Time: Early morning on the 16th day of the first month of the fifth year of Tianbao.

Location: Wubenfang on the south side of Taiji Palace, Shaanxi County Taishou, water and land transport envoy, and Yang Shenjin's mansion who also served as the imperial official.

The lanterns of the Lantern Festival have not been removed, and the sound of thousands of people singing outside the Suzaku Gate is still faintly heard, and the festive atmosphere in Chang'an City continues.

A few birds were chirping in the early morning mist, and the large bricks paved in the courtyard were still stained with dew, and the housekeeper of the Yang Mansion urged while leading the way: "Mr. Shi, hurry up and ......."

Shi Jingzhong then quickened his pace, almost trotting towards Yang Shenjin's study, leaving footprints on the big bricks of the aisle.

Hurried to the outside of the study, the housekeeper of the Yang Mansion immediately went up to report: "Lang Jun, Mr. Shi, please arrive." ”

"Please!"

As soon as Shi Jingzhong entered the study, Steward Yang in the back closed the door of the study. As soon as the light of the book door dimmed, and the sky light reflected through the east window, Shi Jingzhong saw clearly that Yang Shenjin was coming up, and he hurriedly bowed and said, "Yang Gong, why is it urgent to summon your subordinates?" ”

Yang Shenjin is over forty years old, looks elegant, and always looks gentle and calm in the past, but at this time he looks a little anxious. He quickly helped Shi Jingzhong up and said, "Mr. Shi, this time, it's a big deal!" ”

"Please also ask Yang to announce the details."

"Yesterday morning, the crown princess went back to her parents' house; At noon, the prince traveled to the East City and met Wei Jian, the secretary of the Criminal Department, in the city and had a private chat; In the evening, Wei Jian and Huangfu Weiming had a private meeting at the Jinglong Taoist Temple in Chongrenfang........."

"Shhh When Shi Jingzhong heard this, he couldn't help but gasp, and almost exclaimed. He was determined. asked: "Yang Gong, how did Yang Gong know about these things?" Except for Yang Gong. Who else knows? ”

Yang Shen sighed: "The bad is here, these few things." are all detected by the people on the right. Now the right minister sent someone over and asked the official to impeach Wei Jian and Huangfu Weiming. As soon as this official's impeachment seal is on the table, it is bound to set off a shocking wave! The stakes are high, does Mr. Shi have a good plan? ”

Yang Shenjin was really anxious, and his expression was quite uneasy.

Wei Jian is the secretary of the criminal department, and there are dozens of officials in the Wei family, and the officials who are attached to Wei Jian are even more difficult to count;

Huangfu Weiming has been the envoy of one party for many years, holding heavy troops and countless protégés of his subordinates.

This impeachment seal is on the stamp. I'm afraid it's a bloody storm, implicating countless people!

Shi Jingzhong's heart was like electricity, and he thought for a while and said: "In the past, Yang Gong served as a water and land transfer envoy on behalf of Wei Jian, no matter what Yang Gong did, it was inevitable that Wei Jian would be jealous; Moreover, if Wei Jian's private meeting with Huangfu Weiming is true, even if Yang Gong does not write the impeachment, the right minister will also let others be listed, but Yang Gong has offended the right minister in vain. It's a worrying situation in the future. What's more, Wei Jian, as the prince's brother-in-law, has a private meeting with the military town, which is a violation of the will, and Yang Gong is now also the middle prince of the imperial history. There is also the responsibility of impeachment. ”

Yang Shen sighed: "Mr. Shi, the so-called Xiangzhuang sword dance is intended for Pei Gong. What Li Linfu really wants to deal with is the prince of the East Palace! In other words. As soon as I get this bullet seal, I may become the one who puts the prince to death. ”

Shi Jingzhong said: "Yang Gong." Not necessarily. ”

"Oh? Mr. Shi thinks that after this incident, the prince will still be spared? ”

Shi Jingzhong nodded and said, "Today is a great talent." However, as he gets older, he has a new beauty, and he has become tired of politics. In this case, a humble and obedient prince is needed today, and there is no more suitable prince than the prince;

In addition, it is necessary to entrust political affairs to Li Linfu today, and Li Linfu cannot be without checks and balances. Li Linfu and the crown prince are mortal enemies, and this must be clear to everyone. In this way, the prince and a Gaolishi who supports the prince can play a good role in checking and balancing Li Linfu.

