Struggle in the early Tang Dynasty

Changsun Wuji hurriedly cupped his hands to deny it: "My nephew dare not!"

But he really thought so in his heart, because even if Gong Ji really sold all the things in Kusi, he was just a Kusi doctor, at best he was daring, and the case involved was huge.In the end, it's really not worth it for him and Gao Shilian, two high-ranking bigwigs and relatives of the emperor, to come forward to make a fuss about this matter.

Unexpectedly, Gao Shilian stretched out his hand, covered the account book and patted it twice, and said to the eldest grandson Wuji in a deep voice: "Wuji, don't look at the report letter and the account book, there is only Kusi Langzhong Gong Ji. , but if you think about it carefully, don’t you think this is a great opportunity?”

"what?"

There was something in Gao Shilian's words, Changsun Wuji naturally understood, but he didn't understand what Gao Shilian was alluding to.

After a sound of surprise, he put away the contemptuous look he had just had, and asked suspiciously: "Uncle, what a great opportunity? Does your old man know what else is involved in this case?"

Chapter 521 Conspiracy

"Wuji, Wuji." Gao Shilian twitched his long beard and shook his head jokingly, "You were smart all your life, but you were once confused! Fortunately, you were the number one think tank under King Qin of the Tiance Mansion back then. Has the easy life consumed your wisdom?"

"uncle!!!"

Changsun Wuji was taunted and ridiculed by Gao Shilian, and immediately lost his face, and said rather critically: "Uncle, isn't it just a case of officials corrupting the law and enriching their own pockets? Why are you making such a fuss? There is no beginning and no end, how do you let your nephew guess?"

Gao Shilian saw that his nephew was a little displeased by being ridiculed by himself, so he stopped right away and said softly: "As the saying goes, how can others snore on the side of the couch? Let me ask you, who is on the side of His Majesty's couch now that makes him sleep sweetly at night?" ?”

The implication is that although His Majesty Li Er is now the Ninth Five-Year Honor, there is still someone who makes him sleepy. Who is this person?

Of course, Changsun Wuji knew what his uncle was saying. This sentence certainly did not refer to a concubine in the palace who snored, grinded her teeth and farted, making the emperor's sleep uncomfortable.Rather, it means something else——

It refers to Li Yuan, the Supreme Emperor who retired to Yichun Palace.

Even though Li Yuan was forced by Li Shimin to abdicate, he retreated to the Yichun Palace and became the overlord who had nothing to do.

But Changsun Wuji knew in his heart that the overlord's remaining prestige and influence were still there, otherwise there would be no old officials of Wude.

The old ministers of Wude always restrained Li Shimin in the court, who would dare them to be so bold?

Besides Li Yuan, who else could it be?

Since ancient times, the Han people have passed on filial piety to their families, and the Li Tang royal family even ruled the world with benevolence and filial piety, especially the current sage Li Shimin, who has brought the function of filial piety to the fullest.

Although he knew that his father Li Yuan had retired to Yichun Palace, he was unwilling to be lonely and manipulated the old officials of Wude to restrain him.

However, he still couldn't disobey his father, rashly kicked out the old family of Wu De from the court, and did the happy thing of cutting grass and roots to prevent future troubles.

Because as long as he does this, the golden signboard of Li Shimin's filial piety will fall to the ground, and he will become a virtuous and filial king who is despised by the whole world.

Moreover, his position as the emperor has been a bit unfair, so he has always loved and hated the Supreme Emperor Li Yuan.He loves his father from the bottom of his heart, but he is only thinking about how to completely eliminate his father's influence in the court and the remaining prestige in the Tang Dynasty.

He was afraid that one day, his father Li Yuan would suddenly rebound against the trend, and with the support of the people of the world, the assistance of various princes and the army, he would regain the throne from himself.

Both respect and love and hatred, at night, these contradictory and entangled emotions will haunt Li Shimin, locked in his heart and make him feel uneasy even when he sleeps.

