Five years as county magistrate, hundreds of millions of kilograms of grain shocked Li Shimin Chapter 188 The struggle for imperial power and the mystery of the treasure
Chapter 188 The struggle for imperial power and the mystery of the treasure
Chapter 188: The battle for imperial power, the mystery of the treasure
The dispute between the third prince and the prince is no longer a matter of one or two days.
The two often have opposing views on certain things, and this time is no exception.
But most of the time, the opinions between the third prince and the prince will only be supported by a few ministers.
Most humerus ministers are neutral!
But today, not only did the two ministers Xiao Yu and Pei Ji support the third prince, but Du Ruhui and Fang Xuanling also supported the prince.
This was the first time that this phenomenon happened, and all the ministers were shocked.
A newly appointed Chang'an order actually intensified the competition among the princes.
Li Shimin also didn't expect that Fang Yuan would almost make all the ministers in the court excited.
All the ministers looked at Li Shimin on the throne, waiting for Li Shimin to confirm his opinions on the third prince and the prince.
"What the prince said is deeply appreciated by me."
"I believe that the people are the water and the king is the boat. Water can carry the boat and also capsize it. Princes, you should understand this clearly!"
Li Shimin said slowly.
Among the three princes and the prince, he felt that what the prince said was more reasonable.
But that doesn’t mean that what the third prince said is useless, it’s just that it’s used at the wrong time.
A power and a benevolent government. At this time, the Tang Dynasty needs benevolent government, not power.
"My son obeys the decree!"
Prince Li Chengqian was overjoyed and saluted immediately.
The third prince Li Ke and other princes also saluted one after another to express their respect.
"In addition, I already know that Liaozhou City shot and killed people!"
"Those people are no longer our people of the Tang Dynasty, but traitors bribed by the Eastern Turks!"
Li Shimin continued.
He had already thought about the outcome since he received Fang Yuan's memorial.
A group of common people who succumbed to the lustful power of the Eastern Turks and attacked the city were no longer worthy of becoming common people of the Tang Dynasty.
Between the tens of thousands of people in the city and the hundreds of people attacking the city, there is no doubt that they chose the former and killed the latter.
But the reason cannot be that if you choose one of the two, you will be impeached by some corrupt scholars. It is better to say that they have been bribed by the East Turks to save trouble.
"Your Majesty is wise!"
Fang Yuan immediately agreed.
It is up to Li Shimin to make a final decision on this matter, and no one will use this matter to attack him in the future.
When the third prince Li Ke heard this, his eyes flashed with anger, but he hesitated for a moment and ultimately did not refute Li Shimin's conclusion.
The same was true for Xiao Yu and Pei Ji. They hesitated for a moment and did not continue talking about the matter because they knew that the emperor had known about it in advance, so the problem had been solved.
"Okay, what I just said will take effect immediately."
"As for the matter of Bishamon's military division, it will be left to the Minister of Dali Temple to take full responsibility, and Chang'an will cooperate with the investigation."
Li Shimin continued.
Sharp eyes scanned the ministers below.
The minister who wanted to protest ultimately did not.
After all, the emperor and the prince have the same opinion, so there is no need to refute.
"Your Majesty is wise!"
"I obey the order!"
Fang Yuan continued to agree.
A minister among the ministers seconded the proposal.
"Fang Yuan, please step aside for now."
"You have just taken over Chang'an. Go back early to familiarize yourself with government affairs."
Li Shimin waved his hand to send Fang Yuan away.
If Fang Yuan stays here, he might be impeached by other ministers.
It's better to drive him away, so as not to become the target of attack, and you don't have to worry about him not being able to handle it.
"I resign!"
Fang Yuan meets, bows and leaves.
Many ministers looked at Fang Yuan with different expressions.
Some people lamented, some were hostile, and some wanted to kill Fang Yuan.
The impeachment of a prince and two princes turned out to be this.
At this moment, Fang Yuan, the Chang'an Order, officially entered the hearts of all the ministers and no longer underestimated him.
