When someone came to report Sun Tu's visit, Di Huchen, who had been frowning, immediately cheered up and hurried to the outer courtyard to greet him. However, he had already guessed the purpose of his brother-in-law's sudden visit.
It can be said that the prince's situation during this period was really difficult, because the news spread completely, and all the officials and people in Tokyo knew that the battle to quell the Wuyou Cave bandits was his instruction. This is naturally a happy thing for ordinary people, but for many officials, it is a different feeling. In addition, some people deliberately fanned the flames, which naturally led to an influx of impeachment memorials criticizing the prince for exceeding his powers and indiscriminate killing. They have never stopped to this day.
Although Zhao Ji has not made any reaction for the time being, it can be seen from his tacit attitude that he is letting officials impeach the prince, so that he can be fully prepared for his dethronement in the future. What makes the prince even more worried is that in the face of such fierce sentiments, even the court officials who originally followed the ancestral family law and the concept of ordering elders and children collectively lost their voices and did not speak for him. This made the prince even more worried. Falling into a one-sided situation of being passively beaten, it is really dangerous.
In addition to fear and uneasiness, the officials around the prince were also deeply angry, and naturally they were directed at Sun Tu, the instigator. Because it was his sudden revelation that completely exposed the prince, who was supposed to be hiding behind the scenes, to everyone. In this way, he stayed out of the matter. Even if someone impeached him, it would not matter. However, the prince's situation became more and more dangerous. If he could not come up with a counterattack, his position would be unstable.
As Sun Tu's uncle, Di Huchen, who also worked hard to promote cooperation with Sun Tu, now feels at a loss as if he is not a human being. These days I have been really distracted and miserable. I can only take temporary leave and hide at home. I can't even go to the front office.
However, unlike others, Di Huchen still had a certain degree of confidence in Sun Tu. Since the other party had promised that the prince would deliver the key witnesses and evidence, he would definitely do it. After all, his ability lies here, and it would not be of any benefit to Sun Tu to harm the prince like this. You must know that everyone has the same goal.
So when he learned that Sun Tu was coming, Di Huchen had long since lost his previous calmness and energy-building skills, and hurriedly came out to meet him. After meeting, without any greetings, he directly took Sun Tu's hand and asked: "Qianli, what countermeasures have you come up with? Tell me quickly, if you don't come up with an idea, I'm afraid something will happen." Something happened!"
Sun Tu took his hand out of the opponent's grasp without leaving a trace, feeling a little embarrassed in his heart. To be honest, even though he had been in the Song Dynasty for ten years, he still couldn't get used to their way of grabbing people's hands at every turn. However, he already gave the answer: "Second brother guessed that I am here today to help the prince. Just take a look at this." As he spoke, he stretched out his hand, and a subordinate handed him a thick hand. A stack of letters and ledgers were presented, and he handed them to the other party.
Seeing this, Di Huchen was even more happy and did not care about entertaining Sun Tu. He hurriedly went to his living room with him, and then quickly looked through the documents and ledgers. This view lasted for more than half an hour. While drinking the tea soup sent by his servants, Sun Tu casually gave a brief explanation: "I have also seen these things. Indeed, many of them have solid evidence. As long as I take If it comes out, it will be enough for those corrupt officials to drink a pot. I have also heard that many officials in the court are trying to impeach the prince. I am afraid that many of their names are among them, right? Then as long as these things are removed Handing it over to the court would be enough to give them a headache, and it would also prove that
It's nothing wrong with the prince, it's because they have a guilty conscience and that's why they bite like crazy and confuse right and wrong. "
After quickly looking through everything, Di Huchen's face finally looked better, but the sadness in his brows had not completely dissipated. He pondered for a moment, then looked at Sun Tu and considered his words: "Of course the physical evidence you found for Qianli is of some use, but after all, it only treats the symptoms but not the root cause. If we just find these officials who are protecting the Wuyou Cave bandits, they will receive a large amount of money." The crime of bribery can indeed convict them, but it is not enough to excuse the prince. After all, he made his own decisions without His Majesty's approval and affected the military power of three yamen..." At the end of the sentence, he was still quite resentful. Youdi stared at Sun Tu, saying that all this was thanks to Sun Tu.
Sun Tu accepted this calmly and understood that the prince's situation was indeed dangerous, because this matter was really taboo. The prince himself is sensitive enough, but now he actually dares to mobilize the officers and soldiers in the capital, especially since he has done it. This in itself is a dangerous signal to the emperor.
Fortunately, this happened in the relatively peaceful Song Dynasty, and Zhao Ji was not an overly suspicious and power-hungry emperor. If it had been for some other suspicious heroes, I'm afraid a prison would have arisen long ago, and I don't know how many people would have been killed.
However, the current emperor just provoked it but did not speak out. If the prince cannot give him an explanation for a long time, he will still use this matter to deal with his son. After all, he originally intended to abolish Zhao Heng and establish a new one, but he had no legitimate reasons and was dissuaded by the court officials. But now it is different.