In terms of love, there is love, father's love is as big as a mountain, but Li Shimin is always the hero of a generation, and Li Yuan is the founding king of the country, so some things are predestined, the most is the ruthless emperor's family!

As Li Shimin's eldest brother-in-law, the most confidant and direct descendant, how could he not know everything about the Li family father and son?

But Changsun Wuji didn't know why his uncle changed the subject and suddenly brought up the Supreme Emperor. What did he have to do with Gong Ji's case?

However, he still said cautiously: "Uncle, you can't talk nonsense. Your Majesty has been very filial since he took the throne, and he has always respected and loved the Supreme Emperor. If your words spread..."

Gao Shilian didn't agree, and said in a low voice: "Wuji, you and my nephew are the only ones here, so what can we not say? Besides, the old man also hopes that His Majesty will get rid of the restraints of the old ministers of Wude as soon as possible, and be in court as soon as possible." Is Shang Qiankun arbitrarily determined?"

As soon as Gao Shilian said this, Changsun Wuji understood it, and immediately asked in amazement: "Uncle, you mean to say that with the help of Gong Ji's case, you can help Your Majesty completely wipe out the cliques of Wu De's old officials?"

Gao Shilian looked at the eldest grandson Wuji meaningfully, and said with a smile, "Even if you missed the target, it's not far away! Wuji, isn't it exactly what you expected to expel the old minister of Wude from the court?"

Today, in the imperial court, the direct lineage of the Tiance Mansion headed by Changsun Wuji and others occupies half of the sky, and the remaining half is controlled by the Jianjian Remnant Party headed by Wei Zheng, Wei Ting, and others, and the old Wude officials headed by Xiao Yu, Pei Ji, Chen Shuda, and Yang Gongren. Standing together, it becomes a tripartite confrontation.

The three lines competed against each other, and the most troublesome ones were the direct line of Tiance Mansion and the old line of Wude's old ministers.

The confrontation between the two lines is actually a game of arms between the emperor Li Shimin and the overlord Li Yuan.

As for the establishment of the rest of the Party Clan, it is already sunset, except for Wei Zheng and Wei Ting, there are some weak successors.

Therefore, being able to get rid of the thorn in the side of Wu De's old minister system is probably what Changsun Wuji hoped for.

Changsun Wuji was caught by Gao Shilian's words, he was slightly uncomfortable, but he concealed it a little bit, and asked: "Uncle, as far as I know, Gong Ji's greatest reliance among Kusi Lang is the founding uncle, right General of the Jinwu Guard, Chang He. Chang He was a hero of the Xuanwu Sect back then, and was single-handedly selected by the current Holy Master, whether it is Gong Ji or Chang He, they have nothing to do with the old ministers of Wu De?"

Gao Shilian continued to twirl his long beard with a look of understanding, and asked with a smile: "Wuji, let me ask you, do you understand the current situation of the old ministers of Wude?"

Changsun Wuji nodded to show his understanding, and then he continued eloquently: "Most of the former officials of Wude were the officials of the Supreme Emperor in the former Sui and Tong Dynasties or the old subordinates when Taiyuan started the army. Among them, Feng Deyi, Pei Ji, Chen Shuda, Xiao Yu and Yang Gongren were the leaders. Feng Deyi passed away in the first year of Zhenguan; The right servant of Shangshu shoots Xiao Yu, this person is the most difficult one."

Changsun Wuji's analysis was very detailed and accurate. Gao Shilian nodded again and again and said, "Yes, you are right. Gong Ji seems to have nothing to do with martial arts and old ministers, but Wuji, do you know Where did Gong Ji take up his post before he became the doctor of Kusi?"

Changsun Wuji shook his head and said, "How can I know that the officials are not under my control?"

