Li Linfu did not have enough evidence to prove that Li An stole the sacred bird, and at the same time, Li An was valued by the current emperor, so he did not dare to rashly make a statement to Li Longji.

But at this moment, Liu Luogu is about to be beheaded, and the reason why Liu Luogu kidnapped Yue'er is that he has a holiday with Li An.

Li Linfu was not worried that Li Longji would be angry after he said this, after all, even if Li Longji believed that this matter was true, he would not spare Liu Luogu because of this, and it would not have any impact on the case itself.

And he told Li Longji about this matter, firstly, to prove that Wei Jian had hidden something from the emperor, so that the emperor was dissatisfied with Wei Jian, and secondly, to let Li Longji judge for himself, the credibility of Li Ang's stealing of the divine bird, he felt that with Li Longji's wisdom, it was not difficult to judge the truth of this matter, thus forming a blow to Li An. The third is to show his loyalty and show that he does not dare to hide anything from Li Longji.

After entering the Zichen Palace, Li Linfu did not rush to report the matter, but reported the things that Li Longji had explained a few days ago, and then accepted a new administrative task.

Li Longji was very satisfied with Li Linfu's work efficiency, and after explaining the new task, he took the initiative to talk about Yue'er's case.

"The general's daughter was plundered by Liu Luogu and almost buried alive, has Xiangguo heard about this matter?"

Li Linfu hurriedly responded: "Your Majesty, this matter has been spread all over the city, even the family members of Weichen's family know about it, early this morning, as soon as Weichen got up, he heard Jiading talking about this matter, just now in Zhongshu Province, Weichen is because he is concerned about this case, so he came a little late." ”

"I have made an order that Liu Luogu will be beheaded in the near future, and in addition, I have sent someone to inform An Lushan and ask him to pay attention to the use of people, what does Xiangguo think about this?"

Li Longji was worried about arousing An Lushan's dissatisfaction, and he wanted to know Li Linfu's opinion.

Li Linfu said respectfully: "Your Majesty Shengming, Liu Luogu is bold and reckless, dare to be presumptuous at the feet of the Son of Heaven, and should be beheaded, with the law of the country, although this person is an An Lushan general, but the evil things he did have nothing to do with An Lushan, Weichen believes that after An Lushan knows about this, he must be guilty, and will appeal to the guilt." ”

Li Longji's face was full of joy: "Since Xiangguo also thinks so, I can rest assured, the area around Yingzhou is not peaceful, the Xi and Khitan often go south to plunder, An Lushan is brave and good at fighting, and has repeatedly made military exploits for the Tang Dynasty, I am afraid that he will misunderstand, and I am unhappy in my heart." ”

Obviously, in Li Longji's heart, An Lushan is a brave and warlike general, and he values An Lushan very much, so when Liu Luogu is executed, he will also worry about An Lushan's thoughts.

Li Linfu saw that the time was ripe, and arched his hand and said: "Your Majesty, there is one thing, Wechen has to say, just a few days ago, Liu Luogu went to Wechen's mansion and asked Wechen to make decisions for him. ”

"Call the shots for him?"

Li Longji frowned, looking very puzzled.

Li Linfu took a step forward and told Li Longji about the contradictions between Liu Luogu and Li An, as well as Li An's stealing of the divine bird, even the blood stains in the iron cage, Li An gave the divine bird meat to Liu Luogu to taste, these details were clearly stated, for fear that Li Longji would not believe it.

"This is very likely to be Liu Luogu's nonsense, this person is vicious, and what he says may not be credible."

Li Longji disliked Liu Luogu, so he naturally didn't believe Liu Luogu's words.

"Your Majesty, Wechen didn't believe Liu Luogu's words very much at that time, so he didn't tell His Majesty about it, and now that Liu Luogu is about to be beheaded, Wechen feels that even if this is Liu Luogu's lie, he should tell His Majesty."

Li Linfu said, looking up to observe Li Longji's expression.

Li Longji's eyes furrowed slightly, his expression revealed a trace of dissatisfaction, it stands to reason that since Liu Luogu was able to say these words in Xiangguo's Mansion, then, when he was interrogated, he should have said these words to provide a reason for his revenge, whether he didn't say it, or Zhang Daxiong and Wei Jian deliberately concealed this little episode.

As the emperor of the Tang Dynasty, Li Longji did not allow his courtiers to hide him, because concealment means deception, which is the crime of deceiving the king.

Looking up at the outside of the main hall, Li Longji fell into deep thought, he was thinking about the ins and outs of the whole thing, Liu Luogu and Li An had friction, but he could never deliberately let go of the divine bird, in order to frame Li An, at the same time, the divine bird is a tribute, such an important thing, how can it be thrown away for no reason, the possibility of being stolen by someone is extremely great, in Tongguan, Li An just had a conflict with Liu Luogu, this happened that night, Li An's suspicion is naturally the greatest.

Thinking of Li An in Ulzhou, with 300 soldiers, he broke through the camp of the Tibetan army, severely damaged the 5,000 elites of the Tibetan army, and personally beheaded Li Tianlong, the general of the Tibetan army, Li Longji suddenly felt that this matter may really be done by Li An, after all, Li An is only a teenager, it is the age when the newborn calf is not afraid of tigers, and anything can be done.