After walking out of Tai Chi Palace.
Fang Yuan immediately breathed a sigh of relief.
The pressure just now was quite high.
The first time I went to court, the first time I was besieged and impeached by so many ministers.
If the prince Li Chengqian hadn't opposed the third prince Li Ke, today might not have ended so quickly.
Judging from today’s initial impressions, the crown prince Li Chengqian and the third prince Li Ke are both the best among people, and both are very good.
But unfortunately, according to historical records, both of them failed to reach the 95th level in the end, and Li Zhi was still a kid.
Therefore, whether it was the solicitation from the Crown Prince Li Chengqian or the Third Prince Li Ke, Fang Yuan could only refuse to avoid being liquidated by the new emperor in the future.
As for hugging Li Zhi's thigh in advance, Fang Yuan has no such idea yet. Li Zhi is too young now, and he still has a long way to go.
In deep thought, Fang Yuan walked out of the palace and returned to Chang'an County Government Office to familiarize himself with the current government affairs.
About half an hour later, a government official reported that Li Daozong, the minister of Dali Temple, had arrived and took over the case of Bishamon Military Advisor.
"Welcome!"
Fang Yuan put down what he was doing.
He took the county magistrate and the chief registrar to greet him.
Li Daozong, the minister of Dali Temple, not only has a higher official rank than Fang Yuan, but he is also a prince.
"I'm going to the official source to pay my respects to King Rencheng."
Fang Yuan led the county government officials to welcome Li Daozong.
This is a middle-aged man about the same age as Li Shimin.
His appearance is a bit fierce, and his eyes are slightly sunken, making him intimidating.
“I’ve seen Fang Ling!”
"I am here to hand over the situation!"
Li Daozong said politely.
At the same time, he looked Fang Yuan up and down.
He was also in the court just now, witnessing Fang Yuan's impeachment.
He was very curious about a person who had been impeached by both the former prime minister and the current prime minister without any problems.
Moreover, before coming to hand over, Emperor Li Shimin had communicated with him in advance, expressing openly and secretly that Fang Yuan was a talent.
"King Rencheng, please come this way."
Fang Yuan made an invitation.
Soon, Fang Yuan welcomed people into the hall.
The layout of the hall has been slightly changed. A coffee table has been placed beside it, and someone is making tea.
Not long after, Sha Shishi, a water carrier from Song Guogong's mansion, and three other men in black who were captured alive were brought.
There were more than forty corpses, and Fang Yuan also brought them together and handed them over to Li Daozong, the minister of Dali Temple.
"Caught so many people alive?"
Li Daozong was a little surprised.
I thought I only caught one person, but I didn’t expect that it turned out to be four people.
You know, the power of Bishamon is almost unknown to the court now.
With each additional relevant person, the court will understand Bishamon better and be more confident in eradicating it.
"Currently, only his identity has been confirmed. The water carrier at Song Guogong's residence is Sha Shi, and the remaining three are under investigation."
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Fang Yuan pointed at the sand and said.
The identity of the person arrested last night will be investigated today.
Given the circumstances of this era, it will take some time to investigate the identity.
"Okay, I understand."
"Fang Ling, if you have any news at any time, you can contact me."
"If I am not in Dali Temple, I should be at home, and you can also go to me."
Li Daozong nodded heavily.
He has only been in charge of Dali Temple for a short period of time and is unfamiliar with many experiences.
When he came, Li Shimin also told him that he could listen more to Fang Yuan's investigation.
Therefore, when they were in the court, Li Shimin meant that Li Daozong was solely responsible and Fang Yuan cooperated with the investigation.
Although the sovereignty was transferred to Li Daozong, Fang Yuan was actually involved.
In other words, the danger has also been transferred to Li Daozong.
"I understand."
Fang Yuan saluted and said.
"Then I will handle the case first."
"I have to go to Song Guogong in person."
Li Daozong smiled and said.
In fact, he does not need to come to the Chang'an County Government Office in person.
