Tibet

Chapter 544 Returning to Chang'an
The prophecy case ended in a huge reversal. Emperor Li Longji issued an edict, defining the prophecy case as a frame-up and persecution. In order to vent his personal anger, Zheng Ang, the imperial censor, concocted a false prophecy to frame Li Ye, the governor of Anxi. He was guilty of serious crimes. He was specifically dismissed from all positions, his property was confiscated, and his entire family was sent to the Lingnan Army.

All other Yushitai officials involved in the case were also dismissed from their posts, demoted to the people, and never hired.

As for the two women who falsely accused Li Ye, they were beheaded.

The remaining officials involved were warned of serious misconduct and recorded in the Ministry of Personnel records. Once an official was deemed to have serious misconduct, his official career was basically over, and Prime Minister Zhang Jun was deprived of the power to govern for two years and fined half a year's salary. Let him reflect at home.

The emperor Li Longji immediately issued an order to make Li Yusha, Li Ye's daughter, the county head of Dunhuang. According to the etiquette system, only the prince's daughter could be made the county head. Li Longji made an exception and made Li Ye's daughter the county head. This was a kind of appeasement. It is also a hint.

Think about it. An Lushan, Ge Shuhan and An Sishun have all been granted the title of king. Of course, Li Ye, who was the first to be granted the title of king, will soon be granted the title of king.

Time flashed to January of Tianbao's 14th year, and a heavy snowfall came again, covering the Hexi Corridor. Zhangye County in Ganzhou was also completely covered by heavy snow.

Li Ye stood in front of the window, drinking tea and admiring the goose-feather-like snow outside.

This is their own house. Pei Sanniang specially bought an eight-acre house. The Pei family has helped them pack up the new house. They came back from November and have lived there for almost two months. They have gradually adapted to the Hexi Corridor. climate, water and soil.

His wife Dugu Xinyue was also sitting by the fire pot, playing with a piece of beautiful mutton-fat jade in her hand. Almost all their property was stored in Baoji Cabinet, and they only brought some gold and silver jewelry and dozens of pieces of beautiful jade with them.

"Husband, close the window! Star Officer is sleeping, he will catch a cold."

Li Ye smiled apologetically and closed the window. He sat by the brazier, looked at his daughter who was sleeping soundly in the cradle, and smiled at his wife: "The charcoal fire we are baking is actually poisonous. If you burn charcoal in a closed room, , you will be poisoned and die without realizing it.”

"I know this. Master told me that the windows in the charcoal-burning room should be opened for ventilation, but just now, you opened the windows for too long."

"I was just thinking about something and got a little distracted."

"My husband, are you thinking about the affairs of the court?"

Li Ye nodded, "Gao Lishi gave me a safety guarantee. I'm thinking about whether to go to Beijing again?"

"Husband, you'd better go back! The emperor made our daughter the head of the county, just to give her a chance. It's not appropriate not to go back, but we must ensure safety."

Li Ye nodded silently. He was considering going to Chang'an in a hidden way. If the situation went bad, he would withdraw immediately without giving the emperor and Feilong any chance.

Li Ye finally decided to return to Chang'an. He settled his wife and daughter and set off with [-] elite cavalry and [-] camels loaded with supplies, heading towards Chang'an.

Although the Hexi Corridor is a world of ice and snow, you can still go out as long as you are well prepared. It is the tenth day of January.

Chang'an City in mid-January is also a snowy world.

Although the New Year has passed and only five days have passed since the festive Shangyuan Festival, there is an atmosphere of uneasiness in both the government and the public in Chang'an.

Just after the New Year, two major events happened, both related to Youzhou. The first major event was that An Lushan replaced all 33 Han generals with Hu generals. Anyone with a discerning eye knows that this is a very unfair move. A good signal means that An Lushan can rebel at any time.

