My name is Chang An, your name is Gu Li

"But Your Majesty, merits are merits and faults are faults. Mistakes cannot be offset by merits." Wu Qinghui suddenly became anxious, and more tears appeared on her face.

"Your Majesty, that is your child, and also my child. How can you ignore a child being bullied?"

Li Longji was a little surprised at this time, and said: "What's wrong with you, Concubine Hui? Why are you like this today? Do you really want to ask for an explanation for Qing'er?"

"Of course, Qing'er is my child!"

"Having said that, if I punish Marquis Dingkang, then I will also punish Qing'er. Because he is now outside the court, Qing'er is not yet a prince. According to the law, if he offends important officials and nobles of the court, he will be sentenced to several years in prison." Li Longji said.

When Wu Qinghui heard that Li Qing was also going to be punished, she quickly pulled Li Longji's hand and said, "But Li Qing is actually a prince, not to mention he is just a child. Your Majesty, can't you follow your own selfish desires?"

"There is no saying in the Tang Dynasty that officials should not be punished, and common people should not be treated with courtesy. Moreover, I have already been partial to my own interests. Not punishing anyone is the best option for everyone." Li Longji began to persuade at this time.

"Although punishing Marquis Dingkang will make many people feel relieved, he is also a reassurance for many ministers. In the end, I still have to give him an explanation and punish Qing'er at the same time. Can Concubine Hui bear to punish Qing'er?"

Wu Qinghui was holding onto the corner of Li Longji's clothes, and it seemed that she wanted to give Li Qing an explanation. Li Longji had no choice but to say, "Alright, alright, let's just let it go, and don't say anything more."

Afterwards, Li Longji called Eunuch Cheng and said, "Eunuch Cheng, please take Concubine Wu Hui back first. Then, please help me call Gao Lishi over, and I will write some memorials with him."

"Yes, Your Majesty."

Wu Qinghui sighed, because it would be useless to continue to worry about it. Helplessly, she stood up and followed Eunuch Cheng away, returning to her own Bingyue Palace.

Before she had time to rest, a palace maid came in and reported, "Your Highness Huifei, the Imperial College's Chief Priest and the Secretary General want to see you."

Wu Qinghui wanted to vent her dissatisfaction at this time, but the two big guys came out. But she couldn't ignore them, so she said, "Let them in."

She sat on her couch and took a sip of tea. Wu Zhong and Wu Xin were brought in soon. They sat opposite Wu Qinghui and asked, seeing how upset she was:

"What's wrong, sister? Why are you so upset?"

"Qing'er was slapped in the face, and that person couldn't be punished. Tell me, how can I not be angry?" Wu Qinghui said unhappily.

Wu Zhong and Wu Xin were stunned for a moment, then they also asked angrily: "Who bullied Qing'er? Sister, tell us and we will help you and Qing'er vent your anger."

"You can't deal with him." Wu Qinghui shook his head and said.

"We can't deal with him? Who is he?" Wu Zhong and Wu Xin asked in confusion.

"Duke Kangguo, the third teacher of the crown prince, Chang Yonghe." Wu Qinghui said, "You can try to deal with it now."

Wu Xin was stunned, but Wu Zhong smiled and said, "Don't worry, sister. In two days, Chang Yonghe will be in big trouble!"

Wu Qinghui narrowed her eyes slightly and asked, "What do you mean? Do you still hope that brother won't come up with any more bad ideas?"

"Sister, do you still remember Li Linfu?" Wu Zhong asked.

"Of course I remember, and his strategies were good. It's just a pity that compared with Chang An, he just eats more than him." Wu Qinghui seemed to have less trust in Li Linfu.

At that time, Li Linfu asked the eunuch to find Wu Qinghui, saying that he could help him deal with Chang'an, and Wu Qinghui believed him and promoted him to be the Chief Censor. However, in order to make it more legitimate, it was said that Li Linfu was willing to secretly help Li Qing.

His plan was good at the time, and Wu Qinghui allowed it, but Chang An escaped.

"Li Zhongcheng told me another plan." Wu Zhong said, "Do you still remember the monk Mingwu?"

Wu Qinghui nodded slightly and said, "But isn't he dead? He was killed in prison, and the prisoner is still imprisoned in the Dali Temple."

Wu Zhong nodded and continued, "Monk Mingwu was killed by Li Linfu's men."

Wu Qinghui immediately became interested and asked Wu Zhong to continue:

"Li Zhongcheng's plan is to arrange for that person to assassinate Monk Mingwu and then be arrested. This is the first step. The second step is to make the secret guard confess the mastermind under torture."

Wu Qinghui immediately understood what Li Linfu was planning and said, "That won't work. What Li Zhongcheng is planning is to frame someone?"

"That's right." Wu Zhong nodded and said, "Central Minister Li has made all the arrangements. When the time comes, we will force the secret guard to confess Chang Yonghe's name. By then, even if Chang Yonghe has a hundred mouths and ten thousand ways, he won't be able to escape."

Wu Qinghui showed an 'interested' look at this time, and praised: "This is a good idea."

She thought about it for a moment and then asked, "But what if Chang Yonghe has some other tricks up his sleeve? He has no reason to kill Monk Mingwu."

"I wonder if my sister still remembers Chang Yonghe's only weakness?" Wu Zhong said with a smile.

