On the carriage, Prince Qing Li Cong asked: "What do you think, sir? What Gao Xianzhi said today."
Zhang Tongru shook his head, "I feel a bit reluctant. Things like transgression can only be traced from the perspective of life, not from the performance of functions. After all, he is a military envoy and reports to the emperor, not the court.
For example, when negotiating with Dashi, I thought about it later. It seems that Gao Xianzhi reached a verbal agreement with Dashi at that time, and then the emperor and the court agreed to this oral agreement. If Li Ye's negotiation with Dashi was based on this oral agreement,
Basically, he did not exceed his authority, so this kind of investigation will take more than half a year to come and go, and in the end it will be nothing."
Li Cong frowned, "Sir, what you're saying is that Gao Xianzhi actually has no function here?"
Zhang Tongru smiled and said: "It's not completely useless. Gao Xianzhi can use it to gain notoriety. For example, he can impeach Li Ye for conspiring with Hu Seng Lianhuasheng in Suiye, trying to support the army on its own, and then find a few cats and dogs to do it.
After the evidence was proved, Li Ye was found guilty and committed suicide on the way to his distribution. Then the emperor angrily investigated the truth and found that it was Gao Xianzhi who had slandered him. He immediately convicted Gao Xianzhi to death and granted Li Ye some posthumous titles. The emperor gained a reputation as a virtuous person and Li Ye was also eliminated.
Now, it’s up to Gao Xianzhi to bear the bad reputation. Isn’t that killing three birds with one stone?”
Li Cong nodded repeatedly, "Wonderful! What a great idea!"
Zhang Tongru said calmly: "There is no truth or lies in the power struggle. The key is to see who will be the villain. We must make the government and the public believe that his impeachment is true. For example, if Longwu General Chen Xuanli comes to impeach Li Ye for his rebellion, everyone will definitely not
will believe it.
But Gao Xianzhi is the former governor of Anxi and Li Ye's old boss. If he comes to impeach, everyone will believe it. As for Li Ye himself, he is in prison and I'm afraid he doesn't even have a chance to defend himself. If he is more ruthless, he will be killed overnight.
, and find someone who looks like him to sign and pledge it, and then commit suicide on the way to distribution."
Although Li Cong appreciated Zhang Tongru's strategy, it did not mean that he would implement it. He also knew that the matter was of great importance and he wanted his father to make the final decision.
But Li Cong forgot one thing. Zhang Tongru was An Lushan's staff and was sent to support Li Cong. His loyalty was not to Li Cong, but to An Lushan.
So does his strategy work?
Of course it is useful, and it is very insidious, but the consequences of doing so are extremely serious. Once Li Ye is killed, the morale of the Tang army will be destroyed. Secondly, the Guanlong nobles will be offended. An Lushan will also have an excuse to support justice and Zhaoxue for Li Ye.
He was rehabilitated and led his army into the DPRK.
Although Zhang Tongru's plan is very vicious, and any minister will know that the consequences will be serious, Zhang Tongru is also betting. He bets that the emperor is fatuous. Once the emperor is fatuous, he listens to his son's words, puts Li Ye in prison, and kills Li Ye overnight, waiting for the ministers
If we object again it will be too late, then we will win the bet.
Zhang Tongru also knew Li Cong very well. He seemed very cunning, but he didn't understand the true meaning. He only thought about seizing the crown prince's position by himself, and never cared about the impact on the country of Tang Dynasty.
He knew clearly that his lord An Lushan had already supported his own troops and was showing signs of rebellion, but he turned a blind eye and colluded with An Lushan to let An Lushan help him seize the throne of the prince.
Such a prince is the misfortune of the Tang Dynasty, but he is also the luck of the lord.
Zhang Tongru whispered to Li Cong again, "This matter must be kept absolutely confidential, planned calmly, and made watertight. It is best for His Highness to tell the emperor personally, and then ask the emperor to promise to make Gao Xianzhi the military governor of Jiannan, or even give him something better."
His position is the observation envoy of the two Zhejiang provinces. Doesn’t he like to be greedy? This is a fat job!”
Li Cong nodded, "Father, the results of Taipingfang's secret room will be reported to him after the secret room is broken tonight."
At the first watch, a thousand Jinwu Guard soldiers, led by General Huang Xuan, rushed into Taipingfang and surrounded Li Ye's house in Taipingfang.
