Tibet

Chapter 542 Sharp turn down
Three days later, Li Han sent a pigeon message to the court. Zhou Wei, the commander of the victory pass, had fought against Shangfang Tianzi Jian and was killed by Li Ye. Li Ye had led his army past the victory pass.

The Ministry of War received the pigeon letter from Zhishengguan and presented it to Shangshu Dugulie's desk.

Dugulie thought for a long time, and then came to see Gao Lishi with the pigeon letter.

Gao Lishi quickly asked Dugu Lie to sit down. Dugu Lie took out the pigeon letter and said slowly: "Mr. Gao, did the emperor order various checkpoints to intercept Li Ye?"

Gao Lishi nodded, "The emperor issued a handwritten edict that Li Ye is not allowed to leave the capital."

Dugu Lie sighed: "I can't figure it out for my humble position. After Li Ye got married last year, he never lived in the garden house again. The two so-called informants only came here in March this year. They are clearly lice on the monk's head. It's clear." It's a false accusation. Why would the emperor find such a clumsy false accusation to deal with Li Ye? Isn't he afraid that the world will not accept it?"

"Perhaps the emperor is afraid of Li Ye's rebellion!"

Dugu Lie shook his head, "If we are afraid that he will rebel, we can remove him from the military position and let him serve as a civilian official. It will be solved with a decree. Why must we kill him? If he is pushed into a hurry, he will really rebel."

After finishing speaking, Dugu Lie handed the pigeon letter to Gao Lishi, "He has killed the guard of Zhisheng Pass and left the pass. Gao Weng wants to remind the emperor that with Li Ye's martial arts, no one can stop him. Even if Ge Shuhan seizes a thousand of his troops, he can still escape single-handedly. Let the emperor appease him quickly and don't force him to do stupid things and be used by An Lushan."

"What does An Lushan use mean?" Gao Lishi asked in confusion.

Dugu Lie sighed, "Don't Gao Wen know that Zhang Tongru, Li Cong's aide, is actually An Lushan's confidant?"

Gao Lishi was startled, "I really don't know!"

"Qing Wang Li Cong has been controlled by An Lushan. If An Lushan provokes civil strife in the court, he will fish in troubled waters and attack Chang'an on the pretext of quelling the chaos. Isn't this Dong Zhuo's second best?"

Gao Lishi nodded, "I understand what Dugu Shangshu means, I will try my best to persuade the emperor!"

After a pause, Gao Lishi continued: "The key lies in the prophecy. I am afraid that Magistrate Feng cannot protect the two women and will be silenced. Please ask Dugu Shangshu to arrange a few powerful warriors to protect the two women."

Dugu Lie agreed immediately, "I'll arrange the manpower right now!"

Early the next morning, Gao Lishi met Li Longji. Li Longji had rested for a few days and was feeling better just now.

"Your Majesty, there is news from the Zhisheng Pass that Li Ye used Shangfang Tianzi Sword to kill the opposing guard and has passed the pass."

Li Longji suddenly became furious, "How brave he is. He dares to kill a general to pass the test. He doesn't take me seriously at all. I still have the Longyou Army and the Hexi Army to deal with him!"

Gao Lishi quickly bowed and said: "If Your Majesty forces him again, he may really rebel. Someone has been waiting for this moment."

Li Longji was startled, and the anger in his heart was immediately extinguished by a basin of cold water.

"You mean Fei Long?"

Gao Lishi nodded, "I got the news two days ago. Prince Qing didn't tell His Majesty the truth!"

"What did he hide from me?"

"Prince Qing didn't tell His Majesty how he knew that Li Ye had entered Jingyuan Road? Hiding this key information would mislead Your Majesty."

Li Longji took a few steps with his hands behind his back and asked Gao Lishi doubtfully: "Didn't he find out where the army was going and then he knew that Li Ye had entered Jingyuan Road?"

Gao Lishi shook his head, "He doesn't even know where Li Ye's army is stationed? It's like headless flies running around, and even went to Fengtian County. When he was at his wits' end, someone suddenly shot an arrow letter Give it to him and tell him in the letter that Li Ye led his army into Jingyuan Road."

After speaking, Gao Lishi took out a letter and handed it to Li Longji, "This is what the old slave asked King Qing to come. He said he didn't know who reported it to him."

Li Longji opened the letter and took a look, his face immediately darkened. He recognized it at a glance as Feilong's handwriting.

"What does he want to do? Use my hands to kill Li Ye?"

