Tibet

The murder of the prime minister's son is of course a big deal and a taboo in the officialdom. If you kill my son, then I can kill your son too.

Therefore, no matter how fierce the fight in officialdom is, there will never be any assassination of each other. This is an unspoken rule in officialdom and a rule that everyone tacitly agrees to.

Li Linfu is Yang Guozhong's number one political enemy. Yang Guozhong's son was killed. Of course, Li Linfu is a serious suspect. This is what makes Li Linfu nervous.

If someone used this method to provoke him and Yang Guozhong to kill each other, it would be his Li Linfu family who would be the most unlucky in the end.

Li Xiu sat down opposite his father and said respectfully: "Dali Temple was ordered to intervene in Yang Xi's murder case this afternoon. The investigating officials have already made a preliminary report to the child. It is obvious that this is a planned assassination, or rather It’s a vendetta, and the other party wants to kill all the Yang family.”

"How do you say this?"

"The assassin woman carved more than a dozen sheep with a knife on the bedside. Each sheep had its head chopped off with the sword, and Yang Xi was just the first one."

Li Linfu nodded, "Is Yang Xi a frequent visitor to Jiaofang Villa?"

“He’s been there a few times, but he’s not a regular!”

"That's strange. How did the female killer know that she could wait for Yang Xi's arrival in the workshop?"

"This is indeed a strange place. The humble subordinates believed that the woman was just staying in the Jiaofang annex and collecting information. After all, Yang Guozhong's two sons were studying in Guozixue, and the scholars of Guozixue were A regular visitor to the workshop, and meeting Yang Xi last night should be a coincidence. Also, this female killer never greets guests after dancing. Yesterday was the first time. She obviously wanted to seduce Yang Xi, and Yang Xi was fooled. .”

"This woman is only sixteen years old?"

"Jiaofang said so, she is still a virgin, which means that her previous living environment has nothing to do with the land of fireworks. This is very important. Our investigation direction cannot focus on places like song and dance halls. This woman It is very possible that he has another identity."

Li Linfu sighed and said: "When it comes to killing people and destroying families, I, Li Linfu, am the one with the most blood debts. Although the Yang family is domineering, they relied on nepotism, and they don't have many blood debts. I thought about it today, and the most likely one is Wang Gong's. Later generations, after Wang Gong's death, Yang Guozhong executed all the men in his family and sent the women to the church. Everyone believed that Wang Gong was killed by Yang Guozhong, and Yang Guozhong also smiled and accepted the accusation."

Li Xiu asked in surprise: "Isn't Wang Gong killed by Yang Guozhong?"

Li Linfu said calmly: "Wang Gong died at the Yellow River Ferry at Pujin Pass. There is no evidence that Yang Guozhong killed him. I just said that Wang Gong's people were killed by Yang Guozhong."

"Father, maybe some people can't stand the arrogance of the Yang family, and just want to kill the Yang family to warn them. They just happened to meet Yang Xi. If it was Yang Hui last night, then Yang Hui was the one who died. What the child means is that , the female killer was not targeting Yang Guozhong."

Li Linfu nodded, "Is this what you think?"

"Reporting to my father, this is actually the consensus of our Dali Temple officials!"

Li Linfu pondered for a moment and said: "I don't want this to involve me. At this stage, I don't want to be an enemy of the Yang family. This is the task given to you by my father. I must exclude the suspicion of my father from the evidence."

"I understand, kid!"

A mourning shed has been set up in front of Yang Guozhong's house in Xuanyifang. Although his son died unexpectedly, it did not stop Yang Guozhong from using his son's death to make money. There was a group of eminent monks praying beside the mourning shed, and there was an endless stream of officials who came to express their condolences. The eldest son Yang Xuan received every official with red eyes and accepted their deep thoughts with tears.

But in the back hall of Yang Guozhong's house, a group of Yang family members gathered together. It can be said that except for the imperial concubine, all the other Yang family members were here.

Commander-in-law Yang Qi gritted his teeth and said, "It must have been Li Linfu's doing. He couldn't defeat us in officialdom, so he used this despicable and shameless method. Did he think that he could assassinate other people's sons, but others couldn't kill his own?"

