Chapter 549: Those who understand current affairs are heroes
Li Chengzhi finally knew why Yuanying wanted to kill him.
Based on his conclusion, Li Chengzhi was the most serious problem of the Yuan and Wei Dynasties, while Gao Zhao was at best suffering from scabies.
Two months ago, although the two had turned against each other, they were at least in peace with each other. Yuan Ying was more likely to plot for the purpose of reinstating Li Chengzhi in the court and balancing the Gao Dynasty.
But why go against the norm and insist on getting rid of him quickly?
As the saying goes, the person who knows you best is your enemy, not your friend. Therefore, Li Chengzhi immediately thought of Gao Zhao.
He no longer wanted to delve into how Gao Zhao laid out and planned. Presumably Yuan Ying at this time only had a partial understanding of it, knowing it but not knowing why.
Otherwise, it would be more than just letting Gao Zhao take the blame: Yuanying wanted to put the blame on others, but she didn't want Gao Zhao to make a clever move and just use his plan?
After thinking about it again, it was nine out of ten that Yuan Ying found out something about Gao Zhao. Gao Zhao had no choice but to divert the trouble to the east?
For example, chaos occurred in several states in the north, but the two states of Xia and Shuo were calm.
Another example is the oil lake that Yuan Hui failed to find...
Seeing that his old god was there, thinking deeply, Yuanying frowned and said, "Now that the Dongchuang Incident has happened and all the plans have been revealed to the world, why aren't you afraid?"
Afraid?
Li Chengzhi curled his lips and revealed a hint of sneer.
If we rely on inference and conjecture to convict, why would we need evidence?
Precisely because Yuanying had no evidence and could not find any evidence at all, and could not persuade Gao Ying, Yuan Cheng and other ministers killed him to avoid future troubles, so today's assassination was carried out.
To put it bluntly, Yuanying had no choice but to jump over the wall.
"Li has a clear conscience, so why should he be afraid? Your Highness, on the other hand, has been planning for half his life, but what he has done recently has fallen far short of his standards. He was lured into a trap without even realizing it!"
Li Chengzhi stood up calmly, raising his eyebrows sideways, and his eyes were extremely contemptuous, "Is it true that you are sick and confused?"
Yuan Ying sneered. Just when he was about to sneer, his face suddenly changed again.
If he hadn't been plotted by others, would Li Chengzhi have been able to sit here and ridicule him?
I am afraid that I have been pierced by thousands of arrows and died...
Gao Zhao...yes, Gao Zhao!
Xu Shi was unconscious. When he learned that the assassination attempt had failed and Li Chengzhi came to kill him single-handedly, Yuan Ying was only thinking about how to get rid of this serious trouble. He didn't think about it carefully:
It was because Gailou was ungrateful and repaid kindness with hatred that he revealed all his plans to Gao Zhao. But according to Gao Zhao's nature, he clearly wanted Li Chengzhi to die more than Yuanying, so why did he save him?
"Li Chengzhi, why did Gao Zhao save you?"
Li Chengzhi looked up to the sky and laughed: "It's because Gao Sikong has already decided that I am the one appointed by heaven. Gao Sikong wants to seek hegemony, and if he gets Li Yi's help, he can defeat millions of soldiers..."
"What nonsense!"
Yuan Ying sternly shouted: "If this is the case, how can you be like today, where you are constantly in danger and your life hangs by a thread?"
"That's right!"
Li Chengzhi responded in a low voice, and then raised his head sharply. His expression was indescribably ferocious: "But Li knows at least that given time, the Zhongshan King's lineage will definitely kill all the members of the family, and no chickens or dogs will be left... Do you believe it or not, Your Highness?"
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Yuan Chen wished he could rush over and block Li Chengzhi's mouth.
Is Li Chengzhi crazy?
Yuan Ying has nothing to worry about when he is about to die. If he had not worried about harming his heirs, Li Chengzhi would have been dead long ago. How can he escape intact?
If you threaten him with this, wouldn't it mean that your life is too long?
Sure enough, Yuanying suddenly turned red and said, "Kill him!"
