Chapter 405: Perceiving the Clues
A moment later, it was still in Yang Guang's study.
Wang Chonggu was still standing sideways in front of the bookcase, but Gao Shicheng and the others had already retreated from this study.
"Your Majesty, are you too harsh on Grandpa Gao?"
Wang Chonggu bowed slightly, his face was still the color of paper: "What Father-in-law Gao said before, although it was mixed with selfish intentions, it was still right in the end. ”
"Are you sympathizing with him? or are you grieving the death of a rabbit and a fox?"
Yang Guang glanced at him coldly: "You, sometimes you are too stupid, I let you take charge of the embroidered guard, I really don't know if it's right or wrong." ”
"Your Majesty!"
Wang Chonggu immediately wanted to kneel down and plead guilty, but Yang Guang waved his hand slightly, and immediately there was a soft force, supporting his body from afar.
"Haven't you knelt enough today?
Yang Guang snorted lightly, and then his eyes showed coldness: "If he just said something inappropriate, intending to give Li Shimin some eye medicine in front of me, how could I be so angry? It was Li Shimin himself who had something wrong that gave others the handle to criticize and criticize. But this bastard should not have dared to use Zhang Heng to stir up my mood and put you and Li Shimin to death, can I really not see it? I think that if you are familiar with my temperament, you can play with me in the palm of your hand? Chonggu, Chonggu, even so, you still have to insist on interceding with him?"
Wang Chonggu's heart was stunned, and his expression was solemn: "The old slave is confused! Gao Shicheng is guilty of bullying the monarch for this crime, and he should be severely punished!"
"Don't talk about him. ”
Yang Guangyu finished saying this sentence with disgust, and then pointed to the front of him: "Looking at these files you submitted by Chonggu, could it be that you suspect that the recent murder of officials in Luoyang City is related to Li Shimin?"
The slave did hesitate, but so far there was no evidence. ”
Wang Chonggu smiled bitterly and said: "The only thing that can be determined is that the masterminds of these official killings are all closely related to the Shadowless Arrow. It is no coincidence that the latter has made several shots, and has been cooperated by top killers. ”
"Shadowless Arrows?"
Yang Guang continued to flip through the file: "I remember that you reported this matter to me before, saying that between August and October last year, many of King Qi's wings were cut off in succession. Hey, I have to thank this person, thanks to this person, otherwise the situation I faced in the winter hunt would have been even more dangerous. However, I remember that Tang Yuanhua didn't rule out Li Shimin's suspicion? At that time, Cao Wen, the head of the Qi Palace, asked this traitor to follow, and this should be true, right? Moreover, when the official murder case occurred, Li Shimin was still far away in Tongguan. ”
The old slave didn't think that Li Shimin himself was a shadowless arrow, but suspected that this shadowless arrow was probably instructed by him. This is because after these old companies of Chu Guogong were assassinated, the one who benefited the most was Yongan County Bo. ”
When Wang Chonggu said this, he shook his head again: "However, there are still two doubts now, one is that the martial arts Li clan does not have a 'consistent' inheritance; Judging from the last few shots of the Shadowless Arrow, its human cultivation strength should be between the second and first grades, and it is undoubtedly at the level of a general. ”
Yang Guangwei bowed his head: "This is very reasonable, several consecutive attacks and kills the imperial court officials, even if they are faceless and arrowy, they must not dare to act so boldly." This is a paradox, Li Shimin half a year ago had the motivation to do so, but he did not have the same strength. ”
So the second guess of the old slave was Dou. ”
"Dou Clan, Dou Ling'er?"
Yang Guang's eyes suddenly condensed slightly.
He was born in the fourth year of Tianhe in the Northern Zhou Dynasty, and he saw Li Yuan's wife Dou Ling'er with his own eyes, how favored he was in front of the knees of Emperor Wu of Zhou, Yu Wenyong.
I have also heard of Dou's bold words - hate me for not being a man, in order to save my uncle's difficulty.
The father is generous, but this is a child's ignorant nonsense, and he himself has never taken a woman and child to heart.
But when Yang Guang occasionally thinks about it, he will also have some pimples in the south. In the past ten years, he snubbed Li Yuan, but not only to curb the momentum of the martial arts Li clan.
"Exactly!"
Wang Chonggu continued to explain: "We have always suspected that the Dou clan is involved with the remnants of the Yuwen clan, but so far—"
"There's no evidence again, isn't it?"
Yang Guang tapped the book case with his fingers: "If the remnants of the Yuwen clan are really involved with Dou Ling'er." Then this shadowless arrow may indeed be a chess piece in Dou Ling'er's hands. But this Dou clan, starting with your predecessor Sikong Wuji, you have been staring at her for a full fourteen years. ”
So this is the second object of suspicion of the old slave. Wang Chonggu smiled bitterly: "The old slave is ashamed, maybe I don't know if I'm too careful." ”
"There is no need to accuse, the duty of your embroidered guards is to prevent trouble before it happens. It doesn't hurt to be suspicious,"
Yang Guang then condensed his voice: "The Duke of Chu is targeting Li Shimin, this matter is undoubted, and Li Shimin and the Dou family do have the motive to fight back." But what is even more strange now is that why did Li Shimin and Chu Guogong form a feud? Aren't the big lords of a family like them paying attention to harmony?"
