Unconsciously, it has been twenty-four hours since Zhang Chao returned to Chang'an, that is, forty-eight hours in the future. And at this time, Zhang Chao stayed in Dali Temple to interrogate Er Zhuhuan and Qiaogongshan, of course these two Zhang Chao knew what kind of goods they were, and they were definitely dead soldiers. And Zhang Chao must pry their mouths open, because although the current situation is actually known to many people. First of all, of course, Li Yuan guessed that his second son, Li Shimin, the king of Qin, was playing ghosts, and of course Li Jiancheng also knew about it, and Zhang Chao quickly analyzed the history of later generations. However, all this is based on everyone's speculation, and no one has evidence.

This Li Shimin is really good enough to do things, and there is no evidence left. And he also placed people around Li Jiancheng as early as the early years of the founding of the Tang Dynasty, and even more than one or two, maybe a lot. In this case, it is too difficult to get Li Shimin to leave evidence. At present, the only breakthrough is to get a confession from the mouths of Er Zhuhuan and Qiao Gongshan, so that it can be regarded as evidence. Of course, this process will inevitably involve torture, otherwise it would be impossible for these two dead men to speak. However, ordinary punishments are useless for them, and the real means depend on what follows.

"Zhang Yushi, His Royal Highness the Crown Prince has gone to Renzhi Palace to meet the emperor, hoping to obtain the emperor's forgiveness. He went alone, without any guards or ministers, which obviously showed that he had no intention of rebellion. Liu Renliang said.

"Well, this matter has been made to make sure it doesn't get worse. If the prince's head is hot for a while and he chooses to rebel immediately, it will really be yellow mud falling into the crotch of his pants, and it will be either or. Zhang Chao said.

Li Jiancheng did not choose to rebel, which means that he chose to explain to Li Yuan alone and chose to let Li Yuan slaughter. And in this way, it is impossible for Li Yuan to hold him responsible, because Li Yuan is very clear about the problem here, it is definitely the result of the two sons tearing down each other and framing each other, not that Li Jiancheng really wants to rebel. However, the only thing Li Yuan wants to know the truth is to let Zhang Chao investigate, so that Li Yuan can truly realize that his two sons are fighting so fiercely. However, this Yang Wengan incident is just an opportunity for Zhang Chao to gain political capital, not only to be promoted, but also to let a few of his friends be promoted together, and then step by step to the top. Anyway, Zhang Chao didn't have the heart to pay attention to Li Jiancheng and Li Shimin's, so it was up to them. However, this Yang Wengan incident does not need to be staged according to the original history, Zhang Chao can still add some content.

"Zhang Yushi, we have forced it out!" Liu Chun said.

Because of the use of this fatigue interrogation method, this method was actually learned by Zhang Chao later when he heard that the Commission for Discipline Inspection had investigated and dealt with some police officers who abused lynching, and this method tortured them mentally by not letting them sleep or resting, so that they could not stand it. In many cases, mental torture is more severe than physical torture, so it is not surprising that they cannot hold up confessions. This method was used by many police officers who broke the law in later generations, so that not only would it not leave wounds on the suspect's body, but it could also play a role in torture, and even the torture effect was better than those traditional punishments. It can be said that it is a low-cost, high-effect method.

Liu Chun took two confessions, and then said: "This is the confession of the two of them, they have confessed, and they admit that many years ago, the King of Qin had found them and had great kindness to them." Then they remained subordinate to an organization called the Bad People under the King of Qin, so that together they served under the Crown Prince. And they also sent their families away, so that the family would not be implicated, and the family could enjoy the wealth. Moreover, the boss promised them that as long as King Qin could be the emperor, even if they died, they would be treated favorably by their families. ”

Next, Zhang Chao looked at the transcript, and then nodded, the matter was already very clear. Li Shimin planned this Yang Wengan incident, and Li Jiancheng asked these two Li Shimin's undercover agents to send armor to Yang Wengan, so that Li Shimin took advantage of the situation and framed Li Jiancheng for rebellion, so that Li Yuan would inevitably abolish the position of Li Jiancheng's crown prince when he was angry. However, Zhang Chao thinks that Li Shimin should think at a higher level, he doesn't think Li Yuan can't see this, everyone can see the trickiness in this, as long as a person who has been in the officialdom for a period of time knows the problem.

However, there is a way that the authorities are obsessed with bystanders, and Li Yuan may be very angry at first, and then order Li Jiancheng to be deprived of his power and military power, and then restrict Li Jiancheng's activities, and Li Yuan is also a fan of the authorities. But Li Jiancheng was suddenly hit so violently, and he was suddenly deprived of all power by his father, so he must have been very panicked. And at this time, what can Li Jiancheng do? Li Jiancheng had two choices, one option was to give up resistance, and then go to Li Yuan to take the initiative to explain clearly. The other option is to rebel immediately, so that you can become emperor.

