The Passionate Guns of Sui and Tang Dynasties

Chapter 887 Hidden Mysteries

The darkroom of the Prince's Mansion in the East Palace.In addition to Prince Li Jiancheng, Qi Wang Li Yuanji, left servant Liu Wenjing, and son-in-law Chai Shao were all present.

Li Jiancheng looked at the three of them and said, "You three, have you heard that the Ministry of Officials arrested Cheng Yaojin, and they joined forces with the Ministry of Punishment to parade Cheng Yaojin in the street first, and they will be executed tomorrow at [-]:[-] p.m. What do you think of this matter?"

The three looked at each other, and Chai Shao, the son-in-law, spoke first, "His Royal Highness, the crime they convicted Cheng Yaojin was disheveled clothing, despising the king, and deceiving the king. This is too far-fetched. Why is there no excuse for crime? The official department is now controlled by Changsun Wuji, who is Li Shimin's best friend. To put it bluntly, Li Shimin is the mastermind behind this matter. Because Cheng Yaojin stood on our side, Li Shimin became Li Shimin in the court For the witnesses who confessed, they are suppressing and retaliating, killing chickens and scaring monkeys."

The three of them nodded after hearing this, and Liu Wenjing said: "What the son-in-law said is not unreasonable, but Luo Song is also one of us, just like Cheng Yaojin, and he also openly testified that Li Shimin haunted the fireworks and willow alley in the court that day. The four sisters, Yuchunlou, backed up, why did they operate on Shanna Cheng Yaojin?"

Qi Wang Li Yuanji smiled, "My lord, isn't this obvious? The old woman eats persimmons and picks up the soft ones! Compared with Luo Song, Cheng Yaojin, of course Luo Song's foundation is hard. General, a second-rank official, and his father Youyan King Luo Yi and Yumian Hanqiang Luo Cheng guarding the border, armed with heavy troops, how dare Li Shimin move him easily? In comparison, Cheng Yaojin is much poorer, a little Of course, Li Shimin will take him first. As everyone knows, Cheng Yaojin is one of us, can we agree, can he kill him if he wants? Brother, let's mess up this matter tomorrow and let him If you can't kill him with a stare, let's see what Li Shimin will do?"

Liu Wenjing shook her head and said, "King Qi's explanation is plausible on the surface, but according to the old minister, it seems that it is not so simple."

"Oh? Master Liu, what do you think is the reason?" Li Yuanji said dissatisfied.

Liu Wenjing thought about it: "Prince Qi, please think about it. In comparison, although Cheng Yaojin has a small official position, he is also the Great General of Youwuwei personally appointed by His Majesty. He is a dignified military officer of the third rank. Killing, the reason is so far-fetched? Are they not afraid of His Majesty's blame? And they know that Cheng Yaojin is ours, and they are making such a big fuss. Will they not consider our position? Therefore, the old minister feels that there is a hidden mystery in it. According to the old minister, let's not interfere in this matter."

"Then let's just watch Cheng Yaojin lose his head?" Li Yuanji glanced at Li Jiancheng, disapproving of Liu Wenjing's words.

Liu Wenjing said: "King Qi, the old officials think they are bluffing, but the old officials don't believe it. They really dare to use this as an excuse to kill Cheng Yaojin. To kill Cheng Yaojin, at least there must be an imperial edict from the emperor. How can the court order officials? Is it so easy to kill? This should be a trap set by Li Shimin."

Li Yuanji said: "What kind of trap? Please speak up, Mr. Liu."

Liu Wenjing shook her head and said: "This, the old minister is not sure, we will have to wait and see what happens tomorrow before making a decision."

Li Yuanji said disdainfully: "I don't think so. What if they really want to kill Cheng Yaojin? We paid a lot of money to drag Cheng Yaojin and Luo Song back then, and now we see Cheng Yaojin being beaten. Whether we don’t ask, what do others think of us? Who will come to join us in the future? It’s just a sentence for the father to let the second brother go to the field to farm, and it’s also a sentence for him to regain power. What will Luo Song think? Cheng Yaojin was killed Not to mention, if he is not killed, he will be chilled, will he follow us relentlessly in the future? Li Shimin's blatant tossing is tearing down our platform and slapping us in the face. It is tolerable, why not? Tolerate!"

