In Xuanyifang, Chang'an, a tall and thin man hurriedly walked into the square, quickly came to an alley, looked around, then got into the alley, walked all the way to the end, came to a wooden door, and took out
The key opened the door, and when he was about to go in, he suddenly found someone inside the door. He was so frightened that he turned around and ran away, but someone in the courtyard grabbed him and dragged him in.
There were five or six burly men standing in the courtyard. The tall and thin man was so frightened that he knelt down and begged for mercy, "I will definitely pay back the money. I promise to pay back the money. Please spare me today!"
A man wearing an internal guard uniform walked out of the room. He looked at the tall and thin man for a moment and asked, "Are you Zhao Yi from Tianzhaiya?"
"I am!"
The tall and thin man suddenly realized that they were not his creditors and asked in surprise: "Who are you and why did you break into my house?"
"We are internal guards and we have something to ask you!"
The general of the inner guard winked, and two sturdy men carried Zhao Yi and walked towards the living room.
Zhao Yi heard that the other party was an internal guard, which frightened him even more than meeting his creditor. He knelt on the ground, shaking like chaff.
"You don't have to be afraid, we won't hurt you, as long as you tell us something honestly, it might be good for you!"
"The villain must tell the truth!"
The internal guard general asked calmly: "About two years ago, you took an order to find a house for a mother and her son. We want to know where exactly this mother and son live?"
"Two years ago, a mother and son!"
Zhao Yi tried his best to recall, and then said: "I can't remember. Does the general have any other tips?"
The internal guard general said coldly: "The steward of Prime Minister Li Xian asked me to find him."
Mentioning the Prime Minister Li Xian, Zhao Yi suddenly realized, "I know, it was indeed me who found it. It is a three-acre house in Xuanyifang. All the people in this area are mine!"
Li Xian was a cautious official and did not accept any corruption or bribery. It was difficult to find any clues. The internal guards found Li Xian's housekeeper. After some coercion and inducement, the housekeeper finally provided a clue. Li Xian had an illegitimate child, but he did not know where he was hiding it.
, I asked a man named Zhao Yi from Zhuangzhai Ya to find the house.
The inner guard followed the clues and found Zhao Yi.
"Tell me! Where is the house?"
"I can't tell clearly, but I can take you there."
Zhao Yi said with a grimace: "It's just that I can't show up. Once I show up, my creditors will come to catch me!"
"Don't worry! It's just fifty dollars. If you take care of things for us, creditors won't come looking for you in the future."
Zhao Yi was overjoyed, "I'll take you there right now!"
Soon, Zhao Yi led several internal guards to a small house in Xuanyifang. The small house covered an area of about two acres and the door was closed.
Zhao Yi pointed to the small house and said, "The woman and child you are looking for live here!"
"Didn't they move out?"
"No! I'll know if you move away."
At this time, the side door of the small house opened, and a little maid came out with a basket on her arm and walked quickly into the house.
Zhao Yi whispered: "This little lady is that woman's personal maid. I met her when I was renting a house."
The inner guard general nodded and winked, and the two inner guard soldiers immediately followed him silently.
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Early in the morning, Li Ye met with Prince Ning Li Lin. Li Ye had received news from the internal guards. Li Lin finally woke up and did not sign the joint declaration, which made Li Ye very happy.
After all, Li Lin was kind to him, and he would not touch Li Lin unless he had to.
"I was so confused that I actually listened to the instigation of some people with ulterior motives and almost took the wrong path. Thanks to Leng Yue's reminder and His Highness's advice, I didn't become someone else's pawn."
Li Ye smiled slightly and said: "Concern leads to chaos. It should be that the prince's slave property is relatively large, and abolition of slaves will cause losses. That's why the prince is anxious. I can understand it."
"No! No! No!"
Li Lin quickly waved her hands and said: "I am a little confused. More than 8,000 slaves are nothing to my property. Why should I care? Besides, before my father died, my father repeatedly told me to treat my servants and the people well."
To atone for his sins, I should have released all the slaves as civilians long ago, no matter whether there is an abolition order or not, so that I can give an explanation to my father. The old minister is a fool."
Li Ye smiled slightly and said: "Your Majesty, it's too late to give them freedom now!"
Li Lin nodded, "I have ordered Butler Qiao to turn all slaves into civilians. If you want to leave, I will not stop you. If you want to continue renting land, I will welcome them. Their current residence will belong to them."
The old minister has informed me that all farm slaves will be exempted from two years of farm rent, so slaves who are engaged in business will be given two years of wages as compensation, all in the name of my father. I hope that my father can rest in peace."
Li Ye smiled and nodded, "I have experienced your prince's kindness very early."
