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Li Chun is very distressed now, judging from the comprehensive summary of various intelligence, it is an indisputable fact that Li Mao let go of the Empress Dowager Shen without permission, why did he do this, is what Wang Shoucheng said true, Li Mao and Hu Yuchun recruited troops in Zhengzhou under the pretense of the boat gang, and when the time is ripe, they will stand up for themselves under the banner of the Empress Dowager and divide one side

When Wang Shoucheng said this to him for the first time, he suspected that this old slave was hangover and did not wake up, not to mention what the Empress Dowager meant, just talking about Li Mao, how could he join forces with Hu Yuchun to divide Zhengzhou and sugar

Zhengzhou is not Hebei, it is surrounded by the territory of the imperial court, how to gain a foothold in Li Mao with the power of a city is not a fool, how can he do such a stupid thing

The second time Wang Shoucheng said this, he still laughed.

But the information provided to him by Lin Ying showed that Li Mao was indeed very close to Hu Yuchun, he not only recognized the Empress Dowager Shen as his godmother, but also sought to marry her favorite daughter Meng Yingchun as a concubine, and even fostered his own son, an orphan named Qian Duoduo, in the Hu family in Zhengzhou.

Li Chun had to pay attention to this matter.

By the time Wang Shoucheng mentioned this matter for the third time, Li Chun did not scold him or ridicule him. How shrewd this old slave was, he must have sniffed out something from the change in his attitude, so he proposed to welcome the Empress Dowager back to the palace.

Empress Dowager Shen, Dezong Dynasty has been looking for her for 40 years, no one in the world knows the news of her seclusion in Zhengzhou, as early as the Zhenyuan period he knew, he even wanted to tell his grandfather the news, let him get his wish, it was the crown prince at that time His father suppressed the matter. When he arrived in the Shunzong Dynasty, the court announced that Shen was no longer alive, his father was a pure filial piety person, and he was unwilling to do anything with this poor old man, his intention was nothing more than that since Empress Dowager Shen did not want to return to Luan to be the queen mother of the Tang Dynasty, then respect her choice and not disturb the quiet life of her and her descendants, which is the real filial piety.

Wang Shoucheng would definitely not have known such a secret when he was in charge of the army, and now that he is in charge of another eye that looks at the sky, it is logical to know this secret, and he strongly advocates welcoming back the Empress Dowager to fulfill his filial piety, you can say that he has ulterior motives, but I have to admit that he is not wrong in doing so.

Of course, the emperor can also have his own choice, he can refuse Wang Shoucheng's suggestion, abide by the rules set by the Shunzong Dynasty, and not disturb the peaceful life of the empress dowager.

But Tutu Chenghuang's words made Li Chun vigilant, after Tutu Chenghuang was demoted to the military envoy, the ministers of the court still did not let him go, and had to demote him to a bow and arrow treasury envoy, this old slave was still well-behaved, and he stopped for a while, didn't say anything, didn't do anything, and stayed honestly.

After obtaining the emperor's understanding, he still expressed his doubts, saying that Li Mao could persuade Liu Ji to kill his own son in Hebei in a few words, take back the military power, and march with the whole army to seize Shenzhou. Sugar hua updates quickly, the website page is refreshing, there are few advertisements, I like this kind of website the most, I must praise it and persuade Tian Xing to get rid of Tian Ji'an, take charge of the military himself, and become the de facto master of Wei Bo. Even Li Quanzhong, who had been languishing, suddenly became brave and invincible under Li Mao's persuasion, and was able to encircle Zhaozhou in one fell swoop, making the situation in Hebei suddenly brighter.

From this point of view, Li Mao's ability is not blown out, but what happened after Li Mao Why did Li Mao intercede for Wang Chengzong who was in trouble, at that time, Zhenzhou was surrounded on all sides, lost contact with the outside world, Wang Chengzong was terminally ill and dying, why did he do this, what was his purpose, and what benefits did he want to get

The Son of Heaven rejected him, so he said that he was ill and stayed in Chang'an and did not return to Hebei, causing the situation in Hebei to deteriorate overnight and finally become out of control.

