Chapter 188: The Struggle for Imperial Power, the Mystery of the Treasure
The dispute between the three princes and the crown prince is no longer a matter of one or two days.
The two are often on opposite sides of their opinions on certain things, and this time is no exception.
But most of the time, the opinion between the three princes and the crown prince was only supported by a few ministers.
Most of the humeral ministers are in neutral!
But today, not only the two ministers Xiao Yu and Pei Lin support the three princes, but also Du Ruhui and Fang Xuanling support the crown prince.
This is the first time this phenomenon has happened, and the hearts of the ministers are shaken.
A Chang'an order that had just taken office actually intensified the competition between princes.
Li Shimin didn't expect that one Fang Yuan would almost make all the ministers in the entire court boil.
The ministers looked at Li Shimin on the throne, waiting for Li Shimin's opinion on the three princes and the crown prince to be confirmed.
"What the prince said is deeply meaningful."
"I think that the people are the water, the king is the boat, the water can carry the boat, and it can also capsize the boat, and the princes must understand the reason!"
Li Shimin said slowly.
Among the three princes and the crown prince, he felt that what the prince said was more reasonable.
But it doesn't mean that what the three princes said is useless, it's just that it's not used at the right time.
A power, a benevolent government, at this time, the Tang Dynasty needs benevolent government, not power.
"Sons obey orders!"
Prince Li Chengqian was overjoyed in his heart and immediately saluted.
The third prince, Li Ke, and other princes also saluted one after another, expressing their remembrance.
"In addition, I already know that Liaozhou City shot the people!"
"Those people are no longer my Tang people, but traitors who have been bought by the Eastern Turks!"
Li Shimin continued.
From the moment he received Fang Yuan's recital, he had already thought about the result.
A group of people who surrendered to the obscene authority of the Eastern Turks and attacked the city were no longer worthy of being the people of the Tang Dynasty.
There is no doubt that the tens of thousands of people in the city and the hundreds of people who are besieging the city choose the former and kill the latter.
But the reason is that they can't say that they will be impeached by some corrupt people, but it is better to say that they were bought by the Eastern Turks to save trouble.
"Your Majesty Shengming!"
Fang Yuan immediately agreed.
It is up to Li Shimin to make a conclusion on this matter, and no one will attack him on this matter in the future.
When the third prince Li Ke heard this, his eyes flashed a little annoyed, but he hesitated for a moment, and finally did not refute Li Shimin's conclusion.
Xiao Yu and Pei Lin were the same, they hesitated for a moment and did not continue to talk about this matter, because they knew that the emperor had already known in advance, so the problem had been solved.
"Okay, what I said just now will take effect immediately."
"Regarding the matter of the military division of Bishamen, it is entrusted to the Dali Siqing to be fully responsible, and Chang'an ordered to cooperate with the investigation."
Li Shimin continued.
A sharp gaze swept over the ministers below.
Ministers who wanted to protest did not protest in the end.
After all, the emperor and the crown prince both have the same opinion, and there is no need to refute it.
"Your Majesty is wise!"
"Your Ministers obey!"
Fang Yuan continued to echo.
Among the ministers, the ministers seconded the proposal.
"Fang Yuan, you can step back for the time being."
"You just took over Chang'an, go back early to familiarize yourself with government affairs."
Li Shimin waved his hand to send Fang Yuan away.
If Fang Yuan stays here, he may be impeached by other ministers.
It's better to drive him away, so as not to be the target of attack, and don't worry that he won't be able to deal with it.
"Retire!"
Fang Yuan meeting, saluted and left.
Many ministers looked at Fang Yuan with different eyes.
Some people sighed, some people hated, and some people wanted to stab Fang Yuan.
One prince and two princes were impeached, and in the end it turned out to be such a result.
At this moment, Fang Yuan's Chang'an order officially entered the hearts of all ministers, and he was no longer underestimated.
After walking out of the Tai Chi Palace.
Fang Yuan immediately breathed a sigh of relief.