But considering some of Li Shimin's instructions, I also wanted to come and see Fang Yuan.
"Okay, I'll give it to you."
Fang Yuan nodded and sent Li Daozong out.
Watching Li Daozong and others leave, Fang Yuan looked at the sky and stopped taking duty.
There is still Mo Cailing in the Fang Mansion, maybe we can get more information from her mouth.
Fang Yuan did not surrender Mo Cailing.
Handle her murder case and Bishamon case separately.
Because the person has been handed over to Ju Zi, Fang Yuan wants to see Ju Zi’s decision first.
Not long after, Fang Yuan returned to Xinfang Mansion and entered the area where the backyard giant and others were studying.
Although Fang Mansion is new, except for the nine-story Star Observation Tower, other designs will slowly be restored to their original state.
At this time, Juzi was sitting across from Mo Cailing. Mo Cailing had her hands and feet tied, and her freedom was restricted.
"Fang Yuan, you are back."
Juzi stood up to greet Fang Yuan.
Mo Cailing on the side also looked at Fang Yuan, but said nothing.
"How's it going, Juzi?"
"I just handed over the people from Bishamon to Dali Temple."
Fang Yuan asked.
Deliberately telling Mo Cailing what the transmitter said.
If there is a deal between Juzi and Mo Cailing, then these words can have a deterrent effect.
As Fang Yuan thought, Mo Cailing's expression immediately changed slightly. Although she was hiding deeply, she was still caught by Fang Yuan.
"She promised not to hunt me down anymore and promised to owe us a favor."
"And in the future when the Mohist treasures are opened, they are willing to share some of the treasures inside with us."
The giant looked at Mo Cailing and said in a deep voice.
Mo Cailing made a total of three conditions here.
Every condition made him excited, and he felt that he could let her go.
"Can you trust it?"
Fang Yuan sat down and frowned slightly.
He was not familiar with Mo Cailing and expressed doubts.
If there is no substantial exchange, it may be a blank check.
"Fang Ling, please don't doubt my character!"
"You don't have to believe me, but please believe that Deng Ling's people are all people who keep their promises!"
Mo Cailing said in a deep voice.
Staring at Fang Yuan as if he was offended.
"Deng Lingshi's Mo keeps his promise!"
Juzi said from the side.
Deng Ling's calligraphy has been known for keeping its promises since ancient times.
Mo Cailing has a very important position among the Mo Mo of the Deng Ling clan, and has the possibility of becoming the next giant.
Although he is a giant, he and Mo Cailing are from different branches, and they are just the giants of his branch.
So why do they have the orthodoxy dispute? What they are fighting for is the title of giant, and becoming the only giant among the three branches.
"What is the connection between the Mohist treasure and the hidden treasure?"
Fang Yuan pondered for a moment and said in a deep voice.
He suspected that the two treasures were the same treasure.
It's just suspicion, no real evidence, after all, we have too little information.
"I don't know."
"I once suspected that the two treasures were the same treasure."
"But in fact, the distribution of the two treasures is different, so they should not be the same treasure."
Mo Cailing said in a deep voice.
There's another thing she didn't mention, and that's the time difference.
The Mohist treasure has been around since the end of the Qin Dynasty, but how many years ago did Prince Yin die?
"Did you kill that Bishamon cultist?"
Fang Yuan nodded and asked again.
Fang Yuan did not hand over the corpse of the fake monk.
Although he is a Bishamon believer, he was classified as Mo Cailing by Fang Yuan.
"Yes."
Mo Cailing pondered for a moment and said in a deep voice.
"What's the reason?"
Fang Yuan frowned slightly.
Sure enough, the dead cannot lie.
The wounds on the fake monk's body were left by Mo Cailing.
This kind of wound is very representative and not easy to fake. It takes a lot of skill to make the wound the same depth.
"He is one of the protectors of Bishamon, and he holds the second key to the Mohist treasure."
Mo Cailing pondered for a moment and then told the truth.
"Bishamon's protector?"
"How much do you know about Bishamon?"
