Chapter 155: The East Palace Case (Nine)

Seeing that even the partial general Li Siye was named the fifth rank, wouldn’t Li Qing become the fourth rank governor when he was at the worst in the local area? After a few years of experience, and then returning to the court, it seems that Li Longji really wanted to train Li Qing as his opponent. Since he guessed this, Li Linfu became more determined to keep Li Qing in the court.

"The emperor rewarded merits and rewarded me, but the old minister felt that Li Qing was young, and he had no fame. If he went to the local area, he might not have enough qualifications and talents to convince the public. Therefore, the old minister felt that staying in Beijing would be more beneficial to his development. He had the teachings of the old ministers and the help of the subordinates. After three or five years, he became familiar with the officialdom and established some connections, and then went to the local area, so he would be more comfortable."

According to the scheduled plan, he only expressed one attitude, and the remaining matters were completed by other backbones of the Prime Minister's Party. As soon as Li Linfu finished speaking, the left prime minister Chen Xilie went out and said, "I deeply agree with the suggestions of Prime Minister Li. Local officials are not officials of Beijing. They are related to the welfare of millions of people. Li Qing is still young and has no qualifications to accumulate. Two people are not familiar with human affairs. How can he manage the place well? Although he made meritorious service in Nanzhao, the emperor rewarded more, but there is no need to sacrifice the welfare of millions of people. I recommend him as the chief of the Prince Zhen's mansion (from the fourth rank)."

Not to mention that the chief of the Prince's Mansion is a retired official, without any power, more importantly, King Zhen Li Wan is the younger brother of King Tan Li Cong, and Li Qing had offended King Tan Li Cong, and Chen Xilie's sinister intentions in this move are self-evident. He wants to avenge Nanzhao's one arrow.

"The two prime ministers are really a fallacy!"

Wei Jian, the Minister of Justice, stood up from the court and bowed to Li Longji, "Your Majesty, I have something to say, please let Your Majesty know!"

Li Longji's face was cold and had no expression, and he just said lightly: "Tell me!"

According to Wei Jian's original intention, Li Qing would be better off staying in Beijing to help the prince and serve his right-hand man, but he also knew that the system was not allowed to enter Taiwan Province without the prefectures and counties. Although this system could be adapted, for example, Li Linfu had never been a local official, the problem was that since this system existed, Li Linfu could oppose it generously. Therefore, after considering it, from the long-term plan, it would be better for Li Qing to go to the place, and he also saw the purpose of Li Linfu and Chen Xilie.

With the permission of the emperor, Wei Jian took a step forward and said to Chen Xilie: "Li Qing was the chief clerk of Yibin County, and later acted as the magistrate of Yibin County. What does it mean to be inexperienced? He led the people to build wharfs, roads and bridges, and establish official schools. He had excellent official reputations. What does it mean to not bring welfare to the people? He has the letters of the people presented by tens of thousands of people as evidence. Is this not a qualification? Chen Xiangguo kept saying that letting Li Qing go to the place was to sacrifice the welfare of the millions of people. So what is the basis? Please explain it to Chen Xiangguo!"

Wei Jian's every sentence was based on facts, forcing Chen Xilie to speechless. Seeing that Chen Xilie was passive, Li Linfu cursed him for being useless. His eyes slanted slightly and gave a wink at Yang Shenjin, the Minister of Personnel. Yang Shenjin understood and stood up and smiled at the troupe and said, "Shishou Wei should not be angry. The qualifications Chen Prime Minister said were not what Li Qing did or what he had done, but had other intentions."

When Wei Jian saw Yang Shenjin stand up, he immediately became alert. This person is no more experienced than Chen Xiliekong. He is one of the few pragmatic factions in the prime minister's party and has a deep family background. Although the Sui Dynasty has been demise for a hundred years, his influence is still there and he is a person who cannot be underestimated.

"Then Mr. Yang said, what else does Chan-guo mean?"

Yang Shenjin was not in a hurry to answer, and also bowed to Li Longji for instructions, "Please speak with your Majesty!"

