Chapter 162 The real culprit behind the scenes
After Li Qun appeared, everyone’s eyes were on him. Concubine Yun Guifei saw that Li Qun had something serious to discuss this time, so she asked the sixth prince to go first He went back to the study to read. After the Sixth Prince retired, several people also entered the room.
After the three people sat down in the room, Concubine Yun asked: "Qiyun, did something happen?"
Cui Xiu's eyes also followed Concubine Yun. She asked and looked at Li Qun. She knew that Li Qun went to Jiangnan, but she didn't expect that he would come back so soon.
Li Qun's face was not pretty, but a little heavy. Then he sighed softly and said, "The person is dead."
The figure who had been in the dungeon for a long time and was closely related to the salt case died suddenly on his way back to Beijing.
Li Qun just said three words, and the expressions on the faces of Cui Xiu and Concubine Yun changed differently. They each had their own concerns. Cui Xiu took the brunt of it and asked Li Qun, "You Have you seen him?”
“Did you ask anything about what happened back then?”
Cui Xiu’s thoughts were withdrawn from her own world, and she followed Li Qun. As he walked on, Concubine Yun Guifei on the side watched quietly without speaking.
When Li Qun heard Cui Xiu’s question, his eyes were downcast, he just looked in one direction and said, “I asked most of the questions.”
"What he said was very different from the ending back then."
Li Qun's expression and words made Cui Xiu realize that many things seemed to be developing in an uncontrollable direction. It’s still the kind of trend that is out of control.
Cui Xiu recalled the final result of the salt case that year.
It ended with the execution of the emperor's uncle and maternal grandfather's family, which also implicated the reputation of a group of veterans who were close to the emperor, headed by Mr. Xu.
Everyone said that the emperor's ability to eliminate relatives with justice was an example of a prince, and his reputation has been greatly improved and expanded.
Those people also knew the prince's benevolence and righteousness, and said that Li Xiuhuai was a good successor who truly benefited the people like them.
When he becomes a king in the future, he will definitely not let down the common people who trust him.
The Salt Affairs Case seemed to have broken the emperor's right and left arm, but it won him the hearts and minds of the people. As the saying goes, "Water can carry a boat or capsize it." Those who win the hearts and minds of the people win the world, and Li Xiuhuai is not at a loss. .
"Li Qun, please tell me in detail, what is going on?"
Cui Xiu also vaguely guessed some secrets about the salt affairs case, but Li Qun Without telling her, she couldn't guess a complete result.
Li Qun didn't go around any more and said directly: "The salt affairs case back then was planned by Li Xiuhuai."
"The purpose was to use retreat to advance to let the late emperor know his ambition to be the emperor. . ”
“After this incident, the Pingcheng Hou Mansion of his mother’s family fell, and the powerful courtiers who were friends with him also damaged the foundation of the family, and they no longer had any power above the imperial power.”< br>
“Everyone thought it was Li Xiuhuai’s opponents who wanted to kick him out, so they found a way to make this salt case. However, they never thought that it was Li Xiuhuai who did it himself, just to deceive the world. People’s trust.”
“He is too cruel to himself, and even more cruel to the people around him.”
All of this is Li Xiuhuai's conspiracy.
In the previous salt affairs case, when the old Duke Xu died of illness, he asked Li Qun to lead the troops to quell the foreign enemies. At the same time, he proposed to marry noble ladies in the capital, including Cui Xiu, to win over military generals and suppress civil servants. All in order to strengthen his bargaining chip to hold imperial power.
It is not without reason that Li Xiuhuai sat on the throne. No one can sit on the supreme throne without spending a single soldier or having blood on his hands. Li Xiuhuai took the path that his predecessors had taken, but he made this path longer and more extreme.
Not only does he want to enjoy the current power, he also wants to be a "wise king" who will leave a name in history. He wants real political achievements, and these achievements require his ministers. To break through, he just needs to be a leader.
When Cui Xiu heard what Li Qun said, her face turned pale. She didn't expect that Li Xiuhuai would do it to such an extent. At the same time, she seemed to understand something.
That is who is the person behind Ning Bin.
The reason why Concubine Ning was able to complete the plan of "changing the civet cat for the crown prince" in the palace was not because of how long she had planned or how meticulous her planning was, but because the force behind her was strong enough.
Li Xiuhuai did not believe in the child she gave birth to, but he was reluctant to part with the strength that the Cui family had accumulated for many years. He wanted such strength to help his son consolidate the imperial power.
From beginning to end, Li Xiuhuai never believed in her or Li Qun. He just needed the power behind them, so he would get close to them from time to time to let them relax their vigilance and help the fifth prince.
Li Xiuhuai's move was very cruel.
"That bitch Li Xiuhuai is really not a human being. He actually did such a crazy thing. He is not afraid of nightmares at night."
There were no outsiders at the moment. Concubine Yun Gui, who had never spoken, listened. After hearing Li Qun's words, he said what was in his heart quickly and couldn't care about such things anymore.
Concubine Yun Gui suffered a lot of persecution from Li Xiuhuai. She was the person who hated Li Xiuhuai the most in the world.
When Cui Xiu heard Concubine Yun's words, her eyes darkened. She did not choose to scold Li Xiuhuai because she had already begun to make plans in her mind.
Regarding the salt case, Li Qun would not let Li Xiuhuai go, but Li Xiuhuai was the king, and she and Li Qun were always ministers.
As the saying goes, if the king wants his minister to die, the minister will have to die; but if the minister wants the king to die, it will be almost impossible for him to reach the sky.
Unless this king himself has committed such a catastrophic disaster that even God can't stand it and rushes down to take him in, it will be difficult for him to punish others.
Since they can't touch Li Xiuhuai when he is the king, what if he is not the king? When he's no longer invincible, that's their chance.
“Since Li Xiuhuai is unkind, don’t blame us for being unjust.”
As soon as Cui Xiu said this, both Li Qun and Concubine Yun looked at Cui Xiu. Concubine Yun said, "What an unjust law? He'er has an idea?"
Cui Xiu There are some doubts in Xiu's mind, and these doubts will greatly affect her next plan, so she still wants to express her doubts first.
"I have this idea, but I still have some questions."
"Li Xiuhuai is so concerned about the selection of his successor, so he has to watch his successor with his own eyes Destroying people is not a bad idea. "
"As the saying goes, you must first kill the heart. When the heart is dead, a person will be nothing but a walking corpse."
"When he reaches the peak of something, he always wants someone to continue his peak."
"But, we want his peak to end abruptly."
"But I don't know whether Li Xiuhuai knows about the 'racoon cat for prince' situation."