Chapter 798: Night Trial of Goguryeo Spies

After tossing and turning all day, when Wang Ping'an took Ouyang Li and them to the military headquarters, the sky was already dark.

The Ministry of War is one of the six departments of Shangshu Province, with four divisions under its jurisdiction, of which the staff is in charge of scouts. The department is mainly responsible for the drawing of maps, as well as military projects such as cities and fortresses.

Since these things are in charge, it will inevitably involve sending scouts to reconnoitre, to find out the enemy's situation, or something like that. They also have to send scouts abroad, and they have to catch the enemy's scouts, and when the two armies are fighting against each other in this era, the scouts sent are called scouts, and when the two armies are not fighting, their own scouts are still called scouts, and the enemy's scouts are called spies.

The staff of the Tang Dynasty was not famous enough, but it became famous in the Ming Dynasty. Of course, it is not famous for the department of the Ministry of Staff, but for other departments that extend from this department, such as Jinyiwei and Dongchang.

Wang Ping'an led people into Shangshu Province, and the second courtyard to the east of this big yamen was the military department. Wang Ping'an asked Ouyang Li and them to escort the two Goguryeo spies to the military department, and he personally ran to the main hall to find the eldest grandson Wuji.

There was no one in the main hall, so he ran to the second hall again, and saw that the eldest grandson Wuji really didn't go home from duty, and was talking to Chu Suiliang and Fang Xuanling.

The eldest grandson Wuji was quite excited today, he learned from the grapevine from Wang Ping'an that he might have to parade on behalf of the Son of Heaven, and he was so excited that he couldn't take care of eating, so he called Chu Suiliang and Fang Xuanling to tell them about the matter, and let them come up with ideas, how they should parade on behalf of the Son of Heaven.

Chu Suiliang and Fang Xuanling are both thoughtful people, and because they are not the two of them who parade on behalf of the Son of Heaven, they are not as excited as the eldest grandson Wuji, and they can still stay calm and be more objective when looking at things.

As soon as Chu Suiliang heard the news, he said: "Wujigong, the military parade on behalf of the Son of Heaven is a big deal, so to speak, it is a matter that is incompatible with etiquette and law, far away like Cao Cao, let's not mention it first, just Yang Jian of Sui in advance, he is also a figure in the military parade on behalf of the Son of Heaven, and there are countless generals in this dynasty's military parade, but no one can parade on behalf of the Son of Heaven, this matter is a bit taboo, it is easy to cause criticism from others, so you have to think twice before you act!" ”

The eldest grandson Wuji was poured cold water, a little disappointed, thinking that this seemed to be the case, his excitement decreased slightly, and asked Fang Xuanling: "Brother Fang, our Tang Dynasty Fang Mou Du is famous, Brother Du died early, it is impossible for him to make a decision, but your Fang Mou is still there." Tell me, if this is true, how should the old man deal with it? ”

Fang Xuanling thought about it for a long time, and turned around more than 20 circles in the hall before he said: "In my opinion, this matter doesn't seem to be as serious as Brother Chu said. Although the saint is young today, he is not a fool, how could he make a decision on such a major matter as the military parade on behalf of the Son of Heaven, and it is impossible for him to say it to Wang Ping'an before making a decision. Since I told Wang Ping'an, and Wang Ping'an came to tell you again, it means that this matter has been decided, even if you resign, you still have to do it! ”

Chu Suiliang frowned and said: "In other words, the emperor is determined to let Wuji Gong parade on his behalf, why is this?" Wuji Gong has a lot of merit in civil governance, but in terms of martial arts, he doesn't have much achievement! ”

The eldest grandson Wuji was in a hurry and said: "Wenzhi martial arts, in fact, when it comes to Wenzhi, the old man thinks that the credit is not very great. But then why did Wang Ping'an send this news? Wang Ping'an's mouth has always been strict, if it weren't for the emperor's instructions, he would not have been able to be this long-tongued woman, he had never seen Wang Ping'an chew the root of his tongue! ”

Fang Xuanling's eyes rolled, and he said: "It seems that according to me, it seems that the emperor has another thing, and this matter requires Wuji Gong to make concessions, so it is so cheap for you." ”

They are all old friends, so Fang Xuanling said it very directly, to put it bluntly, this matter is to give a cheap price and let the eldest grandson Wuji take advantage of it.

As soon as Fang Xuanling's words came out, the eldest grandson Wuji and Chu Suiliang were stunned at the same time, just like a lightning bolt suddenly crossing the night sky, and immediately illuminated the four fields, and they both had a feeling of sudden enlightenment!

Chu Suiliang sighed and said, "It seems that this is the case!" This is a typical desire to take first, must be given first. But ......" he looked at the eldest grandson Wuji, and didn't say the second half of the words.

The eldest grandson Wuji grabbed his beard vigorously, stroked it twice, and pulled off several mustaches, which hurt him so much that he bared his teeth, shook his head and said, "However, what does the emperor want the old man to make concessions?" Is it a major event in the DPRK and China? But the emperor doesn't care about the major events in the DPRK and China at all? ”

Chu Suiliang said: "Could it be because of the expedition to Goguryeo?" The emperor thought of his brotherly love and wanted to spare Li Ke's life, so he gave Wuji some benefits in advance, so as not to make an obstacle from Wuji, so he had to kill Li Ke? ”

The eldest grandson Wuji hated Li Ke, and everyone in the Manchu Dynasty knew about it. In fact, to put it bluntly, the eldest grandson Wuji except for the children born to the first queen, he looked down on all the other princes and princesses, but because Li Ke was the biggest threat to Li Zhi, he was the most disgusted!

