Yuan Gongyu's official position is not very high, he is just a young minister of Dali Temple who was ranked below the fourth rank. However, Li Xian did not dare to underestimate him at all, because Li Xian knew very well that Yuan Gongyu, who looked like a bad old man in front of him, was not an ordinary person.
, is one of the four great kings under Empress Wu. Although he ranks at the bottom and his reputation is far less prominent than Xu Jingzong, Li Yifu, and Cui Yixuan, his ruthlessness is not inferior to the first three. At that time, the powerful uncle Changsun
Wuji died at the hands of this person. From the initial frame-up to the final forced suicide of Changsun Wuji, it was all done by Yuan Gongyu. The whole plan was closely linked with each other until Changsun Wuji was forced to commit suicide.
At the end of the road, the extremely powerful Changsun Wuji and Zhu Suiliang Group were completely wiped out under this series of blows. Although there was the full cooperation of the other three Vajras, Yuan Gongyu was the real formulator and even the executor of this package plan.
Regardless of his loyalty and treachery, it is an indisputable fact that his intelligence and calculation are profound. In fact, the reason why Empress Wu was able to control Dali Temple was because of Yuan Gongyu. In other words, this person was Li Xian's plan.
If the targets targeted for eradication can be stimulated to come forward on their own, the attack plan will be considered half successful, and it is indeed worthy of Li Xian's secret enjoyment.
"What is the purpose of Yuan Shaoqing's move? Is he also planning to resist the decree?"
Seeing Yuan Gongyu stand up, Li Xian was secretly excited, but facing such cunning and wise people, Li Xian did not dare to take it lightly, so he quietly snorted and put on a big hat.
Deducted it.
"Your Highness is serious in your words. I don't dare to be rude or illegal."
When Yuan Gongyu heard Li Xian's unkind words, he couldn't help but frown slightly, but he didn't panic. He took a small step back, bowed and saluted, and replied in a calm tone, but there was something different in his words.
There is obviously a hint of irony in it.
"Yuan Shaoqing is an old criminal, and Xiao Wang also thinks that Yuan Shaoqing will not do anything rude or illegal, but Xiao Wang doesn't understand why Yuan Shaoqing wants to hinder Xiao Wang from carrying out his orders. If he doesn't deliberately resist the order, is he doing it against his will?
Is Xiao Wang dissatisfied?" Li Xian was so shrewd that he couldn't hear Yuan Gongyu's hidden words. However, he didn't care at all. He looked like he didn't understand. He glanced at Yuan Gongyu coldly and stepped closer.
He asked eagerly.
"I don't dare, but the court has its own laws. Please forgive me for illegal punishment. I don't dare to agree."
The fire in Dali Temple came out of nowhere. Yuan Gongyu himself did not know much about the inside story. Moreover, because the Li Xian brothers arrived too quickly, they could not get the news from the palace. It was impossible to tell whether the incident was caused by Empress Wu.
The order was issued because he vaguely felt that things were not that simple, so he encouraged a group of Dali Temple officials to make a fuss with Li Xian, trying to force the Li Xian brothers back with an uncooperative attitude, thereby winning the adjustment and
He had time to breathe, but he never expected that Li Xian would dare to act so decisively and prepare to operate on Qiu Shenfu in public. This was beyond the limit that Yuan Gongyu could accept. After all, Qiu Shenfu was acting on his orders from Yuan Gongyu.
If Li Xian really beat him up in public, and Yuan Gongyu was unable to save him, the officials of Dali Temple would probably be distraught. If Li Xian brothers were to defeat them one by one again, the situation would be doomed.
, This is obviously not a consequence that Yuan Gongyu can afford. At this moment, seeing Li Xian being so aggressive, Yuan Gongyu's face immediately became gloomy, and he said firmly.
"Illegal punishment? Please forgive Xiao Wang's stupidity. I really don't know what Yuan Shaoqing means by this. Please let Yuan Shaoqing speak clearly." Li Xian raised his brows, looked at Yuan Gongyu with a puzzled face, and asked in a surprised and inexplicable way.
road.
Li Xian made it clear that he was pretending to be confused, but even so, Yuan Gongyu had no choice but to answer Li Xian with a straight face: "Your Highness clearly knows that the Holy Spirit's decree only states a thorough investigation and no conviction.
Official, it is natural for you to cooperate with your two highnesses. However, if you detain us without authorization, but it is inconsistent with etiquette and law, I will not dare to obey this arbitrary order. What Qiu Dali Cheng said is only true. How can we be punished for his words?
Huh?"
"Wonderful, so wonderful! I have heard for a long time that Yuan Shaoqing is eloquent, but it is rare to see Yuan Shaoqing's sharpness in the court. I saw it today. Xiao Wang admires it. I admire it." Li Xian was not angry because of Yuan Gongyu's contradiction, but was
He burst out laughing and threw the sword in his hand to the guard standing aside, applauding and praising him with joy.
"I don't dare. I just want to tell the truth."
Facing Li Xian's compliment, Yuan Gongyu not only did not relax, but became a little more cautious in his heart. He thanked him calmly, but his spirit became tense.
"Tell the truth? Tell the truth!" Sure enough, as Yuan Gongyu expected, Li Xian's face suddenly darkened, and his original smiling face instantly became so gloomy that it could almost drip with water, and he retorted with great awe: "Why did my father give the decree?"