Next to him, Yang Wei asked his staff Wang Jian for advice. He knew what he knew. He shook his head and said: "Although I hate Li Linfu very much, I guess this case was not done by Li Linfu. He only wants to protect himself now. How can he dare to confront the Yang family? If he If you have murderous intentions, you won't be showing off like you're dying in court, I'm sorry he doesn't have the guts!"

Mrs. Guo Guo Yang Yupei snorted heavily, and the hall immediately became quiet. Yang Yupei said slowly: "It doesn't matter whether Li Linfu did it or not. This is an opportunity to deal with Li Linfu. Third child, do you understand what I mean?"

The third child was Yang Guozhong. Yang Guozhong sighed and said, "It hurts me to lose my son. I don't have the mind to think about other things."

"Idiot! The emperor will definitely ask you about your situation tomorrow. He will tell you that it was an enemy of the imperial court who killed you. Then Li Linfu is the biggest suspect. If there is no result in this case, the emperor will give the Yang family an explanation and he will definitely remove him. Li Linfu’s aspect, how else would the emperor balance this matter?”

Yang Guozhong nodded, and he also realized that this was indeed a good opportunity to deal with Li Linfu.

At this time, Yang Xuangui, the only elder of the Yang family and Minister of Industry, paused his cane dissatisfied and said: "It is said that the other party wants to assassinate all of us in the Yang family. Doesn't she want to let go of my old bones? Everyone, we must kill the real murderer." Dig it out, otherwise our lives will be in danger!"

Yang Yupei, the wife of Guo State, made the final conclusion in one sentence, "Li Linfu needs to be dealt with, and the real murderer must also be investigated!"

Early the next morning, Yang Guozhong came to the inner imperial study room located in Linde Hall. During this period, Emperor Li Longji was still relatively diligent in his duties. The reason is very simple. The Anxi Army won the Battle of Talas against the Dashi Army.

This victory greatly satisfied Li Longji's emperor's heart. It can be said that Longyan was delighted. It not only satisfied his imperial ambition to expand the territory, but also brought in a large amount of wealth. Gold, silver and jewelry were worth millions. Through.

This wealth was undoubtedly a boost to the dry Tang Dynasty's finances, and the treasures therein also greatly enriched Li Longji's private collection.

But what Li Longji is even more looking forward to is that kings from various countries in the Western Regions will come to Chang'an for pilgrimage one after another. This sense of glory from all nations coming to worship makes him particularly satisfied.

In the past two days, Li Longji was considering the rewards for Gao Xianzhi and Cheng Qianli. Gao Xianzhi received the title of Duke of Ji, which Li Longji had promised before, and Cheng Qianli would also be promoted from county prince to county prince.

The key is the arrangement of their official positions. Li Linfu recommended Gao Xianzhi to take over as the military governor of Hexi Province and Cheng Qianli as the military governor of Hedong Province. However, Yang Guozhong objected and suggested that they join the court as generals, but he could not give a specific reason. This made Li Longji feel that Yang Guozhong was opposed for the sake of opposition and would oppose Li. As long as it was proposed by Li Linfu, he would oppose it, which made Li Longji slightly unhappy. This is not the bearing that a prime minister should have.

At this time, the eunuch reported at the door, "Your Majesty, Yang Xiangguo is here!"

Li Longji nodded, "Invite him to come in!"

Li Longji also received the news. Yang Guozhong's son died in Jiaofang last night and was assassinated. Li Longji was also a little shocked. The prime minister's son was also assassinated. This was something rarely heard of.

In any case, he needed to appease Yang Guozhong's emotions.

After a while, Yang Guozhong walked into the imperial study, knelt down and burst into tears. Of course he was acting, but his emotions were real. He was wronged. The prime minister could not save his son's life. The emperor did not even give him the most basic sense of security. .

Li Longji sighed and said: "I have also heard about Aiqing's experience. I lost my son in middle age. I have also experienced it deeply, but people cannot be resurrected after death. Please be sorry! Take care of your body."

Yang Guozhong slowly calmed down, wiped away his tears and said, "Thank you for your majesty's comfort. I feel better."

Li Longji nodded and said: "I have issued an order to order the Ministry of Punishment and Dali Temple to also participate in this case. We must try our best to find out the real culprit and give Aiqing an explanation."

Yang Guozhong saluted again, "Thank you for your majesty's attention. Your majesty has great love, and I will bear it in my heart!"

After pondering for a while, Li Longji asked again: "Yang Xiangguo, do you have any enemies?"