As expected by Lao Zhu, none of the civil servants dared to come and make noise in front of him. However, the civil servants did not make noise, but it did not mean that they would stop. Especially after the civil servants worked hard, they finally found out that they would get the benefits of being the governor.
After receiving a reward, I regretted it endlessly.
No one who knows it regrets their decision.
But now the deal is done, and all the governors in Nanyang have taken up their posts. No matter how unwilling they are, they can only wait until the next governor is re-appointed before they have a chance.
Some of the older civil servants don't know if they can survive until the next governor is re-appointed. Even if they can become governors, they don't know how long they can stay.
In early April, some people in the capital were implicated and were to be sent to Nanyang. One of them was Ding Bin, a relative of Li Shanchang.
Ding Bin wanted to escape the blame, so he naturally sought help from Li Shanchang.
Li Shanchang did not refuse because he was a relative, so he nodded and agreed to find a way to exempt him from the ban. The next day, Li Shanchang went to the palace to see the emperor.
After the ceremony, the emperor asked Li Shanchang about the reason for his visit. Li Shanchang told the story about Ding Bin and begged the emperor to be kind and spare Ding Bin.
The reason why Li Shanchang told the emperor so directly was because he felt that his hard work had made great achievements, and the emperor compared him to Xiao He when the country was founded. Li Shanchang himself thought so too, and as his power became higher and higher,
His normal behavior is also becoming more and more arrogant.
There is a saying that goes well, what you think is just what you think. But reality is often far different from what you take for granted.
Li Shanchang thought that he had outstanding achievements and the emperor should remember his achievements. However, in the eyes of the emperor, Li Shanchang looked kind and gentle on the outside, but was jealous and harsh on the inside. Of course, these are not the point. The point is that Li Shanchang has a strong desire for power. Lao Zhu
She was already annoying him, so she sent him back to his hometown while he was sick.
However, Li Shanchang was restless when he returned to his hometown. It didn't take long before he wrote a letter saying that his illness had recovered, and he directly expressed his desire to continue to be an official. Lao Zhu had no choice but to let him re-enter the court as an official.
Li Shanchang had to retire as an official, but even so he supported his disciple Hu Weiyong to rise to power.
Lao Zhu was naturally on guard against such a power-hungry person.
Now that Li Shanchang was interceding for Ding Bin, Lao Zhu's long-standing grievances suddenly erupted. Not only did Li Shanchang's wish not be fulfilled, he also directly ordered Li Bing to be severely punished.
The wind rises at the end of Qingping.
Not long after this incident, someone wrote a letter to impeach Li Shanchang. He said that he was very resentful of the emperor because of Li Bing's incident, and he once made rude remarks at a banquet at home. Of course, the incident was vividly described, but
Whether this is the case or not, I'm afraid even Li Shanchang himself doesn't know.
After all, if a person is drunk, how can he remember what he said?
But it doesn't matter whether Li Shanchang remembers it or not. The key is that someone can help him remember it. It doesn't even matter whether someone remembers it or not. The most important thing is whether Lao Zhu thinks it is true or not.
After Li Shanchang was impeached, Lao Zhu asked him to defend himself.
Li Shanchang received the order and quickly submitted a memorial to defend himself.
But it was already too late. From the moment the emperor asked him to submit a self-defense, the officials knew very clearly the emperor's attitude towards Li Shanchang.
So, a few days later, Ding Bin worked at Hu Weiyong's house, and he confessed the past dealings between Li Cunyi and Hu Weiyong.
Lao Zhu was furious when he heard this and immediately ordered the arrest of Li Cunyi and his son.
In the prison, Li Cunyi and his son were hung on a wooden frame, with blood marks on their gray prison clothes.
Jiang Wei looked at Li Cunyi and his son with excitement, as if he was not looking at two prisoners at all, but seeing his own future golden avenue and shortcut to success.
Jiang Wei sluggishly stood up from his chair with a sigh, walked up to Li Cunyi, and said with a smile: "Li Sicheng, why are you doing this? We are ministers in the same palace, and Jiang doesn't want this. You'd better recruit him."
Come on, as long as you bring out the collusion between Li Shanchang and Hu Weiyong, I promise that you will not suffer any physical pain again."
