Chapter 612: Misfortune Leads to the East
Li Su has always felt that his character is flawless, including hypochondria. If the suspicion is too serious, it is inevitable that it is not easy to trust others, and any thing you see in your eyes is not to accept it at first, but to doubt it, thinking that it is relatively reasonable and in line with the logic of the development of things, and then to accept it.
This problem is at least beneficial and harmless in Jinyang County, because of suspicion, Li Su peeled off the chaos in Jinyang like a surgeon doing surgery, and unraveled and straightened it out one by one.
Several seemingly unrelated things are connected in series, which are full of suspicions and flaws. The spearhead is directed at Sun Furen.
Jinyang has been in chaos since there were signs of the snow disaster in the middle of winter last year, reasonable and unreasonable, it is absolutely impossible to bypass Sun Furen, the county magistrate, and he didn't handle things well, but he became more and more chaotic, how could he not doubt him?
Sun Furen was convinced, and there was no longer half a sentence to argue, and he hung his head deeply in front of Li Su, his face was gloomy, and he was speechless.
The water came out, but Li Su's mood was not easy.
The mess is unraveled, and bigger troubles await him.
The person behind the scenes is a thousand-year-old family of gate valves, which is indisputable, however, no matter which door valve, Li Su can't do it easily, the stakes are too big, a behemoth who has mastered local fame, power, culture and public opinion, Li Su is a small county marquis, even if he has the emperor's order, but what can he do with this behemoth?
Sun Furen was taken down by Wang Zhuan, a county parent official, and today he was imprisoned in the prison of his own county, waiting for the court to fall.
"Taiyuan Wang? Are they really them? Li Zhi's expression was very solemn, looking up at Li Su, the sun was very dazzling, Li Zhi squinted his eyes, only to see a golden halo behind him, but his expression was hidden in the halo and could not be grasped.
"Does Your Highness think it's them?" Li Su asked lightly.
Li Zhi shook his head: "I can't believe it, Brother Zizheng, do you know?" When my Gaozu Emperor Jinyang raised troops, the first response was Taiyuan Wang, in other words, if my father did not get the support of Taiyuan Wang, he would never persuade Gaozu Emperor to raise troops, it is because of Wang, and at that time Gaozu Emperor was Taiyuan left-behind, in charge of Taiyuan heavy troops, the two phases combined, Gaozu Emperor was able to lead the army to sweep the world, extinguished the Sui Dynasty, my father was quite jealous of the seven sects and five surnames in the world, but only the Longxi Li family and Taiyuan Wang were not guarded, because the Longxi Li family was our Li family, and the Wang family had the merit of the dragon, If it is said that after more than 20 years, the Wang family has turned against the imperial court, I can't believe it anyway......"
Li Su nodded: "That's the reason, the motive for the Wang family's rebellion is not big, after the founding of the Tang Dynasty, the Heavenly family has never treated the Wang family badly, we have just fallen into a misunderstanding, Jinyang is located in Taiyuan, it is not necessarily the bad things done by the local gate valve in Taiyuan, there is also the possibility of someone moving east to blame the trouble, the evidence is too obvious, but it is also a suspicious point......"
Li Zhi's eyes lit up: "So, you don't believe that it's the Wang family, right?" ”
Li Su said with a smile: "I didn't say that, before I got the evidence, anyone could possibly, and the Taiyuan Wang family can't get rid of the suspicion at present, but it is speculated by common sense that the Wang family's suspicion is not so big, the suspicion is not big, but there is still it." ”
Li Zhi's eyes darkened, and he sighed: "Good Jinyang, why did you get into this situation?" Where is my Li family sorry for the world? ”
Looking up at Li Su, Li Zhi said with a sad face: "I found out the Sun County Order, but the chaos in Jinyang has not been resolved, but it is getting more and more chaotic, those who were hidden in the valley in the belly of the mountain are being fed, these days have been down the mountain five times to make chaos, seeing that it is about to break out, maybe it is not necessary to attack Jinyang City directly after twisting into a force in the future, Brother Zizheng, you can quickly get an idea." ”
Li Su pondered for a moment and said: "The current situation is critical, and one wrong step will be doomed, so I can't come up with a good way, think about it, just spread it out, send someone to Taiyuan Wang's house to invite someone, invite a person from the Wang family to come over, let's talk to him." ”
Li Zhi nodded.
Li Su said slowly: "Also, before inviting people, please ask Uncle Li to lead the troops to advance towards the Taiyuan Wang's house, 10,000 soldiers and horses are frontal, and 5,000 soldiers and horses are pressed on both sides, forming a joint encirclement, and advancing to the Wang family 30 miles away to camp." ”
Li Zhi was taken aback: "Really do it to the Wang family?" ”
"It's not a move, it's coercion, at this time, it's time for the Wang family to express their position, Uncle Li's soldiers and horses can make them express their stance faster...... Whether it is tearing up the face or trying to clarify, the Wang family must show an attitude to the court as soon as possible. Li Su smiled.
