Tibet

Chapter 191 Thunder Wrath

The emperor Li Longji had two imperial studies, one located behind the Ziwei Hall, called the Outer Imperial Study, and the other in the Linde Hall of the Inner Palace, which was called the Inner Imperial Study.

Three years after Tianbao, Li Longji gradually indulged in entertainment and enjoyment. During the spring and autumn seasons, he hang out with Concubine Yang in the pear orchard, indulging in music and opera.

But occasionally he would appear in the Linde Hall, listening to Gao Lishi report some important military and state affairs to him.

But in any case, Li Longji still has a few major issues that he will not relax, one is the monitoring of the prince, the other is the control of military power, and the other is important personnel power.

Especially for personnel power, senior officials above the third rank are appointed by the emperor, those below the third rank and above the fifth rank are appointed by the Xiangguo, and those below the fifth rank are appointed by the Ministry of Officials.

Therefore, Li Linfu appointed Wei Jiansu as the Minister of the Ministry of Officials. Although Li Longji was very angry, there was nothing he could do.

After Emperor Li Yu of the Tang Dynasty ascended the throne, he raised all the officials to one level, and the servant became a third-rank official. He used this method to expand the monarchy.

Of course, Li Longji also has his own way, if you don't do what I want, then I will change my appearance.

Therefore, the rise and fall of the mid-Tang Dynasty is related to Li Longji's character. When he was young, he was broad-minded and tolerant, and there would be names such as Yao Chong, Song Jing, Zhang Shuo, and Zhang Jiuling. The heavier the heart, the narrower the mind becomes.

Especially since the founding of the Tang Dynasty, most of the emperors started with a coup in the palace. At this time, Li Longji hated the prime minister who dared to resist him more and more. He began to use the prime minister who could follow his wishes and ensure his throne. Li Linfu thus replaced Zhang Jiuling superior.

The prince Li Ying was killed in the 25th year of Kaiyuan, the case of Wei Jian in the fifth year of Tianbao, and the case of Du Youlin in the sixth year of Tianbao. Li Linfu launched three major cases by order, firmly securing the throne of the emperor Li Longji.

The reason why Li Linfu's prime minister has been able to serve for nearly 20 years is largely because he catered to Li Longji's wishes to handle the government and appoint high-ranking officials.

Therefore, Li Linfu never directly appoints officials. He always writes suggestions first, submits the suggestions to the ban, and waits for the emperor to approve the suggestions before he appoints them.

And Li Longji was addicted to romance most of the time, so the right to approve various suggestions fell in the hands of Gao Lishi, which is also the reason why Gao Lishi was so powerful. After Tianbao, he basically acted as the emperor's power .

And Li Linfu also has his shrewdness. Although it is only a suggestion, he will do his homework well. As the Minister of the Ministry of Officials, Yang Guozhong's seat was blocked in advance.

This can be said to be Li Linfu's rare intention to fight against the emperor. He was also forced into a corner. Control, he Li Linfu is an empty prime minister.

Li Longji also knew well that his anger was his anger, his warnings were his warnings, and he did not dismiss Li Linfu as prime minister. Of course, this was also the result of Gao Lishi's persuasion, "The Yang family is in power, which is not good for state affairs." '

In the morning of the next day, Gao Lishi hurried into the study room in the Linde Hall, and a young eunuch whispered tremblingly, "I'm telling you, the Holy Majesty is furious, and two inkstones have been dropped!"

Gao Lishi nodded. Of course he knew why the Holy Majesty was angry. Li Linfu attacked at a critical moment, which frustrated the Holy Majesty's plan to appoint Yu Wenjing as Prime Minister.

Gao Lishi walked into the imperial study room and saw ink stains and debris all over the floor. Emperor Li Longji stood in front of the window with his hands behind his back, and he could see the anger in his heart.

Gao Lishi turned his head and waved to the little eunuchs. The little eunuchs hurriedly picked up the debris all over the floor and quietly closed the door.

"Li Linfu bullied me too much!" Li Longji said angrily looking out the window.

"Your Majesty, let the old slave be fair, there is indeed something wrong with Your Majesty's consideration of Yu Wenjing this time!"

The same words are different from Gao Lishi's mouth. Li Longji can listen to Gao Lishi's persuasion.

Li Longji glanced at Gao Lishi, "I remember you told me about Yu Wenjing's grandson's evil deeds?"

"Yes! At that time, Yu Wenjing's grandson entangled a group of evil young men and tortured the girls in Jiaofang. The old slave gave Yu Wenjing a serious warning, and he broke his grandson's legs."

"and then?"

"Then after Yu Wenjing's grandson's leg healed, he entered the palace as a bodyguard, and ended up committing more crimes!"

Li Longji frowned, "What do you mean?"

"Reporting to Your Majesty, the inspector censor Ji Wen just told the old slave that Cui Jiaju, the head of the guard, revealed that Yu Wenjing's grandson had an affair with the concubine when he was on duty at night!"

"what?"

Li Longji's eyes widened suddenly, startled and angry, "How dare he touch my woman? Who is he having an affair with?"

Gao Lishi handed over a list to Li Longji. There were three of them in total. Although they were all relatively low-level Yu Nu and Cai Nu, Li Long Ji had never heard of them, and had no luck to visit them, but they were also concubines after all.

