Chapter 3080 I’d rather kill the wrong person
Li Chengqian stared at Li Junxian, somewhat speechless.
Gu is just the prince of the supervisory country, not the king of the country. You can just inform Gu about this matter, but asking Gu for his opinion like this... But what opinion can Gu have? !
This is probably the biggest scandal in the royal family since the founding of the Tang Dynasty. We can't even talk about it. How dare I deal with it?
I feel depressed, but since Li Junxian asked, how can I still say that I don’t care who I want to go to?
In desperation, he had no choice but to look at King Li Yuanjia of Han on the side: "Dazong is in charge of the affairs of the royal family. Such unethical, obscene and dirty things are under his jurisdiction."
Shifting the blame is actually an essential skill in officialdom. Regardless of emperors, generals, ministers or cunning little officials, as long as you master this skill, you can turn the corner in critical situations, and at the same time, you can also reflect your noble character of respecting and uniting others...
King Han Li Yuanjia stared and thought to himself: Could it be that you called me here just to take the blame for you?
But even though he was unwilling and reluctant, the blame fell on him, but he could no longer shirk it.
The prince is right, Zongzheng Temple is not only "the family name of the six relatives of the nine clans in charge of the emperor, and they are ranked among the relatives in the order of Zhaomu", but also "any royal family with the surname Li, regardless of their status, is closely related to the current emperor by blood." No matter how it is, it is all within its management authority."
Zongzheng Temple is equivalent to separating the royal children from the hundreds of millions of common people and setting up a separate jurisdiction.
Li Yuanjia raised his eyebrows and said in a deep voice: "This... Your Highness clearly knows that this fact is a great shame and humiliation for the royal family. Once it spreads, it will be a shocking scandal, and I am afraid it will still be spread among the people hundreds of years later. So it is urgent. , is to cut off the possibility of anyone with knowledge of the matter spreading it to the outside world.”
Although Zongzheng Temple can deal with those lawless evil obstacles, it is within the scope of Zongzheng Temple's authority to prevent the news from spreading.
After all, the children of the aristocratic families involved in this matter are not just members of the royal family, but also children of several noble families...
Li Junxian said: "This is easy to handle. After the torture of the general, a clear list has been obtained. Apart from these direct participants, there are still several people who know about the matter and have been arrested in Baiqisi 'The prison will be interrogated again after the general returns to ensure that no one with knowledge can leak the matter."
He just wants to find someone who is more "strong" to take charge of this matter. As for the rest of the work, he is not opposed to it.
Li Chengqian nodded and warned: "Everyone with knowledge must be arrested. Don't be scrupulous for other reasons, which will eventually lead to the leakage of the news."
This kind of incident is a mortal sin once it happens. No one will spread it everywhere to show their "excellence", so it shouldn't be difficult to cut off the way the incident is spread and leaked.
Li Yuanjia asked: "Your Highness, how should these evil obstacles be dealt with?"
That's the point.
What these people committed was a mortal sin. A glass of poisoned wine and three feet of white silk silk could not be escaped. However, there are many royal families and noble families involved behind these people. If they are sentenced to death in a daze, what will their family members think?
After all, I have to give an explanation.
But if the crime is reported to his family, this will lead to the leakage of the news...
If it were normal times, that would be all. If His Majesty Li Er issued an imperial edict, no one would dare to say anything. But at present, His Majesty Li Er is marching eastward to Liaodong, there are signs of rebellion in Tuyuhun, the various clans in Guanzhong have their own ideas, and the whole city of Chang'an is in turmoil. If the turmoil makes people's hearts unstable, something may happen.
Li Chengqian had no idea, so he had to look at Fang Jun and asked: "What does the Duke of Yue think should be done?"
Fang Jun: "..."
Please! Since you have been involved in the scandal of the royal family, it is actually inappropriate for you to call me here. Now you ask me to give you advice. Is this really good?
I'm just a consort, not a prince...
But since Li Chengqian asked, even if he didn't want to, he couldn't pretend not to hear.
After pondering for a while, he said: "Keep these people in jail without release or visitation. Tell their families that they are being imprisoned because they are suspected of treason. Then your Highness can send a secret letter to Liaodong to inform His Majesty, and ask Your Majesty to make a decision."
When Li Chengqian heard this, he thought, after all that, he was still "passing the blame"?
But I have to admit that this trick is really effective. The "pot" was thrown back and forth, and it was actually thrown on the head of the father...
