Da Tang: Father, can I resign?

Chapter 175 I have an idea, an idea to kill Wu Zetian
"The Dragon Boat Festival is approaching, and I request that the capital strengthen its security and take strict precautions against such vicious cases."

Xiao Yu stumbled as he steered the car, and managed to turn a corner before meeting Fang Xuanling.

Are you kidding? Fang Xuanling is now no different from a wall of sighs. The only one who will be shattered to pieces if he hits him will be Xiao Yu himself.

If he dared to report Fang Yiai for taking bribes, Fang Xuanling would dare to throw his entire family into the Tianlao to "assist in the investigation."

"Yes, Minister Xiao is right."

Listening to Lao Xiao talking nonsense, Li Shimin knocked on the armrest of the dragon couch impatiently.

There's still more than a month to the Dragon Boat Festival, what are you saying now?

Li Ming's uncle, the Minister of the Central Secretariat Yang Shidao, added sarcastically:
"What Minister Xiao wrote was a 'memorial' expressing an opinion, not a 'memorial' impeaching someone. Please pay attention to this next time."

"Haha...haha, it was a slip of the tongue, a slip of the tongue."

Xiao Yu said with a wry smile.

He suddenly realized that if he wanted to retire safely, he could no longer fight with Fang Xuanling as he had done in the past.

It seems that behind this old rival who is already in a high position and has great power, there is now an even more powerful backer...

Xiao Yu’s cultivation is still too shallow... Changsun Wuji curled his lips with some disdain.

Although there were some twists and turns, the opponent did temporarily gain some power.

However, given Your Majesty's current prime physical condition, the fight for the throne will be a long-term competition.

If you are too dazzling at the beginning, you will easily attract attacks from all sides and end up being forgotten by everyone.

Unlike our Prince Jin, who is steady and cautious, taking the highest position step by step at his own pace, without showing off...

Changsun Wuji tried his best to comfort himself.

Even if Fang Xuanling was not contained as planned, he decided to continue to advance his plan step by step -

He obtained the position of supervising dike construction and canal dredging for the Jin King's party.

Because the opponent's weak point is not Fang Xuanling, but Xue Wanche.

This fool who only knows how to fight wars must have managed the Ministry of Works in a mess, thus delaying the important task of disaster relief.

Keep an eye on Xue Wanche's impeachment, there is still a chance!

He then reported:
"Dykes and water transport are the two most important tasks in preventing disasters, and both of these tasks fall under the Ministry of Works.

"Now, the Minister of Industry Xue Wanche..."

"Fortunately, the assistant mentioned Xue Wanche. I almost forgot about him." Li Shimin interrupted:
"Xue Wanche and Qibi Heli have made great contributions in protecting the prince and should be rewarded.

"Appoint Xue Wanche as Duke of Wu'an County, and promote Qibi Heli to General of the Left Army and Inspector of Xuanwu Gate Tunying Affairs."

Prince Consort Xue, who had been promoted, and Qibi Heli, who was about to go on a diplomatic mission to Xueyantuo after the court was dismissed, both brothers came forward to express their gratitude.

After giving out the rewards, Li Shimin turned to Zhangsun Wuji:
"Assistant, what are you talking about?"

"Your Majesty..." Changsun Wuji looked at the fourteen party members who were favored by him, and said while holding back the twitching corners of his mouth:
"The Dragon Boat Festival is approaching, and I request the Ministry of Internal Affairs to repair the lampstands and purchase lamp oil in preparation for the festival."

"Yes, you are both right."

Li Shimin also endured the twitching of his lips, not knowing whether to scold or encourage the nagging ministers.

…………

In the next few days, the fourteen treacherous gangs stirred up trouble in the court and controlled the country with one hand.

Led by the powerful minister Fang Xuanling, the corrupt official Hou Junji, the aristocratic Cui Renshi, the old skeleton of the previous dynasty Yang Shidao, together with their running dogs Sun Fujia and Liu Dequan, called a black cat a white cat and confused the government.

Even more profound than the unity of souls is the unity of interests.

There was no need for the treacherous party leader Li Ming to give orders personally, as the party members acted independently and tacitly, frantically taking advantage of the assassinated party leader's blood.

While delaying the investigation of the case, they also used their temporary power to unite the party and fight against dissidents and gain political benefits.

This made the loyal officials of the court, represented by Zhangsun Wuji, suffer terribly.

The treacherous party is calling the shots, the ministers dare not speak out, and their silence is deafening.

then……

Then the ministers joined in when they couldn't defeat them.

As long as everyone is a traitor, then no one is a traitor.

"The Ministry of Industry's affairs turned out to be so simple. I was so nervous before taking office that I had a stomachache."

Secretariat, Ministry of Works.

Xue Wanche was speaking loudly, introducing his recent work results to his little cousin Li Ming.

After marrying the emperor's sister, Xue Wanche also gave Li Ming a super-high generation status and became his legitimate uncle.

