Li Linfu's tenth son, Li Zheng, is very depressed these days.
There was no other reason than that Li Linfu disliked seeing him more and more.
That night, Chu Yingsheng, an iron-clad man, assassinated Li Linfu and was chopped into pieces in front of his eyes. The tenth prince was so frightened that he collapsed to the ground, spread his legs and peed!
Now he has become the new laughing stock of the entire Li family. In the past, the laughing stock was Li Xin'an, his shameless thirteenth brother.
Not only his brothers and sisters, but even the servants of the Li Mansion now respectfully call him "Ten Young Master" in public, then turn around and secretly laugh at him.
Li Linfu didn't say anything, but what Li Zheng hated was that he didn't say anything.
Even if you scold yourself, even if you slap yourself, even if you give yourself a look of hatred, what should you do?
No, not at all, this matter seemed to have never happened in Li Linfu's heart.
How light is your weight in his heart?
Even his mother was extremely disappointed in him.
"Zheng'er, if you want to become the head of the Li family now, there is only one way." In front of Li Zheng, a graceful and beautiful woman sighed.
The veins on Li Zheng's hands popped out and he said gloomily: "What?"
"Kill your brother!"
Li Zheng twitched his lips: "Li Xiu, mother, you think so highly of me. He has an official position and can directly control our family's 300 private troops. How can I kill him!"
"Of course you can't do it, so someone else has to do it." said the beautiful woman.
"Then who should do it?"
The beautiful woman was about to answer, but the door was suddenly pushed open, and her maid came in and reported, "Madam, Mr. Jiang is here."
The mother and son looked at each other, and the beautiful woman smiled and said, "Look, isn't this coming?"
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The Beiya Forbidden Army is composed of six teams: the Left and Right Longwu Army, the Left and Right Yulin Army, and the Left and Right Shenwu Army. It has always been the emperor's private army, guarding the north of the imperial city. It is responsible for guarding the safety of the palace, and also serves as a city guard to capture traitors.
Responsibilities.
The left and right Longwu Army were personally selected by the emperor to take charge, while the left and right Yulin Army needed people with outstanding military achievements to be competent. Therefore, the spearhead of the struggle between the six armies of Beiya in recent years has been placed on the Shenwu Army, which was established recently.
After several bloodless struggles, the Shenwu Army was mainly divided into two factions:
The eunuch faction and the minister faction.
The Left Shenwu Army belongs to the eunuch faction and is directly led by Li Fuguo, the most trusted eunuch under Gao Lishi. They are the most trusted part of the emperor. They are mainly responsible for protecting the safety of the palace. The right Shenwu Army controlled by the Minister Faction is under the leadership of Li Linfu.
Commander, if there are changes in Chang'an City, they will work with the Jinwu Guards to do the dirty work.
Now, one of the two generals of the Shenwu Army, Jiang Kuohai, the right general of the Shenwu Army who was elected by the minister faction, is waiting in front of Li Linfu's study with an uneasy look on his face.
The door to the study room was open, and people were coming and going in an endless stream. Because of Liu Tingyu's case, Li Linfu suddenly had several times more things to deal with. After all, the study room was not a chancery, and it was not such a big place. So he ordered the removal of the guards outside.
sergeants to free up space for officials from the Ministry of Punishment and Dali Temple to handle official duties.
No one was watching. Jiang Kuohai could have walked in directly to see Li Linfu, but he didn't dare. He just asked someone to inform him and waited outside honestly.
He came early in the morning and waited for two hours.
A man walked out of the door. Jiang Kuohai hurriedly grabbed his sleeve and asked eagerly: "Mr. Qi, what did the Prime Minister say?"
The lean middle-aged man whom he called Mr. Qi patted his forehead and said, "Oh, I forgot about Mr. Jiang!"
Jiang Kuohai's face instantly darkened. He pulled Mr. Qi to a deserted corner and gritted his teeth and said: "Mr. Qi, I'm not kidding, this is related to my career! I have given you many things over the years.
