Chapter 144: Preparing to Return to Beijing
"I heard that the lord of Chu Lou wants to see this king?" After Ling Li hurried back to Jinlin Beach, he went to his tent to change out of the plain clothes worn by the priest, and went to the detention room to see Chu Yugu.
"Chu Yugu has seen King Jing'an." Seeing Ling Li come in, Chu Yugu stood up from the chair he was sitting on before, and said respectfully: "I have thought about it for a few days, and I feel that the prince's previous proposal is good, and I am willing to cooperate with the prince and Ling Zhao to settle accounts." ”
"Those who know the times are Junjie, and the master of Chu Lou is really the best among the people." Ling Li sat down on the chair that the escort soldiers had prepared a long time ago, and motioned to Chu Yugu: "Lord Chu, please also take a seat, let's take a look at how to calculate this account." ”
"Thank you, Lord Wang, for giving me a seat." Chu Yugu sat down on the chair opposite Ling Li and said sideways: "Before settling accounts for the prince, there are some things that still need to be told to the prince in advance. If the prince agrees, Yugu can help the prince settle accounts with peace of mind. ”
Ling Li glanced at him, expecting that he was going to put forward conditions for himself, and said briskly: "You say, if this king can be the master, I will promise you." ”
"The prince said before that if I can cooperate with you, all the wrong things I did before will be written off, but can I still make a count?"
"Count naturally." Ling Li nodded.
"There are hundreds of people up and down my Tianxiang Tower, all of whom are instructed by Ling Zhao to do things, they are not heinous people, can you ask the prince to raise his noble hand and let them go?"
"It depends on what they do. This king can promise you that if they can take the initiative to cooperate with the investigation of the Zhenxi army, as long as they are not extremely vicious and have lost their conscience, they can be exempted from the death penalty. ”
"Yugu, thank you, Lord Wang." After receiving Ling Li's promise, Chu Yugu got up and solemnly thanked Ling Li, "Yugu will tell the prince all the things that Ling Zhao has done over the years, but I can't confront him face to face in any scene. ”
"Why is that?" Ling Li frowned. He already knew a lot about the bad things that Ling Zhao had done, and what he lacked at present was human and physical evidence. If Chu Yugu refuses to testify and confront him face-to-face, it will not be of much value.
"Because, Zhiyi's children and I are still in his hands." Chu Yugu bowed his head and said.
Ling Li was stunned when he heard this, "Whose child are you with?" ”
"My child with Princess Xu Zhiyi." Chu Yugu told the truth about Ling Zhao letting him have sex with the princess on his behalf to conceive an imperial heir, and said with a worried face: "If I come forward to testify against him, even if he is guilty, he will definitely not let me and the child go." ”
"He actually did such a disregard for human morality as having the same wife and being a fake emperor's heir?!" Ling Li couldn't believe it.
Chu Yugu took the opportunity to say again: "If the prince can help me pick up the child safely, I will promise you to confront him face to face." ”
"Confusing the royal bloodline should be the most unacceptable thing for my father, as long as he orders the seizure of the Zhaowang Mansion, this child will be able to find out."
Chu Yugu hurriedly said: "Lord, by all means, if the emperor is angry and wants to execute this child who pretends to be the emperor, my Chu family will be wiped out from now on......"
"Lord Chu's concern is not unreasonable. I will arrange for someone to find the child as soon as possible. If the child is not found, you will never be forced to confront you. After Ling Li promised Chu Yugu, seeing that his complexion was a little softened, he said again: "Then let's take a look at it together first, and see what crimes can bring Ling Zhao to justice." ”
Chu Yugu told him all the things he knew over the years: Ling Zhao raised incense slaves to monitor the court officials, colluded with Wushu through the cardamom sisters, used the caves in the back mountain of the Hidden Dragon Temple as a base to secretly trade with the killer organization, arranged for the killer to assassinate Ling Li several times in the name of Ling Chong, arranged for Sun Zhi and others to murder the eldest princess of Fuguo in the name of Ling Li, and incited Ling Chong and Empress Zhao to murder Cheng Guifei......
Only Ling Zhao used Su Hexiang to control and murder Emperor Chengde, Chu Yugu did not dare to say it. Such a heinous felony, once exposed, Emperor Chengde is bound to anger Tianxiang up and down. With the things mentioned earlier, it was enough to condemn Ling Zhao to death.