Fang Yuan suddenly became interested.
At present, the imperial court does not know much about Bishamon's situation.
As for the second key to the Mohist treasure, Fang Yuan simply ignored it.
As always, he was not very interested in either the Mohist treasure or the hidden prince's treasure.
Because the treasure means great danger, and it contains nothing more than all kinds of treasures, money, etc.
As for money, with the various businesses controlled by Fang Yuan, money is only a matter of time, and there is no need to take such big risks.
"The structure of Bishamon is actually very simple."
"One military advisor, two Buddhas, nine Bodhisattvas, eighteen Arhats, thirty-six protectors, and then all kinds of soldiers and generals."
"The bandit leader you caught in Liaozhou is one of the thirty-six guardians. He is very mysterious. I have never seen any of them."
Mo Cailing looked at Fang Yuan in surprise.
He was surprised that Fang Yuan actually cared more about Bishamon's situation than the treasure.
But that's okay, after all, she may not necessarily answer when asked about the treasure, which will affect the transaction with Fang Yuan.
"You know I captured the bandit leader?"
Fang Yuan frowned and said.
Even Mo Cailing knew that she had arrested someone, so Bishamon must know it too, right?
"I still have people in Liaozhou City, so it's not difficult to know this."
Mo Cailing explained.
"Is Bishamon the greatest military advisor?"
Fang Yuan pondered for a moment and asked again.
"No, there is a sect master above him."
"But I heard that the owner is a child, and it seems that he had an accident."
Mo Cailing shook her head and said.
"Child?"
Fang Yuan and Juzi were both surprised.
How can a child rule such a huge organization?
"I've heard that, but I'm not sure."
"Bishamon is very powerful, more powerful than my Mohist family."
"I was seriously injured this time because I was beaten by a Buddha from Bishamon."
Mo Cailing said with an ugly expression.
If Bishamon's Buddha hadn't taken action, she wouldn't have fallen into the trap.
As Fang Yuan said before, in the face of absolute strength, all conspiracies and tricks are useless.
Unfortunately, she was seriously injured at the time and was found by Fang Yuan's people. In the end, she was almost sent on the road by Bishamon's military advisor.
Fang Yuan nodded and stopped asking any more questions.
He looked thoughtful, thinking about whether Mo Cailing could be released.
The Dali Temple is already investigating Bishamon, and they may find Mo Cailing.
If Mo Cailing is released and Dali Temple finds out, how should he explain to Dali Temple?
Seeing Fang Yuan thinking deeply, Mo Cailing became a little nervous, worried that Fang Yuan would imprison her.
Why is Chang'an City not Liaozhou City? She behaves very cautiously here.
If she is imprisoned by Fang Yuan, the Deng Ling clan's ink may not be able to save her.
"Are your favors useful?"
Fang Yuan asked again.
"Even if you ask me to kill the emperor, I will kill him."
"But I can't guarantee whether it will succeed or not."
Mo Cailing's eyes narrowed and she said in a deep voice.
This is the key to convincing Fang Yuan, she has to explain the scope broadly.
If you dare to kill the emperor, what else can you not do?
"Okay, you can leave Fang Mansion after dark."
Fang Yuan looked at Juzi.
After seeing the giant nod, he decided to let Mo Cailing go.
"Thank you."
"If possible, I hope to recuperate for three days before leaving."
Mo Cailing breathed a sigh of relief.
But she was still worried about the danger that would come after leaving Fang Mansion.
After all, Bishamon's military advisor is so elusive that he will inevitably focus on her again.
It is very dangerous to leave with her seriously injured.
"No, leave as soon as it gets dark."
Fang Yuan shook his head and said.
Whether Mo Cailing is seriously injured or not has nothing to do with him.
If she stays in Fang Mansion for one more day, Fang Mansion may be in more danger.
He holds two keys to unlock the treasure, and leaving them behind will be a disaster.
"I don't know how to show mercy to women."
Mo Cailing rolled her eyes at Fang Yuan and said speechlessly.