Li Cunyi drooped his head, as if he heard Jiang Wei's voice, and struggled to
He raised his eyelids with difficulty and said painfully: "I don't know what you are talking about."
Jiang Wei laughed and sighed: "Actually, even if you don't say anything, we still know. Li Shanchang and Hu Weiyong have a close relationship. How could he not know about Hu Weiyong's rebellion?"
Li Cunyi became excited when he heard this. Regardless of the pain on his body, he struggled all over, causing the chains on his body to rattle: "Nonsense, my brother and Hu Weiyong are sons and daughters, and it is normal for them to have contact. Hu Weiyong was
When I was arrested, even the emperor didn’t hold my brother accountable for this, so who do you think you are and dare to disobey the emperor’s will?”
Jiang Wei's expression did not change at all, he was still smiling. He looked closer and stared into Li Cunyi's eyes and said: "Of course Jiang is nothing. At most, we are just a dog of the emperor. Whoever the emperor wants us to bite,
We’ll bite whoever you want. You’re so smart, you even know the emperor’s thoughts. What do you think we’ve brought you here for?”
Jiang Wei raised his eyebrows and gestured to Li Cunyi a few times.
Li Cunyi froze when he heard this, his eyes widened and he was speechless.
Jiang Wei saw the change in Li Cunyi's expression, and the smile on his face gradually turned into a sneer. He straightened his body and looked at Li Cunyi condescendingly. He sighed and said: "The mouth is on your face. If you don't tell me, there is nothing we can do against you."
.But if you don’t say anything, you have to ask them if they agree.”
Pointing at the various torture instruments in the room, Jiang Wei turned to his subordinates and ordered: "To torture him, we want to see whether it is the torture instruments in the room that are tougher or his mouth."
"yes!"
After giving the instructions, Jiang Wei returned to the chair and sat down. He picked up the tea cup and lowered his head to drink tea. In front of him, several subordinates gathered around Li Cunyi. After a while, Jiang Wei heard a sound in his ears.
Li Cunyi's shrill scream.
As night falls, Qianqing Palace is also brightly lit.
Lao Zhu was looking down at the memorial in his hand, his brows could not help but wrinkled, and he had not yet started writing.
Jiang Wei walked in with an excited face and a stack of confessions, "Your Majesty, Jiang Wei, pay homage to the Emperor. Long live the Emperor. Long live the Emperor."
Only then did Lao Zhu raise his head and put down the Zhu batch. At a glance, he saw a stack of papers in Jiang Wei's hand, and asked in a deep voice: "Li Cunyi confessed?"
Jiang Wei quickly raised his head and said with a smile on his face: "Go back to the emperor, I'll do it."
"Get up. Tell me what's going on." Lao Zhu leaned back on the chair.
"Yes." Jiang Wei quickly stood up from the ground, bowed and said: "According to Li Cunyi's confession, when Hu Weiyong attempted to rebel, he sent Li Cunyi to secretly persuade Li Shanchang."
When Lao Zhu heard this, his eyes suddenly narrowed, and he said to himself in a cold voice: "He has never reported this to me."
Seeing that Jiang Yu stopped temporarily because of his words, he did not dare to continue. Lao Zhu's face darkened and he said: "Go on, what was Li Shanchang's reaction when he found out about this?"
"Yes." Jiang Wei nodded again, "According to Li Cunyi's own words, after he informed Li Shanchang of Hu Weiyong's intention, Li Shanchang was very surprised, but in the end he only said to him, 'What do you mean by saying that? You must do it.
Be careful, otherwise all nine tribes will be destroyed, and nothing will be done."
"Okay, you have to be careful, otherwise you can just let it go." Lao Zhu's eyes flashed fiercely, and Jiang Yu couldn't lift his head under the overwhelming aura. There was cold sweat on his forehead and face.
"Then what?" Lao Zhu asked again.
Jiang Wei quickly continued, "After Li Cunyi failed to persuade Li Shanchang, according to Li Cunyi's confession, Hu Weiyong sent Li Shanchang's old friend Yang Wenyu to persuade him again, and promised that after Li Shanchang's success, he would be granted the title of "the land of Huaixi".
king."
