Next, Zhang said that he began to start a full-scale war with Yuwenrong, as long as Yuwenrong reported the officials to be promoted, Zhang said that he would return every time, and Yuwenrong proposed to build yì, Zhang said that he was always opposed, and the relationship between the two sides was very stiff. At this time, Zhang Jiuling felt that the wind and rain were coming, and the situation was not right, so he reminded Zhang:

"Yu Wenrong is now the emperor's favorite official, and his eloquence is very good, and now we have such a deep grudge with him, we must guard against it."

Zhang said that he was already dizzy at this time, and fell into a state of madness, so he said: "Yuwenrong can't even go to the imperial examination, but he is just a villain of a dog and mouse, what big thing can he achieve?" ”

Zhang Jiuling's hunch was not wrong, in terms of Yuwenrong, because of Zhang's repeated boycotts, all his proposals could not be implemented, and he also reached the point where he could not bear it. Yu Wenrong thought to himself, if this continues, none of the things I want to promote will be done, and when the time comes, the group of people who were against me will definitely come back and bite me again, and then Zhang said that he would take the opportunity to take the opportunity to take a big knife and take a big slash

"Preemptive, post-second", I Yuwenrong must take action first!

But Yu Wenrong is a financial expert, but not an expert in political struggle. Moreover, although Yu Wenrong has been hanging on to the position of Yushitai in the past few years, and has been singing all the way, he has done work outside his own position, and he has never done such a thing as impeaching people, and he doesn't know how to do it to have an effect.

Fortunately, there is no endless road, and it just so happened that Yu Wenrong's colleagues had such a big expert, he was Li Linfu, who was the emperor at the time.

Yu Wenrong asked Li Linfu for advice: "I want to impeach an important minister of the imperial court, but I don't know how to do it, you are an expert in this area, can you guide me?" “

Li Linfu has no "knowledge", although he is quite methodical in dealing with people, and he is also familiar with the court and warm-hearted, and he is quite open-minded. But he himself knew that not many people looked up to him in their hearts, especially those officials who were proud of their learning. It was rare for someone to come to consult him today, which suddenly made Li Linfu feel comfortable. The mood is happy, especially this person who asks him for advice is the most favored by the emperor now, and everyone dare not offend Yu Wenrong.

"Brother Yuwen, why be polite, the guide doesn't dare to say. It's no problem to communicate! May I know who you want to impeach? ”

"Shangshu right prime minister and Zhongshu order, Zhang said!"

Li Linfu was taken aback, impeaching the chief prime minister of the current dynasty, isn't this looking for death? But if this thing is done, I, Li Linfu, will definitely become famous. And the hundred officials will be afraid of me from now on. Besides, Zhang said that the dead old man, who usually prides himself on literature, looks down on us officials who are not from the imperial examination, if he can rectify him well, it can be regarded as a bad breath.

After Li Linfu thought about it like this, he decided to help Yu Wenrong in his heart. "It's not easy to impeach the prime minister! Can Brother Yuwen sue me why? “

Yu Wenrong then told Zhang Shuo about his recent repeated obstruction of his proposal, and then said:

"I use this to impeach Zhang, is it feasible?"

Li Linfu looked at Yu Wenrong with a very contemptuous eye, a master saw a beginner's clumsy demeanor, probably this is the mood!

"Hmmm! Unless Brother Yuwen wants to wait to be bitten back by Zhang Shuo. Of course you can. If Brother Yuwen wants to succeed in one blow, then we have to find another strategy. “

"What does Brother Li have to say?"

"Brother Yuwen, in terms of finance, you are an expert, everyone knows it, and I also admire it very much. But when it comes to impeaching officials, it's a university question, you say! “

Yu Wenrong was afraid of being despised again, so he didn't dare to say much, so he could only nod his head and say yes.

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"To impeach, we must first think about who we are going to impeach so that the impeachment can seem legitimate. It won't be just a personal grudge or a personal attack, if these people say that it is best to have a holiday with Zhang, they will do their best to the end, but not too obviously, so as not to be said to be a grudge and revenge. “

"Secondly, what is the charge of impeachment? ……“

Yu Wenrong couldn't help but interject and said: "We just need to find out the charges of Zhang Shuo or his cronies to impeach him." Isn't it? “

Li Linfu couldn't help but look at Yu Wenrong with contempt again, and then said:

"Not exactly, the point is that we have to figure out which things the emperor cares about the most and taboo, if we can figure this out, even if the evidence is a little weak, it can achieve good results......"

Before Li Linfu finished speaking, Yu Wenrong shouted excitedly:

"Brother Li, I know, we framed Zhang Shuo for the things that the emperor cares about the most, and then write a letter to impeach ......"