I can’t wait for that sister, so I hope you can say a few nice words for me in front of the prime minister, letting him know that there is someone in the Youshenwu Army who is eagerly waiting for him! How can you..."
Mr. Qi said cheerfully: "I know, I know, Mr. Jiang, ruining a person's official career is like digging up someone's ancestral grave to ruin a person's wealth. I would never do such a thing."
"Then why did you..."
"Don't worry!" Mr. Qi waved his hand and said seriously: "Master Jiang's wish is undoubtedly to overwhelm Li Fuguo and completely control the left and right Shenwu Army, right?"
Jiang Kuohai nodded and said: "Exactly, who can tolerate a eunuch riding on your head all day long to show off his power!"
He licked his dry lips and said, "Now that something like Liu Tingyu has happened in the court, the whole court is in chaos. This is the best time for me to take advantage of it and ascend to power! As far as I know, Liu Tingyu has also paid filial piety to Li Fuguo before!
Hehe... As long as we follow this line of investigation, no matter whether Li Fuguo really leaked the news or not, he will not be able to escape the punishment of dismissal!"
Mr. Qi shook his head and sighed regretfully: "Master Jiang, you really don't understand the Prime Minister."
Jiang Kuohai's excited expression suddenly stopped, and he asked doubtfully: "What do you mean by Mr. Qi's words?"
"Master Jiang only saw the first one, but not the second. You only know that Liu Tingyu paid filial piety to Li Fuguo. Guess who will get the gold and silver treasures that Li Fuguo got?"
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Jiang Kuohai suddenly realized, "Gao Lishi!"
"That's right." Mr. Qi nodded, "Let's not talk about anything else. If the prime minister really follows Li Fuguo's line of investigation, he will undoubtedly encounter Gao Lishi in the end. Today's saints love three people the most: the woman Yang
The noble concubine is the man Li Linfu, and the eunuch is Gao Lishi."
"Do you think the Prime Minister will fight for you with another Gao Lishi whose status is equal to or even higher than his?"
"In other words, the Prime Minister shrewdly avoided Gao Lishi and only investigated Li Fuguo's guilt. But do you think Gao Lishi would just sit back and do nothing?"
Mr. Qi patted his shoulder meaningfully, "To put it bluntly, Mr. Jiang, you are able to sit in your current position only because of Mrs. Jiang. You are not unique. The position of General of the Shenwu Army is not valuable.
, anyone you pick from this courtyard can sit down!"
Jiang Kuohai froze there for a moment, and before he knew it, he was covered in cold sweat.
"Thank you, Mr. Qi, for your advice!" Jiang Kuohai took a step back. This tall and tall man bent down and bowed his hands to Mr. Qi deeply.
Mr. Qi accepted with a smile, then seemed to remember something and said: "Master Jiang, have those Tubo people been dealt with?"
"Mr. Bu Laoqi is worried." Jiang Kuohai smiled sinisterly, "Those Tubo people have been fooled by us, and they actually want to make trouble in the Jinluan Palace! The deal is already done, and there has been a war on the border, and you still want to say that you are wronged? Hehehe
, Now those Tubo people have been thrown into the moat by me to complain to the Lord of Hell!"
"It's the best." Mr. Qi nodded, turned and left. Before leaving, he dropped a few words.
"Don't cause trouble to the Prime Minister, and don't embarrass the Prime Minister!"
Jiang Kuohai stood respectfully and waited until Mr. Qi's figure disappeared. Then he wiped a cold sweat and moved away.
Mr. Qi walked into the study and threw a pile of books on Li Linfu's table. "Prime Minister, this is the list of gold and silver that Zhong Yuncheng got from Liu Tingyu. Please take a look at it."
Li Linfu raised his head, flipped through the pages at random, and said in surprise: "So many?"
"Compared to you, that's a drop in the bucket." Mr. Qi joked.
Li Linfu laughed it off.
The reason why this Mr. Qi dared to talk to Li Linfu like this, and Li Linfu was not angry with him, is because he is Li Linfu's most capable helper!
Unlike Zhang Siyuan, who was the nominal chief of staff, he was Li Linfu's real think tank. Two people, one literary and one military, assisted Li Linfu to get where he is today.
