want to pursue the case anymore, and Wang Ji died, so Yang Guozhong wisely did not continue to pursue the case. He only went to the palace to summarize the case to Tang Xuanzong, and closed the case as soon as possible.

The matter of closing the case was too simple. After Yang Guozhong reported it, Tang Xuanzong confirmed it from time to time, saying that he knew it, and the case was closed like this.

When everything was reported, Yang Guozhong showed a hesitant expression again.

"Your Majesty, I still have a question, I don't know whether to say it or not." Yang Guozhong said with a trick.

Generally, if you ask this question, if you have a little bit of curiosity, you will let Yang Guozhong continue.

"Then let's talk." Tang Xuanzong nodded without thinking, and motioned Yang Guozhong to speak.

"Your Majesty, during the interrogation process of the minister, Wang Hao asked to see the Prime Minister 'multiple times', and that day when Wang Hao was taken down in the court hall, he shouted loudly for the Prime Minister to save him. Wang Hao and the Prime Minister have a good personal relationship It’s a well-known fact that Wang Hao was promoted to the Minister of the Household Department when he was recommended by the Prime Minister. Although Wang Hao became the Minister of the Household Department, his rights are limited after all. It is reasonable to say that Wang Hao should not have the ability to plan a rebellion. The thing is right, unless there is someone with greater power behind him." Yang Guozhong said carefully.

Tang Xuanzong frowned immediately, who has more power than Wang Chi?Besides Li Linfu, who else has more power than Wang Hao? Could it be that Li Linfu wanted to rebel?Thinking of such a possibility, Tang Xuanzong was shocked.

"Just as Wang Jian argued that day, his younger brother Wang Bao's brain is not normal and his intelligence is not as good as normal people. Such a person should not know what rebellion is. Days later, it was carried out like a family game, unless he heard someone talk about rebellion when he was in Wang's house, he probably heard it from Wang Yu's mouth."

"Today, Mr. Li Linfu has been the prime minister for nearly 20 years. Since the founding of the Tang Dynasty, Mr. Li Linfu has been the prime minister for the longest time. Could it be that Mr. Li Linfu is not satisfied?" Yang Guozhong's tone was full of doubts.

Speaking of this, Yang Guozhong didn't continue to talk, but the meaning was already obvious. He believed that the person who really wanted to rebel was Prime Minister Li Linfu.

At this moment, the Imperial Study Room was so quiet that one could hear a needle drop on the ground.

Tang Xuanzong's face was gloomy, constantly changing, and he was silent for a long time.

The more he thought about it, the more likely he felt that Yang Guozhong's idea was more likely. Li Linfu relied on his trust to be prime minister for so many years, and had mastered the power of less than one person and more than ten thousand people for so many years. Perhaps he was really not satisfied?

It is impossible for any emperor to tolerate rebellion, even if there is a possibility of rebellion, especially Tang Xuanzong, an emperor who has always described himself as a generation of sages, is very suspicious. Yang Guozhong only planted a seed, It didn't even need to be brewed, it directly took root in Tang Xuanzong's heart.

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