The pressure just now was quite high.
The first time he went to the early dynasty, the first time he was besieged and impeached by so many ministers.
If it weren't for the crown prince Li Chengqian's opposition to the third prince Li Ke, the curtain might not have ended so quickly today.
Judging from today's preliminary impression, the crown prince Li Chengqian and the third prince Li Ke are both dragons and phoenixes among people, and they are both very good.
But it's a pity that, according to historical records, neither of them finally failed to walk into the Ninety-Five Honor, and Li Zhi, who was still a little kid, was cheap.
Therefore, whether it was the solicitation of the crown prince Li Chengqian or the third prince Li Ke, Fang Yuan could only refuse to avoid being liquidated by the new emperor in the future.
As for hugging Li Zhi's thighs in advance, Fang Yuan didn't have such an idea, Li Zhi was too young now, and his road was still very long.
In contemplation, Fang Yuan walked out of the palace and returned to Chang'an County to familiarize himself with the current government affairs.
About half an hour later, there was a report from the official that Li Daozong, the secretary of Dali Temple, arrived and took over the case of the military division of Bishamen.
"Welcome!"
Fang Yuan put down his hand.
With the county and the chief bookkeeper two people to greet.
Li Daozong, the secretary of Dali Temple, is not only higher in rank than Fang Yuan, but also a prince.
"Go down to the official source and meet the king of Rencheng."
Fang Yuan led the county government to greet Li Daozong.
This is a middle-aged man who is about the same age as Li Shimin.
The appearance is a little sharp, and the eye sockets are slightly sunken, which is daunting.
"I've seen Fang Ling!"
"This king is here to hand over!"
Li Daozong said politely.
At the same time, he also looked Fang Yuan up and down.
He was also in the court just now, witnessing the impeachment of Fang Yuan.
A person who was impeached by both the former prime minister and the current prime minister was unhindered, he was very curious.
And before coming to the handover, Emperor Li Shimin also communicated with him in advance, openly and secretly saying that Fang Yuan was a talent.
"King Rencheng, please."
Fang Yuan made an invitation.
Soon, Fang Yuan welcomed people into the hall.
The hall has changed its layout slightly, and a coffee table is placed on the side, and someone is making tea.
Not long after, Sha Zishi, a water porter on the Song Guogong Mansion, and three other black-clothed people who were captured alive were brought in.
There were also more than forty corpses, and Fang Yuan also brought them and handed them over to Li Daozong, the secretary of Dali Temple.
"Captured so many people alive?"
Li Daozong was a little surprised.
I thought I would only catch one person, but I never thought it would be four.
You must know that the power of Bishamen is almost unknown to the imperial court.
With each more person, the court will know more about Bishamen, and be more sure of eradicating it.
"At present, only his identity has been confirmed, and the water porter on the Song Guogong Mansion is really Sha Zishi, and the remaining three are being investigated."
Fang Yuan pointed to the sand and said.
The person who was arrested last night will start investigating the identity today.
In this day and age, it would take some time to investigate the identity.
"Okay, this king understands."
"Fang Ling, if you have any news at any time, you can find this king."
"If the king is not in Dali Temple, it should be in the house, and you can also go to the king."
Li Daozong nodded heavily.
He has not been in charge of Dali Temple for a long time, and many experiences are not familiar.
When he came, Li Shimin also explained that he could listen more to Fang Yuan's investigation.
Therefore, when he was in the court, Li Shimin meant that Li Daozong was fully responsible, and Fang Yuan cooperated with the investigation.
Although the sovereignty was transferred to Li Daozong, Fang Yuan was actually still involved.
In other words, the danger was also transferred to Li Daozong.
"Xia Guan understands."
Fang Yuan saluted and said.
"Then the king will handle the case first."
"Song Guogong's side, the king has to go in person."
Li Daozong smiled and said.
He didn't actually need to go to Chang'an County in person.
But considering some of Li Shimin's instructions, I also wanted to come and see Fang Yuan.
"Okay, the next official will send you."
