Tibet

Chapter 288
The killing of the prime minister's son is of course a major event, and it is also a taboo in the officialdom. If you kill my son, then I can kill your son too.

Therefore, no matter how fierce the officialdom fights, there will be no assassination of each other. This is the unspoken rule of the officialdom, and it is the default rule of everyone.

Li Linfu is Yang Guozhong's number one political enemy. Yang Guozhong's son was killed. Li Linfu is of course a major suspect. This is what makes Li Linfu nervous.

If someone uses this method to provoke him and Yang Guozhong to kill each other, it must be Li Linfu's family who will suffer the most.

Li Xiu sat down opposite his father and said respectfully: "Dali Temple was ordered to intervene in the case of Yang Xi's murder this afternoon. The officials investigating the case have already reported to Hai'er. Obviously, this is a premeditated assassination, or It's a vendetta, and the other party wants to kill the Yang family."

"How do you say that?"

"The assassinated woman carved more than a dozen sheep with a knife on the bedside, and every sheep had its head cut off by the sword. Yang Xi was only the first one."

Li Linfu nodded, "Is Yang Xi a regular visitor to the Jiaofang Pavilion?"

"He's been there a few times, but he's not a regular!"

"That's strange, how did the female killer know that she could wait for Yang Xi to arrive in the Jiaofang?"

"This is indeed a strange thing. The subordinates believe that the woman is only in the Jiaofang Building to settle down and collect information. After all, Yang Guozhong's two sons are studying at Guozixue, and the scholars of Guozixue are A frequent visitor to Jiaofang, and it should be a coincidence that I met Yang Xi last night. Also, this female killer never greets guests after dancing. It was the first time yesterday. She obviously wanted to seduce Yang Xi, and Yang Xi fell for it. .”

"This woman is only 16 years old?"

"That's what Jiaofang said, and she is still a virgin. This means that her previous living environment has nothing to do with the place of fireworks. This is very important. We can't focus on places like song and dance workshops in the direction of our investigation. This woman Most likely there are other identities."

Li Linfu sighed and said: "Speaking of killing people and destroying their families, I, Li Linfu, have a lot of blood debts. Although the Yang family is domineering, they were brought up by their skirts, and there are not many blood debts in their hands. I thought about it today, and it is most likely Wang Gong's." Later generations, after Wang Gong’s death, Yang Guozhong executed the men of his family, and the women were sent to the church. Everyone believed that Wang Gong was killed by Yang Guozhong, and Yang Guozhong also laughed at this accusation.”

Li Xiu was surprised and said, "Didn't Wang Gong be killed by Yang Guozhong?"

Li Linfu said indifferently: "Wang Gong died at the Yellow River Ferry at Pujin Pass. There is no evidence that Yang Guozhong killed him. I just say that Wang Gong's people were killed by Yang Guozhong."

"Father, maybe some people can't understand the Yang family's arrogance and trekking. They just wanted to kill the Yang family to warn them, but they happened to meet Yang Xi. If it was Yang Hui last night, then Yang Hui would be the one who died. The boy meant to say , the female killer is not targeting Yang Guozhong."

Li Linfu nodded, "Is this your idea?"

"Reporting to father, this is actually the consensus of our Dali Temple officials!"

Li Linfu pondered for a moment and said: "I don't want this matter to involve me. At this stage, I don't want to make enemies with the Yang family. This is the task entrusted to you by my father, and the suspicion of being my father must be excluded from the evidence."

"The child understands!"

In front of Yang Guozhong’s mansion in Xuanyifang, a coffin had been set up. Although his son died unexpectedly, Yang Guozhong used his son’s death to make money. Yang Xuan received every official with red eyes, and at the same time accepted their deep love with tears.

But in the back hall of Yang Guozhong's mansion, a group of Yang family members gathered together. It can be said that except for the imperial concubine, the other Yang family members were all present.

Prince Consort Yang Qi gritted his teeth and said, "It must be Li Linfu's doing. If he can't win us in the officialdom, he uses such despicable and shameless means. He thinks he can assassinate other people's sons, so others can't kill his sons?"