Chai Shao listened to the dispute between the two without saying a word, and looked at Li Jiancheng, because he was the head of the family, and he had to decide this matter in the end.

Li Jiancheng felt that what Liu Wenjing and Li Yuanji said made sense, and he was a little at a loss.

At this time, someone came to report, "His Royal Highness, Minister of the Ministry of War and General of Zhen Guo Luo Song asked to see him, but he is already waiting outside the gate of the mansion."

Speaking of Cao Cao, the grass is scratched.Li Jiancheng glanced at the three of them, and said to the reporter: "Please hurry up, please invite him to the dark room, and say that the palace is waiting here."

"No." The reporter agreed and withdrew.

Not long enough, Luo Song was led into the dark room, and then the reporter withdrew.

Luo Song saw that Li Jiancheng's buddies were all there, and these four were all important ministers in the court. If the five of us joined forces, Cheng Yaojin would definitely be saved. Thinking of this, Luo Song was not so anxious, and asked Li Jiancheng and Li Yuanji greeted each other, and after exchanging greetings with Chai Shao and Liu Wenjing, Luo Song got straight to the point and said, "His Royal Highness, I don't know if you have heard that General Cheng was arrested for injustice, and he will be executed tomorrow."

Li Jiancheng nodded and said: "We are discussing this matter, and we are about to send someone to invite the general, but the general just happened to come. Come on, general, sit down and talk."

"Thank you, Your Highness." Luo Song was not polite, and sat down opposite Li Jiancheng, "What is Your Highness's plan for this matter?"

Li Jiancheng picked up the tea, took a sip, and then slowly put it down, "General Luo, General Cheng is in trouble, and I will never stand idly by. It's just that we suspect that this is a conspiracy by the second child. Before the original incident, I was afraid that I would not be able to save General Cheng and would fall into the trap of the second child, so since General Luo is here, I would like to hear the general's advice."

When Luo Song heard it, people like Li Jiancheng were not simple. From this point of view, they were not in a hurry about Cheng Yaojin's life and death. They were completely concerned about their own interests. They were too cunning and selfish. This is breaking the bridge!Thanks to the mother and the prince for letting Luo come here, otherwise Cheng Yaojin would really die tomorrow.

Luo Song thought about it and said: "Your Highness, what kind of conspiracy can there be here? This subordinate believes that this is King Qin's revenge. Please forgive me for speaking bluntly. Back then, His Highness sued King Qin in front of all civil and military officials, and General Cheng and his subordinates came out. Publicly testifying that King Qin must have a grudge for falling out of favor, revenge on General Cheng is only the first step, and the next step they will definitely point the finger at his subordinates. Of course, his subordinates and General Cheng Yaojin are willing to swear allegiance to His Highness, but they blatantly framed General Cheng like this. Are you actually provoking His Highness openly? If His Highness has any scruples, I will go to His Majesty to ask for orders, even if I risk my life, I will do my best to keep General Cheng innocent."

After speaking, Luo Song got up to leave, but Li Jiancheng stopped him. Luo Song's meaning was obvious, and he almost said that he was crossing the river and demolishing bridges, and was afraid of Li Shimin.

Li Jiancheng couldn't hold back his face anymore, "General Luo, don't be impatient. I just said it, and I will never stand idly by. Besides, General Cheng is a hero who speaks out. Tomorrow, the crown prince will come forward in person. Let me see which of them will make a mistake?"

What Luo Song wanted was Li Jiancheng's words, and he was very happy, "Your Highness will go out, General Cheng will be safe, and this subordinate will thank His Highness on behalf of General Cheng. If His Highness has any instructions for tomorrow, this subordinate will swear allegiance to the Crown Prince to the death."

Li Jiancheng thought for a while, "The general is still the secretary of the Ministry of War, so you really have to prepare. How about this, you prepare [-] troops first, and you can call them at any time."

"No. This subordinate will go prepare now." Luo Song left the Prince's Mansion, and left the city excitedly that night...

(End of this chapter)