Gao Shilian said: "This guy was born as a Jinshi in the second year of Wude, and his teacher is Feng Deyi, who came from Feng Deyi's family. Moreover, this guy entered the Ministry of War and served successively as Zhang Gu, Yuan Wai Lang, etc. Feng Deyi's efforts to promote him to the rank of military commander, step by step, were all contributed by Feng Deyi. Only after Feng Deyi died, he married his own sister into Chang He's mansion as a concubine, and climbed to the top."

Changsun Wuji was surprised: "There is such a relationship?"

Gao Shilian said: "So, Gong Ji is so corrupt and perverted in the treasury that he has become a moth of the country. Feng Deyi will never escape the fault of a wrong person. Perhaps, Feng Deyi will not be able to get away with the money that this guy collects. Participate."

Changsun Wuji shook his head and smiled wryly: "Uncle, even this is useless. Feng Deyi passed away as early as the first year of Zhenguan. Could it be that he still digs up the coffin and flogs the corpse, and pulls it out to fight? Haha..."

Gao Shilian didn't take Changsun Wuji's smile seriously, and sighed softly: "Wuji, it's better to be dead, only the dead can't speak, so you can't deny it!"

"hiss……"

Changsun Wuji was frightened by Gao Shilian's words, so he guessed: "Uncle, you mean to make Gong Ji's case bigger and implicate Feng Deyi? Then dig out the radish and bring out the mud, and get it from Feng Deyi, a dead man. To make a fuss, to involve the entire Wude old minister system?"

Gao Shilian nodded and praised: "Of course, that's exactly the case! The key lies in Gong Ji. As long as he insists that Feng Deyi shared the spoils with him, then the next thing will be easy!"

"I understand, the breakthrough is still on Gong Ji!"

As soon as Changsun Wuji finished speaking, Gao Shilian immediately reminded: "The Ministry of Criminal Justice will definitely participate in the investigation and arrest of this case. I think you should know what to do when Gong Ji arrives in the prison of the Ministry of Criminal Justice."

Changsun Wuji said: "Don't worry, Uncle, although Wei Ting, Minister of the Ministry of Criminal Justice, is a remnant of the established party, he is not one of us. But the two servants of the Ministry of Criminal Justice are both from Tiance Mansion, so it should be no problem to make Gong Ji's case an iron case. As for what Gong Ji will say when the three divisions are interrogated, I will entrust the founding uncle, Chang He, to meet Gong Ji."

Speaking of this, Changsun Wuji's eyebrows showed a sudden fierceness, and he said: "Although the founding uncle Changhe is not a direct descendant of our Tiance Mansion, at least he was promoted by the Holy One, so it can be regarded as the same family. At that time, I will let him, a brother-in-law, go to prison to visit Gong Ji, his brother-in-law. Gong Ji is also a human being, and when he is desperate and desperate, as long as there is a ray of dawn in front of him, there will naturally be a ray of hope in his heart. Right?"

Gao Shilian put the account book and report letter on the table away again, put them in his arms, and said, "I have been out for a long time, and now it's time to go back to the Yushitai. I'm going back now to gather a few principals, and a supervisory censor, Make the account books and report letter public, and the impeachment of Gong Ji will start tomorrow morning. The rest will be left to you."

Changsun Wuji knew that the matter was of great importance, so he no longer wanted to keep Gao Shilian, got up and sent him out of the study.

As soon as he walked out of the door of the study, Changsun Wuji suddenly had a question in his heart, stopped Gao Shilian, and asked, "Uncle, I'm curious who gave you the account book and report letter? Don't tell me these are Report anonymously, does my nephew believe it?"

Gao Shilian's face was slightly astonished, he turned to look at Changsun Wuji, and Gu Youyou said something else:

"Wuji, as a father, you have to learn how to be calm in a bowl of water. Huan'er and Chong'er are certainly outstanding, but the third brother, Yumo, is not bad either. At least, in terms of meeting people and making friends, Yumo is better than Yumo. His two older brothers!"

After finishing speaking, Gao Shilian shook his head again, laughed dryly, and shouted: "There are a lot of things waiting for the old man to deal with, don't hesitate to send them away, let's go!"