Next to him, Yang Li consulted Wang Jian, his staff member. He knew it well, shook his head and said, "Although I also hate Li Linfu, I guess this case was not done by Li Linfu. He only wants to protect himself now. How dare he fight against the Yang family? If he With the intention to kill, it is not the performance of dying in court, forgive him for not having the guts!"

Mrs. Guo Guo's wife Yang Yupei snorted heavily, and the hall immediately fell silent. Yang Yupei said slowly, "It doesn't matter what Li Linfu did. This is an opportunity to clean up Li Linfu. Third, do you understand what I mean?"

The third child is Yang Guozhong. Yang Guozhong sighed and said, "It hurts me to lose my son. I don't have the heart to think about other things."

"Idiot! The emperor will definitely ask you about the situation tomorrow. It is the opponent of the court who killed you in one bite. Then Li Linfu is the biggest suspect. If there is no result in this case, the emperor will definitely remove him if he wants to give the Yang family an explanation. Li Linfu's aspect, otherwise how would the emperor balance this matter?"

Yang Guozhong nodded, and he also realized that this is indeed a good opportunity to deal with Li Linfu.

At this time, Yang Xuangui, the only elder of the Yang family, Shangshu of the Ministry of Industry, paused on his crutches in dissatisfaction and said, "It is said that the other party is going to assassinate the entire Yang family. Does she not want to let go of my old bone? Everyone, you must kill the real murderer." Dig it out, or we will all be in danger of our lives!"

Guo Guo's wife, Yang Yupei, made the conclusion in one sentence, "Li Linfu must be dealt with, and the real murderer must also be investigated!"

Early the next morning, Yang Guozhong came to the Imperial Study Room located in the Linde Hall. During this period, Emperor Li Longji was relatively diligent in his administration. The reason was simple. The Anxi Army won the battle of Talas against the Great Food Army.

This victory greatly satisfied Li Longji's emperor's heart. It can be said that Longyan Joy not only satisfied his emperor's ambition to expand the territory, but also collected a lot of wealth. Gold, silver and jewelry are worth millions through.

These wealth are undoubtedly a shot in the arm for the drying up of Datang's finances, and the treasures in it have greatly enriched Li Longji's private collection.

But what makes Li Longji look forward to more is that the kings of the Western Regions will come to Chang'an for pilgrimage one after another. This kind of sense of glory from all nations makes him especially satisfied.

In the past two days, Li Longji was considering the rewards of Gao Xianzhi and Cheng Qianli. Gao Xianzhi got the title of Ji Guogong, which Li Longji had promised before, and Cheng Qianli would also be promoted from County Duke to County Duke.

The key is the arrangement of their official positions. Li Linfu recommended Gao Xianzhi to succeed Hexi Jiedu envoy and Cheng Qianli as Hedong Jiedu envoy, but Yang Guozhong objected and suggested that the two enter the court as generals, but he could not give a specific reason. This made Li Longji feel that Yang Guozhong opposed it for the sake of opposition, and when Li Linfu proposed it, he would oppose it. This made Li Longji slightly displeased.

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Li Longji nodded, "Show him in!"

Li Longji also got the news that Yang Guozhong's son died in Jiaofang last night and was assassinated. Li Longji was also a little shocked. The prime minister's son was also assassinated, which is rarely heard.

In any case, he needs to appease Yang Guozhong's emotions.

After a while, Yang Guozhong walked into the imperial study room, knelt down and burst into tears. Of course he was acting, but his emotions were real. He was wronged. The prime minister couldn’t keep his son’s life. .

Li Longji sighed and said: "I have also heard about Aiqing's experience. I have also experienced the loss of a child in middle age, but people cannot be resurrected after death. My condolences! Take care of your body."

Yang Guozhong calmed down slowly, wiped away his tears and said, "Thank you for your majesty's comfort, I feel better now."

Li Longji nodded and said: "I have ordered the Criminal Department and Dali Temple to also participate in this case. We must try our best to find out the real culprit and give Ai Qing an explanation."

Yang Guozhong saluted again, "Thank you for your attention, your majesty's love, I will remember it in my heart!"

After pondering for a while, Li Longji asked again: "Yang Xiangguo, do you have any enemies?"

(End of this chapter)