Sikong Xing shook his head and said: "No, Yang Ciyou is a hot temper, he can't do such a big thing, when Yang Yu had an accident, Yang Ciyou looked for Zhou Qian, Zhou Qian didn't care, Zhou Tong will not be an exception." ”

Yang Chong pulled the bell, asked the kitchen to send some wine and food, and called Yu Xuan, Pei Lin and others, eating and drinking in the hall and waiting; The dishes of Yue Wangfu are filled with a new variety of vermicelli, Jia Siqian said that the practice of starch processing vermicelli, but the mung bean vermicelli of Yue Wangfu is evenly stripped, pure and bright, neat and flexible, white and transparent, and it is not broken after being cooked in chicken soup for a long time, it tastes tender and palatable, smooth and chewy, and is very suitable for elderly people like Pei Ju.

When Xu Kang came back again, he brought a blood letter from Empress Xiao to Zhou Qian, asking Zhou Qian to help the royal family for the last time for the sake of Yang Guang saving the Zhou family back then. Xu Kang said in a deep voice: "I didn't find anyone to go to the various locations of the Zhou family, and the master didn't say anything, just asked me to bring the blood book." ”

Zhou Qian pleaded guilty, as long as there is a living mouth that falls into the hands of Yang Chong, many things will be traced, and the surveillance arranged by Tianqi must have been discovered, so Zhou Qian did not think about it, and let Xu Kang bring the blood book, which is all the posture of being disposed of. After reading the blood book, Yang Chong hesitated for a long time and said: "This matter cannot be based on Zhou Qian's words alone, all the properties of the Zhou family are confiscated, the matter is investigated clearly, and the father and daughter of the Zhou family are temporarily sent to Kunming Town for resettlement." ”

As soon as Xu Kang promised, he was about to leave, Yang Chong called out to Xu Kang and said: "Chang'an, Luoyang and other places have posted notices to provide clues to capture Li Shimin, and the reward for those who capture Li Shimin is 2,000 yuan, and one person in the family will be crowned with a nine-rank official position; Those who capture Li Shimin or kill Li Shimin will be rewarded with 10,000 yuan, and one person in the family will be crowned with an eight-rank official position. Those who harbor or assist Li Shimin's actions will be punished for the crime of treason; Anyone who fails to report this information shall be sentenced to 10 years in prison. ”

Pei Ju and the others were shocked, even if Li Shimin was defeated in Yuyang, Yang Chong did not go all out to pursue Li Shimin, today's actions show that Yang Chong does not have any hope for Li Shimin, and will want to kill him quickly. Feng Deyi hurriedly walked into the hall and said to Yang Chongshi: "King Huiyue, Qu Tutong reported that Li Shimin planned to kidnap Yang Dong, and then threatened Qu Tu's family with Yang Dong's life. ”

Pei Lian's chopsticks that were picking up vegetables fell on the table, Feng Deyi's hand reversed the whole situation, Yang Tong is the descendant of Yang Jian, the nominal first successor, but the person is missing, Yang Chong can't put a charge of rebellion on Yang Tong. Therefore, even if the political affairs hall convicted Qu Tutong of rebellion, it was from the perspective of Qu Tu's unauthorized mobilization of troops, and the crimes of others were not easy to convict, and so far it is still in the investigation stage, and there is no conclusion.

However, Feng Deyi's statement made all the people who helped Yang Tong become Li Tang's remnants and accomplices, and the charges were completely different; Even the tribes in Lingnan that helped Yang Dong would be branded as Li Tang. The obstacles to conviction and sending troops were all eliminated at once, and if Yang Chong was willing, he could even go through a sieve of all Li Tang's subordinates and kill them all if he was not satisfied; Yu Zhining and Su Shanchang both left their seats and came forward to dissuade them: "King Yue, Qu Tutong's words are not credible. ”

