Li Canghai secretly rolled his eyes, and said in his heart: "Your reputation has long disappeared with the decline of the Tang Dynasty, and it is really sad and lamentable." ”

"Your Majesty is angry, and the ministers are not for the sake of the name of loyal ministers, but for the sake of the Tang Dynasty and the reputation of Your Majesty, to expose Li Linfu. As the saying goes, 'the embankment of a thousand miles is destroyed in the anthill', if these black sheep are not removed, the Tang Dynasty will be eaten by this group of silverfish sooner or later! Yang Guozhong knelt on the ground and said with tears in his eyes.

Li Canghai glanced at him strangely, and said in his heart: "You are a little self-aware, but you don't know that the 'black sheep' in your mouth, silverfish, does not include yourself?" ”

Shaking his head secretly, Li Canghai saluted Li Longji and said: "Your Majesty, as far as the minister knows, Li Linfu has been in charge of the government for nineteen years, during which he has wantonly persecuted Zhongliang, blinded the Holy Hearing, and colluded with Fanbang, he is not for himself, but for destroying the foundation of our dynasty!" Today, the ministers exposed Li Linfu's crimes, not to embarrass His Majesty, but to restore justice to the world! Your Majesty, after getting rid of Li Linfu's rest of the party, everyone in the world applauded, and the people were saying that this is Your Majesty's wisdom and martial arts, and only today's achievements have been achieved! ”

Hearing Li Canghai's generous statement, the anger on Li Longji's face suddenly disappeared a lot, he stroked his beard, seemingly disapproving, but in fact he asked very concernedly: "Do the people really say that?" ”

"What the minister said is true, and there is absolutely no falsehood. If Your Majesty doesn't believe it, you can send someone to the people to investigate and see if the people of Luoyang City are applauded. Li Canghai said seriously.

"Grandpa Huang, what Lord Li said is true, and now in Luoyang City. It's all talking about it, and the people are rumors. It's all the emperor's grandfather, Shengming, and let Lord Li investigate. Only then can Qin Fu sink his grievances and Zhaoxue, and Li Linfu's henchmen can be eradicated. Li Yu interjected.

Li Longji's face softened a lot, he sighed, and said hatefully: "Li Linfu is so bold, he dares to deceive Yu me again and again, it is simply unreasonable!" ”

Yang Guozhong's eyes rolled and he hurriedly said, "What Your Majesty said is that this is all because Li Linfu is too treacherous. caused His Majesty to be deceived, Li Linfu is really hateful. Unfortunately, he is dead, but it allowed him to escape punishment. ”

"Hmph, he's done so many bad things, how can I spare him?" Li Longji snorted coldly and said, "The first thing I call you to come here is to announce to you how to deal with Li Linfu. ”

Yang Guozhong's eyes suddenly lit up. His face was suddenly full of anticipation.

Li Canghai's expression didn't change much, he shook his head secretly, and he had a deep understanding of the phrase "accompanying the king is like accompanying the tiger".

Not long ago, Li Linfu was still a loyal minister of the humerus in Li Longji's mouth. The pillar of the country, how long has it been, and Li Linfu has become the heinous person in Li Longji's mouth. Whatever he plans to do with it, though. Li Linfu is already dead, and no amount of severe punishment will have any effect.

Li Longji coughed a few times. He said angrily in a low voice: "Li Linfu deceived his superiors and subordinates and harmed Zhongliang. It led to the disorder of the DPRK, and even more deliberate rebellion, the evidence is conclusive, and the crime cannot be punished. Although he is dead, he cannot be spared easily! ”

Li Longji pondered for a few moments and said, "Spread my will, cut off his official titles, and confiscate his family property." Split open his coffin, take out the beads contained in his mouth, and peel off the golden and purple court clothes. Use straw mats instead, and bury them with common people! ”

"Your Majesty! But I wonder what to do with his henchmen? Yang Guozhong shouted Shengming, and then hurriedly asked.

He didn't care what Li Linfu did, anyway, Li Linfu was already dead, so he didn't pose a threat to him, what he cared about was Li Linfu's henchmen.

Only by getting rid of them can his purpose be truly achieved.

Li Longji thought for a while and said: "All the heirs of Li Linfu will be removed from their names and surnames, exiled to Lingnan and Qianzhong, Wang Ji and Luo Xizao will be beheaded, and the rest of the pro-party will all be demoted and exiled!" ”

"Your Majesty Shengming!" Yang Guozhong immediately knelt on the ground, looking overjoyed and crying.

Li Canghai and Li Qi glanced at each other, and several people also echoed and chanted Shengming.

In any case, Li Linfu's power has been completely disintegrated this time, and it can be regarded as comforting the spirits of those who were persecuted by him.

"Your Majesty, General Qin Fu fought for the country in a bloody battlefield, but was framed to death, and now that Zhaoxue has been rehabilitated, I don't know what Your Majesty's plans are?" Li Canghai said.

