Li Linfu did not have enough evidence to prove that Ang Lee had secretly eaten the divine bird. At the same time, Ang Lee was highly regarded by the current emperor, so he did not dare to rashly speak to Li Longji.
However, at this moment, Liu Luogu was about to be executed, and the reason why Liu Luogu kidnapped Yue'er was because he had a grudge with Ang Lee. If he told them about the divine bird, it would show why Liu Luogu hated Ang Lee so much, and make Liu Luogu's actions seem even more reasonable.
Li Linfu was not worried that Li Longji would be angry after he said this. After all, even if Li Longji believed that this matter was true, he would not forgive Liu Luogu because of this, and it would not affect the case at all.
The reason he told Li Longji about this matter was to prove that Wei Jian was hiding something from the emperor, causing the emperor to be dissatisfied with Wei Jian. Secondly, it was to let Li Longji judge for himself the credibility of Ang Lee stealing the divine bird. He felt that with Li Longji's wisdom, it would not be difficult for him to determine the truth of this matter, which would deal a blow to Ang Lee. Thirdly, it was to show his loyalty, to show that he did not dare to hide anything from Li Longji.
After entering the Zi Chen Hall, Li Linfu was not in a hurry to report this matter. Instead, he reported what Li Longji had told him a few days ago, and then accepted a new administrative mission.
Li Longji was very satisfied with Li Linfu's efficiency. After explaining the new mission, he took the initiative to talk about Yue'er's case.
"The Great General's daughter was kidnapped by Liu Luogu and was almost buried alive. Has the Prime Minister heard about this matter?"
Li Linfu hurriedly replied, "Your Majesty, this matter has already spread all over the city. Even this humble subject's servants know about it. This humble subject had just woken up this morning and heard the servants discussing this matter. Just now, this humble subject was in the Secretariat. This humble subject was concerned about this case, so he came a little late."
"I have already given the order to execute Liu Luogu in the next few days. In addition, I have already sent someone to inform An Lushan to pay attention to the people he uses. What does the Prime Minister think about this?"
Li Longji was worried that it would cause An Lushan's dissatisfaction, so he wanted to know Li Linfu's opinion.
Li Linfu respectfully said, "Your Majesty is wise. Liu Luogu is dared to be presumptuous in front of the Emperor, so he should be executed according to the law of the country. Although this person is a subordinate of An Lushan, the evil deeds he did have nothing to do with An Lushan. this humble servant believes that An Lushan will definitely feel guilty after he knows about this matter and will ask for forgiveness.
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. "Obviously, in Li Longji's heart, An Lushan was a brave and good general. He valued An Lushan very much. Therefore, when executing Liu Luogu, he was also worried about An Lushan's thoughts.
Seeing that the time was ripe, Li Linfu cupped his hands and said, "Your Majesty, there is one thing that this humble servant has to say. Just a few days ago, Liu Luogu came to this humble servant's residence and asked this humble servant to uphold justice for him."
"Uphold justice for him?"
Li Longji frowned, looking very puzzled.
Li Linfu stepped forward and told Li Longji about the conflict between Liu Luogu and Ang Lee, as well as the fact that Ang Lee ate the divine bird. He even told the details of the blood in the iron cage and how Ang Lee gave the divine bird meat to Liu Luogu to taste. He was afraid that Li Longji would not believe him.
"This is very likely Liu Luogu's nonsense. This person is vicious and his words may not be credible."
Li Longji hated Liu Luogu, so he naturally did not believe Liu Luogu's words.
"Your Majesty, this humble servant did not believe Liu Luogu's words at that time, so I have not told this matter to Your Majesty. Now that Liu Luogu is about to be executed, this humble servant thinks that even if this is a lie, this humble servant should tell Your Majesty."
As Li Linfu spoke, he raised his head to observe Li Longji's expression.
Li Longji's eyes slightly creased, a hint of dissatisfaction appearing on his face. Logically speaking, since Liu Luogu could say these words in the Prime Minister's residence, he should have said these words when he was being interrogated to justify his revenge. Was it because he did not say these words, or was it because Zhang Daxiong and Wei Jian deliberately concealed this episode?
As the Emperor of the Tang dynasty who controlled tens of thousands of miles of land, Li Longji did not allow his subjects to hide things from him, because concealment meant deceit, which was the crime of deceiving the Emperor.
Raising his head to look outside the hall, Li Longji fell into deep thought. He was thinking about the ins and outs of this matter. Liu Luogu and Ang Lee had a conflict, but he could not have deliberately let go of the divine bird to frame Ang Lee. At the same time, the divine bird was a tribute. How could such an important thing be lost for no reason? The possibility of it being stolen was very high. In Tong Pass, Ang Lee had just had a conflict with Liu Luogu, and this happened on the same night. Ang Lee was naturally the most suspicious.
When Li Longji thought about how Ang Lee had used three hundred soldiers to destroy the main camp of the Japanese army in Yuzhou, heavily injuring five thousand elite soldiers, and personally killing the Japanese general Li Tianlong, he suddenly felt that this matter might really be Ang Lee's doing. After all, Ang Lee was only a teenager, a newborn calf that was not afraid of tigers. It was possible for him to do anything.