Li Chengqian nodded and said: "That's very good."
He also warned Li Junxian here, saying: "This matter is of great importance. The general should know the seriousness, so he will interrogate extremely strictly. He would rather arrest ten wrongly than let one go!"
It was not that he was cruel and cruel, and he knew that doing so might implicate innocent people, but compared with the reputation of the royal family, the lives of one or two innocent people were really insignificant.
Once this matter is leaked out, the Li and Tang royal family will probably be remembered in history, and even all the water in the Yellow River will not be able to wash it away.
After all, today's aristocratic families all have a hobby of secretly recording current events. Once recorded, it is recorded in documents and passed down for thousands of years.
We can't conduct rigorous searches on each company afterwards, and burn all such writings to hold them accountable, right? Not to mention that it is impossible to burn all the words in that way, but the wide implications and the seriousness of the disaster are much more serious than the possibility of unjustly accusing a few innocent people at the moment...
Li Junxian stood up and said: "I will do it now!"
He immediately said goodbye and left.
In his previous interrogations, he only arrested those directly involved in the matter, but did not dare to spread the matter. Now that I have the prince's order, I can naturally do it without any scruples. All insiders must be arrested to prevent the leakage of this matter.
How to deal with these people is a headache for the prince, but it is his responsibility to prevent the leakage of the matter...
Li Chengqian said to Li Yuanjia again: "As for the clan, Da Zongzheng still needs to be comforted, and no trouble must be caused."
Li Yuanjia was in a dilemma, but he also knew that he could not shirk it: "Your Highness, don't worry, I will do my best."
It is not an easy task to appease each family and not to cause trouble, but also to explain the whole story to them, with the arrogant and domineering style of the clan prince.
When Li Yuanjia also left, only Li Chengqian and Fang Jun were left in the palace.
Li Chengqian led Fang Jun to the flower hall nearby, asked people to serve fragrant tea, and dismissed the maid. Then he drank the tea and said apologetically to Fang Jun: "Erlang, please don't blame Gu. It's not Gu who wants to involve you." Going into this muddy water is really something I have to do because of my current situation.”
Fang Jun understood Li Chengqian's dilemma and nodded: "Your Highness, you don't have to be like this. This is the duty of a humble minister."
It is true that this kind of thing is not something that a foreign minister like him can get involved in, but as the prince, Li Chengqian cannot escape. No matter how clean the blame is, it is within his rights and responsibilities and there is no escape.
But Li Chengqian's situation was too embarrassing. Because of His Majesty Li Er's distrust, the clan was very resistant to him. In short, it was difficult to convince the public.
No matter how he handles this matter, there will be objections.
It is conceivable that once this matter spreads within the clan, how much criticism Li Chengqian will face will be. If Fang Jun is brought in, with Fang Jun's prestige and power, few people will dare to openly criticize Li Chengqian.
As a prince, he has the power to supervise the country, but he has to push his ministers to the front as a shield. You can see how helpless and angry Li Chengqian is...
Seeing Fang Jun's understanding, Li Chengqian was relieved.
If this causes Fang Jun to feel dissatisfied and even become estranged from his moral character, then the gain will outweigh the loss...
But having said that, I did this not only for the sake of face, but also to stabilize the royal family and further stabilize Guanzhong. After all, at this time, no trace of chaos and instability can breed.
Otherwise, the consequences will be disastrous...
Li Chengqian asked again about the most important thing at the moment: "No news has been sent back from Cui Dunli yet?"
It has been many days since Cui Dunli went to Tuyuhun to negotiate, but nothing happened, and no news came back, which made the government and the public worried.
Once the Tuyuhun rebels, it is very likely that they will directly cross the Qilian Mountains and invade the Hexi Corridor. Important towns such as Gansu, Su, Dunhuang, and Yumen will face the Tuyuhun troops directly, and even Tibet may participate in it. Once the counties in Hexi are invaded, the Silk Road is cut off, and the connection between Chang'an and the Western Regions is completely lost, the Anxi Army will become a lonely army, isolated and helpless.
Maybe when the time comes, the Turks who were forced to flee to the Western Regions will also take advantage of the situation to raise troops and invade the Western Regions.
The good situation achieved in the Western Regions in the past decades from the Sui Dynasty to the present may very well be ruined...
Tuyuhun is really important. (End of chapter)