He Yang Guang was born in the Hongnong Yang family, and he is also a member of the family, so the agreement between these top valves is still very clear.
These nobles, even if they fight to the death in the court struggle, will leave some leeway for each other.
It seems that the five surnames and Qiwang, as well as the Langya Wang family, the Hedong Pei family, the Hongnong Yang family, etc., are not for no reason.
Therefore, unless Li Shimin has offended Yang Xuangan to the point where graduation is as fast as possible, the Duke of Chu has to look at the face of the martial arts Li and Li Yuan and tolerate it.
"And Chu Guogong, Yang Xuangan has so many protégés in Xijing? Is this a coincidence, or is it intentional. ”
——It was densely scattered around Xijing, or the head of the local Yingyang Mansion, or an important position in the forbidden army, or in charge of the access control of the capital, which shocked him. Yang Guang only realized at this moment how much government and government these family valves secretly controlled, and his face turned pale.
The old slave speculated that this was likely related to the death of his brother Li Xuanba. The previous investigation of our embroidered clothes guard may have been wrong, and it is very likely that the Duke of Chu was involved. As for these old friends of Chu Guogong—"
Wang Chonggu replied one by one, but when it came to the last sentence, he was stunned and silently presented another piece of the recital.
Seeing that this was so solemn, Yang Guang immediately raised his eyebrows slightly, and before Wang Chonggu could deliver the fold to him, he made a move and captured it in his hand.
And in just a moment, Yang Guang's complexion changed slightly.
"How much of what you're saying in this piece is true, and how much is it speculation?"
"It's all evidence-based!"
Wang Chonggu took a deep breath: "The Duke of Chu has acted in recent years, and there are indeed many bizarre and strange things. On the one hand, there are some unclear connections with the Eight Divisions of the Demon Dragon and the Qi Palace, and on the other hand, they steal and sell military armor from the treasury, and in just eight years of the great cause, there are a total of 130,000 ink armors, which flow through the hands of the Duke of Chu and do not know where to go. These things have been proven to be conclusive, and Your Majesty must not be unguarded!"
Yang Guang just looked at the old eunuch in front of him fixedly: "You should have told me about these things earlier." ”
Wang Chonggu didn't speak, but fine beads of sweat were overflowing from his face and pores all over his body.
After Yang Guang looked at it for a long time, his eyes finally softened: "Is it because of Chu Guogong?" or Gao Shicheng?"
"It's a bit of both. ”
Wang Chonggu once again showed bitterness: "The first is that because of the importance of the matter, the Duke of Chu is not only an important minister of the imperial court, but also the son of the late Taishi. ”
Yang Guang narrowed his eyes: "So the embroidered clothes guard's recital about the Duke of Chu was intercepted several times in front of the emperor, and you didn't pay attention to it?
Wang Chonggu didn't dare to say more, and leaned over to bow again: "Please ask Your Majesty to surrender!"
"If I condemn you now, who else can I do?"
Yang Guang laughed, and then shouted loudly outside the study: "Who is on duty in Zhongshu Province today? Let him immediately draw up an edict and summon Yang Xuanzong, Yang Wanshuo, the general of Yingyanglang, and Yang Wei, the commander of Zuo Wuwei, to serve in front of the Liaodong Army; ”
Wang Chonggu was in a daze, knowing that Yang Guang's two edicts were aimed at Yang Xuangan, the Duke of Chu.
That Yang Xuanzong and Yang Wanshuo don't need to mention it, they are all Yang Xuangan's brothers. And Zuo Wuwei Sima Yang Wei is Yang Xuangan's eldest son.
The Son of Heaven ordered these three people to conquer Liaodong, undoubtedly preparing to take them hostage.
The last Wei Zhengdao is the confidant of the Son of Heaven, and the transfer of this ambassador to Liyangcang is undoubtedly to restrain Yang Xuangan - the current Duke of Chu, in addition to serving as the secretary of the Ministry of Rites, also holds the position of 'Liyang Xingtai Left Servant'.
Liyang Cang is very important, this warehouse is close to the Yongji Canal in the west and the Yellow River in the east, and is the most important granary of the imperial court in Hebei, with millions of stone of grain.
According to the regulations of the imperial court, whether it was the land levy from Hebei or the tax grain transported by the Liaoxi generation, it was first concentrated here, and then transported to Luoyang and Chang'an by the Yongji Canal or the Yellow River.
When the Son of Heaven used troops in the northeast, it was the military rations transported by Jianghuai, which were also stored here first, and then transported to the northeast from there.
And Yang Xuangan, who is the left servant of Liyang Xingtai, is responsible for transporting grain and grass for Liaodong.
Therefore, Wang Chonggu still couldn't feel at ease, he knew that Yang Xuangan at this time, once he had a different heart, it was very likely that the army of Zhengliao would fall into a situation of running out of food.
"But Your Majesty, the slave maid privately thinks that the Duke of Chu is no longer suitable for the position of the left servant of Liyang Xingtai——"