"His first wife, the Lady of Zibo County." Wu Qinghui replied.

"Yes, Monk Mingwu is a wanted criminal, and Li Zhongcheng and I have also inquired about it. The Lady of Zichuan County has the habit of going to the temple to burn incense occasionally, and she will come into contact with monks. And Chang Yonghe's usual style of doing things is that as long as the Lady of the County is in danger, he will definitely eliminate her."

"So, we can say that this monk was hiding in the temple that Gu Li often visited. Chang Yonghe was worried, so he pretended to send him to the Dali Temple and assassinated him on the way."

Wu Qinghui praised again: "Yes, this plan is really useful."

"So what stage is it at now?"

Wu Zhong replied, "Since we are going to frame someone, we have to frame him more truthfully. At most, we can let the secret guard be tortured for a while longer, and then he can tell the truth tomorrow. Then, we can arrest Chang An directly."

"Okay, then let's do it your way. It's better to take more precautions this time. I don't want to see any more accidents. If an accident happens again this time, then we will really lose." Wu Qinghui reminded finally.

"Don't worry, sister."

......

After Eunuch Cheng found Gao Lishi, he walked with him towards Li Longji's palace. Halfway through the journey, Gao Lishi suddenly asked, "Eunuch Cheng, what kind of person does Duke Kangguo think?"

Eunuch Cheng thought for a moment, then replied, "We believe that Marquis Dingkang is a man who values ​​friendship, is friendly, and is well-informed. Apart from being a bit unorthodox, he has no bad qualities."

Gao Lishi smiled slightly and said, "We believe that this Duke Kangguo is a bold and careful person, and he is both brave and resourceful. He is a rare talent. His strategies and methods are very similar to those of cruel officials, but they are much better than cruel officials."

"Oh?" Eunuch Cheng did not expect Gao Lishi to have such an opinion, so he asked, "I wonder why you say that, Eunuch Gao?"

"Eunuch Cheng was not in the capital at the time, but was traveling to the Eastern Capital with His Majesty. Therefore, there is one thing that Eunuch Cheng may not know very clearly." Gao Lishi said.

"Appreciate further details."

"On September 11, the tenth year of Kaiyuan, the left general Quan Chubi and his party member Li Qisun and others rebelled, leading hundreds of soldiers from the left garrison into the palace of Chang'an. At noon the next day, the soldiers entered the streets and met the Duke of Kangguo and the county lady in the East Market. Quan Chubi was attracted by their beauty and wanted to take possession of them, but the Duke of Kangguo was beside him, so Quan Chubi gave up."

"On the same day, Wang Zhiyin, the governor of the city, and Song Jing, the Grand Secretary, wanted to suppress the rebellion. But Duke Kang stopped them, saying: There are only a few hundred people, and ten of them will be enough. On September 14, Duke Kang led nine people, each with a few gunpowder, and entered the palace at night."

"Later, Duke Kangguo borrowed gunpowder and burned the enemy camp. None of the hundreds of soldiers stationed in the camp survived. The leader of the bandits, Quan Chubi, was tied to the feet of a horse and dragged along Zhuque Street to Mingde Gate. Duke Kangguo climbed up the city wall, hung Quan Chubi upside down, burned himself, and then put out the fire several times, and the cycle repeated."

"Until dawn, Quan Chubi was killed on the top of Mingde Gate. The people in the city were all shocked, and because the Duke of Kangguo's act was against the harmony of heaven, he was imprisoned in the Tianzi Prison of the Dali Temple for the crime of burning the tiles of the imperial city and defiling Your Majesty's residence. He was released two days later. Later, Your Majesty rewarded him and conferred him the title of Kaiguo County Duke of the Second Rank, and the Lady of the County was promoted to the Second Rank."

"At this point, everyone, from the royal family to three-year-old children, knows that it is better to mess with Duke Kang than Madam Gu."

Eunuch Cheng was slightly startled. He had only heard that Chang An had killed all the rebels with extremely cruel means. But this method seemed a little too brutal, didn't it?

After thinking for a long time, he said, "When a person is furious, he will naturally kill with heavy hands. Moreover, the person he killed is a rebel. According to the laws of the Tang Dynasty, the people of the Tang Dynasty are not punished for killing rebels."

"As for the so-called crime of burning the imperial city's floor tiles and insulting your majesty's door lintel, it was simply a crime imposed on Marquis Ding Kang by those old ministers who were dissatisfied with him."

Gao Lishi smiled and said, "It seems that Eunuch Cheng still believes that Duke Kangguo is kind."

"Duke Kangguo has done everything he can to pamper Lady Zichuan. He will get rid of anyone who would hurt her. Isn't this a sign of loyalty and righteousness?"

"That's true." Gao Lishi nodded in agreement and said.

......

After Chang An returned home, he first got intimate with Gu Li, and then left the room, making an excuse that he had something to do.

He came to the small room where someone was locked up. At this time, Chang Qi and Chang Qi were making clothes. When they saw Chang An coming, they stood up. Chang An pointed at the door and said, "How is the person inside?"

"My Lord, everything is normal and there is no trouble."

"That's good." Chang An nodded, "Remember to keep an eye on him, especially during this period of time."

"He will be of great use in two days."