Chapter 406: The wall fell down and everyone pushed it
Li Canghai didn't speak, but the six Shangshu sighed one after another, and looked at Luo Xizao's eyes full of pity.
"Lord Luo is really bold, speaking with a clear conscience, he can actually do it without changing his face, admire, admire!" Li Canghai sighed, but then his tone instantly became cold, he took out two testimonies, and said, "I think, after you read this, you should be able to recall some things." β
Luo Xizao's eyes were slightly cold, he took the two testimonies and looked at them disapprehantly.
At this glance, his pupils contracted rapidly, and his face instantly turned pale.
"Lord Luo, I wonder if you remembered anything?" Li Canghai said lightly.
Luo Xizao's face changed for a while.
Everyone was curious, what was written on those two pieces of paper, and why did Luo Xizao look like he had seen a ghost in broad daylight?
"Li Canghai, what's going on?" Li Longji was also a little curious and asked.
"Back to Your Majesty, these two are testimonies. One of them is the testimony of the witness who identified Qin Fu as collaborating with the enemy and treason, and the other is the testimony of Wang Jie, the current imperial history! Li Canghai said loudly.
"Wang Jie? Why is he even involved in this case? The ministers became more and more surprised, and they began to talk about it one after another.
Li Canghai said: "This first testimony is the two people who identified Qin Fu back then, namely the generals of the left and right Shenwu Guards, Xuanwei General Zhao Ye, and Mingwei General Feng Maodian. These two people were originally Li Linfu's protΓ©gΓ©s, but they were upright by nature, and they had received Qin Fu's life-saving grace, and they respected Qin Fu very much. However, when dealing with Qin Fu. The two had to betray Qin Fu and open the door of the border gate privately. Let the Tibetan army enter the customs. β
However, the two men have always felt guilty about the incident. I asked the two of them, and they told them all about the year. According to the two people, they were threatened with the lives of their entire family by someone to let Tubo enter the customs and falsely accused Qin Fu. Speaking of this, Li Canghai pointed at Luo Xizao with his hand, and said in a fierce voice: "And the person who threatens them is you, Luo Xizao!" β
Luo Xizao's face was a little ugly. His forehead was covered with sweat, but his eyes kept rolling, as if he was thinking of a way to deal with it.
He suddenly laughed: "Master Li, this testimony is just your side, you said that I threatened them, where is the evidence?" Who knows if these two are deliberately framing me? β
Li Canghai had already guessed that he would say this, and with a strange smile, Li Canghai clapped his hands, and Zhao Ye and Feng Maodian were carrying a package. He walked up with an angry face.
Seeing this, Luo Xizao's face suddenly became more difficult to look at.
"The criminal ministers Zhao Ye and Feng Maodian see Your Majesty!" The two knelt down in front of Li Longji and saluted.
"Flat! What Li Canghai said, but is it true? Li Longji shouted with some annoyance.
"What Lord Li said is all true, and the ministers and others were coerced back then. He had no choice but to frame General Qin. And the person who threatened his ministers back then was him Luo Xizao! Feng Maodian pointed at Luo Xixiao with his hand and said sharply.
Luo Xixiao was stunned. He burst out laughing.
"Ridiculous! When have I threatened you? β
Zhao Ye's face was gloomy, and he casually threw the package over. Shouted: "The surname Luo, look at what these are?" This is all evidence that you coerced us in the first place! What else do you have to say? β
Rohi opened the package. Seeing the yellowed letter inside, his pupils suddenly contracted.
Li Canghai put his hands behind his back, walked up to Luo Xizao, and said lightly: "You can say that these are all fake, Feng Maodian and Zhao Ye are deliberately framing you." It doesn't matter, the officer has a witness to prove your crime. β
He picked up the second testimony from the ground and said coldly: "You shouldn't be unfamiliar with this testimony, right?" There is Wang Jie's painting on it, and there is also the signature of King Su, Lord Gao, and Master Cui, the secretary of the Ministry of Rites, so there must be no need to say more about the authenticity, right? β
At this time, Gao Luochuan, Cui Jian and Li Yu walked out one after another.
"The ministers can prove that this testimony is said by Wang Ji himself, and there is absolutely no falsehood!"
Li Yu even explained to everyone in detail how Li Canghai designed to arrest Wang Jie, and of course, Wang Jiao wanted to assassinate him.
After saying this, Li Yu said very seriously: "Grandpa Huang, what Lord Li said is right, Wang Ji can prove that Qin Fu was indeed wronged, and the masterminds behind the scenes are Li Linfu and Luo Xizao!" β
When these words came out of Li Yu's mouth, the credibility suddenly increased a lot.
After all, Li Longji has always loved Li Yu and knows that he never lies.
But he still couldn't believe that these were actually done by Li Linfu.
