Tibet

Chapter 461: Enlightenment of the Chess Game
In the carriage, Li Ye read An Lushan's letter to King Qing Li Cong several times, and was still in deep thought.

Li Cong was the eldest son of the emperor and was born to Concubine Liu Hua, while Crown Prince Li Heng was only born to Concubine Yang Gui. The son was as valuable as his mother, and Li Cong's status was actually higher than that of Prince Li Heng.

According to the traditional etiquette system, Li Cong should be the prince, because Li Longji was the third son who usurped the throne, so he didn't want to make the eldest son the prince.

Although Li Cong has no chance to become the prince, he is Li Longji's most powerful weapon against the prince Li Heng, and Li Longji will definitely move him out to suppress Li Heng.

But Li Longji also overlooked one point, King Qing Li Cong was not a tool of suppression, he was a real person, the eldest son of the emperor who was unwilling to lose his chance to become the throne, and an ambitious man who was unwilling to become a tool.

Seeking domestic needs and joining forces with the outside world, the battle for the heirloom is never a one-handed fight. It must be in collusion with the foreign vassals who hold military power in order to seize the throne with both internal and external cooperation.

An Lushan became one of the five major powers in Chang'an. Li Ye never thought about it, how could a foreign vassal rule the wind and rain in Chang'an?

Now Li Ye understands that the power of Anlu Mountain is just an iceberg on the water. The part hidden under the water turns out to be Li Cong, the eldest son of the emperor who participated in the seizure of the throne. I am afraid not only Li Cong, the king of Qing, but also Li Yan, the king of Rong, Li Wan, the king of Rong, and Li Lin, the king of Yong. , these four people formed an alliance to deal with the prince.

Li Longji knew from the very beginning that the son-in-law Zhang Yi was killed by the prince, so he gave himself a Shangfang Tianzi sword and asked him to investigate the case.

Li Ye took out Shang Fang's Emperor's Sword and took a closer look. This sword Tianbao had only been taken out twice in his years. The last time it was in the hands of his grandfather.

its not right!
Li Ye frowned, this sword was not given to him by Li Longji, but Gao Lishi took it out of the box and gave it to him.

The time was wrong, it was only a few hours after I got this sword and the son-in-law was assassinated.

It means that the emperor has long known that Qing Wang Li Cong wanted to assassinate the consort Zhang Bian.

Could it be that Tang Yu, the man in Tsing Yi, was the emperor's spy placed next to Prince Qing?When King Qing killed Tang Yu, he also took the opportunity to cut off this eye liner.

or
A bold idea suddenly broke into Li Ye's mind.

Could the real culprit in the assassination case of the son-in-law Zhang Jie be the emperor Li Longji?He used Qing Wang Li Cong to assassinate Zhang Yi and cut off the prince's left and right arms.

Li Ye slapped his forehead suddenly, he was so confused!

It doesn't matter whether the emperor Li Longji is the real murderer or not.

The Son of Heaven is a chess player.

All are but pawns on his chessboard.

The assassination of the son-in-law Zhang Yi was just a move in the whole chess game. It was a move by the emperor to check and balance the prince.

An Lushan's rebellion was also the climax of the battle for succession. An Lushan was originally a pawn, but he was unwilling to be a pawn and overturned the entire chessboard. He wanted to play chess with the Emperor of Tang.

What about yourself?

Why isn't he just a pawn now?Do you have the courage of An Lushan to become a chess player?
The greatest hope my grandfather had for himself was to become a chess player.

Li Ye closed his eyes. Anyone who wants to be a chess player can't become a chess player. He needs to have the right time, place and people, as well as strong strength and the consciousness of being a chess player.

Guo Ziyi in history can be a chess player, but he still lacks the consciousness of being a chess player, and finally is willing to be a chess piece.

Insufficient strength, not enough time, still have to be buried, and honestly be a pawn, a valuable pawn, and must not become an abandoned pawn like Zhang Yi.

Li Ye also finally understood Li Longji's intention of letting him investigate the case. It doesn't matter who his father is loyal to, the key is himself.

Should I burn the crown prince's incense, or his incense?
If he finds out that Qing Wang Li Cong is the murderer who assassinated his son-in-law Zhang Yi, will he tell the prince?

Li Longji asked him to solve a question. If he solved it, he would understand his warning, warning him not to get too close to the prince. His father could continue to be the Minister of Rites, or even be promoted.

If it can't be solved, the imperial examination case will continue to be investigated, and my father will definitely be involved in the case. Dismissal from office is light, and it is not certain whether I can go back to the river again.