Li Linfu didn't even want to spend his strength now, so in order to save his strength, he interrupted Yu Wenrong.

"It's just a planting, the emperor will be very angry at first, yes. But once the water comes out, not only will Zhang say that it is okay, but our impeached person will not be able to eat and walk around. Brother Yuwen, you must know that the highest state of impeachment is "virtual and real, real and virtual, virtual and real, and virtual and real are one", what is virtuality? That is, we have to find something that the emperor is very dissatisfied with and taboo to impeach him, but we don't need to do it in a real way, as long as there is something or some clues, it is enough. What is reality? That is, we need to find some things with conclusive evidence, and these things do not have to be committed by Zhang himself, as long as they are committed by his relatives, friends, and cronies. When the emperor saw the virtual thing, he was already angry in his heart, and then we showed him the real thing, the evidence of the crime is conclusive, the emperor must think that the virtual part is also true, and then he will deal with it, in this way, Zhang Shuo is in a catastrophe, even if he is not imprisoned, he will probably be demoted out of the capital or dismissed, in this way, Brother Yuwen, your wish has been achieved, isn't it? Ha ha! Ha ha! “

After listening to it, Yu Wenrong only felt creepy, and there was no excitement at all. He thought to himself, it's good that I'm not his opponent, otherwise, I would probably be doomed.

Under the planning of Li Linfu, a master-level struggler, a perfect impeachment plan quickly took shape.

First of all, in the selection of the person who proposed impeachment, Cui Yinfu/Yu Wenrong/Li Linfu jointly played the three.

We know very well the latter two, so who is Cui Yinfu?

Cui Yinfu was Yu Wenrong and Li Linfu's nominal boss at this time, that is, the chief officer of the Yushi Terrace: Yushi Dafu. And why did he participate in this plan, because he told Zhang that he had a good relationship; How long ago? Not long, just two months ago.

It turned out that in February of the fourteenth year of Kaiyuan (that is, when the "Ten Interpretations" incident was in full swing), Cui Yinfu originally served as Henan Yin. Li Longji intended to transfer him back to Chang'an to take up important positions, but Zhang Shuo said in front of the emperor that Cui Yinfu did not understand literature and was not suitable to serve as a high-ranking civil official. Jian yì appointed him as the general of Jinwu, but the emperor did not agree, and in a compromise, he appointed Cui Yinfu as the imperial historian.

Cui Yinfu was very dissatisfied with Zhang Shuo's stirring up trouble in the middle. Because he originally expected himself to become the prime minister, but now he is a royal doctor, although his position is not low, but he has no real power; In addition, Zhang said that he did not understand literature and made him even more resentful, and the Tang Dynasty was a country of poetry. On many occasions to write poems, such as congratulations, send-offs, feasts, etc., Zhang said this, if it is spread out, he will not lose face, how dare anyone ask him to write poems in the future! Therefore, Yu Wenrong and they wanted to impeach Li Linfu, and Cui Yinfu naturally participated in it.

April 4, the 14th year of Kaiyuan (the time is arranged!) It's perfect, three fours. It is clear that it is to cause Zhang to die! Cui Yinfu/Yu Wenrong/Li Linfu jointly played the impeachment of Zhang and said that there were three crimes:

(1): Recruit magic sticks to look at astrology and divination.

(2): Discuss national affairs with monks and Taoists.

(3): Zhang said that his cronies Zhang Guan / Fan Yaochen relied on Zhang Shuo's power to "solicit bribes from the city and give tens of millions of money to the nine surnamed sheep in Taiyuan"

Of these three items, the first two seem to be inconsequential at first glance, but in fact they are the most to the point, because these two things imply that Zhang Shuo has a heart of disobedience, and Zhang Shuo is now in the highest position of an official and wants to take a step forward. Where else can we go? Nature is the one and only throne. Secondly, Zhang said that he had a criminal record, and that the last time he was demoted (refer to Chapter 4) was because Yao Chong hinted in front of Li Longji that he was involved with the prince and that he might have a disobedient heart. This time, Li Longji used similar charges to fabricate his crimes, how could Li Longji not be suspicious.

The third item is solid and ironclad evidence, Zhang said that his cronies did do that thing, as for whether they "gave it without permission", and whether Zhang said that he instructed or knew about it, of course, is another matter. But as long as there is a Si Yi, this matter must be ironclad and undeniable.

We have to admire that Li Linfu is indeed a master of framing people, a few inconspicuous little things, under his planning, can make such a seamless net. At this point, I can fully understand why Yu Wenrong has a chilling feeling.