"I have also brought the leader of the Wuyou Cave bandits. Together with his testimony, isn't it enough for the prince to find a suitable reason?" Sun Tu frowned and said: "In addition, the content above You have also seen that Gao Qiu's son acted erratically and killed countless innocent women. As long as this is exposed, it will be enough to drag him into trouble, and the prince can also take the opportunity to explain to your majesty that he acted arbitrarily in order to hoe for the imperial court."
Di Huchen responded with a sigh: "Qianli, the matter is serious. Perhaps in your opinion, Gao Qiu allowed his son to harm innocent people, and those officials protected the bandits for their own selfish desires. They deserved death. Therefore, it is natural for us to send troops to suppress it, and it has no merit. But His Majesty may not see it that way. What he values most is the threat to himself caused by everything the prince does. If this knot is not resolved, no matter how much evidence and testimony there is, I am afraid that It’s hard to do that!”
Sun Tu was stunned, and then his face darkened. Only then did he realize that the things he valued were actually not worth mentioning to some people. At least to the emperor, the fact that the prince could mobilize officers and soldiers in the capital was far more dangerous than the greed of the courtiers. And misbehaving. This is determined by his stance, and also determined by Zhao Ji's own character!
Because in essence, Zhao Ji is just a greedy, selfish and stupid guy. In fact, this can only be seen from the fact that in today's turbulent era, when foreign enemies are still plundering the people's fat and anointing, and allowing those who only flatter people but have little ability to govern to become important ministers of the imperial court, coming.
So the key now is not to expose the crimes of those people, but to give the prince a certain reasonable basis for his actions. Sun Tu's mind turned quickly. Once he understood, he said: "If we can prove that the prince is helpless and will lose his life if he doesn't strike first, will it be possible to temporarily assuage His Majesty's thunderous wrath?"
"Not only that, but someone needs to stand up and take the blame for the prince. He said that he is good at
In order to protect the prince, he had to pretend to be the prince and take risks to defeat the thief. Di Huchen said sternly: "Actually, the latter is easy to handle. I and other ministers in the East Palace have already had this realization, but the former is extremely difficult." His Majesty is not so easy to persuade. After all, the identity of the prince is there. How can a thousand young men threaten him? "
"What if this matter involves an important minister in the court? For example, Gao Qiu!" Sun Tu already had a countermeasure and immediately said: "With the power of his prefect, he can almost make the Imperial Army use it for him, and as long as He deliberately conspired against the Crown Prince to conceal the crime, so it makes sense that the Crown Prince would take action first to ensure his safety."
"This is easier said than done..."
"The evidence is already in our hands. Parents in the world will always try every means to protect their children, and Gao Qiu will be no exception." Sun Tu pointed at the document containing Gao Yanei's charges. But Di Huchen still hesitated: "Is this really enough?"
"We can add another bargaining chip! If Gao Qiu's people suddenly attack your house and want to snatch important personal and material evidence, things will be very different. This will completely prove his crime!"
"Can this really be done?"
"How will you know if you don't try?" Sun Tu said, standing up: "I'm free to figure this out. What you have to do is to keep the door tight. As long as they dare to come, they will be kept. !”
"Okay! Although my Di family is not as good as it used to be, we are not like those young people who can come and leave whenever they want. As long as they really come, I will definitely be able to leave everyone alive!" At this time, Di Huchen The confusion and uneasiness of the past few days have been swept away, and the confidence and sharpness that the descendants of the Di family should have are revealed in their bodies!
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In the past few days, Gao Duo and Gao Yanei have been staying at home and have never stepped out of the house. This is not only because Gao Qiu gave him a stay-at-home order, but also because he himself was frightened by what happened before. ah.
That day, he excitedly got into the carriage and wanted to play with some girls, but when he got there, he found that he was surrounded by officers and soldiers. Fortunately, his men saw the opportunity quickly and escaped. Then after dark, more terrible news continued to come. It turned out that the entire Wuyou Cave had been uprooted. This really frightened him, and he began to worry that he would be implicated. After all, there were too many shameful things related to them.
In fact, his father Gao Qiu was well aware of these things and would indulge him on weekdays. But if something happened, he would still be locked up at home and not allowed to go out. But even at home, it was difficult for Gao Duo to feel completely at ease, especially after knowing that the person who did it was Sun Tu, and that the prince was directing behind the scenes, it made him even more sleepless.
But today, a piece of news that frightened him even more came from a close confidant: "Yameni, something bad happened! The head of Wuyou Cave fell into the hands of Sun Tu, and he was sent to Di Huchen . It is said that that guy also kept a secret. He wrote down everything about us, and he even remembered where the women’s bodies were buried!”
"What!" These words made Gao Duo suddenly more panicked. He stood up suddenly, and his whole face quickly shook and twisted: "What should we do..."
"Ya Nei, this matter must be resolved as soon as possible. We can only ask the master for help!" The confidant quickly encouraged. He is directly responsible for many things. If the problem is not solved, there may be a glimmer of hope in the yamen, but he will definitely die!