Li Longji's eyes flashed with a strange light, containing praise, anger, and a trace of curiosity.
After having Li Linfu withdraw, Li Longji looked at the young eunuch Yu Chaoen and asked, "Yu Chaoen, why do you think Zhang Daxiong and Wei Jian deliberately concealed the matter of the divine bird?"
"Everyone, this servant does not dare to speak nonsense."
Yu Chaoen was a eunuch, so he was not qualified to discuss the case.
"No problem, zhen will let you speak."
Yu Chaoen accepted the order, thought for a moment, and said softly, "Everyone, Li Xiaowei deserves the most credit for solving this case. Everyone also thinks highly of Li Xiaowei. As such, County Magistrate Wei and General Zhang naturally hope that these rumors that are unfavorable to Li Xiaowei will be erased."
When Li Longji heard this, he quietly stared at Yu Chaoen and did not say a word.
When Yu Chaoen saw this, he panicked and hurriedly knelt down, "Everyone, this servant is speaking nonsense. This servant deserves ten thousand deaths, this servant deserves ten thousand deaths."
Li Longji grinned, "Yu Chaoen, your words are very accurate. Zhang Daxiong is a sly person, he is indeed afraid of offending Ang Lee. Wei Jian is the same. You are so smart, zhen is very pleased.
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"Everyone, this servant does not dare to accept."
Yu Chaoen let out a big sigh of relief.
Li Longji looked up at Yu Chaoen, paused, and said seriously, "Zhen is old, and my energy is not as good as before. Therefore, all the memorials from the officials are first reviewed by the Grand General. The less important ones are handled on behalf of Zhen, and the important ones are passed to Zhen for Zhen to handle personally. However, today, Zhen suddenly felt that the Grand General is also old, and there are some things that cannot be done by the Grand General alone. Yu Chaoen, you are smart and quick-witted, you can share the Grand General's burden."
Yu Chaoen was shocked when he heard this. Li Longji's meaning was very clear. He wanted Yu Chaoen to help the Gao Lishi preview the memorials from the officials and deal with some less important things. This was a privilege that he dreamed of.
The reason why the Gao Lishi was respected by all the civil and military officials was that Li Longji trusted him and gave him the memorials to preview first. As a result, many things were decided by the Gao Lishi instead of Li Longji. Of course, the things that the Gao Lishi could decide were not the important things. The most important things of the Tang dynasty were still firmly in the hands of Li Longji.
Li Longji was smart to delegate power to a limited extent. After all, the energy and physical strength of an emperor were limited. If he handled everything by himself, he would be exhausted to death. Zhuge Liang in the Three Kingdoms period was a good example.
Li Longji gave the privilege of previewing memorials to a limited extent to the Gao Lishi and gave the political affairs that he should have been in charge of to Li Linfu in order to maintain his energy. Whether it was the Gao Lishi or Li Linfu, they could deal with things according to his wishes. Therefore, he was very relieved.
"Everyone, I am afraid that I am not competent for such an important matter."
Yu Chaoen suppressed the excitement in his heart and said humbly.
Li Longji smiled faintly, "Whether you are competent or not, you have to try first to know. There are dozens of memorials here. You read them first and pick out the most important one for Zhen."
"Yes, Your Majesty."
Yu Chaoen took the order and held a large stack of memorials to read at a table next to him. Li Longji lay on the throne and closed his eyes to take a nap.
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The afternoon sun was the strongest of the day. In the cold winter, it gave people a warm feeling. However, at this time, the snow on the streets of Chang 'an City had not been swept away. The reflection of the sun made it difficult for pedestrians to open their eyes.
Ang Lee narrowed his eyes and rode his horse in the direction of Honglu Guild Hall. The Queen of the East, Zhao Yefu, wanted to see him. In order not to let Zhao Yefu wait for a long time, he had to speed up.
Honglu Temple was one of the nine temples of the Tang dynasty. It was mainly responsible for receiving foreign envoys. It was a diplomatic agency of the Tang dynasty. It was located in the imperial city. As long as you entered from the Vermilion Bird Gate, you would be in the first row on the left.
Honglu Guild Hall was on the west side of Honglu Temple. Because of its large area, the west side of Honglu Guild Hall was close to the Hanguang Gate. That was to say, the length between Honglu Temple and Honglu Guild Hall was the length from the Vermilion Bird Gate to the Hanguang Gate. It was obvious that the scale was large.
Ang Lee showed his waist token of Xuan Jie Chaplain and smoothly entered the imperial city through the Hanguang Gate. He ran to Honglu Guild Hall on the right.
"Li Shaolang, this guest has been waiting for a long time."
Outside the gate of Honglu Guild Hall, a young woman dressed in Dongnu Province hurried to greet him.
Ang Lee nodded and followed the young woman into Honglu Guild Hall.
Honglu Guild Hall was specially used to receive foreign envoys, so its scale and configuration were quite high-end. After all, it was the face of the Tang Empire. It could not be careless.
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