But Fang Yuan ignored him and whispered a few words to Juzi before leaving.
After Fang Yuan left, Juzi untied Mo Cailing and chatted with her about the Mo family.
After dealing with Mo Cailing, Fang Yuan did not go to the county government again.
I looked at the sky and saw that it was already past midnight and lunch time hadn't even arrived yet.
After thinking about it, Fang Yuan ordered people to invite the Du Miaoyan siblings, Changsun Chong, Qin Huaiyu and others.
Two days ago, we talked about cooperating in business at Yipinxianglou. It’s time to start.
Changsun Chong and several other men were the first to arrive. They were just trying to find Fang Yuan.
Several people already have positions, but they don’t have many affairs.
"Fang Yuan, we just wanted to find you!"
Changsun Chong said as soon as he saw Fang Yuan.
"That's a coincidence. Please come inside."
Fang Yuan chuckled.
Invite the five of them into the house.
Instead of going to the living room, I went directly to the study.
The study is suitable for talking about business, quiet and elegant.
"Do you still remember the collapse of the Yellow River embankment?"
Changsun Chong looked solemn and said in a deep voice.
Qin Huaiyu and others also looked at Fang Yuan with solemn expressions.
"Remember, what happened?"
Fang Yuan's expression also became solemn.
The dams of the Yellow River burst, seriously affecting people in several states.
Although the entire disaster has ended, many people have actually died.
The imperial court did not dare to announce it, but Fang Yuan, Changsun Chong and others knew that at least five thousand people died.
This is just the death toll, there are also countless injuries, destroyed houses and properties, etc.
"We found some information at the time, but it was not convenient to disclose it, so we never said it."
"It's because we discovered an organization called Bishamon, which may be vaguely related to Song Guogong."
"But unfortunately, the Yellow River dam finally collapsed, and we didn't have time to follow the clues. In the end, we couldn't determine whether it was really related to Song Guogong."
"After listening to your confrontation in the morning today, we all guessed that Song Guogong may really be related to the Yellow River Dam, or he may be a person from Bishamon."
Changsun Chong said in a deep voice.
They talked to their respective fathers about Bishamon.
But they didn't say anything about the speculation that Bishamon was related to Song Guogong.
After all, he is the Duke of Song Dynasty and his status is respected. We cannot just make casual guesses without any evidence.
It was only today that they learned that Fang Yuan had captured a Bishamon cultist from Song Guogong's mansion that they even more speculated that Bishamon was related to Song Guogong.
"I can confirm that the rupture of the Yellow River dam was caused by Bishamon."
"But I'm not sure whether Song Guogong is from Bishamon."
"Actually, it was Bishamon who guided the East Turkic cavalry into Hedong Road."
"Maybe King Rencheng will find out the truth soon, we just wait."
Fang Yuan said in a deep voice.
Unexpectedly, Changsun Chong and others found so many things.
It is normal for them to be inconvenient to disclose it. After all, the name of the Bishamon organization itself is taboo.
In addition, Bishamon not only dared to destroy the Yellow River dam, but also dared to introduce the Eastern Turkic cavalry into the Tang Dynasty, which is terrifying in itself.
"So you know so much."
"We are telling you this and want to remind you."
"The relationship between Song Guogong and the third prince is very close. You must pay attention to your discretion."
Changsun Chong looked at each other and said in shock.
As expected, I and others still underestimated Fang Yuan.
"Don't worry, I will do it."
Fang Yuan was stunned for a moment, then nodded solemnly.
He could hear that Changsun Chong's words clearly doubted the third prince Li Ke.
If you suspect the prince of treasonous behavior and there is no evidence and you are reported, you have to go to Zongzheng Temple.
As the young minister of Zongzheng Temple, Changsun Chong could not understand this, but he still reminded Fang Yuan.
Fang Yuan was a little confused, but after thinking about it he understood.
Changsun Chong is the cousin of Prince Li Chengqian, so he naturally sides with Li Chengqian.