The second major event was that Yan Zhenqing, the governor of Dezhou, rushed to the court and revealed top-secret information about An Lushan's upcoming rebellion at the debriefing meeting. An Lushan's nominal army was 14, but the actual army had reached 28, and almost all Ying Yanglang generals The above generals are all Hu people, and the most elite army among them is called the Yiluohe mixed cavalry, which consists of [-] elite infantry and [-] heavy armored cavalry.

The facts revealed by Yan Zhenqing quickly spread in the Chang'an market, and the entire Chang'an fell into an inexplicable panic. House prices plummeted and food prices rose.

This morning, a team of nine thousand camels walked out of Chang'an City in a mighty manner and headed towards the Ziwu Valley in the south.Not long after Li Ye came back last autumn, he sold [-] of the [-] camels to Baoji Guifang. Baoji Guifang finally had its own means of transportation and began to transfer inventory wealth to Chengdu on a large scale, as well as The customer entrusts Baoji Cabinet Shop to keep the wealth.

Since last year, they have purchased land in Chengdu, built large warehouses, and recruited warriors and assistants. The Dugu family also sent hundreds of Hidden Wings to protect the camel transport team along the way.

Today is the second time that Baoji Cabinet has transported wealth southward. There is a lot of wealth belonging to the royal family and relatives. Li Longji specially arranged for three thousand cavalry to guard this camel transport team.

The move of Baoji Cabinets to the south was like a weather vane, which aroused even more uneasiness in the court. Many wealthy families also tried their best to raise camels to transfer their wealth to the south.

The Lantern Festival that just passed was very deserted. Only the officials put out last year's lanterns, and many big merchants stopped participating.

The number of lanterns on the streets is less than half of last year. Many people are too lazy to go shopping and look at the lanterns. Prices have soared, making every low-class person full of worry.

The tense atmosphere in Chang'an also gave rise to some hidden murderous intentions. That afternoon, a young Taoist priest came to Prince Qing's Mansion and sent a letter to Prince Qing Li Cong, who had just recovered from his illness.

Li Cong already knew that the person who sent him an arrow letter last time was Feilong, and they established some kind of connection. Li Cong's son Li Qiu even went to meet Feilong.

Li Cong has seen Feilong since he was a child. He always thought that Feilong was an elder of the clan who became a monk and became a Taoist. He did not know that he was the Supreme Emperor.

But Feilong's identity is not important. What is important is that they have a common interest, which is to get rid of the prince.

Feilong wants to get rid of the prince because he wants to cause internal strife in the royal family. He likes to draw chestnuts from the fire. Li Cong wants to get rid of the prince, naturally to save his life.

He no longer dares to hope for the position of prince. Even if his father deposes the third son, he will make another prince the prince, and it will not be his turn.

But Li Cong was afraid that Prince Li Heng would retaliate against him and kill his whole family after he ascended the throne, so he wanted to kill Prince Li Heng regardless of whether he could ascend the throne or not.

The two hit it off at this point and waited patiently for their time.

At this time, the eldest son Li Qiu hurriedly walked in and handed a letter to his father, "This is a letter from a disciple of Feilong Sect, saying it is very important!"

Li Cong quickly took the letter and opened it to read carefully. His eyes lit up. The day after tomorrow, the prince was going to Bashang to reward the army. He immediately understood what Feilong meant. The opportunity to assassinate the prince came.

After Li Cong became seriously ill, he became a little more courageous. Anyway, he had no hope of becoming a prince again, so why should he be timid?
He immediately sent someone to invite his staff Zhang Hong.

Zhang Hong read the letter, was silent for a moment and said, "Does the prince have to do it?"

Li Cong nodded lightly, "Only if he dies, can I and my descendants survive. I have no choice, I have to do it!"

Zhang Hong sighed and said: "The main thing is that the prince knows the consequences."

Li Cong said calmly: "I know very well what the consequences will be? But no matter what, I will kill him."

"Now that the prince has made up his mind, let's discuss the detailed plan. I suggest we take action when he comes back."

(End of this chapter)