Li Zhi looked apprehensive: "Will it be too much?" After all, the Wang family is a minister of the dragon, and this move is afraid that it will chill the hearts of the heroes...... Besides, the imperial court soldiers and horses are pressing, and even if the Wang family doesn't want to do it, they will move their thoughts that they shouldn't have. ”
Li Su said with a smile: "The Wang family can't afford to take this risk, a big family, up to the direct side branches, down to the Confucian scholars, thousands of people in the family, unless they have to, they will not take risks, if the Jinyang Rebellion was originally instigated by the Wang family behind the scenes, then it is even more right, it is better to suppress it late than early, the benefits to the court will outweigh the disadvantages after all, if the Wang family is not the person behind the scenes, it is simple, the court has put on a posture, if the Wang family wants to prove their innocence, they will find out the person behind the scenes, so ......"
Li Zhi's eyes lit up, and he suddenly shined: "In this way, our trouble will become the trouble of the Wang family, this big trouble will be thrown to the Wang family, and we will sit on the mountain and watch the tiger fight?" The court may have difficulties and fears in solving the matter of the gate valve, but the battle between the gate valve and the gate valve is unscrupulous, if the trouble is solved, the father and the emperor will appease the heart of the meritorious hero with the generous gift of high-ranking officials......"
Li Su smiled and stroked the dog's head again: "Yes, Your Highness is getting smarter and smarter, I'm afraid it will take a little more effort to cheat you out of money in the future......"
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On the second day, Shi Li Ji, the governor of the prefecture, led the troops to pull out the camp and slowly advanced in the direction of Taiyuan, and at the same time, a fast horse rode out of Jinyang and galloped towards the Taiyuan Wangjia. Not only that, Li Su also sent out a thousand guards of the King of Jin, went straight to the Chen family in Qizhou, and strictly ordered the family to be locked up and escorted back to Chang'an for trial.
On the third day, Li Ji's former army scouts arrived at the Taiyuan Wang's house 30 miles away and wandered, the Wang family was shocked when they heard the news, and hurriedly sent a messenger to ask Li Ji what was going on, Li Ji refused to see him, and the messenger galloped towards Jinyang City.
On the fourth day, the main force of soldiers and horses to Taiyuan, 30 miles away from the Wang family camped, the Wang family was angry and uneasy, the head of the family Wang Cheng was shocked and angry, immediately ordered the Confucian scholars under the door to criticize the pen, an order, the Confucian students attached to the Wang family gathered in the ancestral house of the Wang family in Taiyuan, pointed to the sky and scolded the earth, and shouted that the Wang family was unkind, and the Wang family was wronged.
Wang Cheng, the head of this generation, is the son of the Wang family, and the bloodline comes from the prince Jin, the son of the Ling King of the Zhou Dynasty in ancient times, and is also the descendant of the famous general Wang Jian of the Qin Dynasty.
In the face of the sudden catastrophe, Wang Cheng, as the head of the family, naturally had no way to retreat, and without waiting for someone from Jinyang, he led a group of Confucian celebrities under the door to rush towards Jinyang City.
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In the Yanei of Jinyang County, Li Su and Li Zhi met the head of the Wang family of this generation.
Wang Cheng's face was ugly, with bruises in his white, and blood vessels were faintly visible on his forehead and temples, like earthworms covering his forehead, with a posture of bursting blood and dying anytime and anywhere.
Li Su saw at a glance that this old gentleman was afraid that he had coronary hypertension and other problems, and he couldn't help but feel a little worried, he originally just wanted to suppress people with power, but now it seems that he can't be stimulated anymore, otherwise the head of the Wang family will die in Jinyang County, causing a violent backlash from the Taiyuan Wang family, and Li Shimin will be embarrassed if he doesn't kill him.
So Li Su didn't say a word, first pulled Li Zhi together to apologize to Wang Cheng, the tone was gentle, the attitude was sincere, and he apologized for accidentally using an expired military map and accidentally injured a friendly army, accompanied him for a long time to be careful, and coaxed a few words softly, and the little kid next to him, Li Zhi, recalled the year in place of his father in a timely manner, imagining the future, under the tacit understanding of one big and one small, Wang Cheng finally calmed down, and the blood vessels on his forehead also faded at a speed visible to the naked eye, at least for now, there is no sign of explosion, Li Su is relieved.
As the head of the family who has been through the storm for a long time, of course he will not be extinguished by the two young people as soon as a few soft words are handed over.
To explain is very simple, Li Su immediately came up with the evidence that had been prepared for a long time.
From the revelation of the landlord Wei Congli, to the confessions of the county magistrate Sun Furen and the old eunuch Shen Yi of Jinyang Palace, as well as a series of doubts and evidence pointing to the Wang family, Wang Cheng's face became more and more ugly, and his expression became more and more exciting.