"He agreed?" Lao Zhu's voice was clear and calm, but the chill he gave Jiang Wei was even worse than before.
“According to Li Cunyi’s confession, Li Shanchang was horrified at the time and was still
I didn’t agree. But based on what Li Cunyi saw at the time, he could see that Li Shanchang was quite moved."
"Quite excited?" Lao Zhu asked lightly, but the murderous intent in his eyes skyrocketed.
Jiang Wei nodded, indicating that this was the case.
"According to Li Cunyi's confession, he could not persuade Li Shanchang twice in a row, so Hu Weiyong later went to persuade Li Shanchang in person, but Li Shanchang still did not agree. After a while, Hu Weiyong sent Li Cunyi to persuade him again. Li Shanchang still did not agree, but
This time, he sighed and said that he was already old and that after his death, Hu Weiyong would be left to take care of himself."
"Bastard!" Lao Zhu was so angry that he suddenly waved his hand and swept the memorial and teacup to the ground. The memorial was scattered everywhere and the teacup was smashed to pieces.
Taking advantage of this opportunity, Jiang Wei said solemnly: "Your Majesty, although Li Shanchang is a relative of the Emperor, he clearly knew that there was a treasonous conspiracy but did not report it. Instead, he waited and watched, with two sides of mind. Such a treasonous act, I sincerely ask the Emperor to
Purpose is to capture Li Shanchang to serve as a warning to others!"
Lao Zhu stood behind the imperial desk, looking at Jiang Gu who was kneeling on the ground, and remained silent for a long time without saying anything.
Just when Jiang Gu was getting more and more trembling, with beads of sweat appearing on his forehead, he finally heard two cold words from the emperor.
"Back off."
"Your Majesty, please leave." Jiang Wei did not dare to say another word. After standing up, he did not even dare to look at the emperor. He bowed and retreated until he reached the entrance of the palace, then turned around and left.
Jiang Yu, who had just walked out of the palace, exhaled suddenly and felt that his whole back was soaked with cold sweat. At the same time, he deeply hated himself for being so eager for success that the emperor had a grudge against him.
As the turmoil gradually arose, the extremely prominent Han*Gongfu also began to be shaken. However, no one in the Han*Gongfu was aware of all this.
However, in the court hall, wind and rain began to gather.
One morning, a censor impeached Li Shanchang, claiming that when he returned to Haozhou to recuperate, Li Shanchang wantonly occupied people's land, causing the people to become homeless. Another censor impeached Li Shanchang for being a nepotist, and being a son-in-law to Hu Weiyong, so he was concerned about Hu Weiyong's rebellion.
, knowing but not reporting
Suddenly, the imperial censors competed to impeach Li Shanchang. The previously powerful Duke of Han suddenly turned into a lost dog that everyone wanted to beat.
Faced with the turbulent impeachment of the officials and the demand for Li Shanchang to be prosecuted and severely interrogated, Lao Zhu had to make concessions and ordered Li Shanchang to be imprisoned and tried by the Ministry of Punishment, the Supervisory Office and the Dali Temple.
The dignified founding hero of the Republic of Korea, Duke Li Shanchang, fell like this?
When the news reached the people, everyone looked shocked, no matter the officials. This news was completely beyond everyone's expectation.
Not only that, not long after Li Shanchang was imprisoned, someone reported Li Shanchang, saying: "Liang Guogong Lan Yu led his army out of the fortress, and when they went to Yuerhai, they captured Hu Weiyong's affair with the desert envoy Feng Ji, but Li Shanchang hid it and refused to report it.
"
Moreover, even Li Shanchang's servants Lu Zhongqian and others reported that Li Shanchang and Hu Weiyong exchanged bribes and often talked behind closed doors in the mansion, and no one was allowed to come near.
Han Du looked at the dazzling changes in the court in front of him and was shocked and dumbfounded. Logically speaking, Li Shanchang was not familiar with him and had no contact with each other. Han Du should stand by and watch the fire from the other side.
But for some reason, Han Du always felt that it was not that simple.
When Han Du was puzzled, Tang He sent someone to ask Han Du to come over.
Han Du came to Tang He's house, walked into the house, and saw Tang He lying on the bed with a cloth on his forehead. He was shocked and turned pale. He stepped forward in three steps and asked with concern: "Mr.