In addition, it is also important to require three people to play together. First of all, these three people are the highest positive and negative officials of the Imperial Historical Observatory, and the joint performance of the three indicates that this is the collective action of the Imperial Historical Observatory, not the opinion of one person; Moreover, impeachment is originally the duty of the Imperial Historical Observatory, and even if there is no substantiated evidence in the end, the officials of the Imperial Historical Observatory cannot be blamed too much, and it can only be said that they misheard people's words.

As soon as Li Linfu predicted in advance, Li Longji was furious and ordered General Jinwu to lead troops to surround Zhang Shuo's mansion (this formation is almost like dealing with a case of rebellion!). He also assigned Yuan Qianyao, the prime minister and prime minister, Cui Yinfu, the imperial historian, Wei Kang, the Shangshu of the Criminal Department, and Minggui, the Shaoqing of Dali, to form an interrogation team to interrogate Zhang Shuo in Shangshu Province. After the incident, Zhang Shuo's brother, Zhang Guang, the son of Zuo, went to the court to "cut off his ears and claim injustice", but to no avail.

At this time, because Gao Lishi was by Li Longji's side, he reminded the emperor: "

"Zhang said that he is stubborn and self-serving, and the people below rely on his power and misbehave, maybe there are; But if you want to have a heart of disobedience, it should not be. If you press too much, if you say suicide, I am afraid that it will have an impact on Your Majesty's reputation. ”

Li Longji was calmer at this time, and felt that Gao Lishi's words were not unreasonable, so he sent Gao Lishi to check Zhang Shuo's situation, Gao Lishi arrived at Zhang Shuo's house, only to see Zhang Shuo's unkempt head, sitting on a straw mat to wait for the crime, and the family only dared to eat with pottery utensils, Gao Lishi was very unbearable to see it, so he returned to the palace and reported to the emperor according to the truth.

Li Longji also felt sad in his heart when he heard Gao Lishi's report, and he also thought that Zhang Shuo had made great contributions to the country, so he instructed the relevant units to deal with them leniently, and finally concentrated the charges on Zhang Shuo's cronies and some people who had dealings with them.

Such a result was unexpected by the "complaint trio" of Yushitai; However, their views on follow-up are somewhat different.

For Cui Yinfu and Yu Wenrong, they have already been on the same page as Zhang, so they insist on continuing to fight!

What about Li Linfu? He felt the need to think about what to do next!

So Li Linfu decided to close the door and thank the guests, locked up at home and thought about it for a day and a night, and finally came to three conclusions.

First: Although there is no problem with my theory, my practical experience obviously needs to be refined, and I have missed the "X" factor of Colliers, so I should think more carefully in the future.

Second: I don't need to get involved in the struggle with Zhang Shuo, first, there is no direct conflict between myself and Zhang Shuo, and second, if I continue to follow up, I will be labeled as Yuwenrong's political party and will be detrimental to my long-term development.

Third: Yu Wenrong and they will inevitably continue to fight with Zhang, which is not bad, once they lose both, they will vacate a lot of positions; As for himself, at this stage, he should find a way to leave the right and wrong place of Yushitai and go to an industrial unit such as the "Six Departments" in Shangshu Province to develop, and achieve performance, and when the position is vacated in the future, he will have the opportunity to go to the next level.

Li Linfu had a certain idea, so he no longer participated in the activities of the "trio", and began to move around, and soon found an opportunity to change jobs and become a waiter in the criminal department.

If Li Linfu doesn't participate, Cui Yinfu and Yu Wenrong will be in trouble, and no one will plan a plan or continue to fight! So he could only bite the bullet and continue to find trouble to attack Zhang Shuo's party.

Zhang said that although there was a slight injury here, after all, he had recovered his breath, so his party members were not to be outdone and fought back violently.

Since there were no masters on both sides to help, although the fight was very lively, none of them hit the vital point, and it could only be said to be a scuffle.

The excitement here doesn't matter, but there is one person over there who can't stand it, and he is Emperor Li Longji.

Li Longji felt very annoyed by the harassment of the group of people below who played a piece of music for a few days and said to each other that the other party was not. He thought, if I continue like this, I won't be able to do anything about it, so I can just transfer you all away to save me my trouble.

So, in February of the fifteenth year of Kaiyuan (227 AD), the emperor ordered Zhang to say Zhishi (retirement), Cui Yinfu to dismiss the official and his mother (in fact, it is to be dismissed, and it is better to go home and be filial to his mother), Yu Wenrong served as the assassin of Weizhou, and the three of them left the government center at the same time, and Li Longji could finally live a few days of comfortable life.

Zhang Shuo and Cui Yinfu are no longer officials, so there is nothing to say, but Yu Wenrong's appointment as the assassin of Weizhou is not as simple as an ordinary release, but a careful arrangement by the emperor. (To be continued.) )