Listening to Chu Yugu's words, Ling Li was shocked. He couldn't believe that his second brother Ling Zhao, who had been deeply favored by his father since he was a child and admired by the world with his elegant demeanor, could be such a heartbroken person?!
The ceremony of establishing the reserve is imminent, if you miss this opportunity, you will only be afraid of difficulties if you want to bring down Ling Zhao again. After talking with Chu Yugu, Ling Li quickly summoned Song You and the others, analyzed the corresponding clues one by one in response to the things mentioned by Chu Yugu overnight, and for those who still lacked strong evidence, Xingye sent people to Yongding quickly, and informed Shen Zhu and Chen Ping of the information collected here, so that they could try to find evidence.
After arranging these things, Song You was still not at ease in his heart, "Ling Zhao has always regarded the general as a thorn in the eye and a thorn in the flesh, and he wants to get rid of it as soon as possible. ”
"Before the ceremony on the first day, my father prevented me from returning to the west several times, because he was not at ease with me. If the number of guards following him exceeds the prescribed number when he returns to Beijing this time, it will inevitably arouse the suspicion of his father. ”
"Then arrange for the people of the Xiao Cavalry Battalion to pretend to be the caravan that Tianxianglou is responsible for purchasing, and Chu Yugu will lead the team back to Beijing."
"This method is not bad, I am afraid that Chu Yugu will turn against the water halfway and startle the snake."
"Chu Yugu already knows that Ling Zhao is the real culprit behind the tragedy of the Chu family's annihilation, and he has a deep blood enmity with him, so he shouldn't be backlash, right?"
"His and Xu Zhiyi's children are still in Ling Zhao's hands, and it is difficult to guarantee that they will not be restrained." Ling Li raised his forehead and pondered: "If Xu Zhiyi and Chu Yugu were forced to fake the imperial heir, and Xu Zhiyi was killed after giving birth to the Xu family, the Xu family will come forward to pick up the child from the Zhaowang Mansion, so as to relieve Chu Yugu's hidden worries......"
"The general's move is good, he can not only use the power of the Xu family to counterattack Ling Zhao, but also use the chess piece of Chu Yugu to kill two birds with one stone!" Song You's eyes lit up, but after admiring it, he frowned again, "It's just that who will be sent to reveal this situation, and the Xu family will believe it?" ”
"I have a suitable candidate, but ......"
Ling Li thought of Shu Mei, she was good friends with Xu Zhiyi, and she was also familiar with Mrs. Xu. It's just that when she returned to Beijing this time, her identity was no longer Shu Mei, the lord of Jiamu, but Shu Shi'an's granddaughter Xia Chuqing. If she appears as Shu Mei again, Li Daitao's relationship with her relatives will inevitably be revealed.
It is important to use the Xu family to bring down Ling Zhao in one fell swoop, but he can't ignore Ah Mei's reputation and the safety of the Shu family. She only vowed to protect Shu Mei in front of the tomb of Shu Jingcheng and his wife during the day, how could she let her take risks for herself?
"Who is the person the general has in mind?" Song You asked.
"That's it, this person is not appropriate." Ling Li shook his head and denied his thoughts.
"The last general still has an idea, since Chu Yugu has never seen him and Xu Zhiyi's child, why don't we try to borrow a child of the same age, and let him settle down first......
"No." Ling Li flatly refused.
After the incident in the Anyuan Governor's Mansion that made him regret his mistakes, he would never allow himself to do wrong things with this grandiose excuse of "great benevolence and inhumanity". Ling Zhao slaughtered the Chu family, and Chu Yugu himself was also a victim, so being able to protect the next line of blood for the Chu family could be regarded as a little compensation for the Chu family.
"You go and arrange the return to Beijing first, and let me think about it later." Seeing that Song You had been waiting for him to speak, Ling Li sent him away.
After Song You left, Ling Li paced back and forth in the Chinese military tent. After thinking about it, among the serious crimes committed by Ling Zhao such as treason, stealing secrets, and seeking relatives, only the human and material evidence of treason are currently complete, and he can be convicted. With this one, at least the matter of establishing a reserve can be put on hold for the time being. The rest of the incriminating evidence can only depend on whether Shen Zhi and Chen can break through Sun Zhi these days.
Anyway, slowly figure it out.