And if it is an ordinary person to speculate, maybe Li Jiancheng will choose to rebel, although Li Yuan deprived him of his military power, but it is only the military power that belongs to the state, and Li Jiancheng still has a lot of private soldiers. If Li Jiancheng wants to rebel, then there are still troops to mobilize.

And once Li Jiancheng rebelled, it would really be yellow mud falling into the crotch of his pants - not but. Originally, he was framed, but you actually took the initiative to rebel, then you really can't explain it. At that time, even if Li Yuan knew that Li Jiancheng was calculated, but out of the stability of the throne and to fight the rebels, he had to join forces with Li Shimin to suppress Li Jiancheng. And Li Shimin played a good game, his purpose was not to frame Li Jiancheng for rebellion, but to hope that Li Jiancheng would choose to rebel when the time came, so that Li Jiancheng was doomed to be suppressed no matter what happened, whether he was wronged at that time or not. At that time, the adult prince will be one of the directors, and other princes will not be able to compete with Li Shimin for the crown prince, after all, this Tang Dynasty court is actually a cooperative court, and the cooperative relationship between Li Shimin and Li Yuan is far greater than the relationship between the father and son of the monarch and minister, so other princes will not be Li Shimin's opponents. At that time, even if Li Yuanming knew that Li Shimin was cheating Li Jiancheng, but in this situation where there was no choice, he could only make Li Shimin the crown prince.

"Li Shimin, the means are indeed much higher than the crown prince, no wonder he was able to obtain the throne in history, this is definitely not as simple as shit luck. History always has its inevitability, Li Shimin not only led the troops to fight well, but also governed the people's livelihood well, plus the intrigues and tricks are also higher than Li Jiancheng. It is conceivable that he is indeed an excellent emperor. However, after all, Li Jiancheng occupies the righteousness of the crown prince's identity, and he is the eldest son, and he has won Li Yuan's favor. Li Yuan actually favored Li Jiancheng between Li Jiancheng and Li Shimin, which was also the reason why Li Jiancheng later gained the upper hand in the struggle in the next few years. Zhang Chao thought.

However, Zhang Chao took this confession and put it next to the oil lamp.

"Zhang Yushi, why is this?" Liu Chun asked.

"Once this confession comes out, it won't be interesting. Now, if nothing else, I'm afraid that someone will soon report the relevant news to King Qin, and we are definitely surrounded by King Qin's spies. Take the ashes of these confessions to the Qin Palace, so as to show our attitude. Zhang Chao said.

"Yes!" Zhou Yang said.

"Why don't you just follow the trend, if you can support King Qin, then aren't we the heroes of Conglong?" Liu Renliang couldn't help but ask.

Zhang Chao immediately said: "No, we can't have a position. You should know that we represent the interests of the Hanmen, we represent a class, and we are not the emperor's lackeys. If we covet the dragon's exploits today, it means that we will be a dog of the emperor in the future, and we cannot guarantee our independence. Therefore, we must be impartial and not be partial in the face of any prince's courtship. Let's not rush into what is from the dragon's work. From the dragon is just a small way, we have to think strategically, for example, we are a cold family, and any emperor wants to use us to fight against the scholars. So no matter who it is, which emperor it is, they can't do without us, and I don't need to risk this from the dragon. ”

"I see!" Liu Renliang replied.

Zhang Chao looked outside, and soon news came.

"The prince went to Renzhi Palace and was detained by the emperor. However, the emperor ordered Yu Wenying to send Yang Wengan to meet Huang is and explain the matter clearly. ”

When Zhang Chao heard this, he immediately smiled, I'm afraid there is something wrong with this Yu Wenying. This Yu Wenying is extremely greedy and greedy for money, so I'm afraid he will be easily bought by Li Shimin. Let this Yu Wenying convey the emperor's order, and let Yang Wengan come to the emperor to report on his work, I'm afraid this Yu Wenying doesn't know what to say. I'm afraid that this Yu Wenying will talk nonsense here for fear that the world will not be chaotic, and then add fuel to the trouble, and finally Yang Wengan will be forced to rebel. And Yang Wengan is actually an egg hitting a stone at present, and it is impossible to defeat him.

"Let's go, go meet Yu Wenying!" Zhang Chao said.

When Yu Wenying was about to ride a fast horse out of the city, Zhang Chao also stopped in front of him.

"Zhang Yushi, what are you doing to stop the old man?" Yu Wenying asked.