Li Longji was so angry that his eyes turned black, he gritted his teeth and said: "All three of them will be killed with a cane, and all their families will be sent to Yunnan!"

At this moment, Li Longji suddenly began to hate Yu Wenjing, and raised a bad grandson, which not only harmed the common people in Chang'an, but also made him suffer great humiliation.

"How many people know about this?"

"This matter is extremely secretive. Apart from Lao Nu, Li Linfu, and Ji Wen, no one else knows about it, not even Yushi Zhongcheng Wang Gong."

Li Longji suddenly realized, "This matter was also found out by Li Linfu?"

"Exactly!"

Gao Lishi didn't dare to hide it. Now that he hides it, once the Holy One reacts, he will lose his trust.

"Reporting to Your Majesty, Yu Wenjing hates Li Linfu deeply. Once he enters the prime minister, he will definitely target Li Linfu like a mad dog. Li Linfu is unwilling to face this situation and will definitely protect himself. Your Majesty, this is human nature!"

"What a human being, Xuan Li and Lin Fu will meet you!"

After a pause, Li Longji said coldly again: "All those who knew about this matter among the guards were secretly executed, including the chief executive, Cui Jiaju!"

Not long after, Li Linfu came to the imperial study in a hurry, bowed and saluted, "My minister sees Your Majesty!"

Li Longji glanced at him and said, "Does Li Xiangguo have any personal grievances with Yu Wenjing?"

"Reporting to Your Majesty, Yu Wenjing was originally Weichen's in-laws, because when they divorced, the two families had a very unhappy dispute, but it was not a personal grudge. Back then, Yu Wenrong had a kindness to support Weichen. Compared with the old kindness, this is not happy. It's nothing at all!"

"Today Yu Wenjing has two scandals in a row, so what? Do you dare to say that this is not what you mean?"

"Reporting to Your Majesty, there are still many scandals about Yu Wenjing. Seeing that he is about to retire, I will turn a blind eye to him because of past affection, but if Your Majesty appoints him without knowing If you become a prime minister, it means that the minister has neglected his duty, so the minister must do his duty faithfully and present Yu Wenjing's true side to His Majesty."

Li Linfu's words are reasonable and restrained. The key is that Yu Wenjing's scandal didn't just happen now, it happened a long time ago, but the emperor Li Longji didn't know about it.

"How do you know that I want to appoint Yu Wenjing as Prime Minister?"

"I don't know, I just screened all the qualified people, including Yu Wenjing, Yuan Yuan, Xianyu Zhongtong, Zhang Qiqiu, Han Xiulin, etc. We will collect their strengths and weaknesses and hidden scandals. , and submit it to His Majesty for reference, this is the duty of this humble official."

Li Linfu took out a booklet from his sleeve and presented it to Li Longji, "Here are the resumes and details of the five of them. I have sorted them out. Your Majesty, please have a look!"

Gao Lishi screamed beautifully, this time it can't be said that Li Linfu is specifically targeting Yu Wenjing.

Li Longji read the memorial for a while, then softened his tone, and said: "Xiangguo insisted on his duties, which is very good. Xiangguo said just now that Yu Wenjing has an even bigger scandal. What is it?"

"Actually, it's not a scandal. I just heard that the Yuwen family has a Golden Deer Manor in Linfen County, Hedong, and a large number of soldiers are hidden in the manor."

Li Longji's face sank, "The news is true?"

"Reporting to Your Majesty, the news is that Yuwen Siwu slipped the tongue while drinking with his friends. When Yuwen Siwu's incident happened, his friends reported him one after another, and this news is among them."

Li Longji walked a few steps with his hands behind his back, and said to Gao Lishi: "Call Wang Sili to an audience!"

Gao Lishi immediately went to call, and Li Longji said to Li Linfu: "Knowing people, knowing faces, but not knowing, I have stayed in the palace for a long time, and I don't know anything about many things outside. This time, thanks to Li Xiangguo's timely advice, I was able to No mistake!"

With the emperor's words, Li Linfu knew that he had succeeded in blocking Yu Wenjing. He quickly bowed and said, "The duty of a humble official is to assist His Majesty. It is a negligent official who knows but does not say anything."

"well said!"

Li Longji nodded and smiled again: "How is your grandson doing? I heard he is studying in Taixue?"

"Reporting to Your Majesty, he studied the language and customs of the Western Regions in Taixue. He wholeheartedly wanted to go to the Western Regions and appreciate the thousands of miles of rivers and mountains in the Tang Dynasty. My ministers also supported him."

Li Longji laughed and said: "Ling Sun performed so well in Shuofang, I believe he will make great achievements in the Western Regions. Before he leaves, you take him into the palace. I want to meet him."

"On behalf of my grandson, I would like to thank His Majesty for his great love!"

At this time, Gao Lishi came in with Wang Sili, and Wang Sili knelt down on one knee to salute, "My minister sees Your Majesty!"

Li Longji said coldly: "You personally take a thousand Dragon Warrior cavalry to Linfen County, Hedong. There is a Golden Deer Manor over there. It is rumored that there are a large number of soldiers hidden in the manor. You dig three feet for me and search carefully!"

Wang Sili clasped his fists and said, "My minister obeys the order!"

(End of this chapter)