The eldest grandson Wuji shook his head again and said, "No, the old man doesn't want to see Li Ke, but in fact, the emperor doesn't want to see him either." As for sparing Li Ke's life, there is no need to use the method of military parade to let the old man make concessions, as long as the emperor says that after capturing Li Ke alive, he will not kill him and bring him back to Chang'an. For the old man, letting Li Ke live is more relieving than killing him, and he can repair him as much as he wants. ”

Chu Suiliang and Fang Xuanling nodded together, and they both understood in their hearts that for Li Ke, in fact, it is better to die than to live, and once he dies, he will be freed from everything, which is a hundred times stronger than being alive and suffering from the endless torture.

Chu Suiliang also began to brush his beard, he said: "Then I can't figure it out, I don't know why the emperor did this, Wang Ping'an either doesn't pass on the news, if it is transmitted, it must be true, don't doubt it." But why did the emperor do this? ”

Fang Xuanling turned around a few more times, suddenly stopped, and said, "It may not be a matter of the DPRK, nor will it be a matter of Li Ke, but a matter in the palace." Wuji Gong, in addition to being the prime minister, you are still the emperor's uncle, the mother and uncle, the first emperor and the first queen are gone, and now you can say a few words about the royal family, and the words you say are very useful, but you are the only one left! ”

"The affairs of the royal family, the ...... in the palace" The eldest grandson Wuji suddenly shouted: "Lichu!" ”

At the same time, Chu Suiliang also said it, exactly the same as what the eldest grandson Wuji said, he also shouted: "Lichu! ”

The biggest thing in the royal family is that it can't surpass the prince, and Emperor Li Zhi has not appointed any son as a prince so far! For the three prime ministers, they didn't know who Wu Meiniang was, and they couldn't imagine that the emperor was thinking about a nun, so once they thought that the emperor wanted the eldest grandson Wuji to make concessions, the first thing they thought of was Lichu!

The eldest grandson Wuji immediately said in surprise: "Which prince does the emperor want to appoint as the prince?" Now the princes are not very old, and if you want to talk about identity, they are not enough to be the prince! ”

Since the founding of the Tang Dynasty, there have been three generations, but whether it is Li Yuan or Li Shimin, the princes they set up at the beginning are the eldest sons of the emperor, and the eldest sons of the emperor are all born to the queen. But the current queen did not give birth to a son, and Li Zhi's eldest son was a concubine, which was a very troublesome thing for the Tang Dynasty!

The eldest grandson Wuji is an old stubborn, for Li Zhi's establishment of the prince, it is not that he wants to interfere, but that if he does not interfere, Li Zhi cannot establish the prince, in his eyes, Li Zhi is his nephew first, and then the emperor, and as the only elder who has the final say, who should inherit the Tang Dynasty, it should be his uncle, not Li Zhi, the father, who has the final say!

Fang Xuanling said: "It's definitely not to make the emperor's eldest son, otherwise why do you have to make concessions without permission?" ”

Chu Suiliang said: "Could it be that you want to establish Concubine Xiao Shu's son?" That Li Sujie who is still breastfeeding? ”

Fang Xuanling said again: "Yes, I guessed the same as Brother Chu, it must be to make Li Sujie the crown prince, otherwise why would the emperor go around in such a circle?" ”

Although Concubine Xiao Shufei was born in the former royal family, for the three prime ministers, the outdated royal family is not as good as ordinary people, what can the phoenix do, it is still not as good as a chicken if it falls! It was precisely because they didn't take Concubine Xiao Shu seriously that they dared to call the prince's name without any respect.

The eldest grandson Wuji was furious and said angrily: "What is that Concubine Xiao Shu, she pretended to be pregnant some time ago, and now she dares to think about it when she gives birth to a son, how can her son be established as a prince, what is she, her son is not a thing!" ”

Chu Suiliang and Fang Xuanling stopped squeaking, scolding Concubine Xiao Shufei is not a thing, that's nothing, it's just the emperor's little wife, but scolding Li Sujie is not a thing, how dare they? If Li Sujie is not a thing, then what is the emperor, who is Lao Tzu!

The eldest grandson Wuji was so angry that his beard was cocked, and said: "The old man has to ask Wang Ping'an about this matter, if this is the case, the old man will not go to read any soldiers, this matter is not over, not to mention that Li Sujie wants to be the prince, the woman of the Xiao family should not even be a concubine, and go directly to the cold palace!" ”

The three of them discussed this matter for half a day, and even sent someone to the palace to inquire about the news to see if the emperor had been very fond of Concubine Xiao Shu recently, so that Concubine Xiao Shu was proud of her pampering and had unrealistic ideas.

It was just dark, and the people who inquired about the news had not yet returned, but someone came to report that Wang Ping'an had come, and that two Goguryeo spies had been remanded and sent to the military headquarters for interrogation.

The eldest grandson Wuji said: "Wang Ping'an came just in time, let's go and ask him together." ”

But Fang Xuanling grabbed him and said, "Don't be impatient, don't ask Wang Ping'an about this, ask him directly, he won't tell the truth." Didn't he bring two Goguryeo spies, let's take him to the night trial, and after the trial, let's find a way to talk and knock on the side, so that we can get the truth. ”

Chu Suiliang also said: "Yes, it's better to be safe, that Wang Ping'an is a little slippery, let's ask him directly, and I can't ask anything." ”

While he was talking, Wang Ping'an went outside the hall, probed his brain, and looked into the second hall.