Chapter 178: Gaining Power
In the Shang study, Zhou Qingwu listened to Li Wugang's words, and the coldness in his eyes became more and more intense.
"Is there any evidence?" Zhou Qingwu's hand slammed on the table, and he looked at Li Wudao expressionlessly: "Although Yue Qingshan is a little extravagant, but he has also contributed a lot to the country, you come to me at this time and say that he wants to kill you, if there is no evidence, I can't make the decision for you." ”
Li Wuarch bowed his head and said, "Your Majesty, the evidence is not here with Weichen, but in the hands of Yue Qingshan." Presumably, Lord Yue will soon come to your majesty and present a letter to you, accusing Wei Chen of the crime of contacting his henchmen. ”
"Oh? How does Aiqing know? Zhou Qingwu's tone was light, and he was not a little displeased, "Since you know what he wants to sue you, why do you still come to me?" Aren't you afraid that I will punish you now? ”
Li Wu didn't panic, he only bowed his head and said: "Your Majesty Shengming, you will naturally see which letters are forged, this is just Lord Yue's trick, Your Majesty will definitely be able to see through it!" That's why Weichen came to meet the saint in person, and wanted to ask His Majesty to give the minister justice! ”
Zhou Qingwu looked at Li Wu for a long time, and finally a smile rose on the corner of his mouth: "Aiqing, go back!" If it is really as Aiqing said, then I will definitely give Aiqing a justice, and I will naturally not tolerate him if he is so powerful in the court! ”
Li Wu didn't have any joy on his face after hearing this, but looked at Zhou Qingwu with respect and saluted: "Thank you, Your Majesty for saving your life, and you are willing to believe in Weichen, Weichen will retire!" ”
Zhou Qingwu waved his hand and ordered someone to take Li Wu down.
After Li Wu left, Zhou Qingwu called the secret guard beside him and asked, "Did you hear what Li Wu said just now?" How much is it true and how much is it false? ”
The secret guard naturally didn't dare to lie, and immediately replied: "Back to Your Majesty, what Lord Li said is true, but if Lord Li did it himself. ”
Zhou Qingwu became a little interested: "Li Wu did it himself? ”
"Yes, Your Majesty. Lord Li knew that Yue Qingshan wanted to take the place of Lord Li, so he deliberately sent his righteous daughter to the house, but I don't know why, the woman actually turned against her, and told Yue Qingshan's plan to Lord Li, and Lord Li took in the woman, and planned it, and prepared a fake letter by himself, and sent it to Lord Yue through the woman's hand. ”
Listening to the words of the secret guard, the smile on the corner of Zhou Qingwu's mouth deepened, it seems that this Li Wu wants to calculate Yue Qingshan in turn.
If there was no secret guard, he, the emperor just now, would have almost been deceived by his respect for saving his life.
But it was also because of this that Zhou Qingwu glanced at Li Wugao.
"Is that woman still in Li Wufu?" Zhou Qingwu thought about it, looked at the dark guard in front of him and asked.
The secret guard said: "It should still be there, but the carriage that sent this woman to the Li Mansion before didn't seem to be from Lord Yue's mansion, looking at it." The woman in the middle didn't go back to Yue's Mansion and stayed in the inn all the time, and then she helped Master Li. ”
Zhou Qingwu listened, and said to the secret guard: "Go and find out the origin of that woman, and who you have come into contact with in recent days." ”
"Yes, Your Majesty." The secret guard got the order, and Zhou Qingwu sat in front of the table, and the smile on the corner of his mouth disappeared.
It was only such a short time since the restoration of the Li Kingdom, and the court began to think about competing for fame and fortune, and it seemed that it was time to cultivate some of their own people.
In the afternoon of the same day, as Li Wu said, Yue Qingshan took the letter and took a copy of Li Wu.
Zhou Qingwu read the letter and did not speak.
These letters are indeed fake, Yue Qingshan can't see it, he can only blame Li Wu for forging it too well, three truths mixed with one falsehood, if he didn't know it in advance, I'm afraid he would have to believe it.
"These letters are fake."
Zhou Qingwu threw all the letters on the ground, looked at Yue Qingshan and said coldly.
Yue Qingshan picked up the letter on the ground and looked at Zhou Qingwu in disbelief.
Zhou Qingwu said a few words, and Yue Qingshan's face had already turned a little pale.
These letters are all fake?
How can this be?
Looking at Yue Qingshan's shocked expression, the smile on the corner of Zhou Qingwu's mouth was very sarcastic: "I used to take you a little seriously, and I can even see the authenticity of the letter, and I am even disappointed!" ”
Yue Qingshan suddenly knelt on the ground with weak knees, and seemed to Zhou Qingwu and said: "Your Majesty, it's Li Wu, he deliberately wants to harm me." ”
When Yue Qingshan said this, he slowly understood in his heart.
Could it be Bai Fangxue, she colluded with Li Wu and deliberately gave herself a fake letter?
This may not be for nothing.
After all, on that day, he gave her to Lu Qingzi and asked her to follow Lu Qingzi.
This slut!
How dare you betray yourself!
"Even if Li harmless you, didn't you want to harm him first?" Zhou Qingwu looked at him with a smile and said, "Li Wu only came to Shangshufang in the morning to meet me, and you came in the afternoon, let's talk about it!" What the hell is going on? ”
Zhou Qingwu had already had a plan in his heart at this moment, but at this moment, looking at Yue Qingshan, who was already frightened and his knees were weak, he suddenly felt a little interesting.
"We're wronged, we're wronged!" Yue Qingshan thought for a long time, and finally said such a sentence tremblingly.
He was already sure in his heart that it was Bai Fangxue who betrayed him.
"Wronged?" Zhou Qingwu felt that he could still say that he was wronged in such a situation, and he was afraid that Yue Qingshan was the only one, such ignorance of current affairs, even if he was really killed by Li Wu, he would not be wronged.
"Yes, Weichen was wronged, it was Li Wu who wanted to frame me, and asked Your Majesty to learn from it."
When things come to this point, they can only grit their teeth and refuse to admit it.
Zhou Qingwu saw him like this, and he didn't want to talk nonsense with him.
He looked at Yue Qingshan below and said a word, so shocked that Yue Qingshan immediately raised his head, and looked at Zhou Qingwu in disbelief.
Zhou Qingwu said lightly: "Don't get up yet?" ”
Yue Qingshan immediately stood up, saluted Zhou Qingwu and said, "Thank you, Your Majesty." ”
Zhou Qingwu waved his hand: "Go down!" Today's events shall not be preached. ”
Yue Qingshan replied and said to Zhou Qingwu: "Yes, Your Majesty." ”
Yue Qingshan left, and Zhou Qingwu went to court on the morning of the second day, belittled Yue Qingshan, and demoted him to a third-level official position.
Yue Qingshan trembled and didn't dare to speak, while Li Wu was expressionless, as if this matter had nothing to do with him.
Zhou Qingwu saw it in his eyes and felt that Li Wu was more capable of achieving things than Yue Qingshan.
It's just that Zhou Qingwu wants to see if Li Wu is really as loyal to him as he said, and he also wants to see how much ability Li Wu still has that Zhou Qingwu has not seen.
After dispersing, Li Wu returned home and said to Bai Fangxue: "Fangxue, starting today, you are free." ”