Li Longji has always liked his elegant temperament. Seeing that he was about to speak, a smile appeared on his gloomy face, "Please say it, my dear!"

Yang Shenjin got the permission, so he said to Wei Jian without any haste, "I always thought that poor and poor families also have loyalty and righteousness, so I don't say whether Li Qing has fame or not, but just say that he is an official. He was the second year of Tianbao, which was only recommended by Zhang Qiu, the governor of Jiannan, as the chief clerk of Yibin County. The filing time of the Ministry of Personnel was January 7 last year. It was the case I personally prepared for him. Until this year, Emperor Yuanye personally named him the prince's servant, and it was just one year. May I ask Lord Wei, isn't he not qualified to be a small county clerk who has only been one year? In the ninth year of Kaiyuan, Wang Mojie won the top scholar and had to be a Taile Cheng who was eighth-ranked. Li Qing, neither had a fame nor a businessman, nor was he a child of aristocratic family. Such a person actually became the chief clerk of the fourth-rank prince's mansion. Didn't he respect him highly?"

"This" is now Wei Jian's turn to be speechless. Yang Shenjin's words hit Li Qing's vital point, and his official qualifications were too short. Seeing that Wei Jian was knocked down, Li Linfu secretly praised Yang Shenjin for being capable. In order to prevent Li Longji from granting Li Qing a military position alone, his other killer move would be used. Li Linfu glanced at Wang Gong again, and he should appear below.

When Wang Gong got the order, he pinched Du Youlin's testimony in his hand and came out, "Your Majesty, I want to participate in Li Qing!"

It was like a wheel tactic. From Li Linfu, Chen Xilie to Yang Shenjin and to Wang Gong now, almost all the backbone of the prime minister party were dispatched, which made all the officials secretly shocked. What kind of evil did Li Qing do in his previous life? It caused such a big uproar. It was unprecedented. Several princelings who wanted to help Wei Jian, such as Xi Yu and others, shrank their heads when they saw the situation was not good, and they dared not talk about it. Even Li Long, who was given a pre-report, were secretly shocked. If Li Linfu and others were righteous and harsh, and had sufficient reasons, they would really not be able to shake the ministers.

Wang Gong is the censor, and impeaching officials is his duty. Li Longji had to let him speak, "What's the matter if you want to participate in Li Qing?"

Wang Gong said loudly: "I was entrusted by Prime Minister Li to investigate the Du Youlin case. According to his confession, Li Qing had planned to become the king in eastern Yunnan. This matter is of great importance and I dare not hide it. This is Du Youlin's testimony."

After saying that, Wang Gong raised the memorial book on his head, and a deacon and eunuch came to take it and handed it over to Li Longji.

At this time, a buzzing sound rang in the hall. Wang Gong's words were aroused by a stone, and everyone could see that Li Linfu was determined to deal with Li Qing.

Li Longji flipped through the testimony, and it was indeed like Yang Zhao's report, with steps, premeditatedness, and approached step by step. If he hadn't received the report in advance, he might have really fulfilled their intentions.

He turned his head and looked at Li Heng, handed him Du Youlin's confession, and said lightly: "What do you think about this matter?"

Li Heng was shocked. He was not prepared for this matter at all. Li Qing actually wanted to proclaim himself the King of Eastern Dian. It was ridiculous, but it was his father-in-law who reported it. What could he say? Li Heng felt powerless in his heart.

Seeing that he had nothing to say, Li Longji glanced at Li Linfu again, and couldn't help but sneer in his heart, and then said loudly: "It's said that Li Qing entered the palace!"

"Tell me that Li Qing enters the hall!" The sound of messages came out of the hall.

Li Linfu was surprised. The emperor never asked the person involved to ask about this kind of thing immediately. He must discuss with him first, but what happened today? He bypassed himself. Has he already smelled something?

According to Li Linfu's plan, when Li Longji discussed with him, he would try his best to defend Li Qing, turning big things into small things, but a shadow was cast in Li Longji's heart.