Li Canghai didn't seem to have any intention of giving Luo Xizao a chance to defend himself, and he said loudly: "If Your Majesty doesn't believe it, you can interrogate Wang Ji in person!" β
"Take Wang Gong to the court!" Li Longji shouted angrily.
After a while, the depressed Wang Gong was brought to court.
He simply saw Li Longji, like pouring beans from a bamboo tube, and told all the evil things Li Linfu had done.
Wang Ji spoke for a whole hour, but what he said made everyone who heard it shocked.
There is a hall shaped like a glaive in Li Linfu's mansion, called the Moon Hall. Every time he wanted to get rid of a minister, he had to think hard in the hall about how to slander him. If he walks out with a smile on his face, it means that the person's family will be ruined.
During his reign, the party fought against differences, excluded dissidents, and served as prime minister for 19 years, which can be described as a cruelty to countless loyal and good people.
He once targeted the crown prince Li Heng and raised the idea of shaking the East Palace, causing the Longyou Jiedu to make Huangfu Weiming and Wei Jian and others to be given death, and falsely accused the envoy of the four towns who had a deep friendship with the prince, Wang Zhonghe, causing Wang Zhongsi to be deprived of military power and demoted to Hanyang Taishou.
He framed Yang Shenjin, saying that Yang Shenjin was the great-great-grandson of Emperor Yang of Sui, colluding with warlocks, secretly hiding prophecies, and plotting to restore the Sui Dynasty. Li Linfu also framed him, and ordered Shi Luxuan, the palace attendant, to hide the book of prophecy, saying that it was found in Yang Shenjin's house. In the end, Yang Shenjin was wiped out.
In the eighth year of Tianbao, Xianning Taishou Zhao Fengzhang exposed more than 20 charges against Li Linfu. As a result, before the charges were submitted, Li Linfu knew about it and ordered Yu Shitai to arrest him. Die with the rod of the sin of false words.
In addition to these, Li Linfu also sent people to intercept and kill Zhang Jiuling, the former minister who resigned and retired.
And so on. Abound.
Among them, Luo Xixiao gave advice to Li Linfu. Wang Ji targeted the people Li Linfu wanted to get rid of according to the plan. For implementation, the two can be described as Li Linfu's right-hand men.
After listening, Li Longji's face was ugly for a while.
The entire court fell into a deathly silence.
It's a little scary.
Li Linfu has been in charge of the government for 19 years and has persecuted so many loyal ministers, which is simply an unforgivable sin.
Li Longji, as the son of today, has let this kind of person serve as the prime minister for 19 years, what is this not mediocrity?
This kind of result even Li Canghai did not expect.
In order to survive, Wang Ji confessed so many things. It was completely unexpected.
At this time, Xiao Wu walked to Li Canghai's side and muttered a few words in his ear.
After Li Canghai listened, he nodded and said, "Bring him up." β
When Xiao Wu heard this, he immediately retreated.
"Your Majesty, Qin Fu's bodyguard Hao Ren has been imprisoned in Luoyang Prison for fourteen years, and he wants to see Your Majesty." Li Canghai said.
Li Longji seemed to have suddenly aged a lot, and he waved his hand weakly.
Seeing this, Gao Lishi hurriedly said: "There is a decree in the saint. Declare him to court! β
Unkempt, like a madman, Hao Ren dragged his tired body to the court.
"Your Majesty! The criminal minister has evidence to prove that General Qin was framed! Hao Ren came to the court. He threw himself on his knees and wept.
Li Longji didn't seem to have the heart to care about these at this time, he was still thinking about what Wang Ji said about what Li Linfu had done. There was a rush of complexity in my heart.
Hao Ren saw that Li Longji did not react, and immediately took off some tattered clothes. Showing dirty arms.
The ministers were all surprised when they saw this, and Yang Guozhong raised his eyebrows. He shouted, "You are so bold that you dare to be rude in front of the saints? β
Hao Ren hugged his clothes and cried: "Your Majesty, this is the minister's brother, who was handed over to the minister before he died. This is the holy decree of His Majesty! This holy decree clearly said that General Qin would be escorted back to Chang'an for trial, but it did not say that General Qin would be beheaded all over the house! β
When everyone heard this, they were surprised.
Li Canghai immediately walked over, opened the clothes he was holding, and sure enough, he found a holy decree from inside.
The yellow silk of the holy decree has turned gray, but the handwriting on the holy decree has not been damaged in any way, and it can be seen that Hao Ren has been carefully preserving it for more than ten years.
He picked up the decree, looked at it carefully, and presented it to Collis.
Gao Lishi has followed Li Longji for the longest time, and he has also drafted a lot of wills, and he can see at a glance that this is the holy decree he drew up at the order of Li Longji.
"Your Majesty, this holy decree is indeed the one you gave back then." Gao Lishi presented the holy decree to Li Longji and said.
Li Longji came back to his senses, he pinched the holy decree, and his angry fingers trembled slightly.