If the crown prince falls, he follows Li Linfu's wishes, and replaces him with a prince who is close to Li Linfu and enters the East Palace, can he still enjoy his old age with peace of mind? Based on the above points, if my expectations are correct, the prince will inevitably be punished this time, but it should not be a problem to keep the position of the East Palace. ”

Yang Shenjin was still frowning, and sighed again: "The crown prince has kept the position of the East Palace, which may not be a good thing!" ”

Yang Shenjin's worries are reasonable, Wei Jian is the prince's brother-in-law, Huangfu Weiming traveled with the prince when he was young, and had a deep friendship, the two can be said to be the prince's right-hand men, and the two were impeached, once the prince succeeded to the throne in the future, how could he let him go?

As a result, Shi Jingzhong said: "Yang Gong doesn't have to worry too much, I watch the sky at night, and within ten years, the world will be in chaos." After this incident, Yang Gong can retire to Linru in the future and buy land to plan for the future. ”

Shi Jingzhong said very seriously, and Yang Shenjin couldn't help but be surprised when he heard it: "Mr. Shi, will the world really be in chaos in less than ten years?" ”

Shi Jingzhong can also be regarded as a strange person, he became a monk at a young age, and returned to the vulgar after he became an adult. He is proficient in Zhou Yi gossip and yin and yang arts, can measure the blessings and misfortunes of life, exorcise ghosts and evil spirits, and can also investigate the chaos of the world.

Before he met Yang Shenjin, he was very famous in Chang'an, often in and out of the homes of the powerful, known as "Shi Banxian". Shi Jingzhong also has a house in Chang'an City, but he is tired of the hustle and bustle of the city, and spends most of the year in seclusion in Linru Mountain.

Yang Shenjin's identity is also relatively special, he is the great-great-grandson of Emperor Yang Guang of Sui, the great-grandson of Yang Jin, the king of Qi, the grandson of Yang Zhengdao, the king of Sui, and the son of Yang Chongli, the prince of Hongnong County. He is deep and resolute, talented, and dignified, especially good at financial management, and has outstanding political achievements.

Because he is a descendant of the royal family of the Sui Dynasty, Shi Jingzhong intends to approach him, and after coming and going, the two have a very close relationship, which can be said to be nothing to talk about, and they put each other in their hearts.

Yang Shenjin also deeply admires his ability, but Datang is now in an unprecedented prosperous era, and Yang Shenjin is still a little difficult to believe in Shi Jingzhong's inference.

Yang Shenjin's unintentional skepticism made Shi Jingzhong secretly a little disappointed, and he said: "Yang Gong, this is a heavenly opportunity, you can't believe it. However, this matter can be allowed to be planned later, and at present, Yang Gong must not hesitate, he must immediately impeach Wei Jian and Huangfu Weiming, otherwise he will offend Li Linfu, and Yang Gong's catastrophe is not far away! ”

Hearing Shi Jingzhong say this, Yang Shenjin didn't dare to hesitate any longer, and quickly wrote an impeachment recital and sent it to the palace.

One stone stirred up a thousand waves, and a huge political storm was detonated.

In this way, Li Linfu's cronies first impeached Wei Jian and Huangfu Weiming, and the emperor may still have some suspicions that Li Linfu took advantage of personal grievances, but Yang Shenjin impeached him, and the situation was different.

In the eyes of the emperor, Yang Shenjin has always been an upright minister with outstanding political achievements. His bullet badge was highly credible, and the emperor was immediately furious.