In fact, Li Linfu's move is indeed brilliant. The emperor has been suspicious since ancient times. Even if he has a little distrust of his opponent's ministers, he will never let him lead the troops. But what Li Linfu never expected was that Yang Zhao betrayed him and gave Li Longji a vaccination in advance.

A moment later, under the guidance of the guide, Li Qing strode into the hall, and knelt down from a distance and said loudly: "My Chief Li Qing, the Chief Commander of Guoyi, bowed to His Majesty the Emperor!"

A gentle smile appeared on Li Longji's face, "Please get up, General Li!"

He looked at Wang Gong and said to Li Qing: "Civilian Wang impeached you to become the king of Eastern Dian. I hope you will give me an explanation!"

Li Longji's words attracted a surprise look among the officials. There was no such questioning. It was obvious that the emperor did not believe in the impeachment of the Censor Wang at all.

The court was silent, and everyone was watching the young man who caused the prime minister to attack the masses.

Although Li Qing did not know that he had already fought for his official title and was full of gunpowder, just judging by Wang Gong's impeachment of him, it was known that Li Linfu still refused to let him go.

"I impeached myself and wanted to become the King of Diandong, but they could think of it!"

Li Qing slowly turned around and sneered at Wang Gong: "I said that I, Li Qing, want to proclaim myself as the King of Diandong. I want to ask the Imperial Master Wang, where does this sound from? What is the basis?"

"This is not what I said, but what Du Youlin, a doctor from the Eastern Palace, said to General Li when he was in Nanzhao." Wang Gong felt a little wrong in his heart, but he couldn't imagine what the problem was?

Li Qing sneered and thought to himself: "The Du Youlin case is really a treasure chest. You can put anything in it. He actually asked Du Youlin to prove that he is willing to rebel. It seems that Li Linfu ignored his attitude of concession at all. He did not appreciate it. He must pursue him relentlessly. If he blindly concessions, it will inevitably encourage their arrogance, and he will force himself to death step by step, so that they can also taste what it means to shoot themselves in the foot. They really think that they are weak and bullied. It's just that! Wealth and honor are in danger, and we will give it our best."

Thinking of this, Li Qing felt a little nervous and turned around and whispered to Li Longji: "Your Majesty, please think that I only have 300 subordinates, and they are all Yulin Army. They are guards of the imperial guards loyal to Your Majesty. Will they support me to establish myself as King of Diandong? Dongdong has been the territory of the Han tribe since ancient times. They only acknowledged the subordinates of the Tang Dynasty. Can the Han tribe tolerate me to occupy their land? There is also Du Youlin, who has never been to Dongdong at all. How could he know that I want to establish myself as King of Diandong? After I left Dongdong, I ran to him like a fool to tell him, would I want to establish myself as King of Diandong? Who is me? Can I open my heart so hard to tell you all the words of rebellion? Your Majesty, no matter whether it is reasonable, why did Du Youlin say this? There is only one possibility, that someone wants to accus me of being a minister, and the poisonous punishment forces Du Youlin to be a perjury made by Qu!"

Speaking of this, Li Qing stared at Wang Gong and said coldly: "Since the Censor Wang said that it was Du Youlin's words, okay, can I ask Doctor Du to come to the court to confront him? When did I say this to him? Since he heard it, why didn't he report to Lord Wei or to Your Majesty? But when His Majesty wanted to reward me, this said came out. What's the intention? Your Majesty, please allow me to report to Du Youlin to confront him!"

"Bold! You are a small sixth-rank official who is not qualified to be a court official, so you dare to roar in front of His Majesty and all the officials in Hanyuan Palace. What kind of morality is it?"

The person who spoke was Chen Xilie. As soon as he saw Li Qing, he remembered what Li Linfu said that the suffering he suffered in Nanzhao was done by this man. The nameless fire in his heart ignited. Seeing Li Qing's words sharp and merciless, he was even more disgusted with him to the extreme, and he could no longer help but scold him.