Fang Yuan nodded and sent Li Daozong out.
Looking at the back of Li Daozong and the others leaving, Fang Yuan looked at the sky and was not on duty again.
There is still Mo Cailing in the Fang Mansion, or more news can be learned from her mouth.
Fang Yuan didn't give Mo Cailing out.
Separate her murder case from Bishamen's case.
Because the person had already been handed over to the giant son, Fang Yuan had to look at the giant son's decision first.
Not long after, Fang Yuan returned to the New Fang Mansion and entered the place where the giant and others in the backyard were studying.
Although the Fang Mansion is new, except for the nine-story stargazing tower, the other designs will slowly be restored to their original state.
At this time, the giant was sitting opposite Mo Cailing, who was tied hand and foot, and her freedom was restricted.
"Fang Yuan, you're back."
The giant got up to greet Fang Yuan.
Mo Cailing on the side also looked at Fang Yuan, but did not speak.
"How's it going?"
"I just handed over the people from Bishamen to Dali Temple."
Fang Yuan asked.
deliberately conveyed the words of the person to Mo Cailing.
If there is a deal between the giant and Mo Cailing, then this can have a deterrent effect.
As Fang Yuan thought, Mo Cailing's expression immediately changed slightly, and although it was hidden deeply, it was still caught by Fang Yuan.
"She promised not to hunt me down again, and promised to owe us a favor."
"And in the future, the treasure of the Mo family will be opened, and I am willing to give us a part of the treasure inside."
The giant looked at Mo Cailing and said in a deep voice.
In this, Mo Cailing prescribed a total of three conditions.
Every condition is quite exciting to him, and he feels that he can release people.
"Can you trust it?"
Fang Yuan sat down and frowned slightly.
He was unfamiliar with Mo Cailing and expressed doubts.
Without a real exchange, it can be a blank check.
"Fang Ling, please don't doubt my personality!"
"You can not believe me, but please believe that the ink of the Deng Ling clan is a person who keeps promises!"
Mo Cailing said in a deep voice.
As if offended, he stared at Fang Yuan.
"Deng Ling's ink keeps his promise!"
The giant said on the side.
Deng Ling's ink has been known for keeping promises since ancient times.
Mo Cailing has a great position in the ink of the Deng Ling clan, and there is a possibility of the next giant.
Although he is a giant, he is a different branch from Mo Cailing, and he is just a giant of his branch.
Therefore, why do they have a dispute over orthodoxy, what they are fighting for is the title of giant, becoming the only giant of the three branches.
"What is the connection between the treasure of the Mo family and the treasure of the hidden prince?"
Fang Yuan pondered for a moment and said in a deep voice.
He suspects that two treasures are the same treasure.
It's just a suspicion, and there is no real evidence, after all, there is too little information.
"I don't know."
"I had suspected that two treasures were the same treasure."
"But in fact, the distribution of the two treasures is different, and it should not be the same treasure."
Mo Cailing said in a deep voice.
There is another thing she didn't say, and that is the time difference.
The treasures of the Mo family have been there since the end of the Qin Dynasty, and Prince Yin has only been dead for a few years?
"Did you kill that Vishamon?"
Fang Yuan nodded and asked again.
Fang Yuan, the body of the fake monk, was not handed over either.
Although he was a Bishamen disciple, he was classified by Fang Yuan as the case of Mo Cailing.
"Yes."
Mo Cailing pondered for a moment and said in a deep voice.
"Why?"
Fang Yuan frowned slightly.
Sure enough, the dead don't lie.
The wounds on the corpse of the fake monk were left by Mo Cailing.
This kind of wound is very representative, it is not easy to fake, and it requires deep skill to be consistent in the depth of each wound.
"He is one of the protectors of Bishamen, and he has the second key to unlock the treasure of the Mo family."
Mo Cailing pondered for a moment, but still explained truthfully.
"The protector of Bishamen?"
"How much do you know about Bishamon?"
Fang Yuan suddenly became interested.