And Zhang Chao took the initiative to say: "The emperor asked me to investigate the prince's rebellion, since Mr. Yuwen is going to let Yang Wengan come over to explain, it must be very dangerous, right?" ”

"Of course, the old man directly faced this person who might rebel, which was naturally very dangerous. However, the king of food is worried about the king, so even if I am in danger, then I will go! Yu Wenying said.

Zhang Chao asked rhetorically: "Mr. Yuwen, I don't know which one your 'Jun' is?" ”

"What do you mean by that?" Yu Wenying immediately asked unhappily, obviously Zhang Chao was sarcastically saying that he was doing things for another person.

"Mr. Yuwen, I'm here to persuade you not to let things get out of hand. If things get out of hand, then you end up with a lot of responsibility. When the time comes, what will happen if you say that the emperor knows? Zhang Chao asked.

"What do you mean by that?" Yu Wenying immediately asked unhappily again.

And Zhang Chao immediately said: "It's actually very simple, you don't make this period out of control, and when the time comes, you don't believe the assurances of some people, saying that you can save your life." There is no impermeable wall in this world, and the emperor will definitely know everything you have done, and what will he do with you when the time comes? And at that time, some people may not be able to kill people and kill people, how can they protect your affairs? Although everyone knows the greasy here, Datang can't withstand a big mess now, so when the time comes, the emperor will pinch his nose and kill you to cover up our Datang's internal turmoil. When the time comes, you will also be a victim of maintaining the harmony of my Datang, you have to think about it carefully. ”

Yu Wenying couldn't help touching her forehead, because what Zhang Chao said really made some sense. Now whether it is Li Yuan or Datang, he does not want another civil war. Even if Li Yuan knew that the internal struggle between Li Jiancheng and Li Shimin was very serious, as long as there was no large-scale civil war, then Li Yuan could accept it. Li Yuan still has a few years to live, he is already a sixty-year-old man, he has long passed the year of knowing the destiny of heaven, and he himself knows that he will not live long. Li Yuan's biggest idea now is to be an emperor and enjoy the glory of the emperor in these last years. Therefore, when others are old, and the world has gradually become peaceful, their ambitions have long been gone. He wanted to maintain the stability of the Tang Dynasty, not a civil war. If Datang fell into a civil war, it was not Li Yuan's idea. Li Yuan has always maintained a balance between his two sons, so even if he knows that Li Shimin has cheated Li Jiancheng, he can only pretend that he didn't see it, it's rare to be confused!

And when the time comes, once this Yu Wenying instigates Yang Wengan to rebel, then this will be a scandal in the Tang Dynasty court and cannot be made public. And at that time, it is impossible for Li Yuan to kill his son, and Yang Wengan has rebelled, and I am afraid that he will also be killed soon. A dead person can't carry the black cauldron, so naturally let Yu Wenying, who seems to be the most guilty on the surface, carry the black cauldron. At that time, in order to cover up the internal contradictions of Datang, it is natural to let Yu Wenying die, and then cover up the internal contradictions of Datang, so that everyone looks like a harmonious mess.

"Zhang Yushi, thank you for reminding me, it seems that these royal battles are really not something that we courtiers can easily participate in!" Yu Wenying sighed and said.

Although Yu Wenying is greedy, he still wants to die, so he knows that if he dies, he won't be able to spend this money. Therefore, he knew that he needed to persuade Yang Wengan this time, and he couldn't let him rebel, so that everyone would still be harmonious and there would be no turmoil. In this way, as long as Yang Wengan does not rebel, Li Yuan will not only not blame him, but will take the initiative to reward him, because he has not made the internal contradictions of the Tang Dynasty evolve to the point of being out of control. If Yang Wengan rebelled, the contradiction between Li Jiancheng and Li Shimin would be absolutely open at that time, and naturally there would be no possibility of easing. Therefore, stabilizing Yang Wengan is actually stabilizing Li Jiancheng and Li Shimin and postponing their decisive battle for a period of time.

Yu Wenying will soon be gone, Yu Wenying should make the most correct choice, and will not be stunned according to the original history, and finally Li Shimin took the opportunity to borrow a knife to kill people.

In the Qin Palace, the eldest grandson Wuji heard a report that Er Zhuhuan and Qiao Gongshan had confessed.

"What? Did Er Zhuhuan and Qiao Gongshan confess? Oh, my God! Didn't they say anything to retribution? How so? Eldest Sun Wuji asked in shock.

And someone immediately reported: "This time it was the people from Dali Temple who used special methods of interrogation, and they couldn't stand it." They didn't let them sleep, and they shone their glasses with bright light, and in the end they didn't sleep for two days and two nights, and finally they couldn't stand it anymore. So ......"

"It's over, the confession has fallen into Zhang Chao's hands, what will he do? He has already rejected King Qin's solicitation, and I don't know if he will cover it up for King Qin? The eldest grandson Wuji smiled bitterly.

