The prince has an old grudge, and Li Yan has a new grudge. He does not hide it: "Your Highness, Wu Min is full of evil, and now there are signs of madness. Is it true or false?"
The prince slowly shook his head: "I know Wu Minzhi. This person is arrogant and confident, extremely egotistical, and does not believe in ghosts and gods. He may have been frightened by you at the time, but looking back later, he found that he was frightened and leaked the secret. He was afraid that the truth would be exposed. He would pretend to be crazy.
of."
Li Yan nodded slowly: "Your Highness is right!"
Otherwise there is a saying that the person who knows you best is your enemy rather than your friend.
The prince hated Wu Minzhi to the core, and since they were cousins, they naturally knew more about Wu Minzhi than outsiders.
What's more, when Wu Minzhi saw the evil ghosts of Mrs. Shu Sanni, Mrs. Wu and even the former Crown Princess Yang, he was frightened but did not lose his composure. It was not until Mrs. Rongguo came back that he collapsed.
In this era, such a performance is not afraid of ghosts and gods. It is really difficult to be frightened once and go crazy.
Li Yan asked: "What did Your Highness originally plan to do?"
The prince said: "I originally wanted to spread the theory of Yang's soul recovery. I would start from Shaoyang Courtyard and slowly move to the Daming Palace. After alerting the two saints, I would then invite Taoist priests into the palace to perform the ritual and summon the soul in front of a large audience.
The art of underworld explains grievances..."
Li Yan suggested: "Mrs. Rongguo passed away, and before the mourning period passed, Wu Minzhi held a banquet for guests in the mansion, had fun, and even kidnapped Lady Duzhi from Pingkangfang and entered the mansion. If the Queen knows about this...
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The prince shook his head: "Even if my mother knew about it, she would only reprimand her privately and not do anything to Wu Minzhi. Now the court has decided that in order to improve the funeral standards, Duke Zhou Guo will be posthumously named 'Taiyuan King', and Mrs. Rong Guo will be named 'Princess Taiyuan'"
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When the prince mentioned these grandparents, his tone was indifferent, and he became angry in the next sentence: "And according to the rule, Wu Minzhi, who inherited their title, should be promoted to a higher rank. The mother's plan is to let Wu Minzhi lead the ten
The second guard general will inspect the Yulin soldiers and slowly take control of the North Gate Imperial Army."
Li Yan's pupils shrank and he thought silently: "If this is true, the original cause of Wu Minzhi's death is really a mystery."
Historically, it is said that He Lanmin fell out of favor and was killed by Wu Zetian. There are two main speculations.
The first is that Helan Minzhi's mother and sister were both killed by Empress Wu, so he went crazy for revenge. Empress Wu saw that her nephew doubted her and killed him.
The second is that Helan Minzhi relied on the favor of Mrs. Rongguo Yang to act recklessly, but Empress Wu had always been patient with Helan Minzhi for the sake of her mother, and would kill Helan Minzhi as soon as Mrs. Rongguo died.
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The two can also be combined. In general, Mrs. Rongguo is the protective umbrella. As soon as this grandma dies, Empress Wu starts to settle the general accounts.
As a result, the prince told him that although Mrs. Rongguo was dead, Empress Wu was preparing to promote Wu Minzhi to the official position?
Since Empress Wu was not prepared to touch him, they wanted Wu Min's death, which was undoubtedly a declaration of war on the Empress of Heaven!
The prince's face was very solemn. He had supervised the country five times, so he knew clearly that although the emperor and empress loved him very much, the actual power was still firmly in his hands, and he could not disobey him.
He must tell the danger of this matter: "Yuanfang, if the matter is exposed, I will be fine, but the people around me will be unlucky! You should not participate in revealing the truth of that year. You are collecting evidence of Wu Minzhi's crimes outside and arousing public opinion.
is you!"
Li Yan frowned: "Your Highness, if external public opinion is useful, Wu Minzhi cannot be so arrogant until now. He must cooperate with the unforgivable truth to kill him!"
"Of course I understand this..."
The prince sighed: "Yuanfang, you are not yet fifteen this year. Without special selection by the internal guards, it is impossible to become an official. However, there was a man who passed the imperial examination at the age of sixteen. In the same year, his father praised him as a genius and was awarded an official position.
,do you know who he is?"
Li Yan thought for a while and raised his eyebrows: "Wang Bo Wang Literature?"
The prince nodded: "It's him. He just helped his sixth brother write an article joking about cockfighting, but he was angrily reprimanded by his father. He was dismissed from office and has no future."
This Wang Wenxue is the master of Chinese textbooks. Wang Bo, who wrote the "Preface to Prince Teng's Pavilion", is the first of the four heroes of the early Tang Dynasty.
The young prodigy passed the imperial examination at the age of sixteen and was awarded an official title in the same year. His future was so bright.
As a result, Li Xian and Li Xian won the cockfight. Wang Bo helped the former write the brilliant "Cockfighting Call", but Li Zhi angrily reprimanded him for provoking brotherly conflict. He was convicted and exempted from official duties, and he was immediately kicked out of Chang'an.
The prince used this example to understand clearly that what they did at this time was much more serious than what Wang Bo did.
Not only do we want to overthrow the first-rate Duke of the country, we are also prepared to expose many scandals that are unsightly, to overturn the verdict on matters that have been settled, and to clear the grievances of innocent people!
Li Yan naturally did not want to end up like Wang Bo, so he thought carefully: "The difficulty now is that whoever exposes the bad things about Wu Minzhi will be in trouble. Even you, Your Highness, if you make the Queen of Heaven angry, the people around you will
You will also be punished and purified, and you will be known as your Highness, right?"