Before the roar subsided, several "bang bang" sounds were suddenly heard, as if the wall had collapsed. The door panels of the left and right wing rooms crashed to the ground, and several servants and retainers filed out.
"Whoever dares to move without permission will have all nine tribes killed and shot!"
With a command, countless soldiers suddenly appeared on the courtyard wall. Arrows rained like locusts, and only the sound of a bow was heard. The servants of the Yuan family were still a few feet away from Li Chengzhi. Among the ten people, there were
Five or six people fell to the ground after being hit by arrows, wailing continuously.
The courtyard door was knocked open by Yu Lin, Yuan Cheng's face was as dark as water, and he waved his sleeves: "Tie Li Chengzhi!"
Immediately, a soldier rushed up to him. Li Chengzhi laughed and stretched out his hands: "Thank you for your service as the king of the city. The iron deed given by the late emperor is still in the dormitory of His Highness the King of Zhongshan. Don't miss it, otherwise your life will be in danger."
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Yuan Cheng glared at Li Chengzhi coldly, didn't answer, and walked straight up the steps.
Yuanying's chest rose and fell sharply, like a bellows blowing fire, and he neighed in his throat: "Daozhen, kill him...kill him..."
"Feihu, why are you doing this? Just stop!"
Yuan Cheng let out a long sigh: "Sikong Jianyan, today's evil deeds are shocking to the world. If we don't punish them, it won't make the people angry, and if we don't punish them, it won't bring justice to the country.
The Empress Dowager followed her instructions and issued an edict: Li Chengzhi was escorted into the palace and the three divisions were summoned to interrogate him. He was also removed from the post of Shaoqing of the Yuanyouwei Mansion and imprisoned."
Li Chengzhi killed an official for no reason, so it was not surprising that he was imprisoned in the palace, and it was also not surprising that he was thrown into the sky prison. But why did Yuan Cheng mention Yuan Ying's eldest son Yuan You alone?
Even if we were to ask about the crime of dereliction of duty, we should first ask Yuan Hui, the chief official of the temptation, or Zhao Xian, the pastor of Sizhou?
Not only Li Chengzhi was puzzled, but Yuan Ying was also suspicious. They all looked at Yuan Cheng intently.
Yuan Cheng's eyes turned cold, and he gritted his teeth fiercely: "Feihu, Feihu, do you know that the mantis stalks the cicada, and the oriole is behind? You and Li Chengzhi have both fallen into the traitor's scheme...
Sikong said that during the assassination attempts, some of the assassins pretended to be Jinwu generals, so Yuan Yu could not escape suspicion. In addition, Sikong also said that the culprit in the assassination was the new army camp general Ku Xiu, whose brother led the army in Xuzhou and whose son
He was appointed to Yuzhou, so he sent an envoy south to find out whether he had anything to do with today's events..."
Yuan Ying's eyes suddenly bulged, and her throat rolled up and down, as if she was swallowing something and couldn't spit it out.
Yuan Cheng was shocked. Just as he was about to enter, Yuan Ying spurted out a mouthful of blood.
"Flying Tiger... Royal Physician..."
Yuan Cheng roared repeatedly, causing chaos in the room.
Li Chengzhi tied his hands behind his back, but his eyes were calm, as if he were watching a play.
Even if Yuanying is not dead, he will not have a few good days to live. Therefore, at this time, he does not feel the joy of having his great revenge avenged.
On the contrary, he was filled with doubts: No matter how stupid Yuanying was, there was no way he could implicate his eldest son. If he took a step back, he was just a concubine. For such a person, he was dispensable and would not be so distressed that he would vomit blood.
Thinking about it, it should be related to Yu Nakuxiu's younger brother and his son.
He whispered: "What do the two people Gao Sikong investigated have to do with Yuan Ying?"
It's okay not to ask. When he heard these words, Yuan Chen shivered violently as if he had been pricked by a needle. Then he took a few steps away as if running away, far away from Li Chengzhi.
Li Chengzhi turned his head again, staring at Gao Zhan with his eyes like knives: "Speak!"