At present, the imperial court does not have much information about Bishamen.
As for the second key to the Mo family's treasure, Fang Yuan directly ignored it.
As always, he was not very interested in the Mo family's treasure or the hidden prince's treasure.
Because treasure means great danger, and inside it is nothing more than all kinds of treasures, money, and so on.
And money, with Fang Yuan's various businesses, money is only a matter of time, and there is no need to take such a big risk.
"The structure of the Bishamen is actually quite simple."
"One military division, two Buddhas, nine bodhisattvas, eighteen arhats, thirty-six protectors, and then all kinds of shrimp soldiers and crab generals."
"The bandit head you caught in Liaozhou is one of the thirty-six protectors, all of them are very mysterious, and I have never seen any of them."
Mo Cailing looked at Fang Yuan in some surprise.
It was strange in his heart that Fang Yuan cared more about the situation of Bishamen than about the treasure.
But that's fine, after all, she doesn't necessarily answer the matter of asking about the treasure, which will affect the transaction with Fang Yuan.
"You know I caught the bandit?"
Fang Yuan frowned and said.
Even Mo Cailing knew that he had arrested someone, so Bishamen must have known about it, right?
"I still have people in Liaozhou City, so it's not difficult to know about this."
Mo Cailing explained.
"Is the Bishamen the biggest?"
Fang Yuan pondered for a moment and then asked.
"No, there's a master above him."
"But I heard that the owner of the door is a child, and it seems that something happened to him."
Mo Cailing shook her head and said.
"Kids?"
Fang Yuan and Juzi were both surprised.
How can a child rule such a large organization?
"I'm not sure."
"Bishamen is very powerful, stronger than my Mo family."
"I was seriously injured this time, and I was beaten by one of the Buddhas of Bishaman."
Mo Cailing's face was ugly.
If it hadn't been for the action of the Buddha of Bishaman, she would not have fallen into the trap.
As Fang Yuan had said before, in the face of absolute strength, all conspiracies and tricks were useless.
Unfortunately, she was seriously injured at the time, was found by Fang Yuan's people, and was almost sent on the road by Bishamen's military advisor.
Fang Yuan nodded and didn't continue to ask.
He looked pensive, thinking about whether he could put Mo Cailing away.
Dali Temple is already investigating the matter of Bishamen, and Mo Cailing may be found.
If Mo Cailing is released, how to explain to Dali Temple when the time comes?
Seeing Fang Yuan pondering, Mo Cailing became a little nervous, worried that Fang Yuan would imprison her.
Chang'an City is not Liaozhou City, she is very cautious in her behavior here.
If she was imprisoned by Fang Yuan, Deng Ling's ink probably wouldn't be able to save her.
"Is your favor useful?"
Fang Yuan asked again.
"Even if you ask me to kill the emperor, I will kill him."
"But whether it will work or not, I can't guarantee."
Mo Cailing's eyes lit up, and she said in a deep voice.
This was the key to convincing Fang Yuan, and she had to speak widely.
If you dare to kill the emperor, what else can't you do?
"Okay, you can leave the Fang Mansion after dark."
Fang Yuan looked at the giant son.
After seeing the giant nodding, he decided to release Mo Cailing.
"Thank you."
"If I can, I hope to recuperate for three days before leaving."
Mo Cailing breathed a sigh of relief.
But she was also worried that danger would come after leaving the Fang Mansion.
After all, the Bishamen military division is haunted, and it is inevitable that he will target her again.
It was dangerous to leave with her seriously injured.
"No, leave when it's dark."
Fang Yuan shook his head and said.
Whether Mo Cailing was seriously injured or not had nothing to do with him.
The more she stayed in the Fang Mansion, the more dangerous the Fang Mansion might be.
With two keys to unlock the treasure on his body, it would be a scourge to stay.
"I won't pity the jade."
Mo Cailing glanced at Fang Yuan and said speechlessly.
But Fang Yuan ignored him and whispered a few words to the giant before leaving.
