Chapter 100: Drawing fire from the bottom of the cauldron
Yang Shenjin's residence is in Xuanyangfang, which is very close to Li Ye's home. Although Li Ye asked Li Linfu for the sign for the entrance and exit of the square, he did not use it in the end. If it was used, it would leave traces.
At two o'clock, Li Ye sneaked into Xuanyangfang from Caohe. He changed into dry clothes and went all the way to the back door of Yang Shenjin's mansion.
The streets to the left and right were very quiet, and there were no pedestrians in sight. Li Ye whistled softly, and immediately a person ran out from the alley opposite, and it was Zhang Ping.
Li Ye had to practice martial arts at night and could not keep an eye on Yang Shenjin's house all the time, so he asked Zhang Ping to be his eyes and ears.
"How about it, has anyone been here?"
Zhang Ping shook his head, "I've been watching since the afternoon, and until now, no one has come."
Li Ye smiled and said: "There is an inn ahead. You can go and have a rest! Leave all the rest to me."
Zhang Ping scratched his head and said, "You don't need me to keep an eye on you outside?"
Li Ye shook his head, "No, you can go!"
"Well, be careful with yourself!" Zhang Ping quickly left.
Li Ye gently climbed up the wall and jumped into the back house.
Yang Shenjin had been placed under house arrest in the imperial court in the afternoon. His wife had returned to her parents' home with their children, and all the servants and wives had been temporarily dismissed. The eight-acre mansion was empty, with no one around.
Li Ye did not search around, but climbed to the highest roof and hid behind a mythical beast. He chose a perfect location, he could see the front yard and the back house.
Li Ye waited patiently. If what happened in history happened again, tonight would be the best opportunity to frame him.
There are generally two ways to frame the stolen goods. One way is to hide the stolen goods in the study room in advance. Things like prophecies are usually stored in the study room.
Another way is to put it on the body of the search officer, put it in the study when no one is prepared, and then let others search it.
However, the latter method is easily discovered, and unless it is a temporary decision, the former method is generally used.
Just as he was thinking about it, several dark figures climbed over the backyard fence and ran toward the study.
Li Ye was refreshed, and sure enough he was here. In the night, he could see very clearly that someone was holding a wooden box.
There were four people in total. They climbed into Yang Shenjin's study through the window, lit the lamp, and started to get busy.
Li Ye found that only the first one among the four knew martial arts and was strong and strong. The other three seemed to be just craftsmen and were clumsy when climbing out of the window. It was obvious from a glance that he had not practiced martial arts.
Li Ye observed for a moment and determined that there were only the four of them. He climbed down from the roof silently and slowly approached the study.
In the end, Li Ye did not climb into the yard and hid behind the big tree on the wall. Li Ye could clearly see the situation in the study.
The light was very dark, so three craftsmen added a dark box behind the bookcase, which looked quite secretive, but they still left some clues on the side so that the searching soldiers could find it.
About half an hour later, the work was done. The first warrior put a book into the bookcase, blew out the lamp, and the four of them carefully climbed out of the window and quickly left Yang Shenjin's mansion.
Li Ye waited for them to leave completely, and then he easily entered the study.
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Before dawn the next day, Li Linfu's carriage drove out of the mansion. He looked very tired. After all, he was old and had trouble sleeping in the middle of the night. His body couldn't bear it.
Although he was sure that the Holy One was just warning him, who could really figure out the emperor's thoughts since ancient times?
Is he afraid that he will be self-defeating in the end and that the Holy Father will change his mind and depose him? It is not impossible to let Chen Xilie wait for a few years and then let Yang Guozhong take over.
At this time, Wang Kuan, a close guard, reported by the car window, "Master, Mr. Forty-eight has something urgent to see you!"
"Stop the carriage and let him in!"
Wang Kuan was very aware of the status of the young man in front of him in his grandfather's heart. He quickly stopped the carriage and opened the door. Li Ye got into the carriage and the carriage continued to move slowly.
"This book!"
Li Ye told his grandfather what happened last night and finally said: "They left this book in the dark box and I took it away."
It turned out to be a handwritten prophecy. Li Linfu was surprised and happy that his grandson actually took the initiative and foiled Yang Guozhong's frame-up plan.
"here you go!"
Li Linfu repeatedly praised, "This move is beautiful, how did you come up with it?"
"I thought of it yesterday, so I asked my grandfather for the pass sign, but I didn't use it. Instead, I climbed over the wall. They would find out from the gatekeepers the sign indicating that the Prime Minister had entered the square at night."
Li Linfu admired his grandson's caution very much. He even thought of this step, and he was really like himself, and he had no plans left.
"Did you put a book in there?"
"Put in an almanac!"
Almanacs and prophecies are very similar. If you don't look carefully, you will confuse the two. If you look carefully at the content, you will know that the two are completely different.
Li Linfu couldn't help but laugh. At this moment, his sleepiness was swept away.
"Grandpa, what my grandson is worried about is that they will be prepared and carry a prophecy book with them. If they find something wrong with the book in it, they will replace it immediately."
"You don't have to worry about this. The imperial court will not allow this kind of thing to happen, so a strict search system has been established. There are special search soldiers. They must be strictly searched before starting the search. All suspicious items found must be placed in evidence.
The box must be sealed, and books, letters, etc. must be stamped and numbered before being transferred into a special bag. It is impossible to secretly change them afterwards because they are already numbered.”
"No wonder they had to put it away in advance. They have such a strict search system!"
Li Linfu sneered, "These are cruel lessons that happened countless times in the Queen's era. No one wants it to happen to them again, so the system is very strict, but there are still loopholes, right?"
Li Ye nodded, "There is nothing we can do about it. Even if Yang Shenjin is not arrested, someone will secretly plant some evidence while he is not at home."
Li Linfu smiled faintly, "There are some things that you and I can't control, but we can control its balance and make it slide to our benefit."
At the same time, the emperor Li Longji was also dressing quickly, and Yang Yupei, the wife of Guo State, was lying on the soft couch with a spring look on her face, blowing her unique pillow breeze.
Li Longji was obsessed with this kind of affair. The imperial concubine liked to sleep in, and he would sometimes get up early to go to court, so he had at least an hour of complete freedom.
At this time, Yang Yupei will always be waiting for him somewhere. Yang Yupei is wild and wild. Treating him as a man instead of an emperor can give Li Longji a completely different taste.
Of course, this kind of thing will never happen often, but it is precisely because it is rare that Li Longji is obsessed with it.
"Yang Shenjin has a concubine named Mingzhu. He can go to the Yushitai to testify. Yang Shenjin is particularly fond of prophecies. Your Majesty can order a search of Yang Shenjin's home. Maybe you can find some evidence.
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In fact, Li Longji also knew that prophecy was very popular in both the government and the public. Everyone, including himself, liked to use some strange phenomena to infer what would happen in the future.
It can be said that without those prophecies, Li Longji would not have been able to ascend the throne.
However, the laws of the imperial court clearly prohibit prophecy, and those who violate the law are guilty. However, no one takes this law to heart, and this law becomes a weapon for those in power. If you want to punish you, it is the law, and if you don't want to punish you, it is the law.
You, just turn a blind eye.
Li Longji nodded, "I understand!"
"Your Majesty, I want Yang Wei to take over the Ministry of Household Affairs!"
"Is he okay?"
The fat, pig-like middle-aged man flashed in Li Longji's mind.
"It doesn't matter whether he can do it or not, as long as he listens to Your Majesty!"
Yang Yupei hugged Li Longji's neck from behind, and blew her bright red lips into his ear, "Promise me!"
Li Longji's heart skipped a beat, nodded, and reached out to hug her over.