Chapter 24: Temptation

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The theft of the "Lanting Collection Preface" caused a storm in Chang'an. Pen, fun, pavilion www. biquge。 info

The prompter of this storm was the emperor of the Tang Empire...... Li Shimin.

Li Shimin is a fan of Wang Xizhi, and he likes "Lanting Collection Preface" very much, and regrets that he can't have such a treasure. Now the treasure he can't have has been taken away by a thief, which is extremely uncomfortable. Of course, this is just a premise, and the real reason for Li Shimin's anger is that he remembered the name "thief": many years ago, because of Li Chengqian's stealing of cattle, Du Heluo punished him lightly, stole Li Chengqian's prince seal, and left a book to warn.

Li Shimin is an emperor who can listen to good words, like Du He, who directly asks Li Chengqian, Li Shimin may be a little embarrassed in face, but he will not do anything to the complainant, but will routinely commend him, hoping to hear this kind of contrary words again.

But the thief was lawless and stole Li Chengqian's crown seal without authorization, so as to punish Li Chengqian's misdeeds, which was unacceptable to Li Shimin. Li Chengqian is also his son, and he has to be punished and disciplined, that is his matter with the teachers. How can outsiders intervene and use such evil methods.

After Li Shimin learned everything, his beard was as angry as a steel needle. He couldn't afford to lose this face, and he didn't publicize the matter, but just vented his anger on Li Chengqian.

Li Shimin did not investigate the specific circumstances of the case in detail, but only read the report of the governor of the state governor's history, and knew that the thief who stole the prince's seal was likely to be the thief who stole the "Lanting Collection Preface".

Li Shimin personally ordered it, and this was repaid. Not only the state capital caught fast, but the gods of Dali Temple also went out one after another.

The city is full of wind and rain, and the entire Chang'an City is discussing this matter.

Yufu!

Duan Ganzhi once again inquired about the chief steward and the servants in the house, and after making sure that he couldn't find any evidence, he asked them to return to you.

After the disbandment, a lean middle-aged man hurried back to the house, and seeing that there was no one around, he nervously closed the doors and windows, quietly climbed up to the eaves, and removed a scroll from it.

If anyone sees this scene, they must be shocked.

That scroll was the stolen "Orchid Pavilion Collection Preface".

Seeing that the "Lanting Collection Preface" was still intact, the middle-aged man was relieved, reached out to wipe the sweat from his forehead, and carefully hid it again.

This middle-aged man's name is Fang Ruyu, as his name suggests, he is a very quiet and elegant person, with a scribe's bearing. If you put aside her identity, Fang Ruyu can really be regarded as a talented literati. It's just because of the difference in background that it is difficult for him to achieve a career.

Fang Ruyu's grandfather is Yu Shinan's scholar, his father is Yu Shinan's eldest son's scholar, and he is Yu Shinan's eldest grandson's scholar. The Yu family is a famous nobleman, in the period of the Chen Dynasty is the official family, after the destruction of the Sui Dynasty, Chen Wei was reused by the Sui Dynasty, and the Tang Dynasty also treated the Yu family well after the Sui Dynasty was destroyed. As a result, the Yu family was in the limelight for a while, and it was not that ordinary people couldn't be the scholars of this son-in-law and grandson.

Because Fang Ruyu was in the Yu family, he got the opportunity to learn that ordinary people couldn't get, but because he was in the Yu family, he was destined to be unable to get rid of his slave status. Although Fang Ruyu has been promoted to one of the stewards of the Yu family as he grows older, he has always had the imprint of the Yu Mansion on his body. Because the three generations of the family have served the Yu family, the Yu family has great trust in other family members and has different powers. Because of this, Fang Ruyu was able to enter and leave Yu Mansion freely without being suspected. Without knowing it, the ghost stole the "Lanting Collection Preface" from the study.

Fang Ruyu has no second thoughts about the Yu family, and doing so is also forced by the situation.

Fang Ruyu has a son named Fang Jun, who is his only son, and he loves this only son very much. Excessive pampering often brings unacceptable results. Fang Jun is not as talented as Fang Ruyu, he can occupy a place in the literati family Yu, he is the kind of person who is good at gambling and bad betting, and is useless.

Nine out of ten bets were lost, and Fang Jun owed a bunch of debts outside. This is forced to be forced into debt, and people will go to the point of no return. Fang Jun is like this, under the urgent situation, he committed robbery, burglary and other crimes, the most serious one, almost injured people's lives, and the evidence is ironclad. Once Fang Jun is arrested, the lightest sentence for the serious crimes he has committed is ten years in prison. In serious cases, it may move to Lingnan, and it will never be able to turn over.

How could Fang Ruyu bear to see his only son in a desperate situation? But all the evidence of Fang Jun's crimes was controlled by a mysterious person. Fang Ruyu didn't know who the mysterious person was, he just knew that if he didn't follow the mysterious person's request and steal the "Lanting Collection Preface", then his son's ironclad evidence would appear on the desk of the Chang'an Prefecture Mansion.

For the sake of his son, Fang Ruyu had to use his authority to steal the "Lanting Collection Preface" out of his conscience.

The mysterious man didn't tell him where or when the "Lanting Collection Preface" would be delivered, but only told him: The theft of "Lanting Collection Preface" will trigger a ***, let him hide the "Lanting Collection Preface", and wait for the turmoil to calm down, and then transfer the matter.

