Prosperous Tang Dynasty

Chapter 153 The Catastrophe of Prince Li Heng ([-])
Liu Jiqiang suppressed the panic in his heart, and there was no turning back when he opened his bow. No matter what, he must persist to the end and must bring down the prince.

At the same time, Liu Ji was also angry and hated Li Fei in his heart.

Originally, as Du Youlin's son-in-law and the prince's brother-in-law, his reports should be accurate.

Indeed, His Majesty immediately issued an order to arrest Du Youlin, and even questioned the crown prince.He came out to testify against the prince at the time, and in addition to having a secret agreement with Prime Minister Yang Guozhong, almost all the officials in the court only looked up to the prime minister. The prince was suppressed by Li Linfu for many years before, and he had no power at all in the court, and no one would be the prince. Talk, and then there are some operations, the prince will fall.

At that time, he will not only have the merits of exterminating relatives and reporting treason, but also be appreciated by the Prime Minister, and he will be able to achieve great success.

However, he never expected that Li Fei, the adopted son of the imperial concubine, would come out to defend the prince, and directly questioning him was one-sided.

Li Fei's words carry weight, His Majesty immediately became suspicious.

Liu Ji couldn't figure it out, Li Fei is the adopted son of Concubine Yang, so he can be regarded as the Prime Minister's "nephew". Tell Li Fei?Or is Li Fei deliberately going against the prime minister?
It's easy to understand why Liu Ji couldn't figure it out. Yang Guozhong hated Li Fei and wanted to bring him down, but because of Yang Guifei's relationship, it was only a secret matter after all. On the surface, he still maintained the harmony of "uncle and nephew" with Li Fei.

No wonder Liu Ji is just a general of Zuo Xiaowei, he doesn't usually go to court, he is at a loss about politics, and the news is not very well-informed, and he is not very clear about the open and secret struggle between Yang Guozhong and Li Fei. Secretly, Yang Guozhong regarded Li Fei as a thorn in his side and a thorn in his flesh.

Li Fei suddenly stood up to defend the prince, which made Yang Guozhong very angry.

However, although Li Fei disrupted Yang Guozhong's original plan, he also made other preparations, and he would not be unable to continue to frame the prince because of Li Fei's exposure and protection.

"Your Majesty, Du Youlin has been thrown into the sky prison. What happened is waiting for interrogation and investigation, so that His Highness the Crown Prince can be innocent." Yang Guozhong said.

As the prime minister, Yang Guozhong's words are of course the most weighty.

Tang Xuanzong nodded, and said with a cold face: "It is necessary to investigate carefully. You are in charge of this matter. It is extremely difficult to investigate and find out. I want to see what is going on, and retreat!"
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After the court, Li Fei deliberately walked slowly, waiting for Prince Li Heng to catch up.

The two consciously walked on the same level, neither far nor close.

"His Royal Highness, don't panic. Yang Guozhong and Li Linfu are treacherous ministers. Yang Guozhong's plan to frame His Royal Highness will definitely fail. His Royal Highness is well-known. Although he has suffered many disasters these years, he will see the clouds one day. Li Fei firmly believes in His Royal Highness. "Li Fei said very righteously, and the compliment made him feel a little disgusted.

"Wu Guogong believes that the prince is being wronged?" Li Heng was so moved. Since he was suppressed many times and had no title to be a prince, how many people stayed away from him. In the court just now, except for three or two insignificant little As an official, almost no one is willing to defend him, only Li Fei is willing to stand up, defend him, and trust him.

"Li Fei firmly believes that the prince must have been wronged, and Li Fei will never see the prince suffer such a heinous injustice." Li Fei nodded firmly.

Li Heng's heart felt warm, and the way he looked at Li Fei changed, and he became much more cordial in an instant.Sure enough, icing on the cake is not as good as sending charcoal in the snow, and Li Fei's warmth was delivered too timely.

"Okay, okay! Duke Wu's righteousness, Li Heng will never forget it." Li Heng was so moved that he wanted to hold Li Fei's hand.

What Li Fei was waiting for was Li Heng's words. With this sentence, it was equivalent to Li Heng's acknowledgment of this kindness. In the future, when Li Heng became emperor during the Anshi Rebellion, he should not make things difficult for him.

Back home, Li Fei was very happy. He teased his eldest son Li Rui, comforted the two pregnant beauties, and was full of hope for the future.
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On the other side, Liu Ji also secretly followed Yang Guozhong to the Prime Minister's Mansion.

"Master Prime Minister, I followed your words to frame the prince. You must not stand by and watch. If you lose this opportunity, it will be difficult for you to bring down the prince in the future." Liu Ji said anxiously to Yang Guozhong.

Yang Guozhong scolded with an uneasy face: "Liu Ji, pay attention to your words, when will this prime minister ask you to frame the crown prince?"

"Prime Minister, Mr. Prime Minister, you, you—" Liu Ji stared, thinking that Yang Guozhong was going back on his word, and was about to betray him and give up on him.

"What's the hurry! Stick to your testimony. The Prime Minister has his own strategy. Of course the crown prince will fall." Yang Guozhong comforted Liu Ji with a blank expression.

"Yes, I will trouble the Prime Minister with everything." Liu Ji quickly said yes with a humble face, not daring to refute in the slightest.

After Liu Ji left, Yang Guozhong's face darkened, and he secretly cursed Liu Ji as a useless waste.

Yang Guozhong's ultimate goal is of course to bring down the prince.

Originally, if Li Fei didn't come out to defend the prince, basically no one would come out to speak up for the prince, let Liu Ji testify and frame the prince, he could logically bring down the prince directly.

But now, Li Fei easily exposed Liu Ji, making His Majesty doubt Liu Ji's words. At this moment, it is impossible to use Liu Ji's testimony to bring down the prince.

Liu Ji is already a useless pawn!

Three days later, Yang Guozhong entered the palace again to report the case review to Tang Xuanzong.

"Your Majesty, I have already found out that Liu Ji is suspected of falsely accusing the prince. However, it is true that Du Youlin used to make a prophecy in his own mansion. Liu Ji also knew about it a long time ago, and even participated in it. He came out to testify against Du Youlin when he fell out with his wife, Du Shi, and fell out with Du Youlin. After all, Du Youlin and Liu Ji were indeed dissatisfied with His Majesty and wanted to coerce the Crown Prince into treason, but the Crown Prince himself didn't know if he knew about it. "Yang Guozhong undoubtedly gave up on Liu Ji, although he admitted Liu Ji's possible false accusation, but by dragging Liu Ji into the water, he also confirmed Du Youlin's conspiracy to rebel.

Although he did not explicitly say that the crown prince was also involved in plotting a rebellion, he also hinted at Tang Xuanzong that the crown prince might plot a plot of rebellion!
Yang Guozhong knew Tang Xuanzong very well and knew Tang Xuanzong's suspicion. He didn't need to produce evidence that the prince was planning to rebel. He only needed to make Tang Xuanzong feel that the prince was "possible" to rebel. Coupled with the involvement of Du Youlin and Liu Ji, Tang Xuanzong The probability of abolishing the crown prince is as high as [-]%!

Sure enough, Yang Guozhong, Emperor Xuanzong of the Tang Dynasty, believed what he said so deeply that his face turned blue with anger, and the evil spirit in his eyes was chilling.

"Liu Ji!"
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(End of this chapter)