After Fang Yuan left, Juzi loosened Mo Cailing's ties and talked to her about the Mo family.
After dealing with Mo Cailing, Fang Yuan did not go to the county government again.
Looking at the sky, it was only halfway through, and lunch time had not yet arrived.
After thinking about it, Fang Yuan ordered someone to invite Du Miaoyan's sisters and brothers, Changsun Chong, Qin Huaiyu and others.
Two days ago, I talked about cooperation and business in Yipin Xianglou, and it was time to start.
The men of Changsun Chong were the first to arrive, and they just wanted to find Fang Yuan.
Several of them already have positions, but they don't have many things.
"Fang Yuan, we just wanted to find you!"
Eldest Sun Chong said as soon as he saw Fang Yuan.
"That's a coincidence, please inside."
Fang Yuan chuckled.
Invite the five of them into the house.
Didn't go to the living room, went straight to the study.
The study is suitable for serious conversation, quiet and elegant.
"Do you remember the Yellow River dam cracking?"
Eldest Sun Chong's expression was solemn and he said in a deep voice.
Qin Huaiyu and the others also looked at Fang Yuan with solemn faces.
"Remember, what's wrong?"
Fang Yuan's expression also became solemn.
The dam of the Yellow River has burst, seriously affecting the people of several states.
Although the whole disaster is over, in fact, many people have died.
The imperial court did not dare to announce it, but Fang Yuan, Changsun Chong and others knew that at least five thousand people had died.
And that's just the number of deaths, but also the number of injuries, and the number of houses and property destroyed.
"We found out some information at the time, but it was inconvenient to disclose it, so we didn't say it."
"It's because we found an organization called Bishamen, and this organization may also have vague connections with Song Guogong."
"But unfortunately, the Yellow River dam eventually collapsed, and we didn't have time to follow the vine, and we couldn't be sure whether it was really related to Song Guogong."
"Listening to your confrontation in the morning today, we unanimously guessed that Song Guogong may really be related to the Yellow River embankment, or it may be someone from Bishamen."
The eldest grandson said in a deep voice.
They told their fathers about Bishamon.
However, they did not say anything about speculation that Bishamen had something to do with Song Guogong.
After all, he is the Duke of Song Guo, and his status is respected, so he can't just guess without any evidence.
It was only today that they learned that Fang Yuan had caught the Bishamen disciples from the Song Guogong Mansion, and they even more guessed that Bishamen was related to the Song Guogong.
"I can be sure that the breach of the Yellow River dam was caused by Bishamen."
"But Song Guogong is not sure whether he is from Bishamen."
"In fact, the Eastern Turkic Iron Cavalry entered the east of the river to be guided by Bishamen."
"Maybe King Ren Cheng will find out the truth soon, let's just wait."
Fang Yuan said in a deep voice.
I didn't expect Changsun Chong and others to find so many things.
It's normal for them to be inconvenient to disclose, after all, the name of the organization itself is taboo.
In addition, Bishamen not only dared to destroy the Yellow River embankment, but also dared to introduce the Eastern Turkic cavalry into the Tang Dynasty, which was terrifying and terrifying in itself.
"So you know so much."
"We're telling you this, and we want to remind you."
"Song Guogong and the third prince have a great relationship, you have to pay attention to proportion."
The eldest grandson glanced at each other and said in shock.
Sure enough, he and the others still underestimated Fang Yuan.
"Don't worry, I will."
Fang Yuan was stunned for a moment, and then nodded solemnly.
He could hear that the words of the eldest grandson Chong were obviously suspicious of the third prince Li Ke.
If you suspect the prince's rebellious behavior, if you have no evidence and are reported again, you have to go to Zongzheng Temple.
As the Shaoqing of Zongzheng Temple, it was impossible for Eldest Sun Chong not to understand this, but he still reminded Fang Yuan.
Fang Yuan was a little puzzled, but after thinking about it, he understood.
The eldest grandson Chong is the cousin of the crown prince Li Chengqian, and naturally stands on Li Chengqian's side.