Li Longji frowned, he let out a long sigh, and said, "Qin Fu is loyal to me and the Tang Dynasty, but he was beheaded all over the house. Speaking of which, this is also my fault! Back then, Li Linfu said that Qin Fu committed suicide in fear of sin, so I shouldn't believe what he said. Now that the truth is revealed, I really can't stand him. Spread my will, tell the truth to the world, and I want to return his innocence. In addition, posthumously presented to his Taiwei and the Governor of Yangzhou, and buried him with the rites of a prince, and on the day of the tomb, I wanted to pay tribute in person. ”

Hearing what Li Longji said, Li Canghai let out a long breath, and the stone that had been pressing on his heart finally landed.

"Your Majesty, the case of Qin Fu is all caused by the jealousy of the traitorous ministers, but there are also many loyal people, and the ministers implore Your Majesty to praise them." Li Canghai gave a big salute to Li Longji and said deeply.

Xiong Asi, who worshiped Qin Fu for 14 years, Sanfa Si and Luoyang Mansion Yin, who were brutalized for upholding justice, and Hao Ren, who pretended to be crazy and stupid, but wanted to avenge Qin Fu.

They have different identities, but they all have the same insistence, and in Li Canghai's view, they are out-and-out loyal and righteous soldiers.

After listening to what Li Canghai said about everyone, Li Longji seemed to be quite moved.

He nodded almost without any hesitation and said, "What Li Aiqing said is extremely true, such loyal people are exactly what my Tang Dynasty needs, and I naturally can't treat them badly." Spread my will, reward Xiong Ah Si with a hundred miles of gold, give 'righteous soldiers', and Hao Ren was promoted to General Xuanwei. Although Zhao Ye and Feng Maodian are at fault, they are lost, and their merits are offset and they will not be investigated. As for the Three Law Divisions and Luoyang Mansion Yin, they were given the title of marquis, and when they died, they were inherited by their descendants, and they were given 'loyal ministers', and they were announced to the world for the subjects of the world to admire and learn from them. ”

"My Emperor Shengming!" Li Canghai shouted.

This is probably the first time since he came to the Tang Dynasty that he has spoken from the bottom of his heart, nothing else. Just because Li Longji did not forget those loyal ministers and righteous people.

Li Longji stroked his beard and nodded, "Canghai." I didn't misunderstand you, if it weren't for you. I'm still in the dark, and you're the biggest contributor to this! ”

Several people were a little surprised, and they could all see that Li Longji did not blame Li Canghai, but his words were full of praise.

"It's all Your Majesty's wisdom and martial arts, so that the ministers can find out the truth, and the ministers don't dare to take credit." Li Canghai said respectfully.

"Okay, not arrogant or impatient. It is indeed a pillar of talent. I ask you, how is the investigation of the 'reverse scale Xuanwu'? Li Longji asked.

Li Canghai frowned slightly, and said in a deep voice: "Back to Your Majesty, the 'Anti-Scale Xuanwu' has disappeared recently, and the minister has not found out who is behind the scenes. ”

Li Canghai originally thought that Li Longji would be furious and blame him.

No, Li Longji didn't care, he nodded. said: "That's it, put this matter aside for the time being, I have another thing that you need to do." ”

Several people were stunned at the same time. Li Canghai frowned even more, and his heart was full of doubts.

What is more important than finding a traitor?

I saw Li Longji pick up a hot gold cover from his side. said: "Look at it! ”

A few people were confused and took the fold. Take turns holding it in your hands and looking at it.

"The envoy from Dongying is coming to the Tang Dynasty to meet His Majesty?" After reading it, Yang Guozhong said in surprise.

"Not bad. This time, they escorted Princess Dongying, made peace with my Datang Dynasty, and brought the three major artifacts of Dongying, wanting to cooperate with Datang. Li Longji said.

Li Canghai frowned and said, "Your Majesty, the minister heard that Dongying is now in the midst of war, but I don't know which side these envoys are?" ”

Li Longji took a few sips of ginseng soup from Yang Yuhuan's hand, and said to Gao Lishi: "Lux, you know this matter better, so let you say it." ”

Gao Lishi nodded and said, "Toei is now in the midst of a war, and the two sides of the war are Fujiwara Sai, who represents the Toei royal family, and Fujiwara Hiroji, who committed rebellion under the banner of King Qin. The Toei royal family is weak, and although Fujiwara Zhai is fully assisted, it is still unable to compete with Fujiwara Hiroji. It is the royal family of Dongying who decided to come to the aid of my Datang, hoping that my Datang can send elite divisions to help them exterminate the traitors. ”

Li Canghai touched his chin and muttered, "Fujiwara Zhai, Fujiwara Hiroji, are these two a family?" ”

Gao Lishi smiled and said, "Master Li is thoughtful, and he can see the clues at a glance. As Master Li said, these two people are of the same race, and speaking of which, they can be regarded as brothers of the same race. ”

"Since they are brothers of the same clan, why did Fujiwara Hirotsugu rebel?" Li Yu blinked his eyes and asked.