"No! No! As long as Li Ye leaves Chang'an, no one can kill him. Feilong used His Majesty's hand to force Li Ye to rebel, forcing Li Ye to lean towards him." Li Longji frowned and said: " Isn't Li Ye his descendant? Do we still need to force Li Ye to get closer to him? "

"Your Majesty doesn't know something. The so-called Feilong successor is just his wishful thinking. Li Ye doesn't admit it at all. He only thinks that he is the heir to his grandfather's business. The old slave knows that child and has a tough personality. Feilong wants to use him and control him. It is purely wishful thinking, so Feilong has no choice but to use King Qing to force Li Ye to rebel."

Li Longji was silent in thought. Gao Lishi knew that the emperor had been persuaded by him, and he continued: "Zhang Tongru, the aide of King Qing, was An Lushan's confidant. He desperately encouraged King Qing to kill Li Ye. His real purpose was to Force Li Ye to rebel. Once Li Ye is forced to rebel, An Lushan will definitely take the opportunity to lead troops to Beijing to quell the chaos and become Dong Zhuo's second best. The old slave is worried that An Sishun and Ge Shuhan will also take advantage of the opportunity."

Li Longji's expression changed drastically. For a long time, he put his hands behind his hands and sighed, "Prince Qing disappoints me so much!"

"Your Majesty, it's still too late to make amends!"

"How to say?"

"Your Majesty can order Fang Guan, the minister of the Ministry of Punishment, and Ji Wen, the minister of Dali Temple, to jointly review the prophecy case, and then handle it according to the recommendations of the Ministry of Punishment. If necessary, your Majesty can use Zheng Ang to take the blame. As far as I know, the entire case is Zheng Ang planned, he wanted to arrest Li Ye and send him to Dali Temple to torture him to extract a confession."

Li Longji was finally persuaded by Gao Lishi, and he also realized that forcing Li Ye to rebel would only help Feilong in the end, and he could not do such a stupid thing.

"Just follow Gao Weng's suggestion and let Fang Guan, the Minister of Punishment, and Ji Wen, the Minister of Dali Temple, jointly investigate the case!"

In the afternoon, news came from the palace that the Emperor had ordered the Ministry of Punishment and Dali Temple to jointly re-examine Li Ye's prophecy case. The decree was very clear. Fang Guan, the minister of the Ministry of Punishment, would take the lead, and Jiwen, the Qing of Dali Temple, sent people to assist in the investigation.

This news struck King Qing Li Cong like a thunderbolt. He could never have imagined how this could happen suddenly. His father clearly knew that there were problems with this case, but he wanted to ask the Ministry of Punishment to retry it. Wasn't this putting himself on the fire?

There was a leak in the house and it rained all night. He hurriedly sent someone to find Zhang Tongru to discuss it, but he got the news that Zhang Tongru's father was seriously ill and he had returned to his hometown to visit relatives.

Helpless, Li Cong had to find another staff member, Zhang Hong, to come to discuss.

Zhang Hong replaced Tang Wan, a man in blue, as Li Cong's staff. He was originally highly regarded by Li Cong, but he was too conservative in his thinking, so after Zhang Tongru came, Li Cong ignored him.

Zhang Hong hurried over and saluted: "See you, Your Majesty!"

Li Cong waved his hands distractedly, "Don't be polite, I'm in trouble now and I want to hear your advice."

Li Cong told Zhang Hong what happened in detail. Zhang Hong frowned and said to Li Cong: "My humble position has determined that the prince has ignored a key person!"

"Who?"

"Dugu Lie!"

Zhang Hong said calmly: "Dugu Lie is Li Ye's father-in-law and controls the military department. With him helping secretly, who can stop Li Ye? Li Ye must have walked out of Jingyuan Road."

"But the emperor can use Ge Shuhan's Longyou Army to surround and arrest him. With only 1000 people, it will be easy to arrest him!"

Zhang Hong sneered and said: "This is why Zhang Tongru ran away. He knew what his suggestion meant? If he doesn't run away, he will definitely die!"

"What do you mean?" Li Cong looked confused.

"Your Majesty, it is already inappropriate to block Li Ye with a pass. If Ge Shuhan's army is mobilized again, Li Ye will definitely rebel. Zhang Tongru just wants to provoke Li Ye to rebel so that An Lushan can seize the excuse to enter. The emperor must have reacted to the chaos in Jingping, so he re-investigated the case of Li Ye's prophecies, making it clear that he wanted to rehabilitate him and prevent Li Ye from being forced to rebel."

"what!"

Li Cong sat down, and then he realized that he was being used by Zhang Tongru, a thief.

He asked with a sad face: "Then what should I do?"

"The prince should immediately go to the palace to plead guilty to the emperor, saying that he was deceived by Zhang Tongru. If the emperor is willing to scold the prince severely, then it will be fine. Now I am afraid that the emperor will not scold me!"

(End of this chapter)