Although he smiles all day long, in terms of ruthlessness, he is as cruel as Li Linfu!
"This evidence is enough to throw that old guy Zhong Yuncheng into jail and turn the entire Ministry of Industry upside down." Mr. Qi said with a smile.
Li Linfu responded lightly, and then said: "Jiang Kuohai is gone?"
"Let's go!" Mr. Qi said, "He is also smart. He gave up his stupid idea after a short explanation. By the way, those Tubo people have been dealt with and no evidence will be left."
"Okay." Li Linfu agreed, then stopped writing, put the written piece of paper into the envelope, sealed it, and stamped his personal seal.
"Qi Bo, you personally rush this letter to Yingzhou and hand it into the hands of the Xueyitang spies." Li Linfu's face was solemn as never before, "Remember, you must hand it to him personally!"
Mr. Qi Qi Bo put away his usual smile and did not question why Li Linfu suddenly sent him to Yingzhou, thousands of miles away. He took the letter with both hands and resigned respectfully.
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Jiang Kuohai was about to walk out of Li's Mansion when a familiar voice behind him stopped him.
"uncle!"
Jiang Kuohai turned his head and looked at Li Zheng with a smile on his face, a hint of disdain quietly flashed in his eyes.
After all, everyone in Chang'an knew that the tenth son of Li Linfu was scared to death by an assassin.
However, he still forced out a kind smile, went up to meet his nephew, hugged his nephew hard, and said with a smile: "Haha, Zheng'er, uncle hasn't seen you in a while!"
Li Zheng squeezed out of Jiang Kuohai's arms, rubbed his sore arms, and said, "Uncle is still so strong."
Jiang Kuohai stopped yelling and said, "Zheng'er, you specifically called uncle, is there something wrong?"
Li Zheng smiled slightly, winked at Jiang Kuohai, and whispered: "Uncle, please move forward and talk in detail."
Jiang Kuohai followed him until he walked to a gorgeous courtyard in the backyard surrounded by mountains and water.
"Your mother is here too?"
Li Zheng stopped, turned around, and said, "I haven't seen my mother and uncle for a long time, and I miss them very much."
Jiang Kuohai sneered and said: "I'm afraid, what she is thinking about is not my brother, but how to make you ascend to the throne of the head of the Li family!"
"Uncle said yes, but he also said no." Li Zheng said with a smile.
Jiang Kuohai took a deep breath and said, "Zheng'er, my uncle is a rough man, so don't show off to me. Your mother has separated from me a long time ago, so I stopped seeing her. What do you want to do this time?"
Li Zheng walked forward gently, stood on tiptoe and put his head next to Jiang Kuohai's ear, saying: "Kill my eldest brother!"
Jiang Kuohai's eyes suddenly widened. He looked at his nephew who was smiling wantonly and crazily in shock. He gritted his teeth and said, "Go in!"
The room was filled with fragrance. The door was suddenly pushed open. Li Zheng led Jiang Kuohai in and then gently closed the door.
Mrs. Jiang's trusted maid has been waiting outside for a long time, so no outsiders will know about their conversation.
The plump Mrs. Jiang looked at her livid brother and sighed, "You're here."
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"Jiang Ruolan, you stupid bitch, are you crazy!" Jiang Kuohai punched the table hard, causing the tea in front of Jiang Ruolan to splash all over her body.
"No matter how much you hope that Li Zheng will become the head of the family, you should not instigate him to kill Li Xiu!"
"Zheng'er is your nephew, don't you hope that he can inherit the Li family?" Jiang Ruolan asked calmly.
"So you came up with such a bad idea?" Jiang Kuohai laughed angrily, "Who is Li Xiu? That is your man's most satisfied child. Look, among his thirteen sons, except for him, one of them has entered the court.
Official? If you kill Li Xiu, you will kill Li Linfu, and you and your son will be buried with him!"
"But there is only one way for Zheng'er to go." Jiang Ruolan said, "After Chu Yingsheng's incident, Zheng'er has no chance to compete with Li Xiu in an upright manner. We... can only use this
A method!"