Li Su's eyes stared at his face without blinking, and his heart suddenly became more and more sure of his guess, the Wang family may not be the mastermind behind the scenes, but they must know the inside story, the other party dares to incite the people to rebel on the territory of the Wang family, if the deep-rooted Wang family has no idea about this, it is a little ridiculous, Li Su's guess is that the Wang family and the gate valve who instigated the rebellion behind the scenes secretly reached some kind of deal, this deal may be the transfer of power in a certain place, or the transfer of official positions in some important positions in the DPRK, in short, There must be a deal between the Wang family and the person behind the scenes.
But today, the Wang family never expected that the prince and the county marquis sent by Li Shimin would directly point the finger at the Wang family.
Wang Cheng was very sad and angry, and he was injustice and indignant.
It is said that it is wronged, the Wang family is indeed wronged, the Wang family has not been involved in this matter, Li Zhi is right, the Wang family has the merit of the dragon, and the heavenly family is not thin on them, the Wang family has no motive to rebel against the Li family, it can be said that the Wang family is innocent from beginning to end, but when it comes to innocence, the Wang family is not too innocent, after all, the Wang family knows the inside story best, and it can be regarded as indirectly involved.
The gate valve is a behemoth, and in the end, it must be based on interests first, in line with the interests of the family, whether loyal or treacherous, first hold the benefits in your hands, including Li Yuan Jinyang raised troops back then, and the Wang family was happy to follow Jingcong, if it is said that it is because of the deep relationship between Li Yuan and the Wang family, I am afraid that people will laugh off the big teeth, back then Wang Jiajing must have been out of interests, and now he is making a deal with others behind the back of the Li family, and secretly digging into the corners of the Li family, which is also out of interests.
Between the gate valve and the gate valve like the country, there is no eternal feelings, only eternal interests, divided for a long time, and divided for a long time, all because of the word benefit.
I thought that the Wang family did it seamlessly, and strictly speaking, the Wang family was indeed innocent, at least they were not directly involved in anything, at best they were just pretending to be deaf and dumb, so the Wang family could advance or retreat in this matter, and both were calm.
I never expected that this county marquis named Li Su was so unparticular about doing things, without saying a word, he first aimed the spearhead at the Wang family, not only sent a large army to suppress the border, with a posture of slaughtering all the doors, but also put a hat on the Wang family for rebellion, the sky can be seen, this hat should be worn on other people's heads, what did the Wang family do? Didn't do anything!
"The Wang family's thousand-year-old gate valve, far from the beginning of the Zhou Dynasty's prince Jin, has been passed down to the present for a thousand years, the ancestral home in Taiyuan for more than 40 generations, admired by the court, loved by the people, the head of the Wang family, you are the commander of the Wang family's generation, you must not be mistaken." Li Su spoke earnestly and authentically.
Wang Cheng was so angry that his face turned pale, the head of the dignified thousand-year-old gate valve was actually taught by a junior, which was really unbearable. But...... The same kind of evidence put forward by this little evil beast in front of him made it difficult for the Wang family to argue, because these evidences are true, and there are prisoners directly related to this matter in the prison.
Li Su turned his head, couldn't bear to look at Wang Cheng's expression anymore, and said leisurely: "Xiaguan is just a small county marquis, His Royal Highness the King of Jin is even younger and unbearable, this matter is very important, and Xiaguan and the King of Jin have no right to deal with it, these people are witnesses and material evidence, Xiaguan can only be sent to Chang'an, please Your Majesty, and please ask the head of the Wang family not to worry about our two juniors, this is your big man's business, we can't afford it......"
Wang Cheng's face was pale, his nostrils were panting, and he said gloomily: "The Wang family is innocent, and Zhuzian dares to wronged me!" Even if this matter is in front of His Majesty's steps, the old man will definitely fight for it! ”
Li Suhan smiled and said, "Please, this is a matter between you and Your Majesty, but ......"
Li Su straightened up, his eyes gradually became a little colder: "However, the facts and evidence are there, and the soldiers and horses of the state have also received military orders, in the eyes of the lower officials, this is a big rebellion case, the head of the Wang family can go to Chang'an City to tell His Majesty about his innocence, but the lower officials are responsible for quelling the chaos, but they dare not slack off, even if it is a thousand-year-old gatekeeper, they must not ignore the law of the country, the master of the Wang family, I can't stop it, I can't show favoritism, the Wang family is full of thousands of mouths, let's go to prison first." ”
Wang Cheng was furious: "Vertical Zier dare! My Wang family has been blessed by heaven, and no one has dared to do anything to the Wang family for thousands of years, who dare to ask my Wang family for guilt! ”
Li Su smiled: "I have evidence, why don't you dare?" If the head of the Wang family wants to play tricks, and the state soldiers and horses can let you play tricks, see who is more horizontal than whom, if you want to be reasonable, then the lower officials will reason with you, the human and material evidence is there, and the matter involves rebellion, dare to ask the lord of the Wang family, how do you clear yourself? What's wrong with the lower officials disposing of it like this? (To be continued.) )