Why do I feel like my subordinates are taking advantage of me? Cui Renshi, Yang Shidao, and you... Li Ming suppressed the urge to complain and casually flipped through the account book.

Sure enough, this guy treated the civil engineers in the Ministry of Industry as if they were an army.

The chief clerk of the Ministry of Works was like the warehouse officer in charge of logistics in the army. He recorded every detail, including the quantity of each construction material, where it was stored, whether there was any land transport nearby for easy transportation, etc.

By accident, this method actually works.

Originally, Li Ming was worried that his brother would not be able to perform the duties of the Minister of Works, which would aggravate the disaster in the south. He wondered whether he should allocate a few helpers to him from the Liaodong talent pool.

Now I realize that I was overthinking.

"Fighting a war is commanding a lot of people to do one thing, and fighting a moth is also commanding a lot of people to do one thing.

“In war, we must act in unity and have a division of labor, and the same is true for fighting.

“Food and logistics are the top priority for fighting, and wages and materials are also the top priority for fighting.

"It turns out that fighting is fighting ash, and fighting ash is fighting!"

Xue Wanche suddenly became enlightened, as if he had finally found the meaning of his life. He excitedly summarized his experience as the Minister of Works, which stunned Li Ming.

I still remember that in the 21st century, there seemed to be a plywood master named Shao who crossed over from plastering to fighting.

Taken together, these two areas are really connected?

"It is also thanks to my dear nephew that I was given the opportunity to be a hero and save the beauty!" Xue Wanche gave himself a super high generational status while proudly using an idiom that seemed to be wrong.

"After His Majesty rewarded me and conferred me the title of Duke of a County, my wife, Princess Danyang, finally stopped thinking I was stupid and was willing to sleep in the same room and bed with me!
"Next year, I will give you some little cousins..."

"Stop, stop!" Li Ming ended the other party's dangerous speech.

Although he didn't know what his younger aunt, Princess Danyang, had done at home, it seemed that Xue Wanche's favorability towards him had almost skyrocketed because of it.

It was already evening when we said goodbye to the Ministry of Industry.

"I was still worrying too much..." Li Ming sighed self-deprecatingly.

There are absolutely no problems at the court.

Fang Xuanling and other old foxes are really amazing.

A powerful helper, the emperor's grace, the attributes of a little succubus, and the assist of the assassin's unintentional gift of a blood-stained steamed bun.

With the combined effect of time, place and people, Li Ming's party's power in the court grew rapidly.

It seemed that he was competing with the Crown Prince and the King of Wei.

As for Liaodong, there are no problems as always.

Agriculture, handicrafts, mining and smelting industries flourished according to the established guidelines, and the export of ironware to Goguryeo and inland counties reached new highs.

There is no need for newspapers to brainwash... uh, propaganda now, the population of Goguryeo and the inland areas are also actively flowing into Liaodong.

Moreover, according to the latest monthly household registration report, the influx of actors, musicians and other service industry workers has increased dramatically.

What does this mean?
This shows that people in Liaodong have money and leisure time, and have begun to pursue the construction of spiritual civilization.

From now on, our Liaodong grandfather will also be a grandfather. He can carry a bird cage, walk his bird, and watch performances.

After receiving the chairman's highest instructions, the major state-owned trading companies in Liaodong immediately adjusted their business strategies and assumed the "social responsibility" of peacefully transforming Goguryeo.

With the assistance of Yuchi Xunyu, who had just returned to Pingzhou, they "threw money lavishly" with a targeted approach, intentionally intensifying the contradictions between the central and local governments of Goguryeo, and between landlords and workers and peasants.

Everything is stable and improving.

Except for one problem.

"Inner ghost."

This was the traitor who sold his information to the mastermind behind Jiucheng Palace, causing himself and Sun Simiao to almost be assassinated one after another.

It made Li Ming feel like a thorn in his side.

How can I allow others to snore on the side of the couch?

The traitors around us are even more hateful than the enemies outside.

The sarcastic and mean Aunt Wang, who had always been at odds with him and Yang, was the most likely suspect. Suspicion was only suspicion, not conviction.

But Li Ming has plenty of ways to convict her.

He walked into the sunset and returned to Lide Hall.

"You're coming back so early today?"

Yang was washing rice at the door, and other women were helping to pick vegetables and wipe the table. Everyone was doing housework together.

Only Aunt Wang was not there.

"Well, nothing to do today." Li Ming casually walked into the Lide Hall as usual.

Aunt Wang was sitting by the window, putting on makeup in front of the mirror, and was ignoring the young master who had just returned home.

Widow, you are already old... Li Ming endured the goosebumps all over his body and said to the family members outside the hall in a neither loud nor soft voice:
"I have to leave the city early tomorrow morning to meet Dr. Sun at Yong'an Bridge outside the west gate."

Yong'an Bridge is called a bridge, but it is just a temporary passage made of a few ropes and wooden boards, which is located across the Yong'an Canal, a scenic artificial river.