Hundreds of soldiers rushed into the house. At this time, the house was no longer guarded. The army marched straight in and entered the courtyard where Li Ye lived.
Huang Xuan gave an order, and hundreds of soldiers began to demolish the house. In just half an hour, they completely demolished the big house outside and completely exposed the secret room.
This is a stone house two feet long and one foot wide, made entirely of granite strips, up to two feet thick, and extremely strong.
Several master builders who were supervising the building looked up and down, looking for ways to break the wall. It stands to reason that any building would have weaknesses and it could never be perfect, but they couldn't find any.
"Is there no way?" Huang Xuan asked.
The chief craftsman said: "This stone house is so strong and perfect. I don't know how it was built. The gaps between the big stones are filled with iron liquid. Even the thinnest knife cannot be inserted. It can be said that they are perfectly sealed."
"Can't we dig a hole in from below?"
The master craftsman shook his head and said, "There are big rocks underneath that can't be broken. There's no point in digging holes!"
Huang Xuan looked at the stone wall. He didn't believe it and ordered: "Break the stone wall!"
Dozens of soldiers rushed forward with a battering ram in their hands, and "Boom!" There was a dull loud noise, and the stone wall did not move at all, not even a mark was left.
Several master craftsmen waved their hands in fear, "General, you can't be so reckless, it will make too much noise, and it will be known throughout the city!"
"Fart! It's up to me to decide whether it's okay or not."
At this moment, a cold voice said: "Why do I need you to decide what you are in my mansion?"
There was a scream, dozens of Jinwu Guard soldiers were knocked over, and Li Ye led fifty cavalry and rushed in.
Looking at the razed study, Li Ye narrowed his eyes and said, "This is my private house. Who are you? You dare to destroy my house? Are you tired of living?"
Li Ye waved his hand, and a cold light flashed from the sword in his hand. Huang Xuan's helmet was blown away by the sword, and a large clump of hair was exposed, revealing a large piece of bare scalp.
Huang Xuan was so frightened that he lost his wits and sat down on the ground. Li Ye put a knife to his throat and said coldly: "Tell me! Where did you come from? Do you dare to steal things from my house?"
Huang Xuan remembered the nickname of the other party, Ksitigarbha, and his lips trembled with fear, unable to speak a word.
A general nearby saluted quickly and said: "Your Highness, please calm down. We are the left army of the Jinwu Guard. This is General Huang. We have been ordered to come and open this stone house!"
"On whose orders?"
Li Ye pointed at the stone house with his long stick and shouted sternly: "This is the stone house built by the Supreme Emperor. Below is the Dragon Vein Spiritual Eye. It is the place where the Supreme Emperor cultivated immortality. Even the emperor dare not destroy it. You are so audacious. You have destroyed the Dragon Vein. You must use
Blood sacrifice, behead you all!"
All the Jinwu Guard soldiers were so frightened that they knelt down and said: "Your Highness, please spare your life. We didn't know this was a dragon vein. Even if we were killed, we wouldn't dare to destroy it. Your Highness, please spare your life!"
"Everyone, get out of here. If you dare to take another step, I will kill you all!"
Hundreds of Jinwu Guards soldiers helped Huang Xuan up and fled in panic. They were all gone in an instant, and all the thousand people outside were evacuated.
Li Ye also left Taipingfang half an hour later. He opened the east city gate with the Tianzi Sword above and ran out of the city.
One thousand of his troops have been transferred from Fengtian County to Bashang Military Camp.
The situation was rather strange. Li Ye already felt that the emperor was going to take action against him, so he asked his wife to take the children to Dugu's mansion, while he himself went to the Bashang military camp overnight.
At the fourth watch, a dozen dark figures came to Taipingfang. They were all Taoist priests. The leader, the old Taoist priest, stared at the stone house for a long time, then squatted down and opened the iron door a little bit.
The old Taoist priest raised the torch and walked into the stone house. He was stunned for a moment. The stone house was already empty.
The old Taoist priest sneered, "What an empty city plan!"
At this time, Gao Xianzhi was brought up. When he came to the old Taoist priest, he saw his face clearly. He was so frightened that he knelt down, kowtowed repeatedly, and cried: "Master! So you, you are still alive!"
In the light of the fire, the old Taoist priest with gray hair and childlike face was none other than the flying dragon that had already ascended in Wuting River.