Speaking of excitement, Tutu Chenghuang asked Li Chun: Obviously, Zhenzhou is at his fingertips, why did he ask for Wang Chengzong to be with him, isn't this their secret collusion, although he made the official in the court the general of the Zuo Longxiang army, but he was controlled by others everywhere, how could he be a self-righteous marshal

Tutu Chengguang took out his evidence, saying that the army returned to the dynasty that day, very embarrassed, the Yellow River ferry boat was insufficient, the chasing soldiers arrived, the situation was thrilling, the generals were helpless, they could only pray for the blessing of heaven, just at this time a letter came from Chang'an, those on the Yellow River who saw the money, no money ghosts are difficult to invite boat gang gathered thousands of boats overnight, day and night, regardless of the cost to help them cross the Yellow River, turn the danger into safety.

Tu Tu Chengxuan said with tears in his eyes, I am a dignified army in command, the envoy of the Tang Emperor racked his brains and couldn't do it, he is an idler thousands of miles away, he can do it with just a letter, how can he Li Mao, how can he be thousands of miles away to remotely control the boat gang, this does not prove that there is already collusion between the two

It is conceivable that if Li Mao had ill intentions, he would immediately stand up and obey his orders if he gave an order, and the hundreds of thousands of boat gang brothers on the Yellow River would immediately stand up and obey his orders

I have to say that the words of Tutu Chengguang are very demagogic, and Li Chun was sullen for a night.

The fact that Empress Dowager Shen is still alive is not a secret, but it is a secret that is not declared, no matter in the palace, anyone with a little brain, can deal with this problem silently and rationally, and no one is willing to break it.

What is the purpose of Wang Shoucheng's solemn report to Li Chunyu about this matter, it is very worthy of in-depth investigation, is Wang Shoucheng stupid, obviously not, can be accepted by those big families who are forbidden to serve, and the person who is promoted to the position of the envoy of the five squares can never be a fool, then, it is Wang Shoucheng who is mad

Wang Shoucheng can only be regarded as a small role in the forbidden system, and he returned to Beijing from the Xuzhou Prison Army to report on his work, but he was suddenly elected as the envoy of the five squares by the five major families of the forbidden army, and it will not be so simple to take charge of the eye of the sky that is older and more powerful than Longshou Mountain.

Before the appearance of Longshou Mountain, that eye was the only eye of the Son of Heaven, he was regarded as forbidden by the five major families, and no one was allowed to touch it, Wang Shoucheng was born outside the five major families, and he made such a big name as soon as he took office, if it weren't for Wang Shoucheng's madness and arrogance, it would definitely have another purpose.

Why did he set off this biggest scandal since the founding of the Tang Dynasty and made the Li family's royal family lose face

Wang Shoucheng's explanation for this is that the pustule is not picked or broken, he compared the existence of the Empress Dowager Shen to a pustule, is it really a pustule, think about it carefully, it is really a pustule, once it is pinched by someone with a heart, it is enough for the royal family to drink a pot.

Li Chun thought about it, and gradually leaned towards Wang Shoucheng's proposition, the puss is not picky or broken, instead of being frightened and worried about what others are doing on this, it is better to take the initiative to pick him up and welcome the empress dowager back to the court, it is not a difficult thing, although it may be disrespectful to the emperor to do so.

But the Empress Dowager can only come back as an innocent person, she can have an adopted son, but she cannot have a biological child, the name of the Empress Dowager of the Tang Dynasty must not be tarnished, the Hu brothers must completely disappear from this world, and the Tang Dynasty cannot accept a woman who has lost her virginity to return to the dynasty to be the Empress Dowager.

This matter involved Li Mao, one of the founders of Longshou Mountain, Wang Shoucheng could not escape the suspicion of his colleagues, this duel was unfair to Li Mao, but Li Chun was willing to give Wang Shoucheng this opportunity. One of the great pleasures of a king is to watch his courtiers fight on matters that do not involve the fundamental situation, and to see their ability and sincerity.