The third prince Li Ke wanted to win him over, so the eldest grandson Chong dispelled his thoughts.
"That's good."
"By the way, what are you looking for us?"
Eldest Sun Chong nodded reassuringly.
He was worried that Fang Yuan would seek refuge with the third prince Li Ke before he came to Fang Yuan.
Chang'an Ling's position was very important, especially since Fang Yuan was given more power.
Even if you don't take refuge in the crown prince Li Chengqian, you can't take refuge in the third prince Li Ke, otherwise the crown prince Li Chengqian will be passive.
"Didn't you say that you would cooperate in business at Yipinxiang two days ago?"
"I'm stable now, are you still interested in cooperating?"
Fang Yuan said with a smile.
He's not really stable, but he's had that time.
In addition, if you offend Xiao Yu and Pei Lian, you have to find more allies in Chang'an City.
And what can be closely connected with allies is undoubtedly interests, that is, money.
"Interested, greatly interested!"
The eldest grandson Chong and the others suddenly became interested.
They have a high status, the sons of the princes.
But they are not yet in charge, and they have too little money at their disposal.
And Fang Yuan's business can make a lot of money, they all know it, and they all want to cooperate with Fang Yuan to do business.
"Wait, don't you call me sister?"
Duhe interrupted the crowd loudly.
"And Princess Xiangcheng, are you called?"
Qin Huaiyu also interjected.
"What about Xiao Rui? Do you want to call or not? ”
Cheng Chumo also said.
At the mention of Xiao Rui, everyone obviously changed color slightly.
Last time at Yipinxiang Restaurant, Fang Yuan left early, and they guessed that it was because he had an unpleasant quarrel with Xiao Rui.
Although I didn't know what contradictions there were between Fang Yuan and Xiao Rui, it was obvious that there was something unpleasant between the two.
Now that Cheng Chumo mentioned Xiao Rui, several people were a little embarrassed, and they also thought that if Song Guogong was related to Bishamen, would Xiao Rui also be related to Bishamen?
It can be said that the feelings of Changsun Chong and Qin Huaiyu for Xiao Rui have cracked, and it is estimated that they will no longer be as good as before.
"Called Miaoyan and Princess Xiangcheng."
"Princess Xiangcheng and Xiao Rui are one, one is enough."
Fang Yuan said with a smile.
When a few people heard this, they didn't say anything else.
The main thing is that Du Miaoyan and Princess Xiangcheng can come, Xiao Rui doesn't care.
"Then wait for the two of them to talk?"
Changsun Chong proposed.
Fang Yuan has no opinion on this.
didn't wait long, Du Miaoyan and Princess Xiangcheng arrived.
One of the two is the first beauty in Chang'an City, and the other is the second beauty in Chang'an City.
As soon as he arrived, Fang Yuan's study seemed to add more colors, and everyone's hearts were a little more active.
"Fang Yuan, this morning is very powerful."
"Tongue war ministers, Pei Xiang and Song Guogong were speechless."
Princess Xiangcheng teased as soon as she arrived.
She looked at Fang Yuan's eyes a little evasively, not as calm as before.
After all, she was worried that someone would see through her improper relationship with Fang Yuan, and she was also worried that Du Miaoyan would be angry.
"Princess, you're killing me."
Fang Yuan shook his head and said speechlessly.
What kind of tongue war ministers, it's really an exaggeration.
If this spreads, won't Pei Lin and Xiao Yu hate themselves even more?
But after thinking about it, it seems that the two of them will not let go of themselves, so there is no need to worry about this.
Everyone laughed, and Du Miaoyan and Princess Xiangcheng sat down one after another.
"Let's start the meeting."
"I plan to set up a business group that will control various businesses and technologies, and distribute powers and dividends with contract shares."
Fang Yuan said slowly.
He is ready to build his own business group in Chang'an City.
A business scale far larger than in Wuling County and Liaozhou will rise from here and face the entire Tang Dynasty.
(End of chapter)