The third prince Li Ke wanted to win over him, but Changsun Chong gave up his idea.
"That's good."
"By the way, why are you looking for us?"
Changsun Chong nodded in relief.
He approached Fang Yuan precisely because he was worried that Fang Yuan would seek refuge with the Third Prince Li Ke.
The position of the Chang'an Order is very important, especially since Fang Yuan has been given more power.
Even if you don't take refuge in Prince Li Chengqian, you can't take refuge in Third Prince Li Ke, otherwise Prince Li Chengqian will be passive.
"Didn't Yipinxiang talk about cooperation in business two days ago?"
"I'm stable now, are you still interested in cooperating?"
Fang Yuan smiled and said.
He is not really stable, but he has that time.
In addition, I have offended Xiao Yu and Pei Ji, so I have to find more allies in Chang'an City.
What can be closely connected with allies is undoubtedly interests and money.
"I'm interested, I'm very interested!"
Changsun Chong and the others immediately became interested.
They have a very high status, they are the sons of the Duke of the country.
But they are not yet in charge, and the money at their disposal is too little.
And Fang Yuan's business can make a lot of money, they all know it, and they all want to cooperate with Fang Yuan in business.
"Wait a minute, why don't you call me sister?"
Du He interrupted everyone loudly.
"There is also Princess Xiangcheng, have you called me?"
Qin Huaiyu also chimed in.
"Where is Xiao Rui? Do you want to call or not?"
Cheng Chumo also followed suit.
When Xiao Rui was mentioned, everyone changed their colors slightly.
Last time at Yipinxiang Restaurant, Fang Yuan left early. They guessed that he had a bad time with Xiao Rui.
Although I don’t know what the conflict is between Fang Yuan and Xiao Rui, it is obvious that there is something unpleasant between them.
Now that Cheng Chumo mentioned Xiao Rui, everyone was a little embarrassed, and they also thought that if Song Guogong was related to Bishamon, would Xiao Rui also be related to Bishamon?
It can be said that Zhang Sun Chong and Qin Huaiyu's feelings for Xiao Rui have cracked, and they may never be as good as before.
"I called Miaoyan and Princess Xiangcheng."
"Princess Xiangcheng and Xiao Rui are one person, one of them is enough."
Fang Yuan smiled and said.
After a few people heard this, they didn’t say anything else.
The main thing is that Du Miaoyan and Princess Xiangcheng are here, Xiao Rui doesn't care.
"Then let's wait until the two of them come to discuss it?"
Changsun Chong suggested.
Fang Yuan has no opinion on this.
Not long after, Du Miaoyan and Princess Xiangcheng arrived.
One of the two is the most beautiful woman in Chang'an City, and the other is the second most beautiful woman in Chang'an City.
As soon as they arrived, Fang Yuan's study seemed to be filled with more colors, and everyone's hearts became a little livelier.
"Fang Yuan, this morning was very impressive."
"The ministers were in a verbal battle, and both Prime Minister Pei and the Duke of Song were speechless."
Princess Xiangcheng teased as soon as she arrived.
She looked at Fang Yuan with somewhat evasive eyes, not as calm as before.
After all, she was worried that people would see through her inappropriate relationship with Fang Yuan, and she was also worried that Du Miaoyan would be angry.
"Princess, you are trying to kill me with a stick."
Fang Yuan shook his head and said speechlessly.
What an exaggeration to say that you are quarreling with the ministers.
If this spreads out, wouldn't Pei Ji and Xiao Yu hate themselves even more?
But after thinking about it, it seems that the two of them will not let me go, so there is no need to worry about this.
Everyone laughed, and Du Miaoyan and Princess Xiangcheng sat down one after another.
"Let's start the meeting."
"I plan to set up a business group, which will master various businesses and technologies, and allocate powers and dividends through contractual shares..."
Fang Yuan said slowly.
He is planning to build his own business group in Chang'an City.
A business scale that far exceeds that of Wuling County and Liaozhou will rise from here, facing the entire Tang Dynasty.