Tang Dynasty detective

Chapter 415 Exogenous Branches
Li Canghai rolled his eyes secretly, and said in his heart: "Your fame has long since disappeared with the decline of the Great Tang Dynasty. It is really sad that you only realized it today."

"Your Majesty, calm down. The ministers did not expose Li Linfu for the sake of the name of loyal ministers, but for the sake of the great Tang Dynasty and the reputation of His Majesty. As the saying goes, 'The embankment of a thousand miles is destroyed by an ant's nest'. If these black sheep are not cleared, Da Sooner or later, Tang Jiangshan will be devoured by this group of silverfish!" Yang Guozhong knelt on the ground and said in tears.

Li Canghai gave him a strange look, and thought, "You are somewhat self-aware, but you don't know if the 'black sheep' you call, silverfish, includes yourself?"

Shaking his head secretly, Li Canghai bowed to Li Longji and said, "Your Majesty, as far as I know, Li Linfu has ruled the government for 19 years. During this period, he persecuted Zhongliang, deceived the saints, and even colluded with Fanbang. He was not doing it for himself. It is destroying the foundation of our dynasty! Today, the ministers and others exposed Li Linfu's crimes not to embarrass His Majesty, but to return justice to the world! Your Majesty, everyone in the world clapped their hands and praised Li Linfu for getting rid of the rest of the party. Said, this is His Majesty's wisdom and martial arts, which has achieved today's results!"

Hearing Li Canghai's impassioned speech, the anger on Li Longji's face immediately disappeared. He stroked his beard, seemingly disapproving, but actually asked with great concern: "Do you really say that?"

"Everything I said is true, there is absolutely no falsehood. If Your Majesty does not believe it, you can send people to investigate among the people to see if the people in Luoyang City are applauding." Li Canghai said seriously.

"Grandfather, what Master Li said is true. Now in Luoyang City, people are talking about this matter, and the people are rumoring that it is all Grandfather Shengming who asked Master Li to conduct an investigation, which made Qin Fu avenged. Li Linfu's party members are talented Get eradicated." Li Yu interjected.

Li Longji's face softened a lot, he sighed, and said bitterly: "Li Linfu is so courageous, he dared to deceive me again and again, it is simply unreasonable!"

Yang Guozhong rolled his eyes, and quickly said: "What your majesty said is that Li Linfu was too treacherous, which led to your majesty being deceived. Li Linfu is really abominable. It's a pity that he is dead, but let him escape punished."

"Hmph, he has done so many bad things, how can I spare him?" Li Longji snorted coldly and said, "The first thing I call you to come here is to announce to you how to deal with Li Linfu."

Yang Guozhong's eyes lit up immediately, and his face was filled with anticipation.

Li Canghai's expression didn't change much, he shook his head secretly, and had a deep understanding of the saying that a companion is like a tiger.

Not long ago, Li Linfu was still a loyal minister of the humerus and a pillar of the country in Li Longji's mouth. It has not been long before Li Linfu has become a heinous person in Li Longji's mouth.But no matter how he planned to deal with it, Li Linfu was already dead, and no matter how severe the punishment was, it would have no effect.

Li Longji coughed a few times, and said angrily in a low voice: "Li Linfu deceived his superiors, mutilated Zhongliang, led to chaos in the court, and even deliberately rebelled. The evidence is solid and the crime cannot be punished. Although he is dead, he cannot be spared easily! "

Li Longji pondered for a few moments, and said: "I will pass on my will to cut off his official titles and confiscate his family property. Split open his coffin, take out the pearls contained in the mouth, and peel off the golden and purple court clothes. Use straw mats instead, and bury him as a commoner!" "

"Your Majesty is holy! But I don't know how to deal with those heirs of his heirs?" Yang Guozhong called out to Shengming, and then hurriedly asked.

He didn't care how Li Linfu dealt with it. Anyway, Li Linfu was dead and could not pose a threat to him. What he cared about were Li Linfu's followers.

Only by getting rid of them can his goal be truly achieved.

Li Longji thought for a while, and said: "All Li Linfu's descendants will be exiled in south of Lingnan and central Guizhou without their names and surnames. Wang Yu and Luo Xixi will be executed, and all other relatives will be demoted and exiled!"

"Your Majesty is holy!" Yang Guozhong knelt on the ground immediately, weeping with joy.

Li Canghai and Li Tan looked at each other, and they also echoed, shouting for Shengming.

In any case, Li Linfu's power has been completely disintegrated this time, and it can be regarded as comforting the spirits of those persecuted by him.

"Your Majesty, General Qin Fu fought bloody battles for his country, but was framed to death. Now that he has been rehabilitated, what is His Majesty's plan?" Li Canghai asked.