Gao Zhan was confused, "I don't know?"
On the contrary, Gao Zhen was thoughtful: "The governor of Xuzhou is Wang Yuanbin of Zhangwu, and the governor of Yuzhou is Wang Yuanyi of Fufeng. They are both younger brothers of the King of Zhongshan... If there is no accident, those two people should be the confidants of King Zhangwu and King Fufeng..."<
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Li Chengzhi's expression changed slightly.
Gao Zhao's intention is obvious: Cha Kuxiu's brother and son are fake, while Cha Yuanbin and Yuanyi are real.
Of course, today's events most likely have nothing to do with this person, but Gao Ying, who couldn't stand it today, was frightened: Yuanying and Jingzhong dared to act like this. Is it appropriate for Lianghuai, where he has worked hard for many years and has friends and relatives all over the country? Gao Zhao is an expert at this. His best thing is to fabricate false accusations out of thin air. There is no need to prove the charges. As long as Yuan Bin and Yuan Yi return to Beijing to defend themselves, the position of governor of the two states can be changed.<
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No wonder Yuanying vomits blood?
What he did today not only shot himself in the foot, but also made a wedding dress for Gao Zhao.
The reason why Li Chengzhi did not take the cold was because both Yuan Bin and Yuan Yi were important generals who stayed in Huaiyang to check and balance Li Chong when Yuan Ying suddenly fell ill and had to return to the court.
But Li Chong is a member of the Gao Zhao Party!
Thinking of Li Chong's invitations several times to move to the center, and then thinking of the hidden chaos in the north, but the two states of Xia and Shuo were calm. Li Chengzhi felt that his whole body was cold and the chill was biting.
I'm afraid that Huaiyang will be the first to be in chaos before the chaos in the North. When the imperial court raises troops to suppress it, how can we deal with the chaos again in the North?
What a good move to attract jade, to the east and to the west!
In terms of conspiracy and calculation, he is far behind Gao Zhao...
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Gao Ying originally wanted to take Li Chengzhi into the palace and interrogate him personally. Unfortunately, the news of Yuan Ying's death disrupted the process.
Therefore, we can only take him to Tingwei Prison first.
Fortunately, Ting Weiqing is You Zhao, and Li Chengzhi is not an ordinary criminal, so he will not suffer hardship.
You Zhao imprisoned him alone. Although the prison was still dark and damp, with no sunlight, at least snakes and rats were not running rampant, lying on the floor.
There are clean wooden couches, quilts, and stoves for heating. There are also a few cases, pens and ink, and You Zhao even sent a few books.
As for the three meals a day, they were delivered to the prison personally by the court officials. I can’t say they were delicacies, but they were at least wine and meat.
Li Chengzhi ate, slept, ate, or read. He seemed to be extremely innocent and had no consciousness of being a prisoner.
After seven days like this, Gao Zhao came.
Li Chengzhi didn't have any surprises, he seemed to have expected it.
There was only a fence between them, and Gao Zhao stood in the middle of the road, while Li Chengzhi leaned on the soft couch, flipping the soybeans on the stove from time to time.
Not long after, a smell of beans wafted into the prison.
"A few here!"
Li Chengzhi blew on the ashes on the beans and passed them out through the fence.
Gao Zhao shook his head, opened his mouth again, and pointed at the two missing back molars: "I am getting older, and I can no longer bear it!"
Li Chengzhi threw the roasted crispy beans into his mouth: "Is Sikong nearly 60 years old?"
"Fifty to eight!"
"Now that he is on his deathbed and has only a few more years to live, why should Sikong have any whims and daydreams?"
"How did you know that I was daydreaming?"
Gao Zhao asked back, looked around, found a dry place and sat down.
Li Chengzhi thought for a moment, then laughed at himself.
Yes, even if he no longer has six ears, how could Gao Zhao admit it easily?
He shook his head and asked again: "Li Yi has something he doesn't understand!"
Gao Zhao waved his hand: "Speak frankly!"
