Changsun Wuji stayed in Guanzhou for more than half a month. Not only did he disguise himself every day for private visits, but when he came back, he went into the archives and clerk's room to check various files and documents.
The officials in Guanzhou lived like a year, and they were very nervous every day, for fear of being caught by Duke Zhao.
During this period, Li Er and Su Chen kept writing letters, mainly discussing the defection of the Linghu family, the harm caused by various technical leaks, the situation in the northwest, and the westward migration of Turks, Xue Yantuo and others.
Su Chen's opinion is very clear: there is no need to overestimate the harm caused by the Linghu clan, as it will not threaten Datang for a while.
As for the Great Northwest, don't even bother paying attention to them, just let them make trouble as they please!
After all the commotion in the border areas, it is estimated that it will be peaceful for a while.
The remnants of the aristocratic family have suffered a big loss this time, and they should not have the strength to cause trouble again in a short time.
Su Chen suggested that Li Er take advantage of the current calm to work hard to develop people's livelihood and promote education.
As far as the current situation of Datang is concerned, Su Chen has squeezed it to the limit.
If we want to make further big leaps, the accumulation of materials and talents is essential.
Su Chen also told Li Er that the books and atlases Linghu brought with him when he defected were too detailed and complete.
It is impossible for him, a member of the Hexi family, to collect so much detailed information.
There must be other people collecting it for them,
Please ask Li Er to investigate.
In fact, even if Su Chen didn't say anything, Li Er would still investigate.
Du Ruhui sent the technical information catalog collected from the Linghu family to Chang'an.
Fang Xuanling, Wei Zheng, Li Er and others were all the smartest people in the Tang Dynasty, and they could see the problem at a glance!
Li Er immediately ordered Baiqisi to investigate secretly.
The investigation progressed very smoothly, and within half a month we had some clues.
"Xin Yannian and Linghufen are very good!"
Li Er looked at the report sent by Bai Qisi and slapped his hand on the table.
"This is a thief. He wrote a letter the day before yesterday to advise me not to indulge in fancy tricks, but he secretly used his status as a writer to secretly hand over these tricks to the cannibal!"
Li Erleng said deeply: "Arrest these two quickly, and three days later, they will be beheaded in the West City to show the public!"
Baiqisi immediately put the two men and their entire family on death row.
There was a sudden sensation all over the court!
Although Linghufen and Xin Yannian's official positions were not high, their reputations in the court and among the scholars were very high.
Although his fame is not as good as Kong Yingda and Yan Shigu, he is definitely famous all over the world!
Moreover, both of them are historians, and they both supervise the history of the country as writers!
Li Er now not only wants to behead the two of them, but also wants to show them to the public in the West Market!
This completely angered a bunch of civil servants!
Scholars can be killed! They cannot be humiliated!
And the two of them didn't make any mistakes, so why did Li Er insult the country's scholars like this!
Kong Yingda, Yan Shigu, Chu Suiliang, Shangguan Yi and others, together with the celebrities near Chang'an who were in and out of court, went directly to Tai Chi Palace to petition.
Even the top and bottom officials of the Imperial College, including doctors and imperial students, were not included!
Everyone was impassioned and wanted to ask Li Er to release Xin Yannian and Linghu Fen.
The huge crowd of hundreds of people frightened the guards standing guard in front of the Tai Chi Palace!
Li Er's eyes turned red with anger!
"Your Majesty, these two people have special status. If they anger the literati, your Majesty's reputation in the history books will be..."
"It's better to dismiss the two of them and exile them to remote areas!"
Queen Changsun persuaded from the side.
"Snapped!"
Li Er smashed the glass brush on the table to pieces:
"Hmph! I will kill these two shameless villains who cheated and cheated!"
"The execution must be carried out in public to serve as a warning!"
Li Er called Li Junxian over and said: "The execution will be carried out as scheduled in three days, and anyone who dares to stop him will be killed without mercy!"
"One more thing! Three days' rest!"
A group of civil servants and celebrities saw that Li Er had left the court, but still blocked the gate of Tai Chi Palace and refused to leave.
The next day, the literati and celebrities in court resigned one after another.
Li Er directly asked Huangmen to post a notice:
"I have been suffering from eye disease recently, so it is inconvenient for me to read the memorial!"
"If a minister resigns, he will not have to attend the court meeting in three days. He will ask someone to submit his resignation to the Ministry of Personnel, and then he can leave directly!"
With the aristocratic family's influence disintegrating, Li Er is really not afraid of threats from a group of civil servants now.
On the third day, Qian Niuwei took Xin Yannian and Linghu Fen to the West City as scheduled and beheaded them in public!
It’s not like there was no one blocking the road halfway, there were quite a few celebrities who were not afraid of death.
Li Junxian did not kill them without mercy as Li Er said, he just beat them, tied them up, and left them alone!
Xin Yannian and Linghu Fen were very tough, and they never softened up until their death.
The two of them kept yelling at Li Er for being cruel, cruel and rebellious. They insisted that Li Tang would definitely die in his second generation!
While the execution was being carried out in Xishi, Wei Zheng, who had been pretending to be ill in the past few days, ran to Fang Xuanling's house.
Fang Xuanling was lecturing his son. When he saw Wei Zheng coming, he asked Fang Yiai to kneel in the yard.
"Although Linghu Fen and Xin Yannian deserve to die, His Majesty's attitude towards the ministers is not a good sign!"
Fang Xuanling was expressionless: "Does Xuancheng have any ideas?"
Wei Zheng rolled his eyes at Fang Xuanling, "If I had a way, would I still come to you?"
"The power of the aristocratic family has collapsed too quickly. Your Majesty has great power, and this situation will inevitably happen today."
"I'm worried..."
"There's nothing to worry about. The boat will go straight when it reaches the bridge."
Fang Xuanling obviously didn't want to discuss the issue of excessive imperial power with Wei Zheng too much, so she directly interrupted Wei Zheng and called Fang Yiai in, who was kneeling outside.
"Go back and pack up your tributes. We will leave for Yangzhou Naval Camp tomorrow. If you dare to delay on the road, be careful of your bad legs!"
Wei Zheng glared at Fang Xuanling: "You are just a scholar, and you want your son to join the army?"
"I almost forgot, your old Fang family is indeed versatile in both civil and military affairs. Fang Yanzao back then..."
Fang Xuanling said with a dark face: "Shut up!"
Fang Xuanling had an uncle, Fang Yanzao, who first rebelled with Yang Xuangan, then defected to Wagang, and then to Dou Jiande, and even had an affair with Wang Shichong, and no matter where he went, he was hated by everyone!
Who mentions this person? Who is Fang Xuanling in a hurry with?
Seeing Fang Yiai leaving the main hall as if her biological father had died, Fang Xuanling had a headache and said:
"There is no hope for this poor guy to study. Fortunately, he is in good health. If he can pass naval training, he will be able to make a living in the future!"
Wei Zheng nodded: "What a good idea. Let my two useless sons go to Guanzhou in a few days to learn more. Even if they can learn a craftsman's craft, they won't starve to death in the future!"
Fang Xuanling said with a smile: "The two of you who are stupid at reading will be embarrassed if they go there."
Wei Zheng glared at Fang Xuanling: "Although my son is a little stupid, he is better because he has a simple heart and is serious about his work. He is much better than the stickman who went out just now and caused trouble all day long!"
After saying that, Wei Zheng flicked his sleeves and left directly.
Fang Xuanling looked at Wei Zheng's back and sighed: Wei Zheng has begun to plan for his descendants!