Li Longji frowned, he sighed a long time, and said: "Qin Fu was loyal to me and the Tang Dynasty, but he was brutally executed by everyone. Speaking of which, it was also my fault! Back then, Li Linfu gave a memorial to say that Qin Fu Suicide in fear of crime, I shouldn't believe what he said. Now, the truth is revealed, I really feel sorry for him. Pass on my will, tell the truth to the world, and I will return his innocence. The governor of Yangzhou, buried him with the rites of a prince, and on the day the tomb is completed, I will personally go to pay homage."

Hearing what Li Longji said, Li Canghai let out a long breath, and the stone that had been pressing on his heart finally fell to the ground.

"Your Majesty, the case of Qin Fu was all caused by the jealousy of treacherous ministers, but there are also many loyal people. I implore Your Majesty to praise them." Li Canghai made a big salute to Li Longji, deeply Deep authentic.

Xiong Asi who worshiped Qin Fu for 14 years, the Sanfasi and Luoyang governor who were killed for upholding justice, and Hao Ren who pretended to be crazy but wanted to avenge Qin Fu.

They have different identities, but they all have the same persistence. In Li Canghai's view, they are out-and-out loyal ministers and righteous men.

After hearing what Li Canghai said about everyone, Li Longji seemed quite moved.

He nodded without any hesitation, and said: "What Li Aiqing said is very true. It seems that such loyal people are exactly what we need in the Tang Dynasty. Naturally, I can't treat them badly. Pass on my will and reward Xiong Asi with a hundred miles of gold. Given the "righteous man", Hao Ren was promoted to general Xuanwei. Although Zhao Ye and Feng Maodian had made mistakes, they knew their way back, and their merits and demerits were equal, so they will not be held accountable. Later generations inherited it, bestowed 'loyal ministers', and announced it to the world, so that the subjects of the world can look up and learn from it."

"My emperor is wise!" Li Canghai shouted loudly.

This is probably the first salutation from the heart since he came to the Tang Dynasty, for nothing else but because Li Longji did not forget those loyal ministers and righteous men.

Li Longji stroked his beard, nodded and said: "Cang Hai, I did not misunderstand you. If it wasn't for you, I would still be kept in the dark. Speaking of which, you are the biggest contributor!"

Several people were a little surprised, they could all see that Li Longji did not mean to blame Li Canghai, but his words were full of praise.

"It's all because of His Majesty's wisdom and martial arts that I was able to find out the truth, and I dare not take credit for it." Li Canghai said respectfully.

"Okay, neither arrogance nor impetuosity, you are indeed a pillar of talent. Let me ask you, how is the investigation of the 'Nilin Xuanwu' matter?" Li Longji asked.

Li Canghai frowned slightly, and said in a deep voice: "Return to Your Majesty, 'Nilin Xuanwu' has disappeared recently, and I haven't found out who is behind the scenes."

Li Canghai thought that Li Longji would be furious and blame him.

I don't want to, but Li Longji doesn't care. He nodded and said, "Forget it, let's put this matter aside for now. I have something else that I need you to do."

Several people froze at the same time, Li Canghai frowned even more, his heart was full of doubts.

What kind of thing is more important than finding the traitor?

Li Longji picked up a memorial with a gold-plated cover from his side, and said, "Let's have a look!"

A few people were at a loss, took the memorial, and took turns reading it in their hands.

"The envoys from Dongying are coming to Tang Dynasty to meet His Majesty?" Yang Guozhong said in surprise after reading it.

"That's right. This time they escorted the princess of Dongying to make peace with me, Datang, and brought the three major artifacts of Dongying. They want to cooperate with Datang." Li Longji said.

Li Canghai frowned and said: "Your Majesty, I heard that Dongpu is currently in a war, but I don't know which side these envoys are from?"

Li Longji took a few sips of the ginseng soup from Yang Yuhuan's hand, and said to Gao Lishi, "Lishi, you know more about this matter, so let you talk about it."

Gao Lishi nodded, and said: "Dongpu is now in a war, and the two sides in the war are Fujiwarasai, who represents the royal family of Dongying, and Hiroshi Fujiwara, who is in the name of King Qin and commits rebellion. The royal family of Dongying is weak, although Fujiwarasai is fully assisted , but still unable to compete with Hiroshi Fujiwara. Therefore, the royal family of Dongying decided to rescue our Tang Dynasty, hoping that our Tang Dynasty can send elite troops to help them wipe out the rebels."

Li Canghai rubbed his chin and muttered, "Fujiwara Sai, Fujiwara Hiroji, don't these two people belong to the same family?"

Gao Lishi smiled, and said: "Master Li is thoughtful, and you can see the clues at a glance. Just as Master Li said, these two people are of the same clan. Speaking of which, they can be regarded as brothers of the same clan."

"Since they are brothers of the same clan, why did Hiroshi Fujiwara rebel?" Li Yu blinked and asked.

