Sun Yan, the eldest son, has always been under the protection of his father and brother, and has never really been involved in court battles or competition for interests. This time, he suddenly has the important task of leading the family. Although he is full of enthusiasm and ambition, but when encountering such things, he can't
I was confused for a moment and didn't know what to do.
All we can do is go to Prince Jin's Mansion and implore Prince Jin to come forward and suppress the case. After all, once the case is exposed, the eldest son's family will bear the brunt of the crime and will be unable to escape the blame. The guilt they face is really unbearable.
Not to mention whether he can successfully inherit the position of head of the family in the future, it is still unclear whether he will be thrown out and become a scapegoat...
Li Zhi laughed angrily at Chang Sun Yan's words. He put down his teacup, stared at Chang Sun Yan in front of him, and said every word: "So, did the Guanlong clan commit such a serious crime for the sake of my king?"
Changsun Yan was agitated and said hurriedly: "How dare I have such an idea? It's just that we are all loyal to His Highness, and most of the money we obtained from the Western Regions has been given to His Highness. At present, the personnel of each family in the Western Regions are being arbitrarily captured by Fang Jun
He was arrested and tortured to extract a confession, which is horrific. I hope His Highness will come to the rescue, so as not to chill everyone’s hearts..."
"presumptuous!"
Li Zhi couldn't bear it anymore and threw the teacup on Changsun Yan's head. The hot tea made Changsun Yan scream, and then he cursed angrily with his halberd finger: "You bastard! You have evil intentions, colluding with foreign enemies, and intending to frame the court ministers.
The military commander, Pao Ze, now doesn’t even think about repenting, nor does he think about how to plead guilty and make amends, but he actually wants to pour dirty water on me, what a bastard!”
He almost went crazy.
It is true that the Guanlong Clan often donated goods to the Jin Palace, but it was only one percent or less of the plundered by the Guanlong Clan in the Western Regions. So, do you want me to bear the responsibility of treason for you?
The most important thing is, who allowed you to collude with the barbarians in the Western Regions to murder Fang Jun? You kept me in the dark without saying a word beforehand, and after the incident failed, you pushed me out to the front to attract firepower for you and share the blame.
, what beautiful things are you thinking of?!
He glared at Changsun Yan and cursed: "Even if you don't care that Fang Jun is the prince's subordinate, the prince will definitely not give up if something happens. You should know how much your father favors Fang Jun, right? Even if you take it seriously, you will
Fang Jun was assassinated in the Western Regions. Have you ever thought about how your father would be furious after he returned to Beijing? Can you bear the wrath of your father? Moreover, in the battle of Hexi, Fang Jun's reputation has reached its peak, and almost no one in the army can match him.
Even the British Duke and the Duke of Wei have temporarily avoided the front, and have even become a symbol of the military! You colluded with the barbarians to assassinate Fang Jun, have you ever thought about the violent reaction of the military once the matter is leaked? "
He couldn't believe that these idiots could do such a thing.
If your plan fails, you will naturally have to bear the backlash from Fang Jun. The current influence of the Guanlong clan in the Western Region is about to be wiped out. This is clear evidence; even if it succeeds, the anger of the father, the anger of the military, the anger of the prince... what will you bear?
?!
Seeing Changsun Yan panicking, Li Zhi was too lazy to talk nonsense to him and asked: "Is this your idea or the order of Duke Zhao?"
This was not a question, but a decision for Changsun Yan to make a decision - you should bear all the responsibility quickly. My father is thinking of the past achievements of Changsun's family, especially since the current situation is so sensitive. Maybe the big thing will be trivialized.
On the other hand, only the first culprit will be punished, and the rest will not be blamed. That's it. But if you don't dare to stand up, you will inevitably be blamed on Changsun Wuji. At that time, regardless of whether Changsun Wuji participated or knew about it,
If everyone is involved, things will get out of hand, even if my father wants to suppress it, he can't.
Changsun Yan naturally understood these words, but this also showed that he had reached the end of his rope and had no power to recover. The thought of the punishment he was about to face...
He hesitated with a guilty conscience: "Father has no idea about it, but this matter is not the result of one person, many nobles are involved in it..."
"Enough!"
Li Zhi looked at Changsun Yan with some pity: "At this time, don't bite anyone. The more people you bite out, the bigger the matter will be and the more it will be impossible to end. Don't think about not punishing everyone!
The king has just received the news. His Royal Highness the Crown Prince heard about this and became furious. He has already decided to risk his position as the crown prince. He also wants to behead you and other rebellious officials and traitors one by one as a warning to others! Where to go, you decide for yourself.
Leave this king’s palace quickly, if I am involved, I am afraid that in the end your entire eldest grandson family will have to die for me!”
If it were in the past, Changsun Yan would have dragged the entire Guanlong clan in, causing the involvement to expand infinitely. Due to the stability of the court, his father might have treated him lightly and held back, allowing Changsun Yan to escape the disaster.