When she heard the name of Doctor Sun, Aunt Wang paused for a moment and continued to put on her makeup as if nothing had happened.

Li Ming glanced at her from the corner of his eye and continued speaking to the outside of the door in the same neither loud nor soft voice as before:

"Sun Simiao knows the art of turtle breathing. He faked his death due to an acute illness a few days ago, but he came back to life.

"He is indeed a miracle doctor. I really want to meet him~"

He kept his voice at a moderate level so that his words could only be heard by Aunt Wang in the room.

After a while, Yang came in with the washed rice and asked casually:
"Were you talking to me just now, Ming Er?"

"Nothing, I'm just going out of town." Li Ming spoke vaguely this time, glancing diagonally behind him.

Aunt Wang was still drawing her eyebrows, her hands trembling slightly.

…………

Early the next morning, the city gates opened.

There were almost no people around Yong'an Bridge.

I say “almost” because there were actually two people lingering nearby.

He was dressed in ordinary clothes and wore a cone hat, so his face could not be seen clearly.

The two men waited and waited until the sun was high in the sky and there were more people entering and leaving the city, but they still hadn't seen the person they were looking for.

Finally, in the evening, when the city gates were about to close, they could no longer wait and hurried into the city on time.

Behind them, several cowherds were watching them with burning eyes.

…………

"We were discovered by those two suspicious individuals while we were following them. Did they escape?"

Chang'an Newspaper Office - now the headquarters of the All-Tang Anti-Counterrevolutionary Committee. Li Ming sat in a closed study with a serious expression.

Lai Junchen blushed, feeling somewhat embarrassed:

"The children have short legs and can't run faster than them..."

"Forget it, forget it. We may not be able to find the melon by following the vines. If it turns out to be a tiger, it will bring disaster to us."

Li Ming waved his hand generously.

The other party was very vigilant and had great physical skills, which just happened to expose their identities -

The assassins got the news that "Li Ming will meet with Sun Simiao" and came to block him.

Of course, this news was released deliberately by Li Ming.

Although the real mastermind cannot be caught through assassins.

But this is only a secondary goal.

The heavy rain that Li Ming was really looking for has already taken the bait.

Aunt Wang.

Li Ming deliberately revealed this false news only to Aunt Wang.

And the killer really came.

The evidence is conclusive and the traitor is Aunt Wang.

"Huh..." Li Ming breathed a sigh of relief.

Very good, his own people did not betray him.

The charm of the little succubus is still guaranteed.

"Next, how should we deal with the inner demon?"

Di Renjie was the first to speak in response to Li Ming's question.

"Keep her first, and use her as a clue to catch the real culprit of Jiucheng Palace."

Lai Junchen scoffed at this naive opinion:

"After today's failure and being tailed, the real murderer will surely find out that the traitor has been exposed and will cut off the connection between the two parties.

"It's useless to keep it, and it will only add an unstable factor. It's better to kill it."

The two were at loggerheads.

"Kill him, of course he has to be killed." Li Ming said quietly, interrupting their quarrel.

On this point, he supported Lai Junchen's judgment.

If the mastermind behind the scenes was really stupid enough to contact Wang, it wouldn't have caused him and Li Shimin so much trouble.

He is no longer the naive Xiao Ming.

His name is Niu Hulu Ming.

After experiencing the iron and blood in Liaodong, killing a traitor is as easy as killing a chicken or a dog.

The policy was set, so Di Renjie stopped arguing.

But he really didn't know how to assassinate, so he gave up and handed over the task to Lai Junchen.

Lai Junchen listed them one by one:

“Killing someone in the harem is not easy.

“How about poisoning someone, or releasing a poisonous snake?
"You can also use a thin string to tie it up. It's easy to carry and no one will notice it."

Li Ming shook his head at these suggestions.

He closed his eyes and thought for a while, then suddenly curled his lips and waved to his two confidants:

"I have an idea. What do you think? Can it be ready before the Dragon Boat Festival next month?"

Di Renjie and Lai Junchen came over and listened to Li Ming's words.

Xiao Di's face turned pale.

Even Lai Junchen couldn't help swallowing.

“We can’t let Wang die in silence.

“She must be publicly executed in front of everyone on the Dragon Boat Festival.

“So, I think my method is better.”

Li Ming summarized lightly.

“Outsiders thought it was just an accident and also a demonstration against the mastermind behind it.

“Tell him if he keeps messing with me.

"Then whoever he is, wherever he is hiding.

"I have the ability to find him and kill him."

It is equivalent to nuclear deterrence that ensures mutual destruction, so that neither side dares to move rashly.

Di Renjie and Lai Junchen couldn't help but feel uneasy and looked at each other subconsciously.

The boss's request is really a bit perverted, assassination in public...

But this idea is really feasible!
"By the way, since we have decided to start in the harem, why not just add one more person."

Li Ming tapped the table lightly, as if to say, "Add another pair of chopsticks for dinner."

"Add another concubine, a little talent who is not favored."

(End of this chapter)