Li Ye put away An Lushan's letter, he could not show this letter to anyone again.

"What?" Li Dai was surprised, "The prince consort Zhang Bian was assassinated by King Qing Li Cong. Why?"

Li Ye smiled slightly and said: "Father, you don't really need to know why? You just need to understand that all of us are the emperor's chess pieces, and just be a good chess piece with peace of mind."

"You mean to say that I belong to the prince's faction, and I'm also the emperor's arrangement on the chessboard?"

Li Ye shook his head, "The chess piece on the chessboard is me, and my father is just my shadow on the chessboard. The chess player will only stare at the chess pieces and not pay attention to the shadow."

Li Dai finally understood a little bit, he smiled wryly for a while and said, "Your grandfather told me long ago that your mother and I are just your hostages in Chang'an."

Li Ye smiled slightly and said: "It's a double hostage. One is that I am not allowed to rebel, and the other is that I am not allowed to burn the prince's incense."

Li Dai was really frustrated, in the end, he didn't even have the qualifications to be a chess piece.

Li Ye understood his father's feelings, and comforted him: "Playing chess is just a game of power. Governing the world is the right thing to do. My father is the person doing the right thing. There is no need to play this kind of power game. You just need to care about the people of the world and do it conscientiously." A good official, this is not a game of chess, a big chess game for governing the world."

Li Dai nodded, "I understand. In fact, I don't have to care at all whether I belong to the prince's faction?"

Li Ye smiled and said, "It's not bad to have a good relationship with the prince. Just don't get involved in the prince's power struggle."

Li Dai nodded silently. Today he has completely awakened. What do the five major forces in Chang'an and the prince's faction have anything to do with him?
Early the next morning, Li Ye came to Gao Lishi's official room and handed Shangfang Tianzi Sword and the investigation report to Gao Lishi.

Gao Lishi laughed dumbly and said: "The investigation is over so quickly? Don't make random investigations! As far as I know, Fang Shilang and the others have all gone to Luoyang."

Li Ye smiled and said: "The servants of the house and the others have nothing to do. It's okay to go to Luoyang for sightseeing, but I'm going to get married soon, but I don't even know where the wedding will be held, so hurry up and complete the task."

Gao Lishi smiled and pointed at Li Ye, "You! Fortunately, I understand you."

Li Ye finally saw through Gao Lishi, this old Jianghu, on the one hand he was the emperor's chess player, and at the same time he would secretly take a few moves of his own while the chess players were not paying attention.

Just like when he secretly met Guangping King Li Chu in his residence, he would never tell the emperor. Gao Lishi was also leaving a way out for himself.

Gao Lishi picked up the report and looked at it, and couldn't help but frowned, "Why did it stop until the assassin was caught? It mentioned that the middleman was a man in Tsing Yi, so who is the man in Tsing Yi? This is the key!"

"Gao Weng, I wrote very clearly in the report that the assassin Zeng Honger didn't know who the man in Tsing Yi was, and neither did Ying Ying Yang Shun. This clue is broken, and my written report can only end here. I'm afraid Fang Shilang and the others will only report to the people in Tsing Yi."

Gao Lishi narrowed his eyes and asked, "You mean, there are unwritten reports?"

Li Ye looked back at the young eunuch at the door. Gao Lishi waved his hand, "You all stand down!"

Several young eunuchs went down and closed the door.

Then Li Ye said slowly: "The man in Tsing Yi is called Tang Huan, and he is Li Cong's aide of King Qing."

Gao Lishi had no expression on his face and said calmly: "Is there any evidence?"

Li Ye shook his head, "The man in Tsing Yi, Tang An, is dead, and his whole family was killed, so there is no evidence."

"Then you have to tell me, how did you know that the man in Tsing Yi is Tang Ming, otherwise I wouldn't be able to explain to the emperor?"

"Neiying Yang Shun explained to me that the person in Tsing Yi gave him the task at Wanbao Restaurant in Dongshi. The tavern owner at that time knew Tang An, and I found the owner Xu of the restaurant. He told me that the person in Tsing Yi was from his hometown, named Tang. Ming, served as an aide to King Qing for ten years."

"Where is this internal response Yang Shun now?" Gao Lishi asked with narrowed eyes.

Li Ye made a gesture of wiping his neck, "He knew something he shouldn't know, so the humble job made him disappear completely."

Gao Lishi nodded, "Okay! I will report to the emperor, who else knows about this besides you?"

Li Ye smiled and said, "Even my father doesn't know, that's why it's called an unwritten report."

(End of this chapter)