What's going on here?"
Tang He shook his head and said with a smile as if he was in good spirits: "It's nothing. As people get older, they always have a lot of problems. It's nothing serious."
"You are so sick, why are you okay? Have you seen the doctor?" Han Du asked nervously.
Since Tang He hadn't seen the doctor yet, Han Du had to ask the doctor to come in and take a look at him no matter what.
When Tang He saw Han Du getting nervous, his heart warmed up. He turned over in good spirits, nodded and said, "The imperial doctor has already come to see you. Just let me rest more."
Han Du couldn't help but nod after hearing this. Since the imperial doctors said there was nothing wrong, Han Du didn't say anything more.
He glanced back at the room and asked doubtfully: "My father-in-law is sick, why is there no one around to serve him?"
Tang He sighed slightly and explained: "I drove them out. I have something to say to you alone."
"What's wrong? Master." Han Du was a little surprised as to what Tang He wanted to say to him.
Tang He did not rush to answer Han Du, but asked: "The court has been very lively these days. What do you think?"
Han Du frowned, suddenly understood what Tang He meant, and asked awkwardly: "What you want to say is that the Duke of Han* was imprisoned?"
Tang He nodded and stared at Han Du closely.
Han Du pondered for a while, sighed and said: "I have no contact with Duke Han*, so I don't know anything about him. And I also heard that his collusion with Hu Weiyong came to light. Duke
I know that Hu Weiyong was executed before I became an official, so I don’t know much about these things."
"It's best if you don't know. I'm telling you, you must not get involved in this matter." Tang He nodded with satisfaction and told Han Du.
Han Du was stunned for a moment, then asked with a smile: "I have only met Duke Han* a few times, how could I get involved in his affairs? Lord, what are you worried about?"
"It's best not to get involved." Tang He glanced at Han Du, and then lowered his voice and said, "Li Shanchang is very jealous and arrogant. You see, he wanted to be crowned Duke before me, but I never did.
I have been close to him. To tell you the truth, this matter is not as simple as it seems."
In the past few days, Han Du has also noticed that this matter is complicated and confusing, and it is completely unclear to Han Du. It was at the time when he was full of doubts. Now that he heard Tang He say this, it was obvious that Tang He knew the inside story.
So, Han Du immediately asked curiously: "What is going on? Master, can you tell me?"
Tang He nodded solemnly and said solemnly: "I can tell you, but you must not tell the third person."
"Don't worry, kid!" Han Du solemnly nodded and agreed.
Tang He let out a long sigh, as if he was lost in memories, and said after a moment: "Li Shanchang is not only Hu Weiyong's teacher, but they are also his sons and daughters. Do you think Li Shanchang knew about Hu Weiyong's rebellion?"
The two were both master and apprentice, as well as sons and daughters. If Li Shanchang knew nothing about what Hu Weiyong did, I'm afraid no one would believe it.
"But when Hu Weiyong was beheaded, why did Li Shanchang survive alone? Could it be that the emperor didn't know?" Han Du was a little confused.
Tang He chuckled, blinked slowly, and said leisurely: "There may be things in this world that can be hidden from the emperor, but I have never seen it in so many years. Li Shanchang and Hu Weiyong's secret actions were noticed by the emperor.
It’s so clear, how could you not know?”
Han Du became even more puzzled after hearing this, and quickly asked: "Since the emperor knows it, he didn't pursue Li Shanchang's crimes at the beginning. Then why is he imprisoned now that he is exposed?"
Tang He said with a serious look: "The emperor didn't pursue his crimes at first because of Li Shanchang's hard work and the fact that he was a relative of the emperor and the country. Now he wants to investigate it again. It's because he didn't know how to restrain himself. When he was in power,
He likes to monopolize power. Even if he retires and returns to his hometown, he still likes to interfere in government affairs through his disciples and old officials. You see, Li Shanchang is definitely not the only one who is unlucky this time. I am afraid that all of his Huaixi group will run away.
Don’t fall off.”
"Huaixi group?" Han Du suddenly heard an unfamiliar word and asked curiously.
Tang He nodded and patiently explained to Han Du: "Li Shan was born in Huaixi. You should have heard of the honorable name of Huaixi."