Gao Lishi smiled and said, "I don't know the specific reason, according to the information I have got, there is a story in this." It is said that the reason for Fujiwara Hiroji's rebellion was because his wife was violated by his master, and not only that, but Fujiwara Hirotsugu also fell in love with Fujiwara Sai's daughter and wanted to marry her as a concubine. Fujiwara Sai refused to marry his daughter to Fujiwara Hiroji, and Fujiwara Hirotsugu was angry and openly rebelled in the name of asking for an explanation for his wife. ”

Li Canghai felt funny in his heart, Fujiwara Sai's daughter was Fujiwara Apricot.

In terms of generation, Fujiwara Kyoko is Fujiwara Hiroshi's niece, and Fujiwara Hirotsugu actually fell in love with his niece, the life between the Dongying nobles is really chaotic!

"I wonder what Your Majesty is going to do?" Li Canghai asked.

Li Longji frowned and said: "Dongying is still separated from my Tang Dynasty, and it is still separated by the vast sea. I don't really want to send troops. ”

Several people didn't speak, and they all knew that Li Longji must have something to say.

If you refuse directly, there is no need to call them to come.

Sure enough, Li Longji coughed a few times and said: "Dongying brought three major artifacts as a wedding gift this time, and it is said that these three artifacts were brought to Dongying by Xu Fu, and they contain the secret of immortality. Li Canghai, you are thoughtful, and you are good at reasoning and solving cases, I hope you can find out the secret. ”

Li Canghai's face was solemn, and after doing it for a long time, Li Longji didn't want to help Dongying, but still wanted to live forever.

"Your Majesty, this matter of immortality has always been groundless, pure fiction, I'm afraid I can't believe it!" Li Canghai thought for a moment and said.

Before Li Longji could speak, he heard Gao Lishi say: "Master Li, this is not groundless. According to my investigation over the years, Xu Fu did find the secret of immortality, but before he could return, the First Emperor died in the sand dunes. But the secret of this immortality was left in Dongying, and it was related to these three major artifacts. ”

Li Longji said: "The envoys of Dongying should be able to reach Yangzhou within seven days, Li Canghai, Qi'er, Yu'er, I ordered the three of you to go to Yangzhou to meet the envoys of Dongying, and told them that as long as they are willing to leave the three major artifacts, I will agree to send troops to Dongying." ”

"What if they won't keep the artifact?" Li Yu was more excited at first, this was the first time Li Longji had entrusted him with a heavy responsibility, but then he frowned, the three major artifacts are the treasures of Dongying, although they were sent to the Tang Dynasty as a dowry, but they may not leave the three major artifacts, I am afraid that this matter is not as easy as imagined.

Li Longji's eyes were cold, and he said, "If they don't want to leave the artifact, then leave the people behind!" ”

Li Canghai opened his mouth, Li Longji actually planned to rob other people's artifacts in order to live forever, and he was not afraid of being made fun of by the world.

After thinking for a while, Li Canghai arched his hand and said, "Your Majesty, the minister can go to Yangzhou to contact the envoy from Dongying, but the minister has a request." ”

"Say." Li Longji seems to be very crisp.

"The minister wants His Majesty to give the minister the right to act cheaply!" Li Canghai said.

"Li Canghai, you are too presumptuous! The Holy One asked you to answer the envoy of Dongying, but it was just to find out the secret of immortality, and you actually wanted the right to act cheaply? When Yang Guozhong heard this, his face was shocked, and he shouted.

Li Canghai ignored him, and didn't even look at him.

Li Longji waved his hand to shut up Yang Guozhong, he looked at Li Canghai and said, "What do you want to do with this cheap power?" ”

"Your Majesty, if the minister finds out the secret of the artifact, or if the envoy is willing to leave the artifact, does the minister have the right to agree to their request to send troops?" Li Canghai asked seriously.

Before Li Longji could speak, Yang Guozhong sneered: "It's ridiculous, in the land of Dongying projectiles, why bother with it, just send it away in a few words, do you really want to agree to their request to send troops?" ”

"Since the envoys from Dongying have come with artifacts, this shows that they have enough sincerity. If I deceive him with lies, won't the world make people make fun of me, and Datang has no integrity at all? If he did, wouldn't he be caught in unrighteousness? I would like to ask, what is the intention of Lord Yang's words? Li Canghai said.

Yang Guozhong was suddenly shocked in his heart, Li Canghai's words can be light or serious, mainly depends on how the emperor sees it.

If the emperor doesn't think so, then it's fine, but if the emperor cares about reputation very much, then the outcome will be different.

But no one knows better than Yang Guozhong how much Li Longji cares about his reputation, after all, he used to be a good emperor, even if he has not paid attention to the government for many years, he still cares about this reputation.

"Guozhong, I think what Canghai said is very reasonable, what do you think?" Li Longji glanced at him coldly and asked lightly.

A layer of fine sweat instantly rose on Yang Guozhong's forehead, he knelt on the ground, nodded again and again, and said, "The minister is guilty!" Your Majesty, please condemn you! (To be continued.) )