However, the prince became ruthless this time. The words he said to Xiao Yu in the palace were quickly spread. The whole court and the public were shocked by the prince's cruelty, and at the same time they were worried about the Guanlong clan. The prince at that time was
We have to pursue it to the end even at the expense of the reserve. Who in the world can withstand it?
Even if His Majesty Li Er returns to the capital at this moment, with the Crown Prince's harsh attitude, it would be difficult to stop him on the grounds of considering the overall situation.
So this time, shutting down Longmen Valve will inevitably pay a price.
In Li Zhi's view, the best way is for Changsun Yan to stand up and bear all the blame, so as to protect the rest of the Guanlong clan and of course to safely extract the Changsun family.
Otherwise, once the prince pushes the Three Laws Division to investigate the case, the entire eldest son's family will probably not be able to escape a few innocent people.
A wealthy family, in this era, is an existence that is beyond the law. They usually only act according to family rules and absolutely no national laws. If we investigate seriously, no matter who the family is, there are a lot of corruption and perversion of the law...
Changsun Yan wanted to say more, but the impatient Li Zhi ordered the servants outside the door to come in and help him off. Looking at Changsun Yan's face ashen, Li Zhi sighed and shook his head. He was only angry at this man's recklessness, but he was absolutely furious.
No mercy at all.
He walked his own path and took care of things by himself. Now that he is in this situation, who can blame him?
He got up and went to the study, and asked someone to stand guard at the door. He polished his pen and wrote a letter after thinking about it for a while. Then he put it in an envelope and sealed it with wax. He called his trusted servant in and ordered: "Go quickly.
Liaodong, hand this letter to Zhao Guogong in person. Remember, you must hand it to Zhao Guogong in person. Watch Zhao Guogong open it and check it before you can return it. If there is an emergency, destroy this letter as soon as possible. Remember!
"
"If I know this, I will not dare to ruin His Highness' important affairs!"
The chamberlain looked solemn, took the letter, turned around and went out, immediately prepared his horses, took two more confidants, and immediately left the city for Liaodong.
As soon as the chamberlain left the house, someone came in and told Bing that it was Duke Xiao Yu of the Song Dynasty who requested an audience...
Li Zhi was stunned for a moment, thinking to himself, shouldn't this guy be the one who should contact all the Guanlong families and come up with a plan to deal with the prince, lest the prince become so ruthless that he and his wife would be destroyed and be implicated in a wide range of things?
Why did he run to his own house...
I was confused in my heart, but I couldn't help but see him. I immediately ordered someone to invite Xiao Yu to the main hall. I changed into a bright yellow prince's robe, and then went to the main hall to meet him.
In the main hall, the two of them took their seats after the ceremony. When the maid served the tea, Li Zhi raised his hand to repel everyone, and then smiled and invited Xiao Yu to drink tea.
After Xiao Yu took a sip of tea and put down the cup, he asked: "Song Guogong came out of Xingqing Palace and came to my palace now. He must be responsible for important matters, right? Let's not hide it.
Come on, if you have anything to say, please just say it."
Seeing Li Zhi getting straight to the point, Xiao Yu didn't beat around the bush and said bluntly: "In that case, let me speak frankly. I came here this time to ask His Highness one thing. Please restrain all the families in Guanlong and don't do more unnecessary things."
If you have such delusions, please quickly cooperate with the court, admit your guilt, and resolve the matter as soon as possible. Otherwise, if it is delayed for a long time, it will inevitably involve more people. Once the situation changes, I am afraid that as ministers, we will all be blamed and shameless.
His Majesty!"
The implication is that once this matter gets serious, the consequences will be disastrous, and you, the prince, will definitely be involved, and it will be difficult to be alone. When the time comes, when His Majesty asks for blame, we will not be able to run away.
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These words were so serious that Li Zhi was startled and said curiously: "The Guanlong clan is not my son Sun Yinggu. Can the Duke of Song ask me to come forward to restrain him?"
Xiao Yu waved his hands, not paying attention to Li Zhi's excuses, and said in a deep voice: "The old minister came to visit today, of course, because he did not want to see His Royal Highness the Crown Prince Lei Lingfengxing pursue the matter to the end. When the time comes, he and the Guanlong clan will be destroyed together and both sides will suffer, but it is also for the sake of both sides.
Hello, Your Highness. Your Highness should not mention those evasive words in front of the old minister. Why should the old minister speak frankly about what is going on inside? As long as Your Highness knows one thing, as long as this case is pursued to the end, His Highness will definitely be implicated. If His Highness
If you still say that this matter has nothing to do with you, then I have no nonsense, so I will resign."
Li Zhi was speechless.
This old guy is usually ruthless in his work, but today he was so fierce and a bit aggressive, which inevitably made him unhappy.
But he was also a little embarrassed, because he didn't dare to say such words as "It has absolutely nothing to do with him." He felt guilty and his position was inevitably weak, so he had to apologize and said with a smile: "Song Guo Gong's words are serious... Come on, this is the best thing."
Please taste the tea and see how it tastes?"
Xiao Yu then knew that the King of Jin was afraid, so there was something to talk about.
Feeling relieved, I picked up the teacup and tasted it...