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Li Lin sighed again: "I only have one son. In fact, he has been independent for a long time and has his own property. I can't spend all my wealth now for dozens of generations, so I hope to donate some to the elderly and orphans. I hope that Your Highness
Set up a special institution to take care of these poor old people and children so that they have food to eat, clothes to wear, and a place to live. The veteran will donate a sum of money to this institution."
Li Ye said happily: "Your Majesty's suggestion is very good. I will instruct the Ministry of Household Affairs to establish a Salesian Bureau and a nursing home as soon as possible, and establish a complete support system and supervision system.
, take part of the land from the official land as special land for their relief."
"Once established, veterans will donate immediately!"
Li Ye personally sent Li Lin out of Zichen Palace, which was considered an attitude.
Just as Li Lin left, Li Chenghua, the commander of the inner guard, hurried over.
She bowed and said, "Your Highness, the inner guards have found Li Xian's child and his adopted wife."
"Is there any evidence?" Li Ye asked quietly.
"There is evidence. Our people found some letters in the study, including naming the child and the arrangements for their mother and child. I believe that once this child comes forward, Li Xian will not dare to deny it."
Li Ye nodded, "Move them properly, and then hand over all the evidence and evidence to the Yushitai."
"I understand my humble position, I will hand it over today!"
Li Chenghua bowed and left in a hurry.
Li Ye stood in front of the window with his hands behind his hands, staring into the distance, his eyes full of murderous intent.
Originally, this kind of illegitimate child matter can be big or small. If Li Mi and Liu Yan committed it, nothing would happen. If other important ministers committed it, it would not be made public. At most, he would be asked to resign.
But Li Xian is different. His persistent theory of blood has violated Li Ye's bottom line. In the Li Yu incident, he is the number one supporter of Li Yu's group. Li Ye has given him a chance for the sake of his integrity as an official.
Already.
However, Li Xian did not cherish it and tried to use the abolition order to create a conspiracy. The purpose was to set off a wave of opposition on the eve of his accession to the throne, forcing him to delay or even cancel his accession to the throne.
Li Ye has reached the end of his patience, and it is impossible to spare him this time. He must use the illegitimate child incident to completely demote him and never use him again.
Li Xian just got the news that Ning Wang Li Lin met with the regent this morning, but he was very angry.
He originally thought that Li Lin was just a little undecided and needed to be enlightened by him, so that he could sign the declaration. After all, he promised him straight away.
Unexpectedly, Li Lin turned around completely, leaving no room for herself. This was tantamount to falling out with herself.
It really made him extremely depressed. He had been running away for many days, and only about twenty clan members signed the declaration. They were all descendants of the younger clan members. The real elder clan clan members were frightened out of their wits by the Li Lin case.
Everyone fled to Luoyang and lived in seclusion.
Now the only one who can shake things up is Prince Ning Li Lin. He is also the only prince in the clan. Now that even he has turned against him, what is the meaning of this declaration?
There can be no waves at all. It seems that it will be difficult for Li Ye to usurp the throne.
Li Xian attaches great importance to bloodline. Although Li Ye is also a member of the royal family, a descendant of Changping County Prince Li Shuliang and the grandson of Li Linfu, in Li Xian's view, he is simply a blood heretic. His ascension to the throne was essentially a usurpation of the throne, and the real Tang Dynasty was destroyed by him.
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But now that Li Lin has also betrayed him, Li Xian feels a deep sense of powerlessness.
At this moment, voices came from the courtyard, "Is Li Shangshu here?"
"Who are you?"
"We are officials of Yushitai, and we have come to ask Li Shangshu to go to Yushitai to cooperate with the investigation."
Li Xian was startled. He quickly walked out of the official room and saw three officials standing at the door. He knew the leader of them, Liu Anyi, the imperial censor.
"Liu Yushi, what's going on?"
Liu Anyi bowed and said, "As a humble official, I have been ordered to ask Li Shangshu to go to Yushitai to assist in the investigation."
Liu Anyi took out a letter of assistance in investigation signed by Yan Zhenqing, the imperial censor's doctor, with the seal of the imperial censor's station.
Li Xian knew in his heart that as long as it was stamped with the seal of Yushitai, it would be a case with solid evidence. It was only because of his high status that he politely used the words "assisting in the investigation".
Li Xian snorted, "What crime have I committed that I need to be taken to the Yushitai for investigation?"
"It's not a crime, but it is inconsistent with Li Shangshu's identity and is unethical. Li Shangshu knows a ten-year-old boy named Li Changkun!"
Like a blow to the head, Li Xian suddenly felt dizzy. The illegitimate child he had concealed for ten years was finally exposed.