A strange light flashed in Li Longji's eyes, containing appreciation and anger, as well as a hint of curiosity.

After letting Li Linfu retreat, Li Longji looked at the little eunuch Yu Chaoen beside him and asked, "Yu Chaoen, tell me about Zhang Daxiong and Wei Jian, why did they deliberately hide the matter of the Divine Bird?" ”

"Everyone, slaves and maids don't dare to speak up."

Yu Chaoen is a eunuch, who is qualified to discuss the case.

"It's okay, I'll let you say it."

Yu Chaoen received the order, thought for a moment, and said softly: "Everyone, this time to solve the case, Captain Li should be the first to take the lead, and everyone also values Captain Li, so Wei County Ling and Zhang Zhonglang will naturally hope to erase these rumors that are not favorable to Captain Li." ”

When Li Longji heard this, he stared at Yu Chaoen quietly and didn't say a word.

Seeing this, Yu Chaoen was a little flustered, and hurriedly knelt down: "Everyone, the slave and maid are talking nonsense, the crime deserves ten thousand deaths, and the crimes deserve ten thousand deaths." ”

Li Longji grinned: "Yu Chaoen, what you said is very good, Zhang Daxiong is a slippery head, he is indeed afraid of offending Li An, Wei Jian is the same, you are so smart, I am very pleased." ”

"Everyone, slaves don't dare to be."

Yu Chaoen breathed a sigh of relief.

Li Longji raised his eyes to look at Yu Chaoen, paused, and said: "I am old, and my energy is not as good as before, so all the courtiers' twists and turns are read by the general first, and the less important things are handled on my behalf, and the important ones are handed to me and let me deal with them personally, but today I suddenly feel that the general is also old, and some things cannot be left to the general alone, Yu Chaoen, you are smart and clever, but you can share the worries of the general." ”

When Yu Chaoen heard this, his heart was shocked, and Li Longji's meaning was very clear, he wanted Yu Chaoen to assist Gao Lishi, help him preview the minister's twists and turns, and deal with some less important things, which was a privilege he had never dreamed of.

The reason why Gao Lishi was respected by the Manchu Dynasty was because Li Longji trusted him and handed him the folds to preview first, which led to many things being decided by Gao Lishi, not Li Longji, of course, the things that Gao Lishi can do are not the core matters, and the core matters of Datang are still firmly in the hands of Li Longji.

Limited decentralization is Li Longji's shrewdness, after all, the emperor's energy and physical strength are limited, if he disposes of everything by himself, then he will not be exhausted to death, Zhuge Liang in the Three Kingdoms period is a good example.

Li Longji gave the privilege of previewing the twists and turns to Gao Lishi to a limited extent, and handed over the political affairs that should have been taken care of by himself to Li Linfu, just to maintain his own energy, and whether it was Gao Lishi or Li Linfu, they could handle things according to his wishes, so he was very relieved.

"Everyone, such an important matter, the slave and maid are afraid that they are not up to the task."

Yu Chaoen suppressed the excitement in his heart and said humbly.

Li Longji smiled faintly: "Whether you are competent or not, you have to try it first to know, there are dozens of recitals here, you read it first, and pick out the most important one for me." ”

"The slave obeys."

Yu Chaoen received the order, held a large stack of folds, and looked through it in front of a table next to him, while Li Longji lay on the throne and closed his eyes and took a nap.

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The afternoon sun is the strongest of the day, giving people a sense of warmth in the cold winter, but at this time, the snow on the streets of Chang'an City has not yet been cleared, and the reflection of the sun makes it difficult for pedestrians to open their eyes.

Li An squinted his eyes and rode his horse in the direction of the Honglu Guild, the Eastern Queen Zhao Yufu wanted to see him, and he had to speed up in order to prevent Zhao Yufu from waiting for a long time.

Honglu Temple is one of the nine temples of the Tang Dynasty, mainly responsible for receiving foreign envoys, belonging to the diplomatic institutions of the Tang Dynasty, the location is in the imperial city, as long as you enter from the Suzaku Gate, the nearest position in the first row on the left.

Due to the relatively large area, the west boundary of the Honglu Hall is close to the Hanguang Gate, that is to say, the east-west length of the Honglu Temple and the Honglu Hall is the length from the Suzaku Gate to the Hanguang Gate, and the scale can be seen.

Li An showed his Xuanjie captain's waist card, smoothly entered the imperial city from Hanguang Gate, and ran to the Honglu Hall on the right.

"Li Shaolang, Bin has been waiting for a long time."

Outside the gate of the Honglu guest officer, a young lady dressed as a Dongnuguo hurriedly greeted her.

Li An nodded, followed behind this young lady, and entered the Honglu Hall.

This Honglu Hall is specially used to entertain foreign envoys, so the scale and configuration are quite high-end, after all, this is the face of the Tang Empire, and it must not be sloppy.

In order to reflect the national strength and financial resources of Datang, the food, drink, and accommodation of the Honglu Hall are all free, and the medical treatment is free if they are sick.