Tibet

At noon the next day, Yuan Xiao found Li Ye again. This time they were not at the previous Sanyuan Tavern, but at a high-end restaurant. They sat down by the window on the second floor, and Li Ye ordered a few drinks. and a jug of wine.

Yuan Xiao pondered for a moment and said, "My grandfather is willing to cooperate, what should we do?"

Li Ye smiled lightly and said: "The most important thing for an official is his virtue. If his virtue is lacking, he is not qualified to be in a high position. This virtue is not only for himself, but also for his family. If Yu Wen Siwu's evil deeds have reached the point where people and gods are outraged, If the situation is reached, then Yu Wenjing will not be able to rise to the top."

Yuan Xiao snorted coldly, "He has done countless evil deeds, and no fewer than thirty innocent people have died in his hands."

With that said, Yuan Xiao put a prepared booklet on the table and pushed it to Li Ye, "These are detailed information about his evil deeds. To be honest, I usually collect them because I am afraid of being dragged down by him."

Li Ye sneered in his heart, this Yuan Xiao is really scheming, and Yu Wen Siwu has such a friend, it can be regarded as his retribution!

He flipped through the booklet, and most of them were incidents in which ordinary people at the bottom were murdered by Yu Wen Siwu. In fact, such criminal cases had little impact. At most, Yu Wen Siwu could not escape the blame.

As for Yu Wenjing, he only had to write a statement severing the relationship between ancestors and grandchildren. At most, Yu Wen Siwu's father should bear some responsibility, but it would not affect his position as prime minister.

In the words of my grandfather, even if the inside is still inside, it will not affect the face.

Li Ye pondered for a moment and said: "I also want something heavyweight. If they are all criminal cases of ordinary people, it won't be a big shock."

Yuan Xiao said slowly: "There is another thing that he boasted about. He had an affair with several palace concubines while on duty at night. His superiors should know the specific situation."

He actually had an affair with the palace concubine. This news was shocking. Li Ye quickly asked: "Who is his boss?"

"Cui Jiaju, the commander-in-chief of Xunwei!"

This bastard really has no bottom line. He actually dares to mess with the emperor's woman and is really going to die. Seeing Yuan Xiao hesitate to speak, Li Ye knew that he had a secret.

"Brother Yuan, if the wolf is not killed, once it bites back, the consequences will be serious."

Yuan Xiao understood what Li Ye meant and nodded silently.

"One more thing, Yu Wen Siwu said casually last year that our Shenlong Party were chatting together and wanted to get some weapons. He said that there were all kinds of weapons in his family's manor, including thousands of spears and crossbows. There are hundreds of them, and there are also armors.”

This is really a big problem, but Li Ye is a little strange. Why is the Yuwen family hoarding weapons?

As soon as he thought about it, Li Ye suddenly remembered what Pei Min said back then. Signs of chaos in the world had appeared, and many big families in Hedong and Hebei were making preparations.

The Yuwen family must be preparing to protect itself when the world is in chaos, but there are many things it can do that cannot be done by others. The Pei family can hoard weapons to prevent bandits, and the court will not pursue them, but the Yuwen family is the royal family of the Northern Zhou Dynasty!

What does it mean that they prepare weapons? Can it be the same as other families?

Thinking of this, Li Ye asked anxiously: "Where is the manor?"

"In Linfen County, Jinzhou, Hedong."

Li Ye nodded, "I will do the rest, so you don't have to worry about it. This matter will never involve the Yuan family."

Yuan Xiao smiled bitterly. Although he didn't say it, Yu Wenjing could definitely guess that it was related to the Yuan family.

While Li Ye and Yuan Xiao were discussing specific cooperation, Li Linfu was also inviting Zhang Jun to have lunch with him in the Anranju Restaurant close to Guangzhaifang of Daming Palace.

Zhang Jun felt a little uneasy. Because of his father, he had always kept a distance from Li Linfu over the years. Even if they met, they would only talk about business matters. This was the first time in more than ten years that Li Linfu treated him alone to dinner.

In fact, Zhang Jun had already vaguely guessed what was going on. In the case of Sun Jiliang, it must be that he acted as a villain for the Yang family and asked his youngest son Zhang Yan, who was studying in Taixue, to invite Li Ye to a banquet. By chance, Sun Jiliang happened. case.

However, Zhang Jun was also very dissatisfied with the Yang family. In such a simple case, the most critical evidence was messed up. In the end, Li Linfu couldn't bring him down and even caused a scandal. No, Li Linfu came after him.

Zhang Jun also made up his mind that no matter what Li Linfu said, he would just refuse to admit it.

Li Linfu said with a smile: "I heard that Zhang Shangshu was driven to the study again last night?"

Zhang Jun is also famous for being henpecked. His wife is from the Yuan family of Guan Long, not from the Yuan Dynasty, but she is also the daughter of a rich and powerful family. She is very strong and gave birth to three sons to Zhang Jun. In addition, Zhang Jun is a scholar and has a slightly weak personality. Being henpecked is also normal.