Li Chun also decided to give Li Mao a chance to see if his reaction in this matter could meet the standard of being a loyal minister. His life, death, honor and disgrace are now completely in his own hands. He has a credit to the court, and the court can be regarded as benevolent and righteous to him.

But Li Mao's performance disappointed him too much, he let go of the old woman who brought him endless trouble, and wanted to leave him with more trouble, he killed Lin Nan and Zhu Fen, although these two people, he himself didn't like them, but after all, they were angels he sent out, representing his authority, how could you let you kill

And Li Mao's actions all prove that he has an inseparable connection with the boat gang, and the rumors that he is the big boss of the boat gang are only afraid that it is true, this Li Mao is too disappointing to me, and everything today is your own fault.

"This person can't be used anymore."

Li Chun made up his mind, and Li Mao's end seemed to have arrived.

Under the emperor's thunderous anger, no one dared to intercede for Li Mao, this is a big fire pit, how many people jump into it will be burned to ashes and turned into thick water, and it is absolutely useless.

Do you need a reason to kill an assassin, of course you need to, and naturally you can kill first and then fabricate charges, and the dead will not argue.

However, Li Chun chose to convict him first, and then kill, the Son of Heaven will kill him openly and honestly, and he will kill you with anger, and cut off your head, you and your descendants will want you to shout long live, and you will be convinced.

Kill someone secretly, what is that, it was done by an assassin, and it can't be on the table.

As for what crime to use to kill Li Mao, that's a matter of the division, isn't fabricating charges exactly what they are best at, whoever refuses to fabricate charges for Li Mao, then I will let his opponent fabricate charges against him, see who dares

The courtiers were silent, even the prime minister Li Jiang and Pei Yan also consciously forbade not to speak, since Li Mao was demoted to Zhengzhou, they saw this day, this day is not abrupt, and for them, Li Mao is just one of their many allies when they were officials in the court, in their personal dictionary, the definition of allies is colleagues who can use each other, if this loses its use value, then decisively stay away from him, and tell others loudly that I don't know him.

Qin Mo, who was imprisoned opposite him that night, joked that there would be someone to bring them prison food to improve their lives, these days they were dizzy from eating brown rice, and their teeth were worn out, so Li Mao asserted that no one in the Manchu Dynasty would do this. This brown rice has to continue to be eaten, of course, in order to protect your teeth, you can eat slowly, chew slowly, so that it is conducive to picking out the sand and gravel in the rice at any time and throwing it away.

In fact, as he expected, the Manchu civil and military avoided it, and who would be willing to send them prison food.

The interrogation was conducted according to the procedure, and the presiding judges were all familiar faces, and not long ago they were still calling each other brothers, and they could talk and laugh and tell some very pornographic and obscene jokes, but in the blink of an eye, they were very strong. Some people warned Li Mao to be honest, get to know each other, cooperate with each other, and not force them to use some unconventional interrogation methods.

Li Mao understood that it was referring to torture to extract confessions, and he admitted that he was not a hard bone, and if he was really going to be tortured, I was afraid that he would be able to say anything, especially the truth.

Extorting confessions by torture was the only magic weapon for him to attack his opponents and defeat his political opponents.

And Li Mao didn't want to be bruised and unrecognizable when he left this world, and seeing Judge Cui like that would not leave a good impression and affect reincarnation.

So whatever they asked, Li Mao said anything, asked one answer ten, and never concealed it, but soon they stopped asking, because Li Mao's answers often made them lose face, and because they were involved in too many secrets, they were nervous and sweaty, and their trembling hands couldn't hold the pen and the wood.

They are afraid that if they know too much, they will inexplicably die in their own bed, in someone else's bed, in their own bath, in someone else's bathtub, on their own dinner table, on someone else's dinner table, and on the way to court.

So they took a leave of absence one after another, claiming that the dampness of the prison was too heavy, and they all had arthritis and typhoid legs.

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