Chapter 254
Du Gou was sitting here now, very hesitant. He knew that his younger brother was arrested by Qin Huaidao, and everyone in the entire aristocratic family knew that Lawyer Pei and others were arrested by Qin Huaidao.
But now there is no one and no evidence. Therefore, they have no idea what to do now. It is useless to complain to His Majesty.
During the day today, Changsun Wuji and the others went there and reported to His Majesty, saying that Lawyer Pei and the others were kidnapped by the criminals, and asked His Majesty to send troops to investigate carefully. Li Shimin also sent people from Zuo Wuwei to investigate, but it was not found.
"Boping, if there is something in Duke Lai's mansion that offends you, please take care of it." Du Gou bowed to Qin Huaidao and said.
"Brother Du, where did this come from? I have no holiday with you?" Qin Huaidao asked in confusion as he looked at Du Gou.
"Hey, you and I know that many things cannot be said explicitly, I can only say, "Oh, my cousin, I am more proud than the sky and my life is thinner than paper, I don't have much ability, but I think about it very much, and I have advised you too!
Including the entire Du family, they have no good impression of you. After all, many people in our Du family were killed during the last time of corruption, and many people were removed from their official positions.
But Boping, no matter what, if you know where my cousin is and can spare his life, I promise you that he will never appear in Chang'an City." Du Gou sat there, bowing to Qin Huaidao and said.
"I really don't know this. If I knew, he didn't offend me, so why should I kill him?" Qin Huaidao said in a pretense.
"Yes, no matter what, I hope you can help." Du Gou continued to say to Qin Huaidao,
Qin Huaidao still pretended to be puzzled, which made Du Gou a little suspicious. Could it be that Qin Huaidao really didn't arrest them? Who caught them? Your Majesty? Thinking of this, the sweat on Du Gou's back immediately came down.
"Boping, tell me the truth, you really didn't arrest anyone, Lawyer Pei and others?" Du Gou asked staring at Qin Huaidao.
"I didn't catch them, really!" Qin Huaidao said seriously. It was not the one he caught, but Cheng Chusi.
"Okay, then I'll disturb you. In the future, if you have time, go to our Duke Lai Mansion to sit down!" Du Gou said and stood up. If it weren't for Qin Huaidao's arrest, then he would need to find another way.
Soon, Du Gou left, and Qin Huaidao also sent him outside the living room. After he left, Qin Huaidao returned to the dining room for dinner.
Early the next morning, Qin Huaidao went to the Ministry of Works and did not go to Wuwei. Qin Huaidao knew that Lawyer Pei and others could not find anything to be tried.
But if they are left alone, there may be greater benefits. At least, the people outside will be in chaos. They will guess who caught them. If it is His Majesty, it will be troublesome.
In the next few days, Qin Huaidao did not go to Wuwei, but just wandered around the two places of the Ministry of Works and the Mansion.
But the aristocratic family can no longer sit still. The head of the Cui family in Qinghe, the Wei family in Jingzhao, Du family in Jingzhao, and Pei family in Jingzhao, have arrived in Chang'an and are now sitting in the Duke of Lai's mansion.
At the same time, Changsun Wuji also came here to visit.
Du Gou introduced the situation here to several of them to let them know the latest situation here.
"Your Majesty has been checking how those Hu merchants came. Now, there are many of our people on the border that have been arrested and are being sent to the capital. The arresting people is not Dali Temple, but Zuo Wuwei's people are arrested.
After being captured, we were also locked up in a military camp of the Zuowu Guard. We asked someone to inquire, but we didn't find Duke Wei and the others." Du Gou sat there and explained to them.
"Duke Zhao, do you think this matter is what Your Majesty meant, or Qin Huaidao meant? Or is it what they mean together?" The head of the Wei family looked at Changsun Wuji and asked.
"It must be their intention together. Your Majesty wants to arrest them, and it is not in this way. It is probably Qin Huaidao's leadership, but Your Majesty supports them later.
Those people must have been arrested by Qin Huaidao. If it weren't for Qin Huaidao, so many days had passed, there would have been news, but there was no news at all. Qin Huaidao, I'm afraid that people have been arranged to strictly examine these people. Once something is asked, one or two of your families might be uprooted." Changsun Wuji sat there, reminding them.
"The Wei family has no problem. After all, Concubine Wei is still in the palace. Your Majesty cannot touch the Wei family like this, and it is hard to say other families!" Du Gou nodded and said,
In fact, their Du family is the most dangerous. Not only is there a teacher involved, but his younger brother, Du He, was also arrested.