Fang Ruyu trembled and collected the "Lanting Collection Preface", waiting for the news of the mysterious person, he checked it every day, and was deeply afraid that the treasure of "Lanting Collection Preface" would be lost, which would affect his son's future fate.

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Wu Meiniang's intelligence network is indeed huge, and Wu Meiniang's methods are also amazing, she concluded that she could steal the "Lanting Collection Order" without alarming anyone in the Yu Mansion, and she had a certain status, and first targeted a few stewards in the mansion.

Use the intelligence network to investigate their people, their family situation and family background, and find out those who are anxious for money and have problems one by one.

It's only been three days, and Fang Ruyu and Fang Jun have already appeared in Wu Meiniang's sight. What kind of person Fang Jun is, after checking it, you can see that Fang Ruyu's power in the Yu family is not an ulterior secret, and it is effortless to investigate.

By the fifth day, Wu Meiniang had already locked on Fang Ruyu.

Fang Ruyu was not the only one who walked into Wu Meiniang's sight, but at the same time that "Lanting Collection Preface" disappeared, only Fang Ruyu's son Fang Jun was the only one who changed his lifestyle. Fang Jun used to mingle with his former fox friends and dog friends every day, but now he stays at home honestly, and it is not difficult to find the abnormality.

On the sixth day, Wu Meiniang had officially determined that Fang Ruyu was the one who stole the "Lanting Collection Preface", and notified Du He as soon as possible.

"It is said that mother's love is great, but this father's love is not the same." Du He looked at the information given to him by Wu Meiniang, and sighed a little helplessly. Wu Meiniang's information is very detailed, Fang Ruyu and Fang Jun's personalities are recorded, among which Fang Ruyu's talent and Fang Jun's foolish gambling are all among them.

Fang Ruyu is an upright person, although he can't agree with the theft for his son, but this father's love is real.

Changing places, Du He felt that if he was Fang Ruyu, he would probably fall into a dilemma. It is difficult to choose between integrity and beloved son, and suddenly feel that the information in his hand is a little heavy: "Although Fang Ruyu is at fault, but the heart of his beloved son can be seen, and this matter is to be stopped." As for Fang Jun, he is indeed a bastard, let people teach him a profound lesson! Keep an eye on Fang Ruyu, what I want is the person behind the scenes. ”

There is no need for him to explain, Wu Meiniang will handle all this properly.

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The turmoil of the theft of the "Lanting Collection Preface" has been prevalent in Chang'an for 20 days, although the imperial court has sent a wide range of people, but no one will suspect that Du He, an important minister of the Tang Dynasty, is at a loss to capture the thief.

Li Shimin is the emperor, it is impossible to waste all his mind on a thief, and gradually he is no longer reluctant.

After more than 20 days of nervousness, those officials gradually lost their patience. Of course, this is not to say that the officials of the Tang Dynasty were ineffective, but because the state government and Dali Temple had their own affairs. They can't put all their minds into one thing.

At the beginning, because of Li Shimin's attention, officials gathered all the members and launched an investigation. For this reason, the things that have accumulated for more than 20 days have been pulled down, and these things cannot be put on hold forever, so they naturally have to be dealt with by manpower. In this way, the days of Chang'an gradually passed.

Wei Wangfu.

Li Tai came to Du Chuke's nursing home in a small sedan chair. Because he is too fat, the whole person has a thick waist and a big belly, like a ball of meat, and it is very difficult to walk, as long as he walks a few hundred meters, he will be tired and out of breath, so Li Shimin specially allowed him to take a small sedan chair to the court.

With this privilege, Li Tai will never leave the sedan chair to show the special treatment he has received.

"Your Highness......" Du Chuke, who got the news, came to greet him.

The two walked into the study to discuss.

Li Tai asked about the "Lanting Collection Preface", and he didn't remember a single day in the past 20 days.

Du Chuke said: "The Preface to the Lanting Collection has already arrived, but it was in the limelight at the beginning and did not take over. A few days later, after confirming the safety, Du immediately arranged for a credible person to take the "Lanting Collection Preface". However, there is one thing that needs to be asked of His Highness. Lu Zijian's old puppet wanted to read it through the "Lanting Collection Preface", but I don't know if His Royal Highness agreed. ”

Li Tai's eyes froze: "How did Lu Zijian know?" ”

Du Chuke said: "In order to transfer Yu Shinan and Zhiyong out of Yu Mansion, I specially instigated Chu Suiliang to invite the two to a party. Lu Zijian is old and sophisticated, and he is vaguely aware of it, but he has no real evidence. I think Lu Zijian's borrowing of "Lanting Collection Preface" is fake, and I want to test whether His Highness's attitude is true. ”

Li Tai realized something, nodded and said: "Cui Lu Li Zheng Wang, the five great families, surnamed Lu is the second." Lu Zijian is the eldest of the five families, his words and deeds are very representative of the five families, and if the king wants to obtain the crown prince, they must support him. That's it, after the "Lanting Collection Preface" arrived, we directly sent someone to Lu Zijian to express our meaning. ”

Li Tai is talking about sending, not borrowing.

Five days later, Du He got the news of Fang Ruyu's action. (To be continued.) If you like this work, you are welcome to ***(***.***) to vote for recommendation, ***, your support is my biggest motivation. )