A thorough investigation is simply due to the fact that Dali Temple is harboring filth and evil, and the evil has been deep. Without a thorough investigation, we will not be able to see the Qingming. You don't think about your own mistakes, and dare to make a big noise when announcing the decree. Let's not ignore the evil deeds such as dereliction of duty, corruption, and other evil deeds. This is just this article
, it is a major crime. Qiu Dali Cheng made noise in public, held officials hostage, and tried to escape. He deserves to be punished. I, the king, slapped him. What is wrong? Yuan Shaoqing obstructed the king from running an errand. Did he really want to resist the order in public?
Um?"
"Your Highness is acting like this. Please forgive me for not daring to obey orders. Now Your Highness insists on doing this, and I can't stop you. However, Your Highness can't stop me from going to this place. Your Majesty is free to decide right from wrong." Li Xian couldn't argue with his eyes.
, Yuan Gongyu had no choice but to calm down and said something loudly.
"Yuan Shaoqing, please help yourself. Someone will drag Qiu Shenfu down to the hall and give him thirty more blows!" Li Xian did not accept Yuan Gongyu's tactics at all and waved his hand unceremoniously, regardless of how ugly Yuan Gongyu's face was.
, loudly shouted the order to carry out the execution. After this order, the palace guards who had been holding Qiu Shenfu did not dare to neglect, and after shouting their promises, they dragged Qiu Shenfu, who was as limp as mud, down to the hall.
"Your Highness, you, you, you..."
Yuan Gongyu didn't expect that Li Xian would actually dare to take action. He was so angry that he was trembling all over, and his mouth was twitching and he couldn't say a complete sentence.
Li Xian ignored Yuan Gongyu at all, strode up to Li Xian who was also panicked because he did not expect Li Xian to be so cruel, cupped his hands and said: "Brother Six, the perimeter defense has been taken care of, please tell me what to do."
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"Ah, oh, good. Seventh brother can do things with trust, good, very good." Li Xianzheng felt flustered, and when he answered, he was inevitably a little absent-minded and a little incoherent.
This guy really can't keep his temper! Li Xian naturally knew what Li Xian was worried about, but he didn't bother to explain. He smiled lightly, nodded, and stood next to Li Xian in silence.
I looked at the various wonderful expressions of the officials in the hall with interest - the guards of the Zhou Palace were all born in the Han Dynasty. Although they were not very skilled in the "business" of making boards, they were extremely ruthless. Once they passed the boards, they were all killed.
Qiu Shenfu was beaten to death. At the beginning, the screams were as loud as a slaughtered pig. At the end, there was only the sound of "crackling" meat. As for Qiu Shenfu, he had passed out long ago. Such a miserable state,
The faces of all the Dali Temple officials were as pale as paper.
"Your Highnesses, the execution has been completed!"
More than a quarter of an hour later, several palace guards carried the limp Qiu Shenfu into the lobby and threw him heavily to the ground. The leading guard quickly bowed and reported to the Li Xian brothers.
"Back off!"
Li Xian can be considered a very courageous person, but he has never seen such a scene before. When he saw the tragic situation of Qiu Shenfu covered in blood, his face turned pale instantly, but at this moment, he did not dare to show any timidity. , he could only suppress the panic in his heart, and waved his hands to give instructions. His expression was quite calm, but there was a little vibrato in his voice.
"Sixth brother, my father only gave me a ten-day deadline. If there is a slight delay, I might be in trouble." Seeing that Li Xian was a little confused, Li Xian hurriedly gave him a few words.
"What the seventh brother said is true. Come, please invite all the officials of Dali Temple to come down to the hall and have a rest. Please cheer up and serve Guhaosheng!" After being reminded by Li Xian, Li Xian immediately came to his senses. He refreshed himself and gave the order with a straight face.
"promise!"
With Li Xian's order, the guards of the Zhou Palace were not polite and swarmed into the hall. They unceremoniously invited the Dali Temple officials to come down. It was pitiful that everyone had just been blessed by Qiu Shenfu. Shocked by the tragic situation, I was panicking now. Facing the strength of the Li Xian brothers, no matter how dissatisfied they were, how could they dare to make any move? They could only be taken away reluctantly, even if they were At this time, the two young ministers Yuan Gongyu and Hou Shanye did not dare to resist.
"Seventh brother, this matter, tut, this matter..."
After everyone retreated, Li Xian, who was still able to keep a straight face, immediately lost his temper. He wanted to blame Li Xian for his behavior, but he couldn't keep his face. After all, it was Li Xian who helped him stabilize his body that was about to collapse. I don't want to talk about the situation, but I am extremely worried. I am afraid that Li Xian's public rebuke of Qiu Shenfu will cause a big disaster. With such a conflicting mentality, I don't know what to say for a while. .
"Sixth brother, there is no need to worry too much. Naqiu Shenfu is destined to die. I have already committed all kinds of misdeeds by this person. If I read this book, it is impossible to escape his death penalty. As for the thorough investigation of the Dali Temple case, I can't rush it. We need to sort it out, but I am afraid that the arson case will have to be stepped up. Otherwise, I may not be able to explain it to my father." Li Xian hesitated and did not say anything, but Li Xian understood. He explained what he had not finished with a smile.
"Well, okay, let's solve the arson case first. Let's go and take a look at the back!"
After Li Xian's expression changed for a while, he felt that what Li Xian said was reasonable, so he didn't waste any more time. He waved his sleeves and hurriedly walked towards the backyard. When Li Xian saw this, he smiled slightly and said nonchalantly. He shrugged his shoulders and followed slowly...