Gao Lishi chuckled and said, "I don't know the specific reason. According to the information I got, there is a story in it. It is said that the reason for Fujiwara Hiroshi's rebellion was because his wife was violated by his master. Not only that, Fujiwara Hiroshi fell in love with Fujiwarasai's daughter and wanted to marry her as a concubine. Fujiwara Sai refused to marry his daughter to Fujiwara Hiroshi, so in a rage, Fujiwara Hiroji asked for it for his wife In the name of speaking, open rebellion."

Li Canghai thought it was funny, Fujiwarasai's daughter was Fujiwara Kyoko.

In terms of seniority, Fujiwara Kyoko is the niece of Fujiwara Hiroshi, and Fujiwara Hirotsu has actually taken a fancy to his niece. The life among the nobles in Japan is really chaotic!
"I don't know what your Majesty's plan is?" Li Canghai asked, clasping his hands.

Li Longji frowned and said, "Dongying is still separated from Tang Dynasty by the vast sea. When Emperor Taizong personally went to conquer Dongying, he returned halfway. Actually, I don't want to send troops."

Several people did not speak, they all knew that Li Longji must have something to say.

If you directly refuse the matter, there is no need to call them to come.

Sure enough, Li Longji coughed a few times and said, "Dongying brought three major artifacts as a dowry gift this time. It is said that these three artifacts were brought to Dongying by Xu Fu, and they contained the secret of immortality. Li Canghai, You are thoughtful and good at reasoning and judging cases, I hope you can find out the secret."

Li Canghai's face was serious, and after a long time, Li Longji didn't want to help Dongying, but still wanted to live forever.

"Your Majesty, the matter of longevity has always been groundless. It's pure fiction. I'm afraid I can't believe it!" Li Canghai thought for a while and said.

Before Li Longji could speak, he heard Gao Lishi say: "Lord Li, this is not groundless. According to my research over the years, Xu Fu did find the secret of immortality back then, but before he could return, Emperor Shi Huang died in the sand dunes But the secret of longevity was left in Dongpu, and it is related to these three artifacts."

Li Longji said: "The Japanese envoys should be able to arrive in Yangzhou within seven days. Li Canghai, Tan'er, Yu'er, I ordered the three of you to go to Yangzhou to meet the Japanese envoys, and tell them that as long as they are willing to leave the three artifacts, I promise to send troops to Dongpu."

"What if they don't want to keep the artifacts?" Li Yu was excited at first. This was the first time Li Longji entrusted him with a heavy responsibility, but then he frowned. The three artifacts are the treasures of Japan. The dowry was sent to Datang, but it might not be possible to keep the three artifacts. I am afraid that this matter is definitely not as easy as imagined.

Li Longji's eyes turned cold, and he said: "If they don't want to keep the artifact, then they will keep them!"

Li Canghai opened his mouth. In order to live forever, Li Longji actually planned to rob other people's artifacts by force. If this spread, he would not be afraid of being laughed at by the world.

After thinking for a while, Li Canghai cupped his hands and said, "Your Majesty, I can go to Yangzhou to contact the Japanese envoys, but I have a request."

"Say." Li Longji seemed straightforward.

"I want Your Majesty to give me the right to do things cheaply!" Li Canghai said.

"Li Canghai, you are too presumptuous! Your Majesty asked you to meet the envoys from Japan just to find out the secret of longevity, but you actually want the right to do things cheaply?" Yang Guozhong was startled when he heard this, and he sternly shouted.

Li Canghai ignored him, and didn't even look at him.

Li Longji waved his hand to tell Yang Guozhong to shut up. He looked at Li Canghai and said, "Why do you want the right to do things cheaply?"

"Your Majesty, if I find out the secret of the artifact, or if the Japanese envoys are willing to leave the artifact, do you have the right to agree to their request for sending troops?" Li Canghai asked seriously.

Before Li Longji could speak, Yang Guozhong sneered: "It's ridiculous, Dongying is a small place, why bother, just send it away with a few words, don't you really want to agree to their request to send troops?"

"Since the envoys from Japan came here with artifacts, it shows that they have enough sincerity. If they deceive them with lies, wouldn't it make people in the world laugh at me for having no integrity at all? Injustice? I would like to ask, what is the intention behind Master Yang's few words?" Li Canghai said seriously.

Yang Guozhong was startled in his heart, Li Canghai's words are not serious, it mainly depends on how the emperor sees it.

If the emperor doesn't think so, it's fine, but if the emperor cares about reputation, the end will be different.

But no one knew better than Yang Guozhong how much Li Longji cared about his reputation. After all, he used to be a good emperor. Even though he had ignored the government for many years, he still cared about his reputation.

"Guozhong, I think what Cang Hai said is very reasonable, what do you think?" Li Longji glanced at him coldly and asked lightly.

A thin layer of sweat instantly rose from Yang Guozhong's forehead. He knelt down on the ground with a plop, nodded repeatedly, and said, "I am guilty! Please forgive me!"

(End of this chapter)