The reason why Li Linfu let Yang Shenjin go to the table for impeachment first is precisely because of this reason. After learning that the emperor was furious, Li Linfu immediately chased and beat fiercely, so that his subordinates Wang Ji and others came to the table to impeach Wei Jian and Huangfu Weiming.

Success or failure in this move, when the emperor urgently summoned Li Linfu at noon to ask for advice, Li Linfu said to the emperor: "Jian is a relative, incompatible with the festival will be nicknamed, the two avoid people's eyes and ears, and the private meeting in Jinglongguan at night must be to cooperate with the inside and outside, and conspire to establish the prince." ”

The crown prince Li Heng is the prince, for Li Linfu is like a thorn in the back, he dreams of bringing the prince down, and seeing that the opportunity has come, he can't help but be a little anxious.

The emperor was already suspicious of the crown prince, and then Li Linfu's words pointing at the East Palace made him think a little more, and he immediately ordered Wei Jian and Huangfu Weiming to be imprisoned, but he didn't say a word about the prince.

Li Linfu was shocked, and he was secretly frightened in his heart, and he didn't dare to say anything more, so he hurriedly retreated.

Fortunately, Wei Jian and Huangfu Weiming, who are the right-hand men of the crown prince Li Heng, are in a catastrophe, and if they can confess to the prince, they will still have a chance to bring down the East Palace.

As soon as the emperor's decree was issued, a large number of guards immediately dispatched and went straight to Wei Jian and Huangfu Weiming's mansion.

Li Linfu was not idle, and quickly began to arrange, instructing his henchmen Wang Jie, Ji Wen and Yang Shenjin to immediately go to the prison to torture Wei Jian and Huangfu Weiming.

Among them, Ji Wen is worth mentioning, he is a native of Henan, Luozhou, so the prime minister is also a slave. Sexually treacherous, fruitful, and a well-known cool official. Before going to the prison, Li Linfu also specially called him to him and instructed him to let Wei Jian and Huangfu Weiming confess the crown prince no matter what means were used.

Ji Wen said to Li Linfu: "Xianggong, I am afraid it will not be easy for Wei Jian and Huangfu Weiming to confess the crown prince, and the two of them will not know that once they confess, it will be a big crime to punish the nine clans." Therefore, the lowly officials thought that they could only start with the cronies around Wei Jian and Huangfu Weiming, and severely punish them to induce them to benefit, or it might work. ”

Li Linfu nodded again and again: "Yes, yes, just as you said, go quickly." ”

Wei Jian and Huangfu Weiming were both sent to prison, and the crown prince Li Heng was already frightened and couldn't sit still, and when he heard that Ji Wen was in charge of the punishment, he was even more distraught.

At this time, he knew that there was only one person who could save him.

Li Heng can be said to be racing against time, and immediately sent someone to ask to see Gao Lishi.

In addition to the prince Li Heng's heartbeat, the left minister Li Shizhi was also uneasy. His relationship with Wei Jian has always been relatively close, once Wei Jian is guilty, it is conceivable that Li Linfu will definitely not let him go, and it is inevitable to use Wei Jian to bite him.

Li Shizhi has a simple temperament and has no strategy in political struggle, and when he encounters such a thing, he immediately becomes confused, and he doesn't know what to do.

It was the eldest son Li Xia who reminded him: "My lord, Li Ang is ingenious and good at scheming, and he easily helped his father to resolve Li Linfu's treacherous plot before, but now that the matter is urgent, it is better to ask him to come to the house for advice." ”

"Yes, yes, Xia'er, you go and ask Li Ang to come over, go quickly."

Li Xia hurriedly withdrew, ordered his subordinates to prepare the car, and then hurried to Chunfeng Street in Chongrenfang.

Li Ang had already predicted that there would be a storm in the court in the near future, and he was calculating whether this would affect him, after all, if Li Shizhi was implicated, this year's Spring Examiner would likely be replaced, and all his previous efforts would be in vain.

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