"Then who can be blamed? He can only blame himself for being hopeless!" Jiang Kuohai roared and kicked Li Zheng.
"If things come to pass, Zheng'er will be the future head of the Li family. If he can inherit the title of Duke of Jin, it will be a great help to the Jiang family."
"Perhaps, you will be like this for the rest of your life, but what about Xiong'er? He can't inherit your position as the general of the Shenwu Army. Who can he rely on in the future?"
Jiang Ruolan asked calmly: "Can you help me with this?"
Jiang Kuohai's face turned gloomy.
He didn't want to get involved in these messy affairs of the Li family, and he didn't dare to get too involved.
For those who participated in the disputes over the succession of princes in the past dynasties, which one had a good ending?
Li Linfu was his master, and to Jiang Kuohai, that was more frightening to him than the emperor.
Ever since his younger sister married into the Li family and gave birth to Li Zheng, she has been thinking all day long about how to overthrow Li Xiu and make his son the head of the family. Jiang Kuohai was scared and thought she was really stupid. Li Zheng was obviously not someone who could achieve great things, so he
I don’t know where these two girls got their confidence, and they want to seek the position of the head of the Li family.
Jiang Kuohai originally sneered at this. Although he reluctantly helped them with some things, he looked down on his nephew from the bottom of his heart.
But now his sister's words made him change his mind.
Yes, I am now able to achieve great success because I climbed onto a high branch like Li Linfu, but what about my son?
Can he climb up to Li Xiu?
When it comes to relatives, how can I have my own nephew!
Jiang Kuohai sighed and said, "But Li Xiu is surrounded by many masters from the Blood Clothes Hall and Li Mansion's three hundred private troops. What do you want me to do?"
"Didn't something like the Khitan people happen now?" Jiang Ruolan said, "In order to make Li Xiu meritorious service, the master threw him directly into the prison of the Ministry of Punishment. He was not allowed to return home until the matter was understood. I have already inquired about it clearly.
He lives in a small courtyard in Anyefang, and there are not many people around him. As a commander of the imperial army, you have many ways to kill him!"
Jiang Kuohai was silent for a long time, clenching his fists tightly, "Okay, for the sake of the Jiang family, I will kill Li Xiu!"
Li Zheng suddenly interrupted.
"Uncle, before killing Li Xiu, can you help me kill another person first?"
Jiang Kuohai looked sideways, and Jiang Ruolan also looked surprised, not understanding what his son was going to do.
Li Zheng said bitterly: "I have wanted to kill that little bastard for a long time, but I never had the chance. Now that he has left Li Mansion, I finally have the chance to kill him!"
"I can't sleep if I can't see his head!"
Jiang Ruolan understood who he was talking about.
"Zheng'er, how many times has mother told you that there is no need to fight with that Li Xin'an. You are the one who wants to be the head of the family, so why bother with an insect? When Li Xiu dies and your position is determined, how do you want to deal with it?
He can do it!" Jiang Ruolan persuaded earnestly.
"No!"
Jiang Ruolan looked over in shock, but her brother Jiang Kuohai became unusually excited.
Jiang Kuohai said: "Li Xin'an became a disciple of Sword Master Pei Min. A few days ago, Pei Min used his cultivation in the realm of heaven and man to make swords for two of his apprentices, including Li Xin'an."
"I also practice swordsmanship. The temptation of a sword made by a master of the Heavenly Realm was too great for me, so I sent people to seize the sword, and even briefly controlled the surrounding streets to prevent Jinwu Guards from coming to stop it. But I didn't expect it.
, all the bad guys came over, and even Gao Lishi from the palace sent people, but my people were driven away before they could take action."
Jiang Kuohai smiled sinisterly and said: "But I didn't give up. Several of my confidants have been watching outside."
"Uncle knows Li Xin'an's whereabouts?" Li Zheng said excitedly.
"This morning, Southeast, Tongjifang!"
"Uncle sent someone to kill him to vent your anger and seize the sword by the way!"