Li Linfu was shocked and sweated in a cold sweat. From Li Longji's unexpected confrontation, he began to realize that something was wrong. At this time, he saw that Li Qing's real purpose was not just to defend himself, but to implicitly reverse the case for Du Youlin. Du Youlin had been beaten to pieces at this time. If he really went to court to say that he was forced to confess and then led to Liu Ji's false accusation, wouldn't his own efforts be lost in vain? He was about to come forward to smooth things over and ease the atmosphere, but Chen Xilie rashly inserted his mouth and poured oil on the fire. It was too late to come forward to stop him. Li Linfu couldn't help but shout terrible.

Sure enough, Li Qing glanced at Chen Xilie with a squint, and sneered slightly: "Captain Chen, you are so guilty and scared that you actually came to stop me before the emperor. Could it be that you forced Du Youlin to falsely accuse me?"

Chen Xilie is an old man. Although he is a left-ranking prime minister, he is too far from Li Linfu in terms of skills and strategies. It is precisely this reason that Li Linfu chose him as his deputy, doing nothing and making mistakes, and he is vacant to occupy a quota. The biggest characteristic of this person is to change his mind when he sees the wind. He was originally under Zhang Jiuling, but later surrendered to Li Linfu. After Yang Guozhong became famous, he defected to Yang Guozhong. After An Lushan captured Chang'an, he surrendered to An Lushan and was named a false prime minister, assisting the evil in his misfortune, and finally left a thousand years of bad reputation.

He was addicted to women every day, overdrawing too much energy, and his old age and weak body, so his mind was naturally a little confused. At this time, he was furious when Li Qing was aroused. He didn't notice the wink given by Li Linfu, and shouted even more sternly: "Since the censor impeached you, you always have something wrong with it, but you don't know how to reflect on yourself, but you want to put the blame on others. I'm so blind, you are such a villain.

Li Qing immediately grabbed his words and knelt down and said earnestly to Li Longji: "Your Majesty, even Prime Minister Chen believes that I have bad intentions, which is related to my reputation. Please ask Your Majesty to approve me of my request and suggest that Du You Neighbors come to confront me. If he really has evidence to prove that I have said this, I am willing to die to apologize!"

At this point, Prince Li Heng also understood what Li Qing meant. He was overjoyed and immediately gave Wei Jian a wink. Wei Jian understood and immediately stepped forward and said to Li Longji: "Since the King of Censors' words are conscientious, Du Youlin's intention to sue General Li for rebellion, I am even more reproachful to the envoy of Nanzhao. I want to confirm with Du Youlin in the church for several things, and I also ask the emperor to approve it."

The core of the imperial art lies in the balance of power. Since ancient times, it is the same today. It is not only necessary to consider the interests of the upper-class aristocratic bureaucrats, but also to solve the livelihood of the lower-class people, and to balance the interests of different parties, different interest groups, and different classes. But one thing is fundamental, that is, one faction is never allowed to grow up. Li Longji's attitude towards the Du Youlin case was like this. He knew from Li Qing that this case was an unjust case, but he wanted to use this case to knock on Li Heng, so he handed it over to Li Linfu for strict handling. However, Li Linfu's secret party meeting last night, and Li Linfu's party's siege and intercept Li Qing's party just now. No one in the court dared to help Wei Jian speak. Li Longji's mentality began to change at this time. No wonder Gao Lishi wanted to help the prince. The power balance between the two factions was indeed a bit too unbalanced.

Today, Li Linfu's performance in the Du Youlin case is a trend of expansion, but this makes Li Longji feel alert. If there are too many involvements, it will inevitably lead to a large-scale surrender of the prince's officials to Li Linfu, which is another result that Li Longji does not want to see.

Now, Li Qing seized this opportunity to rehabilitate the Du Youlin case. After weighing the pros and cons, Li Longji decided to stop and stop pursuing the investigation. Taking advantage of Li Qing's opportunity to cleanse his innocence, he eliminated the Du Youlin case, and at the same time completely pushed Li Qing into the prince's party, cutting off his idea of ​​keeping himself alone.

Thinking of this, Li Longji finally nodded and said to Li Qing: "This matter is about your reputation. I have decided to find out this matter and give you a clear innocence!"
Chapter completed!