"I have made up my mind that I will not be used by Sikong, and Sikong knows it well. So why not take advantage of this opportunity and get it done once and for all?"
Gao Zhao frowned fiercely: "Can't even the grace of saving my life make you change your mind?"
Life-saving grace?
If it weren't for your design, how could I have suffered such a disaster, causing Li Rui and nine retainers to die on the street?
Yuanying is just a knife, the real enemy is Gao Zhaocai.
Li Chengzhi couldn't help but sneer: "At this point, why should Sikong be so pretentious? I'm not Yuanying, and I'm not mentally ill, so why should Sikong deceive me like a three-year-old child?"
After staring at him for a long time, Gao Zhaocai let out a long sigh: "I thought that even if you were resentful in your heart, you would endure the humiliation and bear the burden, and you would be vain. Only after you escape this disaster will you argue with me!"
"Li knows that when it comes to planning, Sikong is just like playing tricks on others, so there is no need to add jokes. Therefore, I would like to ask Sikong to speak frankly. How do you want to deal with Li?"
"It's not my turn to tell you how to deal with you! But I have a good word of advice for you."
Gao Zhao stared at Li Chengzhi intently, with a gleam in his eyes: "Those who know how to do things are heroes, don't be stubborn anymore!"
Li Chengzhi refused to show weakness at all: "What if I still persist in my stubbornness?"
"Then don't blame me, I'm here today just to let you know!"
He probably couldn't bear to sit there for a long time, so Gao Zhao stretched his legs and feet with a very relaxed expression: "Due to his merits in Guanzhong, Yuan Zhi was moved to Dunhuang General. He was given the title of Chief Assistant to Yuan Cheng, and he will be temporarily stationed in Jiu County when he takes office.
Patrolling the uninhabited land of the Western Sea.
In addition, the King of Zhongshan passed away and his ministers were vacant. The Empress Dowager ordered Xi Kangsheng to come to Beijing and move to another place.
"Li knows that when it comes to planning, Sikong is just like playing tricks on others, so there is no need to add jokes. Therefore, I would like to ask Sikong to speak frankly. How do you want to deal with Li?"
"It's not my turn to tell you how to deal with you! But I have a good word of advice for you."
Gao Zhao stared at Li Chengzhi intently, with a gleam in his eyes: "Those who know how to do things are heroes, don't be stubborn anymore!"
Li Chengzhi refused to show weakness at all: "What if I still persist in my stubbornness?"
"Then don't blame me, I'm here today just to let you know!"
He probably couldn't bear to sit there for a long time, so Gao Zhao stretched his legs and feet with a very relaxed expression: "Due to his merits in Guanzhong, Yuan Zhi was moved to Dunhuang General. He was given the title of Chief Assistant to Yuan Cheng, and he will be temporarily stationed in Jiu County when he takes office.
Patrolling the uninhabited land of the Western Sea.
In addition, the king of Zhongshan passed away and there was no assistant minister. The empress dowager ordered Xi Kangsheng to come to Beijing and move to another place. "Li knew that if he talked about planning, Sikong would be like playing tricks on others, so it would not add to the joke. Therefore, he also asked Sikong to speak frankly.
That is, how do you want to deal with Li?"
"It's not my turn to tell you how to deal with you! But I have a good word of advice for you."
Gao Zhao stared at Li Chengzhi intently, with a gleam in his eyes: "Those who know how to do things are heroes, don't be stubborn anymore!"
Li Chengzhi refused to show weakness at all: "What if I still persist in my stubbornness?"
"Then don't blame me, I'm here today just to let you know!"
He probably couldn't bear to sit there for a long time, so Gao Zhao stretched his legs and feet with a very relaxed expression: "Due to his merits in Guanzhong, Yuan Zhi was moved to Dunhuang General. He was given the title of Chief Assistant to Yuan Cheng, and he will be temporarily stationed in Jiu County when he takes office.
Patrolling the uninhabited land of the Western Sea.
In addition, the king of Zhongshan passed away and his ministers were vacant. The Queen Mother ordered Xi Kangsheng to come to Beijing and move to another place...