Feng Deyi said unhurriedly: "The eldest grandson Wuji and Chang He both testified that Li Shimin had approached them and was rejected by them, but Li Shimin fled alertly. Ruan Junming, who was arrested, also opened his mouth, he followed Li Shimin to Chang'an, and also confessed to many people he had seen in Chang'an, the officers and soldiers of the Hundred Cavalry Battalion and Chang'an County were arrested, and it would soon be known whether what these people said was true or false. ”

Sikong Xing and Yu Xuan could only secretly praise Yang Chong's eyes like a torch, and selected Feng Deyi to do this among so many people, some people looked down on Feng Deyi, and they commented on Feng Deyi, saying that Feng Deyi had a lot of talent for figuring out, and he had the skill of attaching to it, first following Yu Wenhua and killing Yang Guang, and then following Yu Wenshi to Li Tang, and then defecting to Yang Chong, there was no shame at all. But what Yang Chong wants is for Feng Deyi to open his mouth and speak in the vernacular, and if he is someone else, he may not be able to do it.

Yu Zhining and Su Shanchang are both upright gentlemen, knowing that Qu Tutong, Changsun Wuji and others must have lived after the incident and agreed with this statement, but if the two of them were to talk nonsense with Feng Deyi in public, the two of them couldn't do it at all. Pei Ju felt a hint of crisis, if Yang Chong handed himself over to Dali Temple for trial, and the Pei family really couldn't explain the matter clearly, then the two generals could also be regarded as killing people by themselves.

Pei Ju asked Yang Chong with a light smile: "How is King Yue going to judge this case?" ”

"This king is still ready to give people a chance." Yang Chong sent an olive branch: "As long as the person who goes to the Privy Council or the Criminal Rites Department turns himself in and clarifies the matter, he will not be investigated; All the evidence with conclusive evidence was handed over to the Ministry of Criminal Rites, Dali Temple, and Chang'an County for interrogation and judgment, and the personnel in the military were to be disposed of by the Privy Council in accordance with military regulations. Master Pei, do you have any good advice? ”

Pei Ju said without hesitation: "King Yue's move is very clear, and the lower officials are willing to participate in the trial. ”

Pei Ju is now a servant in the palace, and he is qualified to come to inquire about these cases, Yang Chong said: "The Privy Council needs the assistance of a large number of experienced officials, and the old general Yun Dingxing has already gone to help Yang Gongqing, if Master Pei has time, he can also go over and have a look." ”

Yun Dingxing is the same kind of person as Feng Deyi, first betrayed his son-in-law Yang Yong, and later helped Wang Shichong force Yang Tong to abdicate, only because he was a mechanical master and was valued by Yang Chong, so he was still reused in Dasui. It's just that Yun Dingxing has been in charge of the armory workshop, and this time Yun Dingxing came forward to try the case, which shows that Yang Chong and Yang Guang's families are ready to completely tear their faces; Su Shan let out a long sigh and saluted Yang Chong and said, "The lower officials are not strong enough to drink, please retire first, and I hope the prince will forgive me." ”

Yang Chong nodded, there is no need for everyone to take a stand for this kind of thing, Su Shanchang is a sincere gentleman, and it is normal to not be able to stand it; Wang Qi, Chu Suiliang and others naturally knew that these were two cases, but they were cleverly linked together by Feng Deyi, causing a change in the situation. Yu Zhining returned to his seat, drank silently, patted Yu Zhining on the shoulder and said: "Politics is so dark, it is impossible for you to ask Yang Tong to give up the idea, and it is even more impossible for us to stretch out our necks and be killed." ”

Yu Zhining has read history books, and naturally knows that what Meng Chong said is correct, Yang Chong created such a situation, even if he supports someone to be the emperor, that person will not be at ease with Yang Chong, and there will still be a series of hard fights in the future, until Yang Chong replaces the emperor, or the emperor kills Yang Chong. Yu Zhining drank depressedly, and soon got drunk, lying on the table, unable to hear what a group of smiling people were saying, and went to see Zhou Gong in a dream.

(End of chapter)