"Well, I guess one or two companies will be unlucky this time. Once your Majesty is uprooted, I think it will be difficult for us to do something by then, and no one dares to take risks like this again. Now books and paper have already come out.
Your Majesty will hold a tribute next year, and next winter, we will continue to hold a tribute to the court. If you don’t have a year, middle-level officials will have no aristocratic family affairs, and the senior officials will be undermined. Ten years later, the aristocratic family may have a very small influence on the court!" The head of the Cui family in Qinghe sat there and sighed.
"I have always opposed assassinating Qin Huaidao before, but it's useless. You have made a decision. Assassinating Qin Huaidao is really not a wise choice. Once you don't succeed, you will be killed by him." Du Gou sat there and said.
"Gou'er, that's not what he said. This time I just don't know how Qin Huaidao learned it. Otherwise, Qin Huaidao would definitely die this time. It's a pity that such a good opportunity!" The head of the Du family sat there and said.
"Opportunity, is this an opportunity? It was a trap at the beginning. Why did Your Majesty arrange for Yuchi Baolin to go to the woods north of the printing factory? Can't you see that Your Majesty had already anticipated that we would take action against the printing factory and the paper factory?
Now that we have not taken action, all the people have been killed, and those leading people have also been arrested. Who knows what they will say?
In addition, if Your Majesty wants Lawyer Pei and the others to die, he will definitely torture and force confessions. At that time, can they bear it? Will they pour out all the things they have in their minds? How many people will die with you?
Also, Lawyer Pei and the others may not say it, but will the servants who follow Lawyer Pei, and how much do they know?” Du Gou sat there and asked them sternly.
Du Gou is indeed very capable. After all, he has personally killed the pirates, and he is well-managed and highly valued by His Majesty.
"Now, it's useless to say this, so I'd better think about what to do next? The longer the delay, the more unfavorable it is for us. We still need to find a breakthrough as soon as possible!" Changsun Wuji sat there and said, not much involvement in the Changsun family this time, so His Majesty's fire could not burn his head.
"The breakthrough point is right on Qin Huaidao. Now I think about it, right on him, Yuchi Baolin and Cheng Chusi, both of them like to listen to Qin Huaidao, and Qin Huaidao is indeed capable." Du Gou sat there and said with great certainty.
He thought it was His Majesty’s idea before, but after so many days, there was no news on His Majesty’s side, which means that he was really deceived by Qin Huaidao.
"Then I, go and visit Duke Hu tomorrow. Well, I didn't expect that my old bones came to Chang'an twice for Duke Hu, hey!" The head of Cui's family in Qinghe sighed.
"Does Qin Huaidao still need to adopt a hostile stance? This is also very important. If we do not give up on this, Qin Huaidao will not agree to us. He will definitely continue to kill the children of our aristocratic family.
Not to mention anything else, just talk about his ability to check accounts. If Your Majesty wants to kill someone, he will mobilize him to other departments. From the beginning, he checks the accounts, and then many people will die!" Du Gou looked at them and said, checking accounts is Qin Huaidao's killer weapon, and his Majesty's killer weapon.
"As for whether to continue to take action against Qin Huaidao, let's talk about it when I see Duke Hu. After all, I still need to explore Duke Hu's words now!" The head of the Cui family in Qinghe said.
"That's the reason!" The head of Jingzhao Wei's family also nodded.
"How many, go together?" Cui, Qinghe, thought for a while, looked at the Wei family of Jingzhao, Du family of Jingzhao, and the head of Pei family.
"Then let's go together. They can't have any trouble. If they have trouble, no one will supplement their positions. At that time, I don't know who will be assigned to these positions." The head of the Wei family in Jingzhao nodded and said, and the other people also nodded.
"Duke Zhao, where are you? Will you go?" Cui Shi Qinghe looked at Changsun Wuji and asked.
"I won't go. I can't make it public yet. Although Your Majesty may have known it, I'm better in the dark, and jumping out will be bad for everyone." Changsun Wuji shook his head and said. Although Changsun Wuji's official position is very high and the lord is also very high, Changsun Wuji dare not entrust him in front of them, he knows the abilities of the aristocratic family.
"Well, Duke Zhao, since he is here, let's talk. Do you have any analysis on the future direction of the court?" Jingzhao Du asked as he looked at Changsun Wuji.
"If Your Majesty and the Prince have always been in power, the aristocratic family will inevitably disappear, there is no doubt!" Changsun Wuji said in a very affirmative tone, and Du Gou nodded. This is the general trend and cannot be changed by manpower.
"Hey, is our aristocratic family destined to die after being passed down for hundreds of years?" Cui Shi Qinghe sighed.
Chapter completed!