The prince said sadly: "That's exactly it."
Li Yan said: "Then apart from pretending to be ghosts and gods to let Yang's innocent soul tell the story, there is only one person who tells the truth. Since everyone will believe it, there is nothing the Queen can do."
The princess asked curiously: "Is there such a person?"
At first glance, he was "very smart". Li Yan snorted inwardly, feeling a sense of superiority in wisdom, and looked at the prince.
Sure enough, the prince was thoughtful: "Yuanfang means Wu Minzhi himself?"
Li Yan smiled slightly: "Isn't Wu Minzhi pretending to be crazy? What if the fake comes true and turns him into a real madman? I don't believe that a madman can keep secret about the past. With a little stimulation, he will definitely say everything!"
The prince frowned: "This is indeed feasible, but the problem is how do we drive him crazy? Yuanfang, you can't pretend to be a ghost anymore. The defense strength of Duke Zhou's mansion is no longer the same as before!"
Li Yan nodded: "I understand."
The capital of Wu Min went crazy, this incident caused a great disturbance, and the defense strength was naturally greatly different.
This chapter is not over yet, please click on the next page to continue reading! There must be masters in Chang'an, especially the Buddhist and Taoist families, gathered in the Duke of Zhou's mansion, and Li Yan did not want to fall into a trap.
His martial arts at this time were not yet invincible.
Li Yan said: "Can Your Highness arrange for me to be with Wu Minzhi in a fair and honest manner?"
The prince shook his head decisively: "Of course, but if you get to Wu Minzhi, if he is really driven crazy by you, how will you escape? Mother will not let you go! You can't go!"
Li Yan frowned: "Thank you, Your Highness, for reminding me that this is indeed a problem."
He thought silently.
That’s all for Wu Minzhi, the Queen of Heaven is really difficult to deal with.
That was Wu Zetian. She was really ruthless and ruthless, excluding the smear stories like femicide and bone drunkenness.
In her eyes, courtiers are just tools and pawns for use. Maybe Di Renjie is different, or maybe he is the same.
Who dares to underestimate it?
If he was involved in killing Wu Minzhi, then Li Yan would chop off his head with a knife when he visited Duke Zhou's house at night. Why wait now?
"You can drive Wu Minzhi crazy...I don't have to take responsibility...Buddhism and Taoism gather at the Duke of Zhou's mansion..."
Li Yan murmured, suddenly thinking of a person who had nothing to do with it.
If that person were to enter the game, with the wonderful martial arts he showed during the fight in Liangzhou and the victorious energy he cultivated, he might be able to physically drive Wu Minzhi crazy.
It's just that this method is a bit damaging...
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after one day.
Duke Zhou's Mansion.
Before Li Yan reached the outer wall, he heard the sound of conch blowing and chanting and praying inside. He felt very happy, but the smile disappeared from his face.
He came with a mission, so he couldn't smile too obviously.
Hey hey hey!
Seeing him coming on horseback in a relaxed and happy manner, the slave who was waiting in the waiting room to receive guests was furious.
Whoever comes to the house is not as sad as if the mother-in-law is dead. How dare you look relaxed?
"Don't go, this person is the inner guard Li Yuanfang!"
But just as they were about to step forward, someone shouted, causing everyone to stop immediately.
The speaker had followed Pang Si a few days ago and saw with his own eyes how Li Yan flatly refused and ignored Zhou Guogong's mansion.
Once the other party is not afraid of Zhou Guogong, then their group of slaves are even more useless. If they rush up rashly, they will only bring humiliation to themselves.
Li Yan saw this group of people staying away from them, but he kept them in mind.
Relying on Wu Minzhi's authority, these dog slaves have done countless evil things!
Next, if there is one, don’t even think about running away.
Now let’s take a tour of Duke Zhou’s Mansion.
The gatehouse is the gatehouse, and beyond this is a huge yard, which was used as a stable and was equivalent to a parking lot in later generations.
The courtyard of Duke Zhou's Mansion was not only surprisingly large, but also had warehouses and vegetable gardens on both sides. The grooms and other slaves built sheds to live inside.
At this time, there were hundreds of horses parked, all of which were the mounts of eminent monks and Taoists.
Li Yan rode his horse forward and came to the halberd stand.
The halberd stand represents status. Only high-ranking officials of the third rank and above, as well as princes and nobles, can erect halberds outside the main entrance.
The bigger the official rank, the more halberds. There are fourteen halberds outside the Duke of Zhou's palace. There are flags tied to the top of the halberds. When the wind blows, they tremble with a roar.
It's like summoning Wu Minzhi's spirit.
Li Yan gave an appropriate analogy in his mind.
After getting off his horse, he came to the gate building.
This door is really big, two stories high, the width is equivalent to three rooms, the depth is five beams, and the roof is cantilevered.
It is the kind of style with a black terracotta tile on the top and an upturned owl tail on each corner.
Under the black roof, the thick pillars and huge door panels were painted with vermilion paint.
While the rich wine and meat smell, the road with frozen bone.
This is the Zhumen.
After entering the gate, a wider front yard appears in front of you.
According to historical records, some families even held polo matches in their front yards. You can imagine how big that was.
At this time, the front yard was full of monks, talking in low voices in groups of twos and threes.
It can be seen from their ugly expressions that the progress of the ghost hunting and exorcism conference in the past few days is not ideal.
They were not optimistic, but Li Yan was optimistic. All the way to the main hall, he heard repeated giggles coming from inside:
"Hey hehehe... Grandma has become a Buddha... Minzhi misses you so much... Minzhi misses you so much..."