"Someone's got a letter from outside the door."

After the eldest grandson Wuji opened the letter, he found that the envelope contained a pile of ashes, which was obviously not any letterhead.

"What did he say to the messenger?" Eldest Sun Wuji asked.

And the servant immediately replied: "He said, the world has just been peaceful, I hope that the Tang Dynasty will not be in turmoil again, otherwise it will be the people who will suffer!" ”

"Zhang Chao, Zhang Chao, you are so powerful! Do we have a choice, though? Does King Qin have a choice? The eldest grandson Wuji said bitterly.

The eldest grandson Wuji understood that Zhang Chao's ashes were actually the ashes of the confession, and it was nothing else. This ash means that Zhang Chao doesn't want to pay attention to their affairs, but Zhang Chao also doesn't support Li Shimin and Li Jiancheng to fight, and then a civil war breaks out. And this is equivalent to Zhang Chao already knowing about them, and knowing that it was Li Shimin who framed Li Jiancheng.

"Eldest grandson Langzhong, do you want us to slaughter this Zhang Chao? He already knew that it was instructed by King Qin! ”

The eldest grandson Wuji immediately said angrily: "Idiot, what's the use of killing Zhang Chao? King Qin didn't plan to hide many people, King Qin just hoped that the prince would choose to rebel in a time of crisis. Can't the emperor see it? Although the emperor may be deceived at first, he can see that he hates him. But he still asked Zhang Chao to investigate this matter, obviously hoping that we wouldn't fight. Zhang Chao also understands very well that the emperor doesn't want our King Qin and the crown prince to fight. In fact, regardless of whether there is such evidence or not, the emperor also knows that it was King Qin who framed the crown prince. And King Qin's meaning is to force the prince to make the wrong choice in a panic, so that even if the emperor knows that the prince is wronged, he can only choose to abolish the prince. But now the prince is not stupid, he quickly thought of the problem, and the emperor was very calm and did not continue to persecute the prince, so that Zhang Chao came here and the mud. This evidence means that Zhang Chao told us that this bit of can't be hidden from him, and he can't hide it from the emperor. Zhang Chao didn't intend to favor the prince, he just hoped that we would not fight the civil war again, peace was not easy to come by. ”

However, Zhang Chao couldn't understand King Qin's difficulties! When it comes to this kind of battle, can we have a way out? Zhang Chao is refreshing, he doesn't support the crown prince or the king of Qin, but he is here to make peace with the mud, hoping that we can reconcile. But can we reconcile with this kind of thing? The emperor is old, maybe when will the dragon ascend to heaven, we don't want to fight for it, will the crown prince inherit the throne smoothly when the time comes? This Zhang Chao is really too slippery. Anyway, he has already seen it, he has become half of the leader of the Hanmen officials, so no matter who is the emperor, it will depend on him. There is no family drag behind him, no responsibility to revitalize the family, so he is naturally chic and free, and he doesn't have to worry about the victory or defeat of the battle for succession. Other families can't, they want to strive for the development of the family, so they naturally have to fall into this battle for succession. Hey, big family, **annoying! ”

The result of this time is already very obvious, the matter can no longer be played, and soon everyone will know the causes and consequences of this Yang Wengan incident. And Yang Wengan will soon take the initiative to ask Li Yuan for his guilt, as for how Yang Wengan will be punished next, it depends on Li Yuan's mood. However, Yang Wengan will definitely be dragged by Li Yuan to carry the black cauldron, after all, Li Yuan wants to cover up his son's struggle for power and profit, and maintain a harmonious atmosphere on the surface, so naturally someone will have to carry the black cauldron. The crown prince Li Jiancheng can't move, and Li Shimin can't move, so in the end, he can only let Yang Wengan carry the black pot. Even if he didn't plan to rebel, he would definitely rebel in the end.

This Yang Wengan incident also changed history to a certain extent, because Yang Wengan did not raise an army to rebel, so the matter did not make a big fuss. And everything can maintain peace on the surface, so Datang still lives like this. Once Yang Wengan rebelled, the consequences would definitely be very complicated, and if he didn't play well, he would be unlucky. Therefore, Zhang Chao successfully maintained the temporary peace of Datang this time, which can be regarded as a hero. However, this hero can't be publicly rewarded, after all, this involves their internal struggle for power and profit, and public reward means that the internal contradictions within their royal family are made public, which is definitely not good.

Five days later, Li Yuan's car drove back to Chang'an.

"Knock-knock-knock......"

A bell rang, representing Li Yuan to convene a temporary court meeting, and everyone was going to assemble. And this court meeting, I don't know how many people are going to be unlucky, after all, this case involves rebellion!