"Okay, you Li Linfu, you dare to deceive your superiors and subordinates! Good, good! Li Longji gritted his teeth, his body trembled constantly, and he seemed to be angry.
Only then did everyone understand that Li Longji did not order Qin Fu to be beheaded, let alone destroy him.
The holy decree he made back then was to escort Qin Fu back to Chang'an for a personal trial.
It's just that later, Li Linfu made it clear that Qin Fu had committed suicide in fear of sin, but he didn't care.
For fourteen years, everyone thought that it was the emperor's will to behead Qin Fumanmen, although some people had doubts, but because of Li Linfu's power, they did not dare to mention it.
"Your Majesty is angry, take care of the dragon's body!" Colliers said busily.
However, the matter does not end there.
Seeing that the time was almost ripe, Yang Guozhong saluted Li Longji and said, "Your Majesty, the minister still has something to do!" His Majesty still remembers that last year, Wang Jie's younger brother Wang Jian conspired with Xing Jian to make trouble, intending to kill Weichen, and Wang Ji also participated in the conspiracy. According to the minister's investigation, this matter was caused by Li Linfu's concern that His Majesty would reuse Weichen, so he secretly instructed the Wang Yi brothers to do it! β
When Wang Ji heard this, he immediately exclaimed.
However, Yang Guozhong did not give him a chance to speak, he continued: "In addition, Li Linfu and the judge Absi formed a father-son relationship and planned to conspire to rebel, but it was only because Li Linfu died suddenly that this incident did not happen. β
Absi, originally the leader of the Tiele Tongluo tribe with the surname of nine, he led his troops to defect to the Tang Dynasty, Tang Xuanzong canonized him as the king of Fengxin, gave the name Li Xianzhong, and placed his tribe in the land of Henan to which Shuofang Jiedu belonged.
"Your Majesty, the minister is wronged! The minister has no intention of rebelling, these are all framed by Yang Guozhong, I hope Your Majesty will see it! Wang Ji shouted more than once.
"Wronged?" Yang Guozhong suddenly sneered, he bowed to Li Longji again, and said, "Your Majesty, this matter has been secretly investigated, and **** Lie can also prove it!" β
When Zuo Xiangqiang heard this, he immediately walked out and said: "Your Majesty, what Yang Xiang said is true, and the minister also found out that the Wang Gong brothers are plotting to cause chaos, and they plan to cooperate with Abu Sili to capture Chang'an." β
"You...... You guys! Wang Ji trembled angrily, he stared, pointed at the two of them and scolded angrily: "Yang Guozhong, **** Lie, you two old foxes, you really will see the wind and rudder, and fall into the well!" Don't forget, you did a lot of evil things with Li Linfu back then! Do you think you'll get away with it? β
Yang Guozhong sneered again and again, he glanced at Wang Ji with pity, and said: "When death is on the verge of death, I still want to frame my true appearance, hum!" β
"Your Majesty, the minister can also prove that Li Linfu intends to rebel against ......." Among the ministers, a middle-aged man walked out, shrunk his neck, and knelt down and said.
When this person walked out, the ministers were surprised.
Wang Ji jumped up directly, pointed at his nose and scolded: "Yang Qixuan! You eater, you ungrateful thing! Actually joined others to frame his father-in-law? β
Li Canghai stood in place, his hands wrapped in his sleeves, without saying a word, quietly watching everything in front of him.
This sudden change was indeed beyond his expectations.
However, it makes sense.
Li Linfu has already lost his position, and if Yang Guozhong does not take the opportunity to eradicate his remaining forces, it will be a little abnormal.
Yang Guozhong's move to 'fall into the well' can be described as extremely vicious, and he directly charged Li Linfu with rebellion and rebellion.
If this crime is confirmed, no one can escape from the people who are related to Li Linfu.
However, to Li Canghai's surprise, this Yang Qixuan was worried that he would be implicated, so he echoed Yang Guozhong and identified his father-in-law, this is really an out-and-out villain!
Yang Guozhong didn't seem to expect that Yang Qixuan would stand up and identify Li Linfu, which made him even more proud, knowing that Li Linfu's guilt was confirmed.
However, he did not stop because of this, but planned to pour some oil on the fire to make it burn more vigorously.
The corners of his mouth turned up, and he said: "Your Majesty, An Lushan discovered Absi's whereabouts at the border pass a few days ago, and pursued him all the way, inflicting heavy damage on him. Today, Arbus has joined the Grolu tribe between the Eastern and Western Turks. However, An Lushan captured one of the generals under Absi and was escorted to Luoyang yesterday, and he can prove what the minister said! β
Li Canghai was secretly surprised, but he didn't expect An Lushan to be involved in this matter.
It seems that in order to completely eradicate Li Linfu's forces, Yang Guozhong and An Lushan, two people who have always been incompatible, actually joined forces and cooperated. (To be continued.) )