Zhang Jun blushed and said with some displeasure: "The Prime Minister should not believe or listen to such unfounded rumors. It will affect the Prime Minister's handling of national affairs."

Zhang Jun's implication is that you are a dignified prime minister, why do you care about other people's family affairs?

Li Linfu still smiled and said: "I guess you didn't keep it a secret and let Madam know about Yongdafang."

Zhang Jun suddenly broke out in a cold sweat. Yongdafang has been raising a foreign woman for several years, and she has always been very secretive. How could Li Linfu know?

"Where can I start talking about this?"

Li Linfu laughed out loud. Zhang Jun was very embarrassed and confused. He didn't bother to eat, so he excused himself and left because he had something to do at home.

Li Linfu walked to the window with his hands behind his back and watched Zhang Jun's carriage drive away. His smile turned cold. His own road had been paved for him. If he refused to go, don't blame yourself for being cruel.

At this time, Wang Kuan, a close guard, said at the door of the elegant room: "Please tell me, Mr. Thirty-Eighth Master, is here and says there is something urgent!"

Li Linfu stayed at Anranju Restaurant at noon, actually waiting for news about his grandson Li Ye. He was also very anxious. He felt that the emperor would announce the candidate today or tomorrow.

Once the Holy One announced that he would deal with Yu Wenjing, it would be a slap in the Holy One's face. Even if he defeated Yu Wenjing, he would also offend the Emperor, and his position would not be guaranteed.

He had to attack before the Holy One made the announcement.

Li Linfu nodded, "Let him come in!"

Li Ye walked in quickly and saluted. Li Linfu said quickly: "Don't be too polite. Come and sit down."

After Li Ye sat down, Li Linfu asked expectantly: "How's it going? Did Yuan Xiao give it to you?"

Li Ye nodded, took out the booklet from his arms and handed it to his grandfather. Li Linfu breathed a sigh of relief and quickly took the booklet and looked at it carefully.

After a quick glance, his brows gradually furrowed again. Although these incidents were bad, at most they were handled by the government, but they were not enough to alarm the emperor. To put it bluntly, the intensity was not enough.

"that's it?"

Li Ye quickly leaned forward and said: "There are still two major events that have been orally reported!"

"you say!"

Li Ye said slowly: "Yuan Xiao said that Yuwen Siwu might have had an affair with the palace concubine when he was a guard!"

Li Linfu's eyes narrowed. This was a big event. He asked, "Is there any evidence?"

"Yuan Xiao doesn't know the specific situation, but he told me that Cui Jiaju, Yuwen Siwu's boss, Xunwei commander, knew about it."

It will be easier if anyone knows about it. Li Linfu remembered the name Cui Jiaju in his mind.

He asked again: "Is there another major event?"

"Another major event is that there are a large number of weapons stored in the Yuwen family's manor!"

Li Linfu perked up. This information was valuable. Who were the Yuwen family? They were descendants of the Northern Zhou royal family. They secretly stored weapons. They were in serious trouble.

"The Yuwen family has several manors, which one is it?"

"Yuan Xiao said it was the one in Linfen, Hedong!"

Li Linfu thought for a moment and finally remembered that the Golden Deer Manor in Hedong was indeed located in Linfen.

Li Ye said cautiously: "Grandpa, can we send someone to Linfen to add something to the manor, such as something related to the Northern Zhou royal family?"

Li Linfu shook his head, "Your suggestion is superfluous. Your Majesty knows the Yuwen family and knows that they will not rebel. He doesn't even have the knowledge to know others. Why would he still use him as the prime minister? There must be other reasons for stockpiling weapons, but no matter what, Storing weapons is violating taboos. Although violating taboos does not mean rebellion, it is still enough for the Holy One to veto Yu Wenjing's promotion to the prime minister."

Li Linfu said earnestly to Li Ye again: "You have to remember that officialdom struggles must be controlled within a certain degree. They must swing back and forth in the gray area. It cannot be too white or too black. There must be room for those who are in power, and no room for those who are in power. If you leave room for maneuver, then the person in charge will definitely take a piece of your interests and use it as room for maneuver, do you understand?"

"My grandson understands!"

Li Linfu smiled and said, "Do you really understand? Then let me test you. Why were there two major flaws in your evidence in the Sun Jiliang case?"

Li Ye thought for a moment, and his grandfather's words flashed through his mind like lightning, "Is this the room left by the superior?"

Li Linfu nodded, "Through this case, you have to understand the political skills of the person in charge. He just wanted to warn me and force me to compromise, so he had to leave room for the case to be turned around, and at the same time, he also left an excuse for Yang Hao's incompetence. .”

Li Ye let out a long sigh, "I understand. The staff who advise the Yang family have actually been controlled by the superiors for a long time. The Yang family is just a knife for the superiors. He must control the strength of this knife."

Li Linfu gave a thumbs up, "If you can draw inferences from one instance, you can teach me!"