Chapter 57 Silence
The prophecy and plan for the country have existed since ancient times. The faraway ones were the "Hu who destroyed Qin" in the Qin Dynasty, which led to Qin Shihuang's construction of the Great Wall in the north to guard against the Hu people, but in the end the country was destroyed by Hu Hai. Recently, the widely spread of the saying "Peach and Plums, win the world" at the end of the Sui Dynasty, which also fulfilled the establishment of the Tang Dynasty.
The prophecies have been passed down for a long time, some are accurate and some are inaccurate. Some are fabricated and some are so-called astronomical phenomena. However, most people turn a blind eye to those inaccurate things, keep the correct ones in their hearts, and believe them without doubt. Therefore, those who have plotted against and want to usurp the throne will mostly make a few prophecies to show that they are following the will of heaven.
Li Ke didn't know the authenticity of this statement, and he was unwilling to make a decision easily. After all, there was a person in Li Ke's own family who should have deserved the prophecy of "the heroine Chang" in thirty years later and could have the world.
But these are just things that are recorded in history. In fact, in more cases, prophecies are just a political means, just like Li Ke this time.
Zhang Liang is Li Shimin's favorite general. If you want to move Zhang Liang, you will naturally not be able to handle it. If you can't beat him at once, he will never be doomed, which will cause trouble for yourself.
Li Ke vaguely remembered that Zhang Liang, who was above the Tang Dynasty, died of rebellion, but he didn't know why he died, but this time he was going to die at the hands of Li Ke.
Zhang Liang specializes in believing in sorcerers and loves the way of yellow and white, so he naturally wants to believe in prophecies. It would be better to use prophecies to make plans for Zhang Liang.
As for Zhang Liang's life or death, whether he was wronged or not, Li Ke didn't care much. After all, the crime of just recommending a sorcerer to Li Shimin is enough to kill him. Even if Li Shimin does not kill him, Li Ke will not let him go after he ascended the throne in the future.
"I have already asked about Gongsun Chang clearly, have you taken the person away."
This time, the person who brought Gongsun Chang to Luoyang under the order of Xiao Yuexian was Xiao Yuexian's confidant Qi Zhen. After Li Ke finished his instructions, he ordered someone to take Gongsun Chang down and pass it into Qizhen, and ordered Qizhen.
Qi Zhen said: "Before the subordinates came to Beijing, the young lady told her that she would ask the prince to show her advice after the prince met Gongsun Chang. I don't know what to do about this matter now."
Li Ke asked: "What does Xian'er mean?"
Qi Zhen replied: "Xiao Niang means that Gongsun Chang is going to report it is Zhang Liang after all, so it would be better to leave this matter to the Censorate."
Zhang Liang was the Duke of the State, the Minister of Justice, the Ministry of Justice and the Dali Temple who were unable to move him. In addition to going directly to the provincial and ministers, the best way to move him is to go to the Tianting on the Censorate.
Li Ke agreed: "Xian'er said it well, just do it according to her wishes, but this matter is quite relevant, so I cannot leave it to the people in the East Palace, I can only leave it to you. Do you understand?"
Qi Zhenying said: "Don't worry, the prince, I will save you any money. Today, my subordinates will ask him to write a letter of report and arrange it to be sent to the Censorate. I will definitely have nothing to do with the Eastern Palace. Even if I investigate, I will not be able to find it out."
"That's great." Li Ke nodded with satisfaction.
This time, Zhang Liang was set up to kill Zhang Liang at once. What Li Ke was most worried about was that the people in the East Palace were involved. Fortunately, Xiao Yuexian knew the importance and arranged the situation properly. There was no need to come forward from the beginning to the end. Whether this matter was successful or not, it had nothing to do with the East Palace.
Qi Zhen saw that Li Ke had no objection, so he continued: "Xiao Niang specially explained that Gongsun Chang is unreliable, and he is a repeated person. After the matter is completed, he can be removed on the spot, so as not to have too many dreams."
Li Ke listened to Qi Zhen's words and thought for a while: "What Xian'er said is very safe, but there is no need to get rid of him secretly. After removing him, you can leave the body in the inn, so that the Censorate and the Emperor will know that he has died in Chang'an, which is great."
"No." Qi Zhen responded after hearing this.
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Li Ke has a wide range of hands and eyes and great powers. He can find Gongsun Chang and bring people easily to Chang'an. Although Zhang Liang is far inferior to Li Ke's ability, Zhang Liang was also the Duke of the current dynasty, after all, he was not a deaf or a blind man. Just after Gongsun Chang was brought to Chang'an, the person who reported the news also came to Chang'an.
Chang'an City, Anxingfang, Duke's Mansion of Yunguo.
"Son Gongsun Jie pays homage to my father." Gongsun Chang's younger brother, Gongsun Jie, one of Zhang Liang's adopted sons, hurried into the Duke of Yun's Mansion and worshipped Zhang Liang.
Zhang Liang raised his hand, asked Gongsun Jie to get up, and asked, "Jie'er is not staying in Hebei, why did he hurried back to Beijing?"
Gongsun Jie stood up and replied, "Dad, brother is gone."
Zhang Liang was a little displeased when he heard this, saying, "Gongsun Chang is gone. He is not a three-year-old child. Do you need to know this?"
Gongsun Jie said: "If it's just that the person is gone, I will never dare to disturb my father. But my brother has been missing for several days, and even my wife and children at home don't know where he has gone. After several investigations, there is no news, as if the world has evaporated."
Zhang Liang frowned and said, "What happened?"
Gongsun Jie said: "Last year, my brother searched for Feng Shui places in Xiangzhou and chose the ancestral tomb and sealed place for my father. This matter is top secret. Once it is reported, it may be unfavorable for my father."
In fact, if you say it carefully, Li Ke did not wrongly accuse Zhang Liang. Although Zhang Liang did not make any substantial rebellion, Zhang Liang won the treasure land of Xiangzhou during his tenure as an official in Xiangzhou. He chose Gongsun Chang to settle his ancestral tombs in Xiangzhou, and moved all the tombs of the ancestors of the Zhang family from all dynasties. The place where Gongsun Chang chose was the abandoned palace city of the Qianqi.
The capital of the six dynasties of Xiangzhou Prefecture is the capital of Cao Wei, Later Zhao, Ran Wei, Former Yan, Eastern Wei, Northern Qi and Six Dynasties. It is also a place of kings and tyrannical powers. Zhang Liang secretly moved his ancestral tomb to Yecheng, and it was still the former site of the former palace of Northern Qi. What was his thought in his heart? It was obvious.
Zhang Liang was suddenly panicked when he heard Gongsun Jie's words. The matter of moving his ancestral tomb was a top secret, and only a few people knew about it. Once this matter was spread because of Gongsun Chang's capture and reached Li Shimin's ears, he would be severely punished, and he might have to lose his life.
Zhang Liang was anxious and hurriedly said to Gongsun Jie: "Did you ever ordered someone to go to Gaoyang to find him? Will Gongsun Chang return to Gaoyang?"
Gongsun Jie said: "If my brother returned to Gaoyang, how could he not even know about this? I am afraid that my brother will be unable to control himself now."
Zhang Liang said: "You mean someone deliberately took Gongsun Chang and wanted to lend him to deal with me."
Gongsun Chang disappeared strangely, and Gongsun Jie had no news at all. It would not have been done by ordinary people. Such a person's complicated actions would not have been to deal with a mere Gongsun Chang, but it was probably for him Zhang Liang.
Gongsun Jie said: "I have never found my brother's traces when I search for Yecheng. I guess if my brother will be brought to Chang'an."
Chapter completed!